In the know

By Times Staff Writer
Published November 13, 2007

SPRING HILL

Register on Wednesday for Lacrosse 2008

Hernando County Recreation will host a lacrosse kickoff meeting and open registration from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Powell Middle School, 4100 Barclay Ave. Details of the upcoming 2008 season will be discussed. The league is open to youth in the fourth through 12th grades. For details, visit the Web site atwww.hernandolacrosseclub.com or call the recreation department at 754-4031.

Help infant and give blood today

Florida Blood Services will have a "Noah's Quest" blood drive from 1 to 6 p.m. today at the Home Depot on Commercial Way. The drive is to benefit Noah James Nero, the infant son of Bill and Cherish Nero of Spring Hill, who has hypoplastic left heart syndrome (born with half of a heart) and is in All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, going through a three-stage surgery. Noah, who was born Sept. 21, needs multiple blood transfusions weekly. His blood type is O-negative. All blood donors will receive a 2008 wall calendar, buy-one-get-one free admission to the Museum of Science and Industry and a cholesterol screening.

Today's meetings

Hernando County Planning and Zoning Commission, 9 a.m., Hernando County Government Center, 20 N Main St., Brooksville.

Hernando County School Board, 1 p.m., 919 N Broad St., Brooksville.

Today's picks

Florida Bats program: 7-9 p.m., Chinsegut Nature Center, 23212 Lake Lindsey Road, north of Brooksville. Free. RSVP to 754-4433.

Cooperative Extension Service "Growing Herbs in Hernando County" class: 10 a.m., Forest Oaks Government Center, 7479 Forest Oaks Blvd., Spring Hill. Free. 754-4433.

Library to show Cinderella Man: 2 p.m., Spring Hill Branch/Harold G. Zopp Memorial Library, 9220 Spring Hill Drive, Spring Hill. Rated PG-13. Free. 540-6391 or 540-6374.

Florida in World War II traveling exhibit: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Hernando County Government Center, 20 N Main St., Brooksville. The exhibit will be on display through January. 754-4405.

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