Healthy Start is seeking volunteers

By Times Staff Writer
Published January 1, 2008

SPRING HILL

The Central Healthy Start Coalition announces that the Healthy Start program is looking for volunteers who will be trained to ask new moms questions from the "Healthy Start Infant Risk Screening Form" before they leave the hospital with their newborn babies.

The program is searching for a team of eight willing to work one Saturday or Sunday at Spring Hill Regional Hospital from 9 to 11 a.m. every other month.

Healthy Start is a free program serving women and children up to age 3 to maximize health, well-being and self-sufficiency. The aim is to improve pregnancy outcomes and child health through universal risk screening and targeted services. Completing the risk assessment form helps keep the program available to all who need it.

For information, contact Dawn Easter, Citrus and Hernando community liaison, at 239 494-7553, e-mail to dawn@dishmail.net or visit www.centralhealthystart.org.

COUNTYWIDE

AARP offers January driver safety classes

The AARP Driver Safety Program is a refresher course for drivers 50 and older. It is an eight-hour course provided in two four-hour classes.

The cost is $10. Participants must attend both segments to receive a certificate to submit to their insurance company for a possible rate reduction.

The following classes will be offered in January:

- 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday and Jan. 9, Spring Hill Enrichment Center, 11375 Cortez Blvd. (behind Oak Hill Hospital), Spring Hill. Call 684-9302 to register.

- 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 11 and 18, Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 6193 Spring Hill Drive, Spring Hill. Call 232-5609 to register.

- Noon to 4 p.m. Jan. 15 and 17, Forest Oaks Lutheran Church, 8555 Forest Oaks Blvd., Spring Hill. Call 797-7497 to register.

- 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 16 and 23, Spring Hill Enrichment Center, 11375 Cortez Blvd. Call 683-8594 to register.

- 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 17 and 18, Brookridge Club House, 8150 Hampton St., west of Brooksville. Call 666-4044 to register.

- Noon to 4 p.m. Jan. 18 and 23, Brooksville Enrichment Center, 670 Broad St., Brooksville. Call 799-3658 to register.

Class size is limited. To register, call the instructors at the above numbers.

SPRING HILL

Fundraiser will honor the 'Music Bum'

A tribute to Mark Lokan, the original "Music Bum" will be held at 1 p.m. Jan. 27 at The Horse & Crown Pub, 5230 Commercial Way, Spring Hill.

Many bands have signed up to perform during the concert fundraiser, including: Prospect, Recoil, Bullwinkle, Sunspot and Nothing in the Dark, with more to be added.

Lokan, 49, passed away Nov. 23. The tribute will benefit his wife, Wendy, and their family. Lokan was a guitar player and lead singer for the bands Dog Leg Left and Soupstone.

He was also the original owner of the Music Bum store in Spring Hill and organized annual benefits for local bands, called Bumfest.

The tribute will also feature food and raffles. For information or to donate, contact Dave Kelly at 584-3607.

SPRING HILL/CRYSTAL RIVER

Support groups help if you've lost loved one

Hernando-Pasco Hospice will offer its "Transitions" support series at 2 p.m. Mondays, starting Jan. 14, and another at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, starting Jan. 29, at the office at 12260 Cortez Blvd., Spring Hill. Two Transitions groups will also be offered in Citrus County: One group will meet at 2:30 p.m. and another at 6 p.m. Tuesdays, starting Jan. 22, in the community room at Seven Rivers Regional Medical Center, 6201 N Suncoast Blvd. (U.S. 19).

Transitions is a support group for adults who have recently experienced the death of a family member or close friend. The groups are led by hospice bereavement counselors. There is no cost to participate, but registration is requested. Call toll-free 1-800-486-8784.

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