Club news

By Phyllis Day, Times Staff Writer
Published March 9, 2008

Aripeka

Ohio Club: 1 p.m. Thursday, Aripeka Community Club, 1393 Osowaw Blvd. Club vice president Al Stone will talk about his hometown, Perry, Ohio, and also about Madison, Ohio. There will be a potluck; those attending are to bring a favorite dish. Don, 584-2279.

Brooksville

Brooksville Garden Club: Social time at 12:30 p.m., meeting at 1 p.m. Wednesday, First Presbyterian Church, 250 Bell Ave. The club is recruiting new members. Meetings are on the second Saturday of each month. Peggy Cain, 597-2405, or Lorraine Austin, 397-3157.

Daughters of the American Revolution, Annuttaliga Chapter: 11:30 a.m. March 17, Brooksville Country Club at Majestic Oaks, 23446 Links Drive. The speaker will be Tina Potts, who will present "The Brain, Memory and Consciousness." RSVP to Alice Sawyer, 344-3408, or Ann Kabrich, 352 726-4869.

German-American Club of Spring Hill: Heimatabend, 7 to 11 p.m. Friday, Hernando Shrine Club, 13400 Montour St. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Open-face sandwiches will be served. The cost is $12 for members and $15 for guests if paid in advance; cost at the door is an additional $2 per person. The Heritage Day celebration in St. Petersburg is March 30; the cost is $20 per person. Lisa, 688-3744.

Hernando Computer Club: This week's classes include: Surfing the Web, 10 a.m. Monday; What's New in Vista, 7 p.m. Monday; Introduction to Computers with Windows XP, 10 a.m. Wednesday; eBay Selling, 1 p.m. Wednesday; Introduction to Computers with Windows Vista, 7 p.m. Wednesday. All programs are at the Hernando County Shrine Club, 13400 Montour St. www.hcc.org or 592-0070.

Hernando Council Senior Citizens No. 1: 8187 Fort Dade Ave. Pinochle is offered from noon to 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays. The cost is $3, which includes lunch and prizes. Visitors and new members are welcome. Linda, 573-7696.

NAACP Hernando County Branch: Executive committee meeting, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Bethlehem Baptist Church, 661 S Brooksville Ave. Wayman, 442-4242, or Evelyn, 684-0340.

New Hampshire Club: Annual picnic, 11 a.m. Thursday, Crews Lake Park, off Shady Hills Road, Shady Hills. Free for members who have paid their 2008 dues; all others will be charged $8. Ed Van De Walle, 683-5036.

Spring Hill

Canadian Club of Spring Hill: St. Patrick's potluck dinner dance, 4 to 9 p.m. Friday, Hernando County Senior Citizens Club, 7925 Rhanbuoy Road. Tickets are $2. Jackie, 684-6662.

Filipino-American Social Club: Picnic fundraiser for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 22 at Delta Woods Park, 3400 Deltona Blvd. The picnic will include a bake sale featuring numerous Filipino dishes and desserts, tropical drinks and fruits, and a yard sale. Jessica Siri, 597-1475; Shella Dean, 686-7813; or Ernie de Venecia, 684-9252.

First Hernando Republican Club: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Lake House, 1202 Kenlake Ave. The District 5 candidates for Hernando County Commission will speak, including James Adkins, William (Billy) Healis III and Michael Robinson. Refreshments will be served. Guests are welcome. Doris, 688-7986.

Genealogy Interest Group: 10 a.m. Tuesday, West Hernando/S.T. Foggia Branch Library, 6335 Blackbird Ave. Kathleen Marsh, 796-1623.

Grumman Retiree Club, Florida Midwest Chapter: 11:30 a.m. March 20, Wellington clubhouse, 400 Wexford Blvd. Entertainment will be the First Westminster Presbyterian Bell Ringers. Reservations are required. The cost for the luncheon is $13, which must be paid in advance. Hank Mehl, 686-2735.

Hernando County "Hijos de Davao": Araw ng Dabaw celebration dinner-dance, 6 p.m. Saturday, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10209, 14736 Edward R. Noll Drive. A full buffet dinner will be served. Music by Rhythm In Motion, a Filipino band. Hijos de Davao is a social and cultural group of "Davaoenos," people whose original homeland was Davao, on the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines. Araw ng Dabaw is the annual fiesta celebrating the founding of the city. Call for tickets. Buri Garcia, 238-4409; Nanette Azurin Manalac, 263-2371, or Lito Garduque, 688-2771.

Hernando Democratic Women's Club: 12:30 p.m. Friday, West Hernando/Staffordene T. Foggia Branch Library, 6335 Blackbird Ave. Betty Lou, 683-9794 or 263-9254, or Anita, 596-5049.

Irish-American Society of Hernando County: Meeting at 5 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m. Thursday, Senior Citizens Club of Hernando County, 7925 Rhanbuoy Road. Anyone who is Irish by birth, heritage or marriage is welcome to join. Louise, 597-2213.

Michigan Club of Spring Hill: Ladies meet for lunch, noon Thursday, R Beach, 4054 Shoal Line Blvd., Hernando Beach. Marti, 596-3044. Men meet for lunch, noon Thursday, Beef O'Brady's, 9201 County Line Road, Spring Hill. George, 688-4198.

National Association of Retired and Veteran Railway Employees, NARVRE Unit 87: 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, Wellington clubhouse, 400 Wexford Blvd. The speaker will be Donald Myers, a retired Marine Corps colonel who now writes a local newspaper column. Retired railroad workers and spouses are welcome. Lynn, 796-0477.

Opera Lovers Club: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Forest Glenn Retirement Village, 1431 Friar Tuck Lane. Scott Tillson will present a musical program. Visit the Web site at www.naturecoastwebsites.com/~opera. Kathy, 688-4741, or nsauer@tampabay.rr.com

Spring Hill Camera Club: 7 p.m. Monday, Spring Hill Enrichment Center (behind Oak Hill Hospital), 11375 Cortez Blvd. The presentation will be "Adobe Photoshop Digital Work Flow, Part I," which will cover digital camera settings, color calibration and raw conversion. Guests, visitors and new members welcome. Strat, 684-1850.

Spring Hill Community Association: General membership meeting and election of new officers, 6 p.m. Thursday, Lake House, 1202 Kenlake Ave. Nominations for officers must come from current association members. Terms are for one year. 666-4746. All Spring Hill residents are encouraged to attend.

Spring Hill Teaching Computer Club: This week's classes include: Basic Windows XP, 9 a.m. Monday; Top Ten Ways to Protect Your Computer, 7 p.m. Wednesday; Vista Special Interest Group, 7 p.m. Thursday; Digital Embroidery Special Interest Group, noon Saturday; Intermediate Windows XP, 3 p.m. Saturday. All programs and classes are at the Weeki Wachee Senior Citizens Club, 3357 Susan Drive Toucan Trail. 686-7146 or visit the Web site at www.shtcc.net.

St. Theresa Social Club: Business meeting, 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, St. Theresa Catholic Church, 1107 Commercial Way. The monthly luncheon will be 11:30 a.m. March 25. Anita, 684-5771.

Withlacoochee Rockhounds: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Senior Citizens Club of Hernando County, 7925 Rhanbuoy Road. Wire-wrapping and cabachoning (creative gemstone cutting) workshops will be conducted. Refreshments will be served after the meeting. Anyone interested is welcome. Jerry, 688-7810.

Weeki Wachee

Nature Coast Festival Singers: Rehearsals, 7 p.m. Mondays, Nativity Lutheran Church, 6363 Commercial Way. The sring concert will include Faure's Requiem and other selections of new and old favorites. The director is Jim Urbanski. Concerts are planned for March 16 at Nativity Lutheran Church March 30 at Christ Lutheran Church in Brooksville and April 6 at Spring Hill United Church of Christ. All concerts are at 3 p.m. Shirley, 597-2235.

Information for the Clubs column should be submitted to Phyllis Day, Hernando Times, 15365 Cortez Blvd., Brooksville, FL 34613. Information can be faxed to 754-6133 or e-mailed to day@sptimes.com (please put the club's name in e-mail subject line). The deadline for this news is 10 days before your event or reservation deadline. Information cannot be published if the time, date, place, ticket price (if applicable) or contact person and phone number is missing. For information about the Clubs column, call 754-6101 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.

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