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Retiree fulfills his dream in face paint, floppy shoes
[Times photo: Kevin White]
Henry Gartner, a retiree from Ohio, is traveling across the country with his wife and pet rabbit during a three-month, multistate tour as "Flakey the Magic Clown." His steady stream of jokes keeps his audience -- and himself -- happy as a lark. |
Athlete waits, thinks, commits
The high school standout goes with the college that will let him play two sports. And the winner is ...
Builder envisions 3,000-home project
The development, proposed for 1,000 acres near State Road 50 and U.S. 41, would be one of the area's largest residential subdivisions.
Teacher laments cuts in budget
The Hernando teachers union president says the statewide faculty union will review the school district's financial data.
Time to find solutions to bay area's water woes
Editor: We have only to look at the burnt lawns, brown fields and dry brush to see up close the effects of the drought we have been experiencing for the past two years. Other than saying "it sure is dry," I don't believe most of us realize just how dry.
Central stars sign with B-CC
BROOKSVILLE -- The incoming football class at Bethune-Cookman College includes six pairs of high school teammates, but the Wildcats will be hard-pressed to find a tandem that fit together as well as Central's Jerry Daniels and Lance Holland.
Bears sticking to game plan
BROOKSVILLE -- It's tough, and perhaps a bit unfair, to paint Central as an underdog in its quarterfinal game.
Posta gives young Hurricanes shot
INVERNESS -- Alex Posta could give you a litany of excuses for his team's struggles this season, but the Citrus junior shrugs it off as just part of the deal. These are the cards he was dealt and the cards he will play.
Police reports
Three hospitalized after crash on SR 50
Hernando in brief
Brooksville Woman's Club to host Linen and Lace Tea
Teenager publishes collection of poems
Myka Skinner considers herself an astute observer of teenage life, especially when it comes to matters of the heart. She has known the joy and hope that comes with a budding romantic relationship. She also knows the deep despair that follows when young love's embers cool.
Not just playing to win
A Brooksville band, composed of three teenage boys, says they enjoy their music, not the idea of financial success.
Classnotes
CHOCACHATTI ELEMENTARY: The school will have orientation at 7 tonight, 4:30 p.m. Feb. 16 and 7 p.m. Feb. 27 in the cafeteria for parents wishing to enroll their children in the school for the 2001-02 year. Parents must attend one of these meetings to apply for the lottery, held in March to fill about 90 seats for the coming school year. For information, call 797-7067.
Former catcher pleads innocent to DUI charge
BROOKSVILLE -- Darren Daulton, the former major league catcher who was arrested and charged with drunken driving in Hernando County on Jan. 3, has pleaded innocent.
School policy allows easier Internet access
Parents now must sign a form if they don't want their children on the Internet.
