[Times photo: Kevin White] Tree brigade Workers with Kroslak's Landscaping and Tree Moving plant a Drake elm in front of the new Sears in the Coastal Way Shopping Center, Mariner Boulevard and State Road 50 in Spring Hill.

May 25, 2000

Brooksville woman killed in 1-car crash
The mother of three is the third person in about a week to die in such an accident in the county.

Worker stable after falling 14 feet
RIDGE MANOR -- A construction worker was hospitalized Wednesday after he fell 14 feet off a one-story house near Ridge Manor.

Homebuilders' showcase attracting younger clientele
Builders association officials say the Parade of Homes is attracting more interest from Pinellas and Hillsborough.

Side of shrimp pleases fleet blessing organizers
HERNANDO BEACH -- Organizers of last weekend's Hernando Beach Blessing of the Fleet and Shrimp Festival say just about everyone was happy with the event.

Schools
School support staff to average 6 percent raise
The increase for more than 850 workers must be approved by union members and the School Board.

Another school turns to uniforms
The School Board soon will consider a plan for a dress code at J.D. Floyd Elementary School.

A lesson that holds water
Young students learn the simple rules of water safety while they study sea life, paint T-shirts and sing songs.

Sixth-grader finds strength is geography
The 12-year-old, competing against older students, wins his school's geography bee and finishes in the top 25 in the state championship.

Sports
Programs aim to involve kids, build customers
Parents view them as a good opportunity to get their kids involved in one of the country's most popular sports -- or as a chance to simply get them out of their hair.

Gabriel alive in U.S. Open qualifying; other locals fail
Spring Hill's Glenn Gabriel was the lone county golfer to advance to sectional qualifying for next month's U.S. Open in Pebble Beach, Calif.

Editorial
Fire district tax rate not a problem
As if the Hernando County commissioners did not have enough to keep them busy, now some are creating problems where none exist.