Hernando County Commission Chairman Dave Russell seeks re-election

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Russell is first to file District 4 election papers

County Commission Chairman Dave Russell prefiled paperwork on Thursday seeking another term in his District 4 commission seat. He is the first candidate to file in the district. Russell is serving his first term on the commission and previously served two terms in the state House. The election is in 2010.

SPRING HILL Free meals for needy served twice monthly

People Helping People of Hernando will serve free meals to the needy from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Hernando County Senior Citizens Club, 7925 Rhanbuoy Road. People Helping People is an interfaith, nonprofit organization that has formed to feed the homeless and hungry on the west side of the county. Meals are served on the second and fourth Sundays of each month. Volunteers and donations are welcome. For information, call Diane Rowden at (352) 573-4178.

Corrections/clarification

• Bake and pierogi sales are at noon Wednesdays at St. Andrew's Ukrainian Catholic Church, 8064 Weeping Willow St., Spring Hill. The church was misnamed in a photo caption in Thursday's Hernando Times.

• The Student Advisory Council at Powell Middle School conducted its election of officers and approved the School Improvement Plan at its September meeting. Because of wrong information submitted to the Times, those actions were included in a notice of the Oct. 15 SAC meeting in Thursday's Class Notes.

• Information in a chart of mental health care services published Thursday related to work done by the local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. The source of the data was unclear.

Today's picks

Hernando High's Black Student Boycott 40th anniversary symposium: 2 p.m., Pasco-Hernando Community College, North Campus, Rooms B-104 and B-105, 11415 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Brooksville. Free. (727) 816-3192.

Baha'i group hosts Dizzy Gillespie tribute: 7 p.m., Spring Hill United Church of Christ, 4244 Mariner Blvd., Spring Hill. Free. (352) 666-7280.