Brooksville Elks Lodge 2582: Fourth of July celebration for members and guests, 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday, 14494 Cortez Blvd. The menu includes chicken, hamburgers, hot dogs, salads, corn on the cob and dessert. Tickets are $7. No reserved seating. Debbie Magill, (352) 596-1994.
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 welcome. The facility is available to rent for other functions. Linda, (352) 573-7696.
Kiwanis Club of Brooksville: 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Brooksville Golf and Country Club at Majestic Oaks, 23446 Links Drive. After dinner, there will be a speaker. Visitors welcome. Joan Lynch, (352) 686-8180.
Kiwanis Club of the Brooksville Ridge: Breakfast meeting, 7:15 a.m. Fridays, Country Kitchen, 20133 Cortez Blvd. John Ehlenbeck, john.ehlenbeck@bankof america.com or toll-free 1-888-852-5000, ext. 3720.
Rotary Club of Brooksville: Noon Tuesdays, Brooksville Country Club at Majestic Oaks, 23446 Links Drive (off Croom Road). Richard Trump, secretary, (352) 796-1143.
Hernando Beach
Hernando Beach Club: The club offers dinner at 6:30 p.m. Fridays. The cost is $10 for members, $12 for guests; reservations required by Wednesday. Games night, 6:30 p.m. the first and third Monday of the month. Bar bingo is offered at 4 p.m. various Sundays. The club is at 3145 Flamingo Blvd. For information or to RSVP for a dinner, call Marie, (352) 596-9708. Web site: www.hernandobeach club.com.
Hernando Beach Yacht Club: Dinner and the Homer Noodleman Show, July 25. Social hour at 5 p.m.; dinner at 6 p.m., which includes salad, baked ham, potatoes, vegetable and dessert. The show will start at 7:30 p.m. Noodleman is a comedian, vocalist, magician, impressionist and ventriloquist. Dress code is nice casual (no shorts). Tickets are limited and must be purchased by July 22; $16 for members, $18 for guests. Dick Weichman, (352) 597-2535. New members welcome. Call Jim Secrest, (352) 683-1545. Visit the Web site at www.hbyachtclub.com.
Spring Hill
Beta Sigma Phi, Alpha Delta Beta chapter: 7 p.m. Friday, Spring Hill United Church of Christ, 4244 Mariner Blvd. (352) 584-9064 or www.alphadelta beta.org.
Hernando Computer Club: This week's classes include Get Comfortable with Your PC, 10 a.m. Monday; PowerPoint, 10 a.m. Monday; Introduction to Computers with Windows Vista (class 1 of 4), 10 a.m. Friday; and Computer Clean Up, 1 p.m. Friday. All programs are at Grace Presbyterian Church, 8375 Spring Hill Drive. www.hcc.org or (352) 592-0070.
Hernando Hills Hi-Lites: Rehearsal, 7 p.m. Mondays, Mariner United Methodist Church, 7079 Mariner Blvd. This is a women's a cappella chorus. Women of any age who love to sing are welcome to join the rehearsals and sing with the chorus; experience not necessary. Those wishing to just observe are welcome. Tessie, (352) 686-4122.
Illinois Club of Spring Hill: 1 p.m. Friday, Forest Oaks Lutheran Church, 8555 Forest Oaks Blvd. This will be the annual "Red, White and Blue Pot Luck" luncheon. Coffee will be available. Those attending should bring a beverage of choice and a dish to share. Former and current Illinois residents and their spouses are welcome. Annual dues are $12 per person. Patricia Godfrey, (352) 597-0346.
Kiwanis Club of Spring Hill: Noon Tuesdays, Scotto's Bistro, 6172 Commercial Way. Guests welcome. Lunch available. Bev Reso, (352) 382-2372 or Richard Sanvenero, (352) 688-4858.
Monday Night Singles: 7 p.m. Mondays. Meeting sites vary. This group is for singles 50 and older. Call for details. Joanne, (352) 596-6969, or Phyllis, (352) 596-3125.
Nature Coast Bridge Club: Games are played Mondays through Fridays at the Hernando County Senior Citizens Club, 7925 Rhanbuoy Road. All games, except on Thursdays, start at 12:30 p.m.; Thursday games start at 6:30 p.m. Millie Dabbs, (352) 666-5891.
Nature Coast Decorative Artists: 9 a.m. Saturday, Weeki Wachee Senior Citizens Center, 3357 Susan Drive. The project is a floor cloth in acrylics, taught by Darlene Derr. The group is the local chapter of the National Society of Decorative Painters. Andi, (352) 666-9091; Jeanette, (727) 857-1045, or Pat, (352) 249-7221.
Nature Coast Orators Club/Toastmasters: 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Oak Hill Hospital (in the room behind the cafeteria), 11375 Cortez Blvd. The group helps improve communication skills, both personally and professionally. Martha, (352) 277-2577, or Abigail, (727) 861-2203.
Pennsylvania Club: 10 a.m. July 14, Silverthorn Country Club, 4550 Golf Club Lane. There will be a presentation by a representative of HPH Hospice. A $25 grocery store gift certificate will be awarded to two members in good standing. The meal entree choice is country meatloaf or fried grouper, served with garden salad and dessert. The cost is $12.50 per person. Reservations required by July 7. Make checks payable to the club and mail to P.O. Box 6024, Spring Hill, FL 34611. Payment will not be accepted at the door. RSVP to Millie, (352) 688-8663. Membership is open to all former Pennsylvania residents and their spouses. For membership, call Jane, (352) 848-0110. Trips are planned to Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge in October, to Fort Myers in December and a seven-night southern Caribbean cruise in January. For trip details, call Jerry, (352) 592-1293.
Poor Rich's Chess Club: 6:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, cafeteria, Oak Hill Hospital, Cortez Boulevard. Bring chess set; club sets available. Snowbirds and visitors welcome. Club members work with school chess clubs at Central High School and Challenger K-8. Andy, (352) 428-8272, or Chuck, (352) 345-4764.
Rotary Club of Spring Hill: 7:45 a.m. Thursdays, IHOP, 3660 Commercial Way. Judy Hughes, (352) 597-4853, or Carol McElroy, (352) 684-6840.
Rotary Club of Spring Hill Central: Lunch meetings, 11:45 a.m. Thursdays, Silverthorn Country Club, 4450 Golf Club Lane, Guests welcome. Brooks Edwards, (352) 666-4107, or Josh Kelly, (352) 684-0313. Visit the Web site at www.shcrotary.org.
Senior Citizens Club of Hernando County: 7925 Rhanbuoy Road. Card games, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays; call Barb, (352) 683-2440. Bingo, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. Membership is open; annual dues are $20. The building is available to rent. (352) 596-1095.
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Hernando Harmonizers Men's Barbershop Chorus, Chapter P-047: 7 to 9:30 p.m. Mondays, Nativity Lutheran Church, 6363 Commercial Way. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. New singers are welcome to join this men's a cappella chorus. All written arrangements, training techniques and professional direction provided. (352) 556-3936 or e-mail bassharmony singr@aol.com.
Tarpon Coast Fly Fishers: 6 p.m. Wednesday, Quality Inn, 5316 Commercial Way. A buffet dinner will be served about 6:30 p.m. The cost is $12.50 per person (includes tax and tip). A program on fly fishing in Florida waters will be presented by Russ Hampton. Also, free fly tying classes have begun for members. All members are required to belong to the Federation of Fly Fishers, an international organization based in Livingston, Mont. Roger Maler, rmaler@comcast.net.
Information for the Clubs column should be submitted to Phyllis Day, Hernando Times, 15365 Cortez Blvd., Brooksville, FL 34613. Information can be faxed to (352) 754-6133 or e-mailed to pday@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 (352) 754-6101 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.
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