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Beaches notebook
By AMY WIMMER and JULIANNE WU Planners to spend a week peering into city's futureTop urban planning consultants will conduct a weeklong series of visioning sessions Feb. 23 to March 1, ending with a design presentation that will give residents a visual idea of what their city can be in years to come. The week will begin with an opening presentation 5-7 p.m. Feb. 23 at Madeira Beach Middle School gymnasium, 591 Tom Stuart Causeway. It will end with a final presentation 6-8 p.m. March 1, also at the middle school gymnasium. Among the community designers will be Andres Duany, a high-profile Miami architect and town planner. Between the beginning and ending sessions, which city residents are invited to attend, will be a series of visioning sessions. Immediately following those sessions and then, for two days at the end of the week, the professional designers will work on visuals that reflect what the city wants in a master plan. The visioning sessions during the week, which will take place at Madeira Beach City Hall, 300 Municipal Drive, will address: Feb. 24, 2-3:30 p.m.: Madeira Beach neighborhoods. Feb. 25, 10-11:30 a.m.: Gulf Boulevard. Feb. 25, 3:30-5 p.m.: John's Pass Village and surrounding area. Feb. 26, 10-11:30 a.m.: the waterfront and natural resources. Feb. 26, 2-3:30 p.m.: codes. * * * The annual citywide garage sale is scheduled for March 16-17. Residents are invited to plan their own sales and do not need to register with the city to participate. Indian Rocks BeachDr. G. Wade Rowatt Jr., from St. Matthew's Counseling Center in Louisville, Ky., will present a workshop for professionals and a public lecture Friday at the Church of the Isles in Indian Rocks Beach. Rowatt will conduct "Working with Adolescents in Crisis," 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Giddes Youth Center at the church, 200 24th Ave. It is for ministers, teachers, psychologists, counselors, youth workers and others who work directly with adolescents and their families. The $35 donation includes lunch. Reservation deadline is today. A public lecture on "Shepherding Passionate Souls: Our Moral and Spiritual Response to Adolescents in Crisis" will be at 7 p.m. It is for parents, grandparents, friends, neighbors and others concerned about youths. A $10 donation is requested. Reservations are accepted, but walk-ins are welcome. Rowatt is a diplomate in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors. He is the also the author of several books, including Adolescents in Crisis: A Guidebook for Parents, Teachers, Ministers, and Counselors, How to Talk with Teenagers, Understanding Youth, Ministry with Youth and Their Families and, with his wife, The Two-Career Marriage. He is a former professor of psychology of religion at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Ky. In 1994 and 1995, he was a fellow in religion and psychiatry at the Karl Menninger School of Psychiatry, Topeka, Kan. He has counseled adolescents for more than 30 years. Call 595-1038 for information or reservations. Treasure IslandIsle of Palms residents are planning to gather Saturday for a "Taste of Palms" pot luck dinner and neighborhood Mardi Gras celebration. Neighbors are planning to meet at 2 p.m. at the Triangle Park with their most creative costumes, beads and dishes to share. Prizes will be awarded to some of the best foods and costumes. Residents and their children are encouraged to dress up for the gathering. Beverages will be available at the park and civic association members are hoping to have a face painter on hand as well. Sign-ups for the neighborhood garage sale in March also will take place during the picnic. * * * Sunset Beach Civic Association will hold its annual neighborhood yard sale, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 23. A $5 fee covers advertising and puts your house on a map distributed to shoppers. Each house may display its own "yard sale" sign. Deadline for inclusion on the map is Feb. 13. Call Norma Jusek at 367-6570 or Bette Lippke at 367-1422 for information. * * * Sunset Beach Civic Association will hold its annual spaghetti dinner, 6:30-8 p.m. Monday at the Treasure Island Community Center. A meal costs $6, $3 for children, and gift baskets and door prizes also will be part of the evening. * * * The Treasure Islettes will sponsor a Trash and Treasures Flea Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at the Treasure Island Community Center, 1 Park Place. Proceeds will go toward scholarships and other community programs. For information or to make donations, contact Carol Lee at 360-9181. St. Pete BeachThe third annual Island Festival, a daylong event featuring live music, book signings by local authors, art vendors and exhibits, is March 2 in Pass-a-Grille Park. Artists, crafters and other vendors are invited to participate. All work must be original to the artist. Sixty-five spaces are available in the park or the street. Entry fee is $50 or $25 for Suntan members. Artists should register to participate by Feb. 20. For applications or information, call Ethel Wagner at 526-0664. - Compiled by Times staff writers Amy Wimmer and Julianne Wu. To submit items for the Beaches Notebook, e-mail wimmer@sptimes.com.
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