SEMINOLE - The Seminole Community Library is hoping that weekly prize drawings will attract area teenagers to its Teen Summer program, June 7-July 16. To enter, teenagers pick a book to read and fill out a short form in the library's Teen Zone.
Special programs for teens also will be offered each Thursday:
June 10: Name That Tune contest.
June 17: Make and Take tie-dyed T-shirts and hemp jewelry. (Prior registration required.)
June 24: Free popcorn and soda during viewing of American Graffiti.
July 1: Musician's Showcase jam session for teens bringing their own instruments.
July 8: Free popcorn and soda during viewing of Footloose.
July 15: Learn to dance during the Dance Xpress. (Prior registration required.)
The library is at 9200 113th St. For more information, call Seminole Library Youth Services, 394-6913.
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World War II veterans, their families and friends will receive special honors during a Memorial Day program, 10 a.m. Saturday at Garden Sanctuary Cemetery, 7950 131st St. The ceremony is co-sponsored by the Pinellas County Veterans Liaison Council and the city of Seminole. Retired Marine Corps Lt. Col. Fred Edwards is the guest speaker. Refreshments will be provided and carnations will be handed out in honor of the World War II veterans. For more information, contact council president David C. Miller, 393-0548, or Susan Kelly at the Garden Sanctuary at 391-0121.
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Kathryn Davis, Seminole High girls' sports coach from 1969 to 1980, will be the guest of honor at a retirement party in July. Former players and friends are invited to attend. Davis at various times coached Seminole High School girls swimming, basketball, slow-pitch softball, cross-country and tennis. Her teams won conference, district and region titles and in 1979 her slow-pitch softball team won the state championship. The July 3 retirement party will be held at John Chesnut Sr. Park, 3990 Sandy Pointe Road, Palm Harbor, Shelter 9. For more information, contact Nancy Briner, a former assistant coach, at 727 391-8751; or Diana Connell, a former player, at dlconnell2000@yahoo.com
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When singing in the shower just isn't enough, area songbirds can join the Largo-Seminole Community Chorus for rousing Broadway tunes, inspirational songs and seasonal music. The chorus meets 7-9 p.m. Mondays at the Imperial Palms East Clubhouse, 101 Imperial Palms Drive, Largo. No audition is necessary. For more information, call 393-4843.
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Readers of Tom Brokaw's The Greatest Generation are invited to a book review and discussion, 7 tonight at the library, 9200 113th St. N. No registration is necessary. For more information, call 394-6905.
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The public is invited to learn about the Medicare Prescription Discount Card, 2 p.m. today at Freedom Square's Roskamp Auditorium, 10801 Johnson Blvd. For reservations, call 398-0244.
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The June schedule for the Classic Movie Matinee at the Seminole Library: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (June 3), The Thin Man Goes Home (June 10), His Girl Friday (June 17), and The Maltese Falcon (June 25). The films are shown at 2 p.m. in Program Room B. Free popcorn and soda are provided by the Friends of the Library. For more information, call 394-6905.
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