SEMINOLE - The Seminole Library will hold a Library Lock-in for children in grades 3 to 5 from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Friday. The event will include a pizza dinner, games, crafts, stories and more. Registration is required. The library is at 9200 113th St. N. For more information, call 394-6909 or Youth Services at 394-6913.
Renninger's Antique Extravaganza in Mount Dora will be the subject of a trip for seniors sponsored by the Seminole Recreation Center on Saturday. The antique show features 1,200 dealers from across the country, a flea market and vegetable market. Participants will leave the recreation complex at 8 a.m. and return by 7 p.m. The cost is $34 per person and a recreation membership card. For more information, call 391-8345.
The Seminole Chamber of Commerce will hold its Annual Gathering of Friends' Luncheon beginning at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Banquet Masters, 8100 Park Blvd. N. The event pays tribute to the service clubs and organizations in Seminole. Advance payment ($12 per person) and reservations are requested. For more information, call 392-3245.
The Neighborly Care Network will provide information about their services and benefits at a public service meeting hosted by USEM-Community Association at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Seminole Library, 9200 113th St. The Association was founded to provide information, education and services to the unincorporated community. For more information, call 595-6834.
End-of-life issues including death and dying, hospice, palliative care, advanced directives, living wills and bereavement will be discussed during a free public forum from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the St. Petersburg College Seminole Campus Digitorium, 9200 113th St. N. The event, presented by the Applied Ethics Institute, will be moderated by Mary Tittle, Ph.D., R.N., College of Nursing, St. Petersburg College. Speakers include David A. Weiland, M.D., The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast; Patricia Thieleman, Ph.D., R.N., College of Nursing, St. Petersburg College; and Hanna Osman, Ph.D., College of Public Health, University of South Florida. A question-and-answer session will be after the presentations. For more information, call the Applied Ethics Institute at 341-4335. Persons requiring accommodations should contact Linda Giar at 394-6289.
Pinellas County Sunstar Emergency Medical Services will offer free three-hour CPR classes from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and again on Dec. 17. Classes are taught in Room 132, Pinellas County Sunstar EMS, 12490 Ulmerton Road. For more information, call Doreen Schomp at 582-2068.
The sixth annual Winterfest Holiday Festival, sponsored by the Seminole Recreation Department, will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. Dec. 3 at Seminole City Park, 7464 Ridge Road. Activities at this free community event will include holiday music, a holiday sing-a-long, the arrival of Santa Claus, Santa's Village, Holiday Lights Hayrides, Ice Carving demonstrations, holiday crafts, Bounce Houses and a "snow mountain" for the kids to play on. Seminole Firefighters Local 2896 will sell food and drinks. Proceeds will help needy families. For more information, call Steve Malla, recreation program coordinator, at 391-8345.
The Annual Mayor's Tree Lighting and Holiday Concert is 7 to 9 p.m Friday, Dec. 2, at Seminole City Park, 7464 Ridge Road. Festivities at this free community event will include a holiday concert featuring the Seminole High School Singers and the annual Mayor's Tree Lighting Ceremony, scheduled for 8 p.m. Seminole Firefighters Local 2896 will sell food and drinks. Proceeds will help needy families. Plenty of parking will be available. For more information, call Steve Malla, recreation program coordinator, at 391-8345.
News for Neighborhood Notebook may be e-mailed to SeminoleNotebook@knology.net faxed to 398-6054, mailed to Seminole Notebook, 13472 Bellewood Ave. N, Seminole, FL 33776, or by calling Sheila Estrada at 399-9197.