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Kids to bring in new year again

By SHEILA MULLANE ESTRADA
Published January 4, 2006

SEMINOLE - A Freaky Fridays Kids Night Out sponsored by the Seminole Recreation Department will be held Friday for children in kindergarten through fifth grade. The event, Seminole's Rockin' New Year version of Dick Clark (DJ Phil), will ring in the new year all over again with party favors and music, TRL (Total Request Live) style.

Future Freaky Fridays will be held: Feb. 3, Super Bowl Frenzy; March 3, Gold Rush; April 7, April Antics; and May 5, Poolside Picnic. For information, call 391-8345.

The Seminole Community Library will hold a series of Family Movies at 2 p.m. on Saturdays in January: Jan. 7, The Jungle Book; Jan. 21, The Adventures of Winnie the Pooh; and Jan. 28, Snow Day.

Classic Movie Matinees are held at 2 p.m. on Thursdays: Jan. 5, In the Heat of the Night; Jan. 12, Vice Versa; Jan. 19, The Big Sleep; and Jan. 26, Brannigan. Other upcoming library events include a Great Books discussion at 2 and 7 p.m. Friday on Plato's The Apology. For information, call 394-6905.

The water level in Lake Seminole is being lowered to allow work to begin on habitat restoration, boat ramp improvements, construction and installation of bypass canal treatment and pumping systems, and stormwater improvements.

The project is expected to take about three months to complete.

Anyone interested in volunteering during the cleanup activities in February and March or who has questions about the improvement projects should call Kelli Hammer Levy, Pinellas County environmental program coordinator, at 464-4425, or e-mail klevy@pinellascounty.org

A long-term care seminar hosted by Linda Bullerman of MSA, Mentoring in Strategies & Alternatives, and presented by Jeff Sadler, author and long-term care specialist, will be held at the Seminole Chamber conference room at 6 p.m. Tuesday. For more information, call Bullerman at 501-1444 or e-mail LBullerman@msamentoring.com

The Largo-Seminole Women's Bible Study will begin its 2006 winter study year with a coffee meeting and introductory lecture at 9:25 a.m. Jan. 12 at Seminole Baptist Church.

The nondenominational group will study the Book of Ezekiel. Nursery care is provided. The church is at 11045 Park Blvd. For more information, call Sheryl at 577-6995 or Carol at 398-1254.

The Seminole Toastmasters Club will host an open house from 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 17, at the Seminole Community Library, Room B. The meeting will include speaking demonstrations and techniques.

Visitors also are welcome at weekly meetings at the library on Tuesdays from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. The library is at 9200 113th St. N. For more information, call Gary Marcus at 397-8343.

The Seminole Chamber of Commerce will hold its Installation Banquet Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Jan. 19 at Banquet Masters, 8100 Park Blvd. N. Cost is $15 per person. Advance payment and registration is required. For more information, call 392-3245.

The Seminole Kiwanis Club will hold its annual pancake breakfast Jan. 21 at Seminole First Baptist Church, 11045 Park Blvd. The breakfast will benefit Kiwanis projects and sponsors. For more information, call Lou Starman at 397-2083 or 393-2001.

Registration is open for the fourth annual Youth Basketball season at the Seminole Recreation Center, 9100 113th St. N, for boys and girls born in 1991 to 1996. Youth Basketball season will run from February through May. Registration fee is $70 per child.

A noncompetitive instruction basketball program for children born in 1997-1998 is also available at a cost of $40 per child. A recreation membership card is required for both programs.

The basketball program is also looking for volunteer basketball coaches with past playing experience and/or a working knowledge of the sport. Parents will be given a discount on the registration fee if they are selected as a team coach.

All coaches will complete a volunteer coaches application and receive a background screening. For more information, call Jerry Span or Jim Sheets, league administrators, at 397-6085 or 391-8345.

The Country Snowbirds band performs from 1 to 4 p.m at Seminole City Park on Fridays until April. The band has been entertaining people for 11 years, playing an open jam session hosted by Bernie Brown. Bring lawn chairs, singing voices and instruments. The park is at 7464 Ridge Road. For more information, call Brown at 579-4327.

The Seminole Recreation Department is sponsoring a trip for seniors to Cypress Gardens in Winter Haven from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Jan. 22. Entertainment will include a variety of shows, including an ice skating extravaganza, ski show, pirate show, as well as the Oak Ridge Boys in concert.

Cost of the trip is $59 per person. Reservations and a recreation membership card are required. For more information, call Dan 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.

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