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Redington Beach group to meet

By SHEILA MULLANE ESTRADA
Published January 18, 2006

REDINGTON BEACH - Residents are invited to attend the Redington Beach Property Owners Association potluck dinner at 6 p.m. Jan. 26 in the Assembly Room at Redington Beach Town Hall, 105 164th St. After the dinner, the group will hold its annual meeting and elect 2006 officers and directors. Members in good standing (2006 membership dues paid) are eligible for nomination and election. During the business portion of the meeting, the group will review upcoming association-sponsored events, including quarterly potluck dinners and an annual scholarship award contest for high school seniors. For more information, call Paul Warren at 394-8976.

Belleair Beach

Social bridge is held at 1 p.m. every Thursday until April at City Hall, 444 Causeway Blvd. Bring a partner or one will be provided. For more information, call Nora Harvey at 733-7138.

Florida Art Village Courtyard Fresh Market is held 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. Market items include fresh produce, natural products, flowers, plants, baked goods and seafood. Live entertainment is featured each week. Vendors and entertainers are needed.

For more information, call Annie at 528-2575 or send an e-mail to mshaw9@tampabay.rr.com

Programs offered by the North Beaches YMCA include Pilates and yoga classes in the mornings and evenings at Calvary Episcopal Church and Church of the Isles in Indian Rocks Beach, and at Indian Shores Town Hall; Mom & Tot Yoga taught by Marzana Bard on Friday mornings; as well as access to both Bardmoor and Clearwater fitness facilities.

The YMCA also offers art classes in February in Indian Shores, including Introduction to Plein Aire, Oil and Acrylic painting taught by Indian Rocks Beach Cottage artist Violetta, who also teaches at Ringling School of Art and the Gulf Coast Art Museum.

For more program information and to receive two guest passes and a free T-shirt, call the YMCA at 595-5610, or stop at the YMCA office at 500 Second St. in Indian Rocks Beach.

The Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society Members Show at the Beach Art Center will continue until Jan. 28. The Beach Art Center is at 1515 Bay Palm Blvd. For more information, call 596-4331.

Sporties for Shorties, a YMCA program teaching noncompetitive, organized sports (soccer, flag football and fun relay games) for children ages 2 to 4, will be 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Feb. 14 at the COTI Community School. For more information, call 595-5610.

Women's Club Bingo will be held every Monday night through March at the Indian Shores Town Hall auditorium, 19305 Gulf Blvd. Early Birds starts at 7 p.m., and regular bingo starts at 7:30 p.m. No one under age 18 is allowed in the hall. For more information, call Jane at 501-0614.

Residents here are invited to join in a public discussion of the town's comprehensive plan at 7 p.m. today in the Town Hall community room, 17425 Gulf Blvd.

The purpose of the Evaluation and Appraisal/Comprehensive Plan meeting is to gather public input for the upcoming update of the town's comprehensive plan.

Topics will include zoning, density and other development issues. For more information, call 397-5538.

A few more seats are left for this year's "Sunday to Die For!" from 1 to 3 p.m. Jan. 29 in the Don CeSar Beach Resort's Del Prado Room, 3400 Gulf Blvd. Tickets are $35 per person and must be purchased in advance. Now in its third year, the popular Friends of the St. Pete Beach Library fundraiser features eight new mystery authors (Mary Kay Andrews, Tom Corcoran, Mary Anna Evans, Stuart Kaminsky, Nick Lucas, Bob Morris, P.J. Parrish and James Sheehan) and a traditional high tea. For more information, call the St. Pete Beach Library at 552-1762.

The Treasure Island Recreation Department is offering a cardio tennis program at the Treasure Bay Golf and Tennis facility, 10315 Paradise Blvd. Cardio tennis is a group activity featuring drills to give players of all abilities an ultimate, high-energy workout. The one-hour class includes a warmup, cardio workout and cool-down phases resulting in "Heart Pumping Fitness." Classes are 9 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, and 8 a.m. Saturdays. The cost is $8 per class, and loaner rackets are available.

For more information, call Treasure Bay at 360-6062 or visit the city Web site at www.treasurebaygolfandtennis.com

Beach parking permits for 2006 are available for purchase. Proof of residency is required.

The permits cost $5 and are valid through Dec. 31. They can be used at all city of Treasure Island metered parking lots except the Snowy Egret lot on the east side of W Gulf Boulevard at 80th Avenue, across from the Beach Pavilion.

The permits are not valid at the city of St. Petersburg's lot at Gulf Boulevard and 112th Avenue. The 2005 permits are valid through Feb. 28, 2006. For more information, call 547-4575.

The seventh annual Rotary Tennis and Golf Challenge, jointly sponsored by the Gulf Beaches Rotary Club and the city of Treasure Island, will be held Jan. 28 at Treasure Bay Golf and Tennis, 10315 Paradise Blvd. The Tennis Challenge, a men's and women's doubles round robin, will accommodate 48 tennis players of all playing levels and abilities.

The golf challenge, limited to 36 men and women, will be a shotgun start under the Callaway scoring system. The event will benefit Treasure Island Recreation Department children's programs, Treasure Bay tennis and golf programs for juniors, and the Gulf Beaches Rotary Foundation. Playing times will be 9 a.m. to noon (open tee times beginning at 10:30 a.m. for additional players).

The cost is $25 per player, including play, goodie bag, prizes and raffle. A silent auction is open to the public and will include tennis rackets, hotel and restaurant packages, and much more. Food and beverage concessions will be available throughout the event.

A silent auction preview, Draw Party and buffet will be held at Treasure Bay from 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 27. The buffet is $15 per person.

The deadline for reservations is Jan. 24. For more information or to register, call Treasure Bay Golf and Tennis at 360-6062.

News for Neighborhood Notebook may be e-mailed to sheila.estrada@knology.net faxed to 398-6054, mailed to Beaches Notebook, 13472 Bellewood Ave. N, Seminole, FL 33776, or by calling Sheila Estrada at 399-9197.

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