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Still time to send quartet to sing to your Valentine

By Times Staff
Published January 31, 2006

Book an old-fashioned barbershop quartet to serenade your Valentine. The Palm Harbor Crystal Aires chorus will send a quartet anywhere in Pinellas or Pasco counties between Feb. 11 and Feb. 14. The quartets will sing three classic love songs and present a silk rose and a scroll. The cost starts at $50. Proceeds will benefit the Palm Harbor Activities Center, the Parent Organization, the Harmony Foundation and other national programs that encourage youth singing in America. Early reservations will be given scheduling preference. The chorus will accept only the first 100 reservations. Call 586-4817 or 787-4120.

Special phones available free for deaf residents

Local residents who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf/blind or speech-impaired can receive specialized telephones and ring signaling devices at no cost. Eligible recipients must live in Florida for at least six months of the year. Telecommunications access for the hearing- and speech-impaired is funded by a surcharge on all telephone consumers' phone bills. Equipment is available by appointment 8:30 a.m-5 p.m., Monday through Friday through Deaf and Hearing Connection's main office or at satellite locations throughout Pinellas and Hillsborough counties. Free hearing screenings, other assisting equipment and hearing aids are also available. For information or to schedule an appointment call (888) 832-4314 or 399-9983.

CLEARWATER - The Kiwanis Club of Greater Clearwater is looking for new members. The club meets Thursdays at 7:30 a.m. at The Golden Coin Restaurant, 1844 N Highland Ave., Clearwater. Club projects include Head Start, YWCA and an annual UPARC fishing trip. Call Adam at 934-2085 or Walt at 441-4196.

CLEARWATER - A free legal workshop is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 6 at the YWCA Hispanic Outreach Center, 612 Franklin St., Clearwater. Spanish-speaking volunteer attorneys will provide information on issues including immigration, landlord/tenant, divorce, custody, child support, labor/employment and personal injury. Refreshments and child care will be available. Call 443-0657.

Sonny LaRosa's America's Youngest Jazz Band is seeking children ages 6 to 13 who play trumpet, trombone, saxophone, guitar or drums. Vocalists who will consider playing an instrument will also be considered. Call 725-1788 or visit the Web site at www.sonnylarosa.com

CLEARWATER - The Upper Suncoast Dog Training Club, a not-for-profit organization, offers beginning through advanced level classes in agility, clicker training, conformation, junior handling, obedience and puppy kindergarten.

The club also hosts trials and provides opportunities to show your dog. The air-conditioned indoor club is at 2101 Logan St. near the Long Center. Call 727 449-8738 or check www.USDTC.org

The Suncoast String Band, which has performed in Pinellas County for more than 25 years, needs musicians who can play saxophone, banjo, violin, guitar, accordion or drums. Rehearsals are from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays at Clear Bay Terrace, 1770 Betty Lane N, Clearwater. The band performs music from the 1920s to the 1990s for area groups and organizations. Call band director Tom Barry at 734-2664 or Gene Rachal at 738-4546.

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