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Audubon show features prints of 435 birds

By TIMES STAFF
Published November 15, 2006

SAFETY HARBOR

The Clearwater Audubon Society invites you to join them from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday for a reception at the Syd Entel Gallery, 247 Main St., featuring prints of life-sized birds created by John James Audubon. Painting directly from his observations of collected specimens, he created the seminal Birds of America, a celebrated series of prints of 435 life-sized birds. With a body that stretches more than 4 feet from bill to feet, the beauty of the great blue heron is majestic. The show and print sale runs through Dec. 1. Tickets to the reception are $20 per person, $30 per couple, and benefit the Clearwater Audubon Society education fund. Call Barbara Carmen at (727) 776-2336 or Debbie Trunk at (727) 447-4785.

Presents available at center's auction

Here's an easy way to do your holiday shopping and support the Largo Cultural Center. Put up your feet and enjoy bidding online at the center's auction through Nov. 30 at www.largo arts.cmarket.com. People can bid on items from exotic vacation getaways to autographed memorabilia from Largo Cultural Center headliners. People can also show their support by making a cash donation to the center's fund. Donations will help the center's arts education programs. Donations are tax-deductible, in accordance with IRS guidelines. For more information, call (727) 587-6793.

Family of man in cave-in sues

The family of a man killed in a trench cave-in during a sewer-line installation has filed a lawsuit against three companies involved in the project. The family of Charles M. Morrison filed suit last month seeking more than $15,000 in damages from B & B Professional Plumbing Inc., Wichman Construction of Tampa Bay Inc. and Intrepid Powerboats Inc. Morrison, 48, died May 12, 2005, when the walls of a 9-foot trench collapsed, breaking his ribs and pelvis. This led to a fatal heart attack as other workers tried to free him. The incident occurred behind Intrepid Powerboats on Belcher Road. B & B Plumbing, which employed Morrison, was fined $21,000 by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for five "serious" violations, including not securing the trench properly. Wichman was the general contractor that hired B & B Plumbing for the job, according to the lawsuit.

Man gets 10 years in drug death

A local man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday for providing a fatal dose of prescription drugs to a woman who died in an assisted-living facility. Terance P. Dungan, 39, pleaded guilty to charges of manslaughter and trafficking in hydrocodone. His prison sentence will be followed by five years of probation. Authorities said Dungan provided the prescription drug to Stephanie Haas, 20, who then suffered a fatal overdose. The March 2005 incident occurred at Rosalie Manor in Dunedin, where Dungan and Haas were residents. The facility came under investigation this year for abuse and neglect. The facility's former owner, Erik M. Anderson, was charged with multiple accounts of abuse and neglect. Those charges are pending.

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