DUI checkpoints set for Dunedin and Clearwater
By Times staff
Published November 16, 2006
DUI checkpoints set for Dunedin and Clearwater
It's that time of year - for parties, drinking and, of course, sobriety checkpoints. Pinellas County Sheriff's deputies will conduct two this weekend in conjunction with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration DUI Sustained Enforcement Program. Deputies will be at Dunedin Highland Middle School, 70 Patricia Ave., from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday and at the Kmart at 26996 U.S. 19 North in Clearwater from 12:30 to 3:30 a.m. on Saturday. About 30 deputies from the Sheriff's Office DUI Enforcement, Traffic Enforcement and K-9 units and the transportation section will be looking for alcohol- and drug-impaired drivers as well as for other traffic violations, including driver's license, registration, insurance and equipment violations. Statistics show that in 2005, there were 1,631 alcohol-related crashes in Pinellas County, which resulted in 1,162 injures and 39 fatalities, according to the Sheriff's Office.
Blood pressure screening is free
Free blood pressure screenings, provided by Helen Ellis Home Care, will be available on a first-come, first-served basis from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. today at Tarpon Springs Public Library, 138 E Lemon Street. Call (727) 943-4922.
Munch with music at the gazebo
The lunchtime concert series on Main Street brings the acoustic sounds of Blue Sky to downtown Safety Harbor from noon to 2 p.m. Friday. The free concerts are held monthly until May at the gazebo in John Wilson Park on Main Street and Fourth Avenue N. Tables and chairs will be set up for lunch. For more information, call Joe Cooper at 724-1572.
Fill your shelves at library book sale
The Friends of the Library will host their annual book sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in the meeting room of the Oldsmar Library, 101 State St. W. Paperback and hardcover fiction and nonfiction, videos, DVDs, audio books, children's books, magazines and more will be available at great prices. Proceeds will benefit the Oldsmar Library. Call (813) 749-1178.