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Firefighters will inspect smoke alarms

By TIMES WIRES
Published December 20, 2006

Properly working smoke alarms are vital to homeowners. Residents can increase their family's safety by testing smoke alarms once a month, following the manufacturer's instructions on cleaning, and replacing old batteries. As part of a communitywide fire prevention effort, firefighters from Palm Harbor Fire Rescue will visit residents in need of a free smoke alarm this holiday season. Firefighters also will inspect residential alarms, replace old batteries and provide replacement smoke alarms. To schedule a smoke alarm inspection, call public information officer Elizabeth Monforti at (727) 787-5974.

Harpist to appear at Newcomers lunch

Get to know your neighbors at the next Palm Harbor Newcomers Club luncheon at 10 a.m. Thursday at East Lake Woodlands Country Club, 1055 East Lake Woodlands Parkway. Celtic harpist and singer Bonnie Whitehurst will be the special guest. The cost is $15 with free valet parking. Call (727) 938-7620.

Public invited to peace vigils

The public is invited to participate in a weekly peace vigil from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Edgewater Park, next to the Dunedin Marina, at Alt. U.S. 19 and Main Street. For more information, call (727) 733-1177 or (727) 734-8945 or visit www.stpeteforpeace.org.

Sign up for classes at Art Center

The Dunedin Fine Art Center's Gladys Douglas School of the Arts is registering children, teens and adults for winter classes. Classes take place days, evenings and on weekends and cover a variety of media. The center also offers one-day and weeklong workshops. The first six-week Winter I session is scheduled from Jan. 8 to Feb. 18. The Winter II session is from Feb. 19 to April 1. Call (727) 298-3322 to register or stop by the Fine Art Center, 1143 Michigan Blvd. Visit www.dfac.org for class information.

Oak Cove project moves forward

The city's Development Review Board approved a request Tuesday from the Church of Scientology to transfer the development rights for 82 residential units at its power plant on Court Street to the Oak Cove building. Oak Cove is a 13-story waterfront high-rise on the west side of Osceola Avenue that the church intends to develop as a 252-room hotel. The church is in the midst of renovating Oak Cove, a former assisted-living facility that has been vacant since 1999. The church plans to use the building for activities during the renovation of the Fort Harrison Hotel and the massive Super Power building across the street. When those two projects are completed, which the church said will be in mid 2008, Oak Cove will be converted into a hotel for visiting Scientologists.

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