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People's Law School will start Jan. 11
By TIMES WIRES
Published January 1, 2007
CLEARWATER The first session of the Clearwater Bar Association's annual People's Law School will feature a panel of local judges discussing "The Judicial System from the Judge's Perspective" from 7 to 9 p.m. Jan. 11 in the teaching auditorium at St. Petersburg College's Clearwater campus, 2465 Drew St. The People's Law School will meet Thursdays through April. The schedule includes: - Jan. 18, 7-9 p.m.: How a jury trial really works - Jan. 25, 7-9 p.m.: Criminal law - Feb. 1, 7-7:55 p.m.: Condominium law, then from 8:06 to 9 p.m., landlord-tenant law - Feb. 8, 7-9 p.m.: Independent court system - Feb. 15, 7-9 p.m.: The Patriot Act - Feb. 22, 7-9 p.m.: Real estate and real property law - March 1, 7-9 p.m.: Wills, trusts and estate planning - March 8, Spring break. No class - March 15, 7-9 p.m.: Family law - March 22, 7-7:55 p.m.: Local government law; then from 8:06 to 9 p.m., State of our circuit - March 29, 7-9 p.m.: Bankruptcy - April 5, 7-9 p.m.: Construction contracts and mechanic's liens - April 12, 7-7:55 p.m.: Mediation and arbitration; then from 8:06 to 9 p.m., Small claims court - April 19, 7-9 p.m.: Contracts and business law - April 26, 7-7:55 p.m.: Identity theft; then from 8:06 to 9 p.m., Graduation. All sessions are free. No registration required. Call 461-4869. LARGO Workshop focus will be black and white Heritage Village, 11909 125th St. N, will serve as a backdrop for students studying black-and-white photography. Participants will meet from noon to 4 p.m. Jan. 13 and 14. The class will be taught at the Gulf Coast Museum of Art's photography studio, and the shooting will take place at Heritage Village. Instructor Ric Savid will teach fundamental aspects of black-and-white image-making with a manual 35mm camera. The class also will cover the wet-process darkroom and discuss aperture, shutter speed and light variations. Savid was a St. Petersburg Times reporter before teaching photography to at-risk youth and adults. The workshop fee is $100 per person, with a 10 percent discount for members of the Pinellas County Historical Society and Gulf Coast Museum of Art, and a $15 materials fee. Participants do not need their own cameras because 35mm cameras will be on loan for the workshop. To register, call 582-2426. DUNEDIN Guided hikes at Honeymoon Island The Florida Park Service offers ranger-guided walks of Honeymoon Island at 11 a.m. Saturdays through March. The island is home to wildlife that includes ospreys, great horned owls and gopher tortoises. Walkers should dress for the weather and might want to bring binoculars and a field guide. Meet the ranger at the head of the nature trail. The guided hike is free, though park visitors have to pay the regular park entrance fee of $5 per carload from two to eight people, $3 for one person in a car and $1 per person for walkers or cyclists. If you need assistance to participate fully, call Honeymoon Island State Park at 469-5942. The park is about 6 miles west of U.S. 19, on Curlew Road. For more information, visit www.floridastateparks.org. COUNTYWIDE Health Department offering free flu shots With Florida seeing an active early flu season, the Pinellas County Health Department is offering free flu shots to anyone unable to pay the $25 fee. The shots will be available until the vaccine supply runs out at any of the department's five health centers: -Clearwater, 310 N Myrtle Ave., 469-5800. -Largo, 12420 130th Ave. N, 588-4040. -Tarpon Springs, 301 S Disston Ave., 942-5457. -Pinellas Park, 6350 76th Ave. N, 547-7780. -St. Petersburg, 205 Dr. Martin Luther King St. N, 824-6900. Public health officials say vaccinations are important for everyone, including children over 6 months old. Those particularly at high risk include people age 50 and older, pregnant women, people with chronic illnesses, health care workers and caregivers of high-risk people. DUNEDIN Sit back, eat and hear a tale of a fateful trip Enjoy a potluck dinner at 7 p.m. Jan. 10 at First Presbyterian Church of Dunedin, 455 Scotland St., and hear the story of how a crew sponsored by Odyssey Marine Exploration of Tampa found the wreck of the Civil War ship SS Republic off the coast of Savannah, Ga., with millions of dollars in gold and silver coins. David Fisher of Odyssey Marine will describe how the crew discovered the ship upright in 1,700 feet of water in 2003. The ship sank in 1865 on its way to New Orleans with goods, gold and silver to help restore the economy of the South. All are welcome. For more information, call 733-2318. Low-cost spaying, neutering offered More than 60,000 unwanted animals are euthanized in the Tampa Bay area each year, so the nonprofit group Stop Pet Overpopulation Together (SPOT) is teaming up with local veterinarians to offer low-cost spaying and neutering for any cat or dog at least 8 weeks old. The prices are $35 for male cats, $40 for female cats, $40 for male dogs and $45 to $90 for female dogs, depending on the weight. SPOT offers low-cost spay/neuter vouchers online at www.SPOTusa.org. Call (727) 545-3463. TARPON SPRINGS Ceramics exhibit at Leepna-Rattner An exhibit of "Picasso Ceramics" from the Bernie Bercuson Collection of the Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, through Jan. 7 at the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday, 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $5 adults, $4 seniors and free to children and students with ID. Sunday is free to all. The museum is at 600 Klosterman Road on the Tarpon Springs campus of St. Petersburg College. Call 712-5762. DUNEDIN Coast Guard Auxiliary offers boating course Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 11-10 will hold a safe boating and seamanship course Jan. 3 through Jan. 31. Classes will be Mondays and Wednesdays 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at 51 Main St., above the fish market. The program costs $40 and includes materials. Call (727) 735-0737, 734-0215 or 736-1191. CLEARWATER Scholarships available from Italy groups Applications for two $1,000 scholarships are available from the Clearwater chapter of the Order Sons of Italy in America. The Daughters of Italy Lodge 2825 is offering two $1,000 scholarships. Applicants must be 2007 Florida high school graduates and of Italian descent. To receive an application or for more information, call Daughters of Italy Lodge 2825 scholarship chairwoman Clara Shaw at (727) 785-6428. Also available are applications for a $1,000 scholarship offered by the Grand Lodge of Florida, Order Sons of Italy in America. Information and applications can be found at www.daughtersofitaly.com. CLEARWATER Clothes to Kids needs money for warm items Clothes to Kids, a nonprofit that provides free new and gently used clothing to low-income children in Pinellas County, is seeking monetary donations to help stock the store with warm clothes and jackets. Donations are tax deductible and can be mailed to P.O. Box 184, Dunedin, FL 34697 or dropped off at the store, 1059 N Hercules Ave., Clearwater. Call (727) 441-5050.
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