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Workshop focus will be black and white

By Times Staff
Published January 5, 2007

LARGO

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. 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.

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.

CLEARWATER

Jewish center to run Alzheimer's program

The Golda Meir/Kent Jewish Center has been chosen by the Brookdale Foundation in New York to receive funding for a program to help people with Alzheimer's disease or related dementia and their family caregivers. The program will take place at the Golda Meir/Kent Jewish Center one day a week from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The program will provide an opportunity for Alzheimer's patients to enjoy stimulating mental, physical and social activities such as intergenerational sing-alongs, word and trivia games, reminiscing and indoor chair exercises. Patients also will receive a morning snack and a kosher lunch.

The program will provide caregivers time to relax, run errands or use the Golda Meir/Kent Jewish Center's resources. It also will include a biweekly caregiver support group. The program is expected to begin in early 2007. To learn more or to apply, call Jeanette Brownstein at 302-3737.

COUNTYWIDE

Got grease? Don't dump it in the drain

With holiday cooking kicking into high gear, Pinellas County utilities officials urge residents to dispose of cooking oil and grease properly. That means, don't dump it down the drain.

Plumbing is only meant to handle water, and like any artery, sewer lines also are susceptible to clogging. After cooling, pour grease and fat into a disposable container, wrap it in a plastic bag to reduce odor and place it in the trash. For large amounts of cooking oil, Pinellas County's Hazardous Electronics and Chemical Waste Collection Center accepts dropoffs for free. Call (727) 464-7500, or visit pinellascounty.org/utilities.

COUNTYWIDE

Volunteers needed to speed adoptions

The 6th Judicial Guardian ad Litem program has begun a project to accelerate adoptions for children in Pinellas County.

Volunteer guardians will be appointed to children available for adoption, especially those cases where the parents' rights have already been terminated. The goal is to prevent these children from remaining in limbo within the system.

The Guardian ad Litem program is seeking pro bono attorneys as well as lay volunteers to help accelerate adoptions. Lay volunteers will receive 30 hours of training, with the next training scheduled to start Jan. 9. To volunteer, call (727) 464-6528.

COUNTYWIDE

Vendors needed for mobile home expo

Pinellas County's Mobile Home Expo 2007 is looking for vendors for the free event, which is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 17 at the Largo Cultural Center, 105 Central Park Drive.

The expo is designed to offer information about mobile home living. Vendors must register by Dec. 22. Call Jane Muhrlin, manager of the Southwest County Connection Center, at (727) 453-3653 or e-mail swccc@pinellas county.org.

PALM HARBOR

Volunteer to teach someone to read

The Palm Harbor Literacy Council is seeking volunteers who wish to become one-on-one tutors to teach reading, writing and spoken English to anyone who needs help. Tutoring sessions are scheduled at the convenience of the tutor and student, usually for 1 1/2 hours twice a week. All materials are provided by the council at no cost to the student or tutor.

New tutor orientation will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 1, followed by two teaching sessions from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 17 and March 10 at the Palm Harbor Library, 2330 Nebraska Ave. For more information or to register, call (727) 784-3332, ext. 211.

LARGO

Local vendors sought for Marketplace

The city of Largo is looking for vendors for the Harvest Marketplace, showcasing local food, produce, and plant vendors.

The Harvest Marketplace is a weekly outdoor community event in Ulmer Park, at 301 West Bay Drive. Handmade craft vendors are also being accepted.

The Harvest Marketplace is from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Thursday through April 26. For information or a vendor application, call 587-6740, ext 5014.

CLEARWATER

Recyclable electronics accepted Jan. 27

St. Petersburg College's Women on the Way program will accept recyclable electronic items from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 27 at the college's Clearwater campus, 2465 Drew St.

All donated equipment must be in working condition. Items can include desktop and laptop computers, monitors, audio and video equipment including CD and DVD players, stereos, radios and cameras, printers, scanners, fax machines, cell phones and inkjet and laser cartridges.

The recycling program will not accept small household appliances, copiers or batteries.

The dropoff site will be on the west end of the south parking lot, which can be accessed from Old Coachman Road.

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