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Those cookies from the sky aren't for you

By TIMES WIRES
Published March 9, 2007

COUNTYWIDE

Pinellas County helicopters will drop raccoon bait laced with rabies vaccine beginning Monday. The primary treatment areas are the Hillsborough and Pasco county borders and areas north of Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard in Clearwater. Secondary treatment areas include the Weedon Island Preserve, Gandy flats, St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport, the county's solid waste plant and other parks south of Gulf-to-Bay. The vaccine is sealed in a polymer sachet and placed in a small square block of fish meal bait. Unless someone has a weakened immune system, neither the bait nor the vaccine is harmful to people or pets. People with weakened immune systems, especially those undergoing chemotherapy or who have HIV/AIDS, should avoid contact with the liquid vaccine contained in the bait. Pinellas County has had no reported cases of rabies since 2005.

LARGO

Man charged with armed robbery

A 46-year-old Largo man was arrested on an armed robbery charge after police said he stole a bottle of wine from a Circle K convenience store and threatened a clerk with a pocketknife. David Walter Muzinchuk was booked Wednesday into the Pinellas County Jail, where he remained Thursday with bail set at $100,250. On Feb. 27, he walked into the Circle K at 11411 Belcher Road S at 4:24 a.m., took the wine and ignored a clerk's order to return it, arrest reports state. In the parking lot, he threatened the clerk with a knife. Police said also stole a bottle of wine at a 7-Eleven a mile away on Belcher Road on Sunday. In that incident, Muzinchuk was charged with retail theft, a misdemeanor.

Logo luncheon set for Tuesday

The Largo/Mid-Pinellas Chamber of Commerce will present its annual Logo Business Luncheon from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the East Bay Country Club, 702 Country Club Lane. Businesses are asked to submit a marketing item to promote their organization. There will be a contest for the most innovative entry. Cost is $10 for members who register by today and $15 for unregistered nonmembers. Call 584-2321.

Sell baby items at Baby Boutique

Are you holding on to children's clothes like a baby to a binky? Bring slightly used baby items including toys, clothes and supplies to the Baby Boutique sale from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at Highland Recreation Complex, 400 Highland Ave. Cost is $7 per table. Register today. Call 518-3016.

Family Run will be held March 16

The Shamrock'n Run Family Run is scheduled for 7 p.m. March 16 at Ulmer Park, 301 West Bay Drive. The event features a 5K run, a 1.5-mile walk, a kids fun run, music and food from local restaurants. Call 587-6740, ext. 5016.

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