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Man sentenced to 25 years in fatal shooting

By TIMES WIRES
Published April 11, 2007

CLEARWATER

A Clearwater man was sentenced to 25 years in prison Tuesday for fatally shooting another man during an argument on New Year's Day 2006. Alvin Wells, 52, was scheduled to go on trial on a charge of first-degree murder in Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Court, said Assistant State Attorney Brian Daniels. Instead, Wells pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and avoided a potential life sentence. On New Year's Eve, Wells was hosting a party in his apartment complex in the High Point area, investigators said. Around 2 a.m., Wells and Willie Alexander Cunningham, 34, of Clearwater started arguing over money outside the complex in the 15500 block of 60th Street N. Wells went inside and retrieved 12-gauge shot gun, Daniels said. He shot Cunningham once in the head.

LARGO

Check out center's fitness equipment

Are the meanings of dips, dumbbells and crunches as familiar to you as sigma, omega and epsilon? Learning how to work out does not have to be like speaking Greek. Get acquainted and comfortable with the equipment in the fitness center at 6 p.m. today at Highland Recreation Complex, 400 Highland Ave. NE or at noon at Southwest Recreation Complex, 13120 Vonn Road. Call 518-3016 or 518-3125.

COUNTYWIDE

Omelette party to benefit UPARC

The 40-year tradition of the Upper Pinellas Association for Retarded Citizens' annual omelette party continues April 20 at the former Judd/Heye Mansion in Harbor Oaks in Clearwater. Proceeds benefit UPARC clients. Over the years, more than $2.7-million has been raised. Founded in 1958, UPARC is a not-for-profit organization that provides a continuum of services for people who have developmental disabilities. It serves more than 500 clients and their families a year. To learn more, call (727) 797-8712 or visit www.uparcfoundation.org.

DUNEDIN

Learn how gators, crocs survived

Why did alligators and crocodiles survive extinction when the dinosaurs did not? Discover the nature around you from 1 to 2:30 p.m. today at the Dunedin Nature Center, 1910 Ed Eckert Drive. The discussion will be about gigantic prehistoric crocodiles, survival strategies, behavior and prospects of their survival. For more information, call 298-3271.

Grasshopper program Thursday

Jumping grasshoppers. Catch 'em, hold 'em and jump like the giant lubber grasshoppers at Dunedin Nature Center's "Grasshopper Friends" interactive program for adults and for children ages 3 to 5 from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday. Cost is $4 with a Dunedin Recreation card and $5 without. Call 298-3271 to register.

Silversmith to make presentation

Silversmith Susan Maxon will give a presentation about "Cuttlebone Casting," a technique of pouring molten silver into a carved out cuttlebone at noon Thursday at the Dunedin Fine Art Center, 1143 Michigan Blvd. Maxon is a member of the faculty at the Gladys Douglas School of Art and teaches silversmith and jewelry classes. Call 298-3322, ext. 237.

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