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Kayaking class is a journey to confidence
By TIMES WIRES
Published July 12, 2007
LARGO Are you the MacGyver type? Learn kayaking skills and the ancient art of self-rescue from 9 a.m. to noon Sunday at the pool at Southwest Recreation Center, 13120 Vonn Road. Class instructors will help you improve your confidence in rough water conditions by teaching techniques of how to roll. The classes, though, will be in calm waters of the pool. All equipment is included. Cost is $79 for residents and $98.75 for nonresidents. Call 727- 518-3021. CLEARWATER Boating safety for larger watercraft If your boat is larger than a kayak, the Clearwater Flotilla of the Coast Guard Auxiliary might be the place to go for boating safety. The Flotilla's Americas Boating Course runs from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Clearwater Sailing Center, 1001 Gulf Blvd., Sand Key. The two-lesson program is designed for boaters who don't have time for a comprehensive boating course. Cost is $30 and includes materials. Call 727-469-8895. LARGO Help a child by being a mentor What does it take to be a mentor? Gulf Coast Community Care will explain its Adults Mentoring Children program from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at Liberty Lanes Bowling, 11401 Starkey Road, Largo. Call 727-479-1800, ext. 3038. TARPON SPRINGS Actors with British accents needed Auditions for the play Whodunnit are 7 p.m. Sunday and Monday at the Heritage Museum, 100 Beekman Lane. Seven males and three females of various ages with British accents are needed. Call 727-937-0686. EAST LAKE Programs to make your garden better Get your garden greener with these two programs at the Brooker Creek Preserve Environmental Education Center, 3940 Keystone Road, Tarpon Springs. - Have a plant problem? Drop off soil samples, get insects identified or get answers to landscaping and gardening questions from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at the Lawn and Garden Help Desk. - Cindy Peacock, Pinellas County Extension horticulture agent, will talk about Florida friendly pest control techniques from 10 to 11 a.m. today at a Your Landscape Workshop. Full color insect ID card sets will be given away. Call 727-453-6800.
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