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Man in critical condition after van strikes him
By TIMES WIRES
Published August 11, 2007
CLEARWATER A Clearwater man was in critical condition Friday after being struck by a van Thursday afternoon. Jerry Wayne Groves, 59, was standing in the unraised center median of Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard at 3:39 p.m. Thursday when he was hit by a van trying to turn left from Cross Boulevard to go west on Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard. The driver of the Ford van, Mack C. Harvey, 57, of St. Petersburg, made it across the eastbound lanes. Harvey hit Groves as he cleared the eastbound lanes of Gulf-to-Bay and looked to the east for a break in westbound traffic, police said. Groves was flown to Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg. No charges had been filed in the incident. Group offers free vision screening Prevent Blindness Florida is sponsoring a free vision screening for children and adults from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at the Pinellas County Health Department's Clearwater Health Center, 310 N Myrtle Ave. Appointments are not necessary. The screenings will be conducted by nationally certified Prevent Blindness Florida staff and volunteers. Children will be screened for risk for amblyopia (poor or indistinct vision) and acuity. Adults will be screened for risk for acuity, cataracts, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. Call (813) 874-2020 or visit www.preventblindnessflorida.org. LARGO Hospice president to be main speaker Mary J. Labyak, president and chief executive officer of the Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, will be the featured speaker at the Largo/Mid-Pinellas Chamber of Commerce business luncheon at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday at Palms of Largo-Cypress Palms, 400 Lake Ave. NE. A nationally recognized expert in hospice and palliative care, she has helped shape legislative views on end-of-life issues as a member of the Florida Panel on End-of-Life Care. Cost is $10 for members who preregister by Monday and $15 for members and nonmembers on Tuesday. Call (727) 584-2321. COUNTYWIDE Fitness club backs blood drive Shapes Total Fitness for Women is sponsoring a blood drive from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at its centers at 7570 Starkey Road, Largo, and 32872 U.S. 19 N, Palm Harbor. Donors will receive a coupon for a 30-day free Shapes membership, a coupon for a free pint of Blue Bell ice cream, a T-shirt, a wellness checkup and more. Healthy people age 16 and older who weigh at least 110 pounds generally can be blood donors. Identification is required. For more information, call 1-800-682-5663 or visit the Florida Blood Services site at www.fbsblood.org. TARPON SPRINGS Gallery looking for folk life themes Art on the Docks gallery invites area artists to bring in their folk life-themed work for review for an upcoming art exhibit entitled "Folk Life." If the work can hang on the wall, owner June Middleton wants to see it. Bring it to the gallery at 735 Dodecanese Blvd., weekdays from noon to 7 p.m., except Tuesdays, when the gallery is closed. For more information, call (727) 943-9298.
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