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Drive carefully as school kids take to the road

By TIMES WIRES
Published August 19, 2007

COUNTYWIDE

As children head back to school Tuesday, local police and firefighters will fan out to help children get to school safely. In Clearwater, firefighters will be stationed at Eisenhower Elementary, South Ward Elementary and John F. Kennedy Middle schools to help children cross the road safely before and after school. On both Tuesday and Wednesday, Clearwater traffic enforcement teams will be on motorcycles and in unmarked cars in school zones and along bus routes. The team will be looking for violations of school zone speed limits, failure to stop for school buses and safety belt violations. During the first three days of school in Largo, fire engines, with lights flashing, will warn motorists to take care at Belcher, Fuguitt , Mildred Helms, Ponce de Leon, Ridgecrest and High Point schools. The speed limit is 15 mph in school zones during arrival and dismissal times. Drivers must stop for school buses with red flashing lights in both directions if there is no raised median on the street or highway. Drivers on the same side of buses must always stop.

DUNEDIN

Grand opening at new elementary

The new Dunedin Elementary School at 900 Union St. will have an open house and grand opening at 5 p.m. Monday . Attending officials are to include Pinellas school superintendent Clayton M. Wilcox, Dunedin Mayor Bob Hackworth, Dunedin Chamber of Commerce president Lynn Wargo and Dunedin City Commissioner Dave Eggers. The new school features high-speed Internet connections in each classroom, networking and video technology, interactive smart boards, digital projectors, document cameras, digital maps, student computers and mobile labs. The media center houses thousands of books, a computer lab and a television studio.

Sports, exercise talk on Wednesday

Bill King will talk about "Sports and Exercise" at the 6:30 p.m. Wednesday meeting of the North Pinellas Diabetes Association. The free program will be at the Dunedin Community Center, 1920 Pinehurst Road. Call (727) 734-3374.

EAST LAKE

Watch divers explore aquifer

Ever wonder what the aquifer looks like? Now you can catch the movie from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Brooker Creek Preserve Environmental Education Center, 3940 Keystone Road. The documentary by Karst Productions of High Springs follows a team of divers as they explore the Floridan Aquifer. The free show is recommended for age 10 and up. You'll have to bring your own popcorn and register in advance. Call (727) 453-6800.

OLDSMAR

From baby stroller to fitness machine

Hard to get to the gym with a baby at home? Take the baby with you and bring the stroller. Kristen Prentice of StrollerFit will show you how to turn them into a total fitness machine from 9:30 to 10:20 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at R.E. Olds Park, 107 Shore Drive W. Call (813) 818-0149.

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