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Library will host a salute to veterans

By Times Staff Writer
Published November 11, 2007

EAST LAKE

First a contest, then a ceremony. The East Lake Community Library, 4125 East Lake Road, will honor veterans with a Salute to Veterans Celebration on Monday. A chalk art contest starts at 4:30 p.m. Then a flag ceremony starts at 5:30 p.m. Call (727) 773-2665.

Learn how to make holidays greener

As lights twinkle, the unwrapping begins, and then a sea of patterned paper covers the floor. If this scene sounds familiar, you might want to consider a new approach to celebrating. The Brooker Creek Preserve Environmental Education Center, 3940 Keystone Road, is offering Cypress Swamp Cafe - Make Your Holidays Green, a free workshop for adults and children 10 and older, from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday . The event will feature environmentally friendly ideas for wrapping presents and making cards and decorations. Bring some gifts to wrap. To register, call (727) 453-6800.

Create a wreath with garden club

Learn how to make a holiday wreath at the Palm Harbor Garden Club meeting at 11 a.m. Mondayat the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, 1555 Windmill Pointe Road. A light lunch will be served. Guests are welcome. Call (727) 942-3028.

OLDSMAR

Veterans tribute will be held at park

Oldsmar's annual Veterans Day Ceremony will start at 3 p.m. today at Veterans Memorial Park, 250 Shore Drive E. Speakers will include Lt. Col. Robert Redding of MacDill Air Force Base and Mayor Jim Ronecker. The Air Force ROTC Color Guard, Detachment 158, University of South Florida, will participate. Two booths will offer information for veterans, including tips about veterans benefits and WorkNet Pinellas employment opportunities. Concluding the ceremony will be a roll call of more than 60 newly engraved veterans' names on the semicircle of granite walls. Call (813) 749-1260.

Doors close as library relocates

In about 1920, the R.E. Olds Farm Co. erected a building of brick glazed in white at 101 State St. W to serve as the Oldsmar Bank. For many recent years, it housed the Oldsmar Public Library. But those days are now over. The library doors closed today for the move to the new library at 400 St. Petersburg Drive, which will open Jan. 2, 2008.

OZONA

Nature preserve offers free hikes

Explore the Ozona Nature Preserve Saturday. Guided walks start at the North Street entrance to the park at 9 a.m. on the third Saturday of each month through April. The free hike is recommended for children 10 and older (with a parent) to adults. Birders should bring binoculars and cameras. Wear long sleeves, long pants and closed-toe shoes. The preserve also needs volunteers. Call Reggie Hall at (727) 784-2131.

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