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County offers help to control cat population

By Times Staff Writer
Published February 3, 2008

COUNTYWIDE

With the onset of the feline breeding season, Pinellas County Animal Services urges citizens to spay or neuter their cats and is offering low-cost and no-cost services during the month of February. In Pinellas County, unwanted cats represent the majority of the animal overpopulation problem, and, unfortunately, there are far more kittens and cats turned in to local shelters than can be placed for adoption. Pinellas County Animal Services offers low-cost spaying and neutering and, for those who qualify, free feline spaying. Call (727) 586-3591 to find out how the program works.

CLEARWATER

Food pantry to get heap of fresh fruit

A load of more than 38,000 pounds of fresh fruit from Farm Share Inc. is scheduled to arrive at the Religious Community Services Food Pantry at 700 East Druid Road at 11 a.m. Monday. Farm Share is a nonprofit organization that aims to feed deserving Florida families. State Sen. Dennis Jones, R-Seminole, will be on hand to help welcome the shipment, which will be distributed to hundreds of residents living in the Pinellas County area. Farm Share will provide the items free of charge.

COUNTYWIDE

Tax credit could put cash in your wallet

Learn more about the Earned Income Tax Credit, which helps workers keep more of the money they earn and pumps money into the local economy. Eligibility is based on your adjusted gross income, number of qualifying children and whether you are single or married and are filing jointly with your spouse. Workers may be eligible for up to a $4,716 tax credit, depending on income and number of children. For more information, contact the IRS at 1-800-829-1040 or call Eddie Burch, communications specialist with JWB Children's Services Council of Pinellas, (727) 547-5676.

OLDSMAR

Speakers fill you in on business taxes

Learn about small business tax reform in a seminar organized by the Upper Tampa Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce from 9 a.m. to noon Fridayat the Hilton Garden Inn, 4052 Tampa Road. Speakers include representatives from the Internal Revenue Service, the sales tax department of the Florida Department of Revenue, the Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Gulf Coast Business Finance. Advance tickets including continental breakfast are $15 for chamber members, $30 for non-members. At the door, the cost is $5 more. Register at www.utbchamber.com or call (813) 855-4233.

PALM HARBOR

MS Self Help Group shares expertise

The North Pinellas MS Self Help Group will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, 2675 Tampa Road. Two speakers this month will share their expertise on diet and nutritional supplements as well as exercise and fitness for those with multiple sclerosis. Call Bud Llewellyn at (727) 698-4346.

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