Tampa Bay: February 6, 2001
North Pinellas County news
Penny shortfall hearings suggested
CLEARWATER -- Pinellas County Commissioner Karen Seel wants to hold a series of town meetings so the public can help the county reprioritize Penny for Pinellas projects for the next 10 years.
North Pinellas digest
Orientation set for hospice help
Seminole to reconfigure intersection
The accident-prone corner at 102nd Avenue N and Old Ridge Road will be updated this month if the council approves tonight.
Better development plan needed
Re: Plan envisions a strollable downtown, Jan. 24 story.
1 roundabout, 15 meetings, zero consensus
The cost, timing and scale of improvements have divided the Roundabout Advisory Committee for months.
Largo man keeps commission seat
Commissioner Marty Shelby, 43, wins re-election after no one files to oppose him in the March 6 election.
North Pinellas in brief
Kids can stitch a special valentine
Sunshine, Thomas come out of overcast day in 'Wild' Figure 8
Sunshine Speedway's WinterNationals, which provides racing relief during the off-season, lived up to its name Sunday -- gray, gloomy skies, slightly wet, windy and with significantly below-normal temperatures -- except among some of the drivers.
Military news
Christopher Aaron Haas, a 2000 graduate of Tarpon Springs High School, received the United Service Organization Shipman Award for exceeding Navy training standards in his enthusiasm, supportive attitude and willingness to help others during training. Haas is attending nuclear power school at the Naval Weapons Station, Charleston, S.C. He is the son of Christopher J. and Roxanne Haas of Tarpon Springs.
School briefs
National School Counseling Week
Achievers
Jennifer R. Fortner, a 2000 graduate of Palm Harbor University High School, recently received the Community Service Award from the Saint Helena Plantation Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Fortner was a member of the National Honor Society and Model United Nations Program. She was historian of the French Club and received the school's PRIDE award for French and the College Board Advanced Placement Program's Scholar with Distinction award. She also was the Florida winner of the U.S. Institute of Peace National Peace Essay Contest. Fortner was a volunteer for the Ozona village Improvement Society and Wildlife Preserve and Palm Harbor Historical Museum. She is studying economics and international studies at the University of Virginia. She is the daughter of the Rev. Robert and Terri Fortner.
