Tampa Bay: June 20, 2001
North Pinellas County news
District to consider discipline committee
Several School Board members want the panel to hear appeals from disciplined seniors who want walk in graduation ceremonies.
Veto won't stop dredge plan
A Clearwater engineer says that one way or another, the money to help Stevenson Creek estuary will be found.
Residents say rats roam apartment
The couple say they sleep with their lights on so mice don't crawl into the cage of their pet bird.
Drive to end red-light turns may pay off
A close call prompts a man's petition to end right turns on red lights at East Bay and Central Park.
Condo owners to county: No tanks
The reclaimed water storage facility off McMullen-Booth is needed, officials say. Nearby residents expect an eyesore.
Couple can't escape call of food business
Ed and Rita Fontaine retired a few years ago, selling the restaurant equipment business they owned for more than 40 years. Six months later, bored, they opened another restaurant equipment business.
Another annexation vote on city agenda
If approved by voters in August, the referendum would be the latest to expand Seminole's boundaries.
As a nation, we shortchange teachers, farmers
Teachers and farmers. Two of the most vital professions for the good of our country. Yet they are among the worst compensated.
Mendelblatt eyes the next America's Cup
Mark Mendelblatt began racing sailboats in the early 1980s at the helm of an inexpensive 8-foot Optimist dinghy on Tampa Bay.
Korean War veterans hold honor guard vigil
As part of a three-year commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Korean War, the Seminole-based Sunshine State Chapter of the Korean War Veterans will hold a daylong honor guard vigil from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday in Largo Central Park's Military Court of Honor off East Bay Drive and Seminole Boulevard.
Dunedin builds on reclaimed water
DUNEDIN -- To help cut down on the usage of drinking water, Dunedin is spending $191,000 to expand its reclaimed water service to 54 more homes in five subdivisions.
Ex-Mr. Clearwater, 76, bank executive
LARGO -- Charles B. Galloway Jr., a retired banker and former Mr. Clearwater, died Tuesday (June 19, 2001) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. He was 76.
