Medic lost leg, not will to help [Times photo: Scott Keeler] The ambulance driver has bounced back from his severe injuries and is set to roll again with the help of a special pedal and a titanium leg.

Cities, ball clubs close in on deals
Details remain to be worked out, but both Dunedin and Clearwater approve preliminary efforts to keep the Blue Jays and Phillies in Pinellas.

Resignation by auditor backdated
Dallas officials end a Pinellas auditor's dual employment by changing the effective date of his resignation.

Study: Bass thriving in Lake Tarpon
Researchers found the lake is in good shape, except for an unexplained decline in black crappie.

Oldsmar to pursue charter school
If the city's application is approved, it will open a middle school next to Oldsmar Elementary.

Oldsmar may curb dogs in its parks
The City Council wants rules drafted to limit dogs to designated areas of city parks.

Seminole High student charged with battery
SEMINOLE -- An 18-year-old Seminole High School student was arrested Thursday after another student was injured in a fight.

Growth, projects push city into new era
Despite annexations and new facilities that may attract younger residents, many residents don't want Seminole to lose its small-town feel.

SPJC to clear land for new building
SEMINOLE -- City and college officials are expected at 9 a.m. today as heavy equipment is hauled in to begin clearing land for a new building for the College University Center at the Seminole campus of St. Petersburg Junior College. Among those present will be Seminole SPJC Provost Jim Olliver, CUC Executive Director Lars Hafner, and Seminole City Manager Frank Edmunds, organizers said. The 87,000 square foot, three-story building is scheduled to be completed in a year. Hafner said the center has had an enrollment of 760 students since last August. That number is expected to swell to more than 1,000 when the new session begins Aug. 21. This year, the number of undergraduate, upper division and graduate course will nearly triple from 33 to 94 courses. For information on the ceremony, call Mike O'Keefe, 341-3352.

Business community backs keeping Blue Jays
The critical issue of keeping our Blue Jays in Dunedin will come to a conclusion in the next few weeks, and the Dunedin Chamber of Commerce wishes to make it clear that we support keeping them in Dunedin.

Commissioners agree to raise their salaries
CLEARWATER -- Commissioners decided that they deserved to make more money after all.

SPJC to clear land for new building
SEMINOLE -- City and college officials are expected at 9 a.m. today as heavy equipment is hauled in to begin clearing land for a new building for the College University Center at the Seminole campus of St. Petersburg Junior College.

Pinellas league to get ball rolling
The Pinellas County High School League opens its 28th year with a 12-week season starting Sept. 14, some rules changes, a few new coaches and possibly a few new teams from upper Pinellas County.

Hazel Stratton, library founder
DUNEDIN -- The city lost a great resident when Hazel Seale Stratton died Wednesday (Aug. 2, 2000) at Mease Continuing Care, Dunedin, her friends said. She was 106.

Harriet Trudgen, 111, one of state's oldest
PALM HARBOR -- One of Pinellas County's oldest residents, Harriet Trudgen, died Wednesday (Aug. 2, 2000) at Manor Care Palm Harbor nursing home at the age of 111.

Mastering wind and water
Combining two of nature's elements can lead to an exciting and challenging sport -- windsurfing.

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