Good deed is lesson learned [Times photo: Amber Woolfolk] A lost quarter, a wallet full of cash and a missing bag of groceries all add up to one thing: One honest little boy.

South Pinellas County news

City snares two grants to improve local parks
Those grants, and possibly others, could pump about $500,000 into St. Pete Beach parks and playgrounds.

Jogger, 58, badly hurt by young driver's car
KENNETH CITY -- A vacationing jogger was seriously injured Monday when she was hit by a car driven by a Dixie Hollins student who apparently had skipped school to go to lunch.

Kenneth City council is exasperating
Re: The Oct. 11 Kenneth City Council meeting.

Woman, 41, dies after long sickness
ST. PETERSBURG -- Kathryn A. "Kathy" Stuntz, stricken nearly 17 months ago while on a trip to Texas for a family wedding, has died at 41.

County rescinds Lealman tax increase
Commissioners say a lack of communication among officials led them last week to increase fire district taxes.

Chamber drums up money with raffle
The gulf beaches chamber spiffs up while giving members a chance at dinners. Members also have donated or bartered goods and services to get the capital improvements done.

Lakewood Country Club broadens its range
With a name change, that is. St. Petersburg Country Club hopes to add members amid a $2.5-million renovation and the emerging vibrance of the city.

Financial security for women panel topic
The U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau, along with the Resource Center for Women of Pinellas/Pasco and the National Council of Negro Women, St. Petersburg Metropolitan Council, will present "Women and their Economic Security" from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 27 at the University of South Florida's St. Petersburg campus, Davis Hall, 140 Seventh Ave. S.

Capt. Dave rocks his rivals with rentals
ST. PETE BEACH -- David Winkler, known as "Capt. Dave" to those familiar with the Capt. Dave's Watersports van that cruises Gulf Boulevard and Blind Pass Road, wants city permission to rent eight personal watercraft directly from the beach.

Support eases dog owner's pain
A shopkeeper says "it's been like a parade" of kind gestures since an article about how his poodle's death was handled.

Idealist changes course after 21 years
ST. PETERSBURG -- Jane Trocheck Walker, a mainstay at the St. Petersburg Free Clinic and its deputy executive director, announced her retirement Thursday at the agency's Hunger Banquet.

Focus on volunteers
The American Cancer Society needs administrative volunteers for its Pinellas Park office, 4801 86th Ave. N. Volunteer positions also are available with the following programs:

Island-hoppers help fund research into blindness
Island Sighting on Saturday at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club was a glamorous launch for the local chapter of the Foundation Fighting Blindness.

Military news
Airman Jessica L. Barrett, daughter of Barbara Barrett of St. Petersburg and Charles Barrett of Plymouth, Mass., has completed basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

18-year-old reaches top Scouting rank
Brian Duncan, a St. Petersburg High graduate, becomes an Eagle Scout and the second black from St. Petersburg in decades to achieve the rank.

Two streets receive facelift Tuesday
ST. PETERSBURG -- Two downtown streets were closed Tuesday for street resurfacing.

Fire board candidate withdraws from race
Jon Pearl, who has criticized the Lealman Fire Board, withdrew on Sept. 29 without explanation.

Neighborhood briefs
Rear Admiral Thomas W. Steffens will speak

Stars of tomorrow can be seen today
The rising stars of women's professional tennis are only a short drive away at the Bardmoor Tennis Challenger.

Full moon, double points create a monster
Buried somewhere in a dark corner of the human mind, crowded between good intentions and self-preservation, lurks the snarling fiend of anger and retribution.

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