Pinellas Trail marks first decade [Times photo: Jim Damaske] In 10 years, the trail has stretched and grown in miles and popularity. It will be renamed Saturday amid celebrations.

South Pinellas County news

Lealman Fire Board interviews applicants
Members must appoint someone to fill Seat 2, since no one ran for it in November. Three residents want the job.

City holds promise as source for clean water
A regional water supplier has been searching for places to drill wells and build small desalination plants.

YMCA seeks help for needy families
This year's holiday fundraising project lags behind in donations for Christmas trees, presents and ornaments.

Pinellas Trail celebrates 10th year
"One Big Block Party" will stretch for miles Saturday along the 35-mile-long trail, which is marking its 10th anniversary.

Who wants to run a gantlet of panhandlers?
On Thanksgiving eve, we went to a popular restaurant in the downtown area of St. Petersburg. When we left at about 8:30 p.m., we were approached by three panhandlers within about a 5- to 10-minute span as we walked to our parked car.

Vacancies shrink in Northeast Shopping Center
The renovated center bustles with two planned additions: a Beef O'Brady's restaurant and a crafts shop.

Decorating buffs craft a festive business
Two women offer gift baskets and a party look for any occasion. Their first big job is in downtown St. Petersburg.

Pinellas Park okays spending
PINELLAS PARK -- City Council members last week spent $777,690 for items ranging from furniture for the new library to vehicles for city departments. Here are the purchases:

Council delays decision on golf course
PINELLAS PARK -- City Council members put off a decision on Mainlands golf course's request to expand its parking lot and upgrade its clubhouse.

American Stage play asks 'What's news?'
A comedy sprinkled with pop references shows children that both foreign and local news affects them.

Military news
U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Paul J. Beach, son of Judge Robert E. Beach and Shirley Duclos of St. Petersburg, was promoted to his present rank while stationed aboard the nuclear attack submarine USS L. Mendel Rivers.

Frustration ignites lawsuit against city
A man denied the use of the old Anheuser-Busch estate in Pass-a-Grille as a corporate retreat sues, claiming arbitrary law enforcement and decisionmaking.

Lunch on a 102-foot yacht says 'thanks' in a swell way
Ah, the sea air. Nothing like lunch on the water, especially if lunch is prepared by the chef aboard a 102-foot yacht.

Seminole band director by day, student by night
Jane Lucas, who studies for a doctorate after work at Seminole High, was awarded a fellowship from the USF School of Music.

Gunman ended young lawmaker's career
ST. PETERSBURG -- State Rep. Charles J. Schuh Jr., assassinated in his Central Avenue law office in 1950, was an esteemed lawyer, legislator, family man and war hero whose murder was a tragic first.

Neighborhood briefs
Florida International Museum seeks donations

Focus on volunteers
Family Friends, sponsored by Gulf Coast Community Care of Pinellas County, is looking for adults to spend time with children in medical foster homes. The children, in need of companionship, are ill and confined indoors. For information, call Melonese Wilson at 538-7460, ext. 3020.

Boat parades
Boca Ciega Yacht Club: 15th Annual Christmas Boat Parade, Dec. 9. Leaves Gulfport Municipal Marina, 4630 29th Ave. S, at 6:30 p.m. Flotilla will arrive at Gulfport at 7; Town Shores Condominiums at 7:05; Pasadena Yacht and Country Club at 7:45; and Isla Del Sol at 8:45.

Nelson, Dent capture USTA doubles title
Some of us hit the malls after enjoying a Thanksgiving feast.

Bay riders visit Great Floridian Ironman winner
Asmall group of area riders headed south for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Overton takes a shot at PGA Senior Tour
Jay Overton's dream of playing as a regular on the PGA Senior Tour began Tuesday in the finals of the Senior Tour Qualifying Tournament.

Board denies drugstore rezoning plan
The Bay Pines Evangelical Lutheran Church in Seminole wants to sell the site and allow CVS to build. But the ruling makes it unlikely that county commissioners will make the necessary zoning change.

Estate in Pass-a-Grille to have a role in movie
John DaSilva is backing the film, which will contain scenes from the old Anheuser-Busch property he owns.

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