Local celebrities to serve at dinner dance fundraiser

By Times staff write

© St. Petersburg Times, published January 28, 2001

PALM HARBOR -- Supporters of the Palm Harbor Senior Activity Center have scheduled a fundraising dinner dance Feb. 9 at the center, 1500 16th St.

Dr. Art Polin of Palm Harbor will perform magic, and the Clam Bayou Jazz Band will play Dixieland, swing and blues. Celebrity servers for the dinner include Mease hospitals chief operating officer Jim Pfeiffer, state Sen. Jack Latvala, County Commissioner Susan Latvala, Tax Collector Diane Nelson, Palm Harbor fire chief James Angle and WFTS-Ch. 28 newscaster Doug Smith.

Major sponsors include Marriott Senior Living Services, HCR-Manor Care Palm Harbor, Arden Courts and Westchester Gardens.

Tickets are $15 a person or $25 a couple. Tickets are available at the senior center or any sponsor location, including the Marriott Stratford Court, 45 Katherine Blvd., Palm Harbor; Marriott Coral Oaks, 900 West Lake Road, Palm Harbor; Westchester Gardens, 3301 McMullen-Booth Road, Clearwater; and Arden Court, 2895 Tampa Road, Palm Harbor.

Police department gives away car seats

TARPON SPRINGS -- The Tarpon Springs Police Department is giving away Fisher-Price car seats for children who weigh 30 to 60 pounds and are 37 to 50 inches tall. The Fire Department can install the seats. For information, call (727) 938-2849.

Legislator invites neighbors to meeting

TARPON SPRINGS -- State Rep. Rob Wallace, a Republican whose district includes Tarpon Springs as well as parts of northwestern Hillsborough County, will hold a neighborhood meeting from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Tarpon Springs Cultural Center, 101 S Pinellas Ave.

Wallace will discuss the 2001 legislative session and take questions from constituents. Call (800) 830-8091 for information.

Teenager attains rank of Eagle Scout

TARPON SPRINGS -- Tarpon Springs High School freshman Michael C. Knous, the son of Joey and Cindy Knous of Tarpon Springs, has achieved the rank of Eagle Scout.

Knous, 15, received the honor during a ceremony Jan. 5. He is a member of Boy Scout Troop 48, is on the dean's list at Tarpon Springs High and ran cross-country for the school.

For his Eagle Scout service project, he spent about 225 hours building a 12- by 16-foot shelter for employees at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital. The shelter, designed to be used by employees on breaks, has a green tin roof, a picnic table and steps leading up the hill where it stands.

Puppet theater presents 'Pinocchio'

TARPON SPRINGS -- The Frog Prince Puppetry Arts Center and Theatre will present Pinocchio, a full-length puppet show performed with hand-carved wooden marionettes, at 2 p.m. today at 210 S Pinellas Ave., Suite 158.

The show, based on The Adventures of Pinocchio, is suitable for children 5 and up. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for children 12 and under. Call (727) 942-2222 or (727) 784-6392 for information.

Senior center offers list of courses

PALM HARBOR -- Registration is open for February classes at the Palm Harbor Senior Activity Center, 1500 16th St.

Classes offered include introduction to computers, computer literacy, introduction to Windows and advanced Windows, classes in Microsoft Works, Microsoft Word, desktop publishing, PowerPoint, digital photography, introduction to the Internet, how to sell your stuff in online auctions, tai chi, personal life-history writing, low-impact senior aerobics, introduction to Spanish, ballroom dancing and line dancing.

Call (727) 771-6000 for class times and registration fees.

Registration open for computer classes

PALM HARBOR -- Palm Harbor Community School, 1900 Omaha St., will offer several computer evening classes for adults beginning this week.

Introduction to computers starts Monday and will meet Mondays and Wednesdays for three weeks. A followup course will meet Wednesdays for six weeks starting Feb. 28.

A class on Microsoft Word starts Tuesday and will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays for four weeks.

A class on Microsoft Excel starts Feb. 27 and will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays for three weeks.

All classes meet 6 to 9 p.m. For registration information, call (727) 669-1140 between 2 and 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

Hospital guild holds annual fashion show

The Palm Harbor Guild of All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg will hold its 16th annual fashion show and luncheon on Wednesday at the Harborview Center in Clearwater.

The theme is "Millennium Magic." Tickets are $30 and are available through guild members. Call (727) 789-4060 or (727) 787-5250 for information and reservations.

Group of women plan rummage sale

The women of the Kirk of Dunedin will hold their annual rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday at 2686 Bayshore Blvd., at the corner of Alt. U.S. 19 and Curlew Road. Call (727) 733-9305 for information.

Gallery features work of visual artists

OZONA -- The Professional Association of Visual Artists, known locally as PAVA, will show its members' work for two months at the new Ozona Beach Gallery, 315 Orange St., across from Molly Goodhead's restaurant.

A reception is scheduled for 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday. Call (727) 787-3426 or (727) 726-1954 for information.

Company performs to composers' works

TARPON SPRINGS -- Gilbert and Sullivan fans, take note: For the first time in the Southeast, the repertory company Opera a la Carte will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center, 324 Pine St.

The program, titled "The Word of Gilbert and Sullivan," will feature costumed selections with piano accompaniment from HMS Pinafore, The Mikado, Trial by Jury and The Gondoliers. Opera a la Carte was founded in 1970 and is based in Los Angeles.

Admission is $13; $11 for center members or students. Call (727) 942-5605 for information.

Fashion show, luncheon benefits hospital

The Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will hold a "Spring Fling" fashion show and luncheon at noon Feb. 7 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 2040 Grand Blvd., Holiday.

Fashions from Bealls Department Store will be featured. Tickets are $10 and are available at the hospital's volunteer office and the Knights of Columbus Hall. Tickets must be purchased by Friday.

The auxiliary consists of more than 250 men and women, as well as a teenage contingent, who donate an estimated 50,000 hours of service and raise about $100,000 a year.

For information, call (727) 942-5072.

Three firefighters selected to be trustees

PALM HARBOR -- The Palm Harbor Special Fire Control and Rescue District Pension Board of Trustees has appointed firefighters Scott Sanford, Demetri Moustopoulos and Cathy Wagner as new trustees.

Moustopoulos was appointed by the fire and rescue district's board of commissioners to replace new fire board commissioner Ken Peluso. The pension board selected Wagner, and Sanford was selected by firefighters who are members of the pension plan.

The remaining two positions are held by fire board appointee James Nelson and firefighter Kevin Mulligan. Each trustee serves a two-year term.

Heritage Center intends to offer Greek

TARPON SPRINGS -- Courses in basic and intermediate Greek will be offered at the Heritage Center in Tarpon Springs.

Dates for the classes have not been set, but they might be offered Mondays from 10 a.m. to noon and Thursdays from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Maria Pantelis, who will teach the classes, is a native of Athens, Greece, and has taught bilingual classes for many years. Classes will cost $50 for 10 weeks. Call (727) 943-4624 for information.

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