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Central Avenue Shuttle connects Grand Central to St. Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG "The new
Central Avenue Shuttle is a vital
link between PSTA's Grand Cen-
tral Station and downtown St. Pe-
tersburg and yet another way in
which partnering entities can im-
prove the livability and economic
vitality of St. Petersburg and the
Grand Central Business district."
"The new Central Avenue
Shuttle is much more than a con-
venient form of transportation for
area residents it's a testament to
the impact of hard work, coopera-
tion and community improve-
ment."
That's what local business,
community and transit leaders
said about St. Petersburg's new
Central Avenue Shuttle service
this afternoon as they celebrated
the unveiling of Pinellas County's
3100 Central Ave. in St. Peters-
burg adjacent to the PSTA bus
terminal, which was recently re-
named from Central Plaza to
Grand Central Station.
The Central Avenue Shuttle is
being operated by the Looper
Group and links St. Petersburg's
Looper Trolley with PSTA's
Grand Central Station and
Williams Park terminals, which
serve 18 different bus routes. The
new service runs from the St. Pe-
tersburg Pier to 32nd Street along
Central Avenue. The fare is only
25 cents one way or ten cents for
seniors and citizens with disabili-
ties, plus children five and
younger ride free.
The shuttle is result of a grow-
ing partnership between PSTA,
the City of St. Petersburg and lo-
photo courtesy of PSTA newest transit service. The un- cal business leaders and their ef-
The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority is the public transit provider for Pinellas County carrying more than 12 million riders a veiling was held at 3:30 pm in the forts to enhance transit options
year along nearly 40 bus and trolley routes with a fleet of 205 vehicles. parking lot of SunTrust Bank at for residents and visitors alike.
Sheriff's Department collects Crist thanks National Guard soliders
425 lbs of perscription drugs during a visit to Camp Blanding
ST. PETERSBURG Last weekend in
an effort to keep prescription drugs off the
streets, drop off spots were made for any-
one to bring in past due perscription drugs
from 10 am to 2 pm.
The day resulted in a 425 pound collec-
tion of drugs. The Pinellas County Sher-
iff's Offices Narcotics Unit calls this pro-
gram Operation Medicine Cabinet. There
were seven drop off locations in unincor-
porated areas. The drugs will be inciner-
ated.
According to Pinellas Sheriff's Sergeant
Dan Zsido, "Any time we can reduce the
amount of prescription drugs which could
be stolen or illegally used is a win-win sit-
uation for law enforcement and the com-
munity. We appreciate the assistance re-
ceived from our partners in this effort.
This program is designed to prevent the
misuse and abuse of unwanted over-the-
counter and prescription medications, and
keep them out of communities' water sup-
plies.
TALLAHASSEE -- Florida Agriculture
and Consumer Services Commissioner
Charles H. Bronson announced yesterday
the imposition of import restrictions on
horses coming into Florida from Texas fol-
lowing the discovery of hundreds of Texas
horses positive for Theileria equi, one of
two organisms responsible for causing
Equine Piroplasmosis (EP).
Bronson is requiring horses from Texas
to have blood tests to check for Theileria
equi within 30 days of entry into Florida,
have a health certificate, be checked for
ticks that carry EP, and be sprayed with a
pesticide no more than two weeks before
their arrival in Florida.
Back in late October there was a single
reported case in Texas. A horse was ex-
hibiting symptoms from the parasite, since
then over a hundred other cases have
arised. The estimated number of horses
that have tested positive as of today are
over 300. Texas is working diligently to
try and find a way to stop this massive
spread.
EP is considered a foreign animal dis-
ease, not endemic to the United States. It
is a blood-borne parasitic disease primarily
transmitted between horses by ticks or
contaminated needles and is not directly
contagious from one horse to another.
Ticks are the natural method of transmis-
sion of the EP organisms, and the tick
species known to be efficient at transmit-
ting EP is not believed to be in Florida.
Acutely affected horses can have de-
pression, fever, anemia, jaundiced (yellow)
The program can be used by hospitals,
environmental groups, pharmaceutical
companies, community groups, and gov-
ernment agencies.
mucous membranes, and can die from the
disease. In its milder form, EP can also
cause horses to have roughened hair coats,
constipation, colic, generalized weakness,
and lack of appetite. Some horses become
chronic carriers of the disease, showing
little clinical signs but have the ability to
transmit the disease to other horses via
ticks. One of the main concerns is the
transition of the disease through
birthing, this has not been proven yet.
Treatment of infected horses has not
been shown to be effective in eliminating
the organism (Theileria equi), and infected
horses must remain under quarantine. As
of now the disease is recognized as uncur-
able. According to Dr. Michael Short, the
main vertinary doctor on staff at Florida
Agriculture and Consumer Services, most
have been adapting and simply becoming
carriers. No deaths have been reported.
The establishment of Equine Piroplas-
mosis and associated vector ticks would
seriously threaten the horses and equine
industry of Florida, which produces goods
and services of more than $3 billion annu-
ally.
"We are being very proactive in testing
horses that came in contact with positive
horses that were imported from Texas over
the past few years since we are not sure
how long the problem has existed in
Texas," Bronson said. "This is a serious
disease, and we must take all precautions
necessary to prevent the spread of this
disease as well as to prevent the introduc-
tion of any ticks that are carriers of the dis-
Horses continued on pg 5
STARKE -- Governor Charlie
Crist expressed his gratitude to .
the 2,450 members of the Florida
National Guard's 53rd Infantry
Brigade Combat Team during a
visit to Camp Blanding Joint
Training Center near Jacksonville,
Monday.
In preparation for a year-long
deployment in Iraq and Kuwait,
troops are completing six weeks
of pre-mobilization training, re-
ferred to as "Operation FALL
CLASSIC," at the training center.
The Governor also emphasized
his support for the Caregiver and
Veterans Health Services Act of
2009, federal legislation that aims
to assist, improve and support Maj. Gen,
healthcare for veterans. Governor
"These brave service men and women
are a great testament to the outstanding
caliber of the Florida National Guard and
our nation's military," said Governor Crist.
"I am proud of what they are accomplishing
as they complete their training and am con-
fident they will continue to serve with
honor and distinction."
Operation FALL CLASSIC began on
Oct. 6th and is the final phase of training in
anticipation of actual combat conditions
overseas. Among other procedures, Sol-
diers practiced convoy security, detection
of explosive devices, crowd control in a
combat zone, and medical extraction sim-
ulations. Additionally, an Arabic-speaking
role-playing exercise was added as practice
for real-life interactions with Iraq and
Kuwait residents. The team of role-play-
ers, comprised mostly of Iraqi nationals
and expatriates, wear distinctive Iraqi garb
and speak Arabic in an effort to be as au-
thentic as possible and accurately portray
the typical interaction between Iraqi and
Kuwaiti nationals and U.S. troops.
Governor Crist visited the "theater spe-
cific" training in a simulated Iraqi village
with the Iraqi Nationals speaking Arabic.
A practice attack was underway to train
Soldiers concerning the correct procedures
to enter an Iraqi village looking for a sus-
pect. The Iraqi role-players carried out
their daily routine as Soldiers moved into
the area. Suddenly the role-players were
calling out Arabic slogans attempted to
work with the Soldiers moving in force
when the area erupted in smoke and the
role-players scattered from the area. There
was an eruption of gunfire as Soldiers en-
gaged with enemy combatants.
While the village scene was unfolding,
Soldiers securing the perimeter yelled for
an approaching vehicle to halt. They fired
at the vehicle and it exploded with a vehi-
cle-borne explosive device; no Soldiers
. Douglas Burnett, adjutant general of Florida, briefs
Crist at Camp Blanding.
would have been injured in this scenario.
To conclude the exercise, a team of Sol-
diers quickly extracted a suspect for ques-
tioning and others remained to work with
the villagers.
Governor Crist also took time to specif-
ically talk with each group of Soldiers upon
completion of their training scenarios, to
include inquiring about their home towns.
Joining Governor Crist was Florida Repre-
sentative Charles Van Zant, who also ex-
pressed his appreciation for the Soldiers.
To one group of Soldiers at the training
site, Governor Crist commented: "I want to
thank you from the bottom of my heart, on
behalf of almost 20 million Floridians -
thank you for what you're doing. Thank
you for your courage. Thank you for fight-
ing for our freedom. I just want to learn
about your training and how you do it. It's
incredibly impressive."
Maj. Gen. Douglas Burnett, adjutant
general of Florida, escorted Governor Crist
as he moved among the Soldiers.
"This was a historic day for our Guards-
men as Governor Crist thanked them for
their service and answering the call to
again deploy to Iraq and Afghanistan,"
added Maj. Gen. Burnett. The majority of
the Soldiers conducting training as Gover-
nor Crist visited are from South Florida,
specifically 1st. Battalion, 124th Infantry
Regiment.
Currently more than 3,000 Florida
Guardsmen and women are preparing to
deploy to Iraq and Afghanistan to join the
nearly 1,000 presently overseas. Since
September 2001, more than 11,000 mem-
bers of the Florida National Guard have
served on federal active duty in support of
the ongoing war on terror. Most recently,
432 troops with the 146th Signal Battalion
and nearly 70 members of the 256th Med-
ical Company returned home, concluding
their year-long tours in Iraq.
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Today, Friday, November 20, 2009 news@pinellas-news.com
Destination Retail: How to Get Locals to Buy From Local Businesses. #2:
Muvico Theaters, BayWalk. 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. The city has joined forces with
Jon Schallert, a noted retail consultant that teaches business owners not only
how to survive, but more importantly how to become a destination business and
thrive in the current economy and beyond. This FREE, three-part, DESTINATION
Retail series will be hosted at the BayWalk Retail Shopping Complex, in down-
town St. Petersburg. The web-based event will air live inside the Muvico
Theaters including a live Q&A with Jon. To register, please send e-mail to
Destination.Retail@stpete.org next session: Jan. Destination Retail: Capturing
Customers, the Critical 7 Seconds.
Grand Re-Opening and Cookout: Mirror Lake Complex, 559 Mirror Lake Dr. 7
to 11 p.m. The Mirror Lake Complex is throwing a rocking, roaring, retro Grand
Re-Opening and Cookout on Friday November 20. To kick-off the event, a special
recognition ceremony will be held at 7:15 p.m. The entire family, including the
family pet, is invited to celebrate the center's re-opening. Sodas, hot dogs and
burgers will be available, while adults can enjoy some beer and wine. An arts
and craft show will also be a part of the festivities. The St. Petersburg
Shuffleboard Club will host its regular Friday Night Shuffle along with other
activities planned by the St. Petersburg Lawn Bowling and Chess Clubs includ-
ing: Lawn bowling, Badminton, Volleyball, Bocce, Croquet, Horseshoes, Bean-bag
toss. Ping-pong. Billiards. Chess. Card games. Board games. and much more,
Please join in celebrating the restoration of this St. Petersburg landmark. For
more information please call Sally Marvin at the Sunshine Center at 727-893-
7190 or email Sally.Marvin@stpete.org.
Nov. 20 to Dec. 27 This Wonderful Life: American Stage Theatre Company,
163 3rd St. N. Tues., Wed. and Thurs. 7:30 p.m. Fri. and Sat. 8 p.m. and Fri., Nov.
27 at 3 p.m. Sat. and Sun. 3 p.m no performances Nov. 26 and Dec. 25 and "Pay
What You Can" nights are Tuesday, Dec. 1 and 22 at 7:30 p.m. It's Christmas
Eve and George Bailey stands on a snowy bridge...when a guardian angel inter-
venes! Thus begins the most irresistible "what if" story of all time, a visually
stunning stage adaptation of the classic holiday film that is sure to capture your
heart and captivate your spirit. This one-man tour de force bursts with hope and
humor and delivers a witty and moving story brimming with nostalgia and imag-
ination. The perfect start to your family's holiday festivities. www.ameri-
canstage.org or 727-823-7529.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Scout It Out!: Pinellas Pioneer Settlement,2900 31st St. S. 10 a.m. A joint ven-
ture between the Pioneer Settlement and the local scouting groups to recruit
kids to join the scouts. This fun-filled day lets you try out the scouting activities
before you sign up! www.stpete.org/boyd or 727-893-7326.
Walking Tour "North by Old Northeast": Central Ave. and 2nd St., 10 a.m. to
noon. St. Petersburg Preservation Inc. visits the waterfront and Old Northeast
neighborhood to tell the history of St. Petersburg. www.stpetepreservation.org
or 727-824-7802.
Virginia Swanson Origins, History & Future of Crazy Quilting': Florida
International Museum at St. Petersburg College, 244 Second Ave. N. 11
a.m.Discussion ranges from the early days of fabric production to the use of
scraps left from garment production in quilting, plus a segment on the Victorian
Crazy Quilt. Includes small trunk show. www.spcollege.edu/fimuseum or 727-
341-7900.
FISH-ful Saturday Celebrates The Year of the Fish: Exploring Estuaries: The
Pier Aquarium, 800 2nd Ave. N.E. Noon to 2 p.m. www.pieraquarium.org or 727-
895-7437.
Bay 2 Bay Area Idol Talent Search Expo Auditions: Royal Theater Boys & Girls
Club, 1011 22nd St. S, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Your opportunity to becoming the next
Area Idol and a chance to audition for national talent shows. Showcase your
abilities in vocals, rap, dance, poetry and spoken word and other categories in 2
age groups (5-18 years & 19 & up). Talent finals held December 12 at the
Palladium Theatre www.everyonesyouthunited.com or 727-599-9912.
PIZAZZ Song & Dance Troupe HOLIDAY SHOPPING: PARTY: St. Pete Little
Theatre lobby, 4025 31st St., S., 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Come enjoy a Holiday Party
while shopping for unique gift items! 727-536-7407 or 727-515-5380.
Gulf to Bay Chapter Sweet Adelines International: Applause '09: The
Palladium at St. Petersburg College, 253 5th Ave. N. 5 p.m.
Annual choral presentation. www.mypalladium.org or 727-822-3590.
Gulf to Bay Chorus Sweet Adelines International 'Applause '09': The
Palladium at St. Petersburg College, 253 5th Ave. N. 5 p.m. www.mypalladi-
um.org or 727-822-3590.
2nd Annual Chillounge Night: North Straub Park, 6 to 10 p.m. A beautiful trans-
formation of a park into a magnificent outdoor lounge setting the stage for a
chic, upscale party. Musical performance by Shane Madden AKA Govinda.
Creative Clay will have a swank booth this unique event and will be selling retail
items throughout the evening. www.chilloungenight.com or 941-448-0995.
Family Flicks! Movies on the Waterfront. The Velveteen Rabbit: The Pier,
800 2nd Ave. N.E.Waterside Courtyard. Movies begin at dusk. Fun for the whole
family. Bring your blanket and pillow. Jammies allowed! Third Saturday month-
ly. www.parentguide.com, www.stpetepier.com or 727-821-6443.
Sunday, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
Nov. 20 to 22 Women's Running Magazine: Women's Half Marathon & 5K:
Downtown St. Petersburg. Renaissance Vinoy Resort, 501 5th Ave. N.E. and
Albert Whitted Park. Health and Wellness Expo in the ballroom at the Vinoy Hotel
is open Fri. 2 to 7 p.m. and Sat. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Half Marathon and 5K begin
at 7:30 a.m. and race along the waterfront on Sun. starting at Albert Whitted
Park. The inaugural Women's Half Marathon offers a flat, fast course that winds
along the downtown St. Petersburg waterfront. At mile 12, runners will have the
unique experience of running through the domed Tropicana Field, home to the
Tampa Bay Rays baseball team. The event, though primarily developed for and
marketed to women, is open to both men and women. Women's Running
Magazine 5k, a 3.1 -mile course will start along side the half marathon. The 5k
course will begin on the waterfront, wind through downtown and around Mirror
Lake, finishing in Albert Whitted Park. Both the half marathon and 5k courses
have been designed to be extremely walker friendly. Runners will cross the
waterfront race finish line at Albert Whitted Park, where food, drinks and music
will help them celebrate their accomplishment. Benefitting the Leukemia and
Lymphoma Society. www.active.com, www.womenshalfmarathon.com or 727-
502-9202.
Music Fest on the Water: Robert Harris Group: The Pier, 800 2nd Ave. N.E. 1
to 4 p.m. Relax by the water and enjoy the melodies of local musicians. R&B, jazz
and pop sounds.www.stpetepier.com or 727-821-6443.
Monday, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
Celebrity Critter of the Week Pencil Urchin: The Pier Aquarium, 800 2nd Ave.
N.E. 1 to 3:30 p.m. Learn about and explore the habitat of a new and exciting
"critter" each week. www.pieraquarium.org or 727-895-7437.
Tuesday, NOVEMBER 24, 2009
Free Information Session on PACE Programs for Seniors: Sunshine "Senior"
Center Auditorium, 330 5th Street North. 10 to 11 a.m.The Sunshine Center and
Neighborly Care Network have a free informational session for seniors. Join us
to learn how the new Neighborly PACE (program of all inclusive care for elderly)
will benefit our elderly population and our community. Some benefits provided
to seniors in Pinellas County: primary and specialty medical care, adult day cen-
ters, hospitalization and emergency services, meals, in-home support and care,
prescriptions, physical and occupational therapies, and transportation. Call 727-
893-7102 for more information.
Wednesday, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
No Events scheduled as of publication.
Thursday, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
No Events scheduled as of publication
Thanksgiving Day
"HOW TO GET LOCALS TO BUY
LOCAL" LECTURE AT BAYWALK
ST. PETERSBURG Today, senior retail industry
consultant and destination business expert, Jon
Schallert will host "How to Get Locals to Buy Lo-
cal" at the BayWalk complex in downtown St. Pe-
tersburg, 142 Second Street N.
The free event, by DESTINATION Retail, is the
second of three web-based presentations airing live
in Muvico Theater at BayWalk. The event begins
with a complimentary breakfast social at 7:30 a.m.,
followed by a live presentation with time for ques-
tions and answers from 8:30 to 10 a.m.
Pre-Registration is requested by mailing Desti-
nation.Retail@stpete.org Parking is available at the
adjacent MidCore parking garage, at a nominal $1
hourly rate and is accessible from Second Avenue
North and Second Street North.
Since 1983, Jon Schallert has been working with
independent business owners to teach his acclaimed
business improvement methods, addressing not
only how to survive, but more importantly how to
become a destination business and thrive in the
current economy and beyond. He is a member of the
National Speakers Association, the National Main
Street Network, and the International Downtown
Association. His business methodologies have been
featured and published in such national publications
as the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and En-
trepreneur Magazine. In addition, Schallert speaks
and consults with thousands of entrepreneurs an-
nually.
This event series has been made possible by
contributing sponsors: St. Petersburg Downtown
Partnership, Beach Drive Retail, Sembler, Ciminelli
Real Estate Services of Florida, City of St. Peters-
burg Economic Development, Downtown Business
Association, and Muvico Theaters. Next up: January
2010 Part III of the DESTINATION Retail series
"Capturing Customers, The Critical 7 Seconds".
Holiday Outdoor Movie Series beings Nov. 27
ST. PETERSBURG -The glitz of Hollywood adds
to the sparkle of downtown St. Petersburg this hol-
iday season with a free outdoor film festival guar-
anteed to bring out the kid in everyone. St. Peters-
burg's Holiday Outdoor Movie Series, presented
by the Sunscreen film festival, features eight holi-
day classic movies on Friday and Saturday nights,
beginning next Firday, in North Straub Park, Beach
Drive and Fifth Avenue N.E. Beginning at 7 p.m.,
films will be screened just north of the Museum of
Fine Arts. The film series is sponsored by 400
Beach Drive Merchants, Progress Energy and the
city of St. Petersburg.
The holiday films are:
November 27
Miracle On 34th St.,
presented by Macy's, (1947)
starring Maureen O'Hara and Natalie Wood;
November 28
Babes In Toyland,
(1934) starring Laurel & Hardy;
December 4
We're No Angels,
(1955) starring Humphrey Bogart;
December 5
White Christmas,
(1954) starring Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye;
December 11
Holiday Inn,
(1943) starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire;
December 12
A Christmas Story,
(1983)
starring Melinda Dillon and Peter Billingsley;
December 18
The Shop Around The Corner,
(1940) starring Jimmy Stewart;
December 19
It's A Wonderful Life,
(1946) starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed.
"The film series is a great way to spend quality
time with family and friends, introducing them to
the classic favorites you enjoyed watching as a
child," said Mayor Rick Baker. "Hosting the film se-
ries in one of our downtown waterfront parks also
gives residents the opportunity to sample festive
fare from nearby restaurants, view our spectacular
light displays and take part in some of the holiday
activities St. Petersburg has to offer during the hol-
iday season."
The outdoor film series gets underway immedi-
ately following the downtown holiday tree lighting
ceremony November 27. Movie goers are invited to
bring lawn chairs and blankets. Seasonal refresh-
ments, including popcorn, coffee and hot chocolate,
will be available for purchase.
UUG Uec. I UlIIIIIe
ST. PETERSBURG Attention Artists, registra-
tions for booths and competitions at the 35th Annual
Mainsail Arts Festival are due by December 1, 2009.
All applications must be submitted online at
www.zapplication.org or by visiting www.main-
sailartsfestival.org and clicking on ZAPP.
This year's competition will have over $50,000 in
cash awards, including a 35th Anniversary Special
Award and the $10,000 Best of Show prize. Jury fees
are $35 and booth space is $250 with 13 different
categories for submissions: Ceramics, Digital Art,
Fibers, Glass, Graphics, Jewelry, Metal, Mixed Me-
dia, Oil/Acrylic, Photography, Sculpture, Watercolor
and Wood.
The festival will be held in Vinoy Park on April
17-18, 2010. In addition to over 200 artists, there
will be a variety of culinary artists providing deli-
cious food, live music, the "Young at Art" student
show, and the "Kids Create" art activity tent for
children. As always, admission for visitors is free.
Mainsail 2010 is also looking for volunteers to help
with planning and production.
Florida Botanical
GAINESVILLE The Florida Museum of Natu-
ral History will offer a new volunteer orientation
from 10:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Dec. 3 The orien-
tation includes a general overview of volunteer du-
ties, an opportunity to view museum exhibits, and
presentations by departments currently seeking
volunteers.
"Volunteering at the museum is an opportunity to
connect with the community and to share natural
science and history with people of all ages," said
Florida Museum volunteer coordinator Julie Crosby.
The museum has many volunteer positions avail-
able. Docents guide and educate groups through
various exhibits. Collections and research assis-
tants help collect, catalogue and maintain the col-
lections at Dickinson Hall and the McGuire Center
for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity. Interpreters and
naturalists assist and educate visitors about natural
science topics in the Butterfly Rainforest and other
outdoor areas, and horticulturalists help Butterfly
Rainforest staff maintain the vivarium's plants
Volunteers must be 18 years or older. Interested
individuals must attend the orientation and are
asked to register online, www.flmnh.ufl.edu/volun-
teers/ by Dec. 1. For more information contact
Crosby, 352-273-2055, or jcrosby@flmnh.ufl.edu.
Gardens starts
holiday light display Nov.
ST. PETERSBURG Sparkling goodwill and
cheer will spread across Florida Botanical Gardens
this year during the Holiday Lights in the Gardens
display to begin Saturday, Nov. 28. This premier
Pinellas County celebration is a community tradi-
tion that visitors and residents can enjoy every
evening through Sunday, Jan. 3, from 6 to 10 p.m. A
stroll through the shining Gardens adds a touch of
festivity to everyone's holidays.
The Gardens transform into a holiday wonderland
with more than 425,000 twinkling lights, which are
environmentally-friendly LED lights. Free family-
friendly entertainment and music are planned. Food
and beverages will be sold. This celebration is free
to children under 12, and a donation of $2 per adult
is suggested. Just follow the bright glow to free
parking available in the lot next to the Gardens,
Heritage Village and Pinellas County Extension.
The Gardens are located at 12520 Ulmerton Road in
Largo.
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The annual celebration is sponsored by the
Florida Botanical Gardens Foundation. To learn
more about the celebration or to volunteer to sup-
port the holiday event, please call (727) 582-2247.
The Florida Botanical Gardens display formal
gardens, scenic landscapes and natural habitats that
unfold across 150 acres in the heart of Pinellas
County. More than 25 gardens and display areas
showcase flora, fauna and natural resources to de-
light nature enthusiasts. Some of the gardens offer
tropical plants, roses, fruits, herbs, hibiscus,
bromeliads and more.
A Botanical Bounty Store located in the Wel-
come Center sells souvenirs and gifts with a horti-
cultural flair. The store is open Tuesday through Fri-
day starting at 10 a.m. The Gardens are open every
day from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m., and admission is free
during regular hours.
To learn more about the Florida Botanical Gar-
dens, visit www.flbg.org or call (727) 582-2100.
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City named airport terminal ECONOMY'S DECLINE Cat of the Week
Mayor Rick Baker and city officials name terminal after social philanthropists RAISES IMPORTANCE Clementine
ST. PETERSBURG On Tuesday, parking ramp. Construction began in April, FOR IMTERD ATIONAL
Mayor Rick Baker, elected officials and 2006, and was completed in October, 2007. U INTERNATIONAL
members of the local aviation community The building is leased by St. Petersburg TR A D P I
named the Albert Whitted Airport Inter- Flying Services, the airport's fixed base
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modal General Aviation center me "ral-
braith Terminal." Ceremonies were held
today at the downtown airport's 10,600
square foot building, 540 First Street S.E.,
in St. Petersburg.
John and Rosemary Galbraith, local phi-
lanthropists and tireless supporters of Al-
bert Whitted Airport, loaned and gifted
funds necessary to complete construction
of the airport building.
"St. Petersburg, as the birthplace of the
world's first commercial airline, has a long
and historic tradition with the world of avi-
ation," said Mayor Baker. "Today, with the
renaming of this beautiful new terminal,
we can appropriately honor the Galbraiths
for their lifelong love of aviation and
decades-long contributions to our civic life
in St. Petersburg."
The Galbraith Terminal is a two-story
building featuring a 64-space landside park-
ing lot and a 12,200 square yard aircraft
ST. PETERSBURG Due to the contin-
ued lag in H1N1 (swine) flu production,
the Pinellas County Health Department is
scaling back its school vaccination cam-
paign effective today, Nov. 16.
Vaccine clinics will continue only in el-
ementary schools from Nov. 17-20 as orig-
inally scheduled, but they will be sus-
pended in middle schools and high schools.
Those school clinics will be rescheduled in
December when additional vaccines are
expected to arrive.
"We apologize to the parents and school
staff affected by this continued national
shortage of vaccines," said Claude Dharam-
raj, M.D., director of the Pinellas County
Health Department. "We are concentrating
our efforts on the youngest children at this
time based on the very limited supply of
H1N1 vaccines we've received."
Tampa SPCA giv
a home to 24 dc
after hoarding ir
Tennessee
TAMPA SPCA Tampa Bay will ass
Cheatham County Animal Control in Nashvil
by taking in 24 dogs as part of a hoarding i
nation. The purebreds and mixes will ar
truck at the SPCA Tampa Bay shelter on 1
A total of 57 dogs were confiscated by Ch
County Animal Control Officers from what w;
sidered an alleged hoarding situation. Mos
animals seized were malnourished; flea ir
and had severely matted hair.
The animals were unloaded Monday even
were quarantined at the facility, where the
examined by veterinarian Cherie Buisson.
Due to lack of space in the Cheatham Cou
imal Control facility, the SPCA Tampa Bay ofi
take in the animals and place them up for ad
when they are physically and mentally read
It could take several weeks before these
to recover from all of the disease, parasites,
fections that could have been caused while
held at the facility.
photo court,
Just two of the many dogs that were dropped off on Monday
operator. umter tenants include Avis Rental
Car and a new restaurant, The Hangar,
with a projected opening of Spring, 2010.
Construction cost of the building was
$4 million. The city received a grant from
the Florida Department of Transportation
(FDOT) for 80 percent of the cost ($3.2
million) to be released in portions over a
six year period. The Galbraiths provided
the city with an interest free loan for
FDOT's portion of the project so it could be
started in 2007. Mr. Galbraith will be repaid
as the FDOT funds are released. In addi-
tion, Mr. Galbraith donated 10 percent (or
half the city's match of $800,000) with the
city contributing the remaining $400,000.
The aircraft ramp portion of the project,
totaling $800,000 was paid in part with a 95
percent grant from the Federal Aviation
Authority (FAA) with the city providing
the remaining five percent.
School principals will be sending calls
with recorded messages about the clinics
to parents beginning today to notify them
about the changes.
While parents are anxiously waiting for
the school vaccination campaign to get
back into swing, the disease has reportedly
taken another death in the process. Thank-
fully it was not due to lag in production and
no schools are at risk.
The Pinellas County Health Depart-
ment was notified this week of an H1N1
(swine) flu death in Pinellas County. A 38-
year-old female with underlying health
conditions is the county's 11th H1N1
(swine) flu fatality.
As of Nov. 3, there have been 149 labo-
ratory-confirmed H1N1 (swine) flu fatali-
ties reported in Florida. Of those, 20.8 per-
cent had no underlying health conditions.
photo courtesy of SPCA
Schnauzer mix
photo courtesy of SPCA
This is a Golden Retriever and Labrador
mix, should be ready for adoption in a
few weeks.
TALLAHASSEE What do a decline in value of
the U.S. dollar and Brazil's economic growth mean
for the future of Florida's economy? According to
analysis by the Center for Competitive Florida at
Florida TaxWatch, these factors, and others, are
converging to make international trade and the in-
dustries that supply the goods for export an in-
creasingly important consideration for policymakers
concerned with Florida's economic wellbeing now
and in the future.
The report, International Trade: A New Pillar of
Florida's Economy?, begins by explaining that
"Brazil's economic future is especially important to
Florida because Brazil is Florida's largest interna-
tional trade partner." The analysis considers the
positive trajectory of Brazil's domestic economy, the
relative strength of the U.S. dollar compared to
Brazil's currency (the Real), and Florida's export
statistics by country and by item exported to de-
termine that international trade, with Brazil and
others. These data emphasize that such trade is a
vital part of Florida's economy and must be a con-
sideration of policymakers.
The analysis continues by discussing how further
decline in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to for-
eign currency can boost Florida's international
trade; however, the decline in value can also jeop-
ardize investment in Florida's industries. Florida
industries such as the civilian aircraft industry,
which make the goods that Florida exports, are vul-
nerable to the decline in value. Therefore, policy-
makers need to consider the importance of ensur-
ing that Florida maintains a healthy climate for
domestic and foreign investment, even if the de-
clining value of the U.S. dollar acts as a discour-
agement for investment in Florida.
The analysis concludes: "In these regards, it is
critically important that Florida and the U.S. provide
healthy climates for domestic and foreign invest-
ment," because without such investments, vital in-
dustries in which Florida is well positioned for con-
tinued growth in international trade, such as civilian
aircraft, cannot expand. "A lower value for the U.S.
dollar may spur U.S. and Florida exports for some
time; however, if the expected fall of the dollar ul-
timately reflects less favorable long-term growth
opportunities in the U.S., then investment and ex-
port growth will shrink and Florida could then lose
another pillar of its economy."
Clementine is a lovely kitty
with big green eyes and a white
neck. She is so soft and silky and
just loves to be petted and talked
to. And please scratch under her
chin too. She is very friendly and
easy to get along with. She is
happy and gentle and would be a
wonderful lap cat. Her favorite
toy is a cat fishing pole. But she
would prefer to be with just hu-
mans, no other pets, please. She
really has a lot of love to give.
Stop by and see darlin' Clemen-
tine at SPCA Tampa Bay, 9099
130th Ave N in Largo, or call
727-586-3591.
All Children's Hospital Ribbon
Cutting Ceremony this Saturday
ST. PETERSBURG While the
doors don't officailly open for pa-
tient care until December 12, All
Children's Hospital will have a a
ribbon cutting ceremony this Sat-
urday at 11 a.m, featuring Mayor
Rick Baker as Master of Cere-
monies.
After the ribbon cutting, hospi-
tal officials will have self-guided
tours and family activities from
noon to 5 p.m. The entertainment
ranges from Mount Zion Drum-
line to exhibits from Great Explo-
ration Children's Museum and the
YMCA.
This 10-story, $403 million fa-
cility will officailly open on De-
cember 12. This is when patients
will be moved.
Tampa Transportation Department
reaches out to the community
TAMPA As a way to offer citizens an
opportunity to engage in an open conver-
sation on all aspects of regional mobility
and to encourage a friendly dialogue re-
garding all issues related to the Tampa Bay
region's transportation future, the Tampa
Bay Area Regional Transportation Author-
ity (TBARTA) has created "The Trans-
portation Lounge," a source for news and
conversation regarding transportation in
the greater Tampa Bay area.
The Transportation Lounge (www.trans-
portationlounge.com) website is just one
component of TBARTA's online public out-
reach and input gathering process. It offers
residents a "one-stop shop" for an online
dialogue related to anything transporta-
tion-related. Additionally, the Community
Forum of the Lounge serves as an open
community forum for regional transporta-
tion discussions and conversations.
"As the regional voice of transportation
in the Tampa Bay area, TBARTA has made
a concerted effort to ensure that the voice
of the public is heard and recognized
throughout the entire Master Planning
process," said Bob Clifford, Executive Di-
rector of TBARTA. "Over 40,000 people
contributed their opinions and ideas to the
Regional Transportation Master Plan that
was approved earlier this year, and this
Transportation Lounge allows TBARTA to
continue to hear and receive this important
feedback from citizens as we continue with
the next steps in building regional con-
sensus on transportation in Tampa Bay."
While the Transportation Lounge is a
service of TBARTA, the users of the web-
site will have the freedom to discuss what-
ever transportation-related topics they
choose. Users may comment on existing
topics in the community forum or create a
new thread for others to comment on.
The opinions and statements expressed
on the Transportation Lounge website may
or may not represent the views or opinions
of the Tampa Bay Area RegionalTrans-
portation Authority (TBARTA). TBARTA
is not responsible for views or opinions
that are expressed on the site. In accor-
dance with Florida's Public Records Act, all
postings will be retained as public records.
The Tampa Bay Area Regional Trans-
portation Authority was created by the
Florida Legislature in 2007 to plan and de-
velop a multimodal transportation system
that will connect the seven counties of the
Tampa Bay region. The legislature man-
dated that TBARTA must create a Regional
Transportation Master Plan for the Tampa
Bay region by July 2009. TBARTA adopted
this plan in May 2009. The goal of the Mas-
ter Plan is to engage the public in devel-
oping a vision for regional integration of
transportation systems and foster part-
nerships with government agencies and
business entities.
USF partners with Wal-Mart to find solution to bottled water waste
TAMPA Leave it to enterprising students from the
University of South Florida to find a far-reaching and
practical solution to bottled water waste. The USF branch
of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) has come up with
an award-winning idea that has earned $6,000 in support
from Wal-Mart for a project that promises to help keep
millions of plastic bottles out of landfills and save students
well over a million dollars a year: free refreshing reverse
osmosis filtered water available at popular locations
around campus and inexpensive refillable bottles. The
Wal-Mart Market 111 grant is funding installation of the
filtration systems.
"This project aims to help promote awareness about
and reduce the consumption of plastic water bottles as
well as help the USF community make environmentally
sustainable personal and business decisions," said
Dameion Lovett, assistant director in the Department of
USF Scholarships and Financial Aid Services, who serves
as SIFE advisor. "This is all in support of USF's com-
mitment to fight global warming."
The idea began taking shape when members of the
SIFE team noticed a trash can filled to the brim with
plastic water bottles. Team members then set off on a
mission to combat the plastic waste problem and change
students' behavior.
After conducting an online survey to gauge interest
among USF's students, faculty and staff, results indicated
the potential for tremendous impact by installing custom
use water systems in high traffic areas. SIFE estimates
over 22,000 students would obtain overall savings of
$1,746,158 and save over two million plastic bottles from
being dumped into landfills each year. A test machine was
installed and water bottles were passed out to test the
idea further.
"Field testing yielded positive and encouraging re-
sults," Lovett said. "Then the team won $250 for the
project by placing first in a poster contest at the Going
Green Tampa Bay Expo 2009. Now the grant from Wal-
Mart will be used to install six systems on campus with
the direct goals of decreasing the carbon footprint of pack-
aging and transporting bottled water, reducing plastic
waste in landfills and saving students, faculty and staff
money in tough economic times."
Lovett and the SIFE team expect the machines to be
installed after the first of the year. They are working on
gaining further financial support for the project and have
received endorsements from the USF Office of Sustain-
ability and the Office of Strategic Initiatives.
"The next step is to get these systems in place and im-
plement a 'Refill-a-bull Our Bottle' program with reusable
metal water containers similar to Student Government's
'Our Shirt' concept, at a cost of only five dollars," Lovett
said. "The team is also seeking corporate sponsors to
help provide the reusable bottles to USF students."
SIFE is a global organization active in over 1,500 col-
leges in 40 countries that promotes six key educational
criteria: market economics, success skills, entrepre-
neurship, financial literacy, environmental sustainability,
and business ethics. SIFE students implement programs
that impact members of their communities. To assist
SIFE at USF in its endeavors or for more information,
contact Eric Rosenthal at (727) 560-3546. SIFE at USF
is a registered non-profit organization.
Middle school vaccination
program halted until Dec.
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KFC, 6300 MLK Blvd. N.
Sweetbay, 7491 4th St. N.
Corner of 1st Street North & 23rd Avenue North
Corner of Barrett Blvd. N.E. & Snell Isle Blvd. N.E.
Bayboro Books (USF campus), 121 7th Ave. S.
Corner of 4th Avenue N.E. & Beach Drive N.E.
Bank of America Tower, 200 Central Ave.
St Pete Chamber, 100 2nd Ave. N.
Open Air Post Office, 400 1st Ave. N.
City Hall, 175 5th St. N.
Dome Grill, 561 Central Ave.
Haslam's Book Store, 2025 Central Ave.
Skyway Jack's Restaurant, 2795 34th St. S.
Winn Dixie at Tyrone Gardens, 1050 58th St. N.
ST. PETE BEACH
Jen's Java, 7410 Gulf Blvd.
KENNETH CITY
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Busy Bee Restaurant, 7317 49th St. N.
Bob Evans Restaurant, 7550 U.S. 19 N.
Pinellas Park Post Office, 5260 78th Ave. N.
DeMills Family Restaurant, 6501 Park Blvd.
CLEARWATER
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BP Station, 2198 Gulf To Bay Blvd.
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NOTICE OF ACTION
BEFORE THE BOARD OF
NURSING
CASE NO.: 2009-03378
LICENSE NO.: PN 1192211
IN RE: the license to practice of
nursing Deanna Annett Newton,
L.PN.
3918 46th Avenue North
St. Petersburg, Florida 33714
&
380 Sixth Street East
Naples, Florida 34117-9345
The Department of Health
has filed an Administrative
Complaint against you, a copy of
which may be obtained by con-
tacting, Megan M. Blancho,
Assistant General Counsel,
Prosecution Services Unit, 4052
Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C65,
Tallahassee Florida 32399-3265,
(850) 245-4640
If no contact has been made
by you concerning the above by
December 4, 2009, the matter of
the Administrative Complaint
will be presented at an ensuing
meeting of the Board of Nursing
in a formal proceeding.
In accordance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act,
persons needing a special accom-
modation to participate in this
proceeding should contact the
individual or agency sending this
notice not later than seven days
prior to the proceeding at the
address given on the notice.
Telephone: (850) 245-4640, 1-
800-955-8771 (TDD) or 1-800-
955-8770 (V), via Florida Relay
Service.
16788 NOV 6 1120272009 1106(
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
FOR PINELLAS COUNTY,
FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
FILE NO.: 09-6069-ES4
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF
LUCILLE POPE CATES
LUCILLE P CATES
LUCILLE CATES,
Deceased.
The administration of the
estate of Lucille Pope Cates, a/k/a
Lucille P Cates, a/k/a Lucille
Cates, deceased, whose date of
death was August 30, 2009; File
Number 09-6069-ES4 and UCN
522009CP006069XXESXX, is
pending in the Circuit Court for
Pinellas County, Florida, Probate
Division, the address of which is
315 Court Street, Clearwater,
Florida 33756. The name and
address of the Personal
Representative is set forth below.
All creditors of the decedent
and other persons having claims
or demands against decedent's
estate including unmatured, con-
tingent or unliquidated claims
must file their claims with this
court WITHIN THE LATER OF
THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER
THE DATE OF THE FIRST
PUBLICATION OF THIS
NOTICE OR THIRTY (30)
DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF
SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS
NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the
decedent and other persons hav-
ing claims or demands against the
decedent's estate, including
unmatured, contingent or unliqui-
dated claims, must file their
claims with this court, within
three (3) months after the date of
this first publication of this
notice.
ALL CLAIMS NOT SO
FILED WILL BE FOREVER
BARRED. NOTWITHSTAND-
ING THE TIME PERIODS SET
FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM
FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR
MORE AFTER THE DECE-
DENT'S DATE OF DEATH IS
BARRED.
The date of the first publica-
tion of this Notice is November
13,2009.
Personal Representative:
DAVID P CARTER, ESQUIRE
7985 113th Street, Suite 108
Seminole, Florida, 33772
TELE: (727) 397-4555
FBN: 0146097 SPN: 35844
Attorney for
Personal Representative:
DAVID P CARTER, ESQUIRE
7985 113th Street, Suite 108
Seminole, Florida, 33772
TELE: (727) 397-4555
FBN: 0146097 SPN: 35844
(727) 327-4586
SPN: 78069 FBN: 277339
TRUSTEE'S NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
Notice is given pursuant to
Florida Statute 737.305 that
HUGH EDWARD WEBER,
who died on October 2, 2009, was
the SETTLOR/GRANTOR OF
THE HUGH E. WEBER AND
DORIS E. WEBER REVOCA-
BLE LIVING TRUST AGREE-
MENT dated February 11, 1997.
The names and addresses of
the TRUSTEE and the
TRUSTEE'S attorney are set
forth below.
ALL INTERESTED PER-
SONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT:
All creditors of the decedents
and other persons having claims
or demands against decedents'
Trust on whom a copy of this
notice is served within three
months after the date of the first
publication of this notice must
file their claims with the
TRUSTEE WITHIN THE
LATER OF THREE MONTHS
AFTER THE DATE OF THE
FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS
NOTICE OR THIRTY DAYS
AFTER THE DATE OF SERV-
ICE OF A COPY OF THIS
NOTICE ON THEM.
ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS
AND OBJECTIONS NOT SO
FILED WILL BE FOREVER
BARRED.
The date of the first publica-
tion of this Notice is November
13,2009.
TRUSTEE:
Doris E. Weber, Trustee
1621 South Lake Ave., Villa 3
Clearwater, FL 33756
Attorney for TRUSTEE:
Paul C. Jensen, Esquire
2001 16th Street North
St. Petersburg, FL 33704
Telephone: 727/825-0099
FBN: 0094498
19190 NOV13,20,2009 111307
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
FOR PINELLAS COUNTY,
FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
FILE NO. 09-6996-ES-003
IN RE: ESTATE OF
CAROLYN LESLIE ALLISON
EXNER
Deceased.
The administration of the
estate of CAROLYN LESLIE
ALLISON EXNER, deceased,
whose date of death was
September 26, 2008, is pending in
the Circuit Court for Pinellas
County, Florida, Probate
Division, the address of which is
315 Court Street, Clearwater,
Florida 33756. The names and
addresses of the personal repre-
sentative and the personal repre-
sentative's attorney are set forth
below.
All creditors of the decedent
and other persons having claims
or demands against decedent's
estate on whom a copy of this
notice is required to be served
must file their claims with this
court WITHIN THE LATER OF
3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME
OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION
OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS
AFTER THE DATE OF SERV-
ICE OF A COPY OF THIS
NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the
decedent and other persons hav-
ing claims or demands against
decedent's estate must file their
claims with this court WITHIN 3
MONTHS AFTER THE DATE
OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION
OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED
WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS
SET FORTH IN SECTION
733.702 OF THE FLORIDA
PROBATE CODE WILL BE
FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING
THE TIME PERIOD SET
FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM
FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR
MORE AFTER THE DECE-
DENT'S DATE OF DEATH IS
BARRED.
The date of first publication
of this notice is November 13,
2009.
Personal Representative:
Jeri L. Exner
101 S. Meteor Avenue
Clearwater, Florida 33765
Attorney for
Personal Representative:
Susan M. Charles
Attorney for Jeri L. Exner
The Charles Law Offices
801 West Bay Drive
Suite 403
Largo, FL 33770
FBN: 11107 SPN: 02763037
Telephone: (727) 683-1483
Fax: (727) 683-1484
10735 NOV 13,20,2009 111308
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
FOR PINELLAS COUNTY,
FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
FILE NO.: 09-5531-ES-04
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF
DOUGLAS W. GRAY,
Deceased.
The administration of the
Ancillary Estate of DOUGLAS
W GRAY, deceased, whose date
of death was December 23, 2008;
File Number 09-5531-ES-04 is
pending in the Circuit Court for
Pinellas County, Florida, Probate
Division, the address of which is
315 Court Street, Clearwater,
Florida 33756. The names and
addresses of the personal repre-
sentative and the personal repre-
sentative's attorney are set forth
below.
All creditors of the decedent
and other persons having claims
or demands against decedent's
estate including unmatured, con-
tingent or unliquidated claims, on
whom a copy of this notice is
served, must file their claims with
this court WITHIN THE LATER
OF THREE (3) MONTHS
AFTER THE DATE OF THE
FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS
NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER
THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A
COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON
THEM.
All other creditors of the
decedent and persons having
claims or demands against the
decedent's estate including unma-
tured, contingent or unliquidated
claims must file their claims with
this court WITHIN THREE (3)
MONTHS AFTER THE DATE
OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION
OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT SO
FILED WILL BE FOREVER
BARRED.
The date of the first publica-
tion of this Notice is November
13,2009.
Personal Representative:
GINA MARINI
8071 12th Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL 33707
Attorney for
Personal Representative:
JOAN LoBIANCO WALKER
JOAN LoBIANCO WALKER,
PA.
5536 Central Avenue
St. Petersburg, FL 33707
(727) 381-0070
SPN #00002950
FBN #132845
17805 NOV 13,20,2009 111309
NOTICE OF ACTION
BEFORETHEBOARDOFNURSIN
CASE NO.: 2009-09250
LICENSE NO.: RN 9205172
IN RE: the license to practice of
nursing Kenita Michelle
Hawkins, R.N. 1115 Ohio Street,
Apt 201 Dunedin, Florida 34698
& 128 Douglas Road West, Apt.
C Oldsmar, Florida 34677
The Department of Health
has filed an Administrative
Complaint against you, a copy of
which may be obtained by con-
tacting, Trevor Suter, Assistant
General Counsel, Prosecution
Services Unit, 4052 Bald Cypress
Way, Bin #C65, Tallahassee
Florida 32399-3265, (850) 245-
4640
If no contact has been made
by you concerning the above by
December 4, 2009, the matter of
the Administrative Complaint
will be presented at an ensuing
meeting of the Board of Nursing
in a formal proceeding.
In accordance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act,
persons needing a special accom-
modation to participate in this
proceeding should contact the
individual or agency sending this
notice not later than seven days
prior to the proceeding at the
address given on the notice.
Telephone: (850) 245-4640, 1-
800-955-8771 (TDD) or 1-800-
955-8770 (V), via Florida Relay
Service.
16788OCNO0.NOV6 1H 20 2009 10010
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
FOR PINELLAS COUNTY,
FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
FILE NO. 09-004492-ES
IN RE: ESTATE OF
SUZANNE H. CARDILLO
a/k/a SUZANNE HAZEL
CARDILLO
Deceased.
The administration of the
estate of Suzanne H. Cardillo,
deceased, whose date of death
was May 30, 2009, and whose
social security number is XXX-
XX-9534, File Number 09-
004492-ES is pending in the
Circuit Court for Pinellas County,
Florida, Probate Division, the
address of which is 545 1st
Avenue North, St. Petersburg,
Florida 33701-3378. The names
and addresses of the personal rep-
resentative and the personal rep-
resentative's attorney are set forth
below.
All creditors of the decedent
and other persons having claims
or demands against decedent's
estate on whom a copy of this
notice is required to be served
must file their claims with this
court WITHIN THE LATER OF
3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME
OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION
OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS
AFTER THE DATE OF SERV-
ICE OF A COPY OF THIS
NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the
decedent and other persons hav-
ing claims or demands against
decedent's estate must file their
claims with this court WITHIN 3
MONTHS AFTER THE DATE
OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION
OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED
WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS
SET FORTH IN SECTION
733.702 OF THE FLORIDA
PROBATE CODE WILL BE
FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING
THE TIME PERIOD SET
FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM
FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR
MORE AFTER THE DECE-
DENT'S DATE OF DEATH IS
BARRED.
The date of first publication
of this notice is November 13,
2009.
Personal Representative:
Jennifer M. Justice
5598 65th Avenue North
Pinellas Park, Florida 33781
Attorney for
Personal Representative:
Paul C. Jensen
Paul C. Jensen Attorney At Law,
L.L.C.
2001 16th Street North
St. Petersburg, Florida 33704
Telephone: (727) 825-0099
FBN: 0094498
19190 NOV 13,20,2009 111306
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
FOR PINELLAS COUNTY,
FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
FILE NO. 09-006965-ES-4
IN RE: ESTATE OF
FLORENCE L. RICCI,
Deceased.
The administration of the
estate of FLORENCE L. RICCI,
deceased, whose date of death
was October 9, 2009, File No. 09-
006965-ES-4, is pending in the
Circuit Court for Pinellas County,
Florida, Probate Division, the
address of which is 315 Court
Street, Clearwater, FL 33756. The
names and addresses of the per-
sonal representative and the per-
sonal representative's attorney are
set forth below.
All creditors of the decedent
and other persons having claims
or demands against decedent's
estate on whom a copy of this
notice is served must file their
claims with this court WITHIN
THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS
AFTER THE DATE OF THE
FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS
NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER
THE TIME OF SERVICE OF A
COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON
THEM.
All other creditors of the
decedent and other persons hav-
ing claims or demands against
decedent's estate must file their
claims with this court WITHIN 3
MONTHS AFTER THE DATE
OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION
OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT SO
FILED WILL BE FOREVER
BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING
THE TIME PERIOD SET
FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM
FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR
MORE AFTER THE DECE-
DENT'S DATE OF DEATH IS
BARRED.
The date of first publication
of this notice is November 13,
2009.
Personal Representative:
JAMES DEL MEDICO
35 Ridgedale Road
Monroe, CT 06468
Attorney for
Personal Representative
J. RICHARD RAHTER
Keiffer & Rahter, PA.
6670 First Avenue South
St. Petersburg, Florida 33707
(727) 344-5788
Facsimile (728) 384-2696
Flora Bar No. 188395
SPN No. 00008511
10050 NOV 13,20,2009 111310
FICTITIOUS NAME NOTICE
Pursuant to section 865.09
Florida Statutes
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN that the undersigned,
desiring to engage in business
under the fictitious name of
EagleID
Located at 17340 Kennedy
Drive in the County of Pinellas, in
the City of North Redington
Beach, Florida, zip code 33708
intends to register the same name
with the Division of Corporations
of the Florida Department of
State, Tallahassee, Florida.
Dated at North Redington
Beach, Florida, this 16th day of
November, 2009.
Eagle ID Enterprises, LLC
William M. McCormick,Mgrm
FN112003NOV 20,2009 112003
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
FOR PINELLAS COUNTY,
FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
FILE NO. 09-4327-ES
IN RE: ESTATE OF
MARTHA FAY WARTHE
Deceased.
The administration of the
estate of Martha Fay Warthe,
deceased, whose date of death
was March 16, 2009: Ref#(Case
No) 09-4327-ES; is pending in
the Circuit Court for Pinellas
County, Florida, Probate
Division, the address of which is
315 Court Street, Clearwater,
Florida 33756. The names and
addresses of the personal repre-
sentative and the personal repre-
sentative's attorney are set forth
below.
All creditors of the decedent
and other persons having claims
or demands against decedent's
estate on whom a copy of this
notice is has been served must file
their claims with this court
WITHIN THE LATER OF 3
MONTHS AFTER THE TIME
OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION
OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS
AFTER THE DATE OF SERV-
ICE OF A COPY OF THIS
NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the
decedent and other persons hav-
ing claims or demands against
decedent's estate must file their
claims with this court WITHIN 3
MONTHS AFTER THE DATE
OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION
OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT SO
FILED WILL BE FOREVER
BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING
THE TIME PERIOD SET
FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM
FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR
MORE AFTER THE DECE-
DENT'S DATE OF DEATH IS
BARRED.
The date of first publication
of this notice is November 20,
2009.
Personal Representative:
WILLIAM KIM WARTHE
#3 Glenn Mount Crescent
Calgary, Alberta T3E4B3
Attorney for
Personal Representative:
Bruce G. Kaufmann, J.D.,
1564 Oakadia Lane
Clearwater, FL 33764
(727) 531-2929
FBN#0743925
SPN#01355472
16846 NOV20,27,2009 112004
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
FOR PINELLAS COUNTY,
FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
FILE NO. 09-5097 ES
IN RE: ESTATE OF
ERLING E. STANGE
Deceased.
The administration of the
estate of ERLING E. STANGE,
deceased, whose date of death
was June 17, 2009, File Number
09-5097 ES, is pending in the
Circuit Court for Pinellas County,
Florida, Probate Division, the
address of which is 315 Court
Street, Rm 106, Clearwater,
Florida 33756. The names and
addresses of the personal repre-
sentative and the personal repre-
sentative's attorney are set forth
below.
All creditors of the decedent
and other persons having claims
or demands against decedent's
estate on whom a copy of this
notice is has been served must file
their claims with this court
WITHIN THE LATER OF
THREE MONTHS AFTER THE
TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI-
CATION OF THIS NOTICE OR
30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF
SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS
NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the
decedent and other persons hav-
ing claims or demands against
decedent's estate must file their
claims with this court WITHIN 3
MONTHS AFTER THE DATE
OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION
OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT SO
FILED WILL BE FOREVER
BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING
THE TIME PERIOD SET
FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM
FILED TWO YEARS OR MORE
AFTER THE DECEDENT'S
DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
The date of first publication
of this notice is November 20,
2009.
Personal Representative:
Lois A. Stange
Tarpon Springs, Florida 34689
Attorney for
Personal Representative:
John D. Hatch
Bar No. 140065
1267 Berkshire Lane
Tarpon Springs, Florida 34688
Telephone: (727) 945-7768
31175 NOV 20,27,2009 112001
NOTICE OF ACTION
BEFORETHEBOARDOFNUJRSING
CASE NO.: 2008-25356
LICENSE NO.: CNA 158268
IN RE: the license to practice of
nursing Risha Rena Shaw, C.N.A
11601 4th Street North, Apt 210
St. Petersburg, Florida 33716
& 2801 31st Street North
St. Petersburg, Florida 33713
The Department of Health
has filed an Administrative
Complaint against you, a copy of
which may be obtained by con-
tacting, Maja S. Holman,
Assistant General Counsel,
Prosecution Services Unit, 4052
Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C65,
Tallahassee Florida 32399-3265,
(850) 245-4640
If no contact has been made
by you concerning the above by
December 4, 2009, the matter of
the Administrative Complaint
will be presented at an ensuing
meeting of the Board of Nursing
in a formal proceeding.
In accordance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act,
persons needing a special accom-
modation to participate in this
proceeding should contact the
individual or agency sending this
notice not later than seven days
prior to the proceeding at the
address given on the notice.
Telephone: (850) 245-4640, 1-
800-955-8771 (TDD) or 1-800-
955-8770 (V), via Florida Relay
Service.
16788GOCTV0 NOV6 1Y 0 )('09 10 011
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
FOR PINELLAS COUNTY,
FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
FILE NO. 09-3954-ES4
IN RE: ESTATE OF
PATRICIA A. MITCHELL, a/k/a
PATRICIA ANNE COX
MITCHELL,
Deceased.
The administration of the
estate of PATRICIA A.
MITCHELL, a/k/a PATRICIA
ANNE COX MITCHELL,
deceased, whose date of death
was February 21, 2009; File
Number 09-3954-ES4, is pending
in the Circuit Court for Pinellas
County, Florida, Probate
Division, the address of which is
315 Court Street, Clearwater,
Florida 33756. The names and
addresses of the personal repre-
sentative and the personal repre-
sentative's attorney are set forth
below.
All creditors of the decedent
and other persons having claims
or demands against decedent's
estate on whom a copy of this
notice is has been served must file
their claims with this court
WITHIN THE LATER OF
THREE MONTHS AFTER THE
TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI-
CATION OF THIS NOTICE OR
30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF
SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS
NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the
decedent and other persons hav-
ing claims or demands against
decedent's estate, must file their
claims with this court WITHIN
THREE MONTHS AFTER THE
DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLI-
CATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT SO
FILED WILL BE FOREVER
BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING
THE TIME PERIOD SET
FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM
FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR
MORE AFTER THE DECE-
DENT'S DATE OF DEATH IS
BARRED.
The date of first publication
of this notice is November 20,
2009.
Personal Representative:
Steven L. Mitchell
8224 Egret Woods Circle
Seminole, FL 33776
Attorney for
Personal Representative:
GEORGE E. OWEN, JR.
CRAWFORD, OWEN & HINES
P.A.
100 Second Avenue South
Suite 301N
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
727-823-9669
FBN: 0308528
16862 NOV20,27,2009 112005
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
FOR PINELLAS COUNTY,
FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
FILE NO. 09-7207-ES-3
IN RE: ESTATE OF
JOSIE DEMONBREUN
Deceased.
The administration of the
estate of Josie Demonbreun,
deceased, whose date of death
was June 25, 2009, is pending in
the Circuit Court for Pinellas
County, Florida, Probate
Division, the address of which is
315 Court Street, Clearwater,
Florida 33756-5165. The names
and addresses of the personal rep-
resentative and the personal rep-
resentative's attorney are set forth
below.
All creditors of the decedent
and other persons having claims
or demands against decedent's
estate on whom a copy of this
notice is required to be served
must file their claims with this
court WITHIN THE LATER OF
3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME
OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION
OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS
AFTER THE DATE OF SERV-
ICE OF A COPY OF THIS
NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the
decedent and other persons hav-
ing claims or demands against
decedent's estate must file their
claims with this court WITHIN 3
MONTHS AFTER THE DATE
OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION
OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED
WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS
SET FORTH IN SECTION
733.702 OF THE FLORIDA
PROBATE CODE WILL BE
FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING
THE TIME PERIOD SET
FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM
FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR
MORE AFTER THE DECE-
DENT'S DATE OF DEATH IS
BARRED.
The date of first publication
of this notice is November 20,
2009.
Personal Representative:
Sherrie Chesser
13721 102nd Avenue
Largo, Florida 33774
Attorney for
Personal Representative:
Cynthia J. McMillen
Attorney for Sherrie Chesser
Law Offices of Joseph F Pippen,
Jr. & Associates, PL
1920 East Bay Drive
Largo, FL 33771
Telephone: (727) 586-3306
FBN: 351581 SPN: 01769503
13105 NOV 20,27,2009 112006
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
FOR PINELLAS COUNTY,
FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
FILE NO. 09-6769-ES-4
IN RE: ESTATE OF
ELLI SMAKA
Deceased.
The administration of the
estate of ELLI SMAKA,
deceased, whose date of death
was March 7, 2009, is pending in
the Circuit Court for Pinellas
County, Florida, Probate
Division, File No. 09-6769-ES-4,
the address of which is: 315 Court
Street, Clearwater, Florida 33756.
The names and addresses of the
personal representatives and the
personal representatives' attorney
are set forth below.
All creditors of the decedent
and other persons, having claims
or demands against decedent's
estate, including unmatured, con-
tingent, or unliquidated claims,
and who have been served a copy
of this notice, must file their
claims with this Court WITHIN
THE LATER OF THREE (3)
MONTHS AFTER THE DATE
OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION
OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY
(30) DAYS AFTER THE DATE
OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF
THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the
decedent and other persons hav-
ing claims or demands against
decedent's estate, including
unmatured, contingent, or unliq-
uidated claims, must file their
claims with this Court WITHIN
THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER
THE DATE OF THE FIRST
PUBLICATION OF THIS
NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT SO
FILED WILL BE FOREVER
BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING
THE TIME PERIODS SET
FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM
FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR
MORE AFTER THE DECE-
DENT'S DATE OF DEATH IS
BARRED.
THE DATE OF FIRST
PUBLICATION OF THIS
NOTICE IS: NOVEMBER 20,
2009.
Personal Representatives:
WILFRIED W SMAKA
P.O. BOX 20
Stevensville, Michigan 49127
URSULA A. WENZEL
59741 Settlers Trail
Osceola, Indiana 46561
Attorney for Personal
Representative:
DAVID L. FOSTER, of
FOSTER AND FOSTER,
ATTORNEYS
555-4th Street North
St. Petersburg, Florida 33701
FBN: 025910
Telephone: (727) 822-2013
11445 NOV20,27,2009 112007
NOTICE OF ACTION
BEFORE THE BOARD OF
MASSAGE THERAPY
CASE NO.: 2008-03104
LICENSE NO.: MM 14337
IN RE: the license to practice of
massage therapy
Health Quest Enterprises,
Inc.6565 Park Blvd. Pinellas
Park, Florida 33781
The Department of Health
has filed an Administrative
Complaint against you, a copy of
which may be obtained by con-
tacting, SJ. DiConcilio, Assistant
General Counsel, Prosecution
Services Unit, 4052 Bald Cypress
Way, Bin #C65, Tallahassee
Florida 32399-3265, (850) 245-
4640
If no contact has been made
by you concerning the above by
December 4, 2009, the matter of
the Administrative Complaint
will be presented at an ensuing
meeting of the Board of Nursing
in a formal proceeding.
In accordance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act,
persons needing a special accom-
modation to participate in this
proceeding should contact the
individual or agency sending this
notice not later than seven days
prior to the proceeding at the
address given on the notice.
Telephone: (850) 245-4640, 1-
800-955-8771 (TDD) or 1-800-
955-8770 (V), via Florida Relay
Service.
16788OCT'0 NOV6 1H 20.2X09 10012
FICTITIOUS NAME NOTICE
Pursuant to section 865.09
Florida Statutes
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN that the undersigned,
under the fictitious name of
Q SPOTLESS CLEANING
SERVICES
Located at 1287 22nd Terrace
SW in the County of Pinellas, in
the City of Largo, Florida, zip
code 33778 intends to register the
same name with the Division of
Corporations of the Florida
Department of State, Tallahassee,
Florida.
Dated at Largo, Florida, this
17th day of November, 2009.
Jeffeson Quansah
FN112002NOV 20,2009 112002
Aart
SBurglar Alarms
Fire Alarms
Cameras
Card Entry
STelephone Entry
Commercial &
Residential
S"Do it Yourself" Kits
&aMeSe&cury YCo.
727-391 -9058
21 years in Tampa Bay
www.acivesecurityco.com
State Cert# EF0000620
Page 5 | PINELLAS NEWS I Friday, November 20, 2009
Internet becomes remedy
for tobacco addiction
BY CATHY KEEN
UF NEWS BUREAU
GAINESVILLE The Internet may soon join
nicotine chewing gum, the patch and behavioral coun-
seling as a remedy for tobacco addiction, says a Uni-
versity of Florida researcher who participated in a
study of rural residents using their computers to kick
the habit.
Remote residents were chosen as subjects because
they live far from clinical services that have helped
many of their urban counterparts to quit smoking,
said Jesse Dallery, a UF psychologist and one of the
study's authors.
"People who live away from cities face special chal-
lenges in kicking the habit because they are served by
fewer clinics offering smoking cessation programs
and they usually lack public transportation," he said.
"Capitalizing on the reach of the Internet is one way
to help these otherwise inaccessible smokers."
People who tried the virtual program were able to
refrain from smoking at more than twice the rate of
another group who did not use it over an initial six-
week period, although abstinence levels for both
groups later dropped, Dallery said. The study, led by
researchers in Kentucky, is published in the Novem-
ber issue of the journal Drug and Alcohol Depend-
ence.
"We have developed an innovative, novel and ef-
fective abstinence-based behavioral therapy where
smokers are routinely monitored using the Internet,"
he said. "To the best of our knowledge, this is the first
randomized controlled study to demonstrate that par-
ticipating in an abstinence-based program over the In-
ternet can help people to stop smoking."
Cigarette smoking is most prevalent in rural areas,
where it increased to 30 percent in 2006 from 23 per-
cent in 2005, Dallery said. In rural Appalachia, where
the study was done, smoking rates were as high as 34
percent in 2007, compared with 20 percent for the
United States as a whole, he said. Statistics released
last week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention for 2008 show that cigarette smoking rose
slightly for the first time in nearly 15 years to a little
under 21 percent.
"Because people who live in rural areas smoke at
disproportionate rates and have difficulty getting ac-
cess to health care, their rates of disease are much
higher," Dallery said. Among the highest incidences of
cancer, cardiovascular disease and other smoking-re-
lated illnesses are recorded in rural Appalachia, he
said.
The study compared two groups of rural Ap-
palachian Kentucky residents who participated in a
smoking cessation program. Both received counseling
and medical information about the hazards of smoking,
but only one group was randomly assigned to an In-
ternet-based monitoring system that targeted reduc-
tions in their carbon monoxide levels throughout the
testing period.
A carbon monoxide monitor and Web camera was
attached to each participant's personal computer, and
participants logged on to a Web site to provide carbon
monoxide samples and receive immediate feedback,
he said.
"The intervention is ideal for rural residents be-
cause it minimizes the need for twice daily visits to a
clinic to collect breath samples that traditional absti-
nence programs require, and participants need only
have a computer with Internet access," he said.
Although fewer rural residents have access to the
Internet than their city counterparts, that gap is nar-
rowing with the increase of global Internet access by
more than 300 percent between 2000 and 2008,
Dallery said. Kentucky, a largely rural state, leads the
nation in broadband expansion, he said.
The 35 smokers who participated in the Internet-
based program were much more likely to have ab-
stained at the end of each week of the initial six-week
monitoring period than the 33 smokers who received
only counseling and medical information, the study
found.
At the end of the first week, 30 percent of the In-
ternet group had been smoke free compared with 18
percent of the control group, and by the end of the
sixth week the gap had widened to 34 percent and 13
percent, he said.
Over a 12-week period, however, abstinence levels
dropped to about 5 percent for Internet users and to
zero percent for the control group, following a pattern
of decline found in other smoking cessation programs,
Dallery said.
"One of the problems with smoking is that it is such
a long-term behavior," he said. "People have been
doing it many times a day for thousands of days, and
any frequently practiced behavior is really hard to
give up."
Perhaps the Internet can be harnessed in new ways
to help maintain smokers' initial gains smokers, such
as tailoring it to those who would thrive with the so-
cial support of an on-line community, Dallery said.
"One approach we're looking at is setting up a virtual
group format that links smokers so they can set and
share goals to quit together," he said.
St. Pete wedding company offers
wedding for soldier and wife-to-be
ST. PETERSBURG A St. Petersburg Beach wed- with the US forces in both Iraq and Afghanistan and ii
ding company has stepped in to help a local mother, my own small way I just wanted to show my support
Carol Howard, organize a dream wedding for her 18- for them and by helping Zak, I hope I'm doing that.
year-old son who is being posted to Iraq next month. "I've organized a photographer and a videographe
Allen Wedding Company are giving a top-of-the so he'll have lots of reminders of his wedding day
range romantic beach wedding ceremony next week to when he's out in Iraq."
Zak Lewis and his fiancee, 23-year-old mother of four, Carol who lives in Seminole said: "I was only jus
Nicole Gordy from St Petersburg. coming to terms with the fact that I would have boti
Sue Ashton, the English owner of the wedding my kids in the Middle East when Zak announced tha
company said: "My heart went out to Carol when she he wanted to get married before he leaves for Iraq.
wrote to me and I heard her story. just didn't know how I was going to contribute toward
"Carol is a student nurse, juggling her finances and his wedding and I knew Zak couldn't afford much on
was determined that somehow, before he left for Iraq his army pay. So, I just prayed and sent off a few let
she would give her soldier son the best send off she ters. Sue responded and now Zak and Nicole are go
could. On top of that, her daughter Cassandara has ing to get a dream wedding."
only just returned from 13 months in Iraq and is now The wedding will be held on Sirata Beach Resort a
in Colorado training for a mission in Afghanistan, so 5pm on Friday November 27. The package normal
Carol will soon have both her children in the war retails through us at around $2,500 and there was no
zones. way the mother of the soldier or indeed the soldie
"Also, our British troops are serving side-by-side and his wife-to-be could afford this amount.
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Case No.: 09-019710-CI-8
EZ LOANS, LLC, a Florida limited liability company,
ROBERT WRIGHT, DOTTIE WRIGHT,
and PERFECT PROPERTIES,
LLC, a Florida limited liability company,
Plaintiffs
v
THE TEMPLE OF SAINT PETERSBURG, INC.,
a Florida not-for profit corporation,
ARIEL BERGERMAN, AFFORDABLE REALTY AND
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, INC., a Florida corporation,
TRINITY METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH,
TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH, ISLAMIC SOCIETY
OF ST PETERSBURG, INC.,
a Florida not-for profit corporation,
and any PARTIES IN POSSESSION INCLUDING ANY
UNKNOWN TENANTS,
Defendants.
To: TRINITY METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to quiet title on the following
property has been filed in Pinellas County, Florida:
LOT 56, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63 AND 64, HARBORDALE,
ACCORDING TO PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK
8, PAGE 29, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF
PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA.
which has been filed against you and THE TEMPLE OF SAINT
PETERSBURG, INC., ARIEL BERGERMAN, AFFORDABLE
REALTY AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, INC., TRINITY
METHODIST CHURCH, ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF ST. PETERS-
BURG, INC., and ANY PARTIES IN POSSESSION INCLUDING
ANY UNKNOWN TENANTS, you are required to serve a copy of
your written defenses, if any, to it on:
Karen E. Maller, Esq.
Powell, Carney, Gross, Mailer & Ramsay, PA.
One Progress Plaza, Suite 1210
St. Petersburg, Florida 33701
on or before December 18, 2009, and file the original with the
Clerk of this Court either before service on Plaintiffs' attorney or
immediately thereafter, otherwise a default will be entered against you
for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
Dated this 18th day of November, 2009.
KEN BURKE
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: Rhonda R. Ditty
Deputy Clerk
13340 NOV 20, 27, DEC 4, 11, 2009 112008
PINELLAS What would
you find to eat in prehistoric
Pinellas County? If you were
among the Native Americans
sharing the Manasota culture
in the Weedon Island area,
you'd feast on fish and shell-
fish, along with terrestrial
plants and animals found in
nearby flatwoods and freshwa-
ter streams and ponds.
Discover the recipe for 12th
century feasting in an intriguing
program about food and daily
life in a 12th century Manasota
culture village on Tampa Bay
with Life and Lunch in a 12th
Century Florida Indian Village
at Weedon Island Preserve Cul-
tural and Natural History Cen-
ter. Renowned author and
Florida history expert "Mac"
Perry (McVae) discusses early
Florida plant foods and prepa-
ration, foods introduced from
the Old World and the role of
the village gatherer. Guests can
share in a sampling of typical
12th century foods. This event
is free and open to the public on
Saturday, Nov. 28, from 2 to 3
p.m. Preregistration is re-
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articles on Florida landscapes
and the prehistoric peoples of
Florida. He holds three college
degrees and is an avocational
archaeologist active on the lec-
ture circuit.
Managed by the Pinellas
County Department of Envi-
ronmental Management's En-
vironmental Lands Division,
Weedon Island Preserve pro-
tects more than 3,700 acres of
natural ecosystems and is lo-
cated at 1800 Weedon Drive
N.E. in St. Petersburg. The pre-
serve is open to the public
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many outdoor activities. In the
preserve, the Cultural and Nat-
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ease.
Ten horses that were ex-
posed to EP in Texas and trav-
eled into Florida before the out-
break was discovered have
been located, tested and quar-
antined. Five of those horses
have tested positive for the or-
ganism. The State Veterinar-
ian's Office is working with the
owners to test all horses ex-
posed in Florida and to mini-
mize the risk to other horses in
the state. So far no horses that
were exposed to horses im-
ported from Texas have tested
positive.
However, Dr. Shorts says
that "there have been reports
that horses exported from
Texas as far back as 2007 have
tested positive for the disease.
This puts the spread of this dis-
ease as far back as 2 years."
Most of the cases seem to
be coming from horses in only
some parts of Texas, close to
the Mexican border, where it's
possible these ticks migrated
from to begin with.
One of the main concerns,
besides the horses that were
taken out of Texas in the last
two years, is the effect that this
bug could have on the cattle
population. The Cattle Fever
Tick does not appear to be the
same bug and there is no evi-
dence to ,ui iut.l that the ticks
will transmit between horses
and cattle.
Horses continued from pg 1
Because some states have
placed import restrictions on all
states with positive horses, the
Florida State Veterinarian's Of-
fice recommends that anyone
traveling out of state with their
horse to call the state of desti-
nation to ensure there are no
additional requirements en-
acted associated with this out-
break.
The American Veterinary
Medical Association published a
background article in August
2006 states the following.
Equine piroplasmosis (EP) is
caused by the protozoan para-
sites Theileria equi.
EP affects horses, donkeys,
mules, and zebras. The wild ze-
bra population is an important
reservoir for the disease in
Africa.
The causative organisms are
endemic in 90% of the world,
with only Canada, the United
States, Australia, Japan, Eng-
land, and Ireland not considered
endemically affected.
An EP epidemic occurred in
Florida in the 1960s following
importation of infected horses
from Cuba. Approximately 20%
of horses on the Brighton In-
dian Reservation died from EP
After an a,%2.c.rssi\c eradication
and tick control campaign, the
United States was again con-
sidered free of the disease in
1982.
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TAMPA The University of South
Florida track and field team will get a little
quicker in 2010 thanks to a pair of speed-
sters added to an already stocked lineup for
the Bulls.
The men's team returns all four per-
formers who led the team to a second-
place finish at the league championships in
the 4x100 relay and the top runners in the
100, 200 and 400 meters, while adding two
highly-touted recruits who had some of
the fastest times in the nation as seniors.
The women also brought in several re-
cruits to give the Bulls depth in the sprints
and relays, including three athletes who
have been members of state championship
relay teams.
Seniors Greg Fontus, D'Andre Ruff and
Josh Wimbley all are back for their last
season with the Bulls and all were BIG
EAST qualifiers in the various sprints, in-
cluding Ruff and Fontus in the 4x100 relay
that earned second place at the conference
championships.
Fontus had the fastest times in the 100
and 200 meters in 10.62 and 21.22, re-
spectively, finishing sixth in the 100 and
eighth in the 200 at the league meet.
Fontus ranks third all-time at USF in both
the 100 and 200.
Ruff, meanwhile, ranks fourth in the 100
and fifth in the 200 in the Bulls' all-time
records and competed in both events at
the BIG EAST Championships. Ruff and
Fontus join senior Armante Marshall and
junior Kendale McDaniel in returning to
make a run at the BIG EAST title in the
4x100 after grabbing the silver in 41.27 at
the 2009 meet.
Wimbley is back after leading USF in
the 400 meters as a junior, while also com-
peting in the 200 and the 4x400 relay. Wim-
bley owns the second-fastest time ever in
the 200 and the third-best mark in the 400
in USF annals and took ninth in the 400
last season at the BIG EAST meet.
Sophomore David Aristil will also pro-
vide depth at the 400 and will join Mikail
Ebanks and Wimbley to get back to the
BIG EAST meet in the 4x400 relay after
taking seventh last season along with de-
parted senior Carlan Arthur. Aristil owns
the sixth-best mark in the 400 and is also
an NCAA Regional qualifier in the 400 hur-
dles.
Sophomore Reshaw Exilien provides
even more depth in the 400 and will look to
move up the all-time charts from his cur-
rent spot of ninth.
USF's returning talent will be boosted
by the addition of freshmen Lindsey Lamar
and Derrick Hopkins. Both were heavily
recruited for track coming out of high
school and are members of the USF foot-
ball team.
TAMPA Former Uni-
versity of South Florida
men's basketball player
Kentrell Gransberry signed
with the NBA Development
League's Springfield Armor
recently, and will begin his
second season in the
league.
Gransberry spent last
season with the Colorado
14ers, averaging 5.2 points
and 4.6 rebounds per game
during his first professional
season in the United States.
The Springfield Armor,
who start their season on
Nov. 27, are coached by for-
mer Celtics guard Dee
Brown.
A two-time All-BIG
EAST performer, including
first-team honors in 2008,
Gransberry averaged 15.8
points per game in his two
seasons with the Bulls and
owns the USF record for re-
bounding average with 11.1.
He also ranks tied for sixth
in career scoring.
Gransberry, who played
from 2006-08 with USF also
Kentrell Gransberry
owns the second-most re-
bounds in a season after to-
taling 325 his senior year.
USF Women's Basketball lose on the road
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. The Uni-
versity of South Florida women's basket-
ball team hit the road for the first time
during the 2009-10 season and looked to
get its second consecutive win. Unfortu-
nately for the Bulls, things didn't quite
turn out as they had hoped as Wake Forest
handed USF a 62-45 loss at the Lawrence
Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Wake Forest (2-0) took control early
scoring the first 24 points of the game be-
fore USF got on the board on a three-
pointer by Janae Stokes with eight min-
utes left in the first half.
The Bulls (1-2) would cut the lead to 16
points on another trey by Stokes with 17
seconds left before the break, however
could not overcome 26.3 percent shooting
from the field and 17 first half turnovers.
USF would come out in the second half
looking like it would make a run.
Jessica Lawson would score her second
basket of the game just over a minute into
the second half and then Stokes would get
a lay-up by KaNeisha Saunders 20 seconds
later to cut the lead to 12 points, 32-20.
The Demon Deacons, however, re-
gained control going on an 18-6 run to get
their lead back to 24 points, 50-26, equal-
ing its biggest edge of the game when
Courtney Morris scored back-to-back bas-
kets on a short jumper and a steal and lay-
up with 10:36 left in the contest.
The Bulls would not go away looking to
make one last push to get back into the
game. USF would try to take advantage of
a 14-3 run, spearheaded by six points from
Jessica Lawson and four points by Jasmine
Wynne between the 10:40 mark to the 6:31
mark of the second half, to cut the lead to
13, 53-40, however, it could not get any
closer.
Lawson and Stokes would lead the way
for the Bulls with 13 points apiece. Lawson
added 13 rebounds for her second double-
double in the last three games and the 13th
of her career.
Lawson was 5-9 from the field and 3-3
from the free throw line, while Stokes was
5-13 from the floor in the loss.
The Bulls will return to Tampa and pre-
pare for their third home game in their
first four outings when they face in-state
foe North Florida on Nov. 21 at 7 p.m.
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Seniors Greg Fontus and D'Andre Ruff
Hopkins won the Florida state title in
the 200 meters for the second-straight sea-
son after posting a time of 20.97, the na-
tion's fastest time among high school ath-
letes in 2009, while also winning the title
in the 100. He was also a member of the
4x100 relay that won the state champi-
onship three years in a row.
Lamar finished fourth at the state meet
in the 200 in 2008 and captured Region 3 ti-
tles in the 100, 200 and 400 before pulling
out of the state meet due to injury.
The women will rely upon youth in 2010
in the sprints and relays, as the Bulls lost
their only BIG EAST qualifier in the
sprints in departed senior Vanetta Randle,
who participated in the conference cham-
pionships in the 100 meters.
USF needed depth in the 100, 200 and
400 on the women's side, and depth is what
they found with the freshman class.
Twin sisters Rebecca and Rachel James
will give an immediate boost to the relays
after winning the Florida state title as jun-
iors in 2008 in the 4x400. Rachel James
helped Boyd Anderson High capture the ti-
tle again in 2009.
Tralanda Todd was a member of her high
school's 4x100 relay squad that won back-
to-back Florida state titles in 2008 and '09.
She also competed at the National Junior
Olympic Track and Field Championships in
the 4x100 in 2009.
After not competing last year following
her transfer from junior college, junior Cin-
namon Jenkins has come on strong and
will be an invaluable contributor for USF as
the Bulls get things settled early on the
women's side. Freshmen Miriam Skipper
and Ena Johnson bring an explosiveness to
the sprints and will be counted on to give
USF a boost in the relays as well.
Dariel Jackson will compete in both the
100 and 200 for USF, finishing sixth in the
100 at the Florida state meet last season
while also competing in the preliminaries
in the 200.
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