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The plunging economy and theincreasing U.S. deficit send even themost unlikely people on the searchfor a job or even in search of a home.The St. Petersburg homeless popu-lation grew extensively over the lastyear. Williams Park began to collectmore than its usual share of home-less individuals. The city planned onusing money from the American Re-covery and Reinvestment Act.$133,000 was set aside for Emer-gency Shelter Grant Program. Ac-cording to Community DevelopmentDepartment of Pinellas County theywould use it as a preventative meas-ure to keep those off the streets andprovide emergency housing for

those close to the streets. A month later Grove Park development was opened for per-manent housing for the homeless.

The largest sporting event ofthe year comes to Tampa Bay. Su-per Bowl 43, a faceoff between the Pittsburg Steelers and the Arizona Cardinals gracedthe bay area with busloads of tourists and a small boost in the city’s quarterly numbers.The Steelers won their 6th super bowl 27-23.

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The world celebrates the end of an era, the Bush Era. Barack Obama is inaugurated.While the world was celebrating another leader, a St. Petersburg fireman took the lead

on a very interesting rescue. Remember Dudley, the pig who couldn’t come all the wayhome. Dudley will be remembered by all city firemen, but especially Brad Westphal, aveteran who had never seen such a struggle from any other animal.

Matthew Keen also made his way into this year’s exotic history when he became thefirst to kayak down Florida’s longest trail, 1,600 miles.

Entertainment comes to Clear-water fire training center, whenBill Mays, the ultimate pitch man,starts filming the Discovery Chan-nel special, “Pitchman.” The cityfire department tested the dualsaw cutting through a variety ofmaterials showing just how bene-ficial an infomercial product canbe. Just a few months later Mayspassed away unexpectedly.

Along with the celebrity ap-pearance the 5th Annual HondaGrand Prix took to the streets ofSt. Petersburg.

Next to Miami, Tampa had thehighest of amount of Chinese dry-wall used in the building of homes.The epidemic brought on by thedrywall caught the attention ofstate legislatures when home-owners started getting experienc-ing illness from the fumes of thedrywall.

While the rest of the worldstruggles to keep jobs, IKEAopened up in Tampa, Florida onMay 6, featuring showrooms of270 square feet to show cus-tomers how to do more with less.It is the 37th store opened in theUnited States. The two storybuilding measures at a mile and ahalf round trip.

The first 5 cases of H1N1, orswine flu, were reported inFlorida. Since then there havebeen 186 reported deaths due toH1N1.

And the major automobile man-ufacturere, General Motors, re-ports a loss of $6 billion in onlythe first quarter of the fiscal year.

After an extreme delay, the switch was madefrom analog television to digital television. Thosewith rabbit ears could no longer tweak here andthere, or add tin foil to get a better signal. Digital TVwas switched over on June 12. Under the DigitalTransition and Public Safety Act of 2005, full-powerbroadcasting of analog television in the UnitedStates would have ceased after February 17, 2009.To help U.S. consumers through the conversion,the Act also established a federally-sponsored DTVConverter Box Coupon Program.

An AirFrance flight disappears over the Atlanticafter taking off from Brazil. 216 passengers and 12crew members were declared dead after fragmentswere found in the water 680 miles from Brazil.

The FWC captured a black bear who had beenspotted in the Manatee area. Manatee Elementaryschool was locked down for several hours while of-ficials tranquilized the bear in order to move him.

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EVENTS CALENDARToday, Friday, January 1, 2010AmeriCorps Noon Year's Party: Great Explorations Children's Museum, 19254th St. N. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. www.greatex.org or 727-821-8992.Kwanzaa Celebration - Imani: Enoch Davis Center, 1111 18th Ave. S. 6 to 9p.m. The African American Arts Council, Inc. will co-sponsor the seventh princi-ple of Imani (Faith). Come celebrate all the principles and start the year offpositively. Public is welcomed and asked to bring a covered dish to share. 727-893-7159 or 727-820-0240.Saturday, JANUARY 2, 2010Pancake Breakfast at AWAPS: Albert Whitted Airport, 451 8th Ave. S.E. 8:30to 11:30 a.m. www.awaps.org or 727-822-1532.Fish-ful Saturdays: The Atlantic Ocean: Pier Aquarium, 800 2nd Ave. N.E.2nd floor. Noon to 2 p.m. www.pieraquarium.org or 727-895-7437.Under Armour High School All-American Football Game: Tropicana Field.Noon. Youth Football game 3 p.m. www.ayfchampionships.comSunday, JANUARY 3, 2010American Stage After Hours: THE DUMB SHOW: American Stage TheatreCompany, 163 3rd St. N. 8 p.m. www.americanstage.org or 727-823-7529.Green Market and Street Fair: 24th to 26th St. on Central Ave. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.www.grandcentraldistrict.orgSunday Afternoon Fun: The Pier, 800 2nd Ave. N.E. 1 to 4 p.m.www.stpetepier.com or 727-821-6443.Monday, JANUARY 4, 2010American Stage Hot Off the Press: Roadhouse That Could by T. ScottWooten: American Stage Theatre Company, 163 3rd St. N. 7 p.m.www.americanstage.org or 727-823-7529.Tuesday, JANUARY 5, 2010No events scheduled for today.Wednesday, JANUARY 6, 2010Coffee with a Curator: Peter Tush: Dali & Science: The Dali Museum, 10003rd St. S. 10:15 to 11 a.m. A special monthly tour or PowerPoint talk presentedby one of the Dali Museum's Curatorial/Education team held on the firstWednesday of each month. Join us for complimentary Starbucks coffee andrefreshments in the museum store at 10:15 followed at 10:30 by a focused,theme-oriented gallery tour with one of the Dali Museum's curatorial staff.www.thedali.org or 727-823-3767.Thursday, JANUARY 7, 2010Dali & Beyond Film Series: Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland: The DaliMuseum, 1000 3rd St. S. 6 p.m. Join Alice as she falls into the imaginative andsurreal world of Wonderland and meets legendary characters such asTweedledee and Tweedledum, the Mad Hatter, the Queen of Hearts and theWhiteRabbit. Made under the supervision of Walt Disney himself, this film and its ani-mation are often regarded as some of the finest work in Disney studio history.(1951, 75 min.; Rated G). www.thedali.org or 727-823-3767.Friday, JANUARY 8, 2010Side Door Jazz: Whitney James CD Release Party: The Palladium at SPC, 2535th Ave. N. 8 p.m. www.mypalladium.org or 727-822-3590.Jan. 8 to 10 - Sunshine City Antiques and Collectibles Show: Coliseum, 5354th St. N. Fri. 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Sat. and Sun. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.This nationally recognized show features nearly 100 exhibitors of antique furni-ture, art, pottery, jewelry, silver, toys, and glass. The event also features a two-day Antiques Appraisal Fair. Held Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.,$5 per item. www.stpete.org/coliseum or 727-892-5202.Jan. 8 to Feb. 1 - "Through The Eyes of My City, It's James" Photographyby James Whittinghill: Studio@620, 620 1st Ave. S. Hours vary. www.stu-dio620.org or 727-895-6620.

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Florida becomes infested with pythons. Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission trieddesperately to get the growing population under control by setting up amnesty days forowners to get rid of their snakes legally. The picture above shows a 17-foot python thatwas found in the city of Lake Okeechobee. The FWC started looking into more strictregulations for those who want to keep pythons when a two-year-old girl was killed byan 8-foot snake in Sumter County.

At the hopes of trying to end someone’s economic debt the Florida Lottery createdvending machines to entice the impulsive shopper to participate in a one and a millionchance to win more than a million dollars.

St. Petersburg receives twogems to add to their beloved po-lice force. A mounted patrol unit-was established after an almost90 year absence.

In the same month a long list ofcandidates came down to twonames in the running for a newcity mayor. Kathleen Ford and BillFoster would continue their raceuntil November through a seriesof appearances and heated de-bates.

Patrick Swayze past away onSept. 14 just a week after theKing of Pop was laid to rest in anelaborate memorial in Los Ange-les.

Ted Kennedy, Farrah Fawcett,Natasha Richardson, and EdMcMahon, and Brittany Murphyalso died this year.

The U.S. made a commitmentto remove 4,000 troops from Iraqby the end of October.

The name calling and distribution of dinosaurs is finally over, BillFoster becomes the next mayor of St. Petersburg. Even after a smallvoter turnout Foster was ready to initiate some of the plans he hadmade for the city, including ones for a certain baseball stadium.

The New York Yankees defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 inGame 6 to win the 2009 World Series.

13 people die and 30 people are injured in a shooting at the FortHood U.S. Army base in Texas.

The United States House of Representatives votes 220-215 topass the highly debated health care reform act.

Microsoft corporations launches Windows 7, and U.S. media talkshow host Oprah Winfrey announces she will end her long runningtalk show in 2011.

St, Petersburg is represented by a new song called “Carry Me Backto St. Petersburg.” The song was written by Charles Souza in re-sponse to a song writing contest.

In October Mayor Rick Baker proposed that the city’s old billboards be replaced withdigital ones. This proposal would get rid of a great many billboards and require the citynot to put up so many. Each business would simply buy a 30-second segment to flashtheir advertisment and then the board would move on to the next ad.

The Dali Museum in St. Petersburg received a large rock that came from the artistshomeland. The city also wins a much deserved Compassion Award after countless actsduring CareFest 2009. 1,700 volunteers turned out to help the community.

U.S. president Barack Obama wins the Nobel Peace Prize “for his extraordinary ef-forts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” Obamaalso ends the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy against homosexuals serving in the U.S. mil-itary.

December marked another great day in St. Petersburg when All Children’s Hospital was rebuiltacross the street from the original building. The original grand opening was on December 2ndl; however,due to construction issues the opening was delayed until Jan. 9, 2010. Almost 800,000 square feet, eachroom was equipped to handle 3 visitors and a patient.

U.S. President Barack Obama announces that he will send 30,000 extra American troops to Afghanistanwithin the next six months and start withdrawal in 19 months.

July marked the 40th anniversary of theApollo 11 landing. While celebrating a his-toric landmark within the nation, St. Peters-burg was busy protecting one of its historiclandmarks, the Friendship Trailbridge.

In Dec. 2008, the bridge was closed be-cause the county felt it would collapse. Acommitte voted to save the whole bridge inmid July.

The bridge was converted in 1999 whenthe new Gandy bridge was opened. photo courtesy of NASA

photo courtesy of Robert Potter

photo courtesy of FWC provided by Okeechobee Veterinary Hosptial photo courtesy of Florida Lottery

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Dog of the WeekChuckie

Chuckie is a sweet guy whocould play in the Australian Openas much as he loves tennis…well the tennis ball anyway! Heknows his commands and likethe breed implies, he is ready toplay at anytime, but will calmdown on request. Chuckie likesto show off his manners. Hisblack/while short coat anddroopy ears and long tail go alongwith his friendly personality. Heis waiting for you to bond withhim at the SPCA Tampa Bay,9099 130th Ave N in Largo, orcall 727-586-3591.

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Military NewsNavy - Fleet News


Petty Officer Shane A. HaydonNavy Petty Officer 3rd Class

Shane A. Haydon, son of Mia But-ler of Palm Harbor, Fla. and DaleHaydon of Clearwater, Fla., re-cently completed Naval NuclearPower Training Pipeline.

Haydon is a 2005 graduate ofPalm Harbor Univeristy HighSchool of Palm Harbor, Fla. andjoined the Navy in December2007.

Cat of the WeekBuster

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A victim of the economy,Buster's last human lost his joband simply couldn't afford to keephis animals. So, he is patientlywaiting with us until you comeand pick him up. Like a lot ofother cats he doesn't like dogstoo much and really he's lookingfor a calm, kid-free environmentwhere he can be your indoorkitty. Buster’s just a little shy ofnew people at the moment, but ifyou can invest just a few min-utes to let him get to know youand to trust you, you will findhim coming to you purring, hop-ing to sit by your side. His pre-vious human said that his idea ofheaven is sleeping at the end ofhis bed at night. Visit Buster atSPCA Tampa Bay, 9099 130thAve N in Largo, or call 727-586-3591.

Airman Andrea E. JohnsonAir Force Airman Andrea E.

Johnson graduated from basic mil-itary training at Lackland AirForce Base, San Antonio, Texas.

She is the daughter of Myraand Frank Jones of San JoseDrive, Dunedin, Fla.

Johnson is a 2009 graduate ofOldsmar Christian School, Fla.

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PINELLAS - MedImmune, themanufacturer of monovalent 2009H1N1 nasal spray vaccine, noti-fied the Centers for Disease Con-trol and Prevention (CDC) andthe Food & Drug Administration(FDA) this week that 13 lots ofthis vaccine had decreased in po-tency slightly or were in danger offalling below expected levels inthe coming week.

As such, the CDC and FDA

have announced a limited, volun-tary, non-safety-related recall ofremaining unused product. Med-Immune has notified providersincluding the Pinellas CountyHealth Department that unusedvaccines from these lots whichhad been received should be re-turned. (The health departmentis complying with the recall by re-turning the unused vaccines inthe 13 lots.) The slight decrease

in vaccine potency will not affectanyone who has already been vac-cinated with any of the recalledlots.

All children younger than 10years old should get the recom-mended two doses of 2009 H1N1vaccine about a month apart. Par-ents of children who have re-ceived a first dose of Medimmunenasal spray should still scheduletheir child's second dose as rec-

ommended.The 13 lots in the recall num-

ber about 4.7 million doses aroundthe nation. They were shipped toCDC's distributor in October andearly November. Most of thedoses are believed to have alreadybeen administered while fully po-tent and within specifications.

ST. PETERSBURG –Nearly eight monthsafter demolition, instructors and staff of theSt. Petersburg Tennis Center are ready tomove into their new home. Saturday, St. Pe-tersburg Mayor Rick Baker, city officials, com-munity leaders and tennis enthusiasts openedthe doors of the 4,500 square foot center at650 18th Ave. S. to current and future gener-ations of area tennis players.

The building, which is more than doublethe size of the original facility, includes larger,ADA-compliant locker rooms and shower fa-cilities; a multipurpose club room; pro shop,snack bar and space for historical memora-bilia. The new tennis center is environmen-tally-friendly, with raised floors, hurricane-proof windows, low-flow water fixtures withautomatic shutoffs and a reflective metal roof.The trademark wrap-around porch was re-built using environmentally-friendly materialsand will continue serving patrons as a viewingarea for adjacent courts and the Center's"Walk of Champions."

"The new tennis center represents the pos-itive growth St. Petersburg has made in Mid-town by increasing learning opportunities forthe underserved youth of our community, aswell as a place where adults can gather andenjoy tennis. Now, even more children will beable to benefit from the education and recre-ation in one location," said St. PetersburgMayor Rick Baker.

The site of Chris Evert's first professionaltitle, the Tennis Center has served the localtennis community since 1935 at Bartlett Park.The Center is home to the Raymond JamesCourier's Kids after-school program, theArthur Ashe Center of Academic Excellence,and local and USTA junior and adult tourna-

ments. The center isalso headquarters tothe local chapter ofFirstServe, a educa-tional youth programthat teaches life skillsthrough tennis.

In 2001, a group ofconcerned citizensformed the TennisFoundation of St. Pe-tersburg to overseeoperations when thecity-run center cameclose to closing itsdoors. Foundation members focused on bring-ing tennis to underserved Midtown youth,reaching more than 200 through the Courier'sKids after school programs and summercamps, and bolstering membership by 400percent over the last eight years. However, adeteriorating structure and internal plumb-ing problems forced the city to approve$900,000 to replace the building; foundationmembers were able to raise an additional$370,000 to help fund construction. TennisFoundation president Mike Carroll is pleasedwith the outcome.

DSCN"The new building will allow us toreach more at-risk kids, provide learning op-portunities for all ages, and conduct day-to-day operations in a safe, fun atmosphere,along with establishing the center as a world-class tennis facility, capable of hosting na-tionally sanctioned players and tournaments.This is a wonderful holiday gift for the peopleof St. Petersburg."

St. Petersburg artist Terry Krogmann hasbeen selected to dress the center with iron-

work; about $20,000 from the city's one per-cent for the arts ordinance will fund the pub-lic art project. A decision on the design isslated for early next year, with the completionscheduled by May 2010.


Rick Baker and assocaites cut the ribbon to a new 4,500 square foot tennis center.

St. Petersburg Tennis Center is now open

Pinellas County cooperates with Nasal H1N1 vaccine recall

ST. PETERSBURG – Today, Mayor RickBaker expanded the protection of St. Peters-burg's famed waterfront land by adding threemore parks to the city's charter parks desig-nation. By doing so, Mayor Baker has contin-ued the effort begun a century ago today topreserve the waterfront of St. Petersburgfrom private developers.

The ordinance, ceremoniously signed atAlbert Whitted Park overlooking the city, ef-fectively provides for the designation of threeparks to Waterfront Charter Parks, protectingthe century old tradition of keeping the city'swaterfront as public parkland. The announce-ment was made 100 years to the day thatarrangements were made establishing the wa-terfront as public land. In 1909, the Times re-ported that it was "the best Christmas presentthat St. Petersburg ever had".

The ordinance includes designating AlbertWhitted Park from a Non-Charter park to a

Charter Park; the designation as a Char-ter Park of the Soreno/Straub Park Ex-tension (section of North Straub Parkadjacent to the Museum of Fine Arts);and the designation as a Charter Park ofthe Poynter Park Extension (area northof the existing Dali facility on Third St.S.) The designation of each of theseproperties as Charter Parks codifiescharter protections related to the futuresale, lease, or substantial change of usefor park property within the City Code.In order to provide Public Notice of theintent of these properties to be pre-served and protected by the Charter ofthe City of St. Petersburg, a Dedication ofNew City of St. Petersburg Park property doc-ument has been prepared for recordation inthe public records of Pinellas County, Florida.

Mayor Rick Baker Signing"I am honored tobe part of this historical occasion," said Mayor

Baker. "Our waterfront is one of our city'smost significant amenities, and has been amajor factor in the renaissance of our down-town area. It is a wonderful Christmas pres-ent for our city…and another great day in St.Petersburg!"

RICK BAKER GIVES LAST GIFT TO CITY AS MAYOR


Baker expands the protection of the waterfront in St.Petersburg.

BY CATHY KEENUF NEWS BUREAU

GAINESVILLE — Florida’s overall con-sumer confidence remained unchanged at 69in December, but increasing pessimism aboutpersonal finances reflects the state’s worsen-ing economic plight as housing prices fell andunemployment rose, according to a new Uni-versity of Florida survey.

“Recently, Florida has had a little more badnews than good news,” said Chris McCartysurvey director of UF’s Bureau of Economicand Business Research. “There are some in-dications that other parts of the country, par-ticularly those areas surrounding Washing-ton, D.C., are improving while Florida appearsto be lagging the economic recovery. Somestates are simply better equipped to benefitfrom the stimulus dollars; it is far from anequal distribution.”

The median price of a single family home inFlorida declined over the past few monthsfrom a 2009 high of $148,000 in June to$139,000 in November, McCarty said. Lastmonth’s home prices have fallen 12 percentbelow those of November 2008, he said.

To make matters worse, Florida’s unem-ployment rose to 11.5 percent in November, alarger gain than most economists expected,McCarty said. The increase comes at a timewhen the national unemployment rate actu-ally declined, he said.

“There is a strong possibility that Florida’sunemployment could cause housing prices todecline even further as unemployed home-owners face foreclosure,” he said. “This doesnot bode well for consumer confidence, andtherefore consumer spending, as we enterthe new year.”

Most forecasts for retail sales before theholiday season called for sales to remain flatcompared with last year, McCarty said. Whilethat outcome would be considered quite weakin most years, retailers will probably be happycoming out of this season without a loss, hesaid.

“Most retailers chose to coast through thisholiday season by keeping inventories low,trying to survive through 2010, when theyhope consumer balance sheets will improve,”he said. “Some retailers will have troublemaking it that long.”

Adding to Florida’s economic troubles isthat while it and other states have receivedstimulus funds for unemployment and Medi-caid payments, much of that help is scheduledto run out in 2010, leaving a large hole for thestate to fill, he said.

An $8,000 tax rebate to first-time homebuyers has been extended and a new rebate of$6,500 added for those who have owned ahome for at least five years and plan to buy anew one, McCarty said. While these meas-ures are likely to stimulate sales during the

spring buying season and result in higher me-dian housing prices, it is uncertain whetherthe economy will be on a more firm footingwhen those rebates run out in April, he said.

“With a $2.6 billion deficit looming and noclear indication as to how Florida’s economywill recover over the next year, 2010 couldprove to be very similar to 2009,” he said.

Although none of the components thatmake up this month’s index changed dramat-ically from last month, there were some fluc-tuations, he said.

Perceptions of personal finances now com-pared with a year ago fell three points to 46,while perceptions of personal finances a yearfrom now fell one point to 81, McCarty said.Also declining were perceptions of whether itis a good time to buy big-ticket consumeritems, which fell two points to 76.

In contrast, perceptions of U.S. economicconditions over the next year rose two pointsto 67, while perceptions of U.S. economicconditions over the next five years rose threepoints to 75.

The research center conducts the FloridaConsumer Attitude Survey monthly. Respon-dents are 18 or older and live in householdstelephoned randomly. The preliminary indexfor December was conducted from 593 re-sponses. The index is benchmarked to 1966,so a value of 100 represents the same level ofconfidence for that year.

Even the holiday spirit couldn’tmove consumer confidence

Mayor Rick Baker, in his last months as mayor, cuts another ribbon after an 8 month construction of new tennis courts

photo courtesy of city of St. Petersburg

These courts will serve the community and many after-school programs.

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NOTICEOFADMINISTRATIONIN THE CIRCUIT COURT FORPINELLASCOUNTY, FLORIDA

PROBATE DIVISIONFILE NUMBER: 09-6771-ES-003IN RE: ESTATE OFWARREN S. KEYESDeceased.

The administration of theestate of Warren S. Keyesdeceased, File Number 09-6771-ES-003 is pending in the CircuitCourt for Pinellas County,Florida, Probate Division, theaddress of which is 315 CourtStreet, Clearwater, Florida33756. The names and addressesof the personal representative andthe personal representative’sattorney are set forth below.

ALL INTERESTED PER-SONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT:

All persons on whom thisnotice is served who have objec-tions that challenge the validity ofthe will, the qualifications of thepersonal representative, venue, orjurisdiction of this Court arerequired to file their objectionswith this Court WITHIN THELATER OF THREE MONTHSAFTER THE DATE OF THEFIRST PUBLICATION OF THISNOTICE OR THIRTY DAYSAFTER THE DATE OF SERV-ICE OF A COPY OF THISNOTICE ON THEM.

All creditors of the decedentand other persons having claimsor demands against decedent’sestate on whom a copy of thisnotice is served within threemonths after the date of the firstpublication of this notice mustfile their claims with this CourtWITHIN THE LATER OFTHREE MONTHS AFTER THEDATE OF THE FIRST PUBLI-CATION OF THIS NOTICE ORTHIRTY DAYS AFTER THEDATE OF SERVICE OF ACOPY OF THIS NOTICE ONTHEM.

All other creditors of thedecedent and persons havingclaims or demands against thedecedent’s estate must file theirclaims with this Court WITHINTHREE MONTHS AFTER THEDATE OF THE FIRST PUBLI-CATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDSAND OBJECTIONS NOT SOFILED WILL BE FOREVERBARRED.

The date of the first publica-tion of this Notice is December25, 2009.

Personal Representative:Jay F. Keyes

100 Devon DriveClearwater, Florida 33767

Attorney forPersonal Representative:Douglas J. Burns, P.A.2559 Nursery Road – Suite AClearwater, Florida 33764Telephone: 727-725-2553FBN: 45106016028 DEC25,2009, JAN1,2010 122503

NOTICE TO CREDITORSIN THE CIRCUIT COURTFOR PINELLAS COUNTY,

FLORIDAPROBATE DIVISION

FILE NO. 09-7218-ES-004IN RE: ESTATE OFJane MurrayDeceased.

The administration of theestate of Jane Murray, deceased,whose date of death wasSeptember 23, 2009, File Number09-7218-ES004, is pending in theCircuit Court for Pinellas County,Florida, Probate Division, theaddress of which is 315 CourtStreet, Clearwater, Florida33756-5165. The names andaddresses of the personal repre-sentative and the personal repre-sentative’s attorney are set forthbelow.

All creditors of the decedentand other persons having claimsor demands against decedent’sestate, including unmatured, con-tingent or unliquidated claims, onwhom a copy of this notice isserved must file their claims withthis court WITHIN THE LATEROF 3 MONTHS AFTER THETIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI-CATION OF THIS NOTICE OR30 DAYSAFTERTHEDATEOFSERVICE OFA COPY OF THISNOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of thedecedent and other persons hav-ing claims or demands againstdecedent’s estate, includingunmatured, contingent or unliqui-dated claims, must file theirclaims with this court WITHIN 3MONTHS AFTER THE DATEOF THE FIRST PUBLICATIONOF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT SOFILED WILL BE FOREVERBARRED.

The date of first publicationof this notice is December 25,2009.

ALL OBJECTIONS NOTSO FILEDWILL BE FOREVERBARRED.

Personal Representative:Amira Eltouny

1220 South Lake DriveClearwater, FL 33756

Attorney forPersonal Representative:T. Samantha Chechele7127 1st Ave. So.St. Petersburg, FL 33707Telephone: (727) 381-6001Fax: (727) 381-7900FBN: 0775592 SPN: 0131222411735 DEC25,2009, JAN1,2010 122504



FILE NO. 09-7931-ES-003IN RE: ESTATE OFJOHNA. MANNINGDeceased.

The administration of theestate of John A. Manning,deceased, whose date of deathwas March 29, 2009, is pendingin the Circuit Court for PinellasCounty, Florida, ProbateDivision, the address of which is315 Court Street, Clearwater,Florida 33756. The names andaddresses of the personal repre-sentative and the personal repre-sentative’s attorney are set forthbelow.

All creditors of the decedentand other persons having claimsor demands against decedent’sestate on whom a copy of thisnotice is required to be servedmust file their claims with thiscourt WITHIN THE LATER OF3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIMEOF THE FIRST PUBLICATIONOF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYSAFTER THE DATE OF SERV-ICE OF A COPY OF THISNOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of thedecedent and other persons hav-ing claims or demands againstdecedent’s estate must file theirclaims with this court WITHIN 3MONTHS AFTER THE DATEOF THE FIRST PUBLICATIONOF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILEDWITHIN THE TIME PERIODSSET FORTH IN SECTION733.702 OF THE FLORIDAPROBATE CODE WILL BEFOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDINGTHE TIME PERIOD SETFORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIMFILED TWO (2) YEARS ORMORE AFTER THE DECE-DENT’S DATE OF DEATH ISBARRED.


Personal Representative:Nancy E. Manick1149 Marble Drive

Crescent, Pennsylvania 15046John A. Manning, Jr.

107 Helen DriveMarlboro, Massachusetts 01752

Attorney forPersonal Representatives:Susan M. CharlesAttorney for Nancy E. Manickand John A. Manning Jr.The Charles Law Offices801 West Bay DriveSuite 403Largo, FL 33770FBN: 11107 SPN: 02763037Telephone: (727) 683-1483Fax: (727) 683-148410735 DEC25,2009, JAN1,2010 122505


FLORIDAPROBATE DIVISIONFile No. 09-7243-ES3

IN RE: ESTATE OFJOHN M. SLONINA,Deceased.

The administration of theestate of JOHN M. SLONINA,deceased, whose date of deathwas September 23, 2009, FileNumber 09-7243-ES3 is pendingin the Circuit Court for PinellasCounty, Florida, ProbateDivision, the address of which is315 Court Street, Room 106,Clearwater, Florida 33756. Theestate is intestate. The names andaddresses of the personal repre-sentative and the personal repre-sentative’s attorney are set forthbelow.

All creditors of the decedentand other persons having claimsor demands against decedent’sestate on whom a copy of thisnotice has been served must filetheir claims with this CourtWITHIN THE LATER OF 3MONTHS AFTER THE DATEOF THE FIRST PUBLICATIONOF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYSAFTER THE TIME OF SERV-ICE OF A COPY OF THISNOTICE ON THEM.


ALL CLAIMS NOT SOFILED WILL BE FOREVERBARRED.


The date of first publicationof this notice is 12/25/2009.

Personal Representative:SARA VOGT REGENSTEIN

3731 Safflower TerraceOviedo, FL 32766

Attorney forPersonal Representative:PAUL BRYAN SLADEKFlorida Bar No. 869031CLONINGER & FILES1519 W. Broadway St.P.O. Box 620337Oviedo, Florida 32762-0337Telephone: (407) 365-569618455 DEC25,2009, JAN1,2010 122506



FILE NO. 09-7887-ES-03IN RE: ESTATE OFCHARLES E. HUNT, SR.Deceased.

The administration of theestate of Charles E. Hunt, Sr.,deceased, whose date of deathwas October 27, 2009, is pendingin the Circuit Court for PinellasCounty, Florida, ProbateDivision, the address of which is315 Court Street, Clearwater,Florida 33756-5165. The namesand addresses of the personal rep-resentatives and the personal rep-resentatives’ attorney are set forthbelow.






Personal Representative:Charles E. Hunt, Jr.

11300 – 129th Avenue N., Lot106

Largo, Florida 33778Attorney forPersonal Representative:Cynthia J. McMillenAttorney for Charles E. Hunt, Jr.Law Offices of Joseph F. Pippen,Jr. & Associates, PL1920 East Bay DriveLargo, FL 33771Telephone: (727) 586-3306FBN: 351581 SPN: 0176950313105 DEC25,2009, JAN1,2010 122507

ST. PETERSBURG -The public is invited todinner and a night of musicranging from classical tohybrid styles in a freewillconcert sponsored by theApollo Project artists' col-lective and NorthwestPresbyterian Church. The"Bach to Johnson" concertwill be held Sunday, Janu-ary 3, at 7 p.m., in thesanctuary of NorthwestPresbyterian Church, 633054th Ave. N in St. Peters-burg.

The "Bach to Johnson"concert will feature ariasfrom Bach cantatas, per-formed by soprano DanaDeloney, and songs from A.Paul Johnson's XTREMECLASSICAL blend ofpop/classical/rock/newage/Broadway crossovermusic. Johnson will ac-company his compositions,as well as perform three J.S. Bach organ preludes andfugues transcribed byDmitri Kabelevsky and thehaunting and esotericTOCCATA in e minor,BWV 914 for classical mu-sic aficionados.

An internationally rec-ognized composer, conductor,writer and director, Johnson isthe recipient of two IndividualArtists Fellowships from theFlorida Arts Council; a NationalEndowment for the Arts awardto direct federal prison inmatesin several of his original plays;and two Pulitzer Prize nomina-tions for large concert works.Johnson has also had his workperformed by the Prague Sym-phony Orchestra, the WarsawNational Philharmonic and Bul-garia's Sophia Philharmonic Or-chestra. Deloney, who is bestknown for her roles in Gift ofthe Magi, Midsummer Night'sDream, Spoon River Anthology,and Amadeus, is a frequent

recitalist with the Florida LyricOpera and Summit Orchestra.

The public is invited to a 6p.m. pitch-in dinner precedingthe concert. Both the dinnerand concert are free, but afreewill offering in support ofthe Apollo Project's residencyprograms, continued creativeendeavors of its artists, and ac-tivities at Northwest Presbyte-rian Church, is encouraged.

For more information aboutthe concert, upcoming events,or the Apollo Project, call 727-823-7252 or visit www.apollo-project.net or call NorthwestPresbyterian Church at 727-544-4551.

Freewill concertin St. Pete on Jan.3, public invited


Soprano Donna Deloney will perform at afreewill concert at Northwest PresbyterianChurch in St. Petersburg, Sunday, January3. Proceeds from the concert benefitchurch programs and support futureperformances by members of the artistcollective Apollo Project.

FICTITIOUS NAME NOTICEPursuant to section 865.09

Florida StatutesNOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that the undersigned,desiring to engage in businessunder the fictitious name ofGATOR JIM’S TACKLELocated at 4805 GULS

BLVD. in the County of Pinellas,in the City of Saint Pete Beach,Florida, zip code 33706 intends toregister the same name with theDivision of Corporations of theFlorida Department of State,Tallahassee, Florida.

Dated at Clearwater, Florida,this 29th day of December, 2009.

James R. BickelPresident

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FLORIDAPROBATE DIVISIONFile No. 09-004053-ES

Division 003IN RE: ESTATE OFJO-ANNE E. TIGLIO,Deceased.

The administration of theestate of JO-ANNE L. TIGLIO,deceased, whose date of deathwas June 13, 2009, is pending inthe Circuit Court for PinellasCounty, Florida, ProbateDivision, the address of which is315 Court Street, Clearwater, FL33756. The names and addressesof the personal representative andthe personal representative’sattorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedentand other persons having claimsor demands against decedent’sestate on whom a copy of thisnotice is required to be servedmust file their claims with thiscourt WITHIN THE LATER OF3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIMEOF THE FIRST PUBLICATIONOF TINTS NOTICE OR 30DAYS AFTER THE DATE OFSERVICE OFA COPY OF THISNOTICF ON THEM.



NOTWITHSTANDINGTHE TIME PERIODS SETFORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIMFILFD TWO (2) YEARS ORMORE AFTER THE DECE-DENT’S DATE OF DEATH ISBARRED.

The date of first publicationof this notice is Friday, January 1,2010.

Personal Representative:EMILY M. TTGLIO

176 Park AvenueWest Harrison, NY 10604

Attorney forPersonal Representative:ROBERT J. KELLY, ESQ.FBN 238414SEAN P. KELLY, ESQ.FBN 181285Kelly & Kelly, LLP605 Palm Blvd.PO Box 1056Dunedin, FL 34697Telephone: (727) 733-0468Fax: (727) 733-0469SPN 6037210250 JAN 01, 08, 2010 010103



FILE NO. 09-6694-ES-003IN RE: ESTATE OFJAMES H. RUSSELLDeceased.

The administration of theestate of JAMES H. RUSSELL,deceased, whose date of deathwas September 22, 2009, is pend-ing in the Circuit Court forPinellas County, Florida, ProbateDivision, the address of which is315 Court Street, Clearwater,Florida 33756. The names andaddresses of the personal repre-sentative and the personal repre-sentative’s attorney are set forthbelow.





The date of first publicationof this notice is January 01, 2010.

Personal Representative:SALVATORE A. HANSEN

818 Woodside AveClearwater, Florida 33756

Attorney forPersonal Representatives:Susan M. CharlesAttorney for Salvatore A. HansenThe Charles Law Offices801 West Bay DriveSuite 403Largo, FL 33770FBN: 11107 SPN: 02763037Telephone: (727) 683-1483Fax: (727) 683-148410735 JAN 1, 08, 2010 010104

NOTICE OF ACTIONFOR DISSOLUTIONOF MARRIAGE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE SIXTH JUDICIAL

CIRCUIT,IN AND FOR PINELLASCOUNTY, FLORIDA

Case No.: 09-6774-FD-22RAYMOND LUIS LOPEZ,

PetitionerandROSEMARIE LUELLA MATINEZ LOPEZ,

Respondent.TO: ROSEMARIE LUELLA

MARTINEZ LOPEZRespondent’s last known

address: UNKNOWNYOU ARE NOTIFIED that

an action has been filed againstyou and that you are required toserve a copy of your writtendefenses, if any, to it on RAY-MOND LOUIS LOPEZ, whoseaddress is 2266 GULF TO BAYBLVD.,CLEARWATER, FL33765 on or before January 29,2010, and file the original withthe clerk of this Court at 315COURT STREET, CLEARWA-TER, FL 33756, before serviceon Petitioner or immediatelythereafter. If you fail to do so, adefault may be entered againstyou for the relief demanded inthe petition.

Copies of all court docu-ments in this case, includingorders, are available at the Clerkof the Circuit Court’s office. Youmay review these documentsupon request.

You must keep the Clerk ofthe Circuit Court’s office notifiedof your current address. (You mayfile Notice of Current Address,Florida Supreme Court ApprovedFamily Law Form 12.915.)Future papers in this lawsuit willbe mailed to the address on recordat the cleric’s office.

WARNING: Rule 12.285,Florida Family Law Rules ofProcedure, requires certainautomatic disclosure of docu-ments and information. Failureto comply can result in sanc-tions, including dismissal orstriking of pleadings.

Dated: DEC 18 2009KEN BURKE

CLERK OF THE CIRCUITCOURT

By: /S/ KIM FREIJEDeputy Clerk

DM010105 JAN01,08,15,22,2010010105

TRUSTEE’SNOTICE TO CREDITORSNotice is given pursuant to

Florida Statue 737.305 thatROGERS A. HEDBERG, whodied on October 2, 2009, was theGRANTOR of the ROGERS A.HEDBERG REVOCABLETRUST u/d April 8, 1989.

The name and address of theCO-TRUSTEES are set forthbelow. ALL INTERESTED PER-SONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT:

All creditors of the decedentand other persons having claimsor demands against decedent’sTrust on whom a copy of thisnotice is served within threemonths after the date of the firstpublication of this notice mustfile their claims with theTRUSTEE WITHIN THELATER OF THE THREEMONTHS AFTER THE DATEOF THE FIRST PUBLICATIONOF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTYDAYS AFTER THE DATE OFSERVICE OFA COPY OF THISNOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of thedecedent and other persons hav-ing claims or demands againstdecedent’s Trust must file theirclaims with the CO-TRUSTEESWITHIN THREE MONTHSAFTER THE DATE OF THEFIRST PUBLICATION OF THISNOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS DEMANDSAND OBJECTIONS NOT SOFILED WILL BE FOREVERBARRED.

The date of the first publica-tion of this notice is January 1,2010.

RUTH A. HEDBERGCo-Trustee

105 Belleview Boulevard, #107Belleair, FL 33756

727-443-6565

AUDREY’MAKOWSKICo-Trustee

4234 Grandview CourtColgate, WI 53017

262-628-9493KENNETH A. SUNNE, Esquire1151 N.E. Cleveland StreetClearwater, FL 33755727-461-3100727-441-9007 (fax)[email protected] 00002942 FBN 07940013570 JAN 01, 08, 2010 010102

FICTITIOUS NAME NOTICEPursuant to section 865.09

Florida StatutesNOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that the undersigned,desiring to engage in businessunder the fictitious name ofS. C. PROPERTY VENTURES

Located at 1421 Court Street,Suite B, in the County of Pinellas,in the City of Clearwater, Florida,zip code 33756 intends to registerthe same name with the Divisionof Corporations of the FloridaDepartment of State, Tallahassee,Florida.

Dated at Clearwater, Florida,this 19th day of December, 2009.

THOMAS G. HERSEM10245 JAN01,2010 010106


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ST. PETERSBURG - On December24th, at 1:01 pm, units from St. Peters-burg Fire & Rescue responded to an air-plane crash on the corner of ColumbusWay S and Desoto Way S.

A single-engine plane was forced tomake an emergency landing this afternoonon St. Petersburg Country Club's Golfcourse. The pilot, William Gibson 47, of St.Petersburg, was towing a banner for"Billy's Crab Shack" when the plane's en-gine lost power.

The plane, a Bellanca Citabria single-engine, fixed-wing aircraft with one pilotand no passengers, landed on the golfcourse then crashed into a palm tree,sheering off the plane's right wing. Para-medics examined the pilot for injuries butfound none. "I thought I was going to die"said Gibson.

photo courtesy of St. Petersburg Fire Department

Lime green single engine plane sits with a broken wing on the corner ofColumbus Way and Desoto Way in St. Petersburg.

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PALM BEACH - Working on an anonymous tip, in-vestigators with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Con-servation Commission (FWC) busted a Palm BeachCounty reptile store for selling pythons illegally.

Mark Bavosa, 45, of Boynton Beach, owner of Rep-tiles Plus Inc. in Lake Worth, was charged with twomisdemeanors - illegal sale of a reptile of concern(ROC) to an unpermitted person and improper caging.Bavosa also received a warning for failing to keepproper inventory of reptiles of concern.

In addition, officers issued warnings to two of hisemployees for selling reptiles of concern to unper-mitted people.

Undercover FWC investigators visited the storeTuesday and inquired about purchasing pythons.Bavosa told the officers that two pythons, a reticulatedpython and a Burmese python, were available for saleand that both snakes were dropped off to his store bysomeone who did not want them anymore.

Bavosa asked the undercover investigator if he hadthe proper permit to possess an ROC, and the inves-tigator said he did not, but Bavosa sold the pythons tohim anyway for $250. The FWC turned the snakesover to a permitted captive wildlife facility. Thesnakes did not have the required microchips.

Under an executive order issued this month, ROCscan be turned over to authorized reptile of concernpermit holders with no questions asked.

"We take ROC amnesty seriously," said FWC Chair-man Rodney Barreto. "The owner of this pet storeacted irresponsibly when he failed to report to theFWC that he accepted these unwanted pets in the firstplace. Then, he let us down by selling the pythons un-der the table to an unpermitted person."

Eugene Bessette, a representative from the state'sreptile industry, said, "The reptile industry has notolerance for anyone taking advantage of the FWC'samnesty program by selling ROCs to unpermitted in-dividuals. The vast majority of people with licensesto possess these reptiles appreciate the importance ofabiding by Florida's regulations."

Reptiles of concern must be licensed by FWC's

Captive Wildlife Section to be kept as pets. The li-cense costs $100 per year and mandates specificcaging requirements. All ROCs more than 2 inches indiameter must be implanted with a microchip thatidentifies the animal. It is unlawful to allow one to es-cape or to release one into the wild.

FWC seize illegally sold pythonsfrom pet store in Palm Beach


Burmese python seized by FWC


Reticulated python seized by FWC

The recreational harvest season for spotted seatrout will re-open in South Florida on Jan. 1. Spotted seatrout harvest has beenclosed since Nov. 1 in South Florida to help maintain an abundantfishery.

The areas affected include Atlantic coast waters south of theFlagler-Volusia county line and Gulf coastal waters south of a linerunning due west from the westernmost point of Fred HowardPark Causeway, which is 1.17 miles south of the Pinellas-Pascocounty line.

The maximum daily bag limit for spotted seatrout in these ar-eas is four fish per person. In all Florida waters north and westof these areas, the daily limit is five spotted seatrout per person.

The statewide slot limit for spotted seatrout is 15-20 inches to-tal length. However, anglers may keep one spotted seatroutlarger than 20 inches as part of the daily bag limits.

Spotted seatrout may not be harvested by any multiple hookswith live or dead natural bait, by snagging or by snatch hooking.Spotted seatrout may be taken only with hook and line gear andcast nets and must be landed in a whole condition.

The harvest of spotted seatrout will close during the month ofFebruary in northeast and northwest Florida waters.

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The recreational harvest of greater amberjack from federal wa-ters in the Gulf of Mexico will reopen on Jan. 1. Federal watersextend beyond 9 nautical miles from shore in the Gulf off Florida.

The National Marine Fisheries Service closed the recreationalharvest of greater amberjack in these waters on Oct. 24 becausean established annual recreational harvest quota for greater am-berjack in the Gulf had been met. Gulf state waters (within 9 nau-tical miles from shore) were not closed and remain open to therecreational harvest of greater amberjack.

Recreational anglers may keep one greater amberjack of atleast 30 inches fork length daily per person in Gulf waters offFlorida, and the fish must be landed in a whole condition.

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TALLAHASSEE – AttorneyGeneral Bill McCollum today an-nounced that a Pasco County manhas been taken into custody oncharges of child pornography pos-session. Matthew Fatkin was ar-rested this morning by law en-forcement officers with theAttorney General’s CyberCrimeUnit with assistance from U.S. Im-migration and Customs Enforce-ment (ICE), the Pasco CountySheriff ’s Office and the New PortRichey Police Department.

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warrant at his Holiday, FL home.Two computers were seized, alongwith numerous CDs and other elec-tronic equipment that will undergoforensic analysis to locate any ad-ditional images. An initial reviewof the images discovered revealedseveral images of children appear-ing to be no more than five yearsold.

Fatkin, 22, will be booked intothe Pasco County Jail and will becharged with 10 counts of posses-sion of child pornography whichwill be enhanced to second-degreefelonies; additional charges couldbe added at a later date. The par-ticipating agencies are all members

of the Central Florida InternetCrimes Against Children TaskForce and the Attorney General’sTampa CyberCrime Task Force.

photo courtesy of the office of Bill McCollum

Attorney General Bill McCollum

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ST. PETERSBURG - St. Peters-burg residents can find a seconduse for their Christmas tree by al-lowing the city to recycle the treesinto decorative "Yuletide" mulch.For those who want to drop offtheir Christmas tree at one of thecity's five brush sites, see detailsbelow. If you're not able to drop offyour tree, Sanitation crews willprovide curb-side (or alley) pick-up of discarded Christmas trees inthe neighborhoods on Saturday,January 9. (Please no artificialtrees.)

Here's how to take advantage ofthe free pick-up on Saturday, Janu-ary 9:

For residential homes, place treeno closer than 3 feet beside the

garbage container in the usual lo-cation (curb or alley).

* For large apartment complexesplace the trees in a central loca-tion. When trees accumulate, apart-ment managers should call Com-mercial Sanitation at 893 7351 anda crew will be sent for pick up.

* For smaller apartment build-ings place trees beside or behindthe large metal dumpsters and theywill be picked up on regular collec-tion days.

Sanitation reminds residentsthat when disposing of the tress toplease remove the tree stand andall decorations, lights and plasticdisposal bag.

If your tree is not picked up onthe designated day and you need

to request a special collection ofyour Christmas tree after January9th, 2009, please call 893 7398(press 4).

Where to drop off your tree:St. Petersburg residents who

want to dispose of their tree soonerare encouraged to drop it off at anyone of the city's five brush sites.Again, please remember to removethe tree stand and all decorationsand lights before discarding thetree. If a plastic tree bag is usedwhen transporting tree, it shouldbe removed and placed in the binprovided for tree bags.

For drop off locations refer tostpete.org and click on news.

The right was to recycle yourChristmas tree in St. Petersburg

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Friday, January 1, 2010 | PINELLAS NEWS |

RECIPE of the WeekNacho Cheese Pinwheels

Prep Time: 25 minTotal Time: 1 hour 25 minMakes: 36 appetizers

INGREDIENTS4 spinach-flavored or plain flour tortillas, 8

to 10 inches in diameter1/2 cup bean dip1/2 cup nacho cheese dip3 to 4 tablespoons chopped green onions

or chopped fresh cilantroDIRECTIONS1. Spread each tortilla with about 2 tablespoonsbean dip and 2 tablespoons cheese dip. Sprinkleeach with onions.2. Tightly roll up tortillas; wrap individually inplastic wrap. Refrigerate at least 1 hour but nolonger than 24 hours. To serve, cut off ends fromeach roll and discard. Cut rolls into 1/2- to 3/4-inch slices. Secure with toothpicks if desired.Substitution:You can use jalapeño-flavored process cheesesauce instead of the nacho cheese dip.Special Touch:Use two colors of tortillas to make the pinwheels,

then arrange them on aholiday platter. Look fortomato-flavored tortillasfor a red-orange color.Pierce each pinwheel witha frilly toothpick, and addsome fresh cilantro sprigs to the arrangement.Success:These tasty morsels are easy to tote. You can takethem to your destination before cutting, or goahead and cut them and arrange on a platter;cover tightly with plastic wrap. Garnish just beforeserving.NUTRITIONAL INFORMATIONCalories 25Total Fat 1gCholesterol 0mgSodium 65 mgTotal Carbohydrate 3gProtein 1gPERCENT DAILY VALUEVitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 0%; Iron 0%*Courtesy of bettycrocker.com

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2009TheGoodThe BadThe Ugly

Memorable Moments in SportsTAMPA BAY BUCSHAVE A ROUGH YEAR

This was obviously a rebuilding year for theBucs, with a new coach and a number of quarterbackchanges, the team just wasn’t able to get it togetherin time. As of publication the team was 2-13 for theregular season, with no hopes of making it to post-season. However, they did arrive as a team when itcounted. This past weekend the New Orleans Saintslost 20-17 against one of the worst teams in theleague. NFL officials have said that teams that havebeen the worst in their division one year, have be-come the best in the season to follow.

Why wasn’tit the samethis year?

USF women’s basketball winsWNIT championship

The lady bulls raised their WNIT championship banner in late Dec ember, but thatdidn’t take away from the sweet smell of a victory that took place just 8 months ear-lier. USF won their first WNIT championship game against Kansas 75-71. The win gavethe school their first postseason championship of any kind.

TAMPA- The 2009University of SouthFlorida women's soccerteam was recently rec-ognized by Somis Sportsas the 13th most im-proved women's soccerprograms in Americafrom 2008 to 2009.

In 2009, the Bulls im-proved their win total bytwo wins and capturedtheir first BIG EASTtournament win en routea 9-8-3 record and 5-4-2in BIG EAST play. In2008, USF went 7-8-3overall and 3-7-1 in thecoference and missed out on the postsea-son.

USF is one of four teams from the BIGEAST Conference listed in the ranking,only behind DePaul who is listed at No. 4.Pittsburgh and St. John's checked in at No.14 and No. 17, respectively.

Somis Sports calculated a team's im-provement by comparing its final 2009 rat-ing to an adjusted 2008 rating. Based onthis calculation, the above listed 25 teams

showed the most improvement in 2009 vs.2008.

A team's rating roughly equates to netgoals (goals scored minus goals against).Based on the calculation, all teams listedabove improved by at least 1.06 net goalsper game. In 2009, the Bulls doubled theirscoring output from a season ago register-ing 26 goals compared to the 13 scoresthey produced in 2008.

photo courtesy of USF

The lady Bulls finished the 2009 season with a 9-7-3.

USF WOMEN’S SOCCER NAMED13TH MOST IMPROVED TEAMBY SOMIS SPORTS FOR 2009

photo courtesy of USF

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