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TradeWinds Guests Create Terry Cloth Salute

On the Fourth of July, guests of the TradeWinds Island Resorts on St. Pete Beach created this giant Betsy Ross flag on their beach out of more than 975 beach towels. This creative and inspiring tribute was the brainchild of Bob McManaway, director of security and veteran of the Armed Forces, who decided to dye the beach towels red, white and blue in an effort to create this flag and celebrate America.

photo for Tropical Breeze courtesy Safety Harbor Kiwanis Club

photo for Tropical Breeze courtesy Safety Harbor Kiwanis Club

Kiwanis Donates $5,000

On July 5, Joe Incorvia of the Kiwanis Club of Safety Harbor presented a $5,000 check to Maria Kadau, Assistant Vice President of Development of the Pinellas Education Foundation in Largo. The money, raised by the Kiwanis Club of Safety Harbor, will be applied to the Doorways Scholarship Program. Doorways provides deserving Pinellas County public school students in grades 4-9 with a Florida Prepaid College Scholarship. This is the 26th time the club has made a donation to the program.

‘Tampa Bay: Living Legacy’ Documentary On WUSF-TV Chronicles Bay’s Spoiling, Recovery From Pollution

“Tampa Bay: Living Legacy,” a one-hour documentary film about Florida’s largest open-water estuary, will be broadcast on WUSF-TV (Channel 16)  at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23. The film also will air on WEDU-TV (Channel 3) in October.

The film chronicles Tampa Bay’s transformation from a relatively unspoiled paradise in the 1950s, to a waterway battered by pollution in the 1970s, to its amazing rebirth and recovery beginning some 25 years ago and continuing today.

“Tampa Bay: Living Legacy” features interviews with scientists, elected officials and citizens, including well-known Floridians such as former Governor Bob Martinez, the mayors of both Tampa and St. Petersburg and former State Education Commissioner Betty Castor. Compelling archival images help tell the bay’s story, along with extensive new footage showcasing the extraordinary beauty of the bay’s habitats and inhabitants.

The film also pays homage to early bay advocates such as Roger Stewart, former head of Hillsborough’s Environmental Protection Commission, who was fired by the county in the 1970s for his outspoken criticism of sewage dumping in the bay, and rehired after a CBS “60 Minutes” piece exposed the severe pollution of the bay. Subsequent state legislation co-sponsored by former Rep. Mary Figg (also featured in the film) required all governments discharging sewage to Tampa Bay to utilize advanced treatment methods — a crucial change that sparked the bay’s dramatic turnaround.

“Tampa Bay: Living Legacy” provides a living history of the bay’s evolution over time. Two-thirds of Bay Area residents did not live here 25 years ago when these early bay champions were working to save the bay. The producers hope the film will inspire today’s residents, and future generations, to sustain their legacy.

The film is narrated by Patrick Wilson, a Broadway and film star who has appeared in “Phantom of the Opera,” “Oklahoma” and “The Full Monty.”  Wilson grew up in St. Petersburg, where his father, John, is a longtime local news anchor.

Funding for “Tampa Bay: Living Legacy” was provided by the Tampa Bay Estuary Program and the Pinellas County Environmental Fund. The film was produced by Public Media Productions of Tampa.

You Can Receive Emergency Notifications From Pinellas County On Your Cell Phone

The ReadyAlert program allows Pinellas County to provide one-way notices and alerts concerning evacuation and re-entry orders during hurricanes, as well as notifications during other types of emergencies. Text messaging has proven reliability, allowing users to receive messages when regular phone services are not operational. As long as a cell phone shows an operational clock it is able to receive text messages.

Pinellas County citizens can activate the service by calling 1-888-689-8905 on a cell phone and following the prompts. At any time users can opt-put of the service by calling the same number. Please note that your cell phone service provider may charge a fee for text messages; contact your provider for more information.

After the storm, go to the library for disaster recovery assistance. The Pinellas Public Library Cooperative, Inc. and Pinellas County Economic Development have partnered to provide alternate locations to perform critical business functions and provide assistance directly to the business community in the case of a disaster. In the event of a disaster, those libraries not affected will be able to offer temporary computer use, communications, internet access and basic work space to help businesses resume operations.

Visit www.pplc.us for a full listing of libraries in the cooperative.