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USCG Safe Boating<br />
Program<br />
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla<br />
78 has a 13-week continuous Safe<br />
Boating program every Tuesday,<br />
7 p.m., Warren Webster Community<br />
Center, 1500 Pass-a-Grille Way,<br />
St. Pete Beach (1 mile south of Don<br />
CeSar) Start at your convenience.<br />
First day, come at 6:30 p.m. to<br />
register. Begin any Tuesday and<br />
finish 13 weeks later or take up to<br />
two years to finish.<br />
<strong>March</strong>’s program includes: and<br />
“Handling Your Boat” <strong>March</strong> 27.<br />
April’s program includes: “Your<br />
Highway Signs” Apr 03, “Rules of<br />
the Nautical Road” Apr 10, “Boating<br />
Safety” Apr 17, and “Piloting Your<br />
Boat – Part A” Apr 24.<br />
Cost is $40 for 13 weeks and includes<br />
new 400-pages of materials. Call Jim<br />
at 360-4846, Warren at 321-7801, or<br />
Phil at 865-<strong>22</strong>26.<br />
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EarthFest <strong>2012</strong><br />
Parade Workshops<br />
First Florida Frontiers and Earth<br />
Scouts of St Petersburg are hosting a<br />
series of community workshops every<br />
Sunday from <strong>March</strong> 25th through<br />
April 1, 8, 15 from noon-2 p.m. at<br />
the City of Imagination Gulfport<br />
Art Center, 2726 54th Street S.,<br />
Gulfport. Come help them make<br />
puppets, masks, signs, banners,<br />
flags, and costumes for the “Water”<br />
Walking Parade to be held during<br />
EarthFest <strong>2012</strong> on Saturday, April<br />
21st in Gulfport. <strong>The</strong> series costs<br />
just $5 per family and includes four<br />
2-hour workshops. Children must be<br />
accompanied by an adult. <strong>The</strong>y can<br />
take their artwork home with them<br />
after the parade. Kids learn to reuse,<br />
reduce, recycle and rethink!<br />
<strong>The</strong>y need donations of remnants,<br />
trims, art papers, paint, brushes,<br />
beads, glitter, paper and fabric glue,<br />
fabric pens, artificial flowers, bamboo<br />
poles, plastic containers, or anything<br />
that can be recycled for the parade.<br />
Contact Rosemary at 727-385-7083<br />
or email rosemarieseawall_47ymail.<br />
com for more information about<br />
donations.<br />
EarthFest <strong>2012</strong> is also putting out<br />
a call to local artists to assist with<br />
developing designs for the parade.<br />
For more information or to<br />
register for workshops visit www.<br />
floridafrontier.com/EarthFest<strong>2012</strong>.<br />
html or call Elizabeth Neily at 727-<br />
744-7051.<br />
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Free Tax Preparation<br />
for those who Qualify<br />
AARP will be offering free tax<br />
preparation and assistance at the<br />
Gulfport Public Library at 5501 28th<br />
Avenue S. on Mondays and Fridays<br />
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. through April<br />
13th.<br />
This service is offered for households<br />
with low to moderate incomes, for<br />
taxpayers of all ages, but with an<br />
emphasis on those over 60 years of<br />
age. Taxpayers must bring social<br />
security cards for all persons listed on<br />
their tax returns, a picture I.D., and<br />
all pertinent records such as W2’s,<br />
1099’s, other income and credits and<br />
a copy of last year’s return. Free<br />
electronic filing is available. To locate<br />
other sites in the area, please contact<br />
1-888-<strong>22</strong>7-7669.<br />
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<strong>Gabber</strong> <strong>March</strong> <strong>22</strong> - <strong>March</strong> 28, <strong>2012</strong> 29
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