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  • A passion for classical music
    Art Hansuld tolerates no nonsense when it comes to leading the Pinellas Park Orchestra.

    “I do not waste time. I’m driven, as you can tell,” he said before the start of a recent rehearsal, as the players warmed up their instruments and practiced selections for the group’s next performance. “We start right on time, making our way through these pieces. Any problems, I stop and fix the problem right there.”

    The orchestra, which boasts about 40 members, plays once a month at the Pinellas Park Performing Arts Center, where they also rehearse. Hansuld, 70, has been its conductor for about three years.

    He has a long history in the music business. He earned a doctorate in music from the University of Miami in Florida, where he was later a graduate instructor. Along with teaching in Dallas, Texas, Hansuld also was a music professor at Marietta College in Ohio and Iowa Western Community Concert. He conducted the Omaha Symphony Pops Concerts before moving to Florida in 1985.

    But his “pedigree” is not the important part of leading the group, Hansuld said.

    “Some people play that game,” he said. “That’s not really what makes this happen. What makes this happen is my energy, my personality, my knowledge of music and my pep-talking people and coaxing them into the group.”

    Hansuld took over direction of the group after its previous conductor, Richard Van Dommelen, was seriously injured in a construction accident. Van Dommelen, 73, still plays French horn for the orchestra.

    “I try to do what’s best for the orchestra,” he said.
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Indian Rocks Beach to fine litterers
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INDIAN ROCKS BEACH - What began several weeks ago as a discussion to limit the littering of cigarette butts on Indian Rocks Beach ended up as a heavy fine for any types of litter.

The City Commission unanimously approved the first reading of an ordinance that would impose a $500 fine for anyone caught littering anywhere in the city. It equally punishes the smoker who discards a butt in the sand on the beach, and a child who drops a candy bar wrapper outside the corner store.

It was that part of the ordinance that irked Commissioner Terry Hamilton-Wollin.

She had previously spoken out against the cigarette litter on the beach and was hoping the new fine would apply only to people who dropped their butts.
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Fluoride to go back in city water
PINELLAS PARK - After hearing arguments from both sides Jan. 24, the Pinellas Park City Council unanimously agreed that fluoride should be added back to city water.

The city will be applying for state funding to help cover the capital expenditure and could begin building the new infrastructure at its water pumping stations in July. Once new storage tanks and other equipment are installed, annual personnel and maintenance costs would work out to about $1.40 per resident, Public Utilities Director Keith Sabiel said.

The council’s decision to go forward with the plan came out of the informal setting of a workshop, attended only by a small audience. Mayor Bill Mischler asked for both proponents and opponents of the fluoride debate to present their case before the council weighed in on the issue.

“A decision is going to have to be forthcoming,” he said.
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Physical activity improves quality of life
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An active lifestyle may not be the proverbial fountain of youth, but it can lower the risk of certain physical ailments and help people live better longer.

“As an older adult, regular physical activity is one of the most important things you can do for your health,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “It can prevent many of the health problems that seem to come with age. It also helps your muscles grow stronger so you can keep doing your day-to-day activities without becoming dependent on others.”

The National Institute of Health’s National Institute on Aging recently launched a new initiative aimed at helping older Americans stay fit. Go4Life is an exercise and physical activity campaign designed to help people fit exercise and physical activity into their daily life.
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Sheriff lowers boom on loud car stereos
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It’s a daily frustration, motorists stuck in traffic with a nearby car playing music so loud it rattles the dashboard.

For others, it’s a nighttime problem as they are unable to sleep due to “audio terrorists” driving their neighborhood streets.

Loud music blasting from car stereos is a nuisance and it’s illegal, says Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, who is determined to do something about it.
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Calling all bikers
Crime Stoppers needs riders for run
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Motorcyclists throughout Pinellas County will be gathering in Tierre Verde Saturday, Feb. 11, for the first-ever non-stop police escorted Coast Riders Motorcycle Run.

Proceeds will benefit the county’s Crime Stoppers program.

A kick-off party on Friday, Feb. 10, 7 p.m. will start the festivities at the Post Card Inn, 6300 Gulf Blvd, in St. Pete Beach. Activities include advance registration for the ride, live music and drink specials. The next day the bikers will start their 31-mile run along the beach from the Tierra Resort Marina, Madonna Drive in Tierra Verde. Registration starts at 8 a.m. with kickstands up at 10:30 a.m.

The ride ends at Coachman Park, 301 Drew St. in Clearwater where Jen Holloway from Bright House Networks will announce the winner of a 2012 FXDC Harley Davidson, valued at $12,000. Other activities scheduled from noon to 4 p.m. include music by Up the Creek. Food and beer will be available.
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