Ask a Nurse Wellness Clinics for Pinellas Park residents
LEALMAN – Ask a Nurse Wellness Clinics, held at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4364, are available free to Pinellas Park residents.
The clinics now are offered on second and fourth Saturdays, 3 to 5 p.m., at the post, 5773 62nd St. N., St. Petersburg. The clinics coincide with the VFW Burn Your Own Steak dinner, 4 to 7 p.m., which also is open to the public. The cost for the dinner is $10.
A Palm Staffing, based in Palm Harbor, provides the clinic. Consult with a nurse for blood pressure checks, medication questions, diabetes information and dietary concerns. Wound care is offered, along with mini health evaluations that can be shared with your doctor. Lab work can be done on-site with doctor’s orders.
DUNEDIN – The Dunedin Green Market will be open every Friday and Saturday starting Nov. 2 for its 9th season. The Green Market offers a nice change from your average grocer. A wide variety of vendors will be selling items including: organic produce, cheeses, artisan bread, plants and herbs, local honey, all natural pet treats, pickles, Alaskan Salmon, Florida seafood, olive salad, pastries & orchids.
Opening day activities on Friday and Saturday will include free birthday cake celebrating are re-opening, free raffles hourly and live entertainment starting at 10:30 a.m. The market is located downtown Dunedin in Pioneer Park at the corners of Main Street and Douglas Avenue.
Every Friday and Saturday, hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. every week until the end of April. Starting May, Saturday hours will be 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. until the end of July. For information, contact Market Manager Richard Kendler at 692-5353 or email: GreenMarketManager@verizon.net.
PINELLAS PARK – The Elmer O. Smith Masonic Lodge opens to the public for breakfast buffets on second Saturdays, 8:30 to 11 a.m., at 5021 75th Ave. N. in Pinellas Park. Meet your friends and neighbors. A $5 donation is suggested. Call 415-4118.
LARGO – The open air market continues every Saturday through May 25 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Largo Community Center.
Browse through a variety of fresh local produce and food vendors, crafters, and jewelry artists. There will be entertainment and plenty of family fun. The market is located at 400 Alt. Keene Road.
For more information, call 518-3131 or go to our website at LargoCommunityCenter.com.
CLEARWATER - Al-Anon for teens is offered Sundays, 10 a.m. at the Serenity Club, 631 Turner St., Clearwater. Al-Anon members who are interested in becoming an Alateen sponsor are also needed, and they must meet three requirements. They must have been in Al-Anon for three years and attend regular meetings. They must be at least 23 years old, and they must attend training with details of the WSO Safety and Behavioral Requirements. An Alateen sponsor is a trained AMIAS who facilitates the Alateen meeting. They do not sponsor Alateens. Only trained AMIAS’s are allowed in Alateen meetings. It is not open to adults.
For information, contact Laurie at alateenlaurie@yahoo.com or 954-3607.
ST. PETERSBURG - Al-Anon for teens is offered Mondays, 5 p.m. at First Unity Church, 460 46th Ave. N., St. Petersburg. Al-Anon members who are interested in becoming an Alateen sponsor are also needed, and they must meet three requirements. They must have been in Al-Anon for three years and attend regular meetings. They must be at least 23 years old, and they must attend training with details of the WSO Safety and Behavioral Requirements. An Alateen sponsor is a trained AMIAS who facilitates the Alateen meeting. They do not sponsor Alateens. Only trained AMIAS’s are allowed in Alateen meetings. It is not open to adults.
For information, contact Laurie at alateenlaurie@yahoo.com or 954-3607.
PALM HARBOR – The Crystal-Aires, a local barbershop harmony group, meets Mondays at 6:45 p.m. at the Palm Harbor Community Center, 1500 16th St.
For more information about membership, contact Wes Branch at 784-8052.
PINELLAS PARK – The Speak Easy Toastmasters meets Mondays at 6 p.m., at Lin’s K Hibachi Buffet, 7610 49th St. N.
Guests are welcome. The Toastmasters program helps members become better speakers for their jobs, presentations and meetings.
Call Jim Martin at 536-3392 or email jmartin2040@tampabay.rr.com.