The Gabber: November 17, 2022

By Warren Thayer

ination — just 3.5% — in Pinellas County in the most recent research from late 2020. The average countywide was 19.6%, with Clearwater at 26.1% and Indian Shores at 35.8%, according to Tom Nicholls, public works director.

By working to eliminate contaminants that don’t belong in curbside boxes, like plastic bags, glass, and dirty pizza boxes. Some people try to

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I’m interested to know if it is the policy of this paper to go to press with an article before reaching out to the principal subjects of the piece and providing them with an opportuni ty to comment or rebut the story? That seems like the base line for ethical journalism. Additionally, you should know that under our Constitution, individuals are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Your article presents Mr. Do nelini’s allegations as statements of fact, instead of contest ed cicurmanstaces the particulars of what occurred being a matter currently disputed before the courts. The keyword here is “allegedly.” and it does not appear once in this piece. If a potential juror were to read this article it would be con sidered a biased poison pill. I am curious if you just repeated verbatim the police’s version of the events, because that’s not journalism, it’s stenography.

For the record, I categorically deny ever initiating any ag gression against Mr. Donelini. There is a whole lot more to this story, and if you are willing to take the time to speak with me, I would be happy to fill you in. Truthfully, I think you buried the lede here. Here’s a question for your intrepid reporter: Did the City of Gulfport actually utilize municipal resources and manpower to hide the fact that a notorious code violator has consistently failed to comply with the ba sic requirements around his property? That seems like a more substantial story in my humble opinion. –Jonathan Robert, Gulfport

Editor’s Note: Monroe Roark’s article covered what transpired during public comment at a city council meeting, nothing more. He verified the legal proceed ings filed as a matter of course. Additionally, the word “alleged” appears in the first sentence of the article and several times thereafter.

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Most Pinellas Election Results Same as Florida GOP Sweep for Statewide Races

By Monroe Roark

Vote results in Pinellas Coun ty mirrored the state as a whole in many races in the 2022 general election.

While the margin of victory may have been slightly different in some races, the winner in Pinellas was the same as the overall winner in every congressional, statewide, and legis lative race.

That means Marco Rubio won another term in the U.S. Senate by defeating Val Demings; Anna Pauli na Luna prevailed over Eric Lynn in the 13th Congressional District for the U.S. House of Representatives; and Kathy Castor beat James Judge in the 14th Congressional District. Castor is the only Democrat out of those three winners.

Republicans swept the guberna torial and cabinet races in the coun ty and across the state. Ron De Santis won by 11 points over Charlie Crist in Pinellas, a handy margin in itself but less than the governor’s 20-point lead in his quest for a sec ond term.

Ashley Moody remains Florida’s attorney general with her win over Aramis Ayala, also by double-dig it margins locally and statewide. Jimmy Patronis won another term as chief financial officer over Adam Hattersley, and Wilson Simpson was re-elected as agriculture commis sioner in a race against Naomi Ble mur.

Bruce Bartlett defeated Allison Miller in the race for state attorney for the 6th Judicial Circuit. Results in races for State Senate included Dar ryl Rouson over Christina Paylan in District 16, Nick DiCeglie over Eunic Ortiz in District 18, and Ed Hooper over Amaro Lionheart in District 21.

State House race results in cluded Kim Berfield over Bernie Fensterwald in District 58, Ber ny Jacques over Dawn Douglas in District 59, Lindsay Cross over Au drey Henson in District 60, Linda Chaney over Janet Warwick in Dis

trict 61, and Michele Raymer over Jeremy Brown in District 62.

Rouson, Cross, and Raymer are Democrats; all of the other legislative winners are Republicans.

Pat Gerard’s goal of a third term on the Board of County Commissioners was not realized, as she lost to Brian Scott by a margin of 54 to 46 percent in another instance of a Republican defeating a Democrat.

The two new faces on the Pinellas County School Board will be Dawn Peters and Stephanie Meyer. Peters defeated Keesha Benson while Meyer held off a challenge from Brian Mar tin.

All justices on the county bal lot were retained with yes votes: Charles Canady, John Couriel, Jamie

Grosshans, Jorge Labarga, and Ricky Polston. The same goes for all judg es on the ballot: Patricia Kelly, Nelly Khouzam, Suzanne Labrit, Matt Lu cas, Robert Morris, Stevan Northcutt, John Stargel, and Craig Villanti.

Della Cope defeated Megan Roach by 18 points in the race for County Judge Group 1.

Both charter amendments in Ma deira Beach passed by landslides, and in St. Petersburg the yes votes won the day with regard to both charter amendments and both referendum questions. Both charter amendments in Treasure Island passed, as did the Pinellas Suncoast Fire and Rescue District referendum question.

Find detailed election results at votepinellas.com.

Lindsay Cross defeated Audrey Henson for the State House District 60 seat.

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Utility Improvements Moving Full Speed Ahead Pole and Transformer Replacement, Underground

Work Ongoing

By Monroe Roark

Motorists and pedestrians in and around Gulfport have no doubt no ticed in recent weeks random streets blocked and utility trucks with work crews on the ground as well as in buckets up in the air.

That is because Duke Energy’s plan to move forward with various im provements to the power infrastruc ture throughout the city is well un derway, specifically the overhead and underground power lines.

“Duke Energy is working hard in the Gulfport community to improve reliability, reduce outages, strength en the power grid against severe weather and prepare our system to serve the growth in this community,” utility spokesperson Ana Gibbs told The Gabber last week. “As part of this commitment, we are conducting ma jor grid improvement projects.”

The overall plan was unveiled to the Gulfport City Council in mid-May.

Gibbs outlined in a Nov. 8 email what is happening right now.

Improvements to the overhead power lines are being done along 13th Avenue South, 15th Avenue South, and 49th Street South. Residents in some of those areas can see evidence that new poles have been installed.

Crews are scheduled to start work ing to install undergrounding lines in the next two months, Gibbs said. Most of those workers will be seen in action on 8th, 9th, and 10th Avenues South, as well as in sections between 49th and 58th Streets South. The other part of that work will take place along Beach Boulevard South.

Duke Energy mailed brochures to residents last week so they can follow along with each phase of the project. Residents should also receive auto mated calls about two weeks in ad vance to let them know that crews will be working in their area.

Pole and transformer replacement is happening between 58th and 64th Streets South and along Royal Palm Drive. This kind of work is much less invasive, Gibbs said, so the utility communicates with affected parties when it requires crews to access pri vate property.

“This project will continue into 2023,” she stated.

When reviewing the plans with the City Council in the spring, Duke Energy representatives said that not all city residents would be af fected, with the priority placed on those identified as outage-prone. Officials said relocating utilities underground would make them more resistant to storm-related outages as well as cyber attacks. The process has involved obtain ing easements in front of homes, which is more accessible and less intrusive than much of the current infrastructure that is in the back of residential lots. There are no plans to trench any yards.

“We take pride in leaving the com munity the way we found it,” a Duke Energy rep told council.

Occasionally the relocation work requires that a resident’s meter be moved, and the utility reimburses that cost. The underground work is expected to take about four months.

Customers will have no out-ofpocket costs stemming from the overall project, and Duke Energy will not seek any sort of rate adjustment for several years, according to its representatives.

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Crews from Duke Energy are popping up in different places around Gulfport every day as planned improvements continue.

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help by putting their cans in plastic bags, but the bags can tangle up processing machines. You can re cycle bags at City Hall, collection buckets in parks, or at many stores. When glass bottles are added to a load, they can shatter in the bin or when compacted in the the truck and contaminate other material. They also pose a hazard to town employees. Glass bottles — as well as cardboard and mixed paper — can be recycled in dumpsters be hind the Gulfport Neighborhood Center at 1617 49th St. S. Bottles and cans should be rinsed; card board and paper should be clean.

Why is the level of contamination so low?

“Because people take it serious ly here,” says Kendrix Anderson, public works superintendent. Also, unlike other towns, our curbside collection involves using not one, but two separate bins — blue for steel and aluminum cans, and

plastic containers, and green bins for newspapers, junk mail, maga zines, and cardboard that fits into the bins. Accordingly, people seem to give more thought to recycling as they sort materials, and work ers can more easily remove con taminants. Gulfport has a new-ish split-body truck, with one side ded

icated to each color bin. This truck compacts loads, while the old one (it’s for sale, if you’re interested!) didn’t. On days when recycling is picked up, the day’s load averages 1.25 tons. Every few days, the truck goes to the processing plant in St. Petersburg.

Does Gulfport profit from recycling? Do all the loads really get recycled?

It hasn’t made a profit for the last several years. In fact, it pays $115 per ton for processing — double what it was five years ago. But if you’ve seen recycling going into the back of a dump truck, it’s because the lone split-body truck is out of commis sion. The load still gets recycled, and for Gulfport at least, that’s cheaper than landfilling or incineration.

How should people recycle lithium batteries?

Take them to the sanitation depart ment’s office on 49th St. These bat teries can cause fires that are hard to put out. Recently, one caused a fire in a Gulfport trash truck on route 275. The St. Petersburg fire depart ment sent the truck to the Tropicana Field parking lot to unload. Trouble was, it was 4 p.m. and there was a game between the Rays and the Red Sox at 8. (They had it cleared by 6, and the Rays won.)

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Friday Night Lights: Lakewood Advances to Region Semifinals

Next Up is Tampa Catholic on the Road

By Monroe Roark

The Lakewood Spartans opened the 2022 postseason in fine fash ion, rolling over Clearwater 42-13 to delight the fans in what will almost certainly be their last home game of the season.

Clearwater struck first on a long pass to take a 7-0 lead, but Antho ny Colandrea threw a 45-yard scor ing pass to Aviyon Smith-Mack to tie the game. From there it was all Spartans, with touchdown runs by Traquan Johnson and Montravius Lloyd among others. The lead was 35-7 at halftime.

Lakewood travels to Tampa Cath olic next for the Class 2M, Region 2 semifinals. The other semifinal in that region is Berkeley Prep at Cal vary Christian. The winner of those games face off on Black Friday, and the Spartans would be the visiting team no matter who the opponent is because of their lower seeding.

The other local team in the play offs was the St. Petersburg Green Devils, who traveled to Tampa to face the Jesuit Tigers, one of last year’s state champions. It was a long night for the visitors, as Jesuit led 24-0 after one quarter, 38-0 at halftime, and eventually closed the books on a 52-0 win.

The Green Devils finished the season 7-4 with the playoff loss, an

amazing turnaround from previous years and a welcome change for a senior class that suffered through a 1-9 season last year, 1-7 in 2020, and 2-8 in 2019.

Final regular season statistics for Pinellas County players were posted recently on the Green Zone Preps website, listing the top five players in several offensive and defensive categories, and several players in The Gabber’s coverage area figured prominently in the lineup.

The top running back in the coun ty were Sammy Miller of Gibbs with 1,425 rushing yards and 16 touch downs. Not far behind in second

place was St. Petersburg quarter back Jeffery Jones with 1,381 yards and 15 touchdowns.

Anthony Colandrea of Lakewood was among the passing leaders with 1,905 yards and 14 touchdowns. One of his favorite targets was Aviyon Smith-Mack, who had 684 receiving yards and four touchdowns.

Among the top five in total offen sive yards were Colandrea with 2,411 and Jones with 2,136.

On the other side of the ball, Lake wood’s Taveon Wheeler led the county with 11 sacks. Evan Aikens of St. Petersburg had four intercep tions to finish tied for second.

The home scoreboard shows how the game turned into a rout before halftime.

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SOUTH PASADENA HOLIDAY EVENTS

HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING

Friday, November 18 at 6:30 PM Bay View Park 7054 Sunset Drive South

Count down as Mayor Penny throws the switch to light up our parks! Come enjoy lights, festive music, and refreshments to kick off the holiday season!

HOLIDAY LIGHTED BOAT PARADE

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MARINE MAX

Friday, December 9 at 6:30 PM Barbara Gilberg Habitat 1600 Pasadena Avenue South Join us for a viewing party as decorated boats pass through local waters!

Prizes will be awarded in two categories - boats 25’ & under and boats over 25’ First place in each category - $1,200 Second place in each category - $750 Third place in each category - $500

To sign up for the parade, contact Rob Antognoni at rob.antognoni@marinemax.com or 727-287-4997

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Drunken Taco, Health Care Awards + Donations

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By Cameron Healy South Pasadena Hospital

Wins Awards

Healthgrades, a U.S. company known for connecting doctors and patients, awarded HCA Florida Pas adena Hospital six awards. Health grades awards healthcare providers these recognitions based on “the evaluation of hospital quality for con ditions” and procedures that lead to the “best clinical outcomes,” accord ing to a press release from HCA.

HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital’s commitment to giving their best pa tient care is recognized with these six awards regarding their cardiac ser vices and critical care.

Their recognitions include Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Heart Fail ure in 2023, a recipient of the Health grades 2023 Critical Care Excellence Award, and a Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Diabetic Emergencies in 2023, Treatment of Respiratory Fail ure in 2023, and Treatment of Sepsis for three years in a row (2021-2023).

Gulfport Gives Back to Women’s Health

On Nov. 15, the Gulfport Mer chants Chamber of Commerce, the Brenda McMahon Gallery and art ists, and local women-owned busi nesses donated a total of $1,951 to the Sonia Plotnick Women’s Health Fund.

SPHF’s mission is to promote women’s wellness in the Tampa Bay area. They help provide finan cial assistance for healthcare as well as “health-related continuing education opportunities for wom en.”

The donation funds were collect ed during the month of October to honor women-owned businesses and breast cancer awareness. Most of the funds came from the Gulf port Merchant Chamber’s Women on The Rise – Watch us Soar event on Oct. 7.

Drunken Taco: Gulfport’s New Mexican Restaurant

All the way from Fort Lauder dale Beach, a new destination for tequila and tacos officially opened in Gulfport. On Nov. 4, The Drunken Taco held their grand opening on

Beach Boulevard South.

They’re known for their large se lection of specialty tacos, their “gi normous margaritas,” and more than 301 tequilas to choose from for tequila tasting. And, of course, they have other Mexican dishes, as well as “gringo grub” such as burgers.

The Drunken Taco also offers hap py hour all day, every day, with twofor-one giant margaritas, $4 beers, and $7 vodka doubles.

For the rest of November, their hours are noon to 10 p.m., Tues day and Thursday through Sunday. They plan to extend their hours at the beginning of December. Online delivery for customers is available through third-party services.

They also plan to have a website for locals. For more information, call 727-914-0112.

The Drunken Taco replaces Gulfport’s Sea Dog Cantina.

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Hate Mail In Advance of

By Mike Sunnucks

Kristallnacht, Antisemitic Propaganda Arrives in South Pinellas

A Gulfport woman found a small plastic bag with a flier outside her home with white nationalist and neo-Nazi propaganda and a QR code that links to an antisemitic, an ti-globalist documentary on a Ger man website.

The far-right flier also accuses Jewish people of owning and con trolling everything from banks, so cial media, and slave trades to the news media and vaccine makers.

Kailey Blackbourn said she found the far-right propaganda in her yard around 4 p.m. on Nov. 7.

“They used the bag of sand to hold it down,” Blackbourn, told The Gabber.

Blackbourn does not believe she was specifically targeted by the mini pamphlet.

“At first, I felt targeted because

my daughter is mixed; I felt like someone was watching us go in and out of the house. We noticed a bag in our neighbor’s yard as well so [we were] probably not targeted,” Black bourn said.

The flier includes the phrase “We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white chil dren,” a popular white supremacist slogan.

The mini pamphlet also has phras es such as “Wake Up White Man” and “The Great Replacement Theory is not a theory. It is a fact.”

The latter refers to a theory by a French white nationalist writer pos iting that global elites are conspiring to replace white working-class pop ulations with immigrants. It is pop ular with neo-Nazi and other rightwing and xenophobic groups.

Gulfport Police Sergeant Thom as Woodman said the municipal agency received two calls about the pamphlets and said there were ad ditional recipients.

“Multiple fliers in plastic bags weighted down with sand were dis tributed in various yards,” Woodman said.

The anti-semitic playbills also in clude a hateful caricature of a Jewish man. The literature has free speech protections so there is no police in vestigation, Woodman said.

Anti-Jewish pamphlets were also recently distributed in St. Peters burg.

St. Petersburg Police Department spokesperson Yolanda Fernandez said officers were called to Burling ton Avenue North and 2nd Avenue North early Saturday, Nov. 5.

“Someone had thrown anti-se mitic leaflets on lawns.  Our officers collected about 70 leaflets, and a resident reported that he had dis posed of about 100 leaflets he had picked up in his neighborhood,” Fer nandez said.

She said those pamphlets also pressed far-right propaganda that Jews control banks and the media.

These antisemitic packages ar rived the week preceding the anni versary of Kristallnacht, the night in 1938 when antisemitic riots, in cited by government hate speech, started and lasted 48 hours in Germany, Austria, and Czecho slovakia. People vandalized 7,500 Jewish-owned schools, homes, and businesses; destroyed synagogues and artifacts; and killed almost 100 Jews. In addition, police arrested some 30,000 Jews and sent them to concentration camps. The gov ernment blamed the Jews for the riots and fined them one billion reichsmarks, or $400 million 1938 U.S.

Last week, residents in Gulfport and St. Petersburg started finding antisemitic mis sives like this one in the driveways and on their lawn.

Take ‘A Number’ Studio Grand Central’s Latest Spurs Thought, Discussion

By David Warner

Domestic drama? Suspense thrill er? Science fiction? “A Number” is all that and more. An award-winning 2002 one-act by British playwright Caryl Churchill (“Cloud Nine”), the play packs profound questions about iden tity, fatherhood, and the future into a crisp 60 minutes that only gradually reveals the who, what, and why of its characters. The Players’ production has been masterfully directed and designed by Alan Mohney, Jr., with deeply felt performances by Ward G. Smith as Salter, a father with a secret, and Anthony Gervais as his son.

Or rather, sons. As the play begins, Salter’s 35-year-old son Bernard has discovered through hospital records that he is not Salter’s only progeny. There are others — identi cal twins created through some kind of genetic theft, his father surmises — and Bernard is not even sure he’s the original.

Salter’s reaction to this news is to quantify: He wants to know how many of these “things” are out there, and wonders if his son could sue the hospital for the value of each duplicate life. “I think it’s… like half a million each person,” Salter says, “because what they’ve done they’ve damaged your uniqueness, weak ened your identity, so we’re looking at five million for a start.”

This talk of money and identity is a conversational feint on Salter’s part – we can tell he’s hiding something –but it turns out to be central to ques tions raised by Churchill’s play. Can

human life be reduced to a monetary value? Would you pay to create a new life – a new son? And are we really all that different from one another any way?

We meet more than one of Salter’s sons in the course of the play. It’s to Gervais’ great credit that he manag es to make each of these men abso lutely distinct from one another: one nebbishy and distraught, one chilling ly disturbed, and a third unflappably happy.

Salter is himself a shape-changer, from self-preserving to guilt-ridden. Smith navigates these shifting emo tions with great subtlety, though he’s so comfortable turning Churchill’s el liptical dialogue into natural-sound

ing conversation that we occasionally miss hearing some of his words.

Indeed, Churchill’s script is a tough one to perform. But director/designer Mohney has clear control of his vision, carefully orchestrating the tensions between father and sons and making courageous staging decisions, like the shadowed face-offs between the two men at the end of each of the play’s five scenes.

A word has to be said for his set de sign — a spare but elegant grey-pan eled living room with a backdrop that rises to the full height of Stu dio Grand Central’s performance space. The backdrop is covered with multi-colored horizontal LED lights programmed brilliantly by lighting de signer Michael Horn to punctuate the play’s varying moods. Window blinds? Microscope slides? DNA ladders? You decide.

If you go to “A Number” (and you should), be sure to make plans for drinks or dinner after the show, be cause you will want to talk about it.

A Number Studio Grand Cen tral, 2260 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. Through Nov. 20: Wed.-Thurs., 7:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m.; and Sun., 3 p.m. $35. studiograndcentral.com.

If you go see “A Number” at Studio Grand Central, plan on leaving the theater wanting to talk more about the play.

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Supplemental food assistance for qualify ing Gulfport Seniors in need is available at the Senior Center. Pantry is open on Mon days and Thursdays from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Proper verification required prior to use of the pantry.

GEMS (Gulfport Extended Mobility Service) provides affordable Door-to-Door transportation service, rides to medical ap pointments, shopping, and much more for Gulfport residents, 55 years of age or older or disabled. 727-893-2242.

Medical Equipment Lending Program provides gently used wheelchairs, walkers, canes, crutches and other medical equip ment to seniors who need it. Supplies limited.

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Memory Screenings Worried about your memory? St. Anthony’s Memory Disorder Clinic offers free & confidential memory screenings.

SNAP Benefit Assistance Feeding Tampa Bay will meet with you to help you apply for SNAP benefits.

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The Widowing Tribe Provides widowed people a chance to meet socially to em power each other, build resilience, and make a positive difference. Meetings held first & third Thursdays. Nov. 17, 1 p.m.

In the Kitchen with Chef Jack: Holiday Soup Improve your culinary skills with step-by-

step instruction from Chef jack. Space is lim ited; must pre-register. Nov. 17, 4 p.m. Clubhouse Chatter Open discussion about the MLB season and your hometown rays. Nov. 18, 10:30 a.m.

Art Adventure: Holiday Greeting Cards Create your own personalized greeting cards. Must pe-register. Nov. 18, 1 p.m. Foundation’s Thanksgiving Dinner Join us for a Thanksgiving dinner with all the fix ings provided by Freedom Square. Tickets $10 at Foundation office. Nov. 18, 5 p.m.

Happy Birthday to YOU Celebrate this month’s birthdays with friends, food, and fun whether it’s your birthday or not. Nov. 23, 3 p.m.

Life After Retirement A humorous pre sentation by Susan Mejia, an active Toast master, on how our senior years can be more fun and enjoyable. Nov. 29, 2 p.m.

GEMS GETAWAYS

Sanding Ovations Come see Treasure Island’s beach come to life at the 2022 Sanding Ovations presents “Once Upon A time.” Come see master sculptors turn piles of sand and buckets of water into outSANDing works of art! Nov. 21, $6; $8 nonmembers

MONDAYS

Chair Exercise/Yoga 9:30 a.m., Theater lobby

Spanish for Beginners 10 a.m., Room 107

Wisdom Healing Qigong 11 a.m., Theater lobby

Mahjong 12 p.m., Room 107

Dominos 1 p.m., Theater lobby

Chair Yoga 1 p.m., Casino Strength Training & Aerobics 1:30 p.m., Dining Hall

Chair Volleyball 3 p.m., Dining Hall

TUESDAYS

Gulfport Senior Citizens Harmonica Club 9 a.m., Room 107

Line Dancing for Beginners 10 a.m., Neighborhood Center

Tai Chi 10 a.m., Casino

Gulfport Quilting Club 10 a.m., Room 106

Texas Hold ‘Em 11 a.m., Theater lobby

Contract Bridge 1:30 p.m., Theater lobby

New Horizons Band of Gulfport Jazz Practice 4:30 p.m., Room 107

New Horizons Band of Gulfport Concert Practice 6 p.m., Dining Hall

WEDNESDAYS

Gentle Mindful Yoga 10 a.m., Neighbor hood Center

Investment Discussion Group 10 a.m., Room 107

Canasta 1 p.m., Theater lobby

Bingo 1:30 p.m., Dining Hall

Intermediate Spanish 6 p.m., Room 106

Gulfport Toastmasters 6 p.m., Room 107

THURSDAYS

Guided Meditation 10 a.m., Room 107

Tai Chi 10 a.m., Casino

Texas Hold ‘Em 11 a.m., Theater lobby

Contract Bridge 1:30 p.m., Theater lobby

Strength Training & Aerobics 1:30 p.m., Dining Hall

Italian Language Classes 6 p.m. and 7 p.m., various rooms

FRIDAYS

Wellness Movement 9 a.m., Room 106

Gulfport Writers’ Workshop 9:30 a.m., Room 107

Knitting & Crocheting 10 a.m., Theater lobby

Healing Yoga Therapy 11 a.m., Casino Bridge Instruction 12:30 p.m., Room 107

Dominos 1 p.m., Theater lobby

Chair Volleyball 1:30 p.m., Dining Hall

Catherine Hickman Theater 727-893-1070 • 5501 27th Ave. S.

Gulfport Community Players present “Better Late” by Larry Gelbart Nov. 17-20. Thurs., Fri., Sat. shows 8 p.m. Sat. & Sun. matinees 2 p.m. Tickets $20 at gulfportcommunityplayes.org or $25 cash at door

Magic Show with Cesar Domico Comedy & Illusions! Nov. 27, 6:30 p.m. Tickets $15 at Casino or MyMagicShows.com

Gulfport Public Library 5501 28th Ave. S. • 727-893-1074 • /gulfportlibraryfl Mygulfport.us/gpl • Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

All programs free and subject to change.

Storytime Join us for stories, rhymes, mu sic. Thursdays, 10:15 & 11 a.m.

Baby Time Fridays, 10:15 a.m.

Teen Space Spend time with friends and make new ones. Play games, make art, watch movies, or just hang out. Activities vary – and what we do is up to you! Ages 1218 only. Mondays, 4 p.m.

SHINE Presentation: Medicare Basics

Presentation on Medicare Parts A, B, C, & D and what they mean to you. Oct. 15-Dec. 7, open enrollment. Dec. 21, 1 p.m. floridash ine.org; individual appointments also avail

able; call 727-893-1073.

Gulfport Book Club Discuss “Sleep no More” by P.D James. Available as print and audio. Nov. 17, 2 p.m.

COF Presents Dr. Thomas Peacock & Elizabeth Peacock November is National AmericanHeritage Month. Dr. Peacock is the author of a dozen books on Ojibwe his tory and culture/ Sponsored by the Circle of Friends of Gulfport Library. Nov. 17, 1 p.m.

Lego Club See what construction challenges we have for you this week. Recommended for Grades k-5. Children must be accompa

nied by an adult. For additional information call 727-893-1074. Nov. 19, 2 p.m.

Take & Make Thanksgiving Craft Pick up a holiday-themed craft to make at home. Supplies are limited & on a first come, first served basis. One per child. Nov. 21, 10 a.m. Come & Go Craft Drop in for creative, self-directed crafting. For all ages, but some pieces are small. Supplies limited to a first come, first serve basis. Located on tables in children’s area. Dec. 3, 10 a.m.

Grown-Up Movie Series Call 727-893-1074 for title. Dec. 3, 1 p.m.

Gulfport Casino Ballroom 727-893-1070 • 5500 Shore Blvd. S.

Impacs Sock Hop Advance tickets avail able at Casino & Beach Bazaar. Nov. 18, 7 p.m. $15 each, two for $25; $20 day of. Ballroom dance with Daniel Fugazzotto & Carol Baker Nov. 20: 6 p.m., lesson; 7 p.m., dancing. $10.

Pre-Thanksgiving Bash Swing Dance Live music, two bands: Hot Rod Hornets & Jazz Phools. Nov. 23: 7 p.m., swing lesson; 8

p.m., dancing. $12.

Argentine Tango Milonga La Playa Nov. 26: 6 p.m., workshop; 8 p.m., Milonga with live band. Advance tickets $30, $35 at door. CAll 727-742-3368

Contra Dance with Tampa Friends of Old Time Dance Nov. 27: 3:30 p.m., Contra les son; 4 p.m., Contra dancing with band & caller. $10.

Ballroom Dance with USA Dance DJ and dance hosts, plus a lesson. Nov. 28, 7 p.m. $10; $7, USA Dance members.

Casino Weekly Dances

Ballroom Lessons: Tues., 12 p.m. $10

Argentine Tango: Tues., 6:30 p.m., $10 Swing: Weds., 7 p.m. $10

Latin Night: Thurs., 7 p.m. $10

Recreation Center 5730 Shore Blvd S. • 727-893-1068 • mygulfport.us/recreation/rec

Annual registration: $3; $25, nonresidents Pickleball

Intermediate and advanced Mon., 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Beginners Tues., 9 a.m.-1 p.m. All levels Tues., 6-8:30 p.m. and Thurs., 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Adult Basketball Wed. & Fri., 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; Thurs., 6-8:30 p.m.

Table Tennis Tues. & Thurs., 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Game Room Mon., Wed., & Fri., 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

PROGRAMS

School Year Child Care Program Regis tration continues for the 2022-23 school year child care program for kids entering kindergarten through age 14. Bus trans portation available from Pasadena Funda mental, Gulfport Montessori, and Douglas Jamerson Elementary. Program runs until 5:30 p.m., with extended hours until 6 p.m. for an extra charge. Please contact the Recreation Center for more details. Teen Night! Registrations continue for the 2022-2023 Teen Night Program for teens

in middle and high school, students 17 and younger. Recreation, social activities, field trips, cooking projects, guest speakers and service projects. Teens can use the gymna sium, game room and outdoor area. Mon., Wed., & Fri.: 6-9 p.m. Rec Center member ship required: $3; $25, nonresidents. Tot Time Registrations continue for the 2022-2023 Tot Time Program, a preschool, hands-on program for ages 3-5. Tot Time makes learning fun for children and helps prepare them for kindergarten. Two, three and five-day monthly options avail able. Program runs 8:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m., starting Sept. 6. Registration runs 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. $25 deposit holds a spot and gets applied to first month’s tui tion. Gulfport residents must provide proof of residency.

CLASSES

Call instructor for more information. Want to teach a class? Call Jami: 727893-1079.

Danskinetics Tues., 10 a.m. $8/class; $28/ month. Carol: 845-654-0609.

Ballet Tues., 5:45 p.m., ages 5-7; 6:45 p.m. intermediate ballet, ages 8-16. $40/month. Lisa: 727-742-2594.

Tap Tues., 7:45 p.m., intermediate. $20/ month. Lisa: 727-742-2594

Essentrics Toning Thurs., 9 a.m. $30/ month. Lauren: 248-875-7030

Hatha Yoga 6:15 p.m. $12/class or $40/ month. Denise: 727-251-8868.

Nia 10 a.m. $15/class, $40/month. Chris tine: 727-692-1896

Youth Hip Hop Fri., 6:30 p.m., ages 7-9; 7:30 p.m., ages 9-16. $40/month. Lisa: 727742-2594.

Hula Hoop Fitness Second & fourth Thurs day, 6:30 p.m. $10/class. Maria: mestra da1987@gmail.com

Tai Chi Gung Mon. 6:30p.m. and Fri. 10 a.m. $15/class or $50/month. Call Kare 727-2620880

Zumba Thurs., 6 p.m., $6/class, $20/ month. Magda: 727-214-7868.

By David Warner

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At the end of Henrik Ibsen’s 1879 drama “A Doll’s House,” Nora Helmer walks out on a stifling marriage, fa mously slamming the door behind her.

In “A Doll’s House Part 2,” contem porary American playwright Lucas Hnath imagines what would happen if, 15 years later, Nora were to come

back. The result, in the Tampa Rep ertory Theatre production at Stage works through Nov. 20, is a totally enthralling, thrillingly staged battle of hearts and minds.

The play opens in silence. All we see is an austere 19th-century drawing room, designed impeccably by Steven K. Mitchell: a few chairs, a desk, parquet floors, and the door.

Then there’s a knock. It’s Nora, of course.

Emilia Sargent vividly conveys the arc of Nora’s journey. At first — flit ting about the stage, toying with the nanny, making her guess what she does for a living — she seems still to be playing the “little featherhead,” as her husband, Torvald, liked to call her. The nanny, Anne Marie (a sub lime Karla Hartley), is suspicious.

“I feel like I’m being set up,” she says in a line that’s typical of the script’s colloquial (and often very funny) vernacular.

Then Nora reveals her mission. She has discovered that Torvald has never signed their divorce papers, meaning that she is still officially a married woman. As such, everything

she has been doing since leaving him — writing books, earning money, taking lovers — was illegal.

Torvald (E. Peter Callender, in a powerful performance, by turns forceful and poignant) refuses to sign. And when Nora asks Anne Ma rie to assist in changing his mind, it begins to dawn on her that how ever well-founded her reasons for leaving, she’s been oblivious to the consequences, especially for Anne Marie.

“After all the problems I’ve already fixed for you I have to fix this too?” demands Anne Marie, “F**k you, Nora. F**k you.” In Hartley’s delivery, that “F**k you” is at once heartfelt and hilarious.

Nora’s now-adult daughter Emmy is not quite an ally, either. Played with bracing self-assurance by Bria Matthews, Emmy contemplates her mother with the cool regard of a scientist studying a specimen. She not only counters Nora’s arguments against marriage, she comes up with an alternative solution to her dilem ma — one that makes Nora fear for Emmy’s future as well as her own.

This Tampa Rep production makes the trip across the bridge worth the drive.

NED AVERILL-SNELL

There are five scenes in the play, which runs a swift 90 minutes without intermission. The final scene, as it must, comes down to Nora and Thorvald. A symphony of rage and quiet reflection, it’s ab solutely riveting — and, for Sargent and Callender, an acting tour de force

I expected “A Doll’s House Part 2”

to be stellar. After all, three of the actors as well as director Stepha nie Gularte are present or former leaders of their own theater com panies, and the designers include, in addition to Mitchell, heavy weights Joseph P. Oshry (lighting), Trish Donnelly (costumes), Matt Cowley (sound) and Igor Santos (original score).

But this team did more than live up to expectations — they created something unforgettable. Don’t miss it.

A Doll’s House Part 2 , TampaRep at Stageworks, 1120 E. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa. Through Nov. 20: Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 3 p.m. $11-$55. 813-556-8737, tamparep. org.

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Legendary Youth “Among the Beautiful Beasts” is Biofiction About Marjory Stoneman Douglas

By Amanda Hagood

In the annals of South Florida history, Marjory Stoneman Douglas looms large, both because of her tremendous accomplishments – a pioneering writer and advocate for both women’s rights and environmental conservation – and the impressive span of her life. Arriving in Miami in 1915, she had witnessed both the city’s ebullient youth and its glossy adulthood by the time she died in 1998.

So it’s surprising to find her in the opening pages of Lori McMullen’s biofiction debut, “Among the Beautiful Beasts” (She Writes Press, 2021) fleeing breathlessly in the night from an unknown pursuer through the Everglades she would later immortalize in her books. “This is love, I think,” declares a then-30-year-old Marjory. “This is the only kind of love I’ve ever known.”

Who – or what – is she running from? And how will she escape?

These are the questions the novel plumbs, with an honest and lyrical voice, tracing the course of Marjory’s childhood and young womanhood, her slow but determined coming into her own. Like the young woman running through the dark, it’s a story that is fraught with surprising perils – an estranged father, mental illness, a failed marriage, and the pressures of a society that does not easily tolerate

brilliant women. This fictionalized life story unlocks dimensions of the real Douglas’s life that are often lost in the wizened, smiling, sun hat-sporting portraits of the mature Florida heroine.

Even if you’re not a Florida history buff – or, for that matter, a women’s history or an environmental history buff – the book might still dazzle you with passages like McMullen’s description of a 1915 party at the ostentatious Vizcaya mansion: “I was there to watch them,” recounts the cub reporter Marjory. “Like an ornithologist, little notebook in hand, I kept to the fringes and observed the society ladies and pioneer-baron gents in their rainbowed plumage, recording their

movements and their conversations as they strutted through whatever polished rookery they happened to be in that night.”

Gorgeous! And just one of the descriptions of life in the heady early days of Miami and South Florida that make this book sparkle.

One thing that’s less clear is where the truth of Douglas’s life ends and McMullen’s fictionalizations begin, and some readers may find themselves scrambling to Google to clarify which is which (and they’ll find a lot of crossover). Even so, McMullen’s story of finding your way through your dark night of the soul – or a dark night in the Everglades – is a powerful and powerfully told tale in its own right.

Lori McMullen’s dazzling debut profiles the youth of a Florida icon – writer and activist Marjory Stoneman Douglas – and paints a lavish picture of Miami’s early days.

AMANDA HAGOOD

Review: Fall-Inspired Beer on St. Pete Beach Cheers to fall beers!

Here’s the Gabber’s review of Mastry’s fall speciality brews.

By Cameron Healy

Pumpkin spice and fall colors do not just go away once it hits the month of November. While some people already claim it to be “Christmas season,” I refuse to let go of fall. Luckily for me, Mastry’s Brewing Co in St. Pete Beach still has their seasonal brews on tap, so I did what any young adult of legal drinking age may do... drank alco hol.

For starters, I went to Mastry’s with a mission to taste test all of their best fall beers. And as the re sponsible 22 year old I am, I bought a flight of beers instead of getting absolutely wasted.

At Mastry’s, you can get a flight with up to four different drinks. I chose their #Basic Pub Ale, Fall Shakecation, Oktoberfest, and Honey Basil.

The #Basic Pub Ale made its in troduction back in the beginning of October. This ale is a dark mild brew with pumpkin, spices, and lactose.

Mastry’s collaborated with The Spice and Tea Exchange of John’s Pass to curate this drink. Both teams worked together to create a “light and sessionable” fall beer that had a distinct flavor of pumpkin while also hinting tastes of fall spices.

Out of the four brews, the #Basic Pub has to be my favorite. This drink is exactly what I want to be drinking for the rest of the fall season. It is low in alcohol content which makes it perfect for a chill night sitting next to a fire while wearing my favorite cozy flannel.

#Basic Pub is definitely giving #Fallvibes.

My second favorite is Fall Shake cation. This is a milkshake IPA with cranberries, pecans, and lactose. Essentially, this brew is Thanksgiv ing in liquid form. A milkshake IPA is the combination of lactose and fruit. This mash-up creates a lightly creamy brew with a tart sweetness.

I quickly noticed the taste of pe can, but the cranberry helped alle

viate the nutty aspect of the drink. It’s light and fruity qualities shapes it to be a fantastic fall drink for the Florida November weather.

Although #Basic Pub and Fall Shakecation found ways into my heart, I had two more drinks to try. Now onto the third brew, Oktober fest.

Oktoberfest is a German lager, but in America, it tends to be brewed a lot sweeter. I had never tried an Americanized Oktoberfest brew be fore, but I’m not a big fan. I had high hopes since it’s quite popular during the fall season, but I just wasn’t in

credibly fond of the lingering after taste.

Lastly, I tried their Honey Basil beer, an “amber ale with honey and basil.”

I was not a fan. It tasted like the alcohol version of an all-natural cold relief medicine. I have no beef against Mastry’s for this creation, but all I have to say is: To each their own, I guess...

Mastry’s in St. Pete Beach is a nice, low-key spot for a hang out. I’d say it is an even better place to sat isfy your love for fall through a flight of beers.

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Sweet Little Lady from Pasadena Pasadena loves humans and any at tention they can give her, and she’ll make sad-hound-dog eyes at you to get that attention! She’s 6, and she’s a hound, which means she’s more couch potato than running partner. She’s also looking to be the only dog child in her new home. Pasade na lives with a foster, so fill out an application to meet her meet and greet: friendsofstrays.org/adopt.

P.S.: Celebrate Pawsgiving with Friends of Strays – Nov. 16-20, they’re cutting adoption fees in half, so adopt your new BFF now and –bonus – they’ll help you with those Thanksgiving leftovers. Each dog adoption comes with complimentary floor-hoovering after dinner.

Bubble Boy We’re certain whom ever named him didn’t intend to fat-shame this 14-pound kitty, but Bubble has certainly embraced the spirit of his name. This 4 1/2-yearold couch potato is down to Netflix and chill with you, day or night..

All pets spayed, vaccinated, mi cro-chipped and dewormed. Pet Pal Animal Shelter, 405 22nd Ave. S., St. Pete. Dogs, $200; cats, $40. 727328-7738; petpalanimalshelter.com.

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Things to Do in Gulfport, South Pinellas Beaches Nov. 17-24

Thursday, November 17

Sand Sculptures Exhibit. Bring your friends and family to check out some talented sand sculptures. Sanding Ovations Master’s Cup invites world champion sculptors to exhibit their best sand art for everyone to see. There will be live entertainment and local vendors as well. 10400 Gulf Blvd., Treasure Island. Nov. 17-20. 727547-4575.

Friday, November

Sunset Dr. S., South Pasadena. 6:30 p.m. mysouthpasadena.com.

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Holiday Tree Lighting. Are you ready to see holiday lights? Get ready for the holiday season as City of South Pasadena hosts its annual Holiday Tree Lighting. Bring friends and family to watch as Mayor Arthur Penny flips the switch to light up South Pasadena. Not only will there a holiday lights countdown, but while you’re there, listen to festive music and enjoy some refreshments for the night. Bay View Park, 7054

Early Thanksgiving Dinner.  Enjoy an early Thanksgiving dinner with friends and family full of cranberry sauce, gravy, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, and, of course, turkey. Freedom Square provides meals for dinner, meanwhile the pumpkin pie comes from Village Inn. Seats are limited, so buy tickets ahead of time online. Gulfport Senior Center, 5501 27th Ave. S., Gulfport. 5 p.m. $10. 727893-1231.

Saturday, November 19

Paddle for Pie Food Drive.  Join Good Vibes Kayaks and Goko Kayaks as they host two different navigated paddle sessions in an effort to collect canned goods and fundraise for Tampa Bay families who need help this Thanksgiving. Packages include a slice of pie and kayak gear. This event has limited

spots available, so book ahead. Shell Key Preserve, 2800 Pinellas Bayway S., Tierra Verde. 9 a.m. $40-60. 727-565-6421.

Holiday Concert. Listen to holiday tunes from classical guitarist Charles Mokotoff. Bring your friends and family to enjoy a holiday classic guitar concert benefitting Gulfport’s LGBTQ Resource Center. Buy tickets online and come early for some wine and socializing. Food, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages available by donation. Gulfport History Museum, 5301 28th Ave. S., Gulfport. 4:30 p.m. $20-30. 727-201-8687, eventbrite.com.

Show Us Your Gulfport. Every third Saturday of the month, Gulfport hosts the IndieFaire night market. As the sun sets, the fun begins. While you’re downtown, make a stop at the Gulfport Arts Center to see Show Us Your Gulfport , an exhibit featuring Tampa Bay artists’ perception of Gulfport. Leave time to stroll Beach Boulevard’s IndieFaire to take in art, crafts, and family friendly live music. Gulfport Arts Center, 2726 54th St. S., Gulfport. 5 p.m. 727-201-8687.

Sunday, November 20

A Doggy “S-Paw” Day. Get your pooch pampered for a good cause! Neon Dreams Productions and Tai lor Sallee presents their Bikini Dog Wash and S-Paw Day. Inexpensive dog baths and air dryer blowouts for your pups. Even if your pup doesn’t need a bath, come see the pet-friendly market full of food, drinks, and vendors. A portion of the proceeds goes towards Project PUP. Gulfport Brewery + Eatery, 3007 Beach Blvd. S., Gulfport. 3 p.m. $5-10. 727-954-4109.

Monday, November 21

Jazz Jams. Do you enjoy smooth jazz? Check out St. Pete’s weekly authentic jazz night brought to you by the Al Downing Tampa Bay Jazz Association. Grab some drinks and enjoy a lovely meal while accom panied by the soothing sound of jazz. You are welcome to request your favorite jazzy tunes for every one to hear. The Hangar Restau

rant & Flight Lounge, Second Floor

Albert Whitted Airport, 540 1st St. S., St. Petersburg. 7 p.m. 727-8237767.

Tuesday, November 22

Interactive Psychic Medium Show. Do you ever wish to communicate with your passed loved ones? Join psychic medium Victor Paruta as he presents a two-hour medium ship for audience members to re ceive messages from loved ones in spirit. To further the experience, Paruta has VIP tickets available for personal meet-and-greets af ter the show. Catherine Hickman Theater, 5501 27th Ave. S., Gulf port. 7 p.m. $30-75. 727-893-1231, eventbrite.com.

Wednesday, November 23

Are You Lonesome Tonight? Bring your friends and family to watch “Elvis,” a film exploring the life and music of Elvis Presley played by Austin Butler. The film tells the

story of his career while shining a light onto the complex relation ship he had with his deceptive manager, Colonel Tom, played by Tom Hanks. This film reveals the backstories to all his unforgettable songs, iconic performances, and behind-the-scenes relationships. St. Pete Beach Library, 365 73rd Ave., St. Pete Beach. 2 p.m. 727363-9238, spblibrary.com.

worship

17th St. & 29th Ave N St. Petersburg 345-7777

Friday 7PM

Beth-El Shalom

Messianic Congregation

ShalomAdventure.com JewishHeritage.net Rabbi@JewishHeritage.net

St. Vincent’s Thrift Shop

5124 Gulfport Ave S. 33707

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330 85th Avenue • St. Pete Beach

Reverend Omar Reyes

Hours 10 AM to 2PM Wednesday to Saturday

Paradise Lutheran Church on Treasure Island

10255 Paradise Blvd, Treasure Island Sunday Service 10am with Holy Communion 727-360-5739 paradiseluth102@gmail.com paradiselutheran.com

Unitarian Universalist United Fellowship

During the pandemic join us Sundays on Zoom.

Discussion -10:30 Program - 11:00

“St. Alban's is an inviting faith

Sundays 10:00am Holy Eucharist Wednesdays 11:00am Holy Eucharist with Prayers for Healing 727-360-8406 • www.StAlbanStPeteBeach.org

Affiliated with St Vincent’s Episcopal Church 5441 9 th Ave N. • St. Petersburg, FL 33710

Sunday Services 10AM Misa en Español: Domingos 12PM

For Zoom directions email us at uuunited@earthlink.net

“You need not think alike to love alike.” - Francis David, 1534 uuunited.org

Photos by Patrick Graney

Essie Olvas, Gulfport: “Their hair.”

Denise Zaelinski, Gulfport: “Their smile. Next is their eyes, but everyone wears sunglasses.”

Karen Briskin, S Pasadena: “Their smile.”

Ace Walker, Largo: “Facial Expressions.”

David George Alexander, born January 23, 1930 in Boston, Massachusetts to Frank Webb Alex ander and Emma Geis, died Nov. 1, 2022 in St Petersburg, Florida. He and his wife, Patricia, returned to Gulfport in 2014 for their retirement. In the late 1940s he designed sets for the New York theater and sum mer stock, meeting many stage lu minaries of the era. He maintained a love of old movies and often en tertained guests with “backstage”

trivia. David enjoyed traveling and sailing and one of his great plea sures was owning his own sailboat. He worked first with his father in Washington, D.C., then owned and operated his own full-service print shop there until 2006. Through out his life David enjoyed repairing small electronics and appliances. He designed and outfitted his own woodworking station and produced shelves, desks, and tables for their home. He is predeceased by his brother, Richard, and survived by his wife, three daughters, and two grandchildren. He was attached as a medical corpsman with the Navy to the Marine Corps during the Ko rean Conflict, and his ashes will be interred in the Memory Wall on Bay Pines campus.

Robert Wilbur Ellis, born July 12, 1932 West Orange, New Jersey, moved to Arizona his senior year of high school and was nick

named “Arizona Kid.” He moved to St. Petersburg in 1950, started work at Sears Roebuck as general re pairman, and retired in 1987 due to cardiac problems. Under the care of Hospice, he died in his sleep Octo ber 2017 during hurricane Irma. He’s survived by wife Patricia Ellis of 59 years and two daughters, Victo ria Morley and Coleen Ellis. Robert was long-term member of Unitar ian Universalist Fellowship. Ashes with small ceremony to be scattered weekend of Nov. 28. Respects and condolences to Vicky (Sherry) 813296-9575.

Remember your loved ones forever with us.

• Free obituaries available; prices range from $10-$300

• Obituary on Legacy included

City Of Gulfport City-Wide Yard Sale Addresses* Saturday, November 19 from Dawn to Dusk (Rain Date Sunday, November 20)

2610 54th St S

2613 Beach Blvd S

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804 59th St S

1008 Hull St S

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1205 Freemont St S 28th Ave. S. to Gulfport Blvd.

2213 54th St S

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5148 25th Ave S

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5625 27th Ave S

5732 23rd Ave S

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2202 57th St S

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2619 54th St S

2302 56th St S

5626 Gulfport Blvd S

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small slabs & all types of repairs. 35 years experience. Call Mark for a free estimate: 813-859-2023.

DARCY ROOFING LLC

Residential/Commercial. All roofing types - T.P.O., tapered systems, shingle, metal, tile, & flat roofs. Great prices, best warranties. Our general contracting division also does kitchens, baths, additions, new construction, and much, much more. Free estimates. CCC 1333727 CGC 059964. 727-410-7323.

AFFORDABLE CONCRETE PATIOS, WALKWAYS, CUSTOM STEPS, & REPAIRS

Custom concrete patios, driveway extensions, walkways, small slabs & all types of repairs. 35 years experience. Call Mark for a free estimate: 813-859-2023.

Lawn & Landscape

TREE SERVICE BY PAYLESS

Tree removal, trimming, stump grinding. Also do yard work, mulching, weeding, and yard clean up. Call for estimate: 727-6419033.

IRRIGATION STAIN REMOVAL

Remove ugly rust-colored irrigation stains from vinyl fencing and most surfaces around your house or business, including signage. Free estimate and demonstration. Call/text 727-360-7070. ruststainremoval@icloud.com

Miscellaneous Service NOTARY SERVICES - $10

The Gabber now provides Notary Services (in office only) at 2908-B Beach Blvd S., Gulfport. Our Notary Public is not an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Florida, and may not give legal advice or accept fees for legal advice.

DEPRESSION BIPOLAR SUPPORT GROUP MEETS THURSDAYS

Pasadena Community Church / Life Enrichment Building / Classroom 3c, 227 70th St. S., St. Petersburg, Fl 33707. Free, no registration, 7 p.m. Call 727410-1569 for more information. Website: https://dbsatampabay.org

THE TRASH QUEEN Overwhelmed with the mess? Clean up/clean out, inside and out. Recycling, organizing, and yard work. Free estimate from Kathy, Trashologist, licensed/insured, with truck/trailer. Call/ text 845-866-3867. Responsible, reasonable, and ready!

Moving / Hauling ARRON’S HAULINGONE CALL HAULS IT ALL

Full service removal of junk/trash for your home or business. Appliances, furniture, TV, carpet, concrete, yard debris, paints/chemicals, overgrown lawns, etc. Hoarding, eviction, foreclosure clean outs. 727-623-7219.

SKIP’S MOVING & PICK-UP DELIVERY

Have 14 foot box truck, willing to help. I’m the guy who moves everybody in and out of Town Shores. Available Monday thru Sunday. Call: 727-320-3297.

Painting

CHRISTIANSON PAINTING 30 years experience. Interior and exterior work done the old-school way; strong customer service. References. Lic #C-11520. Call or text Mark 727-452-4938.

ARNEY’S PAINTING INC.

30 years experience. Painting expert plus wallpaper hanging and removing. Lic. #C9579. Call Arney: 727-900-3459.

SEASONS BEST PAINTING & CONTRACTING, LLC Interior/exterior painting and power washing services. Over 25 years of experience. 727-506-3677. Licensed/insured. Lic. #C-11623

PINNIX PAINTING, INC. In business locally since 1980. Interior, exterior, commercial, residential. Free Estimates. Lic. #C4334. Call 727-504-1508.

Plumbing

Kikki’s D Dog g W Wa lkinngg, Pet S Siittinngg, & DayCare S Servicces Kiki’s Dog Walking, Pet Sitting, & Services

49TH STREET GROWERS/MAKERS MARKET Sunday, Nov. 20, 1-6 p.m. 1301 49th St. S., Gulfport. Live music. Kids activities 1-2 p.m. & 3-4 p.m. Plants, health foods, etc. To vend, call 727-560-0608. Eat Be Grow Peace.

Card of Thanks

PUBLIC NOTICE: HIPPIE CHICKEN WITCH (SILVERSMITH)

Hippie Chicken Witch intends to register the fictitious name of “Hippie Chicken Witch” in Pinellas County, Florida, with the Division of Corporations, Florida Department of State pursuant to FLorida statute 865.09.

Yard / Garage Sale

LOOKING FOR LMT HEALTH CARE INDIVIDUAL

Established 20-year Day Spa looking to rent a room to a positive, professional Licensed Massage Therapist/health care individual. Large room for you and client. $525/month, Tyrone area. Call 727-415-8137.

SEEKING REAL ESTATE ADMINISTRATOR

Are you an experienced professional who understands the real estate market, with an eye for detail and great communication skills? We need an organized team play er with fabulous customer service skills, marketing know-how, and who can think on their feet. Send an email introducing yourself along with your resume to gulf portconnection@gmail.com

BATS TAXI BATS Taxi needs night drivers; call 727-360-0601, ask for Jerry. Must be 2772 yrs. of age, FL drivers license & must have held a drivers license in the US 3 years. We also have part time day spots.

POWERFUL PRAYER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT Holy Spirit, you who solves all problems, who lights all roads so that I can attain my goal, you who give me the divine gifts to forgive and for get all evil against me and that in all instances of my life you are with me, I want in this short prayer to thank you for all things and confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you, even in spite of all material illusions. I wish to be with you, in eternal glory. Thank you for your mercy toward me and mine. The person must say this prayer for 3 consecutive days. After 3 days the favor requested will be granted, even if it may appear difficult. This prayer must be published immediately after the favor is granted, without mentioning the favor, only your initials should appear at the bottom. TTD 4 AD

POWERFUL PRAYER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT Holy Spirit, you who solves all problems, who lights all roads so that I can attain my goal, you who give me the divine gifts to forgive and for get all evil against me and that in all instances of my life you are with me, I want in this short prayer to thank you for all things and confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you, even in spite of all material illusions.

I wish to be with you, in eternal glory. Thank you for your mercy toward me and mine. The person must say this prayer for 3 consecutive days. After 3 days the favor requested will be granted, even if it may appear difficult. This prayer must be published immediately after the favor is granted, without mentioning the favor, only your initials should appear at the bottom. TTD

For Sale

OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS CIERA 1996 One owner, only 78k miles, all power, A/C, main tained. No accidents. Florida white! $1950. 727-748-9117.

MOVING

Furnished Rentals

Real Estate For Rent

ST PETE S. APARTMENT RENTALS

Our units are in great condition. Fresh ly renovated with new appliances. We have studios, 1 bedroom, 2 bedroom, 3 bedroom, and single family home! Text or Call our main office at 205-537-0207. You can reach our leasing agent at 727254-9258.

Real Estate For Sale

GULFPORT LIONS CLUB Available for par ties, weddings, meetings. Great waterfront location with full facilities. Call Jean for info and dates. 727-366-6341.

NATIVE PLANT SALE

Butterfly plants: Pentas, Blue Porterweed, Milkweed, Ruel la. Tropicals: Frangipani, African Iris, Snake Plant, Kalanchoe, Flowering Ginger. Na tives: Spiderwort, Porterweed, Beautyber ry. Plants grown on premises & low main tenance. Fri., 11/18 & Sat., 11/19 18 & 19, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. 4825 Del Rio Way S., Gulfport.

LOVE SEAT FOR SALE

Beige loveseat, practically new. You pick it up in Gulfport. $50. Call or text Lesley at 716-909-1899.

Legal Notices

FICTITIOUS NAME D By The Sea, LLC will be doing business as Bouquets By The Sea in Pi nellas County, Florida with the Division of Cor porations., Florida Dept. of State.

FICTITIOUS NAME D By The Sea, LLC will be doing business as Pawsitively Pet Sitting in Pinellas County, Florida with the Division of Corporations., Florida Dept. of State.

Many holiday decorations. Household items as well. Lots of stuff. 4651 6th

HARBORSIDE CONDO 2 beds/2 baths con do on Harborside island. Views of Boca Cie ga Bay of boats, dolphins and sunsets from your balcony. St. Pete’s Beach is 3 miles away. Club house has large pool and gym. Harborside is paradise. Call 412-366-7647.

CATHY SALUSTRI

Your gift to Operation Santa 2022

For 31 years, Gulfport Police Department employees have sponsored a program called “Operation Santa” in which toys are donated to needy children that live in the City of Gulfport. Operation Santa has always been very successful in great part, to the community’s contributions. We would again like to ask businesses, organizations and individuals for your help in the form of donations, i.e. monetary, new unwrapped toys, and gift cards. Donations can be dropped off at the Gulfport Police Department, located at 2401 53rd Street South. Any help that you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

If you have any questions, please call 893-1097 and leave a message and one of our elves will return your call.