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June 26, 2008
Published by the City of Treasure Island Public Information
Office for
971 online sunscribers and forwarded to the Teeming
Millions
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We like the simple answers, so
here we go: the answer is "yes."  Yes, there are fireworks on Treasure Island July
4th. An answer plain, direct, and economical of both word
and phrase. When? Again, the simplicity: 9pm. Sit almost anywhere on
our beach (you'll get a sandy bottom) and you'll have a
great view of the fireworks launched from the barge near John's
Pass. We say sit "almost anywhere" because there are some
roped-off areas for our beach-nesting birds. Please: Let them "Nest in
Peace"  (again, more simplicity).
Disturbing the birds and nests, says Alison Ormsby of Eckerd
College, threatens the survival of the young black skimmers and
least terns. Imagine sitting on some eggs, in the middle
of summer, on the hot beach, for weeks on end. Would
you want to be disturbed? Simple answer:
no.
Roll out your trash a day early next week
Independence Day lands on a Friday this
year.
If your trash day is normally Friday, next
week your trash day is Thursday, July 3rd.
Safe to say, if your trash day is normally Thursday, then
next week trash day is Wednesday, July 2nd. No change in recycling
pickups.
Treasure Island a stop on Highway
18
This summer, slow play is not an option as
5 teams  race for clues, special challenges and a new golf course each week
on "Highway 18," the new reality golf competition show on the
Golf Channel. Producers of "Highway 18" filmed a segment
on Treasure Island back in April, complete with "Bucky" the Giant TI
Pirate towering over golfers, the video crew, beach-goers and the
merely curious. Treasure Island, we're told, is in episode six.
"Highway 18" debuts July 22nd at 10pm on The Golf Channel.
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Just so you don't get
too familiar with the old voting
machines: Pinellas County goes with the new
optical scan voting machines in the August 26th primary
elections and the November 4th general elections.
Registration deadlines are July 28th for the primary and
October 6th for the general. If you'd like to pick up a
few extra bucks as a poll worker, call 454-6110 or e-mail
them ... It's still a tornado on the
water: Gloria Matyszyk and Dick Caldwell
managed to snap about 40 
photos of the waterspout near
Treasure Island on June 18th ... But you have to
go through Buffalo: Niagara Falls,
Ontario Mayor
Ted Salci invited Charlie Weisgerber (who heads up
Treasure Island's Can/Am Week Committee every year)
to celebrate Canada Day at the falls ... Holiday
parking? Fuggedaboutit. Use
the Suncoast Beach Trolley, which will run on its
regular
Friday schedule for the 4th of July, meaning late
evening service to the fireworks on TI ... The
Blood Stops Here: Florida Blood Services brings
the Bloodmobile to TI on Thursday, July 10th, 2:30 to
4:30. Donors get a free t-shirt and a coupon for pie and
coffee at the Village Inn (mmmm ... pie ...) ... Next
scheduled newsletter: July 10th. Bulletins:
anytime.
Jeff Jensen,
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