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Zach Railey takes silver at Olympics
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Photo courtesy of ANN RAILEY
From left, USA’s Zach Railey of Clearwater, Great Britain’s Ben Ainslie and France’s Guillaume Florent receive medals for their wins in the Finn sailing class at the Summer Olympics on Aug. 17.
CLEARWATER - While most Pinellas County residents were sleeping early Sunday morning, Zach Railey was racing his way to a silver medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Railey, 24, of Clearwater, came in second in the Finn class behind sailor Ben Ainslie, 31, of Great Britain, who is now a three-time Olympic gold medalist. Guillaume Florent, 34, of France won the bronze.

After weather delays in the medal race, Zach Railey of Clearwater and the other Olympic sailing competitors in the Finn Class were able to complete their race on Aug. 17, according to information from the Clearwater Yacht Club.
Clearwater man arrested for Internet crime
CLEARWATER - Detectives arrested a Clearwater man for seduction of a child over the Internet on Monday, Aug. 18.
The historical pink house is on its third life
CLEARWATER – The little pink house was destined to become a parking lot.
Officials briefed on budget, voting
CLEARWATER – Mike Fasano, a state senator whose district includes northern Clearwater, delivered his 2008 legislative session report to the City Council at its Aug. 7 meeting.
Clearwater accepts human trafficking training grant
CLEARWATER – Nearly two years ago, the U.S. Department of Justice awarded the Clearwater Police Department a grant to establish the Clearwater Area Task Force on Human Trafficking.
Fire and Police Report
75 firefighters extinguish fire at Aerosonic
CLEARWATER – A three-alarm fire in Clearwater Aug. 8 took 26 units, 75 firefighters and 3 1/2 hours to extinguish. Clearwater Fire and Rescue got aid from the Clearwater Police Department, Safety Harbor Fire Department, Largo Fire Department, Dunedin Fire Department, and Pinellas County Hazmat.
Police Chief gets ok to apply for equipment grant
CLEARWATER – On Aug. 7, the City Council gave police Chief Sid Klein the go-ahead to apply for a $30,414 federal Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant.
A million-dollar view for just 25 cents
CLEARWATER – Since 2002, the city has had eight coin-operated viewers on Pier 60. The city and the machines’ owner, Tower Optical, split the revenue, which netted the city about $3,200 last year. City employees empty the viewers monthly and send Tower a check for its share.
Clearwater wins two awards
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