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Local ski club gets ready for the snow, sleet and the cold
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Photo by THOMAS MICHALSKI
Pinellas Park District Fire Chief Louis Sclafani is among the members of the Clearwater-St. Petersburg Ski & Sports Club.
PINELLAS PARK – The Clearwater-St. Petersburg Ski & Sports Club is getting ready for another year of snow and cold.

Better known as the Snow Sharks, local Floridians have lined up trips to Colorado, Utah, British Columbia and even Italy.

“We are the second largest ski club in the nation,” said Pinellas Park’s District Fire Chief Louis Sclafani. “We are only behind Texas in size.”

Sclafani said many new members and especially children have never experienced snow.

“It’s fun to watch them,” he said. “Adults act like little children the first time they see snow,” he said.
Program helps new business people get their feet wet
PINELLAS PARK – A program established in 2001 to bring entrepreneurs together for mutual benefit has been hailed as a success and continues to grow despite a difficult economy.
City firefighters may take over 911 calls
PINELLAS PARK – Pinellas Park firefighters may take over 911 emergency transportation responses to medical facilities, leaving Sunstar EMS to handle just nonemergency calls.
Water district faces elimination in 2011
PINELLAS PARK - A state agency has recommended the elimination of the Pinellas Park Water Management District when its responsibilities of eliminating flooding zones expires in 2011.
Police Beat
Man attempts to rob pharmacy
PINELLAS PARK – A man who claimed to have a gun on Aug. 10 got cold feet while attempting to rob a pharmacy and fled.
Recycling efforts help school
PINELLAS PARK – Students and members of First Baptist Preschool Center have been earning money by participating in the Funding Factory Recycling Program.
City is ready for weather emergencies
PINELLAS PARK – City officials are warning residents not to become too complacent during this hurricane season.
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