St. Pete beach things to do this summer

Gulf Beaches Day with the Rays- Sunday, June 14, Tampa Bay Rays take on the Washington Nationals. This is an opportunity for us to come out as a community to support our ALDS Champion Rays. The Mayors of each of the Barrier Islands will be individually recognized along the first baseline that night and BIG-C President and Mayor of Indian Shores Jim Lawrence will be throwing out a pitch! The attached flyer has complete details including the ticket price of $30 for a lower box seat and free hat (a $59 value combination) along with locations within our beach communities to buy tickets.

~New Pool Hours! – Monday-Friday: Adult Lap Swim 7-10am & 4-6pm (one lane only) & Open Swim 10-4; Saturday & Sunday: Open Swim Noon—4 pm. Bring the kids out and have some fun!! ~American Red Cross Swim Lessons: Spring Lessons Monday-Thursday 2- week session of 45 minute classes – $32.00 with card; $40.00 without card – Level Three/Four 4:00pm-4:45pm; Level One/Two 5:00pm-5:45pm; Spring Pool Team 5:00pm-5:45pm A novice team will be having fun while learning the fundamentals of four competitive strokes. Swimmers need to be able to swim 25 yards front crawl and 25 yards back crawl. For Registration and Session Details call the pool office at 363 -9264.

~Don’t know what to do with the kids this summer? Sign them up for the City of St. Pete Beach’s “The W.A.V.E. Summer Camp.” The camp runs from June 8th to August 14th with pre and post-camps available on a limited basis. Camp activities includes picnic lunches, swimming, fishing, gym games, field trips, arts and crafts and much more! Registration is going on now at the St. Pete Beach Community Center, 7701 Boca Ciega Dr. ~Other summer programs being offered include skateboard camp presented by the Finest Skateshop, Funday Mondays by Sunshine Gymnastics, dance camps with the Cheryl Lee Studio of dance, tennis camps and more! For more information on any of the summer programs proudly brought to you by the City of St. Pete Beach, contact the Recreation Department at (727) 363-9245.

~Sea Turtle Nesting Season Back in Session With sea turtle nesting season officially underway, Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA) staff are once again monitoring Pinellas County beaches daily for nests. Sea turtles spend most of their lives at sea. During the night, from May through September, the 350-pound female sea turtles come ashore to deposit her eggs. Click here for sea turtle safety reminders.

~Water Restrictions – See our webpage www.stpetebeach.org for more information on reclaimed watering suggestions and voluntary guidelines.

~New Permit Hours in Community Development – Effective immediately, the Community Development permit counter will operate from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM Monday through Friday. Only previously scheduled appointments will be serviced outside of these hours.

~ Bayfront Medical Center hosting a free stroke prevention seminar on May 18th, 2009 beginning at 6:00pm at the Community Center, 7701 Boca Ciega Drive. Guest speakers Karen Miller, Neuroscience Institute Manager at Bayfront, and Dr. DiDio, Neurologist, will discuss stroke risk factors and ways to increase prevention in your daily life. Dr. Razack, Neuroradiologist, will be speaking on life saving interventions done at Bayfront Medical Center and Walgreen’s will be on-site displaying many at -home needs. For more information on this free seminar call 727-363-9245. This Stroke Prevention Seminar will be the first of four free quarterly health seminars hosted by Bayfront.

Tom Iovino, Pinellas County Communications Specialist and popular host of “Shuttering Your Homes” on Pinellas County Channel 18, returns to the St. Pete Beach Library on Monday, May 11 at 7pm. His topic: “Preparing Your Pets.” The free program is appropriate for the entire family! And on Wednesday, May 13, also at 7pm, the St. Pete Beach Library’s “Meet the Times Writers” series continues with correspondent Lorrie Lykins. As Dr. Delay, Lorrie covers traffic and road issues in south Pinellas County for the Neighborhood Times each Sunday.