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Holiday Book Sale At Plant City Library On Saturday

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 20, 2008

PLANT CITY - The Friends of Bruton Memorial Library will hold the annual Christmas Book Sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

Books on a wide variety of subjects will be available. And books, CDs, DVDs and many items relating to the holiday season will be offered.

The proceeds help to fund library programs. The sale will be in the Mary Noel Moody Community Room at the library, 302 W. McLendon St.

For information, call (813) 757-9215.

George Wilkens

Program Offered On Alzheimer's

TAMPA - Caregivers, relatives and friends of people with Alzheimer's disease are invited to a free educational session today offered by the Suncoast Alzheimer's & Gerontology Center.

"Alzheimer's Disease: What Caregivers Need to Know" will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the University Village Retirement Center, 12401 N. 22nd St. Lunch will be provided.

Speakers will talk about the disease, treatment options, communication, behavior management, and legal and financial concerns.

To register or for more details, call (813) 974-4355 or 1-800-633-4563.

Barbara Routen

Students Will Perform 'The Diary Of Anne Frank'

GIBSONTON - Members of the East Bay High School drama department will perform "The Diary of Anne Frank" at 7:30 p.m. today, Friday and Saturday in Katherine Hill Auditorium, 7710 Big Bend Road.

The play focuses on the life of a teenage Jewish girl hiding in the second-floor annex of a shop in Amsterdam with seven others during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.

The group eventually was betrayed, arrested and sent to concentration camps, where all but the girl's father perished. Frank's diary has become a classic documentation of the atrocities committed against Jews by the Nazi regime and the strength of the human spirit.

Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for students. The price includes dessert and a beverage during intermission. Groups of 10 or more receive student pricing when making advance reservations by calling (813) 671-5134, ext. 271. Tickets also will be available at the door.

Lois Kindle

Underwater Bridge's Blasting Will Affect Traffic

TREASURE ISLAND - Demolition crews are scheduled to implode an underwater section of the old Johns Pass bridge this morning, causing a minor inconvenience to motorists and mariners.

The channel under the bridge will be closed to boaters at 7 a.m., one hour before the detonation, said Jeff Jensen, a spokesman for Treasure Island. As of 7:50 a.m., motorists and pedestrians will be prevented from crossing the channel on the bridge that replaced the old span.

Most of the old bridge has been demolished and carted away, including the entire southbound span, said Bruce Hasbrouck, vice president of Faller, Davis and Associates, a Tampa company that has been providing environmental oversight for the project.

The above-water section of the northbound span has been demolished and removed, Hasbrouck said. The work today will be on a section of the northbound span that is underwater, he said.

Stephen Thompson

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