Local Author to Hold  book signing

Kim Wirick

  “The Boy with Magic Ears” was a labor of love for Kim Wirick.  Watching her deaf son grow up being teased and worse, ignored, she vowed to educate the public on deafness.  Kim felt that through knowledge comes understanding.  In order to achieve this goal, Kim is donating all proceeds from her book toward a scholarship fund for deaf kids.
 Beautifully illustrated by the award winning artist Eric Olis, “The Boy with Magic Ears” is the first in a series of children’s books about handicapped kids.  Look for “The Upside Down Classroom” about ADHD coming soon.

The book signing will be on Saturday, March 2, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.  at the South Shore Gallery located in Harbor Pointe Business Center at 447 Apollo Beach Boulevard. 
For more information, call South Shore Gallery at (813) 645-0483 or Kim Wirick at (813) 645-3619.

Christie Rasmussen Joins Peaceful Harbor

Christie Rasmussen, formally of the South Shore Day Spa and ­Salon, has moved and joined the team at A Peaceful Harbor Day Spa and ­Salon located at 1312 Apollo Beach Blvd., Suite A in the same plaza as Alpha House Pizza.

Rasmussen is a proud single mother of two, Tyler and Ashley.  She resides in Apollo Beach and has been styling hair since her graduation 11 years ago.

Rasmussen is a Master Hair Stylist and specializes in haircuts for men, women and children.  She also excels in color, highlights, and perms and is certified in Bio Ionic Professional Hair Systems. 

You can check her web site at www.colorcutstyles.com. For more information, call (813) 645-3303. 

Sun Towers’ Mardi Gras Celebration
With the sights, sounds and smells of Bourbon Street in the air, ­residents of Sun Towers Retirement Community and guests from the Sun City area enjoyed a festive Fat Tuesday last week.

Treble Clefs

Chef Mitch Mitchell wowed the guests with his mouth-watering ­array of creole delights -- shrimp ­gumbo, red beans and rice, ­bourbon ­chicken and fried okra while the Treble Clefs served up some New Orleans standards and old-time Dixieland jazz. The Sun Towers Activities Department, led by Arlin Drummond, provided the perfect backdrop to the event in the Lakeside Dining Room and a “bon temp” was had by all who attended.Guests were unanimous in their praise of the new renovations and the high quality of the cajun fare!

Sun Towers will be hosting their next big event in observance of St. Patrick’s Day on Monday, March 17. Tickets will be available at the door.


Golf Classic Benefits Autistic Children
The Concerned Parents of Autistic Children are holding their first annual golf classic which will benefit the students of Riverview Academy of Autism.

The 4-person scramble (men and women) will be held on Saturday, Feb. 16 with 11:30 a.m. registration and 1:00 p.m. shotgun at Bloomingdale Golfers Club, 4113 Great Golfer’s Place, Valrico.

The price is $90 per golfer. Golf package includes green fees, range balls, goodie bag, dinner and more. There will be contest holes, door prizes, mulligan and raffle prizes.

Can’t play? How about dinner? $35 will reserve your spot for the dinner awards banquet; social hour begins approximately at 5 p.m.

For more information about how to register or to be a sponsor, call Bob Hanyok at 503-6726, Geeta Sue-Wah-Sing at 309-3770, Dayan Paul at 340-8300 or Dr. Moursi at 748-1799.

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