🌱 Swimming Instructor Certification + Internet Safety Seminar

Happy Wednesday, people of Dunedin! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

A blend of sun and clouds. High: 72 Low: 56.

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Here are the top 5 stories in Dunedin today:

1. Dunedin Parks & Rec is offering a Water Safety Instructor Course for anyone 16 years and older interested in becoming certified. Those who complete the course will learn the skills and techniques required to be a Red Cross certified swim teacher. Anyone interested in participating must register by February 16 and pass a pre-course swim test. The test will be held on Saturday, February 19 at 10:00 AM in the Highlander Pool. Upon passing, the course will take place on Saturdays and Sundays between February 26 and March 10 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The course fee is $290 per person. (Press Release Desk)
2. A Multiplayer Gaming Night will be held at the MLK Jr. Recreation Center on January 21 for kids ages nine to 14. Kids will participate in tournament-style gaming with prizes offered to the winners. This month's game is NBA 2K22, a multiplayer 2021 basketball simulation video game. The tournament will begin at 7:00 PM. (Press Release Desk)
3. A free seminar on internet safety will be held at the Hale Senior Activity Center on January 18 at 10:00 AM. Hosted by Deputy Chuck Skipper of the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, the seminar will teach attendees how to avoid being hacked and falling for scams. The seminar will also provide information on recently discovered scams and how to keep your computer, personal information, and finances safe from hackers. (Press Release Desk)
4. Looking to purchase real estate in Dunedin? Several new properties have been put on the market including a home with two bedrooms and one and a half baths on Demaret Drive for $389,000, a condo with two bedrooms and two baths on Lyndhurst Street for $209,000, and a house with three bedrooms and two baths on Douglas Avenue for $430,000. (Dunedin Patch)
5. Adopt, don't shop! There are plenty of pets looking for homes in the Dunedin area. This week you'll find a senior Shih Tzu named Milo, a Labrador Retriever named Rowdy, several Chihuahua-Dachshund puppies, a Lionhead bunny named Betty Davis, and several domestic short hair Tabby mixes. (Dunedin Patch)

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Today in Dunedin:

• Canasta at the Hale Senior Activity Center (11:15 AM)
• Resin Art Workshop at HOB Brewing (6:30 PM)
• Live music by the Screaming Orphans at the Scottish American Society of Dunedin (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Registration for incoming kindergarteners attending Pinellas County Schools is now open. If this is your first child enrolling in school, you will need to visit a nearby school to receive a user ID and password. You can also attend a Ready, Set... Kindergarten event at the Dunedin Elementary School on January 13 to get your user ID set up. (Facebook | PCSB)
• Dunedin Stirling Soccer Club's U10 team said goodbye to Coach Lasso who is moving to Sweden for a once-in-a-lifetime soccer opportunity. They wished him farewell saying he "will be deeply missed by [the] team and our club. We wish you all the best. Sweden doesn’t know how lucky they are to get you! You will always have a home here at the Dunedin Stirling."(Facebook)
• If you have a high school student interested in a career in the environmental field, they won't want to miss the Virtual Environmental Career Panel on January 24 at 5:00 PM. Hosted by Pinellas County's Youth Advisory Council, viewers will learn about the field of environmental science and have the opportunity to ask experts in the field their career questions. (Facebook | Eventbrite)

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