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Busch Gardens To Host Halloween Events For Children
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay will host weekend events in recognition of Halloween on two consecutive week- ends. The event is entitled “Sesame Street “Hal- loween” Kids’ Weekend.”
The first event will take place the weekend of October 22nd and 23rd, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. The theme for the first event is “The Count Weekend.”
The second event will take place the weekend of October 29th and 30th, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. The theme for the first event is “Monsters & Fairies Weekend.”
Both events will take place at the Sesame Street Safari of Fun, at Busch Gar- dens, Tampa Bay. Kids are
encouraged to wear their cos- tumes.
The first weekend will be themed after Count von Count, the famous Sesame Street vampire, where he’ll help you count your way through a “batty” Halloween maze. Monsters & Fairies weekend will follow, with Halloween-themed arts and crafts to transform the kids into a magical fairy like Abby Cadabby, Cookie Mon- ster, Big Bird, and Elmo.
Character parades will take place at the top of every hour of the event. Addition- ally, guests can expect kid- friendly music along with the chance to meet with Busch Gardens Tampa Bay’s animal ambassadors.
In the October 8th edition of the Sentinel, an article stated that Jordin Vance-Lewis was the first African American “Cover Girl” in the Plant City Calendar Girl competition.
The Sentinel has since been informed that Michelle Sanders was the first African American to win the title during the 1980s. We also learned that Fallon Rhoden also won the title in 1999. We apologize for any incon- venience the error may have caused.
Hit And Run Driver Who Fatally Injured Teenager Arrested
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
After receiving and follow- ing up on a tip, the Florida Highway Patrol arrested a 56- year-old man in connection with the hit and run death of a Tampa teenager. He was taken into custody one day after the accident.
Steve Gaskins, spokes- man for the Florida Highway Patrol, said police were con- tacted by the insurance agent of Nikolaos Konstantinou when he attempted to file a claim pertaining to his dam- aged 2002 Hyundai Sonata.
Konstantinou was ar- rested at his Clearwater resi- dence and transported to the Pinellas County Jail. He was charged with one count of leav- ing the scene of an accident in- volving a death.
Shortly after 8 p.m., Wednesday, Ms. Ashley Per- domo was walking across Hillsborough Avenue near Blue Springs Drive, when she was struck by a vehicle driven by Konstantinou, who then fled the scene.
Ms. Perdomo was trans- ported to St. Joseph’s Hospital,
MS. ASHLEY PERDOMO
... Killed by hit and run driver Wednesday night
where she later died as a result of her injuries.
Ms. Perdomo, who was 17, was a senior at Hillsbor- ough High School. Grief Coun- selors were at the school Thursday morning as the news of her death spread.
A spokesperson for the Hillsborough County School District said Ms. Perdomo had recently participated in the Hispanic Heritage Program at the school. Being fluent in Spanish, Ms. Perdomo was very helpful to other students enrolled in Spanish.
“She loved to dance and was well-liked by everyone.
NIKOLAOS KONSTANTINOU ... Charged with leaving the scene of an accident involving death
She was a great part of Hills- borough High School and a great role model for other stu- dents,” the spokesperson said.
She also said that Ms. Per- domo had aspirations of fur- thering her education, and was preparing by being enrolled in AP classes. She had not de- cided on which college she would attend, the spokesper- son said.
The teenager had left her job at El Unico Supermarket and was walking to the bus stop when the accident hap- pened.
Correction
West African Event Coming To University Community Center
Divine Help Hands, In- corporated (DHH) will be having their second annual West African Ballet Dance and Drumming Forum Night on November 19th from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. at the Univer- sity Area Community Center, 14013 North 22nd Street.
Divine Helping Hands was founded in 2013 by Ur- sule Martin to make educa- tion affordable for everyone all around the world, and specifically in developing countries.
“We all strive for excel- lence and challenge ourselves to come up with a way of making education affordable for everyone,” said Ms. Mar- tin.
“Our vision at DHH is to see individuals all around the world excel in their studies. We specifically have at heart to assist schools in a number of African nations where the literacy rate is relatively low. This vision was directly in- spired by God’s Word. The Bible declares, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge:” (Hosea 4:6).
DHH was birthed out of this scriptural revelation. Their commitment to helping individuals receive afford- able, quality education stems
Myron Jackson (sitting with drums) and his Kumba Dancers.
from this truth: the only rea- son why we are who we are today is because we were once ‘touched’ by ‘divine helping hands’.
“Our passion about edu- cation and our belief in the power of divine intervention indicate that we will not fully capitalize on our learning ex- periences until we pour the knowledge we have into someone else,” said Ms. Martin.
“As conventional wisdom holds, you make a living with what you earn and you make
a life with what you give.” The forum will be high- lighted by kumba dancers and drummers of Myron Jackson, and they will per- form along with other
groups.
The forum will be filled
with dance music and African cuisine. Four different dance groups will showcase West African traditional and mod- ern dance, spiced with African ballet storytelling.
For more information about this event, call (813) 403-9501.
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