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Tampa Bay Tech 1989 Class To Host All Class Day Party
The Tampa Bay Voca- tional-Technical High School Class of 1989 will be present- ing their first annual “All Class Day Party” at Sweet Occasion 7402 North 56th Street.
Tina Shaw, Miranda Crews, Paul Buster, and Kristine Jones have planned the event for Satur- day, September 26th at 6 p. m.
Ms. Shaw said this will be a great opportunity for the graduates to socialize and re- unite.
“We are hoping to encour- age other classes to join us for reunions and meetings.
“Social media (Facebook) has been instrumental in helping us keep in touch with each other, but we need to start spending time together. We want to have a B.Y.O.B.
party with light appetizers and Doc D will be in charge of providing the entertainment.”
Ms. Shaw said everyone needs to dress to impress and that means no jeans, sports at- tire, or tee-shirts.
Tickets for the event are $30 in advance, and $35 at the door.
On Friday, September 25th at 7:30 p. m., there will be a meet and great at the Hard Rock Casino, and everyone is asked to wear Titans tee-shirts or attire from the 1980s. There will also be tee-shirts on sale in just about every size.
For tickets and more infor- mation, contact Tina Shaw at (813) 777-1547, or Paul Buster at (813) 786-8317.
Everyone is asked to come out and represent their class.
Popular Stage Play To Be Presented At Blake On Saturday
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
In 2008, Dr. Rose Marie Solomon intro- duced her play, “The Dou- ble Twisted Life of Reverend & First Lady Lee,” to a theater audience in St. Petersburg. The follow- ing year, she introduced the stage production to a Tampa audience.
In the years that have fol- lowed, the play has been per- formed in several cities in the Southeastern United States.
On Saturday, Septem- ber 26th, Dr. Solomon will present the play again. It will take place at Blake High School, 1701 N. Blvd., at 7 p.m.
The cast will also visit the cities of Montego Bay, Kingston, and Black River, Jamaica to perform the play.
Dr. Solomon said since its introduction, the play has grown recognition in the community. It has been nominated for the 2015 Agape Gospel Academy Awards program that will take place the first weekend
DR. ROSE SOLOMON Author and producer of stage play
DERRICK ISHAM
in October. The event is being sponsored by the Agape Gospel Academy and
NATASHA CASH
DIANE WINGFIELD
Youth Peace Ambassador’s Steering Committee. The theme for the program is “A Pact To Bridge The Gap?”
“The greatest thing about the play is that it is changing the lives of women. It has changed the lives of a lot of pastors’ way of thinking in their own personal lives, and it is teaching families how to forgive,” Dr. Solomon said.
She further stated that she has had feedback from women who have been in abusive situations who have made changes in their lives.
“I received a call at mid- night from a First Lady who had seen the play. She called me and said she was getting out of there and going to her mother. She was videotaping herself in case something happened and she didn’t make it out.
“Women are now under- standing that love does not mean abuse, that love doesn’t hurt, and that it doesn’t have to be that way. They are learning that they have a voice,” she said.
Dr. Solomon said after she had completed a 21-day fast, she began writing the play.
The storyline focuses on a minister who is leading a double life. In the pulpit, he talks about the Bible. But, in his personal life, he abuses his wife and has a longtime mistress.
Dr. Solomon said the play is not about pointing fingers, but about the road to forgiveness, restoration, and healing.
Port Tampa Bay Joins USDA Cold Treatment Program For Imported Produce
Port Tampa Bay has been approved by the U. S. Depart- ment of Agriculture to begin participating in the cold treatment program to import select types of refrigerated produce from South Amer- ica. The new program goes into effective October 1st.
Traditionally, imports of grapes, blueberries, apples, pears and citrus from Peru, Uruguay and Argentina were restricted to entry via north- eastern U. S. ports and then trucked to the markets in the southeast, including Florida. A pilot program allowing cold treated produce to enter via ports in South Florida, which began in 2013, will now be expanded to also include Port Tampa Bay.
“Our participation in this program dovetails nicely with
our plans to develop new on- dock cold storage capacity and the new post-Panamax container cranes to be deliv- ered early next year”, noted Raul Alfonso, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer for Port Tampa Bay.
“We look forward to pro- viding our customers, both here in Florida and beyond, with new, more efficient sup- ply chain solutions for their perishable products.”
In August, the Port Tampa Bay Board of Com- missioners unanimously ap- proved a new lease with Port Logistics Tampa Bay to de- velop a new 130,000 square foot state-of-the-art on-dock cold storage facility to handle refrigerated imports and ex- ports.
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