USF student seeks info, items about Adele Tyre

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USF student seeks info, items about Adele Tyre

Do you have any photos, information or memories of Adele Tyre, who some say was the first African-American woman television reporter in the Tampa Bay area?

If so, contact University of South Florida student Vanessa Moorer, who is creating a video documentary about Tyre.

Tyre worked during the 1970s and 1980s for Channels 8 and 10, according to Moorer.

Call 453-4281 or send an e-mail to vmoorer@mail.usf.edu.

More than 1,100 people biked to work, school

The New North Transportation Alliance and the Tampa Downtown Partnership, organizers of Tampa BayCycle 2008, have declared the National Bike to Work Week a success, as more than 1,150 cyclists commuted to school, work and play during the second week of May.

Winners of the business challenge included Pinellas County, with 356 miles logged; the Tampa Bay Lightning, with 354 miles; Moffitt Cancer Center, with 186.2 miles; MacDill Air Force Base, with 136 miles; Action Wheel Sports, with 100.5 miles; Bicycle Outfitters, with 90 miles; and Butler Pappas Wiehmuller Katz Craig LLP, with 58 miles.

They logged a total of 1,280.07 miles through the week, saving about 39 gallons of gas and $156 at $4 per gallon.

Winners in the second category, the individual challenge, logged a total of 871.98 miles, saving about 29 gallons of gas and $116.

Sweet Adelines want entries for YouTube

Sweet Adelines International, a nonprofit music education organization, seeks talented women to participate in an a cappella video performance in the Sweet Adelines International A Cappella Unleashed YouTube.com Contest.

Solo and group performances will be accepted by July 18.

The contestant whose video has the highest number of views will receive a $1,000 Visa gift card.

Visit the Web site sweet adelineintl.org/YouTubeContest.cfm for more information.

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY

Program offers kids free lunches, snacks

The Summer Food Service Program for Children provides free lunches and afternoon snacks to kids at more than 130 sites around the community.

Any child can pick up a meal through Aug. 15 with no application or eligibility standards required.

Sites include Beulah Baptist, 1006 W Cypress St.; Friendship Playground, 4124 W Bay to Bay Blvd.; and Islamic Society of Tampa Bay, 7326 E Sligh Ave.

For more information about sites in your neighborhood, call 276-2092.

SEMINOLE HEIGHTS

Learn how to protect yourself for just $10

Learn self-defense in a six-week course starting July 7.

Classes are held Mondays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. or 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Students of all ages can attend one or both time slots, which will feature real-life scenarios.

The course, which costs $10, will be held at Seminole Heights Baptist Church, 801 E. Hillsborough Ave.