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SKETCHES, SCRIBBLES & SCRAPS OF
INFORMATION ABOUT PEOPLE, PLACES
& ALMOST ANYTHING ELSE National Votes for Women Trail Marker Dedication
The City of Dunedin in conjunction with the GFWC North Pinellas Woman’s Club, the
William G. Pomeroy Foundation and the National Collaboration of Women’s Historic
Sites hosted an unveiling and dedication ceremony for the State of Florida’s first
National Votes for Women Trail Marker in the City of Dunedin’s Edgewater Park. The
marker was dedicated in March in honor of Elizabeth Skinner (1887-1962), who in addition
to being a consummate community leader, was an untiring suffragette. The outdoor
dedication was well attended by the area’s VIPs and included members of Dunedin’s
pioneer Skinner family. Among the afternoon’s speakers were Dunedin Library Director
Phyllis Gorshe; Dunedin Mayor Julie Ward Bujalski; chair of the National Votes for
Women Trail’s advisory board Judy Wellman; Gordon and Sharon Small of the William
G. Pomeroy Foundation for History and For Life; and Killian O’Donnell, who worked
with the Pomeroy Foundation to acquire the marker and who is a member of the GFWC
North Pinellas Woman’s Club and the National Votes for Women Trail advisory board.
William Dean to
Open in Tampa
William Dean Chocolates plans to
open a cafe by summer in the new
Midtown development in Tampa
near Interstate 275 and North Dale
Mabry Highway. It will have inside
and outdoor seating and will resemble
a Parisian cafe, offering sandwiches,
salads, brunch dishes, baked breads,
pastries and coffee and tea service.
William Dean founder Bill Brown says
he will make adjustments as he goes
along and take those ideas back to his
original shop at 2790 W. Bay Drive in
Belleair Bluffs, which he will expand
to include cafe service, (727) 593-0656.
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Killian O’Donnell, state coordinator for the
National Votes for Women Trail advisory
board; Phyllis Gorshe, director of the
Dunedin Public Library; and Julie Ward
Bujalski, mayor of the City of Dunedin,
welcomed attendees to the dedication.
To Life 2021
This year’s “To Life” benefit for the
Florida Holocaust Museum featured the
inspiring story of Betty Grebenschikoff of
St. Petersburg.
COURTESY OF THE FLORIDA HOLOCAUST MUSEUM
The Florida Holocaust Museum held its
“To Life 2021” benefit virtually in April.
The fundraiser featured the heartwarming
story of St. Petersburg resident Betty
Grebenschikoff, who recently reconnected
with her childhood best friend Ana Maria
Wahrenberg. They were separated 80 years
ago during the Holocaust. The program also
recognized Michael Berenbaum, this year’s
Loebenberg Humanitarian Award honoree.
The museum is one of the largest Holocaust
centers in the country and honors the memory
of the millions of men, women and children
who suffered and died in the Holocaust, as it
works to teach the inherent worth and dignity
of human life.
Fish Fry in Clearwater
The Clearwater Historical Society
Museum and Cultural Center held its
annual spring fish fry at its home at
the old South Ward Elementary School in
Clearwater. Lunch with ice cream from
Dairy Kurl was served under the oaks
at this historic building. Guests enjoyed
playing old-fashioned games. There was
also a local Authors’ Table, where Dr. Fred
Hosley featured his book, Sorry You Missed
It, and Daryl May featured his newest
book, Chasing Shadows.
This year’s Fish Fry included
a local authors’ table that featured books
by Dr. Fred Hosley and Daryl May.