Ear to Tampa Bay
Nikitas Lulias, who grew up in Tarpon Springs, where he retrieved the
Epiphany Cross as a young man, was enthroned in London, England as
the Greek Orthodox spiritual leader of Great Britain, Scotland, Ireland and
Wales during a ceremony attended by over 170 visitors from the United
States, including his first cousin John Lelekis of Palm Harbor and his
The Honorable Dick Greco of St. Petersburg, former four-term
mayor of Tampa, was surprised with a birthday cake and song
when he and his wife Dr. Linda McClintock, owner of
Age-Less Medicine in Tampa, arrived at the Tampa Theatre for
the premiere showing of The Skyway Bridge Disaster film.
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brother John Lulias of Holiday.
Attorney General’s National Conference
on Preventing Crime in the Community
in Tampa, recently received the
Presentation Academy’s Tower Award
for Service and Advocacy in Louisville,
Kentucky.....Joanie Sigal of Clearwater
presented a fall concert of Broadway, jazz
and pop songs at the Scientology
Information Center in Clearwater.....Dr.
Harry Barash of Clearwater graduated
from the Homeland Security
Investigations Citizens Academy in
Tampa…..Annette Carter reported that
Empath Health in Clearwater’s recently
formed Women’s Giving Network
awarded micro-grants to help fund
materials for its care kits, its sewing,
palliative arts and teen volunteers, plus
training for Wound Treatment Associates
and memory/keepsake photo shoots for
ill children.....Barbara Paonessa is
chairing “Women Matter,” the Women’s
Service League’s 70th annual Promenade
brunch in Gulfport with fashion show by
Joanie Sigal, chair, and Megan Simons, Pippa Pelure boutique’s owner and fashion
coordinator, were thanked by Pam Anderson, the Clearwater Community Volunteers’
president, for the success of the group’s 16th annual Fashions with Flair luncheon show
benefit at the historic Fort Harrison in Clearwater.
GRAM GRAM
IRENE LELEKIS