Proclamation honors 50 years of service
SEMINOLE — The Seminole Historical Museum is open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays.
The city presented a proclamation to Sandy Holloway at the Aug. 11 City Council meeting recognizing more than 50 years of service activities in Seminole. Holloway is a charter member and past president of the Seminole Historical Society.
The proclamation and photographs are on display at the museum, where visitors can also view the collection of artifacts and exhibits and visit with Holloway.
The museum is at Seminole City Park, 7464 Ridge Road.
Kiwanis seeks ‘Field of Honor’ sponsors
SEMINOLE — The deadline to sponsor a flag in the 2026 Field of Honor is Oct. 15.
The Kiwanis Breakfast Club of Seminole stages the display each year to honor past and present military veterans. This year marks the 12th.
The 600 American flags will be up from Nov. 7 through Dec. 5 in front of Seminole City Hall, the adjacent post office and St. Petersburg College’s Seminole campus. As of this month, 215 flags had been sponsored, the club said in a news release.
Individuals, businesses and organizations can sponsor one or more 3-by-5-foot flags for $35 each. The flags are mounted on 8-foot steel poles and set in precision rows. Each carries a colored, military-style streamer printed with the name of the veteran being honored, years served, the military service logo and the Kiwanis logo.
When the display comes down, sponsors may keep their streamers in memory of the veterans they honored.
Flags can be sponsored by credit card, debit card or check at kiwanisseminolebreakfast.com. To pay by cash, contact club member Leah Hoffman at 727-873-7852. Sponsorship applications are also available at Seminole City Hall, the Seminole Recreation Center and the Seminole Community Library.
Junior Woman’s Club seeks new members
SEMINOLE — The Seminole Junior Woman’s Club is looking for new members — women 18 and older from Seminole and surrounding areas.
The club meets at 6:30 p.m. the fourth Thursday of each month at Lake Seminole Square, 8333 Seminole Blvd. Prospective members can join at any monthly meeting.
The group is dedicated to serving the community, particularly through programs that help children and veterans. Activities include providing a meal at the Ronald McDonald House in St. Petersburg; the club’s Share Our Spirit food drive, which helps feed Seminole children during winter break; and an annual purse auction in April that raises money for community programs.
For information, email GFWCSeminole@gmail.com, call 727-687-3077 or visit facebook.com/seminolejuniorwomansclub.
Motorcyclist killed in Seminole Boulevard crash
SEMINOLE — A Largo motorcyclist was killed Aug. 20 in a crash with a car on Seminole Boulevard, and deputies say speed appears to have been a factor.
Deputies assigned to the Major Accident Investigation Team said Vien Dinh, 55, of Sarasota, was driving north on Seminole Boulevard in a 2025 Tesla Model 3 about 4:16 p.m. and entered the left-turn lane to turn west onto 53rd Avenue North.
Morgan Svensson, 45, of Largo, was riding south on Seminole Boulevard on a 2006 Honda CBR 1000R. Dinh turned into the path of the motorcycle, and the vehicles collided broadside, investigators said. Svensson was thrown from the motorcycle and taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Dinh was not hurt and cooperated with deputies.