Flu shots arrive

Port Orange Fire & Rescue has received its final flu shot shipment for its 2009 flu/pneumonia program.

Both adult and pediatric (6 months and older) shots are available.

Station No. 73 is located at 1090 City Center Blvd. Shots will be administered from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, at the Wal-mart on Dunlawton Avenue and Clyde Morris Boulevard.

Flu shots are $25 each, and pneumonia shots are $45 each.

Cash/check and Medicare Part B will be accepted for payment.

Working Stiffs meeting scheduled

Working Stiffs of Volusia County will hold a meeting from 10 to 11:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 31, at the Port Orange library.

The topic will be "Discussion on need for local progressive activism."

Guest speakers Walt DeYoung, longtime union organizer, civil rights

and anti war activist and Philip A. Farruggio free lance columnist and pro activists of Volusia County Spokesperson.

For more information, call (386) 760-2050 or e-mail: paf1222@bellsouth.net.

Low-cost pet shot clinic planned

A low-cost pet shot clinic will be held from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Oct. 31, at Port Orange Pets, 4074 S. Ridgewood Ave., Port Orange.

Proceeds will benefit Concerned Citizens for Animal Welfare.

For more information, call (386) 316-8105 or (386) 852-2737 or visit www.ccfaw.org.

Volunteer orientation opportunities

The Volusia County Marine Science Center will be hold a monthly volunteer recruitment event from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Nov. 7, at 100 Lighthouse Drive, Ponce Inlet.

Participants will have the opportunity to tour the center and see the inner workings of the sea turtle and bird hospitals, educational programs and aquarium maintenance. In addition, staff will showcase volunteer work in other areas of the county's environmental programs, including educating the public about water conservation, assisting with watershed and beach cleanups, and helping with storm water education projects.

For more information or to register, call (386) 304-5545.

Marine Science Center offers education events

The Volusia County Marine Science Center will hold a program "Raptors" at 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 31, at 100 Lighthouse Drive, Ponce Inlet.

From the diminutive eastern screech owl to the power of the red-tailed hawk, this program will introduce visitors to the wide range of raptors found in Volusia County.

Registration is required. For more information, call (386) 304-5545.

The program is free with admission to the MSC.

Zumba classes offered

Zumba Gold classes for all ages are held from 8:45 to 9:30 a.m., each Tuesday and Thursday and 10:30 to 11:15 a.m., Friday at the Daytona Beach Shores Community Center, 3048 S. Atlantic Ave.

Drop-in rate is $6 per class. There are discounts for pre-payment.

Zumba Gold classes for people ages 62 and older are also held at the center.

For more information, call

386) 763-7598.

Veteran's Day event planned

Emeritus will hold a pre-Veterans day salute to its residents hosted by AMVETs Post 911 Color Guard at 10 a.m., Saturday Nov. 7 at 1675 Dunlawton Avenue Port Orange.

The public may attend.

For more information, call (386) 761-1055.

Driver safety class offered

The Association for the Advancement of Retired Persons will hold a driver safety class from 9 a.m. to Noon, Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 2 and 3, at Coronado United Methodist Church, 201 S. Peninsula Ave., New Smyrna Beach.

The cost is $12 for AARP members and $14 for non- members.

Reservations with instructors are required.

For more information, call (386) 427-7373.

Pilates class offered

The city of South Daytona Parks and Recreation Department will hold a six-week Pilates class from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. each Monday and Wednesday beginning Nov. 2.

The cost of one class per week is $42.

The cost of two classes per week is $84.

Non-residents must pay an additional $5 fee.

Participants should bring an exercise mat.

There will not be any classes Monday, Nov. 23 and Wednesday, Nov. 25.

For more information, call (386) 322-3070.

Meditation and exercise class offered

Falun Dafa, a slow moving exercise and meditation, is offered from 9:30 to 10: 30 a.m. each Thursday from Nov. 5 to Nov. 19, at Reed Canal Park.

For more information, call (386) 322-3070.

Libraries offer online service to help students improve test scores

Students can get online help to improve their SAT, ACT and PSAT scores through ePrep, a new service added to the Volusia County Public Library system's database.

With ePrep, students take timed practice tests, have them graded online and then watch a video review. The service tracks student progress, guides remedial efforts, and encourages vocabulary building. Parents can track student progress non-intrusively.

Recorded Books will host four video seminars that give an overview of ePrep. Topics included in the 45-minute seminars include creating user accounts, setting up calendars and parent accounts, using ePrep's features, and best practices for studying for the SAT and ACT.

The seminars and ePrep can be accessed at all 16-library branches or from home or school through the library's Web site, www.volusialibrary.org. A valid library card is required for ePrep, but not for the seminars.

For more information, visit www.ePrep.com.