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During World War II, Bill Jackson, a native of Atlanta and a builder at heart, was stationed at MacDill


Air Force Base in Tampa. He spent a total of five years in the army, then two years in England with the Eighth Air Force before returning to Florida. One night, at a Big Band party on base, he met the lovely Harriet Rogers and cut in for a dance. Mrs. Jackson would later say that, at that moment, she knew she would marry him, even though he was, in her words, “the worst dancer.” Bill Jackson’s opened in 1951


as an army surplus store. By 1952, the store had grown to include fish- ing tackle, camping gear and scuba diving equipment. Darry remembers his mother putting him and his brother Doug on display in the store’s windows with sleeping bags to amuse the customers. Mr. Jackson began teaching scuba diving and that’s when the


“teaching what he sold” philosophy really took hold. Today, the store is one of the oldest dive shops in the country. Darry’s parents, Bill and Harriet,


passed within weeks of each other in 2014. Their presence is still felt at the store, and their passion contin- ues to serve as a reminder that life is challenging, surprising and fun. But mostly, it's an adventure. Bill Jackson’s Shop For


Adventure offers disabled veterans free access to the indoor ski deck and swimming pool to learn how to ski, scuba dive or kayak. Bill Jackson’s Shop For Adventure


9501 US Hwy. 19 N., Pinellas Park. 727.576.4169. BillJacksons.com


Chuck and Debbie are now


Suncoast Puppy Raisers Area Coordinators for The Guide Dog Foundation out of New York. Visit SuncoastPup.org or call 727.515.2105.


Hailey’s Picks Now you can scoop your pup’s poop using a biodegradable pet waste bag. Stop using those plastic shopping bags and consider the plant-based compostable BioBag Pet Waste Bags. The international com- pany is actually headquartered right here in Florida. While pet waste is not readily accepted at most com- post facilities around the country, there are now a number of communities and dog parks that are suc- cessfully com- posting their dog waste and using BioBags as the method of


Don’t Forget The Bags.


collection. BioBags Pet Waste Bags can be found at independent and organic food stores like Nature’s Food Patch in Clearwater and Dunedin. NaturesFoodPatch.com


www.TheNewBarker.com


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