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Land O’ Lakes gets a new brewery By Kathy Steele ksteele@lakerlutznews.com
In the Loop Brewing is ready for beer lovers to belly up to the bar. The craft brewery, in a renovated twostory house, and an outdoor beer garden, along the shores of Lake Padgett, is the setting for the newest addition to the craft beer scene in Pasco County. It is the dream-come-true for three friends who spent weekends in a garage on Cherbourg Loop, brewing beer that got kudos from friends. Now, Mark Pizzurro, Peter Abreut and Joe Traina are inviting the neighborhood to share in the hoppy pleasures of craft brew at In the Loop, at 3338 Land O’ Lakes Blvd.
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In the Loop Brewing co-owner Joe Traina pours a beer at the Land O’ Lakes brewery.
“It’s been a good, solid opening,” said Traina.“We’re meeting neighbors and making new friends.” On a recent afternoon, Traina poured brews for first arrivals to In the Loop. “It’s amazing and exciting to have a local place that harkens back to the old-fashioned bar,” said Steve Flom, who was visiting family in Land O’ Lakes.“Everybody wants a place like Cheers, where everybody knows your name. Joe knows our names.” The journey from renovations to opening day took nearly two years of entanglements in bureaucratic red tape. Licenses and approvals to brew their own craft beer brands just arrived. See BREWERY, page 19A
Career educator joins Pasco County School Board By B.C. Manion bcmanion@lakerlutznews.com
The newest member of the Pasco County School Board believes the perspective she brings to the board will aid in its deliberations. Colleen Beaudoin, a career educator, said her background in the field, coupled with the experiences she’s had as a mother of children in the system, will help her to ask the right questions when issues come before the board. “I didn’t set out with this goal of being on the school board,” said Beaudoin, who was unopposed in her bid to replace Joanne Hurley. Hurley, who has served eight years on the board, retired from her post this week. Beaudoin said she felt encouraged to run because of some experiences she’s had in the past couple of years. “In the spring of 2015, there were two different things going on,” she said. “My youngest has Tourette’s Syndrome,” she explained. “I started getting involved with the national association. I’m on the educational advisory board. That was when the Elementary and Secondary Education Act was up for reauthorization,” she said. She encouraged people to write their lawmakers. “People responded. I started meeting with different people, advocating for kids,” Beaudoin said. “At the same time, there were some changes at the (Pine View) middle school that I was concerned about,” she said. That was when Pine View was getting ready to seek to become an International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme Candidate School. “It’s a good program,” Beaudoin said. “I
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student that is currently in the system,” Beaudoin said. After she decided to run, Beaudoin began regularly attending school board meetings and workshops. “I know I still have a lot to learn, but I know it’s been a luxury to have this time to prepare myself,” she said. As she assumes her seat on the board, Beaudoin has identified some key issues she wants the school system to address. She’d like to see better communications between the district and families. “I think we have a lot of great programs in Pasco County, and parents don’t know about them. We’ve got to make sure that people can make informed decisions about their children,” she said.
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was concerned about the implementation of the program. “I had some questions. I went to the school board meeting, just as a mom, and spoke and was well received.We had meetings.We worked together with the school. I felt like I was able to make a positive impact,” she said. “Then, I found out that Joanne Hurley was not going to run again. I spoke to her and started asking more questions and talking to different people.A lot of parents that I’ve known in the community said, ‘You should do this.’ “So, I started looking into it more,” said Beaudoin, who has two sons who are graduates of Land O’ Lakes High School and one son who attends Pine View Middle. “I think it’s helpful that I bring that perspective to the board — of a parent with a
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Colleen Beaudoin, who joins the Pasco County School Board this week, thinks her background as an educator and as a mom of a student in the district, will equip her well to ask pertinent questions in her new role.
Not many high-schoolers are like Logan Beatty. The freshman at Land O’ Lakes High School is a member of a select group. He was one of 11 youths nationwide chosen to participate in President Barack Obama’s first-ever Kid Science Advisor program on Oct. 21. The 14-year-old submitted an essay to the White House last spring, outlining the importance of exploring the world’s oceans in developing better technology. “I used some of the inspiration that I have from living in Florida, and going to do beach cleanups,” Beatty said. More than 2,500 essays were submitted nationwide, for the Kid Science Advisor program. Beatty was selected to represent the Southeast region. “You don’t get that many opportunities to get your voice heard — especially as a student,” Beatty said. Beatty and others participated in a roundtable discussion about future STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) ideas with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, senior Administration officials, and various pioneers of scientific discovery. Among the people he met were Dr. John Holdren, President Obama’s chief science advisor; Charles Bolden, current NASA administrator; France Cordova, director of the National Science Foundation; and Scott and Mark Kelly, retired astronauts who are twin brothers. It was an experience that Beatty is unlikely to soon forget.
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Eleven students nationwide were chosen to participate in the Kid Science Advisor program, held on Oct. 21.
“It was really cool,” Beatty said, “because I’m not sure how often (kids) are able to do things like this.” During his visit, Beatty was able to explore the West Wing of the White House, touring the Roosevelt Room and the Oval Office. “It was really incredible,” he said about the White House.“When we first went in, they had two different layers of security, which was a very long process. But, once we did get inside, it was just random, little details that stood out — like the black floor tiles actually had fossils in them.And, we got to see the library of the Executive
Office, which was really cool. I liked some of the architecture.” White House officials initially told Beatty “there was no way” the group of kids would meet President Obama. Yet, a short time later, President Obama walked through the back door of the Roosevelt Room, to the group’s surprise. “I nearly stopped breathing,” Beatty said with a chuckle. “We saw him for about five (minutes) to seven minutes. It’s more than most people get to see President Obama, especially in his office.” See STUDENT, page 19A