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New ordinance targets predators

By Michael Hinman mhinman@lakerlutznews.com

Registered sexual predators and offenders already have to stay at least 1,000 feet away from areas where kids might congregate. If Mike Moore gets his way, those convicted of sexual crimes could be pushed back even further.

Moore, who joined the Pasco County Commission last month, is expected to propose a new countywide ordinance in January that would increase the distance registered predators and offenders have to stay away from children areas at 2,500 feet, or nearly a half-mile. That would include everything from schools and day cares, to the thousands of bus stops located around

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And if that means there’s nowhere left for predators or offenders to live, Pasco County sheriff Chris Nocco says he’s OK with that.

“It’s not a bad day Mike Moore if they all leave the county,” he said. “You get a guy who did a sexual battery on an 11-year-old girl, and I propose that anybody who is against this, let that person move into your house. If you feel like we’re beating up on that person, let them move into your house, or let them move next door to you.”

It’s not clear exactly where those who

are convicted and registered predators and offenders would be able to live, but Moore said during a news conference Monday there are some pockets in the county that would Chris Nocco still be legal if the ordinance were to pass. It might come off as highly restrictive for those who have been convicted of crimes, but the safety of children should come first and foremost, the commissioner added.

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Pasco County Schools superintendent Kurt Browning says that Sanders Memorial STEAM Magnet School, Pasco’s first magnet school, is evidence the school district knows it needs to expand its educational choices.

Applications pouring in for Pasco’s first magnet school

By B.C. Manion bcmanion@lakerlutznews.com

Pasco County Schools received more than 860 applications within the first four days of finding students for its first magnet facility, Sanders Memorial STEAM Magnet School.

Applications for Sanders — a school that focuses on science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics — will be accepted through Jan. 15.

Lindsey Davis submitted the first applica-

To learn more about Sanders Memorial STEAM Magnet School, go to PascoSchools.org, and click on the Sanders banner at the top.

tion at 12:01 a.m., on Dec. 1, in hopes of securing a space for her 7-year-old son, Grant, to attend the school at 5126 School Road in Land O’ Lakes.

Davis and her husband, Quentin, were at a news conference later that day where

Superintendent Kurt Browning talked about the need for the school district to expand its educational options.

“As a district, we know that we must compete for the students we serve,” Browning said.

Davis believes that Sanders would be a good fit for her son.

“This is more his niche,” she said. “He loves science. He loves math. He loves basically everything this school is going to offer.

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Quail Hollow land grab raises eyebrows

By Michael Hinman

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A developer who had originally planned to build a 260-acre corporate park near the Suncoast Parkway before selling the land last year hasn’t quite given up on Pasco County.

Charles Bruck, the owner of Tampa’s SoHo Capital, is among the buyers of more than 1,000 acres of land just west of Quail Hollow in Wesley Chapel. Bruck’s SoHo Dayflower LLC company and some other partners completed the purchase just before Thanksgiving for $4.2 million.

But what does Bruck have in store for the land? He’s not talking quite yet.

However, it’s not necessarily far-fetched to believe he’s planning to turn hundreds of acres of agricultural land into a brand new development.

Except that’s not what he’s doing, at least according to one prominent land broker. Bill Eshenbaugh, known in the industry as “The Dirt Dog” and owner of Eshenbaugh Land Co., wasn’t involved in this particular land

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Armenian Acres, a small rural gated community off Mangrove Drive, could be the most affected by any planned development of more than 1,000 acres that surround the community on the western side.

sale, but has worked in the past for Bruck, as well as his partners in this particular purchase — J. Aprile Properties LLC, D. Aprile Properties LLC and R.Aprile Properties LLC. The plan? Leave the land just the way it is.At least for now.

“The Apriles are good dairymen, and they can work that land just the way it’s been for the past few decades,” Eshenbaugh said.

“They really have nothing to lose on this. It’s one of the lowest prices I’ve seen.”

The purchase was most likely part of what is known in the land industry as a

1031 exchange, Eshenbaugh said. That refers to a portion of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code where a property owner can sell land, and then reinvest those proceeds in a similar property purchase elsewhere to defer the capital gains taxes he would have to pay otherwise.

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The Public Service Commission could be looking at a major overhaul, thanks to the efforts of two local lawmakers.

State Sen. John Legg and state Rep. Chris Sprowls say they have introduced legislation that will make PSC commissioners “more reflective of the people they are supposed to serve.”

“The Public Service Commission should service the public good,” said Sprowls, a Republican out of Palm Harbor, in a release.

“While millions of Floridians are left in the dark — or fleeced by companies like Duke Energy — the PSC continues to turn a blind eye.

“These meaningful first steps will add some diversity and accountability to the PSC as we work on other reforms that will fundamentally alter the culture of the PSC.” The legislation, according to the release, would limit commissioners to just two consecutive terms. It also would divide the state into five districts, the boundaries aligning with the district courts of appeal and requiring each commissioner to live in each district.

It also would restrict elected officials from earning an appointment to the commission for two years after they leave office.

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MIXED LOCAL REACTION TO DEFENSE SPENDING BILL

The U.S. House passed the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act last week during a lame-duck session, but not all lawmakers are in support.

U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Lakeland, said the bill presented a “troubling dilemma for me and my colleagues.”

“After speaking with local veterans and military leaders in my community, I cannot vote for reduced benefits and a reduction in a pay raise for our service members,” Ross said, in a statement. “There needs to be a proper balance of military compensation, training and equipment, but this NDAA does not meet that requirement.”

Instead, Ross said, it decreases the military pay raise Ross voted for earlier this year, and increases the cost of prescription drugs.

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said Legg, a Lutz Republican.“Unfortunately, people don’t feel like they’ve been dealt with fairly, and that is a problem.”

The PSC is tasked to regulate the five investor-owned electric companies, seven investor-owned natural gas utilities, and 149 investor-owned water and wastewater utilities, according to the organization’s website.

The governor appoints the five members based on recommendations from a nominating council. Before 1979, however, three of the five members were elected statewide.

The PSC has come under fire in recent months, especially with Duke Energy and its decision to allow the utility to collect billions of dollars from customers for two nuclear plants that are no longer in operation, or was never in operation to begin with. Another lawmaker, Tallahassee Democrat Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda, has introduced a bill that would eliminate the so-called nuclear cost recovery statute.

Gus Bilirakis, R-Palm Harbor, who joined members from both sides of the aisle in supporting the motion to concur. It passed 300-119, with 87 of the House’s 201 Democrats voting against it.

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Tampa, praised the bill for funding $7.7 billion in programs at MacDill Air Force Base, and additional funding that would help the behavioral and psychological health for soldiers, especially those in special operations.

MULIERI TO SPEAK AT PACA

Former Pasco County commissioner Pat Mulieri will be the guest speaker at the next Pasco Alliance of Community Associations meeting, taking place Dec. 11 at 7 p.m., at the Land O’ Lakes Community Center, 5401 Land O’ Lakes Blvd.

PACA is an organization that brings together 70 of the county’s homeowner associations, community development districts, and condominium associations, as well as individuals residing in Pasco County.

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Wanted: New bikes to spread Christmas cheer

By B.C. Manion bcmanion@lakerlutznews.com

What began as one couple’s attempt to teach their daughter about the struggles that many families are faced with has broadened into an effort to bring new bicycles to children who have little prospect of ever owning a new set of wheels.

Todd and Cindy Caroline of Lutz began providing new bicycles to children from less fortunate families about six years ago.They wanted their daughter Zoye, now 9, to understand that not all families are as blessed as theirs has been, Cindy Caroline said.

Over time, the effort branched out.

At first, the Carolines simply asked people attending their annual Christmas party to bring a new bike to help brighten a child’s holiday, Caroline said.Then, they decided to shift the effort over to their company — Caroline Contractors LLC — so they could reach out to their suppliers, business associates and other members of the community to help.

This is the fourth year that the company has had its Christmas bicycle drive. Each year, it collects at least 100 new bicycles, or the family makes up the difference.

But this year, it has a substantially more ambitious goal. It wants to collect 1,000 new bikes.

Caroline knows that that’s more of a dream than a goal, but she’s open to miracles.

In the past, the couple has given the bicycles to other charitable groups, Caroline said, and those groups have distributed the bicycles primarily to children living in East Tampa communities.

This year, the focus has shifted to helping local children, Caroline said. She attributes the switch to a conversation she had with Suzanne Beauchaine, an account manager for The Laker/Lutz News.

Beauchaine had asked her why the new bikes didn’t go to local children, and Caroline responded it was because she didn’t have a local event. That prompted the Lutz woman to consider staging a local event to give away the bikes.

Buoyed by Beauchaine’s encouragement, Caroline began making telephone calls. First she contacted local schools — Schwarzkopf

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Todd Caroline gets ready to deliver new bicycles during a previous Christmas Bicycle Drive. Caroline and his wife, Cindy, began giving new bikes to children from less fortunate families six years ago.

Elementary in Lutz and Myrtle Lake, Pine View, Connerton, Oakstead and Odessa in central Pasco — to see if they could help identify children from families in need.

Then, she began calling around to local organizations and businesses to see if they could help.

Caroline called Chad Hudson at Hungry Harry’s Family Bar-B-Que, who stepped up in a big way. The popular Land O’ Lakes restaurant is providing food and the use of its Lake House for a party on Dec. 21 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Charlene Ierna of the Lutz-based Ierna’s Heating & Cooling is providing a bounce house for the party. The kids will get free haircuts, too, courtesy of Star’s Organic Spa as well as Cameo Salon & Spa. Caroline still is trying to line up live entertainment, but at the very least, she said she will have holiday music over a loudspeaker system.

She’s also trying to collect turkeys and other holiday foods to give to each family.

“We just want to be able to bless these families because life is very hard every day

Ways to help

Here are four ways you can help to make a child’s Christmas special: • Drop off a new bicycle at Caroline Contractors, 19003 Apian Way, Lutz; or Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce, 2810 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Land O’ Lakes.

• Purchase a bicycle and have it picked up.

• Order a bicycle online from Walmart or Target and have it shipped to Lutz, where it will be picked up.

• Contribute money to purchase a bicycle, which range in cost from $50 to $80, depending on size.

For more information, or to schedule a pickup, call Cindy Caroline at (813) 9314611, or email her at cindy@carolinecontractors.com.

for them,” Caroline said.“They struggle. I’d really like to be able to give the families a Christmas dinner.”

Besides the local groups that already have stepped up, Caroline said she’s reached out

to members of the Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce and is hoping they come through to help ensure there are enough bikes for each child to take one home.

“Our office used to be right next to the Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce, so our heart is Land O’ Lakes,” Caroline said. “My husband grew up here. He went to Land O’ Lakes High, so he’s homegrown here.”

She’s also looking for a source that can provide free or discounted helmets, worrying about the children being safe as they ride their bicycles.

Donations from the general public also are gratefully accepted, Caroline said. It typically costs $50 to $80 for a new bike, depending on the size.

“If I can get a bike for every child that comes, I’ll do it,” she said.“If I can’t, I’ll do a lottery-type system.”

Some people may wonder why the focus is on providing new bikes, instead of food or other items.

“You go out on a bike and you forget all about whatever the troubles at home,” she said.“I want them to have fun.”

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ADULT WATERCOLOR CLASSES

San Antonio’s Tour De Clay

Pasco County Parks and Recreation is offering ongoing adult watercolor classes at the Land O’ Lakes Community Center, 5401 Land O’ Lakes Blvd.The classes are for ages 18 and older, for beginners and experts.The cost is $10 per class. For a list of needed materials, and dates and times, call (813) 929-1229.

San Antonio Pottery, 11903 Curley Road, will host its annual Tour De Clay Dec. 13 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Dec. 14 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

This is a free, family friendly event.

Guest clay artists will discuss their techniques.

There will be kiln openings at each studio, live local music and refreshments on Saturday.

On Sunday, there will be artists’ demonstrations, including mono-printing and decorative transfer at noon, and horsehair firing at 2 p.m.

For information, call Jack Boyle at (352) 588-4228, or email jackboylepottery@tampabay.rr.com.

HELP A CHILD, DONATE BIKE

Caroline Contractors is hosting its annual Christmas Bike Drive to help less fortunate children this holiday. Donations of new bicycles can be dropped off at Caroline Contractors, 19003 Apian Way in Lutz, or at the Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce, 2810 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., in Land O’ Lakes.

The goal is 1,000 bicycles. If a bicycle cannot be dropped off, pickup is available.

Monetary donations are also being accepted for the purchase of bicycles. For information and deadline, call (813) 931-4611.

DONATE TO HELP POOR, HOMELESS

Metropolitan Ministries’ Central Pasco donation tent, 21010 State Road 54 in Lutz, is now accepting donations of nonperishable food, new toys and monetary gifts to help the poor and homeless in Pasco and neighboring counties. For information, call (813) 9484522.

ME HOBBIES ACCEPTING TOYS

ME Hobbies, 1904 Oak Grove Blvd., in Lutz, is a drop-off location for Toys For Tots.

Donate any new, unwrapped toy in the drop box and receive a 10 percent off coupon for ME Hobbies.Toys will be accepted through mid-December. For information, call Michelle Karpoich at (813) 803-0386, or email michelle@mehobbies.com.

WINTER SHOPPING BAZAAR

Learning Gate Community School, 16215 Hanna Road in Lutz, will have its annual Winter Shopping Bazaar Dec. 11 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Heron Hall facility on campus.There will be more than 25 local vendors and crafters.The first 200 shoppers will receive a free reusable shopping bag.

Refreshments will be available for purchase.

For information, call (813) 948-4190.

OLD LUTZ SCHOOL CHRISTMAS

ARTISTS’ SHOW, SALE

performances by local schools, a visit by Santa, and hot chocolate and cookies.

Admission is free. For information, call Phyllis Hoedt at (813) 949-1937.

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The Land O’ Lakes Oral, Maxillofacial & Implant Surgery office, 5420 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Suite 103, will host a Festive Food Drive and collect donations for Toys For Tots through Dec. 12.All food donations will go to Feeding America. For information, call (813) 528-8999.

COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS GATHERING

Shady Hills Little League and Sent For Hope will host a Community Christmas Gathering Dec. 13 at 2 p.m., at the Shady Hills Little League fields, 15844 Greenglen Lane in Spring Hill.A main meal dish will be provided. Guests should bring a side dish to share.Admission is free. For information, call (888) 969-4531, or visit ShadyHillsLittleLeague.com.

‘GOINUTS’ AT USF

The Collective Soles Arts Group will present “GoiNuts,”A Contemporary Nutcracker, Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., at University of South Florida’s Theatre 1.

The cost is $20 for students and seniors, and $25 for general admission. For information and tickets, call (813) 9792222, or visit CollectiveSoles.org.

HERITAGE CHURCH MUSICAL

Heritage Church, 1854 Oak Grove Blvd., in Lutz, will present “Three Wise Men and a Baby” Dec. 13 at 7 p.m., and Dec. 14 at 10:30 a.m.Admission is free. For information, call (813) 909-4080, or visit YesHeritage.com.

AARP CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON

Tampa Theatre, 711 N. Franklin St., will show the movie “White Christmas” Dec. 14 at 3 p.m., and “It’s a Wonderful Life” Dec. 19 at 7:30 p.m., and Dec. 20 and Dec. 21 at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.Tickets are $10 for adults, and $8 for children and theater members. For information, visit TampaTheatre.org.

Chabad at Wiregrass will host a preChanukah menorah workshop Dec. 14 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., at Home Depot, 17601 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., in New Tampa.Admission is free.To RSVP, call (813) 642-3244, or register online at ChabadAtWiregrass.com.

HOLIDAY CLASSIC MOVIES IN TAMPA

CHRISTMAS CARD LANE

The Florida Orchestra will present the Raymond James Pops concert “Home for the Holidays” Dec. 12 at 8 p.m., at the Straz

Due to the holidays, the scheduled fish fry at J.F. Swartsel Lodge in Lutz for Dec. 19 has been cancelled.

Center for the Performing Arts, 1010 N.W.C. MacInnes Place in Tampa.Tickets start at $15. For information, visit FloridaOrchestra.org.

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The Pasco Fine Arts Center, 5744 Moog Road in New Port Richey, will host an Artists’ Holiday Show and Sale through Dec. 20.The hours are Tuesday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For information, call (727) 845-7322.

The 18th annual Christmas at the Old Lutz School, 18819 U.S. 41, will be open starting Dec. 11 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.There will be music presentations, holiday decorations, hot chocolate and cookies.

Admission is free. Canned goods and new toy donations will be accepted.There will be a breakfast with Santa Dec. 13 at 8:30 a.m., for an additional cost. For information and dates, call Phyllis Hoedt at (813) 9491937, or Suzin Carr at (813) 453-5256.

Land O’ Lakes AARP Chapter 4764 will host its Christmas/Holiday Luncheon Dec. 12 at 10:30 a.m., at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 20735 Leonard Road in Lutz. Guests should bring a new, unwrapped toy for the U.S. Marines Toys For Tots program. For information, email pebross@verizon.net.

Chris Nocco, and Farm Share.The giveaway is for low-income families and Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income and food stamp recipients. No food will be given away before 10 a.m. For information, call (727) 847-8032.

Downtown Lutz will present its Christmas Card Lane Dec. 16 at 6:30 p.m., at the Lutz Train Depot, on the corner of U.S. 41 and Lutz Lake Fern Road.The event will feature

HPH Hospice is hosting its annual Tree of Life fundraiser. Eight different ornaments are available for purchase to remember and honor someone living or deceased.To ensure an ornament is hung on the tree of choice, orders must be in by Dec. 16.Tree of Life locations are: • Marliere Hospice Care Center, 6801 Rowan Road, New Port Richey • West Pasco Chamber of Commerce, 5443 Main St., New Port Richey • Gulf View Square Mall, 9409 U.S. 19, Port Richey For information, call (800) 486-8784, or visit HPH-Hospice.org.

EMBROIDERY EXHIBITION

The Gulfview Chapter of The Embroiders’ Guild of America will have an embroidery exhibit through Dec. 16 at Rao Musunuru Art Gallery, at the Pasco-Hernando State College campus, 10230 Ridge Road in New Port Richey.

Hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. For information, call Betty Brandt at (727) 856-3643.

ANGEL TREE NEEDS DONATIONS

The families of Yung Ho Tae Kwon Do School in Lutz are teaming up with First Baptist Church Lutz and Attic Angels to bring holiday cheer to local homeless and impoverished children and teens.The school has assembled an angel tree and is accepting new clothing, gift and food items for these kids and their families Monday through Friday, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., through Dec. 16, at which time Attic Angels will distribute the gifts to the families for Christmas.To thank those helping with the project,Yung Ho Lutz is offering a free week of training for any non-member who brings a donated item.

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Light up the night with Chabad at Wiregrass at its Grand Chanukah Celebration at The Shops at Wiregrass.The event, set for 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 21, includes a large menorah lighting, Lippi's juggling show, hip hop dancing, magic balloon twisting, face painting, raffle, activities for kids, hot potato latkes, Chanukah gelt, music, crafts for kids, prizes and more.The free event will in front of Dillard’s. For information, visit ChabadatWiregrass.com.

TEDDY BEAR ROUNDUP

The Museum of Science and Industry, 4801 E. Fowler Ave., in Tampa, is collecting new teddy bears through Dec. 26 to donate to the Rough Riders Teddy Bear Roundup.The bears will be distributed to children in hospitals and foster care. Donate a new teddy bear to MOSI and receive a free child’s general admission ticket. For information, visit MOSI.org.

DOWNTOWN ICE-SKATING

Tampa’s Downtown on Ice at Curtis Hixon Park is open through Jan. 4.Admission is $10 per person, which includes 90 minutes of skating and skate rental. Concessions are available for purchase. For information, call (813) 549-9633, or visit TampasDowntownOnIce.com.

FREE MASTERWORKS FOR KIDS

The Florida Orchestra will offer free classical kids tickets for children 18 years and younger to attend the Tampa Bay Times Masterworks concerts, with the purchase of one full-price adult ticket.Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto is slated for Jan. 16 to Jan. 18, and Romeo and Juliet from Jan. 23 to Jan. 25. For information, locations and tickets, call (727) 892-3337.

Eve's Garden Gifts, 5602 Land O’ Lakes Blvd. in Land O Lakes will host free Bonsai tree demonstrations from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., every Saturday in December.The seminar will cover learning about trimming, potting, and shaping to keep your tree healthy through the months. Guests can bring in their own bonsai trees for use during the demonstration and to receive advice. For information, call (813) 996-5012, or visit EvesGardenGifts.com.

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For information, call Emma Fulco at (813) 235-3944.

The 20th Annual Holiday Food Giveaway will be Dec. 19 from 10 a.m. to noon, at Faith Baptist Church, 9230 Ridge Road in Port Richey.The giveaway is sponsored by Pasco County Tax Collector Mike Fasano, Rep. Richard Corcoran, Sen. John Legg, Rep. Amanda Murphy, Pasco County Sheriff

Momcierge is hosting a Family Faire Feb. 28 from noon to 4 p.m., at Atonement Lutheran Church, 29671 State Road 54 in Wesley Chapel, and is looking for local businesses that provide goods and services to Pasco County residents.The deadline for applications and fees is Jan. 1. Businesses interested in participating can visit Momcierge.net.

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Going weekly further proves bright future

By Diane Kortus Publisher

We hear talk all the time that newspapers are failing everywhere, and that no one under age 30 will ever read an oldfashioned print paper like the one in your hands.

Our readers are proof that these doom-and-gloom predictions are wrong, at least when it comes to community papers like The Laker/Lutz News.

There are more than 60,000 people who read our papers every week, and another 13,000 unique visitors to our website and 2,000 Facebook likes.That’s a lot of people in Lutz, Land O’ Lakes,Wesley Chapel, Zephyrhills and Dade City — a number that represents 79 percent of the households in the ZIP codes we serve.

We’re so optimistic about the future of newspapers that we’ve made significant investments in recent months to improve the quality of our papers in order to attract even more readers and advertisers.

The biggest and most noticeable change was last August, when we increased our page size by 30 percent to become the same size as most daily papers.

Today we are announcing another major investment — this one for our readers in Zephyrhills and Dade City.

Beginning in January, the East Pasco edition of The Laker will once again be a weekly paper — publishing every Wednesday just like our editions in Lutz, Land O’ Lakes and Wesley Chapel.

We’ve been publishing a Laker for East Pasco residents for 10 years, beginning as a weekly and then changing to an everyother-week format in late 2011 during the height of the economic crisis. Back then, local businesses could only afford to advertise every other week, and we adjusted our business plan accordingly. But now, with our economy getting better every day, we’re ready to return to a weekly format.

Going weekly means we will include our new B Section in our East Pasco edition, a section that adds eight more pages of feature stores, photos, contests and puzzles. It also organizes all of our classified products in one section to make them easier to find.

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ers 22 to 24 pages to read, instead of the 14 to 16 pages they receive now.

Going weekly also means that Publix will begin inserting its grocery circular in our East Pasco edition.This is in addition to circulars from Publix Liquors, SmartSource coupons, Michaels Stores — and beginning in March, Lowe’s.

It’s a big deal for most readers to get their weekly Publix circular inside their Laker so they can plan their shopping a day or two before the store’s weekly sales begin.We are thrilled to be able to provide this circular to our readers in East Pasco, especially since Publix is building its first store in Dade City in 2015.

And it’s a big deal for our company to have Publix choose our papers for its circular program. Publix is a huge testament to the effectiveness of advertising in our papers, and to the loyalty of our readers to support our advertisers and shop local.

As we get ready to go weekly in Zephyrhills, you’ll begin to see new bylines from reporters who are helping us expand our news coverage.While my staff already does a fine job writing about issues that impact readers in East Pasco, publishing weekly will obviously allow us to publish more stories on a more timely basis.

East Pasco readers also will see more stories in their paper from Wesley Chapel, Land O’ Lakes and Lutz.After all, residents of Zephyrhills and Dade City do not live in a bubble and are part of the greater Pasco community.

We know you care about what happens in neighboring towns because you shop, worship, attend school, and have friends and relatives who live there.

And that is what makes us different from other community newspapers, which only report news about happenings in Zephyrhills and Dade City. We believe East Pasco residents have much broader interests and want to read wellwritten stories about things that affect their lives, and read about the many good things happening in all communities of Central Pasco and East Pasco.

My staff and I are excited to take our East Pasco edition weekly in just a few weeks.We recognize this big step for our business would not be possible without the loyalty of our readers and the support of our advertisers, and we thank you for that.

We truly look forward to becoming an even more vital part of your routine — not just twice a month, but every week.

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SCHOOL, from page 1A “I’m crossing my fingers that he gets picked.”

The school is set to open in August for the 2015-16 school year. It will serve 762 students in kindergarten through fifth grade, including a mix of children from throughout Pasco County reflecting the diverse nature of Pasco’s public schools.

The school district plans to provide bus transportation within a five-mile radius of the school. For those living farther away, the district will establish transportation hubs at Veterans, Moonlake and Trinity elementary schools where the kids can board a bus to ride to Sanders in the morning and will return to their hub after school.

Students will be selected through a weighted lottery system, with pupils from nearby Connerton and Oakstead elementary schools as well as children of Sander’s staff members given additional weight.

Connerton and Oakstead are both operating with enrollments well beyond capacity.

Siblings of students accepted to Sanders also will be given extra weight in the lottery.

Once a student has been accepted, he or she student will be able to attend the school through fifth grade.

Although the standards for the students will be the same, the learning approaches will be different.

The design of the school also will foster a greater degree of collaboration between students, and between students and teachers. A wetlands area with a boardwalk also will give students a chance to get up close with nature, creating opportunities for outdoor learning.

Sanders will have materials that are simi-

PREDATORS, from page 1A portunity for sexual offenders and sexual predators to come into contact with these children is a positive for us,” Moore said.

“Looking from the outside and looking in, they’ll understand that Pasco is a safe place.”

Although Moore has not discussed the proposal with other commissioners, he said he has talked to the county attorney, Jeffrey Steinsnyder.A draft of the ordinance might echo similar ones in other areas, in-

LAND, from page 1A vest that money in the Pasco land to avoid paying federal taxes on the profit.

Two foreign companies have owned the land Bruck’s group purchased since the 1980s.The largest parcel of more than 600 acres, located west of Mangrove Drive, surrounds a small block of homes on Armenian Lane behind a rural gate known as Armenian Acres.

Gazas N.V. Inc., a company located in the former Netherlands Antilles, bought that land in 1981 for $1.1 million, according to county property records, or what would be $2.9 million today.

The second parcel is located north of it,

Construction workers are busy on a project that will create the first magnet facility in Pasco County Schools.

Jason Petry has been appointed principal of Sanders Memorial STEAM Magnet School. He starts Jan. 6.

lar to those in traditional schools, but there will be differences. For one thing, each student will have some type of device allowing them to use technology to help solve problems and enhance learning. They also will have the arts infused into a curriculum that aims to create independent thinkers and learners.

Sanders’ design aims to encourage collaborative learning. When construction is completed, the school will have individual classrooms that are flanked on both sides of a large space where students can work together on projects, where groups of

children can work with teachers, and where larger presentations can be given.

Classrooms will have wireless technology. They also are set up to accommodate experiments. Space also will be provided within the school to allow students to store projects they are working on.

Jason Petry has been named the school’s principal, effective Jan. 6, and he’s excited about leading the district’s first magnet school. He said Sanders will emphasize collaboration, critical thinking and communication.

It will encourage children to “pose and

answer questions for themselves,” he said.

Teachers and staff should be hired by early summer.

The construction is taking place on a site that was previously occupied by Sanders Memorial Elementary School. Four new buildings are being added, and three old buildings are being reconstructed at the site.

When it opens, Sanders will have a wall showcasing its history, which dates back to 1925.The display will include plaques from the original building, as well as historic photographs.

cluding one in Miami-Dade County.The ordinance there strengthens state law that already restricts those convicted of a sexual battery, lewd and lascivious act on or in the presence of a child under 16, the sexual performance by a child, or selling or buying of minors for portrayal in sexually explicit conduct, to reside within 1,000 feet of any school, day care center or playground.

The Miami-Dade ordinance, however, only restricts residency within 2,500 feet of a school. The Pasco ordinance, Moore and

Nocco said, also would include bus stops, day care centers, libraries, assisted living facilities and nursing homes.

“Anywhere that our most vulnerable citizens congregate,” Moore said.

The Miami-Dade restrictions were enough to prompt the American Civil Liberties Union to file a lawsuit in federal court, claiming the ordinance is too onerous, and does not give registered predators or offenders any place to live.

Moore won’t let this hamper his efforts to move the proposal forward, however.

“We can’t be scared of lawsuits when we propose an ordinance,” he said.

Such an ordinance would have to be approved by the full county commission, which will not even officially get an introduction to Moore’s plan until its next regularly scheduled meeting on Jan. 13.

Nocco was a vocal supporter of Moore during his political campaign to replace longtime commissioner Pat Mulieri. Nocco appeared in a television advertisement as well as mailers supporting the commission campaign.

along Quail Hollow Boulevard, just below Apple Blossom Lane. Lexel Establishment Ltd. of Israel purchased that land in 1980 for $520,000, or $1.5 million when adjusted for inflation.

Just two years ago, the property owners approached Pasco County officials about potentially developing the land to build up to 1,000 homes. However, building officials resisted the idea, according to notes from that meeting, citing the need to vastly improve what are primarily rural roads connecting that land to the major throughways.

Bruck could come back and work with the county on possibly developing that land again in the future, Eshenbaugh said, and would have the necessary experience to get it done. Or, Bruck and the Apriles could flip

the land in a few years, and likely make a hefty profit since they likely could make far more than they paid.

Bruck wanted to build what he was calling the Suncoast Employment Village, some 260 acres of land he bought in 2011 for nearly $1.8 million along State Road 54 just east of the Suncoast Parkway. However, Bruck flipped that land just two years later to Newland Communities LLC for $6 million, which would then become a part of that developer’s much larger Bexley Ranch project.

When the land was sold, it was entitled to build 780 townhomes, 1.8 million square feet of office space, and 440,000 square feet of retail, according to published reports.

The Suncoast Employment Village was

another example of Bruck buying land cheap — at less than $7,000 an acre. But in this particular case, instead of developing it as he had planned, Bruck instead was able to sell for $23,000 an acre, more than triple what he originally paid.

So far, no one has approached the county again about developing the land into a residential or commercial site, said Michele Crary of the county’s planning and development department. If Bruck and the Apriles do set up a meeting, however, they would still be hampered by the need to vastly upgrade roads like Quail Hollow Boulevard to make such a project feasible.

Bruck did not return requests for comment made through his primary company, SoHo Capital.

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The top winners were Dion Loutas, first place; Nataley Riggs, second place; and Victoria Yanez, third place.

Schools interested in participating in next year’s contest can call Jeanine Talbot at (813) 355-3452.

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Students who are currently enrolled or returning to Pasco-Hernando State College are encouraged to register for spring classes as soon as possible. Classes begin Jan. 12.

New students interested in spring classes should visit PHSC.edu/wise for admissions information.

The application fee is $25, with an additional $20 fee assessed during the late registration period, Jan. 12 to Jan. 16.

All PHSC locations will be closed from Dec. 18 to Jan. 4 for winter break.

The last day for students to register in person at the Brooksville, Dade City, New Port Richey, Spring Hill or Wesley Chapel campus for spring classes is Dec. 17.

Current students can register online during the winter break.

The Professional Grounds Management Society recently recognized Saint Leo University with an Honor Award in the Society’s 2014 Green Star Awards competition.

The award was given in the University and College Grounds category for exceptional grounds maintenance.

The building that houses the Donald R. Tapia School of Business at University Campus was built in 2011 and is LEED Gold certified.

The building’s landscaping is maintained with native plants and roof water irrigation, the beds were designed in-house with plants from an on-site nursery, and the multi-colored rock border keeps the mulch in place and off the pathways.

The Green Star Awards program brings national recognition to grounds maintained with a high degree of excellence, complimenting other national landscape award programs that recognize outstanding landscaping design and construction.

SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT HELPS VETERAN STUDENTS

The Pasco-Hernando State College Foundation recently received a $1,000 scholarship endowment gift from The Florida Suncoast Chapter of Military Officers Association of America.

The scholarship is awarded to eligible PHSC military veteran students and their families.

To date, the organization has contributed $14,000 to its scholarship endowment.

For information on the PHSC Foundation, call (727) 816-3410, or visit PHSC.edu/foundation.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS OFFERS FREE INTERACTIVE E-BOOKS

The Library of Congress is offering students a set of free interactive e-books for tablets.

The new Library of Congress Student Discovery Sets bring together historical artifacts and one-of-a-kind documents in a

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Interactive tools let students zoom in for close examination, draw to highlight interesting details, and make notes about what they discover.

The first six Student Discovery Sets are available now for iPad, and can be downloaded for free on iBooks. These sets cover the U.S. Constitution, Symbols of the United States, Immigration, the Dust Bowl, the Harlem Renaissance, and Understanding the Cosmos.

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The common thread among each of these services is the distinction between action or reaction, being prepared or caught off guard. His overriding goal is to make a difference in people’s lives. The best way to do that is to help people avoid problems in the first place.

His firm, Durojaiye Law Firm P.A., enables him to apply his significant education and skills to the betterment of his clients’ lives. He assists clients with wills, trusts, estate planning, special needs law, business law, tax law, health care law and physician defense.

When should an individual begin estate planning? “As soon as they start working,” says Babatola. “Opportunities for estate planning are abundant for the young. That’s the time to take advantage of the time they have ahead.”

When should you update your will, trusts, or estate plans? “Anytime a life changing event occurs,” says Babatola.

“Starting a family, changing careers, changes in income, and getting close to retirement are all examples of major events that necessitate a visit to your attorney.”

Babatola can show you how to manage and save your money. He can help you take advantage of employee benefits, prepare for a comfortable future, protect your family from unforeseen difficulties and plan your estate to preserve assets intended for your family after death.

Planning for the future is especially important for families with special needs children. A trust enables parents to anticipate the child’s future needs, espe-

cially when the parents are no longer there. The decisions about meeting the child’s needs - financially, socially, and familiarly – may default to the state if no estate plan is in place.

The IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) provides funding to educate children with disabilities, along with guidelines to ensure they receive an appropriate education at public expense. The benefits to a child with special needs can be significant. Anyone experiencing problems in this area should contact an attorney. “It’s not necessarily an adversarial process,” says Babatola.

“The schools have a duty and the parents have a duty.

Both can see the benefits and commitment to ensure the child is educated appropriately.”

“Florida Intestacy Laws takes over if a person dies without a will,” says Babatola. “The best way to achieve what they want with their assets is to set up an estate plan. Contracts, such as life insurance and retirement plans, are normally outside the probate process along with trusts.”

An estate attorney will help you to set up a plan in accordance with the law to protect your assets and avoid missing estate tax planning opportunities. “The only general advice I can give is to see your attorney after every change of life event,” says Babatola. After death, every situation is unique. The law provides planning opportunities. It’s wise to take advantage of them while you’re healthy.”

“As a physician, I want to guide my patients back to health through an understanding of the treatment, not just the disease,” says Babatola. “The process of healing is of greatest importance. As an attorney, I want to guide my clients toward the future they intend. The law is there to serve them. My job is to help them understand the process of preparing for that future.”

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Big improvements are underway at Land O’ Lakes park

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Work is underway on a $2.4 million improvement project at the Land O’ Lakes Community Park, next to the Land O’ Lakes Community Center.

The project includes the addition of a lighted football field and a football practice field, a multipurpose trail, a multipurpose court, and 165 parking spaces, said Martha Campbell, assistant director of Pasco County’s parks and recreation department.

Work on the project began Nov. 17, she said, and the contractor has 200 days to complete the work.The community center, at 5401 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., will remain open while the project is being completed.

Sandy Graves, president of the Heritage Park Foundation, is delighted that efforts have started to upgrade the park.The foundation has pushed for park improvements for years.

Ultimately, the foundation wants to see a stage added to create a community gathering space, Graves said. Members are busy raising local funding for that project, but they also hope state officials will contribute to the effort.

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The Land O’ Lakes Community Park is being upgraded. Sanders Memorial STEAM Magnet School, which sits right behind it, also is in the midst of a major reconstruction project. The county and school district are working together to share facilities for various uses.

the Pasco County Legislative Delegation, asking its members to see if they can find any funding to help make the foundation’s vision a reality. Graves hopes that state lawmakers can provide $75,000 in funding for the project, which would be matched with local funds.

“Our community is ready and willing to do it,” Graves said, but it needs some help.

She envisions a time when students will perform band and choral concerts at the park, and present plays there, as well. She thinks it will be a great venue for local festivals and for entertainment, such as

Shakespeare in the Park.

Heritage Park Foundation members also imagine a time when park visitors will stroll along a path lined with historical markers that help to tell the story of the community’s history and families.

In addition to the walking trail, which will feature markers detailing facts about the area’s history, the park also will have an outdoor stage. The Heritage Park Foundation has advocated for such an amenity for years to provide a focal point for community gatherings.

While the county works to create improvements to the park, Pasco County Schools is working on a major reconstruction and new building project at Sanders Memorial STEAM Magnet School. STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics.

That school, which will become the county’s first magnet facility, is adjacent to the community center and park.

The school board and county officials have forged an agreement that allows both parties to benefit from each other’s projects and will create greater public access to their facilities. School board member Cynthia Armstrong lauded the partnership as being a wise use of taxpayer dollars.

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Florida Cancer Affiliates offers a general cancer support group meeting every other Wednesday of the month at its New Port Richey center, 5500 Little Road.

The next meeting will be Dec. 10 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Anyone touched by cancer is encouraged to attend.

Those interested in joining and learning about this group should call Florida Cancer Affiliates New Port Richey center at (727) 808-4818.

MOBILE MEDICAL UNIT AT OLOR

The Mobile Medical Unit, provided by the Pasco County Public Defender’s office, will be at Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church, 2348 Collier Parkway in Land O’ Lakes, Dec. 11 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Free basic health care will be provided for uninsured and/or homeless Pasco County residents.

CHATTERBOXES MEETING

The Medical Center of Trinity, 9330 State Road 54, offers a support group for individuals with communications deficits.

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The Medical Center of Trinity will offer the Co-Dependence Anonymous group every Thursday at 7 p.m., at its West Pasco Campus, 5637 Marine Parkway in New Port Richey.

Upcoming meetings are Dec. 11 and Dec. 18.

For information, call (727) 816-8678 or (727) 858-3013.

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Anytime Fitness, 7016 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., in Lutz, is offering an Agility & Balance Program for senior citizens on Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.

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The obstetrics program at Medical Center of Trinity, 9330 State Road 54, will offer the American Heart Association’s Family and Friends Infant CPR class Dec. 13 at 9 a.m.

The cost is $15 per person, or $25 for two.

For reservations, call (727) 834-5630.

The Medical Center of Trinity, 9330 State Road 54, offers tours through its obstetrics program.

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CAREGIVER SUPPORT The Alzheimer’s Association caregiver support group meets the first Wednesday of the month at 11 a.m., at the Land O’ Lakes Library, 2818 Collier Parkway.

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The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay has a tollfree help line to provide emotional support and resource referral to veterans in a fivecounty area.

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Pasco Sports LLC, a partnership between Blue Marble Strategic’s James Talton and retired Major League Baseball star Gary Sheffield, missed a deadline to file a financial plan with Pasco County officials Friday, a little more than a week after county commissioners gave them more time to get money together.

“I am very disappointed that they were unable to obtain the financing by today’s deadline,” Pasco County administrator Michele Baker said last week in a statement.

“However, we still believe very strongly in the concept.Youth sports are an important component of our tourism plan, and the Wiregrass location is geographically well positioned for the region. We look forward to continued dialogue with interested parties in order to bring a sports complex like this to Pasco County.”

Pasco Sports was looking to get $11 million in county tourism funding to help construct the project, along with $23 million of its own money. However, getting a financial backer to front the private side of the deal has been problematic for Talton and Sheffield in recent weeks, forcing some scale-back from what was originally a $70 million project.

The key to the deal, at least in the eyes of the Pasco County commission, was a $3 million pledge to guarantee loans on the project, something Sheffield told commissioners just before Thanksgiving that he would be willing to front himself, if need be.

“In our minds, this is just another step in the process, and we have every intention of getting this project completed,”Talton told

The Laker/Lutz News in an email over the weekend.

The commission, based on what Ted Schrader told Talton and Sheffield at the preThanksgiving meeting, is expected to terminate the agreement it has with Pasco Sports at its next meeting in January.Talton, however, said that’s exactly what he now wants to happen.

“The current agreement is being terminated,” he said.“I literally cannot work based on the current financing environment. We will negotiate new terms and have financing in place upon execution so we can move forward immediately.”

In fact,Talton said the county would no longer be asked to invest $11 million into the project, as long as it releases Pasco Sports from its obligation to pay fixed and contingent county revenue, as well as the company’s obligation to secure funding by a specific date and at a specific amount.Talton shared this in a letter to Pasco County administrator Michele Baker Nov. 25.

The county, however, would still be responsible for funding and construction of the connector road between Wiregrass Ranch Road and the park,Talton said.While Pasco would save the $11 million, it would not receive a piece of the revenue generated by the sports park when it goes into operation under this revised plan.

Talton told members of the Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce last October that his project — consisting of 19 baseball fields, dormitories and other sportsrelated amenities — could create an estimated 8,000 jobs and a $318 million annual economic impact boost to the county.

Commissioners wanted to make a final decision on the $11 million investment at its January meeting, but in order to do that, the developers needed to have paperwork submitted by the end of the day Dec. 5. That would then give county officials time to review the paperwork before it was presented to commissioners.

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A success spike: PHSC finishes eighth in nation

By Michael Murillo mmurillo@lakerlutznews.com

When Pasco-Hernando State College began spring preparations for the 2014 volleyball season, only four players showed up.

That wasn’t a sign of poor attendance.

They really only had four players at the time.

While the athletes were honing their skills, the coaching staff was busy recruiting a class of 11 freshmen players.And with all the new faces came a lot of questions.

“Bringing in 11 freshmen, you have no idea if they’re going to be able to manage the practices and how they’re going to get along together,” Coach Kim Whitney said.“You can’t really predict all that.There’s a lot to factor in.”

Whitney might have seen a lot of potential in her young team, but it would have been tough to predict the kind of success they had this year. Of those 11 freshmen, nine players stuck with the team, and they finished with a regular season record of 355.

They qualified for their regional tournament, which has happened every year at PHSC during Whitney’s successful 11-year tenure as coach. But they also won that tournament, held Nov. 7-8 in Wilmington, North Carolina. That accomplishment qualified them for the National Junior College Activities Association national volleyball tournament for Division II, held Nov. 2022 in Phoenix, where they finished eighth.

The national tournament appearance ended up being the second-best finish in school history, slotted only behind their national title run back in 2010. Overall, they closed out the season with a 39-8 record.

Earning the regional championship was a special moment for both the coach and the team.

“Getting that win at regionals was really big,”Whitney said.“It was a moment I really celebrated, and I know the girls really celebrated also. It’s not just a given.You have to work hard no matter how well your season has gone.”

While their regular season went well, it didn’t start out that way.The Conquistadors were just 5-3 after eight games, and even

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The Lady Quistas brought a stout defense into the NJCAA Division II national tournament last month. Their successful season ended with an eighth-place finish for Pasco-Hernando State College.

making their regional tournament was no sure thing. But they pulled together like a family, Whitney said, with the sophomores guiding and encouraging their younger teammates.

As a result, they went on two separate 15-match win streaks and established themselves as a successful and talented group.

So talented, in fact, that they overcame some jitters to win their first game against Waubonsee Community College of Illinois in straight sets at the national tournament, which put them in the winners bracket. But afterward, they ran into tough opponents from Columbus State Community College of Ohio, Des Moines Area Community College, and Illinois Central College.

Despite some

tinkering with the lineups, PHSC closed out its national tournament appearance with three losses.

While that isn’t the finish they wanted, Whitney said the experience — including coming up short at the end — was good for her team.

“I definitely think you learn a lot when you go through losses,” she said.“You hate to go through them. And the kids who hate losses, you know that those are the kids who are competitive and they want to win.

There wasn’t a dry eye among the players after their first tournament defeat.

“Sometimes you have to face those moments,”Whitney said.“But I think sometimes they make you better.”

Even though they lost their final contest against Illinois Central, she said, they played

more like their regular selves and battled hard in a close, five-set match.

While Whitney is proud of the team’s accomplishments, she knows the future looks pretty bright for PHSC volleyball as well.The team is losing its experienced sophomores, yet the coach believes the regional success and tournament experience will help her freshmen when they take the court in 2015.

In fact,Whitney’s players are so enthusiastic about their prospects, they aren’t waiting for next year.

“They’re playing volleyball already,” she said. “You’d expect them to be like, ‘I just need a break, and this has been a long season.’ But they’re out there ready to play.

“I think that they’re really excited about the group that’s coming back.”

Sunlake still perfect in boys soccer They’re not even halfway through the schedule, but it’s clear who’s the top dog in Class 3A-District 8 boys soccer.

Top Seahawk, that is.

Sunlake High School ran its record to 11-

0 (9-0 in the district) with an 8-0 dismantling of Ridgewood High School on Dec. 5. It was the team’s sixth straight shutout, and the second-most goals they’ve scored in one game this season. Sunlake beat Ridgewood

9-1 in its opening game Nov. 5.

For the year, the team has piled up 56 goals with just three against.The only teams that have come close to stopping the Seahawks so far were Pasco High School

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FRIDAY, DEC. 12 Boys Basketball Strawberry Crest at Steinbrenner, 6:30 p.m.

Girls Basketball Strawberry Crest at Steinbrenner, 8 p.m.

Boys Soccer Chamberlain at Wiregrass Ranch, 6 p.m.

River Ridge at Pasco, 7:30 p.m.

Sunlake at Gulf, 7:30 p.m.

Freedom at Leto, 8 p.m.

Girls Soccer Land O’ Lakes at Sunlake, 7:45 p.m.

THURSDAY, DEC. 4 Boys Soccer Wiregrass Ranch 6, Springstead 0 Jefferson 3, Freedom 0 Wharton 4, Steinbrenner 2 Girls Soccer Steinbrenner 2, Wharton 2 FRIDAY, DEC. 5 Boys Soccer Wiregrass Ranch 3, Pasco 2 Sunlake 8, Ridgewood 0 WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10 Boys Soccer Gulf at Pasco, 7:30 p.m.

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The 21st Annual Flapjack 5K & Family Fun Walk will be held Dec. 21 at the Land O’ Lakes Recreation Complex, 3032 Collier Parkway, in Land O’ Lakes.

Registration begins at 7:15 a.m. The 5kilometer run begins at 8 a.m., with the fun run beginning at 8:45 a.m.A flapjack breakfast will be served after each race.

The run costs $22 for adults and $15 for students.The fun run costs $15.

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and Berkeley Preparatory School. Both teams, however, fell 1-0 to Sunlake.

The Seahawks hope to keep things rolling in the playoffs, where they’ve been stopped in the state semifinals the past two seasons.

youth entry-level tennis classes starting in November.

The classes are in addition to the group’s existing ranked junior and adults training, and will be at Lake Padgett Estates Athletic Complex, 4533 Savannah Way in Land O’ Lakes.

The classes will be Wednesdays at 4:15 p.m., for ages 5-7, and at 5 p.m., for ages 810.The four-week schedule costs $35 to $40 for residents of Lake Padgett Estates, and $45 to $50 for non-residents.

For information, call coach Jeanette Marcus at (813) 417-0061, or email jmarcusddm@gmail.com.

NEW TENNIS LEAGUE

The Tri-County Tennis League is looking for individuals, teams and facilities to begin league play.

It will include age divisions from 40s and older. League play also will feature ratingsonly play, regardless of age.

For information, call Walt Bockmiller at (813) 527-8211.

T-SHIRTS SUPPORT CROSSCOUNTRY COACH

“I Run For Keppel”T-shirts are available to help support Land O’ Lakes High School cross-country coach Kris Keppel, who is battling pancreatic cancer.

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At the GFWC Lutz-Land O’ Lakes Woman’s Club booth, Doris Ramaglia of Lutz, right, fans herself as the temperature gets into the mid-80s on Saturday at the 35th annual Lutz Arts & Crafts Fair at Lake Park. Ramaglia and other members were selling some of their holiday handiwork, such as the terrarium on the left made by club member Lois Cohen.

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ho needs Black Friday when the GFWC Lutz-Land O’ Lakes Woman’s Club has plenty to share for those holiday gift lists.And unlike the same old DVD player and PlayStation 4 found at regular stores, the 35th annual Lutz Arts & Crafts Fair at Lake Park last weekend had plenty of ideas for stocking stuffers and gifts under the tree not available anywhere else.

This is the biggest fundraiser of the year for the woman’s club, typically attracting more than 250 vendors and an estimated 30,000 attendees over the two-day event the weekend of Dec. 6.

Christmas got an early start in Lutz, at least for anyone who made the trek to Lake Park on North Dale Mabry Highway.

Artist and craftsman John Youlio of Spring Hill has detail well in hand as he shows off his tiny artwork. With most of the fine work measuring 1.5-by-2 inches, various bath tile and canvas pieces, as well as Formica and Masonite, are adorned with Youlio’s creativity in acrylic paint. The easels are handmade from basswood.

Sandy Britton of Carrollwood finds herself a miniature artificial Christmas tree decorated with University of Florida school colors. Sandy Johnson of Port Richey made the clever decorations.

Lucy Albury of Land O’ Lakes put smiles on faces with her Santa Claus headband, which was suggested she call ‘santlers.’ The GFWC Lutz-Land O’ Lakes Woman’s Club member was making her way through the 35th annual Lutz Arts & Crafts Fair with fellow member Aniko Solomonson of Lutz.

Susan Camacci of Lutz carries a newly purchased holiday decoration for her home.

Camacci, a self-confessed snowman collector, bought the piece at the 35th annual Lutz Arts & Crafts Fair.

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Members of the Brownie Girl Scout Troop 50105 visited the pet shelter at Pasco County Animal Services in Land O’ Lakes last weekend. Joining them is Andrea Ciesluk, the assistant education coordinator at the shelter.

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A local Brownie Girl Scout troop recently earned a badge to care for pets following a visit to the Pasco County Animal Services shelter in Land O’ Lakes.

The girls, from Land O’ Lakes troop 50105, decided to earn extra money on their own to purchase items from the adoption center’s wish list.

Andrea Ciesluk, the assistant education coordinator at the shelter, gave the girls a tour of the adoption center last Saturday.

That also gave the Brownies a chance to present their donations to help the shelter.

The troop crest for the Brownies is the bluebird, which inspires others through happiness and good cheer.They hope to inspire others to help those who can’t help themselves, like the pets at the shelter without homes just yet.

The Brownies hope sharing their visit to the adoption center will help inspire others this season to think about the pets out there that they said can bring “so much joy to people, if given a chance.”

PET PAWS SHELTER CELEBRATES THE 12 STRAYS OF CHRISTMAS

Staying too long in the shelter is not a good thing for dogs and cats, so Pasco County Animal Services is offering to shorten the stay of many pets there for $12.

The special applies to all animals that have stayed at the shelter longer than 30 days, and is available throughout December.

Adoption fees include spay and neuter, microchip and vaccines.

The shelter is located at 19640 Dogpatch Lane in Land O’ Lakes.

For information, call (813) 929-1212.

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Upcoming stops for the Tail Wagon adoption vehicle from Pasco County Animal Services include: • Community Christmas at the Land O’ Lakes Recreation Complex, 3032 Collier

Parkway in Land O’ Lakes, Dec. 13 from 10 a.m. to noon • Home of the Holiday at the shelter, 19640 Dogpatch Lane in Land O’ Lakes, all day on Dec. 20 For information, visit the website at PascoCountyFl.net/PAS.

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COSTCO EYEING TOWN CENTER SITE The world’s third-largest retailer is looking to set up shop in Pasco County, and become the first major store associated with the Cypress Creek Town Center.

Costco Wholesale Corp., is set to meet with county officials just before Christmas about opening a 153,000-square-foot store at the shopping center, located near the intersection of State Road 56 and Interstate 75. It is slated for an 18-acre outparcel, part of the overall property currently controlled

by Pasco 54 Ltd., Pasco Ranch Inc., and JG Cypress Creek LLC. This would be Pasco County’s first Costco store, and the first one to be built in the Tampa Bay area north of Brandon. The only other location in the region is in Clearwater.

Costco has the potential to make a tremendous economic impact on the county and the region. The average retail employee makes $20 an hour, nearly double that of other retail workers, according to a 2013 report by Businessweek. Employees at the company typically start out at $11.50 an hour, and after five years, can reach as high as $19.50.

At Walmart’s similar Sam’s Club stores, according to the same report, workers start at $10 an hour, and typically reach $12.50 after five years.

No official announcement has been made on when Costco would break ground, let alone open. However, work already has begun on Tampa Premium Outlets, slated to open late next year, not far from where the Costco is planned.

The Terra Bella area of Land O’ Lakes, where a new apartment community was announced just last month, could very well have a new Dairy Queen come in on its coattails.

Robin Kendall of EMK Consultants of Florida, was scheduled to meet Monday with Pasco County officials behind closed doors to help plan a new 3,076-square-foot Dairy Queen restaurant that would be located next to Christian Brothers Automotive on State Road 54. It would be just in front of the Dance and Gymnastics Academy of Tampa and Discovery Point Child Center, both located on Venezia Drive.

The project would involve several parcels along the north side of State Road 54 just east of Christian Brothers, land that is currently owned by K&B Flagship LLC of Orlando. It would be located between Via Bella Boulevard and Livingston Road.

If built, it would be the fifth such store in Pasco County, joining ones on Gall Boulevard in Zephyrhills, on Wesley Chapel Boulevard, and two others in New Port Richey.

That area of Land O’ Lakes already is heavily traveled by commuters and residents using Interstate 75 and the Suncoast Parkway, but would have an even stronger local boost when Alta Terra Bella — a 311unit luxury apartment complex — is completed just west of it near 20 Mile Level Road.

Plans for the Dairy Queen are still in the preliminary stages, and it’s unclear when construction would start.

TOY DRIVE FOR FARMWORKERS

The Pasco Hernando Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is hosting a holiday toy drive party Dec. 11 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., at D&S Hall, 1914 Oak Grove Blvd., in Lutz.

Admission is $10, or free with a new unwrapped toy. For members, it’s also free with a toy, or $5 empty-handed.

The drive supports farmworkers, and also raises money for the chamber’s scholarship fund.

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Christian Business Connections-Central Pasco will have its next meeting Jan. 8 at 7:45 a.m., at the Quail Hollow Golf & Country Club, 6225 Old Pasco Road in Wesley Chapel.

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NEW AT&T STORE IN ZEPHYRHILLS

AT&T has opened a new authorized retail location in Zephyrhills to help meet what the company describes as the growing needs in Pasco County.

Cellular World recently had its grand opening at 7886 Gall Blvd., in the shopping plaza across from the Walmart.

Store hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Dr. Kevin Smith, OD, is leaving the Optical Shop and Showroom in Lutz, located at 24444 State Road 54, Lutz, Florida. All patient records of Dr. Kevin Smith will be on file at his practice in South Tampa, 4117 Henderson Blvd, Tampa, FL 33629.

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