Lutz News-Lutz/Odessa-December 2, 2015

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Overpass at State Road 54 and U.S. 41? By Kathy Steele

Traffic zips and rumbles through the intersection of State Road 54 and U.S. 41. A proposal to improve the intersection could affect area businesses including Tibbetts Lumber Co., seen in the KATHY STEELE/STAFF PHOTO left background.

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The Florida Department of Transportation is hosting a meeting to gather public comments on a proposed overpass at the intersection of U.S. 41 and State Road 54. The event, which includes an open house and formal presentation, will be on Dec. 10 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at Myrtle Lake Baptist Church, at 2017 Riegler Road in Land O’ Lakes. The presentation will be made at 6:30 p.m. The state is seeking public comment on two recommended options to address traffic problems at the intersection. Both options would elevate State Road 54 over U.S. 41, and would require relocating some businesses and purchasing land

for the project. patio and pool supply shop. Businesses that could be in the path of The state department of transportation is the roadwork include Tibbetts Lumber Co., conducting a study to evaluate the project the CVS pharmacy, MCOR Automotive, a disSee OVERPASS, page13A count mattress shop, and Pinch A Penny

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Getting up close and personal with potters By B.C. Manion

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If you’re curious about the art of pottery, you can satisfy your desire for knowledge during the 2015 Tampa Bay Tour de Clay. This is the eighth Tour de Clay, which is always held during the second weekend in December. It’s an event that gives visitors a chance to see potters in action at four pottery studios and the opportunity to experience a kiln opening at each. “It creates a situation where people can come in and talk to the artist,” said Jack Boyle of San Antonio Pottery, owner of one of the studios on the tour. All four of the studios are hosting their kiln opening on Dec. 12. The first kiln opening is at 9 a.m., at Pottery Boys Studio, 30 Bogie Lane in Palm Harbor. The next opening is at noon at Hidden Lake Pottery, 16705 Hutchison Road in Odessa. Then, there will be an opening at 2 p.m., at Wellman & Welsch Pottery, 17202 Whirley Road in Lutz. And, finally, there will be a 4 p.m. opening at San Antonio Pottery in San Antonio, at 11903 Curley Street. “It is rare that people get a chance to see PHOTOS COURTESY OF TOUR DE CLAY a kiln opening,” said Glenn Woods of Pottery Glenn Woods demonstrates the skill involved in carving work on a piece of pottery. Boys in Palm Harbor. “Potters work for weeks to create enough pieces to fill their kiln. When it’s finally time to open the kiln, after days of firing, it’s always exciting to can see and feel it. Sometimes, the newly see, because the artist never knows exactly fired piece is still warm. how a piece will turn out, or how a glaze “We talk about the results,” Woods said. will look, until the kiln is opened.” Sometimes, the effects are intentional; someHe likens the experience of opening a times, they’re a surprise. kiln to that of opening presents on The tour gives people a greater underChristmas morning. standing of the art of pottery,Woods said. “Sometimes you get a shiny new bike, “I think it’s really important to see that a and other times you get socks and under- piece of handmade pottery isn’t just anothwear,” he said. er pot sitting on a shelf, that’s been made in After a piece is taken from the kiln, it is a factory. These are all individually made, passed around to those gathered, so they hand-crafted items,”Woods said. To encourage people to visit all four stuAt left, a couple of finished works by Jack dios, visitors can pick up a Tour de Clay Boyle, of San Antonio Pottery. See more about Boyle on page 1B.

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Hanukkah combines history and Jewish holiday spirit By Michael Murillo

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Hanukkah makes use of a menorah to light candles in observance of the ‘Festival of Lights.’ According to Mitchell Weiss from Congregation Kol Ami, they can be simple, elaborate, decorative or even homemade. See a list of Hanukkah events on page 13A.

Most people don’t know a lot about Hanukkah. They know it’s a Jewish holiday. They know that there are candles, and that it goes on for several days. They know it involves presents and usually occurs around Christmas. But, it’s a lot more than that, said Mitchell Weiss, executive director for Congregation Kol Ami. “It’s a story of miracle. It’s a story of survival,” he said. It’s a story that dates back many centuries, when the Maccabees reclaimed a temple that had been defiled by the Syrian Greeks in Jerusalem. There was only one jar of oil, enough to keep the lamps lit for one day. Instead, the oil lasted for eight days, which was enough time to replenish the oil. This event was hailed as a miracle, and Hanukkah, which can be spelled different ways, is celebrated as the “Festival of Lights.” Jews acknowledge the holiday by lighting a menorah (a candelabrum, also called a Hanukkiah) for eight nights, adding a candle each day until all eight, plus a head See HANUKKAH, page13A


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