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Refining life skills, one student at a time

By Kevin Weiss

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Amy Gordon’s mission is clear.

She wants to ensure every student reaches his or her full potential, and becomes a productive member of society.

That’s why she created Life Skills in ACTion in 1995, while still an elementary school teacher in the Tampa Bay area.

It started with humble beginnings — with

Gordon working out of her house.Through parent word-of-mouth, her supplemental learning service expanded — quite rapidly.

“My part-time (gig) turned into an explosion in three months,” Gordon said.

With offices now in Wesley Chapel and Lutz, Gordon and her staff of 11 experienced certified instructors help students ranging from elementary to college. The youngest client is 5 years old.The oldest is 28.

Fundamentally, the learning center assists

students who are struggling — in or out of the classroom.

Gordon and her staff focus on individualbased tutoring and personal development, too.

“We break down that barrier that everybody has a stigma,‘My child can’t do this or my child struggles,’” explained Gordon, the director of Life Skills in ACTion.

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If you enjoy pottery, this tour is for you

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People who are drawn to pottery are naturally attracted to the Tampa Tour De Clay, said Kim Wellman, of Wellman & Welsch Pottery in Lutz.

This tour offers so much more than the chance to add some unique pottery pieces to your collection, said Wellman, whose studio is one of four stops on the tour.

It also provides a closer look at what goes into the creation of ceramic art.

Tour-goers can talk to nationally known ceramic artists, can see demonstrations, and can get a better idea of the techniques and

processes used.

Taking the tour tends to deepen participants’ appreciation of pottery, said Wellman, who has been creating ceramic pieces since the mid-1970s.

“There’s all this stuff going on behind the scenes that you didn’t know was going on.

When they realize how much is involved, then you begin to appreciate it more,” she said.

This year’s Tampa Tour De Clay features 24 nationally acclaimed ceramic artists.

Other highlights include pottery demonstrations, kiln openings, charity chance drawings, refreshments, and the opportunity to meet the artists and purchase handmade works.

“This tour is modeled after several artists’

Beautiful ceramic works fashioned by Harry Welsch and Kim Wellman have their start in a block of clay.

tours around the country,” said Harry Welsch, who is Wellman’s husband.

“The four stops are what’s convenient for people to get to in one day,” Welsch said. “If they follow the schedule and spend a couple of hours at each, it just seems to be a good number.”

Wellman added:“We each have a few guest artists. So we tend to bring in people who are See POTTERY, page 13A

Fantasy comes alive at Zephyrhills art shop

By Kevin Weiss

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Sarah Hamilton has always been intrigued by the fantasy subculture.

From Harry Potter novels to Jim Hensondirected films (i.e. The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth), Hamilton acknowledges she’s “obsessed” with fairytales and magical creatures.

“I love dragons,” she said.“Really, creatures have been my inspiration.”

The Harry Potter series has been, too.

“I definitely am a huge fan. I’ve read all the books, watched all the movies.”

In October, the Lutz resident opened the wizard-themed Mad Dragon Studio, 5226 Eighth St., in Zephyrhills.

The shop, located in the heart of the city’s downtown, offers handcrafted wizardry wands along with feather quills, and cosplay props and costumes.

Other vintage products like homemade bath bombs, wizard uniform aprons and nonalcoholic butterscotch beer are also featured throughout the mythical studio.

“It’s kind of the place to come if you want something different,” Hamilton explained.“I always want you to walk-in and feel like it’s magical in here.”

A former first-grade teacher, Hamilton said she’s had artistic leanings since she was a youth.

“I’ve been making creatures since I was a little girl,” Hamilton said,“but, I had no idea I’d be doing this.”

In fact, her business started by happenstance.

About five years ago, Hamilton wanted to purchase small wands as party favors for her son’s wizard-themed birthday. But, when she discovered the price tag of a single wand

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Sarah Hamilton is the owner of the Mad Dragon Studio, 5226 Eighth St., in Zephyrhills.

was a minimum of $35, she opted to just make them herself.

“I just started messing around. I started sculpting with polymer clay, and I moved up to (larger) wands,” she explained.

Hamilton later sold handcrafted wands on Etsy, an online marketplace offering handmade and vintage goods.

“It just kind of kept evolving,” Hamilton said,“and then I thought it’d be fun to have

my own actual brick-and-mortar (store).”

The wands, which also feature a wooden core, typically take Hamilton “a few hours to make.”

She, too, offers customized wands — one of which was recently used in a wedding proposal.As the story goes, Hamilton molded an engagement ring into a wand handle that See SHOP, page 13A

Adding a new chapter, in a family legacy

By Kathy Steele

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Joanne Kassebaum made a decision nearly four decades ago that has become a Kassebaum legacy.

The Book Shack opened next to the Dade City post office about 37 years ago, selling mostly used paperbacks. It shifted later to a shop on Martin Luther King Boulevard.And now, it is relocated again to 14145 Seventh Ave., across from the historic Pasco County Historic Courthouse. It is situated between Lunch on Limoges and Kiefer’s Village Jewelers.

Kristy Kassebaum – married to Joanne’s grandson, Kyle – is the new proprietor. Like her grandmother-in-law, she is passionate about books and reading.

When she knew Joanne Kassebaum was ready to retire in October, the timing seemed perfect.

“I’ve always wanted to own my own business,” she said.“To keep it in the family name is a fun bonus.”

And, Joanne Kassebaum isn’t going anywhere – just yet.

On weekdays, she operates the shop until mid-afternoon when Kristy Kassebaum finishes her job as a learning design coach with the Pasco County School District.

There is symmetry at work.

Joanne Kassebaum started her bookstore career when her sons were young; now Kristy Kassebaum is doing the same, with her children, Natalie, 4, and Nolan, 2.

Kristy Kassebaum said her husband, Kyle, has fond memories as a youngster hanging out among the shelves and shelves of books at his grandmother’s store.

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Joanne Kassebaum, left, is handing off The Book Shack’s legacy to Kristy Kassebaum, her granddaughter-in-law. The bookstore opened 37 years ago in Dade City.

“It’s cool to think my kids might have those memories, too,” she said.

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Dade City, shipped by Joanne Kassebaum’s sister-in-law from her Milwaukee bookstore.

She said it would work out great to open a bookstore, and start off with some of the extra books the Milwaukee store didn’t need.

“My boys were at the age I didn’t feel I could work full-time,” said Joanne Kassebaum.“But, this way I was the boss. If I had to leave, I could leave. It worked out beautifully. I never believed I’d stay 37 years. Never guessed it.”

Books made sense as an avocation.

As a youngster in Milwaukee, Joanne Kassebaum said,“I grew up reading. For a nickel, you could ride the bus uptown. We had a big library up there. I could get my books and take them home.”

Beginning at the age of 9, she made that journey weekly.

“I will read anything that has a good story line,” she said.

Her bookstore is a haven for readers who want to hold a book and feel it in their hands. She specialized in paperbacks and stocked the store with every genre, including paranormal romance, thrillers,Westerns, mysteries, military fiction and nonfiction.

Prices range from $1 to $10, depending on the original price list for the book.And, customers can get paid a few dollars for books they sell to the shop.

The reading range surprised Kristy Kassebaum.

“We have so many genres I didn’t know existed. Paranormal romance. You need a whole shelf for that.Yes, you do,” she said.“I had no idea people loved Westerns so much. There is something here for everybody.”

The new shop is a bit smaller than the space on Martin Luther King Boulevard, but it is in a prime spot for foot traffic.

Kristy Kassebaum is making a few changes, but she checked first with Joanne Kassebaum for approval.

Despite less room, there now is a special corner for children’s books. Gift items, including candles and children’s toys, have been added.

An inventory of the shop’s books is being uploaded into a computer to help customers search for specific books.

For Joanne Kassebaum, stepping away has been hard.

She knows the children, grandchildren and a few great-grandchildren of her customers, who are like friends to her.

“I loved that. That was wonderful,” she said.“I get emotional about it.”

The Book Shack is a “little piece of (Joanne’s) heart and soul,” Kristy Kassebaum said.

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Stitching together a life’s big moments

By Tom Jackson

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P

erhaps it was how she was brought up, or maybe it’s just in her genes, but Sherry Lee Steiert never was interested in being a poster child for polio.

Never mind that she’d have made a good one. Struck when she was just 7 years old and paralyzed for a time from the waist down, Steiert survived to create a life that was exceptionally normal — a marriage, four lively children, a career or three — despite having to get along on uncooperative Mutt & Jeff legs that she herself calls “the shriveled one,” with the brace and the boot, and “the heavy one.”

And dance? Oh, yes, she danced. “I did my share,” she says, triumphantly. More on that in a moment.

Life turns on moments.A handful of fateful seconds here.A chance encounter there. Early on, Steiert’s life pivoted on at least a couple.

There was that Saturday morning in 1949. She was 7, hurrying down one of the side streets by Rodney B. Cox Elementary on her way to a dance recital in which her friend, Suzanne Williams (of the downtown Dade City department store family), was performing, when she was sideswiped by a boy on a bicycle.

He struck her, and she went down.

Within a day or so, she ached powerfully in her lower joints, and a fever came on.Then, “My leg just gave way,” she says. Soon she was at Tampa General Hospital being treated for polio.

The collision and the onset of the disease are most likely pure coincidence, she concedes; polio was not transmitted by random acts of two-wheeler mayhem. But, it stands as one of those incalculable beforeand-after episodes.

Steiert also remembers a brother enduring a bout of fever and aches only a week or so earlier, then bouncing back like nothing happened. Suppose the boy on the bike missed her. Did the crash somehow weaken her at a crucial passage?

That’s how it was with polio in the fearsoaked days before Jonas Salk’s miraculous vaccine stopped it cold in 1955. Some got fevers and aches, and were back playing in a week. Others got fevers and aches, and wound up in massive iron lungs.

“That’s what I remember from being in the hospital,” Steiert says. “The boy in the iron lung.That made an impression on me.

No matter how bad it was for me, I was lucky.There were others worse off.”

Doctors recommended exercise, which is how the family moved from its San Antonio acreage to Sarasota, so Sherry could attend a school with a pool.

“I became a duck,” she says. “Third and fourth grade, swimming is what I did.”

Eventually, they returned to the family’s

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Betty Burke, left, and her friend, Sherry Lee Steiert, show off the quilt that Steiert made that will help raise money to battle polio.

ranch land east of town, where Lake Jovita — the golf course and gated community — sprawls now.Then, it was 1,800 acres of citrus and wildlife, and more than enough to keep the second family of a locally legendary frontiersman busy. Alas, William E. Lee died when they were young, leaving not much money and absolutely no time for feeling sorry for themselves.

Which is how 14-year-old Sherry Lee found herself zipped into a gown of her mother’s design and stitching, on the elbow of her younger brother, practically shoved through the door of the Dade City Garden Club hall for a soirée remembered as the “sub-deb ball of 1956.”

She didn’t want to be there; she especially didn’t want her brother for a date. But, never leaving the house means missing the moments on which life changes, and if she’d stayed home, she’d have missed this one: Phil Williams, Suzanne’s brother, future proprietor of Williams Lunch on Limoges, striding across the floor and asking her to dance.

“He was so good looking!” Steiert says.

“I remember it well,” Williams says.

“Suzanne was Sherry’s champion. I’m sure she encouraged me. But, I probably would

have done it anyway. It was the right thing to do.”

Today, the episode decorates Steiert’s memory like a flower pressed in a book: delicate and precious, a reminder of a moment

that was full of life and beauty.

On a recent morning on the porch of Betty Burke’s antiques shop, these two events stood out from a lifetime when sometimes just getting out of bed was a major accomplishment.

Add a marriage — to a lumber mill worker and house builder, long since deceased — the rearing of four children, careers with Saint Leo University and the University of Florida/Pasco County Extension Office (where, self-taught, she designed the web page), and you have plenty of life for someone with two good legs.

There’s more. Not a closing chapter, by any means, but, deep into her story, a plot twist. Sherry Lee Steiert has become a quilter. She does it to fill up her days, she says, and they go to family and friends. As gifts.

You simply can’t buy one.

But, you could win one. As Steiert says, she never has been one much for the cause of eradicating polio.“I contracted it so early, it’s part of who I am,” she says. Maybe she simply doesn’t want to be reminded that her timing was bad.

Still, her friend Betty is a Rotarian, and persistent, and Rotary International is bent on stamping out polio where it still lurks in the world. Bad stuff travels in this modern world, she notes, and if an infected someone from a Third World country comes in contact with one of the thousands of American children unvaccinated on their parents’ sayso, what then?

Like Rotarians everywhere, then, the San Antonio chapter is raising money for the cause. And next week, at the club’s Dec. 13 meeting, two of Sherry Lee Steiert’s quilts will be raffled off. See them at RotarySanAntonioFL.org, ask a club member, or call (352) 588-4444 to obtain tickets.

Maybe this, too, will be a moment: a simple act of selflessness that changes everything. Buying a ticket wouldn’t just affirm this late-coming poster child’s decision to join the fray. In the words of Phil Williams, it would be the right thing to do.

Tom Jackson, a resident of New Tampa, is interested in your ideas. To reach him, email tjackson@lakerlutznews.com.

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HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE

The Humana Guidance Center, 7920 Gall Blvd., in Zephyrhills, hosts these clubs every Tuesday: Canasta Club from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Bridge Club from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and a rug-hooking and quilting club from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For information, call (813) 780-7300.

belle ame Day Spa & Salon, 21758 State Road 54 in Lutz will host a Holiday Open House on Dec. 10 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Refreshments will be served. For information, call (813) 949-8400, or visit BelleAmeDaySpa.com.

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MOVIE AND CRAFT

The New Tampa Regional Public Library, 10001 Cross Creek Blvd., will present “The Polar Express” movie and a craft on Dec. 5 at 3:30 p.m. Refreshments will be provided.

The program is for children. For information, call (813) 273-3652, or visit HCPLC.org.

GOOD BUG, BAD BUG

The UF/IFAS Pasco County Extension Office will present “Good Bug, Bad Bug” at the Land O’ Lakes Library, 2818 Collier Parkway, on Dec. 6 at 6:30 p.m.Topics will include which insects eat vegetables, how to identify the good bugs from the bad bugs, and how to control insects in vegetable and flower gardens.Admission is free. For information, call (352) 518-0156.

DOCUMENT SHREDDING

Shred360 and Families First of Florida will host a document shredding fundraiser on Dec. 7 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Muvico Starlight 20, 18002 Highwoods Preserve Parkway in Tampa. Donations will be accepted to help Families First foster children receive gifts, and all proceeds will go to the Adopt-A-Child Program. Guests can bring up to three boxes or bags, and do not have to remove or separate binders, clips, rubber bands, wire folders, CDs or DVDs. For information, call (813) 944-2223.

SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE

Hodges Family Funeral Homes and Chapel Hill Gardens will host a Holiday Service of Remembrance on Dec. 8 at 7 p.m., in the Chapel Mausoleum, 11531 U.S. 301 in Dade City. Guests are encouraged to RSVP by calling (352) 567-5571.

LUTZ SENIOR CENTER

The Lutz Senior Center, 112 First Ave., N.W., will host these upcoming events: • Dec. 8 at 1 p.m.:A holiday movie with refreshments. Registration is required.

• Dec. 9 at 1 p.m.:A sing-along with Lutz Preparatory School • Dec. 13 at 1 p.m.: Holiday Bingo • Dec. 14 at 1 p.m.:“Ten Steps to a Happier You: Learn self-affirmation and motivation techniques” For information and to RSVP, call (813) 2643804.

SMALL BUSINESS FRAUD

The New River Library, 34043 State Road 54 in Zephyrhills, will present “SCORE: Protecting Your Small Business from Fraud” on Dec. 8 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Admission is free. For information, call (813) 788-6375.

HOLIDAY LIGHTS EVENT

Morton Plant North Bay Hospital will host a Holiday Lights Event on Dec. 8 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Medical Arts Building, 6633 Forest Ave., in New Port Richey.

Activities will include arts and crafts, live entertainment, holiday music, photos with Santa, treats and giveaways, holiday snacks and refreshments, tours of the new entrance and lobby, children’s activities and a countdown to a tree lighting.To register, call (727) 253-4206, or visit BayCareEvents.org.

HO-HO HOEDOWN

Starkey Ranch will host a “Ho-Ho Hoedown” on Dec. 9 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., at Whitfield Park at Starkey Ranch, 2500 Heart Pine Ave., in Odessa.There will be live music by Late Night Brass, a kids’ zone with games and inflatables, a tree-lighting ceremony, marshmallow roasting, photos with Santa, holiday crafts and snow. For information, call (813) 925-9777.

AARP Christmas lunch

Local AARP Chapter 4764 will host its annual Christmas luncheon and meeting on Dec. 9 starting at 10:30 a.m., at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 20735 Leonard Road in Lutz. Donations for Toys for Tots and Christian Social Services for holiday meals will be accepted. The luncheon cost is $20, at the door in cash or by check. For information, email pebross@verizon.net.

CalAtlantic toy drive

CalAtlantic Homes is hosting “The Great Toy Drive” for the Toys For Tots program.

Participants can make a donation of a new, unwrapped toy to any CalAtlantic community through Dec. 11. For locations, visit CalAtlanticHomes.com.

Toys for Tots collection

All five offices of Pasco County Tax Collector Mike Fasano will host a collection drive for Toys for Tot. The program is looking for new, unwrapped gifts for children and teenagers. Donations will be accepted through Dec. 22. For information and office locations, visit PascoTaxes.com. For general information on the Toys for Tots program, visit ToysForTots.org.

HARRY POTTER BALL

Barnes and Noble at The Shops at Wiregrass in Wesley Chapel will host a Harry Potter Magical Holiday Ball on Dec. 9 at 7 p.m.

Guests can dress like a favorite Harry Potter character, wear their holiday best, or just come by for dancing, music, activities and giveaways. For information, visit BarnesAndNoble.com, and click on “Stores and Events.”

BOOK BAZAAR

The Hugh Embry Library, 14215 Fourth St., in Dade City, will host a book bazaar on Dec. 9 and Dec. 10 from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.All genres will be available, including DVDs. For information, call (352) 567-3576.

HOLIDAY HOEDOWN

The Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce will host a “Holiday Hoedown” on Dec. 9 starting at 6 p.m., at Harbor Terrace Restaurant, 19502 Heritage Harbor Parkway in Lutz.The cost is $40 per person at the door. Guests should bring a new, unwrapped toy to receive a free chance drawing. For information, call (813) 909-2722.

WALK THROUGH BETHLEHEM

Richland Baptist Church, 40443 Stewart Road in Zephyrhills, will present “Walk Through Bethlehem” on Dec. 9 and Dec. 10 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., and on Dec. 11 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.This is a live re-enactment.

Admission is free. For information, call (352) 567-2990, or visit RichlandBC.org.

COUNTRY CHRISTMAS STROLL

The Country Christmas Stroll in Historic Downtown Dade City, sponsored by the Dade City Merchants Association, will be on Dec. 10 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.There will be a holiday market, local entertainment and children’s activities, as well as a Christmas display in Agnes Lamb Park. Local merchants will be open late for shopping. Guests can bring a camera for a visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus. For information, call (727) 2530945.

CHILDREN’S CRAFT CORNER

The New River Library, 34043 State Road 54 in Zephyrhills, will host a children’s craft corner on Dec. 10 at 2 p.m., for kindergarten through third grade. Kids can make a craft to take home.

For information call (813) 788-6375.

SANTA VISIT

The Hugh Embry Library, 14215 Fourth St., in Dade City, will host a Santa visit on Dec.

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BREAKFAST WITH SANTA

The Land O’ Lakes Library, 2818 Collier Parkway, will host Breakfast with Santa on Dec. 9 from 10:30 a.m. to noon, for all ages.

There will be crafts, food and stories. Bring a camera to have your picture taken with Santa. For information, call (813) 929-1214.

SNOWMAN CRAFT

The Land O’ Lakes Library, 2818 Collier Parkway, will host a preteen snowman craft, for ages 9 to 15, on Dec. 10 from 10 a.m. to noon.A completed liability waiver is required. For information, call (813) 9291214.

HOLIDAY POPS CONCERT

The Florida Orchestra will present its Holiday Pops concert on Dec. 9 at 8 p.m., at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts, 1010 N. MacInnes Place in downtown Tampa.Tickets start at $15. For information, call (727) 892-3331.

ROSECASTLE CRAFT FAIR

Rosecastle of Zephyrhills, 37411 Eiland Blvd., will host its holiday craft fair on Dec. 9 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Local vendors will have jewelry, clothes, quilts, handbags, homemade treats and more. Lunch can be purchased for $3 for a hot dog, drink and chips.All proceeds go to the local Alzheimer’s Association. For information, call (813) 655-8858.

COUNTRY CHRISTMAS

The Pioneer Florida Museum & Village, 15602 Pioneer Museum Road in Dade City, will host a Country Christmas on Dec. 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.There will be a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.There also will be concessions, barrel rides, vendors, cookies and punch, holiday music and traditional crafters. No coolers, food, beverages or pets allowed (service animals only).Admission is free. For information, call (352) 567-0262, or visit PioneerFloridaMuseum.org.

CHRISTMAS CAMP

Harvester United Methodist Church, 2432 Collier Parkway in Land O’ Lakes, will host a Christmas Camp called “Journey to the Manger” on Dec. 10 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., for kindergarten through fifth grade.

The cost is $5 per child. For information and to register, email Michael Monette at mmonetteharvestercmd@gmail.com.

Barnes and Noble at The Shops at Wiregrass will host “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” story time on Dec. 10 at 11 a.m., followed by coloring and activities. For information, visit BarnesAndNoble.com, and click on “Stores and Events.”

CASINO NIGHT

Zephyr Lodge 198 will host “On the Level Casino Night” on Dec. 10 from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m., at the Lions Club, 5827 Dean Dairy Road in Zephyrhills.There will be poker, craps, blackjack, roulette, slots, a buffet-style dinner, cash bar and prizes. Sponsorships are available and will benefit local charities. For information, contact Daniel Krouse at (813) 426-7314 or danielkrouse85@gmail.com.

HERALDS OF HARMONY

The Tampa Bay Heralds of Harmony will present its Christmas show on Dec. 10 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., at the USF School of Music Concert Hall, 3755 W. Holly Drive in Tampa.

Admission is $35. Preferred seating is available. For information, call (813) 9948787, or visit HeraldsOfHarmony.org.

BIKE DRIVE

Caroline Contractors, 18039 U.S. 41, Suite B, in Lutz, is accepting bike donations for less fortunate children. Participants can either pick out a bike, or donate cash and Caroline Contractors will pick the bike up, or donate a helmet.The bike drive will run through Dec. 10. Donations can be dropped off at Caroline Contractors; Hungry Harry’s Family BBQ, 3116 Land O’ Lakes Blvd.; or,The Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce, 2810 Land O’ Lakes Blvd. For information, call (813) 931-4611.

SENIOR SINGLES DANCE

St. Cecelia Interparish Singles will host a Holiday Dance Social Party on Dec. 10 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., for ages 50 and older, at Colreavy Hall, 820 Jasmine Way in Clearwater.There will be live entertainment by the Ray Curtis Band, door prizes, and beer, wine, soda, bottled water and snacks available.The cost is $7. For information, call (727) 544- 3735.

DROP-N-SHOP

Saint Leo University women’s basketball team will host a “Drop-N-Shop” children’s camp on Dec. 11, from 8 a.m. to noon, in the school’s Marion Bowman Activities Center, 33701 State Road 52 in St. Leo.There will be games and activities, including basketball, baseball, crafts and time in the pool.The camp is for ages 4 to 14.The cost is $40 per child, with a family discount of $10 off a second child. Campers should bring lunch, a bathing suit, towel and sunscreen.To register online, visit SaintLeoCamps.com/wbasketball/camps.php.

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The Home Instead Senior Care office in Wesley Chapel is helping to facilitate the “Be a Santa to a Senior” community program.

Shoppers can pick up a paper ornament from a tree at a participating location until Dec. 16.The ornaments feature seniors’ first names and desired gifts. Shoppers can choose an ornament, buy the requested gift, and return it back to the store with the ornament attached. No need to wrap the gift.Trees can be found at these locations: Bealls Outlet in Wesley Chapel, Zephyrhills and Dade City; BonWorth in Zephyrhills, Sweet Darling Quilts in Lutz, and the Pasco County Tax Collector offices in Lutz, Land O’ Lakes and Dade City. For information, visit BeASantaToASenior.com, or call (813) 9917524.

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Holiday cards are Gloria Dale’s forte GFWC Lutz-Land O’ Lakes Woman’s Club member Gloria Dale has once again outdone herself in handwriting Christmas and holiday greeting cards for troops serving abroad, and veterans at the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital and the Baldomero Lopez State Veterans Nursing Home. Throughout the year, Dale collects and donates thousands of cards, on which she further embellishes and handwrites a personal message filled with holiday cheer. To date, more than 3,600 cards have been delivered to the Support the Troops warehouse in Wesley Chapel to be enclosed in troop gift boxes, and distributed to the hospital and nursing home.

There are plenty of ways to help this season

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If you would like to help someone else during the holidays, there are plenty of ways you can do that.

Here’s a look at some of the efforts underway that could use more support.

DONATE A BICYCLE

This effort, spearheaded by Caroline Contractors LLC, is seeking donations of money, bicycles or helmets.Those wishing to donate bicycles or helmets can drop them off at these locations: • Caroline Contractors LLC, 18039 U.S. 41, Suite B, Lutz, 33558 • Hungry Harry’s Family BBQ, 3116 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Land O’ Lakes, 34639 • The Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce, 2810 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Land O’ Lakes, 34639 Bicycles must be dropped off by Dec. 10.

If you can’t drop off your donation, Caroline Contractors will pick it up. If you don’t have time to shop, Caroline Contractors will be happy to take your cash donation and do the shopping for you. For more information, call (813) 931-4611.

TAX COLLECTOR HELPS TOYS FOR TOTS

Pasco County Tax Collector Mike Fasano is collecting Toys for Tots at the county’s five tax offices.The Toys for Tots program is run by the United States Marine Corps Reserve.

It seeks new, unwrapped gifts for children and teenagers. Bring your donations to these locations by Dec. 22.

• West Pasco Government Center, 8731 Citizens Drive, Room 120, New Port Richey, 34654 • Gulf Harbors Office, 4720 U.S. 19, New Port Richey, 34652 • Central Pasco Government Center, 4111 Land O’ Lakes Blvd. (U.S. 41), Land O’

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HOME BUILDER HELPS TOYS FOR TOTS

CalAtlantic Homes is hosting “The Great Toy Drive” for the Toys for Tots program.

Participants can make a donation of a new, unwrapped toy to any CalAtlantic community through Dec. 11. For locations, visit CalAtlanticHomes.com.

AUTO REPAIR SHOP HELPS TOYS FOR TOTS

Ice Cold Air Discount Auto Repair is trading free oil changes and tire rotations, or $20 in auto repair services, for a new unwrapped toy to benefit Toys for Tots.To find a list of locations, visit IceColdAir.com.

SANTA’S TREE

The San Antonio Citizens Federal Credit Union is partnering with local children’s charities to help make the holidays brighter for children. This year’s effort benefits the youth of the Thomas Promise Foundation.

Stop by any of the credit union’s offices in San Antonio, Dade City, Zephyrhills or Wesley Chapel to pick a gift tag from Santa’s Tree. Purchase the item listed. Return the gift tag and unwrapped gifts to the credit union by Dec. 16 before 6 p.m.

The credit union will do the wrapping and distribution, along with its partners at Thomas Promise.

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Voters statewide overwhelmingly said they want more people with debilitating illnesses to receive the benefits of medical marijuana.

But, approval of the constitutional amendment in the Nov. 8 general election is only a first step in expanding an existing, but limited, medical marijuana program.

State lawmakers and health department officials will have a say in what comes next.

In the interim, Pasco County commissioners are considering local zoning rules to restrict dispensaries to industrially zoned areas of the county.They also are considering a one-year extension on a moratorium that bans the cultivation, processing and dispensing of cannabis, which is used to produce medical marijuana.

The current moratorium expires on Dec. 31.

“This moratorium is to keep things from popping up outside of what you’re already proposing, until the legislature acts next year,” said Kristi Sims, an assistant county attorney.

According to the newly approved constitutional amendment, the Florida Department of Health has six months to issue guidelines for expanding the state’s current program.

However, lawmakers during the 2017 legislative session could put their imprint on the process as well.

Currently, a low level form of medical marijuana, known as Charlotte’s web, is legal in Florida for patients with certain seizure disorders.Terminally ill patients can qualify for stronger potencies of medical marijuana.

Based on state law, to date, only six dispensaries are licensed to distribute medical marijuana.

New state rules would allow more illnesses to be treated with medical marijuana, and more potent forms of medical marijuana as well. The number of dispensaries also is expected to grow.

On Nov. 29, Pasco County commissioners reviewed a proposed ordinance establishing rules of operation for dispensaries. In addition to locations within industrial zones, dispensaries would be at least 1,000 feet from establishments such as schools, day care centers, churches, pharmacies and drug treatment facilities. They could be no closer than 500 feet from a residence. And, a one-mile distance would be required between each dispensary.

Public hearings, and votes by county commissioners, on the moratorium and zoning regulations will be on Dec. 13 at 1:30 p.m., at the historic Pasco County Courthouse, at 37918 Meridian Ave., in Dade City.

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CANCER EDUCATION

CARE Tampa Bay offers free individualized cancer education and support on the second Saturday of each month, by appointment.

Topics include symptom management, coping, maximizing physical function, and medications and nutritional supplements.

For information or to make an appointment, contact Cindy Tofthagen at (813) 396-9441 or ctofthag@health.usf.edu.

PELVIC PROLAPSE

The Lutz Senior Center, 112 First Ave., N.W., will offer these upcoming events: • Dec. 9 at 11 a.m.: Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Service presents “Coping with Holiday Stress” • Dec. 12 at 11 a.m.: Senior Connection Center presents “Diabetes Prevention Techniques” • Dec. 12 at 1 p.m.: “Mindful Eating: Hunger, Emotions, Sight and Smells” For information and to RSVP, call (813) 264-3804.

Hospital, 11307 Cortez Blvd., in Brooksville, will offer a Breast-feeding Beginnings class on Dec. 10 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Topics will include how breast-feeding works, latching and positioning, making enough milk, breast-feeding lifestyle, breastfeeding care, and pumping, storage and returning to work.

Admission is free. For information and to register, call Taylor Theodore at (352) 5852543.

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HEARING AID BATTERY GIVEAWAY

The Sertoma Speech & Hearing Foundation of Florida will host a hearing aid battery giveaway on Dec. 9 from 10 a.m. to noon, at its new office in New Port Richey, 6333 River Road.

The batteries will be in the most common sizes, while they last, of 10, 13, 312 and 675.

For information, call (727) 312-3882.

Road 54, will offer these community events: • Dec. 10 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.: Infant CPR Family & Friends • Dec. 10 from 11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.: Tour of Obstetrics Department • Dec. 10 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.: Breastfeeding Course • Dec. 17 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.: Childbirth Super Prep Course Reservations are advised. For information and to register, call (727) 834-5630.

ANKLE AND FOOT PAIN

FAMILY CARE CLASS

The Medical Center of Trinity, 9330 State Road 54, will host a seminar on “Women’s Pelvic Prolapse: Restore Your Life Without a Bulge” on Dec. 8 at noon.

Dr. Mona McCullough will discuss the pelvic bulge, and self-directed, nonsurgical and minimally invasive surgical treatments.

Admission is free.A complimentary light lunch will be provided. Reservations are required.

For information and to RSVP, call (727) 834-5630.

The Medical Center of Trinity, 9330 State Road 54, will present “Sprain or Fracture?” on Dec. 9 at noon.

Dr. Aaron Mates will discuss diagnosis, and minimally invasive approaches to pain in the ankle and foot.

Admission is free.A complimentary light lunch will be provided. Reservations are required.

For information and to RSVP, call (727) 834-5630.

The Maternity Suites at Oak Hill Hospital, 11307 Cortez Blvd., in Brooksville, will offer a family care class on Dec. 10 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The class can prepare families to care for a newborn. Parents can learn about postpartum recovery, partner support, feeding baby, mother care and more.

Admission is free. For information, call Taylor Theodore at (352) 585-2543.

COMMUNITY EVENTS

WOMEN’S HEART HEALTH

Florida Hospital Zephyrhills, 7050 Gall Blvd., will offer a seminar on women’s heart health on Dec. 9 at noon, in the Cypress Conference Room.

Participants can learn how heart disease is frequently underdiagnosed in women, undertreated and that heart attack symptoms can be different in females than in males.

Dr. Jayapriya Raj will give the presentation.

Reservations are required. For information and to register, call (877) 534-3108.

St. Joseph’s Hospital-North, 4211 Van Dyke Road in Lutz, will offer labor and delivery tours on Dec. 11, Dec. 18, Jan. 1, Jan. 8, Jan.15 and Jan. 22 at 1 p.m.

Guests can visit the birthing suites and the mom-baby unit.There will be information about birthing options, registration and more. Guests should wear comfortable shoes.

One guest can visit with the expectant mother, and only the expectant mother should register.

Admission is free. For information, call (855) 269-4777.

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LIGHTHOUSE OPEN HOUSE

The Medical Center of Trinity, 9330 State Road 54, will offer these upcoming community events: • Autism Support Group on Dec. 8 at 7 p.m.

• Chatterboxes on Dec. 8 and Dec. 22 at 3 p.m.

• NAMI Family & Friends Support Group on Dec. 12 and Dec. 26 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the New Port Richey campus • Lymphedema Support Group on Dec. 15 at 3 p.m.

The hospital’s diabetes support group has been cancelled.

Reservations are advised. For information, call (727) 834-5630.

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offer free assistance with Healthcare Marketplace enrollment at the following libraries: • Zephyrhills Library on Dec. 15, Jan. 10 and Jan. 24 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

• Hugh Embry Library on Dec. 20 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., and on Jan. 25 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

To schedule an appointment, call (352) 518-2000 or (727) 645-4185.

LABOR AND DELIVERY TOUR

Lighthouse for the Visually Impaired and Blind, 8610 Galen Wilson Blvd., in Port Richey, will host an open house on Dec. 12 from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Lighthouse works with people of all ages who experience vision impairment, blindness and low vision, who live in Pasco, Hernando and Citrus counties.

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During the month of October, Pasco County Tax Collector Mike Fasano’s five offices partnered with the Florida Breast Cancer Foundation to help raise funds and awareness of breast cancer, its symptoms and treatments.

The office branches promoted the sale of the “End Breast Cancer” specialty license plates, as well as the voluntary check-off donations on automobile registrations.

Sixty-eight plates were sold.

Combined with cash donations, a total of $12,144.07 was raised to help fight the disease.

NEUROPATHY EDUCATION

CARE Tampa Bay offers free peripheral neuropathy education and support on the second Saturday of each month, by appointment.

Topics include symptom management, coping, maximizing physical function, and medications and nutritional supplements.

For information or to make an appointment, contact Cindy Tofthagen at (813) 396-9441 or ctofthag@health.usf.edu.

NEW BRAINS & BALANCE CLASS

The Groves Golf and Country Club, 7924 Melogold Circle in Land O’ Lakes, will now host a Brains & Balance class on Tuesdays at 11 a.m., to help improve seniors’ memories. There will be no class on Election Day. There also is the Silver Sneakers Strength & Balance class on Wednesdays at 9 a.m., and on Fridays at 10:30 a.m., in the ballroom.

These are low-impact classes for men and women designed to help improve flexibility and balance, which may help prevent falls, broken hips and more. Exercises may include lifting handheld weights, using tubing and your own body resistance and core muscles.

The class is free for Silver Sneakers members, and $5 per session or $30 per calendar month for all classes for non-members.

For more information, contact Tom Marbell at (352) 409-2984 or TrainWithTomM@gmail.com.

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ACADEMY RECITAL

The New Tampa Piano and Pedagogy Academy, 10701 Cross Creek Blvd., in New Tampa, will present its first recital of the year on Dec. 11 at 1 p.m., 3:30 p.m., and 6 p.m.

For information, call (813) 994-2452.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS ATHLETES

Special Olympics Florida, Pasco County student-athletes, staff and community business partners will host an “Under the Stars” dinner fundraiser on Dec. 11 from 5 p.m.to 7 p.m., at Sweetfields Farm, 17250 Benes Roush Road in Masaryktown, to raise money to sponsor the Special Olympics student-athletes.

The dinner will include raffles and interaction with Special Olympics student-athletes.

Admission is free, but guests are encouraged to sponsor a student-athlete or make a donation to Special Olympics Florida-Pasco County.

For information or to RSVP, call Phyllis Crane at (727) 207-5146.

GED CLASSES

Following the Nov. 16 rededication and opening of its new facilities, the Fred K. Marchman Technical College, 7825 Campus Drive in New Port Richey, will provide GED classes on Jan. 9, and start a new semester of technical programs on Jan. 12.

For program options, call (727) 7741700, or visit MTEC.Pasco.k12.fl.us.

Carrollwood Day School, 1515 W. Bearss Ave., in Tampa, will host two open houses: Jan. 12 at 9:30 a.m., for elementary school; and, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m., for high school.

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PHSC GOES SMOKE AND TOBACCO FREE

The Pasco-Hernando State College District Board of Trustees has voted unanimously to prohibit smoking and the use of tobacco products college-wide, effective Aug. 14, 2017.

In the coming months, an ad hoc committee, which includes representation from students, faculty, staff and administrators, will assist in transitioning PHSC to a smokefree/tobacco-free environment.

During the transition, all campuses will host free smoking cessation programs. There also will be other resources to assist employees and students interested in giving up tobacco.

ALL-STATE ORFF ENSEMBLE

Some Corbett Preparatory School of IDS students, grades four to eight, were chosen to appear in Orff or choral groups during the Florida Music Education Association’s professional development conference in January at the Tampa Convention Center.

The conference attracts more than 8,000 music educators, students, exhibitors and advocates, and hosts the All-State bands, orchestra and choruses.

Representing Corbett Prep: Milannia Travaglino, of Land O’ Lakes, fourth grade, Elementary Orff Ensemble Julia Cox, fifth grade, Elementary Chorus Nitya Padmanabhan, fifth grade, Elementary Chorus

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October students honored: Grace Rodriguez, Academy at the Farm; Xiaxia Pelto, East Pasco Adventist Academy; Nolan DiMaria, Saint Anthony Catholic School; Cynthia Schnabl, Centennial Elementary School; Fernando Garcia, Lacoochee Elementary; Chloe Rutherford, Pasco Elementary; Jared Green, Rodney B. Cox Elementary; Madison Gocsik, San Antonio Elementary; Isabella Hicks, Centennial Middle; Beautiful Hernandez, Pasco Middle; Donovan Surut, James Irvin Alex Smith, seventh grade, Middle School Mixed Chorus Rylie Nelson, of Wesley Chapel, eighth grade, Middle School Mixed Chorus Asha Sneed, eighth grade, Middle School Mixed Chorus Will Sobel, eighth grade, Middle School

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Students honored for November: Parker Creech, Academy at the Farm; Daniella Miranda Ramos, East Pasco Adventist Academy; Rene Asbel, Saint Anthony Catholic School; Jayden Mendez, Centennial Elementary School; Jayla Singleton, Lacoochee Elementary; Kesia Judith Osorio, Pasco Elementary; Rosalinda Colunga, Rodney B. Cox Elementary; Angelina Agnello, San Antonio Elementary; Andrew Bowling, Centennial Middle; Lucia Sixtos, Pasco Middle; Mekhi Combs, James Irvin Education Center; and, Madison Kaylor, Pasco High School.

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A self-guided tour of four local pottery studios, featuring 24 nationally known artists.

WHEN: Dec. 10 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Dec. 11 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

WHAT: The tour’s highlights include kiln openings, pottery demonstrations, entertainment, charity chance drawings, refreshments, the opportunity to meet the artists and to purchase unique handmade works.

COST: The tour is free. Those visiting all four pottery studios will have a free chance to win prizes.

WHERE: The tour stops are: • Pottery Boys Studio, 30 Bogle Lane, Palm Harbor, 34683 (Kiln opening Dec. 10, 9 a.m.)

• Hidden Lake Pottery, 16705 Hutchinson Road, Odessa, 33556 (Kiln opening, Dec. 10, noon) • Wellman & Welsch Pottery, 17202 Whirley Road, Lutz, 33558 (Kiln opening, Dec. 10, 2 p.m.)

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POTTERY, from page 1A different from anything that you might have seen before.”

The kiln openings are one of the tour’s high points.

Each studio is planning a kiln opening on Dec. 10.The first will be at 9 a.m., at Pottery Boys Studio, 30 Bogie Lane in Largo.The next will be at noon, at Hidden Lake Pottery, 16705 Hutchison Road in Odessa.The third will be at the Wellman & Welsch Studio, at 17202 Whirley Road in Lutz, at 2 p.m. And, the last will be at San Antonio Pottery, at 11903 Curley St., in San Antonio, at 4 p.m.

As the kiln is emptied,Wellman said, those taking the tour will get a chance to hold a piece of warm pottery, and to learn more about the pieces.

Kiln openings are the time when ceramic artists get to see the results of their handiwork.

“You pull them out — and there are these beautiful colors,”Wellman said.

It can be a time of delightful surprises — or not.

Sometimes there are imperfections that need to be addressed before a piece can be sold. Other times, the flaws can’t be fixed.

“The way you stack a kiln matters,” said

Harry Welsch begins to form the clay, after it has been flattened with a press.

Welsch, who has a background in physics and chemistry, as well as a master’s in fine art.“It can affect the way the work comes out.

“In this kiln, it’s about a 16-hour cycle, from cold start, room temperature, to about 2,400 degrees,”Welsch said, describing the kiln at his studio.

“We control the amount of fuel and the amount of air. We prefer most of the time to have the atmosphere neutral, or not too much oxygen, not too much fuel.

“If you take out some of the oxygen, you get an incomplete burn.What happens is that the flame gets so hot, you’ve got to get oxygen somewhere. And, it comes out of the chemicals in the glaze,” he said.

“You can look in there and see it (the fire), kind of dancing around the work,” he said.

The shelves inside the kiln can be adjusted, and the number of pieces placed inside the kiln varies,Welsch said.

Generally, it takes about two weeks of

work to fill the kiln for a firing, he said.

But, numerous steps precede the final firing.

“To make this body of the mug, without the handle, it’s less than a minute.And then, to make the handle, is less than a minute,”Welsch said.“The actual making of this thing is probably less than 5 minutes.”

But, then it has to air dry, then go into an electric kiln, at around 1,600 degrees Fahrenheit.Then the piece is glazed before it is fired in the hotter kiln, at about 2,400 degrees Fahrenheit, he said.

The couple’s involvement with pottery began when Wellman enrolled in a pottery class.

Welsch recounted: “It’s all her fault. She thought she might want to try it out. She was way too good.

“There are few people who are naturals.

They sit down at that wheel and they center,” he said.

“She did.

“What was happening is that she was making work way faster than the lady that ran the class could fire it.

“I built our first wheel and kiln before I knew how to make pots. That’s what husbands do,” he said.

Wellman added: “This is what I was supposed to be doing. Every day, I want to come out to the studio. I still do, after 40 years.”

They began making pottery in Bradenton in 1975 and moved their studio to Lutz in 1991.

Their daughter,Adrienne Welsch, is also involved.

She grew up around pottery making.

She said she does prep work, creates some pieces and helps organize the work flow in the studio.

By doing that, she said, she saves her parents time, so they can focus on pieces that require a greater degree of mastery.

The arrangement seems to suit the trio just fine.

do so much.

“I couldn’t give them the time that they needed because I had 20 other students,” she In addition to basic study skills and note- said.“I was leaving school every day emotionaltaking classes, there are social etiquette ly drained because it was frustrating to not be seminars, which focus on themes such as able to do what I knew they needed.” personal grooming, proper manners and At Life Skills, she’s been able to do that.

Inside the Wesley Chapel office, there’s a how to relate with others.

“There’s really no place around here that comfortable, welcoming feel. Students gather in does what we do,” vibrant rooms with Gordon said. kitchen roundtables, as “It’s not like I have a opposed to wide-open, curriculum that I buy. sterile classrooms.

We meet with the fami“We try to keep ly, and we build a everything small,” program around what Gordon said, “so its their needs are — more personal to their whether it be studying, learning and their intertime management, or tuests. They feel like toring,” she said. they’re at home when Approximately 80 they’re here.”

Life Skills in Action percent of Gordon’s That contrasts with clients are what she how students are typiWesley Chapel office: calls “busy kids,” frecally taught in school 2026 Ashley Oaks Circle, Suite 102 quently referred to by classrooms, which tend Lutz office: others as hyperactive. to be more sequential 18125 US 41 North, Suite 208 Those students, she and lecture-based. That Contact: said, often are misunderdoesn’t work for every (813) 575-9100 stood. student, Gordon said. or lifeskillsinaction@gmail.com For example, some “Their brain processstudents are visual learnes in such a way that ers. Others might be they have to have a physicality in their learning,” Gordon explained. kinesthetic learners, whereby they learn best “They come in with notebooks that look like a by through hands-on experience.

Gordon said there are eight learning types dog ate them, and it’s because they’re sitting there and peeling them, and they do that be- in total.

“Most of the kids that come here have their cause they have to feel focused to learn.”

To aid those students, Gordon and her staff little traits,” she said.“We take what they have conduct a personal profile to identify how to learn—biology, history—but personalize it so they can retain it and learn it.They kind of each learns best.

“You tell us what your child needs, and we learn how to make their traits work for them, will figure out what resources we have to help as opposed to against them.”

She continued: “The fact of the matter is you,” Gordon said.“Schools are so busy with workloads, and they can’t help kids the way that every kid has it within them; we just have they want to, and (they) don’t have the re- to figure out how to help them do it.”

It can happen in as little as eight weeks, sources anymore.”

Gordon knows that all too well. After Gordon said.

“Kids get out of here, and they feel like teaching in Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas school systems for 22 years, she encountered they know their purpose, and what their her fair share of “busy kids.”Yet she could only strengths are,” she explained.

The response has been positive, from both students’ parents and schoolteachers.

“Teachers are seeing how we’re impacting the kids at school,” Gordon said.

“They don’t feel threatened that they’re not doing their job because we all know they are,” she added.

Since starting Life Skills in ACTion over 20 years ago, Gordon has been “overwhelmed” by the number of families seeking help.

“I didn’t think it was as many as it is,” she said. “It’s just simple principles: putting the child first.”

Gordon noted she may eventually open an office in Pinellas, and would one day like to expand operations nationwide.

“I’ve just always loved working with kids,” she said.“It’s very gratifying.”

For more information, visit LifeSkillsInAction.com.

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“That (wand) one was the hardest,” Hamilton said,“because it was like,‘How am I going to get a ring on and off?’”

Though Hamilton’s wands are among the shop’s most prominent items, it’s her unicorn horn headbands that are the highest selling.

The popularity of the headbands exploded when they were featured on Buzzfeed in 2015.

“You don’t know what people are going to like until you put it out there,” said Hamilton.

She added the store’s most frequent customers are adult cosplayers and larpers (live-action role players).

“It’s people who, like me, have just really been obsessed with that (medieval) kind of world.That’s been an interesting thing to notice,” Hamilton said.

In her spare time, the local artist organizes ‘Fab Lab’ craft classes, where she teaches attendees how to make sugar scrubs, glitter wine glasses and other unique products.

“I’m all about people getting their hands into something creative and just trying it.That’s certainly how I got into it,” Hamilton said.

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Don’t let the strange-sounding name fool you.

It’s called pickleball. And, it’s becoming increasingly popular, especially among seniors over 50.

There are more than 2.5 million pickleball players in the United States, according to a report by the Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA).

In Florida alone, there’s more than 370 pickleball sites, a USA Pickleball Association database shows.

More recreation centers, like the Land O’ Lakes Recreation Complex, are adding pickleball as part of their regular weekly programming.

A racket sport, pickleball incorporates elements from other sports, like tennis, badminton and Ping-Pong.

It’s played with a rectangularshaped paddle —smaller than a tennis racket but larger than a Ping-Pong paddle — and uses a hard rubber ball filled with holes. Courts (indoor or outdoor) measure 20-by-44 feet, with a 3-foot-high net across the middle.

Though singles matches can be played, doubles play is more common. Bill Castens, 71, gets ready for a pickleball match at the Northdale Recreation Center.

The rules are relatively simple.

The ball is served with an underhand stroke. Points are scored by the A longtime tennis player, the Land O’ serving side only, occurring when an oppo- Lakes resident was introduced to the sport nent faults—fails to return the ball, hits ball in July. out of bounds, or steps into the non-volley He’s loved it ever since. zone (seven feet from the net).The return of “It’s fast and quick — I love fast and service, meanwhile, must be allowed to quick,” he said.“All you got to have, really, is bounce by the server before it can be eyeball-hand coordination. If you’ve got the volleyed. Matches are typically played to slightest bit of that, you can play.” seven or 11 points.

In recent months, it’s become his go-to Bob Matthews, 76, organizes pickleball activity of choice. lessons and matches each Thursday morn“The great thing about it,” Matthews said, ing at the Land O’ Lakes Recreation “is someone can really improve on this.”

Complex.

That was the case for Linda Maniscalco,

ranked, as in tennis, according to skill levels.

Bill Castens is one of the founders of the Northdale OWLS (Older,Wiser, Livelier Seniors) Pickleball Club.

A five-year veteran of the sport, Castens, 71, said pickleball is ideal for seniors who’ve had pre-existing lower body injuries.

“For seniors with replaced knees or a new hip, you can still play,” Castens said, “because the court is so much smaller than a tennis court. You’re not running and stopping and all that stuff like tennis, but you still can get pretty competitive.”

The most challenging aspect of the game, he said, is grasping its nuances.

“The game is not standing on the baseline and trying to drill it,” Castens said. “The game is to keep KEVIN WEISS/STAFF PHOTOS (opponents) back, and Bob Matthews, 76, organizes pickleball lessons and matcheventually you want to dink es each Thursday morning at the Land O’ Lakes Recreation the ball or lob the ball.”

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Patience, too, is key to mastering pickleball, added Tom Murray, a Boston transplant who plays another Land O’ Lakes resident.

Maniscalco began playing the sport in with Castens at Northdale.

September. Not “knowing anything,” she “Ninety percent of points are not won, quickly learned the game’s strategy after they’re lost,” said Murray, a retired just a few short lessons at the rec complex. Massachusetts high school athletic director “It’s not super hard to play,” she said.“It’s who had knee replacement surgery about fun; I’m addicted to it.” seven months ago. “When somebody At the Northdale Recreation Center, screws something up, it’s usually because pickleball has been offered for several they try to make the point; you give people years. It’s become such an attraction that the chance to make the mistake.” time slots are set aside five days a week What does Murray, like others, enjoy and segmented into skill levels: learners, in- most about pickleball? termediates and advanced. Players are “The exercise,” he said.

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The race is open to the public, and is for all racing abilities. Skipping, cartwheeling and dancing is also encouraged during the race.

Cost is $25. Registration includes a T-shirt and medal. For information, visit GirlsOnTheRunTampaBay.org.

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YOUTH BASKETBALL REGISTRATION

Registration is open until Dec. 10 for the Land O’ Lakes Recreation Center’s Youth Basketball League.The coed league, which begins in January, is for ages 7 to 15. Cost is $35 per child.The price includes an eightgame season and a T-shirt. Volunteer coaches are also needed. For information, call (813) 929-1220.

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Danielle Christian, left, alongside PHSC volleyball coach Kim Whitney.

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Wiregrass Ranch graduate Taylor Bleistein reaches up for a catch during a recent game at Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana.

FORMER WIREGRASS RANCH WIDEOUT SHINES AT DIII HANOVER

Former Wiregrass Ranch High wide receiver Taylor Bleistein was recently named to the 2016 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference All-Conference honorable mention following his freshman season at Hanover (Indiana) College, a Division III school.Through nine games, Bleistein was second on the team in receptions (40) and receiving yards (402), and third in all-purpose yards (616); he also added three touchdown receptions.The 5-foot-11, 165pound receiver, meanwhile, is one of three Wiregrass Ranch High alumni playing DIII football. The others are defensive lineman Elijah Brooks-Davis (University of Sewanee in Tennessee) and safety John Harris-Scott (Trine University in Indiana).

OFFERS GROW FOR CDS PREP QUARTERBACK

The Division I football offers are piling up for Carrollwood Day School sophomore quarterback Raymond Woodie III. On Nov. 27, Woodie III received an offer from Michigan State University, marking his ninth DI scholarship offer. The 6-foot-1, 185pound dual-threat QB also plays as a safety and cornerback at Carrollwood Day.Woodie III is lauded by various recruiting services for his arm strength and quickness. He is the son of University of South Florida defensive coordinator Raymond Woodie.

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Danielle Christian, a sophomore middle hitter for Pasco-Hernando State College, has signed a letter of intent to play volleyball at the University of Tampa. Christian, a two-year starter and team captain, led PHSC in blocks (114), kills (218) and hitting efficiency (.301) this season. She was selected as a Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) defensive player of the week last season, was an All-Tournament Team selection for two straight seasons at the Conquistador Invitational Tournament, and was also an All-Tournament Team selection at the regional tournament last season. “Danielle has grown as a student, athlete and leader while at PHSC; she will be an outstanding addition to the UT Spartan roster,” PHSC volleyball coach Kim Whitney said, in a release.

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SAINT LEO FARES WELL IN DIRECTORS’ CUP RANKINGS

Saint Leo University checked in at 16th among Division II schools in the first release of 2016-17 Learfield Directors' Cup Division II standings, issued Nov. 23 by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).

With 96 points, Saint Leo has the highest ranking of any Sunshine State Conference institution in the first Learfield Directors' Cup fall rankings.The first edition of the fall rankings includes points earned in the NCAA men's and women's cross-country championships, as well as the NCAA field hockey championship.

Florida Southern is Saint Leo's closest SSC rival in the Learfield Directors' Cup standings in 43rd place with 48 points.

Meanwhile, Adams State (Colorado) is atop the Directors' Cup standings with 190 points.

The Learfield Cup Directors' Cup was developed as a joint effort between the NACDA and USA Today. Points are awarded based on each institution's finish in NCAA Championships. The Directors' Cup Committee is currently reviewing the scor-

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ing structure for 2016-17; it will be finalized prior to the winter sports standings. The next Directors' Cup standings update is scheduled for Dec. 8.

SENIOR SOFTBALL LEAGUE

The North Tampa Bay Senior Slo-Pitch Softball League plays games each Friday morning throughout the fall and winter at the Land O’ Lakes Recreation Complex, 3032 Collier Parkway in Land O’ Lakes. Men and women ages 55 and older are welcome to register and play. For information on the softball league, call Jim McCausey at (813) 300-9110. For information on other senior sports — golf, tennis and bowling — contact Walt Bockmiller at (813) 527-8211.

PASCO ALL-STAR FOOTBALL GAME SET FOR DEC. 8

The second annual Pasco County All-Star Football Game is set for Dec. 8 at 7 p.m., at Sunlake Field, 3023 Sunlake Blvd., in Land O’ Lakes.The game features the top players from each of the 15 high schools in Pasco County. Tickets are $10. For information, contact Bob Durham at (813) 784-4410 or bdurham@fca.org.

GIRLS ON THE RUN 5K SET FOR DEC. 10

The United Healthcare Girls on the Run 5K is slated for Dec. 10 at 9 a.m., in Poynter Park, 1000 3rd St., South, in St. Petersburg.

The Pasco County Parks & Recreation Department has scheduled its 2016 Spring Adult Softball League registration on Dec. 7 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Land O’ Lakes Community Center, 5401 Land O’ Lakes Blvd. To register a team, the cost is $475, plus an additional $25 for a National Softball Association sanctioning fee. The price includes an 11-game regular season, and a single elimination tournament. The season begins the week of Feb. 6. Coed games are played on Mondays, while men’s games are played Tuesday through Thursday.

SENIOR GOLF GROUP PLAYS EACH WEDNESDAY

The Senior Sports golf group plays every Wednesday year-round, rotating at courses throughout Pasco and Hillsborough counties. For information, call Walt Bockmiller at (813) 527-8211.

TRI-COUNTY TENNIS LEAGUE FORMING

A men’s and women’s team tennis league is forming for singles and doubles competition. Matches will be played at certain home and away locations, with a final championship round. Players from Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties currently are being rated for play. For information, call Walt Bockmiller at (813) 527-8211.

SENIOR GOLF LEAGUE SEEKS MEMBERS

The Pasco Senior Men’s Golf Association is seeking new members age 50 and older to join its organization. Group members play at several golf courses throughout Hillsborough, Hernando, Pinellas and Pasco counties. Rounds are played the first and second Mondays of each month. The play format varies and handicaps are used and maintained. For information, visit PascoSeniorGolf.com.

PICKLEBALL EVERY THURSDAY IN LAND O’ LAKES

The Land O’ Lakes Recreation Center is offering pickleball games every Thursday from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.All ages, as well as beginners, are encouraged to play. Paddles and balls are provided. For information, call (813) 929-1220.

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Zoe Deimling, 4, of Odessa, just can't stop looking at the art on her face after having it painted at the Lutz Arts & Crafts Show. Deimling was along with her grandmother, Denise Alliston of Odessa, and her great-grandmother, Susan Corcoran of Lutz.

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tract with Keystone Prep to have the festival on the school’s property.

Denise Alliston, an Odessa resiith a new venue in place, dent and first-time attendee, was the 37th annual GFWC delighted to discover the event Lutz Arts & Crafts Show relocated to Keystone Prep longpromised to be “bigger term. and better than ever.”

“I love it,”Alliston said.“I’m glad It delivered. that they put it out here; there’s a The show — held for the first time at lot of room.”

Keystone Preparatory High School in Odessa Some longtime arts and crafts — drew rave reviews from attendees and show attendees — like Zephyrhills vendors alike. resident Doreen Coursey — were On Dec. 3 and Dec. 4, thousands of visitors just ecstatic to finally see the arts swung by the 60-acre site, at 18105 Gunn and crafts festival return after its abHighway. sence in 2015.

Once there, show-goers talked up the new “We missed it last year — it was venue’s amenities, including its additional a bummer,” Coursey said. space, U-shaped food booth layout and ample The festival’s revamped digs, parking. though, quickly put a smile on her The comfortable weekend weather didn’t face. hurt, either.

“It’s very nice,” she said.

The show, one of the largest annual events One man, Lutz native Tom in Hillsborough County, typically draws Benson, admittedly didn’t want to 30,000 to 40,000 people. see the popular arts show leave the It featured more than 350 vendors, about place he was born and raised.

50 more than two years ago.

“I’m homegrown...so I have a lit- Cindy Bishop, of Tampa, browses one of the many vendor booths at the 37th annual Lutz Arts & Crafts “It’s huge,” said Cindy Bishop, of Tampa. tle bit of a favor to the park,” said Show, as decorative, hand-painted gourd birdhouses loom above. The festival was held at a new loca“It’s much larger, I think, than it was up there Benson.“It’s sad that sinkhole erupt- tion, Keystone Prep High School in Odessa. (at Lake Park).” ed.”

Last year’s arts and crafts show was canCompared to Lake Park, Benson celled due to a sinkhole at Lake Park in Lutz, said the Odessa venue has less shade, but ac- for gifts. show,” said Bob Platt, who was promoting a forcing the GFWC Lutz-Land O’ Lakes knowledged “there’s a lot more parking.”

There’s a lot to choose from, with vendors line of Orlando-based Honey Bee Skin Healing Woman’s Club to find a permanent location.

For most, the two-day arts and crafts show typically offering such items as paintings, pho- Cream.

Vick Brown, a first-year vendor who creThe club, in turn, signed a five-year con- provides a boost for holiday shoppers looking tography, jewelry, woodcarving, ceramics, pottery, stained glass, quilts and more. ates and sells wooden yard designs, likewise Tampa resident Glenda Melching took ad- was amazed by the festival’s magnitude. vantage of that opportunity by purchasing “It’s great,” said Brown, 45, of Valrico.“A lot Christmas ornaments for each of her 11 of people are out, and everybody’s friendly.” grandkids.

He added: “It’s a little different from the “We always buy (ornaments) for presents,” other crafts shows we’ve been attending — Melching said.“We get them every year.” we didn’t have this traffic flow.”

Besides arts and crafts booths, the UThe show even drew out-of-state vendors, shaped food court, too, was an instant hit. like Tony Kassebaum, a Nevada-based goldSituated at the festival’s entrance were a smith who produces and sells exotic vast array of grub offerings — Italian fare, handmade jewelry.

BBQ, comprehensive breakfasts and homeFor Kassebaum, the festival is an annual made treats. stop on his cross-country art show circuit that “This is nicer that you have a little more,” leads him throughout Florida and Michigan. said Suzanne Hatfield, an Orlando resident and “I’ve always enjoyed the show,” Kassebaum regular attendee. “Last time, it was just one said. “Many of my customers are repeats. (food) line.”

People have seen my stuff at the (Bay Area) She noted, however, the food court “could Renaissance Fairs or at other shows.” use more tables” in the future.

The arts and crafts show is the largest yearVendors, meanwhile, were delighted by ly fundraiser for the GFWC Lutz-Land O’ Lakes Victor Brown, of Valrico, navigates his way through the woodworking and hand-painted lawn the constant foot traffic over the course of the Woman’s Club, which provides college scholtwo-day occasion. arships and donations to local charities. art ornaments, crafted by his father, Vick Brown. Brown's work was among the many color“Look at all the people here — it’s a good Figures are not yet readily available. ful displays along the festival route of booths and tents.

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Pasco County Animal Services, 19640 Dogpatch Lane in Land Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Lakes, will offer $25 dog adoptions and $15 cat adoptions throughout December.

Dogs under 25 pounds and younger than 8 months old are excluded.

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The Pet Resource Center in Hillsborough County, 440 N. Falkenburg Road in Tampa, will offer $20 December adoptions for all ready-to-go pets, which includes spaying/ neutering, vaccinations, microchip with free registration, and pet license tag (a package valued at $250 to $400.)

For information, call (813) 744-5660, or visit HCFLgov.net/Pets.

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Pasco County Animal Servicesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Tail Wagon adoption vehicle will make a stop at Petco, 16248 State Road 54 in Odessa, on Dec. 8, Dec. 15 and Dec. 22, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

For information, call (813) 929-1212.

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The Sunrise Domestic Abuse Center and Pasco County Animal Services are partnering for the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Home for the Howl-i-Daysâ&#x20AC;? event on Dec. 10, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Solutions Thrift Store, 33535 State Road 52 in Dade City.

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NEW RESTAURANT

Union 72 Barbecue had a grand opening on Veterans Day weekend at The Shops at Wiregrass, at 2000 Piazza Ave., Suite 150, next to The Brass Tap. The new eatery is a chef-inspired barbecue restaurant with an updated take on sauces, rubs and pairings to please barbecue aficionados. It is open for lunch and dinner, Monday through Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Owners Jeff Martin and Bharat Chhabria joined with Pitmaster Geoff Zukosky to deliver a new dining choice at the outdoor mall in Wesley Chapel.

Menu items include slow-cooked meats, such as “The Ribs,” which are cooked Memphis-style and marinated in a housemade rub. Other dishes include “The Conquistador” sandwich filled with a Spanish-spiced slow-smoked pork, pulled, and topped with chimichurri, caramelized onions and a fried egg.

Union72 offers take-outs, and beginning in December, catering and online ordering.

Martin is the founder of The Brass Tap. Chhabria owns several Brass Tap franchises.

RETIREMENT SEMINAR

Primerica and MetLife will host a free seminar on retirement planning on Dec. 8 from 6:30 p.m. to 6:55 p.m., at Wisteria Plaza, 6739 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., in Land O’ Lakes.

Guest speaker will be Emily Schultz of MetLife.

Seating is limited.

RSVP by calling (813) 929-7722.

Busch Gardens partners with ice rink

The North Tampa Chamber of Commerce will have a general membership meeting on Dec. 8 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Iavarone’s Steakhouse & Italian Grill, 3617 W. Humphrey St., in Tampa.

For early bird registration, RSVP online with credit card or to the chamber office at ContactNTCC@gmail.com by 5 p.m., on Dec. 6, at the discounted rate of $20 (whether you eat or not).After that date, the cost is $25 (whether you eat or not), payable at the door by cash, check or credit card.

For information, call the chamber office at (813) 563-0180.

Busch Gardens and Florida Hospital Center Ice are partners in a multi-year agreement for Busch Gardens to be the exclusive sponsor of the main National Hockey League-size rink at the new sports complex under construction in Wesley Chapel, according to a news release from Florida Hospital Center Ice. “As Busch Gardens Tampa is one of the top theme parks in the world, and is synonymous with family fun and entertainment, we thought they were a natural partner for our new facility,” said Gordie Zimmermann, in a written statement from the press release.

Zimmermann is Florida Hospital Center Ice’s managing partner.

Florida Hospital Center Ice is billed as the largest sports facility in the southeastern United States. It is under construction at the Interstate 75 and State Road 56 interchange. When completed by the end of the year, the facility will be about 150,000 square feet and have four ice rinks, plus a mini rink.

In addition to the center ice logo, Busch Gardens also will be branded on all four rink dasher boards, and have digi-

SOFTWARE WORKSHOP

CareerSource Pasco Hernando and Access Computer Training LLC will host a free Microsoft Word Workshop on Dec. 13 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., at 15000 Citrus Country Drive in Dade City.

Workshops are fully equipped with computers and Microsoft Office. Seats are limited and registration is on a first-come, firstserved basis.

For information, call Access Computer Training at (855) 953-2764.

RIBBON CUTTING

Happy Feet Plus will have a ribbon cutting on Dec. 14 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at 1051 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., in Wesley Chapel.

The free event will have beverages, light refreshments and prize drawings.

For information, contact The Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce at (813) 994-8534.

NETWORK BREAKFAST

Business Link will have its monthly networking breakfast on Dec. 14 from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., at Wesley Chapel Toyota, 5300 Eagleston Blvd., in Wesley Chapel.

The monthly gathering, held at various locations, provides networking and an information-sharing platform for the small business community.

A complimentary breakfast will be provided.

RSVP to Rebecca Gaddis at (352) 5882732, ext. 1237.

VETERANS FIND JOBS

CareerSource Pasco Hernando and PascoHernando State College assisted nearly 20 veterans and their families on Nov. 10 at Paychecks for Patriots, a job fair that brought local employers together with local veterans.

The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, the Florida National Guard and the Florida Department of Veteran Affairs also partnered with CareerSource Florida at similar Paychecks for Patriots’ job fairs statewide during the week of Veterans Day, Nov. 7 to Nov.11.

More than 1,700 military and veteran candidates and their family members who participated in past events have gained employment as a result of relationships formed during Paychecks for Patriots.

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tal advertising throughout the facility.

This includes the main National Hockey League video walls.

The theme park also will have concourse signage in the form of a seasonal wall sign and a fixed sign/kiosk in the main lobby.

Other advertising sponsors include Florida Hospital, Tampa Bay Lightning, Bright House Networks, Coca-Cola Beverages Florida and Buffalo Wild Wings.

Locally, CareerSource Pasco Hernando matched veterans with employers who can use the skills, knowledge and attributes gained by veterans during military service.

For information on events and companies that participated in the hiring fairs, visit Paychecks for Patriots at FloridaJobs.org/paychecksforpatriots.

Veterans or their family members interested in pursuing Florida career opportunities who were unable to attend a Paychecks for Patriots job fair can view and apply for available positions online at EmployFlorida.com. Also, a special employment portal for Florida veterans is available at Veterans.employflorida.com.There are positions and resources geared toward veterans.

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The address might stay the same, but the place? The T place is always changing g. The light through the leaves and the music in your headphones never stay the same, which is exactly your style. That’s why you dig the wild cards—because wild cards are what you make them. Wild cards win. Witth over 10 miles of trails winding through 1,200 acres of lively, preserved open space amid stylish, distinctive homes, Bexley is the place

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NASH Bexley, LLC (“Fee Owner” ) is the owner and developer of the Bexley Communit y (“Communit y” ). Cer tain homebuilder s unaf filiate d with the Fe e Owner or its relate d entities are building homes in the Communit y (“Builder(s)”). Fe e Owner has retaine d Newland Communities solely as the proper t y manager for the Communit y. Nor th A merica Sekisui House has an interest in one of the member s in Fe e Owner. Newland Communities and Nor th A merica Sekisui House are not co - developing, co -building or other wise responsible for any of the obligations or representations of any of the Builder s, and shall have no obligations to any buyer re garding a home purchase from a Builder. Additionally, Fe e Owner may se ek to qualif y its Communit y for of fering and sale of proper t y in states where prior out- of-state registration is re quire d before lots, parcels, or interests may be of fere d for sale or lease to residents of such states, which states may have spe cific disclosures that must be delivered to prospe ctive purchaser s before the exe cution of any instrument relate d to the sale or lease any real proper t y interest in the Communit y. Builder s have be en informe d of such state -mandate d re quirements and it is the obligation of such Builder s to comply with all land sale re gistration re gulations as mandate d by their contractual relationships with Fe e Owner and to distribute all applicable disclosures to prospe ctive purchaser s prior to or at exe cution of a contract of sale for real estate. Purchaser s of homes from any of the Builder s waive any claims against Newland Communities and /or Nor th A merica Sekisui House arising out of their purchase transaction. This is not intende d to be an of fer to sell or a solicitation of of fer s to buy real estate in the Bexley Communit y to residents of Conne cticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, New York, New Jer sey, and O re gon, or in any other jurisdiction where prohibite d by law. © 2016 Bexley. A ll rights reser ve d. Bexley is a trademark of NASH Bexley, LLC, and may not be copie d, imitate d or use d, in whole or in par t, without prior writ ten permis sion. • EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNIT Y

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