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Boundaries gain preliminary approval By B.C. Manion bcmanion@lakerlutznews.com
The Pasco County School Board has given preliminary approval to new school boundaries for the 2017-2018 school year. The board’s action came after a contentious public hearing on the proposed boundaries for Cypress Creek Middle/High School, set to open in fall 2017. The proposed boundaries for Bexley Elementary, being built off State Road 54, on the other hand, drew no public opposition. Bexley is intended to reduce crowding at Oakstead and Odessa elementary schools. The proposed boundaries also provide additional students for Lake Myrtle Elementary. Cypress Creek Middle/High School will
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open initially for students in sixth through 11th grades, and will add a senior class during its second year of operations. Its proposed boundaries will affect Rushe, John Long and Weightman middle schools, and for Sunlake,Wesley Chapel and Wiregrass Ranch high schools.
Despite considerable opposition, school board members supported Superintendent Kurt Browning’s recommended option for the Cypress Creek Middle/High boundaries. Some speakers criticized Browning and questioned his motives for disregarding the boundary committee’s recommended option and substituting his own recommendation. Others, however, applauded Browning, saying his option makes the most sense. In a letter to parents, Browning said his recommended option would result in the least disruption and avoid the possibility of Seven Oaks being rezoned twice in as few as four years. See BOUNDARIES, page 15A
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The national election captured headlines and attention, but 2016 was an eventful year in many other ways, as well, across The Laker/Lutz News coverage area. The big story is the region’s growth. New houses are popping up all over the place, with developments such as Long Lake Ranch, Estancia at Wiregrass Ranch, Connerton, Bexley and Asturia, just some of the residential communities beckoning to buyers. Pasco County is on the move in many other ways, too. A futuristic, technology-based network of communities across 7,800 acres in northSee 2016, page 15A
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Tina So and Mia Thielbar were preInternational Baccalaureate freshman at Land O’ Lakes High School when they began a project they call “Cranes for Cancer.” Now, more than three years later, they are seniors — and they are still involved with the project to handcraft paper origami cranes for people afflicted with cancer. The goal is to instill hope, and the idea was spawned in August 2013. At the time, Marilyn Ling, a reading teacher at the high school, was battling ovarian cancer. As a show of empathy, So and Thielbar together assembled 1,000 paper cranes after their Inquiry Skills teacher, Angelle Damalos, relayed the gesture’s significance in class one day. In Japanese culture, cranes are a traditional sign of long life and good fortune. Other cultures, meanwhile, fold 1,000 paper stars to make a wish.
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Mia Thielbar, left, and Tina So handcraft origami paper cranes for cancer patients. The initiative, which began in 2013, seeks to inspire hope for those battling cancer.
The ambitious crane project took four months to complete. They first used post-it notes, then progressed to traditional origami paper. Cranes were also sculpted in an assortment of colors — pink, gold and blue.
“We had one that would flap,” So said, “and, we had one that just looks prettier because it has a stomach to it.” It required some trial and error. See CRANES, page 15A
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Nikhil Dutt, a Land O’ Lakes High senior, developed a desktop app, ‘Student Toolbox,’ to help students organize their classwork. It was selected as the winner of 2016 Congressional App Challenge for Florida’s 12th Congressional District.
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Santa makes his rounds Santa Claus made several stops at all five of the Gulfside Hospice thrift shops throughout Pasco County. He met with shoppers, passed out candy canes, took pictures and listened to the requests of the kids who came to visit. Santa (portrayed by Jeff Peterman) waited for his next visitor, with Gulfside volunteer Diana Birdsong-Adams, at the Gulfside Hospice Thrift Shoppe in Lutz.
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Elaine Pittman, left, with club member Edwina Kraemer at a woman’s club event.
‘The Plant Lady’ strikes again Longtime GFWC Lutz-Land O’Lakes Woman’s Club member, Elaine Pittman, has again donated $1,000 to Christian Social Services in Land O’Lakes to bolster their holiday giving for the area’s needy and homeless population. Pittman, also known as ‘The Plant Lady,’ has for many years, grown, potted and sold plants at every woman’s club meeting, event and other venues in the community, and donated these funds in a lump sum each year at Christmastime. Her plant work requires a great deal of physical labor, as well as frequently loading her van with plants and setting up a tent at various sales.
Jacquie Piquet, director of Christian Social Services (left) with Elaine Pittman.
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Nikhil Dutt has big aspirations. He wants to become “the next Steve Jobs.” And, like the co-founder of Apple Inc., he has a craving for innovation and entrepreneurship. So, it may not be surprising that the 17-year-old Land O’ Lakes high school senior developed his own desktop computer application, as a side interest. It’s called ‘Student Toolbox,’ and it aims to simplify the lives of students. Essentially, it’s a one- ‘Student Toolbox’ is essentially a one-stop shop for students to stop shop for students to organize their schoolwork. Built through a Microsoft Access organize their schoolwork. coding program, the app helps students organize tasks, with Built through a tools such as reminders for assignment due dates; connect Microsoft Access coding with teachers and peers through an address book; and, map program,‘Student Toolbox’ out their classrooms by uploading maps of the school. helps students organize tasks, with tools such as reTo brush up on application coding, Dutt minders for when an assignment is due; an address book that helps students connect turned to instructional videos on YouTube. “It’s amazing the amount of free resources with teachers and their peers; and, the ability to map out their classrooms by uploading you can get online,” he said. Dutt’s creation took about a year to commaps of the school. The toolbox also features a “Media” button plete. “Every weekend, I would work on it for a to upload podcasts, assignments and lectures few hours, here and there,” he said.“The idea from classes or other online resources. “It’s something that I felt is useful, so I started developing in my head and then, over wanted to apply it to other people,” Dutt said. time, I turned it into a product.” Dutt acknowledged the app is still underIt was enough to catch the attention of U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, who recently an- going beginning testing stages. However, he nounced Dutt as the winner of 2016 hopes schools can someday use it, once upCongressional App Challenge for Florida’s dates and revisions are made. In the meantime, Dutt is already brain12th Congressional District. “I am very impressed with Nikhil’s app, storming other app developments, including a and can envision ‘Student Toolbox’ being used medical-based program to assist surgeons. That app, in theory, would allow for surby high school students across the country,” Bilirakis said, in a statement.“Coding and app geons “to draw out a picture” of procedures, development are important skills for the 21st instead of having nurses write them down. His parents, who are both medical doctors, century, and it is great to see these skills being influenced that idea. His father is an ophthalembraced right here in Pasco County.” The Congressional App Challenge drew mologist and his mother is a radiation more than 2, 150 student competitors across oncologist. Dutt — like many other students in the the nation. Winners were selected from 123 school’s rigorous International Baccalaureate congressional districts. The contest aims to encourage students to program— serves in several school organizadesign their own original smartphone or desk- tions. He is the president of the school’s top apps, promoting computer science and American Red Cross Club; he’s also a member STEM education in schools. App submissions were judged by a panel of the Model UN Club and the Future made up of teachers, and various tech profes- Business Leaders of America. sionals and entrepreneurs. “I have a lot of different passions,” the high Criteria included quality of the idea (in- school senior said. Over the long term, Dutt envisions owning cluding creativity and originality); implementation of the idea (including user ex- his own company, and helping others globally perience and design); and demonstrated through computer science and technology. While he one day hopes to make the same excellence of coding and programming skills. When Dutt first heard about the challenge, kind of impact as the former Apple CEO did, he figured he’d give it a shot. Dutt knows those aspirations are a long way He noted the contest was “the best way for off. me to express my admiration” of entrepre“It’s a bit of a stretch,” the aspiring entrepreneur said. neurship.
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The Tampa Bay Export Alliance is projecting about $6.8 million in future export sales for some Bay area companies that participated in a trade mission to the Dominican Republic, according to a news release from the alliance. The TBEA includes the Pasco Economic Development Council, the Pinellas County Economic Development and the Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corporation. More than 35 area business leaders participated in the trade mission from Dec. 5 to Dec. 8. For the Pasco EDC, this was its first trade mission with TBEA, which has hosted a total of four missions. Thirteen companies participated in the U.S. Commercial Service’s Gold Key Services
Matchmaker program. Company representatives had about 140 one-on-one meetings with potential customers that resulted in about $6.8 million in either actual and expected export sales, the release reports. Companies that came away with hope of securing a contract included New Port Richey-based Global Sign Restoration. “This was our first trade mission, so we did not know what to expect, but the experience was invaluable to the future of our company,” Theresa Pagano, the company’s president, said in the news release. The company has a “very promising opportunity for a large contract that we would not have had the chance to pitch otherwise,” Pagano added. Bill Cronin, president of the Pasco EDC, said the agency would build on the success of the first mission to “grow our companies and create jobs.”
Glimpsing the upbeat in a gloomy 2016 By Tom Jackson tjackson@lakerlutznews.com
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ou don’t have to be a disappointed supporter of Hillary Clinton to have arrived at the notion that 2016 can’t end soon enough. I mean, lots of us got there long before Nov. 8. Simply put, 2016 was, in many respects, a rough year, and not just because of the rancor of the election. We needn’t revisit the particulars here. That’s for the news services, networks and major dailies. Let’s just say any year that begins and ends with relentless horror that elevated an unknown Syrian city — Aleppo — to nightmarish prominence, and still found time to accommodate the Orlando nightclub massacre, two mass killings by truck, and the deaths of Prince and Zsa Zsa Gabor is a year that will live in infamy. Not unexpectedly, then, as if to hasten its exit, we have for weeks been awash in the business of mopping up 2016. People of the year have been declared. News events have been ranked. And, we’re up to our chins in forecasts about what 2017 will bring. (Breaking: CNBC projects Americans still will buy lots of trucks and SUVs.) Ordinarily, I am second to none when it comes to reveling in expectation, what psychologists call “the joy of anticipation.” This is why you never will find me lining up with those who complain about Christmas merchandise filling the shelves in the middle of September, or TV commercials for April’s Masters golf championship airing in January. Both are terrific dates on my calendar, and I extract enormous pleasure from contemplating them. In fact, I’m going to pause right now and think about the banks of azaleas surrounding the 12th green and 13th
tee at Augusta National’s Amen Corner. … OK, back to our regularly scheduled column. The thing is, although it’s true 2016 packed no shortage of misery — for me, the year will forever be framed by the death of the Tampa Tribune, where I’d toiled nearly a quarter of a century until its abrupt termination May 3 — but, what the old Scottish philosophers said about ill winds applies equally to the year behind us. Close inspection finds some slight cheer amidst the tumult, including within the region served by The Laker and Lutz News. Mike Wells, Pasco’s longtime property appraiser, retired, as scheduled, celebrating among friends and associates at the Champion’s Club clubhouse in early December. Land O’ Lakes-based Richard Corcoran, meanwhile, has become Florida’s Speaker of the House, giving Pasco its second House speaker in two years (Wesley Chapel’s Will Weatherford turned it over in 2014), and, Corcoran’s pronouncements on crony capitalism, lobbyist activity and government transparency — all welcome — sent tremors across the state. In Pasco, another can-do fellow with an agenda — Seven Oaks’ Mike Moore — was elected chairman of a county commission that, with the loss of Ted Schrader, will be looking for leadership. Moore’s job will have to be easier than that of Pasco schools Superintendent Kurt Browning, who, even as the district races to complete new schools — including the jewel, Cypress Creek High, with a state-funded performing arts center — has been accused of unfairly tampering with attendance boundaries. So, yes, we suffered losses in our region, although few were more keenly felt than that of Joe Hancock, forever 57, descendant of pioneers, farmer, philanthropist, family man and cycling enthusiast, knocked off his German Focus and into eternity on rolling Lake Iola Road in early May. Those hills are God’s way of reminding us space must be honored, which is among the reasons folks in Pasco’s high country re-
main worried about what encroachments might be signaled by the rollout of the “Connected City” plan proposed by Metro Development, a massive project of homes and job centers east of Interstate 75 and south of State Road 52. Although ground recently was broken on a staggering 7.5-acre lagoon slated to become the centerpiece of a $100 million residential community, Metro has yet to submit its final proposal involving about 96,000 new residents to county commissioners. So, something else to anticipate in 2017. Need more? OK. Spokesman Kim Payne says the Florida Hospital ice center is only weeks from exiting its construction stage. Soon, only hockey players will need hard hats. And finally, this upbeat note. Upbeat?
Make that soaring.The results of the raffles involving Sherry Lee Steiert’s quilts are in, and San Antonio Rotarian Betty Burke has this to report:The drawing attracted $420. Through the miracle of matching funds — from various divisions of Rotary, plus the Gates Foundation — that $420 became $3,150, enough to purchase 5,250 polio vaccinations. Y’all did that. In a certifiably terrible year, assorted acts of kindness, love and generosity stitched together to produce a quilt of human selflessness. Something to build on as we contemplate 2017. Tom Jackson, a resident of New Tampa, is interested in your ideas. To reach him, email tjackson@lakerlutznews.com.
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kindergarten through fifth grade.There will be free snacks and juice. For information, call (813) 929-1214.
The Dade City Garden Club is selling its annual Christmas ornament for $22.The ornament features The Jackson Memorial Hospital, which served the needs of Pasco County from the 1930s to its sale in 1981 to Adventist Health Systems. Supplies are limited. For information, call The Greater Dade City Chamber of Commerce at (352) 567-3769.
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LIBRARY STORY TIMES The Land O’ Lakes Library, 2818 Collier Parkway, will host these upcoming story times: • Baby Story Time on Dec. 29 at 10:30 a.m., and 11:30 a.m., for birth to 1-yearolds.This is a lap-sit program. • Toddler Story Time on Dec. 30 at 10 a.m., 10:30 a.m., and 11 a.m., for ages 1 to 2. Children and their caregivers can sing, dance and share stories. • Preschool Story Time on Dec. 20 at 11:30 a.m., for ages 3 to 5. Children and their caregivers can sing, dance and share stories. For information, call (813) 929-1214.
Land O’ Lakes Garden Club The Land O’ Lakes Garden Club will meet on Jan. 3 at 10:30 a.m., at the Land O’ Lakes Community Center, 5401 Land O’ Lakes Blvd. There will be a white elephant sale fundraiser. For information, call Marie Woody at (813) 961-2697.
Orange Blossom Garden Club The Orange Blossom Garden Club of Lutz will have its first 2017 meeting on Jan. 4 at 10 a.m., at the Lutz Civic Center, 98 First Ave., N.W. The guest speaker will be Kitty Wallace, of the Tampa Heights Community Garden project. Members can bring a small rooted cutting to trade and a canned good for the food bank. For information, email Srb027@gmail.com, or call (813) 563-1027.
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The Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library, 2902 W. Bearss Ave., in Tampa, will host a Happy Noon Year Party on Dec. 31 at 11:45 a.m., for children.There will be stories and a balloon drop at noon. Guests can bring noisemakers. For information, call (813) 273-3652, or visit HCPLC.org.
The Fern Garden Club of Odessa will host Eileen Hart, on the subject of ferns in Florida, on Jan. 5 at 10 a.m., at the Keystone Community Center, 17928 Gunn Highway in Odessa. For information, call (813) 854-1308.
Native plant society The Nature Coast Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society will meet on Jan. 10 at 7 p.m., at the Land O’ Lakes Community Center, 5401 Land O’ Lakes Blvd. The guest speaker will be Joe Gross, a master naturalist, master gardener and certified arborist, on the subject of “Successful Coexistence with Trees.” There will be light refreshments and a native plant drawing. For information about the meeting, call Sandy Vanno at (727) 207-1853. For information on the chapter, visit PascoNativePlants.org.
MAKE BEAD CHARMS The Land O’ Lakes Library, 2818 Collier Parkway, will host a preteen Perler bead charms party on Jan. 3 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., for ages 9 to 15. For information, call (813) 929-1214.
PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB The Land O’ Lakes Photography Club will meet on Jan. 3 at 7 p.m., at the Land O’ Lakes Community Center, 5401 Land O’ Lakes Blvd.All levels of photographers can attend.The topic for the meeting will be photographing children and pets. For information, email LOLPhotoClub2017@gmail.com.
BOOK DISCUSSION The Hugh Embry Library, 14215 Fourth St., in Dade City, will host a discussion group on Jan. 3 at 2 p.m., on the book “Irish Stewed” by Kylie Logan. New members are invited. For information, call (352) 5673576.
CARROLLWOOD TOASTMASTERS The Carrollwood Toastmasters will meet on Jan. 4 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at the Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library, 2902 W. Bearss Ave., to kick off the new year. For information, visit Carrollwood.ToastmastersClubs.org.
SENIOR CENTER MOVIE DAY The Lutz Senior Center, 112 First Ave., N.W., will host a movie day on Jan. 4 at 1 p.m., with popcorn, too. For information, call (813) 264-3804.
NEW HEBREW CLASS Congregation Kol Ami, 3919 Moran Road in Tampa, will offer a modern Hebrew class on Jan. 5 at 6:30 p.m., and will meet every week. Students must be able to read and write in Hebrew, and have a rudimentary knowledge of the language. The college-level class will be taught by Rina Donchin. For information or to register, call (813) 962-6338, or email frontoffice@kolami.org.
banjo, bodhr’an (Irish drum), washboard, penny whistle and concertina. Light refreshments will be served.Admission is free. For information, call (352) 567-3576.
will discuss the duties and responsibilities of her office.The cost is $20, paid by Jan. 3. To make a reservation, contact Fran Scerbo at (727) 597-3727 or fmscerbo@yahoo.com.
SOCIAL SENIORS The Land O’ Lakes Library, 2818 Collier Parkway, will host a “Social Seniors” gettogether on Jan. 5 from 10 a.m. to noon, for ages 55 and older. Participants can offer programming suggestions, meet new friends, discuss common interests, and engage in recreational activities. Refreshments will be provided. For information, call (813) 929-1214.
PRESERVATION SOCIETY The Historic Hernando Preservation Society will meet on Jan. 5 at 6:30 p.m., at Brooksville City Hall, 201 Howell Ave., in Brooksville.The guest speaker will be historian James Marshall on “The Brooksville Raid of 1864.” For information, visit HistoricHernandoPreservationSociety.org, or email hernandopreservation@gmail.com.
TEEN GAME NIGHT The Land O’ Lakes Library, 2818 Collier Parkway, will host a teen game night on Jan. 6 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., for ages 12 to 18.There will be video games and free snacks. For information, call (813) 9291214.
SUGARBEAR BAND Gem Estates Mobile Home Village in Zephyrhills will host the Sugarbear Band on Jan. 6 at 7 p.m.The three-man group plays music from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.Admission is $10. For information and tickets, call Lee Heffelfinger at (813) 780-1012 or Tes Stacey at (517) 914-4718.
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The Hugh Embry Library, 14215 Fourth St., in Dade City, will present “Celtic Voyage” by the musical duo Cracked Walnuts, on Jan. 5 at 1 p.m.The program will feature stories and songs of Ireland and Scotland, with musical instruments including guitar,
The Pasco Federated Republican Women’s Club will meet on Jan. 6 at 11:30 a.m., at Seven Springs Golf & Country Club, 3535 Trophy Blvd., in New Port Richey.The guest speaker will be Paula O’ Neil, clerk and comptroller for Pasco County. O’Neill
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FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY Friends of The New River Library, 34043 State Road 54 in Zephyrhills, will meet on Jan. 7 at noon, to discuss library programs for all ages. For information, call (813) 788-6375.
The Shops at Wiregrass, 28211 Paseo Drive in Wesley Chapel, will host synthetic ice skating until Jan. 8 on weekdays from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m., and during weekend mall hours.The cost is $10, plus tax, for 30 minutes (skates are included in the price of admission). Ice skating walkers (balance bars) are provided for inexperienced skaters. For information, visit TheShopsAtWiregrass.com, and click on “Events.”
REGISTER FOR PAGEANT Registration is open for the annual Miss & Mr. Kumquat Festival Pageant that will take place on Jan. 8 at the Dade City Garden Club. Contestants, young men and women, must be between the ages of 2 and 18, as of Jan. 7. Entrants will be judged on poise, personality, communication skills and overall presentation. For information, visit DadeCityChamber.org’s annual Kumquat Festival box, and click on “Festival applications,” or call (352) 567-3769.
NEW ROTARY CHAPTER A new chapter of Rotary Club International in Lutz is welcoming new members.The club meets at Heritage Harbor Golf & Country Club, 19502 Heritage Harbor Parkway in Lutz, every Tuesday at 11:45 a.m., for lunch and a guest speaker. For information, call (813) 928-7683, or stop by for a visit.
KUMQUAT WINE SALE The Sunrise Rotary Club of Dade City is having its annual Kumquat wine sale, and will take pre-orders through Jan. 27. Rotarians will deliver to your place of business prior to the Kumquat Festival. Proceeds from the sale will benefit local schools with books and scholarships,Toys for Tots, Skivvies for Tots, and food bags for less fortunate children. Buy a case and get a discount. For information, contact Jean Nathe at (813) 783-4364 or jean@trademarksales.com.
OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM
Congregation Kol Ami, 3919 Moran Road in Tampa, will host “Havdallah and Hollywood: Part 2” on Jan. 7 at 7 p.m.The adult presentation will be Mel Brooks’ “Spaceballs,” and the children’s movie will be “The Peanuts Movie.”Admission is free, but an RSVP is requested by Jan. 4 to sisterhood.kolami.tampa@gmail.com.
Florida’s Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program has advocate positions available in the Hillsborough County area. Volunteers visit with residents of nursing homes, assisted living facilities and adultfamily care homes.Training and certification are provided.Volunteers also participate in council meetings, administrative assessments and complaint resolution. For information, visit Ombudsman.MyFlorida.com.
BATTLE REENACTMENT
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The Reenactment of Dade’s Battle of 1835 will take place on Jan. 7 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Dade Battlefield Historic State Park, 7200 County Road 603 in Bushnell. Admission is $5 for adults. Children age 6 and younger are free. Parking is $3. For information, call (352) 793-4781.
Florida Ranch Days, Feb. 11 and Feb. 12 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City, is looking for artists, crafters, vendors, exhibitors and sponsors, for this ranchthemed festival.The event will include entertainment, guided ranch tours, a trading post, a food roundup, a children’s area, a hot air balloon glow (Saturday evening), and a high wire act. For applications and information, visit RanchDays.com.
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READ TO ROVER The Hugh Embry Library, 14215 Fourth St., in Dade City, will host “Read to Rover,” for kids to read to therapy dogs in the children’s department. For information, call (352) 567-3576.
SATURDAY BOOK CLUB The New River Library, 34043 State Road 54 in Zephyrhills, will host the First Saturday Book Club on Jan. 7 at 11 a.m., for a discussion on “House of Sand and Fog” by Andre Dubus III. For information, call (813) 788-6375.
THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS The Land O’ Lakes Library, 2818 Collier Parkway, will show the movie “The Secret Life of Pets” on Jan. 7 at 2 p.m., for
GULFSIDE CALENDARS All five Gulfside Hospice thrift shops are selling the 15-month 2017 calendar featuring photos taken exclusively in Pasco County.The calendar is the product of Gulfside’s annual photo contest. Calendars are available for $5. For a list of shop locations, visit GHPPC.org.
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A homeowner emailed a photo to the Hillsborough County Extension Office of a group of insects she discovered on a plant in her yard. She shared her photo on Facebook, looking for help in identifying them. Several people, seeing her photo, had kindly warned her they could be diseasecarrying insects called kissing bugs, otherwise known by the much less friendly name of bloodsucking conenose. The insects indeed look quite similar to kissing bugs/conenose. After submitting the photo to the UF/IFAS Insect Identification Lab, good news was revealed: they were not the bloodsucking conenose. The insects were the nymph stage of a kind of leaffooted bug called Spartocera fusca.They feed on plants in the tomato family and won't bite people. The bad news is, like stink bugs, leaffooted bugs can be serious plant pests. Leaffooted bugs are larger than stink bugs. They have piercing-sucking mouthparts they inject into leaves and fruit.Their saliva damages plants.You may see stippling, spots on fruit skin or rinds, deformed fruit or fruit drop.This can be costly for farmers, because leaffooted bugs can cause economic injury, resulting in fruits and vegetables with decreased market quality. Additionally, leaffooted bugs are polyphagous, which means they feed on a variety of plants including fruits, vegetables, citrus and ornamentals. What can you do about leaffooted bugs? Don't be alarmed, as leaffooted bugs can be controlled in home gardens and backyards. Just as this homeowner did, scout regularly. Learn to find and identify bugs. Look for differences in insect color, patterns and markings. It is important to recognize that leaffooted bugs go through an incomplete metamorphosis. Their life cycle is egg, nymph and adult. The nymph stage may have several instars, during which the insects grow and develop. Leaffooted bug nymphs often have black legs and orange, reddish bodies.Their characteristic leaf-like hind leg develops in later instars. Their color can change too, going from orange to brown to black. Contact your Extension office if you need help with identification. It’s easy to control them-- if you’re not squeamish. Simply carry a plastic container of soapy water with you to the garden as you scout. Handpick the leaffooted bugs and drop them in the soapy water. They don’t bite or sting. You can also limit these pests if you remove and discard plants, like tomatoes and other vegetables, after harvest. Remove weeds that may attract them, and encourage beneficial insects and predators such as ta-
This image of leaffooted bug nymphs was captured by a Hillsborough County resident.
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The disease-carrying conenose bug, shown in this photo by Alexander Wild, may be confused with leaffooted bugs.
Learn to find and identify bugs. Look for differences in insect color, patterns and markings. Note the white band across the back of the leaffooted bug, known as Leptoglossus phyllopus.
chinid flies, birds and spiders. Minimize pesticide use and plant a variety of flowers to attract good insects.Always identify a plant, vegetable or turfgrass problem before applying pesticides, and check information for accuracy. Like this homeowner, you can verify claims by contacting your Extension office or using many of the free online UF/IFAS resources. References: Byron, M.A. and J.L. Capinera. (2016). Eastern Bloodsucking Conenose, Triatoma sanguisuga (LeConte) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae:Triatominae). IFAS Publication Number ENY-581. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Retrieved from http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in1018. Mead, F.W. (1971). Featured Creatures Fact Sheet: Leaffooted bug, Leptoglossus phyllopus (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coreidae). Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Retrieved from http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/orn/le affooted_bug.htm. Mizell, R. (2015). Stink Bugs and Leaffooted Bugs Are Important Fruit, Nut, Seed and Vegetable Pests. IFAS Publication Number ENY-718. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Retrieved from http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in534. For additional information, contact pinsonn@hillsboroughcounty.org or (813) 744-5519, ext. 54145. Nicole Pinson is the Urban Horticulture Agent in Hillsborough County. The author gratefully acknowledges JoAnn Hoffman, UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County Horticulture Program Assistant, for her advice and input during preparation of this article.
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s construction continues for an early 2017 opening of Black Lake Professional Office Park, three local businesses have already reserved their office condominiums. A doctor’s office, communications company and service business all have contracts pending in the new center located on U.S. 41 in the heart of Land O’ Lakes, just three miles north of State Road 54. “These businesses chose Black Lake because of its optimum location and affordability,” said Realtor Cody Adams of Russell Adams Realty, who is marketing the development. “There’s no better value in commercial property in central Pasco than Black Lake, especially when considering that Black Lake offices have direct frontage on U.S. 41, and excellent highway signage and visibility,” he said.
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Black Lake is the first new office park to be built in the fast-developing U.S. 41 corridor, which see 45,0000 vehicles a day passing by the development. “Unlike State Road 54 and its never-ending road construction, U.S. 41 is already an expanded three-lane highway in both directions, beginning at the Lutz apex and continuing 15 miles north,” said Adams. “This means businesses in Black Lake do not need to worry about future road construction in front of their office blocking customers and employees,” he said. The U.S. 41 corridor, which is also called Land O’ Lakes Boulevard, is undergoing a commercial resurgence, with many older buildings being re-
placed with new construction. “Buying at Black Lake now is a smart move because prices have not yet caught up with the redevelopment of 41,” said Adams. Construction on the 7,800-squarefoot building will be completed in early 2017. Five offices are being configured in 1,500 and 1,800-square-foot units. Because the building is strategically zoned C-2, it’s appropriate for both retail storefronts and professional offices. Next door is the original Black Lake office building, which is home to several long-established Land O’ Lakes business, including chiropractor Michael Craven, dentist Brian Bernier and financial planner Chris Cooper. The new building’s architectural design will match the upscale, Mediterranean style of the original building with its distinctive terra cotta stucco exterior. Owners will work with designer/builder Toliver Payne of Waterford Designs, Inc. to
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Soon to be under construction, and immediately behind the two office buildings, is a 20,000-square-foot warehouse building. Space will be divided into seven, 2,800-square-foot units, and all come with a 400square-foot office. “The warehouse space is very unique and something we’re getting lots of calls on,” said Adams. “It’s ideal for businesses needing large open areas and direct access to a major highway.” Russell Adams Realty has been central Pasco’s most respected commercial and residential real estate company for over 50 years. Please call Cody Adams with questions about the Black Lake development, as well as any other real estate inquiries, at (813) 949-3603 or (813) 503-6933.
Project Highlights • Highway frontage on U.S. 41, one of the busiest roads in Pasco County, with daily traffic count of over 45,000 vehicles • Just three miles north of State Road 54 • Excellent highway signage and visibility • Fast access to Suncoast Expressway, I-75 and North Dale Mabry Highway • Next door to the Land O’ Lakes Post Office, and close to many surrounding residential communities and businesses • Quiet professional setting with mature landscaping and ample parking
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Dec. 18. Asturia residents joined hundreds of children, parents, grandparents and family friends from neighboring communities to enjoy the free festivities at the new, master-planned community located on State Road 54. In addition to taking their photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus, kids also met Santa’s elves and Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer. Kids engaged in lots of fun with holiday games, a balloon artist, face painter and a special Santa Train powered by “bubbles smoke.” And, when they were down eating and playing at the park next to Asturia’s Amenity Center, families toured the community’s eight beautiful model homes by jumping on the Holly Jolley Trolley, which transported guests to the model homes. Delicious holiday treats and beverages, catered by The Stuffed Mushroom, were served in each model home, as well as in the amenity center. One lucky family won a $300 gift card, and eight more took home $100 gift cards. To enter the gift card raffle, guests had their holiday passports stamped at each model home.
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New homes continue to go up at a fast pace in this mixed-use, masterplanned community in Odessa. Ashton Woods and David Weekley Homes are Asturia’s exclusive builders. They offer a range of home sizes and architectural styles, with model homes open daily. The community’s residential lots are some of the most beautiful homes sites in the Tampa area. With over 5,800 square feet of space, the Amenity Center includes a community clubhouse, a fully equipped state-of-the-art fitness center, covered outdoor living
rooms, a luxurious resort-style swimming pool and expansive lawn areas for recreation. With its modern and unique architectural design, the Amenity Center is at the heart of the new community, set in the middle of serene natural wetland preserves, neighborhood parks and open green spaces. Asturia is located in Odessa on State Road 54, just west of the Suncoast Parkway. For more information, go to AsturiaFlorida.com, or call (813) 2274148.
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About 100 residents had the chance to see the design for a proposal to widen and extend Overpass Road at a public hearing on Dec. 15, but the project is years away from construction. The project, estimated at $220 million, calls for widening and extending Overpass Road, aligning it with Fairview Heights and Kossik roads, and building a new Interstate 75 interchange. The nearly 9-mile project is driven by a rapidly changing landscape that developers are tapping into for homes, employment centers and shops. The proposed plan was outlined at the public hearing at the First Congregation Church of Zephyrhills. In addition to a new I-75 interchange, the road would be widened to four lanes, or six lanes in some sections, from Old Pasco Road to U.S. 301 in Zephyrhills. Construction on the interchange – the only partially funded phase of the project – is scheduled in 2020. Pasco County has about $32 million bud-
geted for the estimated $64 million interchange.Additional state funds will be sought in 2017. Pasco, with the Florida Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration, is completing a study of the project before committing to its construction. A no-build alternative also is an option. A decision is anticipated by spring 2017. At the hearing, residents could view maps and ask questions.They also viewed a video explaining the project. During a public comment period, one property owner raised concern about access to property abutting I-75. Others opted instead for written comments, which were accepted by the state department of transportation through Dec. 27. Many people at the meeting had questions about construction, increasing traffic and future plans to buy right-of-way. Lorri and David Blommel, who live off Kossik Road, had mixed views of the project. Lori Blommel had some questions:“How are we going to get out of our little place
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Gary Joiner takes on new role as property appraiser By Kathy Steele
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Gary Joiner will be sworn in as Pasco County’s property appraiser in the new year. But, he started laying the groundwork for his first day soon after winning the Nov. 8 election. Joiner’s starting point is customer service. He has met with some of the office staff members to discuss ways, for instance, of modernizing the website. He wants ideas on how to make it more user-friendly. “Tell me what works and what doesn’t work,” he said.“We’ll build on that.” It all comes back to customer service. “It has to be No. 1,” said Joiner, who worked for more than 33 years at the Pasco County Tax Collector’s office. His last posi-
tion was as director of opera“We need to make sure we tions. have enough staff on the road, Joiner replaces Mike Wells Sr., looking at the new buildings, getwho chose not to seek a sixth, ting these assessments and four-year term in the office. values,” Joiner said.“We want them Joiner defeated Democrat Jon to be right.” Sydney Larkin in the general elecJoiner knows the county well. tion after winning the He grew up in New Port Republican primary against forRichey, and graduated from Gulf mer Pasco County Commissioner Gary Joiner High School. Ted Schrader. He attended Pasco-Hernando Long-range, Joiner plans to focus on mak- State College, though he didn’t earn a degree. ing sure the office is up-to-date on “It’s probably one of my regrets, not finishing technology. Eventually, he would like the college,” he said. property appraiser’s office to move off the Instead, he worked at a local hardware county’s mainframe and operate a web-based store for $3.60 an hour. More than a year platform, either in-house or with a third-party later, he took a job in the front office of the contractor. tax collector’s office, where he stayed more Among the challenges for the property than three decades. appraiser’s office is the explosion of new de“I took a 10-cent pay cut to come here,” velopment. said Joiner.
falls between State Road 52 and County Road 54. It crosses I-75, but it isn’t connected to the interstate. The project would widen Overpass from two lanes to four lanes, from Old Pasco to I75.A diverging diamond interchange would be built with a connection to Overpass. In addition, Blair Drive, which currently links to Overpass near I-75, would be closed. A new, two-lane paved road would be built with a connection to Old Pasco. When the Overpass extension is complete, the road would intersect with Handcart Road. From there, the road name changes to Fairview Heights Road and later becomes Kossik Road. The project ends where Kossik intersects with U.S. 301 in Zephyrhills. Plans, long range, are to widen Overpass Road from I-75 to Boyette Road to six lanes, plus two auxiliary lanes. From Boyette Road to U.S. 301, the road also would widen to six lanes. The project dates to 2003 and the Overpass Road Route Study. Since then, the plan has taken shape from additional studies and public workshops. Over the years, his job positions included supervisor, assistant manager and manager of offices. “Anytime we opened a new office, I opened it,” said Joiner. As with any new job, there is a learning curve. Joiner said he wants to learn all aspects of the property appraiser’s office so that, like the tax collector’s office, it all becomes “second-nature” to him. “I’ve always had a hands-on approach,” he said. “I want to learn it from the top to the bottom.” He also looks forward to working with Realtors and others who know Pasco’s real estate inside and out. It’s part of customer service for everyone. “We’ll try to make their lives easier,” Joiner said.“They also can be the eyes and ears out there.” They notice where development is happening, he said, and “we can work as a team. We all take care of the same people.”
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LABOR AND DELIVERY TOURS St. Joseph’s Hospital-North, 4211 Van Dyke Road in Lutz, will offer labor and delivery tours on 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.
The Lutz Senior Center, 112 First Ave., N.W., will offer these upcoming events: • Jan. 3: 90-Day Wellness Challenge. Call for details and times. • Jan. 11 at 1 p.m.:“New Year, New You,” a discussion on starting the year off with healthy habits • Jan. 13 at 1 p.m.:“Alcohol & Aging,” presented by Gulf Coast Jewish & Family Community Services • Jan. 15 at 1 p.m.: “So You Want to be Fit,” with diet and exercise tips For information, call (813) 264-3804.
MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL EVENTS Morton Plant North Bay Hospital, 6600 Madison St., in New Port Richey, will offer these groups: • Jan. 3 at 10 a.m.: Ostomy Support Group (first Tuesday of the month) • Jan. 9, Jan. 16, Jan. 23 and Jan. 30: CPAP/BI PAP Clinic from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. (every Monday) • Jan. 24 at 5:30 p.m.: Bariatric Support Group (fourth Tuesday of the month) Admission is free. For information, call (727) 953-6877, or visit BayCareEvents.org.
ALZHEIMER’S CAREGIVERS SUPPORT American House, 38130 Pretty Pond Road in Zephyrhills, will offer an Alzheimer’s caregivers support group on Jan. 5 at 11 a.m. Those caring for a loved one with the disease can get emotional and social support from others in the same situation, as well as learn about the multiple aspects of Alzheimer’s. No RSVP is necessary. For information, call (813) 400-2263.
WEIGHT-LOSS EXERCISE Access Health Care, 5382 Spring Hill Drive in Spring Hill, will offer a lecture on weight-loss exercise on Jan. 9 at 1 p.m., for anyone diagnosed with diabetes mellitus and family. Reservations are required. For information and to RSVP, call (352) 597-7249.
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Center Bayonet Point will offer a lecture on “An Alternative to Surgery: Explore the Options” on Jan. 10 at Southern Hills Country Club, 4200 Summit View Drive in Brooksville. Dr. Rami Akel, cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology, will discuss a nonsurgical approach to repairing abdominal aortic aneurisms and carotid (neck) artery disease. Registration starts at 5 p.m., and dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. Admission is free. Reservations are required. For information, call (727) 869-5498.
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ELISABETH DERBY JOINS PRESTIGIOUS BAND Elisabeth Derby, of Lutz, has become a member of the prestigious “Sound of the South” Marching Band at Troy University in Alabama. The band is a precision collegiate ensemble that has developed a national reputation for its quality musicianship, and its exciting arrangements and innovative field productions. “Sound of the South” is the largest student organization on campus, with more than 300 members each semester.
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Gianna N. Basulto, of Land O’ Lakes, has been named to the Dean’s List at Andrew College in Cuthbert, Georgia. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must have earned a 3.5 GPA or higher, on a 4.0 scale, with 12 credit hours or more and no incomplete grades at the time the list is declared. Sean Garvey, of Lutz, has earned a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from Valdosta State University in Georgia. Lynn Keller, of Odessa, has been selected for Samford University’s chapter of Chi Omega. Keller graduated from J.W. Mitchell High School, and is a freshman finance major.
SAINT LEO PARTNERS WITH IT’S ON US Saint Leo University has partnered with It’s On Us, a national campaign aimed at changing the culture surrounding campus sexual assault. As a proud It’s On Us Campus Innovation Partner School, Saint Leo is committed to upholding and implementing the three pillars of the campaign: support for survivors of sexual violence, bystander intervention and consent education. Through the program, the university will work with campaign staff and the school’s student leaders to create sustainable and institutionalized change on the campus.
MAGNET APPLICATION PERIOD The Pasco County Schools magnet application period ends on Jan. 20. Parents interested in enrolling their students in one of the specialized magnet programs, can find out more information and complete an application at PascoSchools.org/ed_choice/magnet. All properly completed applications will be entered into a lottery. Families will be notified of acceptance status by mid-February, so those who are not accepted have time to complete the traditional school choice open enrollment application between Feb. 1 and March 1. Pasco County Schools’ magnet options include Sanders Memorial STEAM Elementary Magnet School, Centennial STEM Middle Magnet School and Bayonet Point STEM Middle Magnet School. Families who do not have computer access, can complete applications at their local school or public library.
PHSC FOUNDATION FUNDRAISER The Pasco-Hernando State College Foundation will host its second annual Sporting Clays Tournament on Jan. 27 at Tampa Bay Sporting Clays, 10514 Ehren Cutoff in Land O’ Lakes. Participants will receive 50 targets, a team cart, lunch, beverages, an awards banquet dinner, official tournament apparel, ammunition and more. Sponsors and teams will be recognized in promotional materials, including the PHSC website, publications and event program. For tournament information and sponsorship opportunities, call (727) 816-3410, or visit PHSC.edu/foundation/events.
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east Pasco County is in its planning stages. Raymond James Financial has closed on a deal to buy 65 acres across from PascoHernando State College’s Porter Campus at Wiregrass Ranch, with the financial services giant expected to have hundreds of workers in Pasco County at some point. Florida Hospital Center Ice — a new 150,000-square-foot hockey arena and sports complex — is nearly set to open, and that is expected to be a big draw for both tournaments and tourists. And then, there’s the commercial development that continues to transform the State Road 54/State Road 56 corridor, especially near the Interstate75/State Road 56 interchange. Just in that vicinity alone, there’s Tampa Premium Outlets, Longhorn Steakhouse, BJ’s Nellie and Gain Hughs Bailey Sr., of Lutz, celebrated 70 Restaurant & Brewhouse, years of married life on March 31. Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, Chick-fil-A and Culver’s. On June 3, a fire claimed the life of a tiny A 186,000-square-foot Costco Wholesale is expected to open in February, with an es- black Chihuahua named Peanut, but not until after the dog’s persistent barking saved timated 200 employees. Just across the road, on the north side of the life of three generations of a Lutz family. Later that same week, quick actions by a State Road 56, Cypress Creek Town Center — another shopping development — is student at Saddlebrook Preparatory School in Wesley Chapel averted potential tragedy being built. There are also plans for a new cinema, at the international boarding school for asgrocery store, apartments, shops and restau- piring golf and tennis players. A student smelled smoke, investigated, rants next to The Shops at Wiregrass, off pulled the alarm and help to ensure that all State Road 56. Of course, all of this growth is com- 28 students and two adults got out of the pounding traffic problems on area roads — dorm safely. It took 55 firefighters more than 1 ½ and numerous projects are underway or are hours to put out the blaze. expected to begin work in coming years. This past year also was one of milestones Improvements are expected to begin near the I-75/State Road 56 interchange. and celebrations. The First Baptist Church in Lutz celebratWesley Chapel Boulevard is slated to be widened. An extension of State Road 56 is ed its 75th anniversary, The San Antonio planned between Wesley Chapel and Rattlesnake Festival turned a half-century, Zephyrhills, and discussion continues about Cox Elementary School turned 90 and the the best solution for reducing congestion at Town of St. Leo marked its 125th anniversary. U.S. 41 and State Road 54. On a more personal note, Sister Helen Growth is putting the squeeze on Lange, of Dade City, received a surprise cake schools, too. Pasco County Schools can’t keep pace to mark her 103rd year on Sept. 28 in Dade City, and Nellie and Gain Hughs Bailey Sr., of with growing enrollments. The district opened Wiregrass Lutz, celebrated 70 years of married life on Elementary School, in Wesley Chapel, in March 31. There were touching moments, too. August, to reduce crowding at area schools. Hundreds of people turned out for the In the coming school year, it plans to open Bexley Elementary and Cypress Creek “Honor Flight” celebration on Aug. 20, at the Baldomero Lopez State Veterans Home in Middle/High. Bexley is being built in a new subdivi- Land O’ Lakes.The event provided a virtual sion off State Road 54. Cypress Creek tour of the nation’s war monuments beMiddle/High is going up on Old Pasco Road. cause these veterans are unable to make the School board members gave preliminary trip to Washington D.C. The stands were also filled at Ron Allen approval for boundaries for Bexley and Cypress Creek at a contentious public hear- Field at Gaither High School, in North ing on Dec. 20. A final vote is expected on Tampa, to attend the June 15 vigil to honor Christopher Joseph Sanfeliz, one of 49 peoJan. 17. But, school board members and ple killed during a mass shooting on June 12 Superintendent Kurt Browning said the new at Pulse nightclub in Orlando. There was the inspiring message, too, schools fall far short of addressing district needs. They want the Pasco County from Immaculee Ilibagiza, a survivor of the Commission to require new residential con- Rwandan genocide, who spoke at two days struction to pay higher impact fees to of gatherings at St.Timothy Catholic Church in Lutz. support school construction. Ilibagiza’s family, friends and other memWhile growth and its ripple effects clearly dominated the news, there were plenty of bers of her tribe were brutally murdered in other notable moments within the region Rwanda, but through her faith, she was able to forgive the killers. during 2016. Forgiveness, the genocide survivor said, For instance, there were heroics in everybrings freedom. day life.
School board member Steve Luikart did not support any of the proposed boundaries. Instead, Luikart said if students need to be rezoned, it should only be at the end of elementary school or middle school. Rezoning them at any other time is disruptive, Luikart said. School Board Chairman Allen Altman said after reading scores of emails, he came to the conclusion that even people living in the same community can’t agree on the best solution. In the end, board members have to do their own due diligence,Altman said.
CRANES, from page 1A “At first, it took us a while,” So said. “Initially, we were not very good at it.” Eventually, they improved. “We worked consistently,”Thielbar said. “We did it everyday; whenever there was free time in class, we’d work on it.” The pair never actually met Ling. “(Ling) was sick, and she didn’t want us to see her in her condition,” So said. Damalos, instead, presented the 1,000 cranes to her that December. Ling passed away in April 2014. The students, however, have continued their efforts. They’ve since volunteered at Shriner’s Hospital in Tampa, where they distributed over 500 cranes to children surgical patients. In multiple hospital visits, So and Thielbar taught patients the origami art form, and assisted them with crane decorations. “It’s sort of a distraction for them,” Thielbar said,“so that they’re not as worried to...see the doctor.” The pair, too, sold cranes at various Relay for Life events, helping to raise money for cancer-afflicted patients. “We always have wanted to share cranes with people,”Thielbar said.“We make them whenever we can.” The cranes, they believe, help cancer sufferers hold onto their faith during personal struggles. “Positivity can change everything,” So said.“Even if it can’t cure you, it can prolong your life; you can enjoy that prolonged time. “Without hope, it’s a losing battle.” The philanthropic journey has been fulfilling — for both. “I really enjoy reaching out to people like that,” So said,“and it has inspired me to be a better person, like evaluate my actions and values. Overall, it just really makes me feel re-
Colleen Beaudoin, who joined the board this year, was taking part in her first rezoning process. She said she found it heartbreaking to see neighborhoods pitted against each other. Board members Cynthia Armstrong and Alison Crumbley said they understand that parents don’t want their children rezoned, and they emphasized they don’t take the issue lightly. While some people were thrilled by the board’s vote to back Browning’s recommendation, others were clearly dejected. The board is slated to take final action on school boundaries for 2017-2018 at its Jan. 17 meeting. For more information, visit Pasco.k12.fl.us/planning/rezoning/.
ally good to help people.” “We just want to serve as more of an inspiration to our peers — to be more kind toward other people,” said Thielbar,“and respectful of the things they might be going through.” In other words, expressing sympathy. “That’s one of the values that I feel is being lost in our culture,”Thielbar said. “A lot of people are losing empathy and compassion, and generosity towards other people.” Besides “Cranes for Cancer,” the duo has other grandiose plans on the horizon. “We still want to continue the efforts of helping people,”Thielbar said,“but, we want to make a bigger impact.We’re still working on what would that impact be — how to affect more people.” That may include additional fundraising efforts for cancer patients. “I feel like that would make a bigger impact financially for a lot of people, because I know that’s a big struggle,” said Thielbar. “But, we also want to be like an inspiration to other people.” They’ve already inspired Jeff Morgenstein, an assistant principal. “Seeing Mia and Tina use their creativity and compassion in order to improve the lives of others is greatly in tune with our (school) mission statement,” Morgenstein said, via email. He continued:“To say that I’m proud of them is an understatement. It is through these meaningful actions here in the community that they are truly changing the world.” Beyond high school, Thielbar plans to study educational administration at the University of South Florida, and aspires to become a school principal, someday. So is considering the University of Florida, where she would like to study psychology.
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Chiefs wrap up Super Bowl season By Kevin Weiss
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Through 38 years of organized youth tackle football, the 2016 fall varsity season will go down as one of the Lutz Chiefs’ most dominant ever. They went 14-1. They were crowned Tampa Bay Youth Football League (TBYFL) Super Bowl champs. And, they won “The Battle of the Bay,” toppling the best Pinellas County had to offer. All told, it was a remarkable year for the Chiefs 13-14-year-old division team. In fact, the Super Bowl victory marked the organization’s first championship since 2009 — and the first for a Chiefs varsity squad since 2006. As for the team’s lone blemish? It came in the form of a 12 to 6 overtime loss in the fifth game of the season. Tim Wiltse, director of the Lutz Chiefs, described the season this way:“It’s just one of those things where everything kind of clicked. We knew we had a really good opportunity to go far this year.” The outcome was perhaps a year in the making. Many integral pieces — including a stable coaching staff — returned from a respectable two-loss 2015 season. “We brought back a lot of the same players,”Wiltse said,“but, we picked up a couple of other key players — really good athletes.” Getting the group to play as a cohesive unit, however, was the critical part, said Zack Kilburn, Chiefs varsity head coach. “We had a great deal of talent,” Kilburn said,“but, the biggest success was for them to become a team. “We had a bunch of kids that had been used to being the superstar at multiple levels... and we had to teach them to be a part of a team, and how to work through those aspects.” That meant an enhanced focus on building positive character traits — like integrity and dedication, and honesty and sportsmanship. “Talent can only take you so far,” said Kilburn, who’s coached with the Chiefs for
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A blitz-heavy defense helped propel the Lutz Chiefs to a 14-1 fall record.
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The Lutz Chiefs varsity team, made up of 13- and 14- year-olds, recently was crowned Super Bowl champs for the Tampa Bay Youth Football League (TBYFL). The Super Bowl victory marked the organization’s first championship since 2009 — and the first for a Chiefs varsity squad since 2006. MJ Daye, one of the Chiefs’ star players, is shown here diving into the end zone for a touchdown.
more than a decade.“We had a big philosophy on concentrating on the little things — teaching these kids that the little things are going to make them successful in life, and on the football field.” On the gridiron, the Chiefs coach said the Chiefs’ pressure-heavy 4-4 defense was “probably the biggest deciding factor” in the 14 wins — several of which were shutouts. “We kind of adapt what our defense is doing,” Kilburn said.“We do a lot of blitzing to try to mix it up and confuse the opposing offense.” Unsurprisingly, several names etched on the Chiefs’ 2016 varsity roster have lofty ceilings ahead. Many will eventually dot the football rosters of area high schools like Steinbrenner, Freedom,Wharton and Gaither. “I’d bet there’s seven, maybe eight kids that are going to be really good players in high school,”Wiltse said.
A few may even don Division I uniforms. “When you’re moving up, the competition gets better...but we got a couple of kids that for sure are going to be playing DI football,”Wiltse said. Reaching the game’s uppermost levels isn’t foreign to the Chiefs. The organization has produced two current NFL players — wide receiver Nelson Agholor and quarterback Aaron Murray. Both are Philadelphia Eagles, ironically. Agholor, for one, is particularly passionate about his Lutz Chiefs playing days. During the 2015 NFL offseason, he made an appearance at a Chiefs practice, where he spoke to current players about the bonds he formed throughout youth football. There, Agholor proclaimed,“I’m a Chief for life.” “It was just really, really cool.”Wiltse said of the memorable moment. “People got goosebumps.”
SAC All-Conference football teams announced Defense: DL - Jason Winston, Wiregrass Ranch High, senior DL - Christian Austin, Wesley Chapel High, senior DL - Erick Marcel, Land O’ Lakes High, senior DL - Brett Lemay, Zephyrhills High, senior LB - Ryan Scamardo, Wiregrass Ranch High, senior LB - Adam Jarvis, Sunlake High, junior LB - Myron Bloom, Land O’ Lakes High, sophomore LB - Cameron Smith, Pasco High, junior DB - Jordan Miner, Wiregrass Ranch High, junior DB - Shamuar McDowell, Wiregrass Ranch High, junior DB - Justin Kren, Land O’ Lakes High, senior P - Dylan Hothenthaner, Land O’ Lakes High, senior K - Chris Faddoul, Wiregrass Ranch High, senior
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Former Land O’ Lakes High football star Shaheed Salmon is making a name for himself at Samford University, in Alabama.
FORMER LAND O’ LAKES PLAYER MAKES ALL-SOCON TEAM Shaheed Salmon, a former Land O’ Lakes High School football standout and current Samford (Alabama) University junior linebacker, received First-Team All-Southern Conference honors, as voted on by league coaches. Meanwhile, conference media members gave him Second-Team AllSouthern Conference honors. The 6-foot-1, 226-pound defensive stalwart tallied 93 total tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and an interception in 2016 for Samford, a Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) school. In 2013, Salmon led the Land O’ Lakes Gators in tackles (117), tackles for loss (21.5) and sacks (8.5). He also competed in basketball and track at Land O’ Lakes.
FREEDOM HIGH HOOPS COACH NOTCHES 200TH WIN Freedom High girls varsity basketball coach Laurie Pacholke notched her 200th career win following a 51-43 win over Oak Hill High, on Dec. 19. Pacholke, who was hired in 2009, has had three 20-plus-win seasons, and just one losing season during that period.This year’s team, which features six seniors, stands at 7-3, through Dec. 19.
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Agholor, like countless others, are part of what Wiltse refers to as ‘Chiefs Nation.’ The moniker — like the organization — casts a wide net. It describes current (and former) youth players and cheerleaders, along with families and other volunteers. “We kind of got something special up here,”Wiltse said. And, while winning games is important, the Chiefs director noted the organization’s purpose rests in “teaching family values.” “I tell people all the time,‘If you can get the infrastructure behind you, the wins...will come shortly thereafter,’” Wiltse said. “But, you got to build that infrastructure.” Meantime, the varsity squad — and the Chiefs’ other age divisions— will shortly suit up for spring football, where practices begin Feb. 1. They’ll compete in the Tampa Bay Extreme Spring Football (TBXSF) league, which has a short season league, and draws squads from Pop Warner and Pinellas County. Simply put, the Chiefs will compete against teams they normally wouldn’t face. “It’s pretty good at judging where your whole organization is when you’re playing some of these other teams,”Wiltse said. For more information on the Lutz Chiefs, visit LutzChiefs.org.
SAC EAST ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS Team Champion: Zephyrhills High Bulldogs (8-3) Coach of the Year: Mark Kantor, Wiregrass Ranch High Offensive Player of the Year: QB Justin Hall, Sunlake High Defensive Player of the Year: LB Ryan Scamardo, Wiregrass Ranch High
SECOND-TEAM Offense: QB - Charles Harrison III, Zephyrhills High, junior RB - Elijah Thomas, Zephyrhills High, junior RB - Justin Metzger, Sunlake High, senior WR - Tyler Peretti, Sunlake High, senior WR - Ja’quan Sheppard, Zephyrhills High, sophomore OL - Matt Welsh, Wiregrass Ranch High, senior OL - Carson Reaves, Sunlake High, senior OL - Jared Granuth, Land O’ Lakes High, senior OL - Cameron Tucker, Zephyrhills High, junior OL - Trevon Davis, Sunlake High, sophomore TE - Devaun Roberts, Wiregrass Ranch High, junior Utility - Cris Galdos, Sunlake High, senior
FIRST-TEAM Offense: QB - Justin Hall, Sunlake High, senior RB - Dexter Leverett, Wesley Chapel High, junior RB - Dada McGee, Wiregrass Ranch High, junior WR - Tre’pavis Mobley, Zephyrhills High, sophomore WR - Ryan Clark, Sunlake High, senior OL - Aaron Beardsley, Wiregrass Ranch High, senior OL - Seth Petty, Wesley Chapel High sophomore OL - Kameron Allen, Zephyrhills High, junior OL - James Perez, Sunlake High, senior OL - Camron Craig, Pasco High, junior TE - Brayden Lyman, Land O’ Lakes High, senior Utility- Isaiah Bolden, Wesley Chapel High, junior
Defense: DL - Donovan Willingham, Wesley Chapel High, senior DL - Sterlin Williams, Zephyrhills, junior DL - Cody Mercer, Pasco High, junior DL - Connor Davey, Sunlake High, senior LB - Austen Wittish, Wesley Chapel High, junior LB - Jarrett Black, Zephyrhills High, senior LB - Izzy Aquino, Sunlake High, senior LB - Brayden Lyman, Land O’ Lakes High, senior DB - Ryan Clark, Sunlake High, senior DB - Kameron Howard, Zephyrhills High, senior DB - Malik Melvin, Wesley Chapel High, junior P - Chris Faddoul, Wiregrass Ranch High, senior K - Kareem Mehrab, Zephyrhills High, senior
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The Zephyrhills Bulldogs were named Southern Athletic Conference (SAC) champions after finishing the 2016 season 8-3.
The SAC All-Conference football teams were recently announced. Players were split up into East and West teams, reflecting Pasco County’s 13 public high schools.
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‘Freeing’ birds from blocks of wood By B.C. Manion
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dna Speyrer was just a college student when a visit to a furniture store changed her life. While there, she saw a carving of a matador and a bull. “They were priced at $50 a piece. I said, ‘I can do that,’” she said. So, she got a piece of mahogany wood and went to work on it. She spent several months, using her Case pocket knife, to create the three-dimensional figure, with its considerable detail. “I ended up doing two bulls and two horses, and then that was the end of that,” said Speyrer, who now lives in Land O’ Lakes. Years passed before she did any additional carving. “Then, at the place where I was working, there was this fella that did carving — this was in Baton Rouge — and he said,‘There’s a carving club in Baton Rouge.You need to join.’ “So, after a lot of coaxing. I decided to go one night,” Speyrer recalled. “It was mostly men, and everybody would bring what they were working on, or what they had just finished. It was kind of a show and tell. “I looked at this stuff. It was mostly birds. “And I thought,‘Oh, gosh, if I could only do half that good, I would be pleased.’ “And so, I started. “Some of the members would give weekend seminars, and then everything started falling in place and (my) birds started looking pretty good. “Every year, they have a big carving show in New Orleans.They coaxed me into entering and so I entered. I won ‘Best of Show’ as a novice. “The next time I entered, I entered as an amateur, and I did well with that, and it just sort of spurs you on,” she said. She entered shows for several years, but at some point stopped competing. She’s never stopped carving. She also began attending seminars — learning techniques from some of the best woodcarvers in the world. Those seminars have taken her to Pennsylvania,Vermont,Arizona, Indiana and other places. Her interest continued to grow, and she traveled to see birds in their natural settings. She’s been to South America,Africa,Asia and Europe. She’s also visited New Zealand, 40-plus states and to several national parks. She’s been to Alaska, twice. Over time, she expanded her toolkit, too. She carves her birds from Tupelo gum wood, which is ideal because the wood has an intertwined grain, which resists splitting while being carved. She uses patterns to sketch out the basic shape of the bird. After carving the bird, she begins working to contour it — delineating different areas of the bird for feather groupings. Each feather is richly detailed, and she uses a burning process to bring out its texture. The high-pitched whirring sounds in her workshop are reminiscent of a dentist’s drill, and fine-grained wood dust flies, as she works to create birds that look real. She is a stickler for detail. She uses knowledge she has gained through the years to carve birds that are
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Edna Speyrer can spend hours in her workshop, absorbed in the quest to unearth beauty from blocks of wood.
Fine grains of wood dust fly when Edna Speyrer is busy in her workshop. She uses an assortment of tools to give her birds a lifelike look.
Creating realistic feathers requires a tool that has various burning tips. The tool allows a bird carver to make parallel lines that are very close together, in order to replicate the look of actual feathers. The heated tips make grooves in the wood.
anatomically correct. She uses reference materials she’s collected to guide her painting. She enjoys blending colors — and confesses that she has a knack for getting the exact shade she needs. She also buys clear glass eyes for her birds — of varying sizes — and then paints them according to her needs. “Some birds have yellow eyes. Some have red eyes. Some have brown eyes,” she said. The Land O’ Lakes woman said she never thought that a simple trip to a furniture
A perch provides a perfect place to display a carving of a Blue Jay or a Carolina chickadee or Rose-breasted Grosbeak.
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store would lead her into an entirely new universe. “You learn all kinds of interesting things,” she said. She added: “When I was a teenager, I bet I didn’t know the names of 10 different birds.” Since then, she has carved hundreds of birds, in about 75 different species. She thoroughly enjoys the challenge. “I think you get a Carolina chickadees dine primarily on insects, seeds and berries, tremendous amount of and likely eat more seeds and berries in winter than in summer, self-satisfaction out of according to the Audubon Guide to North American Birds. During producing something warmer months, they eat mostly caterpillars, moths, true bugs, from a block of wood. beetles, aphids, other insects and spiders. You have to just imagine that he’s in there. Some of her birds are on display at a gift You just have to remove what doesn’t look shop in Cedar Key. She also does work on like him.” She gets so immersed that she often is commission. She also is open to private appointments with potential buyers. absorbed in the pursuit for hours. Some birds require more time and ener“I just lose track of time,” said Speyrer, who worked as a teacher and as a security gy to create, but even if it meant parting with the piece that’s become most precious guard before retiring at the age of 57. She enjoys learning from master carvers to her, Speyrer said she wouldn’t hesitate to and developing friendships with other carv- sell it. “I can always carve me another one,” she ing enthusiasts. Carving birds has never been her sole said. If you’d like to know about Speyrer’s source of income, but she does sell her work. Her pieces range from $200 to birds, you can reach her by calling (225) 485-1374. $2,500.
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Come by and meet Cringle Cringle is a young boy who hasn’t been with the shelter too long. He is still waiting for his holiday. This sweet boy announces himself and calls for your attention. Cringle just wants to lay back and relax while you pet him.
Elegant visitors Betsy Crisp has lived in Florida all her life and enjoys snapping wildlife photos. This Great Blue Heron and ibis recently visited the Silver Lakes ‘pond’ at the corner of Barcellona Road and Fletch Road in Land O’ Lakes.
Arlo has excellent manners Arlo is an energetic, sweet, fun-loving companion looking for his fur-ever home. Arlo is a mixed breed and a great size (about 50 pounds). He is strong, so he would make a great service dog for mobility. Arlo also has excellent manners, and won't pull you when walking. He has been trained to heel and will sit. Arlo loves crowds and to visit with people. He will welcome you by shaking hands and will give you a high five. Arlo is training to be an AKC Canine Good Citizen. He knows all the common commands of sit, down, stay, wait, sit-stay-wait-come. He has also been trained to sit and wait at doors and gates. Arlo also is quite the athlete.
A reflection of grace Kedambady P. Sheka snapped this photo of a woodstork as it glided over a pond at Chancey Road in Zephyrhills.
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If you would like to adopt either Arlo or Cringle, be sure to visit Pasco County Animal Services at 19640 Dogpatch Lane in Land O’ Lakes. The adoption center is open Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 6:30 p.m. All adoption fees include spay/neuter, microchip and vaccines. For more information, email adoptionpartners@pascocountyfl.net.
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The North Tampa Chamber of Commerce will have a general membership meeting on Jan. 12 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Iavarone’s Steakhouse & Italian Grill, 3627 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 Jan. 10, 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.
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WOMEN-N-CHARGE Join the ladies of Women-n-Charge on Jan. 6 from 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., at Pebble Creek Country Club, at 10550 Regents Park Drive in Tampa.The women share their talents, build relationships and share their resources with other women in business. Guest speaker will be Stephanie Stevens. Her presentation will be “My Silent PartnerIdentity Theft Protection.” The cost for members is $15 and $18 for non-members. Please register at Women-n-charge.com. For information, call (813) 600-9848, or email admin@women-n-charge.com.
MEMBERSHIP MEETING The Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce will have a membership meeting on Jan. 10 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Harbor Terrace Restaurant, at 19502 Heritage Harbor Parkway in Lutz. Members and guests are welcome. The cost is $20 if you RSVP by Jan. 5, or $25 at the door. For information, call the chamber at (813) 909-272.
Goodwill Industries-Suncoast Inc., will have a job fair on Jan. 11 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Goodwill Superstore, 2390 Willow Oak Drive in Wesley Chapel. Goodwill is seeking sales associates and donations processing associates, as well as janitorial staff members. Applicants are urged to complete an application at SBSGoodwill.com prior to the job fair. However, walk-ins are welcome. Goodwill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and a drug-free workplace.The nonprofit organization’s mission is to help people achieve their full potential through the dignity and power of work. Donated goods sold at retail stores helps support Goodwill’s services in 10 counties in West Central Florida, including employment services, training and job placement for people with disabilities, affordable apartment communities for seniors and people with disabilities, and community corrections programs. For information, please visit them at Goodwill-suncoast.org.
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ECONOMIC FORECAST LUNCHEON The Pasco Economic Development Corporation has scheduled its 2017 Economic Forecast Luncheon on Feb. 3 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at Florida Hospital Center Ice in Wesley Chapel. The luncheon will feature Mark Vitner, senior economist at Wells Fargo, who will give a presentation of the regional economy and his forecast for the year. Vitner regularly meets with business leaders throughout the country, as well as overseas. He is expected to discuss potential impacts on Pasco County and Florida — from changes in local and national leadership. For information, visit PascoEDC.com.
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The Pasco-Hernando chapter of SCORE, which is short for Service Corps of Retired Executives, is seeking volunteers to help guide local entrepreneurs start and manage new businesses. The organization specifically is seeking individuals with expertise in these fields: • Commercial Lender: A retired banker with experience in business loans, equipment loans, lines of credit, working capital loans and SBA (U.S. Small Business Administration) guidelines. • Social Media Coordinator: Someone who demonstrates a strong working knowledge of social media and website optimization.
• Nonprofit Mentor: Someone with prior nonprofit expertise with existing and start-up organizations. SCORE — founded in 1964 — is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, and has 300-plus chapters with more than 13,000 volunteers throughout the United States. The mentoring program offers a chance for retired professionals to connect with fellow business owners and pass along their knowledge and experiences to the next generation of entrepreneurs in the community. For information about volunteer opportunities or SCORE training sessions, visit PascoHernando.Score.org.
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