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Customers lined up both inside and down the block at Olga’s Bakery and Deli in downtown Dade City. The business donated 100 percent of the proceeds of its business on April 29 to help the Ivie family.
A show of compassion for the Ivie family By B.C. Manion
center of Smith Road, when a sport utility vehicle approached from the other direction, the report says. When Pasco High School has its talent Council veered to the right and lost conshow on May 8, it will be dedicated to trol of the car, which struck a mailbox and Jordan Ivie, a 17-year-old whose death has four trees before coming to a stop, the recaused hearts to break — as well as to ex- port says. pand — in Dade City. Council and Ivie were transported to St. The high school senior was riding in a Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa, where Ivie died 2002 Ford Mustang being driven by Austin on April 26. Thomas Council on the morning of April Both Council and Ivie were wearing seat24, when it was involved in a crash, accord- belts and no alcohol was involved, ing to a news release from the Florida according to the FHP report. Highway Patrol. An investigation is ongoing and any Council was traveling south, toward the charges would be pending its completion,
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which will likely be in three months to six months, said Sgt. Steve Gaskins, of the FHP. After Ivie’s death, hundreds gathered at Pasco High School on the evening of April 26 to honor her. The high school senior had been set to graduate on May 29. Family, friends and loved ones gathered again on April 30 at a memorial service for her at Pasco Middle School. Social media sites reveal the family and community’s deep sense of loss. In a 7:27-minute video posted by Jeff Jeter on YouTube, scenes from Jordan See IVIE, page 9A
Library is all-in for robotics By Kathy Steele
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Edgar is a show-off. He flips a large exercise ball into the air with a thumping, quick-action lever. But the roving robot – a compact collection of digitized metal, plastic and wires – would be nothing without his human creators – the Edgar Allan Ohms Robotics Team. The little guy- all 15 pounds or so couldn’t even whir and zip across the floor without a human programming a computer and toggling a joystick. The human operators are impressed at what robots can do at their commands. “They can do whatever you want them to,” said 15-year-old Logan Boudreau. “The way each component works with other components to complete a task is fascinating.” Boudreau is among about 25 members of Edgar Allan Ohms, a nearly two-year-old robotics team that is sponsored by the Land O’ Lakes Branch Library.
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Eleven-year-old Danny Urbonas, left, works with 10-year-old Regan Kubus and 11-year-old Dylan Pease, to reprogram a Lego robot at Land O’ Lakes Branch Library.
The library’s sponsorship is unique and possibly the only one of its kind in the nation, the robotics team’s website says. So far no one has found a similar team at any state or regional competitions where most teams are based at area middle and high schools. Library officials are taking another step forward in their commitment to robotics by creating FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)
Lego League teams for youngsters who could be the next generation of engineers for the robotics team. With help from NASA grants, the goal is to have seven teams that can compete in FIRST Lego League competitions. Grants from NASA and the county, each for $5,000, helped seed the Edgar Allan See ROBOTICS, page 9A
Kohl’s and Culver’s submit site plans for Cypress Creek Town Center By Kathy Steele
Other tenants who have indicated intentions to open at the mall are Costco, Chick-fi-A, Cheddar’s Casual Café and Culver’s. Kohl’s is the latest retailer to schedule a Chick-fil-A plans a 4,791-square-foot fastsit-down with Pasco planners as a future food restaurant at Cypress Creek with 132 tenant at the Cypress Creek Town Center at seats. And Cheddar’s Casual Café is proposState Road 56 and Wesley Chapel Boulevard. ing an 8,066-square-foot restaurant with its The store’s conceptual plan on file with signature fresh, made-from-scratch menu the county shows a 55,000- square-foot items including croissants, salmon filets and building at the same intersection where hamburgers. construction crews are hard at work on the Costco Wholesale Inc., filed its plans in 1.1 million square-foot Tampa Premium December for a 153,000-square-foot disOutlets. count membership warehouse club. The According to county records, representa- retail giant was second behind Walmart in tives of the national department store chain 2013 among the top 10 of 250 global retailwere expected to attend a pre-application ers. meeting scheduled for April 28. Culver’s likely will have a mid-June No official announcement on Kohl’s groundbreaking and a fall opening timed KATHY STEELE/STAFF PHOTO presence at the proposed outdoor mall has with the opening of the outlet mall. Cypress Creek Town Center at the interbeen made. Kohl’s has stores in Brandon, This will be a second location for fran- change of Interstate 75 and State Road 56 is Lutz and New Port Richey. chise owner Marty Roeske, who opened his getting tenant interest from Kohl’s departA Kohl’s representative wasn’t available ment store, Chick-fil-A, Cheddar’s Casual See KOHL’S, page 9A Café and Culver’s. for comment.
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