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Pasco adopts new marketing approach By Kathy Steele
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Saying that Pasco County is a place with “room to grow” is all but passé, now that developers are on a building spree that is gobbling up wide-open spaces. Retail, rooftops, offices, hotels are plowing up dirt and raising expectations for a more diversified suburban community that accommodates hipper, trendier living. So, out with the old, in with the new. The county’s marketing slogan “Room to Grow” is gone. And the county seal – a green circle with the Historic Dade City Courthouse in the middle – will be phased out over the next two years, except on public documents. The new slogan will be “Open Spaces. Vibrant Places.” Underscore the word vi-
Pasco County is highlighting its ‘Open Spaces. Vibrant Places.’ The new slogan and a logo with the sand hill crane in flight are part of the county’s new marketing strategy.
brant. also taking flight,” said Jennifer Lachtara, And for a logo, watch the sand hill crane marketing communications coordinator at take flight as it rises before a bright orange the Pasco Economic Development Council. sun. See PASCO, page13A “It’s a symbol of Pasco County, which is
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Getting up close and personal with potters By B.C. Manion
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If you’re curious about the art of pottery, you can satisfy your desire for knowledge during the 2015 Tampa Bay Tour de Clay. This is the eighth Tour de Clay, which is always held during the second weekend in December. It’s an event that gives visitors a chance to see potters in action at four pottery studios and the opportunity to experience a kiln opening at each. “It creates a situation where people can come in and talk to the artist,” said Jack Boyle of San Antonio Pottery, owner of one of the studios on the tour. All four of the studios are hosting their kiln opening on Dec. 12. The first kiln opening is at 9 a.m., at Pottery Boys Studio, 30 Bogie Lane in Palm Harbor. The next opening is at noon at Hidden Lake Pottery, 16705 Hutchison Road in Odessa. Then, there will be an opening at 2 p.m., at Wellman & Welsch Pottery, 17202 Whirley Road in Lutz. And, finally, there will be a 4 p.m. opening at San Antonio Pottery in San Antonio, at 11903 Curley Street. “It is rare that people get a chance to see PHOTOS COURTESY OF TOUR DE CLAY a kiln opening,” said Glenn Woods of Pottery Glenn Woods demonstrates the skill involved in carving work on a piece of pottery. Boys in Palm Harbor. “Potters work for weeks to create enough pieces to fill their kiln. When it’s finally time to open the kiln, after days of firing, it’s always exciting to can see and feel it. Sometimes, the newly see, because the artist never knows exactly fired piece is still warm. how a piece will turn out, or how a glaze “We talk about the results,” Woods said. will look, until the kiln is opened.” Sometimes, the effects are intentional; someHe likens the experience of opening a times, they’re a surprise. kiln to that of opening presents on The tour gives people a greater underChristmas morning. standing of the art of pottery,Woods said. “Sometimes you get a shiny new bike, “I think it’s really important to see that a and other times you get socks and under- piece of handmade pottery isn’t just anothwear,” he said. er pot sitting on a shelf, that’s been made in After a piece is taken from the kiln, it is a factory. These are all individually made, passed around to those gathered, so they hand-crafted items,”Woods said. To encourage people to visit all four stuAt left, a couple of finished works by Jack dios, visitors can pick up a Tour de Clay Boyle, of San Antonio Pottery. See more about Boyle on page 1B.
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Hanukkah combines history and Jewish holiday spirit By Michael Murillo
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Hanukkah makes use of a menorah to light candles in observance of the ‘Festival of Lights.’ According to Mitchell Weiss from Congregation Kol Ami, they can be simple, elaborate, decorative or even homemade. See a list of Hanukkah events on page 13A.
Most people don’t know a lot about Hanukkah. They know it’s a Jewish holiday. They know that there are candles, and that it goes on for several days. They know it involves presents and usually occurs around Christmas. But, it’s a lot more than that, said Mitchell Weiss, executive director for Congregation Kol Ami. “It’s a story of miracle. It’s a story of survival,” he said. It’s a story that dates back many centuries, when the Maccabees reclaimed a temple that had been defiled by the Syrian Greeks in Jerusalem. There was only one jar of oil, enough to keep the lamps lit for one day. Instead, the oil lasted for eight days, which was enough time to replenish the oil. This event was hailed as a miracle, and Hanukkah, which can be spelled different ways, is celebrated as the “Festival of Lights.” Jews acknowledge the holiday by lighting a menorah (a candelabrum, also called a Hanukkiah) for eight nights, adding a candle each day until all eight, plus a head See HANUKKAH, page13A