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Traffic relief coming to I-75 and SR 56

By Kathy Steele

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Motorists stuck in long lines of traffic at the Interstate 75 and State Road 56 interchange could get relief sooner rather than later.

It will come in the form of a new interchange known as a diverging diamond – a design gaining popularity nationally as a solution to traffic jams at major crossroads.

The Florida Department of Transportation is moving the approximately $18.5 million road project up by two years.

With funding in place, construction is set to begin sometime in fiscal year 2018, which runs from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018.

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Peak traffic hours are a daily nightmare for motorists who get stuck in long lines at the Interstate 75 and State Road 56 interchange.

priority status on the FDOT’s five-year work plan, but had a fiscal year 2020 start date.

“I am grinning ear to ear. I am so excited that the diverging diamond is moving up to 2018,” said Pasco County Chairman Mike Moore.“This is going to be one of the most innovative methods of relieving traffic. It’s going to be so beneficial, not just for that area, but for the entire region.”

Moore and other county commissioners got a presentation on the diverging diamond and other proposed road projects during a Dec. 6 meeting of the Metropolitan Planning Organization in Dade City.

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Celebrating the gift of life, at Christmas

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Joan Hamm was asleep when she felt an incredible pain in her chest.

She woke up, called 9-1-1 and unlocked her front door.

Emergency personnel found her, when they arrived, and set into motion a series of actions to save the 77-year-old Dade City woman’s life.

Armando Lopez Jr., was watching television in his Hernando County home when suddenly he blacked out.

He recalls parts of what happened next: His son administering CPR, his wife calling 9-1-1, and emergency crews taking him to the hospital.

But, he said his memory is spotty because he was in and out of consciousness.

Both Hamm and Lopez were among surviving patients invited to Bayfront Health Dade City’s fourth annual Lifesaver’s

Celebrating the Festival of Lights

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Awards banquet.

About 65 people attended the event, which included hors d’oeuvres, cocktails, a catered meal and an awards presentation.

Those recognized during the event each received a citation of meritorious performance.

The banquet recognizes the work of emergency personnel, physicians and the Bayfront Health Dade City associates who successfully revived patients whose hearts stopped beating and who were “clinically dead.”

“With Lifesavers, we reunite the patient with their family and everybody who helped take care of them,” said Wayne Ruppert Jr., master of ceremonies for the awards banquet. He is the hospital’s cardiovascular care coordinator. He also received an award during the ceremony.

Hamm was pleased to be there, accom-

The Festival of Lights coincides with the Christmas week this year.

The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah begins on the evening of Dec. 24, and ends on the evening of Jan. 1.

The eight-day celebration commemorates the “miracle” of the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem during the second century B.C., when Israel was ruled by the Seleucids (Syrian-Greeks), who massacred thousands of people and desecrated the city’s holy Second Temple; they also outlawed Judaism and forced Jews to worship Greek gods.

Ancient sources recount that leaders of a Jewish rebel army, called the Maccabees, rose up against their Syrian-Greek oppressors.The uprising lasted three years until the Maccabees seized Jerusalem and retook control of the Second Temple.

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Serving meals, and a helping of kindness More than 80 volunteers, including members of the Wesley Chapel Rotary Noon Club, and its Land O’ Lakes Satellite, Boys Scouts and members of the Land O’ Lakes High School and Wiregrass Ranch Interact clubs fed hundreds of people during the Turkey Gobble at Atonement Lutheran Church in Wesley Chapel and at Keystone Community Church in Land O Lakes. They also provided more than 100 meals to St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church to benefit St. Vincent de Paul Society in San Antonio. In total, there were 800 meals paid for by Rotary member Trevor Campbell, owner Cash for Gold in Wesley Chapel. He and his family also volunteered on Thanksgiving at Atonement Church. Other donations — for items such as paper products, rolls and drinks, and such — came from Rick Soriano of Soriano Insurance, Jody Sullivan (co-chair) of Fun Services, Ron Oldano of Ameriprise Financial, Pablo Rivera of CORE Chiropractic, Chris Casella (chairman) of Primerica of Wesley Chapel, Hungry Harry's and Publix. Wesley Chapel Nissan and Wesley Chapel Toyota provided trucks to deliver the meals.

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Pasco offers Christmas tree recycling The Laker/Lutz News Staff Report

Pasco County residents don’t need to trash their Christmas trees.

Instead, used trees can be recycled through the county’s repurposing program, after the Christmas holiday.

Before recycling, all decorations, tinsel and metal must be removed.

Trees can be dropped off at the following locations, from Dec. 26 through Jan. 8, during regular business hours: • John S. Burks Memorial Park, 13220 Gene Nelson Blvd., Dade City • Land O’ Lakes Community Center, 5401 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Land O’ Lakes • Sam W. Pasco Recreational Complex, 39835 Chancey Road, Zephyrhills • Wesley Chapel District Park (North end at Overpass Road), 7727 Boyette Road Recycled trees are placed through a chipper and used for mulch, according to Pasco County Recycling Supervisor Jennifer Seney.

“Christmas tree mulch can be used to cover

hiking paths, control weeds and accent landscaping,” Seney said, in a release.“Residents can also relocate their tree to a brush pile at home to make an excellent wildlife habitat.”

Used trees may also be picked up by residents and repurposed for firewood.

County residents recycled 1,142 Christmas trees last year — up from 842 in 2014. Meanwhile, the county is encouraging residents to “Make a New Year’s Resolution” to recycle in 2017.

Recycling is included in residential twice-weekly curbside garbage pickup.

Residents can recycle aluminum and metal cans; clear, green and brown glass bottles and jars; and plastic bottles, jars and small containers coded #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 and #7. Caps should be removed, and items should be rinsed.

Also, newspapers, mixed paper and cardboard can be placed in recycling bins.

For more information on recycling, visit PascoCountyFL.net.

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Harvey’s Hardware fills a niche in Land O’ Lakes

By Tom Jackson

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hristmas is upon us again, and with history as our guide, an appreciable number of your neighbors are about to be grateful for the existence of a locally owned hardware store in their midst.

“The saddest time of the year,” says Emma Lou Harvey, “is when somebody is trying to put something together on Christmas Eve and they don’t have all the parts, or the parts don’t fit.

“And then, they come in the day after Christmas, looking for what they needed.”

Emma Lou, 86, is the grand dame of the venerable Harvey’s Hardware in the heart of Land O’ Lakes, and she has a secret: Desperate parents in the role of Santa’s elves not only have been known to seek out the Harveys after closing time Christmas Eve, they’ve also been rewarded for their efforts.

This is the sort of thing that happens when you run a hardware store as a public trust, the way a small-town doctor treats his practice.

“It’s nothing for people to come to the house,” Emma Lou says.“It’s what people did back then.” It’s sometimes what people do now.“If people had a problem…” “… We helped them out,” continues Dee Dee Amodio, the store’s longtime clerk.

This is what Harvey’s, established — no foolin’ — April 1, 1961, does.

Guide a single mom through the intricacies of replacing the guts of a failed toilet tank? Check.

Work with a hobbyist as he spreads out a project in the middle of the electronics aisle? Check.

Readily produce the part the big box retailers didn’t have, then smile knowingly when the relieved customer gasps at the low price? Check and double-check.

I mean, proof that Harvey’s does things

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Dee Dee Amodio, Oatie the cat, Paul Harvey and his mom, Emma Lou Harvey, are familiar faces at Harvey’s Hardware, a shop that’s become a mainstay in Land O’ Lakes.

differently is manifest in its shop mascot, a bob-tailed Siamese cat — Oatie — that dispenses high fives.

All anyone who works at Harvey’s asks is you think before you blurt, “I’ve been all over town looking for this!”Telling the folks who just bailed you out you tend to shop elsewhere is not a compliment.

Nonetheless, much as they want to, none of them — not Dee Dee, not Emma Lou, and not even Paul, Emma Lou’s plainspoken, 60year-old son, will reply with what’s patently obvious:You should have come to them in the first place.

Lots of Harvey’s clients figured that out a long time ago. In fact, it’s pretty much why Ted Harvey — Emma Lou’s late, lamented husband — got the family into the business in the first place.

It’s not like the Harveys weren’t constantly occupied. She taught home economics at Gulf High School.Ted worked for Sheriff Leslie Bessenger. There was young Paul to rear, of course, and they had

an egg farm with 10,000 free-range chickens.“We stayed busy,” Emma Lou says.

But, Land O’ Lakes, at the turn of the 1960s, was miles from the nearest retail center — “You had to go to Sulphur Springs if you wanted anything,” Emma Lou recalls — and, unbeknownst even to his wife, Ted Harvey had an itch to change that.

So when Charles W. Johnson, the store’s founder, asked Ted to look after the place while he was on jury duty, it was as though a bolt found its ideal nut. He spun into place, and held fast until he died in February 1994.

Once in charge, Ted quickly upped the store’s offerings, adding milk, eggs, ice, live fishing bait and fuel-oil delivery … none of which the store carries today.

Indeed, Harvey’s Hardware is, in many ways, as notable for what it no longer carries as for the odd treasures it does. Guns and ammunition, for instance, are off the menu, Emma Lou says, because, “They attract bad actors. Besides, there’s all kinds of

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paperwork and special insurance.”

Similar reasons related to bureaucrats account for how they chucked their fuel-oil operation.There is a limit, she says, to how many visits from EPA staffers any one small business can endure.

Instead, Harvey’s found a niche in knives, especially those designed and handcrafted

by Bradford, Pennsylvania-based W.R. Case.

“Biggest Case dealer in the Southeastern United States,” boasts Paul.

Now we’re 55 years on, and Harvey’s has stubbornly hung on, as history has gone on around it — like the Olympic torch passing through in 1996 en route to the Olympics in Atlanta, and ball fields and the Land O’ Lakes Community Center blooming in the former swamp, where Paul used to explore.

It’s not easy. Emma Lou reports they lose more suppliers every year, and there’s that whole internet competition thing. But — to answer the question that’s always dangling — she has no plans to quit the place.

Paul endorses her fixedness. “We need her,” he says.“She jump-starts us.”As Harvey’s does her.

“Retail is interesting to me,” she says.

“You never know when you open the door that day what’s going to happen.”

Someone might come in completely unaware that what he needed most in the world was a set of Allen wrenches on a ring.

Someone else — on Pearl Harbor Day — might bring his father, a World War II veteran, just to say hello, and that would trigger a memory.

Emma Lou’s family, who lived then in Seminole Heights, spent that infamous 1941 weekend at their Land O’ Lakes home. But, she dropped her little plastic box radio getting out of the car Saturday morning, and it shattered.They had no idea what had happened until neighbors rushed to greet them when they returned home Sunday night.

She was only 11 at the time, but she remembers the moment like it was yesterday: “The world had changed.”

It always does, of course.Which is why it is reassuring when some worthwhile, likable institutions resist, Harvey’s Hardware not least among them.

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TOYS FOR TOTS DROP-OFF

San Antonio Antiques, 11853 S. Curley St., in San Antonio, is an official drop site for the Toys For Tots program. For information, call (352) 588-2001.

HOLIDAY Services

SANTA VISITS OUTLETS

The Tampa Premium Outlets, 2300 Grand Cypress Dr., in Lutz, will host visits with Santa and Mrs. Claus on Dec. 21, Dec. 22 and Dec. 23, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., at the Lagoon Court fire pit area. Children can share wish lists with Santa.There also will be balloon twisting and face painting.

Admission is free, and guests can take photos.

GINGERBREAD HOUSES

The New River Library, 34043 State Road 54 in Zephyrhills, will host a gingerbread house party on Dec. 22 from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Guests can decorate a minigingerbread house.All supplies will be provided by the Friends of the Library. For information, call (813) 788-6375.

Grace Lutheran service

Grace Lutheran Church at Carrollwood, 3714 W. Linebaugh Ave., will host Christmas Eve services on Dec. 24 with a family service at 5 p.m., a quiet Christmas service at 6:30 p.m., and carols and candlelight services at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Christmas Day service will be at 10 a.m. For information, call (813) 961-8747, or visit GraceTampa.org.

Simply Christmas

Lake Magdalene United Methodist Church, 2902 W. Fletcher Ave., in Tampa, will host “Simply Christmas” Christmas Eve services at 5 p.m. (spontaneous Christmas pageant), 6:30 p.m. (contemporary Christmas service), 8 p.m. (lessons and carols), and 11 p.m. (traditional communion service). For information, call (813) 961-1254.

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SACRED HEART CHRISTMAS TOUR

Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 509 N. Florida Ave., in Tampa, will host its annual Christmas tour on Dec. 26 at 4 p.m.

Docents will be dressed in period clothing of 1905 – the year of the church dedication. Last year, more than 250 visitors attended the event. For information, call (813) 229-1595.

HOLIDAY COLORING/PUZZLES

The Land O’ Lakes Library, 2818 Collier Parkway, will host holiday coloring/puzzles on Dec. 27 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., for ages 9 and older.There will be intricate, holidaythemed coloring pages and holiday puzzles to solve.A proper dress code and signed liability waiver are required. For information and to register, call (813) 9291214.

HUGH EMBRY LIBRARY

The Hugh Embry Library, 14215 Fourth St., in Dade City, will host these events: • Chess Club on Dec. 28 from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., for beginners to advanced players. Guests can bring a chess clock.

• Free family movie and popcorn on Dec. 29 at 2 p.m., for kids age 12 and younger with a parent.

For information, call (352) 567-3576.

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North Pointe Church will host a Christmas Eve Worship Experience on Dec. 24 at 4:30 p.m., at Sunlake High School, 3023 Sunlake Blvd., in Land O’ Lakes, for those overwhelmed by the business of the holiday season and underwhelmed with the true meaning of Christmas. For information, call (813) 545-9420, or visit NorthPointeFL.org.

Hanukkah party

Congregation Kol Ami, 3919 Moran Road in Tampa, will host a Hanukkah party on Dec. 24 at 6:30 p.m., with a Menorah lighting, a musical program and a pasta bar dinner. Admission is free, but an RSVP is required. Additional services will be on Dec. 25 at 6:30 p.m.; Dec. 26, Dec. 27, Dec.28 and Dec. 29 at 7:20 p.m.; Dec. 30 at 5 p.m.; and, Dec. 31 at 6:30 p.m. For information and to RSVP, call (813) 962-6338.

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.

RED BARN BUCKS

Christian Social Services, 5514 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., in Land O’ Lakes, is giving away “Red Barn Bucks” the month of December.

Customers can receive $1 in “bucks” for every $5 spent.The bucks will be good on your next purchase.The store is open 10 a.m. to 4 pm.,Tuesday through Saturday.

The Lutz Senior Center, 112 First Ave., N.W., will host these upcoming holiday events: • Dec. 28 at 1 p.m.: Songs of the Season, with a live performance and refreshments.

• Dec. 30 at 1 p.m.: New Year’s Countdown with music, dancing and refreshments. Must RSVP. For information, call (813) 264-3804.

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The New River Library, 34043 State Road 54 in Zephyrhills, will host an internet basics class on Dec. 28 at 2 p.m. Participants can learn the basics of navigating the internet in this free hands-on class. Basic mouse skills are a prerequisite. Registration is limited to eight people. For information, call (813) 788-6375.

MOBILE VETERAN CENTER

The Pasco Vet Center will host a Community Outreach Day on Dec. 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Winn Dixie, 1230 S. Broad St., in Brooksville.A readjustment counseling tech will be on site and benefit referral services will be available. For information, contact AJ Jones at (727) 3721854, or visit VetCenter.va.gov.

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-year-olds.This

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 Museum of Science & Industry, 4801 E. Fowler Ave., in Tampa, will offer a Santa’s Workshop through Jan. 3. Included with a MOSI admission, kids can come to the Idea Zone creativity lab and make real toys to take home. Santa Claus will drop by the workshop to share pointers and holiday cheer with his toy-making helpers. No reservations are necessary. For information, visit MOSI.org.

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.

GARDEN CLUB MEETING

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

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Blvd.There will be a white elephant sale fundraiser. For information, call Marie Woody at (813) 961-2697.

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.

SYNTHETIC ICE SKATING

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 KUMQUAT 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.

OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM

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 adult-family care homes.Training and certification are provided.Volunteers also participate in council meetings, administrative assessments and complaint resolution. For information, visit Ombudsman.MyFlorida.com.

VENDORS NEEDED

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.

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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The Friendship Singers, a group of volunteers that performs in local nursing homes, assisted living facilities and senior centers in Pasco and Hillsborough counties, are looking for members.There are two practices and two concerts each month.There are no auditions and no prior singing experience is necessary. For information, contact Joyce Ruby at (813) 442-7879 or joyceruby99@yahoo.com, or Joe Berling at (813) 997-1454 or jberling@tampabay.rr.com.

PARK PASSES ONLINE

Annual passes to Hillsborough County’s regional parks are now available online.An annual pass is $50 for an individual and $100 for families, and allows free access to the County’s 10 regional parks.The permit is issued in the form of a transferrable tag to hang from the vehicle’s rear view mirror. For information, call (813) 9876240, or visit tinyurl.com/h57ylvl.

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.

STATE FAIR TICKET SALES

Advance tickets for the Florida State Fair, Feb. 9 to Feb. 20, are now on sale and can be purchased online at FloridaStateFair.com, at discounts up to 30 percent off the regular retail price. Paper tickets, suitable for gifting, can be downloaded and printed at home.

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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.

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Contrary to what some might believe, nuts can be heart-healthy despite their calories and fat content. The key is to eat them in moderation.

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But, there’s one gift that you can give that actually promotes good health.

Contrary to what some people believe, nuts are a heart-healthy food. Because nuts are high in fat and calories, some people exclude them from their diet.

But the fact is, nuts are good for you — when eaten in moderation, of course.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommends 1.5 ounces of nuts, roughly equivalent to a small handful a day.

That’s roughly equal to one-third cup.

Or, to be more specific, here’s the number of nuts in an actual serving: 36 almonds; 30 hazelnuts; 42 peanuts; 30 pecan halves; or, 70 pistachios.

Another option is 2 tablespoons of a nutbutter.

Technically speaking, nuts are a good source of protein so they can be used as a protein substitute.

They also are a good source of fiber, thiamin, niacin, folate, phosphorus and zinc.

And, they are a good source of Vitamin E, magnesium, selenium, copper, manganese.

Although they are high in fat, it is considered a “good” fats (mono & poly) and do not contain cholesterol. Omega-3 fatty acids are found in many kinds of fish, but many nuts are also rich in omega-3 fatty acids.

Nuts with the highest antioxidant levels include: walnuts, pecans, peanuts, legume, pistachios, almonds, pine nuts and hazelnuts.

Choosing nuts instead of a less healthy snack may just help you stick to a hearthealthy diet.

Just portion the nuts into snack bags and store for later or take them with you for a “snack attack.”

Of course, you can’t just eat nuts and not cut back on saturated fats found in many other foods, such as dairy and meat products.That won’t do your heart any good.

Remember, too, if the nuts are covered with chocolate, sugar or salt that could cancel out the heart-healthy benefits as well.

Still, unless you are allergic to nuts, you can include nuts as part of your hearthealthy diet.

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Or, you could make a mix of roasted unshelled walnuts, pecans, almonds and hazelnuts (also called filberts). If you are giving nuts as a gift, make sure that your recipient or any member of their family is not part of the 1 percent of Americans allergic to nuts, because they could experience reactions that can range from mild to life threatening.

Nuts contain oils, so eventually they will become rancid and have an off-flavor if they are kept at room temperature for an extended period of time. However, they will stay fresh for up one year in some cases, if they are stored in a tightly-sealed container in the refrigerator or freezer.

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Pasco OKs medical marijuana dispensaries

By Kathy Steele

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The complete picture of the future of the medical marijuana industry remains hazy, but by spring – perhaps even sooner – Pasco County could have its first medical marijuana dispensaries.

The number of dispensaries that will be permitted remains unclear.

Pasco County Commission Chairman Mike Moore wants to allow no more than six. One location and one permit each could be awarded to the six dispensary operators currently licensed by the state, if they apply.

“They may not all come,” Moore said, adding he doesn’t think all of them will.

A vote on an ordinance, which could include a six dispensary limit, is scheduled for Feb. 21 in New Port Richey. The county’s legal staff plans to research the issue for potential legal challenges.

However, at the Dec. 13 meeting in Dade City, county commissioners approved a separate ordinance allowing dispensaries within industrial districts, and establishing conditions for their operations. The vote was 4 to 1, with Pasco County Commissioner Jack Mariano the lone dissenter.

Mariano said access is important and confining dispensaries to industrial areas “is not good for us economically.”

However, the Dec. 13 vote opened the door for applicants to file for dispensary permits. The process generally takes 45 to 60 days, with a final vote needed by commissioners.

If approved, the medicinal shops would be dispensing the low-level form of medical marijuana, known as Charlotte’s web.This limited medical marijuana program is the result of a 2014 statewide referendum.

New regulations stemming from a Nov. 8 referendum that will increase the number of qualified patients, and allow stronger strains, are months away.They will be decided by the Florida Department of Health and state legislators.

In the interim, county commissioners also approved an ordinance for a one-year moratorium on the production, cultivation and distribution of cannabis, the product used to make medical marijuana. This replaces an existing moratorium that ends Dec. 31, and gives the county additional time to wait on what happens with the

new amendment.

The sticking point for county commissioners is where to place dispensaries – in industrial or commercial districts.

“I would rather be open for business,” said Pasco County Commissioner Mike Wells. “I want to make sure we’re open to this when it comes time for the legislature to make decisions …or we’re going to miss the boat. I don’t see why we limit it.”

Pasco County Commissioner Kathryn Starkey had reservations.“If we don’t limit it, and we allow it in any zoning, they could be everywhere,” she said.

County staff members presented a map, pinpointing up to 20 locations in the county that would meet the county’s requirement of a one-mile separation between facilities. However, they estimated fewer than 10 dispensaries would open.

Other restrictions require that dispensaries be at least 1,000 feet from such facilities as schools, day care centers and drug treatment centers. Buffering and adequate setbacks are required between a dispensary and any residential property.

Applicants must show they are licensed by the state to operate a dispensary, as well as meeting the county’s zoning conditions for permitting.

Some residents who spoke during public comment urged county commissioners to make dispensaries as accessible as possible.

Industrial areas often are isolated and not safe, said Kelly Miller, who lives in Holiday.

While no one wants dispensaries on every corner, she said, “My concern is we are shaming people to go into these (industrial) areas.What happens is, you’re limiting people to the access. How are you going to get a bus if you have glaucoma? If you’re suffering from cancer? Are you going to take a cab out to the middle of nowhere?”

Todd Pressman, a Palm Harbor-based land use attorney, told commissioners to “err on the side of caution.You don’t have complete control over conditional use (permits), and there will be challenges.You know that.”

Hudson resident Michelle Flood said, the Nov. 8 referendum sent a clear message that people want dispensaries.

“I know people personally who get their medicine from Hillsborough (County) and Pinellas (County), and they are being delivered into Pasco County,” she said. “It’s coming.You’re not going to be able to stop it.”

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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.

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Also appointed: Dr. Keith Chisholm, chairman of the Department of Surgery, and Dr. Stephen Hanff as vice chairman of the Department of Surgery.

The doctors will be installed at the medical staff’s annual meeting in January.

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Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel has taken baby steps to becoming baby-friendly, to promote the increase of early breast-feeding.

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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)

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• Raquel Ferreira as director of women’s services. Ferreira has been serving as interim director of the unit since July. She has a diverse clinical and management background in labor/delivery and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Ferreira obtained her master’s degree in nursing leadership and administration in June and is board certified in neonatal intensive care nursing.

• Susan Cooper as vice president of cardiac services. Cooper was promoted from a previous leadership position as director of the neuro/tele unit and newly formed Clinical Decision Unit. She has a Master of Science degree in nursing leadership from Walden University and a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from the University of South Florida. Cooper is board certified in cardiovascular nursing.

GFWC Lutz-Land O’Lakes Woman’s Club member co-chairs Donna Losch and Marguerite Humet made holiday deliveries to veterans and patients at James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital in Tampa and residents of Baldomero Lopez State Veterans Nursing Home in Land O’ Lakes. On behalf of the club, the ladies delivered a total of 725 handwritten greeting cards and 11 patriotic hand-crocheted lap quilts. For years, the club has placed particular importance on its service to active-duty military and veterans. From left, Donna Losch; Johanna Snee, Baldomero Lopez activities director; and, Marguerite Humet.

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GOLF TOURNAMENT RAISES MORE THAN $120,000 The Pasco Education Foundation’s 17th annual “Swing for the Kids” Fall Golf Classic raised more than $120,000 to support the foundation’s mission to advance student achievement in Pasco County’s public schools.

Since its inception in 2000, the Pasco Education Foundation’s golf classic continues to grow and is a significant fundraiser for the organization’s initiatives.

FUTURE TEACHERS TEACH SENIORS CITIZENS The River Ridge High School New Teacher Academy students took part in “Generational Learning Day” on Dec. 16, by teaching participating senior citizens technology skills, and providing them with resources for internet usage, social media access and identity theft protection.

Students also will teach the seniors how to take selfies, use mobile calendars and speech to text software, and other applications.

The learning day aims to promote intergenerational interaction and technology understanding.

For information, call Beth Hess at (727) 774-7200.

CARROLLWOOD DAY SCHOOL Carrollwood Day School, 1515 W. Bearss Ave., in Tampa, will host two open houses:

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.

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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.

OnlineColleges.com, a website that provides information about top online colleges and degree programs by featuring school rankings, program guides and career outlooks, has ranked the top 10 schools in Florida for online programs or classes as follows: • St. Petersburg College • Saint Leo University • Daytona State College • Broward College • University of Florida • Seminole State College of Florida • Florida State College at Jacksonville • University of Central Florida • Eastern Florida State College

Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful presented its fourth annual Trashy Flashy Fashion Show showcasing 53 designs, all made from at least 75 percent recycled materials. The fashion show allowed students to take what they have learned either in the classroom, or through the educational presentations of Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful, and upcycle their waste into a wearable piece of art for the runway.

Four awards each were given to middle/high school designers and the other to college/adult designers of Best Use of Materials, Most Wearable, Avant Garde Fashion, and Top Design.

Wharton High School students Amaani Badet, Bayan Odeh, Michelle St. Paul, Karla Lopez and Samantha Roja Gill were winners in the Most Wearable Fashion category for middle/high school. The students used yarn, ribbon, water bottles, bottle caps, straw and newspaper to create their design.

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COX ELEMENTARY CELEBRATES 90 Rodney B. Cox Elementary School, 37615 Martin Luther King Blvd., in Dade City, will host a second celebration for its 90th anniversary on Jan. 30 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., with a dinner fundraiser and a Memory Walk featuring photographs through the eras of the school’s history.

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The I-75 interchange is a gateway in and out of major commercial developments on State Road 56, either already open for business – Tampa Premium Outlets - or under construction – Cypress Creek Town Center.

Longhorn Steakhouse and BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse are among the newest restaurants to open. Others include Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, Chick-fil-A and Culver’s. More eateries are on the way.

Construction will soon be completed west of the interchange on a 150,000square-foot sports complex and ice rink, known as Florida Hospital Center Ice. Vehicles stack up daily at the interchange and bring traffic to a crawl, as motorists seek to go shopping, run errands, get to work or head home.

Details are pending on how traffic will be routed through the busy intersection during construction.

But, Pasco County Commissioner Kathryn Starkey said,“We’ll take the pain for the progress.”

Pasco County could become the second municipality in the state to have a diverging diamond. Sarasota is the first, with a diverging diamond interchange currently under construction at I-75 and University Parkway. It is expected to open in 2017.

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She characterized the banquet as “uplifting and inspiring.

Hamm added:“I am so happy that somebody thanks these people for what they do.

“So many times, the EMTs never know what happens to the person.

“All of those people were so nice to me.

My brothers were here and my stepdaughter. They just couldn’t say enough good things.They said,‘I’ve never seen people so nice and so concerned, and so helpful as they were, at the hospital here,” Hamm said.

The Dade City woman said she doesn’t’ recall much of what happened to her, but she has a report that provides a minute-byminute account.

One thing is certain, Hamm said: It never was a sure thing that she’d walk away from the hospital, especially without deficits.

“For several days, they didn’t know which way it was going to go,” Hamm said.

She was in the hospital for about a week and then at a nursing home for a couple of more before returning home.

“I did my physical therapy. I did a lot better than they thought I would do.They just said they never dreamed it would all end up so good,” Hamm said.

Lopez, a retired postal worker, appreciates the outstanding care that he received.

“I just wanted to mention that the care that I received at Bayfront Health Dade City was excellent. It’s a small hospital, but it’s really great,” he said.

“I’m very grateful to the fire rescue and Bayfront Health (Dade City) for saving my life,” Lopez added. “I can’t thank them enough.”

He especially appreciates the additional time he’s been able to spend with his family.

Ruppert, who had spent most of his career working for St. Joseph’s Hospital in

The City of Jacksonville is considering a diverging diamond on Interstate 95.

In the diverging diamond interchange, multiple lanes of traffic from opposite directions crisscross from one side of the roadway to the other, and then switch back, guided by road signs, marked lanes and traffic signals.

Supporters of the design say it eases congestion, prevents wrong-way entry onto ramps and reduces crashes. The interchange also accommodates pedestrian crossings and bicycle lanes.

Other projects included in the fiveyear work plan are: • County Road 54 (Wesley Chapel Boulevard) from north of State Road 54 and State Road 56 to Progress Parkway; right-of-way to be purchased in 2018.

• State Road 52 realignment from Uradco Place to west of Fort King Road; right-of-way to be purchased in 2018; construction in 2019.

• U.S. 301 from State Road 56 (proposed) to State Road 39 (Paul Buchman Highway); preliminary engineering in 2018; right-of-way to be purchased in 2021, 2022.

For complete list of proposed projects and their descriptions visit D7wpph.com.

Comments on projects should be submitted by Dec. 27, either online or mailed to: Ed McKinney, Florida Department of Transportation, 11201 N. McKinley Drive, MS 7-500,Tampa, Florida, 33612.

Tampa and St. Joseph’s Hospital-North, joined the Bayfront Health Dade City’s staff four years ago.

He was immediately impressed by the skills he saw exhibited by emergency responders and hospital personnel.

“Performance is gauged in the cath lab, by door to balloon,” Ruppert said.

“When a patient comes in the door having a heart attack — how fast do you get them on the cath lab table, get a balloon in their heart, and balloon open the blockage and put a stent in?

“That’s when the heart attack stops.

“So, the stop watch begins when they come in the front door, and it ends when you restore blood flow to the part of the heart where the blockage was blocking blood flow,” he said.

“The statistical survival rate for out-ofhospital cardiac arrest is around 7 percent, and that’s according to a recent Heart Association American College of Cardiology Journal paper,” Ruppert said. “BayFront Health Dade City, typically, every year is two to three times that amount.”

Two of the patients who were invited to the banquet had experienced prolonged down times, Ruppert said.

If CPR isn’t started within 4 minutes to 6 minutes, brain cells begin to die, he said, and historically the survival rate for those patients is low.

There is a therapy called Therapeutic Hypothermia that can be used to cool down the patient’s core body temperature to chill the temperature of the brain to preserve brain cells, Ruppert said, and that was used on two patients who had prolonged down times.

Due to that treatment and the good care they received, Ruppert said, “they walked out of the hospital with no deficit.They’re totally normal.”

Hamm was one of those patients.

“I feel very blessed,” she said.

sought to light the temple’s menorah (a seven-branched candelabrum), but found only a single cruse of olive oil that had escaped contamination by the Syrian-Greeks.

The one-day supply of oil, however, kept the candles flickering for eight nights.

The main religious observance to the holiday is lighting a nine-branched menorah, known in Hebrew as a hanukiah. On each of the holiday’s eight nights, another candle is added to the menorah after sundown; the ninth candle, called the shamash (helper), is used to light the others. Jews typically recite blessings during the ritual and display the menorah prominently in a window as a reminder to others of the holiday-inspired miracle.

TRADITIONAL HANUKKAH FOODS

It is traditional to eat fried foods during Hanukkah because of the significance of oil to the holiday. Among the most popular dishes are potato latkes (pancakes) and sufganiot (deep-fried doughnuts). Brisket is often served as a main course; it is also customary to consume dairy foods during Hanukkah.

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Playing with a dreidel: On Hanukkah, it is customary to play with a dreidel, a foursided spinning top bearing Hebrew letters that serve as an acronym for “a great miracle happened there.”The game is usually played for a pot of coins, nuts or other prizes; it is won or lost based on which letter the dreidel lands when it’s spun.

Offering gelt: It is also a tradition to offer gelt (gifts of money) to children during the festival as a reward for positive behavior and devotion to Torah (Jewish Bible) study.

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When Academy at the Lakes began its girls weightlifting program, there was just one girl on the team.

That was in 2014, and the sole lifter was senior Kennedy Van Zandt Lachiotte.

Since then, the program has grown steadily.

Participation (and expectations) is up under second-year coach Marla Oliver, who took over in 2015 after John Castelmare’s retirement.

And, despite the exit of three graduating seniors — Maggie Hult, Natalie Davis, Grace Faith — the weightlifting coach has managed to increase from seven a year ago to 12 for the 2016-2017 roster.

How does the coach do it?

It starts with an open invitation, followed by encouragement.

“Either they like it and want to stay with it,” Oliver said,“or, it’s not for them, and it’s no pressure at all. I always tell them that.”

However, she added: “Most of the girls end up liking it.”

That includes the school’s senior basket-

Academy at the Lakes basketball standout Imani Thomas is a first-time member of the Wildcats weightlifting team. Second-year coach Marla Oliver believes she has potential to reach states this year.

ball sensation Imani Thomas, to whom Oliver one day suggested that she give weightlifting a chance.

Thomas — who according to Oliver possesses “natural strength”— fell in love with the sport, instantly.

“I’m...drawn to weightlifting,” Thomas said. “The environment, the intensity that people have around you — it’s pretty nice.”

She, too, enjoys the camaraderie aspect of weightlifting.

“We have this team that will cheer you on no matter what,” Thomas said, “even if you’re struggling.”

Another positive: it’s boosted her performance on the hardwood.

“I’ve gotten a little bit more stronger in the paint,” said Thomas, who’s averaging 10.1 points and 12.5 rebounds per game.

Other lifters, like sophomore Victoria Yanez, are bullish to the sport because of its obvious health benefits.

“I was really into personal fitness and being really healthy,” Yanez said, “and I wasn’t really feeling like I was getting that out of collective sports like volleyball or softball. We tried (weightlifting) in one of our gym classes in the weight room, and it was so invigorating and so much fun.”

Yanez, like Thomas, appreciates the sport’s “supportive community” often apparent at meets.

“We’re there cheering on other teams that might be our biggest competitor,”Yanez said, “because you see these girls and you see how hard they’re working, and you know how hard they’re working...because you go through that.”

That mindset often trickles to coaches from opposing schools, she added.

“Their coaches will help you and they give you pointers because they want real competition,”Yanez explained.“It’s not just, ‘Oh, let’s let them slip away and win.’”

Being a smaller private school, winning meets against larger public schools is a substantial hurdle, however.

So, too, is fitting in workouts for girls like Thomas, who have other sports and extracurricular obligations.

“It’s about trying to get them in the weight room with so much going on,” Oliver said.“There’s everything from audi-

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tions for a play, to girls in cheerleading...”

To compensate, the Wildcats coach schedules intensive full-body workouts, striving to master each lifter’s technique for the bench press and clean-and-jerk.

“With the time that we have,” Oliver said, “we can’t really do a leg day, or an arm day.”

That’s fine for Yanez, who’s just looking to improve her lifting fundamentals as the season progresses.

“I look at technique specifically,”Yanez said,“because that’s one thing that definitely helps you. It’s not about pure grit and throwing up weights; it’s about how you go about doing it.”

The Wildcats coach, meanwhile, believes as many as five Wildcats can qualify for regionals, based on past invitational and district results.A few — like Thomas— even have potential to reach states someday.

“I’m just happy right now that we are putting up points,” Oliver said,“and, the girls

Academy at the Lakes girls weightlifting • Haven Blinder-8th grade • Brooke Blankenship-8th grade • Rori Gerstner-8th grade • Christin Harris-Freshman • Isabella Lyons-Freshman • Jessica Mott-Freshman • Amber Nadeau-Freshman • Haneen McNamee-Sophomore • Victoria Yanez-Sophomore • Melissa Feingold-Junior • Julia Davis-Senior • Regan McCormick-Senior • Imani Thomas-Senior

are increasing their numbers.”

As she continues to elevate the program, Oliver feels the sport’s popularity, especially among the girls at Academy at the Lakes, lies in weightlifting’s ability to serve as a “confidence boost.”

Yanez agrees.

“You can go from being this meek, timid person to being someone who grows confidence,”Yanez said,“because (girls) are like,‘I can do this and I can accomplish so much more if I set my mind to it.’”

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FORMER PASCO HIGH PLAYER SELECTED FOR EAST-WEST SHRINE GAME Joey Ivie, a former Pasco High football standout and current Florida Gators senior defensive tackle, has accepted an invite to participate in the East-West Shrine Game on Jan. 21, in St. Petersburg.The postseason college all-star game typically attracts dozens of scouts from the NFL and other professional teams.

Despite missing two games with a thumb injury, the 6-foot-3, 300-pound defensive stalwart tallied 21 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, 6 quarterback hurries, a forced fumble and a blocked kick. Several football analysts believe Ivie is a borderline draft-able prospect. He graduated from Pasco High in 2013.

LOCALS NAMED TO FACA ALL-STAR FOOTBALL TEAM

Land O’ Lakes High safety/receiver Justin Kren and Wiregrass Ranch linebacker Ryan Scamardo were selected to the Florida Athletic Coaches Association (FACA) All-Star team. In eight games on defense, Kren recorded 31 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, a sack and an interception; he caught 16 passes for

Local volleyball seniors receive national honors Saint Leo volleyball seniors Jamee Townsend and Hope Lemon have received an American Volleyball Coaches Association All-America Honorable Mention.

165 yards and 1 touchdown on offense.

Scamardo, meanwhile, notched 110 total tackles, 23.5 tackles for loss and 5 sacks, through 10 games. Kren holds a college offer from Valparaiso (Indiana) University, while Scamardo has an offer from Webber International University, located in Babson Park, Florida.

WIREGRASS RANCH SOFTBALL STANDOUT COMMITS TO HCC

Alexis Ridolph, a senior infielder at Wiregrass Ranch High School, has committed to play softball at Hillsborough Community College (HCC). In 17 games last season, Ridolph hit .317 with 10 runs and 6 RBIs. Her older sister, Kaitlyn Ridolph, played softball at HCC the last two seasons.

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Townsend led the Sunshine State Conference (SSC) in digs per set with 5.39; the libero was also a three-time SSC Defensive Player of the Week.

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Association (FHSAA) has announced the new Cypress Creek High School in Wesley Chapel will be assigned to Class 4ARegion 3 for both the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 football seasons; the school is set to open in August. Zephyrhills Christian Academy, meanwhile, has been reassigned to Class 2A-Region 2.The final FHSAA football classifications for Classes 1A-8A and Independents can be found on FHSAA.org.

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Florida Hospital Center Ice and Tampa Premium Outlets have partnered to offer public skating sessions at Lagoon Court, a 20-by-40-foot synthetic ice surface at the outlet mall. Skating sessions will be offered Dec. 21 to Dec. 23, from noon to 3 p.m., and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., each day. Sessions will last 30 minutes. Rates per session is as follows: $6 for skate rental; $2 for a pair of socks; and, $1 for skating walker. For information, contact Sarah Rasheid at (813)-909-8716, or email sarah.rasheid@simon.com.

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The Dick’s Sporting Good Tournament of Champions lacrosse event is slated for Dec. 29 through Dec. 31. Games are played from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., at two locations: Wesley Chapel District Park, 7727 Boyette Road and Wesley Chapel High School, 30651 Wells Road.The tournament consistently features some of the top high school and youth players from the United States and Canada.

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Telling life stories, through ornaments

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he ornaments on the Christmas tree in Becky Wanamaker’s Land O’ Lakes home are like tiny snapshots of the family’s life.

“Everything on there is significant — has a story, or represents a memory,” she said.

“They’re either passed down from the family, they’re something I made as a kid, got on a trip or was given as a gift,”Wanamaker said.

“You see the Snoopy one up at the top?

“That thing has traveled multiple states.

Somebody made it for him (her husband Wayne), when he was a couple of years old.

“All of these faded ones here are his grandparents’ ornaments.

“This is an ornament he made with his grandmother, when he was a kid,” she said.

There’s one ornament — that Wanamaker’s mom made for her — that dates back to the 1970s.

There are decorations that Wanamaker made for her children, Ewan, Ridley and Amelie, too.

“This star with Ewan’s name on it is something I made with him when he was probably about a year old. This one is my daughter’s. She was about a year old. It has her picture on it,” she said.

Other ornaments remind the family of events from their lives, or places they’ve been.

She hopes the ornaments she now creates as an artist will become a keepsake for the people who purchase or receive them.

“I look at these ornaments as treasures they can pass down, from generation to generation,” she said, of the 4-inch glass orbs that she transforms into works of art.

“I am what I call a fluid, abstract artist,” she said.““I do fluid abstract art paintings, using inks and pigments and resin.The ornaments are one facet of what I do.”

She applies inks to the interior of the glass ball, then uses pressurized air to direct the flow of the ink. She often applies several layers of color.

The result is a unique, hand-crafted ornament.

“No two are exactly alike.

“I might use the same colors,” she said.

But, she added,“because of the way I do them, I can’t make duplicates.

“I can make them look like they belong together, as a set, but they’re all different from one another,”Wanamaker said.

The ornaments range from $15 to $20 each, with discounts available for orders of three or more.

Wanamaker enjoys creating the ornaments and can personalize them to suit the customer’s needs.

“If you want a message or a name or a date, I’ll do that. I’ve done ornaments for marriages.

“I’ve done ornaments for a child’s first Christmas. I’ve done ornaments in memory of someone who has passed. I’ve done ornaments for people’s dogs,” she said.

Some people want ornaments representing a specific team’s colors. Others want to say: “Merry Christmas from the Sunshine State,” she said.

“Ornaments can signify so many things,” the Land O’ Lakes woman said.

Indeed, on one level, the fact is these ornaments reflect a significant change in the direction of Wanamaker’s life.

B.C. MANION/STAFF PHOTOS

A car accident and a burglary combined to set Becky Wanamaker on a new path in life. She now creates unique Christmas ornaments, using a method she calls fluid abstract art.

This is what the ornaments look like before Becky Wanamaker’s artistry begins.

She had been working a freelance graphic designer when she was involved in a car accident two years ago, in November.Two days later her house was robbed. Her computer was stolen, and her house was ransacked.

“Those two things, back to back, just kind of put everything into a tailspin for me.

So, I took a job managing an office, doing nothing creative because I just didn’t have it in me,” she said.

But, around October of last year, she felt the urge to do something artistic, she said.

“I came across these inks.They’re called alcohol inks. I started on paper, then I experimented with it on glass faces.

Ink, compressed air and clear glass ornaments are used to create one-of-a-kind ornaments.

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“I was at Michael’s one day and they had these glass ornaments, and I thought,‘You know, those would probably be cool to do for Christmas.’ I was just doing it for myself.

“I shared what I created on Facebook, and before I knew it, I had people who wanted to buy the ornaments and the vases, and what not.

“Fast-forward a year, I left my job at the company, and I am pursuing a full-time career as an artist,” she said.

Most of her customers come from social media or word-of-mouth, she said. She also sells at art shows and festivals, and in a gallery in Ybor City.

Next year, she’d like to branch out to teach some classes.

As she creates her art, she wants to keep it affordable.

“I need to make money on it, but I don’t need to make a killing on it,” she said. Plus, she added,“I’m still an emerging artist.”

When she reflects upon the accident and the recent changes in her life, she thinks they were meant to be.

“I think everything happens for a reason,”Wanamaker said.

The car accident left her with back injuries, she said, which she expects to deal with for the rest of her life. But she said, it taught her something, too.

“You learn, after something like that happens, that the material stuff just doesn’t matter,” she said.

“I think everything is a journey in life. It’s a matter of how you look at it,”Wanamaker said.

“I always wanted to be an artist. I just didn’t think I could make a living on it,” she said.

Besides giving her a chance to express

Some of the inks used to create the ornaments. No two are alike.

Compressed air is used to move and dry various ‘layers’ of ink, applied inside clear glass ornament balls.

her creativity,Wanamaker said her work has other, intangible rewards.

She gets to play a role in helping others to create memories, and, she said:“I know in the end, it’s going to make somebody happy.”

It is too late for ornament orders for this Christmas, but Wanamaker accepts orders all year. So, if you’d like to order some ornaments or want to know more about Wanamaker’s work, you can email her at designerbeckyw@icloud.com.

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Share your wildlife photos

Lots of places have become so urbanized that the only chance people have to see wildlife is at a zoo. But that’s not true in many parts of The Laker/Lutz News’ coverage area.

If you’ve captured a photograph of an interesting bird or wild creature, we’d love to share your image with our readers.

If you’d like us to consider publishing your photograph, please email it to us at news@lakerlutznews.com.

Please be sure to include what kind of animal it is, if you know, and where you took the picture. Also include your contact information, so we can get in touch with you, if we need to.

Patch is fun and playful Patch has been at the shelter for a while now. He likes to run and play with toys — lots of toys. People misread his frustrations as though Patch doesn't want to meet them, but he is really just frustrated that he hasn’t been able to leave the shelter.

Patch likes to learn, and knows sit, down, shake paw and roll over. He has been attending the Canine Good Citizen classes, and is working on walking on a leash.

Patch likes to be active and move around, but still enjoys laying at your feet at the end of the day, and cuddle time in front of the TV. He needs a home with someone who will have the patience to work through his puppy-ish moments. Come meet Patch, and if you have another pup at home, bring it along for a meet and greet.

Moe loves attention Moe is a very young boy who came to the shelter with his siblings, but he is the last of the three waiting to be adopted. Moe has no problem letting you know that he wants attention, and once he has it, he doesn’t want to let you go. Moe, being held here by shelter worker Lisa Abtey, would be the ‘purr’fect addition to your family this holiday season.

If you would like to adopt either Moe or Patch, 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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Pasco County Animal Services’Tail Wagon adoption vehicle will make a stop at Petco, 16248 State Road 54 in Odessa, on Dec. 22, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

For information, call (813) 929-1212.

HELP REDUCE MANATEE INJURIES AND DEATHS

The 98th manatee of the year died of watercraft-inflicted injuries in Florida on Dec. 2. That made 2016 the new record year for manatees killed by watercraft in the state.The number of manatee rescues necessitated by watercraft strikes is also up this year.

The silver lining is that someone reported the injuries, giving the manatees the chance to be rescued and treated. Not all survive.

If you're a Florida boater, and you have an idea about how to better protect our

manatees, contact Save the Manatee, and limit correspondence to positive contributions to the discussion. For example, the comment that manatees aren't native to Florida (they are) would not be helpful, nor would a proposal to round up all of the manatees and put them somewhere else.

Those interested can send ideas to boatingsafety@ savethemanatee.org., with the subject line "Manatee Protection Idea."

GIVE A PET A LOVING HOME

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.

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Her owner is not exactly sure what kind of cat she is, but Miss Kitty has become very sweet and docile compared to when she first arrived and adopted her family.

Miss Kitty loves to cuddle up on the patio chair — sitting on a heavily insulated heating pad on a very low heat setting during the cool nights. She even says “Me-out” when she wants to go outside. Miss Kitty’s proud owner is Lillian Cucuzza, of Land O’ Lakes.

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Commerce will have a “Cup of Joe” and a “No Agenda” mixer on Dec. 28 from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., at the law firm of Lucas/Magazine, at 2533 Windguard Circle, Suite 101, in Wesley Chapel.

This mixer takes place the last Wednesday of each month.

For information, call Elayne Bassinger at (813) 495-2336, or visit Lucas/Magazine.com.

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VIDEO TRAINING Pasco County libraries are partnering with Lynda.com – an online platform owned

by Linkedin – to provide full access to the company’s video library.

More than 4,000 video courses, taught by industry experts, are available.The courses explain Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel and Publisher; and, the Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Acrobat. Also available are courses on computer programming, photography skills, online marketing, business management and more.

Lynda.com offers various paid subscriptions, but Pasco library patrons can access the courses for free by going online and using their library cards to create a profile.

To sign up, please visit Lynda.com/portal/sip?=pascolibraries.org.

For more information, also visit PascoLibraries.org.

JOB FAIR

The Hilton Garden Inn, 2155 Northpointe Blvd., in Lutz, will host a job fair on Dec. 21 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.The hotel is expected to open in February.

Positions available include: bartender, servers, maintenance supervisor, executive housekeeper, housekeeping, chef, shuttle driver-houseman, front desk, sales and catering manager, and banquet captain set-up.

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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.

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SPREADING PEANUT BUTTER AND GOOD CHEER

The Tampa Bay Builders Association is spreading good cheer and peanut butter for a good cause. The association’s Sales and Marketing Council has set a holiday challenge to build 1,000 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches at the association’s downtown headquarters, 512 E. Kennedy Blvd.

Volunteers will work in shifts on Dec. 21.

The sandwiches are being made to support the nonprofit GRAB Tomorrow – PB&J for Tampa Bay. The builder’s association’s Sales and Marketing Council received the National Home Builder’s Gold Award for charity work it has done earlier this year.

For information, visit TBBA.net.

RIBBON CUTTING

Go Craft Yourself will have a ribbon cutting on Jan. 10 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., at 10311 Cross Creek Blvd., Suite A, in Tampa.

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

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, or visit NorthTampaChamber.com.

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.

PASCO-HERNANDO SCORE SEEKS VOLUNTEERS

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 startup 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.

NAMING CONTEST

The City of Zephyrhills needs a name for its new festival venue in time for the annual Pigz in Z’hills BBQ & Blues Festival on Jan. 21.

The Greater Zephyrhills Chamber of Commerce is launching a naming contest for the event site, which features a 20-by-40foot stage, and 50 spaces equipped with water and electric outlets.There also is additional space for free-standing vendors, car shows, business expos and children’s activities.

Deadline for name submissions is Jan 6.

The name may reflect the purpose, locations and history of the site. However, double entendres won’t be considered.Also, the name shouldn’t focus only on barbecue.

The venue is located at 5200 Airport Road, and will be operated by the city, which contributed $30,000 to its construction. Florida Hospital donated $30,000 to build a permanent stage.

The site will host a variety of events and fundraisers organized by nonprofit organizations such as the Rotary Club of Zephyrhills, Thomas Promise Foundation, Ride for Hospice, and Paulie Palooza.

Other potential events could be the renewal of the Zephyrhills Celtic Festival and a balloon fest.

For information, call the chamber office at (813) 782-1913.

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