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FEBRUARY 11, 2015
Tampa Premium Outlets taking shape By Kathy Steele ksteele@lakerlutznews.com
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Tampa Premium Outlets is no longer just wishes and speculation. There are still lots of questions, however, about what tenants will fill the 441,000 square feet of shopping space. Bulldozers are moving earth, and walls are going vertical on what has been a shopping destination in the making going back more than decade. Plans have changed through the years, but now an outlet center is on the horizon: Opening day is scheduled for late October, well in advance of the 2015 holiday season. Shopaholics, of course, are eager to see the center’s anticipated 100-plus retailers open their doors.
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From the Interstate 75 off-ramp at State Road 56, motorists traveling west can get a glimpse of Tampa Premium Outlets, as the outlet center takes shape for its late-2015 opening.
Like other large enterprises, the outlet center also is expected to have some ripple effects on the local economy. Businesses that can provide accessory goods or services are likely to benefit. And, students at Pasco-Hernando State College’s Porter Campus at Wiregrass Ranch also could reap internships to help them in their studies or jobs to help cover their expenses. Simon Property Group, the mall’s developer, has estimated that the project will yield 300 to 500 construction jobs and as many as 800 retail jobs, once the outlet center opens. Hope Allen, executive director for the Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of See OUTLETS, page7A
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From behind the counter at Nabers Jewelers, owner Tom Vanater inspects a piece of jewelry. Vanater, who has been in business in Zephyrhills for more than 30 years, is retiring this spring.
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He’s seen his share of love stories By B.C. Manion
his wife. “He was at a dance and he looked across the room and said, ‘I’m going to marry that As Valentine’s Day approaches, jewelry girl.’ stores and florists are ramping up to handle “He was about 6-foot-4. She was about 5the heavy demand that this day — set aside foot-3. for love and romance — creates. “He was in uniform. He asked her to Through the years, Tom Vanater, owner of dance. He told her he wanted to marry her. Nabers Jewelry at 6951 Gall Blvd., in “He left (for World War II) like three days Zephyrhills, has seen his share of love sto- later. ries. “She waited for him to come back.” He recalls one couple, in particular, that “Some of the hardships that they’ve gone came into his shop to purchase an anniver- through. And some of the things they’ve ensary ring. dured — to stay together through all that,” They were celebrating their 50th an- Vanater said, marveling at the couple’s enniversary. during love. The man told the jeweler how he met As a jeweler, he’s had the chance to be
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part of many happy occasions — as patrons selected jewelry for engagements, weddings, anniversaries, graduations, retirements and other special occasions. Jewelry helps convey a feeling of connection, Vanater said. In many families, it is passed on from one generation to the next, and people often become quite attached to it because of the emotional bond it represents, he said. Nabers Jewelers was established by Myron Nabers in 1933, offering jewelry services to residents in East Pasco. Vanater bought the business more than three decades ago. See LOVE, page7A
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Sanders Memorial Elementary: Past and Future By B.C. Manion bcmanion@lakerlutznews.com
Notifications went out last week to parents of students who have been accepted for the inaugural year of Sanders Memorial Elementary STEAM Magnet School. Sanders’ roots in Land O’ Lakes date back to 1948. The school was closed for a few years, pending reconstruction, but the crash of the housing market stalled that redevelopment. In August, the school now made up of a combination of new structures and redeveloped buildings will open as Pasco County’s first magnet program. It will focus on science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics. Sanders received 1,690 applications from across See SANDERS, page7A
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Gertrude Godwin was known for being a strict disciplinarian, who was devoted to teaching. She’s shown here with her second-grade class at Sanders Memorial Elementary School in Land O’ Lakes.