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Nocco: Pay hikes needed to retain staff

By Kathy Steele

the budget approved by commissioners last year.

Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco says Other increases in he needs a $5.4 million increase in his annu- Nocco’s budget inal budget to provide better pay and benefits clude $475,000 for — both to recruit new employees and to body cameras and keep veterans from leaving for higher pay- $254,000 for aircraft ing jobs. maintenance.

Sheriff Chris Nocco “It’s a morale issue,” Nocco told Pasco The argument that County commissioners at a June 2 work- Pasco is losing officers tired of low pay isn’t shop in New Port Richey. new. Nocco has issued the warning in past The sheriff’s office is on pace to set a years. record for 50 resignations this year, largely He came to this year’s budget workshop due to low compensation, Nocco said. armed with fresh data and a salary survey to His 2016 budget request is about $104 back up his claims. million in total, about 6.7 percent higher than “We didn’t just cry wolf,” said Nocco.

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familiar look, because often they are the children or grandchildren of students she taught in the past.

Sally Blackwood was just meant to “We really are a studio family,” Blackwood dance. said.

And at age 79, she is celebrating the Her own family is where her passion for 50th anniversary of the Blackwood Studios dance began. in Dade City with a recital of “The Wizard of Her father’s orchestra traveled through Oz”.

Florida at the height of the swing band The journey down the yellow brick road craze in the 1940s. Ben Atwood and his muis a tradition begun in 1965 and has been sical troupe played the swanky Vinoy Hotel repeated every decade since. in St. Petersburg. Her mother, Genevieve “It is our signature piece,” said Blackwood Atwood, played violin in the orchestra. It was a love match. who teaches up to five hours a day.

The faces of many of her students have a Blackwood would find her own love

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Laura Hauser inspired others during her cancer battle

By B.C. Manion

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Laura Hauser waged a valiant war against cancer for six years, but lost the battle in the early morning hours of June 8.

The disease started in her colon but had spread all over her body, including her liver, lungs, spine and brain, said Stephanie Hardy, a family friend for the past four years.

Laura had undergone more than 70 rounds of chemotherapy and multiple surgeries, Hardy said.

Laura is survived by her husband, Richard; her son, Noah, 14; and her daughter, Tatum, 12.

Laura had been to Seattle for treatment but had returned to Wesley Chapel to attend Noah’s eighth-grade graduation and Tatum’s dance recitals.

She made it to the graduation, but wasn’t able to go to the recitals. She was able to watch one — that was livestreamed — from her bed.

The family had thought that potential treatment in Seattle offered Laura her best hope and she had planned to return there, but she died at home, under the care of hospice.

Laura’s battle was personal, but she wasn’t alone.

Her fight inspired family, friends, col-

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Laura and Tatum Hauser at Contempo School of Dance. The dance moms there have made dinners for the Hauser families and had fundraisers to help support the family.

leagues and strangers to step forward to show their support.

This coming weekend, an event is taking place at Harvester United Methodist Church in Land O’ Lakes to help the Hauser family with expenses.

That fundraiser will go on as planned, Hardy said.

The family also will be helped by a GoFundMe account, established by Pamela Maurer Fay on May 23, which attracted hundreds of donations and sentiments of support.

“You are strong and you are loved. Find strength in the amount of people who wish to help your beautiful family. You are in our prayers,” Rick and Susan Coder wrote, when making their donation.

After learning of Laura’s death, Pasco County Schools tweeted out a message: “Rest in peace, Laura Hauser. A great educator, mom, wife and friend to many. You will be missed.”

Laura worked at Wesley Chapel

match, too. But first there would be a childhood of uninhibited movement.

She traveled with her parents to military bases as they entertained troops during World War II. She was 5 years old when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.

They were part of the vaudeville circuit, playing one night in Jacksonville and another in Avon Park. Her hometown was Lakeland, Florida.

“They did everything they could to help the war effort. I was like their mascot,” Blackwood said.“I made up dances.”

See DANCE, page9A Elementary School before her illness caused her to leave the job.

While she was working there in 2012, she received the award for School-Related Personnel of the Year for Pasco County Schools. The distinction goes to a noninstructional employee who makes outstanding contributions.

At the time of the award, Laura’s title was media and technology assistant, but both her colleagues and her boss said her influence was far broader.

She was the campus photographer. She handled lunch duty. She shelved books and checked them out. She had a photography club for kids, put together the school’s yearbook and helped teachers with technical issues.

Principal John Abernathy, described her this way: “Laura is hands-down the most reliable, the most efficient, the most dependable, the most sincere person that I can say that I’ve run across in a really long time.

“In terms of the lives that I would say that Laura has touched – I couldn’t even put a number to it. She’s a very passionate person herself, and I think she brings that passion to everything she does. It’s who she is.”

Even more impressive was Laura’s unbridled enthusiasm, despite chemotherapy treatments for her cancer, colleagues said.

Laura has been unable to work for some time, but Richard works three part-time jobs, in addition to being a firefighter and paramedic for Hillsborough County Fire Rescue.

Colleagues and friends from the elementary school have continued to show their support for the family. Recently, Iris Barcelona and Christopher Gorman coordinated WCES Makes a Splash Water Day for Mrs. Hauser.

Friends from the Contempo School of See HAUSER, page9A

No dodging local man’s success

By Michael Murillo

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Rick Moody’s career revolves around dodgeball.

But it was a game he didn’t like as a child.

“I know when I was a kid, dodgeball was scary,” the Lutz resident said. “You’d line up at the back of the wall and hope you don’t get hit, because it would knock your teeth out or break your nose.”

Moody’s bad memories were shared by other teachers when he taught physical education.They didn’t like the idea of children risking injury and bullying. And, if the gymnasium wasn’t available, there was no way to play it outside without chasing the ball most of the time.

So Moody came up with some solutions.

First, he focused on the ball.

Gone are the days of hard rubber speeding toward a player’s head.

In Moody’s system, the ball is foam, including a foam core, with a cloth-like covering on the exterior.

When this ball hits, it doesn’t hurt.And, it can’t be used as a weapon in the hands of an aggressive person.

Next, there’s the arena where children and adults can play the game.

Moody designed and built a structure with plastic walls that exceed 8 feet and includes netting.

The structure can be set up indoors or outdoors, takes around 15 minutes to put together and creates a fun atmosphere to play a popular game without the danger and risks that are normally associated with it.

Eventually, Moody realized he didn’t just

ing from $10 to $50.

Aside from being fun, Moody sees other benefits in playing dodgeball.

As a former physical education teacher who ran his own running camps, and coached cross country and track and field at the college level, he knows the importance of physical fitness and the dangers of childhood obesity.

Some children spend their free time playing video games but can’t do a sit-up or push-up, Moody said. Getting in some exercise — hours of it at some events — is good for children.

“If we can get them out there exercising secretly, without them really knowing it, I think that’s going to be a huge thing,” he said.

Moody also uses his dodgeball system to tackle the problem of bullying.

Dodgeball2You hosts a program called PHOTOS COURTESY OF RICK MOODY “Dodge Bullying” in schools, where they Rick Moody’s patented dodgeball arena takes teach an anti-bullying lesson, discuss sportsthe sting out of the popular childhood game. manship and invite the children to play dodgeball in a new, fun way. have an idea. He had a business.

“We’re able to get a message across Since Dodgeball2You really got going last about anti-bullying with a game that was year, the company has done more than 200 synonymous with bullying back in the day,” events, with around 50,000 participants en- Moody said. joying the new brand of dodgeball.

While dodgeball can be a challenging That includes a lot of repeat business, game, the real challenge Moody faced was and it includes parties, gatherings at colleges securing a patent for the arena. and churches, and other special events.

Obtaining a patent can be a long, expenFor $200 to $300, depending on the sea- sive process, and it’s one that Moody had son, an event or party can have a complete gone through before. dodgeball setup, including equipment and a “It was very painful, especially the first game manager who keeps things moving. time around,” he said.

Moody’s system features continuous play, so The first time he sought a patent was people can drop out and jump in as they about five years ago for a different idea. He like. At pay-for-play events, individuals can spent about $15,000, felt frustrated and did play as much as they want, with prices rang- not succeed in that effort.

For his dodgeball arena, it took around 18 months and more than $10,000. But with the help of a patent attorney, it ended on a much happier note. His patent was approved just a few weeks ago.

That means Dodgeball2You doesn’t have to rely on a “patent pending” designation, and worry that someone will steal the concept.

“You’re kind of on pins and needles because people see your idea,” Moody said about the long wait to get approved.

Now that the patent is in place, Moody wants everyone to see it. Very few patents are issued to individuals, and just a small percentage of those go on to make money, he explained.

But his business is going strong — they’ve done as many as a dozen events in one weekend — and Moody is already looking to expand.

With 10 arenas and three trailers already in place, the next step will be franchising.

He’s also pursuing another patent to expand the arena’s concept into a multifunctional structure than can host several different types of games. Add in league play, and Moody’s company has dodgeball covered from all angles, like the arena he built to house the games.

Having a patented, popular concept makes the time and expense he invested worth it, he said.

“It’s a good feeling to have this accomplishment,” Moody said. “I tell everybody if you give up, you’re not going to make it. You have to keep trying. You have to keep pushing forward.”

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Lowry Park Zoo has new baby white rhino The Laker/Lutz News Staff Report

In keeping with a natural herd structure, Alake and calf have begun introductions to the other rhinos and Grevy’s zebras that share their habitat, zoo officials say.

While the birth is welcome news for the managed population, record numbers of rhinos were killed by poachers in South Africa last year. Despite increased protection efforts, the number of rhinos killed by poachers jumped 21 percent to 1,215. The current poaching crisis is driven by the growing demand for rhino horn in Southeast Asia where horn, made out of keratin -- the same material found in human hair and nails -- is wrongly believed to have medicinal properties.

The white rhinoceros has two horns at the end of its muzzle, the most prominent in the front. Unlike Indian rhinos, white rhinos use their horns for defense. Females use their horns to protect their young, while males use them to battle each other.

Adult white rhinos can reach weights of about 5,000 pounds, with most calves estimated to weigh between 80 to 140 pounds, according to the news release.

It may not be a royal, but the newest baby at Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo is being treated like a princess.

A southern white rhinoceros was born on May 21 to “Alake,” an animal that originally lived in the Phinda Reserve in Africa, according to a news release from Lowry Park Zoo officials.

The newborn marks the fourth successful southern white rhino birth and the seventh rhino born in the Zoo’s history, officials say.

COURTESY OF SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo is part of the Patricia ‘Trish’ Parrish has been elected as vice president of the Catholic Foundation Board Association of Zoos and Aquariums Rhino of Trustees. Parrish is an assistant vice president at Saint Leo University.

Taxon Advisory Group, which includes the southern white rhino Species Survival Plan.

The plan is designed to support conservation of select wildlife species at risk of extinction. The newborn introduces new The Laker/Lutz News Staff Report Besides being a member of the School DNA into the genetics of the managed popof Education and Social Services (SESS) fac- ulation in North America.

Patricia “Trish” Parrish, an assistant vice ulty, she has served Saint Leo as the director The zoo is currently home to a herd of president at Saint Leo University has been of program approval for its education pro- five southern white rhinos: three adult feelected as vice president of the Catholic grams, and associate dean of the SESS. males from the Phinda Reserve in Africa, Foundation Board of Trustees, according to a The Catholic Foundation supports the one adult male, and the newborn. news release from Saint Leo University. work of the Diocese of St. Petersburg.

Parrish is the vice president of academic One of the foundation’s primary focuses affairs and regional accreditation officer at is raising funds for tuition assistance for Saint Leo University. children attending Catholic schools in the She initially was invited to serve on the diocese. It has been serving people of the Catholic Foundation Board in October diocese since 1997.

2013, an appointment that lasts for three In her role as vice president of the years, the news release states. board, her primary responsibility is to assist The appointment can be renewed at the in advancing the work of the board, espediscretion of the Most Reverend Robert N. cially between meetings should the Lynch, bishop of the Diocese of Saint executive committee be required to make Petersburg. decisions outside a formal board meeting.

Parrish joined Saint Leo in 2001 as the in“Our mission is to secure gifts, provide ternship coordinator in the undergraduate donor services, and manage financial reDepartment of Education. She is a professor sources which benefit people assisted by of education and has taught elementary ed- all parish and diocesan ministries,” Parrish ucation, educational leadership and said, in the release.

COURTESY OF LOWRY PARK ZOO exceptional student education courses.

“This work is very rewarding, and it is A southern white rhinoceros strolls with its mom, ‘Alake,’ at the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa.

Parrish also is active in teacher education an honor and privilege for me to support While zoo officials rejoiced at the baby rhino’s birth, record numbers of rhinos were killed advocacy and policy at the state and nation- the work of Christ in the diocese,” she by poachers in South Africa last year, according to a news release from Tampa’s Lowry Park added. al levels, according to the release.

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Memorial Day done in style at Grand Horizons

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In addition to all the activities that still go on at Grand Horizons like dominoes, shuffleboard and others, they also have get-togethers such as a potluck for special occasions like Memorial Day. On this particular day, they did join together as a group to recognize this day.

I spoke to Sandy and Al Lindke and they said this memorable day was celebrated with a potluck at the community center. The hosts were Albert and Sandy Lindke, and the grill masters were Jim and Judy Fischer assisted by Ken and Barb Holzapfel. There Charlie Apjohn and Leida Foster were 96 residents and guests who attended and honored this day.

The evening started with the Pledge of Allegiance to honor our current, former and deceased military members. There was a P.O.W. table set on the stage to recognize and honor our prisoners of war.

Sandy said the blessing, thanked everyone for attending, and also thanked the decorating committee and especially the many helpers.

She continued with the fact that Adrianne Ayres took photos, and she ended with the fact that all had a very enjoyable Chris and Jerry Buckley evening.

I have since talked to others and they mentioned that each person brought along a dish to serve several people. Since the meats were contributed by the social club, mainly side dishes were brought in. From what was told to me, there was plenty of food to be enjoyed and several salads such as coleslaw, potato salad, macaroni dishes and several Jello dishes, in addition to tossed salads.There also were many desserts.

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DONATE CLOTHES TO HAITI MISSION

Cindy Oelke of Lutz is preparing for her third visit to Haiti and is asking for donations of new or slightly used boys and girls clothing, sizes 2 to 16, as well as shoes for children ages 2 to 16. Oelke has helped build four schools and five orphanages in Haiti. For more information on how to help, call Cindy Oelke at (813) 963-7541.

WINE TEACH AND TASTE

Time for Wine will host Australia:Wines from Down Under on June 10 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Dash of Salt ‘n Pepper, 10353 Cross Creek Blvd., in New Tampa.The teach and taste event costs $15 per person, or $20 at the door (without a reservation). For information, call (813) 664-1430 or (813) 376-6689.

Lutz author book signing Gobby Kuhn, a 90-year-old resident at Horizon Bay Lutz, will have a book signing to celebrate her first published work, an autobiography titled “Gobby,” June 16 at 3 p.m., at Horizon Bay, 4514 Chapman Road in Lutz.

The book recounts her experiences growing up during the depression and World War II, as well as her tales of hiking the Appalachian Trail, and more.

For information, call Kelly Foley at (813) 909-9679.

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Pond, 38130 Pretty Pond Road in Zephyrhills.The guest speaker will be former Pasco County Commissioner Michael Cox on the topic of charter government. Light refreshments will be served. For information, call Fern Williams at (813) 838-0767.

HEROES EVENT AT LUTZ CENTER

The Lutz Branch Library will present Heroes:The Event of the Summer at the Lutz Community Center, 98 First Ave., N.W., June 16 at 2 p.m.There will be magic, music, balloon artistry and a puppet-filled adventure of storybook heroes, heroes of innovation and discovery, and modern-day heroes.The event is for grades kindergarten through fifth grade.Admission is free. For information, call (813) 273-3652, or visit HCPLC.org.

CHARITY FASHION SHOW

Bob Evans, 16314 N. Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa, is hosting a community fundraiser June 7 to June 13 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., to benefit the Baldomero Lopez State Veterans Nursing Home in Land O’ Lakes. Bob Evans will donate 15 percent of all sales to the home. Flyers can be picked up at the Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce, 2810 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Land O’ Lakes. For information, call John Mitchell at (813) 996-0840.

CARES GREETING CARD CLASS

Community Aging & Retirement Services will offer greeting card classes June 11, June 19 and June 25, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., at Commons on Pretty Pond, 38130 Pretty Pond Road in Zephyrhills.

Participants should bring adhesive and paper snips. Other supplies will be provided.The cost is $10 per class. For information and reservations, call (352) 2060277.

SENIOR CENTER PRESENTATIONS

The Lutz Senior Center, 112 First Ave., N.W., will offer these upcoming activities: • June 11 at 11:15 a.m.,The History of the Flag • June 12 at 1:30 p.m., Personal Life Discussion (sharing memories of special occasions) For information, call (813) 264-3804.

SMART DRIVER COURSE

The Land O’ Lakes Library, 2818 Collier Parkway, will offer the AARP Smart Driver class for drivers ages 50 and older on June 11 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Insurance companies may offer a discount for completing the class.The certificate is valid for three years.The cost for AARP members is $15, and $20 for non-members. For information, call Bev Cogdill at (813) 9073908.

SPOTLIGHT ON PASCO

Gulfside Hospice & Pasco Palliative Care is hosting its Spotlight on Pasco event June 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Gulf View Square, 9409 U.S. 19 in Port Richey.The event

The Alzheimer’s Family Organization will host its annual Alberta’s Fashion Show June 16 at the Heritage Springs Country Club, 11345 Robert Trent Jones Parkway in Trinity.There also will be raffles, auctions and vendor tables.Tickets are $30 each, with a discount for a table of 10. For information, call (727) 848-8888. focuses on family and community, and will feature vendors, door prizes, live entertainment and more. For information, call Scherei Hart at (727) 992-7449.

PACA MEETING

The Pasco Alliance of Community Associations will meet June 11 at 7 p.m., at the Land O’ Lakes Community Center, 5401 Land O’ Lakes Blvd.The guest speakers will be attorney Ann Hathorn and Mike Jenkins of the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office. For information, call Ron Litts at (813) 475-4561.

BLACKWOOD STUDIOS TURNS 50

Blackwood Studios will host its 50th Anniversary Recital & Reunion Party with a recital of The Wizard of Oz June 12 and June 13 at the Wesley Chapel Center for Performing Arts, and an anniversary celebration June 14 at the Dan Cannon Auditorium at the Pasco County Fairgrounds in Dade City. For information, call (352) 5675919, or visit BlackwoodStudiosDance.com.

CHILD ADOPTION EDUCATION DAY

Old McMicky’s Farm, 9612 Crescent Drive in Odessa, will host Tampa Bay Child Adoption Education Day June 13 at 2 p.m., an event that is expected to be held annually.Those looking to start or expand their family can learn about the adoption process from area agencies and organizations, and hear from current adoptive parents and children.

Admission is free.To register, visit OldMcMickys.com.

BROADWAY CHORUS PERFORMANCE

Keystone Community Church, 21010 State Road 54 in Lutz, will host the Carrollwood

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NEW TECHNOLOGIES DEBUT AT MOSI

The Museum of Science & Industry, 4801 E. Fowler Ave., in Tampa, will offer a driverless vehicle, drone and robot experience starting June 13 at 10 a.m., as part of its newest exhibit “Innovate.”Visitors will get to view autonomous vehicle technology, drones and robots in a hands-on, interactive way.The exhibit will continue through the summer and is included in the admission price. For information, visit MOSI.org.

DRIVER SAFETY PROGRAM

The AARP Smart Driver Course will be offered at the Meadow Pointe Community Center, 28245 County Line Road in Wesley Chapel, on June 15 at 9:30 a.m.The cost is $15 for AARP members, and $20 for nonmembers. For information and to register, call Dennis Smith at (813) 994-9832.

IDLEWILD VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

Exciting Idlewild Baptist Church, 18333 Exciting Idlewild Blvd., in Lutz, will host a vacation Bible school called Journey Off the Map June 15 to June 19 from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.Admission is free. Optional Tshirts are $6. For information, call (813) 264-1515, ext. 461.

EAST PASCO DEMOCRATIC CLUB The East Pasco Democratic Club will meet June 15 at 7 p.m., at Commons on Pretty

FREE KIDS SHOWS AT COBB

Cobb Grove 16 Theatre, 6333 Wesley Grove Blvd., in Wesley Chapel, will offer free summer kids’ shows every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 10 a.m., starting with “Planet 51” and “The Muppets Take Manhattan” on June 16, June 17 and June 18. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. Large groups, schools and camps are invited. For information, call (813) 948-5444.

YOUTH ART WORKSHOPS

The Pasco Fine Arts Council will offer summer youth art workshops for ages 7 to 9, 10 to12 and 13 to 15.Workshops will be Tuesdays,Wednesdays and Thursdays June 16 to July 23.The council is located at 5744 Moog Road in Holiday. For information and class times, visit PascoArts.org, or call (727) 845-7322.

WOMEN & MONEY WORKSHOP

The Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce will host a free Women & Money workshop June 16 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., at The Vine Restaurant & Wine Bar, 17667 N. Dale Mabry Highway in Lutz. For information and to RSVP by June 12, call (813) 9966100.

COMEDY WORKSHOP

The Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library, 2902 W. Bearss Ave., in Tampa, will present Community Through Comedy, an interactive and fun comedy workshop with comedienne Robin Savage, June 17 at 7 p.m. Guests can learn types of comedy, the structure of jokes, and basic skills, principles and techniques used by stand-up comics.Admission is free.The workshop is for adults only. For information, call (813) 273-3652, or visit HCPLC.org.

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A proposed stage where special events can be held would cost $150,000 or more, but would create a permanent platform for community productions and performances.

Renovations wrapping up at Land O’ Lakes park

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The $2.4 million renovation project at Land O’ Lakes Community Park, 5401 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., is just about completed. It features new fields, a playground, a concession stand and restrooms. There’s even a walking trail for walkers and joggers that goes around the park.

But there’s another improvement that gets Mike Walcott, a recreation supervisor for Pasco County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources, really excited.

The parking.

“I think the thing a lot of people are going to like is the paved parking,” Walcott said. “Because when you park in a dirt lot in the middle of July and you have those storms come rolling though, it creates a mess.”

Walcott has endured the mess associated with dirt lots long enough to know how bad it can be. He’s been with the county parks department for 15 years, with about eight of them at Land O’ Lakes Community Park.

Small improvements can make a big difference, and they can enhance the experience of visiting the park.

And, with all the bigger improvements ready to be unveiled to the public, he expects a lot more visitors in the future.

The improved fields are good for the park’s existing users like their adult softball league and Police Athletic League youth football. The latter will now have their home games at the park, instead of just using it as a practice facility.

In addition, the park now has a special event area that will be a gathering place for a variety of community events. Walcott sees movies in the park, a farmer’s market

and company picnics as just some of the possible uses.

The annual Swampfest event, which was canceled last year due to a conflict with the park’s renovation schedule, is also back on for this November.

And with a potential addition in the future, the possibilities are even greater.

“We’re looking forward to possibly a stage being put out into the park, so we’ll be able to do concerts,”Walcott said.

That project is being spearheaded by the Heritage Park Foundation. And the group’s president, Sandy Graves, believes it would be an artistic feather in the park’s cap.

“I think it will complete that park,” Graves said.

The plan includes a structure that takes up around 2,000 square feet with a back room, electrical hookup and wide steps for people to bring up instruments or other bulky equipment.

The foundation would like to collaborate with local government to help raise funds for the project, which could exceed $150,000. For now, foundation members are raising money on their own, as they try to find a government partnership that works for everybody.

While the park will continue to thrive as a destination for local teams, Graves sees more opportunities for the park as a local hub of community activity.

“Sports is just one facet,” she said. “I think it’s good for the community to have a central gathering space where it can have the festivals that bring a community together.”

Meanwhile, the Land O’ Lakes Community Park is taking advantage of another construction project to enhance users’ experience. When Sanders Memorial Elementary School reopens later this year as

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Mike Walcott reviews plans for the improvements at Land O’ Lakes Community Park. It includes new fields, an event staging area, a new concession structure and bathrooms.

Work is wrapping up on the $2.4 million project to improve Land O’ Lakes Community Park.

the county’s first STEAM magnet school, its proximity to the park invites a natural sharing of facilities. STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics.

They’ll be able to share event space, parking, basketball courts and other facilities.

That collaboration, as well as the existing renovations and potential future improvements, means the park will continue to maximize its resources. At just 16 acres, it’s not a large park, but the new layout will use the area efficiently.

“I think they came up with a great multiuse community park,” Walcott said. “As far as the size that we have here, I think everyone’s going to get something out of it.”

For now, it seems like everyone wants to

hear about its progress. Walcott gets residents coming by every day asking about project updates and wanting to see how things are going. And he’s pleased to report that some facets of the park will be available within the next couple of weeks, and the fields are being prepared for use in the coming months. Soon residents will be able to enjoy the new amenities, like the walking trail, concession stand and event area.

And the parking, of course.

“It sounds ridiculous that I keep going back to the paved parking. But oh my goodness, that was the biggest thing. Just getting stuck in the mud,” Walcott said. “I know when people come out here and get a good look at the place, they’re really going to like it. They’re really going to enjoy being out here.”

Partnership to strengthen manufacturing programs The Laker/Lutz News Staff Report

Hillsborough County Commissioners recently agreed to support a partnership with the Hillsborough County School Board to enhance manufacturing skills training for local high school students, according to a county news release.

The partnership will help expand the Certified Production Technician curriculum

for the Pathways to Engineering Program at Middleton High School and support the training platform needs of the Welding Technologies Program at Hillsborough, Jefferson and Tampa Bay Tech high schools.

Enhancements include a new machining program at Armwood High School and an Industrial Maintenance and Repair Program at Brewster Technical College.

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The county is investing $325,000 to help secure manufacturing simulation training equipment, pending the school board’s approval.

The county’s Economic Development department administers the Hillsborough County Manufacturing Academy.

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Activities could include team outdoor games, constructing floor plans for a home, playing Derailing the Train (a game similar to Battleship), hearing how to use math in business from a local architect and engineer, and art projects with recycled materials.

Registration is open until June 20 for students in grades five through eight.

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Christopher Shaheen, president of the East Pasco Association of Realtors, will present scholarships to three local high school graduates at a noon luncheon on June 12 at the American Legion Hall, 37745 Church Ave. in Dade City.

The awards will go to Shelbie Elizabeth Pollock, Zephyrhills High School; Joumana Mehrab, Zephyrhills High School; and Samuel Newlon, Pasco High School.

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The Greater Dade City Chamber of Commerce honored three area students with scholarships for their grade point averages, community service, school participation and essay writing skills. The students were Christian Yann, Courtney Nathe and Camryn Pitts.

The Pasco Education Foundation administered the scholarships.

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By Mike Matthew Special to The Laker / Lutz News Debi Bolusi and Ernest Van Glahn are two award-winning realtors in the Exit Prime Realty family serving Land O’ Lakes and neighboring communities. Debi received her first Exit Award for Excellence in Customer Service in 2014.

Ernie won the 2014 Sales Person of the year award and was voted the Most Valuable Player for the brokerage. Both Ernest and Debi have been awarded Agent of the Month multiple times in 2014.

Debi moved to Odessa three years ago from New York. She started out with ReMax, but left when Exit Prime Realty contacted her.

“We have a great family of realtors here,” says Debi. “I’m glad I made the switch.”

Ernie is a retired New York City Officer from the New York City Police Department. He rose through the ranks quickly to the rank of Captain. He retired after 20 years. He served as a Commanding Officer when he retired. He moved to Florida and has lived in Land O’ Lakes for the last eleven years.

“My niche is working with our nation’s heros,” says Van Glahn. He is a Military Relocation Professional. He works with members of the military, law enforcement, fire fighters, EMT’s, and school employees. He is also an Employee Benefits Director for a non-profit organization, “Hero Home Source.” Ernie gives back part of his commission to these heroes at closing for their service to our nation and community.

“Prospective clients should ask about our 59Day Guarantee,” says Ernie. “If we don’t sell your home in 59 days, we’ll pay you $1,000 at closing. Give us a call to find out the details.

There are some conditions that must be met, of course.”

“This is a great time to sell your home,” says Debi. “It’s a seller’s market. The existing home inventory is low. Many sellers are receiving their asking price or more.”

There is also a great deal of new home construction going on in the Land O’ Lakes and Wesley Chapel area. State Road 54 is being widened to accommodate the growth. There are

also a number of new shopping centers on the books. More schools will need to be built to accommodate the growth.

Ask about their guaranteed sales program for new construction. Qualified buyers may have their existing rental lease bought out as part of the settlement on a new home.

Debi and Ernie have solid relationships with area lenders. They work hard to get you the very best financing. They also work with people who’ve had credit problems in the past, helping to get their credit repaired, so they’ll be able to obtain financing.

“A number of zero-down financing programs are available,” says Debi. “Right now the USDA is offering 100 percent financing for many areas in Pasco County. Interest rates are still low. We’re also not seeing as many foreclosures as there were two years ago. The market is good.”

Debi and Ernie want to make the sale and purchase process as stress-free as possible. “We deal with all the stress, so our clients don’t have to,” says Debi.

“One thing we always recommend is a home inspection,” says Ernest. “It’s the best two to three hundred dollars you can spend on a home purchase. You don’t want any surprises after closing that could have easily been resolved or avoided prior to the sale.”

“There are numerous types of technologies we use to get your home sold,” says Debi. “Exit Realty is the technology leader. Other brokerages simply do not have these technologies.”

Ernie and Debi works closely with relocation buyers from locations all over the country. They are able to assist these buyers with the sale of their existing homes, even those that are located in other states. Debi is Short Sale Certified.

Ernie was the first employee in the Land O’ Lakes office when it opened in August two years ago. Now they have fifty agents. The real estate market is booming. Anyone considering a career in real estate should give Debi or Ernie a call.

The company provides a great deal of training and support to their agents.

“We also do a lot of local charity works such as the Jason Ackerman Foundation, which helps children who’ve lost a parent,” says Debi.

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Pasco-Hernando State College will have an information session on its bachelor of science in nursing degree on June 15 at 6 p.m., at its West Campus, 10320 Ridge Road in New Port Richey.

The online BSN program provides additional management, leadership, theory and research training to licensed registered nurses.

Advisors and program faculty will provide information on admission requirements and prerequisite courses, available at all five PHSC campuses.

Admission is free. To RSVP, please visit PHSC.edu/rsvp.

Interested students must apply for admission no later than July 24 to be considered for the August class. For more information, visit PHSC.edu/BSN.

STUDENT CITIZENS RECOGNIZED

The Greater Zephyrhills Chamber of Commerce recognized Student Citizens during a ceremony on May 19. Each month, one student from nine area schools is selected for exemplary effort, achievement and contribution to their school, family and community.

The students honored were Aaron McHenry, Woodland Elementary School; Devin Echevarria, Chester Taylor Elementary; Victoria Pelfrey, Stewart Middle; Devon Bingham, Heritage Academy; Madison Reidenbach, Zephyrhills High; Roxana Guerra, West Zephyrhills Elementary; Priscylla Peek, East Pasco Adventist Academy; Josie Putney,The Broach School; and Savanna Sanders, Hope Ranch Learning Academy.

FREE SUMMER VPK PROGRAM

Primrose School at Collier Parkway, 23021 Weeks Blvd., in Land O’ Lakes, is offering a free summer voluntary pre-kindergarten program for eligible families and their children.

The program is for those who have not yet used their VPK voucher.

Applications are being accepted. Classes begin on June 15 and run through Aug. 10.

VPK hours will be from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., with an hour of rest at 12:30 p.m.

For information, call Angella Hart at (813) 242-7800.

AREA STUDENTS EARN DEGREES

Lauren Reid, of Wesley Chapel, graduated from the University of Kansas with a bachelor’s degree of fine arts, visual arts.

Matthew Coakley, of Lutz, graduated from Florida Gulf Coast University with a bachelor of art degree from the College of Education.

Samuel Garfunkel, of Lutz, graduated from Florida Gulf Coast University with a bachelor of science degree from the College of Arts and Sciences.

RETIREMENT RECEPTIONS FOR KATHERINE JOHNSON

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Pasco-Hernando State College will host retirement receptions for president Katherine Johnson at each of its five campuses.The upcoming farewell receptions are: • June 17 at 9 a.m., New Port Richey campus, 10230 Ridge Road • June 17 at 12:30 p.m., Brooksville campus, 11415 Ponce de Leon Blvd.

• June 17 at 4 p.m., Spring Hill campus, 450 Beverly Court • June 18 at 9 a.m., Dade City campus, 36727 Blanton Road • June 18 at 12:30 p.m., Porter Campus at Wiregrass Ranch, 2727 Mansfield Blvd.

• June 18 at 4 p.m., New Port Richey campus, 10230 Ridge Road For information, visit PHSC.edu/calendar.

Pasco County Tax Collector Mike Fasano announced that $1,081.68 was raised at the five tax collector offices in Pasco County during the month of March for Take Stock in Children.

Take Stock in Children’s mission is to provide a comprehensive program combining the elements of scholarships, mentors and hope to help break the cycle of poverty through education.

The money raised will be used for a sixhour ACT prep class and ACT prep workbooks for the 30 program scholars that will enter 11th grade in 2016.

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SUMMER CAREER CAMPS

Pasco-Hernando State College will offer academic career-themed summer camps for middle and early high school students.

Each camp will run for four half-days, Monday through Thursday, at the East Campus in Dade City, 36727 Blanton Road.

• Fine Arts Career Camp: June 22 to June 25 from 9 a.m. to noon • STEAM Career Camp: July 13 to July 16 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

• Fire Science Career Camp: July 27 to July 30 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Each camp session is limited to 15 students. Additional camps are available at the West Campus in New Port Richey.

For information and costs, or to register, visit PHSC.edu/summercamp, or call (727) 816-3256.

Pasco-Hernando State College Porter Campus at Wiregrass Ranch’s provost Stanley Giannet has been elected to the Distinguished Fellowship in the National Academies of Practice and the Psychology Academy as a distinguished scholar and fellow.

Distinguished scholars and fellows are elected by their peers for outstanding achievements, and significant and enduring contributions to their profession.

The National Academies of Practice scholars and fellows work together to advise governmental bodies on matters of health care; to influence national health policy and legislation; and to promote quality health care through cooperative advocacy, practice, education and research.

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Evergreen Solutions is recommending a three-year phased-in step pay plan to provide incremental increases linked to an employee’s job description. The requested $5.4 million would cover the first year’s cost of salaries and benefits.

Commissioners are in the midst of reviewing budget proposals from all county departments.

Data on revenues will be provided by the tax collector’s office on July 1. A final budget won’t be approved until September, with two budget hearings in the interim.

“We know we have challenges ahead of us,” said Chairman Ted Schrader.

Pasco doesn’t have the tax base to pay for everything it needs, he said.

While everyone supports public safety, Schrader was skeptical of the proposed pay plan and its impact on future budget requests. “Where does it stop?” he said.

The economic downturn in the economy that began in 2008 has strained Pasco’s coffers. Many departments, including libraries and parks, took hits in recent years.

Since 2013, the county has boosted the

budget for the sheriff’s office by 12 percent, including an additional $7.2 million for fiscal 2015, according to county budget records.

Those records also reveal that the sheriff’s office’s budget represents more than 40 percent of total ad valorem expenditures from the county’s general fund.

Nocco acknowledged the commission’s support for past requests. “We know if there was more money in the pot, our numbers would go up,” he said. “ I think a lot of people are seeing the need. The Tampa Bay market in law enforcement is very competitive. But, you have been supportive. There is no doubt about it.”

Commissioner Mike Moore appeared generally favorable toward Nocco’s request.

Based on the sheriff’s data, he calculated that the county has spent close to $5 million in training costs for officers who later left for better paying jobs.

Better retention of employees would be cost efficient, he added.

“We’re growing by leaps and bounds,” Moore said. “It’s not just about big versus small (counties) anymore. It’s who’s growing the fastest.”

Preliminary numbers from the tax collector are looking good, said Commissioner Kathryn Starkey. “We’ll have an even better next year.”

But she said challenges remain.

“We are filling up with people who don’t have a lot of money to pay for everything we want to do,” Starkey said.

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DANCE, from page 1A She did a “little samba” to the song “Down South American Way.” Or whatever she’d seen in the movies.

A Lakeland teacher spotted her and told her parents their young daughter had to take lessons, and join her dance troupe.

Another teacher, Mary Fariday, told a teenage Blackwood to go to New York.

“Ballet was my big love,” she said. “(Fariday) took me under her wings and taught me everything.”

At age 20, she auditioned for the legendary Robert Joffrey, founder of the Joffrey Ballet School, then based in New York. He selected her to tour with a troupe that would perform at colleges and universities.

Blackwood is modest about the accomplishment, pointing out she is barely 5 feet.

“He was a short man,” she said. “He liked short dancers.”

But fate and love intervened.

Her high school sweetheart, James “Woody” Blackwood, had returned to Lakeland from Germany after three years of military service. He wanted to see her one more time.

“I was going to go home for a week,” she said. “I never went back. I’ve never regretted it.”

Ballet with a professional company takes drive and ambition.

Besides, she said, “I’m not a competitive person for myself.”

Though the couple was living in Lakeland, Blackwood began driving to Dade City once a week to teach 19 dance students.

Enrollment grew and it made sense in 1966 to relocate the family.

“We had so many coming back,” she said.

“I’d have to come back four times a week.”

They bought a house on Meridian Avenue in downtown Dade City where they raised their daughters, Mary Ann and Glenda. A kindergarten teacher whose daughter was in Blackwood’s dance class offered to build a facility next to the house which she would use during the day. It was Blackwood’s dance studio in the afternoon and evening.

Woody Blackwood, who died in 2001, operated an antiques shop in another house, adjacent to the studio.

“He did everything for us,” said his wife.

“He’d make dinner for me. He built scenery.

He was good with the kids.”

The antique shop is now a two-story maze of costumes collected through the years. Square-dancer skirts in a rainbow of colors hang along the walls. Racks and racks of gowns, tutus, leotards, fancy dress shirts, vests, bangles and beads, laces, a box of yellow polka dot bikinis, and the odd piece of stage scenery are showbiz cornucopia.

Cheryl Hauff is part of the studio family and in charge of making costumes for more than a decade. Her daughter is a former student.

“Everyone just becomes family,” she said.

“It gives girls (and boys) something to do.

They advance and progress.”

HAUSER, from page 1A Dance in Lutz also have been in the family’s corner.

They raised money by selling refreshments and T-shirts, said Hardy, whose daughter has danced with Tatum Hauser at the studio.

The dance moms made the family dinner for three months.

“Strangers would come up and say, ‘Oh, here’s a lasagna.’ I heard about your wife.”

The support has been both tangible and intangible.

“One day, everybody she knew wore blue. Hundreds of people,” Richard said.

The cancer has caused enormous pain and sorrow for Laura and her family, but they also have experienced the incredible kindness of others, Richard said.

Laura’s cancer did not define her, her husband said. It galvanized her determination and demonstrated her strength.

“You don’t really appreciate life, until you face down the barrel of death,” he said.

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Ballet is the foundation.

“Nobody has ever gotten a system better to train bodies,” Blackwood said. “That’s why we really stress ballet.”

It teaches control, stamina, body placement, and how to move smoothly and gracefully.

“If they never dance (again), the posture they get from ballet is so healthy and beautiful,” she said. “It also teaches them respect for music and for themselves.”

Her studio offers 66 classes a week in ballet, tap, jazz, modern dance and acrobatics. Blackwood has seven teachers including her daughter, Mary Ann Blackwood, who also is the studio’s choreographer.

She seems somehow to know instinctively how to orchestrate the movements of dozens of children, Haupff said. “She is amazing,” she added.

“The Wizard of Oz” will have two performances on June 12 and 13. An old “reel-to-reel” tape recording of the narrative and music from 1975 will be used.

The play isn’t a re-creation of the familiar movie with Judy Garland, though bits of familiar songs are used as performers move scenery around between scenes.

L. Frank Baum wrote more than a dozen Oz books and Blackwood dips into many of them for the story line.

There are no flying monkeys. That would be too scary, she said.

Instead the witches have crows.

“We chose music to fit the characters,” Blackwood said.“So, it can be classical.”

On June 14, there will be a reunion of Blackwood and her extended dance family through the years. At least one former student is coming from California.

But a 50-year reunion doesn’t mean Blackwood is planning to retire any time soon.

“I hope I’ll have enough sense to know when I’m not doing a good job,” she said. “I still have patience.”

Plans are under way for a trip to Europe where some of her students will perform in Germany and Austria. And she has three girls who are going to a Joffrey-sponsored summer camp in Miami.

Teaching is where her heart is.

“This way you’re sharing everything.

That’s the way I like it,” Blackwood said.

Benefit for the Hauser family WHERE: Harvester United Methodist Church, 2432 Collier Parkway in Land O’ Lakes.

WHEN: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., June 13 WHAT: Garage sales, vendors, concessions, 50/50 raffle, raffle items from vendors, bounce house, slide, dunk tank, snow cones and popcorn.

Vendor spaces are 10-by-10 and cost $25, payable to Penny Foote. Each paid vendor is also requested to bring an item for the raffle valued at $20 or higher.

All raffles will be done at end of event, and winners do not have to be present to win.

All of the proceeds will go to help the Hauser family. Laura Hauser lost her sixyear battle to cancer on Monday, but the benefit will go on.

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Access Health Care, 5350 Spring Hill Drive in Spring Hill, will present a lecture titled Change Your Perspective to Improve Your Day on June 11 at 5:15 p.m.

The lecture will cover what you need to do to lift yourself up and feel good about everything in your life. Guests should wear comfortable clothing to perform exercises.

For information, call (352) 688-8116.

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The Medical Center of Trinity, 9330 State Road 54, will host a Chatterboxes group meeting June 11 at 3 p.m., for individuals with communication deficits.

The group aims to assist individuals with deficits as a result of a cerebral vascular accident or other neurological disorder.

For information, call (727) 834-4445.

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Sertoma Speech & Hearing Foundation of Florida will offer free hearing aid batteries, while supplies last, June 12 from 10 a.m. to noon at its New Port Richey office, 4443 Rowan Road.

The common sizes being offered are 10, 13, and 312 and 675.

For information, call (727) 834-5479.

The obstetrics program at the Medical Center of Trinity, 9330 State Road 54, will have an infant CPR class June 13 at 9 a.m.

This is a two-hour American Heart Association course.The cost is $15 per person, or $25 for two.

For information and reservations, call (727) 834-5630.

MEN’S HEALTH SEMINAR

Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel will host a men’s health seminar June 16 from10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at its Wellness Plaza.

There will be a lecture on pulmonary disease at 10 a.m., gastrointestinal endoscopy at 11:15 a.m., and prostate cancer screenings at 12:30 p.m.

Lunch will be provided.To register, call (813) 929-5432.

One of the groups will start June 16 on Tuesdays at 2 p.m., at Gulfside’s Bereavement and Community Outreach Center, 6230 Lafayette St., in New Port Richey. For information, call Kelly Cavagnetto at (813) 431-3348.

In central Pasco, a new group starts July 15 on Wednesdays at 4 p.m., at Harvester United Methodist Church, 2432 Collier Parkway in Land O’ Lakes. For information, call Pearl Lamourt at (727) 992-4231.

SLEEP APNEA SEMINAR

The Medical Center of Trinity, 9330 State Road 54, will have a sleep apnea seminar June 17 at noon. Topics will include the causes, diagnosis and treatment options.

A complimentary lunch will be served.

Admission is free.

For information and reservations, call (727) 834-5630.

CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING SEMINAR

Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point will have a Tuesday Tutorial on June 16 at noon. The topic will be Therapy & Rehabilitation: Stroke Rehab.

The session will take place at the Rao Musunuru MD Conference Center, 14100 Yosemite Drive in Hudson.

A complimentary lunch will be served.

For information and reservations, call (727) 869-5498.

Oak Hill Hospital will present Advances in Cardiovascular Imaging on June 17 at 5:30 p.m., at Silverthorn Country Club, 4550 Golf Club Lane in Brooksville.

Dr. Guarav Mathur, board certified in cardiology, internal medicine and nuclear cardiology, will discuss the advances in cardiovascular imaging, including using the cardiac PET scan to detect coronary artery disease. There will be a question and answer session.

Admission is free. A complimentary meal will be served.

For information and reservations, call (352) 597-6333. To register online, visit OakHillHospital.com/ForYourHealth.

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Gulfside Hospice will offer eight-week support groups for newly bereaved individuals.

The Groves Golf and Country Club hosts the Silver Sneakers Strength &

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The program is a low-impact class for men and women to help improve flexibility and balance. Strength exercises may include handheld weights and the use of tubing.

The program is free to Silver Sneakers members, $5 for non-members, and $30 per month of classes.

For information, contact Tom Marbell at (352) 409-2984 or send him an email at TrainWithTomM@gmail.com.

EARN WHILE YOU LEARN AT PREGNANCY CENTER

The Oasis Pregnancy Center, 3632 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., in Land O’ Lakes, offers an Earn While You Learn program for expectant mothers.

Participants can earn points while learning about pregnancy, baby care, parenting and more, and then spend the points in the center’s store to purchase things from bibs to cribs.

For information, call (813) 406-4965.

HOSPITAL NEEDS VOLUNTEERS

Florida Hospital Zephyrhills, 6050 Gall Blvd., needs volunteers to help its staff and doctors.

Volunteer positions cover a variety of areas including clerical/administrative services, escorting, kitchen duties, gift shop and patient services.

Volunteers must be at least 16 years old.

Time commitments begin at one four-hour shift each week.

Applications are available at the hospital’s volunteer office, the main information desk, or online at FloridaHospital.com/Zephyrhills/volunteer.

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When transitioning to an assisted living and memory care community, The Commons on Pretty Pond in Zephyrhills is the perfect community. “It is our goal to make the transition from home to our community meaningful and worry free.” Keaton Hobbs, Community Outreach Director at The Commons explains.

“The quality of life our residents enjoy is at the core of our mission. Research shows that activity, both physical and mental can improve the overall quality of life. Our goal is to create a whole person wellness attitude and change how we think and act in relation to our residents.

“Aging Gracefully” is not a program but rather the embodiment of an attitude about the quality of life we provide our residents. It is the platform upon which family members and staff alike participate to present those attributes that will allow our residents to rediscover the joy available in life.” Keaton explained.

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the community. Residents have organized fundraisers for causes such as Breast Cancer Awareness and Wounded Warriors. Other residents enjoy making jewelry to sell in The Commons’ store.

A year ago, The Commons added a Memory Care Village designed specifically for seniors with Alzheimer’s Disease and/or other memory loss not typically associated with the normal aging process. Twenty-one apartments are dedicated specifically to Memory Care, which provides our residents with separate living and dining areas, as well as an enclosed outdoor courtyard. In the Village, our associates and residents spend their days “Reflecting on past accomplishments, Rejoicing in the moment and Renewing spirits each day!” Keaton said.

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Last year, the Pasco-Hernando State College baseball team reached the World Series for the first time in the program’s 23year existence.

This year, the team fell just short of making back-to-back trips.

PHSC reached the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II Southeast District championship game last month at its tournament in Martinsville, Virginia.

The third-ranked Conquistadors faced off against the top-ranked Catawba Valley Community College Red Hawks.

A win would have meant a tie-breaking rematch with the same team, with the winner earning a berth in the NJCAA DII World Series.

PHSC battled back from an early 5-0 deficit to cut the lead to 5-3, but couldn’t keep up with Catawba Valley and fell, 13-3.

They had lost to the same team by a 3-2 margin earlier in the tournament.

The Red Hawks would go on to finish third in the World Series, in Enid, Oklahoma, while PHSC went home.

But barely missing another World Series trip, while disappointing, doesn’t diminish what the team accomplished in coach Steve Winterling’s eyes.

“Besides just falling short of the World Series, I couldn’t have been happier with the way the guys played and fought all year,” he said.

They fought with defensive skills more than anything else,Winterling explained.

In some years, hot bats that compensate for average pitching define a team.

This season, the Conquistadors weren’t knocking everything out of the park, but their pitching and defense were strong and kept them in many games.

Some statistics tell the story: PHSC recorded a school-record .972 fielding percentage, and committed just 51 errors all season. Some years they’ve had twice as many errors, and the fielding percentage is normally a good 18 points lower or more.

While they didn’t have their strongest offensive year, Winterling said there’s no question which type of team he’d rather

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PHSC is losing a lot of players from this year’s successful team, but coach Steve Winterling is excited about his returning players, including Jordan Ding.

have.

“I’d definitely take what we had this year.

It was a pleasure watching young kids pick it up, throw it over and make plays,” he said.

“This club made the routine play, they turned double plays, they ran balls down. It was fun to watch them play and not worry if the ball was hit.”

Even when opponents hit the ball, it usually wasn’t enough to win the game. PHSC finished 32-15 on the year and had little trouble qualifying for the Southeast District Tournament, which required a .500 or better record during the regular season. The team started the year 11-3, and a particularly strong nine-game win streak in March saw PHSC score 75 runs while recording five shutouts.

Their record became just one of a handful of 30-win seasons the team has logged in their 24 years, and is better than last year’s World Series team.

Once the team qualified, the rest of the

When Pasco-Hernando State College’s baseball team takes to the field next season, Jordan Feist will be expected to continue the strong defensive play that defined this year’s team.

season was simply a tune-up for the tournament. There was a concern that the players would ease up and not take the games as seriously, Winterling admitted, but they remained focused and played hard despite facing tough competition.

Besides playing far into the tournament, the team also traveled far during the tournament: What began in Kinston, North Carolina was completed more than 160 miles away in Martinsville.

Tropical Storm Ana forced the games to be moved.

The team had to scramble to find lodging, and ended up staying in multiple hotels over the course of the tournament.

“That was an amazing trip,” Winterling said.“Definitely one not to forget.”

Now that they’re back home, Winterling isn’t wasting any time getting ready for next season. He recently signed a catcher from Indianapolis and is working on bolstering the pitching staff.

Those players will be needed, considering PHSC will only have eight returning players plus a red shirt pitcher as holdovers.

With around two dozen players making up a typical team, that means a lot of new faces.

Despite losing three of the team’s strongest pitchers, Winterling feels good about next season.

Some of the returning players are part of that stingy defense, and he identified Jordan Ding and Jordan Feist as part of a successful left infield that will be intact next season.

The coach believes they’ll form the nucleus of a team ready to extend the team’s successful streak.

And while he already has his sights set on the school’s 25th baseball season, Winterling is proud of what the team accomplished in Season 24.

“We just had a good group of guys. it was all about winning and playing well,” Winterling said.

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GAITHER BASKETBALL CAMPS THROUGHOUT JUNE Gaither High School basketball camps will continue to run throughout the month of June at the school’s campus, 16200 N. Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa. The camps are for girls and boys grades two through eight and will run Monday through Thursday of each week from 8:30 a.m. until noon, beginning on June 15, June 22 and June 29.

The cost is $100 for one week, and $90 for each additional week.

For information, contact basketball coach Dwayne Olinger at (813) 975-7340, ext. 563, or dwayne.olinger@sdhc.k12.fl.us.

FOOTBALL CAMPS INCLUDE STEINBRENNER PARTICIPANTS

Members of the Steinbrenner High School football team will be participating in a couple of youth football camps this month.

The South Pasco Predators camp will run June 15 through June 19 at the Land O’ Lakes Recreation Complex, 3032 Collier Parkway in Land O’ Lakes. The Lutz Chiefs camp will run June 22 through June 26 at Oscar Cooler Park, 770 W. Lutz Lake Fern Road in Tampa.

Both camps will run from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., each day. Each camp costs $100 in advance, or $125 the day they begin. Each participant will receive a T-shirt and a certificate of completion.

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They played for successful teams at Pasco-Hernando State College. Now they’ll do the same for other schools.

Jordan Bickett wrapped up a successful two-year volleyball career at PHSC; the team went 39-8 in her sophomore campaign, including a trip to the National Junior College Activities Association Division II national volleyball tournament. The Lady Quistas finished eighth, the second-best finish in school history.

She’s signed on to continue her volleyball career at Georgia Regents University Augusta, and that team made a little history of its own last season. The Jaguars finished 27-9 and entered their first Division II Southeast Regional tournament as the fourth seed, before falling to the eventual regional champion. Bickett’s PHSC coach, Kim Whitney, and GRU Augusta’s coach, Sharon Quarles, both won Coach of the Year honors in their most recent campaigns.

In baseball, Chris McCormick got a taste of World Series play in his freshman year when the Conquistadors reached their first-ever National Junior College Athletic Association Division II World Series, where they finished fourth. This past season they fell just shy of another berth, but eclipsed 30 wins and finished

Washington D.C., to see memorials of the wars in which they participated.

The event costs $50 per person and begins in a two-man scramble format with registration at 7 a.m., and a shotgun start at 8 a.m.

For information, call Patrick Maguire at (813) 625-5680 or (813) 888-6613.

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Volleyball coach Kim Whitney and baseball coach Steve Winterling stand behind their student athletes as they sign on to play at the next level. Seated from left, Jordan Bickett will play for Georgia Regents University Augusta, while Chris McCormick will take the field for the University of Tampa.

with a better record that they had during their World Series run.

He’ll join a team that’s no stranger to World Series play: The Spartans just won

another Division II World Series title last month. That championship goes with the one they earned in 2013, and five others in the program’s history.

ages 5 to17.

Two more sessions remain. One is June 15 to June 18, and the other is July 27 to July 30. Both sessions will meet at the school’s cafeteria and will run from 8:30 a.m. until noon.

They cost $60 each.

For information, contact Paul Noble at (813) 478-1148 or paul.noble@sdhc.k12.fl.us.

middle school camp, which includes incoming ninth-graders, began June 8 and runs until July 15, on Mondays and Wednesdays, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The high school camp began June 9 and runs until July 16, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Camps will be closed June 29 through HONOR FLIGHT GOLF July 3.

The cost is $75 and teaches conditionTOURNAMENT JULY 25 Sons of the American Legion Squadron WRESTLING CAMP AT ing, training, drills and skill development.

152 will sponsor a golf tournament benefit- STEINBRENNER GAITHER VOLLEYBALL CAMPS For information, call (813) 975-7340, ext. ing Honor Flight of West Central Florida. It Steinbrenner High School, 5575 W. Lutz Gaither High School began its 2015 535, or email Gaither volleyball coach Tim will take place July 25 at the Silver Dollar Lake Fern Road, will have multiple sessions Cowboy Volleyball Camps this month. The Boylan at tim.boylan@sdhc.k12.fl.us.

Golf & Trap Club, 12711 Silver Dollar Drive of its wrestling camp this summer. in Odessa.

The camp is designed to teach amaSEND SPORTS NEWS TO MMURILLO@LAKERLUTZNEWS.COM Honor Flight sends military veterans to teur wrestling for athletes at all levels,

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t’s summertime, so that means the kids are out of school and out-of-town guests are flocking to Florida to take advantage of the state’s world-famous theme parks and its gorgeous beaches.

But here’s a place, just off the beaten track, that’s truly one of Tampa Bay’s gems.

The Florida Botanical Gardens offers visitors a chance to experience beauty, learn about nature, get some exercise and find a nice shady spot for a picnic lunch.

The attraction, at 12520 Ulmerton Road in Largo, has another huge plus: It’s free.

You don’t have to go to Disney World or Busch Gardens to see topiary. You can visit the Wedding Garden at the Florida Botanical Gardens to see a Cupid topiary take aim at a leafy green heart.

If palm trees are your thing, you’ll enjoy the collection here, including a date palm, a ribbon palm, a European fan palm, a Zombie palm, a Sugar palm, a cardboard palm, a triangle palm — well, you get the idea.

In other spots, guests can get closeup looks at spiky “crown of thorns” plants, gorgeous water lily blooms, exotic bird of paradise plants and clusters of bananas.

There are trails especially designed for children.

There are areas likely to interest gardeners.

There’s wildlife, too, including wading birds and turtles.

There’s also something else that visitors need to know about.There are alligators.

They typically lurk below the water — but sometimes they surface to make an appearance.

The key is to be aware of them, stay away from them and take seriously the warning signs that are posted around the property.

While the Florida Botanical Gardens is a great place to visit, it’s a good idea to go early in the day before Florida’s brutal heat and humidity take hold.

Slather on plenty of sunscreen. Spray on insect repellent. Drink plenty of water.

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Nature lovers can check out wading birds, turtles and other wildlife at the Florida Botanical Gardens.

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This gator warning sign makes it clear that the creatures are dangerous and should be avoided.

Ingredients derived from the purple coneflower have been widely used in folk remedies for generations and are still used for medicinal purposes today.

You’ve heard of banana plants, but have you ever heard of thousand finger bananas? You can see that and other types of banana plants at the Florida Botanical Gardens.

There are a number of small gardens at the Florida Botanical Gardens, including a butterfly garden, an herb garden, a native garden, a tropical fruit garden and a cottage garden, to name some.

If you’re not in the mood for love, you might want to steer clear of the Cupid topiary in the Wedding Garden at the Florida Botanical Gardens.

Virtually everybody knows about red hearts, but have you ever seen a green one? Check out the heart topiary at the Wedding Garden at the Florida Botanical Gardens.

Clusters of bromeliads offer a glimpse of the beauty of nature’s handiwork at the Florida Botanical Gardens in Largo.

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Sophia Phillips, a student at Sand Pine Elementary School, spotted this woodpecker on her dad’s van and snapped a picture. This North American pileated woodpecker, about the size of a crow, eats mainly insects and sometimes fruits, nuts and berries.

Five easy ways to prepare your pet for disasters Special to The Laker/Lutz News

If you are like millions of animal owners nationwide, your pet is an important member of your household. Unfortunately, animals are also affected by disaster. The likelihood that you and your animals will survive an emergency such as a fire, flood, or tornado depends largely on emergency planning done today.

Here are five easy ways to prepare your pet for an emergency: • Identify a shelter. Before disaster hits, call your local office of emergency management to see if you will be allowed to evacuate with your pets and that there will be shelters that take people and their pets in your area. And just to be safe, track down a pet friendly, safe place for your family and pets. Most boarding kennels, veterinarians and animal shelters will need your pet’s medical records to make sure all vaccinations are current.

• Update your pet’s ID. Make sure identification tags are up-to-date and securely fastened to your pet’s collar. If possible, attach the address and/or phone number of your evacuation site. If your pet gets lost, his tag is his ticket home.

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The Hispanic Business Leaders of Pasco Hernando Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will host a mixer June 10 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at Wesley Chapel Nissan, at 18519 State Road 54 in Wesley Chapel. This is a joint event with Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce.

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