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For the fourth year in a row, CrossFit Plant City and 20 participants took part in the annual Murph Challenge on Memorial Day. The Murph commemorates one of the favorite workouts of Navy Lt. Michael Murphy, 29, a Navy SEAL who was killed in Afghanistan in 2005. Murphy called the workout “Body Armor” and, since his death, it has become known as the Murph. CrossFitters around the country participate in the event every Memorial Day to honor Murphy’s memory. The Murph is a timed CrossFit “hero” workout consisting of a one-mile run, 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 squats and another one-mile run. Some participants do the challenge with a 20-pound weight vest to simulate body armor.
We’ll see you at the Crossroads Uncle Mike’s Smokehouse Grill ended its Plant City tenure with a farewell party May 26. According to a Facebook post from owner Simone Karakash Tolley, Crossroads Seafood and Steakhouse, a new steak and seafood restaurant, will be taking over the space previously occupied by Uncle Mike’s. Tolley said she plans to focus on a catering company and event hall following the closure. “We have been doing great with UM Catering and Blake Hall and want to focus on that and spend some time with my 3 year old baby,” she said in the Facebook post. Owners of Uncle Mike’s said they will have nothing to do with the new restaurant, but a hiring manager for Crossroads referred any inquiries into the new restaurant back to them.
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Bruton Library Summer programs look to ‘Build a Better World’ The library hopes its summer youth program will engage children all summer long. DANIEL FIGUEROA IV STAFF WRITER
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Lindley Redmon, 4, and his mother, Sara Kocab-Redmon, select books at Bruton Memorial Library.
It’s called the ‘summer slide,’ when children’s reading and math skills dip in the summer months. It’s a common, well-documented condition that the librarians at Bruton Memorial Library hope their summer youth program can combat. This year’s program centers around the Collaborative Summer Library Program’s ‘Build a Better World’
theme. It beings with a kick-off event June 3rd featuring JiggleMan, a popular children’s performer who performs around Florida and has appeared on Late Night with David Letterman. Throughout the summer, Bruton will offer reading programs, live performances and hands-on activities. “We want to bring that experience of growing up in a library to a generation of kids growing up in a whole new world,” Youth Services Librarian John
Russell said. We want to bring it back and find new ways to engage and build a better world together. With the summer slide, kids may fall behind on reading throughout the summer if they don’t have incentives and access. The library provides both of those.” Incentives, Russell said, include the programs and prizes the library offers. Thanks to local sponsors, the library is holding a raffle for items ranging from gift cards to a Kindle Fire tablet. The more they read, the more tickets they can acquire and the better their chances of winning will be. Access comes in the form of the SEE LIBRARY PAGE 6
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“If we start with midtown and build something that’s great, then we can move out to the other areas.” — City commissioner Mary Thomas Mathis, addressing the Plant City Area Democrats
Two dead in fatal crash at Trapnell, SR-39 intersection A three-car crash claimed the lives of two passengers on May 25, and a total of five people were transported from the scene for hospital treatment. According to Florida Highway Patrol, a 2002 Toyota Corolla driven by Edilberto Nava-Marcos, 18, of Mulberry, was traveling northbound on State Road 39 around 2:30 p.m. and turned left into the Trapnell Road intersection, where it collided with a 2015 Honda Civic traveling southbound on State Road 39. The Corolla rotated and struck a 2006 Ford Freestar, which had been stopped at the red light on Trapnell Road. Nava-Marcos was transported to Lakeland Regional Medical Center with critical injuries. Passenger Pepe Salgado, 18, of Mulberry, died after being transported to Tampa General Hospital, and passenger Frinzi Salgado-Diaz, 15, of Mulberry, was pronounced dead at the scene. All three were wearing seat belts, and alcohol was not believed to be a factor in the incident. The driver of the Civic, Danisia Fontanez, 28, of Plant City, was traveling with three passengers, all of Plant City. She and passenger Natalie Ortiz, 25, had no reported injuries, but Ortiz was transported to LRMC with two juvenile passengers, both of whom had reported minor injuries. The driver of the Freestar, Alma Reyes, 31, of Plant City, was not injured, and neither she nor her two juvenile passengers went to a hospital. The crash is still under FHP investigation.
Plant City residents given Florida FFA honors Larry and Debbie Swindle are well-known for supporting local youths in agriculture, and the Florida FFA is making sure their contributions will be well-known for a long time. The organization announced the Swindles will be inducted into the Florida FFA Hall of Fame this year, along with four other candidates. The Swindles, who own Rocking S Farms in Plant City, have been highlighted for their widespread support of state FFA programs and events, as well as for the assistance they provide to help college students pursue agriculture degrees. The induction ceremony will be held September 25 at the Florida FFA Leadership Training Center in Haines City.
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Yarbrough, who graduated from Plant City High School in May, was awarded a $500 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Scholarship on May 21 in a ceremony at the Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library in Tampa. She was chosen by employees of Hillsborough County/City of Tampa for her academic accomplishments, leadership skills and community service. Yarbrough will attend the
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The works of Charles Galvin and Rebecca Nipper don’t always fit in at conventions geared towards comic books, sci-fi, fantasy and video games, but they still make their mark. DANIEL FIGUEROA IV STAFF WRITER
The aisles of Artist Alley at MegaCon are mostly filled with various takes on pop culture mainstays and the latest video game crazes. There’s a Scrabble board featuring the demonized face of Reagan from The Exorcist, Precious Moments-styled postcards with characters from the video game Overwatch, pillows made of Star Wars T-shirts and endless other options. But at the end of the alley is something recognizably different, the nature-based work of Plant City’s Rebecca Nipper and Charles Galvin’s hand-crafted natural leather goods, each unique in its own right. Nipper and Galvin manage Off the Tracks art gallery in Historic Downtown. In addition to fine arts festivals, they travel to events around the country that feature more “nerd” culture related art and have begun to build followings with work that doesn’t necessarily fit in with the rest. “The giant pink flamingo got a lot of attention,” Nipper said of a prominent piece at her booth. Her art started with fairies and more fantasy-based subject matter, but an interest in nature and animals shifted her art to more “whimsical, nature-based” paintings, she said. “My fascination with all the critters helped,” she said, “but the background in environmental science really fueled the fire.” Nipper’s art is a stark contrast from much of the other work at MegaCon. There are no superheroes or famous film characters. She stocks her both with bright, original paintings of owls, foxes, turtles and all manner of natural life. Galvin, her husband, said despite the difference, she still draws a crowd. “There’s so much going on at every corner you turn,” he said. “It’s a little spot of happiness amid the chaos.” MegaCon Orlando, held at the Orange County Convention Center over the last weekend in May, was her eighth MegaCon experience, it was Galvin’s fifth. Nipper said she now has people returning year after year to buy pieces to add to their collections. One of her regulars, she said, stopped by to add a new owl painting to their growing collection. Just next to his wife’s booth is Galvin’s leatherwork. He, too, offers something a little different than other artists at the conventions. While some of his work incorporates aspects
of “nerd” culture, it is unique in its practicality. Unlike some of the other leather craftsman, Galvin’s work is wearable art. Most of the other leather sellers at the convention are vendors reselling manufactured products or custom makers of costume items. Galvin makes “living art” meant to be used everyday like belts, wallets, purses and flasks. He uses traditional methods and natural leather to make his pieces, which is where they come alive. “The leather changes when it comes in contact with the sun, outside elements and even your body chemistry,” Nipper said. “It almost becomes a collaborative piece.” Galvin has also begun to see his brand grow at conventions. His booth isn’t the only place he can find his work now. “I’ve seen people come back wearing my stuff,” he said. “You can see a lot of the stuff they’ve worn day in and day out. It picks up their efforts and becomes theirs.” Nipper has become a full-time artist traveling to major shows and conventions about once a month. Galvin still works a full-time job as a salesperson for an engineering company, but spends nearly all of his time outside of the 40-hour work week on production when not at a show. “When we’re not at a show it’s make make make,” Nipper said. It’s a lifestyle that both agree can be strange to some. Both are completely devoted to their crafts and the idea of craftsmanship as an important aspect of society. When home in Plant City, they said they’re usually creating new work or planning for the next show. They usually stay with friends and family or friend’s of friends and family of friends. Often, they’ll travel with artists they’ve met at shows. After MegaCon, Nipper is set to drive to Wizard World Comic Con in Philadelphia with an artist she met while working a convention. When she gets there, she’ll be staying with a middle school friend she used to be in the Girl Scouts with. “Sometimes it’s hard for others to understand,” she said of the lifestyle she and her husband lead. “We’re living life by our own rules,” Galvin added. “We figure out how to make life happen in different corners of the world.” And, they said, they wouldn’t have it any other way.
Top to bottom, Left to Right: A convention goer looks over Galvin’s work; Galvin and Nipper in front of Off the Tracks; Nipper shows one of her popular owl paintings; Nipper’s art also includes jewelry made from found animal bones; Nipper helps a fairy put on a new necklace.
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FBI investigating man accused of scamming Plant City church Victor Thomas Clavizzao is accused of taking around $20,000 from New Testament Outreach Holiness Church #2. SUSAN TAYLOR MARTIN TAMPA BAY TIMES
Once again, the FBI is investigating felon fraudster Victor Thomas Clavizzao. On May 24, two agents interviewed Pastor Minnie Wright, who says Clavizzao scammed her and her Plant City church out of nearly $20,000 while he was still on probation from a mortgage fraud conviction. The agents' visit came four days after the Tampa Bay Times published a story about Wright's experience with Clavizzao and what turned out to be a phony loan company. "They were familiar with Victor,'' Wright said of the agents, who took copies of several documents that Clavizzao had her and her husband sign. Among them: forms that bore what appeared to be their notarized signatures but that Wright said had not been notarized in their presence, as required by law. The FBI did not return a call Thursday and typically does not comment on ongoing investigations. Wright, however, said the agents told her they have received other reports about Clavizzao's activities since his 2013 release from federal prison. One of the agents said '"Some people are willing to talk and some are
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not,'" Wright recalled. "I said, 'I am, I don't want him to do what he did to us to anybody else.' He needs to be stopped." A New York native, Clavizzao, 54, already had a record for fraud and grand theft when he began working as a loan originator in the Tampa Bay area during the real estate boom of the mid 2000s. Using "straw buyers" and false income figures, he arranged loans on at least 18 houses and condos and pocketed hundreds of thousands of dollars in loan proceeds. In 2009, he was convicted of conspiring to commit mail, wire and bank fraud, and sentenced to five years in prison followed by three years of probation. Less than a year after he got out of prison, Clavizzao registered a fictitious name — Victor Thomas — and incorporated a company called Sunplow Capital in St. Petersburg with himself as director and Tampa lawyer Mary Elizabeth Bolint as president. Wright said Bolint accompanied "Victor Thomas'' in 2014 when he came to Wright's New Testament Outreach Holiness Church #2 and told the congregation he could help get a $650,000 loan to build a permanent home for the church. At that time, Wright said, she paid $2,220, which she understood would be split between Clavizzao and Bolint.
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Pastor Minnie Wright holds a rendering of the church she hoped to construct.
During the interview with the FBI, Wright said, one agent pulled up a photo of Bolint on his phone and asked if it was the same person who had been with Clavizzao. Wright confirmed it was, but said she never saw the lawyer after the 2014 meeting. Bolint declined to discuss her involvement with Clavizzao when a reporter called her in early May. "I don't know anything about him. I haven't talked to him in years," she
said. After the meeting with church members, Wright gave Clavizzao a check for $9,100 that was supposed to cover appraisals and other loan-related costs. She later wrote him a $5,000 check, ostensibly as a downpayment on land where the new church would be built. It was not until 2015, when Clavizzao stopped answering calls, that the Wrights realized who he was and that
none of the money had gone for the intended purposes. The loan never materialized; the New York loan company Clavizzao claimed to work with did not exist. As a result of widespread loan fraud during the last housing boom, Florida passed a law requiring people who "solicit or accept" loan applications to be licensed. Clavizzao, who also incorporated a St. Petersburg- based company called Key Business Loans, does not have a license nor would he be able to get one because of his criminal record. Wright said the FBI agents took copies of the loan proposal, cancelled checks and forms on which she and her husband put down personal financial information. She was startled when the agents pointed out that some of the forms had been notarized. Except in rare cases, the signer of a document must be physically present before a notary. She told the agents that no notary was present when she and her husband signed. "That caught their attention," she said. Clavizzao, who lives in Palm Coast, did not return a call for comment May 25. Corporate records show that he is a vice president of a newly incorporated company: Crestar Florida in Lake Mary. Contact Susan Taylor Martin at smartin@tampabay.com or (727) 8938642. Follow @susanskate on Twitter.
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Thanks to the dedication of our employees and contract partners, The Mosaic Company has had four consecutive years of record safety performance. We recently recognized 116 local contractors who have proven their commitment to ensuring safe workplaces through their safety leadership and performance. Our Mosaic team is proud to work with contractors who support our promise to relentlessly pursue an injury-free workplace, and we thank these contractors for their hard work and outstanding example. PLATINUM Acuren Inspection Corrosion Control, Inc. Environmental Consulting & Technology, Inc. Florida Handling Systems, Inc. Ground Level, Inc. Hertz Service Pump & Compressor James Construction Group Keller Grassing Company, Inc.
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Dart Container, the manufacturer and distributer of the ubiquitous red Solo cup and other food service packaging products, is increasing its presence in Plant City by moving into a new 77,500-square-foot warehouse on County Line Road and hiring 35 employees. Dart has been in Plant City since 1983. In 2014, the company completed a 400,000-square-foot expansion to its Turkey Creek Road facility and increased the number of employees from 230 to 375. The County Line Road expansion will be Dart’s second in the last five years. “They basically ran out of space from the previous expansion and moved into almost 80,000 square feet of new space in County Line Commerce Center,” Alyssa Cerrito, marketing and communications manager of the Plant City Economic Development Corporation said. Cerrito said building speculative space — new space built without prior leasing agreements — gives current businesses in Plant City more options as they grow and more reason to stay in the city. The space can also attract new business, she said.
Building such space can also provide job opportunities to the community. With the Dart expansion, County Line Commerce Center has allowed for almost 200 jobs in Plant City. Expanding city services to County Line Road, Cerrito said, was a gamble the city took that has paid off. “It was a big investment in infrastructure to have that speculative space on County Line Road,” she said. “You already are seeing how it’s paying off. It won’t be long before our side of County Line Road looks like the Lakeland side of County Line.” Dart is taking over the last portion of space at the County Line Commerce Center, a 28-acre development on County Line Road, south of Interstate 4. It was built by Central Florida Development, a full service real estate development, construction, and property management company and completed in 2015. Fitlife Foods, Sparkle Skirts and International Paper also lease warehouse space at County Line Commerce Center. According to the EDC, Dart’s expansion into the last vacant space of County Line Commerce Center allows CFD to begin constructing the first building of its newest park, Central Florida Commerce Center, which will provide 140,000 square feet of
speculative space. Site work has been completed on the new business park and CFD is expected to break ground on the first building soon, the EDC said. “We’re excited to begin construction of another speculative project in Plant City,” Richard LeFrois, Central Florida Development President, said in a news release. “The city’s probusiness attitude and great location have helped drive our success in leasing our buildings. We are confident the momentum will continue and are already seeing significant interest in our other business parks along I-4.” According to Cerrito, building speculative space can be a cyclical process with speed of development in Plant City. As companies grow, they can expand into the new spaces and developers can, in turn, build new space. “The incredible demand we’re seeing for new development in Plant City is the direct result of our efforts to make it even easier for businesses to take advantage of our ideal location and find the workforce, facilities and business assistance they need to get up and running quickly,” said former City Manager Mike Herr. “The speed with which CFD has been able to build the first spec building and move forward with the second shows how quickly we can respond to meet business needs and keep up with fast growth.”
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Above: The Bruton summer kickoff will be JiggleMan’s only Hillsborough preformance. Daniel Figueroa IV
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act with the world and will include an ice cream making and tasting component. And, Discover explores the treasures of the natural world. In addition to those modules, Russell said the library has many more activities including dinosaur-themed events, movies, theater performances, the popular Motion Commotion music and literacy program and more. “It’s fun and educational,” he said. “The children are out of school, but they have the library. They have us year round and they have us in a big way in the summer.” For more information on summer programs visit facebook.com/BrutonMemorialLibrary.
When: 3 p.m. June 3 Where: Bruton Memorial Library, 302 McLendon St. What to Know: From Bruton: “Get ready to laugh out loud and be amazed by the jumping, joking and juggling JiggleMan! Stay after the show for fun activities, refreshments and to get registered for our children’s Summer Reading Club and start your journey to AWESOME prizes! Bonnie, our reading therapy dog, will be joining the party and will be available for sharing snuggles and books. There will also be make and take puppet crafts courtesy of Bits ‘N Pieces Puppet Theatre and much more! For children of all ages.”
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Finding a Balance in U.S. Immigration Policy Felix Haynes examines the policies of presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump.
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City Commissioner Mary Mathis stopped by the Plant City Area Democrats Club meeting May 22 at the Bruton Memorial Library to discuss changes coming to Plant City and urge people to come out to City Commission meetings. Mathis, an education professional with the Hillsborough County School District, began the meeting by calling the scattered crowd closer together for a more personal discussion. Mathis updated the club on the city’s goings on and fielded questions from members in a setting more personal and informal than her usual seat on the commission dais. A new fire station coming to the northeast section of the city, the hiring of Interim City Manager Kim Leinbach and economic development were discussed, particularly future changes to midtown. “If we start with midtown and build something that’s great, then we can move out to the other areas,” Mathis said. Mathis asked what members might want to see come to Plant City and many suggested restaurants or grocery stores. First Watch and Trader Joe’s were mentioned, as were the oftpined-for Target and Chick-Fil-A. Mathis also stressed the importance of engaging the Commission at meetings. She said the Commission takes its citizens concerns to heart and it’s the best way to pursue the change they want to see. “She’s right,” Club President Sherri Gay said. “ We need to get out to those commission meetings more. It’s our civic duty.”
their country of origin, and to those from the seven countries targeted for “extreme vetting.” The Observer’s April 21 edition contained a wellwritten article by reporter Daniel Figueroa examining that human factor. At the other end of the policy spectrum, our April 7 edition included a column I wrote which compared Bush’s and Obama’s policies and posed the question: “How far is the United States willing to go to protect Americans from further attacks?” Trump has posed multiple answers to that question, and his election has provided at least some mandate for him to implement them. But his opposition has certainly slowed the implementation of his proposals, and we await the development of final answers to that question by the three co-equal branches of our American government: Congress, President Trump, and the Courts.
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Three rifles are crossed as soldiers would have them while resting serve as a de facto funeral pyre for the lists of dead service men and women.
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DATE: JUNE 6, 2017 TIME: 4:00 p.m. PLACE: Plant City Housing Authority 1306 Larrick Lane Plant City, FL 33563 The Purpose of the hearing is to obtain input from the city residents in reference to the Capital Fund Five-Year Plan submission to be submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for grant year beginning 2017 and ended 2021. Total estimated grant funds are based on the last actual capital fund grant awarded for 2016 in the amount of $254,350. All residents are encouraged to attend this hearing. A copy of the Capital Fund Five-Year Action plan will be available for review from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. prior to public hearing at the address below. Persons can also submit written comments prior to public hearing to:
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PLANT CITY TOASTMASTERS CLUB #4051 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. Thursdays at the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce, 106 S. Evers St. New members welcome.
FREE WORKOUT SATURDAY Takes place from 9 to 10 a.m. at CrossFit Plant City, 1402B Mercantile Ct. CrossFit Plant City offers a free, beginner-friendly workout for the whole family. Children must be age 10 or older to participate. Learn more at CrossFitPlantCity.com.
ACOUSTIC HAPPY HOUR 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Fridays, at O’Brien’s Irish Pub & Family Restaurant, 1701 S. Alexander St. (813) 764-8818.
SUNDAY, JUNE 4
SOUTHERN GOSPEL CONCERT AT HARMONY BAPTIST CHURCH 6 p.m. at Harmony Baptist Church, 6008 W. Knights Griffin Road. The Gulf Ridge Quartet will perform a free concert at the church and a love offering will be received. Call (813) 986-7165.
BINGO 6:30 p.m. Saturdays, at American Legion Post 26, 2207 W. Baker St. There is a full kitchen. CHRISTIAN MUSIC 6:33 to 8:33 p.m. Thursdays, at Krazy Kup, 101 E. J. Arden Mays Blvd. (813) 752-1220.
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SQUARE DANCE LESSONS Takes place from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Strawberry Square, 4401 Boot Bay Road. Join a 10-week program based at the “Square Dance Capital of the South.” Dress is casual and no partner is needed to hit the dance floor. The cost is $3 per lesson, but the first lesson is free with mention of the Plant City Times & Observer calendar post. Call (813) 752-0491 or email Keith at keithuns@yahoo. com or Marty at mvanwart@tampabay.rr.com. HARMONY BAPTIST CHURCH VBS 6:15 to 8:45 p.m. at Harmony Baptist Church, 6008 W. Knights Griffin Road. This year’s Vacation Bible School theme is “Running the Race,” and accommodates kids from grades K-5 through 6. This VBS session runs from June 5-9. Call (813) 986-7165.
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ADULT COMPUTER CLASSES AT BRUTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY Takes place from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays at the Bruton Memorial Library, 302 McLendon St. Adults can learn basic computer skills every Thursday in June, whether they have experience or not. Classes for advanced techniques, tips and tricks will be held every Wednesday in June. Pre-register at the library’s circulation desk or call (813) 757-9215.
TUESDAY, JUNE 6
TEEN GAME ZONE AT BRUTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY Takes place from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Bruton Memorial Library, 302 McLendon St. Kids entering grades 6 through 12 can get their game on with Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360 Kinect and PlayStation using the library’s projection screens. All of the library’s “teens & tweens” programs are free. Call John Russell, (813) 757-9215 ext. 24.
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NEW HOPE AT THE CORNERSTONE GRAND OPENING 5:30 p.m. at the Cornerstone, 315 N. Collins St. After the afternoon ribbon cutting ceremony, people will have several opportunities to
“renew, rest, rejoice in God and be restored.” A revival service will be held at the church at 7 p.m. that evening, and will be repeated at 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. June 11, and at 7 p.m. June 12-15.
ONGOING PAINTING WITH BETTY FAIRBANKS AT THE CLASSROOM GALLERY Takes place from 1 to 3 p.m. Fridays at the 1914 Plant City High School Community Center, 605 N. Collins St. The cost is $20 per class. Bring own supplies and references to learn about color theory, design and different techniques. Call (813) 757-3632.
THE CLASSROOM GALLERY 1 to 5 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays at the 1914 Plant City High School Community Center, 605 N. Collins St. Art is on display by members of the East Hillsborough Art Guild. DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB 1 p.m. Fridays at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 302 Carey St. For more information, call Walt Arnold at (813) 752-1602. KEEL AND CURLEY LIVE MUSIC 6:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, at Keel and Curley Winery, 5210 Thonotosassa Road. (813) 752-9100. KRAZY KUP LIVE MUSIC 8:33 to 10:33 p.m. Saturdays, at Krazy Kup, 101 E. J. Arden Mays Blvd. (813) 752-1220.
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Raiders hoops camp on deck for June, July The City of Plant City is promoting several sports camps and events for the summer, two of which are set to happen soon. The 2017 Summer Basketball Clinic, run by Plant City High School varsity coaches Billy Teeden and Danny McIntyre, staffers and players, is set to hit the hardwood on Monday. The clinic, which runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., is for campers age 6 through 14 and covers everything one needs to know about basketball’s fundamentals. It’s broken up into three sessions: June 5-8, June 19-22, and July 10-13. Registration costs $115 per child, per camp. For more information, call Teeden at (813) 967-7551.
PCHS gym open for summer for youths The 2017 Summer Open Gym will kick off June 12, and will run through July 20. The PCHS gymnasium is open for kids age 8 through 17 from 12 to 5 p.m., and open to kids age 16 and older from 5 to 9 p.m. Kids age 8 to 17 will not be able to use the gym from June 19 through 22 or from July 17 through 20. Kids under age 17 must present a registration form filled out by a parent or guardian before using the gym. Anyone 18 and older must fill out a contact card in case of emergency. For more information, call (813) 659-4255.
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Dealing with broken college promises Athletes shouldn’t be too upset when coaches break promises.
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few weeks ago, I wrote a column about the thrill ride that is the college recruiting process. In it, I also alluded to some notso-fun elements of the process. But there was one big thing that I missed. Unfortunately for hopeful high school athletes everywhere, there are coaches and recruiters out there that will talk a big game and then deliver... to someone else. Perhaps the only thing worse than having a school you’ve been interested in barely give you the time of day is being strung along for a while, only to have the rug pulled out from under you. Or, in this case, to have an offer you thought was yours pulled out from under you and given to someone else. It’s a bummer, it happens all the time and it generally has to do with the recruiting game functioning like a business. Sometimes, it has to do with grades. I’ve seen my fair share of athletes forced to switch programs because they couldn’t keep their grades up. Those that I’ve spoken to about it have regretted slacking, even if their dreams of going D-1 weren’t totally dashed — instead just delayed a few years. But there are times when the kids don’t get a fair shake. For recruiters, an opportunity may surface to sign a kid they didn’t think they had a chance on, and working for programs that want to win games, you generally want to get the best rated prospects you can. That means someone who may have heard talk of getting a SEE KLINE PAGE 13
“You’ve got to get close with your team. If you’re not close with your team at all, it doesn’t work.” — Triston Davidson is wrestling well. SEE PAGE 14
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very high school athlete with the goal of playing in college must ride the roller coaster that is the recruiting process. With its ups and downs, twists and turns and a loop or two thrown in for good measure, there’s nothing quite like it. It’s also not to be taken lightly. Taking the process seriously requires a lot of extra work on the athlete’s behalf, piling on to what is already a busy schedule with school and day-to-day sport activities. Meanwhile, National Signing Day, commitments and camps tend to hog the national spotlight. It’s a mix of hard work, patience, persistence and promotion that athletes such as Durant running back Cam Myers are familiar with. Myers has had a swell spring, watching his profile get noticed and racking up NCAA Division I offers. “When I think about it, when I look back at the times I didn’t have offers and I wasn’t talking to coaches, I’d much rather be in this position,” Myers says. His mailbox is stuffed with all kinds of, well, stuff. He’s got a pile of business cards, each seemingly attempting to outdo the other in terms of cost, materials and creativity. Rutgers’ foldable cards are followed by Temple’s see-through plastics, adorned with a pair of glaring owl eyes. One almost forgets about Air Force, USF and the others that follow more traditional templates. He’s got Photoshopped images of himself from several schools, often repurposed to show the digital Myers wearing their jersey. He’s got program materials and other correspondence from Appalachian Justin Kline
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Cam Myers is one of the area’s rising recruits.
Spring football wraps up, coaches weigh in Area football programs see things from spring games to like and things to learn from. JUSTIN KLINE SPORTS/ASSOCIATE EDITOR
School’s out for summer, as rocker Alice Cooper would say, but prep football is just getting started. Though Durant, Plant City and Strawberry Crest high schools spent the past few weeks preparing for and administering final exams, the football programs got ready for something more like an aptitude test — a pair of spring games held May 18. None of the three schools found perfection, working with fresh faces and new concepts, but all are ready to study up and ace the summer season. DURANT
Of the three area teams to play in a spring game, only Durant managed to pick up a win. In the opening half of Newsome High School’s Spring Jamboree, the Cougars swiftly handled the Brandon Eagles, 21-7. Head coach Mike Gottman says he was pleased with the way the team looked, especially with the way the offense performed on the ground. He praised the play of quarterback Carlton Potter, specifically for using his legs to make plays, and liked the look of the backfield’s one-two
punch of running back Cam Myers and fullback David Tabakovic. The defense held up well, allowing just seven points, though Gottman admits that the unit could use some more experience. That will come over the summer, as the team continues to work and participates in 7-on-7 competition. “We’ve got to get bigger and stronger,” Gottman says. “We’ve got to have a great work ethic this summer and we’ve got to grow together as a team.” The team’s top priority for the off-
season is to maintain what was possibly its greatest strength in 2016: the chemistry. To the Cougars, going to cookouts, canoeing trips and other team bonding activities will be just as important as time spent in the video room, hitting the weights or going live on the practice field. “We’ve got to have a good summer, and we’ve got to gain some experience,” Gottman says. SEE SPRING PAGE 13
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State. He’s gotten wolf-shaped, foldable cards — which his father jokingly refers to as “love notes” — from Arkansas State. With no commitment set in stone, Myers is firmly in the stage where the most decision-making is required on the athlete’s part. With his game tape already making the rounds and coaches regularly hitting him up, Myers must examine each school from top to bottom and begin the process of making a commitment. “You have to think about more than just football,” Myers says. “You have to think about academics and what you want to study in college ... that determines a big part of your future.” In this stage, athletes have to navigate crowded waters without rocking the boat too much. Offers that exist one day may be pulled in the blink of an eye, though it’s also true that offers that don’t exist will pop up near the end of the line. It’s the kind of thing that really tries one’s patience, Myers says, and rewards those who don’t jump the gun. “It was really hard watching local players getting offers from all the schools I wanted offers from,” he says. “I just had to stay patient and wait for my time.” Every athlete’s needs are different, and Myers is no exception. His ideal school would carry two traits: a need — not a “want,” he emphasizes — to have him on the football roster, and a strong psychology program. The National Football League would be a nice career path for Myers if the opportunity ever presents itself, but it’s not something he’s expecting to do after school. No matter what program Myers or any other athlete settles on, there are several things that must be kept in check for the coaches that come knocking. “The first thing is grades, second thing is character and then they look at the film,” Durant head coach Mike Gottman says. “They move on to the next guy real quick.” Athletes must be held accountable in and out of the classroom, but they may not always be able to do it on their own. That’s where the high
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school programs can be of extra help, besides allowing the kids to play their sports and collecting film to be used. High school coaches often act as the liaisons, the middle men, between the athletes and the colleges. “The colleges come through to us,” Gottman says. “(They) either email or they just come to the school ... they know who they’re looking for. We provide film, Hudl accounts, transcripts.” The coaches’ networks of college coaches can be invaluable. At Durant, Gottman and offensive line coach Wesley Wyatt are known to be particularly active in getting kids and coaches connected. The 2016-17 school year was, in fact, Gottman’s best ever in terms of sending Durant players to college football programs: 17 Cougars will play NCAA and NAIA football in the fall. High schools’ help may be enough for some athletes, but others will seek out extra help for maximum results. Myers has worked with a pair of organizations designed specifically to get high school football players into college programs: Gerold Dickens’ Next Level Sports Academe and Hasani Harper’s H2 Athletes. Myers says both Dickens’ and Harper’s support have been crucial to his success in the recruiting scene.
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These groups raise profiles through camp and combine attendance, media communications and 7-on-7 exhibition tournaments, among other methods. While Durant and other high schools do like to take kids to summer tournaments to compete, the primary goal in those cases is to make the team better for Durant football reasons over individual spotlights. Dickens says that the work of programs such as his is meant to complement the work that high schools do. “It’s an all-around process, whether it’s the high school coach saying a few things, it’s Big County Preps or it’s us,” he says. “Everybody plays a role in the recruiting part of the player. What makes it easy is that they’ve been to the camps and it helps us promoting their name. The more people you have talking about you, the better.” Myers will hit the camp scene with Next Level this month, touring colleges around the Southeast and participating in combine and live game activities with highly-ranked players from the region. Like the other athletes making such moves, he hopes that all his hard work will pay off with an offer from the right school. Knowing where his work has gotten him, Myers thinks it’s about to be that time. “It’s come now,” he says.
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James Booth’s first game — more appropriately, first half — as a head football coach ended not with a sought-after win over the Armwood Hawks, but with a 24-0 loss in one half of football at the Hawks’ nest. But Booth says that something he often tells quarterback Braxton Plunk is true: “It’s never as good or as bad as you think it is.” “(There were) a lot of positives that I took from it,” Booth says. “The end result is what it is. I don’t really care. You look at development. ‘Where can we grow? Where can we go from here?’” The Plant City Raiders were able to hang with Armwood in the opening quarter, allowing just one score, but things got out of hand in the closing quarter when the Hawks blocked a punt, recovering the ball deep in Plant City territory and dashing into the end zone. The Raiders almost managed to score on several occasions, most notably on a Treshaun Ward run that was called back on a blocking foul, but couldn’t get past that pesky defense. Still, Booth liked what he saw. “I thought our defense played really well,” he says. We had (Armwood’s) first drive, they converted a fourthand-10 and a third-and-long to get a touchdown. I thought we played really well outside of that drive. Even on that drive, we forced them to make it.” Booth says that Plant City’s offseason will be spent improving the players’ consistency, and that he plans to work with Plunk on his reads and execution in a new offense. STRAWBERRY CREST
Strawberry Crest and Tampa Bay Tech squared off in the first half of Armwood’s Spring Jamboree and, like the Raiders, the Chargers were held scoreless in a 35-0 outcome. Going up against Tennessee commit Michael Penix Jr. and a fearsome offense posed a mighty test for Crest.
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The defense showed its lack of experience against the Titans, which let the offense run smoothly, but head coach Ron Hawn says the Chargers weren’t lacking in heart. “They didn’t stop fighting until the very end,” Hawn says. “They knew what they were up against. Tampa Bay Tech is one of, if not the most, athletic teams in the entire Tampa Bay area. They are extraordinarily talented.” The offense leaned heavily on the running backs, specifically Jaquell “Boosie” Narine, and Hawn feels the unit has made some noticeable strides — especially considering the teams’ last meeting. “They played hard,” Hawn says.
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roster spot — maybe even someone who got the offer — will have to be sacrificed. It’s the nature of the beast. When this happens to the kids, you can only hope they use it as game fuel. When I interviewed Durant running back Cam Myers for this week’s recruiting feature, we did cover this topic. Myers has seen coaches deliver on promises and others change their tone. Even as one of the area’s hottest prospects, with several solid
“We moved the ball better against them in the spring than we did against them in the fall.” The team’s top offseason priority is to eliminate the mistakes that come from a lack of experience, which should especially help the defense and offensive line. Hawn says the team has plans to compete in several tournaments, from Boca Ciega to Anclote, to make sure the Chargers get the benefits that come from live reps. “Once we kind of put that thing together,” he says, “we’ll be in much better shape.”
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offers in his pocket, I could tell that he’s felt the emotional lows already. Exactly who did what is off the record, but I can say that Myers has the right idea about how to handle those disappointments -- keeping a “live and learn” attitude and moving on to the next interested program. I know that not all athletes are going to catch a spotlight in their sports like Myers has, but I think it’s important for those who want to play college sports to know that good things come to those who wait. Patience, Myers told me, was the
biggest thing he’s learned from the process. Attention and offers will come to those who can wait patiently (and work hard, of course).
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Can 10,000 Steps Make a Difference?
One of the keys to finding success on the wrestling mat is constant practice -- especially in the offseason. Strawberry Crest’s wrestlers aren’t taking a summer vacation from their sport, and some are performing well at exhibition meets and tournaments. That includes Triston Davidson, who went 7-1 at a recent weekend duals tournament at Southeastern University. The one loss was close, scored at 7-4. Know someone who deserves an Athlete of the Week feature? Email Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com by the Friday before the next issue.
Dr. Jennifer Closshey digs deep into a fitness claim that originated over 50 years ago in Japan, and offers her take on the outcomes of taking 10,000 steps every day.
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ou’ve probably heard that taking 10,000 steps a day will help make you fit and healthy. You’ve probably also questioned it. Where did the 10,000-step recommendation originate? Can 10,000 steps make a difference? If so, why is 10,000 steps such a big deal? These are all good questions with real answers.
WHERE DID IT COME FROM?
The concept was first popularized by Japanese pedometers in the 1960s. These pedometers sold under the name “manpo-kei,” which translates to “10,000 steps meter.” Pedometers became more common in every day use and the 10,000-step concept took root, not only in Japan, but globally. Just as the brand names of Kleenex was adopted to all tissues and Xerox to copy machines, the 10,000-step goal was to pedometers and those seeking fitness.
CONFIRMING THE CLAIM
The claim remains popular and has continued to grow across a wider population, though it has become more of a movement than an official medical stance. Medical research studies reviewed in 2008 by University College London have shown that taking 10,000 steps a day, in addition to maintaining a healthy lifestyle, can lead to a decrease in chronic illnesses such as diabetes, metabolic syndromes and heart disease. The goal for walking came first, followed by the medical research affirming the claim. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) do not actually recommend taking 10,000 steps a day, but instead suggests logging 30 minutes of moderate activity per day, plus two or more days of strength training. Walking 10,000 steps a day is an easy way to exceed the first part of the CDC’s recommendation. The 30-minute-per-day recommenda-
tion can be achieved with about 7,500 to 8,000 steps a day, but the extra 2,000 seem to provide added results. A recent study by researchers from the University of Glasgow, University of Warwick and University of Salford found postal workers in Glasgow, Scotland, who walked 15,000 steps a day, had fewer risk factors for heart disease than colleagues who sat throughout the day. Specific benefits include lowering of the body mass index (BMI), increased energy, reduced risk for diabetes and a smaller waist size.
I see the team working hard out here at the new practice area (Planteen Recreation Center). What’s the offseason grind like? As much as possible. We’re out of school now, so we can get in as much practice as we want.
FOR BEST RESULTS…
Extrapolating the benefits of various studies on the benefits of 10,000 steps a day show if all Americans participated, we could probably decrease the U.S. health care budget by $500 billion a year, according to Cleveland Clinic chief wellness officer Michael Roizen. Yes, 10,000 steps a day can, and would, make a difference. Make those steps add up by using a pedometer so household chores, using stairs, and general walking are all included. The pedometer will include gardening, cleaning the car, playing with the kids and buying groceries. Another advantage of the pedometer is the immediate feedback. When I first started, I quickly found exceeding my 10,000 goal by too many steps in a day, especially doing so too often, resulted in joint pain that required extra rest and recuperation on my part. Balance in all exercise is important, and it is possible to walk too much.
Do you guys work with the kids at all for Charger Wrestling Club? Sometimes, yes. We go back and forth. Coaches mainly go back and forth. Tell me about this weekend tournament. Pretty much, I got asked last-minute. One of the parents actually asked if I wanted to join a free agent team, so I said I’d do it just to get matches in ... they were tough.
Is it more difficult here? Less difficult? More difficult. Illinois, it’s mostly very good but they don’t have the strength ... for instance, they’re really scrawny kids, but they know what they’re doing. Here, you go for something and they’ll just pick you up and throw you, pretty much. What’s the biggest lesson you learned about wrestling down here, or at least wrestling for this team? You’ve got to get close with your team. If you’re not close with your team at all, it doesn’t work. It’s pretty much like football. If you don’t play with the team, you don’t play at all. Anyone trying to recruit you to Crest’s football team? They’ve asked me, but I’m sticking with wrestling. It’s my only focus for now. It’s what I want to go for college with. Do you know where you want to go? No. I mean, Illinois was a big one, Division 1, that’s what I’m really hoping for. Something big. That’s what I want. I want to make it there -- that’s my goal. Do you know what you want to major in? I want to be a doctor. That’s been my goal for a few years.
And you only lost one match. My very first match off of it, I went against a Georgia state champion. He was really tough. I somewhat held my ground, I guess, but he got the best of me, 7-4. You and your brother, Trenton, just moved to Florida this past year, correct? We moved in June (2016) to Florida. It’s a different experience from Illinois. In Illinois, most of (wrestling) is technique. Here, a lot of it’s strength. Me and Trenton, mostly what we had to do is build a lot of strength, along with advancing our technique, just so we could survive around here. It’s going pretty well, so far.
Jennifer E. Closshey, Ph.D., is a doctor of integrative health and YMCA yoga instructor in Plant City. Contact her at JenniferClosshey@gmail.com.
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