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McClure wins GOP nod in Dist. 58 With 55% of the vote, Lawrence McClure becomes the republican nominee in December’s general election. SEE PAGE 4

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Ulta Grand Opening People lined up hours prior to the grand opening of Ulta Beauty for a chance to win “beauty treats” like gift cards ranging from $5 to $100. The line wrapped down the plaza with many bringing chairs and snacks for the long wait.

The program helped more than 40,000 families over six days.

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Lines of cars wrapped the area surrounding Plant City Stadium for six days, creating a seemingly endless clog of traffic as the Department of Children and Families Food for Florida Disaster Food Assistance program came to Plant City.

The rarely activated program is designed to help families who require food assistance as a result of disaster related losses. The program was activated following Hurricane Irma’s impact on Florida. Irma was the strongest hurricane to hit Florida since Wilma in 2005, the last time

DCF activated the Food for Florida program.

According to the program’s guidelines, any resident of one of the 48 counties declared for FEMA Individual Assistance who does not currently receive assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and suffered disaster-related loss is eligible for the program. The program counts for income and expenses between Sept. 5 and Oct. 4.

Plant City stadium, known as a mega-site according to DCF staff, was designated to help distribute benefits for Hillsborough County residents, but wound up servicing residents of about 18 counties according to Natalie Harrell, communications director for DCF’s Suncoast region.

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Top: Visitors to the Food for Florida program said they waited in traffic for upwards of six hours to get into Plant City stadium.

Some even lined up overnight.

Above: Visitors had brief interviews with staff before being issued EBT cards.

The Florida Opry kicked off its 20th season Saturday, Oct. 7 at the Plant City High School Community Center. Billy Droze, a singer from Nashville, Tennessee, led the event. Shows are once a month from October through April, with no show in March. Randy Scott, a Plant City native, is the Master of Ceremonies. Scott has been singing at the Strawberry Festival for more than 30 years.

City moves ahead with Johnson Pointe development Breanne Williams

Johnson Pointe’s proposed location puts the neighborhood directly next to Walden Pointe, and it has concerned some nearby residents.

The commission approved rezoning more than 15 acres of land on the city’s south side for a new subdivision.

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Residents of Plant City’s Walden Pointe subdivision could soon have new neighbors as the city commission Monday approved rezoning necessary to move forward the proposed Johnson Pointe subdivision.

The proposed 55-lot subdivision is located along Johnson Road, west of

Sam Allen Road, in the south of the city and would butt up against the Walden Pointe subdivision, prompting initial concerns from nearby residents.

During a March commission meeting, Walden Pointe residents came out in force to oppose the density of the proposed subdivision, but not the subdivision itself. Developer Mike Lawrence, who also developed

Walden Pointe, first asked for the land to be rezoned with a Residential-6 designation, allowing for six dwelling units per acre. That designation would’ve given Lawrence a potential density of 92 homes within the nearly 15.5-acre plot. His original design, however asked for about 70 homes.

During the March meeting, commissioners agreed to forward the proposal to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity for review with the caveat that they would later decide whether it’d be best to scale SEE POINTE PAGE 3

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General admission is $20 online and $25 at the door, while VIP tickets are $45 and include a meet and greet at 6:30 p.m., 25% off all merchandise and advanced admission to the concert.

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over Florida,” Harrell said. “We’ve had people come from as far as Miami.”

Harrell said the staff, comprised of 208 DCF workers and 161 temporary workers, was trained and equipped to handle 20,000 households per day. The Plant City event, she said was “right on par with what we’re equipped to handle.”

The FFF program is a joint venture between DCF and the U.S. Department of Agriculture and not associated with FEMA, despite some confusion, Harrell said. DCF carries out the operation, but USDA provides the funding for the Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards and provides monitoring and site support.

Harrell said FEMA generally distributes food boxes immediately after disasters, slowing its efforts as DCF steps in.

“They ramp down their efforts as we ramp up our food assistance benefits,” she said. “There is confusion. I understand that.”

The Plant City site served almost 41,000 families during its six-day run. Including more than 7,500 on Tuesday, the program’s last in Plant City.

Once inside the stadium, visitors who preregistered reported getting through the process within five minutes. However, getting into the stadium took some more than six hours.

“They told me it was a three-hour wait,” Tampa resident James Boyer said as he approached the entrance gate around 4:30 p.m. “I’ve been here since 8:30.”

The long lines of vehicles virtually shut down portions of the city.

For most of the event’s duration, Park Road was at a near standstill between Interstate 4 and the stadium.

Approaching traffic also blocked por-

tions of Alexander Street and closed off a portion of James L. Redman Parkway.

Some businesses along Park Road said they were shocked about the event, not knowing what was going on until employees called saying they couldn’t get to work.

“It was surprising to me. I didn’t understand at first,” Steve Maxwell, CEO of Highland Packaging Solutions said. “As a taxpayer, as a business owner, at least in my case, it was not well communicated.”

Two polling sites for Tuesday’s Florida House District 58 primary were moved in response to the traffic generated by the FFF program.

During Monday’s city commission meeting, Mayor Rick Lott acknowledged the burden of such a massive influx of people into Plant City.

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back and approve an R-4 designation, which residents said they supported, instead of the R-6.

Commissioners, at the time, expressed concern over potential adverse effects of a development with an R-6 designation.

“It seems to be repetitive in nature within several of the projects that have come before us in the last number of months, all of which have favorable outlook,” Vice-Mayor Bill Dodson, who was absent during Monday’s meeting, said in March. “My fear is, lately, the drive is toward having more density where it’s contrary ... to the value this community likes, which is a bit more open space.”

Responding to residents concerns, Lawrence said he decided to change his request to an R-4, reducing the density to 55 lots. The reduction and treatment he received from Walden Pointe residents, Lawrence told commissioners, also prompted him to remove a promised buffer between the properties, much to the dismay of Mayor Rick Lott.

Lott said he was surprised to see the buffer removed. It’s inclusion, he said, was a promise Lawrence gave to the community that was a large part

interim City Manager Kim Leinbach to execute the MOU with DCF during the Sept. 25 commission meeting.

Lott said the city manager’s office, city staff and the police department worked closely with DCF to create the best possible action plan to handle the event.

Plant City Stadium was only the second site activated for the FFF program following Irma, but more sites will be available across the state throughout the month of October. A site opens in Sarasota Friday and in Lakeland over the weekend. A full list of FFF sites is available on the DCF’s website.

Anyone wishing to visit a site for FFF is encouraged to preregister online to expedite the process.

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I know it’s really been a burden to a lot of the business community we have, the citizens who’ve been held up in traffic,” Lott said. “However, on the other hand, once you're there and you see the families and the expressions on their faces and the need that they have, sometimes you have to help your fellow man. When you can touch that many people, you have to say there’s more good than harm in our city.”

Harrell said Plant City Stadium is one of many sites the DCF has a standing Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with, but was the only site available during the necessary period. Sites like the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds, Raymond James Stadium and the Florida State Fairgrounds were unavailable.

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“I want to say, Mr. Lawrence, I am disappointed,” Lott said. “It seems like tonight you are backing out of your promise.”

Lawrence told commissioners that it was not his intention to deceive.

Lawrence said he made a deal with Walden Pointe residents and they didn’t honor it. When he went from

R-6 to R-4, Lawrence said he thought “all bets were off.”

“I don’t think it’s that big of a deal,” Lawrence said. “It was just a response to how I was treated.”

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Top: Once inside the tent, visitors were processed in under 10 minutes, according to DCF staff.

Above: Visitors line up to receive EBT cards at Plant City Stadium Tuesday afternoon.

Only one resident came out to oppose the development in its current form. Diane Silliman said she opposed the lot size and layout of the proposal, wanting it to be more like the sizes and positioning of Walden Pointe.

“My concern is where the most dense unit will be placed,” she said.

However, the development’s engineer, Wayne Griffin, said the dimensions of the property wouldn’t allow for it to exactly match Walden Pointe.

Commissioner Nate Kilton said laying developments can sometimes take more creativity than it seems and the city shouldn’t restrict design elements of a community or it risks making guidelines for new developments too strict to be economically viable.

“Laying out a development like this is, a lot of times, more art than science,” Kilton said. “We have to be able to find that balance between the existing home owners and land owners and those who want to continue to invest in Plant City with these kind of projects.”

According to the city manager’s office, the addition of the subdivision would not have adverse effects on utilities, traffic conditions or law enforcement requirements and falls in line with the city’s Imagine 2040: Plant City Comprehensive Plan.

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McClure edges Fry in special election primary The signs could be seen along nearly every Plant City road for almost two months now: “Yvonne Fry for Florida House.”

Yvonne Fry, the Plant City native and community leader who led a brief, but whirlwind campaign to take up the vacant Florida House District 58 seat, was edged out by newcomer Lawrence McClure in Tuesday’s GOP primary.

McClure, a South Tampa native and current Dover resident, won by fewer than 700 votes, accounting for nearly 55% of the vote against Fry’s 45%.

Just under 21% of registered republicans, 6,615 of the district’s 31,671, voted in the primary, according to the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections’s unofficial results. All 49 precincts have reported results, including mail-in ballots and early voting. The results, however, do not include provisional or 10-day overseas ballots.

“We lost tonight in spite of a valiant campaign with a solid message of experience and demonstrated commitment to our community along with an incredible work ethic and integrity,” Fry wrote in a Facebook post. “I will sleep well tonight having earned the respect of those who value it in the first place. I will continue to serve our community that I cherish so much. I will be brave and bold in challenging and pushing us all to be better, to do better.”

Fry’s campaign had secured some high-profile endorsements including the recently retired District 58 Rep. Dan Raulerson, former Gov. Bob Martinez, Attorney General Pam Bondi (whose native Temple Terrace makes up a large portion of the district) and countless business and community leaders in Plant City, including the whole of the city commission.

“Thank you for the opportunity to have sought public office,” Fry’s post continued. “My tremendous gains are the deep relationships and the greater understanding of our constitute’s (sic) struggles and needs.”

The race was brief. Raulerson announced he’d be vacating his seat due to health issues in late July. Within a week, the two republican candidates had filed to run in a special election. On Aug. 1, Gov. Rick Scott set the primary date for Oct. 10, giving candidates barely two months to put together campaigns.

In an address to the Plant City Republican Women Federated club in August, political consultant Andrew Taylor said candidates usually plan for state house races a year or more in advance.

Though brief, the campaign was not without its controversies.

Towrd the end of the race, District 58 voters received mailers on an almost daily basis attacking Fry. Some mailers called Fry, who ran as a conservative, a liberal and questioned her business relationships and commitment to republican values.

Fry had vehemently denied such

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claims to various media outlets and told reporters she was promised a clean campaign. McClure Wednesday said he was not involved in the mailers and had no knowledge of them.

Victory, he said, was based on messaging.

“We felt good,” McClure said. “We knew that we had a good message that was resonating with people. What happened last night was a testament to the family and friends that we bought in. We were nervously competent. It was good to get a result that we were feeling throughout the entire campaign.”

Mailers also went out against McClure, accusing him of being tied to the special interest of GOP establishment in Tallahassee, including Speaker of the House Richard Corcoran. They also questioned his voting record, showing he had only voted in general elections and not primaries.

McClure said he didn’t think the negative mailers impacted the race.

“I think we connected pretty well last night,” McClure said. “Folks in the district spoke for themselves. All the other stuff is just really not relevant.

The voters turned out yesterday.”

Despite democrats having a slight edge in registered district 58 voters, the district historically leans republican.

McClure will face democrat Jose Vazquez, libertarian Bryan Zemina, and Ahmad Hussam Saadaldin, running with no party, in the Dec. 19 general election.

If he wins, McClure said he will continue to focus on the conservative principles he ran his primary campaign on, including reducing government redundancies and returning tax payer dollars to their pockets.

Fry and her campaign consultant Brock Mikosky did not reply to requests for comments.

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Tuesdays and the Archives Justin Kline

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Local authors gathered at the Plant City Photo Archives for a book signing to kick off the “Tuesdays at the Archives” series.

The Plant City Photo Archives is offering a monthly program that will bring viewings, lectures and events to the community.

The club discussed how law enforcement handles domestic violence cases.

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The GFWC Plant City Woman’s Club paid tribute to the victims of domestic violence in honor of October being Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Three members, Judy Wise, Sherry Scheitler and Karen Griggsby, performed a skit highlighting the reality of elder abuse and domestic violence in the form of both physical and emotional abuse.

Five female officers of the Plant City Police Department were in attendance and Detective Tiffany Lindsey outlined how PCPD handles domestic, dating, sexual and repeat violence and stalking cases.

According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, one in three women have been the victims of some form of physical violence by a partner within their lifetime. On average, there are more than 200,000 phone calls placed daily to domestic violence hotlines nationwide.

Nancy Miller, a member of the Woman’s Club, is hoping to start a program at Plant City High School that deals with dating abuse for teenagers. The program is currently in the planning stages and anyone with interest should email her at nancymiller.womansclub@gmail.com.

Judy Glorioso, the moderator of the event, encouraged those in attendance to be aware and not to hesitate to reach out if they see something.

“Folks, don’t be afraid to care. Don’t be afraid to stand up when it’s happening,” Glorioso said.

Betty Patton, Marsha Passmore and Dodie White came to the event to “support the local authors,” many of whom Pasmmore and White have known for years.

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Dodie White and her sister Marsha Passmore are on the advisory board for the Archives and History Center, and dropped in to visit with the authors.

“To know that we have such talented local authors is incredible and I wanted to support them,” White said.

“The talent that we have just right here in this room just really speaks a lot for Plant City and shows what we’re about. We’re a big family.”

Passmore said she knew most of the authors present and was blown away by the level of talent that calls Plant City home. As an avid supporter of the arts, she said she had already read at least half of the books on display and was looking forward to reading the others.

Passmore said one author in particular, Lauren McNair, holds a special place in her and White’s hearts.

McNair co-wrote with Gott a coffeetable book of the history of the Festival after being asked by its president, Paul Davis, to create a lasting memoir of the event’s long and flourishing past.

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“We’ve known Lauren since she was born,” White said. “We grew up with her mom and we were telling her earlier that our mom, before she passed away in May, got to see the book and when she saw that Lauren was one of the authors she said, ‘That’s my girl.’

So it means so much.”

McNair said having parents who owned a local business allowed her to see first hand how important it is to support your community. Her parents owned Southside Farm Supply for 35 years and she grew up watching the community love and support her family.

“At our business we got to build so many lifelong relationships with people in the community that we would not have had if it weren’t for our business,” McNair said. “To me it’s just all about the relationship of our community and making that stronger.”

Bringing the community together is a major goal of the new programing. Gott said he hopes “Tuesdays at the Archives” will act as a community rallying point and is looking forward to providing educational and unique experiences with the town he loves.

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The event kicked off Tuesday night with a book signing featuring over six local authors with novels ranging from a history of the Strawberry Festival to an in-depth look at the communities of the Kathleen area.

Gilbet Gott, the executive director of the Plant City Photo Archives and History Center, said the archives has wanted to offer an event for some time that will feature varied programs and offer cultural experiences for the community.

“I can’t think of a better place to hold these types of events,” Gott said.

“The Archives is the heart and soul of Plant City, it is the history of the community. We have the opportunity, the space, a great location and great people working with us.”

Some of the planned events for upcoming months include a showing of “The Pilgrims,” a documentary about the first Thanksgiving, a wine tasting, concerts, art and “all that jazz,” lectures and speeches.

“People have been popping in and out as they head home from work,” Gott said. “The interesting thing is seeing these authors, who are so involved in their own historical research, they end up finding out new things about each other and the things

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WFLA News Channel Eight’s Steve Andrews and In the Field Magazine publisher Karen Berry led the live auction and animal fashion show for the event.

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he seventh annual Fashion, Feathers & Fur show brought Mardi Gras to Plant City and raised money for five local charities.

The event, hosted by Timberlane Pet Hospital & Resort, was held at the Plant City National Guard Armory on Oct. 7 and featured several adoptable creatures who were decked out in their finest party attire.

In the Field Magazine publisher Karen Berry and WFLA News Channel Eight’s Steve Andrews were the masters of ceremonies for the event and led the fashion show and auction. Birds, cats and dogs strutted down a runway showing off their unique personalities in hopes of being adopted. A live and silent auction took place as fundraisers for the event, selling items like Botox treatments, bicycles and weekend getaways.

The proceeds from the event went toward 4 Lucky Dogs Pet Rescue Inc., Florida Parrot Rescue, Friends of HCAS Inc., Pennies for Pockets Veterinary Care Fund and Vets4Pets Charitable Clinic.

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Lauren, a six-month old beagle-hound mix puppy, was rescued from a high-kill shelter in north Florida.

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Gilbert Gott turned 76 on Sunday, Oct. 8 and celebrated with friends at the photo archives.

Gott’s Birthday Bash G ilbert Gott is well-known throughout Plant City for his dedication to revitalizing Historic Downtown and preserving the town’s history.

Many of Gott's friends came together to throw him a “76 trombone-themed birthday party” at the Plant City Photo Archives and History Center on Sunday. Members of the community were invited to drop in between 2 and 4 p.m. and take part in food, drinks and chocolate cake.

When Gott first moved here in 1995 he became the president of the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce. He spearheaded the movement to reopen the Union Station Depot, reorganized the Chamber’s leadership program and organized the world’s largest strawberry shortcake project in February 1999.

Now he is the executive director for the Plant City Photo Archives and History Center and a member of the Florida Historical Society, the East Hillsborough Art Guild and the Kiwanis Club of Plant City.

While Gott asked that no one bring gifts, attendees did sign a picture of the birthday star with many warm wishes.

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The home at 3104 Apostle Iris Way sold Sept. 27, for $199,990. Built in 2017, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,672 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $119.61.

The home at 501 Arbequina Court sold Sept. 8, for $217,990. Built in 2017, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,828 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $119.25.

The home at 504 Arbequina Court sold Sept. 28, for $215,000. Built in 2017, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,828 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $117.61.

The home at 506 Arbequina Court sold Sept. 18, for $199,990. Built in 2017, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,672 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $119.61.

a half baths and 2,378 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $65.18.

The home at 4306 Shepherd Road sold Sept. 26, for $135,000. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,800 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $75.00.

The home at 3206 Sparkman Road sold Sept. 1, for $149,900. Built in 1977, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,320 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $113.56.

Unit 59 – Billy Shipley Household

Unit 91 – Patricia Jean Winn Household

Unit D-268 – Commercial Cleaning Service Jeremy George Merrin Supplies

Unit 72 – Claudette Jena Ryals Household

Unit D-213 – Aneesa Horton Household Unit D-221 – Oscar Salgado Household

Unit 49 – Cherie Nosse Kinley Household

Unit D-227 – Yazmin Alejajandra Ramirez-Saldivar Household

Unit 52 – Tereva Renee Givens Household

Unit D-228 – Mario Matias Domingo Household

Unit 115 – Sabrina Trinette Wright Household Unit 98 – Selene C. Del Carmen-Rosas Household

Units E-337, 338 – Karen Parker 2 Autos

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The home at 3222 Alcott Ave. sold Sept. 22, for $325,000. Built in 1995, it has four bedrooms, two and a half baths and 2,315 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $140.39.

The home at 2410 Clubhouse Drive sold Sept. 28, for $335,000. Built in 1994, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,850 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $117.54.

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The home at 5408 Bruton Road sold Sept. 25, for $260,000. Built in 1989, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,415 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $183.75.

The home at 2305 Gatewood Street sold Sept. 19, for $324,900. Built in 1982, it has three bedrooms, two and a half baths and 3,408 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $95.33.

The home at 2658 Charlie Taylor Road sold Sept. 28, for $330,000.

Built in 1998, it has three bedrooms, two and a half baths and 2,287 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $144.29.

The home at 2104 N. Golfview Drive sold Sept. 29, for $306,000. Built in 1982, it has three bedrooms, two and a half baths and 2,523 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $121.28.

The home at 5207 Coronet Road sold Sept. 1, for $195,000. Built in 1986, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,609 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $121.19.

The home at 820 Sandalwood Court sold Sept. 26, for $215,000. Built in 1981, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,874 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $114.73.

The home at 7507 Henry George Road sold Sept. 3, for $220,000. Built in 1995, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,352 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $162.72.

The home at 2904 Sutton Oaks Court sold Sept. 21, for $272,000.

Built in 1998, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,248 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $121.00.

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The home at 3026 Via Siena St. sold Sept. 29, for $263,000. Built in 2014, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,256 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $116.58.

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The home at 2329 Tanbark Ridge Place sold Sept. 29, for $135,000.

Built in 2008, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,185 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $113.92.

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The home at 603 W. Reynolds St. sold Sept. 15, for $155,000. Built in 1921, it has four bedrooms, three and

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The home at 3508 Sam Astin Road sold Sept. 26, for $150,000. Built in 1959, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,220 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $122.95.

The home at 3113 S. Northview Road sold Sept. 28, for $227,990. Built in 2017, it has four bedrooms, two and a half baths and 2,432 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $93.75.

The home at 8801 Paul Buchman Highway sold Sept. 25, for $60,000.

Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, one bath and 1,225 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $48.98.

Unit 137 – J. Jesus Ramirez-Duenez Household

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The home at 1720 Brookstone Way sold Sept. 22, for $279,999. Built in 2000, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,055 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $136.25.

The home at 602 W. Mahoney St. sold Sept. 29, for $279,900. Built in 1930, it has three bedrooms, two and a half baths and 2,160 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $129.58.

Unit 145 – Brandi Nicole Dye Household

Unit 47 – Gregory Mitchell Gibson Household

The home at 507 Arbequina Court sold Sept. 18, for $232,990. Built in 2017, it has five bedrooms, three baths and 2,601 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $89.58.

The home at 3501 Liles Lane sold Sept. 3, for $170,000. Built in 1964, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,552 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $109.54.

Unit 38 – Lorraine Michelle Covelli Household

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The price per square foot is $118.71.

MINIMUM: $5,000 MAXIMUM: $615,000 AVERAGE: $196,229 MEDIAN: $194,725

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are encouraged to bring as many canned goods or non-perishables as possible to donate. Registration begins at noon at the United Food Bank 702 East Alsobrook Street.

The price is $15 a driver and $10 a passenger. The ride begins at one and will be approximately 70 miles.

The ride will end at the Bike Fest Parking lot at the N/E corner of Palmer and Martin Luther King Blvd where it will join the Chamber’s Bike Fest at 5 p.m.

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PLANT CITY BIKE FEST 15TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW 5 to 9 p.m. The Plant City Chamber of Commerce is hosting the event in downtown Plant City at the Union Train Depot. It will feature a bike show and competition, live music from Rock Street Band, food, crafting vendors, a wing eating contest, DJ Iceman, Full Throttle’s MC Mongo and more. Registration for the bike show is from 5 to 7 p.m. with eight bike categories.

There is a $10 entry per class but if you bring a nonperishable food item you will get one free class entry.

All entries compete for the Best of Show and People’s Choice trophies. The wing eating contest begins at 6:30 p.m. and contestants need to be present by 6:15 p.m. There is a $10 entry fee and each competitor will start with 20 wings covered in sauce and will have two minutes to complete the challenge. If the 20 are consumed another 10 will be added.

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THE PURPLE PUMPKIN GALA 4 to 9 p.m. Friday evening and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Friday night is Ladies Night Out. Admission is $8 a person. There will be live entertainment, food and shopping. Saturday is family fun day. Admission is $4 per car. There will be a car show, pancake breakfast, a kids zone, a pumpkin decorating competition, food and shopping. All donations and the 50/50 split will be donated to The Spring of Tampa Bay. The event is located at Plant City Farm & Flea Market - West on 708 W. Sam Allen Road. For more information contact Johnny or Cindy from The Gathering Goose at 863-825-5158.

JOB FAIR HOSTED BY HCC PLANT CITY CAMPUS 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. HCC is hosting its 2017 Job Fair, which is free and open to the public. The event is at the Trinkle Center 1206 N. Park Road. Attendees should bring copies of their resumes and dress in business attire.

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3RD ANNUAL HISPANIC HERITAGE FESTIVAL 12 to 5 p.m. The 3rd Annual Hispanic Heritage Festival is at the Trinkle Center at HCC and is hosted

by Learn Tampa Bay, a not for profit educational facility. The free festival will feature traditional Hispanic foods and dances, games for kids and prizes. The event will be raising money for Learn Tampa Bay.

GFWC WOMAN’S CLUB BBQ FUNDRAISER 4 to 6:30 p.m. The GFWC Woman’s Club of Plant City is sponsoring a Barbecue Chicken Dinner catered

by Johnson’s Barbeque at the train

UNITED FOOD BANK BENEFIT RIDE 1 p.m. UFB of Plant City is partnering with the Chamber of Commerce to do a food drive/ride to benefit the food bank. All participants

depot. The dinners are $12 and the proceeds go toward scholarships for three high school students and a woman returning to the workforce.

Tickets are advance sale only. To purchase a meal ticket, call Patricia at 813-390-7331.

ONGOING DIABETES PREVENTION CLASS 16 WEEK SERIES 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays at the United Food Bank of Plant City, 702 E Alsobrook St # H. UFB is hosting a diabetes prevention class, which will be taught by registered dietitians and health educators. The series is free to the public. Registration is required. Contact 813-307-8015 Ext. 7111.

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.

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., Plant City. New members welcome.

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.

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John L. Wilson, 52, of Tampa, died September 29.

Expressions of condolence at www.HopewellFuneral.com.

Tony Rice, 61, of Dover, Florida, born on April 3, 1956 in Troy, Ohio, entered into eternal rest on October 4.

He was a lifetime farmer, known as the "Pepper King", and was a seed salesman with Seedway, and he was a member of the Florida Strawberry Growers Association and the Plant City Elks Lodge #1727.

He loved his family, he enjoyed participating in their activities and boating on the Chassahowitzka River, and was an avid fan of drag racing, Nascar, and football.

He is survived by his wife, Jeanne Rice; children, Tiffany Rice (Johnathon) and Ryan Rice (Karah); step-children, Nicole Bass (Tommy) and Adam Quagliani; grandchildren, Clayton Brock, Bailey Brock, and Aubrey Rice; step-grandchildren, Kyndall Bass and Tanner Bass; father, Ronald Rice; siblings, Lynne Warren (Mike) and Doe Stidham (Darby); brother-in-law, Jimmy Melton (Robin); and many nieces, nephews, family, and friends.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Kay Rice.

A Celebration of Life will be held October 28 at 5 p.m. at the Plant City Elks Lodge, 1501 N. Alexander St., Plant City.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to LifePath Hospice at chaptershealth.org/ give/donate/, American Cancer Society at cancer.org, or a cancer research organization of your choice.

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Ivella Gillum, 99, of Plant City, entered into eternal rest on October 3.

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Susan “Sue” Miller Burt, 78, of Plant City, passed away October 3.

Susan graduated from Hillsborough High School in 1957. Susan went to St. Pete Jr. College where she graduated with an associate of science in nursing in 1960. She completed her bachelors of science in nursing from the University of Miami in 1965.

She met Donald G Burt Jr. while working as a staff nurse at Tampa General Hospital. They were married a short time later on October 5, 1963.

She worked as an oncology and visiting nurse in Colorado for over 10 years. Eventually, she settled in Plant City where she became school nurse for Hillsborough County School Board and served at Marshall Middle School for over 15 years.

Because of her passion for nursing and serving the kids of Plant City, she postponed retirement until 10/10/2012 at which time she was 73. Upon retirement, she continued on with her affection to serve others.

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Lillian Colon Lillian Colon, 68, of Brandon, born in 1949 in Puerto Rico, was carried home in the arms of Jesus on October 4.

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Darold Lee Stallard Darold Lee Stallard, 48, passed away Thursday, September 28, at home in Valrico.

A celebration of life was held in his honor at New Hope Church at the Cornerstone, 315 N. Collins St., Plant City 33563 on October 7.

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the Bruton Memorial Library, and the train depot of Plant City. Susan was devoted to serving in her favorite Chamber events which included the Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam, Car Show and people watching at the Plant City Bike Fest.

Her hobbies included amateur ham radio (call sign KE4BRY), swimming 500 yards a day, volunteering as swim coach for Lakeland Christian and Plant City High School, golfing, puppet ministry, church choir, gardening, and showing off her converse sneakers. Most importantly, Susan loved her family and bringing her unique and contagious joy into their lives.

Susan Burt is survived by her daughter, Ginger Stowell; son-inlaw, Gregg Stowell: daughter, Marjorie Burt-Harkey; son, D. Douglas Burt; daughter-in-law, Jessica Burt; sister, Diane Wilke; sister, Marjorie Ferrer; brother, Bruce Miller; and five grandchildren, Dennon Harkey, Payton Harkey, Mason Stowell, September Stowell, and Jaxon Burt.

We would like to immortalize her light through a celebration of life ceremony at 3 p.m., on Sunday, October 15 at First Presbyterian Church of Plant City, 404 W Reynolds St, Plant City, Fl 33563.

The family requests memorial contributions be sent to United Food Bank of Plant City, Susan M Burt Memorial, 702 E Alsobrook St. # H, Plant City, FL 33563. Or to Susan M. Burt Shoes for Kids, https:// www.gofundme.com/susan-m-burtshoes-for-kids.

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Angela Hazen Jacobsen Angela Hazen Jacobsen, 48 went home to Heaven, Sunday October 1.

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SPORTS Do you have a good sports scoop for us?

Email Justin Kline at jkline@ plantcityobserver.com.

PPK results released The Plant City Recreation and Parks Department has released the names of the winners of the 2017 Tri-Star Punt, Pass and Kick competition held Sept. 30.

The competition gives kids age 6 through 15 the opportunity to put their football skills to the test and, should they do well, advance as far as the statewide stage in NFL stadiums.

6-7 BOYS Travis Gonzer (82 feet) Adrian Gonzales (56 feet, five inches) Cooper Hammack (41 feet, four inches)

Kashing In: Durant kicker pushing limits Kelly Kash achieved her goal of playing high school football this season.

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Whenever women attempt to play sports with men, the same talking points always seem to pop up. “She’ll be a distraction to the team.” “Girls aren’t physically able to play against boys.” “She should be more interested in sports for girls.”

Kelly Kash doesn’t care what anyone has to say about her role on the

school’s football team. In fact, she enjoys pushing the envelope.

Kash, a two-sport athlete at Durant High School, has played her way into the team’s starting kicker job and doesn’t plan on giving it up anytime soon. It’s a goal she said she’d spent four years chasing.

“I like to push limits on everything,” she said.

The Alabama native moved to Florida during the last school year and decided to do whatever she could to get on the football field. Head coach Mike Gottman saw her kicking one day and approached her about trying Justin Kline

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Kelly Kash won’t let anything stop her from playing football.

6-7 GIRLS Rylie Morris (34 feet, four inches)

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8-9 BOYS Marquiz Bennett (142 feet, nine inches) Jesus Aleman (138 feet, eight inches) Levi Wilkinson (126 feet)

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8-9 GIRLS Aubrey Johnson (119 feet, three inches) Gianna Stanley (59 feet, six inches) Kailyn Conde (32 feet, four inches) 10-11 BOYS William Cordle (166 feet, three inches) Cade Johnson (162 feet, 11 inches) Jackson Davis (135 feet, 11 inches) 10-11 GIRLS Gracie Edgemon (195 feet, six inches)

Another chapter of the Redman Cup rivalry series begins tonight.

12-13 BOYS Evan Phillips (202 feet, eight inches) Alejandro Martinez (187 feet, six inches) Cole Bennett (176 feet, five inches)

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12-13 GIRLS Queen Malcolm (103 feet, five inches) Gemma Stanley (94 feet, four inches)

The most anticipated showdown in Plant City-area sports is back.

Durant and Plant City’s annual football rivalry game, the Battle for the Redman Cup, will be played tonight on the Raiders’ home turf.

What sweetens the deal is that both schools have more to play for than just a trophy and bragging rights in 2017 — this outcome will have legitimate playoff implications no matter who comes out ahead when the clock runs out.

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For the Cougars, this one’s about defense.

On one hand, “defense” refers to an actual defense of the trophy the team won last year by outscoring Plant City, 16-6. A win for Durant would be the first time either school has successfully defended the Redman Cup since Plant City did it back in the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons.

On the other hand, “defense” refers to Durant’s ability to contain Plant City’s new-look, pass-heavy offense. Head coach Mike Gottman said the Cougars have been working diligently to be ready for everything from bubble screens to deep vertical attacks to be thrown at them.

“They run doubles and trips, so what are they trying to do with the football — that’s the biggest thing is recognizing what they’re trying to do … they do a great job mixing it up,” Gottman said.

Though Durant’s defense

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is young, the unit has played well all season. But after the Cougars were stunned in an 18-15 overtime loss to East Bay, Gottman and his team have been careful not to let their guard down — as Lennard found out in Durant’s 40-3 blowout win last week.

Linebacker Tanner Jurnigan, who has played in the last three games of the series, said keeping everybody focused on the task at hand is top priority.

“They’re a good group of guys,” Jurnigan said. “They’re athletic and they want to learn, so that helps out a lot.”

But even he will admit the hype that comes with playing the Raiders, the hype for the biggest rivalry game of the year, can be contagious.

“It’s always the best game,” he said.

“When you play a rival team you can throw out the records. It’s all just a blood battle. I’m just looking forward to the energy, all the fans. There’s gonna be a lot of people there. It’s gonna be a good time.”

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Meanwhile, Plant City head coach James Booth is hoping the Raiders can make history repeat itself. Since a different team has won the trophy in each of the last five games, Plant City would be next up for a win in that pattern.

Booth isn’t superstitious enough to bank on a win because of that, though — especially not after the team snapped a three-game win streak with a 48-7 loss to Armwood.

But he and the Raiders are treating that one as a “learning experience” to prepare for another tough customer in Durant.

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Redman Cup brings out best in Durant, Plant City The annual crosstown rivalry game is a lock for good performances.

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s far as regular-season games go, there’s nothing in the Plant City area more reliable than the Battle for the Redman Cup. This is where the guys step up and make plays or turn in performances they’ll remember for a long time. I know I’ve seen some things Durant and Plant City players should be proud to have done.

Remember that 14-13 Plant City win in 2013? When the Raiders put the kibosh on the Cougars’ two-point conversion attempt, which would have given Durant a 15-14 lead late in the game, 1 Raider Place went nuts. As it was my first game with the Observer, I was and still am glad I got to start things off with such a moment.

Remember the 2014 game where Durant won, 9-7, in a heavy downpour? That weather made things quite complicated for everyone involved, but Cougars running back Crispian Atkins put the offense on his back and finished with 121 rushing yards

and the team’s only touchdown.

Plant City linebacker Patrick Colleran played one of the best games I’ve seen at the position around here, with 18 total tackles (11 solo) and three forced fumbles. The ending of that game was possibly the most dramatic of any Redman Cup match I’ve covered, starting with Kijafi Coney’s fumble recovery and ending with Durant’s successful icing of two Plant City kickers.

Remember Plant City’s 21-16 win in 2015? That one told us a lot about File photo

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Durant won the Redman Cup game in 2016, 16-6.

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out for the team. Though he believes Durant had never had a female football player in his 15 seasons with the program, it’s not because Gottman didn’t have an open mind about it.

“I said, ‘Here’s the bottom line, we’re gonna play the best person that gives us the best chance to be successful,’” Gottman said.

The catch was that Kash’s parents had to be convinced to let her play. Growing up in such a footballfriendly atmosphere, prime Crimson Tide country, Kash knew playing soccer alone wouldn’t be enough for her.

Though she still plays the sport and hopes to continue doing so in college, Kash said she was drawn to football because it would give her the ability to be more physical than she could be in more traditional girls sports.

Her parents didn’t share her enthusiasm when it came to letting her get on the field and possibly have to make tackles. But Gottman convinced them to let her give football a shot, four years after she started asking for their permission to play the game.

Though she would love to go beyond

33-yard touchdown pass to Agiye Hall, she went out there and put the ball through the uprights and Durant found itself further ahead on the scoreboard, 31-0.

“It was amazing,” Kash said.

“Everything went silent. Whenever I realized I made it the crowd started screaming, they were excited. It was a lot of fun.”

Against Jesuit in the Aug. 25 season opener, Kash made two more PATs in an effort Gottman said was crucial to the Cougars’ ability to hold a lead over the Tampa powerhouse. The starting job has since been hers.

“She’s the one that gives us the best chance to be successful,” Gottman said.

Now Kash’s parents have become her two biggest fans in the bleachers. She’s hoping to improve her leg strength and add some distance, continue improving and spend her remaining season and a half of high school football defying anyone who says women don’t belong in a man’s game.

“If you want to do it, you need to go,” Kash said. “Don’t wuss out about it. If you want it, go get it. And if you want it bad enough, no one’s gonna be able to stop you.”

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just kicking in the future, Kash said she’s happy to have made a varsity roster in her first year with the game.

“A lot of sports for girls aren’t contact,” she said. “I grew up with a lot of anger issues and no, like, ‘nice’ way to get them out. I initially wanted to do it so I could hit, but that’s a different story than kicking.”

Kash said after about a month with the program, the rest of the team began to take her seriously and accept her. That began with senior quarterback Carlton Potter, whom she said has constantly pushed her to succeed, and stemmed from there. Gottman called her a “tough” player willing to work and work out as hard as anyone on the roster, and added that her presence has not created any distractions for the team. These days she considers life on the team akin to “having a bunch of annoying brothers” as likely to joke around with her as they are to support her.

Kash got her first game action in the preseason against Blake, which Durant beat by a score of 44-6. Until her number was called in the third quarter, the Cougars couldn’t find any success with post-touchdown scoring conversions. When she got her opportunity, with 3:04 to play in the third quarter following Potter’s

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the Raiders, who finished that season better than the program ever had. Down 16-7, it could have been an upset loss for them if not for some creative play calling. Antoine Thompson’s 80-yard run to get Plant City within two points was a thing of beauty. Markese Hargrove’s 49-yard touchdown run after a fourth-quarter catch was the kind of effort that gets discussed when you’re selecting Guy Toph Award winners. After that game, I was convinced Plant City could go

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Football said. “It’s a tradition-rich rivalry that everybody here that’s familiar with this territory wants to win … that competitive spirit’s pretty high up in here. I’m excited for it.”

Booth hopes Plant City will be able to establish the run against the Cougars in addition to getting the Braxton Plunk-led passing game back on its feet after the Armwood outing.

But if anyone involved with this series can be described as a “man on a mission,” it’s the guy whom the Plant City announcer team has started calling “Abdullah the Butcher.”

Senior linebacker Amir Abdullah, who believes he is probably not related to the legendary hardcore wrestler, has never been on the winning side of the Redman Cup game. Unlike most of his teammates, he’s been on both sides and knows the stakes as well as anyone who’s ever played in the series.

“Everywhere you go it’s people asking you if you play football,” Abdullah said. “You say yes and they’ve either got a ‘Beat Durant’ shirt or a ‘Beat Plant City’ one on. You’re either with us or against us.”

Abdullah attended Durant for his first two years of high school and moved up to the varsity football team in his sophomore year. He transferred to Plant City in his junior season and, following last season’s 16-6 loss, hopes the fourth time’s the charm.

“This is my last chance to redeem myself,” Abdullah said.

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far in the postseason — which it did.

Remember when Durant got revenge in a 16-6 win on the road last year? Brandon Myers nearly had a hat trick in the first half, scoring on a touchdown catch and a kick return to put Durant ahead for good before he got hurt. Chris Gay drove the Raiders crazy with two picks in the second half, which helped wipe out their chances to score. It may not have been a high-scoring affair, but the Cougars went out there and did things any team should do when you have a win-and-in situation for the playoffs.

What happens this year? Will there be a repeat winner for the first time since I’ve been here, or will Plant City snag a win and continue the pattern?

Which players are going to step up and make their marks on the game this time around? I can’t wait to see.

Justin Kline is the Sports Editor at the Plant City Times & Observer.

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Bloomingdale bowls over Strawberry Crest The Chargers now have a four-game losing streak after the 52-0 loss to the Bulls.

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The Chargers now have a four-game losing streak while the Bulls are riding high on their fourth win in a row.

Crest is touting a 1-5 (0-3 district) record after the colossal beating handed to them by Bloomingdale (4-2; 3-0 district). Chargers’ head coach Ron Hawn, who has been with the team since 2016, said it’s important to remember the program is still relatively new and is optimistic about the future for the Chargers.

“It’s still a young program,” Hawn said. “This isn’t a rebuild, it’s a build.

It’s still basically a new program. My staff and I inherited a fairly broken situation as far as football is concerned. Although the results on the field are not necessarily what we’d like to see, the results off the field are.”

The Bulls made their first touchdown with six minutes left on the clock for the first quarter after Bloomingdale’s Levi Williams successfully completed a nine-yard rushing touchdown. Two more quickly followed.

Tom Loudermilk, the Charger’s

defensive backs coach, said part of the problem Crest keeps facing is it has yet to develop a very strong offense, which quickly exhausts the defense.

However, he said practice is nothing but continued improvement and he is hopeful the team will “turn it around” soon.

“I just feel bad for these kids,” Loudermilk said. “They work so hard and they train so hard and we just can’t seem to pull it together.”

In the second quarter, Bloomingdale’s Tyler Hunter completed a 70-yard pass to Rodney Roseboro III for a touchdown bringing the score to 34-0. A successful PAT brought the score to 35-0.

Under a running clock, the Bulls kicked a 34-yard field goal, threw a seven-yard pass, a 12-yard pass and kicked two PATs, bringing the final score to 52-0.

Despite the results, Hawn said he is optimistic about Strawberry Crest and proud of his players, on and off the field. He said he has a “great group of kids” and wishes he could keep his seniors for four more years because he “loves them to death.”

“Our kids are disciplined,” Hawn said. “They’re doing the right things in the community, the hallway.

They’re good students, they’re good kids and they’re doing some good things. Eventually that will translate to the field but it’s just not quite there yet.”

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“GYPNYPM K JRTD T YPTZD AM T SAEPIKTL, K TRGTDV VNTMN AFN VEKRPD ETSEFMMTD, T IPSPLN MANTMKTL NDJP.” – CMPI ETSEFMMTD “AE’R VTSI ... EL BSAEZ T CLLI ISTDT ... AE’R VTSIZRE LJ TXX EL BSAEZ T ISTDT BAEV ULDZIH. BVAUV AR BVTE XAJZ AR.” – FTUG XZDDLP

Puzzle Two Clue: G equals K

1 Works a pacifier 6 Helper for the hobbled 10 Old-style hamlet 14 Massive tower in the Bible 19 Open, as compressed files and some jackets 20 Rodriguez or Van Halen 21 Son of one of Adam’s sons 22 Vanish gradually because of winds and/or water 23 “Class, let’s do four SW blends ...”

27 Like deeds that are medal-worthy 28 Muppet that’s a real grouch

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Cristy Santos enjoys the view of Plant City’s famous strawberry water tower when she visits the Otis M. Andrews Sports Complex. Santos wins this week’s I Love Plant City photo contest.

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Do you have a photo that speaks to the heart of Plant City? Send it to Associate Editor Justin Kline at jkline@PlantCityObserver.com

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Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.

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