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OUR TOWN + The times they are a-changin’ Don’t forget to reset your clocks this weekend.

Daylight saving time will end at 2 a.m.

Sunday Nov. 3, giving everyone an extra hour to sleep in this weekend.

+ Car wash offers free service for vets Grace For Vets, a national organization of car wash operators, will provide free car washes for veterans and service personnel on Veterans Day, Nov. 11.

Locally, Octopus Car Wash, 1503 S. Collins St., will be offering the services.

For more information, call (813) 754-0777 or visit graceforvets.org.

FREE • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2013

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business by Michael Eng | Editor

Mosaic to acquire phosphate business from CF Industries The sale includes CF Industries’ entire Plant City phosphate manufacturing plant.

The Mosaic Company announced Oct. 28, a definitive agreement to acquire the phosphate business of CF Industries Inc., for a combined $1.4 billion.

The sale includes CF Industries’ Plant City Phosphate Complex, the 22,000acre South Pasture phosphate mine and beneficiation plant in Hardee County, and ammonia terminal and finished

product warehouse facilities in Tampa.

“This does include the entire operation in Plant City,” said Dan Swenson, senior director of investor relations and corporate communications for CF Industries. “After the close of the transaction, CF Industries will not have operations in Plant City.”

Mosaic Vice President of Public Affairs — Phosphates Martha Monfried

said the change likely will not result in any job loss.

“We don’t anticipate any reduction in force,” she said. “Mosaic would acquire CF’s talent and facilities. The majority of CF and Mosaic workers are at the plants and mines, and we need them to continue working there.

“While we await regulatory approval, we’ll be forming integration teams to as-

sess combining our operations and any improvements or upgrades to Plant City and elsewhere,” Monfried said.

The CF Industries’ facilities currently produce about 1.8 million tonnes of phosphate fertilizer annually, which would be additive to the annual 8.2 million tonnes currently produced by

FESTIVAL FUN by the Observer staff

Addison Havard, 5, loved riding the train at Hopewell Baptist Church’s Hallelujah Night.

Face painting was one of the activities at Trapnell Elementary’s Fall Festival.

Bryan Elementary School will host a program to honor U.S. veterans at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 8, at the school, 2006 W. Oak Ave., Plant City.

For more information, contact Courtney McGarry, courtney.mcgarry@sdhc.k12.fl.us.

+ Church cracks open pecan sale

Joseph Korte, 7 months, was among the youngest costume contest competitors at Walden Lake Community Association’s Howl-O-Ween party. He was the star accessory on his mother’s “Fruit of My Womb” costume.

WACKY WEEKEND Brittany Arlow brought out the “minions” for Hope Lutheran Church’s Trunk or Treat.

This week’s winner is

Kim Bullard

See her photo on PAGE 16.

governance

by Michael Eng | Editor

Residents mobilize against new retail proposal Commissioners will continue their discussion of a proposed Dollar General store at the Nov. 12 meeting.

+ Bryan to host tribute to veterans

The Women of First Presbyterian Church of Plant City are selling fresh pecans.

The five-pound bags, available as halves or pieces, cost $45 each.

Orders can be place by calling the church office, (813) 752-4211.

Customers can pick up their pecans from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, or from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, at the church, 404 W. Reynolds St. Funds raised will benefit the church’s various missions.

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Plant City residents enjoyed fall-like weather with a plethora of family-style fun last weekend.

Trapnell and Bailey elementary schools got the weekend started off Oct. 25, with their respective fall festivals. The fun continued the next day, with Walden Lake Community Association’s Howl-O-Ween, Hope Lutheran Church’s Trunk-orTreat and Plant City’s Halloween Spooktacular. Then, Plant City’s First Baptist Church ended the weekend with its Fall Festival Oct. 27, and Hopewell Baptist hosted Hallelujah Night.

Giselle McDowell, 2, seemed pleased with her bounty at Plant City’s First Baptist Church’s Fall Festival.

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Residents who oppose a proposed Dollar General store in north Plant City gave city leaders plenty to think about during the Plant City Commission’s Oct. 28 meeting.

Armed with a presentation City Commissioner Billy Keel said was one of the most impressive he had seen from a resident, Steve Jones cited several reasons the rezone request of a parcel west of Paul Buchman Highway just north of Terrace Drive would impact negatively the residents who live nearby.

At the heart of the residents’ concern is the proposed access point to the 9,100-squarefoot Dollar General store. Although the parcel’s eastern border is on Paul Buchman Highway, because of the Florida Department of Transportation requires at least 650 feet between a driveway and the nearest intersection, the proposal calls for a single driveway to be placed on Terrace Drive. Under the proposal, the store also would face Terrace Drive.

Jones and his neighbors say their community’s streets — which include the unpaved, single-lane Hancock Street — cannot handle the increased traffic the store would create.

Furthermore, they say that additional traffic poses significant safety concerns for their quiet, once-secluded community.

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COMMUNITYCALENDAR FRIDAY, NOV. 1

TUESDAY, NOV. 5

Uncork Your Weekend — live music from 7 to 11 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, at Keel & Curley Winery, 5210 W. Thonotosassa Road, Plant City. (813) 752-9100.

Flute Circle — takes place from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, at Bruton Memorial Library, 302 W. McLendon St., Plant City. Utah Farris, (863) 6960442 or utahflutes1@wmconnect.com.

SATURDAY, NOV. 2 Bike Fest — takes place from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at 102 N. Palmer St. For more, visit plantcity.org.

Daughters of the War of 1812 — takes place from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 2, at Bruton Memorial Library, 302 W. McLendon St., Plant City. Carole Shelton, (813) 759-0078.

Democratic Club Picnic — takes place from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at Courier Field, 703 N. Wheeler St. All District 15 democrats and families are invited to meet Alan Cohn, candidate for District 15 U.S. Congress. Ione Townsend, (813) 638-2261.

Uncork Your Weekend — live music from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at Keel & Curley Winery, 5210 W. Thonotosassa Road, Plant City. (813) 752-9100.

Vogue Modeling Free Casting Call — takes place at 8 a.m. Saturday Nov. 2 and 9, at Premier Cinema 8, 220 Alexander St., Plant City. Open to ages 5 to 29, male and female, no experience needed. For more, visit supermodel. voguemodeling.com or call (800) 3836685.

MONDAY, NOV. 4 Afterschool Movie — takes place from 3 to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4, at Bruton Memorial Library, 302 W. McLendon St., Plant City. Fun and free craft activities that encourage creativity. For kids, tweens and teens. (813) 757-9215.

Central Florida Speech and Hearing — This organization will be giving out free phones for the hearing impaired from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4, at Bruton Memorial Library, 302 W. McLendon St., Plant City. Jennifer Carmack, (863) 686-3189 or jcarmack@cfshc.org.

Master Gardener: Bee Keeping — takes place from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4, at Bruton Memorial Library, 302 W. McLendon St., Plant City. (813) 7579215.

Ribbon Cutting: U.S. Health Advisors — takes place from 11 to 11:30 a.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 5, at the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce, 106 N. Evers St., Plant City. For more, visit plantcity.org.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 6 Read with Bonnie the Therapy Dog — takes place from 4 to 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 6, at Bruton Memorial Library, 302 W. McLendon St., Plant City. (813) 757-9215.

Walden Woods HOA — meets from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, at Bruton Memorial Library, 302 W. McLendon St., Plant City. Debbi Friedel, dfriedel@ meritusassociations.com or (813) 8742200.

THURSDAY, NOV. 7 Royal Hills HOA — meets from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, at Bruton Memorial Library, 302 W. McLendon St., Plant City. Nicole Halle, (813) 8542414 or nhalle@elite-management.net.

FRIDAY, NOV. 8 Plant City Entertainment’s “Parallel Lives” — show dates will be Nov. 8 to 10 and 14 to 16, at the theater, 101 N. Thomas St., Plant City. Doors open at 7 p.m. for evening performances and 1 p.m. for Sunday matinees. Tickets will be available at the door for $10 to $14.

Advanced tickets and group rates are available at Hardee’s Fashions, 1501 N. Wheeler St. For more information, call (813) 417-4355.

SATURDAY, NOV. 9 Art of Prevention Corporation PeerPal — takes place during Pioneer Heritage Day, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at the 1914 Plant City High School Community Center, 605 N. Collins St., Plant City. For more, visit theartofprevention.org or (813) 541-6102.

36th Annual Pioneer Heritage Day Celebration — takes place from 10 a.m.

to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at the 1914 Plant City High School Community Center, 605 N. Collins St., Plant City.

For more, email qcenter@tampabay. rr.com.

Empty Bowls — takes place from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at 102 N. Palmer St. For more, visit plantcity.org.

Florida Opry — begins at 6 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 9, at the 1914 Plant City High School Community Center, 605 N. Collins St., Plant City. For more, visit thefloridaopry.com.

H.B. Plant Railroad Historical Open House — takes place during Pioneer Heritage Day, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at the 1914 Plant City High School Community Center, 605 N. Collins St., Plant City. The group meets from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturdays. Larry Whittaker, lwhittaker2@tampabay.rr.com.

To publicize your event in our Community Calendar, please send by mail: 110 E. Reynolds St., Suite 100-A, Plant City, FL 33563; or by email: meng@plantcityobserver.com. Photos are welcome. Deadline is noon Thursday.

HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS THURSDAY, OCT. 31 Faith Christian Academy Fall Festival — takes place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 31, at 1202 S. Collins St. (813) 4732090 Trick or Treat at the Library — takes place from 6 to 8:45 p.m.

Oct. 31, at Bruton Memorial Library, 302 W. McLendon St. (813) 757-9215.

Roctoberfest — takes place from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31, at Church on the Rock of Plant City, 301 E. Alsobrook St. (813) 7523740.

Veterans Day Program — takes place from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11, at Veteran’s Memorial Park, 703 N. Wheeler St. For more, visit plantcity. org.

Ladies Night Out: Gaining Physical Balance — takes place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, at the Ed and Myrtle Lou Swindle Medical Arts Center, 1601 W. Timberland Drive, Plant City.

Topics include vertigo and balance issues and ways to battle the symptoms.

Also, a local yoga instructor will introduce relaxation exercises and yoga poses to help with balance issues. Registration required. (813) 644-6720.

Cholesterol Screenings — available from 2 to 3 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month, at South Florida Baptist Hospital, 301 N. Alexander St., Plant City. Cost is $30. No appointments necessary.

Computer Classes — take place from 11 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, at Bruton Memorial Library, 302 W. McLendon St. (813) 757-9215.

Duplicate Bridge — meets at 1 p.m. Fridays, at St. Peters Episcopal Church, 302 Carey St., Plant City.

Players must have partners. Walt Arnold, 752-1602.

MONDAY, NOV. 11

TUESDAY, NOV. 12

Computer Classes — take place from 11 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, beginning Oct. 9, at Bruton Memorial Library, 302 W. McLendon St., Plant City.

“Computer Basics” will be Oct. 9; “Mouse Basics” Oct. 16; “Keyboard Basics” Oct. 23; and “Windows 7: Introduction” Oct. 30. (813) 7579215.

Crafternoons — takes place from 3 to 4 p.m. Mondays, at Bruton Memorial Library, 302 W. McLendon St., Plant City. 757-9215.

Self-Defense Class with Ryan Garner — takes place from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at Bruton Memorial Library, 302 W. McLendon St. (813) 757-9215.

Weight Loss Surgery Information Sessions — takes place from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11 and 25, at the Ed and Myrtle Lou Swindle Medical Arts Center, 1601 W. Timberlane Drive, Plant City. Learn more about the advantages of the adjustable gastric band and sleeve gastrectomy procedures and see if surgical weight loss is an option for you. (813) 644-6720.

2203 W. Baker St., Plant City; and 7 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays, at Shiloh Baptist Church, 905 W. Terrace Drive.

Donation only. Gina, (813) 928-9998.

Family Motion Commotion — takes place from 10 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, at Bruton Memorial Library, 302 W. McLendon St., Plant City. 757-9215.

ONGOING Babytime — takes place from 10 to 10:30 a.m. Thursdays, at Bruton Memorial Library, 302 W. McLendon St., Plant City. For more, call 7579215.

Bereaved Parents Group — meets at 7 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month, at South Florida Baptist Hospital, 301 N. Alexander St., Plant City. For more, call Tom Sluder, (813) 659-2555.

Berry Patch Quilt Guild — meets from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, at First Presbyterian Church of Plant City, 404 W. Reynolds St. Use the entrance on Thomas Street. All are welcome. Elaine Green, (813) 763-7353.

Christian Ladies Zumba — meets at 11 a.m. Mondays, 7 p.m. Tuesdays and 10 a.m. Saturdays, at HopeWeaver Church,

GFWC Woman’s Club of Plant City — meets at 11 a.m. the second Tuesday of each month, at the clubhouse, 1110 N. Wheeler St. Heart Health Screenings — available from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesdays, at South Florida Baptist Hospital, 301 N. Alexander St., Plant City. High blood pressure increases the heart’s workload, causing the heart to enlarge and weaken over time, and the risk of coronary heart disease rises as blood cholesterol levels increase. Free.

Hope Al-Anon Group — meets at 7:30 p.m. Mondays, at Hull House at First Presbyterian Church, 203 Thomas St. For more information, call 763-3698.

Ladies Bible Study — meets at 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays, at Planteen Recreation Center, 401 Dort St., Plant City. For more information, call Martha Sue Skinner, (813) 752-7630.

business by the Observer staff

Dart announces $14M expansion Officials expect the expansion will add more than 20 jobs to the area. Construction should begin in the next two months.

Dart Container Corporation announced plans to expand its existing presence in eastern Hillsborough County with the construction of a 400,000-square-foot warehouse, in Plant City.

Dart is investing $14 million in the project, and up to two dozen new jobs are expected to result from the expansion.

“Since opening our manufacturing facility in 1983, Dart has been a strong

supporter of our local community,” said Jimmy Rigdon, Dart’s Plant City manager. “We’re pleased that we can continue our commitment to the area with the new distribution center.

The warehouse will enable us to continue to provide our customers with the exceptionally reliable service they expect from our company.”

Headquartered in Mason, Mich., Dart Container has 45 locations in eight countries. The company has

more than 14,000 employees, including about 230 in its 480,000-squarefoot manufacturing facility in Plant City. Dart’s 2012 acquisition of Solo Cup Company has expanded the company’s product offerings and spurred the need for additional warehouse space in Florida. Construction of the new building is expected to begin in the next two months, with estimated completion in mid-2014.

“Earlier this year, I had the oppor-

tunity to join the staff and families of Dart Container as they celebrated 30 years in Plant City,” said the Hon. Ken Hagan, chairman of the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners. “They are an important part of our community, and it’s a pleasure to congratulate them on this significant expansion.”

“This is incredible news for the residents of Plant City, and we thank Dart Container for its continued commitment to our community,” said Plant City Mayor Mary Thomas Mathis. “As we work to bring more quality jobs and investment to Plant City, Dart Container stands out as a

true story of partnership and success.

We expect this to be the first of many announcements as we grow our business base.”

Last year, Plant City approved a moratorium on the collection of transportation mobility fees to increase the community’s competitiveness in pursuing high-impact economic development projects. As a result of this program, Dart Container will receive a fee waiver of $139,200.

Additional project assistance was provided by the Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corporation, in partnership with the Tampa Bay Workforce Alliance.

NOBLE MISSION by Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor

party time by Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor

Growing homeless ministry concerns some local parents About 60 homeless residents attend the ministry several times each week at Veterans Memorial Monument Park. Some parents say those residents are using the park for other needs, as well.

The Daybreak Rotary Club enjoyed an evening of fun and fellowship at its annual Cracker Country Feast.

Southern-Style Soiree Plant City Daybreak Rotary Club celebrated fall in Southern-style fashion at its annual Country Cracker Feast Oct. 25, at the home of George and Cassandra Banning.

The fundraiser brought out many in their boots and camo.

Southern cuisine was on the menu, including veal and David Miller’s famous gumbo.

A silent auction offered many sports memorabilia items, tickets to theme parks, massage packages and more.

Doug Wimberly and Bruce Rodwell

Carole Wright and Emma Miller

Robert and Sharon Philbin

PIONEER HERITAGE DAY WHEN: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 9 WHERE: 1914 High School Community Center, 605 N. Collins St. COST: Free CONTACT: Hillsborough Historical Society, (813) 757-9226. There are still open spots left for vendors.

Vendors that do live demonstrations will be able to enter for free. Contact the historical society for more information and for an application.

THE FLORIDA OPRY After a day of fun and education, The Florida Opry will bring out some world class entertainment at 6 p.m. The show will feature Amanda and Scott Anderson and the Stringbreak Band, from Gainesville. The father/daughter duo began performing in 2008, after years of playing together at home. Randy Scott will serve as the master of ceremonies.

A chicken and rice dinner will be served before the concert, starting at 4:45 p.m. The cost will be $8 for adults and $4 for students.

WHEN: 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9 WHERE: 1914 Building; 605 N. Collins St. COST: $12 for adults; $5 for students CONTACT: East Hillsborough Historical Society, (813) 757-9226 WEBSITE: TheFloridaOpry.org

Unity in the Community presented a $30,000 check to club member and United Food Bank Director Christine Miller.

Another special moment occurred when Mikie Snyder was bestowed with a Paul Harris award in honor of her late husband, Dean.

Bob Hunter and Gary Sears

BLAST FROM THE PAST by Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor

Annual Pioneer Heritage Day harkens back to simpler times This is the 36th year the event has been held at the 1914 Building.

Colorful hoop-skirt dresses, widebrimmed hats and cool-steel confederate uniforms will overtake the grounds of the 1914 Plant City High School Community Center for the 36th annual Pioneer Heritage Day. The event, sponsored by the East Hillsborough Historical Society, will take place Nov. 9.

In addition to the period dress, there will be a plethora of crafters demonstrating their historical arts such as looming.

Historical and homemade quilts will be on display. Art and food vendors will be peddling their wares.

The event wouldn’t be complete without some live entertainment. New this year are the Bay Area Bandits, who will perform some skits. NRG will be performing top-40 hits, while Dance Connection and Strawberry Express dance teams will be clogging.

In the morning, Dance Connection performers will be dressed like Southern belles in frilly garb of all prints. They will do a stroll on the street in front of the 1914 Building. The second Pioneer Sweetheart Pageant will begin at noon. A bounce house, hay rides and face painting provides even more excitement for the kids.

“It’s just a fun event,” said Shelby Bend-

er, executive director and president of the East Hillsborough Historical Society.

Bender has been a part of the event for decades, first as an attendee herself. When she was a teenager, Bender remembers Pioneer Heritage Day taking place at Gilchrist Park. At that time, it was a luncheon for many of the old-timers. Everyone brought out an orange crate.

“There were so many orange crates,” Bender said. “We used to play with them.

Stacking them up, making buildings out of them.”

But Pioneer Heritage Day’s roots stem even beyond that luncheon. It started around the early 1900s, as a political meeting. Many of the first Plant City settlers would meet around the Alderman Ford area to talk with other settlers around the Alafia River.

“A lot of Plant City settlers came from that area,” Bender said. “They just didn’t get off the train in Plant City.”

For a further glimpse back into Plant City’s history, the Pioneer Heritage Museum inside the 1914 Building will be open for tours as well ad the Henry B. Plant Historic Railroad Club Museum, which has many large scale model train displays.

Contact Amber Jurgensen at ajurgensen@ plantcityobserver.com.

Several times each week, from unknown corners of the community, homeless residents travel the sidewalks with their packs and bikes to Veterans Memorial Monument Park for a feeding ministry run by several Plant City churches.

Julia and Ron Dixon, of Restoring Hope Global, started the free initiative two years ago, at the park. As the ministry grew, more churches joined the cause and united under the name, “Friends in the Park.”

Rebecca Rothman involved her church, Plant City’s First Baptist Church, in the ministry by starting Monday night feedings.

“Our goal currently is to nourish the needy in our community by feeding them a warm meal and ministering to them through their physical needs,” Rothman said. “However, our main goal is to share the gospel of Christ with them which is the ‘bread of life.’”

Parent Dawn Doner, who lives less than a mile from the park, has watched the homeless travel to the park as she picks her two children up from school at 3:30 p.m.

In the past year, she’s noticed an increase in those attending the feeding. She also has noticed that many of the homeless tend to arrive long before the feeding and stay for hours after. Some never leave.

“They linger and they’re there three to four hours beforehand,” Doner said. “I drive by at night, and some are sleeping on the park benches.”

Because of this, Doner now takes her children to Gilchrist Park.

“I’m all about helping people in need but (don’t) do it in a public recreation place,” Doner said. “They should do it at one of their churches. It’s becoming a refuge for them now.”

Doner isn’t alone. Josh Kripas also stopped taking his 7-year-old daughter to the park about six months ago.

Kripas said some homeless residents have approached his daughter and used obscenities around children at the park.

He also walked in on two of bathing in the bathroom.

“It’s a weird spot to feed the homeless,” Kripas said. “They should do it at the church — maybe after a service — instead of by a playground.”

Nearby, Kripas takes his daughter to Dance Connections studio. Because the homeless spend time at the park, he sees them during this time, as well.

Doner said it can get chaotic when students are going in and out of dance class, combined with all the people at the park for the meal.

Since the churches have become more organized in their feeding, the city has noticed a rise in complaints — but mostly for noise and the amount of people. The city hasn’t received any trash complaints or complaints about homeless approaching children, said City Manager Greg Horwedel.

“This is one of the reasons we have CRA officer, Clem Fiol, patrol the area, especially during meals,” Horwedel said.

“We want to make sure people are using the park appropriately.”

CRA officers are responsible for patrolling areas of downtown specifically. Before Fiol, officer Mark Dunham was the CRA officer and had also been asked to supervise the meals.

“We always want to make sure the safety of the park is our No. 1 priority,” Horwedel said. “We want to make sure everyone who has a right to access the park can enjoy it.”

This includes the homeless ministry. According to city codes, the ministry doesn’t need a special events permit if the number of those attending doesn’t exceed 100 people.

Rothman recognizes the number of homeless residents has been growing. She joined Lighthouse Ministries to organize a task force to evaluate the needs in the area and begin creating resources, such as a shelter and rehab center.

“We want to first gather input and information from the Plant City community before any major works are put in motion,” Rothman said. “We are interested in hearing the concerns of residents. We want to maintain peace within the community.”

Rothman said she has heard complaints — but only enough to count on one hand.

“We receive much more positive feedback than negative,” Rothman said.

Contact Amber Jurgensen at ajurgensen@plantcityobserver. com.

Amber Jurgensen

The homeless ministry has grown to about 60 attendees several days each week.

DEVELOPMENT / PAGE 1 “The streets in the area really have a difficult time sustaining the traffic that we have currently,” Jones said.

“Bringing on a commercial facility there, along with the opening of the Alexander Street extension ... is only going to exacerbate the problems.

“In 2004, on Aug. 13, the family dog — a labrador/golden retriever cross, about 70- to 80-pound dog — was run over and killed,” he said. “Not in the street, in my front yard — six feet off the road. To kill a dog that large, you have to be traveling at quite a rate of speed.”

Jones also noted that Hancock Street has been designated as a nothru traffic street, and Terrace Drive, from Paul Buchman Highway to Franklin Street, as a no-truck zone.

“We think there are plenty of reasons why this change ... is detrimental to the neighborhood in terms of property value and public safety, quite frankly,” Jones said.

The residents identified other locations nearby that they felt would

MOSAIC / PAGE 1 Mosaic. The Plant City complex, at 660 E. County Line Road, converts phosphate concentrate produced at the Hardee County operation. It is one of the largest integrated ammonium phosphate fertilizer complexes in the country, according to CF Industries’ website.

“This is a set of agreements with significant strategic value to both CF Industries and Mosaic,” said Stephen R. Wilson, chairman and chief executive officer of CF Industries Holdings Inc. “The sale of our phosphate operations represents good value for our shareholders and the full set of transactions enables us to sharpen the strategic focus on our nitrogen business.”

Because of the close proximity of CF Industries’ South Pasture mine to Mosaic’s planned Ona phosphate mine, the company will be able to combine the assets. With the existing infrastructure at South Pasture, Mosaic expects to save about $500 million by not having to construct a $1 billion beneficiation plant. Instead, it will invest about $500 million to develop phosphate rock reserves and improve existing mines.

“We are thrilled with this transaction; it’s clearly a good deal for our shareholders,” said Larry Stranghoener, Mosaic’s executive vice president and CFO. “The proximity of the CF assets gives us significant advantages, and the transaction is very appealing

be a more appropriate site for the store, including the former Sparky’s location at Monroe Street and Paul Buchman Highway, which has been vacant for 10 years.

Jones said the residents aren’t opposed to any development on the parcel but would rather see something that wouldn’t present such a spike in traffic.

“Right now, it is undeveloped property, and there are a lot of homeless people and vagrants who are camping out there,” he said. “There are a lot of folks who would like to see something put there that’s uplifting to the community.

“Our fear is another retail establishment there may not make it,” Jones said. “Retail north of Interstate 4 on (State Road) 39 traditionally has not done very well. ... If this store ... doesn’t make it, then it’s another eyesore we have to look at, that visitors to the city have to look at every time they come in from (State Road) 39 North.”

The Plant City Planning Board recommended unanimously against the

AT A GLANCE Mosaic is the world’s largest combined producer of potash and phosphates.

• Mosaic employs 8,400 people.

• Mosaic has customers in about 40 countries worldwide.

• Mosaic’s largest areas of operation are Central Florida and Saskatchewan.

• Mosaic’s headquarters are in Plymouth, Minn. financially, both in terms of capital expenditures and earnings.”

Mosaic and CF Industries also signed strategic supply agreements under which CF Industries will provide Mosaic with up to one million tonnes per year of ammonia. Under one agreement, Mosaic will purchase up to 725,000 tonnes annually for 15 years, with pricing based on a formula tied to the prevailing price of U.S. natural gas. This agreement is expected to begin before January 2017. Under a second agreement, Mosaic will purchase about 270,000 tonnes annually for three years from CF Industries’ Trinidad operations at CFR Tampa market-based pricing.

Because of these arrangements, Mosaic will forego its proposed ammonia manufacturing plant at its phosphate facility in Faustina, La., saving about $1.1 billion.

“Uniting CF Industries’ phosphate

rezoning request. City staff had recommended approval of the rezoning.

City commissioners will continue their discussion on the request, along with a related small-scale map amendment, at their Nov. 12 meeting.

“THE LOT”

Pat Dexter, housing manager for the Plant City Housing Authority, shared her concerns with city commissioners regarding a party that takes place monthly in the Maryland Heights district.

Dexter said as many as 200 young adults flock to what is known locally as “The Lot,” the parking lot outside the convenience store at the northeast corner of East Alabama Street and South Maryland Avenue. She said the party, which begins in the late afternoon and lasts as late as midnight, includes loud music, as well as the sale of alcohol and tobacco to minors. Dexter also said residents have reported a strong odor of marijuana during the parties.

“All of these elements combined

operations with Mosaic’s creates an ideal combination that provides the opportunity for enhanced operating efficiencies and sustainability efforts, lower production costs and reduced capital investment — creating value for our shareholders, customers and employees,” said Mosaic President and Chief Executive Officer James T. Prokopanko. “The addition of these new phosphate assets and securing access to long-term ammonia supplies solidifies Mosaic’s position among the largest and best phosphate producers in the world.”

The phosphate acquisition would be additive to Mosaic’s existing Florida operations and complements the company’s plans to mine phosphate rock reserves in Hardee and Desoto counties and extensions of the existing Wingate mine.

“We are thrilled to add CF Industries’ Florida phosphate employees and facilities to the Mosaic family,” said Gary N. “Bo” Davis, Mosaic senior vice president of phosphate operations. “We look forward to working together to help the world grow the food it needs while strengthening our operations and deep commitments to the Central Florida communities where our employees live and work.”

The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2014. The $1.4 billion includes $200 million to fund CF Industries’ asset retirement obligation escrow.

Contact Michael Eng at meng@ plantcityobserver.com.

IN OTHER NEWS

• Walden Lake resident Shelly Orrico presented a petition with nearly 1,000 signatures opposing the redevelopment of the community’s country club and golf course to the Plant City Commission. She also praised Code Enforcement Supervisor Dennis Sweeney for his work.

• The city spent $24,994.71 on a new sound system in the Sadie Martin Gibbs Auditorium at City Hall. The system should improve the sound quality and also give City Clerk Kerri Miller the ability to record audio from the meetings digitally.

will eventually cause us to have a volatile situation on our hands,” Dexter said. “Plant City, as a whole, will be held accountable in the end.”

Mayor Mary Thomas Mathis said any gathering of that nature would need a permit from the city, which

• The city purchased 10 new police cruisers for the Plant City Police Department from Don Reid Ford, in Maitland. The total cost for the vehicles, equipment and vehicle graphics was $295,210.40.

• The City Commission voted 3-0 to condemn the building at 1207 1/2 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Vice Mayor Rick Lott and City Commissioner Mike Sparkman were both out of town and did not attend the meeting.

• Because of Veterans Day Nov. 11, the next City Commission meeting will be at 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 12, at City Hall, 302 W. Reynolds St. would then require safety precautions such as off-duty police officers.

Furthermore, she said organizers would need to rent a community center or other space as a host site.

Contact Michael Eng at meng@ plantcityobserver.com.

IT’S READ EVERYWHERE!

NIAGARA FALLS: Kaitlyn and Alexandra Harrell showed their support for the Plant City Raiders and the Plant City Times & Observer during a trip to Niagara Falls.

If you are going on vacation, remember to grab a copy of the Plant City Observer to take with you. Snap a photo of you with the paper at your destination of choice and email it to Editor Michael Eng, meng@plantcityobserver.com. Make sure you include your full name and where the photo was taken.

COPS The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Plant City Police Department.

OCT. 14

FUNNY MONEY

1900 block of South Frontage Road. Counterfeit Bill. The customer advised officers he was given a counterfeit bill as change at the convenience store. The bill was confiscated and impounded..

LUCKY GUESS?

700 block of South Gibbs Street. Residential Burglary.

The victim advised an unknown suspect gained entry to her residence through the northeast window and stole $1,100 in cash, which was hidden in two locations. Nothing else was missing.

OCT. 15

STOLEN TAG

2400 block of James L. Redman Parkway. Stolen Tag. The victim reported a Florida license plate was stolen from a blue 2013 Toyota four-door, which was parked at the rear of the business.

DUMPSTER DIVERS

4200 block of Amberjack Boulevard. Petit Theft. The complainant advised that an unknown white male and white female have been stealing scrap metal from the Dumpsters at the north side business.

QUICK CALL

1400 block of South Collins Street. Theft. At about 2:30 p.m., the victim was in the parking lot of the business, when a black male suspect asked to borrow his cell phone. When he handed him the phone, the suspect rode a red bike north on Evers Street and fled the scene.

CAR TROUBLE

3600 block of West Baker Street. Vehicle Burglary. A business representative advised that two vehicles were

MANATEE

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left unlocked on the lot. One vehicle had a JVC CD player stolen, and the other vehicle had steering column damage from unknown suspect(s) attempting to steal the vehicle.

JUST NOTICING IT NOW?

2900 block of Forest Club Drive. Theft. The victim advised that more than $5,000 in jewelry has been missing for about a year.

SAD SITUATION

4300 block of Barret Avenue.

Domestic Battery. The victim advised he got into a verbal argument with his wife, because he went out for drinks after work. The wife then spit on the victim and hit him in the face. The wife was arrested and transported to Orient Road Jail.

OCT. 16

DOWN THE HATCH

Intersection of East Alabama and South Morgan streets. Possession of Cocaine/Tampering with Evidence/Resisting Arrest. An officer conducted a traffic stop on a bicycle for running a stop sign. The rider gave the officer consent to search. The officer located what he suspected to be crack cocaine in the suspect’s front right pocket.

The officer placed the cocaine on the hood of his patrol car and began to handcuff the suspect. While the officer was attempting to place the second handcuff on, the suspect pulled his arm away, grabbed the cocaine and placed it in his mouth. The suspect then started to chew the cocaine rapidly. The officer was unable to retrieve the cocaine.

The officer tested residue from the suspect’s pocket and from the hood of the car, and it was positive for cocaine. The suspect was arrested and charged with possession of cocaine, tampering with evidence and resisting an officer.

OCT. 16

MOBILE PHONE

2700 block of Paul Buchman Highway. Grand Theft.

Unknown person(s) stole a pay phone from in front of the business. The phone is valued at $3,500.

CAUGHT RED-HANDED

Intersection of West Reynolds and Carey streets. Possession of Methamphetamine/ Possession of Paraphernalia.

An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for failure to maintain a single lane of travel. The officer obtained consent to search and located a case in a purse belonging to the passenger. Inside the case, the officer found a scale, which contained white residue, a used straw and a small baggie, containing a white substance. The residue on the scale and the substance tested positive for methamphetamine (2.5 grams). The suspect was arrested and transported to Orient Road Jail.

HOT WHEEL

1500 block of YMCA Place.

Theft of Motor Vehicle Parts.

The victim parked her 2005 Mercedes at 5 p.m. in the parking lot When she left at 9 p.m., she noticed the right rear tire and wheel had been removed from her car.

OCT. 17

GUN GONE

600 block of South Collins Street. Vehicle Burglary/ Firearm Theft. Unknown person(s) entered an unlocked GMC truck and stole a black Springfield 9-mm semiautomatic handgun from the glove box.

HE SAW IT ALL

Intersection of West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and David Street. Drug Possession.

An officer witnessed a handto-hand drug transaction. He made contact with the suspect and obtained consent to search. The search yielded two grams of marijuana.

domo arigato by Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor

Robotics team readies for first competition The team is an offshoot of the Plant City High School Science Club.

One Plant City High School science bers have been reading mythology as classroom has been buzzing with ex- part of their Advance Placement Engcitement since the beginning of the lish classes and were inspired. school year. The school’s Robotics One of the major components of Team has been tinkering the competition is an away to create the perfect emphasis on being enviTEAM MEMBERS mechanical specimen for ronmentally conscious.

Sydney Bramlett The BEST Robotics ComThe team chose Ceres Jamie Burke petition Nov. 9, in Tampa. because in mythology, Jake Fortune To compete, the team she was the goddess of Luis Gomez has had to devise a mock grain.

Faith Griffith company that utilizes roThe company specialMichael Hahn botics. The team not only izes in building robots Maddy Keene must create a working that are programmed Mario Leon robot but also must satand engineered to clean Gracie Martinez isfy an un-met need and up hazardous waste, Dhara Patel develop a brand, target such as radioactive maJaynil Patel audience and other facets terials. There are four Isaac Rivers of their company. different robotic models Megan Zimmerman “A lot of stuff goes into that clean waste in a vait,” team member Maddy riety of ways.

Keene said. “Making up The decanting Ariadni the entire industry, we’ve had to come model separates dangerous material up with all aspects of that. You learn a from non-hazardous material. A solar lot.” powered model is called Helios. Argos One part of the competition will has a camera, which can get an up judge the team on its company, Ceres close look at the hazardous waste.

Industry. The team will set up a trade The model Apollo is the basic model booth complete with brochures, its that will be shown during the compelogo and biography. The team even tition. Apollo has a strong arm to pick made business cards and will be wear- up materials. The team of five engiing matching company polos. neers also has added some optional Judges will ask members who spe- features, including the ability to clutch cialized on the business side of the objects and a 360-degree rotation. competition questions about their “Precision was the hardest,” Mario company and the robots used.

Leon said.

The team based the name of its Many of the other engineers agreed company and robotic models on an- creating Apollo’s main gear was a sigcient mythology. Many of the mem- nificant accomplishment.

Plant City’s Robotics Team will take their creation to The BEST Robotics Competition Nov. 9, in Tampa.

Right: Apollo will be the robot representing Plant City at the competition.

“It was a challenge,” Jayni Patel said.

“None of us knew how to make it.”

The engineers constructed the robot with a variety of materials — including PVC pipe, nails, wires and wood — given to them by competition officials.

“I thought it was funny how we got a box of random things and no directions on how to use the mate-

rials,” Michael Hahn said.

The materials were as bizarre as a scooter wheel, although the engineers didn’t use it.

During the competition, the engineers will have to maneuver Apollo to pick up objects and twist the arm to place a rod into a hole.

Contact Amber Jurgensen at ajurgensen@plantcityobserver.com.

Photos by Amber Jurgensen

Filmmakers to debut newest flicks LETTERS TO THE ENJOY THE SHOW by Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor

A drama and psychological thriller will make their debuts at Centro Muvico, in Ybor City.

One day he was there. The next day he was gone.

Jeremy Navarro listened to artist London Amara tell the story about her divorce. But, it was so much more than just a story to him.

Navarro completely identified with the raw emotions that radiated from the jilted lover’s experience. He had not been through a divorce.

But he did lose his father in 2007.

It was loss she was describing. And it was that heartwrenching emptiness that Navarro knew everyone, at some point in their lives, will experience.

The reminder of mourning bounced inside his head.

Navarro had found the next muse for a project that would come to be known as the short film, “Brush.”

“Brush” will be one of two films premiering on Sunday, Nov. 19 at 5 p.m. in Ybor’s Muvico Centro movie theater.

Navarro wrote and directed “Brush” and worked alongside director of photography Brandon Hyde and producer Sophia Hyde. All three friends and collaborators are Plant City residents. Ed Verner, who composed the scores, is also a Plant City resident.

Many of the scenes in “Brush” were shot in Plant City including the homes of Bob and Nicole Adams and Lynne and Mike Warren. The 13-minute film was shot in three days in March on the

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“Brush” utilizes artistic camera angles and composition.

Red Epic, the same camera used to shoot “The Hobbit.”

“Brush” is largely based on Amara’s story, with a focus on the painful, raw emotions of divorce.

“Brandon and Jeremy worked side-by-side to spell out her story and to look at what has made her the artist she is now,” Sophia Hyde said. “Divorce is something many, many people can relate to. The effects are largely talked about ... but you do actually go through a period of mourning.”

And although the film draws from divorce, the stages of mourning are the true heart of the film. Navarro wrote the script to have no

DOUBLE FEATURE Although “Brush” is the finale piece, Rising Sky Productions also will be premiering another film on Nov. 19.

“The Blood and the Burn” will play before “Brush” at the Muvico Centro movie theater in Ybor.

Like “Brush,” “The Blood and the Burn” was shot using Plant City locations. The crew was able to shoot for an entire day

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dialogue or spoken words, except a poem narrated over the images. He relied on the actors to portray the focus.

“Ultimately, it’s really about this character that goes through a life-shattering pain,” Navarro said. “It’s not just London’s story. It’s a story that anyone can plug themselves into.”

Brandon brought his unique perspective to the cinematography, playing with light and shadows.

“It’s an artistic piece, almost like visual poetry,” Sophia Hyde said. “It’s a really, really interesting piece.”

Contact Amber Jurgensen at ajurgensen@plantcityobserver.com.

in the Plant City Courthouse. It also shot in allies in Historic Downtown, the former location of the Catering Company and a neighborhood in Walden Lake.

The 17-minute short film was shot in 17 days, mostly at night.

It follows the story of Ty, a man on trial for a crime he doesn’t remember committing.

The film was directed by Matthew Glover.

Jeremy Navarro wrote the script, and

“THE BLOOD AND THE BURN” AND “BRUSH” WHEN: 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15 WHERE: Muvico Centro Ybor, 1600 E. Eighth Ave., Tampa COST: $12 at the door; two for $10 at indiegogo.com/ projects/brush--2 DETAILS: This is the first time both “The Blood and the Burn” and “Brush” will be seen. But the premiere is also a fundraiser to cover the cost of entering both films into national and international film festivals. Further donations can be made on the indiegogo website.

Brandon Hyde was director of photography.

“We got together and thought we have all this talent and love for making films, why don’t we just get together and combine our resources,” Sophia Hyde said.

The film had no budget and was shot completely by volunteers in the summer of 2012.

“We’re very excited,” Sophia Hyde said of the premiere. “We have worked hard on both productions.”

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EDITOR

Dear Editor: The GFWC Woman’s Club of Plant City would like to thank its friends and supporters for another successful chicken barbecue dinner fundraiser.

We apologize for some glitches that occurred with our chicken delivery but appreciate your patience and understanding.

The funds raised will enable us once again to give three scholarship awards to three area high school students. A special thanks to community businesses for their ongoing support every year. We aim higher every year and, without your support, could not have added an additional grant, named the “Women Returning to Work” award, this year.

We are committed to supporting educational opportunities in our community — one of the main goals in our organization.

Peggy Hyde, first vice president and fundraising chair GFWC Woman’s Club of Plant City

+ Theft victim addresses criminal Dear Editor: I just wanted to send a comment to the person(s) who felt compelled to steal my granddaughter’s bicycle from our front step this past weekend.

It was a 2-year-old bike with a torn seat. It couldn’t possibly have been worth much to you, but it meant the world to her. There is nothing more heartbreaking than watching a happy-go-lucky girl go out the door for a morning ride around the block with her friends, only to have her return seconds later completely dissolved in tears because she can’t find her bike.

Could we have been more

diligent in securing her bicycle? Of course. Did we feel that was necessary in our neighborhood? Nope. Will we be more diligent in the future?

Yup. Connie Thompson Plant City

+ Answers needed from WLCA leaders Dear Editor: I attended the Walden Lake Community meeting Oct. 21, and the dysfunction displayed by some of the board members was disturbing.

Question after question was asked of the board by residents, and board members stood firm with the advice of the attorneys present not to answer them. Why? This board was approached back in 2008 by Visions Golf to ask if they would assist Visions Golf in removing a clause stating the golf course needs to remain in existence until 2015. Visions Golf had plans then to rezone all of these years, and some board members knew of his plans but did not reveal them to the residents. Meanwhile, folks have been buying homes these past years on a nowdefunct golf course.

The headline in the Oct. 24 Plant City Times & Observer reads that a workshop is going to take place discussing the fate of the golf course. The board has never issued any answers to the golf course issue on the advice of apparently their/our attorneys, because nothing has been filed by Visions Golf to the city.

So, why would they be willing to answer any questions now?

And why are these attorneys that the residents pay for only answering to the WLCA board members?

Sally Westing Walden Lake

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+ Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce The Business of the Year Awards banquet will take place Thursday, Nov. 7, at the John R. Trinkle Center, 2206 E. Cherry St. A reception will begin at 6:30 p.m. with dinner at 7:15 p.m.

The program will begin at 8 p.m. RSVP by Oct. 31 to (813) 754-3707.

+ 2013 Veterans Day Program Hopewell Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens will present its 28th annual Veterans Day Program beginning at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11, at Veterans Memorial Monument Park, 703 N. Wheeler St. Students from area schools will be presenting speeches on the significance of Veterans Day. For more, call Margie Willis or Marsha Passmore, (813) 737-3128.

+ Plant City Democrats A new group of active Plant City Democrats group is planning a political event from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at Courier Field, 703 N. Wheeler St. The featured speaker will be Alan Cohn, Democratic candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, District 15. For more, contact Jack C. Wolff, jcwolff@tampabay. rr.com

+ K9 Kids Camp K9 Kids Camp is partnering with several Plant City organizations and businesses to host its Presidents 4 Pets campaign, in honor of National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week.

The camp, along with the National Association of Professional Pet Sitters, Animal Wellness Center of Plant City, Turkey Creek Animal Hospital and Linda’s Pet Stop Grooming, will host a collection drive to benefit pets in shelters and provide items needed to help keep shelters operational, and animals comfortable and safe.

Individuals who wish to make a donation can drop off items at either the Animal Wellness Center, 3109 S.R. 574 W., or Turkey Creek Animal Hospital, 4645 U.S. 92.

K9 Kids Camp Pet Sitters also will pick up donations through Nov. 15.

For more, call Karen Sykes, (813) 481-5671.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2013

THE NATURAL GIRL’S BEST FRIEND

by Justin Kline | Staff Writer

Nadia Acosta loves dogs. When she decided to start training them five years ago, she discovered she had a knack for it — and has been setting the competition trail ablaze ever since.

Many dog owners will place their pooches in obedience school to learn basic manners, and maybe teach them a few tricks just for fun.

And then, there is 15-year-old Nadia Acosta, who connects with her dog on a completely different level.

Acosta has been competing around the country for two-and-one-half years and has built up quite an impressive résumé. Attending 12 to 15 events per year, she has racked up 10 first-place finishes and has placed 25 times.

She and her main competition dog, a Belgian malinois named Hemus, have even developed a signature Frisbee trick together — the “Back Vault.”

“It took a long time to learn it,” Acosta says. “It was a lot of trial-and-error.”

When Acosta explains the step-by-step protocol for this trick, she makes it sound easy. That’s probably unintentional, but the girland-dog duo really does make it look easy.

After having Hemus run under her leg and catch a Frisbee, Acosta quickly kneels down and holds another one over her head.

The malinois sees this in the middle of his turn and picks up a ton of speed, before hitting her back like a gymnast on a vault. In one fell swoop, he’ll bite the Frisbee and stick the landing.

“I have scars,” Acosta laughs.

If scars serve as reminders of the past, then hers are of the good kind — badges of honor she earned from hard work and determination. And there’s another set of scars, on her mother, that remind her of how she even got here in the first place.

TRYING TO HELP

Five years ago, the Acostas weren’t buying dogs for competition — they just wanted a dog as a companion and family pet. That all changed on one day, though, when Betty Acosta was attacked.

“Two surgeries and a tooth embedded in my bone,” Betty says. “It was pretty serious.”

Another dog was attacking their puppy, and Betty

Nadia Acosta has won 10 first-place awards since she began competing.

Nadia Acosta says she utilizes a “go-with-the-flow” mentality when teaching her dog new tricks. tried to intervene. When she tried to pull the puppy out of the bigger dog’s mouth, it latched onto her arm.

“It was a mutt, a mix of a ton of different things,” Nadia remembers.

Rather than let the dog bite affect her in a negative way, Betty saw it as an opportunity to learn how to train dogs herself. That’s when Nadia started, and they began training a Siberian husky named Jada.

Jada was eventually given away, but Hemus came along later. That was the time when Nadia decided to fully commit herself to training.

“The breeder, he does every litter by the letter,” Nadia says. “And (Hemus) was the ‘H’ letter, and I had no idea what to name him.

And he told me that Hemus was, like the name of some mountain peak in Bulgaria, so I just went with it.”

GOING WITH THE FLOW

By that time, the Acostas

Nadia Acosta competes in about 12 to 15 events each year. realized Nadia had a knack for working with dogs.

“When I first started training, I was seeing the methods I was using would work,” Nadia says. “I would get them from my mom’s school ... or people that would help me as trainers. And, when I saw that these things were working, I started putting them into tricks.

“It was a ‘go-with-the-flow’ kind of thing,” she says.

And everything flowed

— quickly. In her first competition, a Toss-and-Fetch event in Auburndale, she took home second place.

She won first place for the first time just last year, at a Canis Major event, in Plant City. Nadia has competed in states like Texas and Tennessee, but she does most of her work in Florida.

Her cousins have since started competing, but they mostly do it for fun.

They normally use a small-

Photos by Kat Fahle

er dog, named Flyte but have worked with Hemus before.

“I’m just trying to get someone to work with Nadia’s dog when she leaves for college,” Betty says.

There still are a few years left between now and then, but it’s still a challenge that’s looming ahead. Hemus is a good dog, but he’s got a little more gusto than Betty wants to handle on her own.

“He’s a little too high-energy for my mom,” Nadia says.

But Nadia doesn’t plan on letting her cousins handle Hemus full-time. She says she’ll find a way to do it herself, because she’s too passionate about training and competing to let something like college get in the way.

“Whether I have to take my dog with me somehow or if I have to come back every so often, I’m not going to stop,” she says.

Contact Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver. com.

Costumed kids came to Hopewell Baptist Church’s Hallelujah Night ready for fun.

Damian Contreras, 3, and his mother, Elizabeth, worked on a jack-o-lantern together at Walden Lake’s Howl-O-Ween party.

Hopewell Baptist Church’s Hallelujah Night featured a pumpkin patch.

WACKY WEEKEND CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

Ella Nesmith was all smiles at Trapnell Elementary School’s Fall Festival.

Gizmo went “to infinity — and beyond” with his Buzz Lightyear costume at Walden Lake’s Howl-O-Ween party.

Kimyatta Edwards brought her children, Jennae Edwards and Giselle Tamargo, to the Plant City Halloween Spooktacular at the Planteen Rec Center.

Guests at Hopewell Baptist Church’s Hallelujah Night enjoyed zooming down the inflatable slide.

Even Uncle Si, from “Duck Dynasty,” attended Plant City’s First Baptist Church’s Fall Festival.

Clockwise from above: Batgirl Kelen Meyers, 5, aimed carefully at this football-themed carnival game at Plant City’s First Baptist Church’s Fall Festival.

Hunter, Matthew and Angel Boehning attended the Bailey Elementary School Fall Harvest.

Piper Waters, 2, looked elegant in her Cinderella costume at Walden Lake’s HowlO-Ween party.

Scott and Marybeth McGaha were in costume for the Bailey Elementary School Fall Harvest.

OBSERVEROBITUARIES Eddie Raymond Bacon

Eddie Raymond Bacon, 84, of Plant City, died Oct. 22, 2013.

He is survived by his son, Ronnie (Pam); grandson, Ronnie Jr. (Sandra); great-grandchildren, Samantha, Tyler, Hayley and Matthew; and sisters, Dorothy and Ruby.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Celia.

A Celebration of Life was held Oct. 28, at Hopewell Funeral Home, Plant City.

Online condolences may be made to the family at wecare.io.

Grady Lester Exum

Grady Lester Exum, 90, died Oct. 23, 2013, in Gainesville.

He was born Aug. 12, 1923, in Omega, Ga., to George and Susan (Cravey) Exum. He was married for 67 years to his loving wife, Louise (Lott), who survives.

He is also survived by two sons, Jack Exum (Peggy) and Wayne Exum (Sandy); three sisters, Mildred Craig, Dorothy Weeks and Gussie Anderson; eight grandchildren; and 10 greatgrandchildren.

He was preceded in death by two sons, David, and Lester Exum; one brother; and five sisters.

Funeral services were Oct. 29, at Wells Memorial and Event Center.

Online condolences may be made to the family at wellsmemorial.com.

William L. “Bill” Kitchens

William L. “Bill” Kitchens, 76, of Plant City, died Oct. 6, 2013, of cancer.

He was born Jan. 17, 1937, in Lakeland, to the late Ruth and John Kitchens Sr. Mr. Kitchens was a Gideon and a Mason. He became a Christian at Camp Gilead Cabin 2 and was a longtime member of Plant City’s First Baptist Church.

He served in the U.S. Army Reserves.

He retired in 1998, from Publix as the director of construction, after 42 years of service. He enjoyed his career and appreciated the opportunity George Jenkins gave him to work for such a great company. He enjoyed working on his land, building, traveling, playing golf and the piano.

Mr. Kitchens loved his family and showed it in many ways. He taught and instilled biblical truths to impact their lives and was an example of

those truths. He enjoyed helping people in need and expected nothing in return. He will be greatly missed, but we know he is in his heavenly home, no more pain or sorrow.

He is survived by his wife, Jeannine Kitchens; children, Julie Britt (Tim), John Kitchens (Toni), Joel Kitchens (Deborah) and Kim Simpson (Dave); siblings, John Kitchens (Grace), Tommy Kitchens (Donna) and Mary Hornsby; grandchildren, Timothy Britt (Lanna), Matthew Britt (Theo), Connor Kitchens, Courtney Kitchens, Garrett Kitchens, Hannah Simpson, Cole Fraser and Abbey Simpson; and greatgrandchildren, Emma Britt, Darien Martin and Nick Martin.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Annette Kitchens; daughter, Sherry Lynn Kitchens; and sisters, Pat Fleckenstein and Kathryn Kitchens.

A Celebration of Life was held Oct. 19, at Plant City’s First Baptist Church.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Steppin’ Stone Farm, 8421 Pritcher Road, Lithia, FL. 33547; The Florida Baptist Children’s Home, P.O. Box 8190, Lakeland, FL. 33815; The Gideons International Plant City Camp, P.O. Box 1469, Plant City, FL. 33564; or The Pregnancy Care Center, 304 N. Collins St., Plant City, FL. 33563.

Online condolences may be made to the family at wecare.io.

Helen Lynn Miller

Helen Lynn Miller, 94, of Plant City, died Oct. 25, 2013.

She was born in 1919, in Collins, Ga., and relocated to Plant City with her family as a teenager. She was a lifelong member of Hopewell Baptist Church and loved her fellow parishioners. She was devoted to her family and friends, and she loved gardening.

She is survived by her daughter, Adra Miller (Dan Hawkey); grandsons, Lee Watford and Steven Watford; great-grandsons, Logan Watford and Trevor Watford; brother, Elvin Lynn; and many beloved nieces and nephews. A special thanks to all her caregivers.

She was preceded in death by her daughter, Linda Watford.

A Celebration of Life was held Oct. 29, at Hopewell Funeral Home, Plant City.

Online condolences may be made to the family at hopewellfuneral.com.

Kathleen J. Sapp

Kathleen J. Sapp, 91, died on her birthday, Oct. 19, 2013.

She was born on Oct. 19, 1922, in Towns, Ga. She was a homemaker and member of the Church on the Rock of Plant City.

She is survived by two daughters, Lorene Smith and Catherine Beal (Ron); one son, Marvin Sapp (Carol); 11 grandchildren, 39 greatgrandchildren, and nine great-greatgrandchildren.

Funeral services were held Oct. 24, at Wells Memorial and Event Center.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Church on the Rock in Plant City, 301 E. Alsobrook St., Plant City, FL. 33563.

Clinton Elton “Red” Tanner

Clinton Elton “Red” Tanner, 84, of Plant City, died Oct. 27, 2013, at South Florida Baptist Hospital.

He was born March 12, 1929, in Plant City, to the late Wesley and Jewell Gill Tanner.

He had been married to his high school sweetheart, Lurline Sheffield Tanner for 62 years. She survives.

Mr. Tanner served in the U.S. Army, was a member of the Sheriff’s Auxiliary, a deacon, and owned and operated a barber shop for 25 years.

He was blessed to have served as music director at Bethany, East Thonotosassa, Southside and Westside Baptist churches. He enjoyed leading music for revival services in area churches and singing with the Peace River Boys Quartet for many years.

He loved his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren dearly.

Survivors also include a daughter, Karla Hayes (Jeff); sons, Dale Tanner (Lisa) and Mark Tanner (Pam); brother, Tommy Tanner; grandchildren, Debra Graham (Brandon), Valerie Schumacher (Daniel), Loren, Lacey, Lindsey and Wesley Tanner; and great-grandchildren, Tanner, Kayleigh, Karissa and Khloe Graham, Mike Wells and Audrey and Lydia Schumacher.

Funeral services were Oct. 30, at First Baptist Church Dover.

Online condolences may be made to the family at haughtfuneralhome. com.

SERVICE WITH A SMILE by Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor

Empty Bowls cooks up recipe for success The event will take place on Nov. 9 and supports the United Food Bank.

Nimble hands splashed glazesoaked paintbrushes onto clay bowl after clay bowl at Florida Brick and Clay. About 10 Plant City High School Civinettes donated their time recently to help with the finishing touches of the community’s 2013 Empty Bowls project.

Elementary students have been creating the bowls during special workshops. The bowls are then sold as part of the ticket package during the event scheduled for Nov. 9, at the Train Depot, in Historic Downtown Plant City. The event benefits the United Food Bank of Plant City.

The bowls serve as a reminder of all the bowls that go unfilled every day.

In 2012, 49 million Americans lived in food insecure households, according to Feeding America. Locally, the United Food Bank of Plant City serves about 50 clients daily. The numbers have tripled since last year.

Along with a bowl, attendees of the event also get to try a specialty soup cooked by local churches. Bowls crafted by local artists also will be available at an auction.

FBC receives hundreds of bowls every year for the event. This year, FBC is responsible for firing the bowls from Hope Lutheran’s Vacation Bible School, the Plant City Family YMCA, Marshall Middle School and Burney, Walden Lake and Jackson elementary schools. Joining the movement this year for the first time is a group of homeschool students and St. Clement Catholic Church’s youth group.

It’s also the Civinettes’ first time participating. Although they haven’t made any bowls, their efforts in glazing will help the project’s committee.

“It’s great having their help; that way, we’re not here until nine at night,” FBC Customer Service Manager Roger Mitchell says.

While the Civinettes were painting, they also given were friendly instructions. Food bank board member and FBC Customer Service Coordinator Silvia Dodson encouraged them to

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The Plant City Civinettes assisted with the glazing process.

EMPTY BOWLS

WHEN: 11 a.m. Nov. 9 WHERE: Train Depot TICKETS: Minuteman Press, 1701 S. Alexander St. No. 105; Plant City Realty, 208 W. Baker St.; Sweetbay, 205 W. Alexander St.; Hillsborough County District VI School Offices, 703 N. Thomas St.; and United Food Bank of Plant City, 702 E. Alsobrook St.

WHAT’S ON THE MENU Evangelical Presbyterian Church: Broccoli cheese First Presbyterian Church: Chili, New Orleans-style gumbo Hope Lutheran Church: Green chili chicken and rice Loan Oak Baptist Church: Taco, black bean sausage St. Clement Catholic Church: Garbanzo bean, hearty meatball and harvest vegetable St. Mary’s Community Church: Smoked gumbo St. Mary’s United American F.W. Baptist Church: Beefy vegetable, vegetable and tomato

highlight details crafted by the kids.

“They’re getting their communityservice hours while helping the community,” Dodson says. “I’m excited that the kids are getting involved and learning to help those that are in need.”

Contact Amber Jurgensen at ajurgensen@plantcityobserver.com.

BOTTOMS UP by Justin Kline | Staff Writer

The Brandon Bootleggers would have won “Best T-Shirt” — if it had been a contest.

Keel & Curley serves up Biertoberfest Home-brewers and beer lovers from throughout Tampa Bay flocked to Keel & Curley Winery Oct. 19, for Biertoberfest. The festival was held in honor of the launch of the winery’s newest addition: the Two

Henrys Brewing Company — named for Henry Plant and Henry Flagler.

In addition to beer sampling, the festival also featured a cornhole tournament, merchants, mini food-truck rally,

live music and more.

With the Two Henrys beer line officially launched, consumers can find it at the winery’s tasting room and at various restaurants around the Tampa Bay area.

SPOTLIGHT by Michael Eng | Editor

Strawberry Crest thespians shine in fall production The Strawberry Crest High School drama department presented “Oedipus: A Story of Gold and Shadow” Oct. 24 and 25, at the school.

The production was done in “in-theround” format, with part of the audience watching from the stage itself.

Daniel Pritchard had the lead role as Oedipus in Strawberry Crest High School’s fall production.

Aly Perez portrayed a servant in the fall production.

Shelby Daniels, center, played the role of the leader in “Oedipus: A Story of Gold and Shadow.”

Ariel Blackwood portrayed Teiresias, a blind prophet of Thebes.

Rebecca Stephens was one of the members of the chorus.

Alexander Dawson played the role of the messenger.

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GAME OF THE WEEK

golf by Justin Kline | Staff Writer

Scorecard error ends PCHS quest for state title

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SOFTBALL

+ ISF president Porter retires

by Justin Kline | Staff Writer

Forty-eight years is a long time to stick with any occupation, and Don Porter just decided that 48 years was enough.

Porter, president of the Plant City-based International Softball Federation, is calling it a career and phasing into retirement.

“I felt having served 48 years (22 as secretary general and 26 as president) was enough, and it was time for Softball to have new leadership,” Porter said.

He has nominated Dale McMann, who has served ISF’s first vice president since 2009, as his successor. Porter will remain on the Board of Directors to help McMann in the interim, as the organization continues to fight to get baseball and softball back in the Olympics.

In the meantime, Porter will finish his current term as World Baseball Softball Committee co-president with Riccardo Fraccari, which is set to end in March 2014.

“Thank you to all those who have supported, counseled and provided muchneeded input during those many years,” Porter said.

“And, to the athletes, ‘Don’t ever give up.’”

Lady Raiders coach Meg Jordan hopes her team finished the year with the same professionalism it displayed all season.

In all her years coaching, Plant City High girls golf coach Meg Jordan has never had a group quite like her 2013 squad. Throughout the season, the Lady Raiders played the way Jordan had taught — with dignity, respect and honesty. They were cruising on the stat sheets, too, and seemed poised to embark on a state championship run.

But, that all came crashing down last week, when an incorrect scorecard at the Class 3A Region 5 tournament, hosted by Venice High School, disqualified one player and thus dropped the team out of state championship contention. Plant City contested the disqualification with the Florida High School Athletic Association, citing several incidents of mismanagement at the tournament, but lost the appeal last week.

Now, with the season coming to a disappointing end, Jordan said she wants her players to finish the same way they started.

“We’re trying to get over it; we’re trying to move forward in most positive away pos-

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GOLF

WHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND?

+ Penny makes history — twice Durant freshman golfer Jacob Penny broke two school records while playing at regionals last week, one of which previously belonged to teammate Chase Levesque.

He started by breaking Levesque’s old record for the lowest round ever recorded, which he accomplished with a 69. Then, at the end of the tournament, he became the first freshman in Durant history to advance to states.

Although he isn’t the only freshman who will be competing in next week’s tournament, which will be held at Mission Inn Resort & Club, near Orlando, he is the only golfer from any Plant City-area school who made the cut.

Penny is scheduled for an 8:45 a.m. start on Tuesday, Nov. 5.

FOOTBALL

+ Plant City kids dominate contest Plant City’s youth football scene got to flex its muscles last week, thanks to a strong showing at the Punt, Pass & Kick Sectionals.

Of the 10 footballers who finished first at last month’s Plant City competition, four did it again in Tampa.

On top of that, three more placed second.

Gracie Edgemon, Shelby Jacobsen, William Cordle and Taylor Edgemon each won in their age group. Lindsey Smith, Jaylen Gadson and Jarrett Jacobsen were second-place finishers.

This competition was held at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ training facility, and the winners will advance to the championship competition — to be held before the Buccaneers’ home game against Buffalo Dec. 8, at Raymond James Stadium.

Justin Kline

Garrett Rentz is fairly new to football, having played for just five years, but he’s got the physical tools offensive coaches dream about.

STRETCHING

THE FIELD

Durant’s 2013 season hasn’t gone as well as the Cougars had hoped, but there still are some bright spots for the future. Among the most noticeable is junior wide receiver Garrett Rentz, the tallest skill player in the district.

If there’s one thing that Durant’s opponents haven’t been able to say this season, it’s that they didn’t see Garrett Rentz coming.

Standing 6-foot-6, it’s really hard to miss him.

But, the junior has gotten used to being taller than most, just as he is getting used to life on the varsity team. While the Cougars’ 3-6 season and ongoing struggles haven’t made for the smoothest transition, it looks like head coach Mike Gott-

man has found a potential gamechanger for his offense going forward.

“I’ve been pleasantly surprised with him this season,” Gottman says.

If his listed height as it appears on MaxPreps is correct, which certainly appears to be true, Rentz is the tallest wide receiver in the district.

More importantly, that also makes him bigger than every defensive back in the district: His closest rival,

East Bay’s Anton Crutcher, stands at 6-foot-3.

He’s built like a basketball twoguard, with a lanky frame and a wingspan that can intimidate many cornerbacks. The hang time is even there when he has to go airborne to catch a Trey VanDeGrift pass.

The matchup nightmare that Rentz creates just by physically being on the field, coupled with his

SEE GOTW / PAGE 14

Controversial ruling exposes FHSAA flaws Sometimes, when I speak with sources for a story, they’ll tell me something that blows my mind.

And I’m not talking about something that’s mind-blowingly good but rather something that makes me think, “I really wish I was a fly on the wall when this idea was pitched.”

I had that precise thought while I was researching the Plant City girls golf story (see story above). My phone call to the FHSAA was rather … enlightening.

As I received answers, I found flaws. Flaws in the JUSTIN foundation, right where KLINE you absolutely can’t have them. It’s not a good look for the FHSAA, just as the story about the possible set-up does not make Venice High School look good.

How can a governing organization trust a program to be a fair host to its regional rivals, especially with a trip to states on the line? I understand all the generalizing coach-speak of sentiments such as, “The FHSAA expects all schools to compete fairly and to display integrity on and off the course.” But let’s face it: Expecta-

SEE KLINE / PAGE 14

GOTW / PAGE 13 flair for the dramatic diving catch, in time, could be forged into a weapon unlike anything the other schools possess. But, for now, he and his coach know that there’s still some work to be done.

“Timing my jumps and footwork — I’ve got to get faster,” Rentz says. “I’ve got to be able to beat defensive backs off the line, to get behind them.”

But, that’s just his opinion. Gottman’s is different.

“He over-analyzes things too much at times, instead of just going up and catching the football,” the coach says.

That’s not a bad problem to have, especially for someone in his first year as a starter. The foot speed will either come with time, or he and the coaches will find another way to play to his strengths. That mind of his, constantly working, is just a part of his overall game.

Considering his workload in the classroom, it’s easy to see why he might think things through a little too thoroughly.

Rentz is currently taking three Advanced Placement classes — and doing well.

“I’m taking AP History, AP Chemistry and AP English Language,” Rentz says. “A’s and B’s. I’m doing pretty well.”

Rentz is considering the University of South Florida for college, but playing football on the next level isn’t his top priority right now.

“It would be nice,” Rentz says.

FLYIN’ HAWAIIAN

Football wasn’t even a part of Rentz’s life

for quite a while. After living in Hawaii for much of his life, he moved to Florida with his family after finishing sixth grade, and it was then that he decided to play football.

Rentz didn’t take long to pick up on the game. After getting comfortable as a wide receiver, he decided to learn another part of the game to set him apart from the rest of the pack: the art of long snapping.

“We’re good family friends with an old long snapper who used to go here, Colin McDougall, and his dad taught me how to do it,” Rentz says. “When I was a freshman, I just kind of threw myself out there just to get on the field.”

And it worked. He’s not the team’s primary long snapper but was tasked with replacing Mason Bridges for a few weeks after Bridges injured his hand.

“He’s very good at it,” Gottman says. “He did it his freshman year; he did it in Little League.”

Bridges had his cast removed and already has relieved Rentz of his long-snapping duties, but it may not be the last time the wideout lines up in the middle of a punt formation.

Now, Rentz is focused on his duties as a receiver, and things have been picking up for him.

His season stats aren’t great, which also can be said for the rest of the Durant offense, and he entered last week’s game against Hillsborough with 113 total yards and one touchdown. But, he absolutely torched the Terriers in the first half, picking up 82 of his 89 yards and both touchdowns in the second quarter.

The Cougars took their first lead of the

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sible,” Jordan said. “I want this team to finish with grace and pride. And at the end of the day, I want them to be remembered as district champions and a great group of girls.”

Lady Raider Kaylee McIntosh was accused of submitting an incorrect scorecard at the end of the tournament. McIntosh had her scores correct on her own card, but the one submitted had a 3 instead of a 4 on one hole. The difference would not have altered the tournament results.

“We feel like there was a little bit of a set-up here,” Jordan said.

According to Jordan, McIntosh followed proper tournament procedure in reviewing her card with the tournament’s scoring official, and everything was fine when she signed off on it.

Then, a short while later, Venice players approached McIntosh and told her that something was wrong.

But Jordan said the problem is nobody with the power to do anything to correct the issue took action. It was a complete turnaround from a week ago, when a similar incident happened to Kellyanne Hurst at the Riverview district tournament. But Hurst and the official caught the mistake before the scorecard was signed, and it was corrected immediately. “[Hurst’s] scorecard was fixed immediately,” Jordan said. “The people working that tournament were professionals and handled the situation properly.”

The Lady Raiders had high hopes — a state championship — for this season.

According to FHSAA’s state golf director, Dale Klaus, there is no other course of action.

“It’s unfortunate what happened to them,” Klaus said. “But, we have to abide by the USGA rules. Once a ruling is reached, it’s final.”

The FHSAA is investigating other accusations regarding the way Venice hosted the tournament. The Venice girls also were allegedly breaking advice and spectator etiquette rules — behavior that angered not only Jordan but also some of the other teams competing.

“There were so many infractions that took place, but they only noticed ours,” Jordan said. “VHS parents were talking to their players the whole time, and you definitely can’t do that in a big tournament.”

Klaus said he fielded calls from the other coaches regarding Venice’s behavior.

The rulebook states the penalties for breaking the advice rule are as follows: a warning to the coach, a two-stroke penalty on the guilty player, and then disqualification. Klaus said that, in lieu of disqualifying the players, sometimes, officials will decide to eject the coach.

Spectator etiquette rules state each school is to be held accountable for the actions of its spectators, whether affiliated or not, if they speak to the players.

However, Venice is receiving no punishment for its infractions.

“I spoke with the tournament director after the other coaches called me about Venice, and he assured me that nothing was wrong,” Klaus said.

However, the tournament director just happened to be Venice’s head coach, James Slaton.

Per USGA Rule 6-6, all golfers are to be held responsible for their own scorecard. A violation of this rule will be examined by a jury of five area coaches and the course’s USGA official — normally its head golf pro — before a ruling is reached. “[McIntosh’s] total score was still correct,” Klaus said. “That was the hardest issue for us. We determined that she was still in violation of Rule 6-6.”

Contact Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com.

tions in any walk of life don’t always go unbroken.

That’s not to say that all schools couldn’t possibly be trusted with this sort of thing. We didn’t see anything like this happen during the district tournament at Riverview, most likely because Riverview runs its program properly. And, that’s great. But Riverview’s program, along with all of the other programs that have successfully hosted events, does not paint the entire picture.

What really did it for me was the moment I asked FHSAA Director of Athletics Dale Klaus about fielding the phone calls from other schools about Venice’s behavior, and he told me that the tournament director assured him that everything was fine.

Then, he let out a big sigh just before telling me the director was Venice’s head coach.

When do we sigh like that? I used to do it when I was young, and had gotten caught with my hand in the cookie jar.

And the fallout? Lady Raider Kellyanne Hurst has worked way too hard over the past four years for this. She played well all season, but her hopes for capping off her senior year with a trip to states were snatched out of her hands the minute they seemed to be tangible. But, did anyone from the Venice program have to face her and her family after everything allegedly happened?

Probably not. So, why would they care about her — or anyone from Plant City’s team?

This is why the rules need to be changed. Not only was this regional tournament unfair to Hurst, Kaylee McIntosh and the rest of the Lady Raiders program, but also it was unfair to everyone else in the tournament who had

OTHER AREA ACTION PLANT CITY AT BRANDON

LAST WEEK: Plant City dominated Strawberry Crest, 41-14, while Brandon fell to East Bay, 22-21.

NOTES: This is what this Plant City team is capable of when everybody’s having a great day. Crest didn’t go down without a fight, playing with heart all night, but the Raiders were just on another level. Aside from Landon Galloway and the offense putting on a clinic, it’s also worth noting that DE John Broome kept Austin Carswell in check with four sacks. As for Brandon, they faced a 15-7 deficit for much of the game, but a 14-point rally in the fourth quarter wasn’t enough to save the Eagles. The last thing they needed was a loss before taking on a fired-up Raiders team.

game on Rentz’s 12-yard touchdown grab and took another lead just before halftime when he scored from 60 yards out. Kameron Joyce put the icing on that cake with a two-point conversion, making it a 22-15 game.

Rentz has 11 catches for 202 yards, sporting a respectable 18.4 yards-per-catch average. College scouts haven’t come knocking — yet. But, with his size — and with some work on his fundamentals — Rentz could become a hot prospect next year.

Contact Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com.

to put up with the host’s bad behavior.

The chief concern Klaus expressed to me was that the FHSAA didn’t have enough manpower to send someone out to police every tournament. So, they decided to have one of the schools in each region play host, and they would be asked to abide by FHSAA and USGA rules. That could work — but only if everyone involved plans to comply.

The concern of a host school going rogue was likely always the elephant in the room, but it’s hard not to imagine it being hidden under a rug for the sake of the quick fix. It might have been ignored for a while, but it now looks like the elephant just dumped the rug back onto the floor.

Was there no one within a 10-mile radius of FHSAA headquarters with the brains to say, “What about neutral sites?” I’ve lived in Florida long enough to know that college football is only the state’s secondary religion by a small margin, and you’d think that someone would have remembered that all bowl games are played at a neutral site with non-conference referees.

I’m not saying that we have to ship all of the teams out to Georgia or Alabama to have fair contests, but would it hurt anyone to have the kids from this region travel to a course in Polk County?

Would it be so hard to have some Jacksonville teams play in Gainesville?

Everyone with authority and a soapbox will step up and say they want to prevent corruption in high school sports. But, until they take the blindfolds off, they won’t realize that corruption is practically seated beside them, smirking at the audience.

Although this is just one incident, it’s big enough to blow the problem wide open. Because something did happen, there is potential for this to happen again.

ORANGE CRUSH

Michael Eng

The Plant City Raiders made a definitive statement regarding their place as the Winter Strawberry Capital of the World’s top football squad with an impressive 41-14 win over rival Strawberry Crest Oct. 25, at home. The Raiders stifled the potent Charger offense all night, holding Crest scoreless in the first half.

cross country by Justin Kline | Staff Writer

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK by Justin Kline | Staff Writer

LANDON GALLOWAY Nobody in the district put on a show quite like Plant City quarterback Landon Galloway did in last week’s 41-14 win over Strawberry Crest. The senior got things started with a 30-yard touchdown run and then threw for four more, on 13-of-16 passing. It was a like watching a game of Madden, but in real life.

What were you feeling in that game? You were on fire.

I don’t know. I was just in the zone, I was focused all week.

You’re going to UCF next fall with Sedrick King. Is anybody else going with you two?

I’m not sure. We’re hoping Montel (McBride), but I doubt that’ll happen. You can’t turn down an offer like Alabama.

The district meet kicked off with the girls 5K run.

Durant, Plant City head to regionals Although the Durant Cougars and Plant City Lady Raiders didn’t leave Newsome High School with district championships Oct. 24, they will run another day.

Both teams placed third overall in the boys and girls 5K

runs, good enough for a ticket to the regional meet, at 8 a.m.

Nov. 2, in North Port. They also represented the only parity in the team standings, as Bloomingdale, Newsome and Riverview took first, second and fourth in both races.

What’s it like, knowing that you’re going to college with a friend?

It’s definitely nice. He’s been my best friend since, like, sophomore year, so it’s always nice to have a familiar face around. And we can spend some more time together.

Durant’s Daniel Butler accepted his fourthplace ribbon, his ticket to the regional meet.

What do you like to do outside of football?

I’m into music, big time. I like to play the guitar. And I paint and stuff like that. Artsy stuff.

What music do you play?

I like classic rock. Old-school, like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Led Zeppelin and stuff like that.

What kind of guitar do you have?

A Martin acoustic. No electric at all.

What kind of painting do you do?

Scenic paintings, like trees and landscapes and stuff.

You’re no stranger to the media. What have you never told a reporter that you don’t mind sharing now?

That I live with my aunt and uncle. I was adopted by my aunt and uncle and moved to Plant City when I was 7 years old. It’s been great.

I’ve been blessed with a great home — going from an unsteady one to a happy, healthy place.

Definitely a nice change.

Durant’s runners showed determination.

The Lady Raiders placed third overall.

Mario Reyes-Munoz competed hard for Durant.

Luke Whitmore cheered on the Lady Raiders.

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UNDER THE BIG TOP

By Jill Pepper | Edited by Timothy E. Parker

ACROSS 1 River of forgetfulness 6 Marathons they’re not 12 Desk go-with 17 Safe from a skunk’s defense 19 Some woodwind musicians 21 Drum sounds 23 Guy behind the counter?

24 Like some stops, in speaking 25 Goddess often depicted in armor 26 Third man from the first man 27 Happening many times 29 One skilled at handling his pride?

31 “Alexander’s Bridge” novelist Cather 33 Dutch painter Jan 35 Map legend, usually 36 Branch of medicine dealing with X-rays 40 Like graduation caps 42 Like a dead weight 43 Change your story 45 50-50, in the Senate 46 ___ chi 49 No less than 52 Elaborate wall tapestry 54 Clears up, as rumors 57 Tell an untruth 58 Prefix with “brewery” or “wave” 60 After-hours school grp.

62 Animal with a hump 63 French G.I. 65 Thin, crisp cookie 68 Old name for the flu 69 What a circus promises to be 73 Pressing issue?

74 Expression of praise 75 Suit sizes

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