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NOVEMBER 11

VETERANS DAY

Area church hosts annual Antioch Days.

Thank you to all Plant City veterans for your service.

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OUR TOWN + Wasabi set to open next week Residents may have noticed that Wasabi Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar didn’t open in October.

But, those who have been craving authentic Asian cuisine have nothing to fear: It is set to open Nov. 13.

“Building inspections took a little longer than planned,” owner Franky Wu says. “It can take up to seven months to get everything done, and we have spent about five months getting the building inspected. Sometimes, the contractors don’t come on time.”

Wasabi will have regular dining tables, eight hibachi tables, a full sushi bar and a special hibachi room for 22 guests. Along with traditional Japanese steakhouse favorites, the restaurant will feature a number of unique sushi rolls on the menu.

Wasabi is located at 203 W. Alexander St., in the Lake Walden Square shopping plaza.

FROM THE GROUNDUP With the plants in the ground and cool, dry weather, Plant City strawberry farms are hoping for a fruitful season.

Although it will be another six months before Plant City’s farmers will be able to evaluate this year’s strawberry season, so far, the weather has treated the community’s famous crop favorably.

“The weather is delightful,” said Ted Campbell, executive director for the Florida Strawberry Growers Association.

“It’s perfect right now. There have been no monsoon rains.

“We’re always optimistic,” Campbell said. “Farmers are always optimistic.”

In the past month, strawberry plants have found their new homes within the long beds throughout the community. The weather — cool and dry — has been kind to this early, delicate stage, but the forecast is just one of many factors that can make or break a strawberry season.

Several local farmers already have had to replant their crops because of disease.

Plants must be irrigated heavily in the beginning stages for the roots to grow.

The Health Center of Plant City will host a Vintage Car Show from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 9, at the center, 701 N. Wilder Road.

The event will feature refreshments, live entertainment and, of course, plenty of classic rides.

For more information, call (813) 752-3611.

Disease is spread more easily during irrigation.

Still, Campbell said he already has seen blooms in some of Hillsborough County’s 11,000 acres of strawberry fields.

Once plants bloom, they are about 30 to 35 days from being picked. When they are ready to be harvested, workers can pick the plants about every three days.

Farmers hope the weather stays consistent — and that Plant City avoids a devastating cold snap similar to the one that occurred in 2010. It lasted about 12 to 14 days in January, killing or stunting crops.

“We had the freeze of all freezes,” Campbell said.

But, warm temperatures also can have a detrimental effect. The last two years have been unusually warm, which made the plants produce much faster. This led to oversupply and depressed prices.

And, of course, there still are concerns regarding competition from Mexico. Companies have been moving to Mexico to escape labor costs and regulations. Furthermore, Mexican strawberries enter the market during the same time

SEE STRAWBERRIES / PAGE 4

+ Car washes offer free service to vets

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This week’s winner is

DonnaRae Stitzel See her photo on PAGE 14.

SPORTS Broome sets sights on Plant City sack record.

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STRAWBERRY SEASON by Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor

+ Health center to host car show

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, two car washes will be offering the services: • Octopus Car Wash, 1503 S. Collins St. • Walden Lake Car Wash, 1414 S Alexander St. For more information, visit graceforvets.org.

FREE • THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2013

by Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor

Armor Products moves to new P.C. facility

THE PLANTING

PROCESS

In the age of mechanization, the process of planting strawberries is quite the opposite. A whopping 200 million plants have to be planted each year — all by hand — in a two- to three-week window.

The fields are prepared in September, with the soil being treated for fungus, weeds and other pathogens. During this time, the strawberry plants are on their way to Florida, shipped from northern nurseries in refrigerated trucks.

The beds are formed using a tractor, which raises the soil up about a foot in long rows. Everbearing strawberries, in contrast to June-bearing strawberries, require their feet to not be wet, so they must be high.

Plastic is wrapped over the beds. It is then perforated by a tractor and equipment to ensure proper spacing. About 19,000 plants are planted per acre. Like machines, laborers take a pile of plants, sliding them along the beds and pushing each one into the perforated holes into the soil below.

The semi-dormant plants have bare roots and a few leaves at the beginning. Farmers must water them heavily for new root growth to start. It’s a dangerous time in the plant’s life. The transplants could dehydrate in the 80- and 90-degree fall weather.

After two weeks of nurturing, new leaves begin to appear, and the plants are on their way to producing the winter strawberry crop.

The company creates bags for the scuba industry, shopping chains and even for use in the military.

Armorbags and DocksLocks have combined with Armor Products in a new location at 2610 Airport Road.

The companies held a celebration Nov. 4, at the new facility.

The companies have been in Plant City since 1998 but have rented various facilities.

Armor Products closed in May on the current location. The offices have been gutted and updated, and an additional building has been added to the lot. Eight new employees were hired in August to keep up with production.

“It’s exactly what we needed,” President David Carmichael said. “We had to have a large, air-conditioned space for workers.”

Armor Products specializes in textile production, making a variety of bags from backpacks to packaging. About 30 to 50% of its sales comes from the diving industry. Armor Products manufactures diving bags, bait bags, mesh bags and more. The company’s biggest trade show, sponsored by the Diving Equipment and Marketing Association, took place this week, in Orlando.

Armor Products isn’t limited to just Central Florida. It sells to about 300 to 500 dealers across the United States and Canada under its brand.

The company also manufactures a variety of bags for other companies.

These can include anything from gear bags for the rodeo and off-shore oil industries to suitcases, from military backpacks to Victoria’s Secret shopping bags.

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miracle by Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor

Failed abortion survivor to speak at Pregnancy Care Center Banquet The Pregnancy Care Center of Plant City will host Melissa Ohden as the guest speaker at the annual banquet.

Melissa Ohden was supposed to die.

It was a dismal day on Aug. 24, 1977. A 19-year-old college student went to a Sioux City, Iowa, hospital for an abortion.

The unmarried woman was a taboo. She was forced into the option by family members.

The unwanted baby was Ohden. It didn’t matter that Ohden had eyelids. Or that she could suck her thumb. At less than five months, Ohden wasn’t going to be given a chance to live.

Her mother underwent a saline infusion abortion.

The toxic salt solution was injected into the amniotic sac.

The poison was meant to scald the fetus to death.

But, somehow, Ohden survived. She was delivered at just 2 pounds and 14 ounces.

“I am one of the few people that can say they survived an

abortion,” Ohden said.

Ohden will be sharing her amazing life journey at the Pregnancy Care Center of Plant City’s annual banquet, Nov. 12, at Plant City’s First Baptist Church. The banquet, themed “Chosen by God,” will begin at 6 p.m.

“There will be a couple of bombshells that I will drop

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Melissa Ohden will share her story at the 2013 Pregnancy Care Center Banquet.

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COMMUNITYCALENDAR THURSDAY, NOV. 7 EDC Business Awards Banquet — takes place from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, at the HCC Plant City John R. Trinkle Center, 1206 N. Park Road, Plant City. Amy, amy@plantcity. org or (813) 754-3707.

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) 854-2414 or nhalle@elite-management.net.

FRIDAY, NOV. 8 Gulf Coast Turf & Tractor Turkey Shoot — takes place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, at 404 N. Frontage Road, Plant City. For more, visit plantcity.gov.

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, Uncork Your Weekend with Lil Big Show — live music from 7 to 11 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, at Keel & Curley Winery, 5210 W. Thonotosassa Road, Plant City.

(813) 752-9100.

SATURDAY, NOV. 9 Art of Prevention Corporation’s

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.

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.

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.

Teddy Bear Clinic — Brandon Regional Hospital’s Pediatric Center will host this event from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at the Emergency Center at Plant City, 3065 James. L. Redman Parkway. Children can bring their own bears, and staff will help them learn about the hospital.

Uncork Your Weekend with Soul Circus Cowboys — live music

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.

Job Club — meets from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at Bruton Memorial Library, 302 W. McLendon St., Plant City. (813) 757-9215.

from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, 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. 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) 383-6685.

Plant City Community Garden — meets from 7 to 8 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 14, at Bruton Memorial Library, 302 W. McLendon St., Plant City. Karen Bornstine, (813) 435-8111 or karne888@yahoo.com.

FRIDAY, NOV. 15

MONDAY, NOV. 11 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.

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.

TUESDAY, NOV. 12 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

BEST BET 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.

The event will feature live music, demonstrations of pioneer crafts, period dress, a bounce house, hayrides and much more. For more, call the Hillsborough Historical Society, (813) 757-9226. to help with balance issues.

Registration required. (813) 644-6720.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 13

City. (813) 757-9215.

Knit 1, Purl 2 — takes place from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, at Bruton Memorial Library, 302 W. McLendon St., Plant City. (813) 757-9215.

Dancing with the Locals — takes place at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, at the HCC Plant City John R. Trinkle Center, 1206 N. Park Road, Plant City. Tickets are $100. Masrcus Caswell, (863) 412-288.

SATURDAY, NOV. 16 Cedar Grove Baptist Church November Fest — takes place from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at the church, 8201 Cedar Grove Church Road, Plant City.

Debbie, (813) 967-6532.

Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce Contact Breakfast — takes place from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, at the Florida Strawberry Festival Expo Hall, 2301 W. Oak Ave., Plant City. Sponsor is South Florida Baptist Hospital. Amy, amy@ plantcity.org or (813) 754-3707

Read with Bonnie the Therapy Dog — takes place from 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, at Bruton Memorial Library, 302 W. McLendon St., Plant City. (813) 757-9215.

Democratic Party — meets for precinct leader training from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at Bruton Memorial Library, 302 W. McLendon St., Plant City. Michael K. van Hoek, chair@hillsboroughcountydemocrats.org or (813) 654-4627.

THURSDAY, NOV. 14

ONGOING

Internet: Intro & Search Engines — class takes place from 11 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Nov. 13, at Bruton Memorial Library, 302 W. McLendon St., Plant

Blood Drive — takes place from 9:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at Bruton Memorial Library, 302 W. McLendon St., Plant City. (813) 757-9215.

Babytime — takes place from 10 to 10:30 a.m. Thursdays, at Bruton Memorial Library, 302 W. McLendon St., Plant City. For more, call 757-9215.

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salute to veterans by Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor

AMPED UP

Plant City disabled veteran Ray Hargroves received recently a new wheelchair that will allow him to enjoy all the outdoor activities he loves.

Library installs new hearing loop

Back in the Saddle Always a fighter, Ray Hargroves strained to move his wheelchair deep into the forest. He wanted to hunt with his grandson, Kyle Hargroves, before Kyle left for bootcamp with the U.S. Marines. But, he wouldn’t let Kyle push him.

Hargroves had been a Marine himself. It was his service in the military that planted him in a wheelchair. With the bottom half of both legs gone, Hargroves adapted to a new way of mobility.

The wheelchair never stopped him from the hobby he loved. But, now that he was older, it was harder for him to get himself one-and-onehalf miles into the woods.

“It took me 30 minutes to get my breath back,” Hargroves says about the trip.

After the experience, Hargroves began looking into different alternatives for an all-terrain chair. The VA gave him a model, but it would get stuck in his front-yard grass.

Then, Hargroves bought a fourwheel, side-by-side cart. It worked but couldn’t maneuver in tight spaces or between trees.

One day, a church member asked him if he’d seen the Action Trackchair on the Bill O’Reilly Show.

Tuning in, Hargroves found out he could get the trackchair for free as a disabled vet. He applied for it through The Independence Fund.

The wheelchair is no ordinary chair and more closely resembles a tank. The camouflage seat is equipped with directional controls.

Thick tires can take Hargroves over any terrain.

Although Hargroves received his chair less than two weeks ago, the veteran already knows how to work all its bells and whistles.

“It hit me,” Hargroves says. “The vets need to know about this. There’s so many vets here that would start to hunt and fish if they had one.”

ACTION TRACKCHAIR

The Action Trackchair, made by Georgia Action Mobility Equipment, is meant for outdoor use for activities such as hunting and fishing.

The price of all-terrain mobility — $15,000 — is beyond many veterans’ budgets.

Since 2007, The Independence Fund has offered services and equipment to help veterans. This includes different types of wheelchairs that range from $15,000 to $30,000.

In 2012, the organization added the Action Trackchair to its list of chairs.

“For the Trackchair, it was completely coincidental,” founder Steve Danyluk says.

In 2012, Sgt. John Peck was attending an Independent Fund event with his mother. The disabled veteran had just finished telling Danyluk about a unique, all-terrain chair he wanted. Peck was moving to a new piece of property in Virginia. The chair, an Action Trackchair, would

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The technology will help residents with hearing disabilities at Bruton Memorial Library’s desk.

Ray Hargroves said he wants other veterans to know about the Action Trackchair. help give him the freedom to get around outside his home. The chair model costs $12,000 and up.

When the Forgotten Sons Motorcycle Club presented The Independent Fund with a $12,000 check, Danyluk knew what to do with the it.

“Once you get one, you get stuck,” Danyluk says.

At first, the chairs were only available for veterans from 9/11 and on.

Hargroves couldn’t apply. He had been a veteran of the Vietnam War. “That made me mad, because I know a lot of vets who would love this chair,” Hargroves says. “How can you distinguish between a wounded warrior?”

Hargroves wasn’t alone in his thinking. Others advocated for all veterans to be able to apply. The offer was changed.

“This helps the older vets that never got all the support vets do now,” an Independent Fund volunteer, Vicky Ray, says.

AMERICAN HERO

Ray Hargroves had grown up fishing and hunting in the wilderness of Central Florida. But in the late 1960s, he found himself in a very different wilderness.

Hargroves and his unit trumped

through the rice paddies of South Vietnam. Working swiftly, they set up a circular perimeter to protect themselves for the long night ahead.

It was quiet.

Hargroves ate his supper.

An anti-tank man, Hargroves was every Americana depiction of a valiant G.I. Joe. He carried a rocket launcher, stuck close to the captain he was sworn to protect.

When the captain asked him to sit in the machine gun position, Hargroves slung his rocket launcher over his shoulder.

Then, he stepped to grab two rockets.

One more step.

Boom.

Glittering shrapnel radiated from beneath his feet. Like daggers, they shot into the captain and a corpsman, radioman and two grunts standing nearby. They were killed instantly.

But Hargroves lay bleeding. The rest was a blur. He was helicoptered to the hospital. Hargroves returned home with a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart — but no legs.

“I was very lucky,” Hargroves says.

“I married my high school sweetheart and had a wonderful life.”

The new chair makes life a little

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ACTION TRACKCHAIR For more information about the Action Trackchair, an application for a wheelchair or The Independence Fund, contact the fund: WEBSITE: independencefund.org PHONE: Steve Danyluk, (401) 824-6787 EMAIL: independencefund@ gmail.com Donations to The Independence Fund can be made to 32379 Collection Center Drive, Chicago, IL. 60693-0323.

more enjoyable for Hargroves.

The chair came with a trailer and tool box. Hargroves will be able to attach a gun rack and cooler.

“I’m going to have everything there that I need,” Hargroves says.

“It’s going to make it to where I can enjoy hunting and fishing. It’s going to make it a lot easier for me, which will make it more fun.”

Contact Amber Jurgensen at ajurgensen@plantcityobserver.com.

Libraries are usually a quiet place.

But, they are also a place to discuss ideas, research and meet. Sometimes, background noise can find its way murmuring up. That’s why the Bruton Memorial Library installed a hearing loop this summer.

The hearing loop will help those with hearing disabilities at the service desk.

“This is where we are conversing mostly with our patrons,” Library Director Anne Haywood said. “There is a lot of talking done at the service desk.”

The loop works by sending out a signal from a microphone to hearing aids. Hearing aids that are compatible with the loop system have a specific wire inside, called a telecoil or t-coil.

The t-coil picks up the loop signal and transmits it directly into the ear.

More than 70% of hearing aids have a t-coil, and 29 of 30 behind-the-ear hearing aid models come with a t-coil.

To use the loop system, the t-coil must be enabled. For hearing aids that have a t-coil, there is a “turn on or “switch to” mode. Newer models have buttons or a remote control that will switch to the correct mode. If the hearing aid isn’t equipped with a “switch” or “button” then it most likely doesn’t have a t-coil.

Haywood said there are some regulars who have experimented with the loop, but many don’t realize the service is available. The symbol for looping is a blue rectangle with a white ear. A diagonal line strikes across the ear and the letter “T” is located in the bottom right corner.

Check with your audiologist if you’re not sure if your hearing aid has a t-coil.

The loop was obtained through The Loop Florida Initiative, which was established in 2011 by the Central Florida Speech and Hearing Center. The Friends of the Library covered the $300 installation cost.

The Loop Florida Initiative has installed many loop systems in Central Florida, including many churches in Lakeland, a seminar room at Florida Southern College and three Publix grocery stores.

Bruton Memorial Library is the first building in Plant City to have the initiative’s equipment installed. Although it is only confined to the area of the service desk, loops can be wired to encompass a whole building, such as a worship hall.

Contact Amber Jurgensen at ajurgensen@plantcityobserver.com.

food for thought by Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor

Local restaurants to host special charity nights THE CHARITIES For the “Harvest for Our Local Community” campaign, patrons of Fred’s Market or Johnson Barbeque have a chance to select one of four charities to which to donate a portion of their dinner check.

“Hopefully, one of those four we selected have touched the lives of families in Plant City,” Fred’s Market General Manager Vicki Sharer said.

Steppin’ Stone Farm

Located on Pritcher Road in Lithia, Steppin’ Stone Farm is a home for troubled teenage girls.

The counseling program houses girls for a year, rehabilitating them in behavior, academics and faith.

The girls attend school, chapel and many extracurricular activities like volleyball. They even raise two steers every year to be shown at the Florida Strawberry Festival.

Unity in the Community

The non-profit organization benefits other charities within Plant City. For 14 years, Unity in the Community has raised funds to support Meals on Wheels, the United Food Bank of Plant City and a Thanksgiving Dinner program,

among many other donations.

Since 1999, Unity in the Community has raised $500,000 for community service organizations and more than 300 Thanksgiving dinners for families in need.

The organization is staffed by volunteers.

Free Friday Lunch

Volunteers from various area churches have combined forces to help fight hunger in the community.

Using the First United Methodist Church’s kitchen and fellowship hall, volunteers have been handing out free meals at noon every Friday.

Along with the meals, the diners enjoy a prayer and reflection time.

Everyday Blessings

Just down the road in Thonotosassa is a home for foster children. Called Everyday Blessings, the charity cares for up to 28 children.

The children range from newborns to 17 years old. They come from all economic and ethnic backgrounds and have been removed from their home because of abuse, neglect or abandonment.

Everyday Blessings also has location in Sarasota, which cares for up to 12 children.

Next week, Fred’s Market and Johnson Barbeque will give a portion of sales to four charities.

In the spirit of the holidays, Fred’s Market and Johnson Barbeque will be hosting its first “Harvest for Our Local Community” campaign next week.

Through the harvest, which takes place Nov. 11 to 14, patrons will be able to choose from a list of four local charities to which to donate 5% of their dinner check.

General Manager Vicki Sharer came up with the idea. She has worked at Fred’s locations in Bartow, Winter Haven and Riverview as well as Plant City.

All four locations host spirit nights for local schools or for specific members in the community who have suffered hardships.

But, Sharer wanted to take that idea further by expanding it to local charities after she got a unique call from a patron. The patron was making dinner reservations for a party of 27. She was picking up her daughter from Steppin’ Stone Farm, a home for troubled teenage girls.

Family from as far as Pinellas Park came to see her for a scheduled visitation. Many had never been to Fred’s Market.

“I thought, ‘What if we could have

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something that benefited the charities that were touching the lives of locals right here in Plant City?’” Sharer said.

The patron’s story of Steppin’ Stone Farm touched Sharer.

“It was such a heartwarming story listening to her,” Sharer said. “She said her daughter had been a complete stranger before. And that in just five months, she had completely changed.”

Sharer selected Steppin’ Stone Farm to be one of the charities. She also selected Unity in the Community, Free Friday Lunch at the First United Methodist Church and Everyday Blessings.

“We’re hoping it is a success, so

HARVEST FOR OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY WHEN: 4 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 11 to 14 WHERE: Fred’s Market, 1401 W. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.; Johnson Barbeque, 1407 W. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

PHONE: Fred’s, (813) 7527763; Johnson Barbeque, (813) 759-0009 we can hold it again,” Sharer said.

Contact Amber Jurgensen at ajurgensen@plantcityobserver.com.

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• June-bearers put on their crop for three weeks in late spring or early summer. Long days and warm temperatures are necessary for flower formation in the June varieties. June bearing strawberries produce more runners that everbearing strawberries.

• Everbearers produce fruit during spring, summer, fall, or during the fall and winter months in Florida.

Everbearing varieties can produce flowers during either long or short periods of daylight.

STRAWBERRIES / PAGE 1 as Florida, between Thanksgiving and Easter.

“Anyone who has taken a basic economics class knows that when the supply is tight, prices go up, and when there’s an oversupply, prices go down,” Campbell said.

Campbell said the recent storms and hurricanes that have hit Mexico during the summer may give Florida growers a little relief. He also hopes one strategy will alleviate the issue.

“There’s room for everyone if we can raise consumption,” Campbell said. “Berry consumption has been on the rise.”

Sales of United States fresh berries will continue to expand by 7%, according to a 2012 report by Rabobank’s Food and Agribusiness Research and Advisory Group.

But the upward sales momentum doesn’t negate the fact that farmers still will be challenged by competition and labor shortages.

Labor shortage comes about because of a variety of factors, including immigration laws, public settlements with workers, many of whom are undocumented, and do-

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mestic workers not willing to do the job.

In Florida, labor represents half the cost of fruit, because strawberries plants cannot be planted and picked by machines. About 200 million plants have to be planted at the beginning of the season and picked every three days for four months.

Toward the end of the season, when prices drop, the labor supply is squeezed even tighter.

The lack of labor can leave good berries left on the plant to spoil.

Despite recurring problems, the industry continues to adapt. This year, a new variety will be tested by about a dozen different farmers.

Called Florida Sensation, the new variety has shown to maintain fruit size throughout the season and, of course, is delicious. Campbell said Sensation has won every taste comparison test he’s seen — whether it be amateurs or trained testers.

“It has a lot of promise,” Campbell said. “It has the best flavor profile we’ve seen.”

Sensation was developed by the University of Florida.

It takes about three years for the new variety to be ready for larger-scale production. Newer varieties tend to push out the old varieties.

Strawberry Festival has been around for about 10 years.

“It’s had a commercial lifetime that is unheard of,” Campbell said. “It’s one of the best varieties UF has ever created.”

About five years ago, Strawberry Festival was grown in about 65% to 70% of Plant City fields.

Expanding upon Strawberry Festival, Florida Radiance has been cultivated for around four years. Radiance is easier to harvest than Strawberry Festival and yields slightly larger berries.

Contact Amber Jurgensen at ajurgensen@plantcityobserver.com.

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FARM TO FORK Florida has about a four-month strawberry season. Farms employ about 1.5 workers per acre and two per acre during the peak month.

More than 16,000 pickers harvest more than 3,000 acres daily.

In a sense, strawberries are kept on life support once picked. The harvesters are the doctors, and the refrigerated trucks are the ambulances.

Because strawberries are living organisms, once picked from the bush, they begin to die.

Strawberries are mostly water, so dehydration has to be minimized by slowing respiration while shipping. This is done with refrigeration.

Harvesting is done mostly in the coolest morning temperatures.

Pickers place the fruit into plastic clamshells, which then are packed into flat, one-layer cartons with holes for air circulation. Called flats, they are stacked on pallets for easy handling. Fruit picked in the morning is usually loaded to an outbound truck the same afternoon.

Full pallets are trucked from the field to nearby cooling facilities.

There, the pallets are lined up with tarps to direct a powerful airflow throughout the center of each package for several hours. The airflow will drop the strawberry’s core temperature to about 34 degrees.

After the cooling process is complete, pallets will be stored in large refrigerated rooms with high humidity to discourage dehydration.

Once the pallets of strawberries are ready to be shipped, they are moved to refrigerated docks, onto refrigerated trucks which takes them to supermarket distribution centers to be placed on specific refrigerated trucks. Finally they make it to the supermarket, onto the shelves and into shoppers’ baskets. Part of the cold chain, the strawberries are sold as quickly as possible.

Even as far north as Boston and Montreal, from the ground to the grocery only takes about two to five days.

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OHDEN / PAGE 1 that night,” Ohden said.

“Some of the story has unfolded in recent weeks.”

Ohden hopes her story will help society think differently about abortions and that more health care centers will educate mothers about their decisions.

“Ultrasounds are incredibly important at the Pregnancy Care Center, because a lot of times, women don’t know how far along they are,” Ohden said. “It would allow some to see what my birth mother didn’t.”

Although Ohden miraculously survived the abortion, she was given a poor prognosis. She was thought to have liver and respiratory problems the rest of her life.

Ohden spent three months in the neonatal intensive care unit.

Yet another miracle, she made a full recovery, with no disabilities. When she went home, it wasn’t to her birth parents. She was adopted.

It wasn’t until her teenage years that Ohden found out the horrifying truth about her past. She always knew she was adopted. But, she had no idea she was almost aborted.

“It was absolutely devastating,” Ohden said. “I didn’t

ARMOR / PAGE 1 “It’s a real diverse clientele, which is good for us in a poor economy,” Carmichael said. “Almost any product you can name, I can tell you a type of bag that can go with it — whether it’s for packaging or protection.”

Carmichael served for 23 years in the U.S. Army, becoming a military diver.

His love for diving expanded into the civilian world.

When he retired in 1996, from military service, he wanted to start his own business.

“When I began to look at what type of industry to go into, I had already known many individuals in the div-

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know things like that could happen. Especially in my life.”

Since then, Ohden has made it her life’s goal to be an advocate. She obtained a master’s degree in social work, working in the fields of substance abuse, mental health, child welfare and domestic violence/sexual assault.

But, she gave up her career to travel around the United States to share her story. The holiday season typically is her busiest time of the year.

In October alone, she spoke at 12 different events.

Ohden was formerly a college outreach speaker with Feminists for Life, former patron of Real Choices Australia and founded The Abortion Survivors Network.

She also founded another organization near to heart, For Olivia’s Sake. Olivia is her first child, born in 2008. Olivia would never have existed if Ohden’s birthmother’s abortion would have succeeded in ending Ohden’s life. The organization seeks to raise awareness of the intergenerational impact of abortion on men, women, children, families and communities.

Throughout all her activism, Ohden has been on the rigorous search for her birth

DOCKSLOCKS

Run by Jackie Carmichael, DocksLocks is a unique company that sells a locking security system for surfboards, wakeboards and stand-up paddleboards.

Similar to a bicycle lock, DocksLocks prevent theft and can be secured to many things such as a pier or car.

“There really isn’t anyone doing what we’re doing,” David Carmichael said.

ing industry,” Carmichael said.

Armor Products has en-

IF YOU GO CHOSEN BY GOD WHEN: 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12 WHERE: Plant City’s First Baptist Church, 503 N. Palmer St., Plant City PHONE: (813) 7590886

DIAPER DRIVE

The first project for the Girls Auxillary Life Support, a Diaper Drive for the Pregnancy Care Center of Plant City, will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 9, at the center, 304 N. Collins St.

parents. Recently, she has made contact with both. But the road to healing is long.

“I want other families to live different lives than my family,” Ohden said. “There are many families that have been affected by abortion.

It’s OK to talk about it. It’s OK to go to the Pregnancy Care Center.”

Contact Amber Jurgensen at ajurgensen@plantcityobserver.com.

joyed steady growth every year since it started.

Until 2007, Armor Products had to have its products made overseas. Upon the company’s success, Carmichael changed that model. Now, Armor Products are American made — a stipulation for many military bids. When buying from overseas manufacturers, companies have to buy in bulk, pay up front and wait a long time for the order to come in. Because Armor Products caters to smaller buyers, being American made allows the company to control those variables.

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“If we are to build a better world, we must remember that the guiding principle is this — a policy of freedom for the individual is the only truly progressive policy.” — Friedrich Hayek, “Road to Serfdom,” 1944

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

house and found 12.7 grams of marijuana, packaged in 10 individual bags. The drugs were seized.

OCT. 21

OCT. 22

1800 block of Turkey Creek Road. Structure Fire/Standby for Plant City Fire Rescue. Officers responded to the warehouse at the request of Plant City Fire Rescue. The entire warehouse, about 10,000 square feet, was engulfed in flames. Plant City Fire Rescue and Hillsborough County Fire Rescue both responded to the fire. Turkey Creek Road between Airport and Sydney roads was closed, while it was an active fire scene.

1700 block of James L. Redman Parkway. Inhalation of Deadly Chemicals. An officer located the suspect lying in front of the business with a can of dust cleaner. He had been inhaling the fumes.

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3500 block of Kilmer Drive.

Vehicle Burglary. Overnight, unknown person(s) entered an unlocked silver 2013 Ford Taurus and stole two Dairy Queen ID badges, an old SunPass and about $4 in coins.

PACKAGED FOR INDIVIDUAL SALE

300 block of South Waller Street. Found Property. An officer checked the area of a vacant

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OCT. 16

HALLOWEEN HEIST 2900 block of Forest Club Drive. Grand Theft. The victim placed an animated/electronic Halloween display on his front lawn at 7 p.m.

He went to turn off and retrieve the display at 10 p.m., but it had been stolen. The item is valued at $1,500.

2600 block of James L. Redman Parkway. Shoplifting. An officer responded and conducted an investigation regarding a shoplifter detained by loss prevention. The suspect entered the business with a bunch of empty plastic bags. She selected $450.74 in groceries and exited the business without rendering payment.

OCT. 23

HOT WHEELS

100 block of North Maryland Avenue. Grand Theft. The victim reported someone stole all four tires and rims from her Nissan Altima, while it was parked in front of her residence.

CRIME OF OPPORTUNITY

4300 block of Barret Avenue. Vehicle Burglary. The victim reported someone stole her HP laptop, valued at $1,200, from the back seat of her unlocked 2008 Saturn SUV.

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+ Daybreak Rotary Club

Kasey Decker, 4, aimed for the bull’s-eye.

Guests enjoyed a relaxing ride on this chuck wagon.

The event featured pony rides, as well as a small petting zoo.

The annual Country Cracker Feast, hosted at the home of George and Cassandra Banning, was a success.

The Rotary Club raised more than $10,000 for the club to use for community-service projects.

The club wants to thank South Florida Baptist Hospital, Walden Lake Car Wash, O’Brien’s Irish Pub, Sweetbay and the Hay Exchange for their help with the event.

Tommy Sparkman was the raffle winner of the Big Green Egg grill.

+ Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce The 21st Annual Business of the Year awards will take place Thursday, Nov. 7, at the HCC Plant City John R. Trinkle Center, 1206 N. Park Road.

The reception will begin at 6:30 p.m. Dinner will be at 7:15 p.m. and the program will begin at 8 p.m.

Finalists for Growing Business of the Year include Courtney Paat Agency — State Farm Insurance, ITEX Tampa Trade Exchange Inc. and Keel and Curley Winery.

Finalists for Small Business of the Year include Lubrano Designs, Neumeister’s Candy Shoppe and O’Neal & Sons Upholstery.

Finalists for Mid-Size Business of the Year include Catering by the Family, I-4 Power and Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union.

Finalists for Large Business of the Year include A Steppin Stone Air Conditioning and Heating, Sam Patterson Truck Brokers Inc. and Suncoast Community Health Centers Inc. Special Business of the Year for exemplary community contribution also will be announced.

Cracker Country’s Bill Richards helped Caitlin Zannone, 7, turn rope.

ACKNOWLEDGING

THEPAST Although morning rain canceled the annual Antioch Days parade Nov. 2, it couldn’t extinguish the rest of the celebration.

East Thonotosassa Baptist Church’s annual tribute to its founders featured a plethora of family friendly fun. From demonstrations of pioneer crafts and pony rides to searching for buried treasure and taking a ride on the Antioch Country Railway, the event’s attractions satisfied kids of all ages.

For more information, visit AntiochDays.com.

The Antioch Country Railway took guests on a tour of the festival grounds.

+ Pig Jam The 11th Annual Pig Jam will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 23, at 1500 S. Park Road.

More than $16,000 in prizes will be offered, live entertainment and, of course, delicious barbecue.

There will be professional, state championship and amateur competitions.

For more information, contact the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce, (813) 754-3707.

These girls made it safely across the pond in this float challenge.

IN FOCUS by Michael Eng | Editor

Luke Brown, 5, found plenty of treasure at Antioch Days.

Right: Evan Huse, 6, waited patiently for the big one.

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STORE AROUND THE CORNER by Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor

SASSI Amber Jurgensen

KeeLee Tomlinson and Roxanne Fulwood met while working at the Florida Strawberry Festival.

One look inside Historic Downtown Plant City’s newest boutique will have you singing, “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.”

Stylish and Simply Stunning Interiors, or SASSI for short, has brought the holiday spirit to Plant City. And although Christmas only comes once per year, the new store specializes in holiday décor year-round.

“That’s what both of us love,” KeeLee Tomlinson said of herself and partner

Roxanne Fulwood. “It’s the season; it’s the spirit of it all.

It’s our passion.”

Located in the building which housed Knotts Hardware for more than 75 years, SASSI has brought a warm glow to the newly renovated space. Literally. Soft lights glow from majestic Christmas trees. The smell of cinnamon and spice waft through the doors. Where nuts and bolts used to be shelved, there are now sparkling ornaments and jolly Santa Claus figurines.

“I guess it just takes me back to childhood,” Fulwood said. “It’s just like a kid looking at the bright colors and the lights. It gets you out of the everyday normal stresses.”

Although the store opened Oct. 29, the duo has been sprucing up the space since March. They kept the original wood floors and ceiling beams. But, they added a granite check-out countertop, shelving and more. Perhaps the biggest difference is paint job on the exterior. The once red store is now green.

The business partners both worked at the Florida Strawberry Festival before starting their passion project. Tomlinson was in public relations, and Fulwood worked as the box office manager.

The two bonded over their love of Christmas and wanted to open a store. When they looked at Knotts as a possible location, they knew it was right. There were little signs waiting for them to discover.

“When we walked to the back room, there were trees,” Tomlinson said. “There was a cord, the kind that turns Christmas lights on with the red button, in one of the rooms.”

Tomlinson even found a small Christmas angel ornament hidden between two boxes.

“In our minds, we were planning it all out,” Fulwood said. “But, it fell into place.”

After renovations, the duo began transforming the store into a winter wonderland in August. They hope to have their grand opening the weekend of the Plant City Christmas Parade.

Christmas is the store’s main specialty, but SASSI also will carry other holiday décor items, depending on the season, as well as home furnishings and bedding. Although customers seem to love the idea of a Christmas oasis all year long.

“Thank you for opening this store,” one shopper said to the team while browsing through merchandise. “We really needed something like this.”

In addition to the store, Tomlinson and Fulwood are also offering personal interior design services. To book an appointment, call the store.

SASSI hasn’t even been open for two weeks, but the owners said they have enjoyed a steady stream of customers.

“A lot of customers appreciate it when they find out it’s Christmas all year,” Tomlinson said. “This is our hometown, and the support we received has been great.”

Contact Amber Jurgensen at ajurgensen@plantcityobserver.com.

BASICS SASSI ADDRESS: 314 S. Collins St. PHONE NUMBER: (813) 340-1036 HOURS: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays.

Extended hours on Bike Fest and Strawberry Classic Car Show nights.

APPOINTMENTS: For interior design appointments, call the store or email twosassi@aol.com.

WEB: sassidecor.com

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OBSERVEROBITUARIES Marilyn Joyce Blankinship

Marilyn Joyce Blankinship, 78 of Plant City, died Oct. 26, 2013, at Community Care Center, in Plant City.

She was born May 3, 1935, in North Florida.

She is survived by her son, James Warren.

The family will have private services.

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

Padme Lynn Fulbright

Padme Lynn Fulbright, infant of Amber Lynn and Raymond David Fulbright Sr., died Oct. 29, 2013.

There are no services scheduled at this time.

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

Edward Mitchell Keen

Edward Mitchell Keen, 78, of Plant City, died Nov. 2, 2013.

Born, July 20, 1935, he was the son of the late Martin Keen and the late Avis Barber Keen.

Mr. Keen was a member of Sharon Purity Baptist Church.

Survivors include a brother,

L. B. Keen; sisters, Alee Murray and Vernell Surrency; many nieces and nephews; and many loving family members and friends.

A funeral service was held Nov. 5, at Sharon Purity Baptist Church, Plant City, FL. 33565.

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

Mary Conrad Lane

Mary Conrad Lane, 85, of Plant City, died Nov. 1, 2013.

She retired from Mobil Chemical after 35 years and was a loyal member of Welcome Baptist Church. Mrs. Lane was a dedicated wife, mother and grandmother, who loved and adored her family, and her family deeply loved and adored her.

She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Cecil; children, Cecilia Scherer (Ron) and Casey Lane (Rhonda); grandchildren, Joseph Scherer, Adrianna Lane, and Casey Elizabeth Lane; siblings, Henry Conrad (Anita) and Pat Varnum (Hank); and numerous family members.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Iva and Henry Conrad, and siblings, Jimmy Conrad and Betty Jean Brantley.

Donations may be made to Kyle Conrad Foundation, 2131 N.E. Pinecrest Blvd., Jensen Beach, FL. 34957, or Welcome Baptist Church, Building Fund, 11308 Welcome Church St., Lithia, FL. 33547.

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

Demetra Jean Parent

Demetra Jean Parent, 77, of Plant City, died Oct. 30, 2013.

She was born Sept. 20, 1936, to the late Nicholas and Anastasia Athos Panayes. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Louis Frank Parent Sr. Survivors include sons, James (Debra) Stewart, Jr., George (Kelly) Stewart and Steven (Wendy) Stewart; daughters, Nickoletta Stewart and Victoria (Ron) Nobles; 15 grandchildren; and 21 greatgrandchildren.

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

Sports

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Victoria Fanning a leader on Durant’s volleyball squad. 13

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GAITHER AT PLANT CITY | 7:30 P.M. NOV. 8

Playoff action doesn’t disappoint

VOLLEYBALL

+ Durant eliminated at regionals

by Justin Kline | Staff Writer

The Lady Cougars’ impressive 2013 season has come to an abrupt end.

Playing Nov. 5, at home, Durant lost the semifinal to Steinbrenner in three sets: 25-18, 25-21 and 25-22.

The loss dusted off the cobwebs in Durant’s L column and stuck them with a still-sterling 26-1 record for the year. Steinbrenner moves to the regional finals with a 23-2 record and is set to face Orlando-Lake Nona with a trip to states on the line.

TENNIS

+ Tennis center opens registration Those who want to learn how to play tennis aren’t too late to sign up.

The Plant City Tennis Center will offer lessons next month to people of all ages, but you willl have to sign up before then to get a spot. Registration opens Nov. 18 and runs through the final two weeks of the month.

Lessons begin in December, and cover three age groups. Children ages 4 to 7 can get six classes in three weeks for $25 per person. Classes will be held from 5 to 5:30 p.m.

Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Lessons for students ages 8 to 16 will take place from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Classes for adults will take place from 6:45 to 7:45 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Cost is $50 per person.

For more, email pro C. Shane Johnson, sjohnson@ plantcitygov.com, or call the center at (813) 707-7485.

BASKETBALL

+ City youth hoops opens for registration The Plant City Recreation & Parks Department has announced registration for youth basketball is open.

The PCRPD/Optimist Youth Basketball Program’s 45th season is set to begin in January, and all area youths from age 8 to 16 are eligible to play.

The program is split into six age groups: co-ed 8-9, boys and girls 10-11, boys 12-13, girls 12-14, and boys 14-16. Age is determined as of March 1, 2014.

The season begins in early January and runs through the end of February. Registration costs $35 and includes all expenses, such as a jersey and supplemental insurance. Players must bring a birth certificate.

For more, call Danny Smith at (813) 659-4200, Ext. 4313.

SOFTBALL

+ Winter leagues beginning soon Brace yourselves: Winter softball is coming.

As the Jan. 6, 2014, season start date draws near, the Plant City Recreation & Parks Department is getting ready to open registration Nov. 11. The season runs from January 6 through early March. The cost is $310 per team, which covers the schedule, registration, and payment. Teams have until Dec. 30 to register.

For more, call Program Manager Deborah Haldane, (813) 659-4200, Ext. 4302.

Justin Kline

John Broome, who leads the Plant City Raiders with 15 sacks, is the last person a quarterback wants to see after the snap.

With one game left, he’s determined to break the school record of 17 sacks in one season.

DREAM CHASER

Plant City defensive end John Broome is a man on a mission. Actually, a few missions. On top of pursuing the school’s season sack record, Broome is also trying to be the first in his family to play college ball.

Much has been said of Plant City’s Montel McBride, who looks — and plays — like the Incredible Hulk. And of Sedrick King, a great athlete and potential terrorizer at outside linebacker.

But, neither lead the team in sacks this season. Ever heard of John Broome?

Broome, a senior defensive end, has 15 sacks in 2013 — three shy of setting a new record. His name isn’t often floated around in the same recruiting circles as McBride and King, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t leave an impression.

“When a lot of guys came down to evaluate and offer Sedrick during the spring, all of them came and loved Sed-

rick, but most of them liked Sedrick as an outside linebacker,” defensive coordinator Greg Meyer said. “Everybody came down and said, ‘John is clearly the best D-lineman down here.’”

Broome’s efforts haven’t gone completely unrecognized. He has received offers from programs such as Youngstown State, Florida International and Florida A&M. He also has been drawing interest from bigger programs, such as Minnesota, Syracuse and Florida Atlantic. The best problem for a high school athlete to have is collegiate indecision.

“I’m still thinking about it,” he says.

With the potential for more offers to

come through before National Signing Day, choosing a commitment is the one thing Broome shouldn’t tackle as quick as he can. But, regardless of where he ends up, he knows he’s within reach of one of his lifelong goals.

FAMILY AFFAIR

Some families are known for their extensive background with a sport. The Sutters play hockey, the Von Erichs wrestle, and the Broomes play football.

“My dad played football, and so did my brother, my grandpa, my cousins

SEE GOTW / PAGE 13

fresh start by Justin Kline | Staff Writer

Lady Cougars, Lady Raiders ready to tip off with new coaches The Durant and Plant City girls basketball programs have been unstable for some time. Now, with new coaching staffs, the goal is to start trending positive.

With the exception of Strawberry Crest’s 20-8 record, 2012 was not a good year for the area’s girls basketball teams.

It was clear to both Durant and Plant City that changes needed to be made, so both schools replaced their coaching staffs.

Constance Wharton, with the Lady Cougars, and Wilt Wilkerson, with the Lady Raiders, are getting ready to create

a new era in 2013. They aren’t coming into their jobs with the same backgrounds, strategies or even philosophies. But, what they both have made clear is that it’s time to start doing things the right way.

RETURNING TO HER ROOTS

Wharton has been all over the map, even living in Europe for a time. She met her first husband, who served in the

U.S. Army, after high school, and they moved around a lot: three-and-one-half years in Berlin, Germany, followed by stretches in Ft. Raleigh, Kan., and Virginia Beach, Va. But, for as long as she was in the U.S., basketball was a constant in her life.

“I’ve always kind of had my hands in basketball,” Wharton says.

Wharton got into coaching

at Junction City, Kan., and ended up volunteering at a middle school in Virginia Beach. She was successful enough to earn the head job in Virginia, but life got in the way before she could consider it.

“They asked me to be the head coach,” Wharton says.

“But, I turned it down because of family issues.”

SEE COACHES / PAGE 13

I knew on Monday morning that, with the three-way tie for first place, there would have to be a playoff to determine a district champion.

And, what makes for more compelling drama than a series of fourth quarters? As we saw in Friday’s Durant-East Bay tilt, sometimes, all you need is one JUSTIN good quarter to KLINE flip a football game on its head, and that’s exactly what the Indians did.

Now, they can say that they’re the kings of Class 7A District 8. District champs for the first time since 1973, five years before Chargers head coach John Kelly was born.

Speaking of the Chargers, hats off to those guys for playing with heart on every down.

They’re not the most athletic team, but no one I’ve seen in the district plays with as much emotion as those guys. They went from owning first place to missing the playoffs in just four days, but this season can’t be seen as a disappointment after it ends on Friday.

They relied heavily on Chris Perez and the ground game in the first quarter, but the Indians’ run defense smothered Crest’s backs like a fire blanket.

And, likewise, the Chargers’ defense kept East Bay in check for much of the quarter.

You could say the Indians got lucky on two consecutive plays: Wideout Anton Crutcher caught a huge pass and took it near the 25-yard line, and Chris Greene broke some tackles and scored on the next play.

SEE KLINE / PAGE 12

CHARGERS AT A GLANCE

Strawberry Crest didn’t win a district championship in 2012, but a 20-8 overall record is nothing to be angry about. Even better for the Chargers is the fact that they have been moved to Class 7A District 7, where Tampa Bay Tech only finished with one more win.

Among the returning Lady Chargers is star forward Aliyah Gregory, who averaged 19 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.8 steals per game in 2012.

Gregory, who recently committed to UCF, is easily one of the most electrifying players in the area and will help keep this team competitive.

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KLINE / PAGE 11 At that point, with 56.7 seconds left, Crest needed a miracle. They didn’t get it, though, as Austin Carswell was the victim of the first of two gameending sacks on fourth down.

Emotions ran high on the Chargers’ bench, with helmets thrown and words said and tempers flaring up, but that’s to be expected of the team with its heart on its sleeve.

The Raiders took the field before a sea of chants from the visitors’ section: “We’re Not Done Yet!” A section full of psychics, as it turns out.

The Raiders looked like they were in control of this one from the beginning, in spite of not immediately scoring, but East Bay flipped the table with just over four minutes left, when Crutcher pulled out another clutch play.

When the Raiders were in the red zone, Crutcher managed to pick off Landon Galloway with 4:10 on the clock.

Having stolen all the momentum, the Indians kept on running and ate away at the clock. Then came the touchdown pass to Randen Cortez.

When it was time to kick off to the Raiders, there were just 35 seconds left.

That’s when the Raiders fumbled, and the Indians got the ball back. They didn’t add to the lead, but it didn’t matter.

At this point, I figured that we were all about to witness the most heated quarter of the playoff. Plant City was upset, all right, but Crest’s players practically walked off the field with steam coming out of their ears. If everybody’s going to go hard, we’re in for a treat.

Well, they went hard. Everybody went one step forward, two steps back for much of this quarter. Lots of penalties were called against both sides.

Things got heated. Welcome to the fourth quarter, with postseason hopes up for grabs.

The Raiders did get in position for a short field goal, maybe a little more than an extra point attempt, but any plans they had of taking a 3-0 lead were single-handedly foiled by Matt Chaney. During the hold, the senior appeared out of thin air and swatted the ball wide left. Turnover on downs, 2:33 on the clock.

Now, the players started jawing at each other. The Raiders’ defense wasn’t giving Crest an inch, and Sedrick King put an exclamation point on the drive by scooping up Carswell’s fumble and taking it back for a 15-yard touchdown.

But the PAT was no good, so Crest got one last crack at a postseason appearance.

And they made the most out of this drive, at least until the end. Josh Engram gave the Chargers decent field position on the kick return, and the Chargers methodically worked their way down to the red zone.

When they got there, the receivers ran straight for the pylons and Carswell attempted to float them the ball. This led to three straight incompletions and a fourth-and-10 situation.

The last thing Carswell wanted to see Plant City sack leader John Broome making a beeline for him, and he didn’t react quickly enough to avoid the sack. With 18 seconds left, that sealed the deal.

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK by Justin Kline | Staff Writer

VICTORIA FANNING Durant’s volleyball team has played like a juggernaut in 2013, and coach Brittany Wade credits the seniors with being great leaders. One of those super seniors is outside hitter Victoria Fanning, whose nine kills and five blocks against Wiregrass Ranch helped the Cougars move to the regional semifinals.

Tell me about this season.

We’ve just been playing game-by-game. We’re trying not to get too cocky with it.

What do you like about playing outside hitter?

It’s kind of a leadership position: No matter what, you’re always counted on. And, you play everywhere — I pass, I dig, I swing, I do everything that needs to be done.

Do you play any sports besides volleyball?

No, never. Well, I played soccer when I was younger, just for a little bit.

What are some of your hobbies outside of volleyball?

Volleyball is ... kind of my entire life. I don’t really do much besides that. I hang out with my sisters and my family. I like to hang out with my friends, going to the movies, but not anything too crazy. Hanging out at houses and stuff.

How are your grades?

I currently have a 4.5 GPA, I’m doing OK with three AP classes.

GOTW / PAGE 11 and uncles,” Broome said.

As a male in the family, it was a given that Broome was going to play, too. He grew up playing for the Plant City Dolphins, rocking the teal and orange long before he first pulled on a Raiders jersey. Naturally, he grew to love the game.

“You do it for a long time, and then you start to love it, since you do it so long,” he said. “And then, it’s just a dream for you to play in college, like, be on TV, to be in the NFL one day and have people watching you.”

A hobby that his entire family had until the end of high school, when the game ended.

None of them went on to play football in college, but Broome wants to change that.

“My dad could have went to college, but then he had me,” Broome said. “I was born, so when he looks at me, he kind of wants to live his dreams out through me. He enjoys watching me play football.”

Broome is glad the chase for this goal is finally coming to an end. The sack record, in comparison, would simply be nice to add to the résumé. And, for Broome and his coaches, it’s important to remember how he got to this point.

SPEED KILLS

Everyone who talks about Broome is quick to mention his first step. The adjective is almost never “quick,” but “explosive,” or “D-1.”

And the coaches are right.

Broome flies off of the line like a sprint runner out of the gate, often catching offensive tackles off-guard.

“John has a very unique gift that you really can’t teach, to the level at which he has,” Mey-

You mentioned that you like going to the movies. What are some of your favorite movies?

I love “Anchorman.”

“Anchorman” and “Iron Man.” And, “The Dark Knight.” I’m a very action movie kind of person, like, those are my favorite.

But then, there’s “Anchorman.”

And there’s “Anchorman,” just because it’s hilarious.

Favorite “Anchorman” quote?

Oh my gosh: “I’m in a glass case of emotion!”

Do you have any pre-game superstitions?

I always have to wear Under Armour socks. Under Armour crew socks, to be specific. I can’t wear white — I’m just more comfortable wearing these black socks, because my ankle braces are black, my knee pads are black. It blends in, makes me feel a little more comfortable.

OTHER AREA ACTION STRAWBERRY CREST AT ARMWOOD

LAST WEEK: Strawberry Crest had its bye week, while Armwood dismantled Chamberlain, 38-7.

NOTES: Crest did play two quarters of football on Monday to determine the district playoff scenario and lost 7-0 to East Bay, then 6-0 to Plant City. Having fallen out of the top two, the Chargers have been eliminated from postseason contention.

At Chamberlain on Friday night, it was the same old song and dance for the mighty, undefeated Hawks of Armwood.

er says. “His burst, his hips, his ankles, all of his power joints, flex at a very fast rate. He’s got fast-twitch muscles that a lot of kids are just born with.”

Meyer only has been on the Raiders’ staff for two years, but he has played a crucial role in Broome’s development.

“When I first got here, as a D-line coach in my first week of being in Plant City, John Broome was a kid who stood out to me right away,” Meyer says.

Meyer noticed Broome’s quick first step and started a project. He had Broome working on techniques, bulking up and going to camps to turn his talents into usable assets.

“Coach Meyer has done a heck of a job with that young man,” head coach Wayne Ward says. “Greg took him under his wing and molded him, kind of turned him into what he is today. It took a lot of hard work, but [Broome] was willing.”

“BE PHENOMENAL”

And now, the final game of the regular season is just a day away. With a postseason appearance secured, Broome is focused on ending this last home game with a bang. That bang could come in the form of a two- or three-sack game, which would pencil his name

COACHES / PAGE 11 Specifically, Wharton knew she had to move to care for her sister, who has a mental disability.

That brings her back to where her love of the game began: Plant City. Wharton attended Plant City High School, where she played basketball with assistant coach Lolita Horton and ran track.

She graduated in 1986, Horton in 1987.

Horton, who previously coached at Turkey Creek Middle School, transferred to Durant and took the assistant coaching job upon learning that Wharton was named head coach.

Other than volunteer coach Nathan Francis, Wharton’s ushering in a brand-new staff. Al Mitchell, an assistant track and football coach at Durant, also is coming on as an assistant in what will be his first basketball job.

As for the players, they know they’ve got their work cut out for them. Last season, under Kyla Donlevy, the Lady Cougars posted a 2-18 overall record — 0-10 in the district — and morale was low. It seems that they’re ready for a fresh start.

“They’ve been wonderful; they made me feel welcome right away,” Wharton says. “They’re motivated, they’ve been conditioning early. ...

I’m almost speechless.”

DON’T CALL IT REBUILDING

On the other hand, Wilt Wilkerson does not believe he was hired to reboot the team. The Valrico native has been involved with Plant City’s bas-

in the record book.

“I wanted a real purpose to play this year, Broome says. “I was just going out and playing football, having fun, trying to go to college. But, we have this saying: ‘Be phenomenal, or be forgotten.’ I want something for people to remember me by.”

So, he looked at the list of school records and decided to go for the sacks.

“I thought, ‘I can get that if I really want to,’” he says.

His name would be the only one associated with the record, for the time being: The players and coaches aren’t sure who currently holds that record, or some of the others.

“They used to have it up on the walls in the gym, but when we went through renovations, all those records just kind of found legs and disappeared,” Ward says. “We don’t know where they are.”

It’s fitting that Broome’s pregame routine involves listening to rapper Meek Mill’s latest “Dreamchasers” album, because he has been chasing his own dreams since he first picked up a football. And with Gaither coming to town tomorrow, he may finally catch at least one.

Contact Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com.

ketball team for the past few years, and he was among the first to express an interest in the job after Stephen Eatman’s departure. After watching Wilkerson run the team’s summer program, Athletic Director Traci Durrance decided he was the best man for the job.

Wilkerson has been a basketball coach since he was 16 years old and a student at Bloomingdale High School. He began in parks and recreation leagues, then moved on to an AAU travel team in Brandon for a year. He was an assistant at Durant for two years and had an eight-year stint as an AAU travel circuit coach.

Because he is not stepping into a new scenario like Wharton, Wilkerson is bringing familiarity and a desire to win right now.

“This is not going to be a rebuilding year but a building year,” Wilkerson says. “There were some senior issues and some coach issues, but last year’s team did good, all things considered.”

Among the team’s returning starters is forward Shayna Lawrence, a glass cleaner who averaged 6.3 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game last season. Lawrence is currently drawing interest from Louisiana State University, the University of North Florida and a slew of other schools.

Lawrence will be key to Wilkerson’s strategy: Thrive in transition to outwork its opponents.

“Everything starts with defense, but we need to be able to score in transition,” Wilkerson says.

Contact Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com.

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