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Children at Jackson Elementary will take part in a photo meet and greet with Santa Claus, play games and eat festive food at the second annual Winter Carnival.

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The second annual Jackson Elementary Winter Carnival will be held Dec. 8 and they are looking for vendors. The vendors can sell their product or handmade goods at the event. If interested contact Jes Otterbacher at 573-356-4915. The cost to have a booth at the event is $45. Set up is at 4 p.m. and the carnival is from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

The Carnival will feature holiday shopping, games, bounce houses, food and a photo meet and greet with Santa Claus at the Elementary School.

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The Charlie Grimes Building at the Florida Strawberry Festival was transformed into a twinkling winter wonderland.

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Main Street had Grinch themed decor to promote the holiday film and a booth set up giving out Shop Small totes.

Merry Grinch-mas The monthly Plant City Main Street Food Truck Rally hosted a Family Movie Night Friday to kick off the holiday season.

Attendees brought lawn chairs, lunched at Big Dog’s Patio and sat on the sidewalk to watch How the Grinch Stole Christmas, which was projected downtown on a giant inflatable screen.

Main Street provided popcorn for the film and had a Shop Small booth set up to remind attendees of Small Business Saturday. Several of the food trucks on site also featured holiday inspired dishes and beverages.

City Manager spending power increased The City Commission amended city code regarding emergency spending powers on construction projects.

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A pinch of trepidation, a dash of foresight and a dollop of healthy debate combined for a cocktail of preventative medicine in City Hall Monday as commissioners voted to grant more emergency spending power to the City Manager’s office.

Commissioners voted unanimously to allow a city manager the ability to spend up to $75,000 on construction contract change orders as long as the order does not exceed 10% of the original contract amount. Previously, a city manager could spend up

to $50,000 on a change order.

In Plant City’s commission-manager form of government, the city manager position acts similarly to a CEO, with the commission as a board of directors. Under the city’s management structure, an expenditure must receive a favorable vote from the commission before it can be executed by the manager. However, city code also allows a city manager the ability to spend emergency funds in certain scenarios. A city manager is then required to inform the commission of any spending during the following SEE GRASS PAGE 2

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“In most instances of change orders, the cause for the change order impacts the job in such a way that it is ether going to delay the job or it could impact safety or it could impact the city monetarily in another way,” Buddy Story, Plant City’s procurement manager, said. “What this would allow the city manager to do would be to go ahead and authorize that change to take place and then, at the next commission meeting, report that change to the commission.”

Before the vote, commissioners debated whether granting more spending power to a city manager was necessary and financially responsible. Vice-Mayor Bill Dodson said if projects were monitored closely, potential issues could be seen with enough time to allow a commission vote.

“When these projects are going on and something looks like it’s going wrong, you usually know about it far enough in advance that you can take some action. I hate to think that the issue would become magnified for lack of timing and response,” Dodson said. “But I think the fiduciary responsibility that we are charged with, in addition to the administrative fiduciary responsibility the city manager is charged with, we have to be real careful with.”

With a renewed focus and investment in repairing the city’s oft-disparaged roads, Story said construction contracts are increasing. As the roads are repaired, the city is also upgrading the aging infrastructure below to extend the life of the rehabbed roads.

Coordinating the logistics of multifaceted projects like simultaneous road and utility repair can be involved and delays costly, Story said. Because of the age of the city’s utility system, it isn’t uncommon to find surprises underground because of out-of-date or inaccurate records.

Interim City Manager Kim Leinbach said in his decades of city management experience needing to spend on a change order can be rare, but

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when it happens it needs to be handled quickly.

“You discover on the site, on the day when something is dug up and a pipe is not where it’s supposed to be and it’s going to be detrimental to the city,” he said.

Story said amending the city code to allow more flexibility in spending can prevent such detrimental issues from forming, similarly to the handling of a recent weed outbreak in the city’s parks.

In October, Leinbach had to use similar emergency spending power to handle an outbreak of Tropical Signalgrass in some of the city’s athletic fields. The invasive and detrimental weed was exacerbated because of recent rainfall and needed to be handled right away, city officials said.

Recreation and Parks Department Director Jack Holland said if the city hadn’t jumped in when it did, spending about $56,000 on 93 acres of fields, the results could have been devastating. Inaction could have caused shutdowns, multiple treatments and potentially involved replacing portions of the bermudagrass fields. Costs down the line, Holland said, would have been significantly more than Leinbach authorized had no action been taken.

Leinbach suggested the commission approve the amendment with the caveat that the city reevaluate its efficacy in six months and decide then to keep it or revert back to the $50,000 cap. By that time, Plant City’s current search for a permanent city manager should be over and a new administrative leader found. Strategic Government Resources, an executive recruitment consulting agency, is currently helping Plant City find a new manager and expects the search to be completed by early 2018.

The unanimous vote did, however, come with caution.

“I still have reservations, but I’ll accept the thought that we are charging a professional manager to do a proper job and they’re going to do that to the best of their ability,” Dodson said. “Maybe it will work if it proves itself. I’m willing to give that opportunity to prove itself as a workable practice. I hope it works.”

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‘FAMILY DINNER’ TURNS TO SHOOTOUT A 17-year-old boy was injured when an unknown suspect opened fire downtown following a Thanksgiving party.

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owntown merchants stand a bit bloodied, but unbowed following a post-Thanksgiving drive-by shooting that left one injured and thousands of dollars in damage.

It started late Thanksgiving evening one block away from McCall park where, just one week later, the city would be holding one of it’s most popular events, the annual Lights of Love Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony.

The Plant City Police Department said it was “unknown as to (whether there were) any scheduled events” in the area Thanksgiving evening. However, witnesses from the surrounding neighborhood said trouble began after a fight broke out at what was supposed to be a late-Thanksgiving family gathering at the Downtown Banquet Hall on Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard. The hall’s manager, Mary Mendoza, said she believes the “family dinner” was a ruse to throw a party that turned dangerous.

“It looked like the tables and chairs weren’t even used. It was supposed to be a Thanksgiving dinner for family. Seems like it was more of a party,” Mendoza said. “I was told that an argument broke out inside the hall.

They went outside with it and someone pulled a gun and started shooting.”

Witnesses said the fight spilled outside to Palmer Street into the parking lot next to Plant City’s historic train tracks and the Robert W. Willaford Railroad Museum. The altercation continued in the shadows of soon-tobe-lit holiday decorations, witnesses said.

According to a media release issued

by PCPD Monday afternoon, an officer was patrolling near Collins Street just after midnight — one of several nightly patrols PCPD said it conducts near McCall Park to “provide deterrence of theft or vandalism” to the decorations — when he heard approximately eight shots fired from the direction of MLK Boulevard. PCPD said the officer responded, seeing a large group of people who dispersed as soon as police arrived.

Police said they found no signs of injury on the scene, but were notified of a gunshot victim with non-life threatening injuries at South Florida Baptist Hospital a short while later.

The alleged victim, a 17-year-old boy, told police he was walking on Palmer Street when he was hit by shots fired from the back seat of a four-door sedan, believed to be a green or brown Nissan Altima.

Mendoza said she saw police near a shattered window of Ace Realty Advisors on Palmer Street, just across from the banquet hall, when she arrived at 1 a.m. to close down after the dinner was supposed to end. By that time there were no signs of the struggle from barely an hour before. She asked how the event went and was told by the renter everything had been fine.

It wasn’t until the next day, she said, that the building’s owner asked if there was damage. It was then she found out she had been lied to and a shooting occurred. As of Tuesday, Mendoza said she is still wondering why she hasn’t received a call from the Police.

Although the Downtown Banquet Hall was unscathed, two Palmer Street businesses (and one mailbox) weren’t so lucky.

“We’re confident five (bullets) hit our building,” John Haney, president of Ace Realty, said. “Between the window, stucco and other work, we expect about four to five thousand dollars to fix it.”

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Shattered glass litters Palmer Street outside of Ace Realty Advisors following a shooting near McCall Park.

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UNINVITED GUESTS A bullet pierced the door of T. Clayton Jenkins Construction, ricocheting twice and traveling about 30 feet down a narrow hall before landing inside a door.

After going through the door, the bullet first hit a historic photo of Plant City.

The bullet then ricocheted to the other side of the hall, hitting the opposite wall.

Finally, the bullet landed in a door, about 30 feet from where it entered the building.

BULLET A

A: One bullet’s entry hole on the door to T. Clayton Jenkins Construction.

B: The mark left where a bullet hit beneath the window of Ace BULLET C Realty.

C: One bullet shattered a window at Ace Realty, stopping when it hit an interior window frame.

D: Bullet damage to the stucco Ace Realty’s facade.

BULLET E E: The mailbox outside of Ace Realty where it was hit by a bullet.

F: Red brick where another bullet hit Ace Realty’s storefront.

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“It’s pretty crazy when you think of how far (the bullet went).

And he certainly wasn’t standing right in front of the door when he did it.” ­— Stella Davis, a Jenkins employee

are visible on the building’s recently refurbished facade. One bullet passed through the custom made one-inch thick, double plate window, nicking a set of interior blinds and damaging an interior window frame.

The spots where the five bullets hit are plain to see.

Before Thanksgiving, the rowdiest it got on the block was Tuesdays and Thursdays when the nearby Plant City Community Bingo was open, Judy Richard, who works next door to Ace at T. Clayton Jenkins Construction, said.

One bullet went through Jenkins’ door. It hit a photo of historic Plant City hanging on the north wall, ricocheted across a narrow hall and again once more before landing inside a door about 30 feet from where it entered.

“It’s pretty crazy when you think of how far (the bullet went),” Stella Davis, a Jenkins employee said. “And

he certainly wasn’t standing right in front of the door when he did it.”

Despite the damage, Haney, Richard and Davis all said downtown Plant City is still a great place to do business. The Thanksgiving ruckus and ensuing shootout was an anomaly.

Not once, Richard said, has she ever felt uncomfortable in the area. She still doesn’t.

On Tuesday morning Haney stood next to the boarded-up hole where his custom-made window used to be. He raised the blinds and looked happily across the street.

“Downtown, in our opinion, is a great place to be. It’s a great spot,” he said. “We’re just as excited to be here today as we were the day before this happened. I love this view, the Christmas lights, the park, the museum. We have, in our opinion, one of the best views, one of the most scenic in the city.”

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Plant City’s youth will soon have a group solely dedicated to mentoring and guiding them on their journey through life.

Raheem Billington, Wayne Ward and Edward Lamar have united to help combat the “many consequences that afflict youth who haven’t been supported.”

The group is called QCD, which represents the three groups involved: Gentleman’s Quest Incorporated, Cuts By Heem and D1 Nation Basketball. Though QCD has just arrived on the scene, its first event is a massive undertaking the men said they hope will solidify its place in the Plant City Community.

The event is called Christmas in the City “Snow Day Edition” and will be held on Christmas Eve at Snowden Park. The event is free and the group will give away bikes, toys and food to as many children as possible. QCD hopes to reach children ages 6 months to 13 years old. Billington said he hopes to impact 100 children at the event and is looking for donations from the community to provide a merry Christmas for all who attend. Though Christmas in the City is the group’s first event, QCD plans to offer more than simply large functions.

“We came together because we feel like the youth is not being paid enough attention to and I feel like we’re losing some of those kids,”

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Lamar said. “We wanted to partner together for a series of events. This is the first one we’re putting together and we want to draw attention and let them know that their community supports and loves them.”

Ward said the end goal is to establish a mentorship with kids throughout the community. He said what makes QCD stand apart is how it uses events to draw attention to the group, but focuses on being a shoulder for local children to lean on.

“We want to go deeper than just handing them a toy,” Ward said. “We want to let them know that there is a group of men that loves them and wants to show them the right way.

It’s always said united we stand, divided we fall. We hope the community will unite with us to help carry our kids to success.”

The group hopes by being a positive influence they can make an impact on issues like graduation rate and drug use, which Lamar said is impacting children at a young age.

Outside of major events, QCD will be teaching children life skills like how to tie ties and how to act in a formal dinner setting.

“Ultimately we just want our community to be in a better place where all of our citizens feel like they’re being supported from the ground up,” Ward said. “This isn’t just about us, but about impacting the entire city of Plant City.”

Registration for the Christmas event is going on now through Eventbrite.com or by contacting one of the men involved. Anyone who would like to donate can contact Lamar at d1nationfl@gmail. com or at 813-720-9792 so he can arrange a pickup of the items.

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PURSUING THE CROWN A Plant City teen has been chosen to participate in the 2017 Miss Teen Tampa pageant. She hopes to shed light on issues she holds close to her heart.

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One local student is making her pageant debut as a finalist for the 2017 Miss Teen Tampa pageant.

Rebekah Peaster had never considered competing for a crown.

The 15-year-old homeschooler was already dual-enrolled at HCC, active in her church and working on her love of drawing when she received a letter asking her to consider interviewing for the pageant.

“I thought it would be a good chance to meet other people,” Peaster said. “It’s my very first pageant so I didn’t really know what to expect or what would be expected. But I looked into it and when I realized this one was based almost entirely off of personality I decided to try.”

Miss Teen Tampa prides itself on its dedication to highlighting each contestant’s personality rather than running as a traditional beauty pageant.

The Miss Teen competitions are held across the country and offer thousands of dollars in prizes.

“This pageant is different because it’s all-inclusive,” Kathy Shaffer, a judge coordinator for the pageant, said. “I’m happy to say we focus on their self-confidence and self-esteem building. Between the time of the informational session and the final pageant so many of the girls blossom from being shy and being unsure of themselves to being able to smile and being composed on stage.”

“I don’t want to have a career for life.

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Peaster said she is a thoughtful and joyful person, traits she believes will be evident in her run for the crown.

If she wins, she said she plans to use her position to spread awareness on sexual assault, which she said is not spoken about enough among young women.

To prepare for the final contest on Dec. 2 and 3, she has been prepping at home with her mother, who was once the second runner up for Miss Oklahoma. Peaster said the pageant is unique because it eliminates any physical judgements. It doesn’t have a swimsuit competition or a talent competition and has no height or weight requirements, which are being eliminated across the country in many local pageants.

“I try to be a positive influence in my everyday life, but the crown would shine a spotlight on issues I care about and allow me to help others,” Peaster said. “I’m not sure what to expect but whatever happens is in God’s will. I’m just excited to get the opportunity.”

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of themselves, which we all work on during the training process. We really try to get to know the girls during the interview.”

Peaster said though she was a little nervous, she felt the judges have really gotten to see her unique personality.

She has an eclectic taste in life, as is evidenced by her plans for the future.

Though she is planning on pursuing higher education, Peaster doesn’t want to be confined to one job for the rest of her life. She plans to go to college for “quite some time” to be a modern-day Renaissance woman.

“I don’t want to have a career for life,” Peaster said. “I’d like to try a bunch of things out like waitressing, being a grave keeper, a lawyer, a hairdresser and even a mailman. I used to want to be a garbage man but then they got rid of the people on the back of the trucks and that took the fun out of it.”

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When someone is nominated the pageant reviews the girl’s status and sends an invitation to an information session, where those interested will complete an interview. The coordinators will then decide if they are accepted or not based on the initial meeting, age and residency of the applicant.

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Attendees can also take pictures with Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman and elves.

Christmas Lane began 33 years ago at the home of Lane Wetherington. As the years progressed, the event grew and moved to the Strawberry Festival Grounds in 2015, where the 1.5 million lights are on full display.

The event is offering free admission for teachers, first responders and law enforcement on Friday nights and is asking attendees to bring canned goods for a collection for the United Food Bank at Plant City.

The event is open from 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday through Sunday.

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5K REINDEER RUN 8 to 10 a.m. The GFWC Plant City Junior Woman’s Club is hosting a Reindeer 5k run to encourage family fun and fitness with holiday festivities. Proceeds from the 5k event will benefit community outreach projects and the Shoe Project, which provides brand new shoes and socks to over 700 underprivileged students in our community. The run is at Alafia River State Park. Cost is $40 until the day of the event.

The first 500 finishers will receive a custom Reindeer Run medal. Age groups start at 9 and under to 75 and over in five-year increments.

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The country saw compassion in action these past few months in the aftermath of hurricanes Harvey and Irma. If anyone needed confirmation that Americans still take care of 10:42 AM each other, the evidence displayed itself there. Rescues from flooding, donated power generators and removal of debris acted as part of the overall helpful effort.

Empathy motivates compassionate actions. It manifests as the ability to see ourselves in someone else and their situation. If someone’s house floods, people respond by helping because of the obvious need. They also realize that human vulnerability places us all in certain situations that call for assistance.

Compassion and empathy flow best when we live in communities that connect people to each other.

Organizations and associations based on similar needs or interests flourish in these places. Plant City thrives as an example of this.

Opportunities flourish for business networking, service to others, and endeavors in the creative arts.

While some recent commentaries highlight the isolation of American life caused by social media and political positions, proof that people still congregate for constructive activities lives here.

At first glance, it seems ordinary and usual to gather with a purpose and to help other people. Then we realize that individuals made choices to serve in these beneficent ways, not responding to any form of coercion or negative reinforcement.

The Las Vegas incident provided more instances of these positive

impulses in people. Strangers gave rides to others who needed medical attention, and others shielded those close to them from getting wounded.

Choices like these made under extraordinary circumstances remind us of the compassion and empathy we need to express.

I find it heartening to live in a town and a country that encourages these kinds of actions. While events such as hurricanes and the fires in California damage visible objects, they also call forth helpful and edifying aspects of human nature.

Ignoring the less noble behaviors of others in times like these stands as naïve, but focusing on the better actions that result from life’s turbulence serves to uplift us all. It affirms the assertion that America is still the kind of place where we give help when needed.

After World War Two, President Truman and Secretary of State George Marshall devised and implemented the “Marshall Plan.” This effort helped the devastated countries of Europe rebuild themselves, including nations that once acted as our adversaries. Recent altruistic examples prove that this strength of character still runs strong here.

Though we hear the winds of hurricanes and feel the heat of fires, Americans help each other. In fact, asking ourselves who we could help today on a daily basis contributes to the health of this often overlooked strength that we as a people share.

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Dolphins at Thanksgiving Bowl The Plant City Dolphins Varsity team almost couldn’t have asked for a better road trip to Tennessee.

The team went to Gatlinburg, Tennessee, over Thanksgiving weekend to compete in the 2017 Gatlinburg Thanksgiving Bowl at Rocky Top Sports World. The Dolphins advanced to the championship game against North Carolina-based Powerhouse Pride and, though they fought hard, took a 31-20 loss.

Next up for Plant City is the United YFL Football Championships, which begin Sunday at Ellis-Methvin Park.

Girls soccer teams start strong The Durant and Plant City girls are having little trouble finding the back of the net — and working their way into the “wins” column.

Heading into the Thanksgiving break, Durant sported a 4-0 record and Plant City was just behind with a 3-1 start. The Cougars have been the only 5A-District 6 team to be perfect from the jump, outscoring opponents 20-0. Plant City led the district in goals scored with 24, but gave up three in a 3-0 shutout loss to Plant on Nov. 9.

Run for the Rings The United Youth Football League Championships begin Dec. 3 and end on Dec. 8.

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Every year, the United Youth Football League comes to Plant City to turn the “Winter Strawberry Capital” into a youth football capital.

The United YFL Football Championships are about to be back in Plant

City for the seventh consecutive year.

The 2017 “Run for the Rings” — so named because championship teams do leave with blinged-out rings — will officially kick off Dec. 3 at Ellis-Methvin Park, 2401 E. Cherry St. This will be the second year competition goes down at Ellis-Methvin, though last year’s tournament happened before the park was officially completed and the ribbon was cut on Dec. 15, 2016.

Though the final brackets were not available at press time, the Plant City File photo

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The Plant City Dolphins have five teams competing in 2017.

SUPERBOWL GOAL: PC Dolphins looking to make championship splash

Prep scores roundup BASKETBALL 11/28: Durant 41, Riverview 32 (girls) Durant 81, Riverview 64 (boys) Plant City 68, Gaither 67 (OT) (girls) Plant City 82, Gaither 58 (boys) SOCCER 11/28: Durant 7, Brandon 0 (girls) Brandon 2, Durant 1 (boys) Plant City 9, Lennard 1 (girls) Plant City 9, Lennard 1 (boys) Steinbrenner 5, SCHS 0 (girls) SCHS 2, Steinbrenner 2 (boys)

The Dolphins’ Midgets will face the Brandon Cowboys in the TCYFCC Superbowl on Saturday.

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If any word can be used to describe the 2017 Plant City Dolphins Midgets football team, it’s “hungry.”

Ever since the 2016 season came to a close at the Tri-County Youth Football and Cheerleading Conference’s annual Superbowl championship game, the undefeated Midgets have been focused on the next task at hand — winning in 2017. They’ll get their chance to do just that at noon on Saturday against the Brandon Cowboys.

Many of the players were members of the Dolphins’ Pee Wee squad last year, which also finished the regular season without a loss. That team’s good fortune ran out in the 2016 Superbowl, though, as the Lakeland Eagles were able to stay one step ahead and pick up a 24-20 win.

When the players moved up to the Midgets division this year, coaches said, they didn’t forget that loss.

“They’re still hungry for that Superbowl, so it’s a lot easier to teach those guys because they still have that drive, that hunger,” assistant coach John Broome said. “They know what

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ne of the reasons sports fans watch the games is for the chance to see something cool and unique we’ve never seen before. But the thrill of seeing something new isn’t reserved for those of us in the bleachers or on the couch.

I’ve always liked how something as simple as youth football can take kids out of their hometown areas — Plant City, for example — and give them a taste of life in other parts of the country. The kids can’t always go on these trips for one reason or another, so many of them end up not leaving their city or state until they join a team that can move around like that. I think it’s important for kids to not only learn about what’s outside Florida, but also to experience it if possible.

The Plant City Dolphins recently sent their varsity players to Tennessee to compete in the 2017 Gatlinburg Thanksgiving Bowl over the holiday weekend. I wrote about the team’s fundraising efforts back in September and learned many of the players had never left Florida before.

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it takes to get there.”

Broome, who is hoping to win his fifth consecutive Superbowl within the Dolphins organization, said the Midgets’ willingness to work through anything is crucial to this group’s ongoing success.

After the 2016 Midgets captured the Superbowl championship, many of those players moved on to the Junior Varsity team. They left head coach Marcus Springfield’s 2017 group with a three-game winning streak to build on, and the current players didn’t disappoint — the 2017 Midgets are riding a 15-game win streak.

“Stingy defense, explosive offense,” Springfield said. “You can’t just put a finger on us. We’re versatile. Special teams, as well.”

The offensive and defensive units do share a goal: to control the line of scrimmage.

“My old high school coach told us, ‘We’re gonna dance with who we came with,’” Springfield said. “We came this far in the trenches and that’s pretty much how we win — in the trenches.”

But if any one unit stands out from the pack, it’s a 5-3 defense that has

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bserver reader Diane recently asked if autumn is “back pain season.”

She had twisted to the side ever so slightly, but her resulting intense back pain required medical care. Her friends are also reporting pain this time of year.

According to the Mayo Clinic, 80% of Americans will experience

given up just two touchdowns all season. It was the key to the Dolphins’ 6-0 win over the Pinecrest Pilots in a Nov. 4 battle between the division’s two unbeaten teams.

It can be easy for athletes on long winning streaks to get complacent, relax too much and make mistakes.

With that in mind, the Midgets team has two orders of business.

Broome and Springfield both preach about “trusting the process.”

Broome said that because the players, coaches and everyone else involved with the program have trusted the process of hard work rather than taking shortcuts and cutting corners here and there, the group has learned more about what it means to fight adversity and eventually be successful on the field.

“Now we’re getting the results,” Broome said.

The coaches are also big on setting goals to keep the kids so focused on what they need to do, no one is getting a big ego about winning 15 in a row.

Springfield said he and his staff keep the intensity up and always raise the bar, though the team takes things one game at a time.

“We’ve got to keep the goal on the Superbowl,” Springfield said.

back pain at some point in their lives.

While they recuperate together, consider these facts about back pain.

WEATHER CHANGES BRING PAIN

Autumn might have some logical reasons for back pain to suddenly occur.

Weather changes in general are associated with increased pains, especially back discomfort. As temperatures change, so do shifts in humidity, barometric pressure and wind speed.

These changes have been associated closely with rheumatoid arthritis

and osteoarthritis, both contributors to back pain.

Weather conditions are unavoidable but you can help yourself with both heat and activity. Moist heat, which you can get from hot showers, hot packs and soaking in a hot tub with Epsom salts, can be a quick relief solution.

I like to run hot water over my hands when cold weather makes them stiff or achy. Heat therapy works by increasing circulation in the body.

Exercise increases circulation, too.

It works on the entire body at once and brings health benefits on the side.

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Keyshawn “Spider” MacArthur is living out his dream of becoming a martial artist. MacArthur, who has trained with the Rogers Nisei Karate Federation for eight months, won first place in form and second in fighting in his green belt division at the Pan American Internationals World Karate Championships.

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Everybody that trains at the Open Air Dojo gets a nickname.

How did you get “Spider?”

Because I’m long and lanky, and very flexible.

What made you want to come out here and start training eight months ago?

TV, really. Watching a lot of kung fu movies growing up. One day, I happened to meet “Rhino” Mike (Thomas) at my job and he was telling me how they train. Old-school karate. Not like in a building. That fascinated me. I came out and gave it a try and I love it.

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will be honored after wins with their own ring ceremonies.

There’s more than just football, though. The UYFL is also hosting its cheerleading championships at the same time, though that competition will be held at the Florida State Fairgrounds on Dec. 9. There will also be a Family Night at the fairgrounds from 5 to 10 p.m. Dec. 7, where families can go for live music and other entertainment, photo booths and more.

Tickets for all events can be bought online at UnitedYFL.com/championships/events in the form of single-day or weeklong packages ranging from $10 to $25. Tickets can also be purchased at the gate, though the cost does increase for the cheer competition and Family Night.

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area will be represented throughout five of the tournament’s 18 age groups.

The Plant City Dolphins are sending their Mighty Mite, Pee Wee, Midget, Junior Varsity and Varsity teams to compete and are also sponsoring a team for the 15U All-Star division that will include some Dolphins and some Plant City High School Raiders players.

In the 2016 United YFL Championships, Tri-County Youth Football and Cheerleading Conference teams made an impact and won three divisions. The Dolphins came out on top

of the 14U All-Stars division without losing a single game. Tri-County Elite teams — all-star squads comprised of TCYFCC players from various teams — won the 6U division over Plant City, 13-0, and the 15U All-Stars division over the D.C. Knights, 26-7.

It could be a particularly busy weekend for the Plant City Dolphins Midgets, who may also compete in the Game Day of Champions at Raymond James Stadium if they are victorious in Saturday’s TCYFCC Superbowl championship match against the Brandon Cowboys.

Games will be played all day, every day throughout the week using EllisMethvin’s seven available fields. The UFYL’s setup will also feature vendor booths and a pavilion where teams

Strong muscles support the back, shoulder, neck and head, which makes holding proper posture easier.

It takes strength to hold alignment for an entire day. How do you get that strength? Think whole-body and functional movement.

A blend of the right weightlifting exercises and aerobic activity builds overall strength. Stretching out before and after is key to func-

Don’t quit. Two, be ready to endure pain because it’s not gonna be a walk in the park … in the end, you’ll see progress.

tant things you’ve learned out here?

Discipline. To always be on time, always be aware. Especially the “on time” part.

When you first started competing, how did you feel going in?

My first one, I was kind of nervous just because I wasn’t too used to it.

I’ve never really fought anyone using karate, so it was a first for me. But once I got the hang of it, the second time around (Pan American Internationals), I felt like I was more confident and I felt better about myself.

So I performed better.

What did you learn to change?

Don’t think as much. Just do it.

What’s your goal with karate?

I want to go to the Olympics and then, one day, join the UFC. Who’s your favorite martial artist?

Donnie Yen and Sammo Hung.

Is there any sport you’ve never tried but always wanted to?

This. As a kid, I never got the opportunity to do too much due to my disciplinary issues. But as I grew older I learned a little more, grew wiser.

What have you learned about discipline that you would go back to tell your younger self about?

Walk away and think about the situation before you just react.

What should someone coming out here for the first time know about training?

The biggest thing, don’t give up.

JENNIFER E. CLOSSHEY, PH.D. tionality as held body congestion restricts movement necessary for good posture. Swimming is a great way to accomplish all these goals at one time. The heated pool at home or at the YMCA lets swimming be a year-round activity.

A yoga or pilates class that focuses on back health emphasizes flexibility, strength and balance through body core development. An experienced instructor can help you on this journey with certain modifications that work best for you.

ARE YOU AT RISK?

Depression, anxiety and stressrelated back pain is very common.

Stress comes from the job, family matters or financial strain. Exercise can help with stress management while still strengthening the body.

Yoga is especially good for stress reduction. If regular exercise does not help, see your doctor.

Older adults are at high risk for back pain, as are those with a sedentary lifestyle, struggling with obesity or just being overweight, and those

in a strenuous physical work environment. Pregnant women are likely to get back pain as well.

START PREVENTION TODAY

Be mindful to use proper form when bending, pushing, pulling or carrying something. Avoid standing or bending down for long periods. Lifting and twisting are the most common times for back pain to occur.

Bend the knees into the movement and don’t try to lift more weight than you know you can handle.

Remember, fall brings weather changes that accentuate conditions for back pain to be more apparent.

Stay active to maintain good back health so you can avoid pain like Diane’s when these seasonal changes come.

Jennifer E. Closshey, Ph.D., is a doctor of integrative health based out of Plant City.

Contact her at JenniferClosshey@gmail.com.

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The Dolphins packed their schedule with off-the-field fun and activities to make the trip as fun as possible for those boys, no matter how well the team would do on the field, and I’m told everyone who went had an experience they won’t soon forget.

“We went out there and had a blast with the kids,” equipment manager Buck Chapman told me.

The Dolphins aren’t the only Plant City-area team that likes to travel.

There are plenty of baseball teams around here that do, including a rotating cast of teams that travel to Cooperstown, New York, every year to play and to check out the Baseball Hall of Fame. Many of the martial

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arts schools in town take athletes to competitions around the country.

Area club soccer teams often hit the road, but they’ve also been known to hop on planes and compete in Sweden and Denmark and other countries. There are plenty of nearby opportunities for young athletes with the travel bug.

Of course, there can be a caveat with travel-friendly sports. The price tags associated with team memberships aren’t always walletfriendly. If you want to get your child or children involved with one of these teams, it’s always good to ask about the prices first. There are teams and leagues out there that offer payment plans or other ways to help make organized travel sports

more affordable for families, and you’ve probably seen many of their kids on the streets holding up signs for car washes and other fundraisers to help ease these burdens. If one team’s still out of your price range, there’s probably another nearby that may be able to accommodate your budget.

I recommend anyone interested to do some research and find the team that works best for them.

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

Email: jkline@plantcityobserver.com.

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