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8 CONNECTEDNESS Creating a powerful sense of connection 14 MASS MEDIATION Overriding the effects 24 EXTRAORDINARY WOMAN Charlene Ierna

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28 WHY AM I ALWAYS SICK? Doctors reveal what might be causing headaches, stomach problems and heartburn

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6 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR 15 AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM GUIDE

32 STRAIGHT TALK ABOUT STRAIGHT TEETH When is a good time to visit the Orthodontist

18 EDUCATION

34 FAMILY EATS Heather Van Nest shares her healthy grilled steak soft taco recipe

36 NORTH HILLSBOROUGH NEWS

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38 SOUTH HILLSBOROUGH NEWS 40 NORTH PINELLAS NEWS 42 SOUTH PINELLAS NEWS 44 PASCO NEWS 46 AROUND TOWN 49 PARTY PAGES 51 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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Letter from the Editor Angela L. Ardolino Editor-In-Chief Diana Miklowski Copy Editor Contributing Writers Tim Fath Amy Gall PJ Goetz Mark Heller Joezette Hite Lauren Hoyt-Williams Sandra Parrish Patricia Wise Guarch David E. Estevez Elyse Cohen Graphic Artist Susan Margolis Marketing Director

The American Association of Pediatrics states that when a child starts choosing friends there are a number of factors that come into play as your youngster selects his friends. If he feels good about himself, and if he has been loved and respected within the family, he is more likely to make good choices of friends. If you and your spouse relate to each other well, and if your child has caring and supportive relationships with his brothers and sisters, he will have seen and experienced positive examples of how people can relate, and he will carry these impressions over into his own friendships, including the friends he chooses. On the other hand, if those family experiences have not been supportive and confidence-boosting, he is likely to seek out peers who have similar types of troubles. Take time to help your child understand why he chooses the friends he does. This is an opportunity to discuss his own values, feelings, and behaviors. A recent issue of Cookie magazine had an article which stated “You have to work pretty darn hard to screw up your kids, a leading expert now says.” This may be true, but don’t we want them to be more than normal? How about extraordinary! I don’t know about you but raising your children to be confident, great communicating, well rounded adults is very important to me. And the simplest way to accomplish this is to connect with your children. Check out Mark Heller’s article entitled Connectedness (pg. 8) to see all the different ways you can create more opportunities to connect with your children.

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Then enjoy Richard Wendlek’s article (pg. 14) about turning off the television and video games and spending some time just talking with your kids! Just a little bit goes such a long way.

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Who better than you, the parent, to show your children what a good friend, good partner, good family looks and acts like.

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To Good Friends! Cheers!

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Connectedness BY MARK HELLER

In today's fast-paced world of American family life, we often seem to be on a treadmill. We run from school to activity to activity without much opportunity for reflection. Are we moving forward or just burning a lot of energy to remain in the same place? Technology has always promised us more time for leisure, but it has often led us to just pack more and more into each day, week, month, and year. How do we get beyond the treadmill, the endless cycle to be sure we are serving our children well? I believe the secret lies in creating a powerful sense of connectedness. A key to the healthy growth of all children and adolescents is connection: connection to family and other people certainly, but also connection to communities, activities, and even places that children come to love. Connection provides roots that in turn give rise to positive feelings that promote the making of meaning in all of our lives. Connection brings direction. We must feel connected to feel that we matter, and feeling that we matter is the key to a healthy emotional life.

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We can all create connections within our families simply by spending time: having meals together, sharing a favorite show like clockwork, creating routines or ways of doing things that become part of the family's shared culture. Holidays and rituals provide countless opportunities that may seem small, but there is great power in repetition. There is great power in repetition.

Connect to School

The key to having school be a successful experience for your child lies not in getting good grades. Rather, it is in how well-connected your child feels to something larger than her- or himself. Feeling safe, welcome, and important in school are of paramount importance to healthy development. Knowing that you are known and that the adults in your school community care about you makes an enormous difference in the life of each student, no matter her or his age. Most elementary schools do a great job of creating this feeling of connectedness, but it becomes more and more difficult to foster and maintain as children grow through middle school and on to high school. An added benefit of this kind of connected school culture is that when you know you are known, when you know you matter, when you know the adults are watching, listening, and caring, you are definitely more likely to stay on the straight and narrow. As noted psychiatrist Dr. Ned Hallowell claims, the opposite of connection is indifference. And indifference can have wide-ranging negative consequences.

Connect to Activities

One of the secrets to living a happy, productive life is having hobbies and interests that excite or inspire you. It does not really matter if they involve sports, arts, gardening, reading, or decorating. What matters is that we all need to have these pursuits outside of work or school. All of these activities have great potential to create connectedness, and youth is the perfect time to try out many different options and to find those that really speak to your child.

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So help your child find her or his star by joining clubs and teams, by taking lessons, by playing an instrument, or by being involved in youth group at your house of worship. The more you find activities your child enjoys, the more likely it will be that he or she will enjoy a lifetime of fulfillment and connectedness from them.

Connect to History

Placing your child firmly in your family's history is a great way to find and foster connectedness. Research your genealogy with your children, listen to grandparents tell their stories, retell the stories you heard from your own grandparents or relatives, tell your child of your own childhood and your hopes and dreams. All of these activities can provide both roots and wings for your child.

Connect to Nature

This is an easy one, for most children have a ready connection to experiencing and discovering the natural world around them. Nature offers so many deep opportunities to learn about ourselves and our world. Take your children to parks. Share observations about the weather. Just getting your kids outside will help them develop their own special relationships with places and their surroundings.

Connect to Pets

Pets can provide so much for children. They teach empathy, responsibility, and the power of companionship. They are a great way to create connectedness.

Electronics

None of the activities discussed above require the electronic devices that are so much a part of our 21st century lives. Electronic connectedness can provide positive opportunities in many ways: children can now communicate effectively and inexpensively across boundaries that are no longer barriers; they can also play games in new, on-line social settings, forging connections that could not have been made so easily in our childhoods. But technological connections can also isolate children and bring other dangers, so I encourage a bit of caution and healthy limits.

Crafting a Connected Life

The most important element in creating a connected life for your child is simply resolving to do so. Very few of the suggestions described above are inaccessible to today's American families. They simply require investments of thought, time, and love. They will bring much richness to the life of your child and your family. I have no doubt that you will find them to be well worth making. Mark Heller is Head of School at Academy at the Lakes, a Junior Kindergarten 4 through 12th grade college preparatory school in the North Tampa community of Land O'Lakes. Learn more about Academy at the Lakes by visiting www.AcademyAtTheLakes.org

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Overriding the effects BY RICHARD WENDLEK

our influence upon your children as a parent is the greatest developmental factor in building values in them, and the strongest antidote in combating values that are not aligned with your own closely held beliefs. Just talking and listening and guiding. It really has no cost involved, yet it produces outcomes that squelch materialism and lousy social values. No amount of ‘stuff ’ that you give your children will ever have the lastingness of giving them yourself as an authoritative figure with the answers to their questions and wonderings.

common beliefs about the ways we are to live out our lives and build families as recipients and beneficiaries of the recent American past.

A belief system is often defined as ideas that are taken on faith and cannot be scientifically tested. Examples of typical belief systems are religions, philosophies, and ethical and moral convictions. Belief systems are developed by groups of people and concern the nature of particular activities. Much scientific data surrounds belief systems; however, actual beliefs are based primarily on human faith. Said a little differently, a belief system may be likened to ‘cause and effect’, in that if a belief is held by a group, that group expects, as a result of that belief, certain outcomes. Belief systems are typically Children are not to be blamed for their No amount of ‘stuff’ that you give your formed mythically concerning truths. For lack of information, when the information children will ever have the lastingness example, people learned to pay for the it is assumed they know is not transmitted things they consumed on credit terms and giving them yourself as an agreed to pay creditors interest in return. to them by their parents and from within of their family life. There must be value in authoritative figure with the answers The availability of credit inculcated beliefs teaching basic things about our traditions concerning the need to have what you want and beliefs from one generation to the to their questions and wonderings. now, and the seeds for instant gratification next. Examining why children are so often thinking were planted. This has helped to void of fundamental knowledge about traditions and cultural behavior has to fuel whole societies obsessed with the notion that sooner is better in terms be linked to the values that surround their lives. of consumption. This sort of thinking has certainly changed the way today’s children think about what is important based on their life experience. Possibly the ‘information age’ is the ‘information plague’. There are so many messages and images bombarding our senses so much of the time that Effective advertising is both an art and a science – routinely sending messages we have difficulty keeping track of what information is valuable, and what about the effect a product will have on the consumer. It has significantly information is purely distracting. It outpaces our ability to effectively balance changed American belief systems about achievement, individualism, and and weigh all of the messages that invade our lives. family life. Advertising in all forms, as a mass-mediated generator, delivers weighty appeals concerning the beliefs of the popular culture. The messages Mighty social and economic forces of the last century altered beliefs that were are persuasive and alluring in the form of portrayals that are disseminated once paramount concerning how life was prescribed to be lived. The earliest of with such frequency and flavor that the attention of the American public, these changes transfigured how families interacted in the move from proximate including our children and families, has been effectively captured, cultivated, to distant. At one time families shared their homes and neighborhoods with and captivated. These messages have helped to change the way beliefs are each other. It was easier for children to learn about beliefs and values because formulated, and possibly make it far tougher for families to share and practice their earliest life experiences typically occurred in a community of extended their own beliefs. family that provided a highly structured and predictable social order that modeled beliefs and associated values. Technological advances, social equity, Richard Wendlek is an expert on family life, child development, education, and parenting. broadened influences and perspectives as well as the emergence of a national Next year his book Wake Up! Calling ALL Families will be released. The Web site popular culture helped give families a new and modern face. Diversity, Richard Wendlek.com (under construction) will offer timely advice concerning solutions greater race and gender equity, and broadened opportunities in the realm of to family life problems. He lives in Lutz and comments/inquiries may be directed to higher education and related employment opportunities vastly revolutionized rwendlek3950@gmail.com Taking the time every day to turn off access to all mass-mediated stimuli and to just talk with your children about life’s smallest wonders, may well be the prescription for guiding and building beliefs in a face-to-face format. Making it a point to initially spend just 10 minutes a day talking to each of your children about things in general is the counter attack to the mass-mediated messaging that reaches the ears and eyes of the impressionable young and heavily influences their world view.

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Extraordinary Woman

BY ANGELA ARDOLINO

Charlene Ierna is the Owner/Operator of Ierna’s Heating & Cooling, Inc. She is also a full time mother of 3 children. The oldest daughter is 8 years old, and two babies were both born in 2008; one in February and one in December. Naturally, being a business owner requires insurmountable hours of hard work, commitment and dedication. Needless to say, 2008 was a challenging, however prosperous, year for Charlene as well as the best year Ierna’s has ever had in business. Fortunately, she has been able to balance work, newborn babies and an 8 year old simultaneously while operating a fast-paced, upwardly mobile, company of 21 full time employees. “I like to think of myself as first an admirable Mother and second as a flourishing business woman; who is often juggling the kid’s doctor appointments, story time and important business meetings all in a day’s worth of work. “ says Charlene.

time. The responsibilities that remain include the most significant, crucial and tender facets of both motherhood and work. I balance these responsibilities by evaluating my priorities; I am a big list person and I love Outlook Express! Once I have determined my priorities I stay focused on what it is that I have to do on a day-to-day, week-toweek or year over year basis and I do it!

ANGELA: What do you think your secret to success is? CHARLENE: Professionally speaking it’s our customers. Without a doubt, customers are the core of our business. They are the secret to our success. In the Air Conditioning world, success is not about the product we offer and it’s not about my company. It’s clearly and undeniably about our customers. Obtaining a customer who needs cold air in Florida is the easy part. However, maintaining that same customer is where the true challenge surfaces. I personally, make it mandatory that every employee understands the importance and appreciates the value of cultivating each and every customer. From a personal follow up call, to sending out thank you notes to committing ourselves to a 100% satisfaction guarantee policy, the goal is to foster relationships with my customers that will last for many years to come.

ANGELA: Favorite thing to do with your kids in Tampa Bay? CHARLENE: My family and I enjoy spending a few hours at the Zoo and then crossing the street to the Lowry Park boat ramp to put our boat in the water for a cruise down the Hillsborough River. We boat past the University of Tampa admiring its row teams practicing in the river. After, we venture over to the Port of Tampa near the Florida Aquarium and study all of the tug boats and cruise ships. And finally we make our way to a nearby island for a nice lunch and an afternoon filled with burying our 8 year old in sand (her all time favorite past time), building sand castles, and searching for seashells and hermit crabs.

ANGELA: What Advice would you give to other women? CHARLENE: Take time for yourself. As mothers and women, we tend to induce so much pressure on ourselves to do all things perfectly, all the time. We find ourselves attempting to be all things to all people. My advice to women who are reading this and shaking their head in agreement is this: Instead of spending your time and energy on achieving the impossible task of essentially being “perfect,” spend your energy simply being the best you can each and every day. Next, take your new found extra time and do something for yourself that you truly enjoy, even if that’s a simple nap! Fulfill yourself and don’t let others compromise your dreams. ANGELA: What is your biggest achievement? CHARLENE: The A/C Industry is an extremely competitive industry. Additionally it’s an Industry that is particularly hard to survive in. As a result there is a high number of A/C Company’s that never make it past their third year in business. Therefore, I can say that one of my proudest moments and perhaps one of my biggest achievements was when my Company reached its 5th Anniversary on June 3, 2008. Knowing that we beat all odds amidst a declining economy was, and is, something to be very proud of. ANGELA: How do you balance motherhood and work? CHARLENE: This is an on-going challenge of mine. Finding a balance between my professional life and my family is a juggling act that I nurture on a daily basis. Simple answer: hard work. To elaborate: I delegate all that I can-professionally and personally without sacrificing quality. I have learned (stubbornly I might add) to obtain assistance with the things I don’t enjoy doing and with the things I don’t know how to do. I then evaluate the tasks that are left and then further delegate those that are not the best use of my

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ANGELA: Something you would like to do before you die? CHARLENE: See for myself that the Earth is round! I have yet to determine how I might accomplish this; although I have read that the surest way to do this is to set sail in one direction and don’t stop until you are home again. One day, I just might sail away!

ANGELA: What makes you happy? CHARLENE: The sounds of my children’s belly laughs. Great friends, good food, family days, sleeping in, pure nature, reading, success, coffee on the porch and embracing the moments that my children furnish me – these are the moments that take my breath away! ANGELA: What is something people don’t know about you? CHARLENE: It’s interesting that you ask as I have recently discovered this answer. I have connected with several of my networking colleagues and community friends over the past 4-5 weeks. While catching up with them, it has been brought to my attention that they did not know that I gave birth to two babies in one calendar year-2008. In February of 2008, we welcomed our second daughter to our family. Later, in December of 2008, our son was born (for those of you counting the months, they are 10.5 months apart). Although I was pregnant for nearly two consecutive years I never took a day off of work and I never took a maternity leave. In fact, with my daughter for example, I gave birth to her on a Friday morning and I returned to work that Monday. Because I never missed any time from work, I think that it was very easy for most people to assume that I was just “still pregnant,” instead of realizing that I had in fact had a baby and was expecting, yet again! ANGELA: What would you like to see in Tampa Bay’s future? CHARLENE: I would be very keen on increased social, clean, fun outlets that our Tampa Bay teenagers can utilize. I have about 5 more years until my 8 year old becomes a teenager but with any luck, the community of Tampa Bay will recognize the increasingly pressing need to introduce and incorporate activities that will assist in keeping our children on the right path.

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why am i always sick Doctors reveal what might be causing headaches, stomach problems and heartburn BY DR. STEPHEN WANGEN

illions of Americans suffer from headaches, stomach problems and other ailments like shortness of breath, abdominal pain, or even more long-term ailments like eczema and hypoglycemia. What’s worse, these ailments go untreated and undiagnosed because the cause is unclear. The answer for many of these patients could likely be a simple food allergy, but it is difficult to detect, according to Dr. Stephen Wangen, author of Healthier Without Wheat from Innate Health Publishing (www.healthierwithoutwheat.com). “The number of people who react to wheat and gluten, and the profound difference seen in their lives when they stop eating them, never ceases to amaze me,” Dr. Wangen said. “People need to arm themselves with the facts, and they need to change the way they think about their health so they can address diagnosis and potential treatment with their physicians. With the HMO’s attention to the over-utilization of healthcare services, many doctors and clinics are pressured to move patients through the system quickly, without addressing the patients’ needs more creatively. This is why so many people are still sick even after they see their doctor.” Because wheat gluten is such a common ingredient in foods we eat every day – including bread, pizza, pasta and others – it’s affects can sometimes go undiagnosed by many people, who just chalk their symptoms up to stress, over-eating or general fatigue. Dr. Wangen offered some tips for patients seeking answers to their undiagnosed health issues: Don’t self-diagnose because of TV drug ads – Many pharmaceutical advertisements may describe symptoms similar to yours, but don’t be fooled by them and simply ask your doctor for the prescription du jour. If traditional treatments haven’t worked, then

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ask your doctor to test for food allergies. Ask for Gliadin IgA testing (available from most major labs), Total IgA plus tissue Transglutaminase IgA (tTIgA) test pair (available from most major labs), ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) method IgG and IgE testing for gluten or the entire grain (wheat, barley, spelt, kamut, rye, etc.) Some of these tests may not be readily available. If your doctor cannot perform them, find one who will. Change your philosophy on health – People’s default position should be one of being healthy. Too many people walk around suffering unhealthy symptoms, but don’t feel it’s important enough to seek a doctor’s care for them. They are just “the way I am.” In the absence of an identifiable cause, people should generally feel good and be healthy. If you suffer symptoms, make it a point to find out why, and seek out treatment to correct the problem. Wellness Visit – Too many people allow the “sicker-quicker” phenomenon to happen to them. Because of the poor economy, many people are working two jobs, and cannot afford to miss work to see their doctor for a wellness visit in order to seek answers to their minor symptoms. What invariably happens is that they wind up getting sicker, and then wind up taking a week off of work to get better. Moreover, the healthcare system moves them through quicker, because of managed care pressures, meaning that many treatments wind up being ineffective, anyway. “Many people know that they have a reaction to wheat or gluten, even though their doctors haven’t found any evidence to support the diagnosis,” Dr. Wangen said. “Others may just be beginning to suspect that the symptoms they are experiencing are related to their diets. People need to read, research and discover for themselves the information they need to understand and appreciate all forms of wheat and gluten intolerance, as well as more conventional wheat and gluten allergies.” Dr. Stephen Wangen is a nationally recognized expert in the field of gluten intolerance, a gluten-intolerant physician and co-founder of the IBS Treatment Center tbparenting.com

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about k l Straight Ta straightTeeth Staying healthy does not come easy. We have to pay close attention to our diets, find time in our busy schedules to exercise, and undergo regular checkups by our primary care physicians and specialists. At one time it was accepted that eventually we would lose our teeth when we got old. Nowadays, this is not the case. We can keep our own teeth for our entire life if regular dental care starts early and is carried out consistently.

BY DR. RANDY FELDMAN

ability to clean teeth properly, the health of gum tissue, jaw growth and speech development, as well as appearance. Severe malocclusion in a child can lead to health problems due to the inability to chew properly. Inadequate chewing can also lead to stomach problems. As a result, teeth that are improperly positioned are unusually harder to clean, and food particles can lodge easily between them, resulting in decay and gum disease.

One early sign that flags a child as a candidate for orthodontic treatment is Many people think that it is not necessary to care for children’s teeth as they will an asymmetrical relationship between the upper and lower jaws. An upper eventually fall out. However, research has shown that it is important to retain or lower jaw may be growing too much or not enough, or one or both jaws these primary teeth until permanent teeth are ready to erupt. If a primary may be too wide or too narrow, or crooked. If children over four years of age tooth is lost too early, a space maintainer may be needed to prevent the adjacent have these jaw discrepancies, they are usually candidates for early orthodontic/ teeth from moving in to the empty space as this can orthopedic treatment. present more serious problems. Time and time MAKENZIE AFTER again, a dentist or orthodontist sees a patient at the

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initial examination, looks into the mouth and thinks, ‘If only I’d seen this child a couple of years earlier, how much easier their treatment could have been’.

Early Intervention

Amanda Brannan’s mother, Jane, agrees with the philosophy of early intervention and prevention. Mrs. Brennan started Amanda’s visits to the dentist when her first baby teeth erupted. Amanda’s general dentist knew that she would need some type of early orthodontic treatment. When Amanda turned seven years old Jane scheduled an appointment for her daughter with me.

Early Signs

Malocclusion, the irregularities of tooth position and the misfitting of the teeth when the jaws are closed, may lead to disfigurement of the jaws and face. Often there is no single cause of malocclusion, but rather a combination of factors from heredity to habit to environment. Regardless of the cause, moderate and severe malocclusions would benefit from orthodontic treatment because irregular teeth rarely straighten themselves. Teeth that are rotated, overlapping, or simply don’t fit together properly, can happen at any age. However, it is usually noticed when children lose their primary teeth and begin to get permanent teeth. Crowded and rotated teeth are often inherited problems. They can also be caused by injuries, an early loss of primary teeth or from bad habits such as thumb sucking, nail biting or lip biting. Malocclusion can affect the bite, the

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Current concepts in orthodontic therapy involve not only moving teeth into proper alignment with braces, but also the early diagnosis and treatment of growth abnormalities often seen in children. In children, poor coordination between the upper and lower jaw can be a problem. For example, one jaw may be very short in relation to the other. When problems are detected at an early age, an orthodontist can perform treatment which cannot be accomplished on an adult. Intervention before puberty may prevent the need for orthognathic surgery at a later age. Moving the teeth with braces can be accomplished at virtually any age. However, when talking about reshaping the facial features and restructuring bones with orthopedic appliances, early intervention is required. There is a limited use for braces in very young children. It is recommended waiting until all four upper front adult teeth have erupted in most cases. However, when teeth are especially crowded in a child, braces can be used to create space for proper eruption of adult teeth. It’s important to have early monitoring and intervention as needed. With an early evaluation, the proper type of treatment can be planned and carried out. This could be as simple as the removal of some baby teeth at the proper time, if it is determined that they are in the way. The proper age for a child’s first orthodontic evaluation is approximately age

6 or with development and eruption of the adult first molars (also called 6 year molars). Early examination can uncover existing or potential conditions that respond to interceptive orthodontic treatment. This early, sometimes simple treatment, may eliminate the necessity for, and cost of, full orthodontic treatment at a later date. State of the art treatment frequently employs a style known as “two phase treatment.” Phase One, the early interceptive phase of treatment, heads off problems as they are detected. Orthodontic appliances can be used to correct the jaw shape and direct the growth toward ideal relationship between the upper and lower jaw. A good foundation can be established thereby providing adequate room for eruption of all the permanent teeth. This was the case with Amanda, I used a device known as a quad helix. This appliance is a bar extending between and attached to two molars on both sides of her upper jaw. It expands her narrow palatal area, thereby giving room to erupting permanent teeth. Each time she came for a visit, every six to eight weeks, I reactivated the appliance slightly to expand the arch. In addition to the quad helix, I attached brackets to six of her top front teeth. At each visit, Amanda enjoyed picking the new colors for her rubber bands (the ligatures placed on the brackets to hold the wire in place). Phase Two orthodontics is the corrective phase, and is initiated when most of the permanent teeth have erupted. This usually requires braces on all of the teeth for an average of 17-20 months. Retainers are worn after this phase to hold the teeth in their new positions.

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The two-phase orthodontic/orthopedic treatment is a very specialized process that encompasses jaw and facial changes (orthopedics) and tooth straightening (orthodontics). The emphasis today on living longer, staying healthy, and looking attractive requires optimum treatment results. The major advantage of two-phase treatment is to maximize the opportunity to accomplish the ideal healthy functional aesthetic and comfortable results that can remain stable and allow you to keep your own teeth for a lifetime. There is a possibility that Amanda may not need the second phase of treatment. If she does, it will be initiated when most of her permanent teeth have erupted. With good home care and conscientious retainer wear, Amanda’s teeth should stay healthy, stable and attractive throughout her entire lifetime. Dr. Randy Feldman has over 27 years experience in Orthodontics here in Tampa Bay. Dr. Feldman is also Tampa Bay’s ONLY Invisalign Premier Provider ELITE placing him in the top 1% of all Invisalign providers in the world. Visit www.FeldmanOrthodontics.com for more information. tbparenting.com

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There's something addictive about the fresh, creamy avocado salsa with a garlic kick, tucked right next to slices of slightly sweet, marinated grilled steak. My husband, Mike, grills the steaks while I whip the salsa together. The key is to buy a good piece of grass-fed beef (filet or skirt steak) marinate it overnight or for a few hours in Amy's Ginger Marinade (available at Whole Foods or health store) or make your own. Mike doesn't exactly measure his ingredients for his homemade marinade. It goes something like this: 2 minced cloves of fresh garlic, Tamari, dijon mustard, sea salt and honey. Here's what you'll need: -Marinade (slightly sweet like Amy's Ginger Marinade) -2 grass-fed filets -6 large red radishes -2 ripe avocados -2 garlic cloves -1/2 cup chopped cilantro -2 limes -8 whole wheat tortillas -Sea salt & pepper In a bowl, add minced fresh garlic, cubed avocados pieces and radishes cut into half moons. Squeeze fresh limes over the top and add sea salt and pepper. Stir together gently in the bowl so you don't squish the avocado. Lime juice will help keep avocados from turning brown, but cover the bowl while you grill your steaks. Right before your steaks are done, wrap and stack your tortillas in a damp kitchen towel and microwave for 1 minute until hot.You can also wrap them in foil and warm them in your oven on the lower rack for 5 minutes. Cut your steak crosswise into thin, diagonal slices. Place steak in your tortilla with a row of salsa. If you love sour cream (like I do), substitute plain, non-fat Greek yogurt. PREP TIME: 15 MINUTES SERVES: 4-6 TOTAL TIME: 25 MINUTES

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Heather Van Nest is a television news journalist at 10Connects News (CBS). For years, I ate a SAD diet (standard American diet). You really are what you eat--burgers, fries & sundaes made up my DNA! An autoimmune issue forced this junk food junkie to clean up her act! That’s how I got my life back! I’ve spent the past 10 years eating mainly fresh, whole foods, with ingredients I can pronounce. As a journalist, I am a natural researcher. I look for natural health products that REALLY work, the latest studies that show you which foods are worth your money, and my favorite, fast & fresh recipes. Share your nutritious recipes and more on my new webpage: Heather’s Natural Health. Go to 10connects.com and type in keyword: Heather

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Hillsborough

Carrollwood, Citrus Park, Lutz, New Tampa, Odessa, Temple Terrace, Westchase

Hillsborough County Visual Arts Alliance presents their Second Annual Arts Exhibition Last September four local art groups formed the Hillsborough County Visual Arts Alliance, through which the art groups work cooperatively to promote local artists and educate the community. Now they are celebrating their first year of artistic collaboration by presenting the Second Annual Arts Alliance Show, a fine arts juried and judged exhibition, at the Carrollwood Cultural Center.

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The four art groups that make up the Alliance span the Hillsborough area; The North Tampa Arts League, the Tampa Realistic Artists, Inc., the Brandon League of Fine Arts, and the Westchase Artists' Society. Appropriately, this group show will feature a wide range of artistic medium including photography, watercolor, oil, acrylic, pastel, and sculpture. Lynn Whitelaw, Director of the Leepa-Ratner Museum in Tarpon Springs, will jury and judge the exhibition.

September 4, 9am-6pm Hillsborough County Visual Arts Alliance Arts Exhibition Carrollwood Cultural Center, 4537 Lowell Rd., Tampa. For more information visit the Center website at CarrollwoodCenter.org.

The public is invited to meet the Alliance artists and view the best of Hillsborough County art at the September 12, 2pm – 4pm FREE Open House: Mary Jo’s Performing Arts Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony, Friday September 11 from 6 - 9 pm at the Center.

The Museum of Science and Industry honors Dr. Nils J. Diaz at 2009 National Hispanic Scientist of the Year Gala Dr. Nils J. Diaz, former Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and internationally recognized scientist, has been named MOSI’s 2009 National Hispanic Scientist of the Year. Cuban-born, Dr. Nils J. Diaz is internationally recognized for his broad expertise and contributions to nuclear sciences, reactor systems and fuels, to the regulation of nuclear facilities and radioactive materials, and to nuclear policy analysis and development. Diaz presently serves as a Commissioner of the Florida Energy and Climate Commission. He has received many national and international awards, including the Henry DeWolf Smyth 2008 Nuclear Statesman Award, awarded by the Nuclear Energy Institute and the American Nuclear Society, as well as being selected as one of the Most Influential Hispanics, recognized among the Top 50 Hispanic Scientists, and a member of the Hispanic Hall of Fame.

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September 11,12,13,18,19,20,25,26,27th Over The River & Through the Woods Masque Community Theatre of Temple Terrace presents a celebration of family, love & grandma’s that make you eat when you’re not hungry. Watch Nick interact with the grandparents as he informs them he is moving away to Seattle. This crazy group does everything they can to keep him there! 8825 N. 56th Street, Temple Terrace 813 983-1710, www.MasqueTheatre.net

Dr. Diaz is the immediate past Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Diaz was designated Chairman of the NRC by President Bush on April 1, 2003 and he served as such until his retirement from government service on June 30, 2006. He was first nominated by President Clinton and confirmed by the Senate as a Commissioner with the NRC in August 1996, nominated and confirmed September 27th again in 2001, and exercised the responsibilities of the position until he assumed the Chairmanship of the Miss New Tampa Pageant Pebble Creek Community Center Commission. Make plans now to attend the gala celebrating Dr. Nils J. Diaz on October 10.

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Auditions for Broadway Kids

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Auditions for students 8 to 18 years old. will be September 12, 2009 from 9 am to 3 pm at the MOSI presents National Hispanic Scientist of Carrollwood Cultural Center, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa FL 33618. the Year Gala Dr. Nils J. Diaz, former Chairman of the

The applicants must prepare a three minute monologue of their choice, 18 measures of a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and song (accompaniment will be provided), and demonstrate the ability to repeat a simple dance internationally recognized scientist, has been named MOSI’s 2009 National Hispanic Scientist combination. “Broadway Kids” is a repertory company reflective of the Carrollwood Cultural Center mission that allows young people the opportunity of learning and performing the craft of theatre as life enrichment and a purposeful mode of self expression. The theatre troupe practices on Saturday mornings for three hours for a $50 monthly fee. For more information, call 813-269-1310 ext 208 or email maryann@ carrollwoodcenter.org

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GET A MASSAGE FOR A GREAT CAUSE SEPTEMBER 15 Tampa Bay Area Massage Envy’s Host Massage for the Cure

On Tuesday, September 15, 2009, Massage Envy will team up with Susan G. Komen for the Cure to help win the fight against breast cancer by hosting Massage for the Cure. During this oneday event, Massage Envy clinics will offer $35 one-hour therapeutic massage sessions, with $10 from each massage donated directly to the Florida Suncoast Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Additional donations will also be accepted and all proceeds collected will go directly into the local community. The event is open to the public and requires an appointment at any of the nine Tampa Bay Area Massage Envy clinics. All proceeds from Massage for the Cure will support breast cancer education, screening and treatment initiatives in communities across the U.S. Appointments for Massage for the Cure can be made by contacting any of the nine Tampa Bay area Massage Envy clinics directly at 1-888-781-ENVY (3689) or visit MassageEnvy.com for a clinic near you. “Massage Envy is extremely proud to support Susan G. Komen for the Cure and to continue the partnership that we’ve developed to raise funds for breast cancer efforts in our community” said Rich Dunning, Florida Suncoast Regional Developer for Massage Envy. Since the first Massage for the Cure event in 2005, Massage Envy has raised over $800,000 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. This year, Massage Envy’s goal is to raise $500,000, with an estimated 590 Massage Envy clinics in 40 states participating. This year alone, more than 180,000 women and men in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer and more than 40,000 will lose their lives to the disease. A woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every three minutes and the disease claims another life every 13 minutes.

Better Access to Quality Behavioral Health BayCare Behavioral Health has been serving Florida residents with mental health and substance abuse issues since 1971. For the past three decades, BayCare Behavioral Health has developed and continually improved treatment, rehabilitation and support services to best suit the changing behavioral health needs of individuals in the communities they serve. They continue to perform as a leader in innovation and high quality service provision. More recently, BayCare Behavioral Health has identified a need for children’s outpatient services in Hillsborough County, especially for children dealing with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Early Childhood Mental Health (ages 0 – 5). For this reason, they are happy to announce an expansion of services at the Tampa outpatient facility. The expansion will increase access to quality behavioral health and chemical dependency services for children across the Tampa Bay area. Scope of Services at Tampa location: • • •

Outpatient mental health and substance abuse services Psychiatric Services Specializing in Autism Spectrum Disorders and Early Childhood Mental Health (ages 0-5)

For more information contact: Michelle Whittier, LMHC – Manager Office: (813) 872-7582 x232; or visit Baycare.org/behavioralhealth

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dates: Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays City Bike Tampa Announces History Bike Tours City Bike’s trained guides will introduce you to the history and beauty of downtown Tampa. Adult tours are $26.95 and children are $18.95. Bicycle and helmet included. Call today for the Ultimate Urban Experience (888-48-4BIKE) or reserve a spot at www.citybiketampa.com/tours. Starting September 13, Every Sunday at 2pm Henry B. Plant Museum Enjoy live theater of single-character vignettes that bring turn-of–the-century Tampa Bay Hotel staff members and guests to life. Based on original research conducted by the Henry Plant Museum, these characters recreate the attitudes and mores of a bygone time, along with the sorrows and joys of their existence. All performances are open to the public with museum donation. PlantMuseum.com September 24, 6:30pm-9pm Photo Mojo! 2009 Florida Museum of Photographic Arts Third annual fundraiser and photography auction to benefit FMoPA and AIA Tampa Bay, a Chapter of the American Institute of Architects takes place at the ELEMENT, 808 N. Franklin St., downtown Tampa. Tickets are $50 per person in advance and $60 at the door. For more information call 813-221-2222. September 26 High Heel Hike Join the fun and go for the crown! Jules Burt has teamed up with Jenny McCarthy’s Generation Rescue. Westshore Plaza, 250 Westshore Plz, Tampa, 33609. 813-286-0790, HighHeelHike.com September 30 Live Music Series at Hyde Park Village: Vodkanauts Benefitting the Humane Society of Tampa Bay. Hyde Park Village, 742 S. Village Circle, Tampa, 33606. 813-254-6210, HydeParkVillage.net

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First Florida LEED Green Building Certification for a Resort or Hotel – SANDPEARL RESORT! The first new resort to be built on Clearwater Beach in 25 years, the Sandpearl Resort has been recognized by Expedia Insiders’ Select ranking of top hotels in the world. Sandpearl was rated #8 in the world in the 2009 Insiders’ Select ranking based on customer satisfaction and value for the dollar. Another recent recognition included the 2009 AAA Four Diamond rating for both the Sandpearl Resort and its signature restaurant, Caretta on the Gulf. Most recently, Sandpearl became one of 15 resorts or hotels worldwide to earn the prestigious LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environment Design) designation by the Green Building Council www. usgbc.org. September 12, 10am-2pm

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LEED certification of Sandpearl was based on a number of green design and construction features that positively impact the project itself and the broader community. These features include: chilled water air-conditioning system; heat recovery exhaust system; in-room energy management system; common areas thermal comfort; ozone assisted laundry; special glazing for windows and sliding glass doors; low emission construction materials; geothermal pool heating system; ozone pool sanitizing system; extensive water conservation systems; waste conservation; and more. This luxury resort has 253 guest rooms, a full service spa and fitness center, upscale and casual dining, stateof-the-art meeting and event space, 700 feet of pristine beachfront and enrichment programs. As part of the enrichment programs a LEED tour is regularly offered with a behind the scenes look at what it takes to receive this designation. The Sandpearl Resort is a wonderful addition to our community - visit www.sandpearl.com to learn more. JMC Communities was the visionary leader behind Sandpearl’s drive to achieve LEED certification, which is based on energy use, lighting, water and material use as well as incorporation of a variety of other sustainable strategies. LEED verifies environmental performance, occupant health and financial return. LEED was established for market leaders to design & construct buildings that protect and save precious resources while also making good economic sense. For more information visit www.usgbc.org/LEED.

Dunedin Fine Art Center Fall Exhibitions are a Natural! The Cabinet of Natural Curiosities - September 11 – December 23, 2009: This group exhibition of contemporary international artists explores the theme of Albertus Seba’s eighteenth century natural history classic by the same name. The artists gathered represent a variety of media—sculpture, printmaking, painting, wood, ceramics, jewelry and fiber. Rachel Simmons: Wonders of the Sea - September 11 – October 18: Rollins College studio art professor brings her acclaimed multi-media Wonders of the Sea exhibition to our coastal community. Critters God Left on the Drawing Table - September 11 – October 18, Center Gallery: A Design Project by DFAC Jewelry instructor Susan Maxon and her students A Cool Collection by Some Sizzlin’ Kids - September 11 – October 18, Meta B. Brown Gallery The creative ingenuity and burbling enthusiasm of DFAC’s Sizzlin’ Summer Camp Artists! Kid-created and kid-curated! *Representing over 30 public and private schools through Pinellas and Hillsborough counties! Cabinet of Natural Curiosities - September 11, 2009 – August 01, 2010: The David L. Mason Children’s Art Museum presents artful, educational interactive experiences using Art, Science, History and Nature to explore the theme of Albertus Seba’s eighteenth century natural history classic. Visit the science station where you can study cool charts and draw what you see with a trio of microscopes focusing on animals, plants and insects. Visit the dinosaur fossil cave where mysteries of the past are revealed through careful excavation. Capture colorful birds with markers as you float down the bayou. Get the “inside” scoop with the animal and insect x-ray matching station. All at the Dunedin Fine Art Center – 1143 Michigan Blvd. – Dunedin, FL – 727.298.DFAC – www.dfac.org

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Kid’s Art Fest 2009 The festival features lots of hands-on fun which will include the EVER popular painta-car activity, where kids get to paint their designs on a real automobile supplied by Florida Auto Exchange. Dunedin Fine Arts Center, www.Dfac.org Discovering Nature with Your Child September 13 & 27, 11 am – 3 pm Who lives in that skin? What is the difference between a carnivore and an herbivore? Whose tracks are those? Stop by our classroom anytime between 11:00 am and 3:00 pm to participate in a variety of selfguided nature games and activities that answer these questions and many more. Pre-registration is not required for this open activity. Admission: Free. All ages welcome. Brooker Creek Preserve, Tarpon Springs 727-453-6800, BrookerCreekPreserve.org September 15, 5pm-8pm 20th Annual Taste of Clearwater Harborview Center, downtown Clearwater. The largest indoor “taste” event in the Tampa Bay region with food from 50+ restaurants. ClearwaterFlorida.org, 727-461-0011 x223 October 3, 12noon-6pm Cypress Woods Elem PTA Golf Tournament The PTA cordially invites you to tee it up for a great cause – our kids! Please round up your favorite foursome (all skill levels welcome) and join us for an exciting day of golf on one of the finest private golf courses in Pinellas County. 12p: Registration, Driving Range opens 1p: Shotgun Start & Putting Contest 6p: Dinner Buffet, Prizes & Silent Auction, Wentworth Golf Club 2990 Wentworth Way, Tarpon Springs, 34688. Debbie Bechtel at 727.647.6355 October 3 Harbor Sounds Music Festival Free music festival and featured food vendors, childrens activities, and downtown strolls. SAFETY HARBOR MARINA, Safety Harbor 727-723-9000; visitflorida.com

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Pinellas

Largo, Pinellas Park, Seminole, St. Pete Beach, St. Petersburg, Treasure Island

Former Minnesota Vikings football player named Athletic Director at Shorecrest Preparatory School [St. Petersburg, Florida] --- Shorecrest is pleased to announce that Sullivan (Tripp) Welborne, III has been named the Athletic Director at Shorecrest Preparatory School, beginning July 1, 2009. Tripp has an impressive background in both professional athletics as well as business. He graduated from the University of Michigan as a Communications and Industrial Engineering double major while garnering football accolades. Tripp was a two-time First Team All-American football player in 1989 and 1990. In 1990, he was also named National College Football Defensive Player of the Year, Academic All-American, and Team Most Valuable Player. After graduation, he played defensive back for the Minnesota Vikings for three years until a knee injury forced him to retire early from his football career. After leaving the National Football League, Tripp founded Bornwell Inc., a company that raises money for non-profits supporting students through college scholarships. Tripp is still president, and in 2008 Bornwell, in partnership with his home church in North Carolina, granted over 70 scholarships and more than $200,000 in scholarship money. Tripp also garnered much success in the business world. He received his MBA from Queens University of Charlotte at the McColl Graduate School of Business while working for Wachovia Corporation as a Business Analyst. He then moved to the Bank of America Corporation as a Vice President in Risk Management. Tripp was most recently the Director of Operations for Target Corporation, where he oversaw a staff of 120 and managed a $300 million budget. He directed all technological, operational, financial, and strategic initiatives for Assets Protection, an international department that he spearheaded. He also led Target’s Take Charge of Education accounting team program strategy and school payout distribution. This program pays $20 million annually to 131,000 schools. With his parents both educators, mom a Kindergarten teacher for forty years and dad a University Vice Chancellor and Chemistry professor, Tripp was raised to believe in the importance of education. His parents taught him to always do his best.

Tripp lives by a simple philosophy, “If you do the things you love, you have freedom. And if you love the things you do, you have happiness.” The two things that he loves doing most include athletics and working with kids, a great fit for Shorecrest’s Athletic Director.

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September 5, 12noon-10pm 9th Annual GeckoFest This family festival and walking parade celebrates the end of summer and Labor Day weekend with color, whimsy, extraordinary entertainment and a street dance. Gulfport, Geckofest.com September 5, 9:30am Breakfast with Dalí Join us to explore the museum on a private interactive tour by a leading docent. A scrumptious breakfast follows the tour, along with arts and crafts. The program is limited to 20 children, plus their parents. There is a 10% discount for advance payment. To register and pre-pay to secure a spot, please call (727) 8233767 ext. 3024 or bmead@thedali.org

September 26, 10am– 4pm Be an Eco-Hero: Serve to Preserve Celebrate National Public Lands Day with a day filled with exciting “Go Green” activities, hosted by Girl Scouts of West Central Florida. Current members, non-members and families are invited. Learn fun ways to make a difference, including ways to recycle, green your lunch, reduce your carbon footprint, conserve water, eat smart and more! Brooker Creek Preserve, 3940 Keystone Rd., Tarpon Springs, $10/per person. Register online: www.gswcf.org

Tripp is married to Christy Welborne and they have two children, a 6 year-old daughter and a 3-year-old son. Tampa Bay Parenting Magazine

September 4, 7:30pm Fresh, a film about our food system The Studio@620 invites you to a screening of FRESH, a film that celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are reinventing our food system. For more information visit freshthemovie.com, 620 First Avenue S. St. Petersburg, 727-895-6620, info@ studio620.org

September 19, 9am - 1pm Saturday Summer Market Vendors offer fresh produce, gourmet foods, baked goods, plants and flowers, featuring local artist, live music, organic growers and green products. Progress Energy Center for the Arts, Mahaffey Theater Parking Garage. 400 1st St. S., St. Petersburg. SaturdayMorningMarket.com

“Learning is a discipline…Be curious…Want to learn… Keep trying even if it is hard… Offer nothing but your best” were key phrases that Tripp heard growing up and now offers to his own children and students whom he mentors.

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Premier Community HealthCare Group celebrated National Community Health Center Week with Grand Opening of New Center Tents, Politicians, Chamber members, Camera…Action! Premier Community HealthCare Group had more than a Grand Opening to celebrate! The festivities showcased the Health Center’s expansion to New Port Richey, thanks to ARRA funding, and soon to Hudson. Celebrating the National Community Health Center Week, the Grand Opening of a new site and “30” Years of quality healthcare in Pasco County was a lot to celebrate in one afternoon. Under the tents outside, a few formal congratulatory remarks were made through the reading of the Community Health Center proclamations from Governor Crist and the County Commissioners, a letter from U.S. Senator Bill Nelson and personal comments from Senator Mike Fasano and Commissioner Ann Hildebrand. After the ceremonial Ribbon cutting, Kim Schuknecht, CEO, expressed gratitude to the community representatives for their kind and encouraging words. She stated, “It’s been a huge effort to get the funding to “head west”…we’re here and we look forward to continuing to fulfill our role in the health continuum for all Pasco residents in need of a medical home.” Also in attendance were CEO’s from several hospitals in the area, who were represented through the remarks from John Couris, CEO, Baycare, Morton Plant Mease, Premier’s new New Port Richey neighbor, welcoming Premier to the West Pasco neighborhood. The “Headin West” theme was evident with the horse drawn wagon and décor at the event. Approximately 100 were in attendance. Tours of the new site were provided by the staff. The site will house both Family and Pediatric Care. The Hudson site is projected to open in March of 2010.

The Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce announces new Honorary Mayor Theresa Jacobs This year’s Honorary Mayor Mixer was held at Hyundai and Mazda of Wesley Chapel. Chamber Executive Director, Sheri Goldberg, led the evening and made introductions including the new Honorary Mayor, Theresa Jacobs, of Keller Williams Realty and Honorary Deputy Mayor, Darlene Reed, of Bay Insurors Corp. The other mayoral candidates included Carol Goebel of Trail Wind Travel and Joanne DeLessio of Ideal Health. This year’s mayoral race raised over $6,800.00, 10% of which went to the new mayor’s charity of choice, KW CARES. The duties of the honorary positions include participation in Grand Openings, Ribbon Cuttings and other community social events. Many of the Chamber’s Board members also participated in the Mayoral announcement, including, President Cindy Fleming (Bay Insurors), Vice President Mary Adele Cluck (5/3 Bank), Secretary Angela Bosler (AFLEC), Stephanie Watts (American Cancer Society), Laura Miller (Charles Rutenberg Realty), Debra Kaplen (Under the Palms Ministry), Michael DeLessio (Bank Atlantic) and Jeff Olsen (Grace Community Church). Winner’s Grill provided a fantastic buffet, including prime rib. At the event, Hyundai and Mazda of Wesely Chapel’s General Manager, John Gauvey, presented the Lexington Oaks community with a donated new security vehicle. The generous donation is just one of many that Gauvey has made to the Wesley Chapel community. For more information on the Wesley Chapel Chamber, call (813) 994-8534 or go to www.wesleychapelchamber.com.

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dates: Every Wednesday at 10 am Wiregrass Wednesdays (FREE) Weekly children’s entertainment program. The Shops at Wiregrass, 28211 Paseo Drive, Wesley Chapel, FL 33543 theshopsatwiregrass.com September: Various Dates/Times Programs at your local Pasco County Library Many programs/activities avilable for all ages (birth - adult). Centennial Park, Hudson, Hugh Embry, Land O’Lakes, New River, Regency Park, South Holiday, and Zephyrhills. PascoLibraries.org (click on Events) September 6 & 7 Pioneer Florida Days Festival Experience early Florida history through Civil War reenactments, children’s activities and authentic craft demonstrations. Pioneer Florida Museum, Dade City, FL 352-567-0262; pioneerfloridamuseum.org September 25-27 Founder’s Day New Port Richey Celebrate the history of New Port Richey with a fun-filled event featuring a carnival and midway, arts and crafts fair, historic activities. Downtown & Sims Park, New Port Richey; 727842-8066, visitflorida.com October 10-12 Cotee River Bike Fest This 2 day event features Live Music on 2 Stages, Sheriff Bob White Escorted Benefit Ride, Merchandise Vendors, Food & Beverage Vendors, and more. 5443 Main St., New Port Richey, 727-842-7651, visitflorida.com

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around town Saks Fifth Avenue Event Benefitting the Joshua House

Julie Weintraub, Prince Mario-Max Lippe of Austria, Tammy Levant (the birthday girl), Angela Ardolino and Michael Pinson

Angela Ardolino, Brandi Kamenar, Heidi Shimberg and Brooke Palmer.

Back To School Fair at MOSI

The team from Feldman Orthodontics entertian and educate the crowd.

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Annabelle Towne, 5 months old, tries out her fairy wings.

Carlton, Martha, Layla and Naomi of New Tampa enjoy the day.

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Christmas in July at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital

Because of the community’s generous support, St. Joe’s was able to collect more than $60,000 in toy and monetary donations, enough items to fill three portable storage units. These toys will be used to comfort and entertain hospitalized children throughout the year. Pictured L to R; Preston Zink and mother Tiffany, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers John Gilmore and Quincy Black greet patient Yan Perez

Dora the Explorer at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center

Deirdre Cullom holding Aaralyn Cullom (3 yr), Alana Cullom (4 yrs.) and Aidan Cullom (6 yrs.) winners of the Dora meet & greet.

Laina and Mayia Rocco come dressed as their favorite heroine.

An Affair to Remember Wilma and Bea are in love. Busch Gardens’ 65-acre Serengeti Plain is home to herds of giraffe, zebra, rhinos, African antelope and many species of birds all living together. For the most part, the species stick to their own kind. But recently, zoo keepers at Busch Gardens noticed an unlikely pair- a three-year-old giraffe, Bea, and an ostrich, Wilma, who just can’t seem to get enough of one another. We’ll let the picture speak for itself.

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september calendar of events EVENTS/FESTIVALS Free: Wiregrass Wednesdays Sept. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 at 10 am Live children’s entertainment, activities, face painting, balloons, and a whole lot of fun at the Shops at Wiregrass, Bruce B. Downs and S.R.56, Wesley Chapel. 813-994-4010 Free Outdoor Concert at Carrollwood Cultural Center Sept. 7, 3 pm The Carrollwood Cultural Center will present a free outdoor concert featuring the band Coo Coo Ca Choo, a local band that primarily plays music from the sixties: a lot of British invasion with the Beatles, Animals and the Rolling Stones, and also some of the great American music such as the Beach Boys, Crosby, Stills and Nash, and Jimmy Hendrix. Join us for our second outdoor concert held on the backstage of the Center. Bring a chair or blanket and cozy up to the stage to enjoy some sixties music under the open sky. 4537 Lowell Rd., Tampa 813-269-1310, CarrollwoodCenter.org Disney On Ice presents Princess Classics, Sept. 10-13, times vary Disney On Ice combines exceptional moments from Disney’s Cinderella, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Sleeping Beauty, Beauty and the Beast, Mulan and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in one captivating production filled with amazement and wonder. Dreamers of all ages will take flight on a heart-warming tale filled with sizzling special effects, dazzling set designs and elegant artistry on ice. St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa 800-745-3000, www.disneyonice.com Third Annual Deep Carnivale Celebrates the Art of Words Sept. 12, 10 am - 5 pm Tampa’s premier literature festival, presents dozens of authors, poets, songwriters and artists on multiple stages in the Performing Arts Building of Hillsborough Community College, Ybor Campus. The event is free and open to the public. For the kids, there will also be a wide array of supervised literacy, reading and arts activities to enjoy in the large rehearsal hall right in the middle of the festival. Hillsborough Community College-Ybor City Campus, 2112 N. 15th Street, Tampa, FL 33675 or T. Hampton Dohrman 813-784-2972 thdohrman@gmail.com.

Zoo Run Run Sept. 12, 8 am

Join the seventh annual Zoo Run Run, a 5K run that winds through the Zoo and along the scenic Hillsborough River. Children can enter a special “Fun Run” which follows the 5K. Registration cost includes admission to the Zoo for the day for the entrant only. 813-935-8552 ext. 239. 1101 W. Sligh Ave. Tampa. LowryParkZoo.com Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Dallas Cowboys Sept. 13, 1pm Raymond James Stadium Fisher-Price PlaySpace Weekend Sept. 19-20, 10 am - 4 pm Fisher-Price PlaySpace Weekend returns to the Zoo with a super-sized play area filled with the coolest new toys from Fisher-Price. “Dora the Explorer” from Nick Jr.™, along with the Little People® friends Eddie™ and Sonya Lee®, will make special appearances throughout the weekend. The event is ideal for kids under six years old and a wild time for the whole family! PlaySpace activities are included free-of-charge with Zoo admission. 1101 W. Sligh Ave. Tampa. LowryParkZoo.com Try the Y for FREE! Sept. 19-27 The YMCA’s of Tampa Bay are offering a week long community open house. Enjoy the benefits of being a YMCA member for a week for FREE. Bring the whole family...special wellness classes will be offered all week long! ymcatampabay.org (see ad on pg 31) Young Eagles Day Sept. 26, 10 am - 2 pm Children, ages 8-17, have the opportunity to learn about aviation and fly in an airplane free of charge. The Young Eagles program is a nation-wide program developed by the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) as a means to introduce young people to the experience of flight. Albert Whitted Airport, 107 8th Ave. S.E. St. Petersburg, FL 33701 727-822-1532, youngeagles.org

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Military Tribute at Largo Central Park Sept. 26, 10 am - 2 pm Soldiers, Veterans and their Families are invited! Let us show you our appreciation for the sacrifices you have made by serving in our nation’s military so that we, as Americans, may enjoy our freedoms! Opening and closing ceremonies, speakers and dignitaries, live entertainment, food and beverages, train rides in the park, and family games and activities. Businesses and organizations will also be distributing useful information about programs, discounts, and other beneficial resources that are especially available to members of the military and their families. Attendees must register upon arrival. Proof of military relationship will be requested. Contact 727-5876740 x5014 or clucas@largo.com Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. NY Giants Sept. 27, 1pm Raymond James Stadium MOSI presents National Hispanic Scientist of the Year Gala Oct. 10, 7 pm Dr. Nils J. Diaz, former Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and internationally recognized scientist, has been named MOSI’s 2009 National Hispanic Scientist of the Year. Cuban-born, Dr. Nils J. Diaz is internationally recognized for his broad expertise and contributions to nuclear sciences, reactor systems and fuels, to the regulation of nuclear facilities and radioactive materials, and to nuclear policy analysis and development. 4801 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa, 33617. For ticket information visit mosi.org or call (813) 987-6000 2009 Bicycle Bash by the Bay Oct. 11, 11 am - 4 pm It’s time to pump up the pedal power movement in Tampa Bay and get ready for the 2009 Bicycle Bash by the Bay in St. Petersburg to celebrate and grow bicycling in the Bay region. There will be bike shops, demos, exhibits, prizes and a swap meet to check out. Come and enjoy bicycling in the Tampa Bay area! North Straub Park, Downtown St. Petersburg. BicycleBash.com

THEATRE/FILM FRESH, a film about our food system Sept. 4, 7:30 pm The Studio@620 invites you to a screening of FRESH, a film that celebrates the farmers,

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thinkers and business people across America who are reinventing our food system. Forging healthier, sustainable alternatives, they offer a practical vision of our food and our planet’s future. For more information visit www. freshthemovie.com. 620 First Avenue South, St. Petersburg, 33701 727-895-6620, Studio620.org, Admission: $5 Jobsite Theater presents And Baby Makes Seven Sept. 23 – Oct. 11, Shimberg Playhouse A love triangle with more than three sides: Anna, Ruth and Peter await the arrival of their newborn child, but first they must rid the crowded apartment of their three imaginary children. Completely blurring the lines between illusion and reality, power and subjection, friendship and love, female and male – And Baby Makes Seven is a celebration of narrative, of the power of the theater to make fantasy real. Contains adult language, situations and subject matter. JobSiteTheater.org, tbpac.org 813.229.STAR (7827), tbpac.org.

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you into a night club fit for kings and queens. The scene transforms to the Half Note night club where you’ll sip champagne, nibble the finest hors d’oeuvre, and jam to the live sounds of Duke, Ella, and Sarah. Be part of history as traditional Jazz comes back to its founding birthplace in Clearwater ... The Fort Harrision. $100 per person / $175 Couple. Attire: 1940’s Period, Costume encouraged. HarlemNightsBenefit.org, 813-221-3088 or 727-543-4443. Mantra singers come to Progress Energy Center for the Arts -Mahaffey Theater Sept. 19, 7:30 pm Deva Premal & Miten have demonstrated that the power of mantra is as relevant today as it has been for thousands of years. On the road almost non-stop since 1992, the duo has traveled the world delivering their contemporary interpretation of traditional mantras and chants. Deva Premal & Miten will be accompanied by the Nepali flutist, Manose. Tickets are $36 - 72 and can be purchased through Ticketmaster.com, the Theater Box Office (727-892-5767) or Wings Bookstore, 4500 4th Street North

Harlem Nights benefit Jazz Concert Sept. 19, 6:30 pm It’s a hot September night, you’re bored, with nothing exciting to do. Now imagine how much fun it would be to dress up in a swanky dress or suit from the 1940s and transport yourself back into time…you jump in your car and head to a place where red carpet meets your feet and valets wearing white tuxes and top hats escort

Photo Mojo! 2009 Florida Museum of Photographic Arts Sept. 24, 6:30 pm - 9 pm Third annual fundraiser and photography auction to benefit FMoPA and AIA Tampa Bay, a Chapter of the American Institute of Architects takes place at the ELEMENT, 808 N. Franklin St., downtown Tampa. Tickets are $50 per person in advance and $60 at the door. For more information call 813-221-2222 Art of Fashion: 50 Golden Years of Style: Sept. 26, 7 pm - 10 pm Walk the red carpet dressed as your favorite fashion icon of the last 50 years or come as the star you are in cocktail attire. There will be a fashion show, lucky draw and silent auction. for more information call the museum main number at 727-712-5762. Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, 600 Klosterman Rd., Tarpon Springs, FL

Rob Thomas Sept. 26, 7pm Multiple Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter Rob Thomas. This is Thomas’s second full-fledged solo tour. robthomasmusic. com. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater. RuthEckerdHall.com Pet Shop Boys Sept. 10, 8 pm The Pet Shop Boys return with their ninth album In a career spanning more than two decades, the duo of Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe have created some of the most beloved and recognizable hits in the world (“West End Girls,” “It’s A Sin,” “New York City Boy,” etc.), and sold more than 30 million records. Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Tampa. tbpac.org, 813-229-7827

Aboriginal Australians’ bark paintings of fish, turtles and snakes. Sept 12 - Recyled Art Kids learn how to make beautiful fish from two-liter plastic bottles. Sept 19 - Under the Sea Watercolor Porthole Watercolors are used to paint an underwater seascape from the viewpoint of a submarine porthole. Sept 26 - Tin Fish Mobile Class makes a mobile of an underwater world using tin and wire. The Tampa Museum of Art’s interim facility is located at 2306 N. Howard Avenue, Tampa, FL, 33607. 813-274-8130, TampaMuseum.org

Live Music Series at Hyde Park Village Vodkanauts, Sept. 30 Benefitting The Humane Society of Tampa Bay. Hyde Park Village, 742 S. Village Circle, Tampa, FL 33606 HydeParkVillage.net, 813-254-6210

ART The Art Spot at the Tampa Art Museum Sept 5, 12, 19, 26, 10 am - 2 pm Saturday morning free drop-in program offers children the opportunity to explore their own creativity by visiting the galleries and creating art projects in the museum’s classroom. Projects are self-guided and offer a different art activity each week. No registration required. Sept 5 - Aboriginal Bark Paintings Students make animal pictures similar to tbparenting.com

National Geographic “Photo Safari” Oct. 10, 10 am - 2 pm In celebration of World Animal Day, Tampa’s Zoo is hosting a “Photo Safari” workshop brought to you by National Geographic Kids and Fisher Price. The event will feature a hands-on workshop with a National Geographic photographer, who will introduce young children to photography and send them “on assignment” with a Fisher Price digital camera for kids. All registered participants will receive a free gift. Reservations required for the workshop. 1101 W. Sligh Avenue in Tampa. LowryParkZoo.com, 813-935-8552

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