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Union seeks ‘online-only’ school option
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Pasco County Schools is continuing its plans to offer face-to-face instruction as one of its options when school resumes on Aug. 24 — but, the union representing teachers and other school district employees is continuing its efforts to block that. In a posting on the United School Employees of Pasco’s website, union officials inform their members that they are continuing efforts to seek an injunction that would prevent a return to brick-and-mortar
classrooms when school begins. The union is waiting until this week for formal actions to avoid interfering with efforts by the Florida Education Association, which is pursuing legal action on behalf of educators across the state, the posting says. This latest USEP announcement follows a rally by teachers and parents at school district headquarters on Aug. 4, seeking to persuade the Pasco County School Board to adopt an online-only opening of schools, until the number of positive COVID-19 cases declines. Don Peace, president of USEP, appeared
at the school board’s meeting that day, again urging the board to only open schools online. “We are not saying we don’t want a return to brick-and-mortar. We are saying we don’t want to return to brick-and-mortar now,” Peace said. “Pediatricians and CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) are saying that we should not be heading back to schools at this time. “When the positivity rate shows a downSee UNION, page 7A
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Soule Company, based in Compark 75, plans to add a new 100,000-square-foot building.
“The project will generate $4.69 million annually in gross county product, so the return on investment is very substantial,” Engel said, in recommending approval of the agreement. Jennie Sammurr, who oversees business retention and expansion for the Pasco EDC, told commissioners “the Soule Company is a perfect example of why we have the BRE (business retention and expansion) program and why we do what we do. “The Soule Company was incorporated in the state of Florida in 1956.This company has been very resilient, has overcome many economic climates that have been challenging — and have continued to grow and expand. Our small businesses are the backbone of our economy, our local economy and they are the backbone of our business community.” When the Pasco EDC staff met with Jerry Flatt, the company’s CEO, they learned that the company has been considering an expansion for several years, Sammurr said. “Their company manufactures packaging and shipping supplies and now they’ve added a medical division that allows them to service many of our health care facilities in the area, but also in the Southeastern United States,” she said. The company has been located in Pasco County since 2001. Flatt addressed commissioners, via a remote video feed, during the board’s hybrid remote-live meeting. He told board members:“We’ve grown to the point that we need to add an additional facility. “We do a lot of packaging with different companies, different manufacturers, both in Pasco, Pinellas and Hillsborough county.We
As the Zephyrhills Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) preps its budget for fiscal year 2020-21, city leaders are calling for more attention to Hercules Park, a 9-acre city-owned park land property off Gall Boulevard. Zephyrhills CRA director Gail Hamilton on July 27 probed the CRA Board of Commissioners —chaired by Zephyrhills City Council members — on which types of projects they want to have highest priority in the upcoming year, noting the agency appears in good shape with funding this coming year. The answer was unanimous: Hercules Park improvements are well overdue. CRA board member Lance Smith was quick to declare it’s time to gather community input and organize an action plan for the vacant park land that once had a buzzing aquatic center and swimming pool. He observed Hercules Park, adjacent to Zephyrhills High and Woodland Elementary schools, is visibly nestled in “a very high traffic” intersection that includes a Wawa gas station and Culver’s fast-food restaurant. “I think we should really work on Hercules some, because it’s been sitting there,” Smith said.“I don’t think we have to spend a tremendous amount of money on it, but I do think we have to put together a plan for it.” Fellow board member Charles Proctor agreed Hercules Park fixes are “a longtime in the coming,” since ownership of the land was transferred to the city from the Pasco County School Board in June 2018. Even minor improvements would make it a desirable passive park for residents, he said. His general idea:“Make it simple, but usable,” so that upkeep isn’t an ongoing burden for the city’s public works department. “I don’t necessarily want to go crazy with it,” Proctor said, “but I would like to make it usable, so if somebody wanted to
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An economic incentive from Pasco County is supporting the expansion of a manufacturing business in Compark 75, off Wesley Chapel Boulevard. Soule Company plans to construct a 100,000-square-foot building on a 7.7-acre parcel, at 26543 Wild Fern Circle.The new facility represents an $8 million investment, according to Pasco County figures. The structure will be built next to the company’s existing 62,000-square-foot building, in the industrial business park. Soule Company has two divisions: One fabricates packaging products made to customer specifications; the other fabricates disposable foam positioning products for the medical community. The professional packaging division distributes a full line of packaging and shipping supplies, including corrugated boxes, poly bags, strapping, stretch films, tapes, among others. The medical division works closely with medical entities to design, develop, manufacture, and distribute products that assist in patient care, recovery, and healing. The Pasco County Commission approved an economic incentive package worth $177,172 at its Aug. 4 meeting, to support the company’s plans. The new manufacturing building will generate 25 full-time jobs, according to David Engel, the county’s manager of the office of economic growth. The incentive package includes $50,000 for creating the 25 new jobs; a five-year reimbursement of tangible taxes, which totals $107,171; and, an employee training grant of $20,000 for Pasco-based employees, Engel said.
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Amazon plans $40 million investment in Pasco By B.C. Manion bcmanion@lakerlutznews.com
The Pasco Economic Development Council has announced that Amazon plans to invest $40 million in Pasco County. The company is planning a new 110,000square-foot facility in Lutz, according to a Pasco EDC news release. The facility will be located on a portion of the Hayman-Fuentes property near the northeast corner of State Road 54 and the Suncoast Parkway, according to Lauren Miceli, marketing and communications manager for Pasco EDC. “This new facility will add hundreds of direct and indirect jobs to Pasco County,” Bill Cronin, president/CEO of Pasco EDC, said in the economic development agency’s release. The new delivery station in Lutz “will power Amazon’s last-mile delivery capabilities to speed up deliveries for customers in Pasco County,” according to an Amazon news release. “Delivery stations enable Amazon Logistics to supplement capacity and flexibility to Amazon’s delivery capabilities,” the
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company release says. The Lutz delivery station is expected to open in 2021, according to Amazon. Local officials are delighted by Amazon’s decision to invest in Pasco. “Amazon’s jobs are unique in the sense that some will work directly for the company and others can essentially open their own business and work as a third party with them. It’s a great opportunity for our residents to start their own small business,” Cronin said. “The county and Pasco EDC have worked hard to create mixed-use neighbor-
hoods and attract a variety of industries to Pasco,” Pasco County Commissioner Mike Wells said in the Pasco EDC release. “Amazon putting their trust that Pasco is the right place for them shows that our team’s hard work is paying off and we welcome them to our community.” Amazon’s delivery stations offer entrepreneurs the opportunity to build their own business delivering Amazon packages, as well as independent contractors the flexibility to be their own boss and create their own schedule delivering for Amazon Flex. Amazon has more than 150 delivery stations in the United States. Pasco County Commission Chairman Mike Moore reacted to the news, in an Amazon release that announced the company’s upcoming Tampa Bay plans. “I am thrilled to welcome Amazon and the additional jobs this facility will bring to our community,” Moore said, in the release. “This is another example of Pasco County government and the Pasco Economic Development Council working together to make Pasco County the premier place for business.” In addition to its planned Lutz facility, the
company also has announced a new fulfillment center in Temple Terrace, which is expected to create 720 jobs.That, too, is expected to launch in 2021. Amazon currently operates seven fulfillment and sortation centers in the state, in Jacksonville, Davenport, Orlando, Miami, Ruskin and Lakeland, according to a company news release. Amazon’s new operations facility in Temple Terrace will span more than 600,000 square feet on the ground floor. Employees at the site will work alongside innovative technologies to pick, pack and ship smaller customer items, such as books, electronics, small household goods and toys, the Amazon release says. Amazon will hire for roles in human resources, operations management, safety, security, finance and information technology. Amazon offers a minimum starting wage of $15 per hour. Its full-time employees also receive full medical, vision and dental insurance, as well as a 401(k), with a 50% company match, beginning on Day 1. To learn more about Amazon, visit Amazon.com.
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Bilirakis also addressed the status of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) business loan program. More funds will likely be added to program, he said, but he noted there is still $100 billion in loans available. The next round of PPP loans should be geared toward businesses with 25 employees or fewer, he said. There also should be more flexibility to help the restaurants that are hurting, he added. Bilirakis acknowledged the original $669billion federal business loan program was put together hastily, during a state of emergency. Its language allowed some corporations, even charter schools, to take advantage of loans not meant for them. “It was a successful program and we helped out a lot of businesses, but I think we’ve learned that we need to narrow the scope because a lot of big businesses took advantage,” he said.
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U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis fielded questions from constituents during a virtual town hallstyle meeting hosted by The Greater Zephyrhills Chamber of Commerce. The Aug. 6 online “Breakfast with Bilirakis” meeting, allowed the Republican congressman to share various updates from Washington D.C. It also provided a forum for Bilirakis, who represents Florida’s 12th Congressional District, to listen to concerns and questions from East Pasco residents. One pressing question involved the timeline of when the next COVID-19 stimulus package is coming. Bilirakis attributed the lack of action by Congress to partisan politics between Democrats and Republicans. He pinned the bulk of the blame on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat. “This could be done within a matter of hours if we take the politics out of it, but we all know it’s not realistic,” the Republican congressman said. “Speaker Pelosi does not negotiate. Right now she feels like she’s winning politically, and she’s not putting the people who are really hurting, that need this assistance first, but, I think she’s getting closer and closer (to coming around).” Republicans have called for $1 trillion in spending; Democrats have a $3.5 trillion plan. One key difference in the plans involves the Democrats’ proposal to provide funding for large cities, such as New York and Chicago. Bilirakis doesn’t agree with that. His reasoned those cities, among others, “have been fiscally irresponsible for years and years and years,” long before the COVID-19 pandemic. He put it like this: “Nothing against Chicago or New York City, I love those cities, but the management has been terrible, the leadership has been terrible in those particular cities recently.” Even with ongoing differences between the two parties, Bilirakis is confident a second stimulus package will pass. President Donald Trump has threatened executive action to break Congress’s impasse, Bilirakis said. “I don’t blame him — people are suffering; they need help now,” the congressman said. Bilirakis also is certain federal unemployment benefits will be extended, but doesn’t expect it be at the $600 per week rate. “It might be a little bit of a different version,” Bilirakis said. He has co-sponsored a bill to ensure people receiving unemployment will not receive an amount that exceeds the amount they were getting paid while employed.
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The lawmaker expressed sympathy for struggling restaurants and other small businesses, too: “My goodness, you have these restaurants that have been around forever and they’ve survived wars, depressions, recessions, and now they’re closing up for good, and we just can’t have that.” At the same, as COVID-19-related spending packages are implemented, Bilirakis emphasized the need to be concerned about the government’s increasing debt.The national debt rose to $26 trillion for the first time in June. “I know this is a crisis and we’ve got to help folks, but we’ve got to be cognizant of this national debt, because we’re passing it on to our children, our grandchildren, our great-grandchildren in some cases,” Bilirakis said. One constituent questioned Bilirakis on why the Trump administration has denied new or first-time applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that blocked the president’s attempt to end DACA. The DACA program grants protection from deportation of undocumented children brought to the country by immigrants. Bilirakis responded: “I can’t explain it. Obviously, I’m not responsible for it, but what we can do is pressure the administration and (Attorney General) Bill Barr, to make sure that they follow up.” The lawmaker expressed support for a single-subject immigration bill to protect DACA youth, but not one with amendments that offer similar protections for undocumented adults and illegal aliens — an ongoing point of contention between Democrats and Republicans. With that, Bilirakis believes immigrant children will be granted protection at some point, but doesn’t foresee a piece of legislation to pass before the end of the year. Said Bilirakis, “We should be passing a DACA bill to protect these kids, but the problem is everything’s political.They did nothing wrong themselves and they should not be punished. They only know the United States of America, in most cases.” Another constituent probed the congressman about what types of COVID-19 safety measures have been put forth for active military and veterans. Bilirakis explained the Tampa’s James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital and satellite facilities (like those in New Port Richey and Zephyrhills) are offering virtual appointments for primary care and other services. The program is “going pretty well,” he said. Bilirakis said he is pushing to reopen or expand services at outpatient clinics for veterans, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “We’re trying to give them as much access as possible to health care,” he said.
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The Pasco County Library Cooperative will offer a virtual “Taste of Sunshine” book club on Aug. 13 at 5 p.m., for grades six to eight. The club will start off with a graphic novel, “The New Kid,” available on Hoopla. Participants can download the book in advance and will be invited to read part of the book aloud at the virtual club meeting (but, only if they want to). Register online at PascoLibraries.evanced.info/signup/calendar.
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The second annual Spirit of Woodstock will live on, on Aug. 14,Aug. 15 and Aug. 16 at the Sertoma Youth Ranch, 85 Myers Road in Brooksville.The three days of peace, love and music will include children’s activities, a Pimp Your Pad Grooviest Campsite Contest, a Woofstock Hippie Hound Pooch Parade and Costume Contest, and live entertainment. Single day and weekend passes are available for purchase. Hotel, RV and tent camping are optional. For information, musical lineup, and passes, visit SpiritOfWoodstock.org.
THE MOVIE ‘UP’
Land O’ Lakes Heritage Park and Pasco County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources will host the movie “UP,” on Aug. 15 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., at the park, 5401 Land O’ Lakes Blvd. For this event, guests will stay in their car and listen to the movie on the radio, or bring a lawn chair to sit next to their vehicle. Space is limited.Admission is free and on a first-come, first-served basis. For information, call (813) 929-1229.
Wesley Chapel’s Country Music Festival will take place Aug. 22 and Aug. 23 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., both days, at The Grove in Wesley Chapel. The event will include a Thrill Show – The Fearless Flores; a petting zoo with donkeys, alpacas, sheep, goats, ducks and bunnies; a climbing wall; bungee jumping; and balloon and dart games. There also will be mechanical bull rides; a line-dancing contest; a wing-eating contest; live music; and more than seven inflatables, including an obstacle course. Food trucks and vendors will round out the festival, along with more than $500 in prizes. For information and tickets, visit tlceventsandpromotions.com/countrymusicfestival.
store parking lots will be transformed into contact-free drive-in movie theaters.The drive-in tour will run through October. Tickets are free but must be requested in advance. Movies that will be screened include “The Wizard of Oz,”“Ghostbusters,” “Black Panther,”“Space Jam,” and more.The Wesley Chapel Walmart will show films on Aug. 18 and Aug. 19. For information, visit tinyurl.com/ybb5z5gu.
POUR PAINTING ON CANVAS
The Pasco County Library Cooperative will offer a prerecorded video on how to pour paint (acrylic) onto canvas, all day on Aug. 18.The activity is for all levels of artists, from beginners to experienced.To view the video, visit Facebook.com/hughembrylibrary or Facebook.com/newriverlibrary. Materials will not be provided for this craft.
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The Regency Park Library will host a virtual session about a new illustrator each week, on Zoom, starting on Aug. 15 at 3:30 p.m. The event includes the reading of a story that contains artwork by the featured illustrator, a demonstration on how to draw in the artist’s illustration style, and a period to share participant's inspired illustrations. Another session will take place on Aug. 22 at 3:30 p.m.The programs are for kindergarten through fifth grade. Register by calling (727) 861-3049 or through email at emilyb@pascolibraries.org, to request the Zoom meeting information.
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The Land O’ Lakes Library, 2818 Collier Parkway, will offer a drawstring pouch craft, through curbside pickup only, for adults and teens. Materials will include fabric (colors will vary), hemp cording and instructions. Pickup will start Aug. 17 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., through Aug. 22. Registration is required. For information, call (813) 9291214.
PAPER QUILLING
The Hugh Embry Library, 14215 Fourth St., in Dade City, will offer a paper quilling craft, through curbside pickup only, all day on Aug. 17. Participants can pick up materials, while supplies last. For information, call (352) 567-3576.The Pasco County Cooperative will offer the same craft through a prerecorded video all day on Aug. 18, on Facebook.com/hughembrylibrary or Facebook.com/newriverlibrary.There are no materials provided for the online tutorial.
The UF/IFAS Pasco County Cooperative Extension Service will offer Green Industry Best Management Practices training on Aug. 18 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Extension Office, 36702 State Road 52 in Dade City.The program is designed for landscape professionals who apply pesticides and fertilizers commercially. Preregistration and prepayment are required by Aug. 16, online at bit.ly/GIBMP-Pasco2020.The cost is $30 for Green Industry Professionals and $20 for Pasco County School Board and Pasco County government employees.All participants must have a photo ID and prepaid ticket for admission. No refunds. Also, those in attendance must wear a face mask/covering at all times while inside, in accordance with the current Pasco County executive order. No food or snacks will be permitted.There will be a one-hour lunch break.
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The Land O’ Lakes Library, 2818 Collier Parkway, will offer a summer fun kit of gnomes and unicorns, through curbside pickup only, on Aug. 19 from 10 a.m. to noon.The kit is limited to the first 75 patrons. For information, call (813) 9291214.
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The New River Library will host a virtual Senior Crime Forum on Aug. 20 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.The seminar will be presented by the Area Agency on Aging in Pasco-Pinellas Inc.’s Senior Victim Advocate Program. For more information, call (813) 788-6375.
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The Pioneer Florida Museum & Village will host “An Evening at the Train Depot” on Aug. 28 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., at 15602 Pioneer
Museum Road in Dade City.Visit the museum and its collection of train memorabilia in the 1927 Trilby Train Depot; explore the 1913 Porter 10-wheeler engine; watch a Lionel model train setup in action; and listen to presentations on the history of Lionel Trains and the Trilby Depot.There also will be live music.Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and $5 for students. Parking is free. For information, visit PioneerFloridaMuseum.org, or call (352) 567-0262.
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There will be a Regal Railways Toy Train & Toy Show/Sale on Aug. 29 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Lopez Hall, 7177 58th St., in Pinellas Park.Vendors will be on hand with model trains, various hobbies, collectibles, and diecast cars.There also will be a running train layout.Admission is $5 for adults. Kids age 12 and younger are free. Credit cards will be accepted. For information, call (727) 2441341, or visit RegalRailways.com.
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The 2020 Tampa Bay Community Water Wise Awards is looking for entries to this waterefficient landscape contest. If your landscape combines Florida-friendly plants, elements with attractive design and minimal maintenance, and uses efficient irrigation techniques that reduces water use, you can enter.Winners receive a custom garden stone, recognition by local elected officials, and neighborhood bragging rights. Applications must be submitted by Aug. 31. For information, visit Awards.tampabaywaterwise.org.
PHOTO CONTEST
Gulfside Healthcare Services’ annual contest to find photos to feature in its 2021 printed calendar is underway. Once printed, the calendars will be sold at the Gulfside Hospice Thrift Shoppes to help raise funds for hospice care and other patient programs. Past calendars have featured iconic sights of the county, wildlife, sunsets and more. Each photographer can submit up to five photos. All photos must be taken in Pasco County and be sizeable for horizontal printing at 12inches wide by 9-inches high.To view the full list of entry guidelines and submit your photos, visit Gulfside.org/calendar-contest. Entry deadline is at 5 p.m., on Sept. 15.Winners will be notified by Oct. 15. Each winner will get five printed calendars, plus a gift certificate for any Gulfside Hospice thrift shop.Winning photos also may be featured throughout the year on Gulfside’s Facebook and Instagram accounts.
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CIVIL WAR HISTORY EVENT
The Pioneer Florida Museum and Village will host “Eyewitness to History:A Civil War-era Living History Event” on Sept. 12 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at 15602 Pioneer Museum Road in Dade City.The event includes a reenactment group, presentations from living historians, firing demonstrations, and a salt works presentation. Guests should bring hand sanitizer and masks, and allow for social distancing guidelines.Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for senior citizens, $5 for students, and free for kids age 5 and younger. For information, visit the Pioneer Florida Museum on Facebook.
RATTLESNAKE FEST CANCELED
The Thomas Promise Foundation Board of Directors has announced that the 54th annual Rattlesnake Festival and the 42nd annual Rattlesnake Run will be canceled for this year.The event usually is in October.This is the first time the festival will not take place since its inception in 1967.
SCARECROW FESTIVAL
The annual Scarecrow Festival at the Pioneer Florida Museum and Village in Dade City is scheduled for Oct. 10 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event is now accepting vendors.Visit PioneerFloridaMuseum.org for information.
SWAMPFEST
The Land O’ Lakes High School Athletic Booster club will host its Swampfest fundraiser on Nov. 6 from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Nov. 7 from noon to 11 p.m.; and Nov. 8 from noon to 6 p.m., at Land O’ Lakes Heritage Park, 5401 Land O’ Lakes Blvd. Proceeds from Swampfest help fund scholarships.Admission is free. Guests pay for rides, games and food. Parking is $5 per car. For information, email Steve Silvest at srsilvestA@yahoo.com.
CUBAN SANDWICH FESTIVAL
The ninth annual International Cuban Sandwich Festival has been rescheduled to Nov. 8 at Centennial Park, 1800 E. Eighth Ave., in Ybor City.The event includes hot sauce samples; giveaways; more than 100 food, cultural and business vendors; and a live music and dance performance.An attempt also will be made to make the biggest Cuban sandwich in the world, at a goal of 190 feet.After the sandwich is made, it will be cut up and donated to a homeless shelter.Admission to the festival is free.To register, receive updates and special promotions, visit ILoveCubanSandwiches.com or TheCubanSandwichFestival.com.
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The Primary 2020 ballot is not long in Pasco County, but there are some key races in the election set for Aug. 18. Some voters will make their way to the polls to cast their ballots on Election Day, but many will have already voted, or mailed in their ballots. It remains unclear how concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic will affect voter turnout, but election supervisors in both Hillsborough and Pasco counties have reported efforts to ensure the safety of both poll workers and voters. Such measures include social distancing and ongoing cleaning.As a result, lines at the polls could be longer, the supervisors in both counties have said. In Pasco County, all voters will be able to cast ballots in the universal primary contest for the Pasco County Commission District 4 race. The candidates are competing to fill the seat that was vacated by Mike Wells, who ran for County Property Appraiser, and was elected. In universal primary contests all voters can participate, because all of the candidates in the race are from the same party, and there is no opposition in the general election. Those vying for the Pasco County Commission District 4 seat are Gary Bradford, Christina “Fitzy” Fitzpatrick, Jeff Miller and Gabriel “Gabe” Papadopoulos. In another race, Republican voters will choose whether they want Kurt S. Browning or David LaRoche to represent the party in the Nov. 3 general election. Meanwhile, voters will have a choice between Alison Crumbley or Joshua Stringfellow, in the nonpartisan race for the District 4 seat on the Pasco County School Board. The polls will be open on Aug. 18 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Some seats have already been settled in Pasco County. Pasco County Tax Collector Mike Fasano, Clerk & Comptroller Nikki Alvarez-Sowles and Sheriff Chris Nocco each will serve another four years — since no opponents came forward to challenge them by the qualifying deadline in the 2020 election. Supervisor of Elections Brian Corley also will serve another four years, as his opponent withdrew. And, Wells was elected to Pasco County Property Appraiser, since his opponent Gary Joiner did not qualify. Pasco County Commissioner Ron Oakley will serve another term in District 1, because opponent Christopher King withdrew. And, Pasco School Board District 2 incumbent Colleen Beaudoin has won another term because her opponent Adrienne G. Wilson withdrew. A number of other races will be decided in the Nov. 3 general election, including the District 3 and District 5 seats on the Pasco County Commission. Other races on the ballot will determine who will represent Florida’s 12th congressional district and who will represent District 36, District 37 and District 38, in the Florida House.A special election also will be held to choose a new representative in the Florida Senate, District 20. For more information, visit PascoVotes.gov.
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Pasco County Schools will host on-campus Meet the Teacher/Orientation events, specifically for students in transition years — prekindergarten, kindergarten, sixth grade and ninth grade. The in-person events will take place as follows: • Aug. 13 and Aug. 19 for sixth grade and ninth grade • Aug. 20 for prekindergarten and kindergarten Schools will communicate plans and schedules for students in all other grade levels. Check your school’s website for more details. New families should contact schools to virtually enroll or to arrange an on-site appointment.
SHOE & SOCK DRIVE UNDERWAY
The fifth annual Two Good Soles Shoe and Sock Drive is underway, as the Pasco County government and constitutional offices work together to collect footwear for kids in Pasco County schools, through Oct. 26. Donations can be dropped off to the collection boxes at Pasco County Government locations, and the Pasco County Clerk & Comptroller, Property Appraiser and Tax Collector offices countywide. Last year’s record-setting drive resulted in 3,057 pairs of shoes and 13,285 pairs of socks.
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The Pasco-Hernando State College (PHSC) District Board of Trustees (DBOT) elected a new chair and vice chair for the 2020-2021 academic year at its July 21 board meeting, held via Zoom. Trustee Marilyn Pearson-Adams was elected to serve as chair, succeeding Alvaro Hernandez, and trustee Rao Musunuru M.D., was elected to serve as vice chair, a post previously held by new chair Pearson-Adams, according to a PHSC news release. Pearson-Adams, of Brooksville, is the president of Century 21 Alliance Realty, a director with The Greater Hernando County
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UNION, from page 1A ward trend and is below 5%, which is the level that ironically triggered the stay-athome order back in April, then and only then would it be prudent to have a conversation on returning in a face-to-face format,” Peace said. Peace said the district should rely on the data, in determining if students, teachers and staff return to schools. “We have the means to use technology, in order to save lives,” Peace said. Speakers offering public comment also told board members that they don’t think it’s safe to return. Patrick Connolly, of Zephyrhills, said that there will be significant problems with staffing, if staff members apply their self-screeners with fidelity.And, he said,“if we don’t apply these screeners with fidelity, we will have the virus running rampant in our community.” Jeremy Blythe, a Pasco teacher for five years, said he wishes he was excited to begin a new school year. Instead, he said, ““I’m afraid, I am angry and I’m sad. “Being a teacher has prepared me to do many things, but what I cannot prepare for is the idea that I will have to bury a colleague or a student. I don’t want my family to have to bury me, either, if we head back to campus before it is safe,” Blythe said. Superintendent Kurt Browning reiterated the district’s stance of reopening, with three options for parents: bricks-and-mortar, mySchool Online and Pasco eSchool. “We are between that proverbial rock and a hard place, where we find ourselves with that emergency order,” Browning said. “There’s been a lot of discussion, comments made out there about funding. “The fact remains that when you read the emergency order, it is very clear that funding is tied to the fact that school districts need to open with bricks-and-mortar. “You have to truly connect the dots, but if you want funding, and you want to be held harmless from funding reductions, then the expectation is that districts will open bricks-and-mortar. “If we do not get funding from the state, our teachers do not get paid. Our bus
SOULE, from page 1A even sell some product on the East Coast of the state of Florida,” he said. The company’s medical division has grown exponentially, Flatt said. “We have new contracts with a number of groups purchasing organizations,” he said. “We’re looking to increase our business. We supply patient-positioning products that are manufactured out of foam. These are used in surgery applications, for positioning the patient, and that part of our business is really growing. “So, we decided to put up a new building, and we appreciate the help that you all
drivers do not get paid. Staff, in general, does not get paid. “It’s going to be tough to keep lights on,” Browning said. Browning said district staff is doing everything it can to ensure safety. However, he added:“We’re not going to prevent it, but we are in the business of trying to minimize the impacts, or the spread of COVID,” the superintendent said. He noted:“Even after all of the news reports, the data that’s out there — we still have 66% of our families that are wanting to return to bricks-and-mortar. “By virtue of that, we need to be able to staff and provide that for them,” Browning said. School Board Chairwoman Colleen Beaudoin said one of her chief concerns involves the inability to provide social distancing in secondary classrooms. “We cannot ensure social distancing in every secondary classroom,” she said, noting district employees are aware of that, but she’s not sure that parents know that. Beaudoin did call attention to Pine View Middle School’s efforts to maximize the space between its students, by clearing the room of extra furniture, extra tables, extra filing cabinets — to increase the distance between desks. Beaudoin also said that if at some point, the district was to go remote, she wants the public to know that the district staff has been exploring multiple options. “None are guaranteed, but we have been looking into ways to support families with child care and tutoring, to be able to continue to feed our students and families, and keep our employees working,” the school board chairwoman said. While Pasco plans to return to school campuses, the Hillsborough County School Board has voted to begin the school year with online-only instruction — a position being rejected by Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran. To be on the safe side, parents are encouraged to check for the most recent updates on the school district websites and social media platforms, to be sure they have the latest information. The Pasco school district’s website is Pasco.k12.fl.us. The Hillsborough school district’s website SDHC.k12.fl.us.
are offering, to be able to accomplish that,” Flatt said. “In putting up that building, our medical division will move out of our existing building, which will allow more growth for packaging and allow the growth we need on the medical side,” he said. He expects the company to hire 10 new employees in the first year, and up to 25 within the third year of opening the facility. Commission Chairman Mike Moore congratulated Flatt on the company’s success. Commissioner Jack Mariano thanked the CEO for choosing to expand the company in Pasco. “We’re delighted to have you,” Mariano said.
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Feeding others, in a time of need Alan Stern, who lives in Oakstead, is one of the residents helping to pitch in on a food drive. The residents have contributed about 450 cans of food to the St. Vincent De Paul Society, on Collier Parkway. Contributions can be brought to Oakstead’s clubhouse at 3038 Oakstead Blvd., in Land O’ Lakes. Stern said it would be great if other communities would view Oakstead’s effort as a challenge to step forward to do a similar type of food drive in their communities, to help others in this time of great need.
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HERCULES, from page 1A have a picnic there or walk the trails, because it is a beautiful piece of property, and at least so that citizens can use it.” Board chair Jodi Wilkeson added work on the park should be handled in phases, starting with some routine cleanup, then later on identify more specific long-term goals and objectives for the park’s future. Board member Ken Burgess likewise agreed to have the property “spruced up enough where we can utilize it, until we come up with a better, eventual plan for it on down the road.” All that in mind, Hamilton assured various park fixes are on the table for discussion. The CRA originally planned to hold a community meeting for park input, but the COVID-19 pandemic caused it to fall by the wayside. Hamilton instead plans to meet with the city’s parks board for further input, then present it to the CRA board and city council. Some early possibilities include underbrush clearing and designing a more welcoming park entrance, as well as installing a park fountain, benches, tree underlighting, and colorful sailcloth.Adding an art piece that pays homage to the history of the property is another idea, too, she said. The park land is a legacy from about 80 acres once owned by the Hercules Powder Co. The company, which converted pine stumps into resin and turpentine, had been the city’s largest employer. “I think it needs to look nice when people drive by, (so) it looks like we care,” Hamilton said.“We’ll create a plan, and work that plan.” A sign of how the property has languished over the years: Zephyrhills Mayor Gene Whitfield pointed out trees surrounding the park are covered in poison ivy. Other CRA priorities for this budget cycle include installing wayfinding and gateway signage, sidewalk repairs and developing a public art master plan, among others. The Zephyrhills CRA is a dependent special district in which any future increases in property values are set aside in a Trust Fund to support economic development and redevelopment projects within the designated district. Although it functions within the City of Zephyrhills, the Zephyrhills CRA is a
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ike other sports organizations, the National Football League (NFL) has succumbed in some way, shape or form to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The league already has scrapped its preseason games, and training camps have a much different look — all taking place at team facilities without fans and visitors. With myriad health and safety precautions in place,America’s most popular sport has insisted on a full 16-game regular season. A full set of playoffs also will take place. Whether fans will be allowed into stadiums for regular season games remains largely up in the air, however. Some franchises plan to proceed with limited capacities. Others have said they will go forward without fans in the stands. At least one team — the Las Vegas Raiders — has officially announced it plans to play the entire 2020 season at its brandnew $1.84 billion stadium with no fans. Moreover, dozens of NFL players have voluntarily opted out of the 2020 season due to the coronavirus or other unspecified reasons. However this unique 2020 season shakes out, you can bet on seeing several pros take the field with deep ties to The Laker/Lutz News coverage area — by way of Lutz, New Tampa, Wesley Chapel and Dade City, respectively. Here’s a closer look at those locals suiting up as NFL training camps ramp up, with hopes of making a team’s final 53-man roster or 16-man practice squad by the league’s Sept. 4 cut date.
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Houston Texans cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III is a Wharton High School alum.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS, LINEBACKER Local tie: Gaither High School The 6-foot-3, 255-pound linebacker has seemingly lived up to expectations since entering the league as a sixth round pick (212th overall) of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2015 NFL Draft, out of the University of Miami. After spending his entire career in the Steel City, the 27-year-old now takes his talents to New Orleans, where he’ll compete for a backup defensive role after signing as a free agent in March. Altogether, Chickillo has played in 65 regular season games with nine starts, while also being a core contributor on special teams for Pittsburgh. He’s recorded 89 career tackles, 7.5 sacks for loss, three passes defensed, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries; he’s also played in four postseason contests. Before launching into the game’s highest ranks, a younger Chickillo could be seen disrupting opposing quarterbacks on Friday nights at Gaither High School. Chickillo played at the local school his freshman and sophomore seasons in 2008 and 2009, before transferring to Alonso High School and shaping up into a five-star prospect boasting more than 40 college
JOEY IVIE,
TENNESSEE TITANS, DEFENSIVE END Local tie: Pasco High School The 25-year-old Dade City native is now in his fifth different NFL franchise since being taken by the Dallas Cowboys in the seventh round (228th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft. The 6-foot-3, 301-pound defensive lineman has spent much of his pro career on various practice squads, but now seeks a larger role as a backup within the Titans 3-4 defensive scheme. Thus far, Ivie has played in Joey Ivie eight career NFL regular season games; his two career tackles came as a member of the Kansas City Chiefs in 2019. In addition to the Titans, Cowboys and Chiefs, Ivie also was a member of the Atlanta Falcons and Seattle Seahawks, respectively. Before starring at the University of Florida and later reaching the NFL, Ivie shined as a
HOUSTON TEXANS, CORNERBACK Local tie: Wharton High School Since being a first round pick (11th overall) by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2016 NFL Draft, the hometown kid has had a somewhat underwhelming pro career — criticized for allowing big plays and becoming one of the most targeted corners by opposing NFL offenses.The 25-year-old corner has been somewhat injury prone, too, including a hamstring tear, groin strain and shoulder labrum tear between 2017 and 2018. But, a new environment outside of Tampa Bay seems to be serving him well. The 5-foot-10, 204-pound Hargreaves was waived by the Bucs in the middle of the 2019 season, then picked up by the Texans, where he tallied 21 tackles and two passes defensed in six games and two starts; he was re-signed by the Texans in March. Hargreaves starred at Wharton High School. In 2012 he was named the Class 8A Defensive Player of the Year and the Guy Toph Award winner as Hillsborough County’s top senior football player, after he registered 110 total tackles, five interceptions, five passes defensed and five forced fumbles. The accolades continued at the University of Florida, where he was a Jim Thorpe Award finalist, and consensus First Team All-American and First Team All-SEC selection. Athletes run in the Hargreaves family. His younger sister, Chanelle, was a standout on the University of Florida volleyball team. His father, Vernon Jr., was a two-time AllAmerican linebacker at the University of Connecticut and is a longtime Division I assistant football coach, presently a defensive line coach at Howard University in Washington D.C.
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New Orleans Saints linebacker Anthony Chickillo spent his freshman and sophomore years at Gaither High School.
scholarship offers. His sophomore season at Gaither, Chickillo tallied 77 tackles and 8.5 sacks. He also spent time as a tight end and offensive lineman on the team. Chickillo in March 2017 visited his old stomping grounds, giving the Gaither football program a pep talk in the midst of spring football practices. multisport athlete at Pasco High School, where he graduated in 2013. The Pirates football team, then coached by Tom McHugh, went a combined 36-3 and captured three district titles in the three seasons Ivie spent on varsity. Ivie’s best season came as a senior — where he racked up 89 tackles, 12 sacks and three forced fumbles in 12 games. A defensive end by trade, Ivie was also utilized as a fullback and tight end while in a Pirates uniform. His younger brother, Andrew, also starred at Pasco High and briefly played football at Florida before an injury ended his playing career prematurely. Ivie’s late sister, Jordan, passed away in 2015, a month before she would have graduated high school, due to injuries sustained in a car accident in Dade City. Ivie has said he uses her memory as motivation and has shared these moments on social media.
Closer to home, McGough began his prep career at Wesley Chapel High School, where HOUSTON TEXANS, QUARTERBACK he played varsity football, baseball and socLocal tie: Wesley Chapel High cer. School/Gaither High School He transferred to Gaither High School as The 24-year-old McGough has a sophomore, and would go on to yet to throw a meaningful pass in compile nearly 5,000 career passan NFL regular season game, but ing yards and 50 passing teams seemingly appreciate his touchdowns in three varsity seaskillset enough to keep him rossons, graduating in 2014. tered, mostly as a practice squad Despite showy statistics, player. McGough was rather lightly reThe 6-foot-3, 214-pound signalcruited, surprisingly, winding up caller is on his third NFL franchise at Miami’s Florida International since being taken by the Seattle University (FIU). Seahawks in the seventh round He proved doubters wrong (220th overall) of the 2018 NFL there, too, setting several program Draft. In addition to Seattle, Alex McGough records en route to over 9,000 caMcGough also spent time with reer passing yards and 91 total the Jacksonville Jaguars before landing with touchdowns. his current team, the Texans. McGough’s uncle is former NFL punter So far through training camp, McGough and Super Bowl Champion Kelley projects as the team’s third-string quarter- Goodburn. McGough’s younger brother, back, behind incumbent starter Deshaun Shane, also a Gaither product, is a redshirt Watson and backup AJ McCarron. senior offensive lineman at FIU.
AUDEN TATE,
CINCINNATI BENGALS, WIDE RECEIVER Local tie: Wharton High School
The 6-foot-5, 223-pound wideout looks to build off a breakout 2019 campaign that established him as one of the Bengals’ top offensive targets — hauling in 40 receptions for 455 yards and a touchdown. It marked a significant jump in production from his rookie season two years ago, where he compiled just four catches for 35 yards in seven games. The 23-year-old prepped at Wharton High, moving to the Tampa area as a 10thgrader from South Carolina. He went on to become one of the nation’s most coveted receiver prospects with offers from 20 Division I schools, ultimately signing with Florida State University (FSU) in 2015. Following a productive career at FSU,
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DETROIT LIONS, CORNERBACK Local tie: Gaither High School The 24-year-old Oruwariye looks to build off a promising rookie season where he registered 17 tackles, two interceptions and three passed defensed in nine games — and would’ve put forth a stronger showing had he not been hampered by a midseason knee injury. But, the 6-foot-2, 205-pound corner will have to navigate another hurdle entering his second season, as he was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Detroit Lions in late July. A two-time All-Big Ten Conference selection at Penn State University, Oruwariye was selected by the Detroit Lions in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL Draft. With that, Oruwariye is believed to be the highest NFL draftee to come out of Gaither High School, where he graduated in 2014. Other known Gaither alums drafted into the NFL include Alex McGough (seventh round in 2018), Carlton Mitchell (sixth round in 2010) and J.R. Russell (seventh round in 2005); and, New Orleans Saints linebacker Anthony Chickillo (sixth round in 2015) who attended Gaither his freshman and sophomore years before transferring to Alonso High School. Oruwariye was a three-year letterman at Gaither under former head coach Jason Stokes, and finished his career with 121 tackles and 12 interceptions combined. Senior year he was named team MVP, earned first-team all-district honors and was invited to play in the Hillsborough County All-Star Game. Various recruiting services ranked him a three-star prospect and top 100 recruit in the state.
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Detroit Lions defensive back Amani Oruwariye prepped at Gaither High School. He begins his second NFL season.
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Cincinnati Bengals third-year wide receiver Auden Tate is a Wharton High product.
Tate was the Bengals’ seventh round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. Quite impressive, considering Tate was once cut from his middle school football team in his hometown of Irmo, South Carolina.
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Las Vegas Raiders wideout Nelson Agholor is a Lutz Chiefs football alum. He spent the past five seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles.
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LAS VEGAS RAIDERS, WIDE RECEIVER Local tie: Lutz Chiefs
The 6-foot, 198-pound veteran pro wideout is embarking on his sixth NFL season — his first with the Raiders after spending his entire career with the Philadelphia Eagles, where he won a Super Bowl in 2018. Before he became a household name registering a combined 224 receptions for 2,515 yards and 18 touchdowns in his pro career, Agholor was making highlight-reel plays as a dual-threat quarterback for the Lutz Chiefs youth football organization, while attending New Tampa’s Liberty Middle School. Agholor would go on to become one of the nation’s top football prospects at Tampa’s Berkeley Preparatory School and then an All-American at University of Southern California. He was drafted by the Eagles in the first round (20th overall) in the 2015 NFL Draft. Agholor, 27, doesn’t forget his footballplaying roots. During the 2015 NFL offseason, he made an appearance at a Lutz Chiefs practice at the Oscar Cooler Sports Complex, speaking to players about the bonds and life lessons formed in youth football.
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he name Doug Sanders will ring a bell with regular readers of The Laker/Lutz News. Especially those who enjoy history. Sanders dropped by the newspaper’s office a little over five years ago, offering to help us tell the story of the region’s history. It was an offer we couldn’t refuse. Since then, Sanders’ columns have unearthed interesting facts about community landmarks, forgotten places, and people who have played a pivotal role in shaping the area’s history. His columns resonate with people who are deeply rooted here, and with newcomers, too, who want to know more about the place where they now live. And, we’re lucky enough to continue sharing Sanders’ work. Sanders said his interest in history began in 1963, as part of a class visit to the home of Wilbur Wright, co-inventor of the airplane. That visit to the farmhouse and museum near Millville, Indiana, left an indelible impression. “It was just amazing to me: Here’s a man in history that changed the world, and he came from some humble beginnings. The homestead went back to 1865,” Sanders said. “It’s something that filled my imagination that day,” he said. It also sparked his interest in pursuing stories and preserving history. When he arrived in Florida, in the early 1980s, he became enamored with learning more about Pasco County’s past. Over the years, he’s formed friendships and received help from other local historians, including Jeff Miller, Keith Bailey, Ted Johnson, Scott Black, Bill Dayton and Madonna Wise. He’s done quite a bit of research over the years and has shared some of what he’s learned through periodic columns. One of his favorites focused on a document possessed by Martha M. Fountain, of Zephyrhills. The document, originally bestowed to Samuel Warren Fountain, was signed on Dec. 15, 1864. It bears the signature of President Abraham Lincoln, and has been passed down through generations of Fountain’s family. Sanders wanted to know if it really was Lincoln’s signature on the document. So, he set off to find out. It took him two years, and ultimately a trip to Springfield, Illinois, where he discovered the document, now 156 years old, was marked with an engraving of Lincoln’s original signature. While the signature wasn’t directly applied by Lincoln’s hand, Sanders still felt a sense of satisfaction, from tracking down the facts. There were a couple other bonuses, too, he said. For one thing, he made a new friend: Norm Schmidt. Schmidt, who lives in Akron, Ohio, had read Sanders’ column about the document, after receiving a copy of the column from Donna Swart, a former mayor of San Antonio. Schmidt offered to take Sanders to Springfield, Illinois, where the men found out that the signature was an engraving of Lincoln’s signature. The men also traveled to Lincoln College, where, as it turns out, the document is now housed, as part of the exhibits at Lincoln Heritage Museum. Sanders also enjoyed the challenge of trying to determine whether President Calvin Coolidge ever stayed in Dade City, as local legend claimed for decades. His painstaking research yielded a detailed timeline that Sanders believes makes it impossible for the local legend to be true. Still, if someone can produce hard evidence of a Coolidge visit, Sanders would love to see it. Other satisfying columns featured James Emmett Evans and William M. Larkin, Sanders said. Evans was known as the citrus king and
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Doug Sanders has a penchant for history. He enjoys tracking down leads and sharing what he finds out, with others. He is shown here, after giving a talk at a Pasco County Historical Society meeting in February.
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Wilbur Wright was born here in Millville, Indiana, on April 16, 1867. His parents bought this home, along with 5 acres for $700. COURTESY OF FIVAY.ORG
Stanley Burnside checks the time inside the clock tower. His father, Archie Burnside, made the first payment for the new courthouse in the amount of $6,360 in 1910. Both father and son served as the Pasco County Clerk of the Circuit Court for a combined total of 17 terms.
was a pivotal figure in the development of frozen juice concentrate. Larkin was a cattleman and lawyer, a member of the Pasco County School Board and chairman of the Southwest Florida Water Management District. Sanders’ columns often bring littleknown facts to light. One column featured the acting career of Roy Barnes Jones, a character actor who was born in Dade City. Jones used the stage name Roy Roberts, and at the height of his career, his face was familiar to millions. He played recurring roles in such popular programs as “McHale’s Navy,”“Bewitched” and the “Dick Van Dyke Show.” But, Sanders doesn’t just write about people. He also writes about the region’s places and events. He called attention to the historic Cow Palace in Dade City, a venue that attracted some of the biggest names in soul-blues and R&B music, including B.B. King. The Cow Palace was part of what is known as the “Chitlin’ Circuit,” defined by National Public Radio as “a touring circuit that provided employment for hundreds of black musicians and brought about the birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll.” He also told the story of the Historic Pasco County Courthouse, an iconic building in downtown Dade City, that’s listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Readers of that column would learn the building, located at Seventh Street and Meridian Avenue, was erected in 1909.They also would find out that despite its impressive neoclassical dome and clock tower, the structure’s design was not exactly unique.
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Pictured in 1909, Pasco County’s historic courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sept. 20, 2006.
The architect — Edward Columbus (E.C.) Hosford — used a similar design for three courthouses in Georgia and two in Texas. In other columns, Sanders has written about challenging times the region has weathered. He wrote about the hurricane of 1921, which made landfall with sustained winds of 115 mph near Tarpon Springs, on Oct. 25, 1921. At the time, it was considered the most destructive storm to hit Florida since 1848. The hurricane caused considerable damage throughout the region. The Sunnybrook Tobacco Company, in Dade City, for example, reported losing nine barns and 110 acres of shade-grown tobacco.The damage was estimated at $100,000. The Dade City Banner was forced to abandon its offices, the Mt. Zion Methodist Church was demolished, and the storm damaged roofs, toppled trees, took down smokestacks and flattened water tanks, among other things.
The region has had its health scares, too. While today’s news is dominated by COVID-19, headlines in the past have covered yellow fever and the Spanish influenza, among others. Over the years, Sanders has written about life’s trials and triumphs, its death and despair. He’s done much of his work the old-fashioned way: Through interviews, old documents, personal visits and newspaper archives. “It takes a lot of effort to track this stuff down,” Sanders said. Just about anything can be found on the Internet, but that’s not good enough, Sanders said. “You’ve got to find out if it’s fact or not. “Even though we have modern technology, there’s still nothing to replace shoe leather,” the history columnist said. To read Doug Sanders’ Knowing Your History columns in their entirety, just visit LakerLutzNews.com, and search for Doug Sanders on our website.
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Pasco County Administrator Dan Biles initially recommended a 2% raise for county employees, reasoning that was in line with the current rate of inflation. But, Pasco County Commissioners overrode Biles’ recommendation, agreeing instead with Commissioner Mike Wells’ push to give employees a 3% raise. When he brought up the issue a few weeks ago,Wells said a 3% raise was in keeping with what the county’s constitutional officers planned to give their staffs, and also in line with the 3% raise approved by Gov. Ron DeSantis for state workers. Wells revisited the issue again, at the board’s Aug. 4 meeting. “To give you an idea of the impact on the general fund, for increasing from 2 (%) to 3 (%), is about $560,000,” Wells said. He also noted that sales tax receipts in May exceeded the county’s expectations. “So, we have the money,” Wells said, then proceeded to make a motion to increase the proposed raise by 1% —
resulting in a 3% raise. Commissioners approved the motion unanimously. Later in the meeting, Biles briefed commissioners on revenues, in light of COVID-19. “The general sales tax, as he mentioned, was above what we had actually projected in the 20 (fiscal year 2020) budget — the pre-COVID 20 budget number, not the postCOVID budget number, which is great news,” Biles said. However, he added:“The good news only goes so far.The gas tax has still taken a pretty significant hit, across all elements of the gas tax. “Of course, the tourist development tax is still down, and ambulance fees are still down, as well,” he added. On a brighter note, building activity is up. “We’re issuing a lot of permits. Building revenue is up 6%, and that’s taking into account that we reduced the fees 10% last year. So, if you compare like to like, it’s actually up 16% over ’19 (fiscal year 2019), year to date,” Biles said.
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BayCare Health System has resumed all non-urgent surgeries and procedures as of Aug. 10, at its six acute care hospitals in Hillsborough County, according to a BayCare news release. The change comes roughly five weeks after BayCare voluntarily curtailed inpatient, non-urgent surgeries to provide more hospital bed capacity in the community for COVID-19 patients. BayCare is now able to resume those services after working to increase its staffing resources and after seeing a downward trend in COVID-related hospital stays in recent weeks. The change impacts these hospitals: St. Joseph’s, St. Joseph’s Children’s and St. Joseph’s Women’s in Tampa; St. Joseph’sNorth in Lutz; St. Joseph’s-South in Riverview; and, South Florida Baptist in Plant City. BayCare’s acute hospitals in Pinellas, Polk and Pasco counties resumed all non-urgent surgeries and procedures on Aug. 3. BayCare began voluntarily pausing some non-urgent surgeries at its acute care hospitals in early July, to ensure the community had adequate hospital beds to address the second peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The hospitals continued surgeries for all life-threatening situations.The hospitals also continued non-urgent surgeries that did not require overnight recovery in the hospital.
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During the month of August, LifeLink of Florida will celebrate National Minority Donor Awareness Month (NMDAM) to bring heightened awareness to organ and tissue donation, and transplantation in minority communities. Minorities often experience higher rates of diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease, which can contribute to organ failure, especially kidney failure. African Americans are three times more likely than white Americans to suffer from kidney failure, and Hispanics are 1.5 times more likely than non-Hispanics to have kidney failure. During NMDAM, LifeLink of Florida will highlight the need for more organ, eye and tissue donors within multicultural communities, provide donation education, encourage donor registration, and promote healthy living and disease prevention to decrease the need for transplantation. Individuals interested in celebrating this month are encouraged to follow LifeLink’s social media on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, to participate in the education programs offered. Anyone can be a potential donor, regardless of age or medical history; a single donor can save or improve the lives of up to 75 people. LifeLink encourages the public to register their donation decision at DonateLifeFlorida.org, or when obtaining or renewing a driver license.
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Premier Community HealthCare will host a Women’s Health Screening & Education Day on Aug. 31 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., at several locations. Participants can receive a free clinical breast exam, pelvic exam, pap test, blood pressure test, body mass index (BMI), giveaways and health information. Appointments are recommended, but walk-ins are welcome, too. Local offices include: • Dade City Family Health Center, 14027 Fifth St. • New Port Richey Family Health Center, 2114 Seven Springs Blvd.,Trinity • Women’s Health Center, 38030
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A grant from the Pasco Aging Network (PAN) has enabled the team at Gulfside Hospice to provide additional Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for staff on the frontlines caring for patients. The $750 grant was awarded to the nonprofit through PAN’s Annual Grant Program, which awards funds to organizations or projects that are focused on the needs or services for senior citizens in Pasco County. At Gulfside Hospice, the funds were used to purchase PPE, including gloves, thermometers and disposable stethoscopes, in an effort to continue protecting its nursing staff during the current pandemic. “Our team is on the frontlines caring for the most vulnerable during this pandemic,� Tara Still, Fundraising Communications coordinator for Gulfside, said in a news release. “These funds will go a long way in purchasing much needed supplies to help protect them while they are bravely caring for patients,� Still said. Gulfside Hospice, a division of Gulfside Healthcare Services, has been caring for patients and families in Pasco County for
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Premier Community HealthCare is offering $15 back-to-school physicals until Aug. 31, on Monday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Tuesday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., at its six locations, including Dade City and Zephyrhills. Students can receive a complete physical examination, state-required screening, and a free backpack with school supply kit (while supplies last). Schedule an appointment by calling (352) 518-2000, or online at PremierHC.org. Same-day appointments are available.
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Looking out for the displaced The GFWC Wesley Chapel Woman’s Club continues to work hard for others, during the coronavirus pandemic. Its members filled duffle bags and tote bags with essentials, including a tarp, blanket, towel and socks, to help the homeless, during this trying time. The items will help Ross to further her mission to help as many homeless people as possible. The woman’s club also is filling purses with essentials for the Sunrise Domestic & Sexual Violence Center. Beth Ross (left), owner of Blanket Tampa Bay, met with Shantel Meyers of the GFWC Wesley Chapel Woman’s Club, to accept the donations. Shown is just a portion of the COURTESY OF SHANTEL MEYERS bags that the woman’s club put togeth-
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Providing easier access to reading The Sugar and Spice preschool in Lexington Oaks, in Wesley Chapel, on Aug. 2 was the recipient of a free Little Library, which was built, sponsored and installed by the GFWC Wesley Chapel Woman’s Club. The club also stocked the library so it was ready to go for the community. From left: Odesa Nickell, Shantel Meyers, Cindi Nalon, Julie Cox and Hannah Macaluso.
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