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Raises elusive in Pasco schools By B.C. Manion
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Pasco County school officials are still searching for ways to provide some sort of raise for district employees — although the prospect did not appear promising at a board meeting last week. At the board’s July 24 meeting, numerous teachers and other support personnel took turns urging the Pasco School Board to make employee pay a budget priority.
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The current budget proposal does not include pay raises for any district employees. Christine Goddard, a Spanish teacher at Land O’ Lakes High School, urged the board to make salary increases a budget priority. She loves teaching in the district, she said, but is disappointed that her salary hasn’t improved much in the past couple of years. “You can’t put your students first, if you continue to put your teachers last, in budget considerations,” Goddard said.
Sue Jenkins, a bus driver who lives in New Port Richey, said she loves her job and the kids she drives, but has to work two jobs. “I’m too old to work two jobs for very long, so please make us a consideration,” she said. Cheryl Vinson, of Lutz, noted that Pasco’s pay is not keeping pace with its neighboring counties. See RAISES, page 11A
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There’s more than books at this library While others were perusing the stacks at the Land O’ Lakes Branch Library, this group was involved in a class delving into the ins and outs of woodworking. The class, Woodworking 101: Toy Making-Clown Drop Toy was offered in the The Foundry Makerspace at the library. The space features a variety of hands-on classes and activities for visitors, which include crocheting, sewing, jewelry making, and drawing. Above, Chantel Mijo, of Land O’ Lakes, uses a drill press to drill the holes that will eventually house numerous small pegs for her clown drop toy. She’s interested in making furniture someday, but wanted to take this class to gain some experience in working with wood.
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Kelly Tremblay of Hudson, left, uses a template to mark where she will drill holes for the pegs of her clown drop toy as volunteer helper, Ray Penn of Land O’Lakes, watches and provides advice.
Using a template on a block of wood, Ruth Hunt, of Land O’ Lakes, marks where she will need to cut in order to make the base of her toy. She took the class with her husband, Wayne, and said taking the class was to honor her mother’s recent 85th birthday. She said when her mother was young, she was the only girl in the woodshop class, during an era when women didn’t take those types of courses.
More devices, social media make users Pasco school a target for cybercrime, expert says district adopts new mental health plan
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As we become more tethered to smartphones, computers and other devices, those connections are putting us more at risk for being the victim of a cybercrime. That’s according to Michael Horn, a U.S. Secret Service senior special agent assigned to the Tampa Bay Electronic Crimes Task Force, where he specializes in cybercrimes and network intrusion investigations. Horn was a guest speaker at a recent luncheon presented by North Tampa Chamber of Commerce, at Atria Lutz. His hour-long presentation covered current trends and techniques used by cyber criminals to compromise identity or personal information online. He also discussed some of the most commonly used scams and electronic crimes, and he offered tips on how to protect and minimize the risk of becoming a victim of these scams. Much of the discussion centered on phishing scams. See CYBERCRIME, page 11A
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U.S. Secret Service senior special agent Michael Horn was a guest speaker at a recent North Tampa Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Horn, who’s assigned to the Tampa Bay Electronic Crimes Task Force, covered current trends and techniques used by cyber criminals to compromise identity or personal information online.
The Pasco County School Board has approved a plan that allocates additional funding provided by the Florida Legislature to address youth mental health needs. The Legislature’s decision to provide more money to address mental health issues came in response to the Valentine’s Day shooting spree at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. The Pasco school district was allocated slightly more than $1.7 million in mental health funding, according to Melissa Musselwhite, director of student support programs and services for the district. Ninety percent of the funding must be spent to provide mental health services and 10 percent can be spent on prevention, she said. So, the district has designated $1.4 million for services for at-risk youths and See MENTAL HEALTH, page 11A
El Dorado Furniture opening fall 2019 at Brightwork Crossing By Kathy Steele
The store has more than 20 storefronts, and specialty furniture shops, that showcase various furniture styles from contemporary to traditional. Same-day delivery is available in many instances. “Being Hispanic, typically the whole family comes to shop,” Capo said.“They’d bring anybody that fit in the car, even their neighbors.” But, he said, the boulevard concept proved successful “for everybody. We do have people for all over the world to look at our boulevard.” Pasco County commissioners approved Brightwork Crossing in August 2017.The developCOURTESY OF SMITH AERIAL PHOTOS/EL DORADO FURNITURE STORE ment will have about 350 This is an aerial view of an El Dorado Furniture Store that opened in Cutler Bay, in Miami-Dade County. apartments, 250,000 square Company officials are in early stages of planning a store in Pasco County that would open in fall 2019. feet of offices, retail and a 150-room hotel. Premium Outlets was still in planning ture retailers in the country, the website The approximately 32-acre site is off stages. adds. State Road 54, west of Wesley Chapel “It was too soon. Then, the recession In the early 1990s, the family designed a Boulevard. It is behind the Shell gas station came in,” said Capo.“But, now the timing is unique showroom concept, featuring the El and Walgreen’s drugstore. right.” Dorado “boulevard.” Customers stroll along a State Road 54 and Wesley Chapel are at Company founder, Manuel Capo, left streetscape, dotted with old-fashioned the epicenter of retail growth in Pasco. Cuba after the Fidel Castro regime confiscat- benches and street lamps, 16th century-in- Tampa Premium Outlets, a row of restaued the family’s chain of furniture stores, spired stained glass windows, and Egyptian rants, a new At Home store and Costco are known as Casa Capo. Capo and two of his hieroglyphics. among the projects that opened on the six sons sailed a small boat, named El Capo said the parking lot also features south side of State Road 56. Dorado, to Mexico, and then settled in old-fashioned street lights and brick pavers Cypress Creek Town Center, on the north Miami, according to the website. to begin what is essentially a neighborhood side of State Road 56, is filling up with The rest of the family later joined them. experience. restaurants, including Bahama Breeze Island Capo opened El Dorado (named for the Typically, customers in most furniture Grill, Mellow Mushroom, and Chuy’s Tex boat) in 1967 in Little Havana. stores might spent 20 minutes but El Dorado Mex.The Hyatt Place Hotel is almost ready Manuel Capo died nearly 10 years ago. customers stay as long as an hour, he added. for its grand opening. His sons now operate the family business, “They can just relax, enjoy a cup of coffee Other planned shops include which is recognized among the top 50 furni- and wander around,” Capo said. HomeGoods, Blaze Pizza and Hobby Lobby.
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The largest Hispanic-owned furniture retailer in the United States plans to open a new store in the mixed-use, residential and commercial project, known as Brightwork Crossing. An apartment complex at Brightwork Crossing is under construction at State Road 54 and Wesley Chapel Boulevard. Shops and a hotel are planned, too. A new Burger King restaurant recently opened on a parcel, fronting State Road 54. The estimated opening for El Dorado Furniture Store is fall 2019, according to Pedro Capo, chief operating officer of the family-owned business. Bowman Consulting Inc., filed a preliminary site plan for El Dorado Furniture, and had a pre-application meeting with Pasco County planners in July. “Everything is looking good,” said Capo. The Miami-based business is expanding elsewhere in Florida including new stores in Naples and Fort Myers. A former Sports Authority on Tyrone Boulevard, and a Babies R Us, will be remodeled and opened as El Dorado stores. The site plan for El Dorado shows a twostory, 70,000-square-foot building, with access from Ashley Creek Trail. Ashley Creek is among new roads built, internal to Brightwork Crossing. Maren Way is a new road off State Road 54, leading to Burger King and the apartments. A WaWa gas and convenience store also is featured on the site plan, across from the furniture store. It also has access from Ashley Creek. The recent El Dorado Furniture store opening in Naples was the company’s 16th store, said Capo. The company has wanted to move into Pasco for awhile, and looked at a site about five years ago, east of Interstate 75. Tampa
Land O’ Lakes High School to get more parking spaces By B.C. Manion
among a list of items that Betsy Kuhn, assistant superintendent for support services, presented to the board for approval. “Parking has become a serious issue at Land O’ Lakes High School,” Kuhn said, and more parking will be needed as the school expands. Pasco County School Board member Colleen Beaudoin said the additional parking is needed. “I get lots of calls about parking at Land O’ Lakes High School,” Beaudoin said.
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Land O’ Lakes High School is undergoing a massive renovation project that is essentially giving the high school a new look and expanding its capacity by more than 400 students. The Pasco County School Board voted last week to approve $1.2 million in changes to the project. Providing 60 additional parking spaces was
Other items included in the change order are: • Remove and replace existing flammable storage building and resurface an adjacent roadway to improve access for emergency vehicles • Update interior finishes such as paint, flooring, lighting, wall base and acoustical panels in the Music and Exceptional Student Education Rooms, to bring those areas in line with the balance of the remodel
• Remove and replace two air handling units and heaters for the gymnasium, including modification of electrical, as required, and provide new controls connected with the central control system • Provide new metal exterior doors, frames and hardware for the gym. Even though these items were not part of the original scope of the project, they can be completed within the project’s original construction budget, Kuhn said.
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Bus express service links Wesley Chapel and Tampa By Kathy Steele
very closely at that,” Burckard said. Wiregrass On the 275LX, buses ride along Bruce Park-n-Ride B. Downs Boulevard, and Interstate 275 to(Pasco County) Florida Hospital ward Tampa, with stops at Tampa Wesley Chapel Connecting: International Airport, James A. Haley D Veteran’s Hospital, the University area by The Shops Route 275LX at Wiregrass University of South Florida, and the Marion S.R. 56 Transit Center in downtown Tampa. WESLEY CHAPEL A one-way ride takes about an hour and Route 54 45 minutes.The cost is $2 each way. COUNTY LINE RD. MTC Marion The park-in-rides are free to use. Transit Center , 1, 5, 6, However, Burckard said the lots aren’t CROSS CREEK BLVD. CO 7, 8, 9, 12, 19, 30, M available for overnight or multiple days of 20X, 60LX, 275LX, 360LX, M TA ERC parking. So, for people taking the bus to 100X (PSTA), 300X (PSTA), M Downtowner, MegaBus, PA E PA catch a flight at Tampa’s airport, they PA LM RedCoach LM S should have someone drop them off at the S B DR NEW Connecting park-in-ride, she said. # LV . TAMPA Routes & D . The 275LX is useful in making tri-counDirection of Travel ty connections, or to other bus routes in C Lowe’s Tampa. Park-n-Ride Points of Interest For instance, the University area bus stop allows transfers to Temple Terrace.At University Area Marion Transit, passengers can connect Transit Center with Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority. , 1, 5, 6, 9, 12, 33, 42, 48, 275LX, Funding for the 275LX is from the AVE. USF Bull Runner B 131ST Florida Department of Transportation.The Veterans Administration Hospital state transportation department also gave HART a $1 million grant for a pilot project FOWLER AVE. to test a low-speed, self-driving bus beAirport U.S. Post tween the Marion Transit Center and the UNIVERSITY Office AREA southern end of downtown Tampa. That is expected to launch in fiscal year Tampa 2019. International Airport (Rental Car Center - SkyConnect) In October, the TECO Line Streetcar 30 32 35 60LX System will begin providing free rides for A 300X PSTA the next three years. Funding is about $200,000 from Tampa Electric Company, AIRPORT SERVICE RD. or TECO, and about $2.7 million from SPRUCE ST. FDOT. One-way fares between the Channel 30 60LX CYPRESS ST. District and Ybor City currently cost $2.50. 15 45 FLEX A study is planned to consider extending the existing 2.7 miles of streetcar SCOTT ST. track. HART also is launching the Flamingo MTC Fares mobile application, which provides ST. TYLER regional bus fare passes. Hillsborough County, Pasco, Pinellas, Manatee and DOWNTOWN TAMPA Sarasota will partner in this. One bus pass can be used for rides on FILE all systems. “You don’t have to buy fare passes for The 275LX express route includes stops at Wiregrass park-in-ride, Tampa International Airport each and every connection,” Burckard said. and the James A. Haley Veteran’s Hospital.
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Starting Aug. 1, anyone dropping off clothing or household items at any Goodwill Industries-Suncoast donation site will receive a coupon good for up to two free children’s tickets to Dinosaur World, one for each paid adult admission. Goodwill shoppers who “round up” their purchases to the nearest dollar also will get a coupon. The Dinosaur World BOGO coupons will be distributed through August, while supplies last, and can be redeemed through Oct. 31. For store locations and attended donation sites, visit Goodwill-suncoast.org.
PRESERVATION SOCIETY The Historic Hernando Preservation Society will meet Aug. 2 at 6:30 p.m., at Brooksville City Hall, 201 Howell Ave., in Brooksville. The guest speaker will be Robert Martinez on the topic of “Brooksville & Hernando County’s Famous Visitors.” He also will talk about ways to identify old photographs. For information, email Hernandopreservation@gmail.com.
SOUNDS OF SUMMER The Hilton Garden Inn-Tampa Suncoast Parkway, 2155 Northpointe Village in Lutz, will present “Sounds of Summer”Aug. 11 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.There will be local talent performances, local vendors, a free car wash, family games and more.All proceeds will benefit the Alzheimer’s Association.
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Learn to compost The UF/IFAS Pasco County Extension Service will offer “Composting: Turning Scraps into ‘Black Gold’” Aug. 7 at 6:30 p.m., at the Land O’ Lakes Library, 2818 Collier Parkway. Participants can learn how to turn kitchen scraps and yard waste into compost, what items can and can’t be composted, and how to finish the compost. Admission is free, but registration is required at EventBrite.com. For information, call (352) 518-0156.
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DANCE PERFORMANCE Patel Conservatory at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts will host a “Popular Dance Intensive”Aug. 3 at 4:30 p.m., in Ferguson Hall. Dance students will perform various styles of jazz, tap, contemporary and “just for kicks.”Tickets start at $12 and can be purchased by calling (813) 229-7827, in person at the Straz Center Ticket Office, or online at StrazCenter.org.
BROADWAY SHOWCASE Patel Conservatory at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts will host “Showstoppers: Broadway Intensive”Aug. 3 to Aug. 5, in the TECO Theater. Students in sixth grade through college will perform the themed showcase through solos and ensemble selections from popular Broadway musicals.Tickets start at $12 and can be purchased by calling (813) 2297827, in person at the Straz Center Ticket Office, or online at StrazCenter.org.
BEGONIA SEMINAR The UF/IFAS Pasco County Extension Service will offer a free begonia seminar Aug. 4 at 9 a.m., at One Stop Shop (Stallings Building), 15029 14th St., in Dade City. Participants can learn how to propagate and care for the plant. Registration is required at EventBrite.com. For information, call (352) 518-0156.
MEET DANIEL TIGER The Children’s Board Free Tuesday on Aug. 7, at the Glazer Children’s Museum in Tampa, will feature a Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood theme. Kids can meet Daniel Tiger during select times from noon to 7 p.m. Children and families can create Daniel Tiger Caring Neighbor Kits, one to take home and one to donate to an area student. Kits include a Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood book, placemat and other goodies. For information, visit GlazerMuseum.org.
UF/IFAS Pasco County Extension Service will offer a composting workshop Aug. 11 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., at Land O’ Lakes Heritage Park, 5401 Land O’ Lakes Blvd. The guest speaker will be Jim Moll, Florida Friendly Landscaping program manager. Participants can learn the benefits of using a compost bin, and the dos and don’ts of composting Florida flowers and vegetables. Each Pasco household will be eligible to receive one compost bin, when at least one household member registers and attends. The cost is $35 that includes workshop and instruction and one composting bin. Registration is required at Eventbrite.com.
RALLY DAY Messiah Lutheran Church and Preschool, 14920 Hutchison Road in Tampa, will host a Rally Day Aug. 12 at 11 a.m., to kick off a new year.There will be a bounce house, a dunk tank and family friendly games.The men’s club will serve hot dogs and hamburgers. For information, visit MessiahTampa.com.
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The AARP Smart Driver course, open to drivers age 50 and older, will be offered at these locations on Aug. 8, with lunch included: • Keystone Place at Terra Bella, 2200 Livingston Road in Land O’ Lakes. Call Michele Catalano at (813) 388-2121 • Winters Quarter Pasco, 21632 State Road 54 in Lutz. Call Bev Cogdill at (813) 9073908. Upon completion, participants may receive an auto insurance premium discount.The class certificate is valid for three years. Preregistration is required.
Patel Conservatory at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts will host an “Evening of Dance”Aug. 10 at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., in the TECO Theater. Patel students will perform ballet, tap and jazz in this showcase.Tickets start at $15 and can be purchased by calling (813) 229-7827, in person at the Straz Center Ticket Office, or online at StrazCenter.org.
The Nature Coast Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society meets the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m., at Land O’ Lakes Heritage Park, 5401 Land O’ Lakes Blvd.The Aug. 14 meeting’s topic is,““Movie Night, Seashore Eyewitness.” Meetings are free, and all interested parties are invited to attend, to bring questions about their yard, and enjoy some light refreshments.There also will be a chance to win a native plant. For information, call (727) 207-1853, or visit PascoNativePlants.org.
SENIOR TRANSPORTATION The Lutz Senior Center, 112 First Ave., N.W., will host Sunshine Van Lines on Aug. 8 at 1 p.m., to discuss transportation services senior citizens may be eligible to use. For information, call (813) 264-3804.
HURRICANE AND LANDSCAPES The UF/IFAS Pasco County Extension Service will host a free seminar on “Hurricanes and Trees:The Answer is Blowin’ in the Wind”Aug. 9 at 6 p.m., at the New Port Richey Public Library, 5939 Main St. Participants can learn how to prepare landscaping to minimize damage in the event of a storm. Registration is required at EventBrite.com. For information, call (352) 518-0156.
ESSENTIAL OILS CLASSES Deanna Jacobs will host essential oils classes from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.,Aug. 7 (chemical-free home),Aug. 14 (how to use oils),Aug. 21 (do-it-yourself use of oils) and Aug. 28 (how to use oils) at Living Food Bakery & Café, 38201 10th Ave., in Zephyrhills. For information, call (813) 4797724.
The city of Brooksville and the Hernando Community Anti-Drug Coalition will host “Kickin’ at the Q Concert,Truck and Jeep Show”Aug. 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine, at 800 John Gary Grubbs Blvd.There will be live country music, as well as the car show. Guests can bring a chair or blanket. This is a back-to-school event with no alcohol, and is a fundraiser for Friends of the Children Inc. General admission is $5; high school students and ages 18 and younger are free. For information, call the Brooksville Parks and Recreation Department at (352) 540-3830.
BOOK BAZAAR The Friends of the Hugh Embry Library will host a book bazaar Aug. 10 and Aug. 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 14215 Fourth St., in Dade City.There will be a diverse selection of books, audio and video media, magazines, and related materials, all for a modest cost. For information, call (352) 567-3576.
BACK-TO-SCHOOL BASH Cobb Theatres, 6333 Wesley Grove Blvd., in Wesley Chapel, will host its annual Back-toSchool Bash Aug. 11 from 10 a.m. to noon. The theme will be the 100-Acre Wood from Disney’s “Christopher Robin.”There will be free school supplies, haircuts, face painting, health and dental supplies, games and more. For information, call (813) 948-5445.
HOME SHOW The Mid-Florida Summer Home Show will take place Aug. 11 and Aug. 12 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Strawberry Festival Grounds in Plant City.There will be more than 100 home-improvement specialists, a plant and garden show, seminars, do-it-yourself projects and more. Habitat for Humanity will be available to accept donations and volunteer applications.Admission and parking are free. For information, visit SimplyEventsFl.com, or call (727) 674-1464.
BAY PINES BENEFIT The Daughters of the American Revolution will sponsor the play,“Ugly Lies the Bone,” by Lindsey Ferrentino,Aug. 11 at 8 p.m., at the Stageworks Theatre, 1120 E. Kennedy Blvd., in Tampa.The play is about a female combat soldier that served three tours in Afghanistan, and is struggling with PTSD, pain management, and integration into civilian life.The cost is $35, plus service
BINGO EVERY TUESDAY The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Pasco Sheriff’s Lodge 29 hosts bingo every Tuesday evening, at 21735 YMCA Camp Road in Land O’ Lakes. Doors open at 4 p.m., Early Bird is at 5:30 p.m., and regular games start at 6 p.m.A bingo book starts at $3 for two cards. There are drinks and snacks available, but outside food and drink are allowed.All proceeds benefit the Pasco County Law Enforcement FOP and Fallen Law Officers Memorial. For information, visit F.O.P. Pasco Lodge 29 on Facebook.
FRIENDSHIP SINGERS The Friendship Singers, a volunteer organization that performs in local nursing homes, assisted-living facilities and senior centers in Pasco and Hillsborough counties, is looking for new members, especially male singers.The group has two practices and two concerts every month. Practices are at the Pasco County Senior Center, 6801 Wisteria Loop in Land O’ Lakes, on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon. For information, contact Joyce Ruby at (813) 442-7879 or joyceruby99@yahoo.com, or Joe Berling at (813) 997-1454 or jberling@tampabay.rr.com.
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Speading the Joy of Stitching Special to The Laker / Lutz News The sewing scene is alive and thriving at the Sewing Center of Wesley Chapel, a community of like-minded enthusiasts dedicated to spreading the joy of sewing to anyone willing to learn. Adriana Stenger is the enthusiastic owner and was an employee before recently taking over the business. “We have been in Wesley Chapel for just over a year, and it’s been a great location for us, said Stenger. “Our store can help with all your sewing needs — it does not matter whether you are a seasoned sewer looking to pick up some advanced techniques, or a beginner with an itch to stitch.” The Sewing Center sells two of the best brands of sewing machines made - Husqvarna Viking and Baby Lock, provides service and machine repairs for most manufacturers, and hosts a variety of sewing classes for adults and children of all skill levels. “We limit the number of students to just three per class, so that every student receives the personal attention they deserve,” said Stenger. Students usually begin by taking a class on how a sewing machine works. “After that, they move on to technique classes and learn how to make a hem, a pleat, a ruffle,” Stenger said. “And then, little by little, students combine what they’ve learned and are ready to put together clothing.” The Sewing Center also offers adult classes in dressmaking, embroidery and quilting. For children, it has a summer camp where youngsters spend a full day sewing and doing other crafts. And, during the school year, kids can participate in its after-school classes to work on projects and learn new techniques. “We call this program, ‘So Cool After School,’ and we have many dedicated and accomplished student sewers,” said Stenger. Stenger is proud of her young students and her team of teachers who instruct them. In March, two students attended the Original Sewing & Quilt Expo in Lakeland, and participated in its “Sewing’s Next Generation:
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Pasco County is in the market to add to its luxury car dealerships with BMW as the potential tenant of a proposed showroom near The Shops at Wiregrass. Japanese-auto dealership Mitsubishi also appears to want into Pasco’s market, with a showroom located west of Eagleston Boulevard at Bruce B. Downs Boulevard. Representatives of Spring Engineering Inc., filed a pre-application for “BMW-Wesley Chapel,” and recently met with Pasco County planners. Spring Engineering representatives could not be reached for comment. Preliminary site plans show a 37,000square-foot showroom and space for 216 new vehicles. The dealership also would have a pre-owned vehicle division and service department. The 32-acre site is located at the southeast corner of State Road 56 and Mansfield Boulevard, east of the Wiregrass mall. The property is owned by Solly Branch Holdings LLC, which lists J.D. Porter and his sister, Quinn Porter, as company officers, accord-
ing to state records. If the dealership materializes, BMW would be the fourth luxury automobile dealerships to gravitate to Pasco in the past three years. It would join previously opened dealerships for Lexus, Mercedes Benz and Audi. According to its website, Springs Engineering’s clients include BMW of Ocala, Mini of Wesley Chapel, Jaguar of Orlando, and Lamborghini of Broward (County). Another site plan identifies “WC Mitsubishi” as the potential tenant for an approximately 4-acre site near Toyota, Honda and Lexus dealerships. Jacobs Holdings WC LLC, filed the pre-application for WC Mitsubishi, which would be a new and used auto dealership of about 17,600 square feet. Daniel Jacobs is listed as the prime officer of Jacobs Holdings WC LLC, as well as chief executive officer of Jacobs Automotive Group and owner of Jacobs Auto Enterprise Inc., according to state records. He is listed on the pre-application as the purchaser.The property is owned by DDG Holdings LLC, according to county records. Jacobs wasn’t available for comment.
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Water is essential — not only for life itself, but also to support Florida’s landscapes, recreational activities and beautiful vistas. Residents and tourists enjoy our waterways and participate in recreational activities such as fishing, swimming and boating. We use water from public municipalities and private wells for household, industrial and agricultural uses. Water also is necessary for wildlife, our environment and our quality of life. However, more than 50 percent of the water we consume at home is used to irrigate lawns and landscapes. Dr. Laura Warner, from the University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, put it like COURTESY OF NICOLE PINSON this: “A message for residents is that Water is essential to our life in Florida. We can we can have beautiful landscapes that have beautiful landscapes and conserve water at increase the value of our homes, pro- the same time. vide habitat for pollinators and animals, (provide) a place to socialize with friends and family – and we can do all ing your landscape twice a week. • Apply a layer of mulch that is 2-inches that while saving water.” Follow these steps to keep lawns and to 3-inches thick in your landscape beds landscapes healthy, while conserving water and vegetable gardens using pine straw, pine nuggets or melaleuca mulch. Mulch at the same time: • Water your landscape during the provides many benefits. It conserves soil coolest part of the day, or in the evening, to moisture, keeps plant roots cool, adds orreduce water loss through evaporation. ganic matter to the soil and improves soil Watering in the morning coincides closely texture as it breaks down over time. Reduce with the dew point and reduces the win- splashing water, as it can move disease-causing fungal spores to plant leaves.A layer of dow of time water stays on plant leaves. • Calibrate your irrigation system to de- mulch at the base of landscape plants reliver 1/2-inch water to 3/4-inch water per duces splashing water from sprinkler irrigation event. Overwatering lawns harms systems and rain. • Choose drought-tolerant plants. long-term turf health. Overwatering greatly increases disease susceptibility and thatch Consult the Florida-Friendly Landscaping buildup, and also leads to a shorter root sys- Guide to Plant Selection and Landscape tem, which reduces the turf’s overall stress Design for ideas. • Be aware that container plants that dry tolerance and ability to survive with less water. It also promotes the growth of cer- out quickly benefit from micro-irrigation tain weed species, such as dollarweed and systems. There are patio micro-irrigation kits that direct water to each pot and at the sedges. • If you have a rain gauge, and it indi- base of plants. • When it rains, water collects and cates your yard has received equal or greater 1/2-inch water to 3/4-inch of water, moves quickly across gutters, driveways you don’t need to provide additional water and other nonpervious surfaces. A benefit through irrigation. Shut off or adjust your ir- of pervious surfaces is they allow rainwater rigation system when you get plenty of to percolate down into the soil and rain.The simple practice of checking an in- recharge the aquifer. Reduce the volume of expensive rain gauge to track rainfall, and rainwater that contributes to stormwater then adjusting your irrigation system, can runoff by installing rain barrels and using save gallons of water, can keep your lawn pervious surfaces such as mulched paths in and landscape healthy, and reduce disease your landscape. • If you have an irrigation system, install potential from fungus and other problems. • Check your irrigation system seasonal- a rain shutoff device. • Let your lawn tell you when to water. ly to calibrate the system. Repair or replace broken sprinkler heads, and ensure valves Look for folded grass blades, footprints or tire tracks that remain on the grass, and a open and close properly. • Plan your irrigation based on plant bluish tint to the grass. The University of needs and zones. For example, turfgrass re- Florida/IFAS recommends delivering 1/2quires more irrigation than landscape beds inch water to 3/4-inch of water to your with established trees.Turfgrass growing in lawn and landscape per irrigation event, the shade requires less water than turfgrass which provides enough water to reach the growing in full sun. Adjust areas like these root zone. • Follow water restrictions and guideto save water and to keep plants healthy. Homes that average 35 percent turf and 65 lines set forth by your county or city percent landscape beds use 39 percent less municipality and the Southwest Florida water when compared to homes with Water Management District. more turf and fewer landscape beds. The potential savings is 1,440 gallons to 1,800 Nicole Pinson is the Urban Horticulture gallons of water per week based on water- Agent in Hillsborough County.
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Wellness Send health news to news@lakerlutznews.com BALANCE WORKSHOP The Lutz Senior Center, 112 First Ave., N.W., will offer “A Matter of Balance,” starting Aug. 3 at 10 a.m. This is an eight-week workshop presented by the Senior Connection Center on managing concerns about falls. For information, call (813) 264-3804. BREAST-FEEDING BASICS Florida Hospital Zephyrhills, 7050 Gall Bld., will offer a breast-feeding basics class Aug. 6 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., in the Cypress Room. A certified lactation counselor from The Baby Place will cover the topics of latching, positioning and identifying your baby’s feeding cues. The class is free for those delivering at Florida Hospital Zephyrhills, and $10 for others. To register, visit BreastfeedingOTHER.eventbrite.com. Questions? Call (813) 779-6471. MORTON PLANT EVENTS Morton Plant North Bay Hospital, 6600
Madison St., in New Port Richey, will offer these health events: • Aug. 6 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.: CPAP/BI PAP Clinic, in the Sleep Disorders Center • Aug. 7 at 10 a.m.: Ostomy Support Group, in Meeting Rooms 2 and 3. • Aug. 8 starting at 9 a.m.: Car Seat Inspections, at Pediatric Associates of Tampa Bay, Suite 108, 10710 State Road 54. For information on all events, call (727) 953-6877, or visit BayCareEvents.org.
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MEDICARE INFORMATION A SHINE (serving health insurance needs of elders) volunteer will be available Aug. 8 at 1 p.m., at the Hugh Embry Library, 14215 Fourth St., in Dade City, to answer Medicare questions. For information, call (352) 567-3576.
SKIN SEMINAR Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel will host a skin seminar,“Let’s Talk About Your Skin,” Aug. 9 at 5 p.m., at Inspiration Place, Wellness Plaza, third floor. Lolita Wilczar, medical esthetician, will discuss an advanced approach to skincare, how to understand the aging process, and effective ways to combat cellular damage. Reservations are required by calling, (844) 504-9378.
ART THERAPY Florida Hospital Zephyrhills will offer an art therapy class Aug. 9 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., in the CREATION Health Wellness Center, Education Room, 38233 Daughtery Road in Zephyrhills. Local artist Junior Polo will present the class to help relieve the daily stresses of life. Polo is locally known for his Caribbeaninfluenced artistry. He also won the
MEDICAL SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISER Medical Center of Trinity Volunteers Inc.’s annual fashion show will be presented Aug. 9 from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., at Spartan Manor, 6121 Massachusetts Ave., in New Port Richey. There also will be a silent auction, raffles and other drawings, as well as Motown entertainment during dinner. All proceeds will benefit the group’s medical scholarship fund.
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Dr. Anthony Salibi with his People’s Choice Award trophy and Dr. Ravi Chari, president HCA West Florida
Two residents at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point received recognition at the HCA West Florida Graduate Medical Education (GME) Consortium Poster Exhibition. Dr.Anthony Salibi, internal medicine, was awarded the People’s Choice Award with his poster entitled, “Early Recognition of Sepsis and Goal Directed Therapy Resulting in Reduced Hospital Mortality.” Dr. Nicholas Kolinsky, internal medicine, received the Inter-Professional Award for his poster entitled,“Left Main Coronary Artery Dissection and Aortic Insufficiency Following Blunt Chest Trauma.” The awards were presented at the second annual exhibition at the University of South Florida, Center for Advanced Learning and Simulation. Each of the HCA West Florida GME hospitals presented posters showcasing the research, scholarly activity and quality initiatives being performed by the residents and fellows across all GME programs.
For more information, call (727) 4947400 or (727) 819-1103. SOUNDS OF SUMMER The Hilton Garden Inn-Tampa Suncoast Parkway, 2155 Northpointe Village in Lutz, will present “Sounds of Summer” Aug. 11 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. There will be local talent performances, local vendors, a free car wash, family games and more. All proceeds will benefit the Alzheimer’s Association. BAY PINES BENEFIT The Daughters of the American Revolution will sponsor the play,“Ugly Lies the Bone,” by Lindsey Ferrentino,Aug. 11 at 8 p.m., at the Stageworks Theatre, 1120 E. Kennedy Blvd., in Tampa. The play is about a female combat soldier that served three tours in Afghanistan, and is struggling with PTSD, pain management, and integration into civilian life. The cost is $35, plus service charges. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Bay Pines VA Healthcare. For information and tickets, call (813) 374-2416. MEDICAL SCRIBE PROGRAM Pasco-Hernando State College has added a Medical Scribe Professional Training certificate program for health care and non-health care individuals. A medical scribe assists physicians with electronic health records, maximizing workflow efficiency and productivity, so that physicians can focus on providing the best possible patient care. According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, a medical scribe can earn from $10 per hour to $16 per hour. Those in the health care field can complete PHSC’s self-paced, online program in as little as two months. Individuals with no health care experience can learn medical fundamentals and specific scribe skills, and can complete the program in four months or less. The program awards a certificate of completion and prepares students to sit for the national Medical Scribe Certification Exam through the American Healthcare Documentation Professionals Group. To enroll, or for information, call (727) 816-3227, or email ce@phsc.edu.
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State Sen. Lauren Book, fifth from left, accepts a hefty check for Lauren’s Kids from monies raised through the Pasco County Tax Collector’s offices. From left: Pasco County Tax Collector Mike Fasano; Becky Bennett, director of development Pasco Kids First; Wendi Wininger and Judy Rosier, Pasco tax collector’s office; State Sen. Lauren Book; Zoraya Melo and Linda McNally (Dade City manager), Pasco tax collector’s office; Michelle Vancuren, director of operations Pasco County Tax Collector; Miranda Hager, trauma counselor Pasco Kids First; and Chris Peynado, Pasco tax collector’s office.
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The Pasco County Tax Collector’s Office recently featured Lauren’s Kids as its charity of choice, and raised $12,346.48 for the organization. Lauren’s Kids, created in 2007 by State Sen. Lauren Book, is a statewide organization that works daily to prevent childhood sexual abuse through education and awareness. Book, herself, is a victim of childhood sexual abuse at the hands of a trusted caregiver. She has taken her own experiences and turned them into an opportunity to help children find hope and healing. The five branches of the Pasco County Tax Collector’s Office promoted the
Lauren’s Kids specialty license plate, and accepted cash donations during the month-long campaign. Customers also could check-off the voluntary charitable donation box through renewals. The senator said, in a release,“Thanks to the support of the Pasco County Tax Collector’s Office, we are able to prevent abuse, protect childhood, and help survivors heal. Nothing is more important than keeping Florida’s innocent children safe, and we thank our partners in Pasco for helping to shine light in dark places.” For more information regarding Lauren’s Kids, visit LaurensKids.org. For details about charitable promotions sponsored by the Pasco tax collector’s office, call Greg Giordano at (727) 847-8179, or visit PascoTaxes.com.
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LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL The Hope Ranch Learning Academy will offer “Finding Your Future:A Game Plan for Life After High School”Aug. 6 to Aug. 11, at First Assembly of God, 36322 State Road 54 in Zephyrhills.
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Girls Can! offers hands-on learning For the fourth year, Saint Leo University hosted the Girls Can! Robotics Camp, aimed at increasing the number of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, in the hopes of opening young girls’ eyes to the opportunities in the STEM fields. The campers learned to build Lego Mindstorm robots and spent time learning programming. Destiny Sommer and Lydia Nystrom, students at Saint Anthony Catholic School in San Antonio, work on programming their robot to move.
This is a summer camp for students with IEPs or 504 plans, and includes classroom modules and community experiences on topics such as confidence building, communication, decision making, goal setting and problem solving. For information and to register, visit HopeServicesOnline.com.
EIGHTH ANNUAL STUFF THE BUS FOR TEACHERS United Way of Pasco County is conducting its eighth annual Stuff the Bus for Teachers. The campaign is set for Aug. 3, Aug. 4 and Aug. 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Supplies that are collected will be distributed by Pasco County Schools. A school bus will be stationed at Walmart shopping centers to collect dona-
tions at the following locations: • Walmart-Port Richey, 8701 U.S. 19 • Walmart-New Port Richey, 8745 State Road 54 • Walmart-Lutz 1575 Land O’ Lakes Blvd. • Walmart-Wesley Chapel 28500 State Road 54 Volunteers at all locations will hand out shopping lists and collect the donations. On Aug. 6, volunteers will gather at the The Mike Fasano Hurricane Shelter, 11611 Denton Ave., in Hudson, to sort and pack the supplies. Volunteers are needed at the donation sites and at the packing sites. For information, contact Melinda Velez at mvelez@unitedwaypasco.org or (727) 8352028.
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“At my school alone, we have lost seven teachers who have moved to go back to their home states of New York, of Ohio, have gone to other districts because they can’t afford to live in Pasco County anymore. I have numerous friends who work second jobs.” Beth Vogel, of New Port Richey, who works as registrar for the district, urged board members to take another look at the pay rate for registrars. She said the starting pay for them is $9.25 an hour. “Our pay does not reflect the work that we do,”Vogel said. Registrars have extensive responsibilities, handling massive amounts of confidential information. “It’s an endless, endless task. We are not compensated for what we do,”Vogel said. Don Peace, president of the United School Employees of Pasco, called for the union and school district to work together to seek solutions. “I implore all of you to be creative and innovative in your thinking this year, as together we seek to provide meaningful salary adjustments for all employees,” Peace said. “I would also like to ask for the district to consider forming a joint task force with USEP to investigate the possibility of a ballot initiative and to investigate the processes needed to accomplish that task. “We should be partnering together to message our legislators both here in the district, who obviously have not been working for us, and also in Tallahassee, to implore changes to public school funding, and to educate the public on the need for properly funding public schools and programs,” Peace said. School board members Colleen Beaudoin and Alison Crumbley responded to the speakers. “Your pleas are not falling on deaf ears,” Beaudoin said. “Every board member here, we did set our priorities months ago, and every one of us said that salaries is our priority,” she said. “We all know that the quality of the people we want to keep is paramount, and it needs to be commensurate to the pay. We want the best people teaching our kids.We know people are leaving. I was heartbroken last week when somebody asked me for a reference to leave the county,” she added. “I’m sorry you’re in this position, that you are coming here feeling that you have to beg,” she said.“We’re trying. Staff is working on it.” Crumbley thanked those who came forward to address the board. “We’re very determined to do what we can and get employee raises,” she said. “We know this is essential. We know, from the bottom of our hearts. This isn’t over,” she added.
The speaker said it’s “by far” the most common scam, whereby criminals pose as legitimate entities — such as banks and corporations — to defraud users and obtain sensitive financial information, such as usernames, passwords and account numbers. While typically an email scam, phishing can also occur via U.S. mail or telephone correspondence. Horn explained social media is a large reason why phishing, ransomware, business email compromises and other scams have become increasingly prevalent. “It happens all the time, unfortunately,” he said. That’s because users, more often than ever, are sharing gobs of information about their personal lives on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and other popular applications. In other words, “we put all our business on the Internet,” Horn said. Horn said posting details about where we work, shop, travel and bank has made it easy for hackers to obtain credit card information, because they can pose as one of those places in a personalized email. “The bad guys are using social media to cater their fraud to be more effective towards you,” he said. The speaker suggests posting something even as simple as ‘We’re going to Disney for a week’ on social media can greaten the risk for being the victim of phishing or another cyber-based crime. Said Horn,“It’s like if I put a sign on the lawn,‘I’m going grocery shopping for three hours. By the way, the back door’s open.’ That’s what we’re doing electronically whenever we’re either being careless with how we manage ourselves on the Internet, or, the information we’re providing.” He added:“There’s a 100 different ways they could target you, but we’re giving them information to make their scams seem more legitimate.” One phishing example the speaker gave was a hacker purporting to be Chase Bank, requesting users to verify their account information through email.
NEW SAFETY, MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS REQUIRED It remains unclear how the district would pay for an employee pay raise. It costs about $4.1 million to provide a 1 percent raise for district employees, said Olga Swinson, the district’s chief finance officer. The district won’t know its total enrollment until October, at which point it can take another look at the numbers, she said. There’s a chance enrollment could exceed projections, or that projected enrollment at public charter schools could
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Based on the proposed tax rate, the owner of a $125,000 home, assuming a $25,000 homestead exemption would bay $627.90 in school taxes in the 2018-2019 fiscal year. That compares to $656.50 for 2017-2018, a decrease of $28.60. If the Legislature had allowed districts to levy the same millage rate as they did last year, Pasco County would have generated an additional $8.2 million in revenues.
be lower-than-expected. In either case, the district revenue picture would improve. It is true that this year’s student allocation was at its highest rate, but that figure fails to account for inflation, according to Swinson’s budget presentation to the board. In 2007-2008, the base allocation per student was $7,306. That compares to a base allocation per student of $7,408 for 20182019. When cost-of-living increases are included, however, the allocation per student needs to be $8,528, Swinson said. Superintendent Kurt Browning also noted that the Florida Legislature tied local districts hands by refusing to allow growth to pay for itself. The required local effort, which was certified by the state, is 4.031 mills, Swinson said.That’s a reduction from the 4.317 mills that it was last year. If legislators had allowed local districts to keep the same millage rate for required local effort as they had last year, the district would have $8.2 million more to use to support pay raises, Browning said. That would essentially equate to a 2 percent pay raise for district employees. Also, although the Legislature provided more dollars to local districts, they also mandated that most of that new money be spent on school security and mental health services, district officials said. The school board is scheduled to vote on the tentative tax rate for schools at its July 31 meeting at 6 p.m., after The Laker/Lutz News’ press deadline.
Horn recommends what he calls the “sniff” test to vet out such dubious messages. Carefully inspecting such emails for spelling, grammatical and punctuation errors are dead giveaways it’s a targeted scam, he said. The speaker also advises conducting independent verification before providing financial or log-in information online — such as calling the bank or the legitimate entity supposedly sending the email request. As a general rule, Horn said, he just always assumes anyone sending him anything financial-related is a possible scam. Another rule of thumb: Do not click links or open attachments from unknown sources or questionable emails. “This is what gets everybody in trouble,” Horn said of mindlessly clicking through emails.“Malware, business email compromises and phishing scams largely are activated through people irresponsibly using their email.” Those aren’t the only ways to lessen the risk for being a victim, the speaker noted. Some other “best practices” for cyber security include: • Using data backups (thumb drive, hard drives) to save valuable information • Automatically updating anti-virus and anti-malware software • Using strong, random passwords of 10 or more characters (“Not your kid’s birthday, not your dog’s name…”). The speaker revealed that arresting and prosecuting cyber criminals and hackers proves difficult for U.S. law enforcement agencies, as the sources frequently comes from overseas, selling to other criminals on the dark web. “Very rarely do we catch anybody,” Horn said.“Our victories are, No. 1, did we get you your money back? Number two is, if we help you remediate (future cyber crimes) by saying, ‘Hey, this is something that I can teach you about being safe going forward.’” As for recovering money and compromised information, Horn said,“it’s all about timing.”“If they don’t catch it within the first 24 or 48 hours, it’s gone,” he said.
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MENTAL HEALTH, from page 1A slightly more than $150,000 for prevention services. It also has allocated $123,000 for public charter schools. The district’s plan calls for contracting with Central Florida Behavioral Network to help the district manage access to mental health services and help the district with data reporting. It also will help the district with wraparound services for students. “Many times we refer kids out and parents don’t go.We need to be sure that we’re diligent about tracking those kids and following up,” Musselwhite told the Pasco County School Board during a workshop on July 24. The district’s plan, which required school board approval, was due to the state by Aug. 1. Board members approved the plan at their evening meeting on July 24. “There hasn’t be a comprehensive approach to referring kids out for services and support, and the follow-up and the wraparound with the family,” Musselwhite said, noting she would spend close to $100,000 in general fund money every year for a limited number of students. By working with Central Behavioral Florida Network, the district will be expanding its reach to community resources that it didn’t know about before, Musselwhite said. The mental health plan also includes: • Contracting with behavioral analysts to work one-on-one with students most at risk • Training in youth mental health first aid • Training in trauma-informed care • Training in Positive Behavior Intervention • Increased funding for alternatives to suspensions program • Additional adult assistance to help with students who are severely at risk for various reasons • Increased data collection to help the district make more informed decisions • Refining threat assessment procedures to be sure the law enforcement and district personnel are speaking the same language
• Adding a high-performing school nurse, school psychologist and school social worker who will serve in a coaching/mentoring role for district staff The district also plans to incorporate Social Emotional Learning across the curriculum, to help kids to learn how to effectively deal with anger, disappointment and difficult situations that arise. Ray Gadd, deputy superintendent, is a proponent of the approach. Social Emotional Learning helps kids “deal with the emotions of maybe not being the best player on the team, or not being able to play nine innings every game, or maybe having to sit on the bench for the good of the team,” Gadd said. “Those things are upsetting to some folks, but how do you learn to handle that because those things that happen in life. “SEL is trying to help teachers understand how to help kids to build foundational skills so they learn to manage those troublesome behaviors,” Gadd said. Musselwhite said the district is looking for ways to embed SEL across the curriculum, “so that it’s not something stand-alone, and that it can be holistically done throughout the district, not in one subject or during your time with your school counselor.” Gadd put it like this: “What we need is more SEL and less people with guns. If I had my choice, I would have rather have seen the Legislature fund a lot of SEL programs all around the state to help kids build those foundational skills so they never get to a point where they want to shoot people.” Also, the district plans to add another Crisis Intervention Team. It has four teams and will be adding a fifth. “There was a huge increase, a 46 percent increase, in our crisis callouts for the crisis intervention team over the last year,” Musselwhite said. “It was pretty taxing last year on the four teams that we had.” The teams are voluntary and are made up of student services team members and school counselors, who receive additional training to respond to crisis situations throughout the district.
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Colt Golembeski began riding dirt bikes at age 6. Qualifying for amateur nationals isn’t the only accomplishment the young rider has had. In 2017, Golembeski won the Florida Winter Amateur Series 65cc 7-9 division. In 2016, he won the Dade City MX Triple Crown Series for his age group.
Holy Grail of sorts” for motocross riders, as it tends to be the final stop for amateur riders before entering the pro ranks. Many of America’s top professional motocross racers, including James Stewart, Ricky Carmichael,Travis Pastrana and Ryan Dungey, have won AMA Amateur National titles at Loretta Lynn’s. Golembeski, who’s entering the fifth grade at Florida Virtual School, will compete in 65cc and 85cc classes. In total, there are 35 different classes of competition, for children as young as age 4, all the way up to a senior division for riders over 50. Racers will compete in three 15- to 20minute races per class over the course of the week. The track contains a variety of jumps, corners and other obstacles, all designed to test the skills and stamina of racers. That could work to Golembeski’s advantage, who said he likes to ride on “really rough, deep rutted tracks.” Golembeski trains locally at Dade City
MX, Tampa MX and Spyder MX in Wildwood. He said he’s worked to “just get better at riding everyday,” specifically getting faster out of the starting gate. In addition to the tracks, Golembeski said he’s “done tons of stuff” to up his strength and endurance in preparation for the event — everything from riding his road bike and running regularly, to weightlifting and other bodyweight exercises. The fitness component, his father said, may be the key to gaining an edge against competitors: “One of the big parts of this race is not only being a good rider, but being physically super-fit,” he said. “That’s what really separates guys, because they all get really good and then the strongest guys are able to hold that for the entire Moto,” he added. Golembeski is no stranger to success at big races. In 2017, he won the Florida Winter Amateur Series 65cc 7-9 division. The year before that, he won the Dade City MX Triple
Crown Series for his age group. He’s also collected several other top-five and top-10 finishes in other major during the past couple years. “He’s done really, really well, in a short period. He’s a good rider,” Golembeski’s father said.“He’s a strong, physical rider.” Determined to perform well in his first appearance at Loretta Lynn’s, Golembeski also wants to have some fun and take in the entire experience with his mom and dad, who are all trekking to Tennessee in an RV. Besides the races, the weeklong event hosts many family friendly activities, including swimming, a talent show, concerts and live entertainment, making it an ultimate family vacation. “I just want to do the best I can and see where that is — if it’s first (place) or it’s 15th,” Golembeski said. Loretta Lynn’s isn’t the only big race for Golembeski this year, however. He also plans to compete in the Ponca City (Oklahoma) MX Amateur Nationals in October and the Thor Winter Mini-Olympics (Alachua) in November. He estimates he’s raced in more than 60 events since picking up the sport nearly four years ago. “I just love riding my bike and feeling free. It’s just like my whole other world,” the 10-year-old said.
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LOCAL SIGNINGS • Land O’ Lakes High softball product Shannon Saile has transferred to the University of Oklahoma, after wrapping up her sophomore season at Florida International University (FIU). The right-handed pitcher will have two years of eligibility remaining when she joins the Sooners this fall. At FIU, Saile earned All- Shannon Saile Conference USA First Team accolades in both 2017 and 2018 and was named C-USA Freshman of the Year in 2017. While at Land O’ Lakes, Saile earned NFCA High School All-America Honors as a senior, while garnering All-Region, All-State and All-Conference. Saile also received AllState recognition as a junior and All-Conference nods three total times. • Pasco-Hernando State College (PHSC) basketball product Gabriel Steele has signed as a walk-on with Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU), a Division I program in Tallahassee.The guard played for PHSC from 2015 to 2017, where he posted a combined 13.8 points, 5.1 Gabriel Steele rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.
COACHING CHANGES TO PHSC BASEBALL PROGRAM Pasco-Hernando State College (PHSC) has announced that longtime head baseball coach Steve Winterling will step down, but will remain in his role as the college’s athletic director.
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Sectional Champs The Land O’ Lakes Little League Senior Baseball All-Stars recently were crowned Senior League Florida Section 4 Champions, defeating a group of Little League teams from Belmont Heights, Pinecrest and Lake Wales. They also participated in the State Little League Tournament in Viera. Back row, from left: Coach Devin Canter, Nicholas Ketterer, Jake Muscianese, Manager Dean Cacio, Cody Longyear, Wyatt Ketterer, Devin Smith and Coach Patrick Cummings. Front row, from left: Garrett Gosman, Frankie Cacio, Damien Lampe, Alex LaVare, Logan Larscheid, Devin Canter and Luis Nunez. Not pictured: Nathaniel Miller and Robert Kranendonk.
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program’s only coach in its 27-year history, finishing with a record of 688-581-4. He came to PHSC from Florida State University after serving six years under Mike Martin, the all-time winningest coach in NCAA baseball. The PHSC Bobcats finished 36-18 this past season, the 11th consecutive winning season for the program.The 36 wins were second most in school history, one behind the record of 37 set in 2009.
SAINT LEO ATHLETICS ADDS ACROBATICS & TUMBLING The Saint Leo University athletics department has announced the addition of another intercollegiate sport to its roster — Acrobatics & Tumbling. The new program will begin competition in 2020, as a nationwide search for its
Big Bass! Scott May, left, and Tom Moore teamed up to win first place at the South Pasco Bassmasters’ July 21 tournament, hauling in five bass for a total weight of 24.64 pounds at Lake Parker, in Lakeland. The haul also included the biggest bass of the tournament, weighing 8.83 pounds. The team caught the bass on plastic worms fishing gator grass. The next tournament is Aug. 18 at Lake Harris Chain, in Lakeland. For information, visit SouthPascoBassmasters.com.
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From left to right are club members Sandi Morgan, Ginny Lane, Kelli Boles, Sue Anderson, Susan Weick and Jane Hancock. The quilt on the left is a veterans quilt, ‘churn Dash.’ The quilt top, on the right, is a charity quilt, ‘Dresden Star.’
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During a recent conversation with a half- eighth grade for Home Ec,” she dozen club members, it soon became clear said, using a cardboard template The East Pasco Quilt Guild meets on the that these women absolutely adore cutting for her squares. second Monday evening of the month. Another club member, Susan fabric into pieces and then stitching it back Dues are $20 a year. To find out more together again. Weick, said she began quilting about the group, email Of course, their finished projects look about 35 years ago when she was epquilters@gmail.com, or visit East Pasco nothing like the bolts of fabric they started living in New York. Quilters, Inc. on Facebook. “My neighbor taught me. She with. Club member Jane Hancock has been taught me hand-stitching.We used to just go have coffee and doughnuts, and sit Thus, these family heirlooms will quilting for about 40 years. “My grandmother taught me to sew, and and stitch,” she said.“I learned through her pass from one generation, to anso we come from a long line of quilters and critiquing,”Weick said. other, to another. She was an exacting teacher, and a good seamstresses,” she said. Being part of the guild also of“I was sewing with my grandmother one,Weick added.“Everything had to be per- fers ample opportunities to give when I was probably 5 and was in 4H, and fect.” back to the community, too, memClub member Ginny Lane said she en- bers said. won lots of trophies and ribbons and all that for my sewing.And, it just kind of morphed joys making all sorts of quilts, from quilts The guild routinely gives a small enough for a baby to those large quilt when someone moves into a into quilting,” Hancock said. Kelli Boles said she began with hand- enough to cover a king-size bed. Habitat for Humanity house. COURTESY OF RICHARD RILEY Sandi Morgan, who is Kelli’s mom, began piecing, then moved up to machine piecing They also make a quilt for The East Pasco Quilt Guild makes quilts to benefit a and now is long-arm quilting, which in- quilting nearly a half-century ago. Saint Anthony Catholic School variety of local groups and causes. Tickets were sold to Her grandmother, who was a tailor, each year, starting the quilt with a volves using a large machine and is the final give people the opportunity to win this quilt, with protaught her to sew when she was about 9. step in sandwiching a quilt together. piece of fabric from a school uniceeds going to a local organization. In her family, sewing skills skipped a gen- form.The school auctions off the Many quilters piece together the quilt tops and then have someone else, such as eration. quilt to raise money. “My mother, bless her heart, couldn’t sew Boles, handle the final step of attaching the They give a quilt to Pioneer Florida show is at the annual Kumquat Festival in a button on anything,” Morgan said, with a Museum & Heritage Village each year, and Dade City and the other one is at Farm Fest quilt top to its backing. In fact, Boles recently completed that good-natured laugh. one to a local organization.Tickets are sold at the Pioneer Florida Museum & Village. From making simple squares, Morgan’s for the opportunity to win each of the chore for Susan Anderson, another member Beyond sharing a common interest in quilting interests and abilities have broad- quilts, with proceeds benefiting those quilting, members also share a common inof the club. Boles couldn’t wait to show Anderson ened. In fact, she now works at Quilts on groups. terest in each other, they said. the final result, and when she did, Plum Lane in downtown Dade City, and Club members also make quilted “It’s more than just a club. It’s a group of Anderson’s eyes brimmed with tears of joy. Anderson works there, too. Christmas stockings, which are given to var- people who truly care about each other, and “I just love sewing,”Anderson said.“I just ious charities, and they make quilts to give are there for each other,” Hancock said. love the sound of the machine. It just has a USING THREAD AND FABRIC She experienced the depth of that caring to veterans. nice rhythm to it. The club, which incorporated a decade when her world turned upside down. TO MAKE NEW MEMORIES She adores making quilts. Quilting provides a way to become ab- ago, has about 60 members. “My husband was killed a little over two “I love all of it: Cutting the pieces, pick- sorbed in both the art and act of creation, It welcomes anyone, but so far there has years ago and, man, did they rally,” Hancock ing out the fabric, the whole process,” she escaping from life’s everyday stress and wor- been just one male member, and he stopped said. said. ries, the women said. “He was riding his bicycle, and he was coming. She began sewing as a young girl— makQuilting is history, too, Hancock said. She It’s open to anyone interested in quilting, killed on Lake Iola Road and, man, within ing crude doll clothes for her Barbie doll. has some quilt tops made by her mother whether accomplished or not. And, young minutes this one was there with tons of Next, she graduated to making her own and her aunts, dating back to the 1920s. She members can join, too, but those under 18 food.These were there with support.They school clothes. intends to have them quilted and then to must be accompanied by a parent. just wrap their arms around you and enve“I made my first quilt when I was in the give them as wedding gifts to her children. The club has two shows each year. One lope you,” she said.
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ADOPTION EFFORT YIELDS BIG PRIZE The Hillsborough County Pet Resource Center was awarded $10,000 by a national animal welfare group after residents adopted more than 500 dogs and cats in less than 10 days this summer. The Best Friends Animal Society offered to pay for all adoptions at participating shelters, including the Pet Resource Center, from June 26 through July 3, as part of an effort to find homes for 10,000 pets across the country. Hillsborough residents adopted 518 pets from the Pet Resource Center during that time, more than any other shelter of its size. That distinction earned the shelter a $10,000 prize from Best Friends, which the pet center’s officials will use to increase adoption rates, and improve the lives of dogs and cats.
UF/IFAS Pasco County Extension Service will offer a workshop on attractive, pet-safe plants Aug. 11 at 10 a.m., at the Zephyrhills Library, 5347 Eighth St. Participants can learn which nonpoisonous plants are highly attractive to native pollinators, and also safe for pets. Registration is required at EventBrite.com.
BOW WOW BINGO The GFWC Lutz-Land O’ Lakes Woman’s Club will host its annual Bow Wow Bingo & Luncheon Aug. 30 at 10 a.m., at the Lutz Community Center.The event is a fundraiser to benefit Canine Companions for Independence, which provides assistance dogs free of charge to adults, children and veterans with disabilities. The cost is $20, and includes a catered luncheon and 10 games of bingo. Extra cards will be available. There also will be prizes, opportunity baskets and more. To reserve a spot, call (813) 949-1710.
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Alfred is amazingly sweet Alfred is a 5-year-old boy who arrived at Pasco County Animal Services in May, and has been very friendly. Alfred is FIV positive; however, it is not contagious to humans or dogs, and can live with other cats. FIV does not require treatment. Alfred just needs a low-stress, loving home. For information on adopting an FIV-positive cat, visit BestFriends.org/resources, and click on ‘Cats.’
DID YOU KNOW? Readers can now find Pets of the Week and Local Wildlife photos on our website at LakerLutznews.com, under the Pets/Wildlife link.
Harry is a mellow boy Harry is a sweet boy that arrived as a stray about two weeks ago. He is looking for a cuddle buddy. Harry readily crawls into the staffs’ arms and would be happy to do the same to you.
If you would like to adopt Alfred or Harry, be sure to visit Pasco County Animal Services at 19640 Dogpatch Lane in Land O’ Lakes. The adoption center is open Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 6:30 p.m. All adoption fees include spay/neuter, microchip and vaccines. For more information, email adoptionpartners@pascocountyfl.net.
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GORDON CHEVROLET HONORED Gordon Chevrolet flies the American flag,“Old Glory,” every day of the year to show the company’s pride in the United States. The local detachment of the Marine Corps League, Marine Forever Detachment No. 1440 of Lutz took notice, and awarded the company its Detachment’s American Patriot Award. Gordon Chevrolet Guest Experience Manager Ryan Gomez accepted the award from Bob Seitz and Jim Knight, members of the Marine Forever Detachment. In the past year, since the award was created, more than 150 residences and businesses in the Lutz, Land O’ Lakes, Odessa,Wesley Chapel, and North Tampa area, have received the award.
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CHAMBER NETWORKING The Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce will host a “Brochure Exchange” Aug. 7 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Rasmussen College, Land O’ Lakes campus, at 18600 Fernview St., off State Road 54. Bring fliers, brochures, business cards and pamphlets to share, and learn about other businesses in the area. For information, contact the chamber at (813) 909-2722 or office@centralpascochamber.com.
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BUSINESS BREAKFAST The North Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce will have its monthly business breakfast Aug. 7 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m., at Pasco-Hernando State College, 2727 Mansfield Blvd., in Wesley Chapel. Guest speaker is Kenneth Strickland, director of research and director of services development at Tampa International Airport. The cost is $15 in advance or $20 for walk-ins and non-members.
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