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Construction crews could be turning dirt within months on a new interchange at Interstate 75 and Overpass Road. A contractor is expected to be selected by August, and completion is expected about 2 ½ years after construction begins. The junction frequently is identified as a “gateway” into Pasco County, and a potential catalyst for new development in a largely rural area already experiencing a burst of growth.
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“It has a regional impact for Pasco,” said Bill Cronin, president and chief executive officer of the Pasco Economic Development Council.“Another exit opens into the county where we have potential for residential and commercial growth.That is another big gateway for Pasco County from the north but from the east, too.” On a more local scale, the new interchange is expected to ease traffic congestion, bring more connectivity to northeast Pasco cities, and give the county another evacuation route for hurricanes and other emergencies.
“The benefit to the county is just tremendous,” said Margaret Smith, Pasco’s director of engineering services.“We’re giving residential and commercial users a whole other entrance. It takes the volume of traffic off the two busiest interchanges.” Situated about halfway between I-75 interchanges with County Road 54 and State Road 52, traffic engineers estimate a reduction of about 13,000 vehicles per day at each interchange. It also opens up an east/west route that See INTERCHANGE, page 11A
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Efforts are in high gear, as Pasco County Schools prepares for the coming 2020-2021 school year. Pasco County Schools Superintendent Kurt Browning has said the district will announce its comprehensive plan for the upcoming school year on or before July 1. In light of continuing concerns over the spread of COVID-19, the district must take precautions it hasn’t had to take in previous years. In preparation for developing its plan, it has hosted focus groups, conducted a survey and used a tool called Thought Exchange, which drew participation from thousands of people. “You let us know what you thought and we listened,” Browning said, in a video posted on the school district’s website. “Several themes came through, loud and clear,” Browning said. “Many parents and staff expect and welcome a return to a traditional school setting in the fall. “You want a safe and healthy learning environment. “You want us to provide options because not everyone feels comfortable, returning to the school campus or to the workplace. “You want online learning to include more opportunities for students to interact directly with their teachers. “You want us to ensure that there are clear rules and procedures for when a child becomes sick and that those rules are enforced. You want more mental health resources for students and staff. And, you want to have opportunities to experience all of the things that make for a rewarding school experience, including all of the extracurricular activities that make school fun.”
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Main Event is an approximately 49,000-square-foot venue that will feature 22 bowling lanes, billiards, laser tag, gravity ropes, shuffleboard, games and two banquet rooms.
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Cypress Creek Town Center is adding a rock-themed, family restaurant; a game and entertainment venue; and a cigar emporium to its retail roster. Rock & Brews, Main Event and Cigars International are under construction on the south side of State Road 56, on stand-alone parcels adjacent to Tampa Premium Outlets. Rock & Brews general manager Tim Patituce anticipates an October opening. COVID-19 likely will determine the date. “With everything going on, you can’t pull the trigger on hiring until we get to 100% capacity without 6-foot separation.We want to make sure you get the whole Rock & Brews experience,” the general manager said. Patituce emphasizes that despite the “Rock” in the name, this is a family friendly restaurant. Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, members of KISS, a 1970s rock group, are “corporation ambassadors,” Patituce said. The décor features rock n’ roll posters. Televisions play music videos. And, diners can play shuffleboard, corn hole and foosball. The menu includes burgers, pizzas and creative salads — made from scratch with locally sourced ingredients.
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Craft beer lovers get ready for the taste of some new brews in Pasco County. Florida Avenue Brewing Co., anticipates opening by the end of July, possibly as soon as July 15. “We’re super excited about it,” said Anthony Derby, chief executive officer of Florida Avenue Brewing. “This project is bigger than what I imagined it to be – in a good way,” said Derby, who also is a founder and CEO of Brew Bus Brewing in the Seminole Heights neighborhood of Tampa. When Florida Avenue Brewing opens in Wesley Chapel, Derby anticipates it will be able to produce 60,000 barrels a year, and claim its place as the largest locally owned brewery in Florida. A grain silo will allow storage of grain in bulk. The brewery will have about 14 distributors selling its craft beers statewide, from Tallahassee to Key West. The Pasco County Commission recently approved an economic incentive payment of about $253,000. In return, Florida Brewing will create at least 42 jobs related to the manufacturing activities of the brewery, according to the county’s agreement. The payment also will fund an employee training grant for Pasco-based employees, and reimbursement of county utility service connection fees. Derby anticipates that as many as 150 jobs in manufacturing and retail, including restaurant positions, will be created over time. The brewery will open in the former Sports + Field, at 2029 Arrowgrass Drive. Construction work on a major remodel of the building is nearly complete. Florida Brewing will have a full restaurant, a 3,500-square-foot outdoor beer garden, a private beer garden for special events, an open kitchen, and a large closed kitchen. Patrons will have an open view through glass into the brewery from inside the dining room, as well as from the outside. Derby envisions Florida Brewing as a
Florida Avenue Brewing will open in July at the former Sports + Field in Wesley Chapel. Remodeling of the building is nearing completion.
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Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation and the Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative have launched a virtual recreation program that includes many of the activities offered through traditional programming, such as art lessons, scavenger hunts, dance exercises and reading games. Also featured are videos, live events and stories.To see what is offered, visit HCFLgov.net/virtualrec.
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The Hugh Embry Library, 14215 Fourth St., in Dade City, will offer two virtual salt dough figure-making classes on June 18. Tweens can make a cool action figure, at 10 a.m.Those in kindergarten through third grade can make a unicorn figurine at 11 a.m. For a link to either event, email Danielle Lee at daniellel@pascolibraries.org.
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The Land O’ Lakes Library, 2818 Collier Parkway, will offer curbside pickup on baby story time bundles on June 18 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., for the first 25 patrons. Those interested should drive to the front of the building, with a library card, where staff will give you directions.The book bundle will be placed in your car. Each bundle will include four to five clean board books, two song cards, links to music for the songs and links to a few baby signs. Each book is tagged with a book bundle number.The bundle will be checked out to the patron for up to three weeks, when the patron must return the complete bag in the library’s book drop.Also, toddler and preschool story time bundles can be picked up on June 26 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
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The Hugh Embry Library, 14215 Fourth St., in Dade City, will offer a virtual session on cool science experiments you can do at home on June 20 at 10 a.m.All ingredients are things that you may have around the house. For a link to this event, email Danielle Lee at daniellel@pascolibraries.org.
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The Hugh Embry Library, 14215 Fourth St., in Dade City, will offer a live virtual event, “Dragon Scales and Mermaid Tales” on June 25 at 11 a.m., for kindergarten through third grade. Participants can make dragon masks and mermaid tails. Kits will be available. Register online at tinyurl.com/y76gvbxp.
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The Hugh Embry Library, 14215 Fourth St., in Dade City, will offer a class on making a dragon egg and nest on June 23, throughout the day.The class is for adults only. Kits will be provided.To view a prerecorded video, visit the library’s Facebook page at HughEmbryLibrary.
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County Line Produce, 206 Newberger Road in Lutz, will be the site for Lutz’s 4th of July Hoedown, on July 4 from noon until dark. There will be food trucks, a corn-eating contest, watermelon-eating contest, live music, vendors, a stroller/wagon/powerwheels parade for kids, and fireworks at dark. For questions, text (813) 299-3600.
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Meat: It’s what’s on the menu for Father’s Day By Shari Bresin Special to The Laker/Lutz News
Father’s Day and grilling go hand-in-hand. Dad may even get some grilling-related gifts that he’ll put to use right away to prepare the Father’s Day meal. But, like so many other aspects of society, the pandemic has been hard on the beef industry, and meat, in general. So, I turned to my coworker, Laura Bennett, to ask her for some specifics. Laura is the livestock agent for the University of Florida/Pasco County Extension, as well as the livestock agent for Sumter and Hernando counties. I asked her what is going on with the beef shortages and prices, and this is what she told me:“Over the past weeks, many people have been concerned about our beef supply chain, and about all meats, including pork and chicken, for that matter,” Laura said. She also pointed to an article in Feedstuffs Magazine, by Darrell Peel, a livestock marketing specialist for Oklahoma State University. That article says the beef markets appear to be moving beyond the worst of the disruptions. This is great news for consumers and producers of beef alike. So, what was the problem in the first place? When restaurants were forced to close their dining rooms in March, they experi-
enced a swift and sharp reduction in business. At the same time, demand increased drastically at the grocery store because people were staying home to eat. The shift created a bottleneck in the supply chain and disrupted the flow of product to retail markets. Then, in early April, several beef processing plants had to close because of workers coming down with COVID-19 infections. For four consecutive weeks, cattle processing was down nearly 35% compared to the same period last year. Since then, beef processing has rebounded quite well, and for the week ending May 30, beef production coming out of the processing plants is down just 7.6% compared to the same week last year. So, why were prices affected? Let’s take a look at “boxed beef” to understand the impacts. “Boxed beef” describes how 90% of beef is shipped to retail outlets. Boxed beef refers to wholesale cuts of beef — such as beef rib, beef loin — packaged into vacuum pouches and then placed into a box for shipping. Vacuum packaging is typically accomplished using a bag that has very low moisture and oxygen transmission rates. The air is removed from the package via a vacuum chamber and the package is heat sealed. With the elimination of oxygen, the growth of typical spoilage organisms is significantly reduced, thereby extending product
Ingredients • 1 pound beef Top Sirloin Boneless Steak cut 1-inch thick • 8 ounces mushrooms • 1 medium red, yellow, or green bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces • 1 medium red onion, cut into 1-inch pieces • Salt • 2 tablespoons olive oil • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano or 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves • 2 cloves garlic, minced • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper Directions • Cut beef Top Sirloin Boneless steak into 1inch pieces. Combine seasoning ingredients in large bowl. Add beef, mushrooms, bell pepper pieces and onion pieces; toss to coat.
shelf-life. The shelf-life of vacuum-packaged, fresh beef is approximately 35 days to 45 days. Early in 2020, boxed beef quality graded as “choice” was bringing $2.10 a pound. In mid-May, the price more than doubled to $4.60 a pound. Individual cuts of beef have had a wild ride of their own. As you would imagine, the middle cuts — cuts from the loin that include our steaks — have been in lower demand because most go to food service/restaurants. Let’s take a look at Choice wholesale beef tenderloin, which is filet mignon. It was selling at $9.70 a pound early 2020, but dropped to a weekly low $5.33 a pound, in early April, when restaurant demand essentially stopped. Once supply was shortened by processing plant closures, it hit a mid-May peak of $12.38 a pound. You also may have noticed how hard it is
Pasco Schools to launch District Equity Team By B.C. Manion Bcmanion@lakerlutznews.com
Pasco Schools Superintendent Kurt Browning has issued a statement in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd, and announced the creation of a new District Equity Team. Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, died on May 25 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, knelt on Floyd’s neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, according to a video that went viral and national news reports. “In the wake of the tragic death of George Floyd, it is clear that our nation is in turmoil and our communities are hurting.
And yet, I find reason to be hopeful.We are in an important moment in our nation’s history when people of all races and ethnicities are standing together hand-inhand demanding change. I am hopeful that we have at last embraced the concept that we are all responsible for each other,” Browning’s statement says. “In this environment of pain, anger and confusion, I want to send a clear message to our employees, students and their families, and our entire community. I am proud to call Pasco County my home, and I will continue to stand up for our community every chance I get. I am proud to lead our school district.Yet, I know that our community and our school district can and must do better.
My words – our words – must be backed up by action. “As the superintendent of schools and the largest employer in Pasco County, I feel I have a responsibility to address the issues that have left our nation in chaos and to propose solutions.“As Nelson Mandela said, ‘Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.’ “Making a difference is never an easy task and the path ahead is fraught with complexity. I believe that educators have a moral imperative to lead by example. We must make it clear that we will not tolerate any child or employee being ridiculed or mistreated because of the color of their skin, ethnicity, the sound of their name, or
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to find hamburger in the grocery store. That’s because many of us find hamburger easier to use and cook at home, thus raising demand for it once people significantly reduced eating out at restaurants. The “chuck roll” is a wholesale cut that a good deal of hamburger comes from. The price of chuck rolls had a pre-COVID19 average near $2.66 a pound. As you might expect, its price peaked in early May at $6.28 a pound, before dropping back to $4.66 a pound at the end of May. Derrell Peel concluded his article this way: “hopefully beef product markets are settling back into a much more stable situation and with typical product price relationships re-established.” That’s great news, as we enter grilling season. For more information about the USDA Quality and Yield Grading system, contact Laura Bennett, UF/IFAS Multi-County Livestock Extension Agent at laurahbennett@ufl.edu. their unique qualities and differences. “That’s why I am creating a District Equity Team to examine the factors that contribute to inequitable outcomes, and to propose solutions. I will direct this Team to take the following actions: 1. Identify biases and behaviors that prevent consistent equitable, fair and respectful practices; 2. Leverage relationships with national external partners to engage in improvement methods for equity; 3. Set goals for achieving improved outcomes within our District Success Plan to address our equity challenges and measure the impact of our work; 4. Provide equity-focused professional learning to all stakeholders focused on deepening trust, developing diverse leaders, and building capacity for change.
You Can Help p Stop The Cyclle Of Poverty “It’’s been proveen that welfare dooes not work.” Special to The Laker / Lutz News
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When he retired, BeMende could have lived liived an afffluent life of leisure, but instead started his business aimed at helping people get offf welfare. To To make the company’s name memorable, he incorporated the name of his favorite animal, the rhinoceros, which also became its mascot. BeMende even has a fun, model toy of a plastic purple rhino mounted on top of a piggy bank, but with the money slots for saving in the rhino, named GPIA A Saver, not the pig. “I knew what it was like growing up on welfare, and I wanted to help people change their course in life,” he said. “I want to teach people how finance and investing is open to everybody, and show them how they can create their own wealth,” says BeMende. “Our country needs a solution that is sustainable, and owning dividend-paying stocks allows individuals to build principal over time, and create a source of income for gen-
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SHINE (Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders) is a free program offered by the Florida Department of Elder Affairs and the Area Agency on Aging in Pasco and Pinellas counties. Volunteers can assist with Medicare, Medicaid and health insurance questions through two upcoming Zoom meetings. On June 19 at 11 a.m., SHINE will host
a Medicare financial assistance Zoom meeting, for those who need help paying for Part B or need extra help paying for prescriptions. A second Zoom meeting entitled, “Medicare 101,” will take place on June 24 at 10 a.m. This session will provide an overview of the different parts of Medicare, including Parts A, B, C, D, Medigap and available financial assistance. For more information on Zoom links, contact Geralyn Fortney at (727) 570-9696, ext. 273, or send an email to Geralyn.fortney@aaapp.org.
PEOPLE TO PEOPLE
AARP Community Connections offers its Friendly Voices program for those that may feel isolated and need a voice on the other end of the line to help in challenging times, or just to say hello. To request a call for yourself or a loved one, call (888) 281-0145 and leave your information. A trained volunteer will call you back.
NEW BAYCARE DOCTORS
BayCare Medical Group, 2529 Cypress Ridge Blvd., in Wesley Chapel, has welcomed two new doctors to its staff. Dr. Radhika Ranganathan is board certified in pediatrics and accepts patients newborn to age 18. She is affiliated with St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital in Tampa, and speaks Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and medical Spanish. Dr. Steven Shechtman is board certified in internal medicine and accepts patients age 18 and older. His focus is long-term, comprehensive and complex illnesses in adults and in the elderly. To reach either doctor at BayCare Medical Group, call (813) 920-1800.
CHARITY OF THE MONTH
All five locations of the Pasco County Tax Collector’s Office will offer opportunities for customers to donate to AdventHealth’s Care 360 Transportation Fund, during the month of June. The Care 360 fund provides the cost of transportation services that help seniors and other patients in need get to and from the hospital for appointments, treatments and when they need a ride home upon discharge from the hospital. For information about the AdventHealth Foundation and the transportation fund, call Connie Bladon at (813) 929-5497. For information about the charitable giving programs at the tax collector’s office, contact Greg Giordano, assistant tax collector, at (727) 847-8179, or visit PascoTaxes.com.
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aids current development in the area, including the futuristic Connected City and its Crystal Lagoon, as well as the Villages of Pasadena Hills. Once the contractor is selected, final design details will be completed. Conceptually, though, the interchange is expected to be a modified diamond exchange with a flyover. Pasco County is paying for the project, except for $15 million provided by the Florida Legislature. The final price tag has not yet been determined. The Florida Department of Transportation is partnering as managers of the project — which includes vetting the construction bids. It’s significant that Pasco will get a new interchange along one of the major state highways in the country, Cronin said. Interstate 75 begins in the south at Miami Lakes, Florida and passes through five states before it ends at Sault St. Marie, Michigan, on the Canadian border. While roadwork and new development, along State Road 54, State Road 52 and the Suncoast Parkway, are highly visible, the I-75 interchange’s potential can be overlooked, Cronin said. But, it’s role in attracting developers for commercial, residential and industrial projects will be significant, he added. “You’ve got pretty good sites for industrial growth,” he said. And, projects, such as distribution centers, built on speculation, will attract new economic development, he said. “As soon as you announce that, 10 are in there,” Cronin said. “Space is needed so badly.” Even Connected City, with its residential and unique Crystal Lagoon, includes industrial in its overall master plan, Cronin said. Development in the area off the Overpass interchange is well-suited for distribution and office centers “where staff will be driving to work,” Cronin said. That is in contrast to Suncoast Parkway development, which has “more value for people flying in and out of airports,” he added. One beneficiary of the new interchange is a former county-owned spray field just south of Overpass Road at the interchange. Pasco County commissioners approved a land sale in December 2019, and an incentive package, to aid Atlanta-based Rooker Company in developing the 99-acre site as an industrial park. In phase one, Rooker plans to build a 400,000-square-foot distribution center that is expected to bring hundreds of jobs to Pasco. “We hope they’ll duplicate this over and over, and over again,” Cronin said. Amid the new development, the Pasco Rural Protection Overlay District stands as a protection for rural lands and landscapes. Its borders generally are Bellamy Brothers Boulevard, the Green Swamp, State Road 52 and the Hernando County line. Job creation and growth matters, said
Browning said the district remains focused on “providing a world-class education and closing the achievement gap.” It also needs “to ensure that our classrooms and workspaces are regularly cleaned and have a plan in place to replenish soap and cleaning supplies. “Our plan has to be flexible to meet the varying needs of students and staff. It also needs to be consistent and predictable at all grade levels and worksites. “As they say, the devil is in the details,” so the district has several work groups focused on working out those details, he said. At a Pasco School Board meeting on June 2, Don Peace, president of the United
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Bill Cronin, president and chief executive officer of the Pasco Economic Development Council.
Cronin, but development decisions must be made with care. “Once you use it, you can’t get it back,” he said. “There are a lot of things up there we don’t want to touch.” In coming years, future and ongoing projects will create Margaret Smith more east/west connections that will weave a network of new roadways.They include the Overpass interchange, but also extending State Road 56, widening and realigning State Road 52, and a realignment of U.S. 301 and U.S. 98, with connections to I75 to the west, and Interstate 4 to the east. “It’s coming together really well,” Cronin said.“The county has really championed this effort.” The following highlights features of the new I-75/Overpass Road interchange: • Overpass Road from Old Pasco Road to I-75 will be four lanes with bike lanes, a sidewalk on the south side of Overpass, and multi-use trail on the north side of Overpass. • Overpass Road bridge will be four lanes with an eastbound to northbound turn-lane.The bridge will include bike lanes, a sidewalk and multi-use paths. • Overpass Road from I-75 to Boyette Road will be six lanes with two auxiliary lanes, bike lanes, a sidewalk, multi-use path, turn lane improvements at Overpass and Boyette, and a traffic signal. • A traffic signal will be installed at Old Pasco Road and Overpass. • Blair Drive access to Overpass will be closed, but a new two-lane road constructed from Blair to Old Pasco, south of Overpass. • Current McKendree Road access at Overpass will be relocated to alternate location on Boyette, north of Overpass. • Current secondary entry into Wesley Chapel District Park will be closed, with park entrance reconfigured for multi-modes of transportation, including for pedestrians and bicyclists. • Overpass between Old Pasco and Boyette will be closed for up to one year during interchange construction.
School Employees of Pasco, expressed appreciation for being invited to take part in district focus groups to brainstorm about concerns and offer suggestions. As the district moves toward the goal of returning to brick-and-mortar sites, Peace asked district officials to continue welcoming input from the union. “Please allow us to continue in conversations that will help evolve how this plays out.” The union leader also noted that he’s heard from parents and employees who are concerned about returning to school campuses. “Whether real or imagined, the fear some people have will drive decisions regarding school and work attendance,” Peace said.
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Former Sunlake High standout Tommy Mace is returning to the University of Florida for his senior season, after going undrafted in the 2020 MLB Draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies selected Wesley Chapel native Carson Ragsdale in the fourth round (116th overall). The 6foot-8 righty, who prepped at Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School, wrapped up his redshirt junior season at University of South Florida.
Steinbrenner High/Florida State University product CJ Van Eyk was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the second round (42nd overall) in the 2020 MLB Draft.
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hildhood dreams of playing professional baseball soon will be a reality for a couple athletes with ties to The Laker/Lutz News coverage area. The Major League Baseball (MLB)’s 2020 first-year player draft was shortened to five rounds and 160 picks, from the usual 40 rounds in previous years, due to COVID-19. It didn’t stop some locals from hearing their name called on Day 2 of the draft on June 11, however. The highest-drafted local was Steinbrenner High product CJ Van Eyk, taken by the Toronto Blue Jays in the second round, at pick No. 42 overall. Since graduating from Steinbrenner in 2017, the 6-foot-1, 198-pound righty pitcher has spent the past three years at Florida State University — where he logged an 18-5 win-loss record, 3.21 ERA, 1.274 WHIP and 225 strikeouts in 176.2 innings pitched across three college seasons. A summary of Van Eyk’s skillset on MLB.com reads: “After pitching out of the bullpen as a freshman (at FSU), the 6-foot-1 right-hander moved into the Seminoles’ rotation as a sophomore and then continued to improve this spring, operating with a solid three-pitch mix that includes a plus curveball.” Van Eyk led Steinbrenner to its first Class 8A state championship as a junior in 2016 and that year was crowned Florida Dairy Farmers’ Class 8A Player of the Year.A show
of his dominance — he surrendered just 15 earned runs in 173.2 innings pitched in high school. He also was drafted out of high school by the New York Mets in the 19th round of the 2017 draft, but didn’t sign, opting for college instead. In signing with the Blue Jays this time around, Van Eyk will join a growing list of Steinbrenner products who’ve been drafted and are now in the minor leagues. Names include Cole Gordon (Mets, 32nd round in 2019), Kevin Merrell (Oakland Athletics, first round in 2017), and PK Morris (Blue Jays, 14th round in 2017). Though slightly outside our coverage area in Pasco County, Trinity native/Mitchell High catcher Jackson Miller was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the third round (65th overall). It’s a name that followers of local high school baseball surely are familiar with, as Miller’s teams have faced these varsity teams at least once throughout his career — Bishop McLaughlin, Cypress Creek, Land O’ Lakes, Pasco, Sunlake, Zephyrhills, Wesley Chapel and Wiregrass Ranch high schools, respectively. The 6-foot, 195-pound left-handed hitter posted a .414/.498/.591 slash line in 88 games across four varsity seasons. In seven games in this year’s COVID-19 shortened season, he had a .500 batting average in 26
at-bats, with six extra-base hits, five RBIs and scored nine runs. An MLB.com analysis of Miller reads: “More athletic than the typical catcher, Miller, a Wake Forest recruit, could have average tools across the board, standing out most for his sound left-handed bat and solid defense behind the plate.” Later on in the draft, the Philadelphia Phillies selected Wesley Chapel native Carson Ragsdale in the fourth round (116th overall). Ragsdale, who prepped at Bishop McLaughlin, is coming off his redshirt junior season at the University of South Florida. The 6-foot-8, 225pound right-handed pitcher transitioned to a starter’s role this year at USF, after pitching out of the bullpen his freshman and sophomore seasons. (He missed the 2019 season following Tommy John surgery). Across those three years of action, he’s tallied a 3.75 ERA, 1.391 WHIP and 77 strikeouts in 50.1 innings. An MLB.com summary of Ragsdale’s skillset states: “Ragsdale’s 6-foot-8 frame gives him good downhill plane and the potential to add velocity to a fastball that has registered in the 91-95 mph (mph) range. He’s also got a curveball that has acted as a strikeout pitch.” In a four-year varsity career at Bishop McLaughlin, Ragsdale tallied a 1.58 ERA and .352 batting average, helping steer the pro-
gram to a combined 77-21 mark from 2013 to 2016. He joins several other Bishop McLaughlin products have been drafted in recent years, including Franklin German (New York Yankees, fourth round in 2018), Nate Pearson (Blue Jays, first round in 2017), Josh Falk (Athletics, 17th round in 2017), and Paul Coumoulos (Phillies, 40th round in 2017), respectively. Former Sunlake High standout/University of Florida right-handed pitcher Tommy Mace did not hear his name called in this year’s consolidated draft, despite being ranked the No. 70 overall prospect by MLB.com. Rather than sign with a pro club as an undrafted free agent, the 6-foot-6, 200-pound Mace will head back to Florida for his senior campaign. He was on his way to having his best college campaign yet, tallying a 1.67 ERA in a team-high 27 innings, until the remainder of the season was canceled, thanks to COVID-19. In three college seasons combined, he’s compiled a 16-5 win-loss record, 4.37 ERA, 1.299 WHIP and 145 strikeouts in 179.1 innings pitched. At Sunlake, Mace was a three-year varsity player, posting a 1.65 ERA and 196 strikeouts through 165.2 innings, and guiding the program to the Class 7A regional final as a senior. He previously was selected by the Reds in the 12th round of the 2017 draft, but opted for college instead. Early projections show Mace being a top-flight pick in the 2021 MLB Draft. The 2020 MLB Draft was broadcast live June 11 and June 12, on ESPN and the MLB Network.
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Bishop McLaughlin unveils THIS OUT 2020 football schedule The Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School varsity football program announced its nine-game schedule for the 2020 season. The Hurricanes — who went 1-7 last season — will be led by new head coach Ken Stills.
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Hillsborough County Parks and Recreation will offer youth summer camps this year.
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY OFFERS YOUTH SUMMER CAMPS
Hillsborough County has begun offering summer camps at recreation centers this year, and also has reopened athletic fields and sports complexes. Summer camps officially began on June 8 and will run through Aug. 7. Hours are 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., each weekday. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, several changes have been enacted with the help of the Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County and the University of South Florida College of Public Health, to help ensure the safety of camp participants, their families, and summer camp staff. Changes will include the following: • Camp staff will wear face coverings when social distancing is not possible. Camp participants will be encouraged to wear masks. • Daily health/temperature checks will be performed on each camp participant and each staff member. • Hand sanitizer stations will be available at each location, and intensive cleaning protocols will be in place. • Camp participants will be broken into groups to minimize contact with others; staff will stay with the same group of children each day. Any shared objects will be
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washed after each use, nightly, and on the weekends. • Each camp site will have designated contactless pickup and drop-off areas. • To minimize potential exposure, there will be no offsite field trips. Instead of the traditional fee of $76 per two-week session, families will pay $50 per child for the entire nine-week session. Capacity will be limited to help ensure safety. Participants in the county’s afterschool recreation camps will be given priority. Additional details are available on the county’s website, HCFLGov.net. Meanwhile, county athletic fields and sports complexes have reopened, but use is limited to individual activities or those living in the same household, for example, a father and son playing catch.Those using the fields are required to follow social distancing guidelines. Recreation centers, playgrounds, splash pads, picnic shelters and basketball courts remain closed for public use.
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The Oasis Pregnancy Care Center’s Golf Fore Life Tournament has been rescheduled to June 27 at Plantation Palms Golf Club, 23253 Plantation Palms Blvd., in Land O’ Lakes.
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Cost is $150 for an individual or $560 per foursome.Various sponsorship opportunities also are available. Fee includes breakfast, range balls, golf, cart, lunch, awards, a super prize ticket, and on-course contests. The tournament begins with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. All proceeds benefit Oasis Pregnancy Care Centers, a nonprofit ministry group offering encouragement and support to all women and families experiencing an unplanned pregnancy, planned parenthood or other life-changing situations. For information and to register, visit HeartsForOasis.org, call (813) 406-4965, or text “OasisGolf” to 41444
SAINT LEO SOFTBALL CAMP
The Saint Leo University softball program has scheduled a single-day ID camp on Sept. 19 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the oncampus University Softball Stadium, 33701 State Road 52 in St. Leo. The camp — open to all softball players age 12 to 20 — is designed to include defensive skill sessions, offensive instruction, live game opportunities, a campus tour, and small group/one-on-one attention from players and staff members. There will be a
Experience Florida’s Sports Coast (FSC), the tourism arm of Pasco County, won three Telly Awards, including gold for its scalloping promotional video,“Scalloping on FSC.” The FSC’s video was created to promote the county’s newly reinstated recreational bay scallop season and will be used to actively market the 2020 scalloping season utilizing direct digital and social media marketing. The tourism agency partnered with New Port Richey’s JL Video to produce the video, with local talent to showcase a family heading out for a fun underwater adventure with a Sports Coast fishing charter captain. The Telly Awards is the premier award honoring video and television across all screens. It received over 12,000 entries from all 50 states and five continents. The list of FSC’s awards and winning categories for 2020 is as follows: • Gold Telly Winner in Branded Content: Budget Under $100,000 • Silver Telly Winner in Branded Content: Travel/Tourism • Bronze Telly Winner in Branded Content: Campaign: Promotional Last year, FSC won bronze in the travel/tourism category for their rebrand, “Let’s Play.” question-and-answer session with the parents and coaches, while campers eat lunch with the current players. Athletes are asked to bring a lunch and water bottle, along with all of their softball gear.Water will be supplied in the dugout. For cost and other information, contact assistant coach Brittany Johnson at (352) 588-8688 or Brittany.johnson05@saintleo.edu.
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hat Donna Moyer misses most is the children filing into the cafeteria, laughing, playing and sitting down to enjoy lunch. “We have a big party,” said Moyer, past Exalted Ruler at the Elks Lodge 2731, in Zephyrhills.“It’s a big deal.This year with all this extra nonsense, we can’t.” COVID-19 upended the typical Feed the Kids Program, a free summer lunch and literacy program. This year, Moyer, and 10 to 15 volunteers, wave to children in the backseat of cars as their parents pull into a drive-thru food pantry organized at the lodge, at 6851 Wire Road. Five days a week from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the volunteers hand out about 100 free lunches prepared daily at Zephyrhills’ restaurant,Tubby’s Q and Smokehouse. The restaurant is the first participant in Operation Feed Pasco, a collaboration between the Pasco County Commission, United Way of Pasco County, Thomas Promise Foundation and the Elks Lodge. The initiative has a dual purpose:To bolster area food pantries and help restaurants that took a financial loss from the COVID-19 shutdown. A nonprofit, Harper Valley Son’s Food Pantry based in Wesley Chapel, is independently providing boxes of vegetables, pre-cooked meat, fruit and milk to parents who come to the Elks Lodge. On Wednesdays, the Elks Lodge also gives out bags filled with craft activities and books to boost reading skills. On Fridays, Thomas Promise provides meals to carry families through the weekend. Thomas Promise’s mission is to feed hungry children in Pasco. It typically serves 1,600 students in more than 25 schools, but this year the need is greater because of COVID-19. The nonprofit is a longtime supporter of the Elks Lodge, so coming together for Operation Feeding Pasco was a natural fit. “I immediately thought of Elks Lodge because that’s exactly what we do,” said Joe Simmons, executive director of Thomas Promise. When Moyer realized the Elks Lodge members had to reinvent an on-site program now in its sixth year, she stayed up nights wondering if they could pull it off. But, Moyer said,“We just kind of got it all together.” The Elks Lodge is one of many nonprofits and food banks that is helping families that are struggling to pay bills, put food on the table and stay safe during the pandemic. Even as businesses begin to reopen in Florida, and more people are venturing out to shops and restaurants — a great need for help continues. Before COVID-19, Feeding Tampa Bay distributed food in its 10-county region to about 600,000 “food insecure” individuals. Since the shutdown, that number has more than doubled, to about 1.3 million. “The need is continuing to climb,” said Shannon Hannon Oliviero, external affairs officer for Feeding Tampa Bay. The nonprofit began opening drive-thru food banks, known as “mega-pantries,” in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Manatee, Polk and Pasco counties. One mega-pantry now operates at Pasco High School in Dade City. Volunteers with Make a Difference, a nonprofit in Dade City, distribute food supplied by Feeding Tampa Bay every Thursday from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at 36850 State Road 52 in Dade City. Oliviero said an early survey completed after the shutdown revealed about 70% of those coming to food banks were doing so for the first time in their lives. Many had either lost their jobs or are on furlough, she said. She said the help will continue. “We’re going to be here for as long as needed.That’s what we’re here for,” Oliviero said.
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A young girl wrote a handmade thank you card to the volunteers who distribute free lunches at the Elks Lodge.
Area food banks/pantries Here is a partial list of food banks operating in Pasco. (Please call ahead to be sure the pantry is open and to find out its hours of operation): Food Pantry at Emmanuel Ministries 12639 Candlewood Drive, Dade City For information on hours, call (813) 713-0305. Farmworker’s Self-Help 37240 Lock St., Dade City Provides fresh fruit, meats, dairy and more For information, call (352) 567-1432.
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Joe Simmons, left, executive director of the Thomas Promise Foundation, and Robert ‘Cowboy’ Harper, founder of Harper Valley Son’s Food Pantry, discuss food distribution standing beside a food truck Harper drove to the Elks Lodge.
Neighborhood Care Center 5140 Sixth St., Zephyrhills This nonregional, nonprofit offers free groceries and hot meals For information, call (813) 780-6822. Life Community Center 6542 Applewood St., Wesley Chapel For information, call (813) 994-0685. Christian Social Services 5514 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Land O’ Lakes For information, call (813) 995-0088. Suncoast Harvest Food Bank 5829 Ehren Cutoff Road, Land O’ Lakes Open third Saturday of the month For information, call (813) 929-0200. St. Vincent De Paul Serves various locations in Pasco For information, call the district office at (727) 868-8160.
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Volunteers Harriett Hinton, left, and Ilene Nutting put together craft bags. Nutting, a former day care worker, organizes the giveaway for the Elks Lodge.
Volunteers bagged up lunch meals prepared by Tubby Q’s and Smokehouse, a Zephyrhills restaurant participating in Operation Feed Pasco.
About 700 food bags were given away at the first drive-thru at Pasco High, said Larry Guilford, founder of Make a Difference. “One woman cried while driving through,” he said. “That’s when we know we’re doing the right thing.That’s telling us it’s needed.” The same community spirit abounds at the Elks Lodge. Volunteers arrive around 7:30 a.m. Duties include bagging the days’ meals, snacks and crafts. On some days they also prepare frozen meals, such as pancakes and sausage, meat subs and spaghetti.Those are kept in the freezers for use as needed,
said Moyer. On average about 100 meals are distributed for the summer program, but on one recent day about 150 meals were handed out, she said. “Thank you,” is the phrase of the day, as parents and children accept the food bags. “It’s an amazing resource,” said Kimberly Mahon, who drove through with her children, ages 3 and 7. Brad Odell, a Wesley Chapel High School teacher, drove through with his family — but also took home food packages for neighbors unable to leave their home.
Father and Son Love Ministries 21418 Carson Drive, Land O’ Lakes Operates a food pantry on Tuesdays, from noon to 2 p.m.; Fridays, from noon to 3 p.m.; and on Sundays, starting at 12:30 p.m. For information, call (813) 383-8410. Helping Hands, a food pantry at Atonement Lutheran Church 29617 State Road 54, Wesley Chapel Call (813) 756-8866 to find out when it is open. Daystar Hope Center 15512 U.S. 301, Dade City Call (352) 523-0844 to find out when it is open.
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will be in place at all SFWMD campgrounds: • Campgrounds will be limited to 50% capacity. • Groups of more than 10 campers will not be allowed. • There will be a required minimum of 25 feet between campsites. • Campers should continue to follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidance on social distancing and the use of face coverings. District staff will coordinate with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and other local officials to ensure campers are enjoying the lands safely and responsibly. For questions and information, please call (800) 423-1476, or visit WaterMatters.org/Recreation.
The Laker/Lutz News Staff Report As part of a phased approach, the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) has reopened all campgrounds throughout its 16-county region, as of June 3. The reopening of SFWMD campgrounds is consistent with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s reopening of camping at many Florida State Parks. To help protect staff and visitors from the spread of COVID-19, the following guidelines
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The Florida Aquarium has announced the birth of a cownose ray pup on June 8, which happens to be World Oceans Day. The pup was born at about 2 p.m., after the mother was in labor for a little over an hour. The pup’s birth also was caught on camera. This stingray pup is the third to be born at The Florida Aquarium in recent weeks. The stingray pup’s name is Bimini, and joins the two other pups, Kitts and Nevis.All three of the rays are named after the geological regions in which they are found. The aquarium has four more expecting mothers that are likely to give birth within the next month. Cownose stingrays can be pregnant for 10 months to 1 year, and usually have one to two pups at a time.
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Due to COVID-19, the annual Dogs Day in Dade City was canceled earlier this year. In partnership with the City of Dade City, Dogs Day will sponsor a Virtual Dog Costume Contest through June 22. Each category: dog/owner lookalike, cutest costume, and most creative costume will have a first-, second- and third-place winner. Participants can enter more than one category. Email picture(s), and entry form(s) (found on Facebook at the DogsDayInDadeCity page), to Lucy Avila at lucyavila707@gmail.com The deadline is June 22.
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At Conviva, we th hink the most of aging well important part of is staying well.
HERE IS H HOW WE ARE PROVID DING A SAFE ENVIR RONMENT T FOR OUR PA PAT TIENTS. • All Conviva T Te eam Members and Patients will complete COVID-19 9 screenings, including temperature checks. • Our Care Centers will focus on prevention by wearing masks, utilizing personal protective equipment, using hand sanitizer, cleaning and disinfecting regularly. • Our Care Centers will create appropriate space for social distancing and limit exposure to patients with respiratory illness symptoms. • Our Clinical T Te eam will monitor patients by telephone between visits.
We W e want to thank all our dedicated Conviva T Te eam Members for going above and beyond to help our patients through these diffi ficult tim mes. Our personal connection with our patients has nev ve er mattered more!
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