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School buses to run on natural gas

By Kathy Steele

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Pasco County’s school district is planning to use natural gas to fuel a new fleet of buses.

On Jan. 13, the Pasco County Planning Commission will consider a proposal to rezone about 24 acres on Interlaken Road for a storage, maintenance and fueling station that can handle about 120 buses.

Pasco County commissioners will make the final decision on the rezoning at a later FILE PHOTO date, possibly on Jan. 26.

In the first year of the program, Pasco Future buses transporting children in Pasco County Schools plans to buy between 30 County Schools are expected to use natural and 35 new buses equipped to run on fuel gas for fuel.

known as Compressed Natural Gas, or CNG. Those buses could be rolling by spring 2017, with more to come.

“Transitioning to CNG will be done over many years,” said Pasco County Schools Deputy Superintendent Ray Gadd.

The district has about 470 buses in its fleet.

The goal is to shift a portion of the district’s bus fleet from gasoline and diesel-burning fuels to natural gas. The school district anticipates the shift to result in savings over time.

Buses also will burn cleaner fuel with less toxic emissions, and they will run more See BUSES, page 11A

Pasco County honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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The official holiday honoring King will be Jan. 18.

In Pasco County, celebrations will be take place throughout the week, including a first-time parade in Lacoochee on the official holiday.

The parade came at the suggestion of the young people in the Boys & Girls Club of Lacoochee, said Lorenzo Coffie, who is helping organize the parade and a scholarship breakfast for the MLK Program Committee.

“We thought it was an exciting idea,” Coffie said.

Area colleges and civic groups also are planning events.

Pasco-Hernando State College will host the 31st Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture Series on Jan. 20 and Jan. 21, on its various campuses around the county.

The guest speaker will be Mark Anthony Neal, a professor of black popular culture in African-American Studies at Duke University in North Carolina and director of the Institute of Critical US Studies.

The theme of Neal’s lectures will be “Hip Hop, Civil Rights and Social Media.”

King’s legacy is in civil rights, but also social justice, and this year’s theme focuses on the synergy between the two, said Imani Asukile, director of Global & Multicultural Awareness at PHSC. Neal also brings expertise in social media and its cultural influences. His articles have been published in the Washington Post, Emerge Magazine and The Chicago Sun-Times.

He is author of four books, including his most recent, “New Black Man: Rethinking Black Masculinity.” Neal has described himself as a black feminist male.

At Saint Leo University, there will be a Spring Community Service Day on Jan. 18.

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his stirring ‘I Have a Dream’ speech during the 1963 March on Washington.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations ACTIVITIES AT PASCO-HERNANDO STATE COLLEGE WHO: Guest lecturer Mark Anthony Neal, professor of black popular culture in African-American Studies at Duke University WHAT: Lecture on “Hip Hop, Civil Rights and Social Media” WHEN: Jan. 20 at 10 a.m., in Room B-303, Porter Campus at Wiregrass Ranch, 2727 Mansfield Road, Wesley Chapel and at 6 p.m. in Room A-240, East Campus, 36727 Blanton Road, Dade City.

Neal also will speak on Jan. 21 at 9:45 a.m., via web telecast in B-104/105, North Campus, 11415 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Brooksville; at 9:45 a.m., in Performing Arts Center, West Campus, 10230 Ridge Road, New Port Richey, and at 7 p.m., in Room B105, Spring Hill Campus, 450 Beverly Court, Spring Hill.

Quince will be the guest speaker at noon in the Student Community Center boardroom, discussing King’s efforts to end childhood poverty.

Quince became the first AfricanAmerican woman appointed to a state appeals court when she was selected to serve on the Second Court of Appeal in 1993. She was elected to the position three years later.

Gov. Lawton Chiles and Gov.-elect Jeb Bush appointed her to the Florida Supreme

ACTIVITIES AT SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY WHAT: Speech by Florida Supreme Court Justice Peggy Quince WHERE: Student Community Center boardroom WHEN: Jan. 18 at noon WHAT: Children’s fair WHERE: On the green between the Student Activities Building and Kirk Hall.

WHEN: Jan. 18, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Saint Leo University is at 33701 State Road 52, four miles east of Interstate 75.

MLK PARADE IN LACOOCHEE WHEN: Jan. 18 at 9 a.m.

WHERE: Starting in Lacoochee at Cummer Road and U.S. 301, ending at Boys & Girls Club of Lacoochee. After the parade, there will be a MLK Commemorative Program at 11 a.m., at the boys and girls club, where the Rev. Deundrick Reed will be the keynote speaker. There will be refreshments at Stanley Park after the program.

Court in 1998. She served as chief justice from 2008 to 2010, making her the second African-American and third woman to hold the position.

Following her talk, a free children’s fair will be on campus. There will be face painting, sand art and several inflatables. Faculty, students and student clubs will host the acSee HONORS, page 11A

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Paul Gigante is hoping for a gigantic 50th birthday bash, but the party won’t be merely to celebrate him turning a half-century – it also will benefit homeless high school graduates who are college-bound.

Gigante, who earns his living through his school photography business, said he became aware of the plight of homeless students through his wife’s involvement in Wharton High School’s Parent Teacher Association.

“Our kids are in college now. But, it was brought to my attention a few years ago that there were over 14 homeless high schoolers at Wharton High School,” he said. “It has bothered me for the past number of years.”

Over time, he learned more about the problem, and he decided he would use his 50th birthday party to try to do something to help.

“In Pasco alone, there are 78 homeless high school seniors,” he said.

“There are so many levels of homelessness.They could be kicked out of their house.

A parent or two parents could be in jail. They could have been abandoned by their parents,” he said.

“There are so many scenarios. They’re liv-

WHAT: Paul Gigante’s 50th birthday bash, including DJs, bands, raffles and 50/50.

To benefit college-bound homeless graduates from Hillsborough and Pasco counties.

WHERE: Skipper’s Smokehouse, 910 Skipper Road in Tampa.

WHEN: Jan. 24 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

COST: Cover charge is a suggested $10 donation, plus a birthday card for Paul Gigante.

For information, contact Paul Gigante at (813) 340-4080.

ing in a car. Or, they’re bouncing from apartment to apartment, staying on friends’ couches.There’s many, many scenarios.

“I don’t need to know all of the scenarios.

I just want to know what it is that I can do to help them,” Gigante said.

B.C. MANION/STAFF PHOTO To make that happen, he enlisted the help of his staff and his friends to organize a fun Paul Gigante poses near the sign for his school photography business, based in way to raise money.

The benefit will be on Jan. 24, from 3 p.m. Wesley Chapel. He is planning to turn his See BENEFIT, page 11A

50th birthday party into a benefit to help college-bound, homeless students.

Preparing to pig out in Zephyrhills

By Kevin Weiss

Sixth annual Pigz in Z’ Hills BBQ & Blues

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The 6th annual Pigz in Z’Hills BBQ and Blues Festival promises to be bigger and better than ever.

The festival, presented by the Greater Zephyrhills Chamber of Commerce, is scheduled for Jan. 16 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., at the Zephyrhills Municipal Airport, at 39450 South Ave., in Zephyrhills.

Admission is free, but parking is $10.

The event features both professional and amateur barbecue competitions, and is sanctioned by the Florida BBQ Association.

There will be approximately 50 barbecue teams, 70 judges and a total of 60 vendors, concessionaires and exhibitors at the festival. “I just think this event is probably the best thing we have in the area,� said Kevin Bahr, amateur barbecue competitor and owner of Bahr’s Propane Gas & A/C. “It’s huge in Z-Hills. It’s one of, if not the leading fundraiser here. It helps out so many things in the community and as a business owner, it’s really nice to be involved with it.�

The barbecue competition has a total cash purse of $8,000 and will have winners in four standard categories: chicken, pork, brisket, and ribs.

The festival is also a qualifier for three prestigious barbecue championship contests: the Jack Daniel’s World Championship Invitational in Lynchburg, Tennessee; the American Royal World Series of BBQ in Kansas City, Missouri; and the Sonny’s Smokin’ Showdown Invitational in Sanford.

Bahr said being involved as an amateur competitor is “like nothing else.� “It’s one of the most fun events that you can do, if you’re cooking,� he remarked.

According to Bahr, what makes the festival even more exciting is the entire process of barbecuing with friends and getting food prepped in advance of the competition. “Cooking in competition is one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do in my life,â€? he said. “You sit there, and you’ve got to get a specific kind of meat from a specific place. ‌Then you’re up all night long with smoke blowing in your face worrying about the temperatures and the basting, especially

WHEN: Jan. 16, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

WHERE: Zephyrhills Municipal Airport, 39450 South Ave., Zephyrhills WHAT: Barbecue teams compete for prizes, blues bands perform, and eventgoers can purchase barbecued foods and check out monster trucks, aircraft displays, and other attractions and activities.

COST: Admission is free; parking is $10

relocating it in 2013 from Krusen Field in Zephyrhills to its current site at the airport also has helped the festival expand.

The hope is to make the airport a permanent venue for ‘Pigz in Z’ Hills’ and several other events, he said.

FILE PHOTOS “If we get a permanent venue at the airOne way to reduce the mess of eating ribs is to enjoy them on a stick. These are some of the port, then we’ll have a place for nonprofit ribs that were ready to be sold at the Pig In or Pig Out BBQ booth during last year’s festival. organizations to have different events,�

Linville said. They would have a stage and power and water, and we’ll have more room for expansion.�

The event’s attraction also is buoyed by the varied musical choices brought in each year.

This year’s slate of performers includes Coldiron, Wendy Rich & The Soulshakers, the R.J. Howson Band, and Damon Fowler.

Live music will be presented from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. “We’re always trying to upgrade our bands, because that’s a key part, and also we have different barbecue people every year,�

Probably the toughest part of a barbecue Linville said. “The two things that bring in cooking contest is waiting for the judges to people from outside the area is one, it’s a render their verdict of whose barbecue is sanctioned barbecue, and the other thing is best. Dan Haynie of Zephyrhills sat on the we have lot of blues bands that have a foledge of his smoker and waited for the Jason Mistretta of San Antonio, Florida, prelowing themselves.� judges’ decision for the Tri-S BarBQ entries pared chicken for those stopping by his In addition to a smorgasbord of food opin the backyard division during last year’s booth. Mistretta was ready to serve 400 dintions and musical performers, there will be a Pigz in Z’ Hills BBQ and Blues Festival. ners last year. family fun zone with games, a car show, aviation displays, helicopter rides and ed between 2,000 and 3,000 people. Now, it amusement park attractions. for the chicken.

In addition to providing more exposure “It’s very humbling, and it’s incredibly re- has reached the point where 10,000 people are expected to attend, and more amateur for Zephyrhills, the festival also aims to benwarding,� Bahr said. efit several local youth and education The event has grown dramatically since barbecue teams are signing up each year. “When we started this, we had no idea programs. it was introduced six years ago and attractwhat it was going to do,� said Bahr, whose The event’s success has paved the way business is one of the sponsors of the event. for many donations to scholarships, youth “The first year, I thought, ‘All right, maybe leadership programs and children’s chariwe’ll have a few teams.’ And all of a sudden, ties. it’s just overwhelming how many people “I think we’re very fortunate to have a came and what happened with getting it community that volunteers so many thousanctioned.� sands of hours to put this event on,� said Tim Linville, president of the Greater Rod Mayhew, chamber director.

Zephyrhills Chamber of Commerce, said “Without the community and these changing the event from its original date in hours they put in, we would never be sucOctober to its current date in January and cessful,� Mayhew said.

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Anyone who has spent much time in the community of San Antonio has undoubtedly seen the tangible results of the San Antonio Citizens Federal Credit Union’s handiwork.

The credit union, which serves the eastern half of Pasco County, and the tip of Hernando County, has been handling the financial transactions of its members for 60 years.

In a world of bank mergers and takeovers, this credit union is the oldest chartered financial institution in Pasco County, said Tim Baldwin, the credit union’s current president.

“I think the credit union has made a big difference in the lives of a lot of people in this area, and we feel that’s what we’re here to do — help people make their lives better,” Baldwin said.

“We make home loans, car loans, personal loans. We have credit card accounts. We even do member business lending,” he said.

The credit union has offices in San Antonio, Dade City and Zephyrhills, and expects to have a soft opening on its fourth location — in Wesley Chapel — this week.

It all began with two men.

Joe Herrmann and some of his friends wanted to bring a financial institution to San Antonio, a small community between Dade City and the town of St. Leo. “They applied for a state bank charter and were denied. And, they applied for a federal bank charter and were denied,” Baldwin said.

During his research, Herrmann found out about credit unions and decided to find out more.

So, Herrmann and his friend, Joe Collura, did some field research.

“They got together, and they drove around Florida and Georgia visiting credit unions.

“They decided that would fit what they wanted to do here,” Baldwin said.

The charter was dated Dec. 12, 1955, and the credit union opened for business on Jan. 3, 1956.

The desire for a financial institution likely stemmed from the community’s civic pride, Baldwin said.

“It’s a little town, and it’s always been a little town; but, it was always a vital little town,” Baldwin said.

While some credit unions are established to serve a certain group of employees, or a particular business, the San Antonio credit union has always been a

The San Antonio Citizens Federal Credit Union was chartered on Dec. 12, 1955.

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Tim Baldwin and Terri Gude, left, flank the portrait of Joe Herrmann, one of founders of the San Antonio Citizens Federal Credit Union. Carolina Rodriguez and Andy Kinross, are on the other side of the portrait. Baldwin, president, and Gude, vice president, have worked at the credit union the longest. Kinross and Rodriguez are the two newest members on the credit union’s 40-member staff.

community charter.

Under its original charter, anyone who lived within a 5-mile radius could join. Now, the credit union is open to anyone who lives, works, worships or attends school within its field area.

In those days, the credit union was located in a storefront of a building owned by Joe Herrmann.

As it grew, it moved to a new location in San Antonio and then built its current location.

It also has offices in Zephyrhills and Dade City, and will have a soft opening this week for a new location in Wesley Chapel.

Its membership and assets grew, too.

During its first year, it had 358 members and $67,000 in assets.

It finished last year with more than 13,000 members and slightly more than $175 million in assets, Baldwin said.

“I can remember, it has probably been 25 years ago or so, I remember at one of our annual meetings we were reporting that we had crossed $22 million in assets.

“I remember Mr. Herrmann got up and spoke to us. He almost cried. He said, ‘We never dreamed that there would be $22 million in assets in this credit union,’ ” Baldwin said.

“To me, it’s just a remarkable story about how this got started,” Baldwin said.

“In the early days, everybody that worked at the credit union was a volunteer.

They couldn’t afford to pay anybody,” he

said.“I don’t know if you could start a credit union from scratch again today, I would hate to try. It would be a daunting task.”

Now, the credit union has 40 employees.

Baldwin, who has been with the credit union for 27 years, loves his job.

“We still make small personal loans to people. Usually at a commercial bank, unless a loan is a certain size, they won’t do it.

“You just feel like you can actually make a difference for people,” Baldwin said.

Terri Gude, vice president of branch operations and compliance, has been around the credit union most of her life.

Her mother, Veda Gude, was the former credit union president.

“I really grew up in the credit union. I used to come in on the weekends and in the evenings, and things like that, with my mother,” she said.

She enjoys the personal nature of the credit union.

“We’re not as big as some of the banks, so you get that true hometown feeling when you come in,” she said.

“If you need a $500 loan, we’re willing to

This is a photograph of a photo of the original credit union storefront.

do it. We have the opportunity to change lives.We do that everyday,” Gude said.

Stockholders own banks, but members own credit unions.

It makes a difference in pricing and policy decisions, Baldwin said.

It also affects the environment, said Andy Kinross, who is one of the credit union’s two newest employees.

“You’re literally a member.You aren’t just one of the masses,” said Kinross, who worked at a credit union in Ohio before moving to Florida.

She’ll be working at the new Wesley Chapel, at 28909 State Road 54, just east of Interstate 75.

The new office will serve a rapidly growing area, Baldwin said.

He also expects the credit union’s territory to continue to grow.

“I don’t think we’d ever want to go too far west in the county, but I think a next natural progression would be to try to incorporate some of the Land O’ Lakes area,” Baldwin said. “Land O’ Lakes would be a nice westerly boundary for us, eventually.”

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Wesley Chapel Boulevard workshop set

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One proposed traffic fix calls for widening County Road 54 from north of State Road 56 New growth in and around the intersec- to north of Magnolia Boulevard. tions of State Road 56, County Road 54 and A public workshop will be held on Jan. 15 Interstate 75 is generating traffic jams. from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., to discuss the esThe developments just keep coming. timated $53 million project and to gather Tampa Premium Outlets opened in public input on the road’s design.

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The workshop will be held at Veterans Culver’s and Cheddar’s Casual Café – are Elementary School, 26940 Progress Parkway under construction. in Wesley Chapel.

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of Transportation also are invited.

“It is a very big priority,” said Deborah Bolduc, the county’s program administrator for engineering services.

An initial study completed in 2003 recommended widening the two-lane road to match the now widened portion of the county road on its approach to the intersection with State Road 56.

But, for motorists who turn off State Road 56 on to County Road 54, it’s only a short jaunt just beyond Old Cypress Creek Road before the four-lane, divided highway suddenly narrows to two lanes.

In the past decade more homes and businesses have been added to the area. Area

Pasco school growth expected to continue

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Pasco County is expected to add a total of 1,673 students in public and charter schools next year, based on projections compiled by Pasco County Schools.

That’s an increase over last year’s growth, which was 1,517, and brings the figure to nearly 3,200 in two years.

The bulk of the growth is coming in the State Road 54/State Road 56 corridor, said Chris Williams, director of planning for Pasco County Schools.

The growth is coming, he said, from “all those new developments springing up along the 54 corridor — Wiregrass. Bexley Ranch. Starkey Ranch.”

“Everything between Trinity and Wesley Chapel, along the 54 corridor,”Williams said.

There’s development in the Sunlake area, and Connerton is building again, too, Williams said.

The school district planner broke down the enrollment growth by grade levels.

“This year, we grew by a little bit under 500 elementary kids. Next year, we’re projecting 555 in the elementary, which is about 73 percent of an elementary school,” Williams said.

“We’re projecting 346 (additional students) for middle, and 709 (more) for high school,” he said.

The district picks up a sizable number of private school and charter school kids at the high school level,Williams noted.

“We have to be cognizant of that when we’re doing our projections. We can’t just take our eighth-grade population and assume that’s what our ninth-grade population is going to be,” he said. The district has to add to that.

This will be the third year in a row that the district has experienced enrollment growth, Williams said.

Growth projected for next year is substantially less than in 2004-2005, when enrollment grew by almost 3,200, he said But, the expected growth is significantly more than in 2008-2009, when enrollment grew by 280; 2009-2010, when it grew by 327; 2010-2011, when it declined by 252 and, 2011-2012, when it dropped by130.

The district’s projection for this year was

residents often confront long waits along the road’s two-lane stretch waiting to navigate into the flow of traffic.

County officials decided to give the public a new look at the project and another opportunity to offer their thoughts.

“There could be some tweaks made based as a result of comments,” Bolduc said.

The widening project will be presented to the Pasco County Commission in spring. If approved, funds are budgeted for the next two years for design and right of way purchases.

Construction currently is scheduled for 2022, though Bolduc said that date could be pushed forward depending on availability of funding.

for 69,475, but it expects to come in higher — at 69,633,Williams said.

Its projection for next year is 71,306.

The district tries to be cautious in its projections, Williams said.

“We don’t want to overbuild,” he said. On the other hand, “We also don’t want to fall way behind, either.

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With all of the construction activity, there’s no doubt additional schools will be needed, Williams said.The question is how many?

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Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo’s population has increased to include a baby orangutan.

Josie, a 30-year-old Bornean orangutan, gave birth to GoJo, a male offspring on Dec. 21. This was Josie’s fourth baby, according to a news release from the zoo.

The baby was born in the breech position creating a challenging labor and delivery.

“Josie did an amazing job with the delivery under difficult circumstances, and she cleared the baby’s airway herself immediately after birth,” Dr. Ray Ball, director of medical sciences, said in the release.

“Along with our team, Josie’s 10-yearold daughter, Hadiah, observed the entire labor and delivery, which will be a very important experience for her when she becomes a mother,” Ball added.

GoJo brings the zoo’s orangutan’s COURTESY OF TAMPA’S LOWRY PARK ZOO population up to six.

New babies will ride on their moth- GoJo was born at Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo on er’s chest and back for the first few Dec. 21, increasing the zoo’s orangutan’s populayears and will nurse for three to five tion to six. years, on average, according to the release.

There are fewer than 100 Bornean orangOrangutan offspring are dependent on utans in 24 AZA-accredited institutions in their mothers for about seven years. As one North America. of the world’s largest primates, the orangNative to Malaysia and Indonesia, the utan is second only to the gorilla in size. longhaired red great apes can be found on Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo, at 1101 W. Sligh the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, the reAve., participates in the Bornean Orangutan lease says. The species is considered Species Survival Plan (SSP), a program of the endangered in the wild due to critical habiAssociation of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) tat loss in Southeast Asia, with an estimated designed to support the conservation of se- population decline of more than 50 percent lect wildlife species at risk of extinction. during the last 60 years.

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and design on Jan. 16 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., in its makerspace.The seminar is on open source 3D design software called Tinkercad. Guests also can learn about 3D printers and print something.A signed liability waiver for the makerspace is required, and the dress code must be followed for safety. For information and to register, call (813) 929-1214.

The Land O’ Lakes Library, 2818 Collier Parkway, will host “Project Upcycle� on Jan. 14 from 10 a.m. to noon, for ages 9 and older. Upcycling is the art of making unused household items into fun and useful crafts.

Materials will be provided. From noon to 2 p.m., the makerspace will be open for visitors with their own projects.A signed liability waiver is required, and a dress code followed for safety.To register, call (813) 929-1214.

FIRST BAPTIST TURNS 75

The First Baptist Church of Lutz, 18116 U.S. 41, will observe its 75th anniversary on Jan. 16 and Jan. 17.All members, former members and friends are invited to celebrate. For information on the events planned, and to RSVP as soon as possible, call the church at (813) 949-7495, or visit LutzFBC.com.

MEET COMMISSIONER BECKNER

Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin Beckner, District 6, will host office hours at the Robert W. Sanders Sr. Public Library, 1505 N. Nebraska Ave., in Tampa, on Jan. 14 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Residents can meet with the commissioner, one-on-one, to share ideas and voice concerns. No appointment is necessary. Residents will be seen on a first-come, first-served basis.

ROSH CHODESH WOMEN’S GROUP

Congregation Kol Ami’s Rosh Chodesh women’s group will meet Jan. 14 at 1 p.m., at a congregant’s home.Together, the group will choose meaningful topics to encourage spiritual growth, friendship and joy. For information and location, call the Kol Ami office at (813) 962-6338.

IPAD FOR BEGINNERS

The Hugh Embry Library, 14215 Fourth St., in Dade City, will present “iPad for Beginners� on Jan. 15 at 11 a.m., for adults.

Bring your iPad to learn the basics.This class will also meet on Feb. 5 and March 4.

To sign up, call (352) 567-3576.

OLD TIME MUSIC AT MUSEUM

The Pioneer Florida Museum & Village, 15602 Pioneer Museum Road in Dade City, will host the Pasco County Historical Society on Jan. 15 at 7 p.m.The topic will be old time music, with the Chicken Gizzards Old Time String Band.A covereddish dinner will precede the program.

Guests should bring something to share and cutlery, disposable plates and a beverage.Visitors are welcome. Members can bring guests. For information, call Glen Thompson at (352) 567-7449.

INTRO TO IPAD

The New River Library, 34043 State Road 54 in Zephyrhills, will present “Intro to iPad�

Black Heritage Festival

The “Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival� will run Jan. 14 through Jan. 23. The festival will include family friendly arts, culture and musical events. Other events include a 5K Walk/Run for Health, a Heritage Gala, a Heritage Leadership Luncheon, a golf tournament, Heritage Youth Night, Heritage Gospel Night, and a financial seminar and lecture series. There also will be a Music Fest at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, 600 N. Ashley Drive in Tampa, on Jan. 16 and Jan. 17. Many of the events are free, but require preregistration. For information, visit TampaBlackHeritage.org.

LEGO DAY FOR KIDS

The Hugh Embry Library, 14215 Fourth St., in Dade City, will host a “Lego Kid-struction Day� on Jan. 16 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., for kindergarten through fifth grade. Kids can build, construct and create with Lego blocks, Keva planks, puzzles and more. For information, call (352) 567-3576.

Pigz in Z’Hills festival

The Greater Zephyrhills Chamber of Commerce will present its annual “Pigz in Z’Hills BBQ and Blues Festival� on Jan. 16 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., at the Zephyrhills Municipal Airport, 39450 South Ave., in Zephyrhills. There will be barbecue competitions, music, food, a family fun zone, car show, business expo, and access to the WWII Museum of Military History and the airport aviation displays. The airport will offer a “fly-in� option to private pilots. Coolers and pets are not allowed. Admission is free. Parking is $10. For information, call the chamber at (813) 782-1913, or visit ZephyrhillsChamber.org.

MUSIC AT THE MONASTERY

Holy Name Monastery, 12138 Wichers Road in St. Leo, will host “Music at the Monastery� on Jan. 17 at 2 p.m., with the Tickled Pink Quartet of the Toast of Tampa Show Chorus.The quartet placed third in the Sweet Adeline International Championship. Refreshments will be offered after the concert. Donations will be accepted. For information, call (352) 5888443.

Suncoast Arts Festival

The 11th annual “Suncoast Arts Festival� will take place Jan. 16 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Jan. 17 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., at The Shops at Wiregrass, 28211 Paseo Drive in Wesley Chapel. The festival will feature more than 125 fine artists and craftsmen, live music and dance, chalk art, a hands-on kid’s art garden, and on Jan. 17 there will be glass etching. For information, call (727) 534-3445, or email suncoastartsfestpasco@gmail.com.

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on Jan. 15 at 2 p.m. Guests can learn the basis of using an iPad. For information, call (813) 788-6375.

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REGISTER FOR KUMQUAT PAGEANT

The F & AM Zephyr Lodge, 5028 Airport Road in Zephyrhills, will host a community yard sale on Jan. 16 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Admission and parking are free. For information, to donate items, or to set up a table, call Marcus Price at (813) 782-1500 or (813) 486-3160.

The Carrollwood Cultural Center, 4537 Lowell Road in Tampa, will present “Juggling Around the World� on Jan. 17 at 2 p.m. Stewart Lippe, a one-man circus man, will take guests on a historical juggling journey, with stops in Egypt,Ancient Thebes, Greece, Hawaii, Japan and China.

Tickets are $7 for members, $8 for general admission, and $24 for a family four-pack.

Children age 4 and younger are free, but must have a reservation. For information and tickets, call (813) 922-8167, or visit CarrollwoodCenter.org.

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The AARP Smart Driver Class, for drivers age 50 and older, will be offered at these Pasco locations in January. Most automobile insurance companies offer a discount for completing the class, and the certificate is valid for three years.The cost is $15 for AARP members, and $20 for non-members.

For class times, call instructor listed.

• Jan. 19 and Jan. 20 at The Groves, 7934 Melogold Circle in Land O’ Lakes. Call Ron Tamborski at (813) 995-2090.

• Jan. 25 at Meadow Pointe I Community Center, Building C, 28245 County Line Road in Wesley Chapel. Call Dennis Smith at (813) 994-9832.

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TOUR THE SOLAR SYSTEM

The Hugh Embry Library, 14215 Fourth St., in Dade City, will host “Astronomy:A Grand Tour of the Solar System” on Jan. 20 at 6:30 p.m., presented by Kevin Manning, NASA consultant.After the presentation, there will be stargazing.Admission is free. For information, call (352) 5673576. will be at The Grove Shopping Center, 6013 Wesley Grove Blvd., in Wesley Chapel, on Jan. 18 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sophia will be selling lemonade, and Shred360 will be providing free document shredding services to raise money for the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Association.All proceeds will go toward bulletproof vests for the K-9s. Donations will be accepted for shredding. For information, call (813) 9442223, or visit Shred360.com/Tampa.

DEMOCRATIC CLUB MEETING

The East Pasco Democratic Club will meet at The American House, 38130 Pretty Pond Road in Zephyrhills, on Jan. 18 at 7 p.m.

There will be a guest speaker and light refreshments. For information, call Fern Williams at (813) 838-0767.

COIN COLLECTING SERIES

The Tampa Jewish Community Center & Federation, 13009 Community Campus Drive, will host a coin collection series with John Frost, owner of Gilder Shop Coins & Currency, starting Jan. 19. Frost will give free coin appraisals and will provide information on how to become a coin

ZEPHYRHILLS ART CLUB

The Zephyrhills Art Club will meet Jan. 19 at 7 p.m., at Alice Hall in Zephyr Park, on Fifth Avenue in Zephyrhills.The special guest will be local artist and instructor Gainor Roberts, who is featured in the art gallery Bug Splatter. Members are invited to bring a painting for the January mini-show.

The theme is “Animal.” For information, call (813) 780-8562.

FREE SEED SEMINAR

The Pasco County Extension Office will host a seminar on “All About Seeds” on Jan. 19 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the New River Branch Library, 34043 State Road 54 in Zephyrhills. Guests can learn the best times to start seeds, what is needed for germination, why some seeds fail to develop, and potting methods using materials around the house. For information, call (352) 518-0156.

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The Lutz Senior Center, 112 First Ave., N.W., will host these upcoming events: • Jan. 19 at 1 p.m.:“Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.: I Have a Dream Celebration” • Jan. 22 at 1 p.m.:“Arts and Crafts Show and Tell” For information, call (813) 264-3804.

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The Health & Wellness Center of Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel, 2700 Healing Way, MEDICARE HELP will offer an “Optimizing Fat Loss” seminar The New River Library, 34043 State on Jan. 19 at 6:30 p.m., in the conference Road 54 in Zephyrhills, will host a SHINE room second floor.

(Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders) Participants can learn the latest strategies representative on Jan. 14 at 11 a.m., to an- to kick fat loss into high gear, including the swer Medicare enrollment questions. best current practices in fitness, nutrition For information, call (813) 788-6375. and lifestyle.

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FOR KIDS & TEENS Gulfside Hospice and Suncoast Kid’s Place will offer a new grief support group PARKINSON’S SUPPORT for kids, teens and their caregivers.

The Tampa Area Parkinson’s Supporrt Starting Jan. 14, the group will meet on Group will meet Jan. 20 at 1 p.m., at North the second and fourth Thursdays each Tampa Library, 8916 North Blvd., in Tampa. month, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., at The guest speaker will be Dr. Terri Edwards Gulfside Hospice Bereavement and from the USF School of Aging, on the topic Community Outreach Center, 6224 of video games.

Lafayette St., in New Port Richey.There will Anyone diagnosed with Parkinson’s, as be three groups at the same time: a chil- well as caregivers and family members, can dren’s group, a teen group, and a attend. Light refreshments will be served. parent/caregiver group. These peer supFor information, call Jane Lowry at (813) port groups will use art and games to talk 908-6685 or Adele Ida Walter at (813) 932and assist in processing grief feelings and 6902. develop coping tools. The groups are free and open to the community.

FLORIDA HOSPITAL ZEPHYRHILLS Upcoming dates will be Jan. 28, Feb. 11, HONORS DAISY RECIPIENTS Feb. 25, March 10 and March 24.

Florida Hospital Zephyrhills recognizes For information, call Kelly Cavagnetto at the efforts nurses perform every day by (727) 845-5707. handing out the monthly DAISY award.

Each recipient receives an “Extraordinary TOBACCO CESSATION Nurse” certificate, and a hand-carved sculpThe Medical Center of Trinity, 9330 State ture by artists of the Shona Tribe of Africa Road 54, will offer a free “Tools to Quit” entitled “A Healer’s Touch.” Those recognized seminar to help tobacco users quit on Jan. were: 15 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

• September: Jody Wilcox works in the Participants will set a quit date, make a Clinical Decision Unit and was nominated plan, and work through simple steps to by a patient’s family member. Wilcox helped quit. Free optional nicotine replacement educate the family, called the appropriate retherapy, including patches, lozenges or sources as needed, and offered comforting gum, will be provided. The program is spon- and reassuring hugs, during the family’s diffisored by the Florida Department of Health. cult time.

• October: Kelli Jones received numerFor information and to register, call ous nominations from her patients for going Deann Marasco (813) 929-1000, ext. 205. above and beyond and treating them like a member of her own family. Jones also serves MEDICARE ASSISTANCE The Land O’ Lakes Library, 2818 Collier as her department’s CREATION Health Parkway, will offer “Medicare Assistance at Champion and Pain Champion.

• November: Elizabeth Conageski works 65” on Jan. 16 from 10 a.m. to noon.

For information, call (813) 929-1214, or in the Med Surg III Unit and has been nominated several times for her extraordinary visit FloridaShine.org. care and competence. Conageski gave a patient a handwritten scripture from Isaiah OPEN HOUSE AT WATERMARK The Watermark at Trinity Memory Care that had great emotional impact on an indiwill host an open house on Jan. 18 from 11 vidual. a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Florida, on the topic of the importance of Dr. King’s message of working to combat TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN poverty among American youth. The noon APPLICATIONS presentation will be in the Student Take Stock in Children scholarship appliCommunity Center boardrooms. cations are now being accepted online Following Justice Quince’s presentation, through Jan. 24 for Pasco County Schools’ there will be a children’s fair on campus students on free/reduced lunch in grades from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., with face painting, eight to 10. sand art and several inflatables.

The organization, a program with the Admission is free, and the presentation is Pasco Education Foundation and partnered open to the public. with Pasco County Schools, has provided The campus is at 33701 State Road 52 in scholarships, mentors and hope since 1995.

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Centennial Middle STEM Magnet School, scheduled to open in August, will host parent information sessions at 6 p.m., as follows: • Jan. 19 at Dr. John Long Middle School, 2025 Mansfield Blvd.,Wesley Chapel • Jan. 20 at Centennial Middle School, 38505 Centennial Road in Dade City • Jan. 21 at Chester W.Taylor Elementary School, 3638 Morris Bridge Road in Zephyrhills Parents of sixth- and seventh-graders at the host schools, as well as those of current fifth-graders in the elementary schools that feed into them, are encouraged to attend.

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Paul Gigante, a professional school photographer since 1991 in Tampa Bay, has seen the need to help less fortunate homeless high school seniors, as they transition after graduation to start college careers. His goal is to raise $50,000 at a benefit to help as many students from the Class of 2016 in Pasco and Hillsborough counties as possible.

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Gadd estimates the annual cost for purchasing these buses will be about $1.5 million. A state rebate program could provide the school Ray Gadd district with a return of $25,000 per bus, up to 10 buses.

“It helps counter the costs,” he said.

And, buying the buses over several years will stagger their eventual replacement dates, which also can save money. Typically, buses are replaced after 10 years. But, Gadd said a natural gas fueled bus is predicted to have a longer life of 13 to 15 years.

If the rezoning is approved, design work could begin within a month. Opening date for the approximately $7 million facility is anticipated in spring 2017.

A.D. Morgan of Tampa will build the station.

The school board briefly considered a public/private partnership, but Gadd said,

BENEFIT, from page 1A to 7 p.m., at Skipper’s Smokehouse, 910 Skipper Road in Tampa.

“My goal is $50,000 for my 50th birthday,” Gigante said.

“I’ve assembled three bands, four DJs — and I’m a DJ myself. So, at the end of the entire event, I’m going to be DJ’ing,” he said.

He’s hoping for a big turnout.

“We have a lineup that’s really fun. It’s going to be nonstop entertainment.

“I start off with the USF “Hot” Band.

They’re going to have about 30 members there,” he said, noting the band has waived its appearance fee.

Gigante also has the Butch Ryan Band, which is made up of a bunch of band directors from Wharton; they’re going to do classic rock.

“We’re going to have about 20 baskets, everything from pampered chef theme to sports themed to wine theme to IPA beer.

There’s going to be a whole bunch of different things,” he said.

Instead of holding a silent auction, he’ll be selling tickets for drawings to see who wins the baskets.

“I’ve invited all of the krewes (of Gasparilla) because I’m part of the krewe life,” he said.

“Any time you finance it, somebody is making a profit. We had the capital to build it ourselves. We are going to own it and operate it.”

The property on Interlaken is in a largely industrial area on a former tree farm.

Prior to reaching a decision, Pasco school district officials visited Clearwater Gas System, which is owned and operated by the city of Clearwater. The city was the first in Tampa Bay to build a natural gas fueling station in 2011.

Clearwater Gas will be the school district’s supplier. The utility currently serves parts of Pinellas and Pasco, including Land O’ Lakes and the community of Connerton.

At a neighborhood meeting in November, about a dozen residents met with school districts officials, according to county documents filed with the rezoning application.

They requested an eight-foot buffer wall, which Gadd said can be built.

Aside from the buses’ new sheen, parents and students won’t notice a difference from the old yellow school buses.

“It looks just like the buses we have now that people are used to seeing up and down their streets,” Gadd said.

Festival seeks to become signature event

By B.C. Manion

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The Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce is launching a new event aimed at giving people an annual music festival they can enjoy, while area businesses showcase their goods and services.

The festival is a new take on the chamber’s annual business expo that has been held for two decades at the Land O’ Lakes Parks and Recreation Complex.

The event, slated for March 11 and March 12, will be at the Fraternal Order of Police Pasco Lodge 29 property, just off Land O’ Lakes Boulevard (U.S. 41) and Hale Road in Land O’ Lakes.

Organizers have lined up Taylor Hicks, winner of season five of American Idol, to be the headliner on March 11, the first night of the Spring Music Festival & Expo.

Hicks’ appearance is deliberately timed to coincide with The Farewell Season of American Idol.

Hicks will perform after Solar Exposure, the opening act. The evening also will feature food trucks and beer/wine sales. No coolers or pets will be allowed.

The second day will spotlight businesses and family fun.

“This is super exciting. I can’t believe the He also has talked to the principals at the 35 to 40 schools where he shoots school energy and enthusiasm that’s already been photographs, encouraging them to spread the generated,” said Elayne Bassinger, president of the Central Pasco Chamber of word.

After the party, Gigante plans to accompa- Commerce. ny a social worker to meet with homeless “The tickets have been selling (for the students who are college-bound to find out concert),” she said, noting that some Taylor how he can help them.

Hicks fans will be traveling from out of state “I could buy shoes. I could buy comput- to attend the concert. ers. I could give them out to everyone. But, The second day of the event will comwhat if they don’t need that? What if they bine music, a business showcase and fun need rent for 2 ½ months? What if they need activities for kids, said David Gainer, co-chair food? What if they need clothes? What if they of the event. need a laptop? What if they need books?”

“It’s really going to be more of a festive, He wants to address specific needs. community type day,” Gainer said. “We’ll “I want to make sure that from when they have a kids’ zone. We’re going to have a graduate until they start college, they don’t whole bunch of games and bounce houses fall off the boat,” Gigante said. and those kinds of things,” Gainer said.

He’s not sure how many students he’ll be able to help, or how much he’ll be able to provide. from page 1A He’s going to start with the schools served by his photography business.

In Pasco, those are Land O’ Lakes High, tivities.

Wesley Chapel, Wiregrass Ranch, Mitchell, In Lacoochee, the Boys & Girls Club of Anclote and River Ridge. In Hillsborough, Lacoochee, the Pasco County Sheriff’s they are Wharton, Jesuit and Steinbrenner.

Office, local churches, schools, area busi“This is a one-time deal for me,” said nesses and the MLK Program Committee Gigante, who lives in Hunter’s Green. plan two days of activities.

“It’d be great, if everyone, when they On Jan. 16, a Scholarship Breakfast proturned 50, would decide to do something like gram will take place at the Boys & Girls this,” Gigante said.

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The musical lineup for March 12 includes local bands, including Ashley Smith & Josh Higgins, Bad Rabbit, Stonegrey and Bobby Summers.

The second day also gives businesses Taylor Hicks a chance to shine and the community a better chance to see what they have to offer, Bassinger said.

It also gives area residents “the opportunity to shop local,” she said.

Bassinger credits Gainer and event cochair Suzanne Beauchaine, account manager of The Laker/Lutz News, for coming up with the new approach to the chamber’s annual business expo.

Bassinger is excited about the event’s new location.

“It’s a beautiful piece of property back there,” she said.

The new venue also offers organizers more options, Gainer said.

“If we were going to do a festival-type atmosphere and be able to provide certain beverages and foods, we had to have it on a non-county owned property,” Gainer said.

Tim Hennigan, president of the F.O.P. Pasco Lodge 29, said his organization is pleased to be involved in the effort.

“We’re very much a part of this community,” Hennigan said.

The event also gives his organization a chance to raise its profile.

“We want people to know who we are.

We’ve always been in the shadows,” Hennigan said.

In addition to benefiting the chamber, the event will help to raise money to pay for a permanent memorial for Pasco County’s fallen law enforcement officers, he said.

Tickets for the March 11 concert are now on sale. The cost is $25 for open lawn seating, and $40 for preferred seating.

Tickets can be purchased online at CentralPascoChamber.com. lowed by a program at the Boys & Girls Club of Lacoochee, with the Rev. Deundrick Reed as keynote speaker.

The MLK Program Committee enlists different hosts each year for festivities. Coffie said the committee members appreciate the enthusiasm of the youth at the Boys & Girls Club who wanted to stage a parade.

Pasco County Sheriff’s Cpl. Jessica Hammond, known as Officer Friendly, also encouraged the parade, he said.

The theme is “The Dream: One Nation Under God.” “(Dr.) King was a reverend. That was his forte,” said Coffie. “His ministry was based on nonviolence and equality for all.”

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A $1 million matching gift donation program has paved the way for the construction of a new athletic complex at Carrollwood Day School.

Located near the west entrance of the school’s Bearss Avenue campus, the new athletic complex will be a well-lit, multi-use space for the private school’s football, baseball and soccer teams.

Billionaire entrepreneur Todd Wagner, and his wife, Keri Wagner, made the donation program possible by agreeing to put forward a $1 million pledge in August, contingent on the school also raising $1 million.

The school reached the $1 million mark by mid-December, through contributions from numerous other families with ties to the school.

“It kept coming in bunches,” said Head of School Ryan Kelly. “We had a number of families step forward from smaller amounts to larger amounts, from three figures to six figures.

“It just was a community effort, and I’m just thrilled that families stepped up and supported it.”

The multi-use athletic complex is expected to be completed in time for the beginning of the 2016-2017 school year, just in time for the high school football season. And, instead of playing on a grass surface, home football games will be played on turf.

“There aren’t that many (turf fields) around here, so I think from that standpoint, we’ll be one of the few independent schools that have a turf field,” said Kelly, who has been at the school for eight years and has been head of school for three years.

The school’s athletic director, Baker Mabry, also is enthused about the turf field,

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This $2 million multipurpose sports complex at Carrollwood Day School will also include a baseball facility. After this season, the baseball program will no longer have to travel to Citrus Park to play their home games.

Carrollwood Day School’s new athletic complex will feature a football field with a turf surface. Previously, the football program played their home games at Skyway Park.

Carrollwood’s soccer program has played their home games on a leased parcel of land. Next year, their games will be played in the new sports complex.

which he referred to as the “shiny piece” of the new complex.

“We really pushed hard for turf,” said Mabry, who’s in his ninth year as the school’s athletic director. “Anybody that has to manage a field that has natural grass knows the headaches with that. I think everybody is pretty excited about the turf.”

Being able to have stadium lights at the complex is another feature that stands out for Mabry, who noted other private schools like Tampa Catholic have “had to wait years” before getting approval for lights.

“To be able to host night games, you know everybody loves the ‘Friday Night Lights’ with football, but just for athletics across the board…I think it’s really going to be a neat thing for our school,” Mabry added.

The complex, which will also include a press box and enough bleacher seating for 500-plus people, should make Mabry’s job easier, as he won’t have to worry about leasing off-site fields for the various athletic programs’ practices and home games.

“It should streamline everything,” he said.

“Having everything on campus, for me personally, will really help streamline that process, but I also think it’s going to raise expectations for our program, which is a great thing also. It keeps our coaches motivated. It keeps our athletes motivated. Hopefully, we’ll just continue to build.”

Mabry believes the new complex will increase athletic participation and has other benefits, too.

“I think it increases school spirit, and I think it’s going to increase participation across the board with our sports,” he explained. “We’re also hoping it increases enrollment, as people see our facilities and people see that we are a school on the move, and a school that’s growing. It entices more families to attend CDS (Carrollwood Day School).”

Mabry said there’s been an added emphasis over the past years to get the school’s athletic facilities up to par with its highly regarded academic facilities.

“The No. 1 thing that we hear is the academic facilities are fantastic,” he said. “But people would ask, ‘When are the athletic facilities coming in line?’”

The athletic complex is the second phase of the school’s capital campaign program, known as Patriot Pride. The first phase of the program, a 25,000-square-foot gymnasium, is currently under construction. Once completed, it will house three volleyball courts, two full-size basketball courts and a weight room.

The facilities are a step forward for the school, Kelly said.

“For our campus, I think it’s going to be a huge enhancement for our athletics and also our PE (Physical Education) program. We’ll be able to match what we do on our athletic side with what we do on our academic side,” he said.

Carrollwood’s athletic director concurs with that assessment.

“I think it’s just one of the final pieces that makes Carrollwood Day School one of the top schools in the area,” Mabry said.

Imani Thomas scores 1,000 points

By Kevin Weiss

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When it comes to scoring points, Academy at the Lakes’ Imani Thomas is in rare company.

The Wildcats’ junior post player became the fifth player in school history to surpass the career 1,000-point mark when she scored 17 points in a 79-45 victory over Cornerstone Orlando on Dec. 2.

“It was great,” said Thomas who is coached by Karim Nohra.

“When I got to 1,000 points, coach called a timeout and my (teammates) all gave me a hug and congratulated me.”

Coach Nohra put the achievement in perspective.

“It’s a huge accomplishment because not everybody gets to a landmark like 1,000 (points),” said Nohra, who’s in his sixth year coaching the Wildcats. “She actually did it early in her junior year, which is even more impressive.”

Standing at 5-foot-10, Thomas plays with a bruising mentality, utilizing her strength to gain position in the post and get easy baskets, even against taller opponents.

“She goes up against 6-footers and has no problem because she uses her size and abilities to her advantage,” Coach Nohra said. “She has good feet and she jumps pretty well for her size. When she comes to play it’s like, ‘Oh, my goodness, she’s tough to stop.’ ” In addition to averaging 13.2 points per game, Thomas is able to leverage her size and leaping ability to average 13 rebounds per game.

Since her freshman year, Thomas has continually refined her game by improving her post up moves and shooting ability,

while learning to efficiently dribble with her left hand.

“As a freshman, I was still learning and trying to develop my skills,” said Thomas, who’s been playing basketball since the sixth grade. “Now, I’m putting up more shots, rebounding more and taking the ball to the basket harder than I was my freshman year.”

Coach Nohra added that Thomas, who has an offer to play college basketball at Flagler College in St. Augustine, has a better understanding of the game, and also has more control over her emotions compared to when she was younger.

“I think she’s grown as a player in that a lot of things used to upset her and now, they don’t upset her as much,” he said.

“Before, as a freshman, I had to sometimes yank her out of the game to calm her down because she’d be like, ‘I got fouled, Why didn’t (the referees) call a foul on me?’ ” As she’s matured, Thomas has used the lack of foul calls as a motivating factor to play tougher defense and make plays at opposite end of the floor.

“I’m a lot bigger than my other teammates and I know I’m not going to get the foul,” Thomas stated. “It’s frustrating, but I know when I get back on defense I’m going to get a stop and I’m going to come back down (the floor) and score.”

Coach Nohra believes Thomas doesn’t get more foul calls because the general consensus from refs and officials is that “she can take a beating” because of her unique combination of size and strength.

“She’s got people draped over her and when you hit her, she doesn’t flinch,” he said. “She absorbs those hits. That’s how strong she is.”

With just a few games left in the regular

season before district play, Coach Nohra is hoping to lead the Wildcats to the Class 2A girls basketball state championships for a fifth consecutive year.

“It’s something that no team in the area can say,” Nohra remarked about reaching the state finals the past four years. “Our overall goal is always to win the district, be one of the best teams in the area and get to Lakeland for the state championships. … We have a great shot to get there.”

Nohra, who’s been coaching for 23 years — with stops along the way at Tampa Catholic, Cambridge Christian and Wesley Chapel high schools — subscribes to a philosophy that focuses on playing up-tempo, utilizing defensive pressure systems and scoring baskets quickly in transition.

He refers to his coaching methods as “choreographed chaos.”

“If you looked at our team, you’d say, ‘What in the heck are they doing? That’s not what normally happens,’” said Nohra, who’s amassed over 500 career wins. “We do not follow standard basketball protocol…like a point guard must dribble down the middle of the court or when you line up for a free throw, you have two people from your team on the line.

“I think our success lies in the fact that we do things so differently than other teams do.”

From a player’s perspective, Thomas said many of Coach Nohra’s drills seem peculiar in practice, but end up benefitting the team in live-game situations.

“Every practice we go through drills and sometimes I’m thinking like, ‘What is he doing? These drills are not made for me. This is not going to work,’ ” Thomas said. “And then, when he explains it we go into a game and we do it and he says, ‘This is the drill I

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told you to do. This is the drill we’ve been working on…they’ll work for you.’”

With the likelihood of playing several more games in the postseason, Thomas and her fellow teammates are focused on sending the roster’s two seniors, Janise Cassanello and Luz Santiago, out on a high note.

Thomas believes this year’s team has the formula to do just that.

“We connect outside of basketball and inside of basketball,” Thomas said. “We connect with each other and that’s what a team is. If you connect, you’ll play well on the court.”

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new 4.35-mile section of the Upper Tampa Bay Trail is receiving widespread approval from walkers, joggers and cyclists, alike.

“The general feedback has been very positive,” said Forest Turbiville, Hillsborough County’s director of conservation and environmental lands management. “I mean, people love it.”

The $6.2 million project, which was unveiled on Dec. 1, featured the completion of the northernmost segment of the Upper Tampa Bay Trail, making it the first-paved, multi-use trail constructed in a Hillsborough County preserve.

From the Lutz Lake Fern Road trailhead, the path extends 1.5 miles east and then north to connect with the Suncoast Trail.

Additionally, it extends nearly 3 miles to the southwest along the crossing at Lutz Lake Fern Road, as well as nearly 3 miles to the southwest along the edge of Brooker Creek Preserve.

“I think one of the things (that stands out) is that it goes through the edge of a nature preserve, and I think that really makes it unique,” Turbiville said. “To have 4.5 miles of new trail, the majority of it going through a nature preserve, gives the user that different experience maybe from some other parts of the county that are more developed.”

Since it’s opening, the new section has been a hot spot for exercisers looking to distance themselves from the noise and commotion of city life.

“Oh, I love it. It’s great,” said 41-year-old walker Jeff Hebrank of Odessa. “You’re walking out in the woods, away from the traffic.

It’s nice and quiet. It’s beautiful with natural surroundings.”

Polk County resident Paula Mitchell, 64, said the trail’s new section is “a wonderful place to walk.”

“The trail has more nature than the part heading up along the Suncoast Parkway, which is not as picturesque because you’re along the highway,” said Mitchell, who spends her weekends in Lutz. “The (new trail) has a lot shade and foot trails where you can get off the paved area and go hiking through the woods.”

Seventy-year-old Bob Zook, a seasonal resident from Columbus, Ohio, was especially impressed with the trail’s mix of “beauty” and “scenery.”

“It’s a combination of what I’d call ‘Old Florida’ and some of the newer, more modern parts of Florida,” said Zook, who leads a senior citizens biking group in New Port Richey. “It goes all the way out to the Suncoast Trail, so you have the combination of going along a busy highway versus being out in the middle of basically nowhere.

Quite often, that’s what bikers like—a variety of scenery.”

Zook remarked that it is one of “prettier trails” he’s ridden on over the years.

“It’s obvious (Hillsborough County) spent an awful lot of money on it,” he added.

Lutz resident Mike Lopez, 51, who typically rides his bike about 10 miles per week on the Upper Tampa Bay Trail, commended Hillsborough County officials for doing a “great job” with the new section.

“At first I thought: ‘What are they doing?

Why are they putting this trail in?’ “But, after I rode it, the first thing I thought was, ‘Oh, it’s so nice. Finally, my taxpayer dollars are being used for something I like,’ ” Lopez said.

Lopez enjoys the convenience of a signalized crossing at Lutz Lake Fern Road, where he can ride his bike directly from his home to the trailhead, without having to worry about using a car and having to pay a $2 parking fee.

“It’s very relaxing to get away from a hard day’s work,” he said. “Just one subdivision over and the next thing you know, you’re in the woods.”

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Mary Bove, left, and Mike Lopez, of Lutz, travel south on the new northernmost segment of the Upper Tampa Bay Trail, a 4.35-mil e, multi-use trail that connects with the Suncoast Trail.

New additions to the Upper Tampa Bay Trail WHAT: A 4.35-mile multi-use trail that marks the completion of the northernmost portion of the Upper Tampa Bay Trail, making it the first paved trail in a Hillsborough County preserve.

WHERE: 7020 Lutz Lake Fern Road WHEN: Open every day from dawn to dusk COST: $2 daily car parking fee

For more information, visit HillsboroughCounty.org/UTBTrail.

Those utilizing the new 4.35-mile segment of the Upper Tampa Bay Trail can stop at the trailhead at 7020 Lutz Lake Fern Road. It features 50 parking spaces, restrooms, a picnic area and large maps of the trail.

New Port Richey seasonal resident Bob Zook, 70, leads a pack of riders north on the trail, passing southbound riders, south of the new rest facility at 7020 Lutz Lake Fern Road. Zook also leads a group of senior bicyclists every Tuesday from the Ja-Mar Mobile Home Community.

Odessa resident Jim Griffin, 53, is out on the trail at least twice a week, riding for as much as 30 miles to 40 miles each time. Griffin said the new portion is ideal for making sweeping turns on his road bike at high rates of speed.

Nature is the main feature along the Upper Tampa Bay Trail’s new section.

walk, and then when we get to the trail, we just have that one little path that we have to cross over where they put a stoplight.”

Wolthuis was impressed by the added venient for nearby residents, but it makes amenities at the new Lutz Lake Fern Road getting to the trail via bicycle much safer, es- trailhead, which features a rest area, water pecially when accompanied with children. stations and several picnic tables and bench“I hated crossing over (State Road) 54 be- es to utilize after a long walk or bike ride. cause of my kids, so I wouldn’t always take Before the new trailhead facilities them,” said 47-year-old Corinne Wolthuis, of opened, Wolthuis said she would have to Lutz. “But, now it’s nice because we can real- leave the trail entirely, so her 6-year-old boy ly ride in that trail, and if they want to stop and 8-year-old girl could use a restroom at a and walk, they can. It’s nice, because we can nearby fast-food restaurant or department ride from our neighborhood on the side- store.

The only issue Wolthuis has come across is the trail can be difficult to navigate when there are large crowds of people walking in groups with their pets.

One time, she almost got into a wreck, because a dog was in her pathway as she was biking along the trail.

“I was coming around a corner pretty quick, and the dog was on the leash but kind of extended out, and if the owner didn’t pull him back quick enough, it would have been a disaster,” Wolthuis said. “I’m not saying we should exclude the dogs, but that would be the only thing, especially when it’s very, very congested like that, and you’ve got bikes, people rollerblading and then you mix dogs in there on a long leash; you can forget it.

“I don’t know really how to fix that. You just have to kind of be aware of your surroundings,” she said.

When less congested, the 12-foot asphalt path has proven to be wide enough for West Chase winter resident, Bob Nichols, 63, of Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, secures his more avid cyclists like 53-year-old Jim Griffin, of Odessa, to safely make wide turns bicycle to the back of his car after a ride on the new segment of the Upper Tampa Bay Trail at high rates of speed. that connects with the Suncoast Trail to the north.

Paula Mitchell and Ruddy Arzon, of Homeland, walk the trail 1.5 miles at least once a week since the new segment opened. The pair noted how well maintained the trail is.

“They’ve cleared the vegetation off so you can see ahead of you as you’re making these large sweeping turns,” said Griffin, who uses a 22-speed racing bike to ride 100 miles per week. “It’s very important because…I’m riding a racing bike with skinny tires and 120 pounds of pressure in them. …We’re running 20 miles per hour average.

“They’ve got it set to where you come on a turn, you can see clearly ahead,” said Griffin, a member of the West Coast Florida Cycling Club in Tampa.

The new section’s grand opening was scheduled in August, but delayed until December because of flooding.

“If I have a complaint with it, it’s during rainy season,” Griffin said. “It was in the water; spots where water was covering it, so they postponed the grand opening. They did some remediation, and it looks like they got into some ducts and trenches and pits to keep the water from crossing the trail.”

With the trail free of flooding, and open every day from dawn to dusk, Griffin has found it to be a “beautiful” location to train with his 55-member cycling group, “We use it a lot.A lot,” he stated.

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The Bright House Networks Pet Festival with the Humane Society of Pinellas will take place Jan. 30 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Carillon Park, 300 Carillon Parkway in St. Petersburg.

The interactive event will include a dog walk, adoptable pets, shopping, vendors, demonstrations, and crafts and activities for kids. Humane Society of Pinellas’ Mobile Medical Center will be on hand to offer affordable vaccines and microchips for pets.

For information, visit the website at HumaneSocietyOfPinellas.org.

Through March, guests can come out the second Saturday of each month with their four-legged family members for a day of activities, entertainment and pet contest.

The event will be from noon to 5 p.m., at the lodge at 804 S. Miller Road in Valrico.

There will be pet contests for best trick and doggie/owner lookalike, pet obstacle and agility courses, splash pools, pet photos, a kids’ area with inflatables, food vendors, live entertainment, shopping opportunities, an exhibitor area, and on-site pet adoptions.

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INSURANCE COMMISSIONER RESIGNS Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty has announced his resignation, effective May 2. McCarty, who was the state’s first appointed insurance commissioner, has had the post for 12 years.

McCarty plans to pursue other job opportunities, according to a news release from Florida Office of Insurance Regulation.

He was appointed by Gov. Jeb Bush in 2003 and served under three governors.

According to media reports, he survived efforts last year by Gov. Rick Scott and some legislators to oust him from office.

However, McCarty said he was not forced to resign.

Scott’s spokeswoman, Jackie Schutz, issued a statement thanking McCarty for his service and wishing him the best of luck in his next endeavors.

Pasco County Tax Collector Mike Fasano said Florida consumers are losing one of their greatest advocates.

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Scott and his cabinet will appoint McCarty’s successor.

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For information, call (877) 752-0173, email kelli.bailey@pulte.com, or visit Pulte.com/starkeyranch.

businesses and purchasing businesses. The discussion also will include sources of loans from $5,000 to $5 million.

For information, call (727) 842-4638, or visit PascoHernandoScore.org.

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The California-based restaurant plans to build its eatery and brewery near the entrance to Tampa Premium Outlets, at the NEW STARKEY RANCH BUILDER intersection of Grand Cypress Drive and Pulte Homes will open three model Creek Grass Way. homes in the master-planned community of Tampa Premium Outlets, Inc., filed for Starkey Ranch in early 2017, according to a the alcoholic beverage license on behalf of news release from Larry Vershel BJ’s. The Pasco County Planning Communications.

Commission will consider approval of the Starkey Ranch is located on State Road application on Jan. 13 in Dade City.

54 at Heart Pine Avenue, four miles west of No construction start date is announced. the Suncoast Parkway.

A conceptual site plan submitted to the Pulte Homes will offer 13 one and two- county shows a 7,500-square-foot restaustory home designs ranging from about rant, with an entrance off Creek Grass Way. 1,900 square feet to 4,200 square feet, with The restaurant’s menu offers BJ’s signatwo and three-car garages. The builder’s 165 ture deep-dish pizza, as well as salads, pastas, home sites are in the Homestead Park steaks, baby back ribs and a kid’s menu. neighborhood, which offers wetland and According to BJ’s website, the restaurant woodland views. Prices aren’t currently began in California in 1978, and added a line available. of handcrafted beers in the mid-1990s.

Starkey Ranch currently offers two dog parks, a playground, picnic pavilions and a BUSINESS LOAN SEMINAR recreation lawn. In 2016, a community pool Pasco-Hernando State College Chapter of and splash pad, and the first baseball and SCORE will have a free seminar on “How to multi-sports fields in the 90-acre district Apply for a Business Loan” on Jan. 13 from park will have grand openings. Future plans 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at the Hugh Embry include a kindergarten through eighth Branch Library, 14215 Fourth St., in Dade grade public school, a 20-mile multi-use trail City. system, a shared use gymnasium and tennis The seminar will cover start-ups, mature

The North Tampa Chamber of Commerce will host a luncheon on Jan. 14, with check-in at 11 a.m., at Brunchies Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch and Catering at 14366 N. Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa.

Networking is until 11:30 a.m., when lunch will be served from a select menu.

The guest speaker will be journalist and author Kristen Hare, who wrote “100 Things to do in Tampa Bay Before You Die.” For information and to RSVP, call the chamber at (813) 961-2420, email info@northtampachamber.com, or visit NorthTampaChamber.com.

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Pasco-Hernando State College Chapter of SCORE will offer a free seminar on “Using the Internet in Your Business” on Jan. 14 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at the New River Branch Library, 34043 State Road 54 in Zephyrhills.

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