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IN BLOOM Plant City Garden Club’s annual flower show, Travel the World, presented awards in design and horticulture that matched the theme.

The show was last month at the Walden Lake Country Club.

DESIGN WINNERS Tri-Color: Christy Linke Table Artistry: Christy Linke Designer’s Choice: KC Jeronimo Award of Design Excellence: Christy Linke Justin Kline

Commissioner Mary Thomas Mathis was at the ribbon cutting.

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nowden Park held its ribbon cutting Friday, May 6. The 7-acre park on Waller Street was closed

for nearly two years during a renovation process.

“Sometimes it takes a while to get things right,” Commissioner Mary Thomas Mathis said.

Funding for the project was mostly provided through a United States Department

HORTICULTURE WINNERS Collector’s Showcase: Jan Griffin Grower’s Choice Award: Mikie Snyder and Cindy Card Hanging Basket: Christy Linke Award of Horticulture Excellence: Mikie Snyder Judges’ Choice: Kathy Stone Award of Merit: Mikie Snyder Succulent Award: Jan Griffin Cactus Award: Jan Griffin ARBOREAL WINNERS Flowering: Mikie Snyder Non Flowering: Jan Griffin Tropical: Mikie Snyder Educational Award: Sherri Shelby People’s Choice Award: Christy Linke

of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant administered by the Hillsborough County

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Affordable Housing Services Department. Other funding was provided by the City's Community Redevelopment Agency, Community Investment Tax Fund, Sanitation Fund and the General Fund.

READ ABOUT ITS IMPROVEMENTS

RENOVATIONS baseball fields | basketball court | restrooms/pavilion | trail lighting | irrigation | playground | electrical wiring checkerboard/chess tables | ten benches | trash receptacles | drainage

The Railroad to Quiet Zones The City of Plant City is working toward regulations to ban train horns in Historic Downtown.

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Tired of hearing train horns while shopping and eating in Historic Downtown?

City commissioners are working to establish quiet zones in downtown.

The regulations would ban trains from blasting their horns in the defined downtown area.

At a City Commission meeting Monday, May 9, commissioners approved to match a $165,000 of grant from the Florida Department of Transportation for railroad infrastructure SEE ZONES PAGE 3

Blueberry Festival brings the right kind of blues. Page 6.

Celebrate the history of the Plant City Courier.

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“We are excited to expand on our presence in the Orlando metro market with a strong partner who has a proven track record of high performance.”

— Andrew Samuel, president and CEO of Sunshine Bancorp Inc., on Sunshine Bank’s merger with Florida Bank of Commerce

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n Tuesday, May 3, economic research done by the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences was made public.

Dr. Alan W. Hodges presented the results of studies completed by himself, Dr. Thomas J. Stevens and the UF IFAS department at a luncheon and forum. The presentation, "Economic Contributions of Agribusiness and Food Industries in Hillsborough County, Florida," was a deep dive into the effects of agriculture on the county's economy in 2012 and 2013.

"Hillsborough County has really been blessed with tremendous natural resources and advantages," Hodges said.

The study, which was funded by Hillsborough economic development departments, was based in part on statewide research done by the IFAS department.

WANT MORE? More information can be found now at edis.

IFAS.ufl.edu/fe969 and at fred.ifas.ufl.edu/ featured-3-menus/extension/economic-impact-analysis-program/.

Information concerning the year 2014 will be released in August.

Courtney Paat State Farm is raising money to assist a Church on the Rock mission trip to Anitgua, Guatemala.

It is holding a large yard sale and car wash from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 21, at the agency, 1805 James Redman Parkway.

Courtney Paat State Farm will donate $10 to the cause for every person who has a raw, new quote on their insurance, either auto, home, life or health.

The mission trip is from July 16 to 22, and the volunteer team will build kit homes for homeless families, supply water filtration for clean drinking water and do puppet shows and crafts at local orphanages and/or hospitals.

There will also be officers from Tampa Police Department, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office and Plant City Police Department going to offer training to the national police force of Guatemala.

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TOP DOG Hillsborough County was the top producer of berries in Florida in 2013

BY THE NUMBERS

$40 million amount the transaction was valued $800 million amount the franchise is worth in

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number of banking facilities across central Florida

170,000 ag-related jobs Hillsborough County created in 2013 (20.7% of total Hillsborough employment)

NO. 1 Hillsborough county is the top producer of ornamental fish in the United States

Sunshine Bancorp Inc. acquired Florida Bank of Commerce in an allstock merger transaction Tuesday, May 10.

The transaction was unanimously approved by the board of directors from both companies and expands Plant City-based Sunshine Bank into markets along the growing Interstate 4 corridor.

The merger will create one of the largest community banks headquartered in central Florida.

Under the terms of the merger agreement, shareholders of FBC will receive 0.88 shares of Sunshine common stock for each share of FBC common stock.

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$7.11 BILLION in labor income in Hillsborough County for 2013

Bank expands

$302 million amount of assets added to Sunshine Bank

Plant City High School student Alexis Williams received a National American Miss letter in the mail to compete with other girls in her age group during a pageant July 10 and 11 in Orlando.

After Alexis, 17, had competed at the district level, she was one of few to continue on to being a state finalist.

If she places at states, she will go on to the national competition.

Alexis plays basketball for PCHS and is also involved in the Raider Buddies Club, American Sign Language, ROTC and Skills USA.

$223 million amount of loans added to Sunshine Bank

$265 million amount of deposits added to Sunshine Bank

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FOUR-MINUTE MOVIES FOR THE BLIND Dominick Pages’ Dover recording studio is more than business — it’s where art is made.

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The oriental rug has twisted shapes of flowers and stars blazing out of a red background. It sits in the middle of the room at Crystal Blue Sound Studios, a silent listener to the many musicians, singers and radio voices that trek in and out of owner Dominick Pages’ schedule.

How many have stepped on its threads?

A woman with an acoustic guitar and a Cleopatra haircut.

A Christian rocker in a white fedora.

Two redheads.

They are all part of Abbey Ridge Live, an online, in-studio concert series hosted out of Pages’ home studio, in Dover. He does the work pro bono so musicians can have exposure.

“Creativity alone is such a powerful tool,” Pages said. “That’s what I’m trying to push.”

Pages isn’t trying to save the world, but he is trying to get other studios and venues in what he calls the triangle of Florida — Orlando, Tampa and Sarasota/Bradenton — involved in the project. The goal: to promote chemistry between local artists and venues and bring opportunities to artists they otherwise wouldn’t have.

In the most recent show, which drops this month on Abbey Ridge Live’s YouTube channel, Pages hosts Brooke Sierra, a local 17-year-old, and Daniel Sprouse, a Plant City country singer.

Pages records and shoots with bands in front of a live audience on Sundays — the day of the week bands usually have off — and then spends close to 10 hours multitracking, editing and mixing. That time doesn’t include the shoot setup and breakdown or the time spent recording and shooting the band.

“They like the space, they like the energy here,” Pages said.

He has done his job to ensure Crystal Blue Sound Studios is an inviting atmosphere for artists and guests.

Salt rock lamps control dust, and soft blue lighting creates a subconscious experience of confidence and calmness. The studio is next to Pages’ meditation room on the second floor of his suburban home, tucked between landscaped lawns and behind a gated entrance. It is a stark contrast to some notoriously trashedout studios — the early days of Sound City, with brown shag carpet on the wall and a location next to an army of dilapidated California warehouses.

More important than the setting, Pages makes sure he takes time to know the artists — and their insecurities. Some are unsure of their songwriting. Others are defensive about their musical expertise. Pages is more of a psychologist than a magician behind the soundboard, offering advice and gently nudging artists in the right direction.

He likes to get a feel for the artists because it makes the music — the experience — better.

Phone: (813) 928-4052 Email: Nick@CrystalBlueStudios.com Web: CrystalBlueStudios. com HOW THINGS HAVE CHANGED Crystal Blue Sound Studios owner Dominick Pages has watched the music industry change over the decades.

MUSIC IS NO LONGER A PRIMARY ACTIVITY “You have to have the eyes, now, of the listeners,” Pages said.

He puts emphasis on the importance of video. Music is something that happens in the background of daily lives — it’s listened to in the car and on phones and mp3 devices while working out, shopping and working.

Photos by Amber Jurgensen

Daniel Sprouse, of Plant City, performed for an Abbey Ridge Live episode. The episode drops this month.

MUSIC IS MORE THEATRICAL “Look at Lady Gaga — she’s really extreme yet she’s a brilliant artist. She did what she had to do, like Madonna, to get on the charts.”

“Songs are four-minute movies for the blind,” Pages said. “You have to capture the listener within one minute with the story … then hold them for four.”

His reasoning is that music is no longer a primary activity. Gone are they days when Pages used to sit in front of the TV to watch the live performances on The Ed Sullivan Show.

It was then when he first saw the Beatles and knew he would become a musician.

“I was moved by how exciting it was to play music, to have people screaming at you (in the audience),” Pages said.

He’d steal his sister’s guitar when she left the family apartment and woke the neighbors up with a drum set his uncle bought him.

From there, he continued to teach himself instruments. In the 80s, he formed a band, now called Crystal Blue. They toured, once getting rained out at a private island party for the Phillies and almost missing their barge back to the mainland.

Foreseeing he wouldn’t want to tour six days a week forever, Pages began to teach himself the art of recording.

He still makes time to play with his band around Tampa and can’t get away from its 25-year stronghold.

“Art is very personal,” Pages said.

“Making music isn’t forced, it’s something you let unfold.”

Above: Dominick Pages operates Crystal Blue Sound Studios out of his Dover home.

Below: Brooke Sierra performed with Daniel Sprouse for an Abbey Ridge Live episode.

Contact Amber Jurgensen at ajurgensen@plantcityobserver.com.

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improvements the quiet zones would require. The money will be taken out of the Community Redevelopment Agency fund.

“Since this rail line runs through the Historic District and Midtown, we were able to use funds out of the CRA and not out of the general fund,” Mayor Rick Lott said.

The city applied for quiet zone funding with FDOT after Tampa

firm Kings Engineering conducted a review of the city’s rail crossings. Out of seven crossings, Kings Engineering established the railroad crossings at Collins Street and State Road 39, as well as the crossing at Wheeler Street, would need improvements.

The improvements total $330,000 dollars, with FDOT providing just over half of the funding.

For safety reasons, quiet zones require multiple rail gates, including four-quadrant gates, gates with

medians, flashing lights at rail gates and one-way streets with gates. The Collins Street crossing requires the installation of a gate for a back driveway exit, and the Wheeler Street crossing requires the installation of double gates at the crossing.

The establishment of quiet zones must be jointly approved by CSX, FDOT, the City of Plant City and the Federal Railroad Administration.

Commissioners also approved an agreement with FDOT at the May 9

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a section of a rail line with at least one public crossing where the horns of locomotives are not sounded

OCTOBER 2015

City Commissioners made looking into establishing quiet zones a legislative priority for 2016 and began investigating funding options.

FEB. 29, 2016

The city submitted an application to FDOT for a 50/50 funding match. On April 13, FDOT announced it would grant the city $165,000 dollars.

MAY 9, 2016 City Commissioners approved matching FDOT’s grant. The Wheeler Street crossing will have double gates installed. The Collins Street crossing will have a gate installed for a back driveway exit.

meeting that all agreements for quiet zone improvements must be met by all parties before June 30, 2016.

The city believes quiet zones would offer a more inviting atmosphere to patrons frequenting downtown.

“This is something the Commission has been working towards for a long time,” Lott said. “This benefits everybody.”

Contact Emily Topper at etopper@ plantcityobserver.com.

SILENT RAIL SECTIONS Improvements, which are required at Collins and Wheeler Streets, will be made by a CSX contractor: n Herring Street n Baker Street, westbound n Reynolds Street, eastbound n Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard n Collins Street/State Road 39 n South Evers Street n Wheeler Street

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HAD TO HAVE IT 300 block of South Frontage Road. Business burglary.

Officer responded to a model homes center in reference to a reported burglary. Unknown suspect(s) had smashed through a sliding glass door at a model home and stolen several pieces of furniture from inside.

The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Plant City Police Department.

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SPRING CLEANING 1900 block of East Alsobrook Street. Grand theft. Officer responded to a residence in reference to a reported theft. Complainant stated unknown suspect(s) stole a Honda pressure washer, a Ridgid vacuum and a Generac generator from an open utility trailer.

STRAIGHT OUTTA PLANT CITY West Reynolds Street and Lisa Ann Court. Information report. Unknown suspect(s) spray painted “(expletive) the Police” and a gun, pointed at the word “Police,” in black paint on a wall.

APRIL 30

IF YOU LOVE IT, LET IT GO James L. Redman Parkway and East Alexander Street. Towed abandoned vehicle. Officers responded to an intersection in reference to an abandoned vehicle. A green 1997

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DIRT BIKE DEVIANTS 610 block of Coronet Street.

Burglary. Officer responded to a residence in reference to a reported burglary. Complainant stated unknown suspect(s) stole cash, several television sets, computers and a miniature dirt bike from the residence. The items were valued together at $3,000.

BAG BANDIT 600 block of Palm Drive. Burglary.

Officers responded to a residence in reference to a reported theft.

Complainant stated unknown suspect(s) stole several boxes of clear bags from the shed behind his home. The shed had been left unlocked.

residence in reference to a reported vehicle burglary. Complainant stated unknown suspect(s) stole a stainless steel, 9mm Smith & Wesson handgun and a Palmetto AR-15 assault rifle from his trunk.

The guns were valued together at $3,000.

JUST IN CASE 1700 block of North Park Road.

Found property. Officers responded to an area in reference to a report of a suspicious package. Complainant saw an unattended black package under a tree at a park, and the officers took the package to PCPD evidence for safekeeping. The package contained art items.

MAY 3

CAMERA CROOK 1300 block of Oakdale Street. Burglary. Officer met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) broke into his home and stole

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GUN FEVER 100 block of North Pearl Street. Vehicle burglary. Officer responded to a

four Canon cameras, two hunting knives, a mountain bike, a digital scale and a Samsung Galaxy SIII smart phone.

BLUE LIGHT SPECIAL 1910 block of East Spencer Street.

Theft. Officers met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) stole the registration sticker from her car while she was shopping at Winn-Dixie.

MAY 5

LOCK YOUR DOORS (AND YOUR BIKES) 1100 block of West Risk Street. Vehicle burglary. Complainant stated, overnight, unknown suspect(s) entered their red Honda CRV SUV and stole a purse. The vehicle had been left unlocked. A black bicycle was also taken from the side of the house. The purse was recovered nearby.

LOOKING FOR A CHARGER 1010 block of West Baker Street. Vehicle burglary.

Complainant stated, overnight, unknown suspect(s) entered their black 2008 Dodge Charger and stole a purse, which was recovered nearby. The Charger had been left unlocked.

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BLUEBERRY SEASON

While peak blueberry season in North America takes place in June and July, berries can be found year round. In South America, the domestic blueberry season runs from April to late September. Blueberries can be kept in freezer for for up to six months.

The event at Keel and Curley Winery ran to Sunday, May 1. Attendees also enjoyed shopping at vendor stands, checking out food trucks and trying food and wine delicacies whipped up by the winery.

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Authors co-write books to cope with husbands’ affairs EMILY TOPPER STAFF WRITER

Editor’s note: The authors used pseudonyms instead of their real names when publishing their books The Rose Garden and the Ring and Faith in the Midst Study Guide.

Two Plant City women are making the best out of a bad situation.

Penned under pseudonyms Lynn and Christine, the Winter Strawberry Capital of the World residents coauthored and published two books about martial infidelity. The most recent book came out a little over a month ago and is the study guide supplement to the first book.

The first book, The Rose Garden and the Ring, was published in 2013.

The 23-chapter book follows the separate journeys of the two authors as they dealt with the knowledge of their husbands’ affairs and their struggles to move past it.

The co-authors are currently working on a sequel about spouses who have had more than one affair.

“Our husbands have both had multiple affairs,” Christine said. “(Lynn) and I live on the same street and our kids would always play together. I feel like the Holy Spirit led us to write it down. The study guide can be used for any issue, but it goes with the book.”

The first book ties Lynn and Christine’s reactions to the first affairs to scripture. The co-authors decided to publish the accompanying study guide after it was suggested by a focus group who read The Rose Garden and the Ring.

“It’s not a ‘God can do anything’ book,” Christine said. “It’s not ‘slam the men.’ It’s what we really felt at the time. Basically, it’s very real and raw but it always comes back around to healing.”

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After their husbands were unfaithful, two Plant City neighbors found a way to deal with their emotions and help others.

UP NEXT Co-authors Lynn and Christine are working on a book about how to cope when a spouse has multiple affairs. It’s an aspect the authors thought was missing from existing self-help books.

“It will be finished in maybe early 2018,” Christine said. She stayed with her husband, while Lynn did not. “Nobody talks about how to survived multiple affairs. There are struggles with staying, and there are struggles with divorcing.”

Ultimately, both women said they relied on God in making their decisions. With the books, they want to help other people going through the same issues.

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The books, written by Lynn and Christine, deal with multiple affairs and moving forward.

going through their first affairs, they sought out self-help books. Many failed to cover a major part of how the women were feeling: angry.

“Christian people can have harsh thoughts,” Christine said. “It’s OK to express yourself when you’re going through this. What I needed to hear was, ‘This is a normal thought process.’ And then you come to terms and you move on.”

The women wrote separately and then put their accounts together to create the book. Prayers are included at the end of each part of the book.

Cut-and-paste prayers readers can put around their home are also at the end of the book.

“Talking and writing together was therapy,” Christine said. “We knew the entire time that we were being

led by the Holy Spirit. Holding it in is not beneficial to anyone. If people are going through this, they can come together and talk about it honestly.”

“God is there in that book,” Lynn added.

The women discovered how their journeys varied too.

“We discovered how our personalities are extremely different,” Lynn said.

One author allowed her kids to read the book and one didn’t. One husband stayed; one didn’t. Lynn was a more logical writer while Christine described herself as more flowery.

But by writing, they were able to help each other get through it. Their children, too, give their own accounts in the book.

HELPING OTHERS

After their husbands had the first affairs, some things started to turn for the positive. Lynn’s husband built her a rose garden. Christine’s husband got her a new wedding ring.

After the first book came out in 2013, the authors began working on the accompanying study guide.

Called Faith in the Midst Study Guide, it was released in 2016 and can be used alongside the co-authors’ original book or on its own.

The study guide uses scripture to tackle issues like personal crises, unfaithfulness and loss of control.

Each chapter of the book is supposed to be used once a day day for six weeks, with four days per week.

It also includes a section for children.

While the women were writing,

Christine’s husband asked her what the point of the book was.

“The point was to help people,” Christine said. “To speak to people and help them. I think God was just orchestrating for it to come out.”

Contact Emily Topper at etopper@ plantcityobserver.com.

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The newly-renovated park was reopened Friday, May 6.

JUSTIN KLINE SPORTS EDITOR

The 2016 version of Snowden Park is nearly unrecognizable.

It’s a good thing. With help from Certus Builders, several grants and other funding donors, the City of Plant City was able to rebuild the 7-acre park at 902 Waller St. from the underground up.

Aside from the baseball dugouts, lighting structures, the trail and the shaded pavilion, every inch of Snowden Park is brand new and, in many cases, manufactured locally.

“This is more than just a park,” Mayor Rick Lott said at the May 6 ribbon-cutting ceremony. “This is a centerpiece of Plant City and, really, a centerpiece of this community.”

Snowden’s 7-acre renovation is, according to City Manager Mike Herr, part of the 80 acres of parks added to Plant City in the last seven years. This park will largely be put to use by the city’s Boys and Girls Club chapter, conveniently located across Waller Street.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony included food served to nearly 100 hungry guests, provided by Certus and cooked by the Optimist Club.

Lott, Herr and City Commissioner Mary Thomas Mathis thanked the residents in the area for being patient during the extended process.

“As long as we believe in each other … we can make great things happen in this community,” Lott said.

Contact Justin Kline at jkline@plantcityobserver.com.

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EMILY TOPPER STAFF WRITER

ANCIENT OAK PLATTED The home at 3820 Ancient Oak Trail sold April 15, for $280,000.

Built in 2003, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,247 square feet of living area on 1 acre. The price per square foot is $124.61.

The home at 709 E. Keysville Road, which sold April 18, was this month’s top seller.

APPLING WOODS The home at 2905 Appling Woods Place sold April 1, for $360,000. Built in 2002, it has four bedrooms, three and one half baths and 3,493 square feet of living area on 1.31 acres. The price per square foot is $103.06.

COUNTRY HILLS The home at 4507 Ethan Way sold April 14, for $149,900. Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, two and one half baths and 1,408 square feet of living area on 0.14 acres. The price per square foot is $106.46.

The home at 709 E. Keysville Road sold April 18, for $430,000. Built in 1987, it has five bedrooms, four baths and 3,272 square feet of living area on 13.14 acres.

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Built in 1993, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,851 square feet of living area on 0.20 acres. The price per square foot is $99.89.

The home at 3442 Silverstone Court sold April 29, for $224,900.

Built in 1995, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,850 square feet of living area on 0.38 acres. The price per square foot is $121.57.

The home at 2921 Spring Hammock Drive sold April 11, for $250,000. Built in 1999, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,045 square feet of living area on 0.59 acres. The price per square foot is $122.25.

The home at 2702 Spring Meadow Drive sold April 29, for $235,000. Built in 1999, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,001 square feet of living area on 0.43 acres. The price per square foot is $117.44.

APRIL SNAPSHOT Minimum: $28,000 Maximum: $430,000 Average: $169,708 Median: $149,950 Emily Topper

The home at 515 Scarlet Maple Court sold April 21, for $138,500.

Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,315 square feet of living area on 0.11 acres. The price per square foot is $105.32.

The home at 4505 Tina Lane sold April 22, for $152,000. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,491 square feet of living area on 0.14 acres. The price per square foot is $101.95.

DORENE TERRACE The home at 2615 Karen Drive sold April 19, for $285,000. Built in 1966, it has five bedrooms, three baths and 2,550 square feet of living area on 0.67 acres.

The price per square foot is $111.76.

HIGHLAND TERRACE The home at 1602 Deer Herd Ave. sold April 14, for $335,000. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, two and one half baths and 2,646 square feet of living area on 2.79 acres. The price per square foot is $126.61.

HOLLOWAY ESTATES The home at 4404 Holloway Meadow Lane sold April 26, for $315,000. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,122 square feet of living area on 1 acre. The price per square foot is $148.44.

MAGNOLIA GREEN The home at 3115 Azalea Blossom Drive sold April 8, for $195,000 (REO/bank owned).

Built in 2007, it has four bedrooms, two and one half baths and 2,879 square feet of living area on 0.15 acres. The price per square foot is $67.73.

This month’s top seller, located on Keysville Road, has five bedrooms, four bathrooms and rests on over 13 acres.

The home at 2109 Magnolia Meadows Drive sold April 29, for $162,000 (REO/bank owned).

Built in 2008, it has four bedrooms, two and one half baths and 2,300 square feet of living area on 0.15 acres. The price per square foot is $70.43.

The home at 3215 Magnolia Meadows Drive sold April 14, for $214,740. Built in 2016, it has four bedrooms, two and one half baths and 2,432 square feet of living area on 0.15 acres. The price per square foot is $88.30.

MCDONALD TERRACE The home at 2914 McGee Road sold April 26, for $305,000. Built in 2011, it has three bedrooms, two and one half baths and 2,829 square feet of living area on 1.39 acres. The price per square foot is $107.81.

PEMBERTON TRACE The home at 3014 Pemberton Trace Court sold April 22, for $315,000. Built in 1996, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 3,100 square feet of living area on 1.09 acres. The price per square foot is $101.61.

The home at 4314 Strauss Road sold April 20, for $365,000. Built in 1984, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 3,038 square feet of living area on 2.19 acres.

The price per square foot is $120.14.

PINE DALE ESTATES The home at 712 W. Pinedale Drive sold April 6, for $269,800.

Built in 1970, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,772

square feet of living area on 0.65 acres. The price per square foot is $97.33.

The home at 805 W. Pinedale Drive sold April 29, for $218,000.

Built in 1972, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,170 square feet of living area on 0.34 acres. The price per square foot is $100.46.

PLESS ROAD The home at 7302 Loghouse Road sold April 6, for $395,000 (REO/bank owned). Built in 1999, it has four bedrooms, three and one half baths and 3,461 square feet of living area on 8.29 acres.

The price per square foot is $114.13.

PUMPKIN PINT RANCH The home at 709 E. Keysville Road sold April 18, for $430,000.

Built in 1987, it has five bedrooms, four baths and 3,272 square feet of living area on 13.14 acres. The price per square foot is $131.42.

STAFFORD OAKS The home at 6610 Stafford Terrace Ave. sold April 29, for $360,000. Built in 1988, it has four bedrooms, two and one half baths and 2,879 square feet of living area on 1.24 acres. The price per square foot is $125.04.

WALDEN LAKE The home at 4113 Barret Ave. sold April 29, for $192,000. Built in 1988, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,768 square feet of living area on 0.21 acres. The price per square foot is $108.60.

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Court sold April 26, for $228,000.

Built in 2000, it has three bedrooms, two and one half baths and 2,054 square feet of living area on 0.23 acres. The price per square foot is $111.00.

The home at 2510 Clubhouse Drive sold April 1, for $290,000.

Built in 1994, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 3,872 square feet of living area on 0.36 acres. The price per square foot is $74.90.

The home at 2713 S. Fairway Drive sold April 29, for $242,500.

Built in 1988, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,305 square feet of living area on 0.32 acres. The price per square foot is $105.21.

The home at 3022 Forest Hammock Drive sold April 19, for $250,000. Built in 2000, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,217 square feet of living area on 0.25 acres. The price per square foot is $112.76. .

The home at 1905 Masters Way sold April 22, for $255,000. Built in 2000, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,929 square feet of living area on 0.40 acres.

The price per square foot is $87.06.

The home at 3302 Milton Place sold April 12, for $237,000. Built in 1994, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,864 square feet of living area on 0.31 acres. The price per square foot is $127.15.

The home at 3449 Silver Meadow Way sold April 21, for $184,900.

The home at 4108 Thackery Way sold April 26, for $150,000. Built in 1990, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,234 square feet of living area on 0.24 acres. The price per square foot is $121.56.

The home at 1447 Walden Oaks Place sold April 29, for $135,000.

Built in 1990, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,528 square feet of living area on 0.11 acres. The price per square foot is $88.35.

WALDEN LAKE FAIRWAY VILLAS The home at 107 Seville Court N. sold April 7, for $129,900. Built in 1981, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,542 square feet of living area on 0.06 acres. The price per square foot is $84.24.

WALDEN POINTE The home at 1810 Via Chianti St. sold April 5, for $300,475. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,866 square feet of living area on 0.27 acres. The price per square foot is $104.84.

The home at 3023 Via Siena St. sold April 26, for $225,000. Built in 2013, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,124 square feet of living area on 0.19 acres. The price per square foot is $105.93.

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A tribute to the Plant City Courier A.P. Cooke used his columns to promote the acquisition of the Herring lot on Wheeler Street, which was being used by Plant City High School for physical education. He raised the money to buy it to donate it to the school district. It was named the A.P. Cooke-Courier Field in 1945.

In 1950 the Courier moved to a new building at the intersection of Thomas Street and North Drane Street. On the staff was A.P. Cooke, Kathryn Cooke, Irene Merrin, daughter of Francis Merrin and who was society editor for over 50 years, and John Keasler, who later became a national, award-winning columnist for the Miami News.

A.P. Cooke died in 1952 from cancer.

Kathryn Cooke continued as publisher and editor until 1954, when she sold the paper to Clay C. Codrington.

Codrington was in the newspaper business elsewhere in Florida and moved to Plant City. He retained Kathryn Cooke as editor and columnist and was dedicated to continue the paper’s journalistic excellence. He was named president of the Florida Press Association in 1957.

BY THE PLANT CITY PHOTO ARCHIVES & HISTORY CENTER

As the Tampa Tribune has been acquired by the Tampa Bay Times, along with it went the oldest newspaper in Hillsborough County and the second-oldest continuously published newspaper in Florida, the Courier. The Plant City Times & Observer is pleased to honor the Courier with this historical tribute for its over 131 years of publication.

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Barns bought out the other investors and became sole owner of the Courier.

He sold the paper in 1910 to Wayne Thomas, a 21-year-old man from Bartow.

At this time the operations were located on the second floor of the Herring Drug Store on South Collins Street. In July 1910, an early morning fire struck the newspaper plant and new presses and equipment were damaged. All early copies of the Courier, some dating to 1884, were lost.

Thomas did not miss an issue, publishing from leased quarters in Lakeland. He restored the printing plant by mid-August.

He moved the newspaper plant to a larger building on South Evers Street around 1915, where it operated until 1950.

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Augustus Paul “A.P.” Cooke, an editor with The Tampa Tribune, and his wife, Kathryn Cooke, an accomplished journalist, purchased the Courier from Thomas in 1944.

Under their leadership, the Courier won numerous awards from the Florida Press Association. The paper varied from once weekly to twice weekly.

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From left to right: (1) Kathryn Cooke was the Courier’s associate editor in the late 1970s. She previously owned the paper with her husband A.P. Cooke. (2) Augustus Paul Cooke, in 1952. He once owned the paper with his wife, Kathryn Cooke. (3) Former owner Horace H. Hancock won Outstanding Citizen in 1969. (4) Captain Francis William Merrin started the Courier in 1884, after serving with the Confederate Army in Mississippi. Photos courtesy of Photo Archives.

PLANT CITY COURIER: 132 YEARS OF TRADITION

BY DAVE NICHOLSON

One of the Winter Strawberry Capital of the World’s oldest businesses closed its doors for the final time this month: the Plant City Courier.

On May 3, Tampa Bay Times purchased The Tampa Tribune, which owned the Courier, and shut both operations down.

The Courier, a Plant City legacy, didn’t miss an issue in 132 years.

Those of us who worked at the Courier can look back with pride.

The paper was not what we did for a living, it's what we lived to do.

Our work now at an end, we now cheer on our former competitor, the Plant City Times & Observer, as it becomes the sole torch bearer of Plant City news.

Generations of Plant City residents grew up reading the Courier.

Its history spanned the city's founding, both world wars, the Great Depression and countless milestones.

Nancy McLean, 82, read the paper for decades and worked as a receptionist for a dozen years before her retirement.

“I was always one of those people who read the Courier cover to cover,” McLean said. “I looked forward to every issue. I will miss it.”

Former employee Dick Elston, 83, literally put his blood into the paper — as a youngster, he lost a finger that got caught in printing machinery.

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He took a job in the press room in 1944 when he was 12.

After the accident, he underwent medical treatment, but a few weeks later returned to the job. He worked a total of six years under then-owners A.P. and Kathryn Cooke.

He went to college, served in the United States Army then came home to take over his father's insurance business, along the way serving as a city commissioner and mayor.

Elston looks fondly on his days at the paper.

“It was respected around town, and that's what means the most,” Elston said. “When Mr. Cooke put something in the paper, you could believe it. You knew it was true. You knew it wasn't just gossip.”

Employees in later years had their own behind-the-scenes stories to tell.

Before cell phones, we communicated with handheld radios that shared a frequency with Disney World. On a clear day, we would know what was going on at Cinderella's Castle. I don't know if Disney employees could hear us.

Those of us working for the paper saw the first cracks in its foundation a decade ago. Employees who left weren't replaced, and by 2012, the full-time staff at 101 N. Wheeler St. was pared down to two: a reporter and advertising sales rep.

A year ago, the Courier's red boxes disappeared from Plant City

streets and the size of the paper shrank as owners reined in distribution costs.

Along the way, a scrappy newspaper, the Plant City Times & Observer, came to town, and for the first time, the Courier couldn't force a competitor from its domain.

I found out the end had come as I returned from a chaotic scene where a train sliced through a truck.

I was getting ready to write the story when I learned we had new owners. I was free to go home.

I feel blessed to have been there until the last day. I was closing in on retirement, and I had a job long after journalists around the country were laid off.

While I’m certainly sad, I saw the end coming a long time ago, so I prepared myself emotionally and financially. I’m looking forward to spending time with my grandchildren in California as I weigh my options.

I appreciate the support of so many people in Plant City. Many of you have become my friends.

I’m fortunate that I ended up in such a welcoming and loving community. It’s been fun and I have a lot of happy memories.

Dave Nicholson worked as an editor and reporter in Plant City for 23 years, including for the Plant City Courier and The Tampa Tribune.

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In 1962, Codrington doubled the size of the building and its operating plant, adding new and modern hightech equipment, including a Goss Printing Company 32-page rotary press.

An investor group, led by Horace H. Hancock, a known newspaper man, purchased the Courier in July 1966.

With Kathryn Cooke still on the staff, Hancock expanded the newspaper to twice weekly and for a short time to three times a week.

Between 1974 and 1975, Hancock and The Courier News Corporation acquired nearly $200,000 worth of modern offset equipment and attained a distribution of 7,000 newspapers.

In 1977, the Florida Press Association awarded Kathryn Cooke and the Courier first place for Around Town as best column in the weekly category.

Between 1979 and 1990, the Courier was sold four times to four different organizations: Scripps Howard, Chicago Tribune Company and others.

In 1985, Barbara Kent was named editor. Along with Rex Davenport and Con Lerum, Kent doubled the circulation, and the paper was named the best in the state by the Florida News Association. It also received 14 awards in one year. The paper was up to 32 to 36 pages weekly.

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Another owner then sold all the real estate and Plant City equipment. The headquarters were in New Port Richey and all operations and printing were done there.

The Courier was sold again and in 1990 became part of the Sunbelt Newspapers, under the ownership of Media General.

In 2007, another merger brought the Courier under The Tampa Tribune. The Plant City office was closed and staff was reduced and moved closer to Tampa. The Plant City office was later reopened with one reporter, Dave Nicholson. The size of the paper was reduced, its editor was located in Tampa and all printing was centralized in Tampa.

The Tampa Bay Times purchased the Tribune May 3 and closed its operations, including the Courier.

The paper founded by Francis Merrin in 1884 has had a fascinating ride, has been read by thousands and has championed many a cause.

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Sept. 12, 1884. Before there was a town called Plant City, the first issue of the then-called South Florida Courier came off the press.

Captain Francis William Merrin was the owner, publisher and editor. Francis Merrin had served in the Confederate Army in the Mississippi Artillery, and after the war he wanted to resume his printing business. He began looking to Florida. With help from his sons, Francis Merrin moved his printing equipment from Mississippi to Plant City by rail, steamer and horse-drawn cart. The new printing plant was operational by September 1884.

The South Florida Courier was an immediate hit.

In late 1884 the notice of the referendum to incorporate Plant City was published in the South Florida Courier. Francis Merrin enthusiastically promoted this cause and the incorporation of the town of Plant City was approved by a vote of 49 to 1.

Plant City was born on Jan. 10, 1885.

You could read about it in the Courier.

Francis Merrin died in 1900. His son, Philander Allen “P.A.” Merrin, became owner, publisher and editor.

P. A. Merrin ran the paper until 1906, when he sold it to John A. Barns and several other investors.

About this time, William Frank Merrin, also a son of Francis Merrin, returned to Plant City after an absence of 18 years and leased the newspaper from its new owners. He published it for a year when he set up his own printing shop, Merrin Printing.

Barns and investors hired R. R. Tomlin as editor. Under Tomlin the Courier continued to promote the town of Plant City.

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From strawberry shortcake at Parkesdale Farm Market to Historic Downtown, there are dozens of pictureperfect landscapes in the Winter Strawberry Capital of the World.

Soon, Plant City residents will be able to buy a mural that celebrates these landmarks and help local charities in the process.

CityScape Artworks is having artists draw Plant City in a piece that will feature dozens of city storefronts.

Through sponsorships, CityScapes Artworks is giving business owners the opportunity to have their shops featured in the piece.

Once the drawing is completed, 10 local charities will each be given 100 prints that they can sell for their benefit for about $30 per piece through auctions and other fundraisers.

For George Painter, one of the sales representatives for CityScapes Artwork, the drawings are a win-win for everyone involved.

Painter is responsible for finding sponsors for the paintings. Sponsors, usually business owners, can have their storefront featured in the piece for a cost. Then, the sponsors receive a signed print by the artist that can also be auctioned off.

“Right now, we have about 35 to 40 sponsors,” Painter said. “We’re look-

ing for maybe 50 to 60 sponsors. If I can get 50 with some historical sites, that’s plenty.”

If the project sounds familiar to Plant City residents, it’s likely because they’ve seen similar murals in different cities. CityScapes Artwork has done the murals in Lakeland, Sebring, Melbourne, DeLand, Titusville and outside of Florida.

All drawings for the mural are done based off of existing photos. In addition to the sponsors, Plant City’s mural will feature Historic Downtown, including the mural behind Whistle Stop Cafe, and the strawberry water tank.

“It’s like a time capsule,” Painter said. “It’s a work of art. It won’t be done again (in Plant City) for another 10 years. It’s a rendering of your town and all the local businesses.”

Business owners aren’t the only ones who can have their storefronts featured. Nonprofits are given 100 prints for free, but only have to pay $200 dollars if they want their charity featured in the mural. There are only two slots left for charities who would like copies of the artwork to sell.

The piece is expected to be completed this summer.

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CURRENT NONPROFITS So far, the following nonprofits are set to receive murals of Plant City: n Kiwanis Club n Robert W. Willaford Railroad Museum n Plant City Main Street n Plant City Black Heritage Festival n Southern Hospitality n Unity in the Community n Florida Strawberry Growers’ Association n United Food Bank of Plant City

George Painter has been a sales representative with CityScapes Artwork for about one year.

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Saturday, May 14, at Plant City Church of God, 2103 Mud Lake Road. Tickets are $45 for adults, $35 for youth. Coach Bobby Bowden is one of the featured speakers. Call (813) 220-5296 for more information.

THE RAINMAKER 8 p.m. Friday, May 13, to Saturday, May 14; and Friday, May 20, to Saturday, May 21; and 2 p.m.

Sunday, May 15, and Sunday, May 22, at Plant City Entertainment, 101 N. Thomas St. Tickets are $16 for adults; $14 for students and seniors; $12 from groups of 10 or more. PCEShows.com.

SATURDAY, MAY 14

MUD ENDEAVOR 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, May 14, at 29251 Wildlife Lane, Brooksville. The mud run has a 100-foot elevation change with obstacles, including a waterslide, and a viewing area on top of an old mine. MudEndeavor.com.

SUNFLOWERS ON THE RANCH ENCORE takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday, May 14, and Sunday, May 15, at the Single R Ranch, 3002 N. Charlie Taylor Road, Plant City. Tickets are $8 for adults 18 and up, and $7 for children 3 to 17. Children 2 and under will get in for free. Parking is $1.

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YMCA FAMILY MATTERS SEMINAR 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, May 13, and Friday, May 20, at the Plant City Family YMCA, 1507 YMCA Place. The free, two-day seminar is open to the community. There will be refreshments. For more information, contact Membership Director J.J. Myers at (813) 757-6677 or joshua.myers@ tampaymca.org.

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YMCA CAR WASH FUNDRAISER 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, May 15, at Walden Lake Car Wash, 1414 S. Alexander St. For $25, get a car wash and a hot dog and hamburger lunch. Proceeds go to the Plant City Family YMCA. For more information, call (813) 757-6677.

MONDAY, MAY 16

HIRING EVENT 5 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 16, at Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, 804 W. Renfro St. Manpower is hiring to fill over 100 positions and is looking for motivated individuals in the administrative, maufacturing and production sectors. For more information email joe.maxwell@ manpower.com.

TUESDAY, MAY 17

FUTURE FAIR 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 17, at Plant City High School, 1 Raider Place. PCHS students are invited to attend the career fair to learn

about training available to students after graduation. Local employers, technical college representatives and local apprenticeship coordinators will be there to recruit and provide education. For more infomation, contact Yvonne Fry at (813) 478-0494.

TEEN GAME ZONE 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 17, at Bruton Memorial Library, 302 McLendon St. Play Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360 Kinect and PlayStation at the library on the large projection screens. For grades sixth to 12th. Funded by the Friends of the Bruton Memorial Library.

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SPRING REVIVAL 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 18, through Sunday, May 22, at Lebanon Baptist Church, 110 N. Forbes Road. Ron Coram is preaching, and there will be lots of special music. (813) 752-2006.

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TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT OPTIONS 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 19, at South Florida Baptist Hospital Community Conference Room, 301 N. Alexander St. An orthopedic surgeon will discuss advanced treatment options, such as robotic surgery for common hip and knee injuries. Registration is free and required. (813) 644-6720.

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COFFEE WITH MS. CLARA AT SHILOH BAPTIST CHURCH 5 p.m. Saturday, May 21, at Shiloh Baptist Church, 1104 Cason St. Meet actress Karen Abercrombie, from the movie “War Room.”

Dinner will start at 5 p.m. The screening of “War Room” will start at 6:30 p.m. At 8 p.m., Abercrombie will do a sketch as her character, Ms. Clara. The public can then meet her at 9 p.m. To attend the dinner, purchase tickets by calling (813) 752-2144.

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KARAOKE 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturdays at Uncle Mike’s Smokehouse and Grill, 106 E. State Road 60. UncleMikesGrill.com or (813) 737-4444.

KEEL AND CURLEY LIVE MUSIC 6:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, at Keel and Curley Winery, 5210 Thonotosassa Road. (813) 7529100.

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NIGHT OWLS STORYTIME 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, at Bruton Memorial Library, 302 McLendon St. The library is a hoot at night.

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BRENDA K. CAUDILL Brenda K. Caudill, 63, of Lithia, died May 2, 2016.

She was born in Kingston, Georgia. She was a member of Cedar Grove Baptist Church and worked for the Hillsborough County school system, where she served as the lunch room supervisor for Bevis Elementary School in FishHawk.

She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Bruce Caudill; children, Angela and Richard Caudill; grandchildren, Kailyn, Elizabeth, Meghan, Kyle, Kaden and Kole; and siblings, Herschel Dixon and Barbara Moody.

A celebration of life was held May 6, at Hopewell Funeral Home in Plant City. Committal followed at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Plant City.

Online condolences may be made at HopewellFuneral.com.

JAMES F. “FUZZY” DISALVO JR. James F. “Fuzzy” DiSalvo Jr., 33, of Plant City, died April 29, 2016.

Mr. DiSalvo was employed by myMatrixx. He was an avid fisherman, tech guru and cigar aficionado. He never knew a stranger and never settled for average — that just wasn’t good enough. He had a heart for fun, adventure and new experiences. He will be missed by family, friends and coworkers, who will miss his selfies. Lord knows Amazon lost their best customer.

He is survived by the love of his life, Brittany Loftis; brother, Rich-

ard DiSalvo (Robin); grandmother, Esther Farkas; uncle, George Farkas Jr.; aunt, Lisa Farkas; and cousins, Rachel and Samantha Farkas.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Christine and James DiSalvo Sr.; and grandfather, George Farkas Sr. A funeral service was held May 7, at Turkey Creek First Baptist Church in Plant City. Committal followed at Hopewell Memorial Gardens in Plant City.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Turkey Creek First Baptist Church, 4915 W. Trapnell Road, Plant City, Florida 33566.

Online condolences may be made at HopewellFuneral.com.

MARY O. FARKAS Mary O. Farkas, 92, of Plant City, died April 29, 2016.

She was Catholic, loved her family, was a homemaker and worked in the family citrus business.

She is survived by her daughter, Mary Ann Fussell; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her husband, John Farkas Jr.; and son, Louis Farkas.

A funeral service was held May 5, at Wells Memorial Funeral Home and Event Center in Plant City.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to hospice.

Online condolences may be made at WellsMemorial.com.

ANGEL FIDEL GARCIA-VERA Angel Fidel Garcia-Vera, 20, of Plant City, died April 30, 2016.

A native of Hidalgo, Mexico, Mr. he was the son of Bonifacio Garcia Hernandez and Maria De Los Angeles Vera Sanchez. He was a member of St. Clement Catholic Church.

He is survived by his parents; brother, Emmanuel Garcia; and sister, Miriam Garcia Vera.

A funeral mass was held May 5, at St. Clement Catholic Church in Plant City.

Online condolences may be made at HaughtFuneralHome.com.

JOSEPH GENUALDI JR. Joseph Genualdi Jr., 84, of Plant City, died May 1, 2016, at his home.

A native of Chicago, Illinois, he was the son of the late Joseph Sr. and Elizabeth Doll Genualdi. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps.

He is survived by his wife,

Rita Menotti Genualdi; sons, Joe Genualdi (Martha) and Jeff Genualdi (Kim); daughter, Gina Kleino (Jeff); brother, Marty Genualdi; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Robert Genualdi; and sister, Rose Peters.

The family will be having private services.

Online condolences may be made at HaughtFuneralHome.com.

DENNIS “FRANK” GIDDENS Dennis “Frank” Giddens, 62, of Lithia, and born in Plant City, died May 3, 2016.

He was a retired automotive mechanic, where he managed Bennett’s Service Station for over 24 years. He loved his family and watching over his “Giddens’ Empire,” and he enjoyed piddling and visiting the mountains.

He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Catheryn “Cathy” Giddens; beloved dog, Dolly “Baby Girl”; children, David Giddens (Samantha), of Lakeland, Amanda Giddens Grizzaffe, of Land O’ Lakes, and Lisa Rosenau (Brent), of Parrish; mother, Joyce Giddens, of Plant City, grandchildren, Brandon Giddens, Anthony Grizzaffe, Blake Giddens, Alyssa Grizzaffe, Kaylie Price, Austin Giddens, Sean Price, Matthew Giddens and Lori Rosenau; siblings, Butch Giddens (Kathy), Jesse Giddens (Joanna), Mary Singletary (Sammy) and Wanda Mooneyham (Dale); and best friend, Edward Gunn (Gilda).

A celebration of life was held May 6, at Hopewell Funeral Home in Plant City. Committal followed at Memorial Park, Plant City.

Online condolences may be made at HopewellFuneral.com.

CAROLYN CLARK KERN Carolyn Clark Kern, 70, of Plant City, died May 4, 2016.

She was born in Aiken, South Carolina.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Ervin Kern.

She is survived by her son, Billy Tindal (Rudivina), of Lakeland; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and five siblings.

A graveside service was held May 7, at Hopewell Memorial Gardens, Plant City.

Online condolences may be made

at HopewellFuneral.com.

DONNA THAYER KINCADE Donna Thayer Kincade, 74, of Lakeland, and formerly of Plant City, died May 7, 2016.

She was a 1960 graduate of Plant City High School. She was the former co-owner of Transmission Center and Dick’s Paint and Body.

She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Richard A. “Dick” Kincade; daughter, Tina Johnson (Mike), of Lakeland; grandchildren, Jennifer (Scott), Zachary (Tristen), Tyler (Mackenzie) and Mason; great-grandchildren, Henley, Alden, Gannon, Noah and Emmerson; and siblings, Glenn Thayer (Glenda) and Mary Dannison (Bill).

She was preceded in death by her daughter, Cheryl Lynn Bates; and granddaughter, Heather Hall.

Online condolences may be made at HopewellFuneral.com.

LARRY T. MOORE JR. Larry T. Moore Jr., 52, of Plant City, died May 7, 2016.

He was a veteran of the United States Army. He loved his family, and he enjoyed fishing and Bucs football.

He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Diane Moore; sons, Stephen Moore (Tisha), of Tampa, and Christopher Moore, of Plant City; grandchildren, Ezra, Irie, Isabelle, Zion and Mischa; siblings, Lori Moore, Lisa Hesters and Steven Moore (Kristen); aunt, Debbie Beall (Uncle Cooter); and other family and friends.

Online condolences may be made at HopewellFuneral.com.

JAMES W. STOKES James W. Stokes, 90, of Plant City, died April 28, 2016.

He was born in Brantley, Ala-

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bama, to Jerry and Nina (Smith) Stokes. He served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II and retired from Tampa Electric after working there for more than 40 years.

He is preceded in death by his first wife of 48 years, Lillie M. Stokes; and second wife of 20 years, Loeta Stokes.

He is survived by his sons, James Stokes and Jerry Stokes (Paula); brothers, William P. Stokes and Matthew Stokes; sisters, Ohni Williams and Telatha Howard; grandchildren, Daniel, Michael, Jared and Bailie; and great-grandchildren, Matthew, Abby, Emma and Lilly.

Online condolences may be made at WellsMemorial.com.

FRANK WESTER Frank Wester, 88, of Plant City, died April 27, 2016.

He was born in Columbus, Ohio.

He was a veteran of the United States Navy and retired from Columbus Coated Fabrics. He loved sports and umpired baseball, softball and basketball. The Yankees were his favorite team.

He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Frances Wester; son, Eric Wester (Paula), David Wester (Marcia), Donald Wester and Robert Wester (Kara); grandchildren, Liz, Emily, Heather, Erika, Taylor, Madison and Megan; and great-grandchildren, Aubree and Henry.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters; and one brother.

A funeral service was held May 2, at Wells Memorial Funeral Home and Event Center in Plant City.

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JAMES E. CALHOUN SR. James E. Calhoun Sr., 69, of Plant City, died May 8, 2016.

He was a member of the Plant City Elks Lodge and was the owner of James Calhoun’s Septic Tanks.

He loved family and friends and enjoyed working, restoring classic cars and helping people. He would give you the shirt off his back.

He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Diane Davis; children, Theresa Hollister (Mark), of Tampa, Tammy Jenkins (Michael), of Plant City, and James E. “Jay Jay” Calhoun Jr., of Plant City; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; dog, Stormy; siblings, Wayne Calhoun, of Georgia, Judy Kilpatrick, of Georgia, and Terry Calhoun, of Plant City; and many other family and friends.

A celebration of life was held May 12, at Hopewell Funeral Home in Plant City. Committal followed at Hopewell Memorial Gardens.

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Summer sports camps The Plant City Recreation and Parks Department is now accepting registrations for the following summer sports camps:

This Plant City High alumnus is finishing his junior year of college as a wrestling national champion and a successful program founder.

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ody Chaney knows a thing or two about starting from the ground up.

In three years of college, the Plant City native has been a founder of two wrestling programs. At Emmanuel College, his current school, he won one of the Lions’ first-ever individual national championships.

Now, the 184-pound history major can enjoy summer vacation while feeling on top of the world.

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BASKETBALL 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, June 27, to Thursday, June 30, and Monday, July 18, to Thursday, July 21, at Plant City High School’s gymnasium, 1 Raider Place. Camp is open for kids ages 6 to 14 and costs $115 per camp. Contact Billy Teeden at (813) 967-7551 for more information.

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Chaney honed his mat skills at Plant City High, ending his career with a second-place finish at 170 pounds in the 2012 FHSAA state championship tournament.

“It was the highlight of my high school career, even though it was one of the saddest moments,” Chaney says.

After graduation, Chaney went to Brewton-Parker College, in Mount Vernon, Georgia, and was one of the first wrestlers in the Barons’ program.

The team, which had only recently come into existence, finished its first two seasons with winning records.

Chaney, who bulked up from 170 to 184 pounds, eventually became a team captain — a position he’s held for the last three seasons. And, when head coach Jake Brumbelow moved to Emmanuel College to found the Lions’ program, Chaney was one of eight Barons that followed.

“We put a lot of trust in coach,” Chaney says. “Whatever he thinks is best for us, we follow behind him. He thinks everything through. Whatever he says, we basically do. He's never led us the wrong way.”

According to Chaney, switching to Emmanuel — 40 minutes either way from the University of Georgia and Clemson University — was a good idea. He credits the administration, faculty and student body as being completely supportive of the new program and its athletes.

So, with a comfortable new setting and a good system in place, Chaney has been able to focus on his wrestling possibly better than ever. It’s hard to argue against the results: a 37-5 record (one win by forfeit), a conference championship, All-American honors, a National College Wrestling Association national championship as an individual and a stake in Emmanuel’s NCWA team championship.

Since a Jan. 29 loss, Chaney is on a 12-match winning streak heading into next season.

CHEERLEADING 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, and Wednesday, July 13, at Plant City High School’s gymnasium, 1 Raider Place.

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Campers must provide their own lunch and water bottles.

Contact Karen Snapp at (813) 757-9370 or karen.snapp@ sdhc.k12.fl.us for more information.

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WHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND?

Baseball, softball teams turn in impressive season What a year it’s been on the diamonds. Five of our six Plant City-area ball clubs made the FHSAA regional playoffs: Durant’s baseball team and Plant City and Strawberry Crest’s baseball and softball teams.

Even though the Lady Cougars softball team didn’t make it out of districts, that underclassman-heavy team showed it could hang with anyone (wins over Crest and Plant City) and have enough for fans to be optimistic for next year.

If the Tampa Bay area has learned anything from watching our girls go through the FHSAA brackets, it’s that the Winter Strawberry Capital of the World is home to some of the top coaches around. Raider fans must be especially pleased to finally have a longterm coach like Ashley Bullion, who can get the most out of her young players and put a

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winning product on the field. And, if freshman pitching sensation Ashley Blessin keeps up the good work, I’ll be pretty confident in this team’s chances in any game for the next

few years.

Hats off to Strawberry Crest, as well, for going all the way to states for the first time in program history. It doesn’t get much better than that, especially for the crop of seniors who worked so hard over the last four years to make it out of regionals alive. Few coaches in the area have been as consistent as Mindy Miltner over the years and, with the talent pool she has to work with in Dover, I think that team’s just going to keep succeeding.

In the boys’ game, it was business as usual for the Durant Cougars. You’d be hardpressed to find any sports team around that gets as much production out of the roster than these guys, which is at least part of the reason why exactly half of the players named SEE KLINE PAGE 17

First place (ages 6 to 7): Evelyn Calderon (152.5), Eliazar Jacques Jr. (152.5) First place (ages 8 to 9): Arely Salgado (232.5), Evan Camargo (265) First place (ages 10 to 11): Deliah Otero (210), Isaiah Wilson (302.5) First place (ages 12 to 14): Nataly Calderon (260), Shawn Salgado (252.5) Second place (ages 6 to 7): Jocelyn Aranda (105), Ramiro Guerrero (137.5) Second place (ages 8 to 9): Dory Roque (215), Christian Espinoza (237.5) Second place (ages 10 to 11): Kiana Kropp (205), Giovani Solis (262.5) Second place (ages 12 to 14): Kylie Kropp (190), Logan Phipps (215) Third place (ages 6 to 7): Mireya Diaz (97.5), Anthony Garcia-Dircio (130) Third place (ages 8 to 9): Jacquelin Rayo (127.5), Alex Hernandez (195) Third place (ages 10 to 11): Skylee Jones (177.5), Esteban Navarrete (225) Third place (ages 12 to 14): Isabella Wilson (185), Cameron Wilson-Wolfe (195)

MVPs: Baseball Regionals All three Plant City-area baseball teams made it to FHSAA regionals. Three players did exceedingly well.

BY JUSTIN KLINE SPORTS EDITOR

Without a doubt, all three Plant City-area high schools are happy with the way their baseball teams performed this year.

It’s hard not to be, considering that all three made it out of the FHSAA district tournaments alive and made some noise in the regional rounds.

Their players turned in some truly great performances along the way, whether on the pitcher’s mound or SEE MPVS PAGE 17

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MVPs: playoff stars at the plate, and the Plant City Times & Observer took notice.

In particular, the Plant City Times & Observer believes three players deserve postseason most valubable player honors for the work they did to help their teams win some of their most important games of the year.

DURANT: JONAH SCOLARO

This selection shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone who follows prep baseball in the Tampa Bay area.

If Jonah Scolaro is on the mound for the Durant Cougars, there’s a good chance most baseballs will hit the catcher’s mitt untouched. This trait carried over to the postseason, where Scolaro further established himself as a force to be reckoned with by striking out 38 batters in three starts.

Scolaro’s best game came in the district tournament opener, when he faced the dangerous Riverview Sharks and threw a no-hitter with 13 strikeouts. He was nearly perfect, besides allowing four walks.

He didn’t pitch at all in the district championship game against Plant City, but did go 2-for-4 at the plate with an RBI, a run scored and two steals.

The postseason totals allowed Sco-

The only non-pitcher to make this list, Cory Cotnoir’s ability to put runs on the scoreboard was one of the Plant City Raiders’ top assets in the playoffs.

The two-sport athlete batted .375 in the Raiders’ three playoff games and was able to create offense in the first two. His best performance came against Bloomingdale in the district tournament: 2-for-4 batting with three RBI, one run scored and a home run. Against Durant in the championship game, Cotnoir was the one who drove in Peyton Collins for the Raiders’ only score of the game.

While he wasn’t able to put a run on the board in Plant City’s 3-2 loss to Steinbrenner, Cotnoir did go 1-for2 with a walk.

Cotnoir finished 2016 with a .311 batting average, 17 RBI, 15 runs scored and two home runs.

STRAWBERRY CREST: BRANDON HARRIS

Chargers senior Brandon Harris enjoyed a breakout year as the team’s

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laro to close out his season with a 1.23 ERA, 127 strikeouts, 12 earned runs allowed and a legitimate argument for recognition as a top-five pitcher in the Tampa Bay area.

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WHAT’S ON KLINE’S MIND? to the All-Western Conference Federal Division First Team were Cougars. Saying that Durant will be back in the regional tournament next season, especially with Jonah Scolaro returning, is as safe a bet as anything I can think of.

Plant City got three kids on the Federal Division Second Team and, as district runner-up, finally made it back to regionals for the first time since 2013. Head coach Mike Fryrear has said after four years with the program, the culture he’s built up is finally where he wants it to be — and the players have totally bought in.

Add to that the fact that Fryrear has promising young talent on deck, and Raider fans should be nothing but excited for the near future.

Strawberry Crest may not have won the district title, but the Chargers adjusted to the move to 8A-4 quite well. The team fielded three National Division first-teamers, and head coach Eric Beattie was named National Division Coach of the Year.

Before the district championship loss, Crest went undefeated in 8A-4 play and picked up some quality wins outside of that, including a 5-4 win at Brandon — which is no small feat.

I’m excited to see what Beattie and the Chargers can cook up next year.

ace and kept that regular-season momentum going with a pair of great starts in the team’s two playoff rounds.

Harris’s best performance came in the regional quarterfinal against Lake Minneola, when he one-hit the Hawks and struck out eight batters. His other quality start, against Wiregrass Ranch in the first round of districts, was nearly as good: Harris allowed just two hits, struck out nine batters and only gave up one walk.

He also did fairly well at the plate in districts, going 2-for-4 with two runs scored against Wiregrass Ranch and 1-for-2 with a walk against Wharton.

The Forest Wildcats gave Harris some trouble in his final postseason start, scoring five of their seven runs in his inning of work, but Crest was able to pick up some momentum late in the game and give itself a chance to pull ahead for the win. Given Harris’s body of work in 2016, it’s reasonable to think that he could have bounced back in another start.

Harris finished the season with a 1.15 ERA, four shutouts, a .144 batting average against, 79 strikeouts and 10 earned runs allowed.

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Nothing, he says, was better than his and his team’s success in the national championship tournament in late March. But even a national champ won’t act as though he knew he had it in the bag from the start.

“I was really nervous,” Chaney says. “I rarely got any sleep those three days. Just the atmosphere, with all the wrestlers there, was intense.

Everyone was out for blood. Only the top dog could survive. At some points, I was shaking before a match.”

Chaney’s first match, held March 10 against University of Toledo wrestler Shawn Murrey, helped ease his nerves. He won by major decision, 17-4, and then had a one-day break Courtsey photo to gather himself.

“I kind of got that nervousness Emmanuel College had four national championship winners. out,” Chaney says. “I kept reminding myself that I'm well-enough prepared one of the best wrestlers in the nation. says he already has plans to go to grad to be in this tournament and ready It’s third on his list of favorite things school, finish with a teaching certifor whatever comes at me. I kept tell- about the season, behind the team fication and, hopefully, go to a high ing myself, ‘You're okay, you're fine, championship (three other Lions won school to teach and coach wrestling.

On the mat, Chaney wants nothing you've been in this system. Your prep- individual titles that day) and Brumaration is A-plus.’” below winning Coach of the Year less than repeat success for himself and the team.

Chaney wrestled twice on March honors.

“I want to leave and have people 11, winning both by decision. That remember who I was, how we started put him in the championship round LOOKING AHEAD on March 12, against UCF’s Chandler Chaney kicked off his summer vaca- the program,” Chaney says. “I want Dobler — whom Chaney had beaten tion with a trip to Savannah, Georgia, to have an impact on incoming freshby decision in February’s NCWA with friends. He’s going to enjoy his men, young guys, and give them what Southeast Conference Championship time off but, once fall semester starts, they need to have to keep the success his senior year will be all business. going.” tournament.

In the classroom, Chaney will be With his family present, Chaney once again won by decision, 6-3, and finishing work on both his history Contact Justin Kline at jkline@plantchad his hand raised for the first time as degree and his minor in pre-law. He ityobserver.com.

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25% of American adults consume diet sodas on a daily basis 12.5% of American children consumed diet soda daily in 2008 SOURCE: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

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Diet soda has fewer calories than traditional sodas and fruit juices, as well as most fruit drinks. Do diet sodas taste better than water? They might, as they are usually flavored. Diet soda advocates argue the enhanced taste results in greater consumption and, thus, increases hydration. Aside from hydration, diet sodas offer no nutritional benefits.

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A study of more than 2,500 adults, published January 2012 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, showed an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes among daily diet soda consumers. Data showed a 43% higher risk for those who drank diet soda on a daily basis, compared to those who

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Harvard research shows an association of reduced measured kidney functions when drinking two diet sodas per day. This 20-year study included more than 3,000 women, all nurses.

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did not frequently consume diet soda.

The increased risk was also greater for those who drank traditional soda on a daily basis.

Scientifically speaking, this study does not prove diet soda causes heart attacks or strokes. But, remember the old saying, “Where there is smoke there is usually fire.” For those individuals who have a family history of heart disease or stroke, other beverage choices might better serve your long-term health needs.

Data found in a Danish study, which followed 60,000 women for six years, linked diet soda to premature birth.

Published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the study showed participants who drank one or more diet sodas per day had a 38% greater chance of having a premature birth.

Those who drank four diet sodas a day

Some recent research also links diet sodas to weight gain. A study at the University of Texas Health Center found a 70% increase in weight circumference among participants who drank diet soda, versus those who did not. An earlier Hopkins study found people who drink diet sodas typically have a higher body mass index and consume more snack foods than adults who drink sugar-sweetened beverages.

Tufts University researchers report women who consume three or more cola-based diet sodas per day have a 4% lower bone mineral density in their hip measurements. This study did not show a lower bone density for those who drank non-cola sodas.

Although new to the mixed martial arts scene, Senshi Do Kai grappler Shaylee Spell has been on a roll.

Spell, who has been training for six months, has won her first two competitions, including a first-place finish at the April 30 NAGA Orlando Championships.

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Start by decreasing the amount of sodas consumed each day. Switch from cola-based to non-cola flavors to get the benefits of decreased caffeine to help bone density.

I have also heard good reports from those who have switched to a wateronly plan for one week. After only seven days, most have minimized their temptation to reach for that soda can. Talk to your doctor to review your unique health needs, in relation to diet soda.

For me, water is the best choice.

Non-sweetened teas are my next choice. I encourage everyone to avoid or minimize artificial and non-nutritive sweeteners for many reasons.

They simply do not seem to be an effective strategy for losing weight or for staying healthy.

JENNIFER E. CLOSSHEY, PH.D., IS A DOCTOR OF INTEGRATIVE HEALTH BASED OUT OF PLANT CITY. SHE TEACHES YOGA CLASSES AT THE PLANT CITY FAMILY YMCA ON THURSDAYS. CONTACT HER AT JENNIFERCLOSSHEY@GMAIL.COM.

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What made you first want to do MMA? I watch “Kickin’ It” on TV. That sword you have is bigger than you. How did you get it?

I won it in Orlando. I got first place.

What was the most fun part about that?

Winning.

What’s your favorite thing about MMA? Doing the Superman hold.

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UFC. What was your favorite fight, out of all the competitions you’ve been in?

The one where I won the sword.

You get any superpower you want. What do you pick?

To do whatever I want.

What would you most want to do?

Win 10 swords. Win all the time.

You get $1 billion in the bank one day. What do you buy?

All the toys I want.

You can meet any famous person. Who would it be?

Jack, from “Kickin’ It.” Are there any sports you want to try soon?

Karate.

Do you play any other sports?

No. Is there anything you want to try?

When I grow up? Cheerleading.

What school do you go to?

Springhead Elementary.

What’s your favorite class?

Miss Roberts’ class: P.E.

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A hairstylist.

What else do you watch on TV?

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Diet sodas and their relationship with wellness can be confusing, as there are so many differing opinions offered. Plant City resident Jerry Lofstrom, an avid reader of the Plant City Times & Observer, asked that we address this topic.

First introduced to the United States market in the late 1950s, diet sodas are low-calorie or no-calorie beverages made with various— usually artificial — sweeteners. The first diet sodas were cola-based and marketed to women who wanted to lose weight or slim down. Current marketing trends include men, women and children.

Today, diet sodas have evolved into many different flavors and use various sweetening agents. According to a study from The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, about 25% of American adults consume diet sodas on a daily basis. In 2008, the study reported 12.5% of American children consumed diet soda daily, with expectations of increases each year.

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51 Where to get off 52 Dating site datum 53 “Three ___” (1978 song) 57 Photo finish 58 Ban-___ (shirt material) 59 River of Flanders 60 Hors d’oeuvres toppings 61 Cried one’s eyes out 62 Finely ground silica 64 Any of the Seven Dwarfs 65 Hardly long-winded 66 Like Ark animals 68 Revue numbers 69 Try, as a case 70 Guitar effect, when doubled 73 Loud, like a crowd 74 “Three ___ ...” (1956 Elvis lyrics) 76 Horace work 77 Confession list 78 River to the Moselle 80 Saddlers’ tools 81 Fearsome dino 82 “Cuppa” beverage 83 Three-___ (picnic event) 87 Go like a crab 88 ATV part 89 Graph feature 90 Ticked off 91 Did cafeteria work 92 Valhalla chief 93 Tests the weight of 94 Rock’s ___ Jovi 95 Common chords 98 Wallpaperer’s need 99 Most inane 104 “The Three ___” (Dumas novel) 106 Three-___ (office item) 108 Daisy look-alike 109 Restrain, as breath 110 Online ‘zine 111 Fence-climber’s aid 112 Crayola’s shocking pink and shamrock 113 Title for Harris characters 114 Classic Mason candy 115 With passion

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