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The Strawberry Crest dance team showed off their best moves.

+ Improvement League helps out The Improvement League of Plant City, in partnership with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Bright House Networks, recently donated backpacks to students in the Head Start program at Lincoln IB School in Plant City.

The Improvement League adopted and sponsored the program three years ago. The backpacks were obtained by the league after submitting a grant for school supplies earlier this year.

Area Republicans celebrate city’s new Victory Office.

Steve Hurley’s son, Matt, will run the new Bartow location for Stingray.

Christian Hoyle and Austin Brunner cheered hard for the Raiders.

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Plant City juniors Danielle Rodriguez, Madison Harrington and Jana Watkins

+ Planteen to host Bible Study The Plant City Community Ladies Bible Study began its third year this week.

The group meets from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Wednesdays, at Planteen Recreation Center, 301 Dort St., Plant City.

The group is led by Martha Sue Skinner, and the new study’s theme is “Building a Life that Matters,” based on the book of Acts.

Women of all ages are invited. For more information, call (813) 752-4938.

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The Shiloh Baptist Associational Senior Adults will perform an Old Time Sing-a-Long concert at 6 p.m.

Sept. 14, at Eastside Baptist Church, 1318 E. Calhoun St. The group will be singing the old songs including, gospel, patriotic, comedy and more. The Celebration Singers also will provide special music.

Guests also can enjoy a Southern-inspired dinner, including fried chicken, green beans, creamed potatoes, rolls, coffee, tea and apple cobbler.

Tickets are $5 per person and available at Eastside office.

For more information, call Hazel Smith, (813)752-8631.

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Drum majors Elizabeth Ninan and Josh Cockream led the Strawberry Crest marching band.

Fans for both Strawberry Crest and Plant City high schools showed their school spirit during the season-opening rivalry game between the

Giselle Gutierrez, 8, cheered for the Chargers.

two local teams Sept. 1, at Strawberry Crest High School.

From the bands and cheerleaders to the face paint and school colors, fans from both

schools appeared ready for another year on the gridiron.

The Chargers bested their crosstown rivals 21-7. For more coverage, see Sports, 11.

Kierstan Thomas, Alyssa Galloway, Celest Weaver, Julia Strickland and Savannah Nichols came out to show support for their teams.

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Sparkman sells Bartow dealership to Stingray Plant City Mayor Mike Sparkman is getting out of the car business.

On Aug. 30, Sparkman closed the sale of his Bartow Chevrolet dealership to Stingray Chevrolet owner Steve Hurley for the acquisition of Sparkman’s Chevy dealership in Bartow.

The Bartow location will take the name Stingray Chevrolet of Bartow and will be run by Hurley’s son, Matt.

The purchase price has not been disclosed at this time.

Sparkman purchased the Bartow dealership Sept. 22, 2008, but decided earlier this year to move forward to sell the dealership.

“I’ve been in business all my life, and in business, we learn that timing is of the essence and is essential to be successful,” Sparkman said. “We feel like we got into it at the worst possible time back in 2008, and the situation has not changed that much. It’s extremely difficult for small dealerships to make a profit in this type of economic atmosphere.”

Hurley opened Stingray Chevrolet in December 2008 and has guided it to become the largest Chevy dealership in Tampa Bay. Sparkman contacted Hurley several months ago about his interest in buying the Bartow location. Hurley said the acquisition allows for an expansion into the Polk County market, and by taking on the Stingray name, the dealership will gain more exposure given marketing resources.

“It allows us to use the Stingray name to get the word out, and it will allow us to really market Stingray Bartow,” Steve Hurley said. “We have opportunities now that we didn’t have before by having another dealership in the marketplace.”

Sparkman said his previous business relationship with Hurley helped the deal run smoothly.

“He’s been very active in the

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Plant City High standouts participate in RNC seminar Andy Taylor, Higginbotham’s aide, Hillsborough County Commissioner Al Higginbotham and his wife, Devon

Judy and Florida state Rep. Rich Glorioso enjoyed the event with Tina Pike, left.

U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross cut the ribbon for the new Victory Office and also delivered the keynote address.

Republican Party opens Victory Office The Plant City Republican Victory Office celebrated its grand opening Sept 4.

The Victory Office, located on 600 W. Martin Luther King Jr. St., is an annex of Dan Raulerson’s office.

U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross was the keynote speaker and had the honor of cutting the ribbon.

Hillsborough County Commissioner Al Higginbothamn introduced Ross. Florida state Rep. Rich Glorioso and Hillsborough

Larry Wood and Don Rogers County Republican Party Chairman Art Wood were also in attendance.

“We’re very excited,” coordinator Judy Wise said. “There is no more important state than Florida and no more important area than the I-4 corridor.”

The Republican National Committee has opened more than 20 victory offices throughout Florida this summer, including one in neighboring Lakeland.

The victory offices will help promote Mitt Romney in his campaign for president.

Seventeen students learned about government, media and more at The Washington Center’s Campaign 2012 Academic Seminar Series.

This weekend, William Hanks — both Plant City High PARTICIPATING Republicans — said School senior Morthe seminar helped STUDENTS gan Moody will dereinforce their own Taylor Adams part for a weeklong political beliefs.

Sara Brummer tour of Washington, “The panel had one Molly Coovert D.C. Moody was seDemocrat, and it was Cierra Craft lected by U.S. Rep. interesting to hear Leann Farkas Dennis Ross to repthat side, too,” Taylor Lindsey Farkas resent Plant City said. “It gave us inKelsey Fry High School in the sight into the opposCasey Hamilton nation’s capital.

William Hanks ing viewpoint. (But ulJackson Hardee A m a z i n g l y, timately), it reinforced Maddy Keene the tour will be my own beliefs.”

Robby Knox Moody’s second Hanks said he beMorgan Moody brush with nationlieves the economy is Nicholas Rodriguez al politics since the most significant Katelyn Sykes school began. Last issue in this year’s Stephanie Taylor week, Moody and presidential election.

Sarah Winter 16 of her Plant City And although he has classmates para steady job at Publix, ticipated in The he said he knows whoWashington Center’s Campaign ever wins the election in Novem2012 Academic Seminar Series, ber will have a significant impact which took place during the Re- on his life when he graduates colpublican National Convention lege in four years.

Aug. 28, at Hillsborough Com“We need to get this economy munity College’s Ybor City cam- turned around,” he said. “It’ll just pus. make it easier, career-wise.”

During the series, the Plant Taylor agreed.

City students joined others “The more the economy is from throughout the county to boosted, the better everything hear a panel discussion featur- will be,” said Taylor, who plans to ing former congressmen Phillip attend the University of Florida to English (R-Pa.), Lawrence Smith become an orthodontist. “When (D-Fla.) and Peter Torkildsen (R- people have more money, they Mass.). The students also heard can spend it on things (such as) from journalists Josh Kraush- braces.” aar, executive editor of National Moody said her favorite part of Journal Hotline; David Light- the seminar was the panel of conman, McClatchy Newspapers gressmen.

Congress and Election 2012 cor“It was so interesting to hear respondent; and Ellen Ratner, their viewpoints and how their Talk Radio News Service White experience in Congress was difHouse correspondent, regard- ferent than what it is today,” she ing politics and the media. And said.

Lucas Boyce, director of commuMoody said she is excited to nity relations, multicultural in- learn even more about national sights, cause marketing and gov- politics during her trip to Washernment affairs for the Orlando ington.

Magic, delivered an inspirational “We’ll get to tour the FBI, the Liaddress about leadership and brary of Commerce, the Supreme overcoming obstacles.

Court,” she said. “I think it’s really Plant City High College and going to open my eyes.”

Career Counselor Sherrie MuelWithout the use of school busler, who organized her school’s es, Mueller had to coordinate representatives, said the seminar drivers to ferry the students into offered a unique perspective of Tampa. Parents Cathy Adams, government to some of her cam- Laura Brummer and Stacy Rodripus’ student leaders. guez, and grandmother Ola Jean “We really chose the movers Hardee all volunteered to make and shakers (to go),” Mueller said. the experience possible for the “It was such a neat thing for the students. kids — and really well organized.”

Contact Michael Eng at meng@ Seniors Stephanie Taylor and plantcityobserver.com.

The Victory Office grand opening attracted several key Republicans, including U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, Florida state Rep. Rich Glorioso and Hillsborough County Commissioner Al Higginbotham.

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Sparkman also said with the Stingray name, the Bartow location can thrive, even under economic uncertainty.

“Stingray is a big company and is very well known and established in the industry,” he said. “This is an industry that we really didn’t have any knowledge about, and it was just difficult for a start-up business in this industry and, at this time, to be successful.”

Hurley said the new acquisition can see success, noting that when he took over the dealership off Park Road, many people didn’t think that it would be a success.

“We were told that you couldn’t sell Corvettes in Plant City, and Matt was in charge of Corvette sales and took us to No. 2 in the nation last year,” Hurley said. “We have to find what our focus is and find that niche market.”

Bartow is known for truck buyers, and

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The Bruton Memorial Library resumed its computer classes for adults this week.

Classes are held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays, at the library, 302 W. McLendon St., Plant City.

“I wanted to keep the computer classes consistent with what they have been in the past while also adding what I thought would be useful and interesting to the public like

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the dealership fared well in truck sales under Sparkman’s ownership, run by his son, Chris, chief operating officer of Sparkman Chevrolet LLC. The Bartow location ranked No. 2 in market performance in the state, which is based on the sales-to-population-size ratio.

Matt Hurley also noted with another Stingray in the region, crossover business could occur, bringing some business from the smaller Bartow location to the much larger Plant City dealership.

“I’m thinking that I may do a little better in trucks, and my dad do better in Corvette sales,” Matt Hurley said. “He (Steve Hurley) has 1,000 new Chevrolets on the ground, and I, of course, have much less than that, so, of course, if we have a customer (who) needs a car in Plant City, we can bring it over and sell it. The same goes to him, so that’s a huge advantage for us.”

Sparkman also owns a Chevy dealership in Zephyrhills. He currently is in the process of trying to sell that dealership and is hoping make progress in the next 30 to 60 days.

According to Steve Hurley, he has no interest at this time in the Zephyrhills location.

“I think we have our hands full at the moment,” he said.

Contact Matt Mauney at mmauney@ plantcityobserver.com.

learning about using eReaders,” said Kerri Arbuthnot, the new computer services librarian. These free computer classes are handson training that will consist of a wide variety of topics, beginning with the basics aspects of using a computer and ending in December with using eReaders. Other classes will include learning Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point. The courses are designed for students with little or no previous knowledge of the computer.

No pre-registration is required; however, students are encouraged to come in one hour early the day of the class to ensure a spot.

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2900 block of Juniper Lake Place. Stolen Vehicle. Unknown suspect(s) stole the victim’s 2007 red Cadillac Escalade Aug. 23. The victim’s keys and wallet were inside the vehicle. The suspect(s) used the credit card several times on Park Road. OnStar tracked the vehicle to 1028 Walnut St., Lakeland, where Lakeland Police recovered the abandoned vehicle.

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3000 block of West Reynolds Street.

Shooting with Injuries. An unknown suspect shot the victim twice in the back with an unknown caliber handgun. The suspect is described as a 16- to 18-year-old Hispanic male with a mohawk-style haircut, black clothing and a black back pack. The suspect was last seen riding a blue bike away from scene.

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1400 block of South Collins Street. Traffic Crash with Injuries. A driver lost control of vehicle while driving northbound on Collins Street. As he approached the intersection of Grant Street, he looked down at his cell phone and lost control, rolled his truck and knocked down a power pole on the east side of Collins Street. The driver sustained minor injuries and was transported to South Florida Baptist Hospital.

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When the male suspect, who was with the female, reached $7 gas max, he entered the store and demanded to know why $9 was not credited. The clerk showed him the cash the female provided, at which time

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1000 block of Pinedale Street. Criminal Mischief.

The victim reported a broken window as a result of thrown eggs. The window is valued at $100.

he snatched it and left the location. Moments later, the female, who was with the suspect, re-entered, apologized for the suspect’s behavior and returned the money to the cashier.

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2600 James L. Redman Parkway. Found Firearm. The complainant contacted the Plant City Police Department in reference to a gun he found in a drainage ditch. Officers located a black Cobra .380, which was reported as stolen out of Tampa.

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2600 James L. Redman Parkway. Retail Theft. The suspect was recorded via security stealing $37.88 worth of vehicle headlights from the store. The suspect was arrested and released on his own recognizance with a court date.

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2700 block of Horseshoe Drive. Vehicle Burglary. Unknown suspect(s) stole a Toshiba laptop, Hi Point 9-mm handgun and a 35-mm camera from an unlocked 2001 Honda Accord.

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1900 block of Sammonds Road. Residential Burglary. The victim stated she returned home to find a window located on the east side of her home open. Her Playstation 3, the controller and a “Call of Duty” game were missing.

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2600 block of James L. Redman Parkway.

Shoplifting/Petit Theft. A mother and her son were arrested for shoplifting. The two were released on their own recognizance and issued a court date.

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Movie magic

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

By Amber Jurgensen | Staff Writer

Plant City blossoms into action A California film crew used several locations throughout Plant City as the set for “Chu and Blossom,” a new film to be released in 2013.

It was the first time Plant City High School students Holly Turcich and Sarah Winter had ever been in a movie, but it wasn’t the first time the duo walked the streets of this particular movie set.

That’s because the independent film they are in, “Chu and Blossom,” was shot on location in Plant City.

“Chu and Blossom” is a comedy about a Korean exchange student who finds himself an oddball in a small U.S. town. A quirky performance artist befriends him.

The producers loved the historical feel of Plant City’s downtown for the film.

“It had the locations we were looking for,” Producer Caroline Connor says, describing Plant City as “quaint.”

Turcich, 16, and Winter, 17, heard about the chance to be extras in the film from their director at Plant City Entertainment. The young actresses are in the library scene, which was shot Aug. 27, at the Bruton Memorial Library, and a street scene shot Sept. 2, downtown.

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Holly Turcich and Sarah Winter had fun watching everything that goes on behind the scenes, but they both like live performances better. “The thrill of the crowd is what gets me,” Turcich says.

“And you just have one take,” Winter says.

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“I like bringing out a different emotional side because you can find out what you can bring out of yourself.”

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The crew used the phone booth in front of the Whistle Stop Cafe in one of its scenes. people to be rude and just sit us in the corner.”

The extras said they waited around for more than seven hours during three days of filming, waiting to see if they would be used in the film. They were surprised by the way movie-making differs from live performances, which they prefer. Still, movie-making holds a thrill for them.

“It’s neat to see everything that goes into it,” Winter says. “In person, (the actors) are so much more talented than how they’ll be in the final movie.”

Other extras from Tampa, St. Peterburg, Valrico, Lakeland and Mulberry filled the halls of the usually quiet Arcade of Shops on Reynolds Street Sept. 2. Suite 10, which is normally vacant, was buzzing with producers, actors and crew members mapping out logistics, organizing scenes and operating dollies, cameras and lighting equipment.

Hailey Sager, a University of Central Florida student and casting intern, was busy checking in all the extras and making sure they were fed and ready for shooting.

The night before the crew came

to Plant City, they shot video in Ybor City.

“Being in Ybor City at night filming was scary,” Sager says.

“But this is such a beautiful town.

It’s different from where we’ve been filming, and it has the look they wanted for the film. It’s interesting being on location than in a studio.”

In addition to the library, three movie scenes were also shot at the intersection of Reynolds and Collins streets, at the bright red phone booth in front of The Whistle Stop Cafe and at the 1914 building.

Location scout Shellee Wells first contact Michael Karr, assistant to the city manager, about shooting in Plant City. Karr was excited about the prospect.

“It’s great,” Karr says. “It’s fun to see people who are interested in your town.”

When Karr and City Attorney Kenneth Buchman stopped by the Bruton Memorial Library on the first day of shooting, they had no idea they, too, would end up being extras as part of an audience in the 1914 building auditorium. Buchman even had a line, but he won’t share it because he

“You can go into a different character and be someone you’re not.”

— Kayla David, 10, Tampa “You get to be in another story.”

— Chloe Tomlinson, 9, Mulberry

doesn’t want to jinx its appearance in the final cut.

“It was a lot of fun,” Buchman says. “I got to meet a lot of members of the cast and crew. Everyone spoke very highly of Plant City.”

“It’s fun just to go out and watch,” Karr says. “You see the final product on the screen, but when you’re on set, you see all that went into it.”

Outside of Plant City, video shooting has taken place in Lakeland, Tampa and St. Petersburg.

“Chu and Blossom” stars Melanie Lynskey (“Up in the Air” and “Ever After: A Cinderella Story”), Alan Cumming (“X2” and “GoldenEye”), Annie Potts (“Designing Women,” “Toy Story” and “Toy Story 2”). It is scheduled for a 2013 release.

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ARTISTIC EYE

Plant City boasts many art offerings What is the first thing you just exist, but most of them are think about when you hear growing and thriving. As execu“Plant City? tive and artistic director of the That’s right! You think, “The Plant City Community Choir, arts.”

I’ve seen the growth first-hand.

OK, so maybe you Four years ago, when we don’t. I suppose it is more started, we barely had likely that strawberries 15 singers. Our audience and trains top that list, was small, and our doand for good reason, too. nors didn’t exist. We had But why don’t the arts no central location from deserve at least an equal which to organize and level? run our operations, and Did you know that both we were dependent on Plant City and Durant whatever church allowed high schools have muus to rehearse weekly in JOSEPH sic programs that have MENDOLIA its building. earned awards? Or that Today, we are a mulwe have a community tifaceted organization theater? How about a commuwith a strong donor base, large nity choir? Even a youth chorus! audiences and performance Furthermore, Plant City does experience in several different not only have performing-arts venues in Plant City and Brangroups, we also have art galleries, don. We’ve even performed at the Plant City Photo Archives and Walt Disney World!

History Center, museums and I always tell the Plant City more.

Community Choir singers that Most importantly, these orwhat they do is special, because ganizations and groups do not it is quite possibly the most nat-

ural and genuine expression of art. For an instrumentalist and most artists, they are dependent on a man-made object they can then manipulate into beautiful sights and sounds. For a singer, the body is the instrument. It is intimate and personal. We put ourselves out there in front of audiences, who could hate us, and we cannot blame our bows or the quality of our paint. I believe the audience knows this or can sense it. This is the reason I feel the choir has succeeded in the economic crisis. Our singers are not professional, classically trained vocal performers; they are nurses, secretaries, teachers, contractors, bankers, spouses and parents. That gives our audience, and Plant City, something to which they can relate.

And this is just one of dozens of community group in our city — formed, organized and managed by Plant City residents.

The interest in the arts is in Plant City. If it weren’t, we

wouldn’t have such amazing groups. So many of our community members want to act in the community theater or sing in the community choir. But every person in Plant City needs to experience the art we create. What better way to reach them than through the Plant City Observer?

My hope is that Plant City and “the arts” become synonymous, just like Plant City and “strawberries.” If you aren’t in an arts organization yet, stop putting it off! Audition for a theater production, attend an art exhibit, join the choir or visit the museums. At the very least, you will make new friends and enjoy a new hobby.

This column will explore the arts community in Plant City.

If you are part of an arts group (visual or performing) or have a suggestion for this column, please contact me at director@ pccommunitychoir.com.

Joseph Mendolia is executive and artistic director of the Plant City Community Choir.

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CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER

+ Smiths celebrate 60 years of marriage Mac and Cookie Smith celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary June 23, at the Columbia Restaurant in Ybor City.

Their daughters, Debbie, Kathy and Marion, plus their families, hosted the intimate family celebration.

Congratulations!

+ Lee Williams turns the big 6-0 Toni Keene and Jessica Girod represented the Gryffindor House well.

Magic and mystery meet at Plant City Potter party

Lee Williams, president of Felton’s Meat and Produce, celebrated his 60th birthday Aug. 18 in style — surrounded by beautiful women with a model-train birthday cake prepared by Tania Sumner, of Exclusively Yours Cakes.

Clockwise from top left: Casey Jones, Gail Lyons, Terrie Cameron, Tammy Gould, Jennifer West, Carole Wright, Sherry Taylor, Tara Smith, Lee Williams, Kerrie Gafford and Jodi Stevens.

Are you in the Gryffindor House? Maybe you’re more of a Slytherin? Whatever the case, children from throughout Plant City met for a Harry Potterthemed bash Sept. 1, at the Bruton Memorial Library.

Guests dressed in wizard robes, carried magical wands and had owls perched on their shoulders.

The library screened a Harry Potter movie and had a contest, while the kids decorated wands and dined on curious foods.

From left: Jason Kinderman, Amanda Kinderman (granddaughter, whom David and Emma raised as their own), David and Emma Miller, and John Meng Jr. (David’s grandson).

Ethan Pues was dressed head to toe in magical garb.

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Helen L. Covert Helen L. Covert, 87, of Plant City, died Aug. 23.

Born Friday, Dec. 26, 1924, in Saint Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late Albert Fleming and Marie Anderson Fleming. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert “R.J.” Covert.

She was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church, a loving mother and grandmother.

She enjoyed raising her family and singing in the choir.

Survivors include sons, Roger W. (Tara) Covert and Brad E. (Ellie) Covert; daughter, Vickie Wetherington; sister, Jacqueline Lahikainen; and grandchildren, Courtney, Caleb, Christian and Kayla Covert, and Tanah Tyoe.

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Daniel Steven Oliver Daniel Steven Oliver, 19, of Dover, died Sept. 2, 2012.

Survivors include his parents, Felicia (John) Kimmel and Jeffery L. Oliver; grandparents, Phil and Lynda Dunn, Ruth Oliver, and Brenda and Dave Labuhn; and brothers, Ryan Oliver, Jeremy Oliver and Hayden Kimmel.

A funeral service was held at Brandon Christian Church.

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Narciso Rivera Narciso Rivera, 82, died Aug. 17, in Puerto Rico.

Born Oct. 28, 1929, he was the husband of the late Mercedes Rivera and a member of St. Clement Catholic Church.

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Joe and Jerry Silva; four grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

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Inez Goette Yoho Inez Goette Yoho, 90, of Plant City, died Aug. 28.

She was born Sadie Inez Goette, the daughter of John Wesley Goette and Sadie Frances Butler.

Mrs. Yoho attended the Florida State Hospital School of Nursing Education in Chattahoochee, earning her nursing degree and registered nurse license in 1943. During World War II, she served in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps. She served as a first lieutenant at the Army Service Forces Regional Hospital, Camp Blanding. While stationed there, she met and married her lifelong husband of over 60 years, Donald R. Yoho, who predeceased her in 2005.

After the war, they lived in Plant City and Tampa.

In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Yoho was predeceased by her brother, “Buck” Goette; and sister, Rose Fox. Survivors include her sisters, Frances McKenzie, Betty Berry (Bill) and Dorothy Reed; children, Susan Lipford, Byron (Monty) Yoho, and Donald Robert (Rob) Yoho Jr. (Laurie); grandchildren, Stephenie Hill (Bob), Jeremy Lipford and Henry Yoho; and great-grandchildren, Bobby and Maddie Inez Hill.

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fine start By Matt Mauney | Staff Writer

Lady Chargers open season with win Plant City shows promise in third game, but Strawberry Crest holds on for a win.

Strawberry Crest’s Morgan Drapeza sent a ball over the attempted block from Plant City’s Emily Fry and Michelle Daubach.

DOVER — The Strawberry Crest High volleyball team kicked off the 2012 season with a win Tuesday, defeating rival Plant City 3-1 (25-23, 25-19, 2225, 25-15).

The match was a good measuring tool for both teams to see where they stand at this early juncture in the season.

The Lady Chargers came out shaky in the first game, with Plant City getting out to a 8-2 lead, but they would battled back, thanks to on-point pass-

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Shelby Waldron had a nice night serving the ball against Plant City.

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GAME OF THE WEEK ALONSO AT DURANT | 7:30 P.M., Sept. 7

Athletic trainers needed at schools Everything happens for a reason.

That was the message new Strawberry Crest head football coach John Kelly sent to his team after the Chargers’ season opener against crosstown rival Plant City.

But the statement wasn’t in reference to the Chargers’ 21-7 win, which will go down as one of the signature wins of the season for Kelly and one of the biggest in the history of the Strawberry Crest program.

Rather, it was in reference to the possible outcomes of a scary moment that occurred with seven seconds to MATT play in the MAUNEY game.

On what would be the final play of the game, senior linebacker Andrew Zuluaga was injured on a hit and lay unconscious on the field for nearly 20 minutes. Paramedics on the scene tended to Zuluaga, and he was eventually carried off on a stretcher and taken to the hospital.

It was determined later that he suffered a broken nose and a concussion. According to Kelly, Zuluaga was released from the hospital Sunday morning and walked out on his own power. Fortunately, a CT scan revealed no swelling or bleeding.

ing and limited mistakes.

“We got our nerves out of the way in that first game, and after that, it was game time,” said senior libero Jamee Townsend.

SCHS narrowly took the first game 25-23, but the Lady Chargers carried that momentum to Game 2, jumping out to a 5-0 lead, before Plant City got some timely kills to tie things up at 14.

SCHS got things together and took Game 2 25-19.

By Matt Mauney | Staff Writer Paxton Sims (11) and the rest of the Cougars offense put on an impressive show in the season opener.

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THE FIRST TEST After rolling in their preseason and season openers, Durant hosts Alonso in a 2011 rematch that saw the Ravens take a 26-5 win.

Everything has been running to plan so far for the Durant Cougars.

But, according to head coach Mike Gottman, the biggest challenge thus far happens Friday.

Durant will host Alonso at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7, at the Ron Frost Athletic Complex.

The Cougars have been rolling so far this season, scoring 91 combined points in their preseason game with Blooming-

dale and their season opener last week against Freedom.

The ground game has been the focal point of the Durant offense, led by senior Jamarlon Hamilton.

The 5-foot-9, 215-pound running back has had his way with defenses thus far, including five rushing scores last week against Freedom in the first half alone. Hamilton racked up 130 yards despite being benched in the second

half with the Cougars up big.

Durant went on to win the game 57-7.

Durant’s defense also looked strong against Freedom, allowing just one score to the Patriots, which came in the second quarter with the Cougars up 37-0.

The special teams unit has also been a bright spot for the Cougars so far. Two of Durant’s touchdowns last week resulted off of special teams plays.

“We ran a fake punt in for six and had two kickoff returns that we got turnovers on,” Gottman said.

Alonso beat the Cougars last year in Tampa 26-5 and, according to Gottman, his team must be ready to “get after it.”

“This is the biggest game so far this year,” he said.

Offensively, Alonso is fairly balanced, mixing in runs with

SEE GAME / PAGE 12

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OTHER AREA ACTION STRAWBERRY CREST AT BLOOMINGDALE

Last week: The Chargers are coming off one of their most notable wins in program history after defeating Plant City 21-7 in Dover in the season opener last week. The Chargers’ offense was led by running back Chris Perez and highlighted by receiver Karel Hamilton, who brought down some big catches, including the only two offensive scores for SCHS. The Chargers got on the board first after Alex Carswell recovered a fumble and returned it 47 yards for a score.

The SCHS defense put together some key stops against the Raiders, especially with the passing game.

Bloomingdale is coming off an opening loss to Chamberlain, 27-13, but the Bulls showed some promise, especially on special teams. Bloomingdale had a blocked punt for a score to go along with a 92-yard kickoff return by Alex Ragland.

Last meeting: Strawberry Crest was dominated 40-6 last season by the Bulls, but the Chargers are coming off a win over Plant City, a team that beat them 69-6 last season.

GAME/PAGE 11 passes. Defensively, they get after the ball and are a solid and physical defense.

The Ravens nearly came away with a win last week in a 24-21 loss to Gaither, putting together a last-second drive at the end, when quarterback Brandon Hawkins found Derius Davis on a 45-yard pass, down to the Gaither 20.

Although Davis went out of bounds after the catch, the officials said time had expired, putting a stop to a possible game-tying field-goal attempt or a shot for the win.

“They gave Gaither everything they wanted,” Gottman said. “This should be

VOLLEYBALL/PAGE 11 The third game became the best of the night. Tied 4-4 early on, Plant City went on a 7-2 run to go ahead 11-6, forcing Strawberry Crest coach Morgan Miltner to take a timeout.

That proved to be a smart decision. The Lady Chargers battled back to tie the game up at 11 before taking a 12-11 lead. Plant City then went on another run, this time 7-1 to take a decisive 19-13 advantage.

With their opponent at game point with a 24-17 lead, the Lady Chargers saw life but fell short 25-22. The win was a positive for new PCHS head coach Jessica Thorton, who was happy to see her young team persevere down two games in a match.

“We’re young, but we’re experienced young players,” Thorton said. “They know what it takes to win, and they’re absolutely willing to do what it takes to win. Fighting back and winning Game 3 after losing the first two is really important.”

The Lady Chargers jumped out to an early lead in the fourth game and never looked back, winning it, 23-15, and taking the match.

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Last week: Plant City is looking for answers after a 21-7 loss at Strawberry Crest. The Raiders are trying to find their identity after losing 22 seniors to graduation.

Head coach Wayne Ward found his goto guy for the offense in freshman Ervin Micheal. The running back rushed for a game-high 186 yards last week against Strawberry Crest and scored the Raiders’ only points of the game on a 13-yard run in the third quarter.

Quarterback Nick Rodriguez was benched in the second half for Rayquan Johnson. Johnson also struggled, failing to connect on his first seven passes. The junior finished 1-of-8 for 21 yards but did have six rushes for 46 yards.

Freedom has only managed one score in its preseason game and season opener combined. The Patriots are coming off a 57-7 dismantling at the hands of Durant. D.J. Grant, the backup quarterback, scored the Patriots only touchdown of the game on a 9-yard run in the second quarter.

Last meeting: Plant City breezed by Freedom 29-7 last season in Tampa.

a pretty good football game.”

In addition to Hawkins and Davis, the Ravens have another weapon in running back Ish Witter, who ran for nearly 100 yards last week, including two scores.

Gottman said the key to a win will be to keep playing as close to error-free football as possible. The Cougars have done a good job so far winning the turnover battle and capitalizing on mistakes by the opposition.

“We just have to keep doing what we’re doing and not commit a bunch of mistakes,” he said. “That’s how you lose games.”

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game and confirmed her pre-season expectations.

“Our passing, especially out of servereceive, was on point the entire time,” she said. “That’s what we do. We’re a passing team, and, without fail, whether we’re up or we’re down, our passing is on it.”

Miltner also noted her team is starting two freshmen this year — Alex Calescibetta and Terra Brooks — and said their development and composure throughout the season will be key.

“To see how they play when we’re up and when we’re down is really important,” she said. “I think we’re off to a good start.

We’re young, but we have a lot of potential.”

According to Thorton, the game came down to errors.

“It came down to who made the least amount of errors, and Strawberry Crest played a tight game and made very few errors,” Thorton said. “I think we’re evenly matched, and it shows with the scores. I don’t know if we ran out of gas or if the errors just caught up to us, but we have some toughness to work on, but I think this is a great place for us to start.”

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Karel Hamilton Strawberry Crest senior wide receiver Karel Hamilton defines what it means to be an unselfish player. After having just one catch in the Chargers’ preseason game with Freedom, the standout didn’t complain. The following week, he made a statement on the field, with three big catches against Plant City, all while being double-teamed. Hamilton finished with 185 total yards between receptions, runs and punt returns. He also reeled in the only two offensive touchdowns in the Chargers’ 21-7 win over Plant City.

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Last week against Freedom, I was just happy for everybody and didn’t really have to do anything and could just let my team go out and perform. In the game against Plant City, I really just had three catches, but the coaches just gave me a chance with the play calls to go up and go get it.

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adversity and turnover when it comes to coaching changes here. Because this is a new school, there hasn’t been something that we have to follow up on. We never got used to a coach, because it’s not like we had one for 10 years like other schools. We always change routines, so we’ve been able to change easily, because we’ve never gotten used to just one thing.

What have been working on this offseason?

Everything has just been repetition. Doing your routes over and over again until you perfect them and make them crisp. They can always get better. When you have reps with routes, you have someone throwing to you, so your hands come along with it.

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Zuluaga had a follow-up with his primary care physician Tuesday and will be back with the team as soon as he is cleared, Kelly said.

The game was called after the injury.

Zuluaga’s injury puts the spotlight on a glaring problem. Hillsborough County has been under scrutiny in the past for the lack of full-time athletic trainers. About two-thirds of high schools nationally have no certified athletic trainers on staff. That ratio is far worse in Hillsborough County, where only a few of the 27 public high schools — as little as two, according to Kelly — have full-time trainers.

And although two paramedics and an ambulance typically are stationed at every football game, the lack of athletic trainers slows response times dramatically. The paramedics took as long as a minute to get to Zuluaga after they were alerted of the injury.

“Every high school needs to have an athletic trainer at every game,” a shaken Kelly said after the game Saturday. “The school district says (it doesn’t) have the money to support trainers, but things like this shows why it’s absolutely necessary.”

Fortunately, Zuluaga’s injury didn’t end up as serious as it could have been, but others around the state and the country are not so lucky.

For Kelly, he hopes this incident will spark a change and spur the district to find a way to provide trainers at every game.

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Plant City High hosted the golf teams from Durant High School Sept. 4, at Walden Lake Golf and Country Club.

The PCHS girls’ team beat Durant 193 to 202, with Kellyanne Hurst leading the way, shooting a 38. Freshman Kendall Johnson had a nice debut for the Lady Raiders, teaming up with Hurst in the first group and finishing with a 44. Newcomer Kaylee McIntosh, a virtual school student, finished with a 50, while junior Kaitlyn Miller rounded out the scoring for Plant City with a 50.

The Lady Raiders are coming off winning the district and region, with a fifth-place finish at state, but the team lost three starters to graduation.

The Plant City boys’ team tied Durant at 179. Logan Meriwether Jordan Geneive shot watched his shot a team low 41 for the approach the green Raiders. on hole 3.

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