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the Agency for Healthcare Administra-tion (AHCA) to build a hospital inWesley Chapel in 2006, along with athird company, BayCare Health System.All three of the proposals were rejectedby the state agency, however, whichconcluded that there wasn’t sufficientneed, population-wise, for a new hospi-tal in Wesley Chapel.

So, the following year, AHS andUCH joined forces in their application tothe state, while BayCare proposed build-ing a teaching hospital in conjunctionwith the University of South FloridaMedical School.

But this time, the state approvedthe joint AHS/UCH application, givingthe partnership, officially known as thePasco-Pinellas Hillsborough CommunityHealth System, the go-ahead to build its

hospital, and even overruled a laterappeal of the decision which was filed byBayCare.

The AHS/UCH plans call for a$121 million, 80-bed, full-service facili-ty, which will be built within the Wire-grass Ranch tract, on Bruce B. DownsBlvd., about a mile north of theShoppes of Wiregrass mall and S.R. 56.

Although the plans for the hospitalhave been green-lighted, and there hasbeen a sign in place on the hospital sitefor some time now, there has been little

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Citrus Trace, Saddle Ridge Residents Oppose S.R. 54 U-Turn PlansResidents of Two CommunitiesWill Have To Make U-Turns

To & From Caroline Dr.When Widening Project Is

Completed In 2012An editorial by Gary Nager

While most Wesley Chapel resi-dents will be happy when the wideningof C.R./S.R. 54 from Old Pasco Rd.(west of I-75) to Curley Rd. is com-pleted (sometime in 2012), many resi-dents of two subdivisions who access 54from Caroline Dr. say the widening willnot benefit their communities.

At the April 8 public hearing host-ed by Pasco County transportation offi-cials at Atonement Lutheran Church,the county presented updates on notonly the widening of 54, but also onthe plans for other major road improve-ment projects (including the wideningof I-75, the extension of S.R. 56, etc.).

Since that presentation, however(and the project’s official groundbreak-ing on April 14), at least 30 of the 175homeowners in Citrus Trace and Saddle

Ridge Estates have responded withangry letters to the county because theywill no longer be able to make a leftturn, either onto Caroline Dr. from 54or onto 54 from that main entrance tothose communities, when the project iscompleted.

Although the C.R./S.R. 54widening plan has been in the workssince 2003, project manager AndyAlipour says that this is the first timethe county had received any complaintsfrom those residents about the elimina-tion of the Caroline Dr. left-in and left-out turns. Most of the lettersbemoaned the fact that the residentswill have to make a U-turns at Saddle-brook Dr. to head east on 54 and at thenew Boyette Rd. traffic light (seebelow) and then make a right turn ontoCaroline Dr. to return home.

The majority of the letters/e-mailsexpressed concerns about the safety ofhaving to make multiple U-turns everyday and about how those U-turnswould affect commute times for thoseresidents, but Alipour says those con-cerns are unfounded.

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The two formerly competinghealthcare companies who are both inthe process of building a hospital inWesley Chapel announced in Marchthat they plan to explore the possibilityof merging.

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panies – Adventist Health System(AHS, the not-for-profit healthcare cor-poration that operates 37 hospitalsacross the U.S., including Florida Hos-pital Zephyrhills) and University Com-munity Health (UCH, which operatesfive hospitals in Hillsborough, Pascoand Pinellas counties) – filed separateapplications seeking certification from

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“The signals atBoyette Rd. and at Sad-dlebrook Dr. will be longenough to allow anyonein those turn lanes to safe-ly make those U-turns,”says Alipour. “Those turnsignal times will, ofcourse, be significantlyincreased during peak traf-fic hours.”

In addition, he says,“What those residentsdon’t seem to realize isthat, with the increasedspeed on S.R. 54 in that area when theproject is completed, it’ll be much moreunsafe to try to make those left turnsthan it is now.”

As for placing a curb cut and alight at Caroline Dr., as many of theresidents requested, Alipour says itwould be slow traffic down too much.

“The curb cut would be too closeto the signals at Saddlebrook Dr. andBoyette Rd.,” he says. “We looked atthat possibility, but felt that it wouldslow down the through traffic [in both

directions] on S.R. 54 too much.”Jamie Winsett, the secretary of the

Saddle Ridge Estates HomeownersAssociation, Inc., who was set to host ameeting between Alipour and othercounty staffers and a small group ofhomeowners from both communitiesjust after this issue went to press, wasone of those who sent a letter to thecounty following the Apr. 8 meeting.

“Although I wasn’t living in thecommunity when the county first

Wesley Chapel residents and Pasco County staffers reviewthe plans for the widening of S.R. 54 at a public meeting

on April 8. The project broke ground on April 14.

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(continued from page 1)began planning thewidening of 54,” said

Winsett, “a lot of my neighbors wereand they were told that, yes, we wouldhave to make a U-turn [at Saddle-brook Dr.] to head east on 54, butthat we would still be able to make aleft from 54 onto Caroline Dr. Wewere caught by surprise at the meetingbecause this was the first time any ofus had heard there would be no curbcut at all for us.”

Another new piece of news thatWinsett said her neighbors didn’t real-ize until they had a chance to studythe project maps after the meeting wasthat Shelly Dr., which is located eastof Caroline Dr. and west of the newBoyette Rd. intersection on the oppo-site (south) side of 54, is planned tohave a left-out curb cut with no trafficsignal. “That really surprised us, too,because there are a lot fewer residentson Shelly Dr.,” she said, “but some-how, the few families who live on thattiny road will be able to head west on54 without making a U-turn and wewon’t. It just doesn’t seem fair.”

Although I wasn’t able to reachAlipour to ask him why Shelly Rd.would get a median cut, Winsett and Iboth speculated that it could bebecause Shelly Dr. is located so closeto Boyette Rd. that there might not

be enough room for drivers exitingthe street to cross three lanes of fast-moving traffic to access the U-turnlanes at the new Boyette traffic signal.

“That’s one issue we surely willaddress at the meeting with the coun-ty at my home,” Winsett said.“Although it will be hard to convincea lot of our residents that the currentplan will shorten our commutes andmake traveling on 54 safer for us, wereally need to have all the facts beforewe jump to any final conclusions.”

Alipour did tell me (and hasinformed the residents who expressedconcerns about the plan) that since 54is still a state road, they can appeal tothe Florida Department of Trans-portation (FDOT) to try to get theplan to include a curb cut and signal-ization at Caroline Dr., “but I don’treally believe FDOT will allow it,” hesaid. “If their engineering departmentlooks at the plan, they will see that theway it’s been designed is both thesafest and will allow for the best trafficflow through that area.” He addedthat after the widening project is com-pleted, the plan is for the state to turnover all of S.R. 54 to Pasco County.

Winsett said it will be tough toget the state to do anything, “if theynever return our phone calls. It’s beenthree weeks since that meeting and noone has called us back yet.”

Alipour also told the residentsthat even after the project is complet-ed, if they still don’t believe the trafficflow and safety issues have been prop-

erly addressed, it’s not impossible toadd a median cut and a signal in thatarea. “But, we’re not counting on thathappening,” said Winsett. She didnote, however, that traffic on CarolineDr. will definitely increase after theproject is completed.

“We’ve been told that a newdevelopment of 68 homes calledWoods Reserve will be built adjacentto us after the 54 widening is complet-ed and will have to use Caroline Dr. toaccess 54,” she said. “That will add afew hundred more trips a day, all mak-ing those same U-turns at those two

locations, so you never know.”

Boyette Rd. Signal MovingBoyette Rd. Signal MovingIf you’ve ever driven to the Wes-

ley Chapel Post Office or the DistrictPark on Boyette Rd., you probablyknow how twisty that road gets just afew hundred feet from 54. Well, thewidening project will move the exist-ing Boyette Rd. signal about 1,500yards further east (closer to CurleyRd.), so commuting from 54 to thepark will certainly become easier.

We’ll keep you posted on any newdevelopments in this story.


Table of ContentsNEWS UPDATES.....................................Pages 1-9 News Briefs..............................................................4-5Crime Suspects Captured On Video, Area Service Station Robbed, K9 Officer Captures Burglary Suspects, Woman Dies In Auto Accident, Skeleton Discovered Alongside I-75 Is Identified

Hospital (cont. from Page 1).............................................6

Wesley Chapel Community Calendar.......................8-9

BUSINESS UPDATES...................................10-15Beltran Dental Surgery...............................................10-11Academic Edge Learning Center................................14-15

EDUCATION UPDATES....................................17QHE Students Learn All About Trees, Pasco County Schools’ ‘Rays Day’ Is May 29 &Weightman Odyssey Of The Mind Team Advances To World Finals

LOCAL SPORTS UPDATES........................18-20High School Baseball Round-Up....................................18Sports Briefs..............................................................19Tennis & Track Athletes Advance To State Meets, WC Dentist Provides Mouth Guards For Football Players Former Wharton Star Shines At The Final Four...............20

NEIGHBORHOOD MAGAZINE‘Broadway Comes To Tampa’ At Saddlebrook Resort...23Taste Of New Tampa Recap............................................25Wesley Chapel Martial Arts Academy.........................28-29Taste Of Boston Serves Up Seafood Favorites..................30Neighborhood Nibbles....................................................31

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Residents Of Two Communities Bemoan U-Turns (cont. from page 1)


News BriefsWESLEY CHAPEL

Robbery SuspectsCaught On Videotape

In two separate recent crimes,images of the suspects were captured byvideo surveillance cameras, and investi-gators from both Hillsborough andPasco counties are hoping that some-one from the public will be able to helpthem solve their respective cases.

In the first case, the Pasco CountySheriff’s Office (PCSO) released videofrom an armed robbery that occurred ata CVS pharmacy in Wesley Chapel.

According to PCSO spokesmanDoug Tobin, the robbery took placebetween 4:29 p.m.-4:35 p.m. on April3, at the CVS store located at 30050County Line Rd. in the MeadowPointe subdivision.

The video (photo top right) showsthe suspect— a white male about 5 feet4 inches to 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighingapproximately 140-150 pounds andwearing blue jeans, a blue shirt, a dark-colored jacket and a black ChicagoWhite Sox baseball cap, entering thestore, walking around for a few momentsand then approaching the checkoutcounter. He put a candy bar on thecounter and gave the cashier money, butwhen the cashier opened the cash regis-ter, the suspect pulled a folding knife

from his pants pocket and demanded themoney in the drawer. He then left thestore with an undisclosed amount ofmoney and fled in an older-model goldFord Taurus station wagon with a dent-ed rear hatch door.

The entire video can be seen onthe PCSO channel on Youtube, labeledas case #10-18767 in the “Caught onCamera” section.

Anyone who may have witnessedthis crime or who has any informa-tion is asked to call the PCSO Tip-sline at (800) 706-2488.

Meanwhile, detectives with theHillsborough County Sheriff’s Office(HCSO) also released video images ofa pair of men who are suspected ofstealing credit cards and property froma vehicle and then trying to use thecards at a local convenience store.

The burglary took place on theafternoon of April 18, when a visitorto the Flatwoods Nature Park onMorris Bridge Rd. in HillsboroughCounty reported that someone hadstolen some items from their vehicle,which they had left unlocked.

Investigators on the case foundvideo surveillance from the same BPservice station on Cross Creek Blvd.that was robbed earlier in April (seenext item) , taken about 15 minutesafter the auto break-in was discovered.The video images show a pair of sus-pects, both white males, one heavy-setand about 6 feet tall, while the otherwas about 5’9” and approximately180 pounds.

The two men attempted to use adebit card stolen from the vehicle atthe park to withdraw money from anATM at the gas station, and also dis-carded some of the victim’s otherproperty in a trash bin at the station.The video also shows the vehicle thatthe two men were traveling in, a late1990s or early 2000s-model whiteGMC or Chevrolet pick-up truck witha regular cab and a long bed outfittedwith a silver tool box.

Anyone who may have seen thesuspects or who has any informa-tion about the case is asked to callHCSO at 247-8200 or Hillsbor-ough County Crime Stoppers at(800) 873-7477.

Cross Creek Gas StationRobbed At Gunpoint

It was no April Fool’s Day jokewhen an armed suspect held up the BPgas station at 10865 Cross Creek Blvd.April 1, but fortunately, no one wasinjured in the incident.

According to a Tampa PoliceDepartment (TPD) report, the suspect,who was described as a heavyset blackmale, entered the gas station/conve-nience store at around 12:30 a.m.,wearing black clothing, including along-sleeve black hooded sweatshirt,red-and-white Nike sneakers and awhite mask, and carrying a black semi-automatic handgun.

The report says that after beinggiven cash from the store’s registers, thesuspect fled from the store, at whichtime the clerk activated the store’salarm. However, there was no video ofthe robbery.

Although a number of units fromTPD and HCSO were dispatched tothe scene, including Air Service and K9officers, the trail went cold a short dis-tance from the store, where the suspectapparently escaped on a bicycle. Nearbyapartment complexes were searched,but the suspect eluded capture.

Anyone who may have seen thesuspect or who has any informationabout this crime is asked to callTPD or the Hillsborough County


Crime Stoppers tip line at (800)873-TIPS.

K9 Officer Collars Auto Burglary Suspects

A case of auto burglary in theWesley Chapel area was solved withthe help of the sharp nose of one ofthe Pasco County Sheriff Office(PCSO)’s K9 units, which trackeddown a pair of suspects who were hid-ing from officers.

According to a report, Cordell D.Shankle, 22, and Jacob M. Woods,18, both of Brandon, were arrested inthe early morning hours of April 20 inthe Stagecoach Village subdivision,after someone called in a report ofsuspicious activity. A PCSO officialsaid that the department quickly dis-patched numerous units to the area,and the suspects were found hiding insome shrubbery by the K9 officer.

Both suspects were charged withnumerous counts of vehicle burglary,attempted burglary and petty theft,and were both still in custody at theLand O’Lakes jail at our press time.

PCSO spokesman Kevin Doll saidthat the suspects told investigatorsthat they came to the area becausethey had heard that it was “easy tocommit auto burglaries in Wesley

Chapel because a lot of people leavetheir cars unlocked.”

Doll also said that the suspectsused the familiar M.O. of going upand down streets looking for unlockedvehicles. When they were arrested,they were in possession of items thathad been stolen in burglaries in theStagecoach Village, Cypress Estatesand Grand Oaks subdivisions, includ-ing cell phones, GPS units, jewelry,cash and other items.

Wesley Chapel Woman Dies In Interstate Accident

A 29-year-old Wesley Chapelwoman was killed April 7 in a single-vehicle accident that took place on I-275 just north of Bearss Ave.

According to a Florida HighwayPatrol report, Bettina M. Carroccettowas traveling northbound on the inter-state just before 2 p.m. when sheapparently lost control of her vehicle.

The 2000 Isuzu SUV left theroadway and overturned several timeson the eastern shoulder of the highway.Carroccetto, who was wearing a seat-belt, was partially ejected from the vehi-cle, the report says, and was pro-nounced dead at the scene of the crash.No other vehicles were involved, andtoxicology studies were being per-formed to determine if alcohol was afactor in the crash.

Woman Who Was Found OnI-75 Was Murdered

Investigators with the Hillsbor-ough County Medical Examiner’sOffice have determined that the womanwhose remains were found alongside I-75 in March was murdered.

As we told you in our last issue, theskeletal remains were found on March16 by a pair of travelers who were hav-ing cr trouble happened to stop on theside of the interstate just north of theBruce B. Downs Blvd. interchange.

Although the identity of the bodyinitially was a mystery, the remains wereeventually identified as those of aTampa resident, Lisa Ann Mowrey, who

was 18 years old whenshe was reported miss-ing by her family inFebruary 2004. A TPDspokesperson said thatMowrey was last seenwhen she left home onthe morning of Febru-ary 6, 2004, to attendclasses at a local beauty college.

Mowrey’s identity was confirmedthrough dental records and, on April 8,the Medical Examiner’s Office issued anofficial death certificate where the causeof her death was given as “homicidalviolence to include head trauma.”

The investigation is continuing.

Lisa AnnMowrey


in the way of actual site development. AHS representatives were among

the participants at the recent Taste ofNew Tampa Health & Business Expo,and according to the materials theywere handing out, the new “WesleyChapel Medical Center” is “ComingSoon!,” but spokesperson Lynn Acersays that there is still no word as towhen construction will get under way.

“There’s nothing new to report atthis time,” Acer says.

Meanwhile, according to a newsrelease issued by company officials onMarch 31, AHS and UCH signed a“non-binding Letter of Intent toexplore a possible merger of the twohealthcare systems.”

In effect, Acer says, UCH wouldbe joining the larger AHS system. Therelease says that the idea for the mergercame from the cooperative effort tobuild the Wesley Chapel hospital.

“After working so closely togetheron the joint venture for the past threeyears, we have decided to exploreopportunities that allow us to deliverheightened healthcare services to ourexpaning patient population,” UCHpresident Norm Stein says. “It helpsthat we already are working togetherand have like-minded missions thatstress patient-centered service.”

“Hospital”Continued from page 1

Despite this sign announcing that itis coming soon, construction of thefirst hospital in Wesley Chapel has

not yet begun.


Community CalendarWESLEY CHAPEL of business professionals who work tosupport each other through qualifiedbusiness referrals, meets every Tuesdayat 7:30 a.m. at Song & Dance Studio(27221 Foamflower Blvd.).

For more information, contactNancy Cross at 789-7836 or by e-mail at [email protected].

E. Pasco NetworkingE. Pasco NetworkingTuesday, May 11 – The East

Pasco Networking Group meets everyTuesday morning, 9 a.m., at BeefO’Brady’s (1660 Bruce B. DownsBlvd., in the Shoppes at New Tampa ofWesley Chapel plaza).

For more information, contactFrankie Ammons at 479-7997 or bye-mail at [email protected].

Wesley Chapel Rotary ClubWednesday, May 12 – The Rotary

Club of Wesley Chapel meets everyWednesday at 12:15 p.m. at Las Vallar-tas Mexican Restaurant (in the VillageMarket shopping center at S.R. 54 &Bruce B. Downs Blvd.).

For more information, call 263-7188 or 383-6683.

Civil Air PatrolCivil Air PatrolWednesday, May 12 – A new

Civil Air Patrol squadron meets everyWednesday, 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m., at TampaNorth Aero Park (4241 Birdsong Blvd.,off S.R. 54).

For more information, call

Cheryl Spence at 973-7270 or visitWesleyChapelCAP.com.

Networking For Networking For Your SuccessYour Success

Thursday, May 13 – The Net-working For Your Success group meetsevery Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-10 a.m., atSong & Dance Studio (27221 Foam-flower Blvd., off Old Pasco Rd.).

For additional information, callJohn Anglada at 298-3232 or visitNetworkingforYourSuccess.com.

WC Wind EnsembleWC Wind EnsembleThursday, May 13 – The Wesley

Chapel Wind Ensemble, a communitygroup of brass and woodwind players,meets every Thursday at 6 p.m. atHyundai of Wesley Chapel (27000Wesley Chapel Blvd./S.R. 54). Newmembers are encouraged to join.

For more information, contactGlenn at 746-4821 or by e-mail [email protected].

Red Hat SocietyRed Hat SocietyThursday, May 13 – A new chap-

ter of the Red Hat Society for ladiesover 50 meets on the second Thursdayof each month at different locations.

For more information, send ane-mail to [email protected].

WC Republican ClubWC Republican ClubThursday, May 13 – The Wesley

Free Hearing ScreeningsFree Hearing ScreeningsIn support of Better Hearing &

Speech Month, which is observed inMay, Dr. Jody Pianin, Au.D., owner ofAdvanced Audiology of New Tampa(27511 Cashford Circle, Ste. 101, inWesley Chapel) will offer free hearingscreenings (by appointment) for anyoneages 5 and up throughout the month.

For those who wear hearing aids, acomplimentary clean and check of theirhearing instruments will be available inlieu of a screening.

For more info, or to make anappointment, call 973-8400.

MS Support GroupMS Support GroupSaturday, May 8 – A new multiple

sclerosis support group will meet once amonth at noon on Saturdays at theNew River Branch Library (34043 S.R.54).

For more information, callNoreen at 312-3345.

‘Napoli’ & ‘Willy Wonka Jr.’Saturday-Sunday, May 8-9 – The

Collective Soles Arts Group will presenta musical theatre and dance extravagan-za, beginning with Act III of the classi-cal ballet, “Napoli,” followed by a full-length, madcap tour of Willy Wonka’schocolate factory.

The show will begin at 2 p.m. eachday at Theater 1 on the University ofSouth Florida’s Tampa campus. Ticketscost from $10-$25 (ages 3 and underare admitted free) and are available atthe USF Box Office and through Tick-etmaster (287-8844).

Call 979-2222 for more info.

WC ToastmastersWC ToastmastersMonday, May 10 – The new Wes-

ley Chapel Toastmasters Club meetsevery Monday, 6:15 p.m., at Hyundaiof Wesley Chapel (26944 WesleyChapel Blvd.). Club meetings are opento all interested parties.

For more information, visitToastmastersd84.org or call (352)567-1508.

Free Networking Int’lFree Networking Int’lMonday, May 10 – Free Net-

working International (FNI), a groupof area business owners, meets eachMonday, 8 a.m., for networking anddiscussion at the Lexington Oaks GolfClub (26140 Lexington Oaks Blvd.).

For more information, call StacyDalton at 469-5499.

Business Networking Int’lTuesday, May 11 – Business Net-

working International (BNI), a group


Chapel Republican Club meets on thesecond Thursday of each month, 7p.m., at Wesley Chapel Hyundai(27000 Wesley Chapel Blvd.). Newmembers and guests are always wel-come to attend.

For more info, contact PeterHanzel at 907-6614 or by e-mail [email protected].

Mulieri To Address PACAThursday, May 13 – Pasco Coun-

ty Board of County Commissionerschair Pat Mulieri, whose District 2includes all of Wesley Chapel, will bethe guest speaker at the May meeting ofthe Pasco Alliance of Community Asso-ciations (PACA), which will begin at 7p.m. at the Land O’Lakes CommunityCenter (5401 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., akaU.S. 41).

For more information aboutPACA, contact either membershipdirector David Quinones at 991-1505 or club president Joe Wyatt at907-2081, or visit the PACA websiteat MyPACA.org.

WC Sunrise RotaryWC Sunrise RotaryFriday, May 14 – The Wesley

Chapel Sunrise Rotary Club meetsevery Friday, 7:15 a.m., at LexingtonOaks Golf Club (26140 LexingtonOaks Blvd., off S.R. 54).

For more information, callLynne Wilson at 695-6466.

New Tampa/WesleyNew Tampa/WesleyChapel Health ExpoChapel Health Expo

Saturday, May 15 – New TampaMarketing & Concierge Services willhost its 2010 New Tampa/WesleyChapel Health Expo, noon-3 p.m., atthe Holiday Inn Express & Suites(8310 Galbreath Rd., off Bruce B.Downs Blvd., near Muico). The eventwill feature dozens of local physiciansand other health care professionals pro-moting their services. Free blood pres-sure and cholesterol checks will beavailable, and there will be a variety ofdoor prizes awarded, too.

For more information, call 765-8113 or send an e-mail [email protected].

Annual Clay ShootAnnual Clay ShootSaturday, May 15 – The Greater

Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commercewill host its fifth annual Sporting ClayShoot fund raiser at Tampa SportingClays (10514 Ehren Cutoff), with reg-istration and a continental breakfastbeginning at 8 a.m.

The entry fee is $85 per person or$300 for a four-member team, and pro-ceeds will benefit the Chamber’s Schol-arship Fund. A variety of prizes will beawarded; there also will be raffle prizedrawings, a 50/50 contest and more.

For more info, call the Chamberoffice at 994-8534 or send an e-mailto [email protected].

Skin Cancer ScreeningsSkin Cancer ScreeningsMonday, May 17 – In conjunc-

tion with Skin Cancer AwarenessMonth, which is observed in May, Drs.Brett Scotch and Paul DiPasquale ofENT & Facial Plastic Surgery Special-ists, PL, (2311 Cypress Cove, suite101, bldg, 14, in the Cypress RidgeProfessional Center off S.R. 56) willoffer free skin cancer screenings, byappointment only.

For more information, or tomake an appointment, call 929-6673or visit WesleyChapelENT.com.

Synagogue Hosts Synagogue Hosts Guest SpeakerGuest Speaker

Saturday, May 29 - Shoresh David

Messianic Synagogue, located at TrinityUnited Methodist Church (33425 S.R.54) will host a visit by special guestspeakers Eddie Santoro and his wifeJackie, who will share a message abouttheir Hebrew-speaking Messianic con-gregation in Jerusalem. The programwill begin at 7 p.m. and admission isfree, but an offering will be collected.

For more information, visitShoreshDavid.org or call 831-5673.

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Brotherhood Is The Strength Of Beltran Dental SurgeryBy Michael Smith

A quick glance through the pagesof this newspaper makes it clear thatour area is served by many outstandinghealth care providers of practically everyspecialty one could ever need.

Not many, however, have asimpressive a background (and are asgenuinely friendly) as brothers Davidand José Beltran, both Doctors ofMedical Dentistry (D.M.D.s), the co-owners of the Beltran Dental Surgerypractice located inside the gatedentrance to the Hunter’s Green subdi-vision in New Tampa, in the Profes-sional Park at Hunter’s Green (José sayshe someday hopes to own the building,which originally served as the commu-nity’s Model & Visitor Center).

From the outside, one wouldnever suspect that the office housessome of the latest in space-age dentalimaging technology, in addition to afull-service surgical suite that allows thebrothers to treat a wide variety of bothsimple and complex procedures in oneconvenient location.

“Our practice encompasses every-thing that has to do with surgery of themouth,” José says.

Part of the reason for that efficien-cy is that the brothers, who are origi-

nally from Ecuador, work as a team.José, the elder by two years, spe-

cializes in oral and maxillofacial surgery,while David’s specialty is periodontics,which deals with all of the supportingstructures of the teeth, such as thegums and the underlying bone. (Oh,and by the way, both brothers earnedtheir D.M.D. degrees from the presti-gious Harvard University School ofDental Medicine).

José, who also holds an M.D.,relates the recent case where one oftheir patients had both surgical andperiodontal issues, and he says that byworking together, the Beltrans wereable to accomplish what would other-wise have taken several hours of treat-ment stretched out over several differ-ent office visits, all in a single day.

“This lady would have had tomake six different visits to get all of her

treatment done and finished, which(normally) would have taken six differ-ent visits of about two hours each,” hesays. “But, we were able to do the fullsurgery in about three hours. That’s ahuge advantage for our patients.”

José also says that combining theirrespective areas of expertise also allowsthe brothers to treat a wider spectrumof issues, from routine extractions andBotox and collagen injections to theplacement of dental implants and cos-metic and reconstructive surgery.

The brothers’ story is quiteremarkable, really. Both were born inEcuador’s capital city, Quito, and theymoved with their family to Tampawhen José and David were in theirteens. Both attended ChamberlainHigh and went on to receive Bachelorof Science degrees in biology at theUniversity of South Florida, both grad-uating with Magna cum Laude honors.

Following in their father’s foot-steps, the brothers then looked to enterdental school, and José was one of themost highly recruited Hispanic studentsin the country, eventually accepting ascholarship offer from the HispanicDental Association to attend Harvard.

After receiving his D.M.D. degree,José went on to earn his M.D. degree,as well as a general surgery internship

Brothers David (left) and José Beltran offer a wide variety of dental surgeryservices at their state-of-the-art office in Hunter’s Green.


and a residency in oral and maxillofacialsurgery, all from the University of TexasHealth Science Center in Houston.

David, meanwhile, performed hisoral and maxillofacial residency at Mas-sachusetts General Hospital in Boston,followed by post-graduate certificationin periodontology at Nova Southeast-ern University in Fort Lauderdale.

Both brothers have done extensiveresearch as part of their studies, andboth also have several additional certifi-cations, including nitrous oxide andoral sedation, in addition to their pro-fessional academic degrees.

And, in addition to their proficien-cy, the Beltran brothers also have some-thing else that makes their practiceunique — the newest in three-dimen-sional cone beam CT imaging (photoon this page), which not only uses 10times less radiation than traditionalmedical CT scans, but also gives thedoctors precise in-depth images whichthey can use to diagnose and plan acourse of treatment.

The brothers also have and contin-ue to work at outside practices, bothhere in the Bay area and in Orlando,where David also has an office of hisown, while they are building their sur-gical practice, which opened on a part-time basis in November last year. Now,they see patients from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.weekdays and 8 a.m.-2 p.m. on Satur-

days (by appointment only). When they’re not working, both

brothers enjoy sports, especially soccer,and they will proudly tell you about thethree consecutive intramural soccerchampionships that their team wonwhen they attended USF.

“It’s never been done again sincethen,” David says.

For more information about theservices offered at Beltran DentalSurgery, visit BeltranSurgery.com orBeltranSurgery.org. The latter sitehas a coupon good for $50 off a lim-ited oral exam. Or, call the office at388-6824.

The Beltran brothers employ the latest in 3D imaging technology,

which can prtovide incrediblydetailed pictures of a patient’s teeth

and underlying bone structure.


Academic Edge Learning Center Promotes Academic ExcellenceBy Melissa O’Brien

Every year around this time, highschool students anxiously await the mailcarrier hoping for that one letter thatsays they have been accepted to the col-lege of their choice. More than ever,the competition for acceptance at thebest colleges and universities is intenseand students need to have a competitiveand academic edge to be accepted.

Sohbat Jabbari, founder of theAcademic Edge Learning Center, Inc.,in the Tampa Palms Professional Centeroff Commerce Park Blvd., recognizesthe importance of this advantage andstrives to help students of any ageachieve all that they are capable ofaccomplishing.

“I love teaching,” says Jabbari, whohas more than 25 years of experience ineducation at both the high school anduniversity level. “I really enjoy helpingkids and my greatest reward is when mystudents get accepted to top schools likeHarvard or Georgia Tech.”

Jabbari opened Academic Edgetwo and a half years ago after workingfor many years at the SaddlebrookPreparatory School in Wesley Chapel.“At Saddlebrook, I worked with stu-dents of all ages – tennis players and

golfers – preparing them for university,”says Jabbari, who has worked with anumber of today’s ranked professionaltennis stars. “I always enjoyed tutoringand wanted to branch out and helpeveryone.”

Academic Edge Learning Centeroffers supplemental learning programsin virtually all subject areas to enhancethe overall educational experience ofstudents. Tutoring is offered by Jabbariand his staff of seven tutors in areassuch as mathematics, language develop-ment and enrichment, reading, scienceand foreign language. The center alsoprovides programs for SAT, ACT andother college-entrance test preparation.In addition, Academic Edge providestutoring for university students whoplan to take the GRE or other entranceexams necessary for graduate schooladmission.

“The mission of Academic Edge isto empower each student to maximizehis or her fullest potential throughhighly accurate assessment and focusedachievement development,” says Jab-bari. “Every student is given the oppor-tunity to excel beyond his or her cur-rent educational level of performance.”

Jabbari says that each student atAcademic Edge is initially given anassessment test to see how the tutor can

best help him or her. “We make indi-vidual assessments as to how best tohelp each person,” he says. “I first seewhat a student’s educational foundationis. Without a good foundation, theycan’t move forward. I have kids whocome to me taking calculus who don’tunderstand percentages and fractions.They first need to understand theseimportant elements before we moveforward. Since each student is an indi-vidual, every program is unique forevery student.”

Jabbari says that many tutoringprograms offered in the area are pre-scribed programs that may not assessthe individual needs of the student.“Our program is customized to fit indi-

vidual needs.” he says. “Students arriveat different levels of achievement, soyou cannot place everyone in the sameprogram.”

Jabbari says the key to his teachingmethod is to relate schoolwork to real-life situations. “In the public highschools and even in private schools,teachers often don’t get the chance tointeract with individual students,” hesays. “In my experience, students neverget the chance to explore concepts indepth. They are just memorizing abunch of formulas. I teach subjects in away that kids can relate to real-life situa-tions. This makes it easier for them tounderstand. When I teach science,physics or math, students are oftenamazed at what I show them and lovemy teaching methods. They end upretaining the information much better.”

Some of Jabbari’s students havetraveled miles just to take tutoring fromhim. “I have a student who drove allthe way from Orlando,” says Jabbari.“He had a good score on his SAT buthe wanted to improve it. After weworked together, his scores went upand he just got accepted to Rollins Col-lege, one of the best private colleges inFlorida, and was awarded a $50,000-per-year scholarship. He sent me a letterthat said, ‘I am where I am today

Sobhat Jabbari helps Freedom Highstudent Colton Rupke with a pre-

calculus assignment.


thanks to you andyour amazing work.’”

Jabbari grew upin Chicago and grad-uated from the Uni-versity of Illinois. Hethen earned his Mas-ter’s degree at theUniversity of SouthFlorida and beganteaching after intern-ing at an area highschool. He taughtphysics at USF for three years and atHillsborough Community College forten years before working at Saddle-brook Prep. Jabbari and his wife Ozra,who also teaches at the center, live inTampa Palms.

For Viral Patel, working with Jab-bari gave him an advantage when prac-ticing for his SATs. “I heard about Mr.Jabbari from a friend,” says Patel, whoattends King High School’s Interna-tional Baccalaureate program. “He is anexcellent teacher. He gives me a lot ofproblem-solving examples, which gaveme an advantage when taking the SAT.I did very well on my exams and I thinkhis real-world examples really helped.Working with him is not just for learn-ing, he also helps get you motivated.He has such enthusiasm and kept mewanting to understand what he was say-ing. Some teachers are not enthusiastic

and it is hard to be that way when theyare not. It was a great experience work-ing with him.”

Inez Muguruza has known Jabbarifor many years and highly recommendsAcademic Edge to other parents. “Wemet him in 2000 when he was theteacher of our youngest son,” she says.“He did fantastic work in math, calcu-lus, geometry, and trigonometry andAP calculus. He prepared our son forthe SAT and he got an almost perfectscore – a 780 in math. I really recom-mend him. He is a very good teacherand really loves all of his students.”

Jabbari wants parents to know thatwhat is taught in school nowadaysmight not be enough to prepare theirstudents for the real world and theglobal economy. “I want people to real-ize that what their children are learning

in school is not enough,” he says. “Wereally need to teach our children howto think and analyze, rather than justmemorize and give back information.Our goal is to help students achieve andget them ready for the challenges of arigorous university. I have provided thatfor many students who have gone on toHarvard, Stanford and other prestigiousuniversities.”

Academic Edge Learning Cen-ter, Inc., is located at 17419 BridgeHill Ct. The center is open Monday-Friday, 2 p.m. – 9 p.m., and 8 a.m. –4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Formore information, call 971-6500 orvisit AcademicEdgeCenter.com.

Jabbari & teacher Aimee Nadow with one of their starpupils, Viral Patel.

TheThomas E.WeightmanMiddleSchoolOdyssey ofthe Mind“FoodCourt” teamhas qualifiedfor the WorldFinals compe-tition, whichwill be heldon the cam-pus of Michi-gan StateUniversity in East Lansing May 26-29.

After winning first place at theRegional-level competition in February,the Weightman team placed second outof 19 teams in their division at the statecompetition held in Orlando on April10. The top two teams in each divisionqualify for the prestigious world gather-ing and Weightman, which has neverbefore been represented at the WorldFinals, is the only Pasco County middleschool to send a team this year.

The members of the team are:Dylan Passero, Baylee Carr, Tyler Mais-

ter, Victoria Reidy, Angela Cingoranelli,Tyler Williams, and McKenna Williams.

The team’s coaches and parents areplanning various fund-raising events tohelp pay for the team’s trip to Michi-gan. If you would like to contribute,tax-deductible donations can bemailed to or dropped off at ThomasE. Weightman Middle School,30649 Wells Rd., Wesley Chapel, FL33545. For more information, callthe school office at 794-0200 oremail coach Marci Williams [email protected].


Education UpdatesWESLEY CHAPEL

For Earth Day, students in onethird-grade class at Quail Hollow Ele-mentary learned about the importanceof trees.

For starters, teacher Julie Fineread a book called A Tree NamedSteve, which helped to get the discus-sion rolling, after which the studentstalked about the many uses of treesthat were mentioned in the book(such as a swing set, jump rope andhammock holder, center of outdoorlife, etc.).

Then, the students went outsideand each of them found their favoritetree, wrote a paragraph about why thetree was their favorite, and made rub-bings from a leaf and the tree’s bark.

Next, they talked about otheruses for trees (like as a place to hangout with friends or to build tree hous-es, and as producers of oxygen andpaper). They also learned about howpaper is made, and that it takes a 40-foot-tall tree to make one 4-foot-tallstack of newspaper. That led to aquick visit to the school’s recycling binand more discussion about how andwhat to recycle at home and howrecycling prevents the need for usingtrees to create paper. And finally, thestudents actually created their ownpaper using paper that had beenthrown into the recycling bin.

“The point (of the exercise) wasto make the students really notice thetrees, love the trees, and choose torecycle because they do not want tohurt the trees,” said Fine.

Pasco Education Foundation Offers Discount Rays Tickets

In partnership with the TampaBay Rays, the Pasco Education Foun-

dation has announced that “PascoCounty Public Schools Rays Day” willbe held on Saturday, May 29.

On that day, all Pasco Countyresidents are invited to see the Raystake on the Chicago White Sox begin-ning at 7:10 p.m., and to enjoy a freepost-game concert by 1970s-’80srockers Daryl Hall and John Oates.

In addition, a special pre-gameceremony will be held on the fieldhonoring this year’s Pasco CountyTeacher of the Year, Wesley ChapelHigh’s own Sean Gaudet, as well asthe Pasco County School District’sother employee of the year honorees.

The special ticket prices for thisgame are $24 per ticket for outfieldseats and $18 per ticket for upperdeck seats, which is a $4 savings overregular ticket prices. All tickets mustbe purchased online and will be soldon a first-come, first-served basis. Thedeadline for ordering these tickets isFriday, May 14.

To order your tickets for theMay 29 game, visit PascoEducationFoundation.org. For additionalinformation, call 794-2705.

The Weightman Middle School Odyssey of the Mind team hasadvanced to the World Finals.

Weightman’s Odyssey Of The MindTeam Advances To World Finals

Quail Hollow Elementary studentsMichelle Colon & Caleb Woodruff use

recycled paper to create their own paper.

Earth Day Lesson Helps QHE StudentsEarth Day Lesson Helps QHE StudentsLearn About The Importance Of TreesLearn About The Importance Of Trees


Wesley Chapel Advances To Regionals; Wiregrass Ranch Eliminated By Gary Nager

Coach Chuck Yingling’s WesleyChapel High (WCH) baseball team haswon its second consecutive Districtchampionship, as the Wildcats toppedthe Mitchell Mustangs 3-2 in the Class4A-District 7 championship gameplayed last week at Pasco High in DadeCity, despite being outhit 9-4. Bothteams advance to the Region 4A-2playoffs, with WCH (23-3) hostingBrooksville Nature Coast Yech after wewent to press (on May 4), but beforethis issue reached your mailbox.

Mitchell (18-10) committed fourfirst-inning errors that led to all threeWCH runs, but battled back to trail 3-2 two innings later. In the fifth inning,bad baserunning by the Mustangsturned a possible rally into an inning-ending double play and the Wildcatsnever looked back. After getting a first-round bye, WCH beat New PortRichey Ridgewood 3-2. In both Dis-trict contests, the ‘Cats got completegame wins from pitchers Cole Miraglia(now 8-1, 1.50 ERA) and JeremyThompson (3-2, 3.71).

WCH also has gotten outstandingpitching from southpaw BrandonMumaw (6-0, 0.50) and timely hittingall season from Miraglia, Thompson,Chris Dominguez, Geoff DeGroot,Rick Brown, Zach White, Justin Frost,Drew Mitchell and Robert Dumas(who had a key double in the win overMitchell), all of whom batted over .300for the season.

After the win over Mitchell, Yin-gling said, “They made some mistakesand we played our usual solid game. Ifwe keep throwing out baserunners andget a few good hits, I like our chances[against Nature Coast].”

Yingling added that in order toadvance to the Regional final, WCHwould likely have to beat NatureCoast’s big (6’-2”) lefty Danny Colon(5-4, 1.87, with 98 strikeouts in lessthan 50 innings pitched).

Bulls Eliminated By LeopardsIf the Wildcats do reach Friday

night’s Regional final, their opponentcould be Brooksville Hernando, theDistrict 4A-8 champ, which advancedto the District final by beating Wire-grass Ranch High (WRH).

The Bulls lost 4-2 to the Leop-ards in the semifinals of the District4A-8 tourney, after splitting two lop-sided regular season games (WRH won10-0 and Hernando won the rematch10-3), but the Bulls’ final game was ahard-fought pitchers’ duel highlightedby three home runs and marred by twohorrendous calls at first base.

With WRH ace John MichaelGant (7-3, 2.55 ERA and 78 strikeoutsin 60 IP) tossing a no-hitter throughthe first five innings, WRH grabbed a1-0 lead on OF Ryan Madden’s thirdhome run of the season. But Gant, ajunior, tired down the stretch, givingup a two-run homer in the sixth andtwo more runs in the seventh.

WRH senior catcher SpencerBowles, who will play his college base-ball close to home at St. Leo Universitynext year, tied the game 2-2 on a line-drive solo shot that just cleared thefence in left-centerfield, his team-lead-ing fourth of the season. Bowles, whowas named to the Tri-County All-Starteam (one of only two players fromPasco named to the team), finished theseason with a sparkling .449 average(second best on the Bulls) and a team-leading 36 runs batted in. In addition,Bowles gunned down a Hernando run-ner at second base and was on deckwith two runners on base when thegame ended in the seventh.

WRH’s leading hitter Josh John-son (.494, with 34 RBIs and a team-best 23 stolen bases) was called out inthe seventh inning for missing first baseas he appeared to beat the throw fromthe Hernando shortstop. It actuallyseemed fairly obvious that Johnsonstumbled when his foot hit the bag,but the first base umpire, who also

(apparently incorrectly) called a Her-nando runner safe on a bang-bang playearlier in the game, called Johnson out.

Although these stats are unofficial,Madden finished the season with 20RBIs and a .388 batting average, whilesenior 3B/P Cyler Porter, whosmashed a double to deep right field inthe final loss, finished with a .375 aver-age and 28 RBIs. Porter, the Bulls’ #2starter, also had a 7-1 record, with a1.82 ERA, 48 Ks in 50 IP and a team-best six complete games, including twoshutouts. P/SS Harry Olsen was 3-0with a 2.10 ERA and 20 Ks in 26 IP.

First-year head coach Jeff Swyker’sBulls, the top seed entering the Districttourney, finished the season 20-7 over-all and 14-3 in District 4A-8.

(Above) WCH’s Cole Miraglia threw acomplete game win against Ridgewood. (Below) Despite Spencer Bowles’ game-tying homer, WRH lost to Hernando.


The results of a season’s worth ofperspiration and practice were beingdecided as this issue of the WesleyChapel Neighborhood News was going topress, and athletes from both of ourlocal high schools were in the runningto possibly bring home some state titles.

On May 1, several students fromthe Wesley Chapel High track & fieldprogram were participating in the Class3A, Region 2 track meet at WinterPark. Below are the only State resultswe had at our press time.

The Wildcats 4x400-meter girlsrelay team of Renee Vaughns, AshleyHinds, Jessica Furst and Dana Cannon,which won the Class 3A, Region 2 titlewith a time of 4:02.73, finished seventhin their section at the State meet (theevent time was not available, however).

Also, in the girls 4x800m relay, theteam of Vaughns, Furst, Cannon andSarah Richter finished fifth, with a timeof 10:10.64; and Hinds, Ravin Gilbert,Adele Lashley and Jazzmyn Love-Roberts, who finished fourth in the4x100-meter relay at Regionals, finishedsecond in the preliminary round of theevent at States, which allowed them tomove on to the final round, but thoseresults were not available, either.

Other WCH athletes who qualifiedfor the State meet were CourtneyPrengaman, who was 10th in the girls’

high jump, Shantel Houston, who wasseventh in the 100-meter hurdles, andRaymond Nixon, who finished secondin his flight in the shot put.

Meanwhile, Wiregrass Ranch Highalso had some athletes who were boundfor the State 3A track meet, includingjunior Alex Kazanski, who finished firstin the boys pole vault at the Regionalmeet, clearing a height of 14.5 feet, butthe State meet was scheduled for May7, the day before this issue comes out.

Tennis Success For WRHTennis Success For WRHBut, we do have good news to

report for the WRH girls tennis team,which was well-represented at the Class3A State tourney n Orlando. At No. 1singles, Sarah Means won her first twomatches, only to fall in the final roundto the eventual winner from GibbsHigh in St. Pete, by a score of 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-1. Meanwhile, Sarah’s sisterElizabeth Means had even better suc-cess at No. 2 singles, losing only a totalof four games on her way to the Statetitle, including a final round 6-0, 6-3victory over top seed Leslie Raymond.

At No. 3 singles, Hannah Still wonher quarterfinal match, but lost in thesemis by a score of 6-2, 6-3. KatherineBonti and Jordanyne Fye also partici-pated, at No. 4 and 5 singles, respec-tively, but neither girl advanced past thequarterfinals.

One Wesley Chapel dentist hasdemonstrated his generosity by donat-ing mouth guards for football playersat the two local high school teams.

Last year, Dr. Zack Kalarickal ofWesley Chapel Dentistry (28965 S.R.54, in the Westbrook ProfessionalPark) provided the custom-mademouth guards, which normally sell for$350 each, for players on the WesleyChapel High football team. This year,however, Kalarickal and his staff haveexpanded the program to include play-ers from Wiregrass Ranch High as well.

“Our team here at Wesley Chapel

Dentistry believes it is important to notonly be an active part of the communi-ty, but also to do our part in helpingkeep the young people of our commu-nity safe,” Dr. Kalarickal says.

The American Dental Associationestimates that mouth guards prevent200,000 injuries each year in highschool and college sports alone. Thecustom-made guards are much moreeffective at preventing injuries than the“boil and bite” mouthpieces issued bythe county, Kalarickal says.

For more info, call WesleyChapel Dentistry at 991-5100. – MS

Local Dentist Provides Mouth GuardsFor High School Football Players

Tennis & Track Athletes Advance To States

In doubles, however, the Meanssisters easily swept through the field intheir bracket, including a 6-1, 6-2 quar-terfinal victory over the top-seededteam of Alyssa Cocoran and KatherinePyne, while the No. 2 WRH team of

Bonti and Still lost in their quarterfinalmatch, 6-1, 6-2. The Means sisters alsocaptured the overall doubles title with a6-2, 6-4 victory over Nicole Mera andMcKenzie O’Brien of ChamberlainHigh. — MS


lis. But,what hedidn’tknow wasthat two ofthosegameswould bejust milessouth ofthe Bull-dogs’ Hin-kle Field-house atLucas-Oil

Stadium for the NCAA Basketball FinalFour. “It’s crazy,” Vanzant said,“70,000 [people] is a lot. It was almosttoo much.”

Then, when Shawn and his Bull-dogs knocked off Michigan State andlegendary coach Tom Izzo to advanceto the national title game against a per-haps even-better-known coach MikeKryzewski and his three-time nationalchampion Duke Blue Devils two nightslater, I looked to the rafters of the his-toric stadium and was forced to holdback the tears. Unfortunately, the Bull-dogs ended up losing the title game in aheartbreaker to Duke by just twopoints, 61-59, when Butler sophomoreGordon Hayward heaved a half-courtshot that nearly went in as it banked offthe backboard before bouncing off thefront of the rim as time expired.

A True Local HeroShawn’s career at Wharton will be

remembered for years to come. Graduating back in 2007, he was

the most valuable player for a team thatfinished the regular season as theregional runner-up with a remarkable29-2 record. The Wildcats’ two lossesthat season were to eventual nationalchampion Montverde Academy andeventual state champion Lake Howell.In the three contests against NewTampa rival Freedom High that season,the ‘Cats outscored the Patriots 222-

89. Shawn even captured The TampaTribune’s Hillsborough County Playerof the Year award that year.

Shawn’s tenure at Butler may notbe quite as impressive as his highschool career, yet, but the 6-foot-1guard is arguably the Bulldogs’ mostathletic player.

His single-game career high inpoints at Butler is only 20 and came inhis sophomore season, when Butlertook on Milwaukee-Wisconsin in aHorizon League match-up. His per-formance was enough to help his teamget the “W” as well as snag an ESPNheadline about his efforts.

But, during the national semifinalmatchup against Izzo and his MichiganState Spartans, Vanzant would come up“big” once again.

Up 2 points with under a minuteto play, one of his teammates took ashot that rimmed out and bouncedhigh off the rim. Seemingly out ofnowhere, Shawn’s No. 2 Butler jerseywas seen soaring through the air tosnag the offensive rebound. On his wayout of bounds, he still had the where-withal to find his teammate under thebasket. Butler capitalized on the layupand ultimately clinched a spot in thenational title game.

To me, the journey of Shawn Van-zant and his “mid major” Butler Bull-dogs proves that even if “David” does-n’t always knock off “Goliath,”amazing things happen when you rollwith the punches and persevere.

Thank you, Shawn. I love you.

(Editor’s note - We first got toknow Joshua Litton when we foundhis impressive TheBlueCrew.Netwebsite while searching for infor-mation about this year’s WhartonHigh basketball team a couple ofmonths ago. He called to tell us hewas going to see his brother Shawnplay in the Final Four and I wasthrilled to let him write this exclu-sive correspondent piece for usabout his family’s journey to Indy.)

Former Wharton Star A Hero On & Off The Court For ButlerBy Joshua Litton

As my father, brother and I fin-ished loading up the truck and pulledout of our New Tampa home on ourway to Indianapolis for the NCAA FinalFour, I began to reflect on all of thelessons my brother Shawn Vanzantalmost inadvertently had taught me.

Shawn, who is now a junior pointguard for Butler University in Indiana,joined our family back in 2006 after hisfather had fallen ill. My family had justmoved to Tampa from Winter Springs,FL, and my younger brother, Zach, wasa freshman on Wharton’s junior varsityteam when he met Shawn. CoachTommy Tonelli had developed a systemwhereby veteran players would mentorincoming players and the two werepaired together.

Over the course of the 2005-06season, Zach and Shawn became veryclose. When my parents were contactedby Coach Tonelli regarding Shawn’squestionable parental status, theyagreed to the temporary arrangementbecause of the friendship Shawn andZach had developed.

Not long thereafter, that “tempo-rary” situation turned permanent and afriendship blossomed into a brother-hood. Suddenly, Zach, Chase and I hadanother brother. Whether it was a 2-on-2 game of Nerf basketball or watchingmovies together, Shawn became one ofthe boys.

Our 16-hour road trip to Indybegan promptly at 6 p.m. We couldn’tleave any earlier because of my dad’sjob and my class schedule, so we droveall through the night. One by one, wepassed Atlanta, Chattanooga, Nashville

and thenLouisville.Then, at 9a.m. thenext morn-ing, we hadfinallyarrived atour hotel,located 20miles southof Indi-anapolis.

Theroad trippretty much mirrored the journeyShawn had overcome. By no meansdoes it compare to the hardships he hadto endure to get where he is today, butit definitely demonstrated the power offamily.

When Butler beat Kansas State 63-56 in the NCAA Regional Final gamethe week before, we realized that theBulldogs were headed to the NCAAFinal Four for the first time in schoolhistory. My family also knew that, oneway or another, we would be at thegame for Shawn. No matter what ittook, no matter how far we had todrive, we would be there.

This mentality was at least partiallyderived from the unselfishness Shawnhas demonstrated since we took him in.He has never once complained aboutthe cards he has been dealt and hasovercome every obstacle placed beforehim. He has never wilted in the pres-ence of adversity.

When Shawn signed his letter ofintent during his senior year at Whartonto play for Butler, he knew he would beplaying most of his games in Indianapo-

Shawn Vanzant (third from left), with his extendedfamily (l.-r.): Chase, Lisa, Zach, Jeff & Joshua Litton.

Shawn Vanzant (#2 in blue) in action during the NCAA tourney.


Saddlebrook Resort Hosts ‘Broadway Comes To Tampa’By Michael Smith

How often do you get the oppor-tunity to see some of the best perform-ers performing some of the best num-bers from some of the greatest stageshows in Broadway history, all in oneplace in one evening, and also supportlocal theater at the same time?

The answer is easy: once a year,when the New Tampa Players (NTP)theatre troupe puts on their fund-raisinggala, “Broadway Comes To Tampa.”

This year marks the eleventh yearof the star-filled extravaganza, and NTPpresident Doug Wall, who also is theproducer of the show, says that thisyear’s event will be better than ever.

Not only does the line-up include abreathtaking array of talented perform-ers, but the show also is being hostedonce again (for the third year in a row)by the beautiful Saddlebrook Resort &Spa in Wesley Chapel.

“Some of our fans and supporterscome to the show year after year, so wedo our best to make it different andexciting every year,” Wall says.

While last year’s show included atroupe of professional dancers, Wall saysthat this year the event will go back toits Broadway roots, which means thatthe performers will sing about 25 differ-ent numbers over the course of twoacts, highlighting the songs for whichthey are best known.

The line-up includes: Stephanie J.

Block, who most recently wowed audi-ences in the “Wizard of Oz” adaptation,“Wicked;” Rita Harvey, star of “Phan-tom of the Opera” and “Fiddler on theRoof;” Capathia Jenkins, star of “Caro-line Or Change” and “Civil War;”Robert Cuccioli, star of “Jekyll &Hyde;” and, making his triumphantreturn to the show, audience favoriteDanny Zolli, who has been the star of“Jesus Christ Superstar.”

“Danny is very popular with ouraudiences,” Wall says. “He has anextremely unique voice, with an almostunlimited range.”

Also scheduled to perform are jazzsaxophonist Greg Wall (Doug’s brother)and composer/lyricist Neil Berg.

In addition to the performances,the gala also will include dinner and asilent auction, with the opportunity tobid on a variety of great items, such assports and entertainment memorabilia,dinner packages, jewelry, tickets toTampa Bay Lightning games and more.

It all gets under way at 6 p.m. onSaturday, May 8, and tickets cost$175 per person, although SaddlebrookResort is offering a special overnightpackage which includes two tickets tothe show and a suite, for $399 per cou-ple. Tickets are limited, so reservationsare requested by Friday, May 1.

To purchase tickets, or for moreinformation, call 386-9333 or visitBroadwayComesToTampa.com. Formore information about the roompackage, visit saddlebrook.com.

Among the stars scheduled to perform at this year’s gala are (clockwise fromupper left): Stephanie J. Block, Danny Zolli, Rita Harvey, Greg Wall, and

Robert Cuccioli.

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Elsie Foley of Pebble Creek was selected in a random drawing as thelucky winner of two tickets to the show on May 8.

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Rain Can’t Dampen Spirits At The Taste Of New Tampa It seemed almost as though Moth-

er Nature had arranged a somber trib-ute to the passing of one of the promi-nent organizers of the event, as cloudshung over the 17th annual Taste ofNew Tampa Health & Business Expo,which was again held on the campus ofFreedom High in Tampa Palms onApril 18.

But, the threat of approachingthunderstorms and a light intermittentdrizzle throughout the afternoon didn’tkeep hundreds of area residents fromenjoying the food samples served up bylocal restaurants and eateries and check-ing out the products and servicesoffered by the dozens of other busi-

nesses that also participated, whichincluded many from Wesley Chapel.

This year, the Taste was unofficiallydedicated to Frank Margarella, whopassed away suddenly just before theevent was held. Margarella was a formerpresident of the New Tampa Commu-nity Council (which evolved into theNew Tampa Chamber of Commercelast year) and he was one of the originalorganizers of New Tampa’s annualcommunity celebration.

Current Chamber officials said thatfewer businesses participated and fewerresidents visited this year’s event, thanksboth to the weather and the poor econ-omy. Even so, Aldo Mosquera of Café

Olé on Cross Creek Blvd.,which served huge plates ofauthentic paella, said he hasseen a lot of new customerssince the Taste, “so it wasstill worthwhile for us.”

Final figures were notavailable at our press time asto how much money wasraised during the event. Themoney will go to theschools and other nonprofitorganizations who volun-teered at the event and forother Chamber projectsthroughout the year. — MS

Kids crowded around for the ballon creationsmade by the staff of Dignity Memorial.

Many local restaurants were represented at this year’s Taste, including NewTampa’s Café Olé (left) and Tijuana Flats on S.R. 56.


WC Martial Arts Academy Develops The Body And The MindBy Michael Smith

Let’s face it, if you’re just lookingfor a place to drop your children offafter school where they can have a goodtime playing games and hanging outwith their friends, there are plenty ofoptions out there.

However, if you’re looking for aprogram that goes beyond fun andgames to teach your child values such asstrength of character, confidence anddiscipline, then you will definitely wantto look into the instruction offered atthe Wesley Chapel Martial Arts and TaeKwon Do Academy (located in theSeven Oaks development in the Renais-sance Professional Center off Bruce B.Downs Blvd. in Wesley Chapel).

The Academy is headed up byHabib Fayiz, a native of Afghanistanwho started his own training in taekwon do at the age of 10. He now is a6th degree black belt in the sport andhas been teaching in the Tampa Bayarea for nearly 20 years.

Fayiz says that he was inspired tobegin training in martial arts for tworeasons: one, because he needed a wayto protect himself on the streets of hishometown of Kabul, which was caughtup in civil war following the invasion bythe then-Soviet Union; and two,

because of the great popularity of mar-tial arts legend Bruce Lee. In fact, itwas because of Lee that Fayiz originallystarted out in kung fu, but laterswitched to tae kwon do because he feltit better suited his personal capabilities.

After his family was granted politi-cal asylum and moved to the U.S. in1986, Fayiz began training underGrand Master Si Young Jo, and wasgood enough to earn a spot in the1988 Junior Olympics. Even though hefinished third in sparring and in formsin his division, he says that he was actu-ally disappointed with those results.

“I didn’t have the training, so itdidn’t give me a good experience ofaccomplishing my goals,” he says, andthat’s why he switched to the Yung HoTae Kwon Do school, headed by GrandMaster Yung Ho Jun.

Jun was one of the four developersof the Ko Um Mu Do style of tae kwondo, which not only combines physicaltechniques derived from various martialarts, including tae kwon do, hapkidoand jujitsu, but also focuses on develop-ing the mental and spiritual aspects oftraditional martial arts practices, andthat’s what Fayiz hopes to impart to allof his students.

“The primary importance of taekwon do training is really discipline, in

the mind and the body, and to continu-ally improve yourself in all aspects ofyour life,” he says. “In other words, taekwon do is a tool for self improvement,a tool to improve the character of thestudent.”

Fayiz says the benefits of that focusare evident in the progress of his youngstudents, many of whom blossomunder the training to become moreconfident, more focused and morerespectful towards their parents, teach-ers and other adults.

“Kicking and punching can actual-ly be the means for the child to become

a good student in school, a good childat home and a good person overall,” hesays. “It is a means to becoming a bet-ter person.”

Patricia Mejio, whose 6-year-oldson Martin participates in the after-school program at Wesley Chapel Mar-tial Arts Academy, says that she has seenimprovement in her son, even thoughhe has only been involved in the pro-gram for less than a month.

“I began noticing changes withintwo weeks,” Mejio says, adding that shewas looking for a program that offeredsome kind of physical activity. And,

Master Habib Fayiz demonstrates proper form for his students at the WesleyChapel Martial Arts and Tae Kwon Do Academy.


even though Martin wasvery shy at first and evenrefused to enter the class-room, he now looks for-ward to going to classand has become moreoutspoken and self-confi-dent in his everydayactivities as well.

Fayiz adds, however,that tae kwon do trainingcan have as many positivebenefits for adults as itcan for children. Notonly does it offer physicalbenefits, such as improvedreflexes and coordina-tion, increased strength, stamina andflexibility, and better weight control, italso offers positive mental benefits, suchas improved concentration, stressreduction and relaxation, as well asincreased self-confidence and self-disci-pline.

The after-school program at Wes-ley Chapel Martial Arts runs until 6p.m. on weekdays and is open to stu-dents five years old and up. The schooleven offers a shuttle service that picksthe children up right from their school.

Then, regular classes for childrenbegin at 6 p.m., followed by classes foradults (with no age limit) from 7 p.m.-8 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays.Once each month, he also holds a spe-

cial family class, in which parents andtheir children participate together and,on Saturday mornings, he holds classesfor young children (ages 4-5), followedagain by regular classes and a self-defense class for women only beginningat noon.

Fayiz also offers a summer campprogram that begins on June 14 andincludes not only tae kwon do training,but also other sports activities and fieldtrips to places like the movies, the parkand a swimming pool.

For more information about allof the programs offered at WesleyChapel Martial Arts and Tae KwonDo Academy (3820 Windcrest Dr.,),drop by the school, call 928-6900 orvisit WesleyChapelTKD.com.

Here, a student shows the proper technique for breaking a practice board.


Taste of Boston — Huge Menu & Portions + Fair Prices = YUM!

Other appetizers on this too-much-to-choose from menu I hope totry include an authentic Maryland crabcake appetizer, fried calamari with mari-nara and his boneless Buffalo or BBQwings. Pasta lovers can choose shrimpscampi over linguine, linguine withwhite clam sauce, a spicy seafood fradiavlo and even chicken parmigianaover linguini. You can even get a Caesar

salad with chicken, shrimp, blackenedbasa and even lobster salad.

Other fried seafood optionsinclude a fried oyster basket, Buffalo orcoconut shrimp and regular or coconutchicken tenders. You can even choose a“two-way” combo basket or dinnerwith any two of his fried seafood (andchicken) options.

For grilled seafood lovers (like I

By Gary Nager

When owner George Illis first toldme that his specialty was New England-style fried seafood, I wasn’t really sureI was going to like his new Taste ofBoston, located in the Shoppes at NewTampa plaza, on the side of the plazafacing the Shops at Wiregrass mall.

Well, those concerns are longgone. I’ll even admit that I prefer Tasteof Boston’s fried haddock and scallopsto its grilled grouper. There’s justsomething about the way his breadingand deep, flash-frying seals in the flavorof his seafood, especially when you dipit in George’s properly spicy red cock-tail sauce.

As regular readers know, I havedeveloped an allergy to shrimp, but sofar, fish, scallops, clams and lobsterhaven’t affected me the same way, so Ican recommend everything at Taste ofBoston from the HUGE Fisherman’sPlatter (a bargain at $16.99 and defi-nitely enough for two) to the LobsterSteamer Bake and the 6-oz. sirloin andlobster (the price for the latter twovaries with the market price for the lob-ster) dinners.

The Fisherman’s Platter includesbig portions of fried haddock, scallops,shrimp, clam strips, French fries and

cole slaw. The haddock isflaky and white, the clams(especially if you get the“whole belly” clams for$2.50 additional) are bothcrispy and tender and anoniony cole slaw.

The Lobster Bakeincludes a whole 1-1/4-lb.lobster, a full pound of realMaine steamers (clams thathave a dark “foot” thatlooks like a handle; they’reyummy), your choice oftwo sides (I recommendthe BBQ beans) and a cupof creamy (white) NewEngland clam chowder(when available).

The sirloin is fairlythick for only six ouncesand very tender and it’stopped with deliciousgrilled onions. There’s alsoa Surf n Turf dinner for just $15.99with a 12-oz. steak and your choice offried or grilled haddock, shrimp orfreshwater basa (like tilapia, onlymilder). You can also get just the Mainelobster as a dinner.

I’ve also enjoyed George’s “BestPhilly South of Philly” cheesesteaksandwich and his fries rock.

Whether you choose the 6-oz. sirloin and lobster dinner (left) or the humongous Fisherman’sPlatter, you really should give Taste of Boston in the Shoppes at New Tampa plaza a try.


usually am), try thegrilled or blackenedbasa, Boston scrod(haddock) or scal-lop, shrimp orseafood combo(with haddock,shrimp, scallops andlobster) casserole.

Looking for asandwich for lunchor dinner? In addi-tion to the Philly,George featuresgreat half-poundburgers, grilled andfried chicken sand-wiches, George’s Famous lobster rolland even New Orleans-style oyster orshrimp poor-boy sandwiches.

Taste of Boston also offers greatdaily specials, like all-you-can-eat (big)shrimp for just $12.99, an all-you-can-eat fish fry featuring delicious fried (for$10.99) or blackened ($11.99) basaand all-you-can-eat fried haddock for$14.99 on Friday. You even get a cupof chowder to start for that price.

And yes, there’s even a nice varietyof Edy’s gourmet ice cream for dessert(I love the cookie dough, doublechocolate brownie and vanilla flavors),with some of the best hit fudge you’llfind anywhere, as well as domestic andimported bottled beer and house wines.

George’s original Taste of Bostonin South Tampa has been bringing incrowds for six years and his NewTampa location also has been packed sofar. He says his first restaurant, George’sSeafood & BBQ in New Hampshire, isstill operating under the same name,even though he no longer owns it. Thenew owner , George’s former account-ant, even opened a second place withthe same name, so he must be doingsomething right!

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