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The L AKER FREE The L AKER EAST PASCO EDITION APRIL 16, 2014 AROUND THE PARKS COURTESY OF HELENE RUBENSTEIN It’s easy being green Joan and Ed Fisher went green for the St. Patty’s Day dinner. More Grand Horizons, page 15 Your emergency can’t wait. Why should you? Text your zip code to ERTIME for ER wait times and locations. Why rush to a competitor’s ER just to sit and wait? Now you can text us and get our ER wait times in advance. It’s simple. Just text your zip code to ERTIME (378463) and get instant ER wait times and locations near you. Accredited Chest Pain Center Top Performer on Key Quality Measures™ for heart attack and heart failure Designated Primary Stroke Center Joint Commission accredited This hospital is partially owned by physicians. BayfrontDadeCity.com You can rely on high-quality care at every ER Extra® location. Our accreditations and awards are evidence of our quality standards: By Michael Murillo [email protected] After hours of practice and auditioning before a panel of experts, a select number of singers, dancers and musicians were chosen to perform at the Heritage Arts Center Association’s “Spotlight On Talent” event, now in its 31st year. Getting there was the hard part. The event itself, held in two separate perform- ances on March 29 at the Center for the Arts at Wesley Chapel High School, should have been easier. But the “Spotlight On Talent” fi- nals brought their own challenges for the performers. The early showcase, which featured younger performers, was hampered by in- clement weather, including thunderstorms and tornado warnings that severely affected audience turnout, organizers said. And the later showcase was disrupted by an inadver- tent fire alarm, which required a visit from the fire department and a full evacuation of the auditorium. But according to Barbara Friedman, who produced the talent show and is a member of the organization’s board of directors, those obstacles didn’t prevent inspired per- formances by the finalists, well-deserved recognition for the winners, and another successful talent showcase for young peo- ple in the area. “The performances were fabulous,” she said. “Truly, they are destined to go on to wonderful careers and go on with their tal- ents.” Performers overcome challenges at ‘Spotlight On Talent’ See TALENT, page 8 The L AKER FREE The L AKER EAST PASCO EDITION APRIL 2, 2014 Text your zip code to ERTIME for ER wait times and locations. Why rush to a competitor’s ER just to sit and wait? Now you can text us and get our ER wait times in advance. It’s simple. Just text your zip code to ERTIME (378463) and get instant ER wait times and locations near you. Fast Emergency Care QUALITY You can rely on high-quality care at every By B.C. Manion bcmanion@akerlutznews.com As the Pasco County school district shifts to a more rigorous set of educational stan- dards, Superintendent Kurt Browning has been making the rounds to explain the changes to parents. During his most recent stop at Wiregrass Ranch High School — the final of 13 com- munity meetings — Browning told parents that the district must change the way teach- ers teach and students learn. He also called for greater involvement by parents to help prepare students for entering school and to reinforce learning at home. The district’s current performance must ing students who are ready for college, ca- reers and life, Browning said. “We’ve got to make a connection be- tween what’s happening in the real world and in the classroom,” Browning said. Along those lines, the district is shifting to Common Core State Standards and rais- ing the bar on expectations.The standards define what students should know as they proceed through school in order to gradu- ate from high school fully prepared to enter college and the work force. “We’re embracing a new way of teaching and learning,” said Rayann Mitchell, a senior supervisor in the division of curriculum, as- sessment and instruction. The new standards are causing teachers Superintendent pushes new standards B.C. MANION/STAFF PHOTO At a seriesof community forums, Pasco DON’T MISS A SINGLE ISSUE! The full version of The Laker is now available online. Visit LakerLutzNews.com and click E-Editions in the top left corner. Preparations abound for area Easter celebrations By B.C. Manion [email protected] An Easter sunrise service on the front lawn of a hospital, a breakfast cookout at a church and a special choral presentation known as a cantata are among the many plans for Easter celebrations in East and Central Pasco County. The vast expanse of lawn in front of Florida Hospital Zephyrhills, at 7050 Gall Blvd., will be the setting for an Easter sun- rise service. It will feature song, meditation and scripture. Symbolic doves will be re- leased to represent hope during the service that celebrates the Christian belief that through his death and resurrection, Jesus paid the penalty for sin and offers everlast- ing life to his believers. “Our hospital is a faith-based hospital,” said Brenda Welcher, the hospital’s commu- nity relations coordinator.“Our mission is to extend the healing ministry of Christ.” Those attending the morning event, set for 6:30 a.m. on April 20, are encouraged to bring lawn chairs because seating is limited. The event typically draws a couple thou- sand people, with crowds bigger some years than others, depending on when Easter falls and whether winter residents are still in the area, Welcher said. Refreshments will be served. The nonprofit hospital presents the an- Plus, dissolving St. Leo may still be on table By Michael Hinman [email protected] Zephyrhills doesn’t waste time when it comes to elections. Last Monday, less than a week after the election, Alan Knight was installed as the new city councilman following his victory over one-time council president Jodi Wilkeson. And there isn’t even time for Knight to catch his breath. Moments after the swearing in, Knight was asked to consider two board appoint- ments, donating vehicles to a local college, who should build a new skate park, and, ac- cording to the agenda, decide the fate of City Manager Jim Drumm. Being a council member is not as easy as some make it look, and there’s a steep learn- ing curve that Knight, a former high school principal and football coach, will have to en- dure,Wilkeson said after the election. “I know that he’ll do a fine job,” she said. “But there’s still so much to learn once he gets up there.” Wilkeson was first elected to the council in 2008, and described her loss last week as disappointing. “I worked as hard as I could, and I can’t imagine another thing I could’ve done to COURTESY OF FLORIDA HOSPITAL ZEPHYRHILLS Mark Warren, a chaplain at Florida Hospital Zephyrhills, offers some remarks during a previ- ous Easter sunrise service to celebrate the risen Christ. All on-the-job training for councilman See COUNCILMAN, page 8 COURTESY OF THE HERITAGE ARTS CENTER ASSOCIATION Riley Reardon won this year’s $1,000 Pasco Heritage Scholarship for his contemporary dance routine. The Land O’Lakes High School senior choreographed it as well. See EASTER, page 8

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All on-the-job training for councilman, preparations abound for area Easter celebrations, performers overcome challenges at 'Spotlight on Talent.'

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The LAKERF R E EThe LAKER

EAST PASCO EDITION A P R I L 1 6 , 2 0 1 4

AROUNDTHE PARKS

COURTESY OF HELENE RUBENSTEIN

It’s easy being greenJoan and Ed Fisher went green for theSt. Patty’s Day dinner.More Grand Horizons, page 15

Your emergency can’t wait.

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By Michael [email protected]

After hours of practice and auditioningbefore a panel of experts, a select number ofsingers, dancers and musicians were chosento perform at the Heritage Arts CenterAssociation’s “Spotlight On Talent” event,now in its 31st year.

Getting there was the hard part. Theevent itself, held in two separate perform-ances on March 29 at the Center for the Artsat Wesley Chapel High School, should havebeen easier. But the “Spotlight On Talent” fi-nals brought their own challenges for theperformers.

The early showcase, which featuredyounger performers, was hampered by in-

clement weather, including thunderstormsand tornado warnings that severely affectedaudience turnout, organizers said. And the

later showcase was disrupted by an inadver-tent fire alarm, which required a visit fromthe fire department and a full evacuation ofthe auditorium.

But according to Barbara Friedman, whoproduced the talent show and is a memberof the organization’s board of directors,those obstacles didn’t prevent inspired per-formances by the finalists, well-deservedrecognition for the winners, and anothersuccessful talent showcase for young peo-ple in the area.

“The performances were fabulous,” shesaid. “Truly, they are destined to go on towonderful careers and go on with their tal-ents.”

Performers overcome challenges at ‘Spotlight On Talent’

See TALENT, page 8

The LAKERF R E EThe LAKER

EAST PASCO EDITION A P R I L 2 , 2 0 1 4

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By B.C. [email protected]

As the Pasco County school district shiftsto a more rigorous set of educational stan-dards, Superintendent Kurt Browning hasbeen making the rounds to explain thechanges to parents.

During his most recent stop at WiregrassRanch High School — the final of 13 com-munity meetings — Browning told parentsthat the district must change the way teach-ers teach and students learn. He also calledfor greater involvement by parents to helpprepare students for entering school and toreinforce learning at home.

The district’s current performance must

ing students who are ready for college, ca-reers and life, Browning said.

“We’ve got to make a connection be-tween what’s happening in the real worldand in the classroom,” Browning said.

Along those lines, the district is shiftingto Common Core State Standards and rais-ing the bar on expectations. The standardsdefine what students should know as theyproceed through school in order to gradu-ate from high school fully prepared to entercollege and the work force.

“We’re embracing a new way of teachingand learning,” said Rayann Mitchell, a seniorsupervisor in the division of curriculum, as-sessment and instruction.

The new standards are causing teachers

Superintendent pushes new standards

B.C. MANION/STAFF PHOTOAt a series of community forums, Pasco

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LakerLutzNews.com and click E-Editions in the top left corner.

Preparationsabound forarea EastercelebrationsBy B.C. [email protected]

An Easter sunrise service on the frontlawn of a hospital, a breakfast cookout at achurch and a special choral presentationknown as a cantata are among the manyplans for Easter celebrations in East andCentral Pasco County.

The vast expanse of lawn in front ofFlorida Hospital Zephyrhills, at 7050 GallBlvd., will be the setting for an Easter sun-rise service. It will feature song, meditationand scripture. Symbolic doves will be re-leased to represent hope during the servicethat celebrates the Christian belief thatthrough his death and resurrection, Jesuspaid the penalty for sin and offers everlast-ing life to his believers.

“Our hospital is a faith-based hospital,”said Brenda Welcher, the hospital’s commu-nity relations coordinator. “Our mission is toextend the healing ministry of Christ.”

Those attending the morning event, setfor 6:30 a.m. on April 20, are encouraged tobring lawn chairs because seating is limited.

The event typically draws a couple thou-sand people, with crowds bigger some yearsthan others, depending on when Easter fallsand whether winter residents are still in thearea, Welcher said. Refreshments will beserved.

The nonprofit hospital presents the an-

Plus, dissolving St. Leomay still be on tableBy Michael [email protected]

Zephyrhills doesn’t waste time when itcomes to elections.

Last Monday, less than a week after theelection, Alan Knight was installed as thenew city councilman following his victory

over one-time council president JodiWilkeson. And there isn’t even time forKnight to catch his breath.

Moments after the swearing in, Knightwas asked to consider two board appoint-ments, donating vehicles to a local college,who should build a new skate park, and, ac-cording to the agenda, decide the fate ofCity Manager Jim Drumm.

Being a council member is not as easy assome make it look, and there’s a steep learn-ing curve that Knight, a former high school

principal and football coach, will have to en-dure, Wilkeson said after the election.

“I know that he’ll do a fine job,” she said.“But there’s still so much to learn once hegets up there.”

Wilkeson was first elected to the councilin 2008, and described her loss last week asdisappointing.

“I worked as hard as I could, and I can’timagine another thing I could’ve done to

COURTESY OF FLORIDA HOSPITAL ZEPHYRHILLSMark Warren, a chaplain at Florida Hospital Zephyrhills, offers some remarks during a previ-ous Easter sunrise service to celebrate the risen Christ.

All on-the-job training for councilman

See COUNCILMAN, page 8

COURTESY OF THE HERITAGE ARTS CENTER ASSOCIATIONRiley Reardon won this year’s $1,000 PascoHeritage Scholarship for his contemporarydance routine. The Land O’Lakes HighSchool senior choreographed it as well.

See EASTER, page 8

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By Diane KortusPublisher

Before reading mycolumn this week,you may want to firstread the other storyon this page that ex-plains that we’vechanged the endingon our email to makeall of our digital ad-dresses uniform.

Our goal is to make it easier to find uson the Web, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube,LinkedIn and other virtual forums that willbecome the next multimedia rage. Simplyput, all of our addresses will now incorpo-rate the phrase “lakerlutznews.”

I think of “lakerlutznews” as the “han-dle” for our company. Remember thosedays not so long go ago when peopleadopted the CB radio language of truckersand gave themselves “handles”?

CB radios were the precursor of cellphones and email, and provided an instantway to talk with friends and family whiledriving across town or cross-country. Inmany ways today’s technologies are notthat much different — just faster and moreseamless.

Our new handle is easier to rememberand say than “cnewspubs” — the abbrevia-tion of our corporate name, CommunityNews Publications, that we’ve used sincewe launched our first website in 2002.

While we want you to know about ournew “handle” and expanded digital prod-ucts, this does not mean we will befocusing less on the printed weekly news-paper you are holding in your hands.

In fact, now that our website andFacebook page have been redesigned andwe’re posting e-editions and daily photosand stories, we have more time than everto focus on the newspaper itself. After all,there are 60,000 people who read TheLaker and Lutz News every week, or240,000 readers monthly. This comparesto 18,000 monthly page views on ourwebsite and close to 2,000 likes onFacebook.

With numbers like this, there’s nodoubt that the printed newspaper is theway most of you prefer to get your localnews. And you’re no different than news-

paper readers nationwide.A recent study by the Newspaper

Association of America found that 55 per-cent of the U.S. newspaper audience —both daily and weekly papers like ours —only read their local newspaper in printand never read it online.

The NAA hired Scarborough Researchto survey 150 U.S. media markets, includ-ing Tampa Bay. The study found that thedigital-only newspaper audience (peoplewho only read newspapers online, via mo-bile devices, or both) is very small.

Just 7 percent said they only read theirlocal newspaper online, 3 percent saidthey only read it with a mobile device, andjust 5 percent said they read it both onlineand with a mobile device.

That works out to 15 percent of thelocal newspaper audience who don’tread the printed paper and instead onlyread the news online or with a mobile de-vice.

So, to those who believe the printednewspaper is on its way to extinction, youare wrong. This NAA study is just the latestof many studies that dispels the belief thatnewspapers are dinosaurs and will not bearound for our great-grandchildren toread.

While only 15 percent of newspaperreaders get their news digitally today, itstill represents a lot of readers, and thatmarket will likely continue to grow. So,we will continue to make improvementsto our online services and do our best tokeep up with the ever-changing digitalworld.

But at the same time, we will never for-get that the vast majority of our readerswill always prefer the printed paper tostay abreast of local stories, photos and ad-vertisements that are informative, relevantand uplifting to read.

The challenge that I have as publisheris to bridge the worlds of print and digitalso that we remain accessible to all of ourreaders in the format they prefer, to enableus to continue to be a vital resource foreveryone who is interested in their com-munity.

And hopefully something as simple asconsistently using our new “handle” of “lak-erlutznews” will make it easier for you todo just that.

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Lakerlutznews is our new ‘handle’

The Laker/Lutz News Staff Report

There have been some exciting changesin recent weeks to how you can read TheLaker/Lutz News, and how you can commu-nicate with us as well.

The first change is in how you can reachthe staff by email. For years, [email protected] was the way to get to us.However, that is no longer the case, as we askthat you replace it with @lakerlutznews.com.

Typically, our email addresses are the firstinitial of our first name and then our full lastname, followed by @lakerlutznews.com. Theonly exception to this is our community ed-itor, B.C. Manion, who uses the [email protected].

So why the change?Well, first, @lakerlutznews.com is easier

to remember and say than our old address.Giving our old email address over thephone, for example, could be clunky andcomplicated, especially since some letterssound like others.

Second, it communicates clearly thatemails you receive from us are coming fromyour community newspaper. That includesThe Laker, which has published since 1981,and the Lutz News, which has publishedsince 1964.

Finally, it better reflects where you canfind us online at LakerLutzNews.com. It’salso a lot closer to our Facebook address aswell, which is now available atFacebook.com/LakerLutzNews.

Another new feature available on ourwebsite is our e-edition. Sure, you can waituntil Thursday afternoon each week to readour stories from the print edition on ourwebsite. But if you don’t have access to ourprint publication, and would like to see thepaper when it’s delivered, then all you haveto do is stop by our website everyWednesday.

At the top of our page is a link called “E-Editions.” Hovering over that with a mousewill bring up a submenu featuring the differ-ent editions of The Laker and Lutz News,based on where you live.

This lets you read our newspapers notonly on your computer, but on mobile de-vices as well. Just visit our website on yoursmartphone or tablet, click on “E-Editions,”and you’re on your way.

“We appreciate you continuing to makeThe Laker/Lutz News your communitynewspaper, and hope you will take advan-tage of our new digital offerings while stillenjoying our printed edition here in yourhands,” news editor Michael Hinman said.

The Laker/Lutz News has newemail addresses, digital offerings

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The women sat in a circle, quietly shar-ing the ways their lives have been affectedby three devastating words: “You have can-cer.”

For one, the words were so fresh that shecouldn’t quite wrap her mind around hersituation. For another, those words havebeen uttered repeatedly and have causedmultiple surgeries.

One member of the group, Paula O’Neil— Pasco County’s clerk of the circuit courtand county comptroller — had joined thewomen to share her story. For O’Neil, likefor the others, finding out she had breastcancer was a jolt.

“I was totally shocked. I really felt that Iled a healthy life,” O’Neil said.

In the area where the cancer was found,O’Neil had been previously screened with amammogram and a sonogram and had beenfine, she said.

Statistics from the American CancerSociety, estimate that about 1.7 million newcancer cases will be diagnosed in 2014, andnearly 1,600 Americans per day are expect-ed to die from the disease.

When O’Neil heard she had breast can-cer, she didn’t believe she would die. Shesaid she’d met so many survivors throughher association with the American CancerSociety that she didn’t expect that her dis-ease would be fatal.

“I figured I would make it through,”O’Neil said.

But that didn’t mean the experience waseasy.

“I think the hardest time is between thetime when you find out and you find outwhat they’re going to do,” she said. “Youdon’t how far it spread. You don’t knowwhat’s going to happen to you.”

It’s not easy for the family, either.“When you first find out you have can-

cer, you and your family, it’s like, ‘Holy cow,are you kidding me?’ And then, you start ac-cepting it,” she said.

Making O’Neil’s case more complicatedis the public nature of her work. As clerk ofthe circuit court, she has a large staff of 150people and many responsibilities. Before sheinformed her staff, O’Neil gathered her ex-ecutive team around her to share her news.She wanted them to help reassure the staffthat she was looking good and expected tobe OK.

She said she wanted to be sure she con-trolled the story, so she notified the press.

“When you’re in an elective position, youhave to be careful. You don’t want people tothink you’re going to die,” O’Neil said. “Iwanted the story from myself. I didn’t wantrumors.”

She said her initial concerns were aboutlosing a breast and losing her hair. When shefound out she needed a mastectomy, she

said she pushed for a double mastectomy toavoid having to go through a similar ordeallater.

She was advised, instead, to have genetictesting done to see if she had a geneticallyinherited trait that made her at high risk forbreast cancer. The result was negative, soshe was denied the double mastectomy.

Like most cancer patients, O’Neil did notwant to lose her hair. Part of the reason wasa concern for her appearance because she’son television every other week, duringPasco County Commission meetings.

“I don’t know if I would have done thatwith a wig. I didn’t want to look sick. It wasreal important to me not to look sick,”O’Neil said.

She underwent chemotherapy, but shekept most of her hair.

“I did the chemo cold caps to save myhair. I was able to freeze my scalp to save myhair,” she said. “It thinned. It thinned a lot.”

Patients wear a specially designed capthat is cooled to a very low temperature toconstrict the blood vessels to prevent themfrom carrying the harmful drug agents tothe scalp, thus preventing the drugs fromdamaging the hair follicles.

The chemo cold caps are not covered byevery insurance plan, but were covered byhers, O’Neil said.

In addition to the chemotherapy treat-ments, O’Neil also underwent breastreconstruction, which resulted in an infec-tion in her stomach for six months, she said.

As she shared her story, other women inthe group opened up. Some talked abouthow hard it is to tell others they have can-cer. Other women talked about how gratefulthey are being able to share their experi-ences at the support group, which meets atThe Center for Women’s Health at FloridaHospital Wesley Chapel.

The women shared their pain, but alsooffered each other practical advice.

For those who have trouble sharing theirstory, there’s a website calledCaringBridge.com that allows communica-tions to be shared with whomever theywant to keep in the loop, one woman said.

Another said there’s a website geared tohelping organize the contribution of mealsby others who care. That’s called,TakeThemAMeal.com.

O’Neil told the women she was honoredto meet with them.

“We’ve all been through the samethings,” she said. “I can tell you this: It’s not apath I would have chosen, but I’m verygrateful, grateful for the experience. It givesyou a different perspective on life and onhow precious it is.”

O’Neil said she’s always believed shewould one day work at a cancer camp forkids. Now, when she does, she’ll be able torelate to them on a deeper level.

“I’ll be able to say, ‘I’ve been throughchemo, too,’” O’Neil said.

B.C. MANION/STAFF PHOTOPaula O’Neil attends a breast cancer support group at The Center for Women’s Health atFlorida Hospital Wesley Chapel to share her personal experiences with breast cancer.

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It’s hard to argue the numbers againstsmoking: It’s caused 20.8 million deathssince 1965, it’s been linked to 12 kinds ofcancer and 17 chronic diseases, and can cre-ate similar problems to anyone else exposedto the smoke, according to the U.S.Surgeon General.

So for Pasco County, banning cigarettesmoking is a no-brainer. However, prevent-ing smokers from being hired by thecounty? That might be a little moreproblematic.

Yet Pasco is starting thatpush, although county perform-ance development director MarcBellas admits that he’s still notsure exactly how the new pro-gram will shake out.

“Everyone in this organizationknows this is coming, but whatwe don’t know is what it willlook like, when will it happen, andhow it will impact each one of them,” Bellassaid.

Governments have found some success— and failures — when it comes to imple-

menting policies that would ban hiringsmokers. Temple Terrace made nationalnews more than a decade ago when it triedto control smoking in its workforce, and thenegative backlash caused them to changegears.

But that was a different time, whenFlorida’s ban on indoor smoking in most

public places was still in itsinfancy. In 2003, the argu-ment was to help lowerhealth insurance costs.

Today, however, the carrotbeing dangled is healthier

living.“What they’re looking for is

kind of a more environmentallyfriendly and positive work place,”said county public information of-

ficer Doug Tobin. “That includesa smoke-free campus, aswell as a policy wherenew employees would be

prohibited from smoking.”And the idea is not new in Pasco

County. Both the fire department and sheriff’soffice already restrict smoking among em-ployees, Tobin said, and the county itself hasflirted with the idea for several years now.

Pasco considers smoker hiring ban for county jobs

MICHAEL HINMAN/STAFF PHOTOLife is becoming more and more difficult for tobacco users. Not only is space to light upbecoming scarce, but jobs might be more difficult to find as well.

A smoking policy for the county govern-ment is far from complete, Bellas said.However, he brought up some initial ideasto the Pasco County Commission last weekto get some of their feedback.

In its current form, employees hired afterOct. 1 would be required to sign an affidavitaffirming they have not used tobacco prod-ucts for one year, and agree to submit to anicotine test if they’re every suspected ofsmoking. Those who were hired before Oct. 1 would no longer be allowed to use to-bacco products while they are on the clock.

New hires would not be allowed tosmoke or use tobacco products at all, noteven at home, or on the weekends. If theyare discovered to have violated the policy,they could be disciplined and even fired.

Yet, even Bellas admits that sometimes aplan looks far better on paper than it doesin the field. And his goal is to not make itmore difficult to compete for good employ-ees with other counties and private industryby having too restrictive of a policy.

“We have a few challenges that we can’tignore,” he said. “Between 24 and 25 percent

of our employees right now use tobacco,and a lot of them are in the entry-level posi-tions in roads and bridges, and in utilities.The folks in those departments already havea hard enough time keeping those positionsfilled. If we take one more thing away, andthey believe it’s going to be a problem, thenthat is not a good choice for us.”

That means there’s still a lot of work todo on the policy before it’s completed,Bellas said, and there’s a good chance thatwhat is finally approved to begin nextOctober could be quite different fromwhat’s on the table today.

And the talk alone of implementing thepolicy seems to have had some positive ef-fect already. Commissioner Henry Wilson,who serves on a committee addressing thisissue, told commissioners at the recentmeeting participation in smoking cessationprograms has drastically increased over thepast two months.

“They know the conversation has start-ed,” Wilson said. “This is nothing else but tocreate a healthy work environment, andthat’s what we’ll try to do.”

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NEW RESTORE SALE DATESBeginning April 14, on Mondays, HabitatReStore will offer discounts on items thathave been in inventory for a while. SeniorDay is moving to Tuesdays, beginning April15. A senior discount is 20 percent. StartingMay 1, Dade City ReStore will host monthlysilent auctions. Habitat ReStores are locatedat 15029 U.S. 301 in Dade City, and 4700 S.Allen Road in Zephyrhills. For information,visit Habitat.org/restores.

NATURE’S CLASSROOM OPEN HOUSENature’s Classroom is hosting its annualWoods, Water and Wildlife open house April 26 and April 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,at 13100 Verges Road in Thonotosassa. Theevent will feature student nature artdisplays, live music, children’s activities,animal handling, and environmentalexhibits. Cost is $5 per vehicle. Forinformation, call (813) 987-6969.

BOOK BAZAARHugh Embry Library, 14215 Fourth St., inDade City, will host a book bazaar May 9and May 10 from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Therewill be slightly used books, audio and videomedia, magazines and related materials,many at less than $3. For information, call(352) 567-3576.

MEMORIAL DEDICATIONSouthport Springs, 3737 Southport SpringsParkway in Zephyrhills, will host adedication of its veterans’ memorial June 14at 10 a.m. More than 150 veterans reside inthe community, and the memorial honorsthem, all who have served, and all who willserve. The memorial will fly service flagsfrom all military branches and have aninscribed granite stone. For information, call(813) 782-3800.

COLONY HILLS STARTS BINGOThe Colony Hills Community, 35144Wagner Way in Zephyrhills, hosts weeklybingo Wednesday nights. Early bird bingo isat 6 p.m., and regular bingo starts at 7 p.m.

Doors open at 3:30 p.m. Snack kitchenfeatures hot dogs, popcorn, cake anddrinks. For information, call (813) 788-4121.

DONATE TO PET PANTRYDogs Day Pet Pantry, 14012 Seventh St., inDade City, is looking for donations of petfood and pet supplies to help pet ownersfacing economic hardship in the Dade Cityarea. Items needed are dry or canned dogand cat food, cat litter, and collars andleashes. The pantry accepts donations from10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.

CAMP SPONSORSHIPSThe Florida Elks Association sponsors campscholarships each summer for children ages9 through 13. Sessions are from Sundayafternoon to Saturday morning, and includehousing, food, and a range of activitiesincluding archery, swimming, arts andcrafts, basketball, and more. For sponsorship

information, or an application, call (813)782-4604, or [email protected].

AMERICAN LEGION KARAOKE NIGHTAmerican Legion Post 15, 37745 Church St.,in Dade City, hosts indoor corn tosstournaments the third Saturday of everymonth. Sign-up is at noon, and games startat 1 p.m. For information, call Bob Case at(813) 713-4588. The club meets the secondMonday of the month at 7 p.m. Karaokenight is the first Friday of the month from6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. There is an air rifleJunior Shooting Sports Program for boysand girls ages 8 through 18 everyWednesday at 5 p.m. For information, call(352) 518-0021.

SQUARE DANCING AT BETMARThe Belles and Beaus square and rounddance group of Betmar Acres hosts a

mainstream- and plus-level dance everyWednesday at 7 p.m., in Clubhouse 2 at37137 Lakewood Drive in Zephyrhills. Forinformation, call (989) 742-4639.

AMERICAN LEGION MEETINGSAmerican Legion Zephyr Post 118 will meetthe third Wednesday of the month at 7p.m., at the post home, 5340 Eighth St., inZephyrhills. The club is open from 3 p.m. to10 p.m. Membership to the club is open toall eligible veterans. For information, callKeith Holz at (813) 782-0481.

TIMBER LAKE BINGOTimber Lake Estates, 34301 Country SideDrive in Zephyrhills, hosts bingo everyThursday. Doors open at 4:30 p.m., andbingo starts at 6 p.m. Food will be served.For information, call (813) 788-6647.

CALLING ACCORDION ENTHUSIASTSThe group Accordion Adventure meets thethird Tuesday of every month from 6 p.m.to 9 p.m., at Spring Hill United Church ofChrist, 4244 Mariner Blvd. The group is foraccordion enthusiasts of all performancelevels. For information, call (352) 686-0975,or (352) 442-5574.

LADIES AUXILIARY EVENTSThe Ladies Auxiliary of Zephyrhills Eagles3752, 4149 New River Road, hosts Mondaynight line dancing classes from 6 p.m. to 8p.m., Wednesday bar bingo from 1 p.m. to 4p.m., and euchre on Fridays at 1 p.m. Forinformation, call (813) 780-1558, or [email protected].

DO YOU LIKE TO SING?The Friendship Singers is looking for newmembers. There are no auditions and no priorsinging experience is required. The volunteersinging group performs in local nursinghomes, assisted living facilities, and seniorcitizen centers in Pasco and Hillsboroughcounties. For information, call Joyce Ruby at(813) 442-7879, or email [email protected],or call Joe Berling at (813) 997-1454, or [email protected].

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drawn a primary challenger.Moore still has $37,000 in the bank

based on money he hasn’t spent, whileRobertson still has $4,900 to work with.Littlefield has $1,600, and Remsberg $140available.

Moore, Littlefield and Robertson will faceoff in the Aug. 26 primary, the winner set toface Remsberg in November.

EAST PASCO DEMOCRATS MEETThe East Pasco Democratic Club will

meet April 21 at 7 p.m., at The Commons,38130 Pretty Pond Road in Zephyrhills.

The speaker will be Lynn Providence ofLegal Shield talking about identity theft.

For information, call (813) 838-0767.

POLL WORKERS NEEDED FORAUGUST, NOVEMBER ELECTIONS

Energetic? Service-oriented? Then thePasco County supervisor of elections maybe looking for you.

Poll workers are needed for both the pri-mary election Aug. 26 and the generalelection Nov. 4. Positions are paid, but po-tential candidates will need to be able tostand, bend, stoop, lift approximately 30pounds, and have normal vision and manualand physical dexterity.

Applicants also need to write and readEnglish, have an email address, and be ableto work the entire day from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

All positions receive mandatory paidtraining the month preceding both the pri-mary and general elections.

For information, call (800) 851-8754, orvisit PascoVotes.com.

Get copy of advance directivesNational Health Care Decision Day is

April 16, and HPH Hospice is offering adownload of an advance directive form onits homepage at HPH-Hospice.org.

Those interested also can have a packetmailed to them by calling (866) 940-0962.

HPH representatives also are available tomeet one-on-one for guidance through thepreparation of an advance directive.

For information, call Jane Freeman at(727) 863-7971 or (800) 486-8784.

Living Will distributionThe Hook Law Group is providing free

living wills April 16 at Gulfside Center forHospice Care, 5760 Dean Dairy Road inZephyrhills from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

For information, call (727) 842-1001.

MOORE ADDS ANOTHER $6K TO CAMPAIGN

Mike Moore continues to prove he canraise lots of money in a short period of time,pulling in more cash than all of his chal-lengers in his run for the Pasco CountyCommission.

In March, Moore raised $6,261, bringinghis total to $50,561 in his efforts to replacePat Mulieri on the commission. Only formerstate Rep. Ken Littlefield was close with$1,200 over the same time period, bringinghis total to $2,200.

Moore remains committed to raisingmoney from builders and developers, in-cluding $1,000 from the Alfonso family inTampa, $500 from rancher and developerDon Porter, and $500 from the commercialland broker Eshenbaugh Land Co.

In all, those connected with real estate,development and construction accountedfor $4,400 of Moore’s totally monthly haul,while only $2,800 of it came from PascoCounty residents.

Littlefield had just one major donor inMarch, Hodges Family Funeral Home, whichdonated $1,000.

The third Republican in the race, BobRobertson, raised $238 in March, bringinghis overall total to $10,860.

The lone Democrat in the race so far,Erika Remsberg, raised just $50 – small do-nations from Pasco County residents. Shehas raised just $450, but so far, she has not

Medicare trainingThe Area Agency on Aging of Pasco-

Pinellas Inc. and the Florida Department ofElder Affairs are offering comprehensivetraining on the basics of Medicare in a three-day program for those interested involunteering with the Serving HealthInsurance Needs of Elders Program.

The training begins April 22. For information, call Susan Samson at

(727) 570-9696, ext. 234, or visitFloridaShine.org.

Women and menopauseFlorida Hospital Zephyrhills, 7050 Gall

Blvd., will host the seminar “Straight Talk forWomen: The Big Change” April 24 at 6 p.m.

Women between the ages of 35 and 55can learn more about the expected changes

and creative survival strategies for dealingwith menopause.

Guest speaker is Delrose Brown.To register, call (877) 534-3108.

Gulfside hospice orientationGulfside Hospice is hosting an orientation

for new volunteers in East Pasco CountyApril 24 and April 25 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30p.m., at Gulfside’s Center for Hospice Care,5760 Dean Dairy Road in Zephyrhills.

Volunteers must be at least 16 years old.Space is limited.

To reserve a spot, call Jennifer Ball orTracey Thompson at (813) 780-1235.

Alzheimer’s Caregiver DayAlzheimer’s Family Organization is host-

ing its Caregiver Day May 2 from 10 a.m. to

2 p.m., at Bayfront Health Dade City, 13100Fort King Road.

The event includes refreshments, lunch,certificate of attendance, and guest speak-ers. Topics include research updates,Medicare fraud and elder law issues.

Cost is $10 for AFO members, and $25for non-members.

Registration is required. For information, call (727) 848-8888 or

(888) 496-8004.

HPH Hospice’s Grief’s JourneyHPH Hospice will host an eight-week

Grief’s Journey group for newly bereavedadults. The group will meet beginning at 2p.m. on Wednesdays beginning May 7 atHPH’s Resource Center, 37441 Clinton Ave.,in Dade City.

The group is free, and individuals whohaven’t used hospice services are invited.

Preregistration is required.For information, call (800) 486-8784.

Community Health FairFlorida Hospital Zephyrhills, C1 Bank, and

Elks USA will host their Community HealthFair June 11 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at ElksLodge 2731, Wire Road in Zephyrhills.

The event will feature free health screen-ings, health and wellness education, doorprizes, and a low-cost lunch.

Florida Hospital Zephyrhills has named Cheryl Kennison asits new director of marketing. Kennison served as marketingmanager at Florida Hospital Tampa before coming toZephyrhills.

She also has served as marketing and foundation director forBert Fish Medical Çenter in New Smyrna Beach.

Kennison is a graduate of Union College in Nebraska. Cheryl Kennison

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All performers and judges made it to theearly show despite bad weather, and the firealarm didn’t rattle the late show contest-ants, either. Attendance for both shows wasaround 400, with more than 120 performersrepresenting more than 60 different acts,taking part in the shows.

Their ability to overcome unexpectedevents demonstrates that they’ve alreadysuccessfully learned and implemented a “theshow must go on” mentality, Friedman said.

Winners were recognized in several cate-gories, and one also earned $1,000 as therecipient of the Pasco Heritage Scholarship,which is given to a Pasco graduating senior

each year. But even that winner didn’t have an easy

road to his victory. In fact, he made a mis-take early into his contemporary danceroutine.

“In the beginning, I was supposed to dothis leap and then roll to the ground. But Ileapt, and when I put my foot down I missedthe floor and landed on my back,” recalledRiley Reardon, a senior at Land O’ Lakes HighSchool. “But then I just kept on going be-cause I was supposed to go to the floor so alot of people didn’t even notice. Right then Iwas like, ‘Wow, I already messed this up andI’m only at the beginning of the dance.’”

Reardon was able to recover, impress thejudges throughout the rest of his dance, andcapture the scholarship. And it probably

helped that he knew the routine so well:Reardon choreographed the dance himself,and even choreographed a duet dance forhis sister, Devin, for her performance at the“Spotlight On Talent.”

Dance is a big part of Reardon’s life. Hepractices for hours each weekday at BroadwayDancesations, a dance studio in Lutz. While itrequires considerable practice and focus, hesaid it’s a creative break from the challengingcourse load he takes as part of his school’sInternational Baccalaureate program.

Choreography also is a fun activity forhim, since he gets to match up a dancer’sstrengths with routines that showcase theirabilities. Reardon said that watching otherssucceed with dances he creates can bemore rewarding than actually performing

them himself.But he won the scholarship with his

own performance, and he found the victorysatisfying for multiple reasons. He’s beenperforming at the “Spotlight On Talent” for afew years, and it was nice to be recognizedin his senior year.

The money is a welcome prize, too.Reardon is looking at a few schools, andwhile he hasn’t made a final decision yet, itlooks like his choice will probably take himout of state, which means higher tuitioncosts and additional living expenses.

Wherever he attends school, he said themoney would come in handy.

“I’m really excited. College is super-ex-pensive, so just having a little bit of helpreally does go a long way.”

garner more votes,” she said. “I do think Iwas hurt a little bit by Mr. Knight’s namerecognition. He’s impacted the lives of just atremendous amount of people.”

Yet, it’s the Drumm situation that may beaffected the most from the election.Wilkeson essentially delayed the council’sattempt to remove Drumm from the citymanager position last month by asking for athird legal opinion on whether the councilcan do that without a supermajority.

Her perceived support of the embattledcity manager may have cost her votes aswell, Wilkeson conceded.

“I just feel that it’s imperative that wetreat him fairly,” she said. “He didn’t makeany really egregious missteps, and he helpedget us out of a million-dollar deficit. He hadexactly the skills we needed at the time.”

Drumm “did a fine job,” Wilkeson said,but is a bit introverted, which may haveworked against him in terms of relation-ships.

As for Wilkeson’s political future, she’s

not sure what might happen next, but sheisn’t ruling anything out.

“I never say never,” Wilkeson said. “If agroup of concerned citizens came to meand said they wanted me to run again andthey would support me, I would consider it.I enjoy being involved in the communityand bringing my training and education tothe table for the benefit of the city. But Idon’t have any aspirations right now.”

Incoming St. Leo commissioner saysthere’s no interest to dissolve town

Ray Davis says the rumor mill in St. Leohas it all wrong.

Although he’s the third Lake Jovita resi-dent to be elected to the small town’scommission — ousting longtime commis-sioner Donna DeWitt — he’s focused onmaking sure his neighborhood is no longera part of St. Leo, one way or the other.However, Davis says he has no intention ofdissolving the Town of St. Leo itself to makethat happen.

Yet, how he can help de-annexation

along as a commissioner is unclear. Thetown attorney has cited past legal opinionsshe says forbids St. Leo from de-annexingthe small portion of the Lake Jovita subdivi-sion inside its town limits. Any area that canbe annexed by a municipality, based typical-ly on population, cannot be de-annexed,according to the state attorney general’s in-terpretation of the law.

Because of that, the decision to allowLake Jovita to de-annex lies with the legis-lature, in a bill introduced last March bystate Rep. Amanda Murphy, D-New PortRichey. It passed its final committee onFriday, and should soon be heading to theHouse floor.

“They call me ‘Plan B,’” Davis said follow-ing the election. “You never know what’sgoing to happen.”

Davis did not want to speculate on whatwould happen if the state didn’t open thedoor for de-annexation. When asked if hewould vote to dissolve the town itself inthat instance, Davis was non-committal.

“I think it’s wise not to make a statementbased on speculation, and I don’t thinkthat’s the smart thing to do,” Davis said.

DeWitt, who expects to get her job backwhen Lake Jovita is de-annexed and threepositions suddenly open on the commis-sion, prays there’s a town to come back to.

“Hopefully, they won’t do anything dras-tic until they can get de-annexed out of thetown,” she said.

Many projects have been put on holdwhile the Lake Jovita issue has remained hotin recent months, including a request by theIafrates family to annex 179 acres of land onSt. Leo’s south side. Although it’s not directlyrelated to the Lake Jovita issue, commission-ers decided to delay that prospect until thede-annexation question is resolved.

Despite the legal opinion, Davis main-tains the commission still has the power tovote a de-annexation. The only reason why itdidn’t happen before, he said, was becauseLake Jovita didn’t have a majority on thecommission until this past election.

DeWitt’s support of the de-annexationdid not become known until after he hadfiled to run, Davis added.

“We didn’t know that, and we had onlyheard that through hearsay,” he said. “Nowwe’re just waiting to see what happens.”

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nual event as its gift to the community,Welcher said. The service is a joint presenta-tion of Florida Hospital Zephyrhills and theZephyrhills/Wesley Chapel MinisterialAssociation.

A short while later, East Pasco Seventh-day Adventist Church at 7333 Dairy Road inZephyrhills, is hosting an Easter breakfastcookout. The morning meal is scheduledfrom 8 until 10:30.

First Baptist Church of Zephyrhills at38300 Fifth Ave., is planning to mark the reli-gious holiday with an Easter cantata at 10:45a.m.

St. Joseph Catholic Church will offer an8:30 p.m. Easter vigil on April 19, followedby five Masses on Easter morning. Thechurch will have one 7 a.m. Mass. It also willhave two Masses at 9 a.m. and two Masses at11 a.m. Those services will be in the churchand the parish center.

Since Easter services tend to draw largecrowds, it is not unusual for churches tomake special accommodations, such as addi-tional seating, extra services or sound pipedinto additional rooms.

New Walk Church, which is one churchthat meets in three locations, is planning anumber of services at its campuses inZephyrhills, Dade City and Holiday.

Its Easter schedule for the Zephyrhills lo-

cation, at 37301 Chapel Hill Loop, calls forservices at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. on April 19, and9 a.m., 11 a.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Easter.

Its Dade City location, at 13925 14th St.,will have its services at 9:15 a.m. and 11:15a.m. And, its Holiday campus, at 5238 MileStretch Drive, will have services at 9 a.m.and 11 a.m.

Victorious Life Christian Church is gear-ing up for Easter services at its WesleyChapel and Spring Hill campuses. To helpensure that everyone has a wonderful expe-rience, the church is looking for some extravolunteers to help hold babies, guide peopleto their seats, help direct traffic, and greetthose arriving to worship.

The Wesley Chapel location, at 6224 Old

Pasco Road, will have three morning servic-es at 8:15, 9:30 and 11. It also will offer oneservice in Spanish at 2:30 p.m.

At its Spring Hill campus, 18924 CountyLine Road, there will be two morning servic-es at 8:30 and 10, and one service offered inSpanish at noon.

A number of churches also will be offer-ing Easter services in Land O’ Lakes.

Northpointe Church, at 2427 Old CypressCreed Road, will gather at 6:30 p.m. on April19, and at 9:15 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Easter.

Our Lady of the Rosary will have anEaster vigil Mass at 7:30 p.m., and Eastermorning Masses at 6, 7:45, 9:30 and 11:30.

It also will offer one mass in Spanish at1:30 p.m.

COUNCILMAN, from page 1

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From the outside, the squat ware-house building housing theSuncoast Center for Fine Scale

Modeling is no showstopper.Step inside, though, and it’s an entirely

different story.The center is a showcase of the kind of

artistry that can be achieved in the world ofmodel making. It has several exhibits, butthe centerpiece of the collection is calledthe Sundance Central, a fine scale modularrailroad.

The display was created by a group ofmodel-makers who are obsessive in their at-tention to detail. They’ve spent thousands ofhours over several years working to create arailroad environment that looks and soundslike it’s from a period between the 1890sand 1920s.

Smoke billows from a locomotive as itchugs along a hand-laid track. The sounds oftrains, speeding up and slowing down withthe calls of birds in the background, providean added air of authenticity.

Tiny people populate the display. Somewait at a train station. Others work at a gas

station. Some labor in the rail yards. There’s amultitude of scenes along the route, includ-ing a lumberyard, a salvage shop and a trainmaintenance facility.

Trains make their way through a terrainthat’s been painstakingly landscaped withhandmade grass and trees. The locomotivesrun across elevated tracks, with a sculptedwaterfall and images of majestic mountainsarranged to serve as a backdrop.

Besides the Sundance Central, the centerhas Civil War military models, a tribute tothe Band of Brothers, a fighter pilot in a F-15Eagle cockpit and other displays. For trainlovers, there are two other model railroaddisplays that were created and donated bygroups from Australia. And, there’s theSilverton Central, a layout created by JonAddison, a modeler in the center’s group.

“There’s so many things in here for youto see,” said Dale MacKeown, another mem-ber on the Sundance team. “People whocome in here typically spend two, two-and-a-half hours. We have people who come inhere every time.”

One guy, around 95, came with six mem-bers of his family, and they spent the wholeday there, MacKeown said.

Because of its modular nature, theSundance Central can be taken apart andtransported to train shows and conferenceselsewhere. It is so large, disassembling it is agargantuan task, and it requires a semitrailerto move it.

The display is not widely known to thegeneral public, but is popular among trainenthusiasts and modelers, MacKeown said.

“It’s been to all four corners of theUnited States in the last 10 years,” he said.“People from all over the world hear aboutus.”

In September, it will be the centerpieceof the National Narrow Gauge Conventionin Kansas City, Mo.

The Sundance Central got its start about15 years ago when some group membersbecame acquainted with each otherthrough the Florida Garden Railway Society,MacKeown said. They decided it would beneat to build a modular train layout theycould carry in the trunks of their cars to

train shows. They moved into the center’s current

home, at 2645 Success Drive in Odessa,three years ago.

The modelers are sticklers for detail.They use foam rubber to create fake rockface. They use rope fiber to make artificialgrass. They use wax to make imitation cowpies.

Some people wonder why the men areso involved in creating the models, said JimHopes, another member of the Sundanceteam.

“It’s because we love doing it. Once youstart to create something that looks prettygood, you can’t stop,” he said.

“Everybody loves trains at some point intheir life. Some people, like us, never getover it,” said Hopes, who built his first modeltrain when he was 10 or 11.

“My father got me my first Lionel (train)when I was 5,” MacKeown said.

That was nearly 70 years ago.In his Silverton Central railroad layout,

Addison has created a setting that includes aharbor, a produce market, a village and otherfeatures.

Some train enthusiasts simply want tooperate them and are not too particularabout the setting behind them, Addison said.

“We care about making things look real.We kind of look at it as an art,” Addison said.

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WHEN: The third Saturday of the month, from10 a.m. to 4 p.m., from October to June

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This train is pulling out of a facility into the area where a turntable is turned manually, whichallows trains to change tracks.

The modelers involved in the Suncoast Center for Fine Scale Modeling are, from left, RichardSchmitt, Jim Hopes, Dale MacKeown, Frank Palmer, Keith Wolfe and David Revelia.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF SUNCOAST CENTER FOR FINE SCALE MODELINGThe trees, the tracks and the waterfall give this model train railroad layout a feeling of authenticity.

This exhibit will thrill train lovers, model makers

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CAP cadets pitchin at MacDill AirfestSeventeen cadets from the Civil Air Patrol of the WesleyChapel Cadet Squadron attended the MacDill Airfest2014 in March. Cadets worked alongside active-dutyU.S. Air Force personnel in providing information aboutdisplayed aircraft and staffing the recruitment booth.Shown are Civil Air Patrol cadets on the flight line atMacDill Air Force base. The squadron is located at theNorth Tampa Aero Park off State Road 54 in WesleyChapel. For information, visit WesleyChapelCAP.com.

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As the speaker wrapped up his talk, LandO’ Lakes High School students streameddown to the front of the auditorium toshake his hand and pose with him for pho-tos.

They wanted a personal encounter withPhilip Gans, a man who survived the hor-rors of the Holocaust during World War II.Gans was at the high school to share hisstory, so others won’t forget the atrocitiescommitted by the Nazis.

“Your children will never have a chanceto see a concentration camp survivor,” Ganssaid, speaking to teachers and students fromU.S. history, world history and several otherclasses.

Social studies teacher Whitney Millerarranged the visit, saying it’s important forstudents to use the most primary source ofinformation they can receive.

Gans, now 86, said his life in Amsterdambegan as a happy one.

“We had a good life,” he said. “Dad had hisown business. We had people working for us.We had domestic help. We even had a car.”

But Gans and his family were Jewish, sowhen the Nazis invaded they went into hid-ing beginning in August 1942, moving fromplace to place for nearly a year to avoid de-tection. On July 24, 1943 — the evening ofhis father’s birthday — they were arrested.Gans was 15 at the time.

The family was taken to a detentioncamp, where they remained a month beforebeing sent to Auschwitz III, a slave laborcamp. They loaded more than 1,000 peopleinto cattle cars and carted them to the con-centration camp, jamming 50 to 60 peoplein each car, Gans recalled.

There were no bathrooms. Those whoneeded to relieve themselves were forced todo so in a pail, in full view of others, Ganssaid.

“They had no respect for humanity. As a

matter of fact, they were savages. They werebrutal,” he said.

When they arrived at the camp, they sep-arated the men and older boys from thewomen and children.

He never saw his mom, sister or grand-mother again.

Once Gans he arrived at the camp, hewas known as No. 139755. It’s tattooed onhis arm and on a replica of the shirt hewore at the concentration camp.

“The conditions were unbelievable,”Gans said.

During his time of confinement he neversaw a toothbrush or toothpaste. He show-ered about once every 10 days, he said.

Besides the physical hardships, prisonersendured mental abuse, he said.

“They did everything to make life miser-able for you,” Gans said. “They were brutal.”

Workers kept trying to work, even whenthey were deathly ill, he said. They knew theconsequences if they didn’t.

“Everybody knows if you’re too weak towork, you’d wind up in the gas chamber,”Gans said.

Despite the hardships, Gans considershimself one of the lucky ones.

“I survived,” he said. “There were manypeople who did not survive. My dad, for in-stance, he was the only (one) of the 21members of his family that did not die in thegas chambers. He died in a death marchApril 1945, a month before the liberation.”

Gans said he, too, walked in the deathmarch — long brutal hikes used by theNazis when moving prisoners from oneconcentration camp to another — beforebeing liberated by the American Army onApril 23, 1945. He was 17.

Besides using his message to remind peo-ple of the atrocities of the Holocaust, Gansalso spreads another message. “Erase hate,”he urged the audience.

“When you go home tonight, take outyour dictionary and cross out the word‘hate.’ Hate is corrosive,” Gans said.

He also encouraged students to nevergive up hope and to take action when theywitness something wrong going on.

“Don’t hate and don’t be a bystander, es-pecially in this day and age when so manykids are being bullied and then the next dayin the newspaper (you read) that kid com-mitted suicide,” Gans said.

Those who stand by idly and let the bul-lying happen, he said, “are partly to blame.”

“If you see something that’s being donewrong, even if you have no interest, speakup,” Gans said.

Holocaust survivor shares his story at Land O’ Lakes High

COURTESY OF WHITNEY MILLERPhilip Gans described the horrors of the Holocaust to several classes at Land O’ Lakes High School. He urged students to erase hate and toavoid being bystanders when others are doing wrong.

COURTESY OF WESLEY CHAPEL CADET SQUADRON

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SEED LIBRARY LAUNCHINGThe official launch of The Seed Library

will take place April 22 beginning at 10:30a.m. at Morning Star Fisherman, 33336 OldSt. Joe Road in Dade City.

There will be an open house with free fa-cility tours until 1:30 p.m. A ribbon-cuttingceremony is scheduled for 11:30 a.m., host-ed by the Greater Dade City Chamber ofCommerce.

FORUM, MIXER WITHZEPHYRHILLS CHAMBER

Upcoming events with the GreaterZephyrhills Chamber of Commerce includesthe East Pasco Transportation Forum it’shosting with the Greater Dade CityChamber of Commerce April 16 beginningat 4:30 p.m.

It takes place at the East Pasco AdventistAcademy, 38434 Centennial Road, Dade City,and will discuss Pasco County’s Mobility2040 plan and its impact on businesses andeconomic development.

The chamber will then host a mixer withSkydive City, 4241 Sky Dive Lane inZephyrhills, April 17 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

MANUFACTURING CAFÉ ATSMARTSTART

A manufacturing café event hosted byPasco-Hernando State College and thePasco-Hernando Workforce Board will takeplace April 16 from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., at theSmartStart Incubator, 15000 Citrus CountryDrive, Suite 103, in Dade City.

To reserve a spot, call (727) 816-3227, orsend an email to Margie Burnham at [email protected].

EAST PASCO NETWORKING GROUPThe East Pasco Networking Group has

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U.S. Army National Guard Pvt.Alexander C. Fulton and Army Pvt. JohnnyA. Simonds have graduated from basic in-fantry training at Fort Benning inColumbus, Ga.

During their nine weeks there, Fultonand Simonds received training in drill andceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics,military courtesy, military justice, physicalfitness, first aid, as well as Army history,core values and traditions.

Additional training included develop-ment of basic combat skills and battlefieldoperations and tactics, and experience theuse of various weapons and weapons de-fenses available to the infantry crewmen.

Fulton is the son of Michael and TaraFulton of Zephyrhills. He is a 2012 gradu-ate of Goffstown High School in NewHampshire.

Simonds is the son of Tommy and ToniaHall of Zephyrhills.

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Fulton, Simonds graduate basic training

Zephyrhills. Networking begins at 8 a.m.,with the meeting starting at 8:30 a.m.

Upcoming speakers include:• Bob Hatfield from the office of U.S.

Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Palm Harbor, on April 22talking about taking disabled veterans onoutdoor retreats like hunting and fishing.

• Rosie Paulson, owner of Good FaithInsurance, May 13.

• Mike Moore, Pasco CountyCommission candidate, May 27.

UPCOMING SCORE SEMINARSThe Pasco-Hernando Chapter of SCORE,

which historically stands for Service Corpsof Retired Executives, will host the follow-ing upcoming free seminars. Forinformation, visit Score439.org.

• Introduction to QuickBooks May 8 at 5p.m., at Spring Hill Branch Library, 9220Spring Hill Drive, Spring Hill; May 29 at 5:30p.m., at New River Branch Library, 34043State Road 54, Zephyrhills. This two-hourseminar is designed for those planning tostart a business, or who have recently start-ed a business, but who have not yet set upan effective record-keeping system.

• Using the Internet in Your BusinessApril 24 at 5:30 p.m., at the New RiverBranch Library, 34043 State Road 54,Zephyrhills; May 14 at 5:30 p.m., at HughEmbry Branch Library, 14215 Fourth St.,Dade City; May 27 at 5:30 p.m., at Land O’Lakes Branch Library, 2818 Collier Parkwayin Land O’ Lakes. After reviewing the variousroles a website can support in enhancing abusiness, participants will be walkedthrough an eight-step process of key activi-ties needed to quickly leverage thistechnology in many businesses.

• Marketing to Grow Your Business May8 at 5:30 p.m., at Regency Park Library, 9701Little Road, New Port Richey. Participantscan learn how and where to find some ofthe answers about what works and doesn’twork, what information is required to writea sales and marketing plan, how to profilecustomers, determine the best type of adver-tising and promotions, and what can belearned from competitors.

SOCIAL FOR WOMEN-N-CHARGEWomen-n-Charge will host a social and

open house April 17 beginning at 5 p.m., atCity Grill, 5429 Village Market in WesleyChapel.

No RSVP or meeting fees are required.For information, call (813) 600-9848, or

email [email protected].

COURTESY OF GREATER DADE CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

New facility in Dade CityApollo Group LLC had a ribbon-cutting and grand opening for its new facility on the cornerof Pasco Avenue and Sixth Street in downtown Dade City. Hosted by the chambers of com-merce in Zephyrhills and Dade City, Faith Knight (peeking over the top) and James Hubbs (atthe door) offer mediation services, substance testing and legal case management foremployers, families and organizations.

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Hugh Embry Library• Toddler Storytimes for ages 1 to 2, 11:15

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April 16 and April 30• Tween YuGiOh Club, 4 p.m., April 16• Beginning Windows 8, 11 a.m., April 17• Teen Pathfinder Game, 4 p.m., April 17• Closed all day for Good Friday, April 18• Family Movie Matinee, 2 p.m., April 19• Teen Poetry Contest Awards, 4 p.m., April 22• Tween YuGiOh Tournament, 4 p.m., April 26• Basics of Apple iOS Devices (iPad, iPhone,

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The library is closed Sundays and Mondays andis located at 34043 State Road 54, in Zephyrhills.It can be reached at (813) 788-6375.

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STUDENT CITIZENS RECOGNIZEDBY CHAMBER

The Greater Zephyrhills Chamber ofCommerce recognized Student Citizens forMarch. Each month, one student from 10area schools is selected for exemplary ef-fort, achievement and contribution to theirschool, family and community.

Students recognized were Anyla Jordanof Chester Taylor Elementary School, KelliWaver of The Broach School, Natalee Masonof Raymond B. Stewart Middle School,Victory Tinney of Zephyrhills High School,Shalyn Carter of East Pasco AdventistAcademy and Hannah Gouldborne ofHeritage Academy.

‘BEE BULLY-FREE’ IN ZEPHYRHILLSZephyrhills area schools are encouraging

students, teachers and staff to wear blackand yellow on the last Friday of each monthas part of the “Bee Bully-Free Initiative.” Theinitiative provides stickers and coloringbook pages for schools that request them,participates in the Great American Teach-in,and provides certificates and awards for stu-dents who transform from bullies intokinder versions of themselves.

Upcoming black and yellow Fridays areApril 25 and May 30. For information on theinitiative, visit Facebook.com/beebullyfree.

COURTESY OF GEORGENE ORLOWICZ

Clowning around at Wesley CreativeThe Clown Unit of the Ladies Oriental Shrine Cairo Court 97 visited Wesley Creative School inDade City. The ladies told jokes, performed skits, gave out stickers and small gifts, and enter-tained the children and their teachers. The students and their teachers collected aluminumcan tabs and donated them to the Clown Unit in exchange for the performance. Taking part inthe fun were, back row from left, Catherine Parker, Linda Sumner, Patty Thompson, VirginiaHale, Isabelle Collins, Director of Wesley Creative School JoAnn Wilks, Gayle Johnson, CarolMiller, and M.J. Price (sitting in middle). The VPK children are Brycelin Infantino, Julia Cotter,Chase Carvill, Alexis Perez, Zachary Morrow, Maddie Rodriguez, Kylie Simon, SebastianEsqueda, Aniya Gant, Zechariah Johnson, Layla Miller, Autumn Bennett, Cagen Wood, DiegoValdo Vinos, De’Onna Miller, Jason Byrd, Keilah Holtzhower and Darion Mings.

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Winners were announced in the Sea LionSplash Coloring Contest sponsored byTampa’s Lowry Park Zoo and The Laker/LutzNews.

Winners each received a pair of ticketsto Sea Lion Splash.

EAST PASCO WINNERS• Sophia Luna, 8, is in second grade at

New River Elementary School. Sophia col-ored her picture very realistically. In her freetime she likes music, dance and animals.

• Dystyne Turner, 11, is in fifth gradeat Taylor Elementary School. She added glit-ter to her sea stars. When not coloring,Dystyne loves playing with all her pets: onedog, two birds, three fish and four turtles.

LAND O’ LAKES WINNERS• Jet Griffis, 7, is in first grade at Pine View

Elementary School. His sea lion stands out greatagainst his green background. Jet likes math inschool, and soccer in his free time.

• Emily Proctor, 10, is in fifth grade atConnerton Elementary School. She useddark background colors to make her sealion stand out. Emily likes softball, soccerand animals.

• Matthew Marquise, 11, is in fifthgrade and is home-schooled in Land O’Lakes. In his free time, Matthew likes playing

with Legos. He blended colors together tocreate a cool effect.

• Sydney Masse, 13, is in sixth gradeand is home-schooled in Land O’ Lakes. Inher free time, Sydney loves to draw and re-search animals. She put amazing details inher picture, and it’s obvious that she spent alot of time on it.

WESLEY CHAPEL WINNERS• Megan Cary, 8, is in second grade at

Sand Pine Elementary School. Megan usedlots of blue in her picture to make it looklike it’s underwater. In her free time, she en-joys sports and piano.

• Abigail Hardin, 8, is in third gradeand is home-schooled in Wesley Chapel. Sheused little touches of glitter through her pic-ture. In her free time, Abigail likes arts, craftsand animals.

Sea lion winners earntickets to Lowry Park Zoo

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Here’s the beefPasco County Cattlewomen selected the Dade City FFA Chapter to receive a $500 checkthis year, helping the group offset its beef-related expenses. Presenting the check toKelli Hamilton and Gwyne Ellis is Emily Nathe, a Pasco County Cattlewomen memberwho is also a senior at Pasco High School, and a member of the FFA.

• Sara Yuen, 9, is in fourth grade atSand Pine. She used glitter, stickers andrhinestones to turn her sea lion into a beau-tiful girl sea lion. Sara also enjoys art,cheerleading and gymnastics.

• Amanda Figueroa, 17, is a junior atWiregrass Ranch High School. Her picture isvery realistic with soft colors. Amanda is in-terested in koalas.

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• Annabelle McClintock, 13, is in sev-enth grade, and is home-schooled in Lutz.She blended colors to create a unique pic-ture. In her free time, Annabelle likessewing, reading and baking.

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Harmony group sweetensthe end of the seasonLeisure Days’ Women in Harmony gave their first public performance at the park’s 29thStrawberry Festival. Peggy Goodmurphy directed the group, and Marian Reece accompaniedthe ladies on the piano. Park residents enjoyed the fun-filled song ‘We Love Strawberries,’along with other familiar tunes. The festival wrapped up the 2013-14 season at LeisureDays. Most of the residents are heading north, but activities will continue and year-roundresidents will be busy planning the Halloween Welcome Back Party for the seasonal folks.

By Helene RubensteinGrand Horizons

On March 14 about 50 people met atTexas Roadhouse to enjoy a great meal.

The menu was filled with a variety ofchoices, and along with all the peanuts youcare to eat, everyone was sufficientlyfed. Many doggie bags were taken home asthe meals were quite large.

Appetizers were given to every couplebecause of a slight mix-up. Al and SandyLindke, who hosted this meal, were able toget the appetizers for us. In addition to hav-ing the lunch run smoothly, our thanks go tothem for the extra mile they went in obtain-ing this extra treat for us.

Then, on March 17, about 86 people en-joyed a St. Patty’s day dinner that includedcorn beef, cabbage, potatoes, carrots, onions,and roll and butter, with allthe accompanying condi-ments. Desserts also wereserved, and there were twokinds of cake. All was deli-cious.

Vivian Sturdevant gavegrace before the meal. WayneBloomfield was the host, andthe helpers were JeanneBloomfield, Andy andMargaret Castonguay, andChuck and ShirleyCarlson. The people who at-tended this dinner had plentyto eat and they thoroughlyenjoyed themselves.

On March 20, there was alovely luncheon at Lake JovitaGolf and Country Club inDade City. Helen Hardardthosted this, and all who attended had a verynice luncheon.

From what Helen told me, approximately15 women went to this function and theysat in the dining room overlooking the golfcourse. What a fantastic view they all had!Helen also went on to say that there was adrawing for three lucky winners.

There was a variety of gifts that were givenout including a stuffed rabbit. That means thatthree women went home with a memento oftheir luncheon. I had a previous engagementthat day but have gone to Lake Jovita before,and every time is a pure pleasure.

During the week, residents were busydonating their rummage to the communitycenter for the sale on March 29. The bakersalso were busy getting goodies ready for thebake sale and the people who wantedsomething sweet to eat.

Once the day arrived, there were manyhomes that had sales plus a book sale, bakeand rummage sale in the community cen-ter. There were a variety of treasures tobrowse through, and everyone seemed tohave a good time. If you were too busyshopping to go out for lunch, you could pur-chase a bite to eat in the center.

On April 2, pool exercises have startedonce again. The instructor is JudyEllsworth. They had these exercises last year,but when the cold weather came, they hadto stop. Now that the weather looks to bepromising, exercises have started once again.

This is a good way to get into shape onceagain, and it is very relaxing and good foryour health.

On April 3, there were several residentsin the community center for a monthly so-

cial club meeting. This is the placeto go to discuss your concerns thatare within the community.

I would like to mention therewas a luncheon on April 10. SamSage, who is the coordinator of thisgroup, said, “The greeting cardladies of Grand Horizons have beeninvited to a volunteer dinner hostedby Zephyr Haven Rehab center. Wehave been making greeting cardsfor Zephyr Haven for about fouryears now. We also send greetingcards to our service personnel inthe Middle East, as well as twoother nursing homes inZephyrhills.”

Good going to all who partici-pated, as everyone is doing a goodservice, and I am sure the cards areappreciated.

There’s always time for agood meal at Grand Horizons

Dora May and Jim were all decked out andready to go for the St. Patty’s Day dinner.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF HELENE RUBENSTEINJeanne Bloomfield and Andy Fronius collecttickets at the St. Patty’s dinner.

Betty and Tom Cooler await the start of the St. Patty’s Daydinner.

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