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veterans last week of his stepfather. “In theNavy, no one shot at me, and I didn’t have tojump out of perfectly good airplanes like hedid.” But it’s because of his stepfather Scottsaid he realized that “America will remainthe land of the free only so long as it re-mains the home of the brave.”

Scott visited with veterans last week atthe Baldomero Lopez State Veterans’ Home

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It’s never too early in the morning to ridea motorcycle, especially when it’s all to saythank you to firefighters and emergencyfirst responders.

Some 400 cyclists showed up at thePasco County Government Center on US 41Saturday to participate in the annual Sept.11 Gratitude Ride.

The event, organized by local RealtorDan Turner and his wife Cheryl, is a waythese chopper enthusiasts honor membersof Pasco County Fire Rescue, and raisemoney for the Pasco County FireBenevolent Fund.

“Make no mistake about it, this is a 9/11event,” Turner told the crowd during a shortceremony. “It has been 12 years. Can you be-

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Gerald Stanley wants to build the firstprivate toll road in the state. And he wantsto build it across Pasco County.

Stanley, a retired road builder from Lutzwho is a partner with InternationalInfrastructure Partners LLC, submitted anunsolicited proposal June 11 to the stateDepartment of Transportation proposing a

toll road be built along the SR 54/SR 56 cor-ridor. That would link Wesley Chapel to NewPort Richey, with the possible addition ofWesley Chapel to US 301 in Zephyrhills.

The partnership proposes to lease theright-of-way from the state and both buildand operate a 33-mile toll road. Much of theroad would be elevated, but portions wouldbe at ground level where necessary. Itwould be constructed in phases, with thefirst leg planned for SR 54/56 from Bruce B.

Downs Boulevard to the Suncoast Parkway.The second phase would go from the

Suncoast Parkway to US 19 in New PortRichey. A possible third phase would extendthe road from Bruce B. Downs toZephyrhills. It’s possible, however, that phas-es one and two would be combinedimmediately for cost efficiency.

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Dan Turner, left, and his wife Cheryl, address the bikers in front of the Pasco CountyGovernment Center on US 41 Saturday, ahead of their ride to honor members of PascoCounty’s Fire Rescue as part of the Pasco County Choppers Sept. 11 Gratitude Ride.

Nearly 400 motorcycles showed up for this year’s Sept. 11 Gratitude Ride, sponsored by Pasco County Choppers to honor members ofPasco County’s Fire Rescue and raise money for its benevolent fund. (Photos by Michael Hinman)

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When Andy Hamilton goes rummagingaround at a swap meet or flea market, he’salways on the lookout for the makings of hismetal works of art.

What might look like a colander to mostinstead looks like a turtle shell to Hamilton.Pot lids and air-conditioning gauges areeyes. Hedge clippers and rakes make goodwings. Rusty pipe wrenches bounce back tolife as grasshoppers.

Hamilton sees possibilities everywhere.“These two bikes here, they came from a

flea market,” said Hamilton, 62, outside hisworkshop in Lutz. “The guy was just tryingto get rid of them. Five dollars a piece. I’lltake the front forks off of them, use them forlegs. Chains, I’ll use for manes on a horse.

The satellite dish arm? “This is the neckof a horse.” And the post-hole diggers?“These are the heads for alligators,” he said.

“Potato forks are usually tail feathers for abird.”

Hamilton is a Lutz-based artist withTwisted Mind Rusty Metal, a company that

specializes in recycling old metal and otherobjects into art. Where other people see ob-solete car parts, rusted garden implements,empty bottles and old tools, Hamilton envi-sions whimsical works of art.

“Somehow, I can see something,”Hamilton said. “People have asked me, ‘Whatkind of drug do you take? Do you drink alot?’ It seems like the crazier I make stuff,the more people like it.”

Bins and shelves in his workshop arechock-full of the raw materials of his art-works. He has another collection of salvagedgoods that he plans to recycle outside nextto his shop.

“You’ve got to have a stockpile,”Hamilton said.

As he surveys his shop, there is stuffeverywhere. “It’s a disorganized, organizedmess,” he said.

Hamilton hunts regularly for old golfclubs, and often finds them for a dollar eachat thrift stores.

“I just cut all of these off the shafts,” hesaid, motioning to a stack of club heads. Thesteel pieces become ears for dogs and feetfor pigs.

“A lot of people throwthese away,” Hamilton said,pointing to some empty heli-um tanks. “They end up in thetrash and when I see ‘em, Igrab ‘em.”

The tanks become the bod-ies of pigs and other animals.

Hamilton, who has spentmore than four decades work-ing in masonry, started hismetal art business more thantwo years ago. It started whenhe decided to make a coupleof things for his wife’s garden.

“A friend of hers had soldplants at plant shows,” he said.“She told me to bring somealong and see if they wouldsell.”

They did sell, and the com-pany was born — using aname his wife, Sheila, created.

Over the past couple of years, he hassold 700 to 800 pieces, ranging in pricefrom $35 to $400.

He now spends nearly every evening outin the workshop behind his house, wherehe sandblasts rusted parts, welds pieces to-gether and paints to create Chihuahuas,pigs, robots, weather vanes, sunflowers,birds and all sorts of critters.

On weekends, one can find Hamiltonmaking the rounds — either to eventswhere he’s selling his art, or at swap meets,garage sales and flea markets where he’spicking up materials he can recycle.

“Starting September through basicallyMarch, that’s the busy season,” Hamilton said.

Over Labor Day weekend, for instance,he had a booth at the 13th annual GulfportGeckofest on Saturday. By Sunday, he was at

a swap meet in Bushnell. Monday, he hit theflea market in Webster.

During the off-season, typically Novemberthrough March, Hamilton spends Saturdaymornings in Dunedin at the Green Market.And the third Friday of each month, he’s inSafety Harbor between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. Healso does three shows a year in Lakeland.

He also attends the Lutz Arts & CraftsFestival Christmas show.

“Last year we sold like 26 pieces onSaturday, and at least 10 or 12 on Sunday,”Hamilton said, adding he sells even moreduring the town’s Fourth of July celebration.

Hamilton’s wife is a big supporter of hisartistic pursuits.

“She wants me to quit masonry for this,”said Hamilton, who believes someday hewill.

For Lutz man, it’snot junk … it’s art

Hamilton uses his welder to bind pieces of metal togetheras he works on a crab, one of many creatures he createsfrom recycled materials. (Photos by B.C. Manion)

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Running a news-paper is not muchdifferent than run-ning any other smallbusiness.

All successfulbusinesses work togive customers whatthey want at a fairprice so they contin-

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If you are a restaurant, you offer a menufilled with dishes customers have askedfor and prepared by the best chef in town.If you are a retail store, you sell productspeople want so they come back and shopagain.

At The Laker/Lutz News, our customersare both readers and advertisers. We knowthat if we give you stories and informationabout people and issues that are importantto you, you will read your paper cover tocover, week after week, and share whatyou’ve read with family and friends.

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Which brings me to why we’re makingsome changes to the kinds of stories wewrite in The Laker/Lutz News.

Last spring we hired an independentresearch company to ask readers whattype of news they want in their communi-ty paper. This was done in conjunctionwith our annual circulation audit that veri-fies the number of papers we print anddeliver.

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You may have already noticed thatthere’s more business news in your paper.Last week, for example, we were the firstto report on the expansion of FloridaMedical Clinic’s new facilities inZephyrhills and Carrollwood. This weekwe have a story on the elevated express-way for SR 54 that’s being proposed by aprivate developer.

I began this column talking about theimportance of giving customers what theywant. That’s why we’re committing moreof our resources to stories you want toread. And why you’re seeing more storiesabout upcoming events, local businessesand growth and development.

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Osteoarthritis seminarThe Medical Center of Trinity will host a

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Suncoast Schools Federal Credit UnionFoundation has provided a $50,000 grant toprovide food, clothing, shoes and schoolsupplies for 10,000 students in need from76 Pasco County schools through the PascoCounty Schools’ Assist, Believe, Care, or ABC,program.

Since 1992, the Foundation has donatedmore than $9 million to various children’scharities, and has awarded approximately$930,000 in scholarships.

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The University of South Florida has re-ceived a $4.2 million Affordable Care Act“navigator” grant, the largest award in thestate, according to U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Tampa. The grant is part of the $67 millionawarded across the country to navigators,who will help consumers and small busi-nesses shop for and enroll in the healthinsurance marketplace.

“Starting Oct. 1 our neighbors who donot have health insurance will be able toshop for a plan that fits them — and theycan call on local, independent experts to re-view all of the options and tax credits,”Castor said in a release.

The navigators will be trained to provideunbiased information to consumers aboutthe health insurance marketplaces, qualifiedhealth plans and public programs such asMedicaid and the Children’s HealthInsurance Program.

KIWANIS HELPS FILL BACKPACKSThe Kiwanis Club of Greater West Pasco

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Recipient elementary schools wereMittye P. Locke, Cotee River and MoonlakeElementary in New Port Richey; Sunray inHoliday; Northwest in Hudson; Lachoocheein Dade City; and Quail Hollow in WesleyChapel.

SAINT LEO HONORS EMPLOYEESSaint Leo University celebrated

Community Day on Aug. 20, a biannual tradi-tion that takes place before the start of eachsemester. The university’s president, ArthurKirk delivered the “State of the University”address.

The day concluded with the universityhonoring its employees who have reachedmilestones in their careers at Saint Leo.Faculty and staff members who celebratedfive, 10 and 15 years were given serviceawards.

Karen Hatfield, the university registrar, re-ceived special recognition for 35 years ofservice.

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The Medical Center of Trinity is havingits second annual “Expressions of Thanks”youth art contest from through Oct. 4.

All youth from kindergarten through12th grade are invited to celebrate theservice of all U.S. military veterans, thosewho currently serve our nation, and theirfamilies, by submitting artwork, poetry oran essay. All work must be submitted byOct. 4.

Each participant will receive a recogni-tion certificate. First place winners in eachgrade level will receive a $25 gift card. Thegrand prizewinner will receive their choiceof either a bicycle or an iPod.

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Larry Utt spent a year painstakingly creat-ing his replica of an S.E.5a plane, popularwith both American and British forces dur-ing World War I.

His plane is a fraction of the size of theoriginal Scout Experimental 5, which wasnearly 21 feet long, more than 9 feet high,and weighed 1,410 pounds when empty.But when it’s in the air, it’s hard to believeit’s only radio-controlled.

“It’s just a model, until it flies,” Utt said.“After that, it’s an airplane.”

The S.E.5a is one of more than a coupledozen radio-controlled planes from the“Downton Abbey” era scheduled to dazzleaviation fans Sept. 14 at the Golden Era Fly-In. The event, presented by Bay City Flyersof Land O’ Lakes, is open to spectators andpilots alike at Connerton Preserve’s Area 52field just off SR 52.

“You pay a small fee to fly, which is a

fundraiser for the club,”Utt said. Spectators arealso welcome beginningat 9 a.m. for a modest $3donation at the gate.

The field itself was agrazing area for cattle justa decade ago, and nowconsists of two pavilionsand grassy runways onland now owned by theSouthwest Florida WaterManagement District.Club members built thefield and maintain it. It hasbecome a popular dailystop for many of the localclub’s more than 200members.

During the week, someflyers could be out asearly as sunrise, and manystay until after lunch. Onthe weekends, many ofthe clubs’ younger mem-bers stop by, many timesfather and son teams enjoying the open sky.

Area 52 is one of three fields Bay Cityuses, but each one is special, said one of thegroup’s leaders, Mike Diesu. Despite the useof mufflers and flying when few other peo-ple are around, the hobby ofradio-controlled planes is not somethingusually well-accepted in neighborhoods.

“Clubs usually lose locations because ofdevelopment,” said Joe Barzyz, who movedto the area from New Jersey in 2005.“People who have an interest in all thisthink it’s nice, but the problem is that onceyou put a house on the other side of theroad, and they start hearing the mufflers,you have a problem.”

Area 52 is good because it’s a preserve,and there isn’t a house for miles. The onlything interfering with flying there, besidesbad weather, are sandhill cranes. If one of

those protected birds shows up on a run-way, everything stops until they make theirway elsewhere on the land.

Flyers at Area 52 respect the birds, andthe land they use. They are careful to notspill fuel on the grass, and keep the wholearea maintained, including grass mowing.

Bay City Flyers also stay active in thecommunity, helping with food drives, andteaching aviation students. Flying a radio-controlled plane is not as easy as it looks,and getting good at it could take as long asbecoming an actual pilot.

Sometimes, new flyers will spend thou-sands of dollars on equipment, and go outfeeling like they’re ready to go. But aftertheir first crash — and there are many crash-es in radio-controlled flying — they canbecome discouraged easily.

“It’s only as expensive as you want it to

be,” Utt said. While some planes can cost up-ward of $3,000, many good ones can befound for less than $300.

In fact, Bay City encourages people tojoin before they even buy a plane, to learnhow to fly, use some of the club’s equip-ment, and then use that experience inbuying their own plane.

And fly-ins, like the one next week, aregreat tools to add more pilots to the ranks.

The Golden Era Fly-In will run from 9a.m. through 2 p.m., and features planesfrom 1919 to 1939. Landing fees for pilotsare $10, and free lunch will be offered to allAcademy of Model Aeronautics memberswho are flying.

Lunch will be available for spectators fora small price.

For more information, visitBayCityFlyers.org.

Radio-controlled planes go back in time at fly-in

An S.E.5a plane, built to scale from an actualWorld War I plane by Larry Utt, soars through thesky above Connerton Preserve’s Area 52 field.

Joe Barzyz of Spring Hill fuels up his Cub radio-controlled airplane, preparing it for flight on ConnertonPreserve. This hand-built Cub is one of many planes that visitors can see at the Golden Era Fly-In on Sept. 14at Connerton’s Area 52 field. (Photos by Michael Hinman)


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DISABLED VETERANS OUTDOOR SALEThe Disabled American Veterans Chapter65 will host an outdoor sale Sept. 14 from 8a.m. to 2 p.m. at 5325 Eighth St. inZephyrhills. Proceeds help veterans andtheir families in the community. Those whomention this announcement from TheLaker will receive a free cup of coffee.

COASTAL CLEANUPLand O’ Lakes Honorary Mayor Pam Oakesis looking for volunteers for CoastalCleanup on Sept. 14. Volunteers will meetat Tibbett’s Lumber at the corner of SR 54and US 41 by 9 a.m. Cleanup will be alongthe railroad tracks north on US 41 from 9a.m. to 11 a.m. Free lunch will be served atSunTrust Bank on SR 54 from 11 a.m. tonoon. For information, call Pam Oakes at(517) 881-7032.

GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY MEETSThe Pasco County Genealogical Societywill host a meeting on Sept. 14 from 10a.m. to noon. One of the guest speakerswill be Deborah Adles, a member who hasjust returned from the NationalGenealogical Conference in Fort Wayne,Ind. The meeting is at the Church of JesusChrist of Latter-day Saints, 9016 Fort KingRoad, Dade City. For information, call Janetat (813) 788-8894.

EXTENSION CITRUS SEMINARPasco County Extension Service is having afree seminar “Dooryard Citrus 101” onSept. 14 from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at theLand O’ Lakes Community Center, 5401Land O’ Lakes Blvd. University of Florida

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VOLUNTEER FOR COASTAL CLEANUPThe annual Central Pasco Coastal &Waterways Cleanup is looking forvolunteers to help clean up the Land O’Lakes area, including school grounds, parksand roads. The annual cleanup is Sept. 14from 8 a.m. to noon starting at SunTrustBank at the corner of SR 54 and OspreyLane in Land O’ Lakes. Participants canreserve a territory when their team isregistered. For information, call Betsy Crispat (813) 929-2725, or Kurt Conover at (727)861-5141.

VOLUNTEER OUTREACH DAYTrinity Outreach of Tampa Bay is hosting avolunteer outreach day on Sept. 14 from 1p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Zephyrhills WesleyanChurch, 38924 C Ave., Zephyrhills. Therewill be an informal presentation,refreshments and fellowship. Forinformation, email Emma Brown [email protected].

VISIT ZOO FOR $6Lowry Park Zoo, 1101 W. Sligh Ave., isoffering a super-saver day at the zoo onSept. 15. Admission is $6 from 9:30 a.m. to5 p.m. Free parking is available same dayonly next to the Tampa Greyhound Track,8300 N. Nebraska Ave. Shuttles will runfrom that lot from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Zoorides are not included with $6 admission.For information, visitwww.lowryparkzoo.com.

DEMOCRATIC CLUBThe East Pasco Democratic Club will meetSept. 16 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in themeeting room at The Commons, 38130Pretty Pond Road in Zephyrhills. Thismeeting will be a planning session, adiscussion on the Affordable Health CareAct and organizing community forumsplanned to bring accurate information onthe act to the community.

SQUARE DANCE IN TAMPAThe Temple Twirlers Square and RoundDance Club will host a western-themedsquare dance for mainstream and “plus”dancers on Sept. 16 starting at 7 p.m. at2701 W. Waters Ave. in Tampa. Visitors arewelcome. Cowboy Tom Glasgow will sharerope tricks and storytelling. Cost is $4 formembers and $5 for non-members. Forinformation, call (813) 986-2928, or visittempletwirlers.com.

TOP SHOT COMPETITIONSuperGroup Tampa is hosting “Tampa’s TopShot,” a competition to benefit a local fallenofficer’s family, at Shooters World, 116 E.Fletcher Ave. in Tampa. Qualifying dates areOct. 1, Oct. 8, Oct. 15 and Oct. 22 from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The final shoot-out isOct. 29 at 6 p.m. Those interested must buya $100 ticket to shoot and qualify, andthose tickets are limited. For information,call James Harris at (813) 352-7332, oremail [email protected].

FIVE BY FIVE ARTISTS NEEDEDThe Arts Council of Hillsborough County’sArtists Advisory Committee is seekingartists for the Five by Five 2013competition. The Five by Five exhibit,featuring 5-by-5-inch artwork made anddonated by international and local artists,will be presented on Oct. 18 at 8 p.m. atthe Tampa Museum of Art. The exhibit isopen to any visual artist 18 years andolder worldwide. Entries will be acceptedSept. 16-20. For instructions and rules, visitfivebyfivetampabay.com.

SPONSOR THE JINGLE BELL RUNThe Pasco County Sheriff’s office will hostits third annual Jingle Bell Run beginning at8 a.m. on Dec. 8. The event features a 5krace, a one-mile fun run and familyactivities. It begins and ends at the NewPort Richey Rec Center. The event benefitsToys for Tots. Sponsorships begin at $100.For information and to register, visitPascoSheriffCharities.com/JBellRun.html oremail [email protected].

CUB SCOUT ICE CREAM SOCIALCub Scout Pack 21 invites boys in grades1-5 and their parents to an informationalmeeting and ice cream social on Sept. 17from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the cafeteria ofMost Holy Redeemer Catholic School, 302E. Linebaugh Ave. in Tampa. Pack 21 is agroup that camps out, races model cars,earns awards, participates in communityservice projects, and learns important skillsand values. For information, contact GarrettEarle at (813) 712-0504, [email protected].

SUNCOAST HARMONY OPEN HOUSESuncoast Harmony Chorus will host anopen house for any women interested injoining Sept. 17 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. atCARES Rao Musunuru M.D. EnrichmentCenter, 12417 Clock Tower Parkway inHudson. There will also be a ribbon cuttingwith the West Central Pasco Chamber ofCommerce at 5:30 p.m.

WOMEN’S CLUB ICE CREAM SOCIALGFWC Little Women of Lutz will host a freeice cream social and membership drive onSept. 17 at 7 p.m. at the First Baptist

Church of Lutz. The club is anondenominational service organizationfor girls age 12-18. The event will acquaintthe girls with the club’s activities andopportunities for service hours. Forinformation, call Marilyn at (813) 949-1482.

CONSIGNMENT SHOPPING EVENTRepeat the Chic will host a consignmentshopping and selling event at the VerizonEvent Center, 8718 Trouble Creek Road inNew Port Richey, Sept. 18-21. The event willfeature an assortment of trendy women’sdesigner and name-brand clothing.Admission is free. Shoppers are asked todonate gently used clothing and maternityclothing on Sept. 21. For hours andinformation, visit repeatthechic.com.

TAMPA ORCHID SOCIETYThe Tampa Bay Orchid Society will meeton Sept. 19 at Christ the King Church,McLaughlin Center, 821 S. Dale MabryHighway in Tampa. The guest speaker isRuben Sauleda, internationally renownedorchid grower and hybridizer. Doors openat 6 p.m., followed by the meeting at 6:30p.m. Refreshments will be served. Therewill be plants for sale and a plant raffle. Forinformation, call (813) 839-4959 or go totampabayorchidsociety.shutterfly.com.

PAGEANT PREP CLASSThere will be a beauty pageant prep classto get young ladies ready for the upcomingpageantseason onSept. 29 from2 p.m. to 4p.m. at Dance& GymnasticsAcademy ofTampa, 23633Venezia Drive in Land O’ Lakes. Forinformation, visitpageantswithapurpose.com.

LEND YOUR VOICEThe Friendship Singers is looking for newmembers as it begins its 19th concertseason. The group consists of volunteerswho perform in local nursing homes,assisted living facilities and senior centersin Pasco and Hillsborough counties. Thereare no auditions, and prior singingexperience is not necessary. Forinformation, contact Joyce Ruby at (813)442-7879 or [email protected], orcontact Joe Berling at (813) 997-1454 [email protected].

ADOPT A DOG FOR $1Pasco County Animal Services is offering“Dollar Dog Days of Summer” throughSept. 28. Select dogs are waiting for a homefor a $1 adoption fee, plus a license fee of$10. The dogs have been vetted, microchipped, and spayed or neutered. Animalsare available at 19640 Dogpatch Lane inLand O’ Lakes. For information, call (813)929-1212.

OUTDOOR ART SALEThe East Hillsborough Art Guild’s annualoutdoor art sale is on Oct. 5 from 10 a.m. to3 p.m. at The Cottage, 1308 S. Collins St.,Plant City. There will also be food for saleand a bake sale. Admission is free. The guildis seeking exhibitors for the sale, withbooth space available for $10. Forinformation, go to tinyurl.com/k5npd3v,email [email protected], or call (813)757-6356.

WOMEN’S CLUB NEEDS VENDORSThe Lexington Oaks Women’s Club islooking for vendors and sellers toparticipate in its annual community-wideyard sale fundraising event at the LexingtonOaks Community Center, 26304 LexingtonOaks Blvd. in Wesley Chapel, on Oct. 26from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Spaces are availablefor $15. For applications and information,call Mary at (813) 746-1405.

FREE BONSAI TREE DEMOSEve's Garden Gifts in Land O’ Lakes willhost free bonsai tree demonstrationsevery Saturday in September from 10a.m. to 4 p.m. The emphasis will be oncorrect location, container, trimming,potting, and shaping to keep your treehealthy. Participants should bring theirown bonsai tree for demonstration andadvice. Eve’s is at 5602 Land O’ LakesBlvd. For information, call (813) 996-5012, or visit the store’s website atwww.evesgardengifts.com.

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The medal Scott and his wife Ann gave toveterans in Land O’ Lakes last week has theFlorida state seal on front, and the five sealsrepresenting the different branches of thearmed forces on the back.

Scott singled out one resident during hisspeech, Sgt. First Class Angel Torres-Mendez,who served between 1947 and 1974, com-pleting 18 missions — many of them solomissions — in Vietnam.

“He’s proud of his accomplishments, nothis medal,” Scott said. “Like many of our resi-dents here, his heart is as patriotic as it waswhen he joined the service many yearsago.”

A total of 136 veterans were honoredwith the medal during last Thursday’s cere-mony, honoring whom Sen. John Leggdescribed as “super.” Legg, R-Lutz, shared aconversation he said he had with his 5-year-old son that morning about where he wasgoing.

“’I am going to go stand and talk to someheroes,’ and his eyes got real big, ‘Are yougoing to meet Superman?’” Legg said. “I amgoing to see some super men and superwomen who, in our nation’s darkest hour,

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Maj. Gen. Emmett R. Titshaw Jr., who hasserved as the adjutant general of Florida forthe last three years, said the state’s 12,000-soldier strong National Guard is “focused onthe future, and our horizons.”

“But we have a deep appreciation of ourheritage, and that heritage you contributedto and built,” Titshaw said. “We literally standupon your shoulders and accomplishments,taking over the nation you provided to us,safe and secure.”

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CORRECTIONThe Land O’ Lakes location for Florida Medical Clinic is located on SR 54. A differentroad was given in a Sept. 4 story about the company’s expansion efforts.

Gov. Rick Scott speaks to residents ofBaldomero Lopez State Veterans Home inLand O’ Lakes during a ceremony last week.‘America will remain the land of the free onlyso long as it remains the home of the brave,’he said. (Photo by Michael Hinman)

VETERANS, from page 1

posed project in a letter addressed to AnathPrasad, the secretary of the state roads de-partment.

“This will be the first of its kind, privatelyfunded, designed, built, operated and main-tained elevated expressway in the state ofFlorida,” Stanley wrote. “It will create thou-sands of jobs for Floridians, furthereconomic development in Pasco County, im-prove traffic flow, and promote use ofexisting and future transportation facilities.”

International Infrastructure Partners wasformed specifically to manage the projectand consists of engineers, accountants andfinancial professionals, according toStanley’s proposal.

The construction would be done byPCL, a company that is currently working onthe Interstate 4 connector project. The com-pany also has completed work for thetoll-funded Lee Roy Selmon CrosstownExpressway.

Guggenheim Securities LLC would bethe capital partner for the project, Stanleysaid, soliciting investments through a fundcalled “FL54Xpressway.”

Kris Carson, spokeswoman for District 7of the DOT, said it is too early to tell if anyproject like this would come to fruition.

“It could be that nothing ever happens,”Carson said. “There are a lot of questions tobe answered.”

In response to Stanley’s proposal, thestate roads department issued a request forproposals to encourage a competitiveprocess, and set a date of Oct. 23 for open-ing those proposals.

John Hagen, president and CEO of thePasco Economic Development Council Inc.,said when the idea of a toll road was initiallyraised, there were questions about whowould pay for it, and its financial feasibility.

The fact that a private group has steppedforward and is willing to pay for it, gives le-gitimacy to the concept, he said.

Like Carson, Hagan said it is too early totell if a project will materialize.

“There are a lot of technical questionsthat need to be answered,” Hagan said.

But if a toll road is built, it will provide anadditional transportation option that willallow traffic to move quickly across thecounty on a toll road, while local traffic usesthe surface streets, the economic develop-ment expert said.

Steps must be taken to increase traffic ca-pacity, Hagan said. Otherwise, “eventually SR54/SR 56 will just become a parking lot.”Jeff Miller, a real estate agent and resident ofWesley Chapel, said he welcomes this typeof project. He sees it as a way for people,like himself, to get to New Port Richey andPinellas County much more quickly than ispossible now.

“It’s not a done deal. We’re all trying todetermine if it’s feasible,” Stanley said. “If it’snot profitable, it won’t be built.”

If the project is done, however, it will em-ploy hundreds of construction workers andwill bring more industry to Pasco County.

It will also help prevent gridlock, asPasco continues to grow, said Stanley, whohas been a part of the Florida TransportationBuilders Association for 35 years, and wasthe group’s president in 2005-06.

“We’re looking to the future,” he said.In its request for proposals, the state

DOT requires those interested in pursuing aprivate toll road to obtain required ap-provals, talk specifics at how it would buildthe road, and share any future infrastructurebuild-outs.

The submitter must also demonstrate itsability to further economic development inthe region and state, protect the environ-ment, create temporary and permanent jobsin Florida, improve transportation efficiencyand otherwise benefit citizens and the state.

The state would not provide any fundingfor the project, according to the RFP.

A decision on awarding the projectwould occur on Nov. 6, according to the re-quest for proposal.

TOLL, from page 1

lieve it? Unfortunately a lot of people haveforgotten all about it, and we just want tomake sure everybody remembers.”

The Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks killed412 emergency workers in New York Cityalone, all of them trying to rescue peoplefrom the World Trade Center after eachtower was struck by a commercial jetliner.

But it’s not just during terrorist attacksthey put their lives on the line. This yearalone, 79 firefighters have lost their lives inthe line of duty, according to the U.S. FireAdministration. Between 1977 and 2011,there have been 4,325 on-duty firefighter fa-talities — an average of 127 each year.

The Benevolent Fund raises money notfor equipment or vehicles, but instead tohelp members of the Pasco County FireRescue when they may need a little finan-cial assistance.

“They are the ones that always say it’sjust a job, but we all know they run into dan-ger as we are running away from it,” Turnertold The Laker/Lutz News last month.

“As we reflect back on that horrible dayback in September 2001, we remember allthe public safety personnel (who) were af-fected,” said Pasco County Fire Chief ScottCassin. “They were doing everything they doevery day: saving lives and saving property.”

Pasco County Choppers, which hosted theevent, said nearly $4,900 was raised for thelocal benevolent fund, more than double whatwas raised last year. Even winners of the pokerrun, a fun event to encourage motorcyclists tovisit multiple locations, gave a little back.

“Winners of the poker run reverted near-ly all of the money they won back to thecause,” Turner said in an email after theevent. “Once again (it shows) that the bikercommunity is there for those that lay theirlives on the line for us, every single day ofthe year.”

CHOPPERS, from page 1

Linda Sue Denmark,center, of Brooksvillespends time with herhusband, RandyDenmark, left, andMichael Hixson ofNew Port Richeyahead of the Sept. 11Gratitude Ride fromthe Pasco CountyGovernment Centerlast weekend. Allthree are part ofPasco CountyChoppers, one of themotorcycle clubsorganizing the event.

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Pasco County residents like to expressthemselves at the polls, but aren’t all that in-terested in attending public meetings.

When they need to go to work, chancesare they’ll hop in their car and drive them-selves there.

And, when it comes to ranking efforts tocreate jobs and grow the economy — theysee plenty of room for improvement.

These are just a few of the findingsfrom the National Citizen Survey, which of-fers a glimpse of how Pasco residents viewthe quality of life in the county and pro-vides a basic report card on governmentservices.

The survey is a collaborative effort be-tween the National Research Center Inc.and the International City/CountyManagement Association.

The survey was developed by theNational Research Center to provide a statis-tically valid survey of resident opinionsabout the services provided by local govern-ment.

The survey was distributed to 1,200 ran-domly selected addresses, and of those, 243were returned for a return rate of 23 per-cent. The survey has a plus or minus 6percent margin of error.

According to the survey, 91 percent ofthose responding said they are registered tovote and 81 percent said they made it to thepolls on Election Day.

Far fewer seemed interested in makingtheir opinions known at public meetings.Just 21 percent of the survey takers saidthey attended a meeting of local elected of-ficials or other local public meeting in thelast year.

When it comes to getting around, 76 per-cent reported that they drive alone in theircar to get the work, and just 7 percent saidthey’d been on a bus in the county duringthe past year. Fewer than a third gave goodor excellent marks to ease of biking or walk-ing around the county.

Overall, 68 percent of those surveyedgave Pasco County a good or excellent markfor its quality of life. But just 34 percent gavegood or excellent marks to economic devel-

opment, and a whopping 85 percent saidjob growth is too slow.

Opportunities to attend cultural eventsalso scored poorly, with just 30 percent giv-ing good or excellent marks in thatcategory.

On a brighter note, however, 79 percentgave excellent or good marks for the coun-ty’s public library services.

The survey rated a number of countyservices, which were compared to a bench-mark database. Of the 40 services for whichcomparison was available, none exceededthe benchmark, 15 were similar and 25were ranked below.

Despite that outcome, though, 81 per-cent of those surveyed said they would besomewhat or very likely to recommend liv-ing in Pasco County, and 83 percent saidthey planned to remain in Pasco for thenext five years.

The county has made gains in someareas.

The availability of affordable health care,for instance, was rated as good or excellentby 60 percent of the survey takers, com-pared to 46 percent last year and 44 percentin 2009.

Health services, overall, also scored ahigher mark — with good or excellent rat-ings by 64 percent, compared to 57 percentlast year and 49 percent in 2009.

Parks and recreation also picked up afew points, with 50 percent of those sur-veyed rating recreational opportunities asgood or excellent, compared to 45 percentlast year.

On the public safety front, 93 percent ofthe respondents reported feeling safe orsomewhat safe in their homes during theday.

Five percent of those surveyed said theyor someone in their household had been avictim of crime — compared to 14 percentthe previous year.

However, just 72 percent said they re-ported the crime to police, compared with84 percent reporting it the year before.

The Pasco County Commission is expect-ed to hear a report on the survey when theymeet Sept. 4. The item had been on the com-mission’s Aug. 27 agenda, but was delayedbecause of long discussions on other issues.

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Church provides personal touch with concierge ministryBy B.C. [email protected]

It’s a mammoth church — with a 143-acre campus, a 440,000-square-foot buildingand 12,000 members.

It’s so big that it uses five entrances onSundays to allow members to stream into its5,000-seat auditorium.

Despite the scale, Exciting IdlewildBaptist Church in Lutz wants to extend a per-sonal touch to its members, said Rich Walker.

He’s a church staff member who alsoleads Idlewild Concierge, a ministry with 30volunteers. And more than eight years ago,when Idlewild was moving into its largerquarters off North Dale Mabry Highway andVan Dyke Road, Walker came up the idea ofcreating a concierge ministry.

“We’re still the only one that I know of,anywhere,” said Walker, a retired law enforce-ment officer who oversees campus safety.

The ministry helps visitors and churchnewcomers tend to details that are important

to them. The idea came to Walker when ahotel concierge service helped him and hiswife. They were traveling and wanted to gofor dinner, but they didn’t want to have todrive to get there.

Walker’s wife suggested he ask theconcierge for some recommendations. Hedid, and within 15 minutes they had a list ofrestaurant options, with different specialtiesand price points, along with directions forgetting to them.

Idlewild’s concierge ministry strives tocreate a sense of hospitality, with the mottoof “Providing the unexpected personaltouch,” Walker said.

Ministry volunteers work at the church’swelcome center to greet people who are vis-iting the campus. Sometimes they helppeople find their way around campus. Othertimes they provide individual tours to helppotential members learn about the church’sministries and ways to meet their specificneeds.

“There’s not a line out the door, but everyweek, somebody will come and they want tolook at the church,” Walker said. “They’ll justshow up on their own.”

The concierge will get a bit of informa-

tion about the visitor and will let them knowabout various ministries that may suit theirinterests, Walker said. The idea is to helpthem plug in and feel at home, he said.

“There are some people on a real fact-finding tour, is this the church for me? Thatcan take a couple of hours,” Walker said.

That’s what happened when MargeryCordova recently visited the church, Walkerrecalled.

“She told me right up front, ‘I am lookingfor a church home.’ That told me, ‘We kind ofwant to dive deep here and see if this is agood fit,’” he said.

Cordova was impressed.“I got the deluxe grand tour of the whole

facility,” said the woman who moved to Lutzin late July from Sacramento, Calif., after herhusband’s death.

Besides discussing ministries that may beof interest and showing off the facilities,Walker enjoys giving visitors a look at “back-stage” Idlewild.

The walk-through involves travelingthrough corridors decked with framed pho-tographs taken through the years during bigchurch events. Visitors can duck into thechoir and orchestra rooms and check out

the staging area where props are kept forchurch productions.

They can even walk down a passagewaythat leads from the orchestra room to theraised stage in the worship center.

Besides helping newcomers and visitors,the ministry also pitches in on specialevents. Team members drive trams at thechurch’s Fourth of July event, for instance,and give airport shuttle rides to specialguests.

The team once arranged airport pickupsfor 65 missionaries visiting Idlewild. Theymet the missionaries at the airport, tookthem to their hotels, transported them to thechurch each day and ferried them around onerrands.

One volunteer helped organize the logis-tics by creating an Excel spreadsheetdetailing the airline and arrival time of eachmissionary.

The concierge ministry at Idlewild paysattention to details. And that makes a differ-ence for both members and visitors alike.

“Everyone there is just super welcomingand genuine,” Cordova said. “It’s not a phonything. You really feel it’s sincere. I feel like Iwas led there.”

Rich Walker, manager of campus safety atExciting Idlewild Baptist Church, leads theconcierge ministry at the church. The ideais to provide ‘an unexpected personaltouch,’ he said. (Photos by B.C. Manion)

Exciting Idlewild Baptist Church sits on 143 acres. Its 12,000 members worship, learn and gather in a 440,000-square-foot building, offNorth Dale Mabry and Van Dyke Road in Lutz.

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Sunlake stays calm, steady even after Pasco upsetBy Michael MurilloThe Laker/Lutz News Correspondent

Every high school football team hassome optimism when they start a new sea-son. But if your first opponent is consideredthe best in the county — riding a 38-gameregular season winning streak — that opti-mism might be tempered.

Unless you’re the Sunlake Seahawks.The Seahawks never trailed in a 17-6

home victory over the Pasco Pirates on Aug.30. And even though the gridiron crew fromSunlake High School is considered a strongteam in their own right, they know it was aspecial accomplishment to beat someonewho hasn’t seen the losing column in theregular season since 2009.

“I hate to rank victories, but it was obvi-ously a huge victory just from the fact thatPasco has dominated everybody in the regu-lar season for so long,” said Coach BillBrowning, who has been with Sunlake’sfootball program since its inception sevenyears ago. That tenure includes a few previ-ous losses to the Pirates, but Browning feelsthat other milestone wins in the school’shistory contributed to a sense that theycould finally turn the corner against thecounty’s regular-season juggernaut.

The Seahawks had a small lead when themarching bands took the field halfwaythrough. While Browning was feeling goodabout his team’s chances, it wasn’t until theopening plays of the second half that he feltlike it was going to be Sunlake’s night.

“It was a close game going in at half-

time,” Browning said. “We went out (to startthe third quarter), received the football andtook the first play for a long touchdown.That was huge. I think that gave us the mo-mentum in the second half and they(Pasco) could never re-establish that mo-mentum.”

That play was a 64-yard touchdown runby the team’s starting fullback, junior LoganWolfe. It was Wolfe’s second touchdown ofthe night and made him the team’s star inone of the school’s biggest wins. But he’snot interested in taking much credit for him-self.

“The huge run would never have hap-pened if it wasn’t for this team’s offensive

line. They produced that huge hole for meto run through, so that 64-yard run was allthem,” Logan said.

In fact, he credits his teammates on theother side of the ball — the Seahawks’ de-fense, which frustrated Pasco throughoutthe evening — with the key to the victory.He believes they have one of the best de-fenses in the state.

Whoever gets to share credit for the bigwin, Browning is making sure they don’t gettoo overconfident from it: The Seahawks’ re-ward for toppling the Pirates was a toughweek of practice to prepare for their nextgame this past weekend.

Yet Sunlake persevered, beating River

Ridge 25-0, and improving to 2-0 on the sea-son.

The team’s goals are the same as before— win the district title and reach the stateplayoffs. But Browning acknowledges thatthe win gave the Seahawks a boost and a lit-tle swagger, and shows the athletes whatthey’re capable of accomplishing.

But Browning isn’t adopting any newswagger himself: With around 35 years ofcoaching experience and more than 20years in the head coach’s role at schools likeHernando High School and SpringsteadHigh School in addition to Sunlake, he does-n’t allow himself to become too elated anddejected following a single game.

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“To be truthful, Saturday morning I wasfocused on River Ridge,” Browning said witha laugh. “I’m one who never gets too high,and I don’t get too low. I try to stay at ahappy medium. Coaches who don’t do thatget on roller coaster rides, and they’re theones who have a tendency to burn out anddon’t last very long in the game.”


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Registration will continue every Fridaythereafter at the same time.

Teams will be balanced, and will play Fridaymornings at the community center.

For more information, call Walt Bockmillerat (813) 527-8211.

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MacFarlane Park in Tampa will host a 10and Under Tennis Festival Sept. 15 from 3:30p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The event is designed for tennis players 10and younger with equipment appropriate fortheir size.

MacFarlane Park is located at 1700 N.MacDill Ave., Tampa.

For more information, call Barbara Soto at(813) 764-3586, email her [email protected] or visit www.tam-pabaytennislessons.com.

WCAA soccer readying winter season

The Wesley Chapel Athletic Association isaccepting online registration for its upcoming2013-14 season for both boys and girls.

The cost to play is $90 for children ages 3-4,and $135 for kids between 5 and 11. Players re-ceive a game jersey, game socks, soccer shortsand a practice shirt. They will have a chance toparticipate in eight regular season games, as wellas an end-of-season tournament.

Those wishing to play will have evaluationsscheduled for the week of Sept. 30 from 6p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Wesley Chapel DistrictPark, 7727 Boyette Road.

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Holes For Hope seeks sponsorsThe Holes For Hope golf tournament,

planned for Oct. 7 at Lake Jovita Golf andCountry Club, is looking for sponsorshipsranging from $125 to $2,500.

The event benefits the Boys and Girls Clubas well as domestic violence group Sunrise ofPasco County. Prizes include a $10,000 hole-in-one cash prize, two chances to win a car,and a $1,000 closest-to-the-pin prize.

For information on how to sponsor, callLinda at (352) 521-3358, or visit www.sun-risepasco.org.

Adult soccer league wants players

With the fall season ready to commence,adult soccer players are being sought to par-ticipate in a league that plays men’s, women’sand coed games Sunday afternoons atCrossRoads Community Methodist Churchon County Line Road in Wesley Chapel.

Players must be 18 or older. For more information, call Colin at (747)

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Rolling Valkyries take on LakelandRoller Derby kicks back into gear Sept. 29

when The Rolling Valkyries host the LakelandDerby Dames at Astro Skate, 875 Cypress St.,Tarpon Springs.

Tickets are $8 in advance, and $10 at thedoor, with children 12 and younger admittedfree. Ticket sales benefit Suncoast PrimateSanctuary.

Doors open at 10:30 a.m., with the boutscheduled to start at 11 a.m.

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Golfing for foodDance Ferrentino Insurance and Strategic

Financial Partners are sponsoring its fifth annu-al charity golf event to support FeedingAmerica Tampa Bay.

The tournament is set for Sept. 27 with a 1p.m. shotgun start at Westchase Golf Course,11602 Westchase Golf Drive in Tampa. ACuban feast and awards ceremony will followgolfing at 5:30 p.m.

Feeding America Tampa Bay is the region’slargest domestic hunger-relief charity. It pro-vides food to more than 400,000 people inWest Central Florida, and has distributed 35million pounds of food.

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Basketball skills clinic for girlsSaint Leo University’s women’s basketball

team will host a free skills clinic Sept. 28 from1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Marion BowmanCenter on the school’s campus.

The clinic will be run by members of theSaint Leo hoops team, and is open to girls ingrades kindergarten through 12.

For more information, contact Jen Gellockat [email protected].

Golfing for Alzheimer’sThe Alzheimer’s Family Organization and

Full Circle Financial will host its 13th annualcharity golf tournament Nov. 9 with an 8 a.m.shotgun start.

The 18-hole, four-person scramble willhave its top three teams awarded, as well asthose who had the longest drive, was closestto the pin, and a special hole-in-one prize of-fered by Friendly Kia of New Port Richey.

The event will also include a continentalbreakfast, lunch from Argento’s Italian Bistro,and prizes.

The cost is $85 per person, with fundssupporting the Alzheimer’s FamilyOrganization. The group services Citrus,Hernando, Hillsborough, Lake, Pasco, Sumter,Pinellas and Marion counties.

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10th annual Worldwide Day of Play on Sept.15 beginning at 3:30 p.m. at Pasco HighSchool, 36850 SR 52, Dade City.

The event is part of a nationwide effort toget kids active and involved in tennis duringNational Childhood Obesity AwarenessMonth in September.

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Build houses, play golfHit the links with a favorite high school

golfer and raise money for charity at the sametime during the Habitat Business ChallengeCharity Golf Tournament, slated for Sept. 20-21 at Silverado Golf & Country Club.

The country club is at 36841 ClubhouseDrive in Zephyrhills, just off Eiland Boulevard.

The tournament, which raises money forHabitat for Humanity of East and Central PascoCounty, as well as the golf organizations atZephyrhills and Pasco high schools, teams ahigh school golfer with three other players aspart of a four-person scramble. That golfer is“purchased” during a talent auction on Sept. 20,ready to play on Sept. 21.

CRay Inc., Bahr’s Propane Gas & A/C andSilverado have teamed up to host the tourna-ment. The entry fee is $250 per business, andis limited to the first 30 business teams thatsign up.

The fee includes Saturday golf, three dinnertickets to the Friday mixer and auction, cart,lunch and swag bag. The mixer on Friday be-gins at 6 p.m., while the tournament itselfstarts Saturday at 8:30 a.m.

Awards include a first-place business chal-lenge trophy for net and gross, along withgross payouts and net prizes paid through proshop credits. Silverado is also offering a$10,000 hole-in-one prize.

To participate or sponsor, call Cliff Howellat CRay at (813) 277-8800, Sean Klotz atSilverado at (800) 853-4653, or Kevin Bahr atBahr’s Propane Gas & A/C at (813) 782-5013.

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If you've never seen the TampaBay Rebels, a semipro basketballteam that plays its home games atFreedom High School in New Tampa,you might wonder if they're anygood. Can a local team really play en-tertaining basketball at a high level?

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"My opinion is this: We play thehighest level of basketball in the Bayarea," he said. "We have had playersfrom the NBA's DevelopmentalLeague, players that played onNCAA championship teams, andmany players with experience inEuropean basketball. This combina-tion of skill and maturity elevatesthe game higher than any collegelevel."

If Rojas sounds confident in histeam, it's because they have the history toback it up. Playing in the Florida BasketballAssociation, the team went 11-1 last year be-fore dismantling the Heartland Prowl in theleague's championship game. And in 2013,they followed it up with a 10-2 regular sea-son and another trip to the championshipgame.

This year, the Rebels came within a bas-ket of back-to-back titles, losing 111-109 tothat same Heartland Prowl club they defeat-ed the year before.

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That includes staff as well as players.Rojas’ director of scouting, Andrew Phillips,has been onboard since before the Rebelsexisted. Phillips was also involved with theTampa Bay Sharks, a touring team Rojasfounded before the Rebels, and he believesthe Rebels' success begins with its founder.

"I think a lot of it just has to do with lead-ership and the vision that Fernando has putinto place,” Phillips said. “From an organiza-tional standpoint, we try to have clear goalsand objectives, and we've been fortunate tobe able to meet most of those."

Those goals include finding talent andexecuting on the court, but it doesn't stopthere. The Rebels stay involved in the com-munity, Rojas said, and he believes it'simportant for a local team to partner withlocal charities.

"We all live in the same community:Players, fans and coaches,” he said. “It justmakes sense to participate and make thelives of others better."

The Rebels already have supportedgroups like Boys & Girls Club and Habitatfor Humanity, and will be involved with the

Police Athletic League next season. Rojassaid he hopes to work with others in the fu-ture as well.

The Rebels play their games at Freedom,but that's not the only connection to theschool. Rojas is in his fourth year as a volun-teer assistant coach for the school's varsityteam, and he enjoys giving his student-ath-letes a chance to connect with veteranswho have attained success at the collegiateand professional level.

"Bringing my semipro team to Freedomgives the young players an opportunity tosee players who attended renowned collegeprograms and follow their dreams," Rojassaid.

Even though the team's season endedlast month, the Rebels aren't the kind offranchise to sit idle. Tryouts are scheduledfor next March, and Rojas is looking into tak-ing the team abroad to face some foreigncompetition.

And Phillips already is looking at improv-ing the roster for next season with a focuson size at the power forward and center po-sitions. He hopes to add players who willprovide depth, and challenge existing teammembers for expanded playing time.

As part of his scouting, Phillips looks atlocal colleges and leagues for athletes whowant to continue playing and have the skills tocompete at the level the Rebels demand, whichensures that the team retains its local roots.

But regardless of the names on nextyear's roster, Phillips has confidence in theteam because he has confidence in the manguiding them.

"We know what we can do, we knowwhat the goals are, and that they can bemet,” Phillips said. “And there's a willingnesson (Rojas') end to put in the time to get itdone.”

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Families Love Elsa’s 41 Tex-Mex Sports Grill

Families looking for affordable dining withsomething for everyone are flocking to Elsa’s 41Tex-Mex Sports Grill in downtown Lutz.

In addition to its trademark Tex-Mex cuisine,Elsa’s is known for its signature wings, excellentpizzas and outstanding specials — 50-cent wingson Sundays, $1 tacos on Mondays and kids eat freeon Tuesdays.

Along with these incredible deals, diners canalso choose from Elsa’s “2 for $20” menu, avail-able every day, all day long, and includes oneappetizer, two entrées and one delicious dessert.

“Our portions are so generous that our “2 for$20” menu serves so much food that guests fre-quently ask for take-home boxes,” said ManagerJustin Hemmert, whose family owns Elsa’s.

“In addition to a shared appetizer and dessert,each entree includes Mexican rice and refriedbeans. It really is a heck of a deal.”

Elsa’s is a neighborhood restaurant located inthe heart of downtown Lutz at US 41 and SunsetBoulevard. Just four miles south of State Road 54,and four miles north of Bearss Avenue, its patronsmostly come from Lutz, Land O’ Lakes, WesleyChapel, Carrollwood and north Tampa.

“We truly are a neighborhood restaurant with agenuine, family atmosphere,” said Justin. “We are agood alternative to chain restaurants for familieslooking for great food, great service and greatprices. Plus, we have a full service bar and superhappy hour prices for those wanting a beer, mar-garita or cocktail with their meal.”

Elsa’s all-day, every-day drink special features

two-for-one well drinks and $1.75 pint domesticdrafts. It also offers $5 margaritas on Mondays andhalf-price bottled Mexican beer on Tuesdays.

Elsa’s bar is best known for its trademark BadJuan margarita, by far its most popular mixed drink– a clear, lime-based drink made from tequila, limejuice and triple sec. Complementing the Bad Juanis the Bad Juanita, a strawberry margarita popularwith the ladies and young adults. Beware, thestrawberry has the same alcohol content as theoriginal.

“Our Bad Juans are very smooth for a margari-ta,” said Justin. “People like them because they aredelicious and also for their strong alcohol content,which is double the amount of liquor found in abottle of wine.

Elsa’s is owned and operated by the Hemmertfamily, a multigenerational restaurant family thathas owned restaurants in Ohio for more than 30years.

Son Justin took over as general manager of theLutz restaurant last fall. He grew up in the familybusiness and worked in the kitchen through high

school and college. After graduating, he spent 10years working as a CPA, five of those years for acompany located in Clearwater, before returning tothe family business in 2009.

“Justin’s financial expertise and understandingof business operations has been invaluable in hismanagement of our Lutz store,” said Bill Hemmert,Justin’s father and founder of the company.

“We want local residents to know that Elsa’s hasa very strong capital base,” he continued. “We canweather the normal up-and-downs of the restaurantbusiness, and now with Justin’s financial back-ground, our Lutz store is stronger than ever.”

“We’re here to stay,” Justin adds.

More Than Mexican – Something For Everyone

Elsa’s owner Bill Hemmert, left, and his son Justin, proudly display a selec-tion of their affordable family fare at their downtown Lutz restaurant.

813-948-3572 • 18450 North US 41, Lutz

Elsa’s employees and customers wantto congratulate long-time managerAmanda Torres on the birth of her beautiful baby daughter, Teagan. We look forward to your return!


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