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By B.C. [email protected]
Charley Chaney has been an opticianfor decades, helping others get a clearerview of the world.
Besides providing services to local cus-tomers, the owner of The Optical Shop andShowroom at 24444 State Road 54 in Lutz,also volunteers his skills to Living in FaithMinistry.
Rev. Russ Montgomery, president ofLiving in Faith Ministry, also is an optician.He met Chaney in 2006 throughProfessional Opticians of Florida.
Montgomery said Living in Faith began
after he had visited Cuba in the mid-1990sand was handed some eyeglass prescrip-tions and asked if he could help.
“So, I went and paid full retail price tohave the glasses made, and I said, ‘Lord, ifthis is what you want me to do, make it af-fordable,’” he said. “About six phone callslater, I was in touch with an optician up inMaryland and we started making glassesthrough him.”
During the past two decades, the min-istry has branched into Haiti and hasconducted eye exams and distributed morethan 20,000 pairs of eyeglasses.
The ministry also tests for glaucoma andarranges cataract surgeries to be done by
volunteer American-trained ophthalmolo-gists. Montgomery trained so he couldconduct eye exams and do glaucoma test-ing.
“When my friend in Maryland passedaway, we used few other people (to makeglasses), but our volume was too high forthem,” he said. “And then I met Charley, andhe’s been a huge blessing.”
When Chaney found out whatMontgomery was doing, he got involved.
“It seemed worthwhile,” Chaney said.“When you hear the stories about howpeople can’t afford glasses, and you hear
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Giving the gift of vision, one pair of eyeglasses at a time
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE PORTER FAMILYThis school portrait shows Don Porter dur-ing his younger years.
See VISION, page 12
Don Porter:He was a forward-thinker, with deep community roots
Don Porter was described by state Rep. WillWeatherford as a ‘giant of a man.’ Porter diedJuly 1 at age 73.
By B.C. [email protected]
When Don Porter was growing up inWesley Chapel, he attended elementaryschool at a one-room schoolhouse and rodea bus to Dade City for high school.
Much has changed in the Pasco Countycommunity where he grew up — andPorter and his extended family have playeda considerable role in creating that change.
The memorial service to honor his lifewas July 12 in the conference center atPorter Campus at Wiregrass Ranch, a satellitecampus of Pasco-Hernando State College.The campus opened in January on 6 acresof the 60 acres of land the Porters donatedto the college.
That campus is just one tangible sign ofthe forward-thinking and big picture ap-proach that the entire family has used inmaking decisions regarding the develop-ment of thousands of acres they haveowned for decades, Porter’s son, J.D. Porter,said in a recent interview.
The Shops at Wiregrass, a regional shop-ping mall, and Florida Hospital WesleyChapel, an 80-bed facility, are two other proj-ects built within the 5,100-acredevelopment of regional impact approvedin 2006 on the Porters’ land.
Porter, the eldest son of the late Jamesand Martha Porter, moved into WesleyChapel in the 1940s, long before develop-ment hit the area.
He died on July 1, at age 73.In personal interviews and during the
memorial, family and friends described thekind of man Porter was.
They characterized him as a passionatefighter for justice, but also a patient listener.They said he was a deep thinker, a loving fa-ther and a faithful friend.
Porter enjoyed single malt scotch andLittle Debbie snack cakes. He had musicaltastes that ranged from Pavarotti to DaveBrubeck, had his own sense of style, andwas a fierce competitor in everything frombaseball to Scrabble to table tennis, theyadded.
State Rep. Will Weatherford said he was26 and making his first run for state officewhen he met Porter. Over the past decade,Weatherford had numerous roundtablechats with Porter, his brothers, Tom and Bill,and his son, J.D. The men didn’t talk about
what Wiregrass would look like in the nextfive to 10 years, Weatherford said. They tooka much longer view.
“I never knew a man who could speakless and say more than Don Porter,”Weatherford said.
Whatever project they worked on to-gether, “it was always about the long-termsustainability and legacy of this community,”Weatherford said.
“In my business, you get to meet a lot offamilies that have very large landholdings.It’s not rare for a family to have thousands ofacres — there’s a lot them in the state ofFlorida,” Weatherford said. “But I’ve nevermet a family, I’ve never met a man — until Imet Don — that was so keenly more fo-cused on the future of his community thanon how much money he would make off ofit.”
While Porter was proud of the accom-plishments in the development arena, hewould resist being credited as the leader orthe patriarch of the family, J.D. Porter said.That role belonged to Don’s father, JamesPorter.
J.D. Porter said his father, his uncles andthe rest of the extended Porter family haveshared a collective vision and a collective
will for what has been done so far, and forthe foundation that has been laid for futureachievements.
“Development was a very important partof his life,” J.D. Porter said. “But if you had atop five list, I’m not sure it would make it.
“At No. 1 was family. It wasn’t just mymom, my sister and myself,” he said, but hisdad also cared tremendously for his parents,his brothers and their families.
Porter’s daughter, Quinn Miller, recalled afather who taught her how to ride a bicycle,accompanied her to father-daughter dances,and was her biggest fan during her softballdays.
Known for his deep, rich voice, Porterdid some radio broadcasting in college andlater in Zephyrhills. He also used those tal-ents to announce Quinn’s softball and J.D.’sbaseball games.
“He was the voice of Berkeley Prep soft-ball,” Miller said.
Porter was quite the athlete himself. Heheld a baseball state record for years afterstriking out 20 of the 21 batters he facedduring a championship. He attended OleMiss on a baseball scholarship, and he used
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Picture, if you will, patriotic table settingsspread neatly beneath rows of baked piesand cakes in the Lutz Senior Center.
The scent of these treats permeates thebuilding as the contest’s judges and formerLutz Guv’na Suzin Carr bite into the deli-cious array of desserts.
That was the scene on the Fourth of Julyas 44 entries competed in the annual cakeand pie contest during the community’sIndependence Day celebration.
This year, the auction for the culinary de-lights raised $1,100 — more than in recentyears, said contest coordinator MarilynWannamaker.
“I think the contest this year was a suc-cess,” Wannamaker said.
Danny Neeley, winner of the men’s onlycategory in the adult division, baked apineapple upside down cake to honor hisfather.
Wannamaker didn’t sample any of thesweets, but she had her eye on a couple.
“I would’ve wanted to take a bite out ofthe chocolate cake or Tracy Gaschler’s applepie,” Wannamaker said.
She was impressed by the detail of someof the entries. Cate Hancock used white KitKats, ribbons and sparklers to create an ef-fect that captured the most patrioticcategory in the youth division. She also wasthe Guv’na’s and judge’s favorite.
Wannamaker believes a change this yearto create a new category to split youngerkids from older kids gave the younger kids abetter chance to capture a ribbon.
Wannamaker, who plans to step downfrom her role as contest coordinator, saidshe enjoyed this year’s competition.
“I was very honored to have hosted thecontest this year,” she said. But Wannamakerhinted that while she may be stepping awayfor now, it might not be forever.
And the winners are …Adult Division• Debbie May, best decorated• Wilma Lewis, most patriotic • Shirley Simmons, best tasting• Danny Neeley, men’s only• Tracy Gaschler, best pie tasting• Sharon Brant, Guv’na’s favorite• Wilma Lewis, judge’s favorite
Youth Division• Abigail Brazier, best decorated• Catelyn Payne, best tasting• Cate Hancock, Guv’na’s favorite,
judge’s favorite, most patriotic
Children’s Division• Sarah Robison, best decorated,
judge’s favorite• Alexander Pramsberger, most patriotic • Lucy Bazin, best tasting
FILE PHOTOThis pie, baked by Tracy Gaschler, is a 5-pound apple pie from last year’s Centennialcelebration in Lutz. She was back again thisyear, with another 5-pound apple pie.
Pies, cakes raise $1,100 for local charities
By Michael [email protected]
The doctor is in.Cindy Perkins, a chiropractor who lives
and works in Lutz, won the annual LutzGuv’na race, a campaign for the ceremonialtitle where all the money raised goes tolocal organizations.
Perkins claimed the Guv’na sash by rais-ing the most money during her campaign.
“I was very excited, and I still am. I wasvery shocked, actually,” said Perkins, ownerof Back in Health Wellness Center on NorthDale Mabry Highway in Lutz.
Her campaign win was no landslide vic-tory, however. According to Eleanor Cecil, amember of the Lutz Civic Association, therace went down to the wire.
“It was very close. I really think it wasthe closest we’ve ever had,” she said.
In a campaign season where the five can-didates raised almost $9,500, Perkins edged“Papa” Jay Muffly by less than $10. The totalswere counted multiple times to ensure theywere correct.
The funds raised by all the candidateswill be distributed to local organizations. Inthe past, recipients have included BoyScouts and Girl Scouts, Friends of the LutzBranch Library, the Old Lutz School, the CivilAir Patrol, and the Lutz Patriots. Between 15and 20 different groups will receive grantsfrom the Guv’na race in a typical year.
Cecil, who has been involved with therace for about 13 years, said the money isonly part of what makes the Lutz Guv’narace special. The entire event is supposed tobe fun, and the candidates are expected toenjoy themselves while they work for thetitle.
And from what she saw, all five candi-dates — Perkins, Muffly, Liane Caruso,Jerome Smalls and Susan Gulash — did justthat.
“I went to many of their events and I re-ally think they had a good time with it, andthey put in a lot of effort,” Cecil said.
She noted they also worked well as agroup, hosting joint events to raise
money and supporting each other through-out the race.
Perkins said she enjoyed meeting thecandidates she didn’t know, and makingstronger friendships with the ones she hadalready met. Her campaign raised more than$4,000 of the total, and said the moneybrought in shows the positive impact of thecampaign on the community.
“To come close to raising $10,000 that’sall going to go back to different localschools and other nonprofits and charities,that’s fantastic,” Perkins said. “It really showshow a few people can kind of pull a com-munity together.”
Even though the title has been passed,Cecil said that the previous Guv’na leftsome pretty big shoes to fill. Suzin Carr, whohas been Guv’na twice, was very activein the role and even helped recruit the newbatch of candidates to replace her.
“She did more than just be Guv’na. Shehelped us out a lot and took the lead in a lotof things,” Cecil said. ”She’s really a phenom-enal lady.”
Perkins not only is ready to fulfill her tra-ditional Guv’na duties, such as attendingLutz events, she’s taken Carr’s lead and start-ed the recruitment process for the nextbatch of candidates.
“I’ve already started trying to talk somepeople into doing it next year,” she said.
Businesses or organizations in the Lutzcommunity are welcome to apply for agrant as long as they are designated as anonprofit and are not affiliated with a reli-gious organization.
For more information on how to apply, e-mail Eleanor Cecil at [email protected].
Pass the Sash:Perkins named Lutz Guv’na
COURTESY OF SUZIN CARRCindy Perkins was declared the new LutzGuv’na on July 4 at the community’sIndependence Day celebration.
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Bob Moore is the kind of guy thatlikes to stay out of the way in theParadise Lakes home he shares
with wife Nancy. He paints, he sculpts. Hecollects stamps. And he makes regular tripsback home to Canada to see his family.
But Moore, however, has had a tough timestaying out of the way of history. He served39 years with the Canadian armed forces,signing up when he was just 17 just a fewyears after World War II. And along the wayhe ensured one Olympic Games in Montrealwas properly supplied, and he designed acoat of arms for a military school that waspersonally signed off by Queen Elizabeth II.
Oh, and he won the Nobel Peace prize,too.
“I was part of one of the first peacekeep-ing operations in history,” Moore said, notminding at all that he’s shared this storymany times before. “We were told that wewould join a force of U.N. soldiers three daysbefore Christmas. I barely had time to spendthe holidays with my family.”
It was 1956, and Egyptian presidentGamal Abdel Nasser had taken control of theSuez Canal, a 120-mile artificial waterway thatallows ships to travel between Europe andeastern Asia without having to sail aroundAfrica.
The United Kingdom and France didn’ttake the naturalization well, since they had a100-year lease, and they joined forces withIsrael to try and take back the waterway.
The United Nations knew something had
to be done to prevent all-outwar in the Middle East. So itpulled together military troopsfrom nations that weren’t di-rectly involved in the conflict,like Canada, and sent them into help calm the situationdown.
“We got to Halifax, and weboarded the HMCSMagnificent,” Moore said. “Itwas an aircraft carrier, butthere was no aircraft for thisvoyage. Instead, the deck wasstrewn with all this equip-ment, and about 6,000 soldiersfrom 11 different countries.”
When the Magnificent ar-rived at the Suez Canal, Mooresaid he was shocked at whatsoldiers found. Nasser hadblocked access to the canal bysinking a large number ofships at the entrance.
“I got there and looked from the deck ofthe aircraft carrier, and counted 36 sunkenships,” Moore said.
He was part of a contingent of troops thatmade their way across the Sinai Desert, fol-lowing retreating Israeli forces. The trip washard through the desert, especially sinceIsrael was destroying roads and buildings onits way back.
The Israelis spared an old British air forcebase, which Moore camped out in for sometime. It was riddled with bullet holes, and didnot have much of a roof. At night, it wouldget cold, so they would use debris from thebuilding to keep the fire going.
“When we ran out of wood there, weended up burning the chairs we were sittingin,” Moore said.
In 1988, the Norwegian Nobel Committeedecided to give its Peace Prize to U.N.Peacekeeping forces. As part of that initialforce, Moore received a small medallion cele-brating the honor, which was later pinned to
him in a ceremony that included PascoCounty commissioner Pat Mulieri.
In his time traveling around the world,Moore picked up five languages, includingSwahili, although he still doesn’t feel com-pletely comfortable with French. He raisedtwo sons on his own after his first wife died.Dwayne became a scientist and is now partowner of an environmental company inMaine, while Michael followed his father intothe military, and is still there today.
Moore retired in 1991 when he was 57,and almost immediately found a home inPasco County.
“I was always a nudist, and I was lookingfor some place where people lived who be-lieved in the same,” Moore said.
He met Nancy while visiting ParadiseLakes from his then New Port Richey home,and they settled into their own condo atParadise Lakes in 1998.
Moore may have accomplished a lot in hislife, but he’s even prouder of what his chil-dren and grandchildren have accomplished,
including one who just graduated from col-lege.
“You’re nothing without education,”Moore said. “You got to have it, or you’ll beout there digging ditches and painting build-ings. I mean, there’s nothing wrong withbeing a tradesman if that’s what you want todo, but it shouldn’t be what you have to do.”
He doesn’t actively sell his artwork, but ifpeople want it, he’s willing to hear a price.Moore comes from a family with a strongartistic background; many of his siblings areartists, as well. In fact, a portrait painted byhis brother featuring his mother and father,that had been on public display for years inCanada, hangs in his front foyer.
“Doing art was just a no-brainer for me,”he said. “It’s a way to express myself, and toshare the beauty of the world with theworld.”
MICHAEL HINMAN/STAFF PHOTOBob Moore, who retired to Paradise Lakes years ago,shows off a coat of arms he designed for the RegionalCadet Instructor School in Ontario, where he was a com-mander. This particular copy was signed off and approvedby Queen Elizabeth II.
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Getting to knowBob MooreWho was the world’s most influentialmilitary commander?Alexander the Great was one of the mostsuccessful and innovative military leadersof our time. His strategies always surprisedhis opponents, especially where he wasout-numbered and out-gunned.
What song will make you turn up theradio?Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue,” or reallyanything from George Gershwin. Butopera always moves me to tears, where Ihave them splashing down my face.
If you could sit anyone in history for aportrait, who would you pick?Charles Darwin, because he created anarea of science that actually answered allkinds of questions that people nevercould figure out before.
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Dr. Jon Kaufman has joined the KaufmanEye Institute, which has offices located inWesley Chapel, Zephyrhills, Sun City Centerand Bushnell.
He is the son of Stuart Kaufman, the med-ical director and founder of the institute, andis a Cornell fellowship-trained surgeon.
The younger Kaufman grew up in Tampa,and is a graduate of Berkeley PreparatorySchool. He earned his bachelor’s degree in cel-lular and molecular biology from theUniversity of Michigan, and his medical train-ing at Rush Medical College in Chicago.
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DENTAL OFFICE OPENSDrs. Johella Liguori and Sarina Bhole have
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It’s a new full-service dental practice at2066 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., in Wesley Chapel.
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WILLIAMS MOVING TO CARROLLWOOD
Gary Williams has become the marketmanager for the Carrollwood office of BayCities Bank, ending a long tenure in the Lutzand Land O’ Lakes area.
“My years at the Lutz office have been veryrewarding, and I will miss seeing my clientson a weekly basis,” Williams said, in a release.“However, I will continue to be involved inhelping the Lutz/Land O’ Lakes communitiesgrow.”
Amy Underwood has been promoted to as-sistant vice president and market manager. Shehas been with the bank since 2003.
Nancy Gordon, who has worked both as amanager and a commercial lender, will alsoturn her focus full-time on commercial lend-ing.
Williams will be based at 14877 N. DaleMabry Highway, and can be reached at (813)637-2420.
GRAND OPENING FOR CAREERSOURCECareerSource Pasco Hernando will have a
grand opening and ribbon cutting July 16 be-ginning at 10 a.m. at its new location, 15000Citrus Country Drive, Suite 303, in Dade City.
It is hosted by the Greater Dade CityChamber of Commerce.
For information, visit them atCareerSourcePascoHernando.com.
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Women-n-Charge will meet Aug. 1 at 11:30a.m. at Pebble Creek Country Club, 10550Regents Park Drive, in Tampa.
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Kellye Dash, owner of The Busy Buddy, talkingabout how to manage email.
Cost is $15 for members who RSVP theTuesday before the meeting, and $18 for allguests and after the deadline for members.
To register, visit Women-n-Charge.com, orcall (813) 600-9848.
NEW BUILDER AT SILVERADO Highland Homes has started to offer
homes in the Zephyrhills community ofSilverado Ranch off Eiland Boulevard.
The homes, which start at $170,000, rangein size from 1,508 to 3,315 square feet, be-tween three to five bedrooms, and two tothree bathrooms.
For information, visit HighlandHomes.org.
RIBBON-CUTTING FOR NANA JO’SNana Jo’s Café, 14748 U.S. 98 Bypass in
Dade City, will have a grand opening and rib-bon cutting July 26 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.,hosted by the Greater Dade City Chamber ofCommerce.
The event will include live music by DCCountry, barbecue chicken and more.
Cost is $8 for adults, $6 for children.
NEW TBARTA EXECUTIVE DIRECTORDon Skelton is the new interim executive
director of the Tampa Bay Area RegionalTransportation Authority board of directors.
He replaces Bob Clifford, TBARTA’s first ex-ecutive director, who resigned to join theengineering firm Parsons Brinckerhoff, accord-ing to a release.
Skelton has a lengthy career in transporta-tion planning and programs, including servingas secretary of the District 7 office for the
Florida Department of Transportation forseven years, ending in 2012. During that time,he was on the board of directors for TBARTAas an “ex officio” member, and was instrumen-tal in providing support for the developmentof TBARTA’s master transportation plan.
He currently is vice president of H.W.Lochner, where he provides transportation en-gineering services for the Tampa Bay regionand Central Florida.
TBARTA was created in 2007 by theLegislature to plan and develop a multimodaltransportation system that will connect thesecond counties of the Tampa Bay region —Pasco, Hillsborough, Hernando, Citrus,Manatee, Pinellas and Sarasota.
WESLEY CHAPEL CHAMBERHEADING TO TUSCANY
The Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber ofCommerce is planning a nine-day trip toTuscany, Italy.
The trip is planned to begin Oct. 20, andspace is limited.
For information, call (813) 994-8534, oremail [email protected].
MARKETING SUMMIT IN TAMPAThe Tampa Bay Marketing Summit will take
place Aug. 8 beginning at 8:45 a.m., at MainsailConference Center, 5108 Eisenhower Blvd., inTampa.
The event is hosted by EMSI in WesleyChapel, which provides news content forprint and online news outlets, as well as televi-sion and radio talk shows.
For information, visitTampaBayMarketingSummit.com, or callMarsha Friedman at (727) 443-7115, Ext. 201.
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MEADOW POINTE YOGAThe Meadow Pointe community in WesleyChapel is offering yoga for fitness and focus.Power yoga is Mondays and Thursdays at 7p.m., stretch yoga is Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m.,and Saturdays at 10:30 a.m., and restorativenidra monthly is offered on a Sunday at 7p.m., for $10. For information, email [email protected].
CATHOLIC HOMESCHOOLCONFERENCEThe Immaculate Heart of Mary TampaHomeschool and Parent Conference will beat St. Lawrence Parish’s Higgins Hall, 5225 N.Himes Ave., July 17 from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.,and July 18 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.Guest speakers include the Rev. John Blum,Joseph Pearce, Colleen Hammond,Domenico Ruggiero and Virginia Seuffert.Admission is free and preregistration is notrequired. For information, visitIHMConference.org.
WOMAN’S CLUB BACK JULY 17The GFWC Lutz-Land O’ Lakes Woman’sClub will resume its crafting meetings July17 at 9:30 a.m., at the Lutz CommunityCenter on the corner of U.S. 41 and LutzLake Fern Road. The meetings are everyThursday and open to the public. Forinformation, visitGFWCLutzLandOLakesWomansClub.org.
‘HOT ART, COOL CROWD’The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts,400 N. Ashley Drive in Tampa, is hosting theMacDonald Training Center Art Show “HotArt, Cool Crowd” July 17 from 5:30 p.m. to 8p.m. The event includes an MTC historicalphoto exhibit and complimentaryrefreshments. Proceeds from art sales willbenefit MTC artists and the fine arts studio.Admission is free. For information, visitMacDonaldCenter.org/events.
LODGE FISH FRYJ.F. Swartsel Masonic Lodge, 3109 Lutz LakeFern Road in Lutz, will host its monthlyFriday fish fry July 18 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.Cost is $8 for carryout or $10 for eat-in.
ROTARY CLUB MEETINGThe Rotary Club of Lutz will meet July 22 at7 a.m., at Heritage Harbor Golf & CountryClub, 19502 Heritage Harbor Parkway inLutz. Guest speaker is Michael Sawyer ofTech Guys. A continental breakfast will beserved for $10. For information, call (813)857-7089.
DIGITAL CAMERA WORKSHOPThe Downtown New Port Richey ArtGallery, 6231 Grand Blvd., will host a digitalcamera workshop July 23 from 6:30 p.m. to8 p.m. Local camera expert Jim Smetson willteach the workshop “What Went Wrong.”Cost is $20 per person. Seating is limited. ToRSVP, call (727) 848-6500, or [email protected].
NONPROFIT SUMMITUniversity Area Community DevelopmentCorporation’s 2014 University AreaNonprofit Summit is July 24 from 8:30 a.m.to 2 p.m., at 14013 N. 22nd St., in Tampa.Community leaders and nonprofit agenciesare invited to develop new paradigms inservice delivery, remove barriers to care, andbuild capacity to create a prosperouscommunity. The fee of $20 includes breakfastand lunch. To register by July 18, visitUACDC.org.
OLD LUTZ SCHOOL SPRUCE-UPThe Old Lutz School, 18819 U.S. 41, ishosting a spruce-up July 26 from 8 a.m. tonoon. Volunteers are needed for indoorcleaning, light yard work, and organizingstorage. A general meeting will follow. Forinformation, call Ben Nevel at (813) 334-5712, or Suzin Carr at (813) 453-5256.
LEARN TO TANGOThe Tampa Bay Tango Club and TampaDowntown Partnership are offering a freeweekly tango class at Curtis HixonWaterfront Park, 600 N. Ashley Drive, inTampa, on Thursdays at 6 p.m. through nextMarch. All skill levels are invited. Forinformation, call (813) 221-3686.
KEYSTONE VBSKeystone Community Church, 21010 StateRoad 54 in Lutz, is hosting a free vacationBible school Aug. 1-2 from 6 p.m. to 8:30p.m., for children ages 4-12. For information,call (813) 948-4522, or visitKeystoneCommunity.org.
LAMECON 2014The Library Anime & Manga EnthusiastsConvention will be Aug. 2 from 7 p.m. to 10p.m., and Aug. 3 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Therewill be an Anime dance night, costumecontest, manga grab bags, vendors’ room,artist alley, panel discussions, gaming room,movie room, a café, and cosplay and triviacontests. Admission is free. The convention isat both the Land O’ Lakes Library, 2818Collier Parkway, and the Land O’ LakesRecreation Center, 3032 Collier Parkway. Forinformation, visit LAMECon.com, orLAMECon 2014 on Facebook.
WINE WORKSHOPCharles Visalli of Time For Wine is hostingthe wine workshop “Passport to Italy Teachand Taste Event” Aug. 6 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.,at Dash of Salt N’ Pepper, 10353 Cross CreekBlvd., in New Tampa. There will be food andwine pairings of Italy, appetizer samples withrecipes, and a cruise presentation. Class sizeis limited to 30 guests. Cost is $15 perperson, or $25 per couple. To reserve a spot,call (813) 664-1430.
FREE SUMMER BOWLINGAMF University Lanes, 13109 N. 56th St., inTemple Terrace, is offering free bowling forkids this summer when their parents registerthem online. Kids can bowl three free games
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VOLUNTEER FOR BOOKS FOR TROOPSBooks for Troops needs volunteers to sortand pack books in its storage unit at 54 U-Store in Lutz. Day and evening opportunitiesare available. All hours contributed areeligible for Presidential Service awards. Theorganization is approved for National HonorSociety service hours. To complete an onlineapplication, visit BooksForTroops.org.
KIDS EARN A FREE BOOKChildren in a reading level up to sixth gradecan earn a free book through Barnes &Noble by reading any eight books andcompleting a reading log. The summerprogram runs through Sept. 2 at participatinglocations. Offer is good while supplies last.Limit is one free book per customer.
MORNING GROUP FITNESSThe Oakstead Community, 3038 OaksteadBlvd., in Land O’ Lakes, is offering a morninggroup fitness class on Monday, Wednesdayand Friday at 9 a.m. This is a low-impact classwith cardio and resistant training. Cost is $5per class. For information, call instructorJulie Brucker at (813) 996-7186.
VISIT WC CIVIL AIR PATROLWesley Chapel Cadet Squadron of Civil AirPatrol, located at the North Tampa Aero Parkjust off State Road 54, meets everyWednesday at 6:30 p.m., next to the airporthangar. Cadets range from 12 to 21 years old,and senior members are 18 and older. Forinformation and a schedule of activities, visitWesleyChapelCAP.com.
DONATE TO LIBRARY FRIENDSThe Friends of the Land O’ Lakes Library,2818 Collier Parkway, are looking for newmembers and gently used books. Books canbe donated at the library Tuesday throughSaturday. New member applications can befilled out at the library. For information, call(813) 929-1214.
GIRLS SCOUTS SEEKING LEADERSGirl Scouts of West Central Florida is seekingtroop leaders, both men and women older than18, to volunteer. Other opportunities includebecoming a program or camp facilitator. Forinformation, visit GSWCF.org/volunteer.
Tampapalooza will be at the FloridaState Fairgrounds, 4800 U.S. 301 inTampa, Aug. 2-3 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.The event will include local food, localcraft beer, kids activities, farmer’smarket, music, raffles, stilt walkers, andan aerial yoga show. Admission is free.For information, call (800) 345-3247, orvisit Tampapalooza.com.
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The Laker/Lutz News Staff Report
The Laker/Lutz News has earned two topawards from the Florida Press Association.
During its annual conference July 11 inCoral Gables, the association awarded TheLaker news editor Michael Hinman with twofirst place prizes in local government report-ing and general news.
The local government award was basedon a series of stories in 2013 about the now-cancelled elevated toll road project that hadbeen planned over a 33-mile stretch be-tween Zephyrhills and New Port Richeyalong the State Road 54/56 corridor. Thegeneral news award was based on coverageof a flood insurance town hall meeting heldby U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis last December.
The Laker competed in the top circula-tion category in the state, against similarweeklies with circulation of 15,000 ormore.
“Community newspapers are more im-portant than ever before, because manytimes they are the only place you will findthe stories important to you,” said DianeKortus, publisher of The Laker. “Our re-
porters deliver those stories each week, andwe’re proud to get this recognition at astatewide level.”
Judges called Hinman’s coverage of theelevated toll road a “well-researched series ofarticles” that “looked at pitfalls of similar proj-ects, and presented the pros and cons of theroad.”
In reporting about a town hall meetinghosted by Bilirakis about rising flood insur-ance rates, judges said Hinman had a “niceuse of observation to capture the mood atthe meeting, ‘Groans, interruptions, occasion-al applause.” Judges also noted Hinman’s“concise explanation of the impact of theReform Act.”
The Florida Press Association is astatewide organization that promotes week-ly and daily newspapers. Its annual BetterWeekly Newspaper Contest recognizesstrong reporting, photography, online workand graphical artwork among all its membernewspapers in Florida.
Since 2011, The Laker/Lutz News haswon 20 awards from the Florida PressAssociation, reflecting its continued dedica-tion to community news.
The Laker takes two awards at statewide conference
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PUBLISHER’S COLUMN
By Diane KortusPublisher
In the past fewmonths I have usedmy column to boastabout our recent in-dustry audit, whichreports that our news-papers have morereaders than ever be-fore.
Today I want to tellyou why that is. But first, a brief recap.
According to this statistically valid re-search, The Laker/Lutz News is read by 79percent of households in Lutz, Land O’Lakes, Wesley Chapel and Zephyrhills — ormore than 64,000 people every week.
This is a readership increase of 10 per-centage points in the past five years — anachievement we are quite proud of, espe-cially when considering most newspapersare reporting fewer readers, reducing fre-quency, shrinking in size, or beingdiscontinued altogether.
So, what are we doing different here atThe Laker/Lutz News to buck those down-ward trends?
It comes down to three things.1. In our audit, we added questions that
asked readers what types of news and sto-ries they wanted to read in theircommunity paper.
2. We accepted the survey results as factand began focusing more on topics readersranked as most important.
3. We hired additional professional jour-nalists who are experienced reporters,excellent writers and passionate about com-munity journalism.
It’s this third element I want to writeabout today.
After I became publisher in 2009, it took
me a while to learn the importance of hir-ing the best reporters that I could find. Ilearned nothing is more important than ex-perience and credibility when it comes togiving readers well-written, relevant storiesthat will engage them and keep them read-ing the paper.
Good writing and fair reporting buildsreadership and loyalty because readersknow they can trust what they read in ourpapers because our stories are accurate, bal-anced and relevant to their interests.
Our journalists were accomplished writ-ers and editors long before they joined TheLaker/Lutz News. They know how to identi-fy stories about interesting people andgroups, how to pick through public meet-ing agendas to find stories buried betweengovernment hype, and perhaps most impor-tantly, they know how to write well.
Frankly, it is a bit unusual for a newspa-per our size to have such accomplishedjournalists. So let me tell you a little aboutour team, beginning with Michael Hinman.
Michael joined us last year as news edi-tor. He has helped us add more serious hardand breaking news to our mix, and hasbrought daily news postings to our website.
His background includes five years writ-ing for community sections of The TampaTribune, including editor of the TempleTerrace News before it was shuttered. Morerecently, Michael was a real estate reporterat the Tampa Bay Business Journal.
He first started covering Pasco County in1997 when he was hired as a reporter forthe Zephyrhills News, and later became itseditor.
The quality of his work received recog-nition over the weekend in Coral Gables,where Michael picked up two prestigiousstatewide journalism awards from theFlorida Press Association.
He received first place in best local gov-ernment coverage for his outstandingcoverage of the proposed elevated toll roadalong the State Road 54/56 corridor. He alsotook top honors in general news about atown hall last year hosted by U.S. Rep GusBilirakis, bringing to light major problemswith flood insurance in our county.
Next is Community Editor B.C. Manion,whose byline has graced our pages for fouryears. She is our most experienced journal-ist, coming to us after 23 years with TheTampa Tribune, where she covered every-thing from city government to schools toregional planning.
But her love is writing about interestingpeople, organizations and places, and that’smostly what she does for us. B.C. has been
the leader of our editorial team as we’veworked hard to improve the quality anddepth of our stories.
B.C has received 11 awards from FloridaPress Association while on our staff, and isone of the most respected journalists inTampa Bay.
Michael Murillo joined us as a freelancewriter last summer. We liked his work somuch that he became an employee in thefall, writing most of our sports stories andalso feature stories about people and thingsto do.
Michael also wrote editorials for theTribune and spent many years as a reporterfor local community newspapers. His wackysense of humor makes him fun to workwith, and his love for community journalismis contagious.
Mary Rathman is the reason our pagesrarely have a grammatical mistake or typo.She scours our sentences, looking for anymisplaced comma or misspelled word. Shehas a sign on her desk that says, “I am silentlycorrecting your grammar,” and indeed, she is.
Besides proofing our work, Mary com-piles three columns that provide usefulinformation for our readers: What’sHappening, Health Notes and Chalk Talk.Mary is a respected and well-liked employ-ee, who started working here more than 10years ago. She also has served the companyin other roles before using her talents to as-sist our editorial team.
While our editorial team is dedicated todelivering a newspaper and website thatour readers can turn to for pertinent infor-mation and lively stories, we know thatmuch of our best work begins with ideaswe get from readers like you.
If you have an idea you’d like to share,please call (813) 909-2800, or email us [email protected]
COURTESY OF KAREL ORTIZ-TAVAREZMichael Hinman, news editor of TheLaker/Lutz News, shows the two trophieshe won for first place finishes at theFlorida Press Association Better WeeklyNewspaper Contest in Coral Gables lastweek. Hinman won for local governmentreporting and general news.
Outstanding journalists make for outstanding papers
Closer LookA N A D V E R T I S E R P R O F I L E
Dr. Rick Robinson has joined Dr.David Scamard as the secondboard certified optometric physi-cian at The Eye Care Professionalson SR 54 in Lutz.
Drs. Robinson and Scamard havebeen friends since college whenboth were students at NovaSoutheastern Optometry Schoolin Ft. Lauderdale. They graduatedin 1999 and each has had success-ful careers in private practice. Dr.Robinson has practiced at loca-tions in Naples, Florida andTuscan, Arizona, and Dr. Scamardin Tampa and Lutz.
“Working together here in Lutz isideal because our expertise com-plements each other especiallywell,” said Dr. Robinson. “I spe-cialize in contact lenses and Dr.Scamard is excellent providingcare for the entire family.”
With Dr. Robinson joining thepractice, The Eye CareProfessionals is now open everyday except Sunday, includingextended evening hours.
“We want people to know we’realways here for them at a timethat’s most convenient for them,”said Dr. Scamard. “Plus, we’reavailable 24/7 in case of an emer-gency.
The Eye Care Professionals has abeautiful showroom displaying anextensive collection of frames,including trendy designer styles
such as Coach, Prada, Ray Ban,Gucci and Giorgio Armani.
“Because we are authorized deal-ers, our selection of designerframes is one of the largest in thearea,” said Dr. Robinson. “Webelieve that when you put onglasses, it’s like putting on jewelry.Your frames are an essential part ofyour overall fashion statement. Wehave the most fashionable looksfrom the hottest designers in theworld.”
The Eye Care Professionals is oneof a few optical labs in the areawith that does eyeglass repairs andmodifications. This includes sol-dering joints, temple repair orreplacement and regular mainte-nance. It also sells accessories suchas cases, cords and cleaning solu-tions.
Even more important than its fullservice capabilities is its staff com-mitment to treat every patient as ifthey were family.
“We serve patients as young as sixmonths to the very elderly anddiagnose and treat many diseases,”said Dr. Scamard. “There are manyfamilies where we are taking careof the vision needs of three gener-ations.”
The Eye Care Professionals is easyto find, located just off SR 54 onOak Grove Boulevard, directlyacross from the Ferman automo-tive dealership.
Two physicians with 32 years experience
Dr. Rick Robertson, left, and Dr. David Scamard, board certified optometric physicians who care for families at The Eye Care Professionals in Lutz.
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Three local soldiers have graduatedfrom basic military training at Joint BaseSan Antonio-Lackland, in San Antonio, Texas.
U.S. Air Force Airman David J. Arias,Airman Jesse B. Barber, and Airman 1stClass John Terkoski completed an inten-sive, eight-week program that includedtraining in military discipline and studies,Air Force core values, physical fitness, andbasic warfare principles and skills.
Airmen who complete basic trainingearn four credits toward an associate’s de-gree through the Community College ofthe Air Force.
Arias is a 2012 graduate of ColonialHigh School in Orlando, and is the son ofGladys Valencia of Orlando, and grandsonof Lucy Arroyave of Land O’ Lakes.
Barber is a 2013 graduate ofCountryside High School in Safety Harbor,and is the son of Kelly Barber-Rawe ofSafety Harbor and Jesse Barber of Land O’Lakes.
Terkoski is the son of Eugene andShannon Terkoski of Lutz, and a 2009 grad-uate of Sunlake High School. He earned anassociate’s degree in 2013 fromHillsborough Community College.
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Following graduation, Mapugay wasassigned to Naval Air Station Pensacola,where he will continue training to be-come a naval aviator.
Mapugay is a 2010 graduate of LandO’ Lakes High School’s InternationalBaccalaureate program, and the son ofOrlando and Edna Mapugay of Land O’Lakes.
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Miller said her dad taught her to thinkfor herself. She remembers being frustratedby him when she would want to commiser-ate over a problem or disappointment, andhe wouldn’t let her or offer her advice.
Instead, he listened and then asked herquestions.
She now understands that he wantedher to arrive at her own solutions.
“He had a way of offering perspectiveby forcing introspection, not (offering) hisopinion,” Miller said.
Porter’s cousin, Mike Gramling, andPorter’s friends Will Roberts, Doug Mansonand Tom Touchton, also spoke at the memo-rial. When the Porters arrived in WesleyChapel, there was no electricity and thefamily lived in a moonshiner’s cabin,Gramling said. Porter’s mother, Martha, pre-pared meals on a Coleman stove.
Porter learned to drive a tractor when hewas 6, and he didn’t have a store-boughtshirt until he went to college, Gramling said.
Roberts said they used to joke thatPorter was “sweater-rich.”
“He had more sweaters than Bill Cosby,”Roberts said.
He recalled a time when Porter tookhim, his brother and J.D. to a basketballgame at the University of South Florida SunDome. Porter was wearing a beret, asweater, brown leather pants and blackItalian zippered ankle boots.
“Nowadays, the sight of man dressed likethat with three young boys might be causefor an Amber Alert. But that was Don in all ofhis glory,” Roberts said, drawing a roar oflaughter from the nearly 240 at the memorial.
Manson was in his late 20s when he metPorter.
It was obvious, he said, that Porter’s lifewas centered on his family. The two mennever had a conversation that didn’t beginwith an update on their families.
When Manson had a problem he didn’tknow how to solve, he turned to Porter,who would listen for as long as it took,whether that was a few minutes or hours.
“He showed me what friendship is,”Manson said.
Porter was a multi-dimensional man, withmany interests, said Touchton, who knewPorter for about 60 years. One of his favoritepoets was Lawrence Ferlinghetti, of the beatpoet generation.
Porter especially liked Ferlinghetti’s “I amWaiting,” which repeated this phrase, “I amperpetually awaiting the rebirth of wonder.”
“I suggest Don has to wait no longer,”Touchton said, “because in leaving us, he hasfinally found his rebirth of wonder.”
This is the moonshiner’s cabin that Don Porter’s family lived in when they moved to WesleyChapel. The house had no electricity, and Porter’s mother, Martha, prepared meals on aColeman stove.
PORTER, from page 1
that they are sometimes led in by theirarms. They’re 50 years old and they haven’thad an eye exam in their whole lives. Someof these people literally cannot see theirhand in front of their face.”
The Lutz optician does the lab work,fabricating glasses from the ordersMontgomery delivers.
“Out of all of the optical shops in the(Tampa) Bay area, this is the only one that’shelped us consistently,” Montgomery said.“We had one in Pinellas County that maybemade 20 glasses and they said, ‘That’s it.’ Acouple of other ones might make 10 or 12and that’s it.”
But Chaney will stay after hours to workon the ministry’s glasses, Montgomeryadded. Chaney’s experience and technicalskills enable him to resolve difficult cases.
The ministry uses frames that are donat-ed by various distributors, Montgomerysaid, noting, “we’ll get frames with pricetags on them anywhere from $200 to$500.”
The ministry sells its eyeglasses in Haitifor $30 a pair, but will provide eyeglasses
for free when someone simply has nomeans of paying, Montgomery said.
“We’re trying to give them somethingthat’s functional and practical at a reason-able price,” Chaney said.
The need for vision assistance is enor-mous, Montgomery said.
“We’re seeing people who have ex-tremely strong prescriptions. We’re gettinga lot of people in that are 20/200,” he said,compared to normal vision, which is20/20.
“We have people in Haiti that have notseen the night stars for years. With theirglasses, they can see the beauty,”Montgomery said. “We’re a mile away froma mountain down there. We’ve got peoplewho haven’t seen the mountain for years.”
Montgomery plans to travel to themountains of Haiti, at 5,300 feet, specifical-ly searching for people who have maturecataracts.
“We know they’re there. They’re proba-bly stuck in their homes,” he said. “Theycan’t get out. Cataract surgery is a 20-minute surgery and it gives them new life.”
He believes Living in Faith is a ministrythat offers people a chance to see God’slove in action.
“In the book of John, it talks about theblind man,” Montgomery said. “He’s beenblind since birth. The Pharisees were ask-ing, ‘Whose sin was it, the man or theparents?’
“Jesus said, ‘Neither, but his conditionwas such that when he was healed, thepeople would see the hand of God atwork,” Montgomery said.
VISION, from page 1 Help Living in FaithThere are different ways to help Living inFaith with its vision ministry.
The Optical Shop and Showroom, 2444State Road 54 in Lutz, is collecting usedDVDs and videotapes to sell in its shop. Allproceeds will benefit Living in Faith.
The ministry also welcomes the help ofophthalmologists who wish to volunteertheir services. Monetary donations arehelpful, too.
For more information about how to help,call the Rev. Russ Montgomery at (813)343-0417.
B.C. MANION/STAFF PHOTOLutz optician Charley Chaney has fabricatedthousands of pairs of eyeglasses for poorpeople living in Haiti and Cuba. He volun-teers his skills to a ministry called Living inFaith, based in North Tampa.
Those closest to Don Porter said his life wascentered on his family. Porter is shown herewith his wife, Lajuana and children, J.D. andQuinn.
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When it comes to helping the homeless, she’s not too proud to begBy B.C. [email protected]
In her previous role, Carol Scheckler de-livered warm greetings to people when theydropped in at the Greater ZephyrhillsChamber of Commerce.
But she stepped away from her job as ad-ministrative assistant at the chamber in May,and has since become president of TheSamaritan Project, based in Zephyrhills.
The chamber job, she said, was her pay-check. The Samaritan job doesn’t payScheckler a dime.
“Now, I don’t have a paycheck, just a pas-sion and a mission,” Scheckler told membersof the East Pasco Networking Group at itsJuly 8 breakfast meeting.
In fact, there are no paid positions in TheSamaritan Project organization, she said.
“None of us get anything other than thereward of knowing we are helping somepeople,” said Scheckler, who became ac-quainted with the charitable organizationwhen she was working for the chamber.
She learned about it through Tim Mitchell,who was president of the Zephyrhills cham-ber at the time, and president of TheSamaritan Project as well.
“I met a lot of unique people, cominginto the office, applying for assistance,”Scheckler said.
She felt compelled to get involved.“My dad is a minister. I was raised that we
were to help those less fortunate,” Schecklersaid. “Not to turn our backs on them, not tostereotype them, but to help them.”
The Zephyrhills woman understands howit feels to struggle.
“When my husband and I moved up in1982, we did it for a reason. We were losingeverything,” she said.
Her husband, a semitrailer driver hadbeen through two major gas wars.
“This was our fresh start,” Scheckler said.“That’s why this project is so important to
me. I have been there. I know firsthand whatit is to lose everything.”
The Samaritan Project has been helpingpeople since 2008. It operates on donationsand fundraisers.
“We assist people with past due rent andutilities,” Scheckler said.
The organization keeps its operationalcosts low.
“We do not pay rent. We have one over-head (cost), that is our Internet, because asyou know in this day of technology, every-thing relies on the Internet.”
The project has spent more than twoyears in the St. Joseph’s Catholic ChurchEducation Building in Zephyrhills in 500square feet of space, including the bathroomand air-conditioning room.
“My private office is the bathroom,” shesaid, noting whenever she has to make a pri-vate call to a landlord or utility company orsomewhere else, she steps into the bathroomto do it.
But the organization is moving to muchlarger quarters at 5722 Eighth St., inZephyrhills. Last week, the Samaritan Projectsigned a two-year lease, rent-free lease for the1,400-square-foot home, thanks to the gen-erosity of a local couple.
In addition to its own fundraising efforts,the organization received a $76,000Emergency Solutions Grant earlier this yearfrom the Florida Department of Children andFamilies and the U.S. Department of Housingand Urban Development.
“With this grant, we are able to get theminto housing,” Scheckler said. “We can paytheir first month’s rent, we can pay their elec-tric deposit, water deposit, the security
deposit.”There is a drawback, though. The organi-
zation must raise matching funds for thegrant money it spends, Scheckler said. Thegrant also requires applicants to fill out aform that’s about 20 pages long.
“We don’t make the rules. We strictlyabide by the rules,” she said.
Still, the project is thrilled to be able tohelp more people, Scheckler said. The grant isaimed at preventing homelessness and get-ting people without housing back intohomes.
Sixty percent of the grant is earmarkedfor getting people back into housing, shesaid, and the need is great.
“We had 151 homeless, registered stu-dents, just in Zephyrhills,” Scheckler said. Atany given time, there are 1,500 to 2,000 regis-tered homeless students in Pasco County.
One of the biggest challenges is finding aplace for these people to live thanks to pastevictions and credit issues, she said.“Landlords won’t step up.”
“If you know landlords who own proper-ty, ask them to trust us,” Scheckler said. “Ourorganization is backing these people. We fol-low them for six months. I do a casemanagement every 30 days on everyone that
we assist.”Despite challenges, Scheckler said her vol-
unteer work has moments of sheer joy.“The biggest thing is, when you walk up
to this client and you go, ‘Here’s your lease,’”she said, with her voice breaking and tears inher eyes, “I do get real emotional.”
A couple of weeks ago, the organizationmoved a young woman and her father intoan apartment. The woman has special needsand the pair had been living in a truck.
“Habitat for Humanity stepped up and do-nated the furniture,” Scheckler said. “When Iwalked them in the apartment, I told (them),‘This is yours. This is all yours. The furniture.The TV. Everything.’ How do you put a priceon something like that?”
While many youths are couch-surfing tokeep a roof over their heads, there also areelderly people who are in desperate need,Scheckler added.
“We have an 87-year-old woman whocouldn’t pay her water bill. She was living offof pool water, drinking water out of a pool,”she said. “Did we step up and help her?Absolutely.”
After telling the group about TheSamaritan Project’s mission, Scheckler wentinto her fundraising mode.
“Any of you women in here wear jewel-ry?” she asked, to set up a pitch for afundraiser planned for Aug. 10. She also urgedthem to get involved in the Harvest Festival,another fundraiser on Nov. 1, or to hit thelinks on Feb. 7, at its annual golf benefit.
Scheckler frequently speaks at churchesand civic organizations to drum up supportfor the cause.
“What we really, really, really need is sup-port of the community,” she said. “Our mottois ‘Working together to make a better com-munity.’ That’s what we want to do.”
And Scheckler said she’ll do whatever shecan to make that happen.
“I am not too proud to beg,” she said. “Ican cry. I can do whatever it takes.”
For more informationTo help The Samaritan Project, based inZephyrhills, or to get help from the organi-zation, call (813) 810-8670.
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The Little Women aren’t so little anymorewhen it comes to statewide awards.
The GFWC Little Women of Lutz, a clubfor girls ages 12 through 18 sponsored bythe GWFC Lutz-Land O’ Lakes Woman’sClub, earned multiple awards at theirJuniorette Annual State Meeting in Lakeland.
The event, held June 12-14, is an annualgathering of Florida’s General Federation ofWomen’s Clubs Junior Clubs.
The Lutz group earned four first-placeawards and five second-place awards for itswork in the community, taking home Clubof the Year honors. In addition, the LittleWomen won for the second consecutiveyear the Marcia Bright Award, given to theclub that interacts most with its GFWCWoman’s Club sponsor.
Club advisor Janet Hardy said her first in-teractions with the Little Women of Lutzrevealed how organized they were.
“I went to one of their board meetings,and was just shocked at how many eventsthey had scheduled,” she said. “It was reallyamazing. It really impressed me, honestly.”
While the club collected many awards inthe span of a couple of days, they representa year’s worth of work in the community,both with their sponsors and on their own.In addition to helping clean up Lutz LakeFern Road three times a year, the LittleWomen collect books to be placed at laun-dromats, play bingo at the Baldomero LopezState Veterans Nursing Home, and hostfundraisers for breast cancer awareness.
They also pack boxes to send to over-seas troops, collect cans for MetropolitanMinistries, and work with both the RonaldMcDonald House and the Special Olympics.
Bethany Hanson is president of the LittleWomen of Lutz. The 15-year-old believes thatthe hard work of the members pays offboth for the club and the area in which theylive.
“I think it’s important to be active in thecommunity because it helps so much,”
Hanson said. “Even if you do a little bit ofwork, it makes a big impact. Whenever wevolunteer, we get a sense of accomplish-ment, like we did something great. I alwayscome back smiling because I know I helpedsomeone, and that’s a feeling you can’tbeat.”
The Little Women aren’t the only onessmiling. The GFWC Lutz-Land O’ LakesWoman’s Club remains proud of their juniorclub’s accomplishments, and feels very closeto its members.
“It’s almost like they’re family members,”said Pat Serio, a woman’s club member andan early advisor to the Little Women morethan a decade ago. “We see them as daugh-ters and granddaughters.”
In addition to helping their mentors on avariety of projects, the Little Women arelearning valuable skills they can use later inlife, Serio said. They get experience in publicspeaking and organizational leadership, han-dle funds through their treasury, and gainconfidence from taking a hands-on ap-proach to their work at a young age.
She also credits Hardy with encouragingthem to implement new ideas and get theword out regarding their activities, makingthe group stronger and more effective.
“She’s doing a fabulous job,” Serio said ofHardy.
While the Little Women of Lutz boast just17 members — with nearly half of them setto leave because of age limits — the groupbeat larger chapters, including some withmultiple sponsoring clubs to support them.Hanson attributes their success to workingas a group and finding ways to accomplishtheir tasks on their own, allowing them togrow and succeed together.
“I think our chapter is different becauseeven though we’re small, we do a lot,” shesaid. “Unlike many of the large chapters, themembers do the work themselves and theadvisors don’t. The secret to being success-ful is jut working together, as a team.”
For more information about the LittleWomen of Lutz, call Hardy at (813) 758-0979.
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COURTESY OF JANET HARDYThe Little Women of Lutz came home from their statewide meeting last month with a numberof awards, including Club of the Year.
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After years of hard work and lobbying,the Pasco County Commission has takenthe final step to expand and improve theLand O’ Lakes Community Center.
In a unanimous vote last week, commis-sioners agreed to find an additional$500,000 for the project after bids came inhigher than expected. The $2.4 million up-grades include expanding the existingbuilding on the site to include the con-struction of a restroom, concession areaand meeting room, as well as a picnic shel-ter, a small outdoor amphitheater, twosoftball fields, a hybrid football and soccerfield, a basketball court, a mile-long trailand parking for 250 vehicles.
“Our park has waited a long time forthis facelift,” said Sandy Graves, one of thecommunity leaders who have championedimprovements at the park, located at 5401Land O’ Lakes Blvd. “Thanks for makingthat dream become a reality today.”
Last year, commissioners put aside $1.9 million to make the improvements,and put the project out to bid in February.When the bids came back, however,Construction Technology Group Inc. ofPlant City had the lowest bid at $2.24 mil-lion. Trias Construction LLC of Lutz wasnot far behind with a bid of $2.27 million,while the highest bid came from ClevelandConstruction Inc., of Naples at $2.6 mil-lion.
Impact fees collected from parks in thecentral part of the county were funding
the improvements, and commissionerswere told no more funds were available tomeet the $519,000 shortfall.
Assistant county administrator HeatherGrimes recommended through her depart-ment that commissioners borrow from thecapital improvement fund reserves, andthen pay it back with park impact feesover the next two years.
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impact fees dedicated to a proposed proj-ect for Raymond James Financial. Sincethat project has yet to move forward, someof those dollars could be directed to theLand O’ Lakes project, Graves said.
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an agreement that we have with RaymondJames,” Commissioner Ted Schrader said.
The St. Petersburg financial companyannounced in 2011 that it planned to buildtwo 100,000-square-foot buildings onWiregrass Ranch property, bringing 750jobs to the county by 2024. Although someof those jobs were expected to come asearly as this year, no work has begun at thesite yet.
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Commissioner Pat Mulieri is grateful forthe final vote, as she said it will free upsome of her phone time now.
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Seven months might seem like a longtime to await a decision. But when it comesto building major roads, time isn’t always onyour side.
Florida Department of TransportationDistrict 7 secretary Paul Steinman an-nounced to Pasco County commissioners lastweek that the Federal HighwayAdministration has approved a new inter-change that will connect Interstate 75 withOverpass Road.
The project will add yet another entryinto the county in an area where WesleyChapel District Park already exists and a newhigh school is planned, and could even allevi-ate current and future congestion on StateRoad 52 to the north, and State Road 54 tothe south.
“The exciting part of that is that it doesopen up the east side of the county for youonce it gets developed,” Steinman said at themeeting.
The Overpass Road interchange will pro-vide additional access in the Wesley Chapelarea as well as East Pasco County, where sev-eral developments have been approved, or
are in various stages of planningor construction, such asPasadena Hills.
That is a 22,000-acre projectthat will create more than adozen high-density villages thatcould help the area managegrowth for that region over thenext few decades.
To build the interchange,that portion of Overpass Roadnear I-75 will be expanded tofour lanes with the possibility ofexpanding into six in the future.Eventually, the plans are to ex-tend Overpass to connect OldPasco Road and U.S. 301 inZephyrhills.
The cost for the project will be more than$55 million, and while federal money willeventually be available to the county, officialshave to show initially they’re able to fund theoverall work on their own. Funds couldcome from an expanded gas tax, Penny forPasco funds, and even mobility fees.
“Whether the state or federal governmentwill put in any money, you can’t depend onthat,” county transportation planning manag-er James Edwards told The Laker last January.
But the clock is ticking, county planningand development director Richard Gehringtold commissioners.
“Whenever you get this finally inked andapproved, you have eight years to construct,”he said. If the county fails to do that, federalapproval of the project is withdrawn, andboth the county and the state would have toapply all over again.
Population studies have shown the num-ber of people who live in the area Overpasswould serve will explode 400 percent to
218,000 people by 2035. Right now, justfewer than 60,000 people live in the area.
Capacity on I-75 also will increasethrough that area from the current 51,000vehicles daily between State Roads 52 and54, to 165,800 in 2040. That kind of volumewould create traffic nightmares for existinginterchanges in San Antonio to the north andWesley Chapel to the south. It could evenback up State Road 56 just north of theHillsborough County line.
The county may have been waiting formonths to hear back from Washington, D.C.,but plans to improve Overpass Road havebeen afoot for more than a decade.
In 2003, county officials first looked athow the road could be improved betweenOld Pasco and Fort King roads, without look-ing at any potential connection with I-75.That changed with a new study in 2006 thatgained favorable reviews from FDOT and fed-eral highway officials.
Because the interstate is a federal road,any connections to it would have to be ap-proved by the federal government. To showthe viability of such a plan, the county pro-duced a project development andenvironment study and a preliminary inter-change justification report, officials said.
FILE PHOTOOverpass Road will finally get its connection withInterstate 75, the first step toward what could be PascoCounty’s new hot spot with sports fields, schools and amassive community that could help fuel growth over thenext 50 years.
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Seniors might live a less-active lifestylethan they did when they were younger, butWalt Bockmiller thinks they still have timefor softball, golf, tennis, bowling and maybevolleyball.
If not all of those activities, maybe one ortwo of them.
Bockmiller, a Land O’ Lakesresident, started Senior Sports in 2011, andhe organizes regular events for older resi-dents that include a wide variety ofactivities. Whatever people choose to do,there are plenty of benefits in getting outand being active, he said.
“It’s an opportunity for them to get outand start doing something rather than justbeing home shopping or watching TV,”Bockmiller said. ”It gives them an opportuni-ty to meet people in a different kind ofenvironment.”
Bockmiller began Senior Sports by set-ting up softball leagues, since many peoplehave some experience with baseball or soft-ball in their youth. That starting pointproved extremely popular, and he now hasaround 90 participants for those games.Counting tennis, bowling and golf, SeniorSports boasts more than 150 participants,and he said that tennis could prove to bethe most popular of them all.
While softball is designed for men andwomen ages 60 and older, the other sportsdon’t have an age limit. He said playerscould be in their 40s through their 80s. Theoldest softball player turned 90-years-old lastmonth.
At 71 years old himself, Bockmiller mightbe expected to ease up on his schedule, butit’s simply not in his nature. He worked inrecreation and leisure services management,and over his 47-year career, Bockmiller or-ganized several activities, both with andwithout sports themes.
While he expected the participants toenjoy Senior Sports, he didn’t expect themto have quite as much fun as they’re having.He said people are “finding their smile,” andarea residents who normally didn’t get outmuch are making friends and planning get-togethers off the field or court. Participantsoften go out to dinner, plan outings to seethe Tampa Bay Rays, and even go on cruisestogether, Bockmiller said.
Senior Sports is about sports, naturally,but without a focus on the competitive side.Instead, Bockmiller keeps the focus on hav-ing fun, giving out awards that are earned bygood sportsmanship instead of athleticskill. Softball might appeal to more physical-ly fit participants, while bowling is availablefor those who might not have that level ofability. Or, people can simply sign up to playwhatever appeals to them.
The activities are designed to be inex-pensive and occur during various dates andtimes, allowing more seniors to participate.But whether a person plays every availableactivity or selects their favorite, or simplywants to meet new people, Bockmiller saidthey’ll come away with some fun memoriesand good people to share them.
“There are a lot of friends that come outof this stuff. Some of my friends in tennisand golf, especially tennis, are friends forlife,” he said. ”There’s a commonality thatyou have, and because of that you have alot of laughs over the years. It’s just a lot offun.”
Co-ed slow-pitch softball is played fromSeptember through December, and againfrom mid-January through mid-April. Golf isplayed on a variety of courses year-round onWednesdays. Bowling is played year-roundin Lutz on Thursdays. Tennis and volleyballare new to the schedule.
For more information about SeniorSports, contact Bockmiller at (813) 527-8211.
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MICHAEL MURILLO/STAFF PHOTOWhatever sport a senior might enjoy, Walt Bockmiller probably has something on the sched-ule for them.
FOOTBALL CAMP JULY 25Fifth Third Bank and NFL Hall of Fame
linebacker Derrick Brooks will host a foot-ball camp July 25 at Gulf High School, 5355School Road in New Port Richey.
The camp, designed for athletes in firstthrough eighth grades, will feature gamesand contests, as well as skills lessons fromBrooks. Participants also will receive a teamphoto, T-shirt and autograph from Brooks.
The camp runs from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m.The cost is $53.
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NEW TENNIS LEAGUEThe Tri-County Tennis League is looking
for individuals, teams and facilities to beginleague play. It will include age divisionsfrom 40s and older.
League play also will feature ratings-onlyplay regardless of age.
For information, call Walt Bockmiller at(813) 527-8211.
MOOSE CHARITY GOLF CLASSIC JULY 19
The Moose Charity Golf Classic will beJuly 19 at the River Ridge Golf Club, 11022Tee Time Circle in Port Richey.
Registration is at noon, and the four-per-son scramble begins at 1 p.m.
There will be cash awards to the topthree places, closest-to-the-pin winners, raf-fles and other prizes. There also will be acar prize for a hole-in-one on the 13th hole.
The cost is $45 per player. For information or to sponsor a hole, call
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VOLLEYBALL CAMP STARTS JULY 21
The No Name Reps volleyball camp willbe July 21-24 at Bishop McLaughlinCatholic High School, 13651 Hays Road inSpring Hill.
The first session is for fourth througheighth grades, and runs from 9 a.m. tonoon. The cost is $175 per player.
The second session is for high schoolplayers, and runs from noon to 3 p.m. Itcosts $200 per player.
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SPORT ACTIVITIESAVAILABLE FOR SENIORS
Senior Sports is seeking players olderthan 60 for a number of regular co-ed sport-ing events.
The group participates in golf everyWednesday and bowling every Thursday. Italso has added tennis and indoor volleyball.
For more information, call WaltBockmiller at (813) 527-8211.
T-SHIRTS SUPPORT CROSS-COUNTRY COACH
“I Run For Keppel” T-shirts are availableto help support Land O’ Lakes High Schoolcross-country coach Kris Keppel, who is
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For information, call Rick Weber at (352)588-9200, or email [email protected].
ROLLER DERBY GAME TOBENEFIT SHEPHERDS CENTER
Revolution Roller Derby, an all-femaleroller derby league, will play July 20 to ben-efit the Tarpon Springs Shepherds Center,which provides education, assistance andsupport to needy members of the commu-nity.
Those who attend the game betweenthe Rolling Valkyries from TarponSprings and NR3 from Sarasota are asked tobring canned or non-perishable food.
The game begins at 6 p.m., at AstroSkate & Fun Centers, 875 Cypress St., inTarpon Springs.
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Ejje Soccer Academy is accepting regis-trations for its Tiki-Taka Day Camp July21-25 at 3032 Collier Parkway in Land O’Lakes.
The camp is named for Spanish-stylesoccer that emphasizes short, crisp passing,and ball control. Coaches from Spain’s soc-cer leagues will be on hand, and selectattendees could be chosen to travel andshowcase their talents in Spain.
For information, call (813) 355-6671, orvisit ProSoccerSpain.com.
CHEER CLINIC AT SUNLAKEThe state champion Sunlake High
School cheerleading team will host a LittleSeahawk Cheer Clinic over four days inJuly.
The event is targeted toward students ofOakstead, Lake Myrtle, Denham Oaks,Odessa and Rushe middle schools.
The clinic will be July 21-23 from 3 p.m.to 6 p.m. The cost is $25 per student andincludes a T-shirt and an opportunity tocheer with the varsity team at a game.
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GULFSIDE ORIENTATIONGulfside Hospice & Palliative Care is host-
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