The Laker-Wesley Chapel/New Tampa-Aug. 27, 2014

By Michael [email protected]

With a single unanimous vote, the PascoCounty Commission has made it muchmore expensive to develop land in thecounty, raising some government servicesfees as much as 400 percent.

But surprisingly, developers are not up inarms. In fact, one of the major builders asso-ciations actually encouraged county officialsto raise rates — as long as they vastly im-prove service as well.

“The county has agreed with our devel-opers that they don’t like the level ofservice they’re providing,” said JenniferDoerfel, executive vice president of theTampa Bay Builders Association. “When theystarted drilling down into it, they looked atwhy are we doing this, and why are wedoing that. And it’s all because there is a se-vere lack of funding.”

Before last week, Pasco was one of thecheapest counties in Florida to develop landand build, at least when it came to govern-ment fees. For instance, a preliminarydevelopment plan for a non-residential proj-ect that once cost $50 an acre would nowcost $5,000, plus $150 an acre. That meansthe cost to review a preliminary develop-ment plan of a 100-acre project will go from$5,000 to $20,000.

“We have had an increase in develop-ment activity, but we’ve had fees that havenot been comparable to what other com-munities charge,” said Carol Clarke, assistantplanning and development administrator forthe county. “As we looked at all of this, werealized that if we were going to get ourstaff the technology and resources theywould need to do all the things we needthem to do, we would have to raise fees.”

The county’s development department isconstantly set on overdrive, constantlyworking overtime and using technology

that is easily 20 years old, Clarke said. “We are on a mainframe,” she said. “Do

you know anyone who is still working on amainframe?”

Because of that, the county would taketriple the time neighboring counties wouldto help get development projects moving.And that’s something county commissionerKathryn Starkey said during a meeting Aug.19 that could cost developers a fortune.

“When the permits are held up … one ofthe developers said $64,000 a day is whatit’s costing them,” she said. “And one of themhad a two-month delay, so add that up. Theyare willing to pay $15,000” to prevent hav-ing those kind of review delays.

The additional fees will allow the countyto immediately hire eight new people fordevelopment review, which should speedup some of the permit requests that slowedfrom lack of manpower. Money also will be-come available to fund the technologicalupgrades needed to reduce paperwork andtime, and allow developers to easily trackprogress of their requests online.

It also will eliminate the need to usemore than $600,000 each year from proper-ty tax coffers currently being used tosubsidize the county’s development reviewdepartment.

“What we looked at was how much wasthe general property taxpayer underwritingthe general review process, and was that ap-propriate,” county administrator MicheleBaker said. “We are stuck between a rockand a hard place. They cannot process anyfaster, and they can’t report any better. Sowe need a combination of staff and technol-ogy.

“The unfortunate circumstance is thatwe need resources in order to do that, andthis is how we’re proposing to help pay forthose resources,” she said.

The new fees will bring Pasco more inline with many of its neighboring counties,Clarke said. For instance, a developmentagreement in Pasco will now cost $10,000.Hillsborough County developers can payanywhere between $2,500 and $9,800,while in Manatee County, the cost is$15,000, plus advertising. Pinellas County,which is completely built out, charges$1,500.

A preliminary site plan for 100,000square feet of space on 50 acres will cost$12,500 — higher than both Hillsborough($3,525) and Pinellas ($7,794), but farcheaper than the $30,000 Manatee charges.

However, not all developers are onboard. Craig Weber, a vice president atCrown Community Development involvedin such communities as Seven Oaks and

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FUNNY BUSINESS:Local graduatereturns to headlinecomedy showBy Michael [email protected]

Working comedians — the oneswho aren’t famous yet — tendto take whatever gigs they can

get. Sometimes that means half-empty bars,or coffee shops or off-nights in a tiny come-dy club.

In Steven Lolli’s case, it meant a clothing-optional resort in Land O’ Lakes 10 yearsago.

“It was one of the worst shows I’ve everhad in my life,” he said, recalling the scene atCaliente Resorts off Land O’ LakesBoulevard, with a smile.

Lolli had been doing comedy about eightyears at the time, and the Gaither HighSchool graduate had returned to Tampa toset up some shows. Not one to turn downwork, he tried a nicer, more approachablestyle to his comedy. And the crowd wasn’tbuying it.

“The crowd was bad and I was bad,” Lollisaid. “I should have been my angry self.”

What a difference a decade makes. Lolli’s back in town, but he’s not trying

to win over any skeptical crowds. Instead,he’s bringing his own following to the

Carrollwood Cultural Center at 4537 LowellRoad, for his “High Class Poverty ComedyTour” on Aug. 30. And he’ll be his angry selfon stage, because it’s taken him pretty far inhis 18 years as a stand-up comedian.

Lolli didn’t give anyone there the impres-sion he would eventually make a career outof telling jokes when he graduated highschool, and he headed to the Orlando areasoon after to attend the University ofCentral Florida before making his way toLos Angeles. It was there in the Californiasun he gained a reputation for fitting in atvenues where he’d look out of place.

Lolli began frequenting comedy clubswhere the performers and audience were

overwhelmingly African-American. He mightbe one of the only white people on stage —and the only Jewish person in the room —but he was something else, too. He wasfunny, and the crowds responded to him.

Nationally known comedian KattWilliams helped develop Lolli’s moniker,“The Urban Jew,” and eventually hired himas a writer.

Minority audiences appreciated his hon-esty and responded to his earnest delivery,Lolli said.

“I started talking about race. I startedtalking about Jews and blacks,” Lolli said.


In any given day in the United States, driverspump 369 million gallons of gasoline into theirvehicles, according to the U.S. EnergyInformation Administration. If cars could travel inspace, and get 20 miles per gallon, that would beenough to travel to the moon and back — morethan 15,000 times.

Since 1990, the price of gas has skyrocketed184 percent, from a national average of $1.24, totoday’s $3.52, according to federal data. Yet, con-sumption remains brisk, even if actual volume isdown. That’s thanks to better fuel efficiency, andthe advent of hybrids and electric cars.

Labor Day is a busy weekend for gas stationsas many families choose to travel by car to smallvacation spots away from home. Typically, thatkind of demand would push prices higher. Butthis year might be a little different, AAAspokesman Mark Jenkins says.

“The demand is higher, and you’ll see pricesinch up a little bit,” he said. “And if it does, youwon’t have to wait long for it to fall right back

where it was before.”Still, gas prices this weekend are expected to

be the lowest in four years, and Jenkins believes a

MICHAEL HINMAN/STAFF PHOTOSNew development fees passed by the PascoCounty Commission could affect a numberof projects in the near future, but will havelittle impact on some building already under-way, like the new Pep Boys location plannedon State Road 54 near Catfish Lake Lane.

MICHAEL HINMAN/STAFF PHOTOA lot goes into the price of a gallon of gasoline,right down to how much fuel consumers are buy-ing versus how much is being produced. Yet, thereason why gas typically gets more expensive thefurther inland one gets is actually much more sim-ple: How expensive it is to transport the fuel there.

Florida’s priceat the pump

Sept. 2003: $1.74April 2004: $1.85Jan. 2005: $1.92Oct. 2006: $2.39Feb. 2007: $2.24Nov. 2008: $2.47May 2009: $2.13April 2010: $2.88Sept. 2011: $3.66July 2012: $3.26

March 2013: $3.88Aug. 2014: $3.49

Source: U.S. Energy InformationAdministration

See how much Pasco County’sdevelopment fees have gone up. Visit tinyurl.com/PascoBuildFees

MICHAEL MURILLO/STAFF PHOTOComedian Steven Lolli performed at Caliente Resorts 10 years ago, and he’ll headline ashow at the Carrollwood Cultural Center on Aug. 30.

Pasco now welcoming developers with much higher fees

Demand, prices for gas is dropping

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Before she became ill, Ashleigh Pike wasa vibrant young woman who delighted inteaching elementary school children.

Now she lives life from a wheelchair,with her mother providing her full-timecare.

“On the outside, I look fine,” the formerteacher said. But, “my quality of life has beengreatly compromised.”

The young woman suffers from a form ofdysautonomia, a malfunction of the auto-nomic nervous system. That system controlsautomatic functions of the body, such asheart rate, blood pressure, digestion, kidneyfunction, temperature control, and dilationand constriction of the pupils, according toDysautonomia International’s website.

Pike was one of several panelists at aroundtable discussion of health care issues,as seen from the patient’s perspective.

U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis hosted the sessionon Aug. 19 at The Bethany Center in Lutz tohelp inform his work as a member of theHouse Energy and Commerce Committee’sHealthcare subcommittee. Later in theweek, Bilirakis hosted a second roundtable,focusing on health care issues from thepoint of view of providers.

The first 21st Century Cures Roundtable,“Patients and the Patient Perspective,” put ahuman face on the often complicated andfrustrating experiences that ill people havein trying to find treatments and cures fortheir conditions.

Colleen Labbadia shared the heartbreak-ing story of her young son, who has beendiagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystro-phy, a progressive condition that is alwaysfatal. Labbadia urged a greater degree of flex-ibility for clinical trials in the effort to findways to treat and cure the condition.

“Each loss of function is like a littledeath,” Labbadia said. “Parents like myself,we’re willing to accept significant risk.”

Dr. Samantha Lindsey advocated for

Alpha-1 patients, such as herself. Alpha-1 isthe most common known genetic risk fac-tor for emphysema, and also can lead toliver disease, according to the Alpha-1Foundation’s website.

Anyone who has been diagnosed withchronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseshould be tested for Alpha-1, the websiterecommends.

Early diagnosis can make a tremendousdifference, Lindsey said.

“Even though I look healthy on the out-side, my lungs are like the lungs of a104-year-old,” she said.

Gretchen Church and her husband,Michael — who both suffer fromParkinson’s disease — were at the session toadvocate for better medical treatment forpeople who have the conditions.

“I probably don’t look like I haveParkinson’s, but believe it, I do, ” said GretchenChurch, of the Parkinson’s Action Network.

The couple said that Bilirakis and hiscongressional colleagues should help peo-

ple with Parkinson’s by making it possiblefor these patients to use telehealth services— a remote form of health care delivery.

Telehealth services would make life easi-er for Parkinson’s patients who often havetrouble getting around, Church said. It alsowould reduce financial burdens.

One obstacle to telehealth are currentstate licensing requirements that requiredoctors to be licensed in the state to servepatients there, Michael Church said. Theproblem is that many people live in stateswhere there are no doctors specializing inmovement disorders.

“For the Parkinson’s community, tele-health has the potential to be powerful,”Gretchen Church said. It could help peoplelive independently longer, she added.

Dr. Wayne Taylor, a leukemia survivor, saidthere’s room for improvement in the match-es for clinical trials. Taylor, a physician fromHudson, underwent a clinical trial, and oncehe was in remission, he was able to undergoa double umbilical cord transplant.

In a double umbilical cord transplant, theblood-forming stem cells collected from theumbilical cord blood of two babies is usedfor blood stem cell transplantation. One um-bilical cord would not provide sufficientstem cells for the transplant.

When it comes to clinical trials, Taylor be-lieves more people could benefit frombetter matching.

Patricia Stanco, a regional care managerfor the ALS Association’s Florida Chapter,posed some questions for Bilirakis and hiscongressional colleagues to consider:

“Is there a smarter way to do research? Isthere a common-sense approach to access?”

She also wonders if changes can bemade in Food and Drug Administration regu-lations.

“There are surely ways to get more shotson goal for research,” Stanco said.

Janice Starling, a kidney transplant recipi-ent, was there on behalf of the AmericanAssociation of Kidney Patients.

“If people in Congress would do more ofwhat we’re doing right now, we’d get morehelp,” Starling observed.

She noted that Medicare often doesn’tcover treatments that are effective, or willcover them only for a specific period oftime when more time might be necessary.

“What is going on? Why can’t we get thehelp we need?” Starling asked.

Dr. David Lubin, a recently retired physi-cian from South Tampa, also offered someobservations from the audience.

“Insurance companies and big pharmaare in control of medicine,” Lubin said.

With the vast array of illnesses, Lubinsaid, it takes “almost Solomon-like” wisdomto know where to direct efforts and re-sources.

From a personal perspective, Bilirakissaid he’s watched family members andfriends suffer from rare conditions that haveno cures.

“The right thing to do is to help our peo-ple, our patients,” Bilirakis said. “I want totake the politics out of this.”

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There’s no easy fix for the challenges fac-ing today’s health care system. But there aresome steps that can improve its overall per-formance, panelists said at a roundtablediscussion hosted by U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis.

Bilirakis hosted two 21st Century Curesroundtables at The Bethany Center in Lutzlast week. One focused on health care froma patient’s perspective. The other took alook at the issue from a provider’s point ofview.

At the Aug. 22 session, “SpurringInnovation, Advancing Treatments, andIncentivizing Investment,” Bilirakis askedpanelists to talk about regulatory roadblocksand other issues that hinder patient care.

The providers had plenty of suggestionsfor Bilirakis and his congressional colleaguesto consider as they set policy in Washington,D.C.

Dr. David Morgan, the chief executive ofthe University of South Florida’s ByrdAlzheimer’s Institute, told Bilirakis the diagno-sis of Alzheimer’s patients must improve. Aboutone in five people diagnosed with Alzheimer’sdo not have the disease, Morgan said.

The disease can be accurately diagnosedwith PET — positron emission tomography— scans, but those are expensive and gener-ally not covered by insurance, Morgan said.Proper diagnosis is important not only fortreatment of patients, but also to ensure thatclinical trial results are not skewed by in-cluding patients in the trials who do nothave the disease.

Morgan also sees reform needed in theway clinical trials are conducted. The cur-rent approach takes too long and costs toomuch, he said.

Other health care providers agreed thatchanges are needed regarding clinical trials.They also called for changing the Food andDrug Administration’s regulatory practices.

Dr. Clifton Gooch, of USF’s MorsaniCollege of Medicine, said the FDA needs to

focus on simplicity, transparency and consis-tency. Standards for clinical trials mustbecome more flexible. The current ap-proach looks for a particular outcome witha specific group of people, but it fails to con-sider how the drug benefits asub-population.

As the nation moves toward more per-sonalized medicine, “we need to approachnontraditional trials,” agreed Dr. ThomasSellers, the center director and executivevice president for the H. Lee Moffitt CancerCenter & Research Institute.

“We really need to bring the right drugto the right patient at the right time,” Sellerssaid.

Dr. Richard Finkel, chief neurologist atNemours Children’s Hospital of Orlando,said the focus must be greater on patient-centered cures.

“Patients are willing to accept differentlevels of risk. But the FDA doesn’t look at itthat way,” he said. “They are very risk averse.”

A patient with a short life expectancy, forinstance, may be willing to accept a muchhigher risk than someone who has a slow-developing disease, Finkel said.

There are various roadblocks in the re-search arena, panelists said.

“Funding is dismal,” Sellers said. Not onlyis that hurting research on specific treat-ments, it’s also hurting the entire researcharena.

“A lot of people are getting out of the (re-search) game,” Sellers said, which hecharacterized as a “major casualty.”

Even when there is money, the grantprocess takes too long, panelists said. Thoseselecting grant winners also need to broad-en their thinking, Sellers said.

“They’re not selecting for innovation.They’re not selecting for bold ideas,” Sellerssaid. “Somebody has to be pushing the en-velope.”

Finding money to pay for pilot trials isdifficult, too.

“The trouble with pilot trials is that no-body wants to pay for them,” Gooch said.

There’s also a need to reform the regula-tory process used by the FDA, panelists said.Improvements are needed not only inspeeding the time it takes to get a new drugto market, but also in regulatory processesinvolving the development of new medicaldevices.

Lisa Novorska, chief financial officer forRochester Electro Medical Inc., said her com-pany can know how to improve a device, butcan’t pursue those improvements because ofthe costs to comply with FDA requirements.The FDA plays a valuable role in protectingthe public, but it also creates paperworknightmares for small businesses, she added.

The agency’s inspections also can forcesmall companies to lose valuable work timeas employees are occupied answering ques-tions on issues that seem compelling.

Geary Havran, president of NDH Medicaland chairman of the Florida MedicalManufacturers Consortium, agreed. The FDAshould focus on high-risk issues, not thosewith little or no risk, he said.

As Sellers put it: “I think the question is:What’s a reasonable amount of oversight?”

The medical device manufacturers alsoare calling to an end of the medical devicetax, which they say has a disproportionatenegative impact on smaller companies.

Payment for medical services is anotherhuge issue.

“The payment issue is sometimes asmuch of a barrier as regulations,” said GlenHortin, clinical pathology medical directorof the southeast region for QuestDiagnostics.

Diagnostic tests play a substantial role inguiding physician decisions, Hortin said.

“There’s a possibility of destroying peo-ple’s access to lab tests, if the payments arecut too much,” Hortin said.

Many tests that have been developedcould help doctors diagnose their patientsmore accurately, but are too expensive forpatients to afford and are not covered bytheir insurance plans.

In the long-term, the nation needs toshift from operating on a “sick-care” modelto placing a greater emphasis on preven-tion, Hortin said.

Bilirakis believes the private sector canhelp solve some of the problems facing pa-tients today. Incentives are needed to spurprivate investments in health care, headded.

“Regulations can stand in the way of pri-vate investments in health care,” Bilirakissaid. “The bottom line is the potential for re-form is huge.”

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What’s HappeningWhat’s HappeningKEYSTONE ICE CREAM SOCIALThe Keystone Civic Association will have itsgeneral meeting Aug. 28 at Keystone Park,17928 Gunn Highway in Odessa. Its annualice cream social begins at 6:30 p.m., opento the public to meet and greet neighbors.At 7 p.m., the Hillsborough Countyplanning commission will make apresentation on land use growth strategies.For information, call Barbara Aderhold at(813) 968-6866.

OPEN MIC POETRY NIGHTThe Downtown New Port Richey ArtGallery, 6231 Grand Blvd., will host an openmicrophone poetry reading Aug. 29 from6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. There also will be a one-act play performance of “Two Stories.”Admission is free. To RSVP, call (727) 848-6500, or email [email protected].

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CACTUS, SUCCULENT SALEThe University of South Florida BotanicalGardens, 12210 USF Pine Drive in Tampa, ishosting the 20th annual Central FloridaCactus & Succulent Society Labor DayShow & Sale Aug. 30 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.Admission and parking are free. Forinformation, call (813) 974-2329, or visitGardens.usf.edu.

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GREYHOUND DOGSBay Area Greyhound Adoptions is going tobe at Pet City, 2119 Collier Parkway in Land O’ Lakes, with adoptable greyhounds,Sept. 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Forinformation, call (813) 272-2332, or visitBayAreaGreyhounds.org.

9/11 GRATITUDE RIDEQuail Hollow Country Club, 6225 Old PascoRoad in Wesley Chapel, is hosting the FifthAnnual 9/11 Gratitude Ride to benefit thePasco County Fire Benevolent Fund Sept. 6.Registration is from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., witha dedication ceremony at 9:45 a.m. The 40-mile poker run starts and ends at QuailHollow. There will be a post-ride party atnoon. The event also includes live music byThe Greg Billings Band, a raffle, food, bikeshow and vendors. For vendor information,call Dan Turner at (813) 928-2160.

GRACE COMMUNITY FAMILY FESTGrace Community is hosting its Family FunFest Sept. 7 at Wesley Chapel ElementarySchool, 30243 Wells Road, where thechurch has services. There will be a 10:30a.m. worship service, along with aninteractive Grace Harbor program for kids, asocial time with ice cream sundaes, and ajump house. For information, call (813) 994-9363, or visit ExploreGrace.com.

JUNIOR WOMAN’S CLUBRECRUITINGThe GFWC New Tampa Junior Woman’sClub will recruit new members at a generalmeeting Sept. 8, with a hands-on project at6:30 p.m., and the meeting at 7 p.m. Therealso will be a recruitment session Sept. 16with social time at 6:30 p.m., and a clubpresentation at 7 p.m. Both meetings willbe at Saint Andrew’s Presbyterian Church,5340 Primrose Lake Circle in Tampa. Forinformation, visitGFWCNewTampaJuniors.org.

DIVORCE SEMINARS FOR KIDS, ADULTSBreak Thru Ministries of Tampa Bay andHeritage Church, 1854 Oak Grove Blvd., inLutz, is offering two divorce seminars forkids and adults every Monday at 7 p.m.,beginning Sept. 8. There is a book fee forboth classes, and childcare is available at theadult class. To register, visitYesHeritage.com. For information, call (813) 210-1563.

PLANT SOCIETY MEETINGThe Nature Coast Chapter of the FloridaNative Plant Society will meet Sept. 9 at 7p.m., at the Land O’ Lakes CommunityCenter, 5401 Land O’ Lakes Blvd. GeorgeKish will present “Native Florida Plants forDrought and Salt Tolerant Landscaping.”There will be light refreshments and anative plant drawing. For information, call(727) 376-7663.

JANE GOODALL AT USFJane Goodall, the scientist behind thelandmark study of chimpanzee behavior,will give a lecture at the USF Sun DomeSept. 9 at 7 p.m., sponsored by theUniversity of South Florida’s College of Artsand Sciences. There will be a question-and-answer session following the lecture.Goodall’s newest book, “Seeds of Hope:Wisdom and Wonder from the World ofPlants,” along with other publications, willbe available for sale. There will be a booksigning after the event. Admission is free for

current USF students, but students mustreserve a ticket in advance. Tickets for thegeneral public can be purchased throughTicketmaster.com, Ticketmaster outlets, atthe USF Sun Dome box office, or by calling(800) 745-3000.

SWAP & SHOPThe GFWC Lutz-Land O’ Lakes Woman’sClub is planning a Swap & Shop fundraiserSept. 10 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., at theLutz Community Center, at Lutz Lake FernRoad and U.S. 41, behind the Lutz Library.Cost is $8, and guests should bring severalitems to swap, including new or gently usedre-gifts, home décor, art, accessories, plants,jewelry, handbags or knick-knacks. Clothingor shoe donations are not permitted.Beverages and snacks will be provided. Forinformation, call (727) 642-5959.

SCALE AEROBATIC COMPETITIONBay City Flyers of Land O’ Lakes is hostingIMAC 2014, a scale aerobatic competition,Sept. 13-14 at 8:30 a.m. Gates open at 6a.m., for pilot setup. Coffee and doughnutswill be provided. Kitchen opens at 11 a.m.,for lunch. Admission is $3 for spectators. Fordirections and information, visitBayCityFlyers.org.

PUP PADDLE IN PORT RICHEYThere will be a Pup Paddle & Kayak Race atGill Dawg Marina, 5419 Treadway Drive inPort Richey, Sept. 13 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.The event is pet friendly, and will includemusic, a doggy show, bounce house, rafflesand pet vendors. Proceeds will benefitRaffle Rescue Inc. To register, visitPaddle4Minds.weebly.com.

CALENDAR PHOTO CONTESTGulfside Hospice & Pasco Palliative Care ishaving a photo contest for its 2015 calendarto showcase Pasco County’s natural beauty,wildlife and special events. All photos mustbe shot in Pasco County. Photographers cansubmit multiple pictures. Deadline for entryis Sept. 15 at 5 p.m. For information andquestions about the contest, call KirstyChurchill at (727) 845-5707, or [email protected].

FINANCIAL CLASS FOR WOMENThe Hillsborough County /UF/IFASExtension Service, along with the FinancialPlanning Association of Tampa Bay, isoffering a “Women and Money” three-classseries on Tuesdays, starting Sept. 16, from 6p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The classes will be at theChildren’s Board of Hillsborough County,1002 East Palm Ave., in Tampa. Topicsinclude money decisions, goal setting,protecting assets, investing basics and estateplanning. Seating is limited. Cost is $10 forthe entire series. For information, call LisaLeslie at (813) 744-5519, Ext. 54143.

COASTAL CLEANUP IN NPRThere will be a Coastal Cleanup Sept. 20from 8 a.m. to noon to clean up the saltflats, mangroves and lagoon edges at PascoPalms Preserve in New Port Richey. Bugspray, garbage bags, gloves, safety vests,water and some food will be provided.Participants should bring grabbers, kayaksand 5-gallon buckets or smaller. No dogsallowed. The group will meet at Eagle PointPark, 4499 Strauber Memorial Highway inNew Port Richey. For information, call (727)847-8140, ext. 8333, or email KatieMacMillen [email protected].

‘AROUND THE WORLD’ EXHIBITThe Downtown New Port Richey Art Gallery, 6231 Grand Blvd., will present the ex-

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Gallery professional artists will display works in all media, each depicting a placethe artist has traveled to, or imagined. Guests can visit local and foreign places —bothfamous and unknown — on land, sea, and in the air. Organizers say the show will ap-peal to those who love to travel, and appreciate the beauty and diversity of the Earthand its inhabitants.

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Enrollment increases at Wiregrass Ranch’s Porter CampusBy B.C. [email protected]

Porter Campus at Wiregrass Ranchbegan its fall semester this week, with anenrollment topping 2,100.

That’s an increase of nearly 300 stu-dents over its initial enrollment in January,when Pasco-Hernando State Collegeopened the satellite campus in WesleyChapel.

“We continue to exceed the enrollmentexpectations. We’re very delighted withthat,” said Stan Giannet, provost at the cam-pus on Mansfield Boulevard, just south ofState Road 56 in Wesley Chapel.

“Compared to the spring term, weadded another 70 class sections that werenecessary based on the projected enroll-ment,” Giannet said.

On the first day of the fall semester, PattiRocco, administrative assistant to Giannet,was excited about the 2014-15 academicyear. She loves working on the WesleyChapel campus, even though it means driv-ing over an hour a day from Weeki Wacheeto get there.

“It’s just wonderful. It’s like one big fam-ily,” Rocco said, noting she can’t say that’sbeen her experience in all of the jobs she’shad throughout the years.

The campus is a phenomenal place towork, she said. “It’s warm. It’s wanting to dowhat’s best for the students.”

So far, the most popular courses arethose leading to an associate’s degree, aswell as programs in information technolo-gy, nursing and human services, Giannetsaid. Students also are expressing an inter-est in business courses.

Debuting this fall are the bachelor’s de-gree program in supervision andmanagement, and the surgical technology

and pharmacy techni-cian certificationprograms.

There are trackswithin the manage-ment and supervisionprogram that gearpeople for generalmanagement, healthcare management andpublic service man-agement, Giannet said.The degree providescoursework to enablepeople to develop andhone the skills neces-sary to handle theresponsibilities thatmanagers and supervi-sors face.

The surgical technology and pharmacytechnician programs will prepare graduatesfor jobs that are in high demand and thatoffer good pay, Giannet said.

Figures are not yet available, but Giannetsaid Porter Campus is attracting studentsfrom Hillsborough County, and those num-bers appear to be growing. The campusalso has a sizable number of students en-rolled in its evening programs.

Classes are offered Monday throughThursday from 8 a.m. to 9:40 p.m., and onFriday until 4:30 p.m. Registration for thissemester ends Aug. 29, while registrationfor the spring semester begins in earlyNovember.

In addition to debuting new programsthis fall, the college also will open a café inits library in September. It will offer salads,sandwiches and other light fare, Giannetsaid. The college always planned to have acafé, it just took some time to go throughthe process to select a provider.

The campus is situated near many goodrestaurants in Wesley Chapel, so many stu-dents leave campus for meals, Giannet said.However, students carrying a full load donot have time to leave campus, so this caféwill provide a convenient way for them tograb a quick bite.

The campus continues to seek to createa sense of community among the students,faculty and staff, Giannet said. It also wantsto play the role of an intellectual and cul-tural hub for the community at large.

“We want to be very open and invitingto our community,” he said.

One way that Giannet seeks to fosterstrong relationships with students is byhosting events such as Pizza with theProvost and Picnic with the Provost, wherehe has a chance to share campus news, tofield questions from students, and to hearfeedback about how things are going.

He also has a Provost Success Academy,which focuses on themes aimed at helping

students succeed. As part of that academy,the college will host a domestic violenceawareness symposium in October.

The overall goal of the campus is to en-gage students and provide assistance tohelp students succeed, Giannet said. Hethinks students are taking advantage of op-portunities available on campus.

“The amount of activity in our library —from the perspective of traffic utilizing li-brary services — is comparable to ourlargest campus, which is the West Campusin New Port Richey,” Giannet said.

He describes the college’s personnel asbeing “very student-driven, student-focused,compassionate and caring.

“I think it’s clearly evident,” Giannetsaid. “We want to provide a meaningful ex-perience for students when they’re on ourcampus.”

Stan Giannet, the provost at Porter Campusat Wiregrass Ranch, is looking forward tothe campus’ first full academic year. Thecampus is a satellite of Pasco-HernandoState College.

B.C. MANION/STAFF PHOTOSPorter Campus at Wiregrass Ranch began its first full academicyear on Monday. It also is debuting some new programs andadding a café, where students and faculty can grab a quick meal.

Closer LookA N A D V E R T I S E R P R O F I L E

By Mike MatthewSpecial to The Laker / Lutz News

Dr. Anthony Valenti is an optometristwith an office inside Sam’s Club next tothe eyeglass booth. A simple nameplateon the door marks the entrance to hisoffice. Inside that door is a state of the arteye care facility.

Wesley Chapel Sam’s Club customers cannow get a professional eye exam as well astheir glasses and contacts in a single con-venient location. This is a full scopeoptometric practice capable of providingall of the services found in a typical opto-metric office without the additional over-head costs.

In addition, Dr. Valenti provides some-thing extra. He can examine deep insidethe eye without dilation using retinalimaging. This technology provides himwith a 200 degree view inside of the eye.Patients will be able to review thoseimages right there in the office alongsideDr. Valenti.

A retinal scan provides a greater singleview along with the ability to isolatedeeper layers of the retina. All of this isobtained quickly and painlessly withoutthe need to dilate the pupil. The retinalscan is included with the eye exam at noadditional charge.

Dr. Valenti and his wife both graduatedfrom the State University of New YorkCollege of Optometry in 1989. He startedhis own practice in 1993. They moved toFlorida with their two girls in 2005.“I’ve experienced enough snow to last alifetime,” says Dr. Valenti. “ I love thewater. Now we can enjoy our time out-doors for more than those three shortmonths of summer on Long Island.”

“Our goal is to get the entire family downhere now,” says Dr. Valenti. “We miss thefamily and the food, but not the trafficand the cloudy weather. “

He worked at a medical clinic for nineyears before an opportunity to lease spacein Sam’s Club prompted him to start hisown practice again. “I’m very happy withthis decision say’s Dr. Valenti.

Currently , the majority of his work isfor glasses and contacts, including spe-cialty contact lenses ( multifocal, astig-matism, and Keratoconus) He also treatsRed Eye, Glaucoma, removes foreignbodies, and manages dry macula degen-eration.

Exams are also performed for systemicdiseases that affect the eyes such as dia-betes, high blood pressure and arthritis.Certain medications , such as Plaquinal,require special tests to guard againstocular side effects.

His work includes co-management ofCataract and Lasik surgery. He provideshis clients with pre-op testing and post-op follow-up exams.

Dr. Valenti is happy to come in early orstay later for appointments and is avail-able for emergencies, such as when aclient gets something in their eye. Heaccepts medicare and is currently beingcredentialed for private medical insur-ance. He will see patients from 4 to 104.

His wife is a retired Optometrist. Theyhave two daughters. The eldest will beattending the University of Florida inthe fall with the goal of becoming aPediatric Ophthalmologist. Hisyoungest daughter is currently in 11thgrade and plans to pursue a career ineither architecture or medicine.

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ATRIAL FIBRILLATION SEMINARRegional Medical Center Bayonet Point,

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NAMI BASICS PROGRAMThe National Alliance on Mental Illness is

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The program is for six sessions startingSept. 3, from 9:30 a.m. to noon, at RegionalMedical Center Bayonet Point, 14000 FivayRoad in Hudson.

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To register, call (727) 277-8059 or (727)992-9653.

‘A MATTER OF BALANCE’Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point,

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The series runs on Thursdays from Sept. 4-25 at 6 p.m.

Topics will include nutrition, medications,exercise, glucose monitoring, complications,stress management and foot care.

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The challenge became a viral sensationthanks to Pete Frates and his family. The for-mer Boston College baseball captain haslived with ALS since 2012, and has been anadvocate for The ALS AssociationMassachusetts Chapter.

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That might be perfect timing for PascoCounty commissioners, who will spendSeptember debating on whether theyshould increase local gas taxes by a nickelto help pay for much-needed new roads inthe county. Their biggest concern is havingthat extra tax passed on to the customer.But it might be hard to notice in a countywhere the difference in gas price from oneside to the other is nearly 25 cents per gal-lon.

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And forget Zephyrhills. The cheapestthere was $3.25 at a Marathon station justoutside of Wesley Chapel.

Why? It’s all about logistics, Jenkins said.“There are a lot of variables that goes

into how much gas costs, but one of them isquite simply their distance from supply,” hesaid. “Gas is usually tankered in from theports, and the further they have to go, themore it might cost in the end.”

If most of central Florida’s fuel is shippedinto Tampa’s ports, then places like Lakelandand even Orlando should be sky-high whenit comes to gas prices. But it’s not, Jenkinssaid, because underground pipes sendsthousands of gallons of fuel each day acrossthe state from Tampa’s ports directly intothe area’s home of Mickey Mouse.

“You also have to consider retail compe-tition,” he said. “If you’re in an area wherethere are fewer gas stations, your prices aregoing to be a little higher because there isless competition.”

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there are cars and roads, but stations them-selves aren’t really making a killing when itcomes to profits. The U.S. Department of

Energy estimates that for every dollar spentin gas, 13 cents go to taxes, 8 cents to distri-bution and marketing, 14 cents to refining,and 65 cents goes straight back to the com-panies that supply the gas in the first place.

The typical gas station may tack on a fewpennies more for its own profit, but it usual-ly has the smallest impact. Instead, thesestations make their money by getting peo-ple inside their convenience stores, earninga much higher profit margin from drinks,snacks and tobacco products than theycould ever see at the pump.

Wawa, the Pennsylvania-based chain thathas opened dozens of locations in theTampa Bay area over the past year, usesfresh food to get drivers through its doors.One of the longtime area brands it com-petes with is Atlanta-based RaceTrac, whichmight not offer made-to-order subs, but isnot shy about helping its customers wakeup in the morning. The stores offer an ex-panded coffee bar with six flavors, as wellas prepackaged sandwiches and salads, com-pany spokeswoman Ashleigh Collins said.

Collins wouldn’t say how much impor-tance RaceTrac puts on attracting customersinside the store from the pumps, but toutsthe fact it’s a “one-stop shop” for customerswho want to fuel up, stock up, or both.

“For the most part, gas stations are usinggas as a conduit to get you inside their con-venience stores,” Jenkins said. “Whateverthey are offering in their store, that is basi-cally their lifeline. And for the most part, thegasoline they offer is just a means of gettingconsumers into the door.”

Gas prices have been dropping for nearlytwo months, but the market’s bottom isquickly approaching, Jenkins said. In just afew weeks, refineries will start switchingfrom its summer blend, and the changeoverwill wreak enough market havoc to kick upprices.

“We could see prices jump in September,and continue that way through the rest ofthe fall,” he said. “But this hasn’t really beenthe typical year, and I wouldn’t be surprisedto see a lot more happy people at the pumpby the end of the year because of whereprices might end up.”

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“One thing about the black crowd is theyreally respond to true emotion, when you’rereally being honest.”

That response was a pleasant contrast toother clubs he visited, where politics and so-cial relationships dictated who got toperform, and too many comedians wantedto mold their act into a television-friendlypackage. Lolli wanted to protect his edgerather ingratiate himself to the people whowere the gatekeepers and could deny himstage time.

Performing in African-American clubsmight not have looked natural at firstglance, but it was a natural fit for his styleand philosophy.

Cutting his teeth in tough rooms, andgaining acceptance from what could be con-

sidered challenging audiences, made Lollimore fearless in his comedy and more confi-dent in his abilities. And while the 38-year-oldcould pass for a young executive on thestreet, it’s a different story on stage. His mate-rial is adult-oriented, salted with the kind oflanguage that gives his rants emphasis.

But Lolli doesn’t simply rely on dirtywords for shock value. His language is an ex-tension of his thoughts and perceptions atthat particular moment. While he has plentyof prepared material, he allows himself toveer off track frequently and create some-thing original out of unscripted momentsfrom earlier that day or while he’s on stage.

There’s a lot of risk with that method,and grabbing the microphone in front of apacked house without a clear idea of whatyou’ll say beforehand can be scary. But hisreal fear is not being true to himself.

“I’m more afraid to not say what I mean,”

Lolli said. “It’s the most gratifying feeling tobe yourself.”

It also can provide a career boost ifthings go well. Lolli once performed at anevent honoring a cable executive, withmany important agents and actors on stageand in the audience. It would be a perfecttime to play it safe and not make fun of theirindustry, but that isn’t his style.

He came out aggressive with his material,got the audience on his side, and has re-ceived a lot of work as a result of that edgyperformance. That included a 2012 guest ap-pearance on the NBC comedy sketch show“Betty White’s Off Their Rockers.”

He’ll deliver more of the same at theCarrollwood Cultural Center, though he’llhave a lot more time to explore his thoughtsand expand his material. He’ll also have hisparents, Joy and Gerald, in the audience.They’re proud of his success and have takennote of his rising notoriety as the venue pro-motes his show.

They also haven’t seen him perform inyears, but that doesn’t mean they’ll get theeasy treatment from their comedian son onAug. 30. In the end, they know he has to behimself.

“They’ll be all right,” Lolli said. “I mightmake fun of them, too.”

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WaterGrass, told commissioners during a re-cent meeting that rates are guaranteed to goup, but service is not guaranteed to im-prove.

“Here we are with a 400 percent in-crease,” Weber said. “We are still trying toscratch our way out of a recession and nowwe’re being hit with this.

“Maybe the fee increase is justified, butthere needs to be a corresponding improve-ment in services and review times in orderfor it to be competitive.”

The TBBA agrees, and sent a memo tothe county late last month to ensure offi-cials are looking to improve responsetime, so that costly delays in developmentcan be avoided. That means getting backinitial comments from an applicationwithin 20 days instead of the current 45days. It also means getting safety inspec-tions done within 24 hours of beingrequested — and staying focused on onlysafety.

“I can cite several instances where in-spectors are spending an unusual amount oftime on an inspection, and comments ofconcern are focused on items that are not

related to site safety,” Doerfel said in thememo. That has required what she hascalled an “excessive” level of detail.

Commissioner Jack Mariano voted withthe rest of the commission to accept thenew fees, but said he was a little uneasyabout what this might lead to.

“My biggest fear of moving forward withthis is that there are more objections outthere,” he said. “What I don’t want to do isput us in an uncompetitive situation. I justdon’t want to put us in a situation wherewe get that reputation that we are open forbusiness, and now we have the highestfees.”

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Some development fees will rise as much as400 percent, which one builder said couldput some new home costs above the pricesome buyers may be willing to pay.

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Arthur Kirk Jr. says he will retire as presi-dent of Saint Leo University after the2014-15 academic year.

“While presidents often get credit forsuccess, I am most proud of those at SaintLeo who embracedour mission, practicedour values, and pur-sued our vision, neverfearing change, andworking tirelessly tocreate a successfuland sustainable uni-versity for the 21stcentury,” Kirk said, ina release. “The faculty,staff, trustees, alumniand friends have allbeen an integral part of what stands todayas the third largest Catholic university inAmerica.”

When Kirk first joined Saint Leo as itspresident, it was known as Saint LeoCollege, and had a student body of a littlemore than 7,400. However, in his nearly 18years, that number has more than doubledto 16,450 students served by more than 240faculty members, and offering 48 degreeprograms, from the 22 available when Kirkfirst started.

Kirk’s tenure also included the foundingof the Center for Online Learning, whichserves students all over the world. The phys-ical campus itself continues to grow as well,with 11 new buildings over the years, andthree renovated buildings, adding 70 acresand nearly 1 million square feet of new facil-ities.

Retiring was not an easy decision forKirk, according to a release. And he said hewould miss the students more than any-thing else.

“They stand as role models by practicing

our core values while on campus, and thenliving them in the world as alumni,” Kirksaid. “Saint Leo University is not about apresident; it is the collective seeking eachday to go from good to great. I will missleading and working with such a wonderfulcollection of men and women with pur-pose.”

Saint Leo’s board of trustees already hascontracted with an executive search firm,Witt/Keiffer, to help find a successor to Kirk.The search, they said, will be nationwide.

“The board of trustees takes seriously itsrole in finding the next leader for these ded-icated people, and most importantly for ourstudents,” said Cindy Brannen, the board’schair, in a release. “The university can neverrepay Dr. Kirk for all he has done at SaintLeo, but we will start by working diligentlyto appoint a president who shares the uni-versity’s commitment to its mission, valuesand vision, and embraces his legacy of hardwork and dedication.”

Kirk became the eighth president ofSaint Leo in 1997 after serving as presidentof Keuka College in upstate New York. Hehad begun his administrative career at KeanUniversity in New Jersey where he servedas assistant director of the division of col-lege development, and director of alumniaffairs. He also served as director of develop-ment and planning for Raritan ValleyCommunity College in New Jersey, and di-rected the college’s off-campus, non-creditand curriculum development programs.

Kirk moved on to become the executivevice president and chief financial officer ofCollege Misericordia in northeasternPennsylvania, before getting the nod to leadKeuka College in 1984.

He received his bachelor’s degree andhis master’s degree in administration fromKean University. He earned his doctoratefrom Rutgers University, writing his disserta-tion on small college survival strategies.

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September is right around the corner,and with it the 13th anniversary of the ter-rorist attacks in New York City, Washington,D.C., and Pennsylvania. Nearly 3,000 peopledied, including more than 440 first respon-ders who died in the collapse of the WorldTrade Center alone.

Local Realtor Dan Turner hasn’t forgottenwhat those brave men and women did thatday, and he is making sure no one else doeseither with his fifth annual 9/11 GratitudeRide.

Turner recruited more than 350 of hisfellow motorcycle riders last year to raise$6,000 for Pasco County Fire RescueBenevolent Fund, and he is anxious to topthat this year.

“A lot of people, I think, have kind ofmoved on, so I’m glad we are doing it,”Turner said. “There aren’t too many eventsthat go on anymore to remember the peo-ple, and I’m glad to see people on this ridewho haven’t forgotten.”

Unlike past gratitude rides, this year’s willstart and end at the Quail Hollow Golf &Country Club, 6225 Old Pasco Road inWesley Chapel, beginning at 8 a.m. on Sept.6. Turner will kick off the events with a briefceremony at 9:45, and then the hundreds ofbikers will head to two fire stations in Dade

City and Zephyrhills, to thank the men andwomen there for their service.

After the ride, the festivities will resumeat Quail Hollow beginning a little afternoon, featuring a free concert from TheGreg Billings Band, as well as food, games,vendors and more.

One of the highlights of this year’s eventcomes in the gratitude ride’s raffle, Turnersaid. A guitar is available signed by threepopular metal bands of the 1980s — GreatWhite, Winger and Slaughter. The bands,which took part in the recent Hairapaloozaevent in July, also signed a drumhead thatwill be auctioned off.

For those who like motorcycles morethan rock, a $500 gift card from Harley-Davidson also is among the prizes.

“The most important thing that we wanteveryone to know is that it’s open to thepublic,” Turner said. “It doesn’t matter if youride a bike or not. Come out and help ussupport our fire departments, and remem-ber 9/11 too.”

For more information on the event, visitFacebook.com/911GratitudeRide.

FILE PHOTODan Turner, left, and his wife Cheryl address bikers in front of the Pasco County GovernmentCenter on U.S. 41 last year, ahead of their ride to honor members of Pasco County’s FireRescue as part of the Pasco County Choppers 9/11 Gratitude Ride.

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POLL FINDS GOVERNMENT,RELIGION STILL MIX

Religion continues to be a major issuewhen it comes to political decisions, and anew poll from Saint Leo University suggeststhat the divide won’t be closing any time soon.

More than 1,000 people were asked twoquestions about recent religious argumentsmade at the government level: prayer beforemeetings, and whether private companiesshould be forced to provide contraceptivecoverage to women.

For prayers at meetings, Saint Leo askedthe question based on a court decision thatallowed government bodies to open meet-ings with a prayer. More than 64 percent ofthose surveyed agreed with the decision —including 58 percent of independent voters— while 27 percent said no.

More than 53 percent of Democratsagreed with allowing prayer compared to86 percent of Republicans, according to thepoll. However, among those who didn’twant prayer at meetings, only 7 percent ofRepublicans agreed.

The results of a second poll related tothe Hobby Lobby U.S. Supreme Court casewas much closer, with 47 percent sayingemployers should not be required to pay forcontraception that induces abortion as partof its health insurance plan, while 38 per-cent said yes.

Some 70 percent of Republicans agreedwith the Supreme Court on this issue, joining31 percent of Democrats. Another 15 percentsaid they were not sure how they felt, repre-senting less than 20 percent of surveyedindependents, Democrats and Republicans.

The Saint Leo University Polling Instituteconducted the national poll of 1,016 peo-ple, including 802 likely voters, betweenMay 28 and June 4. It has a margin of errorof plus or minus 3 percent.

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A new group, Taxpayers for SustainablePensions, has formed from Florida’s businessadvocates and policy groups interested inachieving municipal pension reform.

The groups were inspired to create thecoalition after lawmakers failed to pass amunicipal pension reform bill earlier thisyear. Florida’s municipal pension plans haveamassed more than $10 bullion in debt dueto excessive benefit levels, the group said ina release, and one-third of all municipal pen-sion plans are less than 70 percent funded.

Coalition members include Americansfor Prosperity-Florida, Associated Industriesof Florida, the Florida Chamber Foundation,the Florida League of Cities, FloridaTaxWatch, the National Federation ofIndependent Business and R Street Institute.

“Too many Florida cities are facing a billthey cannot pay without reducing publicservices or increasing taxes,” said RobertWeissert, chief research officer for Florida

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BILIRAKIS TO HOST OFFICE HOURSU.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis will host office

hours Aug. 27 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., at theCongressman’s Wesley Chapel office, 5901Argerian Drive.

The office hours are part of his ongoingeffort to solicit feedback from his con-stituents, according to a release.

Appointments, which are scheduled on afirst-come basis, can be made by calling(727) 232-2921.

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

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

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The deal was worked out between PCPTand county elections supervisor BrianCorley, and was approved by the PascoCounty Commission last week.

On election day Nov. 4, voters who pres-ent their voter information card will ridefree to their local polling location. The goalis to encourage and promote participationin the election process, while also introduc-ing public transportation as a viable optionfor travel throughout the county, said PCPTdirector Michael Carroll.

In return, Corley’s office will use availablemedia advertising and respective websites toinform potential riders and voters how to ac-cess and navigate the transit system.

If you goWHAT: 9/11 Gratitude RideWHO: Pasco County ChoppersWHERE: Quail Hollow Golf & County Club,6225 Old Pasco Road, Wesley ChapelWHEN: Sept. 6, with opening ceremoniesat 9:45 a.m., and afternoon events begin-ning just after noonCOST: Free, open to the publicINFO: Facebook.com/911GratitudeRide

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Come take a trip into the past at PioneerDay & Old Gospel Sing at the PioneerFlorida Museum & Village.

Event goers can enjoy music, check out tradi-tional craft demonstrations, grab a bite to eat, andwatch the reenactment of the Bradley Massacre,a dramatization of a Seminole raid, said JessicaBudin, front office manager for the museum.

Music will play throughout the day, andthe Seminole raid reenactment will be pre-sented at 11:15 a.m., and 2 p.m., Budin said.

Visitors will be able to observe living his-tory exhibits, check out vendor booths, andenjoy gospel music by local performers. Theevent also features plant sales, children’sgames, a petting zoo and other activities.

Food available for purchase will includebarbecue pulled pork sandwiches, ham-burgers, hot dogs, sweets and drinks.

For those who are planning to come, it’sa good idea to bring cash because therearen’t ATMs, and the vendors typically donot accept credit cards, Budin said. It’s alsoa good idea to check the weather reportsand bring an umbrella if rain is expected,because the event will go on rain or shine,and many of the activities are outdoors.

A Seminole raid reenactment will giveonlookers a chance to observe the dramati-zation of the Bradley Massacre, whichoccurred during the Third Seminole War.The massacre took place on May 14, 1856,in the tiny outpost of Darby.

A small band of Seminoles crept unde-tected toward the house of Capt. RobertBradley and opened fire, killing two peopleduring the raid.

Bradley’s Massacre has been recorded asthe last attack by a Native American tribeon a settler’s homestead east of theMississippi River.

Other attractions include a chance to:• Visit the Old Lacoochee School• Experience life as the Overstreets lived

at the John Overstreet House• Drop in at the C.C. Smith General

Store and see what a retail store wouldhave been like during the late 1800s toearly 1900s

• Climb aboard the 1913 Porter steamengine housed in the Trilby Depot

• Observe the collection of early farmequipment, vintage buggies and carriages inthe Mable Jordan Barn

• Take a look at a 1946 Chevy fire truckand a 1921 LaFrance fire truck

• Explore the museum’s main building,shop at the gift shop, and look at the muse-um’s collections

Admission to the museum is included inthe price of admission to Pioneer Day,Budin said.

The event tends to get a nice turnout,she said, estimating between 1,000 to 1,500people. The annual event has been at themuseum since 1975.

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It all started with a trip to Canton,Ohio, to watch Warren Sapp get in-ducted into the Pro Football Hall of

Fame.It was 2011, and newspaper sports re-

porter Joey Johnston had just walked into aTilted Kilt restaurant after a long trip wherehe had a chance to watch his son, JoeyJohnston Jr., pitch for the Keystone LittleLeague team. He was proudly donning hisKeystone baseball cap, and that gave one ofhis dinner companions an idea.

“One of my colleagues said, ‘Why don’tyou ask the waitress to wear the cap, and I’lltake a picture of you,’” Johnston said. “Sheput it on her head, and we got a picture, andit was pretty funny.”

The next day, Johnston attended an eventat the Hall of Fame where he had a chanceto see some former Tampa Bay Buccaneersplayers he covered as a writer for The TampaTribune, like quarterback Brad Johnson.

“I got my cap on my head, and remem-bering the night before, thought it might befun if I asked Brad to do the same thing,”Johnston said. And he did.

Seeing that the different sports celebri-ties in attendance were having fun with it,Johnston kept it going, asking people like

ESPN broadcaster Chris Berman, and evenNFL commissioner Roger Goodell to pose,and all of them do.

“I started putting the pictures on myFacebook page, and I knew the parentswould get a kick out of it,” Johnston said.

However, the journey of the Keystonecap almost stopped right there. It was fun todo at the Hall of Fame event, but evencelebrities wearing a baseball hat has to getstale at some point.

“I came back, and I sort of didn’t do it fora while,” Johnston said. “Then, severalmonths later, I somehow got into the habitof taking that cap wherever I went. It didn’ttake long, but if I ran into somebody, Iwould ask them to pose with the cap.”

It’s a tradition that continues to this day,giving Keystone Little League — whichdraws players from all over the surroundingarea, including Pasco County — a chance torival the exposure Plant High School re-ceived from baseball caps worn by Brad andMonica Culpepper in a season of “Survivor”on CBS.

Throughout all the famous people whohave since posed with the Keystone cap,parents and friends on Facebook keep ask-ing for more.

“It’s a lot of pressure, and I try to do mybest while they patiently wait for the nextone,” Johnston said. “I think they’re sort ofamazed on who has worn it so far. Theythink it’s funny.”

Johnston keeps the photos in an albumon his Facebook, but has plans for some-thing a little bigger.

“I’m thinking I would like to do a littlebook on the team over the past two years,and maybe I can have it done in time forChristmas for the parents,” he said. “It would-

n’t be anything too major, but might be anice keepsake for them.”

Johnston doesn’t let his hobby interferewith his work, but he’s always looking foran appropriate time somewhere to bringout his cap.

“It’s just pure fun,” he said. “We do it forlaughs, and it’s great trying to find unusual

people to wear the hat.”He’s always scouting for new prospects.“I’m going to try and milk it for a few

more months,” he said. “I’ve got Lovie Smithon my radar.”

Keystone cap racks up frequent flyer miles

MICHAEL HINMAN/STAFF PHOTOJoey Johnston poses with his well-traveledKeystone Little League baseball cap, whichhas been held by some of the bigger namesin sports and entertainment. Johnston’s son,Joey Johnston Jr., is a pitcher on the team.

This snowman might not be famous, butJoey Johnston felt he would be perfect topose with his Keystone Cap during a trip toMontana.

Football might be Tim Tebow’s game, but hehad no problem posing with a baseball capfrom the Keystone Little League team.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF JOEY JOHNSTONJoey Johnston, a sports reporter for an areadaily newspaper, looks for good opportuni-ties to convince celebrities to pose with hisKeystone cap, like retired Tampa BayBuccaneers strong safety John Lynch.

Jon Gruden, who led the Tampa BayBuccaneers to its only Super Bowl win morethan a decade ago, is still never too busy topose with Joey Johnston’s Keystone cap.

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Getting to knowJoey JohnstonSome of the people who havemugged it up with the Keystone LittleLeague cap include:• Ronde Barber, retired cornerback of theTampa Bay Buccaneers• Derrick Brooks, Hall of Fame linebackerwith the Tampa Bay Buccaneers• Bob Buckhorn, mayor of Tampa• Billy Donovan, head coach of theFlorida Gators men’s basketball team• Tony Dungy, former coach of the TampaBay Buccaneers and Indianapolis Colts• Roger Goodell, commissioner of theNational Football League• Jon Gruden, former coach of theTampa Bay Buccaneers• John Lynch, retired strong safety with theTampa Bay Buccaneers• Joe Maddon, manager of the TampaBay Rays• Kelly Nash, Sun Sports broadcast team• Jerry Springer, syndicated talk show host• Stu Sternberg, principal owner of theTampa Bay Rays• Tampa Bay Buccaneers cheerleaders• Tim Tebow, free agent football quarter-back• Dick Vitale, former coach and ESPNbroadcaster

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A problem with CSX Corp., stoppingtrains in the middle of intersections in DadeCity has drawn attention not just from localofficials, like Dade City city manager WilliamPoe and Pasco County sheriff Chris Nocco,but from a Congressman as well.

U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis says he has initiateda Federal Railroad Administration investiga-tion into CSX after the company twicestopped trains in the middle of roads, be-cause of what it said were federallymandated stop times for workers.

“As Pasco County’s voice in the UnitedStates Congress, I echo the concerns raisedby the police chief, sheriff and other commu-nity leaders regarding the recent CSXsituation,” Bilirakis, R-Palm Harbor, said in a re-lease. “These preventable delays posed notonly considerable inconvenience to resi-dents, but more importantly, theyrepresented an irresponsible and flagrant dis-regard for the public safety needs of ourcommunity.”

It’s not exactly clear what the railroad ad-ministration will be able to do. However,Bilirakis said he was assured by officials with-in the agency that they will conduct a“thorough investigation into what occurredin both cases, and take proactive steps to en-sure that similar incidents are avoided.”

The problem stemmed from two separateincidents in July and August where engineersstopped trains after meeting the maximumnumber of hours they could work. The en-gines, according to local officials, were leftrunning and unattended, in one case block-ing three of the four available intersections inand out of a neighborhood for more than fivehours.

That resulted in an angry letter from Poesoon after, decrying CSX for creating poten-tial safety issues, and forcing local lawenforcement to help secure the train and di-rect traffic.

“This thoughtless action on the part ofyour crew created a tremendous strain onour ability to provide essential public safetyservices,” Poe said in a July 16 letter to CSX.“The area adjacent to the train tracks is a resi-dential neighborhood, and the roadways thatwere blocked provide the main access to nu-merous other neighborhoods, schools, parks,(a) cemetery and other facilities. A high vol-ume of pedestrians, as well as vehiculartraffic, go through this neighborhood on adaily basis.”

CSX responded to the complaints by say-ing it would work to avoid blocking

intersections for long periods of time in thefuture. And when it does, it will give local offi-cials a heads up, and separate train cars so thatintersections are clear for vehicular traffic.

A CSX spokeswoman told The Laker/LutzNews in a statement last week that the com-pany “apologizes for the disruptions causedby trains blocking road crossings in DadeCity. We understand the frustrations of resi-dents and local officials, and are makingoperational adjustments. CSX will makeevery attempt to keep trains runningthrough Dade City, except under emergencycircumstances.”

CSX also heard from Bilirakis’ office aswell.

“I also called leaders within CSX to putthem on notice that this type of behavior isunacceptable, and will not be tolerated,”Bilirakis said. “The people of Pasco do de-serve better than this, and I will not rest untilI receive assurances that those responsiblewill be held accountable, and that properplans are in place to prioritize the health,safety and well-being of our community.”

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Football season is al-most here, but formembers of the WesleyChapel Bulls, it got anearly start during a recentvisit with the Tampa BayBuccaneers at One BucPlace.

Members of the PascoPolice Athletic Leaguehad a chance to watchthe Buccaneers, underhead coach Lovie Smith,practice, and then re-ceived some pointersfrom some of the playersafterward. It’s the kind ofaccess not every youngfootball player gets, saidPasco County Sheriff’sOffice liaison Cpl. MaryGuyer.

“On that Monday, wegot rained out, so thekids didn’t get to go outon the field,” she said.“But on Tuesday, theywere able to get outthere again, and got auto-graphs, pictures, and some training on thepractice field.”

PPAL took several hundred kids fromteams like the Bulls over a two-day period tomeet and greet the Bucs before they starttheir 2014 season. The league got a boostthis month when Wesley Chapel Toyota do-nated $5,000 to the league, which will helpsome of the underprivileged players whomight not be able to afford uniforms to beable to do just that.

Guyer has her own connection with theBucs. Former linebacker Derrick Brooks,who was recently elected as the thirdBuccaneer to join the Pro Football Hall of

Fame, has given Guyer the title of “sheriff offootball.” Guyer works closely with PPAL asrepresentative of the sheriff’s office.

This weekend is a bye week for theleague because of Labor Day, but games re-sume Sept. 6 with contests including LandO’ Lakes vs. Dade City, Trinity vs. Hudson andWesley Chapel vs. Zephyrhills. Fields locallyare located at Pasco High School in DadeCity, the Land O’ Lakes Recreation Complexon Collier Parkway, Sam Pasco Park inZephyrhills, and Wesley Chapel District Parkon Boyette Road.

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host a fundraising golf tournament Sept. 20 atthe Lexington Oaks Golf Course, 26133Lexington Oaks Blvd., in Wesley Chapel.

The event will help the little league teamraise funds for a trip to Cooperstown, N.Y.

Sponsorships are available. For information, visit LOLStars.org.

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Grace Soccer Club will host its 3v3Academy for children in first through sixthgrade.

The program is designed to strengthensoccer skills, sportsmanship and faith.

The cost for the six-program session is $25.They will be on Wednesday nights Sept. 10,Sept. 17 and Sept. 24, as well as Oct. 1, Oct. 8and Oct. 15 at the church’s property onBoyette Road.

For information, call (813) 994-9363, visitExploreGrace.com, or e-mail [email protected].

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Senior Sports is seeking players olderthan 60 for a number of regular co-ed sport-ing events, including Slo-Pitch softball for falland winter competition.

Senior Sports has participants who playgolf every Wednesday and bowling everyThursday. It also has added tennis and in-door volleyball.

For more information, call WaltBockmiller at (813) 527-8211.

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played Sunday afternoons at Benito MiddleSchool, 10101 Cross Creek Blvd., in NewTampa. For information, visit NewAPSL.com,or call (747) 999-5425.

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“I Run For Keppel” T-shirts are availableto help support Land O’ Lakes High Schoolcross-country coach Kris Keppel, who is bat-tling pancreatic cancer.

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Gators look to build on last year, reach playoffsBy Michael [email protected]

Nobody can accuse Land O’Lakes High School of having a poorseason in 2013.

They went 8-2 and held halftheir opponents to 14 points orless — including two shutouts —while scoring more than 30 pointsin each of six games. In many re-spects, they were a dominant team.

For most schools, those re-sults might be good enough for adistrict title, or at least a playoffberth as district runner-up. But theGators stayed home for the post-season because their two losseswere to district foes Springsteadand Sunlake, who finished ahead ofthem in Class 6A-District 6.

Head coach Brian Wachtel ex-pects his team to remember whathappened and apply some of thoselessons from last season.

“It’s like being in a 100-meterrace and the last 20 yards just notbeing able to kick it in,” Wachtel said. “And Ithink they’ve grown from that and workedhard and learned a lot from it. And they’regoing to put a lot of that into this upcomingseason.”

And the upcoming season should featurea good number of those players back in thehuddle. Land O’ Lakes will return eightsstarters on offense from last year, includingseveral skill positions. Having that manyplayers return on one side of the ball is anasset for a team looking to build on last year,the coach said.

“I think it’s great for consistency whenyou have guys back that know what they’redoing, they’ve been in the system, they’ve gotgame experience, they’re more seasoned,”Wachtel said. “I think that definitely helps youwhen you’re going into the season.”

One of the returning players is quarter-back James Pensyl. He was one of the area’stop passers last year with a nose for the endzone and a knack for limiting turnovers.

Pensyl, who has made an oral commit-ment to Oregon State University, can tell theoffensive line has improved just by havingmore time to execute in practice comparedto last year.

“Going against our defense in practice(last year), I barely had any time to throw

the ball,” he said. “This year I havetime. I have the time I’m sup-posed to have. I can make mydrops and make the reads.”

The receivers also are showingmore experience, with goodknowledge of the routes andwhere they’re supposed to be onthe field, Pensyl said.

Wachtel, now in his fourth yearcoaching the team, acknowledges that theyplay in a competitive district with difficultopponents. But the Gators already haveproven they can win games, and are lookingto finish stronger than last season, when theywent 2-2 over their final four contests afterbeginning the year with six straight wins.

How they finish will once again be criti-cal to their playoff fortunes, but right nowthe team is more focused on how they’llstart their 2014 campaign. Their schedule isback loaded with district games — theydon’t face a team that defeated them lastyear until mid-October.

But the Gators aren’t looking past Week1. Wachtel doesn’t want his team worryingabout future opponents when they haveother teams to face first.

“There’s no sense in looking down theroad because you’ve got to take care of

everything in the beginning,” he said. ”Wejust go week by week.”

The players have bought into the system,aren’t looking ahead, and are makingprogress toward the kind of focus and con-sistency required to be successful, Wachtelsaid. He also credits the coaching staff withhelping build a strong foundation for a win-ning program.

But in the end, it’s not the assistantcoaches nor Wachtel himself who will deter-mine the team’s outcome in 2014. For allthe preparations, game plans, workouts andpractices, it’s the players who will have totake care of business when the gamescount.

“Those are the guys who’ve got to pull itoff out there on Friday night,” Wachtel said.“We can put them in a position to be suc-cessful, but they’ve got to pull the trigger.”

And Pensyl is eager to do just that, byleading a team that will try to limit mistakesand play up to its potential.

“We’re definitely a playoff-caliber team,”he said. “We’re the only team that can keepourselves from the playoffs.”

MICHAEL MURILLO/STAFF PHOTOAn improved offensive line is giving the quarterback more time to make plays in practice, Land O’ Lakes’ James Pensyl said.

2014 Gators Schedule8/29 — at River Ridge9/5 — Anclote9/12 — at Ridgewood9/19 — Mitchell9/26 — Gulf

10/10 — at Hudson10/17 — Sunlake10/24 — at Fivay10/31 — at Springstead11/7 — Lecanto

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LAST YEAR: 8-2 2-2 in the districtthird place in Class 6A-District 6

KEY RETURNING PLAYERSJames Pensyl, quarterbackEthan Weilant, wide receiverAnthony Hendrix, safety

PLAYER TO WATCHConor Heaney, defensive line“He’s a talented kid. When he cranks it up,he moves well. It’s a matter of getting outthere on the field on Friday night andgoing 100 miles an hour.” — Coach BrianWachtel

PPAL gets up close with Tampa Bay Bucs

COURTESY OF MARY GUYERZachary Wood, left, and Giovanni Irizarry of the Pasco PoliceAthletic League football team the Wesley Chapel Bulls, pose withthe Tampa Bay Buccaneers mascot during a visit to a preseasontraining session with the professional team. The event includedautographs and some tips from some of the veteran players.

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Bake sales, car washes, spaghetti dinners.There’s so many traditional ways to raisemoney for a good cause.

But when the Wiregrass Ranch HighSchool percussion program decided it wastime to transform from a strong winterdrum line to a premier one, they realizedtheir efforts to raise $25,000 would have tobe far from traditional.

“I had to recreate our fundraising strate-gy a little bit,” said second-year band directorPatrick Duncan. “Our families were just sell-ing to each other, and it didn’t do us anygood when mom and dad were just lookingfor the same coworkers all the time, askingif they can buy this, or if they can buy that.At a certain point, they are not going to buy,and parents get really turned off fromfundraising.”

A lot of money nowadays is being raisedonline, through crowdfunding websites likeKickstarter or Indiegogo. Duncan and histeam, however, chose GoFundMe, a site thathas raised more than $400 million for vari-ous fundraisers since its launch.

Unlike Kickstarter, GoFundMe willfund a campaign, even if the financial goalis not met. And unlike Indiegogo, the bandwould not have to wait for a campaign toend before they can start withdrawingmoney.

That means once Wiregrass Ranch’s bandraises $900, for example, it could buy a setof low-octave crotales. A little more than$5,000 would be just enough to pay for astudio vibraphone.

“They don’t penalize you for taking outmoney early,” Duncan said. “And if you don’tmeet your goal, you can keep the moneyraised, and continue to try and raise morefunds until you get what you need.”

The money will purchase 14 sets of in-struments including three vibraphones, amarimba, two crotales, a snare drum, andfour pairs of marching cymbals. These in-struments will let the percussion lineexpand from its current 15 to 18 duringmarching season, to more than 30 in thewintertime as part of an indoor percussionline.

It would be the area’s second indoor per-cussion line, joining the existing one atSunlake High School.

“Our percussionists basically don’t havea performance avenue after marching sea-son ends” in November, Duncan said. “Bydoing this line, we have something that canjoin with our winter guard, and it’s very mu-sically engaging. There are some reallyfast-moving lines, and it’s always based onsome kind of concept, some kind of story.It’s like something you might see in a per-forming arts center.”

Duncan already has percussionists readyto join the line once the instruments arebought, and some of his other band mem-bers — even those in the wind instrumentslike trumpets and tubas — have expressedan interest in broadening their musical hori-zons.

The indoor drum line would perform atarea events, including competitions in PlantCity and Daytona Beach — the latter anevent that typically draws more than 3,000people.

Duncan wants the new line to start thisschool year, but to make it happen, hewould have to have auditions right after theThanksgiving break, with first rehearsals setfor just after Christmas. While he could getthe line together with just half the moneyhe wants to raise, Duncan is really hopingthe community will pull through and helpput Wiregrass Ranch’s musical program onthe map.

“We have too many percussionistsright now, which is a good problem tohave,” he said. “You have them going inand out during performances so that theycan all get a chance to play, and some-times you even double up parts so youcan include more people. But that doesn’talways much musical sense, as that’s notthe way the composer intended for it tobe played.”

As of Monday, the band has raised a littlemore than $400 in the campaign. Most ofthe donations have been in the $25 range,although GoFundMe is capable of acceptinglarger contributions. Wiregrass Ranch is setup at GoFundMe.com/WiregrassPercussion.

“We started this in hopes that we canfind some people who are interested in giv-ing back, and giving to a cause,” Duncansaid. “This will give a lot of students the op-portunity to get that performance time intheir spring semester, and it’s something au-diences will not want to miss.”

MICHAEL HINMAN/STAFF PHOTOSThe Wiregrass Ranch High School marching band’s drum line practices after school with players like, from left, Alex Dabrow, RobertRodriguez, Ashleigh Hans and Sam Ryan. The line is raising $25,000, so that they can keep playing after marching season ends in November.

Donate right now to the Wiregrass RanchHigh School percussion program. VisitGoFundMe.com/WiregrassPercussion.

Haley Frederick doubles up on her mallets on the vibraphone, as part of WiregrassRanch High School’s marching band percussion line. She would be one of the play-ers joining an indoor drum line, if the band can raise enough money online to buyadditional instruments.

There’s always room for a trap set, even in marching band, as Joseph Gallagher proves during arecent practice at Wiregrass Ranch High School.

Brandon Serrata belts out some chords on the keyboard during a recent percussion linepractice at Wiregrass Ranch High School.

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A true pet ambassadorNirvana is a 2-year-old American bulldog and hound cross that loves to play. Sheis one of the ‘Ambassadogs’ playgroup members, and has yet to find a dog shedoes not get along with. She is very kind an affectionate, and loves to play withpeople as well. And she seems to know commands. She is very well-rounded, andwould be a great addition to any family.

To adopt Nirvana or pets like her, visit Pasco CountyAnimal Services at 19640 Dogpatch Lane in Land O’Lakes. All big, black or brown dogs are available forhalf off the normal adoption cost in August. The feesare $35 for a dog that includes spay/neuter, heartwormtest, vaccines and microchip. For more information,email [email protected].


The Pet Resource Center, HillsboroughCounty’s public animal shelter, has unveiledits new state-of-the-art veterinary suite aimedat helping the community’s homeless ani-mals.

An expanded medical facility has replacedthe shelter’s former surgical room. This willallow the county’s veterinarians and techni-cians to now perform up to 70 surgeries and50 examinations a day, according to a release.The new veterinary suites are expected to in-crease adoptions by making more petshealthier and available faster.

While the bulk of the surgeries performedat the Pet Resource Center are the spay andneuter sterilizations of adoptable shelter pets,county veterinarians are routinely calledupon to perform other skilled medical proce-dures, such as eyelid repairs, life-savingamputations, and even forensic testing for in-vestigators.

The county’s newly upgraded medicalsuite also allows members of the veterinarystaff more opportunities to perform a largernumber of the treatments most commonlyneeded by shelter animals. These includeblood and skin tests to properly diagnose andtreat issues such as heartworms, skin diseases,viruses and other maladies frequently foundin homeless and neglected pets.

County veterinarians also will utilize theshelter’s first-ever digital radiograph machine.The new acquisition will be instrumental forquickly revealing information that saves timeand lives, county officials said.

The X-ray machine and other veterinarytools aid animal cruelty investigations, putmore pets on the path to adoption, and cutcosts by eliminating the need to send animalsto outside facilities.

The veterinary facilities are to be utilizedstrictly for the care, treatment and steriliza-tion of the animals in temporary residence atthe county shelter. Residents seeking care for

owned pets are reminded by officials to visittheir family veterinarian.

Because the Pet Resource Center often isthe first place to receive the community’s lostand surrendered pets, shelter officials saidthey hope to be the first place adopters con-sider when bringing home a new pet.

The facility, located at 440 N. FalkenburgRoad in Tampa, is open from 10 a.m. to 7p.m., for adoptions, lost pet searches, andcounty pet license tags. All animal adoptionsinclude spay and neuter surgery, microchip-ping and vaccinations.

For more information on pet adoption inHillsborough County, call the Pet ResourceCenter at (813) 744-5660, or visitHillsboroughCounty.org/Pets.

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The Humane Society of Tampa Bay wasbuzzing with activity recently as familieslooking to adopt pets had an opportunity todo just that at half-price.

The Humane Society offered the promo-tion in connection with its Race Into Fallevent with Verizon, which featured an Indyshow car, a racecar simulator, giveaways,food and music at its Tampa location.

On any given weekend, the HumaneSociety averages up to 70 adoptions. Thespecial, however, generated 100 adoptionsfor the entire weekend.

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Verizon’s Florida region topped off theevent when operations president JeanmarieMilla presented the Humane Society with acheck for $10,000. The two organizationsplan to continue the event on an annualbasis.

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