Plant City Observer 09.20.12

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+ Registration open for fishing derby

Attention.young.anglers:.The.Plant.City.Recreation.and.Parks.Department.will.host.its.next.fishing.derby.from.8:30.to.11.a.m..Sept..29,.near.Plant.City.Stadium,.1900.South.Park.Road.

The.event.is.free,.but.registration.

is.required..Participating.chil-dren.must.bring.their.own.tackle.and.be.accompa-nied.by.an.adult..

Preregistration.is.available.at.the.

Recreation.and.Parks.Department.office.at.

1904.S..Park.Road.or.online,.plantcitygov.com..Registration.also.will.be.accepted.from.7.to.8:15.a.m..the.day.of.the.derby.

For.more.information,.contact.Recreation.Program.Manager.deborah haldane,[email protected],.or.call.(813).659-4200,.Ext..4302.

+ Deadline nearsfor voter registration

Hillsborough.County.residents.have.less.than.one.month.to.register.to.vote.in.the.Nov..6.general.election.

The.deadline.is.Oct..9..Any.citizen.who.wishes.to.

register.to.vote.may.do.so.at.any.Supervisor.of.Elections.office,.public.library,.driver.license.office,.state.agency.providing.public.assistance.or.armed.forces.recruiting.office..Residents.also.can.visit.VoteHillsborough.org.for.a.list.of.voter.registration.drives,.or.to.download.a.voter.registra-tion.application..

Residents.also.can.visit.the.site.to.check.their.registration.status,.request.a.Vote.By.Mail.ballot.or.locate.a.nearby.elec-tions.office..

For.more.information,.call.(813).744-5900.

+ First Baptist offerscancer support group

Sharing.Our.Burdens,.a.Christian.cancer.support.group,.meets.at.4:30.p.m.,.the.fourth.Sunday.of.each.month,.at.Plant.City’s.First.Baptist.Church,.Room.351,.503.N..Palmer.St.

The.next.meeting.will.be.Sept..23.

For.more,.call.diane Mabry,.(813).365-0554.

OUR.TOWN

BUDGET BREAKDOWNTake.a.look.at.the.proposedcity.budget.PAGE 3

Meet.the.big.guyswho.make.Durant’soffense.possible.PAGE.12

For the last 16 years, Bill Mc-Daniel has served Plant City as its police chief.

With the Plant City Commis-sion’s blessing, he’ll be able to complete his career in public ser-vice in an even greater capacity.

City Manager Greg Horwedel revealed Sept. 18 plans to create a new position — assistant city manager of public safety — which McDaniel would assume, effec-tive Jan. 7. 2013.

M c D a n i e l would lead the Plant City Police Depart-ment, Plant City Fire Res-cue, code en-forcement and management i n f o r m a t i o n systems.

Interim Fire Chief David Burnett would re-main in his role; and Capt. Steven Singletary would serve as interim police chief. Both would be eli-gible for taking those permanent posts following a three- to four-month evaluation.

Despite the creation of a new position, the change would save a net $230,000 annually. Two po-sitions — one fire battalion chief and police Capt. John Borders’ position that will become vacant after his retirement Nov. 30 — will be frozen. Furthermore, former Plant City MIS Manager Rhonda Jensen’s position will be absorbed by Plant City Police Department’s MIS Supervisor Kent Andrel.

McDaniel, a 27-year veteran of the police department and a Plant City native, said he is excited about the new opportunity.

“I’m certainly honored and humbled to have been asked to serve (in this role),” he said.

Commissioners should consid-er the reorganization next month.

Contact Michael Eng at [email protected].

ThE YEllOW RIBBON:ChIlDhOOD CANCER

When 5-year-old Morgan Pierce complained of hip pain four years ago, her doc-tor thought she just had a jarred hip joint. But a bone scan revealed every mother’s worst nightmare — an un-known mass in her abdomen.

“It was devastating,” moth-er Emily Pierce said. “This was my baby. I had so many questions. ... You can’t even explain it.”

Morgan was diagnosed with stage-four neuroblas-toma, a type of cancer that affects the sympathetic ner-vous system and is found mainly in children under 10 years old. Sympathetic ner-vous system tumors account

SHOWS OF SUPPORT

It seems there is a colored rib-bon to show support for every cause imaginable. One of the oldest known references of rib-bons used to symbolize a cause was mentioned in a march-ing song, “Round her Neck She

Wears a Yeller Ribbon.” It has been used to represent a loved one waiting for a military ser-vice member to return home.

Because chronic diseases are the leading cause of death and disability in the United States,

there are many colored ribbons used to raise awareness for ill-nesses and diseases. This week-end, three different fundraisers — symbolized by three different colors — will help raise money for families in Plant City.

Three fundraisers are taking place Sept. 22, to raise money and awareness about different diseases.

ThE PURPlE RIBBON: ChIARI MAlFORMATION

Plant City resident Serenity Harper is lucky to be alive. She survived two brain surgeries. The second one almost killed her.

Harper has Chiari Malforma-tion, a neurological disorder in which the brain descends out of the skull and puts pressure on the spine. Chiari has more than 100 symptoms that range from extreme dizziness to neck pain and can end in immobil-ity. Brain surgery is done to re-lieve the symptoms, but it fails 20% of the time.

“I had every complication imaginable,” Harper said about her brain surgery. “I would like to say years later the surgeries helped, but they didn’t.”

ThE GREEN RIBBON: KIDNEY DISEASE

Prepare to stomp through 500 pounds of blueberries after racing 2.9 miles through and around 18 obstacles including hay bales, tires and wood lad-ders. Keel and Curley Winery is hosting a mud run Sept. 22, to benefit Evan Ranieri and Darby Hastings, who both have a type of kidney disease.

“We wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for our community, and we want to give back,” Clay Keel, the marketing and special events director at the winery, said.

In a lot of ways, Hastings is just a regular teenage girl. The 16-year-old is a junior at Durant High School and is involved in the FFA chapter.

“For the most part, you can

UPCOMING By amber Jurgensen | Associate.Editor

SEE YEllOW / PAGE 6 SEE PURPlE / PAGE 6 SEE GREEN / PAGE 6

Plant City to create new postIf.approved.by.city.commissioners,.Plant.City.Police.Chief.Bill.McDaniel.will.become.assistant.city.manager.of.public.safety..

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PlantCityObserver.com 3 Plant city observerTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Plant City commissioners will decide how to spend near-ly $60 million next week.

The commission will host its final budget hearing for the 2012-13 fiscal year at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24, at Sadye Gibbs Martin Auditorium at City Hall, 302 W. Reynolds St.

Finance Director Martin Wis-gerhof last week presented the $59,749,121 budget to the com-mission. The budget, about 1% higher than the original budget approved for the 2011-12 fis-cal year, does not include pay increases for city employees. It also includes a three-person re-duction in staff.

However, City Manager Greg Horwe-del said the administration will evaluate

the city’s mid-year finan-cial position to determine whether a cost-of-living increase is feasible for city employees.

The budget is based on maintaining the same mill-age rate, 4.7157, despite the Hillsborough County Property Appraiser’s esti-mate of a 3.2% reduction in assessed property values.

Here is a look at the pro-posed 2012-13 budget, with closer examination into the General Fund revenues, which total $25,411,131, or 43% of the budget dollars; and Personnel Services ex-

penditures, which total $25,261,750, or 42% of the budget dollars.

GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES BY DEPARTMENTDePartment Fy 2010-11 Fy 2011-12* Fy 2012-13^City Commission 111,209.77 111,600 113,200Legal 227,495.57 228,950 232,300City Management 234,698.67 240,500 241,600Human Resources 225,020.16 235,400 238,900Management Information Service 412,297.86 425,894 526,0101914 Community Building 11,103.02 13,000 15,000Historic Resources 0.00 200 200Special Appropriations 1,725,761.15 1,748,204 1,415,219Finance Department 650,472.70 663,530 684,800Purchasing 58,041.24 62,460 65,117City Clerk 161,986.24 172,155 206,730Fire Department 4,386,498.29 4,717,577 4,624,820Police Department 8,171,296.42 9,042,013 9,299,100Planning and Zoning 173,049.26 178,724 181,250Recreation 1,077,077.65 1,105,960 1,254,600Library 803,499.19 827,313 840,020Building Department 659,153.86 632,150 700,225Engineering 629,275.39 589,060 648,800Parks Division 2,888,113.10 2,907,900 3,069,900General Services 1,014,546.34 1,015,200 1,001,640Motor Garage 39,579.94 41,200 51,700TOTAL: 23,660,175.82 24,958,990 25,411,131

*Expected totals; ^ As proposed

PLANT CITY FIRE RESCUEbuDget aPProPriation Fy 2010-11 Fy 2011-12* Fy 2012-13^ Personnel Services 3,678,244.47 3,952,700 3,957,200Commodities/Contractual 431,632.65 484,641 522,800Capital Outlay 132,781.40 248,266 56,500Non-Operating 143,839.77 101,520 88,320Total $4,386,498.29 $4,787,127 $4,624,820

*Amended; ^ As proposed

PLANT CITY POLICE DEPARTMENTbuDget aPProPriation Fy 2010-11 Fy 2011-12* Fy 2012-13^ Personnel Services 6,694,225.55 7,347,100 7,618,200Commodities/Contractual 1,250,767.37 1,242,270 1,357,600Capital Outlay 11,803.50 314,925 10,000Non-Operating 214,500 212,205 313,300Total $8,171,296.42 $9,116,500 $9,299,100

*Amended; ^ As proposed

buDget BREAKDOWNThe Plant City Commission will host its final 2012-13 budget hearing Sept. 24.

IF YOU GOPlant city commission buDget HearingWHEN: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24

WHERE: Sadye Gibbs Martin Auditorium at City Hall, 302 W. Reynolds St.

INFO: plantcitygov.com

general FunD$25,411,131

(43%)sanitation FunD: $6,922,042 (12%)

THE GENERAL FUNDThe city’s General Fund represents the majority of its operations, including

the Plant City Police Department, Plant City Fire Rescue, Recreation and Parks Department, Plant City Commission and more.

At $25,411,131, the proposed General Fund budget represents a 3.6% increase over last year’s budget. The increase in revenue is attributed to a larger estimate of reappropriated funds, an increase in cost allocation for the Water Utilities Fund and increased receipts from the 1/2-cent local sales tax, Horwedel said.

Those extra revenue dollars will be allocated to pay for higher fuel costs, contractu-al services costs and the public safety step plan. The city’s contribution to the Public Safety Pension Fund also remains flat.

water utilities

$14,538,585 (24%)

Walden Lake Community As-sociation leaders are moving for-ward with plan to allow golf carts to use a pedestrian path in the Hammocks.

The proposal first surfaced last month, when residents Rod and Ima Storts approached the WLCA about the path’s usage.

The Storts told leaders it is dan-gerous for golf carts to travel from the Hammocks on Timberlane Drive to get to the golf course, which would cause them to go against traffic.

The path was deeded to the WLCA in the 1990s. Since then, many golf carts have used the path, despite its status as a pedestrian-only path.

WLCA leaders at their monthly meeting Sept. 17, said to change the usage, the two homeown-ers whose properties border the path must agree to golf cart to us-age. One homeowner already has agreed to the change (along with compensation for several sprin-kler heads that must be moved). The second homeowner will be contacted before proceeding.

Anticipated costs would be at-torneys’ fees associated with re-writing the deed.

PRESIDENTS MEETINGDuring the quarterly presidents

meeting Sept. 17, the WLCA re-viewed the past year with Walden Lake’s 10-plus homeowners asso-ciation presidents.

Tom Daramus reminded resi-dents to lock their cars. The ma-jority of crime in Walden Lake has been theft of items from unlocked cars. Last month, unknown suspect(s) stole a Toshiba laptop, Hi Point 9-mm handgun and a 35-mm camera from a 2001 Honda Accord on Horseshoe Drive.

Regulations on water usage have been lifted. The WLCA is re-minding residents landscaping and yards should be kept in com-pliance with deed restrictions.

Contact Amber Jurgensen at [email protected].

Walden Lake association may change path usageResidents say the change will make it safer for golfers to reach the course.

GOVERNANCE by amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor

IN OTHER NEWS• The proposed budget for

the 2013 calendar year has remained relatively unchanged. There will be no changes to association dues, and the bud-get calls for a lowered general maintenance budget and lower insurance.

• The Laurel Lake path will be repaved. One quote has amount-ed to $22,000. Two more quotes will be gathered before the WLCA chooses a company. The 1,980-foot path has many tree roots bulging the concrete, making it a safety issue.

• The fourth annual Halloween party will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 27. The WLCA expects a bigger outcome this year. There will be a bounce castle, vendors and ice cream.

ToTal REvENuES

inDustrial Park FunD

$84,728 (.1%)

community services $307,200 (.5%)

Debt service$1,196,000 (2%)

community investment tax $1,886,100 (3%)

street FunD$2,774,960 (5%)

stormwater FunD: $2,772,274 (5%)

Fleet rePlacement

FunD $3,856,101

(6%)

ToTal EXPENDITuRES

Personnel services

$25,261,750 (42%)

caPital outlay$4,318,301 (7%)

commoDities contractual$14,620,502

(25%)

non-oPerating$15,548,568

(26%)

ProPerty tax: $6,496,804

(26%)

utility tax: $3,360,000

(13%)

FrancHise Fees:

$3,330,000 (13%)

state revenue sHaring:

$3,259,000 (13%)

re-aPProPriateD FunDs

$2,852,988 (11%)

GENERal fuND REvENuEinter-FunD transFer: $1,282,384

(5%)

telecommunication tax: $1,350,000 (5%)

Fees anD services: $1,072,000

(4%)FeDeral grants:

$225,000 (1%)

miscellaneous: $679,500 (3%)

licenses anD Permits: $727,100 (3%)

intergovernmental: $776,355 (3%)

GENERal fuND EXPENDITuRES

Personnel services:

$17,910,800 (70%)

caPital outlay $178,900

(1%)

commoDities contractual:

$5,405,277 (21%)

non-oPerating: $1,916,154 (8%)

total: $25,411,131

total: $4,318,301

total: $59,749,121

money matters by michael eng | Managing Editor

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Brandon Regional Hospi-tal will expand its presence in Plant City when it opens its new emergency care center at the end of the month on James L. Redman Parkway.

Licensed under Brandon Re-gional Hospital, the center is a full-service emergency depart-ment with 24-hour, 365-day care, including the staffing of a board-certified emergency room physician.

“We will take all comers, and they will receive the same emergency-room care as if they came over to Brandon Regional Hospital,” said CEO Bland Eng.

The center will provide treat-ment for all illnesses and inju-ries, including diagnostic imag-ing and lab services. The center also will provide more intensive services, including open-heart surgery, interventional cardiol-ogy, stroke care and neurosur-gery, among others.

Brandon Regional Hospital will bring its award-winning

care to Plant City with the new center, including its three-star accreditation for excellence in cardiac surgery, the highest award given by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. An accred-ited chest-pain center, a certi-fied primary stroke center and an award-winning bariatric

center, also will be accessible through the new emergency center.

Plans for the center began two years ago, after an assessment identified needs to expand care. Eng noted that free-stand-ing emergency departments are not new in the state, with one

notable example coming from Sarasota Memorial Hospital, which has an emergency center in the North Port area.

“The idea is to provide pa-tients with access to health care,” Eng said.

According to Eng, many of Brandon Regional Hospital’s patients outside the city come from the west, with a large in-flux from Plant City.

“We’ve been receiving pa-tients from the Plant City area already, so this was an opportu-nity for us to allow patients to have closer access then having to travel into Brandon,” Eng said.

The center will include 40 full-time employees, some of whom are new and have been going through orientation in Brandon. According to Eng, about 15 of the 40 employees are Plant City residents who will be transferring from the Brandon location.

“That includes everything

from nurses to lab and even a security guard,” Eng explained.

With the center licensed un-der Brandon Regional Medical Center, the same administrative staff will oversee operations at the Plant City location.

The emergency center will hold a community open house from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 22. Community members will be able to tour the new facility and meet the staff.

For more information, visit plantcityer.com.

Contact Matt Mauney at [email protected].

Brandon hospital preps for ER openingbrandon regional HosPital emergency centeraddress: 3065 James L. Redman Parkway oPen HoUse: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 22 oPening: Late September/early OctoberoFFered care: 24-hour emergency care, including a certified emergency-room phy-sician on staff at all times. sPecialties: Neurology, heart and stroke, among others. Website: plantcityer.com

Forty employees will staff Brandon Regional Hospital’s new emergency center in Plant City.

Matt Mauney

The Brandon Regional Hospital Emergency Center in Plant City is located off James L. Redman Parkway.

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The Woman’s Club of Plant City will sweeten the fall season with an ice cream social from 2 to 4 p.m. Sept. 20, at its clubhouse, 1110 N. Wheeler Street, Plant City.

The club is looking for new members to join the 90-year tra-dition of service it has brought to the community. The club has long been involved in beautifica-tion projects and raising scholar-ship funds for local students.

One of the club’s crowning achievements is the Bruton Me-morial Library. In 1932, the club made a proposal to the city to donate more than 2,000 books that belonged to the club’s library collection and offered to renovate and repair an old tax-foreclosed residence serve as a library.

As a past member of the Offi-

cers’s Wives’ Club, President Judy Glorioso always has been active in service. Upon coming to Plant City, she learned of the Woman’s Club and felt it was a perfect fit. She has been involved for 12 years.

“There is a niche for anyone,” Glorioso said of the club’s six dif-ferent committees: International, Homelife, Public Issues, Educa-tion, Conservation, and Arts and Crafts. Each committee explores different issues, such as domestic violence, recycling and art. Cur-rent projects include adopting a girl in need from Indonesia and helping wounded warriors find canine service dogs.

“People need to know it’s not just a bunch of silly women hav-ing lunch,” Glorioso said. “You have to work and provide service.”

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EvEnTSice cream socialWHen: 2 to 4 p.m. Sept. 20WHere: 1110 n. Wheeler Street, Plant City

annual bbQ DinnerWHen: Oct. 18WHere: Plant City Train Depotcost: $10 per ticket avail-able through members

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new officers mary Jane Parolini, corresponding secretary; Peggy Hyde, first vice president; Judy glorioso, president; barbara miller, third vice president; and betty astin, treasurer, took office in May. not pictured is brenda lauber, second vice president.

State Sen. Ronda Storms was the keynote speaker dur-ing the Plant City Republican Women’s Club Sept. 12, at the home of the Plant City Victo-ry Office Director Judy Wise.

Storms won the GOP pri-mary earlier this summer for Hillsborough County proper-ty appraiser over incumbent Rob Turner. In the November election, she will face Demo-cratic former state Rep. Bob Henriquez and two no-party candidates.

“I like to speak from my heart,” Storms said, pulling up a chair for a casual speech to an intimate group.

Dan Raulerson who is run-ning for District 58 state rep-resentative, also spoke.

“We can’t run a govern-ment like a business,” Rauler-son said. “They’re two differ-ent things.”

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look at her and she doesn’t look sick,” her mother, Gloria Hastings, said.

But since Hastings was diagnosed with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in June 2011, she has been on a cocktail of medications.

FSGS is a rare disease that attacks the kidney’s filtering sys-tem, causing serious scarring.

Eventually, Hastings will have to have a liver transplant once her body becomes immune to the medicine.

So far, the family has raised $5,000 for the fu-ture.

The Hastings will have a chance to meet anoth-er Plant City family fac-ing a similar situation at the Mud Run.

Melissa Ranieri’s 18-month-old son, Evan, has hypoplasia. His kidneys are under-developed and are too small for his body.

Ranieri found out Evan had the condition during her pregnancy. Doctors did not know if the baby would survive or what kind of quality of life he would have if he survived. After Evan was born, he endured three surgeries for a di-alysis catheter. Although he didn’t need dialysis, the family is still deal-ing with effects of the disease. Evan has a feed-ing tube and takes nine medications daily.

Evan will need a kid-ney transplant once his body outgrows his kid-ney. They expect this to be sometime next year.

“He will get a second chance at life, but the transplant isn’t a cure,” Ranieri said. “This is a forever thing.”

To make matters worse, on one of her recovery days in an Orlando hospital ICU, her teenage daughter, Gabri-elle, was diagnosed with Chiari too.

“It was the worst day of my life,” Harper said.Harper has problems others in their 30s shouldn’t have.

She has to think about how to swallow her food. She has to worry about walking down the hall without her knees buckling. She has to fight all-over pain.

Despite her troubles, Harper works full-time as a hu-man resource manager and uses walks and taking care of her children to deal with her disease. Even more amaz-ing, she is put together the 2011 Conquer Chi-ari Walk Across Ameri-ca event in Tampa and currently is organizing the 2012 Conquer Chi-ari Walk Across Amer-ica event in Tampa on Sept. 22., along with friend and fellow Chi-ari carrier, Vonda Max-well.

“We’re just trying to bring as much aware-ness to Chiari as we can,” Harper said.

Harper knows of eight people in the Plant City area with Chiari. Few federal funds have been di-rected towards re-search for Chiari, because only about 300,000 people have it in the U.S. But Harper thinks it is under-diag-nosed.

“They always push it as something that it so rare,” Harper said. “But the numbers are growing, as technology gets better and is able to recognize it.”

All the Conquer Chiari Walks happen on the same day at the same time. Last year, the event raised a col-lective $405,000 for research. This year the goal is to raise $450,000.

“It’s a really neat experience,” Harper said. “We’re ex-cited about it.”

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for 7.8% of all cancers among children younger than 15 years.

Since her diagnosis, Morgan has undergone surgery to remove the tumor, five rounds of chemotherapy, which has caused her to lose her hair and scans every three months.

She has relapsed twice. In addition to financial strains and constant trav-

eling to doctors offices and hospitals, Pierce said the battle also has affected Morgan’s older sister, Ally.

“Emotionally it was difficult on her sister,” Pierce said. “She lost her playmate, because a lot of times, Morgan is too tired to play.”

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month, and Pierce doesn’t want that to be forgotten. She is hosting the second Play for a Cure on Sept. 22, Dolphin Field at the Otis M. Andrews Sports Complex.

“There are several kids in Plant City who have cancer and they don’t get coverage,” Pierce said. “I just want people to know about our kids. They are battling cancer while trying to go to school and while they’re parents are working.”

The free event will have a bounce house and slide, colored hair spray booth, cookie decorating station and face painting.

“We’re going to play for a cure,” Pierce said. “Kids are supposed to play, not be getting treatments.”

Emily also will be hosting a 5K run and 1-mile walk Sept. 29 in downtown Plant City. A bake sale will be go-ing on at the same time, benefitting Cookies for Kids Cancer. The race starts at 7:30 a.m.

PlAY foR A CUREWHen: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 22WHere: Dolphin field at the otis M. Andrews Sports Complex, 2602 E. Cherry St.caUse: Pediatric cancer

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serenity Harper and her daughter, Gabrielle sullivan, both have Chiari.

BlUEBERRY SToMP MUD RUnWHen: Sept. 22. first heat begins at 8:30 a.m.WHere: keel and Curley Winery, 5210 W. Thonotosassa RoadcaUse: Evan Ranieri and Darby Hastings, who have focal segmental glomerulo-sclerosis, a kidney disease

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As my wife and I sat down for lunch at The Corner Store earlier this week, we saw the perfect example of why we have fallen so in love with Plant City.

A younger female was just about to leave to walk home in the middle of one of our midday thunderstorms. But, an employ-ee stopped her.

You can’t walk home in this, she said. It’s pouring out.

Just then, one of the shop’s regulars, an older gentleman, was paying for his lunch.

I can take you home, he volunteered.

To be clear: I am not ad-vocating getting into a car with a complete stranger. But after some pleasantries (and Corner Store employees vouching for the regular), the two left the shop together — one Plant City resident helping another.

Ours is a city in which these acts of kindness don’t have to be prompted by a plea from Oprah Winfrey. My family has been the recipient of many generous help-ing hands since we began the Plant City Observer in June.

And now, as our fall season begins to swing, the sheer number of benefits, fundraisers and opportunities to help others in need is astounding. Look no further than our cover story this week. This Saturday, three differ-ent events will take place — all for the sole purpose of helping Plant City families with children battling rare medical diagnoses.

That’s not all. There are many more ways to help your neigh-bors and this community. What follows are just two.

FLORIDA ON FOOTFirst-year Bailey Elementary

School fourth-grade teacher Aviva Baker wrote to me a few weeks ago. She has launched a new program in her class, Florida on Foot, which tasks her students with choosing a destination city in the Sunshine

State, monitoring their footsteps to “walk” to that city of choice, and then, finally, research-ing the destination city, its economy and its history. In one proj-ect, Baker is teaching writing, reading math, social studies and physical fitness.

There’s just one problem: She needs 20 pedometers to help the

students calculate their steps. So far, she’s tried to contact some larger retail outlets and corpora-tions, with no luck.

“I’m big on physical educa-tion; I completed a half-mara-thon in February,” Baker said. “And so in the classroom, I’m trying to teach health and pro-mote physical fitness, too.”

Teaching is Baker’s second career. She spent 15 years in the corporate world in marketing for Outback Steakhouse. She started as a server in Maryland and worked her way up the ranks, but her heart always was in education. She completed the education program at the University of South Florida in January and began teaching full-time this year.

“I just wanted to make the world a better place,” she said.

If you can donate money or sponsor the Florida on Foot project, please email Aviva

Baker, [email protected].

DIAMONDS & DENIMLate last week, Mango Clean-

ers owner S. Marc Poling stopped by our office to tell me about a donation his son-in-law, Jay Silver, and his company, Helicon Foundation Repair, is making as part of this year’s Diamonds & Denim Gala, which benefits the South Florida Baptist Hospital Foundation.

Instead of making a cash donation, Silver and members of his staff visited Art Lounge Gal-lery Sept. 15, to purchase several pieces of art for the gala’s silent auction. That way, Helicon would be able to support not only the hospital but also Plant City’s art community, Poling said.

The final selection included works from artists Beverly Farley, Leo “Punk” Watson, LouAnn Creel Watson, Kim Wells and

Robert Woods. Each selected piece showcased the unique tal-ents of the community of artists who created them.

“The purpose of our visit to the Art Lounge Gallery was two-fold,” Silver said. “We wanted to support the fundraising efforts of the South Florida Baptist Hospi-tal Foundation in a singular way. In addition, we wanted to fulfill one of our company’s core values — the promise to give back to the community that has contributed to our success.”

Organizers expect more than 500 people at this year’s gala, which will be from 7 to 10 p.m. Sept. 27, at the Florida Straw-berry Festival Expo Hall, 2301 W. Oak Ave Plant City. And al-though the gala itself is sold out, anyone who wishes to make a donation to the foundation can do so by contacting Jana Butler, executive director, at (813) 757-1277.

Helping hands uplift our communityobserved | philanthropy

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It was a year ago in July that we lost Raiford “Shorty” Brown, a pharmacist whom everyone seemed to know. He was active in community affairs — fundraising with the Plant City Lions Club and president of the Plant City Rotary Club.

After serving as a phar-macist’s mate during World War II, Shorty returned to enroll at the University of Florida. His roommates were Dick and Jack White, who later ran White’s Cen-tral Pharmacy. Brown re-turned to Plant City and worked for Henry Moody at the Magnolia Pharmacy. Around 1954, he and his wife, Liz, opened Brown’s Pre-scription Center, where they were the only two employees.

Brown’s Pre-scription Center advertised, “Call anytime day or night,” and would deliver at no extra charge, sometimes in the Ford station wagon with the illuminated mor-

tar and pestle on the roof. Shorty also took flying lessons and joined the Flying Pharmacists of Florida, helping to ensure no one was too isolated. He was a special

friend to the Photo Archives and History Center and has told many an interesting story here.

AL BERRYAl Berry is probably a

man most people know for many different rea-sons. He is now associ-ated with In The Field magazine, published by Al’s and Patsy’s daugh-ter, Karen Berry. He also can tell a good story about Plant City’s only radio station — WPLA. That station, owned by

W.A. Smith and his brothers, was managed for a time (1951-1968) by George Friend. After Friend suffered a fatal heart attack, Al Berry and Ercelle Smith began to run things.

The name of the program most old-time Plant City residents re-member is “This ‘n’ That,” which grew to a two-hour talk show covering all things local — items to sell, local call-ins, commu-nity activities and news. “This ‘n’ That” became a community icon radio program and retained this popularity for more than 20 years. In 1987, the station was sold, and Plant City lost its only radio station.

And if you are wondering, George Friend and Bill Friend were brothers and both were

from Lakeland. When Bill Friend returned from duty with the U.S. Marines as an official Marine photographer, he came to Plant City and opened his photogra-phy studio in the early 1950s.

OUR STORY CONTINUESOther stories we are inter-

ested in include the last lynch-ing in Hillsborough County, that being John Hodacz (or Hodaz), who was hanged (and shot) in 1930, Marie B. Ellis and Ellis Park, the Laura Street businesses, Theo McCall, Mike Sansone, the community of

Bealsville, E.L. Bing and Sam Horton, Janie Bing and the Bing Rooming House, the full story of The Courier, and the Plant City Enterprise, a newspaper published just down the street from The Courier in the 1930s, and the Morgan family — L.E. “Rat” Morgan, Mrs. L.E. “Sulky” Morgan and daughters, Panky and Dodo Morgan.

Please send your questions, documents and photos to Gott, [email protected].

Gil Gott is executive director of the Plant City Photo Archives & History Center.

We remember Raiford ‘Shorty’ BrownPAST AND PRESENCE

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From left: Artists Kim Wells, beverly Farley, robert Woods, leo “Punk” Watson and louann creel Watson. These pieces of art will be available at this year’s Diamonds & Denim Gala.

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Plant City’s most eager green thumbs dug in for a morning of fun Sept. 15, during the Plant City Commons community gar-den’s first Planting Day.

“A garden helps to slow us down and communicate with each other,” said founding member Karen Elizabeth.

The garden, located next to St. Peter’s Episcopal Church on Carey Street, is meant to be as organic as possible. No pesti-cides or synthetic fertilizers are allowed. The group is even try-ing to catch rainwater to aid in the watering of the garden. But, the group stills need someone to take a look at the two wells on the property to see if they are usable.

There are several ways to get involved. A “Gardener” has his or her own plot. A “Worker Bee” works a shared plot. The garden also offers different levels of sponsorship.

In addition to inviting people to enjoy the gardening process, the group seeks to teach people about the origins of their food and make connections with their neighbors.

“This is something that grows an attitude that can be spread throughout the community,” Rosalind Baker, another found-ing member, said.

For more information, contact Elizabeth, [email protected].

Grab your tools and sunhat: The Plant City Garden Club and the Plant City Downtown Mer-chants and Business Association are working together to host the Gardenfest and ETC, which will take place Sept. 22, at the Plant City Train Depot and McCall Park.

More than 40 vendors, both re-turning and new, will be present selling gardening tools, art work, antiques, food and seeds.

“One of the things I love about the vendors is that they are will-ing to share information and give advice,” Garden Club mem-ber Cassandra Banning said. “Even if you’re not into plants, you should come because there will be art, antiques and crafts.”

Bill Herbert will have a booth to sharpen kitchen and hunting knives and garden tools.

“We’re excited to have him, because people were looking for that type of thing,” Banning said.

Two speakers will talk about a variety of plant-related topics at the Train Depot. Phil Elting, from Elting’s Exotic Plants, will talk about tropical plants and flowers at 11 a.m. He has spoken at Garden Club meetings before.

“I didn’t want him to stop talk-ing, (because) he was so interest-ing,” Banning said.

Dennis Gretton from D and D Growers will be sharing his knowledge on growing and cook-ing with herbs at 1 p.m. Gretton has been a vendor at Gardenfest

in the past. Banning said many people ask about cooking with herbs. Banning thinks he will be a popular speaker.


Plant City Gardenfest springs into bloom

if YoU goGardenfestWHen: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 22WHere: Plant City Train Depot and McCall Parkcost: freeinforMation: Cassandra Banning, (813) 716-0950

TAking RooT by amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor

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This is the first time the Plant City garden Club and the Plant City Downtown Merchants and Business Association are working together to host the gardenfest and ETC.

Plant City leaders sew seedsfor new community garden

common ground by amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor

sue Horton, summer Pradera, ava Pradera, Dr. sandra Gompf, Mary Masciocchi, bob abbenzeller, Karen elizabeth, sally Kimbrell and susie Poppell

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rosalind baker brought her wheelbarrow to help in the planting process.


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Bruce Martin CulpepperBruce Martin Culpepper, 77, of Dover,

died Sept. 13, 2012, after a long illness.Mr. Culpepper was born Sept. 25, 1934.

He was a beloved husband, father, broth-er, uncle, grandfather and great-grandfa-ther. He recently moved back to the area after living in Blackshear, Ga., for many years.

Mr. Culpepper was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and retired from TECO in 1994 after many years of service. He always could be found working on and restoring antique cars, and he could fix just about anything that was broken.

Bruce is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Hannelore Culpepper, of Dover; two brothers, Douglas Culpepper of Par-ma, Mich., and David (Janice) Culpepper of Blackshear, Ga.; four children, Bonny (David) Harrell, of Dover, Debbie (Wil-liam) Mathieu, of Valrico, Patrick (Angela) Culpepper, of Thonotosassa, and Allen (Jo Lynn) Culpepper, of Gunter, Texas; eight grandchildren, Michael Harrell (Leslie Cunningham), of Dover, Amanda (Dustin) Watkins, of Plant City, Ciara (Ja-son) Southerland, of Thonotosassa; Rob Mathieu, of Valrico; Daniel Harrell, of Dover, and Skylar, Taylor and Oliver, of Gunter, Texas; one great-grandchild, Jo-siah, of Thonotosassa; and many nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held Sept. 29, at St. John’s United Methodist Church, in Blackshear, Ga.

Milo R. GrabowMilo R. Grabow, of Plant City, died Sept.

6, following a courageous battle with pro-gressive supranuclear palsy.

Born in Oshkosh, Wis., Mr. Grabow was raised in Milwaukee and graduated from Washington High School in 1959. He studied mechanical engineering at Mar-quette University before moving to Cali-fornia, where he met an married the late

Irma Jones Grabow in 1967. They moved to Tampa in 1968, where

they raised their children, Wayne and Leah. Milo retired as an electrical engi-neer from Safeline Mettler Toledo in Sep-tember 2009. Mr. Grabow was a giving, thoughtful man who loved people and was a born problem-solver who liked to work with his hands.

He is survived by brother, Glen Grabow, of Indiana; son Wayne Gabriel (Kellie), of Zephyrhills; daughter Leah Dixon (Todd), of Plant City; grandsons Spencer, Tyler and Rob; and a large extended family.

The family wishes to thank everyone at Patty’s House ALF and the nurses, staff and volunteers at LifePath Hospice.

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Ralph Hamlin MannRalph Hamlin Mann, 89, died Sept. 7.Born Thursday, Nov. 2, 1922, to the late

Frederick B. and Aline Goehagen Mann, he was the beloved husband of the late Velna Inez Mann.

Mr. Mann was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He went on to work as an aviation mechanic with the civil ser-vice and retired from U.S. Naval Air Sta-tion at Jacksonville.

He was a Boy Scout and a member of the Thonotosassa Missionary Baptist Church, where he had been active in the church’s youth group.

Survivors include grandsons, Terry Mann, Garry (Stephanie) Mann and Jerry (Kari) Mann; sisters, Frances Smith and Inez Cobb; seven great-grandchildren; and three great-great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son, Kenneth, and a grandson, Larry.

Contributions may be made to Good Shepherd Hospice or to the Welcome Church Cemetery.

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Consignment shopping has been a longtime hobby for friends Susan Rafalco and Nancy Coggin.

And with Susan living in Tampa and Nancy in Lakeland, the pair would often meet in Plant City.

“We love Plant City, and we kind of romanticize Plant City a little bit,” Rafalco said. “I always tease and say that there’s something in the water here, because everyone is so wonderful.”

Rafalco and Coggin shopped at a lot of the shops in Plant City, includ-ing Stacy’s Consignment on West

Reynolds Street in the Historic District. They be-came friends with owner Valerie De Armond and mentioned that they were think-ing about opening their own store.

“We asked her how she would feel about that, because obvious-ly we don’t want to hurt anybody, and she said go open a store across the street,” Rafalco said.

So, that’s exactly what they did. Oh My! Consignments and Boutique

opened in August and held its grand open-ing with the Plant City Chamber of Com-merce last week.

“We decided to wait a little bit to have

our grand opening to get our feet wet a little bit,” Rafalco said.

With the De Armond’s help, Oh My! has amassed a healthy assortment of items, in-cluding low-cost to high-end fashion, art-work, jewelry and even a set of golf clubs.

“We’re carrying perhaps a little more clothing than some stores, but we have a variety of accessories and home décor items,” Rafalco said.

Rafalco also noted that with consignment shopping, variety can be a positive thing.

“You can have three of us, and it actually can help drive business, because people will come and want to shop at more than one,” she said.

For Coggin, the store is a chance for her to connect with people and give customers an inviting consignment shopping experience.

“I’m not in this to make a fortune,” she said. “We want to provide a place where customers can go to and feel comfortable. It’s not really about the money as much as it is about getting out and talking to peo-ple.”

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brynne Presco, abby Moore, sydney Harber and sarah Pupillo starred in “The Marvelous Wonderettes.”

Durant High School thespians shine on stage

Four vintage beauties performed in “The Mar-velous Wonderettes,” Sept. 13 and 14, at Durant High School.

Brynne Presco, Sarah Pupillo, Abby Moore and Sydney Harber starred in the production as four high school girls in the 1950s who are called upon at the last minute to sing for their classmates during prom. The musical com-edy had audience interac-tion.

Stage Manager Marisa eckley prepared the props during intermission.

courtney Hogue and cody Haynes loved the show.

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There once was a time when I was a runner. I’d wake up early and put in a few miles, shower, and then head off to high school.

After classes were done, I’d practice again for three to five hours.

I ran track as a middle distance runner in high school for three years, before taking up cross country my senior year to reha-

bilitate my right knee and ankle, which I injured during the final stretch of my junior track season.

Looking back, I wish I had taken up cross country earlier in my high school career.

Now covering high school and youth sports for a living, I oc-casionally have the chance to go out and take in a cross country meet. They are often early in the morning and usually off the beaten path, but I always try to give the appropriate attention, respect and coverage to my for-mer sport.

I had the opportunity to do just that last weekend at the East Hillsborough Invitational at New-some High School.

Being out there and seeing area teams warm up, joke around and participate in pre-race chants and rituals really took me back.

Cross country is a sport that is often overlooked and eclipsed by other sports — especially football. Sure, cross country isn’t quite the spectator sport that football is, but that doesn’t mean that it can’t be enjoyed. I know how hard these athletes are work-ing and the day-to-day training and struggles they face.

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The Durant offensive line has some newcomers but has held strong so far. Form left: Nick Insley, Cody martin, Alex Wood, Dalton Wilkerson and michael Watkins.

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Durant came into the season with a solid group of returners on a quest to repeat as district champions.

Other than replacing their standout quarterback, the Cou-gars’ biggest question mark came from the guys responsi-ble for protecting that position, because their offensive line lost three senior starters.

Entering district play this

week against Brandon, Durant not only seems to be solid up front, but also the Cougars’ line has been the focal point of of-fensive success this season.

“We lost three seniors last year, so that’s obviously a big deal, but a lot of the kids that came up and stepped up this year played with us last year, even if they weren’t the start-ing five,” said senior center

Alex Wood, one of two return-ing starters on the O-line. “We were all best friends, so I think that unity we had last year just carried over to this year, even though we lost of few. I think that’s why its starting to look successful.”

The Cougars (2-0) have out-scored opponents 86-7 in their

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Durant has put up some big numbers on the ground so far this season, and it starts with the Cougars’ impressive offensive line.

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AT A GLANCELast week: Durant enters

its Class 7A District 8 open-er with plenty of rest after a bye last week. The Cougars are 2-0 this season and have outscored opponents 86-7 in those two contests.

Brandon is coming off a 20-14 loss in overtime against Freedom last week. The Eagles are 0-2 on the season after suffering a 55-0 defeat at Armwood in the season opener before an early bye week. Freedom quarterback Taylor King scored the winning touch-down on a 1-yard run in overtime. Brandon had a chance to put the game away in the fourth quarter, but kicker Willie Burkhart’s 20-yard field goal attempt went wide as time expired.

Last meeting: Durant hosted Brandon last year and escaped with a 36-24 win.

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By the time Bailey Lemelin was 6 years old, her parents realized she couldn’t participate in a Plant City youth soccer program any longer.

“She didn’t have the ability or mentality to keep up with the oth-er kids,” Bailey’s mom, Deanna Lemelin, said.

She twirled batons for four years, but soon, that too, became

too competitive for Bailey, who is diagnosed with microcephaly, a neurodevelopment disorder in which the circumference of the head is more than two standard deviations smaller than the aver-age person, causing abnormal brain growth.

Swimming and horseback rid-ing are two favorite activities for Bailey, now 10. While searching

for programs that Bailey would fit in with, Lemelin learned about the Special Olympics program at Plant City High School. The Plant City chapter offered swimming but not equestrian activities — which are held in Wesley Chapel.

“We figured we would give swimming a try and see how that

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bailey Lemelin, 10, took first place in her division during her first race as a member of the Plant City High School Special Olympics swimming program.

The Plant City High School program is one of the largest in the county, and one of its basketball teams may have the chance to compete on a national stage.

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two games this season and are averaging nearly 250 yards per game.

Along with Wood, junior right tackle Nick Insley, who has start-ed since his freshman year, also returns to the Cougars O-line.

“We’ve still got a long way to go, but I’ve been fairly pleased with the play of the offensive line guys so far,” said coach Mike Gottman.

Offensive line coach Wesley Wyatt, who starred as a lineman at Durant as a 2001 graduate, said one of his focuses with the line is to build a bond and camaraderie among the players.

“We do a lot together, always,” said Wyatt. “Starting a couple years ago, I started taking the O-line canoeing every summer, and now, it’s turned into a team thing that ended up with 35 guys going this year.”

The O-line also had a chance to participate in several camps this summer, including one at South Florida and the Down and Dirty camp in DeLand.

“I think those two camps are a big reason why we are where we are right now,” Wyatt said.

According to Wyatt, after the season opener — a 57-7 romp over Freedom — almost all of the Cougars’ rushing yards were coming on the right side, with Wood, Insley and right guard Cody Martin leading the way.

“We were averaging 10 yards to the right side of the carry and to the left we were averaging zero,” he said.

Wyatt said it was an eye-open-er for that left side, comprising seniors Mike Watkins and Dalton Wilkerson.

“I think they did a much better job against Alonso,” Wyatt said.

For Wood, teaming up with In-sley to lead the rest of the line is key.

“We’ve been playing together since Little League, so we have that experience to help the other guys keep their composure in game situations,” Wood said.

Running backs Jamarlon Ham-ilton and Chris Atkins have com-bined for more than 500 yards this season. Atkins said none of it is possible without his blockers.

“I couldn’t do it without my of-fensive line,” he said.


to joke that our sport was the punishment of every other sport. Anyone that is a distance runner, whether for sport or even just recreationally knows that to be true.

I know many people say, “Live without regrets,” but I have sev-eral regarding my running career in high school.

The first would be that I didn’t take up cross country earlier. I found it much more enjoyable than track. We would always say that cross country was fun, and track was business, mainly because in track the races are shorter and usually only include five to seven other runners.

The next would be my level of dedication. I was named the cap-tain of my team my senior year — my first on the cross country team. I took the title for granted and probably could have been a better leader and example. Individually, if I put in the work I should have, I could have had better results. Heck, I might have even run in college.

The final regret was completely out of my hands. I grew up in metro Atlanta, so finding land to train on was tough, with more shopping centers and traffic lights than trees and trails.

Our team trained by running up and down the highway, which wasn’t always an easy task during rush hour. I remember jumping on the hood of a Dodge truck (which I found ironic) to avoid being sideswiped by a driver that didn’t yield, while my team was crossing the intersection across from my school.

To all the runners out there: Keep up the hard work, stay posi-tive and make the most of the moments while you still can.

worked out,” Lemelin said. Bailey competed in her first

meet the last week of August and fared well.

“She won her first race in her age division,” Lemelin said. “It was great to see her have that kind of determination and drive.”

Bailey also qualified to com-pete in the state competition Oct. 6 and 7, in Sebastian.

Through Bailey’s swim coach, Sandy Denham, an ESE teacher at PCHS who has been involved

with Special Olympics for more than 30 years, Lemelin also learned the program’s other of-ferings. Bailey now competes in swimming and bowling as one of the youngest members of the PCHS program.

With about 50 members, the PCHS Special Olympics chapter is one of the largest in Hillsbor-ough. Denham said the program has some members that partici-pate well into their mid 30s.

“It’s a great thing for our ath-letes, because they build lasting friendships,” Denham said.

The Special Olympics pro-gram at PCHS teams up with the Best Buddies program, in which students and athletes help and mentor Special Olympics partici-pants. Lemelin’s oldest daughter is one of those volunteers.

“They help the athletes with pointers and hive-five them and encourage them,” Lemelin said. “Really, anything to lift their spirits and make them feel like they’re doing a great job.”

Denham received good news last week when she found out one of the basketball teams was

selected to compete on the na-tional level in New Jersey during the summer of 2014. The team took gold at a recent state com-petition.

“The core of that team has been together for five years, so they deserve to go,” said Den-ham, noting the focus now is to raise the funds for the trip.

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last week: Plant City got its landmark win of the season in a 23-21 upset over visiting Gaither High. Receiver Dontavious Johnson had 116 yards on three catches, including a 79-yard score in the first half and another big grab late in the game to set up the go-ahead score, which freshman Tavares Chase took in from six yards out. Quarterback nick rodriguez threw for nearly 250 yards in the win. The Plant City defense held the high-powered Gaither offense to just seven points in the second half.

Riverview improved to 2-0 last week with a 21-6 win over winless Leto. After a scoreless first quarter, the sharks scored 14 points in the second and another score in the third to take a commanding 21-0 lead going into the final quarter of play.

This will be the Class 7A District 8 opener for both teams. last Meeting: Plant City rolled to a 56-0 win over Riverview last

year on the road.

HillsborougH at strawberry crest last week: Strawberry Crest improved to 2-1 with a 21-14 win

over Steinbrenner last week. tristan Hyde continued a stellar sopho-more season, completing 21-of-43 passes for 246 yards and three touchdowns. His brother, Joshua, tallied nine catches for 93 yards. brendon Headley, andrew Zuluaga and cesar abadia each had 10 or more tackles for the Chargers defense, and SCHS tallied five sacks on the night.

Hillsborough comes in at 2-0 with a 37-23 win over Newsome last week.

last Meeting: The Chargers were shutout 43-0 last year at Hillsborough. This will be the Class 6A District 8 opener for both teams.

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In this last three matches and so far this season, what do you credit for your suc-cessful play?

Over the summer, I worked on chipping and putting,

and that’s really helped with these matches

during the season. My putting has

been pretty good in these last few matches, and two

weeks ago, I shot a 37 or a 38, and I

only hit two greens, so my up and downs really helped me then to still shoot a good number.

How long have you been playing golf?

Six years. In the Steinbrenner match

at Heritage Harbor, how did you achieve such a great score?

That was actually the first time I played it. My approach shots were accurate. They

have small greens, so I was hitting good shots and making my putts.

What’s your best score for an 18-hole round?

A 74. That happened this summer at Bartow

(Golf Club).

What are your goals for this high school season?

I want to try to make it as far as we can as a team, but if we can’t make it to state as a team, I want to make it as an individual. Hopefully, within the next two years, I can win a state champion-ship.

What do you hope the future has in store when it comes to golf?

I would like to play D-I golf. How did you get started

playing?My brother and my dad

played golf and wanted me to play. I was actually in gym-nastics, and I almost broke my finger, so I had to stop, and I figured that was a good time to start up golf.

What do you like about the game?

I’ve like it from the start. I like how it’s individual and how everything goes on you. I also like the competitiveness of it.

If you could play any course in the world, where would it be and why?

St. Andrews in Scottland. What about in America?Probably Pebble Beach in

California.

Kellyanne HurstLast week was a big one for Plant City High School golfer Kellyanne Hurst. The junior took

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Cross country teams from all three Plant City schools participated in the East Hillsborough Invitational Sept. 15, at Newsome High School.

This was the first large meet of the year for area schools, including Plant City, as they usher in a new era under head coach Luke Beevor. Strawberry Crest’s Ashley Murray was the top overall finisher for area schools. She took eighth in the varsity girls divi-sion with a time of 22:28.08. Diana Corzine finished 11th as the top fin-isher for Plant City, while teammate Hannah Whitmore finished 24th, just ahead of Strawberry Crest’s Christina Cauthen. Sophomore Lavena Kim-mel was the top finisher for the Du-rant High School varsity girls team, finishing 31st with a time of 25:36.41.

Strawberry Crest finished in fifth as a team, with 131 points, trailed by sixth-place Plant City (143). Du-rant came in eighth in the nine-team field, finishing with 208 points, ahead of Lennard High (231).

On the boys side, Durant’s Dun-can Fisher was the top area fin-isher, coming in 17th, with a time

of 19:16.38. Cody Williamson of Strawberry Crest (20th, 19:21.94) Plant City’s Nick Zimmerer (21st, 19:29.81), Strawberry Crest’s Jon Browning (23rd, 19:36.66) and Du-rant’s Kibrom Fliegelman (26th, 19:59.69) rounded out the top fin-ishes for area competitors.

The Strawberry Crest boys’ fin-ished fifth as a team with 162 points, ahead of East Bay (166), Durant (171), Lennard (193) and Spoto (259). The Plant City boys did not have enough runners participate to qualify for the team standings.

Squads compete in East Hillsborough Invitational

CROSS COUNTRY by Matt Mauney | Associate Editor

Photos by Matt Mauney

Strawberry Crest’s austin le kept up a good pace.

Durant teammates Jacob scolaro, Jesse Jones and austin Parker did a nice job stay-ing in a pack together.

New Plant City head coach luke beevor made sure to explain the layout of the course to his team before the race.

The girls varsity race kicked off the morning at Newsome High.


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