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to Pasco County, constructioncosts for the infrastructure ofthe project, before any homesare built, are estimated atmore than $44 million, whichwill be paid for by issuingbonds.

The Porter family did notreturn calls for comment.

By Matt Wiley

Just weeks after being chosen by thePasco County Board of County Commis-sioners (BOCC) to fill the County’s emptyAdministrator seat, City of Irving, TX, citymanager Tomas “Tommy” Gonzalez hasturned down the job and interim countyadministrator Michele Baker will drop the“interim” from her title.

During a June 25 BOCC meeting,the commissioners were tasked with figur-

ing out what to do about the County’sempty administrator seat that they hopedwould be filled after deciding to formallyoffer the job to Gonzalez on May 28,which he declined in an email on June 22.

“Thank you and the commission foryour offer to be the next Pasco Chief Ex-ecutive Officer,” Gonzalez explained in hisemail to BOCC chairman Ted Schrader,who was in charge of negotiating the con-tract. “However, after discussing compen-sation and much consideration, I don’t

believe this is thebest fit for myfamily and me atthis time.”

Instead ofbeginning a newsearch for an ad-ministrator, theBOCC voted 4-1to keep Baker onto replace her for-mer boss, long-time Pasco administrator John Gallagher.Gallagher had served more than 30 yearsas Pasco’s CEO and Baker served for thelast seven years as his assistant. She hadbeen appointed interim administrator dur-ing contract negotiations with Gonzalez.

“We reached out to bring someone infrom not only outside the area, but fromoutside the state, and it didn’t work out,”Schrader said in the meeting.

Published reports quoted Gonzalez as

saying that when visiting Pasco during atrip in June, he didn’t get much time tovisit the area with his family. But, Schraderdebunked that statement during the meet-ing, saying that Gonzalez was given plentyof time to see the area on several days inthe afternoons and, on one day during hisstay, was asked to attend only one meeting.The rest of that day was spent with his fam-ily touring the Wesley Chapel area.

“Bringing him (Gonzalez) back (toPasco), I don’t think is the appropriatething to do,” Schrader told the BOCC.“We’ve reached out to him. We’ve givenhim an offer, one that I believe is very com-petitive in the Tampa Bay area. We justneed to move forward.”

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Estancia Community Officially Approved For Wiregrass Ranch DRI

Michele Baker Photo: Pasco County

By Matt Wiley

At long last, homes will soon begoing up inside the Wiregrass Ranch De-velopment of Regional Impact (DRI) in anewly formed Community DevelopmentDistrict (CDD) called Estancia at Wire-grass, located to the east of the intersectionof the future Chancey Rd. extension andBruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd., betweenS.R. 56 and S.R. 54.

In January, we reported that StandardPacific Homes (SPH), a builder from Or-ange County, CA, had purchased 677acres of land from the Porter family, whoown the Wiregrass DRI, to build a then-unnamed community consisting of 1,181single-family homes spread out across fourgated and un-gated neighborhoods. Thecommunity will be named Estancia.

At the June 25 Pasco County Boardof County Commissioners (BOCC) meet-ing, the Estancia community CDD was of-ficially approved by the BOCC with aunanimous vote.

“(The approval) is great,” says FrankMessina, Tampa Bay division manager forSPH. “The development is staying righton schedule. We hope to have the homemodels completed during the fourth quar-ter of this year and to begin sales in early2014.”

SPH is no stranger to the area, havingalready built homes in several large com-munities in the Wesley Chapel area, in-cluding Seven Oaks, Watergrass andMeadow Pointe.

The four neighborhoods inside Es-tancia, three of which will be gated, willfeature a Tuscan-style, “Euro cottage” orMediterranean look in front, which, asMessina described in January, will be muchdifferent than most other homes in thearea. Each neighborhood will be builtaround a clubhouse, which will featuresimilar architecture to that of the homes inthe community. The clubhouses will fea-ture pools, tennis and basketball courts,fitness rooms and other amenities.

According to documents submitted

See “Baker” on page 34.

MAPThe Estancia at Wiregrass

Ranch CDD, which was ap-proved by Pasco County on June25, will be home to 1,181 single-family residences and includemore than 675 acres off BBD

between S.R. 54 and S.R. 56. Itwill be bordered to the south bythe future Chancey Rd. exten-sion and to the east by the fu-ture Wiregrass Ranch Blvd.

Map source: PascoCountyFL.net, updated by Wes-

ley Chapel Neighborhood News

Estancia at Wiregrass Ranch

Source: PascoCountyFL.net

One of the things Ihear all too often thesedays — especially frompeople who have never ad-

vertised in the New Tampa or WesleyChapel Neighborhood News — is that ad-vertising in local print media “just doesn’twork anymore because of the internet.”

To all of those folks, all I can say is,“Yeah, right.”

First of all, I’m not naive. I knowthat more of our advertisers get fargreater results from having business fea-ture articles written about their businessesthan they do from any ad in any print oronline medium. Sadly, because of thenumber of advertisers we have (100-150in every issue) and with a space limit ofonly four or five business profiles that canrun in any issue, those features can onlyappear in the print version of this publica-tion once a year (although those articleand issue archives also are always availableat WCNeighborhoodNews.com).

The point is that between our twopublications each month, we only runabout 100 business profiles in print peryear, which still doesn’t cover the totalnumber of advertisers we have, so thatspace is very precious to us. We hear allthe time — from so many of the busi-nesses that have had features written —just how much business those stories canand do generate.

Here’s an incredible case in point.Last year, we wrote an article aboutAmerican Wood Flooring (AWF) in theSuperTarget-anchored Northwood Shop-

ping Plaza located just north of CountyLine Rd. on Bruce B. Downs (BBD)Blvd., and AWF owner Andy Dunningsaid that he not only got a tremendous re-sponse and plenty of orders, he also soldhis largest-ever single-customer job ofmore than $30,000 in flooring thankssolely to that article.

In other words, Andy was thrilledwith the results and made sure he contin-ued to advertise all year long in either ourNew Tampa or Wesley Chapel editionseach month (and in both issues eachmonth several times), because he wantedto make sure that he kept his business inline for another feature this year.

Well, that article ran for the first timethis year in our May New Tampa issueand, even though AWF is located in Wes-ley Chapel — and despite the fact that theissue hit its 24,000+ mailboxes in zip code33647 the Friday and Saturday of Memo-rial Day weekend — Andy said the phonestarted ringing Friday afternoon, rang allweekend long and less than a week afterthe story came out, he already had sethis one-week record for his store ofmore than $40,000 in orders!

“And the phone calls are still comingand people are still stopping in to seewhat we have. All thanks entirely to thestory in the New Tampa & Wesley ChapelNeighborhood News!”

Andy also says that even though justhis ad running in either publication alonedoesn’t generate the same type of re-sponse as the stories, “It’s so worth it toadvertise all year long because it keepsyou in line to get the story each year assoon as possible. And, we do sell jobs justbased on the ad alone, too. There’s reallybeen nothing else like it for this store. Ifyou can only afford to advertise in onelocal publication and you’re in or tryingto sell to New Tampa or Wesley Chapel,this is the place to spend your money.”

And of course, we have helped manyother local businesses the last 20 years and

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larly (and therefore have received full-lengthdining reviews from us) tell us that there isno doubt that more people in New Tampaand Wesley Chapel read the New Tampa &Wesley Chapel Neighborhood News — and re-spond to those reviews by visiting the eater-ies — than any other print, broadcast oronline medium.

For more information about adver-tising in the New Tampa & Wesley ChapelNeighborhood News, call GM Nikki Ben-nett at 910-2575.

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Table of ContentsLOCAL NEWS, BUSINESS & EDUCATIONUPDATES................................................Pages 1-26I-75 Construction Through Wesley Chapel Six Months Behind .......4Neel Family Offers $25,000 Reward For Info About Cold Case.........5Wesley Chapel News Briefs........................................6WC Business Burglars BustedCash For Gold Burglary ClarificationPasco Begins New Recycling ProgramAttempted Homicide In WCDeputy Assaulted During Post-Party Brawl

Wesley Chapel Community Calendar...............................8Local Business Updates.................................10-23Bella Mia Hair Designs Will Design Your New Look...............10Keeps Carpet One Has Been Covering Floors For 22 Years!....12Custom Windows & Doors: Well Worth The Drive!...............14Sunset Funeral Home & Memory Gardens.............................16 Wesley Chapel Schools Trump State, District On FCAT...18

Neighborhood MagazineLocal Kids Train With Bucs At Freeman Football Camp..........21WC Rotary Installs New Board & Recaps Honduras Trip.......22Peabody’s Has Plenty Of Great New Options.........................24La Berry: Family-Owned Frozen Yogurt & Coffee..................26‘Neighborhood Nibbles & Biz Bytes’...............................30WESLEY CHAPEL COLOR CLASSIFIEDS.......32-33

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By Matt Wiley

The contractor currently construct-ing the widening of I-75 from S.R. 56 tonorth of S.R. 54 in Wesley Chapel is rack-ing up quite a bill, as the company isbeing charged each day until the project,which already is about six months behindschedule, is completed.

The $22.8-million project to widenthe 4.3-mile stretch of I-75 from fourlanes to eight, which began in March2011, will not be completed until aroundSeptember, says John McShaffrey,spokesperson for the Florida Departmentof Transportation (FDOT).

“The contractor is having difficultieswith the project,” McShaffrey says of Bet-ter Roads, Inc. “(Better Roads, Inc.) ismaking progress on the project, but notto probably anybody’s satisfaction.”

McShaffrey says that a lack of re-sources in both personnel and equipmentis to blame for the delay and that BetterRoads is being assessed financial penaltiesof $5,809.88 per day while the project isstill being built, since running out of theoriginal number of contracted construc-tion days. The fines would have begun inApril, but the number of contract dayshad been extended to June 1.

“Those financial penalties will accrueuntil the project is done,” he explains.“Even though they are working six days a

week, they’re notworking withenough crews toget the projectdone in a timelymanner.”

When BetterRoads wasawarded theproject, the initialcontract grantedthe company 565days to completethe widening,but, in May, 138additional days(which were ne-gotiated for inthe contract) wereadded to make upfor weather delays, holidays and othertime extensions, extending the allowednumber of days to 703. McShaffrey saysthat more days could still be added tomake up for changed working conditionsand additional work, but at our presstime, Better Roads already could be as-sessed for 27 days of penalties. The totalfinancial penalty will not be determineduntil the job is done.

McShaffrey says that when BetterRoads won the contract, the company hadthe resources to complete the project. Heexplains further that FDOT researched

the company before the contract wasawarded.

“They have to be in good standingwith the State,” he says. “They have tomeet certain qualifications and have thebonding capacity to take on the job,which they did, or it wouldn’t have beenawarded to them. Sometime after gettingthe job and starting work on it, (BetterRoads) got behind.”

Currently, the most work that still hasto be done is on northbound I-75 in frontof the rest area, about three miles north ofthe S.R. 56 interchange and a mile or sosouth of the S.R. 54 interchange. North-

bound traffic currently still is being shiftedto the widened southbound lanes. Mc-Shaffrey estimates that, at our press time,Better Roads was about 90-percent fin-ished with the project.

“They’ve got a large amount of theproject done, and it won’t take a lot tofinish it up,” McShaffrey explains. “But, itwill take a commitment (from BetterRoads) to continue working out there andthat’s what we’re looking for. We hope(the completion date) ends up beingsooner rather than later. It’s an importantpart of the road.”

Better Roads, Inc., did not returncalls for comment.

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Crews from Better Roads, Inc., work to finish the behind-schedulewidening of I-75 between S.R. 54 and S.R. 56 in Wesley Chapel.

the investigation, we have forensically fol-lowed leads as far away as Ohio and WestVirginia to other similar-type shootings ofvehicles on roadways,” Bunten explains.“We did the best we could to follow upon everything, but nothing matched up.We didn’t get a lot of positive leads. Wedo anything that we can do to find somecommonalities.“

In cases such as Neel’s, Bunten saysthat the law enforcement agencies get to-gether and compare evidence and leads,including the caliber of bullets used andthe background of the victim.

“Over time, the family wanted tohelp give some incentive for someone to

come forward with information and hascome up with this reward, themselves. Wehave gotten a few calls (since the rewardwas announced), but nothing that hasbeen extremely productive. There aresome leads that we are following up, butwe haven’t gotten ‘the call.’ It soundsodd, but that’s the call where the infor-mation is just too perfect.”

The Neels are offering the rewardfor a one-year period. Crime Stoppersalso is offering a $1,000 reward forany information that proves to be use-ful. If you or anyone you know has in-formation regarding this case, pleasecall HCSO at 247-8660.

By Matt WileyMore than eight years after his still-

unsolved murder, the family of DavidNeel, a Wesley Chapel man who waskilled while driving on I-75 in 2005, is of-fering a substantial reward for any infor-mation regarding the cold case.

According to the HillsboroughCounty Sheriff’s Office (HCSO), theNeel family is offering a $25,000 rewardfor information that leads to the arrestand conviction of the person or personsresponsible for Neel’s murder, which thefamily announced during a press confer-ence on June 10.

“$25,000 is a lot, but it’s for David,”said Neel’s widow Debra Neel of the re-ward. “This is for him.”

Neel was discovered deceased in hiscrashed vehicle on March 6, 2005, notfrom the crash but from injuries sustainedfrom a gunshot wound to the chest.

Florida Highway Patrol (FHP)troopers responded to a traffic crash onthe southbound exit ramp of I-75 onto I-4. Neel had been driving his 1990 FordF-150 pickup truck south from the S.R.54 exit on his way from the family’sAngus Valley home to meet them at theStrawberry Festival in Plant City, where hehad been earlier in the day.

During the investigation, a singlebullet hole was discovered in the driver’s-side door of the truck. The investigation

showed that the shot was fired from apassing vehicle, but no vehicles or suspectshave yet been identified at our press timeand the case has remained unsolved. Thetheory is that Neel was most likely the vic-tim of a road rage incident, says Hillsbor-ough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO)Cpl. Dane Bunten.

“David was able to maintain controlof his vehicle at least for a little bit,” Bun-ten explains. “He was able to take the I-4exit, but lost control before the east/westsplit. He drove down an embankment andcrashed into a tree.”

Bunten says that HCSO has followednumerous leads since Neel’s death, buthasn’t been able to name a suspect.

“In the process of following up on

Neel Family Offers $25,000 Reward For Information About 2005 Cold Case


The family of David Neel (above) is offer-ing a $25,000 reward for information

that leads to identifying his killer.

Business Burglars BustedBusiness Burglars BustedThree people have been arrested in

connection with a string of business burgla-ries that have plagued the Wesley Chapelarea in recent weeks.

According to the Pasco County Sher-iff’s Office (PCSO), Sarah Zachman, 31,Jamar Thompson, 28, and ChristianQuevedo, 25, have been arrested in connec-tion with business burgla-ries at Dr. John LongMiddle School, Cash ForGold (32733 EilandBlvd.), Goin’ Postal(27221 S.R. 56), CVSPharmacy (30050County Line Rd.) andReckitt Benckiser (2148Ashley Oaks Cir.).

All of the burglariesoccurred in the WesleyChapel area since mid-May, with the most re-cent occurring on June24. The report states thatthe suspects either sold,or attempted to sell, theitems at pawn shopsacross Hillsborough andPasco counties, and evenas far north as Apopka.

Thompson andZachman are bothcharged in the burglary of $25,100 worth ofelectronics from Long Middle School. Thereport states that the school provided serialnumbers for several cameras that went miss-ing in the burglary, which were identified atmore than one pawn shop in HillsboroughCounty. The suspects were staying atQuevedo’s home at 1906 Echo Pond Pl. inMeadow Pointe, less than 150 yards fromthe school.

Quevedo and Thompson also report-edly stole 58 cartons of cigarettes valued at$3,074 from the CVS Pharmacy in MeadowPointe, as well as two Insignia flat-screenTVs from Reckitt Bensicker in the SevenOaks Professional Park and $5,000 in jew-elry from the Cash For Gold in eastern Wes-ley Chapel.

Thompson, who has no listed perma-nent address, has been charged with fivecounts of burglary of a business, five countsof grand theft, dealing in stolen property anddriving with a license that is suspended or re-voked, as well as two Hillsborough warrantsfor not having a valid driver’s license. He isbeing held at the Land O’ Lakes DetentionCenter on a $52,000 bond.

Quevedo has been charged with felonypossession of marijuana with intent to dis-tribute, possession of paraphernalia and fourcounts each of burglary of a business andgrand theft. He also is being held on a$33,150 bond at the Land O’ Lakes Deten-tion Center.

Zachman, of 8327 W. Hanna Ave. inTampa, has been charged with misdemeanorpossession of marijuana, as well as burglaryof a business and grand theft. She also isbeing held at the Land O’ Lakes DetentionCenter on a $10,150 bond.

Cash For Gold BurglaryCash For Gold BurglaryClarificationClarification

In our last issue, a story ran about awoman who reportedly stole $13,000 injewelry and sold some of it as her own at theCash For Gold on Eiland Blvd. in WesleyChapel. However, not all of the jewelry wasturned in to the store for money.

Cash for Gold owner Trevor Campbellbrought it our attention that, even thoughthe article did not say that all of the jewelrywas turned in by Angela Helton, who re-mains in custody, it could have easily beenread that way.

In total, only ten small pieces of jewelrywere turned in to the Cash For Gold store,for which Helton was given $101. At ourpress time, the rest of the jewelry had yet tobe located.

The victim, Graznya Kowalska, waseven able to identify some of her missingjewelry in the case at Campbell’s shop,which he gave back to her at no charge.

“I gave her the pieces of jewelry backfor free,” Campbell says. “The law actuallysays that a person would normally have topay back what the store paid for the gold.But, I make it my policy to make sure thatthese people aren’t made victims again.”

Pasco Begins NewPasco Begins NewRecycling ProgramRecycling Program

In an effort to improve recycling partic-ipation in Pasco County, including in WesleyChapel, residents are being offered an alter-native to the decades-old “Blue Bag” system.

Wesley Chapel residents probably no-ticed some mail from Pasco County in thepast few weeks, specifically from the county’sSolid Waste department. Included in the en-velope was a reflective sticker, along with aletter, detailing the county’s new “Choose &Use Your Own Container” program.

For 20 years, if residents wished to recy-cle, Pasco officials asked that the residentspurchase clear, blue bags to hold recyclableswhen put out by the curb, known as the“Blue Bag” system. Residents had the optionto recycle plastics 1 and 2, as well as glassand aluminum cans, using the bags. How-ever, since mid-June, the county has ex-panded the program and changed the waythat recyclables are collected.

Instead of purchasing translucent bags,residents now can purchase any sort of binor container they choose and attach the pro-gram’s highly reflective sticker to it, lettingthe trash haulers know that recyclables areinside of the container.

“Our main goal is to improve recyclingparticipation, which will naturally result in ahigher percent of our trash stream being re-cycled,” Pasco Recycling coordinator Jen-nifer Seney said in a June 6 press release.“Making recycling convenient to the citizensis key.”

Now, residents can include plastics 1, 2,3, 4, 5 and 7, as well as aluminum and metalfood cans and clear, green and brown glasscontainers in their recycling.

However, if desired, residents can con-tinue to use the Blue Bag system, in whichcase, a sticker is not necessary.

For more information, please visitPascoCountyFL.net and click on “Utili-ties” from the “Departments” menu.

Attempted Homicide In WCAttempted Homicide In WCA man is in critical condition after

being shot several times by his spouse duringa domestic dispute in Wesley Chapel.

According to the Pasco County Sher-iff’s Office (PCSO), Diana Louise Matthews,42, of 33502 Arthur Dr. inWesley Chapel, was arrestedat 3 p.m. on June 16 aftershooting her husband,George Reavis, 47, severaltimes during a domestic dis-pute at the couple’s resi-dence.

The PCSO arrest reportsays that during an interview following herarrest, Matthews confessed to shootingReavis several times, although she is not surehow many shots she fired. The report saysthat when the verbal altercation becamephysical, Matthews exited the residence toavoid Reavis. When he followed her outside,she grabbed a Colt .380 handgun from hercar and inserted a clip of ammunition.

The report says that in her interview,Matthews said that she attempted to runback inside the residence, but was grabbedby her hair, which is when she spun aroundand opened fire. After shooting Reavis, thereport states, Matthews told deputies thatshe went into the house and attempted toshoot herself, but could not reload the gun,at which point she called her former spouseon the telephone and admitted to shootingher current husband. Deputies confirmedthe phone call with the ex-spouse, the reportstates. Matthews told deputies that she hadhidden the gun in her bathroom, which wasrecovered as she described.

Reavis was reported to still be in criticalcondition at our press time.

The report states that the suspect tolddeputies that domestic abuse had been anissue for years, She is being held without bailat the Land O’ Lakes jail on one charge ofattempted murder.

No further information was available atour press time.

Deputy Assaulted At PublixDeputy Assaulted At PublixDuring Post-Party BrawlDuring Post-Party Brawl

A weekend fight amongst a group ofpartygoers, apparently about a lost cellphone, has escalated into charges of felony

battery on a law enforcement officer for oneWesley Chapel man.

According to the Pasco County Sher-iff’s Office (PCSO), while driving homeearly on June 16 after attending a party inTampa with his brother and three other pas-sengers, Michael Jermaine Brown, Jr., be-came physical, following an argument abouta lost cell phone.

Brown, 20, of 5020 Anclote River St.,located inside the New RiverTownship community onS.R. 54, struck the other pas-sengers, first in the car, be-fore escalating theconfrontation once the carwas parked in the parking lotof the Publix Super Marketat Hollybrook Plaza on S.R.54 and Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd.

The report says that the passengers at-tempted to calm Brown in the car, butBrown exited the vehicle and began “aggres-sively approaching” the victims once they,too, exited the vehicle. Brown’s brother,who was not identified, attempted to holdhim back from the other victims, but Brownpunched him in the head and began tostruggle with him.

At the same time as the fight, one ofthe victims located undercover PCSODeputy Ryan Oakley nearby and informedhim of the situation. Oakley responded withhis badge around his neck and identifiedhimself to Brown, and ordered him to stopfighting.

The report states that Brown re-sponded by saying, “F—k your badge! F—kthe police! I don’t give a f—k!” and contin-ued to wrestle with his brother. When thetwo wrestled each other to the ground, Dep.Oakley attempted to restrain and handcuffBrown, but Brown was able to push awayfrom and then kick Oakley in the stomachseveral times, before throwing overheadpunches that split Oakley’s eyebrow open tothe point of requiring stitches.

Brown was finally subdued whenbackup arrived and he remains in custody atour press time at the Land O’ Lakes jail onan $8,300 bond, charged with three countsof simple battery, one count of domestic bat-tery, one count of felony aggravated batteryon a law enforcement officer and one countof resisting arrest with violence. Alcohol wasdetermined to be a factor in this case. Noadditional information was available at ourpress time. - Matt Wiley


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Monday, July 8Experienced Networking Professionals (ENP) —Experienced Networking Professionals (ENP) — This networking group meetsMonday mornings at 8 a.m. for breakfast and networking at Quail Hollow Golf & Coun-try Club (6225 Old Pasco Rd.). For more info, call Cindy at 505-3065.Free Networking International —Free Networking International — Free Networking International (FNI), a groupof area business owners, meets each Monday for networking and discussion at LexingtonOaks Golf Club (26133 Lexington Oaks Blvd., off S.R. 54). For more info, call StacyDalton at 469-5499. Wesley Chapel Business Forum & Networking (WCBFN) —Wesley Chapel Business Forum & Networking (WCBFN) — WCBFN meetsMondays at 8 a.m. at Lexington Oaks Golf Club (26133 Lexington Oaks Blvd., off S.R.54). For more information, call John Roth at 377-2622, [email protected] or visit the group’s Facebook page.

Tuesday, July 9Business Networking International —Business Networking International — Business Networking International (BNI),a group of business professionals who work to support each other through qualified busi-ness referrals, meets Tuesdays, 7:30 a.m., at Heritage Church (1854 Oak Grove Blvd.,off S.R. 54, in Land O’Lakes). For more info, email Tim at [email protected] Pasco Networking Group —East Pasco Networking Group — The East Pasco Networking Group meets everyTuesday, 9 a.m., at Beef O’Brady’s (1660 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., in the Shops at NewTampa of Wesley Chapel plaza). For more info, call Frankie Ammons at 479-7997 ore-mail [email protected] Of Preschoolers —Mothers Of Preschoolers — Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) is a non-profit groupwhich meets to build friendships between mothers of infants to kindergarteners in the localcommunity. MOPS meets the second Tuesday of each month, 9:30 a.m., at VictoriousLife Church (6224 Old Pasco Rd.). For more information, email Debbie at [email protected] Chapel Networking On The Nines —Wesley Chapel Networking On The Nines — Networking on the Nines, put onby Insurance New Tampa, is a great way to meet new friends and clients or strengthenexisting relationships, while playing a nine-hole scramble at Lexington Oaks Golf Club(26133 Lex. Oaks Blvd.), beginning at 3 p.m. Call Susan at 435-6350 for more info.

Wednesday, July 10Wesley Chapel Rotary Club —Wesley Chapel Rotary Club — The Rotary Club of Wesley Chapel meets everyWednesday, 12:15 p.m., at Ciao Italian Bistro (2001 Piazza Ave., in the Shops at Wire-grass mall). Call 862-8989 or 391-3895 or see the story on page 22.

Thursday, July 11Networking For Your Success —Networking For Your Success — The Networking For Your Success group meetsThursdays, 8 a.m., at Quail Hollow Golf & Country Club (6225 Old Pasco Rd.). Formore info, visit NetworkingforYourSuccess.com or call Shawn Clark at (888) 711-2032.Wesley Chapel Republican Club —Wesley Chapel Republican Club — The Wesley Chapel Republican Club meets thesecond Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at Wesley Chapel Hyundai (27000 Wesley ChapelBlvd.). This month’s guest speaker will be District 5 Pasco County Commissioner Jack Mar-iano. The club is open to Republican men and women who are interested in “good govern-ment.” New members are welcome. For more information, please contact Mike Mooreat 777-6171, or email [email protected].

Friday, July 12WC Sunrise Rotary Club —WC Sunrise Rotary Club — The Wesley Chapel Sunrise Rotary Club meets everyFriday, 7:15 a.m., at Quail Hollow Country Club (6225 Old Pasco Rd., off S.R. 54)Formore info, call Lynne Morgan at 695-6466.Monday, July 15‘Wesley Chapel Speaks’ ToastMasters —‘Wesley Chapel Speaks’ ToastMasters — The “Wesley Chapel Speaks” ToastMastersClub meets on the first and third Monday of every month, 6:15 p.m., at Hyundai ofWesley Chapel (26944 Wesley Chapel Blvd.). Club meetings are open to all interestedparties. For more information, call David West at 610-1650 or visit WesleyChapelSpeaks.ToastMastersClubs.org.Saturday, July 27Song & Dance-A-Thon - Celebrate National Dance Day at Song And Dance Studio ofthe Arts (27221 Foamflower Blvd.). The fun begins at 5 p.m. and will include the “So YouThink You Can Dance” National Dance Day dance, a dance challenge, Zumba lessons andjust plain dancing. The fee is $3, but refreshments will be provided. For more information,call 973-3156.Friday, August 2Women-N-ChargeWomen-N-Charge —— The ladies of Women-N-Charge will have their monthly lunchmeeting at Pebble Creek Country Club (10550 Regents Park Dr., in New Tampa). Thismonth’s meeting will feature Barbara J. Dandro of B.J. Dandro & Assoc. Tickets cost $15(at Women-N-Charge.com) up until Tuesday, July 30, then go up to $18. For info, con-tact Judy at 600-9848 or email [email protected], August 3Florida Writers Association — Florida Writers Association — The Florida Writers Association (FWA) of NewTampa/Wesley Chapel is a FREE group that meets the first Saturday of each month, 10a.m., at the New Tampa Regional Library (10001 Cross Creek Blvd.). Presentation topicsinclude editing, marketing, options for publishing, navigating social media and more. Formore info, email Cindy at Cindy. [email protected].


By Bonnie Mason

Tired of the same old look? AbbyHarris, the owner of Bella Mia Hair De-signs, and her team of stylists have theknowledge and experience to give you thebest cut and style to complement your fea-tures and fit your lifestyle. Whether it’s aclassic look like the “bob,” one of the lat-est outré styles or an ombre hair colortechnique (where hair is colored lighter atthe bottom and darker at the top), the prostylists at Bella Mia Hair Designs, conve-niently located in the Publix-anchoredNew Tampa Center shopping plaza onBruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd., only twomiles south of Wesley Chapel, can giveyou the look you’ve always wanted.

Abby Harris purchased Bella MiaHair Designs nearly six years ago. Thesalon’s previous name was The Bostonianand Harris was a stylist there for 8 years.

“I want to bring a complete salon ex-perience to local residents,” says Harris,who explains that there is a big differencebetween “getting a haircut” and a truesalon experience. “We work with ourclients to make sure they have the infor-mation they need to make the right deci-sion about the hair style they choose.”

For example, a bob may not be thebest style for someone with an oval shapedface. And, a longer hair style may not bethe best for someone always on the go. An

informative and honest consultation be-fore the cut is what all clients at Bella MiaHair Designs always receive.

“If I have a client who wants a stylethat I know is not exactly the right one fortheir specific features or lifestyle, I will tellthem,” Harris says. “Ultimately, it’s stillthe client’s decision, but we try to guidethem with the knowledge we have.”

Harris received her cosmetology li-cense through a vocational school in NewJersey when she was 18 years old, beforestudying with renowned hair care expertVidal Sassoon in London.

“Education is what really sets us apartfrom our competition,” Harris explains.

The stylists at Bella Mia have all stud-ied in New York City, London, Miami,Las Vegas, Italy and even Bulgaria. Eachyear, Bella Mia’s team of stylists attends aRedken educational training program inwhich they learn the latest and greatest incolor and design. The “Redken method”is the educational technique of cuttingand styling that all Bella Mia stylists aretrained to follow.

Harris explains that utilizing the onemethod of education allows for more uni-formity in colors and products at BellaMia. Also, the Redken “language” is uni-versal among its stylists.

“Our belief is that we have learnedfrom the best and use the best products inthe industry,” says Harris. Other product

lines carried in the salon include Rusk,Wayne Grund, Chi and Tigi.

Training To Be The BestTraining To Be The BestAfter almost three years working at

Bella Mia, senior stylist Martina Petrovaleft Tampa for an opportunity to join theArrojo Studio, NYC, owned and operatedby Nick Arrojo, the original stylist for TheLearning Channel (TLC)’s “What NotTo Wear” TV program.

“I completed my fast track appren-ticeship program in a few months and be-

came a full-time stylist at Arrojo Studio,”says Petrova, who returned to Bella Miatwo years later and has worked with Har-ris since then to develop a training pro-gram for the other stylists at the salon.

“Basically, I’m teaching classic funda-mentals of hair cutting and design,”Petrova explains. “The idea is to masterthe classics, and when you do, the creativ-ity is limitless. There is always somethingto be learned; I'm learning every day. Ex-cellent results set us apart and continuededucation is the key to success.”


Bella Mia Hair Designs Can Help You Make An ‘Informed’ Hair Decision

The professional stylists of Bella Mia Hair Designs, located in the New Tampa Centershopping plaza on Bruce B. Downs Blvd., less than two miles south of the Pasco Countyline, include (l. to r.) Ken Patten, owner Abby Harris, Jessica Curtis, Lauren Rath-

bone, Rachel Kampert, Tyra Davis, Sarah Romine and Martina Petrova.

Petrova says that she loves being ableto create easy-to-care-for hairstyles for herclients, through proper shape and usingcorrect products.

“Beautiful hair should be a comple-ment to someone’s lifestyle and personal-ity,” Petrova says. “I love the craft and thepursuit of perfection. Hairdressing createsworks of art. It has to be both beautifuland functional.”

In addition to in-service training forstylists, two associates, who also are li-censed, also work at the salon. Harris of-fers her associates a chance to learn fromher in-service training and day-to-day op-erations in styling techniques. The pro-gram is approximately 10 months of an

apprenticeship with thesalon.

For nearly four years,prior to settling in Tampawhere her immediate fam-ily moved from New Jer-sey, Harris says shetraveled the world whileworking on cruise ships inher early years.

Having visited morethan 40 different countriesand designed hair forthousands of cruise shippassengers, Harris sayswith certainty, “Hair withbig waves is still popularand of course, the classics

with structure within a haircut like a ‘bob’will always be around.”

Bella Mia Hair Designs stylists striveto make their salon a welcoming andcomfortable atmosphere for families.

“We want our clients to bring theirentire family to Bella Mia –— everyoneshould experience the salon style — evenchildren,” says Harris, whose chic salonportrays a sense of pampering to everyonewho visits, but with a family feel. “Wework together as a family — there is a car-ing camaraderie between stylists and weare in a great place to offer our clients thebest techniques known worldwide. I’mdefinitely very excited about the future of

Bella Mia Hair Designs.” Need more coaxing? “I am truly im-

pressed with Bella Mia Hair Designs,”says Mariana Iordanova, a Bella Mia cus-tomer. “I always feel warmly welcomedand like part of their family when I amthere. The staff is made up of friendly pro-fessionals who can meet all of your differ-ent styling needs. My personal stylist isMartina, who is a very highly trained pro-fessional and always gives me the best hairadvice. I recently had an agave hair treat-ment that was superb. From specializedtreatments to just a quick trim, Bella Miais the place to go!”

Harris lives in Wesley Chapel withher husband David, who also helps out at

the salon with daily operations and mar-keting. The couple has a two-year-old son,Luca, and another baby due in October.

Bella Mia Hair Designs is locatedat 19038 BBD Blvd. in the Publix-an-chored New Tampa Center plaza. Thesalon offers cuts and styles, hair colorand highlights, body perms andstraightening for men, women andchildren. Facial waxing also is avail-able. It is open Tues.-Fri., 9 a.m.-8p.m., and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Sat. Formore info, including about Bella Mia’s$69.95 color, cut, treatment & blowdry special (restrictions apply), call632-3552, visit BellaMiaHairDesigns.com or see the ad on page 23.


Martina adds some color to Wesley Chapel residentRobin Warnberg’s hairstyle. “I come in for a cut, some

color and some therapy,” jokes Warnberg.

“We have ourown installers, so wedon’t subcontract,”Egan says. “It won’tbe some stranger com-ing into your home, orsomeone that we’venever met. It’ll be oneof our employees.”

Among the manyproducts offered atKeeps Carpet One,Egan says that notmuch stands up to theLees Carpet brand,which, she says, is vir-tually indestructible.

“You can pourbleach on it,” Egan ex-plains. “You can writein permanent marker on it. Nothing willstain it. I’ve been carrying it for about twoyears now and it’s been a huge hit.”

With more than 300 options for Leesalone, Keeps Carpet One has what cus-tomers need to make sure that each roomin their home is unique.

Since taking over the store, Egan ex-plains that many customers come in andtell her that over time, they have begun tonotice cracks in their tile as their homesettles. With a Congoleum product calledDuraCeramic, your tile (or any floor, forthat matter) can be covered right up with

a faux, limestone tile that comes in nu-merous patterns and looks almost exactlythe same as ceramic tile, minus the cracks.

“It can go right over the tile floor,”Egan says. “You don’t have to get some-one to come in with a jackhammer to ripthe old tile up.”

Although Egan also carries a varietyof hardwood flooring brands, includingArmstrong, Mohawk and Shaw, she saysthat vinyl and laminate flooring also arespecialties at Keeps, with patterns andstyles to suit anyone’s needs. In fact, lami-nate flooring is the most popular type offlooring that Egan says she sells. She says

By Matt Wiley

Tired of that same old carpet that’sbeen in your house since you moved in?How about that cracked tile in the kitchenor bathroom? Is some of your laminateflooring beginning to peel or shift? Don’tworry, because Keeps Carpet One Floor &Home on S.R. 54 in eastern WesleyChapel has you and your floor covered.

The 2,200-sq.-ft. Keeps Carpet Oneshowroom is covered from floor to ceilingwith a variety of options that could be-come the new floor of your home. Eventhe floor of the showroom is covered withstrips of flooring samples. Whether it iscarpet, hardwood, laminate, vinyl, tile oreven a combination, Keeps Carpet Onehas been your one-stop shop on S.R. 54for 22 years.

Part of the Carpet One Floor &Home national buying group with morethan 900 stores under its umbrella, LeslieEgan has been running the Wesley Chapellocation since she purchased the KeepsCarpet One showroom in 2008.

“I’ve owned this shop for the past fiveyears,” Egan explains. “I think it speaksvolumes that we’re still open with theeconomy still struggling.”

The longevity of the store could bedue to a number of factors. For one, cus-tomer service comes first at Keeps CarpetOne. Egan knows firsthand how impor-

tant customer service is working in suchclose proximity to a big-box home im-provement store.

“Not only do we offer free estimateson all flooring, but we’re very attentive toour customers,” Egan explains. “Youdon’t have to chase us across the store. Weare honest, forthright and very customerservice-oriented.”

Plus, the free estimates she mentionsare always all-inclusive, per-sq.-ft. prices.

“We even go out and do the meas-urements, ourselves,” Egan says. “We alsooffer a shop-at-home service, if you don’twant to go out and shop around. You cancall in to our store and someone will comeout to your house with floor samples andhelp you decide what to choose for yourhome. Just tell us what you have in mind.”

Purchasing flooring from Keeps Car-pet One has some serious advantages, in-cluding the “Beautiful Guarantee,” whichallows a customer to return any flooringthat may not look ideal once it has beeninstalled.

“No questions asked,” Egan says ofthe guarantee, which can last as long as120 days, depending upon the brand andquality level of the flooring. “If you put acarpet in your house and you don’t like itfor any reason, we’ll replace it. The prod-uct, the installation…everything.”

And the people doing these installa-tions are all from Keeps Carpet One, too.


Keeps Carpet One Has Been A Wesley Chapel Flooring Tradition For 22 Years!

Deborah Spanger (left) and Leslie Egan of Keeps Carpet One canhelp you transform your home from right under your feet.

that most of the laminates, and even manyof the vinyl options, look almost identicalto real hardwood flooring.

Design Services, Too!Design Services, Too!Although the majority of Keeps Car-

pet One’s business still comes from floor-ing projects, it’s not all about what’s underyour feet. If redesigning your floor, whynot consider giving an entire room amakeover?

For help, consider consulting KeepsCarpet One’s Deborah Spanger, an inte-rior decorator who has been in the area forseveral years. She specializes in windowtreatments, including customized drapes,sheers, window coverings and even wallpa-per. “I also do color consultations,”

Spanger explains. “I’ll basicallytake somebody by the hand andlead them through the designprocess, letting them know whatworks best in any room.”

Betty Reitz, a Wesley Chapelresident, found out aboutSpanger first hand when shestarted using Keeps Carpet Onein 2012. “They were very pa-tient,” Reitz says. “I was in andout of there for several monthswith vinyl floor samples trying todecide which one would workbest in my house. I decided onsome sheet vinyl and they did awonderful job.”

However, Reitz decided tomake some other changes, as well.

Since it took her several months to decideon flooring, she says that she did not wantto choose a wallpaper on her own andconsulted Spanger.

“Debbie got an idea of what I mightlike and came to my home with a fewideas,” Reitz explains. “Her suggestionswere excellent. I was able to make a deci-sion in minutes and I was stunned at howeasy and pleasant it was.”

Let Keeps Carpet One transformyour home. Come to the showroom at34120 S.R. 54, just west of EilandBlvd., call the store at 782-6712 orvisit KeepsCarpetOneZephyrhills.com.Don’t forget to mention this article fora 10-percent discount!


A small sample of the hundreds of different kindsof carpets available at Keeps Carpet One.

By Matt Wiley

There’s a cliche for getting in some-one’s way, “You make a better door than awindow.” However, when it comes to Cus-tom Windows & Doors (CWD) in PortRichey, just a few miles west of WesleyChapel, they’re good at making both.

Since 1987, when Bob Leggieremoved to Port Richey from Yonkers, NY,with his family and business that he began20 years earlier, CWD has sat in the samelocation on U.S. 19, providing a number ofservices for both residential customers andarea home builders in Hillsborough, Pascoand Pinellas counties.

Today, since Bob’s recent passing, Ca-role Leggiere and her son Gary run thefamily-owned business that provides every-thing you need for the outside of yourhome. The friendly staff at CWD is com-mitted to making sure that all of the win-dows and doors sold at CWD meet allrequired codes, as well as coordinatingproper permitting and even showing youhow to install their products yourself, ifyou’re more “hands-on.” CWD even pro-vides free quotes!

CWD carries everything from fabri-cated doors, storm doors, screen doors fordoorways and garages, retractable screendoors to any type of window, whether theregular aluminum framed or vinyl to re-place the screen in a lanai.

And, with hurricane season about to

kick into high gear, it’s a good idea tomake sure that your home is prepared.Whether you need hurricane shutters orimpact-treated windows, CWD will makesure that your home is fully capable ofweathering the storm.

In March 2012, the State of Floridachanged its boundaries for the wind-blowndebris areas near the Gulf and Atlanticcoasts, forcing more builders to install win-dows that are resistant to stronger winds inmore new homes. It is highly recom-mended that homes that had windows in-stalled prior to 2012 have new windowsinstalled so that they are up to code, or re-sistant to 140 mph, in most areas of Hills-borough and Pasco counties, a service thatCWD is happy to provide. A stop in at the2,000-sq.-ft. showroom will give youplenty of ideas about how to better safe-proof your home, while at the same timemaking it easy on the eyes.

“I normally recommend impact-resis-tant windows because they’re good formuch more than just protecting your homeagainst a hurricane,” says Gary. “They’reburglar-proof, as well, and energy-efficient.They even help eliminate noise.”

Since the windows are made to with-stand getting hit with debris flying at highspeeds in a storm, it is extremely difficult tojust smash an impact window.

As far as conserving energy, Gary ex-plains that not only will customers notice adecrease in kilowatt-hours used on their

bill, but in manycases, they will be re-warded with energycredits, or a dis-count, on their billfrom TECO orDuke (formerlyProgress) Energy.

CWD offershundreds of differentinserts and styles ofwindows, featuringoptions from PGTIndustries, SilverlineWindows & Doors,Custom WindowSystems, Jeld-WenWindows & Doorsand Soft-Lite Win-dows. Window op-tions also includesingle- and double-hung, roller, casementand picture windows, all of which areFlorida-approved and Energy Star rated.

Plus, CWD also sells hurricane shut-ters to help protect your windows. In fact,Carole says that CWD is the sole distribu-tor in the area of a new kind of storm shut-ter: the Nautilus Rolling Shutter System,which works almost like a window shade.

“They’re hurricane roll-down shuttersthat are much easier to use,” says Carole.“Especially for older people, the problem isthat the panic sets in when a hurricane iscoming and they can’t get their heavy

shutters down. It’s too hard for them.These shutters make it simple. Just grabthem and pull.”

CWD also sells the classic hurricanestorm panels, which are less expensive, butstill serve the same purpose. They alsocarry accordion, Colonial and Bahamas-style shutters. To measure up to the newcodes, homes usually need to be equippedwith either impact resistant windows, ornon-impact resistant windows with somesort of hurricane shutter, whether they arerolling or the classic panels, Gary says.

Tired of all of the dirt around your


Custom Windows & Doors — Well Worth The Drive From Wesley Chapel!

Carole & Gary Leggiere of Custom Windows & Doors inPort Richey on U.S. 19 will help you outfit your house for ahurricane, or to just improve your home’s “curb appeal.”

that almost all of thework is done with in-house staff and very littlesub-contracting is everused, except on largeprojects that may includeStucco work or room ad-ditions, which CWDdoes also offer.

Despite the numberof services offered, one ofthe most important toconsider is the customerservice provided. WhenBob started the businessin New York and later

brought it to Florida, one thing always hasremained the same: the company’s devo-

tion to exemplar service, no-pressure salesenvironment and knowledgeable staff andskilled installation.

“Customers might come in to get ascreen repaired, but will see the show-room,” Carole says. “They’ll sit down withus and realize that we’ll work with you andthat it is affordable to do some improve-ments to your home. We’re here to help.”

For additional information aboutCustom Window & Doors, located at7940 U.S. 19 in Port Richey, pleasevisit Custom-WindowsAndDoors.comor call (727) 841-9490. The CW&Dshowroom is open Monday-Friday, 8:30a.m.-4:30 p.m. and 9 a.m.-noon on Sat-urday. Other appointment times areavailable by request.

pool that your screened-in lanai doesn’tseem to do much about? CWD offersmany vinyl window options that can re-place screens and still allow the sameamount of light. Vinyl windows have otheruses, as well.

“If you have an emergency, such as ifa kid kicks a soccer ball and shatters yourwindow, we can come out and install atemporary vinyl window so there’s not agaping hole in your wall and the A/C isblowing air straight outside until it can bereplaced,” Gary explains.

Knock, KnockKnock, KnockCWD also features a door depart-

ment on the premises, along with doorsgalore in the showroom, including vinyl,glass sliding, fiberglass, steel, double, slid-ing, stained glass inset and security doors.

“Everything we offer is custommade,” Gary says. “Any configuration you

want, we can do it.”By configuration, Gary means that

CWD can outfit whatever door youchoose with whatever glass insert youmight want. CWD can even completelychange your front entryway to fit your vi-sion for your home. Gary says one of themore popular requests is to either make adouble door entry way a single door entrywith two sidelights, or vice versa.

Plus, he says, you never have to worryabout a product not being the correct size.

“Sometimes, customers will tell methat they went to a big box home-im-provement store and they were sold adoor, but when they got it home, it didn’tfit the door frame,” he explains. “We canalter the products and still have them meetall warranties. We can design any sort ofdoor you want. We can really increase yourcurb appeal.”

Another great thing about CWD is


(Left & center) Custom Windows & Doors can completely transform the entry to your home. (Right) ANautilus Rolling Shutter System from Custom Windows & Doors can protect your home in a hurricane.

By Matt WileyPlanning for your own death — or

the death of a loved one — can be anemotionally overwhelming task, especiallywithout proper planning. However,whether planning ahead for yourself inorder to spare loved ones the trouble, orif a loved one has suddenly passed, thefriendly and comforting staff at SunsetFuneral Home & Memory Gardens ishere to help.

Located just a few miles southeast ofNew Tampa, in nearby Thonotosassa,Sunset Funeral Home & Memory Gar-dens has everything you and your familyneed to plan for a proper funeral cere-mony, burial or cremation, as well as astaff of 20 with the guidance and expert-ise to help send your loved ones off with acelebration of their lives, rather than asomber service.

Part of the Dignity Memorial na-tional network of funeral, cremation andcemetery providers, Sunset is a full-servicefuneral home and burial site, located on60 acres off U.S. 301. The lobby, painteda brightly lit aqua blue, feels a lot less likea funeral home and much more like ahotel. The funeral service space looks andfeels like a comfortable social gatheringspace where meals might be served, ratherthan a place where funerals are held.

“The main thing is, when someone

passes away, the family members have somany emotions,” says Sunset funeralhome supervisor Sandra Ramirez O’Con-nor. “The most important thing is tochoose a funeral home or cremation cen-ter, finalize the death certificate informa-tion and all of the details. Many times,families are in shock and don’t know whatto do.”

O’Connor explains that it is nevertoo early to begin funeral pre-planning.In fact, she says, the younger, the better.

Never Too Early To PlanNever Too Early To Plan“Some people say that they have a

life insurance policy,” O’Connor explains.“But, that doesn’t really mean anythingfor funeral planning. It just means thatyou have some money set aside. Whatabout the details? All of the details thatyou don’t take care of, your loved oneswill have to deal with. Sometimes theydon’t know what you would want, andthey feel bad.”

To help with the funeral and burialprocess, Sunset offers funeral preplanning,or prearranging services, which allow youand your family to make the decisionsabout how you want your funeral, burialor cremation to be performed, together.The little details such as what casket, urnor flowers you would want present at theservice are covered extensively with thefuneral director at a time when it certainly


is easier to concentrate. The difficult de-cisions are eased with planning ahead.

“One of the biggest misconceptionsis that preplanning is only for the eld-erly,” says Sunset sales manager GiovanniCaballero, a Cross Creek resident. “Fu-neral preplanning or prearranging is foranyone that is interested in sharing theirdesires, relieving their family of having tomake difficult choices and bear unneces-sary expenses and making important de-cisions for you, without the pressure ofillness or circumstance.”

Sunset also provides “pre-need lifeinsurance,” or an insurance policy that

covers the cost of the predetermined ex-penses of a funeral, cremation or burial,which can include standard funeral homeservices, funeral merchandise and churchservices. The idea is to set aside funds foryour funeral before the need arises, assur-ing that you and your family will pay cur-rent costs.

Many companies offer “final ex-pense” insurance policies, but these poli-cies set aside money for the future use ofpaying for a funeral at the time of a lovedone’s death, without actually purchasinganything. With these policies, there is noguarantee that the policy will cover all of

(L. to r.) Sunset Funeral Home & Memorial Garden’s friendly office staff members SandraR. O’Connor, Brian Zipter, April Stone, Giovanno Caballero and Luis Romero.

Sunset Funeral Home & Memory Gardens — A Peaceful Place To Be Laid To Rest


the expenses that arise when the funeral isneeded.

Prepayment ProgramsPrepayment ProgramsWith preplanning, Sunset even offers

numerous payment options. “You can make a single premium

payment and owe nothing, if you’d like,”explains Caballero. “Or, you can choose aplan that provides insurance coverage,while you make payments over severalyears. You can even have payments takenfrom your bank account automatically.”

Payments and policies are not the

only way that Sunset offers superior cus-tomer service to you and your family. Aspart of the Dignity family, Sunset also isable to offer numerous other services tohelp ease extra stress during a time ofgreat loss. Dignity and Sunset also offer a“Family Protection Plan,” which forgivesany balance if you should pass beforeyour plan is paid off.

Dignity and Sunset also offer a childand grandchild protection plan. If some-thing were to happen to a client’s child orgrandchild, at no cost to the client, Sun-set will cover the cost of the funeral up to

the amount of the service that the clienthad already purchased. Sunset also offersa transportation and relocation service tohelp bring the late loved one home with asingle phone call. Also, any planning doneat Sunset, or any other Dignity location iscompletely transferable and will be hon-ored at any of the 1,800 Dignity locationsacross the U.S.

Whether a cremation or traditionalburial is preferred, Sunset offers fourplans for each, which also include a“Compassion Helpline,” which offerscounseling over the phone; an “AftercarePlanner,” a comprehensive estate man-agement guide; access to legal servicesand the child/grandchild protection plan.

Regardless of what type of service aloved one wants, Sunset is there to help.

“No one person is alike, so no serv-ice should be alike,” says O’Connor. “Weonly have one shot to do this service, sowe tell the family, ‘let’s put our thinkingcaps on. We are going to take our timewith the family or friends and come upwith a plan to properly celebrate theloved one’s life. The end result is truly acelebration.”

For more information about Sun-set Funeral Home & Memory Gar-dens, please visit Sunset-FH.com orcall 986-2402. Sunset is located at11005 N. U.S. Hwy. 301, in nearbyThonotosassa.

Sunset Funeral Home & Memory Gardens is located on 60 acres off U.S. Hwy.301 in Thonotosassa, only 20-30 minutes from most of Wesley Chapel.


Wesley Chapel Schools Trump State, District On 2013 FCAT Tests

By Matt Wiley

This year’s Florida ComprehensiveAssessment Test (FCAT) scores are in andthe students at Wesley Chapel’s publicschools clearly have been working hard, asmost schools in the area easily surpassedboth the District and State averages onthe annual math, reading, science andwriting tests.

According to the FCAT 2.0 testscore reports released by the Florida De-partment of Education (DOE), the PascoCounty School District (PCSD) per-formed at about the same level as theState in math (grades 3-8), reading(grades 3-10), science (grades 5 & 8) andwriting (grades 4, 8 & 10).

The FCAT 2.0 test was put into prac-tice in 2011 and measures studentachievement according to “Next Genera-tion Sunshine Standards,” which are morerigorous than those tested on the originalFCAT test. FCAT scores will later be fac-tored into school assessments, which theDOE reports as letter grades for everypublic school in the state each year.

Wesley Chapel students, for the mostpart, scored higher than both the Stateand District in most of the testing. Inmath, reading and science, scores aremeasured on a 0.0-5.0 scale, with Level

3.0 demonstrating proficiency.For a comparison between each in-

dividual school and the State and Dis-trict averages, please consult the chartincluded on this page.

A Brief Overview Of FCATA Brief Overview Of FCATMath, Reading & ScienceMath, Reading & Science

In FCAT reading, Seven Oaks Ele-mentary’s third graders, Veterans Elemen-tary’s fourth graders and Wesley ChapelElementary’s fifth graders led the area inelementary school scores by grade.

“Our scores went up as they do everyyear,” says Seven Oaks principal B.J.Smith. “I attribute it to our strategic plan-ning and professional teacher develop-ment. It’s tough to say that one strategyhelps scores go up. It’s more about every-one on staff knowing where we’re goingas a school and helping the kids learn.”

Veterans Elementary principal DonnaBusby says that she is extremely proud ofher students and staff.

“I’m proud of all of the hard work,”she explains. “We’ve implemented moreproblem-solving-based learning. The stu-dents are more receptive when they aremore active in their learning. For example,students are given a problem and severaldifferent strategies to solve it. A studentwill come up and explain to the class

which strategy they used to solve theproblem.”

Both Dr. John Long and Thomas E.Weightman Middle schools met or ex-ceeded State and District reading aver-ages, as did ninth graders at both WesleyChapel (WCH) and Wiregrass RanchHigh (WRH) schools. However, WCH’ssophomores fell below both averages.

Veterans and Seven Oaks thirdgraders led the pack in math, while Dou-ble Branch’s fourth graders outscored allother elementary schools. Veterans’ fifthgraders also were well prepared for themath FCAT, scoring higher than the rest.Long Middle School scored well abovethe State and District averages in eachgrade on this year’s math FCAT, as well.

Veterans and Sand Pine Elementaryfifth graders stood out among the rest inFCAT Science, as did Long.

Wesley Chapel Writing WellWesley Chapel Writing WellThe FCAT Writing test is a little dif-

ferent than the multiple choice FCATMath, Reading and Science tests. Instead,it provides students with either an exposi-tory, narrative or persuasive writingprompt. To the best of their abilities,fourth, eighth and tenth grade studentscompose a well-thought-out and well-communicated written response to the

prompt, which is evaluated on a 1.0-6.0scale. The State of Florida defines profi-ciency as scoring a 3.5 or higher on theFCAT Writing exam.

Although the State’s mean (average)score was a 3.4 and the District average a3.3, or just below “proficiency,” the meanscore for the students at Wesley Chapel’stwelve public schools was a 3.5.

In fourth grade writing, WesleyChapel Elementary averaged a 4.0, with74 percent of students scoring a 3.5 orhigher. Veterans was not far behind, aver-aging a 3.8, with 75 percent of studentsscoring a 3.5 or above.

Long’s eighth graders averaged a 3.5and had 66 percent score a 3.5 or higher,well above the District proficiency averageof 48 percent.

Both Wesley Chapel high schoolsperformed at or above State and Districtaverages. The high school State average of3.4 had 62 percent of students scoring a3.5 or better, while the District averaged a3.3, with 63 percent proficiency. WCHaveraged a 3.5 and tied the District profi-ciency average, while WRH averaged a3.7 and trumped the State and Districtwith a solid 76-percent proficiency.

For full FCAT score results fromPasco County and the rest of the Stateof Florida, please visitFCAT.FLDOE.org.

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By Matt Wiley

For the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the sea-son is never really over, as it takes months ofoff-season training to be prepared for the nextNFL season.

So, even though school is out, more than200 kids from across the Tampa Bay areacame out for the annual ProCamps Josh Free-man Football Camp at Wesley Chapel Highon June 19-20.

Battling the summer Florida heat andrain, the campers got pointers from severalBucs players, new and old, including wide re-ceiver Vincent Jackson, retired linebacker Der-rick Brooks, and of course, current Bucs QBJosh Freeman himself.

“Football teaches life lessons here andthere,” Freeman told the campers. “It’s allabout getting out there, having fun and com-peting.”

The two-day camp split participants intosmall groups, which each worked with a differ-ent “coach,” who would teach them differentfundamental football skills. After a certainamount of time, the groups rotated. Day 1,unfortunately, was rained out just as the kids

were about to play their scrimmage games,but they were able to squeeze a few in dur-ing Day 2 before the rains came.

“I really liked playing the games,” saidCade Zois, 7, of Land O’ Lakes. Zois said helearned to look through his “window,” orwhere the eye opening in his football helmetwould be, when gazing down field.

For the Bucs’ Jackson, who ran most ofthe first day of camp because Freeman waslate due to a “personal matter,” said teachingfundamentals and community service arekeys for success.

“We have a passion about our commu-nity,” said Jackson, who has his own “Jack-son in Action 83” charity which helpsmilitary families. “We know what it means togive back. We were once in these kids’ shoes.They’re learning the fundamental skills (offootball). It’s that kind of stuff that they’lluse in the future.”

For more information about futureJosh Freeman Football ProCamps, visitProCamps.com/Josh Freeman. For Vin-cent Jackson’s Jackson In Action 83 Foun-dation, Inc., visit JacksoninAction83.org.And, for the Tampa Bay Buccanneers’ pre-

season public workout schedule, as well asinfo about purchasing tickets to TampaBay Bucs pre- and regular-season games,visit Buccanneers.com.

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Josh Freeman Football Camp Puts More Than 200 Kids Through The Combine At WCH

Clockwise from top: Tampa Bay Bucs QB Josh Freeman (right) talks with campers during his re-cent football camp at WCH; Bucs WR Vincent Jackson works on pass-catching skills; Jackson and

a ProCamps coach help campers learn how to take a snap and get into the proper position tothrow a touchdown pass; and campers compete to see who has the fastest feet.

I was a Charter Member of the New TampaNoon Rotary Club since its inception about ten yearsago. But, when I attended my first Wesley Chapel(WC) Rotary Club meeting last year, I got the kind offeeling you only get when you know you’re amongfriends in a dynamic group of people that is not onlystill growing, its members keep building momentumtogether as a true Rotary family.

Both the New Tampa Noon club and the WCclub meet at noon on Wednesdays, so I can’t really be-long to both clubs. And, with the continued growthof not only its noon Rotary Club (there is also a WCSunrise Rotary that meets Friday mornings), but ofthe entire Wesley Chapel area — and of our WesleyChapel Neighborhood News — well, let’s just say that Iam now proud to be one of the three newest membersin this now-72-member club, which meets each week

at Ciao! Italian Bistro in the Shopsat Wiregrass mall.

And, speaking of the mall, Ioffer congratulations to its headhoncho Greg Lenners, who recentlycompleted his year as the presidentof the WC Rotary Club, which sawtremendous growth during his2012-13 tenure.

I was very gratified to attendthe WC Rotary’s annual installationand awards banquet, which washeld at the elegantly revampedQuail Hollow Country Club onJune 22, where Lenners handed thegavel over to Eric Johnson, thecommunity relations director for

Wesley Chapel Honda & Toy-ota, who helped install his newBoard at the banquet. Lennersalso honored at least half of his club’s very deserv-ing members with a variety of awards.

Among the club’s many accomplishments thepast year, Lenners and Johnson were both proudto be among a group of nine WC Rotarians whotraveled to Las Trojes, Honduras, for a week inApril, in a joint effort with Pure Water for theWorld to provide 50 clean drinking water filtersystems for families in Las Trojes. The club alsohelped construct six outdoor latrines for schools inthis impoverished town in Central America. Thiswas the second year visiting the area for several ofthe WC club members, who all say that the trip,while it may not be “easy,” is tremendously grati-fying and an opportunity for the club memberswho participate to truly feel like family. — GN


Wesley Chapel Rotary Installs New Board & Recaps Trip To Honduras!

Passing the gavel: Outgoing Wesley Chapel Rotary Club presi-dent Greg Lenners (right) & his successor Eric Johnson.

(Above) The new officers and Board of Directors of the Wesley Chapel Rotary Club were installed atthe club’s annual installation & awards banquet at Quail Hollow Country Club on June 22.

(Below) Three of the nine WC Rotarians who traveled to Las Trojes, Honduras, in April.



By Gary Nager

It’s been about a year since we toldyou about the new menu and equally newsmokeless environment at Peabody’s Bil-liards & Games in the Shoppes at Amberlyplaza in Tampa Palms. The new menu,the still-decreasing number of other sit-down dining options in the area, the op-portunity to enjoy smoke-free billiardsand other games and of course, all of theeye candy servers and bartenders havehelped bring new crowds of adult NewTampa residents to join all those USF stu-dents at the new Peabody’s.

But, not just resting on their success-ful transition to a smokeless restaurant,Peabody’s continues to upgrade its menu,recently adding 27 new starters, soups,salads, sandwiches, burgers and even anew chimichanga to its already-renownedwings, New York-style pizzas, and a signa-

ture New York stripsteak that a certainnewspaper editorreally enjoys.

Let’s Get ItLet’s Get ItStarted Started

Yes, Peabody’sstill has its famouswings, availablewith 15 premiersauces, from nuclearto honey garlic, butalso has so manyother great ways to start a great meal. Themenu is so new I haven’t yet sampled toomany of these, but I can vouch for thebistro onion soup (loaded with vidaliaonions, French bread and tasty provolone,rather than traditional gruyere cheese) fill-ing spinach artichoke dip, the homemademozzarella sticks with zesty marinara andthe house-cut fries tossed in Kosher saltand parmesan cheese (although I stillorder them extra crispy and withoutparmesan).

Other starters at Peabody’s I plan tosample soon are the loaded potato skins,the garlic knots, and even the Spanish na-chos, which tops fresh tostada chips withPeabody’s homemade chili (the chili alsois available as a starter alone), sweet corn,queso cheese sauce, jalapenos, tomatoes,onions and a lime sour cream. The nachos

cost $9.39 (add $3 to addgrilled chicken), but the plate is so huge, itcould easily serve 3-4 adults.

Peabody’s also is the place to enjoyhuge, “shareable salads.” In addition tostandard house, Caesar and blackenedchicken salads, Peabody’s now offers agreat Greek salad served with a properlytangy Greek dressing that I also enjoyedon the massive new Cobb salad. This badboy features rows of crispy diced chicken,crisp real bacon bits, black olives, bleucheese, sweet corn, diced tomatoes, ched-dar cheese, avocado and egg atop freshgreens. The crisp diced chicken reallyrocks, but if you can eat the whole saladby yourself, you’re a better man than me.

Wrap It Up! Wrap It Up! Peabody’s continues to expand its sand-

wich offerings, too. In addition to some of

the sandwiches we already enjoyed —from the roast beef panini, New TampaCuban (Black Forest ham, Cuban-stylepulled pork, Boar’s Head® Genoa salami,dill pickles, Swiss cheese, mustard andmayo), an Italian sub and “heart-healthy”chicken Caesar wrap, Peabody’s now alsooffers a healthy (if you replace the fries itcomes with, anyway) West Coast turkeywrap (with Boar’s Head® oven-roastedturkey, fresh avocado, red onions, crispRomaine lettuce, applewood-smokedbacon, sharp cheddar and mayo in aspinach wrap), a veggie spinach wrap, as-sistant editor Matt Wiley’s favorite Buffalochicken wrap and a totally tasty newPeabody’s club. I really enjoyed the com-bination of Boar’s Head® Black Forestham and oven-roasted turkey, applewoodbacon, avocado, tomato and lettuce, I just

Peabody’s New Lunch Menu Has Plenty Of Great New Options!

We call the new salads at Peabody’s in Tampa Palms “share-able,” because both the Greek (left) & Cobb salads are perfect

for at least two (or more) people to share. Photos by Matt Wiley

Peabody’s has added an excellent Frenchonion soup to its selection of starters.


onions, peppers and chicken (or substitutesteak for $1 more). Garnished with cheese,tomatoes, black olives, corn, red onion,scallions and sour cream, as well as sides ofsour cream and homemade salsa, the chimiis a meal for at least two people.

The menu also tells you which itemsare available for late-night dining. Be sureto check out the coupon in the ad.

Desserts include a huge, decadentbrownie a la mode, homemade zeppole(Italian-style donuts) and a creamy cheese-cake with strawberry sauce.

Although you can’t smoke inside any-more and no one under 21 is allowed inafter 9 p.m., Peabody’s is a 15,000-sq.-ft.entertainment complex with lots of out-door seating areas for smokers and fungames inside, including lots of beautifulpool tables and electronic dart boards to

foosball, elec-tronic bowling,golf and bas-ketball games,tabletop com-puter games, avariety of en-tertainmentspecials (every-thing from livemusic, beer pong and foosball tournamentsto food and drink specials and more.

For more info about Peabody’s(15333 Amberly Dr.), which is openuntil 3 a.m. every night, call 972-1725or visit PeabodysBilliards.com. Mentionthis story to receive your choice of agreat Buy One, Get One Free menuitem special or buy an entrée and get afree order of garlic knots.

(L. to r.) Some of the huge, new overstuffed sandwiches at Peabody’s include the new Peabody’s club and Buffalo chicken wrap sandwiches. If you have a really bigappetite at lunch or dinner, you might want to check out Peabody’s new chimichangas, available with your choice of steak (pictured) or chicken. Photos by Matt Wiley(Lower right) The Peabody’s signature grilled NY Strip steak, served with yummy grilled corn, awesome fries and caramelized onions is a big hit with our editor.

think I would order it on a pressed paniniinstead of the thick toasted ciabatta roll.

Peabody’s also has some new burg-ers, of which the most interesting to me isthe “breakfast burger,” which features thesame 1/2-pound Peabody’s burgertopped with applewood bacon, cheddarcheese and a perfect over-easy fried egg.There also are heart-healthy veggie burg-ers, less-heart-healthy Bulls (topped withPeabody’s homemade chili and cheddarcheese) and Cowboy (topped with bacon,onion rings and BBQ sauce) burgers.Pizza, Steak &...Chimis?Pizza, Steak &...Chimis?

I’ve always been a fan of Peabody’strue NY-style pizzas, whether cheese, pep-peroni or meat lover’s, but now the restau-rant/bar located next to the New TampaNeighborhood News office has one option

I’m stoked to try — the traditionalMargherita (with olive oil, fresh garlic, freshtomato and basil, but no sauce) — and aTexMex option (with Bullseye® BBQsauce, red onion and diced chicken breast)I’m not as excited about, even though youmay be. These specialty pizzas are not avail-able by the slice, however.

Peabody’s also has an excellent”signa-ture” NY strip, a thick, 10-oz. house-cutsteak grilled to perfection and served withchar-grilled local corn on the cob, home-made fries, caramelized onions and servedwith a roasted garlic aioli.

New Tampa Neighborhood News gen-eral manager (and former Peabody’s bar-tender) Nikki Bennett and senior graphicartist Porsha Lemos both raved about theHUGE new chimichanga, a made-for-shar-ing monster stuffed with melted cheese,

La’ Berry Frozen Yogurt & Java Café Offers Unique Options


By Gary Nager

We know we've told you about quite afew new frozen yogurt and/or ice creamplaces in Wesley Chapel and New Tampathe past several issues, but owners and Wis-consin natives Linton Paterno and hismother Annie promise that a visit to thenew La’ Berry Frozen Yogurt Café, locatedin the Trout Creek Commons plaza onBruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. (next toBurger 21) in New Tampa, is still a uniqueexperience.

Both Annie and Linton have workedin restaurants their entire working careers— a combined 65 years of experience. AndLinton, a frozen yogurt fanatic, promisesthat there are several differences betweenLa’ Berry and the other yogurt shops inWesley Chapel or New Tampa.

“For one thing, La’ Berry (the corpo-ration) promises that you won't find ouryogurt anyplace else in Florida and all La’Berry cafés, including ours, make the yo-gurt fresh every day,” Linton says, notingthat the biggest difference is that 90 per-cent of other frozen yogurt shops purchasetheir product pre-frozen. “We believe youcan really taste the fresh-made difference.”The Georgia-based company, which startedin the business in 2010, today has seven lo-cations, although the New Tampa store isthe first in Florida.

La’ Berry's creamy, unique frozen yo-

gurt (my favorite of the rotating flavors sofar are the peanut butter and banana) alsois used in the shop's delicious smoothies.And, the selection of 80 amazing toppingsincludes everything from Pop Tart piecesto chocolate “rocks,” and fresh strawberriesand raspberries to hot fudge, hot carameland a dozen other sauces, even a spicy sir-acha sauce that college students love!

Customers can even customize theirown smoothies, choosing their own fa-vorite “froyo” flavor, toppings to mix inand even “boosters,” such as regular andvanilla whey protein, collagen “fresh face,”weight-loss fat burner, fiber blend, multi-

vitamin & mineral blend, high-energyblend, and “Doctor’s garden.”

And, also available exclusively at La’Berry is Chloe's Fruit Soft Serve, whichhas only three ingredients — fresh fruit, fil-tered water and a touch of organic canesugar, to prevent the product from freez-ing. La’ Berry offers a rotating variety of atleast two Chloe’s Fruit Soft Serve flavors,all of which are non-dairy and also fat- andgluten-free.But, Linton says that best of all,“It’s delicious!”

Don’t Forget The Java!Don’t Forget The Java!Annie, an avowed coffee lover, says

that no other shop inFlorida carries her fa-vorite Door County Cof-fee. Founded in 1993and located “in the heartof Door County,” inForestville, WI, the com-pany’s website says youwill find a 20-year tradi-tion in every deliciousdrop of Door CountyCoffee. Door County of-fers more than 100freshly roasted coffees in-cluding regular, decaf, avariety of flavored cof-fees, Fair Trade organiccoffee and the company'spopular seasonal coffees.

“I know a lot of par-ents who come in with their kids enjoyhaving a latté or a cup of flavored coffee,and the reaction so far to our DoorCounty Coffee has been great,” saysAnnie. “I knew it would be. The coffee isvery smooth and we always have a regularroast, decaf and a daily featured flavor.”

La’ Berry’s Java Café menu also offersespressos, cappuccinos, lattés, macchiatos,and a flavored coffee of the day, dependingupon the season. The current flavors, atour press time, include blueberry cobbler,cinnamon sugar biscotti, orange crème andvanilla crème brulée. And, for those on

(Left) The mother-and-son owners of La’ Berry Frozen Yogurt & Java Café in New Tampa, Annie and Linton Pa-terno, invite you to check out the trendy shop’s delicious smoothies (right), frozen yogurt, pastries & Door County Coffee.

the go, you can enjoy your coffee in La’Berry's trendy café, or get your java on therun and pull into the shop’s designated"Coffee Addict" parking spot. "We willcome out, take the order and deliver it toyour car," Annie says. "You can even callahead (phone number and address below),so we can bring it out to your car as soonas you arrive!"

La’ Berry Frozen Yogurt & JavaCafé is open Monday.-Thursday., 7a.m.-10 p.m., 7 a.m.-11 p.m. on Fri.,11 a.m.-11 p.m. on Sat. & 11 a.m.-9p.m. on Sunday. It is located at 20304Trout Creek Dr., next to Burger 21, onBBD in New Tampa. For more infor-mation, call 345-8537 or visit LaBerryFrozenYogurt.com. See the ad on page31 for great coupon specials, includingbuy one, get half off on frozen yogurt,20-percent-off your entire check or $1off an order of $4 or more.


La’ Berry’s delicious Door County Coffeemakes a great caramel macchiatto.

La’ Berry’s frozen yogurt comes in a va-riety of flavors with as many as 80 amaz-

ing fruit & candy toppings & sauces.



The Latest & Greatest News About Dining, Shopping, Retail & More In New Tampa & Wesley Chapel!


By Gary Nager

WingHouse Opens On S.R.WingHouse Opens On S.R.54 With A Big Crowd54 With A Big Crowd

Although its original scheduled open-ing was delayed by a week or so during theremodeling of the former Buffalo’s SWCafé on S.R. 54 (at 5510 Post Oak Blvd.),Wesley Chapel’s Ker’s WingHouse openedon June 6 to an estimated crowd of between500-1,000 people. Included among thatthrong were two dozen or more GreaterWesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce(WCCC) members who cut a ribbon withWesley Chapel general manager Eric Ratcliffof the new Ker’s Wing House and his staff ofgorgeous servers and bartenders.

The opening day crowd filled up the“first 100 on line” by 8:40 a.m., with thefirst three arriving at 6 p.m. the day before.Each of the first 100 received not only an of-ficial WingHouse T-shirt, but also one freelunch per month for a year.

That mass of humanity waited in thepouring rain of Tropical Storm Andrea andRatcliff says that while the number of peoplewas not unexpected, it was still overwhelm-ing.

And, Ratcliff says he’s pleased with thecrowds the WingHouse has seen since theopening. I’ve been there twice at peak lunchhour — once on a Tuesday, the other on aThursday, and there already was a wait for ta-bles both days, although there were stillplenty of seats on tap at the bar, where Wes-ley Chapel’s finest in feminine pulchritudeprovide outstanding service and beautifulsmiles at no extra charge.

Ratcliff also says he’s heard some of theavailable commercial parcels around the

WingHouse have been sold, so look for up-dates in future issues.

For more info about the new Ker’sWingHouse, call 428-7157 or visit Wing-House.com.

Firehouse Subs Also Cuts AFirehouse Subs Also Cuts ARibbon With The ChamberRibbon With The Chamber

Also just after we wentto press with our June issue,Firehouse Subs, which hasbeen located for severalmonths in the Shoppes atNew Tampa plaza on BruceB. Downs (BBD) Blvd. justsouth of S.R. 56, cut a rib-bon with the WCCC.

About 30 people at-tended the Firehouse open-ing with owner Sarju Pateland general manager Mea-gan Watson, which featuredsome tasty sandwich samples,

a drawing and the usual outstanding Cham-ber networking.

For more info about Firehouse Subs(1824 BBD), call 977-3191.

New Tampa Chiro MovesNew Tampa Chiro MovesCongratulations to Dr. William Scheu,

D.C., and his staff at the New Tampa Chi-

ropractic & In-jury Center ontheir move totheir much morecomfortable andaccessible new of-fice off S.R. 56 inWesley Chapel.

Dr. Scheusays he outgrewhis space in theSuperTarget-an-chored North-wood Plaza onBBD, just northof County LineRd., and movedon June 3 intohis new office in

the Cypress Ridge Professional Park, locatedoff S.R. 56 and Cypress Ridge Blvd., at2312 Crestover Ln.

For appointments and more infor-mation about New Tampa Chiropractic& Injury Center, call 994-6111.

(Left) The ‘world-famous WingHouse girls’ were ready to serve a huge crowd of attendees as the doors to the Ker’s WingHouse inWesley Chapel opened on June 6. (Right, l.-r., front) New Ker’s WingHouse Wesley Chapel general manager Eric Ratcliff (left),

with Wesley Chapel Deputy Honorary Mayor Ken Stewart & Honorary Mayor of Wesley Chapel Troy Stevenson.

Congrats to Firehouse Subs, located between Publix & Bealls on BBD.


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Team Bohannon OpensTeam Bohannon OpensKeller Williams OfficeKeller Williams Office

Congratulations also goout to Team Bohannon, theoffice of the husband-wife-&-son team of Realtors Doug,Annette and Dale Bohannonand their buyer consultantsKyle Williams, Kevin Mize andJanneth Santana and sellerconsultant Janie Targington.

Team Bohannon hadbeen based at the ColdwellBanker office in the NewTampa Center shopping plazafor the past 18 years, but al-ways had its own staff under the ColdwellBanker umbrella. Now, Doug, Annette,Dale & Co. have opened their own KellerWilliams office at 3902 Flatiron Loop, inthe professional plaza adjacent to BrightHorizons Childrens Center of Seven Oaksoff BBD at Mystic Oak Dr.

“Since the shift in real estate in 2007only one real estate company both grew andsaw an increase in volume, and that wasKeller Williams, which is now the largestreal estate company in the U.S.,” says An-nette. “The company’s philosophy and ourswere a perfect match.” Keller Williams nowhas more than 700 office across the countrywith 77,000+ agents.

“There were five things that attractedTeam Bohannon to Keller Williams,” sheadds. “1. The training program, 2. The“culture,” 3. The coaching 4. The cap sys-tem & profit sharing & 5. The technology.”

“We found out that Keller Williams ismore about changing lives,” Doug adds.“They already have changed our lives andthe lives of our team by welcoming us intotheir family. We are forever grateful.”

For more info about buying or list-ing a home with Team Bohannon, pleasecall Annette Bohannon at 979-4963 orvisit NewTampaRealEstate.com.

The Keller Williams office of Team Bohannon (l. to r.Dale, Doug & Annette Bohannon, Kyle Williams &

Kevin Mize; not pictured are Janneth Santana &Janie Targington) is located in Seven Oaks, off BBD.

July Honorary Mayor of WC Events: Sat, July 20, 7 p.m. - “July Tropi-

cal Karaoke Night” to benefit Mary AnnYaney’s Honorary Mayor of WesleyChapel campaign, at Pebble Creek GolfClub (10550 Regents Park Dr., NewTampa). Donation of $20 or $35 for 2 toattend. Call 549-4215 for info.

Sat, July 27, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. -“July Family Fun Day” to benefit CathyBickham’s Honorary Mayor campaign, atAtonement Lutheran Church (29617 S.R.54). Free to attend; Vendor tables are a$50 donation. Call 618-0578 for info.


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District 2 commissioner Pat Mulierisuggested right away that Baker be chosen to fill the vacant seat.

“I know you’re all excited and wantto bring someone in from the outside, butMs. Baker has given 190 percent,” Mulierisaid. “We need stability, no interim; an ad-ministrator that can grab the bull by thehorns and move forward. My motionwould be to offer (Baker) the position.”

District 4 commissioner Henry Wil-son, the sole opposing vote on the BOCC,expressed interest in starting a new searchfor someone from outside Pasco.

“I think its time to take a look at whatwe’re doing,” said District 5 commissionerJack Mariano. “Michele Baker is a phe-nomenal individual. She’s dedicated.There are a lot of benefits to bringing herin as administrator. Anytime that you canpromote from within, that’s great.”

Mariano said that he wanted to havean administrator candidate that was some-one not only committed, but competent,which he said he sees in Baker.

However, discussions became tensebetween Mulieri and District 3 Commis-sioner Kathryn Starkey, who was adamantabout finding an outside perspective tobring in fresh ideas for the County.

“I don’t know why we’re in any bigrush,” Starkey said. “I think outside, fresh

ideas are very good for (Pasco).”Mulieri shot right back, “But we still

haven’t given Michele a chance to spreadher wings. We would not be making a mis-take (offering her the job).”

Mariano helped to sway Starkey intogiving Baker a chance.

“I don’t think she’s going to hold usback,” he said. “I’ve got a passionate,competent person that I think is going todo a fantastic job for us. Let’s give her ourfull support and get this county rolling.”

Following the 4-1 vote, Schrader saidthat he would get together with Baker tobegin contract negotiations. Her initialcontract offer will be for two years.

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