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January 2011
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 Knights of Columbus Dinner benefit for
Baldomero Lopez Veterans Home
 
Father Ron Aubin, Pastor of Our Lady of the Rosary parish in Land O'Lakes, Claire Thompson of Columbiettes and Dennis Thompson, Event Coordinator for The Knights of Columbus, Council #8104, hosted their annual spaghetti dinner at the Groves, Golf and Country Club to raise money for the veterans who are residents at the Baldomero Lopez State Veterans Home located in Land O'Lakes.  This year, thanks to the generous contributions of gifts, the catering services provided by Vesh Catering, and of course the generosity and support of those who attend the dinner, the Knights of Columbus were able to raise over $1,500.00 to help support the various special projects for the veterans at the home.
 
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On Target Page: 
Support the Troops
Worship Events 
 
January 2011
 
 
Brian Wachtel has been picked as
Land O'Lakes High School Football Coach
Wachtel, 32, was Mitchell High’s coach the last two years, but was dismissed after last season. He was originally hired by current Gators principal Ric Mellin, who was at Mitchell before moving to Land O’ Lakes in 2009. Wachtel joined Land O’ Lakes as a varying exceptionalities instructor, someone who teaches special needs students
 
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On Target Page: 
Land O'Lakes HS
 
January 2011
 
 
Wiregrass Ranch HS at River Ridge HS
Girls Soccer
Champions! 
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Photos by Glenn G Gefers of Three G Photography
On Target Page:
  Wiregrass Ranch High School
 
January 2011
 
 
Wiregrass Ranch HS vs Gulf HS
Girls District Championship Soccer
The Wiregrass Ranch High girls soccer players overcame the butterflies in their stomachs entering the first regional tournament game in program history to beat Gulf High at home 2-0 Jan. 27. Wiregrass Ranch (22-2-2) hadn’t even won a district tournament game before this season, and now they are district champs with...
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On Target Page:  Wiregrass Ranch HS
On Target Page:  Gulf HS
 
January 2011
 
 
Wiregrass Ranch High School
High School Cheerleading
 
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On Target Page:
  Wiregrass Ranch High School
 
January 2011
 
 
Gaither High School Girls Soccer
Earns First Regional Win Since 2005
Every one of Gaither High’s girls soccer players was in either middle or elementary school the last time the program won a regional tournament game. The Cowboys (11-5-2) overcame their lack of experience and a near 100-mile drive south to beat Venice High 2-1 in the Class 5A regional quarterfinals Jan.
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Gaither High School
 
January 2011
 
 
Big Frog Custom T-Shirts
Design, Graphic & Promotion
 
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On Target Page: 
Business & Management
 
January 2011
 
 
Hillsborough High School
Girls Varsity Soccer
 
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January 2011
 
 
Wesley Chapel HS at Land O'Lakes HS
Boys Varsity Basketball
Land O'Lakes wins in tough battle
 
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On Target Page:  Wesley Chapel HS
On Target Page:  Land O'Lakes HS
 
January 2011
 
 
Ulrich Family Classic - Boys Basketball
Wharton HS at Wiregrass Ranch HS
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January 2011
 
 
Suncoast  Arts Festival at
The Shops of Wiregrass in Wesley Chapel
The Shops of Wiregrass in Wesley Chapel hosted the Suncoast Arts Festival Jan. 23. Over 110 fine artists and craftsmen, chalk artists, children’s entertainment, music and food were there.
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On Target Page:
  The Shops at Wiregrass
 
January 2011
 
 
David Reid of WC new Chairman of the
Florida Restaurant and Lodging Assn
 
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On Target Page:
Wesley Chapel Activities
 
 
January 2011
 
 
Central Pasco Chamber
 Breakfast at Bay Cities Bank
 
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On Target Page: 
 Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce
 
January 2011
 
 
 Wiregrass Ranch vs Sunlake HS
Girls District Soccer
 
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On Target Page:  Wiregrass Ranch HS
On Target Page:  Sunlake HS
 
 
January 2011
 
 
The Al and Ida Silver Memorial Classic Car
Show to benefit the
Heritage Park Foundation
The Al and Ida Silver Memorial Classic Car Show is Jan.15 at the Land O’Lakes Community Center, 5401 Land O’Lakes Blvd. There will be music, vendors, food, door prizes and trophies to top 20 vehicles. Proceeds benefit the Heritage Park Foundation Improvement Fund. For information, call (813) 731-5168.
 
 
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On Target Page:  Land O'Lakes Activities
 
January 2011
 
 
Super Heroes await the new Green Hornet
Movie at the Cobb Theater
 
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On Target Page:  Wesley Chapel Activities
 
January 2011
 
 
Nature Coast HS vs Land O'Lakes HS
Girls High School District Soccer
 
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On Target Page:  Land O'Lakes HS
 
January 2011
 
 
Grand Opening of The King's Gold
 in Lutz / Land O'Lakes
Come see them at their new store! "At each location, party or event we pay higher prices and give back to the community! We promise to treat you with the utmost honesty and integrity, to take the time to inform and educate you about the process and how we determine the accurate karat value of each piece and how that relates to the current market price." said owner Bo Bernal. The King's Gold faces Oak Grove Blvd / Ferman Automotive

 

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On Target Page:  Lutz Community
 
January 2011
 
 
Tarpon Springs HS at Wiregrass Ranch HS
Boys High School Basketball
 
 
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On Target Page:  Wiregrass Ranch HS
 
January 2011
 
 
Ridgewood at Wiregrass Ranch
Girls High School Soccer

Wiregrass Ranch High School senior Co-Captain Christina Wojaczyk  send the corner kick to her mates in front of the Bulls goal in their match against the Ridgewood Rams Friday night...Wiregrass Ranch High School Girls Soccer celebrated seven seniors and a shut out win against the Ridgewood Rams Friday night. …Wiregrass Ranch High School senior Co-Captain Sierra Monday drives the ball down field in their match against the Ridgewood Rams Friday night. Photos of this event by Anthony V. Masella Jr. of www.OurtownFLA.com.

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On Target Page: Wiregrass Ranch HS
On Target Page: Ridgewood HS
 
January 2011
 
 
New Boyette Road in Wesley Chapel
Completed Roads rolling out in 2011
More than half the construction is finished on the most expensive project in Pasco County history, the widening of SR 54. The job was projected to take 21 months, but is more than half finished through the first eight months, according to Pasco County Chief Project Manager Robert Shepherd. He said the project is still scheduled for completion March 2012. “I’d hate to say a date sooner just yet, but we are way ahead of schedule,” Shepherd said. “We could have a very cold winter or rainy period and that would slow us down again.”  The project costs $105.2 million, but only $28 million is for construction. The job is widening SR 54 to six lanes from I-75 to Curley Road in Wesley Chapel, a distance of about 3.2 miles. Pepper Contracting Services Inc. is doing the construction. The job also included the temporary closing of portions of Boyette Road and Curley, but those intersections with SR 54 are finished.
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On Target Page: Wesley Chapel Activities
 
January 2011
 
 
Rasmussen College Construction
 Begins in Pasco County
 
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On Target Page:  Land O'Lakes Activities
Photos  by Glenn G Gefers Three G Photography
 
January 2011
 
 
Healthcare continues to boom in
 Pasco County, North Hillsborough County
While growth in other industries stalled, healthcare across the region continues to expand.  In 2010, Lutz saw the opening of the first new full-service hospital in Hillsborough County in 30 years. In east Pasco County, Florida Hospital Zephyrhills opened a sleep center, while Pasco Regional Medical Center saw the completion of its wound center. This year’s development trumps 2010’s, with construction of one new hospital in..
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January 2011
 
 
Collier Parkway Construction
In Land O'Lakes
 
 
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On Target Page:  Land O'Lakes Activities
Photos  by Glenn G Gefers Three G Photography
 
January 2011
 
 
Bruce B Downs - Route 56 Construction
In Wesley Chapel - New Tampa
 
 
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On Target Page:  Wesley Chapel Activities
Photos  by Glenn G Gefers Three G Photography
 
January 2011
 
 
 
Big Changes in store 
for Pasco County Area Schools

Boundary changes are in store for some Pasco County public schools, while transportation adjustments could affect some northern Hillsborough County public schools. Those are just two of the issues that school boards in those districts will face during 2011.
The Pasco County school district is shifting...

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On Target Page:  Schools of Pasco County
Photos  by Glenn G Gefers Three G Photography
 
January 2011
 
 
Shanel Sweet joins 1,000-point club
Land  O'Lakes High School
With 5:56 remaining in the first quarter, Land O’ Lakes High senior point guard Shanel Sweet stole the ball, drove to the basket and sunk an uncontested layup with her right hand...Those points helped Gators (16-3) defeat Pasco High 65-27 Jan. 13, but those specific two points meant more than just their place on the scoreboard to Sweet. They moved her past the 1,000-point mark for her high school career. “As soon as I got the steal, I knew that...
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On Target Page:  Land O'Lakes HS
Photos  by Glenn G Gefers Three G Photography
 
January 2011
 
 
Cards and camaraderie
on tap twice a week
They gather on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons at the Lutz Senior Center with a well-worn deck of cards and plenty of banter.
It’s a small but lively group. Rose Dyll, 75, has been sitting in on Double-Deck Pinochle games for the better part of a decade.
“It is fun. We are friendly. We don’t...
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On Target Page:  Lutz Activities
 
January 2011
 
 
Land O'Lakes HS Boys Soccer
 Justin and Cody
Land O’ Lakes High boys soccer players Justin Lyles and Kody Parker committed to play college ball on Jan. 9 and..
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On Target Page:  Land O'Lakes HS
Photos  by Glenn G Gefers Three G Photography
 
January 2011
 
 
Special needs Basketball Van Dyke
United Methodist Church In Lutz
 
Like many people new to an area, Carol Novak spent months looking for the right church for her family, but faith was not the only reason her quest was difficult. Novak’s son Jonathan has severe cerebral palsy and needs a power wheelchair to get around. She wanted to find a church that would accept Jonathan and her search brought her to Van Dyke United Methodist Church in Lutz...
 
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January 2011
 
 
Land O'Lakes HS vs Sunlake HS
Girls Basketball
 
On Target Page: Land O'Lakes HS
 On Target Page:  Sunlake HS
Photos  by Glenn G Gefers Three G Photography
 
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January 2011
 
 
Academy of the Lakes Girls
Basketball Coach gets 400th win

After the 51-30 win against Zephyrhills High Jan. 4, first-year Academy at the Lakes coach Karim Nohra congratulated his team as he has following his previous 399 victories. The 20-year coach thinks there is nothing special about winning his 400th game in high school. “I never even thought about (400),” Nohra said. “All that’s

 
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On Target Page:  Academy at the Lakes
 
January 2011
 
 
Zephyrhills Christian v Academy of the Lakes
Boys High School Basketball
 
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On Target Page:  Academy at the Lakes
 
January 2011
 
 
Sunlake HS vs Wiregrass HS
Girls High School Weight Lifting
None of the Sunlake High girls weightlifters grew up dreaming of pumping iron, but the Seahawks all agree the activity has positively changed their lives forever. “I was very timid before joining the team,” said senior Celina Romera, who has been on the squad for three years. “I wasn’t very confident in any part of my life. As I grew and got stronger I realized what I can do when I set my mind to it. “It’s not just the physical benefits...
 
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On Target Page:  Sunlake HS
On Target Page:  Wiregrass Ranch HS
 
Read more by Kyle LoJacono at Community News
 
January 2011
 
 
Gulf HS at Wesley Chapel HS
Boys High School Basketball
 
 
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On Target Page:  Gulf HS
On Target Page:  Wesley Chapel HS
 
January 2011
 
 

Quick Gym Land O’Lakes

Launches Unique 4-Minute Workout
Grand Opening Quick Gym in Lutz
 

Quick Gym ROM has come to Florida. The Quick Gym ROM held a Grand opening January 8 at 1906 Oak Grove Blvd Lutz, Land O'Lakes,  The Quick Gym ROM provides a cardio, strength training and flexibility workout in 4-minutes. Most people are skeptical until they try our free 3 day trial. The Quick Gym ROM is designed to give you a 4-minute workout for the upper-body and a 4-minute workout for the lower-body on alternating days.  Each 4-minute work-out session focuses on about 55 percent of the body’s muscle groups so that over a 2-session workout, you work out 110% of the body’s muscle groups.  You control the Quick Gym ROM workout by adjusting the settings to reflect the users’ fitness level, desired physical condition, and health concerns. The ROM provides real-time activity level feedback and times the 4-minute workout.  Equals Same Cardio Benefits as 30 Minutes of Aerobics, Weight Training and Stretching. the human body can be divided into 3 major muscle groups: 1. Upper Body (Chest, Upper Back, Arms, Shoulders). 2. Middle Body (Abdominals, Lower Back).  3. Lower Body (Buttocks, Legs)

The Quick Gym ROM takes the guess work out of exercising the muscle groups.  So regardless of how you divide up the muscle groups, to work them out properly you need to work out the all of the muscle groups and the sets of muscles that comprise them on an individual basis. You don’t have to know that your chest muscles are referred to by their Latin name: pectorals or “pecs”.  Men are usually proud of their bulging biceps or “guns” but the muscles at the back of the arm actually make up about 2/3 of the upper arm mass.  To get great legs and “tight tush” the ROM works your Quads, Hamstrings, Lower Back, and the Buttocks.

 “The work out is an intense four minutes of physical activity and the secret in the workout is using more of the body’s muscles all at once, through a full range of motion, while increasing the oxygen transfer and assimilation to maximize the cardio benefits.”  “Our clients will be individuals who want a predictable and low impact exercise routine.” We will work with physicians, physical therapists, and other health care givers.” Adam Smith, owner of Quick Gym Land O’ Lakes.

 
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Lutz Activities

On Target Page:    Health & Wellness

 
January 2011
 
 
Gulf HS at Sunlake HS
Boys High School Soccer
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On Target Page: Sunlake HS
On Target Page: Gulf HS
 
January 2011
 
 
Central Pasco Chamber Mixer
 
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On Target Page:
Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce
 
January 2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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