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Pre-Teen in pageant

By TIMES STAFF
Published January 26, 2007

BRANDON

Pre-Teen in pageant

A local girl is set to deliver a message to the world: look out.

Jana Lyn Miller of Brandon will compete in the 2007 Miss Pre-Teen Tampa pageant Feb. 11 in Tampa. Jana will appear in casual and formal wear with other girls ages 10 to 12.

Division winners head to Orlando for the national contest in December. That pageant offers more than $60,000 in prizes and awards. Nationals Inc., a pageant production company, is sponsoring both events.

The Miss Pre-Teen Tampa pageant takes place at 4 p.m. at the Centro Asturiano Theatre, 1913 N Nebraska Ave.

BRANDON

Covanta to expand waste-to-energy plant

Hillsborough County has approved Covanta Energy Corp.'s request to expand a waste-to-energy plant near Brandon.

Covanta Hillsborough, a newly created subsidiary, will increase an existing facility by 50 percent, doubling its capacity to 1,200 tons per day. The agreement with the county calls for Covanta to operate the facility through 2027.

Covanta Chief Executive Officer Anthony Orlando said waste-to-energy plants help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Tampa poet laureate will be at Feb. 4 event

Join James Tokley, Tampa's poet laureate, as he brings African-American history to life. Tokley's performances combine readings of great works with original poetry, all set to a rhythmic drumbeat supplied by Myron Jackson.

Friends of the Brandon Library is sponsoring this free event, which starts at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 4 at the library, 619 Vonderburg Drive. Call 273-3652, ext. 2.

Chamber to host transportation forum

The Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce will host a lunch forum Tuesday on the future of transportation in the county.

Panelists from the county's department of Planning and Growth Management, the Tampa Bay Partnership and the Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority will discuss such topics as the Brandon beltway project and improvements to Lithia-Pinecrest Road. The event is at noon at the Brandon Elks Lodge, 800 Centennial Lodge Drive. Registration is $18 for chamber members and $23 for nonmembers. Call 689-1221.

RIVERVIEW

Honorary mayor's race already taking shape

The honorary mayor's race is months away, and already the competition is heating up.

Mike Wick, president of Serenity Meadows Memorial Park, says he will raise money for Shriners Hospitals for Children.

The Greater Riverview Chamber of Commerce on Jan. 16 presented Serenity Meadows with its Small Business of the Year award.

Wick's opponent, Paul Northrop of the Tampa Tribune, will also raise money for selected charities. Whoever raises the most money wins the title and will appear at ribbon cuttings and other events sponsored by the chamber.

Fundraisers during the campaign season include an Elvis concert March 2 at the Showman's Club and a casino night March 31 at Brandon's Winthrop Barn. Call 651-3826.

[Last modified January 25, 2007, 07:31:39]