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Recycling is cool
[Times photo: Janel Schroeder]
A mannequin clothed in discarded egg cartons and pastics is among the entries in the fourth annual Pasco Art of Recycling contest, which promotes recycling. |
His time served, he fights to clear his name
A Port Richey man now has the signed confession of a Leavenworth prisoner that he was the "pretty boy bandit" in two store robberies.
Bicycler survives collision with semi
A witness said the bicycle rider had been drinking alcohol before the Tuesday accident on U.S. 301.
School gym to be named for longtime team doctor
LAND O'LAKES -- Dr. Donald McBath spent so much time volunteering at Pasco High School that the School Board on Tuesday named the school's gymnasium after the longtime Dade City physician.
Bureau head faults media in closing
The Visitors & Convention Bureau, more than $100,000 in debt, folds and closes its welcome center. The board chairman says bad publicity is to blame.
Parkway just fine, but not for some
The Suncoast Parkway certainly is an impressive new road.
Veteran charged with fraud
A Port Richey man who received nearly $200,000 in veterans benefits will be sentenced next month on federal charges.
Council paves way for new fee
New Port Richey asks its staff to rewrite the plan for the school-construction impact fee.
Bureau's board gives reasons for closing
Editor: There has been much written in the papers lately about the difficulties facing the Visitors and Convention Bureau. There is also a good deal that has not been written.
Closing visitor center was only real choice
The Pasco Visitors and Convention Bureau, the private enterprise that operated the welcome centers in the Gulfview Square mall and near the Interstate 75 and State Road 54 interchange, is a victim of its own ambition.
Angels now have World Series dreams
NEW PORT RICHEY -- Kelly Skoulas feels Dixie Softball League administrators approved a World Series for the Angels division (ages 9-10) a year too late.
FHSAA reinstates Rams' Anders
One of the county's best players will be back in time for the district tournament.
Schultz's award a product of enthusiasm
Tennis was not a sport Art Schultz played as a child, but it has been his primary game as an adult.
3 charged with thefts, fleeing sheriff's deputies
SPRING HILL -- Two Dade City women and a teenage girl face multiple charges after officials say that they tried to steal clothing from a Wal-Mart and that the teen endangered two toddlers' safety as she was trying to avoid arrest.
Fasano named to PSC council
The PSC regulates public utilities, including Aloha, which the state lawmaker has often battled.
Political critic Frank Janczlik Sr. dies
The New Port Richey man kept City Council members on their toes and "made people think."
Limited-income apartments raise stir
Neighboring subdivisions have organized to fight a plan for 270 units, even before the developer has submitted plans.
Classnotes
Countryside Montessori Academy: A "Why Montessori Kindergarten?" meeting and brunch will be held for parents from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday at the Land O'Lakes campus, located at 21404 Carson Drive. The school recently received accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children. For more information about the school and its two locations in Lutz and Land O'Lakes, call (813) 948-8600.
Hot link
It is said that education starts at home, that parents are their children's first teachers.
A parent's motto: Be prepared
Financial planning for your child's college education requires foresight, hard work and lots of money.
College entrance exams available to students throughout the spring
Those wanting to take or retake their college entrance exams should note the following dates and deadlines:
Students take long route to leadership
Decades after leaving school, two women return to the classroom after life-altering experiences.
Two men arrested in undercover drug sting
HOLIDAY -- Two Holiday men were arrested and charged with selling cocaine Monday after they sold the drug to undercover sheriff's deputies, according to authorities.
