St. Petersburg Times Online: Pasco County news

May 7, 2000

Bill stabilizes patients' care during crises
Home health care providers now must provide a plan for patients during an evacuation. Officials say it's a much-needed step.

Program links disabled, businesses
It helps the program participants by letting them interact in the real world, officials say.

[Times photo: Carrie Pratt]
Neglecting or protecting?
Police say a couple neglected their teenage son by locking him out of the house. The parents say they were trying to protect their other 16 kids.

Helping disabled earns boy trip to Disney
Nine-year-old Jake Qualtiere, one of eight area Millennium Dreamers, volunteers at the Special Olympics.

Police officer takes his sleuthing skills to East Timor
Bill Lawless resigns from his police position to take a yearlong job performing civil investigations in the newly independent country.

Growing pains promise improved Countryside Mall
Mall officials say expansion and renovation will make shoppers' experiences there better.

Hundreds ticketed in crackdown on watering
However, county officials have dropped a ban on washing cars, boats or trailers in front yards, as long as the hose has a shut-off nozzle.

Zephyrhills man charged with bigamy
ZEPHYRHILLS -- Richard Martin Amidon was under the impression that he had gotten a divorce from his first wife, and went ahead and married another woman in 1995, authorities said.

C.T Bowen
Hilarity is the major issue in this campaign
Jim Gillum is running for sheriff. Again.

Sports
Local Phillies player to pitch for real thing
Brad Baisley of the Clearwater Phillies pitches in an exhibition game for Philadelphia on Monday night.

Ridgewood's Seels picks E. Tennessee State
Citing the "family atmosphere", Ridgewood basketball player Cory Seels has signed with Division I-A East Tennessee State.

Side-effects of a shuffle in coaching
NEW PORT RICHEY -- Scott Schmitz was the football coach at River Ridge.

Broner honored by state Legislature
Pasco boys basketball coach Willie Broner caps a period of honors with a Tallahassee trip at Rep. Mike Fasano's invitation.