North of Tampa: November 18, 2001
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35 tons of phone books
[Times photo: Mike Pease]
Second grade teacher Andrea Yoder sorts through old telephone books in a bin at Maniscalco Elementary School in Lutz last week while looking for a wristwatch lost by one of her students. By last Thursday, Maniscalco students had collected 35 tons of outdated phone books. The school is one of six in Hillsborough participating in the program. They will earn $25 per ton and a $250 participation fee from Verizon, the program sponsor. |
Boundary plan made for schools
A committee of parents, principals and administrators agrees preliminarily on plans to decide eligibility for Liberty Middle and Freedom High.
Church wants to build on 19 acres
LUTZ -- The Rev. Woody Johnson of University Evangelical Presbyterian Church has been holding Sunday morning sermons at Lutz Elementary for weeks, hoping to attract new members living in the Lutz-Land O'Lakes area. It's quite a trip from the church office in Temple Terrace. But if plans go his way, Lutz will be the destination every week.
Boundary plan made for schools
A committee of parents, principals and administrators agrees preliminarily on plans to decide eligibility for Liberty Middle and Freedom High.
Gross stories and cool careers star during teach-in
NORTHDALE -- I've always been a big fan of the Great American Teach-In, where men and women from myriad professions share their working experiences with school kids. The purpose is to expose young minds to what it takes to become a hired hand.
Schools roundup
ADAMS MIDDLE: Birthday notices can be placed on the school's marquee for $10. Order forms are available at the office. Birthdays are posted first come, first served. For information, call 975-7665.
Communal creativity
Artists break out of isolation with a group that requires dedication but no dues.
Pasco to seek offers for tennis stadium
But commissioners insist taxpayers will not fund any stadium operations. That requirement, many say, could doom the project.
Lutheran church finds first permanent home
The congregation plans to build a 10,000- to 12,000-square-foot worship center with offices and a day care center.
District has to back out of proposed site for new school
What they thought was a county road is really a private driveway. Plus, other needed improvements persuaded officials to abandon the Gardner Road site.
Tampa Palms tries new fence deadline
The homeowners association tells a reluctant family to take down their wooden fence within three months.
Tampa Palms board picks its new lawyer
The Community Development District selects Rhea Law out of three candidates to replace Michael Cooke.
'Tis the season
CHRISTMAS WITH THE CELTS: The Unitarian Universalist Church of Tampa, 11400 Morris Bridge Road, will kick off the season with two holiday concerts. Marcille Wallis and Ceol Binn will present a program of Celtic-style music and dance including Welsh, Irish, Breton, Scottish and Appalachian at 8 p.m. Nov. 30. Also, Southwind, a popular Florida folk acoustic group, will present its fourth annual Holiday Concert starting at 5 p.m. Dec. 2. Jan Glidewell, the St. Petersburg Times Pasco County columnist, will be the emcee. A pre-concert circle acoustic jam featuring Carl Wade will run from 3 to 4:45 p.m. The cost for both concerts is $10. For information, call 837-6572.
North of Tampa divers, swimmers at state meet
TAMPA -- Several North of Tampa area athletes are in action this weekend in Fort Lauderdale at the state swimming and diving championships. In Class 3A, Chamberlain's Grant Nelson, Jeff Mueller and Katie Pippinger are in various competitions, as well as Gaither's Jackie Cavalieri and Wharton's Audrey Prior.
Layton leaves girls golf team a winner
CARROLLWOOD -- For several years in the mid 1990s, Chamberlain had to take a back seat to Bloomingdale in girls golf in Hillsborough County and in Florida high school competition.
Road work
1. INTERSTATE 275, from Busch Boulevard to U.S. 41, will have periodic nighttime lane closures. Also watch for construction at Busch Boulevard and Fowler Avenue near the interstate. Work will continue until two new lanes are complete in fall 2002.
Accident report
1. N DALE MABRY HIGHWAY AT LITTLE ROAD, NOV. 2, 2 A.M.: A northbound 1995 Ford truck rear-ended a 1994 Ford. The Ford truck driver, a 21-year-old man, was charged with DUI. The Ford driver, a 45-year-old man, was taken to University Community Hospital Carrollwood.
