Hometown Hernando

By JEAN HAYES

© St. Petersburg Times, published April 18, 2001

High Fives

Together, two residents of Heather Sound, a subdivision of The Heather, north of Weeki Wachee, have launched a Web site for fellow residents called "The Heather-On Line." John Holley and Pat DeMasco have been managing their own Heather Sound site for more than a year now, "and it has been extremely successful," said Holley. Recently, the two decided that they wanted to reach a wider audience.

"The purpose of the new site is to involve residents of The Heather in their own Web site," said Holley. Each subdivision within The Heather, including Heather Walk, Heather Sound, The Bluffs, The Greens, The Fairways and Pickett's Park, have been given their own Web page to use in whatever manner they wish.

In addition, all clubs in The Heather have their own pages.

Holley is a seasonal resident of The Heather, living half of the year in the Highlands of Scotland. He is a retired London police officer with 30 years of service. DeMasco is originally from New York and is a full-time resident of The Heather. As neighbors, the two discovered a mutual interest in computers.

All material for any of the pages on the new site must be submitted by e-mail via the new Web site or directed to: ferret1@tampabay.rr.com. Both Holley and DeMasco will do the rest. There are no deadlines. Residents may submit as they wish.

The Web site address is: http://theheatheronline.homestead.com/HeatherHomePage.html, and must be entered exactly as shown. Since the address is so long, the designers suggest residents add the address to their "favorites" or put it on their computer desktop for ease of use in the future.

The Hernando County Commission recently presented William Cooper of Brooksville with a resolution in recognition for his achieving the rank of Eagle Scout on April 3. The commission noted the importance of Hernando County's youth and the significance of their achievements in excellence. The resolution made mention of Cooper's hard work, dedication, loyalty and devotion to scouting.

Recently, Cooper, a member of Boy Scout Troop 796, completed his Eagle Scout project, constructing five wooden benches and putting up two basketball hoops at the Dawn Center. The rank of Eagle Scout is the highest achievement a Scout can earn.

Clubs and Organizations

The Greater Hernando County Chamber of Commerce celebrated the grand opening of the Hernando Builders Association's 2001 Parade of Homes at Pristine Place from Feb. 24-March 11 with several ribbon cuttings. Official sponsors of the event included Capital City Bank, the St. Petersburg Times and Southeast Title Insurance of Suncoast. The VIP sponsors included SunTrust Bank and Gulf Coast Title, and the award sponsor was Keys Concrete Industries for the company's continued support of the event.

The chamber conducted ribbon cuttings at the entrance site and at the sites of several of the new model homes. Pristine Place was home to the largest single-site parade in Florida this year and featured the creations of 13 of the area's most prestigious builders. All of the homes are completely decorated and continue to be open to the public for viewing daily.

The entrance was constructed by Jireh Inc. The project manager was Dante Fraiegari.

The Millennium model home by Palmwood Builders was the focal point of the parade. The builder was Stuart Glover.

The Casablanca model home by Artistic Home was built by Bob Eaton.

The Royal Kensington IV Elite model home by Royal Coachman Homes was built by Joe Mazzuco.

The Tradewinds model home by Scott Nicoletti Homes was built by Scott Nicoletti.

The Montgomery model home by Christensen Builders was built by Preben Christensen.

The Monet model home by Alexander Custom Homes was built by Mark Alexander.

The Avalon model home by Windjammer Home Builders was built by Mark Tesch.

The Essex model home by Cozy Homes was built by Penny Szafran.

The Martinique model home by Pastore Custom Builders was built by Joe Pastore.

The Key Largo model home by Designer Homes was built by Don Pfleger.

The Cassandra model home by Panda Construction was built by Donald Penna.

Music Bum Inc., a musical instrument store at 3511 Commercial Way in Spring Hill, had a free concert in its store parking lot on March 24.

Four local bands performed, including the Mick Roeg Band, The Bus Drivers, The Six Million Band and Morphine Drip. Free hot dogs and sodas were served all day.

"All of the bands did a terrific job," said store owner Mark Lokan.

Recreation and Sports

The City of Brooksville Parks and Recreation Department has announced the participants and winners of three recent tournaments -- pool, ping-pong and air hockey -- that were held at the Jerome Brown Community Center off Darby Lane in the Tom Varn Park complex.

In the Feb. 20 ping-pong tournament, participants included: Matthew Goff, Johnny Williams, Renshae Austin, Robert Allen and Antonio Brown. The winners were: Robert Allen, first place; Antonio Brown, second place; and Johnny Williams, third place.

In the Feb. 27 air hockey tournament, participants included: Robert Williams, Matthew Goff, Renshae Austin, Antonio Brown, Robert Allen, Paul Whitman, Darnell Craig and Lawalter Donalson. The winners were: Matthew Goff, first place; Antonio Brown, second place; and Paul Whitman, third place.

In the March 6 pool tournament, participants included: Matthew Goff, Dustin Pugh, Troy Hamoureux, Renshae Austin, Bryon Smith, Ryan Vaughn, Samantha Chapman, Tricia McDaniel, Brian Greer, Robert Allen, Quindon Floyd and John Washington. The winners were: Robert Allen, first place; Dustin Pugh, second place; and Bryon Smith, third place.

For information on future tournaments, contact Emilia Raia, program/activities coordinator, at 544-5498.

The West Hernando Athletic Club Seniors softball league has announced results of recent games.

In the first game played on April 2, SunTrust Bank beat the American Legion by a score of 14-9. In the second game, Florida Crushed Stone dominated Spring Hill Golf and Country Club, 15-4.

On April 4 in the first game, the Elks won over Spring Hill Golf and Country Club by a score of 15-5. In the second game, Allapree & Associates beat the American Legion, 18-9.

On April 6, the first game was played by Allapree & Associates and Florida Crushed Stone. Allapree won, 10-5. In the second game, SunTrust beat the Elks, 12-10.

Games are at 9 and 10:30 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at Veterans Memorial Park in Spring Hill. For information about joining the league, contact Lloyd Rogers at 596-7412.

- Hometown Hernando welcomes reports on recreational and sports activites, both youth and adult, that do not normally run on the Sports pages. Send your news and results to: Jean Hayes, Hernando Times, 3233 Commercial Way, Spring Hill, FL 34606.

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