A Dip Into The Mailbag & Our Dining Survey & Contest

­­­An editorial by Gary Nager

Dear Mr. Nager:

Regarding your editorial about Will Weatherford in your August 27, 2011, edition, I wanted to point out a small error.

While I think that Will Weatherford is a great leader and will be good for Pasco County and the State of Florida, he will not be the youngest Speaker ever in Florida. That position was held by Doyle Connor, in 1958, at the age of 28.

While Connor was Commissioner of Agriculture, my father, who was at the time the County Agricultural Agent for Lake County, had many dealings with him and I met the commissioner on several occasions. He was also a fraternity brother of my brother-in-law at the University of Florida in the 1950s.

I enjoy your Neighborhood News.

Sincerely,

Daniel M. Norris

Wesley Chapel

I received a few comments regarding my editorial about Dist. 61 State Rep. Will Weatherford (R-Wesley Chapel), which appeared not only in our Aug. 27 Wesley Chapel issue, but also in our Aug. 13 New Tampa issue.Continue reading

A Dip Into The Mailbag & Our Dining Survey & Contest

­­­An editorial by Gary Nager

Dear Mr. Nager:

Regarding your editorial about Will Weatherford in your August 27, 2011, edition, I wanted to point out a small error.

While I think that Will Weatherford is a great leader and will be good for Pasco County and the State of Florida, he will not be the youngest Speaker ever in Florida. That position was held by Doyle Connor, in 1958, at the age of 28.

While Connor was Commissioner of Agriculture, my father, who was at the time the County Agricultural Agent for Lake County, had many dealings with him and I met the commissioner on several occasions. He was also a fraternity brother of my brother-in-law at the University of Florida in the 1950s.

I enjoy your Neighborhood News.

Sincerely,

Daniel M. Norris

Wesley Chapel

I received a few comments regarding my editorial about Dist. 61 State Rep. Will Weatherford (R-Wesley Chapel), which appeared not only in our Aug. 27 Wesley Chapel issue, but also in our Aug. 13 New Tampa issue.Continue reading

S.R. 54 Widening Expected To Be Completed By December!

By Gary Nager

It can never be soon enough for anyone who live or works near S.R./C.R. 54 from west of I-75 to just east of Curley Rd., but the good news from the Pasco County Project Management-Design department is that the widening of S.R./C.R. 54 is expected to be completed and open to the public by the first week in December.Continue reading

Tony Hawk Catches Some Air & Shoots The Breeze In Tampa

By Sean Bowes

Every job has its perks — teachers have summers off, airline employees fly for free and once in a blue moon, a news reporter is assigned to interview one of his or her idols.

A few of weeks ago, Tony Hawk’s public relations department called to inform me that the skateboard legend would be visiting the Skatepark of Tampa (SPoT) with his skate-entourage on August 22, and he was willing to do an exclusive interview with me, a veteran skateboarder of 12 years who knew Hawk’s name even before I ever stepped on a board. Of course I would interview him! If you’re a skateboarder, you know that meeting Tony Hawk is like being a basketball player and getting to meet Michael Jordan. It just doesn’t get any cooler than that.Continue reading