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Exhibit Focuses On Rights March

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: December 30, 2008

TAMPA - Get a glimpse of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, better known as the Freedom March, while checking out "And Freedom For All," a photo exhibit opening Jan. 20 at the Hillsborough Community College Dale Mabry Art Gallery.

The exhibit consists of 48 unpublished photographs from the archives of Look magazine photographer Stanley Tretick. The photos show march participants surrounding the Lincoln Memorial, and President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon Johnson at the White House, U.S. Capitol and Lincoln Memorial with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and the march's organizers.

It was during that march that King delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the National Mall.

An opening reception for the exhibit will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. Jan. 20 at the gallery, 4001 Tampa Bay Blvd. The exhibit is free and open to the public. The gallery will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays. For information, call (813) 253-7386.

Jessica Balanza

Night Of Jazz Is On Tap

CARROLLWOOD - Saxophonist Jim Burge and The Dave Lynch Trio will jazz up the Carrollwood Cultural Center at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 16.

Burge is a founding member of the Bay Area Saxophone Quartet and Fanfare Concert Winds, and performs in jazz and show bands across the Tampa Bay area. Burge and the trio perform monthly at the center.

Tickets are $7 and may be purchased at the center, 4537 Lowell Road.

Jessica Balanza
Gopher Tortoises Are On The Move

LAND O' LAKES - When eviction notices go out, recipients normally aren't treated to a free relocation service complete with a guaranteed new home. But most recipients aren't gopher tortoises.

Pasco County Animal Services has begun the relocation process for a few of the threatened tortoises that have called the front lawn of the 19640 Dog Patch Lane facility their home for quite some time. The critters have to be moved to make way for new digs for incoming cats and dogs.

The county has plans to build a new adoption center and surgical facility on the site in 2009, said John Malley, assistant manager of animal services. Before a single shovel of dirt can be turned, the turtles that have made burrows in the construction perimeter have to be trapped and moved to a new location.

"Construction is not going to happen until we take care of it," Malley said.

Enter Michael Czerwinski. The licensed geologist and professional wetland scientist from Lecanto has been hired to trap the tortoises and make sure they are relocated to an approved site for safety's sake.

Sherri Lonon

Chickens, Roads On Survey List

ZEPHYRHILLS - The city has tailored its annual citizen survey this year to find out what residents think about subjects ranging from one-way traffic on Gall Boulevard to feral poultry.

In a few weeks, Zephyrhills will mail 1,300 questionnaires to a random sampling of residents. This is the fifth year the city has partnered with the University of South Florida and its research-method students to tap the psyche of city residents.

Each year, the city poses questions about residents' satisfaction with city services and government officials.

The 2009 survey includes questions about a Florida Department of Transportation plan to make Gall, part of U.S. 301, a one-way street. The proposal is part of a $70 million project to improve traffic flow from State Road 39 to North Avenue.

"Every year we try to include questions that tie it to an issue that's current," City Manager Steve Spina said.

For the first time, residents could choose "wild chicken population" as a problem.

The city pays a trapper $10 for every stray bird he captures.

Laura Kinsler

Friends, Family Welcome Marine

PLANT CITY - About 60 friends and family members gathered earlier this month to welcome home Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua Knight, who spent eight months in Iraq.

The homecoming Dec. 6 celebrating his safe return included a picnic and cookout given by his brother Christopher Knight of Plant City and parents James and Sara Knight of Brandon.

"Let me tell you it was a joy, that's for sure," said his grandmother, Olga Knight of Dover.

Knight's roots in the area run deep. The 23-year-old graduated from Brandon High School, as did his wife of about 20 months, Stephanie. They have an 8-month-old daughter, Lauren.

Knight joined the Marines in April 2007.

Dave Nicholson

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