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The Tampa Tribune

Published: October 5, 2008

Hunters Can Go Hog-Wild

NEW PORT RICHEY - Wild hogs, beware.

Hunters can take their best shot - online, for now - at registering beginning Oct. 13 for a chance to track down feral hogs on Southwest Florida Water Management District land.

The real shooting gets cracking Jan. 22-25 and March 3-6 at Starkey Wilderness Preserve. Hunts also are scheduled Feb. 6-8 and Feb. 20-22 at the Alston Tract, part of the Upper Hillsborough Tract. The entrance to the tract, which stretches into Polk County, is east of Zephyrhills on State Road 39.

Online registration can be completed at the district's Web site, www.WaterMatters.org/hoghunts. A limited number of permits will be available for $50 each and sold on a first-come, first-served basis.

Geoff Fox

Beth-El To Host Free Health Fair
WIMAUMA - Never mind the car.

Anyone due for a checkup themselves can go to a free health fair Wednesday hosted by the Beth-El Farmworker Ministry, 18240 U.S. 301 S., in Wimauma. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

About 300 people are expected to attend the event, which will offer blood sugar, cholesterol and blood pressure tests, memory checks and other medical services.

Beth-El also will host a second health fair Oct. 25. For details, call (813) 633-1548.
John Ceballos
Former Gator To Open Eatery

PLANT CITY - University of Florida fans, particularly those who remember the 1996 national championship team, may have another reason to eat at a new restaurant.

Former Gators cornerback Anthone Lott is part of a three-man partnership about to open a local Zaxby's franchise, a quick-casual restaurant specializing in chicken, sandwiches and salads. The 3,500-square-foot restaurant is nearing completion at 29011/2 James L. Redman Parkway.

Lott played for the Gators from 1993 to 1996; the team won the national championship his last year.

George Wilkens

Writing Contest Can Mean Cash

RUSKIN - Hey, kids! How would you like $100 for 100 words and the chance to ride in a Veterans Day parade?

If you're in third through fifth grade and are quick with a pen and paper, here's your chance to be the next Buddy Poppy King or Queen.

Sponsored by Ruskin VFW Post 6287, the annual Buddy Poppy Contest requires only a 50- to 100-word essay on "What It Means to Be American." The king and queen are recognized after the parade at the post's awards presentation, which is followed by a community-wide picnic.

Handwritten or typed essays, which are judged on content alone, must be submitted by Oct. 22 to Shirley May, 1028 Apollo Beach Blvd., No. 113, Apollo Beach FL 33572.

Lois Kindle

Workshop's Aim: Boys To Men

TAMPA - Yes, boys will be boys. But support is available for those people who are interested in boosting the healthy development of boys ages 9 to 18.

The Boys Initiative of Tampa Bay will host a two-day workshop from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday at 5509 W. Gray St., Suite 100.

Participants will hear about promoting respect, responding to challenging behaviors and more. The workshop is geared toward educators, therapists, corrections staff, social workers, mental health workers, coaches and ministry staff, although attendance is not limited to those groups.

Cost is $350, including a manual and continental breakfast. For information and to register, call 1-877-422-9955, ext. 21, or go to www.boyscouncil.org.

A staff report

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