It was a beautiful day for a car show! Hundreds came out for the Tampa Bay Racers Reunion NSRA Appreciation Day at Quail Hollow March 8th, 2014 The event included:

-A Special WWII Display
-Free NSRA Safety Inspections
-Jon Wrights Custom Chrome Dash Plaques
-Live Music
-Food & Drink Specials
-and most importantly....CARS, CARS, CARS!!

Many brought out their memorabilia for show and tell and others just came out and enjoyed the fun!

The Cinderella Ball is a black-tie optional fundraising dinner and auction for the Foundation and was held Saturday at Heritage Springs Golf & Country Club. Proceeds from this event benefit the many programs of the Pasco Education Foundation such as scholarships, creative teaching grants and recognition events for students and district employees. The event also promotes the Cinderella Project and Prince Charming Project, supporting students who may not otherwise be able to afford attire for their senior prom.

Wesley Chapel is going to have a brand new neighborhood come Spring. Standard Pacific Homes plans to call the new community it “Estancia at Wiregrass”. Estancia has 5,100 acres and will build a 1,181 home Community in the heart of the Wiregrass Ranch properties.

Chancey Road is approved for extension which will lead into the “Estancia at Wiregrass” development. In the future, Chancey will extend even further to connect to 56.Models will open May or June along with a 5,000 sq ft Amenity Center

The amenity center will have a Junior Olympic pool that can be sanctioned for meets if they desire in the future. It will have a Club room, Meeting room, Tennis courts, Basketball Courts and shaded areas for entertaining. Playgrounds are dispersed throughout the area. Walking/Biking/Skating trails will eventually lead/connect to Wiregrass Mall.

By Laura Kinsler of TBO/Tampa Tribune

One of the men who helped bring the Ice Sports Forum to Brandon announced a plan Wednesday to build Florida's largest hockey and ice skating facility in Wesley Chapel.Gordie Zimmermann, one-time general manager of the Brandon facility, unveiled the $20 million proposal to Pasco's Tourist Development Council. The 150,000-square-foot sports facility would be built off Interstate 75 at the State Road 56 interchange and would have four full-sized rinks, including one Olympic-sized hockey rink.

Savanna Church hosted a Daddy Daughter Dinner Dance at Quail Hollow Golf Club on February 10^th and 11^th located at 6225 Old Pasco Road in Wesley Chapel. Fathers with their daughters enjoyed events including dinner, photo booth, music by Finest Deejays, activities, games and contests.

The Guv'na took some time to check out the Acting Studio ( 122 Flagship Drive) in Lutz currently showing "Return to the Forbidden Planet". This delightful performance is a space romp through some of your favorite genres…everything from Star Trek to classic 50's and 60's music to Shakespeare! Performances are January 31st through March 16th. Fridays and Saturdays @ 8, Saturdays at 2 and Sundays at 2 and 6:) Tickets are $12 and the event is family-friendly. What a great way to support young adults doing something positive in our community and in a local venue!! The Acting Studio is owned by Daniel and Victoria Watson. Kudos to all!

We had a great membership breakfast this morning: heard from Tampa International Airport and the expansion of their concessions area. If you missed it, you can read all about the great opportunities available to local businesses wishing to have a presence at the Best Airport ever! Take a look at these design renderings of Tampa International Airport's future Main Terminal Transfer Level Expansion. Construction is expected to begin later this year and will be completed by late 2017…

Commissioner Henry Wilson spoke to the Republican Club of Central Pasco regarding the proposed elevated highway. Commissioner Wilson displayed a computer generated pictures of a proposed elevated highway with that illustrated how it would impact hundreds of businesses and many communities with walled barriers along the one mile on/off ramps.

THE LUTZ VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS HONORED THE GFWC LUTZ-LAND O’LAKES WOMAN’S CLUB INC. BY SELECTING IT TO SERVE AS ADMINISTRATOR AND GUARDIAN OF ITS NEWLY ESTABLISHED “LUTZ VOLUNTEER MEMORIAL FIREMAN’S SCHOLARSHIP FUND”. SINCE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY MANDATED THAT THE SIX REMAINING AREA VOLUNTEER FIRE HOUSES BE DECOMMISSIONED AND REPLACED BY PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS (effective Jan. 1, 2013) OUR LONG SERVING LUTZ FIRE HOUSE HAD NO ALTERNATIVE BUT TO DISBAND AND LIQUIDATE ALL ITS ASSETS. AFTER LONG AND CAREFUL CONSIDERATION THE LUTZ VOLUNTEER F.D. BOARD OF DIRECTORS, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF BOARD PRESIDENT JAY MUFFLY AND DIRECTOR GORDON T. BROWN, FELT THAT AFTER MORE THAN 60 YEARS OF DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THE LUTZ COMMUNITY, AND IN THE EARLY YEARS MUCH OF NORTH TAMPA, THE BEST LEGACY THEY COULD LEAVE TO THE LUTZ COMMUNITY WOULD BE AN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND. ...