NEWS
SAFETY AND FUN, ROLLED INTO ONE
Emily Glisson and friends interact with P.C. the remote control Zephyrhills Police Cruiser at Goin’ Postal’s Family Fun and Safety event at Zephyr Park. Kids of all ages had the chance to learn about fire safety, get fingerprinted and dunk a Zephyrhills Police Explorer at the dunk tank .
ZHS to add wing to help with overcrowding
Zephyrhills High School is at 158 percent capacity and is expecting 1, 525 students next fall, said Principal Gerri Painter.
A new classroom wing, a two story building on the northside of campus, could bring temporary relief for cramped classrooms. The facility, with a price tag of 2.5 million, is set to be finished for school year 2009-2010. Until that time, three more portable classrooms will be added to the 12 already on campus.
Painter said the project will hopefully be completed in the next 18 months...
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Remembering a simpler time
Margaret Cherry likes to remember a simpler time – a time when her classmates considered school a special place and camaraderie was a bond that could withstand the years.
Cherry and the rest of her Zephyrhills High School graduating class of 1958 gathered together Saturday evening for their 50th year reunion to catch-up and reflect on the common bonds that have kept their class in touch...
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SPORTS
Dodgers bring home the TOC trophy
As Zephyrhills’ Little League teams prepared for their All Star games Friday evening, one team was honored for their achievements during the regular season.
The Dodgers, ages 13 and 14, ran undefeated throughout their regular season. On Friday, they were presented with their Tournament of Champions trophy. The Dodgers beat a Lutz team to claim the champion title...
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COMMENTARY

Are you a traveler or a tourist?
Traveler or tourist? As far as I know this question was first pondered by Paul Bowles in his strange and terrifying novel, “the sheltering sky.” – Traveler or tourist—there are many differences, for one, a tourist can be spotted a mile away, gawking and pointing, snapping silly pictures and getting angry at the locals when they don’t speak English. A traveler, on the other hand, tries very hard not to be noticed. Traveler or tourist? This is what I had to ask myself as I stepped off of the airplane into the heart of Germany...story


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