The Laker/Lutz News

Serving Pasco since 1981/Serving Lutz since 1964

Mary Rathman

LENTEN WORSHIP SERVICE

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Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 20735 Leonard Road in Lutz, will host a Lenten worship service on March 25 at 7 p.m. There also will be Palm Sunday services on March 29 at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., as well as Maundy Thursday on April 2 at 7 p.m., Good Friday on April 3 at 7 p.m., and Easter Sunday services on April 5 at 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. For information, call (813) 949-7173.

COMMUNITY EGG HUNT

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Victorious Life Church will host its seventh annual Community Easter Egg Hunt on April 4 at The Grove in Wesley Chapel, in the field across from Cobb Grove 16 Theatre. Egg hunts will be at 11 a.m., noon and 1 p.m., including egg hunts for children with special needs. Activities will include bounce houses, prizes, food trucks, and free pictures with the Easter Bunny. For information, call Victorious Life Church at (813) 973-2330.

EGGSTRAVAGANZA AT SAINT LEO

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Saint Leo University’s First Year Experience team will host an Eggstravaganza behind the Student Community Center, 33701 State Road 52 in St. Leo, March 29 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Activities will include an Easter egg hunt, egg toss, egg race, games and more. Candy and snacks will be available. For information, contact Jennifer Garcia at (352) 588-8499, or email .

LASER LIGHTS, EGG DROP

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Avalon Park West will host a laser light show and Easter egg helicopter drop on March 28 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., at 5227 Autumn Ridge Drive in Wesley Chapel. There will be a bounce park, community performances and photos with the Easter Bunny. The egg drop at 5:30 p.m., will be divided into age groups for children 12 and younger, and the light show is at 9 p.m. Admission is free. For information, visit Avalon Park West on Facebook.

EGG HUNT IN ZEPHYRHILLS

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Richland Assembly of God, 8527 Old Lakeland Highway in Zephyrhills, is hosting an Easter egg hunt for children ages 3 to12, on March 28. The hunt for children ages 3 to 6 begins at 10 a.m., and for children ages 7 to 12 at 10:30 a.m. Guests should arrive 30 minutes prior to the hunt time to ensure your child is registered. For information, call (352) 567-6494.

Chalk Talk 03-18-15

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Bill of Rights Essay Contest
Pasco County Property Appraiser Mike Wells is sponsoring an essay contest to commemorate the Bill of Rights adopted on March 1, 1792.

All Pasco County ninth-graders are eligible to participate, whether they attend public school, private school or are homeschoolers.

The deadline for submitting essays is March 31.

For details, visit Appraiser.PascoGov.com and click on “9th Grade Essay Contest.”

Or, you may contact Jim Hollingsworth by telephone at (727) 847-8013 or email at .

Tampa Christian accepting registrations
Open registration for Tampa Christian Community School, at First United Methodist Church of Lutz, 960 W. Lutz Lake Fern Road, runs until March 30.

There are limited spaces available.

For information, visit TampaCCS.org.

PHSC campus open houses
Pasco-Hernando State College will host open houses at each of its five campuses in April.

Guests can take campus tours and get information on admissions, financial aid, scholarships and more than 50 clubs and organizations.

Upcoming dates are:

  • April 1 from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at North Campus in Brooksville, 11415 Ponce de Leon Blvd.
  • April 2 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at East Campus in Dade City, 36727 Blanton Road
  • April 8 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Spring Hill Campus, 450 Beverly Court
  • April 28 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., at Porter Campus at Wiregrass Ranch, 2727 Mansfield Blvd., in Wesley Chapel
  • April 28 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at West Campus in New Port Richey, 10230 Ridge Road

For information and to RSVP, visit PHSC.edu/rsvp.

Woman’s club scholarship opportunities
The GFWC Lutz-Land O’ Lakes Woman’s Club is accepting applications for its 2015 scholarships. In addition to the club scholarships, a limited number of the Lutz Volunteer Firemen’s scholarships are available and administered through the club.

Applicants for the club’s scholarships must live in Lutz or Land O’ Lakes.

Applicants for the firemen’s scholarships must be residents of Lutz.

The applications are available at Lutz and Land O’ Lakes high schools, Erwin Technical Center, Pasco-Hernando Community College and Hillsborough Community College.

For those students who do not attend these schools, but live in Lutz or Land O’ Lakes, applications can be requested by emailing Barbara Nicholson at .

Completed applications must be received by April 15.

Scholarship recipients will be notified by June, and funds will be sent to the college or school of choice in September.

Sean Bartell Memorial Scholarship
Applications are being accepted for the Sean Bartell Memorial Scholarship, awarded to a Wesley Chapel High School senior.

The student must complete an online or paper application by April 28.

The scholarship is in memory of Sean Bartell, a Wesley Chapel High School junior who passed away from a rare skin disease in December 2014.

Tax-deductible donations to the scholarship fund can be mailed to Atonement Lutheran Church, c/o Sean Bartell Scholarship, 29617 State Road 54, Wesley Chapel FL 33545.

For information, contact Paul Bartell at (813) 416-923 or .

Corbett Prep offers Little Free Library
The Fifth-Grade Leadership Council at Corbett Preparatory School of IDS installed its first Little Free Library box on the East side of the campus.

People are encouraged to recycle their old books by bringing books and leaving them on the shelves for someone else.

Anyone can stop by the Little Free Library to browse the collection and take a book.

All books are free.

The school is located at 12015 Orange Grove Drive in Tampa.

Host an international student
Education First Educational Homestay Programs is looking for families in the community to host high school students, ages 14 to 18, from France, Italy and Spain from July 9 to Aug. 3.

Host families can earn 60 community service hours.

For more details and information, contact Courtney Garth, Central Florida program leader for EF Educational Homestay Programs, at (813) 494-7992 or .

For information about the EF program, visit EF.com/ehp.

COLON HEALTH SEMINAR

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The Medical Center of Trinity, 9330 State Road 54, will have a seminar on Colon Health: What You May Not Know on March 27 at noon. Topics will include how to understand digestive issues and when to worry about changes in bowel behavior. Admission is free. A complimentary light lunch will be served.
For information and reservations, call (727) 834-5630, or email .

LECTURE ON GLANDS

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Access Health Care, 5350 Spring Hill Drive in Spring Hill, will present a lecture on Adrenal & Thyroid Glands Work Together: How to Protect These Major Glands on March 26 at 5:15 p.m.
For information, call (352) 688-8116.

WOUND CARE SEMINAR

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The Medical Center of Trinity, 9330 State Road 54, will present a seminar on Wounds Big or Small, We Heal Them All on March 25 at noon. There will be an overview of advanced wound care, hyperbaric medicine, and a discussion on what should be in your first aid kit. Admission is free. A complimentary light lunch will be served.
For information and reservations, call (727) 834-5630, or email .

ELDER LAW SEMINAR

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The Alzheimer’s Family Organization will present a free educational seminar at Atria Baypoint Village, 7927 State Road 52 in Hudson, March 25 at 10 a.m. The topic will be elder law issues.
For information and reservations, call (727) 848-8888 or (888) 496-8004.