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Pasco County Parks

With his moment in the spotlight, parks employee thanks others

February 8, 2022 By B.C. Manion

James K. Baisley spent 35 years of his life tending to Pasco County’s parks — rising through the ranks from groundskeeper to labor supervisor to Park Operator III.

Over the years, he’s had his hand in countless park improvements and in maintaining fields, to give park users a safe place to play.

The Pasco County Commission took a few minutes during their Jan. 25 meeting, to recognize his contributions by adopting a resolution, detailing those accomplishments.

James Baisley poses with a group congratulating him for his 35 years of service, while tending to parks in Pasco County. (Courtesy of Pasco County)

When Baisley took his place in front of the microphone, he began by expressing his gratitude.

“First of all, I’d like to thank the good Lord for keeping me healthy — to make it the 35 years that I did.

“I’d like to thank my wife, for putting up with me, for all of this.

“And, especially my children — they sacrificed many weekends that I worked, while they were children. I hope they forgive me for it.

“And, I’d like to thank Pasco County for allowing me to work here. It’s been a pleasure.

“I thought back over the 35 years of how many lives that I’ve touched throughout these years,” he said.

“A number of kids who grew up in the parks, now work for parks and recreation. I watched them grow up as kids,” he said.

Over the course of the years, he said, “I’ve watched commissioners come, commissioners go; directors come, directors, go,” he said.

His work for the county, though, remained a constant.

“It’s been a pleasure. I’ve enjoyed every minute of it,” Baisley said.

The resolution highlighted some of his contributions.

At one point, the document noted, Baisley was simultaneously overseeing groundskeeping and maintenance for up to six parks.

He worked closely with various co-sponsored youth organizations, outside user groups, local school athletic teams and Friends of the Parks organizations.

He also “set the standard for athletic field maintenance,” the resolution says.

Over his career, he “displayed tremendous leadership” and was “always willing to train staff members both within and outside his area of responsibility.”

His willingness to train others resulted in him working at more than 30 parks throughout the county.

And, he was instrumental in adding a second softball field at Elsie Logan Memorial Park. The funding came from a grant, but he created the softball field by reconfiguring existing fields, fencing, scoreboards, and irrigation, the resolution adds.

He helped with special events, such Wilderness Wonderland at the Rotary Pavilion, and the Celebration of Lights event within Safety Town and Concourse property.

And, he was involved in numerous field renovations and typically completed these without the need for outside contractors — resulting in better playing fields, while saving taxpayer funds.

Pasco County Commissioner Christina Fitzpatrick praised Baisley’s dedication.

“As you can tell by the resolution, he’s always gone above and beyond. I’ve always heard the compliments that his fields were the best in Pasco,” she said.

“You will definitely be missed,” Fitzpatrick told Baisley.

Published February 09, 2022

Coronavirus cancels many sports events

March 24, 2020 By Kevin Weiss

As fears regarding coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) continue to ramp up, so do cancellations on the sports landscape — nationally, regionally and locally.

The FHSAA (Florida High School Athletic Association) announced there have been no final decisions concerning state series or state championship events. Furthermore, spring sport rankings will not be released until further notice. (File)

The unexpected cancellations began on March 10 when The Ivy League, a Division I collegiate athletic conference comprised of private schools in the Northeast, announced the cancellation of its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, and it said it would limit the number of spectators that can attend spring sports — as a direct response to accelerated coronavirus cases across the country.

In short order, many other sports organizations — professional, collegiate, amateur, recreational and youth — followed suit by postponing or canceling events during ensuing days.

The NBA and the NHL League suspended their seasons indefinitely. The MLB canceled spring training games and pushed back the start of the 2020 regular season.

Even WWE’s WrestleMania 36 — scheduled for April 5 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa — has been moved to a “fanless” venue at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando.

Meanwhile, the NCAA on March 12 canceled Division I men’s and women’s basketball tournaments (more widely known as March Madness), as well as all remaining winter and spring NCAA championships, in light of ever-evolving news regarding the public health threat of COVID-19.

In a similar move, the NJCAA (National Junior Collegiate Athletic Association) on March 16 canceled all upcoming basketball championships, as well as spring competition, effective immediately.

The NCAA and NJCAA decisions means that Saint Leo University (Division II NCAA) and Pasco-Hernando State College (Division II NJCAA) have canceled the remainder of the spring season, as well as all activities for all fall, winter and spring sports until further notice.

The Saint Leo athletic department, in a release, said: “The health, safety and welfare of all of our staff and student-athletes is paramount. Taking these precautions now will help keep our student-athletes healthy so they can successfully complete their academic coursework and resume competition in Fall 2020.”

In accordance with the NCAA, Saint Leo University has canceled the remainder of the spring sports season, affecting such sports as softball. Meanwhile, all activities for all fall, winter and spring sports have been suspended until further notice. (File)

Postponements and cancellations also have affected high school sports.

All athletics activities at Hillsborough and Pasco county public schools are canceled until at least April 15, as part of a statewide directive from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Academy at the Lakes has canceled all sporting events, including games and practices, through at least March 29. Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School also has canceled athletic practices, games and non-school functions until at least April 15.

The FHSAA (Florida High School Athletic Association) also announced there have been no final decisions concerning state series or state championship events. Furthermore, spring sport rankings will not be released until further notice.

“As we receive information from state authorities and health departments, the FHSAA will continue to make decisions for each sport individually, moving forward,” the statewide athletics organization said, in a release.

Many local youth and adult sports leagues have postponed or canceled their spring seasons, too.

Pasco County Parks announced all events, activities, youth and adult sports leagues, field reservations and so on have been canceled until at least May 1.

County parks will continue to remain open for day-use only, however recreation complexes and community centers remain closed until further notice. That includes the Land O’ Lakes Recreation Complex, Heritage Park Community Center, James Irvin Community Center, Odessa Community Center, among others.

Likewise, Hillsborough County recreation centers are closed and athletic activities have been canceled until at least April 13, but Hillsborough County parks are open.

Meantime, large sports leagues put on by local churches also have been postponed or shuttered.

Idlewild Baptist Church in Lutz has canceled the entire spring season for youth baseball, youth softball and men’s softball. Pending developments with the coronavirus, the church plans to ramp up sports registration on July 1 for its fall youth soccer and adult coed soccer leagues.

Grace Family Church, which has campuses in Lutz and Land O’ Lakes, has postponed its basketball, kickball and softball leagues, until further notice.

Published March 25, 2020

Online registration now available for camps

March 27, 2019 By Mary Rathman

Online-only registration is replacing the long lines of years past, making signups for summer camps easier and just a click away.

Pasco County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources (PRNR) will open online summer day camp registration on April 6 at 10 a.m.

The seven-week camps for elementary and middle school children will run from June 10 to July 26.

Campers can experience activities such as games, sports, arts and crafts, field trips, movies, guest speakers, special events and more.

Camps will be offered weekdays at these locations:

  • Centennial Middle School
  • J. Ben Harrill Recreation Complex
  • James Irvin Civic Center
  • Land O’ Lakes Heritage Park
  • Land O’ Lakes Recreation Complex
  • Odessa Park Community Center
  • Rushe Middle School
  • Shady Hills Community Center
  • Starkey Park (Nature Camp)
  • Veterans Memorial Park

The first day of registration is for Pasco County residents only, and space is limited.

It is recommended by PRNR that parents or guardians create or update their account information prior to registration opening.

For account creation and registration, visit bit.ly/PascoCreateAccount.

Children can be registered for the entire summer, or select weeks.

Day camp fees, ages and times vary at each location.

Payment is due in full at the time of registration.

A free lunch and snack will be available at qualifying summer day camp locations.

For more information, visit bit.ly/PascoSummerDayCamp, or call (813) 929-1229.

Published March 27, 2019

Swamp Fest returns, and so does the fun

October 28, 2015 By Michael Murillo

This weekend’s Swamp Fest has actually been two years in the making.

But the organizers weren’t behind schedule.

The event had to skip a year because of renovations underway at Land O’ Lakes Community Park, 5401 Land O’ Lanes Blvd.

Since 2009, Swamp Fest has been a local event, with games, rides and family-oriented fun. And according to organizer Doug Hutchinson, it will always stay that way. File photo
Since 2009, Swamp Fest has been a local event, with games, rides and family-oriented fun. And according to organizer Doug Hutchinson, it will always stay that way.
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That $2.4 million project is now complete and the park is ready for Swamp Fest again, which will be held Oct. 30 through Nov.1.

This year, the festival will be held on new and improved grounds, and the event promises to deliver the kind of fun that has drawn thousands each year since it started in 2009.

“I think it’s just a nicer layout that they’re going to have,” explained Mike Walcott, recreation supervisor for Pasco County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources. “The access to the facility is much improved.”

The disabled parking area is away from the dirt and grass, and a short walk from the parking lot to the Swamp Fest entrance means a paved area for vendors and less time walking through uneven areas.

Organizer and co-founder Doug Hutchinson is thrilled to bring Swamp Fest back.

“The improvements that they’ve made are fantastic. The park is beautiful,” Hutchinson said. “We’re really excited. We just missed it so much last year.”

They’ll make up for lost time with a full weekend of activities and entertainment. That itinerary includes several music acts with different styles, including Christian rock, classic rock and folk music. Dancers will be on display Sunday, and vendors representing a variety of businesses and groups will be open all weekend.

The midway also makes a return, with rides up and running throughout the event.

While the fun to be had would alone make the event worthwhile, there’s more to it.

A lot more.

The event actually is a fundraiser for various groups and organizations.

The Land O’ Lakes High School Athletic Booster Club hosts Swamp Fest, but funds are distributed across several local schools and clubs.

Various clubs help by selling unlimited-ride arm bands in advance, assist with parking and participate in other activities.

More than $20,000 went back to community organizations as a result of 2013’s Swamp Fest, according to Hutchinson.

So, it isn’t just a good event to attend, Hutchinson said. It’s also an event that does good for the community.

“We’re trying to make Swamp Fest more of a community fair-type event where all kinds of non-profit groups can come in,” he said.

In addition to Land O’ Lakes High School, other participants include Sunlake High School, Pineview Middle School, Denham Oaks Elementary School, Connerton Elementary School and Sanders Memorial Elementary School.

Tickets for Midway rides will be sold individually, or event-goers can purchase armbands for unlimited rides. For more information, visit LoLSwampFest.com. File photo
Tickets for Midway rides will be sold individually, or event-goers can purchase armbands for unlimited rides. For more information, visit LoLSwampFest.com.
File photo

This year the event will feature two contests that are expected to be popular.

Since the festival includes Halloween, a Halloween contest will be held on Oct. 31.

And, the Mr. and Mrs. Swamp Fest pageant, which includes a wide range of ages, will make a return as well.

The event’s website contains the quote “Always in Land O’ Lakes,” and it’s not there for decoration.

As coordinator for the Flapjack Festival years back, Hutchinson saw that event get moved to Dade City and then fade away when it left the community.

He pledges that won’t ever happen with Swamp Fest.

It’s supported by the area and will remain in the area.

“You can’t have a community event if you don’t have it in the community,” Hutchinson said. “It’s got to be Land O’ Lakes, or nothing.”

And Walcott agrees.

“It’s not a state fair or a county fair. It’s a Land O’ Lakes event. It’s for this community,” he said. “Obviously, we get people from all over the county that come to it. But it’s just nice to have something that you can kind of lay claim to, that this is yours.”

Swamp Fest is open Oct. 30 from 4 p.m. until 11 p.m., Oct. 31, from noon until 11 p.m. and Nov. 1 from noon until 6 p.m.

Admission is free and parking is available for a $5 donation.

Midway rides require tickets, which can be purchased individually or as part of an all-you-can-ride package.

Unlimited armbands cost $22 for Oct. 30 and Nov. 1 and $25 on Oct. 31, and can be purchased at the gate.

Pre-sale armbands cost $16, and are available from local businesses and groups.

For a complete list of groups selling armbands and for more information, including pageant applications, visit LoLSwampFest.com.

Published October 28, 2015

Frights on 41 start Oct. 22

October 14, 2015 By Michael Murillo

It doesn’t look like much right now: Wooden frames, piles of masks and some painted signs.

But, when it’s finished, the characters there will try to scare your socks off.

“This is chainsaws, blood and guts,” said Mike Walcott, recreation supervisor for Pasco County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources. “This is not kids with sheets going ‘Boo!'”

Mike Walcott oversees construction for The Mall, while Katherine Gomez takes notes on what frights go where. Everything will be ready when it opens Oct. 22. (Michael Murillo/Staff Photos)
Mike Walcott oversees construction for The Mall, while Katherine Gomez takes notes on what frights go where. Everything will be ready when it opens Oct. 22.
(Michael Murillo/Staff Photos)

The Haunted House on 41, an annual tradition in Land O’ Lakes — except last year, when center improvements forced its cancellation — will be back in business Oct. 22 through Oct. 24 at the Land O’ Lakes Community Park, 5401 Land O’ Lakes Blvd. Thursday night is a “sneak preview,” which will be free to patrons and will give the cast a chance to get a feel for the concept, which is “The Mall.”

On Friday and Saturday nights, the house will open at 7:30 p.m., and the line will be cut off at 10 p.m. The suggested donation is $1, and nearly 1,000 visitors are expected to check out the attraction during the course of the event.

Those visitors will be transported to “The Mall,” a room at the center that will become a maze of scary shops and characters, complete with props and costumes that aren’t for the faint of heart.

“They’re really bloody, and they’re really scary,” said Katherine Gomez, a junior at Land O’ Lakes High School. She’s one of around 30 people working on the haunted house, coordinating sections and making sure that everything has a general theme but different frights throughout the 2 ½-minute journey.

Benjamin Martin, another junior at Land O’ Lakes High, also has been involved in the construction.

Martin has seen larger, more elaborate haunted houses, like Howl O’ Scream at Busch Gardens, and Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios in Orlando.

But, after working on The Mall, he has a new admiration for the efforts expended to create a scary event from scratch.

And, he’ll remember his own work when he goes back this year.

“Now that I know how much work it takes to set up something like this, I’ll be very appreciative,” Martin said.

The Mall will feature plenty of props and masks, set up for maximum effect.
The Mall will feature plenty of props and masks, set up for maximum effect.

While the Haunted House on 41 is a popular annual tradition that gives residents a few scares, it’s not the actual purpose of the event.

Walcott has been involved in the past 14 haunted houses, and while the end result is Halloween-themed fun, it’s really just a by-product of a simpler goal.

“We want the kids to have a hands-on experience with it,” Walcott said. “I want people who have never used a drill to use a drill. I want people who have never swung a hammer to swing a hammer. And a lot of these kids, they’ve never done that. And, this gives them an opportunity to actually build something.”

What they are building is more complicated than a couple of well-placed scares.

The maze has to lead visitors through the room, but in a way that gives them enough time to experience each separate store in the “mall.” Separate sections are built, so performers can move in and out of their scenes, and each person has to be able to perform their particular role over and over, to scare new visitors as they enter the maze.

The idea is to differentiate each segment, so those making their way through the maze have a variety of experiences.

“This is a huge project where a lot of people are involved. We’re trying to coordinate everything,” Gomez said.

And, when everything has been coordinated, residents will visit the Haunted House on 41 just as they have for years.

It has become a local tradition, Walcott said.

People who used to help put it on now come back from college to take a walk through the house.

The attraction is also a good reason to visit the park, which has undergone nearly $2.5 million in renovations since the last haunted house.

Walcott welcomes the visitors and looks forward to the completion of the haunted house each year, but don’t expect him to go through when it’s done.

Despite seeing it built from nothing, the finished creation is a bit too scary for his tastes.

“I wouldn’t go into it,” Walcott admitted. “I help build this thing, but I wouldn’t go into it. These things freak me out.”

Published October 14, 2015

Renovations wrapping up at Land O’ Lakes Community Park

June 10, 2015 By Michael Murillo

The $2.4 million renovation project at Land O’ Lakes Community Park, 5401 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., is just about completed. It features new fields, a playground, a concession stand and restrooms. There’s even a walking trail for walkers and joggers that goes around the park.

But there’s another improvement that gets Mike Walcott, a recreation supervisor for Pasco County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources, really excited.

The parking.

A proposed stage where special events can be held would cost $150,000 or more, but would create a permanent platform for community productions and performances. (Image courtesy of Heritage Park Foundation)
A proposed stage where special events can be held would cost $150,000 or more, but would create a permanent platform for community productions and performances.
(Image courtesy of Heritage Park Foundation)

“I think the thing a lot of people are going to like is the paved parking,” Walcott said. “Because when you park in a dirt lot in the middle of July and you have those storms come rolling though, it creates a mess.”

Walcott has endured the mess associated with dirt lots long enough to know how bad it can be. He’s been with the county parks department for 15 years, with about eight of them at Land O’ Lakes Community Park.

Small improvements can make a big difference, and they can enhance the experience of visiting the park.

And, with all the bigger improvements ready to be unveiled to the public, he expects a lot more visitors in the future.

The improved fields are good for the park’s existing users like their adult softball league and Police Athletic League youth football. The latter will now have their home games at the park, instead of just using it as a practice facility.

In addition, the park now has a special event area that will be a gathering place for a variety of community events. Walcott sees movies in the park, a farmer’s market and company picnics as just some of the possible uses.

The annual Swampfest event, which was canceled last year due to a conflict with the park’s renovation schedule, is also back on for this November.

And with a potential addition in the future, the possibilities are even greater.

“We’re looking forward to possibly a stage being put out into the park, so we’ll be able to do concerts,” Walcott said.

That project is being spearheaded by the Heritage Park Foundation. And the group’s president, Sandy Graves, believes it would be an artistic feather in the park’s cap.

“I think it will complete that park,” Graves said.

The plan includes a structure that takes up around 2,000 square feet with a back room, electrical hookup and wide steps for people to bring up instruments or other bulky equipment.

The foundation would like to collaborate with local government to help raise funds for the project, which could exceed $150,000. For now, foundation members are raising money on their own, as they try to find a government partnership that works for everybody.

While the park will continue to thrive as a destination for local teams, Graves sees more opportunities for the park as a local hub of community activity.

“Sports is just one facet,” she said. “I think it’s good for the community to have a central gathering space where it can have the festivals that bring a community together.”

Meanwhile, the Land O’ Lakes Community Park is taking advantage of another construction project to enhance users’ experience. When Sanders Memorial Elementary School reopens later this year as the county’s first STEAM magnet school, its proximity to the park invites a natural sharing of facilities. STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics.

They’ll be able to share event space, parking, basketball courts and other facilities.

That collaboration, as well as the existing renovations and potential future improvements, means the park will continue to maximize its resources. At just 16 acres, it’s not a large park, but the new layout will use the area efficiently.

“I think they came up with a great multi-use community park,” Walcott said. “As far as the size that we have here, I think everyone’s going to get something out of it.”

For now, it seems like everyone wants to hear about its progress. Walcott gets residents coming by every day asking about project updates and wanting to see how things are going. And he’s pleased to report that some facets of the park will be available within the next couple of weeks, and the fields are being prepared for use in the coming months. Soon residents will be able to enjoy the new amenities, like the walking trail, concession stand and event area.

And the parking, of course.

“It sounds ridiculous that I keep going back to the paved parking. But oh my goodness, that was the biggest thing. Just getting stuck in the mud,” Walcott said. “I know when people come out here and get a good look at the place, they’re really going to like it. They’re really going to enjoy being out here.”

Published June 10, 2015

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