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Proud Grandparents Eager To Watch Outback Performance

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By BARBARA ROUTEN, Tribune correspondent

Published: December 29, 2007

SUN CITY CENTER - When the University of Wisconsin Badgers enter Raymond James Stadium for their fourth Outback Bowl in Tampa on Tuesday, Sarah and Rachel Elbing, granddaughters of Sun City Center residents Fred and Jeanette Kroog, will march in, too.

Rachel, a senior at UW, is the marching band's drum major, and sister Sarah, a sophomore, plays tuba.

The girls' parents, Rebecca and Paul Elbing of Amery, Wis., will accompany Rebecca's folks, the Kroogs, to the game.

As part of the scheduled Outback Bowl activities, the band will compete against the University of Tennessee's Pride of the Southland from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Outback Bowl Beach Day at the Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort, 400 Mandalay Ave., Clearwater Beach. The free event is open to the public and will include a tug-of-war, sky divers and a trivia contest.

At 5:30 p.m. Monday, the two bands will perform in the TECO Energy Parade and Band Blast along Seventh Avenue in Ybor City.

The UW band includes about 300 members under the direction of Michael Leckrone. It "is known nationally as one of the most entertaining college bands in the country," Fred Kroog said.

For information about Outback Bowl events, visit www.outbackbowl.com/events/calendar.html or call (813) 874-2695.

Military Officers To Be Installed

TAMPA - The Tampa Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America will hold a luncheon meeting at 11 a.m. Jan. 10 at the MacDill Air Force Base Officers' Club.

Officers and board members for the new year will be installed by retired U.S. Army Col. Warren S. Lacy, editor of the Military Officer Magazine. Warren also will be the guest speaker at the installation meeting.

Special guests include flag officers, general officers and coalition officers from the base. Any active duty, National Guard, Reserve, retired or former officers may join the organization.

For information, visit www.moaatampa.com. For luncheon reservations, call (813) 218-3413.
Camp Bayou Offers Winter Vacation Camp

RUSKIN - A winter vacation day camp with a Be a Citizen Scientist theme will be held for 7- to 12-year-olds from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday at Camp Bayou, 4140 24th St. S.E.

The first half of the day will be devoted to learning about pre-Columbian history of the area, including making pinch pots or weaving baskets, working in a simulated archaeological dig and learning to take accurate notes and photographs.

The second half will include netting aquatic insects, seeking wildlife by track and scat identification, pit traps and point counts. Equipment for monitoring wildlife in one's own yard will be made.

Cost is $75 per child, per day. Attendees must pre-register and bring their own bagged lunch.

For information, contact Dolly Cummings, education director, at camp@camp bayou.org or call her at (813) 363-5438.

Nature Program Fit For Families

RUSKIN - Families are needed to monitor the critters at Camp Bayou as part of a new, free family naturalist program that will be held beginning at 9:30 a.m. Saturdays in January at Camp Bayou, 4140 24th St. S.E.

On Jan. 5, families will learn what a naturalist is, will count butterflies and, as a service project, weed a habitat.

On Jan. 12, the group will learn what biological indicators are, count aquatic invertebrates and pick up trash.

On Jan. 19, participants will hear about keystone species, hunt for gopher tortoise burrows and make signs to mark them.

On Jan. 26, a classroom talk will define biodiversity and will include an activity of identifying and growing native plants and removing non-native plants.

For information, visit www.campbayou.org/ famnat.html or contact Cummings at citsci@camp bayou.org or by phone at (813) 363-5438.
Camp Bayou is a partnership between the Ruskin Community Development Foundation and the Hillsborough County Parks, Recreation and Conservation Department.

Bereavement Group Starts Meetings

RUSKIN - St. Anne Catholic Church, 106 11th Ave. N.E., is forming a bereavement group called Grief Share.

The 13-week series begins at 7 p.m. Jan. 7 in the Religious Education Building. Although this is a Christian-oriented series, one need not be Catholic to attend.

The evenings will start with a video featuring interviews with grief and recovery experts, dramatic re-enactments and personal stories of people grieving the death of a loved one. After watching the film, members of the group will discuss what they saw and what they are experiencing in their lives.

For information about Grief Share, visit www.grief share.org/about/. To register, call the parish office, (813) 645-1714.

Democrats Discuss Amendments, Races

RUSKIN - The South Shore Democrats will meet Thursday at 1 p.m. for socializing and at 1:30 p.m. for the official meeting at the SouthShore Regional Library, 15816 Beth Shields Way.

Kevin Beckner, a candidate for the Hillsborough County Commission's District 6 seat, and Susan Smith, Democratic Party activist, will speak. Items to be addressed include 2008 proposed amendments to the state constitution.

For information, call Nate Bell, (813) 642-8013. For rides, call Crayton Awtry at (813) 633-0283.

Snippets

United Community Church, 1501 La Jolla Ave., Sun City Center, will hold a Twelfth Night (Epiphany) Service in the sanctuary at 7 p.m. Friday, followed by a dessert reception with trifle and wassail in the Great Hall.

Send news and photos of community interest to Barbara Routen at The Tampa Tribune, 505 W. Robertson St., Brandon FL 33511, e-mail neighbors@tampa bay.rr.com or call (813) 657-4531.

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