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Lennard High FFA Wins State Landscaping Award

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By BARBARA ROUTEN Tribune correspondent

The Tampa Tribune

Published: March 18, 2009

RUSKIN - The Lennard High School FFA team, including freshman Lucas Worley, sophomore Ryan Capps, junior Ashley Leonard and senior Kole Peterson, won the 2009 State Nursery and Landscape Career Development Event Feb. 28 at the Pinellas Technical Education Center in St. Petersburg. Erin Elsberry, Lennard High School agriscience and FFA advisor, accompanied the students.

Thirty-four teams from all over Florida competed. The Lennard team will advance to represent Florida in the National Nursery and Landscape CDE at the FFA Convention in Indianapolis in October.

"I have one graduating senior Peterson on the team," Elsberry said. He is planning to attend Hillsborough Community College's SouthShore campus, "so it will work out for him to come to practices for the national contest. He is committed to the team. We are lucky."

The Nursery and Landscape CDE encourages students to learn about the nursery and landscape industry. Participants must identify plants, insects and diseases, evaluate job sites, interpret landscape plans and deal with equipment maintenance situations.

The Minister Of Words And Songs

GIBSONTON - Mr. Gospel Trumpet, aka Jerry Goff, will be the featured speaker at the 10:30 a.m. service March 29 at the First Baptist Church of Gibsonton, 9912 Indiana St. Goff and his wife, Little Jan, will minister in word and songs of praise and worship.

Goff presents lectures and crusades about positive spiritual attitudes and is one of the Gospel Music Association's founders. He is an accomplished musician and composer, having written and recorded such songs as "Please Search the Book Again" and "Tear Stains in the Sand."

For information, call the church office, (813) 677-1301.

Mark Sharpe Speaks At Rotary

The South Shore Rotary Club will host County Commissioner Mark Sharpe as guest speaker at the club's weekly meeting at noon March 25 at The Golf Club at Cypress Creek, 1011 Cypress Village Blvd.

Guests and Rotarians from other clubs are welcome. Lunch costs $12.

For information, call David Madden at (813) 447-9015.

Program Features GOP Leader

SUN CITY CENTER - A meeting of the Greater Sun City Center Republican Club will begin with social time at 1:30 p.m., followed at 2 p.m. by a program featuring Deborah Cox-Roush, newly elected chairwoman of the Hillsborough County Republican Executive Committee.

Cox-Roush will swear in the 2009 officers and suggest ways for the Republican Party to take back Congressional seats in the 2010 elections. Republicans and Independents are invited. New and prospective members are welcome.

For information, contact Dee Williams at (813) 633-1360.

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

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