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The Tampa Tribune, Wednesday, August 11, 1993 report said. Trooper Robert French, 30, who lives in the Twin Lakes subdivision, said he knew the suspect, a former girlfriend, and said he had bought her the gun she used to shoot holes in a 1992 Nissan Stanza, the report said. Witnesses said the suspect came to French's house at about 1 a.m. Sunday and rang his doorbell. French came outside the house to talk to her, and they argued, the report said.

She slapped him twice, the report said. Then they argued at her car, and he went back inside his house. The woman then fired five shots into a car, which belonged to Karie Gibbs, 30, French's current girlfriend, a sheriff's report said. French came back outside with his revolver and fired it into the air. The woman fled, the report said.

A deputy confiscated French's revolver, the sheriff's report said. No charges were filed in the case, and it was referred to the State Attorney's Office, said sheriff's spokesman Jon Powers. Sheriff offers class in gun safety and shooting Stop being afraid of that gun. The sheriff's office is offering a gun safety class to teach pistol owners about properly handling and the laws about storing, carrying and using the firearm, said Sgt. Joe Frontz, who is in charge of the sheriff's armory.

Registration has begun for the 12-hour classes, which costs $12 and will be held monthly. The first class meets 6 to 10 p.m. Sept. 9 and 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sept. 11. Students are required to bring their own pistols and 100 rounds of ammunition, Frontz said. Pistols must pass a safety inspection before the class starts, and students must submit to a criminal history background check. "If you know nothing about the weapon, leave it in the condition it is in now and bring it to the class," Frontz said.

There will be four hours of classroom instruction, and the rest of the class will be hands-on instruction, including time at the shooting range, where students will fire at targets. For information, call the sheriff's office Crime Prevention Division. Ask for extension 7286 after calling 521-5100 in Dade City, 996-6892 in Land O' Lakes or 847-5878 in New Port Richey. Health department begins weight-management program The Pasco health department has a four-part weight management seminar on Wednesdays beginning 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. today at the department library at 10841 Little Road.

For information, call Nutrition Services at (813) 869-3900, Ext. 126. He was an electrical mechanic. a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army, and attended St.

Joseph's Catholic Church in Zephyrhills. He is survived by his wife, Marion a daughter, Carol Ann Mazzanti of Oakdale, Long Island, N.Y.: a grandson, and three greatgrandchildren. Oakley Funeral Home, Zephyrhills. WILLIAM G. BYRNE 77, of Islip.

N.Y., formerly of Port Richey, died Friday at Good Samaritan Hospital in New York. He was a native of Astoria, N.Y. He was a retired mail carrier for the U.S. Post Office in Jamaica, N.Y., and a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army.

He was Catholic. He is survived by his wife, Sonia three sons, William Jr. of West Islip. Gary of Coram, N.Y.. and Wayne of Shirley, N.Y.: and seven grandchildren.

National Cremation Society, Holiday. DORIS HOPE DANIELS, 87, of Zephyrhills died Saturday at Zephyr Haven Nursing Home, Zephyrhills. Hospital firm wins 60-day extension PASCO COUNTY Man charged in sex assault on 2 brothers For more than four years, two brothers, fearing they may never see each other again, kept silent about what Sherman Grady Luckey was doing to them, police said. Now living several states away, the boys, felt safe enough to tell. Between March 1989 and March 1991, the boys said, Grady forced them to perform sex acts with him, sometimes while the other brother watched, according to a police report.

If they told anyone, Luckey threatened to force them to live apart, the report said. They remained silent for more than two years after they left Florida until they felt safe to tell juvenile authorities what had happened, the report said. The boys are now in their early teens, according to Capt. Robert Howell, and were related to Luckey by marriage. Acting on information received in June, Zephyrhills police investigated the allegations and arrested Luckey at about 8:30 p.m.

Monday. Luckey, 46, of 39119 Park Drive in Zephyrhills was charged with two counts of capital sexual battery on a child younger than 12. He was being held Tuesday at the Land 0' Lakes Detention Center on $10,000 bond. Resolve pays off with new car, sore feet Scott Taylor, 30, of Hudson outlasted 15 other contestants and drove off in a newly won car Monday evening. It came down to whether Taylor or Kristine Davis, 21, of New Port Richey would be the first to take their hands off of a new, 1993 Dodge Shadow worth $10,000 at Plaza Dodge, which held the contest.

After 71 hours and 51 minutes, Davis gave out. Taylor said he had plenty motivation to win. "My boss told me I'd better drive that new car to work," he said. Taylor, who works for Gulf Hydraulics of New Port Richey, said he took four days off work for the contest and will likely go back to work Thursday after the swelling in his feet goes down. Woman shoots car outside trooper's house A Florida Highway Patrol trooper fired five: shots into the air early Sunday morning to frighten off a woman who had just fired five shots into a car parked at his house, a sheriff's OBITUARIES CARL W.

BAKER 73. of Dade City died Aug. 7 at Dade City Hospital. A native of Clarksburg. W.

he moved to this area 22 years ago from Maryland. He was a road construction worker: a veteran of World War II. serving in the U.S. Army: a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and a member of the Masonic Lodge 155 in Clarksburg. He is survived by his wife.

Anna; two sons. Carl "Billy" W. Ill of Dade City, and Jesse of Mississippi; a daughter, LeAnn Lewandowski of Orlando: a brother. Robert, and a sister, Virginla Thompson, both of Fairmont, W. nine grandchildren, and two great -grandchildren.

Oakley Funeral Home, Dade City. ROBERT LEE BYRNES, 71, of Zephyrhills died Sunday at East Pasco Medical Center, Zephyrhills. A native of Rockaway Beach, N.Y., he moved to this area a year ago from Jackson Heights, Queens, N.Y. YOU voted our Classified ads best! ESTATES are our specialty (all or part) TOP DOLLAR could be realized for your merchandise by competitive bid at McHenry's AUCTION Center (AB120) (813) 788-7942 CONSIGNMENTS WELCOME AUTO HAND WASH HAND WAX $595 7400 US 19 New Port Richey Next to Tire Kingdom 841-6160 By KEVIN WALKER Tribune Staff Writer TAMPA Regional Healthcare Inc. has 60 additional days to file a plan detailing how it will pay off creditors and get out of bankruptcy a delay the Brooksville-based company's attorney said is needed to avoid future litigation.

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Thomas Baynes agreed Tuesday to extend the plan deadline to Oct. 9. It is the second such extension given to Regional Healthcare since it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Feb. 26.

The company operates Spring Hill Regional Hospital, Brooksville Regional Hospital and the Pinebrook Regional Medical Center. Without the delay, "We would have had to file a plan that nobody would have liked," said Robert Soriano, the Tampa attorney hired by Regional Healthcare to represent the company in bankruptcy court. Under bankruptcy rules, Regional Healthcare originally had 120 days to file the plan, a blueprint for revitalizing a hospital system that lost more than $9 million in the last year. Baynes granted the first extension in May, pushing the deadline back to this week because a new management team at the hospital had just been hired. Soriano said the new management, Quorum Health Resources "is on its feet now." But a meeting Thursday between Soriano, hospital board members and attorneys 1 for the company's major creditors flushed out problems with a draft of the reorganization plan Regional Healthcare was prepared to file, Soriano said.

Chief among those problems was determining the collateral held in Regional Healthcare by CNA Insurance Cos. Chicago, which holds about $57 million in bonds issued for expansion and renovations at the not-for-profit hospitals and has loaned another $3 million to Regional Healthcare for operating expenses. CNA's collateral does not equal $60 million, the draft plan contended. That would mean part of the Chicago company's claim against Regional Healthcare perhaps as much as $20 million would be unsecured, said Regional Healthcare in-house attorney Crystal Whitescarver. But filing the reorganization plan as drafted would result in endless litigation over the value of CNA's collateral, Whitescarver and Soriano said.

"It would be a big-time war a battle of the experts," Whitescarver said. "They (CNA) have told us, We'll litigate every issue and make it so expensive that even if you do win, you don't win." Whitescarver, whose job was originally slated to be cut early this month as part of cost-saving measures by Quorum, said Tuesday she will "probably be around until the end of the month. There's still a lot of issues to work out." Soriano said Regional Healthcare wants to avoid lengthy legal battles, preferring to iron out problems with the plan before it is filed. "We don't want things to go back to the way they were before. I mean, that was just ridiculous," Soriano said, referring to the clashes that pitted Regional Healthcare's former management against Hernando County officials and creditors.

That management team, led by former chief executive Steve Wenzel, was replaced in April by Quorum, a Nashville, hospital management company specializing in steering hospitals out of financial trouble. Quorum has smoothed relations with the county and creditors. But Soriano said Tuesday one of Her- ANNOUNCEMENTS The Pasco section of The Tampa Tribune prints engagement, wedding and anniversary announcements free of charge. Forms are available at our offices in Port Richey, 10134 U.S. Highway 19, Port Richey; in Land O' Lakes, 2020 U.S.

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Veterans collecting school supplies for needy kids By ROB CHEPAK Tribune Staff Writer BROOKSVILLE A Spring Hill hopes to arm students marching off full supplies of pencils, paper, rulers, The members of American Legion Unit 186, 4140 Commercial Way in school supplies to donate to classes begin Aug. 23. They have drop-off boxes at several points across Organizers hope to turn the supplies cipals who would then give supplies "There are a lot of children in need supplies, but they can't afford president of the auxiliary unit, when organized the drive. Pupils "need to be able to be taught some of them don't have the supplies Finley said. Though statistics on the number poverty were unavailable Tuesday, lunches in the 1992-93 school received reduced-price meals.

In order to qualify for a free family of four would have to have pupil from a family of three $15,041 or less. Students enrolled in kindergarten grade will be eligible to receive school students were not included have part-time jobs that allow organizers said. native of Sandusky, Ohio, she moved to this area 20 years ago from Decatur, Mich. She was a homemaker, a school teacher, and past co-owner of Daniels' Cafe in Decatur. She was past matron of the Order of Eastern Star, Decatur, and member of the Wesleyan MethodChurch of Zephyrhills.

She is survived by a son, Doug of Zephyrhills; daughter, Leah Pickavet of Walkerton, three brothers, Curby Cochran and Woodrow Cochran of Walkerton, and Herman Cochran of Ligonier, a sister, Nina Anderof Keene. Texas; five grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren. Coleman and Ferguson Funeral Home, RicheyRichardson Chapel, Zephyrhills. ANTHONY B. SEIDEL, 82, of Port Richey died Monday at NationHealth Care Center in Hudson.

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would need access to through the eighthsupplies. Needy high because they will probathem to buy supplies, TIM photo American Legion Post and Auxiliary Rick Watkins in inspecting the Lemembers Fran Horan, left, George gion's collection box of school supMcKechnie and Tresa Finley, right, plies donated by shoppers for needy joined Brooksville Wal-Mart manager school children Tuesday. Air Force. He was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church in Hudson.

He is survived by his wife, Helen; a stepdaughter, Bette Tittle Funeral Notices RUSH CRYSTAL SPRINGS Leslie Vern Rush, 91, of Crystal Springs, died Monday evening. He was a native of Decatur, MI and came here 20 years ago from Merritt, MI. He was a retired Millwright for General Motors. He served in the US Navy and was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Zephyrhills. He is survived by his wife, Ella Rush; 2 sons: Jerry Rush, of Clarkston, MI and Kenneth Rush, of Grayling, MI; one daughter, Iva Potter, of Waterford, MI; 10 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren and long time friends Carmen and Francisco ADJUST SLEEPING FREE REPAIRS ALL store for details.

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Gladys passed away Monday, August 9th, at her home after an extended illness. She was born in and Loretta Bero of Gardenia, two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Bell Funeral Home, Bayonet Point. Valdosta, GA and came to Florida in 1918. She was a waitress for the Jack Tar Hotel in Clearwater for 12 year and was a Baptist.

She is survived by her daughter, Dorothy. Buggle, of Dade City; 1 daughter-in-law, Eunice Crews, of Gainesville, FL; 5 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren and 1 great great granddaughter; numerous nieces and nephews and a long time companion, Dwight (Buddy) Rosson, of Largo. Friends may call on the family from 7-9 P.M. Wednesday (today), at the Funeral Home and 9 A.M.2 P.M. Thursday.

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