Grandparents step in to raise five girls [Times photo: Janel Schroeder Tina Dean doesn't care what she gets for Christmas, because she knows she can't have what she really wants. Michele Miller Parents young, old share kids' upbringing The catalog that came with a friendly reminder of last year's Christmas gift recipients struck a sad note. That one name, that of my grandmother, had to be crossed off the list had me counting my losses and reminiscing about the impact this woman had made on my life.

December 24, 2000

Jan Glidewell
Ahh, family: Christmas with the Kennedys
This is going to be an interesting Christmas.

Teachers moonlight for extra cash
After school, many Pasco teachers head to a part-time job as a janitor or waitress. The second paycheck helps cover expenses or pay for college.

14-year-old boy charged with DUI
LAND O'LAKES -- It will be two years before he can legally drive and seven years before he can legally drink, but a 14-year-old Tampa boy was charged with doing both Friday night.

Raffle winner to hitch ride on new Suncoast Parkway
Proceeds will go to the Gold Shield Foundation, an organization that helps spouses and children of police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty.

First team defense
Wesley Chapel -- JASON BOYD Jr./5-10/185

Second team
OFFENSE

First team offense
Zephyrhills -- QB JOHN BRISCOE Sr./6-0/175

Quick step helps Boyd wreak havoc
WESLEY CHAPEL -- One step.

Pestana's impact felt by opponents and record books
LAND O'LAKES -- What is left to be written about a player for which virtually everything has already been written?

Ecstasy traffic is on the rise in Hernando
Authorities are starting to see more sales offenses involving the drug, which is popular among people in their teens and 20s.

Dade City man dies in house fire
RIDGE MANOR -- A 33-year-old Dade City man died early Saturday when fire consumed a Ridge Manor Boulevard home where he slept.