This Week In Quotes

“It is a team sport, and I wanted my daughters to learn how to work with others. The most important thing though is the physical aspect of it. It is important for kids to stay active, and with cheerleading, they can do that and have fun at the same time.”
Cindy Bythewood, on her three daughter’s involvement in the , which starts its second season Aug. 31

“In addition to the historic and ecological benefits a new tower will provide, Temple Terrace may also benefit from tourist dollars brought in by the tower as a tourist attraction. It is estimated the cities of Gainesville, Florida and Austin, Texas realize $1,000,000 and $10,000,000 respectively in dollars attributed to tourists who visit to watch the bats fly out from their roosts in the evening.”
Tim Lancaster, a member of the Bat Tower Committee, on the benefits of reconstructing the Temple Terrace Bat Tower, which will be the subject of a

“I caution that these numbers are encouraging, and I don’t want to down play them, but we need to keep working together to further reduce crime in Temple Terrace, Thank you very much for reducing crime in your community.”
Community Service Officer Tracy Mishler with the Temple Terrace Police Department, on in the community

“I have to take care of him and my kids. I cannot ever give up. If I break, then they will all break. I have to keep us together by staying positive.”
Aquarius Prince, who organized a second annual to benefit her husband L.J. Prince who is battling cancer

“It is very important for me to learn everyone’s names and let them meet me so they are familiar with me. I want students to be able to come to me with anything.”
Kathy Stow, principal of , which opened its doors on the Aug. 23

“Everyone always imagines owning their own sports bar or restaurant. I had always been working for someone else, and I just wanted to do it myself one day.”
Eric Tremmel, co-owner of , on opening the restaurant

“But by far the biggest problem with oaks is how their roots affect my vegetable garden.  Oak trees seem to send out scout roots to search for any area that’s particularly moist and fertile – like my raised beds.  As soon as they find those areas they grow a fine mesh of colonizing roots to soak up every bit of moisture and fertilizer.”
Blogger Steven McBride on his love/hate relationship with oak trees

“The best part of the evening was seeing friends after the long summer break and welcoming new teachers to the community.”
Blogger Tara Welch Zekri on a dinner that American Youth Academy sponsored for Ramadan

Comment of the Week:
“Servers work hard and deserve to be appreciated. I paid my dues at Pizza Hut and Ruby Tuesday and I always treat people nicely in public as a result.”
Patch reader Danny Palmer in response to blogger David Machowski’s post on bad tippers