Zephyrhills centennial now has a face

Main Street Zephyrhills releases official 100th birthday logo

By Kyle LoJacono

Staff Writer

ZEPHYRHILLS — Most in Zephyrhills know the city is celebrating its 100th birthday in 2010, but now residents have a logo to fit with the anniversary.

Main Street Zephyrhills showed off the official logo for the 100th anniversary of Zephyrhills’ founding at a meeting on Jan. 11. The logo was designed by Roberto Escobar, owner of RS Media Solutions, and is currently hanging from lampposts in downtown Zephyrhills. Special to The Laker.

“We’ve worked on designing the right logo to represent the 100th birthday for a while now, and I think what was picked does a great job of representing the city,” said Brenda Welcher, executive director of Main Street Zephyrhills Inc.

The city was founded by Howard Barth Jeffries on March 10, 1910 when he bought 35,000 acres of land. Before then the area was known as Abbott Station.

MSZI is organizing several events for the centennial celebration, including Zephyrhills Founder’s Day on March 13 and 14. The organization released the logo at a meeting on Jan. 11, where Zephyrhills Mayor Cliff McDuffie spoke about the city’s birthday.

“It’s great to be able to say Zephyrhills has been around for a century,” McDuffie said before the logo’s release. “It’s important to celebrate things like this to both remember the city’s past and also look at how we can keep Zephyrhills a viable place for people to live.”

McDuffie has been mayor for eight years.

The logo was designed by RS Media Solutions owner Roberto Escobar as a donation to MSZI, and shows several elements the city is known for, including skydivers from Skydive City and a spigot that people once used in downtown Zephyrhills.

“The first Zephyrhills High School, which is now Stewart Middle School, is also in the background,” Welcher said. “The clock from Clock Plaza downtown is in front of the stage.

“It’s very exciting to be kicking off the celebration of 100 years with the logo because we have a lot of special things planned. Releasing the logo was just the first step in giving the city a birthday party it will never forget.”

Welcher said the logo is hanging from lampposts in downtown Zephyrhills and will be featured prominently during Founder’s Day.

For more information on future MSZI events, visit www.mainstreetzephyrhills.org.

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