Although it will be another six months before Plant City’s farmers will be able to evaluate this year’s strawberry season, so far, the weather has treated the community’s famous crop favorably. “The weather is delightful,” said Ted Campbell, executive director for the Florida Strawberry Growers Association. “It’s perfect right now. There have been no monsoon […]
Continue ReadingFailed abortion survivor to speak at Pregnancy Care Center Banquet
Melissa Ohden was supposed to die. It was a dismal day on Aug. 24, 1977. A 19-year-old college student went to a Sioux City, Iowa, hospital for an abortion. The unmarried woman was a taboo. She was forced into the option by family members. The unwanted baby was Ohden. It didn’t matter that Ohden had […]
Continue ReadingPlant City vet receives all-terrain wheelchair
Always a fighter, Ray Hargroves strained to move his wheelchair deep into the forest. He wanted to hunt with his grandson, Kyle Hargroves, before Kyle left for bootcamp with the U.S. Marines. But, he wouldn’t let Kyle push him. Hargroves had been a Marine himself. It was his service in the military that planted him […]
Continue ReadingArmor Products moves to new Plant City facility
Armorbags and DocksLocks have combined with Armor Products in a new location at 2610 Airport Road. The companies held a celebration Nov. 4, at the new facility. The companies have been in Plant City since 1998 but have rented various facilities. Armor Products closed in May on the current location. The offices have been gutted […]
Continue ReadingLibrary installs new hearing loop
Libraries are usually a quiet place. But, they are also a place to discuss ideas, research and meet. Sometimes, background noise can find its way murmuring up. That’s why the Bruton Memorial Library installed a hearing loop this summer. The hearing loop will help those with hearing disabilities at the service desk. “This is where […]
Continue ReadingSTORE AROUND THE CORNER: SASSI
One look inside Historic Downtown Plant City’s newest boutique will have you singing, “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.” Stylish and Simply Stunning Interiors, or SASSI for short, has brought the holiday spirit to Plant City. And although Christmas only comes once per year, the new store specializes in holiday décor year-round. “That’s […]
Continue ReadingClub Hubbub 11.07.13
If your club would like to post announcements, email them to Associate Editor Amber Jurgensen, ajurgensen@plantcityobserver.com. + Daybreak Rotary Club The annual Country Cracker Feast, hosted at the home of George and Cassandra Banning, was a success. The Rotary Club raised more than $10,000 for the club to use for community-service projects. The club wants to […]
Continue ReadingEmpty Bowls cooks up recipe for success
Nimble hands splashed glaze-soaked paintbrushes onto clay bowl after clay bowl at Florida Brick and Clay. About 10 Plant City High School Civinettes donated their time recently to help with the finishing touches of the community’s 2013 Empty Bowls project. Elementary students have been creating the bowls during special workshops. The bowls are then sold […]
Continue ReadingRobotics team readies for first competition
One Plant City High School science classroom has been buzzing with excitement since the beginning of the school year. The school’s Robotics Team has been tinkering away to create the perfect mechanical specimen for The BEST Robotics Competition Nov. 9, in Tampa. To compete, the team has had to devise a mock company that utilizes […]
Continue ReadingGrowing homeless ministry concerns some local parents
Several times each week, from unknown corners of the community, homeless residents travel the sidewalks with their packs and bikes to Veterans Memorial Monument Park for a feeding ministry run by several Plant City churches. Julia and Ron Dixon, of Restoring Hope Global, started the free initiative two years ago, at the park. As the […]
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