If your club would like to post announcements, email them to Associate Editor Amber Jurgensen, ajurgensen@plantcityobserver.com. + Plant City Daybreak Rotary The Plant City Daybreak Rotary Club announced Jim Chancey as its president-elect and Sharon Philbin as its secretary. The club also has invited acclaimed pianist Francesco Attesti to perform Jan. 14, 2014, at the Plant […]
Continue ReadingArchives director discovers lost film of Plant City’s not-so-shortcake
It was organized pandemonium the day of Feb. 19, 1999. Volunteer after volunteer filed in line to lug 480 flats of strawberries and 678 half-sheets of shortcake from a refrigerated trailer to an enormous table set up on North Drane Street. The delicious dream was to break the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest […]
Continue ReadingPlant City couple creates fresh business
Every night, Kathie and Stephen Pagliaro destroy their kitchen. Pots and pans are strewn on top of the counter, and utensils are dripping with cake-like substances. But, the Pagliaros aren’t baking. Their Sunbeam mixer is working overtime, twisting and folding the natural ingredients that make up a laundry detergent. They’ve only been making it for […]
Continue ReadingPlant City pickers sell sweet treasures
It was the famous raven-haired Betty Boop that got collector and picker Mia Roach to start her own vintage market outside her store in Plant City, The Honey Hole Marketplace. Roach’s collection of sultry Betty Boop figurines, dish ware and music boxes had monopolized her home office. At the suggestion of fellow collector Janice Bass, […]
Continue ReadingKeel and Curley to host fundraiser for local musician
By the time Plant City musician Andy Snow realized his house was on fire July 20, all he could do was watch. After five hours of fighting the flames, Snow had lost everything and suffered a heart attack in the process. It was one of the darkest days of his life, but the proverbial silver […]
Continue ReadingWalden Lake dog completes therapy training
When Cassandra Banning and her mellow Shih Tzu, Bonnie, entered a nursing home in Dade City, they immediately noticed a man slumped over in his chair. His head was down, and his eyes focused on the floor. His disposition was the exact reason the pair had come to the home. Bonnie was training to become […]
Continue ReadingPut On a Happy Face
David and Shirley Vick sure know how to have fun with life. They have been clowning around for the majority of their marriage — literally. The Vicks were professional clowns. But, they didn’t start out with aspirations to face paint and twist balloons. In fact, it all started out with an interest in puppets. A […]
Continue ReadingState Farm seeks school supplies
State Farm agents are gearing up for the first day of school by collecting school supplies at their offices throughout August to help hundreds of families and children around Hillsborough County. Locally, supplies will be donated to the United Food Bank of Plant City. The following school supplies are needed: • Backpacks • Notebooks, folders and […]
Continue ReadingHospital president leaves Plant City post
Steve Nierman, who has served as president of South Florida Baptist Hospital for the last six years, is leaving Plant City to become the president at Winter Haven Hospital. Nierman’s first day at Winter Haven will be Aug. 30. The transfer comes after Winter Haven Hospital and Tampa Bay area-based BayCare Health System completed a […]
Continue ReadingWalden Lake swan flies the coop
The pond at Walden Lake transformed into swan lake after an elusive white bird made its home there for more than a year. But, it mysteriously vanished several months ago. Residents are left wondering where the majestic swan has gone. Some heard rumors that it was hit on Interstate 4. Others heard it was shot […]
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