Let’s face it: everyone gets stressed out now and again. Some more than others, depending on how we react individually to certain situations. There are many ways to help reduce stress, but they aren’t always good choices: binge eating, taking stress out on others, procrastinating, sleeping too much, withdrawing from others and more. However, there […]
Continue ReadingSoaring Sounds Ensemble to perform at PCE theater
On Saturday, Aug. 22, the 150 seats at Plant City Entertainment will be open for anyone who wishes to enjoy a capella by the Soaring Sounds Vocal Ensemble. The entire ensemble is a mixture of around 30 paid singers, ranging from backpacked college kids to 50-year-old science teachers, all with a love for music and […]
Continue ReadingP.C. Tennis Center to host round robin
The Plant City Tennis Center is hosting a junior round robin at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29. The Round Robin will consist of matches between young athletes who are participating in the junior league. One of the main goals of the event is for the boys and girls to become familiar with each others before […]
Continue ReadingTake a step back and ground yourself
When what you feel seems overwhelming, a technique called grounding may help you. Grounding involves recognizing details in your immediate surroundings that distract you from heavy emotions. Notice what pictures are on a wall or the kinds of trees growing in an area. Doing this furthers your ability to put some distance between you and […]
Continue ReadingFirst Baptist Church students travel to D.C.
With over 30 kids ages 14 to 18 from Plant City, and 800 individuals in total at the Student Leadership University program in Washington D.C., the parents and youth leaders attending had more than enough to handle from July 13 to 17. Among the leaders was Ricky Lindsey, the youth pastor at Plant City’s First […]
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Cops Corner 08.07.15
The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Plant City Police Department. JULY 24 UNCHECKED CHECK 600 block of North Maryland Avenue. Counterfeit check. Officer responded to the business in reference to a fraudulent check for $534 that had been passed 10 days earlier. APPLIANCES UNPLUGGED 1100 block of North […]
Continue ReadingPlant City’s Noon Rotary Club: 60 Years of Service
When a 1905 group of Chicago businessmen envisioned a service club that would function like the driving force of a machine’s rotary wheel they did not know just how far that vision would take Rotary International. Rotary has grown to 24,282 clubs, 1.22 million members in over 200 countries, $1.2 billion in assets and annual […]
Continue ReadingHow big are your dreams?
Have you ever began a project with the sunshine of excitement only to be met with the dreary rain of others’ doubt and despairing words? Do the phrases, “You can’t do that” or “Are you out of your mind,” inspire you to roll forward with a new sense of “Watch me!” Or do they make […]
Continue ReadingRelay for Life back in top ten
Though the collections are still coming in and the exact ranking won’t be known until late August, one thing is for sure: Plant City Relay for Life is back in the top ten out of 350 events in Florida. The 2014 event ranked 11th. Years before it had climbed to second in the state. “We […]
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