Tickets on sale for mystery dinner
Some theater rehearsals are formal occasions, with the actors concentrating on the seriousness of their craft. The rehearsals for this annual mystery dinner theater are nothing like that. At St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Monday, Aug. 24, cast and crew sat around a table laughing and exchanging interpretations of each other’s characters. “We don’t take anything […]
Continue ReadingLocal author to have book launch party
By Arden White | Staff Intern Ever wondered what walls would say if they could talk? Well, they do in local author Maura Satchell’s new book, “The Gray Lady of Long Branch.” “The Gray Lady of Long Branch” is a fiction novel about a Victorian home in Long Branch, New Jersey. The home itself is […]
Continue ReadingNew worship pastor starts at First Baptist Church
By Arden White | Staff Intern Plant City’s First Baptist Church has a new worship pastor. Ken Van Cura’s first day was Sunday, Aug. 23. Van Cura is in charge of directing the worship and music ministry at the North Palmer Street church. He’s the perfect man for the job. This January he released his […]
Continue ReadingFocus on Fitness: Exercise and stress management
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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