Grand champion: Chance Christie Reserve grand champion: Hillsborough County FFA Federation, shown by Rayne Smith Class 1 First Place: Ashlyn Barror Second Place: Mary Catherine Stephens Third Place: Marissa Zolna Fourth Place: Kenneth Hattway Fifth Place: Meghan Sodders Sixth Place: Tyler Hewett Seventh Place: Gerald Williams Eighth Place: Olivia Whitman Class 2 First Place: Siera Linton Second Place: Grace Gainer Third Place: Tyson Griffin […]
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Festival Winners: Dairy
Grand champion Ayrshire grand champion: Aidan Heidt Brown Swiss grand champion: Aaron Bingham Guernsey grand champion: Caleb Allen Holstein grand champion: Gracie Lee Jersey grand champion: Kyleigh Glenn Reserve grand champion Reserve grand champion: Aaron Bingham Brown Swiss reserve grand champion: Gracie Lee Guernsey reserve grand champion: Hunter Fioretto Holstein reserve grand champion: Brandon Carey […]
Continue ReadingFestival Winners: Beef
GRAND CHAMPION All breeds heifer: Meagan Meredith All breeds bull: Casey Harper Bred and owned heifer: Kaleb Williams Bred and owned bull: Kaleb Williams Angus heifer: Clayton Brock Angus bull: Kendall Locke Brangus Heifer: Cassidy Polston Grand champion brangus bull and reserve grand champion brangus bull: Casey Harper Other breeds heifer: Meagan Meredith Other breeds […]
Continue ReadingFestival Winners: Steer
Overall grand champion: Jarrett Gillman Overall reserve grand champion: Clay Joyner Lightweight Grand champion: Anna Conrad Reserve grand champion: Ethan Vaughan Middleweight Grand champion: Cheyenne Lopez Reserve grand champion: Brett Love Heavyweight Grand champion: Jarrett Gillman Reserve grand champion: Clay Joyner Class 1 First: Kayla Mishler Second: Madi Conrad Third: Zachary Campbell Fourth: Haley Flack […]
Continue ReadingFestival Winners: Baby Contest
DECORATED DIAPER Come Join the Party: Raelynn Rose Torbert Funniest: Hagen Lee Meiers Strawberry: Jisselle Marie Salinas Cartoon: Tucker Russell Brown FEATURES CONTESTS Biggest eyes: Jameson William Roberts Most hair: Jisselle Marie Salinas Chubbiest cheeks: Gemma Jean Bauer Look-alike twins: Presley Suzanne Arman and Paisley Alina Arman PRETTIEST GIRL 6- to 9-months: Ainslee Elizabeth Creel 10- to 12-months: Tiftyn Raelynn Gill 13- to 15-months: […]
Continue ReadingTalk of the Town: 2015 Florida Strawberry Festival
The 2015 Florida Strawberry Festival was a great success, by many accounts. Social media accounts, that is. What were people saying about #berryfest15? The Plant City Times & Observer combed through all of your Festival-related Tweets and Instagram photos to find out. [View the story “2015 Florida Strawberry Festival” on Storify]
Continue ReadingLocal winner for Stingray Corvette drawn
Ann Trinkle was drawn as the winner of the Stingray Chevrolet Corvette drawing Sunday, March 8, at the Florida Strawberry Festival grounds. The local winner went to test out her ride Monday. The raffle benefits Unity in the Community and the many Plant City organizations it supports.
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Reba
To close out the Florida Strawberry Festival, country music veteran Reba McEntire gave Plant City a show it won’t soon forget. After an opening set by local favorite Caroline Kole – during which audience member Willie Hunt proposed to his girlfriend, Trace Woolverton – McEntire came out to thunderous applause from a packed house and, […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: John Legend
Grammy-winning musician John Legend wowed the Florida Strawberry Festival audience on Saturday, March 7, from the Wish Farms Soundstage. Legend entertained the crowd with both his piano-driven ballads and help from his backing band, occasionally inviting the packed house to sing along.
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