Julie Hasting, director of the Blueberry Festival Pageant, has the perfect recipe to unwind at the end of a long week. This tropical margarita will be perfect for summer. INGREDIENTS 3 shots of your favorite tequila 1 cup blueberries 1/2 container of frozen Minute Maid Limeade 1/2 cup of margarita mix METHOD • Mix 2 cups […]
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Blueberry Muffins Fit for a Queen
This classic blueberry muffin recipe is 2014 Blueberry Festival Queen Shelby St. Amant’s favorite. She has made the muffins with her mom — using Keel & Curley fresh blueberries, of course. “These muffins (are) so delicious, and it was because of the fresh blueberries we picked,” she says. INGREDIENTS 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons […]
Continue ReadingCoconut Blueberry Cheesecake Bars
The Keel Family has enjoyed eating blueberry cheesecake bars for years. But, their recipe calls for a tropical twist, infusing the bars with coconut. INGREDIENTS 1/2 cup butter 3/4 cup crusted graham crackers 1/2 cup flower 1/2 cup flake coconut 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup ground pecans 2/3 cup sugar 1 1/2 8-ounce cream cheese, […]
Continue ReadingPlant City’s Easter Events, Services
25th Annual City-Wide Easter Egg Hunt — begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 19, at Otis M. Andrews Sports Complex, 2602 E. Cherry Street. Children ages 3 to 11 can hunt for 10,000 eggs. Hunters should bring his or her own Easter basket. For more, visit plantcitygov.com/index.aspx?nid=685. 74th Annual Marie B. Ellis Community Easter Egg […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Michael Brett Ballard
Michael Brett Ballard, 24, died April 13, 2014, in Clearwater. He was born March 27, 1990, in Tampa, to Michael J. Ballard and Tina (Odom). He was a sales clerk at a convenience store in Clearwater. He is survived by his parents, a daughter, Sophia Ballard; a son, Julian Ballard; twin sisters, Kaylee Brown and […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Geneva Mary Chillura
Geneva Mary Chillura, 93, of Plant City, died April 8, 2014, in the Sun City Center Hospice, Ruskin, following a long illness. She was born Aug. 8, 1920, in the Baxter community of Baker County. She had lived for the past 90 years in Tampa and Plant City. She was the daughter of the late […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Mary Lou Ham
Mary Lou Ham, 88, died April 4, 2014. Born in Ojus (Miami/Dade), Mrs. Ham grew up with four brothers and three sisters, on a farm near Plant City, where she learned the values of hard work, frugality and discipline. Married in 1946, she was a loving homemaker, helped to manage Ham’s Pharmacy, in St. Petersburg, […]
Continue ReadingObituary: P.L. Lawrence
P.L. Lawrence, 79, of Plant City, died April 9, 2014, after a courageous seven-year battle with cancer. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather, who loved to hunt, fish and talk. He enjoyed talking to people and never met a stranger. He worked for and retired from Bowman Transportation and Lakeland Harbor as a […]
Continue ReadingObituary: John Pass
John Pass, 58, of Plant City, died April 10, 2014. He was a member of Iron Workers Local Union 397. He enjoyed fishing and hunting, and loved his family. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Katrina Pass; daughter, Katie Pass Arline; grandchildren, Michael Pass, and Matthew Pass; brothers, Kenny Pass, Bruce Pass […]
Continue ReadingObituary: James Fred Snellgrove
James Fred Snellgrove, 80, of Plant City died April 8, 2014, at South Florida Baptist Hospital, in Plant City. Born Oct. 17, 1933 in Dublin, Ga., he was the son of the late Hubert and Tommie Cochran Snellgrove. He was the husband of Gladys Richter Snellgrove, who survives. James was predeceased by his son, James […]
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