Youth pop band NRG and the Plant City Times & Observer are teaming up to give one lucky winner tickets to one of this year’s hottest concerts! The Rascal Flatts prize pack includes two general admission tickets, as well as two tickets to the concert, which takes place at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 2. Plant […]
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Florida Strawberry Festival Ticket Winner: Rachel Green
We received many, many entries for the first of our NRG/Plant City Times & Observer Florida Strawberry Festival ticket giveaways. Some made us laugh, while others tugged at our heartstrings. In the end, Rachel Green’s entry stood out above the rest: “I am thrilled to get the chance to share my special story with you,” […]
Continue ReadingWEEKEND BEST BET: Daddy-Daughter Dance
Plant City Recreation and Parks Department’s Fifth Annual Daddy Daughter Dance — takes place from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at HCC Plant City’s John R. Trinkle Center, 1206 N. Park Road. Doors will open at 3:20 p.m., and guests will be able to take their Keepsake Photo at that time. This event […]
Continue ReadingWinner: April Farkas
April Farkas submitted this photo of Plant City famous strawberry water tower. The Plant City Times & Observer, State Farm Insurance agent Tony Lee and The Corner Store have partnered to host the I Love Plant City Photo Contest. Winners will have their photo featured and receive a $10 gift certificate to The Corner Store! […]
Continue ReadingFAITH MATTERS: Exercise your ‘spiritual heart’
Man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart. — 1 Samuel 16:7 This month, our nation marks “heart month” with a special emphasis on Americans being “heart healthy.” There is no denying that is good for us to remember that, while our physical hearts need to be healthy, we must […]
Continue ReadingPAST & PRESENCE: Albert Schneider: Festival’s first president
For the onset of Florida Strawberry Festival season, we decided to take a look back at the beginning of the festival. As noted historian D. E. Bailey Jr. wrote, “Harvest festivals have long been traditional with every country in the land.” Plant City was going to have one. The role of strawberry production and sales […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Larry Leveson
Larry Leveson, 73, died Feb. 15, 2014, at South Florida Baptist Hospital, in Plant City. Born March 20, 1940, Mr. Leveson was a graduate of Miami Edison High School and a U.S. Air Force veteran. Surviving family members include Harris Leveson III, Rhonda Morton, Sabrina and Keith Wade, Lynda and Jeff Buchanan, Bernie and Toni […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Dr. James R. Hoover
Dr. James R. Hoover, 72, of Plant City, died Feb. 10, 2014. Born Dec. 30, 1941, Mr. Hoover was a graduate of Plant City High School, the University of Florida and the University of Maryland Dental School. Following graduation, he returned to Plant City for a life of service to the community he loved. He […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Edwin Lee Dekle
Edwin Lee Dekle, 79, of Lakeland, died Feb. 11, 2014. He was a U.S. Army veteran, a member of the Ham’s Amateur Radio Club of Polk County, devoted Gators fan and husband of 49 years to his wife, Betty (Lassiter), who survives. Other survivors include three daughters, Debbie Ross (Kenny), Linda Turner (George) and […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Barbara (Dowling) Easterbrooks
Barbara (Dowling) Easterbrooks, 66, eldest daughter of Elmer and Eunice Dowling (deceased), and mother to her only child, Bridget, 47, died Feb. 11, 2014. Mrs. Easterbrooks was a highly educated, beautiful and outspoken woman to be lovingly remembered by all. She is survived by her husband of 26 years, Eugene; her caring son-in-law, Michael; three […]
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