By Michael Eng | Managing Editor The Plant City Family YMCA was alive with activity Nov. 3, when the organization hosted its Turkey Trot, Drive One and Fall Festival events.
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PHOTO GALLERY: Optimist Club golf tournament
By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor The Plant City Optimist Club was blessed with a sunny day for its annual golf tournament Nov. 3, at Walden Lake Golf and Country Club.
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Cheer off
By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor Cheerleaders from several area squads took the stage at the 2012 Florida Youth Football and Cheerleading Association’s Cheer Off competition Nov. 3, at the Evelyn and Batista Madonia Agricultural Center on the Florida Strawberry Festival grounds.
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Antioch Days
By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor Photos submitted by the East Thonotosassa Baptist Church The seventh annual Antioch Days celebration took place Nov. 3. Antioch Days is a time set aside each year to celebrate the 1854 founding of the Church at Antioch. “It is a solemn recognition of the faithfulness and dedication of early Christians-who in […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Health Center of Plant City Car Show
By Michael Eng | Managing Editor Residents and employees at The Health Center of Plant City enjoyed an afternoon of food, fun and Elvis Presley at the center’s car show Nov. 2.
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Plant City’s trick-or-treaters
Residents of Plant City sent in spooky and adorable pictures of their trick-or-treaters this Halloween. There were the traditional superheroes and princesses, but also some unique costumes like cotton candy. vzlomat.net
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Walden Lake Halloween
Photographer Sophia Hyde spent her Halloween snapping photos of Walden Lake trick-or-treaters.
Continue ReadingRoad to Queen’s crown begins Sunday
By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor Fresh off her win as Miss February in the Calendar Girls pageant at Plant City High School, Maddy Keene is excited to continue her career as a pageant girl in Plant City’s most famous competition, the Florida Strawberry Festival Queen’s Pageant.
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Fay Elizabeth Blanton, Betty Catherine Burton, Juanita Carolyn Forbes, Basilia Santana Jimenez, Juanita B. ‘Nita’ Murray and Danelle Lynn Whittaker
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Jeans and Jacket Gala
By Amber Jurgensen | Associate Editor The Youth Alliance hosted the Jeans and Jacket Gala at the Strawberry Festival Expo Hall Oct. 27.
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