Ahoy, mateys! The Plant City Garden Club will host its annual Flower Show from 5 to 8 p.m. Feb. 7, at Walden Lake Golf and Country Club, 2001 Clubhouse Drive. Themed “The Pirates Adventure,” guests of this year’s show also can enjoy a buffet dinner, live entertainment by local favorites Ace Jackson and the Jump […]
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Win two tickets to annual cookout!
The Plant City Observer and Plant City Elks Lodge #1727 have partnered to give away two tickets to the 25th annual Wild Game Cookout. This men’s night out will take place from 6 to 11 p.m. Feb. 9, at the Hillsborough County Cattlemen’s Association Building, 6404 S. C.R. 39, one mile south of State Road […]
Continue ReadingPlant City resident needs help finding lost dog
Plant City High School secretary Sherri Iturriaga is asking for help locating her beloved dog, Rosco, a 7-year-old white miniature Schnauzer. On New Year’s Eve, Rosco broke away from his lead and ran away from his home, located off Robinson Farms Lane off Colson Road and James L. Redman Parkway. The family is offering a […]
Continue ReadingNew Hope to host basketball tourney
The Greater New Hope Anointed Ministries Prayer Retreat Center Inc. will host a basketball tournament beginning at 9 a.m. Jan. 26, at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center, 1601 E. Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd. Registration costs $35 per youth team of five (fifth- through eighth-graders and ninth- through 12th-graders), and $50 per […]
Continue ReadingWalden Lake to host kindergaten roundup
Walden Lake Elementary School will host its kindergarten round-up for the 2013-2014 school year at 6 p.m. Feb. 7, at the school, 2800 Turkey Creek Road. Children who are 5 years old on or before Sept. 1, 2013, may register for kindergarten. Birth certificate, immunization record, recent physical (within a year of the first day […]
Continue ReadingGarden produces oversized squash
The First United Methodist Church’s Community Cafe had some special menu items Jan. 4 — two 32-pound Calabaza squashes.
Continue ReadingBruton library to host book sale
The Friends of the Bruton Memorial Library will be holding its annual clearance book sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 18 and 19, at the library, 302 W. McLendon St. There also will be a preview sale for Friends members from 9 to 10 a.m. Jan. 18.
Continue ReadingChurch plans new quilting class
The Plant City Seventh-day Adventist Church again will offer a quilting class.
Continue ReadingSingles club changes name
Attention Plant City lovebirds: The Strawberry Singles Club, a community institution since 1995, is changing not only its name but also its direction. Beginning Jan. 1, 2013, the club is changing its name to the Plant City Social Dance Club. It is open to singles, married couples and dating couples.
Continue ReadingLibrary to offer gardening program
Bruton Memorial Library will host its next Master Gardening Program, titled “25 Palms Your Neighbors Don’t Have,” from 7 to 8 p.m., Jan. 14, at the library, 302 McLendon St.
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