Plant City Community Chorale is looking for new singers to perform in it’s January concert, “Songs for a New Day.” If you are interested, attend the first rehearsal from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5, at First Presbyterian Church, 404 W. Reynolds St. Members have mixed ages, backgrounds and musical abilities. You do not […]
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AMVETS Post 44 busy this holiday season
AMVETS Post 44 off of State Road 60 participated in plenty of holiday charity events. On Nov. 23, members cleaned up two miles of road from Turkey Creek Road west past the Hillsborough Fairgrounds. Following the clean-up event, AMVETS Post 44 Ladies Auxillary stuffed backpacks with toiletries for the homeless, which were given out around […]
Continue ReadingSanta makes special deliveries
Local children’s entertainer Jerry Crabb, of Mr. BG & Friends, organized for four military families in the Plant City area to receive gifts from Santa Monday, Dec. 22. The initiative is part of the first annual Operation Christmas Freedom. There are six children. One of the fathers is deployed this Christmas season. Crabb asked businesses […]
Continue ReadingKnights of Columbus donate $3,000 to centers for disabled
When several members of St. Clement Church’s Knights of Columbus recently presented three checks each totaling $1,000 to area centers for the disabled, it was a touching experience for them, especially Chancellor John Smik. “It was a very personal thing for me because our son, Chris, has been part of these three institutions,” Smik said. […]
Continue ReadingHappy 72nd Anniversary to the Cokers
Jim and Dean Coker celebrated 72 years of marriage Dec. 17, 2014. They married the day they graduated from high school. Three days later, Jim went to Camp Blanding and was sworn into the United States Army March 17, 1943. He served three years, fighting in the Battle of the Bulge. He came back home […]
Continue ReadingMemorial planned for PCHS senior
A candlelight memorial for Plant City High School senior Maitlin Haynes will be at 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21, at the Walden Lake Park off of Timberlane Drive. Friends are invited to come and share memories about Maitlin, who slipped and fell at her job at Panera Bread Friday, Dec. 12. She suffered a traumatic […]
Continue ReadingO’Brien’s Toy Drive a success
O’Brien’s Irish Pub & Family Restaurant held a customer appreciation night where patrons brought in toys for a drive benefitting Jackson Elementary and Everyday Blessings. The restaurant was able to collect just under 600 toys on Wednesday, Dec. 10. They delivered the toys on Thursday, Dec. 11. An Angel tree benefiting Lincoln Elementary Magnet School […]
Continue ReadingFood Bank to hold Turkey Drive
The United Food Bank of Plant City will be giving away Christmas turkeys to needy families in the community from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, December 22, at 702 E. Alsobrook St. Suite H in Plant City. Turkeys will be available on a first come, first-serve basis. During the recent Thanksgiving turkey drive, the […]
Continue ReadingHappy 55th Anniversary
Dec. 12, 1959, Frank and Elvira Medrano began their life as a beautiful, young couple. They have grown a family of four children and 10 grandchildren. Their family says their marriage is a celebration of faith, love, trust, partnership, tolerance and laughter that will continue to be filled with adventure and lots of fun. Congratulations to 55 years.
Continue ReadingFestival has high concert ticket sales
A line of about 100 customers wound around the front of the Florida Strawberry Festival’s main ticket office Thursday, Dec. 4. It was the opening day for ticket sales to the festival’s many entertaining concerts. For another year, Stephanie Spangler and her mother, Elizabeth Roberts, were the first in line. They had been in line […]
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