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 […]
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Walden 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.
Continue ReadingMadison Brewer continues mission
Since Madison Brewer, 6, started Madison’s Mission this summer, she has raised $2,300. In November, she used some of the money to buy a Thanksgiving feast for a family in need at her school, Bailey Elementary.
Continue ReadingRedskins float wins parade contest
The Antioch Redskins youth football and cheerleading program took top float honors at this year’s Christmas Parade, the parade committee announced Dec. 18, at McCall Park. It was the first year the committee gave an award for the top float. The winners were given a trophy and a check presentation of $100.
Continue ReadingHope church hosts ‘Not So Silent Night’
Members of Hope Lutheran Church and its Spanish Mission gathered Dec. 16, for a joint Christmas worship celebration that combined members of both communities for a special presentation of the “Not So Silent Night.”
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