As we have entered into the summer months of vacations, traveling and other activities, it is important to remember that our witness for our Lord never takes a hiatus. Although I could not find the original author, I was struck by a story I heard many years ago and its pinpointed message in the form […]
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Thank you from Bruce’s Barber Shop
Dear Editor, We would like to extend our sincere appreciation and gratitude to our wonderful town of Plant City. During the tragic passing of our head barber, Westley Hancock, we have been overwhelmed with the outpouring of love through food, flowers, donations, and most of all, the condolences of our loyal customers who share in […]
Continue ReadingThe plight of the bumblebee
We were sitting on the porch when the bee zipped by, buzzing loudly. It first passed me then circled to inspect the young girl beside me. “Eeeeeek!” She screamed as she catapulted herself off the rocker and ran around wildly. “It’s just a bee checking you out,” I said. But she wasn’t hearing any of […]
Continue ReadingOwner’s Report: The Big Job of Plant City High School Principal
If you ask any of the readers of the Plant City Times & Observer or the citizens of Plant City to name the hardest job in Plant City, I suspect that many will overlook an obvious one. This job is responsible for providing a service that many consider one of the most important in terms […]
Continue ReadingLetter: rezoning not the answer
Editor, This letter is in response to a former WLCA board member who said they were against the rezoning until advised by attorneys. They went on to say that after applying common sense and research, they became in favor of the rezoning. I have dealt with attorneys before, and when I have disagreed with their […]
Continue ReadingLetter: Our vote not counted
Editor, We are Les and Sandy Mason, and we live on Spring Hammock Drive in Walden Lake. We are also one of the property owners whose vote was not counted in the WLCA election. It seems that “someone” wrote across our legal proxy favoring Lynn Buehler “not listed.” This note indicated that we were not on […]
Continue ReadingMy View: Change the way you see
The development of technology was supposed to reduce stress in our lives by allowing machines to do the work that people had to do by hand for thousands of years. Instead it seems that life has become less carefree than it used to be. Cell phones allow us to be reached at more times and […]
Continue ReadingOwner’s Report: What should the Bruton Memorial Library be in 2030
Nationwide, public libraries are changing. What started as buildings of books about many subjects — fiction and nonfiction — are morphing. In Plant City, Judge James Bruton and his wife, Quintilla Geer Bruton, partnered with the Plant City Women’s Club in the early 1950s to start the Bruton Memorial Library. Operating as a department of […]
Continue ReadingLetter: On our decision
Dear Editor: The Walden Lake Community Association Board of Directors has the responsibility to preserve the values and amenities of all residents of Walden Lake, along with maintaining the common property and enhancing the opportunity for an improved quality of life. As such, the board acted to join the lawsuit and oppose aggressively the rezoning […]
Continue ReadingLetter: WLCA should stay out of lawsuit
Dear Editor: During the last master association board meeting May 18, our new president, Robert Hunter, and four other board members made a decision to have the Walden Lake Community Association join a small group that has filed a lawsuit against the golf course, Visions Golf, regarding rezoning part of the golf course. By joining […]
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