Florida Strawberry Festival concerts announced for 2019
The wait is finally over. The Florida Strawberry Festival has announced its headline entertainment for 2019 that will perform on the Wish Farms Soundstage.
Some of this year’s featured performers include Old Dominion, Keith Sweat, STYX, Steven Tyler and Willie Nelson as well as returning favorites like Jimmy Sturr & his Orchestra, the Drifters, Platters and Cornell Gunter’s Coasters and NEEDTOBREATHE. The finale of the festival’s Battle of the Bands will be an afternoon headline event on March 9, 2019.
Advance tickets for the concerts go on sale Dec. 6 at 8 a.m. and can be purchased online at www.flstrawberryfestival.com, at the Amscot Main Ticket Office, 2209 W. Oak Ave., and over the phone at 813-754-1996.
The 2019 Florida Strawberry Festival is themed “It’s a Hit” and will run from Feb. 28 to March 10. For a full list of concerts, visit plantcityobserver.com.
TCMS teacher gets Army promotion
Trevor Burmeister is not your average middle school teacher.
Burmeister also serves in the United States Army as a major, a title he earned in a Nov. 9 ceremony at Turkey Creek Middle School. During the school’s ROTC Day event, which linked students up with Durant High School Air Force ROTC members, TMCS hosted a ceremony for Burmeister’s promotion from Captain to Major and the entire school got to watch the social sciences teacher receive his new rank from the bleachers.
Durant FFA wins state competition
Durant High School FFA recently won the state Forestry competition.
The Cougars who make up the school’s Forestry team are Daeton Chessar, Cole Hanson, Emma Poole and Ashlyn Dempsey. Their advisor is Tim Cribbs.
Ice cream shop opens
Thai ice cream has come to Plant City’s Lake Walden Square Plaza.
The newly-opened 32 Below Thai Ice Cream serves up hand-rolled ice cream, boba tea and other sweet treats just a short walk away from the AMC movie theater. Thai-style ice cream is flattened into a thin square on a cold slab, scraped into several rolls and placed into cups and bowls using tongs. Syrup and other toppings can be placed on the ice cream before it’s rolled and customers can put plenty of fixings on the ice cream after it’s in the bowl.