2010
By Mitch Traphagenmitch@observernews.net December 31, 2001, was a turning point for making the New Year’s holiday one of my favorites. It was all due to making a human connection with…
By PENNY FLETCHERpenny@observernews.net Leah Lopez shows children as young as three how they can make pictures using simple shapes they draw everyday. Penny Fletcher photo CYPRESS CREEK — Leah Lopez…
By MELODY JAMESONmj@observernews.net With a new year and a new decade, come hope…for improvement in economic conditions, for better choices by governments, for a little more tolerance of neighbors’ needs…
Part of an Observer News Feature Series By MITCH TRAPHAGENmitch@observernews.net Boats are the physical manifestation of dreams. No one needs a boat; but for those who choose the water as…
KELLY, David E. David E. Kelly of Sun City Center, FL died peacefully December 13, 2010 under the care of Lifepath Hospice and surrounded by loved ones. Dave was…
PENNY FLETCHER PHOTOSCarts decorated in many styles line up in front of the Community Association complex on N. Pebble Beach Boulevard December 11 for the annual Sun City Center Golf…
MITCH TRAPHAGEN PHOTOS A bit of rain earlier in the day coupled with cool and cloudy weather did not dampen the spirits in Apollo Beach on Saturday night. The annual…
All eyes were not on Page Mary Bushong as she endeavored mightily to lead the court through one of its numbers for the UMC December madrigal. The guests, however, did…
Father John McEvoy of St. Anne Catholic Church in Ruskin is celebrating his second Christmas in the new sanctuary. MITCH TRAPHAGEN PHOTOS By MITCH TRAPHAGEN Last Sunday, John McEvoy spoke…