January 2012
By Mitch TraphagenRUSKIN — Clad in hiking boots, durable pants ready to stand up to outdoor work, and a t-shirt donning the skeletal image of a dinosaur, Braden Cliff certainly…
Lydia Janet RennerLydia Janet Renner, widow of the late Charles F. Renner of Sun City Center, FL. and Eric, PA. died on February 24, 2011 in Life Path Hospice, Ruskin,…
By WARREN RESEN – NATJA (North American Travel Journalists Association) West Palm Beach, Florida: The year was 1912. Florida was the last frontier in the Continental United States and scattered…
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office in Riverview will hold an educational seminar on fraud, identity theft and how to protect yourself beginning at 9:30 a.m. on January 12. It will…
By MELODY JAMESONSUN CITY CENTER — If you have an interest in history here, you’ve certainly come across John Bowker. If you have been involved with amateur radio in the…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN There is no shortage of predictions for doom and gloom in 2012. According to doom-and-gloomists, here is how the year will play out: There will be a…
By MELODY JAMESON By land and by sea, they’re coming to Port Manatee. It might sound like the opening line of a ditty composed over the bar in a Key…
By MITCH TRAPHAGENRUSKIN — According to family friends, 12-year-old Diego Duran is an A student at Beth Shields Middle School and loves sports. On New Year’s Eve, he was with…
By MITCH TRAPHAGENClose your eyes; think back to your childhood and listen for a moment. Do you hear that? Yes, it’s the sound of your youth — a sound from…