February 2013
By PENNY FLETCHER The area between the north end of Riverview at Bloomingdale Avenue and the Manatee County line has been called many things over the years including East Bay…
By PENNY FLETCHER Riverview High School was the proud winner of the Highest Compliance rate in the annual Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office “Battle of the Belts.” School principal Robert Heilmann…
By PENNY FLETCHER Until I met Marian Smoker I hadn’t heard of a volunteer who was scheduled to work all 365 days of the year. “It’s true,” Smoker said in…
William J. Connors William J. Connors, 93, of Sun City Center, FL entered into eternal rest on February 1, 2013 at his home. He is survived by his beloved wife…
By DIANE STRAUSER ALVAREZ, Master Naturalist and Camp Bayou Supporter If you want to bring wildlife close, then plant a firebush (Hamelia patens) near a window. I still have a…
By PENNY FLETCHER Lennard High School took First Place in the Best Overall Campaign and Best Public Service Announcement portions of the recent Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office’s annual “Battle of…
By PENNY FLETCHER Dead broke and riding home from Tampa halfway between paydays in my late husband’s Dodge Ram I wasn’t sure what we were going to do. It was…
Georgine M. Armour Georgine M. Armour (McElver) of Dearborn, formerly of Sun City Center FL, went to be with our Lord on February 1, 2013. She was born on August…
She was found crying in a bush outside of an assisted living facility on a cold spring day in Minnesota. She was just a tiny, gray puff of fur; the…