February 2015
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN There are numerous ways and avenues for each of us to volunteer time or donate money. Some go through formal channels through large organizations; others are informal,…
The spring rush is on! By LISA STARK Photojournalist Although a large part of the U.S. is experiencing freezing temperatures and blizzard conditions, gardeners here in Apollo Beach are busy…
What Sun City Center Needs Now: Next Generation Step-Up Dear Editor, Our community has been so well planned physically and our first 40 year+ residents developed programs which have made…
Chester Buck Chester Buck was born February 19, 1920, in Buffalo, N.Y., to Ashley Mitchel and May Elizabeth Broughton Buck. And he passed away on December 18, 2014, the last…
For young people, a hands-on lesson that food doesn’t actually come from a grocery store
In a two-tiered program at the Firehouse Cultural Center that began Jan. 10 and will run through May 30, young people are provided a hands-on opportunity to learn that food…
By KEVIN BRADY The Lennard High School Longhorns have struggled since their inaugural season in 2006. Other high-school teams would look at their schedule, see Lennard and assume an automatic…
The second in a series of articles on South County groups benefiting from the “Have A Heart Caring Castle” community food drive co-sponsored by JSA Medical Group and The Observer…
By LISA STARK Photojournalist The “Majestic Clydesdales,” the most beloved TV commercial stars (of the horse variety), made a public appearance in Ruskin on Jan. 29 at the Circle K…
By LISA STARK Photojournalist If you drop into Ruskin VFW Post 6287 on any given Tuesday night, you will find it packed with locals engaged in their favorite pastime: Bingo.…