February 2016
By PENNY FLETCHER After a long meeting billed as a “workshop,” the final answer on “mobility fees” to county staff from County Administrator Mike Merrill and the county commissioners was…
By PHYLLIS HODGES Members and guests of the SCC German-American Club filled Sun City Center Community Hall Feb. 4 for the club’s annual Fasching party. They spent several hours…
The sixth annual Hook ‘n’ Sink charity golf and fishing tournament is right around the corner. To prepare for the event, which helps fund Mary & Martha House, organizers held…
Donald Roy Johnson Donald Roy Johnson, 69, of Ruskin passed away February 1, 2016. He was born July 1, 1946 in Sarasota. He was preceded in death by his parents,…
By PENNY FLETCHER Walking into the South Shore Shabby Shack is like stepping back in time. Since opening the business a little more than a year ago as a venue…
By LISA STARK Gasparilla 2016 was a shutterbug’s feast as thousands of colorful pirates, princesses and party people took over Tampa’s Bayshore Boulevard in Saturday’s Pirate Parade. With perfect weather,…
By CHERE SIMMONS Patriotism is alive and well at Manatee RV Park in Ruskin. Upon entering the park’s recreation hall Jan. 27, it could have easily been mistaken for a…
By PENNY FLETCHER Driving by the barricades keeping cars off 24th Street in Ruskin, you can’t see any reason not to use the road. Everything looks clear, ready to go.…
By LISA STARK Ye Notorious Krewe of the Peg Leg Pirate celebrated their 12th year at the Gasparilla Parade last weekend in Tampa, sporting a newly renovated float complete with…