March 2017
Having a sense of humor helps By DANA DITTMAR Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a…
Time out for mental health By WILLIAM HODGES hodgespress@gmail.com Almost every day we read about people who have, for some reason, deviated from a passive existence and become violent in…
Remember when … Ross became Sun City and Universal Pictures’ ‘Florida’s Motion Picture City’? By PENNY FLETCHER penny@observernews.net In 1725, Elisha Buzbee became the first Buzbee to be born in…
FunFest has it all — entertainment, food, vendors, health fair By PHYLLIS HODGES hodgespress@gmail.com Plan to join the crowd on Saturday, March 18, to experience several hours of lively FunFest…
Service dog changes Riverview veteran’s life By LOIS KINDLE lois@observernews.net Riverview resident Richard Burton sacrificed much in service to his country. In 1997, he was severely burned and medevaced to…
South Shore’s first multiplex theater to open this month By LOIS KINDLE lois@observernews.net If all goes as planned, residents from the Riverview area south to northern Manatee County will soon…
Letters to the Editor Questions regarding CA building situation Dear Editor, The following information is of concern to me after having attended the Sun City Center, Fla. “New Community Association…
I can’t believe I did it By DANA DITTMAR I did it. I have the pictures to prove it. And yet, I still can’t believe I did it. When I…
Listening is a powerful success skill By WILLIAM HODGES hodgespress@gmail.com Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. said, “It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom…