June 2017
It began as a family vacation to Los Angeles and the 1984 Summer Olympics. That was nine Olympics ago. By MITCH TRAPHAGEN Over coffee in a South Hillsborough restaurant, we…
By LOIS KINDLE When the 2017-2018 school year begins Aug. 10, hundreds of kids from the Riverview area will have new digs. That’s when the doors of Warren Hope Dawson…
Firefighters at North River District train for — and experience — the gamut of emergencies
By CARL MARIO NUDI The recent disastrous highrise fire in London where more than 75 people died highlighted the importance of training and planning at the North River Fire District.…
By YVETTE C. HAMMETT Despite misunderstanding by some in the community, Rotary International and its local affiliates is an organization of philanthropy, not a networking group. The Rotary Club of…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN The Men’s Club of Sun City Center held a luncheon on June 22 to honor the community’s Vietnam veterans. The lunch served was complimentary for all veterans.…
By LOIS KINDLE Sometimes those who lift up others need a helping hand themselves. That’s certainly the case for the folks at the Center for Restoration Ministries in Ruskin, a…
By Phyllis Hodges “Neighbors Helping Neighbors.” Yes, this area is especially blessed with volunteers and financial donors who support various factions of our community. All of us who live here…
Judy Nott-Deshong Judy Nott-Deshong, 68, of Sun City Center, Fla. passed away Monday, June 19, 2017 at Brandon Hospital. Judy is survived by her husband John Varnell of 20 years,…
By TANYA DORAN Executive Director, Greater Riverview Chamber of Commerce “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say nothing at all.” This phrase was recited by little Thumper in the…