September 18, 2003
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Did We Dodge A Bullet?
By Mitch Traphagen
RUSKIN - In the 36 hours between the time I type the
last of this article and the time that this newspaper lands on your driveway,
someone, probably in North Carolina, may be looking down the barrel of a gun. A
gun known as Hurricane Isabel.
Isabel is not coming to wreak havoc on Florida. Here on
the Gulf Coast, we likely won’t even be aware that she has passed us by.
In keeping with the gun metaphor, it looks like, once again, the Tampa Bay
area dodged another bullet.
Or did we? More
Satellite Photo Courtesy of NASA
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Remembering 9/11:
A Small Ceremony Has A Big Impact
By Sidney Wright
RIVERVIEW - With clouded minds and
aching hearts, the students of Riverview High School lined both sides of
the school’s longest corridor for a presentation of colors by Riverview’s
new NJROTC.
The student body fell silent as the school bell tolled
nine times signaling a time between when the first and second planes hit
the World Trade Center.
More
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Remembering Heroes With Steel and
Thunder
The estimates vary but between four and six thousand motorcycles took to the
streets of Tampa on Sept. 11 to remember and honor the fallen heroes of that day
two years ago. All traffic was stopped along the route to allow the 11 mile long
stretch of motorcycles to pass through the city. Spectators lined the parade
route waving flags and signs. The ride ended at the St. Pete Times Forum in
Tampa with an outdoor concert. Twelve New York City fire fighters took part in
the parade. One fire fighter said that he hoped that the fire fighters and
police officers who were lost on 9/11 were looking down saying, "It looks like
they didn’t forget." More
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Our Town - Sun City Center News
SUN CITY CENTER - Bob Evans Farms, Inc. is
currently looking to build one of their signature restaurants near I-75 and
State Road 674 in Sun City Center.
"If everything goes as planned we will open up sometime next
year," said Bob Evans spokesperson Ellen Griffith.
In the same general vicinity, the Denny’s Restaurant was
recently remodeled and opened after being closed for several years.
More SCC News
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Prep Football Wrap Up
East Bay and
Riverview Results
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Area High School Football
Schedules
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Chamber Notes - Farewell Ruskin
By
Daniel KushmerDear members and friends of the Ruskin Chamber of Commerce:
thank you for two years of a great experience. As executive director of the
chamber I am so proud of the accomplishments in our community and am extremely
excited about the future of Ruskin.
Founded in 1928 by a dedicated group of business leaders the
chamber has experienced many changes. However, the one thing that has remained a
constant is the tireless dedication of our volunteers. These volunteers have
given countless hours of time and resources to the chamber. Due to limited
space, I can not thank them all, it would take up all of the space in this fine
newspaper. I would like to take a few moments to thank a few folks that have
been instrumental in my success. More
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Coming Up in the Observer News
The motorcycle has hit the road again.
The series Finding Florida will continue with A Tale of Two
Islands.
Part One:
Searching From the Beginning
Part
Two: Heading Home
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In The Archives:
The Changing Face of South Hillsborough:
The rumors are flying about several big box retailers moving into
south county. The facts, however, are few. Yet one in every ten new
jobs created in the entire nation came from the Tampa-St.
Petersburg-Clearwater Metropolitan area. South county communities are
joining forces to become a strong player in that prospering market.
How will all of the changes effect our communities and area businesses
and what can south county shoppers expect from the future?
The three-part series is available on
the web:
Part 1 - Welcome
to SouthShore
Part 2 - Meet
the Neighbors
Part 3
- It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's a Home Depot!
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