October 2011
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN “Where words fail, music speaks.” Those are the words of Hans Christian Andersen, a man for whom words rarely failed. As I dive headlong, and not always…
It’s that time again… when thousands of Bay Area residents come together to celebrate their love of seafood, music and fun for the whole family at the annual Ruskin Seafood…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN RIVERVIEW — Inconspicuously located just off Shell Point Road in the middle of Ruskin is a farm of the future. On just a single acre of land,…
By MELODY JAMESON If you’re counting reasons to buy a smart phone this holiday season, here’s another: you’re going to be able to assist your civic responsibility with one. Both…
By PENNY FLETCHER RIVERVIEW – Kenneth Helling was anxious to show off photographs of Elma at various stages of her life. Elma the puppy, a few days after being adopted…
By MELODY JAMESON RIVERVIEW – Another showdown over uses of showman-owned residential properties is taking shape here once again. This time the issue is whether a zoning overlay on specific…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN Perhaps there was a day of old in which Halloween was all about ghosts, goblins, thrills and chills. But the truth is that Halloween today is all…
By PENNY FLETCHER APOLLO BEACH – An area residents say has gone to the dogs will soon also be the home of skateboarders. A dog park is finished and ground…
Edward C. Rudolphy Edward C. Rudolphy (Ed), 85, of Sun City Center, Florida, passed away October 13 after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife of 62 years,…