November 2012
By PENNY FLETCHER RIVERVIEW – About 75 residents attended a meeting at the Palmetto Club Oct. 24, and of those- no one spoke against the plans outlined for expansion of…
By Melody Jameson Manatees, PlusWith cooling of Tampa Bay and Gulf waters each year at this time, come manatees from up and down Florida’s coasts to convene in the warm…
Edith MikulaEdith Mikula, 90, of Sun City Center, died Oct. 20, 2012. She led a life of courage and resilience. Born in Slovakia, she had a wonderful life, marrying Joseph…
By Penny Fletcher SOUTH COUNTY- Ye Notorious Krewe of the Peg Leg Pirate, Inc. has been keeping amputees on the move since it first came into being in 2004. A…
By Mitch Traphagen If there were anything resembling Utopia among the realities of human transgression, sin, and frailty, it probably would look much like what took place outside of the…
When the construction industry dried up, Steve Fagan found the answers to his future by looking to the past. By MITCH TRAPHAGEN RUSKIN — Near Steve Fagan’s Mullet Shack at…
By MELODY JAMESON RUSKIN – Hungry, in search of almost anything to eat, he got to the mission on a bicycle, his only transportation. Fed, given spare food gladly, he…
There will be a Diamond Celebration at Harriet’s Flowers on Nov. 7. No, it’s not the 75th anniversary of the flower shop, although it has been serving Ruskin and the…
Jane Boehler NowlinJane Nowlin, of Savannah, Georgia, formerly of Sun City Center, Florida, and Seymour, Indiana, died peacefully in Greenville, SC October 20, 2012. Jane was born in Lawrenceburg, Indiana,…