2016
All South Shore kids invited to Holiday in the Park By LOIS KINDLE lois@observernews.net Hillsborough County Parks and Recreation is bringing Santa to the Apollo Beach Recreation Center Florida-style Dec.…
Warrior’s death spurs mother to start retreat, publish book By LOIS KINDLE lois@observernews.net When Kelly Kowall was in junior high school, she wrote a poem from a mother’s point of…
After nearly four centuries, a tradition of Thanksgiving remains By MITCH TRAPHAGEN mitch@observernews.net In Massachusetts, over a three-day period during autumn, 395 years ago, the early settlers of the Plymouth Colony…
Make Christmas merry for children in need By LOIS KINDLE lois@observernews.net Santa Claus is heading to South Shore early this year, and he’s bringing Mrs. Claus with him. The Jolly…
What a parade it was! By LOIS KINDLE lois@observernews.net Thousands of people lined U.S. 41 last Saturday to watch the Ruskin VFW Post 6287’s annual Veterans Day Parade. Organizers said…
Manatee County historian publishes final novel in trilogy By CARL MARIO NUDI carl@observernews.net When Caroline Fogarty lost her husband, Will, in a shipwreck in 1906, she erected a marker in…
Dear Editor, I usually write about veterans issues but I am writing today to complain about the blatant ignoring of disabled parking places. I am disabled and use a power-chair…
PUBLISHED NOV. 17, 2016 Remember when … By PENNY FLETCHER penny@observernews.net I’ve been writing for local publications continuously since moving to South Hillsborough County from Bradenton in January 1980, so…
Kids observe Veterans Day through public service By LOIS KINDLE lois@observernews.net Adults weren’t the only ones honoring veterans Nov. 11. Twenty-one children in grades 3-5 from the Kids ‘R’ Kids…