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By LOIS KINDLE Sun City Center resident Anne Priante learned three years ago she actually has a green thumb. Although she had never gardened before, she agreed to help a…
By LOIS KINDLE Dick and Betsy Schneider have spent almost a third of their lives as volunteers of the Sun City Center Emergency Squad. Even at ages 86 and 82,…
By LINDA CHION KENNEY With her business sense, teaching background and big and caring heart, Lorraine Ellerbe is doing her part to ensure that any kid in her neighborhood who…
By LINDA CHION KENNEY The Library2Go initiative that involves a “full-service library on wheels” brings to those least able to make the trip the services they would find at the…
By FRANCIS FEDOR francisfotography@outlook.com Sumner basketball dominated the week with big wins over the Spoto Spartans (58-35) on Tuesday, Jan. 9; Strawberry Crest Chargers (83-49) on Wednesday, Jan. 10; and…
By LOIS KINDLE lekindle@aol.com The Firehouse Cultural Center has been quietly making some big changes in recent weeks to create a better user experience. Thanks to the generosity of donors…
By LINDA CHION KENNEY linda@observernews.net A champion for school counselors, Laura Hottenstein has made her mark far beyond the walls of Riverview High, her home base. As president of the…
By LOIS KINDLE lekindle@aol.com Hey, all you hikers, paddlers and horseback riders, the Friends of the Little Manatee River State Park is set to host an annual event made just…
By LOIS KINDLE lekindle@aol.com Melissa Canfield and her husband, Joe, can’t seem to get enough of a good thing. Although their children are already grown and have left the nest,…