This Week
By LOIS KINDLE Kendall Wyman loved to act, sing and dance as a child, and until age 5, she wanted to be a pop star. …
Columns
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Exposing hope over loneliness this holiday By CHRISTINA OLKA Freedom Director, South Bay Church, christina@southbay.cc “One is the loneliest number that you’ll ever know.” Three Dog Night What is it about this …
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It’s beginning to look a lot like the holidays By DANA DITTMAR CEO, SCC Chamber It’s beginning to look a lot like the holidays at the Sun City Center Chamber of …
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Remember when … there was an A&W root beer stand in Ruskin? By PENNY FLETCHER penny@observernews.net There’s a spot in Ruskin that has returned to its roots. Well, it’s almost …
Obituaries
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Shirley DeFord Shirley DeFord, 70, of Sun City Center, Fla., was born April 28, 1946, in Columbus, Ga., and passed away June 2, 2016. She retired as a secretary from …
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Edward J. Gmachowski Jr. Edward J. Gmachowski Jr., 76, of Apollo Beach, Fla., formerly of Bellingham, Mass., died peacefully on May 8, 2016. Born in East Douglas, Mass., on …
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Mildred Louise Black Mildred Louise Black, 88, entered into eternal peace Saturday, May 7, 2016. She passed peacefully in her home with happy thoughts of joining her beloved husband of …
Prep Sports
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Lennard boys top East Bay on last second free throw by Pickett Dec. 28 & 29 tourney in Arcadia By Steve Jackson Lennard squeaked by rival East Bay last Thursday …
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Lennard boys soccer unbeaten; girls sparked by Rasool By Steve Jackson RUSKIN — The Lennard boys’ soccer team continues to struggle for first place in 4A District 9. The Longhorns of …
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Lady Horns top Plant City, host East Bay Dec. 14 By Steve Jackson RUSKIN — The Lennard Lady Longhorns return to the friendly confines of their high school gym this …