Bloomingdale Family To Battle It Out On Family Feud
Bloomingdale Family To Battle It Out On Family Feud By Michelle Colesanti On Wednesday, March 3, the Hirsch family, of Bloomingdale, will face off against the Lewis family, of Inglewood, CA, on the exciting new season of Family Feud. Excited to be on the Feud, the members of the Hirsch family include Kevin, a sales manager for Nestles, who also was a former semi-pro hockey player, and his wife, Diana, who currently works in ministry support at Celebration Church in Valrico.Together, they have three sons: Ryan has a master’s degree from Florida State in Integrative Marketing Systems; Shawn is currently finishing his ...
Citizens Express Concerns At Lithia Pinecrest Public Hearing
Citizens Express Concerns At Lithia Pinecrest Public Hearing By Michelle Caceres The standing-room only crowd at Bell Shoals Baptist Church would have been enough to make any preacher proud.The multitidue, however, wasn’t there to worship but to learn more and express their opinions about the proposed widening and improvements to Lithia-Pinecrest Rd. Fancy full-color maps, strewn throughout the room, illustrated the probable changes to the 10.95-mile stretch of roadway from S.R. 60 to C.R. 39.The $156.77 million proposed project will widen Lithia-Pinecrest Rd. to a four-lane divided roadway from Lumsden Rd. to FishHawk Trails Dr. (designated as Segments B & C) and ...
Jessica Rose Family Fun Day Creates Foundation For Families
Jessica Rose Family Fun Day Creates Foundation For Families By Carisa Biesecker “Every day is an uphill struggle for me just to get through the day and night without her. I have to find the strength just to keep asking myself, ‘What would Jessie want?’” states FishHawk resident Maureen Massari in regard to her daughter, Jessica Rose, 6, who lost her battle with cancer in February of 2009 after battling neuroblastoma stage IV for two years. Her answer came in the form of The Jessica Rose Foundation, Inc.Being unveiled on Saturday, February 6, at Sunset Bay Chapel, located at 6026 Churchside Dr. in ...
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Local Car Hops Appear in National Sonic Drive-In Commercial
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Volunteers Needed For Daystar Center “I Am Hope” Homeless Café
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Local Sponsors Contribute to Summer Bible and Basketball Camp’s Success
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Bloomingdale Set For Spring Ball
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Area Midwife Brings ChildBirth Experience To Comfort Of Home
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Bloomingdale Family To Battle It Out On Family Feud
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Upcoming Chamber Fair Focuses On Residents’ Health
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Citizens Express Concerns At Lithia Pinecrest Public Hearing
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