Apr 1, 2013
By Kathy L. Collins The Tampa Bay History Center is now featuring “Florida Wildlife Corridor: The Photographs of Carlton Ward Jr.” The exhibit is available now through Sunday, May 5, at the History Center located at 801 Old Water St. in Tampa. In the Florida Wildlife Corridor, the expedition team consisting of Carlton Ward, Jr.(…)
Apr 1, 2013
By Tamas Mondovics As anticipated, the 33rd Annual Saladino Baseball Tournament held at Brandon High School was high school sports at its best, but the title game re-match of last year’s championship between Jefferson and Bloomingdale turned the excitement up a few notches. This year, however, was the Bulls turn to shine and walk away(…)
Apr 1, 2013
By Ryan Butler Capping off another successful short-course season, six members of the Tampa Bay Aquatics (TBAY) swim program’s Brandon branch competed in the fastest 18-and-under amateur swim meet in history. Along with 15 other swimmers from TBAY’s seven other branches, the Tampa Bay-based group finished near the top of the pack among 220 teams(…)
Apr 1, 2013
By Tatiana Ortiz Smile. Pose. These are just some of the ideal actions that one will do while being photographed. Local resident and young entrepreneur, Jared Sowa, is very familiar with these terms because he has established his own photography business called Jared Sowa Photography. Twenty-year-old Sowa graduated from Brandon High School and attended Hillsborough(…)
Apr 1, 2013
By Staff Report People from across the greater Tampa Bay area will gather to show their support for the people and nation of Israel. This event will take place on Thursday, April 18 from 7-9 p.m. at Bell Shoals’s Baptist Church, located at 2102 Bell Shoals Rd., in Brandon. Jonathan Cahn, author of the New(…)
Apr 1, 2013
By Tamas Mondovics More than a hundred Hillsborough County area seniors gathered together earlier this month for a chance to measure up their athletic skills as well as enjoy some socialization during the annual Senior Wacky Olympics. Hosted by the County’s Aging Services’ division and held at the Brandon Community Center, located at 502 E.(…)
Apr 1, 2013
Kathy L. Collins If you are looking for a handyman with vast experience and knowledge, then look no further than Larry Bauer of Bauer Handyman. Bauer not only has over 40 years of experience in the construction industry, but he is also a State Certified Licensed Contractor. This means that Bauer has passed a rigorous(…)
Apr 1, 2013
By Derek Maul Theodore “Ted” Dmetroshko may look a little young for a World War Two veteran. But the 86-year-old Michigan native pulled it off by lying to the Army about his age and enlisting at 16. Ted grew up in Detroit, where his parents settled after fleeing Russia in 1912. His father, a former(…)
Apr 1, 2013
By Marie Gilmore Brandon resident Larry Ott never wins. He is charitable and tries to do his part but he never expects to win. So, when he got the call from the Brandon Foundation Golf Tournament that he was on speaker phone and was just chosen as the winner of the 2013 Brandon Hyundai new(…)
