Feb 8, 2012
Osprey Observer, Inc. consists of a team of 20 local residents who work together to publish more than 200 pages of community news per month. This month, the Osprey Observer Community Newspapers celebrates 10 years of publishing local, positive community news in the South East Hillsborough County area, and we couldn’t have done it without [...]
Feb 8, 2012
Staff members from the Osprey Observer recently enjoyed a spinning class at Revolution Cycle & Fitness, located on Oakfield Dr. in Brandon. You only have to walk into Revolution Cycle & Fitness to see that it is not just ‘another gym’. Instead of housing a plethora of machines for different workouts, Revolution Cycle & Fitness has [...]
Feb 7, 2012
HCSO Cpl. Bruce Crumpler, left and detective Phil Newman speak to a senior residents gathered at the Riverview Civic Center during a recent seminar on identity theft and Internet fraud. As the low-tech methods associated with Internet fraud and identity theft like purse snatching or “dumpster diving,” are being replaced by high-tech techniques like “phishing” [...]
Feb 7, 2012
You can help support the over 3,000 boys who participate in the Boy Scouts in the Brandon/SouthShore area by attending the 2nd Annual Soaring Eagle Dinner on Thursday, February 23 at The Regent in Riverview. The Greater Brandon Area Friends of Scouting Committee in conjunction with the Gulf Ridge Council Timucua District Boy Scouts of [...]
Feb 7, 2012
12-year old Diego Duran has garnered national support since being struck by celebratory gunfire on New Year’s Eve. By Adam Musgrave A series of fundraising events is underway that aims to provide assistance for the family of Diego Duran, the 12-year-old boy struck by celebratory gunfire on New Year’s Eve. Two events so far, a [...]
Feb 7, 2012
Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Earl Lennard, left, shakes and with Dick Stowers, during a ribbon cutting celebration of the new Boys & Girls Club now open in Riverview. The cub is located at 6809 Krycul Ave. in Riverview, on a two-acre property owned by Resurrection Catholic Church. Members of the Riverview Chamber of Commerce, [...]
Feb 3, 2012
Student volunteers from Randall Middle School spent time on Martin Luther King Jr. Day cleaning up the environment along the Alafia River and Lithia Springs Park. Instead of sleeping in on their day off, approximately 50 students volunteered their time on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and went down to the Alafia River and Lithia [...]
Feb 3, 2012
Brooke Bailey and Clay Patterson rally support at the 2012 Relay for Life of Fishhawk Spirit Night at Sonic. By Donna Campisano The 2012 Relay for Life of Fishhawk, to be held Saturday and Sunday, March 31 and April 1, at Newsome High School in Lithia, continues its fundraising efforts. In a recent January fundraiser, [...]
Feb 3, 2012
It’s commonly believed that Valentine’s Day is a romantic holiday because of Saint Valentine but it’s really Geoffrey Chaucer who first associated Valentine’s Day with romantic love. Popular legend claims that Saint Valentine was a Roman priest, who lived during the reign of Emperor Claudius II. Claudius supposedly created a law in Rome which ordered [...]
Feb 1, 2012
Randall Middle School student Jessica Martinez, 15, received the Youth Excellence and Achievement Award (YEA!) for Success Despite Difficult Odds last year. The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) is ready to recognize local students for their positive contributions through the Youth Excellence and Achievement (YEA!) Awards. Created in 2010, the YEA! Awards recipients [...]
