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Local Conference Offers Divine Mercy With Prayer

Local Conference Offers Divine Mercy With Prayer

Local Conference Offers Divine Mercy With Prayer By Kathy Dotson, kathy@ospreyobserver.com To many people, the world can be a confusing and stressful place. So when life starts crashing in around you, instead of giving up, why not turn to God’s divine mercy? At the Divine Mercy Conference in Tampa on Saturday, March 6, participants will [...]

Collections For Haiti – Local Ways to Contribute to Relief from the Recent Earthquake Disaster

Publix Collects Earthquake Relief Funds for Haiti Customers may donate any amount of money by adding it

Local Car Hops Appear in National Sonic Drive-In Commercial

Two local resident car hops will appear in a National Commercial for Sonic Drive-In in March. Sonic Director of Operations Brad Young stands

Volunteers Needed For Daystar Center “I Am Hope” Homeless Café

Volunteers Needed For Daystar Center “I Am Hope” Homeless Café By Carisa Biesecker I Am Hope Café will soon have a third local location on the grounds of Daystar Faith Center in Gibsonton thanks to the partnership of local organizations who gathered together at Riverview’s Resurrection Catholic Church last month.With the numbers of the homeless [...]

Residents Put On Their Walking Shoes In Support Of Life

Residents Put On Their Walking Shoes In Support Of Life

Residents Put On Their Walking Shoes In Support Of Life By Carisa Biesecker, carisa@ospreyobserver.com “The thief has come to steal, kill and destroy, but I have come so that they may have life…Life in all its fullness,” John 10:10 is etched across the flyers distributed by the supporters of LifeCare of Brandon, as they invite [...]

Local Sponsors Contribute to Summer Bible and Basketball Camp’s Success

Local Sponsors Contribute to Summer Bible and Basketball Camp’s Success By Tamas Mondovics What do 18 coaches, 26 corporate sponsors, 93 children and $4,000 in cash and donations equal? One of the most successful summer camps in the area. Bibles and Basketball Summer Camp—as it has come to be called over the years—was once again [...]

Where To Go To See The Holiday Lights In The Brandon Area

Where To Go To See The Holiday Lights In The Brandon Area

Where To Go To See The Holiday Lights In The Brandon Area By Jennifer Silverstein Looking for something to do with the family during the holidays?

Food Kits Feed Everyday Families With Angel Food Ministries

Food Kits Feed Everyday Families With Angel Food Ministries

Food Kits Feed Everyday Families With Angel Food Ministries

By Jennifer Currence Stupp, jen@ospreyobserver.com

Local families of four can eat nutritiously for just $30 a week.If it sounds too good to be true, visit www.AngelFoodMinistries.com and see for yourself. There, readers will find a list of the contents found in a [...]

Walmart Celebrates Revamp With  $10,000 In Donations

Walmart Celebrates Revamp With $10,000 In Donations

By Tamas Mondovics

The results of a three-month long remodeling project at the Walmart located at 949 E. Bloomingdale Ave. in Brandon were recently unveiled and celebrated during a re-introduction ceremony. The festivities, which included cake and a ribbon cutting, were topped off with a presentation of $10,000 in grants from the Walmart Foundation to [...]

Apollo Beach Hosts Holiday Fair

Apollo Beach Hosts Holiday Fair

By Sharon Still

The Apollo Beach Chamber of Commerce is keeping busy this fall with events for the entire community. In October, the organization hosted a grand opening celebration at its new office and Saturday, December 5, will be the group’s first-ever Holiday Fair in the Village. The grand opening celebration held at [...]