Apr 21, 2013
By Libby Hopkins Do you hate going to the dentist? Does the sound of a dentist’s drill instill fear in you? If so, maybe you should make your next dental appointment with Dr. Harold Welch in Seffner. He has been practicing dentistry for more than 27 years and he goes above and beyond to make(…)
Apr 21, 2013
By Derek Maul As a kid in Kentucky, submarines were the last thing on Joseph Hayden’s mind. However, once the young cook enlisted in 1945, he knew exactly what he wanted to do. “I was working at Gabe’s Steakhouse,” Hayden said. “Guys came in from the Army, the Marines, and the Navy. They said, ‘Your(…)
Apr 21, 2013
By Samantha R. Evensen Newland Communities has teamed up with the Pan Am Dragon Boat Association to bring dragon boat racing to MiraBay. The second annual event will be taking place Saturday, May 11 at 9 a.m. at 428 MiraBay Blvd. in Apollo Beach. Admission to the event is free.The hope for the event is(…)
Apr 21, 2013
Staff Report LifeCare of Brandon & SouthShore is excited to announce that Joe Wicker will be chairman for its 12th Annual Players Tournament, which will take place on Thursday, May 2 at Riverhills Golf & Country Club, located at 3943 New River Hills Pkwy., in Valrico. LifeCare is a non-profit outreach ministry serving the greater(…)
Apr 21, 2013
By Kathy L. Collins It has been five years since “Q,” a student at East Bay High School was brutally attacked and left for dead in the woods by the Bloomingdale Regional Library. While she has become known as the Bloomingdale Library Survivor, students at East Bay High School still call her “Q.” “Q” was(…)
Apr 21, 2013
By Tamas Mondovics The Valrico Rams Youth Football and Cheerleading Organization announced last month its efforts to join the largest youth football and cheerleading organization. With the beginning of its eighth year of competition this fall, the Rams will do so as part of the Pop Warner Little Scholars program, which boasts of member organizations(…)
Apr 21, 2013
By Tamas Mondovics With the bold statement of “On the hunt for the best drinking water? Bag the bottled stuff. Put away the Perrier,” Hillsborough County Public Utilities Water Services claimed top honors for the best tap water in a regional contest sponsored by the Florida Section of the American Water Works Association (FSAWWA). With(…)
Apr 21, 2013
By Kathy L. Collins On Tuesday, April 9 the Florida Department of Health-Hillsborough County and the Champion for Children abc Program held the official ribbon cutting and grand opening for its Baby Cafe at the Children’s Board Family Resource Center located at 1271 Kingsway Rd. in Brandon. Baby Cafe is a free Breastfeeding Support Group(…)
Apr 21, 2013
By Tamas Mondovics Orange barrels blocking entrances to shopping centers off Bloomingdale Ave., just east and west of Providence Rd. in Brandon last month caught motorists by surprise. Two weeks later, the barrels disappeared and were replaced by a number of official Hillsborough County Public hearing signs throughout the community, inviting residents to attend and(…)
