“Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of old. I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” — Isaiah 43: 18-19 On March 5, the Christian church began her Lenten […]
Continue ReadingA note from the Festival General Manager Paul Davis
The Florida Strawberry Festival is a special occasion during which Plant City shines. The entire town pauses for 11 days to celebrate our bountiful agricultural harvest. On behalf of our more than 2,000 volunteers, our staff members and our board of directors, I welcome you to the 2014 Florida Strawberry Festival. Here is a sneak […]
Continue ReadingLETTER: Remembering Gerald Hooker
Dear Editor: online pharmacy buy zovirax online with best prices today in the USA When I read in the Plant City Times & Observer that former Plant City Mayor Gerald Hooker died, I started remembering him as someone who meant a lot to people here. He was a friend of my late father’s and mine, […]
Continue ReadingFAITH MATTERS: A ticket to grace
A month ago, I was feeling sorry for myself, because I was wrongly accused of parking illegally in a town I had never visited. It’s never fun to have to pay a fine when you’re innocent. The $40 fine was not that big a deal, but I had an impassioned desire to stand on the […]
Continue ReadingFAITH MATTERS: Exercise your ‘spiritual heart’
Man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart. — 1 Samuel 16:7 This month, our nation marks “heart month” with a special emphasis on Americans being “heart healthy.” There is no denying that is good for us to remember that, while our physical hearts need to be healthy, we must […]
Continue ReadingPAST & PRESENCE: Albert Schneider: Festival’s first president
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Continue ReadingLETTER: Car wash’s honesty a breath of fresh air
Dear Editor: online pharmacy flagyl for sale no prescription pharmacy After all the dishonesty, meanness and sad things that are happening in this time and day, I would like to point something nice out to you. Recently, I went to the Walden Lake Car Wash in Plant City to get my usual for my car. As […]
Continue ReadingOne injured in mobile home fire
A fire that broke out Monday morning in a mobile home sent one person to the hospital with minor injuries, according to Hillsborough County fire officials. The fire was reported about 10:18 a.m. at 3713 Bruton Road, authorities said. When firefighters arrived, they found the home engulfed in flames. online pharmacy order buspar no prescription […]
Continue ReadingMY VIEW: ‘Meet me at the coffee shop’
As I sat with my wife, Lauri, playing checkers at a coffee shop here in town, I thought about the importance of having places for people to gather. Places like these help to create positive feelings of community and provide venues for discussion. online pharmacy buy stromectol no insurance with best prices today in the […]
Continue ReadingFAITH MATTERS: To what do you cling in times of trouble?
Listen to these awesome words St. Paul records for us in Romans 8: “What shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword … nothing in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in […]
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