There were plenty of sights to see at the opening day of the 2013 Florida Strawberry Festival. RW2S – Lorex Rw2s Road Warrior™ 2-Camera Mobile Dvr – Lorex
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See you at the Florida Strawberry Festival!
Throughout the entire 2013 Florida Strawberry Festival, make sure you surf into PlantCityObserver.com for exclusive coverage, video packages and more. Our photographers will be on-site daily to capture all the sights and faces at this year’s festival, so make sure you stop by to say hello. And for the first time, you’ll also be able […]
Continue ReadingCounty Commission honors Florida Strawberry Festival
The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners allowed some of Plant City’s sweetness into its chambers Feb. 20, as the commission proclaimed Feb. 28 to March 10 as Florida Strawberry Festival Days. Commissioner Al Higginbotham led the proclamation, which recognized the City of Plant City, the Florida Strawberry Festival, the 2013 Florida Strawberry Festival Queen […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Leos Club Clown School
Students from the Leos Clubs at Durant and Strawberry Crest high schools were busy clowning around Feb. 16, in preparation for the upcoming Florida Strawberry Festival parades. The students, under the leadership of Plant City Lions Club Tail Twister David Vick, a retired clown, are learning the art of clowning. They will participate in both […]
Continue ReadingArt Guild creates own festival masterpiece
The East Hillsborough Art Guild will present its own take on this year’s Florida Strawberry Festival theme, “Our Masterpiece of Fun,” during its 18th annual Strawberry Festival Fine Art Show. The show will feature up to 700 submissions — 500 from adults and up to 200 from youths. The gallery, which will be located at gate […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Strawberry Distance Challenge
Hundreds came out for the for the 2013 Strawberry Distance Challenge 5K Saturday morning at Walden Lake. Nearly 400 runners participated in this year’s race, coming from around the Tampa Bay area, across the state and even throughout the country. The annual race has become a popular event leading up to the Florida Strawberry Festival.
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Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Outgoing Strawberry Festival Queen and Court
The 2012 Strawberry Festival Queen and Court enjoyed its final evening in the limelight during the 2013 Florida Strawberry Festival Queen Scholarship Program Jan. 26. 2012 Queen Chelsea Bowden, First Maid Calli Jo Parker and court members Erica Kelley, Olivia Higgins and Chelsea Talavera were honored with a special video documenting their year representing Plant […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: 2013 Florida Strawberry Festival Queen Pageant
Plant City crowned its newest Florida Strawberry Festival Queen and Court during the 2013 Florida Strawberry Festival Queen Scholarship Program Jan. 26. Kelsey Morgan Fry, a Plant City native, was crowned the 2013 Florida Strawberry Festival Queen. She is joined by First Maid Ericka Lott and court members Madison Astin, Maddy Keene and Jamee Townsend. […]
Continue Reading2013 Florida Strawberry Festival Queen and Court
Plant City crowned its newest Florida Strawberry Festival Queen and Court during the 2013 Florida Strawberry Festival Queen Scholarship Program Jan. 26. Kelsey Morgan Fry, a Plant City native, was crowned the 2013 Florida Strawberry Festival Queen. She is joined by First Maid Ericka Lott and court members Madison Astin, Maddy Keene and Jamee Townsend. […]
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