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 […]
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Art 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. […]
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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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The Plant City Observer congratulates Kelsey Morgan Fry, the 2013 Florida Strawberry Festival Queen!
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Stacked pearl necklaces, Swarovski encrusted pageant gowns and even University of Florida themed cowboy boots walked down the catwalk in the 36th annual Florida Strawberry Festival’s Fashion Show and Luncheon on Jan. 24. 68 models strutted their stuff in front of an audience of over 500 guests. The spectators dined on chicken breast chardonnay and […]
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Strawberry Ball
Glitzy gowns and snazzy suits dined and danced at the Evelyn and Batista Madonia Agricultural Center Jan. 19 for the annual Strawberry Ball. The theme was Mardi Gras. The center was decked out in purple and green linens and masks. The center of the show was a stage resembling a paddle boat. The theme usually matches […]
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