Dear Editor: The Improvement League of Plant City Inc., is honored to be the recipient of the Special Business Award, sponsored by KDM Associates, at the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce’s Business of the Year Banquet. Back in 1996, the Improvement League challenged the interpretation of the guidelines set on the use of community-development […]
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LETTER: Homeless deserve to be heard, as well
Dear Editor: My name is Barbara Grainger, and my husband, Robert, and I head up the Cowboy Up Ministry’s feeding of the homeless on Tuesday nights. Robert is a third-generation farmer, and, together, we feel a calling on our lives to feed people. We are so vested in this program and love the people we serve. I can understand […]
Continue ReadingOBSERVED: Editor prepares to dance in the spotlight
An instant stream of memories rushed back to me when I got the phone call in August. Plant City’s Noon Rotary Club wanted to know if I would compete in Dancing with the Locals this year. I was ecstatic. But also horrified. All I could think about was one of my only previous dance experiences. […]
Continue ReadingLETTER: Theft victim addresses criminal
Dear Editor: I just wanted to send a comment to the person(s) who felt compelled to steal my granddaughter’s bicycle from our front step this past weekend. It was a 2-year-old bike with a torn seat. It couldn’t possibly have been worth much to you, but it meant the world to her. There is nothing more heartbreaking […]
Continue ReadingLETTER: Answers needed from WLCA leaders
Dear Editor: I attended the Walden Lake Community meeting Oct. 21, and the dysfunction displayed by some of the board members was disturbing. Question after question was asked of the board by residents, and board members stood firm with the advice of the attorneys present not to answer them. Why? This board was approached back […]
Continue ReadingLETTER: Woman’s Club thanks community
Dear Editor: The GFWC Woman’s Club of Plant City would like to thank its friends and supporters for another successful chicken barbecue dinner fundraiser. We apologize for some glitches that occurred with our chicken delivery but appreciate your patience and understanding. The funds raised will enable us once again to give three scholarship awards to […]
Continue ReadingLETTER: A plea from Kelly Moriarty’s father
Editor’s note: This is a letter to the Plant City community from Charles “Bud” Moriarty, the father of Kelly Moriarty. Kelly Moriarty and Plant City resident Doris Carter were last seen Dec. 16, 2011, at Carter’s Plant City home. On Dec 27, 2011, a severed leg washed ashore behind at 6990 Fourth St. S., in […]
Continue ReadingLETTER: Round one goes to invasive potato vine
Dear Editor: I was stunned to read the remark of Walden Lake Community Association President Jan Griffin in your paper that money saved from switching management companies was going toward eradicating the potato vine in Walden Lake. I was at the Sept. 30 WLCA meeting, and I didn’t hear the board discuss or vote on […]
Continue ReadingPERMACULTURE LIVING: Observation key to design
In permaculture property design, there are 12 principles that a property designer uses for guidance when creating a site plan. The 12 principles overlap each other, honoring the relationships that exist among the natural and manmade elements that influence the site. Each element has some impact and, ideally, should be identified and then worked with […]
Continue ReadingLETTER: In support of WLCA’s leaders
Dear Editor: Regarding the controversy over the Walden Lake golf course and the Walden Lake Community Association, please allow me to give another point of view. My husband and I moved here more than 15 years ago, from Seattle. At the time, my husband was an avid golfer. The purchase of our beautiful home in Emerald […]
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