To celebrate National Library Week in early April, the Plant City Library Foundation invited members of the community to come out and see a renovated Bruton Memorial Library as new Library Services Director Paul Shaver was also formally introduced. Plant City Main Street also began a new direction as Dawn Hyatt stepped into the organization’s executive director role.
As Easter drew near, Plant City Parks & Rec hosted their 33rd Annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Otis M. Andrews Sports Complex as dozens of kids came out in search of the 10,000 eggs hidden throughout the area, also featuring food, bounce houses, train rides and pictures with the Easter Bunny. Later in the month, the 10th Annual Dean’s Ride fundraiser took place at Keel Farm, an event that features four different cycling distances as one of the Plant City YMCA’s largest annual fundraisers, with all proceeds going directly to the Y in support of programs like LIVESTRONG, a free wellness program for cancer survivors, as well as other programs for their members and the local community. The event featured 212 participants, raising over $11,000.
Plant City High School’s track and field team earned 14 district championships and 23 regional qualifiers at the district championship meet, finishing second in cumulative points behind only Lakeland’s George Jenkins. And in a late-season series, Plant City and Durant baseball met on back-to-back nights where the Raiders were able to win both contests and lock up the district’s second seed heading into the district tournament, with Durant following behind as the third seed. Strawberry Crest softball rattled off a six-game win streak throughout the month of April to sit at 12-5 heading into May.
