In the closing scene of the holiday movie classic "A Christmas Story," Ralphie and his family sit down to a Christmas dinner in a Chinese restaurant. A roasted duck appears on a platter, head and all. ...more

December 11, 2008

For people who have lost a loved one, or just need a booster shot of holiday spirit, several churches and groups in Sun City Center will host Blue Christmas programs. ...more

December 10, 2008

Christ Lutheran Church is a host site for Angel Food Ministries (AFM) which is a nonprofit, nondenominational organization dedicated to providing grocery relief and financial support to communities throughout the U.S. ...more

November 28, 2008

People don't expect Biblical miracles nowadays, for the multitudes to be fed with fives loaves and two fishes. But in today's economy, many households do appreciate any humanitarian efforts that help keep quality food on the table. ...more

October 4, 2008

The Family Readiness Group of the Bravo Battery, 3/116th FA MLRS local National Guard military unit, along with a Springfield College group project called "Touched By Angels," will be having a fundraising yard sale at the Avon Park Armory on Saturday, Sept. 20 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. ...more

September 10, 2008

Kyle Busch said he was surprised. No one else was. ...more

May 17, 2008

City Councilman Luis Lopez ended his 32-day hunger strike Thursday with a few bites of a simple boxed lunch from East Pasco Meals on Wheels. ...more

January 4, 2008

ZEPHYRHILLS – City Councilman Luis Lopez ended his 32-day fast today, eating a few bites of lunch at East Pasco Meals on Wheels. ...more

January 3, 2008

Spirit Of Christmas Lives On Monday evening, after enjoying a thoroughly entertaining Las Vegas-type variety show by Tony Orlando & Company (including the real Santa Claus) at the Show Palace Dinner Theater in Hudson, I met Betty Batzlaff from Zephyrhills. She was a very pretty lady, attractively dressed, with a delightfully charming personality who lit up the room with her smile and her eyes. I noticed she was almost the last person to leave the theater and offered my assistance with getting up and out of her chair. She graciously accepted and informed me that she was waiting patiently with the hope to meet Tony Orlando. She wanted to tell him all of the happiness he had brought into her life throughout the years with his music and variety shows; and, yes, she had seen his show in Las Vegas years before. ...more

December 30, 2007

Retired Navy Capt. Bob Silah looked out among the rows of MacDill Air Force Base dignitaries and their spouses seated at the tables before him. ...more

December 17, 2007