Two area charities need people's help so they can help the needy in the community during the holidays. ...more

November 25, 2009

Church Service Center in Avon Park is now feeding 700 families a month - 25 percent more than last year. ...more

November 15, 2009

Good gravy! One can almost smell the aroma of Thanksgiving preparations heating up across the county. ...more

October 26, 2009

In the Great Depression, a family with no electricity, no running water, no money and no jobs had six girls. They helped raise chickens and hogs and grew vegetables. They built a smoke house to cure the hams. The family had fresh chickens, eggs, meat and vegetables. ...more

December 27, 2008

The cupboard is far from bare at the local Salvation Army and since toy donations are on track, the spaces beneath the trees of some 300 local needy families will be filled this year. ...more

December 14, 2008

Community members are invited to play Santa today at Smokehouse Creek Rodeo, 30232 Darby Road in San Antonio, where the Toys for Tots Family Day will kick off at 2 p.m. ...more

December 6, 2008

A tough economy might make the holidays less than happy for cash-strapped Pasco families. Salvation Army officials anticipate more people will need help this Christmas. ...more

October 25, 2008

JUICED UP Fifty years after he first brought the idea of personal fitness to the fore in the United States, Jack LaLanne introduces his latest endorsed product, the Power Juicer Pro, which allows restaurant-quality juicing in a home setting. Unlike other juicers that require prep of fruits and vegetables, this model lets users toss the entire thing into the unit and not worry about stems, seeds or skin. Everything is separated so that only a glass of fresh juice remains. ...more

October 12, 2008

SPRING HILL Members of the Spring Hill Amateur Radio Club (SHARC) will participate in a yearly nationwide demonstration of emergency communications known as "Field Day" on Saturday and Sunday, June 28-29. ...more

June 27, 2008

SEBRING — So, first of all, a hamfest is not a convention for Porky Pig imitators. It's for ham operators, the guys who use ultra-long radio waves to talk around to other ham-ers around the world. "I've talked to 75 countries," said Dave Onsted. That's Radio Dave, who broadcasts the morning show in Sebring at 105.7. On Saturday, amateur radio enthusiasts gathered at the Agri-Civic Center. Among the crowd were 30 vendors, folks like Don Rove of Spring Lake, who sat on the tailgates of their Ford pickups and Suburbans while selling new and used microphones, books, antennas and radios. ...more

February 17, 2008