News Slips 02.20.25 | Plant town observer

Florida Sterny Festival Horticulture Show

The Plant City Garden Club will once again organize the horticultural exhibition at the Florida Strawberry Festival from February 27th to March 9th. The exhibition of the club is the longest -running exhibition in the history of the festival. The club will accept entries on Tuesday, February 25, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Please note that this is the only time that plants are accepted and entries only have to be done by amateur farmers. There is no entry fee and the participants can enter up to five plants. All residents of Hillsborough County are encouraged to take part in the departments for adults and young people. The location for the demolition and the exhibition is the building of the neighborhood village on the south side of the administration building, 303 Berry Fest Place. Enter Gate 4. In order to speed up the entry process, this year’s system entry forms can be downloaded from the following website: https://flstrawberryfestival.com. Go to the information tab, competitions, neighborhood village competitions, 2025 rules of the Plant City Garden Club and registration. Please note the list of rules and regulations. The registration form can also be found at https://plantcitygardenclub.com. At the end of the website in February Calendar on February 27, go to the Events tab and plans to the Green registration field. The exhibition is assessed and cash prices are awarded. Questions can be sent to Cecilia Gayle at [email protected] by e -Mail.

Hope Lutheran Mobilian pantry

On Thursday, February 20, the Hope Lutheran Church, 2001 North Park Road, will once again organize its mobile pantry in the parking lot of the church. In cooperation with the Lutheran Church of St. Paul in Lakeland, this pantry will begin to distribute the food to those in need from 6:00 p.m. until the supplies are distributed from 6:00 p.m. Anyone who needs food balance is encouraged to join. Different goods are available from vegetables to meat to milk and baked goods. The “Moving Hope” pantry will take place in the Hope Lutheraner on Thursday of the month. No identification is required, and the pantry is open to everyone in our Plant City community who needs this additional hand. For more information, please contact the church office at number 813-752-4622.

Pay attention to new traffic signals

New traffic signals were installed at the intersection of the Airport Road and the Turkey Creek Road. The signals were previously in a flash mode for testing, but went into full operation on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m.

Plant City Youth competes in state regional tire operations

The benevolent and protective medal of Elks organized her state regional hoop shooting in the youth camp of Florida Elks in Umatilla on Saturday. Liam Demontmollin took part in the 12- to 13-year boy category for Plant City Elks Lodge #1727. Demontmollin fell 20 out of 25 free throws to take second place. “It was a great experience for him and he represented Plant City well,” said George Domedion, chairman of Southwest Central Hoop.

Reba show sold out sold out

Tickets for the performance of Reba Mcentire at the 90th annual Florida Strawberry Festival are officially sold out. The Country Music Icon will enter the stage on Friday, February 28th, at 7:30 p.m. on the Wish Farms Soundbage with an expected amount of about 10,000 festival visitors. “Reba is a real land -legend and we expected their show to be sold out,” said Kyle Robinson, President of the Florida Strawberry Festivals. “We are thrilled to have them back, and we can’t wait to come together so many people to enjoy their performance.” While Mcentires Show is sold out, there are still reserved seats for other headlines at the festival. Tickets for these concerts can be bought online at www.flstrawberryfestival.com, by phone at 813-754-1996, on the festival’s app or personally at the Amscot-Ticketor in the 2209 W. Oak Avenue in Plant City. “Other concerts also sell quickly, so we encourage the participants to secure their tickets soon to make sure they don’t miss,” added Robinson. In addition to the concert occupation occupied with stars, the festival over 20 free stage performances, more than 85 exciting trips, 150 food sellers, seven cattle shows, eight food competitions and a variety of handicrafts will be offered for all age groups. enjoy.

Share love with the United Food Bank of Plant City

Thanks to a Thrivent Action subsidy, the members of the Hope Lutheran Church, 2001 North Park Road, Plant City, a little love – 855 pound of it shared with the United Food Bank of Plant City. A member of Hope received a grant from Thrivent Financial to support the food bench. Hope members Gloria and Wayne Warner distributed shopping bags to the municipality with the task of bringing the bags back to hop not only on February 9 with the objects listed in every pocket, but also the pockets with a message from God’s love in good time to Valentine’s Day Decorate day. The community was certainly ready for the challenge and fully overcrowded shopping bags filled the Narthex. According to Gloria Warner, “What can we say more than to God, honor!” Rev. Dean Pfeffer, board member of Hope’s Pastor and Food Bank Board, said: “This was a great opportunity for the members of the Hope to share the gospel in a simple way with so many people. I hope this is a project that the community will carry out every Valentine’s Day. God gave us many opportunities to be his hands and feet in our community, and what a joy it is that we work with our food bench to eliminate an empty bowl at the tables of people. ”

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