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Area Businesses Team To Sponsor Twice Monthly Movies In Park Square
Bloomingdale Football Hosts First Playoff Game; Defeats Palmetto 21-14
“We want to create a fun night where families can enjoy each other, support local businesses and do good throughout the community,” Local businesses have come together to offer free movies in FishHawk Ranch’s Park Square twice a month from October to April. said Tony Baroni from the FishHawk area resiTony Baroni dents have a new option for Team with Keller a fun way to spend Williams Realty. Saturday evenings twice a Baroni and month. A group of local the team of businesses have teamed sponsors also up to provide Movies in the plan to link up Park in FishHawk Ranch’s with local agenPark Square. cies to assist Movies in the Park began offering with food and toy drives and needs of the free movies on the first and third greater community at the movie nights. Saturdays of the month at dusk in “We have come together because October and they plan to continue to not only do we work here, but we live show them twice a month until April. here and raise families here and we want FishHawk resident Kristin Kenny attended two of the first movie nights with to make Park Square great again,” said Baroni. her family. The next movie will be Elf, taking "The movies in the park event is a place on December 1 and anyone attendgreat addition to our already awesome ing is encouraged to bring an unwrapped community," said Kenny. "It provides an toy to be donated to a local charity. opportunity for kids to play, and families Residents are invited to visit the Art and friends to spend time outdoors and Monkey Facebook page to vote for future watch some fun movies. My kids love to movies and learn more about upcoming get ice cream at Art Monkey and watch events. movies on a giant outdoor screen. I hope “Bring your chairs, coolers and they continue to host the nights as we friends and come have dinner at Park really look forward to them." Square and enjoy a movie,” said Baroni. Sponsored by Park Sqaure’s Art Additional sponsors, including for sinMonkey, The Tony Baroni Team with gle night events, are welcome. Keller Williams Realty, Watts Dental, For information, call Art Monkey at Motion Chirotherapy and Grace 315-9803 or email Community Church, the movies are famiFishHawkArtMonkey@gmail.com. ly oriented and free for anyone to attend.
The Bloomingdale us also) and does Bulls hosted its first an incredible job playoff game in school of playing very history, defeating loudly and making Palmetto 21-14. It’s it difficult on our been a year of firsts for opponent,” said Bloomingdale. The Warner. “Our stuteam bested previously dent section was undefeated Riverdale there at 6 p.m. for the week prior to claim the playoff game, its first playoff vicgetting on tory in school hisPalmetto during tory. They sit at warm-ups. We 10-1 for the best have a major record in school hisPhotos by Conor Malloy home-field advantory as well. tage when you The defense of the Bulls was stout again, not giving up a point until put the band and “Since the day I the fourth quarter. was hired, we have Red Sea togethbeen talking about playoffs and maker. We can definitely feel the energy ing history,” said third-year Head and support.” Coach Max Warner. “I am extremely The Palmetto Tigers got on the proud of the players and the effort they board with six minutes left in the game have put in to make this a reality.” to make it 14-7. The Bulls countered The Bulls were in control for the quickly with a long 52-yard run by majority of the game, scoring first on a Dominic Gonnella to the Tigers’ 28Charles Montgomery 12-yard touchyard line, leading to a Montgomery 10down pass to Terrel Ferrell to make it yard touchdown pass to Charlie 7-0. The defense was stout as usual, Skinner with 3:08 left in the game. not giving up a point to the high-powThe Bloomingdale Bulls played ered Palmetto offense until late in the the defending champs for Class 7A, fourth quarter, despite missing star Region 3, Venice, on November 23. linebacker Landon Moody, who was With a 57 to 32 loss to Venice, unavailable due to injury. Bloomingdale ended its best season The sold out home crowd was ever at 11-2. electric, roaring loudly the whole game. The loyal fans have been waiting for a stage like this since In This Issue Bloomingdale’s inception in 1987. “Playing in front of our fans and community is electrifying,” said running THE BRIDGES MOVIE CALENDAR .......PG 3 back/defensive back Dominic Gonnella. “It brings attention to just STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL CONCERTS ...PG 4 another reason why we play this HOA HOT TOPICS ...............................PG 7 game.” Bloomingdale extended its lead to BLOOMINGDALE 5K .........................PG 13 14-0 after a punt returned to HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE ................PGS 2532 Palmetto’s 15-yard-line, setting up a three-yard touchdown run by EYE ON BUSINESS ....................PGS 4142 Montgomery. SPORTS CONNECTION...............PGS 4849 “We are 11-1 over the last two seasons playing at home. Our band is ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT................PG 51 a major factor (when they travel with
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The Sickles High School JAFROTC Color Guard and the Bloomingdale High School Rajun’ Bulls drum line led the way in a mini parade welcoming Santa to Bass Pro Shops. Santa’s Wonderland will be open different times daily for free photos and more until December 24. Visit www.basspro.com/santa for more info.
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