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Color ‘Your Egg’ 5K Run Returns To Benefit Seeds Of Hope
By Leda Eaton
The ’Color Your Egg’ Run is coming to Newsome High School on Saturday, March 31.
completely harmless. As you run through the station, volunteers will be aiming to turn your white egg themed event t-shirt the color of the station sponsor: pink, blue, green, purple, orange and yellow. By the end of the race, you’ll be looking like a very colorful egg. After the race, there is a big party. The Color Run Bunny will be demonstrating how to bunny hop to the Electric Slide. Don’t forget to bring your line dancing shoes and expect to have fun. It is an event like no other so come ready to keep the colorful party going. After registering, there are some things to keep in mind and bring to the event. You will need to have towels for your car seats, sunglasses or goggles, and a plastic sealable bag to protect your camera/phone. Registration is $20 per participant until March 15 when pricing goes up. Children three and under are free with a paying adult. Event t-shirts, color packets and bibs will be available for the first 500 participants. Register today at https://sohopefl.org/events/.
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Para-Commandos Landing To Celebrate Sports Complex 10th Anniversary
By Kate Quesada
Construction began on Some the Sports Complex in the very special fall of 2007 and in the guests are spring of 2008, baseball scheduled to and softball teams began make an using the facility. The exciting complex has now grown entrance to to house seven leagues the 10th including FishHawk Youth Anniversary Baseball, Miss Tampa Bay Celebration Softball, Florida Hawks of the Football Club, FishHawk FishHawk Coyotes Lacrosse, Sports FishHawk Wolfpack Complex on Football and Cheer, Lady Saturday, Bandits Softball and March 3. According to FishHawk Youth Sports Association (F.Y.S.A.) The FishHawk Sports Complex is celebrating 10 Secretary since its opening this Valarie Intille, years month with an event on three or four Saturday, March 3. members of the United States Special Operations FishHawk Wolves Baseball. The event is sponsored by the Command (U.S.S.O.C.O.M.) ParaF.Y.S.A. board of directors, which is Commandos will skydive above the made up of an executive board and park and land on the center of the field during the celebration. Continued on Page 5 “They will stay after for a little while, to answer questions, take photos and sign autographs,” said Intille. The Para-Commandos are the In This U.S.S.O.C.O.M.’s premier aerial Issue parachute demonstration team, famous for performing high visibility events across the nation, and are TUTORING FOR CANCER PATIENTS....PG 3 made up to active duty Special HOA HOT TOPICS ...............................PG 7 Operators, such as Army Special Forces, Army Rangers, Navy SEALs, LOCAL COOL TREATS........................PG 10 Air Force Combat Controllers and HELP BEN TAKE FLIGHT....................PG 13 Marine Raiders. They can perform from as low as 2,000 feet above EASTER EGG HUNTS ........................PG 25 ground to as high as 13,500 feet ADVENTURE ISLAND RIDE................PG 31 above ground and may jump flags, smoke, sparklers or a combination of SPORTS CONNECTION...............PGS 32‐33 each into the event. ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT................PG 41 The group is only one part of an exciting celebration planned by the EYE ON BUSINESS ............................PG 45 F.Y.S.A. for the anniversary of the 25acre complex. READ MORE LOCAL NEWS ONLINE
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Creating some fun colorful memories is as close as your own backyard. The Color ’Your Egg’ Run is coming to Newsome High School on Saturday, March 31. It is guaranteed to bring color - lots of color - into your world. Participants are asked to dress up for the event in tutus, grass skirts, fun head wear…it’s a race where fun wins. A typical color run is a 5k race but the Newsome run will be a 5k run/walk with a split in the course where participants can opt to go a mile. It’s perfect for adults and kids. The best part is that both courses, the 5k and the mile, will go through each color station. So whether you go on the long run or the shorter, you will get the exact same amount of color. If you have never been to a color run, now is the time to check it out. Most color runs happen near big cities, which mean a long drive, parking issues and crowds. Why go to that hassle when a color run is happening in Lithia? The Newsome and Randall Seeds of Hope Clubs are leading the effort to create the charity run. What happens at a color station? Well, you get showered with color...colored cornstarch to be exact. It is biodegradable and food safe so it will be
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Sprouts Valrico hosted its Grand Opening at 6:55 a.m. on Wednesday, February 21 at it’s new location at 3315 Lithia Pinecrest Rd. The first 200 Customers received a 20% off coupon and free usable tote. The store joins neighbors PetSmart and Orange Theory fitness in the Valrico Landing center.
Serving Our Customers in 4 Locations: Lithia • Big Bend, Riverview • 301, Riverview • Sun City Center