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YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. VOLUME 5, NO. 39
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THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2018
A PAN-TASTIC
VENTURE A new Williams-Sonoma distribution center is coming to Plant City. SEE PAGE 2.
YOUR TOWN Hope Lutheran supports YMCA
Colleen McCormack will be back on American Ninja Warrior. See Page 8
JROTC students pursuing greatness
Breanne Williams
Return of the shack
Students at Plant City High School are on their way to the state JROTC contest. Though it demands long hours, the students all say the program has changed their lives. BREANNE WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER
Students at Plant City High School are once again proving their preeminence as members of the JROTC program conquered at their area drill meet and began
preparations for the state competition on April 7. This is not the first time PCHS has represented at the state competition, nor will it be the last, according to Lisveth Trejo, the commander of the color guard. SEE JROTC PAGE 3
Early Sunday morning members of Hope Lutheran Church, 2001 N. Park Rd, presented a check for $1500.00 to Zach Hilferding, Executive Director of the Plant City YMCA. Hope Lutheran frequently gives a portion of the proceeds from its annual Turkey Supper and its Hot Boiled Peanut booth at the Florida Strawberry Festival to the YMCA for its ongoing programs for youth and families in the area. Hilferding also took the opportunity to present Rev. Dean Pfeffer a plaque for the congregation as an expression of the Y’s thanks for Hope’s continued support.
Linda’s Crab Shack, located downtown at 202 E. Reynolds St., held its grand reopening and 25th anniversary celebration on March 24. Guests were invited to check out the renovations and enjoy the patio, which now features outside dining. There was live music from Gary Keeler from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Breanne Williams
Carlos Moreno and Adamaris Mendoza crafted an entire routine in three days before the area competition.