No license needed Apr. 6-7

Hello Folks, Let’s start this column off with some great news. If you have been wantin’ to try your luck at fishin’, this weekend is your...

Share your love by creating delicious stuffed squash for Easter Sunday

Easter, one of the central holy days of Christianity and the cornerstone of the Christian faith, is celebrated, this year of 2024, on Sunday,...

60th wedding anniversary

John and Eileen Ricketson celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Wednesday, March 20. The Ricketsons own The Apopka Chief and The Planter. The Ricketsons...

Bluegills will spawn all summer

Hello Folks, It’s been a couple of weeks since I put my article together for our readers. I had to have another back surgery and...

Honey glazed chicken recipe sounds delicious, smells good baking

Jennifer Broussard’s Honey Glazed Chicken from Treasures and Pleasures cookbook looks to be quite simple, ideal for the busy homemaker. Stick the dish in...

AdventHealth gives to Loaves & Fishes

AdventHealth Apopka executives presented Loaves & Fishes with a $25,000 donation.

Sea turtle nesting season arrives along Florida’s coasts

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is sharing the reminder that sea turtles are starting to nest on our beaches. Residents and...

Beautiful day for a car show and fair in the park

The 23rd annual Apopka Fair sponsored by the Rotary Club of Apopka and Rotarian Lowell Swanberg’s classic car show was held Saturday, March 9, at...

Read the recipe for Dirt Cake, see what ‘pan’ you use...

Janet Ustler contributed her recipe for Cavatini to Treasures and Pleasures cookbook. We have it for you, and it looks wonderful. It will work...

Miss Apopka launches new toy drive for children fighting cancer

Miss Apopka Reilly Cardella is announcing the start of a new toy drive to further the work of her non-profit organization Love for Ladybug....