Musician to study at Oxford

An Apopka singer/songwriter, Matti Veldhuis, intends to further her higher education by studying abroad in a two-year post-graduate Oxford University program that will begin...

Wolf Lake Elementary exhibits new mural

Over the summer, Mrs. Palmerini, art teacher of Wolf Lake Elementary and resident artist, created a painted school mural encompassing what it means to...

How to wash clothes before the use of modern-day washing machines

From a dear friend, Susan Nethercote, we have Grampa’s Spaghetti Sauce! This comes from her own family documentary, The Jones-Morris Family Treasury (contributed to...

Orlando Soccer Club visits Lovell

Orlando City Soccer Club in partnership with Mullinax Ford of Apopka donated school supplies to the students of Lovell Elementary School. Pre-K, Kindergarten and...

Church hosts back-to-school event

Iglesia Getsemani held its second annual back to school event, when the church provided backpacks and lunch for the community.

Retired colonel to celebrate birthday

Ret. Colonel Sanford L. Graves, USAF, of Apopka will be 100 years old. He joined the Army Air Corps during the early years of...

Second full moon on August 30 will make fishin’ better

Hello Folks, I hope you are havin’ a great week and you got a chance to do some fishin’ this past weekend. Hopefully, after the...

Crustless spinach quiche sounds both delicious and nutritious

Savannah Style cookbook’s Lemon Drumsticks looks like a new way to fix chicken drumsticks. If not using a broiler, this would probably work great...

Looking back at you

The Apopka Chief/The Planter publisher John Ricketson found this Polyphemus moth on his car last week. The moth is named after Polyphemus, the Greek...

Darter Flight Tuesday

Time to kick start Darter Flight Tuesday for this new school year at Apopka High School! A veteran teacher was selected as the first...