Festival for foliage, art and entertainment a success

Wolf Lake Middle School’s Charlee Hagen sang the National Anthem to open the festival. See festival photos on page 5B.

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.

Chicken and rice could be called Chicken Perloo in the lowcountry

Mrs. Meggett has a recipe for Chicken Perloo. She says, “Many of the one-pot rice dishes in the Lowcountry and the South can trace...

Cooler weather makes Summer Garden Vegetable Soup a must!

Mark F. Sohn wrote Hearty Country Cooking. This book is full of wonderful recipes of Appalachian foods. And, while not Florida recipes, they are foods...

Create a feast with dry rubbed ribs, baked rice and a...

From Paths of Sunshine, Ceviche calls for raw shrimp that gets ‘cooked’ through marinating in lemon juice. Stan Smith’s Chicken ala King is wonderful served...

Cheese Biscuits with only 4 ingredients sound delicious and can be...

Shrimp or Chicken Curry is from What’s Cookin’? This recipe was contributed by Mrs. Myrtle Womble who suggests serving it over hot, steamy rice. Southern...

In time for July 4, answers to the many questions about...

In preparation for July 4th, or as we know and LOVE, Independence Day, this Kapers article will start with a mini-lesson about a favorite...

Martial arts studio opens doors

A ribbon cutting was held Thursday, July 14, for the opening of Central Florida Tang Soo Do, 72 E. Main St., Apopka, at the...

More boat ramps are beginning to be re-opened after storms

Hello Folks, I hope you have recovered from your Thanksgivin’ feast and you are ready to go fishin’. I did some checkin’ this week to...

Crowdsurfing

Apopka High School Principal Lyle Heinz crowd-surfs, going up and down 16 times in the Apopka student section to match Apopka’s score in the...