This Friday's Christian Band Night is
Open Mic night at Thanks a Latte Cafe
in Downtown Zephyrhills from 6-9. Everyone is welcomed to come and enjoy the music, sing, read poetry, tell inspiring stories & we even have Karaoke. It will lots of fun! This week we will sponsor Chancey Road Christian Church's Youth Group with Pastor Rich Logan. So spread the word.
NEWS
Nearly 400 turn out for ZHS reunion
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Vance Forbes, a member of the Zephyrhills High School Class of 1933 is flanked by Jennifer Lane, left, and Jessica Wheeler, right, who were members of the ZHS Class of 2008.
Approximately 400 people attended the 39th Annual Zephyrhills High School Alumni Reunion held Sunday, June 28, at the Lion’s Club.
The Class of 1959 was the honored class for this year’s reunion. The reunion is held the last Sunday of June.
Members of the Class of 1959 who attended included Charlie Rae Adams, Pat Whitehead Bodiford, Wade Bodiford, Joyce Lummus Hillhouse, Benny Brooks, Benny Smith, Marcia Betterman Bellows, Patty Freed Galster, Laura Ann Higginson Jung, Shirley Walker Beckham, Marshal O. Miller and Bobbi Jean Temples-Snyder.
The original graduating class of 1959 consisted of 48 members.
Laura Ann Higginson was the valedictorian and Margie Braden was the salutatorian of the Class of 1959. Braden received The Daughters of the American Revolution award and certificate upon graduation...
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Recovery? Local leaders see mixed
signals on state of economy
Is the Zephyrhills area headed for an economic recovery, or will the recession continue to take a toll on local business and job seekers?
“It really depends on who you talk to,” said Tim Mitchell, president of the Zephyrhills Chamber of Commerce, “there are some positive signs out there but some say it’s going to be bad for a while.”
Mitchell said that every day the Chamber of Commerce deals with people and businesses that are struggling in the current economic climate...
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SPORTS
Sometimes our best friends
are right under our nose
The return to an oval track, impressive pit strategy and a rainstorm was the perfect combination for David Reutimann to finish fourth in the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at Loudon New Hampshire Sunday.
He will return to his home track of Daytona International Speedway Saturday night for the Coke Zero 400 under the lights. This will be a big race for Reutimann as he sits just 12 points out of the top 12 and the Chase for the Championship...
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COMMENTARY

Angling results in a precious catch
Fishing – or angling as some call it – is one of my most enjoyable pastimes. As a Florida native – born and raised in Fort Myers – I have had ample opportunities over the years to fish. I got away from that hobby when I moved to Indiana in the 1980s, but resumed fishing in the 1990s following treatment for throat cancer. I never anticipated getting throat cancer because I had never used any forms of tobacco products. But that’s another story.
There have been some memorable catches over the years, including...
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