The hay was a little late in coming Saturday, but other than that, things were on track for the 10th annual Highlands County Ag-Venture. ...more

November 3, 2009

Agriculture remains the number one industry in Highlands County. Even though the county is gaining more residents, more homes, more public buildings, more restaurants and more traffic, the work of cultivating the land, caring for animals and protecting lakes and woods is still the heart of our local economy. ...more

October 29, 2009

Knowing the amount of carbohydrates in food is critical for diabetics trying to control their condition. ...more

July 25, 2009

Moderation: An essential word when you're trying to optimize wellness. Keep that word in mind, and goals will last a lot longer, say Dallas-based health and exercise experts Regina Coreil and Ginger Schirmer. ...more

March 21, 2009

Feed the hungry, help wounded soldiers and enjoy an evening of fun during the Ruskin Woman's Club's old-fashioned hoedown and steak dinner, scheduled for Saturday at the Ruskin Elks Lodge. ...more

November 12, 2008

Shoppers struggling to lose weight or eat healthier often have a problem with portion control, says Barbara Roberts, a nutritionist with the Hillsborough County Healthy Department. From fruits and veggies to packaged foods, supersized portions are everywhere. Americans tend to ignore the nutritional information on the package and instead let their eyes decide how much is "just right." Don't believe us? Look at these examples: ...more

November 8, 2008

The conservationists tend to get a little tense when they approach Egg 54, which sits alone on a metal tray inside an incubator, absorbing warm air like some sort of fragile, slow-baked potato. ...more

December 30, 2007

Elks Lodge To Host New Year's Eve Party ROOKSVILLE - Elks Lodge 2582 will hold its annual New Year's Eve party Monday, Dec. 31, at the Lodge located at 14494 Cortez Blvd. Hors d'oeuvres will be available from 6 to 7 p.m. plus an open bar will be featured from 6 p.m. to closing. ...more

December 21, 2007

Highlands Little Theatre has done it once more, put on a production to rave about. The night of entertainment we enjoyed Saturday night as we tried to figure out "who done it" in their production of Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None" was nothing short of amazing. ...more

November 7, 2007

And now come the Pumpkin Police to save us from heinous second-graders who have the audacity to, gasp! carve a pumpkin. Good grief Charlie Brown, the Great Pumpkin would roll over in his grave. This would have had amusing results if the assignment had been given to teenagers, who supposedly know better. Oops, silly me. But these are second- graders who, hopefully, still believe in Santa Claus. They are very impressionable at that age, and should still be tugging on Mommy's apron strings, except that mommy traded in her apron for a business suit, the real crux of the problem. So we already have tree huggers and bunny huggers, now we are raising a generation of veggie huggers. The Good Lord gave us dominion over the beasts of the land, the birds of the sky and the fish of the sea. I assume He left out plant matter on purpose, since it really can't run away, and He gave us too much credit for being able to figure that out on our own. It is already politically incorrect to hunt and fish, so now I suppose tilling a garden will become some sort of ghastly social stigma. ...more

November 3, 2007