Halloween Fling tickets will be on sale Monday, Aug. 10, at the Queens of Abundance Red Hatters lunch at Dot's Restaurant in Sebring. ...more

August 2, 2009

Several generations of women gathered for a light lunch, tea and goodies to celebrate the holiday season and raise money for charity. ...more

December 17, 2008

Several generations of women gathered in Ruskin Dec. 6 for a light lunch, tea and assorted goodies to celebrate the upcoming holiday season and raise money for charity. ...more

December 8, 2008

After writing a bawdy song with lyrics about sexual desires after age 50, Kathie Lee Gifford took the tune to her 76-year-old mother for approval. ...more

January 21, 2008

Dressed in a pink tutu, Patty Wood once rode a high-wire bicycle suspended above the two-story lobby of the Museum of Science & Industry in Tampa. The publicity stunt, performed during a yearlong gig as a comedic correspondent for a local radio station's morning talk show, was scary, Wood said. ...more

October 29, 2007

Trick-Or-Treat Set For Saturday All three incorporated areas in Highlands County will celebrate Halloween trick-or-treat on Saturday, Oct. 27. Sebring residents should expect guests from 6 to 9 p.m. on Saturday. Lake Placid ghosts, ghouls and goblins will be on the streets from 5 to 8:30 p.m. The Fall Festival in DeVane Park will attract elementary-aged children from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday. Avon Park residents will experience more super heroes than usual on Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m. Harvest of Treats In The Downtown SEBRING — Downtown merchants will celebrate Harvest of Treats on Friday, Oct. 26. Preschoolers will be able to trick-or-treat from 10 a.m. to noon and elementary school students will collect candy from 2 to 4 p.m. ...more

October 25, 2007

SEBRING — Give a 15-member troupe of actors some humorous lines and plenty of hats and you've got –– the Glad Hatters. The group of mostly elderly actors takes its act on the road to assisted living centers and any other group of theater fans, including the Lions clubs and Red Hatters. They sing, dance and perform skits –– all laced with plenty of humor. Their distinctive hats vary depending on changing themes. Wednesday, the banter was lively as senior actors rehearsed at Highlands Little Theatre. Spirited lyrics included, "There's no business like show business" and "I'm looking over a four leaf clover that I overlooked before." ...more

October 9, 2007

WHO: Sandra Simmons AWARD: Named the 'Queen of Ice Cream.' As Queen Mum of the Cheery Red Hatters in Hudson, Simmons treated members and friends to an Edy's Slow Churned party. ...more

October 1, 2007