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Rotary Club of Kissimmee West members Wilda Belisle, Chad Seibel, Brian Wheeler and Vinnie Chiaiese donated coolers to the Osceola Meals on Wheels. PHOTO/WEST KISSIMMEE ROTARY

Rotary Club of Kissimmee West members Wilda Belisle, Chad Seibel, Brian Wheeler and Vinnie Chiaiese donated coolers to the Osceola Meals on Wheels. PHOTO/WEST KISSIMMEE ROTARY

Rotary Club Kissimmee West donates cooler bags to Meals on Wheels

The Rotary Club of Kissimmee West purchased 40 insulated coolers for the Osceola Meals on Wheels program from a $5,000 donation from the Rotary Club.  Those coolers will be going out on Meals on Wheels runs to replace older coolers to keep cold foods fresh as they are delivered to MOW clients.
Gingers are key ingredients in many cultures’ cuisines and are also high in antioxidants and have anti-inflammatory properties. PHOTO/EXTENSION SERVICES

Gingers are key ingredients in many cultures’ cuisines and are also high in antioxidants and have anti-inflammatory properties. PHOTO/EXTENSION SERVICES

Producing edible gingers for your garden

By Jessica Sullivan UF-IFAS Osceola Extension Services Cultivated as food and medicine for thousands of years, ginger, turmeric and galangal are members of the ginger family that are both ornamental and edible. They are prized worldwide for their edible, underground, tuber-like rhizomes.
Nearly all of us have come over the years to accept and understand the concept of global warming as being fact, a truth only the uneducated would dare deny.

Nearly all of us have come over the years to accept and understand the concept of global warming as being fact, a truth only the uneducated would dare deny.

Youthful Perspectives — Climate Change: Reality or Hysteria?

By Noah Jenkins St. Cloud High School, Senior Imagine a barren landscape scarred by the sun with an intensity never before seen by man. Imagine coastal communities wiped off the map by cataclysmic storms and the ever-looming threat of rising seas.
Register now for Poinciana baseball

Register now for Poinciana baseball

Register now for Poinciana baseball, swim classes

Registration is now open for Poinciana Little League Summer Baseball Camp. There are two sessions to choose from – attend one, or both! Session A runs from June 6-11, Session B is July 5-29. Practices are Monday thru Friday from 6-7:30 p.m. for T-ball. All other divisions are 6-9 p.m.
The St. Cloud Friends of the Library will hold their Spring Book Sale Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Library (810 13th St.).

The St. Cloud Friends of the Library will hold their Spring Book Sale Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Library (810 13th St.).

A Saturday full of events in St. Cloud!

If you stay home on Saturday, it’s of your own choosing — there are plenty of community events going on. Start the day at the Borrow Pit Pond Fishing Derby, starting at 9 a.m. at Borrow Pit Pond on Budinger Avenue, (across from St. Cloud Elementary School).
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April is Water Conservation Month

Water Conservation Month is recognized by Florida in April, which is the driest month in the state. The purpose of this month is to educate the public about how to manage water resources more wisely and to promote the need to conserve water.
You'll find (at least) three Easter egg hunts for the kids on Saturday morning in St. Cloud.

You'll find (at least) three Easter egg hunts for the kids on Saturday morning in St. Cloud.

Easter and Earth Day in the Cloud!

St. Cloud Chamber’s Women2Women Spring 2022 connection will be on Wednesday (April 20) at 11:30 a.m. at VFW Hall, Post 322 (915 New York Ave.) Guest speaker will be Kristina Bozanich, photographer/makeup artist with Bozanich Photography. Bozanich will share the importance of “Building Your Brand!
Shingle Creek is now fully navigable from the Steffee Landing launch point at Shingle Creek Regional Park off West U.S. Highway 192 down to the lake.

Shingle Creek is now fully navigable from the Steffee Landing launch point at Shingle Creek Regional Park off West U.S. Highway 192 down to the lake.

Shingle Creek open to Lake Toho after shoal removal project

Boaters can now access Lake Tohopekaliga from Shingle Creek. The creek is again open to water traffic after completion of a shoal removal project that began late last year, Osceola County officials reported this past weekend.