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VOLUME 6, NO. 222
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2022
PLANT CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT RETIRES TWO POLICE DOGS
THE OFFICERS WILL ENJOY A RETIREMENT FILLED WITH LONG WALKS, NAPS IN THE SUN AND BELLY RUBS. MICHELLE CACERES STAFF WRITER
Plant City Police Department is retiring two of its officers who have diligently
served the citizens of Plant City for seven years. How can they retire after such a short career, you ask? The officers in question are four-legged canines and while their nine years of life many not seem like many
to humans, they have indeed reached retirement age. Leto, whose handler is Officer Michael Zacarro, is being medically retired because he was diagnosed with heartworms, a disease that causes lasting damage to
the heart, lungs and arteries. Jax, whose handler is Officer Patrick Walker, is being retired because Walker was promoted to the rank of corporal, making him ineligible to be a handler.
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PLANT CITY CELEBRATES ITS PIONEER HERITAGE AT 45TH ANNUAL PIONEER DAY
TIME STANDS STILL AT FESTIVAL HONORING THE CITY’S RICH HERITAGE AND TRADITIONS.
MICHELLE CACERES STAFF WRITER
Every city has a history and Plant City celebrated its past last weekend at the 45th Annual Pioneer Day at the historic 1914 Plant City High School, located at 605 North Collins Street. Hosted by The East Hillsborough Historical Society, the event featured historical performances by docents from the Henry B. Plant Museum in Tampa, lithography demonstrations, a Seminole Indian exhibit, art and antique doll collections, entertainment and food. Train enthusiasts oohed and aahed at the H.B. Plant Railroad Historical Society’s model train exhibit. Attendee Corina Flynn’s two children were delighted by the elaborate displays. “This is something you don’t see every day,” she said. East Hillsborough Historical Society executive director and even organizer Shelby Bender said it’s important to celebrate our local history,
because as Theodore Roosevelt once said, “The more you know about the past, the better prepared you are for the future.” “History, whether it be Plant City or that of another community, gives people a sense of value for their surroundings and the commitment and contribution that others have made,’ she said. “It also helps us see how we can make improvements and changes to benefit veryone in a fair and equitable manner.”