ARCADIA — Before the bans regarding coronavirus, this writer was privileged to visit the Charlotte Sport Modelers Society, or CSMS, the radio-controlled model airplane club of Charlotte County with a flying field in Arcadia.
Events organizers for 92nd annual Arcadia All-Florida Championship Rodeo organizers estimated nearly a full house Saturday and expected a huge turnout Sunday for the event’s final day at the indoor Mosaic Arena, reachable from any direction in southwest Florida in less than an hour. Gates op…
The 92nd annual Arcadia All-Florida Championship Rodeo went without a hitch Saturday at an event billed as the oldest this side of the Mississippi. Turn to page 7C for a photo gallery and details on Sunday’s event at Mosaic Arena.
ARCADIA — Another successful Heartland Senior Games has concluded and plans are well underway for 2021. This year, 476 women and men from fifty to ninety three years of age signed up to compete in one or more of the events, winning a combined total of 611 medals.
Table tennis on Feb. 20 took over the Sebring Recreation Club. Five tables filled the hall, with three brought in from Crystal Lake Club for the day. The bright facility made for an excellent venue for male and female table-tennis enthusiasts ranging in age from their 50s to 90s.
Bowlers on Feb. 17 rolled up to the Bowl of Fun Lanes in Wauchula to compete in the Heartland Senior Games doubles and mixed doubles bowling tournaments.
Shuffleboard is a game enjoyed by thousands, especially here in Florida.
On Feb. 13, 59 ladies and one lucky gentleman gathered in the Entertainment Center at Cross Creek RV Resort in Arcadia to play mah jongg.
The Ride for Tiny Town bicycling event on Feb. 8 drew 130 riders on a chilly morning that soon gave way to sun and perfect riding temperatures.
SEBRING — South Florida State College, organizers of the Heartland Senior Games doubles pickleball tournament, was thrilled to have 17 travel to Tanglewood in Sebring to compete in the men's and women's doubles competition on Jan. 30 and to see 12 more make the journey on Feb. 2 to compete i…
