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America's Second Harvest has new name but the same mission
America's Second Harvest, a 50,000-square-foot warehouse that holds food for distribution to regional food banks has changed its name to better reflect its mission. ...more
March 5, 2010
America's Second Harvest gets new name
America's Second Harvest, a 50,000 square-foot warehouse that holds food for distribution to regional food banks has changed its name to better reflect its mission. ...more
March 3, 2010
Students assist seniors, kids, disabled
As part of the celebration of Catholic Schools Week, Academy of the Holy Names high school students participated in the school's annual Community Service Day. ...more
February 17, 2010
Food 'reservoir' to open in Sebring
Paperwork should be signed at 11 a.m. today for the creation of a food bank in Sebring, which will be able to service all 23-plus food pantries in Highlands County, according to Bill Stephenson, president of the Heartland Food Reservoir Inc. ...more
February 11, 2010
Medard Reservoir repair yields safety and fillets
Massive cranes scoop rocks from the berm surrounding Medard Reservoir, plunking them into piles that soon will become artificial reefs in the 750-acre man-made lake. ...more
January 28, 2010
Makeover under way for Medard Reservoir
It has been more than 30 years since water of any magnitude was drained from the enormous reservoir, east of Valrico and south of Plant City. But with sandbags continuing to deteriorate along the banks, it was time. A contractor for the Southwest Florida Water Management District, which owns the reservoir, expects to be finished by May. ...more
January 27, 2010
Making Medard a better lake
Massive cranes scoop rocks from the berm surrounding Medard Reservoir, plunking them into piles that will soon become artificial reefs in the 750-acre manmade lake. ...more
January 27, 2010
Draining reservoir yields fish for hungry
State Sen. Ronda Storms had an epiphany. Why not scoop up the doomed fish in the Medard Reservoir and feed families struggling to put food on the table? ...more
January 20, 2010
Food bank receives school's donation
America's Second Harvest had a need for fresh vegetables. Learning Gate Community School had the bounty. ...more
January 20, 2010
Draining reservoir yields fish for poor
When she heard Medard Reservoir would be drained, she first thought of the displaced and hungry gators she assumed would be searching for food. ...more
January 19, 2010
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