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September 2016 Volume 14, Issue 9 Ph: 657-2418
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Upcoming Food Truck Rally To Support, Benefit First Responders
one, even your picky eaters. Summerfield Golf Club will sell adult beverages with family friendly drinks available at all of the trucks. Organizers also plan to have a fire truck on site for kids to explore, face-painting, and pet adoption organizations as well as a DJ spinning live tunes. Most importantly, there will be a 50/50 raffle benefiting multiple nonprofits which help local police, firefighters, and first responders including Riverview Our Town Inc. and The Lynn Sowers Memorial Foundation Inc. All proceeds will be split between the winner and the organizations. There is no cost to attend the event, but food and beverage prices vary by vendor. Come out and show your support for these brave men and women and their families. Organizers are still soliciting for industry-specific sponsors. Your donations are needed for first responders and to cover some costs incurred to make it all happen. Contact Theresa Turner, CPA at info@riverviewourtown.com. For more information, visit the Facebook pages at bit.ly/2bzSNRa and https://www.facebook.com/groups/Riverviewareawordofm outh/.
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Calling all families and foodies! Mark your calendars for Friday, October 7 from 5-9 p.m. because Summerfield Golf Club will host the Riverview Our Town Food Truck Rally in honor of our community’s first responders. This is a perfect opportunity to come out and meet your neighbors, sample a wide variety of delectable fare, and most importantly, honor the men and women in our community who always come when we need them. The event is the brainchild of the Riverview Area Word of Mouth Facebook group and is headed up by its title sponsors, Jason Blanchard with Summerfield Crossings Golf Club; Theresa Turner, CPA with Tax Happens LLC; and Kerin Clarkin with Kerin Realty. Turner is excited about Riverview’s first food truck rally. “This is bringing Riverview together while appreciating our first responders,” she said. The big goal is to be able to regularly organize community events on a quarterly basis, but they need the support of the community. Ten food trucks will serve up an international menu of dishes from around the world that is sure to excite your taste buds. There will be something for every-
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Greater Riverview Chamber Of Commerce To Host Political Forum
By Kathy L. Collins
The primarEach candidate ies are over. Now will have the is the time for all opportunity to voters to make speak. decisions for the Doran upcoming generexplained why the al election on Greater Riverview Tuesday, Chamber of November 8. Commerce holds In an effort to the Political help the local Forum. “We want community make to help educate well thought out our community by and insightful Dr. Bryan Thatcher (left) and Dixie Brady (right) giving them an will be the moderators for the Political Forum on opportunity to get decisions, the Thursday, September 29 Greater Riverview to know the canChamber of Commerce will host a didates,” explained Doran. Political Forum on Thursday, September The Greater Riverview of Chamber 29. The Political Forum will be held at the of Commerce is a non-profit civic organiHilton Garden Inn zation established in 1966. The chamber Tampa/Riverview/Brandon located at is celebrating 50 years of service to the 4328 Garden Vista Dr. in Riverview (near community this year. Doran said, “Our the intersection of U.S. Hwy 301 S. and purpose is to create a family environment Interstate 75). The doors will open at 5:30 that ensures the success of our commup.m. and the program will begin at 6:30 nity, our businesses and our members.” p.m. For more on the Greater Riverview There is no charge for parking or Chamber of Commerce, which meets the admission. There will be light refreshfourth Tuesday each month at 11:30 a.m. ments and a cash bar. at The Regent located at 6437 Watson Residents can meet and hear from Rd., visit www.RiverviewChamber.com or candidates running for offices that affect call 234-5944. the Riverview community and surrounding area. Candidates include Mark Ober who is running for state attorney, and In This those running for clerk of court, school Issue board and county commission. According to Tanya Doran, executive director of the Greater Riverview HONORARY MAYOR ANNOUNCED........PG 5 Chamber of Commerce, “We have invited HOA HOT TOPICS..................................PG 7 all candidates running for office that support or impact the Riverview area. Many COASTAL CLEAN UP............................PG 11 local organizations host ‘meet and greets’ CHALKLINES........................................PG 33 events prior to the primary. The Political Forum is designed to get to know the FISH TALES..........................................PG 35 remaining candidates because we will THE FLORIDA OUTDOORS...................PG 36 ask challenging questions.” Each candidate will have approxiARTS & ENTERTAINMENT..................PG 45 mately two minutes to introduce themSPORTS CONNECTION.................PGS 46‐47 selves. Moderators, Dr. Bryan Thatcher, the current president of the Greater READ MORE LOCAL NEWS ONLINE Riverview Chamber of Commerce, and www.ospreyobserver.com Dixie Brady, Esq., will devote considerable time to questioning the candidates.
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