Osprey Observer Brandon 04 2019 by Osprey Observer

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Brandon Community Gathers For Grand Opening Of The Carey Family Boys & Girls Club

By Tatiana Ortiz

County leaders and the community attended a grand opening of the new Carey Family Boys & Girls Club in Brandon.

impact. Currently, the Club maintains its leadership under Sheriff Chad Chronister. This location will serve youth ages 5-18 along with the opportunity to accommodate up to 125 children and teenagers. With it being in between Mann Middle School and Yates Elementary School, students can walk to the Club. The youth who come here get access to a baseball field, a playground and much more. To add, an on-site deputy will be on the premises as well. "Having a deputy on-site not only creates a safer environment for children to learn and play everyday, but it also is a chance to show them that law enforcement officers are their friends,” Sheriff Chronister said. For more information, visit www.bgctampa.org. It is located at 510 E. Sadie St. in Brandon. Call 444-0375.

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Various county leaders and the community joined together with the Boys & Girls Club of Tampa Bay for the grand opening of the newly remodeled Carey Family Brandon Boys & Girls Club in Brandon on March 29. The club also relocated to Sadie Park as part of an expansion to the Bill Carey Brandon Boys & Girls Club, which previously could be found on Knights Avenue. Carey’s daughter Amy Carey Lee had a chance to reflect back on her childhood with the opening of this club. “I remember as a little girl attending classes here at the old Brandon Civics Center, which was really the center of Brandon at the time,” Lee said. This would be one of the eight clubs working under a community collaboration model. For instance, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office and the Hillsborough County Parks and Recreation Department united to bring the vision of a stronger community to reality. At one point, the original Knights Ave. location operated under the leadership of Sheriff David Gee, which would be the first Club to bring law enforcement into the conversation around community

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Julia Moseley Celebrates 100th Birthday At Her Family Home Known As ‘The Nest’ Thursday, March 21, 2019 was proclaimed to be ‘Julia Moseley Day’ by Brandon's Honorary Mayor, Melissa Haskins. On that momentous day, Moseley celebrated her 100th birthday. The proclamation read by Haskins stated in part, "Julia Moseley is the personification of a protector of Florida history." Moseley is a member of one of Brandon's pioneering families. Moseley continues to live on the property that was settled in 1883 by her grandparents and in the home that her family built in 1886. ‘The Nest’, as it is known, and its 14+ acres are on the National Register of Historic Places. It is also on the state and local historic registries. The home, which is located just off of Brandon Blvd. near the Westfield Brandon Mall, is protected and maintained by a trust. When you pull into the property, it is as if you have been transported back in time. Most of the buildings on the property are original to the period of ownership. The main house still has the original wall covering which consists of palmetto fiber on painted burlap. This unique wall covering was taken down and exhibited at the World's Fair in Chicago in 1893. Moseley is a fierce protector of Brandon and its rich history. You can thank her and her efforts for the beautiful oak canopy that lines Lakewood Dr. When the road was designated to be widened, she led an effort to save the oaks. Moseley was also instrumental in getting a historical marker placed at the corner of Lakewood Dr. at Woodberry and Limona Roads. This marker chronicles the history of the area. Over the years, Moseley has rejected multiple offers to sell ‘The Nest’, preferring

By Kathy L. Collins

to keep it as it has been for over 100 years. It is for her efforts at historical and environmental preservation that the community came together to celebrate her 100th birthday. In addition to the proclamation made Julia Moseley celebrated her by Honorary Mayor 100th birthday at “The Nest,” her Haskins, a Commendation family home. signed by all of the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners was also presented. The Commendation read in part, "The Board of County Commissioners of Hillsborough County, Florida does hereby commend Julia Moseley for her dedication in safeguarding the historical legacy of Brandon and Limona and their landmarks, and congratulates her on her 100th birthday." You can learn more about Moseley, her family’s history and the history of the area by purchasing her book, Come To My Sunland: Letters of Julia Daniels Moseley From The Florida Frontier, 18831886.The book is available at Barnes & Noble.

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