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Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Eastern Hillsborough Relays Start Strong, Build Momentum

The American Cancer Society's 2013 Relay For Life season in Eastern Hillsborough County started strong with events at Riverview and Newsome high schools. Events are coming at Armwood, Bloomingdale, Brandon and Plant City high schools.

  Successful events at Newsome and Riverview high schools marked the opening round of the American Cancer Society's 2013 Relay For Life season in Eastern Hillsborough County, with close to $190,000 raised at these two Relays alone, according to the latest online account. Additional Relays for Eastern Hillsborough County are scheduled in the weeks ahead for Armwood, Bloomingdale, Brandon and Plant City high schools. Collectively, as of 5 a.m. March 23, the six sites in Eastern Hillsborough County had reported 249 teams, 3,634 participants and $274,045.14 raised. (See chart below.) That represents a $17,400 increase since the last Patch posting, March 23. In reading the chart below, keep in mind that final tallies for Relay events don't come…

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Greater Brandon Fans Set To Support Another Local 'American Idol' Contestant

Following in the footsteps of Jeremy Rosado, Dan Wood, a Newsome High graduate, has been voted on to Hollywood for the chance to win the "American Idol" crown. Wood's nod came from judges Randy Jackson, Mariah Carey, Keith Urban and Nicki Minaj.

    At auditions Jan. 24 in Baton Rouge, La., Dan Wood, a 2008 Newsome High School graduate, received his "golden ticket" from American Idol judges Randy Jackson, Mariah Carey, Keith Urban and Nicki Minaj to head to Hollywood to compete as a season 12 semifinalist. Born in Houston, Wood, 22, moved with his family to FishHawk Ranch, where he participated in cross country at Newsome High School and pursued his love of singing at St. Stephen Catholic Church in Valrico, as the only male member of the Life Teen Choir. His mother, Cindy, served as the adult education and formation minister of the church until relocating to Virginia two years ago. Known as "the singing waiter" at Circles Bar & Grill in Apollo Beach, Wood auditioned four times for…

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