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New game celebrates Dade City

December 11, 2019 By Mary Rathman

(Courtesy of Florida Pioneer Museum & Village)

Still looking for a unique Christmas gift for someone who likes board games? Check this out — Dade City Opoly.

The game features local Dade City businesses, and is being sold as a fundraiser for the Pioneer Florida Museum & Village, at the price of $40 each.

Over the next few months, the museum also will be raffling off 10 games autographed by The Bellamy Brothers, who have a spot on the game’s board.

Raffle tickets are sold at the museum, 25602 Pioneer Museum Road in Dade City.

To order Dade City Opoly online, visit PioneerFloridaMuseum.org.

Or, to pick up a game, stop by one of these Dade City businesses: Lori Anne’s, The Book Shack, Flint Creek Outfitters, The Garden of Eden Spa, Quilts on Plum Lane, or the museum itself.

Published December 11, 2019

Filed Under: Local News, Zephyrhills/East Pasco News Tagged With: Dade City Opoly, Flint Creek Outfitters, Lori Anne's, Pioneer Florida Museum & Village, Pioneer Museum Road, Quilts on Plum Lane, The Bellamy Brothers, The Book Shack, The Garden of Eden Spa

This year’s Rattlesnake Festival is one for the books

October 23, 2019 By Christine Holtzman

This year’s Rattlesnake Festival started off with a bang.

That is because Darby’s own musical siblings, The Bellamy Brothers, kicked off the 53rd annual festival off with a very special, Oct. 18 evening concert, marking the first time the musicians played the festival in decades.

Darby’s own, Howard Bellamy, left, and his brother, David, take the stage on Oct. 18 to kick off the Rattlesnake Festival weekend. They played their first gig at the Rattlesnake Festival in 1968, and this concert marked the first time in decades that the brothers performed at the festival. (Christine Holtzman)

Hundreds packed the Dan Cannon Auditorium at the Pasco County Fairgrounds to hear Howard Bellamy and his brother, David, perform some of their biggest hits including, “Redneck Girl,” “If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body,” and, of course, their signature song, “Let Your Love Flow.”  They also mixed in some tracks off of their newest album, “Over the Moon,” released earlier this year.

The brothers got their first taste in performing in front of an audience at the 1968 festival, then known as the ‘Rattlesnake Roundup,’ when they performed on stage, for free, with their father.

This year, the sold-out concert raised money for the festival’s host, The Thomas Promise Foundation.

After the concert, the regular festival days were Oct. 19 and Oct. 20 at the Pasco County Fairgrounds, 36722 State Road 52 in Dade City.

Over the course of the weekend, thousands flocked to the site to enjoy a wide array of activities, wildlife shows, exhibits, bounce houses and other attractions.

There were carnival rides and games, and the chance to hold a real, live alligator.

After watching a presentation given by the nonprofit organization, The Rattlesnake Conservancy, onlookers rush over for a chance to pet ‘Stripe,’ a female canebrake rattlesnake. Handler Chase Pirtle is holding the snake.

Vendors were there selling handmade crafts, and businesses were there touting their products and services.

Hungry festival-goers also had plenty of choices at the food court area, including corn dogs, soft pretzels, gyros, pizza, funnel cakes and fresh lemonade.

Of course, the weekend wouldn’t be complete without watching the traditional Eddie Herrmann Wooden Gopher Tortoise Races, geared toward kids, 12 and under.

The races, which use mechanical wooden gopher tortoises, were held throughout each day, for age groups 7 and under, and 8 through 12.

First-, second- and third-place winners from each race earned a ribbon, and the first-place winners were eligible to compete for a trophy in the championship games.

The races were named after Eddie Herrmann, one of the festival’s founders, who passed away hours after the close of the first day of the 51st festival in 2017.

Published October 23, 2019

Perry Haley, of Wesley Chapel, dips his wife, Christi, while dancing to a song at the Bellamy Brothers concert. Originally from Texas, the Haleys said that dancing is a way of life in the Lone Star State.
Inside the Croc Encounters attraction, 10-year-old Kinnley Reeves, of Lutz, pets ‘Smiley,’ a 3-foot gator, held by zoo keeper Lou Coticchio, of Largo. The Croc Encounters group had several alligators, turtles and snakes in their exhibit, and for a small fee, people could hand feed several large tortoises or even hold a live alligator.
Four-year-old Harleigh Sexton, of Dade City, takes aim at shooting some tin cans, with a little help from her mother’s boyfriend, Jesse Larkin. The two were playing the Wild West Cork Gun Game. LeBaron Concessions worker Richard Landers is looking on.
Jim Smalley, of Dade City, holds his hat over his heart, during the singing of the Star-Spangled Banner, before the start of the Bellamy Brothers concert. Smalley is a retired staff sergeant from the U.S. Army.

 

Filed Under: Local News, Zephyrhills/East Pasco News Tagged With: Dade City, David Bellamy, Eddie Herrmann Wooden Gopher Tortoise Races, Howard Bellamy, Pasco County Fairgrounds, Rattlesnake Festival, State Road 52, The Bellamy Brothers, The Thomas Promise Foundation

Rattlesnake Festival offers new features, special guests

October 9, 2019 By Brian Fernandes

It’s that time of year again, when the Rattlesnake Festival offers two full days of fun at the Pasco County Fairgrounds, following a special concert by the world-famous Bellamy Brothers to kick off this year’s event.

The Bellamy Brothers will perform on the evening of Oct. 18, with separate tickets sold for that event.

The traditional festival activities will be offered on Oct. 19 and Oct. 20 at the fairgrounds, at 36722 State Road 52, in Dade City.

Where else can you feel slithery snake skin but at the annual Rattlesnake Festival? This year’s event is set from Oct. 18 to Oct. 20. (Courtesy of Joe Simmons)

The event, now in its 53rd year, will offer some new features and bring back some old favorites, too.

“We want the festival to continue to be an annual event that everyone looks forward to just like they did for more than 50 years,” said Joe Simmons, executive director of The Thomas Promise Foundation, which is hosting the event.

The Bellamy Brothers’ concert at the Dan Cannon Auditorium, at the fairgrounds, will be their first festival appearance since 1968.

Festivities on Oct. 19 are planned from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. , with some events occurring only on that day, including Cowboy Tom’s Wild West Show and a live performance by Clerks with a Cure in the Dan Cannon Auditorium.

That day’s schedule also includes the 41st annual Rattlesnake Run, held at the San Antonio Park at 12750 Oak St., in San Antonio. This will be comprised of a pet-friendly 5-mile run starting at 8 a.m., and a 1-mile run at 9:15 a.m. Registration begins at 7 a.m.

And at 6:30 p.m., the Rattlesnake Festival After Dark concert will provide musical entertainment by the Seventeenth Street Band and River Junction Band. Admission will be $10 per person at the gate.

Activities on Oct. 20 will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Exclusive to the day will be the Subaru Off-Road event as well as a dance and theater exhibition in the Dan Cannon Auditorium, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Both days will feature first-time and traditional offerings.

Some new features this year include a live bear exhibit and Soccer Collies – where people and dogs interact in a soccer game.

Also new will be the Walk on Water Air Bubbles that allows patrons to roll around inside a bubble, floating on water.

Jim Mendenhall’s snake show will make a comeback, along with Tampa’s Croc Encounters crocodile and reptile show, and other wildlife exhibits.

Also returning are bounces houses, a pumpkin patch, a petting zoo and pony rides.

Hungry patrons can visit the food court with various options, and there will be an array of vendors selling arts and crafts.

The purchase of a  $15 wristband provides unlimited access to numerous fair rides provided by Big O Amusements.

Parking is free and admission is $5 for those ages 3 and older.

Proceeds will go toward The Thomas Promise Foundation, which helps to provide weekend meals to kids in need.

To pre-register for the run, visit www.RattlesnakeRun.com.

General admission for the Bellamy Brothers concert is $40 and seating is limited. Tickets can be purchased at www.RattlesnakeFestival.com.

For additional information, please contact Joe Simmons at (813) 782-0000 or at .

Rattlesnake Festival
Where:
Pasco County Fairgrounds, 36722 State Road 52 in Dade City
When: Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. (Bellamy Brothers Concert); Oct. 19 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Oct. 20 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Cost: Festival admission $5 for those ages 3 and up for Oct. 19 and Oct. 20 events; General admission for Bellamy Brothers concert is $40 and limited; 1-mile run is $20 for 18 and up, $15 for ages 11-17, and free for ages 10 and under; 5-mile run is $40 for 18 and up, and $25 for those under 18
Details: The festival kicks off with a live performance from the Bellamy Brothers. New and returning fun features and activities will be there on the other two days to enjoy. Vendors and a food court will be there, too.
Info: contact Joe Simmons at (813) 782-0000 or at . For Bellamy Brothers concert tickets, visit www.RattlesnakeFestival.com. Pre-register for the run at www.RattlesnakeRun.com.

Published October 09, 2019

Filed Under: Local News, Zephyrhills/East Pasco News Tagged With: Big O Amusements, Clerks with a Cure, Cowboy Tom's Wild West Show, Jim Mendenhall, Oak Street, Pasco County Fairgrounds, Rattlesnake Festival, Rattlesnake Run, River Junction Band, San Antonio, San Antonio Park, Seventeenth Street Band, Soccer Collies, Tampa Croc Encounters, The Bellamy Brothers, Thomas Promise Foundation, Walk on Water Air Bubbles

Bellamy Brothers headline Rattlesnake Festival

September 25, 2019 By Kevin Weiss

The Bellamy Brothers are returning to a local festival that launched the beginning of their iconic country music career five decades ago.

Darby natives and residents Howard and David Bellamy will headline a special concert at the 53rd annual Rattlesnake Festival on Oct. 18 at 7 p.m., at the Pasco County Fairgrounds’ Dan Cannon Auditorium, 36722 State Road 52 in Dade City.

The duo will be available to sign autographs at their merchandise tables following their hour-and-a-half long performance.

The concert serves as a prelude to the traditional festival days on Oct. 19 and Oct. 20.

The Bellamy Brothers are scheduled to perform a special concert at the Rattlesnake Festival on Oct. 18. It marks their first appearance at the festival in about 40 years, event organizers say. (Courtesy of Rattlesnake Festival)

The Rattlesnake Festival marked The Bellamy Brothers’ first official gig back in 1968 — where Howard and David performed on stage with their father at San Antonio Park.

The Bellamys continued to play the festival for several years prior to the the release of their 1976 chart-topping country pop hit, “Let Your Love Flow,” which spearheaded a career of 20 No. 1 hits and 40 million album sales worldwide.

In an exclusive interview with The Laker/Lutz News, Howard Bellamy said he’s looking forward to returning to the Rattlesnake Festival and host a concert for his hometown community.

“There’s no place we love better. We’ve toured in 72 countries and somehow we always come back to Darby, Florida,” Howard, 73, said.

“It’s a special place and special people around, so when they got this all together and asked us, we jumped right on. It’s very special and you get to see a lot of old friends you haven’t seen forever.”

He added, “We’re always grateful to be back home because this is where it started and this is where it will end.”

Howard and 69-year-old David Bellamy graduated from Pasco High School in the 1960s before embarking on their successful music career.

They spend any downtime amid their frenetic showbiz schedule on their 200-acre family ranch in Darby, just outside the Dade City limits.

When they return to town next month, The Bellamy Brothers will be fresh off an overseas tour that takes them to Norway and Sweden. They’ll immediately head out for a show in North Carolina following the Dade City concert. “We should be well-rehearsed,” Howard quipped.

Howard said the special concert’s set list “definitely” will include “Let Your Love Flow” and several other hit tracks. He noted there also will be some cuts from the band’s latest studio album, “Over the Moon,” which released in February.

“You know, we do as many hits as we can during the show, and we thank God we have enough of them that we have a choice, so people want to hear the hits,” Howard said.

Known for their busy ways, the Bellamys’ appearance comes in the midst of filming the third season of their reality television show, “Honky Tonk Ranch,” airing on the Cowboy Channel. Howard said the band is also working on several other projects with other artists.

“We’re always up to something,” he said.

The Bellamy Brothers’ last appearance at the festival came about 40 years ago, according to Joe Simmons, executive director of the Thomas Promise Foundation that puts on the Rattlesnake Festival.

Simmons said he tried to book The Bellamy Brothers for the event a few years ago, but they were on another road tour at the time.

The event organizer went about getting in touch with the band’s manager earlier this time around, to try to work the Rattlesnake Festival into the band’s lineup that includes roughly 150 tour dates every year.

Simmons’ friendship with David Bellamy’s son, Noah, also helped get things rolling.

“I tried to put a bug in his ear about talking to his dad about them being able to come out to the festival,” Simmons said. “We’re just appreciative that everything worked out to where we could bring them back to the festival. You know, everybody loves The Bellamy Brothers.”

Simmons acknowledged The Bellamy Brothers’ forthcoming appearance has generated extra buzz for the weekend long festival.

“Everybody’s excited,” he said. “Everybody loves it when the Bellamys come back home and play and, for us to be able to accommodate that and bring them back, it was a win-win situation.”

All proceeds raised from the Rattlesnake Festival will go toward the Thomas Promise Foundation, which provides meals and other programs to food-insecure children. It is the nonprofit organization’s largest fundraiser of the year.

The Bellamy Brothers concert is described as an “intimate affair,” with 528 total seats available.

Beer and wine will be offered inside the auditorium during the concert. Proof of age is required. Food will be available from vendors outside the auditorium.

General admission seats are numbered for reservation and tickets come in two tiers: closer seats cost $75 and seats further back cost $40.

Corporate tables are comprised of eight seats and include unlimited beer and wine, and are available for $1,500 per table and must be bought as a full table. Businesses purchasing tables also get their logo on the festival banner.

Tickets may be purchased by visiting RattlesnakeFestival.com, or by calling (813) 312-7119.

53rd annual Rattlesnake Festival

When: Oct. 18, Bellamy Brothers Concert; Oct. 19 and Oct. 20, festival activities

Where: Pasco County Fairgrounds, 36722 State Road 52, Dade City

What: Food, arts & crafts, live music, wildlife, children’s games, and local history are highlighted each year. Family fun and entertainment are a main focus of the event.

Cost: $5 public admission, free for ages 2 and under; Bellamy Brothers concert tickets sold separately.

Info: Visit RattlesnakeFestival.com, or call (813) 782-0000.

Published September 25, 2019

Filed Under: Local News, Zephyrhills/East Pasco News Tagged With: 1976, Cowboy Channel, Dade City, Dan Cannon Auditorium, Darby, David Bellamy, February, Honky Tonk Ranch, Howard Bellamy, Joe Simmons, Let Your Love Flow, North Carolina, Norway, Pasco County Fairgrounds, Pasco High School, Rattlesnake Festival, State Road 52, Sweden, The Bellamy Brothers, The Laker/Lutz News, Thomas Promise Foundation

Bellamy Brothers are stars of reality TV show

June 13, 2018 By Kevin Weiss

More than 40 years after releasing their chart-topping country pop hit, “Let Your Love Flow,” recording 20 No.1 hits and selling 40 million albums, The Bellamy Brothers show no signs of slowing down.

They’re touring worldwide upward of 150 days a year.

They released an autobiography, “Let Your Love Flow: The Life and Times of The Bellamy Brothers.”

They’re a few harmonies shy of releasing their 30th studio album.

Howard and David Bellamy take a break in-between shooting scenes for their reality show, Honky Tonk Ranch. (Fred Bellet)

And, that’s not all for the 67-year-old David Bellamy and 72-year-old Howard Bellamy, who were born and raised in Darby, and graduated from Pasco High School in the 1960s.

They’re also in the middle of filming a new reality television show, “Honky Tonk Ranch” on The Cowboy Channel, an American cable television network airing in 25 million homes.

The reality show follows the international country music icons through their misadventures of a demanding tour schedule and life back home at their family’s 200-acre ranch, outside of Dade City.

The first season premiered April 8 and wraps up with the 13th episode season finale on July 1.

In the series, David, Howard and the Bellamy family open their doors to cameras illustrating how they balance ranching, recording, world touring, running a record label, as well as guiding the careers of the next generation of Bellamy music aspirations.

The Laker/Lutz News recently had an exclusive look into the filming of an episode at the ranch.

As part of the day’s hijinks, the Bellamy Brothers and their crew try to round up a 7-foot-long alligator nesting at one of the ranch’s ponds.

Another scene that afternoon involved David and his wife of 25 years, Susan, bantering about hoarding. “What I tell her is, it’s not hoarding if it’s cool stuff,” David quipped.

Such storylines have helped make the show an instant hit, in both the U.S. and overseas.

It’s become the No.1 rated show on The Cowboy Channel, which is owned by Rural Media Group Inc.

Available in 28 countries, it’s also been the network’s most-streamed show.

One sign of the show’s success and The Bellamy Brothers’ global fame: 100 people in China pay $10 a month to subscribe to the show, according to Chris Shaheen, the duo’s business manager.

Kachunga alligator handlers Chad Wright and Chad Wright Jr., of Dade City, along with David Bellamy, Noah Bellamy and Howard Bellamy size up the situation on what it takes to capture a 7-foot alligator in a pond on The Bellamy Brothers Ranch in Darby.

“One of the reasons we thought the show would be successful is because we have a pretty good world audience,” David said.

Throughout the first season, several scenes have been filmed in and around Dade City, like Charlie’s St. Joe Market on St. Joe Road.

“We like to expose the local people and local things and Central Florida as much as we can,” Howard said. “It’s a really cool place and, after (touring) 72 countries, it’s still a unique place here.”

Yet much of the show revolves around the family ranch in Darby. Located just north of Tampa, the working ranch is home to purebred Brahman cattle, crossbred cows, quarter horses and three generations of the Bellamy family. The ranch was purchased in 1870 by the Bellamy’s great-great-grandfather, Abraham, and has been the family’s homestead ever since.

Between the fruit trees, ancient oaks and crepe myrtles, the series follows the chaos from one household to another on the ranch’s lush land.

The property — and rural Darby — offers a sanctuary of sorts for the Bellamys. It’s the one constant in their frenetic showbiz schedule.

“This is the recharger right here — this old place,” Howard said while gazing at the ranch. “It’s where it all started, and I suppose it’s where it’ll all end, right here.”

Added David: “Just some place we could come home to, and just relax and take it easy. We still do quite a few dates a year and so it’s nice to have this. In the winter it’s nice because we mainly play weekends, so we’re home during the week, and it’s nice to lay back.”

Other regular cast members on the show include H.C. Young, Howard and David’s cousin and ranch hand; Randy Hiebert, The Bellamy Brothers’ longtime guitarist, David’s sons, Jesse and Noah Bellamy; and Melanie Owston, a family friend from Texas.

Besides the ranch, the show also followed the duo outside of central Florida — one episode was filmed in New York City, where the Bellamys were doing a media blitz to promote their new book.

The brothers tried to get a reality show for years while they were in contract with a handful of media companies, their business manager explained.

They originally shopped it to other major stations like A&E and the History Channel before winding up with Rural Media Group and The Cowboy Channel.

Said Shaheen, “Those people just couldn’t grasp it without seeing it and that was kind of the issue. They’ve had a relationship Rural Media Group for a while, and they just got into talks and decided that was probably the best route to take.”

With the show’s success, the Bellamys and their representatives are now in talks for two more seasons. Future episodes will likely focus more on the road.

The cameras have been rolling since January, a few months after the TV deal was inked.

“I just try to ignore  ‘em,” David jokingly said of having omnipresent filming crews.

Between breaks in action, the younger Bellamy noted the season finale will feature appearances from fellow American country music stars Mickey Gilley and Tanya Tucker. David and his wife also will renew their vows in the episode.

David pinned the show as “just a combination of all sorts of things.”

“We’ve done pretty well so far,” he said. “Everybody’s had fun.”

Honky Tonk Ranch airs Sundays at 8:30 p.m.

For the full program schedule and more information, visit TheCowboyChannel.com or BellamyBrothers.com.

In addition to their new reality television show, the Bellamy brothers casually touched on other topics, including today’s country music scene and what it was like growing up in Darby, in a recent interview with The Laker/Lutz News:

On today’s country music scene and the industry in general:
Howard Bellamy: “Musically, it doesn’t excite me. And, of course we cut our teeth, we worked with (Merle) Haggard and (George) Jones in our early days, so we’ve seen the best there was and, after that, everything’s a little bit of a disappointment. It’s not as creative as it was in the ’70s and ’80s, musically. Songs aren’t as creative, I don’t think. They get a little redundant, lyrically and musically. But, that’s not because of the artists. There’s a lot of talent out there. It’s because of the business itself. Everybody plays it safe, finds formulas of things and sticks to those formulas. And, the same with movies. The real creative stuff, I kind of miss that. …If anybody can make a living in this business, more power to them.”

On life in Dade City and how it’s changed over the years:
Howard Bellamy: “It’s amazing how you can sit here and feel pretty removed from things. Now in 15 minutes you can literally be into a mall, the next exit up, which is kind of cool in a way, as long as we can keep ‘em at bay. It has changed in that respect. And, of course, technology’s changed so much, so you can have everything everybody else does. It’s really great living in the country, but you don’t have to go far to get into a traffic jam.”

On their favorite places to perform over the years:
David Bellamy: “It’s a little hard to pinpoint the favorite spots. We’ve been to places that I’d never thought I’d see that are pretty cool and we’ve done interesting things. We played for presidents, royalty and all kinds of stuff like that, but I think our favorite stuff to do is, as far as still playing concerts, is to play out where people really like the music, because there’s still places like that. I mean a lot of cities are kind of jaded musically. There’s just so much and so many, and it’s just all the time. And, not that there aren’t good shows there. Like, when we were (recently) out in Texas, it’s like the whole town, the whole city shows up. That’s a lot of fun when you get places like that. We’ve played places overseas like that, like Sri Lanka and India, Australia. …Those are kind of the most fun things because those are the people who really appreciate it.”

On what people can expect from the new autobiography, “Let Your Love Flow: The Life and Times of The Bellamy Brothers.”
David Bellamy: “Some of my favorite stories and some of the old stories about growing up here were about family. I think there’s a lot humor and a lot of things that were fun to us, but other people, I think, they’ll like some of our road stories after we got a couple hits and got going on the road, started traveling. Some of the weird things and funny things that happen or some of the acts that you play with — I think in the book we say we’ve played shows with or done television with or recorded with everybody from Abba to Conway Twitty. I mean in the ’70s we were working with acts like Abba and Bonnie Tyler and Boney M., Dr. Hook. …So we had all that, and then we’d come back here and we had a whole country career going on, as well as a pop career…so I think that kind of makes the book more interesting.”

Published June 13, 2018

Filed Under: Top Story Tagged With: A&E, Chris Shaheen, Dade City, David Bellamy, H.C. Young, History Channel, Honky Tonk Ranch, Howard Bellamy, Jesse Bellamy, Melanie Owston, Noah Bellamy, Pasco High School, Rnady Hiebert, Rural Media Group, St. Joe Market, St. Joe Road, The Bellamy Brothers, The Cowboy Channel

Bellamy Brothers sing for Pasco High School

March 4, 2014 By Special to The Laker/Lutz News

When they attended Pasco High School, they were simply David and Howard. Nearly a half-century later, they’re back, but now as the popular country music duo The Bellamy Brothers, all to raise money for their alma mater’s sports programs.

The Bellamy Brothers will raise money for Pasco High School's athletic department in April.
The Bellamy Brothers will raise money for Pasco High School’s athletic department in April.

The Bellamy Brothers are the featured guests of Pasco High’s Reunion of the Decades taking place April 11 beginning at 6 p.m. at the school’s W.F. Edwards Stadium. The event is hosted by Pasco’s Class of 1974, and a $45 ticket includes a Chet Taylor barbecue dinner and reserved seating for the concert.

Proceeds cover various costs of the athletic department, including field paint, referees and safety equipment, among others.

For those wanting to eat ahead of time, general admission is $15 and reserved seating is $25. Tickets are available at a variety of places including Pasco High School, 36850 State Road 52; Dade City Animal Clinic, 13117 U.S. 301; Olga’s Bakery, 14117 Seventh St.; and the Greater Dade City Chamber of Commerce, 14112 Eighth St.

The Bellamy Brothers first performed publicly at the Rattlesnake Roundup in Dade City in the late 1960s, and broke into the music scene with “Let Your Love Flow” in 1976. The brothers are currently on a world tour and working on a 40th anniversary album set for release in 2015.

The tour has The Bellamy Brothers in Texas for the beginning of March, but will later head to Switzerland March 21-23. The current tour wraps up Nov. 15 in Wendover, Nev. They continue to own a ranch in Darby, not far from where Interstate 75 and State Road 52 meet in Pasco County.

For more information and tickets, call (352) 524-5500.

Filed Under: Updates Tagged With: Chet Taylor, Dade City Animal Clinic, Darby, David Bellamy, Greater Dade City Chamber of Commerce, Howard Bellamy, Nevada, Olga's Bakery, Pasco High School, Switzerland, Texas, The Bellamy Brothers, W.F. Edwards Stadium, Wendover

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The Pasco County Library Cooperative will offer “Foodie Feast: Apple Pie Bombs” on March 5. Participants can learn how to make tasty, apple pie bombs. Watch the prerecorded video between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., online at Facebook.com/hughembrylibrary or Facebook.com/newriverlibrary. For information, call 352-567-3576, or email Danielle Lee at . … [Read More...] about 03/05/2021 – Apple Pie Bombs

03/06/2021 – Bridal Trunk Show

The Gulfside Hospice New Port Richey Thrift Shoppe, 6117 State Road 54, will host a Bridal Trunk Show on March 6 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. There will be more than 250 dresses to choose from, starting at $29.99 and many brand new. Admission is free, but limited spots are available to allow for social distancing. Brides must register online in advance, by March 3, at bit.ly/NPR-Bridal-Trunk-Show. All proceeds from the shop go to help hospice patients in Pasco County. For questions, contact Jeremi Sliger at , or call 727-842-7262. … [Read More...] about 03/06/2021 – Bridal Trunk Show

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