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Published: November 19, 2008

Discount Grocery To Open Next Month

Discount grocer Aldi opened three new Central Florida locations last week, but its store under construction in Plant City is not scheduled to open until Dec. 15.

The chain that says it offers high-quality produce, fresh meats and grocery items at up to 50 percent less than competing grocers, entered the U.S. market in 1976.

The Nov. 10 opening of stores in Pinellas Park, Orlando and Titusville brings to 23 the company's numbers in Central Florida.

Nationwide, 100 new Aldi stores have opened this year.

The building permit for construction of the $900,000 store at 3021 James L. Redman Parkway was issued by the city in June.

George Wilkens

Eat Hardy And Help Plant City High

Who says there's no such thing as a free lunch? Or a free dinner?
Pollo Tropical will give you a chicken meal Thursday and make a local donation for each one distributed.

Visit the restaurant at 238 W. Alexander St., and request a coupon supplies limited and one per customer good between 2:30 and 9 p.m. Thursday for a quarter-chicken value meal.

For each coupon redeemed, Pollo Tropical will donate $1 to the Plant City High School Parent Student Association

Thursday's Nourish Your Mind and Body Fundraiser will include music and tropical-themed activities.

The quarter-chicken value meal, $3.79, is one of the most popular for the Miami-based chain and features marinated grilled chicken, black beans and rice, and a roll.

George Wilkens

Sanitation Crews To Get Long Holiday Weekend

There will be no municipal garbage or recycling pickups Nov. 27 and 28 because of Thanksgiving. Crews will make their regular runs Monday through Nov. 26.

City Hall and all other city offices will be closed Nov. 27 and 28 as well.
Dave Nicholson
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Super Bowl Fans Have New Place To Stay

The city's newest hotel will open in time for the big game.

Shaner Hotels recently announced that its 87-room Marriott Fairfield Inn & Suites will open Jan. 12 at 4307 Sterling Commerce Drive, near the Interstate 4 and County Line Road interchange. Super Bowl XLIII is Feb. 1 at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium.

The 44,000-square-foot, $5.3 million hotel will include a spa and outdoor pool and other amenities, including "a light and airy decor and crisp linens featuring a green tea design," the company said in a statement.

"We are excited about the opening of our new state-of-the-art Fairfield Inn & Suites," Plato Ghinos, senior vice president of development for Shaner, said in a statement. "This will be a premiere property."

Shaner, based in State College, Pa., is a privately held company that owns and manages a diverse portfolio of lodging, investment and professional services businesses.

Marriott International, based in Bethesda, Md., has about 3,000 lodging properties in the United States and 65 other countries and territories.
Dave Nicholson
54 Years And Counting For Club Member

Talk about dedication.

Howard Boswell joined the Plant City Civitan Club when it was founded in 1954. He's still there and is the club's only living charter member.

The Civitans will honor the 88-year-old Boswell during the club's 54th anniversary celebration at 7 a.m. Thursday at BuddyFreddys restaurant, 1101 Goldfinch Drive, Plant City.

Boswell is the former club president, secretary and chairman of the club's candy box project, which raises money for special education classes.

He worked on the club's booth at the Florida Strawberry Festival and served as lieutenant governor on the club's district level.

A native of Nebraska, Boswell came to Plant City in 1946 following a tour of duty with the Army Air Corps and married the former Faye Robinson.

He has three sons, Benny, John and Don, six grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.

Boswell worked for Kilgore Seed and various auto dealerships, including Powell Buick Pontiac, where he was general manager from 1958 to 1981.

He was also a deacon for more than 40 years, a Sunday school teacher and Sunday school director at First Baptist Church of Plant City.

Dave Nicholson

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