Roll models [Times photo: Skip ORourke] The Sun City Center lawn bowling club stands out for its large, well-kept facilities and its die-hard players.

Lunch with Ernest: Camp life replaces corporate
Pam Moore has worked for more than 10 years as manager of Rotary's Camp Florida, an 18-acre campground off Lakewood Drive supported jointly by all of the state's Rotary Clubs. The well-known facility has been a haven for mentally, medically, physically and emotionally disadvantaged youth. The kids are eager to spend a few days away from the hospitals, shots and treatments and enjoy swimming, games and sports. Moore and her small do-it-all staff are eager to make sure they have a good time.

This is 'our gift to the city'
More than 500 volunteers from Bell Shoals Baptist Church worked on the play.

I Live Here
New York is a great place to come from, but home is Seffner, a quiet family neighborhood.

Teens help out on the domestic front
Junior ROTC students cut grass and babysit to relieve pressure on military spouses whose partners are a world away.

People: On the back burner no more
Tom McHale, who retired from the NFL in 1996, pursues his passion for cooking.

A horse tale
The call came in to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office at 8 a.m. Feb. 18.

Money talks in this mayor's race
Three candidates are running for the honorary title, and the one who raises the most wins.

Homes
Dreadful rite of spring is here
If the house cleaner is none other than you, listen to the hired hands. First, look up, they say, and not for divine help.

Precious moments preserved
The pictures are all about home. Not a place, really, but a comfort zone. How a daughter feels cradled in a mother's arms. A moment in the light after sunset when two brothers walk barefoot down a dirt road with fishing poles. A family gathered on a beach in the instant it takes to click a shutter.

Farmer's Market: A business built on straw
A Plant City hay wholesaler, one of the largest in the state, sells to horse shows, circuses, even Busch Gardens.

Zoning: What lies ahead for old house? Move it or lose it
BRANDON -- Hillsborough County commissioners will consider the fate of the old Daniel Galvin House at a public hearing at 2:45 p.m. Tuesday.

Gardening: Gardeners welcome late blast of cool air
After a few days of too-high temperatures, we experienced a few days of cooler weather and even some rain. There was enough rain that I didn't have to use my sprinklers on my water day, which always makes me happy!

Notebook: Adult day care to relocate
RUSKIN -- Hillsborough County's Senior Adult Day Care program for the Ruskin area will relocate on May 15 from St. John the Divine Episcopal Church on E College Avenue to a recently renovated county building at 901 Sixth St.

Lane Ranger: MacDill sightseers and missing cow convoys
During these times of tumult and turmoil, there are probably a lot of people around the world who'd love to sneak a peek into MacDill Air Force Base.

Prep notebook: Despite slump, Durant commands district
BRANDON -- The Durant baseball team begins the Class 5A, District 7 tournament in Haines City April 28 as the No. 1 seed. Despite Durant's 5-3 loss to Lakeland Tuesday, the Cougars are still the 5A-7 top team thanks to Haines City's win over Lakeland on Monday.

Soccer: Goalie guards net for three top-level teams
From 50 feet away, you can see the intensity of his focus, the concentration etched on his face. Chris Sedlak is in "the zone."

Letters: Take a moment to count life's many blessings
My name is Rita Freedman. I have resided in Seffner for about five months. We love our home, the area, the weather and the people we have since met, who are so warm and friendly.

Community Report
Apollo Beach: More signs going up to protect manatees
Manatees swimming along the eastern shoreline of Tampa Bay are about to become a little bit safer.

Brandon: From one RElay For Life to four
Organizers say four local Relays for Life don't compete with each other for money or support.