The current SPCA of Marion County board was elected and took office in January 2025: Marlene Hatch (president), Paulette B. (Vice president), Melanie V. (Secretary) and Julie R. (Treasurer).
A recent trip to Guatemala in February by a dedicated team of eye specialists and volunteers was a great success. The group included ophthalmologists, pre-op nurses, optometrists, opticians, o…
The Women of the World (WOW) club of On Top of the World made a donation of $8,500 to Hospice of Marion County Foundation (HMCF) through proceeds from WOW’s 22nd Annual Fashion Show in March a…
I want to thank everyone who participated in our 2025 Spring Scramble at Royal Oaks Golf Club, located in the Oak Run community. The turnout was awesome! We had a great day of golf, food, and friends and the weather was perfect.
SummerGlen held its 11th annual 70s Softball Tournament at the end of March. Seven teams from different 55+ communities participated in a double elimination tournament.
The Royal Oaks Men Golf Association recently held its Ryder Cup event at Royal Oaks Golf Club in the Oak Run community. Teams Fire (grey) and Ice (blue) competed, with Fire edging out Ice 21 ½…
The first ever Bruce Kaplan Memorial Golf Tournament, held Feb. 28 at Stone Creek Golf Club, raised $15,592 for the Reilly Arts Center, the home of the Ocala Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.
Enjoyable and wonderful concerts were recently performed by the Golden Sounds Chorus at the Ocala Palms (OP) Golf & Country Club Palm Room. The talent of all the singers is so much appreciated by the residents and guests of the OP community.
Many of us will be celebrating Mother’s Day this Sunday. This day is not only for celebrating biological mothers, but those who are adoptive, step, foster, and any women such as sisters, aunts, grandmothers and friends. Having a female figure in one’s life is by far a special kind of treasur…
His name was synonymous with the Underground Railroad, and he was friends with such notable abolitionists as Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman. While he was a hero in one aspect, he was also considered a villain in another. This is John Brown.
On Sunday we celebrate Mother’s Day to show honor and respect to one of the most influential persons in our lives. We all spent the most formative years of our lives with our mothers. Our tour down Pun Alley takes us to some motherly humor you may want to share with her.