In junior high, if you opted as I did to sign up for Latin instead of Spanish or French, you ran the risk of being labeled a nerd. It didn’t help that I was not much good at sports. I tried out for football but barely made it through the first day – couldn’t catch…
In his first book of photography, Michael Rindler focused nearly entirely on inanimate objects, the many varied signs he saw populating the city of Apalachicola, his newfound home. That work had only two people in it, seafood dealer Tommy Ward and bookstore owner Dale Julian, each posed with their business’s signs. In his newest work,…
Lane and I have back-to-back birthdays, that’s like consecutive. Mine’s the 9th and hers is the 10th of September. We don’t care too much for material things; we just like to do something special. This year Lane wanted to go to The Lodge at Wakulla Springs, have a nice lunch and go on the river…
The Hillside Coalition of Laborers for Apalachicola (H’COLA) has for many years prepared and served Thanksgiving lunch at the Holy Family Senior Center. Last week, H’COLA presented the Elder Care Community Council with its annual donation of $1,200 for the lunch. H’COLA members pictured are Brenda Ash, Elinor Mount-Simmons, Sherry O’Neal and Dolores Croom. The…
Celebrating a honeymoon on St. George Island is not that unusual a thing. Unless you’re a man in your 80s, then it’s rare indeed. After tying the knot Aug. 10 in Lifeway Church in Dacula, Georgia, with Pastors Bruce and Sheila Rhodes officiating, Maggie and John Lawrence “Larry” Harper spent a delightful honeymoon the following…
Chuck Roberts and his wife, Ann, celebrated their 49th wedding anniversary on August 2 on Marco Island, together with family and members of the Florida Transportation Builders Association. The Roberts were married in Bristol on Aug. 2, 1975 at the Bristol Christian Church. They are the parents of daughter Andrea Roberts Morris, and son Wesley…
Exuberant dancing, and rousing drumming highlighted the finale Friday evening of the Community Moving Education’s five-week summer camp. Held at the Armory, the choreography and its costuming punctuated a camp season for about 15 young people, now in its third year. Founded by French Haynes, who worked as a dancer, English and special needs teacher,…
First time I encountered Hercules I was 12 or so. Not the Marvel Comics hero who debuted in 1964, but the unforgettable bodybuilder-turned-actor Steve Reeves in the 1958 English-dubbed Italian film, “Hercules,” the first of eight sword-and-sandal flicks he starred in over the next five years. For me it was love at first fight, and…
Miguel Castillo and his wife Beatriz have studied and passed their US citizenship tests, thanks to resources at the Apalachicola Margaret Key Public Library. Librarian Lucy Carter said to study for the US Naturalization test, the married couple checked out bilingual Civics flash cards created by US Citizenship and Immigration Services to study. Miguel has…
The Big Bend Minority Chamber of Commerce last month honored Apalachicola’s Helen Ausley Willis with its Trailblazer award. Presented to women for their career success and their leadership role in volunteering and community service, the Trailblazer recipients, selected by the chamber’s Women Business Council, are chosen for the example they set to inspire and empower…
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