By MEGAN HUSSEY
For more than a decade, the Hernando Youth Orchestra has introduced the young people of this area to the joys of music. Now the orchestra that serves Hernando County needs its support, to keep the music playing throughout the community.
by BRANDON KATHMAN
The local Sea Scouts of Ship 27 in Hernando Beach enjoyed the trip of a lifetime this year, navigating a large sailboat from Islamorada through the Florida Keys by themselves.
Via a testimonial on the Alzheimer's Family Organization website, one caregiver client credits the organization with changing her life.
"I now have the courage to go on," she wrote, "no matter where life takes me."
Yet without immediate and critical donations, the AFO itself will not go on.
At age 24 now, Matthew Dion was only a child when the tragedy of 9/11 shattered the peace of an unsuspecting world; with lives and buildings destroyed as everyday heroes and heroines such as police officers and firefighters saved and protected--all the while putting themselves at risk. Yet as a firefighter himself and as an American patriot, he felt compelled to honor those who gave their all. And this Sept. 11, he took some 'steps' in the right direction.
Sunshine serves as the source and inspiration of a massive giving effort hosted by The YMCA of the Suncoast’s Hernando County YMCA, which is in the process of delivering 100 ‘goody bags’ to senior members who--in these uncertain times--may not be able to participate in their favorite activities in person at their local Y. And they may lack the high tech expertise to participate in the agency's virtual activities for seniors.
On September 11th, 2001 Maricarmen Williams, current resident of Hernando County, was a 29 year old mom of two living in Staten Island. She was a Legal Assistant, Court Part Specialist and Translator for the New York County Defender’s Service. This was located at what we know today as Ground Zero. The following is her recollection of the events that took place September 11, 2001.
The life of a truck driver can be a lonely and arduous one at times--and always challenging. And in the age of COVID-19, this profession ranks among the most challenging and risky.
By Linda White-Francis
Who says one can only do one project at a time? Well certainly not Linda Valentino-Michel! She’s been “multitasking” even before the word was coined.
