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Sunday, December 22, 2024

Marine Corps League of The Villages seeking community support for Rose Program

Members of the The Col. Phillip C. DeLong Detachment of the Marine Corps League were out Saturday collecting for the Rose Program at Publix at Colony Plaza.

They’ll be out again on Sunday.

Lois Podoshen of the Village of Mallory Square makes a donation to the Rose Program of the Col. Phillip C. DeLong Detachment of the Marine Corps League. Accepting the donation are, from left, Les Burtnett, Tom Upton and Terry Spencer.

It’s part of the annual Rose Program that funds programs such as Wounded Warriors and helping handicapped children.

You can learn more about The Col. Phillip C. DeLong Detachment of the Marine Corps League at the link below:

https://www.villagesmcl1267.com/

Why are residents paying for advertising on the bridge at Spanish Springs?

A Villager is wondering why amenity money is being used to light up the bridge with advertising for The Villages.

Banning of faith-based Batterers Intervention Program in Florida

In a Letter to the Editor, a reader laments a decision by lawmakers to hand the reins of the Batterers Intervention Programs over to a state agency.

Trump’s choice for ambassador to Israel doesn’t recognize Palestinians

A reader from Milwaukee points out that Trump’s choice for ambassador to Israel doesn’t recognize the Palestinian people.

Elon Musk has a new puppet

A Village of Santiago resident, in a Letter to the Editor, says it looks like Elon Musk has a new puppet.

If structures are suddenly ‘amenities’ residents will be driven out of The Villages

A Village of Springdale resident fears that if structures like bridges and the Lake Sumter Landing dock are suddenly “amenities” residents will be driven out of The Villages by astronomically high amenity fees.