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$1000 scholarship awarded to Lemon Bay High School graduate

On Monday, May 8th, the Englewood Democratic Club presented its first “Living Democracy Award” to graduating Lemon Bay High School senior, Addison Adcock at a ceremony held at the high school.  Ms. Adcock was the winner of the Club’s non-partisan essay contest based on the question: “What Can I do to Preserve and Improve Our

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Environment

Charlotte County supports DeSoto County in blocking Mosaic mining expansion

By NANCY J. SEMON, STAFF WRITER, The Daily Sun, Jan 26, 2023. PORT CHARLOTTE — Charlotte County commissioners were about to postpone voting on a resolution supporting DeSoto County’s denial of Mosaic’s mining efforts pending further information. The board had expressed interest in meeting in a workshop session with the phosphate giant about its intentions to

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Local Action

Cultural Center of Charlotte County to be demolished?

Editor’s comment: Dan Rodriquez, a Charlotte County Dem Club member, has been following Charlotte County’s progress on  the Cultural Center.    He invites  interested persons to meet with him on Jan 12 at 4pm at the Charlotte County Library,  2280 Aaron St, Port Charlotte.  Please  contact Dan Rodriquez at danr33952@gmail.com.  This topic will also be

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Analysis

9 tips to debunk false claims made by friends and family

Advice by Teddy Amenabar, Washington Post General Assignment Reporter, Oct 5, 2022. Even when a source of information is known to be unreliable, research shows, many people will start to believe a claim if it is repeated often enough. That’s why it’s so important to stop misinformation when we can — a task that often, unfortunately, starts

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Local Action

State grant saves historic home in Punta Gorda

By Daniel Sutphin,  Staff Writer, The Daily Sun, June 19, 2022. PUNTA GORDA — A state grant has been awarded to the Blanchard House Museum to save the historic Jean Cleveland House on Gill Street in Punta Gorda. Built in 1925, the house was home to Jean Cleveland, Punta Gorda’s first female city clerk who

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Thousands of acres of seagrass lost in Lemon Bay and Charlotte Harbor

By Phyllis Wojcik, Charlotte County Environmental Caucus, June 14, 2021 Betty Staugler, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Harmful Algae Bloom liaison, Florida Sea Grant University of Florida and Nicole Iadevaia, Coastal & Heartland National Estuary Partnership (CHNEP) presented “Seagrass Trends in Charlotte Harbor: Current Findings and Ongoing Efforts” to the Charlotte County Commissioners at

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Events

June is National Caribbean American Heritage Month

Caribbean American Cultural Connections (CACC, Inc) invites local residents to join the celebration of National Caribbean American Heritage Month/Father’s Day,  co-sponsored by Charlotte County Community Services.  Since 2006, June has been designated as National Caribbean American Heritage Month by Presidential Proclamation. We are pleased to showcase our music, food, culture, achievements, and heritage as Caribbean

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Florida Legislation

Attacking the voting rights of soldiers, seniors and working parents

Editor’s Note:  Read an excellent OpEd on this topic by Carl Hiaasen, Miami Herald columnist,  here.  On February 19th,  Florida House Speaker Chris Sprowls and Senate President Wilton Simpson had  issued the following joint statement on Governor DeSantis’ election integrity proposal:  “We join the Governor in his efforts to continue to make Florida the national

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Charlotte County Democrats

Creating new holiday traditions

By Teresa Jenkins, Chair, Charlotte County Democratic Executive Committee December is full of family traditions. We think about those things that made the holiday season special when we were growing up including spending time with our family and friends, shopping at the local mall decorated with trees, lights and garland, holiday concerts, white elephant exchanges,

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Democratic Women's Club

Dr. Pepe briefs DWC on COVID-19 and county health services

  Dr. Joseph Pepe, the administrator at the Florida Department of Health in Charlotte County, spoke at the Democratic Women’s Club (DWC) meeting on September 14, 2020. He introduced himself as a native Floridian, who grew up as a child of modest means, raised by his mother and grandmother. His childhood experiences led to his

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Democratic Women's Club

DWC names 2020 Scholarship Recipients

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”23866″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Submitted by: Kay Blue on 6/3/2020 The Democratic Women’s Club of Charlotte County is excited to announce the winners of its annual Betty Gissendanner Scholarship awards. This year’s $1000 recipient is Annamaria Belevitch of Port Charlotte High School. Annamaria was the president of her school’s Model United Nations Team and plans to attend

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Democratic Women's Club

DWC Program Focuses on Homeless Children in Charlotte County

Right now there are 320 K-12 identified homeless children in Charlotte County spread over 21 schools. Renee Rebhan, the Homeless Education and Foster Care Liaison to the Charlotte County Public Schools, shared her program’s efforts and challenges in ensuring every child’s right to an education at the February 10 meeting of the Democratic Women’s Club.

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Deceptive Republican Campaign Mailings Arrive in Charlotte County

Official-looking forms mimic Census Questionnaire   The Republican Party is mailing campaign literature that looks like US census forms to voters across the country including here in Charlotte County. The mailings are titled “2020 Congressional District Census” and instruct the recipients to “answer all questions to the best of your ability.” The mailing asks respondents

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Invitation to Charlotte County’s Comprehensive Plan Workshops

The Charlotte County Community Development Department will host visioning workshops to solicit citizen’s input on the update of Charlotte County’s Comprehensive Plan, Charlotte 2050.  Dates and locations of upcoming workshops are listed below. All workshops are held from 6-8pm. October 16.  East Port Environmental Campus. 25550 Harborview Road, Punta Gorda October 23. Cultural Center. 2280

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