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May Celebrants
Happy birthday to all May celebrants including: Debra Jones, Bernese Reese, Jacquelin Brown, Cheryl Smith and Connie Mar- shall.
A belated birthday wish is sent to Luis “Angel” Mon- tero, who celebrated an- other year on May 7, 2015. We hope your day was all that you wished for.
May Birthday Wish Happy birthday to DeAn-
dre Jamal Wallace, his special day is May 15. He would like for his friends in the Village to drop him a line or two. Contact the writer of this column for his address.
Belated Birthday
Belated birthday shout out to Ms. April Burke, whose special day was April 4th. I hope your day was filled with
fun and laughter, you are wished many more!
Sick And Shut-Ins
Let’s keep the sick and shut-ins in our daily prayers: Rhonda Williams, Bob Anthony, Lydia McNeal, Eloise Griffin, Freida Washington and Keith Ennis.
Condolences
Our condolences are sent to the family and friends of Mr. Otis McNish, Jr., who recently passed. His home- going service was held at Wilson’s Funeral Home Chapel on May 2, 2015.
Prayer Requests
The following persons need our prayers: Michelle Baker, Malik Shabbazz, Bryant Williams, Joseph Simmons and Albert Manning, Jr.
P. V. 55th Family Reunion
Progress Village’s 55th Family Reunion will be held July 10-12. Tickets are on sale every Friday from 4-7 p. m. and Mondays from 5:30- 7 p. m. at the P. V. Shopping Plaza, 7921 Flower Ave., from the Reunion Commit- tee. This is the last chance to take advantage of the Early Bird Special, if you purchase your package by May 10, you will save $10.
Linda Washington is the President of P. V. Civic Council.
Chess Nut Society
Free workshops for all ages at the Riverview Li- brary: Monday, May 11 from 5-6:30 p. m. and Saturday, May16from10a.m.–12p. m. Workshops are scheduled the 1st and 3rd Saturdays; and the 2nd Mondays of the month. For more informa- tion, call Coach Ted at 813- 431-5215.
F. Y. I.
Call your news for P. V. and surrounding areas into Gloria at 813-270-2257.
Bradenton Man Accidentally Falls Off Skyway Bridge
REGINALD WHITE
.....fell 30 feet into Tampa Bay off the Skyway Bridge.
On Sunday night, the driver of a vehicle crossing the Sunshine Skyway Bridge accidentally fell 30 feet off the bridge while trying to change a tire.
According to officials, the incident occurred when the SUV Reginald White was driving suffered a blow out on the Manatee County side of the bridge at 9:20 p. m. The SUV was occupied by White and two passengers.
White, 43, was report- edly trying to change the tire when he backed up to
avoid traffic and acciden- tally fell over a thigh-high wall on the bridge, police said.
White fell 30 feet into Tampa Bay, but was able to swim to a piling and held on until he was pulled from the water.
White was transported to a local hospital for treat- ment of minor injuries. The other two people in the ve- hicle were not injured.
The incident is being in- vestigated by the Florida Highway Patrol.
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