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September/October Birthday Celebrants
Happy Birthday to past and present Villagers cele- brating this month. Jacque- line (Jackie) Wright, 9/30. Glo Young, 10/1; Katherine Clark, Desiree Ephrom Cheeseman, 10/3; Renee Ghent, 10/5; Twila Gainous, 10/7; Ardra Daniels, 10/10; Kaiser Pierce, 10/11; Rudolph Tolbert, Sr., 10/13; Emanuel P. John- son, 10/14; Thaddeus Jones, Terry Martin, Larry Reid, 10/15; Yolanda Potts, 10/16; Marquita Killins, 10/18; Oscar Simmons, 10/20; Vonshanita Edwards, Melissa Perry Harris, 10/22; William Ford Jen- nifer Wilson, 10/26; Myron Drayton, Derrick McNeal, 10/28; Tonita Hall, 10/29; Roesolia Young, 10/30, Sean Bell and Dorian Moore, 10/31.
Expressions Of Sympathy
We send our prayers and condolences to Cora Mosley and family of Roger Mosley, a long time Progress Village resident. “Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal.”
Loss Support Ministry
If you have lost a loved one, come join us virtually to talk or just listen. We are here for you if you lost a loved one, your job, your re- lationship, etc. Meetings are held on Thursdays from 7:30-8:30 p. m. Call 813-677- 1948 or contact minbur- rows@aol.com for dial in information.
Sick And Shut-Ins
Lifting up our fellow Vil- lagers and friends in prayer: Mary Hobley, Marion Washington (Bristol Rehab), Gwendola Small, Hilrie Kemp, Jr., Clennie
McCray, Elouise Griffin, Nina Small, Rudolph Tolbert, Henrietta Sanders, Willie Hill, He-
mation on Grand Oaks. There will also be a demon- stration showing how to apply for a tree removal per- mit on the HillsGovHub por- tal.
Registration for the free webinar can be completed online. For those interested but unable to attend, a recording of the session will be made available later on HCFLGov.net.
COVID-19 Vaccine Information
Visit: https://www.hills- boroughcounty .org/en/resi- dents/publicsafety/covid-19- vaccine for additional infor- mation.
Victory A. M. E. Church Free Produce
Every Saturday, 11 a. m. – 12:30 p. m., at 5202 S. 86th St.
Prayer Line In The Upper Room
Morning Glory Prayer and Praise Time, 9:30 a. m. – 10:30 a. m., every Monday (701) 802-5039, Access code 5131217.
Progress Village Civic Council News
Call your news for Progress Village and sur- rounding areas to Linda Washington, (813) 741- 3604.
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Miller, Florence Owens, Al Wright, Emma Thomas, Ruth Brown
Anderson and McArthur.
Replacing Trees In Hillsborough County
Learn About Removing and Replacing Trees in Hills- borough County during We- binar Oct. 7 Free information session covers the tree re- moval process in unincorpo- rated Hillsborough County Have a tree on your property that you need to remove? Unsure if you need to replace it? Not sure what to plant if it does need to be replaced? Hillsborough County will be hosting a live webinar cover- ing these questions and many others regarding the tree removal process in unin- corporated Hillsborough County on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, from 10 to 11 a. m.
The Development Serv- ices department's Natural Resources team will cover the general tree removal process and touch on some of the most commonly asked questions, including infor-
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Our Military Men & Women
Tampa Native Serves Aboard USS Barry In Support Of MALABAR 2021
YOKOSUKA, Japan ---
Fire Controlman 2nd Class Vaughn Olivo, of Beebe, Arkansas, and Gun- ners Mate 3rd Class John Rameta, of Tampa, Florida, stand watch on the focsle as Arleigh Burke-class guided- missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) gets underway to support MALABAR 2021 and the Japan Maritime Self-De- fense Force. Barry is deployed supporting Commander, Task Force (CTF 71)/ De- stroyer Squadron 15 (DESRON 15), the Navy’s largest forward-deployed
Fire Controlman 2nd Class
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Mate 3 Class John Rameta.
DESRON and the U. S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force.
Riverview Native Serving Aboard U.S. Navy Ship Forged From 9/11 Steel
NORFOLK, VA --- As the Nation prepared to observe the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, a Riverview, Florida, native was serving in the U. S. Navy aboard a ship built using steel from the World Trade Center.
On Sept. 11, 2001, Lt. Nick Driscoll, was in the seventh grade watching the towers fall on a roll-out TV in the library of Teague Middle School.
“I sat there with 25 other 12-year-olds not knowing the world as we knew it would change forever,” Lt. Driscoll said.
With more than 90 per- cent of all trade traveling by sea, and 95 percent of the world’s international phone and internet traffic carried through fiber optic cables lying on the ocean floor, Navy officials continue to empha-
LT. NICK DRISCOLL
size that the prosperity and security of the United States is directly linked to a strong and ready Navy.
“I joined the Navy to be a part of something bigger than myself. 9/11 was and contin- ues to be a motivating factor behind my service. Being able to prevent another 9/11 in any way I can, was the driving force behind my decision to join the Navy,” Lt. Driscoll said.
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