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2024 YEAR
IN SPORTS
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YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
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VOLUME 10, NO. 13
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Love at first flight
Courtesy photos
Nicholas Marotta and Judy Patrizzi had their gear packed and were ready to jump out of the airplane to fulfill a promise the two made before Marotta left for his Peace Corps experience.
Nicholas Marotta and his grandmother, Judy Patrizzi, went on a skydiving adventure after he returned from his two-year mission to Madagascar. STORY ON PAGE 4A.
Judy Patrizzi, 85, was all smiles during her skydiving adventure.
2024 YEAR IN PICTURES
SEE PAGES 3A-15A.
Windermere police chief pens new book The 100-day devotional turns scripture, leadership lessons and experiences from David Ogden’s lifetime of service into seeds of leadership and spiritual wellness. SEE PAGE 2A.