Friends Reunite in Florida and Quiet Life Near Tallahassee
The writer recalls meeting Jobe Basley in Florida after a move from Ohio years earlier. Basley now lives in a rural mobile home park near Tallahassee, works part time, reads to neighborhood children, and receives visits from former social work colleagues. A separate incident on State Route 19 near Clearwater involved Tom Meehan and a delivery truck.
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Bazley
Ohio
Florida
Tallahassee
Nates
Clearwater
Tom Meehan
Meehan
Family trip diary marks Florida journey and growth
The writer recalls seven years of striving, a Clearwater arrival, quieter home with grown nieces and nephews, and ongoing city growth. A lunch with Meehan and Betterway colleagues precedes a North Port stop for a European breakfast before continuing to Key West, with a detour to Corkscrew Swamp near Naples hosted by the Audubon Society.
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Clearwater
Meehan
Betterway
North Port
Key West
Audubon Society
Naples
Immokalee to Key West Journey and Town Tales
A traveler recalls a two hour swamp boardwalk, a red hawk, and an alligator mud bath. The trip continues to Immokalee with a tomato spill halting traffic, then to Key West where Border Patrol blocks the road, the Conch Republic origin, and stays at Southwinds Motel amid tropical gardens. Details include a Cuban grocery run, La Lechonera, the Sands restaurant beach, and anecdotes about locals like Perez the barber who still gives haircuts with flair.
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Immokalee
The
Keys
Conch Republic
Southwinds
Cafe Con Teche
the Sands
Gothenburg
Sweden
Perez
Sea World Ohio offers lessons for midwestern learners
Sea World of Ohio near Aurora starts its spring education program Exploration Breach on Monday June 11. The program includes observing killer whale tails, feeding a seal, and marine habitat recreations with narrated exhibits. Educators may choose Aquatic Adaptations, Marine Ecology, or Behavior and Training, and receive a curriculum guide packet.
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Ohio
Aurora
Sea World
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