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Washington: The making of America’s first president

WINCHESTER, Va. —  Before he was the father of our country, before he led Continental Army soldiers across an icy Delaware River, before he inherited his family’s Mount Vernon estate in Northern Virginia, America’s future first president was just a kid named George. It wasn’t until a ...

American Legion offering scholarships for graduating students

As in the past, American Legion Post 136 will be offering scholarships to students graduating from high school and attending college or university, accredited programs such as nursing school, technical or trade school an opportunity to continuing education. Scholarship applications are ...

Special ‘America 250’ series to mark nation’s anniversary

The Breeze Newspapers will publish an exciting special project dedicated to the United States of America’s 250th anniversary. Titled, “America 250,” this weekly feature will run for 10 weeks, and include historical stories and local perspectives published in Cape Coral, Fort Myers ...

Celebrating Pine Islanders: Michelle (Richter) Ruiz

Michelle Ruiz said she has been on Pine Island since she was 7 months old, although she was not the first in her family to live here, as she said it began with her paternal great-grandparents, James and Mary Kleager, who were the first in her family to arrive. “They had a little trailer ...