Tag: Toni Gross
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Oldsmar officials, vets board members ready to move on from Memorial Day dispute
When a dispute between members of Oldsmar’s Veterans Advisory Board and local Gold Star Families of fallen soldiers came to light recently, the rift threatened to overshadow the city’s 2017 Memorial Day ceremony. But despite the feud, which featured impassioned public pleas by Toni Gross to allow Gold Star family members to speak at the…
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Goodwill gestures lead to healing in Oldsmar on Memorial Day
Leading up to Oldsmar’s 2017 Memorial Day ceremony, a long-simmering feud between the Veterans Advisory Board and local families of fallen soldiers threatened to overshadow what is typically a unifying occasion in the city. After the VAB denied local Gold Star family members the opportunity to speak on the day dedicated to recognizing those who lost…
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Mother of Oldsmar veteran praises public art depiction
A couple of weeks ago, the Oldsmar City Council unanimously approved the city’s first public art project, a colorful mural to be painted by USF artist Lakeema Matthew on the bandshell at R.E. Olds Park. On Tuesday night, Matthew and the City agreed to the terms of the contract, and the artist is expected to…
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Oldsmar Ceremony Honors Florida’s Fallen Soldiers, Families
Under overcast skies that, thankfully, remained dry, the City of Oldsmar honored Florida’s fallen soldiers and their families on Sunday, as the annual Gold Star Mother’s and Families’ Day service took place at Veterans Memorial Park. Dozens of elected officials, military personnel and family members of soldiers who were either killed in action or succumbed…