That the Crocker Memorial Church still stands is a testament to a small army of volunteers who treasure the history of Sarasota County.
Caretakers of the church built in 1901 are trying to raise $50,000 to supplement the $50,000 on hand so they can begin much-needed repairs on the wooden structure.
Florida’s sun, wind, rain and humidity have taken their toll on the building, which has been moved three times to escape the wrecking ball that has claimed so many of Sarasota’s historic structures.
Marsha Fottler, president of Historical Society of Sarasota County, said she and site manager Linda Garcia knew they faced a challenge when they spotted a mushroom growing on a windowsill inside the church. But addressing that problem was just scratching the surface of the renovations the structure needed.
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LA GRANDE â The date was May 24, 2017, and George Venn, an award-winning La Grande writer and poet, had just completed a reading in Cove at an event honoring Brock Evans, one of the nationâs most decorated environmental activists.
Venn did not know it then, but the end of the reading actually was a beginning â the start of a literary journey unlike any he may travel again.
Venn gave his reading at a surprise party celebrating Evansâ 80th birthday. The works Venn chose for the occasion included two poems by Evans from a collection of writings in his basement, âKeepers of the Doorâ and âElgy.â
Survey: Non-white residents feel MPD officers not held accountable for misconduct
Recent news investigations have found complaints against officers don t often lead to discipline.
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Many non-white residents believe that officers in the Minneapolis Police Department are not held accountable for their misconduct, a new survey says.
The survey, conducted by the Leadership Conference Education Fund in the months before and after George Floyd s May 25 death during his arrest by now-former MPD officers, found nearly 75% of Black respondents don t believe Minneapolis officers face accountability for misconduct.
Meanwhile, 56.3% of Native Americans and 54.7% of Latinos surveyed said officers weren t held accountable for misconduct, according to the survey, which involved 498 respondents who identified as Black, Native American or Latino.