Saundra Amrhein

3 weeks ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Kimberly Leonard |Jackie Llanos |Natalia Jaramillo |Saundra Amrhein

Good morning and welcome to Monday. The Republican nervousness around the special election in Florida’s deep-red Sixth Congressional District was enough to bring Democratic National Committee Chair KEN MARTIN to the area to canvass over the weekend.Buoyed by strong performances in recent special elections, including a narrow state Senate win in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, the DNC is now turning its attention to the race between Republican state Sen.

Jan 19, 2025 | msn.com | Saundra Amrhein

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Jan 19, 2025 | heraldtribune.com | Saundra Amrhein

Like many residents born and raised in the area, Susan Tyree has seen a lot of things change in the last seven decades. The sleepy streets of Bradenton where she and her two sisters and their friends would roam and play as children until dark have filled up with traffic and new homes. The furniture stores her parents once owned and ran are now long gone.

Jan 12, 2025 | yahoo.com | Saundra Amrhein

Jennifer Bell was still attached to a catheter when she parked in front of the nonprofit Turning Points. A 46-year-old business owner and former certified nursing assistant, she had raised five kids, largely on her own. She thought life was supposed to get easier now that they were grown and gone. But this fall, after a series of surgeries on the heels of flooding in her home, Jennifer felt her world coming apart. For the first time in 30 years, she needed to ask for help.

Dec 1, 2024 | yahoo.com | Saundra Amrhein

Ciara Van Ness with her one and a half year old son Theo Van Ness. As a counselor and cheerleading coach at Sarasota High School, Ciara Van Ness was accustomed to having a strong antenna attuned to students’ needs. A driven kid herself back in high school, she was particularly good at spotting cracks in the strong façade often put up by high achievers. Another thing Ciara loved about her job was that as a Sarasota native, she was familiar with the area’s strong network of nonprofits.