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ROCKFORD Dan Nicholas is being remembered by family and friends for his passion for flowers and exotic plants and for his vision of beautifying the community where he was born and raised.
He was a devoted husband and father, a U.S. Army veteran, a successful financial services executive and a political advisor.
Nicholas, who along with brothers Ab and Bill, donated funds to build the Nicholas Conservatory, died Monday at age 93.
“They grew up as boys walking across the river on the ice and skating on the old lagoon,” Nicholas’ oldest child, Scott, said of his father and uncles. “They thought the conservatory would be a great memorial to our grandparents, William and Ruby. It was an extension of what mom and dad loved with their gardening.”
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Local leaders optimistic about making vaccines available to all adults by May
ROCKFORD (WREX) With President Biden s announcement that all adults be available for a COVID-19 vaccine by May 1, we asked local health department leaders if they thought that was feasible.
Winnebago County Public Health Administrator Dr. Sandra Martell said the date acts as a target for her and other health leaders across the country.
She added that this doesn t mean that all Phase 1B or even all Phase 1A will be completely vaccinated by the time May rolls around. Rather this is a chance for her department to prep and communicate with the state and federal government as vaccine supplies slowly continue to rise.
Marion County is not alone. This vaccination trend is occurring all across Florida and the United States.
Area officials say the vaccine disparity in communities of color is a result of many factors. Among them: hesitancy due to distrust, lack of reliable transportation and lack of reliable technology/internet access to make appointments.
Some Black community leaders note that many who live in low-income communities, no matter their race, can t afford television service, or a newspaper subscription, to get vital real-time updates of when vaccines become available.
Local Black leaders say that the disparity is not from a lack of trying. Three community outreach vaccination events have been held at Black churches around Ocala, and a fourth will be held March 18 in Reddick.