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Echo staff photo by Bennie Shallbetter
of the harbor from Russell Guerins dock at Clermont Harbor.
Stepfather Charles Savard made wine in the backyard most years, said Millie.
year it was opened and graduated as 8th grade valedictorian there in 1954. Ina was among the last students to attend the school before it closed to send the children to	the new
Gulfview Elementary School.
Life for the family was good. The home they built on the corner of Oak and Railroad was built with timber from land that their grandparents owned in Ansley. It was hauled by horse and buggy to the railroad and dropped off in Clermont Harbor. Though the home still stands, the design changed over the years. The original family home had a wall of windows at the front and won a design award at the Word’s Fair. Tna said
Little by little family,
grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, children and grandchildren gathered around forming a tight knit close community. With friends and familiar summer families filling most of the area it lent an air of safety and a protected environment that allowed children the freedom to I roam. Neighbors looked out for neighbors, as they still do, Millie says, and it was easy to feel comfortable and secure.
“This is a place where you can find peace,” said Millie. “I think that is the ultimate goal ... wrhile other people count their money; we count our blessings.
Ina and Millie share a common memory for children spending their days in the close knit community-the feeling of freedom.
“My most outstanding memory was the freedom,” said Ina. “Of roaming the
the years, i'or many years Millie remembers Buddy Haverty’s annual barbecue where Pouchie Luxich would roast a pig. Somebody would have some sort of home made fire water in a barrel and the day would be filled with food and volleyball. Haverty’s yard contained dozens of hummingbird feeders and the yard would be a buzz with hummingbirds. The Usher family held Gatsby weekends. They dressed in 1920’s attire, attended church, and then held a barbecue.
On the July 4, a parade snaked up and down every street. The grand Marshall would blow a whistle to signal the start of the parade at Poinset Ave. and it would proceed to the first house with food and drink, when the grand Marshall would blow the whistle to stop. When enough socializing was done, the whistle would blow and the group would proceed to the next house. Floyd Garcia gave a prize for the best decorated bicycle and Ina’s son Eric Hogue won one year for his unicycle. The parade would end at Harold and Lillian’s Bar where Harold would serve pieces of his sheet cake.
Millie, who now lives in the old school house, says