02.20.2024 Around the Island World War II vet celebrates 100 years: Shelter Islander Robert Strugats honored at birthday lunch At a birthday celebration for Robert Strugats at Isola on Feb. 17, the guest of honor was asked how it felt to be 100 years old. In a typically...
03.01.2023 News Approaching century mark, Islander looks back: Robert Strugats on embracing life’s challenges As he rounded the 99-year mark a couple of weeks ago, Robert Strugats could reflect on weathering some of the major storms of the last century. A child of...
08.08.2020 News A veteran remembers the summer of ’45 Last Thursday was the 75th anniversary of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Aug. 6, 1945. This article appeared in July 2019. “We’d see the searchlights ahead coming up...