To the Editor:
New Year’s Eve at the Maguires in the Sunrise Bay community began uneventfully despite a wind-driven thunderstorm. That all changed in an instant.
As Betty and I were marveling at the intensity of the storm, there was a tremendous boom and flash of light. We assumed that lightning must have hit something but were not too concerned since the only apparent sign of trouble was the TV going off, then coming right back on again. But the worst was yet to come.
January 22, 2025
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