{"id":59969,"date":"2025-11-25T09:01:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T09:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/59969\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T09:01:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T09:01:07","slug":"peggy-and-dave-bach-gulfportian-of-the-year-2025-nominee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/59969\/","title":{"rendered":"Peggy and Dave Bach: Gulfportian of the Year 2025 Nominee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"entry-meta\">November 25, 2025 by The Gabber<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-139258 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/02_Peggy-Dave-Bach-582x744.jpeg\" alt=\"A man and woman standing together with trees in the background Peggy and Dave Bach\" width=\"582\" height=\"744\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-139258 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/02_Peggy-Dave-Bach-582x744.jpeg\" alt=\"A man and woman standing together with trees in the background Peggy and Dave Bach\" width=\"582\" height=\"744\"  \/> Ann New nominated Peggy and Dave Bach for 2025 Gulfportian of the Year.<br \/>Photo via Peggy Bach<\/p>\n<p>Peggy and Dave Bach, nominated as a duo, are one of 23 nominees for 2025 Gulfportian of the Year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meet Peggy and Dave Bach<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite being flooded out of their home until just recently, this wonderful duo have been involved and investing lots of volunteer hours for Gecko Fest, [Pink] Flamingo Tour of Homes, Marina District Holiday Party,\u00a0 The Gabber Newspaper Book Club at Habana Cafe,\u201d Ann New told us in her nomination.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Peggy and Dave Bach in their own words<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe moved to Gulfport in 2020, fulfilling a longtime retirement dream. We love this quirky, walkable town and have tried to give back by serving on the Gecko Ball Committee, the Pink Flamingo Home Tour Committee, and helping wherever we can,\u201d Peggy told The Gabber Newspaper, adding, \u201cwe enjoy entertaining in our Marina District home and listening to music downtown with friends. Most of all, we love the people and spirit of Gulfport. We don\u2019t feel worthy of this nomination because so many Gulfportians step up and make a difference every day \u2014 that\u2019s what truly makes Gulfport, Gulfport.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thegabbernewspaper.secondstreetapp.com\/Gulfportian-of-the-Year\/gallery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Vote now!<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thegabber.com\/vote-for-the-2025-gulfportian-of-the-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Return to the main page of nominees<\/a>.Subscribe to our daily newsletter,<a href=\"https:\/\/thegabber.us14.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=6a6f544ffd833c8d688dcbcd9&amp;id=6204919e05\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> the Spoonbill Scoop<\/a>, to get daily news of Gulfport and South Pinellas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"after-content-cta-item-wrap after-content-cta-button-wrap\"><a class=\"after-content-cta-button button\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/supportfloridajournalism.com\/newspaper\/the-gabber\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Support The Gabber Newspaper<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"after-content-cta-item-wrap after-content-cta-content-wrap\">Your donations are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. 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