Odd Fellows lodge makes donation to Gideons
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Nobel Grand Gary Howell, recently presented a donation on behalf of Palmetto Lodge No 25, to The Gideons International; an early American organization dedicated to Christian evangelism.


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Historic City News local reporters were informed this afternoon that St Augustine police responded to the Sunoco station located at 2199 North Ponce de Leon Boulevard at about 1:40 p.m. after receiving a call from the manager reporting a robbery.
Three weeks ago, some retailers began Christmas advertising — Wal-Mart had Christmas trees setup with lights, and “holiday sales” started showing up on counters at gift merchants around St Johns County.
Former Commander William Korach, USNR, and Chairman of St Johns County Veterans for Romney, has invited all Historic City News readers to attend Monday, October 29 when three local decorated combat veterans will be honored, along with other veterans supporting the election of Mitt Romney for President.
One need go no further than last night’s meeting of the St Augustine City Commission to see the epic failure and misuse of a parliamentary procedure designed to formalize and move along administrative matters of business during government meetings.
In another classic example of why local news reporting should be directed to local reporters who don’t rely on wire services, Historic City News in St Augustine received an announcement this morning trying to minimize damage from an inaccurate Arizona Associated Press item.
Dave Heimbold, Chairman of the Saint Augustine Tea Party, announced to local Historic City News reporters that this month’s guest speaker will be Ken Wood when they convene their meeting tonight at 6:30 p.m.