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Winners from Taste of the Beach
Historic City News was informed this morning of the winning entrants in this year’s Memorial Day Weekend Taste of the Beach.
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Guana participates in Blue Star Museum Program
Emily Jane Murray informed local Historic City News reporters that the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve will participate in the Blue Star Museum Program this summer, offering free admission to the Environmental Education Center for military personnel and their families.
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Fire Rescue employees take first in Open Water Challenge
Historic City News was informed that two St Johns County Fire Rescue employees have been recognized for their accomplishments as open water swimmers.
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Economic Problems of Florida Governors 1700-1763
Economic Problems of Florida Governors, 1700-1763
By John J. Tepaske
Part 3 of 4
In 1724, the able and beloved Governor Antonio de Benavides requested that the subsidy be sent by land instead of by sea. By maintaining a land route between New Spain and Florida, he hoped to eliminate the delays occasioned by the lack of ships in Vera Cruz. He envisaged a line of Spanish presidios on the Gulf Coast from Vera Cruz to Apalache.
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Hearts are heavy for veterans, friends and families attending ceremony
Historic City News photographer, Mark Cubbedge, attended this morning’s Memorial Day ceremonies at the St Augustine National Cemetery where American flags were placed at the headstones of each marked gravesite.
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National Emergency Medical Services Week
St Johns County Fire Rescue Chief, Carl A. Shank, told Historic City News that, together with the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians, during National Emergency Medical Services Week, it has been his honor to recognize the tremendous role that EMS practitioners make to improve the health of our citizens.
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Public Services Volunteer of the Year honored
Palm Coast resident Gary Dekay has been a volunteer with the Flagler County Sheriff’s office for the past six years; and, last week, Sheriff James L. Manfre informed Historic City News that Dekay was recognized for the hours he has donated to the county’s largest law enforcement agency.
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Socialist political philosophy trivia quiz
Can you identify the government leader attributed to each of these six quotes?
Be honest; it’s kind of fun and revealing. If you don’t know the answer, make your best guess.
Answer all the questions (no cheating) before looking at the answers.
