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Castillo de San Marcos Chief of Interpretation, Jon Burpee, has invited Historic City News readers to join the National Park Service on January 19th as they revisit the events that occurred in St Augustine during the Second Seminole War through the eyes of a United States Army Sergeant inside the fort.
Sherri Cunningham, promotions director for the St Augustine Celtic Music and Heritage Festival, updated Historic City News with the featured artists who will perform live on stage, Saturday and Sunday March 9 and 10, during the activities held at Francis Field; located at 14 West Castillo Drive in St Augustine.
Assistant St Augustine City Manager Tim Burchfield confirmed for Historic City News today that the latest name on the 450th staff roster, “Volunteer Coordinator, Carl Gill”, is himself a volunteer and not one of the three compensated members of that office.
According to the City of St Augustine 450th Commemoration’s latest website version, staff seems to have taken a shift in their “master plan” — we can only assume it is either because of political expediency or financial reality.
450th management is city management
Guest Column: George Gardner
St Augustine Mayor (2002-2006)
St Augustine Commissioner (2006-2008)
The shift in city management’s focus on the 450th should not be surprising.
In the hands of a city manager, any community effort will ultimately go to his core function – infrastructure.
Historic City News learned that Flagler County’s new Sheriff, James L. Manfre, was sworn-in Tuesday afternoon by Circuit Court Judge Dennis Craig as a large crowd of well-wishers gathered at the Sheriff’s Operations Center in Bunnell.
St Augustine residents have not been spared from attacks of the flu over the holidays; and, reports from area urgent care centers indicate that tourists coming to town on vacation are one of the reasons for the recent spike.
