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Elijah Hoke Smith, Jr.
St Johns County resident, Hoke Smith, passed away at the age of 68 from injuries sustained in a helicopter accident in Clay County on December 26, 2011.
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Old Town Art Show
One more day to enjoy the work of dozens of skilled artisans exhibiting their work during the Old Town Art & Craft Show going on now in Francis Field across from the Historic Downtown Parking Facility at the Visitor Information Center in St Augustine.
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Historic Weapons Week through January 1
US Park Ranger Jeffrey Edel, Supervisor of Historic Weapons at Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, reported to Historic City News that the week between Christmas and New Years’ Day has historically been the busiest of the year with attendance usually between 4000 and 6000 per day.
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Tuesday is last day to register or change party
St Johns County Supervisor of Elections Vicky Oakes announced to Historic City News reporters from her office in St Augustine that Tuesday, January 3, 2012, will be the last day to register to vote or to change your party affiliation before the January 31st Presidential Preference Primary Election.
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Tarzan’s sidekick chimp “Cheetah” dead at 80
Outreach director Debbie Cobb reported to Historic City News that Suncoast Primate Sanctuary in Palm Harbor lost one of its most famous family members over the holiday weekend — 80 year-old Cheetah; the chimp who starred in the 1930’s Tarzan films.
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Fort staff welcomes new park guide
In the most recent issue of “Castillogram”, U. S. Park Ranger Jeffrey Edel, reports to Historic City News that the Interpretive Division at the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument in St Augustine, has hired a new part-time Park Guide.
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New Businesses through 12/25/2011
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St Augustine pilot killed in morning crash
St Augustine pilot Hoke Smith and his two passengers, a heart surgeon and a transplant technician from Mayo Clinic, were killed early this morning when the helicopter they were flying crashed into the woods in southern Clay County.
