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Veterans welcome new resident
Veterans welcome new resident
By Michael Isam
St Augustine, FL
Everyone knows that Marines are tough. Just how tough has yet to be completely proven. St. Johns County is now home to another Marine.
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Avoid Avenida Menendez – avoid delays next week
St Augustine Streets and Grounds Manager, Charlene Putz, reported to Historic City News that beginning Monday, December 9th, and continuing through Friday, December 13th, the city will be resurfacing Avenida Menendez, from King Street south to St Francis Street.
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Easter Sunday parade will not reschedule
During a meeting last night, the Easter Week Festival committee voted 7-4 to continue the traditional Easter Sunday afternoon parade for 2014 — a recurring spring holiday celebration that dates back in St Augustine to the early 1950’s.
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Great entertainment at the Estuarine Research Reserve
Historic City News heard from Patrician D. Price this week when she shared a number of ongoing and special January events already planned for the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve, located at 505 Guana River Road in Ponte Vedra Beach.
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Public comments invited on school calendar
Historic City News readers are invited to provide comments, now through Monday, December 16th, on the proposed 2014-2015 calendar for the St Johns County School District.
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Board of County Commissioners Concurrency Workshop
St. Johns County
Board of County Commissioners
Concurrency Workshop
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of St. Johns County, Florida will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. in Conference Room 1 at the Permit Center, 4040 Lewis Speedway, St. Augustine, FL 32084. The purpose of the special meeting is to conduct a Concurrency Workshop to have discussion of Transportation Planning topics and the County Transportation Concurrency Program. The Board may also consider and take action on any other business that may lawfully come before it during the special meeting.
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Cross-country journey ends in St Johns County
St Johns County Marine Rescue Lieutenant, Jeremy Robshaw, updated local Historic City News reporters on today’s departure of cross-country cyclist Bob Quick; who has traveled from San Diego, California to demonstrate to others his flat out determination that you can overcome trials — no matter how big.
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Youth Ambassadors tour World Golf Hall of Fame
Youth Ambassadors tour World Golf Hall of Fame
Emily Wilson, Youth Ambassador
St Augustine High School, Class of 2017
Special to Historic City News
The Youth Ambassadors recently met at the World Golf Hall of Fame. We toured the museum, looking at exhibits showcasing golfers who had been inducted into the Hall of Fame. We also learned stories about some of the golfers, facts about golf, and its origin.