Gwendolyn Duncan has invited Historic City News readers to attend a free screening of the Andrew Young film, “Crossing in St Augustine”, presented by the Anniversary to Commemorate the Civil Rights Demonstrations, Inc.
St Johns County spokesman Michael Ryan reported to Historic City News that Alpine Groves Park has received state-wide recognition as the Florida Communities Trust Park of the Month for January 2013.
The St Augustine Alligator Farm announced to Historic City News that nine-year-old Meghan Hart has won the zoological park’s annual “EduGator” contest — and the prize will be enjoyed by her entire class at Ponte Vedra Palm Valley Rawlings Elementary School in St Johns County.
Jennifer Tesori, St. Augustine’s Community Liaison for THE PLAYERS Championship Boys & Girls Club, announced to Historic City News that it has selected Kirstyn Wilder, a seventh grade student at Murray Middle School, as its “Youth of the Month”.
Historic City News finds that the new fiscal year has brought one change for the trio of city employees responsible for producing the 450th Commemoration — at least for the man the city says has “the unique and necessary qualifications” to provide guidelines to the City Commission to properly prepare them for the event.
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.
