St. Augustine and The Fraternal Orders

Part four of a series

The Navy League, the Marine Corps League and the Coast Guard Auxiliary

By Geoff Dobson

Cultural Council President Matt Jeffs told local Historic City News reporters that the non-profit organization is still holding their 2010 Membership Drive to help accomplish a mission of promoting St. Johns County as a premiere arts destination.

Florida Governor Charlie Crist said in a statement to local Historic City News reporters, “Cuban Independence Day is a reminder of the long and difficult fight for a democratic republic in Cuba. However, on the 108th anniversary of Cuba’s independence, our Cuban neighbors continue to face another struggle for freedom under the current dictatorship.”

Pat Greenfield, Secretary of The Republican Club of Greater St. Augustine, announced to Historic City News that their organization will meet on Monday, June 14, 2010 at the Northeast Florida Regional Airport at St. Augustine in the former Skybus terminal building.

Sheriff David B. Shoar tells Historic City News local reporters that he is looking forward to Friday night’s 26th Annual Awards Banquet honoring the men and women of the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

Although the meeting is closed to the public, Gwendolyn Duncan, President of the 40th ACCORD, Inc., wants Historic City News readers to know that the first meeting of the newly formed Civil Rights Museum Committee will be held on May 27th.

While EMT Firefighters and Paramedics worked to stabilize and transport victims of a major two vehicle head-on collision on US-1 north of Bunnell shortly after 5:00 p.m. this evening, Historic City News local reporters were working to discover what happened in the collision.

Local reporters at Anastasia State Park in February, 1974 faced similar problems as those that loom perilously over the State of Florida today, according to Historic City News sources.