Steve Wright may not take on a bucking bronco, but Historic City News has learned that his over-fifteen years experience, seven of which have been earned at the City of St. Augustine, has placed him second, statewide, in a front end loader and overall in the recent competition of the Florida Sunshine Chapter of the Solid Waste Association of North America.
Dr. Richard Shortlidge announced to Historic City News that on Saturday, June 25, 2011, to honor the 271st anniversary of the Spanish victory at “Bloody Mose”, the Presidiales of St. Augustine will offer the second, annual commemoration of this conflict at Fort Mose Historic State Park.
Historic City News readers are invited by the Friends of A1A Scenic & Historic Coastal Byway to attend the second annual Environmental Education Fair on Saturday, May 21st in the Town of Marineland.
When Historic City News editor Michael Gold arrived, just over an hour ahead of yesterday’s unveiling of a monument recognizing St. Augustine’s “foot soldiers”, heavy rain threatened to prevent the ceremonies from continuing — but, as if on cue, at 4:30 p.m., the rain broke.
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St. Johns County Recreation and Parks Superintendent Betsy Clarkson reported to Historic City News that Danny Lippi will lead a nature hike at Vaill Point Park on Sunday, May 22nd at 9:00 a.m.
Historic City News receives regular reports from Commissioner Jay Bliss as to the activities at the St. Augustine Port, Waterway and Beach District.
Contributed by David Nolan
Special to Historic City News
St. Augustine was the only place in Florida where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was arrested during the civil rights movement.
