Author: Brian Nelson
Your Neighbors’ Seasons Greetings
Join the community greeting! Send your electronic cards to Spoonbill@mindspring.com From the Estes, a story … A Christmas tale from a forward trench line in Korea, 1952. In one area, in December 1952, the trenches…
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Calling for Xmas Cards and Cookie Recipes!!
The Holiday Season is upon us. Hanukkah arrives in hours, followed by Christmas and a New Year right after. Two things people like to do during the Holidays is to bake and send cards. Many…
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2021 St. Johns County Annual Beach Driving Passes
2021 St. Johns County Annual Beach Driving Passes St. Johns County on-beach driving passes will be available for purchase beginning Monday, December 7, and make great stocking stuffers for the holiday season. St. Johns County…
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Happy Thanksgiving!
We may not have all of our friends and family with us this year, but if we are healthy and secure, we already have a lot for which to be thankful. So eat well, Zoom…
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Marsh Creek Kayakers – Haw Creek 11-18-2020
By Brian Nelson It was embarrassing, humiliating, and discouraging every time my butt crashed onto the seat. But there was just no other way to do it. It required knees of an adolescent gymnast. To…
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Get a Phone Call from Santa!
Phone Calls from Santa 2020 St. Johns County Parks and Recreation is hosting Phone Calls from Santa this holiday season for children eight years old or younger. Santa will make his phone calls between 6…
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The Marsh Rabbit
A familiar sight around Marsh Creek…. Living on coasts and in the swamps of the Southeastern United States, the marsh rabbit resides near water. Somewhat similar in appearance to the Eastern cottontail rabbit, this species…
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On-Beach Driving Potentially Impacted Due to High Tides through the Weekend
Due to coastal flooding and new moon high tides, on-beach driving may be limited on all St. Johns County beaches from Friday, November 13, through Sunday, November 15. Beach visitors are encouraged to exercise caution…
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In Honor of Those Who Served and Gave the Ultimate Sacrifice
This video was recorded at the Omaha Beach Cemetery in September 2019 when WW2 veteran Sgt. George Wrightmier was given the honor of folding and receiving the American Flag at sunset. Click the link below….
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2020 Night of Lights Celebration
This appeal from Home Again St. Johns is reprinted as a public service. Our 5th year of Celebrating the Nights of Lights on Saturday, December 5th from 6:00 until 10:00 p.m. at the Lightner Museum…
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Flood Insurance Rebates
A few weeks ago, the Spoonbill Courier published a report alerting MC homeowners to potential savings on their flood insurance policy. This began with a query to the SJC Floodplain office for clarification about an…
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“Will you …?”
Getting up early to see the sunrise is a sign of a commitment to the day, right? (Who am I kidding? Right now, with the sun peeking up at 7:33 am, unless you rise at…
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Are You Paying Too Much for Flood Insurance?
Editor’s note: Check your flood insurance policy to ensure you are getting these county discounts. Additionally, by calling you may find your home incorrectly designated in a flood zone, as I just discovered we were,…
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