Category: Marsh Creek Community
Was FP&L to Blame For Higher Bills This Winter?
On January 29 of this year, Spoonbill Courier posted a beef and warning about a sharp jump in the editor’s electric bill, and noted a recently-approved rate hike. Several subsequent comments pointed to the difficulty…
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Housing Shortage and How You Can Help
There Is a Housing Shortage and You Can Help … I am talking about the Eastern Bluebirds. In the past 3 years there have been 143 fledglings (baby birds that have flown the nest) from…
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Spoonbill Neighbors February Report & Look-Ahead
A new group was recently proposed. Please see below. Sign Language Learning/ Conversation Group? There are a few Spoonbills that would like to learn sign language and meet in members homes on a regular basis to…
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FP&L Rate Hike
So, there is plenty of talk about electricity rates going up in Florida. In fact, Florida Power & Flight was awarded new rates that took effect Jan 1. The impact Our home’s power bill in…
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Our Prosecco Challenge
Our Prosecco Challenge (December 2025) By John and Maureen Hogan Prosecco Italy’s name actually comers from the Slovene dialect: “path cut through the woods”. The area was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2019…
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Ours, and Our Fathers’ (and Mothers’) Stories of Service
Ours, and Our Fathers’ (and Mothers’) Stories of Service In a recent discussion with a friend, I was reminded of the many in our neighborhood who can claim a direct connection to the US military…
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The Artists Say Thanks
When the Dec 30th Spoonbill Courier story whimsically asked readers, “When was the last time you came downtown for Friday Art Walk?”, it must have struck a chord, because just a few days later, two…
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Happy New Year and Welcome to the Chinese Year of the Fire Horse
Happy New Year and Welcome to the Chinese Year of the Fire Horse! Editor’s Note: As we look back over 2025, it’s fair to say we have gone through more than the usual challenges that…
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Artist Update
When was the last time you came downtown for Friday Art Walk? Can you remember? And were you brave enough to risk tourist mayhem during Nights of Lights? Well, here’s an idea: If you have…
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Marsh Creek Resident Stan Hill – Featured Artist at the Pier
Marsh Creek resident Stan Hill will be the co-artist of the month at the art gallery near the pier for month of January. On Friday Jan 2 starting at 5 pm the artists and the…
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Merry Christmas Marsh Creek!
Best wishes for a wonderful Christmas from the Spoonbill Courier’s entire editorial team. All of them. No exceptions. 😇
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Spoonbill Neighbors Holiday Party 2025
With just a two-day gap from Friday’s Night of Lights celebrations, Spoonbill Neighbors threw an end-of-year Christmas party at the Club Sunday night and had a terrific turnout, good food and drink, and a lot…
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Night of Lights 2025
Night of Lights 2025 Last evening’s Night of Lights was once more a fun time. Thanks to the enterprising homeowners behind them, driveway parties are still alive … despite the absence of Covid. They offer…
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Roads, Dues, and Who Cares?
Roads, Dues, and … Who Cares? The Annual Meeting. The Marsh Creek Owners Association held its Annual General Meeting Thursday evening before a raucous, pulsating crowd of … maybe, just maybe, 20 homeowners, at Anastasia…
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Marsh Creek Night of Lights
Friday is Marsh Creek Night of Lights Friday, December 12th Sundown (rain date 13th) By Louise Nelson Here we are again, celebrating an event we originally dreamed up in the depths of Covid. Remember that?…
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Happy Thanksgiving, Marsh Creek …!
Thanksgiving is, stating the obvious, the start of the Holiday Season in America. We take this time to give thanks for all of our blessings and to enjoy family and friends around the table. Just…
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Marsh Creek 2025 Thanksgiving Food Drive Delivers…!
Marsh Creek 2025 Thanksgiving Food Drive Delivers…! The final 2 bags arrived just as the delivery convoy was leaving the Fiddlers Point Drive collection point on Monday. And when all were unloaded at the Homeless…
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2025 Food Drive Nears Completion
Just a friendly reminder, the Fourth Annual Share the Feast Food Drive is coming to a close. Details below on how you can help the less fortunate in our community enjoy a Thanksgiving Meal. There…
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