For the next few weeks, Spoonbill Courier‘s vast contingent (1) of reporters, photographers and editorial staff is on international assignment and will file dispatches “from the road” as warranted. Please continue submitting your contributions to…
By Ron Estes A Christmas tale from a forward trench line in Korea, 1952. In one area, in December 1952, the trenches of the 1st Marine Division ran along the forward crest of knolls 50…
At least one Marsh Creek thermometer recorded 27 degrees as the temperature continued to drop even after daybreak this morning. And yes, that’s Fahrenheit. Below freezing, as Bob Arbogast neatly captured with this frozen fountain…
By Lorri Maloney Hi neighbors! I have come to realize lately that many people in our community seem to think that Spoonbill Courier and Spoonbill Neighbors are one and the same. They are not. They…
By Marsh Creek standards, it was an unusually earnest back-and-forth between the Board of Directors and anxious homeowners (onsite estimates of 30-100) drawn by word of a planned un-manning the Mizell Guard station overnight. In…
By Lorri Maloney Thanks so all who came to our party Wednesday night. Such a fun time! So sorry for those who couldn’t make it. You missed a great time and we hope you’re feeling…
A beauty, just wandering aimlessly around a Fiddlers Point pond.
By Peter Clayton The usual MCK good fortune with weather, etc. held in spades today as eight of us enjoyed a very special experience. This was our first outing on the St. Johns and first…
As this past Thanksgiving approached, Marsh Creek’s Spoonbill Neighbors organized a food drive in the neighborhood and delivered more than 30 red bags of Thanksgiving meals to families living on the St. Johns County Homeless…
Congratulations, Marsh Creek, for a 2nd successful Night of Lights! Streets from one end of the community to the other were awash in lights last night, kicked off by the helping hand of a rosy…
By Louise Nelson Just a reminder that at dusk tonight, Marsh Creek will celebrate its second Night of Lights to usher in the Holiday Season in our community. By now, you have probably rounded up…
This past weekend, a bunch of us here in Marsh Creek got together to enjoy some true Texas and Michigan ribs. Mostly outdoors in the lanai. I don’t think any of us really had covid…
MC Finance Committee member, Frank Merenda, won election to the Board of Directors Monday Night. Homeowners also returned Kathy Sharpless and Ken Gentile to new terms on the Board. By Nina Lafleur Prior to the…
By Louise Nelson Marsh Creek’s 2nd Night of Lights is ALMOST upon us! Friday Dec 9th at sundown. You should have received a reminder postcard by now, and already neighbors are organizing street parties, preparing…
Editor’s Note: Tango and Archie have been familiar sights around Fiddlers Point Drive and the MC park and were featured in the late and lamented Dear Daphne column established by our former neighbor, Ricki Rubenstein….
By Peter Clayton An old favorite gave us another great experience today while christening one of our new members – Max Kiefer earned his initial “Dunk Club” sticker while trying to lean back to get…
By Mohammed and Sharon Mirzai Concert in the park was fun, wasn’t it? It was a safe, enjoyable monthly social event during the dark, bad ol’ of days of isolation, sequestering and social distancing. It…