The With North Paddle
By Peter Clayton Our three days in Madison couldn’t have provided better weather – sunny, with mild temps and light winds. The river was running strong with a 2+ mph current and high enough that…
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Storage Project Gets a Bruising Welcome
By Brian Nelson What might have been dismissed as a therapy session for disgruntled cranks, NIMBYs and environmentalists, Tuesday evening’s public meeting on a planned storage unit on the edge of Marsh Creek surprised a…
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Women’s History Month
By Jane Weizmann Following are program details and registration/ticket purchase links for our special upcoming programs: Friendship & Enlightenment: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings & Zora Neale Hurston. Except for the Trolley Tour, all events will be…
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Opposition to Plans for a Nearby Storage Facility
By Alice Baynes, 340 Fiddlers Point Dr Dear Neighbor, We, Concerned Residents of Marsh Creek, are asking for your help in fighting the development of a 24,000 square foot commercial building on the corner of…
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Sogno – New Italian on the Island
Sogno Coastal Italian Restaurant, 830 Anastasia Blvd, St. Augustine, FL 32080. 904-907-2228 By Irene Merenda Some friends joined Frank and me at the new Italian Restaurant on the island. According to Sogno’s website, “Sogno” means…
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One Man’s Take on Medicare, Advantage, and MediGap
Editor’s Note: Our neighbor, Gerry Kurth, has conducted considerable research into US Medicare options and offers the community his personal insights. The author is neither a medical nor insurance expert. Readers are strongly encouraged to…
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Let the Good Times Roll – The Best Mardi Gras Party in St. Augustine
February 13th at 6pm at the Historic Peña-Peck House Museum 134 St. George Street, next to the Cathedral Search your closet for that purple and gold blouse, grab your beads, feathers and masks — or…
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Mizell Gate Update
By Scott Herrington, Chairman, Community Safety Committee Our new security system at the Mizell Gate is now more than a month old. I wish to report to the community that we are confident that combining…
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The Julington Creek Paddle
By Peter Clayton Six of us enjoyed bright skies and reasonable temps Thursday during the 3.5 mile paddle on Julington Creek from Palmetto Leaves County Park to Clark’s Fish Camp. What we didn’t enjoy were…
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The Ocklawaha Paddle
By Peter Clayton The weather for the Oklawaha outing was as predicted – mostly cloudy with temps in the 60s and no rain. Ten of us were in the water at Rodman Dam by 9:35…
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How exercise increases brain volume — and may slow memory decline
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/01/24/exercise-brain-volume-memory/ Reprinted Courtesy The Washington Post By Gretchen ReynoldsJanuary 24, 2024 at 7:00 a.m. ETExercising for 25 minutes a week, or less than four minutes a day, could help to bulk up our brains and improve…
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The Silver River Paddle
By Peter Clayton In the 15 years the MCK has been paddling, Wednesday’s outing was among the best as the cool temps limited the people on the water (we saw about 10) while bringing the…
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Spoonbill Neighbors in 2024
By Louise Nelson (lzn@mindspring.com) Since we’re starting off a new year, we thought it timely to remind everyone in our neighborhood to consider joining Spoonbill Neighbors. It is a group dedicated to community fun, charitable…
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St. Augustine Spanish Food and Wine Festival Returns February 29th
Three-day festival celebrates Spanish food, wine and culture while benefiting Flagler College hospitality students Celebrate St. Augustine’s rich Spanish heritage through food, wine, music, and culture at the Spanish Food and Wine Festival. When…
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Paddling the North Fork of Black Creek
By Peter Clayton In 2017, four of us paddled 9 miles from Knight’s Landing in Jennings State Forest to the Middleburg city boat ramp – the first four miles were memorable as the water was…
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Leland Dues Setup Can Be Tricky
With little to do on a glum Thursday afternoon, I decided to tackle setting up automatic quarterly dues payments on the Leland Management website. Leland is Marsh Creek’s new management company. If you haven’t yet…
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Changes at MCHOA Board
By Tom Burkhard Due to the Holidays and the transition to a new management company, news from the Marsh Creek Home Owners’ Association well-attended Annual Meeting is a bit late. The Board changes are as…
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Garbage Pickup Tomorrow
In case you wondered … There will be no collection service on Christmas and New Year’s Day. WM customers will be serviced on a one day delay the remainder of the week.
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Christmas Eve With Paul … Tonight at 7:00pm
If you are a certain age, and hail from Montreal, you know who Paul Reid is. And you know that this man with the best buttery, velvet, honey pipes in the business, was the voice…
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A Neighbor’s Security Tip
A recent posting in the Courier alerted us to Thefts and Attempted Break-ins in Marsh Creek. Scott Herrington, Chair of the Community Safety Committee reminded us: “Most of us keep a garage door opener [remote]…
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