Category: Marsh Creek Community
Like to Sing?
By Irene Merenda Do you like to sing? Maybe you’re semi-professional? Or, are you a everyday shower singer? Or perhaps you have retired from an Italian opera? Then, you’re in luck! The Marsh Creek Chorale,…
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A Big Step Toward Audubon Marsh Creek Certification
By Peter Clayton On June 12th, the Marsh Creek Country Club and residents joined forces in an important step toward acquiring Audubon certification for the golf course and its community. Chad Hansen, course superintendent, and…
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Better, Cheaper, Faster
Tom Burkhard, Director, Marsh Creek Owners Association, Chairman, Outreach Committee, 860-840-1047 That is the potential that fiber offers to the residents of Marsh Creek. Please join us on Tuesday June 13 from 3:30-5:00 or from 5:30-7:00 at MCCC to…
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Fla. home prices are holding steady, and even rising, as people flock south
Shared Courtesy of the Wall Street Journal May 24, 2023 Editor’s Note: If you’re a homeowner and selling, this is encouraging news, reflecting the solid prices we’ve seen in our community. But, it’s wise to…
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Happy 92nd Birthday Luba!!
Luba Estes, (shall we say it?) the “better half” of the Ron-and-Luba Estes Marsh Creek Mighty Duo, celebrated her 92nd birthday Saturday. The diminutive Russian Cossack has led a storied life, from a childhood marked…
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Goodby Creek Paddle
By Peter Clayton Even with good research, you’re never quite sure about a new paddle until you’ve done it – the four of us who did Goodby’s Creek this week would all return. Goodby’s is…
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128 Milkweed Plants for Marsh Creek
Milkweeds (Asclepias spp.) are the required host plants for caterpillars of the monarch butterfly and thus play a critical role in the monarch’s life cycle. The loss of milkweed plants in the monarch’s spring and…
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Tomoka River Paddle
By Peter Clayton Last week’s paddle proved to be a big success in many respects – we’ll be re-visiting the Tomoka soon. Eleven of us headed south taking about 45 minutes to reach our put-in…
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The Rookery at Marsh Creek
Here is a sight … what Penny and Dave Jones woke up to Saturday morning. A big, robust bald eagle, lording over the lake behind their home. At that hour, as it is most days,…
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Osteria Rustica
By Irene Merenda Osteria Rustica, 4750 E. Moody Blvd #108, Bunnell, FL 32110. Tel: 877-585-1085 Open Tue-Sat 5:00-10:00 Our friends, Roger and Nina, knew of this little Italian Restaurant in Bunnell, and asked us to…
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The Durbin Creek Paddle
By Peter Clayton Ten years ago we launched into Durbin down a dirt bank not sure if we’d stay upright when we hit the water and the wind was such that the traffic noise was…
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Marsh Creek’s Ned Skinner and a Colorado Rescue
Editor’s Note: Ned Skinner is an experienced outdoors man, and a member of the Marsh Creek Kayakers. Last October, near Steamboat Springs, Colorado, he and a friend were in the right place at the right…
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Spoonbill Neighbors’ Spring Happy Hour at the Nelsons
Ideal weather, delicious appetizers, generous libations, pleasant music, and a spring sunset made this Spoonbill Neighbors’ Happy Hour a thoroughly enjoyable Friday evening. For 5 hours, discussions ranged from fruit trees, ducks and deer… to…
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Marsh Creek Delivered: Easter Food Drive
By Louise Nelson Thanks to the generosity of Marsh Creek residents, 40+ bags of canned ham, mashed potatoes, vegetables and fruit, dry foods, cereals, peanut butter and jelly, cake mixes, juices, and chocolate Easter bunnies…
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Easter Share Food Drive Nearing End
By Louise Nelson Because April 1st falls on a Saturday, we are moving up our collection deadline and delivery of the food we have been collecting in the Easter Share food drive for for the…
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Haw Creek Paddle
By Peter Clayton We were in the water by 9:20 and out by 11:40 – never did we see the sun – so much for “partly cloudy”! It was in the high 40s when we…
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“Faith and Begorrah” – HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY!!!
By Meri-Kathryn Peed Reposted from MARCH 17, 2016 DREW NICKELL (author’s note- this was originally posted a year ago on my facebook page, so in light of today being St. Patrick’s Day, I thought I would…
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