Kids & Pros Camp a success for local athletes and mentors
By Lara Patangan Resident Community News Last month 165 kids from different backgrounds came together for a football camp that teaches children as much about the fundamentals of life as it does the sport. Kids & Pros Camp held at the Shipyards property downtown was started by former Atlanta Falcons players Bobby Butler and Buddy […]
Fourth of July fun in Old Ortega
Cortez Park in Old Ortega was the place to be on a hot, sunny Fourth of July morning. From the littlest to the oldest, residents paraded around the park on bicycles and golf carts, in strollers and wheelchairs, and on foot, some with dogs on leashes.
Cummer invites children to create own car designs
The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens hosted an afternoon of art for students ages 7 to 13. Six children had the undivided attention of artist Michael Viafora, who guided the students in creating car designs using watercolor, tempera paint and colored pencils.
Bolles teacher goes back to school
Mark Hoey, a longtime Bolles mathematics teacher and golf/lacrosse coach, went to summer school at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education. He took an innovative course called “The Future of Learning,” a three-day class that explored a wide range of topics, including how “societal changes and technological advancements in the early 21st century affect educational practice […]
Eagle Scout project provides a much needed break area to Pine Castle
On June 8, Paul Adair (front, center) led a group of 30 Boy Scouts and Scoutmasters from Troop 473 in performing his Eagle Scout Service Project for Pine Castle. Adair raised money to buy four picnic table sets, which the group assembled, sanded, waterproofed and placed in a beautiful shaded area for Pine Castle program […]
Aquatic Director a world-class coach
He has been called “the hottest name in swim coaching” by national swim magazines, leading some to wonder “what’s in the water at Bolles?” Bolles Head Coach/Aquatics Director Sergio López Miró traveled to the Barcelona 2013 15th FINA World Championships last month with Bolles Sharks swimmer Charlie Houchin, who earned a spot on the Team […]
Episcopal grads pole vaulting for Air Force Academy
Paige Shirley, San Jose, Episcopal Class of 2010, will be pole vaulting for the Air Force Academy next year. Shirley has been attending the Air Force Academy since her freshman year, and will complete her senior year in 2014. While in high school at Episcopal, Shirley and Emily Smithwick (Ortega, Episcopal Class of 2012) won […]
William McLeod
By Julie Kerns Garmendia Resident Community News The experience of caring for his mother, Patricia McLeod, who suffered from Lewy Body Dementia, the second most common form of progressive brain disorder after Alzheimer’s, profoundly affected Pastor Bill McLeod. His mother spent her last days peacefully at Community Hospice of Northeast Florida’s Gaston J. Acosta-Rua Center […]
Sally Ann Freeman
By Victoria Register-Freeman Resident Community News The phrase ‘Buy Local’ occurs everywhere now – in shop windows, on bumper stickers, from radio and television pundits and on websites. In the Historic District this phrase might have been coined by Sally Ann Freeman, former Jacksonville resident. Almost a half century ago Freeman was fiercely devoted to […]
