Willowbranch Library updates blog is live

For the latest news about the Willowbranch Library repair project, the Jacksonville Public Library has provided a blog to keep residents informed. www.WillowbranchLibraryUpdates.wordpress.com If you have photos or information to share, please send it directly to Kathy Lussier, [email protected]  

Community Meeting Notice: Willow Branch Library

Willowbranch Branch Library water intrusion repair project update WHEN: Thursday, October 16, 6 pm WHERE: Riverside Avenue Christian Church 2841 Riverside Avenue between Cherry St. and Mallory St. Neighbors are invited to hear an update from the City of Jacksonville Public Works Department regarding the ongoing issues with water intrusion and the steps they are […]

Memorial Park Oktoberfest 2014

Despite a somewhat soggy start on Friday night, Memorial Park was transformed for two days into a German beer hall with traditional Oktoberfest beer, food and live music, creating an authentic Bavarian experience. Guests enjoyed traditional Oktoberfest songs, yodeling, slap-dancing and more by the Swinging Bavarians. Sponsored by the Memorial Park Association as a fundraiser […]

A ‘bear’ run in Lakeshore

A ‘bear’ run in Lakeshore

Bears were everywhere at the Lakeshore Woman’s Club, and Jeannie Blaylock, Buddy Check 12 Jacksonville spokesperson, was there to accept 355 bears of all shapes, sizes and colors on behalf of Buddy Bear 2014. The campaign to collect bears for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy was launched on Oct. 1 and the Lakeshore Woman’s Club was […]

Pumpkin brigade welcomes fall by truckload

Pumpkin brigade welcomes fall by truckload

Ortega United Methodist Church members of all ages pitched in to unload more than 43,000 pounds of pumpkins from New Mexico. The youth group will sell these, along with a second full trailer-load of pumpkins, throughout October to raise funds for youth missions. “This is our largest fundraiser to benefit the youth at the church,” […]

Barbara Jean Coleman Richardson

Barbara Jean Coleman Richardson

Barbara Richardson cherishes her two grown children, two grandsons and close friends more deeply because of a tragedy she experienced early in life. Her carefree childhood growing up in Ortega with mother Pearl Johnson Coleman of Jacksonville and father Leonard Coleman abruptly changed when Pearl died at age 24. Barbara was just six and her […]

Landon Lionettes

Landon Lionettes

Nancy Champion Rush, 79, was a beaming fresh-faced youth in her Landon Lionette uniform posing for photos during the early 1950s when she attended Landon High School. Now, as she carefully turns pages in the Landonian yearbooks, the intervening years vanish and it seems like yesterday. She reminisces about the Landon Lionette Drill Team and […]

Anticipated, unforgettable – Delicious Destinations

Anticipated, unforgettable – Delicious Destinations

The intimacy of chefs sharing their stories, their secrets and their talent was unforgettable. The benefit to St. Vincent’s Healthcare Outreach Programs – priceless. Delicious Destinations, the 13th annual fundraiser for St. Vincent’s Community Outreach Programs, was held Sept. 3-6 at two venues. The combination of cuisine and charitable giving inspired some of the nation’s […]

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