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Page 3 What’s New Page 4 The Sheriff Reports Page 5 From the Council Member’s Desk Page 6 School District Journal Page 7 Flag retirement Page 9 Boy Scout finally receives Eagle award Page 10 Encore Page 11 Third Thursday lecture Page 12 Constitution Page 14 Visit Lake Charles Page 15 Youth Scene Page 16 Movie Review Page 17 Faith News Page 20 Coast Guard report Captain David’s fishing Page 21 MHS Sports Local Sports Scene Page 22 Gardening Page 23 Jaguars update SERVING THE MANDARIN COMMUNITY SINCE 2006 Mandarin NewsLine SM Visit our online edition at www.mandarinnewsline.com M E M B E R O F T H E RT P U B L I S H I N G G R O U P O F C O M M U N I T Y N E W S P A P E R S Mandarin NewsLine 12443 San Jose Boulevard, Ste. 403 Jacksonville,FL 32223 What’s Inside Volume 6, Issue 5 February 2012 Presorted Standard US Postage Paid Callahan, FL 32011 Permit No.4 The Wisdom Warriors, Loretto Elementary’s FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Lego League team, recently attended their first tournament in Apop- ka, Florida, on December 3. The Wisdom Warriors were the youngest team at this tourna- ment, as fourth and fifth graders battling against teams composed of middle school children. They were also the team that traveled the farthest, driving two hours to reach the tournament nearest Stephen DeAngelo, a graduate of Mandarin High School and Gabbi Froeba, a Bar- tram Trail High School graduate, were delighted to represent their corner of the community and participate in the game and all the activities sur- rounding Jack- sonville’s Gator Bowl this past January 2. “We are always excited to cheer for the University of Florida Gators and our amazing fans, but in our own backyard— coming home to Jacksonville made this Gator Bowl even more special!” exclaimed Froeba Over the last decade, cheer- leading has grown into a widely recognized and respected ath- letic activity, one that requires a great deal of strength and determination. Both DeAngelo and Froeba During 2011, Tessa Dahlke (pronounced Doll-key) of Man- darin walked over 1,000 miles to raise funds for her favorite charity. She has already begun walking to reach a second 1,000 miles during 2012. If your com- mute takes you along Julington Creek Road between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m., you’ve likely seen her since she rarely misses a day. Dahlke began her walk in early 2011 to raise funds for the Sua Sponte Foundation and also in an effort to reach some inner peace. She raised over $6,400 for the foundation which supports United States Army Rangers who are injured and the families of those who are killed in action with insufficient resources to get them past the crisis. This cause is very near and dear to Dahlke and her hus- band Roger Dahlke whose son, SSG Jason S. Dahlke, an Army ( 904 ) 292-2210 Mandarin South Business Center 421 San Jose Blvd. Suite 310/320 Jacksonville, FL 32223 (Between Sonny’s BBQ & Solantic) Loretto Rd. 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Cheerleaders must maintain a certain grade point average to stay a member of the squad and skipping class is never an Loretto’s Wisdom Warriors score big at first robotics tournament Contributed by Bev Pool, Loretto Elementary School PTA They scored! to Jacksonville. Despite all that, the Wisdom Warriors placed ninth out of 16 teams – defeat- ing several veteran teams. This is quite an accomplishment, as this is their rookie year. Each year FIRST Lego League comes up with a differ- ent theme. The theme for this year was “Food Factor.” Since September, the Wisdom War- riors team (as well as other teams throughout the world) have been studying food safety. The tournament was com- prised of three sections: robot competition, presentation and core values. During the robot competition, the Warriors’ robot, El Toro, had two and a half minutes to complete as many tasks as possible on a play- ing field. Team members had to build and program the robot to complete these tasks, which were all related to food safety. For their presentation, the students researched food safety and had to choose an area where they felt an improvement could be made. They chose to focus on hand washing. They then created a product, the SmartSink, which dispensed the proper amount of soap as well as the correct temperature water for optimum hand washing cleanliness. The SmartSink was created to be used in restaurants and features an alarm that noti- fies the manager if an employee does not wash his/her hands for the proper amount of time (20- 40 seconds). After creating their product they had to come up with a creative way to present it. The team decided on a skit of a newscast introducing the Ranger, was killed by enemy gunfire in Afghanistan in 2009. While the walk cannot undo the tragic event of Jason Dahlke’s death, it has helped toward emotional healing since it both honors Jason Dahlke and raises funds for the brotherhood he was so proud to be a member of. You are welcome to join the Facebook group “Remembering Jason Dahlke” to see pictures and learn more. Many Mandarin residents likely remember Jason since he grew up in the Manda- rin area attending area schools, where he also met his future wife and love of his life, Niki Norvell. Anyone who would like to pledge to the 2012 Dahlke “Walk a Mile for a Ranger” can call Tessa Dahlke at 262-7046 or send a check directly to the foundation. Please make checks payable to Sua Sponte Foun- dation and mail them to: Sua Sponte Foundation, P.O. Box 60281, Savannah, GA 31420. Please notate Dahlke Walk in the memo portion. Wisdom warriors cont. on pg. 13 Cheerleaders cont. on pg. 16
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Page 3 What’s NewPage 4 The Sheriff ReportsPage 5 From the Council Member’s DeskPage 6 School District JournalPage 7 Flag retirementPage 9 Boy Scout fi nally receives Eagle awardPage 10 EncorePage 11 Third Thursday lecturePage 12 ConstitutionPage 14 Visit Lake CharlesPage 15 Youth ScenePage 16 Movie ReviewPage 17 Faith NewsPage 20 Coast Guard report Captain David’s fi shingPage 21 MHS Sports Local Sports ScenePage 22 GardeningPage 23 Jaguars update
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The Wisdom Warriors, Loretto Elementary’s FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Lego League team, recently attended their fi rst tournament in Apop-ka, Florida, on December 3. The Wisdom Warriors were the youngest team at this tourna-ment, as fourth and fi fth graders battling against teams composed of middle school children. They were also the team that traveled the farthest, driving two hours to reach the tournament nearest
Stephen DeAngelo, a graduate of Mandarin High School and Gabbi Froeba, a Bar-tram Trail High School graduate, were delighted to represent their corner of the community and participate in the game and all the activities sur-rounding Jack-sonville’s Gator Bowl this past January 2.
“We are always excited to cheer for the University of Florida Gators and our amazing fans, but in our own backyard—coming home to Jacksonville made this Gator Bowl even more special!” exclaimed Froeba
Over the last decade, cheer-leading has grown into a widely recognized and respected ath-letic activity, one that requires a great deal of strength and determination.
Both DeAngelo and Froeba
During 2011, Tessa Dahlke (pronounced Doll-key) of Man-darin walked over 1,000 miles to raise funds for her favorite charity. She has already begun walking to reach a second 1,000 miles during 2012. If your com-mute takes you along Julington Creek Road between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m., you’ve likely seen her since she rarely misses a day.
Dahlke began her walk in early 2011 to raise funds for the Sua Sponte Foundation and also in an eff ort to reach some inner peace. She raised over $6,400 for the foundation which supports United States Army Rangers who are injured and the families of those who are killed in action with insuffi cient resources to get them past the crisis. This cause is very near and dear to Dahlke and her hus-band Roger Dahlke whose son, SSG Jason S. Dahlke, an Army
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believe it is a privilege to rep-resent the University of Florida as students and as athletes— but it is also a big responsibility. Imagine classes, papers and homework plus a very rigor-ous extracurricular schedule! Cheerleaders must maintain a certain grade point average to stay a member of the squad and skipping class is never an
Loretto’s Wisdom Warriors score big at fi rst robotics tournamentContributed by Bev Pool, Loretto Elementary School PTA
They scored!to Jacksonville. Despite all that, the Wisdom Warriors placed ninth out of 16 teams – defeat-ing several veteran teams. This is quite an accomplishment, as this is their rookie year.
Each year FIRST Lego League comes up with a diff er-ent theme. The theme for this year was “Food Factor.” Since September, the Wisdom War-riors team (as well as other teams throughout the world) have been studying food safety.
The tournament was com-
prised of three sections: robot competition, presentation and core values. During the robot competition, the Warriors’ robot, El Toro, had two and a half minutes to complete as many tasks as possible on a play-ing fi eld. Team members had to build and program the robot to complete these tasks, which were all related to food safety.
For their presentation, the students researched food safety and had to choose an area where they felt an improvement could be made. They chose to focus on hand washing. They then created a product, the SmartSink, which dispensed the proper amount of soap as well as the correct temperature water for optimum hand washing cleanliness. The SmartSink was created to be used in restaurants and features an alarm that noti-fi es the manager if an employee does not wash his/her hands for the proper amount of time (20-40 seconds). After creating their product they had to come up with a creative way to present it. The team decided on a skit of a newscast introducing the
Ranger, was killed by enemy gunfi re in Afghanistan in 2009.
While the walk cannot undo the tragic event of Jason Dahlke’s death, it has helped toward emotional healing since it both honors Jason Dahlke and raises funds for the brotherhood he was so proud to be a member of.
You are welcome to join the Facebook group “Remembering Jason Dahlke” to see pictures and learn more. Many Mandarin residents likely remember Jason since he grew up in the Manda-rin area attending area schools, where he also met his future wife and love of his life, Niki Norvell.
Anyone who would like to pledge to the 2012 Dahlke “Walk a Mile for a Ranger” can call Tessa Dahlke at 262-7046 or send a check directly to the foundation. Please make checks payable to Sua Sponte Foun-
dation and mail them to: Sua Sponte Foundation, P.O. Box 60281, Savannah, GA 31420. Please notate Dahlke Walk in the memo portion.
Wisdom warriors cont. on pg. 13 Cheerleaders cont. on pg. 16
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The Mandarin Community Club offi cially started its 2012 membership drive in January. Best known as the organiz-ing host and sponsor for the Mandarin Art Festival held every Easter weekend, the club also holds a variety of other programs throughout the year and is a great way to become involved in the community. Membership is open and en-couraged of all interested par-ties, especially those living in Mandarin. The club is located at 12447 Mandarin Road. For fur-ther information, please contact the club at 268-1622 or visit the website www.mandarincommu-nityclub.org.
The Mandarin Senior Center will hold a Valentine’s Dance on Tuesday, February 14 from 5:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at the Senior Center, located at 3848
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Don’t miss the event of the year, Laugh for Charity, hosted by the Rotary Club of Mandarin on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at The Comedy Zone in the Ra-mada Inn Mandarin Conference Center. The evening will begin at 6:00 p.m. with cocktails, hors d’ oeuvres and a silent auction, followed by the comedy show and live auction at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $50 and one hun-dred percent of the ticket pro-ceeds will benefi t the Mandarin Williams YMCA and the Clarke School for Hearing and Speech. For additional information or to purchase tickets, please contact [email protected] or call 282-1945.
The Mandarin Chapter of AARP meets the third Friday of every month at 2:00 p.m. at Augustine Landing, located at 10141 Old St. Augustine Road. We are a non-profi t, non-partisan membership organiza-tion, affi liated with the na-tional AARP. Our activities and programs are designed to help people age 50 and over im-prove the quality of their lives. Visitors are welcome! For ad-ditional information, please call
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The North Florida Daylily Society holds its meetings on the second Sunday of each month at 2:15 p.m. at the Orange Park Library, located at 2054 Plainfi eld Avenue, just off Kingsley Boulevard. Day-lily experts provide programs ranging from preparing daylilies for planting to how to prepare daylilies for shows. The club membership includes daylily enthusiasts from the Beaches to Middleburg. Guests are welcome to attend.
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The 12th annual El Cheapo Sheepshead Tournament will be held on Saturday, February 25, leaving out of the Mayport Boat Ramp at Mike Scanlon Park. The registration fee is $80 and junior entries are $10. For additional information, please visit www.jaxfi sh.com or call 241-0777.
The next meeting for the South Jacksonville Republican Club will be Saturday, February 4, 2012 at the Golden Corral, lo-cated at 11470 San Jose Boule-vard South. The breakfast social will begin at 9:30 a.m. followed by the club meeting at 10:00 a.m. We will be gathering in the enclosed Meeting Room in the restaurant. This meeting will for
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The February general meet-ing of the All Star Quilters Guild will be held on Monday, Febru-ary 20 at 9:30 a.m. in the First Christian Church, located at 11924 San Jose Boulevard. The program will be “Fearless De-sign” and will feature a discus-sion about forming small groups on diff erent quilting topics. Visitors are welcome. For more information, please contact Dot Butler at 642-6574 or visit us at www.orgsites.com/fl /allstar-quiltguild.
Shuffl eboard is played on Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m. at Man-darin Park (south end of Man-darin Road) next to the tennis courts at the park entrance. Beginners are welcome. Just show up unless it rains.
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One of the topics of great-est concerns to our citizens is how the budget cuts, past and impending, impact our agency. As I walk the streets with our ShAdCo members and citizens in the neighborhoods; when I am taking calls during my monthly call in show on First Coast Con-nect on WJCT; or when I talk to reporters throughout the week and at our monthly Awards Ceremony – the one thing people want to discuss is “How is the city’s fi nancial crisis aff ecting your organization?”
Let me take a few minutes and share some thoughts with you on this critical matter.
To the public we serve and for me, our ability to respond to calls for service in a timely manner and solve crime is the #1 priority and remains so. And with a three year solid down-ward trend in both murder and violent crime incidents (our lowest numbers of overall crime in 40 years), sustaining those declines and having the money to keep “working smart” on this critical issue is what keeps me up at night.
The privilege of being your elected Sheriff also brings with it the obligation every respon-sible leader has: making tough choices. In this last round of cuts (totaling more than $17 mil-lion) I was forced to eliminate 71 police positions, which included laying off 48 sworn offi cers and
The St. Johns River Water Management District’s Govern-ing Board voted unanimously on January 10 to name William Congdon as the district’s general counsel. Having served for 15 years as the district’s deputy general counsel, Congdon has been interim general counsel since October 2011, when Hans G. Tanzler III vacated the post to become district executive director. Tanzler recommended Congdon for the position, which the Governing Board approved.
“During his service as interim general counsel, Bill has facilitated a smooth transition of leadership and is a well-regarded manager,” Tanzler said. “He demonstrates an excep-tional work ethic and a balance of excellent judgment and legal skills. Moreover, he has a talent for creative problem solving and although he is a skilled litigator, he actively considers alterna-tives to litigation when appro-priate and feasible.”
Congdon has been a mem-ber of the Florida Bar for more than 30 years. He attended the
The Sheriff ReportsBy Contributing Writer John H. Rutherford, Duval County Sheriff
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many civilians. This was not an easy decision, but we are an or-ganization of “people” and that’s where our greatest expenses are.
In the reorganization of our operation, caused by this sad, historic event, we eliminated some programs – such as our Mounted Unit – and “backfi lled” every patrol position with a sworn offi cer from somewhere else in the organization. I cannot aff ord to let our response time to be impacted and as our #1 goal, I must do everything in my power to make sure citizens are not adversely impacted by any reduction in force.
I don’t know what the future holds, with respect to what cuts are coming next. And the issue of the pension and the recom-mended pay cuts for offi cers are issues in which, interestingly, I am not allowed to participate per collective bargaining rules. But I am committed to working with the City Council and Mayor to fi nd reasonable, equitable solu-tions to these long term prob-lems. I will also tell you again, that responsible leadership is about making tough choices….we cannot just randomly say “cut xx percent.” We can’t cut our way out of this fi nancial crisis in Jacksonville.
And we can’t cut funding for a top tier law enforcement agency that has already been cut to the bone. Especially when you consider that Jacksonville currently spends less per capita for law enforcement than any other major county in the state. We can’t make additional cuts without jeopardizing tremendous gains made in reducing murder
and overall crime; community problem solving initiatives that are planting long term preven-tion and intervention anti-crime “seeds” in very challenged neighborhoods; and surpassing national benchmarks for solving crimes (also known as the “clear-ance rate”).
In the area of effi ciency – I don’t think there is another law enforcement agency that can demonstrate how lean it operates and still maintain such impres-sive outcomes. It was Winston Churchill who said that one should not only strive to suc-ceed, but to bring value to all you do. I think the Jacksonville Sheriff ’s Offi ce does that.
I am deeply rooted in some basic management philosophies – one of them being that every process can be improved upon to eliminate waste and outcomes can always be improved.
Moving forward, we are go-ing to continue to be challenged to show our success; demon-strate the value; and justify the management decisions about the operation of this agency. We will rise to that challenge.
We are developing a new tool to showcase those “value added” benchmarks that we have built into our operation. I want to demonstrate, on an ongoing basis, how lean, effi cient, and eff ective we are. I call it “JSO at a Glance” – a dashboard of some critical matrices that we use to measure ourselves and bench-mark against proven policing methodologies. In the coming months we will be placing this “dashboard” on the front page of our website. I hope you will bookmark it and visit it often. Please visit the rest of this story at www.jaxsheriff .org and go to Sheriff ’s Message in our News-room to read what these bench-marks are.
I hope 2012 brings you all the blessings our great city and nation have to off er. I appreciate all of you who tell me that the men and women of the Jackson-ville Sheriff ’s Offi ce are in your prayers.
Governing board appoints general counselBy Contributing Writer Teresa H. Monson, St. Johns River Water Management District
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He began his legal career in private practice, where he practiced general civil law. He subsequently served as an as-sistant state attorney prosecut-ing criminal cases and a deputy general counsel for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
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While visiting friends in New Orleans for Christmas, I re-alized that I was seeing and ap-preciating that city from several diff erent perspectives—the past, the present and the immediate future—both personally and as your humble, but very proud representative on the City Coun-cil. I was struck by the familiar cultural characteristics of the place where I had worked about 30 years ago and the parallels and similarities I could now make with my own hometown, which is currently challenged to formulate and adopt a collective vision.
There is one glaring dif-ference, however: New Orleans is not in the process of defi n-ing or re-defi ning itself and Jacksonville seems to be having what some might describe as an “identity crisis.” Maybe we should blame it on Isaiah Hart, who renamed Cow Ford “Jack-
From the City CouncilMember’s DeskBy Contributing Writer Matt Schellenberg, City Council Member, District 6
sonville” in the 1820s in honor of Andrew Jackson, the provi-sional governor of the Territory of Florida at the time. Remem-ber, he never came here, but spent considerable time in New Orleans, which is why they have a square named in his honor.
Seriously though, think about it. Geographically, both southern cities are major ports. Both were heavily involved with shipbuilding in the past. Both have rivers and waterways that enhance the local environments, as well as attract commercial and recreational activities. The climates are similar. Beautiful parks abound. Medical facilities are stellar. There are delight-ful historic neighborhoods, of which Mandarin is a shin-ing example and the appeal of daily life is undeniable. We are fortunate to be able to enjoy numerous, outdoor recreational activities every month of the
year and we take pride in our many cultural, educational and family-oriented events.
Unfortunately, both places have more than their fair share of poverty and crime. But those similarities are not the primary focus of this article, although they will always be crucial con-cerns and problems to address and solve in order to ensure that the highest quality of life is experienced here, there or anywhere, for that matter.
My focus is intended to be on how we, as a community and as a major city, can successfully get to the next levels of aware-ness and responsible funding in order to see our hometown evolve and progress, in every sense of the word. How do we want to be seen by insiders and outsiders alike? And how will the public and private sectors work harmoniously to make it happen?
New Orleans, with its color-ful French Quarter, Mardi-Gras atmosphere, jazz musicians and tantalizing cuisine, is a major tourist destination and conven-tion site. Jacksonville, however, is just not “there” yet. Realisti-cally, what will it take to be a tourist destination and a top convention site?
I would like to suggest that
we look to the west at New Or-leans as an example of how we can celebrate ourselves once we clearly recognize what we have, what we are and what we want to preserve and promote.
I hope you will make a con-certed eff ort this year to hold your elected offi cials account-able and representative of your hopes, dreams and vision for the City of Jacksonville and please, let me hear from you, so our collective voice will be heard loud and clear.
God bless you and your family,
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Duval County’s high schools are off to a great start for the New Year! Following the recent news I reported last month of the district’s improved gradua-tion rate, our school system wit-nessed nine of its high schools’ grades rise in 2011. Overall, 16 of 19 high schools scored A, B or C grades (84 percent). Frank H. Peterson Academies of Technology, Paxon School for Advances Studies and Stanton College Preparatory School all received “A” grades. Schools with a “B” grade were Manda-rin, Fletcher, Sandalwood, Rob-ert E. Lee and Douglas Anderson School of the Arts.
Now with all of our school grades in for elementary through high school, 85 percent of your Duval County public schools have made excellent, good or satisfactory grades.
Mandarin High School was just short of getting an “A” grade and Principal Dr. Donna Richardson and her outstanding staff are committed to making that “A” happen this year.
The district readily rec-ognizes that all of our high schools are priorities when it comes to student achievement and we will continue to assess the work being done in our schools to ensure that all of our students are receiving a high quality education.
Duval County’s public schools have the highest gradu-ation requirements in the State of Florida and have continued to see an increase in our gradu-ation rate. The 2011 graduating class (Mandarin High had the largest with over 700 graduates) was the second group of stu-dents to complete an even more rigorous college ready curricu-lum that includes Algebra II, an additional science require-
What’s New cont. from pg. 3
School District JournalBy Contributing Writer Tommy Hazouri, School Board Representative, District 7
at 6:30 p.m. The program will be “Hummingbirds.” The circle is for children ages fi ve through 18, accompanied by a parent. Buzz on by the club and join the fun!
The MOMS Club of Jack-sonville/Mandarin-SE off ers support for stay at home and part-time working moms living in zip code 32258. With the club you will have enriching activi-ties for you and your children, during the day when you need the most support. A sample of activities includes park days, beach days, monthly socials, playgroups and fi eld trips to the zoo and museums. For addi-tional information, please email [email protected]. MOMS Club of Jacksonville/Mandarin-N is open to moms who live in zip codes 32207, 32217, 32223, 32257. For this club, please contact [email protected]
The Italian American Club will celebrate Valentine’s Day with a Sunday dinner on Febru-ary 12. We will also have pizza night on February 24. There has been a change in the rental agent for the club. If you are interested in renting our club, please check our website at www.iacofjacksonville.com for information or phone the club at 268-2882.
The Ramsgate Homeown-ers Association (RHA) held its annual meeting on January 26. Held at the Mandarin Commu-nity Club building, this year’s guest speaker was WJXT me-teorologist John Gaughan. The JSO also presented a Neighbor-hood Crime Watch program. The RHA is governed by a volunteer board of directors and represents a subdivision of 264
homes located between Loretto and Mandarin Roads. It was organized in its present form in 1986 making it one of the oldest homeowners associations in the area.
The Mandarin Women’s Club will host Dr. Roberto E. Garcia, M.D. F.A.C.S. plastic sur-geon at their meeting on Thurs-day, February 23 beginning at 10:30 a.m. in the Ramada Inn, located at 3130 Hartley Road. The price of the luncheon is $15 for members and $16 for nonmembers. Reservations are required by February 17. The Mandarin Women’s Club is a social club, giving all women of the area the opportunity for meeting new friends, seeing old friends, learning new things and sharing the enjoyment of north-east Florida. Some of the many activities include day trips, an-tiquing trips, as well as Bunco, bridge, Mah Jongg and Mexi-can Train gatherings. For more information, please call Kay at 521-2524. For reservations for the monthly luncheon/program held the fourth Thursday of most months at the Ramada Inn, please contact Iris at 268-2459.
Sugar Arts Guild of North Florida meets monthly at the South Mandarin Library, lo-cated at 12125 San Jose Bou-levard. We are an organization of sugar artists, cake designers and confectioners from North-east Florida who enjoy getting together every month to visit, watch a demonstration and sam-ple each other’s creations. Our purpose is to promote creativity and experimentation in cake decorating, sugar art, chocolate, pastries, candies and just about anything edible that can be done decoratively. We welcome any-one interested in meeting other
sugar enthusiasts and swapping ideas and techniques to visit www.sagnfl .blogspot.com for meeting dates.
The River City Women’s Club will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, February 15 begin-ning at 10:30 a.m. at the Ra-mada Inn Mandarin, located at 3130 Hartley Road. Lunch and a program will follow the meeting. The program will feature mem-bers and guests playing many popular board and card games. The cost of the lunch is $15.50 and reservations are required by Thursday, February 9. Please call 262-8719 for reservations or other information.
NAS Jacksonville Skin and Scuba Diving Club meets at 7:00 p.m. on the fi rst Wednesday of each month at the Ramada Inn, located at 3130 Hartley Road in Mandarin. The club is open to all divers and those who are interested in diving. For more information, please visit www.nasjaxscubadivers.org or contact the club president, Dave Martin at 413-8773.
Join the Jacksonville Humane Society for the fourth annual Trail of Tails: Fun Walk and Festival on Saturday, March 3, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Jacksonville Landing. Registration is $30 per person, $25 per person for members of teams of four or more, $15 for students (ages 13 to 22) and $10 for children (ages fi ve to 12). All prices increase by $5 the day of the event. Animals walk with their owners for free. A festival featuring silent auction, food, fun and free kids’ crafts fol-lows the event. Registration for
What’s New cont. on pg. 5
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The Florida Lottery – Of-tentimes I am asked what has happened to the lottery dollars that were supposed to be going to our public schools?
Nearly three quarters of lottery money goes to “Bright Future Scholars,” with the re-maining going to our schools. And, most of those dollars go into what is referred to as categorical funding, designated for specifi c programs, with the remaining going into operations for use in the district’s gen-eral fund. During the last three years, however, there have been no additional dollars going into operations, which is really sad. From 1993 to the present, the total lottery revenue for Duval County has declined from $27.8 million to $4.7 million. This fi s-cal year 2011-2012, categorical dollars totaled $4.7 million and discretionary dollars (operation-al) dropped to zero. The cate-gorical funding is designated for school recognition grades and for School Advisory Committees (SAC).
Parents, Duval County Pub-lic Schools has begun hosting Regional Financial Aid nights
at local high schools. Financial aid representatives will provide information about State and Federal fi nancial aid programs and will be answering ques-tions about completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and other fi nancial aid forms. Parents and students are invited to participate in any of the free sessions. Mandarin High School will host its Finan-cial Aid night on February 2, 2012 at 6:00 p.m.
Important Dates:February 2: Financial Aid
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February 7: School Board Meeting, 6:00 p.m. - Cline Auditorium, 1701 Prudential Drive
February 8: Student early release day
February 20: Presidents’ Day (Schools closed)
February 22: Student early release day
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Age Related Macular Degen-eration (ARMD) is the leading cause of vision loss in people 50 and older and as you age, the risk increases. It is a chronic condition that causes central vi-sion loss and aff ects more than 25 million people worldwide.
ARMD occurs when the macula—the central part of the retina that is important for read-ing and color vision—becomes damaged. In some individuals, tiny dot-like deposits, known as drusen, accumulate beneath the macula. While these deposits usually do not cause visual loss directly, they indicate that a per-son is at risk for developing fur-ther problems with the macula. Further degeneration can result in areas of tissue loss, called atrophy can develop which can lead to visual loss in the “dry” form of macular degeneration.
In approximately 10 per-cent of patients, abnormal leaky blood vessels may develop in the macula leading to the “wet” form of macular degeneration. Although this is thought to be the more severe form of ARMD, there are eff ective treatments that have been shown to help stabilize and in some patients improve their vision.
Some common symptoms of ARMD are gradual loss of ability to see objects clearly, distorted vision, a gradual loss of color vision and a dark areas appear-ing in the center of vision. If you notice any new distortion or visual changes, it is critical to contact your eye care provider immediately.
Clay Eye physician and ret-ina specialist Russell Pecoraro, M.D. says, “Age Related Macu-lar Degeneration is the lead-ing cause of vision loss in our senior population. I am excited to see new and better treatment options being developed to help patients maintain and improve their vision.”
Clay Eye Physicians and Surgeons have recognized the need for a facility specifi cally dedicated to diseases of the retina and have established the Northeast Florida Macular
The Mandarin Community Club is again collecting worn, used or damaged American fl ags for proper and honorable disposal. For the third year in a row, the club is once again
This is Macular Degeneration Awareness MonthContributed by Russell Pecoraro, M.D., Clay Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Degeneration and Diabetes Eye Institute. Comprehensive eye exams play an important role in your overall health and well-ness and it is imperative that you schedule one every year for optimal vision health. In addi-tion to measuring your vision, regular eye exams can help identify early signs of certain chronic health conditions, including high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease and high cholesterol.
Clay Eye Physicians and Surgeons was established in 1977. They currently have of-fi ces in Orange Park, Fleming Island and Mandarin. Look for their ad in this issue of Manda-rin NewsLine!
American Flags collected will be honorably retired at Mandarin Community Club
partnering with SAR (Sons of the American Revolution) and the youth group Princess Malee Society of CAR (Chil-dren of the American Revolu-tion) to hold a fl ag retirement
ceremony at the club on the afternoon of Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.
If you have a fl ag you would like retired and prop-erly handled for disposal, a collection box will be located outside the Mandarin Commu-nity Club at 12447 Mandarin Road beginning February 1 until the ceremony on Sun-day, February 26. During the ceremony, steeped in years of tradition, one fl ag will be re-tired in sections as the history and symbolism of each star and stripe is remembered.
Please call the Club at 268-1622 for more infor-mation.
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Community Hospice is host-ing an Assisted Living Facil-ity Expo for Northeast Florida residents to learn more about assisted living options for them-selves or loved ones on Satur-day, February 11, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at The Avenues Mall. If you or someone you love is looking for independent retirement living and occasional help with certain activities, As-sisted Living Facilities (ALFs) off er supportive care and a host of valuable amenities. Learn more about Northeast Florida’s assisted living options at this free expo, presented by Commu-nity Hospice. Attendance is free and open to the public. For more information about this event or about Community Hospice care, please call 407-6500.
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With Valentine’s Day ap-proaching love is on every-one’s mind. While it’s exciting to think about heart-shaped valentines, roses, chocolate and fi rst dates, it’s important that individuals be aware of the possibilities of danger that can come along with dating. First dates are exciting and can even lead to love that lasts forever; however, you should always take safety precautions – posted below are tips to help keep you safe.
Dating safety tips • Always meet in a populated,
public location – never in a private or remote location. Stay in public places for the duration of the date.
• Inform a family member or friend of your plans. Let them know when and where you’re going and include your date’s name and con-tact information.
• Make sure you have your cell phone with you at all times.
• Stay sober.• Do not do anything that will
impair your judgment and cause you to make a decision you could regret.
• Drive separately to and from dates until you feel comfort-able with the person. (In case things don’t work out, you need to be in control of your own ride – even if you take a taxi.)
• Don’t leave personal items unattended – you do not want to risk having personal information stolen.
• It is best not to go back to your date’s home or bring them back to yours on the fi rst date. If your date pres-sures you, end the date and leave at once.
Dear Editor,Politically correct (PC) is a
term I also despise. However, J. Bruce Richardson’s commentary in the December 2011 issue was so vexing that I felt obligated to provide another perspective. I read Richardson’s rant a sec-ond time to fi gure out just who he was condemning for their imposition of PC daily greetings. And the culprit seems to be the Duval County School Board. It seems as if Richardson knows the discussion is bigger than “Winter Break.” However, he speaks from his Christian faith and its dominant position in this society. As many organizations attempt to build an inclusive environment for “all,” it is often misinterpreted as an attempt to dilute the freedoms of others.
Let me position it another way, while channeling Richard-son’s ire. The dominant group is unaccustomed to sharing their domain with others, because it is perceived a dilution of their majority standing. Plus, it’s uncomfortable for some of them to be open to new cultures, beliefs or traditions. And most of these traditions are not “new.” Can you imagine how longtime Jewish Jacksonvillians must feel as their religion and customs are more known by their Christian neighbors only over the past decade. However, these tradi-tions are centuries old and were religiously maintained, quietly within their own communities. In fact they had to fi nd ways to manage around the majority’s religious days.
There is no law forbid-ding Richardson from greet-ing everyone he meets with
If you are among those that suff er from sleep apnea, you know how debilitating the disorder can be. Sleepless nights lead to groggy days and you never really feel well. You cer-tainly never feel full of energy.
Described as extreme snor-ing, broken only by spells of gasping for breath, sleep apnea is as much of a problem for one’s bed partner as it is for the suff erer—no one is get-ting a good night’s sleep! Not only does all the starting and stopping of the breathing ruin your sleep, it’s hard on your heart as well. It can cause high blood pressure, stroke and heart
Dating safety tipsBy Contributing Writer Ashley Johnson Scott, Hubbard House staff
• If your date shows signs of jealousy, is controlling, calls you names, wants to move to quickly or does not honor your boundaries these are all red fl ags of abuse. Educate yourself on what the red fl ags are by visiting www.hubbardhouse.org/domestic-violence/resources/.
• Trust your gut instinct. If something feels wrong prior to date, do not meet.
• At any time if you are in immediate danger call 911.If you or someone you
know is in an abusive rela-tionship please call the Hub-bard House 24-hour domestic violence hotline at 354-3114 or (800) 500-1119. Hubbard House can help.
About Hubbard House: Founded as the fi rst domestic violence shelter in Florida in 1976, Hub-bard House is a certifi ed, compre-hensive domestic violence center providing programs and services to more than 6,000 women, children and men annually in Duval and Baker counties. While Hubbard House is most known for its emergency shelter, the agency also provides extensive adult and youth outreach services, school-based education, therapeutic childcare, batterers’ intervention programs, court advocacy and volunteer and community educa-tion opportunities. Visit www.hub-bardhouse.org to learn more.
Letter to the Editor“Merry Christmas.” However, I’m sure this culturally compe-tent journalist is also aware of the growing odds that he could possibly use that greeting with a Jacksonville resident that does not celebrate this religious day. That is when his Christian spirit is tested with “goodwill to all people.” The school board, corporations and professional organizations are attempting to be more inclusive or maybe not.
And then, before I could send this response, our illustri-ous Sen. Stephen Wise adds a
new bill to the business at the state house. He also wants all school districts in Florida to be “required” to use the term Christmas Break. And what is the culturally competent and in-clusive public servant’s reason? “It [Winter Break] bothers him.”
Merry Christmas to all and remember, “The reason for the season has nothing to do with titles, greetings or being politi-cally correct.”
Cal Jackson, certifi ed NTL Diversity Practitioner and Mandarin resident.
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As it should be, it’s about the children. A child born today is automatically burdened with a huge share of an untenable national debt of $16 trillion – about $49,000 per child – before they ever leave the hospital. They are an automatic recipient of a great and wondrous medi-cal system – subject to change for the worse if the Supreme Court allows Obamacare to stand – and are born into an overall generous society with a high value of human life.
It’s the people who are run-ning up the debt and tinkering with society which are frighten-ing the children and too quickly moving us towards ills which wrack Europe.
We hear the silliness of “celebrating diversity,” the greatest farce of our lifetime. Somehow, there is a desire to celebrate diversity, but simulta-neously suppress true diversity if a group is not considered politically correct. If someone
Dean Phillippi, and his son Christopher Phillippi both from Mandarin, recently surprised Dean Phillippi’s brother Jerry Phillippi (originally from Man-darin) with a long well past due Eagle Scout Award recognition and lost Eagle Award medal.
Jerry Phillippi physically received his Eagle Scout Medal from his Boy Scout Troop 9 in Washington, Pennsylvania in the late 1950s. It took more than half a century for the National Eagle Scout Associa-tion to offi cially recognize and honor him as one of its own.
Shortly after Jerry Phil-lippi earned the Boy Scouts of America top rank, his scout-master, Harry Malik Sr., died unexpectedly from a heart
Worth the wait for Eagle Scout Award
attack and Troop 9, which met in Washington, Pennsylvania, disbanded before the Eagle Award Ceremony could take place or the paperwork could be fi led for his award. A num-ber of years later, Jerry Phillip-pi’s medal, merit badge patches and newspaper clippings were all destroyed in a fl ood, further destroying his connection to the long-forgotten troop.
But on December 3, Jerry Phillippi, now living in Conover, North Carolina was caught completely by surprise when his brother, Dean Phillip-pi, who is an Assistant Scout-master and Chaplain for BSA Troop 101 in Mandarin and his nephew, Christopher Phillippi, a Life-rank Scout, presented him
with a recognition letter and a new Eagle Scout medal during an impromptu ceremony at a relative’s house in Florida.
“Jerry really broke down hard over it,” said Dean Phil-lippi, who was presented with the Eagle Mentor pin in return from his brother.
Prior to presenting Jerry Phillippi with the award, Dean Phillippi asked his brother to try on one of Christopher’s spare Scout uniforms for a family Boy Scout photo. Jerry Phillippi said he didn’t think much of it and humored the request, unaware his brother had spent the last year tracking down a replacement medal, and paperwork.
Dean Phillippi said the task proved to be quite diffi cult giv-en the lost paperwork, unfortu-nate circumstances surrounding the former scoutmaster and the fact the Boy Scout Council had changed several times since the 1950s.
After many phone calls and letters, he reached Michael Surbaug, scout executive for the Laurel Highlands Boy Scout Council, who was able to assist Dean Phillippi in getting his brother the replacement medal and recognition he so long deserved.
“My brother is like a hound dog,” Jerry Phillippi said. “He keeps after something until he can fi nd it.”
Mandarin native Dean Phillippi, left, Jerry Phillippi center and Christo-pher Phillippi right.
Political commentary
Every child born today automatically has $49,000 of
national debt - before they leave the hospitalBy J. Bruce Richardson
truly celebrates diversity, they embrace the horrors of the Ku Klux Klan, Nazi skinheads and Taliban, as these groups have a well-defi ned (but, obviously irrational) point of view.
Not willing to do that? Then how can you celebrate diversity if diversity only includes people you want to socialize with?
The better term is “toler-ance” instead of “diversity.” Since “tolerance” doesn’t have the same ring to it as “diver-sity,” politically correct people don’t want to consider it. In a politically correct world, there’s never room for gloom, is there, unless defending some allegedly downtrodden person or group?
Nothing is wrong with tolerance; it’s a legitimate goal. Other than the politically correct world, there has never been a mandate we have to like every-one or agree with everyone; we simply have to properly “live and let live.” That doesn’t have enough zing to it for some; they
want us to “celebrate” those we choose to not agree with for any given reason.
In this critical election year of 2012, are we fi nally going to get over much of this sil-liness? Will we throw out the bums who have gotten us into this mess or allowed it to fester? Will we eschew voting for incumbents and choose fresh faces?
Most importantly, will we not do what is expected of us because of political correctness and choose leaders who do the right thing instead of what pres-sure groups demand we do?
We’ve tried one brand of craziness for decades now, is it time for a new brand which in-cludes saying no to more special interests and put the interests of the nation fi rst, not the groups who yell the loudest?
If we don’t do it for our-selves, will we do it for those born today? In our old age, as they grow and look to us for
wisdom and guidance, how will we look back at them and tell them we have already not only placed them deeply in personal debt, but we are handing them a world out of control and they have to clean up our mess? Aren’t we supposed to be the responsible ones, paving the way for them?
J. Bruce Richardson, a resident of Jacksonville, has created many successful marketing, advertising, public relations, fund-raising and political campaigns. A former newsroom staffer of the late Jack-sonville Journal, Mr. Richardson has an educational background in management and fi nance.
The non-profi t organization endXmeat, which is an acronym for “Environmental Nurture, Di-etary eXcellence and the Move-ment to End Animal Torture” will be providing one-on-one free mentorship for individuals interested in making a transi-
Learn about a vegan dietContributed by Dr. Jon Repole, Jacksonville Health and Wellness Center
tion to a plant based vegan diet. Plant based diets have been shown to dramatically treat and prevent the vast amount of degenerative diseases that now plague our industrialized civilizations including cancer, heart disease, osteoporosis, obe-sity and diabetes. This shift in dietary habits, according to the World Health Organization, will create a planetary revolution of “green” sustainability as well as preserve our environment for future generations. Equally as important, plant based diets are the most compassionate lifestyle for ending the needless suff er-ing and torture of the billions of “food” animals we consume yearly.
In return for signing a one month pledge in March, partici-pants will receive the following services free of charge: a mentor (providing email, phone and in-person support), nutritional and meal planning classes, weekly recipes and a group grocery tour.
Please visit www.meetup.com/endXmeat/ and sign up to Take the Vegan Pledge!
These services will be provided in support of the No Meat March extravaganza hosted by the Girls Gone Green.
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The Mandarin Museum and Historical Society is accepting nominations now through Feb-ruary 15 for the ninth annual Miss Aggie Award.
The award, established in 2003, honors a female Mandarin resident who has contributed to the community in the areas of business, civic, educational or charitable accomplishment. The winner will be honored on Miss Aggie Day, which will be held on Sunday, March 4, at the Old Mandarin Store and Post Of-fi ce, located at 12471 Mandarin Road, from 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m.
“Miss Aggie was proprietor and post mistress from 1928 until 1964,” said Karen Roumil-lat, society board member, who heads the award committee. Roumillat is also the great niece of Miss Aggie.
“She was known for her community spirit and for help-ing those in need. Many Man-darin residents remember her,” she continued.
Miss Aggie Day, which was
Movie theatres are not just for the movies any more. Live, one night entertainment events are lighting up the silver screens across the country. A part of NCM Media Network, NCM Fathom is marketing a com-munications and entertainment network that spans more than 1450 cinemas nationwide.
During the latter part of 2011, I accidentally came across one of their brief listings for a fi lm presentation by the Royal Shakespeare Company of the “Merry Wives of Wind-sor,” performed at the restored Globe Theatre in London. It was
My wife is a CPA licensed in Florida and Pennsylvania, so tax advice is available to me 24/7/365 - 366 this leap year. For those of you without a CPA in the family, the Internal Rev-enue Service off ers (good golly, Miss Molly) free tax tips (www.irs.gov).
This tip, especially for the many Mandarin small businesses, applies to employers who “pay at least half of the premiums for employee health insurance coverage.” This occurs under a “qualifying arrangement” which “may be eligible” through the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit.
The credit can enable small businesses to off er health insur-ance coverage for the “fi rst time.” It helps those already off ering health insurance to “maintain the coverage they have.” The credit’s targets are small fi rms which employ 25 or fulltime equiva-lent workers earning an average
Check out the small business healthcare tax creditBy Contributing Writer Herb Drill
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employers which have already fi led and determine they’re eligible for the credit can fi le an amended 2010 or 2011 tax return. For tax years 2010-2013, the maximum credit for eligible small employers is 35 percent of premiums paid. On January 1, 2014, the maximum tax credit will be 50 percent of premiums paid by eligible small employers.
The credit phases out grad-ually for fi rms with average wages $25,000 to $50,000 and for fi rms with the equivalent of between 10 and 25 full-time workers. More eligibility data and credit calculating is on the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit for Small Employers page of www.IRS.gov.
You should always consult your tax advisor regarding any tax credit or tax matter.
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Reuters reports a study shows 30 large United States corpo-rations paid no income taxes 2008-2010. Pepco Holdings, a Washington, D.C.-area power company, had the lowest ef-fective tax rate, at negative 57.6 percent, among the 280 Fortune 500 companies stud-ied. The statutory United States corporate income-tax rate is 35 percent and all 280 corpora-tions examined were profi table over the period.
The average eff ective tax rate for the companies 2008 through 2010 was 18.5 percent, said Citizens for Tax Justice and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, both think tanks. The report listed General Electric Co., Paccar Inc., PG&E Corp., Computer Sciences Corp. and NiSource Inc. among the 30 which paid no taxes. Mandarin’s Herb Drill is a career journalist ([email protected]).
Mandarin Historical Society seeks nominations for 2012 Miss Aggie Award
fi rst held in 2001, is celebrated each year during Women’s His-tory Month. Other past win-ners include: Elizabeth Wolfe, Alice Stanley and Jane Cook-sey, community volunteers; Mary Ann Southwell, former member of the Jacksonville City Council and a community leader; Rhonda Reese, Manda-rin reporter; Bonnie McNulty and Mary Kaminski, Mandarin Food Bank founders; Roumillat, former president and executive director of the society; and Kate Monson, a former Mandarin teacher.
The winner will be selected by the board of directors of the Mandarin Museum and Histori-cal Society.
Nomination forms are avail-able in the Mandarin Museum in the Walter Jones Historical Park, 11964 Mandarin Road. Museum hours are Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For additional information, please call the museum at 268-0784 or email [email protected].
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hard to believe that it was to be shown at one of the major cinema chains and was there-fore easily accessible. I was not disappointed! In fact, the acting and production were outstand-ing and one almost forgot that one was watching it on a cin-ema screen. I started to keep my eyes open for announcements of other productions, but strangely promotion appears limited. There is a website (www.fath-omevents.com), but I found it a little diffi cult to navigate. I did however manage to see a live performance of opera from La Scala in Milan and the ballet
“Giselle” performed by Bolshoi Ballet at the famed Maryinsky Theatre. The latter was fi lmed live in 3D, which generated some concerns on my part, but it was handled with restraint and taste. How wonderful to see such outstanding performances!
So what is coming up in 2012?
If you are not able to travel to Europe, you can still attend a live opera performance com-ing to you from La Scala or the Royal Opera House, Covent Gar-den. Similar to the Met’s opera series, the European companies are broadcasting live movie
performances on the big cinema screen. If you prefer ballet, the Bolshoi, the Paris Opera Ballet and England’s Royal Ballet all have performances coming to a movie theatre near you. These include “Le Corsaire” performed by the Bolshoi Ballet on March 11 and “Romeo and Juliet” danced by the Royal Ballet on March 22.
Yet another organization in-volved in these live movie pre-sentations is Britain’s National Theatre. Coming up are produc-tions of Shakespeare’s “Comedy
of Errors” on March 1, and Oliver Goldsmith’s “She Stoops to Conquer” on March 29.
Presentations by the Metro-politan Opera include “The En-chanted Island” on February 8.
These are just a sampling of events scheduled in the next few weeks. And just think—you won’t need opera glasses! Every seat in the movies is better than Orchestra seats in the theatre!
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Out of more than 5,800 hospitals in the United States, Memorial Hospital is the fi rst to receive the Joint Commission’s Disease Specifi c Certifi cation for Sepsis. Just as the Joint Com-mission certifi es Primary Stroke Centers and other programs, they are now certifying Sepsis programs. Memorial is the fi rst hospital in the country to earn this important designation. In fact, it was based on Memo-rial’s program that the Joint Commission created the Disease Specifi c Certifi cation for Sepsis. This means Memorial Hospital is taking the lead in preventing and treating a medical condition that kills more people each year than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined.
“We believe we will become a model for hospitals around the country,” said James B. Wood, Memorial Hospital president and CEO. “Sepsis is a serious threat to patients everywhere and we are using every resource at our disposal to prevent it.”
Sepsis occurs when a seri-ous infection begins to spread throughout the body. Early detection is vital since approxi-mately 40 percent of patients that are determined to have severe Sepsis do not survive. In creating a new certifi cation for Sepsis, the Joint Commission noted that implementation of
Keith Kohl, resident of Ocala, Florida will be detailing the February 1864 Union expe-dition into Florida and events leading up to the largest battle of the war in the state. Kohl will present the lecture in a pe-riod Civil War uniform. He will discuss the Battle of Olustee at the Third Thursday Lecture at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, Febru-ary 16 at the Mandarin Com-munity Club.
The free quarterly event is sponsored by the Mandarin Museum and Historical Society and the Mandarin Community Club. It will be held at the Com-munity Club, located at 12447 Mandarin Road. Refreshments will be served at 6:30 p.m. prior to the lecture.
On Saturday, March 3 the Mandarin Garden Club will be holding its semiannual $1 Clothing Sale from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the clubhouse located at 2892 Loretto Road. A wide variety of clothing, shoes and accessories will be available for women, men and children, with boutique items being priced slightly higher.
The Mandarin Garden Club 65th Anniversary Cookbook, a collection of 500 delectable recipes and cooking hints, will also be available for purchase. These make wonderful gifts for birthdays, weddings, anniversa-ries and many occasions.
The garden club will be collecting the following items to
Ocala resident to discuss historic Battle of Olustee
Kohl, a Living History re-enactor for 28 years, has portrayed numerous impres-sions covering several periods of Florida history. The Ameri-can Civil War and especially Florida’s role in the confl ict is a keen area of interest to him
He has taken part in Living History reenactment events all around the eastern United States and in England. Kohl is an avid writer, often combin-ing his passions for writing and history. Additionally, he has written numerous articles for newspapers, programs and magazines, both in print and in online format on the internet.
Kohl’s recently published book, Florida’s Civil War Years, addresses the political and
military aspects of the Civil War in Florida as well as the experi-ences of the civilians remaining at the home front. The work is highlighted by numerous illus-trations, including period pho-tographs and drawings, maps and author’s photographs.
The annual reenactment of the Battle of Olustee is held February 17-19 at the Olustee Battlefi eld Historic State Park, in Olustee, Florida. For more in-formation, please contact http://fl oridastateparks.org/olustee-battlefi eld/events.cfm.
For more information about the Mandarin Museum and Historical Society, please contact the society at 268-0784 or email [email protected].
Mandarin Garden Club holds $1 Clothing SaleBy Contributing Writer Yvonne Corbett, Publicity, Mandarin Garden Club
support worthy organizations: eyeglasses, sunglasses and cases donated to the Lions Club; cell phones and accessories donated to the Duval County 4-H; and nonperishable unexpired food and toiletry items donated to the Mandarin Food Bank. Do-nated ink cartridges will be used to purchase Mandarin Garden Club offi ce supplies.
For more information about events at the Manda-rin Garden Club, please email [email protected], call 268-1192 or visit our website at http://home.comcast.net/~harper113.
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“Being at the forefront in recognizing and treating Sepsis demonstrates our dedication to patient safety,” Wood said. “Led by our Sepsis coordinator, this certifi cation required team-work from everyone in the hos-pital. Our program, emphasizing early detection through sepsis screening, quick treatment and continuous monitoring, will become a model for hospitals everywhere.”
Memorial Hospital spent more than a year developing this fi rst-in-the-nation Sepsis Program in coordination with Edwards Lifesciences’ Profes-sional Services of Measurable Outcomes program. With a goal of improving quality and out-comes, while reducing costs, Ed-wards helped Memorial Hospital learn the process behind the science and also provided guid-ance to build the infrastructure that would lead to measurable and sustainable success.
In the last few months, Memorial Hospital has received several important distinctions. Memorial was the only Hospital in Jacksonville to be named a Top Performer on Key Quality Mea-sures by the Joint Commission.
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Constitution for the United States of America
As a community service, Mandarin NewsLine community newspaper will be publishing the Constitu-tion for the Untied States in its entirety over the next several issues. Please check back next month for the continuation.
Section. 6.The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Ser-vices, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States. They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felo-ny and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session
of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place.
No Senator or Represen-tative shall, during the Time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil Offi ce under the Authority of the United States, which shall have been created, or the Emolu-ments whereof shall have been encreased during such time; and no Person holding any Offi ce under the United States, shall be a Member of either House during his Continuance in Offi ce.
Section. 7.All Bills for rais-ing Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills.
Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Represen-tatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be pre-sented to the President of the United States;[2] If he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his Objec-tions to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the Objections at large on their Journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such Reconsideration two thirds of that House shall agree to pass the Bill, it shall be sent, togeth-er with the Objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that House, it shall become a Law. But in all such Cases the Votes of both Houses shall be deter-mined by yeas and Nays, and the Names of the Persons voting for and against the Bill shall be entered on the Journal of each House respectively. If any Bill shall not be returned by the President within ten Days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the Same shall be a Law, in like Manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their Adjournment prevent its Return, in which Case it shall not be a Law.
Every Order, Resolution, or Vote to which the Concur-rence of the Senate and House of Representatives may be necessary (except on a ques-tion of Adjournment) shall be presented to the President of the United States; and before the Same shall take Eff ect, shall be approved by him, or being disapproved by him, shall be repassed by two thirds of the Senate and House of Represen-tatives, according to the Rules and Limitations prescribed in the Case of a Bill.
Section. 8.The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United
States; To borrow Money on the
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foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;
To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States;
To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fi x the Standard of Weights and Measures;
To provide for the Pun-ishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Coin of the United States;
To establish Post Offi ces and post Roads;
To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the ex-clusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;
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The Easter weekend tradi-tion of the Mandarin Art Festi-val, which has spanned multiple generations, is gearing for another huge event. The longest continually-running festival in northeast Florida, the art festi-val has hosted tens of thousands of guests and many hundreds of artists from across the coun-try. Dozens of booths under the majestic oaks of Mandarin Road off er art lovers a variety of painting, pottery, sculpture, jewelry, glass, photography and more fi ne art and fi ne crafts.
Founded and produced by the historic Mandarin Commu-nity Club, their board, members and community volunteers all work as a team to bring this event to the community. The Festival includes a Children’s Art Show featuring the work
Community service is an important part of the All Star Quilters Guild. In 2011, we were busy with programs, classes, meetings and our participation in QuiltFest, but still found the time for the following commu-nity projects:
Mandarin Food Bank - Four food drives were held and delivered to the Mandarin Food Bank.
Meals on Wheels - Forty placemats were delivered to the Mandarin Senior Center for their program. Twenty place-mats were delivered to the downtown Meals on Wheels and 10 placemats to the Green Cove Springs Meals on Wheels. These placemats were all made by members to give some cheer to recipients of meals on special occasions.
Quilts of Valor - Twelve quilts made by members of the All Star Quilt Guild and 14
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values. This is where the teams were given a task that had to be completed as a team to see how well they work together. The team members were also asked questions regarding the core values of the Lego League.
Coaches Gina Riley (third grade teacher at Loretto) and Phillip Riley (senior at Stanton College Preparatory School) are very proud of their team members. The team did a phe-nomenal job, especially with this being the fi rst year for the whole team.
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of students from local schools, homemade goodies at a fun-draising bake sale, a green market with local foods and handmade goods and a club sponsored raffl e with exciting and valuable prizes.
Volunteers and sponsors are needed! Be a part of this fun and exciting community event! Volunteers are needed so call the club at 268-1622 to volunteer or to place a business ad in the event program as a sponsor. Information and photos from previous years is available online at www.mandarincom-munityclub.org.
Free parking is located on Mandarin Road at the Mandarin Presbyterian Church with free shuttles running continually during the show hours of 10:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m.
The Mandarin Community Club is dedicated to the pres-ervation and beautifi cation of Mandarin; to providing educa-tional forums for the commu-nity; to enhancing the cultural and recreational life of the area; and to maintaining the club’s historic properties.
All Star Quilters Guild happy to serve communityBy Contributing Writer Dot Butler, Publicity Chairman, All Star Quilters Guild
quilts made by the church group of Judy Stokes were taken to the VA Hospital in Tampa, Florida. We are continuing to fi nish more quilts for the Quilts of Valor program.
daniel, Inc. Foster Home – Thirty-eight quilts and pil-lowcases were made for the children in foster care. The members also made and deliv-ered Christmas stockings for the children.
Safe Harbor Boys Home – A donation of $1000 was made in 2011. Several new quilts were made in 2011 for boys new to the Safe Harbor program.
Under the direction of Sha-ron Moran, community service chairperson, the All Star Quil-ters Guild was very generous of time and eff orts. For 2012, we will continue to serve the above programs.
The All Star Quilters Guild meets the third Monday of every month at 9:30 a.m. in the First Christian Church, located at 11924 San Jose Boulevard. We also meet on every Monday of the month for classes, sit and sews or community service work. Visit us soon as we look forward to serving our com-munity.
For more information, please contact Dot Butler at 642-6574 and visit us at www.orgsites.com/fl /allstarquiltguild.
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President Patricia McQuaig of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Charles E. Bennett Post 1689 announced the kick-off of this year’s Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ Young American Creative Pa-triotic Art Contest. The Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest is a program for stu-dents in grades nine through 12 which provides a $10,000 award to the national fi rst-place win-ner. It is an opportunity to win prizes locally as well as on the state and national level.
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glittering balls, huge fl oats, parades sponsored by krewes (social clubs who foot the ex-pense) and costumed riders who throw beads and other trinkets to parade watchers.
Many of the residents in the Lake Charles area are Cajuns, descendents of the French-speaking Catholic Acadians of Eastern Canada. During the mid-1700s, the Acadians re-fused to swear allegiance to the
British crown and were deport-ed. The king of Spain off ered them land grants in what was then the Louisiana Territory. Sadly, most of the land off ered was alligator-fi lled swamps and barren prairies. But the folks thrived and became known as Cajuns, the shortened form of “Arcadian” accented with a southern drawl– “Cajun.”
Many Louisiana foods have French roots and for-eign sounding names such as po’ boys, étouff ée, muff alata, gumbo, andouille sausage, cracklins and boudin. You can follow the Boudin Trail in the Lake Charles area to taste the specialty—a mixture of sausage and rice enclosed in natural casing. Boudin is usually made in Mom and Pop type shops using a secret family recipe. The spicy snack can be a bit messy and a little awkward, but a lot delicious.
I recently had the oppor-tunity to visit and meet Paula Stevens, owner of Delicious Donuts and Bakery in Lake Charles. The bakery special-izes in Carnival king cakes, mak-ing over 5,000 each Mardi Gras season. So what’s a King Cake? A dessert made from sweet dough twisted into a circular shape and decorated with ic-ing and purple, green and gold sugar crystals. King Cake re-sembles coff ee cake more than layer cake. Traditionally King Cakes are served on January 6 to mark the Feast of the Epiph-any, also known as “Twelfth Night” (12 days after Christmas or Kings’ Day, when the Wise Men arrived in Bethlehem). A plastic baby representing the Christ child is “hidden” in every confection and if you happen to fi nd it in your slice, you are responsible for providing the next King Cake for a party. So, once Carnival festivities begin, they continue until peaking on
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Ah, Valentine’s Day… Whether you love it or hate it, everyone’s familiar with this holiday. Unfortunately, many people feel like they have to either be in a relationship or a little kid anxious to get a box of Sweet Hearts in order to feel the love. Let’s be honest, cupid tends to neglect those who don’t have dates for this mushy (some might say cliché) celebra-tion. So, what’s a single boy or girl to do on Valentine’s Day? Well, you could stay home and eat pizza topped with onions and garlic as if you don’t care how bad your breath smells or you could go do something fun. You’d be surprised at the number of possibilities; besides, you’ll probably have more fun with a buddy than you would with a date anyway (and the fun
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All you need is loveBy Megan Crawford
goes on way past February 14!)Chances are, when the Bea-
tles sang “All you need is love,” they were thinking about broth-erly love, not romance. Beatles fanatics who saw RAIN (the Beatles tribute concert) on No-vember 16 got to hear this song and many others live; unfortu-nately, not everyone was able to experience this performance. However, it’s not too late to buy tickets for other shows coming to Jacksonville. On February 16, only two days after Valentine’s Day, Monty Python’s Spamalot will be bringing laughs to the Moran Theatre. This musical comedy about King Arthur and his knights won a Tony award for Best Musical in 2005 and has been called “a no-holds-barreled smash hit” by The New Yorker. Without a doubt, if you
want to see a slapstick show full of singing and dancing that’s not meant to be taken seriously, then Spamalot is the comedy for you.
Not into that kind of humor or interested in seeing some-thing a bit more artistic? Then you need to be at the Times Union Center on February 28 to see Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. These dancers have been knocking the socks off of audiences since 1958 and, according to their website, have performed for “an estimated 23 million people at theaters in 48 states and 71 countries on six continents—as well as mil-lions more through television broadcasts.” In their show, you will see this immensely talented group amaze the crowd with their beautiful movements, and make the stage come to life. Once you see the magic of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, it will inspire you to express yourself. As Alvin Ailey himself once said: “I believe that the dance came from the people and that it should always be deliv-ered back to the people.”
Hopefully, now you see that February isn’t a month to dread. From seeing a live show with your family, to watching a movie with a friend, the good times will always be there. Re-gardless of what your plans are, always remember this: you’re an independent young adult who’s got more important things to worry about then having a date for Valentine’s Day.
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Almost, Maine details struggles and loveBy Danielle Wirsansky
fabricated. But they’re all actual places that for one reason or another have been given some rather unusual names.
The next production to be put on by Douglas Ander-son School of the Arts (DA) is called Almost, Maine, a story of struggle and love.
As one of the characters in the fi rst of the play’s eight vignettes says, “You’re in unorganized territory. Town-ship 13, Range 7. It’s not gonna be on your map, cause it’s not an actual town, technically. . . See, to be a town, you gotta get organized. And we never got around to getting organized, so. . . we’re just Almost.”
Says Sarah Thornton, who plays the character of Marva-lyn, “Everyone constantly walks between the line of two emo-tions: hope and regret. Almost, Maine takes place in the perfect (though imaginary) location because while it is nowhere in particular; Almost, Maine is also everywhere...”
Rather than following a traditional story line, there are eight short scenes, each no more than 15 minutes long, plus a prologue, an “interlogue” and an epilogue—which are even briefer than the vignettes. Each vignette features only two char-acters, none of whom ever ap-pears again in any of the other scenes. In 11 short scenes we are introduced to 19 characters, with each of whom we spend only a few minutes.
The reason we never see the same character appearing more than once is that all these vignettes are taking place at the same time in the small town:
“Everything takes place at nine o’clock on a Friday night in the middle of winter.” This way, though every scene is about love, the audience is able to see it at all angles.
Olivia Chernyshev, who plays both Marci and Villian, says “This show is probably the most honest play I’ve ever read. Although fi ctional, Almost, Maine really portrays everyday life situations with clarity and [truth]. It captures the audience in a much more heartfelt way...”
The show takes place Febru-ary 1 through 4 and February 7 and 8, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in DA’s black box theatre.
The dramatist sums up his view of the characters in his play in a note he provides for actors performing the work: “And fi nally—and most im-portant—the people of Almost, Maine are honest and true. They are not cynical. They are smart. They wonder about things.”
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I saw some trying to be grateful; one young girl played with her squishy banana like play-doh and another clip showed a brother off ering to eat the already nibbled sandwich a younger sister received. Then there were the uglies. Hitting, crying and yelling “I hate you!” after opening a tacky shirt, coloring book for a girl or a can of beans. Well, what did you expect?
What did we expect? A gift should bring happiness to both parties. Of course a nine year old boy wouldn’t want a Hello Kitty shirt, but can’t he take a joke or bless someone else with it? The girls who got “boy” coloring books had a brother; I expected them to laugh and switch books!
Every January, my column focuses on saying thanks. I’ve covered how to write a proper thank-you note and creative ones also (these articles are available on the website). But what about the basics... what about being thankful in the fi rst place?
Reality check: there are millions of children who would be grateful for any long-sleeved shirt in winter or an additional meal one day, whether it’s a PB and J or can of food. Does our abundance and desire to bless our children necessarily result in the arrogance and selfi shness the Bad Gift Project exposed?
No! Most of us try to instill kindness in our children. We haven’t forgotten the adage, “To whom much is given, much is required.” -Luke 12:48
This month’s movie review belongs to the fi lm Tower Heist, an action-comedy fi lm for adults and teens.
What can lead ordinary men to robbery? Managing a residential apartment in New York City, Josh Kovacs, por-trayed by Ben Stiller, soon fi nds out. Josh Kovacs manages this apartment and manages the other employees and he often befriends and trusts many of the tenants. Arthur Shaw, played by Alan Alda, is one such tenant—a fi nancier, entrusted with the employees’ retirement funds. The FBI shortly arrest Mr. Shaw
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Be grateful!By Allie Olsen
Here’s a story for you. Mom was very frugal. She re-purposed things long before it was the cool thing to do. We shopped little and carefully and were generous within our means. Her mom did the same and they instilled gratefulness and generosity in my sister and me.
One summer, my sister and I visited family in South Florida. After breakfast, they insisted we drink the milk from our cereal bowls because “there are starving children in Somalia who would love to have that milk.” The forced milk drink left a bad taste in my mouth (pun intended).
There are good ways to teach thankfulness and care for others and there are bad ways. Here are some gentle ways to
teach gratitude to your children:1. Play the kind words
game. If your child receives a gift of something less desir-able, like socks or another baby doll, ask them to write fi ve kind words about it in big letters on a card. Add Thank You. Whaa-la! A quick and sincere, thank you card.
2. Pass it on. “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Can you help your child think of someone who would love the gift? It would be better to share with love than to keep clutter just because it was a gift.
Confession- I tried it. I gave my kids a bag with six lemons, one for each. I recorded their responses for laughs: www.gracefullmom.com. Let’s teach our children not to be sourpuss-es, but to make lemonade.
The River City Women’s Club held their Christmas luncheon at the San Jose Country Club on December 14. It was also another event for charity fundraising. President Elizabeth (Liz) Roch and fundraising chairman Hilda Bryson are shown in front of some of the gift prizes for the raffl e. The club will soon be choosing the local charities that will be the recipients of the monies raised during the past year.
Movie ReviewTower Heist
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There seems to be no recourse and no hope of re-covering the money and Josh’s temper gets him fi red. Thus, a plan is hatched. Josh, Charlie, performed by Casey Affl eck and other employees decide to get the money back on their terms, but they need some help. Help and comedy comes in the form of Slide, represented by Eddie Murphy, a local street character
that Josh has run into on oc-casion. The action begins from here as they scheme and con-coct plans to get their money back. Staying under the radar of the local FBI presents its own challenges and roadblocks to their plans, but the plan does somehow come to completion.
This fi lm has a cast of actors that have done tremen-dous work in the past and they deliver in this fi lm, yet they seem to have been held back by the script or director. The laughs are there but few and the action, though entertaining, has also been limited. With this group of talented players, more was expected in the delivery. Alan Alda was urbane and witty, while Eddie Murphy was quiet in his comedy and Ben Stiller was really just Ben Stiller in an-other job. These fi ne actors were some how not allowed to show their usual genius in what could have been a much better fi lm. This action comedy, though en-joyable, needed more of both.
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The Jacksonville Master-works Chorale will perform a free concert on February 24 at 7:00 p.m. at The Episcopal Church of Our Saviour, located at 12236 Mandarin Road. A freewill off ering will be taken and a reception will follow. This concert is sponsored by the On the Riverbank Fine Arts Series. The Chorale will perform Handel’s Zadok the Priest Coronation Anthem, Britten’s Festival Te Deum and
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If you ask children what they like most about the Jew-ish holiday of Purim, they’ll most likely answer, wearing a costume and parading in the synagogue. Since no tradition-al Purim costume is complete without a mask, crown, tiara and/or grogger (noisemaker), the Jewish Federation’s Sha-lom Jacksonville has planned a program for children aged fi ve through 12 where each child can design and create one of these items on Sunday, Febru-ary 26 at Reddi-Arts, located at 1037 Hendricks Avenue. Two sessions will be held: 1:15 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. and each session is limited to 12 children. The cost is $10 for the fi rst child and $5 for each additional child in the same household. The fee includes instruction by local artists and all supplies. You may pay on-line at www.jewishjacksonville.org or send a check to: Shalom Jacksonville, Jewish Federa-tion, 8505 San Jose Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL 32217. Please list names and ages of all par-ticipants and designate pre-ferred session. For additional information, please contact
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Hear Ju’Coby, CEO/Presi-dent of Clara White Mission, present “Tap for Building Lives on the Rock of God-as a mother, wife and commu-nity advocate” at a Mandarin United Methodist Women meeting on Tuesday, Febru-ary 7 at 7:00 p.m. Ju’Coby is a dedicated advocate for equality in developing and implement-ing programs for the homeless, veterans, ex-off enders, youth and low-income in our com-munity. She was recognized on the “Today Show” by Al Roker for success in empowering, sustaining and rebuilding lives. Please call 268-5549 to reserve a seat.
Timothy Tuller, organist and choir master, will conduct the St. John’s Cathedral Choir in an Evensong for the fi rst Sunday in Lent on Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. Music includes “Libera me” by Bruckner, “Kyrie” from Mass in G Minor by Vaughan Wil-lams, “Miserere Mei” by Byrd, “O Vos Omnes” by Casals and “Save us, O Lord” by Bairstow. The service music includes the Magnifi cat and Nunc Dimittis Aston and Preces and Responses by Barnard. The program is open to all, with a nursery available. For addi-tional information, please call 356-5507.
Two national experts on au-tism will speak in Jacksonville at the fourth annual Autism Symposium: Current Medi-cal Evidence and Interventions Regarding Autism, presented by Wolfson Children’s Hospital, UF/Jacksonville and Nemours Chil-dren’s Clinic. The public is invit-ed to attend the symposium, set for Wednesday, March 14, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the University Center at the University of North Florida. The symposium will address medi-cal evidence about the causes of autism as well as strategies in treating children with the disor-der. Guest lecturers are:• Ami Klin, PhD, a professor
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The St. Johns Riverkeeper organization is pleased to wel-come aboard Lisa Rowe Rina-man, former City of Jacksonville Policy Director, as the next St. Johns Riverkeeper, the chief advocate and public voice for the St. Johns River. Rinaman will assume the role in Febru-ary from Neil Armingeon who previously announced his intent to retire at the end of January.
“The St. Johns River plays a critical role in our region’s quality of life and our economy. To ensure that this great natural resource is protected for genera-tions to come, we must build
New St. Johns Riverkeeper announcedon St. Johns Riverkeeper’s past accomplishments and continue our campaign for a clean and healthy river,” said Rinaman. “For years, my passion has been working to identify op-portunities to advance legisla-tive and policy initiatives that protect the environment and our waterways. I am honored to once again have the chance to combine my advocation with my vocation for the betterment of the St. Johns River.”
As a former senior-staff member for Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton, Rinaman has extensive experience building
consensus around issues and was instrumental in implement-ing numerous initiatives and policies that directly improved the environment. Locally, her eff orts included leading the creation and implementation of irrigation, fertilizer and Florida Friendly landscaping ordinances to better protect the St. Johns and local waterways. She also played instrumental roles in helping secure state funding for water quality improvements, organizing the city’s highly suc-cessful Manatee Protection Plan, and pushing for programs to fulfi ll the city’s commitment in the River Accord.
For the past two years, Rinaman has also served as a member of the St. Johns River-keeper Water Policy Group (WPG), a group that advocates for water conservation and reuse and policies that are more protective of our water resourc-es. She has provided critical expertise, helping the WPG to formulate its priorities and develop and implement eff ective strategies.
“For years, Lisa has served as a tremendous advocate for the river in Jacksonville and Tallahassee. Under Lisa’s leader-ship, our community can be confi dent that their voices will be heard and the interests of the river will be well-served when these issues are on the table,” said Armingeon.
“We are fortunate that someone with Lisa’s relation-ships, talents, integrity and commitment will be represent-ing our organization and our mission to publicly address and resolve the issues that are im-pacting the health of our river,” said Jimmy Orth, Executive Di-rector. “She’s tough-minded yet tactful, passionate yet pragmat-ic, and has outstanding com-munication skills, experience, and a successful track record of getting things done.”
The St. Johns Riverkeeper organization is a 501(c)(3) nonprofi t that works on behalf of the community for clean and healthy waters in the St. Johns River, its tributaries and its wetlands, through citizen-based advocacy. More information is available at the organization’s web site, www.stjohnsriver-keeper.org.
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• Only 9 percent of deaths occurred on boats where the operator had received boating safety instruction.
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Did you know the St. Johns River is Florida’s longest river and one of just a handful of riv-ers worldwide that fl ow north? Did you know the St. Johns River is 310 miles long and the drop in elevation from its origin to its mouth is just 30 feet? That is less than an inch per mile. Did you know the St. Johns fl ows at a speed of 1/3 mile per hour making it a “lazy river?” Did you know the St. Johns River is known as a blackwa-ter stream because of its tea or coff ee colored water which is caused by the leaching of tan-nins from decaying leaves in its watershed?
The St. Johns River is a fascinating body of water, rich in a 10,000 year history. Al-though many people think of the St. Johns as a North Florida river, it actually originates in the St. Johns Marsh just west of Vero Beach in South Florida. It is primarily fed by rainfall but receives a signifi cant amount of its water from the Florida Aquifer.
Early Spanish explorers fi rst named the St. Johns “Rio de Corrientes” which means River of Currents. Later on in 1562 when the French established an outpost called Ft. Caroline, they named the river “River de Mai,” which meant River of May. In 1565 the Spanish renamed the
Northeast Florida Conserva-tory recently received grants totaling $40,000, including $20,000 from an anonymous donor and $20,000 from Spanx Inc. founder Sara Blakely. Blakely has donated the funds in memory of Laura Pooley, the daughter of Conservatory founder Richard Dickson and his wife, Janet. Blakely recently appeared in The New Yorker and Forbes magazines and has ap-peared on Oprah’s show among others. Everyone talks about Spanx!
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preparation to being as safe as you and your passengers can be on the water clearly includes three simple actions – everyone wears a life jacket while the operator doesn’t drink alcohol and has taken a boating safety course. Even the factors of inat-tention, lookout and speed would be improved by having received instruction. And the best route for that instruction is through
contact with experienced instruc-tors who provide the right em-phasis and immediate feedback to questions. The Auxiliary provides that opportunity through its most popular course, About Boat-ing Safely. Especially important for boat operators aged 24 or younger, Florida law requires boat operators born on or after January 1, 1988 to pass an ap-proved boating safety course and carry the resulting Florida Boat-ing Safety Education Identifi ca-tion Card along with a picture ID.
For 2012, Flotilla 14-8 will present the one day course in the Mandarin area on Saturdays including February 11, March 3, April 14, May 12, June 23, July 14, August 11, September 15, October 13 and November 10. The convenient location is the Stellar Building, located at 2900 Hartley Road, just off San Jose Boulevard on the north side of Interstate 295. The class will run from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with 30 minutes for lunch. A fee of $25 is charged for each student and just $5 more for the second member of a family. Please call Bob Strong at 721-1346 for specifi cs, to register or to fi nd out when and where similar courses are off ered in the Jacksonville area.
Captain David’s Fishing Report
St. Johns River is fascinatingbody of waterBy Captain David Lifka
river “Rio de San Juan” or St. Johns River.
The St. Johns River played an active role during the Civil War with the sinking of more than 12 ships in 1864. Among those sunken ships was the Maple Leaf which was sunk just off Mandarin Point by a Con-federate mine.
The St. Johns is host and home to many hundreds of species of plants and wildlife. Over 183 species of fi sh share the river from its beginning to its end. Many of those diff er-ent species are available right here for our angling pleasure throughout the year.
There are many ways the St. Johns has and continues to infl uence all that surrounds it. Commercially, recreationally, economically and environmen-tally are just some of the eff ects it has on us here, but its greatest eff ect on us is its daily pres-ence providing us with so many diff erent ways to use, admire and appreciate Florida’s longest river.
Fishing Report: Until weath-er worsens, you can still take a chance on a redfi sh or two on the end of docks. Pretty days will be good for a bream bite.
Whether you catch one, some or none, the family time spent fi shing will last a lifetime.
Music School receives grants provide opportunities to chil-dren/schools/organizations where music is absent or limited and children are deprived or disenfranchised and have no access to music education and performance.
The Northeast Florida Conservatory is now beginning its second year as a non-profi t community school of the arts and member of National Guild for Community Arts Educa-tion and New Horizons Music International Association. The distinguished faculty consists of Jacksonville Symphony players and college music instructors.
Whether out on Sundays or looking for a way to enjoy a Sunday outing, come on over to the corner of Brady and Manda-rin Roads to stroll through the Olde Mandarin Corner Market on Sunday afternoons from 12:00 noon until 4:00 p.m.
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Visit the Olde Mandarin Corner Market on fi rst and third Sundays!By Contributing Writer Susie Scott
Olde Mandarin Corner (OMCM) even off ers a book swap…bring one, take one! Inspired by the Riverside Arts Market, OMCM will continue to operate after the December end to the River-side venue to provide Mandarin with access to a diff erent way to shop locally.
Free and open to the public, there is plenty of free parking on the grounds of the
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Scheduled upcoming OMCM spring dates are February 5 and 19 and March 4. Event days are subject to change due to weath-er. Please visit www.oldeman-darincornermarket.com or check it out on Facebook!
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The North Florida Bonsai Club, along with the Mandarin Garden Club, will be holding a bonsai workshop in February 2012 at the Mandarin Garden Club, located at 2892 Loretto Road. Workshop dates are Febru-ary 6, February 13 and February 20 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. each evening. This will consist of a total of six hours of instruc-tion in creating and maintain-ing bonsai trees and “hands-on” work.
The workshop is open to members and non-members alike, including experienced and beginners, young (with a par-ent) and old. We will be working on Kingsville boxwoods Buxus microphylla.
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The Mandarin boys’ basket-ball team is slowly building up to their post season. Losing just four seniors from the previ-ous year, the Mustangs hope to make it further in the playoff s and surpass their record of 14-12 from last year.
Kameron Mitchell, point guard for the Mustangs, leads the team along with the four other seniors: Thomas Ginn, Robby Murray, Christian Colon and Imran Alnahdy. Mitchell has put up some impressive stats averaging 23.4 points per game. His eff orts are aided by wings Alnahdy and Ginn as well as junior Myers Kampfe. All of the boys work hard to prepare themselves for their next game and are extremely dedicated.
When asked about his players, Coach Terry McCarter replied, “I have great kids that work hard.”
During practice the team works on fundamentals, a vital part of the game. Coach Mc-Carter, aided by Coach Thaddeus Boggs, scatters several drills
National Signing Day on February 1:
Dozens of local high school athletes will be making their col-lege choices offi cial on Wednes-day, February 1. Each year, the fi rst Wednesday in February is known as National Signing Day. It’s the fi rst day that the NCAA allows high school football play-ers to sign letters of intent to the colleges of their choice.
Most top recruits in the area have already decided where they will be playing college football. The verbal commitments that these young men have made to the programs of their choice are non-binding until they sign an offi cial letter of intent on Febru-ary 1.
Bolles off ensive tackle John Theus is the top-rated prospect in the area according to sev-eral recruiting websites. He has been verbally committed to the University of Georgia since this past summer. First Coast High School wide receiver Chris Black will sign with the University of Alabama while quarterback Nathan Peterman graduated from Bartram Trail High School in December in order to enroll early at the University of Tennessee.
College Basketball heats up in February:
As March Madness approach-es, the college basketball games on the schedule during the month of February will determine which teams could be contenders in the NCAA Tournament.
The University of Florida lost in overtime to Butler in the Elite Eight last year. This year, the Gators hope to make the Final Four for the fi fth time in school history. On Tuesday, February 7, the Gators will visit Kentucky, one of the top teams in the country. Then on Saturday,
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throughout the practice as well.“We work on game situa-
tions and shooting which is our strongest asset,” remarked Coach McCarter.
Throughout practice, the Mustangs work on defense, ball control and other aspects of the game including game situations to better them and hopefully ready them for vic-tory. The team has been putting forth much eff ort in practice to reward them in their games and excite the crowd that gathers to watch them work their magic. The Sixth Man Club regularly attends to encourage their fel-low Mustangs with their witty cheers and roaring support.
Atlantic Coast, a big rival of Mandarin, pulled out a victory over the Mustangs in their fi rst game on December 12 towards the beginning of their season. The nail biter left Mandarin short of the one point needed to tie the game up. But Mandarin improved through the course of their season and rallied back to beat the Stingrays by 12 points in their second match-up against each other on January 6. This promising game shows the boys’ potential as they push to better themselves and prepare for post season.
Now, with their season wrapping up, the Mustangs are pulling to move up in their district play after having lost by one point to Flagler Palm Coast back in November as well as losing to Sandalwood by more than 10 points. The boys will play away at Bishop Kenny on February 3 and the District Tournament will be held at Mandarin High School on February 10.
Bonsai workshop at Mandarin Garden ClubBy Contributing Writer Joseph Stumpf
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Local Sports SceneBy Chad Cushnir
February 11, UF has the chance to avenge a loss from earlier in the season when Tennessee travels to Gainesville. The game after that will be on Valentine’s Day in Tus-caloosa against an Alabama team that began the season ranked in the Top 25. This three-game stretch should tell us a lot about Florida’s chances to make some noise in March.
The biggest challenge on Florida State’s schedule this month will come on Thursday, February 23 when Duke visits Tallahassee. On Friday, Febru-ary 24, UNF will visit JU for the regular season fi nale for both teams. This game will be played
at Veterans Memorial Arena. For the Ospreys, it should be a tune up for the Atlantic Sun Confer-ence Tournament. The Dolphins have struggled this season, there-fore they will not qualify for the conference tournament.
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The college baseball season begins on Friday, February 17. Florida, FSU, UNF and JU will all begin their seasons that day. The Gators appear to have a strong team returning. Last season, they were the national runners-up after losing to South Carolina in the fi nals of the College World Series.
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Mentored by Master Kim, who has a lot of experience in Olympic-style sparring and Mr. Ahn coaching on the sidelines during the tournament, KTiger students consistently rose to a level of sparring excellence and now have the medals to prove it. The demo team won a beauti-ful trophy. Their techniques were more traditional and disciplined; consequently, they had colored belts that competed easily against other demo teams consisting of black belts.
Lawns are pretty much dor-mant right now, but the grass will be growing again soon. This year, how would you like some free fertilizer for your lawn?
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So I’m hearing some of you saying the clippings clump up and are unattractive. But they won’t clump up if the grass is dry, which it should be. Mow-ing wet grass would produce clumps, but mowing wet grass is not recommended and should be avoided.
TaeKwonDo school earns medals at recent tournamentBy Contributing Writer Ralph Brown
Danny Kim competed against six other black belts and won the gold in forms. He was only promoted six months ago, but he did better than the other, more experienced black belts, due to KTiger’s high standards and more modernized teaching
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Clippings may also form clumps if you let the grass get too tall before mowing, so don’t do that. Mow most St. Augus-tine grasses when the grass is about four inches high, cutting it back to three inches and you shouldn’t have any clumping. You really shouldn’t even see the little one-inch clips.
What about thatch, that thick layer of spongy matter? Isn’t that caused by layers of grass clippings? The answer is absolutely not. Thatch is a spongy layer of dead and living shoots, stems and roots that build up over time. Thatch oc-curs primarily because of too much fertilizer, especially nitro-gen, plus improper mowing and over watering. Lawn clippings do not contribute to thatch.
From a purely environ-mental point of view, keeping your clippings on the grass also keeps them out of the landfi lls,
already overburdened in Florida. I recently saw a statistic claim-ing up to 20 percent of total municipal waste was our yard waste.
There are a couple of times when you should consider bag-ging lawn clippings. If you have mature weeds in the lawn and they are producing seed heads it is best to haul them away with the trash and keep them off the lawn. Also remove the clippings if you are dealing with a lawn disease to avoid spreading it.
Okay, so here’s a summary. Grass clippings are a valuable resource. They are free organic fertilizer. Leaving them on the lawn recycles nutrients. It re-duces the time and money spent on lawn care because you need way less fertilizer and don’t have bags of trimmings to deal with. A lot of lawns get by on just the clippings. We give our lawn a small fertilization a year and let the clippings do the rest.
If mowed properly, clippings should not clump. If you do see clumps just spread them around. Check your mower blades and if they are dull, see that they get sharpened.
Mow when the lawn is dry and never let the grass get taller than four inches. Don’t over-fertilize or water to excess. Such poor lawn practices lead to thatch and increased disease, insects and weeds.
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Mike Mularkey was named head coach of the Jaguars on January 11, 2012. Mularkey has 18 years of NFL coaching experience including two sea-sons as a head coach and eight as an off ensive coordinator. In fi ve of the eight seasons he was a coordinator Mularkey’s team went to the playoff s. Prior to Jacksonville, his previous coaching stops were at Tampa Bay, Pittsburgh, Buff alo, Miami and Atlanta. Mularkey is the fourth head coach in Jaguars history, including Mel Tucker who served as interim head coach for the fi nal fi ve games of the 2011 season.
A veteran of 27 years in the NFL, Mularkey played nine sea-sons as a tight end for the Min-nesota Vikings and Pittsburgh Steelers. The Ft. Lauderdale, Florida native attended the University of Florida, where he played tight end before being drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in 1983.
Mularkey, 50, spent the past four seasons (2008-11) as off en-sive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons, a team that advanced to the postseason in three of
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those four seasons. The Falcons produced a 43-21 mark in Mularkey’s tenure, the fi fth-best record in the NFL. Over the four sea-sons the Falcons off ense ranked ninth in total yards
(354.8 per game) in the NFL, seventh in points (24.5), eighth in rushing yards (125.7), third in fewest turnovers (84), fourth in fewest sacks allowed (93) and sixth in third down conver-sions (44.2). The Falcons pro-duced the top two single-season totals in team history for yards per game during Mularkey’s tenure (2008, 2011).
In 2010, Mularkey was named “Coordinator of the Year” by The Sporting News. That season the Falcons set a franchise record for fi rst downs (353) and scored the third-most points (414, 25.8 avg.) in team history.
Mularkey served as head coach of the Buff alo Bills from 2004-05, leading the club to a 14-18 overall record. In his fi rst season he directed the Bills to their fi rst winning season in fi ve years with a 9-7 record as the club tallied wins in nine of its fi nal 12 games. The 2004 campaign is the last time the Bills have posted a winning record.
From 1996-2003, Mular-key spent eight seasons on the Pittsburgh Steelers coach-
ing staff under head coach Bill Cowher, including the last three years as off ensive coordinator. Under Mularkey’s direction as coordinator, the Steelers fi nished third and fi fth, respectively, in the NFL in total off ense in his fi rst two years. The Steelers led the NFL in rushing in 2001 with a 173.4-yard average per game, fi nishing that campaign with a 13-3 record and an AFC Central Division title while advancing to the AFC Championship game. In 2001 Mularkey tutored quarter-back Kordell Stewart, who threw for 3,109 yards and was voted to the Pro Bowl.
Mularkey entered the NFL coaching ranks in 1994 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as quality control coach before he was promoted to tight ends coach the following season.
Drafted in the ninth round by the San Francisco 49ers in 1983, Mularkey played nine seasons in the NFL. He was released by the 49ers at the end of his fi rst training camp and was signed by Minnesota. He spent the next six seasons with the Vikings before being signed as a Plan B free agent in 1989 by the Steelers, where he played for three seasons. Mularkey concluded his career with 102 receptions for 1,222 yards and nine touchdowns in 114 games played.
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On Friday, January 6, 2012, a special assembly was held in St. Johns Country Day School’s Performing Arts Center to honor 10 students selected for membership in the Cum Laude Society. Newly inducted members include seniors Pilar Brito, Austin Engelbrecht, Lane Poquette and William Stokes and juniors David Karnani, Al-lison Killea, Caroline Robbins, Niko Stroh, Natalie Torres, and Natalie Shaykh.
Now and then, the Cum Laude Society welcomes into its membership a St. Johns teacher whose admirable contribu-tions to the school’s academic program and whose devotion to teaching warrant his or her
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The Cum Laude Society is a national organization whose purpose is to accord recogni-tion for outstanding scholastic achievement. The fi rst chapter was established in 1906 at the Tome School in Port Deposit, Maryland by Dr. Abram W. Harris. Dr. Harris envisioned a Society, modeled after the Phi Beta Kappa Society, the old-est and most respected college honors organization in the United States. One hundred and fi ve years later the Cum Laude Society includes 344 chapters nation-wide.
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