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14 Recyclers With a Cause

A Fleming Island woman is leading a local can recycling effort to raise money for a nonprofit that provides dogs to soldiers.

18 Seeking Their Own Field

Members of the Fleming Island Athletic Association are starting a fund drive they hope will lead to new playing fields.

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Pam Almand was a commercial airline pilot when she was invited to try out for a TV commercial. It changed her life.

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Lazy, hazy days of summer when not much is going on? Are you kidding? Fleming Island is buzzing with activities.

7 Around Town

Moosehaven rebrands its Fourth of July celebration.

A live concert is now part of American Pride festivities.

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t’s July and you know what that means: cookouts, softball games, swimming and the granddaddy of them all, Fourth of July! Yes, there will be fireworks and a live concert at Moosehaven!. But it’s also a time to show our love for this great country and appreciation for the men and women who serve to keep it free.

This month’s cover story is about Lynn Vernon, a Fleming Island woman who, spurred by a personal desire to help people facing sight-related difficulties, accidentally discovered a new nonprofit, K9s For Warriors, that connects returning American soldiers with canine companions. The dogs make the transition back to civilian life easier for soldiers suffering the mental and physical hardships from their military service.

Find out how Lynn and her growing legion of supporters are making a difference.

We’re also excited to bring you a story by University of North Florida student journalist Hana Ostapchuk about the Fleming Island Athletic Association’s efforts to build new playing fields behind Thunderbolt Elementary School. These folks are a 10-plus on the enthusiasm scale! If anybody can make these new playing fields a reality, they can.

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Fun Fourth Festivities Moosehaven revamps its annual holiday gathering.

by Martina Mathews Community contributor

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oosehaven retirement community will host its “American Pride Fourth of July” event, as originally planned, on July 4.

The public is invited to the campus on U.S. Route 17, free of charge, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m., and then again from 8:30 p.m. through to the conclusion of the Independence Day fireworks show, which begins at roughly 9:15 p.m.

Throughout the day and evening, there will be local entertainers performing, arts-and-crafts vendors, a large children’s play area and a food court.

From 3 p.m. through 8:30 p.m., an admission of $5 will be charged to guests age 13 and older, to defray the costs of bringing to the campus nationally prominent platinum country recording artist Jerrod Niemann — whose concert begins at 7 p.m.

Moosehaven Executive Director John Capes noted that tickets for Niemann’s concerts are generally in the $60-$80 range. “There is, of course, a signifi-

Fireworks over the St. Johns River traditionally brings thousands of people to the Moosehaven property and surrounding areas of River Road. The fireworks should begin about 9:15 p.m.

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American Pride Admission to American Pride Fourth of July is free from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is $5 from 3 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., with the live concert beginning at 7 p.m. cant cost of bringing an artist of Jerrod Niemann’s stature to our community,” Capes said, “and we didn’t think it was right for the members of the Moose fraternal organization, which supports Moosehaven, to foot the entire bill. We think this is an attractive price for a chance to see a top-level performer.”

Capes noted that, if guests come earlier in the day — all the way up to 3 p.m.

— to enjoy the festivities, they’ll indeed

New Partner Another partner in helping stage roughly a dozen previous Moosehaven Fourth of July celebrations, the Orange Park Noon Rotary Club, decided in April to withdraw from the 2013 event. “We had an honest difference of opinion with the Rotary over the issue of charging a nominal admission for Jerrod Niemann’s show,” Capes said. “ The Ro-

Jerrod Niemann will perform live July 4.

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be able to stay and see Niemann for free at 7 p.m. “We’re certainly not going to kick anyone out,” Capes said.

Admission throughout the day will be conducted through Moosehaven’s Park Avenue gates and also from River Road.

Following the concert’s $5 admission period, guests who come to the campus just to enjoy the fireworks display staged from the St. Johns River—will again be admitted free. As in the past, River Road will be closed to traffic throughout the day, and families can freely cross the road on foot to set up blankets and chairs right on Moosehaven’s riverfront property to enjoy a “front-row” fireworks seat. Moosehaven is partnering with Renda Broadcasting Corp., which operates 99.9 Gator Country, Lite 96.1, Country Legends, Classic Rock 94.1 and The Bull 100.7.

tary’s chairman for the event, Jim Cribb, decided to part company with us this year over that issue, and I respect that.”

But, Capes stressed, “This absolutely does not mean that the event is canceled ...” Moosehaven also hosts other “Heart of the Community” events throughout the year, including its annual Easter Egg Hunt, which drew 4,500 children, and its Halloween trick-ortreat event.

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The car that wouldn’t even start a few months ago is now a Gator-themed, Pro Touring Style street-legal racecar.

The entire project was overseen by “The King” himself. Each week he would personally take inspection of the car’s progress and build.

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by Marcie Smith Community contributor The annual Concert on the Green Young Artists Concerto awards monetary scholarships to most student finalists based on sponsorship and donor support each year. The first-place winner also has an opportunity to perform with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra during the annual Concert on the Green. The judging panel awarded a second-place prize and a third-place prize in the Concerto Competition to freshman Selah Welton and sophomore John Pace, respectively. There are two first-place winners from 2012 freshman vocalist Marie Smithwick from Florida State University and sophomore instrumentalist Nicholas Elliott from Oakleaf High School – to perform with the symphony. The 2012 concert was canceled due to severe weather.

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Grassroots Recycling Effort Benefits Returning Soldiers Donations to Kans4K9s goes to a Ponte Vedra Beach nonprofit that provides canine companions to soldiers.

by Greg Walsh Editor

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ynn Vernon realizes she’s driving a fundraising racecar. But the Fleming Island woman is handling this aluminum Ferrari with care because the racetrack is literally being built right in front of her. As organizer of Kans4K9s in Clay County, the retired advertising executive knows all she has to do is ask her neighbors and friends for more aluminum cans to support K9s for Warriors and they would enthusiastically respond. The problem is: Where would she put all those cans?

provide housing and meals for soldiers attending a three-week, 120 hour academy where they learn to work with the dogs.

Of the estimated 400,000 disabled veterans returning from wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, one in five is suffering from either PTSD or has a traumatic brain injury, raising the risk of suicide. The dogs are one way the soldiers can cope with blackouts, nightmares, depression and other issues related to their military service, the organization says.

Her canine interest began in California

“I can build to be very large,” Vernon said outside a Habersham Harbour home that has several garbage bags full of cans inside and outside the garage, “but I don’t want it to get too big too quickly. I just don’t have the storage space.”

K9s for Warriors uses rescue dogs, some from Clay County, and trains them to serve soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome and traumatic brain injuries. Donations are crucial to help cover the estimated $11,000 to train the dogs and

Lynn Vernon became interested in canine service dogs in her native California when her mother developed macular degeneration. When she and her husband, Rich, a retired Navy pilot, moved to Clay County in 1995 she began volunteering for different dog organizations.

“I saw a story in the local paper about K9s for Warriors and it just really fit what I wanted to do,” she said. “It just fit my need for a furry fix.”

K9s for Warriors, founded by Ponte Vedra Beach residents Sherry and Bob Duval, was in its first year and was grateful for the support from grassroots support groups to help defray the cost of housing visiting soldiers for up to a month while they trained with their dogs. “I started out talking to my book club, garden club, and neighbors and told them what I was going to do,” Vernon says.

Her modest goal of generating $25 a month became a bit more of a challenge when she realized it takes about 35 aluminum soda cans to equal one pound, which generates about 50 cents. That meant she would need nearly 50 pounds – or about 1,700 cans – to reach the modest goal.

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The rescue dogs, some of them from Clay County, undergo extensive training at the organization’s Ponte Vedra Beach facility.

Kans4K9s organizer Lynn Vernon hasn’t done many events but she does have a few spray-painted collection barrels for the ones she has done.

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Photo courtesy of Lynn Vernon

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It was an interest in guide dogs for the blind that led Fleming Island resident Lynn Vernon to discover K9s for Warriors, which provides service dogs to disabled veterans. Vernon began a can recycling effort in Clay County, Kans4K9s, that now provides the organization about $250 a month.

Photo by Greg Walsh

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Rich Vernon hauls bags of aluminum cans from the back of his pickup truck into his Harborsham Harbour home’s garage, where he has a can crusher mounted on the wall. Crushing the cans allows the Vernons to keep more bags of cans at their home before they take them to a Jacksonville recycler.

Photo by Greg Walsh

Continued from previous page But it didn’t take long for Vernon to quickly surpass that when her friends and Habersham Harbour neighbors learned about her cause. Now she and her husband are handling hundres of pounds of cans – some less than sanitary – in their garage and making monthly trips to Jacksonville’s Main Metals recycling facility. Their pickup truck is often packed with bags of cans after her monthly Daughters of the American Revolution-Sophia Fleming Chapter meeting or during her semi-regular “rounds” to the homes of known contributors.

“Sometimes they have some (cans) for me and sometimes they don’t,” she says. “Other times we’ll come home and find a bag of cans sitting outside the garage. People will leave them and we dodn’t even know who it is.”

Marketing skills developed over years of outdoor advertising and hotel/convention sales helped Vernon develop connections with local residents wanting to contribute to Kans4K9s in one way or another. For example one resident doesn’t want to col-

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pounds of cans It takes about 55 pounds of recycled cans to generate $25 for K9s for Warriors.

lect cans but is willing to match every $100 in donations.

Those matching funds have helped Vernon increase the group’s monthly donation to K9s for Warriors to about $250.

Sandi Capra, K9s for Warriors director of development, praised the Clay County group’s efforts and singled out Vernon for her hard work. “She’s definitely a strong supporter,” Capra said of Vernon. “Groups like the one in Clay County definitely help us get the word out about our services and make people we could potentially help aware of our services,” she said.

“They’re also important to us by helping raise funds without a whole lot of staff input.”

Clay County Animal Control is also one of the groups that contributes dogs, most often Labrador or golden retrievers, “or a mixture of the two,” Capra says.

NJROTC group is a big supporter Through her efforts there are now about 35 regular can donors, including individuals, clubs and groups at Fleming Island and Clay high schools and Lakeside Junior High and a local bar. She’s also recently gotten a commitment from five Pace Island residents to begin a collection effort there.

Cadets in the Clay High School NJROTC program are enthusiastic supporters. “My focus, the thing I wanted to do the very most, was to get involved with the local junior ROTC kids in Clay County,” she said. “I really wanted to do that.”

The group is most interested in buying vests for dogs that identify them as service dogs and have special pouches. Each

K9 Funds Go a Long Way Funds raised by Kans4K9s go toward both helping the soldiers and preparing the service dogs.

Money donated from Kans4K9s goes toward the following uses at K9s for Warriors: • Database program for K9s for Warriors.

• Food gift cards to Publix and Winn-Dixie • $25 gift cards for Jacksonville restaurants • Arranged to have “kongs” donated by the KONG company for dog training uses • Barbecue donated by Ked Keys of Mike Shad Ford, the Kans 4 K9s donated accessories and gas bottles

Funds purchase dog accessories

A special service dog vest worn by the dogs includes a special pouch to hold a “kong,” a roundish shaped rubber toy filled with tasty treats.

Photo courtesy of Lynn Vernon

vest costs about $100.

“They are going to collect cans for us and crush those cans for us, and I will keep track of the pounds they will collect …

When they get to $100 then I can write them a check for it and it goes into a letter that is sent on their behalf to K9s for Warriors,” she said.

As of mid May, she had sent $100 donations for vests on behalf of a Fleming Island High School club, Lakeside Junior High School and a local corporation.

Rich Vernon is an enthusiastic supporter of his wife’s efforts, although he’s a little worse for wear because of it. In November, he broke his ankle when his foot glanced off a can he was attempting to crush. On the positive side, using the manual can crusher in his garage has some positive health benefits.

“My right arm is getting really strong,” he says with a smile.

Dealing with dirty beer and soft drink cans, some of them not quite empty, is not the most glamorous thing, Lynn Vernon says, but she believes in the people behind K9s for Warriors.

“I would stake my life on it. They all work so hard over there.

What they are doing is so important, and I’m proud to be a part of it.”

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Dog accessories purchased with Kans4K9s funds include: • Dog vests identifying it as a service dog • Gift cards for groceries, such as peanut butter, put into the kong training devices and small dog treats for training • Paper goods • Medications for dogs • Cleaning supplies used in the house and kennels Lynn Vernon stressed that anyone wanting to take recyclables to the Main Metals facility on Beaver Street in Jacksonville can ask that the proceeds be donated to Daughters of the American Revolution/Kans4K9s account..

To contribute, email Vernon at rv2370@bellsouth.net.

Clay High School’s NJROTC program is one of the recycling effort’s biggest supporters. For every $100 it raises, a donation is made to K9s for Warriors to purchase special vests for the dogs.

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Seeking a Place to Play Determined Fleming Island group says its goal is to one day see local children playing football on their field near Thunderbolt Elementary.

Rectangular boxes, left, have been placed on this aerial photograph of Thunderbolt Elementary School and the surrounding properties to show where the proposed playing fields would be located if the Fleming Island Athletic Association is able to raise the funding. Besides youth football, the fields could be used for soccer, lacrosse and cheerleading events as well, FIAA says.

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by Hana Ostapchuk

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hree playing fields stretch across green manicured fields.

Children, dressed in colorful athletic uniforms, take their positions across each ground, ready to race across the green in pursuit of a touchdown. Parents watch in anticipation from outside the white lines, sitting on bleachers alongside the field. The whistle chimes from the referee as the first tackle football play begins.

That community dream — of a safe place for children to play — is on its way to becoming a reality. The Fleming Island Athletic Association announced the kick-off of its new campaign Place to Play in early February, created to help build a new recreational park that will give Fleming Island children a place of their own by 2014.

The Clay County School Board and the county Parks and Recreation department worked together to select the vacant county-owned property directly behind Thunderbolt Elementary. The

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park is expected to benefit family and community members with a more accessible location for teams to play.

One Jacksonville family has made it their goal to make the park vision happen not only for the community, but also for their two football-playing sons.

“In this area, we don’t have our own park, and I think there’s a certain sense of pride when children have their own home field,” said Kim Bull, who is the FIAA Board of Directors secretary.

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When my kids and I walk onto another

field, we think, ‘Oh wow, they have the advantage’ because they have their own facilities, their own fans and all the things you associate with a gameday experience. It just gives our families an opportunity we haven’t been awarded with before.”

The Place to Play campaign has a fundraising goal of $250,000 that would pay for five separate building phases, starting from land clearing and fencing to scoreboards and bleachers.

The end result will feature three playing fields, a large space for excess usage, as well as both concession and restroom facilities.

“We were always looking for a park, but we had never been in a position to actually make it happen,” FIAA Director of Fundraising Andy Fletcher said.

“So now, here we are. We are looking to grow in all different areas.”

With a goal of $250,000, representatives of the athletic association are turning to the members of the community

who share their passion for the youth of Fleming Island.

Clay County was the first to lend a hand to the campaign, providing matching funds for every donation made towards the new FIAA field.

“We were always looking for a park, but we had never been in a position to actually make it happen.

So now, here we are. We are looking to grow in all different areas.

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“The community has already been extremely helpful in partnering with us. But with this park, our community can support flag football tournaments, lacrosse tournaments, or host playoff games,” Bull said.

“It opens up a range of opportunities that otherwise weren’t open to us, and benefits our neighborhood, the businesses around us, and it gives our kids more opportunities.”

FIAA teams have been active in the Fleming Island community since 2004, running leagues for tackle football, cheerleading and most recently, lacrosse.

Until now, however, these leagues have played at the closest field location, Fleming Island High School.

“It will be fun to be one of the first teams to play there,” said Reese Bull, the youngest member of the Bull family. “I am just excited to finally have our own field.”

The ribbon has been cut on the Fleming Island Athletic Association fundraising effort. Now the hard work begins to get contributions totaling $250,000 to make the playing fields a reality.

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There are several ways the community can get involved with the Fleming Island Athletic Association to help it reach its $250,000 goal.

Throughout the five phases of construction, business parties or individuals can donate materials to help support the project. Other money-raising opportunities give donors a chance to become association patrons with contributions ranging from $100 to $10,000, each supporting different levels of team needs such as coaches shirts, team plaques, recognition banners and ads on the FIAA website, Placetoplaycampaign.com. —Hana Ostapchuk

support FIAA seeking donations The Place to Play campaign is welcoming to any amount of financial contributions to help it achieve its goal of Fleming Island youth football field. The FIAA considers every donation a valuable one, as each gift can help make the Fleming Island Park a reality. All fundraising opportunities give donors a chance to be recognized for their contributions through a range of team materials. To provide assistance or any extra materials to help develop the phases of construction, please visit the Place to Play campaign website at Placetoplaycampaign.com.

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A Familiar Voice You might not know Atlantic Beach resident Pamela Almand if you met her in person, but her voice could sound very familiar. hour e-learning course for the Veteran’s Administration took about 15 hours.

I just finished voicing an eight-hour audiobook, which took about six hours’ work per finished hour to record, edit, and review. That pays royalties also, so even though the hourly rate is far lower than my normal rates, if it sells well, it can be very lucrative. So hope everyone buys it! “Brownies and Betrayal,” a fun summer read (listen!) featuring a gourmet pastry chef protagonist, released next month on Amazon/Audible.

by Greg Walsh Editor You have an interesting occupation.

Can you tell us about it and how you got started?

I did a Tylenol commercial back in 1995 which paid residuals, so for the year that the spot ran on national TV, I’d get a check every week, a wonderfully fun start to the career. Unfortunately, they aren’t all like that, but that was the springboard. I did more work after that for Northwest Airlines, the Air Line Pilots Association, and others occasionally and eventually built the career.

Who are some of the familiar clients you’ve done work for?

Sony, Lexus, Disney, Johnson & Johnson, Amazon, Dell, AT&T, Hewlett-Packard, dozens of other companies globally. I have an agent in Tel Aviv who discovered me through my company Facebook page, The Captain’s Voice, also agents in LA, Atlanta, and NY. Locally, I’ve voiced spots for Brumos, Brakes4Less, Choksi & Coluccelli and others, but the majority of my work is national.

I also narrate Lee Liebecki’s Christmas Lights Spectacular in Oceanwalk each year.

Has the Internet made it easier to do this type of work home instead of going to a studio?

Yes, I have a recording studio, built by local Ryan Spiaggi, in my home. It has excellent acoustics resulting from 6-inch-thick walls, ceiling and floors, all sealed and floated on rubber matting so there’s no sound or vibration. Best of all, I record while helos from Mayport fly overhead and still get pristine audio quality. Before internet, you had to live in a large market to access the high-end work. With my studio and ISDN technology, I now record and send high-quality audio files directly

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Pamela Almand Almand has won the Silver Inner Circle Featured Voice Artist of the Month, is a Patrons of the HeArts Founding Board Member and a Who’s Who of Women in Business. locally, She also serves on the Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry board. to directors anywhere in the world.

Since Jacksonville is a small market, you can’t make a living on local work, so my clients include companies from Hong Kong to Paris.

How long does it take for a typical voice project to be completed and edited?

It depends on the project. A 30-second television spot can take 30 minutes to one-and-a-half hours depending on the whims of the director! A recent five-

You spent many years as a commercial airline pilot. Is that where you got your business’ name, The Captain’s Voice?

Yes, I was a pilot for Northwest Airlines for 25 years and one of the first female 747 captains. I loved it and flew all over the world, primarily Asia and Europe.

Congenital hip dysplasia forced bilateral hip replacements (yes, just like Labradors and German Shepherds, but when my vet suggested euthanasia, I got a second opinion!) The Catch-22 for my airline career was that you can’t fly (safely!) in pain and without sleep, yet you can’t use pain pills on a trip or layover per FAA rules (and good common sense!) I’m still able to bike and hike and do some active things with pain meds, but cannot legally fly.

What brought you to Atlantic Beach?

My husband, Amos Almand, built our house here and made a beach gal out of me! I love the warm, small town feel of AB, being able to bike to Beaches Town Center or walk on the beach, seeing neighbors. Amos owns FCI, a high-end “boutique” commercial insurance firm, right in Jacksonville Beach so he has a 10-minute commute ... and I can work all day in my pajamas if I feel like it! Needless to say, although I communicate directly with my clients, my computer does not have a video cam.

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Join Effort to Save the African Rhino From Extinction The Jacksonville Zoo will host its fourth annual Save the Rhino event, which explores the challenges facing wild rhinos and international conservation efforts. Event highlights include information stations, animal encounters and animal enrichment.

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Stewart Fills Schools Post Stewart, a Clay County Commissioner, will head the district’s Career and Technical Education program.

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hereese Stewart is the new director of Career and Technical Education for Clay County schools.

Stewart took over the post June 1 following the retirement of Director Paul Parker. “I am extremely excited about the opportunity to be the new Director of CTE for Clay County,” Stewart said.

“Career and Technical Education serves a vital role in all students’ educational careers. As we move into the future, I believe CTE will become even more

important in providing students the skills necessary for college and career readiness.”

Stewart, a lifelong resident of Clay County and elected Clay County Commission member, worked in Clay County schools for the last 17 years, most recently as assistant principal at Wilkinson Junior High School. Prior to that she was an agri-science teacher and FFA advisor at Middleburg High School.

Superintendent Charlie Van Zant said Stewart has built many relationships in the business community and believes “that she will be a tremendous asset ...”

Chereese Stewart is the new director of Career and Technical Education for Clay schools.

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Angela Gentry, a Clay County native, is the new Wilkinson Elementary principal.

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Wilkinson Elementary School has a new principal. Angela Gentry officially moved into the principal’s office this spring, taking over for Dr. Emily Weiskopf, who is now the supervisor of professional development and school improvement.

Gentry moves to Wilkinson from Keystone Heights Elementary, where she was assistant principal.

“I am honored and delighted to be the new principal of Wilkinson Elementary,” says Gentry. “However, as a lifetime resident of Keystone Heights, it was very heartbreaking and difficult to make the decision to leave my current position at KHE.” Superintendent Charlie Van Zant Jr. said, “Angela Gentry is a superb example of an instructional leader. A product of the Clay County school system, she exemplifies where a high quality public education can take a person.”

Gentry has been with the School District since 1995, serving as a teacher at both Keystone Heights Elementary (KHE) and McRae Elementary. She helped open the Oakleaf School in 2006-07 before transferring back to KHE, where she served as assistant principal for the past six years.

Weiskopf, meanwhile, said she is very excited about her move to the county office. “Professional development and school improvement are passions of mine.

This is a great school district, filled with highly effective teachers and administrators, but we must keep pushing forward — because what got us here will no longer be enough to get us where we need to be,” said Dr. Weiskopf.

Weiskopf has been an educator for more than 20 years, including nearly 10 in Clay County as a teacher, assistant principal and principal.

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A Ride to Remember The 5-year-old daughter of a Clay County Sheriff’s Office detective killed in the line of duty last year got a chance to briefly ride her pink bicycle (complete with training wheels) with a group of law enforcement officers remembering their fallen comrades. Surrounded by her mother, Jennifer, other family members and Sheriff’s Office members, she led the way out of the parking lot for a group of law enforcement officers participating in the Law Enforcement United bike ride. The annual ride ended in Washington, D.C., during Police Memorial Week.

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thursday 4 Stars and Stripes at the Sea Walk 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.

WHAT: Patriotic performances, craft and food vendors and fireworks will fill the day WHERE: Seawalk Pavilion, Jacksonville Beach INFO: Visit Jacksonvillebeach.org for information.

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thursday 4 All-American Fourth at The Landing 3 p.m. - 2 a.m.

WHAT: Live music, food and fireworks at the annual downtown celebration WHERE: The Jacksonville Landing, Water Street, Jacksonville INFO: Visit Jacksonvillelanding.com FAMILY • FOOD • FREE

friday 5 Keep Jacksonville Beautiful Beaches Cleanup 7 - 9 a.m.

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Turtle Patrol to keep beaches clean WHERE: Meeting spots: Atlantic Beach, Beach Boulevard and 16th Avenue South, all at the ocean INFO: Visit Coj.net for updated information

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friday 5 Free Friday Wine Tastings 5–8 p.m.

saturday 6 Summer Break Tour: Big Time Rush 7 p.m.

WHAT: Local consultants pour wines and beers from their portfolios WHERE:Royal Palm Village Wine and Tapas, 296 Royal Palm Drive, Atlantic Beach INFO: Visit Royalpalmwines.com for dfetails FOOD • FREE

WHAT: Young musical performers from Nickelodeon are out on summer tour WHERE: St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340 A1A South, St.Augustine INFO: Tickets $65 to $29; visit Staugamphitheatre.com for details FAMILY • FOOD

friday 5 Mad Cowford Improv Comedy Show 8 p.m.

tuesday 9 Lillian R. Bradley Toastmasters Open Club Meeting 6 p.m.

WHAT: Comedy shows are fastpaced, improvisation games based similar to Who’s Line is it Anyway?

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saturday 6 Vilano Beach Sunset Celebration 3–7 p.m.

WHAT: Monthly event includes artistic performers, local arts and crafts and food samples from businesses along Vilano Road

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saturday 13 Save the Rhinos 10 a.m,-4 p.m.

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FAMILY • FOOD • FREE saturday 13 Beaches Pet Supermarket Adoption Event 1 - 2 p.m.

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saturday 13 Beaches Green Market 2-5 p.m.

WHAT: Hosted by the Beaches Local Food Network; includes fresh vegetables and craft vendors WHERE: Jarboe Park, Third St. and Florida Blvd., Neptune Beach

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sunday 14 Jacksonville Beach Summer Jazz Concert 5 p.m. –9 p.m.

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wednesday 17 Southern League All-Star Game 7 p.m.

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thursday 18 North Beaches Art Walk 5 p.m. –9 p.m.

WHAT: Craft vendors and artists display their wares; taste samples from area restaurants WHERE: Beaches Town Center, Atlantic Boulevard, Neptune Beach INFO: Visit Nbaw.org FAMILY • FOOD • FREE

saturday 20 Kingfish Tournament Celebration TBA WHAT: Find out the winners of the annual Kingfish Tournament WHERE: Seawalk Pavilion, First Street, Jacksonville Beach INFO: Visit Jacksonvillebeach.org for tournament details FAMILY • FOOD • FREE

saturday 20 Winter in July, Jacksonville Zoo 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

WHAT: Play and go sledding in tons of snow at the Zoo’s Great Lawn;enjoy music, dancing, games and prizes WHERE: Jacksonville Zoo, 370 Zoo Parkway, Jacksonville INFO: Visit Jacksonvillezoo.org for ticket information and other details

sunday 21 The Aristocrats 8 p.m.

WHAT: Instrumental rock fusion musicians display their guitar playing prowess WHERE: 1904 Music Hall, 19 N. Ocean St., Jacksonville INFO: Tickets $15 advance, $20 at the door; visit The-aristocrats-band. com

Friday 26 The Monkees in concert 7:30 p.m.

WHAT: Famed 1960s singing group brings it familiar songs to perform along with a high-tech display WHERE: St. Augustine Amphitheatre.1430 C. A1A South, St. Augustine INFO: Tickets $79 to $39; visit staugamphitheatre.com for details

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saturday 20 Sublime with Rome 6 p.m.

SUNDAY 28 Acoustic Night 6 p.m.- 8 p.m.

WHAT: Sublime offers a blend of ska, reggae, punk and surf rock for a unique musical sound WHERE: St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340 A1A South, St. Augustine INFO: Tickets $45 to $28; visit Staugamphitheatre.com

WHAT: Bring a blanket or chair and enjoy acoustic sounds of local musical performers WHERE: Bull Memorial Park, 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach INFO: Visit Coab.us for information FAMILY • FOOD • FREE

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WHAT: Musical performance is held in the Courtyard, weather permitting, or inside the Coffee Bar WHERE: Lillie’s Coffee Bar, 200 First St., Neptune Beach INFO: Visit Lilliescoffeebar.com/ events FOOD • FREE

recurring Dark of the Moon Tour After-hours Paranormal Tour 8:30-10:30 p.m.

WHAT: Climb the lighthouse and visit the keeper’s house at night while hearing paranormal tales WHERE: St. Augustine Lighthouse, 81 Lighthouse Ave., St. Augustine INFO: Tickets $25 adults, $20 children; visit St.augustinelighthouse.org

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experimentation and performances WHERE: Florida State College at Jacksonville, Wilson Center for the Arts, 11901 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville INFO: Visit Facebook.com/fscj.smte

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recurring Joseph and the Amazing Techicolor Dreamcoat Thru Aug. 4, evenings and matinee performances

WHAT: Exhibit illustrates how Jacksonville rose from the ashes of the Great Fire and into the city we call home today WHERE: Museum of Science and History, Museum Drive, Jacksonville INFO: Visit Themosh.org for museum hours and ticket info

WHAT: Timeless Andrew Loyd Weber musical parable and Bibilical saga WHERE: Alhambra Theater and Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville INFO: Visit Alhambrajax.com or call 904-641-1212 for ticket information FAMILY • FOOD

FAMILY RECURRING Jacksonville Beach Citizen Police Academy July 11-Oct. 3

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WHAT: Twelve-week class introduces citizens to variety of Jacksonville Beach police services; meets each Thursday, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

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FREE recurring Summer Hockey Camp July 8-12, 8 a.m. –3:30 p.m.

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