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You have mis-ID-ed the woodpecker on p. 3 the March 20th issue of Shorelines.  That IS a Pileated Woodpecker  I have seen quite a few of them up close.  They are super birds (and huge).

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TODAY
— Ponte Vedra Beach Toastmasters — 7:30 a.m. Grow comfortable with public speaking. The Players Senior Community Center, 174 Landrum Lane, Ponte Vedra Beach. 874-1096.
— Hospital jewelry sale — 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Baptist Medical Center-Beaches. Hospital auxiliary hosting sale in lobby of hospital. Open to the public, proceeds benefit the hospital. 627-1320.
— Bennie Furlong Beaches Senior Center — 9 a.m. beach walk, ceramics; 10:30 a.m. exercise class. 281 19th Ave. S., Jacksonville Beach. 241-3791.

First Coast Republican Club will hold it's monthly meeting on Monday March 22, at the Casa Marina Restaurant in Jacksonville Beach. A social starts at 6:30 p.m. with the business meeting at 7p.m. Matt Shirk, Public Defender Fourth Judicial Circuit will be our guest speaker.  For further information call Scott Wiley at 626-4612.

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TODAY
n Functional fitness — 9 a.m. Calisthenics, resistance training and partner-assisted workouts. Behind the Jacksonville Beach lifeguard station at the end of Beach Boulevard. Free. Weather permitting. 803-4129. www.cfjax.com.
n Beaches Green Market — 2-5 p.m. Organic produce and other items for sale in an outdoor market. Jarboe Park, at Florida A1A and Florida Boulevard in Neptune Beach.

SUNDAY
n New Friendship Church — 9 a.m. study hour; 10:15 a.m., morning worship. 1996 Mayport Road, Atlantic Beach. 246-1426.

CULTURAL CARE AU PAIR ANNOUNCES NEW WAYS FOR FAMILIES TO FIND IDEAL CHILDCARE PROVIDER FOR LIMITED TIME, Jacksonville FAMILIES NEW TO PROGRAM CAN SEARCH FOR AN AU PAIR FOR FREE  March,2010, Jacksonville, FL — Cultural Care Au Pair, the leading provider of au pair childcare and a U.S. State Department-designated program, announces enhancements to its system for helping families find the ideal childcare provider.  Local Jacksonville families in search of an au pair to provide live-in childcare now have three ways to find their “perfect” au pair. In addition to the company’s trademark “one to one” matching of host families and prospective au pair candidates, the organization is now also offering families a personal consultation with a Placement Manager and the option of reviewing multiple candidates online.  The three options enable host families to search for an international au pair candidate in the way that best suits their needs. 

For over 20 years, Cultural Care Au Pair has offered families “one to one” matching, where an experienced Placement Manager selects carefully screened au pair applications for the families to review based on their unique needs.  Now, host families can also choose to review au pair candidates during a consultative matching appointment by phone with a Placement Manager. Families can also search independently online for candidates via their online account received after registering with the program. Only one family will be matched with an au pair candidate at a time, and families can request up to three applications be reserved exclusively for them.

In addition, there was a botanist in the 20th century, 50 years to the Fujian Wuyi Li Po district visits, when he was climbing trees, pulling sized broken down the essay service middle as the thickness of the trees (dead wood), so that he rolled rapidly to the ditch to go, In an emergency moment and tightly grabbed a sandalwood tree, it survived.

Interested in more publicity for your community event? Visit our Web site, Shorelines.com, and add your event to the open community calendar. Thanks!
TODAY
— Ponte Vedra Beach Toastmasters — 7:30 a.m. Grow comfortable with public speaking. The Players Senior Community Center, 174 Landrum Lane, Ponte Vedra Beach. 874-1096.
— Bennie Furlong Beaches Senior Center — 9 a.m. beach walk, ceramics; 10:30 a.m. exercise class. 281 19th Ave. S., Jacksonville Beach. 241-3791.
— Neptune Beach Senior Activity Center — 9 a.m. Mahjong; 10 a.m. gentle yoga; 1 p.m. beading jewelry, open play bridge; 5:30 p.m. aerobics; 6:30 p.m. pillow pals; 7:30 p.m. Sassy Tappers. 2004 Forest Ave. 270-1688.

Photo by Craig ONeal

These purple buds from the long leaf pines are packed with pollen and make for a colorful photo in what seams a colorless wilderness this winter in the GTMNERR.

Hopefully, this first sign of spring is just a prelude to a spectacular explosion of color that is just a few weeks away.

Marco Rubio, Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, will be speaking at the Community Center and Exhibition Hall in South Beach Park,  Jacksonville Beach on Wednesday, March 10, 2010.  The event will begin at 12 noon and light refreshments will be served. The Community Center is located at 2508 South Beach Parkway.  Doors open at 11:30 A.M. For further info