Extract Juicery plans open house
Extract Juicery, 104 Ashourian Ave., Suite 104, will hold its ribbon-cutting ceremony at 4 p.m. Friday, April 26, with the St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce as part of a two-day grand opening celebration for the new business.
Here are some details:
For more information, go to extractjuicery.com.
Archaeological presentation planned
The Archaeological Institute of America — Jacksonville Society will meet at noon Saturday, April 27, in Building 51 at the University of North Florida to hear a free lecture by Master student Alex Diaz from Florida State University.
The title of his lecture is ”Crafting bones: an analysis of a worked bone assemblage from a Mississippian mound complex in Northeast Florida.”
Refreshments will be served afterward in the anthropology lab. On Saturday, parking is free. For more information, contact Melva Price at 904-241-9411 or go to aiajaxsoc@gmail.com.
Beach cleanup is Saturday
The Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (GTM) will conduct a beach cleanup on Saturday, April 27. Meet at 9:30 a.m. at the GTM Research Reserve Visitor Center, 505 Guana River Road, Ponte Vedra Beach, where gloves and trash bags will be provided. Participants will be directed to a specific beach for cleanup. Hat, insect repellent, water and sunscreen are recommended.
Email Candace.Killian@FloridaDEP.gov to participate.
Local children winners in national Earth Day coloring contest
Two Jacksonville children were named winners in Charlotte, North Carolina-based Meridian Waste Acquisitions’ 5th Annual Brightening the World Earth Day Coloring Contest.
Advika S. won first place and Ansley P. won third place in the age 8-10 group.
Winners will receive a rosette ribbon, a T-shirt imprinted with his or her personal winning artwork, and a garbage truck plaque engraved with his or her name, placing and Brightening the World Meridian Waste branding. The winners’ artwork can be viewed at MeridanWaste.com/EarthDay.
Library to offer resources for moms, infants
The Ponte Vedra Library and St. Johns CARES, Inc. are collaborating on a St. Johns community drive and event for infants and mothers. Throughout the month of May, donations of needed infant items, such as diapers, baby wipes, formula/baby food and diaper cream can be dropped off by the public at the Ponte Vedra Beach Library Branch. The donations will be distributed to organizations in St. Johns County with families in need.
On May 9, a Resource Fair for Moms & Babies will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the library and will include information on various topics, CPR training, a pediatrician and more.
— Compiled by Shaun Ryan
