New Lions Club forming
A new Lions Club is forming in Ponte Vedra, and interested members of the community are invited to an informational meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 15, at Foxtail Coffee, 260 Front St., Suite 620, Ponte Vedra Beach.
Those who cannot attend but would like to join or obtain additional information can contact:
Cost of membership is $7.50 per month ($90 annually or $45 semi-annually). Join today for $55; $95 per couple.
Lions Clubs International is the world’s largest service club organization with 1.4 million members in more than 48,000 clubs worldwide. Learn more at lionsclubs.org.
Walk-a-thon to benefit Beaches Museum
The inaugural Edgewater Hometeam Walk-A-Thon will benefit the Beaches Museum. The event will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 31, at 381 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville Beach. The walk begins promptly at 11 a.m.
Food and music will be available after the walk, with the first 75 registrants eating for free. Registration is $10 per person, $25 for families. After you RSVP, you’ll be redirected to the Beaches Museum donation page.
The online registration form can be found at https://EdgewaterHomeTeamEvents.com or contacts.byreferralonly.com/Form3.aspx?Key=C384643BF8CF79B40EEC553955428ED3.
For further information, go to facebook.com/Edgewaterhometeamfl.
BookMark owner to speak
The Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Library will present Rona Brinlee for the May speaker series. Her topic will be “What Should I Read Next?” She is the owner of the BookMark book store in Neptune Beach. Her store will celebrate its 35th birthday this year.
After completing her Ph.D. at Columbia University, she was hired to establish an anthropology department at UNF. She then worked for the government in environmental resources protection before becoming a bookstore owner.
This May 20 program is free and open to the public. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the program is at 6:30 p.m. The program will be in the FOL room at the library.
Library book sale going on now
Seymour’s Bookstore in the Ponte Vedra Beach Library is having a May Days Lobby Book Sale now through Saturday, May 24. Open all library hours, but the book sale will close at 3 p.m. May 24. All books (fiction, non-fiction, children’s, cookbooks), CDs, DVDs and vinyls are $1.
St. Johns County Commission’s May 20 meeting to start at 5 p.m.
The St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners’ regular meeting scheduled for May 20 will start at 5 p.m. rather than the typical 9 a.m. The meeting will be held in the auditorium of the County Administration Building (500 San Sebastian View, St. Augustine). It will be available as a live broadcast and video-on-demand through the county’s television channel.
“Building community trust is one of the priorities of our new strategic plan, and holding occasional evening meetings for the Board of County Commissioners is one way we can build that trust,” Chair Krista Joseph, District 4, said. “We hope to see more public participation and engagement in our meeting and attract a new type of citizen who normally cannot attend a daytime meeting.”
For more information on the board’s meeting calendar, meeting agendas, minutes and additional details, go to sjcfl.us/departments/board-of-county-commissioners.
Palm Valley Market every Tuesday
The Palm Valley Market is held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Tuesday inside the Palm Valley Community Center, 148 Canal Road. The market offers fresh produce, baked goods, local honey, tea, seasonal treats, soap, jewelry, plants and more.
Farmers market open every Friday
The Ponte Vedra Friday Farmers Market takes place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Friday at The Peace of Heart Community Farm, offering fresh produce, local farm goods and a welcoming space to connect with neighbors and small businesses.
This farmers market features fresh, organically grown produce; Florida grass-fed beef and pork; real local honey; pasture-raised chicken and eggs; wholegrain breads; gluten-free sourdough bread; natural botanical skincare; creations by local artisans and more in a family-friendly atmosphere
The Peace of Heart Community Farm is located at 14A S. Roscoe Blvd., Ponte Vedra Beach.
Beach exploration planned
Join volunteers at the Guana Tolomato Matanzas (GTM) National Estuarine Research Reserve for a beach exploration from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, May 17.
Collect seashells, search for shark teeth and learn about coastal wildlife.
Meet at the GTM Research Reserve Visitor Center, 505 Guana River Road, Ponte Vedra Beach.
Wear comfortable closed-toe shoes. Hat, insect repellent, water and sunscreen are recommended. The event is free but online registration is required. Register at: gtmnerr.org/calendar.
Essential Tremor Support Group to meet
Do you suspect you have — or a loved one has — essential tremor, a condition often involving the shaking of head, hands and/or legs? “ET” is not Parkinson’s, similar but much more prevalent and not well known. You are invited at the Essential Tremor Support Group meeting, 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 3, at the Baptist HealthPlace in Nocatee (400 Colonnade Road, unit 130, Ponte Vedra) to hear from Stephen Morio, territory manager for Insightec Focused Ultrasound, about an incisionless surgical treatment now offered in Jacksonville. Questions and RSVP: Jan Kary, jkary@verizon.net.
Jax Tours launches new family-friendly adventure series
Jax Tours is launching its newest family-friendly adventure: the Junior Explorers + Scavenger Hunt summer tour, beginning Wednesday, May 21, and running weekly through Aug. 6. This one-of-a-kind experience invites kids (and adults) of all ages to explore downtown Jacksonville through a fun-filled interactive history tour and scavenger hunt that brings local history to life.
Taking place every Wednesday at 10 a.m., the tour transforms young participants into Junior Explorers on a mission to find historical points of interest and learn fascinating stories about Jacksonville’s past. Each child will receive a scavenger hunt activity, a Junior Explorer badge and a surprise prize at the end of the adventure.
Reservations may be made at jaxtours.com.
— Compiled by Shaun Ryan
