Dredging of Intracoastal Waterway Palm Valley North Reaches planned
The Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has announced that dredging operations on the Intracoastal Waterway Palm Valley North Reaches will be undertaken in two shifts per day, seven days per week when they begin work sometime in the next two months.
About 640,000 cubic yards of material will be removed from the channel for deposit in an existing dredge material management area in Duval County at the north end of the project area.
Dredging will begin at the Duval-St. Johns County line and move southward to the Palm Valley Bridge.
The Corps requests boaters and residents to exercise heightened caution in the work areas. Navigators should watch for the marked floating pipeline and for the working dredge and transport barge while operations are under way.
For more information on Jacksonville District projects and operations, go to www.saj.usace.army.mil.
YMCA seeks donations of blankets, socks
The First Coast YMCA is collecting new or “gently used” blankets and new socks at all branches in Northeast Florida through Nov. 22 for distribution in the Greater Jacksonville area on Thanksgiving Day.
As the weather begins to cool down during the fall and winter months, these donations will help to keep those in need warm across the First Coast.
Donations can be dropped off at any YMCA across the First Coast.
Friends Speaker Series presents Chef Andrea Rosenblatt
In the spring of 2007 Chef Andrea Rosenblatt and her husband Michael unlocked the door to their new enterprise, A Chef's Cooking Studio, located on Hilden Road, off U.S. 1 in Ponte Vedra. Her passion for cooking and sharing with home cooks the tricks and tips of professional cook masters is what drove her to create the space, which is one of sharing, food and fun.
Chef Andrea is devoted getting pre-packed, preservatives and additives out of the home cook’s kitchen.
She will speak at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16, in the Friends of the Library Room at the Ponte Vedra Branch Library.
Her topic is “Food in Writing.” She will share some of her favorite cookbooks from her collection of 400, and discuss food writing vs. cookbook writing while sampling some cookies perfect for the holidays.
Doors open at 6 p.m. Admission is free.
The presentation is part of the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Library Speaker Series.
Congregation invites others to Christmas initiative
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is inviting organizations and congregations across St. Johns and Putnam counties to give a Christ-like focus on others during its “Light The World with Love” Christmas initiative, which runs from Nov. 30 through Dec. 25.
The congregation will launch its calendar on Monday, Nov. 15, at Lighttheworld.org. On certain dates, there will be a specific focus, most having to do with helping those in need.
The congregation worships at 5490 County Road 210 West, St. Johns.
McKenzie’s Run set for Nov. 20
McKenzie’s Run, created to raise awareness about The McKenzie Noelle Wilson Foundation’s local and global programs, will hold its 12th annual event on Nov. 20 at The Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass.
The run supports the McKenzie Wilson Boys & Girls Clubs that provide free after-school mentoring, tutoring and specialized academic programs along with summer enrichment programming to young people in the community.
The fun run begins at 8:30 a.m., and the 5K begins at 9 a.m. For information or to register, go to bit.ly/3CX2uX4.
