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By the Island Art Association

Participants at the Council on Aging create original designs in a class taught by volunteers from the Island Art Association. Volunteers from the non-profit co-op have been providing a monthly program in painting and crafts for interested Council on Aging participants for several years. Approximately a dozen Council folks gather in the community room of the Council on Aging on Baptist Hospital Drive, off Lime Street, on the third Thursday of each month for the art activity.

Charter member Georganna Mullis recently taught a lively session featuring the painting of palm trees. In July’s session on portraits, artist Paul Massing created a drawing of one of the program members. But it’s not just painting and drawing.

Various media comprise the Island Art Association volunteers’ programs. In the past several months, IAA volunteers have facilitated mosaics with tiles and painted china, collage, portrait drawing, and construction of two-dimensional designs featuring natural materials. Encouraging close observation of surroundings, these creative projects are designed to support positive changes in mental outlook and self-awareness.

In keeping with their mission of serving art and artists in Nassau County, the Island Art Association seeks creative opportunities to foster art in the community.
Another free community art activity is offered monthly on Saturday mornings for elementary age children, at the co-op Gallery at 18 N. 2nd St. Pre-registration at 261-7020 is required for this hands-on class taught by Island Art Association members.

Nassau County runners turned out in force for the 31st annual Gate River Run in Jacksonville on March 8. Here's how your neighbors finished.

Overall Rank Name, Age, Hometown Chip Time

130 Matthew Altman, 25, Fernandina Beach 57:02:00
160 Toby Lentz, 31, Fernandina 58:40:00
209 Michael Biagini, 33, Fernandina 1:00:39
233 Shane Still, 41, Yulee 1:01:18
236 Bill Murto, 42, Fernandina 1:01:49
249 Ken Marker, 30, Fernandina 1:01:52
297 Brian McGuire, 36, Fernandina 1:03:19
324 Brian Gordon, 26, Yulee 1:03:47
444 Michael Nichols, 44, Fernandina 1:06:21
452 Brett Opalinski, 36, Fernandina 1:06:24
505 Gary Haslip, 45, Fernandina 1:07:15
508 Dillon Harrison, 32, Callahan 1:07:18
511 Vic Lloyd, 45, Yulee 1:07:22
552 Matthew Mandeville, 44, Callahan 1:07:40
592 Vann Simmons, 41, Amelia Island 1:07:59
655 Joshua Sherrill, 27, Fernandina 1:08:57
671 Patrick Kelley, 34, Fernandina 1:05:39
681 Chris Twiggs, 37, Fernandina 1:09:14
737 Luke Walls, 19, Callahan 1:09:43
777 Tarla Millar, 34*, Amelia Island 1:10:00
801 Del Conner, 55, Hilliard 1:10:00
826 Marc Demeter, 35, Fernandina , 1:10:34
1028 Joey Shiver, 14, Yulee 1:11:39
1039 Todd Hopkins, 45, Fernandina 1:12:25
1062 Roger Burnsed, 39, Sanderson 1:12:12
1066 Deborah Dunham, 40*, Fernandina 1:12:42
1110 Conner Stevenson, 14, Callahan 1:12:01
1182 Marc Anderson, 46, Fernandina 1:12:54
1194 Chad Irwin, 28, Fernandina 1:11:53
1210 Shelly Davies, 34*, Fernandina 1:14:10
1271 Larry Stokes, 27, Bryceville 1:12:59
1364 Jennifer Gallese, 32*, Fernandina 1:14:36
1386 Sorcha French, 32*, Fernandina 1:15:28
1478 Ashley Stanley, 29*, Yulee 1:15:58
1510 Jeff Wright, 47, Amelia Island 1:15:59
1511 Jamie McCarthy, 28*, Fernandina 1:16:28
1539 Lawrence Stake, 31, Callahan 1:15:07
1548 Dorie Chauncey, 29*, Fernandina 1:16:43
1554 Alicia Parker, 47*, Fernandina 1:15:19
1557 Rusty Burke, 30, Yulee 1:14:37
1574 Mark Belton, 47, Callahan 1:16:03
1592 James Leblanc, 39, Fernandina 1:12:30
1599 Jeffrey Miller, 49, Fernandina 1:16:47
1665 Jeffrey Gallese, 44, Fernandina 1:16:51
1685 Diana Twiggs, 36*, Fernandina 1:17:37
1796 Cole Stevenson, 17, Callahan 1:17:05
1811 Michael Pitts, 33*, Fernandina 1:15:07
1818 Lisa Haviland, 46*, Fernandina 1:18:23
1825 James Strozinsky, 47, Fernandina 1:18:50
1881 Carolyn Peeples, 33*, Yulee 1:19:04
1899 David Stanley, 21, Fernandina 1:18:54
1943 John Pennypacker, 42, Fernandina 1:18:28
1978 John Fournier, 43, Fernandina 1:18:55
2015 Kim Philo, 43*, Fernandina 1:19:52
2016 Robin Lentz, 28*, Fernandina 1:16:33
2084 Everett Crum, 73, Hilliard 1:20:01
2142 David Schreck, 43, Bryceville 1:20:12
2166 Stacy Simmons, 42*, Amelia Island 1:20:36
2208 Quinn Garber, 29, Fernandina 1:17:00
2218 Clara Podrasky, 34*, Fernandina 1:17:45
2255 Andy Mui, 31, Yulee 1:19:52
2262 Bill Barnes, 61, Yulee 1:21:07
2319 Alexandra Maddox, 36*, Fernandina 1:21:44
2366 Russell Turner, 57, Fernandina 1:21:47
2390 Joseph Waas, 47, Fernandina 1:21:12
2432 Dave Hewett, 38, Fernandina 1:18:09
2476 Cleve Cheshire, 23, Hilliard 1:19:27
2495 Bjorn Anderson, 28, Fernandina 1:20:55
2544 Martin Haley, 47, Yulee 1:19:18
2565 Mitchell Haley, 18, Yulee 1:19:23
2631 Devin Stevenson, 12, Callahan 1:21:04
2709 Jessica Angus, 22*, Fernandina 1:20:33
2780 Tommy Frame, 29, Yulee 1:20:10
2817 Austin Nicklas, 14, Fernandina 1:20:25
2824 Dawn Cutajar, 42*, Fernandina 1:23:00
2837 Joshua Gore, 18, Callahan 1:24:17
2927 Thomas Gallacher, 46, Yulee 1:23:35
2985 Kevin Dalton, 37, Fernandina 1:23:12
3078 Keith George, 40, Callahan 1:19:10
3116 Pegge Ealum, 38*, Fernandina 1:24:59
3139 Carl Spillers, 30, Fernandina 1:23:45
3163 Alex Hallmark, 17, Yulee 1:24:19
3183 Robert Podrasky, 39, Fernandina 1:22:54
3190 Bethany Glassbrenner, 27*, Fernandina 1:24:02
3199 Jo Baker, 48*, Yulee 1:26:09
3209 Gary Sanders, 51, Fernandina 1:25:07
3348 Steve Cash, 52, Yulee 1:25:25
3351 Sheri Hutes, 43*, Yulee 1:25:24
3352 Gary Pate, 44, Callahan 1:25:53
3354 Melissa Marker, 31*, Fernandina 1:25:25
3360 Anderson Foote III, 48, Fernandina 1:25:24
3361 Michael Sirmans, 51, Callahan 1:24:28
3471 Bruce Morrison, 61, Fernandina 1:26:26
3603 Steve Hart, 42, Yulee 1:25:28
3652 Alan Young, 47, Amelia Island 1:26:18
3657 Andrew Weston, 44, Fernandina 1:27:28
3735 Laura Rouse, 24*, Fernandina 1:26:46
3737 Casey Klein, 23*, Fernandina 1:26:46
3750 Michael Carroll, 54, Callahan 1:27:18
3779 James Warren, 36, Fernandina 1:25:53
3780 Inga Warren, 35*, Fernandina 1:26:29
3832 Sonny Mann, 65, Fernandina 1:29:23
3928 Kristi Garber, 37*, Fernandina 1:27:19
3962 Jeremy Hamrick, 15, Callahan 1:25:38
3984 Johnny Halman Jr, 51, Callahan 1:24:22
4064 Larry Tipton, 54, Hilliard 1:28:39
4129 Taylor Clark, 37, Fernandina 1:28:26

Nassau County has a rich history. Some of the stories and artifacts of more than 200 years of European settlement and hundreds of years of Native American settlement remain, but some are lost.

Still more of the county's history is locked away in private collections and attics and in the stories of those who lived it. I'd like this blog to be a gathering place where people can discuss, present and connect pieces of the county's rich history. Of course, since I'm a reporter, I'll mine it for story ideas.

I'll also look for interesting parallels between historic happenings and more recent ones. It seems sometimes even when you know history, you're condemned to repeat it anyway, but it IS better to know.