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Witty! Sensational! Life-Changing! Secrets of the Ultimate Husband Hunter: How to Attract Men, Enjoy Dating and Recognize the Love of Your Life by Houston, TX author Nancy Nichols. Based on a true story Ms. Nichols tells of the almost supernatural epiphany that transformed her from an insecure, self-doubting single woman into a confident, savvy, poised woman who now attracts the attention of Quality Men (QM).

Have a great weekend evryone! Until next time! RG

First Coast Rhythmic has had a banner season. In our first year as a USA-Gymnastics competitive club our level 4 team had gymnasts place first in State and Regionals. Three of which earned a spot on the Regional Junior Olympic Team. Making FCRG the team with the largest number of gymnast on the level 4 JO team. Our other 2 gymnasts earned scores high enough to qualify them to attend the Championships as All-Stars.

Level 9 gymnast, Madysen Felber placed 16th out of over 40 competitors at the Level 9 JO's and qualified to the National Qualifiers for level 9 and 10. There she competed against the top level 9's and 10's in the country and barely missed qualifying to Visa Championships.

Your neighborhood Arbys on Atlantic Blvd at the intersection of Southside Blvd and Atlantic Blvd in addition to providing great food and great service can also provide groups and organizations with fund raising opportunities.  We look forward to being involved in our community with fund raisers and events at the store itself.

Please come and visit us at the store and give us the opportunity to say hello.  If you have any questions on how we can help your group or organization please ask for Andy or Johnny.  You can also contact us at 727-9213 or via email at atlanticblvdarbys@comcast.net.

Faced with about $86.6 million in lost revenue and rising costs, the Duval County School Board is looking into cuts that would affect individual schools and employees. Suggestions include dropping middle school athletics; stopping magnet school bus routes; slashing funding for art, music and P.E. by $1.7 million; cutting health care benefits by $6 million; and reducing workdays for employees. We want to know: are these the right cuts? Should there be different options on the table? Should there be cuts at all?

News submitted by the Mike Peterson Foundation:        12 local students named Stars of the MonthFoundation’s “Just Read It” program celebrates reading improvements
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (March 4, 2008) – The Mike Peterson Foundation is honored to announce this month’s 12 winners of its “Just Read It” program, a reading incentives program developed in partnership with Duval County Schools. Students in grades three through eight have the opportunity each month to be named a Star of the Month, honoring their achievements in reading. Winning students will receive a VIP tour of Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, in addition to a private meet and greet with Peterson and a personalized award on Wednesday, March 5, 2008.
March winners are:
Elementary School CategoryAntonio Singleton 3rd grade St. Clair Evans Academy Najee Whyte 3rd grade Ramona Blvd. ElementaryVanessa Ruales 4th grade Twin Lakes AcademyDarius Shivers 4th grade West Jacksonville ElementaryBiala Alfirjani 5th grade Brookview ElementaryZoya Williams 5th grade Louis Sheffield Elementary
Middle School CategoryDerriniquka Smith 6th grade Jefferson Davis MiddleMichael Ball 6th grade DuPont MiddleAl Prince 7th grade Fletcher MiddleMegan Nelson 7th grade Joseph Stilwell MiddleTimothy Stewart 8th grade Mayport MiddleTyler Taylor 8th grade Landmark Middle      

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       Womens Covenant Group  A Community Ministry for Women of All Ages and Stages“WCG Ministries”  Presents: “The Annual Stir Up The Gift Conference 2008”  “Stir up the Gift”II Timothy 1: 6 March 7-8, 2008“W.W.O.W.”  A Woman’s Walk Of Wisdom March 7, 2008 @ 7 pm- Evening Services  March 8, 2008 - 9 AM & 2PM- Work Shops & 7 pm Evening Services

Hello all - I'm the reporter for neighborhoods in the West and North parts of Jacksonville, but I happened to be covering an Arbor Day event last week at Justina Road Elementary School. Just wanted to share a funny story that I didn't include in my article, which will be in print and on this site Wednesday, Jan. 23.

Anyway, the occasion was an Arbor Day program hosted by the city. The mayor and others talked to some kindergartners about trees before going out to finish planting an oak tree on the school's grounds. They had this guy dressed in a huge squirrel costume who came out and was supposed to get the kids excited. One of them got very excited. He started screaming and crying, "No! NO! Get it away from me! Get it out!" Poor kid had to be taken out of the program and missed everything. It was hilarious (not to the kid, I'm sure), but it was funny to see the whole photo-op shaken up. The mayor took it in stride, saying, "My son had the same reaction to Santa."

You gotta love kids. They can be so unpredictable.

This question was recently posed to the Times-Union editorial e-mail group:

We would like your comments on the constitutional amendment up for a
vote on Jan. 29. If passed, the constitutional amendment on property taxes will double
the personal homestead exemption and save the average homestead property
owner about $225 a year. Supporters say government is fat and needs
to be forced to cut spending. Opponents say this approach for cutting taxes is all wrong and that the
potential damage to local government services isn't worth the annual
savings. What is your view and why? Your comments may be used as letters to the editor in either the main
paper or our community sections. If you don't want to be quoted, please say
so.