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St. Johns County Fire Rescue’s Summer Season Response Statistics
Sep 11th
Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, when St. Johns County provides seasonal lifeguard towers in addition to career response from St. Johns County Fire Rescue (SJCFR), the SJCFR/lifeguard team responded to approximately 7,200 calls for emergency service on County beaches.
Most notably, there were zero drowning accidents. Averaging a response rate of 71 events daily, responses included 180 calls to help swimmers in distress, 156 calls for medical attention, 49 calls for missing persons, 44 calls for traumatic injury, 47 calls for vessel assistance, and 4 calls for assistance to extinguish fire in a vessel. The majority of calls were for marine rescue staff to assist citizens (6,719).
Roughly 18 lifeguard towers cover 42 miles of St. Johns County coastline during the spring/summer beachgoer season. Approximately 50 seasonal personnel, enhanced by career firefighters, are responsible for keeping the beaches safe.
Although lifeguard towers will no longer be staffed as of September 3, mobile truck patrols through the various beach zones will continue until mid-September 2013. Beach patrons are reminded to utilize the 911 system for any emergency occurring on St. Johns County beaches. These emergencies will continue to receive a SJCFR response throughout the year.
Source: St. Johns County
St. Johns County Supports Home-Steps First Annual Girls’ Basketball Charity Tournament
Sep 11th
St. Johns County is proud to partner with Home-Steps in the upcoming First Annual Girls Basketball Charity Tournament scheduled for 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Saturday, October 26, and Sunday October 27. Tournaments will be held at 555 King Street, and the Solomon Calhoun Community Center, 1300 Duval Street.
As a non-profit organization which strives to assist low-to-mid income families achieve the dream of home ownership, Home-Steps is pleased to host this exciting, team oriented event that helps local residents become aware of substantial purchase assistance available to first time home-buyers. Program participation is open to girls ages 14 – 18 with teams competing in a 3×3 double elimination format
For registration information and to learn more about Home-Steps, please visit www.home-steps.org or contact Latasha Looper at 904.553.2234. Home-Steps can also be liked on Facebook and followed on Twitter.
Source: St. Johns County
The Fall 2013 Flagler College Community Lecture Series begins on Sept. 17
Aug 28th
The Fall 2013 Flagler College Community Lecture Series will kick off on Sept. 17 with an examination of the art inherent in the Hotel Ponce de Leon.
Flagler College Art Professor Catherine McFarland will discuss the Aesthetic Movement of the 19th century, placing the National Historic Landmark in the historical context of the movement.
The Aesthetic Movement is an art movement supporting the emphasis of aesthetic values more than social-political themes.
“John Ruskin, the art historian, critic and philosopher, was the inspiration for this hugely important movement,” said McFarland. “We teach Ruskin at Flagler College, partly because of his influence on the aesthetics of the old hotel.”
McFarland’s lecture, “The Aesthetic Movement in America,” will feature approximately 60 images, including some pre-Raphaelite paintings, and will include anecdotes about the artists and writers.
Professor McFarland earned an M.A. in Art History from Emory University and a B.A. in Art History from Smith College. She received studio instruction in painting, sculpture, printmaking, design and photography from Atlanta College of Art and has completed post-graduate work at Emory University.
In honor of the 125th anniversary of the former Hotel Ponce de Leon, the 2013 Community Lecture Series is focused on “The Hotel Ponce de Leon Deconstructed: Building the Future for Modern America.”
The series features a lineup of historians and scholars discussing Henry Flagler’s vision for St. Augustine, social classes and American politics during the late 19th century, and the influence of art, music and literature during the Gilded Age.
Tickets to the lecture are $5 per person. Active military personnel may attend at no charge. Lectures begin at 10 a.m. in the Flagler Room at Flagler College, 74 King St. The lecture will last approximately one hour and will be followed by a coffee and pastry reception.
This year, thanks to VISIT FLORIDA’s Cultural Heritage and Nature Tourism Grant Program, Flagler College is offering complimentary admission to the fall 2013 Flagler College Community Lecture Series for any St. Johns County tourism employee. Tourism employees interested in attending the lecture will need to present their employee name tag or ID at the lecture series registration table.
Reservations for the lecture series are required due to limited space. Call (904) 819-6282 for reservations or more information. To watch a live stream of these lectures, visit ustream.tv/channel/community-lecture-series.
Source: Flagler College
