Mandarin Senior Center a “home away from home” for area seniors
By Martie Thompson
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Tucked away on Hartley Road is a gem for our community’s seniors: the Mandarin Senior Center. What began with just a few golden agers meeting in the Moose Lodge in 1987 has...
Get to Know … Jenna Harrington
By Angela Higginbotham
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Wise far beyond her years, 16-year-old Jenna Harrington is a Mandarin High School junior who has lived in the Jacksonville area her entire life. Passionate about cancer research and giving back to...
Gardening | Spring greening
By Master Gardener Lesley Arrandale
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There has been much discussion — both here and worldwide — about the effects of neonicotinoid chemicals (neonics) on bees and their colonies, and now more studies have shown that...
Travel | Butterfly Rainforest in Gainesville
By Debi Lander
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Recently, two of my grandchildren visited and we headed to the Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville. The museum includes an awe-inspiring Butterfly Rainforest filled with numerous species of free-flying butterflies....
Capt. David’s Fishing Report
By Captain David Lifka
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Spring has sprung and so has the fishing. Ideally, by this time of the year you should have the dust off the gear or be shopping many of the great...