Dec. 31, 2008 - Barbara Jenness - REALTOR of the Year - St. Augustine WCR

Barbara Jenness was selected as the 2008 REALTOR® of the Year for the St. Augustine Regional's chapter of the Women's Council of REALTORS®. This is the first year a separate award for REALTOR of the Year and Affiliate of the Year was done. Seymoine Schmidt, with Colonial Bank, was selected as the Affiliate of the Year. Neither award is by nomination, but simply by the members writing in the name of the person. Last year the chapter awarded a member of the year. Mitsu O’Riley was last year’s member of the year. Barbara was the 2007 President of the Women’s Council of REALTORS® and served on the board this year as immediate past president. Seymoine was Mixer Chair and continues in that role for 2009. Please visit the chapter’s website at http://wcrstaugustine.org for more information about the Women’s Council of REALTORS®.

Dec. 19, 2008 - St. Augustine Inlet Fishing Report?

I have a good friend and customer I'll call "Bob" (wait, Bob is really his name, but don't tell him I broadcasted this info!). Bob has commented to me about my blogs and said I really should give a fishing report. Well, that's kinda hard for me to do as I don't fish. But I do plan to learn soon.

Anyway, in the spirit of serving my readers and possible fishermen in the area, I believe right now is a great time to be fishing the St. Augustine Inlet. Why do I think this, you ask? Well, look at all the small boats fishing the area right now. Either the fish are biting, they all ran out of fuel at the same time, or there's a strange parade going on where the boats are ordered to stay in one position with poles in the water.

What do you think?

Dec. 19, 2008 - Christmas on Vilano

Christmas on Vilano was held on Sunday, December 14, 2008 at the Vilano Pier Pavilion in Vilano Beach, FL. The Church at Vilano hosted the event. It brought the community together for a gathering to celebrate music and dance. Betty Anne Schlegel and Eileen Holden were the co-directors.

  

Bob Frohardt and Alicia Day led the community sings (“Everyone Sings”) which was a lot of fun getting everyone involved. Alicia, a sophomore at FSU also performed a solo as did Kitty Parlin, Jennifer Levoy, a senior at St. Augustine High School, and Nana Gelashvili, a junior at St. Augustine High School.

 

The Legacy Dancers of Jacksonville was a special treat for me as I always enjoy watching dancers. Maggie Onimus, a freshman at the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts performed “The Children’s March” from “The Nutcracker”. I don’t think any celebration of the Christmas season is complete without “The Nutcracker”.

 This was a wonderful community event. It was great to see such a nice turnout. The Church at Vilano did an exceptional job planning this event and getting all the wonderful musicians, singers, and dancers to participate.

Dec. 10, 2008 - Free 411

There are at least four (4) free Directory Assistance (Information) numbers. Try them all to see which one you prefer. They can be used from any phone. You may want to add one or more to your speed dial on your cell phone and at home.

  1-800-GooG411 (1-800-466-4411) is provided by, yes, you guessed it---Google. GOOG-411 is available in the US and Canada for US and Canadian business listings.  You can't look up your friend's (residential) phone number.

1-800-555-TELL (1-800-555-8355) is a provided by Tellme, a Microsoft subsidiary. This, too, is only business listings, but it also provides a whole lot more---stock quotes, news, sports, entertainment (movie listings), and travel. You can download the application to your Blackberry (I don't believe other phones are supported yet).

1-800-YellowPages  (1-800-935-5697) is provided by AT&T. It is free directory assistance for all 50 states. It covers business, government, and residential listings. You must listen to a 5 to 10 second ad.

 1-800-FREE411 (1-800-373-3411) is provided by Jingle Networks. It covers business, government, and residential listings. You must listen to a 10 second commercial from one of their advertisers. You can also visit their website: http://www.free411.com/ to look up any phone number. International is not supported yet.

 ENJOY. Please let me know what you think. Also, please post any corrections you find while experimenting with these services. Thanks!