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SAN JOSE | SAN MAR CO | ST. NICHOLAS FIERCELY LOCAL NEWS ... FIERCELY LOYAL READERS | RESIDENTNEWS.NET | JUNE 2024 | VOL. 17, ISSUE 6
Sean MacMaster and Kathy Barbour with Jessica Cummings and Mark Velarde The Soirée - A Tropical Paradise MORE ON PAGE 27
Emcee Anthony Austin with Rev. Kimberly Hyatt CAP Spring for the Arts MORE ON PAGE 24
Amy and Jason Rice with Ragu Murthy, Sonia Vohra and Bhavin Shah The Florida Theatre Ball MORE ON PAGE 25
Jenn Roberts with Caitlyn Miller and Brooke McDuffie 4th Annual Wine Women & Shoes MORE ON PAGE 30
Change of Command Welcomes New Commodore, Flag Officers Stan Hutchins clasps the hand of Robert Bradford as he talks with Bradford’s niece Jeri Lee during the birthday party.
CHEERS TO 100 YEARS The new Epping Forest Yacht and Country Club 2024-25 board: Tim Miller, Tom Harris, C.R. Chad Munsey, Grant Bledsoe, Laura Phillips Edgecombe, Founder Herbert H. Peyton, Commodore Ryan Rafferty, Vice Commodore Nathan Adams, Rear Commodore Kristen Inman, Fleet Captain Brian Shell, Scott Taylor, Danny Falero (not pictured, Immediate Past Commodore Jody Brandenburg)
Tradition reigned at the 36th annual Change of Command Ceremony and Dinner at Epping Forest Yacht and Country Club April 5 as leaders, membership and guests reunited along the banks of the St. Johns River to celebrate the raising of the flag – a symbol of the next commodore to rise to command. The executive officers were announced and Ryan
Rafferty relieved Jody Brandenburg as commodore. Rafferty is the 28th commodore of Epping Forest Yacht and Country Club. Nathan Adams assumed the 2024-25 executive position of vice commodore; Kristen Inman, rear commodore; Brian Shell, fleet captain; and Jody Brandenburg, immediate past commodore.
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STAY INFORMED Latest Developments and Updates for DCPS
With the announcement of a new superintendent, six more public forums on its Master Facility Plan proposal and the qualifying period for its upcoming election coming later this month, there is a lot going on for the Duval County Public School (DCPS) Board. The Resident News has provided a quick round-up of what you need to know and which dates to save. READ MORE ON PAGE 12
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The Knights of Columbus, St. Bernadette Assembly hosted its annual Memorial Day Ceremony at the Historic St. Nicholas Cemetery. Flags were placed at the graves of 21 veterans interred in the cemetery. In attendance were members of SNAP (St. Nicholas Area Preservation), Fr. Jason Trull from Assumption Catholic Church, Boy Scout Troop 106 and Knights of Columbus, Blessed Trinity Assembly.
St. Nicholas resident Robert Bradford celebrated a milestone with neighbors as they gathered to enjoy his 100-year birthday party on Palmer Terrace. Complete with cake, ice cream and libations, many longtime neighbors, friends and families rallied around the WWII veteran, tugboat captain and A&P grocery man, as they sang “Happy Birthday” at the top of their lungs! “The hardest thing I’ve ever had to endure is living alone,” said Bradford, who spent 73 years in marriage to his beloved Wilma, whom he misses every day. Bradford was also present on D-Day at the beaches of Normandy as a merchant mariner. Learn more about Bradford in an upcoming issue of The Resident News.
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