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Wakulla Station News


By VERNA BROCK

We’ve all been enjoying the unseasonably beautiful weather here in the Sunshine State the past two weeks. I am trying to be strong and resist the impulse to plant tender blossoms and veggies that could be fried by the inevitable late frost we always seem to have just before Easter.
But the weather has made it so nice to be out attending ball games, tournaments, vendor fairs and just plain soaking up the sunshine. Grandson Brennan and his Wakulla soccer team had a wonderful time in Destin at their tournament. The Odyssey of the Mind regional competition was held at RMS on Saturday and it was so entertaining!
With a great representation from our local elementary and middle schools, as well as the School of Arts and Sciences of Tallahassee and Bucklake Elementary, enthusiastic young students competed in this unique exercise in problem solving.  This incorporates building props, acting out skits, and engaging in a spontaneous team building exercises beyond the gaze of their adult coaches. And, it is all designed to address specific assigned problem solving activities! I daresay many adults, with years of education and professional experience, would quell in the face of such a challenge.
Congratulations to all the teams moving on to the state competitions in Orlando. Rest assured, Wakulla County will be well represented, as well as teams from Bucklake and the School of Arts and Sciences. Woot-woot!
What a joy it was to gather to contemplate the beginning of the Easter season with Ash Wednesday services. I appreciate the opportunity to take a moment and really contemplate our brief existence and center myself with a deep appreciation of grace and the beauty of life. As the season progresses, I will let you know of more opportunities to join in fellowship and worship.
Please remember the family of Allen Lynn, who died very unexpectedly Saturday afternoon. Also in need of prayer are Pam Adams, Faye Sweeney, the family of Joyce Bowman, the Ernest Newberry family, Heather Mosely and her family as they await a heart transplant for baby Sebastian, Shelby Sloan and Hunter Peacock as they and their families mourn the loss of their precious newborn Emersyn, the Kendrick family, the Carter family, and so many others who mourn their loved ones.
The next few weekends will be full of fun activities, as the Battle of Natural Bridge kicks off the month of March in Woodville with three days of historical reenactments of this decisive battle that prevented Florida’s capital from falling into Union hands. Tallahassee was the only Confederate capital to escape that fate, and the story of those combatants is both fascinating and moving.
The next weekend will be a celebration of the founding of Wakulla County, with Wakulla Wonderful on Saturday, March 11, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. They continue to seek vendors and you can fill out an application form at the County Extension office. This will be a good time of history, food, entertainment, and is free and open to the public!
The Woodville Founders Day Festival will be on Saturday, March 18th, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the J. Lewis Hall Recreation Park in Woodville. We are still seeking vendors of all kinds, and will have a wide variety of historical performers, reenactors, musicians, and food. It is also free and open to the public and all funds raised will go to the Woodville Volunteer Fire Department.
Y’all come on out and support all of these outstanding celebrations!