Author: Linda Ann McDonald (Page 2 of 4)

Salute to Our Veterans event held Friday, Saturday

June 26, 2024 /

A Salute to our Veterans event was held at the Wakulla County Community Center on both Friday, June 21 and Saturday, June 22, to provide services such as medical, dental, eye care, veterans services, counseling, financial literacy, haircuts, music and more. The event was hosted by Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary Post 4538 and was open to all Veterans and their families.

Wakulla Veteran Service Officer Winston Murphy.
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Artulla arts festival held at Wakulla Springs

May 22, 2024 /
Sue Scott (Sassy Sue) working on a painting of the Lodge which will be donated.

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LINDA ANN McDONALD

A three-day art event was held at Wakulla Springs Lodge wrapping visitors in the beauty and inspiration of the natural surroundings. Live painting, a craft show and auction was enjoyed with proceeds benefitting the Friends of Wakulla Springs State Park.

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4-H Speech contest held in Wakulla

May 8, 2024 /
Wakulla’s Jace Perez won second place in 6th grade category. He spoke on ‘The Time Machine’.

By LINDA ANN McDONALD
Correspondent

4-H District III Public Speaking Contest was held May 4th at the Wakulla County Extension Office in Crawfordville. Participants in the contest are winners from their respective school located in Leon, Jefferson, Gadsden, Franklin Wakulla, Liberty, and Gulf counties.

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Sol Eclectica art is open

April 24, 2024 /

Artist Rachell Mathis sells her work at festivals, Small Business Saturday

‘Wakulla Woman’ painting, above, of a woman paddling on the Wakulla River.

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LINDA ANN McDONALD
Correspondent

Sol Eclectica is a new local Wakulla County inspired art business owned by Rachell Mathis of Sopchoppy.

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PAWS DOG WASH

April 17, 2024 /
PAWS held its Pamper Your Pooch dog wash on Saturday morning, and among the canine friends getting cleaned up that day was “Meika,” a Lab-Doberman mix owned by Neil Payton. Pictured with Meika are PAWS volunteers Teresa Corbett, Allie Bruce and Cassandra Manuel. The event is a fundraiser for PAWS for its projects including the spay-neutering of feral cat populations within Wakulla County. (Photo by Linda Ann McDonald)

Ryan Ladwig’s Eagle Scout project at Shell Point

April 17, 2024 /
Parents Glenn and Crystal Ladwig with their son Ryan at his Eagle Scout project at Shell Point Beach.

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LINDA ANN McDONALD
Correspondent

Ryan Ladwig is a Troop 5 Boy Scout who identified a need in his Wakulla County community and by demonstrating leadership skills and upholding the Boy Scout Promise of Duty to Other People, Ryan worked with his team to build pathways that lead to the two pavilions and connect to the sidewalk and parking lot of Shell Point Beach.

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