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December 7, 2017 Volume 47, No. 49 75 cents PonteVedraRecorder.com Santa COMES TO PONTE VEDRA Paws Pets Pages 18-20 Senior Living GUIDE December 7, 2017 SPECIAL SECTION Senior LivingPV2-LV45311 Pages 21-36 Kian, Fiona, Ronan and Desmond Fleck enjoy the festive fun of the En- chanted Christmas Village, which is based in Ponte Vedra this year. Read about a Ponte Vedra resident who brought the Village home on pages 12 and 13. Sports Photo by Jon Blauvelt Pages 47-50 Getyour FREE One-Hour Retirement checkup. Serving Ponte Vedra and Here is an opportunity to receive a2nd opinion and seize the Beaches since 1969 SAVE UP TO 50%ONYOUR AUTO your future. Call (904) 361-7047 today to schedule your FREE review SERVICE FROM DEALERSHIP PRICES BRYAN S. 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Page 6 E-mail submissions to [email protected] or bring them by our office at 1102 A1A N., Unit 108, Ponte Vedra Beach. Calendar Pages 10-11 Visit our website at www.pontevedrarecorder.com Senior Living Pages 21-36 Find the Recorder on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ThePVRecorder Business Weekly Pages 44-46 Also, find us on Twitter @PonteVedraNews WHAT’S THIS? Do you know what this is? Susan Griffin Email your answer to [email protected] Publisher by Monday at 5 p.m. [email protected] (904) 686-3938 All correct entries will be entered into a random drawing to win tickets for two adults Jon Blauvelt Editor and two children to the Jacksonville Zoo. In [email protected] order to allow as many families as possible (904) 686-3939 to win, participants are only eligible to win a Samantha Logue ticket prize pack once every four months. Reporter Solutions correspond to last week’s puzzles. [email protected] (904) 285-8831, ext. 3945 Paris Moulden Eight readers correctly identified last week’s Page Designer/Reporter [email protected] photo as the Bermuda Bay entrance sign. ((904) 285-8831, ext. 3943 Good job, everyone! The winner of the random Rob Conwell drawing was Nick Marino. Congratulations, Circulation Manager Nick – you may pick up your prize at the [email protected] Recorder office during normal business hours. (904) 285-8831, ext. 3936 Ed Johnson Senior Account Executive [email protected] ADOPT A PET (904) 285-8831, ext. 3940 Kristin Flanagan DOG OF Account Executive THE WEEK (904) 285-8831, ext. 3950 My name is Suzanne Kirby Shiloh, and I Account Executive am a 1-year- [email protected] old male dog April Snyder who is looking Sales Assistant for a new [email protected] CAT OF THE WEEK home. I was (904) 285-8831, ext. 3937 My name is Hiccup, and I am a 4-year-old male cat brought to who is looking for a new home. I was brought to Benjamin Naim the pet center Intern the pet center as a stray, which means there may be with my sister [email protected] some traits that are unknown at this time. Come visit because our owners could no longer care for us. Come (904) 285-8831, ext. 3941 me today here at the pet center! #40551 visit us today here at the pet center! #40333 U.S.P.S. (705-300) Periodical Postage Paid Any new pet being introduced to a new home will need time to adjust to its new environment. Please reinforce at Ponte Vedra Beach, Fl. 32082 house training and behavioral training, and be mindful of interacting with other pets. Postmaster: Send change of addresses to: Ponte Vedra Recorder, P.O. Box 501, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, 32004. (904) 285-8831 Subscription Rates, Bulk Mail: One St. Johns County Pet Center year, $35; six months, $20. Rates not ap- plicable in Canada or overseas. Cat adoptions at the St. Johns County Pet Center are $30 for males and $40 for females. Dog adoptions are $45 To subscribe, call Circulation Manager Rob for males and $60 for females. Adoption fees include microchipping, neutering/spaying, rabies vaccinations Conwell at (904) 686-3936. and shots. The pet center is located at 130 N. Stratton Road off U.S. 1 between County Road 210 and The Recorder is published every Thursday International Golf Parkway. Business hours are Tuesday through Friday 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to at 1102 A1A N., Unit 108 Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082 4 p.m. The center is closed to the public on Sunday. On Monday, the office is open by appointment only to claim a lost pet. For more information, please call the St. Johns County Pet Center at (904) 209-6190. PV2-LV45275 Ponte Vedra Recorder · December 7, 2017 3 CUSTOM BUILDING & REMODELING SINCE 1962 RESIDENTIAL / COMMERCIAL Exemplary OceanfrontLiving on Ponte Sophisticated Coastal Living at its Best! TOM TROUT, inc. 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PV2-LV45295 PV3-LLV451153 PV2-LV45287 4 COMMUNITY NEWS Ponte Vedra Recorder · December 7, 2017 OPES principal Richardson appointed Mickler’s Landing Beachfront Park principal of new K-8 school in Nocatee to experience The St. Johns County School District a master’s degree since the 2013-2014 (SJCSD) announced that Jessica Richard- from Grand Canyon school year and has temporary son, principal of Ocean Palms Elementa- University. more than 20 years ry School (OPES), has been appointed the “I am very enthusi- of experience within closures for beach principal of the new K-8 school currently astic about continuing SJCSD. Prior to PES, being built in Nocatee known as “KK.” my own professional he served as principal restoration efforts Her nomination will be presented to the journey alongside the at Cunningham Creek school board at its Dec. 12 meeting. Jessica Richardson students, staff and Allen Anderson Elementary (CCES), By Jon Blauvelt “Jessica has an innate ability to de- families in Northeast assistant principal at velop strong and lasting connections with St. Johns County,” said Richardson. Mill Creek Elementary and Durbin Creek Mickler’s Landing Beachfront Park, students, staff, families and community The “KK” school, which is adjacent to Elementary schools, a curriculum coordi- including the parking lot, beach access and members,” said SJCSD Superintendent Nocatee’s Twenty Mile neighborhoods, is nator at Switzerland Point Middle School all related facilities, will experience inter- Tim Forson. “She is the perfect candidate slated to open for the 2018-2019 school and a teacher at CCES. mittent, temporary closures beginning as to provide a smooth transition to the new year. The building sits on 30 acres of SJCSD said PES has expanded its early as this week through March 1 while school.” property and consists of 190,000 square digital instruction and student use under the site is used as a staging area for beach Forson will gather input from staff and feet of operational space and 73 class- Anderson’s leadership. He has made restoration efforts. the community for the new principal of rooms. maintaining a positive school culture a Billy Zeits, the assistant director of OPES on Wednesday, Dec.