MandarinNewsLineSM SERVING THE MANDARIN COMMUNITY SINCE 2006 M EMBER OF THE RT PUBLISHING GROUP OF COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS Volume 7, Issue 7 Visit our online edition at www.mandarinnewsline.com April 2013 Junior Achievement hosts business “Front Porch Stories” conference for teens entertain and inform By Contributing Writer Stephanie Pfi ster, Junior Achievement By Karl Kennell Amari Mondy, an 11th For years, Mandarin grader, wants to have her own icon Billy Barwald has clothing boutique someday and been sharing stories and said she enjoyed “getting tips tales with his friends and and background knowledge neighbors. His history in from the ladies and learning Mandarin goes back a very what they went through.” long time, all the way back “It gives them a real insight to when his family moved into the business world,” stated their two-story home by Betzy Santiago, special assis- barge up the St. Johns River tant to the mayor. “They can from Riverside to Loretto see the opportunities available Road, across from Loretto to them and other avenues to Elementary School. With consider.” Barwald’s gift for the long The girls collaborated tale it was only natural that through hands-on activities the Mandarin Museum and such as Junior Achievement’s Historical Society would hands-on exercise “Balance, invite him to the museum Teens learn at the It’s HER Business conference. Break Even or Broke,” in which for some “Front Porch Positive energy fi lled the entrepreneurship among high they learned the impact of daily Stories.” Each Sunday from room as the eighth annual school girls ages 15 to 18. choices in determining their February 10 through March Teen Entrepreneurship Confer- Thirty-four women busi- fi nancial futures. 10, Barwald came to the ence “It’s HER Business” got ness owners, including RT Conference mentor An- museum to tell his tales— underway at the University of Publishing, Inc. owner Rebecca nie Grogan, president of The not like you would fi nd in a school lecture, but with Billy Barwood on the porch at the North Florida University Center Taus, helped facilitate the con- H.I.L.L. of Northeast Florida, Mandarin Museum. on March 15. Junior Achieve- ference and served as mentors. had high praise for the girls the special fl avor of friends ment’s JA Girl$, along with Girls had the chance to inter- participating: “It’s evident they and neighbors sitting around on Harriet Beecher Stowe and the community partners including view these successful women all have a good head on their the front porch as the sun goes great freeze of 1899,” “Cattle The Small Business Develop- to learn everything it takes to shoulders. They have the poten- down listening to Grandpa tell drives from Loretto to Palm ment Center at UNF and Duval start a business. They learned tial to really do something.” of the highlights of his life. Valley,” “The Barwalds and the County Public Schools, held concepts such as how to bud- Junior Achievement’s JA Titles for the stories in- adventure of moving to Loretto” this one-day conference to en- get, how a business runs and cluded “The citrus business in courage fi nancial literacy and how to write a business plan. Junior Achievement cont. on pg. 9 Mandarin during the time of Front Porch Stories cont. on pg. 12 Appearing in this issue! Summer Camp & “Miss Aggie” Emily Lisska recognized on What’s Inside Kids’ Activities Guide! annual Miss Aggie Day Page 3 What’s New Page 4 The Sheriff Reports Call 904-886-4919 for information! By Karl Kennell Page 5 From the City As the Old Man- The occasion darin Store and Post for the neighborly Councilmember Offi ce came alive get-together was Page 6 School District Journal on March 10, it was the awarding of the Page 7 Civics for one and all hard to believe that 2013 Miss Aggie only a little over 100 Award. On Miss Page 8 Political Commentary years had passed Aggie Day each Page 9 Rotary Club update since it fi rst opened year since 2003, a in 1911. It was just woman in Manda- Page 11 Food and Fun like a spring day of rin who has made Page 12 People’s Fest Sales Reps: years-gone-by as signifi cant contri- ,INDA'AYs,' RTPUBLISHINGCOM Page 13 Wilford’s closes +ATHRIN,ANCELLEs+, RTPUBLISHINGCOM friends and neighbors butions including (EATHER3EAYs(3 RTPUBLISHINGCOM of Mandarin gath- civic, educational Page 14 Mandarin Women’s Club ered at the little store or charitable ac- Page 17 Community Nutcracker at 12471 Mandarin complishments in Page 18 Summer Camp Guide Road. They wandered the community is about and leaned presented the Miss Page 22 MHS Happenings against the counters Aggie Award. The Page 23 MHS Sports Permit No.4 Permit as they exchanged Karen Roumillat and Miss Aggie Award recipient, Emily Lisska awardee is chosen US Postage Paid US Postage Page 25 Faith News Presorted Standard Callahan, FL 32011 the latest news and from nominations old stories, all the while snack- childhood holding those tasty submitted from the community Page 28 Coast Guard update ing on chocolate Moon Pies and crackers, though today it serves and voted on by the Mandarin Page 29 St. Johns River poll Royal Crown Cola. There even Museum and Historical Society’s as a donation jar for the Man- Fishing Report was a great big glass Lance jar darin Museum and Historical board of directors. This year’s that you might remember from Society. 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