So Much To Do

Palatka Daily News, October 5, 2001

PUTNAM COUNTY
Fall has arrived in Putnam County. Yard sales, festivals, book sales and a millennium time capsule celebration are all on the agenda for this weekend.
And it's just the beginning of some of the busiest months in the county.
Among events scheduled in the area are:

FRIDAY
Crescent City
Crescent City Jr.-Sr. High School celebrates its Homecoming tonight, ending a week of school spirit activities. The Raiders will play cross-county rival, the Interlachen High School Rams. If you have not guessed CCHS's homecoming theme, it will come as no surprise ­ "Jam the Rams."
Watch out Raiders, Interlachen will have its turn. Game time at Wilcher Stadium is 7:30 p.m.

Palatka
Friends of the Ravines Gift Shop reopens Friday. Hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday to Sunday.
The shop is at the entrance to Ravine Gardens State Park, 1600 Twigg St., Palatka, and includes items by local artists.
Musical Theater Ensemble at Florida School of the Arts offers free performances of their 30-minute, family-friendly show. Times are 4:30, 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. Reservations are necessary. For details, call 312-4300.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY
Bostwick
The Bostwick Library continues its gigantic book sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the Old Bostwick School House, 125 Tillman St. A large selection of hardback and paperback books are available, including novels, non-fiction, mysteries, Westerns, romances and how-to books about crafts, cooking and gardening. For details, call 326-2750.

Saturday
Bardin
Thesta Knowles Shell Day includes a barbecue cookout and a giant yard sale. The yard sale begins at 8 a.m. and the dinners will be available at 11. Profits go to help defray medical expenses for three operations needed by Shell, a longtime resident.
The event will be in a field off of Bardin Road (County Road 309D), near Bud's Grocery.

Crescent City
Fall Community Yard Sale by the GFWC South Putnam Woman's Club will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday at Eva Lyons Park in Crescent City. For details, call Terry Haire at 698-2847.
Blast of Grass will be in concert at Eva Lyons Park at 6:30 p.m.
The first of the fall concerts presented by the Arts Council of Palatka, the performance is free.

HASTINGS
Putnam County Chapter of American Bikers Aiming Towards Education will sponsor a motorcycle-run Lost Brothers and Sisters beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday with a free breakfast. Cost is $5 and the event begins in Hastings. For details, call 692-2327.

HAWTHORNE
Hawthorne Woman's Club, one block from City Hall, will be holding their annual Yard Sale from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. There will be home-baked goods, hot dogs, soft drinks and whole pies for sale.

INTERLACHEN.
Residents can stop by two big yard sales. One is at State Road 20 and County Road 315, with proceeds benefiting the Interlachen High School Band. The second is at St. John Catholic Church, also off SR 20.

PALATKA
8th International Rosary March
St. Monica Catholic Church celebrates the 8th International Rosary March beginning at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the church at 114 S. Fourth St., Palatka.
Our Lady of Fatima image will be carried in procession outside, weather permitting. Rosary and hymns will be included in the procession and prayers will be offered for victims and families of the recent terrorist attacks.
The community is invited to participate. For details, call 325-9777.
22nd annual Rod Run Car Show, hosted by the Azalea City Cruisers, will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday in downtown Palatka. The event will feature antique and classic automobiles. For details, call 325-4881.
The Putnam County Health Department is holding a yard sale to benefit the Client Health Trust Fund, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, in their parking lot, 2801 Kennedy Road.
Food items will also be available for purchase. For details, call Becky at 326-3200.

POMONA PARK
The Pomona Park Beautification Committee will host its fifth annual Everybody's Having a Yard Sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Morgan Park, Cow Catcher Park and individual yards in Pomona Park. For details, call 649-9873 or 649-4424.

SALT SPRINGS
The 14th Annual Salt Springs Festival is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the ball field on County Road 316 at the Civic Center. Arts, crafts and food booths will be available. For details, call Kathy Padgett or Dorothy Williams at 685-2731.

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
PALATKA
Palatka Railfest - Railrodeo, Railroadiana Sale & Show will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Union Railroad Depot and Price-Martin Center, N. 11th Street, Palatka.
The Railrodeo at the train depot features "the world's largest mobile scale model railroad" as it was called in 1975 when it began touring the U.S. A Railroadiana Sale and Show will tempt train lovers at the Price-Martin Center to buy railroad memorabilia from vendors. Six certified Operation Life Savers will be on hand to explain their rail grade crossing safety program through presentations and videos.
For details, call 649-6137

SUNDAY
LAKE COMO
The Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 4355, 110 Shrine Drive, Lake Como, is holding a benefit for victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The event begins at 2 p.m. Sunday and will feature karaoke by Jim Smith. Participants should bring a covered dish. Dinners will be sold for donations and all proceeds will go the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. For details, call 649-5033.
MELROSE
Millennium Time Capsule ceremonies will be held at the Melrose Public Library from 3-5 p.m. Sunday.
Judge Patti Christensen, past president of Historic Melrose Inc., will be the featured speaker and Dr. Mark Barrow will be master of ceremonies.
There will be entertainment and refreshments.
PALATKA
Boy Scout Troop No. 148 will hold Sunday Brunch from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at the Moose Lodge, 1050 S. Highway 19 in Palatka. Cost is $3 for adults and $2 for children. Proceeds will benefit the families of firefighters and officers who lost their lives during terrorist attacks on Sept. 11 at the World Trade Center in New York. For details, call Barb at 328-7943, Scout Master Ivey at 325-8260 or Toni Asbury at 325-7753.

See October 5, 2001 issue of Palatka Daily News for original article.