> * - Come Visit Our Showroom at 12644 San Jose Blvd. (Next to RPM Automotive) Next Day Installation Available on all Carpet Jobs FREE ESTIMATES Licensed & Insured 19 Years of Quality Service - Bully Proof your Students with ; Taekwondo 2 Weeks & a Uniform (Classes for ages 4 and up) *Mention this ad Taekwondo* Brazillian JuJitsu \ Self Defense Self Discipline Self Confidence* Ground Escape Tig er Mar tial Ar ts 904-288-9010 605 State Road 13 1/4 mile South of Racetrack Rd. MEXICAN RESTAURANT Lunch Dinner Takeout Fajitas Tostadas Burritos Nachos 12373 San Jose Blvd. ]PE 268-8722 mm 11-10 Sun-Thur 11-11 Fri-Sat Visit: doniuanslax.com There was a reat turnout at the Mandarin Council of the jacksonville C amber of Commerces mixer on Tuesday, August 17 at Don Juan s. Members en oyed chips and salsa and networkin If you'd like to meet other local business peome, -onsier owning the Mandarin Council! Please con- tact bob@guardiancommercial.com for information! Fleming Island Center for Clinical Research - is conducting a .. .. a research study. .. ,. You may qualify if you are: 1 . * At least 50 years old * Have experienced a gout flare. . * Post menopause (if female) Study related procedures are at no cost. Qualified participants may be compensated for time and travel. Call (90 4) 621- 0 390 To see ifyou qualify. www. Mandarinl~ewsLine.com October 2010 *e ?://,,,,,lt In News Line, Page 13 October will be a busy month at the Mandarin Museum and Historical Society! Beginning the month on October 1, the Mandarin Museum and Historical Society at the Walter Jones Historical Park on Mandarin Road will present an exhibition of artwork by five local artists entitled River Visions 2. The public is wel- come to the exhibit opening, which will be held from 6:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. on Friday, October 1 at the Mandarin Museum. The artists include Jan Earl Jertson, Danijela Sarac, Helen Young Garrity, Dan Van Slyke, Jr. and James Freeman, The exhibit will through April 2011. The exhibition will features over fifteen works that explore the St. Johns River in North East Florida through different medium. Next, this month's Third Thursday Lecture Series will feature the Southern Genealogists Exchange Society's program "Bare Bones: Getting Started in Your Genealogy" on Thursday, October 21 at the Mandarin Com- munity Club building located at 12447 Manda- rin Road. Learn the basics of genealogical research. Refreshments will begin at 6:30 p.m. followed by the lecture at 7:00 p.m. Finally, the Mandarin Museum and Historical Society presents its sev- enth annual lantern tour Stowe, Steamboats and Stories" from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Walter Jones Historical Park on the St. Johns River. Walk through the park and hear stories told by re-enactors portraying author Harriet Beecher Stowe, who win- Lindsay Schwleterman as famed author tered in Mandarin, Civil Harriet Beecher Stowe during Stowe, War soldiers and others. Steamboats and Stories in 2009. Children are invited to Road. For further information or wear costumes. Refreshments will directions please call 268-0784, be available. email mandarinmuseum@bell- The Walter Jones Historical south.net or visit www.mandarin- Park is located at 11964 Mandarin museum.net. Welcome new Loretto Elementary School teachers! We are pleased to welcome two new teachers to Loretto El- ementary School this year: Katie Ganas will be teach ing first grade. Ganas grew up in Mandarin and is a graduate of the University of North Florida. She said what she likes best about teaching first grade is the students' excitement for learning. John Nettleship is our new Media Specialist. Nettleship also grew up in Mandarin and is a graduate of Austin Peay State University in Tennessee. He has worked as a media specialist in Duval County for six years. Loretto will be sharing him with Southside Estates Elementary. Katie Ganas and John Nettleship Upcoming events at the Manclarin Museum ancI Have GOUT and a * history of cardiac * disease like stroke or heart attack?