• People receiving an invitation to the City Council Officers Installation Ceremony at noon June 24 will also be able to see one of the priorities of the next Council president. “Quality Education for All-The Key to Jacksonville’s Future” is a slogan borrowed from the Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation, and it is made available to people and organizations that promote children’s education. The logo is not a reference to the Community Foundation in Jacksonville’s “Quality Education for All Initiative,” but they are glad to see the next Council president supporting children’s education, said Pam Paul, vice president of community initiatives.
• After releasing its latest annual study, Jacksonville Community Council Inc. is wrapping up a year of programming with its annual meeting June 24 at the Florida Theatre from 5:30–7:30 p.m. The “Year in Review” report with organizational results will be presented, as will the 2009–10 executive committee.
• Last week we reported on the Athletic Equipment Managers Association national convention at the Hyatt and noted the association’s membership would vote on their choice site for the convention in 2014. The ballots were counted and the equipment managers chose Jacksonville and the Hyatt as their top pick over San Diego, Orlando and Las Vegas.
• The Small Business Administration recently announced some agency appointments and one has ties to Jacksonville. Joseph Bastion, who recently served as a legislative and staff assistant to U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, was named special assistant in the SBA’s Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs.
• Motorists have been using the Wonderwood Connectors for quite a while, but JTA is holding the official opening of the road that connects Arlington to Mayport Monday at 10 a.m. at the west end of the connector
• The results of the nine-month effort to determine a community-wide plan to reduce childhood obesity will be announced Friday at the Duval County Health Department. The announcement is part of the “2009 Healthy Kids, Healthy Jacksonville: A Community Call to Action” study and will include plans on how to implement the included suggestions in the future.
• Law enforcement training does provide a variety of employment opportunities. Investigators with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Service’s Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement discovered an estimated $435,000 in marijuana, about 87 pounds, after searching through melons, cucumbers and tomatoes on a tractor trailer out of Miami. The arrest was made at a department I-95 interdiction station north of Jacksonville. The investigators were assisted by the Nassau County Sheriff’s Department.
• U.S. Magistrate Judge Monte Richardson will preside at an attorney admissions ceremony in courtroom 5C at the Bryan Simpson U.S. Courthouse Thursday at 10 a.m. Attorneys are required to arrive at 9:45 a.m.
• In other Federal Courthouse news, the U.S. District Court Legal Historical Exhibit will be in Jacksonville Friday and will be open to the public at 11:30 a.m.
• For participants of the Jacksonville 48 Hour Film Project, the waiting might be the hardest part. Until Saturday at 7 p.m. at the River City Brewing Company, that is, when producer Mac McDonald will announce the top 15 films that will show at the awards screening June 24 at the Florida Theatre and are likely in line for an award.
• If you’re driving along Roosevelt Boulevard today and tomorrow, you may be rerouted. From 7 a.m.–5 p.m. both days, roads will be closed to allow work on railroad crossings by CSX. Avent Drive will be closed today followed by Ortega Forest Drive tomorrow, with electronic signs showing alternate routes for both.