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🌱 How to get a free Earth Day water bottle at Fort Clinch

Fernandina Beach, Florida Patch AM: a 5 min read

Hello again Fernandina Beach! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How to get a free Earth Day water bottle at Fort Clinch
  • Who will Fernandina Beach face in Saturday’s playoff baseball showdown?
  • Have you visited Fernandina Beach’s picture-perfect lighthouse at golden hour?

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 75 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Thursday: Beautiful with plenty of sun, temps: high: 79, low: 61.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 79 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Celebrate Earth Day with Florida State Parks, Get Free Reusable Water Bottle (westorlandonews.com) — Fernandina Beach residents can snag a free reusable water bottle at Fort Clinch State Park on Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22, at 8 a.m. Just bring a refillable bottle, use the park’s water refill station, and scan the QR code to claim one bottle per household while supplies last. Similar Refill Over Landfill events run at nine other Florida state parks that day.
   

• High school baseball playoff field set as postseason games begin this week (news4jax.com) — Fernandina Beach High’s baseball team hosts Bay in a single-elimination regional quarterfinal this Saturday, April 25, as part of the state playoff opener. The roundup lists matchups and seedings for dozens of North Florida programs, but Fernandina Beach fans can circle their home game as the key local postseason highlight.
   

• These 9 Stunning Florida Lighthouses Are So Beautiful, They Barely Look Real (familydestinationsguide.com) — One of Florida’s most photogenic lighthouses sits right here in Fernandina Beach, pairing a cheerful tower and marsh views with a charming historic downtown nearby. This statewide roundup spotlights nine scenic lighthouses, but gives local readers a special nod to the Amelia Island beacon at 215 O Hagan Lane as a must-see photo spot.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • And that's a wrap of day 1 of the 5th Annual FGUA, Lehigh Acres Senior Center, and Lehigh Community Services rain barrel painting competition!
    Here is a sneak preview of some of today's amazing artwork. (Nextdoor )
  • We found this sweet male dog at the intersection of 14th and Atlantic just a few minutes ago.
    Anyone know who he belongs to? He has a collar and rabies tag, but no name tag. (Nextdoor North Fernandina)
  • Encore posted a job opening for Event Technician, Audio Visual (Part Time) - The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island in Fernandina Beach. Apply here.
  • AEG Presents posted a job opening for SponsorUniversity Regional Scout in Fernandina Beach. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fernandina Beach here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • Nocatee Residents Rave About Bold City Glass' Professional Glass Services (barchart.com)
  • Boston Marathon: Bolles grad Charles Hicks finishes 7th; how local runners did in 130th race (news4jax.com)
  • Wildfire Evacuees: U-Haul Offers Disaster Relief at 49 Stores in Florida, Georgia (businesswire.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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