News & Notes: May 20, 2012

Garden week The Garden Club of St. Augustine will host an open house from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 9 at 3440 Old Moultrie Road. There will be speakers throughout the day and a special children's take home planting program. Information about garden club activities will be available, and there will be a plant sale, garden boutique and light refreshments.Tennis clinic

Births published May 20, 2012

Copeland Russell Copeland Jr. and Kayla Martin, St. Augustine, announce the birth of a daughter, Kyndall Ryan Copeland, 8 pounds, 3 ounces, April 19 at Flagler Hospital.Maternal grandparents are Don and Suzette Dickson, Hoboken, Ga., and Ken Martin, Waycross, Ga.; paternal grandparents are Russell Sr. and Shirley Copeland, St. Augustine.

Long seeks St. Augustine City Commission seat

Former Planning and Zoning Board member Deltra L. Long, a Lincolnville native, announced her plans to run for St. Augustine City Commission's Seat 1, the seat now held by incumbent Commissioner Errol D. Jones.Long said she believes in "preserving, maintaining and restoring" the city's history and historical sites.

Pontrello does it all for St. Augustine lacrosse team

Steve Pontrello has garnered a number of awards and honors through the course of his career as a midfielder for the St. Augustine boys' lacrosse team, not the least of which was being named as Player of the Year by the Courier-Post last season.

Romanza parade celebrates Spanish constitution monument

St. Augustine's Royal Family followed pirates and public figures down St. George Street on Saturday afternoon for the Spain Bicentennial Parade and Celebration.