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The beaches were packed with more than just people on July 4. Visitors to the beach adjacent to the Ocean Trace beach ramp had first-hand guidance on how to pack sand in the process of creating sand sculptures. Groups and families created sea monsters, castles and other original sculptures. Even toddlers took a dig at it.

Japanese team develops world's thinnest plaster
TOKYO -- A research team led by Waseda University in Japan and Prof. Shinji Takeoka claims to have developed the world's thinnest adhesive bandage.

Lifeguards head to regionals
Members of the St. Johns County Chapter of the South Atlantic Lifesaving Association will compete in a regional lifesaving competition Wednesday and Thursday in North Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Scholarship awards presented by SASIA
Three graduating seniors who are residents of St. Augustine South were honored last month at the meeting of the St. Augustine South Improvement Association.

News and notes
A special presentation on hurricane awareness begins at noon Saturday at the Ponce de Leon Mall. The program is being presented by the mall, American Red Cross, St. Johns County Animal Shelter, Blood Alliance, Walgreen's, Sunbelt, Service Master's, Sheriff's Office and Action News First Alert Weather/

Pilots to discuss budget this week
The budget will be the topic of discussion when the Pilot Club of St. Augustine meets Wednesday. Members are asked to note that the meeting begins at an earlier time -- 6 p.m.; and at a different location -- the home of Anne Heymen, 76 Willow Drive, St. Augustine Beach.

District seeks educators
The St. Johns County School District is looking for educators for evening classes at schools throughout the county.

Lions Club installs officers
Art Moore was installed as president of the St. Augustine Lions Club during ceremonies conducted June 22 at the Holiday Inn, St. Augustine Beach.

Brown to speak at transportation institute
Cathy Brown, executive director of the Council on Aging, was the keynote speaker at the Senior Transportation Institute held recently in Washington, D.C., and sponsored by the National Center on Senior Transportation. Brown also served on the faculty of the four-day institute which was devoted to ways of improving mobility options for elders.

OES to celebrate 70th anniversary
Electa Chapter 4, Order of Eastern Star, will celebrate its 70th anniversary with a banquet at 6 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul AME Church Christian Education Center, 85 M.L. King Ave. Tickets are available from any member. Dianne Chase is worthy matron.

Scholarship awards presented by SASIA
Three graduating seniors who are residents of St. Augustine South were honored last month at the meeting of the St. Augustine South Improvement Association.

DAR honors locals with variety of awards
Awards were presented at a recent meeting of the Maria Jefferson Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.

Club notes
The schedule of activities for the Bryan Tutten Memorial, VFW Post 2391, U.S. 1 South, for this week includes:

Go and Do
Summer adult ballet: An eight-week session begins today from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at The Dance Company. The cost is $7 per class. Call Marie Laperriere at 415-4006 for information.

2 murderers escape from prison
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. -- Police and prison guards aided by search dogs hunted Sunday for two convicted killers and a third man who escaped the maximum-security Indiana State Prison, apparently through underground tunnels and pipes.

Obama challenges Congress on health care
WASHINGTON -- Back in the White House after a week overseas, President Barack Obama pressed Democratic leaders to pass health care legislation in both houses of Congress before August and expressed confidence about the ultimate outcome for his top domestic priority.

Sotomayor faces friendly jury as hearings begin
WASHINGTON -- Sonia Sotomayor has decided advantages as she begins the most important trial of her long legal career, a nationally televised consideration of her nomination to be the first Hispanic and just the third woman on the Supreme Court.

Mountain of debt: Americans' debt stress is easing
WASHINGTON -- Unemployment is rising. Nest eggs are in tatters. Home values have tanked. And yet surprisingly, Americans are feeling less stress from debt these days.

Clinton: Vetting for USAID job 'ridiculous'
WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is blaming an exhaustive White House vetting process for the fact that the Obama administration has not yet named a person to run the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Pa. swim club accused of racism to ask ousted minority kids back
PHILADELPHIA -- A private suburban swim club accused of racism after it canceled the memberships of dozens of minority children says it will seek a meeting with the kids' camps to work out an agreement for them to return.

Judge's hearings begin
WASHINGTON -- Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor said Monday that a simple "fidelity to the law" is at the heart of her judicial philosophy, as her confirmation hearings began with Senate Republicans delivering a surprisingly strong critique of her fairness and President Barack Obama's reliance on ephemeral qualities of life experience and "empathy" in nominating her.

GOP against more stimulus spending
WASHINGTON -- Republicans lined up Sunday in opposition to a second economic stimulus package, a rare demonstration of unity from an out-of-power political party in search of a rallying cry against President Barack Obama.

1918 flu survivors appear to be immune to swine flu
WASHINGTON -- The way swine flu multiplies in the respiratory system is more severe than ordinary winter flu, a new study in animals finds.

CIA concealment may have broken law
WASHINGTON -- Six months into Barack Obama's presidency, his Democratic allies are pushing for twin investigations into Bush-era torture and anti-terrorism policies.

Budget deficit tops $1 trillion for first time
WASHINGTON -- The federal deficit has topped $1 trillion for the first time ever and could grow to nearly $2 trillion by this fall, intensifying fears about higher interest rates, inflation and the strength of the dollar.

High-tech drugs to get monopoly
WASHINGTON -- Senators agreed Monday to give high-tech biologic drugs a 12-year market monopoly before generic versions can compete.

Car backs into house
The owner of a 2001 silver Mercury sedan was as surprised as anyone else Sunday evening to find his car in his house. St. Johns County Sheriff's Office Traffic Unit responded to a call around 8:30 p.m. and found the car had been backed into the house, according to Deputy J.D. McGinnis. The rear half of the car was in the bedroom with its rear tires on a bed. Gerrit Peereboom, 22, 286 Cervantes Ave., said he had left the keys to the car outside the house. He told deputies he had no idea how the car ended up inside. The investigation is continuing. St. Johns County Fire Rescue spokesman Jeremy Robshaw said no one was injured, but because the house suffered structural damage, Fire Rescue was still at the scene late Sunday working on the site. Photo by ROBERT KILROY, Special to The Record

2 killed in plane crash
ST. JOHNS A small airplane crashed into a densely wooded area in northwestern St. Johns County sometime Saturday, killing both people on board, authorities said.

175-foot inflatable waterslide opens
The owner of Adventure Landings newest toy a mammoth blue and yellow inflatable waterslide, billed as the largest of its kind in the world has yet to hear any complaints.

Fish Island compromise OK'd
With the specter of a $9 million lawsuit against the city darkening deliberations, the St. Augustine City Commission voted Monday to accept a compromise hammered out at the last minute with attorneys for Fish Island Development LLC.

Hearing set for child death suspect
A violation of probation hearing for Omar Donte Long will be addressed in September, Circuit Court Judge Wendy W. Berger said Monday.

Crash victims identified
Two men killed in Saturday's aircraft crash in northwestern St. Johns County were from Ponte Vedra Beach and Jacksonville, according to the Sheriff's Office.

Road Construction
Willow Cove Subdivision (Nocatee): various streets with temporary lane closures due to gas line construction.

Bridge span incorrectly installed
An error in installing a section on the center span of the Bridge of Lions will not change plans to open the bridge in December, according to Laurie Sanderson, project spokeswoman.

Sculpture garden moving in
ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH Husband and wife sculptors Thomas Glover and Marianne Lerbs will be busy operating heavy equipment this week at Lakeside Park, preparing sites for what will probably be St. Johns Countys largest public sculpture garden.

Man posing as Katrina victim sentenced to halfway house
A man found living with his daughter in a St. Augustine parking lot was sentenced Monday to a halfway house after pleading guilty to defrauding the government by posing as a Hurricane Katrina victim.

Rewrite requested for Plaza sales rules
Shoppers may soon walk away from the Plaza de la Constitucion with new paintings under their arms.

Slow sales sink upcoming Snoop Dogg concert
Snoop Dogg won't be spewing superlatives or doing it "doggy style" this August at the St. Johns County Fairgrounds.

Teen injured in ATV crash
A 14-year-old boy has been discharged from Shands Jacksonville after an ATV crash in Hastings, said a hospital spokeswoman on Monday.

When aid is controversial
PALM COAST Something strange was going on at the Jones residence. At least a dozen men and women were inside, working intently. The kitchen appeared to be their command center. Boxes, duffel bags and suitcases were strewn on the floor, nearly reaching the ceiling in a back bedroom.

Letter: Offended by owner's quote in Limo story
Editor: We are extremely offended by the language in the article you featured in the "Limo returned after joyride" story in Friday's Record.

Questions legality of Fish Island settlement

Government has forgotten the people

Plumage -- but at a price
The signing ceremony in Moscow was a grand affair. For Barack Obama, foreign policy neophyte and "reset" man, the arms reduction agreement had a Kissingerian air. A fine feather in his cap. And our president likes his plumage.

Forgetting Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin has deeply disappointed her enemies. People who hate her guts feel she's really let them down by resigning.

Two standards of justice
He called The Associated Press from the Sedgwick County Jail in Kansas, saying, "I know there are many other similar events planned around the country as long as abortion remains legal." Charged with first-degree murder and aggravated assault, he is expected to be arraigned July 28. AP recently reported that Roeder has been advocating from his jail cell that the killing of abortion providers is justified. According to the report, the Rev. Donald Spitz of the Virginia-based Army of God sent Roeder seven pamphlets defending "defensive action," or killing of abortion-clinic workers.

Workhorse Veep
While President Obama was abroad last week dealing with his self-assigned mission to restore respect for America in the international community, Vice President Joe Biden was occupied on the home front cheerleading for the administration's domestic agenda.

Try other cost-savings before stimulus

Letter: Health care reform is for all Americans
Editor: Sunday's Guest Column by Robin Lumb, "Medicaid reform long overdue," showed that the figure of 47 million people uninsured may be closer to 12-14 million uninsured. These numbers are not new and have been available from other sources for months, although not widely reported.

Police Report
The following was compiled from police reports collected from the St. Augustine Police Department (SAPD), the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office (SJCSO) and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).

Police Report
The following was compiled from police reports collected from the St. Augustine Police Department (SAPD), the St. Johns County Sheriffs Office (SJCSO) and the Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).

Ji claims U.S. Open
BETHLEHEM, Pa. Eun Hee Ji of South Korea made a 20-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole Sunday, finishing off an even-par 71 to claim the U.S. Womens Open.

Tiger taking in Turnberry history
TURNBERRY, Scotland -- Walking up to the 15th green at Turnberry, his ball safely in the middle, Tiger Woods turned to his left and pointed to a spot a few yards off the putting surface.

Local Watch
Former St. Augustine High School golfer Carrie Rowe finished third in the Florida State Amateur Stroke Play Championship on Sunday. Rowe fired a three-round total of 2-over par 218. She was helped along by a hole-in-one on the sixth hole in Sunday's round. Rowe also had an eagle on Saturday. ...

NBA: Magic retain Gortat
ORLANDO -- The Orlando Magic have retained backup center Marcin Gortat, matching the $34 million, five-year deal offered by the Dallas Mavericks to the restricted free agent.

Value of All-Star game in debate
Every time Tony La Russa walks onto a field, it's serious. So the St. Louis Cardinals manager wants to see a competitive All-Star game.

Bivens resigns from LPGA
DAYTONA BEACH, -- Carolyn Bivens resigned as LPGA Tour commissioner Monday, bowing to pressure from players who were upset about the organization's economic woes and her leadership.

Win at first bite
The seas were calm, the water was beautiful and the bait was there but the kingfish werent.

NFL: Ravens Mason retiring
BALTIMORE -- Ravens wide receiver Derrick Mason told a sports Web site on Monday he's retiring from the NFL.

World wins Futures
ST. LOUIS -- All-Star festivities at Busch Stadium began with a long rain delay and a late rally.

One-sided duel
Willie Mays, Roberto Clemente, Hank Aaron and Willie McCovey topped the 1966 NL batting order. It was 103 degrees in circular Busch Stadium, and Gaylord Perry got the win in relief of Sandy Koufax, Jim Bunning and Juan Marichal.

Among All-Stars, Pujols tops them all
ST. LOUIS -- He stands at the intersection of it all, much as the famed Gateway Arch connects east to west, equal parts landmark and symbol. Twenty-nine years old now, Albert Pujols belongs to both the older, established generation of baseball stars largely on its way out and the new one on glorious display this week. Dominican-born but American-schooled, he bridges the game's dominant cultures. Massive in every way, yet untouched by the game's steroids scandal, he embodies both the heart's abiding belief and the head's jaded distrust.

National: Cubs considering bankruptcy
CHICAGO--The corporate owner of the Chicago Cubs is considering having the baseball team file for bankruptcy protection as a legal step to hasten its long-awaited sale, according to two people with knowledge of the process.

Twittering changing the face of sports
ORLANDO -- Shaquille O'Neal has 1.34 million followers on Twitter. That "Twitterville" would be the seventh-largest city in the United States, just ahead of San Antonio, where he played high school basketball.

MLB: All-Stars ready for Obama
ST. LOUIS -- Curtis Granderson was thrilled to make the All-Star team for the first time. Then the Detroit center fielder discovered another treat might be in store -- a chance to meet President Barack Obama.

Kurt Busch, Johnson still fuming over bump
JOLIET, Ill. Kurt Busch and Jimmie Johnson traded paint. It might be awhile until they exchange pleasantries.

Local Watch
Several county golfers are participating in this year's Florida Open, which is set to begin Friday at Quail Valley Golf Club and John's Island Club in Vero Beach. There are 156 golfers in the 63rd running of the event ($75,000 purse).

Local Watch 2
St. Johns Police Athletic League is offering junior development football and junior development cheerleading programs this fall. It is open to boys ages 7 to 14 years old. Players are grouped into divisions based on age, weight and ability. Practices are at Murray Middle School and games are Saturday at Menendez. Cost is $125 for the first participant and $25 for each additional. To be eligible for the cheer program, girls must be between the ages of 5-14 years old.

Hoffman, Pena added to All-Stars
ST. LOUIS -- Trevor Hoffman was supposed to take his sons fishing. Instead, they're all headed back to the All-Star game.

The Rant
In honor of Lance Armstrong's decision to possibly return, I've decided to list a few candidates for worst comeback of all time. For the record, Armstrong's comeback from cancer was impressive. This latest bout, however, is a sleeper.

Armstrong stays in 3rd
TARBES, France -- With the Pyrenees behind him but the toughest rides still to come, Lance Armstrong is already talking about another run next year in the Tour de France.

Jags offering half-season tickets
JACKSONVILLE -- In an effort to boost ticket sales in a sluggish economy, the Jacksonville Jaguars are offering half-season packages for half price.

Bowden family united again
Terry Bowden can't resist a good story line after years of manning broadcast booths, even when it comes to family get-togethers.

Lineups set for All-Star game
ST. LOUIS -- Tim Lincecum and Roy Halladay were selected Monday as the starting pitchers for the All-Star game.

Golf: Stricker wins by three
SILVIS, Ill. -- Steve Stricker followed one of his best performances with 36 solid holes to win by three strokes.

Police eye wife in Gatti's death
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Police investigating the death of former boxing champion Arturo Gatti are working on the assumption his wife strangled him with her purse strap while he drunkenly slept. The woman's lawyer, however, insists she is innocent and was too "fragile" to kill a boxer.

IRL: Dario Franchitti returns to winning at Toronto
TORONTO -- Dario Franchitti had nearly forgotten what it was like to win on the streets of Toronto. After a decade, he refreshed his memory.

Ex-Jacksonville Suns at home on All-Star teams
Five former Jacksonville Suns made the Major League Baseball All-Star Game this year, likely an all-time high for Suns alumni.

Lesnar apologizes for rude gestures after title fight
LAS VEGAS -- Brock Lesnar is well on his way to becoming mixed martial arts' biggest name. As he showed in UFC 100, he's already its biggest jerk.

Local Watch 2
St. Augustine surfer Tayler Brothers is competing in the U.S. Open of Surfing hosted by Hurley. The event takes place from July 18-26 and is held in Huntington Beach, Calif. Brothers is ranked 21st, according to the ASP Junior scale.

National: Wife detained in Gatti case
SAO PAULO--Brazilian authorities detained the wife of former boxing champion Arturo Gatti and formally accused her Sunday of killing him at a posh seaside tourist resort in Brazil.

Prince Fielder wins Home Run Derby
With Albert Pujols and Ryan Howard eliminated early, Fielder won baseball's Home Run Derby on Monday night with a steady power display that included a jaw-dropping drive estimated at 503 feet. The Milwaukee Brewers' first baseman outslugged Texas outfielder Nelson Cruz 6-5 in the finals at Busch Stadium to take home a title that St. Louis fans surely hoped would go to one of their own.

Contador ignores distractions
LIMOGES, France -- Alberto Contador is playing down tensions between him and Lance Armstrong, a rivalry that has left a glaring unresolved issue at the Tour de France: Astana's leadership remains in question while these former champions vie for the yellow jersey.

Phelps leads US for worlds
INDIANAPOLIS -- The U.S. team headed to the world swimming championships in Rome has a lot to live up to. The Americans won a leading 36 medals, including 20 golds at the 2007 worlds in Australia.

Tourney designed to crown champ
NEW YORK -- Ken Hershman knows his plan is ambitious, a six-man super middleweight round-robin tournament designed to crown a single champion. He also understands that if he pulls it off, it could go a long way toward reviving the sport of boxing.

Thunderstorms cause fifth delay for space shuttle
CAPE CANAVERAL -- Thunderstorms once again forced NASA to call off the launch of space shuttle Endeavour on Monday, the fifth delay for the space station construction mission.

Officials may open forest, swamp near Alligator Alley
FORT LAUDERDALE -- A federal proposal would open a vast sweep of forest and swamp on both sides of Alligator Alley to hunting and off-road vehicles.

Thunderstorms delay space shuttle launch again
CAPE CANAVERAL -- Thunderstorms forced NASA to call off Sunday evening's launch of shuttle Endeavour, the fourth delay for the space station construction mission.

Man charged with evidence tampering in couple's deaths
PENSACOLA -- A 56-year-old man was charged with evidence tampering Sunday in connection with the slaying of a wealthy Florida couple known for adopting children with developmental disabilities, the Escambia County sheriff said.

Cameras captured 'chilling' break-in
PENSACOLA -- Byrd and Melanie Billings had a growing brood of adopted children with autism, Down syndrome and other disabilities, and took care to make their nine-bedroom house a safe place for them, wiring it with surveillance cameras in every room.

Report: Child-welfare workers falsfied data
ORLANDO -- More than 70 Florida child-welfare workers falsified records in the last two years, leaving 14 children in unsafe homes and causing the state Department of Children and Families to temporarily lose track of at least six other children, a newspaper reported Sunday.

Car bomb explodes near Iraqi church
BAGHDAD -- A car bomb exploded near a church as worshippers left Sunday Mass, killing at least four civilians and injuring 18 in one of several attacks on Iraq's beleaguered Christian minority.

Pakistan begins to send Swat refugees home
SHERGHAR, Pakistan -- The Pakistani army on Monday began allowing people who had fled its 11-week offensive against Taliban extremists in the Swat Valley to return to their homes, but the numbers who went were far fewer than expected amid fears the Taliban really hadn't been vanquished.

Honduras lifts curfew 2 weeks after coup
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- Honduran authorities on Sunday lifted a curfew imposed since the ousting of President Manuel Zelaya two weeks ago -- a sign the interim government is trying to restore normality to life in the crisis-gripped country.

Afghan bomb blasts kill 2 U.S. Marines
KABUL -- A bomb blast killed two U.S. Marines in Afghanistan's dangerous south, where thousands of American troops have deployed in a massive operation to oust Taliban fighters from the country's opium poppy region, officials said Sunday.

Chinese police kill 2 Uighur men
URUMQI, China -- Police fatally shot two Uighur men Monday and wounded a third in western China, where violence has persisted despite the massive numbers of troops sent to restore calm more than a week after deadly ethnic rioting.

In Spain, teen abortion hits a nerve
MADRID -- Spain's Socialist prime minister has irked his natural enemies on the right and in the Catholic church by legalizing gay marriage and instituting fast-track divorce. Now he has hit a raw nerve even among his supporters with a proposal to let 16-year-olds get abortions without parental consent.

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