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Hillsboro Lighthouse Events
Upcoming Events Hillsboro Lighthouse Tours up to four each year, next tour . For tour details and schedule of future tours see: Hillsboro Lighthouse Tours HLPS 2008 Event Schedule Tier 1
Recent Events Antique Auto Show & Hillsboro Inlet Light Keepers Activities - Sept 15, 2007
Outside, an AACA Antique Automobile Show. Jerry Bowman of Old Pompano has lined up many vintage vehicles dating 1907-1997. HLPS will have posters with Hillsboro Lighthouse keepers’ names for each decade indicating what car their family may have used while at the Hillsboro Lighthouse. Inside, in the “West Ballroom”, story telling will be by Allen Merritt, 60-year boat builder; Pompano’s historian Bud Garner; and Dr. Ray McAllister, deep sea diver and grandson of Hillsboro Lighthouse Keeper Pinder. Commander James Pruett, USCG, will report on the “Arborist @ Hillsboro Lighthouse”, the work done in planting, pruning, and other work done that morning by volunteers. He will also report on the renovation of the Keepers’ Cottages in returning them to the appearance of the 1920's era and the replacement of the trees at the Station. Videos of turtle protection at the Lighthouse’s shore, reefs, and our lighthouse history will be shown along with displays. This includes proclamations from Broward County and neighboring cities plus the State of Florida. There will be a few short remarks from dignitaries. Arborist Day - Sept 15, 2007 Arborist Day @ Hillsboro Lighthouse Sat., 15 Sept., 8 AM to Noon Sign up before 13 Sept. During the last 90 days the Coast Guard and their contractors have renovated the Hillsboro Inlet Light Station’keepers cottages, historically restoring them back to the 1920s era. Nine feet high Gumbo Limbo trees have been planted to replace the Australian pines (see story on page 3 of Aug. Newsletter.). Now, the next phase is to install new plants and shrubs plus trimming existing bushes and moving lots of sand to its rightful place. HLPS members can help. CDR James Pruett is in need of a small, local “obcat”and driver to move sand from the lawn where it has piled up. Those who would like to help on “Arborist Day @ Hillsboro Lighthouse”on Saturday, 15 Sept must sign up before Thursday morning, 13 Sept with Commander James Pruett, USCG, E-mail: James.B.Pruett@uscg.mil He needs information from you to make a list for the security guard at the entry gate. The Station’s office phone is 954-781-1817 for messages. After you have registered with CDR Pruett, sharpen up your shears and shovels and bring them along with any rakes to the Arborist Day clean-up. The work will end at 11:30 at which time we will be treated to a barbeque. Lighthouse Day - Sept 15, 2007  Crist Letter Full size PDF - 1.09 Mb Florida Governor Charlie Crist has declared that same day to be "Florida Lighthouse Day". There will be an afternoon of activities at Emma Lou Olson Civic Center on NE 6th Street, one block west of US Hwy 1, an AACA Antique Automobile Show in the early afternoon. Jerry Bowman has lined up many vintaged vehicles dating from 1907 through 1997. HLPS will provide posters of Hillsboro Lighthouses’keepers names for each decade indicating what car their family might have used to start work at Hillsboro Lighthouse. The auto display will be on the outside of the west end of building. Videos of turtle protection at the Lighthouse’s shore, reef, and our lighthouse history will be in the inside of the building. In the evening we will move to the inlet park where fiddlers will entertain us along with remarks from dignitaries. New Lighthouse Postage Stamps - June 21, 2007 The United States Postal Service issued five new lighthouse postage
stamps on June 21, 2007. The five “Lighthouses of the Pacific,”postage
stamps feature Diamond Head Lighthouse in Hawaii, Five Finger Lighthouse
in Alaska, Gray’s Harbor Lighthouse in Washington, Umpqua River
Lighthouse in Oregon and St. George Reef Lighthouse in California. |