Marilyn Rector has become known for her birdhouses
If you happen to see a birdhouse with a red perch, there is a good chance Marilyn Rector built it.
Month: October 2017
FWC officer honored for efforts to protect sea turtles
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Officer Phil Stone grew up in North Dakota, where summers are beautiful but winters are a downright brutal mixture of bone-chilling wind, air that makes your face hurt and up to 50 inches of snow a year.
500th F-35 pilot takes to the sky
Eglin Air Force Base - The U.S. Air Force trained and graduated the 500th F-35 Lightning II pilot across the joint and international enterprise Sept. 19, here.
The lowdown on probiotics
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard the term “probiotics.” But what are they? Do we really need them or are they just another trendy buzzword? And if we do need them, what’s the best way to get them?
If I were a doctor…
If I were a doctor, no one would come to see me. Not just because I’m clearly not qualified to be a doctor but also because my treatment plan would be very different. I would prescribe consistent diet, exercise and mental gym work before my patients were allowed to get any other prescriptions or procedures.
Good news for exceptional adults in south county
Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Gulf Breeze and Navarre could have a day facility as early as January after The Arc Gateway approved funding in its 2018 budget to open and operate such a program.
Watson named Journalism Teacher of the Year
By a vote of her peers across the Florida Panhandle, Navarre High School yearbook adviser Jennifer Watson was named Florida Scholastic Press Association’s 2017 District 1 Journalism Teacher of the Year.
Out and About
We put up our storm shutters for Nate for several reasons – other than we are nerds. The main reason was because there was a hurricane in the Gulf. Secondly, I was here for Opal. Opal was supposed to hit New Orleans and she took a turn at the last minute and hit us as a Cat 3. And last but not least, we had never used our fabric shutters and we wanted to actually use them. The fabric of our window covers was mildewed from our storage unit where they were rotting away. In the end, we really put them up because we knew we wanted to get our building and parking area pressure washed. We found one of the newest Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce members, Curb Appeal. We left our window covers up for two days after Nate so that they could be pressure washed along with our building. Barry Underwood, owner of Curb Appeal Exterior Cleaning is awesome, licensed and insured. His number is 850-503-2444. Also, don’t use service providers that put up the yard signs on the side of the road. They are breaking the law. If they will break the law to get your business…how can you trust them? Just a thought.
Old Glory will be respected
My heart felt good after reading Chrys Holley's excellent comments, "Long may Old Glory wave and be respected by all," posted in the Navarre Press on Oct. 5. It's a damn shame that hundreds of NFL football players are not standing and saluting the American flag while our National Anthem is being played before the game.
Slavery
Do we aspire to be slaves or to be free? The slave does not necessarily want freedom and is willing to trade freedom for being comfortable. Being warm, dry and fed has certain appeal. Being free, one is responsible for oneself and willing to take risk for the improvement of one’s condition. The benefits of being free allow people to advance and accomplish many things the slave will not accomplish nor experience.