Out and About
This Saturday is the Country Hoedown at St. Sylvester’s Church featuring the Chris Earle Band. See their ad for more details.
Santa Rosa’s 15th annual Beaches to Woodlands Tour begins this fall with nearly 35 events throughout the county. The entire family has many opportunities to enjoy events from Navarre Beach to Historic Downtown Milton and to farmland communities. Visit BeachesToWoodlands.com for more details.
The Taste of Gulf Breeze will be Oct. 5 for ages 21 and up. This is an exciting culinary adventure where area restaurants and food and beverage providers will tempt you with culinary delights. Visit gulfbreezechamber.com and see their ad in this issue for more information.
Juana’s first Open Water Swim will be Oct. 21 in the Santa Rosa Sound. Funds raised will go to the swim program at Navarre High School. See their ad for more details.
The Okaloosa Gas Navarre Fishing Rodeo will take place Oct. 6 and 7. You can still register at NavarreFishingRodeo.com. Take a Kid Fishing at the Pier is also that weekend. Register at TakeAKidFishingNavarre.com and receive a free fishing pole and T-shirt after you and your child complete educational stations (while supplies last).
You can now register for the 10th annual Run for the Reef slated for Saturday, Oct. 13. Sign up for a 5K, 10K run or walk & kid’s 1-mile fun run with an after-party at Juana’s. Register at active.com or runsignup.com.
From car wash to a medical clinic – that is progress. Several months ago, I lamented in my column regarding the two car washes that were building just blocks from each other. The car wash owners that were building on the west corner of Navarre Parkway and Harvest Village Court saw the writing on the wall and stopped the infrastructure work and put a “For Sale” sign up. Thankfully, the corner lot sold very quickly. There couldn’t have been a better scenario. Two different Realtors made a commission in a short amount of time, and the proposed car wash owners realized a return on their investment and Navarre will have a much-needed medical facility. Icing on the cake – it is right down the road from Navarre Press. More reasons to stop by, visit Inkie, renew your subscription or just chat.
We have a story in this issue which is a follow up on another story we wrote regarding the US Geological Survey Researchers who visited Navarre Beach to tag our resident sea turtles at the artificial reefs to help better understand their migration patterns.
The artificial reef system that is being installed in phases running perpendicular to the Navarre Beach pier is 1 mile from shore and when complete will be 2 miles long. This $1.2 million project will bring additional fish habitats closer to the pier – and the anglers including Kayakers.
I hope you are keeping up with our Pigskin Pickin’ and Prognosticatin’ Panel. Bill Hammel is currently up front, but Stacey Wright, Tony Carter and Sam Parker are not far behind and then not far behind them are Jayer Williamson, Jay Walls and Howie Rounsaville. Check them out on page 3C of this issue.
Quote of the Week: The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged, 1957 US (Russian-born) novelist (1905 – 1982)