“Oh no,” Art Lynch replied when asked if he and his 10 siblings worked to help their father, a Youngstown, Ohio, steel worker, raise 11 children. “This was toward the end of the Great Depression, so jobs weren’t available to teens because they’d be taking away jobs from adults.
Holley-Navarre Middle School students understand that pets need a soft and warm place to sleep, too, and are helping to make the beds of local cats and dogs just a little better. And, what’s even better is that the effort will help support a local animal shelter.
Navarre resident Toni Patton just returned from her trip to Los Angeles last week, where she got the opportunity to walk the red carpet and mingle with movie stars.
The Santa Rosa Kids House is ready for another record-breaking year with its annual Festival of Trees fundraiser. If early ticket sales are any indication, they are well on their way.
Retirement means something a little different to Navarre residents Eddy and Linda Johnsen. After they both retired before turning 60 last year, the self-proclaimed adventurers decided to take a trip of a lifetime, traveling 6,700 miles through 21 states and Canada by boat on the “Great Loop.”
Jake Dunlop, a member of the North Carolina Radio Broadcasters Hall of Fame, began learning the radio and television directors’ trade in 1949. In 1950, he became TV director for WOITV in Iowa. And at the time of his retirement from television in 1992, Jake was Director of the North Carolina Public Television Network.
Pet Nation went to the dogs last Saturday as more than 40 costumed canines participated in the Navarre pet store’s annual costume contest. The fur was flying on a windy day, and there were wardrobe malfunctions, but the cuteness factor was as high as Molly the cheerleader’s yelp on a doggone fun day.
The mustache is back in fashion and gaining some momentum — at least for a month. November is “grow time” for several area men who will be giving their razors a break this month to participate in Movember, a campaign that raises awareness for prostate and testicular cancer, as well as mental health issues.
At just 11 years old, aspiring actor Sebastion Passmore can say that he has shared the screen with big-name actors Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner. The sixth grader, from Milton, plays a small role in the new movie “Dallas Buyers Club,” and is hoping his big screen debut will lead to a full-time acting career in the future.
The Navarre chapter of the Iron Order Motorcycle Club had fun riding and raising money for the local charity Caring and Sharing of South Santa Rosa County, Inc. for the second year in a row.
