I was late on a deadline today and my first inclination was to email them, “Due to the overwhelming abundance of news,” I forgot to send payroll – which I almost did. Don’t tell my staff. There is so much news and not enough journalists to go around. I’ve talked to many people in neighboring counties who tell me that there are zero journalists at their meetings nor are their citizens there that give a darn. That is a sad, sad state of affairs. I see posts online all the time that say, “I didn’t know that,” or “When did that happen?”
Come out to the YMCA on Friday (tomorrow) from 10 a.m. to Noon for a book signing. The book is “The Gunny” and is a tribute to a local hero of World War II, Master Gunnery Sgt. Jay DeGraw.
The Navarre Garden Club is sponsoring “Santa’s Workshop Craft Fair” this Saturday at the Navarre Conference Center. Goodies for Thanksgiving will be available at Ye Olde Bake Shoppe within the Craft Fair. Children’s Activities will entertain the kiddies and Santa will be visiting.
We are introducing something new to the paper this week. We have a first-person story by our Copy Editor, Carmen Reynolds. This is in an effort to introduce our staff to our readers on subjects we think are of interest to you. People forget real people work at Navarre Press. We are human and have many of the same cares, interests and responsibilities as many of you. Your neighbors work here; our children went to or are attending the same schools; we worship together; play together; and we all care about Navarre and our community.
We have another issue that is full of newsy news. Everything from a plane landing on Navarre Beach and running over our already dead fish, the red tide fish kill, to a shooting, and a grand-theft auto. We would have more information if those that had it were a little more forthcoming. However, much of what we found out, we found out ourselves, and we were there.
We found some very spooky local stories to share with you this week. We had more, that are even spookier – including the obituaries that go with them – but…we had to wait for more information. However, the stories are going to be groundbreaking and change the known history of our area. Let me rephrase that; let’s just say that the previous “recorded” history isn’t what it has been presented to be by past self-proclaimed historians.
Last weekend was full of fun things to do as you can see by reading this issue. I’m not sure they could have crammed one more thing into the weekend. Thankfully – it was a beautiful weekend and the weather didn’t dampen anyone’s spirits or hinder attendance.
October is a busy month in Navarre and basically everywhere. It was mentioned at our Monday morning meeting that there seems to be more going on in October than there is during the summer. This weekend seems to be the busiest one of the month.
The “Run for the Reef” is at 8 a.m. this Saturday. There is a 5K and a 10K route as well as a 1-mile fun run. The T-shirts are worth the price of admission alone. This event benefits the Navarre Beach Marine Sanctuary – Snorkeling and Diving Reefs. There is also a raffle for SCUBA lessons and artwork by various local artists and photographers. Show up early the day of the race to register on the spot. This is a great event with a fun after party at Lagerheads on the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier. Go to: navarrebeachmarinesanctuary.com, for more information. Also this Saturday – the Holley Navarre Senior Center is holding a Rummage & Bake Food Sale. The Senior Center is located across from the library which is at 8484 James M. Harvell Road. The Zoo is gearing up for its Boo at the Zoo. You will have two weekends to take your children trick-or-treating with the animals beginning Oct. 17. Check out the new baby hippo while you are there.
