The countdown to Christmas has begun. Once again – it snuck up on me. No matter how much I am determined for Christmas to not catch me unprepared it does – except for the year we went out of town for two weeks during Christmas. I was prepared for that one – especially because the trip itself was the only gift we gave that year.
The Navarre Garden Club will host Santa’s Workshop craft fair at the Navarre Conference Center this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be art, crafts, gifts and baked goods.
People are predictable. When they have something to hide, they immediately start to withhold information. If people lived their lives in such a way that they didn’t have to look over their shoulders – then they wouldn’t have to worry about what people know and don’t know. And, if people who know there are secretive things going on would bring it to light – then justice can be served. And justice is a good thing.
The Friends of the Navarre Library will be having a book sale today – Thursday (members only) and Friday (open to public) to benefit the Navarre Library programs.
Start you kids’ trick-or-treating right here at Navarre Press on Halloween. We will have candy and giveaways from 2 to 5 p.m. We’ll be taking photos and you might just end up being featured in our next issue.
I made a mistake last week regarding voting for the courthouse. Like I said last week, we definitely need a new courthouse. We needed it 10 years ago and we need it even more now. Where I messed up was on the non-binding referendum for the courthouse locations. The non-binding referendum that gets the most votes for the courthouse location will be the courthouse location. You can vote for all three locations – not advisable – or you can vote for just two of the locations if you are unsure. You can also vote no for the courthouse – not advisable – and still pick a location. Very confusing – I know. My No. 1 vote is to keep it in Downtown Milton. My second choice is east Milton. Regardless, we need the courthouse. We have more information in this issue on the vote for the courthouse.
There are a few subjects that have been talked about in Navarre and in Santa Rosa County for the entire 14.5 years that this news organization has been in existence and one of those subjects is the need for a new courthouse. The county courthouse should be the pride and joy of any county. There are many life events handled through your courthouse, including life, death, marriages, taxes – if you don’t pay them – lawsuits, business partnerships, and of course – the good ole’ fashion court case where citizens stand before a judge and/or a jury of their peers.
NYSA would like all the parents that have children participating with NYSA – that their Board of Director Election is October 15 from 5 – 7:30 p.m. at the Soccer Complex and at their main complex. Anyone who is interested in running for one of the eight spots can email nysa@bellsouth.net.
To promote Breast Cancer Awareness, Navarre Press is wrapping itself in PINK for the issues of October 9th and 16th. In Okaloosa County, the Board of Commissioners declared a certain day in October as “Wear Pink Day”, and we think it’s such a good idea that we are borrowing it! Everybody in Navarre should wear PINK on October 9th and look for our PINK wrap issue that will have good information on prevention and care.
