The back kitchen of Navarre First Assembly of God was packed Saturday, Sept. 24, for the Blanketing Our Streets Community Dinner as the homeless of Navarre and Fort Walton received a free meal with a Tex-Mex feel.
Santa Rosa County Sheriff Wendell Hall is in his fourth year of frying up fish for the fish fry the Holley Navarre Senior Center puts on as a fundraiser.
Most remember vividly the days when Mom and Dad wouldn’t allow dessert before vegetables had been eaten. Still today, parents do their best to convince kids that plants are healthy. For kids, groans often replace chewing: The bizarre foods of varying (usually) green shades rarely elicit a positive response.
Every two years, the cafeteria at Woodlawn Beach Middle School transforms into a castle from the renaissance period to host the community and parents for their Madrigal performance. The event is scheduled for Dec. 11 and 12 starting at 6:30 p.m. Unlike any other event of its nature, attendees will be served a four-course meal and see performances by the band and chorus students throughout. The students and faculty will be in period costumes, and appropriately enough two years ago the principal Victor Lowrimore served as the King of the castle. He also had a court jester.
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.
The Gulf Breeze Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the 3rd Annual Taste of Gulf Breeze last Friday evening in conjunction with the Gulf Breeze Community Expo. Over 600 people attended this year’s event and sampled delicious appetizers, beverages, and desserts from 18 area restaurants and food and beverage providers while they visited with area businesses. Awards were given for Best Appetizer, Best Beverage and Best Dessert in Restaurant and Specialty Divisions, along with the overall Best of Taste award.
Kids need their vegetables to stay healthy. Trying to get them willingly to eat them, however, is a constant struggle for parents everywhere. Experts urge parents not to give up, rather, work with your kids to figure out which vegetable – and which tactics for getting them to eat vegetable – works for your family.
