All of God’s creatures are en titled to a blessing, and blessed they were on Saturday morning at St. Sylvester Catholic Church’s annual Blessing of the Pets event.
Navarre High School’s NJROTC battalion flexed its collective muscles when it recently sent 24 cadets to participate in the UWF Army ROTC unit’s annual Best Ranger competition.
The Woodlawn Beach Middle School Robotics Club is using the science fiction movie “Tron” for inspiration as part of their robotics project and campaign this year for the Emerald Coast BEST Robotics competition.
Check out our local happenings page for some great Halloween/Fall activities taking place in and around Navarre. Samplings include the YMCA Trunk or Treat this Sunday from 4-6 p.m. The Navarre United Methodist Church ad has a schedule of activities taking place on Halloween, which happens to be the date of next week’s issue of Navarre Press. The Gulf Breeze Zoo has their second weekend of Boo at the Zoo this coming weekend. At the Zoo, you will find an extensive collection of animals, including their newest edition, Cooper, the Hippopotamus. Apparently it was a blast last weekend because I heard several people say they were going back again. You can buy tickets for this weekend ahead of time so you don’t have to wait in line. The lines were very long last weekend, and I’m sure they will be longer this weekend.
The Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council (TDC) is recommending county commissioners approve $64,000 to allow for the doubling of the artificial reefs on the Gulf side of Navarre Beach Park. This should be a slam dunk for commissioners, as this is a no-brainer.
After her grandson passed away five months ago from Nephrotic Syndrome, Tana Varner and her family decided to reach out to The Nephcure Foundation to organize a walk and raise awareness about the rare kidney disease in memory of Paul.
The effort to incorporate Navarre into a city will be given a “hand” on November 2, when the group Citizens to Incorporate Navarre will host a Casino Night from 7 – 11 p.m. at the Navarre Conference Center.
Many disgruntled patrons of The Club at Hidden Creek expressed their displeasure with the current state of the club’s restaurant at a Holley-Navarre Water System board meeting last Tuesday, suggesting a change to a more affordable, diner-style menu.