Tony Carter has talked all season about peaking at the right time. Friday at the Andrews Invitational in Gulf Breeze, his Navarre Raiders showed they are indeed on the right track. Literally.
I covered the last perfect season in NCAA men’s basketball. I wrote a book about it as well, titled Perfect Run as No. 1, in case you are interested in reading it.
Tax season is nearly finished but for those senior citizens who have yet to file, there are things to keep in mind. Of course, not all seniors have to file a return.
Last Monday was April Fools’ Day. The origin of this odd observance is disputed, but I’d like to thank whoever invented it. I celebrated April Fools’ Day religiously as a kid. What other day of the year could you get away with playing a prank on somebody simply by shouting, “April Fools’!” April 1, 1971, the year Canada began switching over to the metric system, a call-in show on a local AM radio station reported, in compliance with the new system of measure, they would now be giving the time in metric. They said something like, “The current time is 10.25 metric.” The phone lines lit up with angry Canadians! At the end of the three metric-hour show, the hosts shouted, “April Fools’!” and explained that it was all a prank.
Lance Whorton, a licensed physical therapist with years of professional experience in the field, is the senior pastor of Encompass Church in Navarre. So, what would motivate a successful physical therapist to leave his career to start a church? If you answered “God, of course!” you would be correct.
Parting ways from the typical love songs and massive choreographed dance numbers of Disney musical projects, Navarre High School Theater will be presenting “The Three Musketeers” this April at Pensacola State College.