Unlike most people, farmer Burl Scherler can step outside of his Colorado home, jump into his Cessna 210, and take off right from his front yard. In fact he did just that Friday afternoon, and nearly five hours later, he had left the cold of the Rockies for the slightly warmer temperatures of Navarre.
Navarre closed out the 2014 portion of the 2014-2015 season with a 1-0 road victory over Niceville. The Raiders defeated the Eagles in both of their regular season meetings by the same score.
When he was a kid growing up in Minneapolis, Warren Anderson and his parents would make the 15-mile trip to his grandparents’ lake house in none other than Navarre, Minn.
Eric Solgard graduated from Gulf Breeze High School in 1998, where he played four years of football. When he didn’t receive any scholarship offers, he joined the military. Turning the clock ahead a few years, after receiving a medical discharge, he decided return to the sport he loved … football.
While reading the Navarre Press this past week, I was surprised to find Mark Conte’s comments in the guest opinion; I mean no one knew about the Inc. Navarre vote? Really? It was all over the papers, signage and gossip tables!
Last week an inspirational book by Navarre resident Nelson Thomas hit retailers across the nation. “Faith by Fire” provides a hopeful message, especially for those dealing with tragedy.
In a non-binding straw poll that very few people knew anything about, close to 5,000 Navarre residents voted for incorporation, showing a need to put the issue on the 2016 ballot for a binding vote.