It is hard to believe that it has been ten years since Ivan, and in ten months it will be the ten year anniversary of Dennis which was the hurricane that affected Navarre Press and personally, my home the most. It is the reason why we have new siding on both structures and the reason why I was able to put my new refrigerator in my office through the outside wall, not through the door. Therefore, if my office refrigerator ever goes out, I’m not sure how it would exit the building. We also purchased a whole building generator that we have never had to use, thankfully. However, I’d like to say we are prepared but no one is truly prepared for catastrophes like Ivan. If you weren’t here ten years ago, I hope you never have to go through anything similar.
Congressman Jeff Miller hasn’t faced an opponent in the Republican primary for Florida’s District 1 in more than a decade, but he has one this year in Pensacola businessman John Krause. Navarre Press talked with both candidates and asked them to comment about four issues important to voters.
Lt. Gen. Bradley Heithold became the 10th commander of the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) July 3 at Hurlburt Field. Heithold, in an interview with Navarre Press, said his number one priority is clear.
Just a quick note to thank you for the recent article in the Navarre Press that featured my wife and me. What a pleasant surprise. Yes, we were interviewed in our home by Bobby and Nancy, but we did not expect the final product to be so well written and polished. What great tallent. Bobby said it would be quick and painless. We have received many, many nice comments from our friends. You made us celebrities for a day.
My job is so much fun that it is going to be my demise. If I could just do everything full-time – then I wouldn’t get anything done. I really would love being a full-time writer, a full-time photographer, a full-time investigative reporter, a full-time sales person and a full-time boss and manager. The only thing that I really couldn’t do because I don’t have the technical skills is design. I know good design, but I don’t have the technical skills to do it full time. However, if I wasn’t busy doing everything else, then I could possibly learn. I think I have written this before, but I’ve had employees tell me that they loved working at Navarre Press because basically you can be anyone that you want to be on any given day, except an EMT or a doctor.
Check out the front page of this week’s Navarre Press and it shouldn’t take long for you to spot the double whammy for south Santa Rosa. First, we learned that Santa Rosa County in 2007 had an opportunity to gain $3 million in grant funds for stormwater mitigation for Holley By The Sea, but passed. Plus, we’ve also just learned that while other nearby counties are raking in grant funds for beach renourishment, Santa Rosa County, with its beautiful Navarre Beach, is getting none.
This weekend Friday afternoon – Saturday evening is Fun Fest in the main parking lot of Navarre Beach. There is a lot of information in this issue about the line-up of artists that will be taking the stage. There are 44 arts and crafts booths and 19 commercial type booths along with a great children’s area and food vendors. There is a map inside of “Who is Where.” There is a 5k run Saturday morning (for those of you that wanted to go to Boston) and the event will end with fireworks Saturday evening. Navarre Press will be there and ready, willing and able to take your subscription renewal. We usually come up with some kind of value added prize for subscribers that renew. Just so our subscribers know – we do not give a better deal to people that are new subscribers. We want to reward our loyal subscribers. Our subscribers have access to everything our new subscribers get – if not more. A lot of our subscribers are locked it at the rate that they first subscribed at because they are on auto renew of their subscription. Please make sure you ask us about that when you are meandering through all of the booths at Fun Fest. I heard that there will be a lot of candidates at Fun Fest. This would be a good time to you to talk to them in person. Bring a list of questions with you. I’m sure they would love to answer any/all questions you have.
God controls the sun, moon and stars. He stopped the sun (Joshua), moved the star, stopped it over Bethlehem so seekers could find Yeshua, and made the sun go back 10 degrees (Hezekiah.) Like a billboard, God thrice warned of four blood moons, tetrad, in Jewish history.
The attorney representing the Navarre Beach Leaseholders and Residents Association’s (NBRLA) is filing a motion in the Supreme Court seeking clarification of its March 20 ruling. NBLRA President Linda Coley provided Navarre Press with a copy of a letter from attorney Danny Kepner addressed to the leaseholder’s Liaison Committee.
The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and Navarre Press are reviving a popular workshop series called “Jump Start Your Business.” It will be held Tuesday, March 18 at 11:30 a.m. at the chamber. The ad in this week’s paper has all the great information you need to RSVP. The Marine Sanctuary, The Sea Turtle Conservation Center, The Marine Science Station, The Butterfly House and the Navarre Chamber Foundation are all groups of volunteers that make ecological tourism happen in and around Navarre. They fund and facilitate children’s camps, artificial reefs, educational programs and fundraising for many nonprofits including their own. If you have read other news accounts, you would think that our ecotourism theme just happened by accident, but that is not the case. It has been the vision of many leaders including Brenda Stokes of Holley Hill Pottery fame. She isn’t as active with all of the groups but her vision and leadership has been carried with us. The artificial reefs are growing faster than our neighbor’s reefs and have been the theme of many articles in Navarre Press. If you have an “All Access” subscription – you can go back and read about how all of our ecotourism came into being. We have beautiful beaches and beautiful sunrises and sunsets and it draws people of all walks of life to our area. Please help our tourists and locals alike remember that it is bad form to leave cans, plastic bottles and trash on the beach when they are heading back to their cars. I had pictures sent to me Tuesday of a terrible disgrace of trash left on the beach from Monday. If you think it is none of your business that someone else left trash – you are wrong. If you come across it, please pick it up. There is a Great American Cleanup next month – but we shouldn’t need a date on the calendar to clean up after ourselves or remind others to do the same.
