Zoo announces photo contest
The Gulf Breeze Zoo’s Wild Shots Photo Contest began July 1 and runs through August 31. Participants may enter up to five photos online per category.
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Concert first: Couple engaged on stage
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The Thursdays in the Park free summer concert series has been a staple in the Navarre community for several years, but June 26 concert-goers experienced a first. Michael Cadena from San Antonio, Texas, proposed to his girlfriend Erin Harnist on stage during the intermission of Exit 4’s concert.
Chamber recognizes 2 businesses
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The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce at its monthly breakfast June 27 recognized its May and June Business of the Month award winners.
Keeping, growing businesses important
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When most people think about economic development, they think of companies choosing to locate and create jobs in a new community. But according to Bentina Terry from Gulf Power, recruiting new companies is only one part of economic development.
Practice makes perfect at Wahoo’s swim meet
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With a full slate of swim meets scheduled for July, Coach Mary Moorer scheduled a mock swim meet June 21 at the Betty J. Pullum Family YMCA in Navarre. “We have a lot of swimmers on the team this year that are new to competitive swimming,” Moorer said. “We wanted to get them used to meet conditions before the July meets are held.”
Ducks, guns and golf
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A ceremonial shotgun start kicked off the 2014 Ducks Unlimited charity golf tournament June 21. Seventy-two golfers lined up for a chance to win Stoeger shotguns among other prizes.
Here’s looking at you Joanna and Chet Beyer
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When Chet Beyer said he was “part of the Wells family in Holley,” I said he had a thousand relatives.
Combined training good but safety concerns remain
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Navarre Beach lifeguards and Navarre Beach firefighters conducted their first, official joint training exercise of the season June 21. Training between the two groups is conducted several times annually but this was the first official training since the drowning of a tourist from Louisiana in late May. The 19-year-old entered the water on a red flag day west of the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier, where lifeguards are not stationed, and unfortunately was caught up in a rip tide.
Abandoned vessels dangerous, costly
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One of the lesser known missions of the U.S. Coast Guard is to follow up on reports of unmanned, adrift vessels.
10 year old gets 475 pairs of shoes
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Ten-year-old Carlie Jeffries worked hard for her birthday presents. She went from door to door to businesses, took a wagon around door to door in her neighborhood and even asked members of her church and karate group for donations toward her birthday.