Festival of Trees continues to grow
The Santa Rosa Kids House is ready for another record-breaking year with its annual Festival of Trees fundraiser. If early ticket sales are any indication, they are well on their way.
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Retired couple completes the “Great Loop”
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Retirement means something a little different to Navarre residents Eddy and Linda Johnsen. After they both retired before turning 60 last year, the self-proclaimed adventurers decided to take a trip of a lifetime, traveling 6,700 miles through 21 states and Canada by boat on the “Great Loop.”
NB Marine Science Station welcomes homeschoolers for the weekend
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A new program at the Navarre Beach Marine Science Station will soon be allowing students to see what’s under the sea and then stay the night on the beach.
Raider swimmers set school records, advance to Regionals
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Navarre High School sent three swimmers to Regionals based on their individual performances, while the boys’ 200-yard freestyle relay team also qualified for the Regional meet.
Lady Raiders open regular season with two wins
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The Lady Raiders won the season opener in dominating fashion with a 9-1 victory against Catholic High in Pensacola last Tuesday. They followed that up with a 2-1 win over Mosley on Wednesday.
Raiders split a pair of preseason games
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The Navarre High School boys soccer team had a win and a tie last week as it tied Gulf Breeze 2 – 2 on Oct. 29 and beat Choctaw 2 – 0 two days later in a preseason tourney held at the Twin Oaks Complex in Niceville. Coach Zac Preston was more interested in seeing his team perform under real playing conditions rather than the final score of the games.
Here’s looking at you Jake and Patricia Dunlop
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Jake Dunlop, a member of the North Carolina Radio Broadcasters Hall of Fame, began learning the radio and television directors’ trade in 1949. In 1950, he became TV director for WOITV in Iowa. And at the time of his retirement from television in 1992, Jake was Director of the North Carolina Public Television Network.
Costumed canines take center stage
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Pet Nation went to the dogs last Saturday as more than 40 costumed canines participated in the Navarre pet store’s annual costume contest. The fur was flying on a windy day, and there were wardrobe malfunctions, but the cuteness factor was as high as Molly the cheerleader’s yelp on a doggone fun day.
Holidays bring more license-free fishing days
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Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday, and for many people represents their only four-day holiday. So what better time to offer license-free fishing days? Friday, Nov. 29, will be a license-free freshwater fishing day, followed by a saltwater license-free day on Nov. 30.
NJROTC cadets spend night aboard USS Alabama
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Navarre’s Raider Battalion had the opportunity to tour and sleep aboard the retired ship, the USS Alabama, last week. A group of 40 cadets made the trip — the male cadets one day and the female cadets followed on the next day.