It doesn’t matter if Navarre is playing a great team or an average one. The Raiders approach every game with the attitude that they will play at their best.
Pet Nation held its annual Halloween event for dogs on Oct. 30 with trick-or-treating for the canines dressed in costumes. “We usually get between 40-50 dogs for the event, but this year we definitely broke the record with 100 dogs,” owner Holly Elassaad said. The popular costumes this year were sports-related; football, baseball and referees.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Officer Justin Miller turns up the speed on the patrol boat he is operating. The vessel is soon zipping through the water on the East Bay River on a mild, sun-splashed Friday morning in late October.
About 400,000 American servicemen died in WWII and of that number, 73,000 are yet to be accounted for. Many lost their lives over the Republic of Palau in the Pacific Ocean between Australia and China where fierce battles were fought 71 years ago between the Japanese and allied military forces near the end of WWII. Mike Sandler, 58, of Navarre is related to one of those 73,000 missing in action, retired Lt. Norman W. Sandler, U.S. Navy.
Navarre head football coach Jay Walls said he has seen more athletes diagnosed with concussions in the past two to three years than he has at any other time in his 18-year coaching career.
Although they were only two preseason games, Navarre’s girls soccer team appears to be in midseason form, winning 3-0 over Arnold and 2-0 over Fort Walton Beach last week.
Austin Epstein is headed back to the regional cross country meet, although he will be the first to tell you his performance in Saturday’s meet wasn’t his best of the year.
James Royal is a 3-year old fountain of energy, smiles and love. He plays with trains, cars and his learning tablet. He has favorite movies and he loves to run. Sounds normal for a 3 year old. But with James, he is challenged by almost everything in life.