“I was born in Elmwood, Ohio,” Donald Hickman, 80, said. “It was a small community with 13 bars, 13 churches, about 3,500 people, and I quit school and joined the Navy in 1950,” he chuckled.
The Taco Bell in Navarre suffered about $100,000 damage when a fire broke out just after 3 p.m. last Friday in the front area of the restaurant located at 8714 Navarre Pkwy.
It is only June and Gatlin Casey has already had a busy summer. The 6-foot-3-inch senior receiver has been to four college camps. He demonstrated his talents and hopes the coaches take notice.
From tug-of-war to knot tying, Navarre High School incoming freshman competed in a variety of physical activities and competitions at the Navy Junior ROTC summer camp program last week. All 84 first-year cadets participated in the week-long camp and had their graduation on June 21.
Camp Invention, a week-long program for kids promoting creativity and scientific discovery, was held last week at West Navarre Intermediate School. The camp is offered to students ranging from first through sixth grade, and features hands-on activities, science projects and games.
“We lost everything in Hurricane Ivan,” said Santa Rosa County Judge Robert Hilliard, whose family suffered the total loss of their home during the catastrophe. Hilliard was serving as a Santa Rosa County Commissioner in 2004 when the devastating storm surge flooded ashore, knocking down utility poles, leaving citizens in the dark and without the ability to send or receive emergency communication.