I sland T imesVolume V, Number 1 Pensacola Beach, Florida May 5, 2009

Lauren Pinkston happily dances her way through each day because she has the best mom in the world. She is sitting with her mom, Dr. TraceyPinkston, but only for a moment, because Lauren is poised to do the Bunny Hop. The four-year-old keeps her mom hopping, too. Dr. Pinkston is afull-time mom and a full-time doctor, but she savors every moment of each busy day. This energetic, talented doctor is the Island Times 2009 Motherof the Year. For more on this story, see page 2.

Mother of the YearTracey Pinkston

Savors EveryMoment

Dr. Mom

PAGE 2 Island Times May 5, 2009

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Tracey E. Pinkston, J.D, M.D.All those letters behind her mother'sname don't mean a whole lot to herdaughter, four-year-old Lauren. ToLauren, Tracey is the "best mom inthe whole world," and that says itall for the Island Times Mother ofthe Year.

Tracey did explain how she hap-pened to have two impressive, butvery different, professional degrees.

"All my life, since I was a littlegirl, I wanted to be a doctor," shesaid. "But, my dad an attorney, wasdetermined that I would be a lawyer.So after I got my undergraduate de-gree, I took the law school entranceexam just to satisfy him, neverdreaming I would pass."

But pass it she did and rankedin the top two percent of the appli-cants in the United States, so shewas flooded with scholarships.

She accepted an offer fromSouthern Methodist University inDallas, her hometown, and went onto get her law degree. She never usedthe degree and just kept hopingsome day to become a doctor.

As a military wife, she beganmoving from place to place and whenthey settled in Baltimore, she hadthe opportunity to attend the Uni-versity of Maryland at BaltimoreMedical School. Then, they movedagain, this time to Pensacola whereTracey completed medical schooland her residency at the Universityof South Alabama.

And, in 2005, she and her babydaughter moved to PensacolaBeach. She began practicing medi-cine in Gulf Breeze. Recently, Traceywho specializes in Internal Medicineopened an expanded office in

Cool Doctor Mom Makes Green Cupcakes, Kayaks And SingsShe Prescribes Wise Motherly Advice

Pensacola.Now, her growing practice and

keeping up with energetic Laurentake most of her time. However, shespends one day a month at the GoodSamaritan Clinic where she offershope and treatment to people whootherwise would probably not havemedical care.

Some doctors just make you feelgood. Tracey is one of those. Asyou leave her office, you know youhave been in the presence of some-one who cares about you. Reallycares. Her charm and charisma spillout to her patients. She always hasa bright smile, a hug, and sometimesa joke or two. Beyond that, she isone of the rare new breeds of physi-cians who combine holistic medicinewith mainstream treatment.

"I like to combine the best ofboth traditional and alternative ap-proaches," she said.

She stresses the value ofwellness to her patients.

Tracey has an aura all her ownas she diligently works to find thebest, least invasive treatment for herpatients.

Asking about her hobbies (howwould she ever have time for any)brought a surprising response.

"I like to sew, make jewelry andpop up greeting cards," she re-sponded without hesitation. "Mymost important hobby is my daugh-ter."

The connection that runs be-tween mother and daughter is gen-erational for Tracey.

"I think about things when Iwas growing up with my mom, BettieLee Sundstrom, who is well knownon the Beach. I feel so connected to

Lauren. It's like something ancient,like I have known her for a very longtime. It's like it was with my mom,who was and still is my best friend."

Lauren continues to make herown mark, most likely reflecting thetalents she inherited from her giftedmother. She attends MontessoriSchool where her favorite activitycomes on the day they put shavingcream in a big bowl, tint it with foodcoloring, and apply it to a giantsponge. She swims and dances andrecently won the title of "Miss Per-sonality" in the State of Florida MissSunshine Beauty Contest.

When asked if her mom was agood cook, Lauren said yes, shemade green cupcakes. Then, she toldof a recipe of her own, Sandburgers.

You take hamburger, mix it with sand,put it on a bun, add some catsupand eat it. Just like that. Raw. Nogrilling.

Weekends are for thePinkstons. They go kayaking in theSound and sometimes go visit theirfriends.

"I love the kayak," Lauren said."I sit in the front and paddle reallyhard. My life jacket is pink with flow-ers on it."

On Sunday mornings, the twoare always at the Beach CommunityChurch where Tracey sings in thechoir.

When asked if she wanted tobe a lawyer or a doctor when shegrew up Lauren said, "No. Shewanted to be an animal rescuer and

work at an animal sanctuary."These are her own words.Then, she reeled off the names

of her pets; Princess Muffy, Sebastian,Chicory, Toby and Tuxedo.

Tracey has one daily ritual thatshe has kept since before Laurenwas even born, a daily reading time.

"Reading time is a special time,"she said. "We do it without fail."

All Island Times Mothers of theYear have advice for moms. In Dr.Pinkston's case, she offers a pre-scription that creates a storybookrelationship with your children.

"My advice to all moms outthere would be to enjoy every sec-ond of it. It goes by so fast. Live inthe moment," she said.

Happy Mother's Day

Deputy Sheriff Matt Baxter wasthe guest speaker at the PensacolaBeach Chamber of Commerce meet-ing on Tuesday, April28.

"The annualvisit by the Mobilecrowd is expected tobe on Sunday, May17," Baxter said. "Wewill have a staff of 25deputies. Once park-ing is full at Ft.Pickens gate, FortPickens Road willclose. Residents andguests will be al-lowed through. Wewill have motorcycleofficers and K-9 officers patrollingPensacola Beach Boulevard."

Baxter reminded condos andbusinesses that if they need addedsecurity, off duty deputies can behired.

Baxter also told the group therewould be ten extra deputies on dutyduring Memorial Day weekend.

"I want to thank you for the greatjob you are doing for us," said Cham-ber member Doug McAllister wholives on Ft. Pickens Road.

May will see heightened activ-ity with Military Appreciation runningthe entire month.

Matt Baxter Describes Preparation For Summer Beach CrowdsOne of the highlights will be the

Beach Chamber's Military Fishing Tripfor Marines, Air Force, Army, Navy

and Coast Guardpersonnel. RetiredMarine Corps MajorJim Knell is coordi-nating the eventwhich is scheduledfor May 21. Boogie,Inc. will play and theHooters girls willwelcome anglers ontheir return. Chambermembers and Beachresidents are en-couraged to come tothe Beach Marina at2:30 p.m. to honor

the active duty military.Jeff Elbert, president, announced

that Rick Cantin, CPA, whose officeis in Harbourtown, is a new memberof the Beach Chamber Board. Also,Paula Sunshine of Resort Realty willbe the new membership chairman, re-placing Chrissy Cook whose commit-tee increased the previous member-ship by 25 percent.

The Chamber currently has 117members with Florida Gulfarium andMarble Slab Creamery as new mem-bers. A ribbon cutting for Sam's SurfCity will be on May 9 at 1 p.m.

Despite the dismal economic

outlook in most of the country, BeachChamber businesses continue to re-port good business, and they are alllooking forward to a prosperous sum-mer.

"We had four deals working inone day," said Karen Cook, owner ofCook Realty. "Maybe, we have sur-vived the downturn."

Robert Gleim, general manager ofBamboo Willie's, said the recent Craw-fish Festival was successful in spiteof some poor weather conditions.Chamber members collected tips forserving crawfish. The total was $1150.

Announcements were made thatthe popular Tuesday night "Bandson the Beach" would start May 5 andrun through the season.

Many events are scheduled forthe summer months with Kaboom,which is a three day Fourth of Julycelebration, and Blue Angels head-ing the list.

Maureen LaMar who was at-tending her first meeting since her hire,told the Chamber members she wasglad to be their executive director.

"I thank all of you for the warmwelcome and the great reception," shesaid. "I am really glad to be here."

The next meeting will be at 8:30a.m. Tuesday, May 26 at the ComfortInn followed by Business After Hoursat Island Realty at 5:30 p.m.

Escambia County DeputySheriff Matt Baxter

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Did you know that peoplefrom Ohio carry a buckeye in theirpockets? Before too many Ohio-ans come down on me for inaccu-racy, I will say one of my uncleswas from Ohio and he carried aBuckeye in his pocket. That's all Iknow. I remember it was round andshiny and looked like some kindof nut. It was not very impressive,but my uncle said it brought himgood luck.

My uncle's buckeye was myfirst encounter with voodoo. Af-ter living in New Orleans for a quar-ter of a century I soon learned thatvoodoo is everywhere. It takesmany forms and shapes andsounds. Voodoo used to hangaround the City like a giant pro-tective cover. Whatever happenedto it during Katrina?

I remember seeing those littlevoodoo dolls in the French Quar-ter. They were stuck full of pinsand you gave them to the personyou had a grudge against. Theywere thought to bring bad luck tothe recipient. I never pursued thepath of one, and, oh forbid, I neverreceived one, so I don't know ifthey are effective or not. I knowmost Orleanians indulged in some

sort of magic one way or another.When my children were

young competitive swimmers, theyknew all about good luck charms.They worked hard at swim prac-tice all week long in the hope theywould win a gold medal in the nextswim meet. But, they never lefthome without their talismans. Lizwas very small when she firststarted swimming. She always tooka doll named Drowsy with her tomeets. She had cut the doll's hair,and chewed her pink and whitepolka dot pajamas to a disrepu-table raggedy look. One weekend,we were on our way to a meet whenLiz discovered she did not haveDrowsy with her. We turnedaround, went back home to getDrowsy, and added eighty milesto our trip. But Drowsy was worthit. She sprinkled all kinds of magicon Liz. She didn't ever win a racewhen she was three or four, butshe always emerged cheerfullyand hugged Drowsy as if she had.There was something surrealabout that doll. Candy, who saveseverything, still has Drowsy insafe keeping, in case Liz ever de-cides to swim in another meet.

Shelley's good luck came from

a small ordinary piece of fur, abouttwo inches long, affectionatelyknown as "Snakie." Shelleypacked Snakie in its own littlehouse, and took it to every meetwhere she usually won a firstplace in at least one race.

On one Black Friday, we for-got Snakie, but we were almost toBaton Rouge, our destination, andthere was not time to go back andget the good luck charm. We toldthe downcast Shelley that Snakiewould be rooting for her at home.

What happened to Shelleythat day is more than I really wantto recount. However, I will. First,she committed an unforgiveablesin of disqualifying her relay teamby entering the water before theprevious swimmer touched. Oneand only time she ever did that.We hardly got the tears wipedaway when she fell and hurt herknee which kept bleeding. Finally,it stopped bleeding and she wasplaying Go Fish with some friendswhen a bee sought her out andstung her arm. Her coach, a native

Orleanian, who probably believedin voodoo put tobacco on thesting. The pain left, but the lumpon her arm stayed. And finally,some of her peers, eight-year-oldboys were swinging some weedsaround like swords. One caughtShelley's other arm, which turnedred and began to swell. Obvi-ously, she was allergic to the boys'"weed swords." Did all of that hap-pened because we forgot Snakie,or was it just coincidence? Wenever knew, but we never lefthome again for a swim meet with-out taking Snakie with us.

Such is the power of voodoo.Now, we are on the brink of

hurricane season. A Russian rou-lette way of life for residents ofthe Gulf Coast. Can the WoolyBoogers really ward the storm de-mons off at their ritualistic pre-Bawl? Since the hurricanes havenot touched us for a few years,can the Wooly Boogers reinforcetheir magic by instituting a pre-Bawl? Toward that end, QueenShugah issued a Royal Decree that

all guests would bring good luckcharms to the Bawl.

I didn't go to the Bawl, but Iwas so paranoid that I sent a hur-ricane catcher (a dream catcherfrom the Lakota Indians) to beadded to their "Keep the HurricanesAway Shrine." I feel very good aboutthis sacrificial party. I feel almostcertain that the collection of charmsis a stronger force than the hurri-canes. None will cross our path thisyear.

That doesn't mean that youshould not stock your hurricanesupplies. I'll tell you what I do withmy hurricane supply of foods. At theend of the season, I give them all tothe Waterfront Mission. It's a littleway to say thank you to the Hurri-cane Gods.

Here's to luck. Let's hope theIrish fairies are dancing their tinyrings around Pensacola Beach rightnow, and they keep right on danc-ing through November 30. Get outyour rabbits feet, your four leaf clo-vers and your "Snakie" if you hap-pen to have one.

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Answers to the last trivia ques-tion came from all over everywhere -Atlanta, Gulf Breeze, Navarre andMexico Beach. Most of them werecorrect, but Diane Tyson was thefirst to send the right answer to thequestion, "What was the name ofthe old motel which once occupiedthe site which is now the location ofthe Springhill Suites?"

Diane said she figured thatMorrie Drees would have the rightanswer, Barbary Coast Motel, beforeshe did. He did have the right an-swer, as did all of the Knights of theRoundtable, who must be joustingfor position; Sir Bill Greene andCountess Kim LoBue were right inthere with the flood of correct an-swers.

Newcomer Dr. Richard Jacobswrote that this was the first time heever knew a trivia answer. He boughta house on Ariola Drive which is ahalf block from the Barbary Coast'sformer location. So, he was correct,

but too late. Try, try again Doc.Other correct answers came

from old timers Jack White of DJ'sCafé, Kathryn Curle in Navarre andThe Sandspur Publisher ChuckSteele in Mexico Beach.

Among the wrong answers wasone from veteran player DaveWheeler of Atlanta who thought itwas the Tiki House and a wild guessfrom Angeli McMillan who offeredHoward Johnson's as her answer.

Keep on answering. We lovehearing from you whether or not youwin a t-shirt.

Next question: What were thenames of the two sisters who livedon the Beach and inspired HarryGowens to start the elementaryschool? First and last names, please.

Rules are the same. Send youranswer to islandtimes@bellsouth.net with “trivia” in the subjectline and include your name,phone number. Deadline to an-swer is May 12, 2009. Good luck!

IN TIME FOR MOTHER'S DAYLittle Daniel Johnson decided

to make himself an Earth Day babyinstead of a Mother's Day baby ac-cording to his proud grandmotherSandi Johnson who lives atPortofino. Sandi and her husband,Johnny, drove to Orlando April 22to greet their new grandson whoweighed just over six pounds at hisearly arrival.

PADDLING AROUNDLongtime Beach surf guru Mark

Anderson was part of the team whopaddled surf boards, kayaks androde jet skis to give support to thetriathletes during the swim portionof the Pensacola Beach Triathlon,April 26 in Santa Rosa Sound. Markis preparing to return to Los Cedros,Nicaragua in Central America in Juneas part of the Surfers on Missiongroup. This is an ongoing outreachof Christian surfers to help the or-phans.

IN THE SWIMLexi McNamara, 11, is already

an accomplished competitive swim-mer. She is taking a well earned breakfrom the grueling workouts at TheClub to relax this summer. Lexi re-ports that her times ranked heramong the best in the SoutheasternUnited States. Perhaps we have an

Olympian blossoming right here onthe Beach.

HOT STUFFPensacola Beach residents,

Steve and Tricia Smith, have justreturned from a long weekend in"Hot-Lanta." They traveled to seethe Denis Leary Rescue Me Com-edy Tour. Actor and comedian Learyorganized the Leary FirefightersFoundation which supportsFirefighter training nationwide.Steve and Tricia said check it out atwww.learyfirefighters.org

HOOP SHOOTERPaul Spraggins, who is complet-

ing his freshman year at Gulf BreezeHigh School is tearing up the bas-ketball courts. He played on thefreshman team and will continue toplay all summer on an AAU team.

BIRTHDAY WISHESVilla Sabine residents Andy and

Mary Bessone get to party in styleat the end of April. They celebratebirthdays just one week apart. Thebirthday couple were joined by Billand Pat Griffith and Jim and Lila Coxat Bullfeathers for a celebrationbrunch.

SCARE MESince Mardi Gras is over

Melanie Waite has found anothercostume to wear. She will be a tour

guide May 22 at 7:30 p.m. during theTour-iffic Summer Ghost Tours inPensacola. Tickets are available in-side the Pensacola Historical Mu-seum, 115 East Zaragosa St. thenight of the tour. Boo!

WEDDING BELLSPortofino resident Morgan Ray

announced that she is hearing bells,wedding bells, that is. Morgan,daughter of Beach residents Martaand Ricky Ray, is engaged to GlennShane. The couple's wedding dateis set for May 29, 2010 in Old ChristChurch.

SEEING REDIf you see a red blur zipping

along the Island avenues, you willknow that Susan Newkirk is on herway to work on her new red scooter.The long time Beach resident whosails and runs competitively is usedto going fast. She loves this newmode of transportation.

Trolleys Roll On Beach Routeswest to Fort Pickens Gate and eastto Portofino Resort.

Hours of operation are Friday,6 p.m. until midnight; Saturday, noonuntil midnight and Sunday, 5 p.m. to10 p.m. For more information, call850-595-3228.

The colorful trolleys will roll ontheir Pensacola Beach routes begin-ning Friday, May 15 at 6 p.m. Thefree ride will continue every week-end through Labor Day.

Trolleys leave every 30 minutesfrom Portofino Boardwalk and run

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Centrally located on Via de Luna, just east of the mainparking lot and the traffic light. Kick off at 11 a.m. seven days aweek. 934-3660.

NATIVE CAFEOpen at 7:30 a.m. six days a week. Closed on Tuesday. Owned

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SANDSHAKER LOUNGEThe " World Famous Sandshaker"- a Pensacola Beach Tradition

since 1973. It’s the Home of the Original Bushwacker and has beenselling this signature drink for over 30 years. The Shaker was the 1stbar on the Beach to offer this tasty frozen concoction. Live MusicWed, Thurs, Fri, Sat & Sun. Karaoke Tuesday. “Grilling & Chillin”with Lost Kees, Sat-Sun 1:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Across from the Boardwalk on Pensacola Beach. Open 10am until 3am. 850-932-2211. www.sandshaker.com for photo gal-lery and event schedule.

PARADISE BAR AND GRILLA little bit of paradise at this open air, island style bar with its

own private white sand beach. Pull up a rattan stool. Cold beer. LiveMusic. Exotic Libations. Friendly locals. Lunch and Dinner every-day. Sandwiches. Salads. Fresh Catch of the Day. Renee’s FamousShrimp Salad. Happy Hour 11-7. Live Bands. Poker on Mondayand Wednesday.

Tucked away in the parking lot of the Paradise Inn, it’s di-rectly on Santa Rosa Sound. Boat and Bicycle parking. Open 7days. 850-916-5087.

PEGLEG PETE’SAhoy, Matey. You’ve found a Pensacola Beach treasure.

Pirates welcome. Fresh Gulf seafood served in the galley oroutside on the awning covered deck. Glass front bar overlooksLaFitte Cove. All kinds of oysters. Live lobster. Gumbo. Din-ner specials nightly. Sizeable sandwiches and burgers for Land-lubbers. Take home a t-shirt.

Look for the Jolly Rogers flying over the west end of theIsland at 1010 Fort Pickens Road. We’re here everyday at 11.932-4139. www.peglegpetes.com

FLOUNDER’S CHOWDER HOUSEStep back in time and enjoy Flounder’s antique collection.

Step into now and enjoy Flounder’s top rated seafood. Indoorand outdoor dining. Even a beach playground for the kids. BeachBar ‘neath the moon and stars - Diesel Fuel in a commemorativemason jar. Bilgewater Margaritas. Gift shop. Fred Flounder,founder.

Located at the traffic light on Pensacola Beach. Next to the55 ft. shrimp boat. Open everyday. 850-932-2003.www.flounderschowderhouse.com

CRABS - WE GOT ‘EMGo crabbing on the Gulf of Mexico, at Crabs, We Got ‘Em -

Alaskan Snow, Dungeness and King Crabs are all on the extensiveseafood menu. Sip and sit at the live aquarium bar or at the upstairs,outdoor Gulfside deck. Oysters and Wings are thirty-five centsfrom 4 to 6, Monday through Friday. No reservations, come as youare.

At the traffic light -find the red roof and the twinkling lights onCasino Beach and you’re in Crab Heaven. Open everyday. 850-932-0700. www.crabswegotem.com

MCGUIRE’S IRISH PUBEven a bragging Irishman can’t do justice to McGuire’s where

the atmosphere is an authentic turn-of-the-century pub. McGuire’shas been named one of America’s great steakhouses, and is worldfamous for its culinary artistry. Dollar bills on the walls, a moose tokiss and employees who give a damn! Try an Irish Wake or SenateBean Soup.

Open at 11 a.m. everyday. Easy drive to 600 East GregoryStreet in Pensacola. 850-433-6789 www.mcguiresirishpub.com

How many waterslides doesPensacola Beach need? Recently, theSanta Rosa Island Authority approveda waterslide and related amenities tobe installed at the Soundside Market.Tiki Island Golf and Games has theconcession up and running. The SRIAalso gave conceptual approval to awaterslide to be placed at Portofino,but the leaseholders in the plush de-velopment squelched the idea of hav-ing a waterslide open to the public attheir front door.

At the April 22 Development andLeasing Committee meeting, BeverlyBoswell, co-owner of the Sandshaker,brought a request to install awaterslide west of the alcohol freezone on Casino Beach.

And, according to Portofino de-veloper Robert Rinke, Marilyn Hessof American Fidelity, has shown aninterest in placing a waterslide at theformer location of the Bank of theSouth.

In discussion that followed theproposed waterslide on Casino

Requests For Slides Multiply On SRIA Committee AgendaBeach, the placing of a business onpublic property apparently requiresa Request for Proposals to be sentout.

"I think we are doing this back-wards," said Board member DavePavlock. "This sets a precedent. AnRFP needs to go out before the com-mercial use of the property ownedby the people of Escambia Countycan be granted. Renting space with-out going out for bids is not correct."

Dr. Thomas Campanella agreed."I think interfering with any publicbeach, for us to even consider it, is ano vote from me."

Terri McKamey, general managerof the Tiki Island properties, told theBoard that everyone wanted awaterslide now that they have one.

"I spent the winter months fortwo years in negotiation and re-search," she said. "We have spent timeand hundreds of thousands of dollars.We were told by your staff that wecould not place the slide on the Gulf,so we looked for soundfront prop-

erty.Ed Guernsey, made a motion to

reject the Sandshaker's request, butwill consider alternatives at the May6 board meeting. The motion passedunanimously.

The Administrative Committeeauthorized Baskerville Donovan toseek transportation planning profes-sionals to complete a study as a partof the changes under consideration forthe core area.

Buck Lee, executive director, ex-plained the timeliness of engaging aplanner to study traffic this summer.

"If we went out for bid rightnow, we could hire a traffic engineerand have him onboard before our sum-mer season," Lee said. "The Beauti-fication Fund would pay for this andit was already agreed upon as part ofthe Master Plan."

Mike Langston of BaskervilleDonovan told the Board that thetransportation planning and study isa specialty unto itself.

"They study the people and cars

that are here," he said. "They look atthe internal circulation of traffic, too.It's not just getting the numbers. Theysolve the problems and bring ideas onhow to move people around the is-land."

Doug McAllister, owner of FunCoast Promotions, was met with a bar-rage of questions from Board memberswhen he requested a sublease at the GulfPier to host a Teen Dance every Fridaynight at the snack bar area from 8 p.m.to 11 p.m. The alcohol free event wouldbe under adult supervision. DavePavlock wanted to know how loud themusic would be and Fred Gant wantedto know if there would be a lifeguard onduty. Vernon Prather said he would ap-prove it for one year only, referring tothe problems with teenagers on theBeach.

McAllister said, "There will befour adult staff members and an off-dutydeputy at the party along with a deputyin the parking lot. The area is not overwater, so a lifeguard is not necessary."

McAllister told the board that the

DJ would be situated so the sound ofthe music would go toward the water.The cost of the dance would be $15 perperson and proper attire would be re-quired. The event will be open to ages13 to 18-years-old.

Board member Fred Gant voted noon the request while Dave Pavlock andTammy Bohannon voted yes. The itemwill go to the Full Board for further dis-cussion.

Dottie Ford, Director of Finance,brought her usual good news, saying theIsland Authority was up $7,000 at theend of February.

Also, the workshop schedule tocreate next year's budget was approved.The workshops are set for July 22, Au-gust 12 and August 26 at the SRIA board-room. The SRIA will adopt the budgeton August 26 before sending it to theCounty on August 27. The Board ofCounty Commissioners will consider thebudget on September 17.

The next meeting of the Authoritywill be on Wednesday, May 6 at 5 p.m.All meetings are open to the public.

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Taste AftertasteOne of the factors to consider when evalu-ating a wine is the length of its aftertaste or"finish." Finish refers to the amount of timethat the flavor of the wine lingers in yournose and mouth after you have swallowedit. If a wine is of fine quality, it can linger for30 to 60 seconds or more. Indeed, some ofthe truly great wines scarcely seem to di-minish until they are overwhelmed by a biteof cheese. Conversely, a "short" wine willbe nothing more than a memory after it isswallowed. Such may be the case withdilute wines. As with people, the wine thatmakes the longest impression is bound tobe the most memorable.Hint: When you swirl a wine in your glass,check to see how long it lingers on the sideof the bowl. This is an indication of the wine's"legs."If you are looking for a wine with great after-taste, or finish, come to Beach Wines andLiquors, Inc. at 5 Via de Luna. We can offeryou tips and advice on how to properly testwine. If you are interested in learning moreabout wine tasting techniques, come seeus. We are wine experts and are happy tohelp our community learn about wine.Call us at 850-932-8850.

The newest Mother I know isSara Shaw, daughter of my dear friendthe late Debra Shaw, and my beachdaughter. The Sisters of the Beachhave always claimed each other'schildren as theirs. It has nothing todo with bloodlines and everythingto do with heart. Although y'allshould know by now that the SOB'sare all about heart, but sometimes itbears repeating.

New baby Max is the very defi-nition of heart! Max Lorne Harrisarrived on a beautiful sunshiny day,the first after many days of deluge.That baby boy is going to bring alot of sunshine in the lives of many,many people.

And our la petite Sister Sara isa wonderful mother. It's evident inbig brother, Ash, 3, who is more thanhappy to have a little brother. Ashhas made it his mission to watchover Max and even holds his handand comforts him during diaperchanges. We're all proud of our bigboy Ash. Even though it's Mother'sDay, I have to say Dad Rob eagerlyembraces the parenting role, also.

So, my sweet, beautiful, and soquickly all grown up Sara, my wishfor you is that this Mother's Day willbe filled with happiness, love.

You may not be very happy ifyou did not attend the Wooly (cor-rect spelling, by the way) Booger"Keep the Hurricanes Away thisSeason" Bawl. If you did not ac-tively seek and try to help promoteprotection from hurricanes, thendon't be blaming Queen ShugahNumber Somehin' Somethin' or theother Wooly Boogers, if we have astorm.

Oh, yeah did I forget to tell youthat royalty runs in my family? Well,silly me, of course it's in my genes!During our recent trip to visit my sis-ter, Gail and her husband Rod inGeorgia, Gail told me she was trac-ing our ancestry. She didn't get veryfar on our Daddy's side, butMother's went way back. She foundan ancestor who married a Prince inSpain. And that made her a Prin-cess. Lord, you know I love it!

I told Gail that, of course there'sroyalty in our lineage. I knew that

when the first tiara was set upon myhead. It felt so natural and comfort-able. C'mon - y'all know I'm laugh-ing!

Gail, like all women, wears manyhats and is good at a lot of things,but one of her best is her talent forcooking. She makes the best PoundCake ever eaten and makes venisondelicious to even the most die-hardnon-venison appetites.

She'll be down to visit next weekand we have tickets for the newlyrenovated Saenger Theatre to seeLoretta Lynn. Maaannn, I canhardly wait! In the meantime, I hopesomeone cooks (and invites us toeat) this fabulous recipe she's shar-ing. Here's to my sweet, wonderful,supporting, sharing and alwaysthere sister, Gail. I hope you’ll al-ways know and if I've ever forgot-ten to tell you how much I love you- I do and it's lots!

So, let's cook…….

Gail's Easy Lasagna

3 lbs. ground beef or chuck½ Cup onion, very finely chopped2 tsp. garlic powder1 - lg. Jar spaghetti sauce1 - 12 oz. carton cottage cheese1 ½ Cups grated Parmesancheese1 ½ Cups grated Mozzarellacheese1 Pkg. Cooked lasagna noodles

Brown ground beef with onionand garlic powder until cooked well.Drain, return to pan and add spa-ghetti sauce and cottage cheese,stirring until heated and blended. Inlarge baking pan, line bottom withcooked noodles (Gail uses 3 for eachlayer). Top with meat sauce and thenlayer cheeses. Continue layers end-ing with cheese. Bake at 400-450degrees until lightly browned andbubbly. Approximately 45 minutes.

Happy Mother's Day to all myfriends and sisters! Happy Birth-day to my husband Bill on May 8.We'll be looking for good karma andgood luck in Biloxi!

Enjoy the pasta and don't for-get to share.

See ya in the kitchen

FINE ORATORS - Lia Lampone and Kylie Finkbone (seated, center)were classroom winners and represented the Beach School at theTropicana 4-H Public Speaking Contest, April 27 in Pensacola. They aresurrounded by schoolmates and runners-up (front row, L to R): PaytonGoff, Amelia Johnson, Lampone, Finkbone, and Jamie Seabrooke. Middlerow (L to R): Emily Chaney, Marley Taylor, Mary Elliott, Reddon McLaurineand Lexi McNamara. Back row (L to R): Daniel Green, Benton Byrd, ParkerBaynes and Trey Wright.

This issue of Island Times marksthe beginning of the fifth year of pub-lication of the Beach newspaper. Inour very first edition, we made prom-ises to our readers which we think wehave kept. We said we would put asmile on the face of the Island withentertainment from columnists andphotos. Done.

We also made a commitment toreport the hard news from the SantaRosa Island Authority and Board ofCounty Commissioners. Done.

We promised that we would notclutter our paper with tragedies andaccidents and human misery. Done.

We now send big hugs to ouradvertisers who keep us afloat and toour readers for their wonderful posi-tive response to our newspaper andour philosophy. We are humbly grate-ful for your emails and comments.

We feel so very fortunate to bethe voice of such an outstandingcommunity. We also hope we reflectyour goodness and values in our pa-per.

Perhaps, however, in spite of ourmeticulous attention to detail, we maybe missing something. Is there some-thing you would like to read whichwe are not covering? Let us know.We are here to accommodate andserve the highest purpose of our read-ers. We think that's what a good news-paper does.

And that is why some newspa-pers thrive and succeed while others

crumble and fail.In our fifth year, we will keep all

our promises, add a few challengesand issues, and conduct ourselvesresponsibly for the betterment of theBeach. Covering the lighter side ofIsland living will always be a priorityin this newspaper. We believe in fun.We love to see the smile on the faceof the Island. Cheers.

How About A High Five?

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A more likely culprit is a block-age caused by dust. The CentralProcessing Unit (CPU) is the brainof the computer. Like humans, themore it works, the hotter it gets.There is a fan sitting on top of it tokeep it cool. When you ask thecomputer to do more work, the com-puter tells the CPU fan to go fasterbecause it senses the heat being cre-ated by all that work.

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Studio 98's Sharon Mattair who ishas been certified as an instructorafter completing a series of sevencourses with the manufacturers ofKeratin Complex. She will be trav-eling across Northwest Florida host-ing classes for hair care profession-als, but don't worry, she will still beavailable for appointments five daysper week in her Navarre salon.BANKER BIKER

The purple motorcycle parkedsnugly in the Bank of the South park-ing lot belongs to new teller JonRhodes. Jon, who was formerly aGulf Breeze Police Officer, has sto-ries to tell about riding the openroad. Stop in and say hi.KIDS GO BIG TIME

Santa Rosa Kid's House has hitthe big time. Karen Cook Cowen,who is one of the founders, reportedthat the Crime Prevention Unit at theKid's House was featured on theApril 20 edition of Oprah. If youmissed the television show, you canbe part of the action at the Battle ofthe Bands Contest, Saturday, May

23 at Sabine Sandbar. The Kreweof Bananimals along with the SabineSandbar and Real EZ Charters willhost the contest from 10 a.m. to 7p.m. Winning band gets the grandprize of $1,000 and the runner-up'sprize is $500. For more informa-tion or to apply, please call theSandbar at 934-3141 and ask forTim Morgan.DIRTY DOGS

The Humane Society ofPensacola will clean up your poochat the Doggie Bathe-In scheduled forSaturday, May 16 from 9 a.m. until2 p.m. at the Humane Society, 5North Q Street in Pensacola. Bar-bara Grice, who managed TheClarion on the Beach, is the BoardChairman and invites all her friends,furry and not, for some good cleanfun.CHAMBER CHALLENGE

Gulf Breeze Chamber execMeg Peltier has thrown down thegauntlet and says it's time to getpumped up to compete in the firstever 1/2 Full Cup Corporate Chal-lenge, Friday, June 26 at The Clubin Gulf Breeze. Teams and specta-

tors are welcome. Gather your sevenfittest friends and sign up by calling850-932-7888.FOLLOW THEIRFOOTSTEPS

After the King and Queen ofSpain visited the area, a Royal Tourbrochure was created so regularfolks can retrace the steps of theroyal visit. Stops on the Royal Tourof Pensacola include the PensacolaBeach, the Galvez monument at FortGeorge, Plaza de Luna and PlazaFerdinand, the T.T. Wentworth, Jr.Florida State Museum, PensacolaHistoric Village and the NationalNaval Aviation Museum. The bro-chure includes a map and fun facts.Pick one up at the Pensacola BeachVisitor’s Information Center.ELKS RELAY TEAM ROCKS

The Pensacola Beach Elk'sLodge team earned second place fortheir participation in the teamfundraising category at the Relay forLife. Thirty relay teams raised a to-tal of $51,005 for the American Can-cer Society during the 18-hour longevent hosted at Gulf Breeze HighSchool on April 25.

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Tiki Island Golf and Gamesgears many of its activities to thestudents at the Pensacola Beach El-ementary School, and at the April 27meeting of the School's board, theannouncement came that ChicDemareau, owner, and TerriMcKamey, general manager, hadpresented the School with a checkfor $1000. Tiki Island opened thenew waterslide to the kids, teachersand staff for one hour at no chargelast week. They also have made do-nations to the Beach Brigade pro-gram and sponsored a booth at theFall Festival.

A major issue on the Mondaynight agenda was the school lunchprogram. Lunches have been pre-pared at Gulf Breeze High Schooland Principal Jeff Castleberry drivesdaily across the bridge to pick upthe lunches for the Beach Schoolstudents. Gulf Breeze High Schoolis discontinuing this service. TheBoard voted not to seek anothervendor, so beginning next year, thestudents will have to bring their ownlunches.

Patrick Lanza, board treasurer,said the lunch program has been a

loss, but wonders about childrenwho come to school without theirlunch.

Castleberry assured him thatthe staff keeps peanut butter andjelly and other lunch materials.

"We take care of our kids," hesaid. "We have never let a studentgo without lunch."

Escambia County also offeredto take over the transportation forall Charter Schools. The board feltsecure with their own bus, so theycan determine their own hours ofoperation and schedule field trips.

"I believe we should maintaincontrol of the bus," Castleberry said."That way we can go when we wantand how we want. We control it."

The Board voted unanimouslyto maintain the bus system the wayit is.

Joy McLaurine, third gradeteacher, reported that third graderMacy Mateer, competed in PanamaCity as the Beach representative ofthe Optimist Oratorical Competition.She was recognized as the young-est student participating. The nextclosest person to her age was a sev-enth grader. Although she did not

The School Bel l RingsKindergar-

ten Kick OffJennifer Neal

announced thatthe date to sign up

for kindergarten at the BeachSchool has changed to Monday,May 18 from the previously sched-uled May 20. The registration be-gins at 10 a.m. Parents will fill outthe necessary forms in the multi-purpose room while students willhave time to complete a craft projectwith a "buddy." Please bring birthcertificate, shot record, social secu-rity card, proof of physical and proofof residency.

Spraggins GraduatesBeach resident Sandy

Spraggins will graduate from Catho-lic High School in Pensacola on May16. Sandy, who performs with theDancingly Yours dance troupe, willattend the University of West Floridanext fall.

Big MovieThe entire student body at the

Beach School attended the world-wide opening of the Disney movie,Nature Earth, on April 22 as part ofthe spring field trip schedule. Stu-dents all over the United States

Tiki Island Gives School One Thousand Dollarsplace, all the judges congratulatedher on her speech.

Honors have been coming tofifth graders including JaceAmberson who was named the Stu-dent of the Year. He accepted hisaward at the Escambia Countyawards ceremony held at N. B. CookElementary on April 23.

Lia Lampone, fifth grade, wasnamed Pensacola Beach School'sShining Star. Each school has onestudent who receives this award.

Sunshine Math Competitionwill be May 9 at Tate High School.Reed Dunne will coach the third andfourth grade team and LeanneLampone will coach the fifth gradeteam. All teachers, parents, andcoaches have to leave during thecompetition according to Dunne.

"It's barely controlled chaos,"he said. "But the kids love it."

Beach residents are remindedthat it's Sea Oat planting time andthe School is conducting its sale ofthe protective vegetation. Call FranMcCurdy to place an order at 850-501-4787.

The next meeting will be May18 at 6 p.m. at the Beach School.

viewed the premier on the same day.Student of the YearPensacola Beach Elementary

School fifth grader Jace Ambersonwas named the Student of the Year.Jace is the son of Kristin and ScottAmberson.

Pensacola Beach Elementary student Joseph Urquhart, kneeling,slid down the giant Tiki Slide, April 24 to officially deliver Tiki Island’s$1000 donation to Beach School Principal Jeff Castleberry (center, stand-ing). Teacher Ginny Baynes,left, and Tiki Island General Manager TerriMcKamey, right, joined the fun at the Soundside donation ceremony.

PAGE 9Island TimesMay 5, 2009

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Karen Cook of Cook Realty an-nounced at last week’s PensacolaBeach Chamber meeting that shesees indicators that signal an im-provement.

“We had four deals working inone day,” Cook said. “I think wemay have survived the worst of it.”

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It was a very good year for theKrewe of Wrecks, the mother kreweof Mardi Gras on the Island. Accord-ing to a review released last weekby the treasurer, Melanie Waite, theKrewe not only financed its manyprojects, but gave generously to anumber of civic organizations.

"As a non-profit entity, theWrecks have made a number ofcharitable donations during the sea-son," Waite said.

Recipients included AmericanLegion Post 379, Thanksgiving tur-keys for veterans, Manna FoodBank, Elk's Camp, Elk's Club Line ofCredit, Covenant Hospice, the GoodSamaritan Clinic, and PensacolaBeach Woman's Club furnishings forthe club house fund. In additionmembers brought food for theManna Food Bank at Christmas andtoys for the Marine Corps Toys forTots program. Donations rangedfrom $25 to $1000.

"We served free red beans andrice to all who chose to participatein the luncheon during Mardi Gras,"Waite said.

Waite also announced the re-tirement of Wrecks official photog-rapher Bill Meilner who was re-placed by DJ Zemenick this year. Her

It Was A Good Year For The WrecksMardi Gras photos are on display atthe Sabine Sandbar. They can alsobe viewed and ordered fromwww.barrierislandgirl.com.

Tickets for the Fiesta Ball areon sale for $25 now. It will be at theHadji Shrine Temple on June 10. Atrolley will be available from theBeach at an extra charge. Call JeffGoudey, Running Around Wreck, toreserve tickets at 932-5084.

"This ball is a lot of fun." Waitesaid. "It honors all royalty of thearea's Mardi Gras krewes."

Beach businesses have com-mended the Wrecks and all the otherBeach krewes for their four-monthlong winter stimulus.

"We are grateful for all the busi-ness these people have brought tous," Beverly Boswell, co-owner ofthe Sandshaker said.

Krewe of Wrecks fees will notgo up for the coming year's celebra-tion.

"All fees will remain the same,"Waite said. "It will be thirty dollarsfor membership and thirty dollars foreach event you wish to attend."

Parade entry fees will be deter-mined at a later date.

If you would like more informa-tion or want to join the Krewe ofWrecks, call Melanie Waite at 904-7896 or email her atmelanie7896@bellsouth.net.

The Florida Trail Associa-tion will host two events onPensacola Beach in May. Hikersshould lace up their boots tohike The Dunes Trail, Saturday,May 9. Meet at the parking lotacross from Portofino at 9 a.m.The second hike will be on Sun-day, May 17 at 3 p.m. with thesame starting point. There is nocost to hike.

Hikers Hoof It On Beach TrailHikers should dress appro-

priately with a day pack, suffi-cient water, sun protection toinclude a hat, sunglasses, sun-screen, insect repellent, andcomfortable sturdy closed-toeshoes or boots with socks.

For additional details pleasecall 850-932-5469 or visit thewestern gate chapter’s websiteat www. westgate.floridatrail.org

Sally and Cliff Taylor came dressed as Spanish royalty at the PensacolaBeach Optimist Club’s Conquistador Gala, April 21 at Flounder’s. Theevent benefitted the Beach School and other Optimist charities.

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Another idea I took away themovie “Earth” was that the motherdidn’t coddle her young. There wasa scene where a baby elephant wastired and attempted to stop walking,but the mother kept nudging him tocontinue. Now Sparky has to limpher way up the stairs and claw herway up onto the bed. I no longercarry her and gently place her on apillow. It takes her a little longer tomake her way to the master bed-room, but I think she secretly enjoysthe challenge and the thrill of a mak-ing little rips in my down comforter.Every morning I wake up to anotherfeather on the floor.

The last parenting tip I learnedwas never interfere. So the othernight when the Colonel and the Kidwere in the garage doing manlythings and I was in the library read-ing a book, I nonchalantly walkeddownstairs and got them both to fol-low me into the dining room. Thesliding glass door was open, but thescreen door was closed. Sparky’snemesis, Thug Cat who roams thehood with nothing but his Cheshiregrin, had showed up. She was usingsome kind of cat language that inreality should never be uttered infront of a mom, but I wasn’t aboutto interfere. The Colonel immedi-

ately started searching for his spraybottle with vinegar and the Kid keptbegging me to let him shut the slid-ing glass door. I wanted to do some-thing – either remove Sparky fromthe potentially dangerous situationor cheer her on with each deeper andmore guttural growl -- so I did thelatter. Eventually, after what seemedto be an eternity, Sparky had hadenough and she lunged at Thug Catwho responded in kind. There isnothing like two screaming felinesbeing held apart by a flimsy screendoor and hanging on to it for dearlife with completed embedded clawsto make the family referees throwdown the yellow flag on interfer-ence. In the end, the Colonel had tosquirt water on Thug Cat to get himdown. I put on oven mitts and re-moved Sparky. She hissed at me.Then the Kid not only shut andlocked the sliding glass door, butengaged the security bar as well.

And true to form, just in timefor Mother’s Day, the balance iscompletely restored in my house-hold. Sparky views the Colonel asher savior, the Kid as her protector-ate and me, the Human Lady, whodutifully feeds her wet food at 5:15every morning and cleans her litterbox daily as nothing but hired helpshe would like to fire. Hmmm. Un-til next time…

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PBYC Charity Race SuccessThanks for the terrific article on

the Pensacola Beach Yacht Club'scharity regatta, the Preemie Cup, andfor helping us remind everyone ofthis important event. With your help,word got out, people came, and wehad a fabulous time raising moneyfor the babies!

The weekend's weatherbrought terrific wind, making ourregatta a real challenge, but we hada large turn-out - 46 registered en-trants, divided among the classes.PBYC's regatta was blessed withcountless volunteers who helpedwith everything from registrationand trophies to getting boats intothe water and grilling hot dogs.Money was raised through registra-tions, individual donations and raffleprizes donated by members and non-members. Our Perpetual PreemieAward this year went to Sailor RonBray, for the largest individual do-nation.

The regatta raised more than$3,000 for the NICU at Sacred Heart'sChildren's Hospital. The Fish HouseSilent Auction held in conjunctionwith our regatta netted more than$7,000, with sponsors' and individu-als' donations totaling more than$15,000. An early estimate of fundsraised from both events totals$25,000.

Linda Kraft, PBYC

Triathlon Registration OpensRegistration is opened Santa

Rosa Island Triathlon (SRITRI).The event, which sold out lastyear, will be held on October 3 atPensacola Beach and will includea 600 yard swim, an 18 mile bikeand a 3.1 mile run. Registration isavailable at www.active.com or anentry form can downloaded fromwww.sritri.org. I am happy to an-swer questions. Please contact meat 850-380-0741 orcharlesgheen@gmail.com

See you at the SRI TRI,Charles GheenRace Director

L etters Sow Some Oats For Sandpipersplanting directions are includedwith each order. Other nativeplants can be purchased. Thedeadline to place orders is Mon-day, May 11 and plants will beavailable for pick up at the BeachSchool, Thursday, May 14 from 5to 6 p.m. Delivery is available fora nominal charge. Specially de-signed Hydration Gel and RootEnhancer are also available to pur-chase.

Orders may be placed by fillingout the order form available at theSchool Office or by calling McCurdyat 850-501-4787.

Bamboo Willie’s supported the Beach Chamber volunteers withprofessional Mudbug servers at the Crawfish Festival April 17-19. Servingup the spicy delicacies are (L to R): Kevin Skelton, Nate Morgan and BillGuistio.

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Pensacola Beach Community ChurchA Cross in the Sand

What is known as a "celt,""celtic stone," "rebellious celt,""rattlerock," "spin bar," "wobblestone," or an "anagyre"? If youguessed a rattleback, you are cor-rect. What is a rattleback? It is a semi-elipsoidal top which spins in bothdirections, but this is the catch, itprefers to spin in just one direction.It is really interesting. I bought oneand spun it clockwise, and it didn'tlike that. It spun a couple of times inthe clockwise direction, then com-pletely stopped, and spun itself in acounter clockwise direction.

Where did these rattlebackscome from? Well, mine came fromAmazon.com - just a little 21st Cen-tury humor folks. Actually archeolo-gists discovered them in two sepa-rate places in the 19th century; En-gland and Egypt. These "celts" fromancient times demonstrated the sameodd behavior. The archeologistswere not looking for these at all; theywere looking for axe and adze heads(ax-like tool for dressing wood). Ithas been something written aboutby scientists and engineers over thelast two centuries.

How does it work? There aretwo types of designs for the

rattleback. One type has an asym-metrical base where its rolling axis isskewed. The second type has asymmetrical base with off-setweighting at the ends. The instabili-ties are created from the rolling onthe main axis and the pitching onthe crosswise axis. I still wonder whyit stops and then reverses its direc-tion. I cannot find information onthat aspect.

I must tell you somethingequally weird. I took mine into workand wanted to show it to my friendwho is a civil engineer. He and I en-joy space, astronomy, topography,and, on occasion, we talk; and wehave show-and-tell. Well, I bringover my red rattleback, which I amso proud of and lo and behold hebends down to his desk drawer andpulls a green one out. I thought thatwas so cool! It just gave me suchjoy! He not only knew what arattleback was, but he owned one.So if any Island Times readershave a rattleback, please let meknow. You can emai lislandtimes@bellsouth.net withrattleback in the subject line.

I will be spinning in differentdirections until I hear from you.

As I was thinking of the begin-ning of the month of May, I got tothinking of the reason for naming itMay. That took me further to think-ing of “mayday” - the distress sig-nal used by those in the air and onthe sea. On the Internet, Googlebrought up “Info Please” which in-dicated that “mayday” was chosenbecause it approximates the Frenchterm “m’aider”, which means “comehelp me!” The International Radio-telegraphic Convention at Londonin 1912, selected “SOS” because itwas easy to transmit in Morse code:three dots, three dashes, three dots.Those dots and dashes are clear sig-nals that there is a problem.

As individuals, we often giveout clear signals that we have a prob-lem. Sometimes when we change ourpattern, it indicates attention iscalled for. We get accustomed to aroutine established by another, andwhen that changes, we are alerted.For example, perhaps we haveknown that person as even-tem-pered, not easily agitated, and all ofa sudden, they are on edge and re-spond in ways out of character. Theproblem we may discover, is somegreat stress that has invaded thatperson’s tranquillity, such as, an ill-ness or the illness of a loved one;the security we once enjoyed hasbeen taken away, etc. When ourfriends begin to act differently, we

may have the tendency to moveaway from them, to become aloofbecause we don’t understand.However, it is just at those times thatour concern and attention areneeded. It is at those times that wemay be called upon to take a risk inorder to help through a difficult time.The “mayday”, the “SOS” signalsmay be there - and our sensitive re-

sponse may mean all the difference.The origin of the naming of this

month as May? Not all agree, how-ever, the generally accepted reasonis that it was named for MAIA, theRoman goddess of spring andgrowth. Whatever its origin may be,let’s enjoy it, and be aware of thesignals from others that they need alittle attention.

Pensacola Beach Woman’s Club toasted BJ Gyoerkoes’ birthdayat their April membership luncheon at Hunt Hall. The Woman’sClub will have their annual election of officers and a pot luckluncheon on May 21 at Hunt Hall.

Premier Island Management Group celebrated Earth Day, April 21 atPortofino by organizing a property-wide clean up day. Ryan O'Keeley,left, and Adam Horton with Portofino Island Adventure Beach depart-ment high five each other for a job well done.

Happy Mother’s Day to the Island Times MomsJane, Shelley, Kathi, Pandora, Liz, Tracey and Sandi

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Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce Military Fishing Trip - Greetthe anglers upon their return to the Beach Marina, May 21 at 2:30 PM

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In other action at Paddy's PhilTracy took all the chips on April22 leaving Larry Paz in secondplace.

Kristin Larmier kicked it intogear on April 23 and cleared off thefinal table before besting BillieUrquhart in the showdown.

Phil Tracy was back at the topof his game April 26 when he beatDiamond Donnie Beall in a 25minute final showdown that ended

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Texas Hold 'Em 4444 Fungames are played on Monday nightsat the Sandshaker. Mike "Hokie"Holcomb went all the way claimingthe Monday night title April 20.Scott Miller was the runner up. Onhis way to second place, Miller hitthe rarest of rare hands, a RoyalFlush in spades on the flop! Scottslow bet the hand and kept a coupleof players in; and then rolled overthe Ace and Jack of Spades to gowith the King, Queen and Ten ofSpades that were on the board. Scott

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Diamond Donnie Beall claimedhis third win of the month on April27 at the Shaker. Kim Duell battledhard with a come from behindcharge, but he tripped up 2s on thefinal hand to claim the win.

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Pensacola Beach residents canshow their support of the military bywaving American flags and cheer-ing for cyclists as they make theirway across Pensacola Beach, Satur-day, May 16.

Severely wounded Americanheroes injured on the battlefields ofIraq and Afghanistan will be chal-lenged, honored and cheered duringEscaRosa Independence Weekendfrom May 14-17. A series of spe-cial events including a seminar ledby a panel of wounded veterans, abicycle ride, family-fun 5k walk/runand a benefit concert by woundedMarine and rising country music starStephen Cochran are a few activi-ties meant to inspire and salutewounded veterans.

The public is invited to "joinour heroes" and participate in theWounded Warrior Bicycle Rally byregistering to ride with vets on a 25-mile course beginning at VeteransMemorial Park in downtownPensacola. The course will windalong Bayfront Parkway, cross theThree-mile Bridge and proceedthrough Gulf Breeze to the Bob

Sikes Bridge, along Via de LunaDrive on Pensacola Beach to ParkEast, then back to Veterans Memo-rial Park.

Non-riders are encouraged toattend and cheer for wounded vetsparticipating in the ride, which be-gins at 7 a.m. on Saturday, May 16,or to participate in the Family-Fun5K Walk/Run, which will begin at 8a.m. at Veterans Memorial Park.Registration $30. Registration linksare available for all three eventsonline at EscaRosaIndependenceWeekend.com.

A post-ride benefit concert byStephen Cochran begins at 8 p.m.on Saturday, May 16, at the SevilleQuarter entertainment complex.

"Rallying the public to supportthese wounded warriors who volun-teered to serve and protect our coun-try is an extremely emotional andrewarding effort," said Steven D.Danyluk, Independence Fundfounder. "This event will serve sev-eral purposes: to show vets our grati-tude, to challenge and assist them ingaining independence, and to serveas a role model for communities

across the country so they may dothe same."

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Since Christmas, our beachhouse has been the scene of manymemorable gatherings; and we lookforward to the upcoming Mother'sDay, the Fourth of July, Blue Angelsweekend and the practice days be-forehand, not to mention the numer-ous birthday weekends are all com-bined to keep the house full of happylaughter and sounds of joy.

I am thrilled; ecstatic, actuallythat all together counting our chil-dren, children's children, closefriends, and adopted family we arean even dozen for most meals, andwe often sleep 9 to 10.

Recently, my children askedwhat I wanted for my birthday. Myanswer was a 14-day house partyfrom June 30 through July 13.

Sound like a vacation to you?Well, to me, it's the greatest bless-ing on Earth. After all, I am an onlychild, with no living parents nor rela-tives except my son, Robert, and hisgrowing family of four. My twogrand daughters and their delightfulmom Meagen, bring sunshine intomy life with giggles and antics.

Then, add John's two children,and even a normal weekend is a KidFest with eight for dinner. Thismakes me think about some ways tomake house parties easier, more funfor everyone, and advise on how tobe a great guest.

First, if you are the guest,whether for the day, or for the week,remember:

Never arrive empty handed,leave the dinner table without clear-ing your plate and that of another,always offering to do more.

Never leave wet clothing ortowels on the floor, bed or closet, orin fact, anywhere.

Never expect your host or host-ess to stock specialty foods or di-etary needs personal to you, or out-side their normal range. (Take yourown with you, and enough to share.)

Never go out to dinner withyour host and hostess without offer-ing to pay your own way, and eventheirs, if you can afford it. (Havinga clear financial understanding

upfront is very important, and willinsure you get invited back.)

Remember the golden rule, anddo unto others as you would wish tobe treated in your own home.

So at my home, you are treatedlike family...a big and growing fam-ily who eats together, too. I set thetable for all meals, keeping to myrecycling ways of no paper napkins.Together, we cook, clean, tease,laugh, cry (only when absolutelynecessary), and love each momentwe are together.

Now, you have a few tips onhow to be a good beach house guestand next time I’ll clue you in on howto be the perfect dinner guest withsome new ideas on hostess gifts, as-sisting the chef and becoming partof the family experience.

So, join in the beach fun, andthink about ways to make your ownhouse parties, include your neigh-bors and make them into family.

But, for now, I am busy plan-ning the two week Birthday HouseParty. My new motto is the more themerrier.

These retired racers were putting their best paw forward at the Emerald CoastGreyhound Meet and Greet sponsored by Tiki Jake’s Life is Good store in GulfBreeze, April 25. Assisting them are their foster moms (L to R): Marsha Kelley,Cheryl Petersen, Phyllis Hill and Lori Douglass. Greyhounds, who are readyfor adoption, are (L to R): Pepper, Giggles, Kissy and Bonnie.

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It's springtimeand the waters are bountiful as allof God's creatures are doing theirthing and the catch of the day isLing. The Gulf waters are filled withanglers trying for the elusive Cobiaor Ling. At Gulf Breeze Bait andTackle the leaderboards changedaily as bragging rights and bigprizes are up for grabs in the annualtournament.

As of April 27, Gary Wells wasin first place in the Cobia Divisionwith a 57.60 pounder and DerrickWall has a 49.20 pound Cobiaclaiming second.

As for the Pompano, JasonMartin is in the lead with a 5.27pound pan full of dinner fit for a kingand James Thean caught himself a4.69 pounder holding second place.

Patsy Thomas is the Lady An-gler leader with a nice 4.14 poundPomp on the boards. In the Juniordivision Will Cross holds the leadwith a 3.79 pounder.

Sheepshead seem to be every-where around the bridges and, man,they are a tasty treat. Specks andRedfish are in the mood, go catch‘em.

In the last edition, I gave propsto the wrong Andy. I should havegiven the credit to Andy O’Brien,who is the mate aboard Capt. MikeHolcomb’s boat. Hope they continueto have good luck fishing.

Also, I encourage you to sup-port the Chamber’s Military FishingTrip by coming out to see what themilitary anglers bring dockside onMay 21 at 2:30 p.m. at the BeachMarina. The Marines, Sailors, Sol-diers, Airmen and Coasties shouldhaul in a good catch. Show them youcare and stop by to thank them fortheir service.

Do yourself a favor and GoFishin and take your Mom. HappyMother's Day to my Mom. I LoveYou!

Eamon Keleher, center, runs along the bike path on Santa Rosa Island, April19 during his fundraising trek from McGuire’s in Destin to McGuire’s inPensacola. Accompanying him on his journey are Cherie Epstien, left, andJ.W. Novotny. Keleher completed his run raising $3000 for Big Brothers BigSisters of Northwest Florida.

Two hundred athletes competed in the Pensacola Beach Triathlon, Sunday,April 26. (Left) Completing the bike leg is Eric Roy who was the first placefinisher. (Right) Portofino developer Andrew Rothfeder races to the finish line.

The University of West Floridawill host two Marine Science Sum-mer Camp sessions at PensacolaBeach Elementary School beginningMonday, June 22 and Monday, June29 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The hands-on camp is open tostudents grades first through sixth.Enrollment has reached capacity,but names are being accepted for awaiting list at 850-473-7468.

Marine Science CampSet For Summer

The Escambia Amateur As-tronomers Association will host anEvening Under the Stars, Friday,May 29 and Saturday, May 30 atthe Gulfside Pavilion onPensacola Beach at 6:30 p.m.Members’ telescopes and binocu-lars will be set up for views of theMoon, Jupiter and other celestialobjects, clear skies permitting,

For more information aboutthe Astronomy Club, or for sched-uling a star gaze at your location,contact Dewey Barker 850-450-7767 or visit our website atwww.eaaa.net

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