I sland T imesVolume IV, Number 20 Pensacola Beach, Florida January 28, 2009

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Football fans filled Sidelines on Pensacola Beach for the AFC and NFC Championship games January 18. Sometimes selecting a football team to cheer for comes by defaultas was the case with both of these all-around sports fans. Jaime Sarmiento, left, is a Dallas football fan during the regular season, but when his Cowboys didn’t make the playoffshe adopted the Arizona Cardinals. Lydia Miller, right, joined the huge ranks of Pittsburgh Steelers fans just recently. The Cardinals and the Steelers will take the field Sunday,February 1 to battle on the gridiron and super fans on Pensacola Beach will cheer, shout and celebrate all day long. For more on this Super Story, see Page 2.

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Football fans are not reallycrazy. They just appear to be a littlein left field with their face paint-ings, ridiculous headpieces andteam jerseys. During games theynever shut their mouths or stopwaving game day towels. Theystay with the game until the lastseconds tick off the clock and aSuper Bowl Champion is crowned.

True fans do not fold and driftaway if their favorite teams do notmake the playoffs, the NFC or AFCchampionships, or the Super Bowl.They simply take possession ofone of the teams still standing andcheer fiercely on that team's behalf.Many high profile teams havefallen this year, so the Arizona "WeDon't Get No Respect" Cardinalsand the Pittsburgh "We've BeenHere Before" Steelers will tangle onFebruary 1 in Tampa at Super BowlXLIII.

The stories that will be writ-ten about these two teams wouldfill a big city library. The electronicmedia will jump on every little de-tail swirling around this game. TheIsland Times will stick with its pasthistory, and that of its predeces-sor, The Islander, by offering pre-dictions.

The late Pete McCulley,Beach resident and head coach ofthe San Francisco Forty-Niners atone time, was always the predic-tor, so to honor his memory his wife,Nettie, gives her take on the up-coming rivalry.

"Yes, I say the Arizona Cardi-nals will win," she says withouthesitation.

Next up, Jim Amberson whohas been predicting the SuperBowl outcome for three years. "Imust defer to my kitchen managerat Sidelines, Jamie Vaughn. He haspreviously picked the winners andgiven the correct score. This year

Are You Ready To Witness The Thrill and The Agony?he says it will be the Cardinals, 27,and the Steelers, 24."

Venerable Andy Bessone hasa doll. Yes, a Steelers doll whichsings "Are You Ready for SomeFootball?" Andy is a bigger-than-life Steelers fan and he heads thecrowd in Villa Sabine, a hot bed ofSteelers fans. Bill Griffith, formerSRIA Board Chairman, says, “Thereis only one sure prediction.Steelers by 10.”

Rev. Chuck Randle, pastor ofthe Beach Community Church, andIsland Times columnist cast hisvote for the Cardinals. "I'm rootingfor the Cardinals. They originallywere in Chicago, moved there fromWisconsin and then moved to St.Louis. I grew up about 25 milesfrom St. Louis and lived for 33 yearsnear Chicago, so it is only naturalthat I should cheer for them.Thanks for asking." End of sermon.

Nuts and Bolts columnist,Candace Segar picked the Steelerssince they are her husband's sec-ond favorite team. She and her hus-band, Ralph, lived in Pittsburg forseveral years which may have hadsome effect on their decision.

Liz Hewson, The Lizzard'sTongue said check her column.

Rick Uzdevenes, Readin theWater columnist, said, "The SteelCurtain returns. Besides that, myparents were both born in Penn-sylvania. It's Steelers all the way."

Glenn Windham tells it like itis. The founder of the Capt'n FunRunners says, "I don't care forPittsburgh. Arizona will win by fourpoints."

Joe Ralph Turner, Krewe ofWrecks King in 2007, has mixedemotions. He thinks Pittsburgh willwin, but he wishes Arizona wouldbecause the quarterback, KurtWarner, is an outstanding humanbeing.

Another former Krewe ofWrecks King Jim Cunningham,says the Cardinals will squeak byin a really close game. "They willwin by one point."

Jim Cox, PBA president says heis a Saints fan, but will be cheeringfor the Steelers. "When I was in therestaurant business, my most prof-itable store was in Pittsburgh. I re-member the town with fondness."

Jim's wife, Lila, also active inthe community, disagrees. Shesays the Cardinals will win and thenbemoans the fact that the Saintsfail to make the playoffs year afterdismal year.

Tommy Grice, the Beach's ownCourt Jester, give the nod to theCardinals. "It will be Arizona bymore than one point. They have agreat quarterback and runningback."

Joanne Brooks says that as anold tennis player, her money is onthe Cardinals. "Someone withfewer wins is hungrier and will playall out with no fear."

Nasty John Thomas, a diehardfan of the University of Nebraska'sBig Red, believes the Big Red Ari-zona will win by seven because oftheir great quarterback.

Bobby Draper, guru of NFLfootball on Pensacola Beach, sayshe's for Arizona because, "WeSaints fans love to cheer for theunderdog."

Amy DePew, Queen of Coma,leaves the pick up to the universe.She says, "Go Gators."

John "JP" Caballero, who isRoy Jones, Jr's spokesperson,chooses Arizona because "on anygiven Sunday Kurt Warner canthrow for 300 yards." He doesn't

think the Steelers can stop AnquanBoldin and Larry Fitzgerald. "Theyare playing hot and want to win. Itwill be Arizona, 31 to 27."

And Roy Jones, Jr., world fa-mous boxer and Grand Marshal ofthe 2008 Pensacola Beach Christ-mas parade, says the Steelers willdeliver a knockout punch. Henoted their defense is the hardesthitting in the NFL. "If they can stopthe throwing game of Arizona, theywill win. It's really a toss up andwill be a close game, but I'm takingPitt. They are a well rounded teamwith a good quarterback, good run-ning backs and receivers; and theyhave the NFL defensive player ofthe year."

It's crunch time. Put on yourcrazy hats, crank up the volume onyour vocal cords and wave thosetowels. May the best team win.

The big day, February 22, forthe Krewe of Wrecks Mardi Grasparade is fast approaching and itis the goal of the organizers anddeputies to keep everyone safebefore, during and after the pro-cession on Via de Luna.

The members of the Associa-tion of Krewes hosted a meetingJanuary 15 at the Santa Rosa Is-land Authority boardroom wherethe Escambia County Deputies,the Gulf Breeze Police Department,Bob West, SRIA Safety Director;Kim Duell, SRIA events coordina-tor; Mason Kilgore, SRIA Mainte-nance Director, and MattMooneyham, SRIA EnvironmentalServices Director were available todiscuss parade safety.

In addition to the safety offi-cials, fifteen krewes were repre-sented and were given instructionswhich they must follow to ensurethe safety of the float riders as wellas the thousands of spectators.

“We must keep the CasinoBeach parking lot traffic flow-ing,” Deputy Matt Baxter said.“Our number one post-paradefocus is to assist traffic leavingthe island.”

Gary Montee, Lieutenant-in-Charge of the Beach sub station

Safety Officials Ready For Huge Parade Crowdannounced that new Sheriff DaveMorgan is very hands-on and hewill be on the Island on ParadeDay.

Floats will begin checking infor the parade at 10 a.m. on Feb-ruary 22 and Via de Luna be-comes congested rapidly after

the line-up begins.Deputies asked that float rid-

ers be courteous to the residentson the Island. They are asked totake their debris to the largedumpsters, and to observe rea-sonable rules regarding noise aswell as litter.

Beach Road Repair ContinuesUnlikely To Open Before Mardi Gras

The Krewe of Wrecks MardiGras parade will once again rollwithout any access on Highway399 from Navarre Beach. The roadwhich has been closed since Hur-ricane Dennis in 2005 is nowscheduled to open March 3. Pa-rade Day is February 22.

“There is very little chance theroad would be complete before theBeach Mardi Gras parade,” JerryEubanks, Superintendent, Gulf Is-lands National Seashore said.

The contractor is hopeful thatthe road will be opened sometimebetween February 28 and March3.

Despite the time period ofmore than three years to get therepairs completed, Eubanks said

the road will not be as perfect ashe originally planned.

“There will be a number ofplaces which are merely patched.That was the trade-off for gettingit done in a more timely fashion,”he said.

Long terms plans include roadresurfacing every six years.

Eubanks noted that the roadis situated so dunes can developon both sides of the road for pro-tection.

“If we can survive a few moreyears without storms and allownature to rebuild the dune system,it will provide more protection forthe road,” Eubanks said.

An official opening ceremonywill be planned at a later date.

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Pennsylvania has its ground-hog. Pensacola Beach has itsNaugas. The PennsylvaniaGroundhog, Punxsutawney Phil,goes back in history for centuries,but he has only been visible inPennsylvania for a mere 123 years.Since he is now considered to beimmortal, he attributes his longev-ity to the sipping of the “elixir oflife” at the Groundhog Picnic in thesummer. Each sip addsseven extra years to hislife span.

And he has a spe-cial gift. He can predictthe weather from Febru-ary 2 for the next sixweeks simply by emerg-ing from his hibernatinghole at Gobblers Knob.

The Naugas arealso approaching im-mortality stemmingfrom their drinking hab-its. They live exclu-sively on hair spray.The Naugas, an endangered spe-cies when they were discovered 15years ago by Danah and GwenGibson, were surviving on thefumes of hair spray beneathDanah's Hair Studio. Environmen-talist Bill Greene, can be creditedfor saving the last surviving denof Naugas when he convincedDanah to stop using the hides ofthe tiny animals to cover her salonfurniture.

The Naugas, healthy andhappy, made their first public ap-pearance in 1993. On the otherhand, Phil made his first public ap-pearance in the United States in1886 on February 2 when heemerged from Gobblers Knob tomake his prediction. No one seemsto recall what he reported, but hestarted the tradition that if the dayis bright and sunny, he sees hisshadow and hightails it back to fin-ish his winter nap. The shadowportends six more weeks of winter.If the day is cloudy and dark, hewill not see his shadow and springwill be arriving soon.

That's the famous legendwhich began as far back as the timethe Roman legions brought thepractice to the Teutons, and itspread throughout the European

countries with varying forms ofcredibility, ceremonies, differentkinds of animals and scores of be-lievers who accepted anything abit bizarre as gospel. To this day,thousands of people swear byPhil's prediction.

As for the Pensacola BeachNaugas who exit their comfy nestsin the sea oats for one day, usuallyin January, they spend that one

day partying. Theywould not be so fool-ish as to try to pre-dict the weather onPensacola Beach.Who knows if it willbe hot and dry orcool and wet? Anddoes anyone reallycare as long as thebands are playingthe queens are danc-ing?

Just as the tinyNaugas are sup-ported by a loyal

Mardi Gras krewe, Phil has his ownInner Circle of folks who haveguided him over the years to suchprestigious events as his meetingwith President Reagan in 1968, aconference with the Governor ofPennsylvania in 1987, and an ap-pearance on Oprah in 1995. And,wonder of wonders, the movieGroundhog Day was released in1993. The movie inspired crowdsof more than 30,000 fans to cometo Gobblers Knob inPunxsutawney just to get a glimpseof Phil.

One thing Phil did, which gotthe attention of the Inner Circlewas his threat during the prohibi-tion era, to impose 60 weeks of win-ter on the community if he was notallowed a drink. And the latestcoup was in 2001 when his predic-tion was shown on the jumbotronin Times Square.

Groundhogs normally weighabout 20 pounds, probably neverget fat because they are vegetar-ians. They actually do hibernateand they are immune to germs andinsects. Their normal life span is 6to 8 years, not counting Phil, who,of course, is immortal.

Phil's predictions are not madein advance by the Inner Circle.

When Phil emerges from hiswinter sleep, he converses with thecurrent president of the Ground-hog Club in Grounghogese (a lan-guage only understood by thepresident of the club). Phil's proc-lamation is then translated for allthe world to love and or hate.

And, so the Groundhogs un-der Phil's tutelage, revive the cen-turies old English song,If Candlemas (February 2)

be fair and brightCome, Winter, have another

flight.If Candlemas brings clouds

and rainGo, Winter, and come not

again.Obviously, the little Beach

bums, the Naugas better listen up.Enough of this cushy life, guzzlingample supplies of hair spray andnever showing their furry ears ex-cept on one day in January. Theydance. They sing. They have fun.

Have they ever been invited

to the White House or had a moviemade about them? No. If they couldonly predict the next six weeks ofweather on Pensacola Beach, rightor wrong, they would gain somekind of claim to fame. Well, theyhave 118years tocatch up tothe interna-tional noto-riety Philnow en-j o y s .M a y b ethey, too,will figureout how tomake NaugaDay, aw e a t h e rvane for theworld.

And, ifthey don't. Well, the natives whohost the noontime ball would prob-ably like to hold the Naugas closeto their beginnings. They wouldlike Nauga Day to stay just the way

it is. Filled with Mardi Gras mer-riment. Just the way a Januaryday on the Beach should be.Mother Nature does not controlthe Naugas. They control her.

Shower Mother Nature withMardi Grasbeads andsend her toPennsylvaniafor a vaca-tion. She maybe the one ce-lebrity Philstill has notmet. TheNaugas willhope MotherNature andPhil have as u c c e s s f u lhigh levelchat. Andmay both of

them stay far away inPunxsutawney on February 22,the glorious day of the Krewe ofWrecks Mardi Gras parade. Comerain or come shine.

Punxsutawney Phil

Nancy Nauga

P E O P L EP E O P L EP E O P L EP E O P L EP E O P L EPAGE 4 Island Times January 28, 2009

TSir Morrie Drees, Knight of

the Trivia Roundtable, knew ifgiven a second chance, he couldstump the tribe of Island Timestrivia players. All of them. Andhe did. Even if a couple of player'sanswers were oh-so-close, theystill lost on a technicality.

Morrie's question was, “Ifyou go out on the Beach FishingBridge almost to the end, youwill see a large round objectsticking out of the water. Whatis it?”

Judy Le Bum L'Oignon wasthe first to answer. “I believe theanswer you seek to the sight fromthe fishing bridge is the turnstilefrom the old Pensacola Beachdrawbridge.”

Nope. Wrong. Sir Morriepointed out that the old bridgewas a swing bridge, not a drawbridge, so he disqualified Judy'sanswer. Then, along comesRedneck Annie with her replythat it was part of the counter-weight of the old draw bridge.Wrong again, for the same rea-son. Note: The Trivia Master isno longer offering half shirts forhalf right answers.

The Trivia Master receivedthe usual amount of bizarre an-swers.

Shari Strain thought the an-swer would be “part of a swim-ming pool.” James Womack saidit was a trick question. He notedit was the bridge and not the pier.He said if you stand on the endof the fishing bridge and look outtoward Navarre, you would see

one of the old bridge channelfenders that keeps boats andbarges from actually striking thebridge supports in case one getsloose. No, it was not a trick ques-tion, and the Fishing Pier was notpart of the question. Sorry,James. Try again.

And Dave Wheeler said hethought it would be a gun turret,superstructure of the USS Mas-sachusetts. So ends the sam-pling of wild guesses.

Suddenly, everyone wantsto be the Trivia Master for theDay. Really great questions arecoming to the Island Times fromsome of these people. Here's oneof them:

A famous NFL footballplayer for the New York Giantswho lived on the Beach duringhis flight training was a dignitaryriding the 1989 Krewe of Wrecksparade. He will be remembered asthe most versatile player whenthe Giants won the Super Bowl,39-20 in 1986. In that game hecontributed 50 receiving yards,25 punt return yards, and onetouchdown. This week's TriviaMaster Nettie McCulley wants toknow if you can name him?

Email your answers and ifyou are the first one with the cor-rect response you will receive acoveted Island Times t-shirt.

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Marie Steele is no stranger tofishing. She has fished with thebest of 'em, inshore, offshore andloves it. She went to Minnesota tovisit a friend and got a taste of icefishing. Well, let's just say theFlorida girl is not hooked on icefishing.

SWEETHEARTSNewlyweds Jerry and Laura

Wright have not settled down toa sedate married life. They tiedthe knot of New Year's Eve andhad a blow out reception at theSabine Marina and Sandbar. Nowthey are packing in as manyMardi Gras events as possible.Look for them aboard one of thetwo Bananimals floats on ParadeDay on the Beach.

SAD FAREWELLHillary Ward of Largo, Florida

passed away unexpectedly on Feb-ruary 16. Hillary celebrated Mardi

Gras on Pensacola Beach with hersister Courtney Winstead.Courtney is a member of the Kreweof Nereids. Services were held inLargo last week.

SNOW ANGELSRobert Gleim, who had the

luxury of wearing flip flops andshorts to oversee the HomestarRestaurant Group's businesses onthe Island, took his wife Renee anddaughter Faith to Detroit, Michi-gan for a snowy vacation. He hadplanned to make snow angels andsnowmen with his three-year-old.He admitted Faith already knowshow to build sandcastles.

SPECIAL DELIVERYMelanie Waite's sister, Janis

Songy, arrived from South Louisi-ana with a car full of King Cakes.She picked up the Mardi Gras deli-cacies at Rouse's and broughtthem to all her beach friends. Howsweet.

NEW CAPTAINDestin's Robert Cooke, whose

mom Pandora lives on PensacolaBeach, has just received hisCaptain's license. After years ofworking in the marine electronicsfield, he has decided to take thecontrols instead of manufacturingthem.

BIG WINNERSThe Krewe of Junkanoo gave

away hot chili and a stack of coldcash at their Chili Cook-off Janu-ary 17. Amy DePew's Aunt Mayand Uncle Bill were the big win-ners of the Fifty-Fifty prize money.A cool sum of $235.

ROYAL BIRTHDAYSJanuary-born gals are just

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A whirlwind of diverse sugges-tions, opposite directions, and mul-tiple questions surfaced at the Janu-ary 14 meeting of the Santa RosaIsland Authority. The meeting wasprimarily dedicated to the ways andmeans of cooperating with theEscambia County Commission onthe Authority's tentative proposalto make over the core area of theisland.

Larry Newsom, EscambiaCounty Economic DevelopmentCoordinator, told the Authority thatthe County is very supportive inhelping stimulate the economy.

"The BCC is asking that beforethey make a ruling on any fundingavenue, they want to see a consen-sus of what you want to do and wefind the funding mechanism forthat," he said. "The toll raise andthe local option sales tax could beconsidered."

The original concept which trig-gered the massive overhaul was toprovide more parking on the Beach.The proposed project has expandedconsiderably with the County nowplaying a prominent role in gettingto a possibly successful conclusion.

"We want to bring in a consult-ant and an economic advisor,"Newsom said. "We need data thatsupports what we want to do. Wewant to look at a plan which solves

SRIA, County Join Together To Solidify Plans For Core Area Improvementthe problems."

The hurdles the Island Author-ity must jump in a relatively shorttime frame are many and complex.

"We need to capture the con-cepts that the stakeholders give usat public hearings," Board chairmanFred Gant said. "I would like to ap-prove the concept of two publichearings."

Member Dave Pavlock ques-tioned the use of the word "hear-ings" suggesting that the meetingswould bec o n s i d -ered pub-lic inputw o r k -s h o p ss i n c ethere isnot anyplan in place.

"How in the world would wegather the stakeholders in just twopublic meetings and then come to aconclusion at that time?" askedBoard member Tammy Bohannon.

Newsom pointed out that theCounty's Office of Public Informa-tion would prepare and place adver-tising and publicity to inform thepublic of the events.

Jim Waite, Baskerville-Donovan, Inc. engineer said, "Wehave done dozens of workshops.

We would just coordinate with theSRIA and Larry Newsom. We go intomeetings in neutral and open to allideas."

Member Dave Pavlock added,"Do we ask people to submit plans?We mean bring ideas, needs, wants,visions, and dreams. That is whatwe mean, no plans."

During the Visitor's Forum, JimCox, president of the PensacolaBeach Advocates said, "We don'thave any idea of what we think we

want to be-come. I amafraid we arejumping intothis withoutdoing thebackgroundwork that isnecessary for

a proper plan to emerge. Are we look-ing to the future as an Upscale Beachor a Jimmy Buffet laid back type ofIsland?"

Prather moved to adopt thesevcn step plan as presented byLarry Newsom and moved throughthe process. The motion containedan amendment to change the timeto a 60-day window of acceptancefor conceptual plans. For a completereview of the Newsom Plan, seeJanuary 14 issue of Island Times.

Buck Lee read his State of the

Island address and noted that theKing and Queen of Spain would bestaying on the Islandduring a February visitin connection with the450th Anniversary ofthe founding ofPensacola. Lee's com-plete statement is avail-able at www.myislandtimes.com.

Bill Soltz, UnitedStates Lifesaving As-sociation, made a sec-ond visit to the Island Authority topresent Bob West, Safety Directorwith a commendation. "I would liketo commend Bob West for his dedi-cation," he said. "This has resultedin this being one of the bestguarded beaches in the region."

He also thanked Lee, Dr. Tho-

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SandyJohnston,executivedirector oft h ePensacolaB e a c hChamber

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The next SRIA meeting will bethe committees at 5 p.m. on Janu-ary 28 at the Authority office.

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Happy Mardi Gras dear read-ers. Y'all know it's my favorite sea-son of the entire year. There'smagic in the air and the whole Is-land glows with the excitement andmagic dust. I loved fairy tales as achild and I believe this is as closeas I'll ever come to living in one.Playing dress-up in my sisters'clothes (circa 1959) was my favor-ite game. Now, I have my very ownsparkly, shiny gowns with thewondrous additions of tiaras,rhinestones, costumes and, al-ways, fairy dust! I love that stuffand think the world would be abetter and happier place if every-one used just a little bit every day.

Imagine the peace talks be-tween nations with everyone wear-ing fairy dust. It's nearly impos-sible to get angry with someonewhose face looks shiny and happy.

And war? How could youhave a war when everybody's shinyand sparkly?

We have enough dullness,and sadness and all that trial andtribulation stuff that's part of ev-eryday life. I, for one, have hadenough of being told how muchmoney I do not have! I alreadyknow that and I'm used to it, as Ihave never really had much any-way. Somehow there always seemsto be enough and for that I'm eter-nally grateful.

But imagine Congress in ses-sion with everyone wearing fairydust. Lord, I'd probably be moreinterested in politics or maybe theSuper Bowl (they need waayyymore shine in those uniforms). I'mjust saying… a little make-believeand magic dust would enhanceeveryone’s disposition.

Another magical part of MardiGras is bead trippin' in Mobile! Howcan you get through Mardi Graswithout it? God Bless our gener-ous, wonderful MarilynLeNormand who is our host eachyear for this unforgettable adven-ture! Not only does she providelodging for the entire (almost)Krewe of Nereids, she's createdthis incredible outside room. It hasall the comforts, including refrig-

erator, beautiful lighting, heat andgorgeous landscaping. Of course,lighting is not really necessary af-ter we've been to Dynasty andToomey's. After all, glowing like alight bulb does not really representa problem, it's more of an achieve-ment or an accomplished goal.

Congratulations to the newNereid Royalty, King GeorgeHenshall and Queen ElaineMitchell. Such representationmakes me proud to be part of thisfun-loving, all-female Krewe.

Did I mention being on thecover of the Island Times? "Mycup runneth over….."

Meanwhile, those little furryNauga creatures are being spottedall over the beach. Get your paja-mas or your costumes ready(please, NEVER wear actualnaugahyde) and don't spare thefairy dust! Nauga's are notoriousfor using it excessively. It may besurprising to newcomers thatNaugas were once an endangeredspecies. Judging by the growingsize of the breakfast crowd, I'd saythat's pretty much over. Everybodyshould participate in a Nauga

Breakfast at least once. I know, it'sthat make-believe thing again, butwhat fun! No, I mean, really,Naugas DO exist (as High Priest-ess I swear to it), it's just thatsightings remain rare except forthis one day. The important thingis to get your furry stuff on andalways remember the following“Naugisms.”MOST IMPORTANT NAUGISMS• You can survive on Hairspray.• There's something wonderful ina day of mischief & merriment.• You can exist on fairy dust, ifhairspray is inaccessible.• Shiny stuff makes everybodyhappy.• There's never enough confetti.• Every day is better if you dance.• Sharing is not an option, it's arequirement.• Take time to smell thenaugahyde.• Life is a Naugarade.

See you at the Nauga Break-fast, January 31 at The Dock myfriends! Please share the fairy dustand enhance someone's life todayand every day.

Krewe SeeksIsland Man

Hey, Mon. Pensacola Beach’sKrewe of Junkanoo is going backto their Bahamian roots. They aresearching for a real native type guyat their Island Man Contest, Satur-day, January 31. The contest whichwill begin at 4 p.m. at theSandshaker is open to any fellowwho thinks he deserves the title of“Island Man.”

According to Junkanoo mem-ber Amy Depew, this person willget an authentic Beach Mardi Grasexperience.

“The winner of the Island ManContest will be a celebrity aboardthe Junkanoo float in the Krewe ofWrecks Mardi Gras parade. He willride with us and experience themagic of Mardi Gras,” she said.

This is the inaugural IslandMan Contest so there are no realrules by which the entrants mustabide. There is no fee to enter.

“The Brewskis are having theirBeach Babe Contest about 2 p.m.at the Shaker, so we will follow withour Island Man Contest,” saidDePew.

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Your ticket to the hours-longparty will get you a full breakfast,Nauga ears, party favors, cham-

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The Mystic Krewe of Nereidswill present their Mystical Mas-querade Ball on Saturday, Febru-ary 7 at Bamboo Willie's on theBoardwalk. The festivities begin at8 p.m. and masking is mandatory.Unmasking will take place at nineo'clock and prizes for the bestmasks will be awarded.

“Masking is a great Mardi Grastradition,” Bonnie McDonald said.“Everyone should be looking forjust the right mask to wear.”

Music for the Ball will be pro-vided by Cadillac Attack andBoogie, Inc. Tickets are $25 perperson which includes a midnightbuffet which will be served at Hoot-ers. The Nereids new royalty willbe presented at 9:30 p.m.

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artist Mousie who will be drawingcaricatures.

“It’s seems only fitting thatMousie be our Naug-artist,” saidDanah Gibson, Queen Nauga I. “Itis going to be a banner day for theNaugas.”

There are no advance ticketsales or reservations. Just appearat The Dock at 10 a.m.

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Krewe of Kids 16th Annual Mardi Gras ParadeSaturday, February 14 • Line Up at 9:30 a.m. Start time 10 a.m.

Tiki Island Golf and Games No charge to parade.Decorate your stroller or wagon and join the fun. Bring your beads.Island Times will be awarding a prize for the best decorated entry.

The Mystic Krewe of Nereids crowned George Henshall as King Nerus XIX andElaine Mitchell as Queen Doris XIX during a regal ceremony at the krewe’s KingKake Party January 10 at Paradise Bar and Grill. The royalty will reign over allthe krewe’s parties, and be formally presented at the Masquerade Ball onFebruary 7 at Bamboo Willie’s.

MARDI GRAS ON THE ISLAND EVENTSJan 31 Nauga Champagne Breakfast The Dock 10 AM Open TicketJan 31 Krewe of Brewe Beach Babe Contest Sandshaker 2 PM Open FreeJan 31 Junkanoo Island Man Contest Sandshaker 4 PM Open FreeFeb 1 Tiara Party Elk’s Lodge 2 PM Open FreeFeb 7 Nereids Mystical Masquerade Ball Bamboo Willies 7 PM Open TicketFeb 7 Krewe of Brewe Black Tie Ball Elk’s Lodge 7:30 PM Open TicketFeb 14 Krewe of Kids Parade Tiki Island 10 AM Open FreeFeb 14 Krewe of Wrecks Ball The Dock 8 PM Krewe TicketFeb 14 Bananimals Ball Quality Inn 8 PM Open TicketFeb 16 KOW Queen's Dinner Flounder's 7 PM Krewe TicketFeb 16 KOW King's Supper Elk's Lodge 7 PM Krewe TicketFeb 21 Krewe of Brewe Queen’s Breakfast Flounder’s 9 AM Krewe TicketFeb 21 KOW Champagne Breakfast Crab's 10 AM Krewe TicketFeb 22 Wrecks Mardi Gras Parade Via de Luna 2 PM Open FreeFeb 23 Red Beans and Rice Luncheon Casino Beach 11 AM Open FreeFeb 23 Lundy Gras Party Paradise Bar 6 PM Open FreeFeb 24 Krewe of Coma Sandshaker 6 PM Open FreeFeb 24 Shoebox Float Competition Paradise Bar 7:30 Open Free

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A Life In The DaySusan Goff's fourth graders at

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Senior Chief Petty OfficerTerry Thomas whose son is PBESthird grader Jacob Thomas, repliedto Parker Baynes’ letter.

“I spend the majority of myday training soldiers, sailors andairmen on how to recognize explo-sive devices that could injure themor the Iraqui people. We will trainuntil lunch time and then we go tothe Chow Hall. Chow Halls are justlike school cafeterias. At 1300 wemeet back in the training area andwe train until the sun goes down.Sometimes, if the soldiers’ requestadditional training, we will trainthem at night. I have trained 80,000soldiers.”

One Hundred DaysJanuary 30 marks the one-

hundreth day of school atPensacola Beach Elementary. Thekindergarten class will celebrate,according to their teacher JenniferNeal, by bringing 100 of somethingto class that day. “In the past, wehave had one hundred pieces ofcandy, pennies, and even raindropscome to our celebration.,” she said.

Book BuddiesJoy McLaurine’s third grade

class will be accepting donationsof new and used books to sharewith the children in foster care inEscambia County. Bring books toPBES by February 13. McLaurinecommented that is a good way tocelebrate Valentine’s Day, too.

Baltimore Ravens fans were on the endangered species list atSidelines during the playoff game against the Steelers, January 18.Willis Dawkins, left, and Sloan Scott from Gulf Breeze came to cheerfor their team. Sloan, a native of Baltimore, said she was a Colts fanfor 16 years and now has embraced the Ravens. Well, maybe nextseason, they will go all the way.

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A Cross in the Sand

It really doesn’t matter if weare Democrats, Republicans or In-dependents, I think most of uswould agree that we have wit-nessed a historic event this pastTuesday when President Obamawas inaugurated as the 44th presi-dent of our Nation, the first Afri-can American to become our Com-mander in Chief.

The thing that is amazing tosome in various parts of our worldis that the transition from one presi-dent to another is peaceful andgenerally civil, at least it is not amilitary coup. The transition is onethat brings a sense of pride to mostAmericans. The transfer of powerfrom one person to another oftenbrings a tear to the eye. The pro-tocol surrounding the event is de-signed to make it efficient, peace-ful, and dramatic. The respectgiven to the departing President isa scenario that many of us find re-freshing.

I’ve never been involved inpolitics, in fact, if I were to rate mypolitical savvy on a scale of 1 to10, I would have to take a minus 5,however, I can’t help but feel thatif the sentiments, respect, appre-ciation, civility and hopefulness, asexpressed on Inauguration Daycould be stretched throughout thepresidential term, we would experi-

ence a different atmosphere evi-dent at all levels or our political,economic, and social lives. Howrefreshing that would be, but prob-ably a little impractical because the

nature of a two-party political sys-tem is to create opposition with theother party, but still .....it is an idealthat some of us hold as a goal tonever give up.

Don't miss the PensacolaBeach Woman's Club annualfundraiser, the famous Lunch andCard Party. This year's event willbe at Our Lady of the AssumptionCatholic Mission from 10 a.m. to 2p.m. on Thursday, February 12.

Reserve Your Tickets NowTickets are $20 per person and

must be purchased in advance. Notickets will be sold at the door. Con-tacts to purchase tickets are NancyCrane, 934-8990; Lynda Knell, 934-9008; Dolores Gelfand, 916-4599;and Carol Stark, 934-5836.

Hundreds of surfers gathered at Bamboo Willie’s January 12 tocelebrate at the Surfer’s Memorial. The event, which is a fundraiser,honors local surfers who have passed away. Craig Barrows, left, getsa hug from longtime beach gal JJ Waters. The Surfer’s Memorial makesan annual donation to Pensacola Beach Elementary School.

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

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

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Tucked away in the parking lot of the Paradise Inn, it’sdirectly on Santa Rosa Sound. Boat and Bicycle parking. Open7 days. 850-916-5087.

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

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

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Junkanoos Megan McIver,left, and CJ MacLean, cooked upa White Chili that earned ravereviews and second place at theJanuary 17 Chili Cook-Off.

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Island Times circulation depart-ment. Chuck L'Oignon is hangingup his newspaper delivery hat. Af-ter working tirelessly for threeyears at Island Times, Chuck willconcentrate on fishing and hisAmerican Legion duties.

SNIP SNIPPensacola Beach Chamber of

Commerce will host a ribbon cut-ting ceremony at Southern ResortVacation Rentals Thursday, Janu-ary 29 at 4 p.m. The office is lo-cated in the Via de Luna ShoppingCenter at 33 Via de Luna.

BEST BEACHTripAdvisor®, the world's

largest travel community, recentlynamed Pensacola among the “BestFamily Friendly Vacations” in theUnited States and Canada. Theyalso selected Pensacola Beach asone of the top 10 U.S. beaches in2008 along with other notablebeaches such as South Beach,Oahu and San Diego beaches.

SLIP SLIDING AWAYTiki Island General Manager

Terri McKamey is on the agendaat the January 28 Santa Rosa Is-land Authority meeting request-ing approval of a giant waterslidesoundside at 5 Via de Luna. Thisis part of their kid-friendly busi-ness plan. If approved, sitepreparations would start Febru-ary 25.

ROYAL SALUTEMaria Davis, Spanish Vice

Consul, who was instrumental inlobbying for the Spanish King andQueen's visit to Pensacola, hasbeen awarded the Community Me-dallion by Pensacola Mayor John

Fogg. In celebration of that visit,the Beach Chamber is coordinat-ing a Royal Salute as the motor-cade leaves the island on Febru-ary 19. Participants will be askedto line Pensacola Beach Boulevardto wave to the royal couple.

VICTORY GARDENSMorrie Drees and Warren

Poole both have had prolific gar-dens on Pensacola Beach. If youwant to learn to grow your ownveggies, sign up for the EscambiaCounty Extension office class onSaturday, March 21. The cost is $5for the two hour class which be-gins at 10 a.m. at the EscambiaCounty Extension office, 3740Stefani Road. Pre-registration isrequired by calling Beth Bolles at475-5230 or email bbolles@ufl.edu.

SAVE SHOE BOXESRenee Mack will not let Mardi

Gras 2009 slip into oblivion with-out one last party, so she will hostthe second annual Shoe Box FloatCompetition on Fat Tuesday at 8p.m. at Paradise Bar and Grill. Lastyear dozens of float buildersbrought glittering creations to theevent. Start planning now. Compe-tition is fierce.

REAL BUSINESSBeach Realtors are cautiously

optimistic as the first month of 2009draws to a close. Jeremy Johnson,Linda Taylor, and Fred Simmonsall agree that this is still an islandparadise which is worth investingin. Check out the December 2008issue of Florida Travel and Life’sarticle “The Secret Beach.” Thegood news is that a dozen firmsincluding Levin Rinke Resort Re-alty have closed sales on the is-land in the last month.

RECYCLEBring paper, cardboard, junk

mail, plastics, newspapers or alumi-num cans to the blue recycling binlocated at Pensacola Beach Com-munity Church and PensacolaBeach Elementary School. It’s aneasy way to help the environment and the Beach Church and theBeach School.

Beach ChamberGoes Irish OnThe Island

Pensacola Beach Chamber ofCommerce Events CommitteeChairman Nan Harper has gatheredIrish lads and lasses to plan a five-day “Go Irish on the Island” cel-ebration March 13-17 on PenscolaBeach.

Beach Chamber businessesare hosting dozens of parties andevents which include a LeprechaunHunt for kids, Guiness Pour AProper Pint competition for bar-tenders, and the traditional St.Paddy’s Day Pub Crawl.

The St. Paddy’s Day PubCrawl which is named after itsfounder the late Paddy Blake wasan annual event put on by the So-ciety of Leprechauns. The Societyasked the Chamber to coordinatethe Crawl for 2009.

“It had gotten to be too muchwork for me,” said Shirley Blake,Paddy’s widow. “The Chamber canensure that the Pub Crawl contin-ues and that Hospice will benefitfrom the t-shirts sales.”

A complete schedule of eventswill be available in the next editionof Island Times.

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Knock Knock!Who's there?Dwayne.Dwayne who?Dwayne the bathtub -- I'm dwowning!

Enter Your Pet’s Photo in the Nauga Dawga & Purrfect Kitty ContestThe Krewe of Nauga will be accepting donations of

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• Bring your dog’s or cat’s photo (4 x 6 or smaller), Nauga Breakfast, Jan 31 at The Dock• Photos accepted through 11 a.m. January 31. • $5 entry fee benefits the Humane Society• Photo will be displayed on the Waggin’ Braggin or Pretty Kitty Board• Winners announced around noon, Jan 31.

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As a tried and true New Or-leans Saints fan, picking a team tocheer for in postseason can be quitetricky. An ardent football fanaticthat I once worked with tried to tellme that first I had to get behind theteam that won in the Saints’ divi-sion and then for the big day I wasstuck with the NFC team. “Stickto your division and conference,”he would tell me. Before the ex-pansion teams, that usually meantcheering for San Francisco or At-lanta. Yuck!

Then I became the person whoclaimed I only watch the SuperBowl for the commercials and half-time entertainment. I realize nowthat my so called disinterest was aflimsy sham at best and really didnothing to hide my embarrassmentthat once again the extremely tal-ented Saints already had Januaryvacations planned when the gameclock ticked off its final secondsof regular season play. Then I re-alized as a military wife, thatthough my allegiance would al-ways be to the Saints, my choiceof teams to spur on to a Super Bowlvictory were only limited to the fewstates of which my husband and Ihave not been legal residents.Some may call this being fickle ortraitorous, I call it practical. Plus Iread in the newspaper that manybig companies are cutting back ontheir multi-million dollar SuperBowl ads in both production andtime slots because of the downturnin the economy.

So, of the 12 teams vying forthe 2009 Super Bowl trophy, myfamily has resided in almost halfof the states for some amount oftime. My husband has only been aresident of two states – Pennsyl-vania and Florida. He actuallylived in Miami while attendingcollege and was raised in Philadel-phia. That put a check in the boxfor the Eagles and Dolphins. Myson was born in what San Dieganscall “North County,” spent threeyears in North Carolina and is nowliving a couple hours southeast ofBaltimore. That gives us cheeringrights to the Chargers, the Panthersand the Ravens. And finally hon-

oring my former colleague’s theoryof stick to your division and con-ference, I added Atlanta to the listas well.

Wildcard weekend, I was ec-static. San Diego, Baltimore andPhiladelphia all advanced whilethe Falcons played like the Saints.Can’t win ‘em all. Then there wasweek two. I had a team to cheerfor in each game and in both con-ferences. Chargers vs. Steelers.Ravens and the Titans. Panthers vs.Cardinals. Eagles and the Giants.This was great. I was thoroughlyenjoying postseason play. Then,San Diego and North Carolina bothheaded to the locker room in de-feat, while Baltimore and Phillywon. I couldn’t believe it, weekthree of postseason play and I stillhad teams to cheer for. Then thedivision championships came andwent. And yes, I couldn’t evenmake it past the 50 yard line. Inthe AFC, the Steelers whooped upon the Ravens; and in the NFC, theCardinals sent the Eagles back toPhiladelphia for soft pretzels andcheese steaks. Once again, I was agirl without a team in the SuperBowl.

But this year, I am decidedlypicking a team. I am, however, notusing any special formula exceptto say if you can’t cheer for a Saint,might as well get behind a “Cardi-nal.” And that logic, my friends,comes from being a PensacolaCatholic Crusader! Until nexttime…

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As we research ways to powerour Earthly lifestyles, we may haveout-of-this-world sources for en-ergy. Gamma rays travel 6000 lightyears to reach Earth. Seems kindof far, doesn't it? Let's start withsome basics. What is a light year?A light year is a unit of distance. Itis how far light can travel in oneyear, 590,302,600,000,000 miles.To gain some perspective on thisdistance think about these facts:

• The crab supernova is ap-proximately 4000 light years away.

• The Milky Way Galaxy is ap-proximately 150,000 light yearsacross.

• The Andromeda Galaxy isapproximately 2.3 million lightyears away.

What is a gamma ray burst?Gamma ray bursts are short-livedbursts of gamma ray photons. Thisis the most energetic form of light.Now these gamma ray bursts canbe broken down into two catego-ries. These are long duration burstslasting more than two seconds andshort duration bursts lasting lessthan two seconds. As scientists areresearching this phenomenon a

rather strange explanation aboutthese bursts has emerged. It ap-pears that the long and shortgamma ray bursts may be the re-sult of fundamentally differentproperties. Scientists have had bet-ter luck in explaining the long du-ration bursts. Some of these longergamma ray bursts happened whenthe Universe was only a few bil-lion years old. (Now imagine onlybeing a few billion years old. Ormaybe the Universe has had nobeginning and no end and has justbeen re-creating itself - a topic forlater.)

Think about this. Wouldn't itbe great if we could tap into thisenergy supply from the Universeand use it for space travel? Imag-ine how great it would be to takethe Gamma Ray Coupe out andtravel to other planets with noproblem of refueling and not wor-rying about carrying extra fuel. Itwould revolutionize space travel.If you want to know why I usedthe original figure of 6000 lightyears, well you will have to writeto IslandTimes@bellsouth.net tofind out.

By Candy Segar

The February program ofUnlimited Horizons is “Mes-sages from the Other Side withSharon Renae” and will be Sun-day, February 8, from 2:30 to5:30 at the Gulf Breeze Recre-ation Center, 800 Shoreline Dr.,Gulf Breeze. A $7.00 donationwill be requested.

Sharon Renae is an intuitivemedium, published author, minis-ter, spiritual counselor, and moti-vational speaker. Sharon has apassion for humor, and a zest toexpress and live life boldly.

Renae has been doing intui-tive readings on a professionallevel for over twenty years. Inthe last ten years she has donemore than 14,000 readings, in-cluding international and celeb-rity clientele. Known as the“barefoot psychic,” her publicforums have held over two hun-dred in attendance.

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It's Pompanoseason on the Island and thosetasty little critters are showingthemselves in our beautiful Gulfwaters. February first. starts thePompano Tourney at Gulf BreezeBait and Tackle, so be sure you’resigned up just in case you land athick one.

Sandfleas are the top bait formaking sure they take a look atyour offering as they comb the areain search of dinner. A nice piece ofShrimp will also do the trick.

If you’re into jigging, aConner jig with a pink tail is mychoice, although there are as manyopinions on jigs as there arefisherpersons using them. Tippingthem with a piece of cutbait orShrimp is always a good idea.

We have miles of the greatestbeaches on the planet to fish from,so get yourself a nice long pole, achair and a cooler full of whatevermakes you happy and do yourselfa favor and go fishin'. Happy NewYear!

Trail Association Hosts Hoofers on the IslandLace up your hiking boots and

join the Florida Trail Associationat The Dunes Trail Hike, Friday,February 13 at 9 a.m. Hikers shouldmeet at the Gulfside parking lotacross from Portofino. The dis-tance is set for two and a half milesand a vehicle is stationed at thatpoint for those who wish to betransported back.

Hikers will hoof it down thepaved bike path to return to thestarting point. The estimated timeof the hike is one hour and 45 min-utes.

Pensacola Beach is the start-ing point for the Florida Trail As-sociation statewide trail.

For more information androute details call 850-932-5469.

Texas Hold 'Em 4444 Fun fe-ver is sweeping across the Islandand it seems more and more peopleare catching it. "We have hadcrowded tables and new playersjoining the ranks," said poker pro-moter Rick Uzdevenes.

Texas Hold 'Em 4444 Fun willhost a special tournament Satur-day, January 31 at Paddy's at 4 p.m.One hundred percent of all monieswill be donated to MS. One of our

Hold ‘Em For Fun Fever Spreadsvery own, Justin Scher has set agoal of earning $500 for the MSWalk, a national event to raisemoney to find a cure for MultipleSclerosis.

"I do this every year with mysister. This is a very importantcause for not only me, but for mywhole family, because in 2005 mylittle sister was diagnosed withMS," he said.

Monday night football hasended but the Monday night pokertables at The Sandshaker are a hotplace to be seen. On January 12Jerry Limle took Casey Bussa in thefinal. Trace Lewis made short workof the final table cleaning out ev-eryone in five hands on January19. Casey Bussa was second,again.

At Paddy O'Leary's in down-town Pensacola Beach, poker isplayed four days per week. JamesElvis Presley is named after theKing of Rock and Roll so it wasonly fitting for him to hit threekings on the final hand to claim thewin on January 8. JMac and TikiTerri McKamey were runners-up.Michael Dupeire had all the rightcards on January 11 to outlast PhilTracy for the win.

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to the winner's circle with the finalwinning hand on January 13. ToddLentini played his way to secondplace. Just two nights later, Butlermade a run for another win, but PhilTracy took the top spot, followedby John Redman. Butler ended upin third with Justin Scher in fourth.

Saturday afternoon belongedto Tiki Terri McKamey. She was thebest player of the seventeen whosigned in to play on January 17.Four hours later, she had the winand a new "miniature Porsche."

Josh Nichols inched his wayto the win on January 19 as he hiton a small stack time after time, thencleaned out defending champMiguel Dupeire in the final. Thiswas Josh's first win in many a try.

Lady Luck sat on BillieUrquhart's shoulder as she wasvictorious over 18 players on Janu-ary 20. Justin Scher and TC Curtiswere runner's up. Billie was awardeda bicycle for being the Top FemalePlayer of the Year. Phil Tracy wenthome wearing the Player of theYear's bracelet.

Texas Hold 'Em 4444 games areopen to everyone with a basicknowledge of poker. Call 850-324-2667 for more information.

Competitors braved the coldto post fast times in the PensacolaBeach Run, January 17. Winnersin the Women's Half Marathon intheir age groups included MorganTibbs, Linda Fogel and DawnKane. Beach girls Pam Lane andAlice Bohannon finished in fineform. Ron Young, 28, from GulfBreeze lead the pack in the Men's25-59 Half Marathon. Beach busi-nessmen Robert Rinke, DaveBohannon and Andrew Rothfederearned spots in the top twelve intheir age groups.

In the 10K distance SusanHoover, Lisa Jacobi, Madison Leeand Betty Frydrychowicz won intheir age groups. CeciliaMcAdams, Ginny Baynes andDebra Foley handled the 6.4 mileswith ease.

The men's 10K found 11-year-old Joshua Gaut out in front with a56:55 in the young men's division.Ronnie Tibbs, 48; and Drake Shep-herd, 53 took top honors in theirage group. Glenn Windham turnedin a fifth place finish in the Men's60-64.

Jean Luke won the Women's5K in her age division, as didtwenty-two-year old CecilyWelsch. Patsy Melin's time of 27:40earned her second place.

Krewe of Wrecks memberDave Kessler hoofed his way tothe winner's circle in the 5K in themen's 70-74 age bracket.

Nine hundred thirteen en-trants competed in 5K, 10K andHalf marathon distances.

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