I sland T imesVolume V, Number 2 Pensacola Beach, Florida May 19, 2009

Sailing IntoSummer

Captain Kirk To The Rescue - Kirk Newkirk (second from right) hoists up the sail on the Junior Sailing Program boat which will launchfrom the shores of Santa Rosa Sound this summer. Pensacola Beach Yacht Club hosts the summer children’s program, but lost all their smallboats during Hurricane Ivan. Key Sailing, which is owned by Newkirk, will supply the boats to get the kids on the water. Summer sailorsinclude (L to R): Kat Denton, Jake Smith, and Alex Thompson. For more on this story, see Page 2.

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Junior sailors will once again beout on the water, in the Sound dur-ing a week of intensive work, test-ing, learning, having fun and yes,sailing. Pensacola Beach Yacht Club,sponsors of the sailing camp, hasmany years of Junior Sailing in itshistory, but it was all destroyedwhen Ivan completely depleted itsfleet of small boats.

This summer, Kirk Newkirk willcome to their rescue, providing boatsand beach at Key Sailing from July27-31.

Kids who want to attend thesailing camp must be seven-years-old, know how to swim, have a flo-tation device, hat, sunscreen, towel,water bottle, and bring their ownlunch. Gatorade and snacks will beprovided daily. Camp will be heldfrom 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

A United States Certified sail-ing instructor will be conducting theweek's activities and will be assistedby many seasoned Yacht Club mem-bers. PBYC fleet captain DaveOerting, who is a Junior Sailing in-structor and winning skipper, will bejoined by Margo Partain andMultihull National trainer Linda Th-ompson, as a volunteer.

Classroom instruction will takeplace at the Pensacola Beach YachtClub and all sailing instruction willbe at Key Sailing. Classes includebasic concepts of sailing and watersafety. On the water, students willlearn boat rigging, sailing techniquesand capsized boat drills. Rules of thewater and knot tying will be taughtboth on and off the water.

If it rains, the staff is preparedto continue the sailing classes at theYacht Club. The students will seesailing movies and play games untilthe sun comes out.

Sailing, Sailing Over Santa Rosa SoundMany members of the Beach

Yacht Club got their start in a juniorsailing program, including DerekRiddle and Doug Bray who are nowboth sailing instructors. Also, DavidJohnson, Fleet Captain and RickZern, local rigging and sailing expert.

Susan Newkirk was the originalmember of the Yacht Club who wasinstrumental in promoting JuniorSailing. The program was revived in1999 by Dave Oerting and other vol-unteers.

Twenty young sailors will be

accepted for this year's camp. Sail-ing experience will be geared to thecamper's ability.

The cost for the session is $200which includes sailing and basicboating instruction, "Learn to Sail"manuals, t-shirt and certification ofcompletion.

For more information emailAnne Geisel, PBYC Junior Sailingcoordinator at annegeisel@aol.comor go to the Yacht Club website atpensaoclabeach-yc.org. Click onJunior Sailing for further instruc-

tions.The Pensacola Beach Yacht

Club which is known as the "BestLittle Yacht Club on the Gulf Coast,"hosts many activities in addition tothe Junior Sailing program. Theysponsor a number of regattas, withtheir famous all-female race, Race forthe Roses coming up later this sum-mer. This popular race has showndramatic growth since it was firststarted. It is the only Gulf Coast racewhere men are not allowed to boardthe boat during the competition.

The PBYC is located next to the

Buck Lee, executive director ofthe Santa Rosa Island Authority re-ceived a "very satisfactory" ratingfrom Fred Gant, Board chairman. Inreading the report at their May 6meeting, Jayne Bell, SRIA directorof administration, said the report re-vealed that Lee's performance was"very satisfactory" to "excellent."

"Thank you for your leadershipand guidance of the SRIA," Gantsaid congratulating Lee.

"All the positive things wouldnot be possible without the staff,"Lee responded. "Any organizationis as strong as its weakest link andwe are strong. If I look good, it isbecause of them."

The Board gave their approvalwith some reservations to the re-quest by Fun Coast Promotions tohost Friday Night Teen Dances atthe Gulf Pier.

Doug McAllister, Fun Coastowner, told the board that the danceswould be alcohol free and the agelimit is 13 to 17-year-olds.

The board gave the authority

to Buck Lee to suspend the dancesif they are interfering with publicsafety. Doug McAllister said theywould abide by the rules establishedby the Authority.

"I think this is great," Boardmember Dave Pavlock commented."A positive move on the part of therisk takers. I look forward to it beingbusy."

A request to place the PlungeHippo Waterslide at the former siteof the Bank of the South was movedto a special board meeting before theMay 27 meeting. A number of safetyconcerns were brought to the atten-tion of Board members by audiencemembers including by Dr. Lila Cox,who said, "This is all on privateleasehold property, but slow downand look at the safety consider-ations. You spend a lot of time im-proving public safety with our life-guards, and I would hate to have achild run over crossing this danger-ous stretch of Ft. Pickens Road."

Buck Lee added that placing aslide there would interfere with AirShow safety since helicopters werealways allowed to use that space byAmerican Fidelity, the leaseholder ofthe property.

The discussion regarding thematter of hiring a traffic engineer tostudy the traffic in the core area wasinitiated by board member Dr. Tho-mas Campanella who said hethought it was not necessary.

"This study will have to dealwith the nuts and bolts, who parkswhere, that kind of study," Dr.

Campanella said. "It's not as impor-tant as getting people out here. Weneed to look at how to bring peopleto the Beach."

Campanella also pointed outthat the payment for the plannerscomes from the Island BeautificationFund which is SRIA monies, notPortofino's money.

A motion to move the item tothe May 27 meeting was approvedfive to one with Campanella votingagainst.

Ed Schroeder, chairman of thePensacola Convention and Visitor'sBureau told the SRIA that total lodg-ing nights were higher in thePensacola Bay Area than they werein other counties to the east andwest.

Maureen LaMar, Beach Cham-ber executive director and Visitor'sCenter manager, reported that num-bers were exceeding those of 2008including during April when 2851tourists came to the VIC which is a26 percent increase. LaMar reportedthat 231 visitor's guides had been

Sabine Sandbar on Pensacola BeachBlvd. The Club maintains a full barand hosts a number of social eventseach month. The members are ac-tive in community activities and al-ways enter a float in the Krewe ofWrecks Mardi Gras parade.

The Yacht Club sponsorsevents which benefit charities suchas the Preemie Cup with proceedsgoing to the Neonatal Intensive CareUnit at Sacred Heart Hospital.

For more information regardingmemberships, email club@pensacolabeach-yc.org.

mailed out and that in the first twoweeks that the guide was placedonline that 1032 people viewed it.

When all these visitors arriveon Pensacola Beach, they will eas-ily be able to find Casino Beach.SRIA employee Paul Harvey willmake the sign which will identify thepopular public beach.

Other business: Safety cameras will be in-

stalled on the Boardwalk by the endof May

The Palace litigation has re-sulted in their owing about $6000 inlease fees and $12,000 in liquidateddamages

Noel Faddis relinquished hislease option on the former Circle Kproperty on Via de Luna. Lease re-verts to the SRIA.

Tiki Island Soundside re-ceived approval for an airbrush tat-too concession for one year.

The next Island Authority meet-ing is scheduled for May 27. Thesession will begin at 5 p.m. at theAuthority office.

Buck Lee Earns Very Satisfactory Rating

Free Summer Trolley Service ResumesThe colorful Beach trolleys

are back. Offering free transporta-tion from 6 p.m. until midnight onFridays, noon until midnight onSaturdays and 5 to 10 p.m. on Sun-days.

The routes are from Ft.Pickens Gate Park on the west endto Portofino on the east end. Trol-leys will make a loop through the

Casino and Quietwater parkinglots. They will stop at eachmarked trolley stop approximatelyevery 30 minutes. Routes andschedules are subject to changedue to extreme traffic congestion.

For additional information,please contact Bob West, Direc-tor of Public Safety, Santa RosaIsland Authority at 850-554-4296.

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Once you retire you're stuckwith the word "retired." It shows upeverywhere, on all your documents,insurance policies, IRS forms, every-thing. I'm always tempted to write,"no longer working" or "hiding in asecluded place," or even "no longerin use." Sometimes I visualize howthe computer would react to this in-formation. Probably, I would findmyself with no bank accounts andcredit cards. What a bummer.

So, I have to face it. I'm retired.It says so and has been written onall my important documents (allthree of them) since 1995.

I am really doubly retired be-cause I am married to a man who alsohas to fill in the word "retired" whenthe question asks for occupation. Hecould write, "busy all day long" or"running errands for Jane" or"cleaning the pool" or "planting to-matoes." Wouldn't the computers doa back flip over those occupations?

When Frank and I stoppedworking fourteen years ago, theonly thing that changed was that wewere doing fun things instead ofrunning our businesses. We weretraveling all over the United Statesby land, sea and air. We often wentto Biloxi to test our skills at the gam-ing tables. (The Casinos always

seemed to outsmart us.) We enjoyedbeach life to the fullest, mostly bygoing to Bobby D's Beach Bar.

It was all fun and games untillittle incidents kept disrupting ourlives. It was all stuff that slowed usdown. We discovered aches andpains.

What does Frank, who nolonger works do, all day? Well, hemakes a long list every night, andthen carries it all out the next morn-ing. He enjoys driving, seeing hisfriends, visiting his son and daugh-ter-in-law, and as you know if youread this column regularly, his is alsothe shopper, chief cook and bottlewasher.

The afternoons stretch lazilyin front of us. Fortunately, we bothlike to read. We read the IslandTimes, the News Journal as bor-ing as it is, USA Today, Time, For-tune, Messing About In Boats, AllAbout Boats, Yachting, Sports Il-lustrated, Body and Soul, BottomLine and Forbes. We read booksabout boats and boat trips. Onwarm days we sit on our balconyand watch the birds who come toour feeder. We are also absorbingVitamin D, and getting a tan.

Somehow, I discovered a gapin our day about a half hour before

the five o'clock news. I tried to fill itwith chess and Scrabble. No, he whois not working is also not playingboard games.

I had pretty much decided tofill that empty space with yoga bymyself. Just some chair exercises totake up the time. Eventually, I askedFrank to join me.

"Would you like to do someexercises," I asked, tentatively.

"Sure," Frank responded affa-bly.

"These would be yoga chairexercises. No pretzel positions," Iadded hastily.

He fell silent. Then he spokeafter a few minutes of contemplation."Okay, I'll do it if you promise not tochant."

Getting him to do yoga was alot easier than I had expected. All Ihad to do or not do was chant.

"First, we will do Breath of Firefor two minutes," I said.

"What," he asked."You can't back out on me now.

You said you would do the exercisesif I didn't chant."

"All I asked is what is Breath ofFire," he said.

After I explained the techniqueto him and spelled out the wonder-ful benefits of the exercise, he imme-diately caught on and held the twominutes in the very first session.

We went on to Reach for theSky, Neck Curls, Waist Curls, ToeLifts, Back and Forth Hands, andDeep Breathing.

Then, I added something ma-cho, weight resistance. I had somethree pound weights and we did acouple of exercises. He announcedthat he would go to the store andget some heavier weights for him-self. He was totally hooked.

So we filled in the gap beforethe five o'clock news with a mixtureof yoga and weight resistance train-ing.

The yoga was all done withoutchanting, building a shrine, or burn-ing a candle. Except I would chantunder my breath. Nothing audible. Ihad to be sneaky.

So between writing (Jane) andtracking the weather on the com-

puter (Frank) and NFL and collegiatefootball (Frank and Jane) we havethe gaps pretty well covered.

Who would have ever thoughta manly guy like Frank would actu-ally admit he liked doing yoga?

Who knows? Maybe, the daywill come when I will see a candleburning brightly on the table be-tween us and a small shrine will beresting protectively nearby. And,perhaps, I will hear a very low rendi-tion of "Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo."Frank will have come full circle.

And if that day never comes, Iam still happy with the hodge podgeyoga. It quite effectively fills the gapjust before the five o'clock news.

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Tue MAY 19 Joe Pitts, 6 p.m.WedMAY 20 Shawn Kellerman, 6 p.m.Thu MAY 21 Delta Flyers, 6 p.m.Fri MAY 22 30 x 90, 6 p.m.Sat May 23 30 x 90, 6 p.m.Sun MAY 24 Damon Fowler, 3 p.m.

Thu MAY 28 Little Giants, 6 p.m.Fri MAY 29 The Sauce Boss, 6 p.m.Sat MAY 30 The Sauce Boss, 6 p.m.Sun MAY 31 Harper, 3 p.m.

HappyMemorial Day

Come by boat, bike or car.

It’s serious blues -Tue & Wed MAY 26 -27Josh Garrett& The Bottom Line6 p.m.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARYThe Drees Clan is throwing a

happy seventieth birthday for theirmom, Mary, at The Islander Loungeon Saturday, May 23, from 11 to 3p.m. Everybody is invited accord-ing to Jayne Redmond, who is theparty director. She says the SOBsare bringing finger foods and therewill be a huge cake. Go help Marycelebrate seven decades.

OUR HEROOur very own Mike "Wipeout"

Willet is not only a poker player, art-ist, musician, songwriter, umpire,surfer and short stop, he can nowadd HERO to his resume. Mikepulled a very lucky person from thegrip of a rip recently. After hearing alady screaming he grabbed a surf-board lying on the beach and fishedout the drowning human. Great job,Mike. You are now the Island Times'Special Hero.

CANDIDATE FORKNIGHTHOOD

Once again Kathryn Curle sentthe correct answer to an IslandTimes trivia question, but, alas wastoo late. She emailed, "Hopefullyone day, I will be able to sit at theRoundtable. I keep trying to signup with the post office for the ponyexpress because I have a horse andshe is very fast. My Island Timeswould get to me faster." No matterwhat, it is always great to hear fromKathryn.

GOOD OLD SUMMERTIMESummertime and boating go to-

gether, so the Pensacola Beach YachtClub is welcoming new memberswho want to get out on the water.

Coming aboard this month areMichael "Mitch" and CatherineProvosty, Doug Stein, PeggyPangenbeck and Robin Rainey all ofGulf Breeze. Newcomers fromPensacola are Scott and BrendaBecker and Andrew and BarbaraWilliams.

AND TRIP MAKES THREEThere are now three Dave

Daltons in Gulf Breeze. Dave, theretired IBM exec, who spent count-less hours of coaching little leagueteams that his son, Dave Junior orDJ Dalton played on. Fast forwardto April 30 when DJ and his wife,Jessica, welcomed a new baby boy,who they have named, Dave Dalton,III. According to Nora Jones, littleDave the third, will be called Trip.

RETIRING NURSEThe vivacious Nancy Kittel has

announced that she will be retiringfrom Dr. Lachowsky's practice onJune 30. After all these years of car-ing for allergy patients, she is readyto travel, swim in her pool and livethe life of a retiree. She and her hus-band Jim are members of the Kreweof Junkanoo.

POSTMISTRESSREMEMBERS

Some of you will rememberMartha Gardner, the only postmis-tress that Pensacola Beach ever had.She called the newspaper office toremind the entire island that well-loved Mayor Bob Merriman will becelebrating his birthday on May 20.Find the mayor at his office on thesand at Casino Beach or his inlandlocation at the Sandshaker to wishhim many happy returns.

FIRST DUO WINNERKen Jones was back on the

Beach May 1 for the Wooly BoogerBawl. Stump, as he is known aroundthe Beach, arrived from Georgia toassist Queen Shugah in keeping thestorms away and to set the recordstraight. Stump pulled out a copy ofthe September 10, 1992 edition of TheIslander Newspaper which provedthat he was the first Wooly Boogerto earn both Rookie Beach Bum andBeach Bum of the Year honors. Ap-parently, someone had mistakenlysaid Larry Keever was the first toachieve this lofty goal.

PARTY ONLarry Charles Shu Schumaker

and his wife Cyndi drove from Mary-land to the Beach to celebrate Shu’sbirthday, May 15 with a surpriseparty at Paradise. Jayne Redmondand Buz Busby are both celebratingbirthdays on May 27. They will bepartying all day long.

Little did Michelle and DaphneRoberts realize what a grand legacythey were part of when they wereschool aged children growing up onPensacola Beach. Harry Gowensthought it was all wrong that thesetwo small girls should ride over twobridges on a long trip to elementaryschool twice each day. He felt Beachkids should have their own school,so he lobbied his friends on theSchool Board, got their approval, andstarted the first school on the Islandin his A-frame house.

Michelle and Daphne were thecorrect answer to the trivia questionand the winner was newcomer to theTrivia Table, Jim Hill, who now ownsan Island Times t-shirt.

Michelle and Daphne are nowmarried and have children of theirown. Michelle lives in Nashville, Ten-nessee and Daphne lives in GulfBreeze where she is a teacher at Ori-ole Beach Elementary School. Theywere among the first graduates of

Pensacola Beach Elementary School.Sir Morrie Drees filed the first

correct answer. Deb Friedman had theright answer as did Jayne DreesRedmond who noted that she wasprobably "wayyy" too late. Yes, shewas.

Kim LoBue's goof was a first forthe three time champion, when sheemailed Jayne and Amy Drees as heranswer.

Do you remember Lazy Day? Ri-chard Liveakos and his Lazy Dayband were at one time on the top offall the Beach charts. Now, Lazy Dayno longer exists. However, you maysee Richard on the Beach now andthen in a new role. Do you know whathe is doing now?

If you know, hurry and email it toIsland Times and you may win one ofthe coveted t-shirts.

Send your answer toislandtimes@bellsouth .net with“trivia” in the subject line and includeyour name. Deadline is May 26.

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

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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.

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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

The Fiesta of Five Flags All KreweBall which honorsthe royalty of allkrewes in North-west Florida is setfor Wednesday,June 10 at 7:30 p.m.at the Hadji ShrineTemple.

New Kreweof Bananimals KingBruce Yoder has al-ready issued anedict to his largekrewe that allshould attend thisball.

"It wouldplease your kingand Queen DarleneLarkin, to have allof you there withus. We'll have a ball," King Bruce said.

Dress for this Ball is cocktail attire

Pensacola Beach Mardi Gras Krewes Reign Over Summer Events

It was all about pomp and cir-cumstance on Sunday, May 3, whenthe Mardi Gras Krewe ofBananimals crowned their new kingand queen at their den, the SabineSandbar. All the former queens tookthe stage to crown Darlene Larkinwho will reign for the entire upcom-ing year along with King Bruce Yoder,who was crowned by all the previ-ous kings. They will be introducedto all the Mardi Gras Society inNorthwest Florida at the All Krewe

Kings And QueensMake Formal Debut

or your krewe costume. The cost is $25per person with tickets purchased in ad-vance. Bar drink are $2 and the ReunionBand will furnish the music for dancing.

Competition is fierce among all thelocal krewes to win thetable decorating contest.Cash prizes are awardedto the top five best deco-rated tables.

The Krewe ofWrecks is making suretheir attendees at the Ballhave a safe trip to the Balland back to the Beach.

Jeff Goudey, Run-ning Around Wreck, has12 Ball tickets now avail-able and has reserved twotables. Tickets to ride thetrolley are $15 for theround trip. Trolley ridersshould arrive at 6:30 p.m.Other krewe members arewelcome to purchase tick-ets and trolley passes,

according to Jeff. Mail your check, pay-able to the Krewe of Wrecks, to Post

Bananimals RoyaltyRules The Roost

Former Bananimals King BonzAlexander, center, helps crown KingBruce Yoder and Queen DarleneLarkin.

Wrecks King Tommy Grice andQueen Paulette Provost willrepresent the Krewe ofWrecks at the All Krewe Ball.

Office Box 492, Gulf Breeze, FL 32562.The deadline to purchase ball or trolleytickets is June 1, so it's a good idea toorder them as soon as possible.

The Hadji Shrine Temple is locatedat 800 West Nine Mile Road inPensacola.

If you have questions about tick-ets or trolley passes, call Goudey at 850-291-6957.

Ball at the Hadji Shring Temple onJune 10 at 7:30 p.m.

The Electionof Officers tookplace with a loudvote of confidencefor keeping thesame officers; TimMorgan, president,Rob Jackson, vice-president; BruceYoder, secretary,and Mary JoTibbits, treasurer.Members votedtheir approval withscreeches, hisses,growls, barking,meowing, brayingand oinking.

Coming up onthe Krewe's eventlist is the Battle ofthe Bands, May 23at the Sandbar.Competition beginsat 11 a.m. The event is a fundraiser forthe krewe's various charities including

Santa Rosa Kid's House.The annual Shrimp Boil will be June

7 at the Sandbar.Membership

in the krewe is stillopen at $30 perperson. If you wantto become a mem-ber, send yourcheck made payableto the Krewe ofBananimals, c/oMary Jo Tibbits,1309 AutumnBreeze Circle, GulfBreeze, FL 32563.

The nextmeeting of thekrewe will be June7 at 4 p.m. at theSandbar. There willbe no meeting inJuly due to theFourth of July andBlue Angels week-end. For more infor-

mation, email King Bruce atbrucexyoder@yahoo.com.

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By David Griffin,Beach Wines and LiquorsWow, Island Times is in its fifth

year already! It's been such an amaz-ing ride that it's hard to even imag-ine the next five, but I sure don'twant to get off. A great big ThankYou to everyone who contributes,especially our loyal readers, whichmeans if you're reading this I'm talk-ing about you!

Bill and I have just returned fromBiloxi where we celebrated his birth-day and Mother's Day. Well, actu-ally on Mother's Day I wanted todrive over and check out one of myfavorite places in Mississippi. Wethought about going to New Or-leans, but I chose Bay St. Louis. Ifell in love with this tiny town bythe sea many years ago. The streetswere once lined with beautiful statelyhomes turned into antique shops.Sadly, many were lost to the hurri-canes. We did find one that hadbeen restored to most of its originalbeauty and they had photos of be-fore and after renovation. I boughta vintage purse made in West Ger-many. When the proprietor realizedwe were from Pensacola, she wantedto know if the economy was as badhere as it is there. I had to tell herthat having been poor all my life Ireally haven't noticed any difference.Somehow we always manage to havewhat we need and we still get to livein Paradise!

Okay, I know y'all have beenwaiting on pins and needles to hearall about the new Wooly Booger"No 'Canes Bawl." Johnny Barbatoand the Lucky Dogs were rockin'and we were dancing in the sand allnight long. I have to tell you aboutthe completely unexpected gifts.My intention was to let everyonesign the new Wooly Booger "NoHurricanes" sheet created for theBawl and then pin on a hoo-doo/voo-doo charm. Apparently, I didnot make my intentions clear andpeople brought gifts to QueenShugah. I'm not complaining be-cause you know I loved everything.

Chrissy Cook was the first togreet me with a lovely whistle shellto help me blow the hurricanes away!How cool is that? Then came LilaCox with Sweet Shop lip gloss

which Queen Shugah will definitelyneed after all that blowing! Next wasSandi Johnson with the Queen's fa-vorite elixir for soothing her parchedthroat. (Did they get together onthis? I don't know, but I like it!)Quickly following was ShelleyJohnson with magical crystals intheir own special pouch and deliv-ering Jane Cooper's gift of a Hurri-cane Catcher made by the Lakota In-dians (who really know about powerand magic). Paulette Provostbrought her special voodoo dollcomplete with pins while CharlotteSpencer was our Moon Maiden whoblessed us with the energy of thehalf moon. Christine BunkieHewerdine assisted with her alwaysready dancing spirit while our poorRenee Mack was so busy workingshe never had a chance to play.Lynn Cieutat sent special blessingsfrom Mexico Beach and her late hus-band, Les, who started the WoolyBooger Social Club. Nancy Kitteland Lois Jernigan were dancing inMississippi while Jayne DreesRedmond was in New Orleans at JazzFest. I handed out gris-gris bags allnight and it was wonderful to haveyou all living in my fairy tale!

Last, but certainly not least,was the gift from our Barrier IslandGirl and photographer, D.J. Zemerick.D.J. also told me about a story shehad written for a young man in Min-nesota named Ryan. When stormsthreatened our Island and preciousbaby sea turtles last summer, Ryandemanded to be taken outside sev-eral times a day so that he could blowto the south and help keep the hur-ricanes away. Great work, Ryan!Thanks, D.J. for the beautiful cer-emonial earrings and for creatingthis powerful recipe for keeping thehurricanes away…

Entreaty to Queen Shugah

Oh, Queen Shugah, draw us nearEase our Wooly Booger fears.

Protect our island night and dayAnd keep the hurricanes away!

Lord, I love living in Paradise!See ya in the kitchen…

WINE IS FOR THE GRILL NEXT DOORIf you are looking to bring just the right giftwine to a neighbor's barbecue, bear in mindthat a crisp wine is the best accompanimentfor simple grilled dishes. Crispness comesfrom acidity, and such whites as SauvignonBlanc, Riesling and Pinot Gris/ Grigio havethe right amount of natural acidity to cut throughthe flavors of grilled foods and to act as aneffective counterpoint. For reds with the sameacidic qualities, try Sangiovese (Chianti) orPinot Noir. On the other hand, if grilled foodsare accented with marinades or sauces, thetable is set for such bold, expressive, fruitywines as New Zealand Sauvignon Blancsand Alsace Gewurztraminers. Or, try suchreds as California Zinfandels or AustralianShirazes.Hint: If your grilled foods have spicy or pep-pery flavors, try a wine to match, such asGewurztraminers and Sauvignon Blancs, orSyrah, Zinfandel, Merlot and some Cabernets.Barbecue time is rapidly approaching andwine is certainly an appropriate drink to serve.Questions about what wines complement aspecific food? Ask us, we love to talk aboutwines. If you are having a party, we'll behappy to help you regarding the quantities ofwine you will need. Here at Beach Winesand Liquors, Inc, at 5 Via de Luna, we carrya large selection of wines and other spirits.Give us a call at 850-932-8850.

Wooly Boogers came from near and far to help Queen Shugah stir up a storm of voodoo to keepthe hurricanes away . Appearing at the May 1 Bawl at Paradise are original Wooly Boogers (Lto R): Stump Jones, Bunkie Hewerdine and Andy Brunt.

Queen Shugah Number Somethin’ Somethin’ Kathi Lewis brought the Wooly Boogers out ofhiding for the Keep the Hurricanes Away Bawl, May 1 at Paradise. Accepting gris gris and goodluck charms, the all-knowing Queen Shugah had partiers dancing in the sand all night long.

Road To Fort PavesWay To Opening

The re-opening of Fort Pickensto vehicles has taken a long and wind-ing road, but the journey is almostcomplete. According to Nina Kelson,Gulf Islands National Seashore pub-lic affairs officer, the road to FortPickens is nearing completion, butofficials do not have a firm date whenit will be open to the public.

“When paving is complete, theroad must pass inspection by theFlorida Department of Transportationbefore it will be released to the ParkService,” Kelson said. “We hope tobe open by Memorial Day weekend,but cannot make any promises.”

The speed limit is posted at 15miles per hour inside the park andthere is no electrical power. All camp-grounds are primitive style.

More information is available at850-934-2600.

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FUN-RAISINGIncoming Women's Council of

Realtors State President Nan Harperwill be hosting a fundraising eventin August for anyone who likes tohave fun. Details will be forthcom-ing, but get your party pumps ready.Tickets will be available at IslandRealty. Harper, co-owner of IslandRealty, notes that proceeds from theevent are earmarked for the Octo-ber Realtor Leadership Conferencewhich will bring one hundred realestate professionals to the Beach.SHACK MOVES UP

Gayle Shackleford was pedal-ing her bike around the Beach on awell-deserved day off. She has beenpromoted to manager at Juana's Pa-goda and Sailor's Grill on NavarreBeach. Brothers Ken and KevinRudski own the soundfront estab-lishment.DOING BETTER BUSINESS

Your Better Business Bureau'sonline News Center never closes. Itis available at www.bbb.org. Thissite is full of information, scam alertsand tips.

HELLO HOLLYWOODChristy Sullivan has a cast of

characters at Paddy O'Leary's Pub.These are the usual Beach char-acters, but on Hollywood Day pa-trons come dressed as movie starsfor the day. The last HollywoodDay at the Pub attracted JohnWayne, Jack Nicholson, ClintEastwood and Gregory Peck. Onevisitor is the curator of the boatused in the movie African Queen,so he was Humphrey Bogart. Stopin to see Christy and find out whenthe next star studded event willtake place.BOOZE CRUISE

Capt. JR at Blue Marlin WaterTaxi ordinarily chauffeurs his cus-tomers across Santa Rosa Sound onsightseeing and nature tours duringthe day. He now offers an eveningexcursion for adults which startswith onboard beverages and contin-ues to PegLeg Pete's, Hemingway'sIsland Grill, and Paradise Bar forwhat he affectionately calls theBooze Cruise. He says bacheloretteparties will love it, too.

GET STEAMEDBefore the summer house

guests arrive, Joyce and her ablecrews at Stanley Steemer will makea clean sweep of carpets, upholsteryand even ceramic tile. One call doesit all.CONGRATS HARRIMAN

Beach resident and Senior VicePresident with Baptist Healthcare,Bob Harriman, was honored by theUniversity of West Florida and theCombined Rotary Clubs ofPensacola with an Ethics in BusinessAward. Harriman was recognized asan individual who exemplifies theconcept of "service above self" andhas worked to build a positive senseof worth in the business communityand the broader community as awhole.SUMMER SCHOOL

Whether the classroom is on thewhite sands or the hallowed halls,Island Style can outfit you head totoe for summer school, summercamp or summer vacation. The lat-est and hottest summer fashions forgirls and guys have arrived. Locatedconveniently next door toFlounder’s at the traffic light.CHAMBER CHATTER

The Pensacola Beach Chamberof Commerce monthly membershipmeeting will be at the Comfort Innat 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26.Business After Hours will be hostedby Island Realty, 45 Via de Luna onthe same day from 5:30 to 7 p.m.Prospective members are welcometo attend either function. Call 932-1500 to RSVP.

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RECYCLEBring paper, cardboard, junk mail, plas-

tics, newspapers or aluminum cans to theblue recycling bin located at PensacolaBeach Community Church and PensacolaBeach Elementary School.

Thank you to all the S.O.B. 'sfor the wonderful wishes and the giftcard. Baby Max is doing just fineand we are happy to have the familycomplete. A special thanks to Kathiand Bill Lewis (Nanny and Pappy)for all of the support and help alongthe way. You guys will always be apart of our family and we love you.

Sara Shaw & Rob Harris

L etters

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"My kids were so excited whenthey saw it in the parking lot," saidConsidine. "Davis makes such anpositive impact on my students."

MATH WHIZZESPensacola Beach Elementary

School's third, fourth and fifth gradeSunshine Math Teams competedagainst other teams in EscambiaCounty on May 9 at Tate HighSchool. The fifth grade team com-prised of Jace Amberson, LiaLampone, Jacob Baldwin and JamieSeabrooke earned third place in theteam competition. Jamie Seabrookeearned third place in the individualcompetition.

SCHEDULE SETPensacola Beach Elementary

School will be closed on Monday,May 25 to observe Memorial Day.Classes will resume on Tuesday,May 26. The last day of school isJune 4. Students will report for the2009-2010 school year on Monday,August 24.

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Pensacola Beach Elementary School Fifth Grade Math Super StarsTeam of (L to R) Jace Amberson, Lia Lampone, Jacob Baldwin and JamieSeabrooke posted a third place finish in the countywide competition onMay 9. The team is coached by Leanne Lampone. Photo by Nancy Sampson

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The sand is still the whit-est in the world and the aquahues of the Gulf of Mexico arestill unmatched by artists brushand writers words. PensacolaBeach remains a small piece ofparadise nestled on a fragilebarrier island. Buyers arefinding desirable prices andthe following sales were closedover the last two months:

PAGE 10 Island Times May 19, 2009

Congratulations Bob Harriman

2009 Ethics in Business Award RecipientThe Combined Rotary of Pensacola and University of West Florida School of Business has honored Bob Harriman, Ph.D., with the 2009 Ethics in Business Award. As a senior vice president of Baptist Health Care (BHC), Dr. Harriman serves the community as administrator of Gulf Breeze Hospital (GBH) and the Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine.

Exercising fairness and integrity in all relationships, Dr. Harriman embodies Rotary’s service-above-self philosophy and Baptist Health Care’s commitment to servant leadership.

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You’ll Love the Way Baptist Cares for YouRobert “Bob” J. Harriman, Ph.D.

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Pensacola Beach’s Glenn and Nancy Windham were awarded thePensacola Runners Association’s Lou Gregory Spirit Award for leader-ship and enthusiasm in promoting the sport of running in the Pensacolaarea. The couple have been competitors, event volunteers and runningclub stalwarts for decades on the Beach.

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T h e LIZZARD’S TONGUEby E.K. Hewson

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CATastrophe AvoidedFor the past few weeks I have

noticed a small puddle of water onmy kitchen floor, strategically lo-cated in front of the freezer andpositioned as if it might be com-ing from the automatic water andice dispenser located in the freezerdoor. I knew it was not the freezeron the fritz because we had justspent a small fortune replacing itsmother board. Plus I checked thecontents inside. Ben & Jerry andBubba were frozen to the core.

So I asked the Kid if he wasgetting up in the middle night topour himself a glass of water andthen maybe spilling some of it onthe floor. That was a negative.Then I remembered the Colonelhad a bad habit of over filling hiscoffee pot using the filtered waterfrom the freezer door by gettingsidetracked by his Blackberrybuzzing. He said he stopped thatpractice after I handed him themop and suggested he clean theentire floor, not just in front of thefreezer. Of course, I knew I wasn’tthe cause of the mystery puddle.That only left one other residentat the house – our cat, Sparky.

I announced at breakfast toboth the Colonel and the Kid thatI figured out how every morningthere was a puddle on the kitchen

floor. It was Sparky’s fault. Obvi-ously she had figured out how tojump from the glass top stove overto the freezer and was pushing thelever to get a drink. They thoughtshe was so clever and immediatelygave her treats. All I could thinkof was a more colorful version tothe Disney movie title, “That DarnCat!” As I stood and ate my break-fast (she was sitting on my stool),Sparky gave me the look as if tosay, “Human Lady, I didn’t do it.I only drink water from yourgrandmother’s heirloom crystalbowls.”

In the end, she was right.Once again Human Lady waswrong. Turns out we had a leak inour master bath which just hap-pens to be located on the secondfloor directly over the kitchen. It

wasn’t until the trickle became asteady stream pouring onto the floorfrom the ceiling above through a re-cessed light fixture, that we figuredout Sparky wasn’t as clever as wewanted to think she was.

However in Sparky’s cat eyes,the Colonel is her hero because hesaved the day and she no longer hasto step around a puddle of water onthe floor to get to my bar stool. TheKid has continued to retain his tol-erated status because he gave her ahalf bag of fishy treats for no rea-son. As for me, I received my morn-ing hiss and swat when I tried to re-move her from my stool when theColonel said I might want to beseated when I hear how much it wasgoing to cost to fix the master bath-room. Once again order is restored.

Until next time…

The Pensacola Beach Woman'sClub will host their annual Electionof Officers, Thursday, May 21 atnoon at Hunt Hall. The proposedslate is Lynda Knell, president;Sandi Johnson, first vice-president;Janet Penniman, second vice-presi-dent; Nancy Wyse, treasurer andJane McGrath, secretary. Nomina-tions will be accepted prior to vot-

ing. The installation of the new of-ficers is scheduled for June 4 whichis the final business meeting in theClub’s annual schedule.

Luncheons are held in July andAugust but no business is con-ducted.

For information about mem-bership, please contact SandiJohnson at 407-234-8761.

Beach Woman’s Club Prepares For Election

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The Board of the PensacolaBeach Advocates held their meet-ing under the trees at MorganPark, Friday, May 1. President JimCox told the group that it had beena full year since Judge Jones hadhead the arguments on Ad Valo-rem taxes for Beach residents andhad not yet handed down a deci-sion.

Cox discussed the Core Arearenovation and noted that the sur-vey sent out by PBA had beenwell received by Santa Rosa IslandAuthority Executive Director BuckLee, the SRIA Board andBaskerville-Donovan engineers.

Discussing the size of hotelrooms on the Beach, Cox said hehad talked to CommissionerGrover Robinson on the issue, andRobinson said the plan was a “hor-rible political football.”

The potential owners of theformer Clarion property and theDays Inn have already securedtheir requests to develop largehotel rooms on Pensacola Beach.

Board members discussedthe role that the PBA would playin the upcoming planning pro-cess for the core area. They de-termined that the PBA would actas a conduit to be sure thatstakeholders are aware of theopportunities to give input dur-

Beach Advocates Board Discusses Issues

Pensacola Beach Advocates hosted their first ever Spring Fling, May 1 at MorganPark. Noting that it had been one year since the judge heard arguments in theresidential tax suit case, (L to R) Lila Cox, Nora Jones, Sandi Johnson and FranMcCurdy raised a toast to the anniversary of the court date. PBA membership isopen to residents, leaseholders and those with a business interest in PensacolaBeach.

ing the planning process.Board members present were

Cox, Darell McIntyre, Max Scroggin,Glenn Windham, and Sandi Johnson.Lila Cox, membership chairman andShelley Johnson, Governmental Af-fairs committee member, were alsopresent.

Currently, there are 200 house-holds who have joined PBA. Mem-bership is open to residents, lease-holders and those with a business

interest in Pensacola Beach.The PBA board meeting was

followed by the first ever SpringFling held in Morgan Park. Thirtymembers joined the party and re-ceived free copies of Plantings forYour Pensacola Beach Home writ-ten by Dr. Jim Morgan. Refresh-ments were served.

For more information, visit theirwebsite at pbadvocates.org

Popular BandSeries Plays ToCapacity Crowds

The popular summer concertseries Bands on the Beach hasmusic fans packing the GulfsidePavilion every Tuesday night from7 to 9 p.m. The event is presentedfree of charge by the Santa RosaIsland Authority.

Southern Breeze will performon May 26 and the ModernEldorados will take the stage onJune 2. Both bands will serve up aheaping helping of country music.

Seating at the Pavilion is lim-ited, so fans are encouraged tobring lawn chairs and blankets.

For more information call 850-932-2257.

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A Cross in the Sand ByDr. Chuck Randle, Pastor

Pensacola Beach Community ChurchA Cross in the Sand

We are sometimes serious, andsometimes humorous, when wespeak of doctors practicing medi-cine. Actually, that is what happens.A doctor cannot go to a medicalbook and look up categories, suchas, “male, American, 6 feet tall, 230pounds, 55 years old,” and then findthe prescription that is acceptableto all who fit that category. The rea-son is that we respond to medicinesin different ways, depending on ourparticular body. One reason we haveso many different kinds of medicinesdesigned for one ailment is becausesome persons will respond positivelyto one, while others will respondnegatively. The challenge of thedoctor is to try and determine whichmedication will work best with thatparticular body.

We sometimes hear, “Well, he’sa practicing Christian,” or “She’s apracticing Jew,” and we even getmore specific by saying, “She’s apracticing Catholic, or Baptist, orEpiscopalian, etc.”

What is often meant is that theperson is serious about followingthat particular expression of religion.It’s different than what happens withthe “practicing physician.” How-ever, there may be some similarities.Religious practice has to do with theways in which we treat one another.We may try to be kind and loving,only to be rejected or even taken

advantage of. And we may be in-sulting to others by the ways werespond. Then we “practice” a dif-ferent way to achieve the same re-sult. As one person wrote, “Some-times I practice being a religiousperson, and sometimes I unfortu-nately claim the benefits of member-ship without deserving it. But I’mworking - er, practicing - on that.”

A psychologist has suggested

that Christianity has focused toomuch on “orthodoxy” – right belief– and not nearly enough on “ortho-praxy” – right practice. To me, theright practice of religion is muchmore important than trying to es-pouse what some have insisted isright belief. It requires both becausebelief determines the manner inwhich we live; and practice givesevidence of our beliefs.

No one treats their tourists bet-ter than the folks on PensacolaBeach. Pensacola Beach businessesand residents have raised the barreally high, but I have to tell you thepeople in Walhalla, South Carolinacome close. I went to an auction inWalhalla, and the people there wereso friendly.

I have been to a few auctions inthis country, but this one was quitedifferent. It was very festive, yet,familiar; you felt as if you had walkedinto a friend's living room. There wasa large concession stand which wasessential to the family atmosphere.

It also was essential to the manwho sat to my left. He announced at7:30 p.m. that it was ice cream time. Ithought he was going to run overme. I couldn't get out of his way fastenough. He and his wife were un-usual. He sat and read a book ongardening and only occasionallylooked up. His wife slept throughthe whole thing. How could yousleep through “Do I hear 5,5,5,5,5,who will give me 2,2,2,2?" And thenI wondered why they even came tothis? I soon realized why.

It was the people. I had to askone person where to get my num-ber, and then I asked another man ifI could sit anywhere I wanted to. Hesaid, “Of course,” and to pick themost comfortable chair I could find.I did, and, boy, was I glad. I sat therefor four hours.

While I waited I chatted withyet another man about the proceed-

ings for the night. This is how itstacked up. First the auctioneer soldthe furniture (most of it), then hemixed it with the crystal and jewelrywhich I had no interest in. Then hestopped the auction and said. "It'stime to pick your boxes."

I asked the man behind me,“What do I do?”

He said, "Just pick your boxesof stuff you want and take it up frontto the tables and you have to bidfirst at $5."

I had picked out three boxes.One was a beautiful box from the1930's with gloves, scarves and hatsfrom the 1950's. I won that one. Theother two were boxes full of dollclothes. I won one and lost the other.The one I won had an extra bonus.It had mouse poop in it. I had it onthe floor and was taking the clothesout and noticed little poops. Great! Ithrew the box outside and put theclothes in a container and handwashed them. Well, what do you ex-pect for $5?

I also was the wining bidder ontwo vintage baby buggies - one wasfor dolls, the other one was for kids-both from the 1960's. I think the folksgot a real kick out of me as I left. Yousee I have a Miata and I had to putthe top down in order to get the twobuggies home. They were pointingand laughing and I was laughing,too.

I had so much fun that nightthanks to the nice folks in Walhalla,South Carolina.

St. Francis of Assisi EpiscopalChurch in Gulf Breeze is hosting theFifth Annual Mid Summer NightParty on Saturday June 13 from 6 to8 p.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Epis-copal Church. The party features aSilent Auction with an array of ex-citing items on which to bid, amid awine, cheese, heavy hors d'oeuvresand delicious dessert reception.

General Admission tickets are$20 and include food and beverage;

Episcopal Church Partieson Mid Summer Night

Sponsor tickets are $30 and includefood, beverage and eight tickets forchance drawings. Patrons must bepresent to win a chance drawing.There will be a drawings for doorprizes, and a Wine Toss.

For tickets, please contactAverett Mull at 932-6467or pur-chase them in the St. Francis ofAssisi Church Parish Hall everySunday at the conclusion of the 9a.m. service.

Pensacola Beach Elementary School Teacher of the Year Jennifer Neal,left, was awarded a special recognition plaque by Col. Victor Looneyrepresenting the VFW Post 706 in Pensacola.

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Town Hall MeetingHosted by Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson, IV

Tuesday, June 30 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Santa Rosa Island Authority Boardroom

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Three new faces appeared in thewinner's circle during Texas Hold'Em 4444 Fun poker tourneys. Theluck of the Irish put Mike Sullivanahead of the crowd who played atPaddy O'Leary's Irish Pub on April29. Sullivan earned his first win. EricWeatherford was the second placefinisher. Other first time winnersincluded Raymond Ellis whooutlasted Phil Tracy on May 5; andPierre Falgout, who came to theBeach to visit his brother on May 7.

Texas Hold 'Em Results are asfollows: Paddy O'Leary's

April 291. Mike Sullivan2. Eric Weatherford

New Faces, Poker Aces Go Head To Head At Weekly TourneysApril 301. Josh Nichols2. Kristin LarmierMay 31. Phil Tracy2. Billie UrquhartMay 51. Rayond Ellis2. Phil TracyMay 61. Phil Tracy2. Billie UrquhartMay 101. Donnie Beall2. Miguel ThompsonMay 121. Kim Duell2. Brandon DellesMay 13

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From The Chip Stack• Phil Tracy made his stand on

the final days of April to earn thePlayer of the Month title. He hasalready started gathering points withsteady play during May.

• Good luck to Josh Nicholswho is headed to school in Tallahas-see. During his last night on theBeach, he played Texas Hold 'Em

4444 Fun with uncanny success hit-ting four 4s on the fi-nal hand and endingup with a chip count of4,400,000 in 4Funchips.

Poker promoterRick Uzdevenes said,"I have not ever met anicer young man. Allclass and no sass."

• The poker fam-ily had lots of goodwishes for Brandon"The Artist" Delleswho drove from NewOrleans to play poker on the Beachon his birthday, May 6.

• Mother's Day players were

hot, hot, hot. Phil Tracy drew to ahand of four Queens.Jenny Doherty hit fourAces. The alwayslucky WaldoDefindorfin hit the rar-est of hands - a RoyalFlush in spades. Read'em and weep.

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Pensacola Beach ElementarySchool students have been im-mersed into a computerized learn-ing environment thanks to a partner-ship between the Parent-TeacherAssociation and the PensacolaBeach Elementary School's board ofdirectors. Promethean ActivBoards,which replace whiteboards and theirancient predecessor, the chalkboard,have been installed in each class-room. The cost sharing project wascompleted at the conclusion ofMarch.

The Promethean ActivBoardwas designed by teachers, for teach-ers to transform the classroom intoa truly interactive learning environ-ment.

The first ActivBoard at theBeach School was installed in Jen-nifer Neal's kindergarten classroomin October 2008.

"The students adapted to it in-stantly. It engages them at many lev-els, keeping their attention muchlonger than any other learning tool,"said Neal.

According to the PrometheanCorporate website, Interactivewhiteboards enable anything thatcan be seen or done on a computerscreen to be projected onto awhiteboard. Sounds simple enough,but seeing it in action is nothingshort of magical.

Daily lessons are projected ontothe large whiteboards stationed atthe front of each classroom. A spe-cial stylus gives students the abilityto digitally write on, or drag-and-drop items across the board.

ActivBoards are equipped withinternet capabilities, so that a meretap of a stylus enables students tofurther research topics via the world-wide web. Videos can be integratedinto the daily curriculum.

"It's all there at our fingertips,"said Neal. "I save my planning, les-sons and notes in my computer. TheActivboard is an extension of mycomputer, but the entire class canview it."

Students in first through fifth

grades have quickly adapted to theuse of the new technology.

"I really like it," said fourthgrader Kylie Finkbone. "It is excit-ing and I want to use it more."

Pensacola Beach ElementarySchool, which was designated aBlue Ribbon School in 2007, is a

Beach School Motivates Students With Classroom Technologyleader in using this technology.

"There are a few schools inEscambia County who haveActivBoards, but our neighbors inGulf Breeze do not yet have these,"said Neal.

Principal Jeff Castleberry ispleased with the cutting edge tech-

nology and the old-fashioned team-work that it took to purchase it.

"I will tell you that the PTAand the Board worked hard toraise the funds to bring this learn-ing tool to the Beach School. Ourkids will never know what it's liketo clean a chalkboard or eraser,but they will be prepared to em-brace the technology of their gen-eration," Castleberry said.

Beach school student Savannah Persky works on the internet ca-pable ActivBoard in Jennifer Neal’s kindergarten class.

Lace up your hiking boots andbring your flashlight to the Gulf Is-lands National Seashore Full MoonWalk Saturday, June 6. In celebra-tion of the 17th Annual NationalTrails Day, a park ranger will leadan hour-long program beginning at

8 p.m. at Fort Pickens Gate entrance. Visitors should be prepared to

walk about half a mile down theroadway and out to the beach. Bringa blanket or chair to sit on in thesand. For more information, call850-934-2600.

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Purple has always been thecolor of royalty. When the Spanishlanded on our beach 450 years ago,a purple flag flying would probablyhave made them think of their mon-arch across the sea. Now we oftensee a purple flag flying overPensacola Beach, but it is not a kingor queen that commands our atten-tion, but jellyfish. Of course, otherhazardous marine life may be rec-ognized by the prestigious purpleflag, but it is most always the jelly-fish that are the kings and queens ofour waters.

When the jellyfish are in resi-dence, they provide some upsetfor the local peasants in terms ofstings. Then I see folks with allkinds of strange remedies tryingto care for their wounds. We arefortunate in that we do not havethe really deadly and dangeroustypes of jellyfish frequenting ourshores. The Portuguese man-o-war and the box jellyfish can in-duce fatal stings through power-ful neurotoxins and anaphylacticreactions. If you travel to an areawhere jellyfish are more seriousthan our local variety, heed warn-ings and make sure you or the life-guard facilities have appropriatemedical supplies, or just keep feetfirmly on land.

Here, our jellies are not ex-actly innocuous, but still notoverly concerning under usual cir-cumstances. Their stings are pain-ful and can causes rashes or blis-ters, but generally would not causedeath unless someone had a par-ticular sensitivity. Locals usuallydon't even look to see if the purpleflag is flying, but merely plungein. Tourists even more so. Theyhave awaited their vacation and noflag, even a purple one, will keepthem out of the water. That'swhere the strange remedies comein.

The most common one ismeat tenderizer. Alas, this onlymakes your leg or arm or whatevermore tender….well, really noteven that. There is no reason to

bother carrying meat tenderizerwith you to the beach unless youplan on making sandburgers. Themost concerning so-called remedyfor jellyfish stings is-I'm sure ev-eryone has heard of this one-urine.Now, urine really does not do any-thing good for a jellyfish sting.So, please don't pee on anyone orask any of your friends to pee onyou if you get stuck by a jellyfish.

What can you do? Well, thefirst important thing is to preventany more stings. This means getout of the water and wash thestung area with ocean water. It isimportant to wash off any remain-ing tentacles or stinging cysts withthe same kind of water the jelly-fish lives in. If you use fresh wa-ter to wash the cysts off, they willdischarge, causing more stinging.

The next thing to do is to de-stroy the toxin as much as pos-sible. This is what those other"remedies" claim to do, but don't.To denature the toxin, pour vin-egar on the area. This will dena-ture the toxin and lessen the ex-tent of the burning and itching.Thereafter, you can usually treatthe sting as any other type of der-matitis with some topical anti-itchmedications.

If the sting is extensive, be-comes infected, or is complicatedby breathing problems or otherserious signs or symptoms, thenseek medical attention immedi-ately. So, be sure to take somevinegar with you to the beach, es-pecially if you see the royal purpleflag, and please don't pee on any-one!

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Pandora de Balthazar, right, hosted a reception at her Pensacola showroomfor Opera fans on Thursday, April 30. Pandora, a patron of the Arts, introducesThe Reverend Chuck Randle, left, to Indra Thomas, center, the star of theOpera Aida.

Beach resident Deb Friedmanis touched by Bob Dolven’s

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It's spring timeand the weather is really heating upthe fishing. Bait fish are all over andwhere there are little ones, there areBIG ones. The Spanish Macs aretearing up the bait around the BeachBridge and will hit just about any-thing you throw at them. Specks areall over the grass beds and liveShrimp or Finger Mullett on a bob-ber will get you one real quick inthe morning or late evening.

Wading is coming into seasonand a white stringray grub on a monoleader always does the trick for me.Just toss it to the grass line andbounce it off the bottom for deadlyresults.

The Big boats are out everydaywith catches of Cobia, Kings and all

sorts of others, so book yourself aride or go with a friend.

Tournament season is in fullswing, so make sure your signed upjust in case.

Send your pics to the IslandTimes so all your friends can get alook at your catch. Fishing photoscan be emailed toislandtimes@bellsouth.net.

Won’t be long until school isout. Be sure that you are teachingthe young ones to respect and enjoyour local bounty. If you teach a kidto fish, he or she can enjoy it for alifetime.

The waters are yours, so doyourself a favor, Go Fishin'.

A new queen will be crownedat Paradise Bar and Grill on Sat-urday, May 30, but this time itwill have nothing to do withMardi Gras. The lady angler withthe biggest King Mackerel catchwill be named the Queen of Kingsand take home a first place prizeof $2000. The tourney, in its sec-ond year, begins with a Captain'sMeeting on Friday, May 29 at6:30 p.m. at Paradise. Fishingbegins on Saturday with theweigh-in set from 3 to 7:30 p.m.

“We will have lots of coldbeer, good food for spectators towatch the weigh-in,” said Renee

Mack, Paradise general manager.“We have plenty of space forboaters to tie up, too.”

Live music will begin at 6p.m. as The Sauce Boss takes thestage and serves up a big helpingof bluesy beach music. Dancingin the sand is encouraged.

The entry fee is $150 perboat. There are additional optionsto enter for cash prizes. The topfive anglers will receive cash andprizes. First place is guaranteed$2000 and the following will beawarded if entries meet mini-mums: $1250 for second place,$750 for third place, $500 for

Queens Ready To Hook Kingsfourth place and a prize packagefor fifth place.

According to the SaltwaterEvents website, anglers whovideo their catch can enter thelive action clip to be eligible towin a video camera. All entriesmust be posted atAnglerTube.com within threedays of the catch.

Last year’s entries includedBeach anglers Beverly Boswelland Pam Lane. Tournamentsponsors estimate a field of 30boats will enter.

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