FF contest winner/answers announced

Andy Roberts is the winner of the September Fleet Foot Legs/Faces contest, according to FF editor Fred Deckert.The correct answers were as follows:1 Andrew Wills2 Chris Williams3 Judy Alexander4 Stephanie Liles5 Tom Perkins6 Dana Stetson7 Sarah Williams8 Nadine...

Fraser expresses gratitude to GWTC

To Mr. Perkins and every member of the Gulf Winds Track Club: As most of you know, in a few days I will be leaving Tallahassee behind to begin my college education at Dartmouth College. My mom recently inquired what I would miss most about this town that I have come...

The search for “normal”

By Mary Jean Yon It might be one of the saddest runs I’ve ever done. It was a post Hurricane Ivan run…one of many since the storm hit Pensacola that served as my own personal way of conducting damage assessments in the area where I work and live during the...

A look back: Hurricane Kate

By David Yon All the hurricane threats of 2004 triggered a hazy memory of some good writing from 1985. On November 22, 1985 Hurricane Kate made landfall on the gulf coast as a category two hurricane causing $300 million in damages. (Source:...

’04 Annual Awards nominations sought

The Grand Prix Committee is seeking nominations for 2004 Annual Awards recipients. Please send your nominations for any of the categories to a Committee member for consideration. The Committee members are: Lisa Unger, David Yon, Jeanne O’Kon, Paul Ahnberg, Jo...