Lifeguards will monitor local national seashore beaches
      Gulf Islands National Seashore Superintendent Jerry Eubanks announced today that the Park is looking forward to having lifeguarded beaches open for the 2009 season at the following locations: Johnson Beach at Perdido Key, Opal Beach in the Santa Rosa Area (between Pensacola Beach and Navarre Beach), and Langdon Beach in the Fort Pickens Area.
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Portofino owners decry water slide
BY LISA NEWELL Gulf Breeze News lisa@gulfbreezenews.com
      Portofino owners and residents filled the Santa Rosa Island Authority board room to voice their opinions about Premier management's plan to install an inflatable water slide between towers 2 and 3.
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A wearin' o' the green
      St Patrick would have been proud of the honor bestowed on his memory Tuesday on Pensacola Beach as the Pensacola Beach Chamber offered it's "Go Irish on the Island" celebration.
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This week on Pensacola Beach
      Colleges on Spring Break this week include: March 23-27: Huntingdon College Pensacola Junior College Santa Rosa County Schools
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Even a leprechaun would love 'spoonerisms'
      St. Patrick's Day, which we just celebrated, is a kind of light-hearted, funloving day, although for many, the day after is anything but that!! It does allow us to forget the discouraging news that comes into our homes each day, though again, it often means trading one set of problems for another!
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Contractor wins bid to rebuild Navarre Beach Pier
Staff reports
      Santa Rosa County Commissioners voted to accept Ed Waters and Son Contracting's bid for the construction of the new Navarre Beach Fishing Pier. Construction could begin as early as April 30 with a possible completion date as early as May 2010.
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