The Pearl of the Panhandle Friday, Feb. 19th, 2016

Carrabelle Area Chamber of Carrabelle Area Chamber of Carrabelle Area Chamber of Carrabelle Area Chamber of

CommerceCommerceCommerceCommerce 105 St. James Avenue (Hwy 98), PO Box DD Carrabelle, FL 32322

(850) 697-2585 chamber@nettally.com

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February

AARP tax help Carrabelle Branch of Franklin County Public

Library Thursdays- 2/28, 3/3, 3/17, 3/31, 4/7 ---1 till 5

Through March 12th

-The Way We Worked Apalachicola

Museum of Art, 96 5th Ave., Apalachicola for more info, see

www.apalachicolamuseumofart.org

Fri 19th INCONCERT- Samuel Winternheimer Quarter 7:30 pm

Doors open at 7:00 pm Rio Carrabelle $ 15 per person

www.inconcertapalachicola.org

Fri 19th

through Sun 21st

African American History Festival,

Apalachicola. Opens Friday 4 pm-Saturday 10 am-8 pm Free

Admission. (850) 323-0544 or (850) 653-7515 See our

website under events or www.hcola.org for full list of events.

Sat 20th

Soup, Book, & Bread Sale! Carrabelle Library 11 am

till…Musical entertainment in the afternoon. Silent Art

Auction. All proceed benefit the county libraries in Eastpoint

& Carrabelle. Questions?? Want to volunteer? Call Kathleen

(607) 353-9167

Sat 20th

Live Music- Frank Lindamood, Elizabeth Fravel &

Chris Matechick - 7:30 pm Doors open at 7:00 pm $ 15 BYOB

Rio Carrabelle

Fri 26th

INCONCERT- Brandon Robertson’s Soul Hour 7:30 pm

Doors open at 7:00 pm Rio Carrabelle $ 15 per person

www.inconcertapalachicola.org

Sat 27th

Camp Gordon Johnson WWII Museum- Movie Name

TBA 10:15 am FREE popcorn!

Sat 27th

Tallahasssee STIX Tournament St. James Bay Golf

Resort, Lanark Village Contact Jason Ritchie (850) 697-9507 or

www.stjamesbay.com

March

Fri 4th

& Sat 5th The 34th St. George Island Regional Chili

Cookoff & Auction St. George Island. Proceeds benefit the St.

George Island Volunteer Fire Department and First

Responders. Call (850) 927-2753 for more information.

Fri 4th

Tate's Hell Forest Clean up 9:00 to noon. Meet at Gully

Branch Recreation Area F. For info & signup, call (850) 697-

3734 or email marti.miller@freshfromflorida.com

Thurs 10th

Digging in the Dark: How Submerged Paleoindian

Sites are Illuminating First American Studies 7 pm FSU Coastal

Marine Lab, St. Teresa (850) 697-4120 www.marinelab.fsu.edu

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Welcome New Members:

Fisherman’s Choice of Eastpoint

Special thank-you to the Zurawka’s for referring new Member Marilyn

Rayner!

Chamber Board of Directors Meeting

Wednesday March 16th

, NOON, Carrabelle Library

Camp Gordon Johnston to be at Capitol on February 26th

On Friday, February 26th, the Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum

will have a display set up on the second floor of the Rotunda in the

Florida Capitol Building in Tallahassee, Florida and is open to the public.

The Museum will have various items from WWII on display as well as

WWII Training films from Camp Gordon Johnston conducted on present

day Carrabelle Beach. The goal of the Camp Gordon Johnston WWII

Museum is to save the stories and educate our present-day population

on the sacrifices and efforts made by the WWII generation.

St. James Bay Golf Resort

The following awards were won by customer reviews in 2014 & 2015

from Golf Advisor, which is operated by Golf Now & the Golf Channel.

2014

#2 Top 25 Florida Public Golf Courses

#15 Top 25 US Public Facilities in Staff Friendliness

#26 Top 50 US Public Golf Courses

2015

#7 Top 25 US Public Golf Courses in Pace of Play

#10 Top 25 US Public Golf Courses in Value

#10 Public Golf Course in Florida

#24 Top 25 US Public Golf Course in Course Conditions

#43 Top 50 US Public Golf Courses

9th Annual Tonya’s Hope Day

April 2, 2016

American Legion Post 82

Lanark Village

Huge Yard Sale

Pig Roast Auction and Cash Raffle

Pre-selling Thomas Lee's Famous whole Boston Butts for $25.00. Tickets

may be purchased from the Legion or Thomas Lee or Kathy Ingersoll.

Raffle for 50 pounds of shrimp ..$5.00 / chance Tonya’s Hope helps residents of Franklin County that are in treatment

for cancer with non-medical expenses. If you are in need of our services

call 850-625-0382

Executive Board

President-Cher Novaria/At Your Service Concierge

Vice President- Lewis Christie/Christie’s Cottage Living

Secretary-Dr. Lois Mendez Catlin-Phoenix Family Health Care Center

Treasurer- Paul Marxsen/Marxsen Accounting

Directors

Sheila Hauser/Century 21 Collins Realty

Tonia Chisholm/FC Public Library-Carrabelle

Skip Frink/Old Carrabelle Hotel

Bo May/Rio Carrabelle

Pamela McCreery/The Beachtrader

Executive Director-Lisa Munson

Representatives

Chester Reese-FC Tourist Development Council

David Butler-Big Bend Scenic Byway Board

Total www.carrabelle.org Website Visitors: Jan 1-Feb 14: 16,325

Total New Carrabelle Area Chamber Members 2016: 7

Total Carrabelle Area Chamber Members: 114

Visitors at our Visitor's

Center Carrabelle Brochures Sent

2014 2015 2016 % Inc 2014 2015 2016 % Inc

Jan 51 106 131 1.24 30 75 56 .75

Feb 111 167 27 63

Mar 163 171 25 74

Apr 118 178 41 47

May 66 137 26 79

Jun 64 153 66 90

Jul 80 133 36 66

Aug 52 125 36 70

Sept 56 109 21 37

Oct 76 152 22 25

Nov 79 113 19 31

Dec 62 142 32 26

Totals 978 1,686 381 683

February 9th

we were honored with a visit from Ari Ramos at the

Chamber/Visitor Center in Carrabelle. She met David Butler and

was invited to do a presentation at the after school program "The

Nest" at the Carrabelle City Complex that afternoon. Her “Run

Across America” began in Jacksonville, FL, and will end in

California. She is looking for opportunities to speak in schools

about the problem of childhood obesity. The Old Carrabelle Hotel

generously offered her a warm room that evening before she

continued her trip on Wednesday. Next stop was meeting with

Tana Kendrick who arranged for her to speak with the students at

the Apalachicola Bay Charter School. You can follow her journey

by liking her Facebook page. Everyone who has met her is

impressed with her energy and dedication to this issue and we all

wish her the best of luck on her journey!

A New Event Added to Riverfront Festival Weekend!

Saturday, April 23rd

at 8 am

Race starts at Carrabelle

Christian Center at 142 River

Road. Runs out River Road to

Mill Road, just into Tate’s Hell

State Forest and back. Fun

and flat course! Runners and

Walkers of all levels are welcome. All finishers will receive a

double walled tumbler with our logo along with a tech t-shirt.

This race benefits Franklin county Senior Citizens Center in

Carrabelle.

Forms and instructions for registration are available at select

locations in the area, on Tate’s Hell and Back 5K Facebook event

page and at www.franklincountyseniorcenter.org. Registration

by March 23rd

ensures you a woman’s or unisex fit shirt. After

March 23rd

, only unisex shirts are available. Race Day registration

shirts are on a first come basis.

On April 23rd

, you can pick up your shirt and race number

beginning at 6:45 am until 10 minutes prior to race start. Contact

BeLinda Wharton at bhwharton@gmail.com or call (850) 544-

5410 for more information.

Fri 11th

- Sat 12th

The 21st

Annual Camp Gordon Johnston Days

Fri-Welcome/ Registration at the Museum featuring finger food,

coffee, and refreshments free to all. A hospitality meal for veterans

and guests sponsored by Post 82 American Legion 6 pm. Sat- Parade

line-up 9:30 am with the parade starting 10:45 am EST, vendor “swap

meet” Sat afternoon, and a dinner dance Sat evening. To participate

in parade or be a vendor, call (850) 697-8575

www.campgordonjohnston.com

Sat 12th

Camp Gordon Johnston Days Breakfast 7-9 a.m. Hog Wild

Barbeque 1593 W Hwy 98, Carrabelle, Breakfast is $ 7 All active duty

and WWII Vets will pick up free meal vouchers at the CGJ WWII

Museum

Sat 12th

Camp Gordon Johnston Days Dinner Dance 6:00 p.m. Live

Entertainment and Dance. Franklin County Senior Center, 201 NW

Ave. F, Carrabelle. For Tickets, Please Call (850) 697-3760 or (850)

320-8201 Sat 19

th The 15

th Annual Eastpoint Firehouse Charity Rib Cookoff Vroom

Park, Eastpoint Gates open 9 am(850) 670-9000 or pru911@gtcom.net

See our website www.carrabelle.org under “Things to Do” Entertainment/Events for

More info

Events Further afield:

Listen to WOYS 100.5 FM Oyster Radio Or go to www.oysterradio.com or

www.forgottencoastline.com

Hard to miss this enthusiasm!

Ari Ramos with Tana Kendrick

Ari at the Apalachicola Bay Charter

School

Ari Ramos with David Butler