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Gulf Coast FREE! A Winter Visitor Publication SnowBIRDSSpring 2016 Snaps! pages 9-13, 22 Buying Beach Property page 18 Isle Dauphine Golf page 21 Spring Festivals page 28 In print and online SnowBirdsGulfCoast.com SNOWBIRDS 10TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR BAPTIST and MAYO CLINIC THE BEST. TOGETHER. Baptist Health Care is more than just a health care system. As a locally-owned member of this community, our top priority is the health and well-being of those we serve. As a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, we have access to some of the best and most innovative medicine in the world. This means better health care for you and the ones you love, right here at home. Visit us online or call to learn more. James Adams, MD Radiation Oncology Baptist Health Care Physician 850.434.4080 / e BAPTISTHEALTHCARE.ORG/MAYO ANDREWS INSTITUTE SPINE CENTER Offering surgical and non-surgical treatment options in: • Neurosurgery • Orthopaedic Spine • Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 850.916.8700 / ANDREWSINSTITUTE.COM A FEELING LIKE NO OTHER® M R OO AT R E FROM S $ PER79 NIGHT UPCOMING SHOWS ** GRAMMY® AWARD WINNER GLADYS KNIGHT MICHAEL BOLTON APRIL 15 MARCH 4 THE MOODY BLUES FLY ME HIGH TOUR ZZ TOP CHAKA KHAN APRIL 2 HELL RAISERS TOUR MARCH 11 RON WHITE* APRIL 22 RODNEY CARRINGTON* APRIL 8 ALICE COOPER MARCH 18 & 19 APRIL 29 To purchase tickets call 1.888.566.7469. Plan your visit at BEAURIVAGE.COM #BeauRivage *Must be 21. **$79 rate applies Monday-Thursday only. Some restrictions apply and is subject to availability. Beau Rivage Resort & Casino reserves the right to cancel or change this promotion at any time. Resort fee and taxes may apply. Additional restrictions may apply. Entertainment tickets not included. Tickets based on availability and schedule subject to change. For complete details visit beaurivage.com. When you need to win, you need to quit. Gambling problem? Call 1.888.777.9696. ©2016 MGM Resorts International® 4 1. Cover 2. Baptist/Andrews 3. Beau Rivage 4. Index/Hearing Center/White Sands Chiropractic/Holiday Isle/Dixie Gulf Coast Theatre 5. Wyndham 6. Karen Column/Boomtown and Hollywood/Seaspray 7. Visit Pensacola BIRDS 8. Cover couple/ Snow 9. FWB 40th Anniversary use Fort Walton Registration photos and some from the main story/Sacred Heart Canadian 10. Snaps – Cruise/Navarre Social/1/4 Destin West ON THE COVER Myrna and Kenneth Bertheau of Shell Rock, Iowa are second generation Snowbirds to spend their 11. Snaps - Walton County Snowbirds/Panama City Dance/ winters at Seaspray Condos on Okaloosa Island/ Fort Walton Beach, Fla. They are joined this year by daughter, Sarah who will spend a month of 12. Snaps –Ala Lifestyles Expo/Bratfest1/4 Navy Museum/ vacation with them. Life is good ........................ 8 13. Snaps – Canadian Snowbird Luncheon ¼ INDEX /Bellingrath/GulfQuest/Exploreum Publisher’s Welcome ................................................................................................... 6 14. Clubs/Staybridge Suites- will send additional copy 15. Clubs/Hidden Creek Fort Walton Beach 40th Anniversary ......................................................................... 9 16. Calendar/ Snowbird Snaps ................................................................................................9-13, 22 17. Calendar/ Snowbird Clubs .................................................................................................... 14-15 18. Buying Beach Property Karen Cook/ Sacred Heart Main ad/ Calendar of Events .............................................................................................. 16-17 19. Dauphin Island Ad Buying Beach Property ............................................................................................. 18 20. St. Joe Story with logo. 1/8 Tammy’s Journeys Ad/ Ice Flyers1/8 ad/1/4 St. Joe Planned Communities ..................................................................................20 Boardwalk Beach Resort Isle of Dauphine Golf Club ....................................................................................... 21 21. Dauphin Isle Golf/ ¼ Hombre/Perdido Bay Golf (make ¼ page)/Zip Winter with Holiday Isle Properties CSA Interview with Bob Slack ..................................................................................22 Adventures ad Providing Winter Retreats for Guests, Friends and Family for over 30 Years Books ......................................................................................................................... 24 22. CSA Interview/Sterling Health ........................................................................................................................25 23. New Dermatology/Aqua ad sent Sports ........................................................................................................................26 24. Trapnell and an additional book note I will send/ Santa Rosa Medical Join us on Saturdays for an Open House from 12 to 3pm Casino Fun ................................................................................................................27 Rates start at $900/per month | Call 877.671.1825 or visit holidayisle.net to book the perfect retreat (vertical) Festivals .....................................................................................................................28 25. Doctor interviews/1/2 SRC/ Holiday Isle Properties | 842 Highway 98 East | Destin, FL 32451 Thank You Snowbird Advertisers .............................................................................30 26. Sports story/Ebro/Good Time Tours/ 27. Casino Entertainment/Palace Publisher: Karen Harrell / [email protected] / 850.291.1266 28. Festivals/Waterside ad move from page 26 Art Director: Renee Culpepper/Culpepper Publications 29. Dixie Theatre, Farmers Markets, Juanas, Magnolia Grill, Native Café, Writers and Contributors: Louis Cooper / Karen Harrell Hofbrau, Sail Inn/ Photography: Randy Hamilton/Hamilton Art Agency, Kay Phelan, Marie Wisor, Carol Cooksey 30. Thank you advertisers/Beach Church/White Sands Chiropractic , Dr. Fleck Dermatologist, Erik R. Persiani, D. C 31. Santa Rosa Medical Full Page We LOVE our Snow Birds! PH: 850-226-6728 32. Wind Creek White Sands Chiropractic Clinic is a full service Chiropractic Clinic with Your Health and Wellness as our #1 priority. $59.00 Visitors Special INCLUDES ONE chiropractic exam and ONE adjustment *THE PATIENT AND ANY OTHER PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT HAS A RIGHT TO REFUSE TO PAY, CANCEL PAYMENT, OR BE REIMBURSED FOR PAYMENT FOR ANY OTHER SERVICE, EXAMINATION, OR TREATMENT THAT IS PREFORMED AS A RESULT OF AND WITHIN 72 HOURS OF RESPONDING TO THE ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE FREE OR DISCOUNTED FEE OR REDUCED FEE SERVICE, EXAMINATION, OR TREATMENT. NO RETAIL VALUE Go South Gulf Coast for the Winter! Are you ready for some new wintertime adventures? Wyndham Vacation Rentals® invites its seasonal long-term renters to take advantage of this unique and exclusive wintertime travel benefit. 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Printed in the U.S.A. 14 Sylvan Way, Parsippany, NJ 07054 Panama City Beach ©2015 Wyndham Vacation Rentals North America, LLC. 6 Welcome! HOLLYWOOD GETAWAY As I write this I’m just a day removed from a seven-day cruise – and working against a tight deadline. Make it a My wonderful graphic designer, Renee Culpepper, and I joined a fun group of Snowbirds from Destin, Gulf Shores and Dauphin Island aboard the Carnival Dream out of New Orleans, La. The seven-day journey took us to Montego Bay, Jamaica, Grand Cayman and Cozumel, Mexico. To say that we were looking forward to this journey is an understatement. I’ve been on numerous cruises in the past 25 years and thoroughly enjoy the pampering; opportunity to visit several destinations in just a few days; great food; and a chance to just chill out without having to be anywhere. We took in a historic plantation tour in Jamaica; toured a beautiful 300-year-old church ; and were entertained by our local guide, Maxwell, who was recommended to us by a daughter's friend, who is a Jamaica native. On Grand Cayman, we went to “Hell” Relax and play like a star at Hollywood Casino Gulf Coast, home of The Bridges Golf Club— and a world-class turtle farm and sampled a rum cake. Great day! We both had been to Mississippi’s only Arnold Palmer Signature course. Discover luxurious accommodations, Cozumel several times and chose that as a work day and stayed close to the ship. award-winning dining, and the area’s best gaming all just 45 minutes from New Orleans. Our Snowbird friends seemed to all have a good time aboard ship. We met many potential Snowbirds who were spending their