Bizarre Star Andrew Zimmern Comes to the Beach
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Island Times Volume IX,XV, Number Number 10 12 PensacolaPensacola Beach,Beach, FloridaFlorida SeptemberOctober 3,1, 20132019 TrioBizarre Star Of Andrew Tri Zimmern Comes To The Beach Bosses New Race Director Takes Reigns Of Santa Rosa Island Triathlon Look Inside for Sold Out Tasty Times Race Set For Special Section The Pensacola Beach Chamber has a recipe for success using star power and culinary talents to amp up the Sixth Annual Taste of the Beach, Saturday and Sun- day, SeptemberOctober 14 and 15 5 at Casino Beach. Andrew Zimmern, center, is a James Beard Award-winning TV personality, chef, food writer, teacher and is widely regarded as one of the most versatile and knowledgeable personalities in the food world. He’s the creator, host and co-executive producer of Travel Channel’s hit series, Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, Andrew Zimmern’s Bizarre World, and his new series, Bizarre Foods America. Zimmern will be at Taste of the Beach Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. The festival, which showcases Pensacola Beach’s restaurants includes a dessert contest. Chef John Flaningam of Crab’s, top left, earned fi rst place in 2012. His Bushwacker Pie earned him a spot in the fi nals which will be Saturday at 3 p.m. Tropical birds and racing hermit crabs will Thedelight Santa young Rosa guests. Island Triathlon Pensacola splashed Beach ontoresident the scene Laken in Harvey, 1996 with top Ann right, Knight, has left,been as to the Taste Race of Director. the Beach Charles every Gheen, year. Look center, for directed her in the the MermaidSRI Tri for Parade a decade on andSunday the race and nowthe Hula is in Hoopthe capable contest hands in the of Children’s fi rst year directorArea. Rev Mindi up yourStraw. engines! When the George 700 or Smith so triathletes and his brother-in-lawhit the waters ofMike the Cook,Gulf of bottom Mexico right, on Saturday, proudly Octobermug the camera next to Smith’s entry in the Life’s A Vette on the Beach car show. The show is Saturday from 10 to 3 p.m. The Sauce Boss lays down some serious blues 5,on they the willGulfside not be Pavilion thinking stage, about bottomthe hours left. and He the sings commitment and cooks required a giant potof the of persongumbo. who It delicious serves as entertainment. the Race Director. The full This list is ofa small ingredients club, this for trio the - two and day only buffet they knowof fun what is on it Pagetakes 2 to and orchestrate in Tasty Times,the exciting a special multi four sport page race festival, that is thepull-out Santa section. Rosa Island Triathlon. For more, jog over to page 2. PAGE 2 Island Times October 1, 2019 Straw Carries On Legacy Of Santa Rosa Island Tri Love, commitment, blood, Rosa Island Authority’s events Mother Nature and man-made businesses. The SRI Tri direc- Gulf Coast, which lead to the sweat and tears. That’s what and tourism coordinator and she challenges like tropical storms, tors wanted to make a financial establishment of Mere Mortals it takes to direct a multi-sport asked me if I’d be interested in hurricanes, red tide, an oil spill, impact on the community with training group, and two youth event and keep it alive for over hosting a triathlon to bolster the closed roads and other races direct donations to deserving events – the Sea Turtle Triath- two decades. The Santa Rosa beach’s off season,” said Ann can derail otherwise fl awless organizations, as well. The SRI lon and DeLuna Duathlon. The Island Triathlon is set for Satur- Knight, who served as SRI Tri’s planning, according to Charles Tri developed a fine reputation multi-sport community is a day, October 5 at 7 a.m. It will fi rst director with Janet Boylan. Gheen, who directed the SRI Tri for this effort. large and welcoming lot. The be under the direction of Mindi “That’s how it started.” for ten years. There were years “In excess of $100,000” Mere Mortals host hundreds Straw, who is an energetic dy- Knight said they thought when the triathlon did not hap- commented Charles Gheen. of triathletes for training every namo juggling the demands of they’d be lucky to get 250 en- pen, and the awards, t-shirts and “Each race director found Sunday from May through SRI the monster event along with the tries the fi rst year, but had 450 thousands of volunteer hours worthy organizations where Tri race weekend. expectations of those who came eager athletes sign up. One of were down the drain. the donation really made a dif- Over the years, Pensacola before her. She does so without them was Pensacola Beach resi- Beach residents Glenn and ference.” Beach’s sports-tourism event fl inching. Straw is a fi erce com- dent Pam Templeton. She re- Nancy Windham were triath- The list of community or- calendar has exploded. It’s not petitor in her own right, so she’s counts her 1996 experience. letes. They toed the starting line ganizations that received dona- unusual for the beach to host striving for a top notch perfor- “Yes, that was my fi rst in the very fi rst SRI Tri and stuck tions includes everything from dozens of races and contests mance as the 2019 Sri Tri race and last tri,” said Templeton, with it for many years. sports teams to senior services. a month. Perhaps the SRI Tri director. who has competed in mara- “We liked doing the SRI “A few worth noting are paved the way. Through her initial eff orts, thons and hundreds of running Tri,” commented Glenn. “I was Pensacola Beach Junior Life- It’s too late to enter the the SRI Tri registration sold out races. “I thought I trained well not a swimmer, but I was wide guard Program at $8746, Gulf SRI Tri but, you can be part early. The triathlon has been enough, but I had not prepared open as soon as I exited the Breeze High School Golf Team of the action from the side- named as one of the “Best Des- for the water temperature drop water. Nancy was always chas- at $3800, Gulf Breeze High lines. Encourage the athletes as tination Races in the World” by and howling north wind. I was ing me. We did each SRI Tri up School Wrestling Team’s Take- they pass your house or fi nd a Active.com. Aptly so. Seven glad I completed the swim. The until Hurricane Ivan, after that down Club at $5300,” Gheen spot on the course. There is no hundred athletes will enter wind propelled me faster than the storm took our bikes and our added. “There were significant charge to cheer. the clear waters of the Gulf of I ever had gone on the bike. I desire, too.” contributions to the Pensacola As for fi rst year Race Di- Mexico at Casino Beach, Oc- was so afraid of what would During the years the SRI Beach Elementary School, the rector Mindi Straw, we applaud tober 5 for a 600 yard swim. If happen if I took a spill. Tri gets contested, it certain- Pensacola Beach Lifeguards you. Your predecessors have the surf is up, they The headwind ly meets its intended goal of and Pensacola Beach Dune set a gold standard for island have an alternate on the way back bringing an exciting event to Restoration (after Hurricane events. Keep up the good work. course in the was like a brick the off season. Athletes fill ho- Ivan) during Ann's tenure.” For more information, www. Sound. They jog wall. Finally, tel rooms and frequent beach The SRI Tri spun off Tri SantaRosaIslandTriathlon.com. through the white something I sand to transi- knew, the run tion into a 21K was comfort- bike ride followed ably familiar. by a 5K run. The This one tri- course is a scenic athlon experi- island-centric tour. ence satisfi ed Pensacola Beach my curios- resident and local ity. I proved attorney Joe Zar- something to zaur is the title spon- myself, but sor of the event. The I like a little more control trophies are custom hand-carved over my situation and there are tikis by Gulf Breeze artist Char- just too many variables in triath- lie Knight. lons for me. I gained a greater The Knight name has been respect for triathletes and as you synonymous with SRI Tri since can tell, even twenty-plus years its inception. Ann Knight re- later the experience is one of my called the fi rst SRI Tri started most exhilarating!” with a conversation about shor- The respect for the tri and ing up the lackluster off season its variables are among the ath- on Pensacola Beach. letes’ challenges. They chal- The start of the 1996 Santa Rosa Island Triathlon at Quietwater Beach. “Dee Lucas was the Santa lenge the race directors, as well. Photo courtesy of The Islander Newspaper archives Mark Your Calendar BCC: Thursday, Oct. 3, Agenda review, 9 a.m., Public Forum, 4:30 p.m. Meeting, 5:30 p.m. 221 Palafox Place. my- Island Times escambia.com. For more, 850-595-4940 SRIA: Wednesday, Oct. 9, 5 p.m. Committee Meeting. SRIA Boardroom, #1 Via de Luna. Agenda available at sria-fl a.com BCC: Thursday, Oct. 10, Committee of the Whole Meeting, 9 a.m. 221 Palafox Place. myescambia.com, Ques- Post Offi ce Box 844 Shelley W. Johnson Publisher tions? District Four 850-595-4940 Gulf Breeze, FL 32562 SRIA: Wednesday, Oct.