Articles by Tom Mahar
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All routes lead snowbirds to Walton
It does not matter whether you approach the Emerald Coast from the west, a path that carries you across the Destin Bridge that breaks out into an eye-popping view of the East Pass or if you ... READ MORE
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Snowbird club needs its volunters
Maya Angelou, an American poet, memoirist and actress, once reminded us in poetic form that we are more alike than different, a sentiment that makes one wonder if she has met some Walton County ... READ MORE
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Hundreds of new snowbirds expected Jan. 2
More than 100 volunteers who make up the engine that drives the Walton County Snowbirds are looking forward to Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. New and returning snowbirds are expected to stop by Faith ... READ MORE
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Katie Ott new director of Snowbird Singers
We greet New Year’s Day in a variety of ways. In Portugal and Spain, celebrants eat 12 grapes to ward off bad luck in the coming year; the Scots purify their houses while the Dutch burn Christmas... READ MORE
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Games big part of snowbirds winter
Our Paleolithic ancestors knew exactly how to survive snowy winters: Store plenty of bear fat, gather an ample supply of firewood and then while away the winter regaling fellow cave dwellers with... READ MORE
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Snowbirds roll into action at Hurricane Lanes
Snowbirds seem to like round things … like golf balls, tennis balls, basketballs, bicycle wheels and even bowling balls. Ever wonder how much interest you could raise for an activity that ... READ MORE
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Snowbirds: Musical talent lined up for next general meeting
If you have been thinking about having a great dinner with people as classy as yourself and then squeezing something cute on a dance floor, then it is not too early to begin planning for that ... READ MORE
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Fishing and dancing — two snowbird favorites
One feeling members of the Walton County Snowbirds never experience is Waldeinsamkeit. That is German for the feeling of being alone in the woods and the reason is a large number of volunteers ... READ MORE
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Snowbird Singers prepare music from good ole days
“Music, Music, Music, put another nickel in … in the Nickelodeon.” If you heard the lyrics to the 1950 hit introduced to the world by Teresa Brewer, they are still rolling around somewhere on the... READ MORE
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Snowbirds announce event winners
On a recent January evening while cool winds stirred the fronds of the hardy palms that decorate the grounds of the Seascape Conference Center, 10 snowbirds gathered, as they do weekly, from 6:30... READ MORE
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