Snowbird

Until next year … goodbye snowbirds

Tom Mahar

The Walton County Snowbirds board of directors, the club’s behind-the-scenes movers and shakers, recently dug in its heels to revise the organization’s by-laws and with a yeoman’s effort made long overdue changes to the club&rsquo... Full story

Snowbirds have a busy February

Tom Mahar

Anyone who didn’t have a great time on the Emerald Coast in February must have ripped a page right out of Rip Van Winkle because the month sizzled with activity when hundreds of Walton County Snowbirds found their groove in dozens of venues. ... Full story

Winners of President’s Cup Challenge announced

Tom Mahar

Intermittent showers didn’t discourage golfers who participated in the annual President’s Cup Challenge, a contest between the U.S. and Canadian Walton County Snowbird men. While many of the U.S. teams completed play at one under par, ... Full story

Snowbirds thinking about journey home

Tom Mahar

  The tennis club, the golf leagues and other groups are having end of season parties, luncheons and get togethers. How can that be? Didn’t we just get here? Just when it seems the fun has begun, snowbirds are thinking about what to pac... Full story

Art workshops popular with snowbirds

Tom Mahar

For many, the thought of using oil, water based paints or acrylics to transfer what one sees with the inner eye to paper or canvas is daunting.  Not so for the 62 artists who are engaged in two free snowbird art workshops and two fee-based cla... Full story

Snowbirds swarm on Emerald Coast

Tom Mahar

Let’s take a minute and get up close and personal with the Walton County Snowbirds. They swarm the Emerald Coast golf courses, fill the restaurants, then shop in search of bargains, and gather in groups to talk (that’s code for brag) ab... Full story

Snowbirds into exercise and entertainment

Tom Mahar

  When she sets out to assist snowbirds seeking a healthy exercise program, Sarah Vaillancourt does it with humor, lively music and the precision of a drill sergeant. The folks at Mayo Clinic tell us that if we want to feel better and perhaps... Full story

David Ott a favorite with Walton snowbirds

Tom Mahar

If laughter is the best medicine, no wonder snowbirds are alive and well. After all, they have among their members the good-hearted Nancy Gehrke who dispenses laughter with the finely honed wit of a raconteur. She was on hand at the Walton County Sno... Full story

1,000th member, Kall Lienhard, signs up

Tom Mahar

Walton County Snowbird registration chair Mark Beckman reported membership ballooned to 1,341 members on Monday, Jan. 9, just six short of the number enrolled as of the same date last year. Bonnie Schwichtenberg, club president, reports hundreds s... Full story

David Seering to perform at next snowbird general meeting

Tom Mahar

Referring to the expected large number of snowbirds anticipated to enroll in the Walton County Snowbirds on Monday, Jan. 2 and subsequent Mondays, Bonnie Schwichtenberg, the organization’s president, said, “We’re as ready as we wi... Full story

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