Brian Arnold Memorial Scholarship

A $500 scholarship will be awarded for the winning essay. 

Eligible entrants are high school seniors currently enrolled in Mount Dora High School, Tavares High School or Eustis High School graduating in May 2010 and slated for college attendance in the summer or fall of 2010.

The format for the contest is an essay of 600 words minimum and 650 words maximum.  Three Finalists will be selected:  One from Mount Dora High School, Tavares High School and Eustis High School.  The Overall Winner will be chosen from among the three Finalists and will receive the $500 Brian Arnold Memorial Scholarship.

Check the web site for Writers One Flight Up (www.writersoneflightup.com), click on the Pulse Magazine bar for topics, rules and how to submit your essay electronically. 

The deadline for entries is midnight, Sunday March 7th, 2010.

Sun Love Festival.

Sunday, May 3, 2009
10 a.m to 4 p.m.
Natural Health, Art, Music, and Dance.

Location: Eustis, FL. Ferran Park Downtown Lakefront.

Click this link for more information: www.SunLoveFest.com

SunLove Fest

At the end of a long workweek (and after a night of partying) I usually want to stay in a relaxed state of mind on Sunday. So today I strolled down to the SunLove Festival in Eustis.

There was an array of relaxing things to do ... get a massage by the lake, listen the soulful music, tasting some rainforest teas, retail therapy with art & jewelry booths, and I could even build my own snuggly teddy bear if I wanted to.

I choose to have an organic root beer (all the flavor, half the guilt) and get a psychic reading done for fun. I wont divulge any personal information revealed in the reading ... but I will say it was pretty accurate!

I also stopped at a booth and learned about "vermiculture" and creating my own worm composting farm in my backyard. Sounds gross, but it was actually pretty interesting. One of these worm composters can reduce organic garbage going into the landfills by 600 pounds per year per household and provide eco-friendly lawn and garden fertilizer. I just might have to incorporate that into our backyard garden ... as soon as I get a garden.


The music was soothing. The breeze was cooling. And I went home feeling light hearted and refreshed. Brian always wonders how I can feel relaxed after shopping and browsing. Must be a girl thing.


--Rachelle

Hankerin for BBQ

No body does bbq like the south. Case in point ... last time we were vacationing in Colorado, we had a craving for some hot and spicy bbq to warm us up from the cold. So, we went downtown to the local joint to grab a bite to eat. The service was slow, the meat was dry, the bread was stale, the sides had no flavor and there was only one choice for bbq sauce. The only redeeming factor is that the beer was served in a glass the size of your head.

Here we're lucky to have, not one, not two, not even three, but FOUR bbq joints in town!!! And then if you're still hankerin' for more sweet and sassy bbq there are an additional five more barbeque joints within a short drive. All with their unique flair and flavor.

Tonight we tried the new Oakwood Smokehouse & Grill in Eustis, which is only a short 10 minute drive. And like any good Southern barbeque place, the food was fresh & quick with a multitude of different sauces to choose from and a fabulous blackberry cobbler with vanilla ice cream to top it all off. Hmmm Mmmm.

The Florida Bar B Que Association will be holding a "Planes, Trains & Barbeque" festival in May if you want to have a taste.

--Rachelle