Are You Smarter Than A Flying Gator? (15 page)

Their first game was a Florida Gators college football game in Gainesville. Their second one was in Pittsburgh for a Steelers home game. Wherever Sarabiskota appeared with Gator Mikey, the huge crowds of football fans loved it.

At the end of the year, Gator Mikey had his own Christmas special on TV. He sang Elvis Presley's famous holiday songs while flying over some of the most beautiful areas of the country. It eventually
became the most popular Christmas special
ever.

The new year arrived and Sarabiskota and Gator Mikey were chosen to be Grand Marshals of the Rose Bowl Parade in Pasadena, California. Sarabiskota led the parade riding in two beautiful, red convertibles. Gator Mikey flew proudly overhead.

One month later, they were all special guests at the Super Bowl in Miami, Florida, where the Pittsburgh Steelers played the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Sarabiskota even got to watch the game from the sidelines near the Steelers' bench. Gator Mikey helped televise the game as he circled slowly above the stadium. The Steelers won the game 31-28!

On February 17, the President, Governor Trust, and Sarabiskota were having a terrific time down by the racetrack before the Daytona 500 automobile race began. All the drivers and mechanics and pit crew teams were anxious to meet Jeffie Gordon's honorary pit crew. Nick was in heaven.

As race time approached, the announcer yelled, “And now, to give us the most famous six words in racing, I'll turn it over to the most famous gator on the planet by far! Now flying over this wonderful Daytona International Speedway,
it's gator Mikey!”

The enormous crowd went wild! Gator Mikey flew over the racetrack to thunderous applause, proudly flying an American flag behind him.

“Ladies and gentlemen!”
Gator Mikey announced proudly.
“Start your engines!”

Dave Ely is a self-taught artist with many talents. Besides illustrating books, he does custom wood carvings, bone sculptures, steel sculptures, and paintings. Many of his works depict a Western or wildlife theme.

Dave grew up in Bismarck, North Dakota, and he continues to live and work there. He draws inspiration from the people and wildlife in that area.

Dave recently placed first at the National Taxidermy Contest in the reptile category; he placed second in the world for that same entry. He has also done a life-size bear carving and an eagle carving for the movie
Wooly Boys.

To view some of Dave's work or to contact him, go to:
www.elywoodcarving.com

When he was teaching fifth and sixth grades in North Dakota, Kevin Kremer began writing stories with his students. It was largely due to their encouragement that he wrote his first book,
A Kremer Christmas Miracle,
as a Christmas gift to his students and family. After that book was published, Kremer just kept on writing.

Kremer loves sports. The Pittsburgh Steelers and Oklahoma Sooners are his favorite football teams, but he's rapidly becoming a fan of some of the Florida college football teams since he moved there from North Dakota. Kevin has never met a Steelers fan he didn't like.

Dr. Kremer has started a writing/publishing company to help people with writing projects of any kind. To contact him regarding writing or publishing projects, school author visitations, or to purchase books, go to:

Web site:
www.snowinsarasota.com

e-mail:
[email protected]