AND FINALLY ... Persistence Pays Off in Hemingway Contest
From Times Wire Reports
A North Carolina real estate agent beat out nearly 140 other snowy-haired, bearded men from around the world in this year’s Ernest Hemingway Look-Alike Contest in Key West, Fla.
John Stubbings, 65, attributed his victory to persistence -- this was the eighth time he had entered.
“You’ve got to pay your dues,” Stubbings said Saturday night.
The 24th Hemingway Days festival celebrated the July 21 birthday of the storied U.S. writer, born 105 years ago.
From Times Wire Reports
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