The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Thursday, September 19, 1996          TAG: 9609190410
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B11  EDITION: FINAL 
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FRESH MORNING AIR

ILLUSTRATION: Photo by DAVID B. HOLLINGSWORTH/The Virginian-Pilot

Sherene Barringer, a visitor from Richmond, takes a brisk walk on

the beach at Sandbridge on Wednesday, which also happened to be her

birthday. She's on her annual two-week vacation to Virginia Beach,

and the trip started close to Hurricane Fran's swing up the coast.

``I just knew she was going to crash the party,'' Barringer said. by CNB