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Community in shambles

Record 24 inches falls on areaThe night of April 29, a freak rain storm ravished the area, causing major flooding, power outages and destroying doz-ens homes and roadways. The storm displaced families from homes and belongings, but brought the community together.

Photos by Jacque Gorris | Special to the Gulf Breeze News

It was the storm no one saw coming until the sky lit up. On April 29, Gulf Breeze, a community already soaked

with several inches of rain from a heavy rain surge a week earlier got a message from above.

That message was felt across the community when rain began to fall, over 24 inches in just several hours.

Throughout the night of April 29 and 30, lightning lit up the sky over 30,000 times per hour. West of the area, towns in Alabama and Mississippi were shaken by tornadoes and heavy rain during the 24 hours of hell.

Residents woke up the next day, many the night of the storm, to flooded homes, neighbors reaching out helping hands, and devastation unlike anything the area had seen since Hurricane Ivan.

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An aerial view of the Tiger Point area shows homes, cars and streets inundated from the April 29 deluge.

Stormwater knocked this Villa Venyce garage off its foundation and undermined the integrity of the adjacent residence.

Rescuers float a boat down a residential street in an effort to evacuate those stranded in their homes.

Despite the unprecedented amount of rainfall the city expe-rienced last week, the staff of the City of Gulf Breeze wasted no time in responding to the flooding event.

After receiving over 20 inches of rainfall leaving about 20 acres of standing water throughout Gulf Breeze, some areas measuring up to 5 feet, City Manager Edwin “Buz” Eddy said there was no way they could have known the amount of rainfall would have surpassed the forecast as much as it did. The city is working on the following reactive aspects of the flooding.

Emergency RepairsSince Governor Rick Scott de-

clared the area as a state of emer-gency, the City of Gulf Breeze was given the ability to spend funds on an emergency basis without the process of going through city council approval. The first on the list of discretionary spend-ing, which City Manager Edwin “Buz” Eddy did get approval for, was for paving repairs to Montrose Blvd. and Roanoke Ct. Roanoke is a place where several drainage outfalls come together and hit the canal. Eddy expects the repairs

to begin immediately. The main project the city worked on imme-diately after the flood was to get pumps set up throughout the city to get the standing water drained. By Thursday, May 1 they had a total of 12 pumping stations set up, and by Monday there were a total of 15.

“It’s been a monumental task to get the millions of gallons of wa-ter pumped out of the city,” said Eddy.

“They have done a fantastic job.”

Temporary HousingAs far as temporary housing

goes, the city is trying to determine the number of displaced families and plan to match that response with their needs. Eddy is not sure as of press time how exactly they will address the needs of displaced families, but mentioned possibly getting trailers similar to the ones used after Hurricane Ivan.

RV Ordinance

The city is also suspending the ordinance regarding parking rec-reational vehicles in the yards of private residences for the use of living in while a home is being repaired. The RV does not have to be parked in front of a home in repair. The ordinance suspension

is expected to be in effect for six months.

FEMA Status

Representatives from the Fed-eral Emergency Management Agency have made visits to the area, and late Tuesday after-noon, the agency approved fed-eral emergency financial aid to residents in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.

President Barack Obama de-

clared the two-county area a disaster zone late Tuesday eve-ning.

Bulk Pickup

Bulk pickup has already be-gun around the city. Eddy said residents can haul their bulk trash items to the edge of the road in front of their homes for pickup. As of press time he was not sure how many runs will be made, but he was sure it would be several.

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Calendar of Meetings

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thursday, may 8 GBA Chamber Breakfast - Military Appreciation Month event, 7 a.m. - 8:30 a.m., Andrews Research & Education InstituteCommissioner Regular, 9 a.m., SRC Administrative Center, Board Roomzoning Board, 6 p.m., SRC Administrative Center, Board Room

monday, may 12local ResToRe Council, 3 p.m., SRC Administrative Center, Board Room

tuesday, may 13FAC Flood insurance Workshop, 9:30 a.m., SRC Administrative Center, Board RoomMidway Fire Board of Commissioners, 7 p.m., Midway Fire Department, Meeting Room

wednesday, may 14south end Tourist Development Committee, 9 a.m.,Navarre Visitors’ Centerexecutive Committee Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Gulf Breeze City Hall, Council Chamber

Information provided by the Santa Rosa County Sheriff ’s Office.Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office Report

Gulf Breeze Mayor addresses flood concernsEditor’s Note: Mayor Beverly

Zimmern made this speech before the start of the Town Hall meeting on Monday to her citizens to fur-ther address the devastating flood and the city’s plans from hence-forth. See full story, 6A.

Good eve-ning and wel-come to our

annual town hall meeting. It is with a heavy heart I open this Town Hall meet-ing knowing the devastation and trauma my city is expe-riencing.

I am going to forgo speaking of our many accomplishments as the flooding takes precedent.

Unlike hurricanes, prior to this event we had 40 inches of water to fall within the city, which of course had saturated the ground. Then, in one night, we experienced an addi-

tional 20 plus inches of rain fall; truly a biblical event.

No such rainfall of this magnitude has been recorded since records have been kept.

Sadly, this storm overpowered our storm water system. Streets and homes were inundated with water. I’m sure many of you recall the “100” year event back in 2005. Since that time we have spent millions of dollars to improve

drainage with in our city. To state the obvious, it wasn’t enough.

Now that’s not to say it didn’t work because it did — there were no homes breached prior to the storm coming in late Tuesday/early Wednesday morn-ing.

It was the 20 plus inches pushed us over the edge. Even in the newer sub-division such as Plantation Hills, which has its own storm water drainage sys-tem; it was unable to accommodate all the rainwater and flooded homes.

I for one grow weary of these weath-er forecasters saying this is another 100/500 year event. I fell for that once in 2005 — today I don’t buy it.

Whether or not one believes in glob-al warming — the weather patterns are changing — I think we all can agree, we’re sick and tired of the storms.

To be even more blunt, I’m frustrat-ed and I feel helpless

I want to make more aggressive mea-sures to enhance our system.

How we achieve that goal is the mil-lion-dollar question.

I pledge before you tonight that this council and I will work diligently to improve our system with the goal of enhancing its effectiveness for future generations.

Now with that statement comes the sobering reality that improvement of this magnitude will cost millions and millions of dollars.

As I see it we have several avenues to utilize in the future:

First, as we approach the budget pro-cess I feel pretty secure in stating — we will be increasing the storm water util-ity rates to help make incremental im-provements.

Additionally, we may have to enact a special assessment to those more vul-nerable, low-lying areas, we will have to increase our taxes, we will have to seek grants and dip into reserves to achieve an effective and sustainable system.

With all that being said, even if we had the money in hand, no improve-ments would take place over night. It is a long and laborious task dealing with the bureaucratic morass of the Envi-ronmental Protection Agency and the Department of Environmental Protec-tion and their environmental regulatory process they enforce.

Much like replacing the Pensacola Bay Bridge it will take years and millions and millions of dollars.

Developing the storm water system several years ago has helped (and God knows where we would be without it) – it will take years to have a city-wide system developed and implemented.

While these are a few of my personal thoughts, please rest assured we will be taking action and the need for revenue will be ever present to facilitate change.

Traditionally our city staff has risen to any challenge place before it.

I will go on record and state your city staff did all within their powers to prepare for the 5-inch storm, which was (originally) being predicted. They were

working tirelessly before the storm; however, when 20 inches of rain fell, I dare say — not even Noah was ready for that.

I am proud of my staff.While some residents were frustrated

that phones weren’t answered as quickly as usual or that use of gas was inter-rupted due to a break in the gas main — I’m here to say our very small staff has been working around the clock to keep the city running. I apologize if your calls and emails were not answered right away. It was not intentional, nor was it a reflection of inability, rather it was a reflection of how overloaded we were.

Throughout this catastrophe the doors of city hall were never closed. We rescued people from rising waters, we fought fires in the driving rain, and we continually monitored and moved pumps to facilitate the movement of the storm waters. Some people do not understand why pumps were placed where they were and feel as if their street or neighborhood we unjustly left out in the rain. This was not the case — pumps were placed and moved to facilitate moving water through the existing system. More importantly we were attempting to get it discharged ap-propriately.

We fully understand emotions are raw and tempers are quick to flair. Those whose homes are flooded feel angry toward the city. Residents remain frustrated as their homes are still un-

derwater. Sadly, as demonstrated by all the devastation throughout the re-gion, no one was adequately prepared for the flood of 2014. As with most disaster, we will recover and rebuild. I ask that we help our neighbors, be patient and know your city staff is here to help.

We have written the governor and our elected officials requesting for a national disaster declaration. With that designation we will be eli-gible for greater assistance from the Federal and state governments.

Once it is official, we will be opening a disaster relief center at the recreation center. It will be for all our residents to register for various pro-grams to seek help with rebuilding and financial assistance. If you haven’t done so, please go on to our city website and register your information in our data-base. It is with this information we are better able to plea our case for the fed-eral declaration.

We continue to seek assistance from sources throughout the region. Staff is attending briefings with county and FEMA officials. While it may not appear that we are not work-ing in one particular neighborhood or another – We are working with disaster officials to get water out of low-lying areas as quickly as we can.

All we can do now is to strive to improve our storm water system and listen to your concerns and constructive suggestions.

City works to restore order after floodBy Melanie KorMondy

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Most of city underwater after storm

In the city, homes located behind the Recreation Center were dev-astated by the flood, along with homes located on side streets off of Fairpoint Drive.

Volunteers with Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church were out helping families move furniture and get back to normal following the flood (See page 5B).

The city had a meeting on Monday where dozens showed up to speak out about the area’s flooding issues.

Photos by Mat Pellegrino and Melanie Kormondy | GBN

This home on south sunset Blvd. in the city limits suffered water damage during the storm that ripped through the area April 29 and 30.

The tennis courts on Shoreline Drive had sev-eral inches of standing water on Thursday.

The city park became a lake after the April 29 storm.


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County reaches out to community

ABove: Green Briar Parkway and many streets on the north side of Highway 98 were under water following the storm. left: Gulf Breeze County Commissioner lane lynchard speaks with a resident on April 30 about the damage to the resident’s home.

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Jud odom’s 2-year-old daughter floats in a kayak he retrieved after his home completely flooded during the rainstorm.

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After the catastrophic rains last week, Santa Rosa County property owners saw millions of dollars worth of damage, and the number is still rising. The numbers will ultimately require the assistance of both state and government assistance as the area attempts to recover from the losses. It wasn’t until last Wednesday afternoon, late into the day, that anyone was able to even begin assessing the ex-tent of the damage from those ceaseless rains, but one thing was clear –– the clean-up effort was going to be harsh.

As of recent updates, the Santa Rosa County Emergency Operations Center will continue to be activated through the work week. According to assessments made by state, FEMA, and local disaster teams, official reports show that, in Santa Rosa Coun-ty, 782 residences and 51 busi-nesses sustained damages or were made inaccessible; 55,000 acres of farmland suffered; and several county facilities were affected.

“This has been a tremendous rain event,” says County Com-missioner Lane Lynchard, who rode through the area with Mid-way Fire Chief Jonathan Kan-zigg on Thursday morning. “We had 26 inches of rain in 24 hours by some reports; and if you go back over the past 10 days or

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East Bay Boulevard was washed out due to fast mov-ing flood waters.Jacque Gorris | Special to the News

Ranchettes homeowners show their frustration at a lack of response by FEMA by erecting signs near Highway 98.

two weeks, we’ve had upwards of 36 inches,” Lynchard notes. That much rain, it stands to reason, would leave the ground far from prepared for the rain that fell between Tuesday and Wednesday. “The flooding is of a level that we haven’t seen outside of a hurricane –– and, in some cases this was worse. It’s going to take some time to as-sess the damage and then start making repairs to all the bridg-es and roads that were damaged

and making sure that people are able to get to and from their neighborhoods and homes,” he says. “We’ve been making needs assessments to find out what our residents need, wheth-er its residents who need assis-tance with temporary housing; debris removal; or shoring up roads.”

Ramps have been construct-ed, while roads continue to be repaired and drained in an ef-fort to alleviate damages.

County officials warn that residences should be aware of increased activity from mos-quitoes as well as wildlife that may have been displaced by the flooding, and to stay clear of areas of standing water. More warnings and advisories on safety measures, as well as updates on the latest sources for recovery assistance can be viewed online at www.santa-rosa.fl.gov.

Residents on Rosa Del Villa Street watch as a car braves the flood.

The Winn-Dixie Shopping Center parking lot resembled a lake.Submitted photoMat Pellegrino | Gulf Breeze News



If pigs could fly...These pigs were lucky to get out of the storm alive at the Gulf Breeze zoo. All animals were accounted for after the storm according to zoo officials.

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The red Cross was spotted speaking to residents on May 2 following the storm. several support agencies like the red Cross and the salvation Army rushed to the area to assist in any way that they could.

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Mat Pellegrino | Gulf Breeze News A man clears debris from the entrance of Gulf Breeze High school.

Mat Pellegrino | Gulf Breeze NewsGulf Breeze elementary school Assistant Principal Kim McChesney looks at the flooded bus ramp the day after the storm. McChesney and school principal warren stevens were out at the school after the storm assessing damage and cleaning debris from the front of the school.

Schools resume after 2 daysDistrict further delays opening of West-Navarre Primary

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It was a scene similar to what one might see after a hurricane. Fans dry-ing wet carpets inside school hall-ways, debris covering the entrances to schools and flooded bus ramps.

The downpour cancelled school in Santa Rosa County on April 30 and May 1. West-Navarre Primary School, which suffered the worst damage from the storm, was closed on May 2, while all other schools were allowed to open their doors to students for the first time since the rainstorm.

Classrooms had to be shifted around to accommodate students who had classes in rooms that were affected by flooding.

Santa Rosa County School Super-intendent Tim Wyrosdick told Gulf Breeze News last week that every sin-gle school facility and building in the district was damaged in some way from the flooding during the storm. Wyros-dick filed paperwork with the state to ask that the two days the schools were closed last week after the flooding rains be “forgiven” and not required to be made up at the end of the school year. Earlier this week, Wyrosdick was notified by the state that they would waive the two days off, so students and staff would not be forced to make the days up.

“We really could have opened all but six locations on Thursday, but we could not get a clear approval from the county concerning safety of roads for our transportation. Safety was our first concern.”

West-Navarre Primary School was the last school to open. The school was hit the hardest during the storm, and it remained closed last Friday even after the district opened all other schools in the county. The school district ad-

ministrators held a briefing last Fri-day morning and determined that the school could be opened Monday. “Ev-ery room could not be opened, and it won’t be in pristine condition on open-ing,” Wyrosdick said. “We had to liter-ally tear out all the carpet and some tile in many rooms,” he said. “We lost a lot of technology to the water, too. And of course before students go in there has to be a lot of health testing to make sure there is no bacteria that can cause anyone to get sick.”

Wyrosdick said some schools only had some water seep under doors that had to be vacuumed out. Some proper-ties had trees down. But some schools had major damage, like West-Navarre Primary. “Pace High School, also got hard hit,” he said. “We lost 12 class-rooms at Pace.”

At Gulf Breeze Elementary School, Principal Warren Stevens and Assistant Principal Kim McChesney were out as-sessing damage the day after the storm. On May 1, the two administrators were out cleaning off sidewalks leading into the school and moving furniture.

Wyrosdick said overall the south end schools, especially the three in Gulf Breeze, had the most damage from flooding. “Gulf Breeze Middle School’s band room and chorus room

were badly flooded. In fact, when I saw all the pictures of the flooding in Gulf Breeze and around the schools I thought we had completely lost all three schools. But we were fortunate that we did not. Much of the prevention work done over the past two years by Joey Harrell and his team kept things from being a lot worse than they could have been.”

Harrell supervises facilities in the district, and the school board has spent over $41 million a year for the past two years renovating some roofs of school buildings. Wyrosdick said that Har-rell suggested, with the renovation, to make some preventative changes with types of materials used and draining from the roofs that saved some wa-ter damage this time around. He also enlarged some drainage ponds and worked with several other prevention methods to help keep the schools dry in case of floods and or hurricanes.

Wyrosdick said they are worried about the Gulf Breeze High School football field and the field house that got hit hard during the storm. “The field was under so much water for so long we know we are going to have to spend thousands of dollars to replace all that grass and make the field use-able by anyone,” he said.

school maintenance workers, contractors and even administrators were out cleaning up after the storm. Above, a part of Gulf Breeze High school had to be fan-dried following the flood.

Mat Pellegrino | Gulf Breeze News Gulf Breeze High school football stadium had plenty of standing water following the storm.

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Florida Chief Financial Of-ficer Jeff Atwater is urging Flor-ida panhandle residents whose homes and property were dam-aged by recent storms to call the Florida Department of Financial Services’ Insurance Consumer Helpline at 1-877-MY-FL-CFO (693-5236) for insurance assis-tance.

“The days and weeks fol-lowing a devastating storm are a stressful time for anyone, but our dedicated team of insurance professionals are ready to help answer questions and offer guid-ance to everyone who needs it,” said CFO Atwater. “We will do whatever we can to help our fel-low Floridians get back on their feet as quickly as possible.”

To aid in the recovery efforts, the department’s insurance con-sumer helpline will remain open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST with trained insurance specialists ready to assist with storm-related calls.

While it appears at this point that the majority of the damage is flood-related, it is important to ensure that consumers who have suffered property damage that is covered under their traditional homeowner’s insurance policy receive the guidance and assis-tance that they need to recover from this event.

CFO Atwater offers the fol-lowing tips for those who will need to file an insurance claim:l Make emergency repairs to

protect from further damage, and document the damage and repairs in writing, with receipts and pho-tos to provide to your insurance company.l Gather copies of your

household inventory and other documentation, including photos. This will assist your insurance company adjuster in assessing the value of the destroyed property.

l If you must leave your home because of the damage, give your temporary forwarding address and phone number to your in-surance agent or insurance com-pany.l Beware of fly-by-night re-

pair businesses and hire licensed and reputable service people. l If considering the assistance

of a public insurance adjuster, ask for identification and verify that the adjuster is licensed by calling the Insurance Helpline.

Understand how much a pub-lic insurance adjuster is charging and what services are included before signing any contract.

Additional information is available regarding disaster-relat-ed insurance topics on the CFO’s Disaster Response page at www.MyFloridaCFO.com/Consum-ers/Storm, where consumers can find tips on how to better protect their homes and families from di-sasters.

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5. Neutral evaluation of your disputed claim, if your claim is for damage caused by a sinkhole and is covered by your policy. Contact the Florida Department

of Financial Services Division of Consumer Services’ toll-free helpline for assistance with any insurance claim or questions per-taining to the handling of your claim. You can reach the Helpline by phone at 1-877-MY-FL-CFO (1-877-693-5236) or (850)-413-3089, or you can seek assistance online at http://www.myflori-dacfo.com/Division/Consumers/contactus.htm.YOU ARE ADVISED TO:

1. Contact your insurance company before entering into any contract for repairs to confirm any managed repair policy provisions or optional preferred vendors.

2. Make and document emer-gency repairs that are necessary to prevent further damage. Keep the damaged property, if feasible, keep all receipts, and take photo-graphs of damage before and af-ter any repairs.

3. Carefully read any contract that requires you to pay out-of-pocket expenses or a fee that is based on a percentage of the in-surance proceeds that you will receive for repairing or replacing your property.

4. Confirm that the contractor you choose is licensed to do busi-ness in Florida. You can verify a contractor’s license and check to see if there are any complaints against him or her by calling the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. You should also ask the contractor for references from previous work.

5. Require all contractors to provide proof of insurance before beginning repairs.

6. Take precautions if the dam-age requires you to leave your home, including securing your property and turning off your gas, water, and electricity, and con-tacting your insurance company and provide a telephone number where you can be reached.

Be cautious when hiring contractors

This week (May 6-12), the Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System honors the dedicated men and women we in the Department of Veterans Affairs consider to be the compassionate backbone of the Veterans’ health care system – nurses.

The theme of National Nurses Week 2014 is “Nurses Leading the Way,” and no one puts more passion into the health care pro-fession than VA nurses. VA is the

nation’s largest single employer of nurses and VA nurses lead their profession in education and training, clinical responsibility and research. But their passion comes from VA’s mission – car-ing for Veterans.

VA nurses are integral and equal members of our health care team of professionals. No health

care professional is closer to the Veterans we care for than a VA nurse.

Veterans and families rely on them for their compassion and the VA relies on them for setting the highest clinical care standards. That reliance is well placed.

VA’s recognition as a leader in health care, patient safety and

research is due in large part to nurses.

I am deeply proud to be asso-ciated with nurses who serve Vet-erans and work tirelessly to keep them well and save lives around the clock every day.

Margaret L. Givens, RN, MSN, NE-BC

Associate Director for Pa-tient Care Services, Gulf Coast

Veterans Health Care System

Letters to the editor

Thank a nurse for their hard work



Midway fire feeds hungry, homeless after flood

Midway Fire and Rescue was more than “busy” over the past week of flooding issues in Gulf Breeze and the surrounding areas. “Our first call came at about midnight the night of the first heavy rain last week,” Fire Chief Jonathan Kanzigg told Gulf Breeze News this week. “Af-ter that first call, it was pretty much continuous for over 24 hours, and very busy after that for the next day or so. We are just now getting our reports into the computers, so we are not even sure exactly how many rescues or calls we had altogether.” By Monday afternoon this week the fire station had logged 25 calls within the first nine hours of the flodding.

That first call at midnight came from Beall’s. “There was a report of smoke in the building, and all the other area fire departments could not get there. We were trying to get the manager there, and it was the first of many challenging

calls that night,” Kanzigg said.Kanzigg said they put a call for all available

personnel to report as soon as they realized how heavy the rain was – about 2:30 or 3 a.m. -- and what issues they were facing. “But no one could get there because of the extreme flooding,” he said. “We kept our crew that had been on duty for 48 hours over, and got them help when we could. When it was time for shift change, the people who were supposed to take the next shift from Pensacola could not get out because of the flooding, and could not get to us through Gulf Breeze, anyway.” He said about 3 a.m. The fire-fighter/rescue personnel at the station took the rescue boat out, knowing they could not get to people to help any more by just wading.

Kanzigg received a call at 4 a.m. from the county asking him to open the Community Life Center for a shelter for people. “I left to get the pastor about 4 a.m. – right in the middle of the worst part – and drove him to the church. He opened it as a shelter. Then we could take peo-ple there if they needed a place.” He said Santa

Rosa County sent a school bus and driver to the Community Life Center to help get people there who needed a place to stay.

Kanzigg said the first few hours, before the heavy rain hit, there were mostly alarms go-ing off. “With all the lightning strikes, a lot of false alarms went off. I don’t think at that time anybody knew how bad the rain was going to get.”

By 3 a.m., and 4 a.m, vehicles could not get around in the water. “The only vehicles mak-ing it through the water then were basically fire trucks,” he said.

Midway Fire offered free sandwiches for the public at their main station mid-week. “As we were in the middle of handing out the sand-wiches, the National Guard showed up. They came from Marianna, and were sent to us by the county. Some of our people went with them, and they went up and down every street in our area making sure there was no one else that needed rescuing. We had them with us that whole day,” Kanzigg said.

Members of the Marianna National Guard are served lunch at Midway fire Department after rescuing individuals all day last Thursday.

Photos by Mat Pellegrino | Gulf Breeze News

red Cross steps up following storm

American Red Cross volun-teers were out in droves follow-ing the storm bringing in supplies for victims, and sending relief to those who needed it.

On Monday, Red Cross volun-teers stationed themselves at the Gulf Breeze Recreation Center to hand out cleaning supplies and coolers to those still picking up the pieces after the storm.

One of the volunteers, Robert French, of Joplin, Miss. volun-teered his time to come down and distribute relief in any way he could to victims in the south. He said that Red Cross had been working non-stop to deliver relief to locals since their arrival last week.

“We were driving around in 26 ft. trucks and emptying them out in no time (in some local neigh-borhoods). Some were hit and miss,” French said. “We don’t usually have food, but I think we are trying to get some. Mostly people are after the cleaning sup-plies right now.”

French was distributing clean-ing kits at the Rec Center that had goggles, scrubbers, cloths and cleaning liquids in them to help people who had water in their homes.

“We’ve been driving around, and we’ve been by homes that have had no one home, and we can’t just leave stuff on the porch-es if they aren’t home,” French said.

So the Red Cross volunteer said it was distribution points like the one set up at the rec center that are usually helpful to people who have been displaced rather than going door-to-door hoping some-one is home.

“Right now we really want to help,” French said.

Those who would like to help people affected by disasters like tornadoes, floods and other crises can make a donation to American Red Cross Disaster Relief. Peo-ple can donate by visiting www.redcross.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS or texting the word RED-CROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation.

By Mat PellegrinoGulf Breeze News

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rachel earle of Navarre helps load supplies into raymond Davitz’s car. Davitz, a Gulf Breeze resident was utilizing the supplies to clean up after the storm.

robert french of Joplin, Mo. helps unload cleaning supplies buckets at the rec Center on Monday for local residents.


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robert french shows off the contents inside the cleaning kits the red Cross was handing out to local residents on Monday.

Mark laVoy, a red Cross volunteer, helps load cleaning supplies into the back of Mary Beth smegal’s car. The red Cross was set up in the Gulf Breeze recreation Center parking lot on Monday dispersing cleaning supplies and coolers.


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Property appraiser assesses damage

Brittany funaugo, part of the county’s disaster relief team, fills in resident flood information on a laptop.

Greg Brown helps sherie snider, left, and Ali Broxson remove items from a home that was devastated by the flood.

County Property Appraiser Greg Brown speaks with sherie snider about flooding she has witnessed since the storm.


It didn’t take long for County Prop-erty Appraiser Greg Brown to get his team together to assess the damage the area received during the heavy rainstorm last week.

Brown, and his team of about ten damage assessment groups were out in county neighborhoods going door-to-door asking residents about flood damage on their property.

“After Hurricane Ivan, we devel-oped an agreement with the county to do damage assessments because we do values every year and we keep a look over values,” Brown said. “We have field appraisers out in the field right now and they are trying to comb the whole county.”

The county started allowing people

to send in property damage claims on their website following the storm, and according to Brown, can still do so.

“We have staff back at the office taking calls, so we are trying to comb over the best we can,” Brown said.

Brown said it would be almost im-possible to drive to every home in the county to ask if the homeowner had damage to their home from the storm, but says his team will continue to be in full force knocking on door and helping out.

According to Santa Rosa County Public Information Officer Joy Tsub-ooka, the county has the property damage forms on their website, for ease of access. Residents can also call the county offices, or Brown’s office.

“According to the property ap-praiser we have 197 homes confirmed with some level of damage (as of

May 1),” Tsubooka said. “The dam-age assessment process is ongoing, so the number will change daily until inspections are complete. We have no dollar amount at this time.”

Brown said his team will be work-ing around the clock and “extra early” to get people back on their feet.

“The problem a flood has, is once they’ve cleaned up, we don’t know that someone’s taken water. If you drive down the street and see a house (after water recedes), you won’t know if they took water,” Brown said. “That’s the difficulty in what we are doing. We are going door-to-door in areas that we know took water and then we will spread out from there. We are trying to reach everyone.”

To fill out a damage claim form, or to get more information, visit http://santarosa.fl.gov/, and click on the link to report property damage.


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Heavy rainfall means more work for gardenersGardens need water but come

on now. Too much of a good thing too fast causes problems. I can only hope too much water in your garden is your biggest problem. If not, my prayers are for you.

If so, here are a few things to consider. Leaching is a process of water combining with soluble el-ements and carrying them away. One of my gardens was under water, totally. The big garden was extremely wet but not totally under. For both of them I will apply food grade diatomaceous earth for insect control and calci-um replacement and Epsom salt for magnesium and sulphates. This will help with the electro-lytes. I will apply a dry mixture to the ground first then apply a wet foliage spray. Epsom salt is relatively inexpensive and can be mixed with water to spray. Spray-ing calcium requires purchasing a liquid form from any store that sells garden materials. Loss of

electrolytes after over watering results in blossom end rot.

I will also apply a worm cast-ing food concentrate and follow that with worm/compost tea. Both of these applications are a part of the regular feeding regi-men. I will do this soon as the water washes out nitrogen as well as minerals. The plants will be hungry after drinking so much. I will apply the minerals first and let the ground dry a bit before ap-plying more nitrogen. Yellowing leaves can be a sign of deminer-alization or loss of nitrogen.

Molds, mildews and fungus love the wet ground. Spots on the leaves and dark blotches and

curling at the leaf ends are a sign of trouble, as is a powdery white appearance. Neem oil, baking soda and castile soap applied as a diluted spray helps. Each has its purpose and knowing what to use when is important. A little research on the internet goes a long way. Always review several sources.

I try to take off any leaves that are touching the ground and pro-gressively prune bottom leaves to about 12 inches from the ground as the plant grows.

Any discolored or suspect leaves or plants are removed to avoid an infestation to the whole garden. Pruning, whether

for side shoots, (suckers) or for plant management is an art. The size, shape and fruit production of vegetables can be greatly im-proved with regular trimming and care.

The caterpillars are two weeks away from invading. Be pre-pared to hand pick and spray Ba-cillus Thuringiensis commonly called Thuracide, Dipple Dust or some name implying caterpil-lar killer. The caterpillars come from moths.

Most eggs are laid on the un-derside of the leaves and are a small cluster of bumps that can be brushed off by hand. Other-wise be sure to spray the under-side of the leaves. If it rains after application, reapply. The cater-pillars are the number one insect pest. They eat the leaves, bore into stems and into the fruit.

These practices apply regard-less of flooding. I hope that you and yours are well.

On Sunday, May 4, The Pen-sacola Museum of Art opened The Art of the Brick®, an ex-hibition featuring large-scale sculptures created out of iconic LEGO® bricks by New York-based artist Nathan Sawaya. This will mark the first time this extraordinary traveling exhibit has been publicly displayed in the Pensacola area.

The Art of the Brick is one of the largest and most popular art exhibits touring the globe. CNN hailed The Art of the Brick as one of the top twelve “must-see exhibitions in the world.”

“This year alone, we’ve vis-ited Brussels, Singapore and Taiwan,” said Sawaya. “We are thrilled to be bringing this col-lection to Pensacola, Florida.”

The centerpiece of Sawaya’s collection of sculptures, as well

as arguably his most fa-mous piece of artwork, is entitled Yellow, a LEGO torso of a man ripping open his chest while yellow plastic bricks cascade out of the open chest cav-ity. Sawaya has made a name for himself by creating out of LEGO exacting replicas of the human form in vari-ous states of emotion, including anger, love, depression and joy.

“I use LEGO bricks as my medium because I enjoy seeing people’s reactions to artwork created from something

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Everyone can relate to it since it is a toy that many children have at home. I want to elevate this simple plaything to a place that it has never been before. The distinct lines. As so often in life, it is a matter of perspective. Up close, the shape of the brick is distinctive. But from a distance, those right angles and distinct lines change to curves,” Sawaya said.

Tickets for this exhibition will be $12 for adults and $8 for chil-dren. The museum will also be extending their hours during Art of the Brick. They will remain closed to the public on Monday, Tuesday through Saturday they will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday hours are from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

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Q: My girlfriends and I had a lot of fun watching Lifetime’s adaptation of V.C. Andrews’ book “Flowers in the Attic.” Are there plans to turn any more of the books in the series into movies? -- Steff S., Orange Park, Fla.

A: You’re in luck, Steff. Life-time has indeed filmed the sequel to “Flowers,” which is called “Petals on the Wind.” It is sched-uled to premiere Monday, May 26, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. If you aren’t familiar with the books, the film begins 10 years after the Dollan-ganger siblings have escaped the attic where their mother, Corrine (Heather Graham), and grand-mother Olivia (Ellen Burstyn) kept them locked away for more than two years.

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ues to follow the twisted plight of the family, a decade after Cathy (Rose McIver), Christopher (Wy-att Nash) and Carrie (Bailey Bun-tain) escaped from their grand-parents’ attic at Foxworth Hall. But as they attempt to move be-yond their sordid past, they soon discover that certain secrets can’t be left behind.

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yer who defends a Pakistani man (Riz Ahmed) accused of murder.

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Thursday, May 8

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An exciting, fan friendly type of boat racing; closed course personal watercraft racing and freestyle competition combine big-air jumps and stunts with exciting race action with world class athletes.

n ‘Noises Off’Friday, May 9, 7:30 p.m.Saturday, May 10, 7:30 p.m.Sunday, May 11, 2:30 p.m.Pensacola Little Theater

A play about an ambitious director and his troupe of mediocre actors. The cast and crew are putting together a silly sex comedy titled, “Nothing On” - a single-set farce in which lovers frolic, doors slam, clothes are tossed away, and embarrassing hi-jinks ensue.

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The third annual sidewalk chalk art festival in Downtown Pensacola. Visitors to the festival will be able to stroll along behind the artists and watch as they create their artwork, play in a kid’s area, bid in a silent auction, hear local live music, and visit on of the many food and merchandise vendors.

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Sunday, May 11

n Manna Benefit ConcertSunday, May 11, 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.Community Maritime Park Amphitheatre

In light of the devastation the community has faced with the flooding event, a

donation drive will take place during a free concert that will feature local and regional blues musicians. Donations of cash and non-perishable food items will be accepted. Cash will benefit Manna Food Pantries and all non-perishable food items will be given to local food pantries in an effort to help those in need.

n PSO Mother’s Day Concert at the BeachSunday, May 11, 7 p.m.Pensacola Beach Gulfside Pavilion

Enjoy a free concert of popular and patriotic hits in the perfect setting of Pensacola Beach for Mother’s Day.

Tuesday, May 13

n Blue Angels PracticeTuesday, May 13, 11:30 a.m.Wednesday, May 14, 11:30 a.m.National Naval Aviation Museum Viewing Area

The team visits the museum to answer questions and sign autographs after Wednesday practices. Schedule is subject to change without notice and is weather permitting. Admission is free.

n Bands on the BeachTuesday, May 13, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.Pensacola Beach Gulfside Pavilion

Well seasoned band, One Accord, delivers top-quality music with a funky flavor.

With so many huge block-buster movies already be-ing released in preparation for summer, we often forget about some of the more tense and enthralling stories that are being released on a smaller scale. In this new age where technology is everywhere we turn and movies are at our disposal at all times, most companies have wised up and begun releasing films through platforms like iTunes, Vudu, and Video On Demand.

One of the most recent flicks that caught my eye, al-ready picking up steam at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, is the riveting new revenge-thriller “Blue Ruin.”

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Trust me, as vague as that plot description was, it’s the way you should enter the film. With surprises and shocking moments at every corner, you will certainly be glad that it wasn’t spoiled. Spellbinding from beginning to end, “Ruin” is unlike any other film you will see all year, and it may be the best. Blair delivers an astounding performance, in-habiting the character at all

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The third edition of Chalk It Up!, the Pensacola Side-walk Art Festival, will take place on Saturday, May 10 at Commendencia Slip in downtown Pensacola. Unique to the Pensacola area, Chalk It Up! features local artists competing for cash prizes in three different categories.

“We’re excited about this year’s event! Artist regis-tration is ahead of last year’s pace, and we have a num-ber of first-time participants signed up,” said event co-ordinator Nitin Advani.

“Our sponsored group for this year’s event is the Pensacola MESS Hall, and they have some hands-on activities planned. Sea Grant Florida will be back. They will feature the lionfish this year, and they will also be bringing back various species of turtle that inhabit Es-cambia and Santa Rosa counties. Also a new vendor that publishes a historical novel for kids will be giving kids the opportunity to work a loom and learn how to make hardtack, and of course, food, live music, and a silent auction.”

Visitors are encourage get there early to watch the artists at work. In contrast with most art festivals, art-work at Chalk It Up! is created DURING the event, not before. Visitors can, of course, drop by in the afternoon to view the completed work, but it’s much more fun

to get there early and experience the creative process. Stroll along behind the artists and watch as their images emerge on the pavement, and observe the varied tech-niques used by the artists to blend and soften the vibrant colors of the chalk.

Each artist is given one box of chalk, a designated sidewalk art space and allowed four hours to complete a sidewalk masterpiece. The art spaces measure 42.5 inches by 55 inches (double that for team entries).

Chalk It Up! artists come from various backgrounds. The prize winners from last year’s event included an architect, a high school art teacher, a graphic designer, a team of self-taught artists from Gulf Breeze, and a Mo-bile native who spent ten years working on Mardi Gras floats, specializing in sculpting large figures.

Categories for this year’s event are Time Out Pen-sacola!, Off the Wall…and Onto the Sidewalk, and It’s All Geek to Me.

This year’s proceeds from Chalk It Up! will be going to the Pensacola MESS Hall. The MESS Hall (Math, Engineering, Science & Stuff), offers a hands-on learn-ing experience for kids. To learn more about the MESS Hall visit www.pensacolamesshall.org

Artists take to downtown Pensacola sidewalks this Saturday

Gulf Breeze resident Chuck Kunze Jr., won 'Best in Show' category last year. Chuck is currently working on a series of pen and ink renderings of local historic buildings.

Artist Teresa Hendricks 'Off the Wall' winning entry can be found on this year's 2014 Chalk it up t-shirt along with Chuck Kunze 'Best in show'.

Saturday, May 10th, 8am-5pm, Commendencia Slip at the foot of Jefferson St. in downtown Pensacola. In case of rain, check facebook.com/chalkituppensacola for rain date. To learn more visit www.chalkituppensacola.org



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Alfredo C. Garza, Sr.

Alfredo C. Garza, Sr. of Gulf Breeze, passed away Tuesday April 29, 2014 at the age of 90. Mr. Garza was born in Midland County, Mich. in 1924, served in the US Army during World War II, was em-ployed as a master tailor and fitter for 42 years and was a private consultant / business owner in the tailoring industry for an additional 9 years be-fore retiring in 1986. He was united in marriage to Carmen Garza in December 1948 and they had four children. Prior to moving to Gulf Breeze in 1966 the family lived in Sagi-naw & Flint, Mich. and Baton Rouge, La.

Alfredo is survived by 3 sons and their wives, Alfred and Marsha Garza Jr. of Gulf Breeze, Arthur and Carol Garza of Pensacola, Robert and Betty Garza also of Gulf Breeze, 9 grandchildren, An-thony E. Garza (Gulf Breeze), Melissa A. Garza (Duluth, Minn.), Lisa M. Miller (Gulf Breeze), Nikki & Herman Fernandez (Pensacola), Paul E. Ledbetter (Pensacola), Lisa Malamo (Pensacola), and Cindy and Mack Roberts (Milton), 13 great-grandchil-dren Carmen Zeta Garza, An-thony E. Garza, Jr., Alfred C. Garza, IV, Jackson A. Garza, Spencer and Airen Fernandez, Ashley and Kenny Vanase, Mitchell Resmondo, Dacotah Cheyenna, Perry and Amanda Ledbetter, Timothy and Jen-nifer Wetzel, Ira Roberts and Nickolas Malamo, 7 great-great grandchildren Michael Hall, Ava Vanase, Tommy and Sophia Wetzel, Trinity Leto, Lucas and Brinn Roberts also many more loving fam-

ily members. He is preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Carmen, his parents, 6 brothers, 1 sis-ter, his daughter Linda A. Garza

and his grandson Alfred C. Garza III.

He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather and will be deeply missed by all.

The family received family and friends on Monday May 5, 2014 at Rose Lawn Funer-al Home on Hwy 98 in Gulf Breeze.

A private military grave-side internment was held for Garza on May 6, 2014.

In lieu of flowers, dona-tions may be made to The Baptist Hospital Foundation. The Garza family would like to take this opportunity to thank the physicians, nursing staff and caregivers at Baptist Manor for their dedication, support and deep compassion as it related to our father’s care for the past two years.

A special thank you to Jes-sie Camposagrado for all her assistance, support and love to our father and family dur-ing his stay at Baptist Manor.

You may offer condolences, share memories and sign the guestbook at www.roselawn-fh.com.

Ronald J. “Ron” Philips

Ronald J. “Ron” Philips,

73, of Navarre, Fla., former-ly of Bertrand, Neb., died of multiple cancers Monday, April 28, 2014, at his home.

Memorial services will be at 6 p.m. May 9 at St. Paul

United Methodist Church in Gulf Breeze with the Rev. Lance Whorton officiating. Visitation will be one hour before services.

Burial will be at 10:15 a.m. June 5 at Highland Cemetery in Bertrand followed by me-morial services at 11 a.m. at Bertrand United Methodist Church with the Rev. Mary Fuller officiating.

He was born Nov. 11, 1940, on the family farm near Ber-trand to Bryce A. and Louise M. (Canada) Philips.

Survivors in-clude his wife, Lois “L.B.”; son, Jamie and his wife, Robyn, and g r a n d d a u g h -ter, Hailey, and grandson, Ronald Jon “R.J.” all of Gulf Breeze; former wife, San-dra Philips of Herndon, Va.; sister, Kay Lavene and her husband, Doyle, of Kear-ney, Neb.; brother, Craig and his wife, Karen, of Loomis, Neb.; sister-in-law, Claudia Philips of Bertrand; brothers-in-law, William Triplett and his wife, Wilma, of Raven-swood, W.Va., Frank Triplett and his wife, Greta, of Mc-Donough, Ga., Philip Triplett and his wife, Lynn, of Akron, Ohio, Homer Triplett and his wife, Shirley, of Clay, W.Va., Charles Triplett and his wife, Judy, of Warner Robins, Ga., and Russell Triplett and his wife, Delores, of Raven-swood; stepdaughter, Susan Wheelock and her husband, Charles, of Mount Airy, Md.; stepson, Ken Williams and his wife, Charlotte, of Lothian, Md.; four step grandchildren; three step great-grandchil-dren; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and special

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friends.He was born during a snow-

storm. In 1958, he graduated from Bertrand High School where he participated in sports and school activities. Growing up in Bertrand, he was baptized and confirmed in the Methodist Church.

After high school, Ron at-tended Nebraska Wesleyan University where he was a member of Theta Chi frater-nity and was inducted into the Blue Key National Men’s Honorary Fraternity. He also was a letterman in football and track. Ron graduated with distinction with a bachelor’s degree in political science from NWU in 1962. He was also a member of Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities.

Ron was awarded a fellow-ship grant to attend Arizona State University where he re-ceived a master’s degree. In 1964, he was hired by the Na-tional Aeronautics and Space Administration as principal staff assistant to administrator James Webb. Ron left NASA after several years of service in order to form his own con-sulting and business manage-ment firm. He later returned to NASA as director of Technol-ogy Utilization/Government and Industry Affairs. He also taught at the college level. In 2001, he and his wife, L.B., retired to Navarre.

In his retirement years, Ron enjoyed Nebraska football, his grandchildren and travel-ing and was a voracious read-er. He closely followed sports

and politics and was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church of Gulf Breeze.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Gary of Bertrand.

Ron’s family would like to express gratitude to everyone for their kindheartedness and support during his illness. Special thanks to the entire team at the Emerald Coast Hospice Home Care unit of Pensacola.

Memorials are suggested to Emerald Coast Hospice Home Care, 1555 N. Palafox, Pen-sacola, FL 32501 or St. Paul United Methodist Church, 4901 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze, FL 32563.

Visit www.LewisFuneral-Homes.net to leave condo-lences online.

GBUMC helps locals pick up the pieces

Flooding at Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church’s Fairpoint campus didn’t stop church members and volun-teers from helping others a day after the freak rainstorm.

Pastors of the church joined in the rescue and cleanup ef-forts of the estimated 200 families that were misplaced due to flooding in the city.

“On Wednesday morn-ing and afternoon, while ev-eryone was still getting their minds wrapped around what just happened, the Pastors, staff and GBUMC volun-teers started helping folks evacuate their houses using a boat,” said Senior Pastor Lester Spencer in a letter to his church members. “On Thursday morning, we had 100 volunteers (many of them were youth I’m proud to say) from all three campuses show up at the Fairpoint campus to be sent out to serve and help people all over our area. They helped folks salvage some of their belongings, do clean up, haul stuff, provide food and water, and, of course, provid-ed comfort to those in need.”

His church provided blan-kets, towels and food for the victims of the storm at the rec center. They also helped families drag what they had left out of their homes.

“Many people we discov-ered were still in shock and needed help,” Spencer said. “We helped folks get to safe shelter and to the Gulf Breeze Rec Center which was a tem-porary shelter.”

The pastor, who spoke

with many of the flood vic-tims, said that many of those affected by the storm have nothing to go back on to help them.

“Many of the people in these flooded areas do not have Flood Insurance which means they have lost almost everything in their house,”

Spencer said. “They will need our help to put their lives back together, and GBUMC will be there to help and assist.”

The church has set up a “Disaster Response Fund”. If interested in donating, make a check payable to “GBUMC” with memo to “Disaster Re-sponse Fund.”


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Above, GBUMC Pastor Shawn York helps pull flood victims from their homes along with members of the Gulf Breeze and Milton Fire departments. Bottom Right, from left Emily Simmering, Michaela Pattison and Paige Van Tassel show off their muscles after successfully removing soaked carpet from a home.

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GBUMC is the Flood Command Center for South Santa Rosa County. St. Ann’s Catholic Church will be providing food for emergency workers.The Command Center is open from 8 a.m. -5 p.m., 7 days a week, at the Fairpoint Campus. To volunteer, call the Flood Volunteer Line at 490-7406. The Flood Assistance Line is 490-6399.

An outsider looking in on Monday’s annual town hall meet-ing, might see the City of Gulf Breeze as a cautionary tale when it comes to public infrastructure and the maintaining of drain-age systems. Taking place at the Community Center, what usually is a poorly attended meeting in-tended to start the budget process for the next fiscal year became a forum for residents affected by the recent flooding event.

With parts of the city still under water, and some homes receiving up to 5 feet, emotions ran high as 200-plus residents gathered for two and a half hours, telling their stories and pledging to hold the city accountable for correcting the city’s drainage problems.

Mayor Beverly Zimmern said in her opening statement that no one was adequately pre-pared for the storm of 2014. The storm, which was predicted to rain 5 inches, overpowered the city’s water system, inundating the city with water. She brought back to memory the major flood-ing of 2005, and since then the city has spent millions of dollars to improve the drainage system throughout the city.

“To state the obvious, it didn’t quite work up to what your ex-pectations were,” she said. Zim-mern added that no homes were breached with water prior to last week’s flood. “It wasn’t until that 20-plus inches that pushed us over the edge. Not even Noah was ready for that."

Zimmern assured residents that she wants more aggressive measures to enhance the drain-age system.

“With that statement comes sobering reality that improve-ments of this magnitude will cost millions of dollars,” she said. “First, as we approach the budget process, I feel pretty se-cure in stating that we will be in-creasing our storm water utility rates.”

She also plans to apply for grants to help with improvement costs.

“They’ve (city staff) worked tirelessly before the storm, how-ever when the 20 inches fell, I dare say, not even Noah was ready for that.”

Zimmern highlighted that throughout the catastrophe the city’s doors never closed, they rescued people from rising wa-ter, fought fires, and continue to

monitor and move pumps to fa-cilitate storm water.

As the open forum began, one of the major issues raised had to do with the city not spending enough time on infrastructure and too much time on “side proj-ects” such as front yard parking, beautification improvements, art projects, etc.

“We’ve known about this for a long time… and we need to di-vert our attention back to storm water,” said Richard McLeod.

Several people had questions about the city’s drainage system since their older homes never re-ceived flood water until recently, despite other major storms and flooding events in the past.

“I know that early Wednes-day morning the pumps weren’t working,” said Jim Rockett. “And I was told later by the fire department that the drainage sys-tem failed very quickly.”

Area realtor Lynette Dewber-ry was concerned over property values, the lack of emergency pumps on hand and the lack of pump maintenance throughout the city.

“It’s not about looking pretty on the outside, it’s about protect-ing our citizens.”

Eric Ostrom said he believes water coming into his home was the city’s fault because they de-signed, funded, and implement-ed the drainage system.

“I firmly believe that our sys-tem has brought water to my house, then failed to remove it,” Ostrom said. “Because of that, the city is liable to the damages to our house… I really think we have the beginnings of a class-action lawsuit.”

Despite the grievances the council heard, they also received a considerable amount of praise. Several people who spoke recog-nized the round-the-clock effort city staff made to get the storm water under control and get resi-dents what they need to get back on their feet.

“I just want to say personally, thank you,” said Jeff Spooney-barger. “From my perspective you did do everything, starting

from the flood on, that you pos-sibly could do.”

At the end of the meeting, Mayor Zimmern reiterated that the city’s drainage issues will not be solved overnight.

“I think the council has heard quite loudly what the charge is before us,” she said. “You have the promise of this council that we are committed to finding bet-ter answers, to work on our com-munication, and to form a task force to work on improving the storm water system.

“It’s a long journey, it’s going to be complicated, it’s going to be expensive, but we heard you loud and clear and we are going to be moving forward with your suggestions and comments.”

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'Not even Noah was ready for that'Citizens voice concern, threaten class action lawsuit at Town Hall meeting

Meanwhile, behind City HallLoads of garbage piled up behind City Hall and the library after the storm. According to the county, the parking lot is being used as a staging area for debris by the City of Gulf Breeze.

City Manager Edwin 'Buz' Eddy speaks with residents about their problems following the storm at the Town Hall meeting.


Lynette Dewberry lashes out at city council members at their meet-ing and even threatened a class action lawsuit.

By Melanie KorMondyGulf Breeze News

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A local breaks down during the Town Hall meeting where dozens came forward to praise and criticize the city's actions during and following the heavy rainstorm.

During the 2014 Town Hall open forum City Manager Edwin “Buz” Eddy gave an explanation of what happened to the drain-ing system during the storm.

The city received its first flood deluge in 1979. Since then lift stations were placed throughout the city to percolate storm water into the sound. After the 2005 flood, staff applied for a Florida Forever Grant that extended the same kind of storm water infrastructure to new neighborhoods, which cost a total of $1.3 million. Recently, the city council directed staff to apply for a $1.8 million NRDA grant, to improve water drainage on Russ, Nightingale, Center, Washington, Dolphin and Camellia.

The lift stations at Bear and Florida temporarily failed as water inundated the electric panel. At daylight city staff turned the sys-

tem back on and it soon began to pump water over the Shoreline Ridge.

Also, one of the two lift station pumps at Dolphin and Camel-lia failed because of water inundating the control box. Again, city staff got that station working as soon as possible.

“The lift station pumps weren’t designed to handle 40-plus inches of rain that happened since January 1 and the 20 inches that happened overnight,” said Eddy. “They weren’t designed for that, and they never could have handled it if they had been.”

Eddy assured that the staff and council are continually looking for opportunities to add storm water infrastructure throughout the city.

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During the storm that hit Gulf Breeze on April 29, Gulf Breeze Police got mul-tiple calls from residents who needed assistance due to ris-ing flood waters in their homes and businesses. Gulf Breeze firefighters used their Hum-vee to rescue people from their homes. There were no reports of looting following the storm.

In other news, on April 29, police were dispatched to a disturbance at 100 McAbee Court when two men were in an altercation. A warrant is is-sued for the arrest of one of the men.

Thursday, May 1A purse valued at $375 was

reportedly taken from a cus-tomer at Regions bank.

Friday, May 2

A Craigslist scheme was re-ported by a Middle Plantation resident.

Sunday, May 4

Nathaniel Ficut, 22 of Pen-sacola was charged with DUI at 1:00 a.m.

A Pensacola Beach Road

resident reported that a vehicle was broken into and a wallet valued at $250 was taken.

Police responded to a bat-tery in a vehicle on the Pen-sacola Bay Bridge at 8 p.m.

Monday, May 5

Cara Coffey, 26 of Milton was charged with DUI at 2:30 a.m.

Police, firefighters rescue citizens during flooding

Gulf Breeze Police

Marines step up to help residents

U.S. Marines stationed at NAS Pensacola were out in brute force this week following the flood in Gulf Breeze helping homeowners who suffered perhaps the most loss during the storm on April 29.

Marine Officer Control Major Eric Brown, whose son plays La-crosse for the Gulf Breeze High School, was out with a team of sev-eral dozen fresh-out-of Boot Camp Marines tearing up floors, tearing out drywall and salvaging belong-ings in homes along Dracena Way, one of the hardest hit spots in the city.

“Most of them are here waiting for their classes to start,” Brown said of the Marines. “Right now they don’t have transportation, so Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church is providing transportation for them. They (Marines) are part of MATSG-21 (Marine Aviation Training Support Group). We have about 40 Marines in Cantonment right now, and we were here yester-day (Monday). We heard that this was one of the hardest hit spots, so we have been getting orders from GBUMC to where we need to go to help.”

The Major was at a home at the 400 block of Dracena Way Tuesday helping direct crews what to take out of the home. Water, he said, rose up to 4 feet in the home.

The homeowner’s daughter, Car-olyn Smith, was hauling out furni-ture on her own and trying to pick up the pieces for her 81-year-old mother who lost everything, “every-thing but hope”, Smith said.

“Seeing this gives me hope. I

can’t even believe what they’ve done in the last 3 or 4 hours,” Smith said.

Marines were tearing out the floors in the home, down to the concrete and had torn up dry wall, breaking down the home to just its frame. Across the street, more Ma-rines were hard at work hauling fur-niture out of a home that saw nearly 3 feet of flood water.

“My dad built this home in 1973,” Smith said. “We are on a waiting list for remediation, so they are making this much easier on us. It’s priceless help, plus their atti-tude has been awesome. We are so grateful.”

Smith’s mother was one of many in the city who had to be res-cued when flood waters rose in her home.

“The Gulf Breeze Fire Depart-ment had to get her out by boat,” Smith said. “And now these Ma-rines arrived here this morning and just asked ‘What can we do?’”

And what they did, Smith said, was more than what she could have imagined.

“They are like Trojans. I can’t believe how much they were able to get done,” she said as she stood by a stack of furniture and belong-ings that were air drying behind the home. “Words cannot express how grateful I am.”

Brown said the Marines are cur-rently waiting for classes to start, and that this is their down time.

“They wanted to help, and they are here,” Brown said. “The water has come down a little since yester-day (when we started here).”

Brown said he is still in search of more transportation to help more residents. If you can help, contact Brown at [email protected].


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Marines help restore a home on Dracena Way. Below, Private First Class Brandon Chebny and PFC Brayam Hernandez help carry out old flooring inside a home.

Let that sink inSubmitted Photo

Midway Fire Department's Engine 35 was put out of service on May 3 after the fire truck got stuck in a sink hole. Midway firefighters were out in full force fol-lowing the heavy rainstorm helping residents get back to normal.

I spent the last few minutes of my morning looking for my wallet. I checked the usu-al places: night stand, dress-er, kitchen counter and the pockets of yesterday’s pants. My pulse started to rise as I realized that I couldn’t find it. My business credit card, debit card, IDs and some cash were all in the that little piece of leather that disappeared.

I checked my vehicle as I remembered having it last night when I bought the kids some milk shakes. No luck. I began to move a little faster as went to the piles of color sorted clothes in the laundry room. Then I went to the couch and recliner. I found two pairs of reading glasses, but no wallet. I considered the pos-sibility that it was stolen, but only for a minute. I slowed down and took a breath. Finally, I found it just behind the console in the truck. It must have slipped behind and I just missed it. Phew …

My wallet and I are close. We hang out together a lot. He knows all my spending and travel habits. He knows when I am sleeping and when I leave for the office. He is there when I get sick and when I want to chillax. He goes fishing and hunting with me. He knows when times are lean and when they are good. We’re close like that.

My wallet was lost; he just didn’t know it. You know there are times when we can be just as lost and not

know it. We can be just as unaware as my little wallet some-times. Your friends and family might realize that you are danger-ously close to becoming a statistic and you might have no idea. Don’t worry, though, it won’t be long before you are needed and missed.

I want to encourage you to consider looking for the lost this week. In the wake of the flood, many folks will be missing off the radar of our attention. Even with all the churches, civic groups, agencies, and good samaritans, there will be plenty of folks who will be overlooked. Let’s make sure that we don’t lose folks in our search for others. There will be plenty of folks along the way that weren’t directly affected by the flood, but need our attention. Emotional energy will be running low as the adrenaline has quit coursing through our veins. The tension is going to wear on ev-eryone. I expect to see issues in our classrooms, our offices, our marriages, and friendships that are indirect results of the stress of this flood. I am concerned about the folks who we assume are OK because they had insurance or weren’t directly affected by the flood. These folks get lost in the shuffle and are often lost and don’t even know it.

I consider the hope found in Ezekiel 34, “For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I myself will

search for my sheep and look after them. As a shepherd looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.”

Let’s look for the lost among us. We just might find that in the looking, we are found. Take time to inventory your friends and family. Make sure they are really OK. Don’t overlook the places most familiar, instead focus there. It is as great to find as it is to be found! Spend some time this week and look for the folks who are lost and may not even know it!

Love one. Love another.


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Dog Beach opponents raising a stink

A group of concerned citizens organized a group to show up at the Santa Rosa Island Authority meeting this week to complain about the dog park at the west end of Pen-sacola Beach, near the residential commu-nity. The beach opened two dog parks last year, with one at the east end away from the residential area, and one at the west end right in the middle of the residential community. Many residents living in that residential area are upset with what happens at that dog park and want it closed.

A flurry of emails has been sent over the

past month to residents, beach officials, and media showing photos of “dog poop” being left behind by dog owners not only in the sand, but on the boardwalk and beach walk-overs. They are also complaining about the dog urine in the sand, warning that children play in that area and it is dangerous with the bacteria left behind.

SRIA Executive Director Buck Lee said he has been getting complaints and emails ever since that dog park opened. “The peo-ple living out there do not want that dog park there. They have no problem with the one at the other end of the beach, but the do not want the park in the middle of residential homes,”Lee said.

He said the SRIA staff monitors the park

several times a day – and he himself makes trips out to see if it is being used correctly. The agreement with dog owners when the park was opened last year was that if a pet was taken to either dog park, all waste would be picked up when the dog left the area. It was also designated that all dogs would be on a leash, and none would be allowed to run outside the designated park area. The residents claim that those rules are not being followed, either.

Lee said the issue would be discussed at the end of this week’s SRIA meeting. “I will always follow whatever the board decides,” he said.

Some things that are lost don’t even know it

By Pam BrannonGulf Breeze News

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Submitted photoA dog roams the dog beach. Dogs are supposed to be on leash while at the park. Some residents say negligent dog owners are leaving dog waste and affecting their enjoyment of the beach.

Play will be staged at the Saenger Theatre Friday and Saturday

Many are nostalgically familiar with the dry humor and wit of the TV show, “The Addams Family” and/or the movie, “The Addams Family Values”. The well known characters will once again emerge to the delight of all, this time on stage at the Saenger Theater, May 9 and 10. Gulf Breeze High School Dra-ma will perform the Broadway Comedy, “The Addams Family the New Musical”, with all the well-known and beloved char-acters, Morticia (Maggie Renfroe), Gomez (David Carbaugh), Fester (Nancy Prescott), Wednesday (Maddie Mateer), Pugs-ley (Gage Thomas), Lurch (David Akridge), Cousin It (Aus-tin Rothfeder),and Grandma (Katie Depler), along with some newcomers to the Addams antics, Lucas (Nicholas Gelormini), Alice (Jonna Boulton) and Mal(Jared Rocha).

This charmingly twisted, hysterical tale is entertaining for the whole family. The Addams family is put to the test when outsiders come to dinner. The evening hurls the characters into an enchanted musical production that you will never forget. The Addams family ancestors will delight in their spirited fashion as the ensemble featuring Grace Arnault, Michelle Bearman, Alex Brew, Mia Carisse, Emily Chaney, Lauring DeLamater, Sier-ra Gardner, Zac Green, Ali Grubbs, Olivia Heighton, Magen Huntley, Molly Kegley, Bri Landry, Kelly McCluskey, Dilyn McCurdy, Lauren Pohlmann, Aleyah Riggs, Cheyenne Russell, Kassidy Stahl, Hannah Thomas and Roxy Vogel. Keeping a keen eye on all parts, just in case, is swing, Kendall Parrett.

You may have seen the Gulf Breeze High School Drama hard at work in the gym lobby, acting, singing, dancing, build-ing, painting, costuming, promoting and selling tickets for their spring show. GBHS Drama department is under the experi-enced direction of Margie Timmons who meticulously guides their blocking and performance as she has for over 33 years for many distinguished GBHS Alumni including Ashley Brown, and Abigail Spencer.

Tickets are available at the Saenger Box Office for $10,$22 or $32 or on Ticketmaster.com for additional fees.

Maggie Renfroe as Morticia and David Carbaugh as Gomez in the GBHS production of "The Addams Family."

Pensacola Beach residents and businesses fared pretty well in last week’s flooding.

“We had the same standing water in a couple places that we always do if we get even a little rain, like on Via de Luna,” said Executive Director Buck Lee. “But the biggest issue we had

was losing $120,000 in sand off Quietwater Beach that we had placed there last year.”

Lee said they will add the $120,000 loss to the county’s list of what needs to be replaced

after flooding and hope they can get the sand replaced.

He said they also lost about 15 to 20 feet of bike trail. Other than that, all the sand on the beach absorbed the rain.

storm spares Pensacola Beach but washes away sandBy Pam BrannonGulf Breeze News

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Seniors Mollie Johnson and Nick Staviski were the only va led ic tor ian /sa lu ta tor ian pair to make the Florida High School Athletic Association’s 2014 Academic All-State team, which recognizes athletic accomplishments and academic and community achievements.

“These exceptional individuals represent the very best of what it means to be a student-athlete,” said FHSAA Executive Director Dr. Roger Dearing. “More important than developing outstanding athletes is our goal to develop outstanding citizens and we’re proud to recognize those who have what it takes to be leaders in their communities for many years to come.”

The daughter of Thomas and Venetia Johnson, Mollie has a 4.0 grade point average and has achieved a National Advanced Placement Scholar Award and the Florida Scholar Award.

She has earned three varsity letters in soccer, two in volleyball and one in track and field. She was class president in her sophomore and junior years, Student Body Parliamentarian as a senior and a member of Mu Alpha Theta, Mock Trial, Optimist Service Club and Student Advisory Council.

Mollie has acquired 500 hours of community service throughout her four years of high school. She will attend Yale University in New Haven, CT, where she plans to study political science.

“I feel so blessed to have been chosen as a member of the academic all state team,” Johnson said.

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DolphiNs at state

A recap of what GBHS track and field athletes did at Saturday’s 3A state meet

in Jacksonville.event 9 Girls Discus throw 3a

6) Droogsma, Jessie 11 Gulf Breeze 113-06 34.59m

event 17 Girls 200 Meter Dash 3a9) Gaines, Dominique 12 Gulf Breeze

26.26event 19 Girls 400 Meter Dash 3a

prelims 11) Gaines, Dominique 12 Gulf

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Leading the wayMollie Johnson (left) and Nick staviski (above), the GBhs 2014 valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, were named to the fhsaa’s 2014 academic all-state team, an honor that recognizes not just athletic accomplishments but also academic and community achievements.

Droogsma sixth in discus at state


Slinging at state

Jessie Droogsma, shown here at the region 1-

3a meet in tallahassee, finished sixth in the discus at saturday’s

3a state meet in Jacksonville.


Running girl

Dominique Gaines, shown here at the region 1-3a meet

in tallahassee, competed in the

200 and 400 meter dashes at

saturday’s 3a state meet in Jacksonville.

G B H S sent two f e m a l e a t h l e t e s - senior D o m i -n i q u e G a i n e s and junior J e s s i e Droogsma - to the 3A state track and field meet Sa tu rday at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. Gaines was in two events and Droogsma one.

Droogsma, who was seventh in last year’s state meet in the discus, was sixth this season with a throw of 113 feet, six inches.

She threw 112 feet, two inches last year at state.

Gaines, who was 12th at last year’s state meet in the 400, was 11th this year with a time of 1 : 0 0 . 3 5 . She also competed

in the 200 meter dash, making it to the final and finishing ninth with a time of 26.26.

By Jason ThompsonGulf Breeze News

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South Alabama-bound Gaines runs in 200, 400 meter dashes

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U-9 champsThe Bayside u-9 Boys Premier team won its second consecutive tournament on April 25, beating the top-ranked team in the nation (from Mississippi) to win the Gulf Coast Invitational in Pace. They are (from left): Bram wilson, will watson, sheldon Gatlin, samuel linkous, Trent Harris-Inman, Cayden Duque, evan wells. standing: coach Paul Martin.





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U-10 champsThe Bayside u-10 won its second consecutive tournament, winning the Gulf Coast Invitational in Pace. They are (from left): everest Noyes, Quinn Noyes, winston Allen, shaun Hughson, Kett Homewood, Jason sermons and seth Helt. standing: coach Paul Martin. Not pictured: Oscar Martin.

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GBSA lax closes out season with tournament winThe Gulf Breeze u13 lacrosse team won the Gulf Coast lacrosse Conference (GClC) end of season Tourney held in Daphne, April 24-25. The Dolphins went undefeated beating Pensacola in the championship game 6-3. The u13 Dolphins beat the Destin rockets 9-3, Mobile Mavericks 7-3 and the lower Alabama Bayhawks 8-4. They are (seated, from left): Jake Hoeflich, Jacob Grubb, william Hollis, ethan Pliska, Carter Couget, Nate Branton, Truman McNaughton and Cody Holladay. Kneeling (from left): Jake etheridge, Patrick smith, Tristan lawson, ethan roberts and Hunter Hill. standing (from left): william Butler, Josh Thompson, Chris Durst, Kevin Dorf, Tackey Hashida, John McDowell, Ben Van sleen and eli ryan. Coaches: Pete Butler, Tim Durst and Kerry McDowell. Not Pictured: Alex Neal, sage McKenna, ezra McKenna and TJ Caldwel.

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Ring-ing in the tournament win

The wave 11u team went 6-0 and won the 23 team usssA

Cajun Classic XXXVI “AA” super NIT tournament in livingston, la.

In pool play on saturday wave beat the Natchitoches Braves

6-5 and the Houma louisiana wahoos 21-4. In bracket play on

sunday wave won four games beating lake Charles Champion Baseball Navy 14-9, Ascension

sun Devils 9-2, Baton rouge Brewers 8-0 in the semifinals,

and Baton rouge Yankees 12-3 in the championship game.

They are (front, from left): Julian McCulley, Joe snider, wesley

Mann and riley edwards. second row (from left): Coach Thomas Dorsey, ryan Padich,

Toler Keigley, Craig Dakauskas, ryland McCurdy, Aidan Arnold, Michael sawarynski and Coach

Caleb Brown.

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Spring football begins, pads come out this week

They were delayed a day because of the 'rainicane,' but 90 members of the Dolphin football team took to the practice field Friday for their first day in shirts and shorts.

Teams are required to practice in shirts and shorts for three days before breaking out pads. The football team took Tuesday off due to so many of them attending the GBHS Baseball Awards banquet and the helmets were a day late getting back in the mail. Coach Chris Nemith said any helmet that was used last year was sent off to be reconditioned.

"We have a lot of young guys coming up and some seasoned veterans, so it's all about developing technique and fundamentals...and developing our team's personality," Nemith said.

What the Dolphins' Class of 2015 may lack in quantity, they make up in quality, Nemith said. He compared them to the senior class of 2012 with Kyle McGee, Andrew Jurnovoy, Jordan Bennett, Blake Meredeth and others, who led GBHS to its first postseason appearance since 2003.

The seniors will be bolstered by a huge group of sophomores and juniors, who helped last year's junior varsity team to a 6-2 record. Among them is rising sophomore quarterback Tyler Phelps, who was also of this past season's 15-1 ninth grade basketball team.

Last year's backup quarterback Ricky Alexander, along with 2012 junior varsity quarterback Peyton Hoover are also in the mix. Also a position that's up in the air is at center - one of four spots open on the offensive line, with rising senior Blake Callahan as the lone returner.

"(The center) is the quarterback of the offensive line. He has to be able to call out how many are in the box, where the (middle) linebacker is and then snap the ball," Nemith said. "We have a lot of candidates."


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Jason Thompson | Gulf Breeze NewsNew offensive line coach Jake Busby runs a play with Tommy Hegarty (center) and Dimitri Pejic.

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Breeze NewsTristan Covell (left) makes a catch in the team's final 'non pad' practice, while Wesley Caldwell (right) goes through a blocking drill Monday.

Jason Thompson | Gulf Breeze NewsChristian Skewes blocks a teammate during a lineman drill Monday.

Jason Thompson | Gulf Breeze NewsOffensive coordinator Kerry McDowell goes over a play during practice Monday.

Jason Thompson | Gulf Breeze NewsClark Couget (left) guards a receiver during the Dolphins' final shirts and shorts practice Monday.

Jason Thompson | Gulf Breeze NewsQuarterback Ricky Alexander throws a pass Monday.

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The 50th Annual All South Karate Championships were held this past weekend at the University of New Orleans in Louisiana.

The local Coastal Shotokan Karate Class from the Gulf Breeze Recreation Center sent a team of four talented athletes that put on a spectacular performance. The tournament was attended by karate students from many different styles that came from Loui-siana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida.

Jack Minor and Grace Minor, students of Gulf Breeze Elementary School, Justin Fruitticher, a freshman at Gulf Breeze High School and Ayako Wagner, a student at the University of West Florida can now claim fame to being among the best karate practitioners in their divisions in the Southeastern United States.

Jack Minor and Grace Minor put on a major performance in the Children’s Colored Belt Division. The two have only been training for four months and while they are currently just white belts, they had to compete against other white, yellow and orange belts with much more training experi-ence.

Jack placed 3rd in kata (forms) and Grace took 1st in kata and 1st in fighting, beating everyone who challenged her.

Justin Fruitticher competed in the Youth Black Belt Di-vision and is no stranger to competition. He consistently

places in the top three in na-tional events.

This weekend he proved to be at the top of his game as he also placed 1st in kata and 1st in fighting, annihilating the competition.

Justin has been training in karate for over six years and his usual sparing partner is also the instructor at the Coastal Shotokan Class and his father.

Ayako Wagner competed in the Ladies Senior Black Belt event and placed 2nd in the kata competition. Ayako has also trained for many years and her husband T. Wagner is also an accomplished 5th de-

gree black belt, who constantly gives her training tips.

The Coastal Shotokan Karate Classes are held at the newly renovated Gulf Breeze Recreation Center on Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights at 6:00 p.m.

Shotokan Karate is a traditional Japanese martial art that emphasizes a strong lower body and utilizes foot and hand techniques in about equal proportions.

The head instructor, Tom Fruitticher with over 38 years of karate experience is a past regional, national and world champion and believes hard,

consistent training is the key to success, which appears to be true considering the recent accomplishments of his students.

Fruitticher’s classes are open to all ages and families are encouraged to participate together.

Anyone interested in taking up a commitment to karate excellence can join the class in May and can get more information from the Gulf Breeze Rec Center, which is located at 800 Shoreline Drive in Gulf Breeze.

For Additional Information Contact Tom Fruitticher at 850-982-2470 or [email protected]

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Karate winnersJack Minor, Tom Fruitticher, Justin Fruitticher and Grace Minor pose for a picture after the 50th annual South Karate Championships in New Orleans.

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"I am so thankful for all the great teachers, coaches, and teammates I’ve had while at Gulf Breeze High School; they are the reason that I was able to receive this honor."

Johnson was a part of the fourth and fifth consecutive regional finalist appearances for the Lady Dolphin volleyball team. "The volleyball program is extremely proud of the recognition Mollie Johnson has received as a recipient of FHSAA Academic All State Award Winner," volleyball coach Waynn Sellers said.

"She has demonstrated over the past four years as a freshman till senior what diligence In the classroom accomplishes. Mollie not only is extremely successful as a student but has shown her passion and compassion to help others around her in the many school clubs she was associated with in her four years at Gulf Breeze High and in the community of Gulf Breeze."

She is a role model that numerous members of the student body admire and desire to emulate in their time at Gulf Breeze High School. As a coaching staff we congratulate Mollie in this award

The son of Greg and Athena Staviski, Nick also has a 4.0 grade point average. He is an Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction. Nicholas earned a varsity letter all four years of high school in wrestling, three in cross country and one in weightlifting. He was one of three Dolphins to wrestle at the state meet this season.

"This team consists not only of great athletes but of great scholars, of which I feel honored and blessed to be a part of," Staviski said. "It’s a group effort between teachers who understand our code 2 absences, to our coaches who push us to strive for our best, to our parents who spend countless hours watching us do our thing. (Wrestling) Coach (Matt) Alt - you da man!"

He participated in student government and was the senior class treasurer and the spirit committee co-chair.

Staviski also was a member of National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta and was on the Math, Debate, Latin and Science Olympiad team. With more than 600 hours of community service, he volunteered his time with the Church/Greek Orthodox Youth of America as president, treasurer and altar boy captain, Kids Unlimited as a camp counselor, and the Optimist Club as treasurer.

Nick plans to attend the University of Texas in Austin to study petroleum engineering.

To be eligible for selection to the Academic All-State Team, a student-athlete must be a graduating senior, have a cumulative unweighted grade point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, and have earned a varsity letter in at least two different sports during each of his or her junior and senior years.

Editorial Note: The championship games of the 2014 Northwest Florida Girls Softball Alliance's Midseason Tournament were played on Tuesday after the Gulf Breeze News' deadline. Look for the finalresultsintheMay15issue.

Gulf Breeze and Tiger Point were two of five local parks to be presented at the Northwest Florida Girls Softball Alliance's Midseason Tournament, held last weekend through Tuesday in Navarre.

As of Sunday night, GBSA or Tiger Point were represented in three of the four title games.

8-underGBSA's Team Green was in

the championship series, having wins over Navarre Howie, Tiger Point Levin and Tiger Point Brett. TP Brett awaited Monday's Navarre Howie and TP Levin winner, with the winner of that game having to beat Green twice.

10-underTiger Point's Team Danny and

Team Mayhew were still alive in the losers bracket after play on Sunday. Navarre's Team Shane dropped Danny into the losers bracket, while Team Mayhew also suffered its first loss to Team Shane. The all-Tiger Point matchup must beat Team Shane, then Navarre's Team Wendell twice to win the championship.

12-underGBSA's Team Green was in

Tuesday's championship series after a win over GBSA's Team Hawthorne. All four teams in the U-12 division that were still alive after the weekend were GBSA teams.

Team Clay and Team Burkholder squared off Monday, with Hawthorne getting the winner. That winner must beat Green twice on Tuesday.

12-underTiger Point's Team Wade is

the catbird seat. GBSA's Team Brindley will await the winner of East Milton and GBSA's Team Curington, with the winner of that one having to beat Team Wade twice Tuesday.

Tiger Point will host the All Star Tournament, starting June 7.

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Cleaning upThe Gulf Breeze Middle School's Math Team took home several individual and team awards at the recent Pi Math Competition at PHS.

On April 12, 45 students competed at the PI Math Competition at Pensacola High School.

GBMS received 18 awards for individual recognition, took first place in the team round categories for both Math 1 and Math 2, and took 2nd place in the team round for Algebra. GBMS also took 1st place for the overall sweepstakes award for top school. Congratu-lations to all who participated and added to the school’s success!

Below are more results from the competition:

Math 1:Honorable Mention: Gavin

Davis, Genna Hoitt3rd place: Adelyn Lewter4th place: Cole Kariher5th place: Elizabeth McClus-

keyTeam Round - 1st place - Eliz-

abeth McCluskey, Cole Kariher, Megan Gordon and Genna Hoitt

Math 2:Honorable Mention: Bickston

Laenger, Shawn Banks, Quinlyn Bray

2nd place: Tulla Bee Picardi3rd place: Erin Scott

5th place: Liam Werner7th place: Ami Patel8th place: Morgan WingoTeam Round- 1st place:

Rachael Hofius, Erin Scott, Bickston Laenger and Ami Pa-tel

Algebra:Honorable Mention: Ben Van

Sleen, Jasmaine Roberge, Alex Laux

4th place: Ryna VonBrock6th place: Sarah TuTeam Round 2nd place- Sarah

Tu, Jasmaine Roberge, Ryan VonBrock, Ben Van Sleen

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GBM Math team excels at competition

Gulf Breeze High inducted the following seniors and juniors into the National Honor Society:

SeniorsAvritt, CourtneyDavis, HunterDemotts, MalloryDenby, HannahEddins, AndrewHibbs, ShaniahJoyner, JonathanJubeck, EliseKarcher, AlexandriaKorkuc, KiaraMartin, JoshuaMcGaughey, MorganMcIntyre-O’Neil, ArianaMorgan, NicholasOwen, TimothySmith, MarticSpencer, CiaraSwearingen, CharlesWeimer, JonJuniors Adkison, Camille Anderson, Claren Andrews, Foster Argentine, Joshua Argentine, ZacharyArmstrong, MorganBabikow, Matthew Baker, Morgan Barrow, BenjaminBlake, Kayla Blanchard, Nolan Boggs, Meaghan Bowman, Noah Brown, Cole Brubaker, Magen Carney, Andrew Carr, Rachel Carver, Kaitlin Clark, Alexa Cole, Brittany Compton, TrentonCovell, Samuel Craighead, CarolineCrowdis, Savannah

Cutler, Matthew DeMaria, PrestonDenny, Morgan Doerr, Blake Doman, Jordan Ezelle, Sydney Fabbro, Sara Fisher, Jacob Gambaro, AlexandraGreen, William Grubbs, Sarah Gubernat, Abigail Hamilton, AutumnHartley, Taelor Havemann, JerradHelmi, Youssef Hess, Harriette Hoffman, SamanthaHolifield, MadelineHolloway, AlexandriaHudson, William Jackson, Brittany Johnson, Parker Kegley, Molly Krasnosky, IsabellaKubik, Jacob Landrum, Henry Learned, AlexanderLee, Miranda Lewter, Auston Lobzhanidze, NinoMateer, Madeline McLeod, Rachel Miller, Hannah Moore, Zoe Moss, Clayton Moss, Haley Nguyen, ChristopherNguyen, Hoang Niven, Duncan Nixon, Savannah O’Daniel, Aidan Oldham, KassandraOwens, Christina Patterson, DorothyPattison, MichaelaPerdue, Brieanna Perez, Andrea

Perez, Brent Pewitt, Mac Player, Wade Post, Sara Powell, Makenna Ramos, Gena Reid, Lauryn Renfroe, Maggie Ridaught, Wade Roane, Thomas Robinson, Taylor Rockett, Natalie

Sago, Madison Satterwhite, AinsleySmith, Megan Snyder, Meredith Sontag, SamanthaSpeer, Mallory Spencer, Joshua Stevens, John Thompson, AlexanderViglione, Emily Willis, Corbin Wise, Joshua

Private First Class Eric P. Larsen has been promoted to his current rank in the Florida Army National Guard.

He is a December graduate of GBHS, Varsity Swim Team Captain, Troop 11 Assistant Scoutmaster and Platoon Guide for 72 recruits at the Army National Guard RSP in Bonifay.

PFC Larsen has accepted an Army ROTC Scholarship to The Citadel and will report August 16th with the Class of 2018.Eric Larsen

Larsen promoted in Fla. Army National Guard

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Regional History Bee champBlake Barclay, an 8th grader at Gulf Breeze Middle School, recently participated in the local National History Bee Competition. This is a competition for kids across America. Participating students can progress from the school level to the regional level and finally to the National Championship. The National History Bee tests students knowledge of History. Blake was one of the top four students in the local competi-tion and scored high enough on an online test to qualify for regionals in Baton Rouge, LA where he was the overall first place winner. Blake goes to Nationals in Atlanta, GA in June, where he will compete for scholarships and prizes. Grace Freeman is the local National History Bee sponsor. Blake is the son of Glenn and Jackie Barclay of Gulf Breeze.

GBHS inducts new National Honor Society members

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New NHS inducteesFrom left: Jacob Kubik, Sam Covell, Alex Learned and Clay Moss were among the new Class of 2015 inductees into the National Honor Society.

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No dumb jocks hereTrent Compton (left) and Wade Ridaught (right) were two of seven Dolphin football players inducted into the National Honor Society last week.

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NOTICE TO BIDDERSVEHICLES

Notice is hereby given that the Board of County Commissioners of Santa Rosa County, Florida, will receive sealed bids for a minimum of: three compact pickup trucks with extended cabs, two 9,200 lb GVWR trucks with ACCM8G animal control unit bod-ies, three 15 passenger vans, three 9,200 lb GVWR 4 wheel drive pickup trucks, one 9,200 lb GVWR crew cab pickup truck with service body, two 6,000 lb GVWR pickup trucks, two 6,000 lb GVWR four wheel drive pickup trucks; additional ve-hicles could be purchased at the same pricing with the agreement of the county and the successful bidder.

All bids must be in writing and delivered by hand, Fed Ex, or mail to the Santa Rosa County Procurement Department, 6495 Caroline Street Suite G, Milton, Florida, 32570; and must be received by 10:00 a.m., June 12, 2014, at which time bids will be opened and read aloud. Bids received after the time set for the bid opening will be rejected and returned unopened to the bidder. All interested parties are invited to attend.

Specifications and bid form may be secured from the Santa Rosa County Website (www.santarosa.fl.gov/bids) or at the Santa Rosa County Procurement Department at the above address. Telephone (850) 983-1870

The Board of County Commissioners reserves the right to waive irregularities in bids, to reject any or all bids with or without cause, and to award the bid that it determines to be in the best interest of Santa Rosa County.

Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners encourages all segments of the business community to participate in its procurement opportunities, including small businesses, minority/women owned businesses, and disadvantaged business enter-prises. The Board does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, disability, sex, or age in the administration of contracts.

By order of the Board of County Commissioners of Santa Rosa County, Florida

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NOTICE TO BIDDERSFRONT MOUNT SELF-PROPELLED BROOM

Notice is hereby given that the Board of County Commissioners of Santa Rosa County, Florida, will receive sealed bids for one front mount self-propelled broom.

All bids must be original and delivered by hand, Fed EX, or mail to the Santa Rosa County Procurement Department at 6495 Caroline Street Suite G, Milton, Florida 32570; and must be received by 10:00 a.m. local time, on June 3, 2014, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids are to be sealed and clearly labeled “BID – FRONT MOUNT BROOM”. Bids received after the time set for the bid opening will be rejected and returned unopened to the bidder. All interested parties are invited to attend.

Questions concerning this equipment should be directed to Tom Collins at (850) 981-7151.

Speci cations and bid form may be secured from Santa Rosa County Website (www.santarosa. .gov/bids) or at the Santa Rosa County Procurement Department at the above address. Telephone (850) 983-1870





NOTICE TO BIDDERSCOMPACT TRACK LOADER

Notice is hereby given that the Board of County Commissioners of Santa Rosa County, Florida, will receive sealed bids for one compact track loader.

All bids must be original and delivered by hand, Fed EX, or mail to the Santa Rosa County Procurement Department at 6495 Caroline Street Suite G, Milton, Florida 32570; and must be received by 10:00 a.m. local time, on June 3, 2014, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids are to be sealed and clearly labeled “BID – COMPACT TRACK LOADER”. Bids received after the time set for the bid opening will be rejected and returned unopened to the bidder. All interested parties are invited to attend.

Questions concerning this equipment should be directed to Tom Collins at (850) 981-7151.

Speci cations and bid form may be secured from Santa Rosa County Website (www.santarosa. .gov/bids) or at the Santa Rosa County Procurement Department at the above address. Telephone (850) 983-1870





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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY,

FLORIDA, CIVIL ACTION HSBC Bank USA as Trustee for STALT 2006-1F, Plaintiff

vs.

MARTIN P. RICH, et al.

Defendant(s)

CASE NO.: 13000299CAMXAX

NOTICE OF SALENotice is hereby given that, pursuant to a Final Judg-ment of Foreclosure dated April 11, 2014, entered in Civil Case Number 13000299CAMXAX, in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, wherein HSBC Bank USA as Trustee for STALT 2006-1F is the Plaintiff, and MARTIN P. RICH, et al., are the Defendants, Santa Rosa County Clerk of Court will sell the property situated in Santa Rosa County, Florida, described as:

LOT 20 BLOCK A TANGLEWOOD OAKS, AC-CORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RE-CORDED IN PLAT BOOK 9, PAGE 91, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA.

at public sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cash, www.santarosa.realforeclose.com at 11:00 AM, on the 12th day of May, 2014. Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.

Dated: April 21, 2014

FLORIDA FORECLOSURE ATTORNEYS, PLLCBy:/S/ Josh Arthur

Josh Arthur, Esquire (FBN 95506)4855 Technology Way, Suite 500

Boca Raton, FL 33431(727) 446-4826

[email protected]

If you are a person with a disability who needs any ac-commodation in order to participate in a court proceed-ing, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact: Court Administration, ADA Liaison Santa Rosa County 6865 Caroline Street Milton, FL 32570 Phone (850)623-3159 Fax (850)983-0602 [email protected] at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immedi-ately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.

Si usted es una persona con una discapacidad que necesita ningún alojamiento con el fin de participar en un proceso judicial, tiene derecho, sin costo alguno para usted, para el suministro de determinada asistencia. Por favor, póngase en contacto con: Administración de los Tribunales, ADA Enlace condado de Santa Rosa 6865 Caroline Street Milton, FL 32570 Teléfono (850) 623-3159 Fax (850) 983-0602 ADA.SantaRosa @ flcourts1.gov al menos 7 días antes de su comparecencia ante el tribunal estaba previsto, o inmediatamente después de la recepción de esta notificación si el tiempo antes de la comparecencia prevista es inferior a 7 días, si usted está escuchando la voz o intoxicado, llame al 711.

Si ou se yon moun ki gen andikap ki bezwen aranjman nenpòt nan lòd yo patisipe nan yon pwosedi tribinal la, ou gen dwa, san sa pa koute ou, yo fè pwovizyon de asis-tans a sèten. Tanpri kontakte: Tribinal Administrasyon an, Lwa ADA-Lyezon Santa Rosa Konte 6865 Caroline Adrès Milton, FL 32570 Telefòn (850) 623-3159 Faks (850) 983-0602 ADA.SantaRosa @ flcourts1.gov omwen 7 jou anvan pwograme konparèt nan tribinal ou an, oswa imedyatman sou resevwa notifikasyon sa a si tan an an-van aparans ki pwograme gen mwens pase 7 jou; si w ap tande oswa ki gen pwoblèm vwa, rele 711.

Si vous êtes une personne handicapée qui a besoin d’un logement afin de participer à une procédure judiciaire, vous avez le droit, sans frais pour vous, à la fourniture de certaines aides. S’il vous plaît contacter: Administra-tion Cour, ADA liaison Santa Rosa County 6865 Caroline Street Milton, FL 32570 Téléphone (850) 623-3159 Té-lécopieur: (850) 983-0602 ADA.SantaRosa @ flcourts1.gov au moins 7 jours avant votre comparution devant le tribunal prévue, ou dès réception de cette notification, si le temps avant l’apparition programmée est inférieure à 7 jours; si vous entendez la voix ou malentendants, composez 711.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA

IN RE: ESTATE OF THOMAS MERVIN EDWARD MCGRATH, Deceased.

File No. 2014-CP-_________ Division Probate

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of Thomas Mervin Edward McGrath, deceased, whose date of death was January 7, 2014, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Donald C. Spencer, Santa Rosa County Clerk of Court, P.O. Box 472, Milton, FL. 32572. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI-CATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERI-ODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLOR-IDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice is May 1, 2014.

Attorney for Personal Representative: Sean J. SeelyAttorney for Cheryle StoneFlorida Bar Number: 106678LYNCHARD & GREENE, P.L.1901 Andorra StreetNavarre, Florida 32566Telephone: (850) 936-9385Fax: (850) 936-9578E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: N/A

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Personal Representative:Cheryle L. Stone7258 Apples WayNavarre, Florida 32566

In the Circuit Court of the First Judicial Circuit, in and for Santa Rosa County, Florida

In RE: The Marriage of George Samuel Emmons, PetitionerAndMargarita Emmons, whose residence is unknown to Petitioner

Case No: 14-658-DR

Notice of Action

To: Margarita Emmons whose residence is unknown to Petitioner, YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action for dissolution of marriage has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on GEORGE SAMUEL EMMONS, Petitioner, whose address is 14300 Hwy. 87, Jay, FL 32565, on or before May 29, and file the original with the clerk of this court before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition. WITNESS my hand and the seal of this court on April 29, 2014, George S. EmmonsClerk of the Court: Kathleen Parker

Legal No. 25920 4T 05-01-14

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR

SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA

GREEN PLANET SERVICING, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

SCOTT T. CARLSON, UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF SCOTT T. CARLSON, UNKNOWN TENANT #1 and UNKNOWN TENANT #2,

Defendants.

Case No. 2013-CA-0887_______________________________________/

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to the Final Judg-ment of Foreclosure entered in the above-styled case, number 2013-CA-0887 in the Circuit Court of Santa Rosa County, Florida, that Donald C. Spencer, Santa Rosa County Clerk, will sell the following property situ-ated in Santa Rosa County, Florida, described as:

LOT 27, BLOCK A, RANCHETTES II, BEING A PORTION OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 28 WEST, SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA, ACCORDING TO PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK C AT PAGE 49, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY.

Together with all the improvements now or here-after erected on the property, and all easements, rights, appurtenances, rents, royalties, mineral, oil and gas rights and pro ts, water, water rights, and water stock, and all xtures now or hereafter attached to the property, including replacements and additions thereto.

at public sale, to the highest and best bidder for cash, at WWW.SANTAROSA.REALFORECLOSE.COM, at 11:00 a.m. Central Time on June 2, 2014.

ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE SUR-PLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS, MUST FILE A CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE.

Dated this 30th day of April, 2014.

GREENE HAMRICK QUINLAN& SCHERMER, P.A./s/ Robert C. SchermerRobert C. Schermer, EsquireFlorida Bar No. 380741Post Of ce Box 551Bradenton, Florida 34206Telephone: (941) 747-1871Facsimile: (941) 747-2991Primary: [email protected]: [email protected] for Plaintiff

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Notice of Public Sale

Pursuant to ch 713.585(6) 85.09 f.s., Donna Caiaz-zo, with Complete Spe-cialists, Inc. as authorized Title Specialist for Santa Rosa Auto Service, Inc., will sell the following to the highest bidder sub-ject to any liens; net pro-ceeds deposited w/clerk of court per 713.585; owner/lienholders right to a hearing prior to sale date per 713.585(6) 85.09 f.s.; to post bond per 559.917 f.s.; owner may redeem vehicle for cash sum of lien; all sales held w/reserve; inspect 1wk prior @ lienor facility; cash only; anyone inter-ested ph 850.292.2911 or 665.2595; Sale date 5/27/14 @ 1pm @ 106 E. Johnson Ave., Pen-sacola, FL 32514.2003 Harley David-son VIN: 1HD1C-GP183K401953 lien amt. $1,719.40 for labor/ser-vices and storage charg-es. Lienor: Santa Rosa Auto Service, 5404 Stew-art St., Milton, FL 32570. Ph 850.623.1698.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY,FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION

IN RE: ESTATE OFJANICE DIANNE GILMORE

Deceased.

File No. 2014-CP-123 Division D

NOTICE OF CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of JANICE DIANNE GILMORE, deceased, whose date of death was Septem-ber 7,2012 and whose social security number is XXX-XX-2209, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which isP.O. Box 472, Milton, FL 32572. The names and ad-dresses of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s attorney are set forth below.All creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against Decedent’s Estate on whom a copy of this Notice is required to be served must le their claims with this Court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICA-TION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.All other creditors of the Decedent and other persons hav-ing claims or demands against Decedent’s Estate must le their claims with this Court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AF-TER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.The date of rst publication of this Notice is May 8, 2014.

Jay E. Auerbach, Esq.KHANI & AUERBACH2338 Hollywood BoulevardHollywood, Florida 33020Telephone: 954-921-1517Florida Bar No. 060348E-Service: [email protected]

Personal RepresentativeJAMES DOUGLAS GILMORE9875 Nichols Lake Rd., Milton, FL 32583

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6-7, 230 lb. OFAge: 22

A native of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Duran was signed by the Cincinnati Reds as a non-drafted free agent on Feb. 27, 2008. He spent

2008 with the Reds' Dominican Summer League team (.215, one homer, 14 RBIs) before moving to their Gulf Coast League team in 2009 (.177,0/17). He spent 2010 with Rookie League Billings (.244/6/25) before playing in Low A Dayton in 2011 (.264/16/71). He hit 31 homers and drove in 133 for High-Bakersfield in 2012 and '13.

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2014 scheDule(hOme gAmes/At mObile Only)mAy8 vs. Chattanooga, 6:30 pm9 vs. Chattanooga, 6:30 pm15 vs. Jacksonville, 6:30 pm16 vs. Jacksonville, 6:30 pm17 vs. Jacksonville, 6:30 pm18 vs. Jacksonville, 4:00 pm19 vs. Jacksonville, 6:30 pm21 vs. Birmingham, 6:30 pm22 vs. Birmingham, 6:30 pm23 vs. Birmingham, 6:30 pm24 vs. Birmingham, 6:30 pm25 vs. Birmingham, 4:00 pm31 vs. Jacksonville, 6:30 pm

June1 vs. Jacksonville, 4:00 pm2 vs. Jacksonville, 6:30 pm3 vs. Jacksonville, 6:30 pm4 vs. Jacksonville, 6:30 pm11 @ Mobile, 7:05 pm 12 @ Mobile, 7:05 pm 13 @ Mobile, 7:05 pm 14 @ Mobile, 6:05 pm 15 @ Mobile, 2:05 pm19 vs. Huntsville, 6:30 pm20 vs. Huntsville, 6:30 pm21 vs. Huntsville, 6:30 pm22 vs. Huntsville, 4:00 pm23 vs. Huntsville, 6:30 pm29 vs. Jacksonville, 4:00 pm30 vs. Jacksonville, 6:30 pm

July1 vs. Jacksonville, 6:30 pm2 vs. Jacksonville, 6:30 pm3 vs. Jacksonville, 6:30 pm4 @ Mobile, 7:05 pm 5 @ Mobile, 6:05 pm 6 @ Mobile, 5:05 pm 7 @ Mobile, 7:05 pm 8 @ Mobile, 7:05 pm10 vs. Montgomery, 6:30 pm11 vs. Montgomery, 6:30 pm12 vs. Montgomery, 6:30 pm13 vs. Montgomery, 4:00 pm14 vs. Montgomery, 6:30 pm21 vs. Mobile, 6:30 pm22 vs. Mobile, 6:30 pm23 vs. Mobile, 6:30 pm24 vs. Mobile, 6:30 pm25 vs. Mobile, 6:30 pm

August6 vs. Jackson, 6:30 pm7 vs. Jackson, 6:30 pm8 vs. Jackson, 6:30 pm9 vs. Jackson, 6:30 pm10 vs. Jackson, 4:00 pm12 vs. Mobile, 6:30 pm13 vs. Mobile, 6:30 pm14 vs. Mobile, 6:30 pm15 vs. Mobile, 6:30 pm16 vs. Mobile, 6:30 pm22 vs. Montgomery, 6:30 pm23 vs. Montgomery, 6:30 pm24 vs. Montgomery, 4:00 pm25 vs. Montgomery, 6:30 pm26 vs. Montgomery, 6:30 pm

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Pitching (As OF mAy 5)teAm W-l erA sO sV h r er hr bb Ks Mobile 19-12 2.52 4 7 235 94 78 12 93 229Huntsville 20-11 2.77 5 11 202 88 83 25 82 212Tennessee 18-14 3.48 1 10 228 128 108 21 146 260Jackson 14-17 3.61 3 6 235 126 111 23 90 216Mississippi 14-17 3.64 2 7 238 132 107 14 120 231Pensacola 14-17 3.73 2 10 219 126 110 26 137 240Jacksonville 15-17 3.97 3 6 296 146 123 17 81 205Montgomery 18-14 4.01 3 11 289 141 121 13 89 248Chattanooga 12-18 4.05 4 8 266 151 126 16 135 239Birmingham 12-19 4.48 3 5 279 157 137 22 116 217

stAnDingsSouth Division (as of May 5)Mobile BayBears (ARI) 19-12Montgomery Biscuits (TB) 18-14Jacksonville Suns (MIA) 15-17Mississippi Braves (ATL) 14-17Blue Wahoos (CIN) 14-17North Division (as of May 5)Huntsville Stars (MIL) 20-11Tennessee Smokies (CHC) 18-14Jackson Generals (SEA) 14-17Chatt. Lookouts (LAD) 12-18B'ham Barons (CWS) 12-19

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Went 5-for-19 with three runs scored and an RBI last week.

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Won both of his starts last

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nine.

Went 6-for-19 with a run and two RBIs last

week.

WAhOOs Win First rOAD series OF yeArBy Jason Thompson



Pensacola last three games to win series in Jackson


Biding timeJuan Silverio awaits a pitch in a recent Blue Wahoos game. Pensacola concluded a five-game series with the Chattanooga Lookouts Friday before hitting the road for five in Birmingham, starting on Saturday.

Thu, May 8 Lookouts Thirsty ThursdayFri, May 9 Lookouts Cooler Giveaway (First 2,000 Fans)Thu, May 15 Suns Poncho Giveaway (First 2,000 Fans) Thirsty Thursday Women’s ClubSat, May 17 Suns Armed Forces DaySun, May 18 Suns Sunday Funday Team Picture Giveaway (All Fans)Mon, May 19 Suns Social Media MondayWed, May 21 Barons Hi-Chew Wednesday Star Wars Night/Comic-ConThu, May 22 Barons Thirsty Thursday Wahoo WaddleFri, May 23 Barons Tote Bag Giveaway (First 2,000 Fans)Sat, May 24 Barons Girl Scout Night/FireworksSun, May 25 Barons Gymnastics Night Sunday Funday Russian Bar Trio PerformanceSat, May 31 Suns Fireworks

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PrOmOtiOns in mAy

The Pensacola Blue Wahoos won their first three games in Jackson, Tenn. last weekend to post its first road series win of the season over the Generals.

Pensacola then opened a five-game series at home with a 9-8 win over the Chattanooga Lookouts Monday.

Jackson Generals 5, Wahoos 0 (April 30) - Pensacola was held to just two hits in the season opener.

Generals 5, Wahoos 1 (Thursday) - Jackson scored two in the first and one in the second off of starter Michael Stephenson as Jackson took game two.

Wahoos 4, Generals 1 (Friday) - Jon Moscot allowed only two hits over seven innings as Pensacola snapped a three-game losing streak.

Wahoos 3, Generals 1 (Saturday) - Juan Duran's two-run single and Ray Chang's RBI single with two outs in the top of the ninth propelled a come-from-behind victory.

Wahoos 10, Generals 1 (Sunday) - Brodie Greene's solo homer led off the game and triggered a 15-hit barrage as Pensacola, behind Mikey O'Brien's first start of the year, clinched the series.

Wahoos 9, Chattanooga Lookouts 8 (Monday) - Juan Silverio went 3-for-4, including his foruth homer of the year, as Pensacola jumped out to an early lead and held off a late charge from the Lookouts (a five-run seventh) to win the series opener Monday.

Lively Watch - 2010 Gulf Breeze High graduate Ben Lively ran his record to 6-0 as the Bakersfield Blaze beat Modesto 8-4 on Friday.

Lively walked one and struck out eight in 6 2/3 innings (his longest outing of the season), allowing six hits. He is the only six-game winner in the California League. His 0.76 earned run average, 48 strikeouts and 0.59 WHIP (walks plus hits, divided by innings pitched) are all league bests.

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