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GOLF: OLYMPIC READY TO DISH OUT MORE U.S. OPEN SURPRISES SPORTS, A12 Let Santa Rosans Santa Rosa’s Press know what you think Speak Out Inside | Page A3 srpressgazette.com Gazette 623-5887 Tweet us @srpressgazette and friend us on facebook.com Wednesday, June 13, 2012 Find breaking news at www.srpressgazette.com 75 cents Lightning, heavy rain damage homes Water fl ows By BILL GAMBLIN locally. Raceway in East Milton of Santa Rosa County, the into Pond 377-4611 | @SRPG_Bill Isolated storms and Sunday that claimed one Midway Fire Department showers caused more dam- building as well as a strike reported $1.5-million in Creek near [email protected] age with 10 unconfi rmed in the 5400 block of Woods- damage to around 30 homes Highway Santa Rosa County resi- reports of lightning strikes man Drive where the roof of and 40 other vehicles with 90 as dents fi nally starting drying in northern Santa Rosa a home sustained $2,000 in some level of fl ood damage isolated rain out on Monday. County. damage. in its district. and storms As of Monday morning As rain fell throughout Santa Rosa County re- Lightning struck a home continued the National Weather Ser- Monday, Pond Creek did ported fl ood waters dam- in Navarre Sunday while on Monday vice reported just over 16 not threaten any roads in aged the ongoing Gar- the City of Gulf Breeze re- in Santa inches of rain in Milton, with the county, but could as wa- con Point Road drainage ported preliminary num- Rosa some damage reported as a ters accumulate later in the project. Estimates by the bers of $10,000. County. result of the downpour. week. Santa Rosa County Public As of Monday all roads Some locations on Mon- Over the weekend, dam- Works indicated damages and streets were open, but BILL GAMBLIN | day indicated one to two age reports indicated light- at $15,000. Press Gazette more inches of rain fell ning strikes at Southern In the southern part See DAMAGE A11 WORD ON THE STREET Do you think county Taking commissioners should be elected by their respective district or the county as a whole? fl ight I am not that much into politics and don’t follow Milton student ranks second what goes on in the county, but it in national essay contest should remain as a countywide election. Emma Beique By MATHEW PELLEGRINO MATHEW PELLEGRINO | Press Gazette 393-3669 | @SRPG_Mat Kalia Atwell, center is congratulated for placing second in a national essay [email protected] contest by Ron Paul, left, and Ed Pasek, right, of the Fleet Reserve Association. Milton High School has done it — again. Kalia Atwell, a 10th grade student in “We learn in school about how other nations don’t have the NJROTC program at Milton High School placed, second in a national essay freedom of speech like we do. It’s a very important thing contest for her grade level held by the Fleet for us to know about these freedoms we have.” Reserve Association. “I’m not going to say I was pleasantly surprised,” Lt. Jeff Dyer, the senior Naval Kalia Atwell Science instructor at Milton High School said about his student. “She has the world and regional level in the Fleet Reserve who presented Atwell her award along with at her feet.” Association essay contest. president of the Fleet Reserve Association The award was presented to Atwell This year’s essay topic was “What does Ron Williams. “She was competing against among a group of classmates Monday freedom of speech mean to me?” a lot of people in her grade level.” afternoon. Atwell competed against 60 high school Dyer, who was at the awards ceremony Dyer said this wasn’t Atwell’s fi rst students to place in the local division. with principal Mike Thorpe, thought this They should be achievement at the Milton High School She then advanced to regionals and later, was quite an honor for his class. Dyer aviation academy. nationals. elected countywide Last year, the cadet placed at the local “She did really good,” said Ed Pasak, See TAKING FLIGHT A11 by everyone. I travel the county and recreate all over and what I say or how I feel should have an effect all over Rick Paschall owns A. Underdog. It is funny, the Ameriprise Financial IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH completely unattached, all Santa Rosa County. franchise in historic my life I have fought against We are separated Milton. He helps his clients the establishment, but now enough already. achieve their fi nancial Rick Paschall I feel like I am part of the Ernie Polk dreams and build wealth. establishment. But I have He is chairman of the 2012- always tried to help the 2013 Board of Directors Commerce, director for Rosa County? underdog people. I couldn’t even for the Santa Rosa Independence for the Blind A. The U.S. Navy in 1994. Q. What was your most answer. I don’t get County Fair Association of West Florida, member I was stationed at NAS embarrassing moment you now involved in politics. Inc., chairman for the of the Lions Club of Santa Whiting Field, HT-18 laugh about? John Perry Community Services Rosa County and member Q. What fi ctional character A. Talking about eating Council of the Santa of the Blackwater Pyrates. would you say you are the most Rosa County Chamber of Q. What brought you to Santa like? See PASCHALL A8 See WORD A8 Jim Fletcher TABLE OF CONTENTS Publisher Printed on Obituaries ..................................... A2 Opinion ........................................ A8 623-2120 recycled paper Speak Out ..................................... A3 Sports............................................ A12 [email protected] Sudoku.......................................... A2 Classifi eds ..................................... B8 Volume 104 Issue 47 A2www. | SantaSudoku-Puzzles Rosa’s Press Gazette .net Local Wednesday, June 13, 2012 Sudoku, Kakuro & Futoshiki Puzzles OBITUARY Sudoku 9x9 - Very easy (133315093) 2 charged with illegal 1 9 7 4 2 Gary Roger O’Neal Sr. 1952 - 2012 6 1 8 drug distribution Gary Roger company of his O’Neal Sr., 59 years friends and family. 5 8 7 young, passed O’Neal is By MATHEW PELLEGRINO away March 11, survived by his 393-3669 | @SRPG_Mat 2012, following a son, Gary O’Neal 7 5 [email protected] courageous battle Jr; daughter, with lung cancer. Stacey Archer; 2 6 8 3 The Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office and Milton police He was at son-in-law, Steven are cracking down on the illegal sale and distribu- home, where he GARY ROGER Archer; daughter 4 9 tion of bath salts and the synthetic marijuana product resided with his O’NEAL SR. in-law, Crystal Spice in the county. son and grandson O’Neal; three The first major bust in Santa Rosa 1 7 6 in Jacksonville, N.C. His grandchildren, Cody, County happened last Thursday, when children and grandchildren Jasmine and Kierstin; the sheriff’s office arrested two busi- were at his side. ex-wife of 21 years, Dale 3 5 4 ness owners in Milton. O’Neal was born Nov. O’Neal; two brothers, Michael D. Johnson, 37, owner 1, 1952, in Pensacola to Ronnie O’Neal and Jerry 9 3 6 8 of Stackhouse Records on Dogwood Vera and William O’Neal. O’Neal; and two sisters, Drive, was charged with three counts He joined the Army at Pat Rogers and Brenda www.sudoku-puzzles.net MICHAEL of sale of amphetamine, eight counts 18 and spent much of his McConnell. JOHNSON of sale of a hallucinogen, one count of enlistment in Germany. The family would like to SOLUTION sale of a synthetic narcotic and one FIND US ONLINE Once out of the military, thank Dr. Nagesh Jayaram Solution: count of possession of a controlled sub- he met and married his and his staff at SMOC and Check out Santa Rosa stance. He is being held at the Santa www.sudoku-puzzles.net only love, Dale O’Neal. the staff at Continuum Press Gazette on Rosa County Jail with no bond. Although the two divorced Home Care and Hospice Facebook, or tweet us Deputies also arrested Rachael 21 years later, they still for their care and support. @srpressgazette Hartsell, 31, owner of Showcase Smoke remained close. At his request, O’Neal Shop. Hartsell was charged with 16 O’Neal resided in was cremated. Friends counts of possession of an illicit sub- Milton until 2007, when he and family are invited to RACHAEL stance with the intent to sell and for moved to North Carolina to attend a tribute of his life HARTSELL selling Spice to an undercover officer. be around his son. at 5:30 p.m. June 29, 2012, Hartsell was released from Santa Rosa He was a fun and at New Faith Church of County Jail after posting $85,000 bond. entertaining character, the Nazarene in Pace. For The arrests were made after thousands of pack- always pulling pranks details, contact Pat Rogers ages of Spice and bath salts were confiscated from the and making people laugh. at 910-1500. two stores, which are in the same strip mall on Dog- He enjoyed playing darts Let the family know you wood Drive, at the beginning of April. and hanging out around care. Sign the guest book In April, the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office a campfire. He enjoyed under news/obituaries at made a major bust on the two stores, seizing hundreds life to the fullest with the www.srpressgazette.com. of pounds of illegal substances and tools. No arrests were made at that time, because officials had to send the drugs out for testing at the state lab.