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Perfecting the presidents, A6 Thursday, February 27, 2014 WWW.APALACHTIMES.COM VOL. 128 ISSUE 44 50¢ xxxxxOut to see ARCHITECT ESTIMATE: Chili Cookoff on island Saturday More than 40 chili cooks $2.3 million needed to fi x Armory will liven up St. George Island Saturday. The event By LOIS SWOBODA at the Feb. 18 meeting, Emo laid ing support to wash out and leav- control out there, and the side- begins with an art review 653-1819 | @ ApalachTimes out two possible options for reno- ing the fl oor spongy under the walk’s in pretty bad condition,” he from 5-7 p.m. Friday at the lswoboda@starfl .com vating the historic structure, di- southwest corner. said. “We’re looking at new side- Civil Hall in the East End viding the repairs and upgrades Inside the building, there is walk all around the perimeter.” Firehouse. Cost is $5. Earlier this month, county into three phases. a visible irregularity in the fl oor, He said the new plan would At 8 a.m. Saturday will commissioners asked architect He told commissioners that and a 2-inch gap has formed be- create a paved 18-space parking be the 5K Red Pepper Run, Warren Emo to estimate the total since the last meeting, structural tween the fl oor and baseboard in lot and an Americans with Dis- starting in front of the Blue renovation cost for the Coombs engineers found water damage in the southwest corner, he said. abilities Act-compliant entry on Parrot. Entry is $15 per Armory. their explorations of area under Emo said fl ooding around the the north side of the building. Last week, he told them the the building. Emo said multiple main entrance is also a prob- Under either option, Phase adult or $10 per person 18 price tag is $2.3 million. overlays of pavement on Avenue lem that needs to be addressed. and under. For information, In an elaborate presentation D have affected drainage, caus- “There’s not a lot of stormwater See ARMORY A5 call Susan Bassett at 323- 0092. At 9:30 a.m., the amateur crock-pot chili must be onsite. $5 entry City to hear fee required. For the “professional” competition, International Chili Society rules will be in effect. Family At 11 a.m., the auction STAGES starts. Between 12:15 and 12:45 p.m., will be the Dollar Miss Chili Pepper judging, and from 12:45 to 1:15 p.m., the Mr. Hot Sauce appeal judging. OF LIFE For more info, call Grayson Shepard at 653- By DAVID ADLERSTEIN 6718 or email grayshep@ 653-8894 | @ApalachTimes yahoo.com dadlerstein@starfl .com Members of Apalachicola’s city Carrabelle salt exhibit commission will hear an appeal by Family Dollar on March 11, the lat- opens March 5 est chapter in an effort by the re- Learn about the history tailer to overcome neighbors’ objec- and value of salt by tions and relocate to a wooded site visiting the Carrabelle PHOTOS BY DAVID ADLERSTEIN | The Times on U.S. 98 on the western edge of History Museum’s newest Dixie Partington, as Glory, a hiker, and David Caldwell, as East, a repairman, in “Almost, Apalachicola. exhibit, beginning with Maine.” Below, Cleo Holladay crafts an indelible portrait of Mrs. Mannerly. In January, Panama City attorney an open house from 1-3 Robert Hughes appealed the Plan- p.m. Thursday, March ning and Zoning Commission’s Nov. 18, 2013, vote that gave a resounding 5. Displays will explain Dixie Theatre features serious no to a proposal to relocate the store Florida’s valued mineral from its current site next to the Gulf- importance to the South side IGA to a lot that neighbors the during the Civil War. Best Western Inn. Centuries of historical comedy in repertory Hughes, who represents Blue value and the many uses Current Development LLC, the fi rm of salt will be highlighted. By DAVID ADLERSTEIN of Panama City Beach’s Brett Wood- Collections of unique salt 653-8894 | @ApalachTimes ward, sought to have the action over- shakers may be viewed dadlerstein@starfl .com turned by the Board of Adjustment, during this unusual exhibit. claiming the city’s zoning approval That a living, breathing process was riddled with errors and The museum, in the former human soul is standing just a impropriety. Carrabelle City Hall at few feet away, near enough to 106 SE Ave. B, is open 10 see and hear but with enough See FAMILY DOLLAR A5 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays, distance that we may quietly Fridays and Saturdays and avert our eyes if we wish, is by appointment by calling a big reason live theatre can 524-1153. The museum is affect us as it does. a project of the Carrabelle In such a quiet, comfortable Waterfront Partnership and place as a small theatre, where No decision the City of Carrabelle. one’s attention is disturbed only by that which the tranquil xxxxx mind conjures, the full Index embodiment of a captivating on ‘No Trace’ story, and a deeper response Opinion . .A4 to the characters in it, can be Society . .A8 thoroughly enjoyed, more so Faith . .A9 than reading about them in a ordinance Outdoors . A10 novel, or a newspaper. When characters are fi nely Tide Chart . A10 drawn by the playwright, and By LOIS SWOBODA Sports . A11 then fully enlivened by the 653-1819 | @ ApalachTimes Classifi eds . A13 actors, the show will delight, lswoboda@starfl .com and the audience will walk On Feb. 18, commissioners held away glad to have had seats xxxxxContact Us a public hearing on the proposed when the curtain opened, and “No Trace” ordinance, which would all the way through to the Phone: 850-653-8868 make it illegal to leave holes in the moment it closed. Web: apalachtimes.com sand, tents, chairs, grills and other For the past two weeks, E-mail: dadlerstein@starfl .com equipment on any county beach the Dixie Theatre’s 17th Fax: 850-653-8893 overnight. Circulation: 800-345-8688 professional season has The ordinance was proposed to presented, in repertory, a protect nesting sea turtles, which pair of plays that provide just can become entangled in equip- such an experience. They ment or in deep holes, and to keep offer a passing opportunity, the appearance of county beaches especially rare in places such neat and uncluttered. The ordinance DEADLINES FOR NEXT WEEK: as here where stage plays would apply to both public and pri- School News & Society: 11 a.m. Friday are infrequent, to enjoy a fi ne LAST CHANCE vately owned beaches throughout Real Estate Ads: 11 a.m. Thursday example of theatre’s power. the county. Legal Ads: 11 a.m. Friday This weekend is the fi nal The Dixie Theatre concludes its professional stage When questions were raised Classifi ed Display Ads: 11 a.m. Friday one for the shows, both season this weekend. The play “Almost, Maine,” a about funding and enforcement of Classifi ed Line Ads: 5 p.m. Monday comedies with an underlying, work by John Cariani comprising nine short plays that the law, a motion by Commissioner more than occasionally explore love and loss in a remote, mythical town, is Pinki Jackel to pass the ordinance glimpsed, layer of sadness. on stage this at 8 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday. failed 3-2, with Cheryl Sanders, “Mrs. Mannerly” The play “Mrs. Mannerly” by Jeffrey Hatcher takes the Smokey Parrish and Noah Lockley takes place entirely in the stage at 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $25. Tickets can opposed. imagination of the author, be reserved by calling the box offi ce at 653-3200. For Under the proposed ordinance, Jeffrey Hatcher, who refl ects more information, visit www.dixietheatre.com. See DIXIE A7 See ‘NO TRACE’ A7 A2 | The Times Local Thursday, February 27, 2014 Gulf Unmanned Systems leases Hexaport By LOIS SWOBODA ness fails, the city gets posses- 653-1819 | @ ApalachTimes sion of the building under the [email protected] contract.” According to their business After five years of vacancy, plan, GUSC, a Panama City- Carrabelle’s Hexaport building based company that plans to on John McInnis Road has a test both aerial and aquatic ro- new tenant. bot drones here, will spend al- On Feb. 18, Carrabelle city most $900,000 on upgrades and commissioners voted unani- improvements there over the mously to lease the factory to first year. Gulf Unmanned Systems Center Bruce MacCormack, CEO after much negotiation. of GUSC said he has signed a The 65,000-square-foot struc- contract with the bank, and the ture has been vacant since mod- lease will be signed by the mid- ular home manufacturer Green- dle of next month. He said he steel declared bankruptcy in 2009. will begin cleaning the property Centennial Bank took possession immediately because he has al- of the lease during bankruptcy ready scheduled visits to the fa- proceedings against Greensteel. cility by important prospective GUSC will buy the lease. clients. GUSC will pay $10 per year He said he would begin inter- to lease the factory for the first viewing applicants for employ- 15 years, after which the cost of ment with GUSC immediately. rent will be adjusted. He expects to have 10 people the “There is no way Carrabelle payroll by mid-April, a stipula- can lose in this situation,” Mayor tion called for in GUSC’s lease LOIS SWOBODA | The Times Curley Messer said. “If the busi- with the city. Gulf Unmanned Systems Center will be the new tenant of Carrabelle’s Hexaport building.