huge kids’ resale event Pensacola Fairgrounds • March 6-8 www.mom2momsale.net Photos from the Kids and Kritters Parade, B1 February 27, 2014 YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER 75¢ Bob sled Breezer Loera picked to lead GB Chamber BY MAT PELLEGRINO The news Gulf Breeze News came [email protected] from Cotti last Gulf Breeze businesses Thursday. have a new leader, and her “Loera name is Kristen Loera. brings to Only a few short weeks the Gulf after announcing her depar- Loera Breeze ture from the Gulf Breeze Area Cham- Resident Chamber, CEO/President ber a strong Josie Cotti selected Loera, background of service to recalls being Director of Coastal Devel- non-profit agencies and on Team USA opment for the United Way chambers of commerce in of Santa Rosa County, to fill Santa Rosa County, as well her shoes as Cotti starts her as valuable job experience in Winter Olympics before 1994, the 21-year-old Gulf Breeze native had new career path as a writer in event planning, sales, never laid eyes on snow –– much less stepped out on ice. BY LIESEL SCHMIDT and cosmetic consultant. fundraising, marketing, and No minor detail, especially in light of the fact that bobsled- Gulf Breeze News Cotti will let Loera take [email protected] When ding is a highly demanding sport that requires speed, agility, over her position tomorrow. Andrew and strength on the ice, coupled with a finely-tuned choreog- See Loera Page 3A » Tucker graduated raphy of movement between team members. And that’s just from Gulf Breeze High School in 1991, no one could have to get the momentum going. imagined that three years later, he would be trading his foot- Every second following that See Tucker Page 3A » ball jersey for the glove-like uniform of a bobsledder. After all, Man on Fire notes and evaluate first re- PHOTOS AND STORY sponders who are on the BY MAT PELLEGRINO Gulf Breeze News scene. Kanzigg, and other [email protected] Santa Rosa, Escambia and Okaloosa county first re- Jonathan Kanzigg is on sponders were recognized fire. at the event for their com- Last Saturday, the Mid- passion towards victims of way Fire Chief earned him- tragedies. self the title of the Cham- “On these calls, if we wit- pions Award at the Trauma ness first responders going Intervention Program of Submitted Photo See » Come residents say this home, and a few others in Gulf Breeze, are still not in compliance with the ordinance. Northwest Florida’s “Heroes Chief Page 2A with Heart” Awards Cer- emony on Hulburt Field. The awards ceremony, in its second year, recog- Storage Wars nizes first responders who go above and beyond the all of duty when responding to Storage ordinance going into effect quiring residents to park RVs and boats on a driveway or platform tragedies or emergencies. in an effort to “reduce soil impaction that can cause damage to the TIP is an all-volunteer In just a matter of days, right-of-ways and the street.” BY MAT PELLEGRINO organization that is called Gulf Breeze News residents in the City of Gulf Up until now, Eddy said most residents have been adhering out to assist first respond- [email protected] Breeze will be required to to the ordinance, which will oficially go into effect on March 1. ers when a person/family is adhere to the new RV and But there are some residents who are still not in compliance. All faced with a loss. That loss boat storage ordinance that the city can do at this point is wait until March 1 before they can can include the loss of a was voted into law by the city last year. start issuing warnings to residents who prefer not to adhere to the home or a family or friend. The ordinance (05-13) was passed back in September 2013, re- guidelines. While out on the calls, Jon Kanzigg stands with See Some Page 2A » his Champions Award he TIP volunteers take down received at the ceremony. Superintendent: Cpl. punishment no longer in use BY PAM BRANNON and there have been no advertisements of immediate stop of corporal punishment per of general publication.” She said the vertisements were in Press Gazette. Jim Gulf Breeze News school board meetings, even though the in the county schools. I have reason to hearing concerning policies of the student McNulty had also addressed the school [email protected] district administration has repeatedly said believe the district may be in violation of code of conduct was last June 27, and she board on the corporal punishment issue at publicly that meetings are being adver- state law. The law says the school board checked every issue of the Press Gazette last months school board meeting. He told Santa Rosa School District is being ac- tised through that newspaper. will review a corporal punishment policy for over a year – especially in weeks be- Gulf Breeze News this week that he had cused of breaking the law. Rachel Reyes During public forum last Thursday, every three years, and part of that review fore the hearing, and no publication of any emailed Wyrosdick asking what issues of and James McNulty both addressed the Reyes said, “I am the parent of a child in shall consist of publication of the hearing school board meetings was published. the Press Gazette had run the advertise- school board last week separately, stating an elementary school here and spoke to in a newspaper of general publication in Superintendent of Santa Rosa County ments, and the administrator in charge of that they have checked every issue of the you last month about abolishing corporal the county. I think we can all agree that Schools Tim Wyrosdick has responded at Santa Rosa Press Gazette for the past year punishment. I am here again to ask for the the Santa Rosa Press Gazette is a newspa- the last school board meeting that the ad- See Proof Page 8A » Mailing Statement Classiieds . 7C on Opinion Page FRI 02/28 SAT 03/01 SUN 03/02 Crossword Puzzle...3B WEEKEND PARTLY CLOUDY PARTLY CLOUDY PARTLY CLOUDY Arrests and DUIs ...2A THREE SECTIONS, 20 PAGES hi 59/lo 49 hi 67/lo 54 hi 67/lo 58 Lifestyles ..........1B VOL. 13, NO. 09 Weather-plus rain: 10% rain: 20% rain: 10% Sports ..........1-7C FEBRUARY 27, 2014 GULF BREEZE NEWS (850) 932-8986 www.gulfbreezenews.com 2A February 27, 2014 GULF BREEZE NEWS Some residents not in compliance » Continued from Page 1A The penalty for non-com- pant of the property on which with David Landfair oppos- pliance will be up to the it is parked. ing the ordinance back at a “Not all residents are in judge, if the city takes a resi- 4. In addition to cars or September city council meet- Calendar of Meetings compliance yet,” said City dent to court over the matter. trucks, there can be no more ing. Manager Edwin “Buz” Eddy. The ordinance has a total than two boats or recreational Following the vote, the “But (the grace period) is just of 17 provisions which resi- vehicles parked forward of city sent notices to nearly THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27 about coming to an end.” dents must comply to. Some the front plane of the resi- 100 people in the city limits Residents, like one on San of the provisions include: dence. who were out of compliance Commissioner Regular, 9 a.m., SRC Carlos Drive have yet to com- 1. No parking of boats, rec- 5. The area of delineated with the ordinance. Those Administrative Center Board Room ply, according to neighbors, reational vehicles and the like drive areas used for parking residents were told to get into who asked to remain anony- forward of the “front plant” cannot exceed forty percent of compliance with the ordi- GBA Chamber Business After Hours, mous. Eddy said there is of a residence unless the ve- the area from the front plane nance by March. 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m., St. Ann Catholic Church more than just one homeown- hicle is parked on a delineat- of the house to the right-of- The front yard parking er that is out of compliance ed drive area. way. ordinance has a long and di- Commission Special - Rezoning, 6 p.m., as of the end of February. On 2. The delineated drive 6. Special exceptions to the vided history within the city SRC Administrative Center Board Room Monday, the city plans to step area should be constructed of provisions of the foregoing beginning in 2009. At that in and step up enforcement on material and properly main- may be considered and ap- time, the Beautification Com- MONDAY, MARCH 3 the issue. tained to fit the type of ve- proved/denied by staff. The mittee collected community “We start with a warning, hicle of trailer. decision of staff would be ap- input through surveys regard- City Council Meeting, 6:30 pm., Gulf Breeze then we issue citations…then 3. The RV or boat parked pealed to the city council. ing front yard parking. City Hall if they don’t comply, we take on a delineated area must be The city voted to pass the That’s when the city started them to court,” Eddy said. owned by the owner or occu- ordinance with a 3-1 vote, drafting the ordinance. TUESDAY, MARCH 4 Development Review Board, 5:30 p.m. Chief noted for going above call of duty Gulf Breeze City Hall Marine Advisory, 5 p.m., SRC Administrative Champion Award Center Board Room Jonathan Kanzigg Midway Fire Department Heroes with Hearts Recipients Officer Dan Bell Pensacola Police Department Deputy Steve Clark Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office Eric Esmond Medical Examiner’s Office » enforcement … we get to Kanzigg, center, with TIP Continued from Page 1A volunteers after receiving his top Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office Report see first hand what our first honor.