MEAN GIRLS HOMES FOR SALE All-female roller derby leagues are digging Look for the Homefinder extra Sunday real in their wheels across the area. LIFE, 1E estate section inside today’s PNJ. SECTION F SUNDAY’SPENSACOLA Darla “The Cruz Hater” Zeisset March 27, 2011 • Pensacola, FL Florida falls in OT Butler again makes the Final Four with 74-71 win David Brandt trip to the Final Four in six seasons. Associated Press INSIDE • PAGES 1-3D Florida’s Vernon Macklin scored NEW ORLEANS — Florida had a N Full game story. a career high 25 points. The Gators double-digit lead in the second half, N Preview of today’s games. seemed unstoppable in the paint was dominating in the low post and N UConn topples Arizona. until late in the game when ques- slowly suffocating Butler’s second- tionable shot selection by Boynton straight Final Four run. and Erving Walker contributed to How it all went wrong will haunt outrebounded and then just missed the team’s demise. the Gators for a long, long time. some shots. They just wanted it With the score tied at 60, Walker “I don’t really know what to say,” more, I guess. It’s hard to explain.” missed a long 3-pointer at the end of Patrick Semansky/Associated Press Florida guard Kenny Boynton said, Shelvin Mack scored 27 points, Matt regulation that would have won the Howard added 14 and Butler came Florida’s Chandler Parsons pulls down a rebound his head leaning against his locker game. and a blank stare on his face. “We from behind to beat Florida 74-71 in in front of Butler’s Matt Howard during the first half didn’t get a few loose balls, we were overtime, denying the Gators a third See FLORIDA, 11A Saturday in New Orleans. HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS Eglin Rebuild reloaded blaze likely arson 5,000 acres burned before fire controlled Erin Kourkounis [email protected] Arson is suspected in a fire that has burned about 5,000 acres of land sur- rounding Eglin Air Force Base since Wednesday, investigators said. Eglin and state Division of Forestry Tony Giberson/[email protected] officials are investigating. Carl Terry of Shutter 2 Think, Inc., installs new metal window panels on the home of Pensacola resident Jim Pennewell Mike Spaits, Eglin’s environmental on Wednesday. The local homeowner is having his home strengthened and hardened against future storms with the public affairs officer, said he could not help of Rebuild Northwest Florida. Formed after Hurricane Ivan, Rebuild has been helping shore up homes since 2005. say whether there are any suspects, citing the ongoing investigation. “We’re very confident arson Nonprofit gets $39 million to harden 5,000 homes started the multiple fires,” Spaits said. Got a tip? Troy Moon hardening, hurricane mitigation program. “Becau se there were a dozen differ- Anyone with [email protected] And over the next two years, there’s Rebuild services ent starts, that tells information about going to be plenty more squealing drills Rebuild Northwest Florida’s The concrete drill squealed loudly, but us there’s somebody how the fires in neighborhoods in Escambia and Santa Robert Reece promised the homeowner the program to harden homes for out there going from started should Rosa counties. work on his shutters would be done that hurricanes includes: place to place start- call the Florida day. Rebuild Northwest Florida, formed after NRoof deck attachment. ing these fires.” Division “It’s annoying,” said Reece, a general Hurricane Ivan hit Northwest Florida in NSecondary roof water Eglin officials said of Forestry at contractor for Rebuild Northwest Florida. 2004 with an original mission to repair barrier. Saturday the fires 547-7083. “And it can be obnoxious for the neigh- damaged homes, recently received $39 mil- NRoof covering. were 100 percent bors.” lion in federal funds to hurricane-harden NBracing gable ends. contained. But homeowner Jim Pennewell doesn’t between 5,000 and 7,000 homes in Escam- NReinforcing roof-to-wall “Right now, there are no threats,” think his neighbors will mind. After all, bia and Santa Rosa counties over the next connections. Spaits said. “Significant humidity and it was neighbors who turned him on two years. NHome opening protection. rain in the area today reduced the fire to Rebuild Northwest Florida’s home- See REBUILD, 8A NExterior door protection. danger down to a very minimal num- ber compared to the dangers we saw (Friday) and Thursday.” TIME-LINE On Thursday, six fires broke out across SEPT. JAN. JULY OCT. 2009 293 acres around the Bob Sikes Airport Residential wind retrofit in Crestview. Fire crews still were on 2004 2005 2005 the scene Saturday. Hurricane Hurricane program named the MARCH 2011 Home state of Florida Rebuild is awarded a “With the changing winds, the Ivan repair Dennis devastates strikes Emergency Management, $39 million grant to Crestview fires started as a small program Frank Reddish Mitigation continue its work. Northwest starts Northwest grass fire and spotted up to a mile Florida Florida Program of the year. away,” Forestry Division spokes- man Joe Zwierzchowski said. “It was 2004 carried by the wind.” 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 While the fires are contained, forestry officials discourage any outdoor burning NOV. 2004 SEPT. 2005 OCT. 2006 DEC. 2007 JULY 2008 MAY 2009 because of dry conditions. Rebuild Home Residential wind Scope of Scope of home Rebuild surpasses its “I don’t see rain coming anytime soon Northwest replacement retrofit program home repair replacement is original goal of retrofitting to eliminate this threat,” Zwierzchowski Florida Inc. starts starts. work is completed 3,000 homes forms completed said. “It’s predicted to be a very active Source: www.rebuildnwf.org Graphic by Ron Stallcup/[email protected] fire season.” Quick Read TO SUBSCRIBE: In Local In the World INSIDE (877) 424-0028 Business DANGEROUS DAY: A pedestrian ELECTION 2012: Four Business ......................1B A Gannett Paper Copyright 2010 MAKING was killed in Escambia County, the high-profile potential GOP Calendar........................2A second in two days. 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Page 11A Sports .......................... 1D 8A Pensacola News Journal L pnj.com Sunday, March 27, 2011 Page edited by Ed Easton/[email protected] HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS Rebuild FROM 1A The program covers the cost of making a home better able to withstand a hurricane, including the installation of storm shut- ters, hurricane-hardened doors and roof straps. .&' .+1 -)( The organization’s board '''+ / of trustees two weeks ago &1 & hired Garrett Walton, '"+ +1' a longtime P e n s a c o l a |ùù ĒşŒ B|ļä lawyer and `ļê|ù ZŒ|źńÍ business- man who has volunteered w i t h t h e Walton group since its inception, as the full-time CEO at a salary of $90,000 a year. Tony Giberson/[email protected] -,!2 ' ,-! Rebuild has seven other full-time employees and Carl Terry of Shutter 2 Think, Inc. installs new metal window panels on the #! &+ '+ & '"+ /' 01$ home of Pensacola resident James Pennewell to strengthen Pennewell’s home T8éƃƃƃƃŝÄŗŌÄƃ two part-time employ- & /0 ' % ees. Chief Operations against future storms with the help of Rebuild Northwest Florida. Officer Sandi Woodbery made $67,925 in the fiscal year ending in 2009, and About Rebuild Northwest Florida $72,000 in the 2010 fiscal Rebuild Northwest Florida is a Cq VT` .CZ`<< year. nonprofit organization that began in Benefits of Rebuild 2005 in response to Hurricane Ivan the previous year. Rebuild used more F o r h o m e o w n e r s , than 4,660 volunteers to help repair the ZıĪ %ŒĪ Rebuild Northwest Flori- homes of 1,700 families in Santa Rosa s Tùşń `|Ź da is a deal. and Escambia counties damaged by The nonprofit pays ìĄīī Hurricane Ivan. 75 percent of the cost to In October, 2006, Rebuild began its repair work — the original mission make a home better able current wind-mitigation program. Home — was completed in December 2007. to withstand hurricanes, while the homeowner VT`© T < HV .C<e pays 25 percent. The average cost to How to apply qäĒù¼ń|ù¼ Tļê¼ń© qäź T|ź V¼Œ|êùIJ harden a home is about How to apply for Rebuild Northwest home, manufactured home, apartment, $ 8 , 0 0 0 , m e a n i n g a Tşùê .ĉŶꌼ® Florida’s residential hurricane-mitigation duplex or townhouse. homeowner would only program: NHome must have been built before pay about $2,000, Walton Call Rebuild Northwest Florida at the adoption of the 2002 Florida Building -m£ÓAZ¨AÌÓ $£ö ~ 0ÝAÏ ¨¨Ï said. The program is open 497-7024 or reach the organization Code Standards. to homeowners regardless through its website: www.rebuildnwf. NProject must be cost-effective. ¨ómÏ£ 0ݨÏmy of their income, as long org. NExisting structural features as they’re able to pay the Eligibility requirements: or damage must not prevent the 25 percent. NApplicant must occupy a single- completion of the proposed project. AáÉoô !Aá£oô Coupled with homeown- family home and it must be the person’s NA wind-certified engineer must be ×s~~~~ ers’ payments, the grant principal residence.