MAN DIES AFTER INJURY AT PC PORT LOCAL & STATE | B1 PANAMA CITY Tuesday, October 8, 2019 www.newsherald.com @The_News_Herald facebook.com/panamacitynewsherald 75¢ Congressman surveys Tyndall recovery By Collin Breaux The year anniversary is on “a place that needs to stay [email protected] Thursday. intact” and be rebuilt “better @PCNHCollinB “Even though it’s been a than ever.” Tyndall offers year, seeing what happened “access over the Gulf of TYNDALL AIR FORCE with the destruction is very Mexico” which isn’t avail- BASE — About a year after unnerving and sad,” Lamborn able elsewhere in the country, Hurricane Michael made said. “Now, having come Lamborn said. landfall near Tyndall Air down here at the request of Dunn, who has advocated Force Base Rep. Doug Lam- Neal Dunn and having seen for Tyndall before and after born, the ranking member of what the missions are here Hurricane Michael, said the Readiness Subcommittee at Tyndall Air Force Base, I having Lamborn down to on the House Armed Services know this is a national asset.” see the recovery is vitally Committee, toured the base Damaged buildings miss- important. to see the recovery and lin- ing parts of their roofs are “He has a great deal of gering devastation. still common sights on influence in Washington and Lamborn (R-Colorado) and base, though missions have I’m so grateful to Congress- Rep. Neal Dunn (R-Florida) returned. Construction crews man Lamborn for coming saw support administra- are clearing debris at Hangar down and visiting with us Tyndall Air Force Base’s Hangar Five is in the process of demolition tion functions, the flight line 5, which has been around for and having eyes on what on Monday. Due to the nearly 50-year-old building’s strong and the First Air Force Air decades. construction, it will take weeks to fully cut apart and dispose of the Operations Center Monday. Lamborn said Tyndall is See TYNDALL, A3 building. [JOSHUA BOUCHER/THE NEWS HERALD] LOCAL & STATE | B1 SPRINGFIELD Workers still scarce a STILL SCARRED A YEAR AFTER year after hurricane HURRICANE MICHAEL By Tom McLaughlin 315-4435 | @TomMnwfdn [email protected] PANAMA CITY — H.G. Trump Harders & Son has been doing heavy civil and marine defends construction since 1952, operating under the motto, “get the best people for the Syria job and treat them like the best in the industry.” Since Hurricane Michael, decision though, just finding people, much less the best among them, has proven difficult By Robert Burns, Lita C. for the Panama City-based Baldor and Matthew Lee company, as it seemingly The Associated Press has for most Bay County businesses. WASHINGTON — Presi- “There’s a plethora of dent Donald Trump on work, which is great, but Monday cast his decision to that doesn’t do you any abandon Kurdish fighters good if you don’t have the in Syria as fulfilling a cam- resources to cover what paign promise to withdraw you think you could cover,” Venisa Stone, who works in customer relations at Resort Collection, answers the phones and attends from “endless war” in the said Bill Crittenden, who to customer needs at Edgewater Beach Resort on Sept. 18. Stone’s old job was so understaffed that Middle East, even as Repub- has been with H.G. Hard- she needed to fi nd another job to reclaim some of her work/life balance. Still, at times she has to lican critics and others said ers & Son for 15 years. “The explain to guests of the resort that things will take longer all around Panama City Beach because all he was sacrificing a U.S. ally work force is not what it was businesses are understaffed. [JOSHUA BOUCHER/THE NEWS HERALD] and undermining American pre-storm.” credibility. The heavy construction Best Cleaning and Lawn now he finds himself com- re-establishing affordable Trump declared U.S. industry is not the only Care. “You know the work- peting with them to hire. housing in blue collar com- troops would step aside for one desperate to recruit force is low when Burger The primary problem munities like Springfield, an expected Turkish attack employees to help grapple King is offering a sign on for all of them is that Hur- Millville, Cedar Grove, on the Kurds, who have with an overwhelming bonus.” ricane Michael decimated Parker and Callaway. fought alongside Americans workload. Best’s mid-size landscap- the apartments and rental “Some investors need to for years, but he then threat- “It’s funny, before the ing company, also located housing that the lower wage get involved in getting the ened to destroy the Turks’ hurricane trying to find the in Panama City, has tra- workers had counted on, and apartments up and running. economy if they went too far. work was harder. Now, I’ve ditionally offered wages that has driven many people Move the work force in,” Even Trump’s staunchest got plenty of work and I have comparable to those paid away, Best said. Best said. “That’s the main Republican congressional trouble finding people,” said by franchise restaurants and He suggested that dol- Wesley Best, the owner of similar sized retailers, and lars would be well spent See WORKERS, A3 See SYRIA, A7 Panama City News Herald Diversions ......................B6 Sports......................... C1-5 TODAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Want to subscribe? Local & State ............... 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Details triggered an open-ended at 850-271-8950 impeachment inquiry AUDITIONS FOR ‘A CHRIST- against President Bill MAS CAROL’: 7-9 p.m. at Clinton in a momentous the Panama City Center 258-176 vote; 31 Democrats for the Arts, 19 E. Fourth joined majority Republi- St., Panama City. Auditions cans in opening the way for the Martin Ensemble for nationally televised presentation of the play by impeachment hearings. Patrick Barlow, to be acted On this date: out by only fi ve people. In 1871, the Great Chicago Needed: three men and two Fire erupted; fi res also women to play multiple broke out in Peshtigo, parts. Wisconsin, and in several communities in Michigan. Wednesday, Oct. 16 In 1934, Bruno Haupt- MUSIC FOR YOUNG CHIL- mann was indicted by a DREN: 10:30-11:15 a.m. each grand jury in New Jersey Wednesday at Panama City for murder in the death Center for the Arts, 19 E. of the kidnapped son of Fourth St., Panama City. Charles and Anne Morrow For infants, toddlers, and Lindbergh. preschoolers. Caregivers In 1945, President Harry and children come together S. Truman told a press to have fun, make music conference in Tiptonville, and create memories. Each Tennessee, that the secret class is led by a board certi- scientifi c knowledge fi ed music therapist. Details behind the atomic bomb and costs: PCCenterForTh- would be shared only with eArts.com Starla Thompson emailed this photo taken at Pat Thompson’s house in Leisure Lakes and said, “This Britain and Canada. WALKING TOUR OF Gray Rat Snake was waiting on breakfast Thursday morning, but I sent him on his way.” [CONTRIBUTED In 1997, Scientists reported HISTORIC ST. ANDREWS: PHOTO] the Mars Pathfi nder had 1:30-2:30 p.m. Wednes- yielded what could be the days and Fridays. Free strongest evidence yet that guided tour leaves from TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS Mars might once have been the Publishing Museum, hospitable to life. 1134 Beck Ave. Come to Civil rights activist Rev. Jesse is 70. Rhythm-and-blues 63. Rock musician Mitch Marine In 2017, Harvey Wein- the museum at 1:30 p.m. or Jackson is 78. Comedian Chevy singer Robert “Kool” Bell (Kool is 58. Actress Kim Wayans is 58. stein was fi red from The call and schedule another Chase is 76. Author R.L. Stine is & the Gang) is 69. Producer- Actor Ian Hart is 55. Gospel/ Weinstein Company amid time if you can’t make the 76. Actor Dale Dye is 75. Coun- director Edward Zwick is 67. rhythm-and-blues singer CeCe allegations that he was regularly scheduled tour. try singer Susan Raye is 75. TV Country singer-musician Winans is 55. Rock musician C.J. responsible for decades of TEEN ART CLUB: 4 p.m. at personality Sarah Purcell is 71. Ricky Lee Phelps is 66. Actor Ramone (The Ramones) is 54. sexual harassment against Bay County Public Library, Rhythm-and-blues singer Michael Dudikoff is 65. Come- Actress-producer Karyn Par- actresses and employees. 898 W. 11th St., Panama Airrion Love (The Stylistics) is dian Darrell Hammond is 64. sons is 53. Singer-producer City. Make a featured art 70. Actress Sigourney Weaver Actress Stephanie Zimbalist is Teddy Riley is 53. activity or be creative YOUNG ARTIST with provided art supplies. Everyone is welcome to bring their own projects as well. Details at NWRLS.com Thursday, Oct. 17 WHIMSICAL AUTUMN SIGNS: 10:30 a.m.