Dynamic Duo Delivers for Dolphins Dies in Collision Powers, Crowell Form by JOE CULPEPPER Gulf Breeze News [email protected] Backbone of VB Squad
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[email protected] Rutherford in a regional quarter- Richard Lacquement, 64, final match Wednesday night. died after his Honda motorcycle here have been some A win would put GBHS in was hit by a Chevrolet Tahoe athletic tandems that the regional semifinals, their driven by Anne Hamby, 18, of are synonymous with first since 2004. Navarre. The crash occurred at T one another: Montana “Winning districts, playing See CRASHES, Page 2A and Rice, Stockton and Malone Washington at the level we’re and – at least for a time – Shaq capable, it brought our confi- and Kobe, to name a few. dence up,” said Crowell, who While Gulf Breeze High vol- led the team – and the area – in WEEKEND leyball standouts Tristan kills with 257 heading into Weather Powers and Jasmine Crowell postseason play. The pair has traveled many THURSDAY 11/05 might not be as rich and famous, they do have some- miles in life before landing in Mostly Sunny thing in common with the Gulf Breeze. Jasmine, the lone high 74O aforementioned professional daughter of Denise Crowell, O was born in Winter Haven and, low 51 stars. Together, they are the backbone of their respective for a time, lived in England before moving to Gulf Breeze FRIDAY team and have won champi- 11/06 onship hardware. in the sixth grade. Partly Cloudy Those pro tandems have Jasmine was a cheerleader before trying out for volleyball high 70O since gone their separate ways, but Powers and Crowell remain for the first time – just four low 54O together and are hoping to land See DUO, Page 5A even more hardware. SATURDAY 11/07 Sue Violette/athletesfeatphotography.com Steve Violette/athletesfeatphotography.com Their Lady Dolphins won the Related inside Partly Cloudy Senior Tristan Powers led the area with 633 Junior Jasmine Crowell led the area with District 1-4A championship last ■ Lady Dolphins dethrone O Thursday with a 3-0 win over Washington to win district high 72 assists and added 123 digs and 27 kills to 257 kills and has more than 30 college help power GBHS to the district crown. programs interested in her future services. Washington. The Lady championship, 1C low 58O SUNDAY 11/08 Partly Cloudy Council ponders O Veterans Day activities planned; high 75 low 65O new SSRUS local nursing home gets new flag board positions Residents of Gulf BY JOE CULPEPPER Breeze and South ■ Action was tabled on two INSIDE Gulf Breeze News Santa Rosa County [email protected] nominees pending more information will pause next week Crossword puzzle 3B to observe Veterans Day and respectfully honor the The Gulf BY VICI PAPAJOHN Classifieds 3D men and women who serve or have served in the Breeze City U.S. military to defend our country’s freedom. Gulf Breeze News Community 3-8A Council on [email protected] On Monday, Nov. 9 at 11 a.m., officials from Entertainment 2B Oct. 19 American Legion Post 378 in Gulf Breeze will retire approved a rate increase for utility customers Felonies 2A the aging United States flag at Bay Breeze Nursing of South Santa Rosa Utilities Services Island News 1D and Retirement Center at 3375 Gulf Breeze (SSRUS) while at the same time directing Obituaries 7A Parkway. A new flag will be donated to the facility. staff to implement a budgeting and organiza- Opinion 6A On Tuesday, Nov. 10, Gulf Breeze High School tional analysis “White Paper.” Sports 1-8C students will commemorate Veterans Day with an On Nov. 2, council directed staff to include Talk of the Town 4A assembly program sponsored by Rho Kappa, the the SSRUS board in the analysis. According “Mailing Statement social studies honor society at the school. The third- to City Manager Edwin “Buz” Eddy, the util- period event for social studies classes will honor ity’s budget process, allocation of costs and on Editorial Page” GBHS faculty military veterans and include the ded- the SSRUS organizational structure will all be FOUR SECTIONS ication of an engraved commemorative brick. Photos and graphic illustration by Nick Noyes/Gulf Breeze News analyzed and studied. VOL. 8, NO. 45 On Wednesday, Nov. 11, the county will stage its Mike Esmond (lower left) raises a new American flag at the “We’ve had considerable discussions of NOVEMBER 5, 2009 annual Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony in Courtyard Retirement Facility after Jason Castrodad (top) and See COUNCIL, Page 2A See VETERANS, Page 3A John Clark of Midway Fire District repair the flag pulley. home! your Call 932-8986 today Call 932-8986 today Enjoy your community paper community your Enjoy mailed directly to mailed directly GULF BREEZE NEWS (850) 932-8986 www.gulfbreezenews.com 2 A November 5, 2009 GULF BREEZE NEWS Organizer hopes to Thursday, Update & Flood snag Beck Mitigation Plan public November 5 presentation 6 p.m., Santa Rosa County Local County Administrative BY PAM BRANNON Mitigation Strategy Meeting Center, 6495 Caroline Gulf Breeze News 1:30 p.m., Conference Room, Street, Milton [email protected] 6051 Old Bagdad Highway, Midway Fire District Milton Commission 7 p.m., Retired U.S. Navy veteran Santa Rosa County Zoning Station 35 Head-quar- Geoff Ross hopes to bring Fox Board of Adjustments 5:30 ters, 3022 College News Channel commentator p.m., County Administrative Parkway, Gulf Breeze Glenn Beck to the Panhandle Center, 6495 Caroline Street, next March — if he can get Milton Wednesday, enough pledges to cover the cost. Gulf Breeze Beautification Ross is plan- Committee 6:30 p.m., Gulf November 11 ning the event to Breeze City Hall, 1070 Santa Rosa County be held at the Shoreline Drive, Gulf Breeze Tourist Development Emerald Coast South End Committee 9 a.m., Conference Steve Clark/Special to Gulf Breeze News Monday, November 9 Visitors Center, 8543 Navarre Center in Fort Rescuers Mike Yeager (left) and Lt. Lou Jones of Midway Fire District work to extricate Jerry Parkway, Navarre Santa Rosa County Walton Beach on Miller, 80, of Pensacola from a GMC van after it was involved in a two-vehicle crash Monday City of Gulf Breeze night on westbound U.S. Highway 98 and Sanibel Lane just east of Gulf Breeze. The van Commission Committee 9 Executive Committee 6:30 Beck March 20, 2010. a.m., County Administrative He is billing it as was hit by a truck driven by Adam Gary, 17, of Gulf Breeze. Both drivers were hurt and p.m., City Hall, 1070 Shoreline taken to local hospitals. Charges were pending Tuesday. Center, 6495 Caroline Street, Drive, Gulf Breeze his “Pro Capitalism Pro Milton Democracy Rally.” Santa Rosa County Flood “I have a contract on my CRASHES: 2 hurt in Sanibel/98 accident Mitigation Plan Task Force 1 Thursday, desk to sign to bring him here, p.m., Visitors Center, 8543 November 12 and I have 1,020 tickets already Continued from page 1A All charges were pending, the driver’s side of Miller’s van, Navarre Parkway, Navarre printed,” Ross said Monday. Santa Rosa County according to the FHP report. and the impact sent the van Commission Reg- “Of those, I have 153 pledged ■ approximately 5:30 p.m. on Approximately an hour across the eastbound lanes of Tuesday, November 10 ular/Reorganization Meeting so far, so I need 867 more peo- later, a Pensacola man was crit- U.S. 98 before it came to rest on State Road 87 at the East Bay Santa Rosa County Local 9 a.m., Administrative Center, ple to say they will buy a ticket ically injured and a Gulf Breeze the shoulder. Boulevard intersection. Mitigation Strategy Plan 6495 Caroline Street, Milton and come to the rally. Then I According to the Florida teenager sustained serious Miller was extricated from will sign that contract.” Highway Patrol, Lacquement injuries Monday evening in a the vehicle by responders from Since 2005, Beck has toured was traveling south on State violent two-vehicle crash at Midway Fire District and trans- American cities twice a year, Road 87 when northbound U.S. Highway 98 and Sanibel ported to a local hospital via Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office Report presenting a one-man stage Hamby turned into the path of Lane just east of Gulf Breeze. Life Flight. Gary was transport- Information provided by the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office. show. His stage productions are the approaching motorcycle. Jerry Miller, 80, of Pensacola ed to a hospital via ambulance. Breeze, fraud. a mix of stand-up comedy and Witnesses said both drivers had was exiting Sanibel Lane south- Charges were pending as the Felonies Tooley Sr., Charles inspirational speaking. green lights at the time of the bound in a 2000 GMC van FHP continued its investigation Richard, W/M, 51, 8200 block Tickets are priced from $50 collision. when he failed to yield to west- Tuesday. Both sides of U.S. 98 10/27/2009 of Branch Avenue, Navarre, to $500. To learn more, contact Lacquement wore a helmet bound driver Adam Gary, 17, of were closed for more than an Kennedy, Christopher fugitive from justice.