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Gulf Breeze High School Drama presents *V.I.P TICKETS Meet the cast! Saturday 6:30 -7:30 ’s Sunday 1:30 -2:00 Disney Tickets On Sale NOW! $15 $25 $35 *V.I.P. Saturday Sunday Nov 22nd Nov 23nd 7:30 pm 2:30 pm November 13, 2014 YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER 75¢ Voters nix tax increase lot to help Now the county is faced with look- BY MAT PELLEGRINO Gulf Breeze News build a new ing at other ways to help preserve the [email protected] More inside judicial fa- current courthouse, or other avenues We did our job. I did my job. See the complete list cility, which to pursue to build a new structure. The voters of Santa Rosa County of unofficial election would have “We can always go out for another We got it on the ballot. I can’t have spoken. The sales tax will remain results, 2, 3A. cost taxpay- vote for another local option sales tax at 6.5 percent. ers around in two years,” said Santa Rosa County control what happens after that. That was the big news coming out of $50 million Commissioner Lane Lynchard. “We the Santa Rosa County Supervisor of to build. The can see if we can impress upon the vot- Elections ofice late last Tuesday night. sales tax increase would have- suners that we need this courthouse. Its’ – Bob Cole Voters nixed the one-cent sales tax setted after five years, or earlier,- goingde to happen one way or another.” increase by 6,114 votes. The one-pending on when the county was able Santa Rosa County commissioner on the judicial facility election results cent sales tax increase was on the bal- to pay off the facility. See GB Page 3A » Schools give back to veterans Anchors aweigh GBHS senior awarded $180,000 direct scholarship BY LISA NEWELL Cmdr. Stover drove over to person- Gulf Breeze News ally award Trent the scholarship. He Photo by Melanie Kormondy | GBN [email protected] was joined by Trent’s guidance coun- selors, Ashley Turner and Carol War- Trent Compton has long dreamed ner, Principal Jason Weeks, his father, Gulf Breeze elementary and of a career in the military. He is a Randy and brother Trevor. middle schools hosted Veterans member of the GBHS JROTC and Trent had been working with Petty Breakfasts in conjunction with has earned his student pilot’s license Oficers Joshua Chambers and Eric Veterans Day. in his quest to become a naval aviator The middle school held their Seay on his naval ROTC application, annual breakfast last Friday, like his dad, Randy Compton. and they are the irst ones to tell him while the elementary school Last week, he got a big surprise about the potential for a direct schol- hosted their meal on Monday. when he was called out of class forarship. what he thought was another inter- “We didn’t even know about this view with naval recruiters. Instead, program,” Lisa said. The criteria for he walked into the ROTC room lastthe award include ACT scores and Wednesday at Gulf Breeze High school performance, interviews and School and was told he was one ofstrict weight standards. This scholar- only three people in the region to be ship will not be subject to approval awarded a $180,000 Direct Scholar- by a national board, and is accepted at ship by Commander Christian Stover BY MAT PELLEGRINO any four-year university that has Na- Gulf Breeze News from Recruiting Command in New val ROTC. Trent’s top ive schools are [email protected] Orleans. Our region includes ive Embry-Riddle, Auburn, Florida, Jack- southeastern states. sonville University and Vanderbilt. Gazing up at a wall in- Though it was “hippie day” at Commander Stover said that he side the hallways of Gulf school and Trent wanted to join in on was allowed to award direct scholar- Breeze Elementary School the fun, his mother Lisa encouraged ships to the three best candidates in Monday morning, Drew him to wear his ROTC uniform, since this area of the country and that Trent McLendon searches franti- it was technically uniform day. She Compton scored extremely high and cally for a name. didn’t tell him that he was meeting was exactly what they wanted in the The 5-year-old runs his the Regional Commander to receive United States Navy. fingers over each gold star, a scholarship, and didn’t want him to each construction paper show up dressed as a hippie. “I told star containing a name of a him something good might happen to- » war veteran. Dressed from day,” Lisa recalls. See Veterans Page 5A head to toe in camouflage, sporting a United States Marine Corps garrison cap, McClendon gives up on the name search, but looks up at his grandfather, whose name he had been search- ing for among the stars. His grandfather, Frank Adams, flew all the way from Fort Worth, Texas to attend a small ceremony in the elementary school that morning. This was the second year the elementary school held a Veterans Day breakfast, and Adams trav- eled almost 700 miles just to see his grandson and to chat with other Marines. Adams flew in to the area the day before with Photo by Mat Pellegrino | Gulf Breeze News a special surprise for his Photo by Mat Pellegrino | Gulf Breeze News » Frank Adams, left, stands with his grandson Drew McLendon inside Gulf See Veterans Page 5A Breeze Elementary School. Trent Compton recently earned a $180,000 scholarship for being one of the southeast’s top JROTC cadets. Calendar ..........2A Mailing Statement on Opinion Page FRI 11/14 SAT 11/15 SUN 11/16 Classiieds . 7B WEEKEND SUNNY SUNNY RAIN Crossword Puzzle...7A TWO SECTIONS, 16 PAGES hi 58/lo 43 hi 63/lo 55 hi 67/lo 48 Arrests and DUIs ...2A VOL. 13, NO. 46 Weather-plus rain: 0% rain: 0% rain: 80% Lifestyles ..........8A NOVEMBER 13, 2014 GULF BREEZE NEWS (850) 932-8986 www.gulfbreezenews.com 2A November 13, 2014 GULF BREEZE NEWS Nov. Calendar of Meetings Thursday GBA Chamber Member Appreciation General Election results 13 Breakfast 7 a.m. - 8:30 p.m., Andrews Research & Education Institute Representative in Congress — District 1 State Representative — District 3 Commissioner Regular 9 a.m., Tiger Point Community Center Jeff Miller (Rep.): 40,021 votes (75.39 percent) Doug Broxson (Rep.): 40,411 (96.76 percent) South End Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Jim Bryan (Dem.): 9,162 votes (17.26 percent) Write-in (NON): 1,354 (3.24 percent) Plan Public Input Meeting 10 a.m., Navarre Visitors Information Center Mark Wichern (NPA): 3,899 votes (7.35 percent) Local Mitigation Meeting Board of County Commissioners —District 2 1:30 p.m., Public Services Conference Room, 6051 Old Bagdad Hwy., Milton Governor and Lt. Governor Robert “Bob” Cole (Rep.): 40,771 (80.07 percent) Zoning Board Scott/Lopez-Cantera (Rep.): 39,926 (74.73 percent) Wallis Mahute (NPA): 10,151 (19.93 percent) 6 p.m., Tiger Point Community Center Crist/Taddeo (Dem.): 10,811 (20.23 percent) Friday GB Optimist Club Breakfast Wyllie/Roe (LPF): 1,871 (3.5 percent) Board of County Commissioners — District 4 14 6:45 a.m., Gulf Breeze Hospital Cafeteria Khavari/Jones (NPA): 2 56 (.48 percent) Rob Williamson (Rep.): 40,604 (80.82 percent) Monday GBA Chamber Executive Board Meeting Burkett/Matos (NPA): 4 40 (.82 percent) Etta Lawlor (LPF): 9,634 (19.18 percent) 17 4 p.m. - 5 p.m., GBA Chamber City Council Meeting Write-in (NON)” 124 (.23 percent) 6:30 p.m., Gulf Breeze City Hall, Council School Board Member — District 3 Chambers Attorney General Carol Boston (NON): 30,382 (64.28 percent) Tuesday Administration Oath of Office/Board Pam Bondi (Rep.): 40,067 (76.18 percent) Jim Taylor (NON): 16.883 (35.72 percent) 18 Reor 9 a.m., SRC Administrative Center, Board George Sheldon (Dem.): 10,375 (19.73 percent) Room Bill Wohlsifer (LPF): 2,153 (4.09 percent) Constitutional Amendment Number 1 SRC School Board Meeting & Re- Organization of Board Yes: 33,709 (64.75 percent) 1 p.m., School Board & Superintendent’s Office Chief Financial Officer No: 18,351 (35.25 percent) South End Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan Public Input Meeting Jeff Atwater (Rep.): 42,343 (81.01 percent) 6 p.m., Tiger Point Community Center William Rankin (Dem.): 9,927 (18.99 percent) Constitutional Amendment Number 2 Wednesday SRIA Committee Meeting Yes: 29,185 (54.93 percent) 19 5 p.m., Santa Rosa Island Authority Meeting Commissioner of Agriculture No: 23,947 (45.07 percent) Room Tourist Development Council Adam Putnam (Rep.): 40,956 (79.36 percent) 3 p.m., Navarre Visitors’ Center Thaddeus Thad Hamilton (Dem.): 10.534 (20.41 percent) Constitutional Amendment Number 3 Thursday GBA Chamber Business After Hours Write-on (NON): 121 (.23 percent) Yes: 24,901 (49.96 percent) 20 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m., The Blake at Gulf Breeze No: 24,942 (50.04 percent) State Representative — District 2 Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office Report Mike Hill (Rep.): 5,686 (76.71 percent) Note: These are unofficial results. Information provided by the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office. Jeremy Lau (Dem.): 1,423 (23.29 votes) FELONIES Didonato, Christopher See Courthouse election results, Page 3A 11/4/2014 Joseph, W/M, 26, 2000 Stewart, Joshua Shaun, block Settlers Colony Blvd., W/M, 26, 2000 block Andorra Gulf Breeze, probation St., Navarre, sexual assault biolation Williams, Teresa Marie, W/F, 48, 9000 block Deer Ln., 11/5/2014 Navarre, flee-eluding police Wiggins, Ronda Tracy, W/F, 44, 5000 block Senate 11/10/2014 Ct., Gulf Breeze, vehicular Wines, Buddy Mitchell, theft from your friends at Gulf Breeze News W/M, 38, 1000 block Park Ln., Gulf Breeze, probation 11/6/2014 violation November 13 November 16 Gentry, Patrick Marcus, A/M, 22, 2000 block Bay Alyssa Samuels Laura Weston DUIS Watch Ct., Navarre, flee/ 11/4/2014 elude police England, Michael Trent, November 14 November 17 11/7/2014 W/M, 39, 2000 block Bay St., Gulf Breeze, DUI Charlotte Lafont Macy Brewer Brown, Kristen Coleman, Regional Recruiting Cmdr.