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PAG E 1B GB man Zoo clings to hope recovers ■ Airborne from bike with G Aeroshell Community pitches in with fundraisers accident ■ Bubba’s FROM STAFF REPORTS new Book Gulf Breeze News & CD [email protected] A Gulf Breeze man is lucky to be alive after being thrown from his motorcycle WEEKEND last week. Aileen Brandon, 82, of Weather Navarre was driving her 2002 THURSDAY 7/26 Buick along Highway 98 near Iso.T-Storms Whispering Pines Boulevard O on Tuesday, July 17, when high 90 she collided with James O low 75 Wilson, 62, who was driving a motorcycle. The two collid- FRIDAY 7/27 ed at 8:05 am on Tuesday Iso. T-Storms morning, when Brandon allegedly violated Wilson's high 90O O right of way at the intersec- low 76 tion of Highway 98 and Whispering Pines Boulevard. Brandon sustained no injury, SATURDAY 7/28 Franklin Hayes/Gulf Breeze News The Zoo of Northwest Florida’s family of spider monkeys (from right: Desi, Daisy and Tiger) require a specialized diet includ- while Wilson was thrown Iso.T-Storms ing fresh fruit, vegetables and prepackaged monkey chow. Zoo officials said their diet alone costs an average of $800 to from his motorcycle. Wilson high 90O $1,000 per year. was wearing a helmet at the O munities are coming together to School (GBES) student Kaitlyn a rainy day," her mother, time of the accident and was low 76 BY FRANKLIN HAYES save The Zoo of Northwest Prezioso, 9, is one member of Heather Shearer, said. Prezioso flown to Baptist Hospital. Gulf Breeze News Wilson was listed in good [email protected] Florida. The Zoo is looking to the community who's not ready designed a bumper sticker SUNDAY 7/29 raise $1 million by the end of to see the zoological park shut fundraiser to help save the park. condition as of July 20. Iso. T-Storms Portions of the surrounding 2007 and $3 million within a down. Prezioso is putting up The GBES fourth grader said O year to keep its doors open. $300 of stockpiled allowance Giraffe dies high 90 Gulf Breeze and Navarre com- See ZOO, Page 2A6 low 76O Gulf Breeze Elementary money that she was saving "for at Zoo The Zoo of Northwest Florida INSIDE in now short one adult male Foreign workers under scrutiny giraffe. The Zoo's 10 year old Classifieds 3-4D BY LISA NEWELL the city limits that has no furni- To report a possible who rent the houses." giraffe was found dead at 8 Community 3-5A Gulf Breeze News ture except for inflatable mat- mistreatment of foreign A Gulf Breeze woman who a.m. July 17, in its exhibit tresses. A van with dark tinted didn't want to be identified said Crossword 3B [email protected] workers, call the U.S. yard where it resided for the windows sounds the horn and she isn't sure the workers have Editorial 6A Several local residents say Department of State at past eight years. they are worried about the kids the workers file out to go to electricity in their home, and Faith 8A 202-2203-77616 Zoo staff said the seeming- who are occupying houses in work, and then are returned later that she has seen inside an open ly robust, healthy animal Health 4B such as a boarding house, inside their neighborhoods. in the day. door that there is no furniture in expired sometime during the Island News 1B a residential neighborhood. One local couple reported to City Manager Buz Eddy said the dwelling. night or early morning. The "It happens every year," Schools 8C the Gulf Breeze City Council the city is investigating the The woman said she is con- giraffes, along with all other Eddy said, when seasonal work- Seniors 1D that numerous youths, who are potential code violation and will cerned for the well being of the zoo animals, were behaving ers are recruited from overseas. Sports 1-5C from foreign countries, are take appropriate action. He said workers. normally at 9:30 p.m. when "It isn't the kids who are the Talk of the Town 5A occupying a townhouse inside the violations amount to run- See WORKERS ning a commercial business, problem, it's the corporations , Page 2A6 See GIRAFFE, Page 2A6 “Mailing Statement is on Editorial Page” City lists 17 FOUR SECTIONS Bus drivers among safest in Southeast VOL. 6, NO. 30 options to BY PAM BRANNON with the least number of acci- JULY 26, 2007 Gulf Breeze News dents per million miles driven; [email protected] and the second award for the raise income best maintenance department. BY VICI PAPAJOHN Santa Rosa County School "Until April and May this Gulf Breeze News bus drivers are some of the year, our branch was the safest [email protected] safest in the nation. That's what among all branches, large and Laidlaw Branch Manager small, in that southeastern area. City officials continue to
home! Bobbie Williams reported to the Our drivers in this school dis- research options for potential school board last week. Laidlaw trict drive about four million revenue in response to expect- is the national contractor pro- miles a school year, and that is a ed income loss. viding buses and hiring bus dri- lot of miles. We averaged .03 Driven by citizen demand your vers locally for the school dis- accidents per million miles, and for property tax reform and trict. that is great," Williams said. insurance reduction, the legis- Williams said he had just Williams and the school dis- lature has imposed taxation returned from a meeting in trict's transportation director limitations and proposed sig- Slidell, La. with other Laidlaw Joey Harrell gave a report to nificant tax reforms. The transportation groups from the school board members on the Gulf Breeze City Council has Southeast and Santa Rosa status of school bus routes and responded by brain-storming County's Laidlaw branch drivers for the new school year. 17 revenue-producing options. “We brain-stormed and Call 932-8986 today Call 932-8986 today received two awards -- one for Things are in place and ready, being the safest large branch with all bus routes complete and came up with a list of ideas,” along the southeastern available at the transportation Franklin Hayes/Gulf Breeze News explains City Manager Edwin Santa Rosa School District officials are preparing for the first “Buz” Eddy. “And council
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GULF BREEZE NEWS (850) 932-8986 www.gulfbreezenews.com 2A July 26, 2007 GULF BREEZE NEWS ZOO: 9-year-old pledges $300 Continued from page 1A ple. residents wanting to run a Zoo officials say they "I thought it was a good time lemonade stand and donate their switched payroll and human she wants to use her money to to have a party and a fundrais- proceeds, as well as artists and resources companies in 2006 in Thursday, July 26 Sunday, July er," Hutto said. "When people art galleries also looking to an effort to become more effi- print, distribute and sell the Books R Fun book sale stickers, which feature her call me and ask 'What can I do donate. cient. Between the two compa- 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Gulf 29 design, and donate the money to to help?' I tell them to write a To put the situation in per- nies The Zoo spent over $1.15 Breeze Hospital lobby. Seeing Sea Life check [for The Zoo]." spective Akin shared a unique million, including all employee History books, children’s at Naval Live Oaks, The Zoo. There are also plans to 2 p.m. set up a website, her mother Gulf Coast Zoological look into The Zoo's financial salaries, benefits and worker's books, games and novelty said. Society board member Charles records for 2006 with some compensation. items. Full Moon Walk "I really love the animals at A. "Chuck" Emling, who serves members of local media. Akin said hurricanes in 2004 at the entrance gate the zoo and if it wasn't there I'd as president of the non profit All together, Zoo officials and 2005 caused The Zoo to Pensacola in the Civil to Fort Pickens, 8 that absorbed operations of the said they received over $2.318 close for nearly six months War at Naval Live Oaks, 10 p.m. be really sad," Prezioso said, a.m. describing her monthly trips to park in 2004, said he was very million in total revenue last year within one year, which caused a the facility with Shearer. impressed by the outpouring of and spent $2.361 million. Akin loss of $914,000 in projected Santa Rosa County Monday, July Gulf Breeze resident Patti support from the surrounding said those expense numbers revenues. In the recovery Commission Regular 30 Hutto, a member of the communities. included hurricane repairs and process officials said The Zoo Meeting, 9 a.m., Santa Rosa Commissioner's Board Miraflores Garden Club, is "To say the response has been mitigation efforts. received no federal assistance County Room, 6495 Caroline Constitutional putting together a charity event positive would be an understate- The Zoo was required to from the Federal Emergency Street, Milton ment," said Emling, who also spend over $418,000 for animal Management Agency (FEMA) Officers Budget she calls "Feast with the Beast" Workshops, 9 at The Zoo Sept. 29. The event operates The Club athletic com- care in 2006, including food, or any other disaster recovery School Board Meeting, a.m.,Commissioner's will begin around 7 p.m. and plex near Crane Cove exhibit supplies, veterinary sup- organization and is still fighting 6:30 p.m., School District Board Room, 6495 Boulevard in Gulf Breeze. plies, medicine and waste dis- for insurance help. The lack of Administrative Offices, Caroline Street, Milton guests can partake of an open 5086 Canal Street, Milton bar, gourmet food, unlimited Zoo officials said they've posal. Zoo records show the financial support caused The Safari Express Line rides, live fielded phone calls from con- facility spent over $18,000 on Zoo to rack up nearly $2 million Friday, July 27 Tuesday, July 31 music, and a raffle, all while cerned residents offering their exhibit repairs and maintenance in debt since the storms. Santa Rosa County Books R Fun book sale Budget Workshops, 9 perusing the park's grounds own fundraising ideas and and over $53,000 on insurance For more information visit 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Gulf efforts. Natalie Akin, The Zoo's last year. The Zoo's utility bills, http://www.thezoonorthwest- a.m., Commissioner's until the event wraps up around Breeze Hospital lobby. Board Room, 6495 midnight. Tickets are selling for Director of Visitor Services, not including telephone service, florida.org or call 850-932- History books, children’s Caroline Street, Milton $80 per person or $150 per cou- said she's received calls from totaled over $161,000 last year. 2229. books, games and novelty items. Wednesday, August The community will have an opportunity to “Cram 1 GIRAFFE: the Van” with school sup- City of Gulf Breeze No signs of malice in death plies as it makes stops at Budget Workshop, 5 p.m., local businesses. Cram the Gulf Breeze City Hall, 1070 Continued from page 1A Zoo staff also contacted the was medical evidence that the returned from the lab after eval- Van is a United Way pro- Shoreline Drive, Gulf National Weather Service in animal had experienced some uation by a veterinary gram that helps ensure Breeze Lead Zoo Keeper Tom Realing Mobile to check electrical trauma to the upper neck area histopathologist.” that every child starts Executive Committee checked on them and their storm records, which go back which indicates that it may have Sammy, the 10-year-old school with the supplies they need. The van is Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Gulf exhibit during routine nightly for any given 64 hour period, to been startled and bolted into a male giraffe, had been in the scheduled to be at the Gulf Breeze City Hall, 1070 rounds. determine if lightning may have post with enough force to cause same exhibit for eight years and Breeze Office Depot from Shoreline Drive, Gulf There were no marks on the been involved. The Weather bruising and possible collapse. was well acclimated and accus- 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Gulf Breeze animal and no external indica- Service reported no thunder- "The apparent cause of death tomed to all sorts of road nois- Breeze Wal-Mart from 4 to 7 p.m. tions of trauma or injury. storm activity near the Zoo was acute stress along with es, thunderstorms, hurricanes Thursday, August 2 Apaches of Fort Zoo staff found no evidence overnight Monday between the hyperthermia induced by the and many other distractions that Saturday, July 28 hours of 9:30 p.m. and 8:00 event. Grossly, there was pin- might otherwise alarm or No meetings scheduled Pickens at Naval Live of projectile wounds or poten- Oaks, 10 a.m. a.m. Giraffes have been known point hemorrhaging in many of frighten an animal. Why the as of press time tial toxins, indications of tres- to be severely startled or struck the tissues, particularly the adult giraffe may have been passing or encroachment by and even killed by lightning. heart muscle and pericardial startled enough to cause impact humans, dogs, foxes or other Upon completion of the fat,” Mueller said. “More will trauma on this particular day so CITY: Multiple revenue animals that might have necropsy by the Zoo's veteri- be known in about a week when far remains a mystery, Zoo offi- spooked the giraffe. narian, Dr. Gus Mueller, there the myriad of tissue samples are cials said. options explored Continued from page 1A get. WORKERS: Residents concerned for well being The City cut $100,000 from rated the ones they liked and the resurfacing budget of Continued from page 1A organization that brings them the situation. worker pays $250 per month in didn’t like, and asked for more $150,000 by slating only Daniel over. She wants to report what rent. research on some.” Drive for resurfacing in 2008. Darlene Kirk of the U.S. However, once they arrive, she's observed, but doesn't want She said she's learned from The first item on the list was Raising the fee for league Department of State said her many of the student workers are to get the foreign workers in her conversations with the an increase in the Utility play on city tennis courts is office is looking into the allega- afraid of reprisals if they seek trouble. She said their bosses workers that they are lured to Service Tax which was imple- being considered, along with tions of mistreated workers who help from someone outside the watch them when they are talk- the United States to work in the mented last year at 2 percent; hosting sports tournaments. are in the U.S. under a J-1 Visa, organization. ing to the locals, and she thinks tourist industry, only to find council decided to leave it as is Adding and servicing alarms used for those on the work trav- Santa Rosa Shores Margaret they are being intimidated into when they arrive that they are unless totally necessary. for businesses and residences el program. Cunningham says she is con- keeping quiet about their living expected to work up to 17 hours Council declined raising a are also being reviewed. Kirk said the workers are cerned about the welfare of the and working conditions. a day, crammed into crowded stormwater fee. “We have all heard about the recruited to work here and hold young adults who are being Patricia Smith said she and living quarters and intimidated Council agreed to raise RV park idea,” Eddy said. “But their own visas. The corpora- housed in her neighborhood, 12 other neighbors in the by "enforcers" who she's heard Interfund transfers to 8 percent due to community concern, that tions have contracts to employ to 15 at a time in one house, Greenbriar area are helping to scream at the workers inside the from 5 percent and the CRA is on the bottom of the list.” the workers in the U.S., but again with no furniture except provide food and shelter to apartment complex. She said could be billed for some police Council also asked for more these corporations must adhere for the inflatable mattresses. some youths who were fired one of the workers was struck expenditures. 2008 proposed information on a proposed to the U.S. labor laws, paying She said she thinks the kids are from their jobs for asking ques- by a liaison. budget slides the funding for overnight mooring area off minimum wage and overtime as working 17 hours per day, and tions about their pay. Kirk said anyone observing street lights into the CRA bud- Shoreline Park. prescribed. The other parame- some of them have bicycles for She said some of the workers questionable treatment of for- ters, such as lodging and trans- transportation. allege they didn't receive pay eign workers should contact the portation, are worked out "There's definitely something stubs to document the hours U.S. Department of State at between the student and the wrong," Cunningham said of they worked, and that each (202) 203-7616. Elected Officials : CONTACT ★✆ BUS School system prepared for first day GULF BREEZE ELECTED DIANE COLEMAN, Dist. 3 Continued from page 1A care of a lot of the problems." called to West Navarre Primary already under tremendous pres- OFFICIALS (850) 939-5538 1070 Shoreline Dr., Gulf Breeze, FL Harrell said after the dry runs because a distraught Mom could sure that first day or two. And 32561; (850) 934-5100 HUGH WINKLES, Dist. 2 in May, some routes were not get an answer from a bus last year we had 16 regular dri- (850) 623-6299 office. They will soon be avail- Mayor LANE GILCHRIST able for print, also. changed if drivers found prob- driver whether her child even vers out, with substitute bench (850) 932-5565 DIANE SCOTT, Dist. 1 As of this week, Williams lems with meeting the schedule got on a bus, let alone of they drivers having to do their routes, [email protected] (850) 623-0413 said the district has 306 drivers on time. got off or where." the first few days of school. BEVERLY ZIMMERN FLORIDA STATE to cover 254 routes from north There will also be driver Coleman said when she was a That adds another level of con- (850) 932-4717 REPRESENTATIVES bzimmern@ ci.gulf-breeze.fl.us to south. That means, Williams meetings across the county the teacher, each elementary fusion. They are trying to make first week in August. "We want teacher took the students to the sure they get to each stop on GREG EVERS (R) said, there is a good 'bench' of CARL HOFFMAN District Office: 5424 Willing St., substitute drivers in place. Dry to head off as many first week bus and had a check list to make time, and get to the next school (850) 932-4948 Milton, FL 32570 problems as we can," Williams sure each student did get on the on time, and it is all pressure [email protected] (850) 983-5550 runs on routes were done the [email protected] week after school was out in said. 'We discovered last year right bus. "I don't know why packed. To ask each student J.B. SCHLUTER (850) 232-0939 May, but new dry runs will be that we needed those first each bus driver cannot have their name as they get off the DAVE MURZIN (R) [email protected] District Office: Suite 22B, 7100 done Aug. 15. "We understand schools to be picked up at the such a checklist, or some sys- bus would be almost impossi- RICHARD FULFORD Plantation Rd., Ste. 3, Pensacola, that things change over the sum- end of the school day to let out a tem, where they could check off ble." FL 32504 (850) 932-5135 (850) 494-7330 mer," Williams said. "There are little early those first couple when a student leaves the bus Transportation Director [email protected] days, so the drivers could make and where. it takes a minute or Harrell said in the future, if the C.V. “CLAY” FORD (R) some new routes, and some new SANTA ROSA COUNTY it back to their second school two for students to get their board approves adding to the District Office: 1804 W. Garden St, drivers, so we will run the COMMISSION Pensacola, FL 32501-4418 routes just before school starts runs on time, so we will request backpacks and make it up the new GPS system they are 6495 Caroline Street, Milton, FL (850) 595-5550 that again this year." aisle." putting on some buses this year, 32570; (850) 932-1340 or 983-1877 again. Then each driver will RAY SANSOM (R) have a checklist and sign off on School Board member Diane Williams said drivers already they would have be able to track JOHN BROXSON, Dist. 5 District Office: 348 SW Miracle Strip the route, saying they have run Coleman of Navarre asked if do have checklists of students students as they got on and off (850) 932-2617 Pkwy., Bldg. C, Ste. 12, Fort Walton there was a way for bus drivers who are riding the bus and their the bus through a GPS tag sys- [email protected] Beach, FL 32548-5257 it and there are no problems. Of rosa.fl.us (850) 833-9328 course, we can't account for first to have a checklist to mark off stops. "But especially that first tem. But until then, bus drivers each student as they got off the day or first few days, there will will need to get to know their GORDON GOODIN, Dist. 4 day problems, like kids not (850) 939-1274 FLORIDA STATE SENATOR bus, and where they got off. be students not registered on the students and routes over time, being on time at the stops and [email protected] DON GAETZ (R) such. But dry runs help take "We don't want problems like bus routes, and new students and try to follow the list as they rosa.fl.us District Office: 217 Miracle Strip we had last year, when I was being added, and our drivers are have in the past. Pkwy., Fort Walton Beach, FL DON SALTER, Dist.3 32548 (850) 983-1877 (850) 897-5747 [email protected] SunCom 277-5009 rosa.fl.us [email protected] Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Boulevard, Navarre, violation of pro- of marijuana, possession of nar- bation cotics BOB COLE, Dist. 2 Office Report (850) 983-1877 U.S. REPRESENTATIVE Harrison, Robert Keith, 46, B/M, DUI [email protected] JEFF MILLER (R) 2000 block of Villa Woods Circle, TOM STEWART, Dist. 1 Pensacola Office: 4300 Bayou Blvd., Information provided by the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office. Ste. 17C, Pensacola, FL 32503 Gulf Breeze, larceny greater than 7/16/07 (850) 983-1877 (850) 479-1183 $300, fraud Kulina, Peter Thomas, 22, W/M, [email protected] Felonies 07/17/07 Toll Free: (866) 367-1614 Camacho, Israel, 19, H/M, 1000 3500 block of Southwind Drive, Gulf rosa.fl.us 07/15/07 block of Justice Circle, Gulf Breeze, Page Jr., Tony Gurell, 15, B/M, Breeze, DUI U.S. SENATORS Vega, Jose Felix, 47, H/M, 1000 failure to appear for felony offense 8000 block of Harrington Drive, SANTA ROSA COUNTY Navarre, aggravated assault, bat- 7/17/07 SCHOOL DISTRICT block of Revere Street, Navarre, 5086 Canal St., Milton, FL 32570; Senator MEL MARTINEZ (R) aggravated assault 07/20/07 tery Loughrin, Ryan Joseph, 28, W/M, 7700 block of Navarre (850) 983-5000 315 E. Robinson St., Landmark Christian II, Richard Dean, 33, Center 1, Ste. 475, Orlando, FL 07/16/07 W/M, 5000 block of Capitol Drive, 07/22/07 Parkway, Navarre, DUI 32801 Minnick, Roger William, 19, W/M, ED GRAY III, Dist. 5 Anderson, Andrew James, 23, Gulf Breeze, out of state fugitive (850) 932-6287 (407) 254-2573 W/M, 5000 block of State Court, 3000 block of College Court, Gulf 7/21/07 Gulf Breeze, violation of probation, 07/21/07 Breeze, possession of liquor, distri- Bautel, Mark Geoffrey, 45, 1200 JOANN J. SIMPSON, Dist.4 Senator NELSON, BILL (D) US Court House Annex, 111 N. possession of drugs Erwin, Lacey Donna, 22, W/F, bution of liquor, contribution to the block of Henderson Avenue, Gulf (850) 994-5446 delinquency of minors, possession Breeze, DUI Adams St., Tallahassee, FL 32301 7000 block of Harvest Village (850) 942-8415
GULF BREEZE NEWS (850) 932-8986 www.gulfbreezenews.com GULF BREEZE NEWS July 26, 2007 3A Community Gulf Breeze NEWS School board prepares for four percent budget cut BY PAM BRANNON teacher salary for the Santa trict's budget. that is exactly what is happen- dent this year. And that is if up to about $16 billion. The Gulf Breeze News Rosa district falls between The district may also have to ing," Gray said. "We get less everything stayed the same as it highest funded school district, [email protected] $41,200 to $44,100, according revise its budget because of money per student if we are a is today, without the possible in Monroe County, shows prop- to state reports. local factors. good performing school dis- four percent cuts. erty values totaling $29 billion. Santa Rosa County School "In Tallahassee they are "We are not meeting our pro- trict." Santa Rosa also levies a 4.1 "With all funding sources Board is the 66th least funded telling us because of less rev- jections on student numbers Districts with students not mill ad valorem tax, and col- included -- from state and fed- school district in the state -- and enue collected by the state than countywide at the elementary meeting state testing require- lects a sales tax to help with eral sources and local millages - there are only 67 districts in expected, we might be looking level," Supt. Rogers reported. ments and needing extra help funding. The difference - Santa Rosa School District Florida. So it was surprising to at a four percent cutback in "We are right at the projected in academic areas get extra between school district funding will receive $6,875 per student the school board to see that state funds to the school dis- numbers for students this year funding from the state. in the state is drastic. for next year, if everything their second lowest funded dis- tricts," Supt. Rogers explained. at the high school level, and This year, as the tentative The first 12 districts ranked stays the same as it is today. trict ranks 20th as far as teacher "If we do get a four percent cut, very close at the middle school budget now stands, the state is in the 67 state school districts Okaloosa County will earn salaries, when cost of living is then we have to schedule a spe- levels." supposed to pay the Santa Rosa receive more than $1,000 for $7,066 per student, and factored in. Without cost of liv- cial board meeting quickly to School Board member Ed School District $4,163.47 per every mill levied against prop- Escambia will get $6,953 per ing adjustments, the district try to decide where we can Gray III of Gulf Breeze also student. That is a slight increase erty values in their part of the student. ranks 29th in teacher salaries. make cuts. It will be tough." said he would like someone from last school year's $3,981 state. Employee salaries and bene- "I think for a school district Reports so far are that legis- from the board to prepare a pre- per student for the district. But The certified tax rolls sub- fits account for 76 percent of that is second from the bottom lators are to meet Aug. 1 to see sentation for their state legisla- it was pointed out by adminis- mitted to the state show 2007 next year's operating budget for on funding, you school board where the state budget stands, tive delegation, protesting the tration reports that for every total property values in Santa the Santa Rosa School District. members should be praised for and the Governor has already inequities of funding to school dollar earned, Santa Rosa only Rosa County as right at $9.5 Bottom line, the total rev- keeping teacher salaries and told school districts to have a districts on the per capita (per receives about 94-cents. That billion. In Okaloosa County, tax enue from federal sources the benefits a priority," School plan submitted to his office by student) formula legislators use. means the actual per capita roll property values are totaled district is slated to receive for District Superintendent John Aug. 8 to show where they "We should not be penalized for money received from the state at about $19 billion, and the 2007-2008 school year adds Rogers said. The average could make cuts in their dis- being a good performer, and would be about $3,900 per stu- Escambia property values add up to just over $14 million.
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Frank Lachowsky, MD, PA ------ing, field tactics, military cour- Northwestern Long Term Care Insurance Co., Milwaukee, WI, a sub- Breeze is a Civilian Andrew C. Polston, sidary of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., Milwaukee, WI. tesy, military justice system, [NAME] is an Insurance Agent of NM (life insurance, annuities, and dis- Asthma Board Certified Allergy & Immunology a 2005 graduate of Navarre ability income insurance). 0000-000 recipient of a basic first aid, foot marches, and High School, Navarre, Fla., $1,500 col- field training exercises. recently enlisted in the United lege scholar- He is the son of David ship from the States Navy under the Delayed Purcell of Avenida 15, Scholarships Entry Program at Navy Pensacola Beach. for Military Recruiting District, New Smith Children Orleans, La. The program Navarre grad Program awarded at Whiting allows recruits to enter the Navy Field. and take up to one year to com- completes AF basic Smith is one of 566 college plete prior commitments such as Air Force Airman Ward A. and high school students nation- high school. Using recruiters as Swenson has graduated from wide to win the scholarship. mentors, this program helps basic military training at Smith is the daughter of recruits ease into the transition Lackland Air Force Base, San Thomas and Patricia Smith and from civilian to military life. Antonio, Texas. During the six weeks of train- plans to enroll at the University Polston will report for active ing, the airman studied the Air of North Florida. Rachel’s duty to undergo basic training at Force mission, organization, School and community activi- the Navy's Recruit Training and military customs and cour- ties include: National Honor Center, Great Lakes, Ill. Society, Heart of America tesies; performed drill and cere- Volunteer, College Honors Beach resident mony marches, and received Program, Basketball, softball, physical training, rifle marks- volleyball and student govern- completes basic manship, field training exercis- ment. Army National Guard Pfc. es, and special training in Applicants for the 2007 pro- Joshua D. Purcell has graduated human relations. gram were required to maintain from basic combat training at In addition, airmen who com- a 3.0 grade point average, par- Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. plete basic training earn credits ticipate in voluntary school and During the nine weeks of toward an associate degree community activities, demon- training, the soldier studied the through the Community College strate leadership qualities and Army mission, history, tradition of the Air Force. Swenson is the write an essay answering the and core values, physical fit- son of Karen Bransten of question: “If you had the power ness, and received instruction Turkey Creek Drive, Navarre. to change the outcome of any and practice in basic combat The airman is a 2006 graduate event in history, what would skills, military weapons, chemi- of Navarre High School.
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For the average American, the wildlife of Africa is only experienced through con- trolled exhibits at a zoological park. However, one group of Gulf Breeze and Pensacola residents recently returned from an African safari where they experienced the world's second largest continent first hand with Pat Quinn, the man who built the Gulf Breeze Zoo. It was Quinn's 56th trip to Africa. The American sightseers Picture courtesy of Patty Lou Kattner visited Tanzania, Africa where Craig Vigodsky, Fred Vigodsky, and Max Kattner get ready in their land rover for their next Quinn was joined by his wife safari drive in the Serengeti. Donna, Jim and Nell Potter, said of Tarangire. "Several said the group's tour guide, wear shoes fashioned from Marvin and Susan Moses, Max land rovers were waiting to Roger Corfield, an recycled motorcycle tires. and Patty Kattner, Fred take us on our first game drive Englishman who once operat- The group then traveled on Vigodsky and His children and photo safari. The land ed a coffee plantation in to Ngorongoro Crater where Craig Vigodsky and Holly and rovers were like army tanks, Kenya and has been leading they saw lions, buffaloes, ele- Picture courtesy of Patty Lou Kattner Steven Jurnovoy; and and handled the rough roads tours to Africa for 25 years. phants, zebras, flamingos and A herd of elephants walks by in the northern Serengeti Vigodsky's two grandsons and wild animals well. The "We were given instructions hippos. National Park, in Tanzania, Africa. Josh and Andrew Jurnovoy. vehicles all had open tops, so on our five-minute showers," "The crater is actually a Their adventure spanned everyone could stand up or sit Kattner said. "Turn the knob caldera, which is a collapsed nearly two weeks and included down as they chose. When the on, soap up and then turn the volcano," Kattner said. "This guided tours, charter flights roads were smoother, most water off. When finished is the largest caldera in the and primitive accommodations everyone sat on top of the soaping up, the water is turned world. There are over 30,000 REMAN that took the group to Ngare vehicles in the warm sunshine. back on for about three min- animals inside of this crater, FI Sero Mountain Lodge, We saw giraffes, zebras, utes." which is about 12 miles Tarangire National Park, gazelles, baboons and were Despite the rustic accom- across." Termite & Pest Control Ngorongoro Crater and the even chased by an elephant modations, Kattner said their From there, the group trav- “To The Rescue Since 1977” northern Serengeti. that took a real liking to Fred African hosts were very eled to Serengeti National The group flew out of Vigodsky the first day." friendly and hospitable. Park, which covers over 5,700 Gulf Breeze Pensacola June 7 and arrived However, touring through "While we were at this square miles, and is inhabited in Amsterdam the next day. On the African wilderness wasn't camp the Maasai tribe men by over two million animals, 932-9288 ! June 9 the group traveled from enough for this hardy group of served as our guardians. They Kattner said. Europe to a lodge near Mount travelers, as the group stayed wore full African attire and "The trip to Africa showed Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. After Infants thru teens...and in tents with portable toilets would walk us to the tents in us a part of the world that is everything in between! an evening there, the group ●SHOES ●CLOTHING ●BABY and were limited to one bucket the evenings with their spears still remote and untamed in ●EQUIPMENT ●TOYS ●BOOKS was flown to Tarangire of water for showers while in and help us up and down the Tanzania, Africa," Kattner ...CONSIGNMENT STORE National Park. the park. rocks," Kattner said. said. "This park is home to birds, "You just don't get the same Corfield said the Maasai zebras, elephants giraffes and feeling of being right with the walk nearly 30 miles to help Patty Lou Kattner con- wildebeests," Patty Kattner animals if you stay in a lodge," out at the safari camps and tributed to this report.
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Family-Owned & Operated Navy Museum featured on PBS show since 1967! The "History Detectives" Aviation. the museum. This episode of every Monday on WSRE at 8 Patricia crew and host Elyse Luray In Pensacola, Fla. and "History Detectives" will air on p.m. WSRE can be seen over Professional were in Pensacola earlier this Hammondsport, NY, "History Monday, July 30 at 8 p.m. on the air on Channel 23, on cable Hearing Aid Center year in April to tape a portion Detective" Elyse Luray investi- WSRE, PBS for the Gulf Coast. channel 8 in Escambia and 115 North Palafox St. Pensacola, FL (850) of the show at Pensacola's gates the historic voyage of the "History Detectives" is a Santa Rosa Counties and cable 438-4092 National Museum of Naval NC-4, which is on display at summer PBS series and airs channel 9 in Okaloosa County. Tying the knot Submitted photo Devon Elizabeth Osborn and Worth Bagley “Shane” Shuman IV were united in marriage on Saturday, June 2 at the foot of the Deer Point Village Dock overlooking Pensacola Bay. Devon is the daughter of Carol and Richard Osborne of Gulf Breeze. Shane is the son of Dusty and Jonita Shuman of Located in the heart of Destin, Big Kahuna’s is the most Roswell, Ga. exciting water and adventure park on the Emerald Coast! Reverend Ruth Knights offi- The park boasts a host of activities such as: ciated the celebration of mar- ● more than 40 water attractions, including five kid’s areas, riage. Anne Nyffeler, sister of in Big Kahuna’s wild and wonderful water park the bride, was the maid of ● Three tropical miniature golf courses of different skill honor. Shane’s brother, Justin ● Two fast and furious go-kart tracks Shuman, served as best man. ● Two mind-scrambling, adrenaline-pumping thrill rides The newlyweds enjoyed their honeymoon in the Florida Call for exact Keys and now reside in Atlanta, operating hours Ga. and special events Submit wedding, anniversary and reunion pictures and Group discounts with announcements to news@gulf- advance reservations. breezenews.com or call 850-93- 8986. 1007 Hwy. 98 East 850-837-8319 Destin, FL 32541
GULF BREEZE NEWS (850) 932-8986 www.gulfbreezenews.com GULF BREEZE NEWS July 26, 2007 5A Community Gulf Breeze NEWS SR Republican club to begin meeting at IHOP The Santa Rosa Republican Women’s Club will meet on the last Tuesday of every month in Attention Publicity a private room at IHOP Chairmen: Restaurant on route 98. They Send emails to Betty Archer Allen will meet at 11:30 for lunch and have a guest speaker and busi- at betty@gulf breezenews.com ness meeting. The July 31st or write to Talk of the Town at meeting will host Clay Ford, Gulf Breeze News P.O. Box 1414, the State Representative, as Gulf Breeze, FL 32562, subject : guest speaker. The cost is $12.00 and reservations should “Talk of the Town” be called in by July 28 to Nancy Archer Allen Cole 994-7650. This meeting offers attendees an opportunity to hear public officials discuss local and state issues like tax reform, insurance news, consti- presents... tutional amendments, candi- dates running for office such as Submitted Photos Sheriff, School Board etc. Both To Russia with Women and Men are encour- of the alk By Betty Archerown Allen Mayokis aged to participate and share T T ideas. The dues are $20.00 per year. Contact Barbara Borik Top: Tom Vaughn, Toni Membership chair 934-9485. Nunno, Tom Nunno and The book “While You Beverly Vaughn at Red While You Were Away were Away” by Square in front of the St. Meg Peltier, Executive Eileen Spinelli and Basil Cathedral. Director of the Gulf Breeze Renee Graef was Right: Tom and Toni Nunno Area Chamber of Commerce written for the chil- dren of the deployed and Beverly and Tom Vaughn was able to obtain 100 of the snap a picture near a Chapel "While You Were Away" books families. The Gulf Breeze Chamber of at the Kremlin holding a for the children of the deployed commerce will Fiesta Krewe Mayoki’s ban- families at the USO picnic in donate 200 copies ner. September. The Gulf Breeze of the books to the Chamber had bought 100 books children of deployed that have already been distrib- service members. uted to the Navy's Fleet and Family Services. But, Meg obtained another 100 that were donated by the Cantonment Rotary Club! Churches and other organizations may want to buy more books. If so they can put their labels on the inside cover. The books cost $5.25 each. Meg says, “My contact is: Mike Denkler, Merrill Lynch in Pensacola. His direct line num- ber is 850-434-7020. Churches may feel free to contact him if they would like to purchase more books.” The books are really special. Gulf Breeze Rotary Club Used & New Furniture Over 100 attended the ● ● ● Change of Command dinner at Antiques Home Decor & More! Skopelo's on Tuesday, June 26. New officers included Paul Stanley,President; Dana Morris, President-elect; Gary Tringas, Treasurer; Mark DeNunzio, secretary; Chad Rich, Community Service; Cherry Fitch, International Service; Stephen Pitre, Club Service; Pamela Langham, Vocational Service; Greg Smith, Sergeant at Arms; and Hal George, Immediate Past President. District governor elect, P.C. Wu, was in attendance. Both the new president and the new pres- ident-elect were featured in the next two Rotary meetings. At the July 10th meeting the new president, Paul Stanley, outlined his vision for the future of the club. Highlights includ- ed; A Family Picnic for August and increased emphasis on fund raising; increased recruitment to attain diversity to mirror the community; and greater educa- tion and awareness of the good works of Rotary International and also the Gulf Breeze club’s contributions to international volunteer efforts. On July 17th President-elect Dana Morris reported on the Rotary International Convention which took place in Salt Lake City in June 2007. Morris was overwhelmed by the organization of the interna- tional convention and the num- ber of people it brought togeth- er. He was also impressed by ● ● the friendliness and ease of con- Now Accepting Consignments Free Pick-Up / Delivery Available versation among all the Rotary International Convention par- ticipants. Dana thanked the “Something for Everyone” 850-932-0104 group again for a wonderful and enlightening experience and ● pledged to use the excitement 5307 Gulf Breeze Parkway (1 mile west of Zoo) Gulf Breeze, Florida and experience he gained from the convention.
www.gulfbreezenews.com (850) 932-8986 GULF BREEZE NEWS 6A July 26, 2007 GULF BREEZE NEWS Opinion Gulf Breeze NEWS On the P.O. Box 1414 913 Gulf Breeze Parkway Spot: Harbourtown Unit #35 Gulf Breeze, FL 32562 WHERE WE PUT Office: (850) 932-8986 PEOPLE “ON THE Fax: (850) 932-8794 SPOT” TO ANSWER www.gulfbreezenews.com A QUESTION “ON THE SPOT.” 2007 Florida Press Association By Hannah Bunning Award Winner ■ 2nd Place Religion Writing ■ 1st Place Sports Section ■ 1st Place Individual Graphic What is your favorite movie that you have seen this CO-PUBLISHERS /EDITORS: Lisa Newell summer? Victoria Papajohn
SPORTS EDITOR: Jason Thompson Illegal immigration laws will take time G ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Don’t blame politicians for the slow legal system Franklin Hayes You can interpret the change is also a gift, allowing Senate's recent rejection of the legislators to examine an issue ADVERTISING SALES: immigration reform compro- from all sides, understand its Robyn Philips mise several ways. intricacies, look for unforeseen Pam Randall You might see it as a political and unintended consequences, response to intense anti-immi- build consensus on Capitol OFFICE MANAGER: grant pressure from talk radio Hill, create support in the coun- and a slice of the heartland. You try at large, and educate the Karen Murphy might consider it "an enormous Lee Hamilton American people as to what failure that borders on derelic- they're doing and why. “My favorite movie would GRAPHICS / PRODUCTION: tion of duty," as one Florida ferences, to forge legislation the American people stand on When they can't, our tenden- probably be Live Free, or Die Art Director newspaper editorialized. that serves the national interest, any given issue. cy is either to blame the politi- Hard. I like all the big action.” Nikola Stamenkovich Or you might, as I do, count meets the desires of the The truth is, our opinions are cians, assigning them all sorts Ashley Shelly it an especially convincing American people, and allows often fuzzy - more a gut sense of malign motives, or to blame -Andy Eskridge example of just how difficult it Americans whose views than a finely nuanced argument the system itself. What we for- Gulf Breeze CONTRIBUTORS: can be to cre- diverge sharply to find common - and changeable. Crafting leg- get is that there are genuine, Betty Archer Allen ate sound ground. It's frustrating when it islation that will be accepted by deeply held political differ- T. “Bubba” Bechtol public policy. fails. But let's not pretend that 300 million people, or even a ences that have to be resolved. Bette Boyle As the sub- it's easy. majority of them, is a gargantu- It's hard work, and it demands The issues Congress is being an challenge. This is one reason Pam Brannon ject comes up strong leadership, patience, and asked to confront are extraordi- many members of Congress Chuck Randle at the court- an abundance of good will. house-square narily difficult and they come at would rather put off dealing The road to producing good café or over its members with such great with tough issues, and it is why results can be fraught and diffi- rapidity that the time to consid- it takes extraordinary political Member: cards at the cult, yet I'm reminded of Gerald VFW hall or Hamilton er them carefully seems an leadership to come up with a Ford's comment when he Florida Press Association in conversa- unaffordable luxury. solution that can command a became President after Richard National Newspaper Assn. tion at church, many Americans Sometimes, as with global majority in Congress and sup- Nixon's resignation: "The warming, there's a consensus as Gulf Breeze Area Chamber no doubt are shaking their heads over the fact that, once to the nature of the problem but of Commerce (“2003 Small "For our political leaders, sorting through all again, Congress failed to act no agreement at all - either on Business of the Year”) this is immensely complicated." when it needed to do so. Capitol Hill or in the country at Pensacola Beach Chamber large - on how to proceed. – Lee Hamilton Yet those exchanges them- “I only saw one movie this of Commerce Sometimes, as with health care Director of the Center on Congress at Indiana selves illustrate the problem. summer, Harry Potter and the or immigration, there's not even Pensacola Chamber For some, illegal immigration University Order of the Phoenix, and it agreement on what the problem of Commerce is a scourge that must be dealt was ok.” with harshly; for others, it's a is, only that there is a problem. Navarre Tourist For our political leaders, port from most Americans. fact of life that requires us to Constitution works," he said. -Christine Hay Development Council sorting through all this is It gets even harder when you integrate millions of people into It does. Gulf Breeze Santa Rosa County Chamber our society; for still others, immensely complicated. Some take into account the process We might not always enjoy of Commerce immigration presents an oppor- issues are highly technical and that legislation must pass the troubles that assail us along LETTER POLICY: Gulf Breeze tunity to build an economy for demand detailed study; others through. Our system was its path, but in the end we move News welcomes your opinion. the 21st century. have so many moving parts that designed by its framers to move past the difficulty of the We reserve the right to edit a All these points of view were it's hard to master them in their slowly - to cool passions, to moment, achieve at least a few letter to fit space available. We present in the Senate debate. entirety. And while Washington prevent a rash response, to keep victories, and, refreshed, square do not accept letters containing And you can find equally is filled with entrenched inter- the majority from trampling the our shoulders to face the next a personal attack on any indi- diverse, passionately held est groups that may contribute interests of the minority. challenge. vidual. Letters must be limited beliefs whenever Congress to understanding the fine points Letting it work can be to one per month from an indi- takes up the most pressing of any given issue, they will immensely frustrating, espe- Lee Hamilton is Director of vidual writer. If we receive form inevitably fight hard when their cially when movement bogs letters, we will print only the first issues facing us today: Iraq, the Center on Congress at interests are at stake. down over the specific wording one we receive. Include your health care, energy policy, Indiana University. He was a name, address and daytime global warming. It is Congress' If discerning where the of a measure or a seemingly member of the U.S. House of phone number. job to find a way past those dif- national interest lies is difficult, trivial point. Representatives for 34 years. so is trying to figure out where But the measured pace of CORRECTIONS: Gulf Breeze “I rented Déjà vu last night, News is committed to accuracy and it was really cool.” and wants to hear from you if we Exterminated geese a case of having ‘wrong bird’ need to make a correction or As reported in various out- change may affect our peninsu- clarification. Please email us -Leah Emma lets, the Tiger Point golf course lar state, with its magnificent Gulf Breeze at [email protected] recently had 52 geese removed coral reefs, regal Florida pan- with the subject line Letters to the Editor and exterminated because as thers and gentle manatees, CORRECTION or CLARIFICATION. Or, call the past president of the home- more than any other state. (850) 932-8986 during owners association stated “they that Florida transplant “post- State Climate The future of our state’s fish office hours and ask for had a negative influence on the card” snobbery to stomach. I Change Summit and wildlife depends on a wise news or sports departments. golf”. was raised to respect nature. leadership and a motivated ADVERTISERS: Gulf Breeze If I remember correctly, Fish properly, hunt properly, report positive public. This is a time for all News will not be responsible for Tiger Point is bird sanctuary. respect. It was with great pride and proud Floridians to come quality or discoloration in ads Canadian geese were intro- As a Tiger Point resident, I satisfaction that I attended Gov. together, work hard and set an provided by the advertiser or its duced to FL by FWC in the late find the glib comments of Charlie Crist’s recent Climate example for the rest of the agents. 60’s and the breeding popula- people who are claiming to Change Summit in Miami. world. Gulf Breeze News is published tion had expanded to Santa represent a viewpoint of a As stewards of Florida’s nat- I believe the impact of this weekly on Thursdays for $30 Rosa by the 80’s. neighborhood to be more than ural resources, we at the summit will reverberate per year by Gulf Breeze News So, they were the “wrong I am willing to sit back and Florida Fish and Wildlife throughout the state, the coun- Publishing, Inc. Periodical type of bird”? We only allow accept. Conservation Commission not try and the world. We must postage paid at Gulf Breeze, “certain birds” in our neighbor- Not everyone in Tiger Point only applaud the governor’s resolve that we will rally Florida. USPS # 021819. hood? A bird-gated community efforts, we pledge to join him behind leaders such as Gov. “Pirates of the Caribbean 3. Sorry, no refunds on subscrip- considers killing an animal a all of a sudden? perfectly reasonable way to in his fight to protect our state’s Crist to preserve a rich natural I just get really into the Pirates tions. POSTMASTER: Please movies.” send address changes to A putt over an animal’s life? improve a golf game on the natural wonders. heritage for future generations Gulf Breeze News, P.O. Box Sure, the course is a business 15th hole. The governor has brought of Floridians. Let’s do it. -Arianna Ames 1414, Gulf Breeze, FL 32562. and has to maintain their abili- Michael Canty hundreds of leaders to the table Rodney Barreto Gulf Breeze All content is copyrighted ty to attract business. 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Put pet on Lower Creek Indian Tribe to Open for business meet in New Brockton, Ala. the label There will be a general school. The tribe will also dis- A Dog's Life, a new organic membership meeting of the cuss the Drug Discount Celebrating her business dog treat company based in MaChis Lower Creek Indian Prescription Program, which is debut with Mary Kay, Amy Santa Monica, launches the first Tribe of Alabama on Sunday, accepted at major and small Cayson hosted an official and only dog treat company to August 12. pharmacies all over the United ribbon cutting ceremony showcase its canine customers The general Meeting will States. on its packaging. with friends, family and start at 2 p.m. at the Coffee For additional information, Contestants upload and vote Independent Cadillac Sales County Farm Center please contact Chief James for pictures on A Dog's Life's Director Kristen Marks at Community Room, located at Wright of MaChis Lower online gallery. The winning her home in Gulf Breeze. 1015 East McKinnon Street in Creek Indian Tribe of photos are selected based on Amy is a lifelong resident of New Brockton, Ala. Alabama, Post Office Box 7, their home towns, breeds, and the city and is also a Meeting discussion will New Brockton, Ala., 36351, lifestyles. Popular opinion in teacher at Gulf Breeze include internship programs by phone at the photo gallery is also fac- Elementary School. tored in. for high school students, and 334-894 - 0108, online at A Dog's Life treats are avail- Submitted photo college Students as well as www.machistribe.com able in pet boutiques and online scholarships for high school or [email protected]. at Amazon.com. For additional seniors through graduate information -- including a prod- uct sample - visit www.aDogsLife.net. Or con- PUBLIC Mark Your tact president Todd Thedinga Calendar! directly at [email protected]. Grand Pointe FAITH BRIEFS East Home Aug 11th Upcoming at Center (Soundside Drive at Thursday, and 8 a.m. to noon pm for worship, a baptismal Saturday Highway 98) will hot the on Sunday. Evening house service and great fellowship. 10:00 a.m. GBUMC Leadership Summit on August are Wednesday and Saturday Bring your own picnic and The Gulf Breeze United 9 thru 11. Speakers this year from 5 to 7 p.. Closed plan staying for sunset. If you (850) Methodist Church Wednesday include Bill Hybels, John Fridays. For more informa- would like to follow the Lord Senior (and not so senior!) 434-0377 Ortberg, Colin Powell, and tion call 916-1660. in believers baptism, please Bible Study Group invites President Jimmy Carter. You All programs of the church call the church office at 850- anyone who would like to join can register today at the are open to the public. For 932-8197. 1213 AUTUMN BREEZE CR. them for a 4-week study of Church Office at the Main more information on these or Enclosed Pool, 2,325 S.F. Paul’s letter to the Galatians Campus (932-3594) or the any other activity of the Acolytes needed starting August 1st at 10 a.m. BoylestonAuctions.com Welcome Desk at the church, call 932-3594, 916- Is your child eager to be of & PensacolaMLS.com # 333054 FL AU430/AB3 Led by Ruth Knights, this is Community Life Center (916- 1660, or visit our website at service to the Lord and to his an in-depth study of Paul’s 1660). Summit hours are 9 www.gbumc.org. or her church home? St. Paul letter to the Romans. Then a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and United Methodist Church in meet with the Lunch Bunch at Friday, and 9 a.m. to 12:30 Calvary Chapel Gulf Breeze needs acolytes. Give a loved one a 11 behind the Sanctuary and p.m. Saturday. Serving as an acolyte is an travel to a local area restau- hosts beach The Community Cup Café honor and a joy to them. rant to enjoy fun, food and offers specialty coffees, baptism Whether new to this service gift subscription! fellowship. Dutch treat, so no The next beach baptism is shakes, smoothies, FREE or desiring a “refresher” reservation is needed. For scheduled for Sunday, August wireless internet access at the course, please contact Faith more information, call 932- 5 at Pensacola Beach. Join Call Gulf Breeze News Community Life Center. Ellisor at 850-932-8002 to 3594. Calvary Chapel Gulf Breeze Morning hours are 8:30 – sign your child up for Acolyte The Community Life at Park East beginning at 5 932-88986 10:30 a.m. Monday through Training. at
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Section B GULF BREEZE NEWS July 26, 2007 Bubba Blues dazzle beach throngs releases new book, CD
BY LISA NEWELL Gulf Breeze News [email protected]
I grew up in Texas, and I thought I had had my fill of “bubbas,” so I wasn't very keen on listen- ing to or reading Photo illustration by Ashley Shelly anything by a come- dian named Bubba. For a long time, I knew about Blues cause different Bubba Bechtol, our local celebrity Aeroshell flies vintage T-6 comedian, and sort of dismissed him behavior for beach goers without taking the time to get to know him or his accumulation of work. Texans for Blues’ Airshow What would motivate thou- However, once sands of people to sit in slow- moving traffic backed up all we founded Gulf One year has gone by since my last adven- the way over the three-mile Breeze News, we ture into the blue ‘yonder in an aerbatic vehi- bridge, in temperatures in the had a lot of requests cle. I thouroughly enjoyed my ride last year to carry Bubba's in Fred Cabanas' Pitts Special S2C, and this nineties, search the beach for columns. Finally, I year I was lined up to fly with Aeroshell a place to park, and even walk relented. Aerobatic in one of four AT-6G Texans. a great distance to find a place I began to read Bubba's columns For those not familiar with the T-6, it was to sit on hot sands along with and decided there was a lot more to an advanced training aircraft for North other people, ... unless it’s the Bubba than his good ol’ boy persona. it was diffcult to see anything immediately American and English pilots in World War II. Blue Angels. And they’ve expresses the exhilaration we His columns were funny, and more infront of the airplane. As I prepared myself for the complemen- been doing the air show for feel than “WOW!” That’s often than not said something I wish tary flight Thursday before the airshow, I “We’ve met some of the people that actu- years and years and it never I'd said first. He writes about what ally trained in these airplanes,” Gustafson true of our deep emotions, could no longer ignore the veritable pretzel seems to get old! too. When we’ve had a makes Pensacola Beach unique and he that had recently replaced my lower intestine. said. “The best of the best were put in the rear There is something about hit the mother lode of material with seat of these aireplanes.” tremendously significant I figured it was normal to feel a little appre- aviation that stirs our interest experience, words become Hurricanes Ivan and Dennis. Although hensive about climbing into an aerobatic air- The team, originally created in the early and appreciation, but when he suffered from the brunt of those 1980’s, is comprised of Gustafson at left such handicaps and all we craft piloted by someone you just met five you put six F-18s into the air storms, having lost his house in both, wing, Alan Henley as lead, Mark Henley at want to do is simply sit in minutes ago, so I put my nerves behind me and see the precision flying he continues to find the humor in right wing and Gene McNeely flying slot. silence and let the remem- and got comfortable in the back seat of an air- that occurs, there is nothing every situation. Sometimes, the best The Henely’s are twin brothers and a majori- brance surge though our plane that was built before my father’s birth. better that can be said that thing anyone can do is laugh about Surprisingly, our cruise was very smooth ty of the team lives in Alabama. Gustafson is minds and thoughts. something, because it helps to ease the and enjoyable, thanks in part to the formation from Louisiana. pain. The Aeroshell team performs in about 25 pilots’ knowledge of their machines. ISLANDER OF THE WEEK: Bubba also writes some serious Left winger Steve Gustafson said the pilots airshows every year and I look forward to the columns. I'll be honest that I don't are in charge of all routine maintenance for next time they will be at Pensacola Beach. agree with everything he as to say their more than 60-year-old aircrafts. Debbie Campanella about politics and immigration, but I “The one reason there are so many T-6’s enjoy his columns about life in our around is because they’re not very tempera- By Tona DeMers local area. He frequently writes about mental,” Gustafson said. “They are very good Name: Debbie Campanella his loves, wife Tarsha (nicknamed airshow planes. They’re big, people can see 'Lishous), his “watchdog” Rolex and How long have you been on the beach? 38 years them and they’re loud. They put out a lot of What do you do? Taught at the beach since 1989, grades recently about his mother, who passed smoke. We keep the formation in nice and away last month. 3,4,5, currenly 2nd grade tight. While we’re fying the show, you can What's your favorite hangout? My dock A local politician told me that he see us in the cockpits.” served with Bubba in one of the local Pet peeve? I detest litter bugs The Aeroshell team specializes in forma- Do you have a goal for the beach? I would like to see Jaycees groups, and that Bubba could tion aerobatics between surface level and bring the crowd to its knees with his Pensacola Beach as a harmonious community approximately 3,000 feet. Do you have a family? I have 2 children; Lauren 24, passionate orations. Or, he could have From the rear seat, where it was said the them down on the floor laughing at his nanny, photographer, and professional student; Gregory 23, most talented pilots tried to keep trainees Escambia County fireman, plus 2 yellow labs-Peaches and humor. from crashing the staunch T-6’s into the earth, The Aeroshell Aerobatic Team Bubba once told me he was lucky Margeaux enough to find a way to earn a living from doing the Bubba “schtick.” Few people know what a commitment it takes to prepare material, travel to hundreds of venues, be on time and keep the audience wanting more. It takes a lot more than cracking jokes, like so many others who think they have what it takes to be a success. He's committed to performing a clean show, and he left a gig in Las Vegas because he invited families to attend before learning that the rest of the per- formers didn't share his values. I recently got a promotional copy of Bubba's newest CD and slid it into the player on my car while my 11-year-old son and I were riding around. We were both laughing, which may say some- thing about my level of humor, but also speaks to the fact that he appeals South Harbour with boat slip!!! MLS# 326969 to people over a broad age range. I 751 Pensacola Beach Blvd. # 11-D ~ Fabulous location in the heart of also enjoyed his previous CD, which Pensacola Beach! Right across from Portofino Boardwalk and core area helped solidify Bubba as one of my favorite comedians. His comedy ranks activities. Enjoy water sports and cruising from one of only 24 pier slips. among the funniest I've ever heard. Updated interior with tile, crown molding, plantation furnishings. Bubba makes jokes about his ● 2 Bedrooms / 2 Baths ● 1,100 Approx. Sq. Ft. ● $475,000 weight, his hair loss, his traveling schedule and much more. Nothing is sacred. He jokes about fat people, igmos (ignorant morons) and people from “up nawth,” among others. Now, Bubba moves into the world ● of published authors with his new Cell: 850-418-1111 / 850-418-1112 FlaCoastalHomes.com book, “Who's your Bubba?” Look for a link on the Gulf Breeze News web- site, or come to the book signing party Saturday, Aug. 4 at Flounder’s.
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LOCAL TV LISTINGS FOR YOUR HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER Thursday Evening MOVIES July 26, 2007 Thursday Saturday Tuesday 7 pm 7:30 8 pm 8:30 9 pm 9:30 10 pm 10:30 8 p.m. on CBS 7 p.m. on TBS 8 p.m. on ABC Ugly Betty “Brothers” Grey’s Anatomy (:01) Men in Trees News (N) (:35) Shanghai Knights: If you saw “Shanghai Shaq’s Big Challenge: When this show be- ABC (CC) (CC) (CC) News (N) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Now here’s Noon,” you’ll know what you’re getting into with Big Brother 8 (Live) CSI: Crime Scene Shark “In the Grasp” News (N) Late a clever strategy: Ask your prime suspect to help you gan, 13-year-old Kevin weighed 230 pounds and CBS this 2003 sequel — but Jackie Chan and Owen (CC) Investigation (CC) Show catch the guy who did it. Eventually, he’s going to slip could do six push-ups — and that was more than Wilson remain such an agreeable starring duo, the other five obese middle-school kids featured on Commu- Ripple Antiques Roadshow The Secret World of Nova “Nova science- up and confess. That’s Grissom’s (William Petersen) PBS nity Effect “Portland” (CC) Haute Couture NOW” (N) the result is just as much fun. After his father’s the show could do. Then NBA star Shaquille O’Neal Don’t Forget the Lyr- So You Think You News (N) Every- Every- tactic in “Burn Out,” as he asks a known sex offender murder in late-19th-century China, Chon Wang arrived with a team of experts to help give these FOX ics! (N) (CC) Can Dance (CC) Raymond Raymond to help him catch whoever abducted two boys. But like (Chan) retrieves his comrade Roy (Wilson) and kids a diet and lifestyle makeover. In the finale, we’ll My Name 30 Rock The Office Scrubs ER “Heart of the Mat- News (N) Tonight most of the CSI team’s cases, this one has lots of un- takes him to England, where they try to stop the see their results — and those of Shaq’s efforts to NBC Is Earl (CC) (CC) (CC) ter” (CC) Show expected twists and turns — which is why we watch. killer’s (Aidan Gillen) larger scheme — to assas- change school policies and state laws that contrib- A&E CSI: Miami (CC) The First 48 (N) Dallas SWAT (N) Michael Johnsn sinate the entire royal family. ute to the youth obesity epidemic. ABCFAM (6:00) Uptown Girls Uptown Girls (2003) Brittany Murphy. The 700 Club (CC) Friday Monday COM Daily Colbert Chap S. Park S. Park Mencia Daily Colbert 7 p.m. on CBS Wednesday DISN Zenon: The Zequel (2001) (CC) So Raven Life De Suite Life Montana 8 p.m. on HBO 8 p.m. on ABC E! Talent Comm Simple Simple Girls Girls E! News Chelsea Ghost Whisperer: Melinda (Jennifer Love Hewitt) Big Love: And on the seventh day ... Bill American Inventor: Some were cool, some ESPN Ult. NASCAR Ult. NASCAR Baseball Tonight SportsCenter (CC) is away, and Jim (David Conrad) is going buggy ... rested. That’s the plan, anyway. A worn-out Bill were just plain silly, and some made judges and HBO The Devil Wears Prada (2006) John-Cincin. Hot! Hot! Hot! literally, in part. First, the house is overrun by beetles (Bill Paxton) wants a night to himself every seven Reba Pretty Woman (1990) Richard Gere. (CC) Side Order of Life viewers scratch their heads. Tonight, one of the re- LIFE while he’s playing cards with the guys. Then he starts days. Barb (Jeanne Tripplehorn), who’s getting MAX (6:45) Walk the Line (2005) Miami Vice (2006) Colin Farrell. maining aspiring Edisons is crowned the next great dreaming about a beautiful woman holding a cat and less quality time with him since the new wives MTV True Life Celibacy. 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Friday Evening MOVIES July 27, 2007 Saturday Evening MOVIES July 28, 2007 Sunday Evening MOVIES July 29, 2007 7 pm 7:30 8 pm 8:30 9 pm 9:30 10 pm 10:30 7 pm 7:30 8 pm 8:30 9 pm 9:30 10 pm 10:30 7 pm 7:30 8 pm 8:30 9 pm 9:30 10 pm 10:30 Set for Life (N) (CC) Greek “The Rusty 20/20 (CC) News (N) (:35) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engage- America’s Funniest News (N) (:35) Cold Extreme Makeover: Desperate House- (:01) Brothers & News (N) The Law ABC Nail” (CC) News (N) ABC ment (2004) Anne Hathaway. 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(CC) COM Daily Colbert Chap Chap Demetri Martin Presents Presents COM Scrubs Scrubs Legally Blonde (2001, Comedy) (CC) Scary Movie 3 COM (6:00) Money Talks Ron White: Fix Mencia Body S. Park Lil’ Bush DISN The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl So Raven Life De Suite Life Montana DISN Suite Life Life De Kim Replace So Raven Life De Suite Life Montana DISN Montana Cory Beethoven’s 4th (2001) (CC) Suite Life Montana E! Pink: Story Celebrity Weddings The Soup Comm E! News Chelsea E! Office Space (1999) Ron Livingston. Saturday Night Live The Soup Comm E! Wedding Do’s Celebrity Weddings Simple Sunset Girls Girls ESPN ESPN Ultimate NASCAR The families. (N) Baseball Tonight SportsCenter (CC) ESPN SportsCtr Bronx-Burning Baseball Tonight (Live) SportsCenter (CC) ESPN MLB Baseball Detroit Tigers at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. SportsCenter (CC) HBO (6:30) Fantastic Four Bourne Entou Entou Con Cincin HBO Inside Man (2006) Premiere. Boxing: Baldomir vs. Forrest HBO Big Love (CC) John-Cincin. Entou Con Little Miss Sunshine LIFE Reba Reba Cheater’s Club (2006, Drama) (CC) Housewives LIFE (6:00) Don’t Cry Now Speak (2004) Kristen Stewart. (CC) Army Wives (CC) LIFE Side Order of Life State of Mind (N) Army Wives (N) Grey’s Anatomy MAX Beerfest (2006) Jay Chandrasekhar. X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) MAX (:15) Just My Luck (2006) (CC) Jet Li’s Fearless (2006) Sin City MAX The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) The Shining (1980, Horror) (CC) MTV Next Top Model Not Another Teen Movie (2001) Not Teen Mv MTV Next Next Sweet 16 Sweet 16 Sweet 16 Hello True Life Celibacy. MTV Expan. Cribs Expan. Cribs Trick Out Pimp Pimp Pimp SPIKE CSI: Crime Scn Clear and Present Danger (1994) Harrison Ford. SPIKE Die Another Day (2002) Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry. 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GULF BREEZE NEWS (850) 932-8986 www.gulfbreezenews.com GULF BREEZE NEWS July 26, 2007 3B Fun & Games Gulf Breeze NEWS Farmers’ Opry favorite to perform at ‘Evenings’ Get ready for some line All tickets are $12 and can dancing at the next Evenings in be purchased at the Ashmore Olde Seville Square concert in PLAN YOUR SUMMER Fine Arts Auditorium box historic downtown Pensacola. office, Building 8, Pensacola The Sawmill Band will bring campus, 1000 College Blvd. songs of love and everyday offering you the chance to give 21 will host a silent auction and The superhero musical runs matters to Evenings in Olde the gift of life by donating prize raffles to benefit Santa 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Seville Square from 7–9:15 blood. Rosa Kids House on Saturday, July 27-28 and Aug. 3-4, and p.m. today. July 28, at the Chumuckla 2:30 p.m. Sunday, July 29 and Direct from the Opry, that’s Bear Mobile visits Farmer's Opry, located at 8897 Aug. 5, at the Ashmore audito- the Farmers’ Opry in Ft. Walton Beach Byron Campbell Road in the rium. Chumuckla, The Sawmill Band The City of Fort Walton Chumuckla community. The In the production directed by is one of Northwest Florida’s Beach Heritage Park & event begins with a southern Rodney Whatley, Superman premier country bands. Their Cultural Center is set to host cuisine dinner served from jumps off the pages strength is a well-blended mix- the Bearheart Native Paths 4:30-7 p.m, followed by a of a comic book to sing, ture of singers and musicians Museum on Saturday, July 28 show featuring Sawmill Band. dance and fly his way on to the focused on providing fun for from noon to 2 PM. The Cost is $18.50 for dinner and stage. With a tongue-in-cheek the whole family. Each mem- Bearheart Native Paths show or $8.00 for show only. script by Robert Benton and ber has their roots in various Museum, or “Bear Mobile,” is Guests must be present to win David Newman (who went on The Sawmill Band will perform at “Evenings in Olde Seville” forms of modern and tradition- a traveling museum of prize raffles, which will be to write "Bonnie and Clyde" tonight and a fundraising event for Santa Rosa KIds House al country, and they also incor- Southeastern Muscogee Creek drawn throughout the show, but and the blockbuster July 28. The band regularly performs at the Farmers’ Opry in porate vocal harmonies into history and culture. The exhib- attendance is not required to "Superman" film) and a much- Chumuckla. gospel music with live country it is free and open to the public. win silent auction items, for lauded score by Bye Bye The Department of passports are on sale for $7.95 flair. The mobile museum is a which bids open at 4:30 p.m. Birdie's Charles Strouse and Environmental Protection’s each. Visitors can buy a pass- At the next Evenings in Olde project of the Perdido Bay and close about 15 minutes Lee Adams, the musical pokes (DEP) Florida Park Service has port at the ranger station of a Seville Square on Thursday, Tribe, a state and locally recog- prior to the show's end. fun at the American superhero released its State Park Passport Florida state park or on the web Aug. 2, Holly Shelton will join nized tribe of Creek Indians. Santa Rosa Kids House is whose unwavering morality, allowing visitors to document at www.FloridaStateParks.org Don Snowden’s Big Band All The hosting of the “Bear an organization aimed to lessen fidelity and loyalty have made their state park visits by col- or by calling 352-628-5343. Stars for some great music Mobile” is part of Heritage the trauma and encourage pre- him a celebrated hero and lecting stamps in the full color For more information, visit from the swing era to modern Park’s current Campaign for vention of abuse for children favorite through the decades. booklet. The Florida State Park www.FloridaStateParks.org. day. Culture, a public awareness and their families. For more information, call When attending concerts, program to increase communi- For more information on 484-1847. bring a lawn chair or a blanket ty participation in the muse- Kids House, contact Hank OPEN DAILY for seating. Also, bring your ums’ programming and visita- Shirah at 850-995-8795 or visit 12:00 pm appetite. Located on Alcaniz tion. www.santarosakidshouse.org. (850) 934-3332 Street, concession stands offer Heritage Park & Cultural For more auction informa- GULF Gulf Breeze, Hwy. 98 sandwiches, wraps, hot dogs, Center is located at 139 tion or to donate a prize, con- BREEZE CINEMA 4 3.7 miles east of Pens. Beach Exit sausage, snacks and the tact Morgan at 850-516-0346. Miracle Strip Parkway SE. For YOUR ART HOUSE BY THE BEACH NOW SHOWING “Evening’s” famous freshly th nd further information please con- Superman Musical RELAX...REFRESH...RETURN Friday July 27 through Thursday August 2 popped popcorn as well as tact Museum Director Laura th nd Friday July 27 -Thursday August 2 ● Hairspray: PG ...... 1:05 4:05 7:05 9:40 frozen desserts, soft drinks and Bessinger-Morse at 833-9595. at PJC Evening ● I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry: PG-13 1:25 3:55 7:20 9:45 bottled water. Come enjoy a piece of musi- (PG13) Daily at 1:00 4:00 7:00 ------● Harry Potter and the Order Sicko The Northwest Florida Sawmill Band to cal theater history at Pensacola of the Phoenix: PG13 ...... 12:30 3:30 6:30 9:30 (PG13) Daily at 1:00 4:00 7:00 Bloodmobile will also be pre- Junior College. "It's a Bird, It's ------● Transformers: PG13 ...... 12:30 3:30 6:30 9:30 host Santa Rosa You Kill Me sent from 5–9 p.m. at every a Plane, It's Superman" is the (R) Daily at 1:00 4:00 7:00 ● No Reservations: PG ...... 1:00 4:00 7:00 9:35 ------● concert on the corner of Kids House charity 2007 Summer High School La Vie En Rose Ratatouille: G ...... 1:20 4:10 6:50 9:25 Alcaniz and Zaragoza Streets Leadership Santa Rosa Class (PG13) 4:00 7:00 only ● Live Free or Die Hard: PG13 ...... 1:00 3:50 6:45 9:30 Onstage Workshop show. ------The Golden Door ● The Simpsons Movie: PG13 ...... 12:45 3:00 5:20 7:30 9:50 (PG13) 1:00 only www.gulfbreezecinema4.com FREE SUMMER KID SHOWS! 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GULF BREEZE NEWS (850) 932-8986 www.gulfbreezenews.com 4B July 26, 2007 GULF BREEZE NEWS Health Gulf Breeze NEWS Help homeless beat the heat During the hot summer among those on the streets.” grocery stores that can be is useful for those wanting to weather, everyone is trying to With temperatures likely to be turned in for food. shower and clean-up. These beat the heat. But homeless extreme, Gray says that giving I Sunscreen and umbrellas types of clothing items as well people are among the very few bottled water to those in need is can be given to protect against as new underwear and socks who are unwelcome in the cool both thoughtful and necessary the sun. are always in demand at the comfort of malls, libraries and because it could prevent dehy- I Food is often in short mission. other public facilities. dration and possible illness. supply at homeless shelters this I Toiletry articles for the One place of refuge from the Gray offers the following time of year, especially fresh homeless are always in high oppressive heat is the suggestions to effectively help fruits and vegetables, canned demand and short supply. Waterfront Rescue Mission. “If those in need during the hot juices and meats. Make a dona- Travel-size personal items can Waterfront Rescue Mission representatives say electric fans you have a place to cool off, weather: tion of these most needed be given out or donated to are needed to help less fortunate families beat the heat. summer is great,” says Leo I Don’t give money hand- items. make hygiene kits for the mis- Gray, Executive Director of outs. Cash can be used to pur- I Electric fans are needed sion. Waterfront Rescue Mission. chase alcohol or drugs that may for families that do not have To find out more about the “But for those forced to live prevent the person’s ability to air-conditioning in their homes. mission, or how you or your FREE BOX OF STEAKS* among the elements, the hot sense the harmful effects of You may donate your unused organization can help the When we replace your windshield weather can be fatal. We pro- exposure to heat and the sun. fans to the Waterfront Rescue homeless survive during the vide a place out of the sun and Instead, purchase food items Mission’s Community Care summer heat, contact the Factory Quality Auto Glass Replacements keep plenty of liquids available yourself, refer the person to an Centers. These centers give to Waterfront Rescue Mission at * Some Restrictions for people in need. And we agency that can provide food, families or individuals who are 850-438-4027 or visit and Windshield Repair may apply. encourage our staff to look for shelter and other assistance, or in need of household goods. www.waterfrontmission.org. Open Mon-Fri signs of heat related illnesses give coupons to restaurants or I Light and loose clothing (850) 932-9566 Free Estimates Gulf Breeze Give blood for a chance at a new car (850) 939-1677 The Northwest Florida Laboratory and Navarre Blood Center Foundation grate- Donor Facility, 2209 fully accepted the keys to a North Ninth Avenue ● Free Mobile 2007 KIA Optima from KIA Center or at blood- Service Autosport of Pensacola for the mobile blood drives ● “Drive For Life, Help Put the in Escambia and Lifetime Warranty Brakes on Blood Shortages” Santa Rosa counties Blood Drive. The blood drive and other special event will run from through blood drives. A total January 4, 2008. Blood Donors, of sixty finalists will in accordance with the eligibil- be selected at the end Visit us online: www.lloydsglass.com ity rules, may register to win of the blood drive the 2007 KIA Optima. period and notified. A special Kick-Off Drive for The Grand Prize KIA Life Blood Drive will be held Optima winner and on Saturday, July 7 at KIA second and third GULF BREEZE AEROBICS & FITNESS Autosport of Pensacola located place winners will be at 6637 Pensacola Boulevard announced on G Talk to us About G from 11am to 3pm. WXBM Wednesday, January G T.E.A.C.H. will provide a live remote 9, 2008. Rules of eli- T rain with resistance. broadcast of the event while gibility will be post- E at optimally. Flamingo Subs will provide ed on the Northwest B A erobics activity. B food. The 2007 KIA Optima Florida Blood Center “Drive For Life, Help Put the Brakes on Blood Shortages” is a blood drive C hange unhealthy behavior. will be showcased at the Kick- websitesponsored by The Northwest Florida Blood Center Foundation that H ydraytion. Off Drive. www.nfbcblood.org offers donors a chance to win a brand new KIA Optima. 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HEALTH BRIEFS Clearly serving... south Santa Rosa County for nearly a decade! Holy Trinity hosts Sunscreen will continue Professor of Medicine at the Health Fair Give sunscreen to through Labor Day. Current Myeloma Institute for local sponsors include Studer Research and Therapy in The Holy Trinity Health Fair troops in Iraq Monica Green, a local inde- Group, Jeweler’s Trade Shop Arkansas. Dr. Hollmig will will Friday, July 27 from 9a.m. pendent sales director with and Total Employee Leasing. provide to noon at Holy Trinity Church Mary Kay Cosmetics is partic- For more information con- hematology located at 609 North Alcaniz ipating in a summer-long pro- tact Green at 850-478-1566 and oncology and Jackson in Pensacola. The ject called OPERATION: services at fair will include free heart risk Sunscreen. The goal of this Hope Medical Hope Medical assessments, blood pressure project is to purchase sun- announces new Group’s screen and skin protection physician offices on screenings, diabetes screenings, products for troops deployed This month, Hope Medical North “E” blood glucose screenings and in the Middle East. Group further positioned the Street and 9th information about respiratory OPERATION: Sunscreen is practice as a leader in the Avenue. New Hollmig ■ Carl Spear, Jr., O.D. care, dental health, cancer and an effort to give back to those hematology and oncology field patients and ■ drug and alcohol Abuse. families and protect the troops with the addition of Dr. Klaus referrals are welcome. Dustin Grubbs,O.D. The fair will also feature free who work so hard to protect Hollmig. Dr. Hollmig joins the Hope Medical Group is a ■ Neil Hook, O.D. immunizations for children with us. Green is looking for indi- team with a unique expertise in patient-centered comprehen- viduals and businesses who are the area of Multiple Myeloma sive hematology and oncology current shot records. willing to donate funds and and Bone Marrow Transplant. practice with a total of 5 loca- (850) 939-3459 For more information, call partner with her in this worthy Hollmig now holds a posi- tions in Pensacola, Gulf 850-433-0420 project. OPERATION: tion as adjunct assistant Breeze, and Foley, Ala. 8158 NAVARRE PARKWAY
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Section C YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER July 26, 2007 Sports Briefs Tiger Point 8’s take third at state
Quarterback Club BY JASON THOMPSON selling stadium Gulf Breeze News seats to parents [email protected] Parents of GBHS football The Tiger Point 8-under All players and cheerleaders can Stars lost to Pinellas Park 19-17 now purchase the best seats in in the semifinals of the Dizzy the house for the five Friday Dean State Tournament July 17 night home games. at Seminole. The Tigers took Season seats are $50 without third in the 12-team tournament. a gate pass and $80 with a gate Pinellas Park led 9-2 after an pass. Please email inning and a half before Tiger [email protected] for Point scored two in the second payment information. Seat and seven in the third to take an sales will be available to all 11-9 lead. Pinellas put up five Dolphin fans beginning July 27. runs in the fourth to take the Proceeds support the lead for good. football and cheerleading Tiger Point got to Look for programs at GBHS. within a run in both more the fourth and fifth Tiger GBHS Wrestling innings, but Point Camp August 2-3 couldn’t push the photos Former U.S. Olympic tying run across. on Wrestling Coach Rob Herman They left five Page 3C will be the featured guest for the runners on in the game. 2007 Dolphin Wrestling Camp Jack Martin went 4-for-4 and August 2-3 from 9 a.m.-12:30 scored four times, while Stephen p.m. in the Multi Purpose Room. Huggins went 3-for-4 and scored Cost for the camp is $50 per three times. Bryan Richards and person. For more information, James Parsons both had two hits. call Matt Alt at 554-5974. Tiger Point 8, Wildwood 7 Martin’s sac fly with no one GBSAvolleyball out in the sixth inning scored Huggins as Tiger Point rallied registration from a 7-4 deficit with two in through August 17 the fifth and two in the sixth to Registration for the 2007 win July 16. GBSA volleyball season is Huggins went 4-for-4 and going on now through August scored twice in the win, while Photo courtesy of Marilee Martin 17 at the Rec Center. Martin went 3-for-4 with an Third in the state Girls in grade five through RBI. Parsons hit a two-run The Tiger Point 8-under All Stars took home third place at the Dizzy Dean State Tournament last week in Seminole. They are eight are eligible. For more homer in the fifth, scoring (front row, from left): Stephen Huggins, Dusty Rogers, Jack Martin, Nico Ynostrosa, Brian Richards and Konner Flynn. Middle information, call the Rec Martin. Trevor Robinson had row (from left): Andrew Dorsey, R.J. Philips, Hayden Essary, Trevor Robinson, James Parsons and Nicholas Myers. Back row Center at 934-5140. two hits and scored once. (from left): Coaches Jamie Phillips, Dave Price, Ken Robinson (head coach) and Jeff Parsons.
Tides GBSA9-year-olds take second Pensacola Bay Entrance July 26-Aug. 1 at USSSAWorld Series Th 26 High 7:04 AM, Low 7:37 PM BY JASON THOMPSON F 27 High 8:01 AM, Low 8:23 PM Gulf Breeze News Sa 28 High 8:51 AM, Low 9:00 PM [email protected] Su 29 High 9:35 AM, Low 9:30 PM M 30 High 10:18 AM, Low 9:54 PM The Gulf Breeze U9 All Stars Tu 31 High 11:03 AM, Low 10:10 PM prepped for this weekend’s W 1 High 11:55 AM, Low 10:12 PM Dizzy Dean World Series by placing second out of 20 teams Navarre Beach at the USSSA AA World Series July 26-Aug. 1 Saturday in Pace. Th 26 High 6:20 AM, Low 5:45 PM “This was probably the F 27 High 7:17 AM, Low 6:31 PM Wave’s finest accomplishment Sa 28 High 8:07 AM, Low 7:08 PM to date, finishing second in a Su 29 High 8:51 AM, Low 7:38 PM field of 20 select travel teams M 30 High 9:34 AM, Low 8:02 PM from all over the United States,” Tu 31 High 10:19 AM, Low 8:18 PM manager Jeff Gill said. W 1 High 11:11 AM, Low 8:20 PM The Wave lost its first two games in pool play before Milton, Blackwater River winning its next five to advance July 26-Aug. 1 to the semifinals. The Texas Th 26 High 10:07 AM, Low 9:58 PM Bruisers dropped the Wave into Jason Thompson/Gulf Breeze News F 27 High 11:04 AM, Low 10:44 PM the losers bracket, but after a Celebration time again? Sa 28 High 11:54 AM, Low 11:21 PM win, advanced to the final Rick Wirth celebrates with son Spencer after the GBSA U6 Su 29 High 12:38 PM, Low 11:51 PM Photo courtesy of Kristin Amberson against the same Bruisers, who All Stars won the state title recently at Shoreline Park. The M 30 High 1:21 AM Matthew deMahy takes a swing during last weekend’s beat the Wave again 17-2. U6s won their first three games at the World Series this past Tu 31 Low 12:15 PM, High 2:06 PM USSSA World Series in Pace. See GBSA 9s, Page 4C 6 weekend in McDonough, Ga. W 1 Low 12:31 AM, High 2:58 PM Hicks, McCormick win golf tournaments GBSA6-year-olds Sarah Hicks of Gulf Breeze the green and with a smooth wins the girls overall title in the chip shot she left herself a 12 go 3-0 in pool play 28th Annual Marvin Debolt inch putt for her birdie. Daily News Junior Classic, Garcia missed her 15-foot played at the Pines course in birdie putt, leaving Sarah with at World Series Fort Walton July 12-13. the girls overall title. Sarah was Joseph McPhetridge, Jake The 14-year-old shot a 74 on very pleased with the overall BY JASON THOMPSON Weldon, Spencer Wirth, Tyler the first day to lead the 12 - 14 title but it was also the first time Gulf Breeze News Dittmer and Jonathon Ueberschaer yr age group by 14 strokes. On she shot under par which made [email protected] all scored twice. Weldon tripled in the 2nd day final round she shot the title even more sweet. The GBSA U6 All Stars got the win, while Wirth and a 2 under par 70 for a total of Defending champion Kristen off to a strong start at the Dizzy McPhetridge hit doubles. 144 for the two day tournament. Dorsey a senior at Gulf Breeze Dean World Series in GBSA 22, The Gulf Breeze High School HS shot a two day total of 147 McDonough, Ga., winning all Locust Grove, Ga. 2 freshman to be won her age coming in second in the 16-18 three of its pool play games Chambers doubled, tripled division by 34 strokes and tied age division. Friday and Saturday. and scored four times, while the girls 16-18 yr age division Jake Bradley of Pace shot a Gulf Breeze 21, Tyler Gore doubled twice and winner Niceville’s Ana Garcia 140 to win the boys overall win. Hobgood, Ga. 12 scored once to lead Gulf Breeze for a sudden death play off for The tournament was held to Chance Napier, Steele past Locust Grove. the girls overall winning title. sponsor The Boys and Girls Chambers and Carter Sheppard Napier, Dittmer and Starting on #17 a par 5, Sarah Clubs of the Emerald Coast. all hit inside the park home runs Ueberschaer all had a double won the coin toss and she chose Panhandle Junior to help Gulf Breeze win its and scored three times, while Golf Tour to tee off first with a huge drive opener with Hobgood. Sheppard doubled and scored GBHS senior Grant hugging the corner on the left Chambers missed hitting for twice. Weldon and McPhetridge McCormick shot a 76 on his side landing perfectly in the fair Courtesy Photo the cycle by a single, hitting a also scored twice in the win. way leaving a short iron shot to home course to win the Grant McCormick (left) won the recent Panhandle Junior Golf triple, a double, and scoring GBSA 23, Acworth, Ga. 22 the green and landing her sec- Panhandle Junior Golf Tour’s Tour event at Tiger Point. He beat Logan Goodson (right) by three times. Napier and Cayson McCurdy’s single in ond shot pin high just right of See Golf, Page 2C 6 one stroke. Sheppard both scored twice. See GB 6s, Page 2C 6
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