40 YEARS of MINISTRY Son of Local Celebration Couple Killed Sunday for in Idaho
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A W A R D ● W I N N I What a ride! N LifeFlight cele- G brates 30 years of caring. page3A 50¢ YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER May 31, 2007 40 YEARS OF MINISTRY Son of local Celebration couple killed Sunday for in Idaho New Restroom and shootout Public Safety facility Msgr. Hunt on Pensacola Beach. page1B The adult son of two long-time Gulf Breeze St. Ann Catholic Parish and Our residents was killed in the line of duty in Lady of Assumption Mission will cele- Moscow, Idaho on Saturday, May 19. brate Msgr. Luke Hunt’s 40 years of PAGE According to preliminary reports, Moscow ministry on June 3 with an open house 1B Police Officer Lee Newbill, 48, was shot and following Mass at 11 a.m. at St. Ann. killed during a violent rampage by alleged “Msgr. Hunt has served the people gunman Jason Hamilton. The shooting spree of God well. It has been said that the claimed the lives of two others, injured a ■ Officials open Church of Pensacola-Tallahassee Latah County Sheriff’s Deputy and an would not be where it is today if it restroom unnamed civilian before the suspect shot and weren’t for the Irish clergy and Msgr. building killed himself, police said. Hunt is tops as an Irishman and priest, Newbill is the son of Merrill Stewart ‘Bud’ “Carlisle Semmes, archivist for the ■ Clarion plans and Mary Newton Newbill. Lee Newbill did Diocese of Pensacola Tallahassee, said. still on table not live in Gulf Breeze, but his parents have Semmes said Msgr. Hunt has minis- lived on Grand Canal Drive in Villa Venyce tered ■ Bubba’s for close to 30 years. Newbill is the brother of ■ under six bishops Gulf Breeze residents Judy Burns and Dixie Beach 1967-68 Archbishop Toolen Reyes. Familiy members were not immediate- (Mobile), ly available for comment and were attending 1968-75 Bishop Tanner (Saint remembrance ceremonies in the gemstate. Augustine, Funeral services for the slain officer were 1975-83 Bishop Gracida (founding held at the University of Idaho Kibbie Dome bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee), WEEKEND in Moscow, Idaho on Friday, May 25. 1983-90 Bishop Symons, According to local news reports emanating Weather 1991-96 Bishop Smith, from the Idaho community of about 20,000 1997- present Bishop Ricard; THURSDAY 5/31 people, Newbill was the first Moscow police ■ in almost every position in the officer ever killed in the line of duty. Scatt. T-Storms Diocese such as Master of Ceremonies, O It is believed that Hamilton shot and killed high 83 Member or Chairperson of many his wife, Crystal, at their home before travel- O Commissions, Consultor, Vicar for low 71 ing to the courthouse district that night. Parish Renewal/Evangelization, Hamilton then opened fire near the Latah Administrative Council, Chancellor, FRIDAY 6/1 County Courthouse. Police reports indicate Finance Committee, Vicar for Iso. T-Storms Hamilton then fired into an emergency dis- Planning/Development, Priests O patch center inside the courthouse, killing high 85 Personnel, Vicar General and Core O Newbill, injuring deputy Brannon Jordon and low 70 Team Planning Process; the civilian before entering nearby First ■ in residence at one parish and as Presbyterian Church were Hamilton allegedly parochial vicar, rector and pastor of killed caretaker Paul Bauer before taking his SATURDAY 6/2 other parishes. Photo illustration by Nick Stamenkovich/Gulf Breeze News own life. “Msgr. Hunt has an amazing ability Msgr. Luke Hunt will celebrate his 40th year in the priesthood on Sunday, Sunny According to the City of Moscow Police O to empower other persons: clergy, reli- June 3 at St. Ann Catholic Church in Gulf Breeze. His tenure has included high 84 service under six bishops, filling almost every position in the diocese. Department website, donations to the Newbill O See HUNT low 69 , Page 2A6 See Idaho, Page 2A6 SUNDAY 6/3 Tax break June 1-12 Sunny high 85O for hurricane items low 71O A sales tax holiday begins portable, self-powered light tomorrow and lasts through sources - $20 or less; portable June 12 for hurricane prepared- radios, two-way radios and ness items. weather-band radios - $75 or INSIDE “I urge all Floridians to take less; tarps - $50 or less; gas or advantage of the Hurricane diesel fuel containers - $25 or Classifieds 2-3D Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday less; batteries - $30 or less so that every person is prepared (AAA, AA, C and D cell, and 6 Community 3-5A for the possibility of a storm,” and 9 volt batteries); non-elec- Crossword 3B said Governor Crist. The holi- trical food storage coolers - $30 Editorial 6A day is expected to save or less; portable generators - Faith 7A Floridians almost $25 million in $1,000 or less; carbon monox- Fun & Games 3B sales taxes. ide detectors - $75 or less; storm Health 4B Items that will be exempt shutter devices - $200 or less. Island News 1B during the sales tax holiday For more information visit Military Appreciation 4A include flashlights and other www.FloridaDisaster.org. Movies 3B School News 4-7C Sports 1-3C Submitted photo AFSOC Commander, Lt. Gen. Michael Wooley presents Bill Rone, right, with the Air Force City says ‘No feral Talk of the Town 5A SES flag, as he appoints him to Senior Executive Service. TV Listings 2B cats at Wayside Park’ “Mailing Statement is on Editorial Page” Bill Rone appointed to Senior FOUR SECTIONS VOL. 6, NO. 22 Executive Service at Hurlburt MAY 31, 2007 at the ceremony, and stood with Gulf Breeze man becomes Air Rone’s wife, Rita, as she placed Force Special Operations the SES pin on her husband’s lapel. Lt Gen Wooley also pre- Command’s senior civilian sented Rone with an official Air Force SES flag, which will be home! Staff reports the level of Presidential present at all official functions appointees, and includes most Rone attends. Similar to general Gulf Breeze resident William managerial, supervisory and officers in the military, those S. “Bill” Rone was formally policy positions in the executive selected for the SES corps are Wild cats are quickly multiplying at the city’s Wayside park, your appointed to the Senior branch of the federal govern- presented such flags upon pro- and officials are trying to remove them. Executive Service during a ment classified above General motion to the SES ranks. standing-room-only ceremony Schedule (GS) grade 15 or its In his remarks, Wooley BY FRANKLIN HAYES Stephan. The first cat, called held at Hurlburt Field on May equivalent. SES members with- praised Rone for his past and Gulf Breeze News Scratch, was followed by two 16. In accepting this appoint- in the Department of Defense continuing contributions to [email protected] more that emerged from the ment, Rone becomes the Air are considered the equivalent of AFSOC’s world-wide mission, riprap under the three-mile Force Special Operations general officers. Of the 167,000 and cited the excellent financial A gray and white feline bridge and several more from Command’s senior civilian and civilians working for the Air management team Rone has poked its whiskered face out the bushes. Two black cats senior financial leader. Force, there are only 160 mem- assembled over the past 14 from behind what is left of the Stephan called Jose and Lazay Call 932-8986 today Call 932-8986 today The Senior Executive bers of the SES corps – less than years at the AFSOC headquar- Pensacola Bay fishing bridge watched the commotion from a Service (SES) is a corps of fed- a tenth of one per cent. ters at Hurlburt Field. “Bill’s and sauntered over to a fresh safe distance underneath a park eral executives appointed to key AFSOC’s commander, Lt leadership has had a direct bowl of cat food prepared by bench. Altogether, nearly 10 Enjoy your community paper community your Enjoy mailed directly to mailed directly See Cats leadership positions just below Gen Michael Wooley presided See SCAM, Page 2A6 Gulf Breeze resident Kathy , Page 2A6 GULF BREEZE NEWS (850) 932-8986 www.gulfbreezenews.com 2A May 31, 2007 GULF BREEZE NEWS RONE: GB man gets Thursday, May 31 6:30 p.m., Gulf Breeze City Hall, No meetings scheduled 1070 Shoreline as of press time big job The Rone family Drive, Gulf celebrate Bill’s Breeze promotion. They Friday, June 1 Continued from page 1A are, from left, son No meetings scheduled Tuesday, June 5 Will, Bill, wife as of press time Marine impact on the battlefield,” said Rita, daughter Advisory General Wooley. “He orches- Carre and her Saturday, June 2 Committee, 5 trates our entire financial pro- husband Nelson The Santa Rosa County p.m., Com- gram which is crucial to getting Whiting. Democrats' Monthly Yard missioner's Board the best equipment into the Sale at 5746 Stewart St., Room, 6495 Caroline Street, hands of our Air Commandos in Milton, from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. Items for sale include Milton Marilyn F. the fight.” Wooley also cited toys, stuffed animals, Rone’s community volunteer White/Special to the News books, kitchen items, Wednesday, activity, including his tenure glassware, furniture and and chairmanship of the Board career journey to date. He also University of West Florida and is a graduate of the Air War many miscellaneous items. June 6 of Eglin Federal Credit Union, acknowledged the “financial cooperative education student at College and the Industrial Details: 572-6029 or SRC Housing management family” he super- Eglin AFB. His career has College of the Armed Forces in 623-8040. Coalition, 1:30 p.m., as well as his position as 6051 Old Bagdad Treasurer of the Special vises at Hurlburt Field, praising included a number of key lead- Washington, D.C.