The Summation Weekly - February 15, 2023

LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL!

PENSACOLA MARDI GRAS PARADES, PARTIES & BALLS

By Morgan Cole

It’s Mardi Gras season once again, and while New Orleans is typically considered to be the epicenter of this festive pre-Lenten celebration, our neighbors in Mobile were actually the first to host Mardi Gras (aka “Fat Tuesday”) in the United States. The tradition originally dates back to the French settlers who founded Mobile in 1702, a decade and a half before New Orleans existed. Today, Mobile’s Mardi Gras season, the oldest in America, stretches for months, kicking off in November with festive balls, krewe events and more. community saw all the fun being had in Mobile, and decided to host their own Mardi Gras. Now, more than a century later, the Pensacola Mardi Gras Grand Parade serves as one of the largest celebrations along the Gulf Coast, drawing some 6,000 participants and nearly 100,000 spectators each year.

The Pensacola Mardi Gras season officially kicks off on the first Saturday in January with a festive street party hosted along downtown’s historic Palafox Place, complete with a reverse parade and plenty of colorful krewe members. The season runs through Fat Tuesday, with tons of festive celebrations and parades occurring

non-stop throughout the city.

“The energy among Pensacola’s 90 plus Mardi Gras Krewes is higher than ever. That energy is translating into a growing community that is energized and excited for the 2023 Mardi Gras Season,” Pensacola Mardi Gras President Danny Zimmern said. “Balls, parades and special events centered around Mardi Gras have had record attendance so far this year and we can’t wait to celebrate the rest of the 2023 season.”

Unlike many other parades, our local Mardi Gras boasts a more welcoming and familyfriendly environment. While Pensacola Mardi Gras Inc. acts as a central hub and sponsors some of the season’s biggest events, it takes a village to make Mardi Gras happen. Pensacola is home to more than 100 krewes — social groups that form to celebrate the season — that help organize and participate in the annual parades. Pensacola’s Mardi Gras krewes have membership bases ranging from a handful of people to hundreds. A number of local businesses and organizations also support and take part in the Mardi Gras festivities by sponsoring, volunteering or hosting events throughout the season.

So, for those who thought Mardi Gras was something that was only celebrated in

New Orleans, you’re in for a treat because nobody does Mardi Gras quite like we do in Pensacola.

If you’re looking to indulge in some fantastically fun revelry this Mardi Gras, there’s no shortage of options in the Pensacola area. We’ve brought you details on upcoming parades, balls and events happening throughout the Pensacola area to help you get the most out of this year’s Mardi Gras celebration.

PENSACOLA PARADES & EVENTS

Krewe of Lafitte Illuminated Mardi Gras Parade

When: February 17 @ 7:30 pm

Where: Downtown Pensacola

The first parade is the Krewe of Lafitte Illuminated Mardi Gras Parade. This parade is extra special since it is hosted at night which allows the floats to be lit up.

This family-friendly event starts at 7:30 pm and goes on for a few hours. Paradegoers can catch candy, beads, toys, stuffed animals, bouncy balls, local swag and, of course, lots of Moon Pies. For more information, visit pensacolamardigras.com.

Pensacola Grand Mardi

Gras Parade

When: February 18 @ 2 pm

Where: Downtown Pensacola

The Pensacola Grand Mardi Gras parade draws in tens of thousands of people and is one of the biggest parades of the year. This parade has hundreds of floats and tends to last about four hours, so be sure to arrive early to claim your spot. For more parade details, visit pensacolamardigras.com.

Pensacola Beach Krewe of Wrecks Parade

When: February 19 from 2 pm to 11:30 pm

Where: Pensacola Beach

The Krewe of Wrecks Parade serves as the last parade of the season and it’s held on Pensacola Beach. This is a smaller-scale parade that first happened in 1980. The parade starts off at Avenida 10 and Via de Luna, runs west and then disbands at the Gulfside Pavilion in the Casino Beach parking lot. The parade concludes with a series of after-parties where judges will award trophies. Visit pensacolabeachmardigras.com for complete parade details.

Pensacola Mardi Gras Fat

Tuesday Celebration

When: February 21 from 11 am to midnight

Where: Seville Quarter, downtown Pensacola

Pensacola Mardi Gras, local Krewes and Seville Quarter have teamed up to host a special French Quarter Fat

Tuesday Celebration February 21 at Seville Quarter in downtown Pensacola. This Big Easy-style Mardi Gras festival will feature a crawfish boil, Cajun food trucks, king cake and beignets, musical entertainment and dancing.

The event will kick-off at 11 am with The Priscus Celebration, a longtime Pensacola Mardi Gras tradition. The celebration will include a Jazz Royalty Brunch with a special Mardi Gras-themed menu, a bloody mary bar and famous crawfish boil. Local Mardi Gras krewes will transform each of the rooms inside the historic complex into the French Quarter for the day.

At 2 pm, Krewe Royalty and elected officials will be on-hand to join in the festivities as Seville Quarter is taken over and turned into the French Quarter. At 5 pm, Pensacola Mardi Gras krewes will come together for a celebration featuring live entertainment. The coronation of a new King and Queen of Priscus for 2024 will also take place, along with a special Mardi Gras Drag Show and awards ceremony presented by President of Pensacola Mardi Gras, Danny Zimmern. For tickets and more information, visit pensacolamardigras.com. ■

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BY DARIEN HARDY

The fascinating and unique results from Japanese-style wood-fire kilns have been appearing in ceramics articles since the 1980s, and around the year 2000, wood-fired ceramics sparked the interest of many potters in the Gulf Coast. After learning that there were no wood-fire kilns available to the public within a 12-hour radius of the Escambia-Santa Rosa County area, Brenda, Marty and Jason Stokes, co-owners of Holley Hill Pottery in Navarre, along with the original members, formed the Gulf Coast Kiln Walk (GCKW) Society as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 2001.

The society is dedicated to the history, preservation and promotion of the woodfueled ceramic arts, and it strives to build a sense of community through clay related activities—to bring individuals of all ages together to celebrate the ceramic arts heritage and pass it on to future generations. The GCKW brings visitors, beginners, experienced potters and the like through history as they learn how to fire pottery in the society’s two significant kilns, as the name “Kiln Walk” suggests.

In August 2004, Don Reitz, a wellrespected wood-fire artist from Arizona, and his former assistant and now Indiana University Southeast professor, Brian Harper, completed the design and build of a 32-foot anagama-style kiln with the help of volunteers and the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Department. The kiln was fired for the first time in December of 2005.

Anagama kilns have to be loaded from the back to front and, in Japanese tradition, the kiln takes four days to load and can fit more than 800 pottery pieces at a time. Then, six to 12 people must monitor the kiln for 24 hours per day for six days. The kiln must slowly cool for 12 days before it can be reopened.

“It’s a time-consuming process,” Jason Stokes, GCKW Kiln Tech and son of Marty and Brenda Stokes, said. “Every little pot has to be placed exactly how you want it in the kiln because every pot affects the one behind and in front of it. It’s a very delicate and slow dance through the five-day process.”

In 2006, another wood-fire kiln from the 1940s was constructed on the Kiln Walk property. Their historical “Ralph Howard Phillips” Kiln is a working modified “southern groundhog” kiln found in Jay, Florida. After getting permission from the landowners to disassemble the kiln, the society was able to carefully document the kiln and safely move it to the GCKW site. As of today, it is the only kiln of its kind in the state.

To rebuild the kiln, the Stokes family and many society members used new fire brick on the inside and the original red brick inside the firebox and on the exterior of the kiln. These kilns can reach temperatures up to 2,500 °F, so had they continued to use the original brick, it would have slowly melted down to nothing. The project was finished in the spring of 2008 and prepared for its “inaugural” firing in February 2009.

The GCKW Society fires its two kilns once a year in conjunction with the annual WoodStoke Pottery and Kiln Festival, which is held on the second Saturday in February. Nearly 50 potters from all over the southeast United States participate in the month-long activities on the GCKW grounds, such as workshops and educational activities that happen before, during and after the festival. Today, more than one thousand visitors come to partake in the festivities.

Chris Gustin, a world-renowned studio ceramicist, an emeritus professor at the University of Massachusetts and the GCKW’s designated “wood-kiln whisperer,” as the Stokes family deemed him, helped to alter

the anagama kiln. Since then, he has worked closely with the society and is now the WoodStoke Festival’s featured artist for both 2022 and 2023.

Gustin has been surrounded by the ceramic arts his entire life, as his parents managed and co-owned several commercial ceramic factories in Los Angeles. He dropped out of school to work in, and eventually run, one of these factories.

His parents dabbled in collecting ceramics and other handmade wares, so Gustin grew up in a space where ceramics were celebrated. When he was around 20 years old, Gustin left the manufacturing arena and went to the Kansas City Art Institute to study studio ceramics for his undergraduate degree. He then got his graduate degree at Alfred University.

Gustin loved the studio aspect of making pots. He set up his first studio in Guilford, Connecticut, then after five years, left to teach in New York, and then Boston. After being a combination of a teacher and studio artist, Gustin moved to Massachusetts and bought a chicken farm that he renovated into a state of the art studio.

“I got into clay one way and then found another way, and so I started showing and selling my work—and ended up showing in New York—and the career kind of took off,” Gustin said.

Gustin has known about the GCKW for years because of the society’s notable firing workshops. Artists from around the world— Gustin included—have come to lead workshops and use the society’s iconic wood-fire kilns. Gustin was in Bailey, North Carolina for another wood-fired kiln festival where he met Jason Stokes, who invited Gustin to come down to the facility and see the kilns firsthand.

Since getting involved with the society, Gustin has started to help the GCKW develop a space that supports the arts and community, where different constituencies can come and use clay to not only learn about ceramics, but also create their own communities of support.

“From a community point of view, you guys have a diamond in the rough there. I don’t know how many people know about it, but it is a really special place and it is accessible. They [GCKW] do workshops, they do programs, they do these firings and of course they have these plans for a much bigger footprint,” Gustin said.

Brenda Stokes and the other members of the GCKW Society are working to construct a multi-use “Historical Working Center” to provide space for educational workshops and research. There will also be a gallery area to display wood-fired ceramic art and historical artifacts. The center will bring education, artistic expression and art appreciation to one location for potters and visitors alike.

“This center will not only be an introduction to what people can learn at the universities, but it will also be a support center for people like my son [Jason Stokes] that come here and need a place to fire,” said Brenda Stokes. “At the same time, famous artists can come here to mentor the lower-level potters.”

Following-up with their mission, the GCKW strives to educate people about the ceramic history and be a support center for potters everywhere.

“I’ve seen lives change radically for the better by creating communities that people can go to where they feel safe and supported, and the GCKW is one of those places,” Gustin said.

For more information about the Kiln Walk Society, visit gulfcoastkilnwalk.org or find them on Facebook @KilnWalk.

ECAT UNVEILS NEW BUSES, BUILDING UPGRADES DURING “STEP INTO TRANSIT” EVENT

Tickets are now available for “One World, Many Voices,” presented by the Pensacola Children’s Chorus (PCC) on Saturday, March 4, 2023, at First Baptist Church. Audience members will be immersed in a showcase of musical diversity from the Congo, China, France, Canada, Nigeria, and more!

“One World, Many Voices embodies how music brings us all closer together,” says Alex Gartner, PCC’s Artistic & Executive Director. “This concert invites our audience to discover and appreciate the diversity of the world around us and perhaps to realize that when we look close enough, we aren’t so different from one another after all.”

As the name suggests, “One World, Many Voices” will transport the audience around the world featuring music with lively rhythms and instruments from many different cultures. Singers will enliven the stage with nostalgic folksongs, complex contemporary works, and everything in between. And if you were ever curious how chirping crickets bring about peace on earth, you’ll find the answer at One World, Many Voices.

“Music is one of life’s greatest connectors,” says Gartner. “With this concert, and in all our programs, we seek to use music to build lasting friendships, cultivate common values, and contribute to a better society. This is especially apparent in One World, Many Voices, where the power and vulnerability 200+ young voices will wrap our audience in beautiful, inspiring sound.”

With songs in Chinese, Arabic, Latin, Hebrew French, Kiluba (a language spoken by the Bantu people of central Africa), and

even English, PCC’s singers will tell beautiful and exciting stories through song, amuse you with clever poems, and leave you humming a dulcet melody. Audiences are sure to leave both entertained and uplifted!

One World, Many Voices will be held at First Baptist Church (500 N. Palafox). Tickets for festival seating are available and range from $15-$35. Handicap and closeproximity VIP seating sections are available. The performance will also be streamed. For tickets and more information, visit www. PensacolaSings.org.

About the Pensacola Children’s Chorus

The Pensacola Children’s Chorus (PCC) is a non-profit, community-based arts education program which uses music and performance to inspire and nurture a new generation of young leaders. Serving 300 young musicians from over 60 schools across Northwest Florida and Southwest Alabama, PCC uses music education to provide opportunities for personal growth, friendship, and community service. Formally established 1990 as a program of the Pensacola Symphony, the now-independent organization continues to pursue diversity of talent, repertoire, and performance to enhance and enliven the cultural fabric of our community. To fulfill its role as the preeminent regional youth music education program, PCC presents a full season of outreach, educational programs, and performances each year for thousands of children, youth, and adults.

Escambia County Area Transit is proud to announce the arrival of three new Gillig buses and building enhancements to the Rosa L. Parks Transit Complex. The new buses and building enhancements were announced during the “STEP Into Transit” event on Feb. 7. ECAT also promoted the Student Transit Empowerment Pass, a bus pass that allows youth in grades K-12 to ride the bus for free during the school year.

The three new 2022 Gillig buses are the first buses to be added to the fleet since 2014. Equipped with seated capacity for 23 riders and additional hand straps for riders to safely stand, each bus is Wi-Fi ready, contains automatic passenger counters, and can accommodate two wheelchairs and two bicycles.

During the event, Escambia County Mass Transit Director Rodriques Kimbrough and District 3 Commissioner and Chairman Lumon May spoke about the future of mass transit and the role ECAT plays in benefitting the community.

“My goal as the mass transit director is to ensure ECAT continues to drive towards excellence,” said Kimbrough. “Escambia County Area Transit had not purchased buses

like these in over a decade. Adding these buses to our fleet is vital to myself and the citizens of Escambia County. This is just the beginning of the future of mass transit.”

“I want to thank our entire staff for their hard work and commitment to bettering our community,” said Commissioner May. “The greatest investment we can make is in human capital. Today is another investment in human capital; by offering the STEP pass and new buses, we are investing in our children. Our children are the future and the greatest resource we have. By doing this, we ensure that every child gets a chance to get to a safe destination.”

Escambia County Area Transit is a robust bus system providing service to residents in Escambia County. Established in 1950, ECAT currently has more than 1,000 stops covering 285 miles of routes with over 1.5 million annual passenger trips. ECAT is a safe, convenient and affordable mode of transportation throughout the Pensacola area. Visit goECAT. com to learn more. Follow ECAT on Facebook for mass transit news, route updates and more.

SERGEANT WILLIAM HALLFORD RECEIVES FEBRUARY 2023

EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH

The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners is pleased to recognize Sergeant William Hallford of the Corrections department as the February 2023 Employee of the Month. The board recognized Sergeant Halford’s selection at the Feb. 2 BCC meeting.

Sergeant Hallford began his career with Escambia County on July 29, 2013. In June 2015, he joined the Tactical Response Team and was appointed to K-9 Officer in February 2020. He was the first K-9 Officer selected for the position at the jail and since then, has worked hard to develop and promote the K-9 program at the Escambia County Correctional Facility.

Later that year, in March, he became certified in narcotics detection and evidence recovery through the United States Police

Canine Association. In addition to his role with Escambia County Corrections, Sergeant Hallford regularly supports law enforcement officials and has assisted in recovering countless amounts of contraband.

“Sergeant Hallford’s skills and dedication have proven to be a valuable asset in keeping Escambia County citizens safe,” said Corrections Director Rich Powell. “He is one of many fine and outstanding men and women we have at Escambia County Corrections. I am proud to recognize him as the Employee of the Month and honor his commitment to serving our community.”

The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners commends and congratulates Sergeant Hallford on his selection as the February Employee of the Month.

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JUSTICES QUESTION APPROVAL OF FPL RATES

JIM SAUNDERS NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

TALLAHASSEE — State Supreme Court justices Wednesday questioned whether regulators adequately justified the approval of a settlement that increased base electric rates for Florida Power & Light.

The Supreme Court heard arguments in two challenges to the Florida Public Service Commission’s approval in late 2021 of the four-year settlement, which began increasing FPL customers’ rates last year.

FPL reached the settlement with the state Office of Public Counsel, which represents consumers in utility issues, and other parties including the Florida Retail Federation, the Florida Industrial Power Users Group and the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.

But groups that were not part of the settlement filed legal challenges, arguing that it was not in the “public interest” and contending that some parts of the agreement violated state law.

During Wednesday’s hearing, Chief Justice Carlos Muniz and other justices questioned whether the Public Service Commission should have done more to justify approval of the settlement. Muniz also appeared to question whether it was a true settlement, as some parties were not included.

Muniz said that “at the end of the day, the PSC has the responsibility to set the rates.”

“The PSC can’t delegate to these (settling) parties just the responsibility to decide what’s in the public interest,” Muniz said in questioning commission attorney Douglas Sunshine. “So you still have the same obligations you would have had in the absence of a settlement agreement.”

As an example, Muniz and Justice John Couriel said the commission’s final order approving the settlement did not detail expansion of an FPL program known as SolarTogether. That program drew objections from parties that were not included in the settlement.

The program involves some customers paying more on their electric bills to help finance solar projects and then getting credits that result in a payback. Critics contend the program is unfair to other customers who don’t take part — a contention that FPL disputes.

“There’s no explanation whatsoever for the PSC’s thinking on how it got to approving this,” Muniz said. “From a judicial review perspective and from a matter of the PSC

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complying with its obligations, how can the order not address the major issues that are in dispute in a way that allows us to kind of have a window into what the rational process was that led to the finding that it was in the public interest?”

“I would submit that the commission’s final order … lays out all of the aspects that it found in the settlement agreement and provided the analysis that is within the final order,” Sunshine responded.

“But the chief (justice) is right, isn’t he, that the final order doesn’t talk about SolarTogether at all. Right? You concede that?” Couriel replied.

“I concede that,” Sunshine said. “But again, the parties, the signatories to the settlement agreement, they negotiated this document, and there’s a give and take in that process.”

Later, Daniel Nordby, an attorney for FPL, said the SolarTogether part of the settlement was a “change in magnitude, rather than a change in kind from the way that the pre-existing SolarTogether program was structured.”

“What the commission was considering with SolarTogether in the context of this expansion proposed here was not the underlying authority to approve the program. Because that had been done in a prior order in 2020 that was not challenged,” Nordby said. “The commission was considering simply whether this expansion was fair, just and reasonable and in the public interest.”

The Supreme Court typically takes months to issue rulings after hearing arguments.

The group Floridians Against Increased Rates and a coalition of three other organizations, Florida Rising, the Environmental Confederation of Southwest Florida and the League of United Latin American Citizens of Florida filed the challenges at the Supreme Court. The cases were later consolidated.

Base-rate issues are closely watched, as they involve billions of dollars, make up large portions of customers’ monthly bills and help determine how much profit that utilities can earn.

FPL filed a base-rate proposal in early 2021 and ultimately reached the settlement, which includes numerous issues. After approval by the commission, the settlement led to a $692 million rate increase in January 2022 and another $560 million hike that took effect last month. The settlement also will allow increases in 2024 and 2025 to pay for solar-energy projects that are not part of the SolarTogether program.

DESANTIS WANTS TO EXPAND STATE GUARD

JIM TURNER NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

TALLAHASSEE — The recently revived Florida State Guard would more than triple in size and add aviation and maritime equipment, with funding going from $10 million to more than $95 million, under Gov. Ron DeSantis’ proposed budget.

DeSantis last year pushed to reactivate the volunteer state guard to assist the Florida National Guard during emergencies. The state guard was set up during World War II to replace Florida National Guard members who were deployed abroad. It went inactive in 1947 but remained in state law.

Chris Spencer, DeSantis’ director of policy and budget, told members of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday that an expanded state guard is needed to help an overtaxed Florida National Guard.

“Our national guardsmen have a much longer, much more frequent schedule of activations because of our emergencies than other states that have more national guardsmen,” Spencer said while giving a budget overview, “That’s a big burden on the families of national guardsmen and it’s a big burden on the national guardsmen themselves. It’s a factor in the challenges that we’re having in recruiting national guardsmen in Florida.”

With approximately 12,000 Florida soldiers and airmen, Spencer added some members of the National Guard are deployed in non-emergencies, with about 400 working in state prisons.

Meanwhile, the DeSantis administration is proposing to increase the size of the state guard from 400 to 1,500 members. Spencer said the goal is to have the state guard fully operational by the July 1 start of the upcoming fiscal year.

Sen. Bobby Powell, a West Palm Beach Democrat who questioned Spencer on the state guard’s proposed funding, said after the meeting he would like more information on the plans.

“I’m just interested to know, is there something we don’t know about, as regular people, that we’re missing, that we need to add from 400 to 1,500 (with the) state guard,” Powell said. “There is a lot of conversation centered on what is happening in Washington, D.C. Is Florida, are we a part of the nation?”

The budget for the current fiscal year included $10 million to reactivate the state guard and cover the costs of six positions.

As part of an overall $114.8 billion budget he proposed last week for the 20232024 fiscal year, DeSantis is asking lawmakers for $1.3 million to expand the salaried positions to 10; $50 million for aviation equipment; $3 million for maritime equipment; $22 million for storage facilities; and $19 million for training and protective equipment.

Last June, DeSantis said more than 1,200 people applied for the guard’s 400 positions.

As part of recruitment efforts for the Florida National Guard, DeSantis has proposed $1,000 bonuses for new recruits and guardsmen who renew contracts.

Spencer said similar recruitment bonus incentives are not on the table for the state guard.

“If we don’t hit our 400 and if we think it’s going to be a challenge to hit our 1,500, we may come back and ask for support from the Legislature for an incentive plan next year,” Spencer said. “But as of right now, we feel pretty strong there’s going to be a lot of interest in joining, and hitting that number should not be a challenge.”

RYAN DAILEY NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

TALLAHASSEE — A proposal that would allow Floridians to carry concealed firearms without licenses began moving through the state House on Tuesday, as a debate emerged about whether the bill lives up to the “constitutional carry” label given by supporters.

The House Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law, & Government Operations Subcommittee voted 10-5 along party lines to approve the measure, after an at-times tense threehour meeting.

The bill (HB 543) would eliminate a concealed-weapons licensing process that includes people undergoing criminal background checks and completing firearmstraining courses. Under the proposal, people with concealed firearms would need to carry valid identification and “must display such identification upon demand by a law enforcement officer.”

The majority of more than 100 people who testified or signed up to testify about the measure Tuesday opposed the bill — with numerous gun-rights supporters criticizing it for not going far enough. They urged lawmakers to allow what’s known as open carry, meaning firearms would not have to be concealed. Many said the bill’s “constitutional carry” moniker was a misnomer.

Chris Rose II of Gainesville described the measure as watered down and expressed frustration at what he characterized as a promise that was not delivered.

“This bill is not constitutional carry. This bill is not close to constitutional carry. This bill is not what the other half of the country has, and I am fed up with being a secondclass citizen to those folks,” Rose told the panel.

Democratic lawmakers heavily criticized the bill as it would eliminate the firearms-training requirement. Rep. Dotie Joseph, D-North Miami, proposed adding

ELECTIONS PROSECUTION BILL GETS OK

In a party-line vote, a Senate committee Tuesday approved a proposal that would broaden the statewide prosecutor’s power to investigate alleged election crimes. The Republicancontrolled Senate Fiscal Policy Committee voted 14-6 to approve the bill (SB 4-B), which is part of a special legislative session that started Monday. The bill is rooted in the high-profile arrests in August of 20 people on allegations that they cast ballots while being ineligible to vote. The Office of Statewide Prosecutor charged the defendants, who were alleged to be ineligible because of previous felony convictions. But judges dismissed

various training requirements to the measure, but the Republican-dominated panel rejected all amendments sought by Democrats.

“It makes no sense that people have to pass an exam to drive a vehicle but not to own a gun,” Joseph said.

But Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, who spoke in favor of the bill on behalf of the Florida Sheriffs Association, said current training requirements tied to the licensing process are “meaningless.”

“The training that people get today is really meaningless training. It’s this online course for about 30 minutes, and that’s what you get,” Gualtieri said.

Gualtieri said the bill would not change current prohibitions on where people can carry concealed weapons, such as at schools and polling places, and said the bill “protects people’s right to protect themselves.”

Several groups that support gun-control measures warned the bill would make Florida less safe.

“The licensing process that this bill is trying to take away is a vital part of making sure that guns are kept out of the hands of folks that would misuse them,” said Alyssa Akbar of the organization March for Our Lives, which was formed after the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.

But Bill sponsor Chuck Brannan, R-Macclenny, described the proposal as simply removing the requirement that gun owners seek the government’s permission to carry firearms.

“If you’ve ever gotten a concealed-weapons permit, it certainly is not extensive training. So I think the differences are going to be negligible after this bill,” Brannan said.

The bill, filed for the legislative session that will start March 7, appears to be on a fast track in the House. It now needs approval only from the Judiciary Committee before it can go to the House floor. The Senate does not have a similar bill.

three of the cases because they said the statewide prosecutor did not have jurisdiction to bring the charges. The judges ruled that the alleged crimes each occurred in only one judicial circuit, rather than multiple judicial circuits as required by a law about the statewide prosecutor’s jurisdiction, according to a House staff analysis. The Senate bill and an identical House bill (HB 3B) would make changes to the law, including allowing the statewide prosecutor to investigate election cases that have “affected” two or more judicial circuits, an easier requirement to meet than the current standard. The Senate bill is ready to go to the full Senate on Wednesday, while the House version is slated to be heard in the House Judiciary Committee.

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Notice of Sale Pursuant to Chapter 45 FS

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA

WILLIAM B. CONNERLEY AND MAN T. CONNERLEY, Plaintiff, vs.

ROSA M. CAMBRON, Defendant.

Case No. 2021 CA 003081

Div.F- Civil CLERK’S NOTICE OF SALE UNDER F.S. CHAPTER 45

NOTICE IS GIVEN that, in accordance with the Amended Summary Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated January 27, 2023, in the above-styled cause, and Chapter 45, Florida Statutes, Pam Childers, the Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for Escambia County, Florida will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, at www.escambia.realforeclose.com on March 1, 2023 at 11 AM, CST the following described property together with any structures and improvements thereon:

Lot 23, Block 7, Santa Monica, a subdivision of a part of Government Lot 2, Section 10, Township 2 South, Range 31 West, Escambia County, Florida, according to the plat thereof, recorded in Plat Book 8, Page 40, of the Public Records of said County.

Street address 7015 Santa Barbara Street, Pensacola, Florida 32526

Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale. February 2, 2023.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding shall contact the Clerk of Court at 850-595-4150 not later than seven days prior to this proceeding.

/s/ Joel M. Cohen

Joel M. Cohen, FBN 161157

2172 West 9 Mile Road #154

Pensacola, FL 32534

Tel:850-434-5524

Fax.850-208-3226

Email: jmcohenlaw@gmail.com

Attorneys for William B. Connerley and Man T. Connerley.

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Notice of Sale under F.S. Chapter 45 has been furnished by United States Mail on February 2, 2023, to each of the following:

Rosa M. Cambron, 7015 Santa Barbara Street, Pensacola, FL 32526.

/s/ Joel M. Cohen

Joel M. Cohen, FBN 161157

2172 West 9 Mile Road #154 Pensacola, FL 32534

Tel:850-434-5524

Fax.850-208-3226

Email: jmcohenlaw@gmail.com

Attorneys for William B. Connerley and Man T. Connerley.

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Notice to Creditors IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF DONNA FRANCINE GALLEGOS

Deceased.

Case Number: 2023 CP 000061

Division: U

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of Donna

Francine Gallegos, deceased, whose date of death was November 13, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division the address of which is 190 W. Government St., Pensacola, FL 32502. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All Creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against the decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE

A COPY OF THE NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN THREE MONTHS AFTER

DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

Nancy Lynn Carty Hartjen

FL Bar No.: 0050461

Nancy Lynn Hartjen, Esq. Pensacola, FL 32534

P.O. Box 5492

Navarre, FL 32566

(850) 939-2032

nancy.hartjen@hartjenlaw.com

Attorney for the Personal Representative

Christopher Shawn Horne 8680 Sharon Lane Personal Representative 2WR2/15-2/22NTC

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE:ESTATE OF PAMELA HARRIS HATCHER., Deceased.

Case No.: 2021-CP-494

NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Intestate)

The administration of the estate of PAMELA HARRIS HATCHER, deceased, File Number 2021-CP-494 is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 6865 SW Caroline Street, Milton, Florida 32570. The estate is intestate. The names and addresses of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against Decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against Decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

The date of first publication of this Notice is February 8, 2023.

Attorney for Personal Representative: /s/ Roy V. Andrews Roy V. Andrews

LINDSAY & ANDREWS 5218 Willing Street Milton, FL 32570

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION

IN RE: ESTATE OF ROGER KEITH FLEMING, Deceased. Case No. 2022-CP-597

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of ROGER KEITH FLEMING, deceased, Case Number 2022-CP-597, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Post Office Box 472, Milton, FL 32572. The estate is intestate. The names and addresses of the Personal Representatives and the Personal Representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against Decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF

3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against Decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent, or unliquidated claims, must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

The date of first publication of this Notice is February 8, 2023.

Attorney for Petitioner: ROY V. ANDREWS. Florida Bar No. 228291 LINDSAY & ANDREWS 5218 Willing Street Milton, Florida 32570

Petitioner: GENE G. FLEMING 4750 Anna Simpson Rd. Milton, FL 32583

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF PATRICIA ANNE BURGESS, Deceased.

CASE NUMBER: 2023-CP-44

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the Estate of PATRICIA ANNE BURGESS, deceased, whose date of death was October 5, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 6865 Caroline Street, Milton, FL 32570. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against the Decedent’s Estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

The administration of the estate of Douglas Ray Malston, deceased, whose date of death was October 21, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 4025 Avalon Blvd., Milton, Florida 32583. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice is February 15, 2023.

Attorney for Personal Representative: Angela J. Jones E-Mail Address: ajjones@ljslawfirm.com Florida Bar No. 096441 Locklin, Saba, Locklin & Jones, P.A. 4557 Chumuckla Highway Pace, Florida 32571 Telephone: (850) 995-1102

Personal Representative: Ronald Malston 9541 Highway 90 Milton, Florida 32583 2WR2/15-2/22NTC

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION

IN RE: ESTATE OF CAROLINE VIRGINIA PENFIELD

Deceased.

File No. 2022-CP-512 Division D NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of Caroline Virginia Penfield deceased, whose date of death was August 2, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 4025 Avalon Blvd., Milton, Florida 32583. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

The administration of the estate of BETSY ROBINS F/K/A HELEN W. KOSTEVICKI F/K/A HELEN E. KOSTEVICKI F/K/A BETSY E. KOSTEVICKI, deceased, whose date of death was December 20, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 4025 Avalon Boulevard, Milton, Florida 32583. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED

TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice is February 8, 2023.

Attorney for Personal Representative:

Kathleen K. DeMaria

Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar Number: 503789 DeMaria, de Kozan & White, PLLC 510 E Zaragoza Street Pensacola, Florida 32502

Telephone: (850) 434-2761

Fax: (850) 438-8860 E-Mail: kathy@kathleendemaria.com Secondary E-Mail: probate@kathleendemaria.com

Personal Representative: Stacey Frances Kostevicki 2929 N. 19th Avenue Pensacola, Florida 32503 2WR2/8-2/15NTC

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF ALLEN D. GILBERT Deceased.

File No. 2022-CP-559 Division

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of Allen D. Gilbert, deceased, whose date of death was July 22, 2022, and whose Social Security Number is available upon request, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Clerk of Court, Attn: Probate, P.O. Box 472, Milton, Florida 32572. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF Lawrence Edward Freer Deceased.

File No. 2022-CP-527 Division: D

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of Lawrence Edward Freer, deceased, whose date of death was June 12, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 4025 Avalon Blvd., Milton, Florida 32583. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is February 15, 2023.

Attorney for Personal Representative: Angela J. Jones Attorney for Petitioner Florida Bar No. 096441 Locklin, Saba, Locklin & Jones, P.A. 4557 Chumuckla Highway Pace, Florida 32571 Telephone: (850) 995-1102

E-Mail Address: ajjones@ljslawfirm.com

Personal Representative: Carrie Freer 4322 Forte Street Pace, FL 32571 2WR2/15-2/22NTC

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF WILLIAM ERNST COLE Deceased.

File No. 2022-CP-000541 Division D

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

No. 2022-CP-372 NOTICE

The administration of the estate of SIDNEY SCOTT SOUTHARD, deceased, Case Number 2022-CP-372, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Post Office Box 472, Milton, FL 32572. The estate is testate. The names and addresses of the Personal Representatives and the Personal Representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against Decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER

All other creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against the Decedent’s Estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO(2)YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice is February 8, 2023.

Attorney for Personal Representative:

DAN STEWART

Florida Bar Number 319392 4519 Hwy. 90,Pace, FL 32571-2043 Telephone: (850) 994-4887 Fax: (850) 994-4541

Personal Representative: LINDA HARRISON

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice is February 15, 2023

Attorney for Personal Representative: Angela J. Jones

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice is Wednesday, February 15, 2023.

Attorney for Personal Representative:

/s/ Nicholas R. Medley Nicholas R. Medley

Attorney for Petitioner FL Bar #: 107194 Medley Law Firm 222 W. Cervantes Street Pensacola, FL 32501 Telephone: (850) 768-0132

Fax: (850) 254-7872 nicholas@medleyelderlaw.com

Personal Representative: Amanda Hill 1115 Lovinggood Road Ringgold, GA 30736 2WR2/15-2/22NTC

The administration of the estate of William Ernst Cole, deceased, whose date of death was July 22, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 4025 Avalon Boulevard, Milton, Florida 32583. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims. with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is February 15, 2023.

Case No. 2022 CA 001635

Division f

NOTICE OF ACTION

TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES OF WAYNE A. WALKER, JR. A/K/A WAYNE ALFRED WALKER. JR.. DECEASED

CURRENT RESIDENCE UNKNOWN

A.S.N.J., A MINOR, CARE OF HOPE

JAMERSON, HIS/HER NATURAL GUARDIAN

LAST KNOWN ADDRESS

5717 BERRY ST MILTON, FL 32583

You are notified that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following property in Escambia County, Florida:

LOT 25, BLOCK B, ESTATES AT MARCUS

LAKE, BEING A PORTION OF SECTION

12, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 30

WEST, ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT RECORDED IN

PLAT BOOK 16, PAGE 39, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY.

commonly known as 6218 BIENVILLE DR, PENSACOLA, FL 32505 has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Ryan

Sutton of Kass Shuler, P.A., plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is P.O. Box 800, Tampa, Florida 33601, (813) 229-0900, on or before March 20, 2023, (or 30 days from the first date of publication, whichever is later) and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on the Plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise, a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

Dated: February 8, 2023.

CLERK OF THE COURT

Honorable Pam Childers, Clerk of Circuit Court, Escambia County

190 Governmental Street Pensacola, Florida 32502

By: Beth Phelps Deputy Clerk 2WR2/15-2/22NOA

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY CIVIL DIVISION

NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION Plaintiff, vs.

GEORGE W. MACELREE A/K/A

GEORGE WILLIAM MACELREE

A/K/A GEORGE MACELREE; KAYLA D. MACELREE A/K/A

KAYLA DALYN MACELREE

A/K/A KAYLA MACELREE, et al.

Defendanta.

Case No. 2022 CA 002217

Division NOTICE OF ACTION

TO: UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF GEORGE

W. MACELREE A/K/A GEORGE WILLIAM MACELREE A/K/A GEORGE MACELREE

CURRENT RESIDENCE UNKNOWN

LAST KNOWN ADDRESS

6758 BELLVIEW PINES RD

PENSACOLA, FL 32526

GEORGE W. MACELREE A/K/A GEORGE

WILLIAM MACELREE A/K/A GEORGE MACELREE

CURRENT RESIDENCE UNKNOWN

LAST KNOWN ADDRESS

6758 BELLVIEW PINES RD PENSACOLA, FL 32526

You are notified that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following property in Escambia County, Florida:

LOT 48, BLOCK B, OF PEPPER RIDGE, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 13, PAGE 1, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA.

commonly known as 6758 BELLVIEW PINES

RD, PENSACOLA, FL 32526 has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on

Laura E. Noyes of Kass Shuler, P.A., plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is P.O. Box 800, Tampa, Florida 33601, (813) 229-0900, on or before March 8, 2023, (or 30 days from the first date of publication, whichever is later) and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on the Plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise, a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

Dated: January 26, 2023.

CLERK OF THE COURT

Honorable Pam Childers, Clerk of Circuit Court, Escambia County

190 Governmental Street Pensacola, Florida 32502

By: Tempest Williams

Deputy Clerk (COURT SEAL) 4WR2/1-2/22NOA

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF TH EFIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA

IN RE: FORFEITURE OF:

$3,114 (THREE THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED FOURTEEN DOLLARS) IN U.S. CURRENCY

CASE NO.: 2022 CA 000897

JUDGE DUNCAN

NOTICE OF ACTION

TO: AMONTE RAMAL CRAIG, RESIDENCE

ADDRESS UNKNOWN, and ALL PARTIES

HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY

RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN $3,114 IN U.S. CURRENCY.

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action pursuant to the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act has been filed by BOB JOHNSON, Sheriff of Santa Rosa County, on November 18, 2022 in Santa Rosa County, Florida, and you are required to serve a copy of your answer asserting any affirmative defenses with the Clerk of this Court and Petitioner’s attorney, JENNIFER ROGERS, ESQ., at SANTA ROSA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, 5755 East Milton Road, Milton, FL 32583, on or before March 17, 2023; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.

DATED: FEBRUARY 3, 2023

SANTA ROSA COUNTY CLERK OF COURTS 4025 Avalon Boulevard Milton, FL 32583

By: Brenda Lambrisky As Deputy Clerk 4WR2/15-3/8NOA

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA

MARTIN H. THOMPSON, III. and DAVID B. THOMPSON, as Trustees of the Thompson Education Trust; Plaintiff,

v.

You are notified and required to file your answer, pleadings and written defenses, if any, to said Complaint with the Clerk of the said Court, and to serve a copy thereof upon the Plaintiffs or the Plaintiffs’ attorney, Matthew C. Hoffman, Esq. of Carven, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux, LLC, 151 West Main Street, Pensacola, Florida, 32502, no later than thirty (30) days after the first publication of this Notice, otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief sought in the Complaint.

This notice shall be published once each week for four (4) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in Escambia County, Florida.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said Court at Escambia County, Florida, this 6th day of February, 2023.

PAM CHILDERS As Clerk of the Circuit Court of Escambia County, Florida

By: Beth Phelps

DEPUTY CLERK

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Notice of Action, along with the First Amended Complaint, Designation of Email Address, Civil Cover Sheet, and Amended Order to Plaintiff Regarding Required Reporting was served upon:

ROBERT BARTHOLEMEW, if alive, and if dead, his unknown heirs devisees, grantees, judgment creditors of and all other parties claiming by, through, under or against him 306 W. Government Street Pensacola, Florida 32502

WILLIAM BARTHOLEMEW, if alive, and if dead, his unknown heirs devisees, grantees, judgment creditors of and all other parties claiming by, through, under or against him 19986 Mitchell Street Detroit, MI 43234

EUGENE BARTHOLEMEW, if alive, and if dead, his unknown heirs devisees, grantees, judgment creditors of and all other parties claiming by, through, under or against him 4375 Richton Street Detroit, MI 48204

and the several and respective unknown assigns, successors in interest, trustees, or any other person claiming by, through, under, or against any corporation or other legal entity named as a defendant; and all claimants, persons or parties, natural or corporate, whose exact legal status is unknown, claiming under any of the above named or described defendants or parties or claiming to have any right, title, or interest in the property described in the complaint, Defendants.

CASE NO.: 2022 CA 1683

AMENDED NOTICE OF ACTION

TO: ESTATE OF DORA MARIA COSTELLO, deceased, and ESTATE OF BLANCHE BERNICE MATTHEWS, deceased and their unknown spouses, heirs, devisees, grantees, judgment creditors, and all other parties claiming by, through, under or against Dora Maria Costello and Blanche Bernice Matthews, and their unknown spouses, heirs, devisees, grantees, and judgment creditors of defendants, deceased, and all other parties claiming by, through, under, or against defendant

has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on the Plaintiff’s attorney, Louis E. Harper III of Harper Law, P.A., whose address is 2107 Airport Boulevard, Pensacola, Florida 32504, on or before March 20, 2023, and file the original with this Clerk of the above-named court before service on Plaintiff’s attorneys or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

WITNESS my hand an the seal of this Court, on this the 8th day of February, 2023.

PAM CHILDERS, Clerk of Court

By: Beth Phelps Deputy Clerk 4WR2/15-3/8NOA

Notice of Action for Termination of Parental Rights/Adoption

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA

ROBERT BARTHOLEMEW, WILLIAM BARTHOLEMEW, EUGENE BARTHOLEMEW, CAROLYN STREETER, DAVID BARTHOLEMEW, JAMES BARTHOLEMEW, MARION JIMENEZ, AND ELIZABETH BARTHOLEMEW-LETT; Defendants.

Case No.: 2022 CA 001806

Division: F

NOTICE OF ACTION

TO DEFENDANTS:

ROBERT BARTHOLEMEW, if living, or if dead, his unknown heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors and all other parties claiming by, through, under, or against him; AND

WILLIAM BARTHOLEMEW, if living, or if dead, his unknown heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors and all other parties claiming by, through, under, or against him; AND

EUGENE BARTHOLEMEW, if living, or if dead, his unknown heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors and all other parties claiming by, through, under, or against him.

DAVID BARTHOLEMEW, if living, or if dead, his unknown heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors and all other parties claiming by, through, under, or against him.

JAMES BARTHOLEMEW, if living, or if dead, his unknown heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors and all other parties claiming by, through, under, or against him.

MARION JIMENEZ, if living, or if dead, his or her unknown heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors and all other parties claiming by, through, under, or against him or her.

ELIZABETH BARTHOLEMEW-LETT, if living, or if dead, her unknown heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors and all other parties claiming by, through, under, or against her.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Complaint has been filed in the above-entitled Court by Martin H. Thompson, III and David B. Thompson, as Trustees of the Thompson Education Trust, against the above-referenced Defendants in an action to quiet title to certain real property situated in Escambia County, Florida, pursuant to Fla. Stat. §95.16, said real property being generally located at 706 N. 10th Avenue, Pensacola, Florida 32501, and more fully described as:

DAVID BARTHOLEMEW, if alive, and if dead, his unknown heirs devisees, grantees, judgment creditors of and all other parties claiming by, through, under or against him 2250 Yonka Street Detroit, MI 43234

JAMES BARTHOLEMEW, if alive, and if dead, his unknown heirs devisees, grantees, judgment creditors of and all other parties claiming by, through, under or against him 327 E. 52nd Street Long Beach, CA 90805

MARION JIMENEZ, if alive, and if dead, his or her unknown heirs devisees, grantees, judgment creditors of and all other parties claiming by, through, under or against him or her 2225 Otis Drive, Apt. B Alameda, CA 94501

ELIZABETH BARTHOLEMEW-LETT, if alive, and if dead, her unknown heirs devisees, grantees, judgment creditors of and all other parties claiming by, through, under or against her 1916 E. Scott Street Pensacola, FL 32501 on this 6th day of February, 2023 by U.S. Mail.

PAM CHILDERS, as Clerk of the Circuit Court of Escambia County, Florida

By: Beth Phelps DEPUTY CLERK 4WR2/15-3/8NOA

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA

GREGORY DAMIAN PETERSON, AS TRUSTEE OF THE GREGORY DAMIAN PETERSON REVOCABLE TRUST DATED JUNE 6, 2008, Plaintiff, v.

KEITH COSTELLO, JAMES TURNER, CARRIE TURNER, ESTATE OF DORA MARIA COSTELLO, deceased, and ESTATE OF BLANCHE BERNICE MATTHEWS, deceased and their unknown spouses, heirs, devisees, grantees, judgment creditors, and all other parties claiming by, through, under or against Dora Maria Costello and Blanche Bernice Matthews, and their unknown spouses, heirs, devisees, grantees, and judgment creditors of defendants, deceased, and all other parties claiming by, through, under, or against defendant; and all unknown natural persons if alive, and if dead or not known to be dead or alive, their several and respective unknown spouses, heirs, devisees, grantees and judgment creditors, or other parties claiming by, through or under those unknown natural persons;

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to quiet title to the following property in Escambia County, Florida to extinguish any claim to said property claimed by ESTATE OF DORA MARIA COSTELLO, deceased and ESTATE OF BLANCHE BERNICE MATTHEWS, deceased PARCEL B COMMENCE AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 40, TOWNSHIP 1 SOUTH, RANGE 31 WEST, ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA; THENCE GO SOUTH 20°30’09” WEST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION 40, FOR A DISTANCE OF 692.77 FEET TO THE SOUTH LINE OF THAT PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED IN OR BOOK 2582, PAGE 480, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE GO NORTH 69°23’30” WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID PARCEL OF LAND FOR A DISTANCE OF 133.50 FEET; THENCE GO SOUTH 20°30’09” WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 174.76 FEET; THENCE GO NORTH 69°17’29” WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 166.50 FEET; THENCE GO SOUTH 20°30’10” WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 25.00 FEET; THENCE GO SOUTH 69°17’29” EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 300.00 FEET TO AN INTERSECTION WITH THE AFORESAID EAST LINE OF SECTION 40; THENCE GO NORTH 20°30’09” EAST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION 40 FOR A DISTANCE OF 200.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PARCEL IS SITUATED IN A PORTION OF SECTION 40, TOWNSHIP 1 SOUTH, RANGE 31 WEST, ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on John H. Adams, Esq., the plaintiff’s attorney, who address is Beggs & Lane, RLLP, 501 Commendencia Street, Pensacola, FL 32502, and file the original with the clerk of this court on or before February 22, 2023, a date not less than 28 days nor more than 60 days after the first publication of this notice; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.

Dated on January 16, 2023.

/s/ John H. Adams JOHN H. ADAMS Florida Bar No. 13208 Beggs & Lane, RLLP 501 Commendencia Street Pensacola, Florida 32502 Telephone: (850) 432-2451 Facsimile: (850) 469-3331

Electronic Mail: jha@beggslane.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff 4WR1/25-2/15NOA

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PLAN B GROUP OF FLORIDA LLC a Florida limited liability company, Plaintiff, v. THE ESTATE OF TRAVIS E. JACKSON, (DECEASED), AND ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES, CREDITORS, LIENORS, OR BENEFICIARIES OF THE ESTATE OF TRAVIS E. JACKSON; AND SARA A. JACKSON (WHO IS NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE) AND ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES, CREDITORS, LIENORS, OR BENEFICIARIES OF THE ESTATE OF SARA A. JACKSON, Case No.: 2022 CA 002280

Case No.: 2022-DR-1965

Division:

IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF ELIZABETH JULIET BAILEY AND ISABELLA ANNEMARIE BAILEY

Adoptees

NOTICE OF ACTION FOR ADOPTION BY RELATIVE

TO:MELISSA DARLENE BENDER (a/k/a

Melissa Darlene Bailey & Melissa Darlene

Jones)

LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 678 E. Chestnut Avenue, C, Crestview, Florida 32539

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a Petition for Adoption by Relative has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Steven

C. Warrick, whose address is 6867 Oak Street, Milton, FL 32570,

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