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QUINT & RISHY STUDER The couple had a big week. They announced mid-week, the Pensacola Business Challenge, a contest for entrepreneurs and business owners to win a business startup package valued at over $50,000. On Friday, Dec. 9, the Studers— owners of the Pensacola Blue Wahoos— joined with Cincinnati Reds executives to welcome Jim Riggleman, who managed the Washington Nationals last season, as the team’s manager.

VEOLIA TRANSPORTATION The French company that ran the Escambia County Transit Authority lost its management contract on December 8 when the Escambia County Commission voted to award the contract to First Transit. It was Veolia’s heavy-handed tactics in dealing with Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1395, along with transportation employees’ accounts of a dysfunctional relationship with management, that prompted the commissioners to give the company the boot.

JOHN ASMAR The Pensacola mayor’s chief of staff has been a lightning rod for the haters, almost as much as Quint Studer has been on the Community Maritime Park. Mayor Ashton Hayward will tell you that Asmar has been integral to his administration’s fast start. As chief of staff, Asmar headed the labor negotiations with the firefighters’ union. For the first time in the city’s history, the union unanimously approved the proposed agreement—a testimony to Asmar’s leadership. SAENGER THEATRE The Grand Dame of

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BARACK OBAMA More Americans believe the Democrat has not done a good enough job as president to deserve a second term. His overall approval rating remains in the mid-40s, according to a recent CBS News poll, which is lower than the approval ratings of President Obama’s four presidential predecessors at this point in their first terms.

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HISTORIC EMBARRASSMENT The Magnolia Cemetery sits in the heart of old Pensacola on A Street, between Cervantes Street and Pensacola High School. Hundreds drive by it every day. IN reporter Jeremy Morrison wrote last week about the historic, abandoned cemetery (Independent News, “Searching for Closure,” December 8). From the late 1800s until well into last century, Magnolia was the only place in the city where black people could be buried. Every black family with any roots in Pensacola has ancestors buried there. The heritage white families had St. Michael’s and later St. John’s cemeteries. The black families had Magnolia. St. Michael’s and St. John’s have foundations and grants to maintain them. Records show Magnolia is owned by Talbot Chapel A.M.E. Church and the A.M.E. Zion Burial Association. St. Michael’s and St. John’s are well-kept and showcases that honor for those interred there. Magnolia is a tangled web of fallen trees, weeds and snakes. Raymond Reese, who lives next to Magnolia, has kept the section that abuts his home cleared, but has gotten no help from the A.M.E. —African Methodist Episcopal— groups. Former State Rep. Buzz Ritchie and the Woodham High student council cleared it in the 1990s. Pensacola City Councilman Brian Spencer led a work detail there in 2009 shortly after he was elected.

While the white politicians have stepped up to help, the African-American elected officials seem to be so addicted to the comfort of their chairs and titles to ever get involved. Commissioners Willie Junior and Marie Young drove by it and did nothing. City Council members Hugh King and Jewel Cannada-Wynn turned a blind eye and deaf ear to Reese’s complaints. Considering that King and Cannada-Wynn are running for Young’s county commission seat, maybe ignoring the Magnolia Cemetery is what they consider a qualification for holding the seat. Instead of showing concern for the dead buried there, Rev. James French, head of the 11 churches that belong to the Florida chapter of A.M.E. Zion, denied ownership and any responsibility for the Magnolia Cemetery when Jeremy interviewed him. Apparently Christian duty and goodwill don’t cover the dead, especially if costs are involved. So the Magnolia Cemetery sits—an embarrassment to a city that prides itself on its historic past and an indictment of the failed leadership of the African-American politicians. Pride begins in how we teach our children and in how we honor the dead. Our public schools are struggling and the dead in the Magnolia Cemetery have been abandoned. Pensacola, particularly in the African-American community, can have no true civic pride until we deal with both. {in} rick@inweekly.net

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Hayward’s Campout Crackdown Slapped Down By Jeremy Morrison A new ordinance proposed by Mayor Ashton Hayward has been described by citizens as “sick,” “bonkers” and “immoral and very, very sad.” Pensacola City Council members were slightly more measured in their response to the mayor’s proposal, calling it “unconstitutional,” “too broad” and “absolutely, quite frankly, disgusting.” The ordinance Hayward is proposing—which would create Section 8-1-22 of the city code—prohibits camping on city property, reportedly in an effort to improve public safety and aesthetics. The proposal is based on a similar ordinance in Orlando and defines camping as sleeping in a tent or sleeping bag or temporary shelter, as well as covering up with a bedroll or cardboard or pieces of newspaper. “It’s very clear the ordinance targets one group of citizens, and these citizens are homeless,” said City Councilwoman Sheri My-

ers, during the board’s Committee of the Whole meeting December 12. While the proposed ordinance seems to have been born out of the city’s legal wrangling with Occupy Pensacola—a protest movement intent on pitching camp at city hall—people expressed concern that the real casualties of such a rule would be the area’s unfortunates, its homeless population. “And now you want to take away their blankets?” Katie Krasinski asked the council. “They will freeze to death and they will die.” The proposed ordinance drew a diverse crowd to speak out against it: young, old, Occupiers, Republicans, veterans, dirty hippies and men of God. No members of the public spoke in favor of the ordinance. “We’re here today to represent our friends who we know personally and care deeply about,” said Jeff Henry, who works with Nothing Lost Outreach to provide the homeless with hot meals and showers. Joshua Wallnofer, head of Klondike

Baptist Church, said he was also concerned about the ordinance’s effect on people without a home. “We weep with them every week,” Wallnofer said, adding that the measure would only drive the problem to another area, or worse. “That’s the best that this will do— pass on pain and problems. At worst, it will contribute to their demise.” Father Nathan Monk, who works with the area’s homeless and is also a vocal Occupy supporter, drew disturbing parallels for the council. “This council would have arrested Mary and Joseph this time of year,” Monk said, alluding to the biblical couple’s no-room-atthe-inn dilemma. “And then you would have called DCF and had the Christ Child hauled off.” Council members had no stomach for the accusations. Maren DeWeese said such hyperbole—like comparing Hayward to Hitler’s Third Reich—was uncalled for. “Don’t come in here and do that,” she

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with disgruntled Escambia County Area Transit employees and Veolia upper management. The Frenchbased company that the county contracted with to manage the local transit system has been butting heads with union representatives for months in regards to pay issues and work environment. “I’d probably close my business or get a whole new set of employees,” said Commission Chairman Wilson Robertson, who termed the relationship as “in-correctable.” While the commissionNew Blue Wahoo Manager Jim Riggleman, along with ers were not open to diCincinnati Reds General Manager Walt Jocketty and Wahoo rectly taking over the transit team owner Quint Studer. / photo by Jeremy Morrison system—an option that transit employees pushed ▲WAHOOS WELCOME RIGGLEMAN When the for—they also couldn’t see Pensacola Blue Wahoos take to the field in April, it will their way to extending a be under the guidance of Jim Riggleman. contract with Veolia. The former manager of the Washington Nationals “I’m just torn, honestly,” has been tapped to manage the local Double- A baseball said Commissioner Gene team. Riggleman visited Pensacola December 9 to try on Valentino, who attempted a new Wahoos cap and toss out Yogi Berra-esque zenunsuccessfully to abstain bombs like: “Home runs are just kind of a by-product of from the final vote. good swings.” “Well, we’re all torn,” Wilson replied. AU REVOIR VEOLIA Local transit emIn the end, commissionployees were granted an early Christmas ers deemed the relationship too toxic. In a wish, as the Escambia County Commission 3-2 split, with commissioners Valentino and presented Veolia Transportation with lumps Marie Young dissenting, the board decided of coal and a bag of switches. to pursue a transit management contract “It pains me to make this vote today,” with its second choice: First Transit, Inc., a said Commissioner Grover Robinson. “At the company based in the United Kingdom. end of the day, I believe this is where I am.” “I have to be honest with you,” said MiDuring a lengthy December 8 meeting, chael Ake, Veolia’s Regional Vice President. county officials heard from a gallery packed “I think they made a very poor choice.”

scolded the gallery. “This is not about my faith. My faith is deeply intact.” Councilwoman Myers drew a line connecting the proposed ordinance to a similar one enacted in 1968, which she feels was meant to stop the spread of Martin Luther King, Jr.-inspired tent cities that year. Councilman John Jerralds, an African American, agreed, calling the 1968

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rule “totally unnecessary and ridiculous.” “I am having a unique experience, here,” Jerralds said, recalling his Civil Rights-era youth. Councilwoman Megan Pratt said she wasn’t sure what problem the ordinance would really address. Myers said that her narcoleptic mother could, at times, find herself unwittingly in violation of the ordinance.

“Well, I tell you one thing, he came all the way from the North Pole.” —Commissioner Wilson Robertson

Outside the commission chamber, transit employees celebrated in the crisp December night. They had a different take. “It’s a win because we heard the right things in there,” said Mike Lowery, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1395.

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for a business? You may want to speak with Quint and Rishy Studer. The local couple has announced the Pensacola Business Challenge, in which contestants will compete for a start-up package valued at $50,000. The winner will find themselves opening a new business in June inside the Studers’ newly renovated property on the corner of Palafox Place and Main Street downtown. Throughout the Challenge, contestants will present business plans and receive mentoring from consultants with the University of West Florida’s Small Business Center. The eventual winner will land three years of reduced-rate rent at the 800-square foot storefront, as well as $25,000 to put toward start-up costs. Andrew Rothfeder, project coordinator, said that while the Studers could have simply rented out the space, they believed such a contest would be better. “It ain’t about the money,” Rothfeder said. “The whole plan is teaching them to fish.” Rishy Studer said she was inspired by a similar venture in Asheville, N.C., and television shows such as “The X Factor” and “The Shark Tank.” “We were intrigued with how other cities had successfully created incubators for start-up businesses to build up their downtowns and wanted to try the theory in this community,” she said. “The more we talked about it, the more Quin and I got excited about the opportunity to help a young entrepreneur fulfill his or her dreams.” There will be an informational meeting Thursday, December 15, at 5:30 p.m. at the Studer Properties office at 41 N. Jefferson St. for anyone interested in the Challenge. For more information, visit pensacolabusinesschallenge.com. {in}

Several members expressed concern that the ordinance had not received input from City Attorney Jim Messer. In the end, the council decided to send the ordinance back to the mayor to be rethought. They did the same with a similar proposed ordinance that sought to clamp down on using public restroom facilities for activities such as bathing and shaving. {in}

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Families Claim Sexual Abuse at Mission By Rick Outzen The story was one of the truly “feel good” stories coming out of the earthquake that devastated Haiti nearly two years ago. Forty-one children from a Christian orphanage in Port-de-Paix were airlifted to loving U.S. families spread across 10 states. What the adoptive parents didn’t realize is that many of them were bringing ticking time bombs into their homes–children so severely physically and sexually abused by those at the mission that they would require months, maybe years, of intense therapy. In the worse cases, some parents were putting their biological children at risk. December 15, 2011

This past month, two families that adopted 11 of these children filed a lawsuit against Global International Ministries, the Pensacolabased mission agency of which the orphanage is a part, for allegedly allowing the founder, Keith Lashbrook, and the staff of In the Father’s Hands Children’s Home to physically abuse and molest their adopted children and others at the mission.

LASHBROOK FAMILY MINISTRIES

The children had been under the care of Lashbrook Family Ministries (LFM), which has operated the orphanage, a church and school in Haiti for over 10 years. The mission had 118 children when the earthquake struck on Jan. 12, 2010. Keith and Cindy Lashbrook, both 46, had been missionaries in Haiti since 1997, after they sold their day care business in Martinsville, Ind. His younger sister, Hanna, and her husband, Vance Cherry, a former county jail guard, joined them in 2007.

“I’m 59 and have had my own orphanages in Nicaragua since 1998. I was not prepared for Haiti.” Sandy Carter-Britnell, Globe International

The mission was under the leadership of Globe International, which has trained and sent missionaries throughout the world for almost 30 years. On its website, the agency claims to have about 200 Globe missionaries directly or indirectly involved in ministries in 35 countries. Families seeking to adopt orphans and/or support Lashbrook wrote sponsorship checks to Globe for the care of children at the Port-de-Paix mission. Prior to the earthquake, only five children from Lashbrook Family Ministries had actually made it to the United States. The 41 children airlifted out of the country had been adopted by American families, but still remained in Haiti because of government red tape. Some families had been waiting more than four years to bring their children home. They paid Lashbrook up to $7,000 for each adoption and were paying $100 to $200 a month for IFH to care for them. The airlift was done under a humanitarian parole policy of the Department of Homeland Security that allowed orphaned children from Haiti to enter the United States temporarily on an individual basis to ensure that they receive the care they needed. Within two weeks after the earthquake, a group of adoptive parents flew to Haiti to rescue their children. Family, friends and local media tracked their efforts on Facebook and Twitter. By the end of February, all 41 children were in the states in their new homes. In less than two months, the Haitian children began to talk.

BOYS KISSED BOYS

The Evans had taken their children to Pensacola Beach to enjoy the warm April sun. Playing in the sand with her boys, Milissa Evans asked E.E. (which is how he is identified in the lawsuit) about the mission. “He speaks pretty good English, because he was around the missionaries more,” the mother told the IN.

E.E. said, “Sometimes the boys would kiss each other for more potée.” Potée is a pastry filled with potatoes, sometimes meat and other vegetables, which was a special treat for the orphans.

to share stories of rape, sodomy and beatings by Cherry and others at the mission. The IN interviewed two of the boys, ages 12 and 9. Speaking in soft voices, their words halting and difficult, they described their lives at In the Father’s Hand (IFH).

The older friend chimed in: “Vance would also come into the boy’s rooms at the mission. He would go to their beds. He usually not come to my bed. I don’t want to be disrespectful, but I don’t do what he wants.”

Outside of the boys’ room at In the Father’s Hands Children’s Home / photo special to the IN

“What? They kissed each other for more potée?” Evans asked her son, trying to get more answers without letting him know how shocked she was. “Yeah.” “What about you? Did you kiss the boys for more potée?” “Naa, I eat one potée and I’m done.” “You didn’t kiss boys for more potée.” “I don’t kiss boys.” Evans believed E.E. wanted to talk about it. “I was a little uncomfortable talking because I didn’t know where the conversation would go.”

She asked, “So what about you? Did you kiss the girls?”

Then E.E. said, “Sometime they would do more.”

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boys’ home, regularly swam with them in the ocean across from the mission. Cherry and the older orphans made the smaller boys stand still in the water while they raped them from behind. Evans called Natalie Lewis, a friend who had adopted seven Haitian children from

“I was always the last one to take a shower,” remembered the youngest. He summed up his reason in one word: “Vance.”

“He told me how the older boys had girlfriends and how they kissed their girlfriends. He was laughing about it.”

“Oh, no,” said E.E., shaking his head, “…sometimes the boys kissed each other.”

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“What? What are you talking about?”

E.E. told her how the older boys molested the younger ones. He talked about how Vance Cherry, who supervised the

Lashbrook’s ministry. Lewis had served for over four years as the stateside adoption coordinator for Lashbrook, helping families get the proper paperwork to adopt Haitian orphans, traveling with prospective parents to Port-de-Paix to visit the children and raising money for the mission. “You know that gut feeling we’ve been having about Vance,” Evans said. She told the other mother what E.E. had said. Lewis talked to her children. They confirmed how Cherry and the older boys were molesting the younger children, some as young as two. Both mothers contacted Lashbrook by phone and were shocked that he wasn’t as surprised or angry as they were, especially when they mentioned his brother-in-law. He told them that there had been a report of sexual abuse brought forth against Cherry in December 2009, but he thought it was all a misunderstanding. Lashbrook told the mothers that he would check into it. Meanwhile, the mothers talked more with their adopted children, who were hesitant at first to open up, but gradually began

As these and other stories came out in the spring of 2010, the mothers began to worry about the other families that had adopted children. Lewis asked Lashbrook if he had notified any families about the allegations against Cherry. According to the mother, Lashbrook’s response was, “Honey, this is Haiti. If I had to get on the phone with every parent every time their kid did something in Haiti, I would never get anything done.” He reportedly told her, “This is something that happens when you come out of voodoo.” The IN contacted other families that had taken in children from IFH and heard similar stories of abuse. Some had problems with the children doing what the parents referred to as “acting out.”

“We started taking precautions, but we didn’t see very many signs,” said one mother. But when the couple left town for the weekend, leaving the boys and their two biological children—ages 3 and 2—with the grandparents, “the boys pinned our 3-year-old daughter down and touched her inappropriately.” When confronted, the boys talked about being restrained similarly by older boys at the orphanage. They also said that they had been beaten with hangers. When the mother asked who had done those things, one boy said, “Everybody.”

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Keith and Cindy Lashbrook holding children at the orphanage / photo special to the IN Not satisfied with how Lashbrook was handling the reports, Evans filed a police complaint against Vance Cherry on April 12, 2010. The next day, Lashbrook sent all the parents an e-mail in which he claimed no knowledge of specific abuse, but acknowledged the accusations against his brother-in-law. “I truly felt Pastor Andy (Andy Ciloes, the Haitian-born national director of Lashbrook Family Ministries) and I had dealt with this when accusations came to light last December,” wrote Lashbrook. “We met with the accused and talked with several of the children and, until this weekend, nothing else has been brought to either of us in the way of accusations of abuse of any of our children.” He told the parents that he had reported the abuse to the Child Welfare Department in Haiti and had sought help in the U.S. “for guidance on the correct response to help the children and you, their families.” The mothers told the IN that they suspect that he never notified the Haitian authorities. By the end of April 2010, Lashbrook quit taking the mothers’ calls.

GLOBE-HAITI TASK FORCE

The mothers went to Globe International for help. Doug Gehman, its president, wouldn’t meet with them, but he established a task force to review the situation. He assigned Sandy Carter-Britnell and Michael Collins to it. The mothers met with them at Charity Chapel, the church where Collins is the pastor. Carter-Britnell has three orphanages in Nicaragua. She is Globe’s Coordinator of Humanitarian Aid. Collins is on the board of directors for Globe. They told the mothers why they were chosen for the task force. Sandy and her husband, Timothy A. Carter, were missionaries in Nicaragua for over nine years. According to the mothers, Carter-Britnell said that she found her husband having sex with a 9-year-old girl in their home (she would later repeat this under oath in another court case). She never reported him to the U.S. authorities. Globe let her keep her ministry. Pastor Collins had an even more bizarre explanation for him being on the task force, according to the mothers. He told them about having a sexual experience, when he was 17, with an older woman who was good friends with his mother. December 15, 2011

“He said he could relate to our children, because he was inappropriately touched,” said Lewis. “We’re thinking: you were a 17-year-old young man, and you think you can relate to what our children went through?” On July 7, 2010, the mothers had a second meeting with the task force. CarterBritnell had flown to Haiti. She said IFH was disorganized at best. There was no structure, no activities for the kids to do, no proper surveillance. When the IN interviewed her in late January 2011, she described Haiti as a “terrifying experience.”

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“It’s a dark, difficult place,” said Carter-Britnell, over the phone. “I’m 59 and have had my own orphanages in Nicaragua since 1998. I was not prepared for Haiti.” She found the mission understaffed and without running water or electricity at night. While there, Carter-Britnell said that she didn’t see anything inappropriate. “I questioned everybody, even walked around at night shining a flashlight into the rooms of the home,” she said. “It was difficult to determine what’s true and what really happened. I do believe some of the children experienced abuse and there’s an element of truth to their stories.” However, she didn’t believe there was any cover-up by Lashbrook. “The staff has signed affidavits that any stories of abuse were followed up on and turned over to Keith,” said Carter-Britnell. On August 24, 2010, six months after the airlift, Gehman wrote to all of the families. He told the parents about the task force and the allegation of a “culture of abuse” that was allowed to exist at the mission. “My main commentary about this allegation is that it is undoubtedly true,” wrote Gehman. And while he maintained that Globe had no direct knowledge of specific incidents, “it appears some of these things happened.” 11

Two American volunteers, he added, were being investigated by the FBI. “We did NOT (his emphasis) find that there was indifference to such things, or an attempt to cover up by the staff or Lashbrook.” He made it clear that Globe’s association with the Lashbrook ministry was “solely defined on a casual basis…In the Father’s Hand Children’s Home is a Haitian ministry.” According to Gehman, globe had not managed documents, handled money or been associated with any children or families in the adoptive process. While Globe was sympathetic to the need of counseling for the children and families, “it is outside the scope of our means and our responsibility to provide this kind of aid.” Finally, Gehman’s note termed the Lashbrooks “naïve” about how many children they could manage, but expressed that the parents should not pass judgment on them. When the mothers asked for help with counseling for the children, Globe replied, according to the mothers, that the Lashbrooks signed a liability release form, taking responsibility for any expense related to the abuse in Haiti. If they wanted to have any help with counseling costs, they would have to ask Keith Lashbrook.

“It was just a request of a fellow Christian to a missionary organization that is supposed to have a heart for children,” said Evans, “from people who raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for them.”

MOTHERS TAKE ACTION

Frustrated by Globe’s inaction, the increasing number of stories of abuse and nothing being done about Cherry and the other alleged molesters, the mothers sent out in the fall of 2010 a packet to the sponsors of Lashbrook Family Ministries on what their children had shared and how Lashbrook and Globe had responded. The packet impacted the flow of donations to Lashbrook Family Ministries. Globe International responded Nov. 22, 2010 with an “URGENT: Update from Haiti” to the sponsors. Gehman stated that the Lashbrooks would be taking a “one-year furlough from management, operations and fund raising for In the Father’s Hand Children’s Home in Port-dePaix.” Globe would become more involved and offer assistance in operations and management and take over fund raising needs of IFH.

“We have lost lifelong friends over this, because we dared to question the leadership of Keith and Globe.” Natalie Lewis, mother

Gehman wrote that the IFH needed “about $40,000 to get caught up, plus regular support for costs for caring for the children in coming months.” Globe had set a goal for sponsorships for all 100 children at the mission by June 2011 and needed $75,000 to complete construction of facilities at the mission. He vaguely mentioned the problems with the adopted children. “Some of these children are still struggling with adjustments to their new life, and have health and trauma issues from their experiences in Haiti. As God provides, we would like to provide some assistance to the children and their families for these needs.” Gehman asked supporters to make out checks for this new “Adoptive Families Fund.” To date, the mothers have not heard anything from Globe about the new fund or received any checks from it. Carter-Britnell told the IN that she had instituted several changes to the IFH operations. “I personally removed nine older boys from the mission. We rented a house for them, gave them a year’s worth of supplies and have them living as independent adults.” Globe increased the Haitian staff and added adult interns, ages 25 to 30, and new, older missionaries to help operate the mission. A generator was installed to keep the security lights on through the night. Carter-Britnell saw her role as setting the IFH on “the path of more excellence.” She said, “Globe International is a religious organization. We’re faith-based. What can’t be done through human love, God’s love does.”

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the families since August 2010. “What these families have been subjected to is horrible,” she told the IN. “As a Christian, it is even more heartbreaking to me that the organization continues to raise money from well-meaning donors and churches and shirks their responsibility for the continued care and healing of the victims.” Doug Gehman, Globe International president, told the IN that he couldn’t discuss the lawsuit with the media. “We’re consulting with an attorney about it,” he said over the phone. “Everything within me wants to say things, but I really can’t… Things just get convoluted when you start commenting.” Gehman said Lashbrook no longer works for Globe, but the former missionary wasn’t fired. “He is on a leave,” the Globe president said. “Permanent, I guess you could call it.” While the Lashbrooks are not actively working, Gehman said they were still technically on Globe’s payroll: “We have to pay them as part of IRS regulations.” Globe no longer lists Keith and Cindy Lashbrook as missionaries, but it does profile Lashbrook’s daughter Tiffany, and her husband Hermelin Jean-Baptiste, as Haitian missionaries, even though the couple has lived in North Carolina since 2007. On the website, the Jean-Baptisites solicit through Globe funds to support them and their “ministry.” In regards to Vance Cherry, Gehman said that Lashbrooks’ former brother-inlaw had nothing to do with Globe and it wasn’t responsible for him. “We had nothing to do with Vance,” said Gehman, before cutting the conversation short. “People visit Haiti all the time that aren’t part of us—it’s a free country.” Globe’s attorney, Miner Harrell, said his client was innocent of the accusations. “I never comment on matters of litigation,” Harrell said, “but I will make an exception in this case.” The attorney said that because of the nature of the allegations, he felt the need to stress that they were “unproven” and false, and requested people reserve judgment until the appropriate time. Harrell did clarify that his client was Globe, and would not comment as to whether his claim of innocence extended to the Lashbrooks. Harrell suggested a phone call to attorney Ken Brooks, Lashbrook’s counsel. As of press time, that call had not been returned. The IN tried to contact Keith Lashbrook by email, but he did not reply. Meanwhile, the mothers await their day in court as the second anniversary of the earthquake approaches. For Milissa Evans, their fight has been all about the children. “We are so concerned about the safety of these children, both those in the states and those still in Haiti,” she said. “My hope in coming forward is that the people responsible for taking care of these children will step up and actually do their job.” {in}

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‘A ROADTRIP THROUGH FLORIDA ARCHAEOLOGY 10 a.m. DARC, 207 E. Main St. 595-0050, ext. 107 or flpublicarchaeology.org/darc.php. WOVEN & WRAPPED: KIMONOS, CLOTHING AND CULTURE OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPAN 10 a.m. through Feb 12. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org.

WINE TASTING AT SEVILLE QUARTER 5 p.m. Palace Café at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. PENSACOLA SWING DANCE 8:30 p.m. $5 American Legion, 1401 W. Intendencia St.4375465 or pensacolaswing.com PHINEAS PHOGGETTES 10 p.m. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

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A ROADTRIP THROUGH FLORIDA ARCHAEOLOGY 10 a.m. DARC, 207 E. Main St. 595-0050, ext. 107 or flpublicarchaeology.org/darc.php. WOVEN & WRAPPED: KIMONOS, CLOTHING AND CULTURE OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPAN 10 a.m. through Feb 12. Pensacola Museum of Art. 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org. THE BIG MIX 4 p.m. Atlas and Fish House. Buy one drink and get another free. 600 S. Barracks St. goodgrits.com FREE WINE TASTING AT DK 4:30 p.m. Distinctive Kitchens, 29 & 30 South Palafox Pl. 4384688 or dk4u.com.

DUELING PIANOS 8 p.m. Rosie O’Grady’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

SATURDAY 12.17

PALAFOX MARKET 8 a.m. Through Dec. 17. Martin Luther King Plaza on N. Palafox St. palafoxmarket.com. A ROADTRIP THROUGH FLORIDA ARCHAEOLOGY 10 a.m. DARC, 207 E. Main St. 595-0050, ext. 107 or flpublicarchaeology.org/darc.php.

$2.50 BLOODY MARYS AND MIMOSAS 10 a.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. Pensacola Beach, 932-2211 or sandshaker.com.

MONDAY 12.19

WOVEN & WRAPPED: KIMONOS, CLOTHING AND CULTURE OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPAN 10 a.m. through Feb 12. Pensacola Museum of Art. 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org. PENSACOLA STATE COLLEGE ART FACULTY EXHIBITION 8 a.m. through Dec 14. Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts, Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd. Bldg. 15. 484-2550 or pensacolastate.edu. A ROADTRIP THROUGH FLORIDA ARCHAEOLOGY 10 a.m. DARC, 207 E. Main St. 595-0050, ext. 107 or flpublicarchaeology.org/darc.php. GAMER’S NIGHT 8 p.m. Fast Eddie’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. SKEE BALL LEAGUE 9 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox Pl. Ste. 200. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com. S.I.N. NIGHT 7 p.m. $2 well drinks, $3 vodka infusions and $6 bottomless mimosas. Hopjacks

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PENSACOLA STATE COLLEGE ART FACULTY EXHIBITION 8 a.m. through Dec 14. Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts, Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd., Bldg. 15. 484-2550 or pensacolastate.edu. A ROADTRIP THROUGH FLORIDA ARCHAEOLOGY 10 a.m. DARC, 207 E. Main St. 595-0050, ext. 107 or flpublicarchaeology.org/darc.php. WOVEN & WRAPPED: KIMONOS, CLOTHING AND CULTURE OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPAN 10 a.m. through Feb 12. Pensacola Museum of Art. 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org. HALF-PRICE SUSHI 5 p.m. Atlas. 600 S. Barracks St. 437-1961 or atlas.goodgrits.com. GIRL’S NIGHT OUT 5 p.m. Fish House 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 fishhouse.goodgrits.com. PRIME TIME TUESDAY 5:30 p.m. Jackson’s. 400 S. Palafox St. 469-9898 or jacksons.goodgrits.com ANCHOR STEPS SWING NIGHT 7 p.m. $5, Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com. HOLLA NIGHT 7 p.m. $3 drinks Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom, 10 S. Palafox Pl. 497-6073 or hopjacks.com.

WEDNESDAY 12.21

WINE DOWN WEDNESDAYS 5 p.m. Jackson’s 400 S. Palafox St. 469-9898 jacksons.goodgrits.com. MIXOLOGY CLASS AT VIC & IKE’S 6 p.m. $30. Vic & Ike’s American Bistro, 104 S. Palafox Pl. 9128569 or vic-and-ikes.com. SURF MOVIE NIGHT AT SURF BURGER 7 p.m. Surf Burger, 500 Quietwater Beach Rd. Pensacola Beach. 932-1417 or thesurfburger.com. PENSACOLA STATE COLLEGE ART FACULTY EXHIBITION 8 a.m. through Dec 14. Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts, Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd., Bldg. 15. 484-2550 or pensacolastate.edu. BLUE ANGELS PRACTICE 8:30 a.m. National Museum of Naval Aviation viewing area, 1750 Radford Blvd. 452-3604 or blueangels.navy.mil. A ROADTRIP THROUGH FLORIDA ARCHAEOLOGY 10 a.m. DARC, 207 E. Main St. 595-0050, ext. 107 or flpublicarchaeology.org/darc.php.

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they came to Pensacola and he has the maximum amount of Facebook friends. Clearly, he is doing something right. Dye always wanted to be center of attention. From the age of three, he was obsessed with Hollywood and pop culture. He always loved putting make-up on his friends and experimenting with colors and techniques, but he never took it too seriously. After a month in rehab for alcohol addiction, Dye was ready to take control of his life and found his passion. “I had a clear vision,” Dye said. “When you see the dark, depressing side of life it makes you want to see the other side: success, accomplishment— a legacy so-to-speak. I realized I could build a life and a brand on this.” That vision has turned Dye’s magazine into a semi-annual beauty book. Thursday, Dec. 15 “Two DYE Four Semi-Annual Beauty Book” will be available, featuring the past nine months of the magazine. That’s 80 pages of beauty. Now, Dye doesn’t just dole out funny commentary, beautiful photographs and

for long since a self-titled make-up line is make-up tips in “Two DYE Four,” but also with YouTube and Facebook. The shameless in the works. He began his love for makeup by experimenting and encourages self-promotion has produced great results, women to do the same. leaving Dye at the center of the beauty “Don’t be afraid of make-up,” Dye network in Pensacola. Just for fun, Dye insaid. “Don’t be afraid to wear a little extra vites photographers, hair stylists and model or try a new color. Try on new looks when hopefuls to his East Hill house, or hub, to you’re sitting at home during off-hours. produce one-of-a-kind photographs. Don’t try a new look in high-pressure situ“I love to be around talented, young, ations. And practice, practice, practice.” emerging artists,” Dye said as he dangles Dye grew up in a predominately his legs off the arm of his loveseat. “Some female family, with his mom and two older people hunt and fish for fun, I like people coming over and doing their make-up. The sisters. The entire clan has always been an inspiration to Dye as well as a strong creative process is payment enough.” support system. Dye doesn’t just create editorial looks “I’ve been around funny, smart womusing feathers and wild colors. He is also en my whole life,” Dye said. “My sweet sought-after for his bridal work. Much of his bridal portfolio boasts brides smiling ear-to- mama told me ‘I should’ve known that you’d be successful in make-up, because ear with looks that are elegant and natural. I can remember picking you up from “I am blessed beyond belief to make day care, you were in the first or second women look and feel beautiful and to see grade and you told me, ‘Mama, you need how excited they are when they look in some lipstick.’” {in} the mirror and say ‘I never thought I could look like this,’” Dye said, getting teary-eyed. “To watch the transformation and see a girl or woman become confidant and comfortable in her own skin is magic.” WHEN: 6 - 8 p.m. Dye said his make-up secret WHERE: The Deck at the Fish House, 600 S. is all in the application. He uses Barracks St. drug store products such as Maybelline and E.L.F., but not

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photo courtesy of Ballet Pensacola It’s less than two weeks until Ballet Pensacola performs the ultimate holiday dance, “The Nutcracker.” Inside the studio, Joey Mounce, the Nutcracker Prince, and Erin Lapaglia, the Ballerina Doll, are dancing the Chocolate Dance while the rest of the cast sits casually under the barres. When the dance is over, Mounce and Lapaglia wait for the critique. “It needs to be more aloof,” said Richard Steinert, artistic director for Ballet Pensacola. “You know how aloof chocolate is.” Next up is Kayla Bartlett, Clara, and Mounce dancing the Snow Pas de Deux, which is right before the characters enter the Land of Sweets. Barlett smiles brightly even though a dreary light is coming from the windows and she’s almost out of breath. At the end she looks at herself in the mirror and holds her pose. “I love that part,” she said. “When I was casting the part of Clara I was looking for someone who could go from little girl to young woman and still maintain that beautiful sense of innocence,” Steinert said. Also, Steinert did have to opt for the ballerina that looks most like Clara. “This is the first year we didn’t cast a young Clara, so obviously I had to cast someone who would be believable as a young girl,” Steinert said. “If she’s 6’3 no one’s going to believe the character.” Ballet Pensacola has been practicing “The Nutcracker” for about a month. The

“I was looking for the quintessential ballerina—a gracious and grateful creature,” Steinert said. “She had to sparkle physically and emotionally. Someone that makes you say ‘Ahh, that’s a ballerina.’” Like Steinert, Springer doesn’t tire of the music either, but she does have to fight the urge to dance. “I still get excited to do it,” Springer said of the production. “I can’t listen to the music without doing a run-through in my head.” You might remember Tyler Day as the bloodthirsty womanizer in this year’s “Dracula.” He’s not quite sure how many times he’s danced in “The Nutcracker.” “Too many,” he said. Yet he enjoyed the chance to shake off the dark role from October and be joined again with Springer. “It’s such an absolute difference,” Day said of his part as The Cavalier. “It’s nice to dance this role and partner with Kristen again. Working with her is great.” Although the male dancers have the pleasure to dance with the beautiful ballerinas at Ballet Pensacola, it is strictly business. “It’s a nice bonus, but it’s my job,” Day said as “The Waltz of the Flowers” played in the background. Steinert hopes this holiday classic will lead to a further love for the art of ballet. “While we love the tradition people share we hope to inspire them to attend repertoire performances that put “So You Think You Can Dance” to shame,” Steinert said. Springer, who has been dancing since the age of three, began her ballet career after watching “The Nutcracker.” “I can’t imagine a Christmas without it,” she said. “It’s a great way to spend time with your family.” {in}

dancers rehearse in between teaching classes. Steinert said the dancers work 40 hours a week, just like any full-time job. You might wonder what makes this year’s production of “The Nutcracker” any different from previous years. But as the company changes and dancers breathe new life into the classic characters, you’ll never see the same “Nutcracker” twice. “This is the strongest artistic company since I’ve been here,” Steinert said. He has been with Ballet Pensacola for 24 years. “The Nutcracker” is a part of Pensacola’s holiday tradition. No matter if you’re a ballet-lover or not, it’s a must-see for families. And even though Steinert and the dancers have been immersing themselves in the Land of Sweets, it never quite gets old. “I’m not one of those directors who are jaded by “The Nutcracker.” I might get tired of hearing it when I’m pumping my gas, but not in the studio,” Steinert said. Kristen Springer is in her fourth year at Ballet Pensacola. Last year, she was Dream Clara, this year she is the Sugar Plum Fairy. “It’s a totally different type of WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16 and Saturday, dancing,” Springer said. “It can be Dec. 17 and 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18 very tiring—stamina wise.” WHERE: 118 S. Palafox Pl. When searching for the right COST: $20-$32 dancer to play the coveted role of DETAILS: pensacolasaenger.com or balletthe Sugar Plum Fairy, Steinert said pensacola.com that she would have to shine inside and out.

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INTERNATIONAL HOLIDAY STAPLES Holiday dinners. Most likely your family sticks to what they have always done because – well, it’s tradition. My family too has its 10 staples and while they’re always good, sometimes it can be a bit...familiar. If marriages can experience the seven-year-itch, I imagine taste buds can too. But unlike marriages, our taste can survive a little deviation. So this holiday season, inject a little spice into your holiday table and switch things up. Take your cue from the following international staples from holiday dinners around the world.

MAXIMILIAN COFFEE

For a brief time, Mexico was ruled not by a president, but a noble Austrian they had proclaimed as emperor.

His ruling was brief, ending in his execution, but his impact remained: influencing the culture and even food of Mexico. Lee Kafeety, owner of Cactus Flower Cafe and now Maximilian Coffee, explains to me when asked for the inspiration behind her new cafe’s name: “Everyone thinks Mexican cuisine is simply Mexican, but it’s not! It’s really this grand melange of international influences all combined.” It was this approach that launched the grand success of her Cactus Flower restaurants (there are now six) and so, naturally, she’s applying it to her other love, coffee. Maximilian Cafe just had its soft-opening this past week;

Kutya – Ukraine

In Ukraine, Christmas is celebrated according to the Julian Calendar, so Christmas Day falls on Jan. 7 and Christmas Eve, which they call Sviaty Vechir (Holy Evening), falls on January 6. Christmas Eve is celebrated with a ritual meal always featuring 12 dishes, which symbolize the 12 apostles that gathered during the last supper. The meal usually opens with everyone passing around a bowl of Kutya and taking three spoonfuls for luck. Kutya is like a pudding of sorts, made up of cooked wheat berries, walnuts and honey. The wheat berries symbolize hope, while the poppy seeds and honey symbolize happiness and success. Try out this dish at your next holiday gathering for a new tradition! Traditionally it’s served cold, but my host family loved to warm theirs up the next morning for breakfast – like a poppy seed oatmeal. You can find wheat berries in the organic food section; just look for Bob’s Red Mill products. Ingredients: 2 cups wheat berries 4 quarts water 1 cup poppy seed

its grand opening will happen in January. Even though it has yet to “officially” open, that hasn’t stopped the eager residents of East Hill from coming in droves. It didn’t stop me either. Walking into the airy space, patrons are greeted with a stand full of locally-made goods and treated to the smell and sound of locally-roasted beans grinding away in the espresso machine. But with all the familiarity, there’s also a twinge of sublime exoticism in the air. Coffees dusted with chipotle powder, El Diablo as they affectionately referred to mine, and true Belgian-style waffles make for a great addition to the local cafe scene. Jean-Michel Voleppe, manager/chef, brings me over a Brussels Waffle to try and then tells me all about the history of the Liege Waffle —a dough, not batter based, waffle served everywhere on the boulevards of Belgium and yet incredibly lacking here. He discussed how it was his dream when he came to America a few years ago to bring the authentic Belgian-style waffles (there’s multiple kinds) to the area. I try to be demure while scarfing down my waffle and fail. It’s just too damn good.

1/3 cup honey 2/3 cup sugar 1/2 cup hot water 1/2 cup walnuts Preparation: Soak wheat berries overnight in four quarts of water. The next day, bring the wheat berries and the soaking water to a boil and then simmer for four to five minutes, stirring occasionally. The wheat berries will burst when ready and the water will thicken up. Grind the poppy seeds in a food processor or with a mortar or pestle (fancy!). Mix the hot water, honey and sugar, then add the poppy seeds and walnuts. Mix this with the cooked wheat. Refrigerate overnight.

Panetonne - Italy

Holiday desserts in The States often involve more sweet fare than savory puddings. Think pecan pie, pumpkin pie, cakes and cookies. But, in Europe the concentration is more on glacé and fruits, injecting the little morsels into cakes like the Germans do with stollen. However, fruit cakes, never really caught on in America, unless you’re talking about gag gifts.

And even though the cafe’s menu is an eclectic mix of Mexican-style coffees and European pastry-fare, there are also everyone’s everyday favorites at extremely affordable price points. “We wanted everything exemplary, but not pretentious,” Lee explains after our 10 minute meeting had somehow turned into an hour long coffee-talk session. I imagine that happens a lot here. People like to ridicule coffee-culture, but in its true heyday, before the days of the green siren, cafes were places where the intelligentsia flocked to share ideas and perhaps, change the world. And I have feeling that the cafe tables and booths will soon be filled here with MacBooks—the quill and notepad of our day—and perhaps a little bit of Pensacola’s history will be written within this cafe’s walls. {in}

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However, the term “fruit cake” is too aptly applied. After all, the slightly-sweet, buttery, domed shaped Panetonne bread from Italy is often referred to as such here, but is no such thing! This confection of cake-like-bread can be found in the windows of delicatessens around the world during holiday time and its popularity can be traced back through the centuries. The birthplace of this tall cake is invariably always referenced as Milan. The origins of the bread date back to Roman Empire when the ancient Romans would sweeten their leavened bread with honey. It’s where the name derived from that the arguments begin. The most benign state that it is derived from is the Italian word “panetto” (small loaf bread) and the addition of “one” at the end changes the meaning to “large loaf bread.” Others state that a nobleman fell in love with a baker’s daughter, Toni, in the 15th century and created the bread to impress her. When the wedding was held the Duke of Milan served the cake-y bread and christened it Pan de Toni, or Toni’s bread. Whatever the case may be, making it at home is a hard sell. It’s a laborious process, but one that results in a preservative-free bread worthy of being proud of. However, if yours simply comes out of one of those red-dome boxes from World Market consider your secret safe with me. Serve it like the Italians do, with a glass of Moscato d’Asti and some mascarpone spread. Use the leftovers to make French toast or bread pudding.

Ingredients: For dough 1 cup golden raisins (5 ounces) 1/2 cup sweet Marsala 1/2 cup warm milk 2/3 cup plus 2 teaspoons sugar 4 teaspoons active dry yeast (two 1/4-ounce packages) 3 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour 3 large eggs at room temperature for 30 minutes 1 large egg yolk 1 tablespoon finely grated fresh lemon zest 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 3/4 teaspoon salt 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened, plus additional for buttering cans 1 cup fine diced candied citron (6 ounces) For egg wash 1 large egg yolk 1 tablespoon water You will need: A stand mixer with a paddle attachment, two 10-15 ounce, clean, metal coffee cans, and parchment paper. Preparation: In a small saucepan, simmer the raisins and marsala for two minutes. Allow to cool to room temperature. In the electric mixer bowl, add the two teaspoons of sugar and the warm milk. Sprinkle the yeast over the mixture and allow to rest for five minutes (it should foam up). When it is foamy, add 1/4 cup flour and beat at medium speed until combined. Then add whole eggs, yolk, zest, lemon juice, salt and the remaining 2/3 cup sugar; beat until

incorporated. Put speed on low and add remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time. When incorporated, put speed back to medium-high and add butter, a few tablespoons at a time. Mix until dough is shiny for five minutes. Drain the raisins and add to dough, which will be sticky, as well as candied citron. Then spread dough into large greased bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk—two to three hours. Prepare the coffee cans by greasing the side and lining with parchment (remember to put a circle of parchment on the bottoms). When dough has risen, punch down with floured hands and turn out on floured surface. Put half the dough in each coffee can, lightly pressing to remove any air bubbles. Cover again with greased plastic wrap and let rise (again!) until doubled, about two to three hours. Finally, brush the top of the bread with the egg wash and bake in a 375°F oven 35-40 minutes. Bake until deep golden brown. Remove from cans (by tapping on the bottom of the can) and allow to cool to room temperature.

Hoppin’ John - Southern United States

New Year’s on the strip of road where my family lives (we’re talking a road filled with multiple aunts, uncles, cousins, my parents and my grandparents) is always spent at my Nonnie’s house eating a bowl of Hoppin’ John—or, black eyed peas. As often happens with traditions rooted in childhood, I didn’t quite fathom until I was older that customs

such as this one aren’t practiced worldwide. In fact, the southern tradition of eating Hoppin’ John at New Year’s as a token of good luck in the upcoming year dates back to the 18th century. Slaves probably brought the dish, which is very similar to a rice and beans dish common throughout West Africa, and the tradition with them to this area. The first reference to the dish called “Hoppin John” was in the 19th century travelogue of Frederick Law Olmsted's A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States, in which he states: “The greatest luxury with which they are acquainted is a stew of bacon and peas, with red pepper, which they call 'Hopping John'.” Nowadays, traditions and recipes involved with this dish vary. In my family we put a coin in the pot and whoever finds it (and doesn’t choke) will be wealthy in the New Year! My little sister eats her’s with mayonnaise (Paula Dean would be proud) and my Papa with rice. Do with it as you will, but in the South, it must be done. Ingredients: 1 cup chopped onion 1 tablespoon bacon drippings 3 cups cooked black-eyed peas 1 cup chopped cooked ham ¼ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper salt to taste Preparation: In a large saucepan sauté chopped onion in bacon drippings until tender. Stir in black-eyed peas, ham, and cayenne pepper. Simmer for 10 minutes; season to taste. Serve with rice or cornbread—or both! {in}

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IN Introduces: Pioneers! O Pioneers! The month of November marked a great many things — mustaches supporting men’s health, the start of the holiday season and, on the new music front, the release of an EP by upand-coming local act Pioneers! O Pioneers! Just one year after their inaugural Thanksgiving show and four bass players later, here they are dropping their first EP, “There’s no Ghost Left to Haunt This Home.” But who are these pioneers you ask? They are currently a threepiece rock band making noises they hope you want to hear. The trifecta of pioneers is fronted by Michael Bishop (guitar, vocals), driven by the energy of Jason Leger (drums) and has recently furthered their synergy through the addition of Ric Hohn (bass). Named after a poem by Walt Whitman on American expanphoto by sion, the members are inspired by a similar idea of expansion and progression in their own lives and channel this mentality into their music. The poem reflects the exploration of the boundless potential that can be found amidst new frontiers and that is just what these pioneers are going after. A time of questions led the IN to answers pertaining to ghosts of the past, a glimpse into the future and, of course, their present EP. IN: As far as the EP goes, what is one thing that you want people to take away from your music? BISHOP: The idea of holding on to your own integrity as your own person and not being washed away by time. The whole thing is

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Royce Wagner essentially about progression and watching people change as they progress. Through writing all of it, I am projecting how I see these people changing and in the end, looking in the mirror I realize I am changing the exact same way. IN: What’s the significance of the ghost references? BISHOP: I like the idea of ghosts because they don’t have to hold a negative connotation. It’s not like a phantom or a reoccurring haunting. It’s a past idea. It’s more of a representation of a past hope and where that hope ended. The ghosts don’t necessarily represent an actual ghost I’m haunted by, but more of a longing to have actually finished a

past hope. In my mind it goes along with the whole idea of progression. IN: What does songwriting look like for Pioneers? BISHOP: The idea is to be able to come up with just an idea and have everyone flesh it out. There’s a point A and a point B and you want to get from one to the other but what happens in between is pretty much up to everyone. IN: Is more writing a priority? LEGER: We’ve been focusing on recording and now we want to move beyond that and maybe bring in some other people to add their take to our music. But I think our pri-

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IN: Do you feel like now is a good time to be a part of the Pensacola music scene? LEGER: I do. Now, with bands like Paloma being around, and Jpegasus and Imaginary Air Show, there are a lot of different bands loosely tied together under the same umbrella. They are all good bands with something to offer and I am really excited to be a part of it. BISHOP: I used to go to Mi Capitan shows and now I get to play shows with Paloma, with people that I looked up to. Even when we played with Johnny Apple-Eyes, those guys were in bands I loved when I was younger. LEGER: It’s true. If you have not yet had a chance to hear them for yourself, or even if you have, be on the lookout for more great things to come from Pioneers! O Pioneers!, including upcoming shows in the works for the first of the New Year. Until then, be sure to catch them around town, buy a copy at Revolver Records for $6, or download electronically at pioneersopioneers.bandcamp.com. {in}

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A SALUTE TO DIFFERENCE MAKERS Daniel Pierce, senior at J. M. Tate High School, is one of five deserving students from across the state selected as an honoree of Take Stock in Children’s Leaders 4 Life Fellowship.

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Daniel was selected based on his strong demonstration of leadership, moral character and academic success as part of Take Stock in Children’s role model program.

The Leaders 4 Life Fellowship, created in partnership with the Asofsky Family Foundation, provides students with leadership training and development, as well as unmet financial needs up to $10,000 annually to cover the costs of housing, food, textbooks, supplies, transportation and more. The award was presented by Superintendent of Schools Malcolm Thomas. Invited guests included school board members, legislators, Take Stock in Children & Escambia County Public Schools Foundation representatives, as well as Daniel’s parents and mentor Jeanne Meyer. The mission of Take Stock in Children’s Leaders 4 Life Fellowship program is to enable students to excel in a university environment by giving them the resources that empower them to develop their full potential as “leaders for life.” Take Stock in Children is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization with a 16 year history of breaking the cycle of poverty by providing scholarships, mentors and hope to low-income and at-risk youth.

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news of the weird ONLY THE GOVERNMENT: Stung by criticism in 2007 that they were neglecting severely wounded service members, the Pentagon and the Department of Veterans Affairs have now gone extreme the other way, routinely providing at least a half-dozen (and as many as two dozen) caseworkers per patient. A Government Accountability Office report in October said the result was “duplication, confusion and turf battles,” according to a November Washington Post story, leaving the members and their families often conflicted and overwhelmed about prognoses. At times the Pentagon (serving activeduty personnel) and the VA (ex-military) balked over coordinating their treatments. The agencies, however, told the Post that any duplication was intentional, even though the Post cited military families who each wished they had a single, authoritative case manager they could turn to. A GAO official called the situation “crazy” and “disturbing.”

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in November and left a threatening note. However, the note did not demand that the couple move from the neighborhood; it demanded that they stay. Since the Klan is not known for supporting mixed-race couples, the police were suspicious and ultimately charged Williams with making the threats himself -- to frighten his wife into abandoning the divorce she had recently requested. (2) Paul Moran, possessing (according to his lawyer) “considerable intellectual ability,” nonetheless attempted a procedure to turn his own feces into gold (and was sentenced in October to three months in jail in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, after accidentally setting his apartment on fire in the process). CRY FOR HELP Math teacher Paul LaDuke, 75, was fired in November from the Schaumburg (Ill.) Christian School after a student reported seeing him brazenly masturbate, with his pants lowered, as he sat behind his desk in a full classroom. LaDuke had been at the school for 26 years, and police believe (according to a Chicago Tribune report) he had “committed similar acts at the school several times a year for a decade or longer.” BAD SHOTS (1) A 22-year-old man was shot in the face on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, in September; his companion on the camping trip thought he was shooting at a bear. (2) An 85-year-old man was shot in the face in Augusta, Ga., in September; a female acquaintance thought she was shooting at an opossum. (3) A 20-year-old woman was shot in Vilas County, Wis., in July; deputy sheriff Ty Peterson (a relative) thought he was shooting at a cougar.

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Leadership Pensacola: Producing Committed Leaders

Leadership pensacoLa and community deveLopment

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imagine our society without the capabilities that technology provides us on a daily basis; now imagine our society minus three crucial components: education, healthcare and technology. all three are instrumental in our lives and must interlace to be utilized at their maximum capacity. “We have such wonderful resources within our healthcare, education systems locally, with cutting edge technology intertwined in these assets. in planning this day, we really strived to highlight this so the class would walk away with a new outlook and value the local options we have. not only does pensacola offer so much in these sectors, our area is attractive to people outside of our community because of them.” said Buffi Bailey, day chair. the Leadership pensacola class had an opportunity to explore education, healthcare and technology in their respective outlets in our community and gained an understanding of how they serve synonymously. their day began at the university of West Florida’s new science and technology building. three leaders in our regions educational system spoke with the class on the role their institutions play in our community. dr. Judy Bense with the university of West Florida outlined the economic impact that uWF has on our community – a 1.47 billion dollar impact to be exact. since taking the role of president, dr. Bense has focused on student life and a master plan for the university. most notably, student housing and athletics have seen major improvements. dr. ed meadows with pensacola state

college reiterated dr. Bense’s emphasis on collaboration between institutes of higher education in northwest Florida. pensacola state college and the university of West Florida have a strong partnership and work well together. to finalize the segment on education, malcolm thomas, superintendent of escambia county school district spoke on the vision of our public school system. in his time as superintendent, thomas has managed to cut his operating budget 60 million dollars and increase the performance of schools in regards to Fcat testing. in 1999, 11% of escambia county schools received an “F” grade. in 2010, that percentage was down to 2% and in 2011, 0%. the class walked away a strong grasp on our educational system, its successes and hopes for the future. transferring to the role healthcare plays in pensacola, the class had an opportunity to hear from the four major hospitals in our area: Baptist, sacred heart, West Florida and the navy hospital. “the Leadership pensacola forum provided an important opportunity to gain insight from major health care executives and reinforce the personal responsibility each of us can take to improve health and wellness in our community,” said forum moderator, catherine Kelly, director of the Florida Blue pensacola center. Following suit with healthcare, the class began to see the increasing amount of technology used in the industry. the da vinci robot method has been incorporated into numerous surgeries. specifically, the class was able to explore the impact that this procedure has on recovery of patients; it improves the ability of patients the first few months following surgery. a priority in curriculum for the Leadership pensacola program is to intertwine focus areas from day to day. the impact that our health care sector has on the local economy is tremendous. scott Grissett, regional development manager with andrews institute articulated the spotlight our health care facilities bring to the pensacola area. specifically, the andrews institute provides our area the opportunity to showcase pensacola to world class athletes that come here for treatment.

legislative process impacts how we live, work and play in northwest Florida and how the lobby¬ing process differs in session and out of session. the class will have the opportunity to speak with area legislators regarding the issues that are important to them.

Feb. 9, 2012 regional econoMics the developments in our education, health care and technology have come leaps and bounds in the past few years. the Leadership pensacola class of 2012 has been enlightened and challenged to support the efforts of these fields. the day was planned and led by Leadership pensacola alumni Buffi Bailey (11), Liz adams Branch (11), michelle horton (05) and Gretchen vanvalkenburg (96).

Leap cLass 2012 Kim aderholt, nigel allen, autumn Beck, Judson Brandt, Jason Broxson, cyd cadena, mike craney, Laritza crear, ed cronley, mark davidson, Bradley ‘Beej’ davis, Jr., courtney dell, eric doelker, michael dollen, Lee elebash, Lisa esser, elizabeth Fayard, Whitney Fike, dion Guest, pamela hatt, marla hecht, rosanna henley, samantha hill, Keith hoffert, Jr., Kevin hoffman, Brian hooper, Kristin hual, erin hynek, mari Josephs, Garrett Laborde, robbie Lofty, Kristin Longely, chad mccammon, steve ooms, Julie orr, perry palmer, Justin pierce, creagh proctor, terri ramos, sunny ricks, chris ritchie, Kevin robbins, maryellen roy, ted roy, Kelly russ, Blake schaeffer, steve schickel, holly smith, Kathy summerlin, david tuyo, andy Waltrip, Benjamin Zimmern, Jack Zoesch.

upcominG events Jan. 12, 2012 Military

the class will explore the command posts of our area and the encompassing impact that the military has on our community.

Feb. 1-2, 2012 legislative trip to tallahassee the tallahassee trip will focus on how the

members of the class will explore different economic development strategies and future trends/directions. they will learn how our community is affected by ongoing local, state or nationwide economic development efforts.

March 8, 2012 Quality oF liFe

the class will examine the positive and negative aspects of our community’s quality of life. they will discuss the meaning of quality of life for the various socio-economic groups in northwest Florida while exploring the importance of cultural organizations and activities in the life of the community.

april 12, 2012 leadership & ethics the class will discuss interrelationships among leaders in the community. they will identify the risks, rewards and challenges of leadership and the bond between leadership and ethics.

May 11, 2012 closing retreat

the class will reflect on the Leap curriculum and explore lessons learned during the past year. they will explore new individual and team challenges at the high ropes course at adventures unlimited and are encouraged to apply the Leap experience to a future course of action.

more inFormation For more information on Leadership pensacola or to inquire about applying for the class of 2013, please contact Jennifer allen mcFarren at 850.438.4081 or visit www.pensacolachamber.com/Leap.

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