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AGAINST ALL ODDS This past weekend, I was invited to attend a reunion celebration of the 20th anniversary of Joe Scarborough’s first campaign for Congress. Scarborough and his team did something that we rarely see in our lifetimes. They changed the course of politics not only in Northwest Florida, but also the entire state.

In 1994, Bill Clinton was president, Lawton Chiles was governor and our congressman was Earl Hutto. They were all Democrats, as were all the constitutional officers in Escambia County.

That was just the way it was until this unknown lawyer, who was only 30, decided to run for Congress. His family thought he was crazy. He had no chance and no money.

Scarborough spent what little money he had on yard signs and BLAB TV shows.

He preached small government and railed against Clinton’s tax increase and health plan. Few from the local political establishment paid any attention, but others like Nan Weaver and Tom Sullivan did, and the campaign added volunteers steadily. Yard signs began popping up from Perdido Key to Panama City.

The voters were frustrated, much like the Tea Party would be 18 years later during Barack Obama’s first term. Scarborough spoke to them and they believed he could make a difference in Washington.

Scarborough also spoke to religious conservatives, a group that no candidate

had seriously pursued until then. A Southern Baptist, he understood their culture and concerns. They quickly saw him as their candidate. Six years later, Texas Governor George W. Bush used the same voter base to win the White House.

When Hutto dropped out the race, the Republican establishment still wanted someone other than Scarborough. He was "too conservative, a religious fanatic." Rep. Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) picked Lois Benson to be the nominee, but she had to get through the primary and runoff.

She didn’t.

Then Scarborough faced Democrat Vinnie Whibbs, Jr. The National Democratic Party did not want to lose a House seat they had held since Reconstruction.

The New York Times wrote the race was too close to call. Joe won with 62 percent of the vote.

Elected officials soon began switching over to the Republican Party. The Florida House of Representatives turned Republican after the November 1996 election, becoming the first legislature in a Southern state to come under complete Republican control. In 2000, Escambia County elected Republicans for Sheriff, Superintendent of Schools and four of the fi ve county commissioners.

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The gift will establish the Pen Air Federal Credit Union Betty M. Petree Endowment for scholarships and program support for College of Business students. Additionally, the Pen Air Federal Credit Union Financial Literacy Boot Camp for UWF students will be developed.

“It is critical for UWF to continually assemble a team of partners throughout the region to strengthen, support and reinforce opportunities for our students,” said UWF vice president of advancement Dr. Brendan Kelly. “This is an ideal example of a partnership that also richly enhances Northwest Florida.”

The Pen Air Federal Credit Union Betty M. Petree Endowment will establish lasting support of the College of Business through scholarships provided to students who qualify through University enrollment requirements. The endowment will boost financial literacy for UWF graduates entering the labor force while contributing to their preparation for successful careers and lives. The endowment is named in honor of Betty M. Petree, who served as the general manager of Pen Air Federal Credit Union for 36 years. Currently, Petree serves on the Pen Air Federal Credit Union board of directors.

“On behalf of Pen Air Federal Credit Union, I am honored and privileged to know, that working with the University of West Florida, the credit union has the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of our future leaders,” said Pen Air Federal Credit Union President and CEO Stu Ramsey. “Our financial literacy partnership with UWF is a perfect match with our Credit Union’s mission and vision. While this is definitely a milestone event in the history of Pen Air Federal Credit union, I believe it is just the first step in a long term partnership with the University to prepare students for all aspects of their future lives.”

The Pen Air Federal Credit Union Financial Literacy Boot Camp will be offered once a semester, to junior and senior students, and cover topics such as personal financial planning, planning for retirement, the advantages of tax-deferred savings and 401-k plans. The course will also cover best options for health care benefits and savings plan, review of insurance, health and annuities and other significant financial topics. The boot camp will also host financial professionals, as guest lecturers, who will present topics to prepare students with the essential financial literacy they require prior to accepting their first professional position after graduation.

The mission of the College of Business is to provide a high quality, student-oriented educational experience to baccalaureate and master’s degree business students primarily from the northwest Florida region. With a focused priority on teaching excellence, supported by scholarship and service, the College of Business prepares students for successful careers in business and society and contributes to the advancement of the educational and economic development of Northwest Florida.

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GIVE PEACE A CHANCE

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One Woman's Crusade to Make her Neighborhood Safe

by Jennifer Leigh Tasha Nixon, a Pensacola native, grew up in Englewood Heights, now known as Shanty Town. “Right down the street from the Boys and Girls Club,” she said.

Through the years, Nixon has watched her neighborhood and the rest of Pensacola become a different city than the one she was raised in.

“The violence has gone up,” she said. “I’m fearful for the young adults. We used to fight with our hands. Now, teens have weapons.”

For years, Nixon, a business manager at Carlisle Property Management in Morris Court, had the dream to host a peace rally in the neighborhood—a way to bring families and neighbors together for lighthearted fun.

As it often goes, Nixon’s busy work schedule always got in the way until last year.

“This community cried for something positive, and we really needed some help,” she said. “I am only one person that saw a dream and decided to make it a reality last

year when a tenant of mine got beaten to death at a local park.”

That tenant was 18-year-old Ronika Nicole Sconiers. According to police reports, the early 2013 incident began while Sconiers was at a party. A fight erupted later that evening at a park in Morris Court, where a group of young females kept repeatedly beating Sconiers. The young woman was taken to the hospital, but died shortly after being taken off a ventilator.

She left behind a baby boy.

After Sconiers passed away, her mother and step dad, now guardians of her son, moved to New York.

“She could not bear to look outside her window and see that park,” Nixon said.

The story of Sconiers isn’t a first. While the Pensacola Police Department released a report earlier this year showing a 14 percent decrease in crime, it doesn’t ease the pain of victims and their families.

“Numbers are meaningless if you’re the actual victim of a crime, but these numbers

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Girls Club, Area Housing Commission, are good news and a positive trend,” said Waterfront Rescue Mission and more to Pensacola Police Chief Chip W. Simmons help make the event happen. There will be in a press release. free food, live entertainment, bicycles for Because of the prevalence of crime— children courtesy of Salvation Army and there were still 389 violent crimes in the City activities for the whole family. of Pensacola according to the report—people “Rev. John Powell of Truth for are afraid to walk outside, Nixon said.

Youth has been my biggest spon“As with all teens, they have sor,” Nixon said. “He makes their troubles but this young sure we have the bouncy lady did not need to be taken houses, brings his portable from this world that soon,” kitchen and always has his Nixon said. famous Kool-Aid.” And so Nixon decided to It’s Nixon’s hope that pursue her what she said God families come together to rehas placed on her heart years ago ally set-in the togetherness and do something positive for tone of the rally. the community that has seen Tasha Nixon “I believe parents so much pain. need to be more “I wanted to give involved,” she said. this community a “Don’t just send your free event that prokids. Let’s start incormotes living in this porating the families.” area and showing No matter where Pensacola that we you live, inside or can have peace and outside of Pensacola’s city limits, you’re a good time living in the original Morris invited for a day of free fun and food.

Court (Area Housing) or Morris Court II “We’re just trying to bring peace. All of and III Apartments and the neighboring Pensacola needs it,” Nixon said. “I pray that community,” she said. people will believe in one another and to With her cousin, Anthony Murphy, let families know we can increase the peace Nixon began getting the word out, posting and have a peaceful event without violence. fliers and posters for the event around the To show the families in this area we can community. Eventually other businesses, enjoy one another without being threatened organizations and volunteers stepped up. and worried about violence.” {in} It was at an organizational meeting that the Increase the Peace name came about.

“Someone just said it out loud and everyone said, ‘That’s the one,’” Nixon recalled. “We want to stop the violence.

Everyone just needs to get along.”

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A BETTER TEXAS On Thursday, March 20, Gov. Rick Scott handled a campaign meeting at The Fish House. He told the audience of three dozen business leaders and elected officials why he was seeking re-election this year.

His personal story is compelling. He grew up not knowing his birth father. He lived in public housing, and his family always struggled for money.

His mother told him, “You can do whatever you. want” She had four expectations for her son: get a job, make good grades, go to church and become an Eagle Scout.

The governor said that when he was elected in 2010, the state was headed in the wrong direction. Florida was known as “The Foreclosure Capital of the World.”

“We lost jobs because we didn’t care.

Phone calls didn’t get returned,” Scott said. The attitude he brought to state government was “how do you make businesses succeed.”

Does it all work? Scott said it does. Under Crist as governor, Florida lost 832,000 jobs. Scott has added 503,000. Plus the state has one of the biggest drops in unemployment in the country.

In his first year, Scott said he had to balance a budget dealing with a $36 million deficit. He has cut taxes 420 times, paid off $7.1 million in debt and now has $2 billion budget surplus.

He considers Texas the state’s biggest competition. Scott said he told Texas Gov. Rick Perry, “My job is to kick your butt. I want to be number one.”

“This is a better Texas,” Scott said.

HEY, WE KNOW THAT GUY Scott Greenberg, whose public relations firm handled the public relations for 2011 DeLuna Festival, moved to Washington, D.C. to become the Public Relations and Publications Manager for The Washington Ballet.

Greenberg is also the new face of the Republican’s latest effort to lure the hipster vote. In the 2012 presidential election, Barack Obama captured 60 percent of the 19-to-29 vote. The GOP wants to change that and have come up an ad campaign that blames Obama for all the woes of the millennials.

One of the ads focuses on the Obama energy policy and shows Greenberg talking while driving a car. He says that he shouldn’t have to “check my bank account before I fill up my car,” and shares his desire for a national energy policy that includes “solar, wind, shale gas, oil, whatever.”

He signs off, “I’m a Republican because we should have an all-of-the-above energy policy.”

The ads are on the GOP YouTube page.

would not be moving into the old CocaNORTH HILL WINS The North Hill PreserCola building and thanked her for her work vation Association fought the city of Pensacola for her community. and Florida Department of Corrections to stop “We are so grateful to the governor for the state agency from moving its Parole and stepping in to help once he realized how close Probation offices to the old Coca-Cola plant it was to a neighborhood, parks, and schools,” on North Palafox.

Nichols told the Independent News.

The group created its own Facebook page, North Hill families held a victory celebra“Not in Anyone’s Backyard,” and spoke at the tion Saturday night at the city’s Alabama last city council meeting. The residents picketed Square. {in} Governor Rick Scott’s meeting at The Fish House, even blocking his motorcade for a few minutes.

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By Rick Outzen “There's that book ‘All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten,’” Joe Scarborough said. “Everything political I needed to learn, I learned in that first campaign. It was a pretty remarkable experience.”

Remarkable is an understatement from someone not known for such. Former Congressman Joe Scarborough is the host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” which is considered one of the most politically influential morning shows in the country. In April 2011, Scarborough was named to the prestigious “Time 100” list of the world’s most influential people.

The campaign that he talked about with the Independent News was his first congressional campaign in 1994. The Pensacola Catholic High graduate was only three years out of law school when he took on a Democratic incumbent who was first elected to Congress in 1972—when Scarborough was in fourth grade.

When the incumbent, Earl Hutto, dropped out of the race, he then had to face a well-financed candidate handpicked by the National Republican Party and three betterknown candidates just to win the honor of facing another well-known candidate in a district that hadn’t sent a Republican to Congress in over a 100 years.

Republicans simply didn’t win county and district offices in Northwest Florida. How could this inexperienced, young attorney with no money, no big endorsements and no name recognition ever win?

With an army of dedicated volunteers, nearly around-the-clock shows on BLAB TV, sheer perseverance and the will to win, Scarborough accomplished the unthinkable.

And by winning the 1994 campaign, he led the way for the Republican Party to dominate panhandle politics for the next two decades.

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TAKING UP THE CHALLENGE

The genesis of Scarborough’s decision was in November 1992. Democrat Bill Clinton was elected president and for the fourth time the Florida Panhandle had voted for the Republican candidate in the presidential race.

Hutto won with only 52 percent of the vote against Terry Ketchel.

“It was the first time anybody had ever challenged him closely,” Scarborough said. “I knew that over the next two years with Bill Clinton in office, Hutto was going to have to make a lot of difficult decisions and his votes were not going to line up with the district, so I started thinking about running.”

The idea became more serious in May 1993, when Rep. Hutto voted for Clinton’s budget and tax increase.

By September, Scarborough made up his mind to run.

His parents were split on the decision. His mother, Mary Jo, was very supportive. His father, George Sr., not so much. He announced that he was voting for Hutto, but he eventually came around.

The next month the Pensacola City Council gave the unknown candidate the perfect platform to showcase his campaign. The city wanted to increase taxes 65 percent. Scarborough helped collect 3,000 signatures to protest the property tax increase. Reluctantly the city council backed down.

“The tax revolt gave me the platform I needed to run,” he said. “It was the year after Bill Clinton had raised taxes, Florida had taxes raised on the state level and then the city wanted to raise taxes, too.”

He sensed it was time in Northwest Florida for a tax revolt. “Basically that is what I ran on,” Scarborough said. “At that time, nobody had ever stood up and organized against the city council. They rammed through whatever they wanted to ram through. It was a shock to a lot of people.”

The petition drive defined his campaign message. “It was what a lot of people talked about in the campaign, and what we talked about during the last week of the campaign.”

Scarborough used this in his campaign ads. “We had ads in Fort Walton Beach with a picture of me and the words ‘Tax Killer,’” he said.

“People would walk up to me in Fort Walton Beach and say ‘Tax Killerrrrr’ with their thumbs up. I knew that message was going to work.”

In December 1993, Scarborough signed up for Republican campaign manager school.

"I told them I wanted to go to campaign manager school, because I knew they wouldn’t let me go to candidate school,” he said. “They would think I had no shot of winning as an unknown 30-year-old."

His initial campaign strategy was simple: knock on as many doors as possible and run 30-minute call-in shows on Blab TV. In 1994, there weren’t a billion channels on television.

“People would walk up to me in Fort Walton Beach and say ‘Tax Killerrrrr’ with their thumbs up. I knew that message was going to work.”

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GOING ON BLAB

“In Pensacola, BLAB was on Channel 4 so everybody had to go past Channel 4 to view other shows,” Scarborough said.

Fred Vigodsky said it was a fluke that BLAB TV had the airtime to sell Scarborough.

The station only had four to five hours of live programming on the Cox Cable system. The station didn't believe in reruns, and everything was live programming, In 1992, Larry Lewis, the general manager for Cox, told Vigodsky that to meet federal requirements, the system had to have a fulltime, 24-hour local community channel. He wanted BLAB to be that channel.

"Lord, Larry, I can barely handle what we have now,” Vigodsky told him. “He said believe me it's not going to cost you that much more. It was $200-$300 more per week to go 24 hours.”

Nothing happened until a year later, when Lewis called and said BLAB was going 24 hours the next week. Vigodsky protested.

He had nothing to put in those time slots, no programming, nothing.

"Well, it's your channel,” Lewis told him.

“We'll keep it dark, but your bill is going to go up $250 a week.” Two days later, Scarborough walked in his office.

“This kid walks into my office,” Vigodsky said. “He says, ‘I'm an attorney here and am going to run for Congress. I need to buy some airtime because I've got a story to tell.’”

The two haggled over the price. Scarborough had little money, and Vigodsky knew he had a ton of unused airtime.

Vigodsky went to his staff and asked, “For this lousy crap, do you think we can get $25 for a half-hour?” The reply was maybe.

Scarborough scooped it up. “I want one Monday morning, one Monday afternoon, one Tuesday morning and took about 12 of those half hours that first week.”

He steadily bought more and more time.

By the time that campaign was over, he was doing three to four hours a day.

“What was so smart was the way he did it. He used BLAB the way I always thought everybody ought to use it,” Vigodsky said.

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anything that was coming out that he could exploit, he called up, said ‘get the cameras ready,’ and he would go on TV and he could talk. Whether it was a story he wanted to tear up or something he wanted to endorse, he was the first person coming out with it. It hadn't hit the paper, it hadn't hit Channel 3.

And he's telling them ‘I want you to be the first to know, you're my people and here's the inside scoop.’ It didn't matter what anybody had to say, he knew a way to overcome it or exploit it.”

Vigodsky added, “Joe just really understood it better than I did. I learned more from Joe than he learned from me.”

tee was telling everybody I was a right-wing crackpot, I couldn't win the district,” Scarborough said. “If they wanted to win the district, they better support Lois, not me.”

Rep. Newt Gingrich (R-Georgia) was the House Minority Whip in 1994 and headed the party’s efforts to take control of the House of Representatives. Later that year, he

“I believed in what he said.

I can't go to Washington, but I can help get somebody there.

He was the man I really felt would do the best job for us.”

Nan Weaver

HUTTO DROPS OUT, FLOODGATES OPEN

On Jan. 3, 1994, Scarborough started knocking on doors. “I knocked on about 10,000 doors, getting a lot of yard signs up in the winter and spring when most people had no idea who I was,” he said. “My yard signs were up from Panama City to Perdido Key.” Then that spring, Rep. Hutto abruptly announced that he was not seeking re-election.

Candidates rushed to file for the Republican primary—State Rep. Lois Benson, Escambia County Commissioner Buck Lee, former Reagan aide Jim Paul and Okaloosa County businessman Basil Bethea. Benson was immediately identified as the frontrunner.

Scarborough had built a grassroots campaign with volunteers and had worked hard for six months. He felt good about running against Hutto. The Democrat had a record Scarborough believed he could beat.

“I remember the day he dropped out, he dropped out on my birthday (April 9),” he said. “People were calling to congratulate me.

I said this is the worst thing that could happen because the floodgates are going to open. I'm going to be running against everybody that Tallahassee and Washington want to put up.”

He went from being the underdog to Earl Hutto, to being the underdog to five or six other people. The National Republican Party wanted Benson. The GOP had declared the 1994 elections were “The Year of the Woman” and wanted Benson to be the face of the party in Northwest Florida.

“Newt was telling everybody who would listen and the National Republican Commit-

ment, and the schools fed her kids. Anna told me, ‘If I go get a job at a hamburger joint, I will lose my benefits.’”

Weaver didn't have an answer for her.

“Then I watched Joe on BLAB and he was talking about welfare reform,” she said.

“He said they either go to school or they get a job. One or the other, otherwise they were off welfare. I thought that's the answer.”

She also liked what the candidate had to say about smaller government and cutting

Nan Weaver, pictured at the campaign reunion / photo by Cat Ellis co-authored “Contract with America,” which helped the Republicans dominate the 1994 general election and make him Speaker of the House the following year.

Faced with new competition, Scarborough refused to change his strategy. “I stayed focused on knocking on doors and targeting Republicans that vote in primaries and ignoring everybody else until I got through the primary,” he said.

ATTRACTING AN ARMY

An important addition to his campaign team was Nan Weaver.

“Nan Weaver was one of the first volunteers in the campaign,” Scarborough said.

“She ended up running my campaign office and ultimately running the district offices.”

“I was working with Anna, a mom on welfare, trying to help her get her kids back,” Weaver remembered. “I asked her why she didn't find a job. She said she had had a two-bedroom, one-bath HUD house, got a check every month from the govern-

taxes. At the end of the show, Scarborough gave out a phone number for those interested in joining his campaign. Weaver called and went over to Scarborough’s campaign headquarters at his parents’ home off of Scenic Highway.

“I went over there and it was mass confusion. Post-it notes were everywhere,” she said.

“At the end of day, I asked Joe's mother ‘would you like me to come back tomorrow?’ She said, ‘Oh, yes.’”

Weaver kept going back. “I believed in what he said. I can't go to Washington, but I can help get somebody there. He was the man I really felt would do the best job for us.”

Another key volunteer was Tom Sullivan.

He was upset with Clinton and his policies.

He visited the campaign office of another candidate and wasn’t impressed. There was very little happening there.

Like Weaver, he saw Scarborough on BLAB. “This guy was saying things right in line with what I felt and believed,” Sullivan said.

He dropped in at the Scarborough home and saw the same confusion that Weaver saw, but he liked the energy of the headquarters. “It looked like a campaign office,” he said. “I knew this was going to go well.”

Sullivan, too, kept reporting back for work every day.

Scarborough was also able to plug into a base of support that no other candidate had connected with in prior elections—religious conservatives.

“I was raised in the Baptist church,” he said. “My family went to church every time the doors were open, about four days a week, whether it was First Baptist in Pensacola or Meridian, Miss. or Chamblee, Ga. We grew up in the church, I knew the church culture, and I identified with the Evangelicals because I was one and I am one.”

Scarborough never pandered to the congregation when he stood in the pulpit at candidate forums in churches. Some of the other candidates gave their testimonies, not Scarborough.

He described his approach. “I would say, ‘As a Southern Baptist, I know that there is only one man that's perfect’ and people would go ‘amen, amen.’ ‘That's the chairman of the building fund.’ Everyone would laugh and go ‘Ok, he knows us. He’s one of us. He has been around enough Baptist building fund drives.’”

He said that Evangelicals did not want sermons from their candidates. “They wanted somebody who was going to understand their concerns, not be condescending like how some people are condescending to people of faith. I think that made all the difference in the world.”

Scarborough added, “People don't expect you to be perfect. They want to know that you respect and understand them. I did it without being self-righteous, by being who I was and they responded very well to me.”

ASKING FOR MONEY

While he had dedicated volunteers and a six-month head start on his Republican competitor, Scarborough could not match Lois Benson’s fundraising. With the support of the GOP establishment in Washington, Tallahassee and Pensacola, she quickly raised over $300,000. Scarborough had about $30,000 raised.

Though he hated asking for money, Scarborough drove to Panama City to meet with Charlie Hilton, an attorney, contractor and developer. Considered one of the most influential Republicans in Northwest Florida, Hilton was a prolific fundraiser and a staunch conservative.

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If the current election laws were in “Everybody told me that Charlie Hilton place, Benson would have been declared the was the man I had to talk to,” Scarborough Republican nominee and would have faced said. “I went over, told Charlie I needed his Democrat Vinnie Whibbs, Jr. in the general support. He said that he was supporting Lois election. In 1994, if no candidate garnered 50 Benson. I said that's a real shame because I percent, plus one, of the votes cast, there was had heard that you're a conservative.” a runoff four weeks later.

The young candidate got up and started “The day after the vote, Joe had a brilto walk out. Hilton said, “Hold on boy, sit liant strategy,” said Collier Merrill, Benson’s down. Let's talk.” campaign finance chairman. “He stood on the The two talked and Hilton raised money courthouse steps with the other candidates, for him quickly, enough money to run TV ads Jim Paul, Buck Lee and Basil Bethea. And the last 10 days before the Sept. 8 primary. “It they all announced that they were made the difference and put behind Joe. You knew right then me in the runoff. rd 19 94 campaign ca we were done.”

I went from nobody knows me to everybody knows me the last two weeks.”

Scarborough said, “I knew we were in good shape when people would call up screaming and yelling to tell me that they were not going to vote for me if I didn't stop running ads on BLAB TV. It was a very good sign.”

Scarborough also attracted the attention of a young staffer working for U.S. Senator Connie Mack (R-Fla.) who was on loan to the Republican Party during the 1994 election season.

“Everybody in Tallahassee wanted to know how Lois Benson was doing in the First District Congressional race,” said David Stafford, who later became Scarborough’s Chief of Staff in Washington, D.C. and was elected Escambia County’s Supervisor of Elections in 2004. “I said that Lois is definitely the frontrunner, but this guy Scarborough, that’s who people keep talking about.”

“I did it without being self-righteous, by being who I was and they responded very well to me.” Joe Scarborough

MAKING IT THROUGH THE PRIMARIES

When the votes were tallied on Sept. 8, Scarborough came in second behind Benson, trailing by 332 votes. He lost Escambia and Santa Rosa counties to her, but beat her by 874 votes in Okaloosa County, where BLAB had extended its market that year.

Votes Lois Benson

12,446

31.4%

Joe Scarborough

12,114

30.6%

Buck Lee

6,069

15.3%

Jim Paul

4,682

11.8%

Basil Bethea

4,284

10.8%

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According to Buck Lee, Scarborough had approached all the candidates, other than Benson, and made a pact.

“The polls showed Joe and I were neck and neck going into the primary,” said Lee, who now serves as the executive director of the Santa Rosa Island Authority. “We made an agreement that whoever came in second, the one who came in third would endorse him.”

Scarborough made Paul his campaign manager for the runoff and general election.

Paul would be elected in 2000 Superintendent of Schools for Escambia County with Scarborough’s help.

Merrill’s prediction for the Republican runoff came true. Scarborough crushed Benson, 18,713 to 15,663. Next up was Vinnie Whibbs, Jr., who had handily won the Democratic primary over Jim Barnett, with 55.1 percent of the vote.

BATTLING WHIBBS

Vince Whibbs, Sr. was beloved. He was named the city of Pensacola’s mayor emeritus after serving an unprecedented seven consecutive terms as the city’s mayor. His son, a local attorney, would have tremendous support from two of the city’s politically connected families, the Whibbs and Donovans.

Besides, Democrats always won county and district races.

“When I got through the primary, everybody started saying well you're going to lose to Vinnie Whibbs,” said Scarborough. “The Whibbs name was a strong name, everyone knew and liked his dad. And Republicans just didn't win in that district.”

One thing Scarborough did notice was that the Whibbs people had waited until after the GOP runoff to really start campaigning.

“By that time, my organization and Lois' organization were both finely tuned machines,” he said. “We had been fighting tooth and nail and we were in midseason form. Either one of us would have beaten Vinnie handily— only because we had been campaigning and working so hard and they waited so late to start campaigning.”

After the runoff, Scarborough made a trip to Washington, D.C. to ask for financial support from the political action committees that traditionally supported Republican candidates. He found out how bad Gingrich and the Republican establishment had been trashing him to the PACs and lobbying groups.

“I would visit them and listen to ‘I've heard that you're a right wing nut, you’re a religious fanatic. There's no way you will ever win.’ I'd sit there and just stared at them,” Scarborough said. “First of all, I'm not a nut and secondly, I'm going to win and thirdly, you can be on the winner’s side or the loser’s side.

Then I’d get up and walk out without asking for any money.”

The checks came in eventually. “They met me and realized that far from being some fanatic, I was the guy smart enough to beat Newt Gingrich and the Washington establishment and win the primary,” he said.

The National Republican Party reluctantly sent somebody down to try to help his campaign, but by that time there wasn't a lot of help needed. Still, political analysts were saying the race between Scarborough and Whibbs was too close to call.

The New York Times felt that Scarborough was too “battered in a bitter primary and runoff” to fend off the national Democrats’ “aggressive efforts to help their nominee, Vince Whibbs, Jr.” Whibbs had the name recognition, was a military veteran and could prove he was a conservative, pointing out that he voted for George Bush in 1992.

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Day, I just said it’s over. I'd get in the car drive across the district. Nobody with me, the radio turned off, not wanting to hear anything, not wanting to talk to anybody, sort of being in my own zone, getting right with either winning or losing.”

When he got back to Pensacola, he tuned to WEAR TV to watch the results as they came in. The first round of results came in and they had him leading 61 to 39 percent, then 62 to 38.

He thought the station Joe Scarborough at the campaign reunion / photo by Cat Ellis had the wrong results.

“I actually picked up If Scarborough was worried, he didn’t the phone and called Channel 3. I said ‘are show it to New York Times reporters. you sure you've got those numbers right?’”

Richard Berke wrote in the article two Scarborough said. “The New York Times had weeks before the election, “While he accalled it too close. I had actually thought they knowledges the race is tight, Mr. Scarborough had the numbers backwards. I thought Vinnie is confident, if not cocky. As an interview was Whibbs was ahead of me 62-38 percent and ending, he asked a reporter what neighborthat the first couple of postings were wrong.” hood he should move to when he gets to The station told him they had the numWashington.” bers right. Scarborough was the one ahead.

Scarborough had a routine for Election Those numbers held through the night with Day, one he continued to use for his next him beating Whibbs 62-38 percent. three elections.

He admitted, “I was more shocked than “I worked around the clock up to Election anybody.”

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CAMPAIGN REUNION

On March 22, Scarborough stood in the kitchen of his parents’ home—the same kitchen where his mother cried when he told them he was running for Congress and his father said he was voting for the other guy—before 50 of his volunteers and friends from the 1994 campaign. Men and women who had helped him change the course of politics in Escambia County and across Northwest Florida.

“I owe so much to you for what you did,” he said. He told them about going on the air on “Morning Joe” on the 20th anniversary of the day he announced his candidacy. “I didn’t know what I would say. What was going through my mind was how much I owed you, how special that campaign was.”

Scarborough thanked them for putting their faith in a brash, unknown 31-year-old.

He listed the accomplishments of tenure— cut taxes, balanced the budget, paid down the debt, cut regulations, cut the capital gains tax, passed historic welfare reform and saved Medicare.

“We did everything we said we were going to do,” he said. “It was an extraordinary run.”

Nan Weaver, Tom Sullivan and Joe’s brother, George Scarborough, organized

the campaign reunion. They wanted to bring together those who made history 20 years ago.

Scarborough took a little ribbing for being on MSNBC, but there were plenty of hugs and kisses. “He's always going to be Joe, and he will always be our Joe,” Weaver said.

The 1994 campaign was remarkable. The unknown candidate and his volunteers began a Republican revolution in Northwest Florida. Before Scarborough was elected, there wasn't a single Republican elected to a countywide office in Escambia or Santa Rosa counties.

Today Property Appraiser Chris Jones and Tax Collector Janet Holley are the only two Democrats holding countywide offices.

“After I won, suddenly everybody started switching to the Republican Party. It became the smart thing to do,” Scarborough said. “But when I ran in '94, it seemed like a stupid thing to do. All the Republicans would tell me that we just don't win in Northwest Florida, that's just the way it is, and that was the way it was until I got 62 percent.”

He added, “It doesn't matter what I do in the future, if I ever run another campaign. Nothing will ever be as significant or as important as that first race.” {in}

“It doesn't matter what I do in the future, if I ever run another campaign. Nothing will ever be as significant or as important as that first race.” Scarborough

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Spring for Smoothies

Green smoothie / photo by Sarah McCartan The birds are chirping, the flowers are blooming, the sun is shining, which can only mean one thing—spring has sprung. In addition to seasonal delights like longer days and rising temps is a practice that has become synonymous with the turning of the seasons: “spring cleaning.”

Of course, this cleaning isn’t limited to scrubbing floors and cleaning out closets.

There are a variety of ways to welcome this idea in your life—like in eating and exercise habits and even mental health. Here's a look at three areas that can probably afford a good, clean sweep this spring.

Hit Up the Markets

YOUR PLATE

Weekly on Thursdays at 10 a.m., Pensacola Cooks hosts an Heirloom Gardening and Cooking Fun-Da-Mentals class at Ever’man Natural Foods Community Kitchen. Participants get to practice a variety of cooking techniques while working with menus promoting wholesome recipes. Individuals also participate in weekly container

Whether you are looking to embark on an entirely new eating plan, or simply clean up your plate a bit, spring is the prime time to take advantage of working more fruits and vegetables into your meals and getting creative in your kitchen.

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Just in time for spring, we now have not just one, but two local markets, being held weekly in downtown Pensacola. Both offer a fresh selection of local produce, specialty baked goods, honey, jam, sauces and more. You're probably already familiar with Palafox Market (which is held every Saturday from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. in Martin Luther King Plaza), but the newer market is worth checking out too. The Market at Al Fresco is now open weekly on Wednesdays from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m. at 501 S. Palafox.

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YOUR ACTIVITIES

Spring in Florida means that it is warm enough to get outdoors and still cool enough to actually enjoy it. This makes it a perfect time to take a walk, pump up those bike tires or embark on an entirely new fitness regime. Here are a few outdoor activities to consider if you are looking to add some extra movement and momentum.

Head Off to the Races

One of the most highly awaited events of the season is the Fiesta of Five Flags 10K and 5K run and walk. Held on Saturday, May 3, this year marks the 40th annual occurrence of this signature event.

This race makes a great opportunity for a first 5K or test out a new distance and aim for the 10K. If running your very first 5K this spring sounds enticing and you are looking for some training assistance, there is still time to sign up for Running Wild’s “My First 5K” Summer 2014 training group. The class begins April 7 and culminates with the patriotic Firecracker 5K on June 28. The class meets Mondays and Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. If trail running is more your style, and you are ready to take on a longer distance, consider signing up for a 10-mile trail race through Blackwater State Park, Saturday, April 5. Visit werunwild.com for more information.

Nearly every spring weekend is filled with one if not multiple area running events. For a closer look at the upcoming race calendar, visit pensacolarunners.com.

Of course, this cleaning isn’t limited to scrubbing floors and cleaning out closets.

Smoothies can be enjoyed year round, but spring is a wonderful time to start experimenting with new recipes. Crafting a good smoothie is as simple as selecting a base, adding extras of choice and blending to perfection. Here’s a recipe for a powerfilled green smoothie. If you are wary to throw the peanut butter into this otherwise tame equation, fear not. It’s not out to steal the attention from the other ingredients. It merely adds a surprise punch, and offers an extra creamy element of balance.

Ingredients: 1/4 cup Vanilla Almond Milk 1/4 cup orange juice 1 banana 2 small kiwis (or 1 large) 1 cup greens (baby spinach, spring mix or select greens of choice) 8 large ice cubes 2 Tbsp. peanut butter Directions: Combine the almond milk, orange juice, banana, kiwi, greens and ice in your blender.

Blend on high, until blended completely.

Depending on your blender’s power, you may need to gradually add the ice, 1-2 cubes at a time.

Add the peanut butter and pulse on low until blended thoroughly.

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Take a Hike

Chances are if you are a local, you’ve explored Fort Pickens to some extent either by foot or bike; however what you might not have realized is this historical site doubles as hiking territory. Florida Hikes offers an overview of a 7.3 mile sundrenched hiking endeavor along the Florida Trail, which comes to an end at Ft. Pickens.

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YOUR MIND

In addition to the clutter that builds up around households that needs dusting off and tending to, clutter can just as easily build up in your mind. Here are a few simple practices to help recharge and clean your mind this spring.

Disconnect to Reconnect

It will soon be a year since the IN did its inaugural disconnect issue, and while we aren’t embarking on another official group disconnect challenge just yet, one might suggest that spring is a great time to disconnect from something you are spending too much time on. It allows you March 27, 2014

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Visit yogapensacola.com for an aggregated look of upcoming studio classes.

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Florida based pop punk band We the Kings will be stopping by the American Legion in support of their new album. “Somewhere, Somehow” is a self-released record wielding just as many heartfelt lyrics and catchy melodies as fans have come to expect from previous records. Frontman Travis Clark took some time to chat with the IN about trying to get girls, releasing records yourself, and playing shows in Antarctica.

IN: You guys have been releasing albums since 2007. How’d the group start out?

CLARK: Honest answer—we were just dorky kids that wanted to start a band to get girlfriends. In high school, I went to my first show—I think I was a freshman. It was Blink-182, Green Day, and Jimmy Eat World and I was just like 'Oh my god, that’s it!'

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That’s the answer—this is how we get girlfriends. So I called up my three best friends that I knew had instruments, I think they might have actually been in middle school at the time and we just met up and tried out some stuff. We had a lot of fun and when it was over nobody was even thinking about girlfriends anymore.

IN: I saw that you guys collaborated on a song with Demi Lovato. What was that like?

CLARK: We’re really good friends and I showed her the song and she just really loved it. Usually any kind of collaboration happens more organically. If it happens it’s probably with a friend that we already know and respect and think is great. Sometimes though with the big labels if there’s a really great song that you have, they’ll want to stick someone else on the song too, just to make it an even bigger song.

IN: How would you say your sound has evolved since your first album?

CLARK: We’ve never really been on a straight and narrow path. We haven’t necessarily tried to stay consistent. Our fans that supported us eight years ago, they’re different people now. I’m proud of every single record we’ve made. I really want it to be the pinnacle of the time for us—each album will have its own moment. I don’t want to

IN: Speaking of labels, you released this last album yourselves, correct?

CLARK: We were on a big label for three years. We did release this last album ourselves and it ended up selling 50,000 copies in the first week, which was more than any of our previous releases. We used a site called Indiegogo and ended up raising $150,000 dollars to make the record.

IN: The band has been playing Warped Tour since 2008 and will play it again this year as well. What was the first time like for you?

CLARK: It was like a dream come true. It’s almost like going away to summer camp or something. When the invitation first came to us, we were so excited. And after the Warped Tour we’re going on a big world tour to Dubai, Africa, Chile, the UK. We’re playing 12 shows in Russia in 13 days. We’re still waiting to add Alaska and Antarctica to the list one day. We were actually supposed to play in Antarctica but something happened and we weren’t able to go. There wouldn’t have been any fans there or anything. Just a science lab. {in}

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PENSACOLA COOKS PRESENTS “HEIRLOOM GARDENING AND COOKING FUN-DA-MENTALS” 10 a.m.—12 p.m. Join Cat McCreery for a new spring series focused on going “back to the basics” of the home gardener and chef. Classes include lunch, cooking and container gardening instruction, and four heirloom plantings and recipe cards to take home. $40 per person.

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most every genre is being represented, so I don’t really feel a lack in style. It didn’t really hit me until the third time I was obsessively listening to Future Islands’ new LP, “Singles,” that I wasn’t used to hearing the level of passion that was being exuded by their singer. It’s a passion that isn’t common in today’s age of Garage Band and auto-tune, where anyone with enough money can be an artist.

Every word that escapes from vocalist Samuel Herring’s mouth is captivating and soulful, bringing to mind a wide range of singers from Morrissey to Meatloaf, and adding weight to the attention he has brought the band in the past few weeks.

Most of their buzz has stemmed from their recent performance on Letterman, where Herring danced feverishly and sang with a pain behind his eyes that I haven’t seen in a really long time. The dance was even turned into a great meme. Usually, this kind of Internet attention could be misconstrued as a bad thing, but I think this band is important, so anything that gets people to pay them some attention is good.

ARTEL GALLERY 10 a.m.—4 p.m. “Homage to the Past” a multi-media show is on display through April 11. Tuesday—Saturday, 10 a.m.—4 p.m. Free admission. 223 Palafox, Old County Courthouse. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org.

BLUE MORNING GALLERY 10 a.m.—5 p.m.

“H2O” an exhibition featuring the works of Tina Battle, oil painter; James Emery, photographer; Melinda Giron, mixed media and oil painter; and Mark Schmitt, tile and wood artist. “H2O” is on display through March 29. The 2014 UWF Scholarship Winner’s Exhibition begins on March 30. Monday—Wednesday, 10 a.m.—5 p.m., Thursday—Saturday, 10 a.m.—8:30 p.m., and Sunday, 12:30—4 p.m. 21 S. Palafox. 429-9100 or bluemorninggallery.com.

PENSACOLA MUSEUM OF ART 10 a.m.—5 p.m. The exhibition “Figures to Fur: Passions of a Private Collector (Selected Works from the

“Singles” is an ambitious album full of danceable art-pop that is immediately embraceable and overtly accessible. When I first spun the LP last week, it ended way before I wanted it to. I had to play it four times before I felt OK listening to anything else. It isn’t very often that I come across an album where I feel that every song is strong enough to be a single and stand alone, but I feel that each track could be its own island and still be a stunning statement. However, the song that was landed on as the single, ‘Seasons (Waiting On You),’ is probably the most obvious choice and it’s a song that already means a lot to me, much akin to ‘In The City’ last year and ‘Five Seconds’ in 2012.

I know that we are only three months into 2014, and there are a lot of heavy albums looming on the horizon, as well as strong releases so far from The War on Drugs and Real Estate. But I have no qualms with saying I think this is the most important album of 2014 so far. But you don’t have to take my word for it. “Singles” is out now via 4AD Records. {in}

Peyroux, Gillmore, and Meacham Collection)” serves as a public glimpse into a private love story between the collectors and their passion for European and American oil paintings, sculpture, and portrait miniatures from the 18th through the 20th century. On display through April 5, as is Filipe de Sousa's contemporary installation entitled “Dietrich.” Tuesday—Friday, 10 a.m.—5 p.m. and Saturday, 12—5 p.m. 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.com.

QUAYSIDE ART GALLERY 10 a.m.–5 p.m. “Nature’s People,” featuring the work of Scott Melville and Heather Mitchell opens with a reception from 5—8 p.m. on Friday, March 28. On display through May 2. Monday—Saturday, 10 a.m.—5 p.m. and Sunday, 1—5 p.m. 17 E. Zaragoza St. Free admission. 438-2363 or quaysidegallery.com.

“SPEND YOUR DAY-A MAKING PAELLA!” AT SO GOURMET Noon—1 p.m. Guest Chef

Daniel Watts of The Wine Bar teaches students the secrets of preparing classic Spanish paella. $35 per person. 407 S. Palafox St. 438-7857 or sogourmetpensacola.com.

MESS HALL 2—5 p.m. The Pensacola MESS Hall (Math, Engineering, Science & Stuff ) off ers weekly themes, special activities and workshops that captivate curious minds of all ages and inspire a lifetime of discovery. School year hours are Tuesday—Friday, 2—5 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m.—5 p.m. 116 N. Tarragona St. Admission is free for members and $8 for adults and children ages 3 and over. 877-937-6377 or PensacolaMESShall.org.

WINE TASTING AT AWM 5 p.m. Aragon Wine Market, 27 S. 9th Ave. 433-9463 or aragonwinemarket.com.

WINE & GLIDE SEGWAY TOUR 5:30—7:30 p.m.

This one-hour Segway tour includes a stop at Seville Quarter or Aragon Wine Market for a wine tasting.

Offered on Thursday and Friday nights. Call ahead for availability and information about other tour offerings including Historic Pensacola, Pensacola Beach, and East Hill glides. Emerald Coast Tours, 701 S. Palafox. $45. 417-9292 or emeraldcoasttours.net.

VEGAN DINNER AT END OF THE LINE 6—9 p.m. While End of the Line offers vegan dinner options every day (except Mondays, when they’re closed) each Thursday the café also serves a 3-course dinner, the menu for which changes every week. 610 E. Wright St. $15. 4290336 or eotlcafe.com.

“BEYOND OUR BACKYARD: ARCHAEOLOGY AROUND THE WORLD” 7—8 p.m., As part of this free lecture series, Joe Grinnan with SEARCH, Inc., presents “Africa Underwater: The Ghana Maritime Archaeology Project.” The series features a lecture each Thursday in March in celebration of Florida Archaeology Month.

West Florida Public Library Main Library, 239 N. Spring St. 436-5060 or mywfpl.com.

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THE DAVENPORTS 6 p.m. The Leisure Club, 126 S. Palafox. 912-4229 or tlcdowntown.com.

KARAOKE NIGHT 6 p.m. VFW Post 706, 5000 Lillian Highway, 455-0026.

LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD 6 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com.

RICHARD MADDEN 6 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Ft. Pickens Rd. 932-4139 or peglegpetes.com.

GYPSY GROOVE 7 p.m. Picasso Jazz Club, 19 S. Palafox. 433-4507 or picassojazz.com.

JAMES & FRIENDS 7 p.m. Hub Stacey's Downtown, 312 E. Government St. 469-1001 or hubstaceys.com.

WALTER KATTNER 7 p.m. Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fivesistersbluescafe.com.

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

KRAZY GEORGE KARAOKE 8 p.m. Lili Marlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

HARD FALL HEARTS 9 p.m. Hard Fall Hearts with The Broke Yokels. Ages 18 and up. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. $5. 18 and over.

434-9060 or pensacolahandlebar.com.

KARAOKE WITH JEREMY 9 p.m. The Cabaret, 101 S. Jefferson St. 607-2020 or cabaretpensacola.com.

THE MAINSTREAM 9 p.m. End o’ the Alley Courtyard at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

OSIMER 9 p.m. Osimer with Psycho Junkies.

Sluggo’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 101 S. Jefferson St. TYLER MAC BAND 9 p.m. The Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. 932-2211 or sandshaker.com.

DJ MR. LAO 10 p.m. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

FRIDAY 3.28

LIVING HISTORY IN HISTORIC PENSACOLA VILLAGE 10 a.m.—4 p.m. Learn cooking techniques and trade-skills such as sewing, basket weaving, and wood working from costumed Living History interpreters every Friday and Saturday in Historic Pensacola Village. Demonstrations are included with admission. Tickets for the Village are available at 205 E. Zaragoza St. $6 adults, $5 AAA, Senior Citizen 65+ and Active Military, $3 children ages 4-16. 595-5993 or historicpensacola.org.

PENSACOLA COOKS PRESENTS “PRESCHOOL CHEFS: SPRING BLOOMING FOODS” 11 a.m.—noon. Pensacola Cooks invites parents, along with their preschooler—ages 3 to 5—to attend this monthly cooking experience. Pensacola Cooks’ instructors guide children using picture card versions of recipes to create wholesome food to share in class. Each child receives the picture card recipe(s) of the day to take home. $15 per child. Ever’man Natural Foods Community Kitchen, 315 W. Garden St. 456-0743 or pensacolacooks.com.

WINE TASTING AT CITY GROCERY 5—7 p.m.

Out and about in East Hill on Friday night? Stop

by City Grocery for their free weekly wine tasting before settling in or heading out for the night.

2050 N. 12th Ave. 469-8100.

WINE TASTING AT SEVILLE QUARTER 5—7 p.m.

“Try if for free, buy it for less” during weekly wine tastings at the Gift Shoppe at Seville Quarter, 130 E.

Adoptions and Antiques

by Jessica Forbes

Alyssa Schepper, owner of Alyssa’s Antique Depot in Pace, is going beyond the store’s regular food and donation drives for animal shelters this weekend, hosting what she and the store’s team hope will become an annual adoption event.

On Saturday, the store’s “outfield” will transform into a small mecca for all things animal-friendly for “Alyssa’s Adopt-A-Pet Day.” Approximately 25 different pet rescue groups, veterinarians, trainers, T-N-R (trap, neuter, release) and other animal advocacy groups will be in attendance to help inform new and current pet owners of the range of services available locally,

Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

THIRD DAY AND SKILLET AT THE BAY CENTER 6:30 p.m. Third Day and Skillet with Mandisa, Brandon Heath, Peter Furler and We As Human. Admission for adults is $21—$103.50 per person. A $5 cash-only parking fee will apply at the Bay Center’s parking lots for this event.

201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com.

NIGHT BRUNCH AT POT ROAST AND PINOT 10 p.m.–12 a.m. The regular Saturday and Sunday morning brunch menu is available late night on Friday and Saturday nights. 321 E. Cervantes St. 607-7336 or potroastandpinot.com.

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LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD 5 p.m. The Deck at The

and even maybe pair up a few families with their newest, furry member.

Regular shoppers of Alyssa’s may know that the store’s shop dog, Dawsen, is a rescue dog himself. “It was just me and Dawsen when I opened the store 10 years ago and would wait for a customer to come in,” Schepper remembered.

“Dawsen has been a shining example of the happiness that a rescue animal can bring into the world.”

Schepper has found a kindred prorescue spirit in Alyssa’s Assistant Manager, Liz Ohlhorst, a former Managing Director of the Pensacola Humane Society. According to Schepper, the two have been eager to hold an adoption event and found a day that happened to fit many schedules.

Groups such as The Rescued Rescuers, Animal Helpers of Northwest Florida, SouthBARK, Emerald Coast Animal Allies, The Panhandle Equine Rescue and the Pensacola Humane Society are just a few of those that will be represented.

Dogs are welcome at the event, including those whose owners may be considering an adoption another pet.

“All rescues, if there is another dog in the house, want those pets to meet to make

Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com.

THREE AMIGOS DUO 6 p.m. Peg Leg Pete’s, 1010 Ft. Pickens Rd. 932-4139 or peglegpetes.com.

TRIBUTE TO JEFF STRAHAN: JOHN HART & FRIENDS 6 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Drive. 916-5087 or paradisebar-grill.com.

JOEY ALLRED 7 p.m. Picasso Jazz Club, 19 S. Palafox. 433-4507 or picassojazz.com.

VINYL MUSIC HALL PRESENTS DAVID SHAW AND ZACK FEINBERG 7:30 p.m. David Shaw and Zack Feinberg of The Revivalists with The Heard and Timberhawk. 2 S. Palafox. $10. 6076758 or vinylmusichall.com.

DUELLING PIANOS 8 p.m. Rosie O’ Grady’s at

sure it is a good match,” Schepper said, adding that the only request is that dogs be on a secure leash and well behaved.

And fear not if you're not in the market to adopt Saturday, there are plenty of other opportunities to help. “We encourage people to come and donate items or money to the groups. They can volunteer to do so many things with these rescues from vet transports, to fostering, walking dogs and socializing with all the animals,” Schepper said. “As much as you will love those beautiful furry friends, it will never be matched by the love that you will receive from them.” {in}

ALYSSA'S ADOPT A PET DAY WHEN: 10 a.m.—3 p.m. Saturday, March 29 WHERE: Alyssa’s Antique Depot, 4586 Chumuckla Highway.

COST: Free to attend; adoption fees will apply should you find a new pet though DETAILS: 994-9114 or facebook. com/shopalyssas

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

DIZZY JUKE BAND 8 p.m. Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St. 912-4856 or fivesistersbluescafe.com.

THE BLENDERS 8:30 p.m. Hub Stacey's Downtown, 312 E. Government St. 469-1001 or hubstaceys.com.

DJ ORLANDO RICARDO 9 p.m. Emerald City, 406 E. Wright St. 433-9491 or emeraldcitypensacola.com.

EDWARD DAVID ANDERSON 9 p.m. Edward David Anderson with Company of Ghosts, Clay Allen and Jimmy Brewski. Sluggo’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 101 S. Jefferson St.

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'Bands' is Back 2014 Bands on the Beach Schedule

Everyone's favorite outdoor concert series, Bands on the Beach, is back in action this week after a much needed winter break.

This year's lineup features performers from a variety of genres, so there's bound to be something for just about everybody. Bands on the Beach begins the first Tuesday in April and ends the last Tuesday in October. Shows start weekly at 7 p.m. at the Gulfside Pavilion.

Just remember it's BYOC—bring your own chair. {in}

BANDS ON THE BEACH

WHEN: 7-9 p.m. every Tuesday, Apr. 1 – Oct. 28 WHERE: Gulfside Pavilion, Pensacola Beach COST: free DETAILS: visitpensacolabeach. com/events/bands-on-thebeach.php

FLOCK OF SEA MONKEYS 9 p.m. Lili Marlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 4346211 or sevillequarter.com.

BIG JIM BROWN & THE SPEED KINGS 9 p.m.

End o’ the Alley Courtyard at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

MARIO MENA BAND 9 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com.

TRUNK MONKEY 9 p.m. Apple Annie’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

SATURDAY 3.29

BLUE ANGELS ROCK N’ FLY HALF MARATHON & 5K 8 a.m. The former Blue Angel Marathon is back this year as the Rock N’ Fly Half Marathon & 5K at Naval Air Station Pensacola.

In addition to the scenic race course, the run features music in a big way, with a theme song for every mile and a post-race party complete with live music. Awards for “Best Mullet” hairstyle and “Original Rocker” costume will also be issued along with those for top finishers. Late/race day registration will be available for $75 for the half marathon and $40 for the 5K. runrocknfly.com.

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April 1 - After Midnight April 8 - The Blenders April 15 - The Chris Martin Band April 22 - Emerald Coast Blues Brothers April 29 - Not Quite Fab May 6 - The True Blue Band May 13 - One Accord May 20 - ClassX May 27 - Category 4 June 3 - Modern Eldorados June 10 - Posi-Tones June 17 - The Reunion Band June 24 - Robert Wayne July 1 - Johnny Earthquake and The Moondogs July 8 - Touch of Gray July 15 - The Astronauts July 22 - Chloe Channell July 29 - Erma Granat and The Shades Aug. 5 - Déjà vu Aug. 12 - CrossTown Aug. 19 - Rain Date Aug. 26 - 13th Hourglass Sept. 2 - Southern Breeze Sept. 9 - The Groovinators Sept. 16 - Dr. Breeze Sept. 23 - Mr. Big and the Rhythm Sisters Sept. 30 - Hot Sauce Band Oct. 7 - Mass Kunfuzion Oct. 14 - Kyle Parker Band Oct. 21 - Holly Shelton Oct. 28 - Petty Cash

Avenue Patio Sale is back for the spring season.

Original art and crafts, local produce and baked treats, and secondhand items are all part of the eclectic mix of goods offered weekly. The Patio Sale will be every Saturday from March 1st to May 31st, outside the historic former Sacred Heart Hospital, now known as Tower East Office Complex. 1010 N. 12th Ave. 438-3580 or facebook.com/12thAveSale.

PALAFOX MARKET 8 a.m.—2 p.m. Fresh produce, live plants, baked goods, fine art and antiques are just a few of the items offered by vendors at Palafox Market in Downtown Pensacola. Items originate directly from onsite vendors, including dozens of local farmers, home gardeners and area artists. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox St. palafoxmarket.com.

GULF BREEZE CELEBRATES THE ARTS 9 a.m.—5 p.m. Art, food, music, and children’s activities are part of the schedule for the 2-day, juried “Gulf Breeze Celebrates the Arts” festival.

The event is free to attend and also runs on Sunday, March 30 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Gulf Breeze High School Parking Lot, 675 Gulf Breeze Parkway. gulfbreezearts.org.

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Campaign Management & Candidate Marketing Workshop No matter what your political motivation is—you want to run for elected office, get an initiative on the ballot, or more effectively support a candidate or cause—your goal is to win.

The Institute for Women in Politics invites anyone interested in politics to attend a workshop to learn how to plan and manage a winning campaign.

The workshop will be presented by The Leadership Institute in Arlington, Virginia, a nationally recognized leader in successful political activism.

WHEN: Saturday, April 5 • 8:30 AM–5:00 PM WHERE: Hyatt Place Hotel • 161 Airport Lane (Pensacola International Airport)

COST: Includes Lunch and Break Refreshments Special Rates: $35.00 General Public (Before April 3)

Regular Rate: (After April 3)

WORKSHOP SESSIONS • Campaign Organization and Managing Volunteers • Opposition Research • Developing Campaign Strategy and Message • Building Coalitions • Voter ID and Targeting • In-Person Voter Contact • Digital Media • Get Out the Vote (Workshop content will be nonpartisan and issues-neutral.)

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Leadership Pensacola Visits Tallahassee Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera and Attorney General Pam Bondi each spoke to the classes about statewide programs and initiatives, and each answered questions regarding their positions on several key issues.

KC Etheredge, Vice President of Advancement, Pensacola Chamber Foundation The Leadership Pensacola Class (LeaP) of 2014 recently had the opportunity to travel to Tallahassee to learn about the state legislative process. The class went on the legislative trip in partnership with Leadership Santa Rosa and Leadership Okaloosa.

Florida State Sen. President Don Gaetz, Sen. Greg Evers, Rep. Clay Ingram, Rep. Doug Broxson, Rep. Mike Hill and Rep. Matt Gaetz each took time from their busy session schedules to address the leadership groups regarding legislation that they will be working to pass through this year.

Each leadership group had the opportunity to present issues that affect their community to the delegates and advocate for why the issues need to be addressed by our representatives in Tallahassee.

The Leadership Pensacola group advocated for funding a program for Pensacola State College to support workforce development in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math to address the growing need for skilled aviation/ aerospace employees.

Representative Doug Broxson The combined leadership groups were able to meet with members of the Northwest Florida delegation, as well as several of our statewide leaders. The groups were hosted in Florida Senate chambers the first day and heard from representatives from the Florida Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise Florida and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission.

Larry Adams, Scott Adams, Glenn Aderholdt, Gregory Allen, Kasey Armbruster, Rusty Branch, Victoria Brock, Deborah Brousseau, Doug Brown, Megan Burke, Bradley Butler, Lindsey Cannon, Alex Chan, Jason Cromey, Bill Dagnall, Deborah Davidson, Hal Dell, Olivia Fisher, Joel Fleekop,

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The legislative trip was chaired by LeaP alumni Jason Broxson, Frank White and Robert Bender.

More Information LeaP with Florida First Lady Mrs. Ann Scott at the Governor’s Mansion

LeaP Class of 2014 Megan Fry, Benny Gaines, Domenick Grasso, Lori Gurule-Rat, Rodney Guttman, Cerys Heroman, Marcus Huff, Rachael Johnson, Don Kobiec, Julia LeRoy, Lea McLaughlin, Megan McLemore,

For more information on Leadership Pensacola please contact KC Etheredge at (850) 438-4081, or visit www.pensacolachamber.com/LeaP.

Ashley Wilkinson Meyer, Amy Minchin, Brooks Moore, Lindsay Rae Myers, Sharhonda Owens, Jennifer Ponson, Audrey Preston, Jon Pruitt, Jon Pytynia, Candy Ruddy, Justin Spence, Angela Strickland, Randy Thompson, Keith Weidner, Kelly Wieczorek, Olevia Yates.

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news of the weird SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY Kevin Walters, 21, staged an emotional, though unsuccessful, one-man, chained-to-the-door protest in March to prevent the closing of a commercial rest stop along the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway near Des Plaines, Ill. Ultimately, the Des Plaines Oasis, housing shops and fast-food restaurants, will be demolished as part of a highway-widening project. Walters told WBBM Radio that his poignant attachment to the oasis was because his parents had told him it was where he was conceived as they returned home from a 1992 Phil Collins concert.

CULTURAL DIVERSITY In tribe-controlled areas of India, children who disrespect their families by marrying outside their castes are still, occasionally, put to death despite strong national laws. However, enlightenment is advancing, and Mr. Sidhnath Sharma recently filed a lawsuit instead against his caste-straying son for "destroying the family tradition" and "lowering his father's prestige." Sharma, a lawyer in Patna, India, is demanding that the son pay a monthly royalty of the equivalent of $163 for the son's now-unauthorized use of the father's name.

• Fighter jets from France were forced in February to accompany the hijacked Ethiopian Airlines plane commandeered by the co-pilot, who had diverted the plane to Geneva in order to apply for asylum. The Swiss air force would normally have taken over the mission in its own air space, but the incident occurred at 4:30 a.m., and Swiss air force pilots were likely still asleep, as they work only "regular office hours," beginning at 8 a.m. (French military officials said they are accustomed to covering for Switzerland.)

• Sweden's foul-smelling canned herring (surstromming) inexplicably raises passions among some traditionalists—which is why it was big news in February when a man found a bulging tin whose contents had been fermenting for about 25 years and reckoned he needed help to "disarm" it, lest it "explode" and damage his cabin. Ruben Madsen of Sweden's Surstromming Academy agreed to attend the can-opening and assured the man that spewing, not explosion, was the likely outcome.

• In 2010, News of the Weird reported on the enthusiastically obese Donna Simpson, who ate meals in front of her webcam so that "chub chasers" could watch her (pay-per-view) growing larger before their eyes. Now comes a South Korean, Ms. Park Seo-yeon, 34, not at all overweight, also on pay-per-view, breaking bread with friendchallenged people desperate to avoid eating alone, however forced the circumstances.

Reuters reported that Park's "gastronomic voyeurism" earns her, some months, the equivalent of more than $9,000 for her series of two-to-three-hour meals, featuring real-time chatting.

by Chuck Shepherd

LATEST RELIGIOUS MESSAGES Pastor Allen Parker conducts services in the nude, for the nude, according to a February report on WWBT-TV (Richmond, Va.). Parker's White Tail Chapel is located on a similarly named nudist resort in Ivor, Va., and even in winter, when disrobing visitors are scarce, the chapel is open for congregants. (In summertime, when naked people abound, the chapel's services are often standing-roomonly.) Baring the body to Christ is hardly unusual, Parker reminded, since that's the way we all come into the world.

HAS BP DENIED YOUR BUSINESS

CLAIM IN THE OIL

SPILL SETTLEMENT?

THE CUTTING EDGE (1) Among the filings published in November by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office was Google's 2012 application covering a throat tattoo—actually a mobile skin "microphone" with lie-detecting capability, presumably to encourage truthfulness from people as they speak. The application explains how to couple an electronic skin tattoo to a mobile device, using "flexible substrate." (2) Among the "secrets" revealed recently on a BBC television special on South America's beauty-queen obsession was one

by Ms. Wi May Nava, first runner-up for Miss Venezuela 2013. Nava had a patch of plastic mesh sewn onto her tongue to create so much pain when she ate that she was forced to stick to liquids.

FINE POINTS OF THE LAW An Iowa administrative law judge ruled in February that it might be reasonable to accidentally damage a stubborn vending machine that ate your money—but not by commandeering a forklift, raising the vending machine 2 feet off the concrete floor, and slamming it to the ground to dislodge the reluctant candy bar (a Twix).

Consequently, Robert McKevitt, fired recently over the incident by Polaris Industries in Milford, Iowa, was deemed not entitled to worker compensation. (McKevitt admitted picking up the machine with the forklift, but said he just shook it and then set it down gently.)

• In November, a New York appeals court approved a Rockland County judge's jury instructions, which had resulted in the jury's absolving Brittany Lahm of fault when she flipped her car on the New York Thruway, killing one passenger and injuring others. Lahm was driving friends home from the beach when one passenger unexpectedly unfastened Lahm's bikini top, leading her to stretch her arms to re-tie it, which caused her to lose control of the car. The judges ruled that the jury could (and ultimately did) consider that Lahm faced an "unforeseen emergency" and was not negligent. (The only fatality in the crash was the original unfastener.) {in}

Pelvic mesh, also known as transvaginal mesh or bladder sling, is mesh that is surgically placed for the treatment of women’s gynecological and urogynecological issues such as pelvic organ prolapse or stress urinary incontinence. Pelvic mesh is made of synthetic material, usually polypropylene. Some products even claim to have a “biologic element” made a collagen blend.

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ENJOY A DELICIOUS MEAL WHILE LEARNING CREATIVE COOKING SKILLS. SIGN-UP FOR LUNCH CLASSES HELD EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY FROM NOON TO 1. ~

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Because life happens in your kitchen

APRIL 2014 COOKING CLASSES Sun.

Mon.

Tue.

Wed.

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2

Lunch Class Pity the Fool!

Noon–1 p.m.

SOGO Chef Contest Kick-off

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Lunch Class World Health Day GLUTEN FREE Noon–1 p.m.

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Thurs.

Lunch Class Pasta La Vista, Baby!

Noon–1 p.m.

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10

Lunch Class Pasta La Vista, Baby!

GLUTEN FREE Noon–1 p.m.

Fri.

4

Private Event

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Guest Chef and Author Nia K. Terezakis 6-8 p.m.

Sat.

5

FREE SOGO Sample Saturdays Tips & Techniques 11–2 p.m.

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FREE SOGO Sample Saturdays Tips & Techniques 11–2 p.m.

Private Event

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NOW OPEN Mon. – Fri. 10 – 6 Sat. 9 – 3

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Lunch Class Wok and Roll Noon–1 p.m.

Lunch Class Udderly Earth Day Noon–1 p.m.

Lunch Class National Admin.

Day Noon–1 p.m.

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Lunch Class Pasta La Vista, Baby!

Noon–1 p.m.

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Lunch Class Pasta La Vista, Baby!

Noon–1 p.m.

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25

Taste of Italy Dinner Guest Chef Dora 6-8 p.m.

19

FREE SOGO Sample Saturdays Tips & Techniques 11–2 p.m.

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Special Lunch Class Men Who Cook Noon–1 p.m.

FREE SOGO Sample Saturdays Tips & Techniques 11–2 p.m.

*Calendar subject to change; see website for details.

Cooking classes are interactive, and you’ll enjoy a scrumptious meal, too!

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