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Isaac pummels pier Photos by Sandi Kemp and Joanna Hammond

The Navarre Beach Fishing Pier is repeatedly hit with strong waves on Aug. 28 while it was re-opened for two hours.

Pier manager opens pier despite county closure

By Yvonne C. Harper Navarre Press Navarre Beach Fishing Pier management made the decision to re-open the gate on Aug. 28, despite an order by Santa Rosa County officials that the pier be closed on Aug. 28 until further notice as Hurricane Isaac blew through the Gulf.

On Aug. 27, pier manager Dorothy Slye was notified that the county was closing all parks, libraries and the pier on Aug. 28 due to the potential impacts of Isaac.

“A decision on whether (to) re-open on Wednesday

(Aug. 29) will be made prior to noon Tuesday the 28th,” County Administrator Hunter Walker wrote in an

county never granted permission for Slye to re-open the pier, not even for a short period of time, according to a series of emails between Walker and county commissioners. County officials claimed they were not aware that it had been opened until contacted by Sheriff Wendell Hall.

The county sent out regular updates on weather conditions and closures during the storm and the third update was sent at 12:45 p.m. Aug. 27 stating that county parks, Aug. 27 email to Slye.

Slye did close the pier, but the pier and the Central Landthen decided to re-open it on See ISAAC 10A Aug. 28 from 2-4 p.m. The

A sergeant with the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office orders people off the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier on Aug. 28 after management opened the pier during the storm.

Pier panels designed CV-22 crash report blames pilot error to blow out

By Joanna Hammond Navarre Press

By Yvonne C. Harper Navarre Press

The 1st Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field on The Navarre Beach Fishing Pier is con- Aug. 30 released the accident structed with wood panels that are designed report for the June 13 CV-22 to blow out if the water level rises.

Osprey crash that injured five “As the waves get higher and start to con- crew members. sistently exert pressure on the bottom of the Air Force Col. Hans Ruepier, the intent is the panels are lifted out,” di Kaspar, chairman of the explained Wayne Lasche, design and con- accident investigation board, struction project manager.“Rather than the included in the report his opinion about what caused See PANELS 10A the crash.

“I find by clear and convincing evidence that the cause of the mishap was the Mishap Pilot’s (MP) and the Mishap Co-Pilot’s (MCP) failure to

Residents misunderstand Isaac evacuation

By Jessi Stone Navarre Press

Santa Rosa County received about 900 calls to the citizen information center during Hurricane Isaac.

Joy Tsubooka, county public information officer, said one of the most frequent questions to the center was regarding the

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Hit and run driver sought

By Yvonne C. Harper Navarre Press Submitted photo

An investigation into the June 13 CV-22 Osprey crash, conducted

by Air Force Col. Hans Ruedi Kaspar, chairman of the accident investigation board, concluded a pilot error caused the crash. keep the mishap aircraft clear the rotor wake of the lead airof the mishap lead aircraft’s craft, causing the downed airwake,”Kaspar wrote. craft to roll left and hit the The CV-22 that crashed ground before the pilots could was flying behind the lead regain control.

CV-22 when it crossed into

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Michele Swann of Flintwood Street went to bed Aug. 28 with her car parked in the driveway.

She awoke Aug. 29 to dis- Swann cover her car in the ditch, parallel to her house.

“I thought there was a lot of rain and wind,”Swann said,“because on this side (the right side) the car looked fine, but then I saw the other side.”

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Jack-knifed truck causes delays

By Yvonne C. Harper Navarre Press Gary Hennessee had just dropped off a load of U.S. mail when he was cut off by another driver, causing him to jack-knife his mail truck at the intersection of U.S Highway 98 and Sunrise Drive.

The accident happened a little after 7 a.m. Aug. 31, just

in time for morning traffic.

“I was in the left hand lane (traveling west),”he explained.

“The light turned orange (yellow) as I approached the intersection and I didn’t think I had enough time to stop.”

His intent was to go through the light, but the car in the right-hand westbound lane cut in front of him and stopped suddenly for the light.

He slammed on the brakes and veered to the right to avoid hitting the car, at which time the truck jack-knifed and came to a stop.

Hennessee was not injured.

“The driver (of the car that cut in front of him) asked if I was OK and then left when the light turned green,” he said.

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“I don’t think I’d be standing on there.” – Sherry Gross “SUPER WOWWWW. I bet that pier is SHAKIN and ROCKIN’ WHEW” – Susan Gooch “Water could very well take that bad boy out. Those people are nuts.” – Jamie Richards “Ok see how long it takes before one of these idiots is washed out to sea.” – Craig Dailey “OMG! Waves. Overhyped dead summer news cycle storm.” – Intelius Bites “Looks like that pier support beam is bending out with the waves…scary.” – Edna Myers “Why are those people on that pier with the ocean that angry? That is just stupid.” – Susie Vanco “Almost looks like Niagara Falls.” – Michele Goudreault “You wouldn’t catch me on that.” – Justin Feiock “Wish I were there on my jet ski!! I am missing out on some waves.” – Louis Borges

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“They have a death wish.” – Mamie Lilley Olmsted

“Looks like a good day for fishing where’s my beer lol.”

– Kody Fowler “The local police need to shut down access to that pier.

HELLO.” – Bill Zarnoch “A nice picture of the next few entries into the ‘Darwin Awards.’” – Michelle Johnson “These people in this picture are out of their melons…hello this is taking a BIG RISK…” – Stella Vega “I wouldn’t want to dare Mother Nature.”

– Janet Forsythe “Whether it’s constructed of cement or not, those waves are powerful and the erosion around the base of those pillars could be catastrophic, very quickly! Those people are seriously nuts!” – Roxanne Greene-Millington “What is wrong with them people???? Get the hell out of there or you will be headlines of the paper!!!”

– Sherald Bridgeman “I don’t think these people are a bit worried looks to me like the pier was also made with steel and rivets too not just wood so there may not be a fear of it collapsing…”

– Patricia Caris

Upcoming meetings in Santa Rosa County:

On the road

All meetings take place in Navarre unless otherwise noted.

Sept. 10 The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. for its regular committee as a whole meeting in the commissioners’ board room at Santa Rosa County Administrative Center, located at 6495 Caroline St., Milton. These meetings can be watched online.

Deadlines:

For inclusion in any Thursday

A Wellfield Protection public workshop will be held at 3:30 p.m. at the Santa Rosa County Administrative Complex, County Commissioner's Board Room, 6495 Caroline Street, Milton.

edition, stories and ad reservations are due at 5 p.m. on the previous Friday.

Press releases and story submissions are welcome and encouraged, but will be printed on a space available basis, subject to editor approval.

Sept. 12 The Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council south end committee will meet from 1-4 p.m. at the Navarre Visitor Information Center for its 2013 planning session.

Tell us what you think!

Letters to the Editor Letters to the Editor is your chance to write to us and tell us what you think. Letters should not exceed 350 words and must include your full name, mailing address, and phone number.

Letters may be edited.

Weekend Weather Friday Isolated T-Storms 86°/74° Saturday Isolated T-Storms 85°/71° Sunday Sunny 82°/63° Source: weather.com

Sept. 13 The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. for its regular meeting in the commissioners’ board room at Santa Rosa County Administrative Center, located at 6495 Caroline St., Milton. These meetings can be watched online.

Leah and Debi Rojecki visit France, Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Czech Republic, and Germany with their copy of Navarre Press.

The Santa Rosa County Zoning Board will meet at 6 p.m. in the commissioners’ board room at Santa Rosa County Administrative Center, located at 6495 Caroline St., Milton.

These meetings can be watched online.

Out and About

By Sandi Kemp, Publisher Our Pigskin Pickers started pickin’this week.

Look for them on page 3C. Tuesday is Sept. 11 and the Navarre High School NJROTC will be having a ceremony at 10 a.m. at the front of the school. The ceremony is expected to last 45 minutes.

You will find our 2012 Fall Sports Guide in this issue.

Production Manager Dickie Williams did an excellent job laying it out and our new Sports Editor Ken Garner is doing a great job gathering information and writing stories about our Navarre High School athletes. If you notice, it has a“political” theme because this is an election year. And, we designed it in full color – and you will find it in full color on the web.

Color cost a lot more to print, so unfortunately, we couldn’t print it all in color because either a.) We weren’t industrious enough to sell more ads or b.) People were not smart enough to buy ads, or c.) It was Isaac’s fault. I’m going with Isaac and contacting FEMA. Regardless, you will find the entire guide on our website.

A big thank you to all the parents who purchased happy ads for their athlete and for our advertisers, Club Pagodas, Andrews Institute and Computer Parts and Repair. Also, I’d like to point out the great ad on C8 that the Pensacola Blue Wahoos placed for their displaced workers now that the season is over. Quint Studer, the owner, is one classy guy.

Here is something that is one of those things that you might want to cut out and give to your kids or put on the refrigerator. Some sources say that the words below were written on the wall in Mother Teresa’s own room. In any case, their association with Mother Teresa and the Missionaries of Charity has made them popular worldwide. They seem to be based on a composition originally by Kent M. Keith.

“Anyway” People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered; Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies; Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; Be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight; Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous; Be happy anyway.

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The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow; Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough.

Give the world the best you’ve got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God; It was never between you and them anyway.

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In Our Opinion The Point

The Counterpoint

Republicans reflect on America’s story Republicans spout America’s exceptionalism “All the laws and legislation in the world will never heal this world like the loving hearts and arms of mothers and fathers. If every child could drift to sleep feeling wrapped in the love of their family, and God’s love, this world would be a far more gentle and better place.”

That quote from Mitt Romney’s 35-minute acceptance speech last week during the Republican National Convention stood out to me. His description of his father and mother’s marriage, the lessons they imparted to Romney and his siblings, and his parents’beliefs are telling because they are in sharp contrast to the upbringing of President Barack Obama.

Whereas Romney was raised with a belief that he could become anything in America and that America was great, Obama was raised by parents that, by his own account, taught him America is imperialistic and as such, is oppressive in nature.

Romney’s formative years were spent learning that support comes from communities, families and faith, while Obama learned that the government is the one that should provide all such support. Romney is stiffer when speaking compared to the charismatic personality of Obama, but his speech was not an attack on the president.

He spoke about his perception that Obama’s policies haven’t worked and that his policies and rhetoric is divisive. The only pot shot in the speech was when he repeated Obama’s 2008 promise to“slow the rise of the oceans and heal the planet,”followed with“My promise is to help you and your family.” Overall the speech was positive and allowed Americans to hear Romney unfiltered by media pundits.

Paul Ryan, the vice-president Republican nominee, was a bit more sardonic and played to the audience more: references to Greek columns; a presidency adrift; tired slogans; lack of communication; and shifting blame received applause after applause.

However, he too spoke of his upbringing and noted that he still lives on the same street that he was raised and belongs to the same parish where he was baptized: a stability lacking in Obama’s early years, even though Ryan’s father died when Ryan was 16.

One part that stood out in Ryan’s speech is the story of the GM plant.

“A lot of guys I went to high school with worked at the GM plant. Right there at that plant, candidate Obama said,‘I believe that if our government is there to support you… this plant will be here for another hundred years.’That’s what he said in 2008. Well as it turned out, that plant didn’t last another year. It is locked up and empty to this day. And that’s how it is in so many towns today, where the recovery that was promised s nowhere in sight.”

Ryan’s speech was a typical speech outlining the failures of the president’s policies, followed with how a Romney/Ryan team can change the economy and bring jobs to the 23 million unemployed/underemployed Americans.

Romney’s and Ryan’s speeches were what I thought they would be and I was neither blown away nor disappointed. However, the other speakers were definitely the highlight of the convention: former Democratic Alabama Rep. turned Republican Artur Davis, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Gov. Nikki Haley and Gov. Susana Martinez, among others.

But one stood out among the rest. Her speech was only a little more than four minutes long, but it was apparent from the moment she stepped out to the tune“We Will RockYou”

by Queen that she is a rising leader that will make her mark in the world of politics.

Mia Love, mayor of Saratoga Springs and candidate for Utah’s 4th Congressional District, really did rock the house. Striking, poised and a smile to light any darkness accompanied her story about the America she knows. The America her parents emigrated to from Haiti with $10 in their pocket.

An America where they worked hard and achieved success and upon taking her to college told her“You’re mother and I have done everything to get you to where you are; we have never taken a hand out.” An America story of“human struggle, standing up and striving for more… from a woman on a bus to a man with a dream, and the bravery of the greatest generation to the innovators and entrepreneurs of today.”

It was a great reminder of what really does make America great and the one place on earth where rights are“endowed by our Creator, and codified in our Constitution.”

At the end of the week, the speeches presented a choice between a government led by people that protect those rights and a government led by people that determine those rights. However, only time will tell if they are merely words.

ByYvonne C. Harper Navarre Press

I love politics. I follow politics with a mixture of glee and excitement that most people reserve for sporting events. A presidential election year is the equivalent of the World Series for me. I confess that there is little that the Romney-Ryan ticket could do to convince me to vote Republican in November, but I watched the Republican National Convention anyway.

Conventions are a time for each party to put on their dancing shoes and tap, tap, tap their way across the stage in an effort to convince voters to choose their side over the other. I love the process of seeing a four-day infomercial to the American public.

Ryan, vice-presidential nominee, is a politician I have watched closely as he’s advanced an agenda of extreme social conservatism that makes me shake my head. Many times when a politician becomes a candidate on a national scale, his views soften in order to appeal to a more broad range of voters. Ryan didn’t get that memo.

His speech, which has been roundly criticized by the left and right for its numerous factual errors, was divisive and dismissive, much like Ryan himself. I found myself hitting the pause button in an effort to make the cognitive dissonance stop and yelling back at my screen in the vain hopes Ryan could hear me.

Ryan made only one statement that resonated with me.“After years of getting the runaround, America needs a turnaround…”On this, Ryan and I agree. However, I can’t agree with his assertion that Mitt Romney is the man to do it.

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio introduced Romney to the nation as the Republican Presidential nominee. Throughout much of Rubio’s impassioned plea to American voters, I could not help but wonder why he was passed over for the vice-presidential slot.

Rubio and I disagree on many, many issues, but he is charismatic, young and popular. His delivery is far more natural and engaging than Ryan could ever hope to be. Rubio knows how to work a crowd, which is important when working in Washington, D.C. Rubio took issue with the Obama administration’s policies. I understand that by the nature of their party affiliations, Rubio and Barack Obama disagree on fundamental ideas about the direction of the nation, but one section of his speech reverberated in my head the moment Rubio spoke it.

“These are ideas that have failed every time and everywhere they were tried. These are ideas that people come to America to get away from. These are ideas that threaten to make America more like the rest of the world, instead of helping the rest of the world become more like America.”

This is where the Republican Party and I part ways. I don’t believe that the rest of the world should necessarily be like America. I love my country and the advantages that the happy accident of my birth within her borders has afforded me, but I don’t look at other nations and assume they would be better off if they were more like my homeland.

The hubris of this statement summed up the entire convention experience for me: a group of people gathered together to slap each other on the back, denigrate people they oppose instead of the policies they oppose, and discuss how much brighter the world would be if it could only be remade in the GOP’s image.

It’s with this thought in my head that Romney took the stage. Romney’s speech fell flat for me. Devoid of a clear path for his presidency, Romney’s words felt like a marketing campaign straight out of the show“Mad Men.” “We Americans have always felt a special kinship with the future,”Romney said. And at that point, I turned it off. I just couldn’t. American exceptionalism is not a concept I buy into and for that reason alone, I will never be the GOP’s target audience. While I have voted for many Republican representatives at a local, state, and federal level, I cannot vote for a man whose presence on television makes me cringe and whose policies are based on the idea that America is exceptional.

To believe oneself exceptional, and I feel strongly that Romney believes he too is personally exceptional, is to believe in one’s own inherent superiority. I cannot support that idea, and I can’t watch 38 minutes of it paraded on national television. I am looking forward to the Democratic National Convention where I know that I will see the same story, same song, same dance, in different key. I feel confident I’ll be as mentally exhausted by the time Obama hits the stage as I am right now.

By Joanna Hammond Navarre Press

Letter to the Editor I have lived in Navarre for 12 years. I graduated from Navarre High School and from the University of West Florida. I wanted to bring to your attention that today (Aug. 28) as I was driving East on Highway 98, I noticed a“Sammy’s” billboard directly across from the Navarre Primary

School. As a new educator and parent, I found this type of advertisement lewd and indecent. Not only are children being exposed to this display of degrading publicizing, they are encouraged that this is accepted as a customary part of society. How do the parents of Navarre feel

about their children asking them on the way to school what“Sammy’s”is? I do not know who controls the location of these billboards, but I would think it would be evident to any individual that allocating this kind of publication in front of a school would be inappropriate. I understand that in

the Constitution, the First Amendment states that we the people have freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and freedom of the pressbut what happened to promoting moral fiber to children of our future?

Danielle Ainsworth Navarre

NOTICE OF CHANGE OF LAND USE AND INTENT TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; AND The Santa Rosa County Zoning Board and Board PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. of County Commissioners will conduct public hearings to consider changes to the Land Development The proposed ordinance may be inspected by the Code. The hearings are scheduled as follows: public prior to the above scheduled meetings at the Santa Rosa County Planning Department, Zoning Board (to consider and make a recom6051 Old Bagdad Highway, Milton, Florida. The mendation on the proposals): agenda and backup documentation will be availThursday, September 13, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. able via the Meetings & Agendas Page of the County’s website at www.santarosa.fl.gov apBoard of County Commissioners (to consider proximately one week prior to each scheduled adoption of the ordinance): meeting. Interested parties may appear at the Thursday, September 27, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. meetings and be heard with respect to this proposed ordinance. All interested parties should Both meetings will be held at the Santa Rosa County Administrative Center in the Board Meet- take notice that if they decide to appeal any decision made by the Santa Rosa County Board of ing Room, 6495 Caroline Street, Milton, Florida.

County Commissioners with respect to any matter At the public hearings, the Zoning Board and coming before said Board at said meeting, it is Board of County Commissioners shall consider their individual responsibility to insure that a the ordinances entitled: record of proceedings they are appealing exists and for such purpose they will need to insure that Ordinances: a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record shall include the testimony and the AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO SANTA evidence upon which their appeal is to be based.

ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA; AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE ORDINANCE Santa Rosa County adheres to the Americans with 91-24 AS AMENDED; AMENDING SECTION Disabilities Act and will make reasonable modifi12.01.02 DESIGN STANDARDS IN AREAS ADcations for access to this meeting upon reJACENT TO SHORELINE PROTECTION quest. Please call Santa Rosa County Planning, ZONE; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; Zoning and Development Division at (850) 981AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE 7075 or (850) 939-1259 to make a request. For the DATE. Hearing-Impaired, 1-800-955-8770 (Voice). Requests must be received at least 48 hours in adAN ORDINANCE RELATING TO SANTA vance of the meeting in order to provide the ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA; AMENDING THE requested service.

LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE ORDINANCE 91-24 AS AMENDED; AMENDING SECTION Public Notice #1852 6.05.24.C.8 HEART OF NAVARRE SIGNAGE;

NOTICE OF WORKSHOP TO RECEIVE INPUTS REGARDING PROPOSED CHANGES OR ADDITIONS TO THE FAIRPOINT REGIONAL UTILITY SYSTEM WELLFIELD PROTECTION AREA OVERLAY DISTRICT The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners will conduct a public workshop to consider a change to the Land Development Code.

The public workshop is scheduled for: Monday, September 10, 2012 at 3:30 p.m.

The workshop will be held at the Santa Rosa County Administrative Center in the Board Meeting Room, 6495 Caroline Street, Milton, Florida.

At the workshop the Board of County Commissioners will receive input regarding proposed changes or additions to Article 6.05.25 (Fairpoint Regional Utility System Wellfield Protection Area Overlay District) boundaries and changes or additions to the defined allowable, restricted, and prohibited uses, and performance standards for those uses.

The agenda and backup documentation will be available via the Meetings & Agendas Page of the County’s website at www.santarosa.fl.gov approximately one week prior to the scheduled workshop.

Interested parties may appear at the workshop and be heard with respect to the proposed changes to the Land Development Code.

Santa Rosa County adheres to the Americans with Disabilities Act and will make reasonable modifications for access to this meeting upon request. Please call Santa Rosa County Planning, Zoning and Development Division at (850) 9817075 or (850) 939-1259 to make a request. For the Hearing-Impaired, 1-800-955-8770 (Voice).

Requests must be received at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting in order to provide the requested service.

Public Notice #1851

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First Class M.D. – Personalized care for lifelong health

Dr. Wayne Burnett

The words“health care” often conjure an image of a sick patient visiting a physician for treatment of an illness. Dr. Wayne Burnett of First Class M.D. wants to change the way Navarre approaches health care and wellness.

Wellness and anti-aging are the cornerstones of Dr. Burnett’s approach to medicine, but those phrases are more wide-ranging to him than they sound.

“The approach at First Class M.D. is to treat the whole patient, and focus on achieving and maintaining optimal health to allow patients to live long, healthy lives at any age,”Dr. Burnett said.

For many patients, this process begins with achieving and maintaining a healthy weight. Dr. Burnett uses the words weight management to describe the holistic approach that he and his staff have in assisting patients with achieving overall wellness.

“The first question a

patient should ask a doctor is‘Do you offer weight management?’Weight management is a lifelong pursuit, where we focus on the complete individual,”he said.

The weight management program at First Class M.D. is not simply based on pharmaceutical cures, but on a complete personal approach specific to each patient.

“Weight management is a comprehensive process,” said Dr. Burnett.“We offer behavior modification as the foundation, and then we help our patients make therapy lifestyle changes, which we call TLC, helping them learn proper exercise and how to restrict their calories by assisting with food selection, portions and timing.”

Dr. Burnett’s already excellent staff, including Elaine Juarez and Christine McQueen, has been further enhanced with the addition of Dana Cholish. Dana holds a dual master’s

degree in nutritional science and exercise physiology. She will assist patients through the process of fitness, meal plans and shopping lists.

A highly sophisticated approach to weight management will include the use of state-of-the-art body composition technology.

Dr. Burnett helps his patients understand that his approach to anti-aging therapy is to look at longterm health from the cellular level.

“We focus on the cellular level to improve vitality in our patients,”said Dr. Burnett. This involves helping a patient’s natural anti-aging systems work as effectively as possible by targeting stem cells.

“Everyone has stem cells,”said Dr. Burnett.

Stem cells are produced in the bone marrow and circulate around the body. A stem cell can become any type of cell, making the preservation and health of those stem cells important

to lifelong wellness.

“When stem cells live in an environment that is healthier, it provides our patients with longer, higher-quality lives,”Dr. Burnett explained.“Instead of growing older and becoming frail and in despair, we have patients who are youthful and full of vitality.

“We focus on the physical and psychological stress, because stress can affect the life span of a cell,”Dr. Burnett explained.“When you decrease cell turnover rates in the body, you can slow down the aging process.”

Bioequivalent hormone replacement therapy can assist a patient’s natural cell growth to maintain a healthier, longer, more youthful life, and Dr. Burnett has extensive knowledge and takes time with patients to understand their unique metabolic needs.

Dr. Burnett has extensive training in many areas of medicine. Trained at the St. Elizabeth Franciscan Medical Center in Ohio, Burnett

has continued to study with some of the finest physicians in the country to ensure he’s at the forefront of medical developments.

He is a member of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, a 28,000 member strong community of physicians and health care professionals dedicated to helping patients live longer, healthier lives.

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The rule of 72 “How long will it take my investment to double?”This is a common question many may have concerning their investments and think a calculator is needed to provide an answer. But a calculator may not be needed, at all. The tool to use is called the Rule of 72 and, best of all; it is simple and free. This is how it works. If an individual has an investment they think will grow at an assumed rate of return per year, then simply dividing that rate of return into 72 will provide a rough estimate of the number of years it will take for the investment to double in size.

For example, let’s assume an investment is assumed to grow at an average rate of return of six percent each year. Simply divide six into 72 will give a rough estimate that it will take 12 years for this investment to double (72 ː 6 = 12). This formula assumes a fixed annual rate of return and the reinvestment of all earnings. Keep in mind that very few investments offer a guaranteed rate of return and that an investment’s past performance does not guarantee future performance.

The rule of 72 may also be used to show the negative power of inflation. This may be an especially handy tool to those individuals in their retirement’s years and, also, for those approaching the retirement decision.

Using this tool an individual can estimate the number of years it will take for his or her cost of living to double. Or put another way, how long before an individual’s purchasing power is cut in half.

For example, let’s assume an individual is retired and forecasts an inflation rate of five percent per year. An inflation rate, in general terms, is the rate of increase in the prices of goods and services individuals purchase over time. Forecasting an inflation rate of five percent means the individual is assuming the prices of the goods and services he or she will purchase in the future will increase at a rate of five percent per year. Using the rule of 72, simply dividing five into 72 will provide a rough estimate that the individual’s cost of living will double in 14 to 15 years (72 ː 5 = 14.4).

Of course, this article is no substitute for a careful consideration of all of the advantages and disadvantages of an investment strategy to meet your goals.

Before implementing a significant investment strategy it makes sense to consult with a Certified Financial Planner.

The two of you can formulate a strategy that makes sense given your goals, time horizon and tolerance for risk and can make sure that this plan fits in with the rest of your financial life.

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The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Aug. 17 for Curious Apples Early Learning Center, which recently expanded its center on State Road 87 in Navarre.

Chamber kicks off membership drive

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The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce kicked off its annual membership drive on Aug. 31 with a ‘Get in the Game’ themed Commerce and Coffee at St. Sylvester Catholic Church. Chamber members, including Cheryl Chant, right, came decked out in their favorite sports team colors. The Chamber’s goal is to recruit 50 new members to the organization by Sept. 13 when it holds its victory party at The Club at Hidden Creek.

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By Kelley Fuller President/CEO Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce

Navarre neighbors understand Chamber mission Moving to Navarre gave us two very immediate positive reinforcements, our neighbors.

Surely the heavens above were looking down on me when I happened upon our house, and thanks to the Internet, my better half, deployed for what seemed to be a world away, saw and loved it before I ever walked in the front door…isn’t technology great? But I digress; it was my great neighbors I was first going to mention.

On one side we have small business owners. They have lived in Navarre all their mar-

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many hours every week for Navarre organizations, and they share good books and good advice without ever expecting either in return.They have been members of the Navarre Chamber for five months.

These two Navarre Chamber members, while they may be members for different reasons, understand our Chamber’s mission and its importance to Navarre businesses and residents. Whether it’s to be part of an organization that helps small businesses by offering them the opportunity to be seen regionally (and even nationally and internationally) through the Chamber website and other member avenues; a large business whose market research tells them that with more than 37,000 residents, they need and want to be known in Navarre; or individuals who want to contribute to the community and offer their knowledge, insight, time, and talent to an organization, they all understand the importance of

our Chamber and want to be a part of it!

Learning about your community and building relationships that will help grow your business are two of the benefits of Chamber membership.

We strive to open doors for our members to new contacts through referrals, networking and promotions. And we work hard to help improve the quality of life for Navarre residents.

If you are looking to expand your circle of influence, you might think about joining the Navarre Chamber. We are having a membership campaign right now, and many of our current members have partnered with us to offer incentives to new members. They understand that Chamber membership lends credibility to their organizations and they want to be part of our team as we help build a healthy local economy. So join us today, and become part of dynamic group of businesses, friends and associates working together to make Navarre the“best environment to live, work, and do business.”

Business Briefs Chamber membership drive The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce Membership Campaign theme of “Get in the Game!” compares the goal of recruiting 50 new members to winning the big game.

The three main factors that have been identified for success are the Chamber member volunteers, the additional media partner incentives and the many benefits of being a member of the Navarre Chamber. Two key campaign events are planned. The first was the Kick-Off Breakfast of Champions at Commerce and Coffee on Aug. 31 at St. Sylvester Catholic Church. The second is the Victory Party at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 13 at The Club at Hidden Creek.

Financial statements you can read A workshop on reading financial statements will be held from 1-2:30 p.m. Sept. 19 at the Northwest Florida State University/University of West Florida campus, located at 1170 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Bldg. 1 Room 126, in Fort Walton Beach. This workshop will help you through the process of understanding and managing by financial statements. Learn critical indicators of downturns or additional profit potential in your company’s income statements, balance sheet, and cash flow statements in order to more effectively run your business. The workshop costs $15. To reserve your seat you may register and pay by credit card online at sbdc.uwf.edu or call the SBDC at 850833-9400.

Realtors and builders plan Casino Night fundraiser In an ongoing effort to work with and help the local community, the Emerald Coast Association of Realtors (ECAR) and the Building Industry Association (BIA) of Okaloosa and Walton County have partnered again this year for a Casino Night fundraiser on Sept. 21 at the Elks Lodge on Okaloosa Island. . Proceeds of Casino Night will benefit Shelter House, Silent Angels, and the William R. McClarrie Memorial Scholarship Fund.

Guests will arrive at Casino Night to find a variety of casino games available (Black Jack, Texas Hold ‘Em, and more). Players receive $10,000 in chips (no cash value) to try and break the bank at their favorite gaming table. Advanced tickets are $40; tickets at the door will be $50.

Heavy hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar will be available. Cocktails begin at 5:30 p.m. and the tables open at 6 p.m. Tables close at 8:30 p.m. and prizes will be given away. Contact Michaela Mitchell at 850-243-6145 or michaela@ecaor.com for more information, to register to attend, or to sponsor Casino Night.

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RBI Subs: The hometown advantage RBI Subs has quickly become a local favorite in Navarre, serving up delicious subs, soup, salads and pizzas with prices that are out of the park.

Maggie Fenster, RBI Subs’owner, is thrilled with the success that RBI Subs has had since its grand opening, and she knows just who to thank.

“We can’t thank our customers enough,”Maggie said.“Without them, we wouldn’t be here and we are so thankful.”

From the regulars who stop in daily, to the new customers who come to try one of RBI Subs’signature

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RBI Subs truly has a hometown advantage.

Giving back to the community is not just a tag line, it’s essential to the way Maggie operates RBI Subs.

RBI Subs is a proud sponsor of the Navarre High School Raiders, helping to support the Raiders varsity football and cheerleading teams.

“We are thoroughly excited about sponsoring the Raiders,”Maggie said.

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ball team for all of their away games, so they can eat a fresh, delicious meal after the game.”

New specials and coupons available at Raavid.com are just some of the ways Maggie and her team are working hard to show their customers how much they appreciate the support.

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The Navarre Beach Chamber of Commerce will host the weekly Thursdays in the Park concert series with Robert Wayne.

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The Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s will begin at 8 a.m. at Bayview Park in Pensacola.

Thursdays in the Park Sept. 6: The Navarre Beach Chamber of Commerce will host the weekly Thursdays in the Park concert series with Robert Wayne.The show begins at 6 p.m. at Navarre Park located next to the Navarre Visitor Information Center.

Beach cleanup Sept. 15: Gulf Islands National Seashore will hold its annual beach cleanup from 8 a.m.-noon Sept. 15 at the Naval Live Oaks Area and Johnson Beach. The cleanup for Opal Beach has been cancelled because County Road 399 is closed until further notice because of damage from Hurricane Isaac. Coordinated by the Ocean Conservancy, the International Coastal Cleanup has grown into a major worldwide event. Last year locally, close to 300 volunteers cleaned Escambia and Santa Rosa county beaches. Coastal cleanup volunteers are advised to wear closed-toe shoes, gloves, sunscreen and hats.Water is advised.

Families, individuals, businesses, and community groups can choose their favorite locations above to register and receive trash bags, data cards and information. For more information contact park ranger Beckie Mims at 850-934-2631 or beckie_breedingmims@nps.gov.

AMIKids Zumbathon Sept. 15: AMIKids Zumbathon will be held from 9-11 a.m. Sept. 15 at the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier.Tickets cost $20 in advance and include a T-shirt.Tickets are available the day of event for $25. All proceeds benefit AMIKids Emerald Coast.You can make checks payable to AMIKids Emerald Coast & mail to 207 4th St., Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548. For additional information, contact Mary Smith at 850-3803742 or Jamie Alystock at 850240-2080. AMIKids Emerald Coast is a nonprofit alternative school for troubled youth.

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Marti Schmidt, world-traveled painter, printmaker, and fabric designer, will offer two classes from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 10-11 at the Arts and Design Society.

For information on delivery of items for donation, call DEC Headquarters, from 10 a.m.noon Monday, Wednesday, or Friday, 623-2345, or contact Seegar Swanson, 936-8704.

Imogene Theatre production Sept. 14: Imogene Theatre will open the doors on Sept. 14 in downtown Milton for its first major production in almost three years. In January 2006, this historical landmark was severely damaged by a devastating fire. But now restored, the playhouse is back in business. Panhandle Community Theatre is proud to present the Vaudeville Revue. In the tradition of early theater, this production will feature a dazzling array of entertainment. In addition to singers and dancers, the audience will be treated to acrobatics, comedy skits, and much more.Tickets cost $10 each, and seating is limited. Call 850-2217599 for tickets and reservation information. Show times are 7 p.m. Sept. 14-15 and 2 p.m. Sept.

16.Visit www.panhandlecommunitytheatre.com. For more information.

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Mary Stewart exhibit Sept. 10-Oct. 12: The Mattie Kelly Arts Center Galleries at Northwest Florida State College in Niceville will open the fall exhibition schedule Sept.

10 with Forces of Nature, a solo show by Mary Stewart in the McIlroy Gallery, and a thematic exhibition Holzhauer and the Machine, in the Holzhauer Gallery with works from the college’s permanent collections.

On Sept. 22, Stewart will give an Artist Talk at 5:30 p.m. in the McIlroy Gallery, followed by a reception in her honor. The public is invited to attend and meet this important contemporary artist.The exhibitions as well as the Artist Talk and reception are free and open to the public. Artist, author, and educator Mary Stewart teaches at Florida State University and cofounded Integrative Teaching International, a professional organization devoted to strengthening college-level teaching.

Mono-prints, collage workshops Sept. 10-11: Marti Schmidt, world-traveled painter, printmaker, and fabric designer, will offer two classes from 10 a.m.4 p.m. Sept. 10-11at the Arts and Design Society. Students may take one or both of these classes, "Mono-printing" (Monday), and "Collage: Beyond the Glue" (Tuesday), although it is suggested that students might want to incorporate monoprints made in the first class, into their collages in the following class. The cost of each of the two classes is $100, members/$125 non-members, plus $30 for supplies. For further information, including things to bring, and to sign up for these workshops, visit the ADSO Website at www.artsdesignsociety.org or call 850-244-1271 during office hours. Art Center is located at 17 First Street, Fort Walton Beach.

Taste of the Beach Sept. 14-15: The Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce invites you to come to the Island and indulge in some tasty island fare. Twenty-one island chefs will showcase their signature dishes at the Fifth Annual Taste of the Beach from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 15-16 at the Gulfside Pavilion on Pensacola Beach. The restaurant will be offering portions of their signature dishes for $5 or less.

In addition to being able to experience a wide variety of food that the beach has to offer, five island chefs will demonstrate how to prepare one of their signature dishes. Chef’s will present a 30 minute demonstration and show the audience first-hand how to prepare their signature dish.

Additional details will be Daughters of the American Revoluavailable online at www.pen- tion meeting sacolabeachchamber.com Sept. 13: Choctawhatchee Bay Chapter National Society VETTES at the Beach Daughters of the American RevSept. 15: Come to the annu- olution will meet at 10 a.m. Sept. al Miracle Strip Corvette Club's 13 at the First Presbyterian "Life’s aVETTE on the Beach" Church, 134 Beal Parkway SW car show from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in Fort Walton Beach. Paul Lux, Sept. 15. In 2011, 175 Corvettes Okaloosa County supervisor came to Pensacola Beach from of elections, will speak on votas far away as Memphis,Tenn., ing and the Constitution. DAR and Orlando.You’ll find Top 30 is open to all women who are trophies; Valve Cover Racing lineally descended from a Rev(1st, 2nd and 3rd PlaceTrophies); olutionary War Patriot. Followbeautiful weather; and white ing the meeting a genealogy sand beaches, just 100 feet from lecture will be given by Richard the show site. Don’t miss the Ferman at 1 p.m. and is open annual“Taste of the Beach,”held to the public. For more inforthe same weekend of theVette mation, call 496-7056.

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WUWF acoustic show Sept. 6: WUWF will hold the last in a series of acoustic concerts for the year at 6 p.m.

Sept. 6.The New Agrarians will perform original music and stories“steeped in the cultural foundations of the South.”The concert will be held at the Museum of Commerce (familiar RadioLive digs). General seating etickets cost $20 and are avail- Pensacola Paracon able online at wuwf.org or by Sept. 22-23: A Convention calling 850-474-2787. for fans of science fiction, horror, fantasy, gaming, anime, cosWalk to End Alzheimer’s tuming, fan and indie films, Sept. 8: The Alzheimer’s artist, celebrities, comics, renAssociation is inviting the Pen- aissance, cosplay, steampunk, Democrat yard sale sacola area residents to unite theater, performing, literature, Sept. 8: The Santa Rosa in a movement to reclaim the publishing, arts, mystery, art, County Democrats Monthly future for millions by partici- crafts, collecting, model conYard Sale will be held from 8 pating in the Alzheimer’s Asso- struction, film making, paraa.m.-1:30 p.m. Sept. 8 at 5746 ciation Walk to End Alzheimer’s. normal and more will be held Stewart Street in Milton. Items The walk will begin at 8 a.m. at from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 22for sale will include toys, stuffed Bayview Park. Each walker will 23 at the Pensacola Fair Grounds. animals, books, kitchen items, also join in a meaningful cere- The Convention will offer glassware, tools, technology, mony to honor those affected celebrity meet and greets, discollection of antique and vin- by Alzheimer's disease. The cussion panels, workshops, tage items, and many miscel- Alzheimer’s Association Walk screenings, demonstrations, laneous items. There will be a to End Alzheimer’s is the nation’s events and competitions. Join penny table and a free table. In largest event to raise awareness investigations at the Pensacoaddition, there will be furniture and funds for Alzheimer’s care, la Light House. A portion of the and garden equipment for sale. support and research. proceeds will benefit the Mak-

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Imogene Theatre will open the doors at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 14 in downtown Milton for its first major production in almost three years.

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Tickets start at $20. http://www.pensacolaparacon.com For more information, call 850-941-4321.

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Volunteers sought for Navarre art festival Oct. 13-14: Organizers are seeking volunteers for the 7th annual Navarre Fall Festival of the Arts.Volunteers would be assisting with putting on the festival and getting to know the artists in the community. Dates for the 2012 Navarre Fall Arts Festival are Oct. 13-14.The festival will take place at the Navarre Park on U.S. Highway 98.Volunteers are needed to coordinate the artists area, assist sponsors with displays, help out in the children’s painting area, be involved with monitoring the food vendors, offer suggestions and contact music and entertainment people in the area to participate in this two-day event.

Festival details can be found at www.gnbaa.org.To volunteer, call Connie Jones, 939-7964 or Jerry Foster at 501-2244.

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Gulf Islands National Seashore will hold its annual beach cleanup from 8 a.m.noon at Johnson Beach and Naval Live Oaks.

Motorcycle Mystery Poker Run Sept. 22: “Biker’s Blast for the Past”Motorcycle Mystery Poker Run to benefit the Heritage Museum of Northwest Florida will be held Sept. 22 at the Heritage Museum of Northwest Florida. Registration is from 9-11 a.m. Enjoy a free museum tour and view“The Wall That Heals”exhibit featuring memorabilia and slideshow presentation of The Wall Escort and ceremonies

from theVietnamVeterans Traveling Memorial Wall visit of 2010.

Final destination: The Edge, 113 Edge Ave., Niceville. Live entertainment, shrimp boil, 50/50 and awesome raffles. Poker run grand prize: Deep sea fishing trip. Entry donation: $10 for a single rider, $15 for a double rider, shrimp boil plate $10. Package deals available. Join the ride, and help preserve the past for the future. For additional information, call 850-678-2615.

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Arrest and incident reports are taken from the information released from the sheriff’s office. Charges or citations reported in the Navarre Press do not imply guilt. Guilt is determined by the courts.

Information on this page is public information. Names on arrest records will not be withheld by request for any reason. Juveniles are named only if the arrest involved a felony offense.

INCIDENT REPORTS July 8 ■ An officer responded to Miranda Street in reference to a domestic violence disturbance. The complainant claimed his father had spilt hot coffee on him. The father stated his son had gotten upset because he wanted to use his truck and he wouldn’t let him.

The son began throwing things around the house and cursing him. The father said the son got in his face and yelled “I am going to just punch you in the face.”The father said he then threw a cup of lukewarm coffee onto the son’s shoulder. The son then began cursing louder and punched a front window, causing it to break. The son admitted to throwing a fit because he couldn’t take the truck, saying he would hit his

father and breaking the window. EMS said the son didn’t have any injuries from the coffee. The officer reported that the son was still very agitated and was clenching his fists. The officer arrested the son for domestic violence assault for threatening to hit his father.The father then tried to change his story. He wouldn’t cooperate further with the investigation and refused to sign statements.

July 9 ■ An officer responded to the Tom Thumb on State Road 87 in reference to a fraud complaint. The store clerk said that a young, white male came into the store and attempted to pass a fake $50 bill at the register. The clerk said the male didn’t purchase any-

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thing and asked if she could break the $50 into smaller bills. The clerk followed policy by using an ink pen meant for identifying fake currency.

When the ink turned brown she told the male it was fake and, she had to confiscate it.

She told him he had to wait for law enforcement, but he left the store heading south.

The officer reported that he would view surveillance video footage when it was available.

No other information was available at the time.

July 10 ■ An officer responded to the KFC on Gulf Breeze Parkway in reference to an overdose. The officer learned that a female was driving a car in a reckless manner by running red lights and passing other cars in the grassy median before another officer had made contact with her in the KFC parking lot. The driver was on the phone with 911 while trying to drive her friend to the hospital. The friend believed her child had consumed unknown medications and the child’s condition was getting worse. The driver stated that she and her friend had left the child in the care of a female friend while they ran errands. When they returned, the child had the woman’s purse in her hands and the purse contained loose medication in the bottom of it. EMS and Midway responded to the scene and transported the child to the hospital. The woman who was watching the child said she had Lisinophryl, Oxycodine and citalopram in her purse at the time. Officers informed her that when a child is in the house she needed to keep all medication in a childproof container and take other childproofing measures.

When asked what had happened, the driver said“nothing.” He told the officer that he couldn’t charge him with DUI because his keys were not in the ignition. When the officer asked for his driver’s license, the driver told him no. Another officer asked him where his driver’s license was located. The driver said it was in his wallet but said the officers weren’t going to get it.

The driver was asked to exit the car, but he refused. The officer placed the driver in an elevated wrist lock to get him out of the car.The driver began pulling away so the officers got him to the ground, placed handcuffs on the driver and placed him in the backseat.

The vehicle was towed and the driver was charged with obstruction without violence.

July 15 ■ An officer responded to Bone Bluff Drive in reference to a drug overdose.The complainant stated his wife had taken pills and said she wanted to kill herself. The officer located the wife. She was lying on her stomach on the bed.

When asked if she was OK, she said she didn’t speak English and the husband had to translate. She said she had taken all kinds of pills to end her life. Lifeguard Ambulance arrived and evaluated the wife.

She was transported to Fort Walton Beach Hospital. The husband told the officer he had gotten into an argument with his wife about their financial situation. He said they stopped talking for a few minutes and the next time he saw her she was on the bed crying and saying she wanted to die. Pain pills were found on the back porch along with a half empty bottle.

■ An officer responded to PGA Boulevard in reference to a burglary complaint. The victim said she was working in her yard that morning and was pulling weeds from her flowerbed on the south end of the house. Due to the location, she said she could not see the driveway or her open garage. She said she noticed a white SUV drive slowly by her residence a couple of times. She said she then heard what she thought was her next-door neighbor backing out of their driveway. She then saw the white SUV drive by again and made eye contact with the driver. She told officers he was a white male wearing sunglasses and possibly a baseball cap.Two hours later she was putting her tools away in the garage and noticed two of her five-gallon gas cans were gone. She said one was full and the oth-

July 18 ■ An officer responded to Panhandle Trail in reference to a possible suicide attempt.

No one came to the door when the officer knocked and all the doors were locked.

Unable to reach the victim by phone, the officer removed a window screen and called out her name but there was no answer. Because of the seriousness of the call, the officer reported that he entered the apartment through an unlocked window. The officer found the female lying on the floor of the apartment. She was breathing and semiconscious but it took several minutes for her to wake up and respond to the officer. She admitted to taking something and the officer found the bottle on the floor behind a chair. The bottle was filled on July 13 and it only had two pills left in it. Based on the circumstances, the officer initiated the Baker Act process and she was transported to Fort Walton Beach Medical Center.

ARREST LOG

The following people were Hendler, W.M, age 13, Gulf arrested Aug. 24-29 in south Breeze. Charges: eleven Santa Rosa County. counts burglary of unoccupied conveyance unarmed; ■ Jeremy Adam Demott, two counts petit theft secAnswers on page 7C W/M, age 20, Gulf Breeze. ond degree first offense; nine Charges: burglary of occu- counts grand theft less than pied dwelling unarmed; grand $5,000; two counts burglary theft less than $5,000. of occupied conveyance ■ Juan Doe aka Daniel unarmed; petit theft first Aguilar, H/M, age 32, Navarre. degree less than $300.

July 11 Charges: aggravated assault ■ Deborah Lynn Lapointe, ■ An officer responded to with deadly weapon without W/F, age 51, Gulf Breeze.

Webster Street in reference intent to kill; aggravated bat- Charge: DUI. to a disturbance complaint. tery – person uses a deadly ■ Paul Allen Rollins, W/M, Dispatch advised a male and weapon. age 60, Gulf Breeze. Charge: female living with the com■ Clayton Lee Wayne DUI. plainant were having a physical confrontation. The girlfriend stated she and her boyfriend got into an argument but couldn’t tell the officer what the argument was The following people married Aug. about. She said her boyfriend 23-30 in Santa Rosa County. grabbed her by the throat and ■ Keith Joseph Sexton and threw her down. She said he Kristin Jennifer Schratz then grabbed her in the liv■ Nathan Alexander Scott ing room and threw her down Harrison and Kaila Lynn Ard and choked her. She told her ■ Trenton Devin Castleberry 1. ___ grecque (in the Greek manner) children to call the police and and Allison Jeanette Cassady 1. Air force heroes they did. While speaking to ■ Charles Ernest Jake Jacobs (2 wds) 5. Circuit her, the officer reported her and Lindsay Rose Gentry 2. Shrewd 10. Bindle bearer speech was slurred and he ■ Christopher Brian Lewis 3. Betrothal gift (pl.)

14. Channel could smell alcohol on her and Brenda Kay Hargrave 4. Caribbean and others 15. “From the Earth to the person. A witness provided ■ Steven Philip Kenney 5. Deflect Moon” writer 6. ___ Vieira, formerly of “Today” a statement that coincided and Katherine Anne Godout 16. Brightly colored fish with the girlfriend’s state■ Owen Franklin Hoskins 7. A two-masted square-rigger 17. Aquatic plant ment. The boyfriend left before and Marnie Kay Rose 8. Event 18. “All My Children” vixen the officer arrived. A witness ■ Christopher Warren Pena 19. Basic unit of money in Alba- 9. Bait stated the couple had been and Elise Melas 10. Burrow nia (pl.)

■ Christopher Michael 11. Microsoft Windows, e.g. (2 wds) dating on and off for 10 years.

20. Till with a keyboard (pl.)

12. Middle Eastern charity to beggars The boyfriend also threat- Campbell and Melissa Ann 23. Fan ened the victim’s daughter Cherven (pl.)

24. Inspection Test Data when she tried to stop him ■ Brandon James Grimes 13. Circus cries (acronym) from hurting her mother. She and Kristin Michelle Cleary 21. Best seller 25. Drops on blades told officers her mom’s ■ Derek William Ostrom 22. Air letters?

26. “Bingo!” boyfriend threatened to“whip and Carissa Cheryl Camp 23. ___ canto, style of operatic 28. Bumper sticker word their asses”if they wouldn’t ■ Hari Kishan Reddy Chalsinging 30. Anger stay out of it. The daughter la and Marsha Ann Milton 27. Make sense, with “up” 32. Didn’t dawdle said he got in her face and ■ Mark Timothy Cooper and 29. Spiked plate on boot sole 34. Dalai ___ pushed her brother. The vic- Teresa Lynn Black 31. “Flying Down to ___” 35. Restrict ■ Thomas D Andrew Harts33. Chinese dynasty from 557 to 589 tim’s injuries were recorded.

37. Hightailed it The boyfriend returned to the field and Teresa Ann Johnson 38. Camera glass that magnifies 35. Active house and the officer arrest36. ___ list (2 wds) (2 wds) ed him for domestic violence 39. Moray, e.g.

41. Sentence connector battery.

40. Ceiling 42. Small rowboat

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er was half full. Her neighbor stated she did see a light colored vehicle at the end of her driveway but didn’t go outside to look. There was no other information available at the time.

■ Ronald Bruce Barnett, W/M, age 52, Gulf Breeze.

Charges: DUI - third violation within 10 years; driving while license suspended – habitual offender; carrying concealed weapon – firearm.

■ Taylor Haskell Broxson, W/M, age 31, Navarre. Charge: felony probation violation.

■ John Robert Willey III, W/M, age 21, Gulf Breeze.

Charge: felony probation violation.

■ Gordon Lynn Jasperson, W/M, age 69, Gulf Breeze.

Charge: DUI.

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64. WWI battle locale 65. Display unit 66. In addition 67. Professional photographers

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46. ___ blanches 47. Black gold 48. Move forward 51. Short closing stanza in a ballade 53. Steep rugged rocks 55. Be inclined 56. Coastal raptor 57. Cracker spread 58. Brio 59. Hack 60. Bauxite, e.g.

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July 14 ■ An officer was en route to a call in his patrol car when he noticed a grayVolkswagen hatchback in the ditch in front of Tom Thumb on State Road 87. The officer approached the driver’s side window and made contact with the male driver. The officer reported that the man appeared to be intoxicated due to a strong odor of alcohol and the driver’s glassy, bloodshot eyes.

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BUSINESS LICENSES The following new business ice-house painting, 3052 licenses were issued in June in Windmeadow Drive, Gulf Breeze. south Santa Rosa County.

■ Stephen W. Ogden and ■ Rodney Wilhite – Par- Shane Rodriguez – Navarre adise Landscape and Lawn Mini Golf LLC, serviceService, service, 1888 Nature’s miniature golf, 8476 Navarre Pkwy, Navarre.

Way, Gulf Breeze.

■ Villanueva Duvis Yas■ Bronwyn Holtzclaw – Tiger Point East Home & min Navarro – Villanueva Lawn Care, service, 4022 DuvisYasmin Navarro, servSoundpointe Drive, Gulf ice-cleaning, 1824 Iris Lane, Navarre.

Breeze.

■ Jhanie Ramos – Jhanie ■ Karen Hague – Optical Dispensary Solutions, serv- Ramos Cleaning, serviceice-consulting/staff, 1546 cleaning, 3244 Redwood Lane, Gulf Breeze.

Oak Drive, Gulf Breeze.

■ Christy’s Cleaning Serv■ Robert Blazer – World Market Aviation LLC, leas- ice – Christy Piciullo, serving aircraft, 1588 Winding ice-house and business Shore Drive, Gulf Breeze. cleaning, 3161 Auburn Park■ Ernest Littlewood – way, Gulf Breeze.

■ Three Lane EnterprisPower-Tech Professional Pressure Washing Service, es Inc. – Santa Rosa Sound service-pressure washing, Cruises LLC, service-char3140 Calle de Ciervo, ter boat, 7623 Treasure Street, Navarre.

Navarre.

■ Ann Grimes – A New ■ James Pascoe – Soteria Construction LLC, service- Leash on Life, service-dog trim carpentry, 6029 Toulouse walking, 2059 Pritchard Point Drive, Navarre.

Street, Gulf Breeze.

■ Gary Mishey Jr. – Gary ■ Olivia Salazar – Olivia Salazar, service-cleaning, Mishey Handyman, serv2024 Luneta Street, Navarre. ice-handyman, 2305 Sala■ Harvey Peak – Concrete manca Street, Navarre.

■ Parker Price – Parker EFX Corporation, servicedecorative concrete, 4087 Price Insurance Agency LLC, Oak Pointe Drive, Gulf service-insurance agency, 2742 B Gulf Breeze Parkway, Breeze.

■ Kate and Paul Henning Gulf Breeze.

■ Christine Hall – Hall – Club 2 LLC, service-fitness center, 1230 Crane Cove Design and Maintenance, service-lawn maintenance, Blvd, Gulf Breeze.

■ India Porter – India 972 Vestavia Way, Gulf Porters House Painting, serv- Breeze.

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BUILDING PERMITS The following new building ing install, 3,104 – square feet, permits were issued Aug. 24-30 contractor – Edwin A. Henry, $0. in south Santa Rosa County.

■ 1111 Laguna Lane, Gulf ■ 2373 Ortega Street, new Breeze, single family remodaccessory, 0 – square feet, con- el, 0 –square feet, contractor tractor – Russell D. Mayrand, – Dean Michael Blake Sr., $67,715. $13,862.

■ 100 Daniel Drive, Gulf ■ 8113 Beleza Street, new single family, 2,511 – square Breeze, church and other relifeet, contractor – Ricky S. Wig- gious building addition, 2,900 – square feet, contractor – gins, $150,000.

■ 8113 Beleza Street, roof- Edward M. Hewes, $170,000.

■ 207 Gulf Breeze Parking install, 0 – square feet, contractor – Ricky S. Wiggins, way, Gulf Breeze, 118 – square feet, contractor – Russell Dean $0.

■ 7672 Marthas Way, sin- Parris, $35,000. gle family addition, 360 – square feet, contractor – Shirley A. & Duane N. Javoroski, $15,800.

■ 7672 Marthas Way, roofing install, 0 – square feet, Vacation Rentals • Long-Term Rentals • Sales • Listings contractor – Shirley A. & Duane N. Javoroski, $0.

■ 286 Plantation Hill Road, Gulf Breeze, pool install, 0 – square feet, contractor – James Wesley Foster, $25,000.

■ 8385 Nevada Street, new A Military Member Owned and Operated Brokerage Since 2003 single family, 2,113 – square feet, contractor – Robert Wayne Walkup, $118,500.

• Tenant Screening ■ 8385 Nevada Street, roof• On Line Reservation ing install, 2,113 – square feet, • Full Maintenance Services contractor – Robert Wayne Walkup, $0.

• Inspections ■ 1626 Brookwood Circle, • Housekeeping Gulf Breeze, roofing remod• 24 Hour Contact for Owners and Guest el, 0 – square feet, contractor – Kristi U. Halphin, $5,519.

Gulf Breeze, Navarre, Fort Walton ■ 1218 Ceylon Drive, Gulf Breeze, new single family, COMMISSION SHARING & PURPLE HEART PROGRAMS 9,066 – square feet, contracACTIVE DUTY MILITARY BUYERS ARE OFFERED 20% OF OUR SELLING COMMISSION! tor – John Edward Coogle, $650,000.

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fill would be closed Aug. 28 until further notice.

Hall said he did not receive a call from someone telling him the pier was open, rather he and other deputies were at the intersection of U.S. Highway 98 and Navarre Beach Causeway when he was notified by a one of his deputies that it was open and people were on the pier.

“I was down there myself (on the island), but one of the officers notified me that people were going out on the pier,” said Hall. “I called (Hunter Walker) and told him that my understanding is it’s supposed to be closed, and if not, (it) needs to be.”

Hall said Walker told him that he would contact County Attorney Angie Jones to determine whether the pier and the pier bar/restaurant, or just the pier, should be closed. Walker then told Hall that the pier and the bar/restaurant should be closed.

“I instructed my officers to get people off the pier and the cabana per the county attorney,”said Hall.

After Hall and other deputies closed the pier, Slye sent an email to county commissioners complaining that she had not been notified and said she was being singled out and harassed by the county.

“After the county closed my business today I am wondering what time you are going to close the Tom Thumb and any other business that is open on Navarre Beach…”

Slye wrote to commissioners.“… To my knowledge the police were not stopping folks from coming on the island nor were they ask(ed) to leave the beach parking lot.”

Walker replied that the pier is county property whereas the Tom Thumb is private property.

The other business, Juana’s Pagodas, was closed Tuesday.

In the email, Slye included a copy of an update from Joy Tsubooka, SRC public information officer, dated 11:49 a.m. Aug. 28.

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panels holding tight and the structure having to withstand the force, they are designed to blow out.”

According to Lasche, there isn’t a threshold force per se because the panels will start to come out when the waves and water level is high enough to lift them out.

If the water under the pier becomes high enough, or a storm surge rolls in, the waves on the storm surge could force the panels out of their position.

There is no hardware fastening the panels to the pier structure, therefore, if the water level rises high enough, the panels would float out of place, said Lasche.

“There is nothing holding them down but their own weight,”said Lasche,“but they are large, beefy panels. It takes a crane to lift each panel.”

The Navarre Beach Fishing Pier deck is 30 feet above

Hit and run

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Sometime between late Aug. 28 and early Aug. 29, what is believed to be an SUV, ran off the road and hit Swann’s car, pushing it off the driveway, before leaving the scene.

Swann said she immediately called the Florida Highway Patrol to report the incident. She also contacted an area mechanic to ask if any vehicles had been in for repairs.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2012 As to the question of liability if an individual would have been injured, Walker said that he is“not qualified to speak to liability,”but“any competent attorney”could answer the question.

When asked the same question, Jones said,“Liability is always the question in litigation and is for the jury to decide. In this case, the county’s concern was for safety.”

Blaylock visually inspected the pier on Aug. 29 before allowing the pier to re-open.

He checked to see if any of Photos by Sandi Kemp the blow-out panels needed The Pier Bar & Grill was packed full of people and dogs on the afternoon of Aug. 28 despite rain and high winds caused by Hurricane Isaac. to be displaced, if any railing safeguards were damaged or the pier and concession…” by earlier in the day and the missing and whether it was safe for people to traverse. All The county made the deci- pier was locked.” sion to close the pier due to Even though a mandato- of the criteria were met, and the high winds the area was ry evacuation order was in Blaylock gave the OK for the experiencing, although Isaac place for Navarre Beach, the pier to be opened.

In related news, the Pendid not directly hit the area. Navarre Beach Causeway is “Before opening the gates not closed until there are sus- sacola Beach Fishing Pier was I went out on the pier to make tained winds of 39 miles per open all day Monday and they closed it at midnight, sure that there were no safe- hour. ty hazards as any manager When asked by a reporter according to Kip Walker, the would do,”Slye wrote in her on Aug. 28 why she re- assistant manager. It remained email to commissioners. opened, Slye said,“The wind closed Aug. 28.

“We made the decision Slye did not respond to an blew the gate open so we just email from Navarre Press ask- let them on, now the coun- because the surf and winds ing her what assessment was ty gets to make some mon- picked up about 4:30 in the made to determine that there ey.” She claimed to have made morning,”Kip said.“The shop were no safety hazards. $321 for the county during was open. (We) just didn’t Hall reported that winds those two hours of being allow people onto the pier for safety reasons.” averaged 33 miles per hour open.

Pensacola Beach Pier with maximum winds recordHowever, per the pier coned at 42.9 miles per hour on tract,“a point-of-sale elec- reopened Aug. 29 on a limthe pier during the time it was tronic cash machine and/or ited basis.

“We didn’t let people go opened to the public. any other authorized elec“It should have been tronic accounting equipment all the way out until repairs closed,”said County Engi- permitted by Santa Rosa were done,”Kip explained.

Santa Rosa Island Authorneer Roger Blaylock.“It had County for the proper conbeen closed all day Tuesday trol of cash payments”must ity repaired two blow-out (wooden) panels and a sec(and) that determination was be used. made Monday.”

No such equipment was tion of the railing that was Regarding the evacuation used on Aug. 28, and accord- damaged.

“We made the right deciorder, Hall stated that when ing to several pier-walkers a mandatory evacuation is that day, no receipts were sion in shutting down,”Kip said. issued, the deputies do not issued.

The Navarre Beach Fishforcibly remove anyone from When asked how the Dorothy Slye, Navarre Beach Fishing Pier manager, counts the beach. county would know if the ing Pier is higher than the money collected during a two-hour period she opened the pier “If we anticipate the condi- $321 was an accurate account Pensacola pier, which could Aug. 28 after the county ordered that it be closed. tion will get so bad that some- of what was collected given explain why no blow-out pan“As you will note on the by way of the county notice. one may lose their life, we do there were no receipts of the els were damaged, accordThe contract between Slye try to get next of kin informa- transactions, Walker said,“the ing to Blaylock. update it makes no mention The issue of closing the pier of the pier being closed Tues- and the county states that the tion; the same with business- clerk’s office audits the monthday however it does mention pier lessee will“ensure that es… however… this is coun- ly receipts and if there is a dis- and the bar/restaurant will Wednesday. I have not all possible measures are tak- ty property,”said Hall.“I would crepancy, this office will be be placed on the agenda for received any communication en to safeguard the health have made the decision not to contacted as it deals with lease the Sept. 10 board of county commissioners’meeting. from the county concerning and well being of patrons of allow people on the pier. I went provisions.” the hours of operation for the pier,”wrote Slye.

According to Walker, Slye had indeed been personally notified on Aug. 27 regarding the county’s decision to close the pier on Aug. 28 and

water, whereas the Pensacola Fishing Pier deck is 26 feet above water.

Pensacola’s pier had panels blow out on Aug. 28 because of Hurricane Isaac, according to Kip Walker, assistant manager, whereas Navarre’s pier did not have any panels blow out.

“When things get to be rough… (the county should) probably close the pier at some point,” said Lasche.

“When the waves get to the point when they can potentially move panels around, people should not be on the pier.”

The county ordered the pier to be closed Aug. 28, but pier manager Dorothy Slye made the decision, on her own, to re-open the pier from 2-4 p.m.

Wayne Lasche works with Akins, the company that purchased PBS&J Engineering firm, the company the county contracted with to design the pier. He was the design and construction project manager for the pier project.

She also contacted her mechanic and showed him pieces of the other vehicle that remained after the hit and run. The mechanic and the FHP think the vehicle is a red, early 1990s Toyota Tundra or 4-Runner, according to Swann.

Swann also mentioned that FHP thinks the driver was drinking but at this point there is no way to prove that and so the citation would be for a hit and run.

Anyone with information can contact FHP at 850484-5000.

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Photo by Yvonne C. Harper

Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s deputies respond to an accident involving a semi-truck on Aug. 31 at U.S. Highway 98 and Sunrise Drive. The truck driver didn’t have time to stop at a yellow light and a car pulled out in front of him. The car left the scene and the driver was not injured. However, morning traffic was delayed while the accident was being cleared. (See story on 1A.)

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“This error was due to a misperception by both the (mishap pilot) and the (mishap co-pilot) of the (mishap aircraft’s) location in relation to the (mishap lead aircraft’s) wake,”Kaspar continued.

The 39-page Aircraft Accident Investigation Board Report detailed the accident, including the flight path, crew information and weather conditions. The mishap, part of routine training mission, occurred on June 13 at about 6:40 p.m. north of Hurlburt Field on the Eglin Range. The CV-22B was destroyed on impact, and the report lists the cost of that loss was more than $78.4 million.

Evacuation

Continued from page 1A evacuation zones throughout the county.

“We could use some help educating folks as this was the first storm since the evacuation zones were changed,”she said.

The county outlines the changes in this year’s annual Disaster Guide.

Many residents may have noticed during Isaac that evacuation zones were no longer identified by numbers, but with the letters A-E. Evacuation zones were updated statewide in 2010 using LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) instruments from an aircraft that measures distance to a target (earth’s surface) with light, using pulses from a laser.

This data is then combined into a slosh model that can simulate each category of a storm.Together, this data shows what areas are likely to be impacted by storm surge. Isaac

“Once the (mishap aircraft’s) left proprotor entered the (mishap lead aircraft’s) wake, the MA immediately began an uncommanded roll to the left.

The Mishap Pilot (MP) placed his hands on the flight controls and both he and the (mishap co-pilot) attempted to recover the (mishap aircraft).

They were able to stabilize the (mishap aircraft) in a wingslevel flight condition but were unable to arrest the descent rate before the (mishap aircraft) entered the 80- to 100foot trees on the range and impacted the ground.”

The report states that a review of the maintenance procedures performed on the aircraft revealed all required maintenance actions were in compliance with standard operating

procedures.

“There is no evidence that maintenance procedures were relevant to this mishap,”according to the report.

The crew of the crashed CV22, pilots Maj. Brian Luce and Capt. Brett Cassidy and flight engineers Tech. Sgt. Christopher Dawson, Tech. Sgt. Edilberto Malave and Staff Sgt. Sean McMahon, all sustained injuries in the accident but were treated at area hospitals and released.

The report does not state which members were in control of the aircraft.

The CV-22 Osprey has a long and somewhat storied history in the U.S. Air Force.

In June, following the mishap at Hurlburt Field, Lt. Colonel Matt Glover was relieved of

command of the 8th Special Operations Squadron, the unit that is home to the tilt-rotor aircraft.

Glover was commander of the 8th SOS from May 2011 through his dismissal in June.

He was removed as commander on June 18, according to 1st Special Operations Wing Commander Col. Jim Slife.

“The commander of the 8 SOS was relieved because of a loss of confidence in his ability to effectively command the unit,”Slife told the Navarre Press at the time of Glover’s dismissal.

The 8 SOS has since been under the command of Lt. Col. Matt Smith.

The Osprey has supporters and detractors within the military community, from those

was the first storm for residents and the new zone identification.

During Isaac, the county issued a mandatory evacuation for zones A & B including all mobile homes, RV parks, campgrounds, those living in low-lying areas and all of Navarre Beach beginning at 8 a.m.Aug. 27. However,Tsubooka said the Navarre Beach Causeway does not close until sustained winds reach at least 39 miles per hour.

“It’s very important for residents to know what if any evacuation zone in which they may live,”she said.“Knowing the zone can help them in their pre-disaster family planning and ease the stress of evacuation decision making when a storm threatens our area.”

Brad Baker, county emergency services coordinator, said evacuation orders are intended to alert evacuation area residents and guests of an impending danger.

“However those residents, and area workers as well as

others may have legitimate need to access these areas for extended periods in order to secure their property or make other final preparations,”Baker said in an email.“The ultimate decision to forcibly remove someone would be in conjunction with law enforcement, and that has not historically been a position that the sheriff’s office or county chose to take.”

The county also has to take into account how long an evacuation may take and ensure all residents would have time to evacuate factoring in traffic congestion on the bridge.

“The current evacuation study indicates it takes 11 hours to complete an evacuation for a category 2 storm,”Baker said.

“We do not like evacuations going on during nighttime hours so we issued the evacuation order to start at 8 am.”

According to Baker, county staff is currently looking at ways to better define and explain to residents and visitors what actions are expected when

evacuation orders are issued.

The county has to consider several factors when looking at evacuations, including the size of the storm, but sometimes the size isn’t always for certain.

In 2004, Hurricane Ivan was considered a large hurricane while Hurricane Dennis in 2005 was relatively smaller, but both were category 3 storms.The speed of the hurricane also plays a role. Hurricane Ike in 2008 was a slow category 2 storm when it made landfall in Texas, but due to its mass and slow speed, it had created a category 4 storm surge. Finally, the wind speed of the hurricane is considered since this also affects the amount of water being displaced.

Residents can use the interactive evacuation zone tool found at www.santarosa .fl.gov/gis by typing in their address. Staying safe from surge flooding is easy if you follow evacuation orders and don’t wait until it is too late.

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involved in the acquisition of the aircraft to the men and women who fly and maintain the aircraft. The Osprey features a tilt-rotor system that allows it to combine aspects of fixed wing flight as well as the hovering capabilities of a helicopter.

Some feel that the aircraft is the next step in aircraft technology and others contend that the aircraft is unsafe.

In a press conference following the crash on June 14, Slife was asked about the ability of the Osprey to safely complete the Special Operations

missions with which it is being tasked during the press conference.

“I would take issue with the assertion that the CV-22 is not designed for special operations missions,” said Slife.

“Our main challenge is we can’t keep up with the demand by the Special Operations ground forces that we support with the CV-22. They have a demand that exceeds our ability to meet right now.

They see great utility in it, just the demand signal alone tells me there’s certainly a niche for it.”

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Capturing Isaac Local photographers share their stories

Photo by Carina Potts

Two young boys challenge the ocean and the wind during Hurricane Isaac. The Navarre Beach Fishing Pier can be seen in the distance.

By Joanna Hammond Navarre Press As Hurricane Isaac blew into Navarre on Aug. 28, most residents chose to take shelter inside, waiting out the wind and rain. For local photographers, however, the chance to photograph nature gone wild proved too much to resist.

Nichole Bowers and Carina Potts were just two of the photographers who went out to capture the majesty of Isaac. Both are professional photographers with a passion for nature shots, and both took the opportunity to head out to Navarre Beach.

Bowers has been a professional photographer based out of Mary Esther for two years. While much of her business is portraits, particularly newborns, Bowers has a love of nature photography, particularly Navarre Beach.

Bowers photos of the beach during the hurricane show her level of commitment to her photography, and a keen eye for color and light as well.

Potts went out to the beach to photograph the historic event as well. Potts has been a photographer for five years, and her passion is nature as well. Navarre Beach is a frequent setting for her photographs.

she usually spends between 10 and 15 minutes on each photo.

“To me that’s the whole point, you to do it best in the camera so you can do as little post processing as possible,” said Bowers.

Potts agrees, saying the best photos she gets are the ones that come straight out of the camera.

“It’s fun that you can see something in your mind and create it,”she said.

Both women had similar explanations of why shooting nature photography, particularly on the beach, is such a passion.

“The light and the colors are just beautiful, especially the sunset,”said Bowers, “the sunset colors…you just can’t beat that.”

“I love the light,”Potts said.

“I like how the light changes and it can look different in an hour, you can always see something new.”

Photo by Nichole Bowers

Waves churned up from Hurricane Isaac on Aug. 28 hit the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier.

“Every day you go to the beach, it’s different,”said Potts.“Sunrise, sunset, the light is always changing.”

When Isaac rolled into the area, Potts grabbed her camera and did what came naturally. First heading to Oriole Beach and then Navarre Beach, Potts was able to capture an image of two young boys waiting on the ocean to roll in at the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier.

For Bowers, Isaac’s arrival in Navarre represented her first chance to go out and photograph such a large storm in action.

“I wrapped my camera, snapped a few photos, and

then the rain came so I just waited it out,”she said.

When the rain subsided, Bowers went back out to the beach to get some additional images. With patience, she was finally rewarded with a photo of the waves smashing into the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier.

Both Bowers and Potts make every attempt to get the shot they have in their minds eye using just their camera. While digital post processing programs recreate the darkroom experience that film photographers used prior to the advent of digital photography, neither photogra-

pher prefers to adjust their images too much.

“I want the pictures to be natural, that’s why I like doing landscapes,”Potts said.

Many of her photographs Navarre Beach during Hurricane Isaac. of Isaac are in black and white, something professional photographers keep in mind while shooting.

“Not every shot looks good in black and white,” said Potts.“It depends on the photo; you don’t want to ruin a good photo by over processing.”

Bowers uses her digital editing to enhance the photos she takes, making what she calls“minor tweaks”to contrast and color. She said Oriole Beach Boat Ramp in Gulf Breeze.

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Photo by Carina Potts

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Thoughts from the dirt road

By Gary “Mad Dog” Maddock

Barney Fifing Isaac Someone called our attitude about the passing of Hurricane Isaac - Barney Fifing it. Fitting.

Until recently, I would have felt no need to explain who Barney Fife was – but, in fact, my very own son-inlaw had never heard of him.

No clue. Besides making me feel my age, it made me think that somewhere between George Washington and Richard Nixon, American history teachers need to throw in a few days about“I Love Lucy,”“Leave it to Beaver,”“The Honeymooners” and“The Andy Griffith Show.”As much as baseball, apple pie and Chevrolet – those four sitcoms show the heart and soul of America, through humor – from an era where humor was valued for being funny, not nasty.

Barney Fife was Andy Taylor’s chicken-hearted deputy in Mayberry RFD. He talked a big game and pounded his chest when he knew there would be no repercussion from doing so, but in all actuality he was scared. Like the guy who quickly hollers to his friends, “Hold me back!”when feigning to settle something by fighting – and truly hopes they will.

Weeks ago when Hurricane Isaac started churning, we started paying attention.

Where will it go and how bad will it be? We all felt the lump in our throat when every hurricane model had it aimed directly at Navarre Beach. We started making plans. Will we go or stay? If we go – where will we go?

What are we taking? And those of us who pray – we prayed.“Lord, let it hit Texas – no one likes Texas, anyway!” (Just kidding).

It looked bad. It looked like we were the lead blocker and a sense of gloom came over us. It seems like we have just finally recovered from Hurricane Ivan and the sadness of seeing our little chunk of paradise literally destroyed. The clean-up was overwhelming. For well over a year, most homes had the dreaded“blue roof.”The last thing any of us want to do is to go through that again.

Then, suddenly, it took a slight turn to the west.

Orange Beach was the bulls-eye. Then Mobile, Ala. Then Ocean Springs, Miss.

It seemed like with every Weather Channel update, the news, for us, got better.

We weren’t sure where he was going, but one thing was certain – Jim Cantore wasn’t coming to Navarre Beach! Good. No one ever likes to see Jim Cantore.

Finally, Isaac came ashore in Louisiana and we got little more than some rain and some higher than normal wind. It didn’t even disrupt our daily routines. So what did we do? What was our reaction?

“What was that? You call that a storm! That was nothing! I should have gone fishing!”

Oh how brave we are when we know the wrath has passed. We pound our chest and proclaim that we were ready to take a direct hit with bravery and confidence – like we wouldn’t have cared. Weren’t skeerd, we say.

Just like Barney Fife once Andy has put the bad guy behind bars and the coast is clear.

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Gov. Scott activates disaster fund for storm victims Staff reports Navarre Press While the federal government begins its preliminary damage assessments, Gov. Rick Scott announced the activation of Florida’s disaster fund to allow Floridians to help Floridians recover from two recent storms.

Today, Florida’s Foundation activated Florida’s disaster

fund, Neighbors to the Rescue, to assist those who have been affected by tropical storms Debby and Isaac. Through Florida’s Foundation, longterm recovery organizations within the affected communities determine the needs and ensure the money goes where it’s needed most for long-term assistance.

“This morning, while Hurricane Isaac was beating down

on western portions of the Panhandle, I got to see, firsthand, the flooding damage the storm left behind in Palm Beach County. We also have Floridians who are still recovering from Tropical Storm Debby,”Scott said.“Your assistance will give much-needed help to our friends and neighbors in Florida who have sustained damages from these storms.”

In addition to the Neighbors to the Rescue disaster fund, Scott encourages individuals to donate to established relief organizations of their choice. They may also consider volunteering with these organizations. Reputable relief and volunteer organizations that have been reviewed by the state may be found at www.VolunteerFloridaDisaster.org. Volun-

teer Florida is a part of the Statewide Emergency Response Team and the lead agency for coordinating volunteers and donations.

The Neighbors to the Rescue Fund is managed by the nonprofit, Florida’s Foundation, under the guidance of a voluntary advisory council.

Those wishing to assist with that fund may visit www.FloridasFoundation.org.

505th CCW helps back to school kids Staff reports Navarre Press The 505th Combat and Control Wing at Hurlburt Field helped the kids of Children in Crisis get ready for back to school for a second year.

Thanks to the generous donations from the members of the 505th, all the children at the Children’s Neighborhood received new backpacks with all the necessary supplies to take them through the new school year.

The 505th also presented a check for $480 to CIC to help with additional back to school needs.

According to Ken Hair, CIC president/CEO,“The

donation helped provide back to school essentials that would not have been available without the 505th. This donation truly made a difference and we are very thankful.”

Children in Crisis, Inc. is a 501(c)(3), non-profit charity of caring people working together to provide homes and establish hope to the abused, neglected, and abandoned children of our community. The Children’s Neighborhood is a facility built by the generous support of the community. To learn more about Submitted photo Children in Crisis call 850- LeWanna Koprucu, spouse of Col. Mustafa Koprucu, Commander of the 505th Combat and 864-4242 or visit www.chil- Control Wing at Hurlburt Field, along with Master Sgt. Aaron Adams, First Sergeant, fills back drenincrisisfl.org. to school bags for the kids at Children in Crisis.

Sub shop receives reduced tap fee

By Yvonne C. Harper Navarre Press Lenny’s Sub Shop received some good news when owner Glenn Schaible was informed that the water tap fee for his new Navarre location would be less than originally planned.

During an Aug. 21 Holley-Navarre Water System board meeting, Schaible approached the board members about the rates for the restaurant.

“The last time I was here, we talked about rates, the impact fees/tap fees for the sub shop,”said Schaible.“I gave (System Engineer Buck Paulchek) information (to) calculate what the fee will be.”

Zumba at the pier Staff reports Navarre Press In need of a little exercise, sun and fresh air? Then get ready to Zumba at the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier from 911a.m. on Sept. 15.

A Zumba-thon will be held at the pier to benefit the AMIKids Emerald Coast Organization. The goals of AMIKids Emerald Coast are “turning lives around of misdirected kids, and giving them tools to help them succeed in life,”according to the press release.

Ken Walker, HNWS general manager, told Schaible that the board is authorized to set tap fees based on water usage. He later explained that the Florida Administrative Code determines the size and gallons for restaurants, but if an owner can show that the restaurant uses less than what the FAC says it does, HNWS will consider the proof that the owner provides.

That was the case with Schaible.

During the meeting, Schaible was informed that the water sewer tap would be $19,786, a reduction of 71 percent of what the original amount would have been.

Walker said that HNWS accounts for the maximum AMIKids is a Florida-based organization that began in 1969 by former Juvenile Court Judge Frank Orlando.

According to the website, Orlando was frustrated at seeing the same young men repeatedly come before him.

So he penned an article that was published in the Miami Herald, which was read by an old high school friend.

That friend, Bob Rosof, was then the director of a nonprofit organization in Boca Raton that conducted research with the Marine Science Department of Florida Atlantic University.

Orlando and Rosof partnered together to have boys that came before him work with Rosof and be rewarded

flow because that’s what the restaurant has the capacity to produce and the water tap fee reserves that capacity to the restaurant, however, he told Schaible that he would meet with him on Aug. 22 to further discuss the issue.

On Aug. 22, Schaible brought Walker documentation from his other sub shops to show how much capacity he actually needs.

Schaible, the area developer for Lenny’s in the Panhandle, owns three stores and oversees three other franchise owners who have four other stores. He was able to use the stores to support his claim that his restaurants do not use the amount the FAC said.

“What we did is we had for their efforts and appropriate behavior. That partnership became the AMIkids program. Since then, 56 programs from residential to day treatments operate across eight states.

Proceeds of the Zumbathon will benefit the day-treatment facility located in Fort Walton Beach.

Programs at the Fort Walton Beach location are daily from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and focus on academic instruction, GED preparation and vocational training; evening classes are held from 4-7 p.m. for youth on juvenile probation.

“Through AMIkids programs, young people have the opportunity to catch up on missed schooling and learn

some high numbers and we typically use the highest month… (but) it looked like we could justifiably say there were water leaks (that produced) artificially high numbers,” said Walker.“So we threw out the highest and the lowest number and used the median.”

The final amount came out to about $11,000.

“I’m glad that they worked with us on it,”said Schaible.

“In the past it’s been a stumbling block to getting a store open in Navarre.”

Schaible hopes to have the new sub shop open by the first week of November.

It will be located at 8050 U.S. Highway 98 in the back part of the new Navarre Family Eye Care building. new behavior skills to lead a successful life,”according to the release.

Jamie Aylstock of Studio Craze in Navarre will lead the Zumba-thon.

Tickets are $20 if purchased before the event and are available at Studio Craze located at 7297 Navarre Parkway or by calling Aylstock at 850240-2080. A T-shirt will be provided to participants.

Tickets will be $25 the day of the event.

Check in time for the Zumba-thon is 8:30 a.m. Sept. 15 at the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier.

Mary Smith, Zumbathon chairman, can be reached at 850-380-3742 for more information.

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Citizens Law Enforcement Academy Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office wants to educate the local citizenry as to their agency’s internal structure and the integral part that the agency plays in the local community by holding a Citizens Law Enforcement Academy from 6-8:45 p.m. on Tuesdays from Sept. 4-Nov. 13 at the Holley-Navarre Senior Center.

No class will be held on Nov. 6. Attendees will learn how to better protect themselves from being a crime victim, how to report crime and the ramifications of committing a crime.

They will receive first-hand knowledge on the organizational structure of the sheriff’s office, officer training, what constitutes a crime, officer equipment and how to differentiate between “reasonable suspicion” and “probable cause.”

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More than 50 Soldiers from the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Support Battalion and the Groups’ Headquarters and Headquarters Company returned Aug. 25 from a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan.

As the soldiers arrived at Duke Field they were welcomed home by the Group’s Deputy Commanding Officer, Col. Miguel Howe the Group’s rear Detachment Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Fields, and the Group’s Command Chief Warrant Officer Tommy Austin.

The soldiers departed for their deployment earlier this year and as the anticipation of their arrival back to the 7th Special Forces Group compound, you couldn’t help but notice the emotions and smiles on the faces of their family members and friends.

As the buses pulled into the compound they were welcomed home by numerous family members and fellow soldiers from the group; all who gathered together and waited excitedly for their loved ones to depart the busses. “I feel excited, it’s about time!�said Carrie Conception, wife of Sgt. David Conception, a parachute rigger with the Group’s Support Battalion, as she waited for her husband to get off the bus. “It feels great, that’s how it feels!�said Specialist Dennis Thomas when asked how he feels about his return from another successful deployment.“I plan on going home, taking my little girl out to eat, go to a few places and pick up my other boy that’s it,�he said.

The 7th Special Forces Group command team and approximately 700 soldiers remain in Afghanistan as part of the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force – Afghanistan.

A soldier hugs his son on Aug. 25 outside of the Group Support Battalion Headquarters. Soldiers from the Group Support Battalion and the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) returned from a seven month long deployment in Afghanistan.

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Health Briefs Car seat safety checks The Santa Rosa County Health Department will be offering free car seat safety checks from 3-6 p.m. Sept. 13, at the main clinic location, 5527 Stewart Street in Milton. Certified technicians will be on hand to provide information and examine seats to be sure they have been installed correctly. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), car accidents are the number one killer of children between 112 years old. Safety seats are the best way to protect children in a crash, and a correctly installed seat will provide the maximum protection possible. For more information, contact Sherry Worley, R.N., at 983-5200, ext. 187.

The number of overweight and obese children in Santa Rosa County Schools is on the rise, according to a report from the Santa Rosa County Health Department.

At the Aug. 23 meeting of the SRC school board, Debbie Price, school nurse supervisor with the health department, presented the most recent data on the body mass index (BMI) of the county’s first, third and sixth grade students.

Kiera West, an AmeriCorp team member who is working with the health department while she pursues her bachelor’s degree in public health, presented the data to the board, including the troubling trend of increasing BMIs in students.

West said that the health department is mandated by the state to screen first, third and sixth-grade school children for the risks of obesity as well as being underweight. In each grade level, the percentage of students with a BMI that is considered underweight is less than 5 percent. West said that this number is on track with national averages.

The percentage of firstgrade students in the county that had a normal BMI was just above 70 percent, and the number of overweight children is 14 percent.

When grouped together, the percentage of children in first grade who are either obese or overweight is nearly 24 percent.

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For the third-grade children, the numbers were worse.

“Normal is slowly decreasing,”West said of the third-grade statistics.“Many schools are in the 15 to 20 percent range and are climbing to the 25 percent range.

Remember our first graders were at 12 to 14 percent so it’s starting to rise.”

Overweight and obesity is going up, West said, and the data reflects this trend.

More than 30 percent of third-grade students in the county are overweight or obese.

The news for sixth-grade students was discouraging as well. About 34 percent of SRC sixth-grade students are now overweight or obese.

“We can see that, of course our weight is going to increase as we get older, but it is increasing way too fast, which is making our students have BMIs that are

abnormal and make them overweight and obese,”said West.“We don’t screen after sixth grade so we’re not sure what happens after sixth grade.”

West said that there are programs in place to help deal with the trend of overweight and obese students in the district, including the many schools that participate in the HealthierUS School Challenge (HUSSC).

“With HUSSC you want to have healthier food choices, offer nonfood rewards, more fruits and vegetables and we credit that to Sodexo because they do a wonderful job with that,”West said.

Price stepped in and detailed some of the programs already in place, and those available to individual schools to help increase physical activity in the county’s school children as well as encouraging healthier eating habits.

Price said that the health department was striving to have a“consistent message” for parents and children.

Parents of students whose BMI is at or above the 95th percentile receive a letter with the same information that area doctors receive, discussing the ways to help safely lower BMI. The brochure includes a link to the county’s website with additional information.

Diane Scott, district 1 representative to the school board, expressed concern that families who lack Internet access may not be able to fully use the resources.

“We have nurses available (at the health department),” said Price.“We get lots of phone calls.”

Parents can visit http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/dnp abmi to type in your child’s weight, age and height to determine whether their child has a healthy BMI.

Florida rated one of the top air pollution states

NEW Tai Chi Classes

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By Joanna Hammond Navarre Press

Arthritis seminar Sacred Heart Senior Spirit will present a free seminar titled, “Arthritis and Its Effect on Your Joints” from noon-1 p.m. Sept. 13 in the Rehabilitation Center at Sacred Heart Medical Park in Pace. The seminar, presented by Dr. Joseph Dennie, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, will explain various approaches to help reduce pain in your joints, from physical therapy to joint replacement surgery. Dennie has practiced for more than 30 years and specializes in total knee replacement surgeries. He sees patients at his private practice located at 2441 Ninth Ave. in Pensacola. Seating is limited and registration is requested. To register, call 850-416-1620 or 1-877-4161620.

Free health screenings in September Sacred Heart Health System will provide a variety of free health screenings in September at locations in Pensacola. These screenings are designed primarily for adults who are poor, elderly and uninsured. Hearthealth screenings measure blood pressure, blood sugar and total cholesterol and check for anemia, and are helpful in diagnosing conditions that put people at high risk for heart attack, stroke, diabetes and other health problems. Sacred Heart’s Mission in Motion staff will provide screenings at the following locations: ■ From 9-11:30 a.m. Sept. 5 at Cobb Center, 601 East Mallory St., Pensacola. Heart-health, hearing and vision screenings.

■ From 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sept.

15 at First Baptist Church of Ferry Pass, 8351 Caminitti Lane, Pensacola.

Heart health (non-fasting).

From 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Sept. 19 at the Fricker Center, 900 N. “F” St., Pensacola. Heart health (non-fasting).

For more information, call 850-416-7826.

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cil, which ranked Florida sixth on a list of the most toxic states.

The NRDC found that overall; there was a 19-percent decrease in all air toxics emitted from power plants in 2010, including a 4-percent drop in mercury emissions. Two factors are thought to be the reasons behind the improvement in toxic emissions.

Increased use of natural gas by local power companies helped lower emissions; natural gas is less expensive and burns cleaner that coal. Many plants have also installed new pollution controls in order to comply with upcoming regulations issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

“Toxic pollution is already being reduced as a result of EPA’s health-protecting standards,” John Walke, NRDC’s

clean air director, said in a press to 7 tons, sulfur dioxide polrelease.“Thanks to the agency’s lution will go down from latest safeguards, 5,140,000 tons to millions of children The Toxic 20 1,900,000 tons and the and their families States, as rated levels of hydrochloric in the states hard- by the NRDC are: acid, will be reduced est hit by toxic air 1. Kentucky from 106,000 tons in 2. Ohio pollution from 3. Pennsylvania to just 5,500 tons. power plants will 4. Indiana The NRDC estibe able to breathe 5. West Virginia mates that when the easier.” new regulations go into 6. Florida The new EPA 7. Michigan effect, “as many as standards regulat- 8. North Carolina 11,000 premature ing the amount of 9. Georgia deaths and 130,000 mercury emissions 10. Texas asthma attacks, 5,700 into the air were 11. Tennessee hospital visits, 4,700 finalized in 2011 12. Virginia 13. South Carolina heart attacks and 2,800 and go into effect 14. Alabama cases of chronic bronin 2015. The Mer- 15. Missouri chitis will be avoided cury and Air Toxi- 16. Illinois in 2016. cs standards will 17. Mississippi “The public health lower mercury air 18. Wisconsin improvements are also pollution by 79 per- 19. Maryland estimated to save $37 cent from 2010 lev- 20. Delaware billion to $90 billion in els. health costs, and preBy 2015, The Mercury and vent up to 540,000 missed work Air Toxics standards will cut or“sick”days each year,”the mercury pollution from 34 tons press release stated.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new figures recently on the prevalence of obesity in America. Florida ranks 32nd in the nation, with nearly 27 percent of its residents classified as obese.

Obesity is defined by the CDC as having a body mass index (BMI) of greater than 30. The heaviest states in the nation are: Mississippi (34.9 percent), Louisiana (33.4 percent), West Virginia (32.4 percent), Alabama (32 percent) and Michigan (31.3 percent).

As a region, the South had the highest incidence of obesity, with 29.5 percent. The Midwest was not far behind at 29 percent, the Northeast followed at 25.3 percent and the West had a rate of obesity of 24.3 percent.

In Santa Rosa County, the number of obese adults is higher than the state average. Nearly 30 percent of all adults in SRC are classified as obese. This figure rose from just over 21 percent in 2007, according to the Florida Department of Health.

This data trends with national numbers of increasing obesity rates across the nation. In November 2000, the Department of Health and Human Services launched the Healthy People 2010 program, which was designed to set goals to improve the nation’s overall health.

One of the goals was to have states reduce their rates of obesity to 15 percent or less. No state has been able to achieve that goal. According to the new data, no state has an obesity rate of less than 20 percent. “(I)n 2010, there were 12 states with an obesity prevalence of 30 percent. In 2000, no state had an obesity prevalence of 30 percent or more,” the CDC’s report states.

The Healthy People 2020 initiative by HHS lists nutrition and weight as one of its objectives to advance the nation’s health.

The goal of this objective is to “promote health and reduce chronic disease risk through the consumption of healthful diets and achievement and maintenance of healthy body weights.”

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West Navarre student wins at Blue Wahoos game

Photo by Yvonne C. Harper

Mackenzie Schmidt, a fifth-grader at West Navarre Intermediate School, was the ‘little saver’ of the Blue Wahoos game on Sept. 2 after winning the Regions piggy-bank run. Regions Bank awarded her a piggy bank. She ran against fellow fifth-grader Thomas Colangelo, (inset photo), a fellow fifth-grader at WNIS.

Back to business for school board

By Joanna Hammond Navarre Press

The Santa Rosa County School Board held its first meeting of the new school year on Aug. 23 and discussed test scores that measure the effectiveness of the district’s schools.

The national averages for the ACT test were released in mid-August, and Florida ranks near the bottom of the pile, coming in 46th out of 51 states, which included the District of Columbia.

The national average composite score on the 2012 ACT was 21.1 on a 36-point scale.

Florida’s average composite score was a dismal 19.8.

Rick Hardcastle, coordinator of assessment, and Buddy Hinote, director of high schools, presented the information to the board.

“We scored above state average in every category, including data that we found online (that) compares us to national average,”Hardcastle said.“In every one except math we exceeded national average, including composite scores.”

Students in Santa Rosa County schools fared better

than their state-wide counterparts, scoring above the national average in three of the four tested categories. SRC tested 52 percent of students, which is in line with the national average percentage of students tested.

The ACT average scores for SRC students are:

ACT tests scores Florida Average – 70 percent tested Composite 19.8 English 18.9 Math 20.0 Reading 20.5 Science 19.3

SRC averages for ACT – 52 percent tested Composite – 21.7 English – 21.6 Math - 21.0 Reading - 22.5 Science – 21.1 National Averages – 52 percent of students tested Composite 21.1 English 20.5 Math 21.1 Reading 21.3 Science 20.9

■ Composite – 21.7 ■ English – 21.6 ■ Math – 21.0 ■ Reading – 22.5 ■ Science – 21.1 Hardcastle compared the results of SRC students to the national average, not just the Florida state average, in order to see how the county’s students are competing against their peers around the nation.

Hardcastle’s figures show that if SRC students were compared to other state averages, including the District of Columbia, the county would rank as follows: ■ Reading – 17th place ■ Math – tied for 32nd place ■ English - tied for 16th ■ Science - 12th place Nationwide, the science scores are the lowest of all four sections.

Superintendent Tim Wyrosdick pointed out that Florida is one of a few states that offer the ACT not only to college-bound students, but also to students who are seeking a high-school diploma.

“We’re testing a significant population of students who are not college bound, who are just seeking to get a diploma,”Wyrosdick said. He said that may be

one of the reasons the state ranked so low in the national standings.

In other board news, Dr. Karen Barber, director of federal programs for SRC, presented awards and recognitions for the county’s Backpack 4 Teens program.

The program offers local homeless teens classified as unaccompanied teenagers a backpack full of food in order to keep children from being hungry over the weekend.

The program will continue into the 2012-13 school year, and Barber thanked local agencies and volunteers that will help the program to continue.

“We could not make it work without United Way of Santa Rosa County (that) wrote state challenge grant to get $13,000 to purchase food,”she said.“This year Manna Food Bank will make sure the kids have two breakfast, lunches, dinners, and a snack”that will provide USDA balanced meals.

The board tackled other business items quickly, including: ■ DAG Architects and Pinder Martin, the two firms that the district is using to handle construction programs, said that they had no change orders or

delays, and construction projects were proceeding on schedule. Both firms were approved to continue providing services for the district.

■ The disaster food stamp program will be run out of Rhodes Elementary school if needed.

■ Supplemental education services will continue into the new school year, with some changes. This year, $260,000 is available, which will mean the county can provide services to roughly 260 students.The most at-risk students will be chosen for the program.

■ SRC will continue its partnership with the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office and the Gulf Breeze Police Department to provide resource officers.

■ Fall athletic schedules for the county’s high schools were submitted and approved.

The school board will meet again at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 6, which will include the second public hearing on the tentative budget. Immediately before the meeting, a public hearing on the student progression plan will be conducted.The meeting will be held at the Milton offices of the school district.

HNP offers popular coupon books

By Joanna Hammond Navarre Press The Parent Teacher Organization at Holley-Navarre Primary School is gearing up to begin selling the popular FundRays Fall Savings Books on Sept. 4 to raise funds for the school.

PTO President Angi Michaelson said the books will be on sale through Sept.

22 and the sale is the only fundraiser for the school’s PTO for the year.

“The books contain approximately 200 coupons for buy

How to purchase your FundRays Fall Savings Book: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 15 at the Navarre Walmart 10 a.m.-noon Sept. 22 at the Navarre Publix Or contact the Holley-Navarre Primary School PTO President Angi Michaelson at 939-9443 one get one (BOGO) offers for local restaurants, golf, attractions and more,” Michaelson said.“They are valued at (over) $1,000 in BOGO offers. They sell for $15 and typically pay for themselves in one to two uses.”

The PTO receives half of the total sales from the

fundraiser. Last year, they raised $7,118 for the school.

The FundRays Fall Savings Books have been a popular item that the PTO has been selling for six years, and the proceeds from the sale of the books helps the PTO fund programs for the teachers and staff at HNP.

“We use the money to bring enrichment activities and programs such as the Pensacola Ballet and the Opera to the school, for the yearly renewal of the Accelerated Reader (AR) Program, and to supplement teacher supply cost,” Michaelson said.“We would also like to raise money for a new playground.”

Karissa Lindsey

NAVARRE HIGH SCHOOL

STUDENT of the WEEK

Age: 17 Class: 2012 Parents: Reese & Vickie Lindsey Favorite school subject: Science Favorite extracurricular activity: Gymnastics and volunteering at the hospital Favorite movie: “Beauty and the Beast” Favorite TV show: “Melissa & Joey” Last book read that wasn’t required: “Love Overboard” Person most admired: Dr. Earl Carr First job: Gymnastics coach Top accomplishment: First place, all-around in gymnastics After-graduation plans: Continue on to FSU, become a micro/pediatric orthopedic surgeon

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Education Briefs PSC student earns silver at SkillsUSA Championship Michael Barrow, a practical nursing student at Pensacola State College, recently received national recognition at the SkillsUSA National Leadership Conference in Kansas City, Mo. Working against the clock and each other, Barrow proved his expertise in the nursing assistance arena and was awarded a Silver Medal for his achievements. More than 5,600 outstanding career and technical education students joined in the excitement of hand-on competition in 94 different trade, technical and leadership fields. The Florida SkillsUSA State Conference will be hosted by Pensacola State College April 28 – May 2, 2013. The event will take place at the Pensacola Civic Center and local area businesses.

Established at Pensacola State College in 2008, SkillsUSA provides an opportunity for students to gain hands-on experience working with every aspect of career and technical education. For additional information to participate as a sponsor or vendor for Florida SkillsUSA, contact Jennifer Ponson at 850-484-2245.

Dinner at PSC The Pensacola State College Culinary Management Program is accepting lunch and dinner reservation requests for the fall semester. The program offers dinner on Mondays with seatings at 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. The five-course meals cost $20 per person. Lunches are offered Wednesdays, international cuisine, with one seating at noon, and Thursdays, a la carte, with seatings at 11:30 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. Cost is $10 per person.

All reservations are made through a random selection system. Submit an email with your name to: culinarytickets@pensacolastate.edu. A drawing will be held in late August, and the randomly selected emails will be contacted shortly afterward to make reservations. Before submitting emails for the random selection process, you can review the available dates by going to www.itech.pensacolastate.edu/therr.

Pensacola State’s Dining Room is in Building 5 on the Pensacola campus.

Pathways to Success “Pathways to Success” is a State of Florida Department of Education publication that provides a wealth of information about readiness for high school and college. It also provides an up-to-date list of options for students such as accelerated programs and early graduation. Information for this year’s Bright Futures scholarship is given in detail for current seniors. There is also a detailed section for post-secondary options such as university, college, and military. Every year brings changes, and the information in this publication is up-to-date, accurate, and extremely important. To see the publication, visit http://www.fldoe.org/aala/pdf/pa thwaystosuccessbrochureenglish.pdf

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Here’s looking at you...

Eileen Coyle Photo by Bobby Spottswood

By Bobby and Nancy Spottswood Navarre Press “There’s nothing interesting about me,”protested Eileen Coyle, even as she answered my questions.

“I was raised in Lynn, Massachusetts. My father worked for General Electric in Lynn.

We didn’t have a car until …

I guess, when I started school.

Mom worked in a shoe factory after the children were in school. I went to work at Woolworth’s when I was 16 …”

When asked about her time at Lynn English High School, she again insisted there“was nothing interesting. I wasn’t big on sports, but I did go to the games on Thanksgiving … I didn’t participate in school activities, I don’t think because I was shy, but I wasn’t in the popular groups, the cliques ...”

If not for a spark of boldness in her eyes, a persistent cadence of marching to her own drum in her voice, I might have believed her claims to a flavorless life.

Granted, everyday work as an accountant isn’t James Bond exciting, but there were obstacles that Eileen – although she prefers not to discuss all of them – had to overcome.

Fortunately, taking accounting in high school worked well during the years she worked at various hospitals and nursing homes.

“I was assistant to the comptroller at Hunt Memorial Hospital in Danvers,

Massachusetts for 10 years, then I moved to Pittsfield – I wanted a change of scenery, (from obstacles) and opened the Muffin and Mud Coffee Shop.

“At first, it was just coffee and muffins, then I got a grill and made full breakfasts, for lunch, I made soup from scratch everyday, sandwiches … apple cobbler,”she purred.

“The ladies came every day for apple cobbler, and that was fun,”she smiled at the memory.

When progress closed the road to her shop, workers at General Electric were rerouted, so she had to close.“I went to work as staff accountant and assistant to the comptroller at Hillcrest Hospital in Pittsfield for about three years while my husband was selling condos there,”she said.

Mutual friends had introduced Eileen and Thomas Coyle in 1976. In 1978, she and the retired attorney and former owner of Coyle Agency Insurance Company in Long Island were married.

Thomas contracted with Universal Realty Company to sell their condos, and when his contract in Pittsfield was completed, he signed on to sell their units in Cape Cod. “When we moved to the Cape, I already had my license, so I worked with him in sales, but mostly, I did secretarial for him,”Eileen said.

“Every job we went to, we bought a condo, maybe two, and at one time, we had 11, but you know what hap-

Robert and Verna Olander celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on September 3 heir romance began when they met at Robert’s Drugstore in Fort Walton Beach after a football game. After dating for a year they married at Holley Assembly of God with Aaron Wells officiating. They lived in Holley in a “little ole house” behind the Jotem Down store for several years. In 2005 they left behind many family and friends in the Holley/Navarre area to move to Jacksonville to be closer to their grandchildren. They have three children – Kimberly Hedrick husband Ken, Robert Olander II – wife Barbara and William. They count their blessings in seven grandchildren - Kristopher, Kristy, Robert III, Ryan, Max, Mackenzie, Elliott and two great-children Damien and Chevy. The love each other more than the day they married and are well on their way to exceeding Verna’s parents wedded bliss of 71 years. Their motto is the family that prays together stays together!

pened to the real estate market, so we gradually sold them for what we could get,” she scowled.

She still owns two units at Village Green Condominiums in Auburn, Mass., one of Thomas’sons lives in one, and long-time friend, Steve Demas, lives in another.

“I’ve known Steve 30 years … he worked for us, and used to find tenants for my units, and now, he takes care of maintenance,” she explained.

Back at the Cape, the sales commitment finished, Thomas and Eileen moved to another job in Concord, Mass., then Peabody, Mass., then to Dudley.

“Tom sent me to find us a house to buy, I found one I knew he’d like, bought it and he approved,”she continued.

They lived and worked there for five years, but,“irreconcilable differences,”had long plagued their marriage.

“After 12 years, I had all I could take and walked out,” Eileen said.“He was angry when I left, wouldn’t speak to me, but after seven or eight years, he changed, started speaking to me again … and we became friendly.

“He’d come to Sunday dinner whenever I invited him, started repairing things around the house …”she paused, her voice tinted with a questioning inflection.“But we never divorced … we were married until the day he died,”she whispered.“We were separated 22 … no, 20 years when he died three years ago this month, and when he got sick, I went up and took care of him, made

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all the arrangements, took care of the estate ….”

After the separation, Eileen said she had to convince herself that she still had the self confidence and capability of working and doing business without Thomas,“so I took a temporary accounting position at Hahnemann Hospital in Worcester,”she continued. It didn’t take this gogetter and do-it-herself-er long to realize she still knew what she was doing, and decided to work full time and receive benefits.

Over the next several years, she played musical hospitals. She worked at Holden Hospital as chief accountant, and when that facility closed, she returned to Hahnemann Hospital as office manager, transferred to their Transitional Care Unit as staff accountant until she retired in 2001. Both facilities were owned by the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, UMass Memorial Health Care.

Eileen sold a two-bedroom condo she bought after she and Thomas separated, and,“I bought me a camper trailer, and had it delivered to Kokatosi Camp Ground in Raymond, Maine, then I bought this place in Navarre in 01,”she continued.“I’d come here in the winter, and summers, to my camper in Maine … I drove up there and back for three years … myself and two cats.”

“You drove from Navarre to Maine … by yourself,”I gasped.

“No,”she said, her tone suggesting that would be absurd,“with two cats.”

“Smarty,”I mumbled,“so how’d you find out about

Navarre,”I asked.

“My son was living in Fort Walton Beach, and …”

“Which son,”I interrupted.

“Scott … I only have one son,”she replied, eyebrows furrowed. She’d named her children a few minutes before I placed foot in mouth.

“Anyway,”she continued, albeit cautiously,“Scott’s wife and I went shopping for a mobile home, bought this one new in Crestview and had it delivered to this lot.

When the campground opened in May, I’d drive up to Maine”– she chuckled when I shook my head at the incredulity.

“I only drove five or six hours a day … it took me four days to get there, but I don’t do that anymore, it got to be too much with the cats,” she added.

“My health?”she repeated my question,“well, I don’t know if it’s important or not, but I am a cancer survivor,” she said, her words unhurried.

“Yeah, girl, that’s important,” I growled.“When … what …”

“In ’04, colon cancer,” she filed in the blanks.“But I was very fortunate, it was a very large tumor, but there were no lymph glands involved … but the doctor suggested I have chemo and radiation, and I did for six or seven months,” she grimaced.

“It’s been seven years now, and I’ve never felt better,” she smiled.

“Then I went on a diet and lost 70 pounds … I was way overweight …”

“You ain’t big enough to be 70 pounds overweight,”

I grumped. Ignoring my outburst, she continued.

“I started Weight Watchers online a year ago, don’t go to meetings and can’t do a lot of exercise because I’ve had knee replacements,”she said.

She’s also had two hernia operations and a blood clot in the chemo mediport,“but, as I said, I’ve never felt better in my life.”

She feels good enough to befriend a very elderly and fragile neighbor, daily. She also took the lady with her when she evacuated for Hurricane Isaac.

A genealogy buff, she drove to Salt Lake City, Utah, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Family History Library to browse the world’s largest collection of family trees.

“I have two bookcases of three ring binders of extended family. One line on mother goes back to 1632, all in this country, so I am aYankee,” she laughed.“And the Page family, my maiden name, I’ve traced back to 1635 when they came here from England,”she added.

Probably, the Internet wasn’t fast enough ….

Eileen and Thomas had no children, however, she has two children by a previous marriage. Donna Beane, and her husband, Ray, live in Gorham, Maine, with their children, Doris, 14, and Robbie, 10.

Scott Critch (yep, the Scott I forgot) and wife, Dena live in Destin.

Eileen’s brother, Sonny Page, lives in Lynn; her sisters, Joan Aiken lives in Peabody, and LoisVienneau is in Exeter, N.H.

Senior Briefs Senior dining site The Council on Aging senior meal program Navarre area site has returned to the Holley-Navarre Senior Center. The program is currently from 9 a.m.-noon Monday through Wednesday and could expand if participation increases. Nutritious meals are prepared daily and served to adults 60 years and older, or those under 60 if disabled. Any senior whether an HNSA member or from the general public may participate but they must register with the site manager and give one day notice if they wish to reserve a meal. More detailed information is available at the center.

Wellness classes at The Blake Blue Willow Tai Chi Classes will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesdays at The Blake at Gulf Breeze. Join Instructor Jude Forsyth as she teaches the Ancient Chinese moving meditation of Tai Chi. Tai Chi is used as a form of rehabilitation for illness and injury, actual stress reduction method, improves mental clarity and focus and will allow you to experience a sense of internal peace and harmony.

The class costs $10.

For more information, call 850-9344306.

Beginner Yoga classes will be held at 9:30 a.m. every Saturday. Join Art Instructor Dennis Boyce at 5:30 p.m.

on Tuesdays for beginner acrylic classes. The class costs $25 a person and each painter will be provided brushes and canvas. You will need to provide your own set of acrylic paints.

Senior Center potluck The Holley-Navarre Senior Association invites members to join a potluck lunch at 11:30 a.m. on the fourth Friday of every month. More than 50 members attended the last lunch and there was even dancing afterward. Harvey Craft will play music. Bring a dish of one of your favorite foods to share and bring a guest too.

Senior fraud protection kit Local seniors can obtain a Senior Fraud Protection Kit from the local Home Instead Senior Care office as part of the Protect Seniors from FraudSM program developed by the nonprofit National Association of Triads and the Home Instead Senior Care network. The program is designed to protect seniors from scams and fraud, since scam artists are specifically targeting seniors, as they are the fastest-growing segment of the population. To obtain a free Senior Fraud Protection Kit, contact the Home Instead Senior Care office Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties at 850-477-1947 or visit ProtectSeniorsFromFraud.com.

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Whatever it takes Photos by Yvonne C. Harper

Courtney Foote Fell, dresses in a zany outfit on Sept. 2 and runs out on the field during the Blue Wahoos’ game to steal a baseman’s hat as a dare to raise money for a friend with cancer.

By Yvonne C. Harper Navarre Press “I dare you”is often overheard on the playground, but most people outgrow that silliness by the time they reach adulthood, unless it happens to be Courtney Foote Fell of Gulf Breeze.

Fell has been completing dares the last couple of weeks to raise money for her close friend Michael Stolfi.

“I’ve known him since I was a kid,”she said of Stolfi.

“We went to high school together, ran cross country at Catholic High and have remained friends.”

In late June, Stolfi was diagnosed with grade 4 Astrocytoma brain cancer. Stolfi moved from Pensacola to Portland, Ore., a year ago to work as a pediatric emergency room nurse. In late June, he and his family went camping and afterward he said he felt confused, nauseous and weird.

“I thought I had altitude sickness,”Stolfi said.“I went to the ER and they took an X-ray. They said I had a brain tumor.”

The next day he underwent an operation to have the tumor removed. Post-operatively, he was told to seek out a second opinion at a cancer center to ensure the entire tumor was removed. Stolfi chose MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.

At the center, he was told that there were more tumors and what was originally

Courtney Foote Fell was ‘arrested’ after running out onto the field Sept. 2 and grabbing the second-baseman’s hat during the Blue Wahoos’ game as a dare. thought to be a small tumor on the right side of his brain, ended up being a large tumor on the whole part of the right side.

“I don’t know how long (the tumor was there), maybe four to five years,”said Stolfi.

“They told me they didn’t know how I was functioning.”

A second 10-hour operation was performed Aug. 3.

“They were able to remove most of it. It’s very microscopic and they think they got 95 percent of it. The rest we’ll get rid of with chemotherapy and radiation,” he said.

Back in Gulf Breeze, Fell learned of her friend’s illness, and she put her zany and

crazy personality to the test to help raise funds.

“They already have a fundraiser (started by Stofli’s sisters) through www.giveforward.com,” explained Fell.

“When I saw that, I wanted to see if I could harness my network of friends on Facebook to motivate them to give.

Michael is zany, crazy and funny. I’m the same way. I wanted to do something different to get attention and to incorporate the silliness I shared with him.”

That silliness resulted in a dare-a-thon. She posted her goal on Facebook and people suggested a dare. Once she gets enough likes for a dare, she puts the dare up for a vote and the dare with the

most number of votes is selected.

She has done many smaller dares, but three of the biggest involved a weight loss boot camp and a University of West Florida class.

She contacted a 4 Shore Fit Gulf Breeze Boot Camp instructor and explained that she wanted to barge into a class in a 1980s exercise outfit with the leg warmers, the leotard and suspenders along with a wig and head band.

“I busted in the room with a boom box playing ‘Don’t you want me Baby’and I tried to get the whole class to do a workout with me, but they weren’t having any of it,”she said with a laugh.

She thinks they were too

shocked to respond and that’s part of what she’s looking for.

The second big dare took place in a UWF classroom.

With the instructor’s permission, she entered the class singing a tell-a-gram to a student in the class. At the song’s completion, it ended up being the wrong person and the wrong class.

“It ended up being funny and the class ended up laughing,” she said.

Singing in front of class full of students takes a lot of courage for her because she describes herself as very shy.

“That’s the key in all this,” she said.“I dropped out of a UWF public speaking class because I was too shy to do public speaking.”

But for her friend, she’ll do whatever it takes.

“She came up with this on her own,”said Stolfi.“She is introverted but she’s such a good person.”

Her dare-a-thon has raised about $8,000 bringing the total fund for Stolfi $22,770.

“It’s paid for our traveling expenses, hospital bills… it’s nice not to worry about finances when you’re worried about other stuff,”said Stolfi.

Stolfi began the six-week chemo/radiation therapy on Sept. 3 and will finish Oct. 15.

Fell’s most recent dare took place Sept. 2 at a Blue Wahoos’ game. She ran out onto the field during the top of the fifth inning and grabbed the second baseman’s hat. She was

taken off the field and“arrested” by the guards, singing ‘Take me out to the ball game’ as she was escorted away.

“At least he’s not streaking,” said one game attendee, with another quipping“get him off the field.”Attendees didn’t realize she was a woman because of her outfit.

Fell’s 30-day dare-a-thon will end Sept. 14. To learn more about the fundraiser or to donate, visit www.giveforward.com/teamstolfi.

Courtney Foot Fell dresses up before entering a University of West Florida class to sing a tell-a-gram to a student as a dare to raise money for her friend, Michael Stolfi, who is undergoing cancer treatment.

Faith Briefs Coastline Calvary Chapel Coastline Calvary Chapel will be hosting upcoming events as follows: ■ 7 p.m. on Tuesdays - The Most Excellent Way (Substance Abuse support meeting) The Most Excellent Way is designed for those who battle with addiction. The goal of TMEW is to see people freed from the bondage of addiction and made new creatures in Christ.

Meetings are held in the Christian Education Building. Child care is available. n Coastline Calvary Chapel is a charter location for MOPS International - Mothers of Preschoolers.

MOPS meets from 9:30-11:30 a.m. the first and third Thursday of each month from September through May. Childcare is provided for 0-5 years old.

■ Women’s Conference – A Women’s Conference will be held Sept. 21-22 featuring a live Simulcast of Anne Graham Lotz as she

presents “Just Give Me Jesus.” You must call the church office to register in advance, 9328197.

dren grades K-2 and Wednesday, Sept. 12 for third to fifth grade. Registration forms and more info available in the music suite.

Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church ■ Prayer Shawl Ministry will be held from 5-6:30 p.m., the first and third Sunday of the month and the Fairpoint campus and from 56:30 p.m. Mondays at the Soundside campus. This ministry welcomes all who like to knit or crochet or would like to learn how to create shawls for the ill, hurt or grieving.

Contact Catherine at 384-4334 at Fairpoint and Pamela at 939-8929 at Soundside for more information.

■ Kidz of Praise! begins at 2:45 p.m. Sept.

10 at the Fairpoint Campus. Register now for the 2012-13 season of Kidz of Praise! This fun kids' after-school music education program begins Monday, September 10 for chil-

Navarre Presbyterian Church A low-impact exercise class at Navarre Presbyterian Church is open to the public and welcomes everyone to join them. The class meets from 8-9 a.m. Mondays and Wednesday year around at the church, 1870 Lowe Road, Navarre. On Fridays they meet at 8 a.m. at the Navarre Beach Causeway to walk for the hour. Everyone is encouraged to participate at their own level of ability. A social time is held after each class. For more information, call Mary Smith at 932-5770 or Margie McCaughey at 939-2058.

St. Paul United Methodist Church A Fall Craft Bazaar will be held from 9 a.m.-

4 p.m. Sept. 22 at St. Paul United Methodist Church. Booth space for the Second Annual Fall Craft Bazaar is still available. An inside booth costs $30 and a table is provided. An outside booth costs $25. Registration deadline is Aug. 31.

The church will be selling lunch foods and baked goods. Setup will begin Friday evening before. Contact the church or email 2012stpaulcraftbazaar@gmail.com for more information.

St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church St. Augustine is looking for vendors and musicians to be part of the St. Augustine’s, Friends, Artisans and Fish Fry. This second annual event will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Raider running back Jay Warren, 25, ran for two touchdowns on Aug. 31 as Navarre defeated Washington at home 33-7.

Navarre 33, Washington 7

Warren scores 2 TDs

Washington 0 0 7 0 - 7 Navarre 6 20 7 0 - 33 First Quarter 0:52 NHS Warren 37 run, kick failed.

Second Quarter 9:12 NHS Kelly 21 INT return, Moorer kick.

6:59 NHS Robinson-Pettus 11 run, Moorer kick.

0:00 NHS Warren 1 run, kick failed.

Third Quarter 6:45 NHS Leggett 15 pass from Rieves, Moorer kick.

2:18 WHS Deshown Moultrie 28 run, Sheltry kick.

Photos by Dickie Williams

Raider ball carrier Johnny Robinson-Pettus, 3, stiff-arms his way past a Washington defender for a big gain in the second quarter of Navarre’s 33-7 victory Friday. Robinson-Pettus would score on an 11-yard run on the next play.

Raiders start Walls era with 33-7 win against Washington Reserves played most of the fourth quarter for Navarre.

Warren paced the Raiders’offense with 95 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries. Rieves ran nine times for 39 yards and completed four of eight passes for 105 yards and a score. He was intercepted once.

Leggett, who has committed verbally to play football at Clemson, caught two passes for 57 yards and a touchdown.

The Raiders gained almost 300 yards and held Washington to 170 yards total offense. Hinton accounted for 130 yards, 59 rushing and 71 passing.

Navarre plays its next four games on the road, starting Friday at Pen- Raider quarterback Andrew Rieves, 8, sacola. Kickoff is scheduled at 7:30 connected with Jordan Leggett for a 15-yard p.m. at Jim Scoggins Stadium. touchdown pass in the third quarter of Navarre’s 33-7 win against Washington.

By Ken Garner Navarre Press Navarre used defense, special teams and one memorable drive to beat Pensacola-Washington on Aug. 31 in the season-opening high school football game for both schools.

“We played great on defense and we played great on special teams, that swung the momentum for us and got us going,”said first-year Raiders’coach Jay Walls.

“We played well at times on offense, but we still have some work to do.”

The Raiders played perhaps their best offense on the last series of the second half. Leading 20-0, Navarre drove 95 yards in 12 plays in just under four-and-a-half minutes. Senior running back Jay Warren pounded through the middle of the line and into the end zone from less than a yard out as time expired in the period.

“That was a big drive for our offense, we needed to do that,” Walls said.“That was a drive that a winning team is capable of.”

Senior wide receiver Matthew Privette pulled in a 36-yard Andrew Rieves pass one-handed on thirddown and 12 from the Navarre 3 to jump-start the drive. Minutes later, on third-and-20, Rieves found senior receiver Jordan Leggett for a 28-yard gain to the Wildcat 15.

Two timeouts and three runs later, the Raiders had scored their fourth touchdown and headed to the locker room with a 26-0 lead.

Navarre’s defense harassed Washington quarterback Clay Hinton, a junior, all night. The Raiders intercepted two Hinton passes, sacked him four times and repeatedly forced him to tuck the ball and run.

Navarre also blocked three

Raider receiver Jordan Leggett, 6, scores a touchdown on a 15-yard pass from Andrew Rieves in the third quarter.

Washington punts and recovered a fumble.

“Offensively, we have to execute better,”Craig Laborde said after his first game as the Wildcats’ head coach.“We know we have to be a ball-control offense, but we didn’t do a very good job tonight.”

Navarre scored first two plays after Nick Benton intercepted Hinton’s pass at the 43-yard line with less than a minute to play in the first quarter. Warren took a pitch from Rieves and sped 37 yards down the right sideline into the end zone. Chandler Moorer’s pointafter kick thudded hard off the right goalpost, leaving the Raiders with a 6-0 lead.

The Raiders appeared headed for another score on their next possession but lost a fumble at the ‘Cats 14-yard line. Kody Kelley

quickly turned the momentum back in Navarre’s favor, stepping in front of Hinton’s pass at the Washington 21 and streaking into the end zone for the Raiders’second score.

The Wildcats fumbled their next play from scrimmage and Warren jumped on the loose ball at the Washington 35. Johnny RobinsonPettus scored from 11 yards out with 6:59 left in the second quarter. Moorer’s second point-after gave Navarre a 20-0 lead.

Rieves and Leggett connected on a 15-yard touchdown pass midway through the third quarter. Washington got its only score on the next possession, when sophomore Deshown Moultrie bounced off the packed line of scrimmage and sprinted 28 yards to pay dirt.

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Raiders sweep Tigers for two-match win streak

By Ken Garner Sports Editor

Raiders target early Christmas gift Circle the date Dec. 15, 2012 on your calendars.

On that Saturday at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, two teams will play for the Florida High School Athletics Association’s Class 6A football championship. On that Saturday, new Navarre coach Jay Walls plans to be one of those two teams.

“Our goal is to be in that game,”Walls told Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce members and guests at the organization’s monthly“Commerce and Coffee”get-together Aug. 31 at St. Sylvester Catholic Church.“That’s the standard we want to set; no other game matters.”

Every other team in District 26A has won or played in a state championship game: Choctawhatchee (1990, 1995 champions, 1977 runner-up); Crestview (2002 runner-up); Fort Walton Beach (1991 champions); Lynn Haven-Mosley (1981 runner-up); and Niceville (1988 champion, 2009 runner-up).

“It’s a goal we can achieve,” Walls said, adding he and the team knew it would take a great deal of commitment and hard work.

It is a goal the Raiders can achieve, but I’m not booking rooms in Orlando just yet.

Navarre whipped PensacolaWashington 33-7 on Aug. 31 with swarming, physical defense and special teams, but – as often is the case in the early season – the offense showed plenty of room for improvement.

And, the Raiders played Washington in the friendly confines of Bennett C. Russell Stadium. Their next four games, all against strong teams, are on the road.The only consolation is that of the quartet – Pensacola, Pace, Niceville and Pensacola-Catholic – only Niceville is a district opponent. Navarre plays its other four district games, over a five-week span – at home.

One thing’s relatively certain – some team will win Navarre’s district and region and, eventually, somebody will win the Class 6A state crown. Might as well be the Raiders.

The Pensacola Blue Wahoos’ inaugural season ended at 4:55 p.m. Labor Day with a home loss to the Tennessee Smokies.The Cincinnati Reds’Double-A affiliate failed to qualify for the playoffs, but they are champs in the hearts of thousands of area fans.

Even those who don’t follow baseball can appreciate a game at beautiful Bayfront Stadium, the Wahoos’award-winning home on Pensacola Bay.The fresh air and sunshine, music and scrumptious smells wafting from the concession stands, the goofy between-inning entertainment and exciting on-field action united sell-out crowds night after night throughout the season in a way that nothing but baseball can.

Who can help but smile when a woman of 60 or more years wins a scrum for a foul ball and holds it high in triumph with a 1,000-watt smile lighting her suddenly youthful face? And who can help but smile more broadly and applaud when the proud fan turns to a stranger’s young child and hands her the ball? The Blue Wahoos’success is, without a doubt, the area’s top sports story of 2012. Let’s hope it’s one that continues well into the future.

Our undeniably unscientific online poll nonetheless has provided conclusive evidence that Gulf Breeze undeniably is Navarre’s biggest sports rival.

Almost 72 percent of participants picked the Dolphins about six times as many picked Fort Walton Beach (12.5) percent.

Pace was third (9.4) and Milton fourth (6.3).

This week’s poll: Which Southeastern Conference football team has the best uniforms?

To vote, go to www.navarrepress.com and scroll down to the poll.

To contribute items for this feature, e-mail news@navarrepress.com, fax 939-4575 or call 939-8040.

FOOTBALL Jags’ first-ever Sun Belt game to be televised The University of South Alabama’s first-ever Sun Belt Conference football game will be televised on a regional basis. The Jaguars, still transitioning to the NCAA Football Bowl Championship Series (formerly Division I), will play Troy at Ladd-Peebles Stadium at 2:30 p.m.

Sept. 29. The game will air on the Sun Belt Network, a joint venture between Comcast Sports Southeast and Cox Sports Television. The game will be available in 13 states across the Southeast and on ESPN3 and ESPN Game Plan.

The Fort Walton Family YMCA is hosting a local NFL Punt, Pass, and Kick qualifier at the YMCA fields.

There is no entry fee, but there is an entry form to fill out. Go to www.nflppk.com to register online or stop by the Fort Walton YMCA and register. Call Bob at the Fort Walton Family YMCA for more details, 863-9622.

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Kelsey Belmain, 12, spikes the ball past two Milton blockers as the Raiders defeat the Panthers 3-1 last Thursday.

Allison Freer, 13, serves for the Raiders in game one of their victory over Milton last week.

By John Richardson Navarre Press In its first away game, Navarre High School’s volleyball team swept three close games Aug. 30 to beat Pensacola.

It was the second win for the Raiders, who defeated Milton in four games the previous night.

“At this point, two wins are nice to have,”coach Kim Gardner said. “We did a good job tonight cutting down on service errors, but we have a lot of other aspects to work on.”Last season, the Raiders won only four matches. With half as many victories in their

first two matches, the team game at 12. The Tigers has significantly improved. gained a two-point lead two more times but the Raiders continued to chip away.

Navarre 25, Pensacola 22 The first game was a close Twice during the game, the contest with neither side Raiders were called for hitdominating play. With the ting the ball with an open Raiders leading 23-22, Pen- hand and the Tigers led 24sacola served to Allison 20. Pensacola served for Freer in the back line, game point, but the Raiders who bumped scored on the play and broke the ball for- the Tigers’service. A kill by ward to Kelly Booker combined with Barrett. After calling for the blocks by Sara Betts, Miranball, Barrett made a perfect da Gagnon and Ansley pass to Shamani Booker, Mathews closed the gap. By the left outside hitter. Book- the time the Tigers regained er’s hard shot found a way the serve, the score was tied to squeeze between two at 25. On the next play, the Pensacola blockers to give Tigers hit the ball over the the Raiders a two-point lead. net with an open hand.The Kelsey Belmain stepped to referee made the same conthe back line and served a sistent call and awarded the winner as the Tigers could point to Navarre. Suddenly the Raiders were serving not return the ball. for game point.The Raiders scored on the serve and took Navarre 27, Pensacola 25 The Tigers came back the second game by a 27quickly in the second game 25 score. and led 5-0 thanks to three unforced Raider errors. The Navarre 25, Pensacola 21 With the score tied 5-5 in teams traded several points until the Raiders mounted the third game, the Tigers a comeback. With Belmain rallied for a two-point lead. serving, the Raiders ran off They kept a two- or threefive straight points to tie the point lead for most of the

game. Down by three, Booker’s block brought the Raiders back to a two-point deficit at 14-16. Gagnon blocked another Pensacola hard shot to get the Raiders within one point.

Mathews’ block gave the Raiders their first lead, 2019. The Raiders closed out the game with Freer serving the last three points.

The Raiders’record is now 2-0.The next game is scheduled for today, Thursday, Sept. 6, at Escambia.

Navarre 3, Milton 1 Milton 16 11 25 22 Navarre 25 25 17 25 Kills: Booker 5, Freer 4, Betts 9, Belmain 8, Mathews 4.

Digs: Freer 30, Booker 12, Betts 9.

Navarre 3, Pensacola 0 Navarre 25 27 25 Pensacola 22 25 21 Kills: Belmain 9, Betts 8, Booker 7, Gagnon 4, Freer 3, Mathews 2, Barrett 1, Kiera Foster 1.

Aces: Belmain 3, Freer 2, Betts 1.

Digs: Freer 14, Belmain 13, Gagnon 7, Barrett 6, Betts 6, Booker 5.

Sports Calendar THURSDAY, Sept. 6 4 p.m. Navarre boys golf at Central (Tanglewood) 4 p.m. Milton and Gulf Breeze girls golf at Navarre (Hidden Creek) 4 p.m. Navarre 9th vb at Escambia 4 p.m. Swimming Sprint Pentathlon at Navarre YMCA 5 p.m. Pensacola JV fb at Navarre 5 p.m. Navarre JV vb at Escambia 6 p.m. Navarre varsity vb at Escambia 7 p.m. Pensacola 9th at Navarre

FRIDAY, Sept. 7 7:30 p.m. Navarre varsity fb at Pensacola SATURDAY, Sept. 8 7:30 a.m. Navarre xc at Pace Invitational 10 a.m. Navarre swimming at Freestyle Invitational, Hunter Pool, Pensacola MONDAY, Sept. 10 8 a.m. Navarre boys golf at ByronNathan Memorial Tournament (Stonebrook)

4 p.m. Washington and West Florida girls golf at Navarre (Hidden Creek) 4:30 p.m. West Florida 9th vb at Navarre 5:30 p.m. West Florida JV vb at Navarre 6:30 p.m. West Florida varsity vb at Navarre TUESDAY, Sept. 11 4:30 p.m. Navarre 9th vb at Pace 5 p.m. Navarre swim at Washington 5:30 p.m. Navarre JV vb at Pace 6:30 p.m. Navarre varsity vb at Pace

THURSDAY, Sept. 13 3:30 p.m. Navarre girls golf at Gulf Breeze (Tiger Point) 4 p.m. Central boys golf at Navarre (Hidden Creek) 4:30 p.m. Pine Forest 9th at Navarre 5 p.m. Pace JV fb at Navarre 5:30 p.m. Pine Forest JV at Navarre 6:30 p.m. Pine Forest varsity vb at Navarre 7 p.m. Pace 9th fb at Navarre

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Fairways for the Fisher House golf tourney The mission of the Fisher House is to provide a safe, comfortable lodging facility for families in need.

The golf tournament will take place at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 13 with a shotgun start at Kelly Plantation. The gala event will take place from 6-9 p.m. Sept. 14 at Eglin AFB Bay View Club with dinner, entertainment and silent auction. Gala tickets may be purchased in advance for $50. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Fisher House of the Emerald Coast. For more information, visit our website www.fisherhouseemeraldcoast.org or call 850-259-4956.

SOCCER Indoor soccer Registration is open for boys and girls in kindergarten through fifth grade for youth indoor soccer at the Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church Soundside Campus. Cost is $55 per child. Practices are for one hour per week, either on Tuesdays or Thursdays and games will begin Sept. 8. Registration forms are available at the front desk. For more information, call Vic Ayala at 916-166 or vayala@gbumc.org.

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Panama City man nabbed for running over pelican Staff reports Navarre Press A Panama City man faces a host of charges after a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officer saw him run over and kill a brown pelican in St. Andrew Bay, then flee when the officer tried to stop him.

Brian R. Robinson, 31, of Panama City is charged with killing a brown pelican, which

is a protected species; fleeing to elude a law enforcement officer; boating under the influence; and violation of an idle-speed zone in Grand Lagoon.

According to an arrest report, FWC Officer Dennis Palmer was patrolling St. Andrew Bay on Aug. 17 at 6:15 p.m. and approaching Carl Gray Park when he saw someone in black swim trunks on a yellow and black personal watercraft (PWC) cir-

cling a pelican on the water, then running over and killing the bird. Palmer got within 30 yards of the person, later identified as Robinson, and ordered him to stop.

Robinson, however, had other plans.

“He looked at me and took off for Hathaway Bridge and toward the Panama City Pass,” Palmer said.

As other FWC officers responded by boat and vehicles on Thomas Drive, Palmer

pursued Robinson to Grand Lagoon, where Robinson abandoned the PWC at Treasure Island Marina and attempted to hide in the facility’s men’s restroom.

Palmer’s report notes that Robinson consented to a breath test, where he measured .153, well over the legal impairment limit. Robinson was transported to the Bay County Jail. His PWC was seized as evidence. The dead pelican was later collected.

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State Road 399, connecting Navarre Beach to Pensacola Beach sustained substantial damage during Tropical Storm Isaac, according to Dan Brown, superintendent of Gulf Islands National Seashore. It is closed until further notice.

By Yvonne C. Harper Navarre Press State Road 399, connecting Navarre Beach to Pensacola Beach sustained substantial damage during Tropical Storm Isaac, according to Dan Brown, superintendent of Gulf Islands National Seashore.

“It (the damage) is moderate compared to Hurricane Ivan in 2004,”Brown

said.“Nonetheless, the road is not safe to travel on at this point. The road will stay closed until repairs can be made.”

Brown reported the westbound lane was collapsed in five places, leaving only the eastbound lane on the Gulf side undamaged.

There are 18 locations where the shoulder of the road has collapsed and there could be more as the

water moves away from the road, according to Brown.

“The plan is to get Federal Highway (Administration) to do a complete inspection for cost estimate and seek funding to do repairs,”said Brown.

“I don’t know how long it will take. What we learned from Tropical Storms Lee and Debby is it will probably take the better part of a week (to

remove sand from the roads) so Sept. 7 it (Fort Pickens) should be opened,” said Brown.

As of press time, the Naval Live Oaks area was open; Fort Barrancas and Perdido Key (Johnson Beach) are open for normal operating hours; Fort Pickens remains closed.

Fort Pickens Road will be assessed after the removal of several feet of sand covering the road.

Florida Fish and Wildlife incidents This report represents some events the FWC handled Aug. 17-30; however, it does not include all actions taken by the Division of Law Enforcement. and transported to the Okaloosa County Jail. At the jail, Nelson adminPersonnel from the USCG Station Des- istered a breath test to determine the tin stopped a 22 foot deck boat leav- alcohol content of the operator. The ing Crab Island to perform a boating operator provided a breath sample that registered .181 on the first samsafety inspection. The grossly overple and .174 on the second sample. loaded vessel had 18 people onThe operator was charged with BUI. board, including several pregnant women and small children. During Escambia County the inspection, USCG personnel observed signs of impairment from the On Aug. 28, Lt. Brian Lambert reoperator. The vessel was placed in hip-tow and escorted a short distance ceived a call from USCG Pensacola of to Station Destin to ensure the safety a missing and overdue boater. The of the people onboard. USCG person- family reported arriving home on the nel administered field sobriety tasks. evening of Aug. 27 to find the man, Officer Ryan Nelson arrived to assist his vehicle, and personal watercraft with the investigation. Based on USCG (PWC) missing. A search located the and Nelson’s investigation, it was de- man’s vehicle and empty PWC trailer termined that the operator was under at Pensacola NAS boat ramp (Sherman Cove). As all vessels from the the influence of an alcoholic beverUSCG and FWC had been moved inage. The operator was arrested for land due to approaching Hurricane boating under the influence (BUI) Okaloosa County

of the vehicles fled the scene while the other vehicle was successfully stopped. Upon contact with the driver, Pineda discovered the driver did not possess an Eglin use permit, had prior offenses on Eglin WMA, and had provided alcoholic beverages to a 20year-old female passenger.

The driver repeatedly provided false information during the stop and was subsequently arrested and transported to the Santa Rosa County Jail.

The female passenger was issued a ciSanta Rosa County tation for possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages by a person During the night of Aug. 28 while working the bravo shift during Hurri- under 21 years of age. Evidence and testimony from the scene, together cane Isaac, Officer Ben Pineda observed two vehicles operating within with an ongoing investigation, should Eglin WMA in violation of usage hours assist in identifying the second vehicle established by the base commander. and driver. Information is being provided to Eglin Range Patrol for Closer inspection revealed the vehicles had been mud bogging within the additional charges and sanctions WMA. When Pineda approached, one from Eglin.

Isaac and sea conditions were 12-15 feet, only the USCG’s aircraft was available for search. The USCG reported a ping from the missing man’s cell phone late on the night of Aug. 27 coming from offshore, south of Perdido Pass. The USCG resumed aircraft search operations on Aug. 29 and FWC officers continued to search along the coastline. The case is ongoing.

Predicted tides for Navarre Beach beginning September 6 Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon /Low Time Feet Sunset Visible Th 6 High 12:27 AM 1.6 6:27 AM Set 11:58 AM 74 6 Low 11:31 AM 0.7 7:04 PM Rise 10:43 PM F 7 High 1:16 AM 1.7 6:28 AM Set 12:49 PM 65 7 Low 12:58 PM 0.7 7:02 PM Rise 11:28 PM Sa 8 High 2:15 AM 1.7 6:28 AM Set 1:39 PM 56 8 Low 2:03 PM 0.5 7:01 PM Su 9 High 3:21 AM 1.7 6:29 AM Rise 12:16 AM 47 9 Low 2:52 PM 0.5 7:00 PM Set 2:27 PM M 10 High 4:29 AM 1.8 6:30 AM Rise 1:08 AM 37 10 Low 3:31 PM 0.3 6:59 PM Set 3:12 PM Tu 11 High 5:34 AM 1.8 6:30 AM Rise 2:02 AM 28 11 Low 4:02 PM 0.5 6:57 PM Set 3:54 PM W 12 High 6:37 AM 1.7 6:31 AM Rise 2:59 AM 19 12 Low 4:27 PM 0.7 6:56 PM Set 4:34 PM Because tide times are predictions, they are not always accurate. Information provided by saltwatertimes.com.

Outdoor Briefs Florida Trial Association schedule ■ The group is taking its First Friday Dinner Hike on Sept. 7 in Gulf Breeze. Meet at 6 p.m. at Gulf Breeze Recreational Center Auditorium on Shoreline Drive, Gulf Breeze. The group will take a walk before having dinner at a local restaurant. For more details, call George Brinkman at 850-9320125 or sign up on the meetup site http://www.meetup.com/ftawesterngate/.

lunch. Other tools will be provided.

Call Williamson at 850-516-2270 or sign up on the meetup site http://www.meetup. com/ftawesterngate/.

Hunter safety course in Okaloosa County The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is offering a free hunter safety course in Okaloosa County. The course is at the Okaloosa County Extension Office, 127 NW Hollywood Blvd. in Fort Walton Beach. Instruction is from 6-9 p.m. Sept. 10-13. The ■ The group will go on a short range portion of the class will be early morning hike Sept. 9 at Navy from 8-11 a.m. Sept. 15. An adult Point Trail, Sunset and Syrcle must accompany children under Streets with breakfast afterward. age 16 at all times. Students Meet at 7 a.m. for a brisk walk and should bring a pencil and paper breakfast afterward. The walk will with them to take notes. The be about an hour, about 1-3 miles. hunter safety course is required For more information, call Peggy before anyone born on or after Grantham 850-776-5147 or sign June 1, 1975, can purchase a up on the meetup site Florida hunting license. The FWC http://www.meetup.com/ftawest- course satisfies hunter-safety trainerngate/. ing requirements for all other states and Canadian provinces.

■ The group has planned a work People interested in attending this hike for Sept. 15 on the Yellow course can register online and obRiver Ravine. Meet at 8:30 a.m. at tain information about future the Harold Store 10535 Hwy 90 in hunter safety classes at Milton. Help the work trail leader MyFWC.com/HunterSafety or by Ed Williamson with maintaining this calling Hunter Safety Coordinator beautiful section of Yellow River George Warthen at the FWC’s reRavine. Bring gloves, water, insect gional office in Panama City at repellent, sun screen and a picnic 850-265-3676.

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Pet Briefs Bathe-Ins in Pensacola The Humane Society of Pensacola announces its Bathe-In schedule for 2012. Bathe-Ins at the Humane Society of Pensacola offer low-cost dog bathing, grooming, nail clipping and flea dips during the warm weather season. Events are held every third Saturday of the month through October from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. and are scheduled for Sept. 15 and Oct. 20. In addition to providing a service to pet owners, the Bathe-ins are an important fundraising activity for the Humane Society, providing a substantial portion of the shelter’s revenue. The events are run by shelter staff and volunteers. New volunteers and experienced groomers and nail clippers are always needed. Those interested in helping should contact Monie Russo at 850-432-4250 or email director@humanesocietyofpensacola.org.

Volunteers needed Dog Daze 2012 is scheduled from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 20.

This year’s Dog Daze is going to be held at Liza Jackson Park on U.S. Highway 98 near IHOP. The event needs at least 40 volunteers to assist with the Dog Daze entry registration booths and another 30 or so volunteers to take PAWS adoption dogs to Dog Daze.

Please email pawsftwb@embarqmail.com if you are interested in volunteering for Dog Daze.

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‘Pete the Cat’ illustrator returns to Fort Payne

By Huck Treadwell Fort Payne Times-Journal Fort Payne, Ala. (AP) — The creator and illustrator of the popular "Pete the Cat" children's book series will display his artwork in his hometown for the first time.

James Dean, a 1976 Fort Payne High School graduate, will show his artwork from the popular Pete the Cat series during Boom Days on Sept.

15. Dean, an Atlanta resident, became a professional artist in 1997 and has shown his artwork in festivals around the Southeast, but never in Fort Payne.

"It's neat to come back home and show my artwork," he said. "Fort Payne is my home and that's an incredible thing."

To date, Dean has illustrated three Pet the Cat Books with stories written

by Eric Litwin. At one time, all three of the books were 1-2-3 on the New York Times Best Seller List for children's books. This week, "Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons" was No. 3, "Pete the Cat: Rocking My School Shoes" was No. 4 and "Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes" was No. 6.

It wasn't easy for Dean to find the road to the NewYork Times Best Seller List. In fact,

our dog, and we weren't going to consider relocating without him." They finally found a place after two visits to Chicago, pounding the pavement with an apartment-hunting service.

The owners might have

By Steve Dale, Tribune Media Services saved time and gas money Steve's website is if they'd simply checked www.stevedalepetworld.com; he also out Rent Social hosts the nationally syndicated "Steve Dale's Pet World" and "The Pet (www.rentsocial.com), a Minute." He's also a contributing social network site for peoeditor to USA Weekend. ple interested in apartment living, and for those who currently reside in apartments. Renters from around the country talk to one another here, and one common topic is finding dog-friendly digs.

It turns out that an increasing number of landDogs are a great reason lords and management for starting a conversation companies mandate ran-- even in a big city like dom weight limits, so any Chicago. My wife and I dog over 12, 15, 20 pounds, were walking our two dogs or whatever the limit, is not when and we happened welcome. upon a Soft Coated This reasoning is seriousWheaten terrier. At the ly flawed. The intimidating other end of the leash, the deep bark of a large dog is dog's owners explained an effective deterrent to that they had just relocated from St. Louis, but nearly Trouble in Navarre didn't move.

Perhaps they had second thoughts about the Windy City's famous winter weather. Or was it because the Chicago Cubs don't show as much promise for a World Series as their hometown Cardinals?

None of the above.

"We nearly couldn't find an apartment that allowed

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he quit drawing for nearly a decade.

"My father was a selftaught artist," Dean said. "As a child and through high school I drew cartoons. My favorite character was Snoopy.

My father never made any money as an artist, so I got the idea you couldn't make money as an artist. I graduated with a degree in electrical engineering from Auburn.

"I took a drawing class at Auburn and after that I didn't draw anything for 10 years.

I made good money in engineering, but it wasn't my passion."

Dean said he made a decision to start drawing again in the mid-1990s. He started getting up at 5 a.m. every morning to draw and sharpen his skills before work.

He lived in Athens, Ga., at the time and became local-

ly known for drawing places where college students hung out.

In 1997, at the age of 39, he decided to quit his job and become a professional artist — a choice that unknowingly put him on the pathway to becoming a best-selling children's book illustrator.

Dean painted water colored rural landscapes — old barns, fields and country type scenes typical of the South.

In 1999, he painted a picture of his cat, Pete. Dean said his paintings of Pete became i n c re d i b l y popular.

"A guy that lived in Decatur, Ga., Eric Litwin, was a singer and songwriter for kids," Dean said. "One day, he plugged Pete the Cat into his story and the kids loved it. He asked me to write a kids book with him."

It took Dean and Litwin two years to self-publish the book. Dean started selling "Pete the Cat: I Love my White Shoes" out of his tent at festivals. In less than a year, he sold more the 7,000 copies.

anyone who doesn't belong. In truth, it's those vertically-impaired dogs with a Napoleon complex who are likely to be the most yappy.

Landlords have even told me, "It's for their own good. Big dogs deserve a big house and yard to run; they don't belong in apartments."

In fact, the average Greyhound, Great Dane, or Newfoundland requires far less exercise than a little terrier. Let any dog out in a yard, and after a good sniff around, it's time for a nap.

If not snoozing, bored dogs (of any size) may begin to bark in the yard, or jump over or dig under a fence.

I argue that apartment dwellers are more likely to take their pups for leash walks than dog owners living in houses. Walks offer dogs far more exercise than simply popping through a doggy door into the yard. And a walk is far more enriching, giving

pets a chance to sniff out the neighborhood news. In general, dogs walked regularly on a leash are more social because they grow up being social. So many people complain about not knowing their neighbors, but you never hear that where there are dogs.

Dogs are a social lubricant.

For most people, even looking at a dog prompts a smile. Dogs spread a little happiness. Each time we smile, endorphins in our heads do a little happy dance. That's a healthy thing.

Here are more questions/comments I often hear about dogs in apartments or condos, and my responses: --People have allergies.

SD: Dander doesn't fly off dogs and attack people, so unless you're in an enclosed place where the dog has been for a considerable period of time, there's no issue. If you don't want to sneeze, don't pet the dog or visit the dog

owner's apartment.

--Not all dogs are friendly.

SD: Most dogs, particularly those socialized in big cities, are friendly, but I'm not opposed to levying a "friendly dog deposit" until a pet has passed the American Kennel Club's Canine Good Citizen's (CGC) Test, a basic obedience and temperament test offered by dog trainers around the country. Of course, it's only right to return the deposit when the pup passes.

--What about people who are afraid of dogs?

They have rights, too.

SD: I agree that all dogs much be kept on-leash and in the owners' control at all times. In elevator buildings, people fearful of dogs can wait for another elevator.

--What about those irresponsible owners who allow dogs off-leash or don't pick up after them?

SD: What does the apartment management or condo association currently do about people who toss

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‘Pete the Cat’ series was illustrated be James Dean.

He showed the book to Karin Wilson, the owner of Page and Pallette Independent Bookstore in Fairhope.

She sent a copy of "I Love My White Shoes" to Harper Collins book publishers in NewYork.

"To get into the publishing business, I came in the back door," Dean said. "Harper Collins started calling on my 51st birthday. Now there are three books written.

trash in common areas, or disobey other building rules? All apartments and condos already have policies in place; it's a matter of enforcement. In fact, overall, landlords suggest complaints about rowdy children and loud music are far more common than grievances about dogs.

"Children's books were kind of a whim. I'm a painter and I want to sell paintings. I love children, but I didn't want to paint just for them. It just kind of took off."

Dean said he and Litwin have a contract to produce 12 Pete the Cat books for Harper Collins. So, most of his painting time is devoted to producing artwork for the remaining books.

"I'll have a tent at Boom Days," he said. "I'll bring some paintings and will be signing books. Most of the art will be Pete the Cat."

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Hamlin pulls out 2nd straight Cup win in Atlanta PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Denny Hamlin celebrated his second straight triumph Sunday night, looking more and more like he'll be the driver to beat heading into the Sprint Cup playoff.

Jeff Gordon was kicking himself for letting a desperately needed win slip away, while Martin Truex Jr. couldn't help but wonder just what it will take to get back to victory lane.

Hamlin took advantage of a fortuitous yellow flag with three laps to go, beating Truex off pit road and fending off Gordon on the final lap in a green-whitecheckered finish at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

"We have a lot of momentum now," Hamlin said. "I will try to take advantage of it."

After a largely uneventful race, all sorts of subplots developed on the harried dash to the finish.

Hamlin knew a seriesleading fourth win of the season would put him in position to top the standings when the 12-driver Chase begins after next weekend's race at Richmond. Also on his mind was keeping Gordon from getting to the line first, which would have given his playoff hopes a big boost — at the expense of Kyle Busch and Joey Logano, Hamlin's teammates at Joe Gibbs Racing.

"I'm going to do whatever it takes to get as many (Gibbs) cars in there because it helps me," Hamlin said. "We need Kyle in there, we need Joey in there, and if Jeff won that race, it was going to be all over.

We had to do what we had to do."

Gordon, it turned out, didn't do what he needed to do.

The four-time Cup champion was positioned to pull off a pass on Hamlin going through turns three and four, but he got too tentative making his move on the leader. Instead of getting right on his quarter-panel, which might have caused Hamlin's car to wobble, Gordon went in with too much speed and drifted up near the wall going through the highbanked turn, allowing Hamlin to pull away.

Now, Gordon will almost surely have to win at Rich-

Denny Hamlin celebrates the win after the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, in Hampton, Ga. (AP Photo/Autostock, Matthew T. Thacker) mond to claim a wild card.

"I would like to have that one over again," Gordon said. "I guess I'm getting soft in my old age."

Truex appeared to be positioned for his first win since 2007 until Jamie McMurray smashed into the wall on the front straightaway, bringing out a caution with three laps to go. The leaders went to pit road, and Hamlin's crew got him back on the track first, just ahead of Truex.

While Truex struggled to get up to speed on the restart, Hamlin pulled away with Gordon right on his bumper. It was still that way when the checkered flag came out.

"I wanted this one real bad," Hamlin said. "The car faded a little bit, but the pit crew won me that race. That's what a championship team is all about. This year, I think

we have it all."

Brad Keselowski finished third, while Truex faded to fourth. He had struggled all night on restarts, usually needing about five laps to get up to speed. In a desperate bid to stay with Hamlin, he spun his tires when the green flag waved.

"I sure didn't want to see that caution," said Truex, who has gone 192 races since his only Cup win at Dover five years ago. "We had it covered. Such is life.

That seems to be my kind of luck when we're leading."

Along with Hamlin, eight other drivers have locked up their spot in the Chase based on points: Greg Biffle, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson, Truex, Keselowski, Clint Bowyer and Kevin Harvick.

Defending Cup champion Tony Stewart, who has three wins this season, is assured

of at least a wild card.

Kasey Kahne, with two wins, has all but locked up a spot in the playoff. That leaves a bunch of big-name drivers who know, in all likelihood, they must win at Richmond to have a shot at getting into the Chase — including Gordon, Busch and last year's runner-up, Carl Edwards.

It was another tough night for Edwards, who has yet to win a race this season after nearly capturing the title in 2011. The No. 99 car started smoking on lap 264, apparently from a blown piston. He was done for the night, a devastating blow to his chances.

Edwards lost last year's championship to Stewart on a tiebreaker in the final race of the season. Now, he absolutely must win at Richmond — and even that may not be enough to get him into the playoff.

"I'm not a real religious person, but it's like somebody's trying to reach me a lesson," Edwards said.

"We're going to Richmond, where anything can happen. Hopefully, whatever happens involves us winning the race and getting in the Chase."

The race was a snoozer much of the night, the field spreading out all over the 1.54-mile tri-oval, with a handful of drivers running up front while everyone else just struggled to stay on the lead lap. Busch dominated early on, leading a total of 66 laps. Then it was Harvick's turn to set the pace, leading the field for 101 laps. Hamlin wound up leading the most laps, 105, but Truex appeared to have the strongest car at the end — until that final caution came out.

"It just wasn't meant to be, I guess," said Truex, who

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The first big wreck occurred on lap 269, when Sam Hornish Jr. and Ryan Newman got pinched by Johnson on the backstretch after a restart. Johnson's No. 48 Chevrolet spun head-first into the wall, leaving Newman with nowhere to go. They were both damaged beyond repair, while Hornish managed to keep going in his banged-up car.

"It looks like the 48 just ran everybody out of room," said Newman, another driver who knows he must win at Richmond to have any shot at getting into the Chase.

That's not a concern for Hamlin.

He's already got his sights on the bigger prize — his first Sprint Cup title.

"I don't have to say anything," Hamlin said. "Wins are all that matters."

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2012 Volleyball Schedules Varsity Aug. 27 Aug. 28 Aug. 30 Sept. 4 Sept. 6 Sept. 10 Sept. 11 Sept. 13 Sept. 18 Sept. 20 Sept. 24 Sept. 25 Sept. 27 Oct. 1 Oct. 2 Oct. 4

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Raiders prepare for brighter volleyball future

By Ken Garner Navarre Press Bobby Knight coached basketball teams at Army, Indiana and Texas Tech to a 902-371 record, winning more than 70 percent of his games, and three national championships with the Hoosiers.

Kim Gardner, Navarre High School’s second-year head volleyball coach, has adopted“the General’s” work-hard philosophy and is adapting it for her Raiders. “(Knight) said,‘Most people have the will to win, few have the will to prepare,’” Gardner said before an early season practice.

“We’ve been preparing for months. We still have some work to do, but we’re going to be better than we were a year ago.”

A year ago a young Raiders’squad finished 416. But the returning players committed themselves to a workout regimen to improve their strength and all-around conditioning, and the incoming freshmen have benefitted from playing club ball through the summer, Gardner said.

Washington and Tate likely will compete for the district title, and Gardner said Milton and Pace also will be competitive. She didn’t make any predictions for Navarre, except to say the Raiders will be improved.

She also declined talking about individual players.

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“This is a good strong group, I can pull anyone off the bench and she can go in and get the job done,” Gardner said.“Teams usually have one or two stars, I have nine or 10.”

Varsity players are Kelly Barrett, Kelsey Belmain, Sarah Betts, Shamani Booker, Sheila Faris, Allison Freer, Kiera Foster, Miranda Gagnon, Shelby Kesinger, Ansley Mathews and Ashanti Tucker.

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The Raiders were scheduled to open the 2012 season with two home matches, against Choctaw on Aug. 27 and Milton on Aug. 28, but the events may have been rescheduled because of Tropical Storm Isaac. The freshmen, JV and varsity teams were scheduled to play at 4 p.m., 5 p.m. and 6 p.m., respectively, Aug. 30 at Pensacola.

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Lady Raiders’ runners building for the future

By Ken Garner Navarre Press Andraya Mendez loves running.

“I really do,”she said with a laugh before a practice last week at the Navarre Soccer Complex.

“Competing isn’t my favorite part. I want to do well, but really, the people I run with and against and the people at the meets are my favorite part.”

Mendez and Elle Crouse, seniors and fourth-year varsity runners on Navarre High School’s girls’cross country team, lead a strong group of newcomers hoping to improve the Raiders’ cross country fortunes in 2012.

“We have a new group, some of them from the soccer team and other sports who haven’t run cross country before,”second-year coach Mari Leitner-Boczar said.“I have no idea how we’re going to do.”

Boczar said some of the new runners participated in track last spring and were encouraged by their success to try cross country.

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with her expectations and better training strategies is helping improve their performances.

Crouse’s best time at cross country’s 5-kilometer distance is 20 minutes, 16 seconds, and Mendez’personal-record is 21:37.

Boczar expects them to lead her squad on and off the course. Senior August Stone and a trio of sophomores, Payton Allen, Raina Quintanilla and Kylie Foster, also will vie for varsity spots.

But any of several other runners could make the top flight, she added.

“I have a feeling we’ll be switching the varsity (roster) up quite a bit throughout the year.”

Boczar wants her top seven runners at each meet – whoever they are – to finish in 22 minutes or less. If that happens, the Raiders could be well on their way to achieving Boczar’s chief goal for the team: a return to the regional meet and a step closer to qualifying for the state meet.

Navarre’s season starts Sept. 8 at the Pace Invitational at Simms Middle School in Pace.

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The 2012 Navarre High School Cross Country seniors Andraya Mendez, from left, August Stone, Elle Crouse and Megan Murphy.

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Boys runners chase consistency

By Ken Garner Navarre Press The Raider boys cross country team will be chasing history this fall.

“We have several runners back who ran pretty well last year,”Navarre High School coach Tom Lintz said last week.

“They put up times as good as the 2006 team, just not at the same time.”

Six years ago, the Raiders finished eighth at the state championship meet in Dade City. Zak Boston finished the 5-kilometer course in 16 minutes, 59 seconds, good enough for a 14th-place individual finish. Hamilton Boykin (17:38), Dan Crotty (17:44), Hunter Boykin (17:54) and Casey Nation (18:12) rounded out the Raiders’top five that historic November day.

Seniors Trent Beck and James Mullin have personal-best times of 16:31 and 16:40, respectively, and junior Tanner Wilcox is pressing Mullin with a PR of 16:41.

Three newcomers to Navarre, seniors John Morris and Jonah Griego and junior Dominic Dudai, will compete for spots on the varsity squad, Lintz said, along with about 20 other runners.

Lintz said consistency will be important if Navarre hopes to send this team to the regional and state competitions.

“If we can get our best guys finishing well at the same meets, we could be pretty good as a team,”he said.

The Raiders face their first test at the Pace Invitational, 7:30 a.m. Sept. 8 at Simms Middle School in Pace.

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Pace Invitational at Simms Middle School, Pace U of South Alabama Azalea City Classic, Mobile Gulf Coast Stampede at the Equestrian Center, Pensacola Junior Varsity at Simms Middle School, Pace J.D. Mac Invitational at Jay Park, Jay Panama City-Bay Invitational at H.G. Harders Park, Panama City Escarosa Championships Junior Varsity at Simms Middle School, Pace Okaloosa County Invitational at Eglin AFB Golf Course, Niceville District meet Region meet State meet

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Cheerleaders set standard for school, community

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ber they are always looked up to as a role model. And for some girls it will always be part of their Praise Pettus and Shelby future, whether that be college, Vondenstein lead cheers, coaching or one day raising their but they also hope to be own cheerleader.” leaders for Navarre High More than 250 schools sponSchool’s student body and sor competitive cheerleading the community. during the Florida High School “It means a lot to be Athletics Association’s winter selected to support our season, but Navarre isn’t among teams and to represent our them – for now. schools as cheerleaders,” “I’d like to think so,”VondenPettus said.“As captains, stein said when asked if the Photo by Ken Garner Raiders would compete in the we try to be role models Praise Pettus, left, and Shelby and to set good examples future. Many of the cheerleaders Vondenstein, Navarre High for the (cheerleaders) to School varsity cheerleader co- do compete with club teams, follow.” captains, take their leadership including the Gulf Breeze Rage, Pettus and Vondenstein, responsibilities seriously.

Fierce and Fort Walton Beach both seniors, are co-capElite, she added. Pettus, a fourthtains of the Raiders’cheerleaders. place finisher in the FHSAA girls’weightlift“For me, being captain means looking out ing state competition last year, said other for (the team for which I’m cheering) and all activities conflict with the competitive cheermy teammates,”Vondenstein said. leading schedule.

First-year cheerleading coach Amy Walls Walls said Navarre may participate in team said cheerleaders can help shape their competitions in the future, but cheerleaders schools’identities. don’t need to compete to win.

“I think cheerleaders are important in the “To me, cheerleading is practice for life,”she school to help create school spirit and leader- said.“It is physically and mentally demanding ship among their classmates,”she said.“In the at times –‘Can you handle the pressure?’You community, they can be very influential to must be a team player, have a strong work young girls who aspire to be like them one ethic and most of all be a positive leader.” day. Therefore, cheerleaders need to remem-

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Varsity – Coach Amy Walls Captain Praise Pettus, co-captain Shelby Vondenstein, Alex Acevedo, Alyssa Chandler, Amanda Friar, Dominique Morgan, Hannah Lewis, Heather Lynch, Kamber Anderson, Kaylee Henry, Kortney Paquette, Kylie Shelley, Lauren Jackson, Madison Kline, Marina Burda, Montana Alex, Morrigan Webb, Nicole Thornton, Savannah Rodwell and Skylar McQueen.

Junior Varsity – Coach Heather West Captain Kelsey Vondenstein, co-captain Aleena Millard, Anna Coleman, Emily Gordey, Jaycie Tremblay, Kamryn Grant, Lauren Combs, Mersaydes King and Morgan Rodriguez.

Freshmen – Coach Christy Anderson Captain DeWanna Norton, co-captain Marissa Walker, Aliyah Mareno, Bri Diel, Emma Hensley, Hannah Logan, Kaylee Jones, Kelsie Khuu, Lily Parnell, Madison Worsnop, Neeley Tolbert and Olivia Brahms.

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Raiders seek return to playoff form

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Senior Andrew Rieves looks to lead the Raider offense after inheriting the starting quarterback job when classmate Robby Miller, heir apparent to Dusty Jones, tore his anterior cruciate ligament this spring.

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Navarre has the ingredients of a successful high school football team: players with desire, experience and talent willing to work hard. But sometimes that isn’t enough, according to new head coach Jay Walls.

“If you look at the tangible things, as far as ability and hard work, we’re set,”Walls said.“But sometimes it comes down to team chemistry, playing in rhythm, staying healthy…these guys are working hard, they’re working together to contribute. We have a chance to be pretty good.”

The Raiders finished 5-5 last year but were in contention for a playoff berth until the last weekend of district action. Navarre once again will compete in Class 6A, District 2, with Choctawhatchee, Crestview, Fort Walton Beach, Mosley and Niceville. Three of the Raiders’ five district games – against Choctaw Oct. 5 (homecoming), Fort Walton Beach (Oct. 26) and Mosley (Nov. 2) – are at

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After hosting PensacolaWashington on Aug. 31, the Raiders play at Pensacola, Pace, Niceville and Catholic – all expected to be playoff contenders and all receiving some mention in preseason statewide polls.

“There’s no doubt, it’s a touch schedule, but we’ll have that every year,”Walls said.“This district is very, very competitive.”

Offensively, the Maroonand-Black will look much the same as the Raiders of years past. Walls will use his version of the spread offense installed by former head coach Larry Olson – whom Walls coached with at Crestview in the late 1980s-early 1990s – and refined by former head coach Chad Lashley, also an Olson protégé.

“I’ve run the spread offense and they had been running it here for a while now,”Walls said in a published report.“That definitely helped. It wasn’t a situation where they’d been running the wing-T and I change to the spread and make them believe in it and teach them the philosophy and mentality.

We’re trying to run the spread and be as effective as we’ve been in the past.”

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inherited the starting quarterback job when classmate Robby Miller, heir apparent to Dusty Jones, tore his anterior cruciate ligament this spring. Walls said Miller still is rehabbing the injury and probably won’t be ready to play before October at the earliest.

Four starters return on the offensive line: seniors Drayton Taylor at right guard, Tyler Schmitt at right tackle and Marvin Darby at left tackle and junior Chas Swem at center. Senior Mitch Posey will start at left guard.

Gone is Dwayne Carter, Navarre’s all-time leading rusher. Senior Jay Warren, a defensive standout and solid backup to Carter the past two seasons, will be the Raiders’ primary ball carrier.

Seniors Jordan Leggett, Nick Benton and Michael Smith and junior Gatlin Casey give Rieves a talented receiving corps. Leggett has verbally committed to play for Clemson and has received attention from several other top college programs, including new Southeastern Conference member Missouri.

“We have a very explosive receiving crew with the talent and ability of Leggett and Benton,”Walls said.“We’re good at wideout, too, with Casey and Smith. They both have good hands, they block well and they get open, so

defenses can’t just focus on one guy.”

Still, defense may be the Raiders’ strength in the early season. Walls has installed a 3-3 stack, with three linemen, three linebackers and a versatile defensive backfield that can show a variety of sets.

“I like our defense,”Walls said.“They’re a physical bunch, they play aggressive football.”

Juniors Christian Gill and Monty Thompson and senior Jonathan Shaw will start on the defensive line. Linebackers Devin Colonel, Jessie Holmes and Mason Mikul all are seniors.

In the all-important defensive backfield, Benton and senior Elijah Appel will line up at cornerback and Warren plays free safety.

Casey and senior Johnny Robinson-Pettus will play the stack’s“spurs.”Walls described the spurs as“a combination of the strong safety and linebacker positions” who will line up in a variety of positions depending on the offensive set.

The Raiders advanced to postseason play in 2006, 2007 and 2010. The 2012 campaign starts at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 31, with Navarre hosting the Washington Wildcats at Bennett C. Russell Stadium.

“I think we’re going to be in the hunt, too,”Walls said after suggesting Crestview and Niceville should be district favorites.“We’ll be right in the thick of things.”

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Washington

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Open

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MANAGERS- ASHLEY ANDERSON, TAYLOR GIANGOLA, CAMDON OLIVER, LORRIN RICHARDSON, SARAH ROBINSON, SAVANNAH SUPACHANA PRINCIPAL- BRIAN NOACK ATHLETIC DIRECTOR- SCOTT MURPHY HEAD FOOTBALL COACH- JAY WALLS VARSITY ASSISTANT COACHES- GREG TAYLOR, GARRETT BAGLEY, GREG GREENHAW, ALEX ADAMS, BRANDON LAWSON, JOE SURRATT, JONNY COOK 9TH GRADE STAFF- DOUG GODWIN, KLINT LAY, SCOTT WEAVER, RUSTY BAULDREE, BUBBA MEREDITH TEAM ATHLETIC TRAINER- CASEY NORDSTROM

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Pensacola 5 p.m./7 p.m.

Pace 5 p.m./7 p.m.

Niceville 5 p.m./7 p.m.

Catholic 5 p.m./7 p.m.

Freshmen at Choctawhatchee 6 p.m.

JV at Choctawhatchee 4 p.m.

Crestview 5 p.m./7 p.m.

Freshmen at Fort Walton Beach TBA JV at Fort Walton Beach TBA

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NAME GRADE WOODBERY, T.J. 10 MAYWEATHER, CAM 10 COURTNEY, TYRELL 10 RANDOLPH, QUENTIN 10 SMITH, MARK 10 CORK, ALEX 10 HILT, AARON 10 GOMES, ANTHONY 10 MORTON, LUKE 10 MAIN, DYLAN 10 HUNTER, MYLES 10 GEISSER, LAVONTE 10 ALFORD, EVERETTE 10 CHEPULT, ANDREW 10 UNTERBRINK, BILLY 10 MCCLOSKEY, JAMES 10 TROUT, MASON 10 HERING, CHRIS 10 SKOBEL, NATHAN 10 DUNLAP, SEAN 10 HOLT, GRIFFIN 10 BROWN, JAMES 10 ANDERSON, ETHAN 10 WESSON, AUBREY 10 MCGUIRE, ALDAN 10 GOODIN, ROBERT 10 NOEL, DONTRAY 10 HUNNICUTT, JOHN 10 BARTLETT, JASON 10 BECKHAM, MATT 11 GOFF, CODY 10 SHELLENBARGER, HAYDEN 11 MYERS, CAMERON 10 MARSH, COLIN 10 BAXTER, BLAKE 10 MONTVILLE, DANIEL 10 TIERNEY, RYLEY 11 WATTLEY, ALEX 11 BROOKS, RAMSES 10 GARCIA, DAVID 11 MELENDEZ, SABINE 10

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Senior swimmers performing a mock synchronize swim routine for the camera are Jasmine Wimberly, Emily Kemp, Megan Drake, Hannah Edwards, Hannah Harms, Nick Ramos, Andrew Berteu, Matt Andre, John McCooey.

Swimmers flood NHS Raiders 2012 aquatics roster

By Ken Garner Navarre Press The Navarre High School aquatics squad is overflowing its home pool.

“This is the first year I’ve had to split practices,”coach Mary Moorer said Monday after morning workouts at the Pullum FamilyYMCA in Navarre.“I can’t have 10 swimmers in each lane or they’ll just be in each other’s way.”

Fifty Raiders are competing to represent Navarre in the pool this fall, including

five divers – two of whom also swim competitively.

Junior Andrew Berteau and seniors Karissa Lindsey and Joy Aldrich concentrate exclusively on diving, while seniors Megan Drake and John McCooey dive and swim.

Although swimming is largely an individual sport, Moorer is stressing teamwork to her charges and leadership to her seniors.

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ty much the same group of girls that played last year (when the Raiders’netters finished 4-22), but they worked hard this summer and they believe in each other, you could see it. They know the one next to them is going to do what they’re supposed to do.”

Swimming is no different, Moorer said.

“Our strength is going to be the team itself,”she said.

“We have to be there for each other, supporting each other at meets and pushing each other in practice.”

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Three seniors will lead the girls’ team: Taylor Day, Kat Bower and Teresa Parsons. Day competes in the 50- and 100-meter freestyle sprints and has added the butterfly stroke to her repertoire this year. Bower competes in the 100 free and 100 breast stroke races, and Teresa Parsons will concentrate on the middle distances but, Moorer said, “is a team player; she’ll jump in wherever she’s needed. She sets a good example for the rest of the team.”

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Four seniors – McCooey, Matt Andre, Quinton Leith and Nick Ramos – will pace the boys’team. Leith, in his third year on the team, swims the breast stroke and concentrates on the longer distances. Ramos is beginning just his second year with the swim team, but has become a leader, Moorer said.

“He’s always there,”she said.“His motivation is amazing.”

Andre wants to compete in the backstroke, Moorer said, although he could be more suited to other events.

“He has great inner motivation and incredible drive,”she said.“The backstroke is where he wants to be, that’s where his focus is.”

Hurricane Isaac caused two meets to be canceled.

The Raiders will start their season against the other four Santa Rosa County teams at 5 p.m. today at the Pullum YMCA pool. The teams will compete in a pentathlon format: five events, 50-meter butterfly, back, breast and freestyle races and a 100meter freestyle competition.

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Front row girls: Hannah Edwards, Hannah Harms, Emily Kemp, Megan Drake and Jasmine Wimberly. Back row boys: Matt Andre, John McCooey, Nick Ramos and Andrew Berteu.

2012 SWIMMING & DIVING SCHEDULE AUGUST 25 PRE SEASON – NAVARRE / GULF BREEZE * 30 DUAL MEET – NAVARRE / WASHINGTON * SEPTEMBER 6 PENTETHALON – SR COUNTY SCHOOLS * 8 FREESTYLE INVITATIONAL – HUNTER POOL 11 MULTI MEET – WASHINGTON 14 DIVE MEET – WASHINGTON 15 DUAL MEET – NAVARRE / GULF BREEZE * 17 TRI MEET – NAV, NICEVILLE, GULF BREEZE * 21 DIVE MEET – WASHINGTON 22 OPTIMIST INVITATIONAL – THE CLUB II 25 MULTI MEET – WASHINGTON 26 DUAL MEET – NAV / PHS – HUNTER POOL 27-28 PANAMA CITY BEACH INVITATIONAL

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OCTOBER 2 TRI MEET – NAV, PACE, MILTON * 5-6 NWFL INVITATIONAL – WASHINGTON 11 DUAL MEET – TBD * 17 S.R. COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – THE CLUB 19 MULTI MEET – WASHINGTON 24-25 FHSAA DISTRICT 2A FINALS – UWF NOVEMBER 2 FHSAA REGIONAL FINALS – UWF 5-9 FHSAA STATE FINALS - ORLANDO

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The Navarre High School girls’ golf team prepares to swing into a new season. Pictured at a recent practice, from left, are Brooke Murphy, Jessica Emerson, Lesleigh Gary, Dianarra Arceo, Ailsa Clark, Laurel Emerson, Maddie Roberts, Sarah Eason, Kathia Carbajal, Jena Lang and Lindsey Hampton.

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Lady Raiders looking for links success several players could play well into October this fall.

“Jessica Emerson has been Tish Boozer hopes a blend working very hard, playing a of youth and experience will lot this summer,”Boozer said help Navarre High School’s of one of her returning sengirls’ golf team improve its iors.“She’s more confident in her swing; I’m kind of scores in 2012.

“We have two solid sen- impressed.”

Brooke Murphy is the othiors returning, I have good feelings about them, and a er veteran senior.

“Brooke should be better, whole group of young players with a lot of potential,” too,”the coach said, adding said Boozer, the Lady Raiders’ that Murphy still needed to play with more confidence. coach.

Two other seniors, Dianarra No Navarre girls qualified for the regional tournament Arceo and Danielle O’Conlast season, but Boozer said nor, are expected to compete

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for top spots, as are juniors Ailsa Clark and Sarah Eason, sophomore Maddie Roberts and freshman Laurel Emerson.

“I’m hoping for a lot from Sarah,”Boozer said.“Maddie Roberts has such great intensity and drive and determination. She’s (focused), she’s that kind of player. I think she’ll contribute.”

Boozer said the younger Raiders have benefited from participating in the First Tee of Northwest Florida, which promotes“character development and life-enhancing

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Milton and Gulf Breeze at Hidden Creek 4 p.m.

Washington and West Florida at Hidden Creek 4 p.m.

Gulf Breeze at Tiger Point 3:30 p.m.

FCA Golf Tournament at A.C. Read TBA Washington and West Florida at Hidden Creek 4 p.m.

Miracle Strip Golf Tournament TBA Milton, Pensacola-Catholic, West Florida and Pace at Tanglewood 3:30 p.m.

Oct. 4 Pine Forest at Hidden Creek 4 p.m.

Pensacola-Catholic and Gulf Breeze at Hidden Creek 4 p.m.

Oct. 9 Oct. 11 Gulf Breeze and Pensacola-Catholic at Tiger Point 3:30 p.m.

Oct. 15-16 District tournament TBD Oct. 23 Regional tournament at Summerbrooke Country Club in Tallahassee TBD Oct. 30-31 State golf championships at Harbor Hills Country Club in Lady Lake Sept. 6 Sept. 10 Sept. 13 Sept. 18 Sept. 20 Sept. 25 Oct. 2

values”through training and participation in golf.

Navarre hosts Milton and Gulf Breeze Sept. 6 at The Club at Hidden Creek in its first match. The Raiders hope to use the September schedule to ready themselves for a run at the regional and state tournaments in October.

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vidual tournaments),”Boozer said.“We’re just working to improve through the season.”

The Raiders compete in District 1, Class 2A with 11 other schools: Fort Walton Beach-Choctawhatchee, Crestview, Pensacola-Escambia, Fort Walton Beach, Gulf

Breeze, Milton, Niceville, Pace, Pensacola, Cantonment-Tate and Pensacola-Washington.

The district tournament will be played Oct. 15 or 16 at a site to be determined.The Region 1, Class 2A tournament is scheduled Oct. 23 at Summerbrooke Country Club in Tallahassee.

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2012 Navarre boys’ golf schedule Sept. 4 Sept. 6 Sept. 10 Sept. 13 Sept. 17 Sept. 20 Sept. 24 Oct. 2 Oct. 4 Oct. 8 Oct. 15-16 Oct. 22

Gulf Breeze at Tiger Point 3:30 p.m.

Central at Tanglewood 4 p.m.

Byron-Nathan Golf-Classic at Stonebrook 8 a.m.

Central at Hidden Creek 4 p.m.

Miracle Strip Tournament at Fort Walton Beach 8 a.m.

Central at Tanglewood 4 p.m.

FCA Classic at A.C. Read in Pensacola 8 a.m.

Central at Hidden Creek 4 p.m.

Central at Tanglewood 3:30 p.m.

Gulf Breeze, Milton and Pace at Hidden Creek District Tournament TBD Region Tournament TBD

GO RAIDERS! Sophomores Ty Tolbert, left, and Chase Robinson hope to help Navarre High School’s golf team improve its results in 2012.

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Boys’ golf aiming for October Staff reports Navarre Press Trey Aguirre is gone, and Navarre High School boys’ golf coach David Noles is busy auditioning his potential replacement.

“We’re just getting started, really,” Noles said on Aug. 23, while he watched the Raiders practice their swings at The Club at Hidden Creek’s driving range.

“They’ve been playing throughout the summer, but this is the first time we’ve been together as a group (on a golf course).”

Aguirre, a Raiders’ and

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area junior golf stalwart for several years, accepted a scholarship to play golf at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green.

Noles expects senior Brady Bauer to rejoin Navarre’s golfers when he passes the required physical. Other returners include junior Anthony Moffo and sophomores Chase Robinson and Ty Tolbert. The veteran coach said he probably wouldn’t set his roster until this week, when the Raiders will be preparing to play Gulf Breeze on Sept.

4 at Tiger Point Golf Club.

“It’s a process,”he said of his team’s approach to the

season.“We practice hoping to be playing our best golf in October (when the district and regional tournaments are played.)”

Navarre High School’s golf teams compete in Class 2A, Region 1, District 1 with 12 other schools: Fort Walton Beach-Choctawhatchee, Crestview, Escambia, Fort Walton Beach, Gulf Breeze, Milton, Niceville, Pace, Pensacola, Pine Forest, Cantonment-Tate and Pensacola-Washington.

The boys’ district tournament will be played Oct. 15 or 16 at an undetermined site.

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