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A Newcomers’ Guide to the Pensacola Bay Area 2013-2014 WELCOME TO PENSACOLA Pensacola Bay Area.............................. 6 Map of Pensacola Bay Area................ 9 Getting Started: The Basics..............10

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COMMUNITIES Pensacola History..............................18 Pensacola’s Communities.................20 Gulf Breeze..........................................22 Milton....................................................24 Navarre.................................................26 Pace.......................................................28 Pensacola Beach.................................31 Perdido Key.........................................32 SECTORS OF ECONOMY Economy...............................................34 Health Care.........................................48 Military..................................................51

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EDUCATION Education.............................................36 School Directory.........................44-47 SPORTS & RECREATION Sports...................................................57 Recreation...........................................58 Golf Courses.......................................59 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Visual Arts............................................60 Performing Arts..................................61 Cultural & Historical Attractions...........................................61 Annual Events Calendar...................62 •••• You can find this publication online at www.PensacolaNewcomersGuide.com. •••• For daily, comprehensive coverage and the latest news on the Pensacola Bay Area, go to www.PNJ.com. ••••

Special thanks to the following organizations that contributed to the making of this guide: Pensacola Naval Air Station, Public Affairs Office, The Greater Pensacola Chamber, the Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce, the Pace Area Chamber of Commerce, the Perdido Key Area Chamber of Commerce, the Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, the Gulf Breeze Area Chamber of Commerce, the University of West Florida Haas Center for Business and Economic Development, the Pensacola Bay Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, Escambia County School District, Santa Rosa County School District.

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Welcome to Escambia and Santa Rosa counties

Pensacola, where the New World began, is an ancient explorer’s dream come true. The modern city is on the northern shore of the Gulf of Mexico. In 1559, Don Tristan de Luna surveyed from the deck of his ship the sheltered harbor on the natural deep-water port and knew it was the perfect place for a settlement.As he pondered matters of defensibility and trade, his crew went overboard about the recreational opportunities. They leaped, horses and all, into the surf for days of water sport. The reasons people come to Pensacola have not changed much in nearly five centuries, although the accommodations have improved considerably. Newcomers are attracted by the economic opportunities of a thriving port city that is home

to a large military base. Travelers still seek refreshment in its emerald waters and on its beaches. Newcomers come looking for a healthy place to raise a family. They also find excellent schools, hospitals, public utilities and cultural events. But the greatest discovery — the asset that turns first-time visitors into repeat visitors and year-round residents — is Pensacola’s people. These people include the store clerk who takes time to advise a visiting Northerner he needs a higher SPF sunscreen, the server who cheerfully helps a non-English speaker understand the menu and a taxi driver who helps locate “a little seafood place that was near the water when we honeymooned here in 1953.” Festivals are a part of the fun activities Pensacola residents enjoy, and one of the most popular

is the Fourth of July.They enjoy the two-week entertainment during the Fiesta of Five Flags, and they can run a marathon for charity.They volunteer to pick up litter or put on an opera. Upbeat, progressive and caring, the people of Pensacola are the heart of the Pensacola Bay Area. LOCATION For early Pensacola, location was everything. In fact, world powers fought intermittently for more than three centuries to control the prime property tucked safely behind a beautiful barrier island on the Gulf of Mexico. Located on the northern shore of Pensacola Bay, the city looks south past Santa Rosa Peninsula, Santa Rosa Sound and Santa Rosa Island to the Gulf, and to the west — Perdido Key.

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CLIMATE Escambia County, FL Annual Average Temperature............................67.9 Jan July Annual Average High Temp.........76.8....... 61.......90 Annual Average Low Temp. ......58.9....... 43.......74 Source: Pensacola NAS website

Santa Rosa County, FL Annual Average Temperature............................66.5 Jan July Annual Average High Temp.......... 75......... 60.......90 Annual Average Low Temp.......... 58......... 42.......74

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55 miles from Mobile 225 miles from New Orleans 287 miles from Atlanta 200 miles from Tallahassee 300 miles from Jacksonville 430 miles from Orlando

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Pensacola is the seat of Escambia County at the western end of Floridaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Panhandle. It is in the Central Time Zone.The county covers 661 square miles, from the coast up through rolling forests that once supplied timber for the world market. Pensacola Beach on Santa Rosa Island is located in Escambia County. However, the peninsula that rests between the city and its beach belongs to neighboring Santa Rosa County. City and county offices have remained downtown and make a sleek contribution to the waterfront skyline.The street plan was plotted by British cartographers during the 1700s, but the 25 square miles of modern Pensacola reach far beyond the original boundaries. The majority of travelers enter via Interstate 10, which connects to Pensacola via the I-110 spur. For a slower-paced route, U.S. 90 and 98 also pass through from east to west. U.S. 29 provides north-south access. Many enter Florida from Alabama through Perdido Key on State Road 292. Scenic Highway, the stretch of U.S. 90 that heads northeast from Pensacola toward Tallahassee, is designated an official Florida Scenic Highway.The bluffs of bright red clay offer views of Escambia Bay.

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Getting Started The basics With the right phone number, your lights will be turned on, the Pensacola News Journal newspaper can be delivered, and you can begin taking the necessary steps to becoming a Pensacola Bay Area resident. Here’s much of the most important contact information to get you started. VOTER REGISTRATION • Escambia County Supervisor of Elections: 213 Palafox Place, 2nd Floor, Pensacola, (850) 595-3900, www.escambiavotes.com, Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Voter registration must be completed 29 days prior to election. • Santa Rosa Supervisor of Elections: 6495 Caroline St., Suite F, Milton, (850) 983-1900, www.santarosa.fl.gov/ elections, Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Walk-in hours 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Registration to vote must be completed 29 days prior to an election. Requirements to vote are: • Must be a U.S. citizen • Mentally competent • 18 years old (16 to register) • Not under a felony conviction

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Driver’s license is required within 30 days if you have become a resident of Florida, are employed by Florida or have registered a child in a Florida public school. • A new resident exchanging a valid out-of-state license, or an out-ofstate license that hasn’t expired past 30 days, will be required to pass the vision test for a Florida license and may be able to convert the license without taking a written or road test. • Florida law requires identification, (valid passport can be used or original birth certificate), two proofs of residency and Social Security number. For more details, go to www.gathergoget.com. • An appointment to get the license is recommended. VEHICLE REGISTRATION Escambia County Tax Collector, (850) 438-6500 Locations: • 507 N. Navy Blvd., Pensacola • 6451 North W St., Pensacola • 213 Palafox Place, Pensacola www.escambiataxcollector.com

Santa Rosa County Tax Collector, (850) 983-1800 DRIVER’S LICENSE OFFICES Locations: • 213 Palafox Place, Pensacola, (850) 438-6500, Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. • 4487 Chumuckla Hwy., Pace to 4:30 p.m. • 5841 Gulf Breeze Parkway (U.S. 98), Suite B, Midway • 507 N. Navy Blvd., Pensacola, (850) 438-6500, Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. • 5259 Booker Lane, Jay to 4:30 p.m. • 6495 Caroline St., U.S. 90, Milton, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. • 6451 N.“W” St., Pensacola, (850) 438-6500, Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. • New residents must obtain Florida license plates within 10 days of to 3:30 p.m. establishing residency, becoming employed or registering their children • 6440 Hwy 95A, Suite A, Molino, (850) 438-6500, Monday-Friday, for public school. 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. • To register, you must bring the vehicle itself, a valid identifica• 5841 Gulf Breeze Pkwy., Gulf Breeze, (850) 983-1800, Monday-Friday, tion (such as an out-of-state driver’s license), title or proof of 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. out-of-state financing arrangements, verification of the vehicle’s • 4487 Chumuckla Hwy., Pace, (850) 983-1800, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to identification number (VIN) and proof of Florida insurance cover3:30 p.m. age. Insurance coverage must be an insurance policy delivered or • 6495 Caroline St., Suite E, Milton, (850) 983-1800, Monday-Friday, issued for delivery in Florida by an insurance company licensed by 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. the Florida Department of Insurance. 10

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Florida’s minimum insurance coverage required for a Florida tag and registration is $10,000 personal injury protection coverage and $10,000 combined bodily injury liability and property damage liability coverage. • Call for information or other requirements and the location of the nearest office. VESSEL REGISTRATION • All motorized vessels, commercial and private, must be registered, titled and issued a decal before they can be used in Florida waters.The decal must be affixed to the port side of the boat. • Out-of-state vessel owners who plan to remain permanently in Florida must notify the county tax collector.They will receive a Florida registration certificate number to replace those issued by the state of former residence.The out-of-state registration and certificate of title, if issued, must be surrendered to the tax collector. • Out-of-state registration certificates and numbers for vessels owned by military personnel on active duty in Florida are valid in Florida until their expiration date.Then they must be registered and titled in Florida in order to be operated on state waterways. • Vessel registrations are renewed on the owner’s birthday and will expire on this day the following year.Vessel registration fees are based on the length of the boat. • Call (850) 983-1800 for information or other requirements and the location of the nearest office. TAXATION Escambia County Property Appraiser, www.escpa.org • Main office: 221 Palafox Place, Suite 300, Pensacola, (850) 434-2735, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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• Molino office: 6440 Hwy. 95A,(850) 434-2735, Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Santa Rosa County Property Appraiser, www.srcpa.org • Main office: 6495 Caroline St., Suite K, Milton, (850) 983-1880 South Santa Rosa Service Center, 5841 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Suite B, (850) 983-1912 Florida Department of Revenue, (850) 595-5170 Escambia County Tax Collector, (850) 438-6500, www.escambiataxcollector.com CONTINUED ON PAGE 12

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Locations: • 507 N. Navy Blvd., Pensacola • 6451 North W St., Pensacola • 213 Palafox Place, Pensacola Santa Rosa County Tax Collector, (850) 983-1800, www.srctc.com Locations: • 4487 Chumuckla Hwy., Pace • 5841 Gulf Breeze Parkway (U.S. 98), Suite B, Midway • 5259 Booker Lane, Jay • 6495 Caroline St. (U.S. 90), Milton One of the most pleasant discoveries for newcomers is that Florida has no personal income tax. However, there is a state corporate tax. For more information, call the Florida Department of Revenue at (850) 595-5170. UTILITIES: Electricity • Gulf Power Co., (850) 969-3111 • Escambia River Electric Cooperative, (850) 675-4521

Water • Emerald Coast Utilities Authority, Escambia County, (850) 476-0480 • Escambia River Electric Cooperative, (850) 675-4521 • Peoples Water Service Co. of Florida Inc., (850) 455-8552 • Cottage Hill Water Service, Cantonment, (850) 968-5485 • Farm Hill Utilities Inc., Cantonment, (850) 968-2573 • South Santa Rosa Utility System, (850) 934-5110 • Midway Water System, (850) 932-5188 • Holley-Navarre Water System, (850) 939-2427 • Jay Utilities, (850) 675-4556 • City of Milton Utilities, (850) 983-5401 • Bagdad-Garcon Point Water System, (850) 623-8508 • Berrydale Water System Inc., Milton, (850) 675-6086 • East Milton Water System, (850) 623-8750 • Chumuckla Water System Inc., Pace, (850) 994-3001 • Town of Century Utilities, (850) 256-3208 • Moore Creek and Mount Carmel Utilities, (850) 675-6174 • Point Baker Water System, (850) 623-4545 • Pace Water Systems, (850) 994-5129 Sewer • Emerald Coast Utilities Authority, (850) 476-0480 • City of Jay, (850) 675-4556 • Holley-Navarre Water and Sewer, (850) 939-2427 • Midway Water System, (850) 932-5188 • Pace Water System, (850) 994-5129 • City of Milton, (850) 983-5401 • Avalon Utilities, (850) 994-8200 • South Santa Rosa Utilities, (850) 934-5110

Natural Gas • Energy Services of Pensacola, (850) 435-1800 • Gulf Breeze Natural Gas, (850) 934-5108 • Jay Utilities, (850) 675-4556 • City of Milton Utilities, (850) 983-5401 • Town of Century Utilities, (850) 256-3208

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Garbage • Gulf Breeze Utilities, Gulf Breeze city limits, (850) 934-5110 • Emerald Coast Utilities Authority, Escambia County, (850) 476-0480 • Sanitation Services of Pensacola, Pensacola city limits, (850) 435-1890 Additional services: • Allied Waste/Republic Services, Santa Rosa County, North Escambia County, (850) 433-7425 • Waste Management, Pensacola, (850) 469-9500 • Waste Management, Gulf Breeze/Navarre, (850) 934-9647 • Waste Management, Milton/Pace, (850) 994-9700 Recycling, Escambia County Escambia County and Pensacola participate in a drop-off recycling program. Residents can take their recyclable items to drop-off sites throughout the county. For more information on drop-off sites, call the Escambia County Division of Solid Waste Management at (850) 937-2160. Drop-off locations: • Ashton Brosnaham Park, 10370 Ashton Brosnaham Dr. • Baars Softball Field, 12950 Gulf Beach Highway • Cantonment Fire Department, 2 Woodland Ave. • Century Courthouse, 7500 N. Century Blvd., Century • Cowley Park, Pensacola Beach, 911 Via de Luna • Ever’Man Natural Foods Cooperative Grocery, 315 W. Garden St. (rear parking lot) • Escambia County Extension Service, 3740 Stefani Road • Escambia County Equestrian Center, 7750 Mobile Highway • Escambia County Public Safety Building (EOC), 6575 North “W” St.

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• Escambia High School, 1310 N. 65 Ave. • Ferry Pass Fire Station, 2331 E. Johnson Ave. • Fort Pickens park gate, north parking lot, Pensacola Beach • John R. Jones Athletic Park, 555 E. Nine Mile Road • Lexington Terrace Park, 700 S. Old Corry Field Road Malcolm Young Center, 926 E. Jackson St. • Molino Fire Department (behind the fire station), 1459 Molino Road • Ninth Avenue Fire Station, 6550 N. Ninth Ave. • Oak Grove Citizen’s Convenience Center, 745 N. Highway 99 • Perdido Landfill, 13009 Beulah Road, Cantonment • Pleasant Grove Fire Dept., 9350 Gulf Beach Highway • Summit Boulevard Fire Station, 2750 Summit Blvd. • University of West Florida, Campus Drive, Parking Lot 10 th

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Recycling, Santa Rosa County Santa Rosa County, with the exception of the Gulf Breeze city limits, participates in a drop-off recycling program. Residents can take their recyclable items to drop-off sites throughout the county. Residents in Gulf Breeze city limits have recycling included with their garbage service. Recyclable items are picked up once every two weeks in a recycling container provided by the city. For information, call Gulf Breeze Utilities, (850) 934-5110, Santa Rosa County – West Florida Recycle (850) 473-8358 or Environmental Dept. (850) 981-7135. Drop-off locations: • Allentown, Central High School, 6180 Central School Road, south side of school • Jay and Fidelis, Munson, between fire station and forestry office • Jay and Fidelis area, Fidelis Community Center, south side of school • Jay and Fidelis area, Jay Industrial Park, end of Higdon Road • Midaway area, SRC South Service Center, Hwy. 98, east side of zoo. • Milton, Central Landfill, DaLisa Road at front gate • Milton, East Milton Recreation Park, Bobby Brown Road • Milton, Gulf Power substation, 5673 Stewart St. • Milton, Recycle Innovation Station, site for Old Milton Fire Station • Milton, Whiting Pines, Whiting Pines PX • NAS Whiting Field, at hobby shop, north and south fields, Subway, and supply (military only) • Navarre, 1451 Navarre Beach Causeway, glass bottles only • Navarre, Navarre Beach Water Sewer • Pace, at Chumuckla ballpark • Pace, at Five Points, Chumuckla Hwy. • Pace, at Pace fire station, 4773 Pace Patriot Blvd. • Pace, on Simmons Road, across from Gaines Automotive • Pace, Woodbine Road, across from Pace water office • Tigerpoint, at Tiger Point ball park, west side of Tiger Point Park Road Accepted materials to be recycled are: • Cans, glass, plastic: These items can be mixed together in one container. • Aluminum lids and cans: Cans should be rinsed.You may crush the cans if you wish. Please, do not include aluminum foil, pie tins or cooking trays. • Tin (steel) cans: Cans should be rinsed. Lids may be placed in the cans. Labels do not have to be removed. Please, do not include paint, aerosol, pesticide or herbicide cans. • Glass: Clear, green and brown glass containers are accepted. Containers should be rinsed. No plate glass or auto windows. • Plastics: #1 and #2 plastic containers and bottles can be recycled. Includes rinsed clear and green soda bottles, milk jugs, liquid laundry detergent and bleach containers of all colors. Excludes Styrofoam and plastic film. Remove lids and caps and throw away with your regular trash. • Paper and cardboard: These items can be mixed together in one container. This includes office paper, unwanted mail, magazines, catalogs, phone books and clean and dry newspaper. Do not include plastic or wax-coated paper, such as milk and juice cartons, food contaminated paper products, carbon paper, hardback books or overnight envelopes. Keep cardboard clean and dry. Flatten boxes to save space in the recycling bin. www.PensacolaNewcomer sGuide.com • 2013-2014

TELEVISION SERVICE • Cox Communications (Escambia), (850) 478-0200 • Mediacom (Santa Rosa and Pensacola Beach), (800) 239-8411 • Comcast (Santa Rosa), (800) 266-2278 • AT&T, (866) 842-7249 • DISH, (888) 978-4028 • DIRECTV, (888) 679-8671 TELEPHONE SERVICE • AT&T, (800) 222-0300, (888) 757-6500 • Cox Communications, (850) 478-0200 • Express Phone Service, (850) 432-4688 • Frontier Communications, Solutions, (850) 587-2117 • Gulf Coast Communications, (850) 437-1177 • In-Tele-Gent Choice Communications, (850) 432-5233 • CenturyLink, (800) 366-8201 • MCI, (800) 950-5555 • Cavalier Telephone, (800) 291-9699 • Powernet Global Communications, (800) 860-9495 • Sprint, (800) 877-4646 • Wavenet (Technology Integration Group), (850) 439-0090

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SERVICE • AT&T Wireless, (866) 732-2468 • SouthernLinc Wireless, (800) 818-5462 • Sprint, (850) 479-1727, (800) 639-8359 • T-Mobile, (800) 866-2453 • Verizon Wireless, (800) 922-0204 LOCAL INTERNET PROVIDERS • AT&T Internet Services (866) 505-1765 • Cox High Speed Internet (866) 463-5958 • EarthLink Internet (800) 859-5017 • LocalNet (888) 488-7265 • Mediacom (800) 239-8411 • Sunshine Satellites (HughesNet) (850) 444-9441 or (888) 446-5356 DAILY NEWSPAPER/ONLINE, MOBILE AND PRINT • Pensacola News Journal, 1-877-424-0028 or pnj.com/subscribe CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND VISITORS CENTERS • Century Chamber of Commerce, 7811 N. Century Blvd., P.O. Box 857, Century, (850) 256-3155 • Gulf Breeze Area Chamber of Commerce, 409 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze, (850) 932-7888, www.gulfbreezechamber.com

• Jay Chamber of Commerce/City Hall, 3695 U.S. 4, Jay, (850) 675-4556, townclrk@bellsouth.net • Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, 8543 Navarre Parkway, (850) 939-3267, www.navarrechamber.com • Pace Area Chamber of Commerce, 4344 U.S. 90, Pace, (850) 994-9633, www.pacechamber.com • Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce, 117 W. Garden St., Pensacola, (850) 438-4081, www.pensacolachamber.com • Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center, 735 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach, (850) 932-1500, (800) 635-4803, www.visitpensacolabeach.com • Pensacola Bay Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, 1401 E. Gregory St., Pensacola (850) 434-1234, (800) 874-1234, www. visitpensacola.com • Perdido Key Area Chamber of Commerce, 15500 Perdido Key Drive, Perdido Key, (850) 492-4660, (800) 328-0107, www.perdidochamber.com • Santa Rosa County Chamber of Commerce, 5247 Stewart St., Milton, (850) 623-2339 www.srcchamber.com CONTINUED ON PAGE 16

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SANTA ROSA COUNTY The Gulf Breeze Police Department is located at 311 Fairpoint Drive.The department serves • Gulf Breeze Police Department a population of approximately 5,786.While Business: (850) 934-5121 primarily a residential community adjacent Dispatch: (850) 934-4050 to the City of Pensacola, average daily traffic www.gulfbreeze.com counts through the Gulf Breeze exceed 50,000 during the off-season, increasing to 150,000 for • Milton Police Department special events in Pensacola Beach.As a result, it Business and Dispatch: (850) 983-5420 is necessary to supplement the force with paid www.ci.milton.fl.us/city_services/police/ part-time police officers and volunteer auxiliary police.htm officers. • Navy Police: (850) 452-3753 The Milton Police Department is located at • Escambia County Sheriff’s Office 5451 Alabama St. Its primary mission is the Non-emergency: (850) 436-9630 safety and well-being of the Milton’s 8,000 fulltime residents. In addition to traditional police • Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office services, police personnel offer additional assisNon-emergency: (850) 983-1190 tance with specific requests in a variety of areas, • Florida Highway Patrol including vacant house watches, neighborhood Non-emergency: (850) 484-5000 watch coordination, vehicle lockouts, business • Florida Marine Patrol checks, and V.I.N. verifications. Non-emergency: (850) 595-8979 The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s office is at 5755 E. Milton Road and has five substations • U.S. Coast Guard throughout the county.The department’s focus Non-emergency: (850) 453-8282 is to ensure excellence, accountability and integSearch and Rescue only: (850) 453-8178 rity in management and conduct of its programs. Collaborative partnerships with local schools, LAW ENFORCEMENT ESCAMBIA COUNTY businesses and the community have been Public service is the No. 1 priority of the established, creating greater crisis-management Pensacola Police Department, located at 711 N. programs, an enhanced school resource officer Hayne St. In addition to fighting crimes, person- program, a full-time traffic unit, a modified nel also are actively involved in community COMSTAT program to analyze and map crime education. data and other essential police performance, A number of programs are offered to the public departmental accreditation, the relocation of through the department, including: district offices, an enhanced gun range and K9 • Citizens Police Academy (850) 436-5416 unit, the implementation of air patrol to locate • Neighborhood Crime watch (850) 436-5454 and eradicate the growth of marijuana, and • Safety presentations (850) 436-5411 greater quality training for all personnel involved. • Firearms safety class (850) 435-1960 The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation • Are You OK? (850) 436-5416 Commission is the enforcement arm of the • Take Me Home program (850) 436-5416. Department of Natural Resources in saltwater An automatic 911 system records the address waterways. It enforces boating regulations and and phone numbers of every incoming caller to fishing laws but also is on the scene for oil spills, the Pensacola Police Department. If the caller water rescues and accidents. It also inspects hangs up, dispatchers can immediately return any saltwater construction such as seawalls and the call, and if there’s no answer, a police officer piers. is immediately dispatched. Pensacola is also headquarters for the district FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES Florida Highway Patrol. ESCAMBIA COUNTY The Escambia County sheriff is an elected ofThe city of Pensacola has a career fire departficial whose office patrols 670 square miles.The ment that consists of six stations.The Pensacola department has a main office and seven substa- Fire Department not only furnishes fire protections.The Escambia County jails are also under tion for the city of Pensacola but also responds the sheriff’s jurisdiction.An active Community to medical emergencies, man-made and natural Relations Department sponsors Explorer disaster incidents within the city of Pensacola. 16

Outside the city limits, Escambia County Fire Rescue operates as a combination fire service, utilizing the talents and diversities of volunteer and career firefighting personnel.Twenty-two fire stations are located throughout the county. Volunteer firefighters operate out of 15 station, while career firefighters operate out of 11 stations throughout Escambia County. Seven of the career companies are manned 24 hours a day while four of the career companies operate Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fire Rescue covers the unincorporated areas of the county, including Pensacola Beach.They not only furnish fire protection for the unincorporated areas, but also respond to medical emergencies and man-made and natural disaster incidents. SANTA ROSA COUNTY Santa Rosa County uses a combination of volunteer and career firefighting personnel. Career firefighters operate three departments, one department of career and volunteer firefighters, a number of main stations and several substations throughout the county. The fire departments respond to a variety of emergency incidents including structure fires, vehicle fires, brush fires, medical emergencies, vehicle accidents, extrication, gas leaks, fuel spills, downed power lines, hazardous material emergencies, and even animal rescues. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Escambia and Santa Rosa County’s Emergency Medical Services are a function of county government.They provide basic life support as well as advanced life support.The Emergency Medical Services is augmented by the fire service as first responders throughout the city and county. Calls for fire and rescue emergency medical services and law enforcement are all handled through an enhanced 911 telephone system. TRANSPORTATION Few cities are as accessible as Pensacola.A federal interstate system touches down on its northern border.The intracoastal waterway and the port merge freshwater and ocean-going vessels in the heart of downtown. Bus service is provided by Greyhound for intercity travel. The Escambia County Area Transit System has 1,500-plus bus stops covering 285 miles of routes with a record 1.6 million annual passenger trips.The ECAT provides service on a fixed route, seasonal beach trolley, and University of West Florida on-campus trolley.There are more than a dozen taxi-cab companies. The Amtrak station at 980 E. Heinberg St. has been closed since Hurricane Katrina.

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AIRPORT The Pensacola International Airport operates in a terminal with a 10-gate concourse and 10 loading bridges.There are approximately 80 arrivals and departures daily. www.flypensacola. com • Pensacola International Airport, (850) 436-5000. Commercial airlines to and from the Pensacola International Airport: • AirTran Airways, (800) 247-8726, to Atlanta, service ends Nov. 2. • AmericanEagle, (800) 433-7300, to Dallas/Fort Worth and Miami • Delta, (800) 221-1212, to Atlanta • Silver Airways, (800) 881-4999, to Tampa, Orlando • Southwest Airlines, (800) 435-9792, to Houston-Hobby, Nashville, begins Nov. 3 • United, (800) 864-8331, to Washington-Dulles, Chicago-O’Hare and Houston • US Airways Express, (800) 428-4322, to Charlotte,Washington, DC.- Reagan National OTHER TRANSPORTATION • Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT), (850) 595-3228 • Greyhound Bus Lines, (850) 476-4800 POST OFFICES To find the nearest Post Office, (800) 275-8777 Zip Codes, (800) 275-8777

• Pensacola Main Post Office, 1400 W. Jordan St., (850) 434-9182 • Bagdad, 4629 Forsythe St., (850) 623-9520 • Cantonment, 450 S. Highway 29, (850) 968-6632 • Century, 8450 N. Century Blvd., (850) 256-2376 • Downtown Station, 101 S. Palafox Place, (850) 439-0175 • East Hill Station, 3001 N. Davis Highway, (850) 439-1773 • Gonzalez, 1450 Old Chemstrand Road, (850) 968-9338 • Gulf Breeze, 100 Northcliff Drive, (850) 932-0156 • Jay, 3719 Highway 4, (850) 675-4141 • McDavid, 7 Main St. (850) 256-5141 • Milton, 5111 Dogwood Drive, (850) 623-3807 • Myrtle Grove, 5200 Lillian Highway, (850) 453-9364 • Navarre, 1910 Navarre School Road, (850) 939-4762 • Nobles Station, 7150 Tippin Ave., (850) 477-6871, (800) 275-8777 • Walnut Hill Contract Post Office, 4950 Highway 99A, (850) 327-4122 • Warrington, 901 S. Old Corry Field Road, (850) 458-1602

LIBRARIES ESCAMBIA COUNTY • West Florida Public Library, 239 N. Spring St., (850) 436-5060, www.mywfpl.com • Century Library, 7991 N. Century Blvd. (850) 256-6217 • Lucia M.Tryon Branch Library, 1200 Langley Ave., (850) 471-6980 • Molino Branch Library, 6450 Hwy. 95A, (850) 435-1760 • Southwest Branch Library, 12248 Gulf Beach Hwy., (850) 453-7780 • Pensacola Historical Society Resource Center & Library, 117 E. Government St., (850) 595-5840 • Westside Library, 1580 W. Cervantes St. (850) 595-1047 • West Florida Public Library Genealogy and Archives, 5740 N. Ninth Ave. (850) 494-7373 SANTA ROSA COUNTY • Gulf Breeze Branch Library, 1060 Shoreline Drive, (850) 981-7323 • Navarre Branch Library, 8484 James Harvell Road, (850) 981-7323 • Milton Library Branch, 5541 Alabama St., (850) 981-7323 • Jay Branch Library, 5259 Booker Lane, (850) 981-7323 • Pace Library, 4750 Pace Patriot Blvd. (850) 981-7323

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Like many great discoveries, the existence of Pensacola Bay was rumored for years before it was proved.The bay — blessed with water deep enough for sailing ships but accessible only through a narrow pass — was protected from the mighty Gulf of Mexico by a barrier island.The discovery was considered as valuable as the mythical Fountain of Youth and the Cities of Gold that drew hordes of adventurers to the New World.The elusive bay was known as “Ochuse.” Cabeza de Vaca wrote of stumbling upon such a bay during his wanderings from Tampa to Mexico in the 1530s.Within the same decade, Capt. Francisco de Maldonado explored Ochuse and picked it as a rendezvous point for his commander, Don Hernando de Soto. One unexplored path led to another for de Soto, who journeyed north and west to discover the Mississippi River and died without ever making the trip back to view his captain’s great find. Maldonado returned to Spain with less-than-glowing reports of his sojourn in La Florida at the Bay of Ochuse. On Aug. 14, 1559, after an accidental overshoot into Mobile Bay, Don Tristan de Luna sailed into what he christened “Bahia Filipina del Puerto de Santa Maria.” His expedition of 500 soldiers and 1,000 colonists settled near what is now Pensacola Naval Air Station, six years before the city of St. Augustine was founded. De Luna had been instructed by King Phillip II of Spain to establish a trade and defense post as the first in a string of colonies that would extend all the way to what later became Cape Hatteras, N.C.The attempt was foiled by a hurricane that sank the supply boats, leaving the ill-equipped newcomers to live off the land. Starvation, fever and mutiny plagued the dwindling group for two years before the survivors were rescued in 1561, at which time de Luna was relieved of his command. For 125 years, the area remained untouched by European events.Then, on Feb. 6, 1686, Juan Jordan de Reina rediscovered the harbor while exploring 18

the eastern Gulf Coast.An entry in Reina’s journal reads:“About 11 o’clock I saw a bay, the best I have ever seen in my life … the Indians call this bay Panzacola … With the Indian pilot we went in the longboat to the village of Panzacola.” Capt. de Reina’s enthusiasm for Panzacola never waned in the years that followed. He was an eager participant in the next colonization attempt in 1698. www.PensacolaNewcomer sGuide.com • 2013-2014

Led by Don Andres de Arriola, the expedition of 350 soldiers escorted a bevy of convicts, beggars and other undesirables pressed into service as colonists. Together they constructed Fort San Carlos, the first permanent post, on the same site de Luna had chosen 140 years earlier.The fledgling fort changed hands back and forth during the war between France and Spain in 1719.The French eventually razed everything and took control, but they forfeited the area to the Spanish after the War of the Quadruple Alliance.The Spanish relocated the settlement to Santa Rosa Island because Photos By Phillip Makselan/Special To PNJ of the superior defensive location, but hurricanes deAbove: The Julee Cottage in Historic Pensacola Village. stroyed the colony. Further attempts to settle the area Right: Jason Aue, a living history actor at Pensacola failed until 1752, when a small stockade was built at Historic Village. the present site of the historic district in Seville Square. most residents fled to Mobile. Only 72 whites and 10 blacks were recorded Pensacola was not proving to be a profitable investment for the Spanish, as living in Pensacola in July 1863.The post-Civil-War era triggered a lumber and it was transferred to the British in 1763 as part of the Treaty of Paris. boom in Pensacola. In 1886, Pensacola realized the value of a tourist attracThe British retained possession of West Florida and its capital of Pensacola tion when Geronimo and his wives were imprisoned at Fort Pickens. until 1781, making plans for a proper city with carefully mapped streets, a The abundance of red snapper in local waters brought another surge public water well and other improvements. British Pensacola entered the of prosperity to the growing city, and commercial fishing remains a steady world of commerce with brisk trade in lumber, furs and naval stores. force in Pensacola’s economy. Britain lost its prosperous settlement when the 1783 Treaty of Paris The Navy expanded its role in Pensacola by establishing the Pensacola granted freedom to the 13 colonies and placed Florida under Spanish rule. Naval Air Station in 1914 at the site of the original Navy yard.As the navy Pensacola was signed over to the United States in 1821, and the Florida expanded, so did support businesses and services, which brought more jobs Territory was established the following year. Over the next 30 years, the and workers to the area.The military installations were, and continue to be, Pensacola Navy Yard, Fort Pickens, Fort McRee and Fort Barrancas were a major force in Pensacola’s growth. constructed. Florida was formally admitted to the Union in 1845. The quiet bay has come full circle in five centuries. Its desirability as a During the Civil War, the Pensacola area was divided by forces loyal to coastal military location that once spurred its discovery now ensures its both sides.The Confederate forces were driven from the area in 1862, and future.

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POPULATION Approximately 52,000 people live year-round in the Pensacola city limits, with more added each year. As Pensacola grows, so does Escambia County, which has approximately 302,715 residents. The youthful populations of the Naval Air Station, the University of West Florida and Pensacola State College combine with the large group of military and civilian retirees for a stimulating mix of energy, skills and concerns that greatly enhances the quality of life in the area. GOVERNMENT In November 2010, Pensacola instituted a new strong-mayor form of government with nine council members elected to twoyear terms. The mayor is elected by popular vote. The city’s bond rating is Standard and Poor’s Class A and AAA. Escambia County is governed by a five-member board of commissioners. One commissioner is elected from each district to serve a four-year term, and the commissioners also appoint a county administrator. The county has a Moody’s AAA bond rating.

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Pensacola International Airport, Pensacola State College, Cordova Mall and surrounding shopping centers are in Northeast Pensacola, which includes the Spanish Trail area and Cordova West. Well-known restaurants and stores and Sacred Heart Hospital are located in this area. The neighborhoods of Carriage Hills and Marcus Pointe (a golfcourse community), are in northwest Pensacola, south of Interstate 10 and west of U.S. 29. University Mall and Ensley are part of north central Pensacola, an area with easy access to I-110, I-10 and other main thoroughfares in Pensacola such as Davis Highway, U.S. 29 and Nine Mile Road. Ensley is an unincorporated community north of Pensacola with approximately 20,000 residents. The community is located off of U.S. 29. South Pensacola includes the downtown area with its shops, businesses, restaurants, entertainment venues and historical sites. Just west from downtown is the community of North Hill. This residential area is a historic district with some of the original brick and stone roads intact. Many large,Victorian homes grace this neighborhood, some over 100 years old.

NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES East Hill, Cordova Park, Warrington, Gulf Beach, Cantonment — these are all neighborhoods and communities in the Pensacola Area, and if you’re new to the area, they can be confusing. The University of West Florida and the communities of Gonzalez and Cottage Hill are all located in northern Pensacola. The main UWF campus is 1,600 acres of rolling hills, natural woodlands and nature trails that run along the Escambia River, and it is located only 10 miles north of downtown Pensacola. Gonzalez is a small, unincorporated community covering 11.27 square miles in Escambia County. Nearby communities include Ensley and Ferry Pass. West Florida Hospital and the Baptist Medical Park are easily accessible from this area, as well as restaurants and stores. 20

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Southeast Pensacola is home to Cordova Park, East Hill, East Pensacola Heights and Bayfront. Bayou Texar separates East Hill from East Pensacola Heights. East Hill is a neighborhood full of quaint, restored homes that display a remarkable number of different architectural styles. The northern entry to East Hill is 12th Avenue, which features the landmark canopy of trees that once marked the entrance to a large family estate. In Southwest Pensacola, the primarily residential community of Warrington encompasses 9.25 square miles. This community is also the gateway to Pensacola Naval Air Station, which includes the National Naval Aviation Museum. NAS Pensacola is also the home base for the Blue Angels flight demonstration team. Southwest Pensacola also includes the Pensacola Country Club, Gulf Beach and parts of the Perdido Bay area. West Pensacola includes the communities of Myrtle Grove and Beulah. Myrtle Grove is near Pensacola’s metro area, while Beulah is a rural community that has the convenience of being near the city but maintains a rural feel. The northwestern area of Escambia County includes Cantonment, Molino and Century, and areas such as Pine Forest, Kingsfield Road, Highway 297A and Milestone. Century is in the northwestern part of Escambia County. It is connected by a road to Interstate 65, 20 minutes north, and I-10, approximately 40 minutes south. The Escambia River, which offers countless fishing and camping opportunities, flows through the community. Century is also home to Lake Stone, a 130-acre freshwater lake stocked with bass, bluegill and catfish.

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Peakes Point, Deer Point, Butcherpen Cove and other colorful place names in Gulf Breeze reveal that this modern city had rustic beginnings. In fact, by the end of World War II, Gulf Breeze was still a fanciful name for the swampy area with more wildlife than people. Gulf Breeze is a waterfront community that prides itself on its fine small-town character, quality education and multitudes of waterfront activities. Located on a 25-mile long, 3⁄4-mile wide peninsula in south Santa Rosa County, Gulf Breeze is connected by the Pensacola Bay Bridge to the city of Pensacola and by the Bob Sikes Bridge over Santa Rosa Sound to Pensacola Beach. The City of Gulf Breeze was incorporated in 1961 and enjoys a stable local government recognized as a leader in financial programs and one of the first fully accredited police departments in the region. The city of Gulf Breeze operates under a councilmanager form of government. The mayor and city council are responsible for making policy decisions for the community. The appointed city manager is responsible for coordinating, implementing and evaluating all policies, procedures and programs. The Department of Community Services oversees many services that have helped the city of Gulf Breeze attain the rating of one of Florida’s model cities, including the city’s code of ordinances. . Gulf Breeze enjoys economic input from visitors heading in both directions. While many businesses cater to visitors, the year-round population enjoys all the services needed to maintain a quality lifestyle. The 2012 population figures show approximately 6,000 residents. Gulf Breeze has seen tremendous growth. The number of new residents and businesses is steadily increasing. Residents support and work for a growing business economy. Long-range plans are in place to secure the economy by maintaining a strong military presence, increasing tourism and sup-

porting local businesses. The income level of residents is among the highest in Florida. One-of-a-kind homes and endless private boat docks line the shoreline. Almost half of the land within the city limits is set aside for playgrounds and parks. Baseball and softball fields, lighted tennis courts, a basketball court and a soccer/football stadium are lively with action during the appropriate seasons. Sunset Kids Park on Shoreline Drive entertains families yearround. The Tiger Point Recreation Park just east of the city limits on U.S. 98 provides soccer fields, baseball fields, a children’s playground and a jogging/walking track. Gulf Breeze is also home to Gulf Islands National Seashore, which includes Naval Live Oaks Reservation, a recreational area with a visitor’s center and six miles of trails to explore. The abundance and quality of health care in a town the size of Gulf Breeze is a surprise to newcomers. A sophisticated hospital offers 24-hour service. Many private medical specialties are available.

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Above: Animal keeper Megan Heidenreich holds Dora, a South American Coati, on her shoulders at the Gulf Breeze Zoo.

High-tech and high-touch is the dual description for Gulf Breeze Hospital. Gulf Breeze is home to the Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. East of Gulf Breeze is The Zoo Northwest Florida, which features 30 acres of free-roaming wildlife. Top-notch public safety makes Gulf Breeze an especially safe place to live. Education is a top priority in Gulf Breeze. Students enjoy challenging courses, athletic programs and extracurricular activities. The area’s four schools consistently score above the state and national averages on all standardized exams. Gulf Breeze High School ranks as one of the top three high schools in the state in overall quality, rating high in preparing students for college.

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GULF BREEZE LOCAL INFORMATION • Pensacola Commute Time: 10 minutes. • Airport Commute Time: 20 minutes to Pensacola International Airport. • City Hall: 1070 Shoreline Drive, (850) 934-5100. • Chamber: Gulf Breeze Area Chamber of Commerce, 409 Gulf Breeze Pkwy., Gulf Breeze, FL 32561; (850) 932-7888, fax: (850) 934-4601; e-mail: reception @gulfbreezechamber.com.

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• Library: 1060 Shoreline Drive, (850) 981-7323 • Recreation: South Santa Rosa Recreation Center, 800 Shoreline Drive (850) 934-5140.

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• Zip Code: 32561 (city), 32563 (outside city limits). • Website: www.gulfbreeze chamber.com.

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• Post Office: 100 Northcliff Drive, (850) 932-0156.

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Milton Diverse cultural heritage

The city of Milton is a small town nestled within the county seat of Santa Rosa in the western part of the Florida Panhandle. It is among the oldest cities in Florida, incorporated under the Florida Territorial Acts of 1844,and is only a 30-minute drive from Pensacola. Milton’s diverse cultural heritage can be easily traced back to 1559 when the area was first explored by Don Tristan de Luna, who named the bay south of Milton Santa Maria de Galvez, and by the flags that have flown over the area representing Spain, France, England, the West Florida Republic, the Confederate States of America and the United States. This hamlet-like village of over 9,000 residents in the Milton area used to be known as “Scratch Ankle” because of the briars growing along its banks. It differs geographically from its coastal Pensacola cousin because of its thick cedar forests, magnolia and pine, and an abundance of freshwater creeks and rivers that thread their way through the county. These include the Coldwater Creek, Juniper Creek and, of course, the Blackwater River, which served as the area’s main transportation artery for the timber, lumber, brick and ship-building industries. The river, which attracts more than 100,000 visitors annually, is perfect for those who love to kayak, tube, raft or canoe because of its shallow waters, natural beauty and sandbars. There are opportunities to camp overnight and plenty of room for those who love to freshwater fish, boat or water ski. In the fall, there is ample opportunity to enjoy hunting and fishing. For families more interested in pursuing the historical aspects of the community, there are the excavated remains of the Arcadia Mill, which was hidden deep in the swamp area near Milton. This mill introduced Northwest Florida to the Industrial Revolution 24

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with a water-powered sawmill, quarry, grist mill, cotton mill and the first textile mill in the South to turn local natural resources into finished consumer products — all within the first half of the 19th century. The mill features a museum and a walking tour displaying its history. If you are a railroad-history buff, there is a restored depot built in 1909 that now houses the Museum of Railroading. www.PensacolaNewcomer sGuide.com • 2013-2014

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191 MILTON LOCAL INFORMATION • Pensacola Commute Time: 25 minutes to one hour. • Airport Commute Time: 25 minutes to Pensacola International Airport. • Milton City Hall: 6738 Dixon St., (850) 983-5400. • Chamber: Santa Rosa County Chamber of Commerce, 5247 Stewart St., Milton, FL 32570; (850) 623-2339. • Library: 5541 Alabama St., (850) 623-5565. • Parks and Recreation: Milton Parks Department, (617) 898-4940. • Post Office: 5111 Dogwood Drive, (850) 623-3507. • Zip Code: 32570. • Chamber Website: www.srcchamber.com.

It even has an authentic rail car and a bridge-tender’s house. The early economic relationship with the land fostered during this period continues to this day. Local area farmers’ markets still take advantage of the 300day growing season, and the region produces cotton, soybeans, corn, wheat, peanuts, melons, pecans, strawberries, blueberries and peaches. Local family-owned nurseries also take advantage of this growing period and produce tropical and landscaping plants for the area as well. Downtown Milton is the focus of revitalization efforts.These projects, a result of the combined efforts of the city council, the community and the chamber of commerce are a further expression of the long-standing commitment local residents have been known for over the years, regarding the importance of the preservation of their land and their heritage. The Riverwalk in downtown Milton, the outdoor mural project and the veteran’s memorial are all manifestations of the pride that residents have in their small-town community. Family values, charm, amenities and hospitality are all part of the Milton persona.

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Navarre The secret is getting out Navarre has been called Florida’s best-kept secret, but the word is getting out, making it one of the fastest-growing communities in Santa Rosa County with a 2011 population of 31,378. Navarre is bordered on the north by Holley, which is surrounded on all sides by Eglin Air Force Base. Navarre Beach, south of Navarre across the Santa Rosa Sound, is bordered on the east by Eglin, on the west by Gulf Islands National Seashore, and south by the Gulf of Mexico. Col. Guy H.Wyman, a retired U.S.Army engineer, founded Navarre in 1925 and named it after his wife’s favorite picturesque province in northern Spain. The area, unpopulated at the time, initiated its growth as a tourist destination with the building of the Navarre Beach Bridge.This opened the gates for everyone to experience and enjoy the pristine natural Gulf Coast beaches and warm, emerald waters on the other side of the Santa Rosa Sound.A group of businessmen built the Navarre Fishing Pier shortly thereafter, and year-round residents began to move to the community. Hotels, restaurants, condominiums, shopping and retail opportunities were soon to follow and have continued to prosper in this growing community. Conservation was not forgotten, and miles of the Gulf Islands National Seashore still exist. The Navarre Beach area is popularly referred to as a bedroom community, but that too is beginning to change, with a record number of new homes and businesses. 26

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Navarre offers both new and existing homes in a variety of neighborhoods — gated communities, wooded areas, on the beach, on the sound, bayside or within any number of new and established subdivisions. Navarre has also welcomed many new businesses, including Publix Supermarket. Residents are enjoying shopping in the architecturally upscale shopping center, and with plans for the Navarre Town Center in the works, great shopping and business opportunities will continue to flourish. www.PensacolaNewcomer sGuide.com • 2013-2014

In 2004, a state park opened on the eastern portion of Navarre Beach, preserving the pristine beachfront for recreation.The additional 130 acres at Navarre Beach State Park border Eglin Air Force Base property. The Navarre Nature Walk includes a waterfront boardwalk, pier, playground, picnic-area restrooms, duck pond and visitors’ information center. The Panhandle Butterfly House is home to 200 native butterflies and 1,200 native plants for a hands-on experience that’s not to be missed. Navarre boasts an excellent school system, with educational facilities for kindergarten through high school.The schools consistently score above state and national averages on all standardized exams. Higher education is easily accessible with just a short drive to the east or west from Navarre.The University of West Florida and Pensacola State College are both located in Pensacola. Students attending PSC have the

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option of attending evening classes that are offered at Navarre High School. Toward the east in Okaloosa County, classes are available through Troy State University and Okaloosa-Walton College. The Navarre Sports Complex hosts youth activities including softball, baseball, football and soccer, and the local YMCA offers activities for the entire family. The 30-acre facility boasts eight baseball fields, two basketball courts, three tee-ball fields, six batting cages, a soccer and football field, walking and biking path, conference centers and a gymnasium. Golf also is a favorite outdoor activity. Baptist Medical Park provides the Navarre area with excellent medical services.This state-of-the-art health-care facility includes urgent-care services, outpatient surgery and a host of personal, family and specialty physicians. The Navarre Youth Sports Association is run by volunteers who invest hours of time for the children of Navarre.The Navarre Soccer Park includes lighted soccer fields.

Navarre Local Information • Pensacola Commute Time: 40 minutes.

• Library: Navarre Branch Library, 8484 James Harvell Road; (850) 936-6120.

• Airport Commute Time: 45 minutes to Pensacola International Airport or one hour to Okaloosa Regional Airport.

• Navarre Youth Sports Association: 9299 Military Trail; (850) 515-0091.

• Parks and Recreation: (850) 983-1940.

• Chamber: Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, 8543 Navarre Parkway, Navarre, FL 32566; (850) 939-3267.

• Post Office: 1910 Navarre School Road; (850) 939-0381. • Zip Code: 32566. • Website: www.navarrechamber.com.

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Pace Committed to growth and natural beauty More than 53,000 residents live in the area surrounding Pace between the eastern banks of the Escambia River to Pond Creek and the northern side of Escambia Bay. These areas include the communities of Pace, Chumuckla, Floridatown, Pea Ridge, Wallace, Harp and Mulat. Despite its fast growth, Pace has been able to maintain its relaxing hometown atmosphere, commitment to providing outstanding schools, hospitals and ancillary emergency medical services, and its development of beautiful and functional neighborhoods. As the area continues to grow, the demands placed on Pace’s community leaders, chamber of commerce members and community representatives have been to create not only a sustainable and viable plan for the area’s expansion but one that also contains as part of its underpinning a strong commitment to stewardship — not only to the land but to the area’s resources. Pace’s community leaders analyzed the longterm and immediate growth needs of the area in an effort to create an environment to satisfy the best of all possible worlds. The community has committed itself to development that does not compromise the natural 28

beauty of the area. Neighborhoods are vital and diverse, and residents have ample choices in shopping and entertainment. Pace is considered by many to be one of the best placesto live in Northwest Florida, and with the ongoing housing boom in the area it’s hard to disagree. Its cutting-edge development philosophy and foresight have allowed the community to grow and prosper. Pace is a stone’s throw from all sorts of outdoor recreation spots. These include marinas, horse stables, parks, fishing camps and the beautiful Blackwater River State Park. There are also a state-of-the-art bowling alley and a movie theater. CONTINUED ON PAGE 30

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PACE LOCAL INFORMATION • Pensacola Commute Time: 30 minutes. • Airport Commute Time: 25 minutes to Pensacola International Airport. • Chamber: Pace Area Chamber of Commerce, 4344 U.S. 90, Pace, FL 32571; (850) 994-9633; (fax); (850) 994-9577. • Parks and Recreation: Pace Athletic Recreation Association; Santa Rosa Sportsplex, 5976 Chumuckla Hwy, Pace, FL 32571 (850) 994-8757. Football Complex 5400-5551 Limbaugh Lane, Pace, Fl 32571 • Friends of Pace Area Library: (850) 994-9542; www.friendsofpacelibrary.org. • Post Office: 4584 Chumuckla Highway; (800) 275-8777. • Zip Code: 32571. • Website: www.pacechamber.com.

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On West Spencer Field Road is the Benny Russell Memorial Park, which is a truly extraordinary playground for children.The construction of this park was a community effort, and it now draws visitors from Pensacola and other communities nearby. North of Pace are the rural communities of Jay and Chumuckla. Chumuckla is home to the Farmers’ Opry, an extraordinary venue for bluegrass music and good food. Despite all of the hustle and bustle that comes from growth, Pace has dedicated itself to maintaining its charms and its community values. One of the most important populations Pace has is its children. The Pace High football team and band excel in state and national competitions, and Pace schools take great pride in their high FCAT scores. The Navy JROTC presence in Pace has been recognized as one of the best in military leadership. Plus, there are two universities and four colleges serving the area.

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Pace is also conveniently located between Milton and Pensacola, giving community members access to the regional airport, the Milton Riverwalk and hundreds of choices for entertainment, fine or casual dining and top-of-the-line shopping choices. For residents of this relaxed community, it’s just enough city and just enough country — the best of both worlds.

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Pensacola Beach The Gulf is your backyard Photo by Phillip Makselan/Special to PNJ

The beaches of the Panhandle are famous for their sugar-white, finely textured sand and their turquoise waters. Could there be a better place to unfold a blanket, take a walk, swim or play? As you leave Gulf Breeze and drive over the bridge to the beach, you can see immediately why the beaches of Santa Rosa Island are visited by so many tourists each year. No matter which way you look, you will see beautiful, clear water, and, of course, the famous white sand. The color comes from the fact that the sand is made up of almost pure quartz. Pensacola Beach is owned by Escambia County and is under the direction of the Santa Rosa Island Authority. The Island Authority was created by the Florida legislature in 1947. The Authority is made up of six members; five are named by members of the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners, and their term is the same as the commissioner who appointed them. The sixth member is elected by the registered voters on Pensacola Beach. The sixth member’s term is two years. Because of legal restrictions placed by the United States government, land may not be purchased on Pensacola Beach; instead, property is leased by the Island Authority. Pensacola Beach is about 1,474 acres, which make up approximately 30 percent of Escambia County on Santa Rosa Island. Pensacola Beach is about eight miles long and a quarter mile at its widest. Approximately 60 percent of Pensacola Beach is public use or public service land, with the remaining 40 percent leased for residential and commercial use. 2013-2014 • www.PensacolaNewcomer sGuide.com

The beach is home to an elementary school — Pensacola Beach Elementary School. Middleand high-schoolers in public school attend Gulf Breeze public schools or magnet-schools. Access to the beach is by way of the Bob Sikes toll bridge from Gulf Breeze. Just past the toll gate on the left, there are personal watercraft, parasailing, sail-boarding and boat rentals. To the right is a marina for charter fishing opportunities, along with the Gulfside public beach, Casino Beach, hotels restaurants and Fort Pickens Road, which leads to the park. The Soundside Portofino Boardwalk complex is home to restaurants, eateries, boutiques and nightspots. Beyond that, the beach opens up into a lively mixture of public beaches, dunes, hundreds of unique homes and rentals, and towering hotels and condominiums. Pensacola Beach offers a variety of outdoor water and land activities. The fishing pier on the Gulf of Mexico, which is more than 1,400 feet long, is perfect for fishing, strolling or simply watching the sun go down. There are many opportunities for bicycle rentals, and boat rentals. But unlike many resort towns, people live on Pensacola Beach year-round. The Gulf Islands National Seashore stretches from the eastern end of Perdido Key, across the Pensacola Pass to Santa Rosa Island, beyond Pensacola Bay to the fort areas at Pensacola NAS, to the Santa Rosa peninsula east of Gulf Breeze. On the island, between Pensacola Beach and Navarre Beach, is a 7-mile scenic stretch of Gulf Islands National Seashore, with unspoiled dunes, public beaches and day-use areas.

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PENSACOLA BEACH Local Information • Pensacola Commute Time: 15 minutes. • Airport Commute Time: 25 minutes to Pensacola International Airport. • Santa Rosa Island Authority: 1 Via De Luna, Pensacola Beach, FL 32561; (850) 932-2257; http://sria-fla.com. • Pensacola Beach Visitors Information Center and Chamber of Commerce: 735 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach, FL 32561; (850) 932-1500, 1 (800) 635-4803; www.visitpensacolabeach.com. • Post Office: 100 Northcliff Drive, Gulf Breeze; (850) 932-0156. • Zip Code: 32561. 31

Influenced by both Spanish and French cultures, Fiesta of Five Flags and Mardi Gras events occur year-round, and there is plenty of activity all year long at the Gulfside Pavilion, the shell stage on the boardwalk and several local restaurants and lounges that cater to blues, jazz, reggae and country music, with Bands on the Beach concerts every Tuesday night from spring to fall. Old-fashioned trolleys run up and down the beach during the summer, so visitors can leave the car and let someone else chauffeur them from spot to spot. Although the official tourist season runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day, local residents and an ever-increasing number of Photo by Phillip Makselan/Special to PNJ visitors now enjoy this destination during the fall and winter months as well because the climate is mild enough year-round to enjoy outdoor recreation. If beautiful sunsets, gorgeous beaches, delectable seafood and peaceful walks on the beach are your idea of the perfect vacation, come to Pensacola Beach — it has all of these amenities and many, many more. Photo by Phillip Makselan/Special to PNJ

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Lost Land was the romantic Spanish name for Perdido Key. The secluded bay was a haven for pirates prowling the Gulf between Pensacola and New Orleans. Stories of Jean Lafitte, buried treasures and ghosts are a colorful part of Perdido’s heritage. Perdido Key, with a 2012 population of 29,706, is home to the Frank Brown International Songwriters’ Festival. Each November, people come to the festival from Norway, England, Australia, and throughout the United States. Modern place names such as Pirate’s Cove reflect Perdido’s swashbuckling past. Perdido remained “lost” and unspoiled while the rest of Florida was being developed. Once, only a few fishing camps and modest year-round residences dotted the meandering shoreline around Perdido Bay. Today, magnificent waterfront homes and luxurious condos are changing the skyline, but Perdido still offers an uncrowded, relaxed atmosphere for visitors and residents. A sample of what the early explorers saw can still be found at Big Lagoon State Park on Gulf Beach Highway. The vast stretches of undeveloped coastland are open to the public every day of the year for sightseeing, hiking, water recreation, picnicking and overnight camping. With water on three sides and a mild climate, Perdido offers year-round boating recreation. Sailboats, windsurfers and waterskiers ply the protected waters of Big Lagoon, while charter boats and larger vessels cruise south to the Gulf of Mexico. www.PensacolaNewcomer sGuide.com • 2013-2014

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PERDIDO KEY LOCAL INFORMATION • Pensacola Commute Time: 25 minutes. • Airport Commute Time: 45 minutes to Pensacola International Airport. • Chamber: Perdido Key Beach Area Chamber, 14620, suite 200, Perdido Key Drive, Peridido Key, FL 32507; (850) 492-4660 or (800) 492-2932; e-mail: chamber@perdidochamber.com. • Library: Southwest Branch Library, 12248 Gulf Beach Highway; (850) 453-7780. • Parks and Recreation: Big Lagoon State Recreation Area, 12301 Gulf Beach Highway; (850) 492-1595. Gulf Islands National Seashore, Johnson Beach, Johnson Beach Road; (850) 492-0912.

Perdido Key is part of Escambia County and is governed by the Board of County Commissioners. Perdido Key is strictly zoned to maintain its beauty, but there are many vacation and residential units available. Sixty-three percent of this barrier island on Pensacola’s western side is protected from development by the Gulf Islands National Seashore and the State of Florida. Johnson Beach is part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore serving the Perdido area. This lovely stretch of clean, white beach and sparkling water offers the added plus of not being as crowded as its Pensacola counterpart, and the beach picnic areas are especially popular with families. In addition to the songwriters festival, Perdido Key is home to an annual polar bear dip and the Interstate Mullet Toss, which is an offbeat festival that draws international attention. As with any new resort area, it isn’t long before people realize that a great vacation spot can also be a great hometown. Each year more people are choosing yearround residency in this far western corner of Escambia County.

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Pensacola is known as the City of Five Flags, Florida’s “First Place” City, and the “Cradle of Naval Aviation.” The Pensacola metropolitan statistical area (MSA) includes Escambia and Santa Rosa counties and contains the cities of Pensacola, Milton and Gulf Breeze, and the towns of Century, Bagdad and Jay. Miles of unspoiled white sand beaches, blue-green water, state and national parks, an historic district with some of the nation’s oldest buildings, a National Naval Aviation Museum, a double-A baseball team, and other attractions, makes Pensacola a great place to live, work and visit. INDUSTRY AND EMPLOYMENT

The industry sector statistics for the Pensacola MSA and Florida reflect the importance of the military, service industry and construction in the local economy. Within the broader category of the service industry, education, health care and tourism related services play the largest roles. According to the Department of Economic Opportunity, average annual wages in the area in 2010 ranged from a low of $10,242 in a portion of the motion picture and video industry to a high of $132,724 in securities and commodity contracts brokerages. The 2011 average annual wage for all industries in the area was $36,735. The unemployment rate is the percentage of the civilian labor force actively seeking employment that is currently unemployed. Until the economic decline, Pensacola significantly outperformed both the state and the nation in terms of its percentage of the labor force 34

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TABLE 1. PENSACOLA MSA FACTS & STATISTICS

Average Annual Temperature in Degrees F....... 67.7 Number of Days with Sunshine............................ 343 Gross Regional Product (billions) ....................$15.4 2011 Population (ACS)....................................453,218 2016 Population Estimate................................513,262 Population Growth Rate 2011-2016 .............. 13.2% Estimated Median Age............................................ 38.3 Male Percentage of the Population .................... 49.5 Female Percentage of the Population ................ 50.5 % of Pop. with at least a High School Degree .88.6 Number of Households...................................165,343 Number of Persons Employed (March 2013)........... ..............................................................................199,464 Total Earnings (2005$)...............................$8.8 billion Total Personal Income (2005$)..............$14.7 billion Per Capita Income........................................... $24,729 Median Household Income............................ $46,075 Average Household Size...........................................2.6 Average Travel Time to Work................22.9 minutes

The Pensacola economy remains highly dependent upon the military and defense industry spending. Pensacola Naval Air Station, Eglin Air Force Base, Naval Technical Training Center (NTTC) Corry Station Naval, and Air Station Whiting Field epitomize the presence of the military industry. Military activity in the Pensacola area has long been a major source of employment for local residents, of sales for local companies, and of tax revenues for local government.The military directly employs approximately 13,338 persons with average earnings per job of $65,017.According to a 2013 study by the UWF Haas Center, the defense industry as a whole generates $569.7 million in procurement spending and approximately $8.8 billion in Gross Regional Product for the two county area.

SOURCE: WOODS AND POOLE ECONOMICS; DEMOGRAPHICS NOW, AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY; DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY

Visitors to the area are responsible for 21,718 jobs and $619.9 million in earnings. This represents approximately 10 percent of the area workforce and 7 percent of the earnings.

TOURISM INDUSTRY

The Pensacola area has a vibrant tourism industry that has long been an important engine for growth and economic development to the Pensacola economy. The area’s beautiful beaches, natural beauty, climate, and area attractions are some of the most important attributes that visitors to the area say influence their decision to visit.

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

The construction industry experienced tremendous growth and demand in the Pensacola area, but has suffered significantly in recent years due to the decline in housing demand and the overall economic downtown. Recently recovery in this industry has increased significantly.

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The construction industry in 2012 employed over 16,603 persons who had average earnings per job of $40,686. Sales in the local construction industry were an estimated at $1.2 billion in 2012. FINANCE AND INSURANCE INDUSTRY

A large part of the finance and insurance industry in the area is comprised of banks.There are 23 banks within the Pensacola MSA.The Pensacola banking group had a total of 106 offices and over $4.6 billion in deposits ending June 30, 2012.There are also 14 credit unions in the Pensacola area with 62 offices and over $2.4 billion in assets reported as of March 2013. The finance and insurance industry is responsible for employing over 9,996 persons with average earnings per job of $54,050. Sales in the industry reached an estimated $1.85 billion in 2012.

REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY

The real estate industry has suffered due to the lingering economic downturn but has not been impacted to the extent that the rest of Florida has been. As the markets stabilize and interest rates remain at historic lows, the real estate industry can expect to continue to play an integral part in the vitality of the area. In 2012, the real estate industry was responsible for employing over 9,215 persons with average earnings per job of $21,972. Sales in the industry were nearly $1.1 billion in 2012. HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY

TABLE 2.TOP 17 LARGEST EMPLOYERS FOR THE PENSACOLA MSA

Employer..........................................................Business Line..............Number of Employees Local Government..................................Government Services.......................15,380 Federal Government..............................Government Services........................ 6,994 State Government..................................Government Services.........................6,061 Baptist Health Care................................Health Care Service............................5,200 Sacred Heart Health System...............Health Care Service............................5,000 Mobat, Inc .................................................Management Service...........................4,500 Navy Federal Credit Union.................Financial Institution..............................2,800 University of West Florida...................Education.................................................2,143 Lakeview Center.....................................Health Care Service............................1,900 West Florida Regional Medical Center........................................Health Care Service............................1,600 USA Mobility, Inc. ...................................Radiotelephone Comm......................1,494 Wendco Corp. ........................................Eating Places...........................................1,400 Gulf Power Company............................Electric Utility........................................1,365 Pensacola Christian College................Education.................................................1,209 West Telemarketing................................Call Center.............................................1,200 Pensacola State College........................Education.................................................1,128 Horizon Properties of Pensacola.......Business Services..................................1,000 Ascend Performance Materials..........Nylon/Ind Chemicals...............................970 Instrument Control Service, Inc.........Electrical Work..........................................900 Covenant Hospice..................................Home Health Services............................750 SOURCE: DEPT. OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY; COMPANY WEBSITES; LEXIS NEXIS COMPANY DOSSIER

The health care industry is becoming an increasingly important component to the economic viability of the Pensacola area. The industry is comprised of hospitals, offices of physicians and dentists, outpatient centers, medical labs and home health care, and nursing and residential care facilities. There are six hospitals in the MSA; Baptist Hospital, Gulf Breeze Hospital, Jay Hospital, Sacred Heart Hospital, Santa Rosa Medical Center, and West Florida Hospital. The addition of the Andrews Institute in Gulf Breeze has brought world-class orthopedics and sports medicine to the Pensacola area. The health care and social assistance industry is responsible for employing 26,974 persons with average earnings per job of $53,251 in 2012. Sales in the industry were estimated at over $2.6 billion in 2012.

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ENROLLMENT IN A FLORIDA SCHOOL In order to be admitted to Florida schools, a number of documents are needed. Parents must present a certified birth certificate, as well as a Florida Certificate of Immunization Form 680 (blue card), completed by a Florida physician or by a Florida county health department. Parents should obtain a copy of their child’s complete immunization history before leaving their current residence, as this form is not available to the general public. Evidence of a medical exam completed no less than 12 months prior to the child’s school entry date must also be provided in order to enroll. As long as the medical exam meets this 12-month requirement, parents may submit this information on the School-Entry Health Exam Form (DH 3040) or provide a copy of the exam obtained from their current physician before moving to Florida.This form is available at local doctors’ offices and the health department. Parents must also provide official documentation that the parent(s) or guardian(s) is a legal resident(s) of the school district attendance area. HEALTH RECORDS The state of Florida requires several documents be contained in each child’s school health record.A child may be excluded from school until the requirements not in compliance are met. Required documents include a birth certificate, proof of a physical examination that has been performed within the past 12 months, documentation of immunization, documentation of compliance with seventh-grade hepatitis immunization requirement, documentation of compliance with kindergarten hepatitis requirements and the due date for the next immunization. 36

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Information on Florida school immunization requirements is available at www.doh.state.fl.us/Family/school/parent/parent_info.html. FLORIDA COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT TEST Florida students are required to take the Florida Comprehensive Test (FCAT) 2.0 and Florida End of Course (EOC) assessments.These tests take a student’s test performance to the next level and focus on increasing student achievement and improving college and career readiness. EOC assessments are part of Florida’s next generation strategic plan. Middle and high school students who took algebra 1 in 2011-2012 were the first to take the algebra 1 EOC test. In addition, three new EOC assessments were field tested last year among high school students who studied geometry, biology and U.S. history.This school year, students will be required to pass these tests in order to pass the courses.A civics education course assessment is expected to be field tested among middle school students in a couple of years. For years students in grades three through 10 have taken the FCAT reading and mathematics tests in the spring of each year. Students in grades 4, 8 and 10 have taken the FCAT writing test.The FCAT science test has been administered to students in grades 5, 8 and 11. The FCAT 2.0 is a criterion-referenced based test with more rigorous grade-level expectations. It will measure students’ achievements of the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards in reading math and science and replaces the original FCAT Sunshine State Standards. The FCAT 2.0 replaces existing FCAT assessments. The purpose of the FCAT is to assess student achievement of the high-order cognitive skills established in the Sunshine State Standards in reading, writing, mathematics and science. www.PensacolaNewcomer sGuide.com • 2013-2014

A secondary purpose of the test is to compare the performance of Florida students to the performance of students across the nation using a norm-referenced test.Test results are provided for schools, districts and the state. Scores are not reported for any school or grade with fewer than 10 students. For more information and for school grades, go online to www.fcat. fldoe.org/fcat2/eoc or www.escambia.k12.fl.us or www.santarosa.k12. fl.us. FLORIDAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S VOLUNTARY UNIVERSAL PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM The voluntary universal pre-kindergarten program was passed by Florida voters in 2002 and made available in the fall of 2005. The program provides free pre-kindergarten programs to all children who will be 4 years old before Sept. 1 and are Florida residents, regardless of family income.The program itself is voluntary and provides a three or six-hour day of preschool for eligible children. Public and private child care centers and faith-based schools that meet the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s criteria may participate. For information on how to register your child or your preschool, go online to www.vpkflorida.org. CLASS-SIZE REDUCTION AMENDMENT A 2002 amendment to the state constitution established a maximum number of students in core-curricula courses assigned to a teacher. Pre-kindergarten through 3rd-grade classes are limited to 18 students,

classes in grades 4 through 8 are limited to 22 students and classes in grades 9 through 12 may have up to 25 students. The Legislature enacted SB-30A, specifically implementing the reduction of the average number of students in each classroom by at least two students per year, beginning with the 2003-2004 fiscal year. Schools had to fully comply by 2010-2011. BRIGHT FUTURES SCHOLARSHIPS The Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program, which is funded by the Florida Lottery, awards Florida Academic,Academic Top, and Florida Medallion scholarships for high school seniors. Students who have met certain requirements such as maintaining a high grade point average and achieving required scores on college admissions tests may qualify to have a portion of their college tuition and fees paid at public and private Florida colleges and universities. Evaluation for eligibility for the scholarship begins in high school. For more information about the Bright Futures Scholarship Program, call (888) 827-2004 or go online to www.floridastudentfinancialaid. org. DUAL ENROLLMENT Dual enrollment allows high school students to earn college or vocational credit at a Florida public institution while PNJ Staff Photo simultaneously earning credit toward a high school diploma. Students who are dual-enrolled in a participating college or university in Florida are exempt from registration, matriculation and laboratory fees.

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For more information, contact a local community college or university, or visit the Florida Department of Education Web site at www.fldoe.org/articulation. EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION ESE is a program established to provide exceptional student education programs for students between the ages of 3 and 21 who are gifted or have disabilities. School districts and schools develop their own programs to serve students in the most effective way possible. Each school district is responsible for providing services to students who are eligible for the following ESE programs: • Autism Spectrum Disorder • Deaf or hard-of-hearing • Dual-sensory impaired (deaf-blind) • Emotional/behavioral disability • Gifted • Homebound or hospitalized • Intellectual disabilities • Physically impaired • Specific learning disabilities • Speech and language impaired • Visually impaired (blind and partially sighted) • Occupational therapy/physical therapy programs (Escambia, www.escambia.k12.fl.us, and Santa Rosa, www.santarosa.k12.fl.us) To access information about schools and programs in the state of Florida and in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties contact the Florida Department of Education at (850) 245-0505 or online at www.fldoe.org/ese.

ESCAMBIA COUNTY SCHOOLS CONTACT INFORMATION Escambia County School District Office 215 W. Garden St., Pensacola, FL 32502 (850) 432-6121 www.escambia.k12.fl.us ESCAMBIA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT WEBSITE Find information about the district news, resources, schools, programs and centers, community-involvement opportunities and employment opportunities at www.escambia.k12.fl.us. About 38,650 students attend grades kindergarten through 12 in the district’s 74 schools and centers.There are also vocational and technical schools to complement the system.A large fleet of school buses transports students to class each day in one of the most efficient and cost-effective transportation systems in the country. 2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR Monday,Aug. 19: First day of school students Monday, Sept. 2: Labor Day holiday Monday, Nov. 11: Veteran’s Day holiday Wednesday-Friday, Nov. 27-29: Fall break/ Thanksgiving holiday Friday, Dec. 20: Last day of school before Christmas holidays Tuesday, Jan. 7: First day of school for students after Christmas holidays Monday, Jan. 20: Martin Luther King holiday Monday, Feb. 17: Non-student teaching planning day Monday-Friday, March 17-21: Spring break - students 38

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Friday,April 18: Good Friday holiday Monday, May 26: Memorial Day Friday, May 23: Last day of school for seniors Friday, May 30: Last day of school for students TRANSPORTATION By authority of the Florida State Board of Education, your child is privileged to ride a school bus provided you live 2 miles or more from school. Bus service in Escambia County will be provided for elementary students who live 1 mile or more from school. Middle school transportation will be provided for students residing 1.5 miles or more from school. Service includes areas deemed as safety hazards due to road and traffic conditions as identified by qualified highway safety personnel. SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES Students in Escambia County have the right to special services to the degree such services are available in the school, or reasonable access to the same if provided elsewhere by the school district. • School social workers, (850) 469-5451 • Guidance Services, (850) 469-5303 • Psychological Services, (850) 469-5363 • Health Services, (850) 469-5456 • Audiological Evaluations, (850) 471-6001 • Supplemental Academic Instruction ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS There are countless educational opportunities to meet the specific needs of your child. In addition to over 30 public elementary schools in Escambia County, there are some additional programs and centers from which to choose. More information about schools and their locations is available at www.escambia.k12.fl.us. Program for Academically Talented Students The Program for Academically Talented Students is focused exclusively on meeting the needs of approximately half the identified gifted population in Escambia County.The PATS center provides services for gifted students in grades 3 through 8 from public, private and home schools. The focus on gifted students creates a specialized learning environment that promotes the joy of learning and exploring in a variety of selfchosen subject areas. For information call (850) 494-5640. MIDDLE SCHOOLS There are currently nine middle schools serving parents and students in Escambia County, and there are also magnet schools and programs to enhance the educational experience of middle school students. CONTINUED ON PAGE 40

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High Schools and Vocational Training High-school students in Escambia County have numerous resources at their fingertips to help prepare them for the academic challenges of college.There are seven high schools in Escambia County, and each high school provides programs that will begin to prepare high-school students for continued education and experience in a particular career or vocation. For more specific information about schools and their programs or learning academies call (850) 469-5448 or go online to www. escambia.k12.fl.us and click on the career academy link. International Baccalaureate Program Pensacola High School is the first and only school in Escambia County to offer the prestigious International Baccalaureate Diploma Program. The IB Program is a four-year pre-university course of study designed to meet the needs of highly motivated students and to promote international understanding. Students earning the IB diploma are awarded advanced standing at prestigious universities around the world. Many colleges and universities recognize the IB diploma for admissions or course credit. For information, call (850) 595-1500. Learning Academies and College-prep Programs Each of the high schools in Escambia County has programs such as academies for health professions, law, future educators, culinary arts, communications, and travel and tourism.These programs provide high school students with early exposure to potential career options. For information about these programs and where they are available, contact the district office at (850) 432-6121 or go online to www.escambia.k12. fl.us and click on the Schools and Centers link. West Florida High School of Advanced Technology This magnet school combines state-of-the-art technology with applied, hands-on curricula. By graduation, students will be prepared to enter

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college or pursue a vocation. For details, call (850) 941-6200 or visit www.wfhs.net. George Stone Technical Center The mission of this institution is to provide quality academic, career and technical education.The goal of the George Stone Career Center is to guarantee that each student is offered an opportunity to acquire the academic, technical and employable skills necessary to successfully enter the workforce. For information call (850) 941-6200. National Flight Academy Located at Pensacola Naval Air Station, the 102,000-square-foot National Flight Academy opened in May 2012.The $45 million multimedia aviation-themed learning center aims to be an interactive learning laboratory specializing in science and flight.

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Described as “theme park meets think tank,” programs are geared for 7th- to 12th-graders and corporate groups looking for educational outings.The NFA is a self-supporting, tuition-based educational program. For information, call (850) 458-7836 or go to www.nationalflightacademy.com. HOME SCHOOL For extensive information about home-school resources and laws in the state of Florida, visit the Home School Legal Defense Association online at www.hslda.org. For information about local resources and events, visit the West Florida Home Education Support League website at www.wfhesl.org.

SANTA ROSA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS CONTACT INFORMATION Santa Rosa County School District Office, (850) 983-5000 5086 Canal St., Milton, FL 32570 2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Monday,Aug. 19: First day of school for students Monday, Sept. 2: Labor Day Monday, Nov. 11: Veteran’s Day Nov. 28-29: Fall break and Thanksgiving holiday Dec. 23-Jan. 2: Christmas break Monday, Jan. 20: Martin L. King Birthday Monday, Feb. 17: Presidents’ Day March 17-March 21: Monday-Friday; Spring break April 18: Good Friday Monday, May 26: Memorial Day Friday, May 23: Last day for seniors Friday, May 30: Last day of school for students COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT WEBSITE Find information about the district news, resources, schools, programs and centers, community involvement opportunities and employment opportunities at www.santarosa.k12.fl.us.The mission of the Santa Rosa County School District is to develop self-sufficient, productive learners by providing a student-focused, comprehensive curriculum through collaborative, visionary leadership, sound management and innovation. SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES Students and parents in Santa Rosa County are offered several programs and services in addition to standard services provided at school: • Mentoring • 504 plans • After-school programs • Gifted education • Student counseling • Student development plans • Academic advising • Mental health services • College planning • Family services • Career planning • Violence prevention Call (850) 983-5000 or go online to www.santarosa.k12.fl.us. 2013-2014 • www.PensacolaNewcomer sGuide.com

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS There are 18 elementary schools serving students from prekindergarten through 5 grades in Santa Rosa County.The Elementary Education Department in Santa Rosa County is a vital component of the total educational program of Santa Rosa School District. For specific information about elementary education and schools go online to www.santarosa.k12.fl.us/elem or call (850) 983-5062. MIDDLE SCHOOLS The eight middle schools in Santa Rosa County each provide quality educational settings for students in grades 6 through 8. Realizing the unique needs of the pre-adolescent and early adolescent years, the administration and staff of the middle schools provide curriculum and activities to assist students during these transitional years from the self-contained elementary school setting to the departmentalized high school setting. Students in Santa Rosa County in grades 6 through 8 have consistently maintained FCAT scores that were among the highest in the state. You can find individual school test data on the school home pages and on the district Web site, which has links to school sites. HIGH SCHOOLS AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING Santa Rosa County, with six high schools, offers students several rigorous academic opportunities from which to choose. In addition to dual enrollment, students can participate in advanced-placement courses, Florida virtual-school courses and accelerated access to post-secondary education through early admission to a college or university. For information about these programs, call the Santa Rosa County School District at (850) 983-5000. For specific information about Florida virtual school, go online to www.flvs.net or call (407) 513-3587 or (800) 374-1430. LOCKLIN TECH The mission of Locklin Technical Center is to provide technical and supplemental training and academic education to the students, businesses, industries, manufacturers and other citizens in Santa Rosa County. Any person desiring to seek gainful employment or upgrading in an occupation for which training is offered at Locklin Technical Center, and who is at least 16 years old and will benefit from the training, is eligible for admission if he is physically, mentally and emotionally able to perform required class duties. High school juniors and seniors, and in some sophomores, may attend LTC classes with permission of their home school. For information call (850) 983-5700 or go www. locklintech.com or www.santarosa.k12.fl.us/ltc/default.htm. HOME SCHOOL For extensive information about home-school resources and laws in the state of Florida, visit the Home School Legal Defense Association online at www.hslda.org. For detailed information about home schooling in Santa Rosa County go online to www. santarosa.k12.fl.us/specialprojects/home_education.htm or call (850) 983-5065. For local home school support, visit the West Florida Home Education Support League at www.wfhesl.org. 41

Colleges and Universities in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties University of West Florida The main campus is 1,600 acres of rolling hills and natural woodland that includes a wildlife refuge and more than 25 miles of running, hiking and biking trails.The university sits alongside the Escambia River, just 10 miles north of downtown Pensacola and minutes away from Pensacola Beach. Forbes Magazine ranked UWF as one of America’s top colleges, while the Princeton Review listed UWF as one of the best southeastern colleges. The College of Business has opened an new facility offering a state of the art location for business students to gather, study and network.The 36,000 square-foot facility provides modern, high-tech conveniences for engaging in interactive learning. A new residence hall was opened last year, too. President’s Hall is home to 252 residents in a suite-style building with both double and single rooms. It is also houses a pizza restaurant, convenience store, programming space and nine community kitchens. UWF also opened the U.S.S.Argo, an aviation classroom experience (ACE) designed to better educate students in science, technology, engineering and math. UWF was the first higher education facility to be equipped with this kind of classroom.The classroom is part of the National Flight Academy, a subsidiary of the Pensacola Naval Aviation Museum Foundation. Last fall, UWF’s freshman class of 1,847 was the largest in its history. About 1,253 new students transferred to UWF last year and approximately 486 new graduate students were added. In 2011, the total number of students who enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business and College of Professional Studies, was another first for UWF when it crossed the 12,000 mark for the first time. For information about UWF, call the Office of Admissions at (850) 474-2230 or (800) 263-1074. For information about off-campus locations, call the OWC/UWF Fort Walton Beach Campus at (850) 8636565 and the Eglin Center at (850) 678-3727. Online: www.uwf.edu. Pensacola State College Pensacola State College is a student-centered, comprehensive community college dedicated to providing educational opportunities that develop the academic, career, personal and aesthetic capabilities of individuals. PSC serves Escambia and Santa Rosa counties through its six office and campus locations in Pensacola, Milton, downtown Pensacola, Pensacola NAS,Warrington, and Gulf Breeze. For information, call main district office and Pensacola campus at (850) 484-1000 or www.pensacolastate.edu. Pensacola Christian College The student body at Pensacola Christian College now represents every state in the nation and more than 60 foreign countries. PCC offers a variety of programs and associate, bachelor, master and doctoral degrees. Pensacola Christian College serves a constituency of churches across America that is primarily independent Baptist. Faculty, staff and students attend Campus Church, which operates in the spirit of an independent Baptist church in both faith and practice. For information, call (850) 478-8496 or go online to www.pcci.edu. Troy University The Troy University Florida and Western Region faculty and staff are committed to providing students with a quality education and exceptional student services.There are campuses in eight states catering to the educational needs of the working adult by offering graduate and undergraduate courses in the evenings and on weekends. Undergraduate 42

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students have the flexibility to take courses via distance learning from anywhere in the world.There are several campus locations in Pensacola and Fort Walton Beach. For information go online to www.troy.edu or call (850) 244-7414 or 1 (800) 414-5756. Virginia College Virginia College is a private institution of higher education committed to offering associate degrees, diploma courses and baccalaureate degrees at its various campuses.The students’ learning experience and placement opportunities are enhanced through studies that provide a balance of general academics, technical skills and personal growth. The college provides educational opportunities through curricula in business, business-related, administrative, management, technical and professional programs that are designed to prepare the student for direct entry into the job market. For information, call (850) 436-8444 or go online to www.vc.edu/ pensacola. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University specializes in aviation and aerospace, with curriculum focusing on the operation, engineering, research, manufacturing, marketing, and management of modern aircraft and the systems that support them.The University’s Extended Campus offers more than 35 degree programs to military and civilian working professionals through online classes and more than 130 teaching centers in the United States and abroad. Degrees are offered at the associate, bachelor and master levels.The Pensacola Center is at Pensacola NAS, with classes there and Whiting Field NAS. For details call (850) 458-1098, www.worldwide.erau.edu. Fortis Institute Fortis provides training and hands-on experience to become a qualified professional, ready to apply for entry-level jobs within one year. Fortis provides effective career training that helps put graduates on the fast track to success as a medical assistant, dental assistant, pharmacy technician, medical office specialist, and in cosmetology, all available at its Pensacola campus.ABHES Accredited. Financial aid is available to those who qualify. For details, call (850) 476-7607 or go online at www.fortis.edu.

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School Directory West Florida High School/Tech....(850) 941-6200 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES University of West Florida .(850) 474-200011000 2400 Longleaf Drive, Pensacola, FL 32526 University Pkwy., Pensacola, FL 32514 MIDDLE SCHOOLS Pensacola State College .......(850) 484-10001000 Bellview Middle School ..................(850) 941-6080 College Blvd., Pensacola, FL 32504 6201 Mobile Highway, Pensacola, FL 32526 --- Pensacola State College ...........(850) 471-4622 Century Center, 440 E. Hecker Rd., Century, FL Brown Barge Middle School ........(850) 494-5640 32535 201 Hancock Lane, Pensacola, FL 32503 -- Pensacola State College ............(850) 484-1374 Ernest Ward Middle School ..........(850) 327-4283 Downtown Pensacola Center, 418 W. Garden St., Pensacola, FL 32502 7650 Highway 97,Walnut Hill, FL 32568 -- Pensacola State College ............(850) 484-2200 Ferry Pass Middle School ..............(850) 494-5650 Warrington campus 5555 W. Highway 98, Pensacola, FL 32506 8355 Yancey Ave., Pensacola, FL 32514 -- Pensacola State College ............(850) 484-4400 J.H.Workman Middle School........(850) 494-5665 Milton campus, 5988 U.S. 90 Milton, FL 32583 -- Pensacola State College............ (850) 471-4630 6299 Lanier Ave., Pensacola, FL 32504 South Santa Rosa Center/Gulf Breeze/Midway Jim C. Bailey Middle School ..........(850) 492-6136 5075 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze, FL 32563 4110 Bauer Road, Pensacola, FL 32506 Northwest Florida School of Biblical Studies Ransom Middle School ..................(850) 937-2220 ................................................................(850) 474-9257 1000 W. Kingsfield Road, Cantonment, FL 32533 4051 Stefani Road, Cantonment, FL Warrington Middle School ...........(850) 453-7440 Southern Illinois University Carbondale - NAS 450 S Old Corry Field Road, Pensacola, FL ................................................................(850) 458-6263 32507 250 Chambers Ave., Pens., FL, Bldg 634 Suite 13 Woodham Middle School .............(850) 494-7140 Fortis Institute ..................................(850) 476-7607 150 E. Burgess Road, Pensacola FL 32503 4081 East Olive Road, Pensacola, FL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Troy State University.....(850) 455-5836 or (850) A.K. Suter School..............................(850) 595-6810 458-4720 501 Pickens Ave. Pensacola, FL 32503 21 New Warrington Road, Pensacola, FL Bellview Elementary School .........(850) 941-6060 Troy State University NAS Whiting Field 4425 Bellview Ave, Pensacola, FL 32526 Pensacola, FL ......................................(850) 981-0333 Beulah Elementary School ............(850) 941-6180 Virginia College ................................(850) 436-8444 6201 Helms Road, Pensacola, FL 32526 19 W. Garden St., Pensacola, FL Blue Angels Elementary School ...(850) 457-6356 ESCAMBIA COUNTY: 1551 Dog Track Road Pensacola, FL 32507 HIGH SCHOOLS Bratt Elementary School ...............(850) 327-6137 Escambia High School ....................(850) 453-3221 5721 N. Highway 99, Century, FL 32535 1310 N. 65th Ave., Pensacola, FL 32506 Brentwood Elementary School ...(850) 595-6800 J.M.Tate Senior High School..........(850) 937-2300 4820 N. Palafox St., Pensacola, FL 32505 1771 Tate Road, Cantonment, FL 32533 C.A.Weis Elementary School ......(850) 595-6888 Northview High School .................(850) 327-6681 2701 North Q St., Pensacola, FL 32505 4100 W. Highway 4, Century, FL 32535 Cordova Park Elementary School...(850) 595Pensacola High School ...................(850) 595-1500 6830 2250 Semur Road, Pensacola, FL 32503 500 W. Maxwell St., Pensacola, FL 32501

Global Learning Academy...............(850) 430-7560 100 North P Street, Pensacola, FL 32505 Helen Caro Elementary School ..(850) 492-0531 12551 Meadson Road, Pensacola, FL 32506 Jim Allen Elementary School ........(850) 937-2260 1051 Highway 95A N., Cantonment, FL 32533 L.D. McArthur Elementary School............................ ................................................................(850) 494-5625 330 East 10 Mile Road, Pensacola, FL 32534 Lincoln Park Elementary School .(850) 494-5620 7600 Kershaw Drive, Pensacola, FL 32571 Longleaf Elementary School .........(850) 941-6110 2600 Longleaf Drive, Pensacola, FL 32526 McMillian Learning Center ...........(850) 595-6910 1403 St.Josephs Ave., Pensacola, FL 32501 Molino Park Elementary ................(850) 587-5265 899 Highway 97, Molino, FL 32577 Montclair Elementary School ......(850) 595-6969 820 Massachusetts Ave., Pensacola, FL 32505 Myrtle Grove Elementary School.............................. ................................................................(850) 453-7410 6115 Lillian Highway, Pensacola, FL 32506 N.B. Cook Elementary School ....(850) 595-6826 1310 N. 12th Ave., Pensacola, FL 32503 Navy Point Elementary School ....(850) 453-7415 1321 Patton Drive, Pensacola, FL 32507 O.J. Semmes Montessori Academy............................ ................................................................(850) 595-6975 1250 E.Texar Drive, Pensacola, FL 32503 Oakcrest Elementary School........(850) 595-6980 1820 Hollywood Ave., Pensacola, FL 32505 Pine Meadow Elementary School.............................. ................................................................(850) 494-5630 10001 Omar Ave. Pensacola, FL 32534 Pleasant Grove Elementary School........................... ................................................................(850) 492-0233 3000 Owen Bell Lane, Pensacola, FL 32507 R.C. Lipscomb Elementary School........................... ..............................................................(850) 494-5703 10200 Ashton Brosnaham Drive Pensacola, FL 32534

Pine Forest High School ................(850) 941-6150 Ensley Elementary School .............(850) 494-5600 Reinherdt Holm Elementary School ................................................................(850) 494-5610 2500 Longleaf Drive, Pensacola, FL 32526 501 E. Johnson Ave., Pensacola, FL 32514 6101 Lanier Drive, Pensacola, FL 32504 Washington Senior High School .(850) 475-5257 Ferry Pass Elementary School .....(850) 494-5605 6000 College Pkwy., Pensacola FL 32504 8310 N. Davis Highway, Pensacola, FL 32514 A44

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Scenic Heights Elementary School ......................... ............................................................. (850) 494-5635 3801 Cherry Laurel Drive, Pensacola, FL 32504 Sherwood Elementary School....(850) 453-7420 501 CherokeeTrail, Pensacola, FL 32506 Warrington Elementary School .(850) 453-7425 220 N. Navy Blvd, Pensacola, FL 32507

*Lakeview Century Clinic........... (850) 256-6280 6021 A Industrial Blvd., Century, FL *Lakeview Special Populations Network ............................................................. (850) 424-6904 1221 W. Lakeview Ave., Pensacola, FL *West Florida Community Care Center (Lakeview)......................................... (850) 983-5500 5500 Stewart St., Milton, FL

Carden Christian Academy ....... (850) 492-4873 3290 Bauer Road, Pensacola, FL 32506 Religious Nondenominational, Grade PK3-8 Christian Institute of Arts & Sciences ............................................................. (850) 457-4058 2007 N. 61st Ave., Pensacola, FL 32506 Julie B. Jones Religious Christian, Grade K-12

*The Friary (Lakeview)................. (850) 932-9375 4400 Hickory Shores Blvd., Gulf Breeze, FL

Creative Learning Academy ....... (850) 432-1768 3151 Hyde Park Road, Pensacola, FL 32503 Non-religious, Grade PK3-8

*Pathway (Lakeview)..................... (850) 453-7722 6425 North Pensacola Blvd., Bldg 2, Pensacola, FL

East Hill Academy (850) 437-5560 635 W. Garden St., Pensacola, Fl 32502 Autism, other learning disorders, Grade 1-12

Byrneville Elementary School ... (850) 256-6350 1600 Byrneville Road, Century, FL 32535

*Southeastern Vocational Services (Lakeview) ............................................................. (850) 595-1330 2001 North E St., Pensacola, FL

East Hill Christian School ........... (850) 438-7746 1301 E Gonzalez St., Pensacola, FL 32501 Religious Non-denominational, PK-12

Capstone Academy ...................... (850) 458-7735 4901 W. Fairfield Drive, Pensacola, FL 32505

*Gulf Coast Enterprises (Lakeview).(850) 595-1330 2001 North E St., Pensacola, FL

*Ami Kids Pensacola..................... (850) 453-1910 3685 Muldoon Circle, Pensacola, FL 32507 Grade: 6-12

Lakeview Crisis Services...(850) 438-1617 HelpLine ............433-TEEN / (850) 433-8336 Teen Line ........... 433-RAPE / (850) 433-7273 Rape Line

Episcopal Day School Christ Church ............................................................. (850) 434-6474 223 N. Palafox St., Pensacola, FL 32502 Religious Episcopal, PK-8

West Pensacola Elementary School ............................................................. (850) 453-7470 801 N. 49th Ave, Pensacola, FL 32506 OTHER SCHOOLS AND CONTACTS Beulah Academy of Science ....... (850) 944-2822 8633 Beulah Road, Pensacola, FL 32526 Grade 6-8

*Escambia Charter School ......... (850) 937-0500 391 90 & 9 Ranch Road, Cantonment, FL 32560 P.O. Box 1147 Gonzalez, Fl 32560 (mailing) *Escambia County Superintendent’s Office (Malcolm Thomas)......................... (850) 469-6130 75 N. Pace Blvd Pensacola, FL 32507 E-mail: mthomas@escambia.k12.fl.us Escambia Westgate Center ........ (850) 494-5700 10050 Ashton Brosnaham Drive, Pensacola, FL 32534 Exceptional Student Education Center ............................................................. (850) 469-5518 30 E.Texar Drive, Pensacola, FL 32503 George Stone Area Voc-Tech Center ............................................................. (850) 941-6200 2400 Longleaf Drive, Pensacola, FL 32526 *Hospital & Homebound ........... (850) 469-5518 30 E.Texar Drive, Pensacola, FL 32503 *Jacqueline Harris Preparatory Academy (Charter School – Public)....................... (850) 432-2273 1408 E Blount St Pensacola, Fl 32503 *Jacqueline Harris Extension Academy (Private) ............................................................. (850) 433-0180 615 N.W St., Pensacola, FL 32503 *Lakeview Center (main campus) .................................(850) 432-1222 (business line) .................. (850) 469-3500 (New Appointments) 1221 West Lakeview Ave., Pensacola, FL *Lakeview Avalon Center............ (850) 437-8900 6024 Spikes Way, Milton, FL *Lakeview Behavioral Medicine Center Inpatient Services .......................... (850) 434-4808

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Newpoint Academy (charter).... (850) 308-5312 Grades 6-8 8190 Pensacola Blvd. 32503

Escambia Christian School.......... (850) 433-8476 3311 W. Moreno St., Pensacola, FL 32505 Religious Christian, PK-8 Faith Christian Academy.............. (850) 444-9499 3755 N. Pace Blvd., Pensacola, FL 32505

Newpoint Pensacola High School (charter) 8190 Pensacola Blvd.,.................... (850) 308-5312 Grades 9-11

Golden Rule Christian School... (850) 777-8629 5550 Twin Creek Circle, Pace FL 32511 Religious Non-denominational, PK-12

P.A.C.E. Center for Girls.............. (850) 478-7060 Executive Director: Laurie Rogers, MS 1201 College Boulevard Pensacola, FL 32504 FAX (850) 494-0840 EMAIL Laurie.Rodgers@pacecenter.org

Heritage Christian Academy...... (850) 327-4442 Box 56,Walnut Hill, FL 32568 Religious Assembly of God, PK-12

Pensacola Beach Charter School............................. ............................................................. (850) 934-4020 900 Via De Luna Drive, Pensacola Beach, FL 32561 *Pensacola Boy’s Base Learning Center 6440 Roberts Ave., ....................... (850) 453-7490 Nttc Corry Station Bldg. 3780 Pensacola, FL 32511 PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN ESCAMBIA COUNTY A.A. Dixon........................................ (850) 435-0511 1201 North H. Street, Pensacola, FL 32501 Aletheia Christian Academy....... (850) 969-0088 1700 Woodchuck Ave., Pensacola, FL 32504 Jeffrey Caulfeild-James Religious Non-denominational, Grade PK-12 Beulah Christian Academy.......... (850) 949-9272 6200 W. Nine Mile Road, Pensacola, FL 32526 Religious Non-denominational, Grade PK-12 Blessed Star Christian School ... (850) 476-9208 9151 N. Davis Highway, Pensacola, FL 32514 Religious Christian, Grade VPK-6

Hope Christian Academy............ (850) 476-2198 201 W. Leonard St., Pensacola, FL 32501 Religious Primitive Baptist, PK-1 Jackson’s Christian Academy ..... (850) 458-9270 3624 W. Fairfield Drive, Pensacola, FL 32505 Religious Non-denominational, PK-8 Jordan Street Seventh-Day ........ (850) 432-4610 Adventist Academy 1275 E. Jordan St., Pensacola, FL 32503 Religious, K-12 Jubilee Christian Academy........... (850) 494-2477 5910 North W St., Pensacola, FL 32505 Religious Non-denominational, PK-12 Little Flower Catholic................... (850) 455-4851 6495 Lillian Highway, Pensacola, FL 32506 Religious Catholic, K-8 Marcus Pointe Christian School (850) 479-1605 6205 N.“W” St., Pensacola Fl 32505 Religious Christian, PK-3 Molino Christian School.............. (850) 587-2055 P.O. Box 356, Molino, FL 32577 Religious, PK-12 Montessori Early School II ......... (850) 469-8138 1010 N. 12th Ave., Pensacola, FL 32501 Nonreligious, PK-3 45

Pensacola Catholic High School.(850) 436-6400 3043 W. Scott St., Pensacola, FL 32505 Religious Catholic, 9-12 Pensacola Christian Academy.....(850) 478-8483 10 Brent Lane, Pensacola, FL 32503 Religious Christian, PK-12 Montessori School,.........................(850) 433-4155 4100 Montessori Drive, Pensacola, FL 32504 Nonreligious, PK-8 Pensacola Private School .............(850) 434-2294 of Liberal Arts 1550 N. 13th Ave., Pensacola, FL 32503 Nonreligious, 7-12 Pensacola SDA Jr.Academy..........(850) 478-8838 8751 University Pkwy., Pensacola, FL 32514 Religious Seventh Day Adventist, K-8 Redeemer Lutheran Elementary and Middle School.................................................(850) 455-0330 333 Commerce St.,Warrington, FL 32507 Religious Lutheran, PK-8 Sacred Heart Cathedral School..(850) 436-6440 1603 N. 12th Ave., Pensacola, FL 32503 Religious Catholic, PK-8 Saint John The Evangelist..............(850) 456-5218 325 S. Navy Blvd., Pensacola, FL 32507 Religious Catholic, PK-8 Saint Michael School......................(850) 436-6464 601 N. Palafox St., Pensacola, FL 32501 Religious Catholic, K-8 Saint Paul Catholic..........................(850) 436-6435 3121 Hyde Park Road, Pensacola, FL 32503 Religious Catholic, K-8 Trinitas Christian School...............(850) 484-3515 3301 E. Johnson Ave., Pensacola, FL 32503 Religious nondenominational, K-12 Walnut Hill Christian School......(850) 327-4994 6990 U.S. 97,Walnut Hill, FL 32568 Religious Mennonite, 1-10 Warrington Christian School ....(850) 456-0417 398 N. Navy Blvd., Pensacola, FL 32507 Religious Full Gospel, K-6 Williams Academy...........................(850) 497-6938 1300 N. Guillemard St., Pensacola, FL 32501 Non-religious, K-12 Zion Hope Child Dev. Center....(850) 435-7716 201 W. Leonard St. Pensacola, FL 32501 Religious Baptist, PK-1 SANTA ROSA COUNTY: HIGH SCHOOLS Central School ................................(850) 983-5640 6180 Central School Road, Milton, FL 32570 Gulf Breeze High School............. (850) 916-4100 675 Gulf Breeze Pkwy., Gulf Breeze, FL 32561

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Jay High School................................(850) 675-4577 13863 Alabama St., Jay, FL 32565

Central High School.......................(850) 983-5640 6180 Central School Road, Milton, FL 32570

Milton High School.........................(850) 983-5600 5445 Stewart St., Milton, FL 32570

Chumuckla Elementary School..(850) 995-3690 2312 Highway 182, Jay, FL 32565

Navarre High School ....................(850) 936-6080 8600 High School Blvd., Navarre, FL 32566

East Milton Elementary School...(850) 983-5620 5156 Ward Basin Road, Milton, FL 32583

Pace High School ...........................(850) 995-3600 4065 Norris Road, Pace, FL 32571

Gulf Breeze Elementary School (850) 934-5185 549 Gulf Breeze Pkwy., Gulf Breeze, FL 32561

MIDDLE SCHOOLS Avalon Middle School ...................(850) 983-5540 5445 King Arthur’s Way, Milton, FL 32583

Holley-Navarre Intermediate......(850) 936-6020 1936 Navarre School Road, Navarre, FL 32566

Central School ................................(850) 983-5640 6180 Central School Road, Milton, FL 32570 Gulf Breeze Middle School .........(850) 934-4080 649 Gulf Breeze Pkwy., Gulf Breeze, FL 32561 Hobbs Middle School ...................(850) 983-5630 5317 Glover Lane, Milton, FL 32570 Holley-Navarre Middle School...(850) 936-6040 1976 Williams Creek Drive, Navarre, FL 32566 Martin Luther King Middle..........(850) 983-5660 5928 Stewart St., Milton, FL 32570 Thomas Sims Middle School.......(850) 995-3676 5500 Education Drive, Pace, FL 32571 Woodlawn Beach Middle.............(850) 934-4010 1500 Woodlawn Way, Gulf Breeze, FL 32563

Holley-Navarre Primary School.(850) 936-6130 8091 Escola St., Navarre, FL 32566 Jay Elementary School...................(850) 675-4554 13833 Alabama St., Jay, FL 32565 Oriole Beach Elementary.............(850) 934-5160 1260 Oriole Beach Road, Gulf Breeze, FL 32563 Pea Ridge Elementary School.....(850) 995-3680 4775 School Lane, Pace, FL 32571

S.S. Dixon Intermediate School..(850) 995-3650 5540 Education Drive, Pace, FL 32571 S.S. Dixon Primary School............(850) 995-3660 4560 Pace Patriot Blvd., Pace, FL 32571 T.R. Jackson Pre-k Center............(850) 983-5720 4950 Susan St., Milton, FL 32570

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Bagdad Elementary School..........(850) 983-5680 4512 Forsyth St., Bagdad, FL 32530

W.H. Rhodes Elementary.............(850) 983-5670 5563 Byrom St., Milton, FL 32570

Bennett Russell Elementary.........(850) 983-7000 3740 Excalibur Way, Milton FL 32583

West Navarre Primary School (850) 936-6000 1955 Lowe Road, Navarre FL 32530

Berryhill Elementary School........(850) 983-5690 4900 Berryhill Road, Milton, FL 32570

West Navarre Intermediate........(850) 936-6060 1970 Cotton Bay Lane, Navarre, FL 32566

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OTHER SCHOOLS Berryhill Admin. Complex............(850) 983-5167 6751 Berryhill St., Milton, FL 32570 Blackwater Stop Camp School (850) 957-0995. 2451 Stop Camp Road, Milton, FL 32570 Learning Academy Of Santa Rosa............................ ..............................................................(850) 983-3495 5880 N. Stewart St., Milton, FL 32570 Locklin Technical Center .............(850) 983-5700 5330 Berryhill Road, Milton, FL 32570 Pace Center For Girls ..................(850) 478-7060 1201 College Blvd., Pensacola, FL 32504 Santa Rosa Adult School ..............(850) 983-5710 5330 Berryhill Road, Milton, FL 32570 Santa Rosa County ........................(850) 983-5010 Superintendent’s Office 5086 Canal St., Milton, FL 32570 2013-2014 • www.PensacolaNewcomer sGuide.com

Santa Rosa Community...............(850) 983-5650 6658 Parke Ave., Milton, FL 32570 Santa Rosa Juvenile Resident Facility............................. .................................................................... (850) 957-3600 12364 Environmental Center, Holt, FL 32564 SANTA ROSA PRIVATE SCHOOLS Charity Haven Christian Academy........................... ..............................................................(850) 626-7334 5181 Glover Lane, Milton, FL 32570 Religious Christian, 6-12 Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.......................... ..............................................................(850) 932-9127 4237 Gulf Breeze Pkwy., Gulf Breeze, FL 32563 Religious Lutheran, PK-4 Joy Bible Baptist Christian School............................ ..............................................................(850) 626-3427 8613 Highway 90 East, Milton, FL 32583 Religious Baptist, K-12

Lighthouse Christian Academy................................. ..............................................................(850) 675-4097 13950 Highway 89, Jay, FL 32565 Religious Baptist, 8-12 Little Lambs Children’s Academy............................. ..............................................................(850) 932-3263 4237 Gulf Breeze Pkwy., Gulf Breeze, FL 32563 Religious Lutheran, K-1 Santa Rosa Christian School..................................... ..............................................................(850) 623-4671 6331 Chestnut St., Milton, FL 32570 Religious nondenominational, PK-12 St.Ann Discovery School .......................................... ..............................................................(850) 932-9330 100 Daniel St., Gulf Breeze, FL 32561 Religious Catholic, PK

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BAPTIST HEALTH CARE Main Hospital Number....................................................(850) 434-4011 Baptist Cancer Institute .................................................(850) 469-2200 Get Healthy Pensacola ...................................................(850) 469-2447 Golden Care ......................................................................(850) 469-7897 Heart and Vascular Care ................................................(850) 434-4011 Lab Services ........................................................................(850) 469-7373 Billing/Patient Accounts ..................................................(850) 469-2000 Emergency/Trauma/Chest Pains .................................(850) 434-4811 Imaging Services Scheduling .........................................(850) 469-7500 Physician Referral .............................................................(850) 434-4080 Sleep Disorders Center .................................................(850) 469-7042 Weight Loss .......................................................................(850) 469-5810 Women’s Services/Mammography .............................(850) 434-4054 Baptist HealthSource........................................................(850) 434-4080 Baptist Medical Park.........................................................(850) 208-6000 Baptist Manor.....................................................................(850) 479-4000 Rehab.....................................................................................(850) 469-7555 Lakeview Center................................................................(850) 432-1222 The Friary.............................................................................(850) 932-9375 Baptist Home Health Care............................................(850) 437-8400 Baptist Medical Park Nine Mile.....................................(850) 208-6000 Baptist Medical Park Navarre ......................................(850) 939-4888 The Andrews Institute.....................................................(850) 916-8700 ____________________________________________________ GULF BREEZE HOSPITAL Main Hospital Number ..................................................(850) 934-2000 SurgiCare..............................................................................(850) 934-2070 FirstRehab of Gulf Breeze Hospital............................(850) 934-2180 ____________________________________________________ JAY HOSPITAL Main Hospital Number....................................................(850) 675-8000 ____________________________________________________ WEST FLORIDA HEALTHCARE: Main Hospital Number....................................................(850) 494-4000 “Consult-a-nurse” Physician Referral and Health Information...................................................(850) 494-3212 Cancer Center...................................................................(850) 494-5404 Diabetes Center................................................................(850) 494-4950 Diagnostic Imaging............................................................(850) 494-5300 Family Birthplace................................................................(850) 494-4368 H2U Membership Program...........................................(850) 494-4961 Pavilion (Behavioral Health)...........................................(850) 494-5000 50

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Rehabilitation Institute.....................................................(850) 494-6100 Memory Disorder Clinic................................................(850) 494-6497 Sleep Disorders Center..................................................(850) 494-4850 ____________________________________________________ SACRED HEART HEALTH SYSTEM Main Hospital Number....................................................(850) 416-7000 Physician Referral...............................................................(850) 416-1600 Airport Medical Park ......................................................(850) 416-1200 Ann Baroco Center .......................................................(850) 416-8078 Cancer Center ..................................................................(850) 416-2770 Children’s Hospital ...........................................................(850) 416-7000 Cardiology............................................................................(850) 416-4790 Diagnostic Center.............................................................(850) 416-6800 Emergency/Trauma ..........................................................(850) 416-7851 Orthopedics/Sports Care..............................................(850) 494-9000 Surgical Weight Loss Center.........................................(850) 416-2000 Pace Medical Park..............................................................(850) 416-5800 Patient Information ..........................................................(850) 416-7000 Urgent Care Center .......................................................(850) 416-2000 Women’s Hospital ...........................................................(850) 416-7000 Haven of Our Lady of Peace.........................................(850) 436-5900 Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Centers Pensacola..............................................................................(850) 434-1570 Pace........................................................................................(850) 416-5215 Gulf Breeze..........................................................................(850) 932-4078 Sacred Heart Foundation...............................................(850) 416-4660 Senior Spirit.........................................................................(850) 416-1620 ____________________________________________________ SANTA ROSA MEDICAL CENTER Main Hospital Number...................................(850) 626-SRMC (7762) ____________________________________________________ NAVAL HOSPITAL PENSACOLA Main Hospital Number....................................................(850) 505-6601 Emergency Room..............................................................(850) 505-6198 Central Appointments.....................................................(850) 505-7171 ____________________________________________________ HEALTH DEPARTMENTS Escambia County Health Department......................(850) 595-6500 Molino Health Department...........................................(850) 587-5007 Northside Health Department....................................(850) 484-5151 Santa Rosa Health Department...................................(850) 983-5200 Midway Santa Rosa County Health Department (850) 934-4074 Jay Health Department ..................................................(850) 675-4211 www.PensacolaNewcomer sGuide.com • 2013-2014

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lation in 1914 because its convenient location on the Gulf of Mexico allowed ample space for ships and planes to train together. Since then, the air station has trained and qualified Navy and Marine Corps pilots. Today, it is equipped to train the best naval flight officers in the world on board its 5,800-acre complex overlooking Pensacola Bay. More than 297 flight operations per day make it one of the busiest air-traffic locations in the world. Many training programs are located at NAS, including the Naval Education and Training Command, Naval Aviation Schools Command and Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training (CNATT).Along with the actual training, future naval flight officers are schooled in land/sea survival, physical fitness and simulated emergency procedures. Air Force training center The 479th Flying Training Group is the U.S.Air Force’s only Combat Systems Officer (CSO) training pipeline.The group was moved to NAS Pensacola from Randolph Air Force Base,Texas, as part of the Base Realignment and Closure Act of 2005.The group’s squadrons, the 479th Operations Support Squadron (OSS) and the 455th and 451st Flying Training Squadrons (FTS), work in concert to graduate 350 CSOs annually. CSOs are trained to perform duties as electronic warfare officers, weapon systems officers, and panel navigators. CONTINUED ON PAGE 52 51

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The 479th OSS conducts academic training, scheduling, aviation resource management, communications, current operations, and aircrew flight equipment. The 479th OSS also conducts graduate electronic warfare training for U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, NATO, and international military personnel. The 455th FTS conducts the primary phase of CSO training using a fleet of 22 T-6A Texan II aircraft. The squadron provides instruction in basic airmanship, flight discipline, crew coordination, crew resource management, and mission management. The 455th FTS also conducts theater indoctrination for newly assigned instructor pilots. The 451st FTS conducts the advanced phase of CSO training in 21 T-1A and modified T-1A Jayhawk aircraft as well as the T25 simulator. The unit trains students in advanced navigation, electronic warfare and weapon systems employment to meet service and combatant commander operational requirements. The 451st FTS also conducts Instructor CSO qualification training for new Instructor CSOs assigned to the 479th FTG. CSO graduates follow-on to formal training units throughout the combat, mobility and special operations air forces Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) NETC headquarters, one of the largest Navy shore commands, is comprised of 238 training commands and units around the world. As the training leader for the world’s greatest maritime force, NETC commands consistently produce warfighters possessing relevant and effective skills that enable them to succeed in all assigned missions. NETC is responsible for the individual training and education of Navy and Marine Corps personnel worldwide, including recruit training, specialized skills training, pre-commissioning training for

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officers, warfare specialty training, and fleet individual and team training. NETC also provides education and training ranging from enlisted skills to officer flight training to students from foreign nations. Marine Aviation Training Support Group-21 (MATSG-21) The Marine Aviation Training Support Group provides administrative support to assigned personnel in addition to other tasks as directed by the Commandant of the Marine Corps. This support is directed primarily toward Marine personnel in the Naval Air Training Command and the Naval Aviation Technical Training Center with support to ancillary activities located here and throughout the Southeastern United States. While the MATSG-21 mission is administrative in nature, the command monitors the flow of students through the school houses, administers Marine Corps specific training, and enforces Marine Corps standards. Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training (CNATT) CNATT is the largest of the 13 Learning Centers of the Naval Education and Training command (NETC). The CNATT mission is to develop, deliver, and support Aviation training necessary to meet validated fleet requirements through a continuum of professional and personal growth for Sailors and Marines. The Center has an annual student enrollment of more than 107,000 students across 24 subordinate Learning Sites located throughout the Continental United States, Hawaii, and Japan. CNATT is responsible for defining curriculum and education tools, as well as building training and professional development solutions. CNATT’s training spectrum includes 196 Navy Enlisted Classifications, 96 U.S. Marine Corps Military Occupational Specialties, and 17 Navy and 19 USMC Officer Designators. CNATT’s vision is to provide a pathway of learning for development of the finest Aviation professionals capable of an immediate and positive impact to the Fleet. Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) Since its founding outside of Memphis, Tenn., in 1942, and subsequent move to NAS Pensacola in 1996, NATTC has become the Navy’s second-largest training command and the premier location for enlisted aeronautical technical training. NATTC’s mission is to deliver training and increase readiness within the Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE). Technical experts from all the U.S. Armed Services, Department of Defense civilians, and foreign national students from allied countries attend courses at the facility. More than 15,000 graduates pass through the command annually with the largest portion attending basic “A” schools. More than 110 courses are taught on the 205-acre complex. CONTINUED ON PAGE 54 www.PensacolaNewcomer sGuide.com • 2013-2014

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Naval Aviation Schools Command (NASC) The future of naval aviation begins at Naval Aviation Schools Command (NASC), where tomorrow’s aviators and aircrewmen take the first steps toward earning their wings of gold. NASC provides an educational foundation in technical training, personal development and professional leadership for Officers and Enlisted Personnel from the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Allied Nations to meet aviation pipeline training and Fleet requirements. NASC also provides specialized instruction for future naval aviation squadron commanding officers and executive officers before they assume command. Naval Hospital Pensacola (NHP) The mission of Naval Hospital Pensacola is to provide exceptional innovative healthcare, wellness, readiness and education to the service members, patients and families entrusted to its care at home and while forward deployed. Its vision is to be the recognized leader and hospital of choice as a result of quality, cost efficient healthcare that is valued by its patients and community partners while promoting excellence in staff development and patient education. NH Pensacola has partnered with the local Veterans Affairs to be the veteran’s first choice for emergency and inpatient care (inpatient care requires prior approval from the VA). Under the hospital’s command are 10 Naval Branch Health Clinics (NBHC) that cover five states. There are more than 200,000 beneficiaries eligible for care systemwide within the hospital’s command. NH Pensacola is a medical and surgical facility located on a 42-acre compound in southwestern Escambia County with local health clinics at NAS and NATTC Pensacola, Corry Station and NAS Whiting Field. It is also home to the only deployable active-duty command within the Pensacola Naval Complex: Fleet Hospital Pensacola. Navy Medicine Operational Training Center (NMOTC) The Navy Medicine Operational Training Center’s (NMOTC’s) (formerly known as the Naval Operational Medicine Institute (NOMI)) is composed of six detachments and nine training centers around the country. Its mission is to ensure tactically proficient, combat ready Naval Medical forces providing optimal force health protection to support the joint warfighter at any time and at any place along the full spectrum of operations. As one of the Chief of Naval Operations Warfare Centers of Excellence, globally NMOTC provides total force readiness by providing training, fleet support and consultation on health, physical standards and survival skills. Locally, NMOTC Pensacola is known for its programs at the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute (NAMI) and Naval Survival Training Institute’s (NSTI) Aviation Survival Training Center (ASTC) that lead to a designation as an aerospace medical officer or aviation medical

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technician; medically screen and qualify aviators and aircrew for flight duty; and deliver the initial and refresher Naval Aviation Survival Training. Training Air Wing SIX (TRAWING SIX) Located at Sherman Field aboard NAS Pensacola,TRAWING SIX conducts primary, intermediate, and advanced Naval Flight Officer training.The Wing Commander is the overall commander of Training Squadron FOUR (VT-4),Training Squadron TEN (VT-10), and Training Squadron EIGHT-SIX (VT-86).TRAWING SIX’s primary purpose is to plan for, supervise, support, and conduct flight training of student Naval Flight Officers and international military flight students.The 2nd German Air Force Training Squadron is attached to TRAWING SIX.TRAWING SIX is also a key player in astronaut primary training.A program was developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to utilize NAS Pensacola for primary astronaut orientation flight training. U.S. Coast Guard Station, Pensacola The Coast Guard moved to NASP in 1987, but has been part of Pensacola since 1885.The multi-mission station participates in over 350 search-and-rescue and law-enforcement cases annually.The station is home to three Coast Guard units: Coast Guard Station Pensacola,Aids to Navigation Team, and the Coast Guard Cutter Bonito. U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels NAS Pensacola is home to the world-renowned U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels. Flying blue and gold F/A-18 Hornets, the Blue Angels perform at approximately 70 air shows annually at locations throughout North America (when not under sequestration restrictions).As ambassadors of goodwill, the Blue Angels are an integral part of the Navy and Marine Corps recruiting and retention program. By publicly demonstrating the skills and abilities of naval aviators, the Blue Angels help attract many talented and ambitious young people to careers in the armed forces, while also exhibiting the pride, professionalism and team work found in the Navy and Marine Corps to millions of Americans each year. Center for Information Dominance (CID) CID was established in January 2005 as a result of a merger between the Center for Cryptology Corry Station and the Center for Information Technology. In 2011, CID and the Center for Naval Intelligence merged. CID trains students of the U.S. military and allied forces in the fields of cryptology, information technology, information operations and intelligence. CID’s mission is to deliver full spectrum Cyber Information Warfare and Intelligence Training to achieve decision superiority. www.PensacolaNewcomer sGuide.com • 2013-2014

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PENSACOLA BLUE WAHOOS The Pensacola Blue Wahoos made history when the first pitch was thrown April 5, 2012, to start their inaugural season as Pensacola’s first Double-A affiliate. The season opener and 3-1 win against the Montgomery Biscuits thrilled a capacity crowd of 5,038 at Pensacola’s new MultiUse Stadium at Community Maritime Park. Pensacola Blue Wahoos are the Double-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds and part of Minor League Baseball’s Southern League. Pensacola Blue Wahoos are owned by Quint and Rishy Studer. The Studers are involved with various charitable organizations throughout Pensacola. The Blue Wahoos are managed by Jim Riggleman, who is joined by hitting coach Tony Jaramillo and pitching coach Tom Brown. With limited exceptions, the standard game time for weekday games is 7 p.m., Saturday games start at 6:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Gates will open one and a half hours prior to the first pitch for every game. Above: Tim Crabbe was the pitcher for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos against Playing from mid-May through the end of August, the Wahoos the Mobile BayBears. Top: The Pensacola Ice Flyers celebrate their SPHL delight fans of all ages.Ticket prices range from $7 to $10 for each championship after defeating the Huntsville Havoc. game. Special group rates and season ticket packages are available. National Hockey League, mostly as a star forward for the Philadelphia Games can be heard via audio streaming on the Internet as well. Flyers in the 1980s. Kerr became a successful Realtor with properties For tickets and information, go to along the New Jersey coast. He was team owner of the Pensacola Ice www.bluewahoos.com, or call (850) 934-8444. Pilots for two seasons in 2003-05 when the team was a member of the former East Coast Hockey League. During his second season as owner, PENSACOLA ICE FLYERS After a short absence, professional ice hockey returned to Pensacola in Kerr helped arrange a team that won the most regular-season games in the ECHL. Kerr’s return has been cheered by local hockey fans, dismayed October 2009. when the Ice Pilots ceased operations following the 2007-08 season. During their inaugural season in the Southern Professional Hockey Having a professional hockey team also enabled the Civic Center to League, the Pensacola Ice Flyers attracted more than 100,000 fans to provide a venue for youth hockey leagues and adult amateur hockey Pensacola Civic Center. leagues for novice and advanced players. The team is owned by Tim Kerr, who played 13 seasons in the CONTINUED ON PAGE 58 2013-2014 • www.PensacolaNewcomer sGuide.com

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In addition, the Civic Center offers public ice skating during select times in the season.The Ice Flyers continued the tradition of calling their home arena,“The Hangar,” as the preferred name of the Civic Center. The Southern Professional Hockey League, based in Huntsville,Ala., expanded in 2009, adding Biloxi, Miss., and Lafayette, La., along with Pensacola to the six-year-old league. It recreated an Interstate 10 rivalry along the Gulf Coast among former teams in the ECHL. SNOWBALL DERBY The 46th Snowball Derby will be held Dec. 4, 2013, and the 300-lap race at Five Flags Speedway is considered the Super Bowl of short-track racing. It now draws national media coverage from Speed51.com and Speed Network, as well as publications geared to short-track racing. The race attracts crowds in excess of 10,000 and is the largest singleday sporting event in Northwest Florida. In 2009, the event received marquee billing when NASCAR star Kyle Busch won an exciting finish for the checkered flag and praised the significance of winning the Snowball Derby. The race features Super Late Model race cars and has been annually held on the first Sunday of December. The event has now grown to include a full week of activities, including four days of racing on the half-mile, banked asphalt oval.The week of racing fills the parking area around Five Flags and now fans are shuttled on trolley buses from Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds.The race track, located on Pine Forest Road, less than two miles south of Interstate 10, opened in 1953. In 2006, the Bryant family, led by general manager Tim Bryant, purchased the race track and have made a variety of upgrades to the facility. The track has a proud legacy as one of the oldest short tracks in the United States. From March through October, race events are held twice a month on Friday nights at Five Flags.Ticket prices range from $15 for regular Friday night race events, to $25 for special events like the Blizzard Series and the Snowball Derby week. For more information, visit www.5flagsspeedway.com, or call (850) 944-8400. TENNIS,ANYONE? There are seven tennis facilities in the Pensacola and Gulf Breeze area. The largest facility is public, the Roger Scott Tennis Center, located off Summit Boulevard, and revamped in 2009 with clay courts. Tradition and affordable family play are hallmarks at Roger Scott, named in 2008 as the Florida Tennis Facility of the Year by the United States Tennis Association. Roger Scott features 18 lighted courts, along with a pro shop and patio area. Operated by the City of Pensacola, Roger Scott hosts a variety of local and national tournaments. Since 2004, it has hosted the Pensacola Open Wheelchair Tournament, featuring the top wheelchair tennis players from around the world. During the year, Roger Scott is the host facility for a number of USTA-sanctioned tournaments. In addition, the facility hosts the Greater Pensacola Ladies Tennis League matches and youth events like the Racquet Round-Up — a free, four-day clinic for youths that is the largest in the South. Memberships and daily play available at Roger Scott.Visit online at www.tennispensacola.com. There are several private tennis clubs in Pensacola. In November 2008, Pensacola Country Club opened a new tennis facility featuring eight courts, pro shop, snack area and fitness center for its membership. Smaller, private facilities are at Pensacourt, off Langley Avenue, and the Pensacola Athletic Center, located off U.S. 98 West. In Gulf Breeze, there are eight public courts available at Shoreline 58

Park.Also in the Gulf Breeze area,The Club has eight courts at its membership facility.The Club hosted the USTA Women’s 40 and 50 national championships in 2009.On Pensacola Beach, the Portofino Tennis Center offers five private courts. BALLPARKS The Roger Scott Athletic Complex’s fields are used day and night for soccer, baseball and softball. The hub of the complex is the Vickery Center with facilities for art classes, a gym for basketball and volleyball and carpeted rooms for step aerobics, Pilates and martial arts. The center offers summer camps for ages 6-11 and a teen camp for ages 12-14. The camp provides swimming and indoor and outdoor activities. It is also the headquarters for the city of Pensacola’s youth soccer, T-ball and baseball programs. Exchange Park in East Pensacola Heights is a 13-acre complex of well-lighted fields used by area schools and city leagues for T-ball, baseball and softball. CITY POOLS If you want to swim year-round, indoor and outdoor swimming is offered at the Cecil T. Hunter Municipal Swimming Pool just off of I-110 at Blount Street.Also, the University of West Florida offers public swim hours at its indoor Olympic-size pool.The pool is often used for competitive swimming and diving meets. The Roger Scott Municipal Swimming Pool has finished with repairs and is now open to the public. Heitzman Optimist Park on Langley Boulevard thrills all ages when they see the multi-level jungle gym and slide. Next door is the branch YMCA and swimming pool.The main YMCA is in downtown Pensacola. CANOEING AND CAMPING The Pensacola Bay Area is known for its variety of rivers, bayous, bays and beaches.Adventures Unlimited, on Coldwater Creek in Milton, offers camping, canoeing, kayaking and tubing on four streams, and even a ropes course. Big Lagoon State Park near Perdido Key has designated campsites. Lake Stone Campground in Century provides a rural retreat 30 miles north of Pensacola. RECREATION FACILITIES Bayview Community Center, (850) 436-5190 Bayview Senior Citizens Center, (850) 436-5190 East Pensacola Heights Club House, (850) 436-5190 E.S. Cobb Community Center, (850) 436-5192 Fricker Community Center, (850) 436-5195 Gull Point Community Center, (850) 494-7360 Vickery Community Center, (850) 912-4056 ATHLETIC FACILITIES Exchange Park, (850) 912-4109 Malcolm Yonge Center, (850) 436-5196 Cecil T. Hunter Municipal Swimming Pool, (850) 436-5197 Scott Complex Municipal Swimming Pool, (850) 595-1218 Roger Scott Municipal Tennis Center, (850) 912-4103 Osceola Municipal Golf Course, (850) 453-7599 Roger Scott Athletic Complex, (850) 912-4103 BLACKWATER RIVER STATE PARK The Blackwater River State Park is located 15 miles northeast of Milton.The park offers camping, swimming, fishing, nature studies, hiking and horse stables for riding. Guided walks are available and campfire programs are offered seasonally. The park is located 15 miles northeast of Milton, off U.S. 90. For information: (850) 983-5363. www.PensacolaNewcomer sGuide.com • 2013-2014

BLACKWATER HERITAGE TRAIL STATE trail The Blackwater Heritage Trail is an 8.5 mile paved trail that begins at the corner of U.S. 87 and U.S. 90 in downtown Milton and continues north to the eastern boundary of the Whiting Field Naval Air Station. This winding trail is excellent for biking, running, walking and roller-skating.The park is wheelchair accessible and pet friendly — all pets must be leashed. For information, call (850) 983-5338. CANOE AND KAYAK RENTALS Adventures Unlimited, (850) 623-6197 Bob’s Canoe Rental and Sales, (850) 623-5457 Blackwater Canoe Rental, (850) 623-0235 Milton Parks and Recreation Info., (850) 983-5400 BIG LAGOON STATE PARK The sandy beaches and salt marshes of Big Lagoon State Park provide important habitats for numerous birds and animals. For birdwatchers, there are cardinals, towhees, brown thrashers and nuthatches in the uplands and great blue herons and many other species that frequent the park’s lake marshes.An observation tower at the east beach area gives visitors a panoramic view of Big Lagoon and Perdido Key across the Intracoastal Waterway.There is also a large amphitheater for group meetings. Located on County Road 292A, approximately 10 miles southwest of Pensacola. Call (850) 492-1595. GULF ISLANDS NATIONAL SEASHORE The Fort Pickens and Naval Live Oaks areas are the two best sites to view wildlife in Florida’s portion of this national seashore.The Fort Pickens area is located on the western end of Santa Rosa Island.The Naval Live Oaks area is located near Gulf Breeze on the mainland. Fort Pickens is accessible only by foot, bike or boat and includes beach, dune, salt marsh, and scrub upland habitats, while Naval Live Oaks is covered mostly by hammocks of live oak, magnolia, hickory, and red cedar. For information call (228) 875-9057

• Osceola Municipal Golf Course, 300 Tonawanda Drive, www.osceolagolf.com/live, (850) 453-7599. • Pensacola Country Club, 1500 Bayshore Drive, www.pensacolacountryclub.com, (850) 455-7364. • Scenic Hills Country Club, 8891 Burning Tree Road, www.scenichills.com, (850) 476-0611 • Solutia Golf Course, 2365 Old Chemstrand, http://solutiagolf.com, (850) 476-0380 PACE • Stonebrook Golf Club, 3200 Cobblestone Drive, http://stonebrook-golf.com, (850) 994-7171. MILTON AREA • Tanglewood Golf Club, 5916 Tanglewood Drive, www.tanglewood-golf.com, (850) 623-6176. • Whiting Field Golf Course, 8271 Intrepid Road, (850) 623-7348. GULF BREEZE • Tiger Point Golf and Country Club, 1255 Country Club Drive, www.tigerpointeclub.com, (850) 932-1333 or 932-1330. NAVARRE • Hidden Creek, 3070 PGA Blvd., www.hiddengolf.com, (850) 939-1939. PERDIDO KEY • Lost Key Golf Club, 625 Lost Key Drive, www.lostkey.com, (850) 492-1300 or 549-2160. • Perdido Bay Golf Club, 1 Doug Ford Drive, www.perdidobaygolf.com, (850) 492-1223. GULF SHORES,ALA. • Peninsula Golf & Racquet Club, 20 Peninsula Blvd., www.peninsulagolfclub.com, (251) 968-8009. • Cotton Creek Club-Craft Farms, 3840 Cotton Creek Circle, Gulf Shores,Ala., www.craftfarms.com, (251) 968-7500. • Kiva Dunes, 815 Plantation Drive, Gulf Shores,Ala., (251) 272-3116 • The Golf Club of The Wharf, 520 Clubhouse Drive, Gulf Shores,Ala., www.thewharfal.com, (251) 968-7366

NAVARRE BEACH PARK Navarre Beach Park is a 100-acre park on the Santa Rosa Sound.Activities at the park include swimming and picnicking. Navarre Beach Park is located on Gulf Beach Boulevard across Santa Rosa Sound from the city of Navarre Beach on U.S. 98. For information visit www.santarosa. fl.gov/parks/navarrebeach.html PANHANDLE BUTTERFLY HOUSE & NATURE WALK OF NAVARRE At the Panhandle Butterfly House, visitors can view more than 200 butterflies. Guides are available to help identify 1,200 butterfly-attracting native plants for a hands-on experience.All stages of the butterfly’s development can be observed in its natural habitat.The Nature Walk, a 1-mile waterfront boardwalk that meanders along the Santa Rosa Sound, offers a spring-fed fishpond, playground equipment and a picnic and recreation area.The Butterfly House operated by volunteer Master Gardeners and is open May 1 through Labor Day. Details:Theresa Friday (850) 939-3267. SHORELINE PARK On Shoreline Drive in Gulf Breeze, Shoreline Park South edges up to the Santa Rosa Sound offering a view of Pensacola Beach.This popular boat launch is only 7 miles from the Pensacola Pass, where the sound meets the Gulf of Mexico. For information call (850) 934-5140. GOLF COURSES PENSACOLA • AC Read/NAS, Bldg. 3495, Naval Air Station, www.naspensacola-mwr.com/leisure/acread.htm, (850) 452-2454. • Champion Golf Course, 109 Mintz, (850) 968-9325. • Marcus Pointe Golf Club, 2500 Oak Pointe Drive, www.marcuspointegolf.com, (850) 484-9770. PJ-0000340833

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Arts & Entertainment A small city with big arts For up-to-the-minute information on entertainment in the community, go to GoPensacola.com — essential viewing for the younger set, ages 22 to 34. For daily coverage on all arts and entertainment in the area, visit www.pnj.com and look for the Weekender every Friday in the Pensacola News Journal. VISUAL ARTS A multitude of art galleries and artists’ shops are located throughout the Pensacola Bay area. In addition to galleries, schools and centers offer a variety of programs: BELMONT ARTS & CULTURAL CENTER (850) 429-1222; www.belmontartscenter.com.The center is a multi-disciplinary working arts center that features the work of local, regional, national, and international artists, as well as educational programs, workshops and special events. PENSACOLA STATE COLLEGE (850) 484-1000; http://www.pensacolastate.edu Student, faculty and shows are in the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts on the PSC campus, with classes toward an art degree. Continuing education classes are at the PSC Downtown Center. UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA (850) 474-2000; http://uwf.edu.The university offers degree programs in the arts for enrolled students.The art gallery in the Fine and Performing Arts building holds student and faculty shows as well as winners of art competitions and other shows.The university has another exhibition space, Gallery 88, in the radio station WUWF 88.1 FM on campus. PERFORMING ARTS BALLET PENSACOLA (850) 432-9546; www.balletpensacola.com. Based in the Pensacola Cultural Center, Kaleidoscope is the dance education center of the K&BP organization. BETA CHILDREN’S THEATRE (850) 529-8830. Provides a professional venue for children in acting, singing and dance for children ages 6 to 18. E-mail: betachildrenstheatre@hotmail.com. COMMUNITY THEATRE IN WEST PENSACOLA (850) 912-4078 www.sanctuarytheatrewest.com or e-mail rcb@sanctuarytheatrewest.com; Community Theatre in West Pensacola, Sanc60

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tuary in the Groves,Theatre West is in its first season, and current productions revolve around “Southern Heritage” and many of the productions are female focused. CHORAL SOCIETY OF PENSACOLA (850) 484-1806; www.choralsocietyofpensacola.com. Northwest Florida’s premier symphonic chorus presents choral music embodying exceptional quality and diversity. Details: csop1@juno.com. FIESTA BARBERSHOP CHORUS (601) 259-7686 www.harmonize.com/pensacola. Chorus is the performing component of the Barbershop Harmony Society. IMOGENE THEATRE (850) 626-2117; santarosahistoricalsociety.com. Damaged by a fire in early 2009, the theatre is being restored. Set to reopen in 2011. MUSIC AT CHRIST CHURCH (850) 432-5115; www.christ-church.net. Concert series features an impressive array of local, national and international performers. PENSACOLA CHILDREN’S CHORUS (850) 434-7760; www.pensacolachildrenschorus.com. A group of more than 300 talented young performers, ages 8 to 18, in six different choirs. PENSACOLA LITTLE THEATRE (850) 432-2042; www.pensacolalittletheatre.com. Offers drama classes and workshops. PLT operates out of a 480-seat theater in the Pensacola Cultural Center. PENSACOLA OPERA (850) 433-6737; www.pensacolaopera.com.This group brings quality professional opera and operetta to Pensacola audiences and since 1983. Annual season includes two fully staged productions. PENSACOLA SHAKESPEARE THEATRE (850) 462-8880; www.pensacolashakespearetheatre.org.A new professional theater company, performs at Pensacola Opera PENSACOLA SOUND CHORUS 1-888-611-SING; www.pensacolasoundchorus.com. Pensacola Sound Chorus is a ladies’ barbershop group and the local chapter of Sweet Adelines International. www.PensacolaNewcomer sGuide.com • 2013-2014

PENSACOLA STATE COLLEGE • Music and Theater Department: (850) 484-1800; www.pensacolastate.edu. Cultural events of the highest quality are part of the PJC Lyceum Series.Theater, music, dance, visual arts and informative lectures are included in this program. • Rolfs Piano Series: (850) 484-1847 for reservation and information. Classical pianists of various nationalities come together for the PSC Lyceum Series. PENSACOLA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (850) 435-2533; www.pensacolasymphony.com.The Symphony Orchestra features 70 musicians. SAENGER THEATRE (850) 595-3880; pensacolasaenger.com. From concerts and operas to ballets and plays, historic theater reopened in 2010 after extensive renovation. UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA • Theater Department: (850) 474-2146; uwf.edu/theatre. Specializes in dramatic presentations and offers the New Voices program, focusing on new theatrical works. • Center For Fine And Performing Arts: (850) 474-2874; www.uwf.edu/cfpa.The department stages performances in an intimate studio theater as well as the 430-seat Mainstage Theater. • Radio Live: www.wuwf.org. Radio Live is a part of the University of West Florida’s WUWF 88.1 FM radio station, seen downtown on certain Thursday nights or listened to on the radio.The only cost includes a non-perishable food product for Manna Food Bank.

A FESTIVAL ANYTIME OF THE YEAR FIESTA OF FIVE FLAGS (850) 433-6512; www.fiestaoffiveflags.org.The Fiesta of Five Flags features the reenactment of the landing of Don Tristan de Luna, who founded Pensacola in 1559.Throughout May and June, events include reenactments, parades, balls, a sand sculptures and a treasure hunt. FRANK BROWN INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITERS’ FESTIVAL (850) 492-7664, www.fbisf.com.This fall festival attracts songwriters from all over the world to the stage at the Flora-Bama and to venues all over Pensacola, Perdido Key, and Gulf Shores and Orange Beach,Ala. GALLERY NIGHT (850) 434-5371; www.artsnwfl.org. Eight times a year, sponsored by the Downtown Arts District Association holds Gallery Night. Shopping, dining, live entertainment and great art. EVENINGS IN SEVILLE (850) 438-6505; Every week from May to August) The Pensacola Heritage Foundation holds a concert series in Olde Seville Square that is free to the public. A variety of music is played including Jazz, Country, Big Band, and Easy Listening. GREAT GULFCOAST ARTS FESTIVAL (850) 432-9906.The first weekend in November at Seville Square and area. Ranked in the top 200 fine-art and fine-craft shows in the Art Fair Source Book. GREEK FESTIVAL (850) 433-2662. In the fall, residents know they will be able to enjoy some good Greek food and music at this two-day festival at the Greek Orthodox Church of CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL ATTRACTIONS the Annunciation at 1720 W. Garden St. AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE SOCIETY www.gcaavb.com. 200 E. Church St.; (850) 469-1456 This society was founded in GULF BREEZE CELEBRATES THE ARTS (850) 932-5064; gulfbreezearts.org. Every March, featuring art of adults and a 1990 to preserve, promote and perpetuate cultural diversity through partnerwhole section for children, sponsored by Gulf Breeze Arts. ship with public and private organizations. GULF COAST RENAISSANCE FAIRE GULF ISLANDS NATIONAL SEASHORE (877) 429-8462; www.yesteadyhands.com/gulfcoastrenaissancefaire. Joust(850) 934-2600; www.nps.gov/guis.This national park stretches 150 miles along the northeastern Gulf of Mexico from West Ship Island in Mississippi to the east ing, music, food and dancing are hallmarks of this colorful event held the first weekend in March. Mobile also has a similar Renaissance fair the first weekend in end of Santa Rosa Island in Florida. November. HISTORIC PENSACOLA VILLAGE MARDI GRAS (850) 595-1559, or (850) 595-5993; www.historicpensacola.org.The village is a Each year Mardi Gras is celebrated in the season leading up to Fat Tuesday, algrouping of museums devoted to West Florida history. ways the day before Ash Wednesday. Parades all around the area for children and JAPAN HOUSE adults. Check the Pensacola News Journal as the season kicks off for complete University of West Florida campus; (850) 474-3363; www.uwf.edu/japan.The information. UWF Japan House showcases Japanese art and culture. E-mail: japan@uwf.edu. MEMORIAL DAY NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NAVAL AVIATION (850) 452-3604; www.naval-air.org. One of the largest and most beautiful air and Pensacola takes time to honor its veterans on this day on board the Pensacola Naval Air Station and the Barrancas National Cemetery and other military sites space museums in the world.There are more than 170 restored aircraft reprearound the area. Events are also held at the Wall South, a black granite, half-size senting Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard Aviation. replica of the Vietnam veteran’s memorial in Washington. It is located at the All PENSACOLA CULTURAL CENTER Veterans Memorial Park at the corner of Ninth Avenue and Bayfront Parkway. (850) 434-0257; 400 Jefferson St. Home of the Pensacola Little Theatre MILTON’S RIVERWALK FINE ARTS FESTIVAL (www.pensacolalittletheatre.com),West Florida Literary Federation and (850) 623-8493: sracf.org/riverwalkartsfestival.The festive weekend is filled with Kaleidoscope & Ballet Pensacola (www.balletpensacola.com). art, entertainment and food. Families will enjoy the Children’s Creation Station. PENSACOLA HISTORICAL MUSEUM (850) 433-1559; 115 E. Zarragossa St.; www.historicpensacola.org.The Pensacola PENSACOLA BAY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL www.pensacolafilmfestival.com.Annual event features four days of great films, Historical Society operates a museum and resource center. television series, receptions and awards ceremonies. PENSACOLA MUSEUM OF ART (850) 432-6247; www.pensacolamuseumofart.org.This museum is housed in the PENSACOLA CRAWFISH FESTIVAL (850) 433-6512. Held in May at Bartram Park on Pensacola’s waterfront. Celold city jail, built in 1906. ebrates crawfish, but there’s plenty of jambalaya and red beans and rice to go ST. MICHAEL’S CEMETERY around. Corner of Alcaniz and Garden Streets; (850) 436-4643; www.stmichaelscemetery.org. or email stmichaelscemetary@gmail.com. Officially established in 1807, PENSACOLA JAZZFEST (850) 433-8382; www.jazzpensacola.com.Annual free JazzFest in downtown’s the cemetery probably dates back to the 1700s. historic Seville Square, sponsored by the Jazz Society of Pensacola. Includes a T.T.WENTWORTH JR. FLORIDA STATE MUSEUM (850) 595-5990; 330 S. Jefferson St.; www.historicpensacola.org.The Renaissance youth stage. PENSACOLA SEAFOOD FESTIVAL Revival-style building was constructed as Pensacola’s City Hall in 1907. (850) 433-6512. Held the fourth weekend in September, with over 200 food THE ZOO venders. 5701 Gulf Breeze Pkwy., Gulf Breeze; (850) 932-2229; www.gulfbreezezoo.org. UWF FESTIVAL ON THE GREEN The Zoo is home to more than 600 exotic animals and includes a train ride, www.uwf.edu/festival. Every year, the University of West Florida hosts an arts camel rides, a restaurant and gift shop. festival on the grounds of the university in March or April.The event features arts VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK and crafts, music and fun family entertainment. (850) 456-0040, www.pensacolawallsouth.org.At the corner of Ninth Avenue WHITE SANDS MUSIC FESTIVAL and Bayfront Parkway is home to Wall South, the half-size replica of the Vietnam (850) 994-9219; www.farmersopry.com. Bluegrass festival at Farmers’ Opry, Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., as well as a World War II memorial and Chumuckla. other veterans memorials. 2013-2014 • www.PensacolaNewcomer sGuide.com

Annual Events JANUARY Annual Polar Bear Dip, Flora-Bama........................ .......................................................(850) 492-0611 Navarre Half Marathon 5K/10K............................... ........................................................850) 476-7434 All American Chili Cookoff, Seville Quarter .......................................................(850) 434-6211 Youth Art Focus, Pensacola Museum of Art .......................................................(850) 432-6247 Annual Antique Show & Sale, Fairgrounds

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Pensacola Jazz Fest, Jazz Society of Pensacola .......................................................(850) 433-8382 Blackwater River Festival, Milton..(850) 623-2339 Friends of the Library Book Sale........................... .......................................................(850) 435-1760 Earth Day, The Zoo........................(850) 932-2229 Santa Rosa County Fair.................(850) 623-1115 PNJ Staff Photos Festival on the Green, UWF..........(850) 474-2433 JUNE Parade of Homes...........................(850) 476-0318 FEBRUARY Fiesta Surrender of the City Ceremony.................. DADA Gallery Night, Downtown.....(850) 434-5371 Pensacola News Journal Double Bridge Run, .......................................................(850) 433-6512 15K/5K............................................(850) 434-2800 Fiesta Mass.....................................(850) 433-6512 Mardi Gras Street Party, Seville Quarter. MAY Fiesta of Five Flags DeLuna Landing Fest.............. .......................................................(850) 434-6211 Memorial Day, Barrancas National Cemetery......... .......................................................(850) 433-6512 .......................................................(850) 453-4108 Mardi Gras Parades Fiesta Krewe Ball...........................(850) 433-6512 Bands on the Beach, Pensacola Beach................... Blue Angel Marathon Grand de Luna Parade..................(850) 433-6512 Cajun Fest, Pensacola Beach..........(850) 932-1500 ........................................(May through September) Jazz Brunch....................................(850) 932-1500 Heart of Gold Ball, American Heart Association Pensacola Children’s Chorus...........(850) 434-7760 Boat Parade...................................(850) 433-6512 .......................................................(850) 473-0411 Spring Performance Ballet Pensacola...................... Coronation of Don Tristan DeLuna......................... Mardi Gras Parade, Pensacola Beach...................... .......................................................(850) 432-9546 .......................................................(850) 433-6512 .......................................................(850) 932-1500 DeLuna Treasure Hunt...................(850) 433-6512 Freedom Rocks, Seville Quarter.....(850) 434-6211 Lust for the Arts, Seville Quarter............................ American Amateur Golf Classic......(850) 434-2800 Ms. Seville Quarter Beauty Pageant........................ .......................................................(850) 434-6211 Symphony by the Sea....................(850) 435-2533 .......................................................(850) 434-6211 Gumbo Ya-Ya, Seville Quarter........(850) 434-6211 Evenings in Olde Seville Square....(850) 438-6505 Antique Show & Sale.....................(850) 478-3600 Pensacola Children’s Chorus...........(850) 434-7760 Pensacola Crawfish Festival............(850) 433-6512 Krewe of LaFitte Parade................(850) 433-6512 Naval Aviation Symposium.............(850) 453-2389 Annual Navarre Fishing Rodeo NOVEMBER DADA Gallery Night, Downtown.....(850) 434-5371 MARCH Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival.........(850) 432-9906 Beulah Sausage Festiva..................(850) 944-3167 JULY Junior League Market Basket........(850) 433-4421 Business Expo at Civic Center......(850) 438-4081 July 4th Riverfest & Annual Firecracker Car Show, DADA Gallery Night-Downtown......(850) 438-7556 McGuire’s 5K Run...........................(850) 433-6789 Milton..............................................(850) 623-2339 Hospice Garage Sale......................(850) 433-2155 Rockabilly Festival, Seville Quarter.......................... Fireworks, Downtown Pensacola.............................. Frank Brown International Songwriters’ Festival.... .......................................................(850) 434-6211 DADA Gallery Night Downtown.....(850) 434-5371 .......................................................(850) 492-0611 Pensacola Junior League Bargain Sale.................... Crabcake Cookoff, Seville Quarter........................... Turkey Trot 5K, Downtown.............(850) 434-6211 .......................................................(850) 433-4421 .......................................................(850) 434-6211 Zoo Lights, The Zoo.......................(850) 932-2229 Santa Rosa Celebrates the Arts............................... Parrot Head Party, Seville Quarter......................... .......................................................(850) 623-2339 .......................................................(850) 434-6211 DECEMBER Magnolias and White Linen...........(850) 435-2533 Annual Hadji Shriner’s Car Show, Pensacola Milton Christmas Parade, Milton...(850) 623-2339 Gulf Coast Renaissance Faire.........(877) 429-8462 Children’s Chorus Performance......(850) 434-7760 Riverwalk Fine Arts Festival, Milton........................ AUGUST “The Nutcracker,” Ballet Pensacola......................... .......................................................(850) 623-8493 Home and Product Expo .............(850) 476-0813 .......................................................(850) 432-9546 Gulf Breeze Celebrates the Arts Jazz Fest, Seville Quarter...............(850) 434-6211 Pensacola Christmas Parade DADA Gallery Night, Downtown.....(850) 434-5371 Pensacola Symphony Orchestra New Year’s Eve SEPTEMBER Pops Concert..................................(850) 435-2533 APRIL Pensacola Seafood Festival, Seville Square.............. Christmas Walk in Seville Square White Sands Music Festival, Chumuckla.................. .......................................................(850) 433-6512 Bonfire Jam, Chumuckla .......................................................(850) 994-9219 Symphony Ball................................(850) 435-2533 Pelican Drop, New Year’s Eve, downtown Interstate Mullet Toss, Flora-Bama.......................... Marine Corps Aviation Association 5K Run............. Pensacola........................................(850) 435-1695 .......................................................(850) 492-0611 .......................................................(850) 452-9460 Reggae Fest, Seville Quarter..........(850) 434-6211 ’80s Music Festival, Seville Quarter......................... .......................................................(850) 434-6211 DADA Gallery Night, Downtown.....(850) 434-5371 OCTOBER American Heart Walk 3K, University of West Florida.............(850) 473-0411 Greek Festival.................................(850) 433-2662 Pensacola Interstate Fair...............(850) 944-4500 The Zoo Boo, The Zoo...................(850) 932-2229 BBQ & Bluegrass............................(850) 435-2533 Jay Peanut Festival Breast Cancer Walk, Cordova Mall DADA Gallery Night, Downtown............................... .......................................................(850) 434-5371 A62

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The Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA) provides a host of sanitation services to help keep our community beautiful. Here are a few helpful tips on taking full advantage of our services. Residential Sanitation Service

Bulk Waste

ECUA provides sanitation services to the unincorporated areas of Escambia County. Residents of the City of Pensacola and Town of Century are served by their municipalities.

Need to get rid of that old couch or refrigerator? ECUA now offers bulk waste pick-up every week. No need to schedule the pick-up, simply place your items curbside before 5:30 a.m. on your regular collection day.

Pick-up days for ECUA customers include sanitation, recycling and yard waste collection on the same day.

Household Hazardous Waste Curbside Recycling ECUA offers a voluntary, single stream recycling system. Customers can put all recyclables into the gray recycling can provided by ECUA. No sorting is required!

Need to dispose of household chemicals, paint, motor oil or cooking grease? Just call ECUA’s customer service line and request a pickup. This monthly service, provided the first Saturday of each month is available free of charge to ECUA sanitation customers.

Yard Trash ECUA provides yard waste collection services once weekly to residential customers. We gladly collect up to 20 trash bags or cans each week and up to two piles of bundled, cut limbs.

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