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May 24, 2012 / Front Page

Optimist Club Fishing Rodeo

Local girl catches amberjack (or was it the other way around?)

Kendall McMullen, a sixth-grader at Gulf Breeze Middle School, shows off the winning 64.1-pound amberjack she caught Sunday during the 37th annual Gulf Breeze Optimist Club Fishing Rodeo, which was s More...

Council swears in new member

Cleveland takes oath; business back to normal

BY KEELY MCKISSACK Gulf Breeze News keely@gulfbreezenews.com

Longtime Gulf Breeze resident Bob Cleveland was sworn in as City Councilman Seat A at the Wednesday, May 16 Gulf Breeze Executive Session. More...

AFJROTC’s Armitage retires

Gulf Breeze High School Principal Jason Weeks (left) stands alongside retiring Air Force Junior ROTC instructor SMSgt. Ken Armitage, who is stepping down after 19 years with the program. More...

Pensacola State open house

Administrators, instructors, dignitaries and guests gather during Tuesday’s open house to celebrate the new South Santa Rosa Center. On The Spot, 6A More...

Community

Government agencies, businesses close Monday

BRIEFS

The following offices and departments will close on Monday, May 28 in observance of Memorial Day: The City of Gulf Breeze, the Gulf Breeze Area Chamber of Commerce, Santa Rosa County Commission, including the library system and animal shelter, and th More...

2012 Medieval Festival brightens GBES’ spring

BY JOE CULPEPPER Gulf Breeze News joe@gulfbreezenews.com

For the 17th consecutive year, Gulf Breeze Elementary School was transformed into an ancient 15th Century castle as third-graders, their teachers, volunteers and school administrators and district leaders participated in the annual Medieval Festival. More...

Miller finishes basic training

Navy Seaman Apprentice Tiffany Miller, a 2010 graduate of Gulf Breeze High School, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training. Air Force Reserve Airman 1st Class Marlaine Scanlan graduated from basic military training. More...

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Entertainment

Gulfarium reopens, offers interactive experiences

One of the Florida Panhandle's most iconic attractions reopens on Friday, May 25 with plenty of rennovations and a new name, the Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park. More...

Kitt Lough jazzes up 'Evenings in Olde Seville Square’ tonight

The second concert in the 25th and final season of Evenings in Olde Seville takes place on May 24 at 7 p.m. and features jazz singer Kitt Lough. More...

P’cola Lighthouse spooks, Ft. Pickens to honor Memorial Day

BEST BETS

Today, May 24Evenings in OldeSeville Square7-9 p.m., Historic SevilleSquare, Government & AlcanizStreets, Pensacola850.438.6505Friday, May 25 More...

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School

GBHS AFJROTC bids farewell to Armitage

Recognition of retiring veteran instructor SMSgt. Ken Armitage and Distinuished Unit status highlighted the 2012 Gulf Breeze High School Air Force Junior ROTC banquet on Tuesday, May 15 at St. Ann Catholic Church. More...

2012 GBHS AFJROTC AWARDS

Air Force Association Medal: Parker Vantassel Daedalion Award: Torrey Williams American Legion Scholastic Award: Torrey Williams, Mitch Hall American Legion Military Excellence Award: Rebecca Worley, Alen Emperador More...

Dolphins Debate Team guns for national championship

The Gulf Breeze High School Debate Team travels to Baltimore, Md., this weekend to participate in the National Catholic Forensics League championships. More...

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Business

Ker-plunk! Pump prices still falling

GAS WATCH

On Monday, the national average price for regular retail gasoline had fallen for 45 consecutive days after peaking at $3.93 on April 6, according to AAA’s Historical Fuel Gauge Report. More...

GB Chamber/Harbourtown Business After Hours

Photos by Lisa Newell/Gulf Breeze News

Perfect weather and the lure of a wine tasting sponsored by Montgomery Realtors were the perfect combination to lure visitors to last Thursday’s Gulf Breeze Area Chamber of Commerce’s Business After Hours at Harbourtown Complex. More...

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Opinion

Political Cartoon

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Process needed to fill vacant Council seats

I would like to thank Cherry Fitch, Bruce DeMotts and all the other citizens who volunteered to fill the vacant City Council seat recently. More...

Midway Fire District saves $100K through refinancing

LETTERS

Midway Fire District is more motivated than ever to prove to the community its commitment and dedication to being good stewards of the public funds that operate Midway Fire District. More...

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Legals

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Santa Rosa FCATs shine

County among state leaders as testing toughens

BY PAM BRANNON Gulf Breeze News news@gulfbreezenews.com

Santa Rosa County School District’s tenth-graders placed first in the state’s 67 counties on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) in writing, with the district’s fourth-graders and eighthgraders placing third in the stat More...

Statewide results mixed as transition continues

Special to Gulf Breeze News

As Florida ramps up standards and strengthens assessments in preparation for a move to a more demanding set of nationwide academic educational standards called the Common Core State Standards in 2015, the first group of statewide assessment results o More...

Threat of job loss turns into blessing for fitness guru Tucker

¦ Uncertain future sparks frenzied biz relocation

BY GAIL HAGAN BOWLING & JOE CULPEPPER Gulf Breeze News news@gulfbreezenews.com

A Gulf Breeze fitness instructor was forced to make a difficult, emotional decision to relocate his business four weeks ago when he learned The Club was being seized by its lien holder and closed. More...

GBES Medieval Festival

Queen (assistant principal) Kim McChesney, King (principal Warren Stevens) and Santa Rosa Schools Superintendent Tim Wyrosdick enjoy Friday’s Gulf Breeze Elementary School Medieval Festival. More...

Early-morning collision with cyclist brings charges

BY JOE CULPEPPER Gulf Breeze News joe@gulfbreezenews.com

A young Gulf Breeze woman was charged with a felony and released from the Santa Rosa County Jail on $10,000 bond after leaving the scene of an accident that seriously injured a bicyclist on U.S. Highway 98 at College Parkway. More...

Island News

Sand-tastic!

White quartz sand became a medium for artists to use to create art on Sunday during the annual Fiesta of Five Flags Sand Sculpture Contest on Pensacola Beach. The contest was part of a family fun weekend on the beach. More...

Free, cool and comfortable

¦ Trolley service begins for the summer season

Traversing the island gets a lot easier this week as trolley service begins Friday for the summer season from 4 to 12 p.m every day through Labor Day Monday, Sept. 3. More...

What are you hearing?

“What was that?” she asked. “What was what?” I replied. “THAT” she says intently, tipping her ear away from her shoulder. “I’m sorry ... I just don’t hear it” I say disappointedly. More...

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News

Memorial Day observances set

Memorial Day will be observed in south Santa Rosa County at Navarre Park on U.S. Highway 98 near the Navarre Beach Causeway at 11 a.m. Monday, May 28. More...

PBS to air MD concert

Public Broadcasting Service and WSRE-TV will honor the service of men and women in uniform with broadcasts of new and encore programs this weekend and on Memorial Day, May 28. More...

Motorists beware: Click it or Ticket is here

The Florida Highway Patrol has joined local and national law enforcement officers and highway safety advocates across the country for the national ‘Click It or Ticket’ safety belt enforcement campaign that ends June 3. More...

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Sports

Dolphins unbeaten in jamboree

GBHS varsity beats Murphy, Catholic; younger ones notch a win, scoreless tie

BY JASON THOMPSON Gulf Breeze News jason@gulfbreezenews.com

The Dolphin football team hosted a three-team spring jamboree Thursday, posting three 12-minute quarter wins and playing to a 0-0 tie with Catholic. The Murphy (Mobile, Ala.) Panthers were the other team in the jamboree. More...

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