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BY LISA NEWELLGulf Breeze Newslisa@gulfbreezenews.comPatriot spearheads flag fundraiser Len Schellhorn was raised to respect the flag. “Everybody that knows me, knows I’m a flag guy,” he said. “For years, I’ve been buying flags for Christmas gifts, birthday gifts.” A master gardener, Schellhorn has a military garden that bears a free hanging glass window inscribed, “One Nation Under God.” In the […]

Wet/dry ballots to arrive in mailbox



Residents mustupdate addressesin order to vote Ann Bodenstein, Santa Rosa County Supervisor of Elections asks voters who moved recently to confirm their address is correct before the ballots are mailed for the Sept. 6 wet/dry election. By law, the ballots cannot be forwarded. “The September 6 Wet Dry Option Election will be the largest mail ballot election in Santa Rosa […]

Founded in 1956, Bokas-Jordan Pharmacy closes, merges with CVS

Gulf Breeze landmark closes its doors Part One of a Two Part History

BY JULIE B. CONNERLEYGulf Breeze Newsnews@gulfbreezenews.com CVS, the nation’s largest pharmacy with more than 5,400 stores in 36 states has been serving customers for more than 40 years. With their recent acquisition of Gulf Breeze’s oldest continually operated business, they hope to continue Bokas-Jordan’s commitment of quality service to the community. “We are not leaving,” Bokas-Jordan Pharmacy owner Sharon Sims […]

Patrons share memories of Gulf Breeze’s first pharmacy



BY JULIE B. CONNERLEYGulf Breeze Newsnews@gulfbreezenews.com Acustomer appreciation day to thank all their customers for their loyalty during the past 49 years was held the last official day of business July 26. Sharon wanted the atmosphere to be festive and it was. Her gift buyer, Mamie Lindsey, specializes in weddings, holiday décor and other events. Mamie handled all the flower […]

Gulf Breeze UMC Splendid Seniors tour WSRE TV studios



The Splendid Seniors Group from Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church recently toured the WSRE TV Studios on the PJC Campus in Pensacola. They were treated to an entertaining and informative tour of the Production Facilities, learned about Student Television Production and got to see how local programming is developed. A program called Sightline, a reading service for the visually impaired, […]

Man stuck in tree rescued by Midway Fire Department



During the aftermath of Hurricane Dennis on Tuesday, July 12, Midway Fire District’s Special Operations Team responded to a request for assistance to East Milton Volunteer Fire Department who was on the scene of a man pinned in a tree. He was attempting to remove a limb approximately 10 inches in diameter that was in a dangerous position due to […]

Local designs ‘ultimate’ hurricane survivor T-shirt



Gulf Breeze graphic artist Steve Blair is an expert on surviving the aftermath of Hurricanes Dennis and Ivan. Like so many other area residents, he’s been jumping back and forth through all the hoops –insurance, FEMA, SBA and contractors – trying to repair his Whisper Bay home that was flooded and hammered during Ivan and bruised by Dennis. Just as […]

SRIA to examine new FEMA trailer policy



BY JULIE B. CONNERLEYGulf Breeze Newsnews@gulfbreezenews.com Just two months ago, the Santa Rosa Island Authority worked with FEMA, Florida’s Department of Community Affairs, Division of Emergency Management, and local agency officials to develop a policy to address the numerous temporary living facilities and temporary storage containers on residential leaseholds on Pensacola Beach. These motor home/travel trailers and storage containers were […]

Notes from Bubba’s Beach



More of those ‘You know you are from the Gulf Coast when . . .” You know you live on the Gulf Coast when: You are thinking of repainting your house to match the plywood covering your windows; When describing your house to a prospective buyer, you say it has three bedrooms, two baths and one safe hallway; Your SSN […]

Casting Nets

Islanders

I guess it is a “no brainer” to say that our moods are generally determined by the situation in which we find ourselves. Following both Hurricanes Ivan and Dennis, there were lots of words and actions to indicate a sense of frustration, hopelessness, anger. Some of the Beach residents have indicated they were at the end of their patience, as […]