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Mike Creel has been a rodeo cowboy for the past 50 years and has recently opened up Magic Touch Massage Therapy on Stew-art Street in Milton with the help of his wife.
Q: What brought you to Santa Rosa County?
A: My Parents moved here in 1961 to manage the 1st Jitney Jr. food store on Stewart Street in Milton.
Q: What fi ctional charac-
ter would you say you are the most like?
A: Yosemite Sam Q: What was your most
embarrassing moment you now laugh about?
A: I was arena director for a rodeo in South Florida. The announcer was not a local and must have never
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By MATHEW PELLEGRINO 313-8296 | @SRPG_Mat [email protected]
Old movie rental buildings used to be the hangout in Milton.
Now they have become abandoned build-ings, brushed with graffiti and left hollow af-ter companies like Netflix and Red Box took over the market.
One of those buildings, the former Block-buster in Milton, will soon come to life as a restaurant chain that has several locations across Northwest Florida.
According to Robin Verge, a commercial Realtor who handled the Blockbuster sale, Little Caesars purchased the building back on July 28.
Little Caesars has a store in the Winn Dixie Shopping Center in Pace, but not in Milton.
The pizza chain has become known for its “Hot-N-Ready” pizzas that cost customers only $5.
Verge said that the pizza franchise is not ready to move in yet, but is planning to set up shop within the coming months.
City officials were not aware of the pur-chase due to the fact the restaurant has not pulled any utility permits at this time.
Milton Planning and Zoning Director Ran-dy Jorgenson said a few people had asked about the Blockbuster location, but it went no further.
“A person was looking to put a daycare cen-ter in the building,” Jorgenson said.
City Manager Brian Watkins and Jorgen-son tried to help the prospective client, but nothing ever developed.
“After passing out information to them about the building, we never heard anything back,” Watkins said.
Since the building was abandoned by Blockbuster, Jorgenson said the main-tenance and upkeep of the building has dissipated.
“People tend to forget about the main-tenance of the property once the building is empty,” Jorgenson said.
According to Berge, the sale was surpris-ingly quick.
“It was a refreshing sale,” Berge said. “In this market it doesn’t happen that often.
“He (CFO of Little Caesars) was realistic about the market.”
The Blockbuster location was listed after the store closed on April 6.
Another former movie rental location, Movie Gallery, in the Six Flags Shopping Cen-ter has been the subject of rumors as well.
Despite the rumors circulating about a po-tential new tenant, no one has talked to city officials about locating there.
“No one has made any inquiries,” Watkins said.
A representative from Little Caesars did not return numerous phone calls to speak about the new location as of press time.
PHOTO BY MATHEW PELLEGRINO | Press Gazette
The old Blockbuster video rental store is in need of some landscaping work since it was closed earlier this year. The building will now house Little Caesars.
Pizza chain opening doors
in Milton
By BILL GAMBLIN 288-0037 | @SRPG_Bill
Partisan political docu-mentaries are nothing new to theaters, but the latest ven-ture in this genre is making some waves in Pea Ridge.
“2016: Obama’s America,” can be seen locally at The Ridge Theater as well as its sister theater the Marquee in Crestview, and movie go-ers are fl ocking to see the fi lm based on the books of conservative author Dinesh D’Souza.
D’Souza, a former Ronald Reagan staffer who is cur-rently the President of The King’s College in New York City, appears to fashion his
work as a conservative ver-sion of Michael Moore.
“I have read about the movie, but I haven’t checked on it being at any of the local theaters,” said Demorcratic party leader Seegar Swan-son. “It is all part of a over-all political campaign with movie goers to reach their emotions.
“This is part of a planned strategy by the Republicans just like the Democrats have Michael Moore.”
Currently the movie is the highest grossing conser-vative documentary with $28 million in earnings despite its limited release, which appears to be growing and growing after its initial re-lease in Houston back on
July 13. The highest grossing po-
litical documentary of all
time is Moore’s 2004 fi lm,
Anti-Obama fi lm in theaters
BALDWIN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE: MILTON BIKER FOUND DEAD LOCAL, A5
By BILL GAMBLIN 288-0037 | @SRPG_Bill
When Milton fi rst introduced red-light cameras the noise from the public was deafening.
Now the noise has calmed and the person smiling the most is Milton Police Chief Greg Brand.
Brand, who introduced the idea to the City of Milton, has all along stated it was to ensure safety at dangerous intersections.
Based on the numbers released by the Milton Police Department, Brand has achieved his goal.
“The fi rst month the cameras were on the City of Mil-ton issued over 1,300 warnings,” Brand said. “Then we made an adjustment to the yellow light and we automati-cally saw a 60 percent reduction in the number of tickets.
“To me that is a winner. I was expecting a 40 percent reduction over the course of a year, not 60 percent in a month.”
Since the red-light cameras were activated, the Milton Police Department has worked a grand total of 46 acci-dents at the three intersections where the cameras were installed — Dogwood Drive and Hamiton Bride Road., Caroline Street and Glover Lane, and Caroline Street and Parkmore Plaza Road.
“To me every red light run is the chance for a serious if not fatal accident,” Brand said. “I don’t have the numbers to go back on, but from what I can tell this is a reduction.
“I am not seeing 10 accidents at one intersection a
Cameras doing the jobMilton red-light cameras
are reducing accidents
BILL GAMBLIN | Press Gazette
The Ridge Theater in Pea Ridge has been showing what is expected to become the biggest political documentary of 2012, “2016: Obama’s America.”
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Based on the Mark Wandall Traffi c Safety Act, signs like this one must be posted as motorist approach an intersection monitored by a traffi c camera. The city of Milton has cited approximately 3,500 drivers in the fi rst year of the red-light camera program.
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If you have a short comment you would like to make, call the Speak Out line at 623-5887. Longer comments are better suited as a letter to the editor.
Thursday, 5:53 a.m. Yeah, this is Bruce from
Pace. I am following up on my comment from last week. Bobby has come to the conclusion about it not being a problem or issue.
The flashing light is a menace and against the law, which is not being enforced. The garbage trucks and everyone else using these lights don’t need them as long as people pay attention when they drive. I do not drive 10 miles under the speed limit but drive with the flow of traffic. When you get too close you are in my zone.
People who drive like that run the risk of hurting me or whoever they are too close to because you are an unsafe drive.
Wednesday, 8:42 p.m. Ron Hart is my favorite
columnist. What an intellectual wit. I
love his work!
Wednesday, 8:35 p.m. Hey, this is Gene. It
was Sept. 11 yesterday, and you would figure our embassies would be under a little better protection knowing what might happen. Unfortunately they weren’t, and our president apologizes for something that shouldn’t be apologized for. We go in and help monitor these countries, but we get shafted. Way to go, President Obama, apologize for more.
Wednesday, 5:54 p.m. For you all looking for
a handout, for free stuff from the government and money, it is really coming from the taxpayers. So go out and get a job like the rest of us. Thank you.
Wednesday, 5:50 p.m.
I just want to say President Bush was not perfect. We might still be paying from his mistakes, but President Obama is way far worse. We will be
paying for his mistakes forever. We need to change it back to the way it was and get the junk out of the White House.
Wednesday, 4:01 p.m. Yes, the tragedy that
happened in Egypt and Libya yesterday is very sad. People are taking advantage of America with all the money and support we give them. I say cut the money off. The president will do what he needs to do.
We need to boycott them and stop all the money if they are going to do stuff like that to Americans. It happened to us in Beirut in 1982 and 1983.
It is time for us not to
send anyone anymore. We don’t need to go anywhere.
Wednesday, 2:24 p.m. As the presidential
election approaches, I am so sick of hearing all the blame games. It took eight years for Bush to get us into this mess, and Obama has only had four years to fix it, not nearly long enough.
We are at least out of the wars for the most part, but if all the Republicans and military that live in this area need something to whine about, go ahead and elect Romney, and I’m sure he can get you right back into the war scene real quick.
That’s how the richy rich get and keep their money along with the military, who sucks the biggest portion of our tax money away.
Wednesday, 10:42 a.m.
Hi, this is Kathy, and I was reading the Sept. 12 story about the teen who left the scene of the accident.
There was no news value in reporting the car dragging the individual 25 feet before the car came to a stop. As a mother how could you find any news value in reporting something like that. I would appreciate it if you would think about it next time.
Wednesday, 7:40 a.m. This is Michelle with a
comment for all bicyclists, especially those who go into our neighborhoods on a weekly basis. You are not pedestrians.
Do not act surprised when a car stops at an intersection and then proceeds through. You are also under Chapter 316 of the traffic code just like any other vehicle. Thank you.
Tuesday, 8:49 p.m. This is Ed. I wonder why
they put grass on Highway 90 at the new tractor place. All the people are doing is driving through it and messing it up. What are they going to do about that?
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Elected officialscounTy governmenTCOUNTY COMMISSION
• District 1: Jim Williamson, 4351 Berryhill Road, Pace, FL 32571; phone 983-1877. E-mail is [email protected]
• District 2: Bob Cole, 8651 Riverstone Road, Milton, FL 32583; phone 983-1877. E-mail is [email protected]
• District 3: Don Salter, 6000 Chumuckla Highway, Pace, FL 32571; phone 983-1877. E-mail is [email protected]
• District 4: Jim Melvin, 6495 Caroline St., Milton, FL; phone 983-1877. E-mail is [email protected]
• District 5: Lane Lynchard, 6495 Caroline St., Milton, FL 32570; phone 983-1877. E-mail is [email protected]
The Santa Rosa County Commission meets at 9 a.m. on the second and fourth Thursdays. The leaders meet in committee at 9 a.m. Mondays preceding the Thursday meetings. Meetings are held in commission chambers of the Administrative Complex on U.S. 90. Phone 983-1877 for information or to reach their of-fices.
SANTA ROSA COUNTY SHERIFFWendell Hall, 5755 East Milton, Road, Milton, FL
32588; phone 983-1100. E-mail is [email protected]
SANTA ROSA COUNTY CLERK OF COURTSMary Johnson, P.O. Box 472, Milton, FL 32572;
phone 983-1987. E-mail is [email protected]
SANTA ROSA COUNTY TAX COLLECTORStan C. Nichols, 6495 Caroline St., Suite E, Milton,
FL 32570; phone 983-1800. E-mail is [email protected]
SANTA ROSA COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISERGreg Brown, 6495 Caroline St., Milton, FL 32570;
phone 983-1880. E-mail is [email protected]
SANTA ROSA COUNTY ELECTIONS SUPERVISORAnn Bodenstein, 6495 Caroline St., Milton, FL
32570; phone 983-1900. E-mail is [email protected]
sTaTe governmenT• Rep. Doug Broxson: 2990-C Gulf Breeze Park-
way, Gulf Breeze, FL 32563, phone 916-5436. E-mail is [email protected]
• Sen. Greg Evers: 598 N. Ferdon Blvd., Crest-view, FL 32536, phone 689-0556. E-mail is [email protected]
• Gov. Rick Scott: PLO5 The Capitol, 400 S. Mon-roe St., Tallahassee, FL 32399; phone 488-4441. E-mail is [email protected]
feDeral governmenTHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
• Rep. Jeff Miller: 2439 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515; local phone is 479-1183; D.C. Office phone (202) 225-4136. Pen-sacola office address: 4300 Bayou Blvd., Suite 13, Pensacola, FL 32503. Toll free number is 866-367-1614. Website: http://jeffmiller.house.gov
SENATE• Sen. Marco Rubio : 317 Har t Senate O f-
f ice Bui ld ing, Washington, D.C. 20510; phone 850 -433-2603. Websi te : www.rub io.senate.gov
• Sen. Bill Nelson: Room 571, Hart Senate Of-fice Building, Washington, D.C. 20510; phone 202-224-5274; fax 202-224-8022. Website: http://billnelson.senate.gov
WHITE HOUSE• President Barack Obama: The White House,
1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D.C. 20500;
phone 202-456-1414. E-mail is [email protected]
• Vice President Joe Biden: Office of the Vice President, White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D.C. 20500; phone 202-456-1414.
school governmenTSCHOOL BOARD
• Superintendent: Tim Wyrosdick, 5086 Canal St., Milton, FL 32570; phone 983-5000. E-mail is [email protected]
• District 1: Diane Scott, 5710 Munson High-way, Milton, FL 32570; phone 983-0413. E-mail is [email protected]
• District 2: Hugh Winkles, 5684 Nicklaus Lane, Milton, FL 32570; phone 623-6299. E-mail is [email protected]
• District 3: Diane Coleman, 9400 Octavia Lane, Navarre, FL 32566; phone 939-2661. E-mail is [email protected]
• District 4: JoAnn Simpson, 5059 Faircloth St., Pace, FL 32571; phone 994-5446. E-mail is [email protected]
• District 5: Scott Peden, 3156 Pins Lane, Gulf Breeze, FL 32563; phone 934-0701. E-mail is [email protected]
The Santa Rosa County School Board meets at 6:30 p.m. second and fourth Thursdays at 5086 Canal St. in Milton. Phone: 983-5000.
ciTy governmenT• Milton City Hall, Mayor Guy Thompson, 6738
Dixon St., Milton, FL 32570, phone 983-5400. City Manager is Brian Watkins
• Town of Jay, Mayor Kurvin Qualls, 3822 High-way 4, Jay, FL 32565, phone 675-2719
• Gulf Breeze City Hall, Mayor Beverly Zim-mern, 1070 Shoreline Drive, Gulf Breeze, FL 32561, phone 934-5100. City Manager is Edwin “Buz” Eddy
Special to the Press Gazette
Avalon Boulevard in Mil-ton will be reduced to one lane from south of Moors Oak Drive to Highland Brae Boulevard from 8 p.m. Tues-day to 6 a.m. Wednesday to allow crews to place asphalt for a temporary detour.
Once the work is com-plete, both north and south-bound traffic will be shifted on to the newly constructed northbound roadway and reconstruction of the cur-rent southbound lanes will begin.
Variable message boards will be utilized to alert driv-ers of the change in the traf-fic pattern.
Also, Roads Inc. of NW Florida will continue road-
way widening and paving operations on U.S. 90 be-tween County Road (C.R.) 89/Ward Basin Road and State Road (S.R.) 87 South in Milton beginning Sunday.
For the next three weeks, Sunday night through Fri-day morning motorists can expect alternating lane clo-sures between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m.
This work is part of the U.S. 90 resurfacing project which began in February 2012. Roads Inc. of NW Flor-ida was awarded a $1.8 mil-lion construction contract to make improvements along the five-mile stretch of U.S. 90 in Milton.
Crews will resurface the roadway from east of C.R. 89 to east of S.R. 87, construct
a westbound left and an eastbound right turn lane off U.S. 90 on to Persimmon Hollow Road, and extend a right turn lane at Industrial Boulevard on U.S. 90.
Sidewalk construction, Americans with Disabilities Act improvements, drain-age and safety upgrades and placement of new signs and pavement markings are also part of the project. Weather permitting the project will be complete fall 2012.
Motorists are reminded to pay attention to the speed limit, to watch for traffic flaggers when traveling through the construction area and to use caution, es-pecially at night when driv-ing in work zones.
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By MATHEW PELLEGRINO 313-8296 | @SRPG_Mat [email protected]
Most people don’t want to start thinking about Christ-mas until December. For a select few, Christmas is just around the corner.
That’s because layaway is back at a lot of stores in the Santa Rosa County area and those stores don’t think it’s too early to scoop up Christ-mas gifts.
Walmart starts their Christmas layaway program Sunday.
People were able to get an early access pass off of Walmart.com, which allowed them to put something on layaway starting today. In order to receive the pass, the customer must “like” their local Walmart on Facebook.
Walmart charges cus-tomers a $5 refundable start up fee, which is given back to the customer on a gift card once the layaway is paid off. If the layaway is cancelled, the $5 fee is not refunded.
Walmart charges 10 per-cent of the layaway or $10, whichever is greater, to start the layaway.
A lot of stores this year are giving their customers an extra treat on top of their layaway program.
Stores like Fred’s and Kmart are waiving the start up fee for the layaway.
Linda (who would not give out her last name), the assistant manager at Fred’s in Milton, said that Fred’s has decided to waive their fee for the Christmas lay-away. Linda said she was not sure when that waiver would start, since they have layaway year round. She said
that corporate would notify them when they can start waiving the fee.
“Normally there is a $2 non-refundable fee,” Linda said. “That’s going to be waived this year for our Christmas layaway.”
A representative with Fred’s who preferred to re-main anonymous said that customers have 60 days to pay off a layaway at Fred’s and there is no cancellation fee.
The store manager said that Fred’s does not allow perishable items to be put on layaway such as food.
“Between now and De-cember we get a lot of lay-aways,” Linda said.
That includes clearance items, that some stores do not allow to be put on layaway.
The only difference be-tween the layaway at Fred’s and other big name stores is that they require 20 percent down on the layaway.
Kmart’s layaway is a bit different than Walmart’s. At Kmart, shoppers are re-quired to make a payment on the layaway every two weeks.
Customers can make those payments online or at any Kmart store.
Kmart says on their web-site that there is a create fee on their layaways, but the Milton Kmart manager Vera Clark said that their store, like Fred’s, will waive the fee for all of its customers.
Kmart does charge a $10 fee if a person cancels their layaway. A person can put an item on layaway for up to 8 weeks at Kmart if it is under $300, and for up to 12 weeks if the layaway is $300
or more. “Our layaways are al-
ready starting to pick up,” Clark said.
The only thing not al-lowed on layaway at Kmart are items such as lighter flu-id and any flammable oils.
Kmart, like Walmart al-lows a person to cancel their layaway and receive a refund for the payments put down on the layaway minus the cancellation fee.
It’s not just the big name stores that have layaway. Al’s Pawn and Rifle Shop in Pace has layaway, and has had the service for as long as they can remember.
“We are very lenient with our customers,” said Kete-lyn Martorana, who co-owns the family owned store. “We know some people can’t af-ford to come in and pay $500 on a rifle … so we give peo-ple a better opportunity to make those purchases.”
At Al’s Pawn and Rifle Shop, customers have 30 to 60 days to pay off the layaway; again, whatever is more convenient for the customer Martorana said.
The co-owner said the store also allows extensions for those who may run short on money.
Despite the layaway op-tion the store gives its cus-tomers, Martorana said even around the Christmas holiday, layaways do not pick up as much as some would speculate.
“Because of the econ-omy, layaways have really slowed down,” Martorana said. “We used to do a lot, but not anymore.”
Al’s Pawn and Rifle Shop has been in business since 1979.
Santa Rosa County School Lunch Menu’s for the week of Sept. 17 - Sept. 21 according to the menu’s released by the Santa Rosa County School Dis-trict Food Service. Each meal includes a choice of fat free white, 1% white, fat-free chocolate, or fat-free strawberry milk.
Elementary and Middle School Menu
Sept. 17 Breakfast Pancake on a Stick Cinnamon and Sugar
Oatmeal Assorted Cereal and
Cinnamon Toast Choose up to 2 Chilled Peaches Chilled Pears Lunch Mexican Lasagna Chicken Patty on Bun Chicken Salad Choice of up to 4 Tater Tots Steamed Green Beans Fresh Apple Chilled Mixed Fruit
Sept. 18 Breakfast Yogurt Parfait Assorted Cereal and
Cinnamon Toast Buttery Grits Choose up to 2 Pineapple Tidbits Fresh Assorted Fruit Lunch Sweet and Sour Pork
over Rice Chicken Nuggets and
Roll Tuna Salad Choice of up to 4 Broccoli and Cheese Fresh Carrot Sticks Fresh Orange Pineapple Tidbits
Sept. 19 Breakfast Mini Waffles Cinnamon and Sugar
Oatmeal Assorted Cereal and
Buttered Toast Choose up to 2 Raisins Assorted 100% Juice Lunch Smoked BBQ Turkey
on Deli Thin Cold Cut on Deli Thin Chef Salad Choice of up to 4 Baked Beans Sweet Potato Wedges Fresh Banana Baked Apple Slices
Sept. 20 Breakfast Breakfast Bagel Cheese Grits Assorted Cereal and
Cinnamon Toast Choose up to 2 Chilled Mixed Fruit Fresh Assorted Fruit Lunch Sloppy Enchilada Popcorn Chicken Salad Grilled Cheese
Sandwich Choice of up to 4 Vegetable Medley Steamed Corn Fresh Apple Chilled Peaches
Sept. 21 Breakfast Mini Pancakes Assorted Cereal and
Buttered Toast Cinnamon and Sugar
Oatmeal Choose up to 2 Baked Apple Slices Fresh Assorted Fruit Lunch Chicken and Dumplings
with Breadstick Turkey and Cheese
Sandwich Cheese Pizza Choice of up 4 Tossed Salad Vegetable Medley Fresh Orange Chilled Pears
High School Menu Sept. 17
Breakfast Pancake on a Stick Cinnamon and Sugar
Oatmeal Assorted Cereal and
Cinnamon Toast Choose up to 2 Chilled Peaches Chilled Pears Lunch Mexican Lasagna Chicken Patty on a Bun Chicken Salad over
Lettuce Ham and Cheese
Sandwich Fresh Baked Pizza Choose up to 4 Sweet Potato Wedges Steamed Green Beans Fresh Apple Chilled Mixed Fruit
Sept. 18 Breakfast Yogurt Parfait Cheese Toast Buttery Grits Choose up to 2 Pineapple Tidbits Fresh Assorted Fruit Lunch Sweet and Sour Pork
over Rice Hamburger on Bun Caesar Chicken Wrap Tuna Salad over
Lettuce Fresh Baked Pizza Choose up to 4 Broccoli with Cheese Fresh Carrot Sticks Fresh Orange Pineapple Tidbits
Sept. 19 Breakfast Mini Waffles Cinnamon and Sugar
Oatmeal Assorted Cereal and
Buttered Toast Choose up to 2 Raisins Assorted 100% Juice Lunch Smoked BBQ Turkey
on bun Cold Cut Sub Asian Chicken Wrap Chef Salad Fresh Baked Pizza Choose up to 4 Baked Beans Sweet Potato Wedges Fresh Banana Baked Apple Slices
Layaway returns for Christmas MEnu
KMart WaLMart FrEd’S aL’S PaWn and riFLE SHoP Cost to start Free $5 (refundable) Free Free Amount req. down 10 % 10 % or $10 20 % Varies (Usually 25 %) Time to pay 8-12 wks Up to Dec. 15 60 days 30-60 days Cancellation fee $10 None None None (unless restocking fee) Xmas layaway Anytime Sept. 16 Sept. 15 Anytime
LocalA4 | Santa Rosa’s Press Gazette Saturday, September 15, 2012
Cararin Guerrero and Kefa Parkman, a son, Jessiah Michael Guerrero Parkman, born Sept. 4
Sarah and Michael Dawson, a daughter, Selah Katie-beth Dawson, born Sept. 8.
Valerie and Clifford Archer, a son, Timothy Chase Archer, born Sept. 10.
Jessica and Joseph Hawthorne, a son, Joseph Tylor Hawthorne, born Sept. 11.
By BILL GAMBLIN 288-0037 | @SRPG_Bill
A federal judge’s ruling at the end of August offered some good news to a Pace High School teacher who was under fire for register-ing students in her class to vote.
Dawn Quarles, the AP Government and American History teacher, was facing charges for violating Flori-da’s Voter Suppression Act until a federal court ruling
announced Aug. 29. Federal Judge Robert
Hinkle removed controver-sial restriction on commu-nity-based voter registra-tion drives set in place by the Voter Suppression Act.
“I received a letter back on June 6 from Blaine Win-ship (assistant to the Attor-ney General) stating that as a result of the League of Women Voters vs. Brown-ing, my case was suspend-ed and my submission of voter registrations under the old 10-day rule would
be honored. “Nothing further has
happened other than Browning resigned/retired as Secretary of State.
Quarles, who was fea-tured on shows like Com-edy Central’s The Colbert Report, was charged last October and was facing a $1,000 fine for violating a state law where third-party voter registrars had only 48 hours to turn in voter registration cards in their custody.
The past 10 months had been very trying for Quarles.
“I knew the law would never stand, or at least I was really certain that it wouldn’t,” Quarles said. “There was way too much negative coverage of it.”
Quarles let her third-party registrar status lapse at the end of the 2011 school year and now only does this as part of a class exercise.
“All I do now is register students in my class as part of an exercise. It is up to them, and then when they are done I mail them in to Ann Bodenstein’s office.”
Apparently the rub with the state came with the last time Quarles held this exercise for her junior and seniors at Pace High School, which was roughly 75 registration forms.
According to Chris Cate, with Secretary of State Kurt Browning’s Office, Quarles
violated the 48 hour time limit as a third-party regis-trar and because of that she faced a fine of $50 per voter registration up to $1,000, which is the maximum.
“There have been other violations involving Quar-les,” Cate said. “Because of these other errors, which included a student who could not vote in the 2008 presidential election, we had no other option but to fine her for this violation.”
When Quarles first be-came a third-party regis-trar, she did so because of the two clubs at Pace High School she was organizing.
“I used to do registration drives at the school, and Ms. Bodenstein informed me I was doing things wrong,” Quarles recalled. “As soon as she informed me of this I did everything just like I was told.
“I was doing this to help educate my students, not for any political party or purpose. I was teaching stu-dents about government,” Quarles said. “When I was helping the club drives, I would have to file quarterly reports and all these other matters the state required, but I let my third-party sta-tus lapse at the end of the 2011 school year.”
After learning of the 48-hour limit, Quarles under-stood how that time frame could be out of the question for what she was doing.
“I understand the 48 hours,” Quarles said. “But if I took the cards and mailed them right after the students filled them out and they got right out in the mail, it would be cutting it close if they were received by Ms. Bodenstein’s office in 48 hours.”
According to informa-tion obtained by the Press Gazette, Bodenstein re-ceived the applications from the September class-room project in 10 days.
The voter registration law took effect in August 2011 and was a result of what happened around 2008 when hundreds of names were turned in by people from out of the state to register to vote, and some feared that opened the door to some possible voter fraud.
Before his resignation, then-Secretary of State Browning looked to regis-ter public school districts as third-party registra-tion organizations, which is something Quarles supports.
“To me, it shows that they (the legislature) rec-ognize that registering stu-dents to vote in high school is a worthwhile and impor-tant undertaking,” Quarles said. “They should help us, not punish us for trying to teach civic responsibility.”
While Quarles was in the news, ironically so were the students of her AP American Government Class.
“It affected me most as a teacher because of the exposure my students had to a true test of the law and of our judicial check on the legislation that is some-times passed so reckless-ly,” Quarles said. “I really enjoyed the experience,.Getting to work with the Colbert Report and CNN correspondents was a once in a lifetime opportunity for all of us.
“It was completely posi-tive in every way.”
State drops charges against Pace teacher
SRmc Births
Dawn Quarles
Local Santa Rosa’s Press Gazette| A5Saturday, September 15, 2012
By MATHEW PELLEGRINO 313-8296 | @SRPG_Mat
Despite his size, Isaac only racked up a few dam-age points in the north end.
The category 1 hurri-cane caused about $3,500 in damage to county-owned pieces of property in the north end of the county.
The damage was made to the Floridatown boat ramp, Dickerson City sea-wall and the Bal Alex Boat Ramp.
According to an email re-leased by the county, these damage reports were sub-mitted to the State Emer-gency Operations Center for damage to county and municipal property.
Florida Governor Rick Scott requested Wednes-day that Florida counties affected by Hurricane Isaac receive federal assis-tance to aid in the recovery process.
“After a disaster, our most important job is to help a community return to normal,” State Coordinat-ing Offi cer Bryan W. Koon said.
“While no single entity can erase the impacts of a storm on a community, federal assistance will en-
able local governments to continue the recovery process.”
In order for Florida to receive assistance through the federal disaster relief programs, the state must meet or exceed $25 million in uninsured damages from a natural disaster.
The Navarre Park pa-vilion suffered damage to the roof, which now needs to be re-shingled at a cost of $500. Additionally, Isaac caused $80,000 in damage to the park docks and pier in Gulf Breeze. The hurricane storm also caused $700,000 in beach erosion damage on Navarre Beach.
Governor Scott issued a state of emergency on Saturday, Aug. 25, when Isaac was days away from landfall. The hurricane made landfall south of New Orleans as a category 1 hurricane.
Those who have expe-rienced disaster-related damage to homes or busi-nesses from the recent storm should call their lo-cal county emergency man-agement agency to receive disaster-related informa-tion and to document dam-ages with offi cials. Those individuals may be entitled to disaster relief from the government.
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Santa Rosa Sunrise Kiwanis President Roger Malone welcomes Larry Calloway, the facility administrator with the Santa Rosa Youth Academy, a low- to moderate-risk program located in the Blackwater National Forest. The academy serves youth that have been recommended by the Juvenile Justice System. The residential academy provides educational guidance for the youth to achieve their GED for those that have not graduated from high school and has services that focus on behavior health, which includes child abuse, neglect, exposure to domestic violence and trauma survivors. Calloway was presented a Milton License Holder that tells the world we’re from Milton Florida, with the motto “Where Good Living Flows.” These can be purchased by calling Kiwanis members at 723-3540 or 982-7204. Individuals are invited to come to its 7 a.m. meeting every Wednesday at Tanglewood Golf Course.
By KATIE TAMMEN NWF Daily News
MUNSON — The number of longleaf pine trees growing across Northwest Florida is set to increase thanks to new partnerships aimed at protecting the iconic trees.
Representatives from federal, state and local or-ganizations gathered Sept. 4 at a picnic pavilion at Bear Lake in the Blackwater Riv-er State Forest to bestow a $2.88 million grant to forest-ry offi cials.
“This really is a landmark day for the longleaf pine sys-tem,” said Stan Connally, president and CEO of Gulf Power, which has been fund-ing local restoration of the trees for about eight years. “It’s time to have more partners. We can make this bigger.”
The grant, which was presented by the National Fish and Wildlife Founda-tion, is the fi rst piece of a plan designed to restore 400,000 acres worth of long-leaf pine ecosystems over the next 12 years, according to David O’Neill, the director of the foundation’s Eastern Partnership Offi ce.
“We’re building from these core anchors (such as Blackwater) where there are longleaf ecosystems,” O’Neill said.
The pines that once were found on more than 90 mil-lion acres across the South-east now grow on only 3.8 million acres. That’s a prob-lem, especially given the unique nature of the ecosys-tems around them, O’Neill said.
The pines and the grass-es that typically grow be-
neath them are home to 29 endangered or threatened species and are part of the second most “biologically diverse” ecosystem in the hemisphere.
“You’re going to fi nd more plants and animals than just about anywhere else in the country,” O’Neill said.
The longleaf ecosystems are home to the gopher tortoise, the indigo snake,
about 150 species of amphib-ians and various birds.
Seven states including Florida will benefi t from the Longleaf Stewardship Fund Grant. The goal is to continue adding partners to provide about $5 million in grants each year.
Locally, Blackwater, Eg-lin Air Force Base, the Point Washington State Forest in Walton County and the Pine
Log State Forest in Bay County will be given $300,000 this year.
Under the program, for-estry offi cials will work on public and private property to sustain existing longleaf populations and gradually expand them.
Steve Jennings, state lands manager for the Flor-ida Forest Service, said the populations will be rekin-
dled by planting new trees, increasing the number of prescribed burns in exist-ing ecosystems, eliminating invasive plants and working with landowners to increase the number of trees on pri-vate land.
“Longleaf pine is some-thing we all hold near and dear to our hearts,” Jennings said. “It’s very important for us to have this grant.”
Multi-million dollar grant will help protect longleaf pines
Minimal damage from Isaac in north end
LEARNING ABOUT OUR YOUTHBy MATHEW PELLEGRINO
313-8296 | @SRPG_Mat [email protected]
BALDWIN COUNTY, ALA.— A 54-year-old Milton man was found dead in Robertsdale, Ala., and two men have been charged with murder in con-nection with the death.
The victim, Samuel Hen-ry Dixson was found dead around noon on Wednesday off County Road 68 near the Styx River according to a press release by the Baldwin County Sheriff ’s Offi ce.
Two men, Adam Lowery “Sandman” Mayton, 30, of Newbern, Ala., and Fred “Shooter” Weiss of North-port, Ala. were arrested Wednesday and charged with the murder of Dixson. They both are currently be-ing held at Tuscaloosa Coun-ty Jail awaiting extradition back to Baldwin County, Ala.
According to Santa Rosa County Sheriff ’s Offi ce spokesman Scott Haines, Dixson was reported miss-ing in Baldwin County ear-lier this week.
Haines said Dixson, a former sex offender, lived in Milton and told relatives he was going to Alabama earlier this week. He was reported missing by his wife on Monday.
According to the Baldwin County Sheriff ’s Offi ce re-lease, on Monday morning around 2 a.m., the Rosinton Volunteer fi re Department responded to a trailer fi re on Northcutt Lane. The fi re
was extinguished but the trailer was destroyed.
The sheriff ’s offi ce found that the trailer was actually the clubhouse for an Ala-bama chapter of the Devil’s Disciples motorcycle gang, which Dixson was a mem-ber of.
After Dixon’s wife fi led the missing persons report, his truck was found in Es-cambia County, Fla. Shortly after, his body was found near the Styx River.
According to the Bald-win County Sheriff ’s Offi ce, two men walked into the Robertsdale Police Depart-ment Tuesday and stated that they were there to turn themselves into authorities on a homicide.
Before making any fur-ther statements they asked for legal council before questioning, which the Bald-win County Court provided them with. After speaking with council, both men stat-ed they would not provide statements.
One of the men was trans-ported to Thomas Hospital for injuries related to blunt force trauma. Both subjects were allowed to leave after
refusing to fi le a statement. The release did not indi-
cate who the two men were that attempted to turn them-selves in.
Late Wednesday evening, the Baldwin County Sheriff ’s Offi ce issued murder war-rants for Mayton and Weiss.
It is believed at this time the motive is related to an internal squabble within the gang and that Weiss and Mayton intentionally and maliciously murdered Dixson, the BCSO release stated.
According to the Florida Sex Offender website, Dix-son had a known address on Pine Blossom Road in Mil-ton. He also registered that he was going to Robertsdale, Ala., back on Sept. 5 accord-ing to the website
Dixson was charged in 2004 with lewd and lascivious behavior on a child under 16 years of age in Orange, Fla.
A public information of-fi cer for the Robertsdale Police Department was not available for comment as of press time.
The trailer fi re is still un-der investigation by the Ala-bama State Fire Marshals.
Milton biker found dead
ADAM MAYTON
FRED WEISS
SAMUEL DIXSON
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ASectionOPINION
The Democrats believe we American “citizens” belong to the government.
The truth is, the government belongs to us!
From our Founding Fathers: “That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed” (us citizens).
The government belongs to us! We created the government. It did not create us! We the people set down the rules and limitations by which the government must operate. However, those rules have been violated, abused and ignored for too long!
We are not ‘subjects’ of
the government. That is what the early settlers fl ed from in Europe, coming here to establish a free nation, and subsequently, whipping butt of the then-world’s big government.
The Republican Party is far from being Constitutionally correct; however, at least, they acknowledge our’s is a nation under God!
Americans must study the Constitution! Know what limitations and restrictions are placed on the federal government!
God bless America!
Bill Bledsoe Milton, Fla.
Ad nauseum as I listened to Democrats openly and subtly declare government as the be all and end all. I was reminded of Thomas Paine’s (Common Sense author) warning “the duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.”
Newark’s mayor repeated several times, “This is our platform.” Their misdirected platform concerning abortion and same sex marriage slaps God in the face. God is against these issues!
More importantly they omitted God and Jerusalem as the capitol of Israel in their platform.
Obama superfi cially and artifi cially supports Israel, the apple of God’s eye. He will give account to God someday. God himself restored the nation of Israel that will never be wiped of the map. He warns that He will “curse those that curse Israel and bless those that bless Israel.”
The fi rst lady said when they were growing up, they didn’t begrudge successful people. So why is Obama knocking Romney’s success? Fifty percent of Americans don’t pay any taxes. Obama is hell-bent on redistributing the wealth and leading America into
socialism. She also said,
“becoming President doesn’t change who you are; it reveals who you are.” Amen to that! Obama was revealed as a falsehood teller, regarding being transparent, no lobbyists, badmouthing America overseas among other things.
Castro, a real success story, Mayor of San Antonio, said, “When it comes to letting people love who they will love and letting them marry who they will Romney says no!” No hear this, no matter what Romney or anyone else says on certain issues it’s what God says. He says no!
The Hispanics I know are God-fearing, Christ-honoring believers. Castro (related to another Castro?) is one Latino out of tune with God’s commands and desires.
God is not mocked. What America sows, America shall reap.
A recent statistic says 47 percent of Christian women will vote for Obama. Shame, shame! They’ll be voting for what God diametrically opposes! They don’t get it.
God bless us all as only He can.
Chrys Holley Milton, Fla.
With the recent election over, some newcomers were elected, and some people were re-elected.
I can’t fi gure out how the three county commissioners got re-elected. They didn’t get my vote. People normally vote for people for their past performances. I don’t see how spending over $210,000 on a courthouse and not one brick laid merits anyone’s vote.
What happened to the plans of replacing the old bridge over the bayou near the former Reggie’s? It is still getting older and more unsafe to travel. If my memory is working, I read in the paper years ago that the bridge was supposed to be in the process of rebuilding in 2012.
What happened to the plans of connecting Highway 87? There was a big write-up in the paper about it, then no word at all.
What about the courthouse? The location on the bypass is the best selection so far, other than the old courthouse. It has been months since I’ve noticed anything in the paper about it.
There is an old saying, “Talk is cheap.” That does not apply to proposals made by county commissioners. They waste money and want to raise taxes on the folks of Santa Rosa County to pay for a new courthouse.
With the economy as it is today, don’t raise taxes on the folks in the county. Instead freeze salaries on all county employees. No raises for anyone.
I have heard that the recipients make up many of their salaries.
I humbly suggest that $20,000 or more be deducted from each county commissioner’s yearly salary, which is
a drop in the bucket compared to the money they have wasted. Apply that money to the courthouse expense.
Don’t raise taxes. There is no need to force those with a low income to choose between buying food and fi lling their prescriptions.
Another old saying found in the Bible is “there is a time for all things.” This is not the time to pick on the folks of Santa Rosa County who’s tax dollars help to pay your salaries.
On a personal note to the commissioners, you all have a chance to serve with dignity. Live up to the promises you have made when you were seeking offi ce to be elected. No one is perfect, but with God’s help and guidance, show us what you can do. We are waiting!
Marion Cumbie Milton, Fla.
Within the past decade, I’ve written columns titled “Deception 101,” “Stubborn Ignorance” and “Exploiting Public Ignorance,” all explaining which branch of the federal government has taxing and spending authority. So here it is again: The fi rst clause of Article 1, Section 7 of the U.S. Constitution, generally known as the “origination clause,” reads: “All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills.” Constitutionally and by precedent, the House of Representatives has the exclusive prerogative to originate bills to appropriate money, as well as to raise revenues. The president is constitutionally permitted to propose tax and spending measures or veto them. Congress has the authority to ignore the president’s proposals and override his vetoes.
There is little intellectually challenging about the fact that the Constitution gave Congress ultimate taxing and spending authority. My question is this: How can academics, politicians, news media people and ordinary citizens continually make and get away with statements such as “Reagan’s budget defi cits,” “Clinton’s budget surplus,” “Bush’s tax cuts” and “Obama’s spending binge”? I know that the nation’s law schools teach little about Framer intent, but I
wonder whether they tell students that it’s the executive branch of government that holds taxing and spending authority. Maybe it’s simply incurable ignorance, willful deception, sloppy
thinking or just plain stupidity. If there’s an explanation that I’ve missed, I’d surely like to hear it.
Seeing as a president cannot spend one dime that Congress does not fi rst appropriate, what meaning can we attach to statements such as “under Barack Obama, government spending has increased 21 percent” and “under Barack Obama, welfare spending has increased 54 percent”? You ask, “Williams, are you saying Obama is without fault?” Let’s look at it.
Knowing which branch of government has the ultimate taxing and spending authority is vital. No matter how Obama’s presidency is viewed, if we buy into the notion that it’s he whose spending binge is crippling our nation through massive debt and defi cits, we will naturally focus our attention on the White House.
The fact of the matter is that Washington has been on a spending binge no matter who has occupied the White House. In 1970, federal spending was $926 billion. Today it’s $3.8 trillion. In infl ation-adjusted dollars that’s about a 300 percent increase. Believing that presidents have taxing and spending powers leaves Congress less politically accountable for
our deepening economic quagmire. Of course, if you’re a congressman, not being held accountable is what you want.
Let’s look at a minor case that demonstrates Congress’ appropriation powers. The California Navel Orange Commission is a government-sanctioned grower collusion that establishes production quotas so as to restrict supply in order to keep orange prices high.
In 1980, the Federal Trade Commission was going to study such agriculture collusions, euphemistically called marketing orders, as a result of increasing criticism from economists, reformers in federal agencies, consumer groups and some orange growers. Big growers descended on Congress to protest the threat to their collusive behavior that a FTC study might create.
Congress, as a part of its FTC appropriation, prohibited the agency from monitoring marketing orders. In November 1983, Congress
started using a legislative rider to prohibit the Offi ce of Management and Budget from spending any money to review marketing orders.
This example demonstrates that Congress has ultimate spending power and that when it suits favored interest groups, it will use it. Most members of our Republican-controlled House of Representatives say they’re against Obamacare.
If they really were, they surely would attach a legislative rider or some other legislative device to the Department of Health and Human Services’ appropriation bill to ban spending any money on Obamacare; they have the power to. But they don’t have the political courage to do so, and their lives are made easier by the pretense that it’s the president controlling the spending.
And we fall for it.
Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University.
Santa Rosa County has an awesome education system. In fact, it’s rated one of the best in Florida.
To achieve this, we have an awesome bunch of teachers who do an equally awesome job.
But are we really getting 100 percent from the teachers?
Wednesday, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced its 2013 semi-fi nalists.
In Florida, there were roughly 825 semi-fi nalists
Santa Rosa County had four (all from Gulf Breeze); our neighbors to the west in Escambia County had three; and Okaloosa County had six.
That is 13 children out of 825 for three counties.
It doesn’t sound that bad, but let’s look at the facts.
Twelve high schools across Florida had 13 or more semi-fi nalists and another six had between 10 and 12.
That is a little alarming when you realize this is one of the highest rated school systems in the state.
Some might think we are conditioning our children to take and pass the FCAT, the standard by which Florida schools are measured.
Dr. Ivan Pavlov proved he could condition dogs. When he would ring a bell, the dog would start salivating.
He later did this same experiment with children.
Is this what happens with our children as they are educated?
Starting with day one, teachers systematically start cramming their little minds with data until
March. When the students
are handed their FCAT question booklet and answer sheet, they start regurgitating all that information.
But did they learn anything or just memorize a few answers?
We are so proud to be living in a county with one of the top-rated school districts
In three counties, there are 13 children who earned the elite honor of being a National Merit Scholar semi-fi nalist.
The same feat was achieved by 12 high schools in places like Boca Raton, Coconut Grove, Fort Lauderdale, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Osprey, Parkland, Plantation, Riviera Beach, Sanford, Tampa and Winter Park.
We are not putting the school system down, but we are issuing a challenge.
The state’s testing leaves a lot to be desired.
For the school system, it is a cross they must bear if they want to keep the state out of our schools.
If a school has enough bad grades, Florida steps in to take it over as they did with one school in nearby Pensacola.
We have great teachers. The students’ performance proves it.
What could we accomplish if we allowed teachers to really “teach” and not just force-feed data likely to be on the FCAT?
What would happen if we let our awesome teachers instruct students on the art of thinking?
We need the courage and foresight to let our teachers do this.
Government belongs to us
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
One view from day one at the DNC
Citizen puzzled by re-election of incumbents
Page 6
Who may tax and spend?
MINORITY VIEWPOINTWalter Williams
How do we measure success?
OUR VIEW
“Knowing which branch of government has the ultimate taxing and spending authority is vital. No matter how Obama’s presidency is viewed, if we buy into the notion that it’s he whose spending binge is crippling our nation through
massive debt and defi cits, we will naturally focus our attention on the
White House.”
FAITHSaturday, September 15, 2012 w w w . s r p r e s s g a z e t t e . c o m
SectionSectionA
Church DIRECTORYANGLICAN
Trinity by the Fields, 4980 W. Spencer Field Road, Pace
APOSTOLICFirst Apostolic Church, 5574
Highway 90, MiltonPace Apostolic Church, 4763 Old
Guernsey Road, Pace
ASSEMBLY OF GODBagdad First Assembly of God,
4513 Forsyth St., BagdadEast Milton Assembly of God,
5174 Ward Basin Road, MiltonFaith Chapel Assembly of God,
8080 S. Airport Road, MiltonFirst Assembly of God, 6163
Dogwood Dr., MiltonHarold Assembly of God, 10495
Goodrange Dr., MiltonJay First Assembly of God,
14047 Alabama St., JayMcLellan Assembly of God, 6050
Three Notch Trail, MiltonNew Harvest Fellowship
Assembly of God, E. Highway 90, PaceNew Hope Assembly of God,
9550 Chumuckla Highway, JayPace Assembly of God, 3948
Highway 90, PaceSpringhill Assembly of God, 8851
Buddy Hardy Road, MiltonTrue Worship Assembly of God,
13297 Highway 87 N, JayWelcome Assembly of God, 8581
Welcome Church Road, MiltonWhitfi eld Assembly of God,
12391 Highway 87 N, Milton
BAPTISTCelebration Baptist Church, P.O.
Box 4047, MiltonEastside Baptist Church, 6731
Dixon St., MiltonFaith Baptist Church, 6423
Hamilton Bridge Road, MiltonIglesia Bautista Libertad, 5536
Highway 90, MiltonLiberty Baptist, 6763 Margaret
St., MiltonLighthouse Baptist Church, 13050
Highway 89, JayMt. Pilgrim Baptist Church, 5103
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., MiltonOak Grove Baptist Church, 917
Lakewood Road, Milton
BAPTIST – ABABerryhill Road Baptist, 3095
Berryhill Road, MiltonBethel Baptist Church, 6178 Old
Bagdad Highway, MiltonFellowship Baptist Church, 5223
Highway 90, PaceFirst Baptist Church of East
Milton, 8167 S. Airport Road, MiltonFirst Missionary Baptist Church
of Pace, 3925 Pace Road, PaceGalilee Missionary Baptist,
Highway 90, Milton
BAPTIST – INDEPENDENTBible Baptist Church, 4001 Vern
St., PaceBible Way Baptist Church, 5976
Dogwood Dr., MiltonBrownsdale Baptist Church,
Chumuckla Highway, JayFil Am Baptist Church, 5240
Dogwood Dr., MiltonJoy Bible Baptist Church, 8613
Highway 90, MiltonMt. Calvary Baptist Church, 4636
Highway 90, PacePine Grove Baptist Church, 7280
Pine Grove Road, JayPleasant Hill Missionary Baptist,
5550 Econfi na St, MiltonSolid Rock Baptist Church, 6760
Eastgate Road, MiltonTrinity Baptist Church, 5301
Highway 90, PaceVictory Baptist Church, 4000
Avalon Blvd., MiltonWest Florida Baptist Church,
5621 Highway 90, Milton
BAPTIST – MISSIONARYMt. Bethel Baptist Church, 175
Limit St., MiltonNew Macedonia Baptist Church,
4751 Chumuckla Highway, PaceNew Providence Missionary
Baptist Church, 4175 Popcorn Road, Milton
St. John Divine Missionary Church, 5363 Saint Johns St., Milton
BAPTIST – PRIMATIVEBethlehem Primitive Baptist
Church, 5339 Zero Ln., MiltonMt. Zion Primitive Baptist, 6930
Chaffi n St., Milton
BAPTIST – SOUTHERN Avalon Baptist Church, 4316
Avalon Blvd., MiltonBerrydale Baptist Church, 6703
Highway 4, JayBillory First Baptist of Holley-
Navarre, Highway 87 S., NavarreBlackwater Baptist Church,
11689 Munson Highway, MiltonCalvary Baptist Church, 5405
Calvary Church Road, MiltonCora Baptist Church, 12953
Chumuckla Highway, JayEast Side Baptist Church, 4884
Ward Basin Road, MiltonFerris Hill Baptist Church, 6848
Chaffi n St., MiltonFirst Baptist Church of Bagdad,
4529 Forsyth St., BagdadFirst Baptist Church of Milton,
6797 Caroline St., MiltonFirst Baptist Church of Pace,
3949 Pace Road, PaceFirst Baptist Of Garcon Point,
17820 Garcon Point Road, MiltonFloridatown Baptist Church, 3851
Diamond St., PaceFriendship Baptist Church, 5300
Berryhill Road, MiltonHarmony Ridge Baptist Church,
5536 Highway 90, PaceHarold First Baptist Church,
10585 Goodrange Dr., Milton
Hickory Hammock Baptist Church, 8531 Hickory Hammock Road, Milton
Immanuel Baptist Church, 4187 Highway 90, Pace
James Street Baptist Church, 6658 James St., Milton
Jay First Baptist Church, 214 S. Alabama St., Jay
Living Truth Church, 4853 W. Spencer Field Road, Pace
Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, P.O. Box 4812, Milton
New Bethel Baptist Church, 10995 Chumuckla Highway, Jay
Olivet Baptist Church, 5240 Dogwood Dr., Milton
Pine Level Baptist Church, 3300 Pine Level Church Road, Jay
Pine Terrace Baptist Church, 6212 Pine Blossom Road, Milton
Pleasant Home Baptist Church, 8500 Pleasant Home, Munson
Santa Rosa Baptist Association, 6820 Highway 87 N, Milton
Spring Hill Baptist Church, 9214 Munson Highway, Milton
Wallace Baptist Church, 6601 Chumuckla Highway, Pace
Woodbine Baptist Church, 4912 Woodbine Road, Pace
CATHOLICSt. Rose of Lima Catholic Church,
6451 Park Ave., Milton
CHARISMATICNew Hope Community Church of
Milton, 5283 Goshawk Dr., MiltonShepherd House Ministries, 5739
N. Stewart St., Milton
CHURCH OF CHRISTBagdad Church of Christ, 4413
Garcon Point Road, BagdadBerryhill Church of Christ, 3679
Berryhill Road, PaceChurch of Christ, 4034 Highway
4, JayMargaret Street Church-Christ,
6745 Margaret St., MiltonMcLellan Church of Christ, 6285
Three Notch Trail, MiltonPace Church of Christ, 4075
Berryhill Road, PacePea Ridge Church of Christ, 4400
Bell Lane, Pea RidgeSusan St. Church of Christ, 600
Susan St., MiltonWest Milton Church of Christ,
5300 Highway 90, Pace
CHURCH OF GODChurch of God of Prophecy Bible
Place, 600 Glover Ln., MiltonCovenant Church of God, 4645
School Lane, PaceFerris Hill Church of God in
Christ, 5583 Alabama St., Milton
CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
Christ Church of Pace, 5536 Highway 90, Pace
Church of God at Milton, 4645 School Lane, Pace
Church of God in Christ, 5887 Stewart St., Milton
World Church of God, 5177 Stewart St., Milton
COMMUNITY OF CHRISTCommunity Church of Christ,
5666 Raymond Hobbs St., Milton
EPISCOPALSt. Mary’s Episcopal Church,
6850 Oak St., Milton
FULL GOSPELFull Gospel Community Church,
6199 Gainey Ford Road, JayLiving Faith Church, 7400
Reformation Dr., MiltonMilton Victory Ministry, 7235
Highway 90, MiltonTrue Faith Tabernacle, 5166 Old
Oak Road, MiltonTrue Grace Fellowship Church,
5178 Willard Norris Road, Milton
HOLINESSCobbtown Holiness Church, 4700
Greenwood Road, JayHollandtown Holinesses Church,
1851 Pineview Church Road, Jay
INDEPENDENTChumuckla Community Church,
8008 Chumuckla Highway, PaceGrace Bible Church, 6331 Chestnut
St., MiltonRelevant Life Church, 4560 Pace
Patriot Blvd., PaceWalls of Salvation Church, 6697
Old Highway 90, MiltonWord Alive Christian Church, 707
Stewart St., MiltonWord Alive Church, 4200 Ebenezer
Church Road, Jay
INTERDENOMINATIONALBlessed Assurance Ministries,
P.O. Box 58, MiltonChrist-Centered Ministries, 8688
A.D. McCall Road, MiltonIn His Presence Ministries, 218
Stowers Ln., MiltonKen Sumerall Ministries, 4901
Forest Creek Dr., PaceMajestic Ministries Inc., 6100
Dogwood Dr., Milton
JEHOVAH’S WITNESSJehovah’s Witness, 5696 Berryhill
Road, Milton
LDSChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints, 5737 Berryhill Road, MiltonChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints, 4065 Highway 4, JayChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints, 1753 Sea Lark Lane, Navarre
LUTHERANEternal Trinity Lutheran Church,
6076 Old Bagdad Highway, Milton
METHODISTBagdad United Methodist
Church, 4540 Forsythe St., BagdadChrist United Methodist Church,
5983 Dogwood Dr., MiltonChumuckla Community Church,
8008 Chumuckla Highway, PaceFirst United Methodist Church,
6830 Berryhill St., MiltonJay United Methodist Church,
300 S. Alabama St., JayMae Edwards UMC, 5052 Mulat
Road, MiltonMt. Carmel United Methodist
Church, 15030 Highway 89, JayPace First United Methodist,
4540 Chumuckla Highway, PacePineview United Methodist
Church, 1400 Pineview Church Road, JayWesley Memorial UMC, 4701
School Lane, PaceWoodbine United Methodist
Church, 5200 Woodbine Road, Pace
METHODIST – AFRICANGreater Bethlehem AME Church,
5299 Richburg St., MiltonIsaiah Chapel AME Zion Church,
5038 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Milton
NAZARENENew Faith Church of Nazarene,
5162 Avenida Del Fuego, Pace
NONDENOMINATIONALChristian Life Church, 4401 Avalon
Blvd., MiltonChurch of the Living God, 3375
Garcon Point Road, MiltonCommunity Chapel, 4300 Pace
Lane, PaceDeliverance Tabernacle, 5470
Dogwood Dr., MiltonFreedom Fellowship Church of
Milton, 723 Munson Highway, MiltonHarvest Community Church of
Jay, 2828 Harvest Road, JayHeritage Chapel, P.O. Box 248,
MiltonHope Corral Cowboy Church,
Fidelus Community Center, 13774 State Road 87 N., Jay
Indian Ford Victory Fellowship, 8999 Indian Ford Road, Milton
Kings Way Christian Center, 3102 Deep Water Cv., Milton
Living God’s Standard
Communication, 6731 Old Highway 90, Milton
Living Word Worship Center, 5573 Stewart St., Milton
Milton Worship Center, 11164 Horizon Road, Milton
New Harvest Fellowship, 4289 Berryhill Road, Milton
New Life Baptist Church, 6380 Bayberry St., Milton
New Testament Church, 5277 Glover Ln., Milton
Northshore Community Church, P.O. Box 4476, Milton
Our Father’s House Inc., 5362 Taf Ln., Milton
Pace Community Church, 4310 N. Spencer Field Road, Pace
Providence Chapel, 3721 Highway 90, Milton
PENTECOSTALEbenezer Church Inc., 4200
Ebenezer Church Road, Jay First Pentecostal Church of
Bagdad, 4636 Forsyth St., BagdadGospel Lighthouse Church, 10001
Chumuckla Highway, PaceUnited Pentecostal Church of
Berrydale, 7580 Highway 4, JayWhitfi eld Pentecostal Fellowship
Church, 11236 Highway 87 N, Milton
PENTECOSTAL – HOLINESS
Chumuckla Pentecostal Holiness Church, 2841 Highway 182, Jay
Mt. Zion Pentecostal Holiness Church, 5532 Osceola St., Milton
New Vision Worship Center, 5573 Stewart St., Milton
Roeville Holiness Church, 6648 Munson Highway, Milton
PRESBYTERIANFirst Presbyterian Church, 5206
Elmira St., MiltonPace Presbyterian Church, 4587
Woodbine Road, PaceWestminster Presbyterian, 6659
Park Ave., Milton
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTMilton Seventh Day Adventist,
5288 Berryhill Dr., Milton
VINEYARDBay Area Vineyard Church, 5163
Dogwood Dr., Milton
Sunday School 10:15 a.m.Morning Worship 9:00 a.m.Evening Worship 6:00 p.m.Wednesday Opportunities availablefor all ages 6:30 p.m.
Christ United Methodist Church5983 Dogwood Drive, (Hwy 89), Milton
Church Office: 623-8820 Ronnie Bearden, Pastor 86023
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Bagdad First Assembly of God will celebrate its Homecoming 2012 on Sept. 23 with services starting at 10 a.m.
The homecoming will feature a “Homecoming Choir” and special music by the group Rick MaHarrey & Judah.
According to Bagdad First Assembly of God, Rick MaHarrey & Judah is a group that is wholly dedicated to taking the gospel to the world in word and song. They combine their faith and talent to deliver the message of hope to their audiences around the world.
The morning message will be delivered by the Rev. Louie Pettis and is sure to be a powerful word from God.
This will be a time of worship you don’t want to miss.
Lunch will be served immediately after the morning worship service. Bring your family out to Bagdad First Assembly of God and help us celebrate this year’s Homecoming. Bagdad First Assembly of God is at 4513 Forsyth St. in Bagdad.
You can visit them on the web at www.bagdadfi rstassembly.org.
Faith Briefs are published every Saturday in the Press Gazette. If your church has an event, special service, singing, vacation Bible school or other event, please email the announcement to [email protected].
Community senior luncheonsBagdad United Methodist Church
will resume Community Senior Luncheons beginning, Sept. 18. We will begin serving lunch at 11 a.m. Local seniors are invited. For more information, call 626-1948.
Temple Beth El Days of AweTemple Beth El – the Reform Temple
of Pensacola has a series of events and activities for the Days of Awe.
Sept. 16: Erev Rosh Hashanah at 8 p.m.Sept. 17: Rosh Hashanah worship at
10 a.m. followed by 1 p.m. luncheon, a 2 p.m. family service and a Tashlich at 6:30 p.m. at Wayside Park.
Sept. 21: Shabbat Service at 6 p.m.Sept. 23: Service at Temple Beth El
Cemetery at 1 p.m.Sept. 25: Kol Nidre, Erey Yom Kippur
at 8 p.m.Sept. 26: Yom Kippur service at 10 a.m.
followed by a family service at 2 p.m., afternoon service at 2:45 p.m., Yizkor at
4:30 p.m., Ne’ilah/Concluding Service at 5:30 p.m. and Break the Fast at 6:30 p.m.
Temple Beth El is at 800 North Palafox St. in Pensacola. For more information, call 438-3321.
St Paul UMC fall craft bazaarSt. Paul United Methodist Church
will have a fall craft bazaar from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 22. The church will be selling lunch foods and baked goods. Setup will begin Friday evening. Contact the church or email [email protected] for more information.
Master’s Men Quartet concertThe Master’s Men, a Southern
Gospel Quartet headquartered in Pace, will perform at 6 p.m. Sept. 30 at Olivet Baptist Church in Milton. The quartet was founded in late 1995 as the “Men of Woodbine,” and The Master’s Men emerged from that original group. The quartet has competed in several national talent contests and achieved fi rst-place fi nishes in both the Suwanee River Jubilee and Gold City Homecoming. They sing a wide variety of Southern gospel favorites. For more information, call Olivet Baptist Church at 623-1204.
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Bagdad First Assembly of God to host homecomingRICK McHARREY AND JUDAH THE REV. LOUIE PETTIS AND HIS WIFE
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NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARINGThe Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners
has tentatively adopted a budget for Fiscal Year 2013A public hearing to make a FINAL DECISION on the
budget AND TAXES will be held onSeptember 17, 2012 6:00 p.m.
at6495 Caroline Street
Santa Rosa County Administrative OfficesCommission Board Room, Milton, Fl. 32570
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Milton Rotary Club president Bubba Drinkard is seen presenting the highly sought after Rotary pen to Shirley Cornett of Interfaith Ministries and the Good Samaritan Clinic. The Club was told of how many people the Good Samaritan Clinic helps in Santa Rosa County through their various programs, such as medical help, Life Skills course, smoking cessation classes and many other programs. The Milton Rotary Club invites you to come join us for lunch each Tuesday at Red Barn Bar B Que at noon.
By DUSTY RICKETTS NWF Daily News
Issues and complaints related to the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier have been coming in for much of the more than two years the pier has been reopened.
Both commissioners and pier managers blame that on a poorly written contract between Santa Rosa County and Navarre Beach Fishing Pier Inc., the pier manage-ment company run by Na-varre siblings Dorothy Slye and Everett Ratliff.
Santa Rosa County com-missioners on Monday dis-cussed having county staff rewrite its pier contract to make it simpler yet more specifi c about the hours of operation, payments and appropriate uses.
“All of these things need to be clarifi ed,” Commis-sioner Jim Williamson said. “It’s been a work in progress, and everybody’s got a difference of opinion and misinterpretation. And I think we need to try to work to make it as simple as possible.
“From day one, I think it’s been a very bad con-tract,” he added. “A lot of things have been confusing to everyone.”
The latest controversy surrounding the pier erupt-ed after Santa Rosa County offi cials decided to close the pier on Aug. 28 and 29 because of the impacts of Hurricane Isaac, but Slye decided to open the pier for nearly two hours on Aug. 28 because she had not seen an email to her from the county advising her to keep it closed.
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff ’s Offi ce eventually responded to the pier and forced everyone to leave.
“I’m asking to be treated like every other business on Navarre Beach,” Slye said. “If you want us to shut down, please pick the phone up, call me. Don’t depend on a communication through an email blast. I don’t check my email.”
Monday’s discussion turned heated at times.
County Commissioner Bob Cole accused fellow
commissioner Jim Melvin of instigating the controver-sy by calling Walker on Aug. 28 and demanding the pier be shut down.
“We cannot get back into micromanaging this pier,” Cole said. “We’ve got a man-ager out there that makes the calls. Every time we get a lightning storm or a tropical storm go through, whatever goes on, this staff doesn’t need a commissioner mak-ing a phone call stomping his feet or whatever it takes to get something done and have another commissioner doing the same thing in the opposite direction.
“We owe it to this staff to give them some fi rm direc-tion,” Cole added.
Melvin disputed Cole’s version of what happened.
“Commissioner Cole made an assertion that wasn’t a fact and proceeded to argue as if it were a fact,” Melvin said.
“He can do that. It’s cute, but it doesn’t prove anything. My inquiry to the administrator was whether the pier was open or closed … That was the extent of my involvement, and it will continue to be my involve-ment as long as I serve as a commissioner in District 4.
“Public safety is our number one responsibility and I take that very seri-ously,” Melvin added.
Commissioners are ex-pected to vote on directing staff to begin rewriting the county’s contract for man-aging the pier at its Thurs-day meeting.
Slye’s existing con-tract expires in about nine months, and the county is expected to seek bids for the contract late this year or early next year.
New contract could solve pier woes
ROTARY GETS A VISIT FROM THE CLINIC
“From day one, I think it’s been a very bad
contract.”
Jim WilliamsonSanta Rosa County
commissioner
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month that’s for sure.” The most accidents at
the three intersections com-bined for any month over the past year was six in Decem-ber of 2011, February 2012, March 2012, and June 2012.
Statistics released by Kate Coulson, Manager of Communications and Out-reach for American Traffic Solutions, is that since the inception of the program just over 3,500 red-light running
violations were issued, or on average of less than 300 a month.
In the first four months of the program ATS issued 1,317 violations.
Brand noted for ATS to brake even in the revenue-neutral contract, of with four years remain, ATS has to issue 330 tickets a month to reach what they feel it cost to run the program or break even.
Most of those violations have involved residents outside of Milton, who only received 40 percent of the violations.
So what has made traffic in Milton move better?
“The biggest success about all of this I think is credited to the change in the yellow cycle,” Brand said. “The number of violations has gotten better since we did this.”
According to Brand the yellow light should be set at 4.5 seconds in a 45-mile per hour zone, but the city gave residents a little leeway by setting the yellow for a ve-hicle traveling 50 miles per hour.
This standard was set when Pace resident Jay Daley met with Milton Mayor Guy Thompson, Mil-ton Police Capt. Tony Tin-dell, and Milton City Man-ager Brian Watkins about the yellow lights and the Florida Traffic Engineering Manual.
The City of Milton was unaware of the standard until it was brought to its
attention. Some cities with red
light cameras have also en-forced right-turns on red, which is something Brand was vehemently against.
“We didn’t have a prob-lem with people and acci-dents from turning right on red,” Brand said. “I could not identify a single acci-dent in the city from turn-ing right on red.”
Brand noted the system in Milton is as good or bet-ter than anyone in the state of Florida.
“We have between 35,000 and 50,000 people run up and down Highway 90 ev-eryday and there are only 9,000 people in the city of Milton,” Brand said. “High-way 90 is not like Highway 98, 90 percent of our people trav-el Highway 90 everyday and they are paying attention.”
With the constant ques-tions over the light’s Brand stressed that the ATS sys-tem activates when motion is detected just prior to the stop bar after the traffic signal has turned red.
The camera captures
two images of an alleged violation, taken from the rear of the vehicle.
The first image shows the vehicle at the white stop bar and the illuminated red light.
The second image shows the violator in the middle of the intersection with the red light illuminated.
The license plate image
is a close up from one of the images captured.
Data, including the time, date, and duration of the yellow and red lights is also recorded.
Cameras also record a 12-second digital video of the violation, including six seconds prior to and six seconds after running the red light.
Film from page A1“Fahrenheit 9/11.”
“This movie is a lot bigger than I would have imagined,” said Heather Dunn, the manager at The Ridge. “We have gotten a lot of phone calls if we had the movie and what times we were going to show it.”
While it has drawn a great deal of interest, Dunn pointed out there are some people who have classified the movie based on D’Souza’s books “Obama’s America: Un-making the American Dream” and “The Root’s of Obama’s Rage” as rath-er unflattering of the cur-rent president.
“I had one customer come up and ask for ‘2
tickets to the hate Obama movie,’” Dunn said. “There have definitely been some interesting comments from some of the people, but it is something they are into.”
Due to the popularity of the movie, which leads The Ridge in daytime viewings, Dunn does not see the theater getting rid of the political documentary any time soon.
While D’Souza used documentary methods like Moore and former Vice President Al Gore in a journalistic fact-finding mission, many have strong view points after seeing the movie at The Ridge this past week.
“I have read Obama’s book ‘Dreams from My Father’ and all of that is in the movie,” said Bagdad resident Jeff Pendleton. “None of what I saw was a real surprise to me.
“It was in Pensacola one week, but I was out of town and then it was gone. I found out the movie was here and made sure I got here to see it.”
While several are go-ing to see the movie, some local Democratic leaders have raised some ques-tions about the movie all-together.
“I think they are just reaching further into the gutter on a man who has done a lot of good for this
country,” said Milton’s Harold Webb, a Democrat-ic party leader in the north end of Santa Rosa County. “The movie is really nega-tive and I wasn’t going to think about going to the movie.
“It is just something being done by people who have millions of dollars to spend to make sure one of the rich boys gets into of-fice to tear up the economy more than it is.”
“Obama’s America” has really stirred up some feel-ings, especially those of an Italian immigrant who re-members coming to Amer-ica at the age of 13.
“I remember what I saw before coming to America
as a teen and what I am seeing now really scares me,” said Pace resident Frank Oliveri. “I also know what I learned from my parents and what they lived through in Italy dur-ing World War II.
“I remember seeing the sickle and hammer in front of the social clubs, there were all over Italy when I was growing up and I don’t want to see things like that or of that nature here in America.”
Some viewers of the movie had ideas going in, the movie only solidified their original thoughts.
“This movie cemented my theory of how they played the race card and
capitalized on ‘white guilt,’” said Milton resi-dent Bill Norman.
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heard of Publix Foods be-cause he butchered their name all night long. The store manager was quite upset.
Q: Name three things you will always have in your refrigerator.
A: pepper sauce, some-thing cooked outside in a Dutch Oven, cheese
Q: What would we hear on the radio during a road trip when you started your car or truck?
A: Country Gold Q: What is the last book
you read? A: “Why Doc Holliday
Left Georgia”Q: Which would you
enjoy more: dinner and a movie, ball game or a good book?
A: Dinner for sure, maybe a good western
Q: Where would your ideal vacation spot be?
A: Hulett, Wyoming Q: Who, living or dead,
has been the biggest influence on you, and why?
A: My wife Karen, she has been the wind beneath my wings since the 1st day we met
Q: What is your greatest personal accomplishment?
A: Attending & gradu-ating massage therapy school, passing the state board
Q: If you could talk to any historical figure over dinner, who would it be and why?
A: Doc Holliday, why did he really leave Geor-gia, what was the West like on the frontier
Bill GAmBlin | Press Gazette
Movie poster at The Ridge.
File photo
One of the expenses not calculated into the camera costs to the city was a patrol officer, like this one, who has to process the red light camera tickets before they can be issued to those who run a red light at one of the three intersections where the cameras are utilized in Milton.
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Last year Nate Crum had never heard of Milton or the Riverwalk 5K, but he walked away with $250 after a dra-matic fi nish.
Crum, who had just moved to Milton three days earlier, defeated Caleb Carmichael and in the process set a new course record of 15:46.
By setting the new course record he was awarded $250.
This year the City of Milton Parks and Recreation Depart-ment is trying to make it even more interesting as runners will have at least two ways to win.
First, the men can beat
Crum’s time of 15:46 and the ladies can beat the course re-cord set by Sandy Ebanks in 2010 of 20:27.
But don’t worry, even the most inexperienced runner will have a chance to cash out.
Milton is offering a $250 prize to the runner who is the closest to the ‘mystery time’.
According to Linsey Wil-liamson, director of the River-walk 5K, the mystery time will be announced at the awards ceremony and all runners, walkers, and wheelchair par-ticipants will be eligible.
In the event of a tie, the money will be split equally be-tween the qualifying racers.
Racers have until Sept. 28 to register for the event and
the cost is $20. There will also be a race
day registration held at the Riverwalk Pavilion from 4 - 4:45 p.m.
Awards will be given to the overall male and female winners, grand masters and senior grand masters, as well as separate age group awards.
This year awards will also be given to the overall walker winners in addition to walk-ers per age group.
Last year the top fi ve male fi nishers managed to break the old record of 17:25 set by Niceville’s Phillip Bau-er, while Jenny Runyon was just 12 seconds shy of tying Ebanks record.
For more information on
the Milton Riverwalk 5K you can contact the Milton Parks Department at 983-5466.
Former Pace standout Addison Russell visited his old high school on Thursday after what many are calling a successful summer of baseball. Russell who was selected as the 11th pick overall by the Oakland Athletics in the June Amateur Draft played for three different teams this summer. Russell, who batted .369 in his fi rst season reported to the Arizona (Rookie) League and batted .415 in 26 games before getting the call to Vermont to play for the Vermont Lake Monsters in the New York-Pennsylvania League (Short A). While in Vermont, Russell played 13 games and batted .340. He then was called up to the Burlington (Iowa) Bees of the Midwest League. In Burlington Russell batted .310 in 16 games. Overall in his fi rst season as a pro, Russell hit seven home runs, drove in 45 runs and stole 16 bases. Russell played 48 games at shortstop and 6 as a designated hitter while posting a .951 fi elding percentage.
MATHEW PELLEGRINO | Press Gazette
Hole-in-one William York carded a hole in one at Tangle-
wood Golf and Country Club on Sept. 13. The 83 years young golfer aced No. 5 with a 7-iron. The feat was witnessed by Joyce Carpenter and Ray Sutton.
Men’s Dogfi ght/ MGA Stonebrook Golf Club Sept. 12, 2012
A-Flight 1st - Bill Kirkland +9 2nd - Ralph Drexler +5 3rd - Bobby Henson +2 4th - Patrick McCrary +1 5th - Jeff Cohen Even
B-Flight 1st - Ray Salerno +8 2nd - Mac Bowers +6 3rd - Jim Gray +5 4th - Denny Brueggemeier +2
Ladies Day at Stonebrook Sept. 11, 2012 Mystery Three Hole
A Flight Net First - Bonnie Cook Second - Nancy Welch Third - Pat Daniels
B Flight Net First - Shatzi Clemmons Second - Betty Lucy Third - Mary Waltersdorf
Chip Ins: Pat Bowers on No. 6
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