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very year, Pensacon invades the city, turning our normally quiet town into a Mecca for video games, television, comics, movies and more. Now in its fifth year, this Pensacon is set to be the biggest by far. - by Tanner Yea
Kat Bishop, Director of Marketing and Communications for Pensacon, said that this year is going to be one where there is something for everyone. “One of our biggest changes this year is that the entire second floor of the venue is going to be open to celebrities,” she said. “They won’t be pushed off to a far corner and they will be much easier to find.” Like previous years, Pensacon will have guests from all realms of pop culture. For films, Amanda Bearse, Chris Sarandon, Jonathan Stark, Stephen Geoffreys, Tom Holland and William Ragsdale will be coming together for a reunion of the cult 1985 horror film, Fright Night. This will coincide with a special screening of the movie. Also featured will be Golden Globe nominee Jason Isaacs, perhaps most famously known for portraying Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter film series. In addition to other countless film and TV roles, he currently portrays Captain Gabriel Lorca on Star Trek: Discovery. Television will also have a prominent place at Pensacon. Alex Kingston, Arthur Darvill and Camille Coduri are just a few of the guests who have appeared on Doctor Who, and even actors from the original era will be present. Fan favorites from shows like Game of Thrones, Star Trek, Power Rangers, The Walking Dead, The Mighty Boosh and many others will also be there to meet-andgreet with fans. As part of the increase in the number of celebrities, and also due to current events, Bishop said that security will be increasing throughout the event. “The Pensacola Bay Center has installed metal detectors, so that is a consideration for cosplayers,” said Bishop. There will also be
stricter guidelines for model firearms involved with a costume – they must be incapable of firing projectiles of any kind, and they must have an orange cap on the barrel. Security will also be further enforcing their “peacebonding” policy. The policy involves all prop weaponry being inspected before entrance to the venue, after which safe weapons are labeled with a tag that should not be removed. This indicates to security that the weapons are harmless and only part of the costume. The convention is also issuing a bag-size restriction, meaning you cannot carry
Cosplayers dressed as Master Chief from the Halo franchise. Photo courtesy of Pensacon.
ing a return. Artist Alley will be full of artists such as Colin Cantwell, the concept designer for many Star Wars spaceships; Larry Elmore of Snarfquest and Dungeons & Dragons fame; and comic legend Paris Cullins. Writers Row will also feature top notch authors and writers, including Jim Butch-
ing to group them by genre,” said Bishop. “They’ll be in 45-minute blocks, so you can go and enjoy them without worrying about timing.” Improvable Cause, Pensacola’s local improv group, will be returning to Pensacola Little Theatre to perform their pop-culture infused act. Pensacola Little Theatre, as well
Local restaurants such as Oyster House decorate for the weekend with different fandoms, like Harry Potter. Photo courtesy of Great Southern Restuarants.
a bag that is larger than 12 inches by 12 inches by 6 inches. Backpacks are also prohibited This is all in an effort to make the convention a safe place anyone can attend without worry. “We want people to have fun and do cosplay, but we also want them to be safe,” said Bishop. Aside from the cosplayers and celebrity guests, all the events that Pensacon fans know and love will be mak-
er, author of The Dresden Files novels; Dacre Stoker, author and great grand-nephew of Bram Stoker; and Tracy Hickman, the mastermind behind the Dragonlance franchise. The Pensacon Film Festival will also be returning for its third year, but this time in a much more organized way. “We’re going to have a dedicated location for the short films, and we’re go-
as the Rex Theatre, Saenger Theatre, and Pensacola Grand Hotel will continue to host panels, workshops, gaming rooms and everything else you’ve come to expect from Pensacon. Local bars and restaurants will also continue to participate in Pensacon, taking the fandom out into the streets of the city. Pensacola International Airport is once again branding itself as the Pensac-
ola Intergalactic Airport, and Bishop said that long-time partners like Atlas Oyster House, The Fish House and The Deck Bar will be hosting parties with all new themes. Other local bars are set to host their own specials and events as well. With all the excitement and events coming up, sometimes it is easy to forget the necessities that come hand-in-hand with Pensacon. “Make sure to wear comfortable shoes, stay hydrated, and expect to stand in line – especially on Friday and Saturday,” said Bishop. These are not the only events at Pensacon, however. Every day, more guests, panels and events will be announced. Bishop said, “Since it is the fifth year, we are really going all out to make this one of the best Pensacons.” Currently, presale tickets for the whole weekend only cost $75. These passes give you access to all events and the vendor floor, and also allows entrance to the 24hour gaming rooms in the Pensacola Grand Hotel. The price of these tickets is set to rise closer to opening day, so make sure to get them while you can. Pensacon will be held on February 23-25 with venues at Pensacola Bay Center, The Pensacola Grand Hotel, Pensacola Saenger Theatre, Rex Theatre, and Pensacola Little Theatre. To see events, guests, venue times, and to purchase tickets, visit pensacon.com.
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UWF to host national case competition featuring publicly traded company
Pensacola Sports to Host Sports Connection Expo February 27 at Vickrey Center
The University of West Florida College of Business will host the first UWF Business Case Competition: Masters Level April 13-14, 2018. Graduate students from all universities that hold the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, known as AACSB, accreditation are invited to attend. Students will compete for $10,000 in cash prizes and have the unique opportunity to be judged by a NASDAQ listed company. Teams comprised of 3-5 graduate students will articulate the NASDAQ listed company’s core competencies and identify revenue sources that will increase shareholder value. Students will develop a case strategy to present and also participate in a Q&A session. Participation in case competitions allows students to apply theories that are learned in the classroom to real world business scenarios. Students work under pressure to simulate many work environments and sharpen their
Pensacola Sports is hosting a platform for businesses and sports event organizers to meet and identify mutually beneficial ways to support each other. Relationships made through the Sports Connection Expo will help event organizers enhance their events through business partnerships and help local businesses discover how sports events can have a positive impact on their bottom line. Sports events are a significant economic factor in the Pensacola area, generating $22 million dollars in direct economic impact in 2017. The Expo will provide businesses, sports event managers, and other decision makers the opportunity to discuss potential relationships and partnerships. The fourth Sports Connection Expo will take place at the Vickrey Center at 2130 Summit Blvd Pensacola, FL 32504 on Tuesday, February 27 from
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Pensacola Sports will partner with the City of Pensacola Parks and Recreation Department to provide the Expo free of charge. Sports organizations/event managers are asked to submit a request to reserve a table at the Sports Connection Expo to Pensacola Sports by February 20. Reservation forms are available on the website Pensacolasports.org/ sportsexpo, or by calling the office at (850) 434-2800. All exhibitors will be provided designated tables to advocate their organization/event to local businesses and foster open communication. Reservations are free; however, space is limited so go online or call today to secure your spot in the 2018 Sports Connection Expo.
Join Amy Bowman-McElhone, director and chief curator for the Pensacola Museum of Art; Nick Croghan, director of The Art Gallery UWF; and John Markowitz, artist and UWF lecturer of art, Feb. 15 for “Museums as ‘Authentic’ Public Space.” Panelists will engage in a thoughtful discussion of museums and public space. The conversation will present the intersection of perspectives of the academic curator (Bowman-McElhone), the artist-curator (Croghan), and the artist (Markowitz). Specifically, the panelists will consider the history, aesthetic, cultural and sociopolitical dynamics that frame the museum and its publics, and they will debate the agency of the museum visitor, the artist, the curator and the artworks within the space. This installment of the Experience UWF Downtown Lecture Series is
sponsored, in part, by the Pensacola Museum of Art. (Visit online at pensacolamuseum.org). Panelists * Amy Bowman-McElhone, Director and Chief Curator for the Pensacola Museum of Art * Nick Croghan, Director of The Art Gallery at UWF * John Markowitz, Artist and UWF Lecturer of Art Thursday, Feb. 15. Pensacola Museum of Art 407 South Jefferson Street, Pensacola Reception - 5:30 p.m. Lecture - 6-7 p.m. The reception and lecture are free and open to the public. RSVPs are not required, but seating is limited and available on a first come, first serve basis.
presentation skills by presenting their findings to a panel of industry professionals and academics. “We are thrilled to launch our case competition with a listed company partner. Participants will gain exposure to real, high level business issues via friendly competition in a beautiful location,” said Dr. Tim O’Keefe, dean of the College of Business. The event will begin with check-in from 4 to 5 p.m. on April 13 in the UWF College of Business, Building 76A. The competition portion will begin on April 14 at 8:30 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. with an awards ceremony. The entry cost is $150 and includes all meals during the day. The deadline for application and fee submission is on Feb. 26. For more information about the UWF Business Case Competition: Masters Level, visit the UWF College of Business website or email casecomp@uwf.edu.
Award-Winning Classical Guitarist Xavier Jara to Perform at PSC
Xavier Jara, 2016 Guitar Foundation of America International Concert Artist Contest winner, will perform at Pensacola State College on Friday, Feb. 9. The classical guitarist will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. in Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium, Building 8, on the Pensacola campus, 1000 College Blvd. Tickets are $11, adults; $9, seniors, non-PSC students and children; $7, PSC Seniors Club, PSC faculty and staff; and free for PSC students with current ID. On Thursday, Feb. 8, Jara will hold an out-
reach concert for high school students at 11 a.m. in Ashmore Auditorium. And on Saturday, Feb. 10, he will hold a free master class from 1-4 p.m. in Ashmore Fine Arts Building, Room 857. The master class is open to the public. A native of Minnesota, Jara was a student of Alan Johnston at the MacPhail Center for Music in Minneapolis until 2011 when he moved to Paris to study with Judicael Perroy. He studied with Perroy for six years and during that time completed his bachelor’s degree at the
Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris where he also studied with French guitarist, Olivier Chassain, and lute master, Eric Bellocq. In 2014, he earned first place in a number of international competitions including the Viseu International Competition and the Boston Guitarfest. In 2015, he captured first at the Gargnano, Italy Competition and the Ciudad de Coria Competition. In 2016, Jara won the Tokyo International Competition, and returned to the U.S. to win the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America’s Rose Augustine Grand Prize. Jara’s 2017-18 concert tour began in September where he was slated to perform more than 50 concerts in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Guatemala and Panama, including an April 5 concert at Carnegie Hall. Tickets for the Pensacola State concert can be purchased online at w w w. p e n s a c o l a s t a t e . edu/lyceum or at the Lyceum Box Office, Building 8, Room 861, from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets also are available at the door, one hour before a performance. For reservations or more information, call the Lyceum Box Office at 850-484-1847.
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Pen Air FCU Earns “Best of Bauer” 5-Star Elite Rating BauerFinancial Inc., in Coral Gables, Florida, announces that Pen Air Federal Credit Union (Pen Air), has once again earned its highest 5-Star Superior rating. Having achieved Bauer’s highest rating for the latest 108 consecutive quarters, Pen Air has also been given the “Best of Bauer” status, a designation reserved only for those credit unions that have earned a 5-Star rating for 25 straight years or longer. “Our mission is to enhance lives through exceptional service, strength and financial solutions,” said Stu Ramsey, president and CEO of Pen Air. “Earning this distinction proves that we are achieving our mission to provide exceptional strength. Our members can trust that their credit union is safe and sound.” BauerFinancial Inc., the nation’s credit union and bank rating firm, has been analyzing and reporting on the nation’s financial institutions since 1983. A 5-Star rating by Bauer indicates that Pen Air is one of the strongest credit unions in the nation, excelling in such areas as capital, loan quality, profitability, and much more.
BAUERFINANCIAL, Inc., Coral Gables, Florida, the nation’s leading independent bank and credit union rating and research firm, has been reporting on and analyzing the performance of U.S. banks and credit unions since 1983. No institution can pay for or opt out of a BauerFinancial rating. Consumers may obtain free star-ratings by visiting www.bauerfinancial.com. At Pen Air Federal Credit Union, respect is a guiding principle. As the largest and oldest credit union headquartered in Pensacola, Florida, with $1.3 billion in assets, Pen Air is dedicated to enhancing lives through exceptional service, strength, and financial solutions. Nineteen locations in Northwest Florida and Southeast Alabama, which include three student-run credit unions at area high schools, combined with Online and Mobile banking provide worldwide reach. Pen Air is a not-for-profit, member-owned financial institution, serving the community and improving lives since 1936. For more information, visit www.penair.org or call (850) 505-3200/toll free (877)4PENAIR.
Baptist Health Care First in Area to Offer Adult and Pediatric Cochlear Implants
Baptist Health Care is the first in the area to offer both adult and pediatric cochlear implants. These electronic devices restore the ability to hear and understand speech for people with moderate to severe hearing loss. The first surgery was completed by Thomas Babcock, M.D., otologist/neurotologist, at Baptist Hospital on December 22. A cochlear implant is a device for people who need help beyond what hearing aids offer. Unlike a hearing aid, which delivers amplified sound acoustically, a cochlear implant bypasses damaged hair cells in the cochlea and stimulates the remaining nerve fibers directly through the application of an electrical current. “Cochlear implants for children and adults may be the most rewarding procedure I perform,” says Dr. Babcock. “Children who are candidates are often
born with profound hearing loss and would not have meaningful hearing and appropriate speech development without a cochlear implant. For adults, the loss of hearing can lead to social isolation and decreased the quality of life. Some of my most rewarding patients are adults with cochlear implants who are able to communicate with loved ones and interact in society after years of struggling with hearing loss.” “I just feel so blessed right now, it’s wonderful,” said Joanne Kish, cochlear implant patient. Joanne had been advised to have the surgery sooner, but the distance and access to care was a concern. “When we found it out it was coming to Pensacola, we were really excited.” For more information about cochlear implants, visit BaptistMedicalGroup. org or call 850.432.3467.
Bar Association Executive Director The Escambia – Santa Rosa Bar Association (ESRBA), a Florida nonprofit incorporated association based in Pensacola, is seeking applicants for its Executive Director position. The Executive Director serves a bench and bar population of approximately 725 members, and reports to the ESRBA’s Executive Council and to the Board for the ESRBA’s supporting Foundation. Primary responsibilities include providing leadership and support to the Council and Board, overseeing the management of member meetings and events, managing a staff of two persons, ensuring accurate and timely financial statements and budgeting, maintaining executive oversight to the ESRBA’s activities and assets, and serving as the ESRBA’s ambassador to the membership and public at large. A Bachelor’s degree is required; an advanced degree in business, law, public administration, marketing, or related field is highly preferred. Salary range of $45,000-$60,000 based on experience and ability. EEO employer and drug-free workplace. For more information, please see the complete position profile at:
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UWF Historic Trust to host documentary screening and presentation on stamp collecting The University of West Florida Historic Trust, in conjunction with Pensacola Cinema Art, will host a screening of “Freaks and Errors,” a feature-length documentary about postage stamps, collectors and the lifelong quest for the obscure. The screening and presentation will be held on Feb. 8 at 5:30 p.m. at the Voices of Pensacola, 117 East Government Street. The event is free and open to the public. The screening of the film, which includes interviews with columnist and author Neil Steinberg, footwear guru Stuart Weitzman, “bond king” Bill Gross and an enthusiastic collection of lifelong stamp hobbyists, is a commentary on how people search for ways to make order out of chaos, connect with one another and express their passions. The screening will be followed by a presentation by Calvin Mitchell, assistant curator of philately at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum. Mitchell is a past recipient of the Smithsonian Institution’s distinguished secretary’s award for the philatelic exhibition
“Freedom Just Around the Corner: Black America from Civil War to Civil Rights.” He is a member of several philatelic organizations, including the American First Day Cover Society, American Ceremony Program Society, Military Postal History Society, Ebony Society of Philatelic Events and Reflections and American Philatelic Society. The screening and presentation complement the exhibit “Philately & Friendship: The Art of ACE” on view at the T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Museum through Feb. 27. The exhibit features 50 illustrated envelopes, as well as pages of personal correspondence, created by members of the Art Cover Exchange, also known as ACE. The postal art included in the exhibition was sent by ACE members around the work to fellow member and local artist Manuel Runyan during the 1930s and 1940s. For more information, visit historicpenscola.org or 850.595.5985. For more information on the “Freaks and Errors” film, visit www.freaksanderrorsfilm.com.
It’s Time to “Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler” in Pensacola February can only mean one thing in the Pensacola Bay Area: swarms of beads and Moon Pies will soon be flying overhead while the sounds of laughter and music fill the streets. Passionate krewes, extravagant parades, decorated floats and — most importantly — beads and Moon Pies make up Mardi Gras in Pensacola. The settings are historic downtown and Pensacola’s beautiful beaches, and all events are family friendly, free and open to the public. Pensacola Mardi Gras, Inc., organizes Pensacola’s month-long Mardi Gras season and “throws” all of its energy into a handful of top-notch celebrations and parades. The season officially began with a Pensacola Mardi Gras Kick-Off Celebration “parade in reverse”: a highspirited celebration in the tradition of a 12th Night Party that took place on Friday, Jan. 5. More than 40 krewes and their floats park along Pensacola’s waterfront. The floats don’t move. Rather, people gather in the streets and go from float to float to collect beads and other throws. A Catholic priest blesses the floats, declaring them ready to participate in Mardi Gras. The celebration continued until about 11 p.m. when the krewes cut Pensacola’s first, official king cake. “What makes Pensacola’s Mardi Gras so special is that we concentrate all our parades into one big weekend, and the Krewes pride themselves on their throws,” Danny Zimmern, President of Pensacola Mardi Gras, Inc., said. “Pensacola’s parades are known for the throws because the Krewes throw more of them, and the throws in Pensacola are better than any other city. Many of Pensacola’s biggest and best Krewes have themes that celebrate Pensacola’s heritage. The Krewes put a lot of time and effort into their floats, costumes and custom throws.”
“You can hardly see the kids’ faces because there are so many beads around their necks after the parades,” he said. Pensacola’s parades are packed into a single weekend, Feb. 9-11. Visitors can watch the spectacle of Pensacola’s only nighttime illuminated parade, the Krewe of Lafitte Parade, on Friday, Feb. 9, starting at 8 p.m. Lafitte features 12 floats, one live canon, 250 pirates and a variety of Mardi Gras Krewes in participation. The parade rolls through Downtown Pensacola along historic Palafox Street. The Grand Mardi Gras Parade is the biggest, best-known event of the season, often attracting upward of 75,000 people. This year’s parade takes place on Saturday, Feb. 10, at 2 p.m. and follows the same route as the Krewe of Lafitte through downtown. Parade-goers will be able to enjoy the pageantry and theatre of more than 6,000 participants and more than 240 floats, ranging from ‘60s go-go dancers to Greek goddesses, parrotheads and pirates. The parades will wrap up on Sunday, Feb. 11, when locals let the good times roll, “island style,” along the sugarwhite sand of Pensacola Beach. The Krewe of Wrecks Parade starts at 2 p.m. just steps from the shoreline, on Via De Luna. “Mardi Gras in Pensacola continues to grow,” Visit Pensacola President Steve Hayes said. “More people realize it’s safe, free and fun for the entire family. These are great parades, ample parking, with excited but well-behaved crowds. It’s hard to top parades on one of America’s Greatest Streets with a backdrop of the world’s best beaches.” A complete listing of Mardi Gras events, times, and locations can be found at www.visitpensacola.com as well as, special event deals and discount accommodations available to visitors throughout the Mardi Gras season.
The Bud Light Charity Golf Tournament hosted by The Arc Gateway in partnership with Pensacola Sports will be returning to Scenic Hills Country Club for what is sure to be the premiere golf tournament of the year. Do you enjoy advocating for individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities? We invite you to join us on April 20, 2018 at Scenic Hills Country Club for a day full of golf, fun, food, and advocacy! Thanks to Kia Autosport, the first individual to get a hole in one will win a brand new Kia Sorento. Furthermore, all players will get to enjoy lunch provided by Hot Spot Barbecue, as well as food throughout the course and bev-
erages provided by Bud Light. The Arc Gateway is proud to provide the best possible life experiences for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and we cannot do it without raising funds and awareness through our fundraising events. Sponsorships range from $200 to $3,000 and sell out fast. Contact Grier Ward at 850-438-2638 x1105 for more information or for registration details. Please visit www.arc-gateway.org to register your team, or stop by The Arc Gateway Administration Building located at 3932 North 10th Avenue for a brochure. We look forward to seeing you there!
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SENATORS TRY AGAIN TO BAN ‘FRACKING’ By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE FLORIDA
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A measure that would ban the controversial oil- and natural-gas drilling process known as “fracking” is again on the move in the Senate. However, the proposal remains sidelined in the House as the 60-day legislative session nears its midpoint. The Senate Environmental Preservation and Conservation Committee voted unanimously Monday to approve the measure (SB 462). But in voting for the measure, Sen. David Simmons, R-Altamonte Springs, cautioned that some compromise may be needed to get the House to act. Simmons suggested a moratorium of two to five years on the practice, which is currently
allowed in Florida, to provide time to delve into potential impacts. “Never be afraid of the truth,” Simmons said after the meeting. “Make sure you get an independent analysis and permit everyone to show if there is a legitimate issue that exists.” Bill sponsor Dana Young, R-Tampa, said after the meeting she didn’t see a need to conduct another study when “adverse” impacts have been reported in other states, that include “groundwater contamination, surface water contamination, low birth-weight babies, health impacts on lungs and heart.” “We have an absolute right under our state police power to ban this practice before it ever starts,” Young said. “The time is now to do this. Let’s don’t wait until, as Sen. Simmons said, companies
do start fracking and then you’ve got existing uses and you’ve got permits in place. We don’t want that. We want to stop it now before it can start.” The bill has 12 co-sponsors, with five Republicans and seven Democrats. Supporters of the ban talked of Florida’s unique topography and expressed concerns about potential impacts of chemicals involved in fracking on the below-ground aquifer that supplies drinking water. But the bill faces opposition from the influential business groups, including Associated Industries of Florida and the Florida Petroleum Council. Eric Hamilton, associate director of the Florida Petroleum Council, expressed concern that the proposal could prohibit future exploration using a method that “can be done safely”
and in recent years has helped increase domestic energy production while lowering costs of auto and home fuel. “By banning fracking, you’re sending a message to the rest of the country that fracking is not good,” Hamilton said. A similar proposal reached the Senate floor last year but never got a committee hearing in the House. This year’s bill must still get through the Senate Environmental and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee and the Appropriations Committee before it could go to the full Senate. An identical proposal in the House (HB 237), sponsored by Rep. Kathleen Peters, R-Treasure Island, has not been heard in committees.
group’s executive director, Bill Herrle, now says passing the House bill would be a “setback.” He described himself as the “uncheerful cheerleader.” “We have to appreciate the effort, but we just don’t think team business gets a win in the end,” Herrle said of his association’s reversal. The House passed the bill in a 74-30 vote on Jan. 12, but the measure has not been heard in the Senate. Burgess said he has spoken to several senators about having it considered. He has not, however, spoken to Sen. Anitere Flores, who chairs the Banking and Insurance Committee, where the bill would have to be heard. Much of the issue for business groups centers on plaintiffs’ attorney fees, which business contend drive up insurance costs. The Florida Supreme Court in a 2016 ruling known as Castellanos v Next Door Company, said Florida’s thenrestrictive fee caps violated injured workers’ due process rights. The court authorized judges to award fees outside a fee schedule if adhering to it yielded unreasonable results. Following the ruling, the Office of
Insurance Regulation approved a 14.5 percent rate hike that took effect in December 2016, and business groups lobbied the Legislature to restrict attorney fees. The House in 2017 responded by passing a bill that would have capped attorney fees at $150 per hour in certain circumstances. It had the support of NFIB Florida, the Florida Chamber and Associated Industries of Florida. But the bill ultimately didn’t pass the Senate. Subsequently, rates for 2018 did not increase. Indeed, Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier approved a 9.8 reduction. But the filing was based on information from policy years 2014 and 2015 and didn’t include much data on cases settled following the Castellanos ruling. For the 2018 session, the House recycled its 2017 workers’ comp bill. But on the eve of floor consideration, business groups sent the letter to Burgess and every member of the House suggesting that lawmakers should have access to additional data before passing anything. “We respectfully urge the House to stand ready for reform once the full impact of the Castellanos case is realized,” the letter reads.
The business community is confident that additional time will underscore the push to restrict attorney fees, but it faces major opposition from plaintiffs’ attorneys and groups such as labor unions. Business groups are buoyed by the findings of an Office of the Judge of Compensation Claims report that shows a 36 percent increase in the amount of workers’ compensation legal fees paid on behalf of injured workers in fiscal year 2016-2017. The report showed that in all, attorney fees in the workers’ compensation system totaled nearly $440 million that year. The majority --- nearly $254 million --were forked out by employers defending workers’ compensation claims, not to plaintiff’s attorneys. The House bill attempts to address the attorney fees, but “respectfully, we assert that more can be done in the area of attorney fees to control system costs without jeopardizing benefits to Florida employees,” the business groups wrote in the letter. But Burgess said attorney fees must pass constitutional muster, and he said that the ones currently in his bill would meet that test.
GROUPS WARN AGAINST ‘PREMATURE’ WORKERS’ COMP CHANGES
By CHRISTINE SEXTON THE NEWS SERVICE FLORIDA
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After lobbying the Legislature to makes changes to the workers’ compensation insurance system for the past 18 months, business leaders are backing off this year. The Florida Chamber of Commerce, Associated Industries of Florida and 15 other organizations sent a letter last month to the primary sponsor of the House workers’ compensation bill advising him that any changes the Legislature makes to the system could be “premature and ultimately, inadequate” and that the current House bill doesn’t do enough to control attorney fees. But bill sponsor Danny Burgess, RZephyrhills, said he will continue to press for the measure (HB 7009) despite the apparent lack of support from industries that, in the past, have pushed lawmakers to act. “It’s hard for me to understand not wanting to push forward with everything we got,” Burgess, chairman of the House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee, told The News Service of Florida. The National Federation of Independent Business-Florida supported similar legislation to last year. But the
SCOTT DIRECTS EFFORTS TO EASE EVACUATIONS
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE FLORIDA
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From “dynamic” message signs along Interstate 75 to completing certain turnpike projects on time, Gov. Rick Scott called Friday for a series of improvements to help with disaster evacuations. The directives, based in part on suggestions from the state Department of Transportation, came as lawmakers continue to review proposals aimed at addressing fallout from the evacuation of 6.5 million people ahead of Hurricane Irma. During the evacuation, motorists spent up to 12 hours on routes that typically are covered in six to seven hours. Scott directed the department to immediately expand “emergency shoulder use” along key interstates, a strategy employed in September as traffic backed up while motorists fled north on I-75 ahead of Irma. The governor also called for installing cameras and message signs along I-75 from Ocala north to the Georgia state line and increasing the capacity of the state’s Florida 511 website, which provides real-time traffic information
about major roads. Also, by July the department is expected to identify areas along key evacuation routes where more fuel services are needed and look at ways to expand fuel capacity for first responders. “It is critically important that we continue to do all we can to make sure our state is fully prepared in the face of any potential disaster,” Scott said in a prepared statement. U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, who is expected to face an election challenge from Scott this fall, issued a release saying that he filed legislation in October seeking the U.S. Department of Energy to set up east and west coast gasoline reserves in Florida and had called for the state Department of Transportation to examine options for additional fuel storage. “Unlike Nelson’s bill, this report today by the governor doesn’t offer any real solutions, it simply asks the state to look at doing something Nelson proposed five months ago,” said Ryan Brown, Nelson’s spokesman. Scott had directed the Department of Transportation in October to work with other state agencies, ports, law
enforcement and fuel retailers to determine how to increase fuel capacity during emergencies. Scott release Friday continued to advise the department to work with Florida’s ports and the fuel industry on additional fuel storage. Scott’s directive also calls for completing interchange improvements at Florida’s Turnpike and I-75 in 2019. The work is scheduled to be completed in the summer of 2019, according to the Department of Transportation report. Scott also said he wants to widen to six lanes a portion of the turnpike between the Lake-Sumter County line to the County Road 468 interchange in Sumter County in 2023, and to widen the highway from the Country Road 468 interchange to I-75 starting in 2025. The work is currently outlined to begin in those years by the state department. The department review also suggested emergency shoulder plans for I-75 northbound from Alligator Alley in Fort Lauderdale; on the turnpike northbound from Orlando; on Interstate 95 northbound from Jupiter to south of Jacksonville; and on Interstate 10 westbound from I-75 to just east of Tallahassee.
The Florida House and Senate are reviewing a number of evacuationrelated proposals, including an extension of the Suncoast Parkway north from the Tampa Bay region to the Georgia state line. Other proposals include using passenger rail to evacuate citizen; and testing the impact of converting portions of highways during emergencies into all one-way traffic, a process known as “contraflow.” Department of Transportation Secretary Michael Dew told lawmakers in October that contraflow would require increased law enforcement at each interchange, limit the ability of relief operations and fuel trucks to travel into impacted areas and cause backups where lanes merge as the contraflow comes to an end. The Senate on Thursday started to move forward with a proposal (SB 700) to set up a Florida Strategic Fuel Reserve Task Force within the Division of Emergency Management. The task force would recommend by April 30, 2019, a strategic fuel reserve plan to meet needs during emergencies and disasters.
BROWARD NURSING HOME FILES PUBLIC RECORDS CASE
By NSF STAFF THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
A Broward County nursing home where residents died after Hurricane Irma has filed a public-records lawsuit alleging that the Florida Department of Health improperly refused to provide copies of death certificates from across the state. The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills requested all death certificates from Sept. 9 through Sept. 16, with the request not including cause-of-death information, according to the lawsuit filed last week in Leon County circuit court. Irma hit Florida on Sept. 10 and caused massive damage as it barreled up the state.
The lawsuit said the Department of Health responded to the public-records request by requiring the nursing home to request each death certificate by the name of the person who had died and to use a department form. Attorneys for the nursing home allege that such requirements violate the state’s public-records law. “Hollywood Hills cannot possibly know the name of every individual who passed away in Florida during that week, and DOH know this,” the lawsuit said. “This requirement is nothing more than an outright refusal to produce the records.” The lawsuit does not detail the reasons for seeking the death certificates, but the nursing home has been locked in legal battles over the state’s attempt to revoke its license. Hurricane
Irma knocked out the home’s air conditioning on Sept. 10, and residents were evacuated from the sweltering facility on Sept. 13. Authorities have attributed 12 deaths to the problems at the nursing home. The Department of Health issued a statement Monday saying it has handled the records request by using a longstanding process designed to protect information about people who have died and their families. “The department directed the lawyers for the Hollywood Hills Rehabilitation Center to follow the same procedure followed by all other parties,” the statement said. “This procedure has been in place for more than a decade and under three gubernatorial administrations.”
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CONSTITUTION PANEL COULD LOOK FOR CLEMENCY FIX By LLOYD DUNKELBERGER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
The Florida Constitution Revision Commission may wade into the state’s process for restoring voting rights of ex-felons, after a federal judge ruled the current clemency process is unconstitutional. Members of the commission’s Ethics and Elections Committee unanimously agreed Friday to explore ways to consider the issue, either through additional committee meetings or by amending a proposal when the full commission meets in March. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Mark Walker found the current process --- in which ex-felons must wait years to have their clemency cases considered and only a small number are successful in getting rights restored --to be arbitrary and unconstitutional. He also asked the state and lawyers who challenged the system to file plans to resolve the problem by Feb. 12. “I don’t know if there is anything we can do, should do, where we would go from here, et cetera,” said Commissioner Hank Coxe, a Jacksonville lawyer who heads the commission’s Ethics and Elections Committee. “But we’re here, it just happened and so we have it.” Commissioner Sherry Plymale of
Palm City said she and other members of the committee have an understanding of the problems in the current system, after they participated in an in-depth review of the clemency process. “We were unhappy particularly with the number of people that are in the queue, which was thousands,” Plymale said. “I felt all along that we needed to find an opportunity to work on this.” As of Oct. 1, the state had a backlog of 10,377 cases in which ex-felons are seeking to have civil rights restored, including the right to vote, according to commission analysts. In Walker’s order, the federal judge noted that 154,000 Floridians had their rights restored under former Gov. Charlie Crist, who set up a process in which cases could be reviewed by the state parole commission. But Gov. Rick Scott changed that policy after he took office in 2011, leaving the rights-restoration decisions up to him and the three members of the state Cabinet, although the governor has sole power to reject any application. Since that time, only 3,000 applications have been granted, with Walker noting the process has resulted in nearly 1.7 million Floridians being denied the right to vote, including more than one out of every five voting-age African-American residents.
“I do think we owe it to an awful lot of people in Florida to have this process work a lot better than it does,” Plymale said. “Even if they don’t want to restore rights, OK. But they’re not even getting a hearing, which is really not fair.” Former Senate President Don Gaetz, a Niceville Republican who is a member of the ethics and election panel, expressed regret that lawmakers did not address the issue during his 10 years in the Legislature. “We didn’t do what perhaps we could or should have done if we had known then what we know now,” Gaetz said. “It’s obvious that the clemency process in our state is not only broken but it’s scandalously broken.” The commission considered several proposals aimed at automatically restoring voting rights for ex-felons. But those proposals were withdrawn when the political committee Floridians for a Fair Democracy obtained enough petition signatures to place an initiative, known as Amendment 4, on the fall ballot. That amendment would automatically restore voting rights to felons who have served their sentences, excluding those convicted for murder or sexual offenses. As commissioners debated the exfelon proposals, several members raised
the possibility of “ballot confusion” if the commission placed a measure on the 2018 general election ballot in addition to Amendment 4. Coxe, the chairman of the ethics and elections panel, said if the commission now takes up a proposal, he expects it to be focused on the clemency process rather than on the automatic restoration of voting rights. “I’m not concerned about ballot confusion if one deals with clemency and it clearly does,” Coxe said. Gaetz said he expects Amendment 4 to fail to gain the required 60 percent support from voters because it is “too broad.” While it excludes murderers and sex offenders, it would automatically restore rights to other felons who have committed serious crimes, such as kidnapping or carjacking. He said he would not like to see competing proposals on the ballot, “but I think that we should not just give up on the opportunity to fix the clemency process even if we can’t fix the broader issue because of the way it is drawn so expansively.” The commission, which meets every 20 years, has the unique ability to place constitutional amendments on the 2018 ballot. Ballot measures must be supported by at least 60 percent of voters to be enacted.
PLAN WOULD SPECIFY LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR DUTIES
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Florida’s lieutenant governor would have specific duties under a proposed constitutional amendment that continued to draw support Friday from members of the state Constitution Revision Commission. The commission’s Legislative Committee unanimously backed a proposal (Proposal 66) by Sen. Tom Lee, R-Thonotosassa, that would make the lieutenant governor serve as head of one of the departments in the executive branch. “Under our current structure, we have about the weakest lieutenant governor in the United States,” Lee, a member of the Constitution Revision Commission, said. Four states --- Maine, Arizona, Oregon and Wyoming --- don’t have the position. Most states that have the position attach job requirements. Lee said money now spent on the office is “wasteful.” “We’re spending somewhere in the neighborhood of $1 million a year to have the infrastructure for
a lieutenant governor, and part of that includes the salary and benefits,” Lee said. Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez Cantera is paid $124,851 a year. While three committees of the Constitution Revision Commission have backed the proposal, that doesn’t mean the measure will appear on the November ballot. The commission, which meets every 20 years, is reviewing proposed constitutional amendments and is expected to decide this spring on which issues will go before voters. Lee initially proposed that the lieutenant governor act as a tie-breaking vote in the Florida Senate and replace the secretary of state, one of the positions now appointed by the governor. The other potential landing spots for the lieutenant governor would include the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Elder Affairs, the Department of Health, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Lottery and the Department of
Management Services, Lee said. “What this proposal does, is it says the governor will take a look at the talents and skill sets of the individual that he or she has chosen as a lieutenant governor and assign them to one of these,” Lee said. Florida’s lieutenant governor is elected as the governor’s running mate and would step in if there is a gubernatorial vacancy -- as happened in 1998, when Lt. Gov. Buddy MacKay briefly became governor after the death of Gov. Lawton Chiles. At times, such as with MacKay, lieutenant governors have played important roles in state administrations. But the position under Gov. Rick Scott has been widely viewed as more ceremonial. Scott let the office sit idle for nearly a year between the resignation of Jennifer Carroll in March 2013 and his appointment of Lopez-Cantera in February 2014. The office has only been around in Florida since 1968. The state had a lieutenant governor from 1865 to 1885, when the position was elected separate from the governor and the role was ex-officio president of the Senate, able to vote in case of a tie.
Commission. “We worked directly on the Power Plant Siting Act in my role with the Cabinet,” Fay told the nominating council. “That taught me a lot. It allowed me to engage in that area in a way that I hadn’t done before.” Asked if he had memorized all Florida statutes, Fay replied, “It’s true, I’m a nerd. I don’t know if I can say I memorized all of them.” In his resume to the nominating council, Fay said his legal and public-affairs work under Bondi should help translate to serving as a utility regulator. “In my capacity as an advisor to the attorney general on the Constitution Revision Commission, I have researched the energy industry to ensure that the attorney general will be prepared to vote on any proposals relating to the sector,” Fay wrote. “This experience has provided me with a more comprehensive knowledge of Florida’s energy industry and provides me with a foundation of knowledge needed to excel as a member of the Public Service Commission.” Bondi said she was “thrilled for Andrew Fay
and proud to have fully supported his appointment throughout this process.” “The citizens of Florida will be served well by such an ethical and bright attorney,” Bondi said. While Fay begins immediately on the commission, the appointment requires confirmation by the Florida Senate. The nominating council offered Scott four names from among 17 candidates for the $132,000-a-year job. The appointment expires Jan. 1, 2022. The other finalists were: Baldwyn English, who served as chief adviser to former Public Service Commission member Ronald Brise; Brandon J. Patty, who served as an aide to former Gov. Jeb Bush and worked for campaigns of presidential candidate Mitt Romney and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio; and state Insurance Consumer Advocate Sha’Ron James. Workman, a Melbourne Republican, withdrew from the post after a sexual-harassment allegation by Senate Rules Chairwoman Lizbeth Benacquisto, R-Fort Myers. Workman said he did not recall any inappropriate behavior.
semester. “Zero tolerance is our new normal at FIU,” Rosenberg said in a prepared statement. “The fate of Greek life has been hanging by a thread, and this pause gave us the opportunity to recommit to our values and end the age of permissiveness and ambiguity that has hung over our Greek organizations for far too long.” Rosenberg said Tau Kappa Epsilon and Phi Gamma Delta fraternities will be suspended for two years, while a decision about the length of a suspension for Pi Kappa Phi fraternity remains
pending. The suspended organizations had been cited, at least in part, for alcohol or party-related violations. Rosenberg’s announcement came after Florida State University President John Thrasher on Jan. 29 partially lifted a suspension of activities by fraternities and sororities on the Tallahassee campus. Florida State was rocked by the Nov. 3 death of Andrew Coffey, 20, who died from alcohol poisoning after an off-campus fraternity initiation.
(SB 658), arguing it could lead to diverting touristdevelopment taxes from being used for advertising and marketing. Supporters, however, contend that infrastructure such as roads can help boost tourism. The Senate Finance and Tax Appropriations Subcommittee on Monday unanimously approved the bill, sponsored by Sen. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, after making changes. Under the changes, money could only be used for infrastructure projects
in counties where at least $20 million in touristdevelopment tax money was received in the previous year. Such uses also would require two-thirds votes by county commissions, and tourist-development taxes could cover no more than 70 percent of the costs of the infrastructure projects. Additionally, an independent analysis would have to show that an infrastructure project would have a positive impact on tourist-related businesses.
SCOTT NAMES BONDI DEPUTY TO PSC By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Andrew Fay, a chief deputy to Attorney General Pam Bondi, was named Friday by Gov. Rick Scott to the state’s utility regulatory board. Scott chose Fay from among four finalists for a seat on the Florida Public Service Commission. Former state lawmaker Ritch Workman had been appointed to start serving in the post last month but withdrew in December because of a sexual-harassment allegation. Fay, who has been with Bondi since she took office in 2011, serves as director of legislative affairs and Cabinet affairs. He joined Bondi’s office a year after graduating from the Florida State University College of Law, where he was editor in chief of the Florida State University Business Review. During his appearance last week before the Public Service Commission Nominating Council, Fay said working on issues involving the Cabinet --- which is made up of Bondi, Scott, Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam and Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis --- has similarities with the Public Service
FIU REINSTATES 16 GREEK GROUPS; SUSPENDS THREE FRATS By NSF STAFF THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Amid increased scrutiny of fraternities and sororities across the country, Florida International University said Monday it has reinstated 16 Greek organizations while suspending three. University President Mark Rosenberg, who had placed a “pause” on Greek life in January, also announced that alcohol will be banned for the rest of the spring
TOURIST TAX PROPOSAL REVAMPED IN SENATE By NSF STAFF THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
A Senate panel Monday approved a controversial proposal that would allow tourist-development taxes to be used for such things as transportation and sewer projects --- but made changes that significantly narrowed it. Groups such as the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association and the Central Florida Hotel and Lodging Association have fought the proposal
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The Summation Weekly PUBLIC NOTICES Legals Notice of Sale IN THE CIRCUIT CIVIL COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUITOF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY CIVIL DIVISION USAA FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK Plaintiff, vs. GERALD D. JACQUES, VIVIAN JACQUES, BLUE ANGEL LAKE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., AND UNKNOWN TENANTS/OWNERS, Defendants. Case No. 2016 CA 001254 Division WE NOTICE OF SALE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Final Judgment of Foreclosure for Plaintiff entered in this cause on January 23, 2018, in the Circuit Court of Escambia County, Florida, Pam Childers, Clerk of Circuit Court, Escambia County, Clerk of the Circuit Court, will sell the property situated in Escambia County, Florida described as: LOT 2, BLOCK A, BLUE ANGEL LAKE, ACCORDING TO PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 16 AT PAGES 21 & 21A, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. and commonly known as: 9615 WESTIN COURT , PENSACOLA, FL 32507; including the building, appurtenances, and fixtures located therein, at public sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cash, online at www.escambia. realforeclose.com, on February 22, 2018 at 11:00 A.M.. Any persons claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale. Dated this 30th day of January, 2018. By: Jennifer M. Scott Attorney for Plaintiff 2WR2/7-2/14NOS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA ROBERT E. DALE, Plaintiff, v. CAROLYN CROUSE, et al, Defendants. CASE NO: 2014 CA 000646 DIVISION: D NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Notice is hereby given that the undersigned Clerk of the Circuit Court of Santa Rosa County, Florida, will on the 2nd day of March, 2018, at 11:00 o’clock a.m., at www.santarosa.realforeclose.com, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Santa Rosa County, Florida, to wit: Lot 18, Block E, Legend Creek Estates, a recorded subdivision as recorded in Plat Book E at Page 49, of the Public Records of Santa Rosa County, Florida. Together with 1990 Bell Mobile Home ID #GBHMD12437A Title #62862613 and ID#GHMD12437B Title #63491528 pursuant to the Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in a case pending in said court, the style of which is ROBERT E. DALE vs. CAROLYN CROUSE, UNKNOWN TENANT #1 AND UNKNOWN TENANT #2 and the docket number of which is 2014 CA 000646 Division D. Edsel F. Matthews, Jr., of Edsel F. Matthews, Jr., P.A. 308 South Jefferson Street Pensacola, Florida 32502 Attorney for Plaintiff 2WR2/7-2/14NOS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIRCUIT CIVIL ROBERT JOHN METTY, SR. and KAREN MARIE METTY, husband and wife, Plaintiffs, VS. STEVEN WAYNE GUNTER and ANJENETTE GUNTER, husband and wife. Defendants. CASE NO.: 2017 CA 000701 NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to the Summary Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-captioned cause pending in the above Court, the undersigned, DONALD C. SPENCER, Clerk of the above Court, will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at 11:00 a,m. on Santa Rosa County’s Public Auction website: www.santarosa.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes on the 1st day of March, 2018 the following described property as set forth in said Summary Final Judgment, to-wit: Commencing at the intersection of the East line of Section 23, Township 1 North, Range 29 West, and the South right of way line of Diamond Street; thence Westerly along said right of way line a distance of 339.72 feet for the point of beginning; thence continue along the same course a distance of 100 feet; thence Southerly deflecting 76 degrees 45 minutes to the left a distance of 140 feet, thence Easterly deflecting 103 degrees 15 minutes to the left a distance of 100 feet; thence Northerly 140 feet to the point of beginning; all lying in Section 23, Township 1 North, Range 29 West, Santa Rosa County, Florida. “In accordance with the AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact Brenda VanBrussel not later than seven days prior to the proceeding at the Santa Rosa County Courthouse, 6865 S.W. Caroline Street, Milton, Florida. Telephone (850) 623-3159. Any person claiming an interest in the surplus of the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens, must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.
DATED this 25th day of January, 2018. JAMES C. TAYLOR, of Taylor & Van Matre, P.A. 4300 Bayou Boulevard, Suite 16 Pensacola, FL 32503 Fla. Bar No. 149445 2WR1/31-2/7NOS
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE BY CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT Notice is hereby given that PAM CHILDERS, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Escambia County, Florida, will on February 27, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. CT, via online bid at www.escambia.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes, offer for sale, and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder, the following described real and personal property situated in Escambia County, Florida: LOT 5, BLOCK E, CAMSHIRE MEADOWS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 19, PAGE 15, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. TOGETHER with all rights (including riparian rights), privileges, easements, tenements, interests, improvements and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anyway appertaining, including any after-acquired title and easements and all rights, title and interest now or hereafter owned by Borrower in and to all buildings and improvements, storm and screen windows and doors, gas, steam, electric, solar and other heating, lighting, ventilating, air-conditioning, refrigerating and cooking apparatus, plumbing, sprinkling, smoke, fire and intrusion detection devices, and other equipment and fixture now or hereafter attached or appertaining to said premises, of any kind or character and whether permanently or temporarily on the property. pursuant to the Final Summary Judgment of Foreclosure in a case pending in said Court, the style of which is PENSACOLA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, INC., Plaintiff, vs. KHALA WILLIAMS; PAM CHILDERS, as Clerk of the Court for Escambia County, Florida; STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; and CAMSHIRE MEADOWS HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC., Defendants, and the docket number of which is 2017 CA 001348. Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim with the clerk of the court within 60 days after the sale. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact: Sheila Sims, 190 Governmental Center, 5th Floor, Pensacola, FL (850) 595-4400 at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. WITNESS my hand and the official seal of this Honorable Court this 1st day of February 2018. STEPHEN A. PITRE Florida Bar No. 150400 Clark Partington 125 East Intendencia St., Ste. 800 (32502) P.O. Box 13010 Pensacola, Florida 32591-3010 (850) 434-9200 / Fax (850) 432-7340 Primary email: spitre@clarkpartington.com Secondary emails: ldunlap@clarkpartington.com tcourtney@clarkpartington.com Attorney for Plaintiff 2WR2/7-2/14NOS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA BELAIR REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS, LLC a Florida Limited Liability Company Plaintiff, vs. KIM NGOC LE, KERA MARAN LE, UNKNOWN TENANT #1 and UNKNOWN TENANT #2 Defendants, CASE NO.: 2017 CA 001395 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE UNDER F.S. CHAPTER 45 Notice is hereby given that on March 8, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. CST/12:00p.m. EST, at www.escambiarealforeclose.com , I will offer for sale and sell at public outcry, one by one, to the highest bidder for cash, the property located in Escambia County, Florida, as follows: Lot 17, Block 1, Montclair Unit No. 6, according to the Plat thereof, recorded in Plat Book 7, Pages(s) 28, of the Public Records of Escambia County, Florida pursuant to the Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered on January 22, 2018, in Case Number 2017 CA 001395 of the Circuit Court in and for Escambia County, Florida in which BELAIR REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS, LLC are Plaintiffs and KIM NGOC LE, KERA MARAN LE, UNKNOWN TENANT#1 and UNKNOWN TENANT #2 are the Defendants, pending in said Court. Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale. Dated: January 30, 2018. MICHAEL D. TIDWELL, ESQUIRE Florida Bar No.: 0899887 mtidwell@emeraldcoasttitle.com DOUGLAS D. TIDWELL, ESQUIRE Florida Bar No.: 115624 dtidwell@emeraldcoasttitle.com BENJAMIN L. ALEXANDER, ESQUIRE Florida Bar No.: 61632 balexander@emeraldcoasttitle.com Michael D. Tidwell, P.A. 811 N. Spring Street Pensacola, Florida 32501 (850) 434-3223 – Phone (850) 434-3822 – Fax Attorney for Plaintiff Publication of this Notice was made on February 7, 2018 and February 14, 2018 in the Summation Weekly. 2WR2/7-2/14NOS
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE BY CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT Notice is hereby given that PAM CHILDERS, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Escambia County, Florida, will on March 2, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. CT, via online bid at www.escambia.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes, offer for sale, and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder, the following described real and personal property situated in Escambia County, Florida: A portion of Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, in Block 18, Hazlehurst Subdivision, a subdivision of a portion of Section 17, Township 2 South, Range 30 West, Escambia County, Florida, according to the plat recorded in Deed Book 55, Page 262, of the Public Records of said County, being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the N.W. corner of Lot 1, Block 18, Hazlehurst Subdivision, a subdivision of a portion of Section 17, Township 2 South, Range 30 West, Escambia County, Florida, according to plat recorded in Deed Book 55, at page 262, of the Public Records of said County; thence S 00°00’16” E along the West line of said Block 18, also being the East right-of-way line of “S” Street (50.0’ right-of-way) for 34.13’ to an Iron Rod and Cap marked #3578; thence N 89°40’59” E for 119.71’ to an Iron Rod and Cap marked #3578 located on the East line of Lot 4, of said Block 18; thence N 00°02’18 E along said East line for 34.13’ to an Iron Rod and Cap marked #3578 located at the N.E. corner of said Lot 4, also being on the South right-of-way line of Mallory Street (56’ right-ofway); thence S 89°40’59” W along said South right-of-way line and also being the North lines of Lots 1 -4, of said Block 18 for 119.74’ to the Point of Beginning. TOGETHER with all revenues thereof and all rights (including riparian right), privileges, easements, tenements, interests, improvements and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anyway appertaining, including any after-acquired title and easements and all rights, title and interest now or hereafter owned by Borrower in and to all building and improvements, storm and screen windows and doors, gas, steam, electric, solar and other heating, lighting, ventilating, air-conditioning, refrigerating and cooking apparatus, plumbing, sprinkling, smoke, fire, and intrusion detection devices, and other equipment and fixtures now or hereafter attached or appertaining to said premises of any kind or character and whether permanently or temporarily on the property. pursuant to the Final Summary Judgment of Foreclosure In Rem Only in a case pending in said Court, the style of which is PENSACOLA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, INC., Plaintiff, vs. MICHELLE RHODEN; STATE OF FLORIDA, AGENCY FOR WORKFORCE INNOVATION, UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION SERVICES, Defendants, and the docket number of which is 2017 CA 001302. Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim with the clerk of the court within 60 days after the sale. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact: Sheila Sims, 190 Governmental Center, 5th Floor, Pensacola, FL (850) 595-4400 at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. WITNESS my hand and the official seal of this Honorable Court this 1st day of February 2018. STEPHEN A. PITRE Florida Bar No. 150400 Clark Partington 125 East Intendencia St., Ste. 800 (32502) P.O. Box 13010 Pensacola, Florida 32591-3010 (850) 434-9200 / Fax (850) 432-7340 Primary email: spitre@clarkpartington.com Secondary emails: ldunlap@clarkpartington.com tcourtney@clarkpartington.com Attorney for Plaintiff 2WR2/7-2/14NOS
Notice to Creditors IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: Estate of CAROL L. PHILLIPS, Deceased. Case No.: 2018-CP-46 Division: T NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the Estate of CAROL L. PHILLIPS, deceased, Case Number 2018-CP46, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is M.C. Blanchard Judicial Building, 190 Governmental Center, Pensacola, Florida 32502. The name and mailing address of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against Decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent, or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is served must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against Decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent, or unliquidated claims, must file their claims with this Court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. The date of first publication of this Notice is February 7, 2018. MARGRETT A. HUNT Personal Representative 608 Lost Key Drive, Unit 303C Pensacola, Florida 32507
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: Estate of SUSAN I. LORD, Decedent. Case No.: 2017-CP-1341 Division: T NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the Estate of SUSAN I. LORD, deceased, Case Number 2017-CP1341, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is M. C. Blanchard Judicial Building, 190 Governmental Center, Pensacola, Florida 32502. The name and mailing address of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s attorneys are set forth below. All creditors of Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against Decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent, or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is served must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against Decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent, or unliquidated claims, must file their claims with this Court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. The date of first publication of this Notice is January 31, 2018. ROSE LORD Personal Representative 235 Willow Street Pensacola, FL 32506 LOIS B. LEPP (FBN 855634) lois@lbl-law.com Secondary Email: eservice@lbl-law.com Lois B. Lepp, P.A. 902 East Gadsden Street Pensacola, FL 32501 (850) 435-1090 Attorney for Personal Representative 2WR1/31-2/7NTC
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All other creditors of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THREE MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. The date of the first publication of this Notice is January 31, 2018. Personal Representative: Susan L. Laird 1672 Pondarosa Drive, Gulf Breeze, FL 32563 Attorney for Personal Representative: R. Hadley Sanders, III, Esq. Florida Bar No.: 744414 Hadley Sanders, P.A. 314 South Baylen St., Suite 112 Pensacola, FL 32502 Phone: (850) 525-7137 Email: rhs@hadleysanderslaw.com 2WR1/31-2/7NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF CHIPLEY A. CLOPTON, Deceased. Case No.: 2018-CP-152 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the Estate of CHIPLEY A. CLOPTON, deceased, File Number 2018CP-152, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 W. Government Street, Pensacola, Florida 32502. The estate is testate and the date of the decedent’s Will and any Codicils is December 12, 2017. The name and address of the Personal Representative and their attorney is set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedents estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. The date of first publication of this Notice is February 7, 2018.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF Malcolm Stuart Nicoll Deceased. File No. 2018-CP-27 Division D NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Malcolm Stuart Nicoll, deceased, whose date of death was December 1, 2017, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 6865 Caroline Street, Milton, Florida 32570-0472. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is February 7, 2018. Personal Representative: Frances Laird 12305 11th Street Santa Fe, Texas 77510 Attorney for Personal Representative: Angela J. Jones E-Mail Address: ajjones@ljslawfirm.com Florida Bar No. 096441 Locklin, Saba, Locklin & Jones, P.A. 4557 Chumuckla Highway Pace, Florida 32571 Telephone: (850) 995-1102 2WR2/7-2/14NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF NOAH D. MALONE, Deceased. File No. 2017 CP 000498 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Noah D. Malone, deceased, File Number 2017 CP 000498, is pending in the Circuit Court Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Santa Rosa County Courthouse, 6865 Caroline Street, Milton, Florida 32570. The names and addresses of the personal representative and that personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is served within three months after the date of the first publication of this notice must file their claims with the Court WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
Personal Representative: JOYCE EDGAR 10 Edgewater Drive Pensacola, Florida 32507 Attorney for Personal Representative: HEATHER F. LINDSAY Lindsay & Lindsay, P.A 5218 Willing Street Milton, Florida 32570 (850) 623-3200 Florida Bar No. 073441 2WR2/7-2/14NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF JOE E. BARNES, Deceased. File No. Division
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The administration of the estate of JOE E. BARNES, deceased, whose date of death was December 21, 2017, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 6865 Caroline Street, Milton, FL 32570. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is February 7, 2018. Personal Representative Jerry T. Kirkland 4001 Lambert Bridge Road Walnut Hill, FL 32568 Attorney for Personal Representative Charles P. Hoskin, Esq. Florida Bar No. 364401 EMMANUEL SHEPPARD AND CONDON 30 South Spring Street Pensacola, FL 32502 Telephone: (850) 433-6581 Facsimile: (850) 434-7163 E-Mail: choskin@esclaw.com adk@esclaw.com 2WR2/7-2/14NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF JOSIE BEE ROLOPH, Deceased. CASE NUMBER: 2018-CP-40 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the Estate of JOSIE BEE ROLOPH, deceased, whose date of death
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PUBLIC NOTICES was September 12, 2017, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is PO BOX 472, MILTON, FL 32572. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against the Decedent’s Estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against the Decedent’s Estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO(2)YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is February 7, 2018. Personal Representative: BELINDA FITZPATRICK 8074 Tidwell Road Pace, FL 32571 Attorney for Personal Representative: Dan Stewart - Atty for Belinda Fitzpatrick Florida Bar Number 319392 4519 Hwy. 90,Pace, FL 32571-2043 Telephone: (850) 994-4887 Fax: (850) 994-4541 2WR2/7-2/14NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF DAVID JOHN GROENVELD Deceased. File No. 2017 CP 001455 Division NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of David John Groenveld, deceased, whose date of death was September 3, 2017, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 W Government St, Pensacola, Florida 32502. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
Alan B. Bookman, Esq. of EMMANUEL, SHEPPARD & CONDON Florida Bar No. 154770 30 South Spring Street Post Office Drawer 1271 Pensacola, Florida 32591-1271 Telephone: (850) 433-6581 Facsimile: (850) 434-7163 E-mail: abb@esclaw.com 2WR2/7-2/14NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF Flint Ray Given Deceased. File No. 2018-CP-24 Division J NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Flint Ray Given, deceased, whose date of death was December 10, 2017, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 Governmental Street, Pensacola, Florida 32502. The names and addresses of the personal representatives and the personal representatives’ attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is January 31, 2018. Personal Representative: William Christian Shaner 5232 Deer Creek Drive Pace, Florida 32571 Attorney for Personal Representative: Jack Locklin, Jr. E-Mail Address: jlocklin@ljslawfirm.com Florida Bar No. 243167 Locklin, Saba, Locklin & Jones, P.A. 4557 Chumuckla Highway Pace, Florida 32571 Telephone: (850) 995-1102 2WR1/31-2/7NTC
All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is January 31, 2018. Personal Representative: Debra R. Horrell, Petitioner Attorney for Personal Representative: William A. Brightwell IV Florida Bar Number: 0111387 The Law Offices of West Florida, P.A. 21 South Tarragona Street, Suite 103 Pensacola, FL 32502 Telephone: (850) 332-0003 Facsimile: (850) 332-0003 Attorney for Petitioner E-mail: william@westfloridalaw.com Secondary E-mail: janette@westfloridalaw.com 2WR1/31-2/7NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF ANTHONY THEODORE TAMPARY Deceased. File No. 2017-CP-1535 Division T NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of ANTHONY THEODORE TAMPARY, deceased, whose date of death was October 26, 2017, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 W. Government Street, Pensacola, Florida 32502. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is February 7, 2018. Personal Representative: Dorothy G. Tampary 4004 Turquoise Drive Pensacola, Florida 32507 Attorney for Personal Representative:
Notice of Action IN THE COUNTY COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY FLORIDA HATTIE COOKS PLAINTIFF, v. IDA MAE BURGESS and HENRY BURGESS, if alive, and if dead, their unknown heirs, devisees, grantees, judgment creditors, and all other parties claiming by, through, under, or against them; the unknown spouse, heirs, devisees, grantees, and judgment creditors of defendants, deceased, and all other parties claiming by, through, under, or against defendants DEFENDANTS, CASE NUMBER: 2017 CA 1863 DIVISION: NOTICE OF ACTION TO IDA MAE BURGESS and HENRY BURGESS, if alive, and if dead, their unknown heirs, devisees, grantees, judgment creditors, and all other parties claiming by, through, under, or against them; the unknown spouse, heirs, devisees, grantees, and judgment creditors of defendants, deceased, and all other parties claiming by, through, under, or against defendants YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to quiet title to the following property in Escambia County Florida: Commencing at the Southwest corner of Section 40, TIS, R30W, Escambia County, Florida, thence N79deg.E. along the South line of said section 647.24, thence North 471.39 feet to point of beginning of this description: thence continue North 154 feet, thence run West 200 feet, thence run South 0Deg33’East a distance of 154 feet, thence run East a distance 200 feet to point of beginning of this description. Has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Steven Specht, the plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is 1741 N. Palafox ST, Pensacola, FL 32501 on or before March 12, 2018, and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on the plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition. Dated on January 31, 2018. Pam Childers Clerk of Court By: Kathy Benoit As Deputy Clerk 4WR2/7-2/28NOA
TO: THE UNKNOWN SPOUSE, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES OR CREDITORS OF DONALD L. DAVIS, DECEASED, and all other parties claiming by, through, under or against the above named Defendants. YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to quiet title on the following real property in Escambia County, Florida: A PORTION OF LOTS 65 AND 66, BLOCK D, OF LAKE CHARLENE SUBDIVISION DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 40, BLOCK D, LAKE CHARLENE SUBDIVISION AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 9 AT PAGES 53 A THRU D; THENCE NORTH 20?54’03” WEST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 40 FOR 172.49’ TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 40: THENCE SOUTH 12?21’18’ EAST FOR 118.30’ TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF LOT 66 BEING ON A BEARING OF SOUTH 47?32’14” WEST AND A DISTANCE OF 18.90’ FROM THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 66; THENCE SOUTH 38?28’30” EAST FOR 58.22’ TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of you written defenses, if any, to it on Edsel F. Matthews, Jr., Esquire, Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is 308 South Jefferson Street, Pensacola, FL 32502, on or before February 19, 2018, and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on Plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. DATED this 11th day of January, 2018. Clerk of the Court Pam Childers, Clerk & Comptroller By: Dianna Friend As Deputy Clerk 4WR1/17-2/7NOA
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA SEWELL REIT, LLC Plaintiff
located) Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents upon request. You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. (You may file Designation of Current Mailing and E-Mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed or e-mailed to the address(es) on record at the clerk’s office. WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings. Dated: January 23, 2018. PAM CHILDERS, CLERK & COMPTROLLER CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: Desiree Harrison Deputy Clerk 4WR2/7-2/28NOA
Notice Under Fictitious Name Statute NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS NAME STATUTE Notice is hereby given that HAYWOOD & HAYWOOD ENTERPRISES, LLC desires to engage in a business enterprise under the fictitious name of Floor City USA. Such business enterprise will operate from and be located at 5675 Duval Street, Pensacola, FL 32503. HAYWOOD & HAYWOOD ENTERPRISES, LLC, intends to register said fictitious name with the Division of Corporations. HAYWOOD & HAYWOOD ENTERPRISES, LLC, a Florida limited liability company By: Keith Haywood Owner 1WR2/7FIC
VS. D.R. OSWALD and KEITH D. OSWALD, if alive, And if dead, their unknown spouses, heirs, devisees, Grantees, judgment creditors, and all other parties Claiming by, through, under, or against either of them; Defendants. Case No.: 2017-CA-000558 NOTICE OF ACTION TO: D.R. OSWALD, together with any unknown spouse, heirs, devisees, grantees, judgment creditors, and all other parties claiming by, through, under, or against him, YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to quiet title to real property, more specifically described as Commence at a point on the Easterly R/W line of Marshall Road (50’ R/W) lying N0°37’08”E 1291.77 feet and 889°02’49”W 1202.36 feet from the Southeast corner of Section 25, Township 2 North, Range 28 West, Santa Rosa County, Florida; thence S7°40’E along said Easterly right of way line 100.00 feet to point of beginning; thence Southeasterly along same line 24.32 feet to a point of curvature; said curve having a radius of 666.26 feet and being concave Easterly; thence Southeasterly along the arc of a curve 75.68 feet; thence 882°28145”E 110.72 feet; thence 807°40’00°W 100 feet; thence 882°20’00°W 115.10 feet to the Point of Beginning. Being Lots 4 and 5, Marshall Island Subdivision; an unrecorded subdivision has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Sean J. Seely, Plaintiff s attorney, whose address is 1901 Andorra Street, Navarre, Florida 32501, on or before February 24, 2018, and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on plaintiffs attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. DATED this 18th day of January, 2018. DONALD C. SPENCER CLERK OF COURT By: Leslie Sparr As Deputy Clerk Sean J. Seely Florida Bar Number: 106678 Lynchard & Seely, PLLC 1901 Andorra Street, Navarre, Florida 32566 Telephone: (850) 936-9385 Fax: (850) 936-9578 E-Mail: eservice@seely-law.com 4WR1/24-2/14NOA
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NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS NAME STATUTE Notice is hereby given that W.M. BELL & CO. OF SANTA ROSA COUNTY, LLC desires to engage in a business enterprise under the fictitious name of A+ Mini Storage of Downtown Pensacola, commencing on December 29, 2017. Such business enterprise will operate from and be located at 2285 W. Navy Blvd., Pensacola, FL 32505. W.M. BELL & CO. OF SANTA ROSA COUNTY, LLC, intends to register said fictitious name with the Division of Corporations. The entire interest in said enterprise is owned and held by W.M. BELL & CO. OF SANTA ROSA COUNTY, LLC. W.M. BELL & CO. OF SANTA ROSA COUNTY, LLC, a Florida limited liability company By: William M. Bell, Manager 1WR2/7FIC
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA ROXANNA LYNN MUNOZ, Petitioner, and DAVID MUNOZ, SR. Respondent, CASE NO.: 2017 DR 000862 DIVISION: SM NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE (NO CHILD OR FINANCIAL SUPPORT)
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TO: David Munoz, Sr. 516 Washington Avenue, #B Lorain, OH 44052 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA MATTHEW L. BAKER, Plaintiff, vs. THE UNKNOWN SPOUSE, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OR CREDITORS OF DONALD L. DAVIS, DECEASED, and all other parties claiming by, through, under or against the above named Defendants, Defendants. CASE NO.: 2018 CA 000045 NOTICE OF ACTION
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for dissolution of marriage has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Roxanna Lynn Munoz, whose address is 2100 N. Century Boulevard, McDavid, FL 32568 on or before February 28, 2018 and file the original with the clerk of this Court at CLERK OF THE COURT, P.O. BOX 333 PENSACOLA, FL 32591, before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition. The action is asking the court to decide how the following real or personal property should be divided: [insert “none” or, if applicable, the legal description of real property, a specific description of personal property, and the name of the county in Florida where the property is
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