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Brightly colored beads. Hand-painted signs. Streets glittering with sequins, feathers and velvet.

Mobile, Ala. becomes a southern carnival as thousands of people gather in the streets to take part in the unique mix of family-friendly parties, rambunctious parades and neighborhood gatherings that make up the traditional Alabama Mardi Gras celebration. Photographer Warren Thompson has faithfully traveled the 45 miles from Pensacola to Mobile for more than 33 years to document the things he sees on those colorful Alabama streets. He’s captured it all—the diversity of the crowds, the excitement of the children, the coins and cups soaring from floats to crowds. His 30-year collection of black and white photographs, appropriately titled Moonpies, will be on display at the Pensacola Museum of Art until March 18. While the Florida native has been a photographer for most of his life, hosted dozens of exhibitions, contributed to magazine articles and been featured on NPR, Thompson originally planned to pursue a career in biology education. Eventually, his curiosity lured him toward a darkroom. “I had my degree as a biology major and was teaching as a student,” Warren said. “I went back to college for one more semester and I got a job in the science lab where they also had a darkroom. I had the keys to the building, and a guy told me how to mix the chemicals, and from then on I just played around with it.” He returned to Pensacola to teach biology and science at Pensacola State (then Junior) College—but he kept pursuing photography until it became his main focus. “I still enjoy natural science and all, but the photography just took over,” he said. Thompson went back to school at the Rochester Institute for Technology for a few semesters and then came back to Florida State University, where he earned an MFA in photography. From then on, the deal was sealed. “I taught science for a little while but then when the photography opening became available, I just jumped on it,” he said. “I retired after 40 years of teaching at PSC, and I guess about 33 to 34 were teaching photography.” Pensacola State Col-

lege’s photography program is renowned for producing talented and passionate photographers, and according to Thompson, the school has a few advantages many junior colleges don’t. “The art department is really strong and they have commercial division that will give you working skills and employment potential,” he noted. “A lot of students can go there and they can get those fine art skills, but they can also get practical art skills that will help them in finding a job.” Thompson is largely credited with expanding and growing the PSC photography program. When asked about it, he muses he simply must have been there at the right time. “I saw the need for the commercial studio class— that was very immediate, because that gave the students a skill they could market, especially with portraits,” he said. “And then of course, when digital photography started becoming available, I jumped right on that, and then we also had a photojournalism course.” Thompson really enjoys photojournalism and photo stories, and said that’s sort of what Moonpies is—an elongated photo story. He likes to go back every year to watch the evolution of the communities, of the parades, of the costumes, but he also likes to keep an eye out for the constants. “This one lady and her family bring the same couch every year and they set up in Bienvelle Square

and they decorate it,” he said. “They get there early so they grab a spot for the whole day on this embroidered couch—and if that doesn’t show up I’m real disappointed.” Thompson started going over to Mobile in the late 80s for the colors of the parades, costumes, beads, and the floats. At the time, he was using the kind of color film that has a high contrast and is very vivid—it was called kodachrome and the printing

really encourage it, but I always act really professional so they just sort of assumed I was working for one of the papers over there or something.” The first picture in the upcoming exhibition was taken in 1992. That was the year Thompson decided to do two major things differently with his Mardi Gras series. “I wanted to limit the series to black and white only, and I wanted to concentrate more on the peo-

process accented the colors even more. Thompson began shooting the parades and realized he needed to be closer to the action to capture he idiosyncrasies of the celebration. He worked his way into the parades and walked along with them, shooting from inside the metal barricades and documenting the intimacy of the crowd and float interactions. He shoots from the hip often, using a preset focus and wide-angle lens. “Luckily I’ve never been shy, and I’ve always loved people,” he said. “When I went over there for the first time, I thought, I can’t stand on the corner— I can’t see anything! So I started walking with the parade. Now they didn’t

ple instead of the motions and the color,” he said. Thompson selected several pictures from his first black and white year, and then chose what he refers to as the “highlights” from his 30-year collection up until last year. He’s only missed two years of shooting the parade: once when his daughter was born, and a few years ago when he had heart surgery. With an overwhelming amount of photographs to choose from, Thompson tried to select the images he felt were most memorable. “These are pictures I’ve looked at for 10 to 20 years, and if you can keep looking at them and you still like them, then they must be ok,” he said. The photos range in subject matter but most focus

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on real people, in a real and unplanned moment. One photograph features a crowd waiting for the parade to come—they’re holding signs, asking for moonpies, or fancy beads. Others show children in joyous moments as they catch candy or see a beautiful float pass by or a juxtaposed scene of people and floats, interacting and contrasting against the diversity of the other. Many of the images in the show were shot on black and white Tmaxx film, but a fair amount of the more recent photographs were shot on a digital camera. “I felt like I was missing so much with film, and the thing about Mardi Gras is that it’s constantly changing as you’re walking—you see new people and new floats and new background and constant action,” Thompson said. “And I just didn’t have to worry about that with digital.” Five years ago, Thompson bought the biggest SD card he could find to accompany his digital camera, and now he is able to shoot for an hour or so without switching the card—quite the change compared to loading and rewinding a roll of film after 36 shots. He’s used Sony and Nikon cameras, but changes each year or so along with the technology. “I don’t have any affection for digital—I’d still be using the Olympus OM-2 if it wasn’t for the speed and convenience of digital,” he said. Film or digital aside, Thompson likes to go out to shoot as often as he can. He likes to drive through sleepy southern towns, along old highways past abandoned houses, or just through a city he hasn’t seen before. Sometimes, just a stop through the flea market is enough time to take a few pictures before heading home for the day. “I just lost my mom two weeks ago, she was 97, but for the last 12 to 15 years of her life, she lived near us, and that was one thing she loved to do—ride shotgun for the photo trips,” Thompson said.

Thompson said his family would pile into the car for a trip somewhere across the country—the Grand Canyon or a national park of some sort—and he’d stop the car to take pictures every now and then or whenever he saw something he liked. He affectionately noted the family never complained about the stopping, and were very tolerant of his need to take pictures often, even while on the interstate. While his photography archive continues to grow and evolve with every trip, every Mardi Gras parade, each road side stand he comes across, his work maintains a sense consistency. “It keeps coming back to what I enjoy and what I think is worth sharing,” he said. “Being a teacher and an exhibition photographer, I shoot what I want to shoot. I don’t go out and shoot something popular—my stuff isn’t very marketable.” Thompson shoots the subject matter he enjoys. He used to take pictures of things he could show his classes, something that would make for an interesting discussion or a lesson plan. He experimented with different film, different colors, different processes, but found himself returning to one type of subject matter most often. “I still come back to people—people and road signs,” he said. Thompson said if he were to offer advice to any young photographer, he would tell them one of the most important things he’s learned over the years. Just be true. Shoot what you think is fun, or significant or worthwhile and don’t worry about whether it’s going to be popular or going to sell. “Just shoot it because you see it and you just cannot resist shooting it,” he said. “And keep shooting—you never know when you’re going to see that craziest moonpie sign in the middle of a parade.” Thompson’s Moonpies show opens at the Pensacola Museum of Art untilMarch 18.

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Pensacola Museum of Art to host 63rd Annual Youth Art Focus exhibition

The Pensacola Museum of Art will host the 63rd Annual “Youth Art Focus” exhibition through Feb. 18, 2017, in partnership with the Escambia County School District and in recognition of National Youth Art Month. Sponsored by the PMA Guild, “Youth Art Focus” highlights the best works from more than 500 art students and educators within Escambia County schools, celebrating their artistic achievements and area teachers’ dedication to art education. “The Pensacola Museum of Art seeks to strengthen partnerships within the community through the common thread of art,” said Suzanne Slabaugh, curatorial assistant for the PMA. “We believe this partnership is especially important to the youth of Escambia County. We hope to inspire young members of the community to pursue their passion in the arts through this program, providing a

meaningful outlet to encourage their endeavors.” “Youth Art Focus” gives the public a chance to view the work of Escambia County’s art education programs. Additionally, more than 1,000 students visit the museum during the exhibit, exposing them to the fine art world in a professional museum environment. “As educators, it is our job to give students the opportunity to experience some of the roles artists play in the real world, and exhibition is one small facet of this,” said Tanya Broom, art teacher at Booker T. Washington High School. “Each year students are excited to display their talents and hard work in a museum environment. They especially enjoy the opportunity to exhibit alongside their art teachers.” “The ‘Youth Art Focus’ exhibition is a valuable experience for my students because we are getting ready to begin a unit on photography,”

said Marcy McGahan, art teacher at Hellen Caro Elementary School. “I am eager for my students to see the PMA’s exhibit of Warren Thompson’s photographs as a source of inspiration to bring back into the classroom and apply to their own artwork.” The “Warren Thompson: Moonpies” exhibition runs concurrently with “Youth Art Focus,” featuring black-and-white photographs from 10 seasons of Mardi Gras celebrations on the Gulf Coast. Located at 407 S. Jefferson St. in historic downtown Pensacola, the PMA is open TuesdayFriday, 10 am to 5 pm, and Saturday, 11 am to 4 pm. Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for military with ID, seniors and children ages 4-17. Admission is free for museum members and children ages 3 and younger. For more information about the PMA, call 850.432.6247 or visit pensacolamuseum.org.

Experience UWF Downtown Lecture Series continues with discussion of the Luna expedition discoveries

The University of West Florida College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities will continue its 2016-17 Experience UWF Downtown Lecture Series on Wednesday, Feb. 1 with UWF faculty leading a presentation and panel discussion on “Archaeology of the Luna Expedition in Pensacola” at the Museum of Commerce in Historic Pensacola. The event is free and open to the public, with a reception at 5:30 pm and the lecture at 6 pm. The presentation will highlight the significance of the Luna expedition in Pensacola’s cultural history and North American colonization. The panel will include Drs. Elizabeth Benchley, John Bratten, Gregory Cook, Ramie Gougeon, DellaScott Ireton Della and John Worth from the UWF Division of Anthropology and Archaeology. The shipwrecks and

land settlement identified by UWF archaeologists are linked to the 16thcentury Spanish expedition led by Don Tristán de Luna y Arellano from Veracruz, Mexico to modern-day Pensacola, marking the earliest multi-year European settlement in the U.S. Five weeks after the expedition arrived in Pensacola in 1559, the colony was struck by a hurricane, sinking many of the ships and devastating the food supplies. After two years, the remnants of the colony were rescued by Spanish ships and returned to Mexico. The first ship, called Emanuel Point I by archaeologists, was discovered in Pensacola Bay by the Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research in 1992. In 2006, UWF archaeologists identified a second shipwreck, named Emanuel Point II. In December 2015, the UWF archaeology pro-

Achievement office at 850-477-1420 to register or to sponsor the event. All proceeds fund the educational programming of Junior Achievement of Northwest Florida, a national non-profit 501(c)3 organization which works to educate the future workforce and rising young business leaders in K through 12 classrooms from Escambia to Bay Counties. All Junior Achievement programming is provided at no cost to the schools and is based on a mentor-

ship model that utilizes the business community by training volunteers to teach young people how to be successful in a global economy. Mardi Gras Bowl 2017 is sponsored by Cordova Lanes, Landrum, Bonefish Grill, Gulf Power, Sonic, Republic Services, IMS ExpertServices, HighPointe Hotel Corporation, Cat Country 98.7 and NewsRadio 1620, and Evergreen Printing. Sponsorships are available for purchase through this week.

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Sunday’s Child to award $128,500 to area non-profits in 2017 Sunday’s Child announced today that $128,5000 in competitive grants is available for award to five eligible non-profits in the Pensacola Bay Area in 2017. “In 2016, Sunday’s Child raised a record amount by more than 150 members that will go to organizations and programs that are doing invaluable work to address the critical needs in the Pensacola Bay Area,” said Dr. Chuck Presti, president of Sunday’s Child. “The mission of Sunday’s Child is to award grants for significant charitable and economic initiatives that promote diversity, inclusion, and equality in our area. One hundred percent of available grant dollars raised goes directly to organizations that invest in the inclusivity and diversity of our region.” Five competitive grants of $25,700 each will be awarded to support Sunday’s Child five impact areas: Arts, Culture & Education; Economic Development &

Preservation; Health, Wellness & Recreation; Family & LGBT; and Animals & Environment. Competitive grants are awarded following an application and review process that includes site visits with nonprofits during the decision-making process. The organization’s due diligence ensures that those nonprofits receiving grants conform to best practices and strong operating procedures. Grant reviewers delve into full operations, from financial statements to strategic plans and programmatic impact to board member engagement. Grantees are located throughout Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. Since 2013, more than $137,000 has been awarded to not-forprofits located in the Greater Pensacola Bay Area. Grant awards range from $25,000 to $50,000 and are funded entirely by membership dollars. Sunday’s Child offers individual $1,000 memberships as well as the opportunity for two or

gram identified the location of the Luna land settlement, serving as evidence of Pensacola being home to the first multi-year European settlement in the U.S. The team then discovered a third shipwreck, Emanuel Point III, in June 2016. Experience UWF Downtown promotes the value of liberal arts in contemporary life by showcasing outstanding UWF faculty and scholars of national prominence who illustrate the essential role of the liberal arts in building and sustaining contemporary culture. The next lecture, “Art and Science: Transdisciplinary Collaboration” will be presented by Elizabeth Demaray, associate professor of fine art at Rutgers University, on March 3, 2017. For the full series schedule and more information, visit uwf. edu/downtownlectures.

Junior Achievement of Northwest Florida’s Annual Mardi Gras Bowl Fundraiser

The 2017 Junior Achievement Mardi Gras Bowl is being held in partnership with Cordova Lanes on Feb. 10 through 11. The event consists of five total bowling sessions held at Cordova Lanes. Shifts are as follows: Friday, Feb. 10 at 5 pm and 8 pm, and Saturday, Feb. 11 at noon, 3 pm, and 6 pm. Registration is open to teams of 5 to 10 bowlers and costs $20 per person, which includes the lane fee, shoe rental, and event t-shirt. Call the Junior

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three individuals to join together, entitling them collectively to one vote. Members will cast their votes on grant finalists to determine awardees at the annual meeting on June 25, 2017. About Sunday’s Child Conceived and founded in 2013, Sunday’s Child seeks to promote equality and inspire inclusion across the community by awarding grants for significant charitable and economic initiatives. Sunday’s Child is guided by a twelvemember board drawn from various professions and disciplines. Their efforts stem from a vision for a fully accepting and inclusive Pensacola region that embraces Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender citizens and their contributions to the community. However, membership is open to all who wish to give back to their community. To learn more about Sunday’s Child, to join or make a donation, or to apply for a grant, visit sundayschild.org.

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JUDGE SAYS TRAUMA CENTER SHOULDN’T HAVE OPENED By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

As Gov. Rick Scott seeks to eliminate a cap on the number of trauma centers in the state, an administrative law judge has ruled that the Florida Department of Health improperly allowed a Clay County hospital to open a trauma center last year. The 57-page ruling, issued Friday by Judge W. David Watkins, backed the arguments of UF Health Jacksonville hospital, which challenged the department’s decision to allow Orange Park Medical Center to begin operating a trauma center in May. The dispute is part of years of legal and political battles across the state about whether new trauma centers should be allowed to open, with the battles involving the department and major players in the hospital industry. A key issue in the Orange Park case is a law that caps the

number of trauma centers in the state at 44 and a related rule that allocates trauma centers in 19 different regions. Watkins said the five-county Northeast Florida region, which includes Orange Park Medical Center and UF Health Jacksonville, is only allocated one trauma center --- a slot that has long been filled by UF Health Jacksonville’s trauma center. Watkins wrote that the Department of Health failed to follow the Northeast Florida limit when it gave what is known as “provisional” approval for Orange Park Medical Center to open the trauma center and that UF Health Jacksonville has sustained a loss of patients and money because of the new facility. Trauma centers that receive provisional approval then can seek a more-permanent status. “During the first three months after Orange Park opened its trauma center in 2016, UF Health Jacksonville’s volume of its most severely injured patients decreased by

17 percent,” Watkins wrote. “Overall, UF Health Jacksonville projects an annual loss of 320 to 540 trauma cases caused by Orange Park’s operation of a trauma center.” Watkins’ ruling does not mean Orange Park Medical Center’s trauma center will have to close. Under administrative law, the ruling is considered a recommended order that will go back to the Department of Health for final action. That action could be challenged at the 1st District Court of Appeal. But Watkins also wrote that UF Health Jacksonville “lacks an available, adequate administrative remedy” because of the economic harm and potential damage to its quality of care stemming from the department’s decision to allow the Orange Park trauma center to operate. As a result, Watkins wrote that UF Health Jacksonville should be able to go to circuit court to challenge the operation of the Orange Park facility. “It is also well-established

that when an agency engages in conduct for which there is no colorable legal authority --- -i.e., the agency’s action is illegal --- exhaustion (of administrative remedies) is not required and the aggrieved party should be able to invoke the circuit court’s jurisdiction for redress from that illegality,” Watkins wrote. “Pursuant to the authority discussed above, the department lacks colorable legal authority to permit Orange Park to operate as a provisional trauma center while this proceeding is pending. Accordingly, here, UF Health Jacksonville should not be required to exhaust administrative remedies.” Watkins’ ruling came three days after Scott called for eliminating the cap of 44 trauma centers, with the governor’s office saying it would lead to a “free market approach” that would ensure access to high-quality care throughout the state. “Capping trauma centers, which is currently done in Florida, adds barriers for Floridians

SCOTT PITCHES PRISON WORKER PAY RAISES By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

Florida Gov. Rick Scott is proposing to spend $45 million to boost salaries of corrections and probation workers, with the aim of cutting down on overtime expenses and increasing safety in the state’s troubled prison system. The bulk of Scott’s proposal --- $38 million --- would increase base salaries for correctional workers. The governor’s plan does not include across-the-board pay hikes but would offer an 8.5 percent increase for entry-level prison guards by raising starting pay from $30,926 to $33,500 a year, according to Scott spokesman McKinley Lewis. Scott’s plan also would hike the base pay for correction-

that are in need of immediate care due to severe injury,” an email from Scott’s office said. Along with the Northeast Florida battle, disputes about new trauma centers have taken in place in the Tampa Bay region, Central Florida and South Florida. The HCA hospital chain, which includes Orange Park Medical Center, has sought to open trauma centers at several of its hospitals and has run into opposition from longstanding trauma providers, such as UF Health Jacksonville. Proponents of more trauma centers, such as Scott, argue that the facilities can help save lives by reducing the amounts of time and distance needed to transport injured people for care. But critics of easing the limits on trauma centers say the facilities are costly to operate and require highly trained medical staffs. They contend that adding new facilities can siphon patients and staff from existing trauma centers.

al sergeants, lieutenants and captains by 10 percent, Lewis said, and would result in salary increases for a majority of the state’s 24,000 corrections and probations workers. The governor’s proposal, which will be part of a full budget plan released next week, also includes $5 million to allow prisons with sustained vacancy rates of more than 10 percent to offer one-time, $1,000 hiring bonuses to corrections officers, Lewis said. Also, Scott’s plan includes $2.5 million to hike pay for correctional officers with special certifications who work in mental-health units. “The governor believes in making investments in the Department of Corrections that allow that agency to better recruit officers and ensure that they have an experienced

workforce,” Lewis said Friday. “These investments will allow them to address vacancies and hiring challenges they have had and also work to improve officer safety at the institutions and decrease the cost of overtime.” Since taking over as head of the Department of Corrections two years ago, Secretary Julie Jones has pushed lawmakers to boost funding for additional staff. Jones has blamed a rash of prison riots and spikes of violence in large part on staff turnover and manpower shortages. The “unacceptably high vacancy rates … are negatively impacting the Department’s ability to fulfill its mission,” the agency wrote in a legislative budget request submitted in October. The corrections agency’s turnover rate increased by 100 percent last year while

overtime costs skyrocketed by more than 200 percent, according to the request. “This high turnover rate has a dramatic effect on the department’s ability to manage an already difficult population,” agency officials wrote, blaming the low salary levels for the turnover and recruitment problems. Matt Puckett, executive director of the Florida Police Benevolent Association, called Scott’s proposal a good starting point as lawmakers prepare to craft a state budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1. “I think that’s a really good starting offer. Of course we want to see across-the-board (raises). It’s been a while, and everybody there needs a raise. But it’s really encouraging that the governor is putting forth a plan like this. He’s

getting in the direction of fixing the salaries,” Puckett told The News Service of Florida. Scott is expected to release his full budget proposal for the 2017-2018 fiscal year Tuesday at an Associated Press annual pre-legislative session gathering of reporters and editors. Puckett said his union will soon make known its budget wish-list, which will include across-the-board raises and will address “longevity issues.” Corrections workers have had one raise in the past nine years, and Scott’s proposal would double the last pay hike for many prison staff. “There’s a lot of catching up to do. But when you’re going to negotiate and everybody’s talking about pay raises and money, that’s a good sign,” Puckett said.

legislation that would benefit my constituents, community, and state has the potential to result in a possible perception of a conflict with my professional employment.” To avoid “even the possible appearance of such a difference, and to make certain I can continue to effectively advocate for my community,” Negron said he is stepping down. Negron wants to buy sugarindustry land as part of an effort to store and clean water and reduce releases from Lake Okeechobee into the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie estuaries --- a plan his law firm’s client opposes. Negron’s Stuart community has been heavily impacted by toxic algae blooms resulting from water releases out of the lake. The Everglades Foundation, which supports the bill, lauded Negron’s “continued and unwavering support of his local community and the environmental health of Florida,” when asked about his resignation. “We are saddened that this commitment has resulted in him having to part ways with his law firm, but like all Floridians we stand with him and are amazed at his ethics and statesmanship,” foundation president Eric Eikenberg said in a text. Negron’s resignation from the Gunster firm comes days after Gov. Rick Scott’s chief of staff, Kim McDougal, sent a letter to House Speaker Richard Corcoran --- who has been at odds with Scott over business incentives ---

demanding more transparency about employment of legislators who work for law firms that engage in lobbying. Corcoran, R-Land O’ Lakes, is of counsel to Broad & Cassel law firm, which lobbies the Legislature on a variety of issues, as does Gunster. “Everyone makes their own individual career choices,” Scott spokeswoman Jackie Schutz said in an email when asked about Negron’s decision. Negron joined Gunster in 2010, the same year the firm boasted in a press release of its representation of U.S. Sugar in a $197.4 million land deal in which the South Florida Water Management District bought nearly 27,000 acres from the sugar giant, with the option of purchasing another 153,000 acres over 10 years. This year’s Senate bill, sponsored by Fleming Island Republican Rob Bradley, would require the state to exercise an option from the 2010 agreement on the sale of 60,000 acres from U.S. Sugar if “willing sellers” are not found for the land Negron is seeking. The South Florida Water Management District --- now headed by Pete Antonacci, who formerly served as Scott’s general counsel --- soured on the deal in 2015, voting to terminate an option for 46,800 acres, with board members rejecting calls that the U.S. Sugar land was the only solution to cleaning South Florida waters. And U.S. Sugar now calls the use of its land for the pro-

posed reservoir “the most expensive and least effective idea with the longest timeline of all available options for reducing lake discharges.” Representatives of U.S. Sugar would not comment on Negron’s announcement, but environmentalists said it’s no surprise Gunster and Negron would part ways, especially after the introduction of the Senate bill. “I think Gunster, Sen. Negron and his constituents have known for a long time that he

had to manage a separation from Gunster’s representation of (Everglades area) landowners and him representing his constituents,” Draper said. “Joe Negron has a really good reputation for being clean and standing above lobbyist influence. … I don’t know what would have triggered his decision at this moment to have to create such a hard separation but I respect his decision and I think that’s going to make him an even more effective advocate for passing this bill.”

SENATE PRESIDENT EXITS LAW FIRM AMID WATER DEBATE By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

Senate President Joe Negron resigned from his law firm to avoid a possible conflict of interest over the Republican leader’s advocacy on a water issue that has put him directly at odds with one of the firm’s biggest clients. Negron announced Monday he is stepping down from the Gunster Law Firm, which has a long history of representing U.S. Sugar Corp., days after a bill dealing with a land purchase affecting Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades was introduced in the Senate. Through spokeswoman Katie Betta, Negron acknowledged his departure is related to the controversial bill (SB 10), which he hopes will reduce the amount of polluted water going from Lake Okeechobee into waterways in his Treasure Coast district. “I could see that helping to orchestrate the passage of that bill, having promised that solution to his constituents, that he might find himself in an uncomfortable place with his law firm, whose probably primary client is a sugar company and an Environmental Agricultural Area landowner,” Audubon Florida Executive Director Eric Draper said Monday. Negron, R-Stuart, did not directly address the legislation in a statement issued Monday, but said he has “reached a crossroads where my firmly held conviction to promote

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FEDERAL JUDGE TAKES AIM AT ABORTION LAW By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

A federal judge hammered an attorney representing the state during a contentious hearing Friday on an abortion law challenged by clergy members and abortion-rights proponents who contend the statute infringes on their First Amendment rights. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle repeatedly challenged Blaine Winship, special counsel to Attorney General Pam Bondi, throughout a heated exchange during the hearing, in which the plaintiffs asked Hinkle to block enforcement of part of the 2016 law that went into effect this month. The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida filed the lawsuit in December challenging a portion dealing with people or organizations that provide advice to women considering abortions. Hinkle had already blocked other provisions of the law in a ruling last summer. The law, approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature and signed by Gov. Rick Scott, requires anyone who counsels women about abortions to provide an explanation about the procedure, including alternatives, before making referrals or assisting in obtaining abortions.

People or groups who provide information about abortions --considered “referral or counseling” agencies under the law --- would have to register with the Agency for Health Care Administration, pay a $200 fee and could be charged with a felony for violating the statute. The plaintiffs contend the registration requirement is a violation of their constitutional rights to freedom of speech, and could also make them targets for “harassment and retaliation” by anti-abortion activists, lawyer Wes Powell said Friday while urging Hinkle to grant the request for an injunction. “Our clients have a very reasonable fear of prosecution,” Powell said. But Winship maintained that the new law is merely an extension of a decades-old statute and that neither Bondi nor the health agency --- the two defendants in the case --- has the authority to enforce the law. Instead, that responsibility lies with local state attorneys, Winship said, drawing the wrath of Hinkle. Winship also insisted that the law would only apply to “counselors” who are funded specifically to provide advice about abortion. But the law “doesn’t say anything about who’s funded to give

advice,” Hinkle said, interrupting Winship as he did throughout the 90-minute hearing. “That’s true,” Winship acknowledged. Hinkle also blasted Winship when he told the judge that the attorney general’s office did not have an interpretation of whether the law amounted to a First Amendment violation. “Did somebody tell the staff we don’t need your views on constitutionality?” Hinkle said, adding that it was “probably an unfair question.” And Hinkle harshly questioned Winship’s position that the law was “viewpoint neutral” because the Agency for Health Care Administration interpreted the statute to apply to people who were advocating for or against abortion. “The statute seems to me to be pretty one-sided,” the judge said. Under the state’s logic, Hinkle said, groups whose sole purpose is to discourage abortions would also have to register with the state. That would be the case, Winship said. “I don’t know what you’re troubled by,” he added. “Here’s what I’m troubled by. The church across the street says abortion is wrong. It’s immoral. They counsel about (adoption). …They now have

to give people information about abortion,” Hinkle said. The registration would be required “whether you’re saying abortion is a good thing or abortion is a bad thing,” Winship persisted. Hinkle continued to tangle with Winship on that point, asking the state’s lawyer what the Rev. Bryan Fulwider, an Orlando pastor who is a plaintiff in the case, would have to say to a woman seeking advice. “I don’t know specifically what he has to say,” Winship said, again eliciting the judge’s ire. “How is he supposed to know (what to say) if you, as the state’s attorney (general), can’t say?” Hinkle demanded. Winship said he was not prepared to defend the merits of the law Friday because the hearing was focused on the request for an injunction. But that response did not please Hinkle, either. “If the attorney general of the state of Florida can say, ‘I don’t know what he has to say, he can find out when he gets prosecuted’ … it almost sounds like a concession on the merits,” an obviously irritated Hinkle said. Hinkle also took issue with a footnote in the state’s brief where lawyers for Florida revealed that the purpose of the law included giving the public

“the right to seek enforcement by the applicable state attorney.” The footnote contradicted the state’s contention that the law was “viewpoint neutral,” the judge said. “The very purpose of the law … was to allow Florida to refer these folks for prosecution,” Hinkle said. But that provision has “a value to the public,” Winship said. The registration “gives the public confidence” that the abortion counselors are “coming out of the woodwork” and are “in the sunshine,” he said. But Powell said the law would have a “chilling effect” on clergy and others who counsel women at a difficult time. “It is hard to picture a law more offensive to the First Amendment and to the ability of these organizations and these clergy to counsel the women who come to see them. If this doesn’t hinder that, I don’t know what does,” he told reporters after the hearing. Over the past few years, Hinkle has ruled against the state in a series of high-profile cases dealing with gambling, same-sex marriage and abortion. The judge did not rule Friday but said he would issue a decision promptly.

cies include not only health-care borrowing but debt incurred by “direct support organizations,” university-based entities that have borrowed money for student housing, parking garages, fitness-wellness centers and athletic facilities. More than 90 percent of the rise in university debt in the five-year period prior to June 2015 was related to directsupport organizations, according to the October report. During that time, overall state borrowing dropped by $2.7 billion, for a total debt of $25.5 billion, while university debt rose $1.1 billion, for a total of $3.8 billion. The bulk of the direct-support organization borrowing was for housing and healthcare projects. University system health-care debt doubled

over the five-year period, from $605 million to more than $1.2 billion and now accounts for 32 percent of the overall $3.8 billion in university debt The health-care debt involves projects at the University of Central Florida and the University of South Florida. But the bulk of the borrowing was related to the various groups tied to UF Health Shands Hospital, including facilities in Jacksonville and clinics. More than 80 percent of UF’s current $1.35 billion in debt is related to health-care borrowing, the October report showed. But while university officials moved to increase their oversight of direct-support organization borrowing across the system, Shands was different since it is an older, private institution that borrows

money under a framework established prior to the use of direct-support organizations. In establishing a review system for Shands borrowing, Mori Hosseini, chairman of the University of Florida Board of Trustees’ governance committee, said the intent was to recognize the Shands system’s historic “independence,” while complying with the state directive for more oversight on borrowing. Under the new oversight system, university President Kent Fuchs, who serves on the boards of the various Shands entities, will appoint one of the university’s trustees to serve with him on the Shands boards. If one of the Shands groups seeks to borrow money, Fuchs will inform the university Board of Trustees and provide detailed information

on the pending debt plan. The directive will also require the various Shands boards to change their bylaws to state that a debt plan cannot go forward unless Fuchs and the UF trustee are in agreement. Additionally, Shands will issue at least two reports a year detailing the status of the system’s debt. The reports will be forwarded to the university’s Board of Trustees, as well as the Board of Governors and the state Division of Bond Finance. The Shands debt-review plan was unanimously approved by the UF Board of Trustees in a conference call Monday afternoon. “This is just good, solid oversight,” said UF trustee David Brandon. “These are some good measures to have in place.”

up 25.7 percent, according to the state Office of Insurance Regulation. Meanwhile, all liability coverage has gone up 23.4 percent the past two years. “Unfortunately, since Jan. 1, 2015 we’ve seen increasing trends across all coverages, including PIP,” said Sandra Starnes, director of property and casualty product review for the state Office of Insurance Regulation. Starnes said the increases are due to rises in medical care, costs of vehicle body work, people driving more and even an increase in distracted drivers. Flores’ committee is scheduled to be the first of four stops for a measure (SB 156) by Sen. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, to replace no-fault with bodily injury liability coverage. Rep. Bill Hager, R-Delray Beach, has filed the House version (HB 461) for the 2017 legislative session, which starts March 7. Similar efforts have failed to advance the past couple of years as proponents have argued a need to let the reform effort take hold. But since the end of 2015, Atwater has been among those saying repeal of no-fault may be needed if consumers aren’t getting the intended relief. Under the no-fault system, motorists are required to carry personal-injury protection coverage that includes $10,000 in medical benefits, a total set in 1979. Dale Swope, a representative of the Florida Justice Associa-

tion who is opposed to keeping no-fault, said that the benefits haven’t kept up with inflation. The 2012 reform law, which set benchmarks for insurers to lower rates, was considered a last-ditch effort to maintain the system after rates increased due to a growth in fraudulent claims. The law also required people involved in crashes to seek treatment within 14 days and allowed up to $10,000 in benefits for emergency medical conditions, while putting a $2,500 cap on non-emergency conditions. Ditching no-fault for bodily injury, which provides coverage if motorists cause accidents that hurt someone else, would put more questions of medical coverage into the courts, as injured parties would seek to recoup expenses from at-fault drivers, according to the state Office of Insurance Regulation. However, not everyone is ready to eliminate no-fault. Jeff Scott, general counsel of the Florida Medical Association, said the reform effort has weeded out fraud and ensures emergency room physicians get paid when treating automobile crash victims. He also said lawmakers should delay any effort to eliminate nofault until the federal government determines the future of the Affordable Care Act under the new Trump administration. “President Trump and Congress have made it clear they intend to dismantle the ACA, but they haven’t made it clear

as to what they intend to replace it with,” Scott said. “We simply do not know whether Trumpcare will increase the number of uninsured Floridians or result in a higher number of high-deductible insurance policies being sold, deductibles that poor Floridians, when faced with a large emergency room bill, are simply unable to afford.” Michael Carlson, president Personal Insurance Federation of Florida, cautioned the repeal

could result in higher premiums for all drivers depending on the mandatory premium pricing for bodily-injury coverage. “We do believe that any consideration of the repeal of the ‘no-fault’ law should be grounded in the reality that new mandatory insurance coverages will have a price effect on Floridians,” said Carlson, whose association includes Allstate, Progressive and State Farm insurance companies.

UF TRUSTEES SEEK BETTER HANDLE ON SHANDS DEBT By LLOYD DUNKELBERGER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

University of Florida trustees will have more oversight over borrowing by UF Health Shands Hospital and its affiliated organizations under a policy adopted Monday. The move is in response to an October report from the state Division of Bond Finance that showed while overall state debt has declined during the past five years, university system debt has risen by 41 percent. The university system’s Board of Governors and trustees at each of the state universities have been taking steps to increase their reviews of borrowing on the 12 university campuses. The review and approval poli-

‘PIP’ REPEAL PROPOSALS RE-EMERGE By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

Florida’s no-fault auto insurance system could be nearing the end of its road. Legislation has again been filed to eliminate personalinjury protection coverage and require motorists to carry bodily injury liability coverage. And lawmakers were told last week that personal-injury protection reforms --- championed by Gov. Rick Scott and state Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater in 2012 --- haven’t held. Still, Senate Banking and Insurance Chairwoman Anitere Flores said before legislation advances through her committee that could eliminate personal-injury protection coverage --- also known as no-fault --she wants to know if anything else can be done to bring down rates instead of scrapping the nearly four-decade-old system. The Miami Republican added, at the same time, that her biggest concern going forward is that the 2012 reform effort hasn’t met expectations. “We were promised a certain percentage of savings, and that didn’t happen,” Flores said after her committee met last week. In the first two years after Scott signed the reform law, personal-injury protection rates from the state’s top 25 insurers dropped an average of 14.4 percent --- 10 percentage points lower than desired. Since 2015, rates have gone

Legals

The Summation Weekly PUBLIC NOTICES IN RE: THE ESTATE OF IRENE S. COLEMAN Deceased.

Legals Notice of Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA J B & N, INC., Plaintiff, vs. JIM DULAR, Defendant. CASE NO. 2010-866-CA01-CON NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY given by the undersigned, that Donald C. Spencer, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Santa Rosa County, Florida, will on the 21st day of March, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. during the legal hours of sale on-line 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, in Santa Rosa County, Florida, towit: PARCEL D AND LOT 1, BOTH IN BLOCK A, OF LEGEND COVE, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF ON FILE WITH THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK E, PAGE 43.

FILE NO.: 2016-CP-1610 DIVISION: C NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of IRENE S. COLEMAN, deceased, whose date of death was November 29, 2016, 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, FL 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.

Pursuant to the Final Judgment of Foreclosure and Order Determining Amounts Due and Scheduling Sale entered in the above styled case.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sales, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens, must file a claim within sixty (60) days after the date of the sales.

The date of first publication of this notice is January 25, 2017.

“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: Court Administration, ADA Liaison Santa Rosa County 6865 Caroline Street Milton, FL 32570 Phone (850) 623-3159 Fax (850) 982-0602 ADA.SantaRosa@flcourts1.gov 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.”

Co – Personal Representatives: Bruce Warner Coleman 4028 Leesway Circle Pensacola, FL 32504 Sarah Anne Coleman 5051 Grande Drive, Unit C-4 Pensacola, FL 32504 Attorney for Personal Representative: Charles P. Hoskin, Esq. Emmanuel Sheppard & Condon Fla Bar No.: 364401 30 South Spring Street Pensacola, FL 32502 Telephone: (850) 433-6581 Facsimile: (850) 434-7163 Email: cph@esclaw.com adk@esclaw.com 2WR1/25-2/1NTC

Dated this the 24th day of January, 2017. Oscar J. Locklin Florida Bar No.: 15455 LOCKLIN, SABA, LOCKLIN & JONES, P.A. 4557 Chumuckla Highway Pace, Florida 32571 (850) 995-1102 olocklin@ljslawfirm.com Attorney for Plaintiff 2WR2/1-2/8NOS

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC, Plaintiff, vs. JANET M. MORRIS A/K/A JANET MARIE MORRIS, et al. Defendant(s). CASE NO. 57-2016-CA-000439 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated September 06, 2016, and entered in 57-2016CA-000439 of the Circuit Court of the FIRST Judicial Circuit in and for Santa Rosa County, Florida, wherein NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC is the Plaintiff and JANET M. MORRIS A/K/A JANET MARIE MORRIS; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY; MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC are the Defendant(s). Donald C. Spencer as the Clerk of the Circuit Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at www.santarosa.realforeclose.com, at 11:00 AM, on February 20, 2017, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit: LOT 6, BLOCK F, SPENCER OAKS LANDING PHASE 3, BEING A PORTION OF SECTION 10 , TOWNSHIP 1 NORTH, RANGE 29 WEST, SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK H, PAGE 16, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY.

The administration of the estate of Lester Cleveland Stokes a.k.a. Lester C. Stokes, deceased, whose date of death was November 30, 2016, 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 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 TEE 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 TILE DECEDENTS DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is JANUARY 25, 2017.

Personal Representatives: Grace Denise Martin Crystal Dawn Tharp

ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ & SCHNEID, P.L. Attorney for Plaintiff 6409 Congress Ave., Suite 100 Boca Raton, FL 33487 Telephone: 561-241-6901 Facsimile: 561-997-6909 Service Email: mail@rasflaw.com IMPORTANT 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: Court Administration, ADA Liaison Santa Rosa County 6865 Caroline Street, Milton, FL 32570 Phone (850) 6233159 Fax (850) 983-0602 ADA.SantaRosa@ flcourts1.gov 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. 2WR1/25-2/1NOS Notice to Creditors IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION

Attorney for Personal Representative: Angela Jones E-Mail Address: ajjones®Ijslawfirm.com Fla. Bar No. 096441 Locklin, Saba, Locklin & Jones, P.A. 4557 Chumuckla Highway Pace, Florida 32571 Telephone: (850) 995-1102 2WR2/1-2/8NTC IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF PHYLLIS L. OSBURN Deceased. File No. 2016-CP-1414 Division N NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Phyllis L. Osburn, deceased, whose date of death was September 23, 2016, and whose Social Security Number is available upon request, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Escambia County Clerk of Court, Attn: Probate, P.O. Box 333, Pensacola, Florida 32591-0333. 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.

The date of first publication of this notice is Wednesday, February 1, 2017.

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.

tjoseph@rasflaw.

Personal Representative: Shad Wesley Hunter 9720 Chumuckla Highway Jay, Florida 32565

File No. 2017-CP- 18 Division D

Property Address: 4290 IDELL LANE, PACE, FL 32571

By: Thomas Joseph Thomas Joseph, Esquire Florida Bar No. 123350 Communication Email: com

The date of first publication of this notice is FEBRUARY 01, 2017.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH.ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

Attorney for Personal Representatives: Oscar J. Locklin E-Mail Address: olocklin@ljslawfirrn.com Florida Bar No. 15455 Locklin, Saba, Lockiin & Jones, P.A. 4557 Chumuckla Highway Pace, Florida 32571 Telephone: (850) 995-1102

Dated this 17 day of January, 2017.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLALM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

IN RE: ESTATE OF Lester Cleveland Stokes a.k.a. Lester C. Stokes Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice of Foreclosure Sale

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

2WR1/25-2/1NTC IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF Stephen Oliver Hunter, Sr. Deceased. 17 File No. 20.14-CP- 24 Division NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Stephen Oliver Hunter, Sr., deceased, whose date of death was November 9, 2016, 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.

Personal Representative: Jerry O’Dean Osburn 6117 East Shore Drive Pensacola, FL 32505 Attorney for Personal Representative: Nicholas R. Medley Attorney for Petitioner FL Bar #: 107194 Medley Law Firm 222 W. Cervantes Street Pensacola, FL 32501 Telephone: (850) 607-7890 Fax: (850) 254-7872 nicholas@medleyelderlaw.com 2WR2/1-2/8NTC IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF JAY MICHAEL PATRICK, Deceased. File No.: 17000014CPMXAX Division: NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of JAY MICHAEL PATRICK, deceased, whose date of death was 12/19/2016; is pending in the Circuit Court, for SANTA ROSA County, Florida, Probate Division, File No. 17000014CPMXAX, the address of which is 6816 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 WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY (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 THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORT 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 THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE IS JANUARY 25, 2017. Personal Representatives: Theresa M. Patrick 6873 Foxboro Circle Pace, FL 32571 Matt Patrick 201 Pensacola Beach Road, Apt. D-14 Gulf Breeze, FL 32561 Attorney for Personal Representatives: Bruce A. McDonald Florida Bar No.: 263311 Attorney for Personal Representatives 707 E Cervantes Street Suite B, PMB #137 Pensacola, FL 32501 (850) 776-5834 bamcdonald@pensacolalaw.com mmstoner@pensacolalaw.com 2WR1/25-2/1NTC

February 1, 2017

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF CARLEEN DURHAM WHEELER, Deceased. File No: 2016-CP-1495 Division: E NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the Estate of CARLEEN DURHAM WHEELER, Deceased, File Number 2016-CP-1495, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address o r which is 190 Governmental Center, Pensacola, Florida 32502. The name and address of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s attorney are as set forth below.

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The date of first publication of this Notice is February 1, 2017. Personal Representative: Melba G. Dyson Dunn 8380 Gardenia Circle Pensacola, Florida 32534 Attorney for Personal Representative: THOMAS C. STAPLES STAPLES, ELLIS + ASSOCIATES, P.A. Florida Bar No. 169708 201 N. Palafox Street, Suite 2 Pensacola, Florida 32502 (850) 432-4143 2WR2/1-2/8NTC IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION

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.

IN RE: ESTATE OF ROBERT B. WOOD a/k/a ROBERT BEAM WOOD, JR. a/k/a ROBERT B. WOOD, JR. Deceased.

All other creditors of the 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.

The administration of the estate of Robert B. Wood a/k/a Robert Beam Wood, Jr. a/k/a Robert B. Wood, Jr., deceased, whose date of death was October 30, 2016, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is P. O. Box 333, Pensacola, Florida 32592. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. The date of first publication of this Notice is January 25, 2017. Personal Representative: John R. Hill 167 Edgartown Vinyard Haven Rd. Vinyard Haven, MA 02568 Attorney for Personal Representative; THOMAS C. STAPLES STAPLES, ELLIS + ASSOCIATES, P.A. Florida Bar No, 169708 The Smart Bank Building 201 N. Palafox Street, Suite 2 Pensacola, Florida 32502 (850) 434-4143 2WR1/25-2/1NTC

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF JOHN ROBERT ROBBINS Deceased. File No.2017 CP 93 Division A NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of JOHN ROBERT ROBBINS, deceased, whose date of death was December 17, 2016, is pending in the Circuit Court for ESCAMBIA County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 Governmental Center, Pensacola, Florida 32502. The names and addresses of the personal representatives 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.

File No. 2016 CP 001591 Division E NOTICE TO CREDITORS

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 January 18, 2017. Personal Representative: Christine F. Bell 1920 E. Avery Street Pensacola, Florida 32503 Attorney for Personal Representative: Kathleen K. DeMaria Attorney Florida Bar Number: 503789 Elizabeth W. Aghayan Florida Bar Number: 116673 Smith, Sauer & DeMaria 510 E. Zaragoza Street Pensacola, FL 32502 Telephone: (850) 434-2761 Fax: (850) 438-8860 E-Mail: kathleenjean@outlook.com Secondary E-Mail: e.aghayan1@outlook.com 2WR1/18-1/25NTC

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF WOODROW ELIJAH PITTS Deceased.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

File No. 2017 CP 000001 Division D

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 administration of the estate of Woodrow Elijah Pitts, deceased, whose date of death was May 28, 2016, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is P.O. Box 472, Milton, FL 32572. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

The date of first publication of this notice is February 1, 2017. Personal Representative: ROYAL ROBBINS 4605 Forrestal Street Pensacola. Florida 32506 Attorney for Personal Representative: Kramer A. Litvak Attorney Florida Bar Number: 965881 LITVAK BEASLY WILSON & BALL, LLP 226 East Government Street PENSACOLA, FL 32502 Telephone: (85) 432-9818 Fax: (850) 432-9830 E-Mail: kramer@lawpensacola.com 2WR2/1-2/8NTC IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

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.

IN RE: ESTATE OF WILLIAM TRAVIS DUNGAN, SR., Deceased.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

File No. 2016-CP-1520 Division: E

The date of first publication of this notice is January 25, 2017.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the Estate of WILLIAM TRAVIS DUNGAN, SR., Deceased, File Number 2016-CP-1520, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 Governmental Center, Pensacola, Florida 32502. The name and address of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s attorney are as 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 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.

Personal Representative: Carol S. Pitts 3728 Rolling Acres Road Pace, FL 32571 Attorney for Personal Representative: Kathleen K. DeMaria Attorney Florida Bar Number: 503789 Elizabeth W. Aghayan Florida Bar Number: 116673 Smith, Sauer & DeMaria 510 E. Zaragoza Street Pensacola, FL 32502 Telephone: (850) 434-2761 Fax: (850) 438-8860 E-Mail: kathleenjean@outlook.com Secondary E-Mail: e.aghayan1@outlook.com 2WR1/25-2/1NTC

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF AMANDA WARD PENICK Deceased.

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PUBLIC NOTICES File No. 2017-CP-43 Division N NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of AMANDA WARD PENICK, deceased, whose date of death was June 19, 2016, 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.

sons having claims or demands against the decedent’s estate must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THREE MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS AND OBJECTIONS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. The date of the first publication of this Notice is January 25, 2017. Co-Personal Representatives: Laurie Michelle Lamar-Acuff 410 W. Government Street Pensacola, FL 32501 James W. Lamar, IV 312 W. Belmont Street Pensacola, FL 32501 Attorney for Co-Personal Representatives: ARTICE L. McGRAW Florida Bar No. 112267 817 North Palafox Street Pensacola, Florida 32501 (850) 438-4036 2WR1/25-2/1NTC

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 DECEDENTS DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is February 1, 2017. Attorney for Ancillary Personal Representative: KERRY ANNE SCHULTZ ESQ. Attorney for Petitioner Florida Bar Number: 563188 FOUNTAIN, SCHULTZ & ASSOCIATES, P.L. 2045 Fountain Professional Ct., Suite A Navarre, Florida 32566 Telephone: (850) 939-3535 Fax: (850) 939-3539 E-Mail: kaschultz@fountainlaw.com Secondary E-Mail: sbridgford@fountainlaw.com Ancillary Personal Representative CLIFTON SHIPMAN PENICK, JR. 13471 Country Club Drive Northport, Alabama 35475 2WR2/1-2/18NTC

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF Syble Virginia Gann Deceased. File No. 2016-CP- 451 Division: D NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Summary Administration) TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE: You are hereby notified than an Order of Summary Administration has been entered in the estate of Syble Virginia Gann, deceased, File Number 2016-CP-451; by the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 6865 Caroline Street, Milton, Florida 32570-0472; that the decedent’s date of death was May 30, 2016; that the total value of the estate is $0.00 and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are: Larry Dewayne Gann 5580 Woodridge Drive Milton, Florida 32570 ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT: All creditors of the estate of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent other than those for whom provision for full payment was made in the Order of Summary Administration must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE. ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENTS DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication is January 25, 2017. Person Giving Notice: Larry Dewayne Gann Attorney for Person Giving Notice: Angela 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 2WR1/25-2/1NTC

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: The Estate of SUE C. LAMAR Deceased. Case No.: 2017-CP-58 Division NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Sue C. Lamar, deceased, File Number 2017-CP-58 is pending in the Circuit Court in and for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 Governmental Center, Pensacola, FL. The name and address of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT: All persons on whom this notice is served who have objections that challenge the validity of the will, the qualifications of the personal representative, venue, or jurisdiction of this Court are required to file their objections with this 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. 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 this 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. All other creditors of the decedent and per-

Notice of Action IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY CIVIL DIVISION BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY Plaintiff, VS. UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS AND TRUSTEES OF CLEOPHUS D. SANDERS A/K/A CLEOTHA, DECEASED, ZANDRIA A.M. GEORGE-PACKER, KNOWN HEIR OF CLEOPHUS D. SANDERS A/K/A CLEOTHA, DECEASED, et al. Defendants. Case No. 2016 CA 001957 Division WF NOTICE OF ACTION TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS AND TRUSTEES OF CLEOPHUS D. SANDERS A/K/A CLEOTHA, DECEASED CURRENT RESIDENCE UNKNOWN LAST KNOWN ADDRESS 775 DUNKIRK ST PENSACOLA, FL 32534 You are notified that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following property in Escambia County, Florida: ALL OF LOT 7, BLOCK 8, OLIVE MANOR, A SUBDIVISION OF A PORTION OF THE SOUTH 990 FEET OF LOT 2, SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 1 SOUTH, RANGE 30 WEST, ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 1, PAGE 7 OF SAID COUNTY AND A PORTION OF LOT 8, BLOCK 8, OLIVE MANOR MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGIN AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 8, BLOCK 8, OLIVE MANOR, A SUBDIVISION OF A PORTION OF THE SOUTH 990 FEET OF LOT 2, SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 1 SOUTH, RANGE 30 WEST, ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA; THENCE GO SOUTH 00 DEGREES WEST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 8, BLOCK 8 BEING ALSO THE WEST R/W LINE OF PALMETTO AVENUE (50’ R/W) A DISTANCE OF 12.42 FEET; THENCE GO SOUTH 89 DEGREES 57 MINUTES 15 SECONDS WEST ALONG AN EXISTING FENCE LINE A DISTANCE OF 100.00 FEET TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT8; THENCE GO NORTH 00 DEGREES EAST ALONG SAID WEST LINE A DISTANCE OF 12.50 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 8, BLOCK 8, OLIVE MANOR; THENCE GO SOUTH 90 DEGREES EAST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 8 (ALSO BEING THE SOUTH LINE OF LOT 7, BLOCK 8) A DISTANCE OF 100.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. commonly known as 775 DUNKIRK ST, PENSACOLA, FL 32534 has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Jennifer M. Scott of Kass Shuler, P.A., plaintiffs attorney, whose address is P.O. Box 800, Tampa, Florida 33601, (813) 229-0900, on or before February 20, 2017, (or 30 days from the first date of publication, whichever is later) and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on the Plaintiffs attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise, a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Dated: January 10, 2017. Escambia County (COURT SEAL) CLERK OF THE COURT Honorable Pam Childers, Clerk of Circuit Court, 190 Governmental Center Pensacola, Florida 32502 By: Jennifer Stryker Haley Deputy Clerk AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: 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: Court Administration, ADA Liaison, Escambia County, 190 Governmental Center, 5th Floor, Pensacola, FL 32502, Phone (850) 595-4400, Fax (850) 595-0360, ADA.EscambiagfIcourtsl.gov, 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. 4WR1/18-2/8NOA

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA WILLIAM RANDALL SNOW, Plaintiff, v. REIKO KOBAYASHI, SHUNSUK KOBAYASHI, TOMOKI KOBAYASHI, MASAKO ISHIZAWA, KYUJI KOBAYASHI, IORI KOBAYASHI, MACK C. RYALS, SONOKO RYALS and the unknown spouse, heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors, or other parties claiming by, though, under, or against any known or unknown person who is known to be dead or is not known to be either dead or alive, of REIKO KOBAYASHI, SHUNSUK KOBAYASHI, TOMOKI KOBAYASHI, MASAKO ISHIZAWA,KYUJI KOBAYASHI, IORI KOBAYASHI, MACK C. RYALS, or

SONOKO RYALS, Defendants. Case No.: 2016-CA-948 NOTICE OF ACTION TO: REIKO KOBAYASHI, SHUNSUK KOBAYASHI, TOMOKI KOBAYASHI, MASAKO ISHIZAWA, KYUJI KOBAYASHI, IORI KOBAYASHI, MACK C. RYALS, SONOKO RYALS and the unknown spouse, heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors, or other parties claiming by, though, under, or against any known or unknown person who is known to be dead or is not known to be either dead or alive, of REIKO KOBAYASHI, SHUNSUK KOBAYASHI, TOMOKI KOBAYASHI, MASAKO ISHIZAWA, KYUJI KOBAYASHI, IORI KOBAYASHI, MACK C. RYALS, or SONOKO RYALS, and all other persons or parties claiming by, thorough or under or against them, and estate of any of the defendants who may be dead. YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to quiet title based on a warranty deed as it relates to the following real property in Santa Rosa County, Florida: Lot 5, Block 7, RESUBDIVISION OF SKY LINE HEIGHTS, according to the Plat thereof, recorded in Plat Book B, Page(s) 38 of the Public Records of Santa Rosa County, Florida. has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Oscar J. Locklin, the plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is 4557 Chumuckla Highway, on or before February 28, 2017, 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 January 25, 2017 DONALD C. SPENCER Clerk of the Circuit Court BY: M. English Deputy Clerk 4WR2/1-2/22NOA

Notice of Action IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA Quentin Q. Schofield, Petitioner, and John Doe, Respondent, Case No.: 2016 DR 004861 Division: YM NOTICE OF ACTION FOR CUSTODY BY EXTENDED FAMILY TO: John Doe, Address Unknown YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for child custody has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on: Quentin Q. Schofield, whose address is 472 Halstead Drive, Davenport, Florida 33897, on or before February 20, 2017, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 190 W. Government Street, Pensacola Florida, 32502 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. 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 the lawsuit will be mailed or e-mailed to the addresses 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: 1/11/17

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA BOBE STREET HOLDINGS, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. FELIX L. SMITH, WILMER ROOSEVELT Division: HILL a/k/a WILMER R. HILL, ERICA R. WRIGHT, CITY OF PENSACOLA TREASURY DIVISION, and ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Defendants. Case No.: 2016 CA 002004 NOTICE OF ACTION TO: WILMER ROOSEVELT HILL a/k/a WILMER R. HILL and ERICA R. WRIGHT, and any persons claiming by, through, under, or against them, The South 68.75 feet of Lots 11, 12 and the East 30 feet of the South 68.75 feet of Lot 13, Block 359, New City Tract in the City of Pensacola, according to the Plat thereof copyrighted by Thomas C. Watson in 1884, all lying and being Escambia County, Florida. YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to quiet title to the said real property has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Michael D. Tidwell, Plaintiff’s attorney whose address is 811 N. Spring Street, Pensacola, FL 32501, on or before February 13, 2017, and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on petitioners’ attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. DATED this 4th day of Jnauary, 2017. Pam Childers, Clerk & Comptroller By: Jennifer Stryker-Haley Deputy Clerk MICHAEL D. TIDWELL, ESQ. Michael D. Tidwell, P.A. Florida Bar No.: 0899887 mtidwelt@emeraideoasttitle.com DOUGLAS D. TIDWELL, ESQ. Michael D. Tidwell, P.A. Florida Bar No.: 115624 dtidwell@emeraldcoasttitle.com 811 N. Spring Street Pensacola, Florida 32501 (850) 434-3223 - Phone 4WR1/11-2/1NOA

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA Quentin Q. Schofield, Petitioner, and Shelby N. Stone Respondent, Case No.: 2016 DR 004861 Division: YM NOTICE OF ACTION FOR CUSTODY BY EXTENDED FAMILY TO: Shelby N. Stone, Address Unknown YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for child custody has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on: Quentin Q. Schofield, whose address is 472 Halstead Drive, Davenport, Florida 33897, on or before February 20, 2017, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 190 W. Government Street, Pensacola Florida, 32502 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. 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 the lawsuit will be mailed or e-mailed to the addresses 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: 1/11/17 Clerk of the Circuit Court By: SueAnn Phillips Deputy Clerk 4WR1/18-2/8NOA

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Clerk of the Circuit Court By: SueAnn Phillips Deputy Clerk 4WR1/18-2/8NOA Notice of Forfeiture IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION IN RE: FORFEITURE OF: ELEVEN THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE DOLLARS AND 00/100 ($11,153.00) UNITED STATES CURRENCY CASE NO: DIVISION:

2017 CA 000055 C

Notice is hereby given that the Escambia Sheriff’s Office has filed a petition for forfeiture of the above-described property. The E.C.S.O. seized the property in Escambia County, Florida on December 1, 2016, and is holding it. A Complaint for Forfeiture was filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court on January 12, 2017, and any person seeking to contest this claim must file a responsive pleading with the Clerk of the Court on or before February 22, 2017, and send a copy to the undersigned attorney Debra D. Little, Esquire Escambia County Sheriff’s Office 1700 West Leonard Street Pensacola, FL 32501 (850) 436-9515 FL Bar #0010556 2WR1/25-2/1NOF

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION IN RE: FORFEITURE OF: FOUR THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-SIX DOLLARS AND 00/100 ($4,176.00) UNITED STATES CURRENCY CASE NO: DIVISION:

2017 CA 000054 N

Notice is hereby given that the Escambia Sheriff’s Office has filed a petition for forfeiture of the above-described property. The E.C.S.O. seized the property in Escambia County, Florida on December 1, 2016, and is holding it. A Complaint for Forfeiture was filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court on January 12, 2017, and any person seeking to contest this claim must file a responsive pleading with the Clerk of the Court on or before February 22, 2017, and send a copy to the undersigned attorney Debra D. Little, Esquire Escambia County Sheriff’s Office 1700 West Leonard Street Pensacola, FL 32501 (850) 436-9515 FL Bar #0010556 2WR1/25-2/1NOF Meeting Notices DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT BOARD NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR February 2017 Downtown Improvement Board Regular Meetings are held on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of every month Tuesday, Feb. 7th, 2017 at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21st, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. Parking & Traffic Committee Regular Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of every month Tuesday, Feb.14th, 2017 at 4:30 p.m. Special Events Committee Regular Meetings are held on the 2nd Friday of every month Friday, Feb. 10th, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. Downtown Advisory Board Regular Meetings are held on the 4th Thursday of every month Thursday, Feb. 23rd, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. All meetings scheduled during the identified month will be held in the DIB Public Meeting Room Bowden Building 120 Church Street Room #1, Pensacola, FL 32502 unless otherwise indicated.

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Decadent dessert

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Main menu

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