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The city of light comes to pensacola
by Tanner Yea • Photos by Ash Simmons
Paris is known as the City of Light, both for its role as a center of culture and the beautiful lights that give the city a soothing glow at night. On March 24, the Pensacola Little Theatre will bring the elegance of Paris to Pensacola as they hold Cabaret: Midnight in Paris.
Cabaret has long been Pensacola Little Theatre’s largest fundraising event, and was billed as Pensacola’s biggest party. However, since Executive Director Sid Williams-Heath took the reins, he has gone to a back-tobasic style for the event. This is his first time running Cabaret, but he observed and studied last year’s event to figure out how to improve it. “We took Cabaret very literally; breaking it down and building it back up. We are basing this year’s event on the first true Cabaret which was La Chat Noir in Paris
in the 1800s. We wanted to bring Paris to Pensacola and provide a complete Parisian experience,” said Williams-Heath. While previous Cabarets have divided the Pensacola Little Theatre and the adjoining Pensacola Cultural Center into distinct themed areas, PLT’s marketing specialist Ashley Simmons said Midnight in Paris would offer a more cohesive experience. “We are going to have Moulin Rouge represented with the drag performers and burlesque dancers. We’ll have a Paris streetscape with street performers, an art deco room with champagne and crepes – we want to carry the Parisian theme throughout,” said Simmons. PLT will also be hanging a massive French flag from the side of the building a week before the event to drive the theme home. Inside there will be an open bar, a dance floor with music DJ’d by Powell Entertainment, performances by the Improv-
“In order for us to sell the building, people have to see the building. Some people don’t realize that we are a performing arts center, and they come for Cabaret and see all that we do – from improv to ballet to performances to our classes” able Cause improv group, snippets from Pensacola Ballet’s An American in Paris, food catered by David Penniman and even a few surprises. Parts of Zaragoza Street will also be blocked off to make way for outdoor entertainment, including a live performance by the Black Jacket Symphony. “Cabaret will still be a great party, but the appeal this year is more of a gala atmosphere,” said Simmons. “People will be wearing more gowns and suits rather than jeans or cocktail dresses.” Cabaret’s presenting sponsor this year is Pure Pilates and owner Susan Clark is a board member on the Cabaret committee. Simmons said that Clark is making a big difference this year by providing her own funds to help hold the event, as well as offering suggestions on keeping the Parisian theme cohesive. Cabaret at its core is a fundraising event for PLT, and in addition to the funds raised by
ticket sales, Cabaret will also have a variety of auctions. Simmons said that the silent auction would offer more ‘experiences’ rather than single items – lots like date nights for a month or theatre tickets. There will also be a Chinese-style raffle auction for more traditional auction items like paintings and gift certificates. Williams-Heath said that fundraising for Pensacola Little Theatre is so important because of how expensive it is to maintain an old building like the Pensacola Cultural Center. “A problem with a leaky roof now might cost a few hundred dollars, but if you have to wait a little for it to be repaired, it can get worse and cost a few thousand dollars,” said WilliamsHeath. “PLT and the Cultural Center are a beautiful staple of downtown, and we want to maintain it and grow as a good example of things you can see
and experience in Pensacola.” Williams-Heath and Simmons hopes that Cabaret will not only provide a great party and memorable experiences, it will serve as a catalyst to get both young people and those unaware of the Cultural Center and PLT aware of what they have to offer. “In order for us to sell the building, people have to see the building. Some people don’t realize that we are a performing arts center, and they come for Cabaret and see all that we do – from improv to ballet to performances to our classes,” said Williams-Heath. “The outreach we get from Cabaret is just incredible.” Cabaret: Midnight in Paris will be held on March 24 at 7 pm. You must be 21 or older to attend. Tickets are on sale for $100. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit pensacolalittletheatre.com.
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Quayside Art Gallery is presenting original works by nationally recognized artists and emerging new talent in a special group exhibition, Celebration of Light. The show will run from March 7th – March 19th with a public reception including a meet and greet with the artists Friday, March 9th from 7– 9 pm. Nine artists will be featured in this show including Brian Jekel, who is a member of the New York Society of Illustrators. His work is published in ABeka Book materials, Hathaway House Books, DaySpring, and has been featured in the publication Southwest Art and Best of Portraiture by North Light Books. In addition to his work as an artist, he has been a teacher and mentor to scores of artists over his career. Sarah Keller an OPA member, was the cover artist for and was featured in Southwest Art’s 2012 “21 Under 31” issue. Her work has been shown, awarded and honored at a number of shows across the nation. John Ball, has been recognized and shown in over a dozen different galleries and competitions throughout the nation. He has also received praise for his work by artists James Gurney and Scott Christensen. He is currently working as an illustrator in Pensacola. Christian Hemme has been recog-
nized at numerous shows across the country including two OPA events, and a traveling exhibition that was on display at both the MEAM in Barcelona, Spain and the Salmagundi Club in New York. Also showing are awarded artists Nate Drushinin, sculptor and Society of Animal Artist member Joseph Digangi, photographer Greg Hewitt, Stephen Kivisalu and Mitch Mann. One of the unique qualities of this group is the common ties that these artists have. Much like communities of artists in the past, they have been or are colleagues, teachers, and students together. Their paths crossing and diverging at different points in their artistic careers. Sharing a similar point of view, yet taking quite different paths from that point, the show will consist of works that capture the beauty of light and its effects on color and form. Works range in media and subject, some even featuring local themes in an enchanting variety of approaches. Stories about all of the artists and a sample of the works they will be showing will be shared on the show’s Facebook page, Celebration of Light: Art Showing Truth, or found using #artinpensacola. For more information please email CelebrationofLightPensacola@gmail.com.
Preservation In Action of Fort Pickens
Gulf Islands National Seashore announced the completion of a five month preservation project at Fort Pickens. The work, which began in November 2017, involved cleaning, repairing, repointing, and in some cases replacing bricks within the historic fort. This critical work ensures the fort will continue to be one of the best examples of the American fort building in the 1800s. The national seashore’s historic preservation team was joined by seven employees of the National Park Service’s Historic Preservation Training Center. These skilled employees completed a significant amount of work in and around the historic fort. Preservation Work Completed: • Repairs and replacement of bricks on the Fort Pickens scarp (outer) walls • Repairs to the scuppers (drainage down spouts) inside Fort Pickens, which included replacing bricks around the scuppers and repointing the new bricks. • Removed vegetation, mold, and mildew from Fort Pickens scarp walls
on Bastion B • Stabilization of the Bastion A parapet (chest-high wall on top level of the fort), o The parapet wall had significant vegetation on, in and around the wall causing it to become unstable, it was rebuilt and repaired using matching brick and mortar. • Near the historic fort, pump plant building was repointed and all four corners of the building had brick replacement, the brick had become loose for lack of mortar. The national seashore preserves historic structures built between the late 1700s to mid-1900s, the largest of which include four masonry forts built in the mid-1800s. The work includes minor debris and vegetation clearing to major stabilization and repair projects. All work follows the Department of the Interior Standards for the Treatment of Historic Structures and is informed by the park’s Cultural Resource Program which evaluates and documents the historic resources preserved and protected within the national seashore.
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IMS ExpertServices CEO, Bill Wein, Honored for Community Stewardship
Bill Wein, Chief Executive Officer of IMS ExpertServices, has been honored as the 2017 Professional Leader of the Year through the Pensacola Area Commitment to Excellence (PACE) Awards. As CEO of IMS ExpertServices, a global firm dedicated to connecting the world’s best litigators to top subject matter expertise and expert witness talent, Mr. Wein has invested in the growth and prosperity of the company, and its employees, clients, and stakeholders since its founding in 1992. His careful focus on the brand’s commitment to core values are visible through a company culture which values and cultivates talent, servant leadership, continuous improvement, and community stewardship and engagement. “I’m humbled to accept this award, and walk in the shadows of so many who have helped shape my understanding of servant leadership,” remarked Mr. Wein. “Unlike traditional leadership, servant leadership challenges us
not to focus on the accumulation of wealth and power, but to consider how our efforts and actions can improve the lives of those around us – to serve, first.” The Professional Leader of the Year Award is granted to an individual who has shown significant compassion to help or assist others within their leadership role, and who is expected to have a continued positive impact in the community. Each year, IMS ExpertServices supports several philanthropic efforts in the legal industry throughout the U.S., and dedicates hundreds of hours of time and service to special community improvement projects within its headquarters community. IMS ExpertServices, which has worked with top attorneys at all law firms holding the prestigious AmLaw 100 ranking, recently celebrated its 25th anniversary of providing unparalleled service to clients.
FLVC’s Open Educational Resources Summit discusses the high cost of student textbooks Florida Virtual Campus held its first Open Educational Resources Summit Feb. 7-8 at the Hilton Sandestin Beach & Golf Resort in Miramar Beach, Florida. FLVC is a Complete Florida Plus Program, managed by the University of West Florida Division of Research and Strategic Innovation. “We are deeply grateful to all our amazing speakers, staff, and support teams who helped make this event a hit for state and campus leaders,” said Dr. John Opper, executive director of Distance Learning and Student Services at FLVC. “We had approximately 200 attendees, some stating the summit was as good as any national summit they had attended.” Attendees heard from Cable Green, director of Open Education at Creative Commons, and many other national and campus leaders who are involved in defining and driving OER strategies and initiatives. The summit’s discussion focused on the high cost of college textbooks and the resources available to students. Speakers identified ideas and options for how Florida can raise the level of awareness regarding text-
book costs and bring OER options to the forefront of the conversation. Studies have shown that the cost of college textbooks is creating a barrier to student success. According to the 2016 FLVC Student Textbook and Course Material Survey, almost 46 percent of college students report not registering for particular classes due to the high textbook cost, and 26 percent of students dropped a course when they found out the cost of the textbook. Open educational resources are freely accessible, openly licensed text, media, and other digital assets useful for teaching, learning and research purposes. One state funded resource for storing and sharing OER is the Orange Grove, an online collection of textbooks and educational materials available to Florida students and faculty for free. Using this resource, students can find textbooks for a range of courses, from english composition to oceanography to precalculus. If you were unable to attend the summit, a video archive of the presentations can be found on the FLVC YouTube page.
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UWF honors local trailblazers at annual awards In honor of Black History Month, the University of West Florida Office of Equity and Diversity and Epps Christian Center recently partnered to award 10 community members who inspire and empower the Pensacola area. The second annual Trailblazer Awards luncheon was hosted at Voices of Pensacola Multicultural Center in downtown Pensacola on Feb. 21, 2018. “The whole idea of the Trailblazer Awards is recognizing those community members who have made a lasting impact on the community,” said Dr. Kim LeDuff, UWF chief diversity officer and vice president for the Division of Academic Engagement. “All of the award winners have served segments of our community that often go unnoticed.” In the process of planning the previous year’s inaugural event, the committee realized there were many other community members who deserved recognition as well. “We wanted to find those people who are on the ground and really making a difference and bring them together to recognize the work they do,” said the Rev. Sylvia Tisdale, founder of the Epps Christian Center, who worked with UWF on the event. “My heart was overwhelmed with joy as I watched the honorees step from behind the scenes and have their moment in the spotlight.” The following people were named recipients of the Trailblazer Awards: Pastor David Alexander III, Helping Hand Award Dr. Calvin Avant, Faith and Service Award Ellison Bennett, Helping Hand Award Bryan Freeman, Community Service Award Pastor Timothy Grier, Community Service Award Lumon May, Servant Leader Award Jacqueline Miles, Pensacola Voice
Award Augusta Simon, UWF Alumni Trailblazer Award Dr. Erica Taylor, Educational Leadership Award Sandy Sansing, local auto dealer and philanthropist, was honored with the signature Trailblazer Award. The award committee selected Sansing for his impact on the community through his Sansing Foundation, which benefits multiple non-profit organizations throughout the region. Augusta Simon, a past guest professor in the communication department and UWF’s first African American instructor, received the UWF Alumni Trailblazer Award. While a student at UWF, Simon co-founded the UWF Black Student Union, now the African American Student Association, was the first black resident hall adviser and was on staff for The Voyager, UWF’s student newspaper. Dr. Erica Taylor, instructor in the Department of Biology, received the Educational Leadership Award for her commitment to student success. Taylor dedicates herself to preventing and removing barriers to students pursuing STEM degrees. She is the founding director and the Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering faculty liaison of the UWF STEM Living Learning Community, also known as LLC. She is also the director of the S-STEM Scholars program, funded by the National Science Foundation. “It was a great honor to continue our partnership with Epps Christian Center to celebrate the Pensacola community’s trailblazers,” said Karen Rentz, executive director for the Office of Equity and Diversity. “Attendance this year was incredible—it doubled in size from last year. We look forward to an even bigger awards event next year.” For more information about the Office of Equity and Diversity, visit uwf. edu/respect.
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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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Escambia County Supports Inmate, Veteran Recovery Program
Serving in Afghanistan left 29-yearold Army veteran Derick Zemke with a knee injury that would impact his life more than he could imagine. Somewhere between surgeries and the pain that came with his injury, Zemke’s use of prescription pain medicine turned to abuse, escalating to dealing opioids and eventually using street drugs to sustain his habit. But after three and a half years in and out of jail, Zemke was ready to turn his life around. A fellow inmate told him about the Pathways for Change addictions treatment program, and he decided to go for it. Escambia County provides financial support to the program, which is housed at the Escambia County Work Release Center on West Fairfield Drive. “I was a productive member of society before,” Zemke said. “I played high school football, baseball, basketball, made great grades, was in the Army. And I wanted to get back to what I used to be before the pain medicine.” The Men’s Residential Treatment at Pathways for Change is an alternative sentencing option for non-violent criminal offenders who want to overcome destructive behaviors, attitudes and habits that prevent them from living a life free from crime and incarceration. This year, Escambia County provided $175,000 to Pathways for Change, and an additional $168,750 was allocated to the county’s probation fund to house program participants. Historically, the county has provided $140,000 directly to Pathways for Change each year in addition to the $168,750 for housing. Zemke started Pathways for Change in July 2017 and is set to graduate in January 2019, with plans to go to college in May to study hospitality and eventually work in the tourism industry. Along with his physical injuries, Zemke has battled post-traumatic stress disorder since his time in Afghanistan, and his automatic response was to self-medicate and keep his feelings inside. But in Pathways for Change, he gave counseling a try, started working through a PTSD workbook and opened up about his struggles. Zemke said his hope is that after he graduates, he can help other veterans who are facing challenges similar to his own. “It’s hard to go talk to a doctor that’s never experienced the things that you’ve experienced and be open with them about it,” Zemke said. “But talking to another veteran, I feel that I can talk to somebody and I’ve been in the same exact place as them – using opioids, battling PTSD, feeling like an outcast or a black sheep. And if I can relate on that level with them, they’re more likely to open up and try to change…so that inspires me to keep doing this, and hopefully I can save more lives than just my own.” Army veteran Allen Townsend, 29, agreed that being able to openly talk with others is a significant benefit to being in the program. Townsend began drinking heavily after his first deployment to Iraq, eventually moving on to meth and dealing drugs. After a two-month crime spree with his wife that left him charged with 28 felonies, he was ready to serve his 10year minimum rather than enter Pathways for Change. His wife and oldest daughter convinced him otherwise, and he decided to give the program a chance. “Without this program, I would definitely be out using again,” Townsend said. “I have learned to trust other
people, other men, which is something I haven’t done since the Army. It’s a great support group – guys I can talk to, and they’re honest to me.” Townsend will graduate in October of this year, with plans to complete an IT training program and move to Colorado to start fresh. With his wife still battling a drug addiction, Townsend is estranged from his family. He said Pathways for Change has become his family. “These guys want me to succeed as much as I want them to succeed,” Townsend said. “I could have known these guys my whole life from what we’ve been through together.” Navy veteran McArthur Franklin, 44, is nearing the end of his time in Pathways for Change, with his graduation set for April. After an injury forced him to leave the military, he fell into drug and alcohol addiction and suffered from PTSD. Franklin said the program is not for the faint of heart, but the challenge is worth it. The four-phase, 18-month program includes basic living and communication courses, group therapy, individual therapy and community service, with the final phase of the program allowing participants to live outside of the center and report back for periodic drug screenings. “There’s a lot of rules here that you’ve got to follow, and if you don’t really want to be here, you’re not going to do it,” Franklin said. Pathways for Change also connected Franklin with veteran-specific services like Volunteers of America, which helped him get an apartment of his own. Franklin is enrolled in barber school at Pensacola State College and plans open his own barber shop after he graduates. “They’re teaching us that it’s a better way of life to focus on goals and actually try to complete them,” he said. “They’re pretty much dedicated to helping us, the people here actually are genuine and they show that they care.” Lt. Anita Hemphill, the first lieutenant over security at the Escambia County Work Release Center, said the county supports programs like Pathways for Change that offer alternatives to incarceration. “Pathways for Change is a solidified program that helps with recidivism,” Hemphill said. “It’s a very disciplined program – I think it has to be disciplined for someone to be put to the test and see if they’re really ready to make that lifestyle change and become productive citizens in the community.” Escambia County Corrections Director Tammy Jarvis also emphasized the importance of alternatives to incarceration, which she said are an excellent way to assist nonviolent offenders in dealing with mental health, anger management and addiction issues. “Incarceration alternatives help offenders transition from the lifestyle that got them into jail to having stable employment, becoming self-sufficient and maintaining a crime-free life,” Jarvis said. Each crime avoided also benefits the community in reduced victimization and reduced costs, Jarvis said, since criminal justice costs are driven by volume of activity. “Reducing recidivism can help reduce overall volume of activity, which in turn results in long-term savings,” Jarvis said. “Programs such as this provide a long-term investment in our community by providing those served with the support they need to restructure their lives and achieve success.”
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POLICE, FIREFIGHTER PTSD BENEFITS GO TO SCOTT By CHRISTINE SEXTON THE NEWS SERVICE FLORIDA
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Firefighters, police officers and EMTs who cannot work due to job-related post-traumatic stress disorder could qualify for expanded benefits under a bill heading to Gov. Rick Scott. The House unanimously approved the measure (SB 376) Monday, two days after the Senate passed it. Scott is expected to sign the bill, spearheaded by Sen. Lauren Book, D-Plantation, and Rep. Matt Willhite, D-Wellington. Matt Puckett, executive director of the Florida Police Benevolent Association, said the changes in the bill can go a long way toward helping first responders and predicted that it would even save lives. In Florida, injured workers are prevented from receiving workers’ compensation insurance benefits --either medical benefits or lost wages --- for mental or nervous injuries not accompanied by physical injuries. The law was changed in 2007, though, to allow first responders to obtain medical benefits for posttraumatic stress disorder without having accompanying physical injuries. However, they still are precluded from
obtaining lost wages for post-traumatic stress disorder. The bill would change that if police officers, firefighters, emergencymedical technicians and paramedics meet certain criteria. First responders who have witnessed the death of a minor or witnessed a death that involved “grievous bodily harm of a nature that shocks the conscience” could file workers’ compensation claims for lost wages. The first responders would be required to show by clear and convincing evidence that the events were the source of the PTSD. The bill also would require cities, counties and other entities that employ first responders to provide educational training related to mental health awareness, prevention, mitigation and treatment. PTSD is a psychiatric disorder that can occur in people who have experienced or witnessed traumatic events. Symptoms generally begin within the first 3 months after the trauma, although there may be delays of months or even years before the criteria for the diagnosis are met, according to a staff analysis of the bill. Before the House voted to pass the bill Monday, Rep. Erin Grall shared a
suicide letter written by an Indian River County fire-rescue chief and posted on Facebook. “Twenty-seven years of deaths and babies dying in your hands is a memory that you will never get rid of. It haunted me daily until now. My love to my crews be safe take care. I love you all,” Grall read through tears. noting that the chief was her husband’s cousin and brother-like figure. “Until something like this happens so close, you don’t realize the deficiencies in the system,” Grall said, discussing how first responders can be impaired by the work they do. Puckett, said the bill takes a “giant step” in helping first responders address PTSD associated with their jobs. Puckett hopes the training and education will make family members and co-workers more aware about the warning signs of PTSD and can encourage treatment to prevent the disorder from rising to the level that it prevents first responders from being able to work. “Are we identifying folks with this? Are family members, co-workers able to identify that this person is exhibiting these PTSD signs, and are we setting it up to where people are actually willing
to admit it?” Puckett said. “Maybe with this legislation people will start seeking treatment sooner.” A 2015 survey of 4,000 first responders found that 6.6 percent had attempted suicide, which is more than 10 times the rate in the general population. Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, who supported the bill through the process, issued a statement saying he was proud that Florida changed the law. First responders show up for us every day, without hesitation or questioning our politics, and today Florida showed up for them,” said Patronis, whose job includes serving as state fire marshal. Patronis also took a shot at the Florida League of Cities in the statement, saying “to those who refused to support this measure from the beginning: we got this done without you.” The Florida League of Cities initially opposed the legislation, contending it was too broadly written and could increase insurance costs for cities that employ police and firefighters. The League of Cities, however, dropped its opposition to the bill, pointing last week to an amendment that eased its concerns.
SENATE NARROWLY PASSES SCHOOL SAFETY PLAN By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE FLORIDA
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After two weeks of emotionally charged testimony and raw debate, the Florida Senate on Monday narrowly approved a sweeping measure addressing mental health, school safety and guns in response to last month’s mass shooting at a Broward County high school that left 17 people --- including 14 students --- dead. The 20-18 vote came after nearly nonstop advocacy from students, teachers and parents, including survivors from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland who demanded that lawmakers take action before the legislative session ends Friday. The $400 million package includes more than $100 million for mental health screening and services and at least $25 million to raze and rebuild the building where 19-year-old gunman Nikolas Cruz, who had a lengthy history of mental health problems, used an assault-style rifle to slay teachers and students at the school he once attended. The “Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Act” sparked interand intra-party schisms, with some Democrats objecting that the bill did not go far enough because it did not include the ban on assault-style weapons sought by many of the survivors and their families. On the other end of the gun-control spectrum, the legislation posed a challenge for Republicans because it would raise the age from 18 to 21 and impose a three-day waiting period for the purchase of rifles and other long guns, two elements opposed by the National Rifle Association. The package (SB 7026) has been overshadowed by debate about a “school marshal” program that would allow
specially trained school personnel, including teachers, deputized by county sheriffs to bring guns to schools. School boards and sheriffs must both agree to implement the program for it to go into effect. The Senate signed off on the measure Monday after Republican leaders rebranded the controversial marshal provision, naming it after a Marjory Stoneman Douglas assistant football coach who died protecting students on Feb. 14. Sen. Bill Galvano, the bill sponsor, said the “Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program,” would honor the coach “who used his body to shield students from bullets” and “in doing so, lost his own.” In an attempt to assuage objections to what Democrats disparagingly dubbed the “armed teachers” program, Sen. Rene Garcia, R-Hialeah, offered an amendment that would exclude from the program “individuals who exclusively perform classroom duties as classroom teachers.” Gov. Rick Scott, who was in Puerto Rico at the time the Senate passed the bill Monday evening, has repeatedly said he does not want armed teachers in schools, something that black lawmakers as a bloc also oppose. Saying he voted to try to strip the marshal program out of the bill on Saturday, Garcia, R-Hialeah, said, “The whole goal is to try to limit the amount of individuals that can carry in a classroom.” But Sen. Jose Javier Rodriguez, D-Miami, argued the “exclusive” language means that teachers who double as coaches --- such as Douglas High teacher Scott Beigel, who was among the 17 people killed --- could bring guns into classrooms. “It does not change the fundamental flaw in this bill,” Rodriguez said. Monday’s floor action, which came
after nearly eight hours of debate during a rare Saturday session, was another emotional tour de force for senators who have been inundated by pleas from the Parkland community to do something to make schools safer. Two of the senators who visited the school hours after the shooting broke down while speaking on opposite sides of the measure Monday evening. Sen. Lauren Book, who helped more than 100 Douglas High students travel to Tallahassee and meet with Scott and lawmakers, sobbed as she described the horror scene at the school, where students’ backpacks, papers and bicycles --- and Valentine’s Day flowers -- were a stark reminder of the carnage that had taken place the day before. “We may have different ideas about how to get there, but we can and we must work together … and take action for the safety of our schools, and our children,” Book, D-Plantation, said. “They want us to do something. Do I think that this bill goes far enough? No, I don’t. But what I disagree with more is the idea of our allowing the great to be the enemy of the good.” Calling the measure a first step, Book --- who was one of the three Senate Democrats to vote in favor of the bill --- said lawmakers were elected to represent the will of the people. “Their will is clear. Let’s get something done,” she said, calling the measure a first step. Democrats Bill Montford of Tallahassee and Kevin Rader, whose district includes the Parkland school, also voted “yes” on the bill. But Sen. Gary Farmer, D-Fort Lauderdale, said the Legislature owes it to the victims and to other schoolchildren to vote down the bill because it lacks the ban on assault-style weapons and highcapacity magazines sought by many in the Parkland community.
“The mentality that we take what we can get and come back next year and fight for more, I’m sorry. I can’t do that. I can’t vote to put more guns in schools, in the hands of teachers or others,” Farmer said. “I believe this will be the first and last step. ... Because 14 months from now, when we’re back here … the pressure will be reduced and the NRA will be omnipotent again.” But Galvano, a Bradenton Republican who will take over as Senate president after the November elections, said the bill will make a difference immediately. “When it becomes law, things will start changing. It will be one of those areas that we will be able to look back and say we did something. We didn’t allow lives to be in vain. We were able to stand up and say to the families to the communities, to the children, to our children, that we listened and we’re trying,” he said. “We don’t have all the answers, but we’re giving it our best, and we will keep giving it our best.” The Senate bill will now go to the House, which has a similar proposal. But the House proposal would require sheriffs to participate in the controversial marshal program, if school districts order it. Sen. Tom Lee, a former Senate president who was one of six Republicans --- along with Dennis Baxley of Ocala, George Gainer of Panama City, Denise Grimsley of Sebring, Dorothy Hukill of Port Orange and Greg Steube of Sarasota --- who voted against the measure, predicted the House would accept the Senate’s language. “I can’t imagine them wanting to bounce this back and have to go through this all over again. I suspect that with an 18 to 20 vote, they’re probably going to take this bill in the House,” Lee, R- Thonotosassa, said. “God help us if they send it back.”
HIGHER ED OVERHAUL HEADED TO SCOTT By LLOYD DUNKELBERGER cover about half the cost of tuition and the state’s 12 universities, to conduct Opponents tried to remove the “freeTHE NEWS SERVICE OF fees, rise to 75 percent, or about $159 of a study on the current performance- speech” provision on Monday, arguing the average $200 per credit hour charge funding formula. that the threat of a lawsuit could FLORIDA
Bright Futures merit scholarships would be permanently expanded under a bill sent to Gov. Rick Scott on Monday. The Senate voted 33-5 for the measure (SB 4), which was originally approved by the Senate in the first week of the session and is a top priority for Senate President Joe Negron, R-Stuart. The House earlier on Monday voted 84-28 for the bill, called the “Florida Excellence in Higher Education Act.” The bill will cover 100 percent of the tuition and fees for some 45,000 topperforming Bright Futures students, who are known as “academic scholars.” It also includes $300 per semester for textbooks and allows the scholarships to be used for summer classes. Another 48,000 students, known as “medallion” scholars, will see their Bright Futures scholarships, which now
for university courses. It will also cover summer classes. The measure also expands some needbased aid programs, including doubling the state match for scholarships awarded to “first generation” college students. And it creates a new scholarship program for students from farmworker families. The legislation makes permanent a “world-class” scholars program, which allows universities to recruit top-level professors and researchers. And it establishes another program that rewards top-performing law, medicine and other professional schools. It would require the state university system to use a four-year graduation rate as part of its performance-funding formula, instead of the current six-year measure. The bill directs the Florida Board of Governors, which oversees
Lawmakers stripped a provision requiring universities to develop blocktuition plans, where students would pay a flat fee each semester for their classes. Instead, schools are required to develop plans for getting more students to earn undergraduate degrees within four years. Another provision in the bill could lead to the consolidation of the University of South Florida’s main Tampa campus with branch campuses in St. Petersburg and Sarasota-Manatee by 2020. The House inserted a more controversial provision, which was not in the original Senate legislation, banning “free-speech zones” on college campuses and allowing state universities and colleges to be sued if students or others “materially” disrupt campus speakers.
squelch expression on state university and college campuses. But an effort by Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith, D-Orlando, was defeated in a 75-37 vote in the House. And an attempt by Sen. Perry Thurston, D-Fort Lauderdale, to remove the provision in the Senate was defeated in a voice vote. The legislation revived a highereducation initiative passed by the 2017 Legislature but vetoed by Gov. Scott last year, when he objected to its impact on the state college system. The new legislation does not include major changes for the 28 state colleges. Although last year’s bill was vetoed, lawmakers approved a oneyear expansion of the Bright Futures scholarships for the academic scholars in the 2017-18 academic year as part of the state budget.
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HOUSE, SENATE SIGN OFF ON NURSING HOME GENERATORS By CHRISTINE SEXTON THE NEWS SERVICE FLORIDA
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Nursing homes will be required to have generators and 72-hour fuel supplies onsite by July 1, under a rule issued by Gov. Rick Scott’s administration and approved Monday by the Legislature. The House unanimously approved a measure (HB 7099) that ratified the rule, and the Senate followed suit later in the day. The chambers still differ, though, on whether to impose similar backup power mandates on assisted living facilities, which were included in a different rule. Ratifying the pair of rules has been a top priority for Scott’s administration during the 2018 legislative session. “Our position has not changed --assisted living facilities need to be included,” said Lauren Schenone, a spokeswoman for the governor, adding that “we are continuing to work with the Florida Legislature to make sure this gets done.” The rule requires nursing homes to have backup power capability and adequate fuel supplies to maintain safety systems and equipment needed
to maintain indoor air temperatures for 96 hours after a loss of electricity. According to the state, the rule will increase costs by more than $121 million in the next five years. The Agency for Health Care Administration issued the rule after earlier imposing emergency rules that drew concerns from health-care facilities. The rules followed the deaths of residents of The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills in Broward County after Hurricane Irma. The storm knocked out the nursing home’s air-conditioning system, which led to sweltering conditions. The emergency rules were challenged by a trio of long-term care associations and were subsequently invalidated by a state administrative law judge. The state appealed the decision and continued to enforce the emergency rules, and Schenone said, “hundreds” of nursing homes and ALFs are complying. The permanent rule ratified Monday came after negotiations between the Scott administration and long-term care facilities. The permanent rule does not require generators to be installed, which opens the possibility of portable units. Steve Bahmer, president and CEO of the industry group LeadingAge Florida,
said the nursing-home rule puts in place what his association and others had worked on with the Scott administration and Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Justin Senior since Hurricane Irma. Bahmer, whose association successfully challenged the emergency rules, said he was pleased with the legislative ratification. “It achieves the goal we have pursued since last fall --- helping to ensure that seniors are safe during and after an emergency, while providing the flexibility that is necessary for it to be effective in a state as large as Florida,” Bahmer said in an email. Similarly, Emmett Reed, executive director of the Florida Health Care Association, said the legislation “prioritizes the care and comfort of the residents in our state’s nursing homes.” “Our priority has always been to strengthen emergency procedures so the focus remains on the well-being of residents and the emergency planning that ensures their safety,” said Reed, whose association represents hundreds of nursing homes. “We look forward to the governor signing this legislation into law.” Bahmer, whose association also represents assisted living facilities, said
he hopes the House has a change of heart about ratifying the ALF rule. House Health & Human Services Chairman Travis Cummings, R-Fleming Island, has repeatedly said he has concerns with ratifying the ALF rule because of the costs and said his concerns were “shared by others.” The backup generator mandate is expected to increase regulatory costs for roughly 3,000 assisted living facilities by about $243 million over the next five years. To abate the House’s concerns with the regulatory increases for ALFs, the Senate during budget negotiations suggested creating a program that would allow facilities to get upward of $1,000 from the state to help offset the costs. With the annual legislative session scheduled to end Friday, long-term care providers remained hopeful Monday that the House will agree to ratify the ALF rule. LeadingAge Florida’s Bahmer said the ALF rule “offers clarity for providers, which is important in terms of helping ensure that the rule can be consistently implemented across the state.”
LAWMAKERS PASS CONTROVERSIAL EDUCATION CHANGES We are not starving the schools. We of Sebring and Dorothy Hukill of By LLOYD DUNKELBERGER in sales taxes on vehicle purchases. Another new voucher program are doing the best we can for our Port Orange, joined 13 Democrats in THE NEWS SERVICE OF would bolster the existing Gardiner educational system,” she said. opposing the bill. FLORIDA
More sweeping changes are headed toward Florida’s public schools, including the use of sales-tax credits to help students attend private schools. In a 20-17 vote Monday, the Senate backed a bill (HB 7055) that has been a top priority of House Speaker Richard Corcoran, R-Land O’ Lakes, and includes dozens of changes for the state’s 67 school districts. Hours later, the House gave final approval in a 7439 vote, sending the measure to Gov. Rick Scott. Corcoran came onto the House floor after the final vote, hugging some of his top lieutenants in celebration. House leaders have pushed the bill to expand school choice, including the promotion of charter schools and the use of publicly funded vouchers to send students to private schools. The most significant change may be the addition of two new voucher-like programs that would be funded by salestax credits. Previously, such programs relied on corporate income-tax credits and general revenue. One measure would provide “hope scholarships,” which would offer aid for public-school students who are bullied or otherwise face harassment to transfer to private schools. The program could provide up to $40 million in scholarships annually. It would be funded by motorists who designate up to $105 that they would otherwise pay
scholarships, which provide aid to disabled students, and could be used to expand the longstanding Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program. The program would be funded by allowing businesses and others who lease commercial property to designate to the scholarship programs the sales taxes paid on the leases. It would be capped at $57.5 million per year. A third new voucher program would provide reading scholarships, which can be used for private services like tutoring, for struggling readers in the third through fifth grades. It would be funded with $9.7 million in general revenue. The voucher expansion drew strong opposition from Democrats, with 13 of the 15 Senate Democrats voting against the bill. “Why are we expanding these vouchers, while we’re starving our public schools? It’s insanity. And it’s patently unfair,” said Sen. Gary Farmer, D-Fort Lauderdale. Sen. Kathleen Passidomo, a Naples Republican who oversees public school funding in the Senate, rejected the argument that lawmakers were shortchanging the public-system, noting lawmakers are moving toward agreement on a new state budget that would provide $21 billion for the schools. “That’s a huge amount of dollars.
Passidomo also defended the new hope scholarships, saying the program would help students who are bullied in school. “Why not let them move? Why not give them a fresh start?” she asked. Sen. Tom Lee, R-Thonotosassa, renewed his opposition to a provision in the bill that could force teachers’ unions to disband if their membership falls below 50 percent of the employees they represent in the collective-bargaining process. He said the measure, which is aimed specifically at “instructional personnel,” would “slap the teachers of Florida in the face.” Lee, a former Senate president, also urged senators to “stand up for the sovereignty” of the Senate and reject the measure. Sen. Kelli Stargel, R-Lakeland, rejected the notion that the bill was largely the work of House leaders, noting the numerous provisions from the Senate that would provide more educational “flexibility” to students and their families, including the hope scholarships. “That’s the core of educational choice,” Stargel said. “This is not something that is being forced upon me. I don’t in any way feel bullied by the House.” In the Senate, four Republicans, Lee, Dana Young of Tampa, Denise Grimsley
Sen. Bill Montford, D-Tallahassee, joined 19 Republicans in supporting it. Sen. Daphne Campbell, D-Miami, did not vote. The bill had to go back to the House for a final vote because of some changes made by the Senate. But the Republicandominated House approved it after rejecting two Democratic amendments. Other provisions in the bill include: --- Requiring schools to prominently display the state motto, “In God We Trust.” --- Overhauling rules governing charter schools, including raising evidentiary standards used by school boards in terminating charter contracts. --- Allowing charter schools the same access to surplus property as traditional public schools. --- Providing more flexibility in construction standards for school projects. --- Lifting a requirement that homeschool students provide their own instructional material when they participate in “dual enrollment” programs at state colleges or other institutions. --- Exempting students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Broward County from taking statewide assessments this year and retaining the school’s “A” rating. A mass shooting last month at the school killed 17 people.
SENATE BACKS MAKING IT HARDER TO RAISE TAXES By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE FLORIDA
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A proposal that will ask voters to make it tougher for future state lawmakers to raise taxes narrowly cleared the Senate on Monday, with three Democrats joining Republicans in putting the measure on the November ballot. The Senate voted 25-13 to approve the proposed constitutional amendment (HJR 7001), which has been a priority of House Speaker Richard Corcoran and Gov. Rick Scott. If approved in November, the measure would require two-thirds votes in the House and Senate to raise taxes or fees in the future, up from the usual majority votes. Because the measure was a proposed constitutional amendment, it required support from 24 members of the Senate, which is comprised of 23 Republican and 15 Democrats and has two vacant seats. Democrats Lauren Book of Plantation, Bobby Powell of West Palm Beach and Linda Stewart of Orlando voted in favor of the bill, while Thonotosassa
Republican Tom Lee crossed party lines to vote against it. Lee questioned how the language was adopted on the bill, as the Senate initially sought to require three-fifths votes --- an easier standard than twothirds --- to approve tax increases. The Senate also initially did not propose applying the higher standards to fee increases. Book and Powell said later the question should be left up to voters. “At the end of the day, it’s not necessary us as a Legislature … make this decision,” Powell said. “At the end of the day, the decision will be made by the voters in November.” The measure will join what is expected to be a lengthy list of proposed constitutional amendments on the November ballot. Others include a proposal that would asking voters to automatically restore voting rights for most felons, a proposal that would make it harder to expand gambling; and a proposal to give homeowners a larger property-tax break. More ballot measures will come from the state’s Constitution Revision Commission as it continues to craft
proposals. Scott, who is expected to be on the November ballot as a candidate for U.S. Senate, praised lawmakers for approving the supermajority measure. The Housed passed it in January. “I look forward to this important amendment being on the ballot to protect families from unfair tax increases,” Scott said in a prepared statement. Democrats expressed concerns that the proposal would further shift tax burdens to local governments, leave the state unable to keep up with environmental and educational needs and reduce services for families in need. Sen. Jose Javier Rodríguez, D-Miami, argued the proposal will “tie the hands” of lawmakers when they eventually address sea-level rise and climate change, which will only grow in cost. “This is designed to make it harder for us to deal with those problems,” Rodriguez said. Sen. Kelli Stargel, R-Lakeland, said the proposal will require lawmakers to “work harder” to get the needed twothirds support to approve tax increases. “When families across Florida have to find a way to pay for medical
bills, braces, a new car, or a broken appliance, they have to sacrifice either by cutting expenses or increasing revenues by working extra hours, or taking on a second job,” Stargel said. “State government should be just as diligent with determining when to make cuts and when to increase revenues. This important legislation gives voters a chance to make it harder for the Legislature to raise state taxes and fees.” The proposed has the backing of groups such as the Florida Chamber of Commerce, Associated Industries of Florida, Florida TaxWatch and the National Federation of Independent Business/Florida. A supermajority requirement isn’t new to the Legislature. For example, a three-fifths margin is already required to raise the corporate income tax rate above 5 percent. The tax currently sits at 5.5 percent. Also, bills that cause state revenue collections to exceed a limit set in the state Constitution must be passed by twothirds votes of each chamber.
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The Summation Weekly PUBLIC NOTICES Legals Notice of Sale IN THE CIRCUIT CIVIL 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, UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF ZANDRIA A.M. GEORGE-PACKER, AND UNKNOWN TENANTS/OWNERS, Defendants. Case No. 2016 CA 001957 Division WF NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of GRETA G. RICKOFF, deceased, whose date of death was July 25, 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.
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Final Judgment of Foreclosure for Plaintiff entered in this cause on February 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:
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
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.
Personal Representatives:
and commonly known as: 775 DUNKIRK ST, PENSACOLA, FL 32534; 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 MARCH 23, 2018 at 11:00 A.M..
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Plaintiff,
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.
The date of first publication of this notice is February 28, 2018. SCOTT E. RICKOFF 4590 Bohemia Drive Pensacola, FL 32503 MICHAEL I. RICKOFF Gastroenterology Associates, P.A. 200 Patewood Drive, Suite B22 Greenville, SC 29615 Attorney for Personal Representatives: 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 2WR2/28-3/7NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT CIVIL COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY CIVIL DIVISION
vs. JENNIFER B GROOMS, ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND UNKNOWN TENANTS/ OWNERS, Defendants. Case No. 2016-CA-001760 Division NOTICE OF SALE
Dated this 2nd day of March, 2018. By: Jennifer M. Scott Attorney for Plaintiff 2WR3/7-3/14NOS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT COUNTY, FLORIDA FOR SANTA ROSA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF JANIS K. SIMMONS Deceased. File: 18090016CPXAX Division “D” NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Janis K. Simmons, deceased, whose date of death was July 19, 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. 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 DECEDENTS DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is February 28, 2018. Personal Representative: James Bobby Simmons 6637 Chumukla Highway Pace, Florida 32571 Attorney for Personal Representative: JOEL M. COHEN Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar Number: 161157 2127 West 9 Mile Road # 154 Pensacola, FL 32534 Telephone: (850) 434-5524 Fax: (850) 208-3226 E-Mail: jcohen@cox.net Secondary E-Mail: jmcohenlaw@gmail.com 2WR2/28-3/7NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF GRETA G. RICKOFF Deceased. File No. 2017-CP-1497 Division T
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Final Judgment of Foreclosure for Plaintiff entered in this cause on April 25, 2017, 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 22 & 23 BLOCK 46 OF BRENTWOOD, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 1 PAGE 11A, ET SEQ OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. and commonly known as: 427 BAYLISS CT A, PENSACOLA, FL 32505; 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 March 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 26th day of January, 2018. By: Jennifer M. Scott Attorney for Plaintiff 2WR2/28-3/7NOS
IN THE CIRCUIT CIVIL COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY CIVIL DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST Plaintiff, vs. KENNETH R. CONWAY A/K/A KENNETH RAY CONWAY, CHRISTINA CONWAY A/K/A CHRISTINA MARIE HIGDON; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), NA., F/K/A CAPITAL ONE BANK, AND UNKNOWN TENANTS/ OWNERS, Defendants. Case No. 17-2015-CA-000895 Division WE NOTICE OF SALE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Final Judgment of Foreclosure for Plaintiff entered in this cause on February 20, 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 3, PINEHURST SUBDIVISION, A PORTION OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 30 WEST, ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA, ACCORDING TO PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 2, AT PAGE 76, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY. and commonly known as: 102 ELM STREET, PENSACOLA, FL 32506; 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 MARCH 23, 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 27th day of February, 2018.
By: Jennifer M. Scott Attorney for Plaintiff 2WR2/28-3/7NOS
Notice to Creditors IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
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Pursuant to F.S. §733.702, all creditors of the Decedent and other persons who have claims or demands against Decedent’s Estate, including un-matured, contingent, or un-liquidated claims, and who have been served a copy of this Notice, must file their claims in proper form with this Court WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
IN RE: ESTATE OF FRANCIS X. BRETT a/k/a FRANK X. BRETT Deceased.
All other creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against Decedent’s Estate, including un-matured, contingent, or un-liquidated claims, must file their claims in proper form with this Court WITHIN THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
Case No.: 57-2018-CP-037 Division: D
ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Francis X. Brett (also known as “Frank X. Brett”) deceased, whose date of death was December 18, 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. The name and address of the personal representative and of the personal representative’s attorneys 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.
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 28, 2018. Suzanne Robbins, Pers. Rep. 4487 Chantilly Way Milton, FL 32583 Edmund W. Holt (eservice@ewholtlaw.com) Florida Bar Number 192705 Attorney for Personal Representative 1017 North Twelfth Avenue Pensacola, FL 32501-3306 (850) 434-7694 2WR2/28-3/7NTC
All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
DAN JAQUISH Plaintiff,
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
CHERYL A. LETT, MICHAEL C. LETT, EMERALD COAST UTILITIES AUTHORITY, Defendants.
The date of the first publication of this notice is February 28, 2018.
Case No.: 2018 CA 229 Division:
Personal Representative: Edward M. Rouse 4475 Woodbine Road, Suite 7 Pace, Florida 32571 Attorneys for Personal Representative: John H. Adams, Esquire Florida Bar No. 13208 Beggs & Lane, RLLP 501 Commendencia Street Pensacola, Florida 32502 Telephone: (850) 432-2451 Fax: (850) 469-3331 Primary email: jha@beggslane.com Secondary email: jnc@beggslane.com 2WR2/28-3/7NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: THE ESTATE OF: JAMES LAMAR JINRIGHT, Deceased. CASE NO: 2018-CP-65 DIVISION: NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of JAMES LAMAR JINRIGHT, deceased, Case File Number 2018-CP-65, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 6865 Caroline Street, Milton, Florida 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, 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. The date of first publication of this Notice is February 28, 2018. Personal Representative: CINDY JINRIGHT UGARTE 7643 Sandstone Street Navarre, Florida 32566 Attorney for Personal Representative: JAMES W. MAGAHA, ESQUIRE Florida Bar No: 394327 812 North Spring Street Pensacola, Florida 32501 Telephone: (850) 438-6224 jwm@jameswmagaha.com jwmagaha@gmail.com maglegsec@gmail.com Attorney for Personal Representative 2WR2/28-3/7NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF MARGARET ANNE SQUIER, also known as MARGARET A. SQUIER, Deceased. Case Number: 2018 CP 058 Division: D NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the Estate of Margaret Anne Squier also known as Margaret A. Squier, Deceased, whose date of death was November 17, 2017, is pending in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court in Santa Rosa County, Florida, File Number 2018 CP 058, the address of which is P.O. Box 472 Milton, Florida 32572. The name and address of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s Attorney are set forth below.
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NOTICE OF ACTION TO: CHERYL A. LETT AND MICHAEL C. LETT, and any persons claiming by, through, under, or against them, Lot 11, Block I, Second Addition to Springdale Subdivision, a Subdivision of a portion of Section 48, Township 1 South, Range 30 West, according to the Plat thereof, recorded in Plat Book 4, Page(s) 56, of the Public Records of Escambia County, Florida. YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to quite title on 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 Douglas D. Tidwell, Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is 811 N. Spring Street, Pensacola, FL 32501, on or before April 9, 2018, 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 28th day of February, 2018 PAM CHILDERS CLERK OF COURT By: Kathy Benoit As Deputy Clerk MICHAEL D. TIDWELL, ESQ. Florida Bar No.: 0899887 mtidwell@emeraldcoasttitle.com DOUGLAS D. TIDWELL, ESQ. Florida Bar No.: 115624 dtidwell@emeraldcoasttitle.com BENJAMIN L. ALEXANDER, ESQ. Florida Bar No.: 61632 balexander@emeraldcoasttitle.com Michael D. Tidwell, P.A. 811 N. Spring Street Pensacola, Florida 32501 (850) 434-3223 – Phone 4WR3/7-3/28NOA
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF FRANK JOHN VAN MULLEM, SR., Deceased. CASE NO.: 2018-CP-000005 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The ancillary administration of the estate of FRANK JOHN VAN MULLEM, SR., deceased, whose date of death was August 24, 2017, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is P.O. Box 333, Pensacola, Florida 32591-0333. The names and addresses of the ancillary personal representative and ancillary personal representative’s agent 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 SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES 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 February 28, 2018. Ancillary Personal Representative CHERISH DAWN VAN MULLEM 3035 Grand Route St. John New Orleans, LA 70119 Agent for Ancillary Personal Representative Phillip A. Pugh, Esq. Florida Bar No. 0505501 Litvak, Beasley, Wilson & Ball, LLP Attorneys at Law 226 E. Government Street Pensacola, Florida 32502
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF ALBERT B. WIEMANN, JR. Deceased. File No. 2017 CP 001529 Division “T” NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the Estate of ALBERT B. WIEMANN, Jr., deceased, whose date of death was November 16, 2017, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is M.C. Blanchard Judicial 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. 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 28, 2018. Personal Representative: Ellen Mallett 1 Allendale Road Old Saybrook, CT 06475 Attorney for Personal Representative: Joel M. Cohen Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar Number: 161157 2172 West 9 Mile Road #154 Pensacola, FL 32534 Telephone: (850) 434-5524 Fax: (850) 208-3226 pleadings: jmcohenlaw@gmail.com 2WR2/28-3/7NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF PATRICIA ANN KIMMONS, Deceased. File No.: 2018-CP-105 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of PATRICIA ANN KIMMONS, deceased, whose date of death was May 8, 2017 and whose social security number is XXX-XX-3479, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 6865 Caroline Street, Milton, Florida 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 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 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 March 7, 2018. Personal Representative: ROBERT C. KIMMONS 6024 Carr Road Milton, Florida 32583 Attorney for Personal Representative: HEATHER F. LINDSAY Lindsay & Lindsay, P.A. 5218 Willing Street Milton, Florida 32570 (8500 623-3200 Florida Bar No. 073441 2WR3/7-3/14NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISON IN RE: ESTATE OF ELLON L. MOSS, Deceased. Case No. 2018-CP-076 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of ELLON L. MOSS deceased, whose date of death was February 1, 2017, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Post Office 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 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
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PUBLIC NOTICES THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
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.
IN RE: ESTATE OF BRIAN R. BURNS A/K/A BRIAN ROSS BURNS Deceased.
ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The date of first publication of this Notice is February 28, 2018. Personal Representative TOMMY GRUBBS Attorney for Personal Representative HEATHER F. LINDSAY Lindsay & Lindsay, P.A. 5218 Willing Street Milton, Florida 32570 (850) 623-3200 Florida Bar No. 073441 2WR2/28-3/7NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF DENNIS D. LUNSFORD, A/K/A DENNIS LUNSFORD, Deceased. File No. 18000066CPMXAX Division: NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Dennis D. Lunsford, a/k/a Dennis Lunsford, deceased, whose date of death was 9/27/2017, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, File No. 18000066CPMXAX, the address of which is Probate Division Clerk of Court Santa Rosa County, 6495 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 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 THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE IS FEBRUARY 28, 2018. Personal Representative Angela Lunsford 4290 Danamar Drive Pensacola, FL 32504 Attorney for Personal Representative Bruce A. McDonald Florida Bar No. 263311 Attorney for Personal Representative 707 E Cervantes Street Suite B, PMB #137 Pensacola, FL 32501 (850) 776-5834 bamcdonald@pensacolalaw.com mmstoner@pensacolalaw.com 2wr2/28-3/7ntc
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF PATRICIA ANN KIMMONS, Deceased. File No.: 2018-CP-105 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of PATRICIA ANN ICIMMONS, deceased, whose date of death was May 8, 2017 and whose social security number is XXX-XX-3479, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 6865 Caroline Street, Milton, Florida 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 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 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 March 7, 2018. Personal Representative: ROBERT C. KIMMONS 6024 Carr Road Milton, Florida 32583 Attorney for Personal Representative: HEATHER F. LINDSAY Lindsay & Lindsay, P.A. 5218 Willing Street Milton, Florida 32570 (8500 623-3200 Florida Bar No. 073441 2WR3/7-3/14NTC
File No. 2018-CP-00064 Division “T” The administration of the estate of Brian R. Burns a/k/a Brian Ross Burns, deceased, whose date of death was December 28, 2017, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 Governmental Center, Pensacola, Florida 32501. 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 March 7, 2018. Personal Representative: Debra D. Burns 6117 Hampton Oaks Drive Mobile, Alabama 36693 Attorney for Personal Representative: Charles L. Hoffman, Jr., Attorney Florida Bar Number: 229768 SHELL FLEMING DAVIS & MENGE 226 Palafox Place, Ninth Floor (32502) PO Box 1831, Pensacola, FL 32591-1831 Phone: (850) 434-2411 Fax: (850) 435-1074 E-Mail: choffman@shellfleming.com Secondary E-Mail: aswift@shellfleming.com 2WR3/7-3/14NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF MYRTLE MARIE SMITH, Deceased. Case No: 18-CP-97 Division: D NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of MYRTLE MARIE SMITH, deceased, File Number 18CP-97, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 6495 Caroline Street, Milton, Florida 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, 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. The date of first publication of this Notice is March 7, 2018.
DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
Secondary E-Mail: comptroller@kathleendemaria.com
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
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Notice of Action
The date of first publication of this notice is March 7, 2018.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA
Attorney for Personal Representative: KRISTEN MARKS, ESQ. My Pink Lawyer® Florida Bar Number: 055433 111 S. DeVilliers St., Suite B Pensacola, Florida 32502 Telephone: (850) 439-1191 Fax: (888) 439-1191 E-Mail: kristen@mypinklawyer.com Secondary E-Mail: support@mypinklawyer.com 2WR3/7-3/14NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF Rachel Delores Hanks a.k.a Delores R. Hanks a.k.a Delores R. Hinote Deceased. File No. 2017-CP-1510 Division F NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Rachel Delores Hanks a.k.a Delores R. Hanks a.k.a Delores R. Hinote, deceased, whose date of death was October 9, 2017, and whose social security number are xxx-xx-7877, 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 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 March 7, 2018. Personal Representative: Beverly D. Wheeler 2730 Sanibel Place Gulf Breeze, Florida 32563 Attorney for Personal Representative: Daniel P. Saba E-Mail Address: Dsaba@ljslawfirm.com Florida Bar No. 640141 Locklin, Saba, Locklin & Jones, P.A. 4557 Chumuckla Highway Pace, Florida 32571 Telephone: (850) 995-1102 2WR3/7-3/14NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF HERMAN LEE RICHARDSON Deceased.
DONALD OLIVER SMITH 2683 Salamanca Street Navarre, Florida 32566 Personal Representative
File No.:2018 CP 182 Division: T
D. KEITH KILPATRICK, ESQ. Florida Bar No. 628131 Kilpatrick & Newlin, P.A. 9218 Navarre Parkway Navarre, FL 32566 (850) 939-7722 Office (850) 936-9955 Facsimile Email: keith@kilpatricklawfirm.com Email: paralegal@kilpatricklawfirm.com Attorney for Personal Representative
The administration of the estate of Herman Lee Richardson, deceased, whose date of death was October 24, 2017, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Post Office Box 333, Pensacola, Florida 32592-0333. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF AUGUST J. STURM, SR. Deceased. File No. 2018-CP-191 Division T NOTICE TO CREDITORS The ancillary administration of the estate of August J. Sturm, Sr., deceased, whose date of death was November 14, 2007, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is M.C. Blanchard Judicial Center, 190 Governmental Center, 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
Notice of Intention to Register Fictitious Name
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
Personal Representative: August J. Sturm, Jr. 7428 Killarney Drive Indianapolis, Indiana 46217
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 March 7, 2018. Personal Representative: Jamila Richardson 1005 North “E” Street Pensacola, FL 32501 Attorney for Personal Representative: Kathleen K. DeMaria Attorney Florida Bar Number: 503789 Kathleen K. DeMaria, P.A. 510 E. Zaragoza Street Pensacola, FL 32502 Telephone: (850) 434-2761 Fax: (850) 438-8860 E-Mail: kathy@kathleendemaria.com
Notice Under Fictitious Name Statute
WILLIAM MCKISSACK, CAROLYN MCKISSACK, KELLY M. WILSON f/k/a KELLY M. KELSON, Plaintiffs, vs. MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC, et al. Defendants.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of HPANWF located at 6901-A N. 9th Avenue #152, in the County of Escambia in the city of Pensacola, Florida 32504, intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida. Dated at Pensacola, Florida, this 28th day of February, 2018. The entire interest in said enterprise is owned and held by Healthcare Professionals Association of North West Florida, LLC, whose president is Amanda Waddell. 1WR3/7FIC
Case No.: 2018 CA 17 Division: NOTICE OF ACTION TO: Shirley Cartwright, Willard Cartwright, Tracy L. Poston, and any persons claiming by, through, under, or against them, A portion of the Southwest ¼ of the Northwest ¼ of Section 32, Township 3 North, Range 31 West, Escambia County, Florida, being more particularly described as follows: Commence at the Northeast corner of Section 32; thence South 00 degrees 57 minutes 55 seconds East, along the East line of said Section 32, for a distance of 2608.18 feet; thence South 89 degrees 28 minutes 57 second West, along the South line of said Northeast 1/4, for a distance of 1946.44 feet; thence North 00 degrees 38 minutes 44 seconds West, for a distance of 33.0 feet to the North right of way line of Crabtree Church Road (66’ R/W) and the Point of Beginning; thence continue North 00 degrees 38 minutes 44 seconds West, for a distance of 160.00 feet; thence South 89 degrees 28 minutes 57 seconds West, along the North line of said Southwest ¼, for a distance of 176.25 feet; thence South 00 degrees 38 minutes 43 seconds East, for a distance of 160.00 feet to said North right of way line, thence North 89 degrees 28 minutes 57 seconds East, 176.25 feet to the Point of Beginning. YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to quite title on 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 Douglas D. Tidwell, Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is 811 N. Spring Street, Pensacola, FL 32501, on or before April 9, 2018, 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.
Meeting Notices DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT BOARD NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR March 2018 Please mark your calendars for the following dates and times during the above noted month when meetings are scheduled to be held. Downtown Improvement Board Regular Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of every month Tuesday, Mar. 13th, 2018 at 7:30 a.m. Parking & Traffic Committee Regular Meetings are held on the 1st Tuesday of every month Parking Strategy Workshop Tuesday, Mar 6th, 2018 at 4:30 p.m. Finance Committee Regular Meetings are held immediately following the DIB Board Meeting first month of each quarter No Meeting in March Next Meeting Scheduled for April 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. If you need accommodations for any of these meetings, please contact Elizabeth Sloman via email elizabeths@ downtownpensacola.com with your request to allow us to plan accordingly.
DATED this 28th day of February, 2018 PAM CHILDERS CLERK OF COURT By: Kathy Benoit As Deputy Clerk MICHAEL D. TIDWELL, ESQ. Florida Bar No.: 0899887 mtidwell@emeraldcoasttitle.com DOUGLAS D. TIDWELL, ESQ. Florida Bar No.: 115624 dtidwell@emeraldcoasttitle.com BENJAMIN L. ALEXANDER, ESQ. Florida Bar No.: 61632 balexander@emeraldcoasttitle.com Michael D. Tidwell, P.A. 811 N. Spring Street Pensacola, Florida 32501 (850) 434-3223 – Phone 4WR3/7-3/28NOA
Notice of Action for Dissolution of Marriage IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA FAMILY LAW DIVISION
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In RE: The Marriage of: LYDIA NMN SANTIAGO, Petitioner/Wife, v. FILOGONIO SANTIAGO-VENEGAS, Respondent/Husband. Case No.: 2017 DR 004041 AMENDED NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE WITH MINOR CHILDREN TO: Filogonio Santiago-Venegas 780 West Davison Street, Lot 19 Bartow, FL 33830 OR Filogonio Santiago- Venegas P.O. Box 525 Bartow, FL 33831-0300 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 the counsel for the Petitioner, JOHN M. KVARTEK. ESQ., at 917 North Palafox Street on or before March 21, 2018, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at the M.C. Blanchard Judicial Building, 190 West Government Street, Pensacola, FL 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. The action is asking the Court to award the Petitioner sole parental responsibility of the parties’ minor child, that child support be established pursuant to §61.30, Florida Statutes, that the Wife be restored to her maiden name, and grant any other relief that the Court deems necessary in the circumstances of this case. 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 emailed 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 pleading. Dated: February 13, 2018 PAM CHILDERS, CLERK & COMPTROLLER CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: Desiree Harrison Deputy Clerk 4WR2/21-3/14NOA
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