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magine being able to travel all over downtown Pensacola without searching for a parking spot or ordering a Lyft. Across the country, bike share programs are gaining popularity with over 88 million trips made between 2010 and 2016 in 55 different systems, according to data from the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO). Next year, downtown Pensacola will be added to those statistics as it implements the city’s first bike share program. “Bike share mobility adds value to a city and allows people to move around
“They’ve cracked the code on how to position bikes,” Morse said in reference to Bike Share. “The only thing we have to do is say ‘yes.’ There’s no risk, no financial commitment.” Morse said the bike share program could be launched as early as February of next year. It’s perfect timing since downtown’s population will greatly increase with the anticipated Southtowne Apartments. “When that building fills to capacity, that’s (hundreds) of people moving downtown,” he said. “Not to mention other condos, apartments and hotels.” Sean Flood, CEO of The Gotcha Group calls Gotcha Bike a “turn key bike share program.” The program is funded through partnerships and sponsorships along with ridership fees. “Bike share is an alternative form of transportation that’s trending in other parts of the U.S.,” Flood said. “It’s less expensive, better for you, better for the environment. It shows the city really does care.” Representatives with Gotcha work with the city to customize the program including what the bikes would look like and where they will be available to rent. Flood said the bikes collect data that is tracked in real time to help determine best practices. “It shows data such as individual
trips and distance traveled,” he explained. “We’re about to break that down and draw real conclusions.” In May this year, Gotcha Bike was launched in Charleston, South Carolina. “The data and GPS technology are incredible,” said Brigette Lajoie of The Gotcha Group. “We launched 250 bicycles in the city of Charleston already, we have over 4,800 members that have taken over 14,800 trips, burning 1,300,000 calories, reducing 29,300 carbon emissions, and saving over $19,000 from biking versus driving.” On the Gotcha Bike website, the bike share rental is broken down into simple steps. People can reserve bikes using an app or directly at the bike using its keypad. Bikes are then unlocked with a four-digit code, which you’ll use again after you make any pit stops. To end a trip, just lock the bike at one of the hubs. On her recent trip to Pensacola, Lajoie said she felt Gotcha Bike would easily fit into Pensacola’s aesthetic. “The partnership just makes sense,” she said. “I think it would complement the ‘Upside of Florida.’” Gotcha Bike racks are not bolted in nor do they require electricity, which makes them easy to reposition as needed, Flood said. “We’re excited about it,” said
in a district for a low expense,” said Curt Morse, executive director of the Downtown Improvement Board. “And it’s a cool amenity.” Gotcha Bike, of the parent organization The Gotcha Group, will be working with the city to customize the program, Morse said. Since Gotcha Bike started in 2014, it has implemented bike share programs to 21 cities and universities around the U.S. including Florida State University and the city of Atlanta.
Flood. “This is nothing but a positive for the city. It promotes health and wellness, true sustainability, decreases the number of cars on the road. It really is a beautiful downtown area. It’s a natural fit.” Bike share is not only cost effective for the bike riders, but for the city as well. According to a 2011 article from the National League of Cities (NLC), city officials have found that building bicycling infrastructure is a better investment than car infrastructure. While an above ground parking garage could cost about $16,000 per space, on-street bicycle parking can cost about $150 per bike and is more space efficient.
By Jennifer Leigh As Morse points out, downtown Pensacola doesn’t so much have a parking problem, but a “walking problem” since not all parking is close to downtown attractions. The bike share program is just one of the new transportation methods coming to downtown next year. Also launching in spring of 2018, are the National Park Service ferries connecting passengers to downtown Pensacola, Gulf Island National Seashore and Pensacola Beach. Electric trams will also be implemented to shuttle ferry passengers. Morse said bike share is just another way to move people around
the city. It’s not only convenient, but allows people to explore and experience new parts of the city. If it proves successful in the downtown area, Morse said the program could expand to Pensacola Beach, Pensacola State College and the University of West Florida. “We’re looking at amenities that other cities have—cities that clearly get it,” Morse said. “We’re really no different than them. Our advantage is this huge natural resource called the beach. We want to deliver an experience that is memorable. We want people in other counties to say, ‘Why can’t we be like Pensacola?’”
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Annual Soul Bowl Takes to Downtown Gridiron Once Again For the sixth year in a row, the waterfront Blue Wahoos Stadium and Community Maritime Park will be transformed into a football, soul food and public safety festival on Saturday, October 21 for the Blue Wahoos Soul Bowl, presented by Troy Rafferty and the Levin-Papantonio Law Firm. The Soul Bowl is a quarter-century tradition in Pensacola youth sports. The contest pits the football programs of Southern Youth Sports Association (SYSA) Tigers and the East Pensacola Rattlers against each other for a daylong festival of football, soul food, sportsmanship and unity. Lumon May, one of the event organizers, worked with Quint Studer to bring the Soul Bowl from neighborhood football fields to the bayfront stadium downtown. The big game, big field, and big venue is the highlight of the year for many of the athletes who participate. “This event is always an exciting day for these young men and women, many of whom don’t get a chance to see the stadium up close, or play on a big stage downtown, and we’re grateful to the Studers, the Blue Wahoos, the Levin Papantonio law firm and all our other sponsors and supporters for helping us make this a reality for so many children,” said May. “Our coaches use this event as a real motivating force to help make sure these young people stay out of trouble, stay in school, get good grades, and show good sportsmanship,” May continued. “Because if they don’t do those things, they don’t play on Soul Bowl day. So it isn’t just about football, it’s also about making sure these children learn about responsibility, respecting others, and respecting themselves,” he said. Beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday,
teams from the Tigers, Rattlers, and Bellview Packers will take to the gridiron at the Blue Wahoos Stadium. Teams from every age group will play throughout the day, with the traditional Unity Ceremony in the afternoon. In addition, “soul food” vendors will line the area outside the stadium, and local first responders from the State of Florida, Escambia County, and City of Pensacola will showcase their vehicles, tools, equipment, and activities for Public Safety Day on the greens outside the stadium. Sponsors for the 2017 Blue Wahoos Soul Bowl, presented by Troy Rafferty and the Levin-Papantonio Law Firm, include: Gold Sponsors Gulf Power Baptist Health Care Visit Pensacola WEAR TV3 Silver Sponsors City of Pensacola Police Department Chavers Construction City of Pensacola Parks & Recreation Friends of Soul Bowl LaRuby May John Peacock Jim and Shirley Cronley Publix Stores Sacred Heart Health System Pensacola Energy Derrick Brooks May-Bear Contracting Clark-Partington Law Firm
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UWF President Saunders pledges $10k for new JCPenney Suit Up program at UWF
The University of West Florida is partnering with JCPenney to participate in the JCPenney Suit Up program, a national initiative that allows students to purchase discounted professional wear. UWF President Martha Saunders has pledged $10,000 of personal funds to support the initiative. “This initiative matters to our students,” Saunders said. “It creates awareness of the importance of appropriate attire for the workplace, and it gives them confidence when interviewing for that allimportant first professional opportunity. The old saying, ‘look good, do good,’ is true. Every detail matters. That is why my husband and I were happy to provide funding for this project.” The proposal for the initiative was brought forward to President Saunders from a UWF student, Abigail Megginson, a senior journalism and political science major who serves as the director of communications for the Student Government Association. “Suit Up allows students to choose the professional clothing they need to succeed at a price they can realistically afford,” Megginson said. “No student should have to turn down an opportunity because they don’t have the means to look the part. This collaboration between UWF and JCPenney will give Argos one
of the crucial tools they need in order to pursue a career after graduation, one they might not otherwise have.” In Spring 2018, UWF will host an event that will provide students a 40 percent off coupon for any purchase of professional clothing at the JCPenney located in University Town Plaza. UWF Career Services will also launch a campaign to educate students about appropriate professional wear. The campaign will culminate in the Suit Up event at JCPenney. Through fundraising efforts and donations, UWF Career Services will also purchase gift cards to JCPenney that will be distributed to eligible students who demonstrate a need that aligns with the mission of the program. Students will be selected through an application process. “We look forward to the Suit Up program at UWF because we are confident that this will reduce the amount of barriers between college students and their professional dreams,” said Kishane Patel, UWF Student Body President. “We hope this will inspire students to reach their full potential.” For more information, contact UWF Career Services at 850.474.2254 or career@uwf.edu.
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UWF Historic Trust to host stamp IHMC podcast STEM-Talk wins collecting workshop first place in science category
The University of West Florida Historic Trust’s Education Department and the Pensacola Philatelic Society, the local affiliated chapter of the American Philatelic Society, will host a free workshop “Stamp Collecting 101: King of Hobbies and the Hobby of Kings” on Saturday, Oct. 21 at the Voices of Pensacola. The workshop, led by President of the Pensacola Philatelic Society Dewey Barker, is in conjunction with the “Philately & Friendship: The Art of ACE” exhibition currently on view at the T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Museum. Barker will present on stamp collecting from 10:15 to 11 a.m., followed by
a stamp identification session from 11 to 11:30 a.m. The public is welcome to bring those hard to identify stamps to this session. Guided tours of the “Philately & Friendship: The Art of ACE” exhibition will be offered at 11:30 a.m., noon and 12:30 p.m. The final session from 1 to 2 p.m. will cover hands-on lessons in how to properly preserve and care for philatelic items. The Voices of Pensacola is located at 117 E. Government Street. The public is invited to attend all or select sessions. For more information, contact Education Director Sheyna Marcey at smarcey1@uwf.edu or 850.595.5985 ext. 105.
The 41st annual Stepping Out in Style Fashion Show, presented by the Women?s Board of Baptist Health Care Foundation and Gulf Coast Health Care, is Thursday, Oct. 19 at Skopelos at New World. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Professional and local celebrity models will show off the latest fashions from Bluetique; cabi by independent stylist, Jennie Barrow; duh for garden & home; The Market and Mainly Shoes; and The South Outfitters. In addition to the runway show, this event will feature both silent and live auctions, hors d?oeuvres and a cash bar. Proceeds from the fashion show will benefit the Kugelman Cancer Center. The Kugelman Cancer Center facilitates infusion services for a wide variety of specialties other than oncology chemotherapy, such as cardiology, antibiotic, rheumatology, osteoporosis and gastrointestinal. This project will separate chemotherapy infusions from
the existing infusion center, allowing for more space and convenience in patient treatment areas. Baptist Health Care Foundation would like to thank the following sponsors: Gulf Coast Health Care, Ballinger Publishing, Bluetique, Cat Country 98.7 and NewsRadio 92.3 FM & 1620 AM, Cox Communications, duh for garden and home, Fiore of Pensacola, Heart Rhythm Center at Baptist Heart & Vascular Institute, Highpointe Hotel Corporation, Rick Lambert/Iron Horse Wealth Strategies, Kia AutoSport Pensacola, The Kugelman Foundation, Pensacola News Journal & Bella Magazine, Poarch Band of Creek Indians, Skopelos at New World, and WEAR ABC 3 - WFGX 35. For more information, visit BaptistHealthCareFoundation.org or call 850.469.7906.
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IHMC’s podcast STEM-Talk won first place in the science and medicine category at the 12th Annual People’s Choice Podcast Awards on Sunday. The international competition featured more than 2,000 nominees in 20 categories. STEM-Talk also was a runner-up in the People’s Choice Award, the grand prize of the competition. STEM-Talk bills itself as “conversations with some of the most interesting people in the world of science and technology.” “We really didn’t expect this,” said Ken Ford, IHMC’s founder and CEO, who came up with the idea for STEMTalk. “Our podcast is just a little more than a year old and we’re thrilled to receive this kind of recognition so soon.” STEM-Talk uploads to iTunes every other Tuesday and is nearing its 50th episode. Ford co-hosts the podcast with IHMC
research scientist Dawn Kernagis. Veteran NASA astronaut Tom Jones, who also is a senior research scientist at IHMC, has also helped co-host episodes of STEM-Talk. The show is edited by IHMC Senior Creative and Multimedia Specialist William “Billy” Howell and Communications Director Randy Hammer, the show’s producer. The Oct. 24 episode will feature Kernagis interviewing Ford about his pioneering work in artificial intelligence and the founding of IHMC. Ford, an early adapter of a ketogenic diet, also will answer questions about his research into nutrition and ways to maintain strength and function with aging. The interview precedes Ford’s induction into the Florida Inventor’s Hall of Fame, which is set for Nov. 6 in Tampa. More information is at STEMTalk.us or podcastawards.com.
Council on Aging announces Rat Pack 2017 The seventh annual Rat Pack Reunion fundraiser, hosted by Council on Aging of West Florida to raise money and awareness for senior programs in the area, will take place Oct. 27, 2017 at 5:30 pm at New World Landing. At the event, four local leaders will be roasted and toasted for their service to the community. Marianne McMahon started volunteering with the American Cancer Society by assisting with the Cattle Barons Ball. Following guidance that, “Much is required from the person to whom much is given; much more is required from the person to whom much more is given,” Marianne currently serves as a board member for the PACE Center for Girls and the Arc Gateway. In addition, last year she became involved with Fiesta. Nels Offerdahl attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison before moving to Gulf Breeze in 2000. He built and operates three local movie theatre complexes in Gulf Breeze, Pace, and Crestview. He was a member of the 2010 Mayoki Indians and the 2016 Court of Fiesta. He also serves as a board member for the Panhandle Charitable Open. John Peacock has served as a Financial Advisor for Edward Jones in Pensacola, Fla. since 1995. Prior to this, he also worked as a consultant to the US Department of Energy and served in the US Navy Nuclear Program. He is the president of the Panhandle Charitable Open Golf Tournament and a board member for the Edward Jones Grassroots Task Force, Autism Pensacola, UWF Foundation, WSRE Foundation Board, Pensacola Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Downtown Improvement Board. Roger Webb began his career with Wendy’s in 1970 when Dave Thomas
hired him as a part-time employee when Dave opened his third restaurant in Columbus, Ohio. Currently, Roger owns the Wendco Group, which has a total of 43 Wendy’s restaurants and employs a staff of over 1,200 people in Northwest Florida and South Alabama. Now in its seventh year, the Rat Pack Reunion pays homage to the glamorous Hollywood styles of yesteryear by honoring Pensacola’s own celebrities with a gentle roast, auction, dancing, dinner and more. As men sport their skinniest ties and women show off their most dazzling gowns, hundreds of individuals gather to raise funds and awareness for Council on Aging of West Florida. To date, the event has raised close to a million dollars for services like Meals on Wheels, The Retreat Adult Day Health Care Center and more programs that aging adults in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties depend upon. Sponsors for this event include Charlie & Fran Switzer, WEAR-ABC3, Ballinger Publishing, Cat Country 98.7, Ideaworks, Skopelos at New World, Collier Merrill, Jewelers Trade Shop, Home Instead Senior Care, The Kugelman Foundation, Pete Moore Automotive, Jim & Ann Neal, Ray & Valerie Russenberger, Richard McAlpin, Bo Carter, Roger Webb, John Peacock, Marianne McMahon, Nels Offerdahl, The Studer Foundation, Joe Durant, Emerald Coast Hospice, Levin Rinke Realty, Escambia County Sherriff’s Office, John B. Clark, Riesberg Institute, Hancock Bank, Impact Campaigns, and Fabadashery. To purchase tickets, sponsor Rat Pack Reunion, or for information on the event, visit ratpackreunion.com.
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SCOTT DECLARES EMERGENCY AS UF READIES FOR WHITE NATIONALIST By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Citing a need to protect “the health, safety and welfare” of the public, Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency in Alachua County in advance of a white-nationalist leader’s appearance Thursday at the University of Florida. University officials agreed to allow Richard Spencer, the leader of the National Policy Institute, to speak on campus, after university President Kent Fuchs initially balked at a proposed speaking date last month. The university relented after a lawyer for the controversial Spencer threatened to sue. On Monday, Scott issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency in Alachua County to allow state and local law enforcement officials to coordinate and share resources. “We live in a country where everyone has the right to voice their opinion, however, we have zero tolerance for violence, and public safety is always our number one priority,” Scott said in a prepared statement accompanying the seven-page order. “This executive order is an additional step to ensure that the University of Florida and the entire community is prepared so everyone can stay safe.” Scott’s order came at the request of Alachua County Sheriff Sadie Darnell, who said she sought the emergency declaration “more so of being able to get the resources needed to prepare, rather than a sense of alarm regarding the protest.” Still, Darnell added, “There is an element of being conscious that there has been violence and property damage in other areas where this speaker has spoken,” even if Spencer wasn’t directly involved in the behavior. “We have to be prepared for any eventuality,” she said in a telephone interview Monday. The declaration establishes a “cooperative and coordinated security plan” among state and local law enforcement agencies to ensure that they are “sufficiently prepared to deal with any security and safety issues related to the speaking engagement,”
which is slated for the university’s Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Spencer’s prior appearances at universities in Alabama, California, Texas and Virginia “have sparked protests and counter-protests resulting in episodes of violence, civil unrest, and multiple arrests,” the governor noted in his emergency declaration. Clashes between Spencer’s white nationalist supporters --- some of whom carried tiki torches --and antifascist, or antifa, supporters turned deadly in Charlottesville, Va., in August after a car plowed into a group of counter-protesters, killing 31-yearold Heather Heyer. Dozens of others were injured, and two Virginia state troopers died in a helicopter crash while monitoring the situation. Gainesville authorities are concerned about the possibility of a similar mob, prompting Darnell to request the additional support. Scott’s order directs the activation of the Florida National Guard, if necessary, and makes the Florida Department of Law Enforcement the lead agency in charge of “crisis management.” Also, the governor’s order puts the state’s Division of Emergency Management --- the agency that oversees responses to disasters like hurricanes --- in charge of any fallout if confrontations in Gainesville become violent, a move that appeared to appeal to the firebrand Spencer. “BREAKING: Hurricane Ricardo expected to hit Gainsville this Thursday,” Spencer said in a Twitter post accompanied by an image of his face in the center of a massive storm off Florida’s coast. The university appeared to downplay the significance of Scott’s emergency order Monday, saying it allowed for “enhanced coordination” between various agencies and “is not in response to any specific heightened threat.” “It is a process that enables various law enforcement agencies to work together more efficiently. For example, agencies from multiple jurisdictions can be mobilized, if necessary, without bureaucratic delays. We appreciate Gov. Scott’s support and commitment
to UF’s campus safety,” the university said in a statement released late Monday afternoon. Spencer, who has been an outspoken supporter of President Donald Trump, earned notoriety following a press conference where followers broke out in Nazi-like salutes in response to Spencer saying, “Hail Trump, hail our people, hail victory!” Fuchs and the university have made clear that they do not endorse Spencer’s neo-Nazi ideology, but maintain the state school is required by law to allow him to appear. “The values of our university are not shared by Mr. Spencer, the National Police Institute or his followers,” Fuchs said in a Facebook video posted last week. “Our campuses are places where people of all races, origins and religions are welcomed and are treated with love.” Fuchs encouraged students and others to shun Spencer. “Do not provide Mr. Spencer and his followers the spotlight they are seeking. I urge everyone to stay away from the Phillips Center on Oct. 19,” he said. But a group calling itself “No Nazis at UF,” which was granted an impromptu meeting with university officials Monday in an attempt to call off Spencer’s speech, plans to show up en masse to protest on Thursday. “We will be there Thursday, thousands strong protesting against fascism and white nationalism. We hope you will join us,” the group said in a Twitter post Thursday afternoon. Local authorities are facing the same dilemma other college towns confronted when Spencer came to campus. “We’re dealing with a lot of unknowns. We’re hoping that this is going to be a non-event. It’s going to go peacefully. It’s going to be very low-attended. And it’s just going to go fine, and we will have the experience of having this marvelous drill and training opportunity. But we don’t know that, so we’re taking it very seriously,” Darnell said.
VETERANS’ AGENCY HOPES TO AVOID BUDGET CUTS By CHRISTINE SEXTON THE NEWS SERVICE FLORIDA
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Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs Executive Director Glenn Sutphin told a House panel that the state would have to close a veterans’ nursing home if the Legislature were to make steep spending reductions to his department’s budget in the coming year. Sutphin last week outlined his legislative budget requests for the 2018-2019 fiscal year but also provided lawmakers with ideas of how to trim 10 percent from the agency’s budget in case of a revenue shortfall. Sutphin told members of the House Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee that he couldn’t reach a required $6.2 million reduction in the Operations and Maintenance Trust Fund, which receives federal funding, by paring back the amount of money for food or electricity at nursing homes. “In all honesty, sir,” Sutphin said to committee Chairman Jason Brodeur, “the only way to meet this is we would have to close a nursing home. I’m not trying to make it bad, that’s just the only way.”
That would affect 120 residents and about 136 employees, he said. The state operates six veterans’ homes in Florida and two more are being built, one in Orange County and the other in Port St. Lucie. It also operates a 150-bed domiciliary home. Sutphin didn’t offer details on which home would be closed if the Legislature made cuts but assured Rep. Gayle Harrell, a Stuart Republican who serves on the House panel, that construction on the new veterans’ nursing home in Port St. Lucie wouldn’t be affected. “I don’t think I could go to that part of Florida if I don’t start building that home pretty soon,” he told Harrell, who quickly replied: “You’re right.” Occupancy rates at Florida veterans’ homes exceed 98 percent, up from 93 percent in 2009-2010. The Department of Veterans’ Affairs was required to compile more than $7 million in potential reductions. Other proposed spending cuts were reducing by 11 the number of veterans’ claim examiners. Sutphin said the cut would result in about 5,000 fewer veterans being served by the state.
Agencies annually compile proposed reduction lists as part of the budget process. The question is whether or not the Legislature will in fact target the areas that have been identified by the agencies in what is expected to be a tight budget year. A financial outlook prepared by state economists in September said Florida’s surplus may be as small as $52 million, but those projections did not include the state’s costs responding to Hurricane Irma. Brodeur, R-Sanford, started last week’s meeting by explaining the requirement for the potential reductions, often called schedule 8B reductions. “I want to remind all of you the rationale behind the 8B reductions. The purpose is to identify recurring budget reductions that can be made in fiscal year 2018-19 if budget reductions are necessary,” he said. Before outlining potential reductions, Sutphin made a plea to the House spending panel that lawmakers don’t make cuts to the department dedicated to veterans. “Soldiers understand sacrifice. We understand those type things. I’m just ask-
ing you: Please be considerate,’’ he said. Sutphin also presented to the committee a list of budget requests for the agency in the upcoming session. He requested $2 million in trust-fund authority for maintenance and repairs for the existing six nursing homes and budget authority of $7.8 million to hire upward of 136 employees at the new Lake Baldwin nursing home in Orange County. He also asked for nearly $200,000 for four staff members for the Port St. Lucie home, called the Ardie R. Copas, including a maintenance person to work with the contractor as the home is being built and a director of nursing to hire people to work in the nursing home. He also is requesting $528,960 to hire infection preventionists at each nursing facility. That is a requirement from the federal government, he said. “There are a lot of diseases coming back, that we haven’t had, seen in a while,” Sutphin said. “You have plague, you have Legionnaires’ disease. A lot of things are starting to march back. … We have to prevent that because it will go through and wipe out our facilities very quickly.”
FLORIDA TV TAX FIGHT TAKEN TO U.S. SUPREME COURT By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Pointing to “protectionism,” a major satellite-television company is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a constitutional challenge to a Florida law that sets different tax rates for cable and satellite TV services. Dish Network in September filed a 39-page petition in the U.S. Supreme Court, nearly five months after the Florida Supreme Court sided with the state and the cable industry in upholding the law. The long-running battle focuses on the state’s communications-services tax, which is 4.92 percent on the sale of cable services and 9.07 percent on the sale of satellite-TV services. Dish Network contends the different tax rates are a form of protectionism that violates the “dormant” Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which bars states from discriminating against interstate commerce. “In particular, it forbids a state from taxing or regulating differently on the basis of where a good is pro-
duced or a service is performed,” said the Dish Network petition, posted on the SCOTUSblog website, which closely tracks the U.S. Supreme Court. “That’s exactly what the unequal Florida tax does. It puts a heavier duty on pay-TV programming that is assembled and delivered without using massive infrastructure within the state.” But the Florida Supreme Court, which sided in April with the state Department of Revenue and the Florida Cable Telecommunications Association, rejected the notion that cable was an “in state” interest that was being protected by the law. Justice Peggy Quince wrote, for example, that Florida’s largest cable providers are headquartered out of state, as are the satellite companies. “Cable is not a local, in-state interest any more than satellite,” Quince wrote. “While it may be true that cable employs more Florida residents and uses more local infrastructure to provide its services, the Supreme Court has never found a company to be an in-state in-
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terest because it had a greater presence in a state.” The U.S. Supreme Court only agrees to hear a relative handful of the thousands of appeals filed each year. Responses to the Dish Network petition are due Nov. 13, according to a court docket. (Disclosure: The News Service of Florida has a partnership with the Florida Cable Telecommunications Association for the Capital Dateline news show.) In the petition, Dish Network argued that the “practical effect of Florida’s unequal sales tax is to benefit local economic interests associated with cable,” including state and local government. “What possessed the state to adopt this unequal excise on competing services? In a word, protectionism,” the petition said. “Though cable and satellite may be interchangeable from the viewer’s perspective, they have very different relationships with the local economy.”
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FARMERS MAY GET LOANS TO HELP WITH IRMA DAMAGE By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Florida farmers in 44 counties may be eligible for federal loans to help cover damage inflicted by Hurricane Irma, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced. Still, Florida might have to wait months for broader federal assistance to the agriculture industry, which sustained more than $2.5 billion in losses from the storm. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue notified Gov. Rick Scott on Friday that the federal agency determined that Florida had sufficient production loss to warrant a “secretarial natural disaster designation” for most of the peninsula. The designation makes farmers eligible to be considered for Farm Service Agency programs, including emergency loans, Perdue wrote in a letter to Scott. Farmers have eight months to apply for the loans. “FSA considers each emergency loan application on its own merits, taking into account the extent of production losses on the farm and the security and repayment ability of the operator,” Perdue wrote. The federal designation names 19 counties as “primary” natural disaster areas and 25 as being in “contiguous” counties. Farmers in primary and contiguous counties are eligible to apply for loans. The state on Sept. 28 had requested the primary designation for 19 counties. Irma made landfall in
Monroe and Collier counties on Sept. 10 and then barreled up the state. Under Perdue’s designations, the primary counties are Alachua, Bradford, Broward, Charlotte, Collier, Gilchrist, Glades, Hendry, Highlands, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lake, Lee, Marion, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Osceola, Palm Beach and Sumter. The “contiguous” counties are Baker, Brevard, Citrus, Clay, Columbia, DeSoto, Dixie, Hardee, Hernando, Lafayette, Levy, Manatee, Martin, Okeechobee, Orange, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, St. Lucie, Sarasota, Seminole, Suwannee, Union and Volusia. A preliminary report from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services released Oct. 4 estimated that citrus industry losses from the storm approached $761 million. The state’s vegetable, nursery, cattle, dairy, sugar, non-citrus fruit and timber crops all were impacted by the massive storm. In a statement Friday about the federal designations, state Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam said “it’s important to recognize that the damage is still unfolding.” “By making more federal help available, combined with our Florida Citrus Emergency Loan Program, we are giving farmers a way to immediately address the losses they incurred during Hurricane Irma,” Scott said in a prepared statement. Scott has authorized a $25 million interest-free loan program for citrus farmers.
The federal designation also came as Florida officials have turned their attention to the U.S. Senate, which this week is expected to take up a $36.5 billion disaster-relief package directed at hurricane damage in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico and the ongoing wildfires in California. The money doesn’t include agricultural assistance for Florida. The House on Thursday did not attach a measure to its relief package to cover losses incurred across Florida’s agricultural landscape. The measure was proposed by U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney, a Republican whose district covers rural lands northwest of Lake Okeechobee. Putnam, a former congressman who is running for governor, told reporters Thursday that the federal assistance may not be available until early next year if the Florida agricultural funding isn’t added to the current relief package. “If we’re not in that one, it could be as late as midDecember before the next one moves,” Putnam said “And then when you back that up from how long it would take to implement a program to get assistance out the door you’re looking at well into the first quarter of next year before growers are seeing any relief.” Putnam, expressing concerns that foreign growers could make inroads into Florida, criticized the “traditional” disaster relief programs as “wholly inadequate.”
NURSING HOMES SEEK VARIANCES FROM GENERATOR REQUIREMENT By CHRISTINE SEXTON THE NEWS SERVICE FLORIDA
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As industry attorneys waged a legal battle over new rules that require nursing homes and assisted living facilities to have generators that can power airconditioning systems, providers worried that they cannot meet the mandate by Nov. 15 are asking for variances from the rules. Thirty-three providers requested variances Wednesday and Thursday, a review of state documents shows. And that’s just beginning, said Florida Health Care Association spokeswoman Kristen Knapp. “Wait until next week,” said Knapp, whose association represents hundreds of nursing homes. “I suspect you are going to see a lot more.” Gov. Rick Scott’s administration last month issued the emergency generator rules after eight residents of a sweltering Broward County nursing home died following Hurricane Irma. Six more res-
idents died later after being evacuated. Hurricane Irma knocked out the air conditioning at the nursing home, The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills, which did not have a backup generator for the cooling system. But nursing homes and assisted living facilities have objected to the emergency rules because they were only given 60 days to comply. That has led this week to facilities seeking the variances. Florida law says that the “strict application of uniformly applicable rule requirements can lead to unreasonable, unfair, and unintended results” and, as a result, agencies are authorized to grant variances and waivers to rules that cause a substantial hardship. To clarify the existing variance process, the Scott administration Thursday issued another emergency rule that, in part, laid out information the Agency for Health Care Administration wants providers to include in the requests for variances. The changes, however, do not mean
the governor is backing off his power policy, the administration says. “It has no effect on the emergency generator rule and its enforcement. AHCA has made it clear that they will enforce this rule aggressively, and they will continue to do just that.” Scott spokesman McKinley Lewis said. Long-term care facilities are seeking the variances because the Nov. 15 compliance deadline is nearing, and facilities that aren’t in compliance face steep penalties, including possible license revocation. “They are working to comply,” Knapp said, but added that “there’s just a lot of issues involved in installing generators.” Industry groups LeadingAge Florida, the Florida Assisted Living Association and Florida Argentum filed legal challenges to the validity of the emergency rules. Attorneys spent a second day Friday in a hearing before Administrative Law Judge Garnett Chisenhall. The emer-
gency rules require nursing homes and assisted living facilities to have enough power to keep ambient temperatures at 80 degrees for 96 hours. Chisenhall has two weeks to issue an order. Though the Agency for Health Care Administration has regulatory oversight of assisted living facilities, the Department of Elder Affairs is required to work with AHCA in drafting rules. Catherine Ann Avery, bureau chief of elder rights for the Department of Elder Affairs, testified that she worked with the department’s general counsel on the emergency regulations. But during cross examination, attorney Amy W. Schrader, who represents Florida Argentum, referenced an email between the Agency for Health Care Administration and the Department of Elder Affairs and noted that the majority of the rule language was proposed by the agency.
CITRUS CROP FACES SHARP DROP—AMID FEARS IT COULD GO LOWER By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Florida’s struggling orange crop is expected to drop 21 percent this growing season, a percentage some believe could become larger as farmers continue to suffer the effects of Hurricane Irma. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday forecast that Florida will produce enough oranges to fill 54 million 90-pound boxes during the 2017-2018 season. That number would be down from a decadeslow 68.7 million boxes in the past growing season. The forecast isn’t good for an industry that has been in a steady decline due in large part to the impact of deadly citrus greening disease. Growers reported crop losses of 40 percent to 100 percent after Irma swept through the state a month ago. Senate Agriculture Chairwoman Sen. Denise Grimsley, R-Sebring, said that after Irma hit, the “fruit on the ground was so thick it was hard to walk through” in groves throughout her community. The forecast, the first for the 2017-2018 growing season, also shows grapefruit production dropping 37 percent, with the harvest filling 4.9 million boxes. The red variety is projected to account for 4 million boxes. Grapefruit during the past growing season filled 7.8 million boxes, of which 6.3 million boxes were filled by the red variety. The forecast comes as state officials push Congress to add $2.5 billion for Florida’s agriculture industry to a disaster-relief proposal now under consideration. Gov. Rick Scott and Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam met Wednesday with Florida’s congressional delegation in Washington, D.C. A report from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services estimated that losses to the citrus crop and trees from Irma approach $761 million. The state’s vegetable, nursery, cattle, dairy, sugar, noncitrus fruit and timber crops all were impacted by the massive storm.
Scott has activated a $25 million emergency-loan program to support citrus growers. Putnam said that could be duplicated or expanded to include other parts of the agriculture industry. Putnam, a former congressman, said Thursday federal assistance may not be available until early next year if the Florida agricultural funding isn’t added to the current relief package. Putnam questioned the new citrus forecast, saying he thinks the drop in orange production will be greater than 21 percent. Putnam pessimism is based on groves being underwater and fruit rotting and still falling. “If you were to go into an orange grove in Florida right now, you could stand there and hear fruit hitting the ground,” Putnam said. Putnam also recalled that an initial forecast in 2004, when the state went through a series of hurricanes, projected numbers that were 16 percent higher than the final yield. “The crop in 2004 was much larger than it is in 2017,” Putnam said. “If they’re off by 16 percent on a crop that is less than half in size what it was in 2004, that’s a big, big swing.” Mark Hudson, U.S. Department of Agriculture state statistician, defended the estimate in a conference call announcing the numbers. He noted the storm came through between a standard fruit-per-tree count and the count of fruit on the ground. “There is nothing good about a hurricane, but we did have a good demarcation line because we were wrapping up our limb count survey and then we read our drop,” Hudson said. Putnam, who noted his family’s groves in Bartow have experienced a 45 percent to 50 percent loss, said the damage done by Irma and Hurricane Nate in the western Panhandle, will result in years of lower crop yields. Another concern for the agriculture industry is that while an influx of foreign citrus and commodities
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could keep prices from rising at the market this season, foreign growers finding buyers in Florida could spell long-term suffering for the state’s growers, Putnam added. Florida Citrus Commission Chairman G. Ellis Hunt, president of citrus groves and packing houses in Lake Wales, told the Senate Agriculture Committee on Thursday that help is needed as the storm’s impact will reverberate for years. “We will not have the production next year that we were going to have this year,” Hunt said. Also, the storm and forecast numbers are not good for the estimated 45,000 jobs tied to the citrus industry, he said. “It’s going to be greatly reduced,” Hunt said of the expected harvest. “We will not need everybody in our packinghouse that we normally would. So there is definitely job loss.” The industry had quiet optimism that research into citrus greening was producing positive results and that up to a 10 percent increase could have been experienced this coming season, Hunt noted. The struggling industry had already seen the 201617 season end with the orange crop down 16 percent from the previous season --- which, itself, had been at a five-decades low. Grapefruit production dropped 28 percent from the prior year. A decade ago, Florida accounted for almost threefourths of all U.S. orange production. California was second filling 53 million boxes, or 25.7 percent. Florida now accounts for 58 percent of the U.S. orange production. California remains second with 48 million boxes filled this year, or 40.65 percent of the total. Despite the storm, Hunt said he and other farmers will plod forward. “We are just that stubborn, partially because this is what we do,” Hunt said. “I don’t have a `Plan B.’ Citrus has to work. And this is what we want to do.”
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PUBLIC NOTICES Legals Notice of Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION CHRIS CHAMBLESS, Plaintiff, VS. ROY B. DARBY, SR. and NANCY L. DARBY; ROY B. DARBY, JR.; VICKY DARBY; and BARBARA LYNN McCAW; the unknown spouse, heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors, or other parties claiming by, though, under, or against any known or unknown person who is known to be dead or is not known to be either dead or alive, of ROY B. DARBY, SR. and NANCY L. DARBY, Defendants. CASE NO: 2016-CA-002070 AMENDED NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY given by the undersigned that Pam Childers, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Escambia County, Florida, will on the 3rd day of November, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. during the legal hours of sale on-line at www. escambia.realforeclose.com offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash the following described property, in Escambia County, Florida, to-wit: COMMENCING AT A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF THE NE 1/4 OF THE NE 1/4, THE NORTH 1/2 OF LOT ONE, SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 4 NORTH, RANGE 31 WEST, 521 FEET NORTH OF THE SW CORNER OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF LOT ONE, THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE WEST LINE OF LOT ONE 59.5 FEET TO A POINT, THENCE RUN EAST AT RIGHT ANGLE 850.0 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE WEST RIGHT OF WAX LINE OF U.S. HIGHWAY 29, SAID POINT BEING THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING OF LOT HEREIN CONVEYED AND BEING NORTHERLY 462 FEET FROM A CONCRETE CORNER OF THE ST. REGIS PAPER CO. PROPERTY, THENCE RUN NORTHERLY ALONG THE WESTERLY MARGIN OF SAID ROAD 139 FEET TO A POINT, THENCE RUN SOUTH PARALLEL TO SAID ROAD 139 FEET TO A POINT THENCE RUN EAST 200 FEET BACK TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. SAID LOT BEING A PART OF THAT LAND CONVEYED TO D.F. SHEFFIELD RECORDED IN BOOK 247 PAGE 534 ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORDA. Pursuant to the Final Judgment in Foreclosure and Re-Establishment of Lost Contract for Deed entered in the above styled cause.
Secondary emails: ldunlap@clarkpartington.com tcourtney@clarkpartington.com Attorney for Plaintiff 2WR10/11-10/18NOS
Notice to Creditors IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF LEROY GRIER a.k.a. LEROY GENE GRIER Deceased. File No. 2017-CP-404 Division D NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Leroy Grier a.k.a. Leroy Gene Grier, deceased, whose date of death was November 28, 2015, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 6865 Caroline Street, Milton, Florida 32570-0472. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
Lot 27, EAST KING ESTATES, A Subdivision Of A Portion Of Section 23, Township 1 South, Range 30 West, According To Plat Thereof Recorded In Plat Book 7, At Page 72, Of The Public Records Escambia County, Florida. TOGETHER with all easements, right-ofway(s), strips and gores of land, vaults, streets, ways, alleys, and passages, sewer rights, water rights and powers, minerals, flowers, shrubs, trees, and other emblements now or hereafter located on the land or under or above the same or any part or parcel thereof and all estates, rights, titles, interests, privileges, liberties, tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances, reversions and remainders, whatsoever, in any way belonging, relating or appertaining to the Premises or any part thereof, or which hereafter shall in any way belong, relate or by appurtenant thereto, whether now owned or hereafter acquired. pursuant to the Final Summary Judgment of Foreclosure in a case pending in said Court, the style of which is PENSACOLA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, INC., Plaintiff, vs. MARY FRANCES FRAZIER; CITY OF PENSACOLA; ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA; GULF WINDS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION f/k/a MONSANTO EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION; MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC, successor in interest to FINGERHUT CREDIT ADVANTAGE; and ASSET ACCEPTANCE, LLC, Defendants, and the docket number of which is 2017 CA 001028. Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim with the clerk of the court within 60 days after the sale. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact: Sheila Sims, 190 Governmental Center, 5th Floor, Pensacola, FL (850) 595-4400 at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. WITNESS my hand and the official seal of this Honorable Court this 9th day of October 2017. STEPHEN A. PITRE Florida Bar No. 150400 Clark Partington 125 W. Romana St., Ste. 800 (32502) P.O. Box 13010 Pensacola, Florida 32591-3010 (850) 434-9200 / Fax (850) 432-7340 Primary email: spitre@clarkpartington.com
The date of the first publication of this Notice is October 18, 2017.
Personal Representative: Theodore Grier 80 Circle Ct. Mission Viejo, California 92692
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE COURT IN RE: ESTATE OF SAMUEL LOUIS COMPARATO, Deceased. Case No.: 2017 CP 000836 Division: E NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of SAMUEL LOUIS COMPARATO, deceased, whose date of death was April 4, 2017, File Number 2017 CP 000836, Division E, 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 has been 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 TIME 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 SO FILED 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 October 11, 2017.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Shemika S. Robinson, deceased, whose date of death was June 15, 2016, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 Governmental Center, Pensacola Florida 32502. The names and addresses of the personal 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 October 11, 2017. Personal Representative: Alfredia Robinson 8712 Chemstrand Road, Apt. 102 Pensacola, FL 32514 Attorney for Personal Representative: Kramer A. Litvak Attorney Florida Bar Number: 965881 LITVAK BEASLEY WILSON & BALL, LLP 226 East Government Street PENSACOLA, FL 32502 Telephone: (850) 432-9818 Fax: (850) 432-9830 E-Mail: kramer@lawpensacola.com 2WR10/11-10/18NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF JEFFREY WENDELL SEARS Deceased.
The administration of the estate of Jeffrey Wendell Sears, deceased, whose date of death was August 28, 2017, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is P. O. Box 333, Pensacola, Florida 32592. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.
Case No. 2017-CP-1123 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the Estate of SCOTT DAVID BAEHR, deceased (the “Decedent”), whose date of death was June 25, 2017, is pending in the Circuit Court of Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Escambia County Clerk of Court, Attn: Probate Division, 190 W. Government Street, Pensacola, FL 32502. The name and address of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s attorneys are set forth below.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF James I. Wood, Jr. Deceased.
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 October 18, 2017.
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 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 October 11, 2017. Personal Representative: Wanda L. Wood 8360 Banberry Road Pensacola, Florida 32514 Attorney for Personal Representative: Angela J. Jones E-Mail Address: ajjones@ljslawfirm.com Florida Bar No. 096441 Locklin, Saba, Locklin & Jones, P.A. 4557 Chumuckla Highway Pace, Florida 32571 Telephone: (850) 995-1102 2WR10/11-10/18NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF GERALDINE MALLETTE Deceased.
CLEVELAND, deceased, whose date of death was August 2, 2017, and whose Social Security Number is ###-##-2883, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 6865 Caroline Street, Milton, Florida, 32572. The names and addresses of the co-personal representative sand the co-personal representatives’ attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
The administration of the estate of James I. Wood, Jr., deceased, whose date of death was August 7, 2017, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 6865 Caroline Street, Milton, Florida 32570-0472. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.
Attorney for Personal Representative: Jennifer Lee Bushnell, Esquire MEADOR, JOHNSON, & BUSHNELL P.A. Florida Bar No. 0617555 900 N. Palafox Street Pensacola, Florida 32501 Telephone: (850) 435-9919 JLB@MJBlegal.com
IN RE: Estate of SCOTT DAVID BAEHR, Deceased.
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ATTORNEY FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: HARRY B. STACKHOUSE Florida Bar No.: 243639 CLARK PARTINGTON 125 W. Romana Street, Suite 800 Pensacola, FL 32502 P.O. Box 13010 Pensacola, Florida 32591-3010 Telephone: (850)434-9200 Email: hstackhouse@clarkpartington.com
File No. 2017 CP 1194 Division: C
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
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: kathleenjean@outlook.com Secondary E-Mail: comptroller@kathleendemaria.com
File No. 2017-CP-378 Division D
Personal Representative: PHILIP B. HOPKINS 12665 Village Lane, Apt. 3231 Los Angeles, California 90094
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Personal Representative: Beatrice B. McLaughlin a/k/a Beatrice S. McLaughlin 10100 Hillview Road, Apt. 2402 Pensacola, Florida 32514
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: JOHN J. BAEHR, III 1961 Seville Drive Pensacola, FL 32503
File No. 2016-CP-1141 Division F
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Notice is hereby given that PAM CHILDERS, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Escambia County, Florida, will on November 2, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. CT, via online bid at www.escambia.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes, offer for sale, and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder, the following described real and personal property situated in Escambia County, Florida:
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 October 11, 2017.
Dated this the 5th day of October, 2017.
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE BY CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT
ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
IN RE: ESTATE OF SHEMIKA S. ROBINSON Deceased.
Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.
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All other creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against the Decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, must file their claims with this court WITHIN THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
Attorney for Personal Representative: Jack Locklin, Jr. E-Mail Address: jlocklin@ljslawfirm.com Florida Bar No. 243167 Locklin, Saba, Locklin & Jones, P.A. 4557 Chumuckla Highway Pace, Florida 32571 Telephone: (850) 995-1102
Angela J. Jones Florida Bar No.: 096441 LOCKLIN, SABA, LOCKLIN & JONES, P.A. 4557 Chumuckla Highway Pace, FL 32571 (850) 995-1102 Attorney for Plaintiff
All creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against the Decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, 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 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.
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File No. 2017 CP 000495 Division: N NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of GERALDINE MALLETTE LOWELL, deceased whose date of death was February 29, 2016, File Number 2017 CP 000495, Division N, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Circuit Court for Escambia County Courthouse, 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 has been 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 TIME 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 SO FILED 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 October 11, 2017. Personal Representative: Sibyl M. Watson 3830 Durango Drive Pensacola, Florida 32504 Attorney for Personal Representative: Jennifer Lee Bushnell, Esquire Florida Bar No. 0617555 Meador, Johnson & Bushnell, P.A. 900 N. Palafox Street Pensacola, Florida 32501 850.435.9919 Phone JLB@MJBlegal.com 2WR10/11-10/18NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: THE ESTATE OF HARRY THEODORE CLEVELAND, a/k/a HARRY T. CLEVELAND, Deceased. CASE NO. 2017 CP 348 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of HARRY THEODORE CLEVELAND, a/k/a HARRY T.
The date of first publication of this Notice is October 11, 2017. Co-Personal Representatives: Robert F. Cleveland 7 Beach Drive Gulf Breeze, FL 32561 David E. Cleveland 495 James Rive Road Gulf Breeze, FL 32561 Attorney for Co-Personal Representatives: Christopher J. Smith WILLIAMS, SMITH & SUMMERS 380 West Alfred Street Tavares, Florida 32778 (352) 343-6655 Florida Bar No. 0266248 2WR10/22-10/18NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF WILLIAM MICHAEL FAGAN, SR. A/K/A WILLIAM M. FAGAN Deceased. File No. 2017 CP 958 Division: F NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Summary Administration) TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE: You are hereby notified that an Order of Summary Administration has been entered in the estate of William Michael Fagan, Sr. a/k/a William M. Fagan, deceased, File Number 2017CP000958, by the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Post Office Box 333, Pensacola, Florida 32592-0333; that the decedent’s date of death was July 9, 2017; that the total value of the Probate Estate is $0.00 and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are: Synovus Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee of The Fagan Living Trust dated November 6, 2001 125 West Romana Street, Suite 224 Pensacola, FL 32502 ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT: All creditors of the estate of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent other than those for whom provision for full payment was made in the Order of Summary Administration must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702. ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this Notice is October 11, 2017. Attorney for Person Giving Notice: 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 Secondary E-Mail: comptroller@kathleendemaria.com Person Giving Notice: Synovus Trust Company, N.A. Barbara Quinn, Relationship Manager 125 West Romana Street, Suite 224 Pensacola, Florida 32505 2WR10/11-10/18NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: THE ESTATE OF: GORDON GROOMBRIDGE, Deceased. CASE NO: 2017 CP 1172 DIVISION: NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of GORDON GROOMBRIDGE, deceased, whose date of death was July 23, 2017, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is M.C. Blanchard Judicial Building, 190 Governmental Center, Pensacola, Florida 32502. The 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 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.
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PUBLIC NOTICES 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 FOR 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 October 11, 2017. Personal Representative: Dana Pugh 1000 Harstone Road Kakabeka Falls, Ontario Canada P0T 1W0 Attorney for Personal Representative: Colleen Cleary Ortiz Florida Bar No. 347220 Colleen Cleary Ortiz, P.A. 1600 North Palafox Street Pensacola, Florida 32501 (850) 466-3267 (813) 342-7978-Facsimile Colleen@ortizlegal.com Attorney for Personal Representative 2WR10/11-10/18NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF ROBERT E. CONDON, SR. Deceased. CASE NO.: 2017 CP 000300 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the Estate of ROBERT E. CONDON, SR., deceased, whose date of death was April 8, 2017, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is, 6865 Caroline St., 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 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 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 OCTOBER 18, 2017. Personal Representative: ROBERT E. CONDON, JR. Attorney for Personal Representative: Michael D. Tidwell, P.A. Florida Bar No. 0899887 mtidwell@emeraldcoasttitle.com Douglas D. Tidwell, Esquire Michael D. Tidwell, P.A. Florida Bar No. 115624 dtidwell@emeraldcoasttitle.com Benjamin L. Alexander, Esquire Florida Bar No.: 61632 balexander@emeraldcoasttitle.com Michael D. Tidwell, Esquire 811 N. Spring Street Pensacola, Florida 32501 (850) 434-3223 - Phone 2WR10/18-10/25NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF EDNA PRESLEY RICHARDS, Deceased. File No. 2017-CP- 919 Division: A NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the Estate of EDNA PRESLEY RICHARDS, Deceased, File Number 2017-CP-919, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 Governmental Center, Pensacola, Florida 32502. The name and address of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s attorney are as set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. The date of first publication of this Notice is October 11, 2017. Personal Representative: Jean Richards Nowlin 102 Katie Road Molino, Florida 32577 Attorney for Personal Representative: THOMAS C. STAPLES STAPLES, ELLIS + ASSOCIATES, P.A. Florida Bar No. 169708 201 N. Palafox Street, Suite 2 The Smart Bank Building Pensacola, Florida 32502 (850) 432-4143 2WR10/11-10/18NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF PATRICIA T. FORD a/k/a PATRICIA A. FORD, Deceased. File No. 2017 CP 001004 Division “A” NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the Estate of Patricia T. Ford a/k/a Patricia A. Ford, deceased, whose date of death was July 30, 2017, 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 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 October 18, 2017. Personal Representative: Phillip L. Ford 1167-B Filbert Street San Francisco, CA 94109 Attorney for Personal Representative: THURSTON A. SHELL Florida Bar No. 073159 SHELL, FLEMING, DAVIS & MENGE 226 Palafox Place, Ninth Floor (32502) Post Office Box 1831 Pensacola, Florida 32591-1831 Phone (850) 434-2411 Fax (850) 435-1074 Email: tshell@shellfleming.com Secondary Email: lconn@shellfleming.com 2WR10/18-10/25NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF WANDA FRITCHEY SULLIVAN, A/K/A WANDA F. SULLIVAN, A/K/A WANDA SULLIVAN Deceased. File No.: 2017 CP 000388 Division: NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Wanda Fritchey Sullivan, a/k/a Wanda F. Sullivan, a/k/a Wanda Sullivan, deceased, whose date of death was March 10, 2017, File Number 2017 CP 000388 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 has been 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 TIME OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent or 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 October 11, 2017. Personal Representative: Vickie Lynn Johnson Attorney for Personal Representative: Matthew C. Hoffman mhoffman@carverdarden.com Florida Bar No. 0627747 Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux, LLC 801 W. Romana Street, Suite A Pensacola, FL 32502 Telephone: (850) 266-2300
190 Governmental Center, Pensacola, Florida 32502, before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. if you fail to do so, a Default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition. Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office, You may review these documents upon request. You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. (You may file Notice of Current Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed to the address on record at the Clerk’s office. WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings. Dated: 9/19/2017 PAM CHILDERS, CLERK & COMPTROLLER CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: Desiree Harrison Deputy Clerk 4WR9/27-10/18NOA
IN THE CIRCUIT COUNTY COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CAMERON E. HURST and LESLIE L. HURST, Plaintiffs, VS. DONNETTE J. SNOW, PORTOFINO TOWER ONE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION AT PENSACOLA BEACH, INC., and PORTOFINO MASTER HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. Defendant. Case No.: 2017-CA-001413 Division: WE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA FAMILY LAW IN RE: KISHORA MONAE GOLDSMITH A MINOR CHILD. CASE NO: 2017 DR 3185 NOTICE OF ACTION FOR TEMPORARY CUSTODY To: Keith Goldsmith 3061 32nd St. South #22 Fargo, ND 58103 Keith Goldsmith 2606 N. 8th Street, #1 Fargo, ND 58102 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for temporary custody has been tiled against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Thomas C. Staples, Esquire, attorney for the Petitioner, Dextar Elaine Hayes, whose address is 201 North Palafox Street, Smart Bank Building, Suite 2, Pensacola, Florida, 32502, on or before, 2017, and to file the original with the Clerk of this Court at Judicial Center Building,
LOT 3 BLOCK B RIDGEFIELD SUBDIVISION, UNIT NO. 1, A SUBDIVISION OF A PORTION OF SECTION 6 TOWNSHIP 1 SOUTH, RANGE 29 WEST, ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA, ACCORDING TO PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 6, AT PAGE 97 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. commonly known as 8108 RIDGEFIELD RD, PENSACOLA, FL 32514 has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Jennifer M. Scott of Kass Shuler, P.A., plaintiffs attorney, whose address is P.O. Box 800, Tampa, Florida33601, (813) 229-0900, on or before November 27, 2017 ,(or 30 days from the first date of publication, whichever is later) and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on the Plaintiffs attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise, a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Dated: October 16, 2017. (COURT SEAL) CLERK OF THE COURT Honorable Pam Childers, Clerk of Circuit Court, Escambia County 190 Governmental Center Pensacola , Florida 32502 By: Dianna Boeker-Friend Deputy Clerk AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact: Court Administration, ADA Liaison, Escambia County, 190 Governmental Center, 5th Floor, Pensacola, FL 32502, Phone (850) 595-4400, Fax (850) 595-0360, ADA.Escambia@flcourtsl.gov, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. 2WR10/18-10/25NOA
AMENDED NOTICE OF ACTION TO DONNETTE J. SNOW AND ALL OTHERS WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: YOUR ARE NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a Mortgage on the following property in Escambia County, Florida: CONDOMINIUM PARCEL: Unit 1902, Portofino Tower One, a Condominium (the “Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium of Portofino Tower One, a Condominium recorded in Official Records Book 5061, Page 111, of the public records of Escambia County, Florida, as modified and amended from time to time, (herein “Declaration of Condominium), which Condominium has been established upon a portion of the subleasehold estate created by and described in that certain Sublease Agreement between Gary Work, as Trustee of the Pensacola Beach Land Trust (“Sublessor”), and Island Resort Development Inc., a Florida corporation (“Sub-Sublessor”), dated March 26, 2001, and recorded in Official Records Book 4683, at Page 736, of the public records of Escambia County, Florida, (the “Sublease”), which is a sublease of a portion of the leasehold estate created by and described in that certain Development Lease Agreement (“Lease’) wherein Santa Rosa Island Authority, an agency of Escambia County, Florida, is the Lessor (“Lessor”), and Gary Work, as Trustee of the Pensacola Beach Land Trust is the lessee, and which is dated effectively as of July 1, 1997, and recorded in Official Records Book 4180, Page 1985, of the public records of Escambia County, Florida, (the “Master Lease”), together with an undivided interest in and to the common elements as described in the Declaration of Condominium appurtenant thereto, all in accordance with and subject, however, to all of the provisions of the Declaration of Condominium, and further together with: (1) Parking space number(s) 30, and (2) Storage area number 17, As limited common elements specifically assigned by Sub-Sublessor, which parking space and storage areas, respectively, shall not be transferred to any other unit owner separate from ownership of the Unit above, together with each and every tenement, hereditament, easement, right, power, privilege, immunity and appurtenance there unto belonging or in anywise appertaining, and any and all reversions, remainders, estates, rights, title, interests, and claims of any Mortgagor whatsoever in law as well as in equity in and to all or any part of the foregoing (the “Lands”), any and all buildings and other improvements now or hereafter located on any part thereof (the “Improvements”) and any fixtures now or hereafter located on the Lands or affixed to the Improvements (the “Fixtures”); has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Gregory P. Fayard, the Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is Emmanuel Sheppard and Condon, 30 South Spring Street, Pensacola, Florida 32502, on or before November 27, 2017, and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on the Plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition. DATED on October 17, 2017. PAM CHILDERS As Clerk of the Court By: Dianne Boeker-Friend Deputy Clerk 2WR10/18-10/25NOA
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRS! JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY CIVIL DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE Case No. RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT Plaintiff, VS. UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES OF MARY C. PAUL, DECEASED, ROBERT PAUL, AS KNOWN HEIR OF MARY CAMPBELL PAUL, DECEASED, DOROTHY HUDSON, AS KNOWN HEIR OF MARY CAMPBELL PAUL, DECEASED, PATSY CROSSETT, AS KNOWN HEIR OF MARY CAMPBELL PAUL, DECEASED, et al. Defendants. 2017 CA 001392 Division NOTICE OF ACTION TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES OF MARY C. PAUL, DECEASED CURRENT RESIDENCE UNKNOWN LAST KNOWN ADDRESS UNKNOWN
E-Mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed or e-mailed to the address(es) on record at the clerk’s office. WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings. PAM CHILDERS, CLERK & COMPTROLLER CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: Desiree Harrison Deputy Clerk 4WR10/4-10/25DOM
Notice Under Fictitious Name Statute NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS NAME STATUTE Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of HESS FAMILY DENTISTRY, located in Escambia County, with the address of 6900 N 9th Avenue, Suite B, Pensacola, Florida 32504, intends to register the said name with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, Tallahassee, FL. HESS FAMILY DENTISTRY, P.A. Owner 1WR10/18FIC
Public Notice Legal Notice Pursuant to Section 121.055, Florida Statues, the Clerk of Court & Comptroller for Escambia County, Florida provides public notice of the Intent to include the following position in the Florida Retirement System’s Senior Management Service Class effective 11/01/17; Director – Court Services. 2WR10/18-10/25LN
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA, COUNTY, FLORIDA Leonid Ivanov, Petitioner, and Tatyana Ivanov, Respondent, Case No. 2016 DR 003919 NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE (NO CHILD OR FINANCIAL SUPPORT) TO: Tatyana Ivanov 8413 NE Startflower Court Vancouver, WA 98664 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for dissolution of marriage has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Leonid Ivanov, whose address is 1022 N F Street, Pensacola, FL 32591-0333, on or before October 25, 2017, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 190 W. 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 decide how the following real or personal property should be divided: None Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents upon request. You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. (You may file Designation of Current Mailing and E-Mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed or e-mailed to the address(es) on record at the clerk’s office. WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings. Dated: August 24, 2017 PAM CHILDERS, CLERK AND COMPTROLLER CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: Desiree Harrison Deputy Clerk
Meeting Notices DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT BOARD NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR October 2017 Please mark your calendars for the following dates and times during the above noted month when meetings are scheduled to be held. Please note: Due to renovations at the Bowden Building meetings may be moved to the Voices Pensacola Auditorium 2017 Annual Meeting of the Downtown Improvement Board Please join us on Tuesday October 10th, 2017 7:30-8 am for a Mix & Mingle event with coffee and light breakfast at the CoWork Annex @ 1 Palafox Place Downtown Improvement Board meeting will follow Downtown Improvement Board Regular Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of every month Tuesday, October 10th, 2017 at 8 a.m. 1 Palafox Place Co-Work Annex Space Parking & Traffic Committee Regular Meetings are held on the 1st Tuesday of every month Tuesday, October 3rd, 2017 at 4:30 p.m. Special Events Committee Regular Meetings are held on the 2nd Friday of every month No Meeting Finance Committee Regular Meetings are held on the 1st Tuesday following the DIB Board Meeting each Quarter Tuesday October 17th, 9:00 a.m All meetings scheduled during the identified month will be held in the DIB Public Meeting Room Bowden Building 120 Church Street Room #1, Pensacola, FL 32502 unless otherwise indicated. 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.
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Notice of Action for Dissolution of Marriage IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CUIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA JAMMIE L. WILLIAMS Petitioner, and
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You are notified that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following property in Escambia County, Florida:
MICHAEL S. WILLIAMS Respondent, CASE NO. 2017 DR 3058 DIVISION YM NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE (NO CHILD OR FINANCIAL SUPPORT) TO: MICHAEL SCOTT WILLIAMS Address Unknown YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for dissolution of marriage has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Jammie Lynn Williams, whose address is 6044 Greensboro Highway, Quincy, FL 32531on or before 11/2/2017 and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 190 W. 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 decide how the following real or personal property should be divided: None 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
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