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Site of first multi-year European settlement in
Tom Garner
the U.S. identified by University of West Florida archaeology program
The University of West Florida archaeology program recently identified the archaeological site of the Luna settlement—the first multi-year European settlement in the United States – in a developed neighborhood in Pensacola. The artifacts discovered are evidence of the Spanish settlement by Tristán de Luna y Arellano from 1559 to 1561, the earliest multi-year European colonial settlement ever archaeologically identified in the United States. The work began on Oct. 2, 2015, when Pensacola native Tom Garner discovered Spanish colonial and Native American artifacts at a privately owned residential lot within view of the two uncovered shipwrecks in Pensacola Bay, which were also linked to the Luna expedition. In 1983, Garner attended a UWF archaeology field school led by Dr. Judith Bense, founder of the UWF archaeology program and current University president. Garner is well versed in the identification of historical artifacts and aware of areas considered likely candidates for the location of the Luna settlement. After multiple visits and surface collections, Garner brought the artifacts to the UWF archaeology lab on Oct. 30, 2015. Dr. John Worth, associate professor of historical archaeology, is an archaeology
Luna Artifacts
and ethnohistory expert and focuses on the Spanish colonial era in the southeastern U.S. “What we saw in front of us in the lab that day was an amazing assemblage of mid-16th century Spanish colonial period artifacts,” said Worth. “These items were very specific to this time period. The University conducted fieldwork at this site in the mid-1980s, as have others since then, but no one had ever found diagnostics of the sort that Tom found on the surface. People have looked for this site for a long time.” With the cooperation and support of residents and property owners, UWF began test excavations at the site and recovered additional artifacts in undisturbed context. Worth is the principal site investigator and Dr. Elizabeth Benchley, director of the UWF archaeology program, provides administrative and financial support. Garner also recently joined the team as a research assistant and neighborhood liaison for the project. UWF archaeologists recovered numerous sherds of broken 16th century Spanish ceramics found undisturbed beneath the ground surface. They are believed to be pieces of assorted cookware and tableware, including liquid storage containers called olive jars. Small personal and household items were also among the findings – a lead fishing line weight, a copper lacing aglet and wrought iron nail and spike fragments.
Additionally, the team recovered beads known to have been traded with Native Americans. These items are consistent with materials previously identified in the shipwrecks offshore in Pensacola Bay. The artifacts were linked to the Spanish expedition led by Tristán de Luna y Arellano, who brought 1,500 soldiers, colonists, slaves and Aztec Indians in 11 ships from Veracruz, Mexico, to Pensacola to begin the Spanish colonization of the northern Gulf Coast in 1559. One month after they arrived, the colony was struck by a hurricane, sinking many of their ships and devastating their food supplies. After two years, the remnants of the colony were rescued by Spanish ships and returned to Mexico. The Luna settlement inhabited Pensacola from 1559 to 1561, which predates the Spanish settlement in St. Augustine, Florida, by six years, and the English settlement in Jamestown, Virginia, by 48 years. “If the Luna expedition hadn’t been devastated by a massive hurricane and had instead achieved its original goal, the reasons and circumstances surrounding the 1565 establishment of St. Augustine might never have happened,”
shipwreck was discovered by the Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research, and the second was found by UWF. The second shipwreck is currently being excavated by UWF with the assistance of a Florida Division of Historical Resources Special Category Grant. This new information about the location of the settlement may help UWF archaeologists narrow the field of search for the remaining shipwrecks. With the continued cooperation of residents and property owners, UWF archaeologists will continue to examine the neighborhood to determine the extent and organization of the site. “The shipwrecks have provided a tremendous insight into the nature of the machinery that brought Spain to the New World and how they operated this entire vast empire,” explained Worth. “In terms of understanding who they were after coming to the New World, this kind of archaeology at the terrestrial site will provide us that window.” The UWF archaeology program includes a select group of 13 full-time professional archaeologists, nine support staff and numerous graduate students. The program has a rich history of significant instruction,
explained Worth. “If Florida had grown as an extension of New Spain through Pensacola on the Gulf Coast to Santa Elena on the Atlantic, the Luna Artifacts history of the United States itself could have evolved quite differently.” The winter encampment of Hernando de Soto’s Spanish exploratory expedition to Tallahassee, Florida, from 1539 to 1540, is the only earlier European habitation site positively identified by archaeologists in the southeastern U.S. Two earlier Spanish colonial settlements have yet to be found – those of Juan Ponce de León near Fort Myers, Florida, in 1521 and of Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón near Brunswick, Georgia, in 1526. However, neither settlement lasted more than a few weeks. The discoveries made at the site of the Luna settlement signify that the two shipwrecks previously discovered in Pensacola Bay were wrecked at the anchorage for the entire Luna fleet. The first
research and public outreach in the Pensacola region. Exhibits displaying UWF research and Pensacola area archaeology are open to the public at the UWF Archaeology Institute, T.T. Wentworth Jr. Florida State Museum and Destination Archaeology at the Florida Public Archaeology Network Coordinating Center. Experiential learning is a key component of undergraduate and graduate education at UWF. Each summer, the archaeology program offers multiple 10 to 11-week field school sections—like the one Garner attended in 1983—during which students receive hands-on experience and develop skills necessary for employment. The University plans to include the Luna settlement site in field school sections led by Worth in Summer 2016. “It’s hard to believe that this opportunity is finally here,” said Worth. “Not only do we know where the site is, but now we get to explore it.” In order to protect the neighborhood and the integrity of the site, the UWF archaeology program does not plan to disclose the exact location of the Luna settlement. For more information, visit uwf.edu/luna.
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December 23, 2015
News From The Bar Association
THE FLORIDA BAR SEEKS A PUBLIC MEMBER TO SERVE ON ITS GOVERNING BOARD TALLAHASSEE, Dec. 15 — Continuing its practice of public involvement, The Florida Bar seeks a new member of the public to serve on its governing board. The board member will replace Anthony Holloway, St. Petersburg, whose second twoyear term expires June 2016. Since 1987, two public members have served on the Bar’s 52-member governing board, after the Supreme Court of Florida approved the organization’s request to have nonlawyer representation on the board. Only twelve other state bar associations have public members on their governing boards. A screening committee of The Florida Bar Board of Governors has been appointed to review the applications for the public member position, conduct final interviews and make recommendations to the Bar’s governing board during its March meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Board will then recommend three persons to the Supreme Court of Florida and the Court will appoint one of the three nominees to the Board. The Board of Governors oversees the Bar’s lawyer discipline program, continuing legal education programs, legislative activities and the overall administration of The Florida Bar. In addition to the two public members on the Board of Governors, one-third of all members of the 81 local grievance committees which hear complaints against attorneys are nonlawyers, as are one-third of the members of the 31
committees which oversee the Bar’s unlicensed practice of law investigations. These committees report to the Board of Governors, which in turn reports to the Supreme Court of Florida. Board members average 200-300 hours per year on Bar business depending on committee assignments. Although attorney members of the Bar’s governing board pay their own expenses related to their attendance at six board meetings and other events held each year, nonlawyer board members are reimbursed for “reasonable travel and related expenses for attending official bar functions.” The new board member would serve a twoyear term commencing June 17, 2016. Public members are not allowed by rule to serve more than two consecutive terms. Most of the Bar’s Board is apportioned according to Florida’s 20 judicial circuits, with attorney members elected by lawyers in their locality. There are four additional out-of-state representations. The other public member currently serving on The Florida Bar’s Board of Governors is Lawrence W. Tyree of Orlando. Persons interested in serving as a public member may call The Florida Bar headquarters at (850) 561-3127, to obtain the application. Completed applications must be received by John F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director, The Florida Bar, 651 East Jefferson Street, Tallahassee, 32399-2300. The deadline for submission of completed applications is January 29, 2016.
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FLORIDA BAR BOARD OF GOVERNORS ELECTION RESULTS: MIAMI ATTORNEY MICHAEL J. HIGER IS PRESIDENT-ELECT DESIGNATE Miami attorney Michael J. Higer has been certified as The Florida Bar’s President-elect designate. He will be sworn in as president-elect at the Bar’s Annual Convention in June 2016 when William J. Schifino, Jr. of Tampa will be sworn in as president. Higer will become president in June 2017. First Circuit incumbent, Stephen H. Echsner, Pensacola was re-elected without opposition for additional two-year term 2016-2018.
Mock Trial Volunteer Judges Needed The University of West Florida will host its 5th Annual Argo Invitational Mock Trial Competition on the UWF campus on January 16 and 17, 2016. Volunteer judges are needed for each round. We will provide training before each round so you do not need to have experience with mock trial. If you are interested in volunteering or would like more information, please contact: Kimberly McCorkle (UWF faculty sponsor) kmccorkle@uwf.edu. or 857-6198 orAshley Condon (tournament assistant) acondon@uwf.edu.
Former Florida Chief Justice Leander J. Shaw, Jr. (1930 – 2015) Former Florida Chief Justice Leander J. Shaw Jr. died early Monday [Dec. 14] morning after a lengthy illness. He was 85. “Justice Shaw served Florida with dedication and distinction, first as a lawyer and then as a member of Florida’s highest court for two decades,” Chief Justice Jorge Labarga said. “As Florida’s first AfricanAmerican chief justice, his service also marked an important step forward for diversity in our state.” He was appointed to the Florida Supreme Court in 1983 by Gov. Bob Graham, becoming the second AfricanAmerican on the Supreme Court. He was chief justice from 1990 to 1992.
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December 23, 2015
Upcoming Events At The Pensacola Museum Of Art
Autism Pensacola, Inc. Holiday Party Success Autism Pensacola, Inc. (API) presented its annual Holiday Party and Pictures with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 6. More than 100 people attended the drop-in event. The party offers parents a quiet, low-key opportunity for their child to visit Santa. Pictures of the child’s visit with Ol’ Saint Nick are available to the parents for free. The event also had arts and crafts for the kids, refreshments, and a “quiet room” where anyone could go and take a break from the party. New people, sights, sounds, can be overwhelming for some individuals with autism. The quiet room, with dimmed lights and a Christmas movie playing softly, offered a respite area for families to regroup. API’s Santa is a father with a child on the spectrum. Ryan Sullivan, who has been the API Santa for many years, understands that some kids may run to him and some may be afraid. He is quick to sit down on the floor with a child or engage in a game of ring-around-the-rosey–whatever it takes to allow the child to get comfortable with him. Parents are always appreciative of Ryan’s approach. Volunteers from Pensacola NAS, Wells Fargo, and API’s grandparents group, ensured the party ran smoothly. Parents remarked to program director Jessica Lapen that they look forward to this opportunity each December because it’s a chance for their child to have a “typical” experience with Santa. Autism Pensacola extends sincere appreciation to all volunteers who helped make the day possible. Susan Byram, President/CEO of Autism Pensacola, also would like to thank First Presbyterian Church in Downtown Pensacola for opening its doors to the party again this year. Autism Pensacola (API) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving lives of those affected by autism. Established in 2002, API works to support and educate parents and professionals regarding the diagnosis and treatment of people with autism. API offers educational sessions and materials, support groups, training programs, and fundraising opportunities to increase awareness of autism and to assist families and individuals living with autism. API serves both Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. For more information about the program, upcoming events, and opportunities for support, visit www.autismpensacola.org or call 850.434.7171.
The Pensacola Museum of Art (PMA) is pleased to announce the Collection in Context: Women Creating, showing through Feb. 27, 2016 in Galleries 1 and 2 of the museum. This exhibition presents the diversity and growing strength of the Pensacola Museum of Art’s Permanent Collection. These works highlight female Modern and Postmodern artists through a variety of media including photography, oil on canvas, and etchings. Women Creating can describe the theme of this exhibition and the origins of the museum itself. Finding Vivian Maier is the critically acclaimed documentary about a mysterious nanny who secretly took more than 100,000 photographs that she kept hidden in storage. Discovered decades later, the riveting images have placed Maier among the 20th centuries greatest photographers. Her strange and fascinating life and art are revealed through never-before-seen photographs, films and interview with dozens of people who thought they knew her. This event is hosted by the Feminist Society of Pensacola. Cost is $5 per person, and free for members. Manderson uses the term “simultaneity” to encapsulate the body of work displayed within this exhibition. Simultaneity refers to the simultaneous and insistent nature of the daily sensory experience in an increasingly technical society. Life Forms, showing through Jan. 2, 2016, featuring Manderson’s work, is currently on display in the museum’s Gallery 5. For the past two years Gallery 5 has been used to spotlight local artists and the talent that resides within Pensacola. This event is free to the public. Museum hours are Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. The Museum is closed on
Sunday and Monday. Admission is $7 for adults, $5 children 17 and under, military, and seniors. Admission is free for Museum members. For more information about the Museum call (850) 432-6247, visit the website at pensacolamuseum.org or log on to Facebook at facebook.com/pensacolamuseum.
Pensacola Camellia Club Concludes 77th Annual Camellia Show with 1,700+ Entries
Pelican Drop 2016
Times Square has the ball drop, Mobile has the moon pie, and Pensacola has the pelican. The Pelican Drop is hosted by the Downtown Improvement Board and produced by Pensacola Mardi Gras, Inc. This year the main stage and the pelican will be at the intersection of Garden and Palafox, and festivities begin at 3 pm on New Year’s Eve and carry on until 12:30 am. Some special attractions this year will include the Talbott Law Firm Family Fest, which will be a children and family area presented in partnership with Influence Pensacola. As a prelude to the Pelican Drop, the family-friendly festival will have games and live entertainment, and activities especially for children. Characters on the Go will have an audience interactive show including popular characters like: SpongeBob, Dora, and Spiderman. All activities will be free. After 8 pm the main stage will host live entertainment all evening starting with the local
band DLP (Doctors, Lawyers, and Politicians). The headliners are the Chee Weeze, a show band from New Orleans. The south stage will feature country and southern rock with up and coming stars. There will also be a parade led by Tate High Drum Corps and Gulf Breeze High School Drum Line from the Government Stage to the Main stage. Some activities and sights presented include: Pensacola Little Theatre’s live community theatre presentations, Downtown YMCA’s interactive presentation and poetry readers, as well as the full size ferris wheel offering free rides, inflatables (in front of Harvest Church on Palafox), and Pensacon Storm Troopers (from Pensacon, who will mingle with the crowd along with other characters). So, get ready to join your fellow Pensacolians for an evening of celebration, music, fireworks and good cheer! For more information, visit pensacolapelicandrop.com.
The Pensacola Camellia Club’s 77th annual camellia show and plant sale held Saturday, Dec. 12, had over 1,750 bloom entries from camellia enthusiasts both local and from surrounding states-Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and various cities in Florida. The camellia show is adjudicated by the rules of the American Camellia Society (ACS) and most of the judges in this show are from other clubs. Each variety of camellia bloom is judged separately and first, second, and third place winners are selected. Then judges determine if the best bloom for each category is eligible for a higher prize. There are two large categories—blooms grown in greenhouse and those grown outside. “Sweepstakes winners” as those growers having the most first place (blue ribbon) winners. Sweepstakes winners and runnersup in the greenhouse category were Jerry and Carol Selph of Quitman, GA and Howard and Mary Rhodes from Tallahassee. Outdoor sweepstakes winners and runners-up were Fred and Sandra Jones of Moultrie, GA and Paul Heuerkamp of Louisiana. Dick Hooton of Pensacola Camellia Club won prize for “Best Bloom of the Show” with a new variety, Jim Smelley. Skip Vogelsang,
chairman of PCC Camellia show, won “Best Pensacola Variety” with Lady Laura bloom. Among those entering blooms in the show were current ACS president Jim Campbell of Covington, LA; Forrest Latta, former ACS vicepresident; and Roger Vinson of Pensacola, former ACS President. There is a “novice” category for those growers who have not won significant prizes at camellia shows previously. Some of those locals entering in this division include, Christi Hankins, current PCC president and prominent attorney; Paul Bruno, restaurateur and past president of PCC and Alan McMillan, PCC board member and current Commodore of Pensacola Yacht Club. PCC member Carolyn Pulford won in two of the seven novice categories. One does not need to be a member of the Camellia Club in order to enter blooms. More than 100 camellia plants were sold and nine persons took advantage of the offer of a new camellia plant on joining both the PCC and the American Camellia Society. There was also an exhibit of camellia bonsai and a demonstration of waxing camellias. Mother-daughter team of Bette and Anne Hooton demonstrated the process waxing camellia blooms
for beauty and preservation. Waxed camellias will last for up to ten days at room temperature and more than three weeks when refrigerated. Some patrons were able to take home some of the waxed camellias. For those desiring to purchase camellia plants, save these dates: Saturday, Jan. 23: PCC Garden Tours (times and locations to be announced) Saturday, Feb. 13: Camellia Workshop and Plant Sale 9-noon, YMCA on Langley Avenue Saturday, Feb. 27: Community Camellia Show and Plant Sale, West Florida Public Library 239 N. Spring Street, downtown Pensacola. Times to be announced. The Pensacola Camellia Club, established in 1937 is the oldest Camellia Club in the US and antedates the American Camellia Society by eight years. It also serves as camellia information service and, if necessary, can make free advisory “house calls” if necessary. The club has approximately 400 members and, as such, is one of the largest clubs in the U. S. For further information see www.pensacolacamelliaclub.com. Pensacola Camellia Club Facebook page or call Norman Vickers, 850484-9183.
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December 23, 2015
SCOTT NAMES PROCTOR AS STATE’S NEXT JOBS CHIEF
By Jim Turner The News Service of Florida
Cissy Proctor, who has served for nearly a year as chief of staff at the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, was named Thursday by Gov. Rick Scott to run the jobs agency. Proctor will replace Jesse Panuccio, the department’s executive director who two weeks ago announced he will leave Jan. 8 to pursue unspecified endeavors. Scott, who is pushing lawmakers to boost incentives for business recruitment from $43 million this year to $250 million next fiscal year, praised Proctor for having a strong background in legislative affairs. “Her great work to support job growth for Florida families is a strong testament to the work she will do as executive director,” Scott said in a prepared statement. “She will provide leadership and help make Florida first for jobs.” Proctor joined the department —which oversees the state’s business incentives programs and unemployment
claims—in January 2013, serving as deputy legislative affairs director and director of the Division of Strategic Business Development before the promotion to chief of staff in January 2015. Before going to work for the state, she was an attorney for nearly a decade at the Tallahassee-based firm Bryant Miller Olive. Senate President Andy Gardiner, R-Orlando, issued a statement thanking Scott for “swiftly” naming Panuccio’s replacement and said he looks forward to working with Proctor on job-creation policy and funding reforms. “Director Proctor has a long history with DEO, having worked in legislative affairs, heading the Division of Strategic Business Development, and most recently serving as chief of staff,” Gardiner said. “I am certain this experience has prepared her well for the responsibility of leading this important agency and will aid in a smooth transition.” In addition to seeking $250 million for business incentives, Scott has proposed revamping the incentives
process. Included in the changes are proposals to create the Florida Enterprise Fund, a trust fund that would keep designated incentive money in the state treasury until companies reach job-creation goals, and to let the House speaker and Senate president sign off on deals that top $1 million instead of waiting for the Joint Legislative Budget Commission to give approval. Panuccio’s exit from his $141,000-a-year position comes as he was expected to face intense scrutiny during Senate confirmation hearings during the legislative session that starts Jan. 12. He was among a number of appointees who faced particularly rough hearings earlier this year, when he and 15 other Scott agency leadership appointees failed to get confirmed. Panuccio, who has been one of Scott’s biggest economic cheerleaders, has said the confirmation process was not a factor in his decision. He initially worked for Scott as deputy general counsel and later general counsel before taking over the jobs agency in 2012.
FLORIDA MATCHES NATIONAL JOBLESS MARK The News Service of Florida Florida’s unemployment rate fell to 5 percent in November from a revised 5.2 percent in October, according to figures released Friday by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. The November mark puts Florida even with the national unemployment rate for the first time since January. The state had been above the national rate since that time. Florida’s October’s figure was initially projected at 5.1 percent. In a news release, Gov. Rick Scott focused on the creation of 35,600 private-sector jobs across the state during November, nearly reaching the 36,600 private-sector jobs reportedly created in October, which was a 10-year high. The
biggest private sector gains in November were found in the fields of construction, trade, transportation and utilities, and professional and business services, according to the release from the governor’s office. The preliminary figures for November show an estimated 486,000 jobless Floridians from a workforce of 9.58 million. The jobless total is down 8,000 from September. The numbers indicate that the number of Floridians working grew by 56,000 between October and November. However, the data also show that there were only 49,000 more people working in November from the same point a year earlier, when the state’s unemployment rate was 5.7 percent. Over the past year, the state’s labor force
has decreased by 20,000 people and those qualified as unemployed decreased by 69,000. Across the state, the lowest unemployment marks were found in Monroe (3.3 percent, down from 3.4 percent) and St. Johns (3.6 percent, up from 3.5 percent) counties. The highest rate continues to be held by rural Hendry County on the southwest side of Lake Okeechobee, where the rate fell from 9.4 percent in October to 8.3 percent in November. The next highest jobless marks were found in Hardee County, now at 7 percent, and Citrus and Highlands counties, at 6.6 percent. SUPREME COURT REJECTS APPEAL AS EXECUTION LOOMS.
ADVOCATE CALLS FOR HOLDING PATIENTS ‘HARMLESS’ FOR ER BILLS The News Service of Florida Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate Sha’Ron James wants lawmakers to keep patients from getting hit with unexpected expenses for emergency transportation and emergency-room services. James said Thursday she intends to seek an amendment to the health care measure (HB 221), sponsored by Rep. Carlos Trujillo, R-Miami, that deals with an issue known as “balance billing.” Balance billing involves patients receiving care from medical providers who are not within the networks of the patients’ insurance companies. In such cases, patients can receive unexpected bills for services. “All of the stakeholders that we have talked with over the past three months agree that the
consumer should be left out of the balancebilling situation in the emergency context,” James said. She said the intent is to hold “the consumer harmless” when there is an emergency situation. James also wants lawmakers to adjust an arbitration process when providers and health insurers are unable to agree on “reasonable” prices for out-of-network emergency services. James said her model would follow the process used by Major League Baseball arbitration, in which both sides are allowed to submit one billing figure each with a statement justifying the request. The arbitrator, using a number of factors, could only pick one of the numbers for the billing rather than picking a morearbitrary figure.
SUPREME COURT REJECTS APPEAL AS EXECUTION LOOMS The News Service of Florida The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an appeal by Death Row inmate Oscar Bolin, who is scheduled to be executed Jan. 7 for the 1986 murder of a woman in Pasco County. Bolin contended, in part, that newly discovered evidence indicated that another man confessed to the murder of Terri Lynn Matthews, whose body was discovered in December 1986 by the side of a road in a rural area. Bolin argued that the confession was made by Steven Kasler, an Ohio prison inmate who later committed suicide, according to the Supreme Court ruling. But justices upheld a circuit-court decision that rejected Bolin’s appeal. “In these proceedings, Bolin claims that newly discovered evidence establishes that someone else committed the murder in question and that the state suppressed evidence relating to the crime,’’ the Supreme Court opinion said. “Because we find that Bolin has failed to establish that he is entitled to relief, we affirm the circuit court’s orders denying relief.” Gov. Rick Scott on Oct. 30 signed a death warrant for Bolin, who is now 53.
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SAME-SEX COUPLES SEEK RULING IN BIRTH CERTIFICATE DISPUTED By Jim Saunders The News Service of Florida Nearly a year after same-sex marriages started in Florida, a legal decision could be looming in a dispute about birth certificates for children of same-sex couples. Two couples and an advocacy group asked a federal judge last week to require the Florida Department of Health to list both spouses on birth certificates of children born into same-sex marriages --- as the department typically does when married parents are a man and a woman. The request for summary judgment, which would short-circuit the need for a trial, contends that the department’s refusal to list both spouses in same-sex marriages on birth certificates violates couples’ constitutional rights. “Defendants’ (agency officials’) refusal to issue birth certificates listing both parents when a same-sex spouse gives birth to a child in Florida treats married same-sex couples differently than married different-sex couples, denying married same-sex couples one of the most important protections provided to married couples under state law,’’ said the document filed in federal court in Tallahassee. “Defendants’ conduct exposes plaintiffs and their children to serious harms, while serving no legitimate, much less compelling, state interest.” But department attorneys argue that the agency does not have the power to make the change on its own. At least one of the issues in the case is a state law that says if a “mother is married at the time of birth, the name of the husband shall be entered on the birth certificate as the father of the child, unless paternity has been determined otherwise by a court of competent jurisdiction.” “Defendants (agency officials) contend that the department is an executive agency
whose powers are limited to the ability to administer and enforce the laws and rules related to the state of Florida’s public health system including the authority to act as the state’s registrar of vital statistics pursuant to (a section of state law),’’ according to an October court document that outlines the positions of both sides. “Therefore, the department lacks the authority to revise existing legislation or to apply case law in a manner that invalidates existing legislation without clear judicial authority to do so.” The lawsuit, whose plaintiffs include the Equality Florida Institute advocacy group, was filed in August, about seven months after same-sex marriages began in Florida. The lawsuit also came less than two months after a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that established a legal right for same-sex couples to marry. Two of the plaintiffs in the birth certificate case, Kari Chin and Deborah Chin, were married 2013 in Massachusetts, with Kari Chin giving birth in February 2015 to a son, according to last week’s filing. The Department of Health’s Office of Vital Statistics issued a birth certificate listing Kari Chin as a parent but declined to list both spouses. The other plaintiffs, Alma Vazquez and Yadira Arenas, were married in 2013 in New York, with Vazquez giving birth in March 2015 to a daughter. The court filing said Vazquez was told she had to be listed as unmarried to get a birth certificate for the child. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle has set a Jan. 6 deadline for the Department of Health to respond to the plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment. Hinkle last year ruled that Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, which set the stage for marriages to begin.
2016 BALLOT PROSPECTS DIM FOR SOLAR INITIATIVE By Jim Turner The News Service of Florida The light is fading for one of two solar-energy initiatives trying to get on Florida’s 2016 ballot. The “Floridians for Solar Choice” coalition, which remains about 400,000 petitions short of qualifying for the 2016 ballot and is in the midst of a contract dispute with a petitiongathering firm, announced Thursday night it has started to explore options for appearing on the 2018 ballot. Stephen Smith, executive director of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, a key supporter of the coalition, on Friday called the decision “a strategic pivot.” “We want to make sure everyone is aware, we’re not trying to deceive anybody, it’s just reality and people can count the numbers,” Smith said. “Campaigning is as strong as ever, and it’s not going away.” Supporters of the initiative—which would allow businesses to generate and sell up to two megawatts of solar power to customers on the same or neighboring properties—continue to focus on gathering petitions for 2016. But that will change Dec. 30, Smith said. An end-of-the-year deadline has always been in place, he said, as the coalition believes county supervisors of election need about a month before the state’s Feb. 1 petition deadline to verify the
submitted signatures of voters. “It’s a hurdle, I’m not going to dispute that,” Smith said. “We’ve got a phenomenal volunteer group working for us, but to collect what would be about 70,000 signatures a week is not impossible, but it’s a daunting task.” The announcement hasn’t caused the coalition behind a competing, utility-backed solar initiative to declare victory. That coalition is known as “Consumers for Smart Solar.” “From day one, our objective has been to promote a plan to advance solar energy while protecting consumers,” Consumers for Smart Solar spokeswoman Sarah Bascom said in a release. “Their apparent failure to make the ballot does not change our objective. We will continue to gather signatures to place our Smart Solar amendment on the ballot and will vigorously advocate its passage.” The better-financed Consumers for Smart Solar proposal would generally maintain the status quo in allowing Floridians with solar equipment on their property to sell energy to power companies. Consumers for Smart Solar had raised $5.9 million as of Nov. 30, with the state’s four major private utilities— Duke Energy, Florida Power & Light, Gulf Power and Tampa Electric—directly accounting for $3.5 million of that total. Floridians for Solar Choice, which has received
the bulk of its funding from a political arm of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, had pulled in about $1.49 million. Backers of both amendments must submit 683,149 valid signatures by Feb. 1 to get on the November 2016 ballot. As of early Friday, Floridians for Solar Choice had submitted 272,444 valid signatures. The Consumers for Smart Solar proposal was up to 412,997 valid signatures. Smith said the Floridians for Solar Choice proposal could qualify in 2017 for the 2018 ballot, as the signatures already collected remain valid for 24 months. The blog FloridaPolitics. com reported Thursday that a payment dispute with the signature-gathering firm PCI Consulting has tied up about 200,000 petitions that have already been collected. Smith said he expects the dispute will be settled early next year. While the 2018 election cycle appears more realistic for the initiative to get on the ballot, the change could pose more problems in winning the required 60 percent support from voters for passage. Floridians for Solar Choice has sought to tie its amendment to the presidential election cycle, which historically attracts more Democrats, along with younger voters, to the polls. “There are definitely advantages running this campaign in a presidential year,” Smith acknowledged.
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Not so long ago, our culture really (really) admired people with big egos. We called them rugged individualists, fearless leaders, MVPs, visionaries, and go-getters. We respected these confident and successful folks for (seemingly) having all the answers. They were all too happy to stand their ground and argue their point, and we saw this as a sign of strength and leadership. Now, everything has changed. Larger-than-life egos are fast becoming liabilities. Indeed, in what may first appear to be a paradox, Professor Edward Hess says that ego’s mortal enemy—humility—is one of the traits most likely to guarantee success in the 21st century workplace. “In the tech tsunami of the next few decades, robots and smart machines are projected to take over more than half of U.S. jobs,” says Hess, a professor at the University of Virginia’s Darden Graduate School of Business and author of Learn or Die: Using Science to Build a Leading-Edge Learning Organization (Columbia Business School Publishing, 2014, ISBN: 978-0-23117024-6, $29.95, www.EDHLTD.com). “The jobs that will still be ‘safe’ involve higher-order cognitive and emotional skills that technology can’t replicate, like critical thinking, innovation, creativity, and emotionally engaging with other humans,” he explains. “All of those skills have one thing in common: They are enabled by humility.” Skeptical? Ask yourself this: Have you ever met someone with a big ego who was really good at being open-minded? Really good at reflectively listening? At putting himself in another’s shoes? At playing well with others? At saying, “I don’t know,” “Your idea is better than mine,” or, “You’re right”? Didn’t think so. Clearly, if you want to be an effective leader (or even a successful employee) in our brave new workplace, you are going to have to rein in your ego and become more team-oriented. And make no mistake, says Hess: It won’t be easy. “We’re talking about self-work that’s never finished,” he says. “For one thing, ego-based thinking is our brain’s default position—we naturally seek to reinforce what we already think we know. Also, we have to overcome a lifetime of cultural and behavioral big-ego conditioning. But if we’re to stay competitive in the Smart Machine Age, it has to happen!” NOTE to EDITOR: See attached tipsheet for a brief “big ego” selfassessment. Here, Hess shares seven suggestions to help you hone your humility:
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First, know that you’ll have to work against your brain’s natural inclinations. According to Hess, quieting our egos actually goes against our very natures! Cognitively, we humans are wired to selectively process only information that is confirmatory—and to selectively filter out information that contradicts what we “know” to be “right.” In addition, we’re lazy, self-serving, and emotionally defensive thinkers who are driven to protect our egos. “However, the science is quite clear that highlevel and innovative thinking is a team sport,” he comments. “In order to learn, adapt, and succeed, we have to be willing to look closely at our mistakes and failures, to really listen to people who disagree with us, and to allow the best thinking and best ideas to rise to the top—which requires humility! The good news is, when it comes to resisting your thinking’s natural defenses, forewarned is forearmed.”
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Seek objective feedback about your ego. You can’t troubleshoot your ego if you don’t have an accurate picture of what it looks like. Since this isn’t an area in which you can trust your own judgment, have the courage to get people who know you well at work and in your personal life to fill out a 360-degree review about you—one that focuses on your emotional intelligence and your behaviors concerning open-mindedness, listening, empathy, humility, etc. “Explain why you need honest answers,” instructs Hess. “Emphasize how appreciative you will be if they are honest and that candor will not diminish the relationship. After receiving the data, evaluate it with a trusted other. Thank everyone who had the courage to give you honest feedback. Reflect on the picture you received and decide what you want to do with that data.”
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Change your mental model of what “smart” looks like. In the past, “smartness” has been determined by the size of one’s body of knowledge. Not knowing the “right” answer was—and often still is—a big blow to the ego. But today we already have instant access to all the knowledge we want, thanks to “companions” like Google and Siri. The “new smart” means knowing what you don’t know and knowing how to learn it, being able to ask the right questions, and being able to examine the answers critically. “As the legendary hedge fund investor Ray Dalio said, ‘We are all dumb shits,’” comments Hess. “We are all suboptimal thinkers. Only those of us who can graciously and humbly admit that we don’t know it all will succeed in this new world. So change how you keep score. Engage in collaboration, seek out feedback, and ask for help daily. That will push you toward developing the humility and empathy you’ll need to ‘win’ in the new game.”
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front of our friends and colleagues. In other words, we’re afraid of making mistakes and bruising our egos. Hess says being okay with being wrong is a necessary and important part of developing humility. “Fear of failure, fear of looking bad, fear of embarrassment, fear of a loss of status, fear of not being liked, and fear of losing one’s job all inhibit the kind of learning, innovation, and collaboration that’s essential for your long-term job security,” Hess asserts. “To proceed more fearlessly into the future, you need to understand that learning is not an efficient 99 percent defect-free process— so mistakes have to be valued as learning opportunities. “The faster and better you are at turning mistakes into learning opportunities, the less likely it is that you will be replaced by some machine,” he adds. “Having an ego that’s not afraid to acknowledge mistakes, confront weaknesses, and test assumptions is a reliable strategy for long-term success.”
Self-promotion will be out, and self-reflection will be in. Knowing it all will be out, and being good at not knowing will be in. “In short, humility will be needed to maximize one’s effectiveness at thinking, listening, relating, and collaborating,” concludes Hess. “You will need others to help you outthink a smart machine! Work on yourself starting now, so they’ll want to engage with you tomorrow.” Do You Have a Big Ego? A Five-Minute Self-Assessment
By Professor Edward D. Hess, author of Learn or Die: Using Science to Build a Leading-Edge Learning Organization (Columbia Business School Publishing, 2014, ISBN: 978-0-231-17024-6, $29.95, www. EDHLTD.com)
Many people who have big egos don’t realize it—they simply think of themselves as competitive, driven, self-assured, or something equally positive. This assessment will help you determine whether or not your ego is (to paraphrase Dr. Seuss in describing the Grinch) “three sizes too big.” Ask yourself: True or false: Do these statements describe my usual behavior?
Learn to put yourself in others’ shoes. Research says one way to become less self-absorbed and more open to the experiences of others is to actively work on being more empathetic and compassionate. Thinking of how others helped you and saying “thank you” on a daily basis is a positive way to begin the process. Reflecting on the people who add joy to your life helps too. “Suspending judgment so that I can put myself in another person’s shoes has always been a particular challenge for me,” Hess admits. “My mind always wants to jump to a conclusion instead of really considering what the other person is experiencing, thinking, or feeling. Active listening has been an important tool in helping me learn to set my ego aside. When I remind myself to focus all of my attention on what someone else is saying instead of on formulating my own response, I find that my understanding of the situation grows—and often, so does the amount of empathy I feel. “Remember, you don’t have to fully agree with someone’s opinion or actions to still treat them with compassion,” he adds. “Disagreeing with humility still leaves the lines of communication open and allows teamwork to happen in the future.”
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Ask questions to make sure you understand the other person.
I always strive to be the leader.
Quiet your mind to stay in the moment. Hess points to attention-focused meditation as a time-honored method of calming one’s inner self-intensity. Fully engaging with your current experience (as opposed to ruminating on the past or worrying about the future) enables you to maintain a balanced, healthy perspective. Staying in and responding to the present moment is also a powerful safeguard against ego-driven misunderstandings and misinterpretations. “Personally, I have found that meditation makes me more aware of my physical reactions— breathing and heart rate,” he shares. “I now know that when my internal motor gets running really fast I tend to revert to a ‘me’ syndrome, and that I need to deliberately slow myself down so that I can exhibit more calmness and openness to others. I have come to understand that as a teammate and as a leader I don’t have to be right all the time or the center of attention all the time—but I do have to work with others to arrive at the best answer.”
Ask if you can paraphrase what the other person said to make sure you heard them correctly.
I work hard at looking good to others.
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Stop letting fear drive your decisions. We often play it safe because we don’t want to look dumb, be wrong, or fail spectacularly in
Grade yourself daily. There’s a reason why to-do lists are so popular: They work! Create a checklist of reminders about the need to be humble, open-minded, empathetic, a good listener, or any other ego-mitigating quality you wish to work on. Make the list as detailed as possible. Review it before every meeting and grade yourself at the end of each meeting. For example, if you want to work on being a better listener, your list might include the following tasks: Do not interrupt others. Really focus on understanding the other person. Suspend judgment. Do not think about your response while the other person is still talking. Do not automatically advocate your views in your first response.
Really try to understand the reasons the other person believes what they believe. “If you reflect and work on managing yourself every day, you will notice a difference in your humility-to-ego ratio,” Hess promises. “To start, I advise picking two behaviors you want to change. Seek the help of trusted others in creating your checklist and ask for their help in holding you accountable. Give them permission to call you out when they see you acting in opposition to your desired new behaviors.” The journey to becoming a more humble person will not be short. It will take persistent hard work. But Hess firmly believes that you will find the journey to be liberating and fruitful. “With humility comes more meaningful relationships, better opportunities, and of course, an increased chance of staying relevant and competitive in the Smart Machine Age,” he says. “In that age, individualism and internal competition will be out, and teamwork will be in.
I rarely say, “I don’t know”—especially in public. I rarely admit my mistakes. I rarely talk about my personal weaknesses with colleagues. I don’t often ask for personal feedback. I dislike compromising when I am debating. I interrupt people when they are talking in order to give them the answer. I like solving other people’s problems. I rarely apologize publicly to others when I may have hurt their feelings. I rarely ask people how they are feeling.
I make sure I get the respect I am due.
I don’t enjoy talking things out with others. Did you have mostly “trues”? Don’t despair. At least you know you have a problem...and nothing can stop you from doing some humility-building self-improvement work right away! About the Author: Edward D. Hess is a professor of business administration and Batten Executive-in-Residence at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business and the author of 11 books, including Learn or Die: Using Science to Build a Leading-Edge Learning Organization, by Columbia Business School Publishing (September 2014). About the Book: Learn or Die: Using Science to Build a Leading-Edge Learning Organization (Columbia Business School Publishing, 2014, ISBN: 978-0-231-17024-6, $29.95, www.EDHLTD.com) is available at Amazon.
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PUBLIC NOTICES Legals Notice to Creditors IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF FRANK ROWELL HUGHES, II Deceased. File No.: 2015 CP 1572 Division: “A” NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the Estate of FRANK ROWELL HUGHES, II, Deceased, File Number 2015-CP-1572, 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 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 OR 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 OF 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 WITHININ 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. The date of the first publication of this notice is December 23, 2015. Personal Representative: Frank S. Hughes 49 South 9th Avenue Pensacola, Florida 32502 Attorney for Personal Representative: THOMAS C. STAPLES STAPLES, ELLIS + ASSOCIATES, P.A. Florida Bar No. 169708 41 N. Jefferson Street, Suite 400 Pensacola, Florida 32502 tcs@staplesellislaw.com (850) 432-4143 2wr12/23-12/30NTC IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF JACQUELINE ANN SWAIN Deceased. File No.: 2015-CP-1478 Division: N NOTICE TO CREDITORS 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 Jacqueline Ann Swain, deceased, File Number 2015-CP1478, by the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 Governmental Center, Pensacola, Florida 32502; that the decedent’s date of death was October 11, 2015; that the total value of the estate is $3,000.00 and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are: Name: Melissa K. Jacobs Address:1858 Wareham Way Cantonment, FL 32533 Name: Christopher Swain Address:1012 Woodbury Place Cantonment, FL 32533 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 December 16, 2015. Person Giving Notice Melissa K. Jacobs 1858 Wareham Way Cantonment, FL 32533 Christopher Swain 1012 Woodbury Place Cantonment, FL 32533 Attorney for Person Giving Notice:
Charles P. Hoskin, Esq. of EMMANUEL, SHEPPARD & CONDON Florida Bar No. 364401 30 South Spring Street Post Office Drawer 1271 Pensacola, Florida 32591-1271 Telephone: (850) 433-6581 Facsimile: (850) 434-7163 E-mail: cph@esclaw.com 2wr12/16-12/23NTC IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF MARJORIE ANN SHEPHERD, Deceased. File No.: 2015-CP-001223 Division E NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of MARJORIE ANN SHEPHERD, deceased, whose date of death was 7/8/2015; is pending in the Circuit Court, for ESCAMBIA County, Florida, Probate Division, File No. 2015 CP 001223, the address of which is 190 Governmental Center, Pensacola, FL 32502. The names and addresses of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons, having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court 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 DECEMBER 16, 2015. Personal Representative: Shirley Powell 7962 Graves Road Pensacola, FL 32514 Attorney for Personal Representative: Kathlyn M. White Florida Bar No. 13763 McDonald Fleming Moorhead 127 South Palafox Place, Ste. 500 Pensacola, FL 32502 (850) 477-0660 FAX (850) 477-0982 kmwhite@pensacolalaw.com bsstubbs@pensacolalaw.com 2wr12/16-12/23NTC IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: The Estate of MARY ALICE DARBY Deceased. CASE NO.: 2015-CP-1490 DIVISION: A NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of MARY ALICE DARBY, deceased, whose date of death was October 26, 2015, 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 the decedent’s estate must file their claims with this Court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S
DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is December 16, 2015. Personal Representative: ROBIN DARBY KIMMEL a/k/a ROBIN RENEE DARBY KIMMEL 127-A Beach Drive Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32547 Attorney for Personal Representative: Susan Crockett Batson Florida Bar Number 500186 Email: officesb@kimbat.com LAW OFFICES OF KIMMEL & BATSON, CHARTERED 715 N. Baylen Street Pensacola, FL 32501 (850) 438-7501 2WR12/16-12/23 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF ELIZABETH NELSON HARVEY Deceased. File No.: 2015-CP-1440 Division E NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of ELIZABETH NELSON HARVEY, deceased, whose date of death was September 13, 2015, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 W. Government Street, Pensacola, Florida 32502. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is December 16, 2015. Personal Representative: R. Donald Nelson 4636 Baywoods Circle Pensacola, FL 32504 Sylvia N. Ammons 8752 Ramble Woods Drive Pensacola, FL 32514 Attorney for Personal Representative: Patrick G. Emmanuel Jr, Esq. EMMANUEL, SHEPPARD & CONDON Florida Bar No,: 393797 30 Spring Street P.O. Drawer 1271 Pensacola, Florida 32591-1271 Telephone (850) 433-6581 Facsimile: (850) 434-7163 E-Mail: rge@esclaw.com 2wr12/16-12/23 Legal Notice Senior Management Pursuant to Section 121.55, Florida Statutes, the Escambia County Clerk of Court and Comptroller intends to designate one non-elective full-time IT Director position, one non-elective fulltime Financial Reporting and Grants Manager position, one non-elective fulltime Financial Disbursements Manager position, and one non-elective full-time Treasury and Payroll Manager position for inclusion in the Senior Management Service Class effective January 1, 2016. 2wr12/16-12/23
Notice of Revocation of Power of Attorney NOTICE OF REVOCATION OF POWER OF ATTORNEY STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF ESCAMBIA I, KATHRYN CHARLOTTE SMITH, residing at 10100 Hillview Drive, Apt. 103, Pensacola, Florida 32514, by writing dated November 2, 2010, appointed Barrie Rommes and Layna Hawkins, my true and lawful attorneys in fact for the purposes and with the powers set forth therein. Notice is now given that I terminate and revoke such Power of Attorney and all power and authority given or intended to
be given to Barrie Rommes and Layna Hawkins in that Power of Attorney. Dated: December 17, 2015 1wr12/23
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azzle guests this holiday season with delicious dishes that only taste like you spent hours in the kitchen. These recipes, created in partnership with lifestyle and cooking expert Sandra Lee, show how using high-quality, like scratch ingredients such as Bob Evans’ refrigerated side dishes lets you create perfectly prepared holiday recipes in minutes. Find more recipes ideal for sharing and gifting this holiday season through Farm Fresh Ideas, an online club featuring recipes and tips, at www.bobevans.com/recipes.
Sweet Potato Cookies
Prep time: 28-33 minutes Cook time: 10-12 minutes Makes: 36 cookies 3/4 cup vegetable shortening 3/4 cup brown sugar 1 large egg 1 cup Bob Evans Mashed Sweet Potatoes 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice 1 cup unsalted butter 3 cups powdered sugar 1/2 teaspoon maple extract Chopped honey roasted pecans, optional Mini marshmallows, optional Heat oven to 350 F. In large bowl using hand mixer or paddle attachment, cream together shortening and brown sugar. Add egg and sweet potato and mix until combined. In small bowl combine flour, baking soda, salt and pumpkin pie spice. With mixer on low speed, slowly add flour mixture until well mixed. Use a small cookie scoop and drop rounds onto greased baking sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely before frosting. In separate bowl, beat together butter, powdered sugar and maple extract until frosting is light and fluffy. Frost each cooled cookie with maple butter cream frosting. Sprinkle with pecans and mini marshmallows, if using. Carefully toast marshmallows with a culinary torch, avoiding melting frosting, if desired.
Bacon Wrapped White Cheddar Jalapeno Poppers Prep time: 30 minutes Cook time: 25-35 minutes Makes: 40 poppers 2 packages Bob Evans Thick Sliced Bacon, slices cut in half 1 package Bob Evans White Cheddar Mashed Potatoes 1 package garlic herb cheese spread 2 0 jalapeno peppers, halved and seeded with membranes removed 1/4 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper, ground Heat oven to 400 F. Bring bacon to room temperature so it is pliable and easy to work with. In mixing bowl, combine mashed potatoes and garlic herb cheese with
rubber spatula. Stir until incorporated. Spread approximately 1 teaspoon mashed potato mixture in each jalapeno half; level off with butter knife or spatula. Be sure not to heap potato mixture or it will spill out of peppers. Wrap each jalapeno with bacon; use 3 half slices for large jalapenos or 2 halves for smaller sizes. Be sure bacon is wrapped to seal in mashed potato mixture tightly. In small mixing bowl, combine brown sugar and cayenne pepper. Generously sprinkle bacon with brown sugar and pat gently to make it stick to bacon. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper and place wrapped peppers on sheet. Bake until bacon reaches desired crispiness, about 25-35 minutes. Let peppers cool slightly before serving, about 5 minutes.
Loaded Mashed Potato Dinner Rolls
Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 25 minutes Makes: 24 rolls 1 package Bob Evans Original Mashed Potatoes, divided 1 cup Bob Evans Thick Sliced Hardwood Smoked Bacon 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded 2 green onions, small diced Salt and black pepper, to taste 1 package dinner roll dough (24 rolls) 4 tablespoons butter, unsalted and melted Heat oven to 350 F. To make filling, in mixing bowl combine mashed potatoes, bacon, cheese, onion, salt and pepper. Stir until combined. Flatten dough into round using palm of hand, spoon 2 tablespoons of filling in middle. Place on baking tray. Brush surface of rolls with melted butter and cut cross pattern with sharp scissor at middle until you can see filling. Bake rolls until golden brown, about 20-25 minutes. Remove from pan and cool at room temperature for 5 minutes. While cooling, brush tops with melted butter.
Loaded Mashed Potato Poppers
Prep time: 25 minutes Cook time: 15 minutes Makes: 48 poppers 1 package Bob Evans Sour Cream & Chive Mashed Potatoes 2 cups extra sharp cheddar cheese, shredded 6 slices Bob Evans Hickory Smoked Bacon 8 ounces nacho cheese flavored tortilla chips 2 large eggs, slightly beaten 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 6-8 cups vegetable oil, for frying 16 ounces sour cream for dipping, optional Stir together cold mashed potatoes, cheese and bacon. Scoop 48 tablespoons of potato mixture onto parchment- or wax paper-lined baking sheet. Refrigerate 15-20 minutes. Meanwhile, place tortilla chips in bowl of food processor and pulse to fine crumbs, or place chips in large resealable bag and smash using a rolling pin. Pour crumbs into shallow bowl. Beat eggs and pour into another shallow bowl. Pour flour into shallow bowl; set aside. Heat oil in fryer or Dutch oven to 350 F. Remove mashed potato scoops from refrigerator and roll into balls. Roll each ball in flour, tapping off excess. Once all potatoes are coated in flour, dip each into egg, allowing excess to drip off, then into the tortilla chips, making sure to coat evenly with crumbs. Set on clean baking sheet. Discard excess flour, egg and tortilla chips. Fry small batches of poppers until golden brown, 30-40 seconds. Remove from fryer and place on paper towel to drain excess oil. Serve hot with sour cream, if desired. Poppers can be reheated in 350 F oven for 6-8 minutes.
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