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GULF WINDS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

The credit union again earned BauerFinancial's 5-Star Superior rating for strength and security.

Gulf Winds Federal Credit Union has earned this highest rating for 94 consecutive quarters, which secures its status as a "Sustained Superiority Credit Union." Only nine percent of the nation's credit unions have earned and maintained Bauer's top rating for so long.

TOMMI LYTER Pensacola Police Chief Lyter

closed out 2017 with zero homicides inside the Pensacola city limits. Last year, the city had seven homicides in its first 10 months, five from July-October. While assistant police chief, Lyter led the initiative to beef up patrols in crime-ridden areas. His plan worked.

KATHERINE POWELL AND ADAM KOPPIN The Blues Angel Music Founda-

tion, a 501(c)3 nonprofit supporting music education and therapy, announced the recipients of the 2017 Music Educator of the Year awards for Escambia and Santa Rosa counties—Katherine Powell of Ransom Middle School in Cantonment and Adam Koppin of W. H. Rhodes Elementary School in Milton. These teachers will each receive $1,000 to use in their music programs.

BAPTIST WOUND CARE CENTER The

center recently received the Center of Excellence Award. This award distinguishes centers that have demonstrated exceptional success by meeting or exceeding clinical, operational and financial benchmarks in different categories over a three-month period.

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RYAN ZINKE U.S. Secretary of the Interior announced that the White House plans to allow offshore drilling for crude oil and natural gas off the coast of Florida.

The decision has been widely condemned

by Republicans, Democrats and all other Floridians. Having lived through the BP oil disaster of 2010, we don't need to put our fishing and tourism industries at risk. In Northwest Florida, the decision impacts the missions of NAS Pensacola, Hurlburt AFB and Eglin AFB. It's time for Rep. Gaetz and Gov. Rick Scott to use their influence with President Donald Trump.

JEFF SESSIONS With all the issues facing the Department of Justice, we are baffled that the Attorney General would single out marijuana as a priority for his U.S. attorneys, especially when states like Florida have adopted constitutional amendments to regulate its use for medical purposes.

Sessions is clearly out of step with the voters and President Donald Trump's campaign promise to not interfere with state cannabis programs.

PROJECT SUNBURST In 2012, Gov. Rick Scott launched this special website that would make his emails and those of his leadership team accessible to the public online. He promised the Governor and Lt. Governor's emails would be posted. Project Sunburst has been completely shut down. Scott's spokesman said Governor and Lt. Governor's emails will be posted in the coming weeks but not the emails of other officials.

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THE ROLE OF NEWSPAPERS Newspapers have a responsibility to be more than cheerleaders. Everyone likes positive stories, and few like to have problems exposed. However, it's our role to shed light.

In November 2016, Police Chief David Alexander told the Pensacola City Council that little could be done about the rise of homicides. Over the first 10 months of 2016, the city had seven murders, which tied the 2012 total that earned the city the moniker as one of the most dangerous small cities in the nation.

The previous month, I had reported on the sharp rise in homicides—five since the end of June. While the increase was alarming to us, few others covered the problem.

Chief Alexander dismissed the statistic and downplayed what his department could do about it.

"I have to say with the violent crimes we really don't have, other than having an officer placed in everyone's home, there's not a whole lot of things you can do to really control and mitigate issues like homicides," Chief Alexander said during his monthly report.

I wasn't willing to let Alexander off the hook. We were concerned the city was on pace to have the most homicides since 1993, when it had 10 murders. We challenged the police chief about his statement and pointed out how differently PPD reacted to homicides in 2012 under Chief Chip Simmons.

Back then, Chief Simmons, Mayor Ashton Hayward and Lumon May held a joint press conference to announce measures to combat the rise of gun violence after the city experienced three drive-by shootings in one weekend. Simmons committed to putting more officers on the streets.

Alexander's response to the gun violence was baffling and disheartening.

Citizens were worried about their safety, but their leaders didn't appear willing to act.

However, Assistant Chief Tommi Lyter listened and developed a plan to step up police presence, similar to how Simmons had done four years earlier. In early December 2016, PPD announced it would saturate areas within city limits at various times to address the increase in gun violence.

"We're doing this because we must remain vigilant in keeping our streets and neighborhoods safe for all of our citizens, especially during the holidays when everyone wants to be able to celebrate with family and friends," said Chief Alexander in a press release.

Lyter became the police chief in May 2017. His effort to curb gun violence worked better than it did in 2012. In fact, the city had no homicides in 2017, which hadn't happened since 1980.

When was the last homicide? October 2016 when we reported the rise of homicides.

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By Rick Outzen On Thursday, Jan. 4, two members of President Donald Trump's cabinet announced initiatives that could have detrimental impacts on Florida, a state that helped the Republican billionaire win the White House in 2016.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that he had rescinded the "Cole Memo" and two additional memos related to marijuana enforcement policy. He directed all U.S. Attorneys to enforce the laws enacted by Congress and to "use previously established prosecutorial principles that provide them all the necessary tools to disrupt criminal organizations, tackle the growing drug crisis, and thwart violent crime across our country."

"It is the mission of the Department of Justice to enforce the laws of the United States, and the previous issuance of guidance undermines the rule of law and the ability of our local, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement partners to carry out this mission," said Sessions in a press release.

Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Fort Walton Beach) quickly condemned Sessions' stance.

He called the decision "disappointing and cruel" and "a huge step backward for states' rights, for common-sense reform, and for the American people."

While serving in the Florida House, Gaetz sponsored the Compassionate Care Act that legalized non-euphoric marijuana for children suffering from severe seizures. In 2016, Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment that allows patients with illnesses, such as cancer, AIDS and Parkinson's Disease, to purchase cannabis with doctor approval.

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"I have seen children, in my district and nationwide, who have been helped by medical marijuana when all other treatments have failed," said Gaetz. "Has AG Sessions seen a child with juvenile epilepsy? Has he seen a child have a seizure? I have."

"I have seen children, in my district and nationwide, who have been helped by medical marijuana when all other treatments have failed." Matt Gaetz He added, "I've seen tears stream down a mother's face as she cradled her daughter in her arms, watching her little girl's eyes roll back in her head, her skin turning blue from lack of oxygen. I've also seen this same little girl smiling and laughing, playing sports and having friends — her epilepsy made manageable by medical marijuana. Attorney General Sessions thinks she's a felon. I think she's a hero."

In April, Rep. Gaetz introduced legislation that would move cannabis from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule III drug— moving marijuana from an opioid-like status to a steroid-like status. The move would open the door for research and access to the drug for a wide range of medical uses.

On "Pensacola Speaks," he said that the Attorney General had thrown a wrench in the system in a lot of states that have created systems for the appropriate labeling and accurate testing of medical marijuana to ensure it's a reliable product for patients and doctors.

"To treat people who've gone through that process the same as you would treat some drug dealer is outrageous," he said. "It is offensive to the Tenth Amendment, which would clearly, in my opinion, put this as an issue to be determined by the states."

National Cannabis Industry Association Executive Director Aaron Smith also spoke out against the AG decision and pointed out that President Donald Trump has promised during his campaign to "not interfere with state cannabis programs, which have been overwhelmingly successful in undercutting the criminal market."

"This news from the Department of Justice is disturbing, especially in light of the fact that 73 percent of voters oppose federal interference with state cannabis laws," said Smith. "In addition to safely regulating the production and sale of cannabis, state-based cannabis programs have created tens of thousands of jobs and generated more than a billion dollars in state and local tax revenue to date."

He warned, "Any significant change in federal enforcement policy will result in higher unemployment and will take funds away from education and other beneficial programs. Those revenues will instead go back to drug cartels and other criminal actors."

Gaetz is concerned about the impact on research and development of medicinal uses for marijuana.

"I think that the real harm in this will come in the investor community," he said. "Funding for that research will be a lot harder to come by as a consequence of the Attorney General's decision, and the victim there is the patient."

Gaetz also remembered Trump's "enlightened" view on medical marijuana during his campaign and believed it won him votes among Millennials.

"To see his Attorney General really pivot off of that shows me that the Attorney General isn't necessarily serving the President well in this regard," he said.

DRILL, BABY, DRILL

On the same day of Sessions' announcement, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke proposed the largest number of lease sales in U.S. history. The Draft Proposed Program includes 47 potential lease sales in 25 of the 26 planning areas – 19 sales off the coast of Alaska, 7 in the Pacific Region, 12 in the Gulf of Mexico, and 9 in the Atlantic Region.

"Responsibly developing our energy resources on the Outer Continental Shelf in a safe and well-regulated way is important to our economy and energy security, and it provides billions of dollars to fund the conservation of our coastlines, public lands and parks," said Secretary Zinke.

The Sierra Club Florida vowed to fight the plan.

"This senseless, exploitive move threatens Florida's $67 billion tourism industry, from the white sand beaches of Pensacola

to the mangrove shorelines of the Florida Keys, from Miami Beach to Amelia Island," said Frank Jackalone, Sierra Club Florida Chapter director.

He added, "The threats to the state are not only the visual blight of the offshore rigs and their accompanying industrial onshore storage and transportation but the numerous small leaks and major spills making their way to Florida beaches and poisoning fisheries and iconic marine life such as manatees and dolphins."

Gov. Rick Scott and U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, who are expected to battle for Nelson's Senate seat, said they also intend to fight the plan.

"Based on media reports, it is likely that the Department of the Interior will consider Florida as a potential state for offshore oil drilling —- which is something I oppose in Florida," Scott said in a prepared statement.

Nelson called the proposal "an assault on Florida's economy, our national security, the will of the public and the environment."

He said, "This proposal defies all common sense, and I will do everything I can to defeat it."

Gaetz also spoke out against drilling in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida shores and worried about its impact on our military bases.

"This is totally inconsistent with the no-

"This is totally inconsistent with the notion of rebuilding and restoring our military, central to President Trump's campaign theme." Gaetz tion of rebuilding and restoring our military, central to President Trump's campaign theme," he said. "We're working together as a Florida delegation to find a legislative solution to try to block this effort by the Department of the Interior to be placing oil rigs potentially nine miles off our shores within the next five years."

This proposal would take our nation back decades, literally digging us deeper into old and increasingly obsolete forms of energy.

Fossil fuels are on their way out for a range of economic and environmental reasons, and any increase in drilling is a direct threat to Florida's beaches and the health of the Gulf.

Christian Wagley, a coastal organizer for Gulf Restoration Network, spoke for many Floridians.

"Nobody in Florida wants this," he said.

"The business community, residents, the military—they're all aligned in opposition to drilling in the eastern Gulf."

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SAUNDERS: 'IT'S GOOD TO BE UWF' to cut back when things are lean and only enjoy life when things are great. We want to make sure that we have stability and then add value where we can."

"We don't want to have to cut back when things are lean and only enjoy life when things are great." Martha Saunders

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By Rick Outzen Last week, the University of West Florida announced that its 50th Anniversary Capital Campaign raised more than $64.4 million from almost 20,000 donors, including 55 planned gifts and nearly $18 million in scholarships.

"We are truly grateful for the generosity of the community we serve, the alumni we have graduated and the friends we have made over the years," said UWF President Martha D. Saunders. "Their belief and willingness to contribute to the work we do have created a spirited community of learners launching the next generation of big thinkers who will change the world."

In surpassing its fundraising goal of $50 million, the campaign featured some of the largest gifts in the university's history, including more than $5 million from Dr. Usha and Mahadeb Kundu to name the College of Health and another $5 million from Harold E. "Hal" Marcus to name the College of Science and Engineering.

Other notable gifts included $3.1 million from an anonymous donor to establish an endowment for need-based scholarships that will assist deserving students in their pursuit of the American Dream, and $1 million from Dr. Bob Kimball, UWF marketing and economics 88

professor, to create the Bill and Ellie Kimball Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship Award in memory of his parents.

During its quiet phase that began in 2011, UWF raised more than $48 million.

In 2012, Quint and Rishy Studer gave their first of two $1 million gifts, to fund the Pensacola Pledge Scholar Program. The second $1 million gift was made in July 2015, to develop the Center for Entrepreneurship.

Pen Air Federal Credit Union committed $1 million to name Pen Air Field, home of UWF football on the Pensacola campus, while $250,000 of a $770,000 legacy gift from the estate of John Thayer and Joan Ames Burr served as the lead gift for football, with the remainder supporting high impact and undergraduate research initiatives in the Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering.

On "Pensacola Speaks" on 1370 WCOA, Dr. Saunders talked about the importance of the capital campaign.

"It's the difference between just plain, no-frills education and being able to add the value that makes all the difference for our students," she said. "We're a public institution, and public institutions are vulnerable to the whims of the economy and political realities as well. What we really want always is to have stability."

She continued, "We don't want to have

Dr. Saunders was impressed by the number of donors to the capital campaign.

"For people to step up and invest in us with the kinds of funds that really, really make a difference is impressive and encouraging and most gratifying to us as well," she said. "I was also really moved by the fact that we had 20,000 different gifts, some small, some big, which means that people contributed to us as best they could. And when you have that kind of breadth of giving, that is very encouraging for us."

She was also pleased that a considerable portion of the funds raised is earmarked for scholarships, which gives the university flexibility in pushing its initiatives.

"We can certainly scholarship students who need a little help to finish school—almost nobody ever saves enough for college," said Saunders. "It's that junior and senior year where things get really, really tough. This enables us to see them through. I am just moved by the generosity of folks that have given scholarship money for our students."

STRONG 2017

The announcement of the completion of the 50th Anniversary Capital Campaign also capped off Saunders' first year as UWF President. She shared other highlights of 2017.

Public universities in Florida are ranked on a system of metrics, which grades the schools on the percent of bachelor's graduates enrolled in postgraduate school, academic progress rates and the number of students earning bachelor's degrees in a timely manner.

In 2017, UWF jumped in Florida's public university ranking from one of the bottom three schools to one of the top three for 2016-17 school year. As provost and executive vice president at UWF, Saunders led the effort to improve its ranking. She created a "war room" for campus leaders to work on the metrics. The improvement meant more funds for UWF. "That was about $20 million of happy," she said of the jump in rankings. "And we expect to stay there. When all of these standards came into place, and we knew what we were dealing with, we told our board that it's not going to be fast, but we're going to make the kinds of changes that are sustainable."

Saunders added, "We have not taken

our eye off it at all. The war room still meets every week."

The University of West Florida also had unprecedented success in football, reaching the national championship game in only its second season. Head football coach Pete Shinnick was named the D2Football. com National Coach of the Year and standouts Marvin Conley and John Williamson were recognized as part of the organization's All-America Team.

"It was a joy, an utter joy to see that season develop," said Saunders. "I think that our athletes and our coaches demonstrated what we want college football to be. They worked well together when things didn't go so well. When things did go well, they bowed to each other. It was just a real joy for the season, and that's consistent with all of our athletic programs."

She added, "In the past year, we were in the top three in the Division II Director's Cup. That measures all sports, not just one sport.

That's a testimony to the culture of the place."

WHAT'S AHEAD

UWF has requested $27.5 million from Triumph Gulf Coast to build a Pensacola Technology Campus on nine acres between the Pensacola Bay Center and Aragon. The 70,000-square-foot facility will be part of the Innovation Network and house the Cybersecurity Innovation Center and the Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory.

Dr. Saunders isn't sitting still waiting on Triumph Gulf Coast. The UWF Cybersecurity Center and the UWF Global Online are moving downtown this year into rented spaces.

"We and about a million other people have written proposals for Triumph's money," she said. "Of course, if we get that award, then we can move a lot faster, but we're coming."

The Pensacola Technology Campus has the endorsement of the Greater Pensacola Chamber and will be part of the UWF's future vision of an Innovation Campus Network, a "transformative university model" that will connect physical campus destinations along the Gulf Coast of Northwest Florida for innovation, collaboration, research and engaged learning to prepare students for the workforce of tomorrow.

"We have gotten lots and lots of letters of support," said Saunders. "We think the magic will happen, and we believe strongly in the proposal. We're going to do it anyway; it's just going to take us longer (without the Triumph grant)."

In looking back at the successes of 2017, Dr. Saunders shared the credit with everyone at the university and its alumni and supporters.

"We have worked very hard," she said.

"And as you know when anything good happens, it's a team effort."

Saunders added, "It's a happy place. It's a good time to be UWF. {in} inweekly.net

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PANHANDLING PRICE TAG The homeless and panhandling have been problems for Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward since he took office. Several times, he attempted ordinances to deal with them. Each time he and city officials have walked away with political black-eyes.

In May 2017, the mayor pushed through the city council another set of anti-panhandling ordinances, over the objections of the American Civil Liberties Union, Councilwoman Sherri Myers and this newspaper.

The mayor privately told his supporters that he was willing to fight for ordinances.

City Attorney Lysia Bowling defended them during the council deliberations.

The ACLU almost immediately filed a lawsuit questioning the constitutionality of the laws. The mayor caved in, and the council rescinded them in September.

According to ACLU attorney Benjamin Stevenson, the mayor paid the ACLU's legal fees of about $10,000 as part of the settlement agreement.

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NRA APPEAL TO LATVALA In an open

letter last week, National Rifle Association lobbyist Marion Hammer asked former State Sen. Jack Latvala to consider giving his leftover campaign funds to children with disabilities.

Latvala resigned after two separate Senate investigations concluded he sexually harassed women in the state capitol and may have traded votes for sexual favors. He has several political action committees and was seeking the GOP nomination for governor.

"In view of the massive amount of campaign funds in your possession, which can be disbursed for qualified charitable purposes at your discretion, I ask for your consideration on behalf of children with learning disabilities," wrote Hammer.

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GONZALEZ HEARING STALLED The

new sentencing hearing for the man convicted murdering Bud and Melanie Billings has been delayed.

Last year, Escambia County Circuit Court Judge Nikolas Geeker ordered a new penalty phase for Patrick Gonzalez on the two counts of murder. In 2010, a jury voted 10-2 for the death penalty.

In early 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Florida's capital sentencing process—which had the jury make recommendations on the death penalty but the judge decided the facts—violated the Sixth Amendment requirement that a jury find the aggravating factors necessary for imposing the death penalty.

The case, Hurst v. Florida, was also an Escambia County murder case. In 1998, Timothy Hurst killed Cynthia Harrison, a co-worker at Popeye's Chicken, during a botched robbery attempt.

The Florida legislature passed a new statute to comply with the U.S. Supreme Court judgment and changed the sentencing method to require a 10-juror supermajority for a sentence of death with a life sentence as the alternative. This new sentencing scheme was struck down by the Florida Supreme Court in a 5-2 ruling in October 2016. The court held that a death sentence must be issued by a unanimous jury.

Gonzalez filed an appeal of his death sentence. Judge Geeker cited the Florida Supreme Court decision in Hurst v. Florida as grounds to set aside the sentences imposed and ordered a new penalty phase.

Gonzalez and four other men – Frederick Thornton, Rakeem Florence, Donnie Stallworth and Wayne Coldiron – busted into the Billings home at dusk on July 9, 2009.

The men intended to steal a safe that they believed contained millions of dollars.

Because the family had special needs children, the premises had several cameras that recorded the break-in and the shooting of Bud Billings. The actual murders of the couple took place in the master bedroom, the only room without surveillance. All the men wore masks.

In less than a week, the Escambia County Sheriff's Office arrested the five men and their accomplices—Pamela Long Wiggins, Leonard Gonzalez and Gary Sumner. All were eventu-

ally convicted Thornton and Florence provided testimony against the others. Pam Wiggins and Leonard Gonzalez died in prison. Patrick Gonzalez received the only death sentence.

The new sentence hearing for Gonzalez has been tied up as the Florida Supreme Court hears the appeal he filed in June.

His attorneys are appealing Claim One and Two of his Motion for Postconviction Relief that were denied in May 2017.

Claim One alleged that counsel for Gonzalez was ineffective for failing to properly argue for a change of venue.

The lower court denied the claim stating that Gonzalez could not establish any prejudice because counsel had presented a motion to change venue with supporting affidavits, and the jurors were asked some questions by the state attorney during voir dire about whether they could set aside what they heard and be able to judge the case from the evidence presented at trial alone.

Since the panel agreed that they could, the lower court found that Gonzalez had not established prejudice. The lower court stated it "had no basis to conclude that had the additional information presented by defense counsel been presented the trial court would have or should have granted a motion for change of venue."

Claim Two alleged that counsel for Gonzalez was ineffective for failing to challenge the grand jury indictment on the grounds that Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan engaged in outrageous governmental misconduct by improperly influencing members of the grand jury who issued the indictment against Gonzalez.

The lower court's reasoning in denying the claim was that it was based on "speculation" that Sheriff Morgan actually greeted the members of the grand jury, and even if he did Mr. Gonzalez suffered no prejudice as the evidence was so overwhelming another grand jury would have also indicted Gonzalez.

Gonzalez's attorneys pointed out that no evidentiary hearing was granted as to either claim. They asked the Florida Supreme Court to reverse the summary denials of the two claims and remand the case for evidentiary hearing.

In November 2017, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi filed a Motion to Dismiss Gonzalez' appeal. In a nutshell, she argued that since the death sentence had been vacated by the lower court and judgment was not final in the case, the Florida Supreme Court lacked jurisdiction.

On Dec. 29, the Florida Supreme Court denied the state's motion. No word on when the court will make its decision on the appeal. inweekly.net

January 26-28, February 1-4, 8-11 ’s Pensacola Little Theatre Amateur Production of

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listed a panel of Florida Local Experts and travel writers to nominate their favorite state attractions. Gulf Islands National Seashore is a finalist, and online voting will determine what tops the list.

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Voting ends on Monday, Jan. 15 at noon ET, and the winners will be announced on Friday, Jan. 19.

SCENIC HIGHWAY CLEANUP On Saturday, Jan. 13, the Scenic Highway Foundation will have its monthly cleanup at Chimney Park and Bay Bluffs Park with Ocean Hour and Earth Ethics. Sign in is at 8:45 a.m.; the cleanup begins at 9 a.m. and lasts only an hour. Gloves, buckets, trash grabbers and water are provided. Volunteers also receive breakfast, complements of Apple Market. Bring your own reusable water bottle.

BUBBA WATSON DRIVE The Studer

Family Children's Hospital at Sacred Heart has a new official address recognizing local professional golfer Bubba Watson—1 Bubba Watson Drive.

In September, Sacred Heart and the Watson family announced a $2.1 million donation to The Studer Family Children's Hospital at Sacred Heart, specifically supporting construction of the new four-story children's hospital on the Pensacola campus.

To recognize the ongoing support of the Watson family – who will serve as ambassadors for The Children's Hospital – Sacred Heart named the entrance road to the new Children's Hospital as Bubba Watson Drive. The City of Pensacola made the name change official in December.

"Bubba and Angie Watson have been generous friends and tireless advocates of The Children's Hospital." Susan Davis "Bubba and Angie Watson have been generous friends and tireless advocates of The Children's Hospital," said Susan Davis, the president and CEO of Sacred Heart Health System. "Their amazing gift to our community will help to ensure that all sick or injured children in our region will have access to the best possible care. We are thrilled to recognize officially the dedication they've shown to our children and families."

The Studer Family Children's Hospital at Sacred Heart is the region's only children's January 11, 2018

hospital, serving families across Northwest Florida, South Alabama and South Georgia.

Construction of a new four-story children's hospital began on Sacred Heart's Pensacola campus in March 2017 and is expected to be complete in spring 2019.

Sacred Heart has raised $21 million from community donors in support of the new children's hospital, but an additional $15 million is needed in order to complete all phases of the expansion on time.

To make a donation in support of the new Studer Family Children's Hospital at Sacred Heart, visit sacred-heart.org/foundation.

STANDING CHALLENGED In December, the City of Pensacola filed in a motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed by A&J Mugs owner Dan Lindemann and Pensacola resident Jerry Holtzworth that challenged the validity of the lease agreement between the city and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) for Bruce Beach in downtown Pensacola.

The attorneys for GrayRobinson PA, the Orlando-based firm hired by Mayor Hayward, wrote in their summary: "Plaintiffs lack standing to challenge the validity of the lease agreement between the City and FWC as they have not suffered any special injury that is different from the injuries to other citizens.

Even if Plaintiffs had standing, they have failed to articulate sufficient grounds to invalidate the lease. Plaintiffs inability to state a claim requires dismissal of both claims with prejudice."

GrayRobinson PA argued that Lindemann and Holtzworth failed to allege how the lack of notice, the failure of the CRA to execute the lease, and the failure to commence construction have caused a special injury to them that is different from the injuries to other citizens.

The claim that their property lies within the CRA is not sufficient to confer standing on them, according to the motion filed.

The attorneys also argued that the city was not required to give public notice before executing the lease because the notice requirements in the Florida Statutes do not apply to properties acquired before the creation of a community redevelopment area.

The lease did have a termination clause if FWC did not commence construction

by May 2017. However, only the city can enforce it, according to the mayor's attorneys: "Plaintiffs are not parties to the lease, and do not have any right to enforce the lease terms. While the city may have certain remedies available to it, nothing in the lease requires the city to enforce it or otherwise seek to compel the FWC to forfeit its rights and property interests under the lease." {in}

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Arts & Entertainment art, film, music, stage, books and other signs of civilization...

Public Poetry

By Shelby Nalepa

is how a specific place can dictate the tone opportunity to slow down, type on a typewriter, of a poem. and connect with poetry and their own minds.

"I'm always surprised by how different the We also wanted to create the longest Exquisite tone of the writing is depending upon where Corpse of all time." the installation takes place and what's hapBerger said that the project is largely pening in the world," Berger said. "I also think inspired by the idea of an Exquisite Corpse, a it's interesting the way so many people treat surrealist writing game in which several authors the booth as a confessional. Perhaps that's becontribute to one poem. cause it somewhat resembles a confessional "The solitary act of writing can be therabooth. I don't mean that in a religious way, but peutic or meaningful to the writer without people tend to get really personal and confess them ever showing the poem to anyone things they are afraid to say in their daily lives." necessarily," she said. "Once you put your Berger said that so far, they've only poetry out into the world, however, and make done one installation of the project outside it public, I think it takes on a new kind of power. of the tristate area, in Raleigh, NC. It becomes political, in a way, whether or not "That installation of the project definitely the work itself is of a political nature because had a more specifically religious and Chrisyou're suddenly challenging people to think about language and the ways it shapes our real- tian tone than any of the Northeast installation, so I'm very curious to see what the ity as a society." poetry in Pensacola sounds like," she said.

The Typewriter Project is a program of Berger said that there is no way to conThe Poetry Society of New York, which Berger tribute to the project incorrectly. and Adamski started as the production com"We encourage you to read what was pany for their project, The Poetry Brothel. written before you on the scroll and be in"In fact, we tried to form a company spired by that, but people are also encourcalled The Poetry Brothel and the state aged to write whatever they want-whatever of New York told us we couldn't call our they feel most compelled to express," she company a ‘brothel' because it implied illegal said. {in} activity," she said. "We came up with The Poetry Society of New York because we thought it sounded 200 years old, exceedingly legitimate, and like the perfect front for our brothel. It was only after we formed the company that we began to realize how much WHAT: A panel discussion with Stephanie more we wanted to do with it. Now Berger, Nick Adamski and Dr. Robyn Blyn The Poetry Society of New York is a WHEN: 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17 501(c)3 non-profit with the mission of WHERE: Pensacola Museum of Compromoting poetry within our culture by merce, 201 E. Zaragoza St. finding innovative ways of presenting it COST: Free to the public."

DETAILS: subconsciousofthecity.com Each typewriter booth will be outfitted with a vintage typewriter, 100-foot long paper scroll, and a custom-built USB typewriter kit, which allows every keystroke to be collected, stored and posted online for users to view.

"Nick and I are both very collaborative people at heart," Berger Wednesday, Jan. 17 said. "It's ironic in a way that we chose Museum of Commerce, 201 E. Zaragoza St. poetry as our medium of choice since Thursday, Jan. 18–Friday, Jan. 26 it is often seen as the loneliest art West Florida Public Library, Main Branch, 239 form. But the fact is that there are N. Spring St. lots of different ways to make poetry a collaborative art, whether that's Friday, Jan. 26–Friday, Feb. 16 during the creation of the poems University of West Florida, John C. Pace themselves, or in their presentation."

Library, 11000 University Pkwy.

Another facet of the installation

THE TYPEWRITER PROJECT: POETRY AS PUBLIC ART

An immersive poetry installation from New York called The Typewriter Project will be in Pensacola starting next week, allowing locals to help share the dialogue of their city and shape the ongoing project.

Stephanie Berger and Nick Adamski, co-creators of the project, and Robin Blyn, University of West Florida English professor will give a lecture, "The Typewriter Project: Poetry as Public Art," Wednesday, Jan. 17 as part of The University of West Florida College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities Experience UWF Downtown Lecture Series.

"The Typewriter Project: The Subconscious of the City" invites the public to participate in a collaborative poem with the help of a typewriter booth, which will be at the lecture and at two additional locations through Friday, Feb. 16.

By creating a new and unique form of public dialogue, this project hopes to capture something of the sound, narrative, and nuance of specific corners of the city. Berger said that the Typewriter Project's mission is to invesJanuary 11, 2018

tigate, document, and preserve the poetic subconscious of the city while providing a fun and interactive means for the public to engage with the written word.

"Nick and I created The Typewriter Project for a few reasons," Berger said. "One summer we randomly kept finding typewriters out on the street as garbage, and we started collecting them."

She said that the "Play Me, I'm Yours" public piano project inspired them as well.

"We loved the public pianos, but neither of us are very good at playing the piano," Berger said. "We suddenly thought that having typewriters around everywhere for people to type on would be similarly cool and engaging, and an installation like that would be something we could participate in more readily."

Lastly, Berger said that she and Adamski wanted to find out what people were thinking in these different spots around their city.

"We wanted to hear what the subconscious of different corners of the city sounded like," she said. "We wanted to give New Yorkers an

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calendar artists. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox. palafoxmarket.com COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox. palafoxmarket.com NEW HORIZONS PSYCHIC AND HEALING ARTS FAIR 10 a.m.-6 p.m. $10 admission.

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THURSDAY 1.11

'LADY BIRD' SCREENING 1 p.m. $5. Voices of

Pensacola Building, 117 E. Government St. pensacolacinemaart.com AWM WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. Aragon Wine Market, 27 S. 9th Ave. aragonwinemarket.com MEDITATION FOR PLANETARY PEACE 6-7:30 p.m. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org SOGOURMET CLASSES: HOMEMADE PASTA WITH PECAN CRUSTED FLOUNDER 6-8 p.m.

$64.50. SoGourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com

SELECT LATIN DANCE LESSONS AND PARTY

6:30-9 p.m. $10. Salsa, Cha Cha, Bachata and more. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com MLK COMMEMORATIVE CELEBRATION 7 p.m. Talbot Chapel AME Zion Church, 425 N. Reus St. SISTER HAZEL 7 p.m. $15-$20. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com

FRIDAY 1.12

PILATES MAT 1:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man

Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. Free. City Grocery, 2050 N. 12th Ave. HAPPY HOUR COOK OUTS 5 p.m. Drink specials, free cookout. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com GAY GRASSROOTS 6 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org

DATE NIGHT DANCING 6:30-8 p.m. $15.

Learn the basics of several romantic ballroom and country dance styles in group classes that keep partners together.

DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com OPEN MIC 7-11 p.m. Single Fin Cafe, 380 N. 9th Ave. facebook.com/singlefincafe ICE FLYERS VS. BIRMINGHAM BULLS 7:35 p.m. $15-$29. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com AFTER GAME SKATE 9:30 p.m. $9-$12.

Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com

SATURDAY 1.13

NORTH ESCAMBIA BIRDING FIELD TRIP 7:30

a.m.-12 p.m. Free. Meet at Publix parking lot on the corner of Nine Mile Road and Pine Forest Road. For more information, visit fmwaudubon.org

PENSACOLA BEACH 10K, 5K, MARATHON

8 a.m. Casino Beach Pavilion, Pensacola Beach. pensacolarunners.com

MLK COMMEMORATIVE CELEBRATION CONTINUES 8 a.m. First United Methodist

Church, 80 E. Wright St.

SANTA ROSA FARMERS MARKET 9 a.m.-1

p.m. Fresh local produce, honey, baked goods and live music. Pace Presbyterian Church, Woodbine Road.

PALAFOX MARKET 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Fresh produce, live plants, baked goods, fine art and antiques. Items originate directly from participating vendors, including dozens of local farmers, home gardeners and area

Days Inn & Suites, 8700 Navarre Parkway., Navarre. newhorizonsexpo.com WINTER WELLNESS NATURALLY 12-1:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org JUNIOR HUMANE SOCIETY ADOPTION 12-4 p.m. PetSmart, 6251 N. Davis Highway. pensacolahumane.org NATURAL HEALING/CANCER STUDY 1:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org COUPLES COOK: SOUTH KOREA 7 p.m. $60 per couple. Pensacola Cooks Kitchen, 3670 Barrancas Ave. pensacolacooks.rezclick.com SABOTAGE: A TRIBUTE TO THE BEASTIE BOYS 7 p.m. $12. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S.

Palafox. vinylmusichall.com

PENSACOLA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRESENTS: BEETHOVEN AND BLUE JEANS

7:30 p.m. $20-$96. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com ICE FLYERS VS. BIRMINGHAM BULLS 7:35 p.m. $15-$29. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com CHIZUKO'S FIRST BIRTHDAY 8 p.m. $5 donation at the door to Animal Allies of Florida or $4 with non-perishable food donation for Food Not Bombs. chizuko, 506 W. Belmont St. facebook.com/chizukopensacola DANCE PARTY 8-midnight. Partner dancing on the best wood dance floor in the area.

DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com AFTER GAME SKATE 9:30 p.m. $9-$12.

Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com

SUNDAY 1.14

WAKE UP HIKE 7 a.m. Meet at Bay Bluffs Park, Scenic Highway at Summit Ave., for a brisk one to two-hour walk with brunch to follow at an area restaurant.

GROUP MEDITATION 9-10:30 a.m. Free.

Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org THE KAMERMAN PIANO SERIES PRESENTS

GULZHAN UZEBAYEVA 2:30 p.m. Ashmore

Auditorium, Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd. pensacolastate.edu

SOUTHEASTERN TEEN SHAKESPEARE COMPANY: SHENANIGANS 4-5 p.m. Free. 1010 N.

12th Ave. setsco.org/first-city-shakespeare

MONDAY 1.15

MLK DAY PARADE 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Downtown

Pensacola.

PILATES MAT 1:30-2:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Edu-

cational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org SEVILLE QUARTER MILERS 5:30 p.m. Runners meet in front of Seville Quarter for a run around downtown Pensacola. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com CAST IRON CLASS: SALMON WITH BACON WRAPPED SCALLOPS 6-8 p.m. $64.50.

SoGourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com BALLROOM DANCE LESSONS 6:30-8 p.m. $10.

Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango, and more. Professional dance instruction for all skill levels. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com SONGWRITERS AND POETS OPEN MIC 7-9 p.m.

Goat Lips, 2811 Copter Road. goatlips.com HIP-HOP DANCE LESSONS 8-9 p.m. $10.

Learn hip-hop moves from professional instructor. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com

TUESDAY 1.16

PENSACOLA OPERA PRESENTS: MEET THE ARTISTS LUNCHEON 11:30 a.m. $30. Skope-

los at New World, 600 S. Palafox. pensacolaopera.com COMPLIMENTARY WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m.

SoGourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com O'RILEY'S PINT RUNNERS 6-7 p.m. Tuesdays through Jan. 30. O'Riley's Irish Pub, 321 S. Palafox. orileyspub.com CULTURES COOK: FOOD TRENDS OF 2018

6-8 p.m. $39. Pensacola Cooks Kitchen, 3670 Barrancas Ave. pensacolacooks. rezclick.com POETRY OPEN MIC 6-8 p.m. Constant Coffee & Tea, 615 Scenic Highway. facebook. com/pensacolapoetry COUNTRY DANCE LESSONS 6:30 p.m. $10.

Country Two Step, East Coast Swing, Competition Choreography and more. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com

Adoption • Paternity • Dependency/DCF Hearings Prenuptial Agreements • Postnuptial Agreements Divorce • Child Custody and Timesharing Child Support • Child Support Modifications Alimony • Collaborative Divorce • Divorce Mediation • Pre-Suit Family Law Mediation

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calendar MOVIES AT THE REX 7 p.m. $5. "Grand

Hotel." The REX, 18 N. Palafox. pensacolacinemaart.com WEST FLORIDA LITERARY FEDERATION 7 p.m. Free. Pensacola Cultural Center, 400 S. Jefferson St. Room 201.

UWF LAMBDA COALITION MEETING 7 p.m.

Building 36, room 191. University of West Florida, 11000 University Parkway.

COMEDY NIGHT 7 p.m. Swan Neck Meadery, 2115 W. Nine Mile Road. swanneckwinery.com

≥Events

PMA GALLERY TOURS

2:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Free with museum admission. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

VISITING ARTIST WORKSHOP: PRINTMAKING WITH KATRINA ANDRY 12-2

p.m. Friday, Jan. 12.

UWF Center for Fine and Performing Arts, 11000 University Parkway., Bldg. 82

DEPOSE AND DISPOSE (OF) RECEP-

TION AND GALLERY TALK 5:30-7:30

p.m. Friday, Jan. 12.

Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

≥Current Exhibits

PSC ART FACULTY AND STAFF EXHIBIT

On view through Jan. 12. Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd. pensacolastate.edu

CROSSING BOUNDARIES: ART AND THE FUTURE OF ENERGY

On view through

Your Local Meal Prep Company

Serving Pensacola and surrounding areas. www.PrimalPremadeNutrition.com

HEALING CLINIC AND MEDITATION 7:158:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org AFTER GAME SKATE 10 p.m. $9-$12. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com WEDNESDAY 1.17 WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. Free. Margaritaville Beach Hotel, 16 Fort Pickens Road.

PILATES & PINOT 6-7 p.m. $12. Pure Pilates Downtown, 426 S Palafox. purepilatespensacola.com

Jan. 14. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org POINTS OF DEPARTURE On view

through Jan. 25.

Student art exhibit from UWF. TAG, 11000 University Parkway. Bldg. 82. uwf.edu CONTAINED PLAY

On view through Feb. Artists from the University of West Florida Advanced Sculpture: Public Art course— Katie Carff, John Davis and Michael

Stewart—created this accumulation of orbs and light as part of their coursework.

Main Street Façade Sculpture Garden at Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org DOCUFLORIDA

On view through Feb. 4. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

THE TYPEWRITER PROJECT: SUBCONSCIOUS OF THE CITY

On view through Feb. 16. Month-long

WATERBOYZ SLOW SKATE 6-7 p.m. Every Wednesday. Skate starts and ends at Waterboyz, 380 N. 9th Ave. waterboyz.com YOGA FLOW 6-7 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org SWING DANCE LESSONS AND PARTY 6:30-10 p.m. $5-$10. Professional west coast swing instruction for all levels. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com BONE THUGS N' HARMONY 7 p.m. $30. Vinyl

experiment from the UWF Department of English, in partnership with the Experience UWF Downtown Lecture Series.

Public participation encouraged. Installments: 5:30 p.m.

Jan. 17 Museum of Commerce, 201 E. Zaragoza St., Jan. 18-26 at West Florida Public Library, 239 N. Spring St., and Jan. 27-Feb.16 at University of West Florida John C. Pace Library, 11000 University

Parkway. uwf.edu PHILATELY & FRIENDSHIP: THE ART OF ACE On

view through Feb. 27. Exhibition of 50 illustrated envelopes created by members of Art Cover Exchange.

T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Museum, 330 S. Jefferson St. historicpensacola.org

PENSACOLA CULTURAL CENTER ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: NINA FRITZ

Pensacola Cultural Center, 400 S. Jefferson St.

Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com MEDITATION 7:15-8:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND 7:30 p.m. $39.50$99. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com FREE DANCE LESSONS 8-8:30 p.m. Free beginner west coast swing dance lesson.

DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. dancecraftfl.com DEPOSE AND DISPOSE (OF) On view through

March 18. Pensacola Museum, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

≥Workshops & Classes

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at First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. Cost is $157.25 for members and $185 for non-members. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

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Activist Art

By Shelby Nalepa

Bull, Woodcut by Katrina Andry / On view at PMA New Orleans artist Katrina Andry's engaging exhibition "Depose and Dispose (of)" is opening Friday at the Pensacola Museum of Art. The printmaker is known for using her art as a form of activism, illustrating the disenfranchisement of people of color. "Depose and Dispose (of)" will explore systemic brutality and uses animals to personify people of color in vulnerable situations.

"There are two series within the exhibit, with one mainly focusing around the Black Lives Matter movement," Andry said. "These half-animal, half-person subjects are in vulnerable positions to show how being compared to something outside the human race could have violent consequences."

Andry said that she explores societal norms and stereotypes through her art, challenging ideas that often negatively label people of color.

"I also use a lot of symbolism in this series, including camouflaged watermelon and big exotic flora, as an overarching theme of stereotypes of black culture," she said.

The other smaller series in the exhibition is a slave mythology based on the origin of eels called "The Promise of the Rainbow Never Came." People falling into the water from a ship as they turn into eels, Andry said, is a representation of the loss of life during the Transatlantic slave trade.

Creating large-scale color reduction

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woodcuts for her pieces, an interactive station showing the artist's process will accompany the exhibit. Andry will also be hosting a free printmaking workshop at the University of West Florida before the opening reception.

The exhibit will be on display Jan. 12-March 18, so even if you can't make the opening event you still have plenty of time to see it. Andry will also be returning to Pensacola to participate in UWF's Downtown Lecture Series Thursday, March 8. {in}

DEPOSE AND DISPOSE (OF)

WHAT: Opening reception and gallery talk with artist Katrina Andry and PMA curator Amy Bowman-McElhone WHEN: 5:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12 WHERE: Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. COST: Free DETAILS: pensacolamuseum.org

VISITING ARTIST WORKSHOP

WHAT: Printmaking workshop with Katrina Andry WHEN: Noon-2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12 WHERE: UWF Center for Fine and Performing Arts, 11000 University Pkwy., Bldg. 82 DETAILS: pensacolamuseum.org

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DIFFERENCE MAKERS WINTERFEST 2017

When Santa Claus arrived in downtown Pensacola on Black Friday, there were more than 15,000 people there to greet him. It was the first night of Winterfest, representing, for many, the official launch of the holiday season. And for the next 31 days, the annual festival continued to attract regular crowds for miniature train rides, photos with Santa, "snow," street theater and trolley tours.

The annual event was expanded in 2017 thanks to a grant from Visit Pensacola. Winterfest Pensacola, Inc.—the organization responsible for choreographing and presenting Winterfest for nearly 20 years—used the grant funding to add an opening-night fireworks show, among other enhancements. Organizers also acquired a 35-ft., four-car, hand-crafted miniature train, dubbed the "Winterfest Express," for tours around Ferdinand Plaza.

Lauded by Coastal Living, Southern Living and Expedia as a top holiday event, Winterfest also delivered an economic boost during the traditionally slow "shoulder" season. Based on headcounts at individual events, organizers estimate that 21,500 people participated in at least one 2017 Winterfest activity. And of the nearly 7,200 trolley tour tickets that were purchased, 30% were purchased by out-of-town visitors. The average party size for trolley tours was 2.7 people.

The event also utilized a broad array of local talent. According to Winterfest president Denise Daughtry, for every Winterfest performer, conductor and elf visible during the festivities there were scores of others behind-the-scenes—carpenters, painters, artists, street cleaners, social media specialists, photographers, parking coordinators, costume tailors, cookie bakers, calligraphers, script writers, musicians, sound engineers, set designers, letter readers, mechanics, seamstresses, printers, lighting technicians, permit coordinators, drivers, guides, courthouse office personnel, production staff, fireworks engineers, videographers, policemen and women, plaza workers, train stop support crew, transporters and others—without whom Winterfest wouldn't happen.

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news of the weird BUT HE STARTED IT! Tennis instructor Osmailer Torres, 30, of Miami, was arrested in July 2016 after hitting a 5-year-old with the child's pint-sized tennis racket and causing a bruise on the boy's arm and a lump on his eyebrow, reports the Miami Herald. But now Torres believes he has a grand-slam defense: Florida's Stand Your Ground self-defense law. Defense lawyer Eduardo Pereira told the Herald the child was the "initial aggressor" who had participated in "various violent altercations" against other children, and Torres had acted "reasonably in trying to prevent harm" to others. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Oscar Rodriguez-Fonts will consider the claim in an upcoming hearing.

FAMILY VALUES Mazen Dayem, 36, of Staten Island, New York, obtained a restraining order against his father-in-law, Yunes Doleh, 62, in September after Doleh repeatedly tormented him by waving his hairpiece at Dayem, provoking Dayem's greatest phobia — the Tasmanian Devil of Looney Tunes fame. Not easily deterred, Doleh was arrested on Nov. 5 for violating the order after he "removed his wig (and) made hand gestures" at a funeral the two attended, Dayem explained to the New York Post. "It's just a very large fear of mine, his damn wig. ... I have nightmares." Court papers say Doleh "proceeded to grimace, snarl, gurn and gesticulate." He was charged with criminal mischief in Staten Island County court, and then sued his son-in-law for defamation after photos from the arrest appeared on social media.

LEAST COMPETENT CRIMINALS Teller County (Colorado) Sheriff Jason Mikesell listed his SUV for sale on Craigslist in November, and he was a little perplexed when he received a response from Shawn Langley, 39, of Vail, offering to trade the SUV for four pounds of marijuana. Langley even provided photos of his black market booty and boasted about its quality, reported The Colorado Springs Gazette. "I saw that text, and I started giggling," Mikesell said. Detectives set up a meeting and arrested both Langley and Jane Cravens, 41, after finding the promised four pounds of marijuana in their car. Sheriff Mikesell has removed his SUV from Craigslist.

HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT On Nov. 27, 27-year-old Corey Hughes, who was due to be released from prison in February after serving most of a weapons charge, walked away from a San Joaquin County sheriff's work crew in Stockton, California, according to the Fresno Bee. It took police almost a month to track him to a home in Stockton, where they surrounded the dwelling and apprehended him without incident—which might not be so remarkable were it not for the distinctive, whole-face tattoo Hughes sports, which makes his face look like a human skull. He was booked into the San Joaquin County Jail.

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GOOD DEED, PUNISHED Malcolm Whitfield of Rochester, New York, was only trying to help when he ordered a Lyft car to deliver a drunk woman home from a bar in November. But when the woman vomited in the car, Whitfield was hit with a $150 fine to cover the damage.

"For a second, I was like, 'Never do anything nice again!'" Whitfield told 13WHAM. Lyft's terms and conditions include damage fees, which most people don't see in the fine print.

Update: Lyft later refunded Whitfield's fine and added $100 to his Lyft account for future rides.

"Mr. Whitfield absolutely did the right thing by helping someone get home safely," said Scott Coriell, a Lyft spokesperson.

OH, DEER It was just another early December day at the Horsetooth Store, Gas and RV Park outside Fort Collins, Colorado, as employee Lori Jones conducted inventory and restocked shelves. Suddenly, she looked up to see "Mama," a doe deer, inside the store, "looking at the sunglasses. Then she looked at the ice cream and over at the chips," Jones told CBS Denver. "I kind of did a double take." When shooing the deer away didn't work, she broke out a peanut bar and lured the doe into a nearby field. Jones then returned to work, but soon looked up to find Mama was back, this time with her three fawns in tow. It took another peanut bar to draw the family away from the store, and Jones said she has learned her lesson. "You should never feed the deer because they're going to keep coming back."

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SWEET REVENGE A mom in Hillsboro, Oregon, came up with the perfect retaliation for a porch pirate who nabbed her baby son's Christmas pajamas package off the front porch. Angie Boliek told KATU she wanted to get her own "passive-aggressive revenge," so she taped up a box full of 10 to 15 dirty diapers with a note reading "Enjoy this you thief!" Boliek left the box on her porch on Dec. 3, and by the evening of Dec. 4 it was gone. Boliek alerted Hillsboro police, but they don't have any leads in the investigation. "It was fun to come home and see that it was gone," Boliek said.

IRONIES Paul Jacobs, 42, of South Hampshire, England, ordered a roll of bubble wrap from Amazon in November to protect his plants during a coming cold snap. Soon the box of bubble wrap arrived, protected by 100 feet of brown packing paper—enough to cover his whole backyard, he told the Daily Mail. "At first I thought they'd sent me the wrong order because the box was so heavy," Jacobs said. He expects it will take two recycling collections to get rid of all the paper packaging. {in}

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