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DUSTI SLUDER The longtime Pensacola

educator has been named Dean of Pensacola State College's Warrington campus.

Sluder had worked as a faculty member and served in various administrative positions.

She earned her licensed practical nursing and registered nursing degrees from Pensacola State before earning her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the University of South Alabama, Master of Science in Nursing from Walden University, and a Doctorate of Nursing Practice from Duquesne University.

LEONID YANOVSKIY The professor

and director of strings and orchestra in the Department of Music at the University of West Florida performed at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall on Nov. 5. Yanovskiy was the featured violinist in the "Romantic Impressions" recital, which opens the InterHarmony International Music Festival's 2016 concert series.

MARTHA SAUNDERS The state uni-

versity system's Board of Governors last Thursday unanimously confirmed Dr. Martha Saunders, Provost of the University of West Florida, as the Pensacola school's president. On Jan. 1, Saunders, who previously served as president of the University of Southern Mississippi, will replace outgoing President Judy Bense.

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COGNITIVE BIG DATA SYSTEMS The Pensacola company was selected as the winner of the 2016 Get Started Pensacola event, presented by Cox Business, taking home a prize package worth up to $20,000 to assist in the development of their business. Cognitive Big Data Systems' computer vision app uses creative machine learning technologies to learn the pixel patterns from each camera's video stream to understand what's normal at that location.

PSC & UWF Military Times has named the University of West Florida and Pensacola State College to its Best for Vets: Colleges 2017 list, based on a comprehensive survey of veteran and military student offerings and rates of academic achievement. UWF came in at No. 33 in the 2017 rankings of all four-year schools. Pensacola State ranks 130. This is the third time for UWF and the second consecutive year for PSC to be on the Best for Vets list.

2016 PREEMIE CUP A total of $72,178 was raised during the 2016 Preemie Cup events held to benefit the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at The Studer Family Children's Hospital at Sacred Heart.

During 2015, the NICU provided care to a total of 1,000 sick, injured and premature babies. The 2016 Preemie Cup events were presented by Kids Dentist Stu Bonnin, DMD, Wind Creek of Atmore and Pediatrix Medical Group.

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PROTECTING THE PROMISE For Veterans Day in 2013, Edwin Banacia wrote an Inweekly article about the large number of non-natural born U.S. veterans from the Philippines that reside in Pensacola. (Inweekly, "Son of a Sailor Man," 11/7/13).

For the article, Edwin interviewed his dad and his friends. The camaraderie and patriotism of that band of brothers made it memorable.

In 1947, the United States entered into an agreement with the Republic of the Philippines, and that allowed our country to recruit Filipinos for military enlistment. Later in 1954, the agreement was amended, and 2,000 citizens were allowed into the U.S. Navy per year.

"There was a newspaper ad with an application accepting Filipino citizens into the U.S. Navy," Virgilio Domingo told Ed. "If they randomly selected your application, they contacted you and gave you an opportunity to test and interview."

Though many Filipinos served on ships during the Vietnam War, the U.S. government only allowed them initially to serve as stewards. They worked as cooks and did mundane jobs such as cleaning the galley, wardroom and living quarters of officers.

Banacia served aboard the USS Anchorage, a ship that landed the South Vietnamese Marines in Quang Tri province during the Nguyen Hue Offensive. His

battle station was as a loader on the threeinch guns.

"Despite the inequalities, you were proud you had made it, even when it got scary," he told his son for the article. "We didn't look at ourselves as Filipinos fighting alongside Americans. We just thought of ourselves as Americans fighting for our country."

In 1973, the year the U.S. withdrew from South Vietnam, the Navy altered its policy, and Filipinos won the right to test for other jobs in the service.

Banacia became a Supply Officer. His friends qualified to serve in an expanded number of positions such as corpsmen, yeomen, and in aviation. After five consecutive years of service, the men were allowed to apply for U.S. citizenship, which these Navy veterans did.

The last sentences of Edwin Banacia's article have lingered with me these past three years, especially as our nation debates what will be our future immigration policy.

"The promise of America really is that we are that 'Shining City on a Hill,'" wrote Edwin. "That people all over the world still can see America's brilliance from any distance and will pay whatever price just for an opportunity at maybe grasping that promise."

He added, "And that Veterans Day is an opportunity to thank all of those who protect that promise."

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“We just thought of ourselves as Americans fighting for our country.” —Edwin Banacia, Sr.

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REMEMBERING DEEPWATER HORIZON

By Rick Outzen Last month, the movie “Deepwater Horizon” hit the Pensacola movie theaters. The film, starring Mark Wahlberg and Kurt Russell, depicted the day in April 2010 when the Deepwater Horizon exploded 50 miles offshore of Louisiana, killing 11 men, and spewing over 210 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico until it was capped three months later.

It focused on the courage of those who worked on the Deepwater Horizon and their bravery and courage in the hours after the explosion.

Our newspaper covered the aftermath of one of the world's largest man-made disasters.

In the weeks after the tragedy, we traveled to Eunice, La. to interview the family and friends of Blair Manuel, who died in the explosion.

Manuel, 56, worked for M-I Swaco, a Houston-based supplier of drilling fluid systems, as a "mud engineer," a nickname for the drilling fluids engineer who is responsible for ensuring the properties of the drilling fluid, also known as drilling mud, are within designed specifications.

Known on the rigs as "Papa Bear," Manuel had a huge smile and such warmth that he reminded everyone who knew him of Santa Claus. He loved his LSU Tigers and had both football and baseball season tickets.

April 20, 2010, was to be a momentous day for BP and the 126 riggers, contractors, and support personnel on the rig. Manuel and others were busy setting the cement seal at the wellhead, which was 5,000 feet below the water's surface. Once the seal was set the Deepwater Horizon floating rig would move on. The exploratory well would become a full production well.

What haunted his family was that Manuel wasn't supposed to be on the rig that day. He was due to be off the weekend before the accident. When something happened with his replacement, he agreed to stay through April 20.

The day of the explosion, the mud engineer was set to leave at 5 p.m. but had to stay a little longer because of problems with the negative pressure tests. Significant pressure discrepancies were observed in at least two of these tests, which were conducted just hours before the explosion.

By 7 p.m. Manuel had completed his work and was waiting for final clearance for his departure. He talked on the phone with one of his daughters for about 40 minutes, asking her to help him pass the time.

Less than three hours later, a methane gas bubble erupted from the wellhead, rocketed up the drill pipe's sheath and exploded on the deck of the Deepwater Horizon.

For two days, his adult daughters, Kelli Manuel Taquino, Jessica Manuel Manchester, and Ashley Manuel, waited for news. They placed their hopes on a missing lifeboat capsule. There were conflicting news reports about whether it was found. News from officials in Plaquemines Parish indicated that the missing capsule had been sighted and that the 11 workers were "safe and sound," but that was later denied by the Coast Guard.

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was the thing that made it all so devastating.

Papa Bear was a good father.

"Dad would have called," thought the girls.

He would have known how anxious they all were. He would have called.

But Manuel never did. By Friday, April 23, the Coast Guard announced it was calling off the search. All 11 men were pronounced dead.

Manuel grew up in Eunice, La., a happy little town of fewer than 13,000 people set in the heart of the Cajun plains between Lafayette and Lake Charles. Our guide to Eunice was Lynne Halter, mother of Pensacola attorney Ryan Hatler.

On Saturday mornings, locals crowd Eunice Superette & Slaughterhouse for fresh boudin.

Pensacola has Joe Patti's Seafood where locals and tourists line up for fresh seafood. Eunice has the Slaughterhouse.

In the center of Eunice is a statue dedicated to the town's namesake. Eunice was the wife of the first mayor, and she stands proudly in a Victorian dress and hat like a Cajun Mary Poppins.

On Saturday nights, the locals head to the Liberty Theatre for the best Cajun and Zydeco musicians in Louisiana. Nearby a Cajun music souvenir shop sells CDs and LSU regalia. Behind the counter, the owner's wife keeps a sewing machine and spends her spare time making Mardi Gras costumes for everyone in town.

The town paper, The Eunice News, printed the photos of all 138 graduates of Eunice High School class of 2010, and they had a huge party at the Knights of Columbus Hall to celebrate.

Many of the two dozen people in line at the Slaughterhouse were buying hot boudin, Cajun sausage made from a pork rice dressing stuffed into pork casings, to take the edge off the hangover from the party.

With its familiar routines and sometimes quirky characters, Eunice could be any small town in America. The thing that makes Eunice different is the rigs.

Everybody in town has some connection to the rigs. And most of those connections, you realize very quickly, are connections weighted

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Blair Manuel / Courtesy Photo by love. Everybody has a father, a husband, a brother, a boyfriend, a cousin or a best friend going out to the rigs, and hopefully, after a long six or eight weeks, coming back.

The women are used to it. But after a couple of weeks, they miss them and start anticipating their men coming home. And they do worry. Accidents happen perhaps more than most people safely on shore know.

Most Americans never give the offshore rigs a second thought. But the wives and the parents and the girlfriends live with it every day.

They don't complain. The money is too good--workers with no college degrees can make over $100,000 a year. Nowhere else could these men earn these wages or have so much free time. It is a give and take. So they don't complain or dwell on it.

When Deepwater Horizon exploded, the men on the other rigs knew about it before the news crews were out in helicopters taping the flames, before the explosion hit the headlines.

They heard a floater was burning in the Gulf just off of Venice. The men immediately called home to make sure their loved ones knew they were safe.

Wives and girlfriends and mothers jammed the lines, calling, breathless, praying, "not my son, not my husband." The Manuel women did not receive a call.

On May 7, 2010, the people of Eunice gathered at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, known as the "big church," to lay to rest one of their own. Family, friends, and co-workers came to praise Manuel. He stood for the four F's: family, faith, friends, and fun.

Papa Bear did not have a coffin. There was nothing left of him to bury. The girls made a memory box to bury in the family plot at the feet of his grandparents. A bench was placed at the gravesite, so his daughters could go and have long talks with Papa Bear.

Last week, Inweekly interviewed attorney Matt Shaffer of the Schechter, McElwee, Shaffer & Harris in Houston, Texas about the movie. Shaffer represented the Manuel family and three workers who were injured in the explosion.

"We at the firm had heard the stories of our clients and what they went through, and November 10, 2016

I do believe that the movie was very accurate in the depiction of the horror these guys went through," said Shaffer.

"One of the things that stands out in my mind was how several of my clients were in their quarters at the time and that the doors blew in on them, without warning, of course. That is certainly shown in the movie how the living quarters were a living hell in such a burnout."

The attorney talked about how the movie's trailer impacted one of his clients.

"One of my clients was at the movie theater, not at ‘Deepwater Horizon,’ but was just sitting in another movie and saw the trailer, and had a violent reaction to just even witnessing the trailer," he said. "He did not want to see the movie. He saw the trailer and had a breakdown. This is, of course, six years after the event and after having therapy. It just doesn't go away for him."

Shaffer praised the movie for taking a very complicated set of facts regarding the explosion and presenting to the general public about what happened and some of the factors that went into the series of events that caused this catastrophe.

The movie depicted accurately the dangers involved for those working in offshore on exploratory rigs, according to Shaffer. Safety is paramount to those on the rigs.

"They know that this is one of the most deadly occupations in the United States," he told Inweekly. "Working on any vessel is extremely dangerous.

You're working on a dynamic platform that's subject to the environ-

ment and the climate and sudden changes in the climate and the environment."

He continued, "Then when you add onto that danger a drilling rig that's sitting on top of millions of barrels of explosive hydrocarbon, your head really has to be on a swivel. You have to be looking out for not only your safety but the safety of everybody else on the rig at all times."

Shaffer said that Eunice was typical of the small towns where most offshore workers live. They are often multiple generations of a family working on a rig.

Having represented men and women who work on these rigs for 30 years, he said, "Many of them come from small towns.

Pensacola would be a huge town for a lot of them. A lot of them come from small towns like Eunice, Louisiana, little places in Mississippi and Alabama along the coast."

He added, "It's not uncommon to see generations of a family working on a rig at the same time, cousins, brothers, dads and their sons or daughters. Not only do they become a family out there from the close proximity where they work and the long hours and the weeks at a time they're away from their family, but many of them really are family."

Shaffer settled the Manuals' case against BP a year and a half after the Deepwater Horizon explosion.

"We settled in the winter of 2011; then we settled the rest of our clients in the next six to seven months after that," he said. "I do know from working with some lawyers that are on the steering committee that really most of the litigation has been wrapped up."

The “Deepwater Horizon” movie has gotten mostly positive reviews. The website Rotten Tomatoes gave it an 83-percent "Certified Fresh" rating. The box office for the film, which cost $156 million to produce, hasn't been stellar, earning $93 million through last weekend.

Regardless, it's important movie because the film helps remember the lives lost in the Deepwater Horizon explosion. {in}

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SAVING CARPENTER'S CREEK

Councilwoman Sherri Myers

By Rick Outzen Over 100 Pensacola residents attended the Tuesday night town hall concerning the future of Carpenter's Creek.

Councilwoman Sherri Myers hosted the gathering, but Mayor Ashton Hayward and his administration chose to skip the meeting held at Cokesbury United Methodist Church on North Ninth Avenue.

On News Talk 1370 WCOA's "Pensacola Speaks," Myers said that the council's staff and the University of West Florida students had worked hard to make sure those who

live around Carpenter's Creek knew about the meeting.

"We've had students from UWF involved in this project who've been working on going door to door, knocking on doors telling residents, 'We're having a town hall meeting. Please come,'" said Myers. "We have a great cross-section of people working on this issue, just ordinary everyday people and scientists and environmentalists and students and professors."

Carpenter Creek is listed by the EPA as an impaired body of water.

Its restoration is a West Florida Regional Planning Council’s recommendation that the Board of County Commissioners has shown a great deal of interest.

The RESTORE Advisory Committee ranked it the second highest environmental project, only behind Eleven Mile Creek Stream Restoration.

"There are a lot of people who live along Carpenter's Creek," she said. "I did, with the help of the city council staff, send out 300 letters, fliers to every property owner along the creek in the city limits."

Myers added, "This project is very, very important. Carpenter's Creek is a tributary that's protected under the United States Clean Water Act. Basically, whatever happens in Carpenter's Creek ends up in Bayou Texar. We had a lot of older people there at the meeting. Many of them have lived along the creek for 30, 40, 50 years. Many of the people remember that Carpenter's Creek

at one time was a major recreational facility in this area."

Myers said that Commissioner Grover Robinson, who chose the Carpenter Creek/ Bayou Texar project as one of the projects he has submitted to the Board of County Commissioner for RESTORE funding, had several people from the county at the town hall. Commissioner May attended, as did representatives from the West Florida Regional Planning Council, University of West Florida, and Laurie Murphy from the Emerald Coastkeepers.

"Dr. Elizabeth Benchley from the UWF Archaeology Department was there last night because they are very interested in the history of Carpenter's Creek," said Myers. "We believe that the British in the 1700s used Carpenter's Creek, possibly had a mill there, and had a dam. There's some very rich historical, archaeological sites there that need to be explored."

The District 2 councilwoman told Inweekly that she specifically invited City Administrator Eric Olson to the town hall meeting. Mayor Hayward discontinued holding town hall meetings in December 2013.

"I don't know if they were busy, but their absence speaks volumes," said Myers. "I was told

by Keith Wilkins Friday that Eric Olson was going to send somebody, and nobody that I know of showed up to identify themselves as a person from the city. I am very disappointed."

The list of projects that Mayor Hayward sent to the Board of County Commissioners did not include Carpenter's Creek. The mayor's wish list for RESTORE funds had repairs to a port berth, a marina for the Maritime Park, the long-awaited Hollie T. Williams stormwater/recreational project, and a pervious surface parking lot for the General Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr. Memorial Park.

While the mayor has shied away from public meetings with residents for the past three years, Myers has continued to hold town hall meetings in her district.

"I am a big believer in town hall meetings because it gets you close to the people," she said. "It gives them a voice, and it allows them to participate. I just, I love town hall meetings."

She praised the work of the council staff and UWF in helping get the word out about the Tuesday meeting.

"Now that we have our own staff, I actually have the money and the staff to send out notices to my constituents. The reason there were so many people there last night is because our city council staff worked hard to get them there. I didn't have that resource before. I had to do it all on my own at my own expense."

Myers said the city owns a four-acre stormwater area along Carpenter Creek, which she hopes to convince city officials to make a green space.

"My vision for Carpenter's Creek is going to be the collective vision of the citizens of this area," she said. "We're going to hold more meetings and the next meeting will probably be in early February because we want the community and the people who reside along the creek to develop a visionary plan for this creek."

Meanwhile, Myers said she would reach out to the large corporations that own land abutting the creek.

"I really want to partner with them, because basically, they don't need a lot of the land that's along Carpenter's Creek," she said. "I'm hopeful there are corporate and commercial entities along the creek that will want to help us with our project to restore the creek, to give the public access, and to make it a beautiful greenway again and a recreational facility." {in}

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INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION Inweekly hosted Al Jazeera English as it covered the 2016 election from the Pensacola perspective. The Pensacola team was one of 15 crews covering the election around the country.

Shihab Rattans headed the crew. He has anchored the network's flagship program Newshour from the Al Jazeera's main bureau at Doha in Qatar and Washington D.C. Rattans was the primary presenter on the program Inside Story America, during its run from 2011 to 2013. He covered the BP oil spill from Grand Isle, La. Before joining Al Jazeera, the United Kingdom native was a CNN International anchor based in Atlanta. While working for CNN, Rattansi presented the breaking news stories involving the capture and trial of Saddam Hussein, the 2004 Tsunami, July 2005 London bombings, and the death of Pope John Paul II. He was a winner of the 2006 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award.

The news producer was Amparo Rodriguez, whose primary beat is Latin America and is from Spain. Trudy Hutcherson, a Houston, Texas native, handled the camera work.

FLUID METALWORKS HONORED On Monday, Nov. 7, FloridaWest, Escambia County's economic development arm, recognized Fluid Metalworks for creating high-paying manufacturing jobs and for providing job training in Pensacola.

The company, which started in April 2010, is a full-service architectural metal November 10, 2016

design and fabrication company with projects nationwide. Fluid Metal Works now employs 25 people.

Recently, it finished work at the Grammy Museum in Cleveland, Miss. and Vaught-Hemingway Stadium at the University of Mississippi. The company has also done planter railings that help beautify the flowerbeds in downtown Pensacola and elaborate metalwork for homes and everything in between.

Mayor Ashton Hayward praised Fluid Metalworks for their success.

"It's really cool to see these guys thrive in Pensacola, and what they do," said the mayor. "They really operate in about a 600-mile radius, doing big jobs all around the southeast. Most importantly they really give back to our community."

One of the top priorities of Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May has been job creation. He read a proclamation on behalf of the commission and presented it to Fluid Metalworks. May was excited that the company operates on South A Street in District 3, which he represents.

"Our community needs to be gainfully employed in jobs where you don't have to have a Ph.D. or law degree," said May at the Monday morning event. "Fluid Metalworks offers that. Whether they're working at Southern Miss or on a rod iron gate, they give great service. They offer hope for a better future for our children."

Jon Waldrop, who founded the company along with Vladimir Asparuhov and

Brandon Godwin no ted the company had just started when the BP Oil Spill also hit.

It caused a depressed economy along the Gulf Coast.

"We went after projects really hard," Waldrop recalled. "We've been fortunate.

We're having a great time and continuing to grow and spread our wings."

FloridaWest pointed out that manufacturing is a key driver in the Northwest Florida region. It provides about 16,523 jobs that generated more than $1.12 million in total wages. Average wages exceed $67,000 a year.

Attorney Peter Mougey of the Levin Papantonio law firm attended the ceremony to thank Waldrop and his partners for their help with the flowerbeds along Palafox Place.

He told Inweekly, "With all Fluid Metalsworks and their contribution of the fencing materials, their expertise in design, and craftsmanship, the whole project would not have been feasible."

NEW DOWNTOWN Y OPENS The new

$16 million Bear Levin Studer Family YMCA opened at 5 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 5.

The downtown facility includes an aquatic center with two pools and a two-story slide, a gymnasium, a wellness center, group exercise spaces, a KidZone, a demo kitchen, multi-purpose rooms and onsite physical therapy space run by Baptist Health Care/Andrews Institute.

The 52,000-square-foot facility at the corner of Intendencia and Tarragona Streets is the fourth new YMCA that Bill Seedes has been involved with over his 25year career.

"It's exciting to see this facility come from the ground up. It's unbelievable," the Bear Levin Studer executive director said.

"This gives us an opportunity to serve our members and the community in a variety of different ways that the old Y is not able to do."

The old YMCA building on North Palafox next to the First Baptist Church is under contract to be sold. It opened in 1951 near the location of the original Y built in 1905.

Andrea Rosenbaum, YMCA Director of Advancement, reported that only $1.81 million is left to pay for the $16 million downtown YMCA. The community donated $14.19 million to build the facility, so far. The biggest donation came from community leaders Quint and Rishy Studer, who donated the 1-acre site and $5 million to the project.

"The support from so many donors has been overwhelming and speaks to

the generosity of this community and the value they place on what a Y can do for the community," she said. "People tell me it's almost over but this is just the beginning.

This Y will create a lot of energy and growth in the years to come."

John Switzer, who along with his brothers Charlie and Bobby donated to the new Y, looks forward to the opening of the pools in the aquatic center named the Switzer Family Aquatic Center, which is slated to open by late November.

"I will be here at 5 a.m. the first day it opens (to swim)," he said. "We're blessed to donate to it."

Studer is building housing across Intendencia Street from the Y but there is a 60-space parking lot north of the site for members to park in.

YMCA CEO Michael Bodenhausen thanked all who donated time and funds to the project.

"Over a five-year period, multiple volunteers and multiple donors have put their hearts and souls into this," he said. "It's not just one person. It just shows the care and love for the Y by people in this community.

We will be helping the whole community live a better quality of life."

ESCAMBIA PRETERM BIRTH RATE DROPS Florida's preterm birth rate in-

creased slightly to 10 percent in 2015 from 9.9 percent in 2014, according to the 2016 March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card.

"Despite promising programs and some localized improvements, this year's report shows additional steps need to be taken in Florida to give more babies, especially those in specific communities, a healthier start to life," said Karen Harris, MD, March of Dimes Florida Maternal and Child Health Committee Chair.

While Escambia County's preterm birth rate is higher than the state or national average, the rate did drop half a percent from 2014 to 2015, going from 13.1 to 12.6. Out of 3,902 births last year, 493 were preterm. In 2005, the preterm birth rate was 13.4.

The report also revealed an underlying problem: There is an unfair burden of premature births among racial and ethnic groups as well as geographic areas. Among black women in Florida, the preterm birth rate is 46 percent higher than the rate among all other women in the state.

In Escambia County, the preterm birth rate for black women increased slightly from 18.1 in 2014 to 18.3 in 2015. In 2005, the preterm birth rate among black women was 17.6. {in} 9

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Evin Levin at the Jefferson Street Parking Garage Mural / Photo by Ashton Howard You might have already caught a glimpse of a massive piece of outdoor art unfolding as part of Foo Foo Fest. Local artists Ashton Howard and Evan Levin are currently collaborating on a 3,000-square-foot mural downtown along the side of the Jefferson Street garage.

An immense undertaking for any artist, Levin and Howard are painting on the rough brick exterior, under the watch of spectators, all while being suspended several feet in the air.

Howard and Levin are working from a 40foot straight-arm lift to sketch and paint the mural, which is the largest-scale project ever undertaken by both artists. When finished, the mural will be all hand-painted with brushes and rollers using approximately 30 gallons of a durable exterior acrylic specifically designed for mural painting.

"We have completed the rough sketch which consisted of many days of gridding and mapping shapes and perspective," Howard said. "Finally we're getting to the fun part of color."

The mural is being funded by an $88,000 grant from Arts, Culture, Entertainment, Inc. (ACE), the organization that puts on Foo Foo Fest. The artists estimate that the mural will take eight weeks to complete, which includes priming, painting and final top coat.

"We have collaborated on previous artworks, and we both agreed that we wanted to incorporate elements that are representative of Pensacola and its history, like the Spanish explorer Don Tristan de Luna, a Blue Angels jet, Fort Pickens and other images," Howard said.

Both Levin and Howard said that they Howard said that he expects the enjoy their time working alongside each other. mural to be completed before the "We have way too much fun," Howard said.

Christmas holidays.

"I love working with Evan. We have an easy go"Evan and I have collaborated on ing vibe together." several art projects in the past," HowThroughout the duration of Foo Foo Fest, ard said. "The idea was a collaborative which started November 3 and ends Monday, effort that just naturally came to us spectators are invited to catch a glimpse of the from talking about future art projects, artists at work. public art in Pensacola, and the history "Many people pass by each day to chat and of our city." take pictures," Howard said. "Several people we Levin said that the most difrecognize throughout the week that continue ficult part of the project has been to document the project with photos, video, painting on the rigid brick surface and drones. I have noticed throughout our by hand. progression that cars have started to drive by "It can be difficult to paint clean much slower, some waves, some cheers, and lines with the texture of the brick," many honks."

Levin said. "Working up close to the Levin said that people have been very wall can be challenging when we are excited about the mural. trying to keep the right perspective "I think it will bring energy and excitement and make lines that stretch 30 feet to the cityscape," Levin said. "Public art has across the mural." such a huge impact on the vibe of a city. This is Last year, Howard and Levin the first of many more murals to come." collaborated on the Foo Foo wings mural Both Levin and Howard hope to start a on Palafox Street. The wings have been mural movement in Pensacola and include single-handedly responsible for the majorother talented artists in the process. ity success of the #foofoofest hashtag on "This mural will forever transform this area Instagram. of downtown and the people that live here and "It proves that public art has such a masvisit our city," Howard said. {in} sive positive impact on people," Howard said.

"Like the Foo Foo wings, the Jefferson Street mural will have a lasting impact for many years to come."

Levin said that he thinks the mural will be a tourist destination when people visit Pensacola.

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Pensacola Civic Band / Courtesy Photo Dan Snowden knows a good idea when he sees it.

The Pensacola Civic Band conductor was so moved by a concert he attended in Pennsylvania, he decided to bring the idea of the performance to the panhandle.

On Nov. 12, the Pensacola Civic Band will present "Forbidden Love (and Sax)"— an evening with the country's foremost woodwind artist and standout sax soloist, Chris Vadala.

Vadala has performed with Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones, Ella Fitzgerald, and is also a first call saxophonist for the National Symphony Orchestra and member of the internationally recognized Chuck Mangione Quartet.

His "Forbidden Love" performance at the Saenger Theatre will feature classical jazz arrangements from "Romeo and Juliet," "West Side Story," and "Beauty and the Beast."

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"We've never done ‘Romeo and Juliet' with the civic band, and that was one of the pieces performed at the concert they put on when I saw him in Pennsylvania," Snowden said. "They played a lot of music that had the theme of forbidden love, and that's sort of what we did too, but to fill out the program we also incorporated music from ‘Beauty and the Beast.'"

Snowden noted many people following Vadala's career know him from the Chuck Mangione Quartet and his popular song ‘Feels So Good'. Vadala became highly recognizable when he played with the Mangione Quartet from the '70s through the '80s, playing saxophone, clarinet, and flute, while occasionally filling in at the National Symphony in Washington, D.C. "He came to Pensacola about 20 years ago, and then I was able to meet up with him again when I was part of the Florida All-State Band, and he said ‘You've got to get me back to Pensacola,'" Snowden said.

"So we did just that the very next year."

Snowden said Vadala played with the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra several times in the last 20 years.

"He's just a great guy, very personable, and he really relates to people," Snowden said.

"He's doing a clinic here on Friday on improvisational techniques for playing the blues, and it's free for anyone who wants to come."

Snowden noted that Foo Foo Fest plays an enormous role in being able to host and collaborate with such critically acclaimed musicians.

"We've been a part of the Foo Foo Fest ever since it started," he said. "We've brought in a well-known trombone soloist, and the year before we had a really wonderful trumpeter. Foo Foo Fest has really given the Pensacola Civic Band the chance to bring in national and international artists we could never have afforded before and it's really a wonderful thing."

It's good for the community, but also good for the band, Snowden added.

"A lot of people might not know Chris Vadala, the man, but I bet they've actually heard him and his music with the Mangione Quartet and just didn't know it," he said. "I hope the excitement surrounding Chris Vadala will encourage more out of town visitors and performers to stop through Pensacola and see what the city has to offer." {in}

FORBIDDEN LOVE (AND SAX)

WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12 WHERE: Saenger Theater, 118 S. Palafox COST: $10 for adults; $5 for students (plus

$1 convenience fee) DETAILS: pensacolacivicband.org

FOO FOO CALENDAR The 12-day marathon of cultural events known as Foo Foo Fest is still going strong. In fact, the events don't wind down until Monday, Nov. 14, so there's still plenty of time to get into the spirit of things.

Here's a round-up of the official Foo Foo schedule and various other cultural events.

Controversial Lines: Late Prints by Salvador Dali Now through Nov. 12 The exhibit, Controversial Lines: Late Prints

by Salvador Dali, focuses on multiple print suites that follow Dali's formal affiliation with the Surrealist movement.

Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. Frank Brown International Songwriters' Festival Now through Nov. 13 The 32nd annual Frank Brown International Songwriters' Festival features more than 200 nationally acclaimed songwriters in venues

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along the Florida/Alabama Gulf Coast in memory of Frank Brown—the night watchman of Flora-Bama for 28 years.

Various times and locations Jefferson Street Garage Live Painting Event Watch as artists Evan Levin and Ashton Howard work from a scissor lift to transform a parking garage into a permanent 3,000-square foot outdoor mural.

Jefferson Street Parking Garage, 53 S. Jefferson St. Science on the Street & Fossil Hunt Now through Nov. 14 Take part in interactive experiences 24-hours a day along the streets of downtown. On Nov. 11, kids of all ages can sift through sediment rich in Eocene era fossils. The fossil hunt is free with the price of admission at Pensacola MESS Hall.

S. Palafox and E. Government St.

Pensacola Lighthouse and Museum Grand Opening 10-11 a.m. Nov. 10 Be among the first guests in the museum, which exhibits maritime history and local archaeology that traces back to Pensacola's first settlement.

Pensacola Lighthouse, 2081 Radford Blvd.

‘Viva Italia!' at Jackson's Steakhouse 5:30-10 p.m. Nov. 10 Inspired by Italy's autumn harvest, Jackson's Steakhouse will be serving four stellar Italian wines to complement a selection of creative Italian dishes as prepared by Chef Irv Miller. Cost is $75 per person for the five-course meal.

Jackson's Steakhouse, 400 S. Palafox Pearl Roundtable with Betty Sue King, ‘The Pearl Goddess' 5 p.m. Nov. 10-11 and 10:30 a.m. Nov. 12 Learn about pearls and design the jewelry

of your liking with "Pearl Goddess" Betty Sue King. Participants will call "dibs" on multicolored Tahitian, creamy Akoya, White and Golden South Sea, and a rainbow of freshwater pearls — available exclusively for this event. Tickets are $15.

Susan Campbell Jewelry, 420 S. Palafox Pensacola Opera Presents: Glory Denied 7:30 p.m. Nov 10-12 and 2p.m. Nov. 13 Pensacola Opera presents an emotional and powerful portrayal of Vietnam POW Jim Thompson. This true story follows a soldier who returns to an America he does not recognize. Tickets are $10-$25.

Pensacola Opera Center, 75 S. Tarragona St. My Brothers and Sisters: Epic Praise 2016 6:30 p.m. Nov. 10 Enjoy a night of worship and music with acts including pastor, speaker, and Gospel vocalist Wess Morgan. Tickets are $20-$35.

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A SPELLBINDING BALLET

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Writing Off the Wall: Barbara Henning Reading and Book Signing 7-8:30 p.m. Nov. 10 Meet poet Barbara Henning and listen to her reading of original poetry. The event is hosted by West Florida Literary Federation.

Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox Ballet Pensacola: Wizards and Warriors 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10-12; 2:30 p.m. Nov. 13 Visit an enchanted world of wizardry and warriors in this original ballet production.

Tickets are $22-$34.

Pensacola Cultural Center, 400 S. Jefferson St. U.S. Blue Angels Homecoming Airshow Gates open 8 a.m. Nov. 11-12 Celebrate Veteran's Day weekend and the 70th Anniversary of the Blue Angels team by enjoying their annual fall air show.

NAS Pensacola, Skyhawk Drive Writing Off the Wall: Lewis Warsh Reading and Book Signing 7-8:30 p.m. Nov. 11 Meet creative writer Lewis Warsh and listen to him read some of his work. The event is also hosted by West Florida Literary Federation.

Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox Forbidden Love (and Sax) 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12 Pensacola Civic Band presents Forbidden Love (and Sax) — an evening with the country's foremost woodwind artist and standout sax soloist Chris Vadala.

Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox Pensacola Marathon 6:30 a.m. Nov. 13 The 12th Annual Pensacola Marathon begins at Admiral Mason Park and winds along a 13.1-mile circuit for half marathoners and a full 26.2 loop for full marathon runners.

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Jazz Pensacola: Jukebox Project Presentation 3-5 p.m. Nov. 13 David Sager, curator of the Library of Congress' National Jukebox, will discuss the largest collection of historical recordings ever made publicly available online, and the ongoing effort to make accessible sound recordings from the first 25 years of the 20th century.

West Florida Public Library, 239 N. Spring St. Pensacola Big Green Egg Fest 12 p.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 13 Sample some delicious food from some of the best "EggChefs." Tickets are $25$35, children under 10 are free.

Pensacola Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. An Evening of New Orleans Music—Janet Knowles Memorial Jazz Gumbo 6:30-9:30 p.m. Nov. 14 Hear music from David Sager's New Orleans Rhythmakers, with an emphasis on early jazz music. The event is in memory of Janet Knowles, wife of Jazz Pensacola member and benefactor Ralph Knowles. Tickets are $25.

Phineas Phogg's at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. Pensacola Bay Concert Band: Concerts at Christ Church 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14 Pensacola Bay Concert Band performs works from artists such as Handel, Vivaldi, Brahms, Bach and more. Admission is a non-perishable food item.

Christ Episcopal Church, 18 W. Wright St. For more information and the most up to date schedule, visit foofoofest.com. *Events are free unless otherwise noted.

Photo by Davis House Photography Finally a ballet for muggles and immortals alike.

The first performance of Ballet Pensacola's season—"Wizards & Warriors"—is a collaboration from the minds of Artistic Director, Richard Steinert, his wife Ballet Mistress Christine Duhon and Production Designer Lance Brannon.

The show is inspired in part by the "Harry Potter" series, which Steinert admits he's never read or watched. It has the three main characters who attend a wizarding school like the story, but that's largely where the similarities end. Nonetheless, the ballet was designed and choreographed with all audiences in mind.

The idea for a Harry Potter-inspired ballet literally came out of thin air. Steinert recalled the moment it came to him suddenly while he was sitting in his office.

"All of the sudden I asked ‘Can we do Harry Potter?'" he said. "I never know when the muse will show up. I wait, and I wait for inspiration.

Sometimes I wake up from a dream with an idea—yes, I dream about the ballet."

As a nonprofit Ballet Pensacola is used to working with a small budget for their innovative performances. This year, as a recipient of a

Foo Foo Fest grant, they were able to "up their game," when it came to costumes and sets, Steinert said.

"My goal is always to make the audience say ‘Wow, I didn't know ballet could be like this,'" he added.

Often taking those chances and creating something unlike the "swans and nutcrackers" folks are used to can be scary. It takes a lot of trust from everyone from the dancers to ticket holders, but that thrill is what drives Steinert.

"It's exhilarating and terrifying," Steinert said. "We have a remarkable group of artists from designers to dancers. You can hardly wait to show the audience. It's actually humbling, it's like waiting for a child to be born… except you don't have to put it through college." {in}

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EMERALD COAST BUSINESS LEADERS 7:309 a.m. Networking for business leaders.

Guests welcome. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org WORK ON FLORIDA TRAIL 8 a.m. Regular meet up of Western Gate Florida Trail Association to work on National Scenic Trail and side trail. Meet at Blackwater River Forestry Center, 11650 Munson Highway. meetup.com/ftawesterngate DARKNESS TO LIGHT STEWARDS OF CHILDREN 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Free. Ever’man

Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org WINE TASTING AT AWM 5 p.m. Aragon Wine Market, 27 S. 9th Ave. aragonwinemarket.com.

VIVA ITALIA 5:30 p.m. $75 per person.

Pensacola Opera will perform during the main course. Jackson’s Steakhouse, 400 S. Palafox. jacksonsrestaurant.com FRENCH WINE DINNER 6:30 p.m. $75 per person. With guest Chef Gary Serafin.

Seville Quarter, 130 W. Government St. sevillequarter.com ALL COUNTY CHORUS 7 p.m. Free and open to the public. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com CASTING CROWNS 7 p.m. $33.50-$54.

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sacola Opera Center, 75 S. Tarragona St. pensacolaopera.com UNKNOWN HINSON 8 p.m. $15. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com AFTER GAME SKATE 9:30 p.m. $9-$12.

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

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Park, 200 S. 10th Ave. 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 6-8 p.m. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org DATE NIGHT DANCING 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Learn the basics of several ballroom and country dance styles. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com OPEN MIC 7-11 p.m. Single Fin Cafe, 380 N. 9th Ave. facebook.com/singlefincafe

7:30 a.m. Meet 7:30 am in the Publix parking lot, corner of Nine Mile Road and Pine Forest Road. Bring binoculars, bug repellant, sunscreen. fmwaudubon.org WALK FOR ALZHEIMER’S 8 a.m. Three-mile walk starting in Seville Square. choosecovenant.org SANTA ROSA FARMERS MARKET 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Fresh local produce, honey, baked goods and live music. Pace Presbyterian Church, Woodbine Road, Pace.

CLEAN UP WITH OCEAN HOUR 8:45 a.m.

All supplies are provided. Meet at Project Greenshores at the Three Mile Bridge and Bayfront Parkway. For more information, contact oceanhourfl@gmail.com.

PALAFOX MARKET 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Fresh produce, live plants, baked goods, fine art and antiques are just a few of the items offered at the weekly Palafox Market.

Items originate directly from participating vendors, including dozens of local farmers, home gardeners and area artists. Martin

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WIZARDS AND WARRIORS 7:30 p.m. $22-34.

POP UP OPERA 10 a.m. Veteran’s Memorial

ICE FLYERS VS. COLUMBUS COTTONMOUTHS 7:05 p.m. $15-$29. Pensacola Bay

Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com WIZARDS AND WARRIORS 7:30 p.m. $2234. Pensacola Cultural Center, 400 S. Jefferson St. balletpensacola.com GLORY DENIED 7:30 p.m. $10-$22.50. Pen-

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COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

"Eat with the Seasons." Palafox Market.

Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox. palafoxmarket.com BARRE BASICS 101 10 a.m. Learn the basics of barre fitness classes. Beyond Barre Pensacola, 5022-A W. Fairfield. beyondbarrepensacola.com.

SLOW BIKE RIDE 10 a.m. Meet at Bowden Building, 120 Church St. All skill levels welcomed.

GLORY DENIED 7:30 p.m. $10-$22.50. Pensacola Opera Center, 75 S. Tarragona St. pensacolaopera.com CHINESE MEDICINE FOR COLD & FLU 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org DEMO DAY AT SO GOURMET 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

So Gourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com BIG GREEN EGG HOLIDAY RECIPE CLASS

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1-3 p.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org ICE FLYERS VS. COLUMBUS COTTONMOUTHS 7:05 p.m. $15-$29. Pensacola Bay

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Wine and Dine

By Shelby Smithey

There couldn't be a better way to close out the weekend than with an afternoon of hand-picked wine and great food.

Seville Quarter will be hosting its Sixth Annual Wine and Food Festival Sunday, which will feature over 200 wines and food tastings from eight of Pensacola's best restaurants and caterers.

Seville Quarter Purchasing Manager, Bill Carlson, said that the culinary portion of this year's festival includes samplings from local restaurants Crabs on the Beach; Flounder's Chowder House; George Artisan Bakery & Bistro; Jaco's Bayfront Grille; Mike D's Culinary Productions; Seville Quarter; The Butcher Shoppe; and Union Public House.

To round out the festival, there will be a Small Batch Bourbon Room and a Tap Handle Takeover with microbrews from Ballast Point and Red Hare Brewing and over 10 hand-crafted bourbons. Musicians from the Frank Brown International Songwriters Festival will be performing for guests at the fest.

"This is the sixth year Seville has done the Wine and Food Festival, and it continues to grow and get better each year," Carlson said. "It's a great big party

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PENSACOLA CIVIC BAND PRESENTS: FORBIDDEN LOVE (AND SAX) 7:30 p.m. $10-$15.

Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com GLORY DENIED 7:30 p.m. $10-$22.50. Pensacola Opera Center, 75 S. Tarragona St. pensacolaopera.com WIZARDS AND WARRIORS 7:30 p.m. $22-34.

Pensacola Cultural Center, 400 S. Jefferson St. balletpensacola.com STRANGELOVE: THE ULTIMATE TRIBUTE TO DEPECHE MODE 8 p.m. $15. Vinyl Music

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DANCE PARTY 8-midnight. Strictly ball-

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of local food paired with fantastic wines from around the world."

Carlson said that unlike most wine fests, Seville keeps it laid back and fun.

"This isn't your typical snooty wine fest," he said. "It's more like a big party."

Carlson said that a special feature to the festival is the champagne and oyster bar served at the End o' the Alley Courtyard and The Butcher Shoppe's grilled ribeye sliders paired with big, bold reds. Over 16 different types of champagnes and sparkling wines will also be available if red wine isn't your thing.

"There will be a ton of wine and a little bit of everything as far as food goes," Carlson said. "This year we will have sushi from Flounders, and Crabs will be serving grilled and raw oysters. George does these really wild desserts which they will be serving, and Jaco's and Mike D's will be collaborating on an Italian tasting with some delicious crab cakes."

Tickets for the festival will be available in Seville's Wine and Gift Shoppe for $45 advance, $50 day of the festival. All wines will be available to purchase at special festival pricing, and admission includes a $5 coupon towards a purchase.

"When you look at the great food you're getting in addition to the huge selection of wine, you really are getting quite a bang for your buck," Carlson said. {in}

SIXTH ANNUAL SEVILLE QUARTER WINE & FOOD FESTIVAL

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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.

PUBLIC SKATE 1:30, 3 and 4:30 p.m. $9-$12.

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DIFFERENCE MAKERS CORSAIR STAFF WINS 14 AWARDS AT FLORIDA COLLEGE SYSTEM CONFERENCE Corsair staffers Tracey Squaire and Jennifer Tonnaer only wanted to document the devastation of a tornado that hit Century on Feb. 15.

The two never imagined their story about the damage an EF-3 tornado inflicted on the north Escambia County hamlet would garner them statewide recognition.

Squaire, now editor of the Corsair, and Tonnaer, a former Pensacola State student who is now at the University of West Florida, won first place for In-depth Reporting at the 57th annual Awards Conference of the Florida College System Publications Association for the story.

Squaire and Tonnaer were among nine Corsair staffers to win individual awards at the conference held Oct. 12-15 in Orlando. And the award was only one of five first-place wins for the Corsair which also received a slew of other accolades including a second place in the General Excellence category.

“We didn’t write the story to win an award. Jennifer and I knew it was important to cover the tornado – especially since Pensacola State has a campus there and one of our student’s home was destroyed by the storm,” recalled Squaire.

“Mrs. (Paula) Ingram drove us up there the day after the tornado and we spent about five or six hours interviewing the residents there and taking pictures of the devastation. When we got back we had to write the story on deadline so we could get it in the March edition.”

The Corsair won additional awards in the following categories: •First Place Arts Review: Gary Bogers •First Place Sports Writing: Corsair Staff •First Place Sports Column: Jamir Sellers •First Place Editorial Cartoon: Katherine Chen •Second Place On the Spot Photo Contest: Bara’ah Jaraiseh •Second Place Ad Design: Nicole Durst •Second Place Newspaper Design: Bara’ah Jaraiseh •Second Place Sports Photo: Monica Wilson •Second Place Illustration: Katherine Chen •Third Place Editorial: Kimberly Bogers •Third Place Feature Photo: Monica Wilson •Third Place Photo Story: Kimberly Bogers and Bara’ah​Jaraiseh “It was so exciting to see all of the Corsair staff recognized at the state level for their hard work. Tracey and Jennifer put a lot of work into the story on the Century tornado and to see them recognized for that effort at the state level is wonderful,” said Ingram, the Corsair’s adviser. “I’m thrilled with how well we did at state. This really makes us want to work even harder and do more great work.”

The Kilgore Review literary magazine also won several awards: •First Place Fiction: Matt Daniel •First Place 2-Page Spread •Second Place Individual Photo: Christopher Mills Squaire, who wants to eventually become an editor for a publishing company and write novels, said working on the Century tornado story and as Corsair editor has taught her the value of teamwork.

“Teamwork is everything. I couldn’t have written that story without Jennifer and Dr. Ingram’s help. In fact, the Corsair staff could not be what it is today without all of us working together to put out the best newspaper that we can each month,” she added.

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news of the weird THE NANNY STATE New York City officially began licensing professional fire eaters earlier this year, and classes have sprung up to teach the art so that the city's Fire Department Explosives Unit can test for competence (if not "judgment") and issue the "E29" certificates. In the "bad old (license-less) days," a veteran fire eater told The New York Times in October, a "bunch of us" performed regularly for $50 a throw, largely oblivious of the dangers (though some admit that almost everyone eventually gets "badly burned"). For authenticity, the Times writer, a fire eater who dubbed herself Lady Aye, completed the licensing process herself ("as sexy as applying for a mortgage"), but declined to say whether she is awaiting bookings.

BRIGHT IDEAS A major streetlight in the town of Pebmarsh Close, England, went out of service when a truck hit it a year ago, and despite pleas to fix it from townspeople —and Essex county councillor Dave Harris —no action has been taken. In October, Harris staged a "birthday party" on the site, formally inviting numerous guests, and furnishing a birthday cake—to "celebrate" the "age" of the broken streetlight. (The shamed county highway office quickly promised action.)

WAIT, WHAT? New York's prestigious Bronx High School of Science enrolls some of the "best and brightest" students in the city—some of whom (perhaps rebelling against the "nerd" label) for the last two years have held unauthorized, consensual fistfights (a "fight club") in a field near the school, according to an October New York Daily News report. Students at the school (which has produced eight Nobel Prize winners and eight National Medal of Science honorees) then bombarded the Daily News reporter by telephone and Facebook with acrimonious, vulgar messages for placing the school in a bad light.

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routinely checking her ID, discovered an outstanding felony burglary warrant. As per procedure, officers took her to a fire station for removal of the cuffs—to make room on her wrists for their own handcuffs.

(2) A woman unnamed (because she has not been charged with a crime) almost produced major havoc at the Shuttle Car Wash in Titusville, Florida, in October when, while cleaning her car, she attempted to vacuum gas out of her trunk, causing the vacuum to explode.

UNDIGNIFIED DEATHS Mr. Nigel Hobbs, 71, passed away in Dawlish, England, in April, and an October coroner's inquest heard that his body was found by a neighbor "swaddled" in bed linen and wearing numerous "homemade" dresses and his face covered by stockings pulled tight (but with eye holes). Underneath the coverings, his face was wrapped in polyethylene, including his mouth but not his nose, and cotton or wool was stuffed into his ears and mouth. The coroner assumed the cause of death was accidental asphyxiation.

RECURRING THEMES Joining some classic cases of sentencing overkill that have populated News of the Weird through the years: In October in San Marcos, Texas, jurors apparently had enough of recidivist drunk driver Jose Marin, 64, who had just racked up conviction No. 8 and so sentenced him to spend the next 99 years in prison and (perhaps more horrifyingly) sober. And in Fresno, California, Rene Lopez, 41, convicted of raping his daughter over a four-year period beginning when she was 16, was sentenced by a Fresno Superior Court judge to prison until the year 3519 (1,503 years from now).

TOO QUICKLY PROMOTED Nathan Lawwill, 32, from Lansing, Michigan, was arrested in Tunisia in October after emigrating as a recent Muslim convert, speaking little Arabic—which did not restrain him (a onetime Christian) from now being the Islamic Messiah, the "gift to Muslims," "Mahdi to Muslims and Messiah to the Jews." "I am going to be the center of the world very quickly," he wrote on Facebook. He and his brother Patrick were found by police on Oct. 25 "unwashed," and were detained on suspicion of terrorism.

THE PASSING PARADE (1) The world's first constantly flowing (and free!) "wine fountain" opened in Abruzzo, Italy, in October, to help draw tourists and pilgrims who make the trek south from the Vatican to view the cathedral where remains of the disciple Thomas are kept. Operators said they hope the fountain will not become a home to "drunkards." (2) In September, the world's first (legal) beer pipeline opened, pumping 12,000 bottles' worth an hour from the Halve Maan brewery in Bruges, Belgium, to its bottling plant two miles away (and thus sparing visitors to the historic city the sight of tanker trucks cluttering the cobblestone streets). The pipeline was partly funded by private citizens offered "free beer for life" for their donations. {in}

LEAST COMPETENT CRIMINALS (1) Ms. Cana Greer, 29, was arrested in Sacramento, California, in October when police responded to a call to help her remove handcuffs she had accidentally engaged while fooling around with a friend. Police,

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