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Ivan anniversary filled with hope, remembrance
     As the staff of the Gulf Breeze News struggled through the past twelve months following Hurricane Ivan, we often referred to it as the %27Year from Hell.%27 Recovery went slowly, very slowly, and more and more natural disasters just seemed to follow. The greater Gulf Breeze area flooded three times
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Notes from Bubba’s Beach
     What did you say? You have to be a mindreader nowadays to understand your neighbors! We all ask,
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Couple still sharing home sweet trailer
     When Arlene and Frank Sadro returned to their home after Hurricane Ivan, they thought they were some of the lucky ones. The yard and house appeared undamaged, and they breathed a sigh of relief. But appearances can be deceptive, and the Sadros soon discovered that their roof had been completely remo
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Gas shortages ease though prices rise
     Fuel shortage has been the hot topic around the Gulf Coast of Florida since before Hurricane Katrina came through. At the Santa Rosa County Commissioners meeting on Thursday, Sept. 8, fuel was hot topic concerning the county and the City of Gulf Breeze.
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Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office Report
     District 1Gulf Breeze 3098 Gulf Breeze Parkway Gulf Breeze, Florida 32563 (850) 934-4000. Information provided by the Santa Rosa County Sheriff
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Santa Rosa to establish countywide library system separate from Escambia
     Library patrons probably won
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Flags for classrooms
     WEBY 1330 AM Radio presented a check for $7823.00 to the Santa Rosa County School Board at their meeting on September 8. Through the generosity of Air Products of Pace, Deep South Cranes, Peoples First Community Bank, and other WEBY listeners and advertisers, the station purchased American flags for
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Environmental group hosts program on Bay area
     Santa Rosa Sound Coalition & Gulf Coast Environmental Defense present a program on
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Storm recovery process is painfully slow and expensive
     When Rita Finkbone learned about the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, she felt a range of emotions.
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One year later, homeowners still seek hurricane insurance settlements
     Approximately 435 homes were demolished or substantially damaged by Hurricane Ivan one year ago. Some residents whose homes were destroyed by Ivan had repaired them, only to have them destroyed again by Hurricane Dennis, which struck July 10, 2005. Other homeowners had just begun repairs. Still othe
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GB’s generator program up and running
     Thanks to the Home Generator Program, endorsed by the Gulf Breeze City Council, natural gas customers need never again deal with loss and discomfort caused by a lack of power. Within 45 seconds of losing electric power, a home generator will sense the loss and kick in to provide the power needed. On
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Bay Street showing shows signs of life
     A year after hurricane Ivan
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Shoreline Drive bids farewell to historic Live Oak
     Submitted Photo Carl, Samantha, Matthew and Olivia Hoffman stand on top the stump of the nearly 100-year-old oak tree that once grew in front of their home on Shoreline Drive. During hurricanes Ivan and Dennis, the tree sustained a great deal of damage as did so many of the trees in Gulf Breeze. The
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GBES students create Ivan book
     Fourth grade teacher Shelley Mann didn
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Beach resident pulls ‘woolly booger’ to survive Ivan
     Great Ivan stories tragic, inspirational, heartwarming, and weird are so numerous that most will never even be told. This one, however, was worth the telling and the retelling . . .
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