Brace yourself for an active hurricane season, forecasters warn
BY FRANKLIN HAYES Gulf Breeze News franklin@gulfbreezenews.com
      Although the Gulf Breeze area dodged the bullet in 2006, the peninsula may not be as luck in 2007 forecasters say. Hurricane season is still about two months away, but meteorologists at Accuweather.com have released their preliminary forecast for the 2007 Hurricane season. Hurricane forecast pione...
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EXPO-sure
      Delighted exhibitors Truby Perkins and Jim Janicki of Papajohn's Pizza discuss the record number of visitors that toured the Gulf Breeze Expo with Chamber members Christy Klem, Highpointe Hotels, and Robert Gleim, Homestar Restaurant Group.
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BUSINESS BRIEFS
      Scarborough Consulting to lead National campaign Scarborough Consulting, Inc. has been chosen by national online retailer, MyRxLink.Com, to lead its nationwide web based marketing campaign. The online retailer is based out of Phoenix, Arizona, and it specializes in marketing discounted FDA ap...
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Easter's on its way
      Elijah and Hannah Gittings, ages 3 years and 8 years old on Navarre Beach with Bugsy the Bunny. Many activities are planned for this weekend, including Easter Egg hunts and worship services. For details, see page 1D.
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Soon, you can 'nosh' inside Andrews Institute
Eatery is an expansion of Pensacola's popular 'eat!' restaurant
      The Andrews Institute will soon offer world-class cuisine to compliment its world-class medical services. Executive Chef Lee Lucier and Chef Daniel Watts will tempt palates in Gulf Breeze with the newest edition to the eat! culinary family, nosh, the brainchild of Chef Lee.
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Old home week
      Gulf Breeze City Council members Beverly Zimmern, J.B. Schluter, Carl Hoffman, Dick Fulford, Mayor Lane Gilchrist, and former mayor Ed Gray present Florida House Member from District Three Clay Ford with an aerial photo of the City and a ceremonial key to the City. Clay served on the Gulf Breeze Ci...
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Midway FD, AMR finalize bid for ambulance service
BY PAM BRANNON Gulf Breeze News news@gulfbreezenews.com
      Midway Fire District and American Medical Response ambulance service took one giant step closer this week to becoming partners in providing ambulance service for the county. The two organizations signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), outlining some of the stipulations that would be included i...
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Come celebrate the new Pace library
      The new and long-awaited Pace Library, the fifth library in the Santa Rosa County Library System, will be open to the public beginning Friday, April 13 at 9 a.m. At this time, customers may begin checking out books and other materials at the new facility.
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NEWS ABOUT OUR TROOPS
      Stangeland ends basic training Army Pfc. Michael S. Stangeland has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
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Gulf Isle Neighbors brighten Easter for hospice children
      Gulf Isle Neighbors President Ellie Ackley and Craft Committee Chair Tish Strickland received the Hospice Heart Award for the Club from Covenant Hospice on Wednesday, March 28. Tish Strickland and her committee chose to make Easter baskets for the children affected by terminal illness either throug...
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Laidlaw: South End bus drivers a rare catch
BY PAM BRANNON Gulf Breeze News news@gulfbreezenews.com
      Santa Rosa County School Board bus drivers are safe drivers, conserve fuel well, but are hard to recruit in the south part of the county. That was all part of the quarterly report from Laidlaw Transportation, who handles bus transportation for the school district, at the school board meeting last w...
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COMMUNITY BRIEFS
Council on Aging administering meal programs in Santa Rosa County
      Effective April 2, Council on Aging of West Florida is providing meals service for seniors in Santa Rosa County. The nonprofit organization is assuming pre-existing services and plans to expand both the Meals on Wheels and congregate meal programs in the north and south parts of the county.
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