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GBMS band excels at competition
      Here are the results from Solo and Ensemble Festival: Gulf Breeze Middle School (GBMS) band students earned 89 superior ratings and 19 excellent ratings. All of these students earned personal medals for their performances. The band's directors are extremely proud of their students and would like to congratulate all of the musicians for entering this event.
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Santa Rosa County's homeless animals need adoptive homes
      Sheryl Markel, a kennel tech at Santa Rosa County Animal Services, has 14 dogs. Seven have come from the shelter. One is blind in one eye, one has heartworms and another was returned three times. These dogs may sound like undesirable pets, but animals coming from shelters are less likely to be products of a puppy mill.
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Gulf Breeze veterans to join Honor Flights
      Local veterans have been invited to participate in the Emerald Coast Honor Flight to tour the National World War II Memorial, and the first flight is scheduled for April 30. At least five veterans who live or work in Gulf Breeze are on the list to attend one of the flights.
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     Dr. Jimmy Jones, pediatric surgeon at Nemours Children's Clinic, hands out stuffed bears at the Teddy Bear Clinic at the 10th Annual Radiothon for Sacred Heart Children's Hospital. The event, held last month, was an invitation to children of all ages to bring their torn, ripped and loved-worn furry friends to the clinic for a check-up.
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Time to relax
     From left to right Magen Brubaker, Kathrin Hess, Tristan Jackson, Maria Malamo, Alex Chastain, Chaley Mahan, Charles Collins, Haley Moss, and fifth grade teacher Mike Rodgerson celebrate after finishing the FCAT.
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Talk of the Town
      Local artist featured at art museum The Pensacola Museum of Arts is presenting "Vue de' ART" on Monday April 21 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Marriott Courtyard on Garden and Chase Street in Pensacola. The event will feature three artists, Rick Otoupalik, Fran Sansing and Reese Verschueren.
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Tranquility at work
     Debbie Tomlinson, a resident of Jacksonville, Fla., has been commissioned by The Courtyard to paint an Italian themed mural on the back wall of the cafeteria. Tomlinson has drawn inspiration from five original pieces and combined them to create the mural. She began her work on April 4 and anticipates that the mural will be completed by the end of the week.
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