Andrews Institute provides free physical exams to GBHS athletes
JOE CULPEPPER Gulf Breeze News Joe@gulfbreezenews.com
      Alex Lincoln was widely known for his aggressive, hardnosed style of play during a standout football career at Auburn University. A seventh-round selection by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2001 NFLDraft, Lincoln had his pro career cut painfully short by injuries. But that didn't diminish the Mob...
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Bike Day with mayor planned May 9
      May is National Bike Month, and Gulf Breeze Mayor Lane Gilchrist will help mark the occasion by participating in the fifth annual Ride With The Mayor on Friday, May 9. The ride, from 8-9 a.m., promotes Ride Your Bike To Work Day. The ride will start at the Recreation Center and end at the Chamber...
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BRIEFS
FROM STAFF REPORTS Gulf Breeze News news@gulfbreezenews.com
      Tiger Point early registration open for football, cheerleading Early registration for 2008 football and cheerleading participation is now open through May 31 for boys and girls ages 5-14. Registration forms are available at the Tiger Point Park concession stand on Tuesday and Thursday evenings be...
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Drug awareness program is May 15
FROM STAFF REPORTS Gulf Breeze News news@gulfbreezenews.com
      Parents in Gulf Breeze and the surrounding area are invited to attend a Drug & Alcohol Awareness Program for Parents from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 15, in the Gulf Breeze Recreation Center. Gulf Breeze High School Resource Officer Mark Lyster will deliver a valuable presentation about dru...
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Deadman's Island gets new life from student projects
Volunteers plant dune grasses to stabilize the sand on the north end of the island
BY SCOTT PAGE Gulf Breeze News scott@gulfbreezenews.com
      The effort to restore Deadman's Island has been ongoing for a while now, but actual work on the island is now underway. A handful of workers made the boat ride out to Deadman's Island on April 25 to plant a variety of dune grasses and other plants to help stabilize the sand on the north end of the...
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Johnson earns academic honors at UF
FROM STAFF REPORTS Gulf Breeze News news@gulfbreezenews.com
      Daniel K. Johnson of Gulf Breeze, a student at the University of Florida, has been selected for membership in the Delta Epsilon Iota Academic Honor Society. Johnson is a graduate of Gulf Breeze High School and the son of Laverne Baker and Dennis Johnson. He is majoring in Finance and will graduat...
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Talk of the Town
      Human friends invited to Chamber's Pet Fest 2008 On Saturday, May 10, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Gulf Breeze Area Chamber of Commerce will host Pet Fest 2008 at Shoreline Bark Park located across from the South Santa Rosa Recreation Center (800 Shoreline Drive) in Gulf Breeze.
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Mikul, Panos exchange vows in Atlanta
      Amy Juanita Mikul and George Alexander Panos were married June 30, 2007 at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church in Atlanta. The bride is the daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Allen R. Mikul of Pelham, Ala., and formerly of Gulf Breeze. The groom is the son of Dr. George Panos of Columbus, Ga., and the l...
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Bird owner rescued by Midway Fire ladder truck
JOE CULPEPPER Gulf Breeze News Joe@gulfbreezenews.com
      A bird that flew the coop wound up stranding his owner high and dry. Midway Fire District personnel rescued James Fuller, 51, of Pins Lane on April 21 after Fuller daringly climbed approximately 30 feet up a pine tree to retrieve his escaped African Grey Parrot.
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SIYOTANKA: Legend of The Flute hits stage
Gulf Breeze students, alumnus help tell story of finding your destiny
SPECIAL TO GULF BREEZE NEWS Gulf Breeze News news@gulfbreezenews.com
      Darien DeMaria, a Gulf Breeze High freshman, Kyle Golden, a Gulf Breeze junior, and psychologist Dr. Michael DeMaria, a 1980 Gulf Breeze graduate, joined with an incredible cast and production crew to bring to life the world premiere of 'Siyotanka,' performed recently at the Pensacola Little Theat...
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