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Holley-Navarre Water Systemhas formed a team to review thefeasibility of making an offer onThe Club at Hidden Creek in Hol-ley by the Sea.

Meadowbrook Golf, the own-er of the golf course and club isasking $2.25 million for the 150-acre course according to ScottBeasley, vice president of opera-tions. The sale of the golf coursecame up during an Oct. 17 HNWSboard meeting.

Ken Walker, HNWS generalmanager, said that he had firstlearned the property was for saleafter reading about it in the NavarrePress.

Walker said that in 1990, HNWSsigned an agreement with theMaga Corporation, which laterbecame Bayfront, allowing HNWSto purchase the spray field rightsto the Hidden Creek golf course.

“So we paid them money toallow us to spray the golf coursewith our reclaimed water,” saidWalker.

In 1994, the agreement was

modified and streamlined to giveHNWS use of the property.

“In the event the golf coursecannot be maintained then wecan step in and still spray ourreclaimed water, even if we haveto cut the grass,” explained Walk-er.

When Meadowbrook boughtthe property in 2003, HNWSworked out an agreement thatresulted in an increased capac-ity for the water company.HNWS spent $650,000 andMeadowbrook paid $200,000to have new pipes, spray heads

and apparatus installed.“We have about $1 million

invested in the golf course sprayfield already,” said Walker.

He said the golf course wasimportant because HNWS wouldnot have any place to dispersereclaimed water if it closed down.

Walker described the golf courseas prime upland land with veryfew wetlands.

“If we were to try to buy addi-tional land to spray on it wouldbe more than $10,000 an acre,”said Walker.

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Man arrestedafter golfcourse driveStaff reportsHBTSnews.com

Kenneth Gonzalez, 21,of Navarre was chargedwith DUI, property dam-age and careless drivingon Oct. 20 after drivinghis vehicle through Hid-den Creek Golf Club.

According to a Flori-da Highway Patrol report,Santa Rosa County Sher-iff’s deputies respondedto PGA Boulevardaround 11 p.m. becausea Nissan Xterra wasimproperly parked onthe golf course. Deputiesarrived on scene andknocked on the Gonza-lez’s car window to wakehim up. The knockingstartled Gonzalez and asa result, he stepped onthe accelerator and beganto travel west throughthe golf course.

According to thereport, deputies beganto chase the vehicle onfoot. The vehicle contin-ued traveling west beforeentering into the back-yard of the residence onMasters Boulevard. Thefront of the vehicle strucka screen terrace in theback of the residence.

Gonzalez was notinjured, according to thereport, but his vehiclesuffered $2,000 worthof damage.


On Nov. 29, Meadowbrook Golfwill no longer own The Club at Hid-den Creek.

The golf course has been on themarket for more than a year andthe going price is $2.25 millionaccording to Scott Beasely, vice pres-ident of operations of Meadow-brook.

Meadowbrook, a golf course man-agement, maintenance and supplycompany, owns three golf coursesin Northwest Florida. Known as theEmerald Coast Golf Trail, the cours-es include Hidden Creek, Tiger PointGolf Club in Gulf Breeze, ShalimarPointe Country Club and Scenic HillsCountry Club in Pensacola.

Meadowbrook has since soldScenic Hills to the University ofWest Florida.

Beasley said that his company isbeing forced to sell the golf courses.

“We borrowed $15 million in2007 to rebuild the club house atTiger Point and Hidden Creek,”Beasley said. “Two years ago, ourlender Textron Financial had $2.2billion in golf course loans, and theydecided to get out of the businesscompletely.”

Textron sold and paid off abouthalf of the courses it owned duringthe first year.

“They came to us at the begin-ning of this year and told us theywanted us to sell the property,” saidBeasley. “We never missed a pay-ment, but they said they we’re goingto sell the portfolio by Novemberand it was in our best interest tosell.”

Beasley said Meadowbrook closed

with UWF on July 1 for the ScenicHill Country Club. He added thatthere was a lot of interest in theremaining three.

“I do think between now and the29th (November), we will sell atleast two if not three,” said Beasley.“But it’s one of those deals wherenothing is ever done until the checkshave cleared.”

Beasley noted that Hidden Creekis profitable, even during the lastfew years, and that is the biggeststruggle for him.

“The biggest struggle for me iswe’ve survived. We’ve never misseda payment and I can see the lightat the end of the tunnel, but wedon’t have a choice,” he said.

Two weeks ago, Textron sold allof its remaining loans to a trust fundout of Boston, according to Beasley.

Beasley said he approached theHolley by the Sea board of direc-

tors about the possibility of sellingthe course to the homeowners asso-ciation, but the offer was declined.

Pete Peterzen, HBTS board ofdirectors president, said during anOct. 9 BOD meeting that he hadbeen approached about HBTS buy-ing the property.

“I don’t think so, although it’s agood price,” Peterzen said.

“I wish that we could’ve sold thegolf course to the subdivision, butthat won’t happen,” said Beasley.“At Shalimar Pointe there’s a goodchance a group of members mightbuy theirs.”

Beasley said that when the prop-erty sells, he hopes Meadowbrookwill be retained to manage the prop-erty.

“What I’m trying to do is createan opportunity for Meadowbrookto stay on and manage the course.

Meadowbrook selling Hidden Creek

Submitted photoThe Tuscan Grille and The Club at Hidden Creek is in need of new owners.Meadowbrook is asking $2.25 million for the property .

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We built it and (have) owned it since 1998. Welove the market, the people, staff and com-munity,” said Beasley. “We don’t want to sell,but we don’t have any choice.”

Dave Taylor, general manager of HiddenCreek, said that reservations are still beingaccepted for holiday gatherings.

“We’re still booking wedding and events,”said Taylor. “The contract they (individualsmaking reservations) signed will be honoredas far as I know.”

Hidden Creek employs 40 workers. Taylorsaid he still hopes to have a job come Nov. 29.

Tiger Point employs 35 people and also iscontinuing to accept reservations for events.However, sales manager positions at bothcourses have been eliminated.

“We don’t anticipate them (the group outof Boston) closing the doors,” said Terry Cross,Tiger Point general manager. “The only thingwe’re doing is liquidating the merchandisebecause they have not committed to buyingour inventory.”

If the courses do close and are not main-tained, property values could decrease dra-matically.

In a June 30 issue of Kahn Golf, it was report-ed that home values plunged after the RavinesResort, a golf course in Middleburg, went backto the bank and was not maintained.

A 4,000 square-foot home dropped $80,000in value and a 6,000 square-foot home dropped$120,000 in value immediately according tothe article.

Local Realtor Charles Speer said that hedoesn’t think the golf course will close if it isnot sold by Nov. 29.

“It will most likely still be maintained bythe investor who doesn’t want to see a declinein investment,” said Speers.

Shalimar Pointe is listed for $1.5 million andis an 18-hole course that sits on 130 acres.

Tiger Point is listed for $3.5 million and is a36-hole course on 350 acres.

Hidden Creek is an 18-hole course and isabout 150 acres.

The asking price of $2.25 million coupledwith the closing costs would equal about$10,000 and acre for the property, said Walk-er.

An added bonus to owning the land is thatHNWS would have land to build a reclaimedstorage tank for reclaimed water distributionto residential areas if needed, explained Walk-er.

William Goulet, HNWS board president,added that owning the land would allow forfuture upgraded fire protection.

“We could run lines through the golf course,and we wouldn’t need a variance because wewould own it,” said Goulet.

The feasibility study group will be com-prised of Goulet, Walker, HNWS AttorneyMichael Tidwell and Beasley.

HNWS accountant Marvin Beasley and afinancial manager would also be consulted.

Walker said he would prefer to finance thepurchase in order to have the golf course payfor the loan so the cost doesn’t impact themembers. The group plans to meet within thenext week to begin the study.


A town hall meet-ing will begin at 9 a.m.Nov. 3 at the Holleyby the Sea RecreationCenter to allow resi-dents a chance tomeet and learn aboutthe ContinentalGroup that was hiredto manage HBTS.

Continental hasalready met withemployees and nowwants to meet withthe homeowners. Notime was wasted inlearning about HBTSin order to know howbest to manage thehomeowners associ-ation.

Terry Gormley, vicepresident of sales, toldthe HBTS board ofdirectors at an Oct. 9meeting that heplanned to hit theground running. Theboard membersapproved during aSept. 25 meeting tofinalize the contractbetween HBTS andContinental.

“I think we can

bring a lot to the table,”said Gormley.

On Oct. 17, Gorm-ley and Faye Stange,head of humanresources, met withabout 18 to 20 HBTSemployees.

“We addressed whoContinental is and ourobjectives,” saidGormley. “It was moreof a meet and greet.”

Gormley said thatemployees did speakwith him and Stangeindividually as well todiscuss their individ-ual concerns. Stangewill set up the payrollsystem and deal withother HR issues, saidGormley.

A second meetingwas held Oct. 24 withGormley, Stange, RickBenson, operationsmanager and KarinSpargo, director ofaccounting present.

“Faye (Stange)spent from 12:30-4p.m. meeting withemployees individu-ally to answer ques-tions about dental andmedical insurance.Karin’s (Spargo) pur-

pose was to meet withthe accounting depart-ment to review theirprocesses and proce-dures, and evaluatecomputer hardwareand just to talk aboutbest practices,” Gorm-ley explained. “Rick(Benson) was therejust to get his bearingon the community.”

Benson took sometime to drive throughthe subdivision andaround the commongrounds to self-eval-uate the area.

“He reported to methat he thought thefacilities were wonder-ful and how terrific theemployees were andhow everyone he metwere wonderful peo-ple,” said Gormley.

Gormley wouldnow like to meet withthe homeowners toget to know them andto listen to their con-cerns.

“The purpose of it(the town hall meet-ing) is I will be thereto answer any ques-tions from the home-owners and to get

their concerns. It willbe an open forum tofind out where inter-ests and priorities areand what role theywould like to see usplay,” he said.

Gormley will leadthe initial transitionbefore assigning oth-er Continental per-sonnel to take over.

“I’ll be the face forat least the first 60 to90 days during thetransition then I willpass it on to otherpeople,” he said.

Continental wasselected to manageHBTS in an effort toimprove services.According to its June26 presentation, Con-tinental will focus onc o m m u n i c a t i o nbetween the staff,board members andresidents; mainte-nance documentation;improving financialand accounting prac-tices.

The contract wassigned Oct. 18 withan effective date ofNov. 1 at a cost of$3,917 a month.

‘Look Ma! I caught the big one!’

Submitted photosHBTS fishing club member Allen Stewart, center, shows off a 64-inch, 46-pound sailfish he caughtOct. 8 on the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier. He said he was fishing using a live hardtail when ‘thislittle fellow showed up. He ate my bait and ended up running out about 300 yards before I wasable to get him in,’ wrote Stewart in an email.

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Natural stones forMemorial Garden


Billy Neal received author-ization to use flat natural stonefor the Holley by the SeaMemorial Garden during anOct. 9 Holley by the Sea boardof directors meeting.

Neal had made the requestat the Sept. 11 board meet-ing, but it was recommend-ed by board member JeanTashlik that standard paversbe used instead of differenttype of stones.

“It looks nicer with con-sistent pavers,” said Tashlikat the Sept. 11 meeting.

Neal came back to theboard Oct. 9 to request thathe be allowed to go back tohis original choice of variedsizes and shapes of naturalflat stone, provided the stonesare no bigger than 2 feet by-2 feet.

“Uniform pavers won’twork. Unlike the park(Navarre Park) there are noborders (holding the paversin place),” Neal told the boardmembers. “I’m trying to keepa natural garden.”

Neal also reiterated thatthe upkeep would be mini-mum because weeds will besprayed and the area will bemulched.

“We’re back to engravedrock,” said board presidentPete Peterzen.

The board unanimouslyapproved the use of non-pavers for the garden.

Neal later said that hewants to let the HBTS mem-bers know that the garden isthere and available as a wayto honor deceased loved one.

He recommended anyinterested residents to con-tact him at 850-207-9093 todiscuss the types of stonesavailable and the cost of thestones.

Neal plans to install thefirst stone in honor of LeeSteinert who was an activemember in many HBTS clubsand organizations.

Meet your neighbor

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Eddie Rousell is the type of per-son who exudes happiness and peo-ple can’t help but smile and feel goodabout themselves when in her pres-ence.

It’s no wonder then that whenIrving Rousell met her he knewshe was different.

“I saw something I’d nev-er seen before,” said Irving.

That was more than 52years ago and on Nov. 30they will celebrate their50th wedding anniver-sary. The secret to theirlongevity isn’t really asecret, according to Eddieand Irving.

“Love, respect, andhave to share… and com-municate,” said Eddie.

Irving reinforced whatEddie said, but he alsoexplained that marriage isa commitment.

“A lot of things in mar-riage, you don’t know untilyou live,” he explained. “Gotto have respect… I said onceI get married, I’m married andthat’s it, only one wife. It’srespect, honesty and continu-ing to give the lifestyle you start-ed out with.”

Irving remembered about three orfour months after he and Eddie mar-ried, his friends asked him to go out fora night with the boys. His response? Asimple, “I don’t do that because this(gesturing to Eddie) is my half. It justwasn’t for me.”

Eddie and Irving met at Eastern Illi-nois University. Irving was from NewOrleans, La., and on a baseball schol-arship. Eddie was born in Joliet, Ill., butraised in Gary, Ind.

“The first moment I saw him waswhen I was in the registration line. Hewas right in front of my mother andme,” Eddie said. Irving also saw her, butaccording to him, she wasn’t courtingthen. “She said I was like her big broth-er,” he remembered.

“He kept insisting on taking me forice cream. He grew on me… he was anice person and he told jokes… final-ly I said yes,” said Eddie.

“She was a very attractive girl, yousee her now. I always thought she wasbeautiful,” said Irving, but it was at afriend’s house that he was given con-firmation.

Irving and Eddie were at a friend’shouse for dinner one evening and atone point Eddie and their friends wentinto another room. Irving hung back

Celebrating a lifetime of adventures

for a moment and he said he heard thewords, “You’re going to marry this girland don’t mess around. I heard it clearas a bell. It was so real and so plain. Iaccepted it… the feeling was alreadythere, it was just confirmation.”

And so it was and continues to be.They were married Nov. 30, 1962 and

thus began a life of adventures. Theylived in Chicago for the first three yearsof marriage where they both workedfor the school system. Then they movedto Gary where Irving had a teaching job.They also welcomed their daughter Coz-

ette whom they affectionately call “Coco.” “When she was maybe 4, I went back

to school (at Eastern). I took her on cam-pus with me, she had a ball there,” Eddiesaid. Irving would visit on the week-ends and when it was time for Coco toattend school, she stayed with her daduntil Eddie completed school.

That’s when the adventures reallybegan. They packed their belongingsand headed to Spain. It was there thatthey made some friends that workedfor the Department of Defense schoolsystem. When Eddie and Irving trav-

eled to Germany to visit them, theyinterviewed for teaching jobs and werehired.

“They placed us in Germany and weworked there until we came back to theU.S. in 2005,” said Eddie.

Not content with just staying in oneplace, they took the opportunity to trav-el throughout Europe.

“We’re so blessed to (have) traveledto every country while in Germany,except Greece,” said Eddie.

Even after their return to the U.S. in2005 and making a home in Holley bythe Sea in 2007, they still love a goodadventure.

Their daughter, who now lives inManila, Philippines, working as an immi-gration lawyer, provided them with yetanother chance to travel.

“We’ve gone over twice to be withher, and each time we traveled through-out Asia, except Vietnam and Korea,”

said Eddie. “I have a life-

time of adventuresbetween the twoof us I can conjureup, and (I can) sithere for hours andenjoy myself,” saidIrving with a smile.

The Rousell’scelebrated theiranniversary in Julyat the Holley bythe Sea BeachHouse with arenewal of theirvows and byjumping thebroom. The rea-son for the earlycelebration was toallow as many

family members and friends to attend.Not only did Coco come from Manila,but family also came in from Georgia,New Orleans, Michigan and Chicago,Ill., to attend the celebration.

Eddie and Irving had their nephew,Barry Johnson, marry them again.

“He was a baby at the first wedding,”said Eddie. “Our great-grandson wasthe shoe bearer.”

Shoes were exchanged to represent theircontinued walk together in love and uni-ty for the rest of their time together.

The bride and groom cake were twohearts that intersected to become one,and smaller cakes surrounded their cakewith eyes on top to represent their daugh-ter and grandchildren.

“They’re watching us,” said Eddie witha laugh.

And so it continues… the adventurethat Irving and Eddie set out upon 50years ago continues as they walk side-by-side throughout life.

Submitted photosEddie and Irving Rousell jump the broom during their renewal ceremony that brought together family and friends to celebrate 50 years of marriage.

Top row from left, Daniel Johnson, Jacob Romero, FrancineRomero, Marion Rousell, Samuel Johnson, Janet Jackson, BarryJohnson, Eugenia Rousell, Marcia Rousell and Sara Johnson; bot-tom row from left, Cozette Rousell-Barron, Gabriel Rousell, DorinaRousell and Crystal Johnson. The family traveled from the worldover to take part in Eddie and Irving Rousell’s renewal ceremonycelebrating 50 years of marriage.

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Hi, Billy!

Noah had a really great time last Sat-urday at the Take a Kid Fishing eventy’all put on. He caught his first fish (whichhe told us was about a foot longer thanit actually was- and the fish tales begin...),and LOVES, LOVES, LOVES his fish-ing pole. I’m so glad Melissa thought ofus and included us.Thank youvery muchfor a great event and for letting him bea part of it.

The picture my dad, Don, took ofNoahwith his “prize catch” is attached.

Since this is an annual event, we’dlove to be a part if you could use a cou-ple extra pairs of volunteer hands.

Thank you, again! Ashley Rupp

Photos by Yvonne C. HarperBethany Zauner, 9, and her father Robert Zauner were up early on Oct. 20 to sell their wares during theannual HBTS community yard sale. The event was organized by the HBTS social committee.

HBTS wakes up to community yard sale


Variance requests and violationswere discussed during an Oct. 9Holley by the Sea board of direc-tors meeting. The first to be addressedwas a double variance request fora fence and a boat concrete pad at7737 Seaward Street. The ownersubmitted a bid he received to theHBTS architectural committee forthe boat concrete pad. He wasrequesting the variance before hav-ing the company he selected com-plete the project. The issue discussedwas whether the owner haddesigned the boat pad in such a wayas to have appropriate drainage.

Pete Peterzen, HBTS board pres-ident, asked if the owner had dis-cussed the boat pad with his neigh-bors. The owner stated he had andthat the design of the boat pad wouldensure water did not run off intohis neighbor’s yard.

“I have a drainage easement infront and it’s angled toward mygarage and leans toward the frontof the property,” said the owner. Inaddition, he would install under-ground drainage.

Peterzen asked him about theelevation of the property.

“It’s pretty even,” said the own-er. “For me to angle the pad towardmy house would be beneficial formy neighbor, but to me also.”

The board unanimously approvedthe fence and the boat pad variancerequests.

The next architectural issues dis-cussed focused on enforcement.

The residents of 7095 Jasper Streethave had problems dating back to

2010, according to Robert Loy, chair-man of the Architectural Commit-tee. Loy said he originally request-ed the matter over noncompliancebe sent to legal, but prior to theboard meeting the owner reme-died the violation. No further actionwas taken.

The next home located on 1950Aurora Street has had a series of com-plaints over yard noncompliance. TheACC sent several letters informingthe owner he was out of complianceand photographs were taken show-ing the yard with no grass.

The owner indicated to the ACCthat he was grandfathered and did-n’t need to have sod or sprinklersinstalled. The ACC reviewed thecovenants and the section dealingwith lawn maintenance is clear thathomes should have sod and sprin-klers. When the ACC finally receiveda response from the owner, hisanswer was “he is going to sue for$2.2 million, own the recreationcenter and fire everybody who isemployed,” according to Loy.

Peterzen said that legal may haveto discuss grandfathering the sprin-klers, but the owner must keep theproperty in good repair.

Board member Pat Traynor askedLoy if the covenants were being appliedequally to all homeowners.

“My problem with most ACCproblems, to me, is selective enforce-ment,” said Traynor.

Peterzen replied that “selectiveenforcement is being aware andnot forcing; it’s not, not being aware.”

The board approved 4-1 to send thematter to legal with Traynor opposing.

The next violation, 2554 ElkhartStreet, also dealt with an unkempt

yard. Loy told the board membersthat several letters of violation weresent and that the owners refusedto sign for the last violation letter.The issue dates back to May. Theowner is refusing to remedy theviolation, mainly removing trashand refuse in the yard.

“It’s more than waiting for thenext trash pick up,” commentedPeterzen.

The board unanimously approvedsending the matter to legal and sus-pended the owner’s usage privileges.

Loy then asked the board mem-bers to approve John Resch as anew ACC member. The request wasunanimously approved.

Variance Requests

• 2004 Iris Lane: Owner requested his daugh-ter be allowed access to the recreation center.It’s a three-bedroom home, with three users onthe account. The owner is in good standing. Theowner’s daughter had moved back home tocare for her father. Board member Brook Gold-berg motioned to deny the request. Board pres-ident Pete Peterzen said that adding the daugh-ter to the account would exceed the criteria foran owner or renter per covenants absent med-ical certification. The request was denied.

• 7625 Larkspur: Resident requested hercommon-law husband be allowed access tothe recreation center. Board member Pat Traynorsaid it’s a clear violation of covenants becausethe covenants state “married.” Peterzen repliedthat the covenants allow the board membersto give waivers for hardship. It was approved4-1 with Traynor voting no.

• 6693 Indian Street: Owner requested hisgirlfriend be allowed access to the recreationcenter. Owner is in good standing. It’s a four-bedroom home. A motion was made to approvethe request. Traynor stated they weren’t mar-ried. Peterzen replied that is why they are ask-ing for a waiver. The request was approved 4-1 with Traynor voting no.

• 7355 Broadmoor: Owner requested usagefor tenants comprised of a husband and wifeand three children. Request was unanimous-ly approved.

• 6623 Bryant Street: Owner requestedvariance on behalf of tenants comprised ofa husband and wife with three children.Request was unanimously approved.

The following usage variance requests weremade during an Oct. 9 HBTS board of direc-tors meeting.

Fishing Clubseeks bandmatesBy Yvonne C. HarperHBTSnews.com

The Holley by the Sea Fish-ing Club is seeking a drum-mer, a bass player and a vocal-ist to complete a band.

“We’re just old dudes thatrock,” said Jim Strickland,HBTS fishing club treasurer.“I like southern rock, a littlebit of county, classic rock, I’mopen to anything.”

Strickland said that he justwants to make some musicand have fun. He plays gui-tar and has another guitarplayer, but what he reallyneeds is a vocalist, drummerand bass player to round outthe band.

Living in HBTS or being afishing club member is notrequired to join the band, saidStrickland.

The goals of the band willbe determined by how goodthe band members are.

“(If) we’re good enough todo something special, wewould,” said Strickland. “Wecould play at HBTS gather-ings… that type of thing.”

But really, he just wants tomake some music.

“It’s not about me,” heexplained. “It’s about whatthe singer can do and the restfalls into place. Basically we’rethere to back up the singer.”

For more information onjoining the band, contactStrickland at 850-462-1427or [email protected].

Noah and his catch!Submitted photo

Noah Merritt celebrates his seventh birthday atthe Third AnnualTake a Kid Fishingevent held Oct. 6 at the NavarreBeach Fishing Pier.

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One can always tell whena person loves what they doand when they take pride intheir home because it shows.

Mimi Clark is one of thosehomeowners who allow heryard and home on 2372Hilton Drive to stand in tes-tament to her passion andpride in a job well done.

The contoured lines, thewell-placed river birches, the

Japanese maple and crepemyrtles, the manicured bush-es, the walkway, the pavedseating area, and the oldwhiskey barrel that serves asa rain catcher are just few ofthe details that draw one’sattention to her home. But ifthe front yard is the flawlessface that catches the eye, theback yard is the body thatlures one in to soak in its beau-ty. It’s also why she wasawarded the November Yardof the Month.

The scalloped-contouredknock-out rose beds that linethe fences, the stonework ofthe deck that smoothly tran-sitions to the pool, the lavarock that accents the red brickof the house. The sable, wind-mill, canary, Chinese fans andthe Washingtonia palms areplaced in just the right spotsto draw one’s eye to the pool.

Mimi simply loves whatshe does.

“I love it out here,” saidClark. “Everywhere I’ve been,

this is what I’ve done, evenrental houses.”

Mimi is married to Mike, aretired Air Force pilot, whichmeant living in many loca-tions. The Clarks moved toHolley by the Sea eight yearsago from South Dakota whenMike transferred to Eglin AirForce Base. After buildingtheir home, Mimi didn’t wasteany time in landscaping heryard into her vision of man-icured beauty.

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the yard though. She built thecolorful birdhouses that dotthe landscape, the chairs thatinvite a neighbor to sit andtalk and the bench under thebirch trees. She also does elec-tric work and painting, as wellas helping out her neighborswhen needed.

“I do a little bit of every-thing,” she said.

Many times people talkabout how well they do some-thing, but not Mimi. Her worksimply speaks for itself.

“I could do this all day long,”she said about working in heryard or garage completingthe next wood working proj-ect.

So take a drive or walk bythis little gem in HBTS, andwhen Mimi is spotted out-side, stop and say hellobecause that is another aspectof working outside that shelikes.

“I just love being out here…people coming by, (I) get tomeet them and talk to them.”

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The business has grown from being the first T-shirt and airbrushshop on Pensacola beach in 1975, to a full service personalizationstore that sells everything from screen printed T-shirts for familyreunions, schools, to hot air balloons.

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“We pride ourselves on our friendly atmosphere,” said Sal. “Wetreat you like family; you’re not just a number here.”

The store in Gulf Breeze is just the beginning of all the differentkinds of gifts, awards and specialty products the Serios have to offertheir customers. If you can think of it, the team at Sal’s can get it foryou.

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A wide variety of Navarre Raider items are now in stock to helpyou show off your Raider spirit. Plush sweatshirts with the iconicRaider logo make a great gift.

Quantity is never an issue for Sal and Becky. Each of their cus-tomers is treated with respect and their order is given the sameattention to detail.

Large or small orders of any type of business apparel, promotionalitems like pens, koozies, business cards with your company or eventlogo, corporate, individual, or team recognition awards and trophiesare no problem for Sal’s T Shirt Company. Small per-sonalized gifts such as embroidered baby blankets ora hat for Grandpa’s birthday are given the sameresponsiveness.

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5:30 a.m.Great Games NightCome play Games with everyone.Bring a snack or appetizer to share.See flyer for more information.

For information about HBTS Calendar Events contact 939-1693

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Board of Directors Meeting

November 136 p.m.

A word from the general manager:

Hello HBTS members,

The Board of Directors approved TheContinental Group as property manage-ment consultants for Holley by the Sea.They are a large property managementcompany in the State of Florida that willassist us with conducting board meet-ings, improving resident communica-tions, budget preparation, etc. and give experienced recommen-dations on how to improve our community as a whole. We haveplanned a Town Hall style “meet and greet” with them for thehomeowners on Saturday, Nov. 3 at 9 a.m. in the Café. We encour-age homeowners with questions to attend the meeting.

For the ending month of September, our funds are as follows:Cash Account BalancesOperating Account $1,884,680Reserve Account $410,914Improvement and Expansion $137,311$75,952 in assessments uncollected for 2012; 96 percent of

assessments collected compared to 94 percent last year. The 2013 budget and reserve study are available on our website

at www.holleybythesea.org. The assessment payment is $350 forthe year.

New toddler playground equipment will be installed the firstweek of November.

The pool dome is scheduled to be erected the second week ofNovember.

The county has finished installing a sidewalk on the east side bythe ponds.

The Beach House parking lot has been resurfaced. Please remember that Holley by the Sea is your neighborhood.

Be an active part of your community. Help keep this a clean andsafe area for everyone.

As always, I am in my office Monday to Friday from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.Please stop in any time if you have any questions or concerns.

Thank you, Jennie BarrettGeneral Manager

Barrett

C o n t e n t p r o v i d e d b y H o l l e y b y t h e S e a

Want to get involvedwith social events? Our monthly committeemeeting will be at night starting in January. For more information, call939-3018 x0 or email theSocial Committee chairpersonat [email protected]

Fun Factory:We have new hours! Pleaseremember reservations arerequired. For reservations, contactthe Youth Department. Mon. – Fri. 8 a.m.-noon, 5-8 p.m.Sat. 8 a.m.-noon

Before and After School Care: We currently have a waiting list. Ifyou are interested in having yourchild’s name added to the list please contact the Youth Department.

Social Committee A Veterans Remembrance Pot

Luck will be held from 6-9 p.m.on Friday, Nov. 9 at the HBTSBeach House.

Cost is $2 per person, childrenunder 5 are free. Turkey, ham andbeverages will be provided. Pleasebring a side to share. There willbe a 50/50 donations to veter-ans. BYOB.

Santa Breakfast will be heldSaturday, Dec. 8. Those who wishto attend need to sign up early.

Architectural CommitteeMuch concern has been expressed regarding

travel trailers, RVs and mobile homes parked onresidential lots within the community. For clari-fication purposes, a travel trailer, RV and/or mobilehome are one in the same at Holley by the Sea asall are registered as a recreational vehicle.

Under no circumstances are guests or familymembers allowed to live in the recreational vehi-cles on a residential lot. Article VII, Section 2. States‘…all primary structures are required to be “buildon site.” No modular structures or mobile homesshall be allowed.’

Section 10. No camper, self-propelled mobilehome, trailer, boat, any vehicle that has commer-cial signs, advertising, or commercial equipmentvisible, or any vehicle which is used or intendedfor use primarily to haul or carry material and/orequipment shall be stored or parked on any resi-dential lot or portion thereof unless the same isenclosed in a permanent structure or a special per-mit has been issued by the Architectural ControlCommittee. Nor shall any such camper, self-pro-pelled mobile home, trailer, boat, any vehicle thathas commercial signs, advertising, or commercialequipment visible, or any vehicle which is used orintended for use primarily to haul or carry mate-rials and/or equipment be parked on any publicstreets or on open space within the property sub-ject to this Declaration or any Supplemental Dec-larations, known as Holley by the Sea.

Section 26. No radio towers, satellite receivers,aircraft, recreational vehicles, jet skis, engine hoistsor other objects that, in good faith judgment ofthe Association are incompatible with the Hol-ley by the Sea development, shall be located inthe front or side yards.

In the event you have visiting friends and fam-ily members arriving in recreational vehicles,please contact the Front Desk to reserve one ofour ten campsites.

The Holley by the Sea RecCenter is a drop-off site for Toysfor Tots. Please donate new andunwrapped toys in the box locat-ed in the front lobby. Contactsare Dawn Lawrence and SarahSullivan, 850-939-1693 ext. 3.

Your Donation at WorkThe Marine Toys for Tots Foun-dation enjoys one of the verybest program to support ratioswithin the nonprofit world;98:2. This means that over 98percent of your donation goesto our mission of providing toys,books and other gifts to less for-tunate children. The 2 percentspent on support principally cov-ers fundraising expenses - notone donated dollar goes to payfor salaries or any other man-power costs.

Out of nearly two million non-profit organizations in the Unit-ed States, the Foundation wasranked #72 in the 2010 Philan-thropy 400 published by theChronicle of Philanthropy. History of Toys for Tots

Toys for Tots began in 1947when Major Bill Hendricks, Unit-ed States Marine Corps Reserveand a group of Marine Reservistsin Los Angeles collected and dis-tributed 5,000 toys to needy chil-dren. The idea came from Bill’swife, Diane. In the fall of 1947,Diane handcrafted a RaggedyAnn doll and asked Bill to deliv-er the doll to an organization,

which would give it to a needychild at Christmas. When Billdetermined that no agency exist-ed, Diane told Bill that he shouldstart one. He did just that! The1947 pilot project was so suc-cessful that the Marine Corpsadopted Toys for Tots in 1948and expanded it into a nation-wide campaign. That year, MarineCorps Reserve units across thenation conducted Toys for Totscampaigns in each communityin which a Marine Reserve Cen-ter was located. Marines haveconducted successful nation-wide campaigns at Christmaseach year since 1948.

I challenge each of you tojoin me with ensuringthe dreams of our childrenbecome a reality, in 2012.

Semper Fidelis,MGy Sgt. Bobby Tagle

Youth Department*Before and After School Program: The Youth Depart-

ment provides a Before and After School Program for School- Age children (Kindergarten – 5th grade) who are mem-bers of Holley by the Sea. There is currently a waiting listfor the After School Program. For more information pleasecontact the Youth Department.

*Fun Factory: Please be sure to call the day of to reservea slot for your child. Space is limited. Cost is $3/hour perchild.

Morning Fun Factory: Mon. – Fri. 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.,Ages 6 months – 5 years old

Evening Fun Factory: Mon. – Fri. 6 p.m.-8 p.m., Ages 6months – 10 years old

Sat. Fun Factory: 8 a.m.-noon, Ages 6 months – 10 yearsold

*Fun Factory Parents: All old, laminated Fun FactoryCards will expire Dec. 1. If you have any credit remainingon an old Fun Factory Card, it must be used by this date.If it is not used by this date, your credit will be lost.

*Morning Fun Factory will be closed Nov. 12 for Veter-ans’ Day and Nov. 19-23 for Fall Break.

*Youth Department will be closed Nov. 22-23. We hopeeveryone has a happy and safe Thanksgiving.

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Tennis Pro Jimmy Celli has started a junior ladder for the HBTS juniors players giving them a chance to challenge each otherand play competitive matches. Celli has also started a USTA travel team for the juniors! Current members are: Valery Bonar,Carly Duncan, Samuel Griffin, Maddie Howard, Alex Karlson, Sultana Pohlmann, and Tanner Struck. As for the ladies teams,they are off to a tremendous start this season. Flight 3 is dominating — all alone in first place. Flight 8 is in second placeand Flight 5 is one match out from second place. Congrats ladies! Contact Jimmy for clinics, private instruction, or informationon any of the juniors or ladies programs at 203-722-0376. See you on the courts.

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Holley by the Sea has seenmore Santa Rosa Countydeputies citing drivers forspeeding through the subdi-vision since Sheriff WendellHall was given authority toreinstitute a traffic unit.

HBTS residents addressedthe county commissionersduring an Oct. 8 meeting todiscuss the increasing trafficissues and threats to publicsafety in the residential com-munity.

“There are 4,700 tax pay-ing lots; 3,000 to 4,000 vot-ers; and 7,000 to 9,000 resi-dents,” said Pete Peterzen,HBTS board of directors pres-ident. “The increasing popu-lation is causing increasingtraffic and threats to safety inour residential community.”

Peterzen explained thatbecause HBTS is so large, driv-ers are tempted to speed,especially on Edgewood Drive,which connects County Road399 and U.S. Highway 98.

“We are asking for countysupport across the board,”said Peterzen.

Pat Traynor, HBTS board vice-president, told the commis-sioners that he understood thecounty budget constraints, buthuman life is more importantthan budgets.

“(We) don’t care how muchmoney you spend to save one(life), it’s important,” saidTraynor. “You’re our leadersand I hope you’ll help us climbthis mountain of a problem.”

Hall provided the com-missioners with facts regard-ing the number of times his

deputies have gone to HBTSin the last year.

“Just last October to now,we’ve been in Holley by theSea 3,630 times for calls,” Hallsaid. He said that includedalarms, burglaries, civil process-es, etc. “... 302 traffic citationshave been issued so far.”

Hall said that he is still short19 officers due to budget cutsand he had to stand down thetraffic unit that had consist-ed of four motorcycle officersthat worked traffic only.

“If you authorize me to dothat, I’ll reinstate the trafficunit,” said Hall.

During the Oct. 11 boardmeeting, county commis-sioners authorized Hall tohire up to four deputies forthe unit.

The commissioners wereunanimous in allowing Hallthe discretion to start withtwo deputies and dependingon his budget, the ability tohire two more for the trafficunit.

“Rather than us trying todictate, let’s authorize up tofour and let the sheriff in hisdiscretion… start out withtwo and see where he goesfrom there,” said Commis-sioner Lane Lynchard.

Hall stated during the Oct.9 meeting that he could standthe traffic unit back up usingfunds from his budget, pro-vided the county would pro-vide relief should the cost exceedhis discretionary funding.

“We’re looking at proba-bly $60,000 per officer (forsalary and equipment),” Halltold the commissioners. “Wemay very well be able toabsorb it (the cost).”

“We can start with two andas the budget year progress-es, we’ll know where we are,”said Hall. “We’ll do it accord-ingly providing our fundingis holding, but (we) won’t goover four.”

Commissioner JimWilliamson cautioned Hallto start off slow.

“We don’t want to have tocome back and say we haveto cut people,” Williamsontold Hall. “Start off slow (and)make sure the jobs are secureso we don’t have to lay peo-ple off.”

In a follow-up question,Commissioner Bob Coleasked Avis Whitfield, publicworks director, if he had anyinformation on placing stop-signs in the Holley by the Seasubdivision.

“We’re evaluating the inter-sections that are identified as thebusier road ways and which inter-sections are best suited for mul-ti-way stops,” Whitfield said. “Itwill take a couple of weeks.”

The commission unani-mously approved allowingHall to hire up to four deputiesfor the traffic unit.

In an update, Hall said thathis deputies are workingHBTS daily with overtimepositions. Hall has hired twoofficers and when they com-plete field officer training,he’ll have two more deputiesto add to patrol which willallow him to standup the two-man traffic unit.

“Our presence is being feltand of course it’s definitelymaking a difference,” said Hall.

He added that the trafficunit will work the countythough, not just one area.

HBTS traffic concerns being addressed

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