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Gulf Coast Bluegrass Music Concert planned The Gulf Coast Bluegrass Music Association Monthly Concert and Jam Session will be Saturday, August 28, 2010. it is held at the PSC (formerly known as PJC), Milton Campus in building 4200, which is also the Student Activity Center. the cost is $5.00 for non-members and $3.00 for members. the concert will feature THE WAYFARERS at 6:00pm and BIG RIVER BLUEGRASS at 7:00pm. the doors open at 5:00 p.m. with the concert starting at 6:00 p.m. and the jam session for all abilities starting at 8:00 p.m. the PSC Alpha Beta Gamma Student Business Club is serving dinner plates and refreshments beginning at 5 p.m. come early, eat dinner and socialize. Door prizes and “Split the Pot” are part of the fun. For more information, call Diane Bates at 850-623-3325. Development Services South Service Center announces new office hours The Santa Rosa County Development Services will begin new office hours at the South Service Center located at 5841 Gulf Breeze Pkwy starting on September 1. the new hours will be 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. the Development Services South Service Center currently provides general construction permitting, plan submittal and pick up, inspection requests, flood zone verification, and contractor renewals. this location also serves as a courier service for zoning review processes including site plan reviews and submissions for rezoning and variance applications. a drop box is also available on location should you need to submit items after hours. for additional information please call the Santa Rosa County Development Services Center at (850) 981-7000 or the South Service Center during office hours at (850) 934-8099. Pensacola Children’s Chorus auditions New member auditions for the Pensacola Children’s Chorus will be held at the Margaret Moore Nicholson Center, 46 East Chase Street, on the following dates: 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Monday, August 30 and Wednesday, September 1 for girls in grades 4 – 8, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday August 31, for boys in grades 4 – 8, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. for boys and girls in grades 9 –12. for more information, please contact the Pensacola Children’s Chorus at 434-7760. Sacred Heart Health system to be tobacco-free as of Sept. 1 On Sept. 1, Sacred Heart Health system (SHHS) will be going completely tobacco-free, inside and outdoors, at all of its facilities throughout Northwest Florida and Southern Alabama. the move toward a tobacco-free environment reinforces Sacred Heart’s commitment to improving the health of its associates, patients and community. The new policy prohibits the use of any tobacco product on all properties owned or leased by Sacred Heart, including parking areas. the policy applies to patients, visitors, physicians, volunteers, vendors, tenants and employees. “we know that tobacco is the leading preventable cause of death and disability in the United States,” said Laura Kaiser, SHHS President and CEO. “Even exposure to secondhand smoke has devastating health consequences. our goal in going tobacco-free is to help provide a safer environment for all who visit and work at our facilities.” To help improve the health of our community, all three of Sacred Heart’s hospitals are host sites for “Quit Smoking now,” a free, six-week series of smoking-cessation classes for those who want to stop smoking.

the next session at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola will begin in October. for more information on these free smoking cessation classes, which are available at locations throughout our region, call the Northwest Florida Area Health Education Center at 850-398-6965, or call the Florida Quitline toll-free at 1-877-822-6669. for more information about Sacred Heart Health system, please visit online at www.sacred-heart.org. Summer Reading Program draws record participation The Santa Rosa County summer reading program drew 885 children this year, with the highest registration and program attendance in the last five years. Children in preschool through fifth grade participated in “Make a Splash–Read @ your Library” and explored the world of water and water fun through stories, songs, games and other activities. the Santa Rosa County Library system thanks the children and parents who helped make the 2010 Summer Reading Program a success by reading and attending the weekly programs. Children who participate in summer reading programs keep their brains active and enter school in the fall ready to learn and succeed. In support of this, the Santa Rosa County Library system is grateful to have received several sponsors for the 2010 Summer Reading Program. Thank you to the program’s sponsors: Arby’s, Chick-fil-A, Gulf Breeze Zoo, IMAX Theater at Naval Aviation Museum, Oops Alley, Ridge Cinema 8, State Library of Florida, Studer Group, Wal-Mart, Friends of the Gulf Breeze Library, Friends of the Milton Library, Friends of the Navarre Library, and Friends of the Pace Library. Thank you also to Chris Verlinde of the Santa Rosa County Extension Service for presenting a program on sharks, water safety, and the oil spill. Mobile Mammography Unit scheduled West Florida Hospital’s Mobile Mammography Unit will be at the following locations on Tuesday, Aug. 31 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1 to 3:30 p.m. at West Florida Primary Care, 3521 Limbaugh Lane, in Pace. Also on Thursday, September 2 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the Santa Rosa Women’s Center, 5942 Berryhill Road, in Milton. West Fla. Hospital files most insurances, including Medicare. for appointments or more information, call 494-3497 or toll-free at 1-800-342-1123, ext. 3497. Milton City Council meeting The City of Milton’s City Council will meet in Executive Session on Monday, August 30 at 4 p.m. in Council Chambers of City Hall, 6738 Dixon Street. all meetings are open to the public. for further information, call 983-5411. The Family Resource Program of Santa Rosa, inc. will be having a clothes give-away on Saturday, August 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Adult and Children’s clothing will be available. the Family Resource office is located at 6607 Elva Street in Milton across from the Habitat for Humanity Restore Building. the clothing sale is available to Santa Rosa County residents only. for questions, please call 626-2054. News Briefs – August 25, 2010

Following a successful first interview, I have an informal "meet and greet" with the employees of a company prior to my second interview tomorrow. It is located at a restaurant & bar and the invitation states that "appetizers and drinks will be served." What is the etiquette for a meeting like this? First of all, if people are drinking (alcohol) should I join in? I don't want to come off as overly casual or tactless, but I also don't want to be the inhibited stick-in-the-mud who refuses to drink, if it turns out to be a more casual environment than I anticipate. Secondly, how should I handle myself when the check comes? Is it understood that the employer will cover an event like this as a business dinner/outing, or should I throw my card in? I could see something like leaving the tip would be appropriate, except I don't carry cash. For clarity, this is an internship position at a software company and I am a graduate student. Any advice is appreciated!

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I have to say, I love that man. I do. I first met him about 6 years ago when I started taking kick boxing classes and he was the teacher. As soon as I laid eyes on him I fell in love. We started talking and soon started dating. We started getting intimate very quickly. Next thing I know, he's living with me. I started to notice how he really was. Sometimes he would ask me if I wanted to "practice" some kickboxing moves on him. I tried, but failed. I thought he was playing with me. Then he started acting stranger and stranger. We would get into arguments over little things and it would get very heated. All of a sudden he slapped me. He said it was my fault and I brought it upon myself. The next day he called home (I'm a housewife) and said "what are you doing? who is with you? (if he heard noise in the background) what are you making for dinner? and 'I miss you'. Then he would get on with his apology, except he wouldn't really apologize, he'd just say "You know I love you, right?" And my reply is always "Yes". He told me that I was at fault, and that I made him hit me and he was just "disciplining me". And this went on for 3 more years. It got worse over time. He'd be angry with someone at his job and when I tried to help him resolve the problem he'd hit me. If he told me to call someone for financial reasons he'd beat me then. He told me I was fat and that he didn't want to be seen with me in public so I nearly starved myself to death. I called him at his job once and he just so happened to be in a meeting. He called me back and yelled at me, called me ugly names, told me he hated me and couldn't stand to even see me and said that when he got home he had something for me. That was the same day he brought home a whip. Don't ask me where he got it from, but he used it. He is very very controlling. To make sure I didn't go anywhere he'd take my car keys with him and take my wallet and money so I couldn't buy anything. He monitored my phone and installed a software on our computer that took snapshots of the screen and monitored it so he could see what I was doing at his job. (I have no idea how he found a way to do this but he did). Things got really bad when one day he came home and said that he was interested in converting to Islam. He never once said he did or was going to. I made stir fry for dinner and it had pork in it, and he saw it and beat me. He claimed he had BEEN a muslim. Right. My little sister was over my house and we were about to leave to go to my other sisters house because I was simply in pain. He came home, saw my bags, and you know what happened next. He did it right there in front of my 15 year old sister. I was so weak I could barely get out of bed. Of course he called the next day saying "You know I love you, right?" And the list of events goes on and on... We both decided to go to counseling. I went to a women's group, he to a men's group. It somewhat helped, but he has a long way to go. He might not hit me, but he sure does abuse me verbally. He tells me that he hates me but then later tells me he loves me. He'll talk bad about me in front of his friends and other women and then of course comes back and tells me he loves me. Counseling obviously did nothing. His antics have ranged from physical abuse to publicly humiliating me. I'm sick of trying. It's hurt me so deeply that I think I'm crazy. I'm afraid of him, and honestly I'm afraid of myself. It's so strange; because I feel so much love for him. He will hurt me so bad but whenever he puts his arms around me and hugs me or holds me I just melt. I honestly need an answer. If I don't get out soon, who knows what else will happen. The only problem is, that I can't get out.

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