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	January 30, 2012 - Commissioner Gene Valentino meets with House Speaker Newt Gingrich.
Pastor Evon Horton with Commissioner Valentino in time of need.	August 26, 2011 - Commissioner Gene Valentino participates in the 2011 Celebrity Race for UCP at Five Flags Speedway. Commissioner Valentino dedicated the race to his mother, who is dying of cancer.
August 26, 2011 - Commissioner Gene Valentino participates in the 2011 Celebrity Race for UCP at Five Flags Speedway. Commissioner Valentino dedicated the race to his mother, who is dying of cancer.	May 3, 2011 - Commissioner Gene Valentino, along with Commander Greg Thomas, Executive Officer, NAS Pensacola, welcomes Japan's Consul General, Eiichi Kawahara, at the Blue Angels Air Show.
March 2, 2011 - Commissioner Valentino coaches a homeschooled students group as they hold a mock meeting.	March 2, 2011 - Commissioner Valentino congratulates "the Chairman" of the homeschooled students group as they hold a mock meeting.
March 2, 2011 - Commissioner Valentino address a group of homeschooled students.	February 17, 2011 - The new Perdidio Key Parkway sign.
February 17, 2011 - Commissioner Valentino (2nd from left), along with Alison Davenport, Perdido Key Chamber of Commerce President, Kelley Thompson and Bill Stromquist, Perdido Key Chamber of Commerce members, unveil the new sign for the Perdidio Key Parkway.	December 7, 2010 - Commissioner Valentino (center), county staff and members of the Perdido Bay Tribe Southeastern Lower Muscogee Creek Indians, Inc. visit during the Commissioner's tour of the Southwest Escambia Greenway.
December 7, 2010 - Commissioner Valentino (right), Keith Wilkins (center) and Chief Robert Johns Cedar Bear of the Perdido Bay Tribe Southeastern Lower Muscogee Creek Indians, Inc. visit during the Commissioner's tour of the Southwest Escambia Greenway.	Commissioner Valentino, wife, Maureen, and Governor-elect Rick Scott.
August 13, 2010 - Commissioner Valentino (center) participates in the ground breaking ceremony for the new Star Lake bridge.	June 20, 2010 - Commissioner Valentino congratulating two young winners at the 40th Annual Bill Hargreaves Fishing Rodeo.
June 24, 2010 - Commissioner Valentino at the ribbon cutting for the new kayak launch at Civitan Park.	June 11, 2010 - Congressman Jeff Miller and Commissioner Gene assess beach conditions along Perdido Key due to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.
June 11, 2010 - Congressman Jeff Miller, Commissioner Gene Valentino and Commissioner Kevin White meet with media after assessing beach conditions along Perdido Key due to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.	June 11, 2010 - Senator George LeMieux, Congressman Jeff Miller, Commissioner Gene Valentino and Commissioner Kevin White address media questions after assessing beach conditions along Perdido Key due to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.
June 11, 2010 - Commissioner Valentino, along with Senator George LeMieux and Congressman Jeff Miller, get ready to assess beach conditions along Perdido Key due to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.	May 28, 2010 - Commissioner Valentino with Brig. Gen. Mark Hendrix, Commanding General, 350th Civil Affairs Command (left) and Capt. Christopher Plummer, Commanding Officer of Naval Air Station Pensacola (right) at the U.S. Army's 235th Birthday Ball and celebration.
May 25, 2010 - Commissioner Valentino enjoys coffee with the citizens of District 2 at Mojo's every Friday at 7:30 a.m.	May 24, 2010 - Commissioner Valentino, along with Congressman Jeff Miller, attends up-to-date briefing on the oil spill at the Escambia County Emergency Operations Center.
May 6, 2010 - Commissioner Valentino met with Homeland Secretary Janet Napolitano to discuss the recent oil spill impact to Escambia County at a briefing at NAS Pensacola.	May 5, 2010 - Commissioner Valentino meets with State of Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink to discuss financial assistance with the oil spill.
May 5, 2010 - Commissioner Valentino with Secretary Sole (left), CFO Alex Sink and CERT David Halstead (right).	May 3, 2010 - Left to right: Commission Chairman Grover C. Robinson, IV, District 4; Commissioner Gene Valentino, District 2; and Commissioner Wilson Robertson, District 1 at a briefing on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response at the Emergency Operations Center.
Commissioner Valentino at Myrtle Grove Fields Opening Day	Commissioner Valentino tours the Naval Aviation Museum.
Commissioner Valentino takes a "test ride" in the simulator.	March 3, 2010 - Commissioner Valentino speaks to the Association of General Contractors.
January 29, 2010 - The Avant Garde Mardi Gras Ball at Pensacola Yacht Club. Avant Garde Krewe members are retired or former uniformed military personnel. The krewe was formed approximately 30 years ago to bring a military presence to Pensacola Mardi Gras festivities. Left to right: Brig. Gen. Mark Hendrix, Commissioner Gene Valentino, Capt. Dean Kirschner, Lt. Col. Jim Olson and Green Beret M/Sgt. John Owen.	January 27, 2010 - Commissioner Valentino at the opening of the Pensacola Greyhound Track poker room.
January 27, 2010 - Commissioner Valentino helps cut the ribbon of the Pensacola Greyhound Track poker room.	January 12, 2010 - Commissioner Valentino was invited by the 350th Civil Affairs Command along with several community leaders and local dignitaries for a briefing on the special operation performed by the unit command. Seated to the right of Gene is: Admiral Joe Kilkenny, Brig. Gen. Mark Hendrix, Mayor Mike Wiggins & Brig. Gen. Mike Ferguson.
December 12, 2009 - Commissioner Valentino meets with our Road Prison inmates who designed and installed this bench outside the Southwest Branch Library.	November 2009 - Commissioner Valentino is a guest on the USS John C. Stennis (CVN74). USS John C. Stennis Stike Group Web Site USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)
November 2009 - Commissioner Valentino is a guest on the USS John C. Stennis (CVN74). USS John C. Stennis Stike Group Web Site USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)	October 21, 2009 - Commissioner Valentino meets with citizens at Lexington Terrace for a town hall meeting. Here he is showing residents the SR292 corridor improvement plans.
October 21, 2009 - Commissioner Valentino meets with the West Florida Regional Planning Council regarding the SR292 corridor.	October 19, 2009 - Commissioner Valentino presents KISS with a proclamation of "KISS Day" in Escambia County.
September 16, 2009 - Commissioner Valentino addresses a crowd, including representatives from state and federal offices, during the Ivan Five Year Anniversary at Public Safety.	August 23, 2009 - Rick Lambert presents Commissioner Gene Valentino with his Maritime Person of the Year award at the Propeller Club.
August 22, 2009 - Commissioner Valentino cuts the ribbon on a new sidewalk on Perdido Key's River Road.	August 5, 2009 - Commissioner Valentino speaks with the residents living near an upgraded holding pond on Innerarity Point.
August 5, 2009 - Commissioner Valentino and the Escambia County employees responsible for the improvements.	August 5, 2009 - Commissioner Valentino thanks the crews responsible for the work at the holding pond.
May 14, 2009 - Commissioner Valentino presents proclamation of National Military Appreciation Month with special recognition to the Patriot Guard Riders of Northwest Florida.	April 15, 2009 - Commissioner Valentino speaks at Perdido Rotary Club. Also featured: Congressman Jeff Miller (right) and Alabama Congressman Jo Bonner (center)
April 14, 2009 - Commissioner Valentino takes a boat tour of Tarkiln Bayou.	April 14, 2009 - Commissioner Valentino tours Jones Swamp.
April 7, 2009 - Commissioner Valentino cuts the ribbon at the Target grand opening (corner of Blue Angel Parkway and Gulf Beach Highway).	February 26, 2009 - Commissioner Valentino hosts local homeschool group field trip. He, County Attorney Alison Rogers, Patty Sheldon from the Clerk's Office and Shirley Gafford from County Administration each spoke to the group of nearly 100 students about county government.
February 20, 2009 - Courtesy of Katie King. kking@pnj.com - Pensacola News Journal Escambia County District 2 Commissioner Gene Valentino, standing at right, meets and talks with about 20 constituents from the city and county about subjects varying from transportation to law enforcement Wednesday morning over coffee and breakfast at Crema Coffee & Baking Company downtown. Valentino hosts these coffee meetings every Wednesday morning at the downtown bakery to get ideas and feedback from the public.	January 5, 2009 - Commissioner Valentino waits with the crowd to cheer on Matthew Keene, the first kayaker to attempt and successfully complete the entire Florida Circumnavigational Saltwater Paddling Trail which ended in Big Lagoon.
January 5, 2009 - Commissioner Valentino proudly presents Matthew Keene with an Escambia County Proclamation in celebration and congratulations for safely completing his long journey.	December 8, 2008
June 13, 2008 - Commissioner Gene Valentino waits to release a red-shouldered hawk Friday afternoon at Jones Swamp. Three rehabilitated red-shouldered hawks, a great blue heron, and a little green heron from the Wildlife Sanctuary of Northwest Florida were released into the swamp, beginning a partnership between Escambia County, the Perdido Bay Tribe of Southeastern Lower Muscogee Creek Indians, and the wildlife sanctuary to restore the habitat and function within Jones Swamp.	June 13, 2008 - Dorothy Kaufmann, director of the Wildlife Sanctuary of Northwest Florida, shows Commissioner Gene Valentino how to gently hold one of the red-shouldered hawks while Chief Bobby Johns Bearheart of the Perdido Bay Tribe of Southeastern Lower Muscogee Creek Indians waits to hold another hawk.
June 13, 2008 - Commissioner Gene Valentino, left, and Chief Bobby Johns Bearheart of the Perdido Bay Tribe of Southeastern Lower Muscogee Creek Indians release two rehabilitated, red-shouldered hawks into the wild at Jones Swamp Friday afternoon with the assistance of the Wildlife Sanctuary of Northwest Florida. A total of five birds were released at the swamp Friday, three red-shouldered hawks, a great blue heron and a little green heron, beginning a partnership between the county, the wildlife sanctuary and the Perdido Bay Indian Tribe.	June 13, 2008 - Commissioner Gene Valentino releases a red-shouldered hawk Friday afternoon at Jones Swamp. Three rehabilitated red-shouldered hawks, a great blue heron, and a little green heron from the Wildlife Sanctuary of Northwest Florida were released into the swamp, beginning a partnership between Escambia County, the Perdido Bay Tribe of Southeastern Lower Muscogee Creek Indians, and the wildlife sanctuary to restore the habitat and function within Jones Swamp. Content reproduced, with permission, by the Pensacola News Journal Photos provided by Katie King, Pensacola News Journal
April 5, 2008 - The photo was taken at launch of the 160’ Quarters Barge – TAGGATZ, a vessel constructed for support of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (St. Paul District) floating dredge plant support. Left to right: Frank Patti Jr. (President, Patti Shipyard, Inc.), Gene Valentino (Escambia County Commissioner, District 2), Ashley Stone (Engineer, Patti Shipyard, Inc.), Marc Krumholz (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District) When Escambia County residents hear the name “Patti," they think of Joe Patti Seafood, Pensacola’s historical landmark on the bayfront since 1931. Over the past 30 years, Patti Shipyard, Inc. on Bayou Chico, has quietly positioned itself as the nation’s premier steel vessel builder. During that time, Patti Shipyard has built more vessels for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers than anyone. They also received two “Department of Defense – Patriotic Civilian Service” awards for their high level of workmanship and end value to the government. Their commercial efforts included the first and largest inland gambling vessel in the country, as well as the highest bollard tugboat in the Gulf of Mexico. Beyond the immediate economic impact their 60-employee base provides, there are numerous second-tier local subcontractors and vendors that rely heavily on the steady flow of work that originates from their contracts.	March 13, 2008 - Commissioner Valentino meets with local U.S. Army unit commanders and staff, including General Jeff Jacobs of the 350th Civil Affairs Command and Gen. Mitch Perryman of the Florida National Guard. Joining them is Brigadier General Mike Ferguson, U.S. Army Retired and Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army.
January 28, 2008 - Commissioner Gene Valentino addresses the public and the media at a news conference announcing the landmark decision to create a Regional Transportation Finance Authority.	December 3, 2007 - Commissioner Valentino visited with state and county staff to go through the "Greenway Belt" of Escambia County.
December 3, 2007 - It was a full day of rugged ATV riding.	December 3, 2007 - The purpose of the visit was to review all of our parks and forestry and asses habitat and environmental protection issues.
September 28, 2007 - Commissioner Valentino addresses the crowd at the Dub Blum Bridge dedication.	September 28, 2007 - Commissioner Valentino looks on as Launa Emmons addresses the crowd at the Dub Blum Bridge dedication.
September 28, 2007 - Commissioner Valentino speaks to citizens who attended the Dub Blum Bridge Dedication	September 28, 2007 - Commissioner Valentino, county staff and members of the Dub Blum family applaud as the sign is unveiled at the Dub Blum Bridge Dedication.
September 28, 2007 - Commissioner Valentino, county staff and members of the Dub Blum family under the Dub Blum Bridge sign at the Dub Blum Bridge dedication.	September 18, 2007 - Commissioner Valentino kicks out the first ball of the PBYSA Soccer League opening day.
September 12, 2007 - Commissioner Valentino and others look on as the sign is unveiledat the dedication Seth Simpson Field at Bailey Middle School.	September 12, 2007 - The crowd releases balloons in honor of Seth Simpson at the field dedication in his honor at Bailey Middle School.
September 12, 2007 - Commissioner Valentino address the crowd at Seth Simpson Field dedication at Bailey Middle School.	March 20, 2007 - Commissioner Valentino at "Vision 2030: Two Counties, One Future" workshop.
March 20, 2007 - Leaders of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties at the "Vision 2030: Two Counties, One Future" workshop.	February 24, 2007 - Commissioner Valentino speaks with volunteers at the Perdido Key Beach Cleanup.
February 20, 2007 - Breaking ground at the Glynn Key Stormwater Wetland Project.	February 20, 2007 - Commissioner Valentino at the Glynn Key Stormwater Wetland Project Groundbreaking.