By Daniel Elsesser Beacon Staff Writer The Niceville City Council has rejected requests by the police and fire departments for more personnel. Members of the council last week agreed with City Clerk Dan Doucet's statement that there was no room in the city's 2013-14 budget to fund the three police officers and six firefighters the departments requested in their budget proposals. The three employees request- ed by the police department would have cost the city $124,170 a year, and the six requested by the fire department would have cost $281,960. City Manager Lannie Corbin noted during a council meeting Thursday that with the require- ments of the Affordable Health Care Act to take place next year, the city would have to give cer- tain retirement benefits to all city employees, including those work- ing part time. Corbin cited the ACA, the federal law popularly known as Obamacare, as the pri- mary reason for the high cost of bringing in new employees and the reason why it could not be afforded. The police department has 24 full-time and six part-time offi- cers, while the fire department has 10 full-time and three part- time firefighters. In his request, Fire Chief Tommy Mayville said the T T h h e e B B a a y y B B e e a a c c o o n n 50¢ Wednesday, August 28, 2013 [email protected]The voice of Niceville, Bluewater Bay and Valparaiso since 1992 (850) 678-1080 10 Pages, 2 Sections, 5 Inserts Police Blotter, page A-2 Please see NIXES, page A-5 Please see ROBBERY, page A-4 Niceville High marks its golden anniversary Celebrating 50 years Artist's rendering of pro- posed Emerald Coast Autism Center at Northwest Florida State College, Niceville. Emerald Coast Autism Center The voice of Niceville, Bluewater Bay and Valparaiso since 1992 Robbery victim, 64, recounts beatings Three home invaders still on the loose By Daniel Elsesser Beacon Staff Writer Even after an assailant slammed her head repeatedly into her kitchen floor, Lourdes Adams, 64, was able to warn her husband and later run for help after an Aug. 8 assault and rob- bery in her Niceville home. Mrs. Adams and her husband, Richard, were attacked Aug. 8 by three masked men wearing gloves upon arriving at their home. The men stole at least $700. Last week, Mrs. Adams gave the Bay Beacon her account of the couple's ordeal. Mrs. Adams reached her lake- front home on Kristin Circle, in Official: Cut our salary By Daniel Elsesser Beacon Staff Writer An East Niceville fire com- missioner believes that he and his fellow board members are over- paid and is pushing for a pay cut. Ed Dunbar, treasurer of the East Niceville Fire District, said the $500 per month received by the elected commissioners of the self-gov- erning district should be reduced. "I'm not proposing that we Thurs., 6 p.m. A dinner to benefit the Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation’s cultural arts and educational programs will be at the TradeWinds Restaurant, 205 Government Street, Niceville. $50 for Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation members, $65 for non- members. Call MKAF at 650-2226 for reservations. Fri.,11:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m. The Biophilia Center, Freeport, presents “Fun with Folk Art” with Abrakadoodle making upcycled roosters on can- vas. Open to all ages. General Admission is $8 for adults $5 for children, under 2 free. Fri., 10-11 a.m. Henderson Beach State Park, Destin, invites the public to participate in a celebration of reading and September’s Literacy Month. Join park rangers as they read their favorite children’s books. Following story time, there will be refreshments and an envi- ronmentally friendly art activity. Event weather permitting. Regular park admission fees apply. $6 per vehicle, limit 2-8 peo- ple per vehicle. $4 single occupant vehicle. $2 pedestrians, bicyclists, extra passengers and pas- sengers in vehicle with holder of Annual Individual Entrance Pass. Fri.-Sat., 1-7 p.m. The Bloodmobile will be at the Niceville Walmart. All donors will receive a $10 Wal-Mart gift card. Calendar, B-2 COMING UP By Angela Yuriko Smith Beacon Staff Writer Niceville High School will celebrate its 50th anniversary at its current site on Friday, begin- ning with a pep rally in the school’s gymnasium and ending with a football game that evening pitting the Eagles against Rutherford. The school's history actually extends back much further than 50 years. Classes were held in a three-room frame building that was named Niceville High School in 1922. In 1924 land was purchased for a new high school to be built from George Nathey for $1 at the site of what is now Edge Elementary School. It burned down during the 1926 Christmas holidays. Niceville High was rebuilt on the same site by 1928, but the new building, too, didn't last long. A hurricane destroyed it in July 1936. Unable to afford to rebuild after two catastrophes, classes were split between a former dance hall and the Valparaiso Community Center. In the early 50’s the school district decided to send Niceville high schoolers to Choctawhatchee High School in Fort Walton Beach. “I was sad to see the two schools combine,” said Niceville Mayor Randall Wise. “And I was happy to see it rebuilt back in Niceville.” In 1964, Niceville High School was built at its current site at John Sims Parkway and Cedar Avenue, and the long bus rides to Choctaw High ended. Alumni and staff have been preparing since last June to plan the golden anniversary By Mike Griffith and Daniel Elsesser Beacon Staff A fast-growing school for children affected by autism has proposed moving to a site on the Niceville campus of Northwest Florida State College. At the Aug. 20 meeting of the college board of trustees, officials were briefed on a pro- posed partnership between the college and the Emerald Coast Autism Center, Niceville. The trustees heard a presen- tation by Heidi Blalock, chief executive of Emerald Coast Autism Center, who proposed that the center build a facility on land leased from the college. Blalock proposed building a 12,000-square-foot facility on the Niceville campus, where her organization could provide therapeutic and educational services to students with autism. The four-year-old center has 35 full-time and 27 part-time students, ages 18 months to 14 years, according to documents it furnished to the trustees. Teachers work with them on a one-to-one ratio. Blalock said the autism cen- ter has a waiting list, and that there is “a great need for our Please see CUT, page A-6 Please see AUTISM, page A-4 Randall Wise Niceville nixes more cops, firefighters Council cites need to hold line on expenses Please see 50 YEARS, page A-5 Fast-growing autism school seeks college site NWFSC trustees eye proposal Ed Dunbar Beacon photo by Sarah Clauson Niceville High School will mark its 50th anniversary during festivities immediately preceding its scheduled football game with Rutherford at Eagles Stadium Friday. Pictured, fans got an early start during last Friday's Kickoff Classic.
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By Daniel ElsesserBeacon Staff Writer
The Niceville City Councilhas rejected requests by thepolice and fire departments formore personnel.
Members of the council lastweek agreed with City Clerk Dan
Doucet's statement that there wasno room in the city's 2013-14budget to fund the three policeofficers and six firefighters thedepartments requested in theirbudget proposals.
The three employees request-ed by the police department
would have cost the city$124,170 a year, and the sixrequested by the fire departmentwould have cost $281,960.
City Manager Lannie Corbinnoted during a council meetingThursday that with the require-ments of the Affordable Health
Care Act to take place next year,the city would have to give cer-tain retirement benefits to all cityemployees, including those work-ing part time. Corbin cited theACA, the federal law popularlyknown as Obamacare, as the pri-mary reason for the high cost ofbringing in new employees andthe reason why it could not be
afforded. The police department has 24
full-time and six part-time offi-cers, while the fire departmenthas 10 full-time and three part-time firefighters.
In his request, Fire ChiefTommy Mayville said the
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Police Blotter, page A-2
Please see NIXES, page A-5
Please see ROBBERY, page A-4
Niceville High marks its golden anniversary
Celebrating 50 years
Artist's rendering of pro-posed Emerald Coast AutismCenter at Northwest FloridaState College, Niceville.
Emerald Coast Autism Center
The voice of Niceville, Bluewater Bay and Valparaiso since 1992
Robberyvictim, 64,recountsbeatingsThree homeinvaders stillon the looseBy Daniel ElsesserBeacon Staff Writer
Even after an assailantslammed her head repeatedlyinto her kitchen floor, LourdesAdams, 64, was able to warn herhusband and later run for helpafter an Aug. 8 assault and rob-bery in her Niceville home.
Mrs. Adams and her husband,Richard, were attacked Aug. 8 bythree masked men wearinggloves upon arriving at theirhome. The men stole at least$700. Last week, Mrs. Adamsgave the Bay Beacon her accountof the couple's ordeal.
Mrs. Adams reached her lake-front home on Kristin Circle, in
Official:Cut oursalaryBy Daniel ElsesserBeacon Staff Writer
An East Niceville fire com-missioner believes that he andhis fellowboardmembersare over-paid and ispushing fora pay cut.
EdDunbar,treasurer ofthe EastNicevilleFire District, said the $500 permonth received by the electedcommissioners of the self-gov-erning district should bereduced.
"I'm not proposing that we
Thurs., 6 p.m.
A dinner to benefit theMattie Kelly ArtsFoundation’s cultural artsand educational programswill be at the TradeWindsRestaurant, 205Government Street,Niceville. $50 for MattieKelly Arts Foundationmembers, $65 for non-members. Call MKAF at650-2226 for reservations.
Fri.,11:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m.
The Biophilia Center,Freeport, presents “Funwith Folk Art” withAbrakadoodle makingupcycled roosters on can-vas. Open to all ages.General Admission is $8for adults $5 for children,under 2 free.
Fri., 10-11 a.m.Henderson Beach
State Park, Destin, invitesthe public to participate ina celebration of readingand September’sLiteracy Month. Join
story time, there will berefreshments and an envi-ronmentally friendly artactivity. Event weatherpermitting. Regular parkadmission fees apply. $6per vehicle, limit 2-8 peo-ple per vehicle. $4 singleoccupant vehicle. $2pedestrians, bicyclists,extra passengers and pas-sengers in vehicle withholder of AnnualIndividual Entrance Pass.
Fri.-Sat., 1-7 p.m.The Bloodmobile will
be at the NicevilleWalmart. All donors willreceive a $10 Wal-Martgift card.
Calendar, B-2
COMINGUP
By Angela Yuriko SmithBeacon Staff Writer
Niceville High School willcelebrate its 50th anniversary atits current site on Friday, begin-ning with a pep rally in theschool’s gymnasium and endingwith a football game thatevening pitting the Eaglesagainst Rutherford.
The school's history actuallyextends back much further than50 years. Classes were held ina three-room frame buildingthat was named Niceville High
School in 1922.In 1924 land was
purchased for a newhigh school to be builtfrom George Natheyfor $1 at the site ofwhat is now EdgeElementary School. Itburned down duringthe 1926 Christmasholidays.
Niceville High wasrebuilt on the same site by1928, but the new building, too,didn't last long. A hurricane
destroyed it in July1936. Unable toafford to rebuild aftertwo catastrophes,classes were splitbetween a formerdance hall and theValparaisoCommunity Center.
In the early 50’sthe school districtdecided to send
Niceville high schoolers toChoctawhatchee High Schoolin Fort Walton Beach.
“I was sad to see the twoschools combine,” saidNiceville Mayor Randall Wise.“And I was happy to see itrebuilt back in Niceville.”
In 1964, Niceville HighSchool was built at its currentsite at John Sims Parkway andCedar Avenue, and the long busrides to Choctaw High ended.
Alumni and staff have beenpreparing since last June to planthe golden anniversary
By Mike Griffithand Daniel ElsesserBeacon Staff
A fast-growing school forchildren affected by autism hasproposed moving to a site onthe Niceville campus ofNorthwest Florida StateCollege.
At the Aug. 20 meeting ofthe college board of trustees,officials were briefed on a pro-posed partnership between thecollege and the Emerald CoastAutism Center, Niceville.
The trustees heard a presen-tation by Heidi Blalock, chiefexecutive of Emerald CoastAutism Center, who proposedthat the center build a facility
on land leased from the college.Blalock proposed building a
12,000-square-foot facility onthe Niceville campus, whereher organization could providetherapeutic and educationalservices to students withautism.
The four-year-old center has35 full-time and 27 part-timestudents, ages 18 months to 14years, according to documentsit furnished to the trustees.Teachers work with them on aone-to-one ratio.
Blalock said the autism cen-ter has a waiting list, and thatthere is “a great need for our
Please see CUT, page A-6
Please see AUTISM, page A-4
Randall Wise
Niceville nixes more cops, firefightersCouncil cites need to hold line on expenses
Please see 50 YEARS, page A-5
Fast-growing autism school seeks college siteNWFSC trustees eye proposal
Ed Dunbar
Beacon photo by Sarah Clauson
Niceville High School will mark its 50th anniversary during festivities immediately preceding its scheduled football gamewith Rutherford at Eagles Stadium Friday. Pictured, fans got an early start during last Friday's Kickoff Classic.
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ArrestsBryan Wayne Vanderpool,
unemployed, 26, of 209 BuddyPhelps Drive, Niceville, wasarrested by Niceville police Aug.13 on a charge of criminal mis-chief under $200.
A Niceville resident told anofficer that an inebriated personlater identified an Vanderpool hadbeen banging on the hood of hisneighbor's pickup truck. The offi-cer observed dents in the vehicle'shood and an open container ofbeer on the floorbard.
Police knocked on the door atVanderpool's residence, but noone answered. Through dispatch,police talked to Vanderpool'semergency contact, who providedpolice with key to Vanderpool'sresidence. The complainant posi-tively identified Vanderpool as theperson who had damaged thevehicle.
Vanderpool's required courtappearance is Sept. 3.
***Lonnie Dion Peterson, a land-
scaper, 36, of 77 Canary Lane,Freeport, was arrested by sheriff'sdeputies Aug. 20 on a charge ofdriving while license suspendedhabitual offender.
A sheriff's deputy allegedlyobserved Peterson wanderingaround Bluewater Boulevard,Niceville, Aug. 20 at about 3:55a.m.
The deputy checked for war-rants for Peterson and found thathe had been declared a habitualtraffic violator by the state ofFlorida.
About one hour later, thedeputy saw Peterson driving ascooter on State Road 20,Niceville.
Peterson's required courtappearance is Sept. 24.
***Thomas Henry Pride, 18, of
1858 Edge Ave., Niceville, wasarrested by sheriff's deputies Aug.19 on charges of reckless drivingfirst offense, fleeing with disre-gard of safety of persons or prop-erty, petit theft and resisting anofficer without violence.
Pride allegedly eluded a sher-iff's deputy while the deputy wastrying to stop Pride for driving anunregistered dirt bike.
While eluding the deputy,Pride almost struck two vehicleshead-on while driving the wrongway down Rocky Bayou Drive.
Pride laid the dirt bike downand ran away, throwing down a
backpack containing items thatsurveillance footage confirmedwere stolen from Walmart.
The next day, the deputyreceived information on Pride'slocation and attempted to contacthim at his residence. Pride ranout the back door of his residenceand jumped into Boggy Bayou.He was eventually taken into cus-tody.
Pride's required court appear-ance is Sept. 24.
***Luke Martin Bayer, unem-
ployed, 20, of 4555 Redbud Trail,Niceville, was arrested by sher-iff's deputies Aug. 16 on a chargeof resisting an officer without vio-lence.
A deputy was patrolling thearea near Caribbean Way,Niceville, regarding a vehicle bur-glary that had occurred Aug. 15 atapproximately 10 p.m.
A deputy observed someonelater identified as Bayer walkingdown Caribbean Way at about12:49 a.m. Aug. 16 and pulled hiscar up alongside him whileattempting to contact him. Thedeputy then got out of the vehicleand attempted to make contactwith him, while Bayer continuedwalking without acknowledgingthe deputy's presence.
Another deputy told Bayer tostop several times, but Bayerlooked directly at the deputy andcontinued to walk. The deputygrabbed Bayer by the wrist andtold him to put his hands behindhis back.
When the deputy began tohandcuff Bayer, he pulled hisarms and moved away, gettingone arm free. The deputy tookBayer to the ground to subduehim.
Bayer's required court appear-ance is Sept. 3.
***Leonard Dewayne Pendleton
Jr., self-employed, 31, of 9174Sellerville Road, Jay, was arrest-ed by sheriff's deputies Aug. 15on charges of battery touch orstrike and criminal mischief prop-erty damage less than $200.
A deputy responded to thebusiness at 4580 E. John SimsParkway, Niceville, where some-one reported seeing a bleedingwoman enter the business.
The victim told the deputy thatshe had been sitting in the passen-ger seat of a vehicle Pendletonwas driving. The two began toargue, and Pendleton allegedly
began to scream at the womanand strike her multiple times witha fist while driving. Pendletonalso ripped the rearview mirrorfrom the vehicle's windshield andripped the visor from the roof ofthe vehicle's passenger side.
The deputy observed a bitemark on the victim's arm, bloodon her clothes and body and red-ness under her right eye, whichwas slightly swollen.
Pendleton's required courtappearance is Sept. 3.
***James Roscoe Valandingham,
32, of 1345 Treasure Cove,Niceville, was arrested by sher-iff's deputies Aug. 15 on a Santa
Rosa County warrant for viola-tion of probation on the originalcharge of grand theft of a motorvehicle.
TheftsA Valparaiso resident reported
Aug. 16 someone stole two laptopcomputers worth a total of $100, a42-inch flat-screen televisionworth $400 and two computerkeyboards worth $50 from a resi-dence on the first block of NorthBayshore Drive.
An officer observed a brokenwindow at the residence.
***A Niceville resident of the 300
block of Reeves Street reportedAug. 16 someone stole two fish-ing poles, worth a total of $40,from his residence.
***A Niceville resident of the
2500 block of North EdgewaterDrive reported someone knockedher mailbox over Aug. 17 and dida "wheelie" in her front yard Aug.19.
OtherAriell Nicole Graham, 24, of
503 Cypress St., Mary Esther,was served a criminal summonsby Niceville police Aug. 16 on acharge of retail theft shoplifting.
Graham allegedly attempted toleave the Walmart at 1300 E. JohnSims Parkway, Niceville, withoutpaying for several grocery itemsand school supplies that she hadconcealed in her purse.
Graham's required courtappearance is Sept. 3.
Police BlotterThe following accounts of the activities of police are according
to records of the Niceville and Valparaiso police departments, the OkaloosaCounty and Walton County sheriffʼs offices, other law-enforcement
agencies, and the Okaloosa County and Walton County jails.
Fire Department ReportsNiceville
The Niceville Fire Department responded to the following calls fromAugust 19, 2013 through August 25, 2013.
0 Structure Fire 16 Emergency Medical Calls1 Vehicle Fire 1 Vehicle Crash 0 Other Fire 0 Vehicle Crash with Extrication0 Illegal Burn 3 Other Emergency Calls0 False Alarms 0 Hazardous Conditions
STREET SITUATION DATE TIMEE. John Sims Pkwy............................Medical.........................8/19/13 ......................03:49Nutmeg Ave. ......................................Medical.........................8/19/13 ......................21:57W. John Sims Pkwy...........................Medical.........................8/20/13 ......................01:22N. Partin Dr. .......................................Medical.........................8/20/13 ......................03:05SR 85 N .............................................Medical.........................8/20/13 ......................15:39Ellis Ave..............................................Medical.........................8/20/13 ......................19:10Juniper Ave. .......................................Vehicle fire ...................8/20/13 ......................21:05S. Palm Blvd. .....................................Medical.........................8/21/13 ......................13:56Als Dr..................................................Service call ..................8/21/13 ......................17:3623rd Street .........................................Cancelled.....................8/21/13 ......................19:07N. Partin Dr. .......................................Medical.........................8/22/13 ......................02:05E. College Blvd. .................................Medical.........................8/22/13 ......................15:13Nathey Ave.........................................Smoke scare ...............8/23/13 ......................08:11E. John Sims Pkwy............................Vehicle crash ...............8/23/13 ......................09:39Coral Dr. .............................................Medical.........................8/23/13 ......................15:20N. Partin Dr. .......................................Medical.........................8/23/13 ......................17:21Duncan Dr. .........................................Medical.........................8/24/13 ......................02:14N. Partin Dr. .......................................Medical.........................8/24/13 ......................11:30Coral Dr. .............................................Medical.........................8/24/13 ......................18:26McEwen Dr. .......................................Medical.........................8/25/13 ......................19:35Valparaiso Blvd. .................................Medical.........................8/25/13 ......................21:39
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North BayThe North Bay Fire Department responded to the following calls from August 19, 2013 through August 25, 2013.
Street Situation Date TimeHighway 20 .............................Medical .......................................8/19/13 ...................11:22E. Rosewood Way..................Public assist ...............................8/19/13 ...................14:06Oakmont Pl. ............................Alarm system activation ............8/19/13 ...................14:27Antiqua Way............................Medical .......................................8/19/13 ...................23:21Northridge Rd..........................Dispatched & cancelled.............8/20/13 ...................00:53Commercial Dr. .......................Medical .......................................8/20/13 ...................09:36E. Rosewood Way..................Medical .......................................8/20/13 ...................12:54E. Hwy. 20...............................Medical .......................................8/20/13 ...................14:51Sunningdale Cove ..................Medical .......................................8/21/13 ...................15:25Glenlake Cir.............................Medical .......................................8/21/13 ...................15:39E. Hwy. 20...............................Medical .......................................8/22/13 ...................11:02Calinda Ln. ..............................Medical .......................................8/22/13 ...................12:53Hwy. 20 E. ...............................Medical .......................................8/22/13 ...................14:02Hwy. 20 E. ...............................Medical .......................................8/22/13 ...................15:01Merchants Way.......................Medical .......................................8/22/13 ...................16:11N. White Point Rd...................Medical .......................................8/22/13 ...................20:12Meadowbrook Ct. ...................Dispatched & cancelled.............8/23/13 ...................04:50Nathey Ave..............................Building Fire ...............................8/23/13 ...................08:13Merchants Way.......................Medical .......................................8/23/13 ...................09:57W. Parkwood Ln. ....................Medical alarm activation............8/23/13 ...................19:40W. Birkdale Cir. .......................Public assist ...............................8/24/13 ...................01:38Birkdale Cir. .............................Public assist ...............................8/24/13 ...................09:14N. White Point Rd...................Medical assist.............................8/24/13 ...................11:30Windward Cir ..........................Dispatched & cancelled.............8/24/13 ...................13:03Shay Lin Ct..............................Medical .......................................8/24/13 ...................19:36Highway 20 .............................Medical .......................................8/24/13 ...................21:05SR 293 ....................................Vehicle accident .........................8/25/13 ...................08:44
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the Rocky Bayou subdivision, atabout 10:30 p.m. Her husband,68, with whom she had just hada late dinner, was a few minutesbehind her.
Mrs. Adams said she pulledher car fully into the garage, andas soon as she emerged someonegrabbed her face and said,"Don't say a word."
Mrs. Adams said the manthen brought her into her house
and placed her in the kitchen,between the refrigerator andkitchen island. She said theassailant pounded her head onthe kitchen floor several times.
Mrs. Adams said she said sheheard the garage door openingand realized her husband hadarrived home.
"I guess the guy had closedthe door behind us," Mrs.Adams said. "I yelled, 'Richard,run!,' but he couldn't hear me,probably because of the garagedoor going up."
Mrs. Adams said the men
who had been in her house thenappeared to abandon some setplan.
"The guy who grabbed meand the other guy who was inthe house, I guess they figuredthings weren't going right, sothey ran out of the house," shesaid.
Mrs. Adams said normallythere is not much cash in herhouse, but her husband had leftmoney in the kitchen becausethe couple had set it out to takeon an out-of-town trip. She saidone of the robbers took this
money. She then heard the assailants
demand that her husband givethem his wallet, cell phone andkeys. The three assailants beatMr. Adams after he initiallyrefused, she said. He then threwhis personal effects at the rob-bers and they fled.
Mrs. Adams said the moneyin the kitchen and the money inher husband's wallet totaledfrom $700-$1,000. She said aneighbor found the phone andkeys in his yard the next day.
Okaloosa County sheriff's
deputies reported finding Mr.Adams bleeding at the mouthoutside his residence at about10:30 p.m. Mrs. Adams had rundown the street screaming forhelp. She said someone in anearby house had seen her hus-band running down the streetcovered in blood and had calledthe police.
The couple drove themselvesto Twin Cities Hospital thatevening. Mr. Adams was band-aged, while Mrs. Adams wasgiven a CT scan, which showedno signs of brain damage from
her head trauma. Mrs. Adams said sheriff's
deputies contacted her Aug. 10,with torn T-shirts found in thearea they believed the assailantsused as masks. They alsoshowed her gardening glovesfound nearby which theybelieved the robbers had used.However, she said, herassailants had worn rubber sur-gical gloves.
According to the OkaloosaCounty Sheriff's Office, the inci-dent is still under investigation,with a report pending.
ROBBERYFrom page A-1
services,” due to the growingnumber of children being diag-nosed with autism in the U.S.
The center had revenue of$1.25 million in the most recentfiscal year, up nearly fourfold intwo years.
Trustee Rachel Gillis appearedto favor the proposal, saying sucha facility would be a great serviceto her students, and could also be aworthwhile addition to the col-lege’s own teacher-educationdegree programs, by providing asite for internships and practicumsfor aspiring teachers interested inspecial education.
Trustee Paul Foster askedwhether it might be better to set upsuch a center near or co-located
within an existing public school.Blalock replied that as a pri-
vate, nonprofit organization, theautism center would face legaland bureaucratic hurdles in try-ing to work directly with the pub-lic school system, judging fromdiscussions she had already hadwith Okaloosa County SchoolDistrict.
She also said that Florida statelaws and regulations allow par-ents of special education stu-dents, including those withautism, the option of opting outof public education in order topursue better therapy and educa-tional programs for their chil-dren, and that the state will pro-vide the parents with fundingassistance, called McKayScholarships, for that purpose.
Public schools incur a loss ofstate funding every time a stu-
dent leaves the system.No decision was made regard-
ing the autism center during themeeting, but Board of TrusteesChairman Brian Pennington saidthat there appeared to be a “con-
sensus to continue discussion” ofthe proposal among board mem-bers.
The Emerald Coast AutismCenter is a nonprofit organiza-tion founded in August 2009 that
provides therapy and educationto children with autism inOkaloosa and Walton counties.
Blalock said Monday that thecenter's need to move is based onboth a need for larger space and aneed to alleviate rent costs. Itcurrently operates in Palm Plazaand at St. Jude's EpiscopalChurch, both in Niceville.
"We've gone from five stu-dents to 55" in four years,Blalock said. She said theincrease in the scope of the cen-ter is largely due to the growingprevalence of autism itself.
"Right now, one in 88 kids hasautism," Blalock said. "We'vecontinued to expand because of aneed for care. We're both a carecenter and a school, so we've hadto expand a lot."
The Emerald Coast AutismCenter proposed an agreement
with the college in which thecenter would pay for and buildthe $1.9 million facility and leasereal estate from the college.
Staci Berryman, executivedirector of the center, said theproposal is in such early stagesthat it is hard to speculate aboutlease terms. However, she saidthe goal is to lease the land fromthe college at less than marketrate.
The center has begun a cam-paign to raise $1 million in thenext two to three years. A largeportion of the funds are expectedto come from donations from theDestin Charity Wine AuctionFoundation.
According to projections pro-vided by the center, it would bor-row to finance the balance of thebuilding cost, paying off the loanover 10 years from operations.
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commemoration. Past cheerlead-ers, athletes and band membershave been putting together per-formances and practicing for analumni parade that will be takep l a c eb e f o r eF r i d a y ' sgame.
L y n d aP a n n e l l imoved backto the areain July, justin time top r a c t i c ewith theT w i l i g h tTwirlers, the NHS majorettealums whose members rangefrom her own graduating class-es, 1979, to that of 2010.
“I had the most fun of my lifewhen I was in band and amajorette for Niceville High
School,” she said.Mike Willingham, class of
1978, says things have changeda lot since he was in school.
“It was a lot freer,”Willingham said of the school inhis time. “You could have shot-guns in your truck gun rackback then. I don’t think we evenhad a resource officer.” All
three of Willingham’s childrenare also NHS graduates.
“It is the best high school inthe county,” said Mayor Wise.“I’m happy to see them cele-brate 50 years.”
Following is the schedule ofanniversary events scheduledfor Friday.
—1-:45 p.m.: Pep Rally in
the gymnasium.—2-4 p.m.: Public tours of
NHS hosted by leadership stu-dents.
—4-6 p.m.: Tailgate party inNHS cafe-teria andpatio; par-t i c i p a n t swill pur-chase gametickets atthis time bye n t e r i n gthrough theticket boothnear thecrosswalkor the ticket booth near the 600building. Food will be availablefor purchase from the bandboosters at the concessionstand.
formances with alumni band,cheerleaders and dance team.
—7 p.m.: NHS vs.Rutherford.
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By Daniel ElsesserBeacon Staff Writer
The Okaloosa CountySchool Board Mondayapproved new salary schedulesfor teachers and noninstruction-al staff that would raise pay byas much as 5 percent.
The board unanimouslyadopted schedules that wouldincrease pay for teachers withless than 30 years' experienceby 5 percent, while boosting thepay of teachers with more than30 years' experience, and allother school district employees,by 4.7 percent.
The raises are expected tomaintain the status of OkaloosaCounty public-school teachersas among the highest paid inFlorida.
Under the new schedule, a
new teacher with a bachelor'sdegree will start at $32,803 fornine months' work. The highestpaid nine-month teacher—oneholding a doctorate and havingserved 30 years—will be paid$77,314.
District Chief FinancialOfficer Rita Scallan said theraises are the result of a staterequirement to increase thesalaries of teachers and schooladministrators.
Scallan said the increases,which are subject to approval bytwo labor unions, would costthe school district about $6 mil-lion this year.
The new pay schedule erasesa distinction that awarded lessseniority, and thus less pay, toteachers with previous experi-ence outside Okaloosa County.
department needed more workersto be prepared for simultaneousemergencies in the area.
Councilman Sal Nodjomian,former installation commander atEglin Air Force Base, said thatthe Eglin Fire Department had
been staffed in order to handlesimultaneous emergencies, but ananalysis proved the practice to bea waste of funding and manpow-er.
"We actually looked back, andin 25 years, even though we werestaffed to handle simultaneousincidents, it only actuallyoccurred once," Nodjomian."We're not going to do the same
thing in the city. We can't affordit."
Corbin added that because ofmutual-aid agreements with thenearby Valparaiso, North Bay,Eglin and East Niceville firedepartments, the area is essential-ly serviced by five fire-preventionorganizations.
One notable item left in thebudget for the police department
is $6,000 for a JMAR trafficenforcement monitoring system.Police Chief David Popwell saidthis system would be mounted onutility poles in areas citizens havecomplained about speeding andregister speeds of passing vehi-cles, helping officials to decidewhether to assign a traffic officer.The device would not recorddriver information nor be used to
issue tickets, he said.Popwell said the purpose of
the system is to inform police asto where speed violations com-monly occur so they may placeofficers more efficiently.
City officials cut over $1.1million in budget requests fromthe various departments. Othercuts included $120,000 requestedby the streets department to fund
a hot patch paving truck, $80,430to fund three more employees fordifferent departments, and $9,600to fund a vehicle allowance forthe Niceville Youth Center.
The proposed budget for thefiscal year that will start Oct. 1envisions $12.7 million in totalrevenue, including money from aproposed millage rate of 3.7mills, the same as the current rate.
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completely get rid of pay to com-missioners," Dunbar said. "I thinkwe should probably bump it downto $400 (a month) for the chair-man, $300 for the treasurer and$100 for the others."
Dunbar said previously he mayresign from his position as treasur-er at the end of the fiscal year,Sept. 30, but retain his seat on thefive-person commission until histerm ends in November 2014.
Dunbar said the commission-ers are paid the maximum allowedby law, "even though the size andcomplexity of [its] operations is inthe bottom quarter of similar dis-tricts."
Dunbar noted that elected offi-cials in the adjacent North BayFire District, and in the city ofNiceville, which has its own firedepartment, are unpaid.
Dunbar said the money saved
by lowering commissionersalaries could be put to better use.
"By lowering the salaries, wecould save about $18,000 a year,"Dunbar said. "That's a lot forincreasing firefighter salaries,because it only takes $12,000 togive them a 3 percent raise."
Commissioner salaries cannotbe discussed without an advertise-ment two weeks in advance, andDunbar proposed at the commis-sion's Aug. 12 meeting that the
issue be placed on the agenda forthe commission's special meetingSept. 4. The motion did notreceive a second from any com-missioner.
Commission Chairman MikeMarcolongo tabled the issue, like-ly for discussion after the commis-
sion completes its budget discus-sions and sets a final millage rateat meetings Sept. 4 and 9.
"I'm just trying to get the dis-cussion started on this," Dunbar
said. "Where it goes once it getsstarted, I have no idea."
Dunbar noted that changes incommissioner pay require asuper-majority board approval,meaning four of the five commis-sioners would have to approvethe reduction in order for it totake effect.
Marcolongo asked Dunbar togather letters from residents ofthe East Niceville district indicat-ing a public desire to lower com-missioner salaries.
Dunbar has sent out emails toat least 35 people requestinginput on the issue.
"I just want to public feed-back," Dunbar said. "Just to seewhether people think yes or no onthis."
Commission Vice Chair JohnRoot said commissioner salariesdo not concern him.
"I don't care either way," Rootsaid. "I served on the commis-sion for 12 years without pay."
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ʻBy lowering the salaries,we could save about$18,000 a year.ʼ
—Commissioner Ed Dunbar
The Okaloosa CountyCommissioners presented theOkaloosa County Commissionon the Status of Women(OCCSW) with a Women’sEquality Day Resolution Aug.20.
This year, the OCCSW helda ceremony and reception recog-nizing the 2013 Inductees to theOkaloosa Women’s Hall ofFame on Women’s EqualityDay. Inductees to the Women’sHall of Fame were honoredMonday, Aug. 26, at theNorthwest Florida State College.
One of the honorees this yearwas Niceville native RogeneAnchors Hasty. Among herachievements, she was appoint-ed by former Governor BobGraham to a regional educationcommittee that helped secure anursing program that resulted inone of the first four-year degreesavailable at Northwest FloridaState College.
Other inductees includedMary E. Burnette, the firstAfrican-American teacher in thecurrent Okaloosa County School
system and Destin mayor, Sarah“Sam” Seevers.
The Okaloosa CountyCommission on the Status ofWomen (OCCSW) was estab-lished by the Board of CountyCommissioners in 1995 for thepurpose of recognizing and hon-oring women who have madesignificant contributions to theimprovement of women and cit-izens of Okaloosa County.
The OCCSW membership iscomposed of appointments bycounty commissioners and rep-resentatives of various women'sorganizations. Each year theytake nominations for the
Okaloosa County Women’s Hallof Fame, conduct special activi-ties during Women’s HistoryMonth, provide a speakersbureau addressing variouswomen’s issues, and partnerwith Jobs Plus and theWorkforce Development boardin the “Suit Up to Move Up”program to provide appropriateclothing for ladies trying to getoff welfare and into the work-force.
For more information aboutthe OCCSW, contact ShirleyPigott at [email protected], orvisit the organization's website,occsw.org.
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NHS alumni spin batons, memoriesMajorette alumni from Niceville High School were practicing their routine Aug. 22 in preparationfor the schoolʼs upcoming 50th anniversary. Calling themselves the Twilight Twirlers, the ladieswill be marching in the Alumni Parade at NHS Friday, Aug. 30.
Hospital leadersreceive Patriot Awards
Twin Cities Hospital CEODavid Whalen, pictured cen-ter, and Twin CitiesEmergency Room DirectorDanny Cain, were presentedPatriot Awards by Chief PettyOfficer Phyllis Evans of USCoast Guard Sector Mobile,Alabama and Mr. TerryDawkins, ESGR Volunteer.
Showdown atPinfish NationalsThe 2nd Annual Bluewater Bay Marina Pinfish GrandNationals were held on Saturday, August 17, at theBluewater Bay Marina Complex. Fifteen teams ofanglers participated in the event despite the rainyweather. Taking first prize with a 10 fish aggregateweight of 2.55 lbs was team Jake and Ava Griner. Tyingfor 2nd place were Kaylea and David Harbin tied withCase and Austin Woodard with the weight of 2.05 lbs.
Reading brings fun and prizesLauren Murray was the grand prize drawing winner for theNiceville Public Libraryʼs 2013 Teen Summer Reading pro-gram. Lauren is one of several teens who participated in thereading program this summer. The more books read, the moreentries each teen was able to enter into the grand prize draw-ing, which was held on Wednesday, August 14.
Women’s Equality Day celebrated
T h eO k a l o o s aC o u n t yRepublicanParty con-gratulates itsP a s tChairman,B a r b a r aWall ofNiceville, on having been reap-pointed to the FloridaCommission on the Status ofWomen.
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Novak ofNicevi l le ,g radua tedfrom TroyUniversityin May withher Masterof Sciencein Nursingwith a con-centration in Family Practice. Sheis board certified and licensed inFlorida. She spent an eight monthinternship with Dr. Goldberg,D.O. She is currently employedby the Crane Center in Destin.
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Niceville has received nationalhonors fromthe NationalSociety ofH i g hS c h o l a r s .She is a stu-dent ofCollegiateH i g hS c h o o l ,Niceville.
2013 Hall of Fameinductees fromleft, Jerry Payneand Dr. DaarelBurnette accept-ing on behalf ofMary E. Burnette,Mayor Sarah“Sam” Seeversand Nicevillenative RogeneAnchors Hasty.
The tournament champions, Ava and Jake Griner.2nd place tournament champions CaseWoodard and Kaylea Harbin.
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Benefit dinnerA dinner to benefit the Mattie
Kelly Arts Foundation’s culturalarts and educational programs willbe at the TradeWinds Restaurant,205 Government Street, NicevilleThursday, August 29 at 6 p.m. $50for Mattie Kelly Arts Foundationmembers, $65 for nonmembers.
Ticket price does not includegratuity. Call MKAF at 650-2226for reservations.
Folk art funThe Biophilia Center presents
“Fun with Folk Art” withAbrakadoodle making upcycledroosters on canvas, Friday, August30 from 11:30-1:30 p.m. Open to allages. General Admission is $8 foradults $5 for children, under 2 free.
Books on the beachThe Department of
Environmental Protection’sHenderson Beach StatePark invites the public toparticipate in a celebra-tion of reading andSeptember’s LiteracyMonth Friday, August 30, 10-11a.m. Come join our park rangers asthey read their favorite children’sbooks. Following story time, therewill be refreshments and an envi-ronmentally friendly art activity.Event weather permitting.
Regular park admission feesapply. $6 per vehicle, limit 2-8 peo-ple per vehicle. $4 single occupantvehicle.
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NHS 50 year anniversaryEveryone is invited to Niceville
High School, 800 E John SimsPkwy, Niceville, on Aug. 30 to cel-ebrate the school’s 50th anniversarystarting at 1 p.m. with a pep rally in
the gym. The football game, NHSvs. Rutherford, will begin at 7 p.m.with pre game performances start-ing at 6:30 p.m.
Blood drivesThe Bloodmobile will be at the
Niceville Walmart Aug. 30-31 from1-7 p.m. All donors will receive a$10 Wal-Mart gift card.
Learn geocachingThe Biophilia Center presents
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Volunteers, community, aid history yard saleCommunity volunteers Lenora Sullivan, Catharine Marini, NHS Key Club member Jackie Gauthierand Niceville-Valparaiso Kiwanis member Bill Landsberg were a big help during the annualInside/Outside Yard Sale Spectacular at the Heritage Museum of Northwest Florida, Valparaiso, onSaturday, August 24. The museum depends on volunteer support and donations from the com-munity to make the event a success each year. Proceeds benefit historic preservation.
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Concertocompetitionnow open forsubmissions
The Northwest FloridaSymphony Guild, in conjunc-tion with the Northwest FloridaSymphony Orchestra (NFSO)and Northwest Florida StateCollege, announce the 27thAnnual Concerto Competition,which is open to students oforchestral instruments, key-board and voice who are 23years of age or younger. Thecontest is open to students whoare legal residents in 33 coun-ties in Northwest Florida,including Okaloosa.
The NFSO is the EmeraldCoast’s premiere professionalorchestra. Youth who enter theConcerto Competition competefor prize money and the oppor-tunity to perform with theNFSO in a live “Stars ofTomorrow” concert to be heldon Feb. 7, 2014, at the MattieKelly Fine and Performing ArtsCenter in Niceville. Awards andprize money range from $500 to$1,500.
Interested competitors canfind rules and application formsonline on the NFSO website atnfsymphony.org. Performersmust submit a videotaped per-formance of their selection bySept. 16, 2013.
Finalists will be notified bySept. 29, and the live final com-petition will be held on the cam-pus of Northwest Florida StateCollege on Oct. 19. All appli-cants are required to providetheir own accompanist for thecompetition. There are threedivisions: Junior, for studentsthrough the 8th grade, Senior,for grades 9-12, and College,undergraduate students to age23.
For more information aboutthe Concerto Competition con-tact faculty coordinator LoisVan Dam [email protected] or 729-6009 or the college’s Fine ArtsOffice at 729-5382.
As Labor Day approaches,more blood neededSchool has started and the Labor Day weekend is just ahead.Blood needs have continued to increase, a trend expected tocontinue through the Labor Day weekend. Loyal blood donorsand first time donors are urged to visit any of the blood driveshappening in the area. See calendar for more details.
Warren-CunninghamMr. and Mrs. Earl (Brad)
Cunningham of Bluewater Bayannounce the engagement oftheir daughter, Lisa MarieCunningham, to Cori AlanWarren, son of Mr. and Mrs.Alan Warren of Lake Wales.
Lisa is a graduate of WebberInternational University with aBS and MBA in SportManagement. She is employedby the YMCA of the Suncoast,
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Cori is a graduate of RollinsCollege with a BS in Physics.He is employed by MustangVacuum Systems in Sarasota asan Applications Engineer.
A destination wedding isplanned at the Beaches Resortin Turks and Caicos Island onNovember 9, 2013.
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The City of Niceville will conduct a fairhousing meeting for the public and localelected officials on Tuesday, September10, 2013, during a Regular City Councilmeeting which will begin at 7:00 p.m. inthe Council Chambers, 208 N. PartinDrive, Niceville, FL. This meeting isintended to provide the public and localelected officials with informationconcerning fair housing requirements.Anyone interested in understanding theimportance of fair housing should attend.
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The City of Niceville is considering applying to the Florida Department ofEconomic Opportunity (DEO) for a FFY 2013 Small Cities CommunityDevelopment Block Grant (CDBG) of up to $700,000. These funds must beused for one of the following purposes:
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because existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the healthor welfare of the community and where other financial resources are notavailable to meet such needs.
The activity categories for which these funds may be used are in the areas ofhousing, neighborhood and commercial revitalization, or economic development(new jobs). Eligible uses of funds include such physical improvement activitiesas housing and commercial building rehabilitation, clearance, water and sewerimprovements, street improvements, drainage, housing site development,parking, and loans to businesses. Additional information regarding the range ofactivities that may be undertaken will be provided at the public hearing.
For each activity that is proposed in the State of Florida, at least 70% of thefunds statewide must benefit low and moderate income persons.
In developing an application for submission to DEO, the City must plan tominimize displacement of persons as a result of planned CDBG activities. Inaddition, the City has adopted a plan to assist displaced persons.
The public hearing to receive citizen views concerning the community's housing,economic and other community development needs will be held on Tuesday,September 10, 2013, during a Regular City Council meeting which will begin at7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 208 N. Partin Drive, Niceville, FL. This is ahandicapped accessible facility. Non English speaking, deaf, or visually impairedpersons needing an interpreter or any handicapped person requiring specialaccommodation should contact Mr. Dan Doucet, at (850) 279-6436 (TDD# (800)955-8771) or (800) 955-8770 (Voice) no later than two days prior to the meeting.
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Page B-4 Wednesday, August 28, 2013 THE BAY BEACON
Beacon photo by Angela Yuriko Smith
Final summer Stitch-InThe Sand Dunes Chapter of the Embroiderersʼ Guild of America had their final Stitch-In of the sum-mer Thursday, Aug. 22. The guild meets monthly with day and night meetings at Niceville UnitedMethodist Church. Pictured from left, Pam Burke, Cynthia Hardesty, Linda Anne Buehler andLaura Gamble enjoy the quiet camaraderie. For more information, call Laura at 496-3466.
Church buffetraises fundsThe Holy Name of Jesus CatholicChurch was packed for their chari-ty buffet dinner Saturday, August24. Filipino dishes and dessertswere served. Proceeds were splitbetween the Disabled AmericanVeterans Association and a parish-ioner in need. For more informa-tion please call 678-3000.
Beacon photo by Angela Yuriko Smith
Book signingat NicevilleLibraryLocal author Louis S. Borek was on handto sign copies of his new book, “ABrooklyn Boyʼs Stories,” Friday, Aug. 23at the Niceville Public Library. Picturedfrom left, he is joined by his wife,Francyn, and Pat Morgan, an interestedpasserby.
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Chamber serves those who serveThe Niceville Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce held a cookout in support of the Hurlburt FieldFirst Sergeants, Friday, August 9. Volunteers from the Chamberʼs Military Affairs Committeehelped prepare food and serve the First Sergeants. The cookout was part of the 2013 CookoutSeries presented by the Chamber and the Military Affairs Committee.
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