By Cynthia Richardson Beacon Correspondent The new Niceville Senior Center has a crew that worked hard to make sure it was ready for its grand opening, which took place Tuesday. Among them is the center’s manager, Julie Mooney, of Bluewater Bay. After the past six years working in the chil- dren’s ministry of Crosspoint Church in Niceville, Mooney is ready for a new challenge— working with people nearer the other end of the age spectrum. “We are going to have a lot to offer here,” Mooney said. “Our outside cooking area, our exer- cise room, a pool table, two ping pong tables, a whole computer lab. We’ll have people coming in to teach yoga, tai-chi, and things like wellness seminars. While there is some stuff for seniors in the area, this is funded with Niceville dollars and for Niceville residents.” The center, at 201 Campbell Drive, across the street from the city recreation fields, will cater to residents ages “55 and better.” It has been extensively remod- eled following its previous life as a building at the ordnance- disposal school on Eglin Air Force Base. The 9,200-square- foot structure adjoins a generous courtyard dotted by dining tables and decorative pools. “We want to reach people The Niceville Senior Center held its grand opening Tuesday. Pictured, the center’s director, Julie Mooney. Beacon photos by Cynthia Richardson Beacon Staff “If you see something, say something” is a law-enforce- ment saying. A Niceville resident who did just that helped the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office nab an armed burglary suspect last week. Sheriff’s deputies were alerted by someone reporting a “suspicious person” wearing a gray and red hoodie and carry- ing a flashlight and gas can on Lost Horse Circle, Bluewater Bay, around 5 a.m. Dec. 4. Deputies searching the area soon got another tip from a motorist that a suspicious man was outside a house on Lost Horse Circle, in the Magnolia Plantation gated community. That’s where they found 18- year-old Tyler Lee Touchstone of Fort Walton Beach, partly inside someone else’s parked Mercedes, according to a sher- iff’s report. Deputies detained Touchstone and found a 9mm Saturday's cloudy weather didn't dampen spirits of those attending the Heritage Museum’s annual Yule of Yesteryear festival at Perrine Park, Valparaiso. Musical groups performed, including (pictured) the Emerald Coast Chorus and the Sugar Beach Chorus. Children made Christmas ornaments and posed for photos with Santa Claus. Food and crafts vendors were on hand. Visitors took in blacksmithing demonstrations and toured museum exhibits. Upper left, 3- year-old Penelope Parkins of Valparaiso makes a gingerbread ornament. Beacon photos by Paula Mims For those ‘55 and better’ Niceville Senior Center opens Alleged burglar armed with pistol By Mike griffith Beacon Correspondent The Okaloosa County Commission approved a new strategic plan during a Dec. 4 meeting in Crestview. Commissioners also prepared to ban on-the-job smoking by coun- ty employees, and approved plans to provide bear-resistant trash cans to county residents. The strategic plan was approved as part of the “consent agenda” of the meeting. The con- sent agenda includes those items that require commission approval, but are usually of a rou- tine nature, requiring no discus- sion among board members before being voted upon. The updated strategic plan includes the following vision and mission statements: “Vision statement: Okaloosa County will excel at providing an unmatched economic opportuni- ty and quality of place and life for all citizens and visitors while maintaining low taxes and limit- ing regulation.” “Mission statement: To engage our private and public sector partners to provide unpar- alleled infrastructure, economic opportunity and excellence in critical services to enhance the quality of life for all residents and visitors.” The plan lists 15 goals: —Improve the County’s com- petitiveness in attracting, hiring, retaining, training, and removal as appropriate of personnel. —Ensure an appropriate level of growth at the county’s airports while maximizing user-based fees to finance growth and oper- Yule of Yesteryear delights Please see SENIoRS, page A-2 Please see SMokINg, page A-8 Please see PISTol, page A-8 County gov’t moves to ban workplace smoking by employees T T h h e e B B a a y y B B e e a a c c o o n n [email protected]The voice of Niceville, Bluewater Bay and Valparaiso since 1992 (850) 678-1080 Police Blotter, page A-3 50¢ Wednesday, December 12, 2018 8 Pages, 1 Section, 6 Inserts A+ Painting AA Auto Clinic Angie's Home Watch Ashley Home Store Bass Pro Bayou Book Co. 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Behind them are fellow students Joseph Hanson and Jordan Harper. Inset: Students and chaperones in front of the U.S. Capitol, one of several other sites they visited in the capital region. Ruckel students honor the fallen Confiscated pistol
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By Cynthia RichardsonBeacon Correspondent
The new Niceville SeniorCenter has a crew that workedhard to make sure it was readyfor its grand opening, whichtook place Tuesday.
Among them is the center’smanager, Julie Mooney, ofBluewater Bay. After the pastsix years working in the chil-dren’s ministry of CrosspointChurch in Niceville, Mooney is
ready for a new challenge—working with people nearer theother end of the age spectrum.
“We are going to have a lot tooffer here,” Mooney said. “Ouroutside cooking area, our exer-cise room, a pool table, two pingpong tables, a whole computerlab. We’ll have people comingin to teach yoga, tai-chi, andthings like wellness seminars.While there is some stuff forseniors in the area, this is funded
with Niceville dollars and forNiceville residents.”
The center, at 201 CampbellDrive, across the street from thecity recreation fields, will caterto residents ages “55 and better.”It has been extensively remod-eled following its previous lifeas a building at the ordnance-disposal school on Eglin AirForce Base. The 9,200-square-foot structure adjoins a generouscourtyard dotted by diningtables and decorative pools.
“We want to reach people
The Niceville SeniorCenter held its grandopening Tuesday.Pictured, the center’sdirector, JulieMooney.
Beacon photos by Cynthia
Richardson
Beacon Staff
“If you see something, saysomething” is a law-enforce-ment saying. ANiceville residentwho did just thathelped the OkaloosaCounty Sheriff’sOffice nab an armedburglary suspect lastweek.
Sheriff’s deputieswere alerted bysomeone reporting a“suspicious person” wearing agray and red hoodie and carry-ing a flashlight and gas can onLost Horse Circle, BluewaterBay, around 5 a.m. Dec. 4.
Deputies searching the areasoon got another tip from amotorist that a suspicious man
was outside a houseon Lost Horse Circle,in the MagnoliaPlantation gatedcommunity. That’swhere they found 18-year-old Tyler LeeTouchstone of FortWalton Beach, partlyinside someoneelse’s parked
Mercedes, according to a sher-iff’s report.
Deputies detainedTouchstone and found a 9mm
Saturday's cloudy weather didn't dampen spirits of those attending the Heritage Museum’s annual Yule of Yesteryear festival at Perrine Park, Valparaiso.Musical groups performed, including (pictured) the Emerald Coast Chorus and the Sugar Beach Chorus. Children made Christmas ornaments and posed forphotos with Santa Claus. Food and crafts vendors were on hand. Visitors took in blacksmithing demonstrations and toured museum exhibits. Upper left, 3-year-old Penelope Parkins of Valparaiso makes a gingerbread ornament. Beacon photos by Paula Mims
For those ‘55 and better’Niceville Senior Center opens
Alleged burglararmed with pistol
By Mike griffithBeacon Correspondent
The Okaloosa CountyCommission approved a newstrategic plan during a Dec. 4meeting in Crestview.Commissioners also prepared toban on-the-job smoking by coun-ty employees, and approvedplans to provide bear-resistanttrash cans to county residents.
The strategic plan wasapproved as part of the “consentagenda” of the meeting. The con-sent agenda includes those itemsthat require commissionapproval, but are usually of a rou-tine nature, requiring no discus-sion among board membersbefore being voted upon.
The updated strategic planincludes the following vision andmission statements:
“Vision statement: OkaloosaCounty will excel at providing anunmatched economic opportuni-ty and quality of place and lifefor all citizens and visitors whilemaintaining low taxes and limit-ing regulation.”
“Mission statement: Toengage our private and publicsector partners to provide unpar-alleled infrastructure, economicopportunity and excellence incritical services to enhance thequality of life for all residentsand visitors.”
The plan lists 15 goals:—Improve the County’s com-
petitiveness in attracting, hiring,retaining, training, and removalas appropriate of personnel.
—Ensure an appropriate levelof growth at the county’s airportswhile maximizing user-basedfees to finance growth and oper-
Yule of Yesteryear delights
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Please see SMokINg, page A-8
Please see PISTol, page A-8
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Some Ruckel Middle Schooleighth graders recentlyreturned from Washington,D.C., following their participa-tion in wreath-laying at theTomb of the Unknown Soldierat Arlington NationalCemetery. Pictured withwreath are Isaiah Coronadoand Nicole Williams. Behindthem are fellow studentsJoseph Hanson and JordanHarper. Inset: Students andchaperones in front of the U.S.Capitol, one of several othersites they visited in the capitalregion.
Ruckel studentshonor the fallen
Confiscated pistol
who are still working, anyonefrom 55 to 95 and beyond,”Mooney said. “As long as theycan get out and go. If somebodyneeds to come with a caregiver,that would be fine. We are look-ing to engage with our seniorcommunity.”The center will be open to
members weekdays from 8:30a.m. to 5:30 p.m.Membership is free for resi-
dents of the city of Niceville.Nonresidents can join for $7.50a month or $80 a year ($10/$100for couples). Lifetime member-ships also are available.The center is also a rentable
venue for events, groups, wed-dings, and the like. The building has a number of
rooms, including a game roomwith a pool table, a computerroom with 16 computers, and adiner that looks like it camefrom the ‘50s, complete with acheckered blue and white pat-tern, milkshake machine, and a
fully-functional jukebox donat-ed by Terence Mitchell.Staffers want to maintain a
community focus, such as a pro-posed program called “Seniorsand Seniors,” involving the sen-ior center with seniors in highschool.Niceville City Council mem-
ber Judy Boudreaux has beensupportive of the idea ofNiceville having a senior centerfor years, Mooney said. “Shehas been absolutely instrumen-
tal behind the scenes.”It has also been a dream of
Niceville City Manager LannieCorbin.“It’s one of those things that
just sort of evolved,” Corbinsaid. “We didn’t have a masterplan when we put this buildinghere. I think the seniors willhave a lot to be proud of.”Established with a bequest
from the late Katie MathewsWhite, the center has a$227,000 annual budget.
Members are offered freecoffee, and can bring in theirown food or cook out on the out-door cooking area and bring thefood into the café to eat. Thelimited food-prep facilitiesinclude a microwave, fridge,utensils, freezer and warming.“We want to connect with
them, and we want them to con-nect with one another,” Mooneysaid. “In a really good relation-ship, everybody gets somethingout of it, so I’m expecting to getas much out of these relation-ships with seniors that I’m get-ting ready to meet. We’ve got afoundation for this great place,but the real magic happens whenthe seniors get here, and thecommunity starts happening.”In addition to Mooney, its
full-time director, the seniorcenter has two part-time staffmembers. All staff now, and inthe future, will be required tocomplete CPR and first aidtraining. “This is a new and different
challenge,” Mooney said. “I’msure we will make mistakes, Iam sure we will do some thingsvery very well. But I look for-ward to it.”
Suzanne P. Arthur1953-2018
Suzanne P. Arthur, age 65, alifetime resident of Valparaiso,Florida, passed away Friday,December 7, 2018. She wasborn March 1, 1953, to the lateCharles K. and Lillian (Hodges)Purcell. She was preceded indeath by her parents and onebrother, Charles K. Purcell II. Suzanne was a member of
Toastmasters and the TwinCities Chamber of Commerce,where she served as the
President in 1998. She workedfor Vanguard Bank as VicePresident, and later retired fromthere after 22 years. She was anhonorary squadron commanderfor the 33rd Fighter Wing, withthe highlight being a flight in an
F-15. Suzanne enjoyed sewing,
singing karaoke, traveling,cooking, but most of all sheloved to take care of others. Suzanne leaves her cherished
memories to her loving husbandof 17 years, Joseph Arthur;daughters Jennifer Ray, LisaRay-Arnold, and CassandraNelson (Jim); sons JosephArthur II (Aliya) and JacobArthur; sisters Kitrina Higbee(Lee) and Gilda Winn; grand-children Allegra, Justin,Brandon, Chloe, Olivia, Allen,and Emilia; great-grandchildrenJudeaus and Ezzoh. A celebration of life will be
held 2:00 pm Wednesday,December 12, 2018, at CompassRose in Valparaiso.
THE INquIRING PHOTOGRAPHER —by Mike Griffith
“Dana Carvey’s impressions of him
on Saturday Night Live.”
Michaela Quinn, 45, Niceville, college admissions officer
“He was a great president, anda very good human being. Hecared about everybody. I loved
his wife Barbara, too. Theywere a wonderful couple.”
Maria Bayes, 70, Bluewater Bay,
retired
What will you most remember about President George H.W. Bush?Location: Bayou Plaza and Niceville post office
“I was active duty Air Forceduring the Gulf War, and
remember that he put together an amazing coalitionof countries for that effort.”
Ken Pickler, 59,Niceville,
civil service
“He was a kind and gen-tle man. I liked him.”
Rich Kinner, 74, Niceville,
retired
“Not much. I was tooyoung when he was in
office.”
Tyler Wilson, 23, Destin,
Christmas tree seller
“His dedication.”
Celestine Mararac, 43,Niceville, physician
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Joan Mason Allen passedaway, surrounded by her family,on Wednesday, November 21,2018. Born in DeFuniak Springsin 1943, Joan proudly raisedthree children and adored hergrandchildren and great-grand-children. She was always therefor her family and she lookedforward to any family gathering.Joan loved music and was
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ArrestsOn Nov. 24 Niceville police
arrested Sean Bradley Moss, 31,of 1515 18th St., Niceville, on acharge of DUI. Moss was the driv-
er of a vehicleinvolved in a three-car crash on StateRoad 85. Whenpolice arrived, theysmelled alcoholcoming from Moss,who staggered, couldnot tell police what happened,could not find his insurancecard, and failed a field sobrietytest at the scene. He refused abreath or blood test.
* * *On Nov. 26 the Okaloosa
Sheriff’s office arrestedLauryn Morotto, 43, of1534 Pine St.,Niceville, on a chargeof resisting or obstruct-ing an officer withoutviolence.The sheriff’s office
arrested Morotto again the fol-lowing day, on an out-of-countywarrant.
* * *On Nov. 28 Niceville police
arrested Rickey AllenCaillouett, 46, of 1105 S. Cedar,#B, Niceville, on charges ofpossessing a controlled sub-stance without a prescriptionand drug equipment possessionand/or use. Police arrived at Caillouett’s
residence to serve a war-rant, and while there, dis-covered him to be inpossession of syringesand 5.97 grams of asubstance which fieldtested positive formethamphetamine.He was also on a
charge of criminal mischiefwith damage between $200 and$1,000.
* * *On Nov. 28 the Okaloosa
Sheriff’s office arrested JohnEarl Vick, 53, of 358 IllinoisAve., Valparaiso, on a charge ofprobation violation.
* * *On Nov. 28 Niceville police
arrested Sean Michael Fox, 42,of 950 Rue de Palms, Niceville,on charges of possessing a con-trolled substance without a pre-scription and drug equipmentpossession and/or use. Also arrested on the same
charges was Annie Jean Walters,35, of 6404 Old River Rd.,Baker.Also arrested was Jackie
Lauren Spillar, 29, of 1134Finck Rd., Niceville, on acharge of drug equip-ment possession and/oruse. Police made a traffic
stop on a ChevroletImpala driven byWalters, with a tag lightnot visible, in which theother two persons were passen-gers. During the stop, police dis-covered methamphetamine, fen-tanyl/heroin, and an assortmentof drug paraphernalia.
* * *On Nov. 29 the Okaloosa
Sheriff’s office arrested ParkerLee Stewart, 23, of 478 AndrewDr., Valparaiso, on charges ofpossessing a controlled sub-stance without a prescriptionand drug equipment possessionand/or use.
* * *
On Dec. 1 the OkaloosaSheriff’s office arrested JohnnyRay Blankenship, 33, of 101Sasser St., Niceville, on a chargeof failure to appear for a misde-meanor offense.
* * *On Dec. 1 the Okaloosa
Sheriff’s office arrestedJeffrey Daniel Goodwin,29, of 593 Hill Ln.,Niceville, on three countsof failure to appear for a mis-demeanor offense.
* * *On Dec. 2 the Okaloosa
Sheriff’s office arrested ShawnClifford Chaplin, 38, of 23Hampton Cir., Niceville, on acharge of probation violation.
* * *On Dec. 2 the OkaloosaSheriff’s office arrestedSteven James Litchult,37, of 1602 26th St.,Niceville, on a chargeof failure to appear for afelony offense.
* * *On Dec. 2 the Okaloosa
Sheriff’s office arrested BlancaMartha Nygryn-Rivas, 34, of2983 Blue Pine Ln., Niceville,on a charge of battery on an offi-cer or firefighter.
* * *On Dec. 3 the Okaloosa
Sheriff’s office arrested LauraA. Haley, 42, of 359 SycamoreDr., Freeport, on two counts offailure to appear for a felonyoffense, as well as charges of
possessing a controlledsubstance without a pre-scription, falsely identi-fying herself to lawenforcement officer,and probation viola-tion.
* * *On Dec. 3 the
Okaloosa Sheriff’s officearrested Shannah Lee Short, 36,of 1217 Bayshore Dr.,Valparaiso, on charges of petitlarceny, first offense, and drugequipment possession and/oruse.
* * *On Dec. 2 Valparaiso police
arrested Christian JaymesReavis, 27, no addresslisted, on charges ofpossession of aweapon or ammuni-tion by a convictedFlorida felon, posses-sion, receiving, orretaining a stolen creditor debit card, possessionof a controlled substancewithout a prescription, and drugequipment possession and/oruse.
Police responded to theTom Thumb store onJohn Sims Parkway,where a clerk reportedthat Reavis had beeninside the restroom forabout 15 minutes andmight be using nar-cotics. Further investigation
revealed that Reavis was in pos-session of a syringe, substanceswhich field tested positive forheroin and fentanyl, metallicknuckles, a knife, and a debitcard which had been reportedstolen from another person.Police also learned that he hadactive warrants from California.
Criminal summonsOn Nov. 28 Niceville police
issued a criminal summons toMatthew Scott Allen, 51, of 835North Palm Blvd., Niceville, ona charge of retail theft shoplift-
ing. A Walmart store employee
had seen Allen placing a falseprice tag on a set of headphonesand attempting to leave the storewithout paying the correct price.The unpaid amount for the head-phones was $49.88.
OtherOn Nov. 22 Niceville policereceived a call from some-one who wanted to makesure that two adults areallowed to ride in thebed of a pickup truck.Police advised the callerthat it is legal, so long asthe adults are sittinginside the bed of the truck,
and not riding on the rim ofthe bed, or anywhere on theexterior, to include a tool-box.
* * *On Nov. 22
Niceville policeresponded to anaddress on ReynoldsAve., South, regarding areport of a suspicious personin a backyard.
* * *On Nov. 26 Niceville police
received a report from someonewho had been receiving scamcalls.
* * *On Nov. 26 Niceville police
responded to an address on FirAvenue where someone hadheard a strange noise andthought someone might be try-ing to take a screen off theirwindow.
* * *On Nov. 26 the Okaloosa
Sheriff’s office responded to an
address on Parkwood Placeregarding some lost/damagedproperty.
* * *At about 1 p.m. Nov. 27 the
Okaloosa Sheriff’s officeresponded to an address on 48thSt. regarding a theft.
* * *At about 2 p.m. Nov. 27 the
Okaloosa Sheriff’s officeresponded to an address on 48thSt. regarding a theft.
* * *On Nov. 27 the Okaloosa
Sheriff’s office responded to anaddress on 18th St. regardingsome found narcotics.
* * *On Nov. 29 the Okaloosa
Sheriff’s office responded to anaddress on Live Oak St.regarding a burglary to avehicle.
* * *On Nov. 30 the
Okaloosa Sheriff’soffice responded to an
address on New MarketRoad regarding a grand theft.
* * *On Dec. 2 the Okaloosa
Sheriff’s office responded to anaddress on Whitewood Wayregarding a report of battery.
* * *On Dec. 2 the Okaloosa
Sheriff’s office responded to anaddress on Ridgewood Wayregarding a felony criminal mis-chief.
* * *On Dec. 2 the Okaloosa
Sheriff’s office responded to anaddress on Blue Pine Laneregarding a report of assault.
The North Bay Fire District responded to the following calls from Dec.3, 2018through Dec. 9, 2018.
STREET SiTUATION DATE TIMEN. White Point Rd.................EMS call............................12/3/18 ...................08:23N. White Point Rd.................EMS call............................12/3/18 ...................10:11Southwind Ct. .......................Service assist....................12/3/18 ...................11:13Bay Drive ..............................EMS call............................12/3/18 ...................13:15N. White Point Rd.................Medical assist ...................12/3/18 ...................12:37Legendary Marina Dr. ...........Dispatched & cancelled ....12/3/18 ...................15:03N. White Point Rd.................Medical assist ...................12/4/18 ...................00:59E. Hwy. 20 ............................EMS call............................12/4/18 ...................01:53N. White Point Rd.................EMS call............................12/4/18 ...................04:06White Point Rd......................Vehicle accident................12/4/18 ...................08:09E. Hwy. 20 ............................No incident found..............12/4/18 ...................17:39Ardmore Ct. ..........................EMS call............................12/4/18 ...................20:14N. White Point Rd.................EMS call............................12/5/18 ...................11:05Merchants Way.....................EMS call............................12/5/18 ...................12:04Ardmore Ct. ..........................EMS call............................12/6/18 ...................07:31Carriage Ln. ..........................Dispatched & cancelled ....12/6/18 ...................07:45Wright Dr...............................EMS call............................12/6/18 ...................19:08Ansley Dr. .............................EMS call............................12/7/18 ...................11:13Calinda Ln. ...........................Dispatched & cancelled ....12/7/18 ...................18:13Airport Rd. ............................Cover assignment.............12/7/18 ...................17:28Vinings Way Blvd..................Medical assist ...................12/7/18 ...................18:23Quali Lake Blvd. ...................Building fire .......................12/7/18 ...................17:24N. White Point Rd.................EMS call............................12/8/18 ...................07:32E. Hwy. 20 ............................EMS call............................12/8/18 ...................09:21Jamaica Way ........................Service call .......................12/8/18 ...................11:01N. White Point Rd.................EMS call............................12/8/18 ...................17:33Scenic Hwy. ..........................Dispatched & cancelled ....12/8/18 ...................18:31N. Bermuda Cir. ....................Dispatched & cancelled ....12/9/18 ...................06:13
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The Niceville Fire Department responded to the following callsfrom Dec. 3, 2018 through Dec. 9, 2018.
0 Structure Fire 11 Emergency Medical Calls0 Vehicle Fire 3 Vehicle Crash 0 Other Fire 0 Vehicle Crash with Extrication3 Illegal Burn 12 Other Emergency Calls0 False Alarms 2 Hazardous Conditions
STREET SiTUATION DATE TIME
S. R. 293 ..............................Vehicle crash....................12/3/18...................09:43E. College Blvd.....................Medical .............................12/3/18...................23:23E. John Sims Pkwy...............Vehicle crash....................12/4/18...................10:46Davis Dr. ...............................Medical .............................12/4/18...................10:53Bayshore Dr..........................Cancelled .........................12/4/18...................15:13S. R. 85 N.............................Vehicle extrication ............12/4/18...................16:33Hickory Ln.............................Cancelled .........................12/4/18...................18:25Hickory Ln.............................Cancelled .........................12/4/18...................22:57E. John Sims Pkwy...............Vehicle crash....................12/5/15...................14:58N. Cedar Ave. .......................Medical .............................12/6/18...................00:51Valparaiso Blvd.....................Lock out............................12/6/18...................11:29Rue De Palms ......................Medical .............................12/6/18...................11:38E. John Sims Pkwy...............Medical .............................12/6/18...................13:47S. R. 85 ................................Medical .............................12/6/18...................18:06Regatta Dr. ...........................Medical .............................12/7/18...................09:57Rattan Palm Dr. ....................Medical .............................12/7/18...................12:42E. John Sims Pkwy...............Illegal burning...................12/7/18...................14:05S. R. 285 ..............................Vehicle fire........................12/7/18...................16:24Government Ave...................Cancelled .........................12/7/18...................16:48Kazmira Ct............................Medical .............................12/8/18...................08:28Edge Ave. .............................Cancelled .........................12/8/18...................17:05Mississippi Ave. ....................Cancelled .........................12/9/18...................21:20E. John Sims Pkwy...............Medical .............................12/9/18...................22:45
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Katie Lightfoot,Distinguished Young Woman forOkaloosa County 2019 wasrecently recognized at theNiceville City Council Meeting.Councilman Sal Nodjomian pre-sented Katie with a Proclamationfrom the City of Niceville anddeclared November 14, 2018K a t i eLight footDay. Katie is
a senior atN icev i l l eH i g hSchool andChair of theCity ofN icev i l l eY o u t hAdvisory Council. Additionally,she is the President of Key Club atNHS and participates in three var-sity sports, Track and Field,Softball and Cheerleading. She will participate in the State
of Florida Distinguished YoungWoman program in Fort WaltonBeach in February.
* * *Niceville resident Alan
Haberbusch, Col (Ret.) USAF,was presented a Certificate ofAppreciation from the OkaloosaCounty Sheriffs Office recently.The certifi-cate recog-nized hisleadershipof the pro-gram tocheck onjuveniles onprobat ionby perform-ing thechecks, train-ing other volunteers, and main-taining statistical data. He recently trained two volun-
teers to be team leads thereby sig-nificantly increasing the capabilityto perform these checks.
* * *Will Taylor, a 17-year old cel-
list from Tallahassee, took firstplace in the senior division of theJohn Leatherwood Concerto
Competition sponsored by theNorthwest Florida SymphonyGuild earli-er thismonth. Ahigh-schoolsenior, Willbegan play-ing the celloat age 5 andcu r r e n t l yplays witht h eTallahasseeSymphony Orchestra.
* * *Ayush Patel, a 4th grader from
Rocky Bayou Christian Schoolplaced first in the FACCS (FloridaAssociationof ChristianC o l l e g e sa n dS c h o o l s )S t a t eS p e l l i n gBee inInvernessr e c e n t l y .Ayush wasone of ninestudents from Rocky Bayou who
traveled to Inverness to participatein the spelling bee.
* * *Hannah Sjostrom’s poem
“Hope” was selected as theLiterary Guild’s poetry contestwinner. Itwill be fea-tured in theGuild’s pub-lication ofAerie Voicesthis spring.She alsoreceived a$50 giftc a r d .Hannah is asenior at Niceville High School.
* * *Lauren Allison of Niceville
was recently initiated into TheHonor Society of Phi Kappa Phi,the nation's oldest and most selec-tive all-discipline collegiate honorsociety. Allison was initiated atAuburn University.Allison is among approximate-
ly 30,000 students, faculty, profes-sional staff and alumni to be initi-ated into Phi Kappa Phi each year.Membership is by invitation only
and requires nomination andapproval by a chapter. Only thetop 10 percent of seniors and 7.5percent of juniors are eligible formembership. Graduate students inthe top 10 percent of the numberof candidates for graduate degreesmay also qualify, as do faculty,professional staff and alumni whohave achieved scholarly distinc-tion.
* * *Nerea Jeanne Agnew a 16
year old resident of Bluewater Baywas recently a medalist in gym-nastics in a state competition atWide Worldof Sports inOrlando. S h e
trained atU.S. GoldGymnasticsin Destin.She is alsothe first everto representO k a l o o s aCounty in gymnastics. OkaloosaCounty Special Olympics.Nerea is the daughter of Kat
and John Agnew.
Sutton-MolgaardMr. and Mrs. Roy Sutton of
Niceville, Fla., are very excited toannounce the engagement (as ofMarch 27, 2018) of their daughterShannon Nicole Sutton to VincentRiley Molgaard, son of Mr. ToddMolgaard and Ms. AngelaSchmitt. The wedding will takeplace in Niceville on April 6,2019.
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Rocky Bayou Christian School recently hosted the FACCS Region One Spelling Bee atTrinity Presbyterian Church. Over thirty-one contestants from seven schools competed ingrades 7 through 12. Congratulations to the following RBCS grade division winners - 1stPlace: Shep Harper, Caitie Barnes; 2nd Place: Gideon Riches, Mori McCain, Ana Clark; 3rdPlace: Madison Stubblefield, Skylar Stoffel, Michael Mosley; and 4th Place: Miriam Riches.
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Southern Agenda celebrated the opening of their new location with a Niceville ValparaisoChamber of Commerce ribbon cutting.
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Photo left to right: Ken Hair, Children In Crisis President andCEO is presented with $500 in gift cards from former CIC Boardmembers and long-time CIC supporters, Omar and JudyWiseman. The Wisemans started the gift card campaign tomake sure there are no children without that special present forChristmas.
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College welding program receivesnational honorNorthwest Florida State College Welding hasreceived the honor of Top EducationalInstitution from the American Welding Society(AWS). Scottie Smith, Professor of Welding,and Dr. Devin Stephenson, NWF State CollegePresident, accepted the award on the College’sbehalf at the Excellence in Welding AwardsCeremony at the 2018 FABTECH expo inAtlanta, Georgia recently.
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Hospital, Niceville is actively seekingnew members. Women and men vol-unteers are located in many depart-ments within the hospital. We cur-rently are in need of volunteers forFront Desk,Medical/Surgery/Telemetry (MST),and Gift Shop.
Other departments may also beavailable. If you have an interest inserving our local hospital and com-munity, please contact Pat Willoz at974-5162.
senior Citizens Club meetingTwin Cities Senior Citizens Club,
268 Glenview Ave. Valparaiso, willmeet December 13 at 1p.m. Join us for goodfood, bingo, and fellow-ship.
Entrée is provided.Please bring a covereddish to share. For more information,call 850-543-0869.essential Oils Make & Take
The Niceville Public Library willbe hosting an essential oil make andtake class on Thursday, December 13beginning at 6 p.m. in the library.
While the holiday season is onewe look forward to, it can be a stress-ful time. In this rollerball make andtake class, you will learn what essen-tial oils can help manage mood, boostthe immune system and more. Fee forthis class is $10 per 10ml blend orpurchase 4 blends and get the 5th free.
Attendees may come at 5 p.m. todiscuss essential oil questions, receivea complimentary AromaTouch handtherapy or to get a free ITOI scan.
Seating is limited so RSVP direct-ly to Michelle Ruschman by texting(850) 218-7095.elks essay Contest
Twin Cities Elks Lodge #2747 inValparaiso announces the annualAmericanism Essay Contest spon-sored by the Grand Lodge. There areprizes at 4 levels: individual lodge,Northwest District, state and national.The contest is open to any studentincluding home schooled in grades 5-8. This is a very important PatrioticContest that gives children the oppor-tunity to express views on their pridein America. Elks are proud to beAmericans and proud to participate inthis contest. We hold an annual ban-quet for our winners. Deadline forentries is Dec. 14. For informationcontact Kathy Casey, AmericanismChairman at 850-461-0952.Living Nativity
Valparaiso First Assembly of Godwill present a living Nativity Dec. 14,15 and 16 from 6:30 -8:30 p.m. at the church,571 vValparaiso Parkway.There will be cookies andhot cocoa for participantsas well as an interactive nativityhayride. The event is free. For moreinformation, call 678-4030.parade – Rescheduled
The Niceville-Valparaiso RotaryClub invites the community to partic-ipate in the 2018 CommunityChristmas Parade to be held onSaturday, Dec. 15, beginning at 10a.m. Participants are encouraged toreflect the parade theme, “Be theInspiration.” The parade will start atPalm Boulevard and John SimsParkway, Niceville. It will proceedwest on John Sims, turn-ing north on Partin Driveto the Niceville CivicComplex. Proceeds sup-port holiday meals for ourSharing and Caring fami-lies and other Rotary service projects.Toys for Tots is again participating.Visitors to the parade as well as par-ticipants are encouraged to bring new,unwrapped toys for the Toys for Totsdrive. Volunteers will collect the toysat the beginning of the parade.Holiday Victorian Tea
Step back in time for an afternoonat the Heritage Museum of NorthwestFlorida's Holiday Victorian Tea,Saturday, December 15, teatime is at2 p.m. Guests will learn about the his-tory of Victorian era tea etiquette, cos-tumes and other holiday traditionswhile enjoying a variety of teas andlight refreshments.
Cost is $16 per personor $13 for museum mem-bers. Receive (1) freereservation when youbecome a New familymuseum member ($50 level).
Space is limited. Name reserva-tions are required. No walk-insplease. Call the Museum to reserve
your seat at the table today. 850-678-2615.Airport holiday music
The Destin Fort Walton BeachAirport is excited to announce itsSounds of the Holidays musical per-formances for 2018. Performanceswill take place in the Main Terminalof the Destin-Fort Walton BeachAirport.
The Performances will beMonday, December 17 at3 p.m. by Ruckel MiddleSchool Choir andWednesday, December 19at 11 a.m. by RockyBayou Christian School Junior HighBand and Choir.
For more information, contactChristopher Saul at 585-7059.BBQ & Bazaar
Eternal Hope United Church ofChrist is hosting a BBQ & Bazaar onSaturday Dec. 15, from 11 a.m.-3p.m. There will be BBQ Pulled Pork,Hot Dogs, Music, Balloon Animals,Face Painting, Bargain Table, CakeWalks, Bake Sale, Yardzee, CornHole, and Hula Ba-loo. Everyone isinvited to attend. We are located at410 Government Ave, Valparaiso. Hot Chocolate/Bake sale
St. Jude's Episcopal Church, 200N. Partin Drive, will be holding a HotChocolate and Bake Saleduring the NicevilleChristmas Parade on themorning of December 15.All proceeds will go toHurricane Michael relief.Legislative delegation publichearing
Representative Mel Ponder,Representative Jayer Williamson,Senator George Gainer and SenatorDoug Broxson invite you to join themfor a public hearing to be heldTuesday, December 18, from 5:30p.m. until 7:00 p.m. The meeting willtake place at Northwest Florida StateCollege, Room SSC 302 located at100 College Blvd. East, Niceville.
Delegation members will hearpublic comments on proposals for the
2019 Legislative Session. They mayalso consider and vote on a “localbill”.
If you would like to be placed onthe agenda for the delegation meeting,please contact Samantha Sullivan,Legislative Assistant toRepresentative Ponder, at850.833.3713 or by email [email protected], no later than 5:00 p.m.CST, ,Tuesday, December 11. Due tothe limited amount of time and toensure we are fair to all speakers, pre-sentations will be limited to 3 min-utes. The public is welcome to attendand participate.
If you would like to provide thedelegation with any background doc-umentation or handouts for theirreview prior to the hearing, pleasemail four (4) copies to my office. Theaddress is 25 Walter Martin, Suite202, Fort Walton Beach, 32548.When submitting your support docu-ments and background information,please be mindful that all documenta-tion submitted is organized in a threering binder for the Members’ review.Boat parade
Bluewater Bay Marina will behaving their 7th Annual ChristmasBoat Parade and Decorating Conteston Saturday, December22, at 5:30 in the evening.There will be a Skippersmeeting at 4:00 p.m. forinstructions and informa-tion for the parade. Boatsshould be fully decorated and regis-tered for the parade prior to theSkippers meeting.
Boats will leave the BluewaterBay Marina and travel North toNelson’s Cove, around Rocky Bayouand South to Rocky One marker thenreturn to Bluewater Bay Marina.Bluewater Bay Marina Complex Boatwill lead the way for Captains to fol-low. Grand Prize will be $150.00 ShipStore Credit.
We will be accepting non-perish-able food items for Sharing andCaring. Let’s help restock their
shelves so others can enjoy their holi-days.
Awards and festivities will followat LJ Schooners Dockside Restaurantand Oyster Bar. Live Entertainmentwith Parker Willingham, UglyChristmas Sweater Contest andrestaurant specials will be offeredthroughout the evening.
For more information email:frontdesk@bwb-marina or call (850)897-2821 or visit: www.bluewater-baymarina.com.Christmas bird count
The Choctawhatchee AudubonSociety will join in the nation's largestcitizen science project to catalog therecord birds in our area on Dec. 17.Positions are available for spottersand recorders with noexperience necessary.Be prepared to startearly for the day-longevent.
For more informa-tion, call Alan Knothe at 1-850-208-1780 or email [email protected] ROWC luncheon
NWFL Retired Officers’ WivesClub Holiday Luncheon with Choralprogram on Dec 20, 10:30 a.m. social,11 a.m. lunch, $12 served by ChefErnie at Eglin Golf Course Restaurantlocated at 1527 Fairway Dr.,Niceville. New Members – wives ofretired officers from all services –always welcome. RSVP for lunch orfor more info call Laura 850-897-8079.Honor choir concert
The Twin Cities Honor Choir willbe hosting its 23rd Annual concert onThursday, March 28 at Rocky BayouBaptist Church. The choir was creat-ed in 1995 when a grant was given tocreate the program. Thisyear the choir is largerthan ever at over 100 fifthgrade voices from publicelementary schools in andaround Niceville and Valparaiso.
Students will come together fromBluewater, Edge, Plew, and LewisElementary schools. This elite choirwas formed through a series of audi-tions where the participating studentswere selected. Also singing will bechoirs from Ruckel and Lewis MiddleSchools, and Niceville High School.
Organizers of the event are musicspecialists Barry Blackburn(Bluewater), Shirley Andrews (Edge),Suzanne Hartzog (Lewis), KatieMcGuire Menges (Plew).
The concert is free and open to thepublic, but donations are highlyencouraged. All donations will con-tinue to support next year’s concert.
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The nation's number onewomen's junior college bas-ketball program got their 11thwin of the season Saturdaynight against Gadsden StateCommunity College (Ala.) atRaider Arena. Having a 57-19lead at the half, NorthwestFlorida State College kept thepressure up and won by afinal score of 100-54. Fivedifferent Raiders scored dou-ble figures led by CeceMayo's 22 points. Shown:Trasi had 4 assists andscored 14 points on the nightfor the Raiders. AlayjahSherer drives to the basket.Interested in catching agame? The women returnhome to Niceville onSaturday, January 5 whenthey take on Pensacola StateCollege at 5:30 p.m.
Beacon photos by Paula Mims
Raiders remain perfect
Playing Saturday night at Northwest Florida State College, the Niceville Lady Eagles basket-ball team defeated Leflore (Mobile, Ala) by a score of 31 to 19. Left to right: GraceAnnichiarico. Jasmine Griggs holds off the Leflore defender as she drives down the court.Griggs led all Niceville scorers with 12 points. Niceville, now with a record of 7-1, gets readyto take on Tate Thursday night at Niceville. Game time is 7:00. Beacon photos by Paula Mims
Niceville tops Leflore
The Ruckel girls soccer team had an easy time of it lastWednesday at Twin Oaks as the Rams mercy-ruled the PryorPirates 8-0. The boys were not so fortunate and suffered a 2-1 loss. Marie Reid controls the ball. On Monday, December 17,the Rams will take on the Bruner Spartans at Twin Oaks. Thegirls game starts at 5:00, and the boys will play at 6:15.
Beacon photos by Paula Mims
Ruckel plays hard
It was a good night for Ruckel basketball Tuesday Dec. 4 asthe Rams took on the Bruner Spartans. The Lady Rams cameaway with a 37-29 win and the boys squeaked out a 53-52 win.Camryn Dickey goes up for a shot early in the first quarter.Despite heavy pressure, Brock Marello goes up for a shot inthe third quarter. Next up for the Rams will be Meigs thisThursday. The girls game starts at 5:00, and the boys gamebegins at 6:30. Beacon photos by Paula Mims
Rams defeat Bruner
Last week Rocky Bayou Christian School girls soccer team trav-eled to Freeport on Thursday and Walton on Friday. On ThursdayKara Lawson, Emily Colquett, Kayla Polomski, Alyssa Grete andMori McCain scored. Assists came form Alyssa Grete, KerrstinEmbry, and Mriam Riches. Rocky won the game 5-0. Shown isAlicyn Grete scoring against Freeport on Thursday. Friday thegirls went up against Walton, Jenna Bush had a hat trick, AlyssaGrete scored twice and Ashlyn VanPelt, and Kerrstin Embry eachscored. Assists came from Alicyn Grete, Alyssa Grete and JennaBush winning the game 8-0. Shown is Ashyln VanPelt making asave against Walton.
Two shut outsfor Lady Knights
ations.—Establish a forensics mental
health unit in conjunction withthe county jail.
—Establish a county agricul-tural Extension Office classroomsin south county.
—Enhance the effectivenessof the county’s mass transit sys-tem.
—Use the county’s greenspaces to their best potential toboost eco-tourism.
—Improve the county’sstormwater infrastructure (i.e.flood control and surface waterquality).
—Increase the capacity of thecounty jail to meet the growingdemand while ensuring safetyand security.
—Enhance the county’s trafficinfrastructure to better accommo-date east-west and north-southmovement and to encourage eco-nomic diversification.
—Enhance those factors thatencourage the attraction of high-quality businesses and residentswhile also improving the qualityof life for existing residents.
—Maximize the use of thecounty’s fiber infrastructure andrelated technologies.
—Enhance the effectivenessof the county’s paratransit sys-tem.
—Enhance the decision-mak-ing process in the county PublicSafety Department to encourageflexibility, creativity, and innova-tion.
—Continually improveadministrative processes in waysthat promote efficiency and effec-tiveness.
—Expand tourist develop-ment into a county-wide opera-tion.
Also during their meeting,commissioners approved a planto help county trash customersmake their garbage cans resistantto foraging bears, paying for theproject with money from publicfunds. A report from county pub-lic works director Jason Autreystated, “Okaloosa County is inreceipt of a BearWise Awardfrom the Florida Fish andWildlife ConservationCommission.”
“The FWC will reimburse thecounty up to $18,000 for theirpurchase of approximately 900sets of hardware that can beadded to regular trash cans tomake them bear-resistant (assum-ing each set costs $20).” A com-bination of county staff, volun-teers, and residents will install thehardware.
The county’s trash-hauler,Waste Management Inc. hasagreed that there will be no addi-tional charge to service the modi-fied cans, Autrey said. Customersmust unlatch the cans the morn-ing of each waste pickup.
The county estimated cost toadminister the grant, advertise the
hardware, and monitor the projectwill be $1,389. The county andresident cost share is estimated at$4,359 to match the $18,000 inBearWise funds for a 19% costshare on this $22,359 project.”
Use of such cans will be vol-untary. Only customers in unin-corporated areas are eligible.
In other business, commis-sioners discussed plans to estab-lish the county as a “tobacco-freeworkplace,” and to also makecounty public facilities tobacco-free.
The commission directedCounty Administrator JohnHofstad to draft a policy whichwill forbid on-the-job tobacco useby new county employees, and togive existing employees up tofour years to quit smoking atwork. The new tobacco-free poli-cy, said commissioners, will bepart of the county’s overall “well-ness” program for countyemployees.
The wellness program willalso require employees to get reg-ular medical checkups, and willoffer help to employees in pursu-ing diets and exercise programs.
The wellness program is alsointended to help reduce the costof health insurance for countyemployees.
Commissioner Kelly Windescast the lone vote against the newpolicy, saying that while he sup-ports healthy lifestyles, forbid-ding employees from smokingwould be an encroachment ofgovernment into people’s person-al choices. He said the countyalready has a problem withemployee attrition, which is like-ly to get worse if commissionersforbid smoke breaks by countyworkers.
Commission ChairmanGraham Fountain said that whilehe, too, is concerned about gov-ernment intrusion into people’slives, he supports the tobacco banbecause he is also concernedabout the rising cost of employeehealth insurance.
Commissioner CarolynKetchel, while voting for the pol-icy, expressed some misgivings,saying that many people gainweight when they quit smoking,and obesity is at least as serious ahealth risk as smoking.
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The car’s owner tolddeputies that she didn’tknow Touchstone andthat he didn’t have permission tobe in her vehicle.
Touchstone, a carpet cleaner,
of 356 NW Jonquil Ave., wasarrested on charges of armedburglary, carrying a concealedfirearm, use of a firearm during
commission of afelony, and posses-sion of burglary tools,according to the sher-iff’s report.
“For safety rea-sons, residents areadvised to alwaysreport suspiciousbehavior or activity tolaw enforcement,” saidsheriff’s spokeswoman
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