By Mike Griffith Beacon Correspondent The Niceville City Council has tentatively approved an ordinance that would reduce the frequency of garbage pickups from twice a week to once a week citywide. The measure, which would also reduce a typical residential customer's garbage and recy- cling pickup fees by $1 a month, is intended to steer more of the city’s waste toward recycling rather than landfills. The proposed ordinance, adopted 4-1 on first reading Oct. 8, would also do away with the 18-gallon recycling crates, replacing them with large, yellow-top 64- or 96-gal- lon carts resembling the garbage carts currently in use. The new bins will allow the collection company to pick up Thurs., 10 a.m. An insurance advisor will be at the Niceville Library, 206 Partin Dr. N. to explain Medicare benefits to cur- rent and future recipients with emphasis on the pre- scription benefits. This is to provide information only. The program is free but seating is limited so please call the library at 279-4863 x 1504 to reserve a seat. Fri.,11 a.m. A charity golf tourna- ment will benefit Greyhound Pets of America Emerald Coast at the Eglin Golf Course, 1527 Fairway Dr., Niceville. $55 includes greens fees, cart and lunch. Proceeds will help offset the costs of grey- hound adoptions. See calendar for registration info. Sat. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Learn to make a corner basket at the Heritage Museum of Northwest Florida, 115 Westview Avenue, Valparaiso. The cost is $30 or, $25 for muse- um members. Materials included. Space is limited, please call to pre-register at 678-2615. Mon., 5-7 p.m. The Valparaiso Community Library, 459 Valparaiso Parkway, would like to invite tweens and teens ages 10 and up to their second annual mur- der mystery. Participants are urged to wear their favorite sci-fi costume and come sleuth the "Murder at Area 51." Fun and prizes will be had. Sign up by call- ing 729-5406 or emailing [email protected]. Calendar, B2, B3 By Mike Griffith Beacon Correspondent Former Okaloosa County Commissioner James Campbell on Monday pleaded “no con- test” to eight misdemeanor charges against him, in return for which the state of Florida dropped more-serious felony charges of official misconduct lodged against him last fall. In a hearing in Fort Walton Beach, Circuit Judge William Stone sentenced Campbell, of Niceville, to four years' proba- tion, 400 hours of community service and a $4,000 fine, as well as payment of some addi- tional court costs. The dismissal of the felony charges apparently means that Campbell may keep his state pension, which would have been cut off had he been con- victed on any of the felony charges, against which he steadfastly maintained his inno- cence. Campbell was arrested in September 2012 on multiple counts of falsifying public doc- uments after allegedly failing to disclose $12,750 he received for recruiting sponsors of the annual Boggy Bayou Mullet Festival. At the time of his arrest, Campbell was serving as a county commissioner and as the recreation director for the City of Niceville. As a county commissioner, he also was responsible for overseeing at least two of the entities listed as buying sponsorships: the county-operated Northwest Florida Regional Airport and the county Tourist Development Council. State records show that he did not list the payments on the annual financial-disclosure forms he was required to file as a public official. 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, October 16, 2013 [email protected]The voice of Niceville, Bluewater Bay and Valparaiso since 1992 (850) 678-1080 10 Pages, 2 Sections, 5 Inserts Please see GARBAGE, page A-5 Please see CAMPBELL, page A-4 Mullet Festival to open Friday The 37th Boggy Bayou Mullet Festival will begin its three-day run Friday at the festival grounds, corner of Highway 85 North and College Boulevard, Niceville. COMING UP Niceville halves garbage pickups Switch to once a week seen boosting recycling The voice of Niceville, Bluewater Bay and Valparaiso since 1992 Music, food crafts, rides In a bid to increase recycling, Niceville residents will receive yellow- topped recycling carts like this one, and garbage collec- tion will be cut to once a week. ‘Christmas Lady’ to resume display Debbie Lewis, “The Christmas Lady,” will use the former Food World building in Niceville to house her massive annual Christmas show. Last yearʼs display had to be canceled due to the difficulties of finding a location in time. This year she plans to open Nov. 29. Beacon photo by Angela Yuriko Smith By Angela Yuriko Smith Beacon Staff Writer Debbie Lewis, better known to many as "The Christmas Lady," will come back to Niceville this year with her long-running Christmas show, “Animation in Motion.” It will be held in the former Food World store, Oak Creek Plaza, E. John Sims Parkway. The show is scheduled to start Nov. 29, the day after Thanksgiving, earlier than ever. “It’s so exciting to be on the main drag,” said Lewis. “This time, because we open early, it’s a little scary. I hope we bring a lot of traffic to the sur- rounding business.” The free-admission display will run nightly, through Dec. 27, from 6 to 9 p.m. Until last year, the display had been an annual event since 1994. It includes a gigantic col- lection of lighted and animated dolls, nutcrackers and a 1,000- piece Christmas village. Model train sets round out the holiday collection. Many of the pieces Lewis said she hasn’t been able to use in the last few years because they are designed to be in a yard. This year, she plans on trying to bring the “outdoors in” with the new location. With her husband, Kevin Payne, Lewis, a Niceville real estate agent, has been setting up the show nearly every year since they moved to the area. Originally the shows were set up inside and outside their house, but the presentation drew so many spectators that in 2006 neighbors complained about the extra traffic, and city Please see DISPLAY, page A-4 Former Okaloosa County Commissioner James Campbell gives information to a court bailiff after being sen- tenced to probation, communi- ty service and fines in Okaloosa County Circuit Court Monday after pleading no contest to eight charges of making false statements on official financial- disclosure forms. Beacon photo by Mike Griffith Campbell to serve probation, keep pension Beacon Staff Writer The 37th annual Boggy Bayou Mullet Festival will begin Friday at the Mullet Site, Niceville. The three-day festival will feature music, food, kiddie rides, games, crafts and four tons of fried and smoked fish. Tens of thousands of people from all over the Southeast are expect- ed. The fes- tival, at Highway 85 North and College Boulevard, will open Friday at noon. Country headliners Vince Gill, Justin Moore and Thompson Square will perform, as well as many other acts. Parking is free and admis- sion at the gate is $10, or $15 between 5 p.m. and closing time on Saturday. Children 11 or under are free. The festival began in 1976, brainchild of chamber of com- merce president Francis Spence, as a way to promote the Niceville-Valparaiso area. Vince Gill More on A-2 & A-3. Please see MULLET, page A-3
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By Mike GriffithBeacon Correspondent
The Niceville City Councilhas tentatively approved anordinance that would reduce thefrequency of garbage pickupsfrom twice a week to once aweek citywide.
The measure, which would
also reduce a typical residentialcustomer's garbage and recy-cling pickup fees by $1 amonth, is intended to steermore of the city’s waste towardrecycling rather than landfills.
The proposed ordinance,adopted 4-1 on first readingOct. 8, would also do away
with the 18-gallon recyclingcrates, replacing them withlarge, yellow-top 64- or 96-gal-lon carts resembling thegarbage carts currently in use.The new bins will allow thecollection company to pick up
Thurs., 10 a.m.An insurance
advisor will beat the NicevilleLibrary, 206Partin Dr. N. to explainMedicare benefits to cur-rent and future recipientswith emphasis on the pre-scription benefits. This is toprovide information only.The program is free butseating is limited so pleasecall the library at 279-4863x 1504 to reserve a seat.
Fri.,11 a.m.A charity golf tourna-
ment will benefitGreyhound Pets of
AmericaEmeraldCoast at theEglin Golf
Course, 1527 Fairway Dr.,Niceville. $55 includesgreens fees, cart andlunch. Proceeds will helpoffset the costs of grey-hound adoptions. Seecalendar for registrationinfo.
Sat. 9 a.m.-2 p.m.Learn to make a corner
basket at the HeritageMuseum of NorthwestFlorida, 115 WestviewAvenue, Valparaiso. Thecost is $30 or,$25 for muse-um members.Materialsincluded. Space is limited,please call to pre-register at678-2615.
Mon., 5-7 p.m.The Valparaiso
Community Library, 459Valparaiso Parkway, wouldlike to invite tweens andteens ages 10 and up totheir second annual mur-der mystery. Participantsare urged to wear theirfavorite sci-fi costume andcome sleuth the "Murderat Area 51." Fun and prizeswill be had. Sign up by call-ing 729-5406 or [email protected].
Calendar, B2, B3
By Mike GriffithBeacon Correspondent
Former Okaloosa CountyCommissioner James Campbellon Monday pleaded “no con-test” to eight misdemeanorcharges against him, in returnfor which the state of Floridadropped more-serious felonycharges of official misconductlodged against him last fall.
In a hearing in Fort WaltonBeach, Circuit Judge WilliamStone sentenced Campbell, ofNiceville, to four years' proba-tion, 400 hours of communityservice and a $4,000 fine, aswell as payment of some addi-
tional court costs.The dismissal of the felony
charges apparently means thatCampbell may keep his statepension, which would havebeen cut off had he been con-victed on any of the felonycharges, against which hesteadfastly maintained his inno-cence.
Campbell was arrested inSeptember 2012 on multiplecounts of falsifying public doc-uments after allegedly failing todisclose $12,750 he receivedfor recruiting sponsors of theannual Boggy Bayou MulletFestival. At the time of his
arrest, Campbell was serving asa county commissioner and asthe recreation director for theCity of Niceville. As a countycommissioner, he also wasresponsible for overseeing atleast two of the entities listedas buying sponsorships: thecounty-operated NorthwestFlorida Regional Airport andthe county TouristDevelopment Council.
State records show that hedid not list the payments on theannual financial-disclosureforms he was required to file asa public official.
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Mullet Festival to open Friday
The 37th Boggy Bayou Mullet Festival will begin its three-day run Friday at the festival grounds, corner of Highway 85 Northand College Boulevard, Niceville.
COMINGUP Niceville halves garbage pickups
Switch to once a week seen boosting recycling
The voice of Niceville, Bluewater Bay and Valparaiso since 1992
Music, foodcrafts, rides
In a bid to increaserecycling, Nicevilleresidents willreceive yellow-topped recyclingcarts like this one,and garbage collec-tion will be cut toonce a week.
‘Christmas Lady’ to resume displayDebbie Lewis, “TheChristmas Lady,” willuse the former FoodWorld building inNiceville to house hermassive annualChristmas show. Lastyearʼs display had tobe canceled due to thedifficulties of finding alocation in time. Thisyear she plans toopen Nov. 29.
Beacon photo byAngela Yuriko Smith
By Angela Yuriko SmithBeacon Staff Writer
Debbie Lewis, better knownto many as "The ChristmasLady," will come back toNiceville this year with herlong-running Christmas show,“Animation in Motion.”
It will be held in the formerFood World store, Oak CreekPlaza, E. John Sims Parkway.
The show is scheduled tostart Nov. 29, the day afterThanksgiving, earlier than ever.
“It’s so exciting to be on themain drag,” said Lewis. “Thistime, because we open early,
it’s a little scary. I hope webring a lot of traffic to the sur-rounding business.”
The free-admission displaywill run nightly, through Dec.27, from 6 to 9 p.m.
Until last year, the displayhad been an annual event since1994. It includes a gigantic col-lection of lighted and animateddolls, nutcrackers and a 1,000-piece Christmas village. Modeltrain sets round out the holidaycollection.
Many of the pieces Lewissaid she hasn’t been able to usein the last few years because
they are designed to be in ayard. This year, she plans ontrying to bring the “outdoorsin” with the new location.
With her husband, KevinPayne, Lewis, a Niceville realestate agent, has been settingup the show nearly every yearsince they moved to the area.Originally the shows were setup inside and outside theirhouse, but the presentationdrew so many spectators that in2006 neighbors complainedabout the extra traffic, and city
Please see DISPLAY, page A-4
Former Okaloosa CountyCommissioner JamesCampbell gives information to acourt bailiff after being sen-tenced to probation, communi-ty service and fines in OkaloosaCounty Circuit Court Mondayafter pleading no contest toeight charges of making falsestatements on official financial-disclosure forms.
Beacon photo by Mike Griffith
Campbell to serve probation, keep pension
Beacon Staff WriterThe 37th annual Boggy
Bayou Mullet Festival willbegin Friday at the MulletSite, Niceville. The three-dayfestival will feature music,food, kiddie rides, games,crafts and four tons of friedand smoked fish.
The fes-tival, atHighway85 Northand College Boulevard, willopen Friday at noon. Countryheadliners Vince Gill, JustinMoore and Thompson Squarewill perform, as well as manyother acts.
Parking is free and admis-sion at the gate is $10, or $15between 5 p.m. and closingtime on Saturday. Children 11or under are free.
The festival began in 1976,brainchild of chamber of com-merce president FrancisSpence, as a way to promote the Niceville-Valparaiso area.
Vince Gill
More on A-2 & A-3.
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2013 Boggy BayouMullet Festival
Entertainment ScheduleFriday, Oct. 18, through Sunday, Oct. 20
The Mullet Festival is perhapsbest known for bringing big-nameentertainment to Niceville, andthis year’s lineup is no exception.
Friday’s slate of performanceswill be capped by hit-maker JustinMoore. Songs like "Small TownUSA," "If Heaven Wasn’t So FarAway," "Backwoods" and "‘Til
My Last Day" have made him amainstay on country radio.Moore’s third album, "Off theBeaten Path," was just released,adding another hit to his resumewith the record’s lead single,"Point at You."
Headlining Saturday night isthe reigning ACM and CMA topvocal duo Thompson Square, whorecently released their secondalbum, "Just Feels Good."Husband and wife Keifer andShawna Thompson topped thecharts with their second single,"Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not,"and also reached No. 1 with "If IDidn’t Have You." Now on thecharts is their latest single,"Everything I Shouldn’t BeThinking About."
Country Music Hall of FamerVince Gill will close out the festi-val on Sunday evening. Among
his catalog of hits are "Go RestHigh on that Mountain," "Look atUs," "Threaten Me with Heaven,""Don’t Let Our Love StartSlippin’ Away," and "I StillBelieve in You."
On Gill's new album"Bakersfield," the 20-timeGrammy winner teams up withfamed steel guitarist Paul Franklinto pay homage to the “Bakersfield
Sound” with the songs of MerleHaggard and Buck Owens.
Also appearing during theMullet Festival are The SwonBrothers, Blackjack Billy, TheIsaacs, Ben Portsmouth & theTaking Care of Elvis Band, DoctorZarr’s Amazing Funk Monster, theTayo Reed Band and 2011 winnerof the Mullet Festival SingingShowdown, Parker Willingham.
Top country acts headline Mullet FestivalVince Gill, Justin Moore,Thompsons and Swons are among performers
The husband-wife team Thompson Square will headline Saturdaynight's show at the Boggy Bayou Mullet Festival.
The SwonBrothers will per-form Fridaynight.
Justin Moore will sing Friday.
Friday (opens noon)
5:30 p.m............Big Water
6:30 ...................Parker Willingham
7:00 ...................Singing Showdown Final Five
Gate Price: $10 Daily$15 Saturday from 5pm until Closing
Children 11 and under are freeAdmission includes Concert
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‘Boggy Bayou Voice’ contestants face off FridayBy Angela Yuriko SmithBeacon Staff Writer
The headliners of the 37thannual Boggy Bayou MulletFestival this weekend are coun-try music acts of nationalstature. But the three-day eventalso features top-notch home-grown amateurs.
Among them are five vocal-ists who have won slots on theMullet Festival stage Friday,beginning at 7 p.m., to competefor the title, "The Voice ofBoggy Bayou 2013." The win-ner will win $500 and a soloperformance the followingnight.
To be named one of the fivefinalists in this year's MulletFestival Singing Showdown,contestants auditioned at theNiceville Community CenterSept. 26 and 28. Each per-formed a song for a panel ofjudges which he or she would beready to perform in the finals atthe festival.
Judges looked for visualpresentation, vocal quality,preparation, audience appealand professionalism.
Open only to amateurs whohave never received payment forperforming, the competition isan excellent beginning for hope-
ful singers. The winner of the2011 contest, Parker JamesWillingham, of Niceville, willreturn this year as a paid musi-cian performing all three days ofthe festival. He is also sellingCDs of his upcoming album,“Soldier On,” at the festival.
The five finalists of thisyear’s competition are SarahDavis, John-Thomas Montague,Sarah LaBombard, JenniferJohnson and JonathanShidemantle.
Davis of Niceville, 26, saysshe has always enjoyed singing
and does itfor the funof it.
“ N o tmany peo-ple can saythat they gotto sing onstage at theM u l l e tF e s t iva l , "Davis said.
"That in itself is enough satis-faction for me.”
Montague, 22, of Niceville,discovered his love of music as ayoung boy, singing in churchwith his grandmother. At theage of 7, he received his firstguitar, and he’s been singing
ever since.Montague says he was “a lit-
tle nervous"trying outfor TheVoice ofB o g g yBayou, butis excitedabout "get-ting theopportunityto play . . .on the samestage assome of country music's greats.”
LaBombard, 32, of Shalimar,has partici-pated in oneo t h e rs i n g i n gc o m p e t i -tion, inwhich shemade thesemifinals.Her hobbiesi n c l u d ekaraoke andparticipat-
ing in community theater. She almost missed the show-
down auditions due to laryngitis“I was incredibly raspy still, butI was bound and determined togive it my best try," she said.
Johnson,17, ofF r e e p o r t ,has per-formed atc h a r i t yevents andfund-raisersthroughoutthe EmeraldCoast. “Ientered theM u l l e tFestival’s 'The Voice' to see if Ihad what it takes to be a trueperformer,” she said.
Shidemantle, 22, is a lancecorporal Marine Corps Reserve.He has performed at the SaddleUp Salon in Mobile, Ala., aswell as in the Florida Panhandle.
“’If you do something youlove you'llnever worka day inyour life,’my dad toldme thatsince I wasa kid,” saidShidmantle.“I plan onmaking acareer ofsinging.”
Sarah Davis
Sarah R.LaBombard
JonnyShidemantle
JenniferJohnson
John-ThomasMontaque
The event was named after themullet, a nondescript, versatilefish that schools in warm, coastalmarine waters and sometimes infresh water.
Once a mainstay of the area'sfishing industry, mullet are abun-dant in the Florida Panhandle.Some people say that nowheredo they taste better than here,where the fish is taken from theclean, sandy bottoms ofChoctawhatchee Bay.
In addition to tons of fried orsmoked mullet, this year’s festi-val has all the ingredients neces-sary for a fun-filled family day ora night out with friends whilecatching some of the hottestcountry acts at a fraction of theusual price.
Be sure to try the festival’sshark, gyros, boiled peanuts, and
cotton candy. With more than 40food booths to explore there’s nochance you’ll leave hungry.
If you’re not into mullet or thekids are picky eaters, there willalso be shrimp, alligator on astick, crawfish bread, oysters,BBQ, shrimp and hot appledumplings with ice cream. Beer
is sold Friday and Saturday, butnot Sunday. There will be cof-fee, soda and non-alcoholicfrozen drinks every day.
Children can dare to ride thevariety of carnival rides or trytheir hand at a number of games.The Army Rangers will host theirreptile show. The clown stage
will also be in full swing.Check out more than 65
booths of beautiful artwork andhandmade crafts for sale. Stopby and meet Judy Shillingburg,the official artist of the 37thBoggy Bayou Mullet Festivalposter, at her booth by the maingate.
MULLETFrom page A-1
Carnival rides, country musicand a bewildering variety offood will compete for attentionat the 37th annual Boggy BayouMullet in Niceville. Its three-daywill open at noon Friday.
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Linde said the agreement wasreached after lengthy discus-sions among himself, SunsetBeach President Mark Winstel,Bluewater Bay Resort generalmanager Tom Hanks, and resortVice President Peter Faerber.
Following the MSBU boardmeeting, Lindy and Hanksspoke with the Beacon abouthow their agreement was finallyreached. They said an essential
step was for the principal partiesto meet with each other face-to-face, with no lawyers present.Linde said that because of theagreement, between 310 and320 new gold card membershipswill be issued. That would rep-resent about $50,000 a year inrevenue at the $160 rate.
Hanks told the Beacon thatwhile it once might have beenpossible to reach a similaragreement regarding theMagnolia course, that is nolonger an option, because theresort has decided that it can
operate a 27-hole golf club prof-itably, but not a 36-hole course.However, he added, he is stillhaving informal discussionswith “a core group” of Magnoliahomeowners, and hopes toachieve an agreement for futureuse of the former Magnoliacourse land that will be accept-able to all concerned. He did notsay what sort of land use he hasin mind.
In a written handout providedto the Beacon later Hanksincluded the following state-ments:
—“All Community GoldCard monies will be used exclu-sively for improvements to theMarsh Course.”
—“Should business consid-erations necessitate the Resortto close an additional nine holesit would not be the MarshCourse that will be closed.”
—“We are currently workingwith the board members ofWindward, Oakmont Place,Gleneagles which are the asso-ciations that adjoin the BayCourse and offering this samemembership and benefits.”
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Campbell was suspendedfrom his seat on the countycommission by Gov. Rick Scottshortly after his arrest. At thattime, about two months thenremained in his four-year termas a commissioner, for which hehad already announced hewould not seek reelection.
Campbell’s trial had original-ly been scheduled for Feb. 4 ofthis year, but it was repeatedlypostponed until the results ofMonday’s hearing canceled it.
Shortly after 9 a.m. Monday,Campbell appeared beforeJudge Stone, accompanied by
his defense attorney, DonDurell. In accordance with anagreement previously reachedbetween his lawyer and stateprosecutors, Campbell pleadedno contest to misdemeanorcounts 10 through 17, makingfalse statements under oath. Hewas adjudicated guilty of thosecounts by Stone. Felony countsone through nine, which allegedthat he had falsified his disclo-sure forms "with corrupt intent"for the years 2004 through 2011,were dropped by the state inreturn for his no-contest pleas tothe misdemeanor charges.
No direct mention was madeduring the hearing ofCampbell’s Florida RetirementSystem status. Campbell, who
began working for the City ofNiceville 38 years ago, hadexpected to retire shortly afterthe time he was arrested.Because of his arrest and thecharges against him, however,his access to his state pensionbenefits was frozen pending theoutcome of the case. A Floridapublic official who is benefici-ary of a state pension is strippedof that pension if convicted of afelony touching his office.
As a result of the pensionfreeze, Campbell, now 65, saidearlier that he continued work-ing for the City of Niceville inorder toh a v ei n c o m epending theoutcome ofhis courtcase. Thep e n s i o nbenefits willpresumablybe restorednow that thefelony charges have beendropped.
In a statement to the Beaconseveral months ago, Campbellsaid that he planned to retire assoon as his court case wasresolved. “When they make adecision, I’ll be retired on thatday,” he said at that time.Niceville City Clerk DanDoucet said Monday that heunderstood that Campbellwould be leaving his city postthis week.
Following the hearing,Campbell appeared pleased andrelieved as he left the courtroomwith his lawyer, his wife, Gail,and his daughter Caryn.
“After 13 long months, it’sfinally over," he told a reporter.
"I’ve been working when I wassupposed to be retired.”
Mrs. Campbell said that she,too, was glad to have the longperiod of her husband facing apossible felony trial over with.
She defended her husband’sinnocence as she left the court-house annex in Fort WaltonBeach. “The state wouldn’thave dropped the felony chargesif they had thought they couldprove anything,” she said. “Theycouldn’t prove a thing.”
In a statement released to thepress later in the day, Campbellsaid the sponsor commissionshe had received from the BoggyBayou Mullet FestivalCommittee had been inadver-tently left off his state disclosureforms because he hadn'treceived tax documents from thecommittee listing the payments.Internal Revenue Service form1099 is supposed to be issuedannually by payers to documentpayments to independent con-tractors.
In the statement, he added:"What we have now is why Ichose to plead no contest to themisdemeanors and not fight itout in court. First, I have beendealing with this for over a yearand it has negatively impactedmy family and my health.Second, a trial is expensive andwould cost most of my savingsto fight. Third, if I lost, even onone felony count, I would losemy retirement pay and serve jailtime. I couldn’t take the chanceand I couldn’t afford to lose mysavings and retirement. So, Iwill pay the fines, do the com-munity service, (I do that any-way), and move on. Judge meall you want, you haven’twalked in my shoes."
CAMPBELLFrom page A-1
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officials said the display wouldhave to find another venue.
Since then, The ChristmasLady has been bouncing fromplace to place, finding a newhome for her show nearly everyyear.
Finding an indoor locationlarge enough to accommodatethe massive collection is anannual challenge, one shecouldn’t overcome in 2012when the show had to be can-celed. Being able to set up inthe empty Food World buildinghas been the answer to herChristmas wishes.
“Pat (Byrne, of ValparaisoRealty, owner of Oak CreekPlaza) was very nice and gra-
cious,” said Lewis Thursday.Lewis is seeking volunteer
helpers to unload trailers of dec-orations and assist with setup.Anyone interested in helpingmay reach her by text or call at865-5455 and visit thethenicevillechristmaslady.comfor updates.
“It’s good being back on myhome turf,” said Lewis. “I’mreally looking forward to this.”
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Debbie Lewis with part of herChristmas display from a previ-ous year.
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The proposal would alsoextend Waste Management'sexclusive franchise, by anotherfive years, to 2022. It is cur-rently scheduled to expire in2017, having been renewedonly last year. If the additionalextension is approved, it wouldmark the fifth time the citycouncil has awarded the fran-chise, each time for five years,without formally seeking com-petitive bids.
In return for the labor-savingconcessions in recycling collec-tion, the halving of garbagepickups, and the no-bid five-year contract extension, cus-tomers will receive the feereduction.
Lynn Yort, representingWaste Management, the city’swaste collection and recyclingcontractor since 1993, briefedthe council during the Oct. 8meeting on the implications ofeach of three possible options tomodify the city’s trash pickupprogram. Two of the optionswould reduce trash pickupsfrom twice per week to once perweek, and each of those optionswould produce a slight decreasein trash pickup fees, but not byequal amounts.
Option One, Yort said, wouldbe for the city to reduce thenumber of trash and recyclablespickups, but without necessari-ly further extending WasteManagement's long-standingexclusive franchise to deal withpeople and businesses needingwaste removal in the city. Thatoption, she said, would reduce
garbage and recycling collec-tion fees by about 47¢ permonth per customer.
Option Two, said Yort,would also reduce trash andrecyclables collections fromtwice to once per week, butwould include a collection feereduction of $1 a month percustomer, and would alsoinclude an extension of WasteManagement's franchise withthe city from its current expira-tion date of Oct. 31, 2017, toOct. 31, 2022.
The third option, said Yort,would be for the city to do noth-ing, and stay with its currentsystem, which includes twice-weekly automated garbagepickups and once-weekly man-ual recycling pickups throughOct. 31, 2017.
In a letter to the city council,Yort wrote:
“The city of Niceville hasmoved forward toward provid-ing residents options to enhancerecycling efforts. This move-ment provides the foundationfor the city to meet the 2020State of Florida 75% diversiongoal. April 1, 2013 a recyclingpilot project was begun in 90homes for 90 days. The recy-cling capacity for each homewas increased from the 18 gal-lon open bin to a 96 gallonenclosed, wheeled cart. Wereduced the number of collec-tion days per householdgarbage from two times weeklyto once weekly. Participation inthe pilot increased the amountof recycled materials from anaverage of 4.43 pounds perhousehold (city average, with18 gallon bin) to an average of15.67 pounds per household(pilot area only with the 96 gal-lon cart).”
“Fifty-six percent of thepilot participants responded tothe survey conducted by thecity. The survey indicated that88% of the respondents felt thatone time weekly householdgarbage service was adequateand 92% indicated the level ofservice should be made city-wide.”
“The Council requested wecreate options to include the useof larger, wheeled, enclosedrecycling carts. Over the lastseveral weeks we have workedto craft the requested proposals.It is our hope you will find aproposal that meets and exceedsthe needs and expectations ofthe city of Niceville.”
“We propose the two timesweekly household garbageservice be modified to one-timeweekly service. With one-timeweekly recycling service in anenclosed, wheeled cart, theadditional capacity for recy-cling will significantly reducethe amount of householdgarbage, thus reducing therequirement for more than onceweekly collection. For resi-dences desiring more capacitythan one 96 gallon cart weekly,a second card will be providedat an additional fee. We willstill collect and dispose of100% of the volume at each res-idence, and will provide anadditional, enclosed cart.”
After some discussion, thecity council approved the sec-ond option, which will reducecollections from twice to onceper week, extend WasteManagement’s franchise to2022, and reduce collectionfees by $1 a month.
Council member DanHenkel cast the lone dissentingvote against the proposal, say-
ing that he did not think the cityshould extend WasteManagement’s franchisebeyond its current expirationdate without giving other com-panies the opportunity to bid onthe contract.
The council’s approval of thenew policy is only preliminary,however, because it markedonly the first reading of the pro-posed ordinance. The ordinancemust be approved by the coun-cil at two more city councilmeetings, including publichearings to gather citizen com-ment, in order to take effect,with the last one set for Dec. 10.
In other business, SamHouston, representing theMilitary Order of the PurpleHeart Association, encouragedcouncil members to approve aproclamation naming Nicevilleas a “Purple Heart” city.Council members approved theproclamation unanimously.
Also during the meeting,Niceville Fire Chief TommyMayville told the council thatthe fire department is in theprocess of repainting city firehydrants. Most hydrants will bepainted red, said Mayville,although some will be paintedpink in honor of breast cancerawareness.
Mayville also said thatNiceville firefighters are hold-ing meetings with schoolchild-ren to educate them about howto prevent kitchen fires. He saidhe expects to reach about 2,000children in this manner.
Public Works Director BrucePrice said that city workerswere working to partially dis-mantle a beaver dam which theindustrious rodents recentlyconstructed near JuniperAvenue. He said the dam haddiverted water flow from a pondaway from its designed outflowarea, causing the water to erodea nearby embankment. Nobeavers will be harmed by thepartial dismantling of theirdam, said Price.
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0 Structure Fire 25 Emergency Medical Calls0 Vehicle Fire 5 Vehicle Crash 0 Other Fire 0 Vehicle Crash with Extrication0 Illegal Burn 3 Other Emergency Calls0 False Alarms 0 Hazardous Conditions
STREET SITUATION DATE TIMEBayou Ln. .................................Medical ..............................10/7/13............................03:48Cherrywood Ct.........................Medical ..............................10/7/13............................04:4120th St. .....................................Medical ..............................10/7/13............................12:52Cook St.....................................Medical ..............................10/7/13............................13:1327th St. .....................................Cancelled on scene..........10/7/13............................14:05W. John Sims Pkwy.................Vehicle crash.....................10/7/13............................14:47W. John Sims Pkwy.................Medical ..............................10/8/13............................07:24W. John Sims Pkwy.................Medical ..............................10/8/13............................13:54E. College Blvd. .......................Medical ..............................10/8/13............................13:56Biscayne Ln. ............................Medical ..............................10/8/13............................14:24N. Partin Dr...............................Medical ..............................10/9/13............................08:48SR 85 N....................................Medical ..............................10/9/13............................09:13E. John Sims Pkwy..................Medical ..............................10/9/13............................14:59E. John Sims Pkwy..................Medical ..............................10/9/13............................17:22Kildare Cir.................................Medical ..............................10/9/13............................18:16E, John Sims Pkwy..................Vehicle crash.....................10/9/13............................21:46Elderberry Ln. ..........................Medical ..............................10/10/13..........................07:35Crestview Ave. .........................Medical ..............................10/10/13..........................07:59N. Partin Dr...............................Medical ..............................10/10/13..........................08:14SR 85 N/College Blvd. ............Vehicle crash.....................10/10/13..........................08:43N. Partin Dr...............................Medical ..............................10/10/13..........................09:45N. Partin Dr...............................Medical ..............................10/10/13..........................13:39Bayshore Dr. ............................Medical ..............................10/10/13..........................19:38SR 85 N....................................Medical ..............................10/11/13..........................08:35E. John Sims Pkwy..................Vehicle crash.....................10/11/13..........................08:58N. Partin Dr...............................Alarm activation ................10/11/13..........................14:25E. John Sims Pkwy..................Service call........................10/11/13..........................15:0522nd St. ....................................Medical ..............................10/11/13..........................15:55N. Partin Dr...............................Medical ..............................10/12/13..........................00:53Camellia Pl. ..............................Medical ..............................10/12/13..........................01:55Reeves St.................................Vehicle crash.....................10/12/13..........................15:56N. Partin Dr...............................Medical ..............................10/12/13..........................20:26Paradise Rd. ............................Medical ..............................10/13/13..........................23:03
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Location Situation Date TimeDavenport Ave. ......................Sick call ................................9/1/13..............................08:59N. Bayshore Dr. .....................Fall ........................................9/1/13..............................09:33Chicago Ave...........................Fall ........................................9/1/13..............................23:43Cypress Dr, ............................Stucture fire..........................9/3/13..............................06:09Valparaiso Pkwy.....................Seizures................................9/4/13..............................10:17Valparaiso Pkwy.....................Service call ...........................9/6/13..............................15:03Valastics Ave..........................Seizures................................9/6/13..............................21:27Okaloosa Ave.........................Service call ...........................9/8/13..............................17:58Washington Ave.....................Sick call ................................9/9/13..............................10:06Sparkleberry/W. College .......Vehicle accident...................9/10/13............................20:34N. Bayshore Dr. .....................Unconscious.........................9/13/13............................18:52Toms Bayou Bridge...............Water rescue........................9/14/13............................13:51Wolverine/Detroit ...................OD/Poison............................9/15/13............................03:31Washington Ave.....................Fire alarm .............................9/16/13............................22:16N. Bayshore Dr. .....................Sick call ................................9/17/13............................12:49Lincoln Ave.............................Unknown problem................9/20/13............................09:35S. John Sims Pkwy................Vehicle accident...................9/21/13............................05:05Johnson/W. College ..............Vehicle accident...................9/21/13............................10:41Grandview Ave.......................Vehicle accident...................9/23/13............................15:06Glen Ave.................................Assault/Rape........................9/24/13............................00:28S. Bayshore Dr. .....................Assault/Rape........................9/24/13............................12:56Azalea Circle..........................Psych....................................9/25/13............................17:59Hidden Cove Ct. ....................Sick call ................................9/26/13............................10:27Highland Street ......................Fall ........................................9/26/13............................17:19Brooks Cir...............................Breathing problem ...............9/2713.............................17:54Grandview Ave.......................Fall ........................................9/29/13............................15:17Chicago Ave...........................Psych....................................9/30/13............................18:36
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Southwind HomeownersAssociation President KeithLinde announced that an agree-ment has been reached by theSouthwind and Sunset Beachhomeowners associations, withBluewater Bay Resort, whichowns and operates the Marshgolf course, one of the resort’sthree 9-hole golf courses withinBluewater Bay.
Continued operation of theMarsh course had been in somejeopardy recently, as BluewaterBay Resort has been seeking toreduce its costs of operation.The resort also currently oper-ates the Bay and Lakes courses,thus offering 27 holes of golf in
all.Earlier this year, the resort
closed its nine-hole Magnoliagolf course, because it said itcould no longer afford to oper-ate four nine-hole courses at aprofit, and because it had beenunable to gain approval fromneighboring homeowners in theMagnolia subdivisions ofBluewater Bay to develop partof the Magnolia course for newhousing, while converting theremaining golf course area intoan “executive” golf course, withshorter fairways. As a result, theMagnolia course is now postedwith “No Trespassing” signs andis gradually returning to a natu-ral, weed-ridden state.
Speaking at a meeting of the
Bluewater Bay MunicipalServices Benefit Unit last week,Linde said that according to thenew agreement, which wasapproved by more than 75 per-cent of the members of theSouthwind and Sunset BeachHOA members, each member ofthe associations will have $160a year added to their associationdues, with that money to begiven to Bluewater Bay Resortin exchange for “CommunityGold Card” memberships in theBluewater Bay golf club.
The gold card membershipswill entitle members to play one18-hole round of golf a monthwithout paying greens or cartfees, and also include othermembership privileges such asdiscounts on food and merchan-dise sold at the clubhouse.
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Beacon photos by Mike GriffithHomeowner associations for two neighborhoodsbordering the nine-hole Marsh golf course inBluewater Bay, above, have agreed to pay $160 ayear per home to support continued operation ofthe course. The pact comes after the course'sowner closed and stopped maintaining one of itsother courses in the community, the Magnoliacourse, right, citing lack of funds.
Homeowners to subsidize golf courseBluewater Bay pact seenas preservation measure
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With the opening of the KindHeart Kennel, Shelter Housebecomes the only center inNorthwest Florida and one ofonly a few in the entire state toprovide this service.
Some studies show that closeto 50% of abused women stay inrelationships because they couldnot take their pet with them to ashelter, and 68% of batteredwomen report violence towardtheir pets. The Kind HeartKennel will house, feed and pro-vide veterinary services for thepets of the more than 400women, children and men whostay at the shelter annually.
“No one should have tochoose between their own safetyand the safety of a beloved pet,”said Shelter House ExecutiveDirector Michelle Sperzel.
“When we were first consid-ering adding a kennel to ourshelter, one of our residents wason the phone with her abuser as
he shot and killed one of herdogs. Statistics are one thing,but seeing that loss first-handwas heartbreaking for all of us.The addition of the Kind HeartKennel to our shelter removesanother barrier.”
The Kind Heart Kennelencompasses a heated andcooled dog kennel and dog runin the shelter’s backyard, anindoor cat room and pet-friendlybedrooms within the shelterequipped with HEPA filters forresidents with pocket pets suchas hamsters.
Having all of this on-siteallows pet owners to see their
pets whenever they want andprovides much needed comfortduring a stressful time.
Many organizations and busi-nesses have contributed to thisimportant new resource for ourcommunity, includingH.E.A.R.T. Animal Rescue ofNiceville.
“They were one of the firstsupporters of the project,” saidSperzel. “in with two hands andboth feet.”
The kennel will also need asteady supply of pet food, foodand water bowls, treats, kitty lit-
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The ribbon cutting Monday, Oct. 7, marked the official opening ofthe Kind Heart Kennel, a shelter for animals of battered women thatare seeking shelter themselves. Women who use the facility cannow rest assured their pets are safe.
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Women’s shelter opens to pets
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Readers respond, food pantry filledIn response to an item in the “Bay Beacon” Sept. 4, members of the 705 Training Squadron atHurlburt Field collected 3,120 pounds of canned food in five days for Niceville Sharing and Caring.705 TRS/CC Lt. Col. Tom Means and his team organized a four squadron competition which max-imized donations and built esprit de corps while giving back to the community. The big winnersof the food drive were Sharing and Caring and the individuals in need they support. Pictured fromleft, Maj. Dave Johnson, Staff Sgt. Nelson Gutierrez, Capt. Bobby Jarskey, Master Sgt. NateSandler, Maj. Chesley Smith, Sharing and Caring volunteer Pat Sapp and Maj. Pat Sanden.
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Toiletry driveLewis Volleyball Team is hosting a
paper goods and toiletry drive forChildren In Crisis. There will be adrop off box in the front office of
Lewis School for items such as papertowels, shampoos and cleaning sup-plies. For more info call ChristinaPerez at 678-2053 or KellieCurrington at 586-0135.
Medicare explainedAn insurance advisor will be at the
library on Thursday, Oct. 17 at 10 a.m.and on Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 2 p.m.Select either the morning or the after-noon session. The purpose is toexplain Medicare benefits to current(or future) recipients. To provideinformation only. The programs arefree but seating is limited so pleasecall the library at 279-4863 x 1504 toreserve a seat.
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American Legion Post #221, 444 EastJohn Sims Parkway, Niceville, Friday,Oct. 18, from 7-11 p.m.
Tickets on saleTickets go on sale Friday, Oct. 18
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RMS cheerleadersraise funds for tripRuckel Middle School cheerleaders were atChik-fil-A in Niceville Tuesday, Oct. 1, toraise enough funds to attend the Auburnvs. Mississippi State basketball game nextFebruary to perform for the half time show.Pictured, Katelyn Carlson, the Ruckel Rammascot and Hannah Teel.
BrendaJordan hasYard of theMonthNiceville Garden Club choseBrenda Jordanʼs yard, at 802Magnolia Shores Dr., as Yardof the Month for October.The Niceville Garden Clubmeets at 6 p.m. every fourthTuesday of the month at theNiceville Public Library, 206Partin Dr.
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Edge Safety Patrol selectedOfficer Christine Haley swears in the 2013/2014 Edge Elementary School Safety Patrol Team. Pictured, John Kennedy, LillyMoore, Destiny Tullos, Lillian Holtery, Ashley Penman, Emma Goodwin, Kailey Secondine, Cassidy Guzman, Wesley Jones,Chelse DʼAngelo, June Thompson, Zachary McBride, Zoe Habblett, Liza Contratto, Alex Hilderbrand, Melena Stevenson,Zavion Houston, Haley Shelton, Sarah Gallego, Malachi Baughman, Kaylin Early, Eian Wilson, Paige Penman, Zhania Floyd,Precious Wingate, Drake Cordeiro, Jadin McBride, Alexa Drab, Sian Mignot and Braydon Stoker.
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Donations are acceptedbetween 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.,Monday through Friday, at theShelter House administrativeoffice located at 102 Buck Drivein Fort Walton Beach. Monetarydonations can be made online atshelterhousenwfl.org. For moreinformation please call 243-1201.
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Old NHS reunionThe annual reunion of the old
Niceville High School is scheduled forSaturday, Oct. 19, at the NicevilleCommunity Center.
Students, teachers, spouses, guestsand anyone who attended the school
from 1929-1952, even forone day, are invited toattend. Registration willbegin at 5 p.m. for a catereddinner at 6 p.m.
Bring memorabilia of your schooldays and activities if you wish.Reservations are requested. The cost is$12.50 per person.
Call Louise Lovell at 678-4777 forreservations or further information.
Basket weavingLearn a new skill, experience an
age-old tradition and create somethinguniquely yours at the HeritageMuseum of Northwest Florida, 115Westview Avenue, Valparaiso.Popular instructor, Lou Holt will teachstudents to make a corner basket onSaturday, Oct. 19, from 9 a.m.–2 p.m.
The cost is $30 or, $25 forMuseum members. Materials includ-ed. Space is limited, please call to pre-register at 678-2615.
Classical guitar benefitJonathan Newberry will perform a
classical guitar concert on Oct. 19, at 7p.m. at the Destin Church of Christ –located at 150 Beach Dr. in Destin.
The concert, “6 strings, 2 hands, 1Hope,” is free, with donations wel-come. All proceeds will benefit theHope Medical Clinic, which is a non-
profit medical clinic providing healthcare to working, uninsured individu-als.
For more info please call theDestin Church of Christ at 837-8050.
Fundraiser to benefit MIACrossFit Niceville is hosting a
fundraiser benefiting MammogramsIn Action, Oct. 19 at 9:30a.m. MIA is an organizationthat supplies mammogramsto those that may not be ableto afford them.
It will be a CrossFitworkout “Helen Meets Grace.”Donations are accepted at the door inany denomination and all are welcometo participate.
For more information or to donateto the cause, contact Kelley at [email protected] or 376-2362.
Sleuths welcomedThe Valparaiso Community
Library would like to invite tweensand teens ages 10 and up to their sec-ond annual murder mystery event onOct. 21 from 5-7 p.m. Participants areurged to wear their favorite sci-fi cos-tume and come sleuth the “Murder atArea 51.” Fun and prizes will be had.Sign up by calling 729-5406 or email-ing [email protected].
Knit and crochet classThere will be a knitting and cro-
chet class with instructor CarolBurkhard offered at the HeritageMuseum of Northwest Florida, 115Westview Avenue, Valparaiso,Tuesday, Oct. 22, from 6-8 p.m. Classcosts $20, $15 for members.
Learn basic stitches and begin aproject of your choice. Bring yourown yarn and for knitting, size 8 nee-
dles, and crocheting, size “I” circularstyle needle. Space is limited. Pre-registration required. For more infocall 678-2615.
CFC golf tournament Combined Federal Campaign
(CFC) is hosting a 4-person scram-ble golf tournament at Eglin GolfCourse on Oct. 25 at 8 a.m. Costs$50 per player, $200 per team, andincludes green fee, cart and lunch.
For more information and to reg-ister please contact 2nd Lt. TravisD e c k e r t ,[email protected] or Capt.Shane McConnell,[email protected] byOct. 22.
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Hospital, from 9-2 p.m. Donorswill receive a T-shirt.
Theatrical comedyA Neil Simon come-
dy, “Jake’s Women,”will be presented Oct.23-26 at 7:30 p.m. in theSprint Theater of theMattie Kelly Arts Center, Niceville.Tickets are on sale now for $15adults and $10 for youth ages 18and younger. Purchase tickets byphone or online from the Box Officeat 729-6000 or mattiekellyartscen-ter.org.
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Motorcyclistsmake moneyfor museumThe Heritage Museum ofNorthwest Floridaʼs “BikerʼsBlast for the Past” motorcyclerun on Saturday, Sept. 21, was ahuge success despite the rainand raised over $4,000 which willhelp the museum continue itsmission. Helen Back Again inNiceville hosted the event.Pictured, Museum manager, GinaMarini, right, presents ChrisSehman, owner of Helen Back,with a plaque and tip bell inappreciation for hosting the“Bikerʼs Blast for the Past.”
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NHS senior shines at art showStefanie Prinsloo, a senior at Niceville High School, AP Art Student and the president of the NHSArt Club, won two first places at the Northwest Florida Fair Art Show as well as two honorable men-tions on Sunday Oct. 6. Pictured with “Body Image,” a visual reminder that models in magazinesset unrealistic and unhealthy goals, is one of her first place pieces. After graduating next yearStefanie is planning to study art at the School of Visual Arts in New York.
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Ruckel losesto Pryor, noplayoffs thisyearRuckel Middle School bandprepares to drum up supportfor their team during theRuckel vs. Pryor gameThursday, Oct. 10, played inthe Eagles stadium. Ruckellost to Pryor with a finalscore of 26-21. This losstakes Ruckel out of the play-offs.
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Travel teambrings home cupTravel team RAD U11 Gold won the Capitalof Dreams Championʼs Cup Oct. 5-6, inMontgomery Ala. Pictured from top left,Manager John Cross, Coach Kevin Brink,Aaron Gomez, Theo Cross, ColtonKilpatrick, David Mejia, Cole Allen, AustinPaugh, Ashlyn Fernandez, DevinVondenstein, Carson Hickok, Daniel Fadidaand Zeke Oswald.
Eagles Shut Out Navarre, face Vikings FridayBy Sarah ClausonBeacon Correspondent
The Eagles travelled to Navarrelast Friday night to face off againsta rising rival, the Raiders, andbrought home a 26-0 victory. Thegame’s anticipation was high,thanks to a rocky past with theRaiders that had the Eagles yearn-ing for their first win against therelatively new opponent. The vic-tory came despite some hurdles,starting with an injured AshtonHooker who was unable to startthe game. Junior backup quarter-back Jon Secord made his startingdebut, and his teammates ralliedbehind him and did their best toensure his success and his protec-tion.
The game started at a bit of astalemate, with both team’sdefenses doing well at forcingpunts. The Eagles gained momen-
tum and made it deep into Raiderterritory. Navarre’s defenseworked them back to a fourth andgoal from the 15 yard line, butSecord connected with AaronWillis in the end zone for the firsttouchdown of the night. The 6-0lead late in the first quarter wascritical for the team’s confidencewith its new lineup.
The Eagle defense, alreadyknown for their strength, took it toa new level against the Raiderscausing several turn over ondowns and racking up the quarter-back sacks. Their success waspivotal in allowing the offense tofind a rhythm with Secord at thehelm. They found their stridemid-way through the second quar-ter with an impressive drive thatrelied heavily on running backTayjon Culley plowing throughthe middle. A keeper by Secord,
one by relief quarterback TyreeMcCants, and a carry by Eli Stove,produced consecutive first downsand poised them for a touchdownby Culley to widen the gap.
During the second half, TyreeMcCants, in again as quarterback,
made a reverse play to Eli Stovewho ran it in for another touch-down. The Eagles scored oncemore before the game’s end, andthe defense, for the second weekin a row, allowed zero touch-downs.
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Rocky presents their 2013queen and kingRocky Bayou Christian School chose their 2013 king and queen after theHomecoming game Friday, Oct. 11. RBCS played John Paul II, Tallahasee, andwon, with a score of 62-6. Pictured, left, are the new king and queen, StefanMakarova and Claire Gunter. Pictured below, RBCS Homecoming royaltyEthan Parks, Megan Slagle, Morgan Barber, Samantha Holcomb, Will Makarov,Laura Hudson, Joshua Jarrell, Isabella Foreman, Stefan Makarov, ClaireGunter, Tyler Paskell, Alyssa Slagle, Trever Knie, Morgan Milam, Dylan Paskell,Suzanna Sober, Mark Makarov and Meredith Milam.
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RuckelbeatsLewisRuckel MiddleSchoolʼs co-captainTabitha Curringtonkept the ball in play asthe Rams faced LewisSchoolʼs Falcons at avolleyball game lastMonday, Sept. 14.Ruckel won, the scoreswere 13-25 and 15-25.
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Flanked by Mitchell Matthews and Jon Secord, Brandon Kucera, infor Tayjon Culley, runs with the ball during a hand off. The Eaglesproved to be a force the Navarre Raiders were unable to contendwith as NHS snuffed out any dreams for victory with a 26-0 win.The next game will be Friday, Oct. 18, against the Vikings in FortWalton Beach.
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