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By Mike GriffithBeacon Correspondent

Although major construction activityof the Mid-Bay Bridge Connector, aroad linking the north end of the Mid-Bay Bridge to State Road 85 north ofNiceville, is now complete, some relat-ed construction projects are still under-way, according to briefings given toMid-Bay Bridge Authority (MBBA)board members during their Feb. 20meeting in Destin.

Jon Vannoy, of HDR Engineering,

the contractor managing the connectorroad construction project, said thatalthough the connector road is com-plete and open to traffic, there are still “some asphalt issues to be fixed,” aswell as some drainage improvementsstill being made around some of thebridges along the new route. Vannoysaid that HDR wants to see those finalprojects completed by the end ofFebruary, but that it may not all be doneby then. He said that HDR has been


Some uncertainties remain concerning the deathof a Valparaiso man, Jonathan Lord, an Air Forcecontractor who died Jan. 8, when he was engulfedand apparently trapped by fire-suppressing foamthat was accidentally released inside King Hangar,Eglin Air Force Base.

An Air Force accident investigation reportreleased Feb. 18 stated that the exact cause of Lord’sdeath is yet to be determined.

However, the sequence of events leading to thetragedy included several errors and deficiencies,including the fatal decision by Lord and threecoworkers, all contract maintainers for DefenseSupport Services, to take an elevator from the thirdfloor of the giant hangar to the first floor in order toget a better look at the foam which had filled thehangar, according to the report.

When the four reached the ground floor and theelevator doors opened, they were quickly engulfedby the foam, and although two of the three managedto escape on their own, and a third was rescued.

The fourth, Lord, 31, of Valparaiso, was found

the post July 1, when Nobles isscheduled to retire. During thetraining period, Palmer will receivesupplemental pay.

Palmer told the Beacon that heis a native of Okaloosa County, agraduate of Auburn University, andthat his wife is a teacher—a sci-ence coach at five of the OkaloosaCounty school district’s elementaryschools. The couple has two chil-dren—a married daughter and a

son who is a student at NorthwestFlorida State College.

Asked what his initial plans willbe after assuming his post asNiceville High’s principal, Palmersaid that his primary goal is “tocontinue the high achievementalready in place at Niceville HighSchool, and to make improvementswherever and whenever I can.”


The Okaloosa County SchoolBoard unanimously approved theappointment of Jeff Palmer as theincoming principal for NicevilleHigh School during the board meet-ing held Monday in Fort WaltonBeach.

Palmer, 52, of Fort WaltonBeach, is principal of Pryor MiddleSchool in Fort Walton Beach. He

was previously a math teacher andbaseball coach at Ruckel MiddleSchool in Niceville during the early1990s.

Palmer attended the school boardmeeting with his wife, Sandy, andthanked the board for its support ofhim as he assumes his new respon-sibilities as NHS principal.

Palmer will begin training withthe current NHS principal, RodneyNobles, this month, and will assume

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Air Force reportdetails worker’sfatal decision to enter hangarflooded by foam

Beacon photo by Mike Griffin

As early fog gradually lifted one morning last week, some boats were reflected in the calm surface of WardCove, at the Bluewater Bay Marina.

Still waters

Winding up road work

Beacon photo by Mike GriffinOne worker died when firefighting foam wasreleased inside King Hangar, Eglin Air Force Base,Jan. 8.

Freezing northern temps put Marysatower aheadThe column of a new water towerbeing built on Marysa Drive,Niceville, is nearly complete andcrews will soon arrive to build the750,000-gallon storage tank that willsit atop the column. The project isahead of schedule because similarprojects up north have been ham-pered by winter storms. “Theweather in the northern U.S. hasprevented the tank contractor fromworking in those areas, thus allow-ing those crews to mobilize andcomplete this project ahead ofschedule,” said Bruce Price,Niceville Director of Public Works.The tank will replace a much small-er 100,000-gallon tank that has beendemolished. Planned developmentof the nearby 1,100-acre Ruckeltract is expected to boost waterdemand.

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COMINGUP

Valparaiso City Administrator Carl Scottwith an image of a possible new look forthe city's 'welcome' signs.

Beacon photo by Angela Yuriko Smith

By Angela Yuriko SmithBeacon Staff Writer

New signs welcoming motorists toValparaiso may be in the future,according to Carl Scott, city adminis-trator.

Earlier this month, Scott showed

the city commission images he hadmade to give an idea of what newsigns might look like.

One of the signs that may bereplaced currently stands on a patch ofgrassy area where Government

Please see SIGNS, page A-2

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Jeff Palmer

NHS’s next principal is named

Palmer said that he does notplan any big changes upon tak-ing over as principal. “NicevilleHigh School is already a flag-ship school, highly effective andwith high achievements in allareas. I’ll wait to see for myself,before making any tweaks towhat is already there.”

“I’m super excited to be partof Niceville High School and itscommunity,” said Palmer.

In addition to appointingPalmer as the incoming princi-pal of Niceville High School,the school board also appointedDexter Day to become the newprincipal of Crestview HighSchool, and appointed MichaelMartello as the new principal ofBaker School during Monday’smeeting. The current principals

of those schools, Bob Jones andTom Shipp, are retiring.

In other business, the schoolboard accepted a check for$40,000 from Okaloosa SheriffLarry Ashley, to be used to helpfund the installation of videosurveillance camera systems onmore school buses. Ashley saidthe $40,000 had been obtained,“courtesy of some of our unsuc-cessful would-be drug dealers inOkaloosa County,” referring tomoney derived from the seizureof assets belonging to such drugdealers.

Ashley said the video sys-tem, once operational, will beuseful for protecting childrenagainst bullying, and for allow-ing bus drivers to focus theirattention on safe driving ratherthan having to deal with disci-plinary issues on their buses. Hesaid it would also help theSheriff’s Office to investigateany incidents that do occur onbuses, and will provide addi-tional accountability for stu-dents, bus drivers, and anyoneelse aboard the buses.

Ashley said the system willbe “a big, fat, huge deterrent” toall forms of misbehavior aboardschool buses.

In addition to Ashley’s pres-entation, school board memberCindy Frakes said that she isadding $25,000 to the schoolbus video system fund, fromdiscretionary “capital funds”allocated by the school districtto each school board member tobe used on projects they deemimportant.

Frakes told the Beacon thatadditional fundraising effortsare underway to help meet theexpected total cost of installingthe video surveillance system,which she said is expected to beabout $155,000.


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“This is still a proposal,” saidScott. “We have to get a bless-ing” from the commission.

The catalyst behind changingthe signs was a conversationbetween Scott and civic leaderWalter Spence at the end of lastyear, Scott said. Spence passedaway in January.

The conversation was aboutfinding a project to benefitValparaiso, said Scott. Scottsuggested new signs that reflect-ed more of the city’s personali-ty, and Spence liked the idea.

Spence, prior to his demise,pledged to help Scott “raise themoney,” said Scott.

Scott estimated the city

would need to raise $10,000 to$20,000 “to get that ballrolling.”

Scott said there is a possibil-ity that Spence may be recog-nized in some way on the newsigns, should they become areality.

“He loved the military and heloved Valparaiso.” said Scott.

SIGNSFrom page A-1

At top right, one of the signsthat City Administrator CarlScott proposes to change,stands in a meridian on JohnSims Parkway across fromDoolittle Park. Bottom is anexample of what a new signmight look like.

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“putting pressure” on AndersonColumbia, the contractor incharge of most of the actual con-struction.

MBBA Assistant ExecutiveDirector Rolin Sayler alsobriefed the board, concerningsome other construction projectsbeing done by the MBBA as partof an agreement with Eglin AirForce Base to mitigate the envi-ronmental impact of the newconnector road, most of which ison Air Force controlled land.Those projects, he said, includereplacing some culverts withinthe Eglin military reservation,and also replacing a culvertunder Rocky Bayou Drive inNiceville. He said that utilitiesalong Rocky Bayou Drive weresuccessfully relocated, and thatactual culvert construction hasrecently been underway.

Sayler was hired Feb. 1.MBBA Executive Director JimVest is scheduled to retire Sept.30. Vest’s successor has not beenannounced.

Also at the meeting Vest

briefed the board on recent activ-ities along the new connectorroute. He said that a run walkevent celebrating the opening ofthe new route in January nettedabout $29,299, of which about$8,000 will be given to theSpecial Operations WarriorFoundation. The rest of thefunds, said Vest, will go to thetrack club that sponsored theevent, and will be used to con-struct a rubberized track at FortWalton Beach High School. Thenew running track, Vest said,“will benefit the whole county”because it will be used by otherschool track teams as well as theteam from Fort Walton BeachHigh School.

Vest said that traffic contin-ues to increase along the newconnector road, and that the roadcurrently carries about 4,100paying vehicles per day andclimbing. The bridge authoritycounts only connector trafficpassing under the single auto-mated tolling point between theRange Road and Forest Driveexits. Other motorists using onlyother parts of the 11-mile high-way are not counted.

Vest said that about 71 per-

cent of the vehicles using thenew road use electronic Sunpasstransponders to pay their connec-tor tolls, with the remainderbeing charged tolls by havingtheir license plates photographedand monthly bills sent to them bythe Florida Turnpike Authority, aprogram called Toll by Plate.

Vest said that he is currently“working some issues with theTurnpike Authority,” to improvethe accounting of toll revenuederived from both the new con-nector road and from the Mid-Bay Bridge itself. He said that allsuch revenues have recently beenaccounted for as a single figure,but that he is seeking to obtain amore specific breakdown ofwhere toll revenue is comingfrom. “We are seeking separaterevenue reports,” he said, “but weexpect a lag in Toll by Plate fig-ures.”

Vest estimated that trafficand toll revenue from the Mid-Bay Bridge itself continues tocreep upward from the depressedlevels of previous years, and thathe expects a significant increasein traffic with the arrival ofspring break next month.

MBBA chairman Gordon E.

Fornell sent a letter to the BayBeacon Feb. 14, in which headdressed some questions con-cerning tolls and electronictolling, particularly along theconnector road. Fornell’s letterincluded some discussion of the$2.50 monthly “administrativefee” included with the bills theFlorida Turnpike Authority sendsto motorists whose tolls are paidthrough the Toll-by-Plate photosystem.

“The monthly $2.50 admin-istrative fee is included with Toll-by-Plate invoices,” Fornell wrote.“This is a processing fee collect-ed by Florida’s TurnpikeEnterprise for administering theToll-by-Plate collection processand does not go to the Mid-BayBridge Authority.”

Subsequently, Turnpikespokeswoman Christa Deasonsaid the Florida Department ofTransportation has suspended the$2.50 monthly administrative feefor Toll-By-Plate customersusing the Mid-Bay BridgeConnector, but will reinstate itApril 7, after signs have beenerected along the connector routeinforming motorists of thecharge.

received a report of possiblefraud/illegal use of a credit card.The complainant stated that shehad requested a new debit cardfrom her bank after the bank’sATM machine kept her previouscard on Feb. 2. The bank was tomail a new debit card to her butshe never received it. The com-plainant reported that she thinkssomeone might have interceptedit in the mail and made morethan $500 worth of transactionsbetween Feb. 7 and Feb. 10.

* * *On Feb. 13, Niceville police

responded to a call from anaddress on Kilcullen Drive.Upon arrival, police determinedthat the caller had apparentlydialed the phone in his or hersleep.


responded to a report of some-one possibly trying to break intoa house on Evergreen Avenue.Upon arrival, police observed nosigns of forced entry, and thatthe alleged suspect had appar-ently fled the scene.


received a report from a repre-sentative of the Living FaithChurch on Partin Drive, statingthat he had been notified ofsome teenagers soliciting, stat-ing that they are affiliated withthe church. The complainanttold police that the church doesnot do such a thing, and if policeget calls about the teenagers, itis a scam.


responded to a report from theWalmart Supercenter that a

purse had been stolen from ashopping cart.


received a report that a license taghad been discovered to be missingfrom a trailer.


received a complaint from some-one who said that his tree cuttingequipment had been stolen.

* * *

On Feb. 15, Niceville policereceived a report that a $250 long-board had been stolen from anaddress on 32nd Street.

* * *Shortly after 1 a.m. on Feb. 16,

Niceville police responded to adisturbance call from an addresson Camellia Place. Upon arrival,police discovered that some peo-ple had been arguing over a bor-rowed movie that had not beenreturned.


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Mason St., Niceville, was arrestedon a warrant issued Feb. 9 forimproper exhibition of a firearm.The warrant stemmed from anincident on Jan. 15, in whichSinclair allegedly exhibited a .357pistol firearm in a careless orthreatening manner, by pointing ittoward his driver side vehicle win-dow while the weapon was in hislap. Sinclair did so in the presenceof another person who said that hefeared for his safety.

* * *On Feb. 6, Valparaiso police

arrested Sean Michael Fox, 39, of950 Rue de Palms, W., Niceville,for one count of disorderly con-duct. The arrest was made on anoutstanding warrant from HolmesCounty.


arrested Skyler MichelleAnderson, 23, of 6090 ClearCreek Rd., Crestview, for onecount of resisting arrest. Andersonresisted arrest by pulling awayfrom an officer while she wasbeing lawfully detained, becauseshe was in the middle of the streetyelling and ran at the officer.Anderson would not back up afterbeing instructed by the officer tostep back. The report stated thatAnderson appeared to be “underthe influence” at the time of theincident.


arrested Maghan Voncile Bean,

26, of 1200 E. James Lee Blvd.,Crestview, for one count of grandtheft $300 less than $5,000. Thearrest was made on a warrantstemming from an incident onDecember 19, 2012, in whichBean allegedly stole a purse froman unattended shopping cart insideWalmart. The purse was valued ataround $500.


arrested Justin D. Redick, 18, of1778 Thomas St., Niceville, forthree counts of burglary / unoccu-pied and unarmed, and threecounts of grand theft, between$300 and $5,000. According to thepolice report, Redick admitted thathe broke a glass door and entereda filling station on Feb. 2, with theintent of committing burglary andtheft with three other suspects.The business reported that approx-imately $4,000 worth of merchan-dise was stolen.

* * *On Feb. 7, a 16-year-old

Niceville boy entered the NicevillePolice Department with his par-ents and confessed to the burglaryof a business. The juvenile admit-ted post Miranda that he was aparty to a burglary in whichapproximately $4,000 worth ofmerchandise was taken by thejuvenile and other suspects whowere adults.

DUIOn Feb.16, Niceville police

arrested Blake Elliott Hinely, 22,of 2420 Duncan Dr., Niceville, forDUI. According to the traffic cita-

tion, Hinely’s blood alcohol levelwas at or above 0.243.

ExplosionOn Feb. 9, Niceville police

responded to an address onEverglade Drive, where theyassisted emergency medical per-sonnel in helping the victim of anexplosion. Officers learned thatthe victim had been trying toremove the top of a metal 55 gal-lon drum with a grinder. Therewere leftover cleaning chemicalsinside the drum, and when sparksfrom the grinder made contactwith vapors, they ignited. The vic-tim sustained second-degreeburns, and was transported to

Twin Cities Hospital, and thenLife Flighted to Pensacola.

OtherOn Feb. 1, Valparaiso police

responded to an apparent bur-glary at an address onGrandview Avenue.


responded to a report of criminalmischief at a restaurant on GlenAvenue. Upon arrival, an officerobserved the window of therestaurant’s front door to havebeen shattered by rocks thrownat it, and a table located on therear deck had been tipped over,and the glass top broken.Damages were estimated atbetween $600 and $1,100.


responded to a report from a res-ident who said she had receivedthreatening phone calls in whichthe caller used racial slurs andthreatened that there would be abomb at the victim’s door.


responded to a report of a possi-ble burglary at an address onEast College Boulevard. Uponfurther investigation it wasdetermined that nothing hadbeen stolen, and it appeared thatthe complainant may not haveshut the door all the way whenhe initially departed the resi-dence.


responded to a report of possiblefraud. The complainant advisedthat she was receiving phonecalls from unknown male claim-ing to be an attorney and falselyclaiming that she owed moneyto his company.


responded to a call from theTwin Cities Pavilion reportingsome vandalism to the facility’scooling system.


responded to an address on FoxHead Branch Trail that someonehad stolen some lumber from ajob site.


responded to an address onLincolnshire Drive, where thecomplainant advised that some-one had stolen his Vespa scooter.


responded to a report that some-one had thrown a rock at thewindshield and damaged thefront tires of a truck at anaddress on 27th Street.


responded to an address on 21stStreet regarding a report of astolen bicycle.


responded to an address on 27thStreet, where a complainantadvised that someone had stolenhis cigarettes from his porch.


responded to an address onBailey Drive regarding a reportof a stolen bicycle.


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Wanted As Of: 02/03/2014VOP-Grand Theft & Failure to AppearName: Ted Reagan DriscollSex: Male Race: CaucasianAge: 50 DOB: 07/13/1964Height: 6ft 4in Weight: 210 lbsHair: Brown Eyes: Brown

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The Niceville Fire Department responded to the following callsfrom Feb.17, 2014 through Feb.23, 2014.

0 Structure Fire 20 Emergency Medical Calls0 Vehicle Fire 1 Vehicle Crash 0 Other Fire 0 Vehicle Crash with Extrication0 Illegal Burn 1 Other Emergency Calls0 False Alarms 1 Hazardous Conditions

STREET SITUATION DATE TIMEN. Partin Dr...............................Medical ..................................2/17/14.......................00:57Everglade Dr. ...........................Medical ..................................2/17/14.......................05:20N. Partin Dr...............................Medical ..................................2/17/14.......................09:41N. Partin Dr...............................Medical ..................................2/17/14.......................14:33N. Partin Dr...............................Medical ..................................2/17/14.......................21:34Boyd Cir....................................Medical ..................................2/18/14.......................09:10N. Partin Dr...............................Medical ..................................2/18/14.......................12:25E. John Sims Pkwy..................Medical ..................................2/18/14.......................13:50E. John Sims Pkwy..................Medical ..................................2/18/14.......................14:50College Blvd.............................Smoke scare.........................2/18/14.......................16:38Edgewater Dr. ..........................Medical ..................................2/18/14.......................18:49SR 85 N....................................Medical ..................................2/18/14.......................22:17Regatta Dr. ...............................Medical ..................................2/19/14.......................02:10N. Partin Dr...............................Medical ..................................2/20/14.......................06:16Edgewater Dr. ..........................Medical ..................................2/21/14.......................07:31College Blvd.............................Medical ..................................2/21/14.......................10:44Reeves St.................................Medical ..................................2/21/14.......................22:10W. John Sims Pkwy.................Medical ..................................2/22/14.......................04:01Lanman Rd. .............................Medical ..................................2/23/14.......................06:15Tarpon Ln. ................................Medical ..................................2/23/14.......................07:42College Blvd.............................Power line down ...................2/23/14.......................08:55Als Dr. .......................................Medical ..................................2/23/14.......................19:28E. John Sims Pkwy..................Vehicle crash.........................2/23/14.......................19:42

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North BayThe North Bay Fire Department responded to the following calls from Feb.17, 2014 through Feb.23, 2014.

STREET SITUATION DATE TIMEBay Dr. .....................................Dispatched & cancelled..........2/17/14 ....................09:35Hwy. 20 E. ...............................Medical ....................................2/17/14 ....................15:27Merchants Way .......................Medical ....................................2/17/14 ....................22:11Windlake Dr. ............................Public assist ............................2/17/14 ....................22:47N. White Point Rd. ..................Medical ....................................2/18/14 ....................06:51Glenburn Ct. ............................Dispatched & cancelled..........2/18/14 ....................07:03John Sims Pkwy......................Medical ....................................2/18/14 ....................13:55Bay Dr. .....................................Medical ....................................2/18/14 ....................22:50N. White Point Rd. ..................Dispatched & cancelled..........219/14 .....................01:01Parkwood Cir...........................Medical ....................................2/19/14 ....................17:13Marina Cove Dr. ......................Public assist ............................2/19/14 ....................22:31Caribbean Way .......................EMS call ..................................2/20/14 ....................09:14Prestwick Dr. ...........................Medical ....................................2/20/14 ....................09:35Marina Cove/Bay ....................Dispatched & cancelled..........2/20/14 ....................13:11N. White Point Rd. ..................Medical ....................................2/20/14 ....................13:59N. White Point Rd. ..................Medical ....................................2/20/14 ....................16:00Treasure Cove.........................Smoke detector activation......2/20/14 ....................19:38Windrush Cove .......................Medical ....................................2/21/14 ....................21:25W. Choctawhatchee................Medical ....................................2/22/14 ....................09:10Cat Mar Rd..............................Medical ....................................2/22/14 ....................16:26Pine St. ....................................Medical ....................................2/23/14 ....................21:48

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unconscious after being trappedfor an hour and 19 minutesinside the foam-filled hangar,and was later pronounced deadat the Eglin Air Force Base hos-pital.

Maj. Gen. Arnold Bunch,Commander of the Air ForceTest Center headquartered atEdwards Air Force Base, Calif.,and Col. Robert F. Weaver II,who led the investigation intothe fatal accident, held a pressconference Feb. 18 to briefreporters on the findings andrecommendations of the acci-dent investigation report.

As the largest building onEglin Air Force Base, KingHangar is sometimes used forcivilian public events, such asthe annual "Marsville" habitatengineering project for areaschoolchildren.

Bunch began the briefing byexpressing his condolences to

Lord’s wife and family, whowere not at the briefing.

According to the accidentinvestigation report, freezingweather in early January, alongwith some corroded valves inthe King Hangar fire suppres-sion water sprinkler system,caused awater lineto burstinside thehangar onJan. 8.That, inturn, trig-gered sen-sors in theh a n g e r ’ sH i g h -Expansion Foam (HEF) firesuppression system, which isdesigned to automatically acti-vate whenever sensors detectwater flowing through thesprinkler system.

Sixteen ceiling-mountedHigh-Expansion Foam genera-tors filled the hangar with foam

to a depth of 17 feet, asdesigned, within a matter ofminutes.

Lord and other personnelworking in the hangar were ableto evacuate successfully, andmost went to Building 129, anadministrative and maintenancestructure adjacent to the hangar.All personnel were accountedfor after the evacuation.

Eglin Air Force Base fire-fighters responded to the sceneto ensure that there was no fire,to contain the foam and preventit from contaminating the localenvironment, and to begin workto clear the foam out of thehangar. Firefighters alsoinformed all of the evacuatedpersonnel to remain outside ofKing Hangar until clearingoperations were completed.

However, Lord and as manyas 11 other workers disregardedthose instructions and reenteredKing Hangar, via a third-floorcatwalk which connected thetowering hangar with Building

129. According to the report,the workers were apparentlymotivated by curiosity and adesire to take photographs,apparently unaware of thepotential danger posed by thefoam, which resembled bubblebath suds in appearance.

After observing the foamfrom the third floor, Lord andthree companions decided toget a closer look by taking anelevator to the ground floor.However, once the elevatordoors opened at the groundfloor, foam immediately beganto enter the elevator and engulfthe workers. The foam alsoblocked the electric eye sensorin the elevator door, making itimpossible to close the door ormove the elevator.

The workers initiallyattempted to exit through theceiling of the elevator, but thatproved futile, and they wererapidly engulfed. The workers

then attempted to make theirway out of the hangar whilestaying in touch with each otherby holding hands. That planalso failed, as workers had touse their hands to keep foamaway from their faces, and thefoam blocked vision and muf-fled sound, preventing themfrom seeing each other or com-municating by voice.

One contractor, using a hoodto cover his face, managed tofeel his way along a wall andget out of the hangar safely.Another found his way to awindow, which he broke inorder to escape from the hangar.A third did not escape, but satdown, turned his head towardthe ground, and waved his armsand hands in front of his face inorder to maintain an air bubblefor himself, until he was foundby a rescue team who enteredthe hangar and found him with-in a few minutes.

Lord, however, was not sofortunate. He did not escapefrom the hangar, and rescueteams were unable to find himuntil an hour and 19 minutesafter he had entered the foam.He was found unconscious, andtaken to the Eglin hospital,where he was pronounced deadafter attempts to revive himwere unsuccessful.

Both the contractors whoescaped and the rescuers whoentered the hangar to search forthe missing men told investiga-tors that once they were insidethe foam, they found it to beextremely disorienting andfrightening. Even the profes-sional rescue team membersfound it difficult to avoid panicor to move through the foamsuccessfully, as it completelyblocked vision and muffledsound, making voice communi-cation impossible even within afew inches of another person.

Weaver’s report containedrecommendations for prevent-ing a recurrence of such anaccident in the future. Theseinclude improvements to theHEF system configuration, bet-

ter training for personnel whowork in buildings equippedwith HEF fire suppression sys-tems, and improved proceduresfor incident response and res-cue operations by emergencypersonnel responding to foamdischarges.

The report said that person-nel working in the hangar hadbeen given very little trainingabout the HEF system, how itoperated, or the hazards itmight present. During the evac-uation, some personnel attempt-ed to activate an abort mecha-nism for the HEF discharge sys-tem, but did not know enoughabout the system or the abortmechanism to stop the dis-charge successfully.

The report also stated thatuncertainty remains about theexact cause of Lord’s death, asthe autopsy report has not yetbecome available. The reportstated that Lord is presumed tohave “died as a result of beingrendered unconscious, eitherfrom a blow to the back of thehead or as a result of panic orasphyxiation. He ended up onhis back, unconscious, under 17feet of HEF, and apparently‘drowned’ or ‘suffocated’ as adirect result.”

The report also stated that itis not known whether the foamitself may be toxic to humanbeings through skin contact orinhalation, or capable of caus-ing drowning or suffocation.“There is surprisingly littleknowledge on HEF,” saidWeaver’s report, “specificallyin the areas of conducting res-cue operations, environmentalimpacts, and suffocation/respi-ratory/contact hazard. HEF isbeing installed in more aircrafthangers every day.

Discussion with profession-als at Eglin, Edwards, Wright-Patterson and Tyndall (AirForce bases) revealed signifi-cant knowledge gaps. Onlinesearches exploring HEF manu-facturer sites and fire suppres-sion installers—even GoogleInternet searches—turn up littleuseful information.”

The accident investigationreport concluded: “The mainreason for the fatality andinjuries suffered as a result ofthe mishap was the entering ofHangar 130, a building knownto be off-limits following therelease of HEF, by Contractor 1(Lord), and the accompanyingcontractors. Their unfamiliaritywith the facility led to a loss ofsituational awareness, and theymade the extremely poor deci-sion to take the elevator fromthe third floor to the first floorof Hangar 130. The mishapchain had many links that, ifbroken, may have prevented theaccidental release of foam andimmersion of maintainers.Recommendations and possiblemitigations focus on theselinks.”


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In preparation of any such fis-cal windfall, the OkaloosaRESTORE Advisory Committee(ORAC), which is comprised of11 volunteer community leadersand citizens, is developing a com-prehensive evaluation process toassess projects submitted for

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ORAC's "evaluation tool devel-opment" is being lead by theMatrix Design Group, which hasbeen hired for support by thepanel. The intent of the evaluationtool is to provide a method to eval-uate and rank competing claimson the county's share of any dam-age.

"Allowable activities," aRESTORE Act term used todescribe the types of projects, willgenerate an overall score based onthe proposed quantitative andqualitative weighted factors. TheRESTORE Act is a 2011 federallaw funneling some of any BPpenalties recovered under theClean Water Act to Gulf Coaststates. Florida, in turn, has prom-

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Gary Jarvis, the board's fishingand seafood representative,expressed concern that biggerprojects would squeeze out small-er ones in their bids for funding.

Jack Azzareto, Fort WaltonBeach Chamber of Commerce,echoed the concern regarding theability of smaller projects beingable to compete against the largerprojects. He stated that withoutsome type of differentiation itwould be unfair and place thesmaller projects in a “disadvan-taged” position.

Sam Seevers, board chair, rec-ommended that further discussionbe tabled until the committee wasa little further in the process.

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During a meeting in Niceville, consultants Sal Nodjomian andLee Lewis led an Okaloosa RESTORE Advisory Committee dis-cussion on how to award BP oil-spill penalties among compet-ing interest groups in Okaloosa County.

County panel mulls distribution of BP damagesOkaloosa officials awaitaward in federal oil-spill trial

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Yard sale fundraiserFirst Presbyterian Church of

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Quilt retreatThe Flying Needles Quilt Guild in

Niceville will host its annual quiltretreat “Off 2 Quilt” Feb. 28-March 1at Northwest Florida State College,Niceville campus.

Flying Needles Quilt Guild meetsthe second Thursday of each monthfor a general business meeting, showand tell, door prizes, munchies, and aprogram, starting at 9:30 a.m. forsocial time and 10 a.m. for the busi-ness meeting at Niceville Church ofChrist, 801 East John Sims Parkway,Niceville. Visitors are always wel-come.

For more information and retreatregistration forms, visit flyingneed-lesquiltguild.org or call 240-1081.

Pamper partyJoin the Friends of the Niceville

Library for the annual Pamper Me

event on March 1 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.at the Niceville Community Center.Admission is $3. Local businesseswill be pampering participants withmassages, seminars, food, door prizesand more.

For more info call 279-4863 x1504. This program is sponsored bythe Friends of the Niceville Libraryhelping with the needs of the library.

Wrestling tournamentThere will be a tournament for

younger wrestlers from five years to8th grade in the Niceville High Schoolgym March 1 beginning at 7 a.m. withweigh in and the tournament begin-ning at 9 a.m.

For more information contactCoach Morrie Geselter at 279-4640 oremail [email protected].

Tribute concertThe Emerald Coast Concert

Association is bringing back TedVigil’s tribute to his great idol, JohnDenver in “Rocky Mountain High”March 1, at 7:30 at Ft. Walton BeachHigh School Auditorium.

Advance tickets $25per person, $30 at thedoor and $10 for studentsare available at ArtfulThings in Niceville 729-

2600. For additional informationcall 362-9356.

Golf galaThe Emerald Coast Children’s

Advocacy Center (ECCAC) is host-ing their Children’s AdvocacyKieran May Memorial Golf and GalaWeekend starting on March 1- at 6p.m. at the Hilton Sandestin BeachGolf Resort & Spa.

The golf tournament follows onSunday, March 2, at Kelly Plantation

Golf Club with a noon tee time.Kieran May Memorial Golf tourna-ment cost per person is $400, whichincludes two tickets to the Gala.Gala tickets are $100 per person.

Please call 833-9237, Ext. 222 tomake reservations, or go toGolfandGala2014.charityhappen-ings.org to purchase tickets online.For further information on ECCAC,visit eccac.org.

History weekendMake history part of your future

with “Home School Fridays” and“Hands-On History Saturdays,” amonthly program based on theFlorida core standards for educationfor children ages 5-12 at the HeritageMuseum of Northwest Florida,Valparaiso.

March’s program will be “Canyou ‘Dig It’” on March 1 and 7 from10 a.m. to 12 p.m. for $7 per child or$5 for museum family members.Special deal for new family mem-bers. Groups welcome, space is lim-ited so please pre-register at 678-2615.

Mac users meetThe Mac Users Group will meet

March 3 at 6:30 p.m. at theNorthwest Florida State CollegeStudent Services Building, room132.

Ray Muston will be presenting atwo-part program, how to use theContacts application and Pages forMac.

For more information, visitFWBMug.com or contact JeanDutton at 862-3327 or [email protected]

Classical commentaryAt the community classical

music study series, “BetterListening,” Lars Runar will present“The History of the Symphony,”with CD examples, on Tuesday,March 4 from 7-9 p.m. at theUnitarian Church Fellowship Hall,1295 Bayshore Drive, Valparaiso.All sessions are free and open to thepublic. No reservations required.

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Bloodmobile this SundayThe Bloodmobile will be in the parking lot at St. JudeʼsEpiscopal Church, 200 N. Partin Drive, Niceville, from 9 a.m.-1p.m. Free T-shirts will be given to all donors and a free fellow-ship breakfast will be served from 9:30-10:30 a.m. in theFellowship Hall. 678.7013.

NWFSC South WaltonEducation Center getsSACS accreditation

Sandra Lanning had beenfighting COPD for the last fewyears and finally succumbed to iton Feb. 17. She has gone to bewith her beloved husband Johnwho passed away on Feb. 1.

She was a loving wife, mother,grandmother and great-grand-mother. She is survived by herson, Larry Lanning, daughterSuetta Hill, grandchildrenSeAndria Duckworth, Steven Hill,Shayne Hill, and her great-grand-

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The Board of Trustees of theSouthern Association of Collegesand Schools Commission onColleges (SACS) has approvedmaterials submitted by NorthwestFlorida State College seekingSACS approval of the SouthWalton Education Center.

Local demand for classes atthis existing location promptedNWF State College to increaseofferings to 50% or more of theexisting general Associate of Artsdegree, which is currently offeredat six other approved NWF StateCollege sites.

“Being accredited by SACSmeans that people living in thisarea can count on a solid higher-educational experience for theirchildren and themselves throughNWF State College, said HolleyLangille, Campus Specialist,South Walton Center. “Thisendorsement shows that there isan intentional and consistentdesire for the educational qualityto improve, be relevant and keeppace with technology. It alsomeans that NWF State College iswilling to submit to objective andexpert scrutiny to ensure ongoingeducational excellence. I lovebeing able to directly interact withstudents and others in the com-munity bringing opportunitiesprovided by NWF State Collegeto the area.”

Library and learning resourceswill be provided by the LearningResource Center located on themain campus of NWF StateCollege, which is open to studentsweekdays and Saturdays.

The Center holds approxi-mately 100,000 books, nearly 400subscriptions to journals and peri-odicals, 10,000 audiovisual mate-rials, and 100 online databases.

Students also have access tothe University of West Florida’s(UWF) library located on theNWF-UWF joint campus in Ft.Walton Beach. Student servicesare provided on-site, includingregistration, advising, financialaid, testing and academic supportservices.

The NWF State College SouthWalton Campus hosts six class-rooms/instructional lab spaces,with adequate administrativeoffices and other non-instruction-al space. Students have access tocomputer labs, wireless Internetaccess and other technology. Theexpansion fits the institution’smission of accessible programs,as this change provides courseswithin 30 miles of residents’homes.

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Museum gets new television as giftJim Young, on behalf of the Genealogical Society of Okaloosa County (GSOC), donated a 47 inchtelevision to the Heritage Museum of Northwest Florida recently. The television will be used forpresentations during public programs, events and organization meetings.

Soldiers get treats from Beta SigmaThe Niceville chapter of Beta Sigma, XI BETA PI, sent a Super Bowl Party package to military mem-bers from Niceville that are stationed in Afghanistan. Pictured from left, Adrianne Coley, CyndiAnderson, Carol Heubusch, Dee Purka, Cathy Hess, Marja Wilson, Dottie Kime.

Niceville Eagle Scouts honoredSix Niceville High School students were honored Saturday, Feb. 22, at a banquet held inPensacola celebrating the Gulf Coast Council of the Boy Scouts of Americaʼs Eagle Class of2013. Pictured from front left are Brayton Miles, Troop 546; Matt Nelson, Troop 52; BradBerryman, Troop 508; Chance Riley, Andrew Knight, and Hudson Pearce, Troop 546.

Niceville girl replaceshorse lost to recent fireMaggie Bowers has a new horse nicknamed Cash. Maggie losther last horse, Elvis, in a barn fire Jan. 19. “Elvis would notwant her to sit around and cry all the time,” said her mom,Cynthia Bowers. “He would want her to put on her big girlboots and cowgirl up.”

ʻName thatGardenʼ contest

The Valparaiso Garden Clubis conducting a “Name ThatGarden” contest for theirupcoming new garden exhibit inthe backyard of the HeritageMuseum of Northwest Florida.

The garden will provideadditional opportunities foreducation and enhance themuseum’s mission to promotethe rich heritage of our regionby featuring native Floridaplants and herbs that have beenimportant in the history of ourstate.

Men, women and childrenare encouraged to “Name ThatGarden” and email their ideawith their name, address, andphone number to [email protected] beforeApril 1.

The winner will receive a$100 gift card, compliments ofWalmart-Niceville, and be rec-ognized at the exhibit openingduring the Museum’s annualSaturday in the Park HeritageFestival on April 26. For moreinformation, call the museum678-2615.

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Rocky Knightsflex muscles at meetThe Rocky Bayou Christian Schoolweightlifters competed at a meet Feb. 12at Crestview High School. Josh Jarrelland Levi Derry, pictured right, bothplaced first in their class. Team mateSeth Waldron lifted a total of 430 in the119 pound class to secure first place.Pictured left, Maria Denbow competed inthe ladies weightlifting division and wonthird place. Senior Mackenzie Davis wonthe district in her division and earnedfourth place at state. This is the first sea-son for ladies weightlifting at RBCS andthe second season for men.

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Ruckel Rockettes place 5th in nationRuckel Rockettes placed fifth in the nation during their competition in Orlando at the UDA NationalDance Team Competition. The girls competed in the junior jazz division. Pictured, from back rowleft, Maddie Correll, Bethany Cherenzia, Kirsten Jones, Kimberlyn Porter, Coach Kendall Brownand Anna Piccorossi. Middle row from left, Aubrey Hinley, Mariah McClaren, Ansley Wright, JodieMiceli and Blakely Huff. Front row from left, Hadleigh Robbins, Kalli Trawick and Alissa Parr.

First FHSAA championship for RBCSRocky Bayou Christian School girls basketball beat North Bay Haven 43-42 Feb. 1, securing thefirst Florida High School Athletic Association championship in the history of the school. Pictured,back row from left, Coach Tatisha Bowles, Melanie Ouma, Mackenzie Davis, Laura Hudson, MeganSlagle and Lauren Wright. Front row, from left, Brie Smith, Emmaly Smith, Saleana Craine, ClaireGunter, Keegan Mcsheehy. Kneeling down, Manager Boom Suepukdee.

Lewis studentreceives black belt Andrew Colón, an eighth grader at LewisSchool, recently tested for and receivedhis first degree black belt in Taekwondo.Andrew studies Taekwondo underMaster Chick Mathis in Bluewater.

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