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A biking trio dedicated to helping poverty-
stricken children in Haiti roll into Crestview.


Robbyn Brooks
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They've been cheered on, been yelled
at, have contributed to the untimely
(and accidental) death of a dog, attacked
by fire ants, rained on and already have
some very sore backsides.
But the three guys you may have seen
biking in an unusual caravan Monday
along State Road 85 were all smiles as
they entered Crestview.
"All three of us are men. We just
manned up and got through it," said
Mark Hunter, one of the three guys
making up 3GuyslBike.
Biking cross-country may seem like
a crazy trek for a professional investor,
geologist and industrial engineer, but
!. the trio have taken their adventure to a
:.:. new level.
They're pedaling across the southern
states on a bicycle built for three.
"The three-person bike is a little
rough because. unlike a solo bike, you
can't move around a lot," explained John
Winstead. "And we all are at different
fitness levels." .
So what possessed them to make the
three-week journey from St. Augustine
to San Diego hippie-style, complete with ,
a VW camper named Betsy?

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Brian Hughes I Crestview News Bulletin
3Guysl Bike rolled into town Monday evening on their custom-made bike. The
intrepid trio are (from left) Mark Hunter, Chris Render and John Winstead.


Setting sights on family eye care


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Victor Everett, Family Vision Center's resident optician, will grind
this blank lens to prescription in house and fit it into a frame.


Brian Hughes
Crestview News Bulletin
CRESTVIEW Some school kids struggle to keep
up with their classmates.
Sometimes their teachers think they're just not
applying themselves as diligently as they could.
But in other cases, teachers have a different
suspicion.
"A lot of times a teacher will send a note home with
the child saying they think there's a vision problem,"
observed Family Vision Center's Dr. Kirk Howard.
"The American Optometry Association
recommends every child has their first eye exam by
the ti me they're 6 months old," Dr. Howard said. Even
this early in life, the child's vision can be evaluated.
"When they start school children should have routine
eye exams," he said.
According to information provided by Victor
Everett, Family Vision's resident optician, "Children
with poor visual skills may struggle to read, have
short attentions, perform poorly in sports, (and)
develop low self-esteem."
Everett, until recently a Naval Medical Corpsman
supporting a U.S. Marine unit in Iraq, said, "With
kids back in school, now is a good time for parents
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City Finance Officer Patty Mann explains
Crestview's proposed budget before the
mayor and city council at Thursday's
budget workshop.

Budget decrease

shouldn't mean

loss of services
CRESTVIEW Two seemingly incon-
sistent themes were consistent throughout
the city's latest.budget workshop Thursday
afternoon: City departments can save even
more from their already slashed 2007-08
budgets, and city services should not suffer
due to the belt-tightening.
Fortunately for Crestview residents,
however, the city's department heads and
elected officials' share respective commit-
ments to both goals.
Thanks to the department heads' care-
ful reviews of their budgets, City Finance
Officer Patty Mann presented a preliminary
budget that is 2 percent lower than last
year's. And it comes in $1 million less than
proposed.
Funds in the coming year for all Florida
cities have to be reduced due to state-man-
dated tax reductions.
"I appreciate the staff and their coop-
erative nature," said Mayor David Cadle. "I
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CRESTVIEW Friday after-
noon Kerry Ferguson sorted
and delivered his last sack of
mail.
For 27 years, through rain
and sleet and yes, the rare snow
flurry, the dedicated letter car-
rier served postal customers
along routes throughout most
of the Crestview area.
"I know most people in
town," he chuckled.
Ferguson's career with the
U.S. Postal Service actually
started seven years before his
move to Crestview, and just
about as far from Florida as it
was possible to be and still be
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Kerry Ferguson
fice in Anchorage, Ak., where
he had been stationed.
Five years later, he left the
cold winter chills of the 49th
state for a year's service in sun-
ny, warm Florida. He started in
Valparaiso before settling with


the Crestview office.
Presented with a flag at a
small retirement ceremony at
the Crestview Post Office late
Friday afternoon, Ferguson
now looks forward to lead-
ing a life of leisure with Linda,
his wife of 25 years. "We're
going to do some traveling,"
Ferguson said. "We'll do a little
state park hopping," he added.
They plan to set out to visit
their four grown children and
to dutifully spoil their seven
grandchildren.
"I'm excited!" Ferguson ex-
claimed. "It's going to be a big
change. I've been a mail carrier
so long!"
He will, however, miss all
the friends he's made along his
routes. "I can't say good-bye to
everybody," he lamented. "But
I wish everybody well."


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appreciate the professional attitude they took in
this process."
Several council members, as well as depart-
ment heads, expressed concern that the new, lean
proposed budget could be adversely affected in
the event of a disaster, such as a hurricane strike.
"Hopefully we won't cut so much out of the
budget that we can't bounce back if something
should happen," said Councilwoman Lillie Cony-
ers.
Public Services Director "Junior" Cox agreed,
saying, "We just need to look... at our contingen-
cies," citing the need to assure basic services such
as roads, wastewater removal and water treat-
ment would be up and running promptly in the
wake of an emergency.
"There's got to be a way to streamline con-
tracts and provide services," observed Council
President Chip Wells. "We need to take a good
look at the way we do policies and procedures."
As an example, Wells had determined that be-
tween various city agencies, there are six different
cellular phone contracts and three long distance
providers. He inquired about combining city fleet
maintenance operations and asked about the pur-
chasing procedure for office supplies.
"I don't want to turn into the cell phone Ge-
stapo or the paper police," he said, but even seem-
ingly small expenses such as cell phone minutes
and reams of copier paper accumulate into sur-
prisingly large expenditures.
"We can recognize a certain amount of sav-
ings through efficiencies," Wells said.
Mann assured the council "I'm all for stream-
lining. ..We just need to get together and fine-tune
our purchasing. We're heading in that direction."
Local activities and celebrations are important
to Crestview residents, Wells said, "as evidenced
by the turnouts" at functions, such as the city's
Spanish Trail Festival and Christmas parade. "I'm
not in favor of taking away' Santa Claus in a pa-
rade," he said.
"The council, the department heads and the
mayor are all charged with taking care of the
needs of the people of Crestview," he reminded
the workshop.
As the workshop wound down, Mann as-
sured the council that department heads won't be
going on a spending spree to deplete their bud-
gets at the end of the fiscal year. "She won't let
us!" exclaimed Fire Chief Joseph Traylor. "Yeah.
We're not the military," added Councilman Bob
Allen.
Summing up the frustration of everyone in the
room, Councilwoman Linda Parker concluded, "I
just wish we had more money to go around."


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Brian Hughes I Crestview News Bulletin
Optometrist Dr. Wes Mayes recently joined the staff of the
Family Vision Center, where he specializes in pediatric
care, helping identify potential vision problems in children
that can affect their scholastic achievement.


to bring them in to have their
vision evaluated. We can
catch vision impairments
early in the school year
before they affect students'
learning ability."
New to Family Vision's
staff is Dr. Wes Mayes, a
jovial Kentuckian who after
graduating frbm optometry
school in Birmingham, "just
kept on coming south."
Dr. Mayes performs many
of the center's pediatric eye
exams.
Family Vision's extensive
in-house lab produces most
of their patients' lenses and
contacts. As primary care
providers, Dr. Mayes said,
the center is "a gateway" to
the Panhandle Vision Center,
an affiliation of regional
specialists through which
patients receive services such
as cataract and lasik surgery.
Some eye evaluations
at Family Vision Center
are about to become even


easier with the office's
acquisition of a Zeiss Stratus
OCT diagnostic system. It
provides faster, more accurate
exams for vision problems
including glaucoma, diabetic
eye disease and common
retinal problems.
"It's pretty neat," enthused
Dr. Mayes. "It does about 400
scans per second" for each
of several different tests. "It
allows us to treat a larger
variety of patients,": Mayes
explained, including those
who are skittish about sitting
for longer evaluations.
For 33 years, north county
residents have visited Family
Vision Center for their
primary eye care.
For the last 18 of those
years, they've seen him and
his staff at their present
location, 2491 S. Ferdon
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in Haiti.
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in need.
"It's a way for us to do
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The guys have been
separated by college and life
recently, but have been friends
since their tennis-playing high
school days in Poquoson, Va.
"We just have a great time
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said. "These guys are a bunch
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But the trip has been a little
more difficult and maybe a
little less glamorous than the
team anticipated.
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"I think it's awesome,"
said, Beth Hunter, the only
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and Mark's younger sister.
"I'm proud of them. They've
been training for a year."
With just under 20 days left
in the trip, the group is hoping
to garner as much support as
possible for their cause.
"We're looking forward to
seeing some old friends and
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Winstead said.

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EDITOR


Some numbers from

the war in Iraq

People say a problem cannot be
solved until a person acknowledges
that there is a problem. I think
how the cost of the war on terror is
reported is a problem.
Compiled from government
news releases, as of Aug. 15,
2007, the war in Iraq has cost
3,699 dead and 27,397 combat
wounded U.S. soldiers. The war
in Afghanistan has cost 427 dead
and 1,636 combat wounded U.S.
soldiers. One thousand one U.S.
civilian contractors have died
in Iraq with an estimated 12,000
wounded; since there is no official
method of counting U.S. civilian
contractor wounded. Direct dollar
expenditures in Iraq alone are $452
billion. The figures above do not
include soldiers or contractors who
had to leave battle zones due to
disease or illness.
The grand total? At least
5,127 dead and 41,033 wounded
Americans, with no end in sight.
Since Sept. 11, this averages about
two men a day killed, 18 wounded,
and $206,000,000, everyday, non-
stop.
Ask yourself, why don't we see
these kind of numbers on TV? Too
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less.
Softened propaganda numbers
will not help anything except to
continue a bad strategy in Iraq.

Peter J. Blome, Niceville




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Lou Frey

As I have mentioned
before, when one political
party seems to have an
advantage over the other
they search desperately
for a way to even the
playing field.
Just recently the
Democrat National
Committee decided to
take all, that's correct, all
Florida's delegates away
if the Florida primary
was held on Jan. 29. The
Democrat Party has
been working hard in
the state to rebuild an
effective political force
and has been making
significant progress. This
takes them totally out
of the presidential race.
It is going to be hard to
convince the candidates
to spend a lot of time in
Florida when their win
doesn't count. It is going
to be hard to get the
Democrat voters excited
when their vote doesn't
count. A good friend of
mine, a major Democrat
fund-raiser said, "They
want me to give money
and have no input on
who wins they are
crazy."
The Republican
National Committee was
a bit more practical. It
has indicated it will take
away up to 50 percent of
the Florida delegates at
the convention. This is a
good compromise and


is one that will force the
Republican candidates
, to come to Florida to
campaign and allow the
Republican Party to grow
its base, a much needed
activity.
Below find the
second, in a series of
presentations made at the
Lou Frey Institute Civics
Leadership Academy.
I might add that all the
students, after visiting
the homeless center in
Orlando, put money from
their own pockets into a
fund to help the center.
There is hope for the
future.
There is a universal
suffering found in
every nation around
the world. It is the issue
of homelessness. It is
seen from the streets of
downtown Detroit to
our very own capital of
Tallahassee. It is a plague
that causes economic
disturbances in cities;
residential districts;
health concerns; and a
myriad of social concerns.
Homelessness is not
all about stereotypes
and deranged narcotics
abusers. The homeless
of today are not all
panhandlers, but women,
children, family, and
regular men out of work
and without a home.
Homelessness has
become a dire problem in
society; yet it is generally
neglected in the nightly
news. It is estimated that
744,000 American citizens
are homeless every night
in this great and lucrative
nation. Nearly 83,391


Floridians make up that
amount. Orange County
has approximately 6,500
homeless citizens.
Many of these citizens
do not have a sufficient
place to turn to for a
warm meal and a dry
bed to lay their heads
in. Local shelters, even
large ones with over 200
beds, are not meeting
the demands for the
increasing homeless
population in our cities
and unincorporated
districts. They are also
affecting our economy.
They and their shelters
are receiving minor funds
from government welfare
programs. For example,
the Live the Dream
License Plate foundation
gives 10 percent of their
profits to the Coalition
for the Homeless after
their first $60,000. These
funds are not sufficient
and act as a crutch to
the homeless. They do
not provide enough to
fund proper education
and job training. These
funds are a drain on
government resources
because the homeless
aren't providing a profit.
If they were educated and
properly treated in these
facilities, then surely
they could give back
to the community and
workforce.
The solution to this
problem is to raise the
taxes on the cigarettes
from 25 percent to 40
percent of the sale price.
With this increase we will
be able to more effectively
treat and rehabilitate the


homeless population
of Florida. The tax will
bring in an estimated
$720,500,000 a year. That's
$48,033,333 annually, and
$4,002,777 per month per
district. These funds will
be given to each of the
districts in Florida and
distributed by the local
government.
We felt that the local
governments would be
able to more efficiently
distribute the funds in
their community. These
funds will have some
requirements though.
They must first be used
for homelessness and
given to local shelters.
These funds must
go to development
of the shelter, health
care, education,
rehabilitation programs,
and government jobs.
We want the local
governments to establish
remedial jobs like basic
road clean up and
construction or service
jobs. We feel that if they
are having trouble finding
a job in the private sector,
then the government
needs to offer some basic
jobs that the homeless can
do and begin rebuilding
their life.
The homeless shelters
must also make sure
that their clients are
looking for jobs or getting
an education during
their stay at the shelter,
or else they may lose
funds. Local and state
governments are going
to have to distribute
and regulate the funds
,for this program. The :


local groups like the
homeless coalition and
local shelters must
coordinate with their
local governments
in distributing and
regulating the funds.
The tax payers will
be the largest supporters
of our program since
they will be funding it
for us. Since the number
of cigarette smokers
is declining, we have
established a back up
fundraising savings plan.
We will establish a system
where the people collect
- aluminum products
and trade them in for
cash or credit for the
homeless program. In
the public school system,
we will set up stations
where students can turn
in the tabs on the top
of soda cans. It will be
recommended that the
school also have a place
to recycle the whole
can, but it will not be
mandated.
We hope that this
will help increase the
recycling rate and create
a closer knit community.
This also gives the
homeless more of a
chance to help themselves
out. Counting of the
tabs will be done by
volunteers in exchange
for community service
hours.

Web sites of
interest: www.dcf.state.
fl.us /homelessness /
docs /2005reportweb.pdf
and www.cypress.com/
product/ Researcher-
Online.html.


Time to hang up on calling card scam artists


Gus West
The Hispanic Institute

Just recently, Florida
Attorney General Bob
McCollum announced
that he would begin
investigating serious
allegations of fraud in
a $4 billion industry.
This isn't some back
room corporate scandal
under the microscope.
It's a nationwide scam
that's ripping off many
of America's most
vulnerable residents -
recent immigrants.
What's the big-money
scandal? Fraudulent
international phone
cards. And there's reason
to believe that shady
dealings in these prepaid
cards are widespread.
McCollum's foray into
consumer protection is
welcome, because low-
income and immigrant
communities have been
shaken down by this scam


for far too long.
Prepaid phone cards
have emerged as a cost-
effective option for those
calling abroad. Staying
in touch with friends
and family from home
is obviously a priority
of new immigrants to
the United States, and
phone-card companies
have benefited from the
burgeoning demand
among new arrivals,
most of whom start at the
bottom of the economic
ladder.
Indeed, a recent study
by former Undersecretary
of Commerce Robert
Shapiro found that an
international call made
with a prepaid card, on
average, costs anywhere
from 18 to 64 percent less
than a call made using
a traditional landline or
wireless phone. This can
mean savings of up to $44
each month.
Telecom companies


have benefited as well
from the popularity of
prepaid cards, as the
upfront purchase removes
the risk of unpaid phone
bills. The volume of
international calls has
risen dramatically -
jumping from 200 million
calls in 1980 to 11 billion
in 2004.
But as the number
of international calls
via prepaid cards has
escalated, so too have
the number of unsavory
businesses looking to
con new immigrants.
And because so many
immigrants arrive without
well-developed English
skills and without any
knowledge of the U.S..
legal system, they're easy
targets.
The typical con,
unsurprisingly, is to
shortchange consumers
on minutes advertising
one amount of time, but
providing far less than


that.
A recent study by an
independent research
firm revealed that four
major prepaid calling
card companies cut the
minutes advertised by up
to one-half. Across all four
companies, the average
number of minutes
avaJ-'..'1 :
60 percent of the amount
advertised.

correspond -vith research
we've conducted at my
organization, the Hispanic
TnC''

conrLI'mi oI v J c OLu ,',-'
auditor.
Certain companies
are k'-


bribe sio'-ckc'pcrs
in iTrini,.n -dense
neighbt -
illegitimate phone cards in
exchange for a percentage
of the proceeds.


Experts estimate that
fraudulent prepaid phone
cards swindle Hispanics
out of dose to a million
dollars each day. And
because the folks who
ust ? ese "*Is O'fen
lack the u.;-*....i s ,*i'n
the knowledge to fight
* back against the scheme,

Until a comprehensive
campaign is in place,
- u,,,u: companies
will continue to have
their way with prepaid
phone card consumers.
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a nancifui oi congrcsm.nenl
and state officials to
have expressed interest
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deer'v es our praise, and
more lawmakers ought to
follow his lead. Floridians
S\' -, k .i-: might be
victims of calling card
scams may call 866-966-
7226, his office hotline.


Robbyn Brooks
Editor


Melissa Tedder
Office Manager


Amanda Kosche
Graphic Artist


Kelly Humphrey Heather Gann
General Manager Ad Consultant


Greg Allen
Production Manager


Robert Young
Sports Editor


Renee Bell
Community News


Bobby Barkley Robert Skelton
NWF-LA Hook & Trigger Distribution


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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2007


Ann Spann
Photographer


Brian Hughes
Reporter


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WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 5. 2007


LOCAL


Crestview News Bulletin I A5


Parthenon Healthcare announces its


2007 July and August honorees


From left to right are Parthenon Healthcare residents Clara Hall and Robert Getty, dietary aide/cook Tonika McQueen and
CNA Debbie Underwood.


Parthenon Healthcare of Crestview is pleased to an-
nounce its honorees for the months of July and August
2007.
Clara Hall, July Resident of the month, was born in
Seawright, Ala. on Dec. 26, 1924. She was married to
the late Ottis Hall and had one son. She enjoys playing
bingo, attending church services, quilting and social-
izing with the residents and staff. She is also a former
president of the Residents Council and enjoys attending
exercise class.
Robert Getty, August Resident of the Month, was
born in Pittsburg, Penn. on Aug. 4, 1923. He is married
to Barbara and has one daughter, Diane, and one son,
Ralph, from his former wife, Ellen. He also has one
brother.
Robert is a retired construction contractor and spent
six years in the military. He used to enjoy flying, play-
ing golf and tennis, and at one time, played football in
school. He likes going to church services and assisting


the Activities Department with various duties during
the day.
The Employee of the Month for July at Parthenon
Healthcare of Crestview is Tonika McQueen. Born on
April 5, 1980 in Milton, Tonika works in the dietary
department and has been employed at PHC for two
years. Her hobbies are taking her niece and nephews
shopping, to the park and out to eat. She enjoys cook-
ing for the,residents and staff, and also enjoys working
with the staff.
I Debbie Underwood, CNA is the August Employee of
the Month. Born July 19, 1957 in Atlanta, Ga., she has
worked at Parthenon since 1991. She enjoys working
with the residents and helping them with their daily
lives, as well as working with her fellow employees.
In her spare time, Debbie enjoys horseback riding,
reading and watching NASCAR racing. Debbie says she
* hopes to work for Parthenon for many more years and
help take care of its residents.


Parthenon H-eafthcare of Crestview congratulates its

Employees of the Month for their hardwork anddedication,

and thanks its Residents of the fMonth for being ajoy

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Garrett Clay Timmons Jr.
Garrett Clay Timmons, Jr., age
71, of Crestview, Fla., passed away
7 1_ Friday, Aug. 24, 2007 at his residence.
Garrett was born Feb. 24, 1936 in
... Poplar Bluff, Mo. to the late Garrett
Sand Pansy Timmons.
. Garrett was a former resident of
i IPhoenix, Ariz. and later moved to
Crestview in 1990. He worked in
previous years in the trucking and
construction industries and later went on to manage
Coastal Carwash in Crestview. Garrett served honorably
in the United States Marines and was a veteran of the
Korean Conflict.
Garrett is survived by his loving wife, Roberta Diane
Timmons, of Crestview, five children, 16 grandchildren,
and eight great-grandchildren.
Arrangements were under the direction of Panhandle
Direct Cremation Service.

Glenda Sturms
Glenda Sturms, age 58, of Laurel Hill, passed away
Sunday, Sept. 2, 2007 at her home. She was born in
Crestview and was a lifelong resident of Crestview and
Laurel Hill. Mrs. Sturms was Baptist by faith.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Katie
and Karo Smith; brother, Jerry Wayne Smith; and
sisters, Margaret Newton and Ruanell Metcalf.
Survivors include her husband of 25 years, Mike
Sturms of Laurel Hill; brothers, Foy Gerald Smith of
Crestview and William Harrison Smith of Tallahassee;
sisters, Patricia Faulk of Laurel Hill and Elsie Prather of
Munson; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A time of visitation will be held on Wednesday, Sept.
5 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Whitehurst-Powell Funeral
Home. The funeral will be held Thursday, Sept. 6 at
2 p.m. at the Beda Baptist Church in Wing, Ala., with
burial to follow at the Beda Baptist Church Cemetery.
Whitehurst-Powell Funeral Home is entrusted with
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OWC Dean's & President's List,
North Okaloosa County
NICEVILLE Okaloosa-Walton College recognized the
superior scholastic achievement of students completing the
Summer 2007 term by naming them to the President's List
and Dean's List.
The President's List names those students with nine or
more credits in the term who made a grade point average
of 3.8 to 4.0 during the semester. The Dean's List names
students with nine or more credits in the term who earned a
GPX of 3.5 to 3.79.
President's List
Baker: Molly Howze, Cara Kilcrease
Crestview: Angela Bowdren, William Burt, Jeff Claudio,
Leonora Claudio, Yvonne Corrie, Raven Culpepper, Rita
Dailey, Jesica Darr, Rebecca Garrison, Cathryn Howard,
Felecia Jarriel, Sean Mast, Michael Miller, Dareen Mohamad,
Ryan O'Connell, Celestina Parris, Angela Salcedo, Ryan
Venable, Christine Wiesen, Krista Wise
Dean's List
Baker: Charles Donovan, Melissa Roper
Crestview: Camilla Akins, Charles Becker, Laurie
Benoit, Charles Bonta, Thomas Buchanan, Jenna Carmical,
Melisa Claytor, Ronald Collinsworth, David Debolt, William
Garcia, Jordan Hatcher, Shana Heagwood, Leslie Henderson,
Angela Hermenitt, Elona Jarrell, Jacob Kirby, Kortney
Lewis, Jennifer Light, Marion Lyles, Victoria Murray, Kelly
Myers, Chris Newell Jr., Matthew Parker, Harry Paulus,
Nicole Pratt, Jacquelyn Wesley, Alexandra Westbrook, Ca-
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Laurel Hill: Pamela Davis, Juanita Fickett, Matthew
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From staff reports

TODAY
CITY COUNCIL
MEETING: Sept. 5 at
5:01 p.m. in the Crestview
City Council chamber on
Wilson Street. This is the
first public hearing on the
2007-2008 millage and
budget.
N O N S T O P
CHICAGO FLIGHTS:
American Eagle now
has non-stop flights to
Chicago available at
the Okaloosa Regional
Airport. A ribbon cutting
will be held at 2:30 p.m.
to celebrate the event. The
public is invited to attend
and take advantage of
Okaloosa-to-Chicago fares
costing approximately
$200.

SEPTEMBER
COUNTY BUDGET
HEARING: Final budget
hearings are planned
at 6 p.m. Thursday,
Sept. 6 in the Crestview
Community Center by
the Okaloosa County
Board of Commissioners,
and at 6 p.m. on Sept.
18 in the Fort Walton


Beach Water and Sewer
building. The public is
encouraged to attend.
The proposed budget
is available at local
libraries and on the Web
site at www.co.okaloosa.
fl.us. A calendar has
been added to the home
page for easy access to
upcoming meetings and
workshops.
LIBRARY AND
LITERACY MONTH:
Throughout the month
of September, residents
with a current library
card from Crestview,
Destin, Fort Walton
Beach, Mary Esther,
Niceville, Valparaiso
or the bookmobile may
ride WAVE buses free of
charge when they show
their library card as they
board. Entrance is also
free to Florida state parks
with a library card, book
or book donation. Call
(850) 245-2157, or (850)
609-5102 for details.
SCOUT DAY: On Sept.
8, parents interested in
enrolling their children in
Girl Scouts or Boy Scouts
are invited to attend
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Youth Services Librarian

In my last column, I
shared the beginning of an
article entitled: "Laughter is
GoodMedicineforReducing
Stress & Enhancing Brain
Chemistry" by the Health
Ranger (Mike Adams).
Here are excerpts from the
remainder of the article:
"Yourbodymanufactures
chemicals based on certain
. needs and then distributes
them throughout your
body. When you laugh, you
generate a wealth of healing
biochemicals. I've often
stated that for every minute
of laughter, you produce
somewhere around $10,000
worth of healthy body
chemistry, and what I mean
is that if you had to go
out and actually purchase
these refined chemical
compounds from labs or
pharmaceutical companies,
you would have to pay at
least $10,000 for the very
same chemistry that your
brain is producing free of
charge when you engage in
laughter.
"Some of these are
brain-altering chemicals
such as serotonin; others


are immune-boosting
chemicals such as
interleukins. If you were
to make a long list of all
the chemicals created
by engaging in healthy
laughter, you would have
quite a list of healthy body
chemicals that would carry
a hefty price tag if you
purchased them retail. And
yet, once again, you can
create these chemicals for
yourself at no costby simply
engaging in laughter.
"You will find that
these chemicals have
extraordinary positive
healing effects on your
body and mind. They will
boost immune system
function; they will improve
your outlook on life; they
will tend to diminish any
symptoms of depression;
and because they help
reduce stress, they will also
prevent all of the various
diseases and disorders
that are caused by chronic
stress.
"In other words, laughter
can help counteract the
destructive, negative
health consequences of
chronic stress. And what
I've described here just
scratches the surface of the


)r Day weekend


bang-up Lab(

rian Hughes his 1995 Ford pick-up into
view News Bulletin a parked 2001 Dodge pick-
up in the Wal-Mart parking
STVIEW While lot, causing an estimated
county folks had a $700 in damages. He was
p time in their back- cited for improper backing.
nd at the beach this The Dodge was owned by a
May weekend, many, visitor from Niceville.
id less jovial bang- Then at 7:55 p.m., a 56-
on the streets of the year-old black Crestview
resident wearing dark
aturday, three traf- clothing jay-walked into
dents included a the path of a 1995 Ford
of incidents begin- sedan driven by a 21-year-
12:40 p.m. when a old Crestview man head-
-old Crestview man ing north on S. Ferdon
a 1997 Oldsmobile Boulevard between Aplin
006 Mercury driven Road and Averitt Place.
-year-old Crestview The pedestrian received
non-incapacitating injuries
Oldsmobile was and was treated at the scene
south onto S. by Okaloosa County EMS
Boulevard from before being transported
Avenue and failed to the North Okaloosa
to the northbound Medical Center. The driver
y, causing an es- of the car was not cited.
$5,000 worth of On Sunday, two 29-year-
to the woman's old Crestview residents col-
driver of the Olds lided near the parking lot of
keted for failure to the Hollywood Video store
right-of-way while on S. Ferdon Boulevard.
a turn. Each apparently faced the
16 p.m., a 67-year- other across an intersec-
stview man backed tion, the driver of a 2005


benefits that are available
to those who engage in
regular laughter. Check
out the science field called
psychoneuroimmunology
to learn more on this. It's
a fascinating specialty that
looks at the link between
the mind and immune
system function. What
researchers have found in
this field is that your state
of mind has everything to
do with the functioning of
your immune system. By
engaging in laughter, you
can boost both your mind
and your body.
"But what if you can't
find anything to laugh
about? ... Learn from
children: they still know
how to play and laugh. Find
a way to get laughter into
your life, even if it means
being a little weird."
This article was
originally posted on www.
newstarget.com on April
28, 2005. It is a segment
from Mike Adams' book:
"The Five Habits of Health
Transformation."

PROGRAMS
Grandparents or
honorary grandparents
and preschool children
are invited to join us for
Story Time this morning
at 10:15 a.m. for wonderful
stories and songs about
the special relationship
between grandparents and
grandchildren. (Sign-in


Chevrolet pick-up heading
west while the driver of a
1996 Chevy sedan was aim-
ing east.
When traffic cleared,
both vehicles entered the
intersection where they
collided. Both drivers were
cited for failure to yield the
right-of-way. In addition,
the driver of the car was
cited for a child restraint
violation concerning an
apparently unrestrained
3-year-old boy.
At 8:26 Sunday evening,
a 46-year-old motorist
heading south on S. Booker
Street drove over part of
the pole that, until a recent
accident at the site, sup-
ported a stop sign.
When the sign was
knocked down in the ac-
cident, a jagged part re-
mained. When the driver
rolled over it in his 2000
Chevrolet sedan, it punc-
tured his right rear tire,
causing an estimated $80 in
damage.
The Wal-Mart parking
lot was again the scene of a
mishap on Monday morn-


begins at 10 a.m.) Work
together and create a
picture cube for all of those
special memories! Next
week, Sept. 12, remember
to wear your favorite hat to
Story Time!
Children ages 6 to 9, flap
your wings and fly on over
to Picture Book Club on
Monday, Sept. 10. Sign-in
begins at 4 p.m. At 4:15,
we'll enjoy stories and
songs about our feathered
friends.
On Tuesday, Sept. 11,
grandparents or honorary
grandparents and children
under three are invited
to join us for Lap Sit. At
10:15 a.m., we'll share some
wonderful stories and songs
to honor our grandparents!
Sign-in begins at 10 a.m.

TRIVIA FOR KIDS
AND TEENS
Who wrote "Joyful
Noise: Poems For Two
Voices?" Tell the correct
answer to one of us at the
circulation desk for a prize.

JUST ASK
Any questions? Just ask
Anna, Sharon, Sandra, Jean,
Marie, Heather, Sengdara,
Lise, Tara, Tracey or Janice.
We will be happy to assist
you.
Visit us in person at
1445 Commerce Drive in
Crestview, on the Web at
www.cityofcrestview.org,
or call 682-4432.


ing. At 10:43, a 34-year-old
Crestview woman backed
her 2002 Chevy pick-up
from her parking spot into
an oncoming 1998 Ford
pick-up being driven by a
64-year-old Crestview man,
causing an estimated $500
in damage. She was cited
for improper backing.
Monday evening at
5:50 p.m., a 23-year-old
Crestview man was cited
for failure to yield the right-
of-way. He was waiting to
turn west onto Redstone
Avenue from northbound
S. Ferdon Boulevard. When
the light turned red, he
tried to scoot through the
intersection.
Meanwhile, an 82-year-
old Crestview woman, real-
izing her 2000 Mercury se-
dan would be caught in the
intersection when the light
changed, tried to back up
to the "stop" line, backing
into the man's 2002 Chevy
pick-up as he tried to. run
.behind her, causing an es-
timated $2000 in damage
to the Mercury and $200 in
damage to the truck.


I C I E EPO T


Crestview Police
Dept. crime reports
8/30: Roy Hutchinson,
45, of 106 Ratliff St.,
Crestview, was charged
with one count each of
,possession of a controlled
substance within 1,000 feet
of a public housing area,
possession of paraphernalia
and possession of less than
20 grams of marijuana. *
Markia L. Burden, 18, of 102
Oglesby Ave., Crestview,
was charge with possession
of a controlled substance.
9/1: Christina A. Morris,
33, of 89 Foal Run Ct.,
Monroe, Ohio, was charged
with one count each of
loitering and prowling and


resisting arrest without
violence. Bobby James
McLaughlin, 47, 544 N.
Main St., Crestview, was
charged with possession of
a controlled substance. *
Steven Andre Allen, 46, was
charged with one count of
petit theft.

Okaloosa Sheriff's
Office crime reports
8/20: Robert James
Campbell, 32, of 3061
Highland Ave., Crestview,
was charged for refusal to
submit to a lawful breath,
blood or urine test.
8/23: Lisa J. Lambert, 44,
of 3171 Tate Lane, Crestview,
was charged with Battery


on a firefighter/EMT and
driving under the influence.
8/23: Donald Faye
Shoffner Jr., 39, was charged
with battery / domestic
violence. Harold Ernest
McCleery, 39, of 660 Barrow
St., Crestview, was charged
with battery (domestic
violence) with prior
conviction.
8/24: William Michael
Boles, 35, of 824 E. Williams
Ave., Crestview, was
charged with possession of
cocaine.
8/25: Sabrina Claire
Leilani Thomas, 25, of 339.
E. North Ave., Crestview,
was charged with driving
under the influence. Chad


Christopher Horton, 27,
of 1200 James Lee Blvd.,
Crestview, was charged for
refusal to submit to a lawful
breath, blood or urine test.
8/26: Christina Marie
Laird, 27, of Crestview was
charged with one count of
child neglect. Thomas
AndrewStephens, 73, of 1221
Pinewood Lane, Crestview,
was charged with one
count of battery (domestic
violence). A Crestview
juvenile was charged with
one count of battery. *
Michael D. Murray Jr., 21, of
1052 Whitehead Drive, Holt,
was charged with driving
under the influence.


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Crestview News Bulletin I A7


OUTPOST LOUNGE
FOOTBALL SEASON
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SOKALOOSA COUNTY
C 0 N N E, C, T, I, 0 N
The purpose of Okaloosa County government is to be responsive to citizens in providing an appropriate level of accessible
services on a cost effective basis. Critical County values include the following: Continual improvement of infrastructure;
health, safety, and well-being of the citizens; preservation of natural resources; responsible economic development;
leadership; and stewardship. -
Calendar Connection September 2007


Sept. 4 6:00 PM BCC Meeting Crestview
Sept. 6 6:00 PM BCC Public Hearing on 2008 Budget
Crestview Community Center
1446 Commerce Dr.
12:00 PM Panhandle Informal Turpentine Tool
Lecture & Artifacts, Heritage
Museum of NWFL, 678-2615
Sept. 15 9AM-3 PM Chair Caning (Kit cost: $45, $40 members)
Heritage Museum of NWFL, 678-2615
Sept. 18 8:30 AM BCC Meeting Ft. Walton Beach
6:00 PM BCC Public Hearing on 2008 Budget
Ft. Walton Beach (W&S building)
Sept. 20 8:00 AM WFTW Talk Radio 1260
Guest: Bob Gorin, Library CO-OP
Topic: 10 Year Anniversary
Sept. 21 8:00 AM POW/MIA Recognition Day
POW Flag Raising Ceremony,
Veterans Services, Crestview office
601-AN. Pearl St, Crestview
Sept. 22 9AM-3-PM Chair Caning (Kit cost: $45, $40 members)
Heritage Museum of NWFL, 678-2615
Sept. 27 5:30 PM Focus on Okaloosa, Channel 6 .
Guest: Okaloosa Co. Library CO-OP
Topic: 10 Year Anniversary
Connect with us Visit our website
at www.co.okaloosa.fl us'
(area code-850)
For up-to-date county news releases,
visit our website!
New Direct Flights from Okaloosa
Regional Airport to Orlando, Cincinnati &
coming Sept. 5, Chicago, 651-7160.
Celebrating Okaloosa Co. Public Library
Cooperative (OCPLC) 10 year anniversary,
as well as literacy and Library Card Sign-up
Month, you get FREE admission to State
Parks in September and FREE rides on OCT,
the WAVE!
Don't forget active-duty military always ride
FREE on the WAVE, with a military ID! Visit
http://www.rideoct.org.


BCC (Board of County Commissioners)
Ft. Walton Beach Meetings &
Workshops: Water & Sewer Building
,(Commission Conference Room)
1804,Lewis Turner Blvd.
Ft. Walton Beach (FWB)
Crestview Meeting & Workshops:
Crestview Courthouse
101 E. James Lee Blvd.
NOTE: BCC Meetings are aired on Cox
Communications Channel 6
Wednesday at 7PM, following Tuesday
meeting & Thursday at 10 AM.



Okaloosa County Commission
Ft. Walton Beach:
850-651-7105
Fax: 651-7142
Crestview: 850-689-5030;
Fax: 689-5059
District 4: Chairman Don Amunds
EMAIL: damunds@co.okaloosa.fl.us
District 5: Vice Chairman James Campbell
EMAIL: jcampbell@co.okaloosa.fl.us
District 1: Commissioner Sherry Campbell
EMAIL: scampbell@co.okaloosa.fl.us
District 2: Commissioner John Jannazo
EMAIL: jjannazo@co.okaloosa.fl.us
district 3: Commissioner Bill Roberts
EMAIL: broberts@co.okaloosa.fl.us
Okaloosa County Administrator 850-651-7515
www.co.okaloosa.fl.us


Look for the Okaloosa County Connection advertisements on the 1st Wednesday of every month, which will
include upcoming meetings, workshops, radio and television shows, as well as ongoing projects that concern You!
Okaloosa County Commission
Ft. Walton Beach: 850-651-7105, Fax: 651-7142
Crestview: 850-689-5030; Fax: 689-5059 i


treasures in the community


There are moments
when we feel fall in
the air ... at last. The
blueberries, figs, pears and
scuppernongs suffered
from lack of rain, still
managed to produce
plenty of fruit to supply
giving and freezing.
Seedtime and harvest, cold
and heat, summer and
winter, day and night will
never cease as long as the
earth endures, according to
the good book.
Our neighbor, Fred
Henderson, sent over a ton
of peas for me to shell and
freeze! Roma Lee is taking
time out while recovering
from a broken hip. Age is
just a number with these
two neighbors ... they
think their number is in
the twenties!
It was good to chat
with the Rev. Charles and
Linda Lennard last week.
She is busy in her home
business and church work
and he and I bragged
about our recent birthdays
... mine on the 16th and
his on the 31st. Both of
our celebrations revolved
around children and
grandchildren. Of course,
he looks so young to have
grandchildren that love to
celebrate at Sonic on his
birthday! I encouraged
him to write a book for his
grandchildren.
I recently gifted my
children with a bqqokof ... .
"Our Heritage." I wanted
them to get to know, via, -.
the written pages, how
my grandparents and my
parents lived. Unpaved


roads, silent skies, before
the moon felt a footprint,
quiet airwaves, motorless
roads are unheard of
to them! My daughter
compiled a section of
photos from Grandpa
George Strickland, down
to the youngest family
member born in February
2007, and remembering the
recent one we lost to
death. It was a work of
love for my family.
Good reports, from the
school Doug and I began
and finished in 1945, are
always welcomed. Hope
Destiny Standridge is
enjoying her fifth grade
class at Laurel Hill School.
She returned home from
her first day of school with
a sigh ... "I love Laurel Hill
School and I never want to
go to another school!"
Mom, Carla, drops her
off in the mornings and the
bus takes her to the door in
the afternoons. Big brother,
Seth, is in the eighth grade
and older brother, Colby,
captain of the ball team
last year, attends OWC.
It seems like only
yesterday when a neighbor
called Jordan's mother to
report, "Your daughter
is sitting on top of the
house!"
Watching the sun go
down, she said! This
year granddaughter
Jordan Elizabeth Snyder,
leaves her home in Palm
Harbor, Fla., for college in
Tallahassee; Ginger Rogers
Snyder will have an empty
nest. Ah, sweet life.
When the first Saturday


in October rolls around,
(Oct. 6 this year) everyone
in Laurel Hill knows
what that means time
to celebrate the annual
Laurel Hill Hobo Festival
in Gene Clary Park.
With live entertainment,
an assortment of music
from gospel to country,
and more than 50 local
vendors, the festival
organizers work hard
to make each festival
the best ever. For more
information, including
reserving vendor booth
space, call Wilma Jones at
(850) 652-4598.
Mary Smith is a 2006
graduate of Laurel Hill
School. Mary was severely
injured in a car accident on
State Road 85 recently.
"Friends of Mary
Smith" are raising money
to help with Mary's
medical bills and travel
costs. A bank account in
Mary's name will accept
any donation you are able
to make at First National
Bank & Trust in Crestview.
Donation
canisters are available
at local businesses in
Crestview, Laurel Hill and
Florala. Laurel Hill School
colors are etched on
wristbands and sold for
a dollar. All funds will go
directly to Mary Smith. All
help is appreciated by the
family.
"As long as the earth ..
endures, seedtime and
harvest, cold and heat -
summer and winter, day and
night will never cease."
Genesis 8:22 NIV


WHAT'S HAPPENING continued from A5


Crestview Scout Day on
Saturday, Sept. 8 from 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m. at Spanish Trail
Park on Stillwell Boulevard
in Crestview. Scouts will host
activities, games, exhibits and
ceremonies free of charge.
Refreshments will be available.
For more information call Girl
Scouts of Northwest Florida at
1 (800) 624-3951,.ext. 112.
LIBRARY BOOK SALE:
The Friends of the Crestview
Library are accepting
donations through Sept. 15 for
their fall book sale. Books and
VHS and DVD movies will be


689
115 E.
(Behind


accepted at the library, which
is located off State Road 85
behind the post office.
All types of hardbound and
paperback books are needed,
but no magazines.
To arrange for pickup of
books, call Flo Lembeck at
689-1535 or Dot Moxcey at
682-5759.
OREA MEETING: The
Okaloosa Retired Educators
Association will meet on
Thursday, Sept. 6 at 9:30
a.m. for the first meeting of
the year at Sonny's Bar-B-Q
in Cfestview. The business


meeting and program are at 10
a.m., followed by a Dutch treat
luncheon,
Current and past retirees
of the Okaloosa School
System are invited. For more
information call 537-3791 or
652-4165.
BLOOD DRIVES: Sept.
6, 12 6 p.m. at Baker School,
1369 14th St. in Baker Sept. 7,
1 4 p.m., Covenant Hospice,
370 West Redstone Ave.,
Crestview Sept. 8, 10 a.m. 3
p.m. Wal-Mart Supercenter,
3351 S. Ferdon Blvd.,
Crestview.


Affiliated Insurance of Crestview
Health Insurance A CONTRACTED GENERAL AGENCY FOR
Life Insurance BlueCross BlueShield
Long Term Care Insurance of Florida
Retirement Plannin An independent U.nsee
SRetirement ing of the BlueCross Blue Sheld Association
Medicare Supplements*
-7595. Group Health Benefit Plans Florida Combined Life
Florida Combined Life and its Parent, Blue Cross and Blue
Beech St. Shield of Florida, are independent Licensees of the Blue
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CIC director addresses Rotary
Ken Hair (second from right), executive director of Children in Crisis, was the speak-
er at last week's meeting of the Rotary Club of Crestview. He is pictured With Rotary
Club President Chris Palm (left) and CIC Ambassador Elisa Rowland.




Breast Cancer Foundation


honors Contours Express


From staff reports
Area Contours Express
managers Naomi Akers
and Holly Taylor and
owner Mitch Newton
recently returned from the
company's 2007 National
Convention held at the
Xl Westin Kierland Resort
& Spa in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Seminars and, workshops
were held to further each
attendee's expertise in
fitness, nutrition and
. weight loss for women.
The convention was
also attended by Myra J.
Biblowit, president of the
:* Breast Cancer Research
Foundation. Biblowit
awarded both the .Destin
and Crestview Contours
Express gyms with


certifications thanking
their staff and members
for their support in raising
more than $100,000 for the
Breast Cancer Research
Foundation in 2006.
"Attending our
convention allowed us
to get an update on the
latest trends in fitness
and nutrition for women.
It will enable our staff to
better serve our members,
who deserve most of the
credit for raising the funds
for the Breast Cancer
Research Foundation last
year" Newton said.
Contours Express
FUNdraisers to benefit the
Breast Cancer Research
Foundation in 2007 are
now being scheduled and
will include a threefold


program to surpass last
year's contribution.
Events are set as follows:
Crestview: Bunco for
Breast Cancer, Thursday,
Sept. 20, evening in
Crestview gym.
Destin and Crestview:
10-5 To Save Lives, Friday
Oct. 5, all day at both
gyms.
Destin and Crestview:
Bingo for Breast Cancer,
Thursday, Oct. 25, evening
at both gyms.
Members and Non-
Members are invited
to take part in these
FUNdraising events! To
participate or donate
cash or prizes to any of
the events please call the
Contours Express gym
nearest you.


Spacious home with endless possibilities. This 3 bedroom, 2 bath home is located in
one of Crestview's most established neighborhoods. The exterior of the home is all
rick with a covered front porch as well as a covered rear deck: Also, the home has
a rand new roof. The fenced-in backyard is full of beautiful oak, maple and dogwood
trees, and a shed wired for electricity. The interior of the home offers a very large den,
formal living room, dining room and inside utility room. The kitchen features a breakfast
bar and large pantry. All appliances convey. The bathrooms are tiled and there is a large
linen closet in the hallway.


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Address: 136 PHILLIPS DR
Crestview, FL


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Risk factors for aneurysm disease, which increase with age, include: atherosclerosis
(plaque in the artery), high blood pressure, smoking, being male, and having an
immediate relative, such as a mother or brother, who has had an aneurysm.
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The studio offers tap, ballet,
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Katharine's auditions for
the Performance Ensemble,
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2007


DIG, SET AND SPIKE INTO THE SEASON


Team up'lore"
teens
On Sept. 7 the
Foxwood Country Club
will be hosting a charity
golf tournament for
Lutheran Services Florida-
Northwest, including
runaway shelters, sexual
abuse counseling, teen court
and family counseling.
The tournament will
have breakfast/ registration
at 7 a.m. and an 8 a.m.
shotgun start.
* Entry fees for the event
are $60 for a single and
$225 teams.
. For more information
call the Lutheran Services
Florida at (850) 682-2374.

13U Baseball
The Crestview Dawgs
Baseball 13U Travel Team
will be holding try-outs
for the Fall season. For
information please call
850-682-2477 or email
us at crestviewdawgs@
earthlink.net.

YMCA football and
cheeleading


The YMCA is hosting
their annual football and
cheerleading program. For
groups from 2 -12 years of
age. Costis $36 for members
.' and $72 for non-members.
-The YMCA offers a youth
membership for $12 a
'month. This allows your
child to participate in all
youth and sports programs
at a discount membership
rate.
Games are Oct. 6 Nov.
17.
For more information
: pleasecontacttheCrestview
YMCA at (850) 689-2999.

Cheerleading
Clinic

: The Crestview High
School cheerleaders will be
S sponsoring a Little Dawgs
'h -eer Clinic on Sept. 8 from
a.m. to noon at the CHS
Sym. Cost: $25 for pre
registration and $30 at
the door. The girls will
learn cheers and be able to
perform during the third
quarter of the ballgame
on Sept. 14 against West
Gadsden.
For more information,
please contact Chris Moore
at (850) 259-1808.

Duck Derby
Want to win $500? The
Crestview High School
cheerleaders will be
hosting a "Duck Derby"
on Sept. 21 during the CHS
vs. Pace football game. You
can buy as many ducks as
you want. Prices are $3 for
one duck and $5 for two.
S Buying ducks ends on
Sept. 15.
For more information
please call Chris Moore at
(850) 259-1808.


The Crestview High
Robert Young
Crestview News Bulletin

The Crestview High
School Volleyball team has
been looking for a solid
season for a long time.
With the replacement of
the Bulldogs' head coach
and gaining a co-coach
with years and years of
experience, the varsity
team wants a title badly.
Newly appointed
Coach, Emily Trepak wants
nothing but a winning
season for the Bulldogs
this year. The girls had an
easy win against Milton,
but had a lot of trouble
keeping up with Niceville's
powerhouse program.
"The mistakes that
we made and we were
nervous. We need to get
that confidence back,"
Trepak said.
"We train to work
together and we do a
set number of things
every practice. But we do
highlight some techniques
to work on before every
match."
Aside from Trepak,
the CHS volleyball team
recruited an experienced
mentor that has set his
sights on helping them be
successful. Co-coach, Sam
Nimpchaimanatham is
sought to be a strong asset
to any volleyball team.
"For the amount of time
that I'm able to coach them
I'm happy with what I'm
seeing. We're going to
be good. We're- working
to toward the end of the
season, and the score at
the Niceville game didn't
reflect how we played,"
Nimpchaimanatham said.
"Don't get me wrong,
Niceville has a very good
group of girls, but from
that being our first real
game against one of the
three schools, we didn't
come out like we wanted.",
Nimpchaimanatham
is teaching the girls- all
new skills and techniques.
His level of experience
started out at Niceville in
the early 90's, then moved
to Choctawhatchee High
School, finally making his
way to Fort Walton before
going to Japan recently.
"The schools normally
bring me in to help and get


School Volleyball teams keeps progressingwith dedication.

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Robert Young I Crestview News
Bulletin
Above: Co-Coach Sam
Nimpchaimanatham ex-
plains to the the girls how
to keep the ball steady
when passing.
Right: Head Coach Emily
Trepak talks to the girls on
the next practice to come.
Below: Sarah Smith and
Courtney Haines are two
of the many featured play-
ers on the varstiy Volley-
ball team.

the program going," said
Nimpchaimanathanm.
"Crestv ie\w is taking the
right step with being the
Olympic club and getting
the girls to play year
round. A lot of the problem
is we can't expect the girls
to play three months out of
the year and progress. We
have to play constantly."
Of the many featured
players on the team, Sarah
Smith and Courtney Haines
are looked at to be two of
the many players that will
produce for Crestview.
"I think we can do better
compared to what we did
against Niceville," Smith
said.
"My goals are to work
together as a team and get
my skills up. With the help
'of coach Sam I'm happy
with coach Trepak and


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Robert Young
Crestview News Bulletin

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The notes in the
NHRA stated that
Hammonds had some
unknown mechanical
problems right from the
start. Hammonds had
an end time of 18.501
(65.23).
Look for Hammonds
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how she's getting us to
communicate. It's working
very well."
Even though the
Crestview Bulldogs are
getting a lot of new faces
in the mix, the girls are still
building their confidence
through their work ethic
and their teachings.
"We look forward to
each team's hits and angles.
It's something we always


work on," Haines said.
"We haven'thad a decent
program in a number of
years, but I'm really happy
with what we have now."
Look for the Lady
Bulldogs against Choctaw
tommorow night at 5 and
6 p.m.
In next week's issue
we'll cover Baker and
Laurel Hill's Volleyball
programs.


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