Sign that will be placed at sites of work under-taken by the MSBU.

Fri., 9-2 p.m.

Give blood at TwinCities Hospital, Niceville.All donors will receivetwo vouchers fromFandango for movie tick-et.

Sat., 2 p.m.

The “Flutes Furioso”ensemble of NorthwestFlorida State College willperform a free concert atthe Tyler Recital Hall,Mattie Kelly ArtsCenter, Niceville.

Sat., 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

The Freeport AnnualArts & Craft Festival2014 will be at theFreeport Regional SportsComplex at HammockBay, Freeport. 835-1737.

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By Marcia Anne SandersBeacon Correspondent

Four people brought com-plaints to the Niceville CityCouncil meeting on April 8 con-cerning noise and lighting issueson Mulry Drive behind the newshopping center at John SimsParkway and Rocky BayouDrive.

During one of the citizen pre-sentations to the council, CityManager Lannie Corbin said hewould meet with the store man-ager of the chief tenant of thecenter, Publix Super Markets,concerning the issues raised.

Kevin Ennis, 121 MulryDrive, a residential street that isadjacent to the commercial zone,said the problems were the lightsbehind the store, noise frommechanical systems on the top ofthe building, and delivery noises.“The peace and comfort of ourhomes has been altered,” saidEnnis.

Ennis said the mechanical sys-tems could be heard running 24hours a day from Mulry Drive.Lights behind the building wereon all the time and spilled overinto houses on Mulry Drive, hesaid. (The Beacon checked on thecenter at 4 a.m. Friday morning,three days after the council meet-ing, and found the pole-mountedlights behind the building wereoff.)

Delivery trucks were disrup-tive because of noise from back-up warning beepers, Ennis said.Some trucks arrive at night orduring the early-morning hours,he said.

“We were told we wouldn’tnotice the lights; we wouldn’tnotice the noise,” said Ennis.

“In my opinion, it seems tome there needs to be an engi-neered solution,” Ennis said.

The landlord, ValparaisoRealty, built an earthen bermbehind the shopping center as abuffer, but Mulry residents

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The flags and spirits were flying high Saturday when the Florida Panhandle Patriots and Niceville-Valparaiso Tea Party held a political rally called “Operation: We the People” in front of the NicevilleCity Hall. Pictured, Doc Washburn, a conservative talk-radio host, speaks to crowd about "protect-ing what is left of our Constitutionally guaranteed freedoms."

Showing their colors

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Christians in the Twin Cities and worldwide observe Holy Week this week, culminating on EasterSunday with the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Local events include a HolyThursday service at First Presbyterian Church, Niceville, whose stained glass window is a focalpoint of the sanctuary. An ecumenical sunrise service will be held Sunday at 6:15 a.m. at LincolnPark, Valparaiso.

'He is risen'

By Mike GriffithBeacon Correspondent

The Bluewater Bay MunicipalServices Benefit Unit governing boardis considering widening its role.

The MSBU board April 8 discusseda draft of a proposed strategic planwhich has been in the works for severalmonths. The plan would not be formal-ly adopted until after members have hadmore time to review it and suggestchanges.

The proposed strategic plan includes

proposals for expanding the authority ofthe MSBU beyond the streetlightingand landscape planning that has charac-terized its activities in past years, and tobroaden its role in improving the overallquality of life within Bluewater Bay.

The MSBU is an arm of OkaloosaCounty government, in charge of main-taining and improving street signs,street lighting, landscaping and appear-ance of common areas within the unin-corporated Bluewater Bay community,such as rights-of-way along main

streets. The MSBU is managed by afive-member board of directors, electedby Bluewater Bay residents, and isfunded by an annual flat-fee tax ofabout $60 per house.

The current version of the draft planbegins with a mission statement: “Themission of the Bluewater Bay MSBU isto preserve and enhance the quality oflife of its residents; to preserve andenhance property values and the naturalenvironment with proper planning and

Please see BWB, page A-5

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NHS tennis players head to StateThe Niceville High School girls tennis team secured a spot incompetition for the state title by defeating Leon High School inBluewater Bay April 11. The team is competing for the Floridacrown in Orlando this week. Pictured, NHS player AntoniaPoate during the Leon match.

BWB panel eyes wider role

By Rich ByrdBeacon Correspondent

Operational costs continueto be scrutinized by the NorthBay Fire District, as commis-sioners questioned several oper-ating expenses for clarification.

During a meeting April 8,Fire Commissioner DavidScholl asked Treasurer SteveStrait who provided legal sup-port for the fire district.

Scholl stated that the annualbudget for legal fees was$5,000. As of March 31,$4,727.30 had been expended,leaving a balance of $272.70,or just 5.45 percent of the bud-geted amount, with six monthsstill left in the fiscal year.

Fire Chief Joseph Millerinterjected that the paymentswere for attorney fees for

responses to legal questionsand arbitration assistance byAllen, Norton, & Blue, aTallahassee law firm.

Scholl asked why the districtwas using a law firm fromTallahassee versus a local one.Butch Parker, division chief,responded that this law firmrepresented 90 percent of firedistricts and had this responsi-bility for years.

Scholl stated that more com-petition might be a good ideaand that he would like to seefunding for this requirement“provided to a local firm withthe required legal expertise ifpossible.”

Chief Miller stated that hewould research this issue andprovide an update to the board.

Please see EXPENSES, page A-3

Fire commissionpores over expenses

By Marcia Anne SandersBeacon Correspondent

Seven members of theValparaiso VisioningCommittee met April10 to view results ofits citywide survey ofcitizen suggestionsfor a strategic planwhich the panel willpresent to the citycommission.

The committee gotthe results of the sur-vey only an hourbefore the meeting,which Chairperson Jill Whitewas unable to attend.

Vice Chairperson Derek

Hoffnung told committee mem-bers about the survey results,“Take a look at it," he said,"see where the trends are, and

[we will] talk about itat the next meeting.”

The Bay Beaconobtained the draftresults of the survey.In it the committeeshared its draft visionfor the city, which is“Valparaiso: An invit-ing, safe, and prosper-ous community,where people live,

work, and enjoy life.”The committee told citizens

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indicated that this was not enough.Bart Swann, 127 Mulry Drive,

said he w ould like to see somekind of “target date” for resolutionof the problems.

City Manager Lannie Corbinsaid he has been working with res-idents of Mulry Dri ve. “Theirquality of life did change” with theopening earlier this year of theshopping center, Corbin said.

Corbin reported that ValparaisoRealty was working on the prob-lems. Corbin also said that GulfPower is “committed to try toresolve this issue.”

In response to an inquiry fromthe Beacon later last week, aspokesman for Valparaiso Realtysaid: “We have already madeadjustments with light shields wepurchased from the manuf acturerof the lights, which brought us intocompliance with state standardsfor light. We are continuing tolook at further impro vements thatcan be made to further reduce thelight.”

“Publix has committed to usthat they are going to tak e actionby installing some scoops that willredirect a lot of the noise to wardthe front, towards the highway, butthey are not able to tell us whenthey are going to be installed,” saidthe Valparaiso Realty spokesman.

Corbin, too, said that Publixwas working on the sound prob-lem, and that the compan y wouldredirect noise to the front of thebuilding. Corbin said this will takesix to seven weeks.

A Publix manager said he w asnot permitted to talk to the press.

Ennis said he had not contactedthe corporate Publix office but wasthinking that w as the ne xt step.

City council member SalNodjomian said he did not thinkthat was necessary. “Local prob-lem, local solution, ” saidNodjomian.

At the same Nice ville CityCouncil meeting, TammyMcGaughy of Warren AverettCPAs and Advisors presented asummary of results for the 2013audit of the city. In 2013, the city’sexpenses were $18.3 million andrevenues were $20.8 million.

The overall increase in thecity's net position was $2.6 millionduring fiscal year 2013.

According to the report, go v-ernmental activities accounted for17.9 percent of this increase,resulting from increases primarilyin tax re venues. Business-typeactivities account for 82.1 percentof the increase primarily due toincreases in utility rates for w aterand sewer services.

The net assets of the cityincreased by $2.5 million from$50.5 million to $53 million.Growth in equity has been almost$25 million in the past 10 years.

Warren Averett had two recom-mendations for the city based onthe audit. First, McGaughy sug-gested that the city write do wn itsfraud policies.

“A policy is only as good asyou follow it and write it do wn,”said McGaughy. Speaking gener-ally, she said some or ganizationstypically lose about five percent ofrevenue to fraud. The report rec-ommended documentation ofidentified risks and correcti veactions in the event of a breach.

The report also suggested thatthe city write down its accountingpolicies and procedures and addyear-end closing procedures. Thiswould formalize procedure, serv eas a training guide for ne w hires,

and be instrumental in fraud riskassessment.

Speaking of the older age ofmany city employees, McGaughysaid, “Everyone does a very good

job but we want that to continue.”The audit found no e xceptions

with compliance and no materialweaknesses or signif icant defi-ciencies.

Another expense that resultedin serious discussion was employ-ee medical insurance. Schollidentified that $16,923 had beenpaid to the district insurer , UnitedHealth Care Insurance Group, inMarch. He asked when the healthinsurance contract would expire.

Miller stated that the polic ywould expire at the end of Augustand the district would begin rene-gotiations several months beforethat.

Scholl stated that the neighbor-ing East Nice ville Fire Districttries to control health care cost byresearching other health insuranceoptions such as those provided bythe Affordable Health Care Act.He asked if the North Bay districtcould pursue a similar course andhave someone come in to presentvarious alternatives to the boardfor consideration. Scholl statedthis is a major issue and competi-

tion would be prudent “in order toget best value and not to tak e ourbusiness for granted.”

Miller indicated that the dis-trict's current insurance represen-tative works with multiple insur -ance companies and w ould beable to provide a thorough presen-tation to educate board memberson options and address any furtherquestions. He would work out thedetails for the presentation and letboard members know the status assoon as possible.

James Boswell, commissionchair, followed up with similarquestions related to payments

made to CRC Data Technologiesin the amounts of $519 and $207.He asked what services did the yprovide and when did their con-tract expire.

Miller stated that CRC isresponsible for monitoring andmaintaining the district computersystem. The company addressesany concerns and k eeps it fullyoperational. He was unaware ofwhen the contract e xpires andwould have to research thatinformation.

Boswell conveyed that hewould like to tak e a similarcourse of action as that of the

health insurance issue and lookat pursuing competiti ve bidsfrom local companies that maybe able to provide the service.

Miller stated he w ould pro-vide an update on this actionitem at the next board meeting.

Parker provided a summary ofthe 11 construction projectswithin the f ire district that werebeing monitored.

Miller enthusiastically updat-ed the board on the status of itsnewest addition to the v ehiclefleet. He said the new Engine 8,which was purchased this yearfor $500,000, had been almostfully outfitted and w ould enterservice shortly.

The engine will replace theold Engine 8, an aging 1995model. The new fire engine hasupgraded technologies for atighter turning radius and betterbraking.

The old unit w as sold to theNorth Okaloosa Fire District for$30,000.

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ArrestsOn March 30 Richard Lee

Cox, 32, of 38 P ahl Road,Niceville, was booked into theWalton County Jail on a misde-meanor charge of probation vio-lation. He was released on bondlater that night.

* * *On March 31, Mark Braden

Zygutis, 20, of 130 DolphinPoint Rd., Niceville, was bookedinto the Walton County Jail on amisdemeanor charge of larcen ypetit theft, f irst-degree. He w asreleased on bond early on April1.

* * *On April 2, Nice ville police

arrested Zachary CharlesLaubsch, 20, unemplo yed, of313-A Niceville Ave., Niceville,for one count of retail theft-shoplifting.

An asset manager at Walmartdetained Laubsch after witness-ing him pickingup threeLexmark inkcartridges fromthe electronicsdepartment. Themanager wit-nessed Laubsch putting the car -tridges into the front of his pantswhile in the hardware aisle, con-fronted him at the store exit, anddetained him in the asset of ficeto await the police. The car-tridges were valued at $138.77.

* * *On April 3, Valparaiso police

arrested Matthew NathanielBrigman, 30, a line cook, of 312Washington Ave., Apt. A, for onecount of possession of drug para-phernalia.

A Valparaiso police of ficer,while conducting a securitycheck of Smitty’s Apartments onWashington Avenue, observed

two people sitting in the frontseats of a car . The officer madecontact with the two people, andwas given verbal consent tosearch each person, which pro-duced negative results.

The officer then ask edBrigman for permission tosearch his vehicle, and was givenconsent. Duringthe search, theofficer found tw oglass pipes withrounded bottoms,with burn markson them, strapped to the dri ver-side sun visor directly abo vewhere Brigman had pre viouslybeen seated. The officer recog-nized these as the type of pipescommonly used to smok emethamphetamine. Brigmansaid that he had let someonestore the pipes in his car, and thatthey were used to smok emethamphetamine.

* * *On April 3, Nice ville police

arrested Kevin RobertMcKissack Jr., 32, a promoter, of741 Sail Fish Dr ., Fort WaltonBeach, for one count of posses-sion of a controlled substancewithout script.

Shortly after midnight onApril 3, tw o Niceville policeofficers made a traf fic stop onMcKissack’s vehicle becauseboth tag lights were inoperable.A check of McKissack’s identifi-cation revealed that his dri verlicense was suspended.McKissack told the of ficers hedidn't know about the suspen-sion.

McKissack then ga ve volun-tary consent for a search of hisvehicle. During the search,police found a bottle prescribedto another person, containing131 pills identif ied as oxy-codone, in the center console ofthe vehicle.

A search of McKissack yield-ed $2,181 in cash. McKissackdid not ha ve a prescription forthe medication with him and theperson for whom the prescriptionwas written was not in the v ehi-cle.

* * *On April 4 Karl Jade

McKinney, 23, of1525 Cat-Mar Rd.,Niceville, wasbooked into theWalton County Jailfor felony proba-tion violation. The arrest w asmade at the Okaloosa CountyJail.

* * *On April 5, Nice ville police

arrested Johnny Ray Spain, 38,of 3782 Peachtree Way, on awarrant for misdemeanor tres-passing. The warrant stemmedfrom an incident on Sept. 28,2013, in which Spain w alkedinto Walmart in violation of atrespass warning and purchasedlight bulbs. He was observed bya Walmart asset protection asso-ciate and later stopped by police.

* * *On April 5, Nice ville police

arrested Tayler Alec Shelley-Frakes, 21, of 302 Bullock Blvd.,Niceville, for one count of mis-demeanor battery. The arrest wasmade on a w arrant stemmingfrom an incident on Jan. 11, inwhich Shelley-Frakes struck awoman in the face with his fist.

* * *On April 5, Nice ville police

arrested Matthew DavidCourtney, 18, a cashier , of 918Lake Drive, Niceville, for onecount of possession of marijuanaless than 20 grams, and onecount of possession of drug para-phernalia.

Police stopped Courtne y forfailure to maintain a single lane,and while speaking with him,noticed an odor of marijuanacoming from his v ehicle. Asearch was conducted, duringwhich a leafy green substancewas located in the center consolein a clear plastic bag. Also duringthe search, a grinder used togrind marijuana w as located inthe driver’s door pocket, contain-ing marijuana residue. A fieldtest produced a positi ve readingfor THC.

* * *On April 7, Nice ville police

arrested Andrew AlexanderHerrera, 19, of 175 WrightCircle, Niceville, for one third-degree felony count of larcen yand one second-de gree felonycount of dealing in stolen proper-ty.

The arrest w as made on awarrant stemming from an inci-dent on Jan. 20, in which a wit-ness observed a white SUVpulling out of the Waffle Houseparking lot in do wntownNiceville with a trailer and stovewhich had been stolen frombehind Tisa’s Motel nearby .Investigation revealed thatHerrera and another persondrove to Metal Recycling Inc. inFort Walton Beach in a Che vyBlazer matching the descriptionof the SUV observ ed at WaffleHouse. There they sold the trail-er and stove for $151.

DUIOn April 5, Nice ville police

arrested Shawn Thomas Outlaw,27, unemployed, of 111-BCadillac Ave., Niceville, forDUI, after observing the v ehiclehe was driving swerving on PalmBoulevard. After being stopped,Outlaw showed multiple signs ofintoxication, and admitted todrinking. His blood alcohol w asmeasured at or above 0.136.

OtherOn April 4, Nice ville police

received a report of a theft. Thecomplainant stated that hislicense plate had been stolenwhile the car w as parked at abusiness.

* * *On April 8, Nice ville police

responded to a report of a theft atan address on 26th Street. Thecomplainant stated that her pursehad been tak en out of herunlocked vehicle.

Fire Department Reports

The Niceville Fire Department responded to the following callsfrom Apr. 7, 2014 through Apr. 13, 2014.

0 Structure Fire 26 Emergency Medical Calls0 Vehicle Fire 3 Vehicle Crash 1 Other Fire 0 Vehicle Crash with Extrication0 Illegal Burn 0 Other Emergency Calls0 False Alarms 0 Hazardous Conditions

STREET SITUATION DATE TIMENathey Ave....................................Medical ...........................4/7/14 ..........................01:57E. College Blvd. ............................Medical ...........................4/7/14 ..........................09:07Early St..........................................Medical ...........................4/7/14 ..........................15:19Twin Cities Blvd.............................Medical ...........................4/7/14 ..........................15:23N. Partin Dr....................................Medical ...........................4/7/14 ..........................21:45Valparaiso Blvd. ............................Medical ...........................4/8/14 ..........................01:43Linden Ave. ...................................Medical ...........................4/8/14 ..........................04:07N. Partin Dr....................................Medical ...........................4/8/14 ..........................08:26Regatta Dr. ....................................Medical ...........................4/8/14 ..........................09:41E. John Sims Pkwy.......................Medical ...........................4/8/14 ..........................12:03E. John Sims Pkwy.......................Medical ...........................4/8/14 ..........................20:00Redwood Ave................................Vehicle crash..................4/8/14 ..........................22:02Kelly Rd. ........................................Medical ...........................4/9/14 ..........................17:2123rd Street ....................................Medical ...........................4/9/14 ..........................20:12E. John Sims Pkwy.......................Medical ...........................4/10/14 ........................05:27N. Partin Dr....................................Medical ...........................4/10/14 ........................07:54Hickory Ave. ..................................Brush fire........................4/10/14 ........................10:33N. Partin Dr....................................Medical ...........................4/10/14 ........................12:30N. Partin Dr....................................Medical ...........................4/10/14 ........................12:53Galway Dr......................................Medical ...........................4/10/14 ........................16:06Kazmira Ct. ...................................Medial.............................4/10/14 ........................17:48Elm Street......................................Medical ...........................4/10/14 ........................23:57Bayshore Dr. .................................Medical ...........................4/11/14 ........................07:21E. John Sims Pkwy.......................Vehicle crash..................4/11/14 ........................12:01N. Partin Dr....................................Vehicle crash..................4/11/14 ........................14:4937th Street.....................................Medical ...........................4/12/14 ........................00:01S. Cedar Ave.................................Medical ...........................4/12/14 ........................05:50Linden Ave., ..................................Medical ...........................4/12/14 ........................09:41N. Partin Dr....................................Medical ...........................4/12/144......................19:20N. Partin Dr....................................Medical ...........................4/13/14 ........................06:46

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Street Situation Date TimeMeadow Woods Ln...................Medical .....................................4/7/14.....................07:5323rd/Redwood...........................Dispatched & cancelled ..........4/7/14.....................09:09White Point Rd..........................Medical .....................................4/7/14.....................14:26Choctawhatchee Dr. .................Medical .....................................4/7/14.....................18:10Emerald Coast Pkwy. ...............Dispatched & cancelled ..........4/9/14.....................06:03Crystal Beach Dr.......................Cover assignment ...................4/9/14.....................06:14N. White Point Rd. ....................Medical .....................................4/9/14.....................17:48Bay Dr........................................EMS call ...................................4/10/14 ..................01:44N. White Point Dr. .....................Medical assist ..........................4/10/14 ..................05:28Hwy. 20/Lancaster ....................Medical .....................................4/10/14 ..................13:14Hwy. 20/Range Rd.,..................Vehicle accident.......................4/10/14 ..................15:59Whitewood Way........................Cooking fire..............................4/10/14 ..................21:25Hickory St. .................................Unauthorized burning..............4/11/14...................11:57Hwy. 20/Lancaster ....................Vehicle accident.......................4/11/14...................12:04Sunset Beach Dr.......................Lock-out....................................4/11/1/4..................13:07Newcastle Ct. ............................Medical .....................................4/11/14...................16:43Ansley Dr. ..................................Service call...............................4/11/14...................20:04Parkwood Cir.............................Medical .....................................4/12/14 ..................10:53Parkwood Pl. .............................Unauthorized burning..............4/12/14 ..................18:42Whitetail Cir. ..............................Medical .....................................4/13/14 ..................20:01

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in the introduction to the sur -vey, “The statement will beused to de velop specific goalsand action statements for rec-ommendation to the ValparaisoCity Commission for re viewaction.”

The committee ask edrespondents to indicate theirlevel of agreement with each ofthe 23 items in the list as towhether they should beaddressed in the plan it willdevelop.

Of the 23 items, over 80 per-cent of citizens selected ninetopics as “V ery Important” or“Important” to be addressed inthe plan. These included infra-structure, city services, f iscalstability, business climate, mili-tary relations, and beautif ica-tion.

Ninety-two percent of therespondents chose“Infrastructure—water/sewer”as important or v ery important.Ninety percent of citizens chose“Infrastructure—roads” asimportant or v ery important tobe included in the plan.

Ninety percent of citizenschose “Public safety—Police”and 87 percent chose“Emergency Services” asimportant or very important.

Ninety-one percent ofrespondents chose “Fiscal sta-bility—expenses/debt” asimportant or v ery important.Eighty-eight percent chose“Fiscal stability—revenues/taxes/assets” asimportant or very important.

Eighty-four percent of citi-zens chose “Business Climate(adding new businesses)” asimportant or v ery important.Eighty-six percent chose“Military Relations” as impor -tant or very important.

Finally, 81 percent ofrespondents chose “Businessneighborhood beautification” asimportant or v ery important tobe included in the plan theVisioning Committee develops.

In other b usiness, the com-mittee voted that StephenKnappstein, a local v eterinari-an, become a member.

The next ValparaisoVisioning Committee meetingwill be May 8 at 4 p.m.

VISIONFrom page A-1

management of public areas with-in our jurisdiction, and to man-age our mission in a transparentand cost-effective manner.”

The draft mission statementis followed by a list of f ivestrategic purposes or objectives:

—Promote a strong sense ofcommunity and positive qualityof life for the members of theBluewater Bay community.

—Plan well to mak e thecommunity more attractive, bet-ter maintained and safer.

—Providesafe anda t t r a c t i v eroads, side-walks andparking areasfor residentsto enjoy.

—Build ap r o a c t i v e ,transparent,f i n a n c i a l l ysound leader-ship, ethnicand makee x c e l l e n c eour community standard.

—Maximize partnershipswith Okaloosa County andcommunity resources toachieve these objectives.

The draft plan continueswith a list of specif ic actionsthat may be tak en during theremainder of 2014 and may alsobe included in de veloping abudget for f iscal year 2014-15.These include:

—Activate relationshipswith all neighborhoods withinthe community by visiting part-ner association board meetings,and providing regular updatesfor individual, association web-sites and/or other publicationsfor members.

—Complete MSBU websiterenovation and focus on k eep-ing the site updated with currentand user-friendly resources,including links to associationcommunity partners.

—Contract for de velopmentof an updated master planningframework for MSBU jurisdic-tional areas that includes accu-rate digital mapping of MSB Ujurisdictional areas. The planalso would cover landscapedesign and "hardscape" design,which includes standardizeddesign elements for side walks,lighting fixtures, street ameni-ties, and park amenities.

The draft strategic plan alsocalls for a re view of BluewaterBay’s overall street lighting

plan and the “dark neighbor -hood” theme established forstreets within Blue water Baywhen it was first developed dur-ing the 1970s.

The draft plan also calls fordeveloping the f irst park areaswithin the MSBU jurisdictionalareas, in cooperation with theOkaloosa County parks andrecreation department. Thedraft plan calls for a children’ splayground in Southwind P arkarea, and a f itness park nearTroon Drive.

Board members re viewedsome conceptual dra wings of

p l a y g r o u n dand fitnessequipment, asoptions forcons t ruc t ingparks.

The draftplan also callsfor the MSB Uboard to inves-tigate whetherthere is suf fi-cient commu-nity supportfor expansionof MSBU

jurisdictional authority, scopeof activities and/or geographicareas of the benefit unit.

The draft plan also calls forcreating and launching ne wcommunity social e vents inMSBU jurisdictional areas, andpartnerships with neighborhoodhomeowners associations andother community partners.Examples include summer out-door movies and a F ourth ofJuly parade. The first suchevent, an Easter e gg event forchildren, took place Saturday.

The draft plan also suggestsrenovations of Blue water Baymonument-style signs at exteri-or entrances to the community ,and developing a b udget andimplementation plan forreplacement of street signs asneeded.

The draft plan also calls forthe MSBU to w ork with itslandscape contractor to improvelandscaping throughout thecommunity. This may includegradual replacement of

Bradford Pear trees alongBluewater Boulevard, withother species which are similarin appearance but better adapt-ed to the Northwest Floridaenvironment than Bradfordpears, which are dif ficult tomaintain and easily damaged bystorms.

In other b usiness, boardmember Felix Beuk enkampsaid that there had been “slo wprogress” in constructing a newsidewalk on Southwind Dri ve

outside the Southwind gate. Hesaid the county project haddelayed by bad weather andavailability of labor. At his sug-gestion, the board appro ved amotion to spend about $500 tomove a retaining w all to mak eroom for completion of thesidewalk.

An MSBU spokeswomansaid this week that the sidewalkwork, which used prison labor ,was progressing.

Board member Judy Grif fin

said that recent se vere thunder-storms had caused someBradford pears and other treesto fall throughout the communi-ty, thus demonstrating the needto replace the Bradford pearswith hardier species, as theBradfords gradually succumb tostorm damage and age.

The draft plan also calls forreplace grass in some roadw aymedians and other commonareas with lo wer-maintenance

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native plants to pro vide attrac-tive ground cover at less irriga-tion and maintenance cost, andcontinuing to install ne w side-walks, with landscaping, bench-

es and lighting, particularly inthe Winged Foot Drive andSouthwind Drive areas.

Griffin informed the boardthat she is w orking with theNational Wildlife Federation tosee whether Bluewater Bay canbe officially registered as a“wildlife habitat community .”

At her suggestion, the boardunanimously approved amotion to form an ad hoc com-mittee of Blue water Bay resi-dents to work with the NationalWildlife Federation to e xplorethe requirements and proce-dures for such registration.

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ant Darlane Landsber ger saidthat she is adding a link toFDOT to the Blue water Bayweb site at BluewaterBay.org.

The board agreed to move itsmeeting times from the secondto the third Tuesday of eachmonth.

Board member Jonathan

Tallman and MSB U manage-ment consultant DarlaneLandsberger said that mo vingthe meetings to the third weekof each month will allo w moretime to analyze f inancial datareceived from Okaloosa Countyat the beginning of each month,and thus mak e it easier to dis-

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The next MSBU board meet-ing is now, therefore, scheduledfor 6 p.m., Tuesday, May 20, atthe regular meeting site in theconference room of theRegency Inn at 4577 State Road20.

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Andrew Reed, owner ofCosmos Pioneering, gives apresentation on “nano-satel-lites” for the Doolittle InstitutesIDL Robotics ProfessionalDevelopment teachers group.One of the new high-tech“nano-satellite” gadgets fromCosmos Pioneering (above).

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Andrew Reed of CosmosPioneering recently gave a presen-tation on “nano-sats,” essentiallysmall satellites, at the STEMMCenter school in Valparaiso withthe vision of bringing the tinysatellites into the hands of stu-dents.

“After the presentation BethHanning, director of the DoolittleInstitute and I discussed details fora six week lesson plan for 7thgraders,” said Reed on hisFacebook.

Reed goes on to say there areplans to “continue our collabora-tions to determine what materialswill be needed for the course andfor high school interns to assist inthe development process.”

The high school interns Reedmentions will be from BenShuman’s Niceville High School

CHOICE IT class, according toShawnea Tallman, AssistantDirector Okaloosa STEMMCenter.

The student interns will comeafter school in May to be a pilotgroup and assist with curriculumdevelopment. Eventually, studentswill work in teams to build, pro-gram and launch cube satellitesinto space.

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“Anything a satellite can do upthere these can do on a smallerscale,” said Tallman. “And thekids can program them.”

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“My ultimate vision,” saidReed. “Is that people and kids willhave one of these sitting on theirdesk at home.”

The STEMM Center is enthu-siastic to be part of this new tech-nology.

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Flute concertThe ensemble “Flutes Furioso”

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Easter egg huntThe annual Easter Egg Hunt will

be at Lincoln P ark, Valparaiso, onApril 19 from 9-11 a.m.

Ages 0-12 are in vited to bring abasket and hunt eggs.

Sunrise serviceThe churches of Valparaiso invite

one and all to a Sunrise Service onEaster morning, April 20 at 6:15 a.m.in Lincoln Park, Valparaiso. Pleasebring lawn chairs and blank ets ifneeded. The service will be followedby a free Pancake Breakfast at near-by Trinity Presbyterian Church, 44

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Space on Saturday, April 19 at 10:30a.m.

The tournament is open to allteens ages 13-17. There will be

prizes for 1st, 2nd, and3rd place and refresh-ments will be served.

Call Youth Services at279-4863 x1514 to re gister for thisfree program.

NWFSC ReadsNoted author Michael

Cunningham will read at NorthwestFlorida State College on April 21 at7 p.m. in the Sprint Theater. Tolearn more about MichaelCunningham, visit michaelcunning-hamwriter.com.

For more information aboutNWFSC Reads, contact Dr .Deborah Nester at 729-6443.

Social media workshopThe Niceville Valparaiso

Chamber of Commerce has part-nered with the Costa LeadershipInstitute to offer “Facebook for YourBusiness,” held on April 22 from 9a.m.–12 p.m. at the CostaLeadership Institute, NorthwestFlorida State College.

The cost of the seminar is $50until April 11, and $60 until April18, the last day to re gister.Businesses and indi vid-uals do not ha ve to be aChamber member tosign up for this seminarand future seminars.

To register for the seminar, or formore information, please contactthe Chamber at 678-2323.

Garden club meetsThe Niceville Garden Club will

meet at the Nice ville ChamberBuilding, 206 P artin Drive North,

on April 22 and e very 4th Tuesdayof each month at 6 p.m. Septemberthrough June (except December).

Enjoy presentations from gar -dening experts from Pensacola toPanama Beach.

Give bloodGive blood on Wednesday, April

23 at Nice ville United MethodistChurch, 214 P artin Drive from 3p.m.-8 p.m. All donors will receivea t-shirt.

Womenʼs health programThe Florida Department of

Health in Escambia County in viteswomen to attend “F or Peace ofMind” on Wednesday, April 23from 10:30–11:30 a.m. at theNiceville CommunityCenter to learn aboutbreast and cervical can-cer facts, the HPV v ac-cine and available assis-tance for mammogram and papscreenings. Free gi veaways andlight refreshments.

Please call Jessica at 595-6637or the Library at 279-4863 x 1504 toreserve a seat.

CIC getscleanupVolunteers from theKiwanis Club of Niceville-Valparaiso, Niceville HighSchool Key Club, andHurlburt's 342nd TacticalControl TrainingSquadron, Detachment 3,worked throughout themorning on March 29 towash houses at Childrenin Crisis, Fort WaltonBeach.

Lewis Band rate superiorThe Lewis School Symphonic Band students for earning AllSuperior ratings from the 4 FBA judges at the annual MusicPerformance Assessment at Pensacola High School March 14.Pictured, the band performing on stage in Pensacola.

Easter egg hunt fun setAn Easter egg hunt will be at Lincoln Park, Valparaiso, onSaturday starting at 9 a.m. Ages 0-12 are invited to bring a bas-ket and hunt eggs. An Easter egg dash in Niceville will also beSaturday at the softball complex behind Niceville City HallSaturday beginning at 11 a.m. See story on B-3.

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rent resident of Niceville, willgraduate with her Ph.D. inCurriculum and Instructionwith an emphasis in EarlyChildhoodEducationfrom theUniversityof NorthTexas onMay 9.

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Happy Easter to all.

CHRIST OUR REDEEMER CATHOLIC CHURCH1028 White Point Road Niceville (next to No. Bay Fire Station)

HOLY SATURDAY - APRIL 19TH

Morning Prayer at 8:30 a.m.Easter Vigil at 8:00 p.m.

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Morning Prayer at 8:30 a.m.Stations of the Cross at 3:00 p.m.

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The Twin Cities area will hosttwo free Easter e gg hunts thisSaturday for children ages 0-12 inmultiple age categories.

On April 19 the City ofValparaiso will host its annualEaster egg hunt at Lincoln P arkwith the first egg hunt starting at 9a.m.

Children will be split up intofour age categories—3 and under;ages 4-6; ages 7-9; and ages 10-12. The youngest group will huntfirst, then each age group will fol-low after the ne xt in 20 minuteintervals.

Parents of children ages 3 andunder are allo wed to help theirchildren during the hunt. The onlyother parents allowed on the fieldin the other age groups will bethose of special needs children.

Directly followingValparaiso’s Easter egg hunt, chil-dren can head o ver to Nice villefor the 27th annual Egg Dash atthe softball comple x on NorthPartin Drive, Niceville.

The Niceville dash will be ginat 11 a.m., but parents are encour-aged to have their children at thestarting line by 10:30 a.m.

Children will be brok en upinto four age groups—2 andunder; 3- and 4-year-olds; 5- and6-year-olds; and 7- and 8-year -olds. Lynn Waltz, coordinator ofthe Egg Dash, said there will be aseparate field for each age group.

The grassed areas will be cov-ered with plastic e ggs containingcandy or a small toy but a few willcontain slips of paper redeemablefor a larger prize at the end of thehunt.

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The Professional &Continuing EducationDepartment invites the public tothe 6th annual Northwest FloridaState College, Prime Time“Volunteer Day,” scheduled forWednesday, April 16 from 10a.m.-1 p.m.

The event will be held in theStudent Services and StudentActivities Centers, at theNiceville campus. Weather per-mitting; there may also be someoutside displays between the tw obuildings.

The purpose of the e vent is toincrease the awareness of volun-teers needed in our communityand is promoted to all students atthe college and the general public.

Participating organizationsthat will be happ y to pro vide

more information about v olun-teering include; American CancerSociety, Boys & Girls Club ofEmerald Coast, CanineCompanions for Independence,Children in Crisis, Pet WelfareCenter, Emerald Coast Hospice,Guardian Ad Litem, Habitat forHumanity OK County, Horizons,NWF Area Agenc y on Aging,Inc. (SHINE), NWFSCGalleries Docent Program,NWFSC ASC, NWFSCAmericorps, NWFSC CB A,Okaloosa County Headstart,Okaloosa County Sherif f’sOffice, Okaloosa Walton MedicalReserve Corps, Shelter House,United Way of Okaloosa Walton,Walton Co. Sherif f’s Posse,Audubon Florida and the TraumaIntervention Program.

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Niceville loses to CrestviewNiceville High School baseball lost Friday, April 11 in a home game against Crestview with a scoreof 3-4. The game remained tied until the seventh inning. NHS has two home games this weekstarting Thursday, April 17 against Choctaw and Friday against South Walton. Pictured, JuniorDrew Frederic avoids a Crestview player after he was forced out at second base.

Traveling U14 wins Presidentʼs CupThe FC Dallas Emerald Coast U14 Boys Red team and Coach Roberto Perez won the FloridaPresidentʼs Cup April 4-5 on the heels of winning the Region D Cup. The U14 team will be com-peting in the Region III Presidentʼs Cup to be held in Decatur, Ala. on June 12-16. The team prac-tices at Twin Oaks Plaza, Niceville.

NHS tennis playerswin RegionalNiceville High School girls tennis play-ers won the regionalʼs April 11 and willbe in Orlando April 15-18 to compete inthe state tournament. Pictured, fromleft, sisters Maddie and Monica Hsiang,Samantha Sepe, Megan Hovenden,Antonia Poate, Alexis Hruby and AndieVon Hilsheimer. Back row, CoachesBrett Beattie, Chris Poate and BrianBraziel.

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NHS runners have 3 meets in 5 days The NHS track and f ield team

had a busy week with three meetsin five days. The team participat-ed in the Mobile Challenge ofChampions on April 4-5,Andrew’s Invitational in GulfBreeze on April 4, and theOkaloosa County Meet in F ortWalton Beach on April 8. TheEagles competed against over 100schools in Mobile, 14 schools inGulf Breeze with the girls placing3rd and the boys placing 14th, andfour schools at the County Meetwith girls and bo ys both placing2nd. This concludes the re gularseason for man y of the athletes.Some will continue on to competein the Re gional Meet inTallahassee April 24 and the StateMeet in Jackson ville May 2-3.Results for the meets are as fol-lows:

In the Mobile Challenge ofChampions: Caden Ewingwon1st place 800m (1:59.57);Nick Morken won 1st place1600m (4:20.53); bo y’s 4x800mrelay team w on 1st place(7:55.12); Thomas Howell won1st place 3200m (9:20.36).

Andrew’s Invitational: AubreyWest won 2nd place 100m and 3rdplace long jump (12.72, 15-10.25); Kevin Cruz won 3rd place

110m hurdles (14.88); CenedyCrum won 3rd place 400m(1:03.84).

Okaloosa County Meet: Westwon 1st place 100m dash, 200mdash, long jump (13.43, 28.20, 15-04.00)); Nickie Anderson won2nd place 400m dash (1:02.56);Cenedy Crum w on 3rd place400m dash (1:03.26); Dre wHaggerman won 3rd place 800m(2:29.28); Mia Kirila w on 2ndplace 100m hurdles (17.99);Cheyenne Woodard won 3rd place100m hurdles and 300m hurdles(18.28, 52.23); girls’4x100m relayteam Camryn Crum, JaylahLawson, Montavia Hunter,Aubrey West won 2nd place(52.83); girls’ 4x400m relay teamNickie Anderson, DrewHaggerman, Cenedy Crum,Jalylah Lawson won 1st place(4:18.22); girls’4x800m relayteam Claire Crist, Dre wHaggerman, Nicole Escof fier,Mackenzie Shinnick w on 2ndplace (10:24.71); HannahSchroeder won 3rd place highjump, 2nd place triple jump (4-04.00, 31-08.50); Jaylah La wsonwon 2nd place long jump (14-11.50); Sophia Bergman won 3rdplace shot put, 1st place discus(34-08.50, 117-05); Sk yler

Joneson won 2nd place discus(102-02); Josh Chord-2 nd place400m dash (52.21); Tripp Davis-1st place 800m (2:03.22); NickMorken won 2nd place 800m(2:03.91); Thomas Howell won2nd place 1600m (4:34.16);Caden Ewing w on 1st place3200m (10:07.57); K evin Cruzwon 2nd place 110m hurdles, 3rdplace 300m hurdles, 1st place highjump (15.73, 41.47, 6-00.00);boys’ 4x400m relay team AlexBoswell, Isaiah Denman, JoshChord, Nick Mork en won 2ndplace (3:34.19); bo ys’4x800mrelay team Tripp Davis, JackMassey, Thomas Howell, NickMorken won 1st place (8:21.01);Andrew Baker won 3rd place polevault (8-06.00); Garrett Olds w on2nd place discus (135-08.50).

Personal Records: R. Cathe y,C. Crist, N. Escof fier, R.Giordano, T. Gunger, S. Joneson,M. Kirila, D. LaF ollette, J.Lawson, R. Rile y, H. Schroeder ,C. Woodard, A. Baker, H. Boilini,A. Boswell, K. Cruz, C. Ewing, J.Fiske, T. Hamer, T. Howell, N.Morken, G. Olds, E. Shelikoff, R.Sorenson.

Season Best: N. Anderson, B.Gulley, D. Haggerman, M.Hunter, H. Schroeder.

Lewis golferscompeteLewis School is making gains on thegreen April 10 in a golf game againstSt. Maryʼs Catholic School and DestinMiddle School. Pictured, ZachLusson, left, and Andrew London haveonly been playing the game a fewweeks but are learning fast. “Andrewwas our low man and shot a 37,” saidCoach Doug Sommer. Destin wonoverall and Lewis came in with a totalscore of 166 total strokes.

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