SEE ELECTION DAY RESULTS at crestviewbulletin.com G AT O R S C L O S E 2 0 1 2 S E A S O N F R I D AY | B1 Wednesday, NOVEMBER 7, 2012 www.crestviewbulletin.com 37th Year, Number 89 50¢ From left, Marie-Thérèse Moreau, a visitor from Noirmoutier-en-l’Île, Crestview’s sister city, discusses patchwork quilt designing with Mary Richardson during Baker Heritage Day. BRIAN HUGHES | News Bulletin From left, former state senator Dr. Durell Peaden and state Sen. Greg Evers, R-Baker, join former UF/ IFAS Okaloosa County Extension Director Gerald Edmondson at the opening of the new county extension building. New extension A DAY OF HERITAGE building Favorable weather draws crowd to Baker for Heritage Day opens PHOTOS BY Airport Road facility is BRIAN HUGHES | By BRIAN HUGHES loosa Heritage Association, which News Bulletin 682-6524 | @cnbBrian produces the annual event at the larger, more equipped [email protected] Heritage Park adjacent to their Bak- er Block Museum, were pleased with By BRIAN HUGHES BAKER — When the chips are down, the turnout; a News Bulletin reporter 682-6524 | @cnbBrian it means Bill Alford or Carl Com- observed an estimated 200 patrons [email protected] mander are making another cypress while attending. But museum and shingle. association Director Ann Spann said CRESTVIEW — Okaloosa County The men returned to the Baker attendance didn’t reach past levels. Master Gardeners President Marge Heritage Day festival and, as in years “We’ve had more people before Stewart suggested increased pro- past, their arti- but there were so many events that fessionalism and workplace pride sanship day,” she said. “But we were happy are just some benefits of the Uni- and and I think everybody enjoyed it.” versity of Florida/IFAS Okaloosa skill While wood chips fl ew around County Extension service’s new $1 were Alford and Commander, on the oth- million office building. top er side of the park, sparks fl ew as “There’s room for everybody at- smithies hammered glowing metal to do their stuff. We’re not embar- trac- heated in a small forge with a hand- rassed to have people visit any- tions cranked blower. Inside the cabins, more. We’re not climbing over during a day in which traditional costumed re-enactors demonstrated people who are trying to answer local culture was front and center. domestic tasks, including churning the phones. This is amazing!” she Using traditional tools and meth- fresh butter from cream, making said. ods, the men sent wood chips fl ying applesauce and toffee, quilting and With the snip of a red ribbon, the through the spicy-scented air, the spinning yarn. extension service’s days of operat- fragrant aroma of freshly hewn wood From the music tent came the ing from a cramped, outdated for- rising as they shaved each shingle sounds of area musicians, including mer fairgrounds shed are officially precisely to size. the Convalescent Crooners, a group over. Extension staff and equip- Nearby, an old-fashioned John that frequently performs in nursing ment completed the move from Old Deere motor sputtered along, churn- homes. Crestview personality and Bethel Road in time for the new ing the dasher inside a large wooden long-time Main Street barber Mack facility’s official opening Monday ice cream bucket. The warm, sunny Brooks and his band closed the fes- morning. day made the cold treats especially tival with fiddling and songs he’s “In that short period of time, welcome to Rebecca Smith, 7, who sung on the Grand Ole Opry stage it’s about killed us,” Family and smiled as she sampled a dish and in Nashville. Consumer Sciences agent Elaine pronounced it “good!” Courtney said. “But we did it.” Organizers from the North Oka- See HERITAGE A7 After Gerald Edmondson, pre- vious extension director and the building’s namesake, snipped the Crestview Area Chamber of Com- Above: Danny Turner, a Baker School ninth-grader, FIND IT ONLINE merce ribbon, the crowd toured draws a bead on a distant target with a colonial- the building. Bob Bayer greeted www.crestviewbulletin.com era muzzle-loading rifl e as his friend Wyatt See for guests in the testing lab, a facility he no longer must share with Mas- Shumway enjoys the spectacle. video from this year’s Baker Heritage Day festival. ter Gardeners operating phones to answer resident questions. Marine Sciences agent Brooke Saari proudly showed her new of- fice and storeroom to guests. Motorcyclists gather for a cause “When I first met her, her office was a hallway,” County Commis- sioner Wayne Harris said. “That’s By MATTHEW BROWN A couple of Crestview Po- what prompted much of this.” 682-6524 | @cnbMatthew lice Department units escort- Moving to the new building was [email protected] ed the long trail of bikers to a collaborative effort. their destination at the Veter- Master Gardeners provided CRESTVIEW — Families First ans of Foreign Wars Post 5450 landscaping. Donations of time, has $3,000 and some 250 toys building on James Lee Bou- money and plants, including foliage that can make needy Hub City levard. The VFW provided from the Niceville and Destin gar- children’s Christmases more lunch for the bikers, who par- den clubs, enhance the building. cheerful after the 14th annual ticipated in raffles with pro- AVCON Engineers and Plan- Run for the Toys. ceeds benefiting the purchase ners, donated engineering servic- More than 200 bikers rode of more toys. es. Airports Director Greg Donovan into the Crestview Walmart Carrie Lawson, of Families donated airport-owned land. Mike parking lot just before 9:30 First Network, said the event Moulton and Linc Grant, whose a.m., paid a $10 registration collected some $3,000 that will construction companies built the fee, and included at least one help purchase more toys. MATTHEW BROWN | News Bulletin building, also received thanks. toy to donate toward Families Bobby Pruette prepares his grandson, Lucas Reeves, 8, for First, a foster care network. See TOYS A7 the Toys for Kids motorcycle run. See EXTENSION A9 FACEBOOK TWITTER TABLE OF CONTENTS A Halifax Media paper read by Find us at www. Follow us at Community .........................A2 Sports............................... B1-3 facebook.com/ twitter.com/ Opinion ...............................A4 Bulletin Board .....................B4 10,450 people crestviewbulletin cnbulletin Arts & Entertainment ........A5 Classifi eds ........................ B5-7 every week COMMUNITY Page A2 www.crestviewbulletin.com Wednesday, November 7, 2012 CONCORD LODGE COMMUNITY SERVICE HONOREES EXTENSION Have you created an CONNECTION advance directive? Farm-City Special to the News Bulletin Hospice care pro- vides expert pain man- Week to be CRESTVIEW — Cov- agement, symptom con- enant Hospice observes trol, psychosocial sup- November, National port and spiritual care Nov. 16-22 Hospice and Palliative to patients and families Care Month, with this when a cure is impos- By JENNIFER BEARDEN message: It’s never sible. Medicines and Special to the News Bulletin too early to create an equipment that keep a Agriculture is the produc- advance directive. Ad- patient comfortable can tion, processing and market- vance directives are le- be brought to the home. ing of foods and fi bers. gal documents (living Palliative care brings SPECIAL TO THE NEWS BULLETIN Products we use in our ev- wills, durable power of these skilled services eryday lives — like food, sur- attorneys or health care earlier in an illness and On Oct. 29, members of Concord Lodge No. 50 in Crestview presented community service awards during Family Night. Each individual was gical sutures, lumber, tires, proxy documents) that can be provided with adhesives, shampoo, leather nominated by his or her supervisor for exemplary performance. Pictured from state your decisions for other treatments. shoes and soft cotton clothes end-of-life care. More than 1.5 million left are award recipients Rhonda Day, Crestview High School; Cindy King, — come from plant and ani- “It is important for people with a life-limit- Shoal River Middle School; Laura Pink, Antioch Elementary School; Detective mal products and byproducts everyone to have an ad- ing illness annually get Don Howe, who received the award on Inspector David Henry’s behalf, that America’s farmers and vance directive regard- help from the nation’s Crestview Police Department; Deputy Heath Hehl II, Okaloosa County Sheriff ranchers produce. less of present health hospice and palliative Department; Mathew Constable, Okaloosa County Emergency Medical National Farm-City Week status,” Covenant Hos- care providers. 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