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Agents Explain Health Insurance Marketplace ‘Latin American Idol’ performer serenades CHS student, A10 CRESTVIEW PD CELEBRATES PROMOTIONS, AWARDS | A4 Saturday, OCTOBER 12, 2013 www.crestviewbulletin.com 38th Year, Number 82 50¢ Agents explain Health Insurance Marketplace By MATTHEW BROWN into law in 2010. Uninsured residents Bureau. However, there are no Af- WANT TO GO? 682-6524 | @cnbMatthew can visit the website and enroll for fordable Care Act insurance cards. [email protected] health insurance even with a pre-ex- “There is a lot of confl icting in- WHAT: isting condition. formation out there, so our goal is to Health Insurance CRESTVIEW — Understanding Though Barnes and Roberts educate people and let them know Marketplace health insurance options can be can’t solve widespread healthcare. what is available to them,” Roberts information sessions diffi cult — especially for residents gov glitches reported since the site’s said. WHEN: 10 who’ve never had coverage — but launch, they have tried to separate Barnes and Roberts answered a.m., noon, 2 p.m. help is available. fact from fi ction. questions and advised residents on and 4 p.m. Oct. 23 Barnes Insurance and Financial For instance, numerous Ameri- options Wednesday at the Crestview WHERE: Services’ Spencer Barnes and Drew cans have reported receiving calls Area Chamber of Commerce offi ce. MATTHEW BROWN | News Bulletin Roberts, among others are helping from someone claiming to be from Deb Winter, a retired widow, Crestview Area residents navigate the Health In- the federal government, saying said she appreciates the informa- Deb Winter, a retired widow, Chamber of surance Marketplace website, at no they’re verifying personal informa- tion. Winter, who has been unable said she initially was hesitant Commerce offi ce, charge. Healthcare.gov is a result of tion — including a bank account to fi nd health coverage because of about the Affordable Care Act, 1447 Commerce the Affordable Care Act, commonly number — before an Affordable Care pre-existing conditions for the past but now is relieved to have Drive referred to as Obamacare, which Act insurance card can be mailed, coverage despite her pre-existing President Barack Obama signed according to the Better Business See MARKETPLACE A10 condition. A SOURCE OF HONNEUR Residents and offi cials Most recently, Bohler’s research Crestview Sister City skills located the co-pilot’s brother brainstorm bus route and crewmen’s descendants of an member awarded American B-17 that crash-landed off the beach of Noirmoutier, Crestview’s improvements French Sister City. The Bohlers were French Legion of Honor among a 22-member delegation from Crestview that visited Noirmoutier in By BRIAN HUGHES I’ve been to Villa Crest. I go By BRIAN HUGHES June to help commemorate the un- 682-6524 | @cnbBrian to the library, and to Life- 682-6524 | @cnbBrian veiling of a memorial to the bomber’s [email protected] Point Church on the bus.” [email protected] crew. Until she retired, Carol CRESTVIEW — Residents McPherson rode the bus CRESTVIEW — A member of the and city offi cials, along with every day to her jobs at Crestview Sister City organiza- ‘Profound gratitude’ Okaloosa County Transit Walgreens and Wal-Mart. tion has received France’s highest In a letter notifying Bohler of management, have dis- “I take it to Publix more accolade. his receiving the Legion of Honor, cussed ways of improving than anywhere,” McPher- Don Bohler, a retired U.S. Air Force French ambassador to the United Crestview’s bus routes if son said. “I don’t have a colonel and former Air Force Acad- States François Delattre expressed they continue operating car. I never had a driver’s emy faculty member, received the “profound gratitude” for Bohler’s past Nov. 4. That’s the date license in my life.” Legion of Honor for his work recog- “exemplary courage and exceptional the county will terminate City Clerk Betsy Roy nizing American World War II heroes commitment to the memory of the routes 11 and 12 unless the said during the county com- who aided in France’s liberation. fallen.” cash-strapped city fi nds mission meeting at which “It wasn’t expected,” said Bohler, Bohler received the Legion of funds to match the coun- Crestview’s bus service of Niceville. “I didn’t know until the Honor by mail earlier this week at ty’s share after state and was discussed, people said JAMES SETTLE | Special to the News Bulletin consulate called me up and said, ‘We his Niceville home. The decoration, federal grants. they would willingly wait an need a copy of your passport.’ a merit-based honor created in 1802 Retired Air Force Col. Don Bohler More than a dozen resi- extra half-hour if the routes “I said, ‘Why?’ They said, ‘Well, displays the French Legion of dents and nine offi cials on were consolidated. you’ve been nominated for the Légion See HONNEUR A5 Honor he was recently awarded. Tuesday shared ideas dur- However, Okaloosa d’Honneur,’ and I said, ‘Well, isn’t that ing an informal gathering County Transit coordinator something?’” in the Crestview Commu- Lani Birchett said chang- Bohler and his wife, Marie-Claude, LEGION OF HONOR RECIPIENTS nity Center. Consolidating ing or consolidating routes spend summers at the couple’s home Crestview Sister City organization member local service into one route; is a diffi cult process and eliminating underused or “is not going to happen near the Mediterranean Sea in Mont- Don Bohler joins a long list of distinguished pelier, France. closely located stops to ex- overnight.” While there, Bohler pursues recipients of the honor. pand service to unserved his interest in history. In 2009, he Among them are Alexander Graham Bell, areas; eliminating dupli- A unique problem was instrumental in locating fam- Desmond Tutu, Jacques Cousteau, Dame Shirley cated service; and running ily members of a fallen U.S. fi ghter Bassey, Sir Sean Connery, Salvador Dalí, Céline smaller buses at slow times City Planner Eric Da- pilot, who, with 23 fallen French Re- Dion, Kirk Douglas, Clint Eastwood, Dwight D. are among suggestions. vis said no other city in the sistance fi ghters, is memorialized at Eisenhower, Jane Goodall, Norman Mailer, county has to fi nd funding the La Pezade memorial in the outh Wynton Marsalis, Sir Paul McCartney, George to maintain bus services. An essential service The county wants at least of France. S. Patton, Luciano Pavarotti, Colin Powell, Bohler also located the fl ight Several residents de- $25,000, and possibly as Robert Redford, JK Rowling, Nicolas scribed the importance much as $50,000, from leader, then 87, and in 2010 was in- Sarkozy, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, strumental in bringing the veteran of the bus service to their Crestview to match its Barbra Streisand and Elizabeth Taylor. and members of his family to La Pe- daily lives. share, he said. zade for honors and decoration by the “I have to ride the bus. Roy said a possible French government. There is no choice for me,” source could be increased Winsome Houston said. gas tax revenue expected “I’m legally blind, and I to begin coming to the city can’t drive anymore.” after Jan. 1, but she noted FUNDS TO PROVIDE FOR YMCA IMPROVEMENTS Linda Hermenitt took the same source also must the bus to attend the fund city road repairs, workshop. which are several years “I have to ride the bus,” behind. she said. “I don’t have a ve- hicle. I’ve been to Wal-Mart, See BUS A10 MATTHEW BROWN | News Bulletin BRIAN HUGHES | News Bulletin Tom Moody presents a $10,400 check to Crestview YMCA branch director Sarah Traver, among YMCA Residents Ruthie Blocker and Lisa Baughman supporters in attendance, on Thursday at the downtown Crestview facility. The funds were collected during discuss Crestview bus service with Ted Scholl the Sept. 29 “Be a Cowboy/Cowgirl for a Day” fundraiser at Moody’s Old Warrior Ranch. The YMCA of Okaloosa County Transit during a public bus facility will receive facility improvements because of the community’s support. workshop Tuesday afternoon. FACEBOOK TABLE OF CONTENTS INSIDE TODAY NEXT EDITION A Halifax Media Find us at www. Community ..................A2 A10 facebook.com/ Gators get their revenge, Crestview family paper Law Enforcement ..........A4 crestviewbulletin Hoboes roll past Jaguars, observes 40th read by Bulletin Board ..............A5 A10 TWITTER anniversary of Air 10,450 Classifi eds ...................A6 ••• Force veteran’s jet people Follow us at Baker church to host health twitter.com/ Lifestyle .................... A10 trainer crash every cnbulletin Sports ...................... A10 fair, A3 week COMMUNITY Page A2 www.crestviewbulletin.com Saturday, October 12, 2013 Chamber leader touts community calendar THE HOBO By BRIAN HUGHES and chamber membership is not re- HOMEFRONT 682-6524 | @cnbBrian FIND IT ONLINE quired, Schwartz said. [email protected] The chamber also is compiling a See www. roster of all open-membership com- purchased cutlery sets, CRESTVIEW — With the Blue Jean crestviewchamber. munity organizations for a spring pizza cutters and serving Ball, the library book sale, the Com- com to check the 2014 expo of area clubs, societies and utensils, along with munity Health Fair, the Internation- community events associations. delicious pies, dips, sauces al Festival, corn mazes, Crestview calendar or add a listing. “The expo will be a great opportu- and soup mixes. High’s stage comedy “Dear Ruth,” Membership in the Crestview nity for people to fi nd out about what’s foot races and the Fall Festival, the available,” Schwartz said. “Maybe FALL FESTIVAL, BAPTIST Area Chamber of Commerce By AMBER KELLY October community events calendar is not required. they’ll fi nd interests they didn’t know HOMECOMING is bursting with activities. they even had.” Special to the News Bulletin Today, in place of our With so much planned for autumn’s Schwartz said the organizations My name is Amber annual Hobo Festival, we cooler days, Rae Schwartz, Crestview confl icts, Schwartz said.
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