TRACK: FORMER CRESTVIEW TRACK STAR EARNS ALL-AMERICA HONORS SPORTS, B1 Triple B guide, INSIDE Wednesday, MARCH 21, 2012 www.crestviewbulletin.com 37th Year, Number 23 50¢ Work underway to replace Bridging the gap Twin Hills Park bridge By BRIAN HUGHES Works Director Wayne “The more we looked, A work crew from 682-6524 | @cnbBrian Steele and members of the more we chipped away, Provencher Piers,
[email protected] the council have been del- what we found is the posts operating from a fl oating uged by calls from park pa- are just hollow,” Steele platform, drives pilings Work is underway to re- trons wondering when the told members of the coun- place a popular footbridge bridge will be replaced. cil after the inspection. “It on the west side of the spanning the west pond at Hopes were to preserve was put there in the early bridge being rebuilt Twin Hills Park. the bridge pilings, but an ’70s. Its useful life has across the Twin Hills City of Crestview Public inspection in early Decem- diminished.” Park west pond. Original Works crews removed the ber revealed the pilings Concerned that the pilings, most of which rotting decking on the 40- supporting the original estimated cost would dig have rotted out cores, are year-old bridge in Decem- bridge had rotted from the deeply into his facilities still visible. ber for safety reasons. inside and the structure Since then, Public had started to sag. See BRIDGE A3 BRIAN HUGHES | News Bulletin A relay for life Cancer hits home for Riverside Elementary students By BRIAN HUGHES 682-6524 | @cnbBrian
[email protected] Students in Jennifer Richards’ class worked hard for a well-earned opportu- nity to rest their heads on their desks late Thursday morning.