COMMUNITY, A2 BUSINESS, A3 GOVERNMENT, A5 MILITARY, A4 United Way announces NWF contractor Vehicle renewal Crestview man leads campaign allocations opening 29 new jobs fees to decrease decontamination training abroad www.crestviewbulletin.com 39th Year, Number 28 SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 2014 50 Cents Kidnapped child Sparks fl y for Gator alum found safe GOOD CHOICES The Okaloosa County School District’s CHOICE — Community High Okaloosa Institutes Career Suspects Education — program originated at Crestview High School, spread arrested around the county and is now a model for industry-school FROM STAFF REPORTS partnerships throughout the state. The institutes — industry partners The News Bulletin’s with their respective schools Facebook page and crest- — offer industry certifi cation and, viewbulletin.com received joy- sometimes, college-level credit. ous comments after word CHOICE institutes are located in spread that a 3-year-old Davidson and Shoal River Middle autistic boy Schools and these area high kidnapped March 6 is schools: safe and sus- • Baker School: applied welding, pects are in culinary arts, early childhood custody. development and web development “Thank • Crestview High School: God!” Bren- aerospace, allied health, applied KARL R. da Moore welding, automotive, building MENZ Cadenhead construction technologies, carpentry, said. BRIAN HUGHES | News Bulletin cosmetology, criminal justice “Praise Baker School alumnus George Price pauses after helping Okaloosa School District operations, culinary arts, digital God,” Trinity maintenance staffers construct an outdoor pavilion at Southside Center. design, electricity, network support Hayes said. “Wonder- services, pathways to engineering ful news,” and web development Carrie Mar- • Laurel Hill School: applied tin said. Baker School CHOICE training welding, culinary arts, digital design VIRGINIA M. Karl R. and web development LYNCH Menz and prepped welder for ‘real world’ job Source: www.choice-institutes.com Virginia M. Lynch, By BRIAN HUGHES “At one point he welded Emmanuel 682-6524 | @cnbBrian (Baker School Principal Tom) Menz’s birth [email protected] Shipp’s tractor,” she said. parents, George also tried his hand were arrest- CRESTVIEW — Sparks fl ew at repairing Crestview’s most ed Thursday when 2013 Baker School famous griddle when Coney in Hender- alumnus George Price tested for Island Hotdog’s cast iron EMMANUEL son, Nev., MENZ his fi rst job out of college. cooking surface cracked and in connec- Now he works for the same Nestor brought it to his students tion with the school district that helped to endeavor a repair. boy’s kidnapping. nurture his career ambitions. The pair allegedly fl ed After demonstrating his with Emmanuel last month welding prowess — developed NWFSC program’s after a case worker used by his grandfather, Lonnie Price fi rst grad the restroom following a — on March 17, George became After graduating in June supervised visit at a South one of three Okaloosa County 2013, George entered Northwest Ferdon Boulevard Burger School District Maintenance Florida State College’s new King, police said. Department welders. Welding Technologies program Crestview police coordi- For him, it’s a lifelong dream. in August and next month will nated with the Henderson be its fi rst graduate. Police Department in Ne- His enthusiasm, supported by vada after receiving infor- ‘He stuck with it’ his Baker School level 1 welding mation that the suspects George had to wait until ninth certifi cate, propelled him ahead were in the area. grade before he could enroll in of his classmates. By February, Henderson Police De- Baker School welding instructor George completed the program partment offi cers and in- Bill Nestor’s CHOICE institute. and earned his levels 2 and 3 vestigators from the Feder- “We put him in the welding certifi cates, three months ahead al Bureau of Investigations program and he stuck with it,” of the rest of his class. located the group, driving SPECIAL TO THE NEWS BULLETIN his mom, Peggy Price-Pierce “I learned a lot in college,” a U-Haul van described in said. “He ended up welding George Price and his mother, Peggy Price-Pierce, embrace previous news releases, other teachers’ boats and trucks. See SPARKS A9 upon his June 2013 graduation from Baker School. See FOUND A9 Growing church gains space, eyes more ministry opportunities By MATTHEW BROWN saic has, we felt that they 682-6524 | @cnbMatthew INSIDE: could use the resources of [email protected] the building,” Orsa said. Mosaic Church to “We thought it would be of CRESTVIEW — Mosaic host Easter at Twin better service to them.” Church will soon have a Hills Park, Page A6 Facility use was offered much larger home, and that at no charge, and Mo- means more opportunities saic members performed for helping people, head Boulevard. $75,000 worth of renova- pastor James Ross said. The 9,000-square-foot tions, according to Ross. The church, which property currently serves To prepare for the fi rst meets in a building owned four members, according service at their new home by Central Baptist Church, to Living Faith Pastor Tony June 1, church mem- soon will share facilities Orsa. Mosaic averages an bers and contractors are MATTHEW BROWN | News Bulletin with Living Faith Baptist estimated 200 Sunday visi- renovating the inside by Church and Crestview Ko- tors, Ross said. James Ross, pastor of Mosaic Church in Crestview, says a new location off U.S. rean Church off James Lee “With the group that Mo- See CHURCH A9 Highway 90 will allow the faithful to provide additional community support. FACEBOOK TWITTER INSTAGRAM TABLE OF CONTENTS A Halifax Media paper read by Find us at www. Follow us at Follow us at Community . A2 Faith . A6 facebook.com/ twitter.com/ crestview Lifestyle . A7 Sports . A13 10,450 people crestviewbulletin cnbulletin bulletin Business . A3 Classifi eds . A10 every week COMMUNITY Page A2 www.crestviewbulletin.com Saturday, April 5, 2014 United Way announces 2013 BRIEFS FROM STAFF REPORTS campaign fund allocations Children in Crisis Special to the News Bulletin Caring & Sharing of North Children in Crisis, $49,446; golf tourney Walton, $2,258; Catholic Children’s Home Society of raises $30,000 CRESTVIEW — United Way Charities of Northwest Florida, $15,935; Children’s of Okaloosa-Walton Counties Florida, $26,118; Habitat Volunteer Health Network, The 8th Annual Children has approved allocation for Humanity in Okaloosa $6,034; Covenant Hospice, in Crisis Charity Golf Classic of funds from the 2013 County, $21,875; Habitat for $47,879; Crossroads Center, raised $30,000 for local children campaign. Humanity of Walton County, $17,214; Elder Services of who’ve been abused, neglected Forty-two partner $3,193; Judge Ben Gordon Okaloosa, $15,971; Family and abandoned, according to agencies will receive the Jr. Family Visitation Center Life Ministries of Northwest organizers. allocations as follows. $7,883; Okaloosa Coalition Florida, $8,742; Harvest More than 130 golfers CHILDREN & Homeless/FRESH Start, House, $10,271; Horizons of competed for the fi rst-, second- EDUCATION GROUPS: $14,629; Okaloosa Public Okaloosa County, $28,147; and third-place prizes — including AMIkids of the Emerald of the Florida Panhandle, Schools Foundation, $1,231; Mental Health Assoc. of longest drive and closest to the Coast, $7,939; Big Brothers $1,849; Independence for Salvation Army of Okaloosa- Okaloosa-Walton, $13,977; pin awards — March 14 held at the Big Sisters of Northwest the Blind of West Florida, Walton Counties, $15,083; Okaloosa AIDS Support & Fort Walton Beach Golf Course. Florida, $8,378; Boys & $3,874; Okaloosa-Walton Sharing & Caring of Okaloosa Information, $7,559; Ronald This year’s winning team was Girls Club of the Emerald Child Care Services $23,948; County, $37,287. McDonald House Charities Mike Sowers, Greg Lile, Brian Coast, $20,187; Boy Scouts S4P Synergy $13,472; and HEALTH & of Northwest Florida, $13,157; Young and Scott Corley with a of the America Gulf Coast, Walton Education Foundation PREVENTION Shelter House, $42,100; winning score of 56 net. John $16,012; Eleanor J. Johnson $17,589. ORGANIZATIONS: The United Cerebral Palsy of Williams of Fort Walton Beach, Youth Center, $22,441; FINANCIAL STABILITY Arc of Walton County, Northwest Florida, $1,213; who was randomly selected to try Emerald Coast Children’s & DISASTER READINESS $12,143; Bridgeway Center- Walton-Okaloosa Advisory for the Million Dollar Shot, just Advocacy Center, $31,808; ORGANIZATIONS: Psychological Healthcare, Council on Aging, $14,198; missed the hole. Emerald Coast Science American Red Cross $26,128; $9,166; Chautauqua Offi ces and the YMCA of Florida’s Tournament proceeds Center, $1,891; Girl Scouts Bay Area Food Bank, $7,526; of Psychotherapy, $15,768; Emerald Coast, $6,625. benefi ted the Children’s Neighborhood, a foster home and facility for Northwest Florida children removed from their families without notice, according Child abuse awareness takes focus this month in NWF to Ken Hair, CIC president and Special to the News Bulletin CEO. ONLINE: CRESTVIEW — Throughout April, Child • • • Abuse Prevention Month, organizations http://frombluetobetter. and businesses are hosting events to org/local-events Highways 85, 123, and 285 protect our most vulnerable residents. FamiliesFirst Network has created a to close for mission coalition of child-friendly organizations ments improve a child’s cognitive, psy- EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE — Highways to promote awareness about child abuse chological, behavioral and physical well 85, 123 and 285 will be closed and prevention. These groups arrange being, while neglectful or abusive ex- a short time April 9 for a test events under the From Blue to Better periences depress mental and physical mission. April 11 is the back-up campaign to help raise awareness for growth, according to the Child Welfare day. child abuse prevention. Information Gateway’s 2012 Research The closure is scheduled to In addition, the Department of Chil- Guide. occur between 2 and 3:30 p.m.