Northwest Florida Daily News (Fort Walton Beach, FL) articles from April 2007

Northwest Florida Daily News (Fort Walton Beach, FL) archives from April 2007

Teen killed in club stabbing: Deputies search for ?person of interest' after the incident on Okaloosa Island.
April 15, 2007... Byline: Jill Nolin Apr. 15--OKALOOSA ISLAND -- A Georgia teenager died after he was stabbed at a local dance club early Saturday morning. Eric Durrel Roberts, a 19-year-old from Jessup, Ga., was fatally stabbed during a fight on the...

Showtime Talent Show to showcase area kids.
April 15, 2007... Apr. 15--FORT WALTON BEACH -- The curtain will go up Friday to showcase some of the area's most talented youth for the 2007 Showtime Talent Show. The show will be held at the municipal auditorium located next to Fort Walton Beach City...

All systems NO!: CHECK OUT THE LATEST ONLINE For news about schedule changes or cancellations, log on to nwfdailynews.com Weather warning grounds Saturday air show, but Eglin expects a friendlier forecast today.
April 15, 2007... Byline: Jill Nolin Apr. 15--EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE -- The only spectacle residents saw in the sky Saturday was a display of dark rolling clouds. Fear of inclement weather prompted Eglin Air Force Base officials to cancel the 2007 Eglin Air...

Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach, Wendy Victora column: Apology letters offer little solace when personal information is lost.(Column)
April 15, 2007... Byline: Wendy Victora Apr. 15--For the second time in two years, I have received a form letter notifying me -- with deep corporate regret -- that the type of information that could ruin my life has fallen into the wrong hands. The first...

Who pays how much?: Crestview will consider a lower fee schedule for nonprofit groups to use the new community center.
April 15, 2007... Byline: Leslie Fike Apr. 15--CRESTVIEW -- The city is at a crossroads with local nonprofit groups over the use of its new community center. The multipurpose building next to the Robert L.F. Sikes Public Library was built to allow...

Daily News local briefs.
April 15, 2007... Apr. 15--Deputy finds makeshift septic tank CRESTVIEW -- A man has been arrested for improperly using a makeshift septic tank and endangering public health. The man was charged with having a nuisance injurious to health and...

Windstorm inspection firms to help Floridians harden homes.
April 15, 2007... Apr. 15--TALLAHASSEE -- Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink has announced that 11 new windstorm inspection firms were selected to aid Floridians interested in hardening their homes through the My Safe Florida Home program. After a two-month...

Business BRIEF.
April 15, 2007... Apr. 15--Eglin Federal to celebrate savers FORT WALTON BEACH -- Eglin Federal Credit Union will participate in National Credit Union Youth Week April 23-27. The EFCU will offer promotional items to young people making deposits or...

PORTFOLIO.
April 15, 2007... Apr. 15--Legendary names I.M.A.G.E. winner DESTIN -- Legendary Inc. named Frances Motalvo the January I.M.A.G.E. Award recipient. Montalvo is a manager for HarborWalk Charters. The I.M.A.G.E. Award is presented to an associate...

Speaking of Business... with Massage Works.
April 15, 2007... Byline: Kari C. Barlow Apr. 15--Rebecca (Robbi) Montgomery started Massage Works in 1992. She moved to her current location -- a small cottage at 318 Racetrack Road -- about 11 years ago. The salon offers custom massage, skin care...

FWB woman gets the ride of a lifetime in the Iditarod.
April 15, 2007... Byline: Angie Toole Apr. 15--EDITOR'S NOTE: The Daily News wrote about Janey Rynearson's Iditarod ride on Feb. 18. She has now completed the ride. Here is her story. Janey Rynearson had an adventure in Alaska, and she's happy to talk...

Downtown mural represents a much larger effort to help the families and children of soldiers or municipal workers who have died in the line of duty.
April 15, 2007... Byline: Robbyn Brooks Apr. 15--FORT WALTON BEACH -- Travelers making their way to Brooks Bridge from Fort Walton Beach have watched it take shape. But the mural forming on wall of a downtown law firm is only a symbol of a much larger...

Niceville chooses cutest babies.
April 15, 2007... Apr. 15--NICEVILLE -- The city of Niceville recently picked their cutest babies in the annual contest to raise money for the upcoming Relay for Life event there. Baby pictures of 89 entrants from as far away as Germany were judged. ...

Daily News lifestyle briefs.
April 15, 2007... Apr. 15--Unlimited Horizons to reveal 'Secret' GULF BREEZE -- Unlimited Horizons' April program will feature Maia Rizzi, who will talk about "The Laws of Attraction/ The Secret" today from 2:30-5:30 at the South Santa Rosa Recreation...

EDITORIAL: Two reasons to nix Florida gun proposals.(Editorial)
April 15, 2007... Apr. 15--As bills that would make it easier for employees to bring guns to work (provided the guns are locked in parked cars) advance through the Legislature, a worried business lobby is reminding citizens that weapons at the workplace are...

Eagle-eye view: 15-year-old's project will help lifeguards keep watch over the beach.
April 15, 2007... Byline: Jill Nolin Apr. 15--DESTIN -- Droplets of white primer falls from above as 15-year-old Garrett Martino speaks determinedly about becoming an Eagle Scout. The source of the dripping primer is a paint brush held by friend...

Okaloosa-Walton softball drops twin bill to Chipola: Top-ranked Lady Indians power up, breeze by Lady Raiders 8-0, 9-2.
April 15, 2007... Byline: Jared Macarin Apr. 15--NICEVILLE -- Long before the storms came on Saturday, Chipola provided plenty of thunder against Okaloosa-Walton. The Indians, ranked No.1 in the state, used strong pitching and plenty of power at the...

Real Estate PEOPLE.
April 15, 2007... Apr. 15--Gilliland named to Chairman Club Jim Gilliland of RE/MAX Southern Realty qualified for the Chairman Club in 2006. Of 120,000 affiliates worldwide, about 1,300 Realtors receive the award. To qualify, an associate must have...

Daily News family briefs.
April 15, 2007... Apr. 15--CAC will benefit from golf tourney DESTIN -- Florida State University football coach Bobby Bowden and Birmingham, Ala., business leader Houston Blount will host the seventh annual Blount-Bowden Charity Classic on Monday at...

Boeing building upon '06 success: Champions Tour event practically recruits itself.
April 15, 2007... Byline: Perry Ballard Apr. 15--SANDESTIN -- As officials of the Boeing Championship at Sandestin visited players at various tournaments this spring, they didn't have to do a lot of arm-twisting. It took a couple of visits to nail...

Parking plan piques residents: Proposed lot to be four feet below road level, extend 80 feet over beach.
April 15, 2007... Byline: Heather Civil Apr. 15--MIRAMAR BEACH -- Walton County's plan to build a parking lot on the beach has incensed dozens of nearby condominium owners and residents. The 75-space parking lot to be located just east of Whale's...

Boys & Girls Club facility off to a fresh start.
April 13, 2007... Byline: Angie Toole Apr. 13--FORT WALTON BEACH -- Local dignitaries and Boys & Girls Club officials turned the first ceremonial shovelfuls of dirt Thursday to begin construction of the club's new center on Denton Boulevard. The...

Pace pounds Vikings.
April 13, 2007... Byline: Adam Pruiett Apr. 13--FORT WALTON BEACH -- The Pace baseball team debunked the saying that patience is always a virtue. Wasting no time whatsoever, the first six Patriots that came to the plate scored as the topranked team in...

Seabreeze Jazz Festival lines up some of genre's best.
April 13, 2007... Byline: Angie Toole Apr. 13--Over the past nine years, a local jazz radio station has created a festival that has grown much greater than even the founder anticipated. Last year's Seabreeze Jazz Festival drew more than 10,000 fans...

Woman convicted of killing boyfriend.
April 13, 2007... Byline: Heather Civil Apr. 13--DeFUNIAK SPRINGS -- A Freeport woman faces up to 30 years in prison for killing her boyfriend by running him over with a car. Jennifer Lynn Highers, 38, was convicted Thursday on one count of DUI...

MainStreet disbands: FWB Chamber of Commerce will take over some of the organization's projects, such as Okaloosa on Ice.
April 13, 2007... Byline: Jeff Ayres Apr. 13--FORT WALTON BEACH -- Saying its work is finished, a volunteer group dedicated to promoting the city's downtown has disbanded. Fort Walton Beach MainStreet has ceased its activities, and the Greater Fort...

Stimulating the senses: Silver Sands School's new Snoezelen room opened recently.
April 13, 2007... Byline: Rachel Kyler Apr. 13--FORT WALTON BEACH -- Ben Horzath moved deliberately between rounded mirrors and neon fluorescent lights, squeezing a Koosh-like ball in his right hand. Pointing at a floor-to-ceiling bubble tank, the...

Daily News local briefs.
April 13, 2007... Apr. 13--Junior lifeguard meetings scheduled DESTIN -- A short informational meeting for a new junior lifeguard program will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Destin Fire Control District station at 848 Airport Road. The program is for...

BULLDOGS BULLY THE TRIBE: CCRESTVIEW ROUTS HOCTAW IN DISTRICT MATCHUP, 12-5.
April 13, 2007... Byline: Randy Dickson Apr. 13--FORT WALTON BEACH -- Crestview broke out the bats in District 1-5A baseball action against Choctawhatchee on Thursday. The Bulldogs pounded out 16 hits and rolled to a 12-5 win over the Indians. Choctaw...

Air show to make history.
April 13, 2007... Byline: Mladen Rudman Apr. 13--DESTIN -- The Air Force is commemorating the 65th anniversary of the Doolittle raid on Japan during World War II with a ceremony on Sunday. Shortly before the mid-afternoon Thunderbirds performance at...

Eglin promises thrills at this weekend's air show.
April 13, 2007... Byline: Mladen Rudman Apr. 13--EGLIN AFB -- Dozens of aircraft on display and plenty of aerobatics by individual and team performers will be highlights of the 2007 Eglin Air Show and Open House on Saturday and Sunday. Gates open to...

Fiery words: Gulf Breeze will seek ambulance service elsewhere if Midway gets county contract.
April 13, 2007... Byline: Dusty Ricketts Apr. 13--GULF BREEZE -- A feud between two communities may persuade the city to seek ambulance service from outside Santa Rosa County. The Midway Fire District, which has tried for more than a year to provide...