CRESTVIEW — Jayce Redding, 2, of Crestview, was among children recently enjoying the Age 0-2 Library Class at the Crestview Public Library. He got the opportunity to play with Crestview Police Department Officer Wanda Hulion's flashlight.

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CRESTVIEW — Niceville author Angela Yuriko Smith will present two readings from her "Literary Lizard" children's book series.

The first one is 3:15 p.m. July 11 at the Crestview Public Library, 1445 Commerce Drive. The second one is 10 a.m. July 12 at the library.

A book signing will follow each presentation.

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CRESTVIEW — Toastmasters International’s Crestview chapter has installed new officers for its July 1 through June 30, 2018, term.

Randy Newman, TI’s Area 53 director, led the June 27 installation ceremony.

Crestview Toastmasters’ new officers are:

• Karen Brown, president
• Patti Adams, vice president of education
• Susan Morgan, vice president of membership
• Bruce Adams, vice president of public relations
• Rhonda Rice, secretary
• Richard Powell, treasurer
• Shawn Ordway, sergeant at arms

Toastmasters International helps members meet their public speaking goals.

The president is responsible for presiding over the meeting, assisting the club in earning distinguished club recognition and serves as the CEO.

The vice president of education is responsible for educating and training members, coordinating the club schedule, assisting with education awards, planning speech contests and ensuring each member has a mentor to help him or her get acclimated with the club.

The vice president of membership promotes the club through open houses, membership campaigns, and manages the process of bringing guests to the club.

The vice president of public relations promotes the club to the local community, works with media, and keeps all club social media updated.

The secretary maintains club records and takes minutes at the executive committee meetings.

The treasurer is responsible for receiving and disbursing monies to members as well as balancing the checkbooks and creating a budget.

The sergeant at arms keeps track of the club’s property and ensures the club always has a place to meet.

Crestview Toastmasters meets 6 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at the GFWC Woman’s Club of Crestview, 150 Woodlawn Drive. 

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CRESTVIEW— Hall’s Motorsports’ 10th location is being built on Highway 90 West in Crestview.

According to Steve Schnitzer, the general manager of Hall’s Motorsports in Fort Walton Beach, construction should be complete this summer.

“If the rain stops… we hope to be in by Sept. 1,” Schnitzer said. “We’ve been working on getting permits for it for almost a year.”

According to Schnitzer, the building will be approximately 12,000 square feet, with room for three more buildings of equal size for growth. Schnitzer will be the general manager of the Crestview location.

Hall’s Motorsports is a family-owned business with nine locations in Florida, Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi. The company began in 1972 and had a location originally on Racetrack Road in Fort Walton Beach; the store is now located off Mary Esther Cutoff.

Hall's will sell Polaris, Kawasaki, Kymco and SSR, with several more brands in the works. There will be approximately eight staff members at this location.

“We’re very excited,” Schnitzer said. “There’s a big market up there for side by sides and farm units. We are hoping to add about two more buildings of like size, hopefully within a year or so of that place opening, as we add more franchises.”

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CRESTVIEW — Okaloosa County Courthouse marriage records through June 21 include:

•Maria Dutollo and Richard DeGraw, both of Crestview.

•Erica Harrell and Zachery Hamilton, both of Crestview.

The News Bulletin publishes North Okaloosa County residents' “Celebrations” — birth, centenarian, engagement, wedding and anniversary announcements — at no charge. We may edit submissions for length and style.

Call 682-6524 or email news@crestviewbulletin.com for more information.

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Reading logs for everyone who took the Summer Reading Challenge are due 6 p.m. July 12 at the front desk of the Crestview Public Library, 1445 Commerce Drive. Then, come to the Community Center for the Reader Awards.

Participants will want to arrive at 6:15 p.m. July 18 to peruse the silent auction prizes. We’ll have a ceremony to reward the readers' efforts in which we give them the funny money they earned. The Funny Money Store will be open so they can spend it. We’ll also enjoy some cookies, compliments of Little Caesar's, and milk.

Even if their children only read one day during the Summer Reading Challenge, I still encourage parents and guardians to turn in the reading log and come to the award ceremony. Let them buy what they can with one funny money dollar and see what they could have bought if they had read more!

In addition, those who can’t make it to the Reader Awards should turn in the Reading Logs anyway. They can stop by the library in the weeks to follow and pick up a coupon for a free kid's meal at Applebee's.

Heather Nitzel is the Crestview Public Library's youth services librarian.

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CRESTVIEW — An upcoming exhibit at the Crestview Public Library will feature movie posters and commentary on the "Films of 1967."

Two avid film poster collectors — Crestview resident Brian Hughes and long-time friend, Dallas film buff Clyde Ponder — curated items for the exhibit. It opens July 1 and continues through August at the Crestview Public Library, 1445 Commerce Drive.

The genuine one-sheets, three-sheets, window cards and insert cards on display are each supplemented with commentary by Northwest Florida State College film and humanities professor David Simmons.

A reception with a presentation by Simmons will take place in August at the library.

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CRESTVIEW — This week's Bulletin Kid, Everly Jennings, 2, of Crestview, browses books at the Crestview library.

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CRESTVIEW — Poets and musicians can read, perform, improvise and play together during an open-microphone event 6:30 p.m. July 11 at the Crestview Public Library.

The poetry starter is "peaches and beaches." Anyone can attend, and admittance is free.

The library is located at 1445 Commerce Drive in Crestview. Contact Esther Hurwitz, 682-4432 or ehurwitz@okaloosa.lib.fl.us; or Rick Sanders, 585-6399, for details. 

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