Dear editor,

I would like to tell you about a hero!

Today, while getting lunch from Taco Town, I had a seizure and lost total consciousness. When I came to … an investigator with the Crestview police department was sitting with me. 

If he had not been in the building, things might have ended differently.  

He was quick to react, and made sure that I was able to breathe until I woke up. After that, he knew all the right questions to ask, and kept me calm until the EMT showed up.  

I would just like to tell him a very special thank you! He possibly saved my life!

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VALPARAISO — The Heritage Museum of Northwest Florida has scheduled a free lunch-time history lecture on the Crestview centennial.

Guest speaker Pat Hollarn will present "Crestview Through the Century" at noon May 13 at the museum, 115 Westview Ave., Valparaiso.

Hollarn, a current officer with the Mainstreet Crestview Association, will paint a picture of what it was like in Crestview 100 years ago and share highlights of the city’s history through the century.

Bring a sandwich and take your lunch break at the free public event. RSVP required due to limited space. Call 678-2615 for details.

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CRESTVIEW — The community will honor former Crestview Public Library director Jean Lewis’ achievements during an April 9 celebration.

The event is 6 p.m. at Carver-Hill School Center, 461 School Ave., Crestview. Light refreshments will be served.

Lewis, who retired earlier this year, was the first African-American library director in Crestview and Okaloosa County, Crestview resident Mae R. Coleman said.

Contact Coleman, 682-5518, for details.

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NICEVILLE — Northwest Florida State College’s Film Club will screen "Dead Poets Society" a 1989 drama written by Tom Schulman and starring Robin Williams and Ethan Hawke.

The film — set in 1959 at Welton Academy, a fictional elite conservative boarding school — is rated PG for violence, language, sexual content and alcohol/drugs/smoking.

The event, free and open to the public, is 6:30 p.m. April 4 in the Mattie Kelley Arts Center’s Arts Wing, in Room 328 of NWFSC’s Niceville campus.  

Free food and drinks will be served, and a raffle and discussion of the film will take place afterward.

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CRESTVIEW — The Main Street Crestview Association needs donations for the City of Crestview Fourth of July fireworks display.

Donate at Allen Turner Chevrolet, 4150 S. Ferdon Blvd., Crestview or the City of Crestview, 198 N. Wilson St.                

Contact 682-1560, 689-3722 or manager@mainstreetcrestview.org for details.

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CRESTVIEW — Crestview High School’s Chorus will host a pancake breakfast.

The Applebee's Flapjack Fundraiser is 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. April 2 at 215 Rasberry Road, Crestview.

Each meal costs $7. 

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CRESTVIEW — The Military Appreciation Recognition Celebration Inc. group will meet 1 p.m. April 4 at the Crestview Public Library, 1445 Commerce Drive, Crestview.

The nonprofit group plans the annual military appreciation celebration for Armed Forces Day, May 21. The city of Crestview has chosen the event as part of its centennial celebration.

Members meet first Mondays at the Crestview library, and the group meets monthly at the library. Group dues are $25 per year.

Contact Bob Lynn, bettybob1234@aol.com, to make a donation toward the ceremony, become a sponsor or join the organization.

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BAKER — The Baker Lions Club will host its annual Baker Spring Fling this weekend.

The event kicks off with an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast at 7:30 a.m. April 2 at the Baker Area Recreation Center, 5503 US Highway 4. Cost is $6 per person.

The fling starts at 9 a.m., and includes an antique car show, arts, crafts and food vendors, as well as bounce houses and an interactive antique toy display. Honey, homemade cakes and other goods may be purchased.

Booth spaces are still available. They are 10 feet square and cost $20 ($25 with electricity). For details, call 537-2491.

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CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Photo Club's next meeting includes an information session for people interested in photography.

Area residents are encouraged to come ask questions, learn to take better photos and learn about accessories and equipment and more. "Maybe shooting food is more to your liking? Bryan will be showing you how! Do you like shooting miniatures?? If they are done right they look like full scale. Clark's our man!" a spokesperson said.

Hours are 6-8 p.m. April 21 at the Knights of Columbus hall, 701 James Lee Blvd., E., Crestview. The carnival is free and open to the public, but donations are accepted.

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VALPARAISO — The Genealogical Society of Okaloosa County's next meeting includes program speaker Margaret Chatraw, Library Coordinator for Youth Services and Genealogy Services for the Santa Rosa County Library System.

Her topic is Extra, Extra, Read All About It: Newspapers in Genealogy Research. The program starts at 10 a .m. April 9 at the Heritage Museum, 115 Westview Ave., Valparaiso.

Margaret and her husband Darrell are Milton residents. He is the senior pastor of the Bay Area Vineyard Church and is a former US Air Force pilot.

After leaving the Air Force, Margaret and her family eventually settled in Orangeburg, South Carolina, where they served for 13 years before moving to Americus, Georgia for seven years.

In August 2004, the Chatraws moved to Milton to plant a new Vineyard Church in the Milton/Pace area.

They have three children and several grandchildren. Their oldest son, Jason, is president of a Christian publishing company; Aaron, their middle child, recently separated from the air force after more than nine years of service; and their daughter, Malinda, a stay-at-home mom, is a former air force captain.

This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Okaloosa genealogical society meets April 9