VALPARAISO — In honor of Black History Month and in commemoration of the City of Crestview’s centennial year, the Heritage Museum is hosting a free lunchtime lecture about Carver-Hill School.

Guest speaker David Wheeler will share information about the “Early Education of Afro-Americans in Crestview" at noon Friday, Feb. 12 at the Heritage Museum, 115 Westview Ave., Valparaiso.

Bring a sandwich and take your lunch break. This lecture is open to the public. Call 678-2615 to reserve a seat, as space is limited.

This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: 'Early Education of Afro-Americans in Crestview' lecture scheduled

CRESTVIEW — Yvonne Shanklin, an Edward Jones financial advisor in Crestview, is sponsoring a free financial educational workshop,

Staying Calm when the Market Goes Wild."

Dinner will be provided at the event, which is 6-7:30 p.m. Feb. 4 at Samuel's Roadhouse, 114 John King Road.

For more information, call Marcia Fleming, 682-2497.

This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Edward Jones sponsors free financial workshop in Crestview

Area schedule

Thursday

High school girls basketball

Crestview at Niceville: JV, 5:30 p.m.; V, 7 p.m.

Paxton at Baker: JV, 6 p.m.; V, 7 p.m.

High school wrestling

Choctaw at Crestview: 5 p.m.

Friday

High school boys basketball

Baker at Jay: JV, 5:30 p.m.; V, 6:45 p.m.

Niceville at Crestview: JV, 5:30 p.m.; V, 7 p.m.

Paxton at Laurel Hill: JV, 6 p.m.; V, 7:15 p.m.

High school girls basketball

Laurel Hill at Baker: JV, 5:30 p.m.; V, 6:45 p.m.

Monday

High school boys basketball

Baker at Central: V, 7:15 p.m.

Crestview at Milton: JV, 5:30 p.m.; V, 7 p.m.

Middle school boys basketball

Shoal River at Davidson: 5 p.m.

Middle school girls basketball

Shoal River at Davidson: 6:30 p.m.

Middle school boys soccer

Davidson at St. Mary’s: 5 p.m.

Pryor at Shoal River: 5 p.m.

Middle school girls soccer

Davidson at St. Mary’s: 6:15 p.m.

Pryor at Shoal River: 6:15 p.m.

Tuesday

High school boys basketball

Paxton at Baker: V, 7:15 p.m.

Laurel Hill at Choctaw: V, 7 p.m.

High school wrestling

Crestview at Gulf Breeze: 5 p.m.

This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: North Okaloosa basketball, soccer and wrestling events scheduled

CRESTVIEW — Air Force Airman Bailey M. Crawford graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.

The airman completed eight weeks' training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

Basic training graduates earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.

Crawford, a 2015 Crestview High School graduate, is the daughter of Catheryn and Kevin Crawford of Crestview.

This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Crestview High graduate completes basic military training

CRESTVIEW — Weather shelters in Crestview will be open this week  if temperatures drop below 40 degree Fahrenheit.

Hours are 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. today, Jan. 18 and tomorrow, Jan. 19 at the following Crestview churches.

•Mondays: First Presbyterian Church

•Tuesdays: Community of Christ

This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Crestview weather shelters open

CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Toastmasters now meet at 150 Woodlawn Drive, in the Greater Federation of Woman’s Clubs building. 

Throughout the year, the club meets 6-7 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays. The next meeting is Jan. 26.

"The Toastmasters club welcomes anyone who wants to learn how to calm their pounding hearts and quivering voices when speaking in public," a club spokesperson said. "This is a fun, friendly, supportive atmosphere that ensures you will learn and grow.

"In just one meeting, you’ll meet the members and hear speeches that may be entertaining, educational, motivational or inspirational. You may decide you want to join in the Table Topics segment and speak off the cuff for one to two minutes."

Visitors are welcome at any meeting, and may attend as a visitor as many times as they’d like.

Contact Kathy Morrow, 974-3662, for more information. 

This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Crestview Toastmasters meet in new location

CRESTVIEW — New, old members were crowned Mardi Gras royalty at the Crestview Area Sister City Program’s midwinter potluck dinner.

Linda and Larry Tuggle, who participated in the program in years past, rejoined it at the Jan. 16 event.

There, Crestview High School French teacher Chris Lanoue presented a king cake, the traditional Mardi Gras treat.

Hidden within the flaky dough is a token, usually a small porcelain or plastic baby. Depending on tradition, the person who gets the baby, which represents the infant Jesus, is considered blessed.

In New Orleans, the finder is expected to share the blessing by providing the king cake at the next gathering.

But for the more than 20 people who attended the dinner, it was sufficient for Linda Tuggle, who found the token, and her husband to wear the crowns and rule over the dinner, during which members planned for an October visit by more than 40 visitors from Noirmoutier, Crestview’s Sister City.

This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Crestview Sister City group serves king cake, crowns couple

Kayem Foods Inc. is recalling approximately 22,182 pounds of chicken sausage products due to misbranding, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.

The products bear the incorrect nutritional labeling information and are encased in pork casings, which are not declared on the label and may elicit allergic reactions in those allergic to pork proteins.

The chicken sausage items were produced on Nov. 4, 2015.

The following product is subject to recall: 12-oz. vacuum-packed packages containing “al fresco SWEET APPLE CHICKEN SAUSAGE” bearing identification code “308 BW12 USE/FRZ BY FEB 7, 2016.”

The products subject to recall bear establishment number “EST. P-7839” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to retail locations nationwide.

The problem was discovered after the firm received consumer complaints that the product listed nutritional information for a different product, “al fresco Apple Maple Breakfast” sausages.

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of this product. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider. 

FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers.

This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: RECALLED: Avoid these chicken sausage products

CRESTVIEW — Officials have taken steps to discourage hunters from trespassing at the city’s sewage plant, a practice that can land offenders in hot — albeit treated — water with federal regulations.

It seems an unlikely place for hunters to stalk their prey, but the Crestview Wastewater Treatment Plant includes 275 acres of rolling hills, woodlands and wetlands.

Most of that acreage is spray fields, on which treated waste water is misted and the hay harvested, and rapid infiltration basins, ponds that clean treated effluent through percolation.

That’s a perfect environment for deer, foxes, coyotes, ducks, turkeys, “and we even have a really cool hawk that’s taken up residence,” CH2MHill project manager Jayne Swift said.

FEDERAL PROTECTION

Swift, whose company manages the plant that contracts with the city, said hunters occasionally cut the fence surrounding the property or break through the gate.

“They get in there because they know there are animals in there,” Swift said. “We want to get the word out that this is not a place that people can hunt. It’s a protected place, and they’re trespassing.”

Trespassers get in trouble not just from violating “no trespassing” signs, but because the plant falls under Department of Homeland Security regulations.

“It’s a nice little sanctuary but there’s no hunting allowed here,” Swift said. “People need to realize if they cross that fence line, they’re under federal regulations. It’s a federal offense.”

DETERRANTS

Sometime Jan. 10, trespassers removed an access gate from its hinges in an attempt to enter the facility, Swift said.

Crestview Public Works Director Wayne Steele said hunters have not been as prevalent lately as in past years.

“We’ve had problems before, a few years ago, but we haven’t had many problems last year or this year,” he said.

Still, Swift said, CH2MHill is taking steps to ward off potential problems with hunters in 2016.

“One of the things we’re considering doing is put up game cameras,” she said.

“We're definitely going to do something because I get tired of fixing the fence.”

This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Crestview officials warn: no hunting at sewage plant

CRESTVIEW — Nearly 30 residents marched in honor of late civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Saturday morning, culminating in a ceremony at the Okaloosa County Veterans Memorial.

For Crestview natives such as Annie Lewis Wright and Daniel Hart, the events reflected many changes they have seen in their hometown.

“I grew up here in the ‘60s,” Hart said. “I remember going to the Fox Theater and the blacks had to sit up in the top (balcony). And there was black and white water fountains.”

Wright said King’s works have meaning if people strive to attain them all year long.

“It’s good if you keep it up,” she said. “But sometimes you have the one big day and that’s it.”

The march and ceremony, themed “My Life Matters” this year, is annually organized by the Concerned Citizens group. Master of ceremonies, Carver-Hill Memorial and Historical Society President David Wheeler, echoed Wright’s sentiments.

“We pause in our daily lives to remember the life and accomplishments of Dr. King,” he said. “This is a day on, not a day off.”

Nearly 50 people attended the ceremony, during which Crestview Mayor David Cadle proclaimed a “Day of Celebration and Remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King in the city of Crestview” and encouraged residents to “honor his legacy by being of service to others.”

The Rev. Darryl Hooks of Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church was guest speaker.

“We should not take this moment lightly,” Hooks said. “Dr. King effected change. What change will you effect in 2016?

“Everything the civil rights movement stood for in the 1960s, we are the recipients of the blessing. But there is still work to be done.”

This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Crestview residents celebrate Martin Luther King's legacy (VIDEO)