Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 11:30 am to 4:00 pm.  Clement Taylor Park, 131 Calhoun Avenue, Destin

For the first time, the annual picnic of the Marine Corps League's Emerald Coast Detachment will welcome all active, retired and veteran Marines and FMF Corpsmen, as well as their family members, when it takes place on Saturday, May 19, from 11:30 am to 4:00 pm at Clement Taylor Park in Destin.

There is no charge to attend the event, which will feature food and refreshments in a bayside setting near the East Pass, with a well-equipped playground and plenty of shady areas.  Attendees will be encouraged but not required to make a donation to the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund.

Advance reservations are necessary and must be made at the event website www.MCL915.org/nicnic no later than May 12.  All registrants will receive an email confirmation that will serve as their admission pass to the picnic.  Directions to the venue are available at the website.

"This picnic is the laragest in the area for local Marines and an excellent opportunity to rub elbows with leathernecks from every conflict since the Second World War," said Duane St. John (USMC-Ret.), an organizer of the event. "We hope to have all our local Marines join us for what is always a fun event."

May 18 - 19 at Fort Walton Beach Golf Club

The Air Force Enlisted Village’s major local fundraising event, the 9th Annual Bob Hope Memorial Charity Golf Classic, will be held May 18-19, 2012 at the Fort Walton Beach Golf Club. Registration is open online at www.afev.us for individual golfers and teams. Corporate Sponsorships and Hole Sponsorships are also available. 

Corporate Sponsorships are most popular and include golf with added benefits:

·        Gold      $5000    8 golf registrations, Saturday morning breakfast, event banner, special marketing plan

·        Silver     $2500    4 golf registrations, Saturday morning breakfast, event banner, special marketing plan

·        Bronze  $1000    2 golf registrations, Saturday morning breakfast, event banner, special marketing plan

Secure a Corporate Sponsorship by registering online at www.afev.us; or call 850-651-3766. Hole Sponsorships are also available for $100.

Play begins on Friday 18 May at 12:03 p.m. on The Oaks course.  Golfers will play The Pines course on Saturday 19 May with an 8:30 a.m. start and an awards luncheon sponsored by Waffle House will complete the event.  There will be prizes for the winning teams, skill contests and an opportunity for hole-in-one prizes. 

Individuals are also invited to golf for $150 per person. Golfers will receive paid green fees for The Oaks and The Pines, golf cart, range balls, commemorative coin, goody bag, on-course refreshments and lunch for both days.    

AFEV is a nonprofit organization near Eglin AFB and Hurlburt Field that provides a home for surviving spouses of former military heroes and to mothers of current active duty and retired military members. AFEV’s purpose is to give these women a safe, secure home and to treat them with the dignity and respect we reserve for our own moms. The Air Force Enlisted Village is comprised of two active, independent living communities—Bob Hope Village in Shalimar, FL and Teresa Village in Fort Walton Beach, FL, and an assisted living/memory care community, Hawthorn House, located on the Bob Hope Village campus.

To learn more about the Air Force Enlisted Village, please visit us online at www.afev.us.

It's that time of year again.  The seventh Annual Helen Back Golf Classic is in full swing!  It is scheduled for May 18, 2012, at the Shalimar Pointe Golf and Country Club.  The fun will begin with 11 am registrations and a 12:30 shotgun start.  This is not your average, run-of-the-mill charity golf tournament.  It's an event that encompasses more than just regular golf skills.  This tournament will challenge you in more ways than one.  We will be having the Famous Helen Back Club Toss hole to vent your frustrations, the "Cialis" hole for those who have trouble performing, the old-fashioned pass, punt, and kick hole to showcase your athletic ability, and let's not forget the $10,000 hole-in-one prize!  These are only a few of the many exciting activities that will be offered throughout this action-packed day.  The basic team entry package to register a four-person team is $400.  The Deluxe Team entry package is $500, which includes registration and a tee box sign.

Chris Sehman, the owner of Helen Back Cafe and the Emerald Coast Foundation's president, has assisted in raising over $1 million in donations from years past.  We appreciate the many sponsors and businesses who donated their time and money to last year's charitable event.  All the proceeds from the Helen Back Golf Classic will be donated to the Emerald Coast Foundation, a non-profit organization supporting youth-oriented groups along the Emerald Coast.  Funds raised are dispersed annually to such organizations as the Boys and Girls Club, the YMCA, Children in Crisis, Horizons, and many more.

June 16, 2012

The City of Fort Walton Beach Heritage Park and Cultural Center is
presenting a new PBS POV film "Granito: How to Nail a Dictator," a documentary
film by Pamela Yates, Paco de Onís and Peter Kinoy. This event is being
held on Saturday, June 16th at 6:00 pm inside the Indian Temple Mound
Museum Lazarus Education Center. It is free and open to the public. This
event is in collaboration with the award winning documentary series POV
(www.pbs.org.pov).

Film Synopsis: In a stunning milestone for justice in Central America, a
Guatemalan court recently charged former dictator Efraín Rios Montt with
genocide for his brutal war against the country’s Mayan people in the
1980s — and Pamela Yates’ 1983 documentary, When the Mountains Tremble,
provided key evidence for bringing the indictment. Granito: How to Nail a
Dictator tells the extraordinary story of how a film, aiding a new
generation of human rights activists, became a granito — a tiny grain of
sand — that helped tip the scales of justice. An Official Selection of
the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. A co-production of ITVS with funding
provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. A co-presentation with
Latino Public Broadcasting. Broadcast Date: June 28th, 2012.

For more information, contact Jennifer Lamott at the Heritage Park and Cultural Center, 833-9595. 

The Arts and Design Society again offers the opportunity for children to participate in creating visual arts in its annual "Kids' Fine Art Camp."  Classes begin on Monday with the ancient skills of clay artistry and feature a different medium each day, including drawing, painting, and printmaking.  Each week ends with an art show and reception for the families, during the second half of Firday's class.  There are 4 sessionso f the camp, organized by age groups.  Session 1:  Ages 6 - 8, June 18 - 22, 9:30 to 11:30 am; Session 2:  Ages 9 - 13, June 18 - 22, 1 to 3 pm; Session 3: Ages 6 - 11, July 16 - 20, 9:30 to 11:30 AM; Session 4:  Ages 6 - 11, July 16 - 20, 1 - 3 pm.  The cost for each of the week-long sessions is $60 per child ($$50 for the children of ADSO members).  Pre-registration is required by Friday, June 15, for June sessions and Friday, July 13, for July sessions.  Classes will be at teh ADSO Art Center, 17 First Street, SE, FWB.  For further information or to register, call 244-1271, or visit www.artsdesignsociety.org.

October 6 - 9 am.  Registration at 8:00 am.

Event will be held at Superior Residences, 2300 N. Partin Drive, Niceville.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Rambow, 850-897-2244.