JUNE 2013 EDITION OF THE OKALOOSA ISLAND LEASEHOLDERSNEWSLETTER, THE OIL LANTERN

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OKALOOSA ISLAND LEASEHOLDERS ASSOCIATION, Inc.P.O. Box 8116FT WALTON BEACH,FL 32548-8116

ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED

IN THIS NEWSLETTER♦ Farewell Message from the

President - Cathy Taylor♦ Minutes (Draft) May 13,

2013 Meeting♦ Architectural Committee

Report for May 2013♦ Fire Dept Report - April 2013♦ PET OWNERS ALERT –

Coyote Spotted on Island!♦ TRIPLE Wuzzle Puzzles♦ This June Day in History♦ Wildlife & Nature Photos

Taken on Okaloosa Island’sBlock 14 – Dave Davis

♦ Beautification CommitteeReport – Kathy Foster

Next Meeting: LOCATION: Okaloosa Island Fire Station, 2nd FloorMeeting Room TIME: 7:00 p.m. DATE: Monday, June 10, 2013.PARKING: Please park behind the Fire Station next to the water tank

SPECIAL NOTICE: THE ASSOCIATION DOES NOT HOLD REGULAR, MONTHLYMEETINGS DURING THE MONTHS OF JULY AND AUGUST. THE NEXT REGULARMONTHLY MEETING WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, SEPT 9, 2013.

Kelly WindesOkaloosa County

Commissioner, District 5

Okaloosa CountyCommissionerKelly Windes(District 5 –elected in 2012)will be attendingthe June 10meeting of OILA.

If you have anyquestions to ask oropinions toexpress toCommissionerWindes, this isyour chance.

The OIL LanternTHE NEWSLETTER OF THE OKALOOSA ISLAND LEASEHOLDERS

ASSOCIATION, IncP.O. Box 8116, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548, Editor: Jim Simpson, (850) 585-2116

Association Website: www.oilaweb.com

ASSOCIATION WEBMASTER

Bob Seitz709 Sailfish DriveFt Walton Beach, FL 32548243-1399webmaster@oilaweb.com

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT-- CATHY TAYLOR

June, 2013….AARRGGHHH fellowIslanders!

As I write this on my laptop I am looking out our windowand the annual Billy Bowlegs festival is in full swing. Wewalked down to the boat basin earlier and joined neighborsfor BBQ and the band Heritage was playing Reggae music.There are hundreds of boats in the sound and severalhelicopters buzzing overhead trying to take it all in. Thisannual craziness is one of many reasons we all love livinghere on Okaloosa Island. Last night we had the best view ofthe fireworks and really enjoyed listening to our 2-year-oldgranddaughter giggle and oooh and awhh as the fireworkswent off overhead. Gotta love it here!

Pirate Pyrotechnics B. Bowlegs Reception Committee

I have enjoyed serving as your President for the past twoyears and thank you for the support and help all of you havegiven in trying to make our Island a better place to live. Allof us need to continue supporting our Association and ournew Board of Directors. Our various committee memberswork hard to help improve things here on the Island andwithout them and all their volunteer hours things just wouldnot get done. Supporting our Association and gettinginvolved is a great way to meet your neighbors and establisha sense of community. As always I urge you to join OILAand show up at the meetings each month. You can help makeour Island even more wonderful and as I say at our boat basinclean up: “Many hands make light the work”.

Be sure and visit our website: WWW.OILAWEB.COM.Our webmaster Bob Seitz is constantly updating it withinteresting facts, links and pictures. Don’t forget…we haveinvited our new County Commissioners to meet and greetwith us and Commissioner Kelly Windes will be at ourJune meeting. I look forward to seeing you at the JuneOILA meeting at the Okaloosa Island Fire Station 2nd

floor at 7:00 pm, Monday, June 10, 2013.

JUNE 2013

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Cathy TaylorPresident

406 Cobia AvenueFt Walton Beach, FL 32548598-9679cattaylor1@cox.net

Jim SimpsonVice President & Treasurer624B Pelican DriveFt Walton Beach, FL 32548301-3547sanleanna@cox.net

Paula HudsonSecretary529 Dolphin AveFt Walton Beach, FL 32548243-8569pnh2859@aol.com

Carol EdlundP.O. Box 638Ft Walton Beach, FL 32548

664-6583

Trisha LaBahn330 Bluefish DriveFt Walton Beach, FL 32548243-4003

Kathy Foster849 Tarpon DriveFt Walton Beach, FL 32548244-4490fosterpk@gnt.net

Tripp Tolbert1500 Miracle Strip Pkwy NEFt Walton Beach, FL 32548243-9161tripp@tolbertgroup.com

Meeting Agenda

Date: Monday, June 10, 2013Time: 7:00 p.m.

Place: Okaloosa Island FireStation, 2

ndFloor Meeting Room

I. CALL TO ORDER ANDPLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Introduction: KelleyWindes, Okaloosa CountyCommissioner, District 5

II. ROLL

III. ANNOUNCEMENTS

If you speak, please state yourname, address and if you are amember.

IV. MINUTES

-- May 13, 2013 Meeting Minutes

V. TREASURER'S REPORT

Treasurer, Jim Simpson

VI. COMMITTEE REPORTS

A. Architectural Committee: (seeNewsletter)B. Beautification Committee:Dave MillerC. Membership Liaison: JimSimpsonD. WebSite: Bob SeitzE. Boat Basin: Cathy TaylorF. Street Lighting MSBU: MarylBednar

VII. OLD BUSINESS

A. Status of OILA of adding astreet light in front of theBreakers Condo - EricJorgenson

VIII. NEW BUSINESS

A. Installation of NewBoard Members – Cathy Taylor

XI. ADJOURNMENT

ISLAND RAINFALL FOR MAY2013: 1.4 INCHES

May 2 …..0.3 inchesMay 3 …..0.4 inchesMay 4 …..0.5 inchesMay 5 …..0.1 inchesMay 11 …0.1 inches

Avg Rainfall for May………4.0 inches

YTD Variance to Average….- 6.5 inches

June Avg Rainfall……………6.1 inchesJune Record High……...…..102º F (1969)June Record Low ………..…48º F (1984)June Avg Water .Temperature ……………………….81º F

July Avg Rainfall……..….…8.5 inchesJuly Record High…………..107.ºF (1980)July Record Low ………..…55 ºF (1967)July Avg WaterTemperature.……………….83º F

Rainfall Year-to-Date………19.9 inchesAvg Annual Rainfall :……….65.10 inches

ARCHITECTURAL COMMITTEE REPORTS FOR MAY 2013 for permits and applicationssubmitted to them for consideration. The following information provided by the Architectural Committee.SPECIAL NOTICES: 1) The Committee meets every Thursday from 9:00 am to 9:30 am at the TouristDevelopment Center building. 2) ASK BEFORE YOU ACT.

Date Block Lot(s) Address Owner/Contractor Description Recommendation

May 2 12 7 1243 Siebert Dr American Painting Occupational License In ComplianceUnit No. 6 MS LLC

May 22 3 68 330 Bluefish Dr Steven Stewart Occupational License for In CompliannceUnit No. 201 “Reel Experience Charters”

ON THISJUNE

DAY INHISTORY

June 5, 1783 - The first sustainedflight occurred as a hot-air balloonwas launched at Annonay, France,by brothers Joseph and JacquesMontgolfier.

June 6, 1944 - D-Day, the largestamphibious landing in history, beganin the early-morning hours as Allied

forces landed inNormandy on thenorthern coast of

France. Operation Overlord tookmonths of planning and involved1,527,000 soldiers in 47 Allieddivisions along with 4,400 ships andlanding craft, and 11,000 aircraft.

June 14, 1951 - Univac 1, theworld's first commercial electroniccomputer was unveiled inPhiladelphia. It was installed at theCensus Bureau and utilized amagnetic tape unit as a buffermemory.

June 23, 1865 - The last formalsurrender of Confederate troopsoccurred as Cherokee leader andConfederate Brigadier General Watiesurrendered his battalion comprisedof American Indians in theOklahoma Territory

OKALOOSA ISLAND FIREDISTRICT REPORTS 72 CALLSFOR APRIL 2013

Fire Calls…….……. ...3Brush Fires….….…....2Misc…………….......25

Alarm Activations……4

EMS, Rescue &MVA……………... ..38

A coyote was recently spotted onSailfish Drive during the earlymorning hours just before dawn. Itwas traveling down Sailfish Drivewith a "large black object" hangingout of both sides of its mouth. Thiscould explain the recent rash ofmissing cats in the Sailfish andTarpon areas.

All residents should be aware ofour guest and keep their small petsinside, or fenced in, during thenighttime hours. The recent dry spellbrings animals from the Air Forcereservation part of the Island lookingfor fresh water and food.

On a lighter note, if you walk inthe morning around and Sailfish andTarpon you will hear the sounds ofthe "Bob White" quail which haverecently arrived. Their call is quitedistinctive. Several of the birds havebeen seen walking in yards.

COYOTESPOTTED ONSAILFISHDRIVE ONTHE ISLAND-- by Bob Seitz

PET OWNERS ALERT!

JOIN THE LEASEHOLDERS! LET YOUR OPINIONS BE HEARD!

FOR A MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION CLICK ON THE ASSOCIATION’SWEBPAGE: WWW.OILAWEB.COM

OR

CONTACT JIM SIMPSON AT (850) 585-2116 OR BY EMAIL AT SANLEANNA@COX.NET.

“TRIPLE” WUZZLE PUZZLES FOR THE 3RD TIME!

What is a Wuzzle Puzzle? It is a puzzle consisting ofcombinations of words, letters, figures, or symbols positioned tocreate disguised words, phrases, names, places, etc. Are youready to take the challenge and figure out the “disguised”meaning of these wuzzles? Good luck. The answers are at thebottom of the last page.

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Beautification Committee Report-- Kathy Foster

The master plan for the island set aside wonderfulparcels of land to be utilized as parks and Accessways tothe beach. The improved Beach Accessway Parks aretaxed beyond capacity on weekends with visitors parkingon the grass and on Santa Rosa Boulevard. Unfortunatelythe three unimproved parcels consist of outhouses andgravel parking lots. Photos of these accesses are below. :

Beautification Committee members Dave Miller andKathy Foster met with Tourist Development DepartmentDirector Dan O’Byrne to discuss the need to improve thethree unimproved Beach Accessways Parks. Mr. O’Byrneresponded favorably. Also discussed was the ‘gateway’ tothe beach - Santa Rosa Boulevard and the medians.

We followed up this meeting by contacting each of thefive County Commissioners requesting their support ofimproving the Beach Accessway Parks. All fiveCommissioners expressed their desire to use TDD funds to“better our beach areas and approaches.”

The committee continues to weed and to trimovergrown and dead wood at Sun Dial Park and otherpublic areas affecting residents and visitors. This is aloosely formed volunteer committee, so if you see a taskthat needs attention, please be a contributingmember and help solve the problem.

UNIMPROVED PUBLIC BEACH ACCESSES

No. 4(LocatedbetweenDoradoAvenueandPelicanDrive)

No. 5(LocatedbetweenPelicanDrive andSailfishDrive)

No. 6(LocatedBetweenSailfishDrive andTarponDrive)

Commissioner

Commissioner BoylesMakes a Point at theMay 13 OILA Meeting

parallel along the south side of Santa Rosa to help drain rainwater off the boulevard. Funding for the swales would have tocome from Public Works, Restore Act money or a grant.

Feed back from Mr. Boyles’ office indicates that steps havebeen initiated to consider utilizing TDC funds to improve onepublic beach access (bathrooms, showers, tables) and the possibleinstallation of swales.

The Leaseholders extends its appreciation to CommissionerBoyles for taking the time to meet us and for his proactiveapproach to Island concerns.

COUNTY COMMISSIONERNATHAN BOYLES (District 3)ENGAGES IN LIVELYDISCUSSION WITH OILAMEMBERS AT THE MAY 13MEETING

County Commissioner NathanBoyles attended the May 13Leaseholders meeting and exchangedinformation, questions and ideas withthe membership. Subject areascovered a wide spectrum of subjects –all the way from using TDC funds toimprove public beach accesses to thepossible installation of swales (ashallow trough like depression thatcarries water mainly during rainstorms)

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I have been taking photossince I bought my firstcamera, a Kodak

Hawkeye Brownie, whenI went in the Army in1959. About 3 years ago Istarted my own

photography business, which I named "Old Man andThe Sea Photography". I named it after one of myfavorite novels by Ernest Hemmingway.

I often take photos at the park just to the east of theconference center...I call the entire area the EmeraldCoast Wildlife Refuge, which I think is a pretty gooddescription. I also teach photography classes and takemy students there for photo sessions. My students arealways amazed at its natural beauty, only a stone'sthrow away from Highway 98. Once I found out thatour county commissioners had approved theconstruction of a theme park and a fish hatchery on thisbeautiful, natural piece of land on our belovedOkaloosa Island which my wife Ginny and I call home,I knew had to document in photos what this area lookedlike before the construction began....the theme park isnow well underway. I fear for this area....I fear that theherons will not have a place to nest, nor a place for theducks to winter in....I fear that once the theme park andfish hatchery are completed, and hoards of peopledescend upon this gorgeous, natural little slice of landon Okaloosa Island, that it will never be the same. So,I’m trying to take as many photos of the area as I can,so that generations of Islanders to come can say "Sothat's the way it used to look like before they developedit....sad". I am reminded of a song from the1960's...."They paved paradise and put up a parkinglot". I fear that it is an apt description.

(Dave Davis and his wife Ginny have lived onOkaloosa Island for 15 years. You can view Dave'sphotos of this area by going to his Facebook page atwww.facebook.com/oldmanandtheseaphotography,clicking on "Photos", then clicking on "Emerald CoastWildlife Refuge")

WILDLIFE AND NATUREPHOTOS ANDCOMMENTS ONOKALOOSA ISLAND’SONLY REMAININGPUBLICLY OWNED,UNDEVELOPED AREA -THE OLD 9 HOLE GOLFCOURSE LOCATED INBLOCK 14.

by Dave Davis - "Old Man andThe Sea Photography"

Block 14

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Minutes (Draft) OILA Meeting on May 13, 2013

Meeting was called to order at 7:02 pm by President Cathy Taylor.

Board members present were Jim Simpson, Cathy Taylor, Kathy Foster, Carol Edlund and Paula Hudson.

The Pledge of Allegiance.

Cathy Taylor introduced Commissioner Nathan Boyles. After a brief statement about the concern of infrastructure and stormwater issues plaguing the county Commissioner Boyle opened the floor to the discussion of island as well as county issues.Some of the issues discussed:

o Gas tax increaseo Top infrastructure projectso Improvement of beach access ways on Okaloosa Islando Beautification and maintenance of the medians and enforcements of the Island Covenantso Objection to any new bridge West of the current Brooks Bridgeo Concern regarding the safety of the marine hatchery (Block 14)o Loss of public access to the old golf course with its ponds and wildlife (Block 14)o Drainage and lack of a true bike path along Santa Rosa Boulevard.

Dave Davis of Old Man and the Sea Photography presented 90 slides of the wildlife and ponds on Block 14. There wasconcern mention by members to how the wildlife will be affected by the current developmental plans.

Kathy Foster motioned that the April 2013 minutes be accepted as presented in the OILA Lantern. The motion was 2nd byCarol Edlund. There was no further discussion, a vote was called by Cathy Taylor and it was accepted unanimously.

Jim Simpson presented the April’s treasurer’s report (see attached). Paula Hudson made a motion to accept the treasurer’sreport with reimbursement to Mr. Simpson. Kathy Foster 2nd the motion. There was no discussion, Cathy Taylor called for avote and it was accepted unanimously.

Architectural Committee Report was submitted in the newsletter.

Beautification Committee will be meeting with Dan O’Byrne at TDD on May 16th to see if there can be a coordination ofefforts to improve the appearance of property on Okaloosa Island. Horizons will be picking up the cuttings fromBeautification Committee work completed at Sundial Court.

Website- http://www.oilaweb.com/1.html - No report

Boat Basin - There will be a cleanup, pre-Bowlegs, on May 18th.

Lights MSBU – See attached – Public Works is preparing a request for the BCC for an additional street light at the Breakers.

Nomination Committee – Kathy Foster, Chairman, presented a slate of candidates for the OILA Board. The names presentedwere:

Desley ParkerVince BrunerTripp TolbertKathy Foster

President Cathy Taylor opened the floor for any nominations, none were given. Paul Foster made a motion to accept theslate of candidates presented by the nomination committee, Paula Hudson seconded the motion. President Taylor opened thefloor for discussion, with none she called for a vote. Motion was approved unanimously.

Meeting adjourned at 8:35 PM

Paula Hudson

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