Loon die-offs prompt concern across regions
Lange voices alarm as birds die across the Midwest and Canada. Wildlife Service spokesman Craig Rieben notes lab results may take six to eight weeks. He recalls loon deaths in the early 1970s but not at this level. The Common Loon measures 28 to 34 inches with a 54 to 58 inch wingspan and can dive 180 feet for 30 to 45 seconds. On Gulf beaches loons molt into a blue green coat before heading north.
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Thern
Midwest
Canada
Lange
Craig Rieben
U.S. Wildlife Service
Atlanta
Captains challenge saltwater fishing law enforcement
Captains call the charter boat licensing plan a nightmare of state fishery management. Patterson argues the law is unenforceable and costly with limited patrols and uneven application. Okaloosa Commissioner Mitchell plans to oppose the measure, criticizing it as a money grab despite projected $32 million for fisheries work.
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Patterson
Alabama
East Pass
Okaloosa
Mike Mitchell
Mitchell
Destin Resident Placed On Suspension After Grievance
A five member ad hoc panel reinstated Evelyn Drowne on the Okaloosa County payroll as a suspended employee after firing for unsatisfactory performance. She may seek work in another county department until May 30, with voluntary resignation if no job is found. No firing details to be shown in her personnel file.
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Evelyn Drowne
Okaloosa County
Drowne
Destin
James A. Johnston
Pensacola
Zell
Larry Andhors
Coy Thomason
Doug Edge
Water and Sewer Department
Kenneth Kelly
Thomas Harrington
Destin police arrest man for disorderly conduct after family fight
Okaloosa County deputies arrested Robert Rollins on March 24 for disorderly conduct and breach of peace after a fight with his 16 year old brother John. The elder Rollins allegedly became abusive and kicked at a patrol car window as deputies arrived. Deputy Joel Adler made the arrest.
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Robert Rollins
Fourth Street
Destin
Okaloosa County
Sheriff's Department
Rollins
John
Joel Adler
Monica Hataway
Century Park West
Michael Bollick
Coast Guard Actions Reported Off Destin and Santa Rosa Sound
The Coast Guard logged three incidents: the 30 foot Favorite Girl towed off La Paloma aground 2.5 miles northwest of the station, a beached 18 foot craft dewatered near buoy 22 in Santa Rosa Sound, and a 23 foot vessel near East Pass where three people aboard were shaken but unharmed after a large wave.
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Coast Guard
WB. Patterson
Destin
George Dixon
Carrolton, GA
Destin Harbor
Steve Marshall
Fort Walton Beach
Buoy 22
Santa Rosa Sound
Oscar O’steen
Linwood J. Henderson
Mitchell L. Henderson
East Passs
East Pass
Mitchell Henderson
Daniel Collette
Billy J. Dale
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Ackage
Budweiser Busch Heineken Lowenbrau
Michelob
Michelob Light
Sexton's Seafood
Mountain and
Kenning
David Silvers
Holiday Inn/Destin
Michael Bolick
Destins
First National Bank of
Hwy. 98
Melvin Destin
Fla
Destin Holiday Inn
Gibbon
Charlie Bugs
Dalton
Norwalk Jamison
Redwood
Henry Link ' Dixie
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