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Newspaper
Destin Log
Location
Destin, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1982
Page
6
The Okaloosa Symphony Orchestra will present Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with pianist Dr. Jim Lee at 8:30 p.m. tonight in the Fort Walton Beach High School Auditorium conducted by William Creekmore. Robert Hartman rewrote The National Spirit March for the orchestra. Tickets cost $6 for adults and $3 for students and seniors, available at the Book Nook.
Listeners invited to support WUWF-FM during the spring membership drive May 5 to 10. May 7 is Public Radio Day with activities in Pensacola Fort Walton Beach Gulf Breeze and Baldwin County. Performances by Barbershop Harmony Society Roy Russell Big Band and Pensacola Symphony Orchestra at Cordova Mall and a Santa Rosa Mall booth in Mary Esther to raise awareness. Call 474-2327 to pledge. WUWF-FM 88.1 is a community service of the University of West Florida.
The Destin Chamber of Commerce released ballots for voting on Board of Directors members. Completed ballots must arrive at the Chamber office by May 20, 1983, and may be mailed or delivered to 209 U.S. Highway 98 Destin 32541. If a ballot has not been received by May 10, contact the Destin Chamber at 837-6241.
Fort Walton Beach High School Class of 1973 graduates planning the reunion are urged to send payment promptly. For details contact Marion Buckley, reunion committee, P O Box 4314, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32549.
Elsie B. Garrett, Okaloosa County Supervisor of Elections, announces that eligible residents of Destin may register to vote at the Destin Chamber of Commerce during its office hours. The move aims to streamline registration for local voters.
Okaloosa-Walton Junior College will offer a Food Service course titled Work Improvement in Food Service starting May 4 at Sandpiper Cove. Lorelei Stroble will teach Wednesdays from noon to 5 pm, guiding current food service workers and hopeful wait staff. The $6.75 fee covers instruction on table service hygiene dress and customer relations, with registration on campus or the first class day. For more details call Home Economics at 678-5111 ext. 229.
Graduation exercises for Winter 1982-83 graduates will be Monday May 2 at 7 p.m. in the College Auditorium. Dr. David S. Spence will deliver the address. A reception in the College Mall follows the diploma ceremony. Destin, Freeport and Point Washington students are named as candidates for Associate degrees and certificates.
New aerobic dance classes form at Destin United Methodist Church with morning sessions from 8:45 to 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday and Friday and evening sessions at 7 p.m. on Monday and Thursday. For information call 837-6514.
The Genealogical Society of Okaloosa County meets May 5 at 7 30 p m in Choctawhatchee High School Choral and Band Room. Ronnie Nichols, director of the LDS Library in Pensacola, will speak. he has helped since the library opened in 1975. Exchange journals and worksheets will be available. the public is welcome. The prior April meeting was rained out and will be rescheduled later this year. For details contact Sandra Gilliland or Fran Sorenson.
A work day is scheduled at Marler Memorial Cemetery on Stahlman Avenue for Wednesday May 4. Interested volunteers are invited to bring garden tools to help maintain the grounds. Work begins at 9 a.m.
The UWF Small Business Development Center has cancelled the Women in Business workshop planned for May 10 at the Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce. It was announced in Small Business Highlights and will be rescheduled at a later date.
The Niceville-Valparaiso Jr. Women's Club, in partnership with the Niceville Police Department and the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Department, will host a rape seminar on May 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Niceville Police Department Building. Call 678-5726 or 863-3926 for more information.
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