09 Aug 1986
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Newspaper
Destin Log
Location
Destin, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1986
Page
1
A community fish fry at the Destin Community Center today runs from 4 to 7 p.m. Tickets cost 3 dollars for adults and 2 dollars for children, with proceeds funding the traditional Christmas Eve party for Destin youngsters up to 12 years old. Funds supply each child with a gift plus candy and fruit.
Destin Chamber of Commerce kicked off a three week Drive with the slogan Destin On The Move aiming to reach 800 members by August end. President Bob Lloyd said local businesses have donated prizes including a Caribbean cruise for two as first prize for the top recruiter who must secure at least 20 new memberships.
Humana Hospital Destin, three weeks from opening, plans to grow from 50 to 100 beds. Mike Master of Humana Fort Walton Beach says a state certificate of need will be sought in six months to enlarge Humana Destin. A public sale house and a dedication are set for August 4.
The forecast calls for temperatures between 90 and 95 with partly cloudy skies and a 50 percent chance of scattered thundershowers. South winds at 15 mph. The extended outlook through Tuesday shows partly cloudy skies with afternoon and evening storms. Overnight lows hover 70 to 75.
A brief report notes temperature readings with tides affecting coastal conditions, listing figures for the sixth and seventh intervals. Authorities warn of fluctuations and recommend cautious boating and fishing activities along the shoreline.
Thousands of residents in Okaloosa and Walton counties face economic hardship due to illiteracy. They cannot read driver test questions, write checks, or read ballots. Dr. David Goetsch of Okaloosa Walton Junior College likens it to navigation in a foreign country. Continued on page 12A.
Nearly one thousand adults in Okaloosa and Walton counties enrolled last year at Okaloosa Walton Junior College to learn reading and writing with the goal of earning a GED. About 933 were described as functionally illiterate as they began classes to improve literacy.
Thirty year old Ken Thomas travels by wheelchair hitchhiking from Texas toward Colorado, after a stroke ended his fishing career in Galveston. He has journeyed through Mississippi Louisiana Alabama and Florida, surviving on Social Security and facing hostility from some motorists along the way.
In Destin signs marking a duck crossing on Kelly Street were stolen, triggering community outrage and a reward of about 115 dollars. The two signs, posts, and welding cost around 75 dollars each, with officials lamenting the loss for local children and noting protections were added to deter future thefts.
Gov Bob Graham will back closing Old 98 through Henderson Beach State Park a move welcomed by the state Department of Natural Resources. City officials and Beach Merchants Association oppose, with councilman Bill Phillips voicing displeasure and the BMA planning to back a City Council hearing before a state hearing officer.
NOAA spokesman Dan Rice says conditions will soon favor hurricane development as a high pressure system shifts from the southeastern U S toward the Atlantic. He cautions that warm water is the key ingredient, but a storm is not guaranteed despite the heat.
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