20 Dec 1986
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Newspaper
Destin Log
Location
Destin, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1986
Page
1
Destin residents can contact City Hall at 837-4242 to request special home checks while away. Provide name address and absence dates plus a contact number. Deputies will patrol during the holidays to deter crime and residents should keep personal security measures in place.
A fund established to help Destin radio newsman Mark Stone cover cancer medical expenses. Stone, a WMMK reporter, is hospitalized at Baptist Hospital and has been in treatment for about three years. Contributions can be made to the Mark Stone Cancer Fund at Barnett Bank in Fort Walton Beach.
Okaloosa County commissioners approved seeking 974000 from the Federal Aviation Administration to expand the apron at the Okaloosa County Air Terminal. The plan doubles the parking area to accommodate eight jets and includes a covered walkway from the terminal to the apron.
Destin deputy Ray MacGrogan hands out citations for safe driving to Snowbirds as part of a city program. Laura Mae Hamilton of Sodus, Michigan, received a citation redeemable for a free lunch at Pier 98 Restaurant after being stopped for 35 mph in the 35 mph zone on U.S. 98. The program aims to praise compliant motorists and may expand year round.
Destin Airport Committee renews efforts to obtain an Instrument Landing System with FAA backing. Chairman Dan Bergan cites friendlier FAA policy and potential public demonstrations by pilot Bob McIlroy. Council support grows but requires Okaloosa County action amid past resident objections over publicity and runway expansion.
City Manager Jack Dorman calls two lease offers impractical and improper while outlining a plan to draft a counterproposal. The proposals include renewable one year and 50 year leases at ten dollars yearly, with taxes insurance and utilities to be paid and a new recreation center built by December 31 1988. Officials differ on deadline feasibility and ownership of the center, urging negotiation to resolve core questions and terms.
The article reflects on ancient birth customs highlighting public rejoicing for newborns in Jewish families, with Bethlehem’s birth of Jesus marking a unique scene away from Nazareth. It notes Joseph and Mary’s special circumstances and the limited guests mentioned in the Nativity story.
A reflective note on the shepherds of Bethlehem and their momentous night. The text laments the likely lack of their names and emphasizes their ordinary status and swift response to the angelic announcement. It muses on the shepherds’ rush to Bethlehem and the possible question of who watched the sheep.
Okaloosa County approves a 1986 87 road plan listing 40 county projects with only 1 056 feet of Oleander Drive paving for Destin amid City Manager Jack Dorman critique. Destin supplies 26 percent of ad valorem tax base and questions county fairness. The Oleander project and a Hickory Street joint effort are estimated at about 12 200 and 13 200 respectively with work slated to start late January or early February.
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