Public hearings set for Okaloosa Walton pre legislative session
Two pre legislative public hearings will be held in Okaloosa and Walton counties to discuss issues facing the 1984 Legislature. Okaloosa hosts Jan 26 from 7 to 9 PM at Shalimar Courthouse Annex with a Mental Health Board meeting at 6 PM. Walton hosts Jan 25 from 7 to 9 PM at the Walton County courthouse DeFuniak Springs. House districts 4 5 7 and Senate districts 2 3 are covered. Local officials include Rep James Ward Rep Bolley Johnson Rep Sam Mitchell Sen Dempsey Barron and Sen Pat Thomas.
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Senate
Okaloosa
Walton Counties
Okaloosa County
Shalimar
Commissioners’ Board
Mental Health Board
Board
Walton County
Commissioners
DeFuniak Springs
James Ward
Fort Walton Beach
Bolley
Bo” Johnson
Gulf Breeze
Sam Mitchell
Vernon
Dempsey Barron
Panama City
Pat Thomas
Quincy
Rotary Gives Away Four Flowering Dogwoods in Destin
The Destin Rotary Club will distribute four flowering dogwood trees at the Destin Post Office on Saturday January 7 from 9 to 11 am. President John Gnotek says plant and care commitment is required and the event supports Destin beautification. The trees are nursery stock from Munson Nursery Florida Division of Forestry.
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Destin Rotary Club
Florida
Destin
Rotary
John Gnotek
North America
Munson Nursery
Florida Division of Forestry
Firemen tally 1983 action including Delchamps blaze on Highway 98
Destin Fire Department logged 270 calls in 1983 up from 187 in 1982. A Delchamps fire on Highway 98 caused 1700 in damages with eight firefighters responding. Other responses included water leaks at Holiday Inn Destin and a diesel fuel incident at Breakers East Condominium. ambulances assisted 75 times and 27 service calls.
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Ingrid Kreis
Destin
Delchamps
Shores
Tony Carroll
Carroll
Holiday Inn
Breakers East
A Home For Cora Finds Shelter After Fire
Cora Hansen moved into a cozy trailer last week for her 76th birthday. She had been living with friend Louise Murphy since her rented trailer burned in early December. The people of Destin donated warm coats pant suits and household articles for her new start plus more than 1100 dollars in cash.
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Cora Hansen
Hansen
Louise Murphy
Destin
Grocers Report No EDB Problems in Destin area
Local grocers report minimal consumer reaction to the FDACS EDB warning on corn products. Delchamps, Destin IGA, and Santa Rosa Beach IGA say affected items were removed or not on shelves, with shoppers showing little concern while 10 more products were identified for removal by Commissioner Doyle Conner.
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Karen MacGrogan
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Destin
South Walton
Dudley Owens
Delchamps
Santa Rosa Beach
Iga
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Watkins
FDACS
Doyle Conner
Stanley Blacker
Christian Dior
Monsieur
the Haberdashery
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Technics
Panasonic
RCA
al Hia
Litton
Ft. Walton
Eglin
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