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Newspaper
Destin Log
Location
Destin, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1985
Page
5
Santa Rosa Beach residents weigh a building moratorium versus establishing zoning rules. Lucian Childress says it hurts workers and retirees, Harold Godenour opposes a ban but urges clear zoning guidance for builders. Local officials are pressed to act on zoning standards and permitted construction.
A family heads to Pensacola on a freezing January morning for a 7:30 flight, enduring six degree winds and a frosted ride across the Pensacola Bay Bridge. The sunrise turns the bay into a sea of splendor as they marvel at the oncoming day.
A narrator recalls a chilly Florida dawn at Destin Bay and Choctawhatchee Bay, noting ice along the beach, a bridge crossing, and the Destin Fleet wind. The piece contrasts beauty with winter misery, listing frozen pipes, stranded cars, damaged plants, hunger, illness, homelessness, and deaths, then reflects on balancing positive splendor with hardship.
A first time cookie chairwoman recounts the chaos of leading a Girl Scout cookie sale. Her husband unexpectedly takes over, storing 75 cases, fielding calls about swaps, and guiding the troop to top district sales while she endures exhaustion and finds support among fellow volunteers.
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