Auctioneer Finds Joy in Self-Run Sales and antiques
In Destin a longtime Florida auctioneer describes his path from certified training to licensing in 1980. He runs estate and liquidation auctions and favors antiques. Noting the craft requires knowledge of merchandise he recalls rare items like glass mailboxes wind up phonographs Civil War relics a Dutch stove and a Tiffany paperweight sold for 350. He says the key is knowing the merchandise and enjoying the work.
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West Palm Beach
Alabama
Jackson
Tiffany
Destin
Council Reconsiders to Send City Manager Picks to Special Meeting
Destin council members debated appointing a city manager with five of seven votes needed, with Phillips and Shaw dissenting. Names considered were Jack Dorman, Bob Koncar, and Paul Mills. A special Thursday meeting was set after a 5-2 initial vote to table, with plans approved for Humana Hospital Destin and a Beachtown re-plat.
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Bill Phillips
Ted Shaw
Bob McIlroy
Phillips
Jack Dorman
Culpeper
Bob Koncar
Valparaiso
Paul Mills
Springfield
City
Destin
Humana Hospital
Humana
Ross Franklin
Limits County Line Signal Status Raises DOT Map Issue
Phillips said the state DOT requires a certified map to move the sign. A map and legal description of the city boundaries, published in The Log before the November incorporation vote, was sent to the DOT. He expects to know this week if the newspaper's legal notice suffices.
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Phillips
State Department of Transportation
DOT
Weir Closure Delays Straining Coastal Construction Timeline
In early 1985 work on a weir closure began on February 6 but foul weather and mechanical failures delayed progress. Corps official Gene Gay cited a contract provision allowing time extensions for severe weather, while liquidated damages of 715 dollars per day apply if delays stem from late reporting. Colvin called it not a penalty but reimbursement for admin costs. the project faces ongoing bad luck and hazardous coastal conditions. Al Johnson of South Shore was unavailable for comment as the firm unloaded the first cargo in February.
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Corps
Gene Gay
Gay
Colvin
Destin
al Johnson
South Shore
Jetty Rockfill Plan to Restore East Pass Flow
About 18 200 tons of stone will build a rock road across the jetty then blanket and core stones placed to restore water flow from the Gulf of Mexico into East Pass. Front end loaders haul bedding stone while larger 3 to 6 square foot rocks are set individually. Dredging of 52 000 cubic yards of sand annually may be eliminated once the project is completed.
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Corps
East Pass
Gulf of Mexico
Graham craft discussed drug monitoring and Gulf Coast airspace risks
Graham craft noted ground detections of drug carryings but not airspace entry. A 1984 incident saw a plane land at Destin Airport after entering US airspace unnotified, with aboard individuals indicted for drug smuggling. He proposed a monitor at Eglin AFB and addressed the 1985 86 budget funding for schools and law enforcement, with attendees including Barron Ward Hutto Gissendanner and Landrum.
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Destin
Graham
Eglin Air Force Base
Gulf Coast
Dempsey Barron
Panama City
James Ward
Fort Walton Beach
U.S
Earl Hutto
Department of Natural Resources
Elton Gissendanner
DNR Parks and Recreation
Ney Landrum
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Clyde Jackson
Blue Gulf Center
Destin Commerce Park
Crystal Beach
Don Pope
Mike Raim
Kathy Waits
Destin Elementary School
Airport Committee
Planning Commission
City Hall
Sea Dome
Russ
Whiting Davis
Natchez Trace
Aureus
Pickering
Lady Pickering
Parker
Colony
Now & Acapulco
Sea Dom
Hwy. 98
Airport Road
Weir
Richard E. Williams’ Gallery OF Fine Art
Richard Folmar
Palmetto Plaza
Galleria
Acedes Destin
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