Destin Log community classifieds and staff note
The Destin Log publishes weekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 106 Marler Street Destin Florida for residents of Destin and South Walton County. It lists staff including Jack Becklund Jim Chitwood and Carol Becklund and shows circulation rates and advertising deadlines.
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Destin
Marler Street
Florida
South Walton County
Jack and
Carol Becklund
Jack Becklund
Jim Chitwood
Karen MacGrogan
Ingrid Kreis
Vanita Trippe
Peggy Bauer
B.J. Dier
Lenah Miller
Mike Mitchell
Charles Morgan
Bill Tennis
Tinkie True
Arlene Webster
Helen Wren
Lisa Signorelli
Bonnie Meyer
Jackie Gibson
Patti Cole
Lorraine Chambers
Lauri Thompson
Faye Nettles
Okaloosa
Walton
The Boxing Junkie Confesses His Boxing Obsession
The author reflects on boxing’s rise to a golden age in America driven by Ali Leonard and others. He recalls a formative amateur bout, notes fighters like Pryor and Arguello, and contrasts boxing with other sports while admitting family irony at home over TV boxing nights.
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Chicago
America
Muhammed Ali
Sugar Ray Leonard
Ali
Leonard
Duran
Hagler
Arguello
Alexis Arguello
Aaron Pryor
Pryor
Russia
East Germany
Cuba
U.S
USA
Destin Festival Thanks Local Businesses Clubs and PTO Note
Letters from Destin Elementary PTO thank King's Nursery, Destin Lumber, and many local businesses for festival support. Readers also discuss a Seagrove Beach road dispute, noting a hearing officer's ruling, state orders, and potential enforcement actions.
Editorial: Walton County Beach Road Showdown Highlights Local Gov
The pickup truck militia at Seagrove Beach challenges state orders to remove a dune road built by county funds. The episode exposes a pattern of defiant governance as Walton commissioners push plans like a $100,000 annex land purchase without appraisal, prompting calls for accountability and closer scrutiny of the county's political style.
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Seagrove Beach
D.N.R
Billy McLean
Walton County
Good Ole Boys
Walton
Clay Beach
McLean
Beach Road
Walton Commission
Walton Board
South County Annex
Bob Anderson
South
Voting Machine Glitch Spurs Rerun Call in Crestview
In Crestview a canvassing board led by Judge Jones and Supervisor Elsie Garrett found a voting machine miscount in the Destin Fire Commission race. Ten votes were cast for Mr Adler on the machine, six recorded. Judge Jones ordered a rerun if needed, with candidates to be contacted. The writer also discusses a fish kill near Holiday Isle and DEA involvement.
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Crestview
Mr. Adler
Jones
Elsie Garrett
Keith Brace
Adler
Destin Fire Commission
Elsie
Destin Lagoon
DEA
Menhad
Holiday Isle
Close Encounters of the Third Kind sparks E T home debates
A writer muses about thrilling a possible alien encounter inspired by the film E T Call Home and the public chase for listening in on extraterrestrial signals. He notes scientists like Carl Sagan seeking funds, recalls Project Blue Book, and praises continued scientific listening efforts.
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Richard Dreyfuss
Mr. Spock
E.T
Carl Sagan
U.S. Air Force
Air Force
Readers invited to send letters to Destin LOG editor
The Destin LOG calls for letters to the Editor and asks writers to sign with a legible signature and address. Send comments to Editor, Destin LOG, P O Box 957, 106 Marler St, Destin Florida 32541. editor may edit lengthy letters.
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Destin
P.O
Marler St. Destin
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Destin Advertising
Destin Auto
Hoagie Shop
Les Saisons
Holiday Inn
Mike Raim
Western Auto
Destin Gulf Station
Paul's Interiors
Harbor Docks
SOS
the Donut Hole
First National Bank of Destin
Lantern II
Indian Bayou Golf and Country Club
Hart Printing
Aquanaut Scuba Center
Destin Drug
Ship Shaping
Destin Italian Kitchen
Destin Carpets
Sweet Jody
Corbett Cook
Harbor Lights
Mary Starnes Shop
Jones Dunes
Neese’s
Creative Tees
Mill Outlet
First National Bank of Okaloosa
Village Art Gallery
Destin Lumber
Matt Burns
Attorney
Destin Cabinets
Winn Dixie
Jitney Jungle
Tastee Freeze
Kelley's
IGA
Reveille Card Shop
Odom's
Jewel Marvin
Federal Savings and Loan
Jurate Burfs
Editorial
Walton Shenanigans
Cuspidor
By Jim Chitwood
Earth
Steven Spielberg
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