End Of The Season Becomes Weathered Becklunds Memoir
The writer chronicles the 1985 hurricane season with Elena Juan and Kate, noting no shelters in Destin, evacuations, and advertising strains. Personal events accompany the storms as Elena neared, Juan dumped rain and flooding, and Kate struck mid Gulf coast, culminating in the Becklunds marrying during Elena and boat damage in Lake Pontchartrain during Juan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okaloosa
Walton
Florida
Elena
Juan
Kate
Alabama
Destin
Fort Walton Beach
Joe's Bayou
West Florida
Dauphin Island
Mississippi Coast
Gulf Coast
Louisiana
Gulf Shores
mid-Atlantic
Port St. Joe - Mexico Beach
Patti
Lake Ponchartrain
Holiday Isle
Becklunds
In It Together Deliberations On Regional Cooperation
The writer discusses the Okaloosa Walon Destin coordinating committee and a fourteenth document review. He questions approving an interlocal agreement binding three governments and criticizes the Division of Community Affairs for lacking accountability. The piece laments cost and time with little tangible result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Community Affairs
DCA
Okaloosa Counts Costs in Tourism Promotion Push
Editorial urges Okaloosa to join big league promotion with a tourist development council. It contrasts Escambia and Bay counties budgets with Okaloosa’s 500 tax dollars, notes bed tax plans, and warns that lagging tourism harms all. The piece stresses voter choice and careful timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okaloosa County
Wayne Mixson
Escambia County
Bay County
Okaloosa
Escambia
Bay
TDC
Florida
Post-hurricane mood in Destin as Kate nears shore
Residents reflect on the urge to seek disaster even as danger looms. After Elena and Juan, Kate's approach sparked a mix of fear and fascination, with evacuations repeated yet few fled. Forecasters noted Kate “played it straight” until offshore, where Gulf water altered her path and spared Destin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate
Destin
Elena
Juan
Boston Globe
Ellen Goodman
Gloria
Randy Brook
South Walton
Letters to The Log Editor Discuss Destin Incorporation
Readers react to a front page piece about Destin disincorporation rumors and a representative’s stance on the right to petition. The message supports constitutional rights, questions leadership, and invites further letters. Included thanks to journalists for Kelly Center Ball coverage and a request for signed, legible submissions to The Destin Log.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
Congress
Kelly Fine Arts Center
Jim Chitwood
Karen MacGrogan
Kelly Center
Sandestin
Destin
P.O
Airport Road
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South Walton County
P.O. Box
Cano Square
Jack Becklund
Dick Graybill
Bob Benz
Sheryl Gucich
Tina Harbuck
Bill Liles Jr
Sandee Muehlenfeld
Helen Wren
Peggy Bailer
Kim Dale
Lenah
Elliott Ray Johnson
Dot Jones
Mike Mitchell
Arlene Webster
Mary Deal
Fran Hooper
Marilyn Wooldridge
Regenia Byrd
Nancy Cannon
Charleen Collier
Vanita Trippe
Carol Collins
Tom Hayes
Mark Lent
Barbara Neal
Judy Moore
Gene Sinsko
Abby Thomas
Carol Becklund
Vickie Turnage
Debbie McKenzie
Pat Rutledge
Melanie Robinson
Kimmier Faye Nettles
Ed Poole
Santa Rosa Beach
Jackstraws
Editorial
Jor
East Pass
Cmterry
Panama
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