Florida Band Masters District Competition at Niceville High
Enjoy The Music School bands from Okaloosa Walton Santa Rosa and Escambia counties will be in top form at Oct 18 at Niceville High. The Florida Band Masters Association District Competition will be held from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m judging on playing marching precision and auxiliary units. Admission is $3 for adults and $1.50 for children with under six free. Concession stands will be open.
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Okaloosa
Walton
Santa Rosa
Escambia
Niceville High
Bachelors Sought for Cancer Society Bid for Bachelors Fundraiser
The American Cancer Society invites local men to apply for the Bid for Bachelors event on November 6. Twenty five bachelors will be chosen and each must arrange his own date, with women bidding to win the date. Applications are at Thunderbirds or via Carolyn Rowe or Judy Thomas by phone. applicants must be 21 or older.
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The
American Cancer Society
Thunderbirds
Carolyn Rowe
Judy Thomas
Bike A Thon Starts At St Jude's In Bellfire Route
The St Jude's Bike A Thon sponsored by American Legion Post 296 starts at 9 a m today with riders riding through part of Bellfire subdivision. Okaloosa County EMTs and Sheriff's Explorer Scouts will assist riders. Registration runs 8 9 a m at the region post on Main Street. A drinks table at Spanish Oak Ave corner. Hot dogs and refreshments served at noon. Chair Jerry Santucci expects at least 50 children to participate.
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St. Jude’s
American Legion Post 296
Bellfire Subdivision
Okaloosa County
Emts
Sheriff's Explorer Scouts
Region Post
Main Street
Spanish Oak Avenue
Bike-A-Thon
Jerry Santucci
A Beautiful Place tapestry questions Destin growth in Tallahassee
Artist Nancie Warner of Gulf Pines displays A Beautiful Place a 28 foot painted tapestry in the Capitol Building Tallahassee through Oct 31 scenes show the beach in its natural past ending with bulldozers and a condo dweller viewing a beach painting Warner seeks public view in Destin area and possible state purchase under Save Our Coast program
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Nancie Warner
Gulf Pines
Destin
Capitol Building
Tallahassee
Warner
Florida
Eglin Airman's Drug Awareness Logo Goes Local Buzz
Senior Airman Marv Schoenherr at Eglin Air Force Base created the Say No To Drugs logo used on bumper stickers buttons and banners around Okaloosa County. Annie Laurie Barton from A to Z Speciality Advertising recruited him, noting immediate design impact.
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Eglin Airman
Okaloosa County
Marv Schoenherr
Fichter
Tactical Jer
Eglin Air Force Base
Schoenherr
Annie Laurie Barton
A To Z Speciality
Marv
Barton
Diane
Heritage Tea Set At Scenic Grayton Trail
Guin, owner of a plumbing and air conditioning business, built Heron’s Landing on Western Lake with a vast view of woods, lake, and Gulf dunes. She moved the site several times to preserve trees, left part of the land semi wild, and filled the home with gardening and large Shasta daisies and zinnias.
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Guin
Fadonet
Benese Voate
Great Pumpkin Patch Festival at Fort Walton Beach Fairgrounds
The third annual Great Pumpkin Patch Festival runs October 24 to 26 at the Fort Walton Beach Fairgrounds. Hosted by the Fort Walton Beach Junior Woman's Club, the event features arts and crafts, food concessions, a quilt display by the Valparaiso Historical Museum, barrel racing and a horse show, a crime dog mascot, antique car displays, and a pumpkin chase activities with family friendly hours and free admission and parking.
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Fort Walton Beach Fairgrounds
Fort Walton Beach
Valparaiso
Okaloosa ARC Named ARC Of The Year In Florida
Okaloosa County's Association for Retarded Citizens was honored at the ARC Florida conference in Orlando with a top state award, marking the third year it has been named number one in the state. The group mentions facilities built in 1985 86 to house 16 mentally retarded men and women.
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Okaloosa County
Association For Retarded Citizens
ARC
Florida
Orlando
John Askew
Askew
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Yvonne L. Williams
Mary Schoenherr
Grayton Trail
Peggy Bailer
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Ean Gilale Pds
Diane Molitaris
Wen Eee
Angelo
Charles Longstreet
John
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