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Newspaper
Destin Log
Location
Destin, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1984
Page
5
The log asks if Halloween is available for Bay Elementary School students. It notes the children at Bay Elementary School are the ones involved and seeks clarification on celebration plans.
Letters recount the burden on volunteers as growth strains elementary programs. Busy, self employed parents and on call work leave little time for wholesome recreation. Newcomers may feel unwelcome or shy about joining groups, risking program expansion.
A general membership meeting for Destin Little League is set for November 8 at 7 p.m. in the elementary school. The rest calls for parent support, field upgrades, and volunteer help from local civic groups, plus a note inviting letters to The LOG with signatures and addresses.
A South Walton reader derides Powerline Road now Chat Holley Road and Highway 98 as risky, noisy routes. The piece cites rough pavement, high crash data, intoxicated driving, and calls for paving to ease danger and cut costs for the county.
Scripps Howard feature from Shawnee Oklahoma in 1984 follows Rheta Grimsley Johnson on a 22,000 mile search for America. The writer profiles varied individuals, notes found graves, and argues Americans increasingly embrace freedom and diverse paths to happiness while rejecting monoculture.
A reflective travelogue follows a journey begun in spring along the Mississippi Delta, detailing modes of transport from car to sailboat. The narrator notes restrooms in the South, rattlesnake warnings in Arizona rest areas, and varied city impressions from San Francisco to Boise. The piece ends with a nod to Tom Fredrick of the U S Border Patrol.
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