September 2, 2010

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Living In Bear Country lecture Sept. 16

Learn about living near these fascinating creatures Time: 7 – 8:30 p.m. Location Seaside Meeting Hall Theatre 216 Quincy Circle, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459 South Walton Community Council and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission present a lecture on Sept. 16 about living in black bear territory. Alan Knothe, the Wildlife Assistance Biologist for the Northwest Region for FWC, will be giving the lecture and teaching about bear safety and management. It is that time of year when our...

Natural elements come to life at Santa Rosa Pottery

Local potter offers wares, instruction at Santa Rosa Beach studio Looking for a special piece of pottery or learn how to do it yourself? Look no further than Santa Rosa Pottery in Santa Rosa Beach. Long time South Walton resident Deborah Orr, proprietor of Santa Rosa Pottery has been an artist most of her life and has been throwing clay (the process of forming a pot out of clay on the potter’s wheel is called throwing) since 1970. Orr has...

Walton County fishing report for Sept. 1

Fishing is good! Fresh: River is good. Lots of shellcracker and catfish being caught. Fly fishing is good catching bluegill with popping bugs. Bay: Lots Spanish and king mackerel, and the bay is filled with lady fish (skip jack). Gulf: Lots of Spanish mackerel and red snapper season is opening up again in Oct. on the weekends. Click here for best times The fishing report is brought to you by Copeland’s. “Where the locals shop and the tourists are welcome.”...