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South Walton Fire District hosting Caring and Sharing Angel Tree

South Walton Fire District is once again sponsoring the Caring and Sharing “Angel Tree.” Each holiday season the “Angel Tree” is filled with names of children throughout Walton County that otherwise may not receive Christmas gifts without your assistance. This year the Fire District will receive over 300 angel names. “Angels” will be available for selection beginning Wednesday, November 12, 2014 from 9:00 a.m-4:00 p.m. at Station 3/Headquarters, 911 North County Highway 393, Santa Rosa Beach. Gifts may be returned...

Honor our veterans on Nov. 11

Ceremony at DeFuniak Springs Airport The City of DeFuniak Springs in partnership with the American Veterans, the Disabled American Veterans, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and program participants wish to invite you to the 9th Annual Veterans Day Program to honor the men and women who have fought for the freedom of this Country. The program will be held at the DeFuniak Springs Municipal Airport, located at 1931 US Highway 90 West, DeFuniak Springs, Florida. The program will begin at...

Cottages For Kids at Grand Boulevard Oct. 31 – Nov. 9

The eighth annual Cottages for Kids will take place in Grand Boulevard at Sandestin from October 31 through November 9 and will debut designer cottages for all to see.  Grand Boulevard’s Grand Park will be transformed into a small village with cottages that look like they have popped out from the pages of a fairytale to modern creations brimming with creativity. Using a lot of imagination, hard work and a little elbow grease, area builders are hard at work finalizing...

Energy Expo in DeFuniak Springs Nov. 8

Time: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. The City of DeFuniak Springs will be hosting the third annual Energy Expo on Saturday, November 8, 2014. The expo is scheduled to start at 8:00 am with exhibits beginning at the caboose on Circle Drive. The Expo is FREE. The expo will be an excellent opportunity to explore and discover the technologies and initiatives that can help us individually and as a community to save money and reduce waste. There will be many...

Seaside hosts annual Seeing Red Wine Festival Nov. 6-9

The community of Seaside is hosting its 24th Annual Seeing Red Wine Festival Nov. 6-9. The Seeing Red Wine Festival, in partnership with the Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation (DCWAF), is part of a four-day wine event held at various locations in Seaside. The Saturday Grand Tasting event allows guests to stroll through tasting areas to sample more than 250 different kinds of wines while enjoying music, southern hospitality and cool autumn air at the beach. Each event and tasting...

Retirement just a word for Walton area lady bass angler

Carolyn Poole has been fishing our area waterways all her life. Growing up fishing for bream along the Shoal and Choctawhatchee rivers, Poole has always enjoyed being outdoors with her family, who center their get-togethers along the rivers and creeks. After marrying her true love in 1985 Poole continued the sporting life. Her husband, John Wayne was an avid fisherman and hunter. Together they would spend entire weekends enjoying the outdoors from Friday evening to late Sunday night. “I use...

Survivalist, Preparedness and Homesteading Expo in Wausau Oct. 25 – 26

Time: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Possum Palace, Possum Palace Drive, Wausau, FL Traditional survival and preparedness vendors will be in attendance as well as fire arms dealers for the Survivalist, Preparedness and Homesteading Expo in Wausau Oct. 25 – 26. The vendors will have many items to help you along your way to becoming self-reliant. Many homesteading vendors with how-to demonstrations as well as items to make your homesteading life a little easier, including self defense and survival techniques....