Community Meetings 3-6
All area codes are 850 unless specified.
Destin City Hall
All City Council meetings, workshops, executive sessions and CRA Board meetings are held at the City Hall Annex, 4100 Indian Bayou Trail. All other board and committee meetings are held at City Hall, 4200 Indian Bayou Trail. Meetings are subject to change or cancellation without further notice. Agendas for city committees are posted at City Hall for review
ECMS
The Emerald Coast Meditation Society will meet at 6:30 p.m. March 7 at 480 N. Co. Hwy. 393 in Santa Rosa Beach. Al Drucker will speak on “Encounters with the Eternal II.” For information, email nancyjames@embarqmail.com.
Friends of the Destin Library
The Friends of the Destin Library will meet at 3 p.m. March 8 and will feature Mini Antique Road Show with Gerald Roper, a well-known and respected enthusiast on antiques and collectibles. This program is free and open to the general public. Call 837-8572.
Parrot Head Club
The Emerald Coast Parrot Head Club will meet from 5:30-8:30 p.m. March 8 at Harry T’s in Destin harbor. Call 642-8766.
Genealogical Society
The Genealogical Society of Okaloosa County will meet at 10 a.m. March 9 at the Heritage Museum of Northwest Florida, 115 Westview Ave. in Valparaiso. Mr. Dale Cox, writer and historian, will speak on “Seminole Wars in this Area.” Meetings are followed by a Dutch treat lunch at a local restaurant. Call 678-2023.
Democratic Executive Committee
The Okaloosa County Democratic Executive Committee will meet at 6 p.m. March 12 at Democratic Headquarters, 60 Second Street, Unit 305, in Shalimar. Discussion and plans to further expand Democrat membership in North Okaloosa County will be discussed. Call 609-3367.
ASTD
The American Society for Training & Development Emerald Coast Chapter will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 12 in the new Student Services Center at NWFSC in Niceville. Program will be Lifelines for Shoestring Training Budgets: The Funds and Resources Available to Get Your People Trained. Cost is $20/non-members, $15/chapter members.
Woman’s Club
The Destin Woman’s Club will meet at 11 a.m. March 13 at Bonefish in Destin. The speaker will be Dr. Michael Archer with Emerald Coast Plastic Surgery. Reservations need to be made by March 8 at dwcreservations@gmail.com. Lunch is $20.
Writers In Sandals
Writers In Sandals, for those interested in writing, will meet from 10:30 a.m. to noon March 16 at the Destin Library. Don Schroeder, author of “Air Raid Nights & Radio Days,” will discuss Writing Memoirs.
Destin Business Builders
Destin Business Builders Networking group meets from 7:15-8:45 every Wednesday at the Destin United Methodist Life Center. Call 651-1300, ext. 13.
Coffee and Cars
Emerald Coast Muscle Car Club hosts Coffee and Cars the last Sunday of every month in Uptown Station in Fort Walton Beach. For information, call 200-2465 or email dfureigh@fwb.org.
Food Buying Club
A small group interested in eating healthy and purchasing smart meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at 125 Scottsdale Court in Mary Esther. On the second Tuesday, the group meets at Fountain Square in downtown Fort Walton Beach for the Growing Local film series. Call 863-4040.
Kiwanis Club of Destin
The Kiwanis Club of Destin meets every Thursday at 8 a.m. at the Destin Methodist Church Life Center on Beach Drive in Destin. The public is invited to attend the club’s weekly meetings.
Destin Rotary
The Destin Rotary meets at 7:15 a.m. every Tuesday at Rutherford’s 465. Call 269-1080.
Flotilla 1-4 USCG Auxiliary
Flotilla 1-4 USCG Auxiliary meets at 8 a.m. on the second Saturday of each month at Coast Guard Station Destin on Okaloosa Island. Anyone wishing to become a member is welcome to attend. Prior military duty is not required. Call 865-9130 or email www.flotilla14.info.
Rotary Club of South Walton
The Rotary Club of South Walton meets for breakfast at 7:30 a.m. each Thursday morning at the Embassy Suites, Scenic Hwy. 98 in Miramar Beach. Visiting Rotarians and their guests are welcome. Call 267-2929.
Optimist Club
The Destin Optimist Club meets at noon on the second Thursday of each month at The Lighthouse restaurant. Cost of lunch is $11. Call 650-2800.