Recollections of World War II by Carol Byrd Rist Fort Lauderdale during World War II was totally involved in the war effort. We felt that the war was on our doorstep, especially when we went to the beach in the evening and saw burning cargo ships and tankers, which had been torpedoed by German subs, […]
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Huff Post – Early Voting Numbers Climb In N.C., Mostly the Work of Obama Volunteers
Carol Rist, an Obama volunteer passing out a Democratic slate, said many people stopped to chat on their way out. “Most people seem happy, and African-Americans seem downright giddy,” she said. “One woman told me she’d gone to her family’s ancestral home, collected soil from the ground where her grandparents had walked, and rubbed a […]
To save Dade’s wild places
THE MIAMI HERALD, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1991 To save Dade’s wild places Appointee Carol Rist, seasoned conservationist, sums up her new, unpaid job thus: “I feel as though it’s the most important thing I’ll ever do in this field.” Could be, for Ms. Rist and the other six members of Dade’s just-appointed Land Acquisition […]
Let Floridians enjoy Birch Park forever by Carol Rist, 12-9-1991
Carol Rist, 12-9-1991 To The Editor: Hugh Taylor Birch State Recreational Area in Fort Lauderdale is a treasure for all Floridians. It has enriched my life immensely. In Birch Park I ran in relay races as a Girl Scout, organized relay races as a den mother, saw my first spotted breasted oriole, and discovered […]
It’s Earth Day, so say Thanks!
Kathleen Krog EDITORIAL BOARD Miami Herald, 4/22/99 In the city I call home, Fort Lauderdale, residents can recycle a veritable cornucopia of used consumer goods. Our blue recycling bins, picked up curbside weekly, can hold glass and plastic containers, cans, wax-coated cartons, cardboard (cut up and tied, please) and bundled newspapers. We now have two […]
2008 – At Southwest Elementary Obama got 15,379 votes – Carol Rist
As you know I spent many hours at the Southwest Elementary early voting site, wearing my Obama pin, showing a sample ballot to the voters waiting in line and handing them information on the judges endorsed by the Democratic Party (who all just happened to be Democrats, although the judicial races are “nonpartisan”). On weekends […]
1992 HURRICANE ANDREW REPORT – Carol Rist
HURRICANE REPORT Carol Rist We apologize for having waited so long to thank all of you for your phone calls and other expressions of concern after Hurricane Andrew blew into our lives on August 24, 1992. Although it took Andrew only three hours to virtually demolish South Dade County, recovery will take years, We knew […]
1987 – Weekly Letter on the Robbery and more
Carol Rist November 18, 1987 Dear Carl, Lisa and. Andy, Well, here I am back to my mistake-filled typewriter written letters. As Andy learned when we talked to him on the phone, we were burglarized a week ago. It was on the Monday I spent up in Broward County at a conference on the U.S. […]
2001 Greece Trip by Carol Rist
Carol Rist, Spring, 2001 In mid April we flew from Miami to Athens for our first Elderhostel experience. We landed in Athens at the brand new airport, built to serve the multitudes expected for the 2004 Olympics. Near the airport are many of the venues being built for the Olympics, and the road from the […]
1999 Australia Trip by Carol Rist
Carol Rist, 1999 In the middle of September, 1999, Hurricane Floyd was bearing down on the east coast of the United States. We weren’t eager to desert our house with a hurricane approaching, but knowing that Curtis and Julie had had ample experience in post hurricane clean-up and repair, we put on our hurricane shutters […]
1998 – BYRDS, DINOSAURS AND MOUNTAIN LIONS by Carol Rist
Carol Rist, SUMMER 1998 On July 4, 1998, the extended Byrd family gathered at the Lago Mar Resort on the beach in Fort Lauderdale for a family reunion. Tom Byrd, Jr. was the only family member who couldn’t make it. All 23 of us, from 3year-old Robin Graney (Marilyn’s youngest grandchild) to the oldest Byrd […]
1997 – Kenya (by way of London) by Carol Rist
Carol Rist, 1997 Preparation for a trip to Kenya begins well before the plane takes off, with a visit to the travel doctor. If the lecture on how to avoid diarrhea, the shots for diphtheria, tetanus, typhoid and yellow fever and the dreaded anti-malarial pill, Larium, don’t dissuade you, you’re in for a real adventure. […]
1995 Lake Baikal Trip by Carol Rist
Lake Baikal Carol Rist September 1, 1995: It was a sweltering day in Miami but we packed our bags with our warmest clothing before heading out to the airport. We were on our way to Siberia. Luckily our tour group met in San Francisco. That gave us the opportunity to spend the weekend with Andy […]
1994 China Trip by Carol Rist
China Trip Carol Rist, 1994 Quite early on Sunday morning, June 26, we gathered at the Miami airport along with Bob Merkel, Debbie Safford and the rest of the Florida International Art Exchange Group and embarked on our three week visit to the People’s Republic of China, led by David Chang, native of Shanghai, artist, […]
1991 – A Trip through East Germany by Carol Rist
Carol Rist June 1991 We left the Berlin airport in a rental car with the navigator (me) totally lost. As we were trying to get our bearings, Karsten saw a sign that said “Ploetzensee Memorial.” Some 2,500 persons were put to death by the Nazis at the Ploetzensee Prison, including many of the participants in the […]
1990 – Our Vacation in Quebec by Carol Rist
Carol Rist August 3, 1990 We really enjoyed our vacation in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick two years ago, so this year we decided to visit a different part of Canada. To say that Quebec is different from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick is an understatement. The only thing that was the same was the […]
1989 Galapagos Trip by Carol Rist
Carol Rist, July 20, 1989 Dear Marilyn, Phil, Carl, Lisa and Andy, Marilyn and Phil, you must think I have stopped sending you my offspring letters. Actually there haven’t been any. Carl and Lisa have been en route from Yakima to Durham, and Andy has been in England and Norway and then moved, so I […]
1988 Vacation in Nova Scotia by Carol Rist
Carol Rist September 23, 1988 Dear Carl, Lisa, and Andy, We are finally getting settled back into the old routine after two weeks of a totally different existence. I am enclosing a map which I copied from the atlas, on which I have marked our trip. I’m sorry that you can hardly tell land from […]