Local Girl Hopes To Sing Her Way To Washington In National YouTube Contest
April 5, 2009
A local girl hopes to sing her way via YouTube to a historic event in Washington for Flag Day.
Ernest Ward Middle School student Danielle Scott of Walnut Hill is taking part in a contest called “O Say Can You Sing” sponsored in part by the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Participants upload video of themselves singing the National Anthem to YouTube. Danielle’s video is at the bottom of this article.
The grand prize winner of the contest will be invited to perform the National Anthem at the museum in Washington, D.C. and at the Baltimore Orioles vs. Atlanta Braves game, both on Flag Day, June 14. The prize includes a trip for two to Washington, D.C., including airfare and three nights hotel accommodations; tickets and transportation to a Baltimore Orioles baseball game; and $400 in spending money.
If you do not see the YouTube video above, it is because your school or employer is blocking YouTube videos. Try watching the video from your home internet connection.
More Rain Sunday; Lows In The 20’s Next Week
April 5, 2009
If you don’t like the weather, just wait because there is going to be a little bit of everything this week. From highs in the 80’s to lows in the 20’s, rain and sun — it’s all in the forecast
Today will be sunny and warm with a high a of 76. A 20 percent chance of rain creeps into the forecast for tonight, some fog after midnight and a low of 55. Sunday and Sunday night, there is a 50 percent chance of rain with a high of 80 and a low of 52.
By next week, we are expected a spring freeze…the lows Monday and Tuesday night will be in the upper 20’s to around 30. Daytime highs will be about 62.
Here is the complete North Escambia forecast from the National Weather Service:
Today: Sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny through mid morning, then becoming cloudy, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northwest. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday: Partly cloudy, with a high near 63. Northwest wind between 10 and 15 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Northwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 61. West wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 28. West wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 70. West wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Thursday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Free Easter Advertising For Area Churches
April 5, 2009
NorthEscambia.com will provide free advertising for churches in North Escambia or North Santa Rosa counties in Florida, or Atmore or Flomaton in Alabama. If your church is having a special Good Friday and/or Easter service, let us know and we will let thousands of readers across the area know.
We will list the services on our Events page free of charge. Please try to keep your announcement for our events page to 100 words or less. Please send your event listing as far in advance of your service(s) as possible.
We will also provide free display advertising for churches on NorthEscambia.com on a space available basis.
Send your announcement to news@northescambia.com or click here for our contact page.
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Community Spring Fling Today In Walnut Hill
April 5, 2009
Walnut Hill Baptist Church will hold their annual Spring Fling with fun events like an egg drop and an Easter egg hunt.
The Easter egg hunt will be for children toddler age through fifth grade.There will be relay races, food and a church wide softball game. The public is invited to attend, and to bring their own lawn chairs, blankets, ball gloves and Easter baskets for the little ones.
The event will be held at the Ruritan Club on Highway 97 beginning at 2:00 today. It is free and open to the public.
Students in the third to twelfth grade can participate in an Egg Drop. The guidelines for the egg drop are below.
Egg Drop
The goal of this challenge is to have a raw chicken egg fall approximately eight feet or more onto a hard surface and survive the impact uncracked. You must design a container that will protect your egg!
Guidelines for designing containers:
1) The design can not involve liquids, helium, or any other lighter-than-air gasses.
2) The design can not involve glass in any way! (or any other shattering type of material….ceramics, baked clay, etc.)
3) The egg “container” can not exceed one foot in length or width (winged designs need to fall within this dimension).
4) You must be able to place the egg in the container just prior to the drop. (If you need to tape your container closed after placing the egg inside, make sure you supply the tape or material needed to close your container before and after each drop made…we may have to increase the height and drop more than once.)
5) Use of parachutes is allowed, but the chute must deploy itself after the container is dropped. (Dropping with an open parachute will almost certainly result in successful landing. Using other methods within the guidelines will make for a more interesting challenge.)
Eggs will be provided at the time of the drop!
Rain Still In The Forecast; Freeze Watch Issued
April 5, 2009
(Updated 1:45 p.m.) The weather service still says we can expect rain in North Escambia today, and there is a chance of a light freeze for Monday and Tuesday nights.
There is a 60 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms today and a 30 percent of more rain tonight.
It is forecast to be windy and cool for Monday, with a high of 60. Monday night, there is a risk of a light freeze with a low of 30. A freeze watch is in effect for Monday night.
Tuesday’s high will rebound to a chilly 56 with north wind up to 30 mph. Tuesday night will be clear and cold with a low around 29.
Here is the rest of the North Escambia forecast from the National Weather Service:
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming south between 10 and 15 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. South wind between 5 and 15 mph.
Thursday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy and windy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Saturday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Coming Sunday: Molino Opening Day And All The Weekend News
April 4, 2009
Coming up on Sunday, NorthEscambia.com will have a complete photo gallery from Opening Day at Molino Ballpark. Plus, we will have all the local weekend news. All Sunday morning on NorthEscambia.com.
Rep. Miller Requests $2 Million For Century Water System Improvements
April 4, 2009
Century may finally get nearly $2 million for water system improvements to solve a 10-year old problem.
U.S. Congressman Jeff Miller has released his annual list of local appropriation requests, and it includes $1,191,960 for Century’s water system.
Funding would provide for installation of a new 500,000 Gallon Elevated Tank to improve system reliability and fire protection, two natural gas operated back-up generators to improve system reliability for the existing water treatment plants, 16,000 feet of six-inch water main and a booster station to provide fire protection, improve pressure and system reliability in a portion of the existing water system franchise area.
Many of the approximately 25 households on Backwoods Road have complained to the town for nearly a decade about poor water pressure, muddy water and sometimes the lack of water. The homes are served by 1.7 miles of pipe just two inches in diameter.
Miller is requesting about $80 million for 33 projects that must get past both chambers of Congress and a signature from President Barack Obama.
Flomaton High School Students Make Prom Promise
April 4, 2009
Silence fell over the gym at Flomaton High School Friday morning as Alabama State Troopers passed around photos of vehicles involved in alcohol or drug related crashes. Some of the photos involved wrecks where many of the students knew those that were involved.
It was the simple message of the Prom Promise program presented at the school — don’t drink and drive, and don’t do drugs and drive. Flomaton High juniors and seniors signed the Prom Promise after the program.
Flomaton Police Officer Terri Tolbert has attended proms for the two years she has been the school’s resource officer. For those two years, every student she has seen at the prom has made it back to school the following Monday morning. She wants to keep it that way.
WEAR Channel 3 news anchor Bob Solarski told the Flomaton students about his struggles with alcoholism. Solarski was arrested for DUI in the parking lot of University Mall in Pensacola in early October after he rammed several vehicles. The newscaster said it is hard to report on young people losing their lives in DUI accidents.
Karen Brown Rhodes of Fort Walton Beach lost her son, Jonathan Kohlheim, on March 19, 2002. The 17 year old was involved in a drunk-driving accident in Crestview.
She told the emotional story Friday morning to the students at Flomaton High School.
Kohlheim’s brother survived the crash, but he is now an alcoholic, unable to deal with what happened to his little brother, Rhodes said.
Kohlheim’s friend is in prison for his death, and he plans to visit high schools to tell of his mistakes once he is released. Rhodes said she has forgiven him because it was an accident, but, it could have been prevented had he not been drinking and driving. Rhodes passed around pictures of her son and the the mangled car.
Rev. Doug Hogg, pastor of the Little Escambia Baptist Church, prayed for the safety of the Flomaton students as they attend their prom. The church’s youth director, Buddy Goodman, was also on hand in support of the students.
The Flomaton High School Prom was held Saturday night in the school’s gym.
Joel Ellison of Ellison Construction Inc., Jason Hart of Med-South, Inc., Buddy Smith of Bud’s Refrigeration, Earnest Ray White, Attorney At Law and Larry White Insurance Agency contributed to Friday morning’s Prom Promise program at Flomaton High. Assistant Flomaton Police Chief Sean Golden and members of Flomaton Fire Rescue were also on hand for the program.
Pictured top: April Cayson and other seniors turn in their Prom Promise Friday morning at Flomaton High School. Pictured top inset: Channel 3 anchor Bob Solarski addresses the students about his alcohol problems. Pictured bottom inset: Seniors Kaitlyn Hambrick and Allison Gafford showing off their shirts that were handed out to each student who signed a Prom Promise. Submitted photos by Alisa Hart for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Alisa Hart contributed to this story.
Molino Park Elementary Holds Relay For Life Wagon Parade
April 4, 2009
Molino Park Elementary School held a parade Friday to celebrate after a successful Relay for Life fund raiser.
Each grade created a wagon float with a holiday theme. They paraded around the school’s back parking lot Friday, one grade at a time, to lots of clapping and cheering.
The winning float — Krewe for a Cure — was from the fifth grade.
The students raised money for the school’s Relay for Life team by taking home donation envelopes. The Molino Park Relay for Life team will compete in the Relay for Life at Tate High School in a few weeks.
For a complete photo gallery from the Molino Park parade, click here.
Pictured above: The first grade wagon “Soar for a Cure” in Molino Park Elementary School’s annual wagon parade Friday. Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com.
Flomaton Community Palm Sunday Service Sunday
April 4, 2009
A community Palm Sunday service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at the Flomaton High School Auditorium.
The service will feature a human video, special music and a message from Pastor Ricky Hart from Vision Church in Flomaton.
A nursery and kid’s church will be provided. There will be free t-shirts for visitors and free ice cream for children after the service. Dress is casual, and everyone is welcome.
Call (251) 296-1435 for info.