Rain To Continue Tonight
October 24, 2010
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight…Cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening…then showers and thunderstorms likely after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph becoming around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
- Monday…Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning…then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph becoming 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
- Monday Night…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
- Tuesday…Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph becoming 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
- Tuesday Night…Mostly cloudy in the evening becoming partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
- Wednesday…Partly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
- Wednesday Night…Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
- Thursday…Partly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
- Thursday Night…Cooler. Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
- Friday…Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
- Friday Night…Colder…clear. Lows 43 to 48.
- Saturday…Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
- Saturday Night…Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 54.
- Sunday…Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
Mariah Carey, Tate Band And ‘Move That Bus!’ This Afternoon
October 24, 2010
The Extreme Makeover Home Edition home in Pensacola will be unveiled with cries of “Move that Bus!” this afternoon, and the public is invited to join singer Mariah Carey for the event.
The entire community is encouraged to come dressed in their holiday attire and join Heritage Homes with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition design team leader Ty Pennington and designers Michael Moloney, Tracy Hutson and Johnny Littlefield, as well as music legend Mariah Carey in revealing the Gaston familyʼs new home by yelling “Move that Bus!” at 2 p.m. Sunday.
The reveal will include a Christmas parade with the Tate High School Showband of the South. The show will air on the ABC network on December 12.
To participate in Sundayʼs reveal, spectators should park at shuttle pick-up located at W Street and Beverly Parkway. Buses will shuttle spectators to the homesite from 8 a.m. until spectators have cleared. Spectators should plan to spend several hours onsite and should prepare accordingly by bringing plenty of fluids, such as water and sports drinks, and wearing sunscreen.
Saturday at noon, local builder Heritage Homes officially turned over the keys to the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition design team to put the finishing touches on Finis Gaston and his familyʼs new home. Just one week ago, Finis Gaston and his family received news from special guest Mariah Carey that they were the latest recipients of
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
“It has been a thrilling week,” said Heritage Homes President Frank Lott, III. “We could not have completed this challenge without all of the donations from local companies and thousands of volunteers. It also helped that we had perfect weather, and the spectators cheering us on didnʼt hurt either.”
The newly completed home, located at 1301 Rainbow Ave. in Pensacola, is 3,600 square feet total with 3,100 square feet heated and cooled and a 500 square foot garage. Layout includes four bedrooms and a nursery as well as three bathrooms.
Pictured above: The Extreme Makeover Home Edition home in Pensacola was almost complete Saturday afternoon. Photo courtesy WEAR TV 3 for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Photos: Flomaton’s Great Homecoming
October 24, 2010
Flomaton took part in the statewide Alabama Year of Small Towns and Downtowns Saturday with their first ever Flomaton Great Homecoming.
Arts and crafts vendors, foods and entertainment set the stage for the event. During the Flomaton Great Homecoming, the town opened the doors on their brand new library which will be complete and officially opened in a few weeks.
For a photo gallery from the event, click here.
Pictured above: The Flomaton Great Homecoming was held Saturday. Pictured below: Residents got a sneak peek of the town’s brand new library. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Photos: Williams Station Day
October 24, 2010
Thousands attended the annual Williams Station in Atmore on Saturday.
For a photo gallery, click here.
Pictured above: Crowds at Saturday’s Williams Station Day in Atmore. Pictured below: The reunion of the “Kool Tools” band, a popular local band formed in the 1960’s. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Battle Of The Bench Results
October 24, 2010
The annual “Battle of the Bench” bench press contest was held Saturday at Williams Station Day in Atmore, with two area men bench pressing 415 pounds each.
Results from the event were as follows:
- Alan Bell, first place, 166-181 weight class, 315 bench press
- Robbie Davis, first place, 182-198 weight class, 380 bench press
- Pat Boone, first place, 199-220 weight class, 350 bench press
- Gordon Godwin, 221-242 weight class, 385 bench press
- Brian Richards, 260-275 weight class, 415 bench press
- Carl Ward, 276-308 weight class, 415 bench press
Featured Recipe: Prime Rib – Without The Fear
October 24, 2010
This weekend’s featured recipe from Janet Tharpe is a Simple No Fear Prime Rib. This dish will leave you feeling “gourmet” with tender meat a punch of flavor.
To print today’s “Just a Pinch” recipe column, you can click the image below to load a printable pdf with a recipe card.
Robots Teach Kids; Tate Takes ‘Blood, Sweat And Duct Tape Award’
October 24, 2010
Cheering fans, blaring instruments, and pounding drums — you may think of a football or soccer game. But this is no sports event. It’s a game of the future.
On Saturday morning the University of West Florida Field House buzzed with activity and the Emerald Coast BEST Robotics competition whirred to a start.
The futuristic competition plays out in an arena setting complete with referees, cheerleaders, mascots and cheering students. A deafening din fills the air as 21 area high schools and middle schools compete with their robots, all a part of an initiative to inspire students to pursue careers in engineering, science and technology. Gulf Power Company is the major sponsor of BEST — Boosting, Engineering, Science and Technology.
This year’s theme, “Total Recall,” is a word play on quality control. In the competition, students will control their robots to successfully process and package as much “good” product as possible while striving for Six Sigma quality levels on each production line. Some products may be identified as “defective” and will be “recalled.”
It’s all a part of an initiative to inspire students to pursue careers in engineering, science and technology through participation in a sports-like, science and engineering-based robotics competition each fall. Student teams are judged on robot performance, marketing presentation, team exhibit/interview, project engineering notebook, and spirit and sportsmanship.
Josh King, eleventh grader from Escambia High School, said the competition helped him realize how important science and math are to the real world.
“To get ready for this you have to use the whole engineering design process,” said King. “It starts with brainstorming, then design, then prototype and then final product. We really had fun out there.”
King plans to pursue an Architectural Engineering degree at the University of West Florida.
King’s teacher and lead for the Robotics Club Bob Rainey said BEST helps get the students excited about science and math.
“They have to apply their skills in math and science and engineering,” said Rainey. “This is something really authentic the students can get involved with. BEST Robotics prepares them because everything in life is going to be a project for them, and they’re going to have to overcome problems.”
Max Levesque (pictured left), a sixth grader and part of the team from Workman Middle School that won first place in the robotics competition, said involvement in robotics had given him a greater interest in math.
“This is something different than what I usually do in school,” said Levesque, “I actually kind of like math more now.”
Introduced by two MIT students, BEST — Boosting Engineering Science and Technology — has grown into a nationally recognized competition challenging more than 50,000 participants since its start in 1993.
Area schools have been competing since 2004, when Gulf Power sponsored eight local teams in the regional competition in Mobile. Twenty schools across Northwest Florida participated in the regionals, and the top schools will advance to competition at Auburn University.
Students had six weeks to build their robots and teams were judged on robot performance, oral presentation, table display, project notebook, spirit and sportsmanship.
Four schools in Northwest Florida were among the winners that will advance to the finals at Auburn University on Nov. 18 – 20: Woodlawn Middle School, Bethlehem K-12, Workman Middle and Woodham Middle.
BEST Award
1. Woodham Middle School
2. Woodlawn Beach Middle School
3. Seaside Neighborhood Middle School
Gulf Power- Blood, Sweat and Duct Tape Award
Tate High School
Robotics Award
1. Workman Middle School
2. Bethlehem K-12
3. Milton High School
4. Woodham Middle
Best Team Website
Seaside Neighborhood Middle School
Best T-shirt Design
1. Hobbs Middle School
2. Sims Middle School
3. Woodham Middle School
Founders Award for Creative Design
Seaside Neighborhood Middle School
Most Robust Robot
Workman Middle School
Most Photogenic Robot
Merritt Brown Middle School
Most Elegant Machine
Milton High School
Best Team Exhibit and Interview
1. Holley Navarre Middle School
2. Woodlawn Beach Middle School
3. Merritt Brown Middle School
Best Marketing Presentation
1. Woodham Middle School
2. Holley-Navarre Middle School
3. Woodlawn Beach Middle School
Best Project Engineering Notebook
1. Bethlehem K-12
2. Woodlawn Beach Middle School
3. Seaside Neighborhood Middle School
Best Spirit and Sportsmanship
1. Woodham Middle School
2. Seaside Neighborhood Middle School
3. Sims Middle School
Courtesy photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Video: Northview Vs. Jay
October 24, 2010
Here are video highlights by Keith Garrison from Northview’s win Friday night over Jay.
For game details, click here for the NorthEscambia.com story. For a photo gallery, click here.
Driver Charged After Head-on Molino Wreck (Updated Details, Names)
October 23, 2010
A 19-year old Pensacola woman was charged after a head-on collision Friday night in Molino.
The accident happened about 6:20 at the intersection of Highway 29 and Highway 97.
The Florida Highway patrol said Amy Irby, 19, of Pensacola was traveling north on Highway 29 in a 2009 Ford Focus when she attempted a left turn and traveled into the path of a 2003 Kia SUV driven by Theresa Williams, 32, of Pensacola. The vehicles collided head-on in the intersection.
Williams was seriously injured and transported to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola by LifeFlight. Her passenger, Antwon Smith, 27, of Pensacola was not seriously injured. Irby and her passenger, Muneca Rodriguez, 15, of Pensacola, received minor injuries and were transported to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola by ambulance.
Irby was charged with violation of right of way by the Florida Highway Patrol.
The Molino, Cantonment and McDavid stations of Escambia Fire Rescue responded to the crash, along with the FHP, Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and Escambia County EMS.
Pictured above and below: A two vehicle head-on accident Friday night in Molino. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Today’s Football TV Schedule
October 23, 2010
Here’s a look at today’s SEC games and other college games of note on television today:
SEC Games
Ole Miss (3-3, 1-2) at Arkansas (4-2, 1-2)
11 a.m. WJTC TV 44/SEC Network/ESPN3.com
Fayetteville, Ark. • Reynolds Razorback Stadium (72,000)
LSU (7-0, 4-0) at Auburn (7-0, 4-0)
2:30 p.m. WKRG TV 5/CBS Sports/CBSSports.com
Auburn, Ala. • Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451)
South Carolina (4-2, 2-2) at Vanderbilt (2-4, 1-2)
6 p.m. FSN/ESPN3.com
Nashville, Tenn. • Vanderbilt Stadium (39,773)
Alabama (6-1, 3-1) at Tennessee (2-4, 0-3)
6 p.m. ESPN/ESPN3.com
Knoxville, Tenn. • Neyland Stadium (102,455)
UAB (2-4) at Mississippi State (5-2, 2-2)
6 p.m. ESPNU
Starkville, Miss. • Davis Wade Stadium
Georgia (3-4, 2-3) at Kentucky (4-3, 1-3)
6:30 p.m. CSS/ESPN3.com
Lexington, Ky. • Commonwealth Stadium (67,942)
OPEN: Florida (4-3, 2-3)
Other Games
Notre Dame at Navy
11 a.m. WEAR TV 3
Duke at Virginia Tech
11 a.m. WFNA TV 55
Georgia Tech at Clemson
2:30 p.m. WKRG TV 5
Oklahoma at Missouri
7 p.m. WEAR TV 3