Baptist Offers Free Mammograms
October 18, 2010
Baptist Health Care and Cox have partnered to offer free mammograms for women in the area throughout October.
Since the inception of the program for disadvantaged women in 2007, the program has provided 571 free mammograms, resulting in diagnosing eight women with breast cancer.
Baptist Health Care will schedule the free mammograms at six locations including Jay Hospital, Atmore Community Hospital, Baptist Hospital, Gulf Breeze Hospital, Baptist Medical Park – Nine Mile, and Baptist Medical Park – Navarre. To learn more about the eligibility requirements to receive a free mammogram call (850) 434-4080.
Video: Northview Vs. Freeport
October 18, 2010
Here are video highlights by Keith Garrison from Northview’s loss Friday night to Freeport.
For game details, click here for the NorthEscambia.com story. For a photo gallery, click here.
Weekend In Photos
October 18, 2010
There was plenty going on in the North Escambia area this weekend, and NorthEscambia.com had lots of photos. Click any of the items below to see a photo gallery.
Pictured top: This little cowboy is getting ready for the toilet paper toss at Molino Park Elementary School’s Fall Carnival Friday evening. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Morning Fog, Cool Temps
October 17, 2010
Our updated North Escambia forecast calls for some patchy fog by Monday morning, with cool temperatures in the middle 40’s. Our dry weather pattern will continue for the entire week, with no mention of rain in the next seven days.
- Tonight: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 46. Calm wind.
- Monday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
- Monday Night: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. West wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
- Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Major Traffic Delays To Resume Monday On Highway 97
October 17, 2010
Look for major traffic delays to resume Monday morning on Highway 97.
Crews from Panhandle Grading & Paving will resume laying the top asphalt layer (called a “friction course”) on Highway 97. Motorists can expect intermittent lane restrictions from the intersection of Highway 29 and Highway 97 north to the Alabama state line.
In about a week, crews will pave the southern end of Highway 97 at Highway 29, causing traffic problems in the intersection. Law enforcement will be on site during the operations in the intersection to help things move as smoothly as possible, according to the Florida Department of Transportation.
Funeral Services Set For Teen Killed By SUV
October 17, 2010
Funeral services have been set for Shawn Youngstrom, the 15-year Tate High student that died after being struck by a vehicle Tuesday night.
The Florida Highway Patrol says Youngstrom, 15 was walking in the dark in the turn lane from Nine Mile Road to Allegheny Avenue near Beulah when he was struck by a SUV driven by Jeremy Gravette, 33, of Pensacola about 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Youngstrom was flown to Sacred Heart Hospital where he later died. Gravette and a six year old passenger in his vehicle were not injured.
Funeral services for Shawn Youngstrom will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 23 at the Pine Forest Assembly of God at 3125 North Pine Forest Road in Cantonment. Visitation will be held Friday, October 22 from 6-8 p.m. at the church.
The church is also collecting funds to assist the family with expenses. Checks should be made out to the Pine Forest Assembly of God, noting “Shawn Youngstrom Fund” in the check’s memo field.
What Are The Odds That You’ll Hit A Deer? Probably Higher Than You Think
October 17, 2010
Odds are, you or someone you know in North Escambia has hit a deer. If not, odds are you won’t have to wait long for that to change — maybe even on your next trip out to the store. In fact, a vehicle-deer collision happens every 26 seconds in the U.S.
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, deer-vehicle collisions in the U.S. cause more than 200 fatalities each year. In June, the driver of a Ford Crown Victoria told state troopers that he swerved to miss a deer on Atmore Road. The vehicle overturned, killing Emmanuel Markay Rivers, 19, of Atmore and injuring two other people.
Last year, one North Escambia resident died after he hit a deer while on his motorcycle. Tad Fredrick Cann, 46, of Walnut Hill struck the deer about daybreak on February 9, 2009, near the intersection of Molino Road and Sunshine Hill Road.
Last Friday morning, one member of a family vacationing from Tennesee was injured on Highway 29 near Bogia Road in McDavid when a deer jumped into the side of their vehicle. Glass shards from a broken side window (pictured) sent one person to the hospital with lacerations.
In addition to actual collisions with deer, many North Escambia area accidents are attributed to drivers attempting to avoid deer.
While the number of miles driven by U.S. motorists over the past five years has increased just two percent, the number of deer-vehicle collisions in this country during that time has grown by 10 times that amount.
Using its claims data, auto insurer State Farm estimates 2.3 million collisions between deer and vehicles occurred in the U.S. during the two-year period between July 1, 2008 and June 30, 2010. That’s 21.1 percent more than five years earlier. Most crash occur in the months of October, November and December.
The most likely state in which to hit a deer? West Virginia with a 1 in 429 chance. The least likely? Still Hawaii at 1 in 13,011. The odds of a Hawaiian driver hitting a deer between now and 12 months from now are roughly equivalent to the odds of finding a pearl in an oyster shell.
The likelihood of colliding with a deer in Florida during the next year is 1 in 971 across the state. But in the North Escambia area, our chances are much more like those in Alabama — about 1 in 150. The odds of deer-vehicle collision are up 33 percent over last year in the local area.
The average property damage cost of these incidents was $3,103, up 1.7 percent from a year ago, according to State Farm.
Pictured: Emmanuel Markay Rivers, 19, of Atmore, was pronounced dead at the scene of this single vehicle accident on Old Atmore Road in June, 2010. The driver of the vehicle said he swerved to avoid a deer. Pictured top inset: A passenger of this vehicle was injured October 15, 2010, when a deer shattered the side window. Pictured bottom inset: An Escambia County deputy was uninjured when he hit a deer on Highway 29 near Champion Drive in April, 2010. Pictured below: Four people were injured in this Miller Road accident when the driver of this SUV tried to avoid a deer in August, 2009. NorthEscambia.com exclusive photos, click to enlarge.
Northview Tribal Beat Performs At Troy State Band Day
October 17, 2010
The Northview High School Tribal Beat band was among more than 2,300 high school band members from 32 schools from three states performing with Troy University’s Sound of the South marching band during halftime Saturday as TSU celebrated its annual Band Day.
The event, which began in 1998, provides an opportunity for high school band students to experience performing at the collegiate level.
“Band Day provides high school band members a chance to come to Troy to be a part of a Division I football game and perform at halftime with the Sound of the South,” said Dr. Mark Walker, Troys’s associate director of bands. “It is a great recruiting tool for the band and the entire University.”
Participating bands such as Northview’s arrived on campus Saturday morning and took part in a rehearsal with the Sound of the South. The bands then lined up for the Trojan Victory Parade up University Avenue and took part in the football team’s Trojan Walk.
Photo Gallery: North Escambia Outlaws
October 17, 2010
The North Escambia Outlaws 12U baseball team traveled to Orange Beach last weekend for their first tournament — the USSSA Gulf Coast Championship.
Members of the team include Joshua Barnes, Trey Holder, Mark Lee, Zach Payne, Jacob Dunsford, Thomas Boothe, Ben Preston, Jason Fischer, Devin Stabler and Daniel Mascaro.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Ramona Preston, click to enlarge.
Featured Recipe: Chocolate Truffle Cheesecake That ‘Wows’
October 17, 2010
This weekend’s featured recipe from Janet Tharpe is a Chocolate Truffle Cheesecake. A real show-stopper, this cheesecake is delicious and simple to make.
To print today’s “Just a Pinch” recipe column, you can click the image below to load a printable pdf with a recipe card.
