Recipes: Super Treats For The Super Bowl
February 3, 2013
While there’s a time and a place for elegant desserts, a Super Bowl party isn’t one of them. All the fun and action call for something easy for guests to handle and easy for hosts to make.
Fans of chocolate and marshmallows will cheer for these Rocky Road Squares. By substituting evaporated milk for water, you get a super-rich texture and very fudgy flavor. And by using melted chocolate morsels as well as whole ones, these Easy Double Chocolate Chip Brownies score big on the taste meter. You may want to make an extra batch, because they’ll be scooped up in no time!
Rocky Road Squares
Ingredients
* 1 package (19.5 to 21 ounces) fudge brownie mix
* 1/2 cup vegetable oil, per package directions
* 2 large eggs, per package directions
* 1/2 cup evaporated milk
* 1 cup (6 ounces) Nestlé Toll House Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
* 2 cups miniature marshmallows
* 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
Preparation
1. PREHEAT oven according to package directions. Grease 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
2. PREPARE brownie mix according to package directions, using vegetable oil and egg(s) and substituting evaporated milk for water. Spread into prepared baking pan.
3. BAKE according to package directions; do not over bake. Remove from oven. Immediately sprinkle with chocolate morsels. Let stand 5 minutes or until morsels are shiny. Spread evenly. Top with marshmallows and walnuts.
4. BAKE for 3 to 5 minutes or just until marshmallows begin to melt. Cool in pan on wire rack for 20 to 30 minutes. Cut into squares using a knife dipped in hot water.
Serves
2 dozen brownies
Calories: 230g Total Fat: 13g
Cholesterol: 20mg Protein: 3g
Carbohydrates: 27g Sodium: 80mg
Preparation and Baking Time:
35 minutes
Easy Double Chocolate Chip Brownies
Ingredients
* 2 cups (12-ounce package) Nestlé Toll House Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels, divided
* 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, cut into pieces
* 3 large eggs
* 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 cup granulated sugar
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/2 cup chopped nuts
Preparation
1. PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Grease 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
2. MELT 1 cup morsels and butter in large, heavy-duty saucepan over low heat; stir until smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in eggs. Stir in flour, sugar, vanilla extract and baking soda. Stir in remaining morsels and nuts. Spread into prepared baking pan.
3. BAKE for 18 to 22 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out slightly sticky. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars.
Serves
2 dozen bars
Calories: 190g Total Fat: 10g
Cholesterol: 35mg Protein: 3g
Carbohydrates: 23g Sodium: 50mg
Preparation and Baking Time:
28 minutes
Birth: Landry Thomas Sims
February 3, 2013
Wes and Kelly Sims of Uriah, AL, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Landry Thomas Sims.
Landry was born on January 15, 2013, at Sacred Heart hospital in Pensacola. Landry weighed 7-pounds 15.9-ounces and was 20½ inches” long. Landry is the grandson of Billy and Dorothy Sims of McDavid, and Chuck and Gayle Aldridge.
Landry was welcomed home by his big sister Laurel and big brothers Lane, Layton and Lawyer.
Man Charged With Downloading, Transmitting Child Porn Online
February 2, 2013
A Pensacola man was arrested on child pornography charges after investigators determined he had downloaded sexually explicit movies involving children onto his laptop computer and transmitted those images to other computer users.
Joshua Montuori, 23, of 3206 West Lee St., was charged with 20 counts of distribution of obscene communications. He was booked into the Escambia County Jail on a $100,000 bond.
Detective Chris Wilkinson said agents with the North Florida Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force initiated a search warrant at Montuori’s residence after he was identified via the internet as distributing child pornography.
Wilkinson said an investigation is continuing to identify people who received child pornography from Montuori via the internet.
Task force members who assisted the Pensacola Police Department with this investigation included the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Office of Homeland Security and Escambia
County Sheriff’s Office.
Driver Dies Following Jan. 23 Wreck Outside Jay
February 2, 2013
An Alabama man died Friday as a result of injuries he received in a three vehicle wreck southeast of Jay on January 23.
David M. Kicker, age 63 of Repton, AL, was pronounced deceased at 3:07 p.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola.
The Florida Highway Patrol said two vehicles were stopped for a turning vehicle on Highway 87 near Country Mill Road at 5:23 p.m. on January 23. As Kicker approached from behind, he struck one stopped vehicle, pushing it into the other vehicle. Kicker’s 2010 Ford Explorer continued into the ditch while rotating. Then with just the left front tire on the surface of the roadway, his SUV barrel-rolled one complete rotation in the ditch before coming to rest on all four tires, the FHP reported.
Kicker was airlifted to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola where he had remained until the time of his death.
The driver of the vehicle first struck by Kicker’s SUV, 20-year old Orion Wayne Motsco of Jay, was not injured, but his 2006 Honda Accord was totaled. The driver of the third vehicle, 47-year old John P. Miller of Robertsdale, AL, was also not injured.
The accident remains under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol.
Cantonment Woman Arrested After Bank Robbery, Fake Bomb Threat
February 2, 2013
A Cantonment woman is in jail after a bank robbery and bomb threat shut down Nine Mile Road Friday afternoon.
Escambia County deputies responded to a bank robbery at about 2:30 p.m. at the Beach Community Bank, 9329 N. Palafox St.
As deputies were responding they were alerted of a possible suspect vehicle, which they spotted trying to exit the shopping complex near the bank.
Deputies detained the suspect Mary Eileeen Pritchett driving the suspect vehicle. It was learned in the investigation that Pritchett had entered the bank and passed a note to a teller. Pritchett then exited the bank and drove off in a dark colored mini van, the same which deputies stopped.
The bank employees were able to positively identify Pritchett as the suspect. As deputies were speaking to Pritchett she claimed that her son had been abducted and was being held by a male until she robbed the bank. Pritchett said there was a bomb in the vehicle.
Deputies then closed the roads and evacuated the nearby businesses until the Bay County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Unit and the State Fire Marshall’s Bomb Unit arrived on scene. Traffic was rerouted due to the road closures.
During subsequent questioning Pritchett admitted that she had made the story up about her child being abducted, that she in fact has no child, and there was never any bomb in her possession or in the vehicle.
As a precaution the vehicle was cleared by the bomb units, and no type of explosive device was found. Pritchett’s vehicle was seized for the investigation.
Pritchett was arrested and charged with robbery with a deadly weapon, she remains in the Escambia County Jail with bond set at $10, 000. She provided an Cantonment address on Neal Road when booked into jail.
Pictured top: A Friday afternoon bank robbery at the Beach Community Bank on Palafox Street near Nine Mile Road landed one woman in jail and caused traffic nightmares in the area (photo courtesy Anthony Pura WEAR 3). Picture below: Traffic being rerouted along Nine Mile Road (photo courtesy Katelynn Zisa). Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Alyssa Borelli Named Miss EWMS 2013
February 2, 2013
Alyssa Borelli was named Miss EWMS 2013 Friday night at Ernest Ward Middle School.
First Runner-up was Nikoal Creamer and Second Runner-up was Morgan Myrick. Creamer also received the Poise and Appearance award. Other winners were: Ashtyn Carnley,Miss Physical Fitness; Hannah Ellis, Miss Hospitality; Elizabeth Wright, Miss Congeniality; Gabbrielle Peebles, People’s Choice award.
For a photo gallery, click here.
Pictured top: First Runner-up Nikoal Creamer, Miss EWMS 2013 Alyssa Borelli, and Second Runner-up Morgan Myrick Friday night at Ernest Ward Middle School. Pictured below: Contestants Gabrielle Peebles, Hannah Ellis and Makayla Harigel during introduction of the “Disco Fever” themed pageant. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Escambia County School Bus Drivers To Attend Funeral Of Driver Shot, Killed In Alabama
February 2, 2013
Dozens of Escambia County School District bus drivers will attend the funeral Sunday of a bus driver shot and killed near Midland City, Ala.
When an armed gunman boarded his bus Tuesday and demanded to take all of the students, driver Charles Albert Poland, 66, refused. He was shot four times and died protecting all of the students, except one, was safely escaped bus 04-2.
A 5-year old kindergartener was kidnapped by Jimmy Lee Dykes and held in an underground bunker.
Poland had driven for the Dale County Board of Eduction for three years. After his route, he and his wife Jan would share a cup of coffee and watch the sunset, or listen to the Alabama ran, she told the Dothan Eagle.
They would sometimes recite their favorite Bible verse:
For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that He is able to keep that which I have committed unto Him against that day. – 2 Timothy 1:12
Poland, by all accounts, love his simple life, and loved the children on his bus.
He loved them. He loved everybody and he was loved,” Jan Poland told the Dothan Eagle.
“I am proud of a group of Escambia bus drivers that will be attending the funeral of the bus driver that was killed earlier this week near Dothan. This is a remarkable gesture to communicate respect and recognition for all bus drivers that would be willing to shield and protect their cargo (our students),” Escambia County Superintendent of Education Malcolm Thomas wrote on his Facebook page Friday.
Pictured: Bus driver Charles Albert Poland, Photo courtesy the Dothan Eagle for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Photos:A ‘Funnel Cloud’ Sunset
February 2, 2013
Friday afternoon’s sunset was a bit unique, with readers across the area reporting what looked like a “funnel cloud” in the skies. Pictured: Friday afternoon’s “funnel cloud” sunset as seen from Walnut Hill (above, NorthEscambia.com photo) and below from Dogwood Park (courtesy Delaney Reynolds). NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Baseball, Softball Registrations Continue At Area Ballparks
February 2, 2013
Baseball and softball registrations across the area are underway. Here’s a look at registration information for Century, Molino Ballpark, Cantonment Ballpark, the First Baptist Church of Cantonment, Pensacola Miracle League and Flomaton Cal Ripkin:
Molino Ballpark
Registration at the Molino Ballpark will be held on Saturdays, February 9 and 16, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the ballpark on Crabbtree Church Road. Wee Ball, T-ball, baseball and softball for ages 3-16. $55 registration fee for the first child. Birth certificate needed at registration. For more information, call (850) 712-6267.
Century Little League
Century Little Leauge will hold registration February 9, 16 and 23 at Roadside Park from noon until 2 p.m., or register at Rhonda’s Hair. Ages 3 and up. First child $50, second sibling $45 and third sibling $40. For more information, call (850) 393-9624 or (850) 259-4390.
Cantonment Spring Registration
Registration will be held every Saturday until February 16 from 9 a.m. until noon at the Cantonment Ballpark. The cost is $80 per child.
For more information email TheCantonmentBaseballClub@gmail.com or visit this Facebook page.
First Baptist Cantonment
The First Baptist Church of Cantonment will hold registration this Saturday, February 9 from ages 4-12 for T-ball through coach pitch. Registration will be at the Grocery Advantage on Highway 29 beginning at 10 a.m., or register at the church office during the week.
The cost is $35 per child. Games begin March 16. There will be no intense practices and no traveling is required. All games are Saturdays only.
Miracle League of Pensacola
Registration for the Miracle League of Pensacola will be held Saturday, February 9 from 9 a.m. until noon at the ballpark on Nine Mile Road.
Registration is $40 for age 4-11; $45 for ages 12-18; $50 for ages 19 or older.
The Miracle League of Pensacola provides physically and mentally challenged individuals a safe and spirited program in which they can hit, run, and catch on a baseball field. MLP offers a unique and memorable opportunity for these exceptional people to experience baseball. Volunteers are welcome.
The season begins Friday, March 15.
Argent Kavanah Hare
February 2, 2013
Argent Kavanah Hare, 70, of Walnut Hill, passed away at his residence on February 2, 2013. He was born on March 25, 1942, in Baldwin County. He is preceded in death by his parents, Victor Bartis and Vera Lucille Kimbler Hare, Sr. and his sister Vicky Anders. He was a retired pipe fitter with St. Regis and International Paper Company with over 33 years of service. He was a member of New Life Fellowship Assembly of God in Walnut Hill.
He is survived by his wife of 49 years Betty Spence Hare; three sons, Jeffrey Hare of Walnut Hill, James (Regina) Hare of Walnut Hill and Joseph (Brehia) Hare of Bay Minette; three brothers, Victor Bartis (Brenda) Hare, Jr. of Pace, Herbert (Audrey) Hare of Walnut Hill, and Ray Gene White of Cantonment; one sister, Sue Fillingim Fields of Molino; four grandchildren, Christopher Hare, Casey Hare, Tucker Hare and Cade Hare.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 5, 2013, at 11 a.m. from the Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ray Hudson and Rev. Ed McMillian officiating. Burial will follow in Dry Springs Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Monday, February 4, 2013, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. from the Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.