Photo Gallery: Train Caboose Moved
May 6, 2010
Flomaton’s train caboose at Hurricane Park was moved Wednesday to the Flomaton Welcome Center and Area Railroad Museum.
The 54-ton L&N caboose had been at Hurricane Park for a few decades, but it was decided to move it to the Welcome Center so that it could be restored and become a showplace, according to Tippy Wagner, artifacts director for the museum.
Plans call for the caboose, which was built in 1951, to eventually be open for tours, Wagner said.
For a NorthEscambia.com photo gallery from the move, click here. (The gallery also contains photos taken inside the caboose.)
The caboose was moved thanks to a donation by Robert Jackson, according to Wagner. Deep South Cranes, L&L Welding, theTown of Flomaton, Flomaton Police Department, Flomaton Fire Department and Tthe Escambia County Sheriffs Office all helped make the move possible.
The Flomaton Area Railroad Museum is located at 702 Sidney Manning Boulevard in Flomaton. It is open from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.
Pictured top: Flomaton’s caboose is delivered to the Flomaton Area Railroad Museum Wednesday afternoon. Pictured inset: The caboose is moved from Hurricane Park. Pictured below: The caboose travels through Flomaton. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Century Care Residents Celebrate With Black Tie Event
May 6, 2010
Century Care Center recently held a “Black Tie Ball” thrown by the staff for the residents.
With formal food and semi-formal wear, the residents enjoyed a great evening, Activities Director Mae Hildreth said.
“It was quite an affair,” she said.
For more photos from the event, click here.
Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Old Fashioned Day Was Big Success, Organizers Plan For 2011
May 5, 2010
Organizers say last Saturday’s Old Fashion Day in Jay was a huge success, and they are planning to hold the event again next year on the first Saturday in May.
Old Fashion Day at the Jay Historical Society Museum featured quilting, candle making, butter churning, corn grinding, story telling, pottery making and a petting zoo. There was also music and entertainment all day, and plenty of old fashioned games.
Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Bratt Elementary Names Students Of The Month
May 4, 2010
Bratt Elementary School has named their April Students of the Month.
They are:
- Pre-K: Emilee Cabral, Malonie Curryl
- Kindergarten: John Michael Ward, Dakota Peebles, Jakayla Jackson, Ashton Knicley
- First Grade: Deshawita Riley, Nona Wilson, JD Ward, Kiwianna McPherson, Gabrielle Marlow
- Second Grade:Natalee Gibson, Adam Peterson, Morgan Page, Myles Harrelson, Cheyenne Philyaw
- Third Grade: Samuel Stott, Janie Kite, Jeremiah Woods, Eric King, Kaitlin Berry
- Fourth Grade: Hunter Carter, Tara Windham, M.J. Jones, Logan Doremus
- Fifth Grade: Kylie Brook, Hanna Clarke, Kyle Ard, Zachary Maholovich, Tanner Guidry
Byrneville Students Check Out Hurricane Hunter Planes
May 3, 2010
A group of Byrneville Elementary School students toured two hurricane hunter aircraft at the Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport last week.
The Byrneville fourth and fifth graders were able to see an an Air Force C-130J and a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Lockheed WP-3D Orion aircraft — the first time the two hurricane hunter aircraft were on public display together.
With hurricane season beginning June 1, the hurricane hunters pushed hurricane preparedness while teaching the students about the science of hurricanes and hurricane hunting. From dropsondes — those devices dropped from the planes into hurricanes for measurements — to millibars and eyewalls, the students learned about how the hurricane hunters measure up a storm.
The NOAA hunter hunter plane has an airspeed of 210 knots and has flown into 88 different hurricanes with 713 eye wall penetrations.
Not About The Catch: Pen Wheels Fishing Rodeo Held In North Escambia
May 2, 2010
“I caught one! I caught one!”
The sounds of excitement were all around Saturday for the 36th annual Pen Wheels Fishing Rodeo in Walnut Hill.
Over the 35 year history of the fishing rodeo, it has been held at locations ranging from Ft. Pickens to the Three Mile Bridge in Pensacola. Since 2001, it has been held at Jantz’s Catfish Pond on South Highway 99, just off Highway 97.
Dozens of volunteers stood ready Saturday to help the disabled fish. They baited hooks, tossed a line and offered words of friendly encouragement. Many of the volunteers were from the Walnut Hill Mennonite Church.
About 60 disabled people were registered in Saturday’s fishing rodeo. They were from around the area, including Pensacola and Century. Several residents from the Century Care Center participated. Everything, including lunch, in Pen Wheels Fishing Rodeo is provided to the disabled for free as a project of the Pensacola Fiesta of Five Flags organization.
For the Century Center residents, a morning snack of sardines on Ritz crackers and Vienna sausage brought memories of fishing trips gone by.
“They love sardines and Vienna sausage when they fish,” said Century Care Center Activities Director Mae Hildreth. “This is what they remember having on their fishing trips; they just love it.”
For a NorthEscambia.com photo gallery from the event, click here.
Pictured: Scenes from the 36th annual Pen Wheels Fishing Rodeo in Walnut Hill Saturday morning. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Photo Gallery: Celebrating Mayfest
May 2, 2010
From beautiful babies, arts and crafts, entertainment and plenty of fun, Mayfest 2010 had a little bit of something for everyone Saturday at Tom Byrne Park in Atmore.
Hundred attended the annual event, including many North Escambia residents.
For a NorthEscambia.com photo gallery from Mayfest in Atmore, click here.
Pictured above: A Mayfest crowd enjoys twirlers Saturday morning in Atmore. Pictured: inset: One of the contestants in a beautiful baby contest. Pictured below: Mayfest in Atmore. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Molino Homemakers: Needlework Project
May 2, 2010
The ladies of the Molino Homemakers club will spend the next several months working on a needlework project in hopes of capturing a top prize at this fall’s Pensacola Interstate Fair.
[Submitted by Terri Brown, Molino Homemakers Club]
This month’s main topic was our Fair Booth project. Each year the Molino Homemakers vote on a project to enter at the Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds 4-H building. This would be a hand needlework project. Hand needlework includes, sewing quilts, knitting, crocheting and cross stitching. Several members take on a project and work on it during the next few months.
In October when the items are completed, they are strategically placed in the fair booth as to draw attention especially to the judges for a good score. A good score means a ribbon and money for the club when it places in the top three. The Molino Homemakers have been entering the fair as long as they can remember and enjoy showing off their beautiful handiwork.
Several members bring items they have been working on throughout the month and share during show and tell. Becky Dortch showed a beautiful throw she had been working on. The stitching was done by machine. She hopes to have it finished in the near future.
Dot Halstead’s cross stitched “Brave Night” took about 4 weeks to complete. She tries to complete one every month and has completed four this year.
Nancy Holland showed a Monkey quilt she had been working on and plans to have it completed soon.
The Molino Homemakers meet at 10 a.m. on the first Wednesday of each month in the fellowship hall of Molino First Assembly of God Church. Visitors are welcome.
Pictured top: Nancy Holland with one of her needlework pieces. Pictured below: Dot Hallstead (left) and Becky Dortch with their work. Submitted photos by Terri Brown for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Photos: North Pensacola Relay For Life At Tate High
May 1, 2010
The North Pensacola Relay for Life got underway Friday evening at Tate High School with over 1,000 people taking part in the event that benefits the American Cancer Society.
For a NorthEscambia.com photo gallery from the event, click here.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Molino Park Celebrates The Arts
May 1, 2010
Molino Park Elementary School held its annual Arts Day on Friday, with the students spending the day immersed in a variety of arts.
The students enjoyed a wide range of arts, from pottery to painting. They had the opportunity to get “hands on” with many activities.
For a photo gallery from the event, click here.
The day ended with the “Molino Park Arts Day Roundup”, a live concert series in the school cafeteria. Artists appearing in the concert all had local ties to Molino Park, including Leah and Morgan Taylor, the Moye Family Band, Dusty Sandeson, Candy and Hannah McGahan, Crystal Holliday, Lynda Barnes, Sheila Allen & Co., Chris Dufour Karate, Kelton French and Florence Cutler.
Visual art demonstrations included the Pensacola Doll Study Club, painting from Joyce Benink and Ruth Gordon, watercolors by Patsy Pennington, pottery by Matt Brabham and wood turning with Ralph Thomas.
Performing artist demonstrations included the Northview High School Jazz Band, singer/songwriters Sheila Allen and Ginny Cruz, singer Crystal Holliday and The Gospel Keys.
In a hands on area, students had the opportunity to make or explore with sun visors, wire sculptures, paper hats, clay, spin art, sidewalk chalk art, beaded necklaces, yarn wraps, fish prints, and water tube bracelets.
Hall displays featured the Society for the Creative Anachronisms, the Molino Park Historical Society, Barrineau Park Historical Society, Pensacola Quilt Guild, various school doll displays, folk instruments and the Australian Trunk from the Pensacola Museum of Art.
Other displays and activities included oil painting by Debbie Andress and Yvonne Vick, photography by Candy McGahan and Michelle Daniel, candles from Dee Riley, crochet and needlework by Teresa Myrick, embroidery by Anita Barnett, Linda Till and Pat Johnson, motocross and dragsters from Allen Lowery, race cars with Jerry Venable and antique cars.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
