Revolutionary War, Siege Of Pensacola Hero Galvez Named Honorary U.S. Citizen
January 26, 2016
Monday, Congressman Jeff Miller presented the UWF Historic Trust Board of Directors with the official documentation conferring Honorary Citizenship to Gen. Bernardo de Galvez, a Spanish military leader who led his forces against the British during the Siege of Pensacola in the American Revolutionary War. Galvez joins Sir Winston Churchill, Mother Teresa and just five others to become the eighth person to earn honorary citizenship in the United States. The documentation will be housed at the T. T. Wentworth, Jr. Florida State Museum in Pensacola. Courtesy photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Library Friends To Hold $5 Blowout Book Sale
January 25, 2016
The West Florida Public Library will hold a $5 Blowout Book Sale on the this Saturday.
Attendees can pay $5 for a brown paper bag and stuff it will all the books that will fit. There’s no limit to the number of bags that can be purchased.
Contributions will be used to support the West Florida Public Library’s efforts to build community and improve literacy.
The sale will be Saturday, January 30 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the West Florida Public Library Main Branch at 239 North Spring Street.
Eagle Scouts Complete Extension Service Garden Projects
January 24, 2016
The Escambia Extension Service Horticulture program recently benefited from Boy Scouts Troop 36 Eagle Scout projects. The young men built two composters and installed an outdoor classroom in the Extension Service’s demonstration garden in Cantonment. Courtesy photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Peighton Dortch Named Miss NHS 2016 (With Photo Gallery)
January 24, 2016
Peighton Dortch was crowned Miss NHS 2016 Saturday night at Northview High School.
Maddi Weber was named first runner-up, while Jadlyn Agerton was named second runner-up from among 18 contestants.
Other awards were presented as follows:
Miss Congeniality – Amber Freeman
Miss Hospitality – Maddi Weber
Miss Physical Fitness – Peighton Dortch
Miss Poise and Appearance – Jadelyn Agerton
For a pageant photo gallery, click here.
Pictured top: First Runner-up Maddi Weber, Miss NHS 2016 Peighton Dortch and Second Runner-up Jadlyn Agerton. Pictured inset; Miss NHS 2016 Peighton Dortch.
Tate Names Students Of The Month
January 21, 2016
Tate High School has named Students of the Month for December. They are Brandon Pheabus and Grace Mills, pictured with Principal Rick Shackle. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Escambia School Board Declares ‘National FFA Week’
January 20, 2016
Tuesday night, the Escambia County School Board approved a resolution declaring National FFA Week for February 20-27, 2016.
“(FFA) is dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of young people by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career successthrough agricultural education at the local, state, and national level,” the resolution stated .
FFA members, advisers and administrators from Tate, West Florida and Northview high schools were on hand as the school board unanimously approved the resolution.
To read the school board resolution, click here.
Pictured top: FFA members from Tate, West Florida and Northview high schools with a National FFA Week resolution passed Tuesday night by the Escambia County School Board. Pictured inset: Northview FFA members Mitchell Singleton, Brandon Korinchak and Courtney Weekley at the school board meeting. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Century Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr’s Legacy (With Photo Gallery)
January 19, 2016
Martin Luther King Jr. Day was celebrated across the area Monday.
In Century, a “Keep the Dream Alive’ birthday celebration was held at the Century Community Center. Guest speaker Evangelist Letitia Griggs told the crowd to look beyond the dream, look beyond the one man who had a dream and look toward Jesus regardless of race.
For a photo gallery, click here.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Blue Wahoos Kick Off Reading Program At Jim Allen Elementary
January 19, 2016
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos kicked off their second year of Kazoo’s Grand Slam Reading Program at Jim Allen Elementary School last Friday morning. Blue Wahoos staff members and Kazoo, the team’s mascot, acted out the beloved baseball take, “Casey at the Bat,” to get students excited about reading.
The program will be presented over the next few weeks at schools throughout the Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.
Kazoo’s Grand Slam Reading Program is designed as an incentive to excite and motivate students while developing a lifelong love for reading. Students in grades 3-5 are asked to read four books of their choosing during a four week period. Every student in the program receives a Blue Wahoos gift and all classrooms with 100% participation will be entered into a drawing to win a free classroom trip to a 2016 Blue Wahoos home game.
Courtesy photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Farm Day 2016 Planned For February 4
January 18, 2016
UF/IFAS Extension and Alabama Cooperative Extension will present Farm Day 2016 on Thursday, February 4 at the Grace Fellowship Church at 1412 East Nashville Avenue in Atmore.
Registration begins at 8 a.m. Topics will include economic outlook, row crop disease control, corn price protection, insects that plague and more. Lunch will also be provided.
For more information, contact one of the following:
FLORIDA
Libbie Johnson: 850-475-5230 • libbiej@ufl.edu
Mike Donahoe: 850-623-3868 • mcd@ufl.edu
John Atkins: 850-675-3107 • srcextag@ufl.edu
ALABAMA
KimWilkins: 251-937-7176 • wilkikj@aces.edu
KenKelley: 251-867-7760 • kellewi@auburn.edu.
Pictured above and below: An operating irrigation system in Walnut Hill creates a rainbow in this NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge..
Order A Free Tree From The Florida Forest Service
January 18, 2016
In honor of Florida’s Arbor Day last week, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam announced that the Florida Forest Service is providing 10,000 free trees to Florida homeowners through a partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation’s Energy-Saving Trees Program. Florida’s Arbor Day is held each year on the third Friday in January.
Strategically placed trees can add extra shade to the home and reduce household electrical use by up to 30 percent. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a single healthy, young tree can provide the same net cooling effect as ten room-sized air conditioners operating 20 hours per day. In addition to providing energy savings, trees provide other benefits such as cleaner air and improved storm water management.
Florida homeowners can reserve their free tree today at arborday.org/FloridaTrees. Within seconds of accessing the website, an online tool helps homeowners find the most strategic location for planting and estimates the annual savings and benefits that will result from the tree. Homeowners may reserve one tree per household. The program will continue until all the trees have been reserved.
The Energy-Saving Trees online tool was created by the Arbor Day Foundation and the Davey Institute, a division of the Davey Tree Expert Co., and uses peer-reviewed scientific research from the U.S. Forest Service’s i-Tree Software to calculate estimated benefits. This program is funded by a grant from the U.S. Forest Service.
The Florida Forest Service, a division of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, manages more than one million acres of public forest land while protecting 26 million acres of homes, forestland and natural resources from the devastating effects of wildfire.