Ernest Ward High Grad Inks 3-Book Deal With Publisher
April 20, 2011
An Ernest Ward High School graduate has inked a multi-book deal with a New York publisher.
Jean Webb Therkelsen, a 1974 EWHS grad, has signed the three-book deal with Kensington Books. She writes under the pen name Lexi George.
The first book in the series, Demon Hunting in Dixie, is a paranormal romance that goes on sale next Tuesday, April 26. It will be followed by her novella The Bride Wore Demon Dust as part of a Kensington Halloween anthology that includes bestselling paranormal romance writers Angie Fox and Kathy Love.
Click to order the paperback Demon Hunting In Dixie directly from Amazon.com or click here to order the Kindle version.
Jean Webb, Therkelsen’s mother and a former teacher and administrator at Ernest Ward High, released her book “Feet of Clay” in 1999. Click here for more about her book.
Tate High AJROTC Places In State Drill Meet
April 18, 2011
The Tate High School AJROTC competed in the State Drill Meet recently in Lakeland. The regulation unarmed platoon placed 13th out of 29 teams, regulation armed platoon placed 10th out of 28 teams, and regulation armed squad placed 18th out of 34 teams.
Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Featured Recipes: Down Home Chicken Fried, Gumbo And Sweet Tater Orange Dumplings
April 17, 2011
What do you get when the tastes of Africa, France, Spain and the Caribbean meet up with Southern hospitality? You get the big flavors of Lowcountry cooking – and they are something to be savored.
The coastal plain that runs from South Carolina into Georgia is known as the Lowcountry, and it’s home to great Southern charm and great Southern cooking. These recipes match up the big Lowcountry flavors with versatile chicken to make lip-smacking dishes you can bring to your table any day of the week.
(Make sure your scroll all the way down the page to see all of today’s recipes.)
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 whole broiler-fryer chicken, cut into 8 pieces
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
Preparation
- In large paper bag, combine flour, black pepper, cayenne pepper and salt. Pour buttermilk into bowl or shallow dish. Dip each chicken piece in buttermilk and then place into paper bag. Shake bag to coat chicken evenly with flour. Remove chicken to wire rack and let dry 15 minutes.
- In large, deep frying pan, warm vegetable oil over medium heat. Test oil temperature by placing a drop of water in pan; when it sizzles, pan and oil are hot enough. Place dark meat chicken pieces in the center of the pan and place other pieces around the perimeter. Cook chicken to brown on both sides for a minute or two. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover pan and cook chicken for 10 minutes. Turn chicken pieces over and cook 10 minutes more.
- Uncover pan, increase heat to high and fry for one additional minute. Remove chicken to paper towels to drain.
Serves
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 2 pounds chicken parts, breast and thigh, boneless and skinless, cut into chunks
- 8 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
- 6 ounces Andouille sausage, cut into chunks
- 4 tablespoons flour
- 1 cup diced onion
- 1/2 cup diced celery
- 1/2 cup diced green pepper
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning mix
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 cup chopped green onions
- 4 to 6 cups cooked rice
Preparation
- In large shallow pan or Dutch oven, warm 4 tablespoons vegetable oil. Add chicken and cook over medium heat to brown. Add sausage and sauté with chicken. Remove chicken and sausage from pot, place on plate to cool and set aside.
- In same pan, warm remaining 4 tablespoons vegetable oil. Add flour and cook over medium low heat until flour is dark brown. Stir in onions, celery and green pepper. Add garlic, stirring continuously. Cook vegetables until soft, about 8 minutes. Return chicken and sausage to pan, continuing to stir. Gradually stir in broth and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to medium-low, cover pan or pot and simmer for one hour. Add Cajun seasoning mix, salt and black pepper. Add green onions and cook additional 10 minutes.
- Serve Chicken Gumbo over rice.
Serves
Serves 4
Ingredients
Soup
- 1 whole chicken, cut into parts
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 8 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2/3 cup chopped carrots
- 1/3 cup chopped celery
- 1/2 cup chopped parsley
Dumplings
- 1 large sweet potato, peeled and diced
- 1 cup flour
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon plus one teaspoon orange zest
Preparation
- Sprinkle salt and pepper on chicken. In heavy stockpot or Dutch oven, warm oil over medium-high heat. Place chicken pieces in oil and cook, turning, until golden brown, about 3 to 5 minutes per side. Remove to plate and reserve.
- Pour wine into pot and scrape brown bits from bottom of pan. Cook wine over medium heat to reduce by one-half, about 3 minutes. Add chicken broth, bay leaves, onion, carrots, celery and chicken pieces. Cover and bring to low boil. Uncover, turn heat to low and simmer gently until chicken is cooked, about 40 minutes.
- While soup cooks, prepare dumplings by steaming sweet potato pieces until soft, in microwave or by boiling over low heat. Transfer potato pieces to large bowl; mash to puree with whisk or wooden spoon. Cool. Add flour, egg, olive oil and orange zest and mix thoroughly until the dough comes together in a ball. Using a rolling pin, roll dough on floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut into strips that are 3/4 inches wide and 2 inches long.
- Remove chicken to plate and let cool. Shred cooled chicken to bite-size pieces and return to pot. Reduce heat to low and add dumplings to the soup mixture. Simmer until cooked through, about 5 to 8 minutes. (Freeze any unneeded dumplings between sheets of waxed paper in airtight container.)
- Serve in large bowls, garnished with parsley.
Serves
Serves 4
Complete Results: 18th Annual Livestock Show (With Photos)
April 17, 2011
The 18th annual Gulf Coast Agriculture and Natural Resources Association annual Spring Livestock Show was held last weekend at the Langley Bell 4-H Center on 9 Mile Road in Beulah.
4-H and FFA members in Escambia, Baldwin, and Mobile counties in Alabama, and Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and Walton counties in Florida showed their breeding heifers, preview steers, goats, sheep, rabbits, and poultry during the event.
For a photo gallery from the event, click here.
Complete results were as follows:
YOUTH SWINE SHOW
Lightweight Swine
- 1st Megan Gibbs
- 2nd Thomas Aliff
- 3rd Brant Worley
Middleweight Swine
- 1st Seth Comeau
- 2nd Donnie Dixon
- 3rd Forrest Gibbs
Light Heavyweight Swine
- 1st Wesley Hardin
- 2nd Dylan Livingston
- 3rd Matthew Smith
Heavyweight Swine
- 1st Zachary Comeau
- 2nd Emily Higdon
- 3rd Emily Boutwell
Grand Champion Market Swine
- Wesley Hardin
Reserve Champion Market Swine
- Zachary Comeau
Junior Showmanship
- 1st Emily Boutwell
- 2nd Adam Aliff
- 3rd Davis Warren
Intermediate Showmanship
- 1st Patra Miller
- 2nd Jared Aliff
- 3rd Mattthew Smith
Senior Showmanship
- 1st Megan Gibbs
- 2nd Emily Higdon
- 3rd Forrest Gibbs
YOUTH GOAT SHOW
Dairy Goat, Class I
- 1st Madison Fendley
Dairy Goat, Class II
- 1st Madison Fendley
Grand Champion Dairy Goat
- Madison Fendley
Reserve Champion Dairy Goat
- Madison Fendley
Meat Breeding Goat
- 1st Allie Vidak
- 2nd Jayme Smith
Grand Champion Meat Breeding Goat
- Allie Vidak
Reserve Champion Meat Breeding Goat
- Jayme Smith
LAMB SHOW
Breeding Lamb
- 1st Jessica Baldwin
Grand Champion Breeding Lamb
- Jessica Baldwin
GOAT AND LAMB SHOWMANSHIP
Junior Showmanship
- 1st Madison Fendley
- 2nd Jayme Smith
Senior Showmanship
- 1st Allie Vidak
- 2nd Jessica Baldwin
YOUTH MARKET STEER SHOW
Lightweight Steers
- 1st Kyle Livingston
- 2nd Brant Worley
- 3rd Ethan Cunningham
Middleweight Steers
- 1st Tyler Vines
- 2nd Austin Cunningham
- 3rd Parker Cunningham
Heavyweight Steers
- 1st Ashley Cunningham
- 2nd Donald Cunningham
- 3rd Blake Worley
Grand Champion Market Steer
- Ashley Cunningham
Reserve Champion Market Steer
- Tyler Vines
STEER SHOWMANSHIP
Junior Showmanship
- 1st Brant Worley
- 2nd Ethan Cunningham
Intermediate Showmanship
- 1st Donald Cunningham
- 2nd Austin Cunningham
- 3rd Blake Worley
Senior Showmanship
- 1st Kyle Livingston
- 2nd Ashley Cunningham
- 3rd Tyler Vines
YOUTH MARKET PROSPECT STEER
- 1st Allie Vidak
POULTRY SHOW
Dual Purpose, Silver Laced Wyandotte
- 1st Brandon Davis
- 2nd Rebekah Potter
- Best Dual: BrandonDavis
Production
- 1st Jonathan Rodgers
- 2nd Ami Rodgers
- Best Production: Jonathan Rodgers
Standard
Austrolorps
- 1st Patrick Comley
Buttercups
- 1st Adam Whitfield
Production Reds
- 1st Justin Parker
Golden Polish
- 1st Kelvin Willimas
Peking Duck
- 1st Sara Herrington
- Best Standard: Patrick Comley
Overall Grand Champion
- Britanie Comley
Reserve Grand Champion
- Patrick Comley
Silkie
- 1st Hen: Kelvin Williamson
- 1st Cock Adam Whitfield
- 1st Splash Hen Klaire Ann Ellard
- 2nd Splash Hen Klaire Ann Ellard
- 1st Black Klaire Ann Ellard
- Best Silkie: Adam Whitfield
D’Uccle
- Porcelin Hen 1st: Adam Whitfield
- Porcelin Cock 1st: Adam Whitfield
- Millie Fleur 1st: Klarissa Williamson
- Best D’Uccle: Klarissa Williamson
O.E.
- Quail Hen 1st Adam Whitfield
- Quail Cock 1st Adam Whitfield
- Black 1st Elizabeth Ellard
- Best O.E. Adam Whitfield
Cochins
- Black 1st Britnie Comley
- Blue 1st Britnie COmley
- Splash 1st Britnie Comley
- Red 1st Emily Valentine
- Best Cohias Britnie Comley
Overall Grand Champion Poultry
- Britnie Comley
Reserve Grand Champion Poultry
- Patrick Comley
RABBIT SHOW
Cloverbuds
- 1st James Gruenwald
- 2nd Andrew Fendley
- 3rd Keenan Williams
Juniors
- 1st Klarissa Williamson
- 2nd Madison Fendley
- 3rd Ami Rodgers
Intermediate Product
- 1st Donnie Dixon
- 2nd Jonathan Rodgers
- 3rd Donnie Dixon
Intermediate Ornamental
- 1st Donnie Dixon
- 2nd Hanna Garrett
- 3rd Virginia Montgomery
Senior
- 1st Kaitlin Ward
YOUTH BEEF BREEDING SHOW
Registered Angus Cow/Calf Pair, Class I
- 1st Donald Cunningham
- 2nd Austin Cunningham
Registered Angus Cow/Calf Pair, Class II
- 1st Tyler Simmons
Commercial Cow/Calf Pair
- 1st Ashley Cunningham
Grand Champion Cow/Calf Pair
- Donald Cunningham
Reserve Champion Cow/Calf Pair
- Tyler Simmons
Registered Angus Heifer
- 1st Ashley Cunningham
Grand Champion Registered
- Ashley Cunningham
Commercial Heifer, Class IX
- 1st Allie Vidak
Commercial Heifer, Class X
- 1st Allie Vidak
Grand Champion Commercial
- Allie Vidak
Reserve Grand Champion
- Allie Vidak
Overall Supreme Champion
- Ashley Cunningham
Overall Reserve Champion
- Allie Vidak
BEEF BREEDING SHOWMANSHIP
Junior Showmanship
- 1st Tyler Simmons
Intermediate Showmanship
- 1st Donald Cunningham
- 2nd Austin Cunningham
Senior Showmanship
- 1st Allie Vidak
- 2nd Ashley Cunningham
Photos courtesy Charles Crumpton, Brian Miller, Aimee Hardin, Allie Vidak and Jerry Marbut for NorthEscambia.com click to enlarge.
Rogers Weds Winingar
April 17, 2011
Miss Kelly Brienne Rogers and Mr. Kevin Andrew Winingar were united in marriage on Saturday, April 2, 2011, at half past four o’clock in the afternoon at Beach Community Church on Pensacola Beach. The ceremony was officiated by the Reverend James Hightshoe, the brother-in-law of the groom.
The bride’s parents hosted a seated dinner and reception at Beach Community Church. On the eve of the wedding, the groom’s parents hosted a rehearsal dinner at the home of long time friends, Mike and Barbara Brown of Cantonment.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mel Rogers of Pensacola. The groom is the son of Mr. Donald Winingar and Mrs. Teresa Sanders, both of McDavid.
Miss Stefany Townsend of Fort Walton served as maid of honor. Bridesmaids included Miss Meagan Core of Pensacola, Miss Erin McCrone of Tallahassee, Miss Cara Drye of Pensacola, and Miss Emily Powell of Pensacola. The flower girls were Miss Victoria Mode of Huntsville, AL and Miss Brenna McCrone of Tallahassee.
Brother of the groom, Mr. Brian Winingar of Bonifay, served as best man. Groomsmen included Mr. Joshua Brown of Pensacola, Mr. Steven Shanks of Pensacola, Mr. Trey Johnson of Pensacola, and Mr. Steve Rogers of Atlanta, Georgia. Ring Bearers were Bryson Winingar of Bonifay and Kyler McCormick of Pensacola.
The bride is a graduate of Woodham High School in Pensacola and continued her education at the University of West Florida where she earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. She is currently employed at Cardiology Consultants in Pensacola. The groom is a graduate of Northview High School in Bratt and continued his studies in engineering technology and mechanical engineering at the University of West Florida where he lettered in cross country and became a captain of the rugby team. He is currently employed as a predictive services consultant with Reliability Solutions in Walnut Hill and a member of the Pensacola Aviators Rugby Football Club.
Following a honeymoon in Tulum, Mexico, Kelly and Kevin will reside in Pensacola.
Math-A-Thon Adds Up: Bratt Elementary Raises $2,300 For St. Jude Children’s Hospital
April 16, 2011
The students at Bratt Elementary School raised just over $2,300 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital by participating in the Math-A-Thon program.
The Math-A-Thon program includes a free math curriculum supplement for grades K-8 that students complete after obtaining sponsorships from family and friends.
The funds raised by the students benefit St. Jude, where doctors and scientists work to eradicate childhood cancer and other catastrophic childhood diseases.
St. Jude designed Math-A-Thon to supplement a teacher’s existing curriculum, while also teaching students the importance of helping others. To participate, students ask family and friends for pledges to solve math problems in the Math-A-Thon Funbook.
By The Numbers: Using Fertilizer On Your Lawn
April 16, 2011
Many people think a beautiful lawn is unattainable, but that is not necessarily true. A good lawn can be achieved if you develop a good understanding of proper fertilization, watering, pest control and mowing.
Larry Williams, Horticulture Extension Agent in Okaloosa County, provides some basic facts relating to fertilizing a Florida lawn:
Many popular lawn fertilizers have too much nitrogen and too little potassium. A common example is 29‐3‐4. These numbers represent the percent nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K), respectively. A 29‐3‐4 fertilizer has a lot more nitrogen (29%) than potassium (4%). Despite the fact it’s readily available, it’s not a good choice for a Florida lawn.
It’s better to select a fertilizer where the first and third numbers are equal or close to equal and the center number is very low. A few examples found locally include 15‐0‐15, 16‐2‐16 and 18‐0‐18.
You may be able to produce an attractive lawn for three, four, five years or so using a high nitrogen and low potassium fertilizer such as 29‐3‐4. But at some point in time, your lawn will begin to decline. This is the misleading part. When the lawn begins to deteriorate, most people blame mole crickets or something else. They never realize the true cause for the decline in their lawn. The excess nitrogen creates a nice green lawn short term (for a few years). But the lawn needs adequate amounts of potassium and other essential plant nutrients, which are not provided by a 29‐3‐4 or similar analysis fertilizer. As a result, the lawn declines with time.
Of the three primary nutrients (N, P and K), potassium is second only to nitrogen in utilization by lawns. Adequate potassium has been linked to reduced disease problems,
improved drought and cold tolerance and enhanced root growth.
Lawn grasses use much less phosphorus (center number) than nitrogen and/or potassium. Because of this and because phosphorus has been implicated as a cause for
problems in our surface waters, it’s recommended to base phosphorus rates on the results of a reliable soil test. In the absence of a soil test, select a fertilizer with 2% or less phosphorus. For a newly planted lawn, choose something like 8‐4‐8 or 10‐4‐10 when a soil test indicates a need for extra phosphorus.
Finally, look for slow release lawn fertilizers. It’s best to purchase a lawn fertilizer with at least half the nitrogen in a slow release form. Usually in very small print beneath the guaranteed analysis you can find a statement about the amount of slow release nitrogen. The words water insoluble, slowly available or slowly available soluble nitrogen or coated are types of slow‐release nitrogen.
Then, some calculations are necessary. If, for example a 10‐10‐10 fertilizer says it contains 5% slow‐release nitrogen, divide the 5% by the total percent of nitrogen (10% in this example) and multiply by 100 to get the percentage of nitrogen that is in slow-release form. In this example it is 5/10 x 100=50%.
Choosing a fertilizer with the right numbers is an important part of maintaining a healthy long lasting Florida lawn. For additional information on this topic, contact your
local UF/IFAS Extension Office or visit http://hort.ufl.edu/yourfloridalawn/ .
Escambia’s Top High School Seniors Are Honored
April 15, 2011
Escambia County’s top seniors were honored Thursday night at the 2001 Senior Academic Awards at the Mustin Beach Officers’ Club.
The banquet was sponsored by the Escambia County Public Schools Foundation and Kerrigan, Estess, Rankin, McLeod and Thompson.
Recipients were:
Northview High School
Ashley E. Digmon
LaNeicia D. Gomez
Jocelyn M. Gould
Sarah Malinda Killam
Emily F. Vickrey
Mallory Ann Bell
Christina N. Sepulveda
Colton Sims
James Tyler Garrett
Hayley Renee Simpson
Allyson M. Bullard
Tate High School
Caitlyn Nicole Gallagher
Michael Todd Lowery
Kimberly Noelle McCroan
Caroline Marie Merritt
Shawna Rachelle Murphy
Jessica Lee Mack
Denis Alex McKinnon III
Kelly Hendricks Ewing
Christopher Taylor McKeon
Bryan Jeffrey Rhodes
Kristyn Alyse Covotta
West Florida High School
Hieu Chau
Rocio Gomez Novo
Daniel L. Grenier
Stephanie M. Hayley
Matthew O’Rear
John P. Ansardi, Jr.
Nicholas Dolan Rivers
Benjamin Parrish
James Sidney Clements III
Hannah Pate
Miranda Bjorklund
Pine Forest High
Sirikanya Sellers
Kristen Lassen
Nicole Scully
Krista MacMurray
Hillare’ LaFond
Joseph Mills
Kristi Spatter
Michael Core
T’Kara Mullins
Austin Williams
James Wood
Escambia High School
Hannah Bergstrom
Brianna Biggs
Jeff Cutaio
Khoa Cao Dang
Shawn Patrick Reid
Brandon Mejias
Jessica Reed
Raymond Tu
Anthony J. Bushey
Alexanderia Newman
Erick Hudson, II
Pensacola High School
Ivory Leonard
Edith Licona
John Michael Morales
Henry Nguyen
Sandy Nguyen
Uniqua Monae Rogers
Indy Daigle
Yu Ting Zheng
Christian Bulosan
Diana Nguyen
Aleitha Smith
Pensacola High IB Program
Jemimah Chen
Priya Garg
Nathan Prasad Gupta
Fareed Rifai
Julie Phuong Vu
Samantha Paedae
Nick Feroce
Kay Li
Michael Brusoski
Jamie Landa
Angela Joy Menah
Washington High School
Thomas Campbell Arnold
Tam Mai
Diana M. Manis
Shannon Robinson
Michael Cleveland Stavely
Aryn Bradley
Bradley Leon
Alex Goodspeed
Lindsey Shaw
Matthew Horne
Parvina A. Kudyakova
National Merit Finalists
Andrew Clark
Melody Dalton
Helie Dharia
Priya Garg
Nathan Gupta
Kay Li
Julie Vu
Savannah Wing
Moretz Honored For Core Values
April 15, 2011
Northview High School junior Melissa Moretz was honored Thursday by the Pensacola Suburban West Rotary Club as Northview’s Core Values Student.
Moretz, along with students from Tate, West Florida, Pine Forest, Escambia and Pensacola high schools received an award and spoke about core values to the PSW Rotary Club Thursday during their meeting at the Pensacola Yacht Club. The students were nominated by the individual schools and chosen by the Rotary members for exhibiting the core values of equality, integrity, patriotism, honesty , responsibility and respect.
The values are stated goals of the Escambia County School District and were adopted and fashioned after a Navy program created by Vice Admiral John H. Fetterman, Jr.
Moretz is the drum major of the Northview High School Tribal Beat Band, executive officer the school’s NJROTC and runs on the track team. She is employed by Lee Veterinary Clinic.
Pictured above: Northview junior Melissa Moretz was honored Thursday by the Pensacola Suburban West Rotary Club as Northview’s Core Values Student. Pictured below: Melissa Moretz with her parents, (far left) Lisa Moretz, James Moretz and (far right) Captain Charlie Code, Northview senior Naval science instructor. Submitted photos for NorthEscambia..com, click to enlarge.
Remember When? Ash Dept Store, Worley’s Food Store
April 14, 2011
One of Century’s oldest buildings was demolished this week. The building at 9510 North Century Boulevard was once, according to the signage recently uncovered on its facade, the home of Ash Dept. Store and Worley’s Food Store. Ash Dept. Store offered “Shoes, Clothing, Notions” while Worley’s offered “Meats, Groceries, Feeds”.
According to the Escambia County Property Appraiser, the building was constructed in 1935. During the last decade, the building fell into great disrepair, housing a second hand store. It was also cited by Escambia County Code Enforcement for unsafe conditions in 2010.
Do you have any memories of Ash Dept. Store or Worley’s Food Store? Share them in our comments section below.
Pictured top: Partial demolition of this building on North Century Boulevard near the Alabama State Line revealed signage for the former Ash Dept. Store and Worley’s Food Store. Pictured below: The building in 2003 and 2010. Pictured bottom: More images of the building just before demolition. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
