Weekend In Photos
November 1, 2010
NorthEscambia.com had photo galleries this weekend from several events. Click any of the items below to see more pictures.
Molino Homemakers News
October 31, 2010
The Molino Homemakers Club is moving to a new meeting location, and the club recently made Angel Cards for hospice patients.
The club will meet at 10 a.m. on November 3 at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, located on Highway 29 in Molino, just south of Highway 97. After several new ladies joined the group, a larger meeting location was needed. Membership is just $5 per year.
The Molino Homemakers Club’s Terri Brown reports on recent club activities:
At a recent Molino Homemaker meeting Nancy Holland had club members pair up and make Angel Cards for Hospice. The Angels seem to come alive as they were put together with crocheted dresses, bells, ribbons and marbles. Club members pasted a verse on a piece of cardstock then the Angel was attached to the card and placed in an envelope. Elizabeth Barlow delivered the Angel cards to Hospice who will give them to their patients.
Several ladies bring projects each month that they have been working on and display them during show and tell. Pictured below, Frances Cheney and Becky Dorch show some of their work.
Pictured top: Member of the Molino Homemakers Club make cards for hospice patients. Pictured inset: Frances Cheney displays some of her work during the club’s “show and tell”. Submitted photo by Terri Brown for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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Featured Recipe: ‘Fantasy’ Strawberry Chocolate Eclair
October 31, 2010
This weekend’s featured recipe from Janet Tharpe is a Strawberry Chocolate Eclair Fantasy. Lightly sweet and pretty as a picture, this colorful treat is a fantastic alternative to more decadent seasonal desserts.
To print today’s “Just a Pinch” recipe column, you can click the image below to load a printable pdf with a recipe card.
Amber Freeman Named Junior Miss Ernest Ward Middle (With Photo Gallery)
October 30, 2010
Amber Freeman was named Junior Miss Ernest Ward Middle School Friday during the school’s annual pageant.
First runner-up was Kendal Cobb; second runner-up was Kaitlyn Abbott and third runner-up was Morgan Ward. Hadley Woodfin was named Miss Hospitality, while Brittney Ward was named Miss Congeniality. The Poise and Appearance Award was presented to Autumn Ates, and the People’s Choice Award was presented to Kaitlyn Abbott.
Pictured top: (L-R) First Runner-up Kendal Cobb; Second Runner-up was Kaitlyn Abbott, Junior Miss Ernest Ward Middle School Amber Freeman, and Third Runner-up Morgan Ward. Pictured below: Autumn Ates, Kendal Cobb, Morgan Ward Krystal Whitehead and Brittney Ward. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
For “Good Boy” Rick Scott, Mom Can Be The Star Of The Show
October 30, 2010
Proud that her son is a “good boy”, Esther Scott has become something of star in this year’s race for Florida governor.
Her son’s TV ads feature her explaining how she raised her son in public housing, gave him all that she could and how he worked to buy a doughnut shop and gave her a job. Esther Scott said she really is proud of her son Rick Scott, the Republican candidate for governor.
“He really is a good boy,” Esther Scott told NorthEscambia.com Friday afternoon aboard the Rick Scott campaign bus. Rick Scott stood nearby, busily working to tidy up an on-board kitchen as he conducted a radio interview on his cell phone. Mom’s eyes were approving he as straightened up the mess left behind from doughnuts from an earlier visit to the Donut Hole Bakery Cafe in Santa Rosa Beach.
As Esther Scott, 86,walked into Fran’s Diner in Molino Friday, one would think a star had walked through the doors. Forget the guy with his name in huge letters on the side of the bus. Esther Scott has become a campaign star. As she travels with the campaign, she is asked to sign autographs, shakes hands and gets introduced like a star when Rick Scott takes the microphone. The applause is notable as she was introduced Friday in Molino.
Esther Scott said she remembers the day that her son came to her and hinted at his plans to run for governor of the Sunshine State.
“I told him to just be sure to hear what the people say, and not take money from people that would want favors in return. That’s what crooked politicians do,” she said. After all, he was a good boy, and mom planned from the beginning of the campaign that Rick Scott’s image would not be tarnished.
“He is going to make the best governor that Florida has ever had,” she said. “He will do the best that he can for this state, and keep every promise or die trying.”
She admits that she was a bit surprised that Rick, one of her five children, would seek the governor’s job. And she was even more surprised when he called and asked her to do the television ad.
“He’s a good boy,” is the ad’s catch phrase that has beamed its way across our televisions since Scott defeated Bill McCollum in the Republican primary.
“I was scared to death when it came time to film the ad,” she said. “I didn’t know why they wanted to hear from his mom. But it was kind of fun, and I think it got him a few votes.”
“I know I’d vote for him,” said said with a smile. “He’s good boy.”
But while she may be the rock star of the 2010 political ad season in Florida, Esther Scott told NorthEscambia.com that she is not a political adviser on the campaign. No pushing the issues to her son, she said.
“He didn’t listen to me as a child, and he’s not going to listen now about politics,” she said. “But he did always respect me.”
Pictured top: Esther Scott, mother of gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott, sits down for an exclusive interview with NorthEscambia.com Friday afternoon on the campaign’s bus. Pictured inset: Scott listens as her son addresses a crowd of supporters in Molino. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Photo Gallery: Bratt Elementary Fall Festival
October 30, 2010
The annual Bratt Fall Festival was held Friday at the school.
For a photo gallery, click here.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Photos: Visit The Pumpkin Patch
October 29, 2010
Looking for a pumpkin? The Allen Memorial United Methodist Church Pumpkin Patch is open at the corner of Highway 29 and Neal Road. Pumpkins of all shapes and sizes are available, with some priced as low as $1.
For more photos from the pumpkin patch, click here.
Pictured top The Allen Memorial Pumpkin Patch in Cantonment. Pictured left: Loyd Pickens arranges pumpkins for sale recently. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Century Care Center Celebrates With Trick Or Treat, Fall Festival
October 29, 2010
Century Care Center hosted a fall festival Thursday afternoon, complete with a haunted house, costume contest, cake walk, games, prizes, food and trick or treating for the kids.
For more photos from the event, click here.
Pictured above and below: Century Care Center’s community fall festival was held Thursday afternoon. Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Escambia Students Of The Month Named
October 28, 2010
Escambia County Students of the Month for October have been named by the Escambia Association for Administrators in Education. The awards are presented monthly to two students from participating schools.
The following students were named from North Escambia area schools:
- Jim Allen — Jason S. McGowan, fourth grade; Haleigh S. Goodale, fourth grade.
- Molino Park — Michael D. Antrim second grade; Valerie J. Gahimer, third grade.
- Ernest Ward — Kayleigh G. Linam, sixth grade; Liberty D. Peebles, seventh grade; Penny N. Banda, eighth grade.
- Ransom — Hunter G. Nesmith, sixth grade; Madison R. Rondeau, sixth grade.
- Northview — Jessica N. Mahon, 10th grade; Devon L. Cottrell, 10th grade.
- Tate — Anna B. Barlow, 12th grade; Lemard D. Cyrus, 12th grade.
Pictured top: Devon Cottrell and Jessica Mahon, Northview High School’s Students of the Month for October. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Bratt Park Completed
October 28, 2010
Work is substantially complete at the new Bratt Park on West Highway 4, and the park is open for use.
The 13-acre park includes an eight-foot wide, seven-tenths of a mile walking track, a well equipped playground and two covered pavilions with picnic tables.
The park also includes two softball fields, a full basketball court and exercise and rest stations positioned along the track. The softball fields will not be lit for night play; in fact, the park’s hours will follow that of other county parks — sunrise to sunset.
The park was funded with $200,000 in LOST (local option sales tax) monies set aside for the park’s construction. Bratt Park is located near the First Baptist Church of Bratt, just west of Northview High School.
For more information, or to reserve the park for a birthday party, church event, family reunion or other event, contact Escambia County Parks and Recreation at (850) 475-5220.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
