Bratt’s Doughnut Boy Featured On CBS Evening News
November 10, 2017
Bratt’s very own “Donut Boy” Tyler Carach was featured in a report Thursday night on the national “CBS Evening News”.
Tyler, 10, and his mother Sheena, who is a former police officer, created the “I DONUT need a reason to THANK a cop” program. Since buying doughnuts for four Escambia County deputies at a Bratt convenience store last August, Tyler has taken his mission on the road, providing doughnuts for law enforcement agencies across the country.
He recently completed a 10-day, 6,000 mile journey using doughnuts to thank law enforcement officers in several states, including officers in Las Vegas shortly after the mass shooting massacre. So far, he’s passed out about 34,000 doughnuts.
CBS News report Mark Strassmann caught up with Tyler, who is a student at Byrneville Elementary School, in Houston during his 10 day trip.
To view the CBS Evening News report, click here.
Images courtesy CBS News.
Cooler Weather Returns
November 10, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 43. North wind around 5 mph.
Veterans Day: Sunny, with a high near 68. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 70. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 45.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Ernest Ward Middle Basketball Defeats Jay, Pollard McCall
November 10, 2017
The Ernest Ward Middle School basketball program earned wins this week against Jay on Tuesday and Pollard McCall Thursday evening.
BOYS
Ernest Ward 51, Pollard McCall 45
Ernest Ward 38, Jay 36
GIRLS
Ernest Ward 31, Pollard McCall 13
Ernest Ward 26, Jay 20
Ernest Ward Middle will host Brewton on Monday. The girls play at 5:00, and the boys tip off at 6:00 in Walnut Hill.
Pictured: Ernest Ward defeated Pollard McCall Thursday evening. Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
James Pfeiffer
November 10, 2017
James (Jim) Pfeiffer of Pensacola, FL, went home to his Heavenly Father and joined his departed loved ones on November 8, 2017. He was born on May 18, 1937, to the late Everett Henry and Eula Mae Pfeiffer in Musscogee, FL. He honorably served the people of Florida as a member of the Florida Marine Patrol for many years. He started and was owner of Jim Pfeiffer Furniture Refinishing and Repair for 47 years. In the 1960’s, Jim was a volunteer firefighter for Interarity Point Volunteer Fire Department and West Pensacola Volunteer Fire Department. Jim was a charter member of Windy Hill Baptist Church.
He is preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Renee Pfeiffer Hood; brother, Ted M. Pfeiffer; sisters-in-law, Hazel and Barbara Pfeiffer; and niece, Wilda Pfeiffer Mohr.
He is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Gwen Pfeiffer; son, Everett (Cynthia) Pfeiffer; grandchildren, April (Terry) Macks, Shannon (Bryce) Rollins, Ashley Hood and Aspen (Lane) Taylor; great-grandchildren, Hayleigh, Breanna, Hannah, McKenna, Brooklyn and Lora, Landon, Jackson and Tyler; brother, Kenneth Pfeiffer; sister, Laurita (Ben) Austin; sister-in-law, Ruth Tomblin and many nieces, nephews and friends.
The family would like to send a special thanks to the following for their tremendous support: Dr. Dan Doty, Dr. Miguel Gutierrez-Diaz, Dr. James Watkins, Dr. Ian L. Weisberg, the staff of Sacred Heart and Baptist Hospitals, Emerald Coast Hospice and Peoples Home Health Care.
In lieu of flowers please make donations to the American Heart Association or a charity of your choice.
A memorial service to honor Jim’s life was held on Saturday, November 18, 2017, at Windy Hill Baptist Church with Brother Ricky Skaggs officiating.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North is entrusted with the arrangements.
Tonight’s High School Football Playoff Schedule
November 10, 2017
Here’s a schedule of tonight’s area playoff games.
For live scores from select games tonight, like our Facebook page or follow @northescambia on Twitter.
FLORIDA — Quarterfinals
Region 1- Class 6A
No. 1 St. Augustine (9-0, 3-0 District 4-6A) hosts No. 8 Tate (6-3, 2-1 1-6A), 7:30 p.m.
No. 2 Crestview (7-0, 3-0 3-6A) hosts No. 7 Gulf Breeze (7-2, 2-1 2-6A), 7:30 p.m.
No. 3 Escambia (7-2, 3-0 1-6A) hosts No. 6 Pine Forest (4-5, 1-2 1-6A), 7:30 p .m.
No. 4 Navarre (8-1, 3-0 2-6A) hosts No. 5 Niceville (6-3, 2-1 3-6A), 7:30 p.m.
Region 1-5A
No. 1 West Florida (9-1, 4-0 1-5A) hosts Tallahassee Rickards (5-4, 0-2 2-5A), 7:30 p.m.
No. 2 Tallahassee Godby (9-1, 2-0 2-5A) hosts No. 7 Ponte Vedra (8-3, 4-1 4-5A), 6:30 p.m.
No. 3 Trinity Christian Academy ( 7-3, 4-1 4-5A) hosts No. 6 Bolles (8-2, 4-1 4-5A), 6:30 p.m.
No. 4 Ribault (8-2, 4-0 3-5A) hosts No. 4 Wakulla (8-2, 1-1 2-5A), 6:30 p.m.
Region 1-1A
No. 1 Baker (10-0) hosts No. 4 Jay (6-4), 7:30 p.m.
No. 2 Holmes County (7-3) hosts No. 3 Chipley (7-3), 7:30 p.m.
ALABAMA
AISA 2A Semifinals
Escambia Academy at Macon East, 7 p.m.
NorthEscambia.com photo by Jennifer Repine, click to enlarge.
Bicyclist Hit By Vehicle In Century
November 9, 2017
A bicyclist was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle Wednesday evening in Century.
The bicyclist was reportedly on the roadway on West Highway 4 near Century Health and Rehabilitation Center when the motorized bicycle on which he was riding was struck from behind by a car. The bicyclist was ejected onto the vehicle’s windshield and onto the roadway.
The rear of the bicycle became lodged inside the front of the vehicle and remained upright.
The bicyclist was transported by Escambia County EMS to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola. An update on his condition was not available, but his injuries were not believed to be life threatening. The elderly female driver of the car was not injured.
The accident remains under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol. Further details have not been released.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Cold Front Brings Change
November 9, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 44. North wind around 5 mph.
Veterans Day: Sunny, with a high near 68. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 69. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 45.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Another North Escambia Bridge Closed, One Opened; Two More Opening Soon
November 9, 2017
Another North Escambia bridge was closed Wednesday, as another opened and two others approach opening dates.
After a failed inspection, the bridge on Arthur Brown Road at Freeman Springs Branch, between Pine Forest and Pineville road was closed Wednesday. [More...]
Meanwhile, the Crabtree Church Road bridge over Alligator Creek, west of Sunshine Hill Road, was reopened.
Two other bridges that have been closed for months are expected to reopened soon, but one will be just a temporary bridge.
A temporary bridge on Arthur Brown Road over Boggy Creek, near the Walnut Hill Baptist Church, is expected to be completed by the weekend, pending weather and material availability. The temporary bridge is in place and approaches paved. Temporary striping and concrete barriers must be installed before the opening. The bridge was closed in September after failing inspection, after work started at the location in July to construct a temporary road and bridge in order to construct a new permanent bridge.
And Escambia County officials said Wednesday that the Molino Road bridge over Penasula Creek, just east of Sunshine Hill Road, is scheduled to be completed during the first week of December. It has been closed since January 3.
Pictured top: A temporary bridge on Arthur Brown Road over Boggy Creek. Pictured below: The Molino Road bridge over Penasula Creek. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Financial Literacy Requirement Considered For Students
November 9, 2017
Florida senators are renewing a push to require high-school students to pass a financial-literacy course before graduation, though at least two lawmakers are concerned about students being squeezed for time during the school day.
The proposed requirement, long championed by Senate Education Chairwoman Dorothy Hukill, R-Port Orange, was unanimously approved Wednesday by a Senate budget panel and appears to be moving quickly as lawmakers prepare for the January start of the 2018 legislative session.
Senators unanimously passed a financial-literacy bill during the 2017 session, but it died in the House.
Under the bill (SB 88) approved Wednesday by the Senate Pre-K-12 Education Appropriations Subcommittee, high-school students would be required to pass a half-credit course that would include instruction in issues such as bank accounts, credit cards, loan applications and insurance policies. The requirement would take effect for students entering ninth grade next year.
“The reason for doing this, obviously, is that we want to provide our students with financial management skills and the knowledge that is needed so they can achieve financial stability and independence, especially as they move on out of high school and either enter the workforce or continue on with their education,” Hukill said. “They’re all going to be faced with things like probably getting a credit card, signing a lease, computing interest. And these are the kind of things that this bill would require to be taught to our students.”
But two senators, while supporting the bill, expressed concern that the requirement would further reduce the amount of time that students have for other subjects. To accommodate the half-credit course in financial literacy, the bill would lead to a half-credit reduction in the required number of electives.
“This is one-half credit less for electives, and that generally means art and music,” said Sen. Bill Montford, a Tallahassee Democrat who works as chief executive of the Florida Association of District School Superintendents. “And the underlying issue of all of this is that we are still stuck on a 180-day school year for basically seven hours a day. At some point, I think we as a Florida Legislature have to address the issue, are 180 days, seven hours a day, is that enough for what we expect our children to be exposed to in an education?”
Similarly, Sen. Gary Farmer, D-Fort Lauderdale, said he supports Hukill’s bill but hopes lawmakers will look at expanding the school day.
“I had a bill last year for health education, something that I also think is very needed for our young kids,” Farmer said. “And we just don’t have enough time in the day for all these extracurricular matters that we would like to include.”
But Hukill said students have numerous options in taking electives, many of which are half-credit courses. She also said financial-literacy courses should be separate from economics courses.
“I think this course needs to be a stand-alone course, and that’s the movement throughout the country,” Hukill said.
by Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida
Byrneville Elementary Continuing Toward New Building, Approves Pay Raises
November 9, 2017
The Byrneville Elementary School Board of Directors voted Wednesday to continue the exploratory process toward the construction of a new building.
There had been a temporary pause in the building plans after concerns the school might not be eligible to receive capital outlay funding from the state without accreditation, but Principal Dee Wolfe-Sullivan told the board those concerns had been alleviated.
The charter school is considering the construction of a new multi-million dollar modern building containing 8-10 classrooms, likely a cafetorium and possibly even a small gym. The largest building on the current Byrneville campus was build in 1941 and contains five classrooms, plus offices and a cafeteria.
The Byrneville board also gave final approved to aligning their educational support personnel pay scale with that of the Escambia County School District. The pay raises will be retroactive to August 1.
Also Wednesday, a new member of the board attended his first meeting. Chris Hawkins was appointed to the board as a community member. Hawkins is employed as a nurse and is the pastor at Byrneville United Methodist Church. He will replace Michelle Driskell who resigned recently after four years on the board.
Pictured top: Byrneville Elementary School Principal Dee Wolfe-Sullivan addresses the charter school’s board of directors Wednesday afternoon. Pictured inset: Chris Hawkins, the newest member of the board of directors. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
