Saturday: Fire Dept Fish Fry; Church Car Show And Craft Sale
November 6, 2015
Among the local events happening Saturday in the North Escambia area are the annual Walnut Hill Volunteer Fire Department Fish Fry and an Open Car Show and Craft Show at Highland Baptist in Molino.
Walnut Hill Volunteer Fire Department Fish Fry
The 46th Annual Catfish Fry at the Walnut Hill Volunteer Fire Department is Saturday from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Walnut Hill Fire Station on Highway 97. Plates will be $7 each with your choice of catfish fillets or grilled chicken, plus baked beans, cole slaw, hush puppies, homemade bread and cake. There will also be drawing for door prizes beginning at 1 p.m. and a live auction. There will be bounce house and fire safety house for the kids. The Bloodmobile will also be on hand for a blood drive from 10 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.
Open Car Show and Arts/Craft Show
Highland Baptist Church will hold their 4th Annual Open Car Show and Arts/Crafts Show on Saturday, November 7, from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m.. Car show registration begins at 8 a.m. Judging starts at 9 a.m. Trophies will be awarded at 2 p.m. Registration fee is $25. Spaces for the arts crafts show are 10×10 with a booth fee of $30. Email Angie Bodiford at angalnick2@gmail.com or call the church office at (850) 587-5174 to reserve booth space. There will be a bounce house, games and lots of activities for kids. Concessions will also be available. Proceeds benefit missions and outreach ministries. The church is located at 6240 Highway 95A North in Molino.
Weekend Rain Will Bring A Little Change
November 6, 2015
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3am. Areas of dense fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then rain likely after 9am. Areas of dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night: Rain. Low around 61. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 67. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Veterans Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Patchy dense fog. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Highs In The 80’s Today
November 5, 2015
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 84. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Veterans Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Patchy Fog Overnight
November 4, 2015
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Thursday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 84. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Veterans Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Portion Of Pine Forest Closed Through Thursday
November 4, 2015
A portion of Pine Forest Road in Walnut Hill is scheduled to be closed through tomorrow afternoon.
Pine Forest set to be closed through 4:30 p.m. Thursday at the railroad tracks so that the railroad crossing can be replaced.
Fog Forming Tonight
November 3, 2015
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Areas of fog after midnight. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday: A chance of showers between 8am and noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Fog Expected By Morning
November 2, 2015
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Patchy dense fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: Areas of dense fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. East wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76.
Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Rain Likely Tonight; Some Rainfall May Be Heavy
November 1, 2015
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 68. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Monday: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night: Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 78. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm wind.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Halloween Events
October 31, 2015
Here are events happening today, October 31, in the North Escambia area:
Community-Wide Fall Festival
A community-wide fall festival will be held Saturday, October 31, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Victory Assembly of God Church on Highway 29 in Molino. Everyone is welcome to join the churches of the community for an evening of food, games, candy and lots of fun.
St. Monica’s Episcopal Church Trunk or Treat
Saint Monica’s Episcopal Church will host Trunk or Treat in the south parking lot of the church on Saturday, October 31, beginning at 6 p.m. There will be a hayride, music and lots of candy. The event is free and open to everyone. The church is located at 699 South Highway 95-A in Cantonment.
Halloween at Turtle Point
Turtle Point in Flomaton will hold Halloween activities on Saturday, October 31, from 4 p.m. until 9 p.m. There will be games, face painting, and a bounce house for the kids. Guided tours down the haunted boardwalk will begin at dark. The boardwalk activity is not suited for children. The Flomaton Band Boosters will be on-site grilling and selling food and snacks. The event is free and open to the public.
Tate High School Fall Carnival
Tate High School will hold a Fall Carnival and Haunted House on Saturday, October 31 from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the school. Games, snacks and fun. Haunted house admission is $5. Games and snacks on a ticket basis.
Aggie Harvest Festival
The Tate High School student council will host their 1st Annual Aggie Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 31 from 5 p.m until 8 p.m. Food, games and more. The event also includes Tate Fright School: A Haunted Cafeteria. Admission is $2 and not recommended for children under 10.
Bratt Assembly of God Fall Festival
Bratt Assembly of God will hold their Fall Festival on Saturday, October 31, 3 p.m. until. Games, inflatables, candy, free hotdogs and fellowship. Everyone is invited. The church is located at located at 5150 W Hwy 4 in Bratt.
Halloween Trick Or Treating Safety Tips
October 31, 2015
by Dorothy Lee, UF/IFAS Extension Escambia County
Halloween may be a fun holiday for kids, but for parents, trick‐or‐treat time can be a little tricky. Concerns about children’s safety whether they are out in the neighborhood or back home with bags of loot could darken the festivities. But not
to worry. To make Halloween a treat for all, follow these safety tips.
Costume Safety
- Make sure children dress up safely. Keep costumes short to prevent trips, falls and other bumps in the night.
- Try makeup instead of a mask. Masks can be hot and uncomfortable, and can obstruct a child’s vision.
- If the children will be in costumes, keep these tips from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in mind:
- Costumes should be made of flame retardant materials.
- Decorate or trim costumes and goodie bags with reflective tape or decals so that children are visible at night to motorists.
- Reflective tape is available at most costume shops, sporting goods stores, and hardware stores.
Trick or Treat Safety
- Make sure older children trick or treat with friends.
- Children should stop only at familiar homes where outside lights are on.
- Make sure someone in the group has a flashlight and choose only well‐lighted streets.
Check the Treats
- Adults should check all treats. Parents should emphasize that no treats should be eaten until they get home and the treats have been checked. Parents should allow only unopened candies and other treats that are in original wrappers. Don’t forget to inspect fruit and homemade goodies for anything suspicious.
- When in doubt, throw it out!
Treats for Parents to Give
- Try some of these not‐so‐sweet treats—roasted nuts, pretzels, popcorn, pumpkin seeds.
- Consider giving inexpensive non‐edible treats. Some non‐food items to consider are stickers, snack coupons to a fast‐food restaurant, novelty items such as magic tricks, finger puppets, yoyos, little bottles of bubbles, and small games. Party stores and discount stores are great sources for non‐food items.
- Whether you opt for putting on a party, trunk trick‐or‐treating, participating in the local mall festivities, or door‐to‐door trick‐or‐treating, Halloween can be a lot of fun for parents and children. Just remember the tricks and treats of playing it safe.