Saturday: Molino Fire Station Open House, Live Burn Demonstrations
November 22, 2014
The Molino Station of Escambia Fire Rescue will hold an open house, lunch and live fire hoiday demonstrations on Saturday.
The event begins will an open house and hamburger and hot dog lunch from 11:30 until 1:00. The holiday safety, arson K-9 and live fire demonstrations will follow from 1:00 until 1:30.
The Molino Volunteer Fire Department is actively seeking volunteers for emergency and non-emergency operations. Applications are accepted from persons age 16 and older. The Molino Fire Station is part of Escambia Fire Rescue and provides emergency services to the Molino community.
Positions needed include clerical assistance, medical first responders, apparatus operators and firefighters. Free training is provided and includes junior firefighters 16 to 18 who can earn valuable credit for Bright Futures Scholarships through volunteer service and training.
Numerous members of the Molino Fire Station have moved on to paid firefighter, EMT and paramedic careers over the years. Officers and firefighters will be on hand during the open house to answer questions and assist with new applications. If you are interested in volunteering but cannot attend the open house, contact Molino Fire Chief Kenny Ashcraft at molinovfd@gmail.com.
Peanut Butter Drive Concludes Today
November 21, 2014
The Escambia County Extension office, Santa Rosa County Extension office along with the University of Florida Institute of Food & Agricultural Sciences and the Florida Peanut Producer Association are collecting peanut butter through today to help take a bite out of hunger.
The groups are accepting donations of unopened jars of peanut butter to be donated to local food pantries during Farm-City Week.
Unopened jars of peanut butter of any brand can be dropped off until this afternoon at any of the following locations:
Escambia County
- Escambia County Extension Office, 3740 Stefani Road, Cantonment
- Escambia County Farm Bureau, 153 Highway 97, Molino
- Escambia County Public Safety, 6575 North W Street
- Gilmore Services, 31 East Fairfield Drive
Santa Rosa County
- Jay Extension Office at 5259 Booker Lane, Jay
- Santa Rosa County Extension Office at 6263 Dogwood Drive, Milton
- South Santa Rosa Service Center, Master Gardener Help Desk at 5819 Gulf Breeze Parkway
- All Santa Rosa County Library locations
- Lowe’s Stores in Pace and Gulf Breeze
Peanut butter collected in Escambia County last year was donated to food pantries in Molino, Bratt and Century.
Pictured: The Godwins of Godwin Farms in Santa Rosa County, (L-R) Steven, Laryn, Valarie, Kylei, Rachael. Courtesy photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Tate Aggies Student Family Night
November 20, 2014
The Tate High School Aggies will hold a a “Student Family Night” beginning at 5:00 tonight in the school courtyard. There will be free pizza and drinks. The Aggies football players will hold join the students for a time to “reflect back and cheer forward before Friday’s game”. The Tate Aggies will travel to Niceville Friday night for a second round playoff game against Niceville.
Last Day For Molino Park Food Drive Donations
November 20, 2014
Molino Park Elementary School has been accepting non-perishable food items during their “Fill Your Neighbor’s Plate” food drive to stock the food pantry at Aldersgate United Methodist Church for Thanksgiving. Today is the last day for donations, with donations accepted through a 7 p.m. stargazing event on the school campus. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Student Led Worship Event Planned Tonight At Northview
November 19, 2014
The Northview High School Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) is sponsoring a student led worship event tonight in the school gymnasium.
Northview students, area churches and community members will come together to worship, share student testimonies and hear a message from guest speaker Pastor Nathan Brown of Ray’s Chapel Baptist Church.
The public is invited and encouraged to attend the event from 6-8 p.m. Donations will be accepted for the family of Darion Riley, a Northview student that passed away earlier this month as the result of a traffic accident in Molino.
Record Lows Possible With Hard Freeze Warning
November 18, 2014
Record cold is possible across the area Tuesday night, according to the National Weather Service, with a hard freeze. The cold will pose a hazard to persons without adequate heat, pets and livestock without shelter, exposed pipes and unprotected plants. Lows will generally be around 20 degrees.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight Clear, with a low around 19. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
- Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 55. Wind chill values between 15 and 25 early. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
- Wednesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 30. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
- Thursday Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Calm wind.
- Thursday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
- Friday Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
- Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
- Saturday A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
- Saturday Night Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Sunday Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Sunday Night A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
- Monday A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Northview To Host PLT Performance Of ‘The Things They Carried’
November 18, 2014
On Wednesday, Northview will host a group from the Pensacola Little Theatre as they perform a staged reading of Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried”, a novel about the lasting impact of the Vietnam War.
The production is being offered in association with The Big Read Grant,a program of the National Endowment for the Arts designed to revitalize the role of reading in American culture by exposing citizens to great works of literature and encouraging them to read for pleasure.
Northview juniors and seniors will attend the 40 minute program beginning at 10 a.m. Northview family members and the public are welcome to attend.
Arctic Blast With Near Record Lows Coming
November 17, 2014
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 25. North wind 5 to 15 mph.
- Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 47. Wind chill values between 20 and 30 early. North wind 5 to 15 mph.
- Tuesday Night Clear, with a low around 19. North wind around 5 mph.
- Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
- Wednesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 30. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
- Thursday Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Calm wind.
- Thursday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
- Friday Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
- Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
- Saturday A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 64.
- Saturday Night A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
- Sunday A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.
Rain Likely For Sunday Night, Monday
November 16, 2014
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Sunday A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon
- Sunday Night Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Low around 56. South wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
- Monday Showers likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
- Monday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
- Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 47. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
- Tuesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 25. North wind around 5 mph.
- Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 52. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Wednesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 33. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
- Thursday Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
- Thursday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
- Friday A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
- Friday Night A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
- Saturday Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
Molino Park Wins $25K Grant
November 15, 2014
Molino Park Elementary School has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the Monsanto Fund’s America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education program.
Representatives from the school and Monsanto will participate in a check presentation Thursday night during school stargazing event. The grant will purchase the iPads to advance technology in implementing core standards in reading, science and math.
Earlier this year, Molino Park turned to NorthEscambia.com to encourage local farmers to nominate and support the school’s efforts to win the grant.