Rain Chances Continue
September 15, 2014
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Monday Night Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Tuesday Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Tuesday Night Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Wednesday Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Wednesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday Sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the morning.
- Thursday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 65. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
- Friday Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
- Saturday Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Saturday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
- Sunday Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Showers, Thunderstorms For Sunday
September 14, 2014
Here is your official NorthEscambia area forecast:
- Sunday Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Sunday Night Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Monday Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Monday Night Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Tuesday Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Tuesday Night Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Wednesday Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Wednesday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
- Thursday Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Thursday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
- Friday Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Friday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
- Saturday Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
NWE Chiefs, Cantonment Cowboys In Action Today
September 13, 2014
The Northwest Escambia Chiefs and the Cantonment Cowboys will both take to the field today.
The Northwest Escambia Chiefs will be back in action today against W.S. Neal at Tommy Weaver Memorial Stadium at Northview High School. Games will be played as follows:
- Freshmen at 4:00 pm
- Sophomores at 5:15 pm
- Juniors at 6:45 pm
- Seniors at 8:15 pm
The Cantonment Cowboys will be at the Bellview Packers Saturday as follows:
- Mighty Mites at 8:00 am
- Mini Mites at 11:00 am
- Mites at 2:00 pm
- Midgets at 5:00 pm
- Juniors at 6:30 pm
Cantonment Cowboy fans are encouraged to come out, wear maroon and white, and support the teams.
Big Events Today: Barrineau Park 4-H Centennial; Molino Back To School Splash
September 13, 2014
Here is a look at big events going on today in the North Escambia area:
Barrineau Park 4-H Club 100th Birthday Celebration – To commemorate the Escambia County’s Barrineau Park 4-H Club’s centennial, UF/IFAS will host a public celebration for Barrineau Park 4-H Club alumni on Saturday at the Barrineau Park Community Center, 6055 Barrineau Park School Rd, Molino, from 2 to 4 p.m. [Read more...]
Molino Back To School Splash — Water slides, water balloon games, a cookout and more will be part of the Aldersgate Back to School Splash. Everything is free, but attendees are encouraged to bring a ream or two of copy paper for Molino Park Elementary School. Saturday, 3-6 p.m. at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, Highway 29 just south of Highway 97, Molino.
Pictured above and below: The 2013 Back to School Splash at Aldersgate UMC in Molino. NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.
Florida’s Oldest: Barrineau Park 4-H Club Celebrating 100 Years
September 12, 2014
In 1914, cattle in Escambia County grazed in open fields. The fledgling aviation industry, with its flimsy bi-planes and open-air cockpits, got the first United States Navy flight school in Pensacola. Air-conditioning was mere rumor. And University of Florida Extension agent Ed Finlayson started the Barrineau Park 4-H Club.
A century later, 3,500 head of cattle enjoy Escambia’s fenced-in pastures. Pensacola Naval Air Station trains jet fighter pilots. Escambia residents marvel that anyone ever survived summer without air-conditioning, and Barrineau Park 4-H celebrates its status as Florida’s longest continuously operating 4-H club – and one of the nation’s oldest.
A public celebration is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 13, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Barrineau Park Community Center. Activities include alumni sharing their 4-H memories with current members.
“It is such a historic event to support and one where the community can join all 4-H club members in the celebration,” said Brian Bell, president of the Escambia County 4-H Foundation. “The Barrineau Park 4-H program has bragging rights and we want the world to know how proud we are of the club and the people who made this possible.”
The club is also celebrating in true 4-H fashion by helping others. Members have been busy performing 100 hours of community service, gathering magazines to donate to nursing homes, collecting shoes for needy families and food for area food banks, baking cookies and cupcakes to give to the local fire department (pictured) and writing thank you cards to military personnel.
According to Barrineau Park Historical Society member Nita Berry, about 10 boys joined in 1914. They held their meetings in homes, church fellowship halls, Gindl’s Store and Barrineau Park School and Community Center. They learned to grow tomatoes and corn, garden, sew, and raise poultry and livestock.
Over the years, hundreds of boys and girls have joined the Barrineau Park 4-H club. Today, 23 students are active in everything from leadership, citizenship, livestock, horses, food and nutrition, environmental education, marine science, shooting sports and public speaking. The club has become known for raising and showing prize-winning hogs.
“They have traditionally had strong 4-H leaders and parents who support the educational activities selected by the members,” said Pamela Allen, Escambia County Extension director. “Over the years, youth in this club have excelled in county, district, state and national 4-H events and activities.”
Tena Gindl, a ninth-grade algebra teacher at Tate High School, is the club’s current leader. The family of her late husband, Bobby Gindl, who famously encouraged students that “your best is yet to come,” has been involved in the club almost since its inception.
Gindl’s 91-year-old aunt, Dorothy Gindl Casey, joined the club in the early 1930s, learning to sew and to can fruits and vegetables. Gindl’s father-in-law, Francis Gindl (pictured), now 86, joined in the 1940s and eventually led the club, as did Tena Gindl’s husband, who excelled at public speaking. Their three grown daughters were members. Beth and Kellie Gindl showed hogs; Kellie won grand champion two years in a row and Beth placed first in her class. As a high school freshman, Carrie won the Florida 4-H Congress public speaking contest.
While today’s 4-H maintains its traditional programs, it also has modern flair, with clubs that concentrate on computers and robotics or global-positioning satellite programs. But the best reason to join, Gindl said, is the interaction with other people.
“The experiences that you get in 4-H are just positive experiences and you never know where it’s going to take you and lead you in your life,” Gindl said. “Many kids have come back and said, ‘If it wasn’t for 4-H, I wouldn’t be who I am today.”
To learn more about 4-H, the Escambia County Extension office at 850-475-5230.
Pictured top: Top 4-H corn producers in Escambia County (year unknown). Pictured (L-R): Kenneth Reemer, eighth place with 88.4 bushels per acre; Lamar Wheeler, ninth place with 77.2 bushels; Craig Exner, seventh with 89.9 bushels; “Skippy Lambert”, third with 103.1 bushels; Jacky Cunningham, fourth, 99.4 bushels; Douglas Lamb, sixth, 95.2 bushels; Mike Godwin, second with 107.5 bushels; David Lamb, fifth, 99.3 bushels; Steve Lamb, tenth, 73.5 bushels; and John Godwin, first, 111 bushels. Pictured middle inset: Current members of the Barrineau Park 4-H Club. Pictured below: County 4-H officers (year and names unavailable). Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Reimagine Century Event Offers Free Clothes, Food And More Saturday
September 12, 2014
After months of planning, a huge event where everything is absolutely free will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. in Century at Showalter Park, just off Hecker Road and Highway 29.
The one-day community outreach event known as “Reimagine Century: will offer local families in need from Century and surrounding areas the opportunity to stock up on free clothing, tons of free food, free resources and much more…with absolutely everything at the vent free. There will also be free medical screenings, free toys, free laundry detergent, a chance for numerous children to win a free bicycle, and free activities including live music and children’s events.
Saturday’s Reimagine event is supported by a $25,000 grant from State Farm Neighborhood Assist, a youth-led philanthropic program that empowers individuals of all ages to identify the issues they feel are the most important to their communities. Reimagine Pensacola, sponsored by Doers of the Word Ministry in Escambia County,will receive their check during a special presentation at noon
“It is awesome to have an organization like State Farm offer communities the opportunity to meet a real need,” said Linda English, director of Doers of the Word Ministry. “Our goal is to connect families in need with the community resources and tools that can help them break the cycle of poverty, all the while offering a day of hope and fun. An event like Reimagine provides the church community, business community, and community agencies to combine efforts to be a part of a venue that is safe, fun, and shows a particular impoverished area that there are those who care and want the best for each one who attends.”
Reimagine Century is sponsored in part by NorthEscambia.com.
Pictured bottom inset: Linda English.
Chance Of Showers – And Rainbows – Again Today
September 10, 2014
There is a chance of showers — and rainbows — again Wednesday across the local area. Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Wednesday A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 9am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
- Wednesday Night Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
- Thursday A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
- Thursday Night Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
- Friday A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
- Friday Night A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
- Saturday A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
- Saturday Night A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.
- Sunday A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88.
- Sunday Night A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.
- Monday A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88.
- Monday Night A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
- Tuesday A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88.
Final Volunteer Meeting Tonight For Those Working To ‘Reimagine Century’
September 9, 2014
The Reimagine organization will hold a final meeting tonight in order to complete plans for Saturday’s Reimagine Century event
Reimagine Century will be held on Saturday at Showalter Park beginning from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Churches and ministry groups will come together “as one as the Body of Christ”, English said, to serve during Reimagine Century.
The event will include a wide variety of activities, including a multi-ton food giveaway, a clothing giveaway, free toys, free diapers, health screenings, AIDS testing, live music, fishing lessons from Mission Fishin’, laundry detergent giveaway, youth and teen activities, haircuts, entertainment, lunch and much more — all free for the community.
Donations of clothing and gently-used toys are currently being accepted during regular business hours at the Century Town Hall.
Tonight’s volunteer meeting will be held at 7:00 at the Century Ag Building on West Highway 4 at Industrial Boulevard.
Pictured: A recent Reimagine Century organizational meeting. NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.
Meeting Today To Offer Info On 6-Laning Highway 29 South Of 9½ Mile
September 9, 2014
The Florida Department of Transportation will host a public workshop concerning proposed improvements to Highway 29 from I-10 to Nine and One Half Mile Road. The meeting will be held today from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Northside Apostolic Church, 213 West Nine and One Half Mile Road, Pensacola.
The intent of the project is to increase vehicular capacity of the corridor as well as accommodate bicycle and pedestrian traffic. Improvements include widening 2.46 miles of U.S. 29 from four to six lanes, while adding curb and gutter, sidewalks, improving drainage and constructing various safety upgrades along the corridor to meet current standards set by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Additionally, there will be traffic signal modifications and the construction of storm water drainage treatment facilities, the project is funded for right-of-way acquisition and construction.
Maps, drawings and other information will be on display. There will be no formal presentation. Representatives from FDOT will be available to discuss proposed improvements, answer questions and receive comments.
Century To Hold First Budget Public Hearing Tonight
September 8, 2014
The Century Town Council will hold a public hearing with a first reading of town’s new budget for the 2014-2015 fiscal year during a 7:00 p.m. regular council meeting.
If approved, a property tax millage rate off .8707 will be set, which is equal to and does not exceed the rolled-back rate.
A copy of the proposed budget was not available prior to publication of this story early Monday morning.
Pictured: The Century Town Council and accountant Robert Hudson (purple shirt) discuss the town’s budget at budget session last month. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.