Northview Dinner: Learn About Dual Enrollment Programs
May 19, 2011
Northview High School will host an informative dinner Thursday evening to explain a new dual enrollment program.
Northview hopes to launch “SOAR” — Student Opportunities for Academic Rigor” for the 2011-2012 school year. Eligible students and their families have been formally invited to participate in a dual enrollment information dinner at 6 p.m. at the school.
A representative from Pensacola State College will be the guest speaker and will be available to answer questions from parents and students about the dual enrollment process, and members of the Northview staff will discuss how the school will implement the program.
Ernest Ward Spring Play “The Bachelor King” Tonight
May 17, 2011
The Ernest Ward Middle School drama class will perform their spring play The Bachelor King at 6:00 this evening in the school gym. Admission is $3 in advance or $4 at the door.
The Bachelor King is a hysterical spoof of several popular reality TV shows. When poor King Evian uses his last dying words (as he falls out the window) to pass royal succession not to greedy Prince Daft but to Yokel, a foolish hillbilly, everyone agrees Yokel needs a wife to help him run the kingdom.
Reminiscent of The Bachelor, his staff brings in eligible young ladies to vie for the new king’s hand, including Agatha Peabody, a high-society matron; Priscilla Tradewells-Ayers-Hollander-Morley, a four-times-married gold digger; Sally Valley, a ditzy cheerleader from L.A.; Crushin’ Kanisha, a New York City gangster-type; and Jane Claxton, a true-hearted cowgirl from Texas.
The five ladies are tested on their abilities in true American Idol fashion (no talent necessary, of course!), followed by a Survivor challenge. Of course, Yokel has other problems to deal with — the price of gasoline has skyrocketed, jobs are being outsourced overseas, the stock market has tumbled and his self-appointed personal advisor Frederick Pilfer is busy draining the royal treasury. Worst of all, the vengeful prince hatches a slew of unsuccessful, harebrained assassination plots against the new king.
Headed To The Beach Today? Gulf Breeze Highway Closed Due To Major Water Main Break
May 15, 2011
If you are headed to Pensacola Beach today, getting through Gulf Breeze is going to be a problem.
A major water main break has Highway 98 at Shoreline Drive — that’s just across the bridge near Gulf Breeze Highway — down to just one lane being used by traffic in both directions. There’s no word on when the roadway will re-open. With just a small detour open through a closed gas station parking lot, traffic at mid-afternoon Sunday was backed all the way up to downtown Pensacola.
Sunny And Dry Weather
May 15, 2011
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind between 5 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. North wind between 5 and 15 mph.
- Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Northwest wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 82. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65
Don’t Forget: Help ‘Stamp Out Hunger’ At Your Mailbox Today
May 14, 2011
Saturday is the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. You can help by placing a bag of non-perishable food items in or around your mailbox. Your letter carrier will collect the food items and deliver them to local food bank banks and pantries.
The Letter Carriers Food Drive is the largest, single-day effort to combat hunger in America.
Suggested non-perishable food items include canned soup, canned meat, canned vegetables, bottled juice, pasta, rice or cereal. Items that are past their expiration date or in glass containers should not be included.
Sunny, Nice Weather Continues
May 14, 2011
Here is your official North Escambia area weekend forecast:
- Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind between 5 and 15 mph.
- Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. North wind between 5 and 15 mph.
- Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Northwest wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 82. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
- Friday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Escambia Schools To Consider No Smoking Policy For New Hires
May 14, 2011
The Escambia County School Board may adopt a new policy to not hire anyone who smokes.
The board will vote to the proposal at their regular meeting on Tuesday and then consider the policy in June. The new policy would allow only smoke-free news hires, but it would not apply to current employees.
The new play would not only mean healthier employees, but it is also designed to lower costs associated with health insurance costs and lost days at work.
Similar policies have been adopted by other large local employers, including Escambia County, ECUA, Sacred Heart Hospital and Baptist Health Care.
Northview Honors FFA Members
May 14, 2011
The Northview High School FFA held their annual awards banquet Friday night. NorthEscambia.com will have a photo gallery and a story with award winners on Sunday. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Today: Event To Purchase Saddles For Special Needs Children
May 14, 2011
A “Saddles for Cerebral Palsy Benefit” will be held Saturday in Davisville to help purchase special horse saddles for children with cerebral palsy and other special needs.
The event will take place from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday at the Davisville Community Center on Highway 97, sponsored by Caraway Horseshoeing, H&C Ponies and Ashcraft Horse Training.
There will be pony rides, horse training by Jimbo Ashcraft using the Noavel Headstall (call for an appointment), face painting and a bake sale.
For more information, contact Ryan Caraway at farrier68roc@yahoo.com or call (850) 327-6631 or (251) 422-6019. Volunteers are also needed to assist at the event.
Updated Forecast
May 13, 2011
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Patchy dense fog through the night. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy in the morning becoming mostly sunny. Isolatedshowers and thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph becoming 10 to 15 mph in theafternoon. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Northwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind between 5 and 15 mph.
- Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Monday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. West wind between 5 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 78. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 55.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
- Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 58.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 86.