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Area Blood Drives Planned, Including Today In McDavid

Several blood drives are scheduled for this month in the North Escambia area, including today in McDavid.

The Northwest Florida Blood Services Bloodmobile will be at the McDavid Mini Mart at Highway 29 and Highway 164 from 1-6 p.m.

Another blood drive is planned for Sunday in Molino. The Bloodmobile will be at Aldersgate UMC from 8-11 a.m. and at Highland Baptist from noon until 3 p.m.

And, the Bloodmobile will be in Walnut Hill for a blood drive at the Walnut Hill Fire Department from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Thursday March 31.

Pictured: This graphic, provided by Northwest Florida Blood Services, shows some of the benefits of donating blood.

Little League Opening Days Planned

Opening Day events are planned for ballparks in Walnut Hill and Molino.

Northwest Escambia Little League Opening Day will be this Saturday, March 19. Opening ceremonies will begin at 10 a.m. There will be activities for the kids and adults all day; the concession stand will also be open beginning at 9 a.m.. Junior and Senior League (ages 13-16) can also register before 10 a.m. A complete game scheduled is below.

Molino Recreation Association’s Opening Day will  be next Saturday, March 26. Events begin at 9 a.m. and continue all day with food, food, games and lots of ball action.

NORTHWEST ESCAMBIA OPENING DAY SCHEDULE:

Dry, Sunny Weather Through The Weekend

Our great weather will continue, with highs climbing each day toward the 80 degree mark.

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
• Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
• Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
• Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
• Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
• Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
• Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78.

Area Job Fair This Evening

The Poarch Creek Education Department will host a combination Career and College Fair this evening.

The event, which is open to the public, will take place from 5-8 p.m. in the Poarch Creek Tribal Courtroom in Building 300.

Recruiters from businesses, colleges and universities will be on hand, including Austal ADIT, Allied Vocational Rehab School, Auburn University, Creek Indian Development Authority, David’s Paint and Body, Columbia University, Faulkner State University, Huntington College, Maritime Welding ADIT Program, Liberty National Insurance Company, PCI Gaming HR, University of South Alabama, Reid State Technical College, and Lynda Davis of the Reid State Ready to Work Program.

For more information, call (251) 368-9136.

Your Weather: Sunny Days

Here is your official North Escambia area forecastL

• Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 73. North wind around 5 mph becoming south.
• Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
• Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
• Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
• Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
• Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
• Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
• Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78.

Rain Tonight, Week Gets Better

It looks like a great weather week — near perfect for Santa Rosa County students out on spring break.

There is a chance of rain tonight and early Tuesday, otherwise the week looks sunny and warm. The best chance of rain will be overnight Monday.

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Tonight: Isolated thunderstorms until early morning. Chance of rain showers through the night. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 50
  percent.
• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy in the morning becoming mostly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers in the morning. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of showers 20 percent.
• Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
• Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Calm wind.
• Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
• Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Calm wind.
• Friday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
• Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
• Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
• Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
• Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 81.

Rain In Forecast, Then Sunny Week

Rain moves into our forecast for Monday night, otherwise a great sunny week is in store.

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Tonight: Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
• Monday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming south between 10 and 15 mph.
• Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.
• Tuesday: A slight chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 75. North wind around 5 mph.
• Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south.
• Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
• Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
• Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 49.
• Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
• Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 51.
• Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

Time Change: Spring Forward (And Don’t Forget The Smoke Alarm Batteries)

Don’t forget to “spring forward” and set your clocks ahead one hour before heading off to bed Saturday night. Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, making use of longer summer days, allowing people to rise early and spend more of the day working or playing.

As you “spring forward”  with the change to daylight-saving time, Escambia County Fire Rescue wants to remind residents to make another change that could save lives — changing the batteries in smoke alarms.

The peak time for home fire fatalities is between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. when most families are sleeping, according to Escambia Fire Rescue.

It is also recommended that residents test smoke alarms by pushing the test button, planning “two ways out” and practicing escape routes with the entire family. Families should also prepare a fire safety kit that includes working flashlights and fresh batteries.

Communities nationwide witness tragic home fire deaths each year. An average of three children per day die in home fires and 80 percent of those occur in homes without working smoke alarms. Non-working smoke alarms rob residents of the protective benefits home fire safety devices were designed to provide. The most commonly cited cause of non-working smoke alarms: worn or missing batteries.

Tragically, fire can kill selectively. Those most at risk include:

• Children — Approximately 1,000 children under the age of 20 die each year in home fires. Children under age five are at twice the risk of dying in a home fire. Eighty percent of fatal home fire victims who were children were killed in homes without working smoke alarms.
• Seniors — Adults over age 75 are three times more likely to die in home fires than the rest of the population; those over 85 are 4.5 times more likely to die in a home fire. Many seniors are unable to escape quickly.
• Low-Income Households — Many low-income families are unable to afford batteries for their smoke alarms. These same households often rely on poorly installed, maintained or misused portable or area heating equipment — a main cause of fatal home fires.

Changing smoke alarm batteries at least once a year is one of the simplest, most effective ways to reduce these tragic deaths and injuries. In fact, working smoke alarms nearly cut in half the risk of dying in a home fire. Additionally, the International Association of Fire Chiefs recommends replacing your smoke alarms every ten years.

For more information about fire safety, call Escambia County Fire Rescue at 850-475-5530 or visit our web site at www.myescambia.com.

For information about obtaining a free home smoke alarm call 850-595-HERO (4376).

Great Weather Weekend

We have a pretty good weather weekend in store as we spring forward to Central Daylight Time — don’t forget to set your clocks ahead one hour before heading to bed Saturday night.

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Tonight: Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 41. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Sunday: Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
• Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming south between 10 and 15 mph.
• Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.
• Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
• Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
• Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
• Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
• Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.

Good Times: Carnival Saturday In Flomaton

Looking for some weekend fun? The Tri-City Rotary Club and the Flomaton Area Chamber of Commerce are sponsoring a Spring Carnival Saturday.

The Spring Carnival includes rides, games and food for all ages. The carnival is located at the intersection of Highway 113 and Highway 31 in Flomaton. Gates will be open from  noon until on Saturday.

Arm bands are available, or pay as you ride.

The Tri-City Rotary Club serves the Century, Flomaton and Jay areas.

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