Enjoy Sonic Today, Help Council On Aging
March 27, 2010
The Council on Aging of West Florida will benefit from a two-county fundraiser at the 11 Sonic Drive-Ins in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties on Saturday.
From 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. each Sonic location will donate 10 percent of sales made during the period to the Council on Aging of West Florida. The public is encouraged to help raise funds for programs and services for the elderly by making a purchase at any of the 11 locations during the fundraiser.
The following Sonic Drive-Ins will participate: 1650 South Hwy 29, Cantonment; 1719 E. Nine Mile Road, Pensacola; 8986 Pensacola Boulevard, Pensacola; 5889 N. Ninth Avenue, Pensacola; 1115 Navy Boulevard, Pensacola; 3201 N. Q Street, Pensacola; 10411 Sorrento Road, Pensacola; 3151 W. Michigan Avenue, Pensacola; 6173 Highway 90, Milton; 3471 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze; and 4001 Hwy 90, Pace.
The Sonic Drive-Ins will hold this fund raiser on the fourth Saturday of every month for the Council on Aging of West Florida. For more information, call (850) 432-1475 or visit www.coawfla.org.
Slight Chance Of Rain For Sunday; Sunny For Rest Of Spring Break Week
March 27, 2010
Here is your official North Escambia area weekend forecast:
- Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind between 5 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west between 15 and 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
- Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. West wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Northwest wind between 5 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Northwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 71. West wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 42. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 45. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Buses Delayed At Ernest Ward; Dismissal Without Incident
March 26, 2010
Buses were delayed from leaving Ernest Ward Middle School until about 4:05 this afternoon.
It was part of the school’s security plan to make sure there were no problems today following a fight that landed seven students in jail at dismissal time yesterday.
The school was dismissed without incident this afternoon.
Family Fun: UWF Festival On The Green Continues
March 26, 2010
The University of West Florida Festival on the Green will celebrate its 10th anniversary Saturday at the UWF Main Campus in Pensacola. The festival is free and open to the public.
The annual arts and crafts festival is back with 20 venues and events, including a motorcycle safety demonstration; the Children’s Festival March 27; Time Portal to the Past; Time Portal to Your Future (featuring different UWF departments, formerly known as UWF Showcase); dog agility demonstrations; the Native American Village; and NCAA Division II men’s and women’s tennis matches.
“This is our 10th anniversary and many of the same individuals who opened the reborn festival in 2001 are still on board the steering committee,” said Connie Marse, Festival on the Green co-chair and UWF director of publications. “Participation from the campus community and attendance has grown significantly since the festival was revived.”
The festival usually welcomes around 20,000 to the UWF campus, according to Jeff Comeau, Festival on the Green chair and assistant director of UWF Human Resources. “This year, considering the economy, we are hoping for even more attendance since we don’t charge admission and we are right in the neighborhood.”
Special appearances are promised by WEAR’s Christian Garman; Sam’s Fun City’s Bullwinkle; Yo-Yo D’Clown making balloon animals; Chick-Fil-A’s friendly cow; The Magic Man doing magic tricks; Pen Air Federal Credit Union’s Penny the Porpoise; UWF’s Argie; The Flip Factory cheerleaders and gymnasts; and singer Mike McCarton.
Entertainment: Acts will include Not Quite Fab, a Beatles tribute band; “Grease,” a UWF Theatre Department teaser; Mass Kunfuzion; UWF Juggling Club Demonstration; Touch of Blue; UWF Symphonic Band; UWF Singers; UWF Madrigals; and the UWF Jazz Band. On March 26, the festival will showcase UWF music and theater students, while March 27 will bring a variety of entertainment on three different stages.
Fine arts: Artists from throughout the region will display and sell their work on both days. In the juried show, festival judges will recognize: Best of Show, President’s Award, First Place Award, Second Place Award and Judges Award. On March 26, student artwork on display at the Fine Arts Show along Magnolia Row, featuring drawing, painting, ceramics, printmaking, sculpture and mixed media. Also, selected student art will be on display at the juried exhibit at the UWF gallery.
Motorcycles: Motorcycle enthusiasts from the Gulf Coast Chapter of American Bikers Aimed Toward Education (A.B.A.T.E.) will be on hand with an array of bikes and to share motorcycle safety information.
Crafts fair: An assortment of crafts created, exhibited and sold by regional crafters will be on display. Find ceramics, wood, fiber, jewelry, toys and clothing among others.
Diversity stage: Various cultural and international artists will perform March 27. The highlight will be an appearance by South Pacific Luau and its energy-filled revue. Dances and sweet melodies of the islands of Hawaii, the visually stunning Poi-ball dance of New Zealand, the amazing fire knife dance of Samoa and the energetic hip-shaking routine representative of the island of Tahiti will take the audience on an entertaining journey.
Dog exhibition: The Five Flags Dog Training Club will return this year with exciting canine demonstrations presented by club members and their furry friends. At the Agility exhibition area, nimble pooches demonstrate their agile nature by following cues from their handlers through an obstacle course of jumps, tunnels and weave poles. Don’t miss the Country Canine Square Dancers or Pensacola’s first official Fly Ball team, the Panhandle Supersonics.
Children’s Festival: Kids will enjoy arts and crafts, games and activities, magic, clowns and gymnasts during activities March 27. Games will include kidding bowling, tile painting and jigsaw puzzle making. The UWF organizations Marine Ecology Research Society and Explore Summer Programs will host a marine life touch tank, “fish print” art and other games.
For details about Festival on the Green including entertainment schedule and festival map, visit uwf.edu/festival or call (850) 474-3000.
Spring Eggstravaganza Is Saturday
March 26, 2010
Looking for some springtime fun for the whole family? Escambia County will hold the annual Spring Eggstravaganza, Saturday, March 27. The event begins at 10:30 a.m. on the soccer fields at Ashton Brosnaham Sportsplex; 10370 Ashton Brosnaham Rd. Admission is free.
Bring your own baskets for the traditional egg hunt starting at 10:30 a.m. for ages 3-5, 6-7 and 8-10. Prizes will be awarded in each age group. Children’s games, crafts, face painting and a bounce house will make this a fun occasion for the entire family.
For more information on the 2010 Spring Eggstravaganza, contact Brandi Daigle in the Office of Public Information and Communications at 595-3476 or visit www.myescambia.com.
Have You Seen This Cup Or This Man?
March 26, 2010
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is looking for business in the area that sells beverages in blue and white cups, hoping the information will help them solve a murder.
The cup was found with ice still inside after the weekend shooting death of Donald D. Turner, 24, on Augusta Drive in Pensacola. One person, Alonzo Lee, 34, has been named a “person of interest” in the case. Lee is being held on unrelated outstanding warrants for battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest with violence.
The Sheriff’s Office is looking for two more persons of interest in connection with the homicide. One has not been identified. He is described as a black male with light skin, a short haircut and a slight growth of hair on chin and cheeks that appears to be blond in color.
Daniel Maurice McMillian, also known as “LD”. McMillian (pictured), 23, is described as a black male approximately six foot tall and 180 pounds. He currently has active warrants for fleeing and eluding a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest without violence and possession of cocaine and marijuana.
Anyone who may know an establishment that sells the style cup pictured or that has any information on the homicide is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at 436-9620 or Crime Stoppers at 433-STOP.
Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Officials: Ernest Ward And Northview Will Be Safe Places Today
March 26, 2010
School and law enforcement officials say that the safety of students will be a top priority today at Ernest Ward Middle School and Northview High School following an affray Thursday afternoon. But officials stress that they do not anticipate any problems at either school today.
Seven students were arrested after a fight involving Ernest Ward and Northview students erupted on the Ernest Ward campus Thursday afternoon. There were no weapons involved in the fight, and all of the students involved have been temporarily banned from either campus.
“We will have adequate security and surveillance in place at Northview on Friday,” Principal Gayle Weaver said. “We will not have any problems.”
Ernest Ward Middle School Principal Nancy Gindl-Perry said there will be extra security in place on her campus Friday.
“We will have district personnel and law enforcement in place,” Perry said. “Everything will be more than adequate.”
After morning exams, Ernest Ward students were scheduled to have a Field Day today, the final day of school before Spring Break. But Perry said the Field Day has been canceled due to an abundance of caution. Instead, students will have an indoor “fun day” following 9-week exams, with teachers providing games, movies and other activities in each classroom.
Pictured above: A sheriff’s deputy arrives at Ernest Ward Middle School Thursday afternoon following a fight that send a school bus driver to the hospital. NorthEscambia.com exclusive photo, click to enlarge.
Clouds Clear Tonight, Sunny For Friday and Saturday
March 25, 2010
There is still a chance of some rain tonight, but we will see sunshine for Friday and Saturday
Here’s your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 45. South wind around 10 mph becoming northwest. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 66. North wind between 10 and 15 mph.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. North wind around 5 mph.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 72. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south.
- Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind around 10 mph.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. North wind around 5 mph.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Rep. Bonner Staffer To Visit
March 24, 2010
A staff member from the office of U.S. Representative Joe Bonner (R-AL) will visit Escambia County (Ala.) on Thursday to meet with any constituents who who may be experiencing difficulties with the federal government and who are seeking the congressman’s assistance in resolving these problems.
The Bonner staffer will be available at Atmore City Hall between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m., and at the Brewton City Hall from 11:15 to 12:15 p.m. on Thursday.
For more information on these visits, please contact Bryan Parker, Bonner’s District Representative, at (251) 943-2073 or (800) 288-8721.
Live: Watch President Obama Sign Health Care Reform Bill
March 23, 2010
The live feed is no longer available.