Community Thanksgiving Services Tonight in Molino, Cantonment
November 24, 2009
Community-wide Thanksgiving services will be held tonight in Molino and Cantonment.
Several Molino area churches will gather at 6:30 tonight for a community Thanksgiving service. The annual community-wide service will be held at Highland Baptist Church on Highway 95A. A finger food fellowship will follow. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.
Three Cantonment area churches will hold a community Thanksgiving service tonight at 6:30 at St. Monica’s Episcopal Church at 699 South Highway 95A. The Rev. Carolyn Nelson, Associate Pastor of St. Luke United Methodist Church, will preach. She will be assisted by Rev. Walk Jones of Northminster Presbyterian, Rev. Jason Adams of St. Luke UMC and Fr. Milledge Baker, the new rector of St. Monica’s Episcopal Church, the host congregation. A Thanksgiving Offering to support United Ministries in Pensacola will be received at the ecumenical service. A combined choir from the three congregations will sing. Everyone is welcome. Fellowship and refreshments will follow.
Limited H1N1 Vaccines Available Today In Atmore, Brewton
November 23, 2009
The Escambia County (Ala.) Health Department hold H1N1 vaccination clinics today from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. or until all vaccine has been administered. Limited quantities of the novel H1N1 vaccine will be available for the following groups:
- Pregnant women
- Household and caregiver contacts of children younger than 6 months of age (parents, siblings and child care providers)
- Health care and emergency medical services personnel
- Persons 4 years through 24 years of age (note this is a change from last clinic)
- Individuals aged 25 through 64 years with medical conditions associated with a higher risk of flu complications (such as asthma, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, HIV and certain types of arthritis)
The clinics will be held at the Atmore and Brewton locations of the Escambia County Health Department. The Atmore location is in the satellite courthouse on Highway 31, and the Brewton location is at 1115 Azalea Place.
For additional information, contact the Escambia County Health Department at (251) 368-9188 or (251) 867-5765 in Brewton.
Community Blood Drive Today In Molino
November 22, 2009
A community blood drive will take place today at two Molino churches.
Northwest Florida Blood Services will be at Aldersgate United Methodist Church on Highway 97 from 8 to 11 a.m. and then at Highland Baptist Church on Highway 95A from 12 until 2 p.m.
When you donate to Northwest Florida Blood Services, you can save the life of a hospital patient in northwest Florida. Northwest Florida Blood Services is the exclusive provider of blood products to more than 24 area hospitals who need 175 blood donations a day. Each donation can save up to three lives.
Requirements for giving blood are below.
- Donors must be in generally good health
- At least 17 years of age, without permission. 16-year olds are now allowed to donate with permission granted by parents or legal guardians.
- Must bring picture ID
- Weigh at least 110 lbs
- Free of infection, fever or flu symptoms, for 3 days
- No cancer within the last 5 years
- No antibiotics within the last 48 hours
- No tattoos within the past 12 months
- No chest pain, heart disease, heart surgery (Requires written physician release with diagnosis)
- No history of viral hepatitis
- Cannot have lived in France for 5 years or more between 1980 and the present
- Cannot have lived or visited in the UK for a total of 3 months or more from 1980 to 1996
- Cannot have received a blood transfusion in the UK between 1980 and the present
- Military personnel (current and former), and their dependents, who spent time in military bases in northern Europe during 1980-1990, or southern Europe during 1980-1996, for 6 months or more
- All military personnel (active & reserve) that are returning from Iraq, are deferred for a period of 1 year after the last date on location in that country.
Rained Out Flomaton Speedway Dirt Championship Races To Be Held Today
November 22, 2009
The race will go on.
The Gulf Coast Dirt Track Championships Saturday night were rained out Flomaton Speedway, but racing has been rescheduled for Sunday afternoon.
Gates will open at 10:00 Sunday morning. Hot laps will take place at 1:00, and racing will begin promptly at 2:00, according to Jimmy Goodwin, Flomaton Speedway owner.
“It’s pretty rare for a dirt track to race in the daytime,” Goodwin said. “Having it in the daytime will be pretty exciting instead of at night.”
Adult admission is $15; $5 for children 6-11, and children under 5 are admitted free. Pit passes will be available $30 per night.
The final races of the season at Flomaton’s quarter-mile dirt track will include four different divisions: Bomber, Stinger, Street Stock and Pro Late Model.
The Flomaton Speedway is located off Highway 113 just north of Highway 29; look for the signs. For more information, visit www.flomatonspeedway.com or call (251) 296-DIRT. The Flomaton Speedway is an alcohol-free facility.
Highlights from the planned events are below:
Sunday Afternoon
- Heat races and last chance races (if required) for Late Models and Street Stock. (22 car field).
- Jim’s Furniture and Appliances Stingers will run heats and feature ($500 to win).
- Fleetpro Commercial Bombers will run heats and feature ($500 to win).
- BKW, Inc Crate Late Model Feature ($3,500 to win, $100 to start).
- Street Stock Feature ($1,000 to win).
Pictured top: Bomber feature winner Steven Fretwell (#24) has the lead as Doc McDaniel (#27S) tries to pass on the outside during September racing at Flomaton Speedway. Pictured inset: Steven Brantley won the Crate Late Model feature Labor Day race . File photos by Mike Newton Photography for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge
Learn About Home, Shopping Safety Today In Molino
November 21, 2009
The Escambia County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee is hosting a series of home and personal safety programs for North Escambia.
The first program will be at 9:00 this morning at Aldersgate United Methodist Church on Highway 29 just south of Highway 97.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office will present “Safety In the Home, Shopping Safety” and information on other basic safety issues. At the first meeting, Lt. Pat Spears will provide information specific to living in a rural area, as well as tips to stay safe when starting holiday shopping.
Future talks and workshops are planned around self defense and age-specific issues. For more information, contact the Molino Farm Bureau office at (850) 587-2135.
Art At The Farm Today
November 21, 2009
Art at the Farm will be held today 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 8600 Rease Seales Road in Walnut Hill.
There will be local arts and crafts vendors, pony rides for the kids, food vendors, Christmas photos and much more. Bring the family and enjoy a day at the farm. Call Melissa Seales for more information (850) 207-2100.
The event will take place regardless of rain.
Rainy Night…
November 21, 2009
Expect a rainy Saturday night with showers ending by about noon Sunday. Here is your official North Escambia forecast:
- Tonight: Rain. Low around 52. East wind between 10 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
- Sunday: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. East wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind around 5 mph.
- Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. North wind around 5 mph.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind around 5 mph.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 66. North wind around 5 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. North wind around 5 mph.
- Thanksgiving Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 62.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Don’t Forget: Northview Vs. Tate
November 21, 2009
The 1A Northview Chiefs will take on the 4A Tate Aggies Saturday at Tate.
Proceeds from the game will benefit the Miracle League of Northwest Florida, a baseball league for disabled and special needs persons that plays spring and fall at the Mitchell Homes Miracle League Park on Nine Mile Road.
The Class 1A Northview Chiefs, under first year Coach Sid Wheatly, finished with a 7-3 record, a huge improvement over last year’s 2-8 season. The Tate Aggies were 7-3 this season in Class 4A.
Kickoff is at noon. Admission is $5. The Tate Showband of the South will perform at halftime.
Century Wreck Injures Four
November 20, 2009
(Updated with names) Four people were injured in a two vehicle accident late Friday afternoon on East Highway 4 in Century.
The four were in a Nissan car T-boned by a GMC Sierra pickup truck at the intersection of Old Flomaton Road and East Highway 4. The accident happened about 4:30 when the driver of the Nissan, Ryan D. Rodarte, 23, of Madison, Alabama, ran the stop sign at the end of Old Flomaton Road and traveled into the path of the pickup traveling east on Highway 4. The force of the impact sent the car about 85 feet into a nearby ditch.
Rodarte and and three passengers in the car were transported by ambulance to Jay Hospital. The Florida Highway Patrol identified the passengers as Jessica J. Imholz, 17, of Blythewood, South Carolina; Demario Jordain, 18, of Columbia, South Carolina; and Heather Dorner, 19, of Madison, Alabama. Imholz’s injuries were classified as severe; she was transferred by LifeFlight from Jay Hospital to Baptist Hospital in Pensacola.
The driver of the 2004 pickup, Jewitt W. Noland, 47, of Mary Ester, Florida, received only minor injuries in the accident. Noland was charged with driving with a suspended license. Rodarte, the driver of the Nissan, was treated on the scene and then charged with failure to stop at a stop sign and transported to the Escambia County Jail.
The Century Station of Escambia Fire Rescue, Escambia Fire Rescue and Atmore Ambulance also responded to the call.
Pictured above: Four people were injured in the this Nissan in a two vehicle accident late Friday afternoon in Century. Pictured below: The driver of this GMC truck was not injured. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Poarch Creek Indians To Present Century Library Program
November 19, 2009
The Poarch Creek Indians teen dance troupe will perform Creek Native Dancing and demonstrate traditional customs this afternoon at the Century Branch Library.
The event, which is free and open to children of all ages, begins at 4:00 at the library, 7991 North Century Boulevard. For more information, call (850) 256-6217.