Ascend Donates Christmas Gifts For Over 70 Seniors
December 9, 2014
Ascend Performance Materials paid a surprise visit Monday to the Council on Aging of West Florida, donating gifts for over 70 of the seniors served by the program. Pictured from Ascend are Pam Powers, Chuck Langham, John Bobo and Sherri Pitts. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Tate FBLA Members Learn About Branding From Business Leader
December 8, 2014
The Tate High chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America recently learned about the importance of branding and networking in the business world from a local business leader.
James Wicker, the assistant manager of consumer loans at Navy Federal Credit Union told the students that branding is now only about building an image in a professional setting or private life, but more about coercing others to believe in and respect that image. He also stressed the importance of setting long and short term goals.
“If you aim for noting, you’ll hit it every time,” Wicker told the Tate FBLA students.
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Santa Makes Special Stop In Atmore For Christmas Letters
December 7, 2014
Atmore residents passing by the corner of East Church Street and 6th Avenue got a little surprise Saturday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus were on hand personally accepted letters to Santa and plenty of Christmas wishes. Photos by Ditto Gorme for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Molino Holds Annual Christmas Parade (With Photo Gallery)
December 7, 2014
The annual Molino Christmas Parade was held Saturday morning on Crabtree Church Road. After the parade, Santa Claus met with lots of good boys and girls at the Molino Ballpark.
Sponsored by the Molino Recreation Association, proceeds from the parade are used to benefit needy children in the Molino area during the Christmas season.
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Pictured: The annual Molino Christmas Parade Saturday morning. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Byrneville Elementary Holds Annual Christmas Carnival (With Photo Gallery)
December 7, 2014
Byrneville Elementary School held its Christmas Carnival Saturday night at the school.
The annual event included a host of games, including a ring toss, cake walk, football toss and more. The day’s festivities ended with a gift basket auction, with proceeds going to benefit the school.
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Pearl Harbor Survivors Honored; Program Includes Tate High
December 6, 2014
Pearl Harbor survivors were honored Friday morning during a World War II Remembrance ceremony at the National Aviation Museum. The Wind Ensemble from the Tate High School Band took part in the event. Photos courtesy NAS Naval Aviation Museum and RustyBuggy.com for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Christmas Spirit: Lady Jags Softball Helps Decorate Ronald McDonald House
December 6, 2014
The West Florida High School Lady Jaguar softball team helped decorate the Ronald McDonald House in Pensacola for Christmas. Courtesy photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Photos, Video: Northview Band Christmas Concert
December 5, 2014
The Northview High School Christmas Variety Show was held Thursday night in the school’s theater.
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An Old Fashioned Canoe Christmas Celebration
December 5, 2014
It was an old fashioned Christmas celebration Thursday night a dozens friends and neighbors came together with the Canoe (AL) Civic Club. The group sang Christmas carols, ate great food and just enjoyed spending time with friends and neighbors from Canoe, Bratt, Walnut Hill and surrounding areas in a celebration reminiscent of community gatherings from days gone by.
The dinner table included everything from fried chicken, chicken and dumplings to fruit cake and cake pops.
Mike Hanks from the First Baptist Church of Bratt led the crowd in Christmas carols as his wife Gayle Hanks played the piano, and a group from the Walnut Hill Mennonite Church treated the crowd to Christmas carols.
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Christmas Memories: Antique Nativity Scene Back On Display In Century
December 4, 2014
A Nativity scene that was first displayed at a Century home over 50 years ago is once again shining bright this Christmas season.
“‘When my sisters and I were children, the Christmas season started for us when Mr. & Mrs. Straughn put their nativity up,” Leslie Gonzalez, now town clerk, said.
Bill and Sarah Straughn first displayed the Nativity scene in 1963 on their screened-in porch on State Line Road, just around the curve from Highway 29 behind what was then Straughn’s Hardware, now a laundromat and self-storage facility.
Now, decades later, their granddaughter Joan Carnley and her husband Hal have moved in and fixed up the family home — and returned the manger scene to display with the help of her parents, Cal and Carol Turner.
“Mom and Dad came and spent Thanksgiving with us so we set it up together,” said Joan Carnley. “Mom said grandmother went out and bought it for my sister Judy and me in 1963. We were living here at the time while my dad was in Vietnam. When we came home at Christmas through later years we always ran to see Baby Jesus. Just a simple manger scene but it evokes memories and feelings of love, family, peace and homecomings.”
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Pictured: An antique Nativity scene out once again at a home on State Line Road in Century, over 50 years since it was first displayed. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.