Northview Womanless Pageant Raises $3,000 For Lung Transplant Patient (Photo Gallery)
May 23, 2014
A benefit Womanless Beauty Pageant Thursday night at Northview High School raised over $3,000 for Cheryl Stacey.
Stacey is critically ill in a Birmingham hospital awaiting a double lung transplant. She is the mother of two current Northview students and a Northview graduate. She was extremely active in the band and football programs at Northview for several years.
For a photo gallery, click here.
Lane “Amanda Works” Carnley was named “Miss” NHS 2014. First Runner-up was Kendrick “Hot Coco” Walker, and Trey “Tavannha Barron” Boutwell was second runner-up. Other awards were presented to Miss Legs Willie “Carlotta Booty” Owens; Miss Congeniality Donald “Dame Elegante” Baity; Miss Fitness Lane “Amanda Works” Carnley; Miss Vanity Kent “La Faunda Fierce” Smith; and Voters’ Choice Trey “Tavannha Barron” Boutwell.
T-shirts from the event are still available for $15, and donations are still being accepted. Checks should be made out directly to Allen Stacey or to the NHS Band Boosters.
Pictured top: First Runner-up Kendrick “Hot Coco” Walker, “Miss” NHS 2014 Lane “Amanda Works” Carnley and Second Runner-up Trey “Tavannha Barron” Boutwell. Pictured inset: Carnley’s introduction. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Molino Park Melodic Minors Present A ‘Make A Difference” Musical Message
May 21, 2014
The Melodic Minors Chorus of Molino Park Elementary School presented “Make A Difference” Tuesday evening at the school. The concert featuring songs about how even the little things can help make the world a better place. Photo by Crystal Jackson for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Tate High Concert Bands Present Spring Concert
May 21, 2014
The Tate High School Concert Bands presented their Spring Concert on Tuesday evening at Hillcrest Baptist Church. The concert included a tribute to Erin Benson as the Wind Ensemble performed a piece based on the hymn “It Is Well With My Soul” conducted by Joe Hooten featuring Leslie Ann Godwin with vocals. Reader submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
EWMS Spring Concert On The Lawn
May 21, 2014
The Ernest Ward Middle School Chorus and Band held their Spring Concert Tuesday evening on the front lawn of the school. A large crowd brought their lawn chairs and blankets to enjoy the event, which also included an available fund raising BBQ sandwich plate. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Photos: Our Baby Mockingbirds
May 20, 2014
A few weeks ago, we posted photos of three mockingbird eggs nestled deep within the fronds of a sago palm at our NorthEscambia.com office. Two of three eggs hatched, and we’re happy to report that the two young birds have now left the nest. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Tate Grad Jackson Completes Basic Military Training
May 18, 2014
Air Force Airman Justin J. Jackson recently graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.
Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
Jackson is the grandson of Joyce Jackson and nephew of Kristi Toohey, both of Pensacola.
He is a 2012 graduate of J.M. Tate High School.
Registration Underway For Library Summer Reading Program
May 18, 2014
Registration is now underway at your local library branch in Escambia County for the Fizz, Boom, Read: Summer Reading Program. The program beings June 3 and continues through August 9.
Children and teens up to age 17 are invited to participate in the West Florida Public Library’s 2014 Fizz, Boom, Read program, which focuses on experimenting with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics).
The interactive program is a fun way for students to keep their minds sharp throughout the summer months. Join the library for the summer reading game and interactive enrichment programs where there will be prizes for reading books, a chance to take part in science experiments and meet new people.
Sherrill, Walston Wed
May 18, 2014
Mr. and Mrs. Kent Sherrill of Walnut Hill announce the marriage of their daughter Margaret to Logan Walston, son of Mr. Alan Walston of Atmore and Mrs. Kellie Hammond of Flomaton .
Meg and Logan were married in an outdoor ceremony on Sunday, May 4, at the home of the brides’ parents. Brother Ted Bridges officiated at the 7:00 service. Family members enjoyed a reception afterward on the lawn of the family’s home.
Grandparents of the bride are Dean Graham and the late Sam Graham and Hunk and Senie Sherrill, all of Atmore. The newlyweds are at home in Birmingham.
Escambia Special Olympics Held At Tate (With Gallery)
May 17, 2014
The track and field portion of the Escambia County Specials Olympics was held Friday at Tate High School.
Hundreds of athletes from over a dozen schools took part in Friday’s event. Hundreds of Tate High students also took part, running events and serving as volunteer “buddies” for the athletes.
The day included track and field events, softball and tennis ball tosses, and other competitive events — plus fun events like fishing games, a petting zoo, face painting and more.
For a photo gallery, click here.
Friday’s event had been rained out three previous times this year.
Pictured: Friday’s track and field events Special Olympics held Friday at Tate High School. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Weekend Gardening: Tips For The Month Of May
May 17, 2014
The Escambia County Master Gardeners offer the following May lawn and garden tips:
- Continue planting summer annuals. Try one or two that you’ve never grown and/or one that is not available in stores as transplants.
- Plant heat-resistant summer flowering annuals such as begonias, impatiens, coleus, salvia, marigolds, torenia, verbena, ornamental peppers and gaillardia.
- Bulbs: Caladium, gladiolus.
- Vegetables: Continue planting warm weather seeds and transplants (Shade those transplants!). Use transplants for cherry tomatoes, eggplant and sweet potatoes. Plant seeds of lima beans, okra, southern peas: purple hull, crowder, etc.
- Prune and shape spring flowering shrubs and trees now. Later pruning may destroy next year’s blooms.
- Good cultural practices help maintain a healthy lawn and discourage insects and disease. Mow with a sharp blade. Centipedegrass should be cut to a height of 1½ to 2 inches. St. Augustinegrass normal growth habit cultivars should be cut to a height of 3 to 4 inches.
- Climbing roses are pruned after they finish blooming. Blooms form on one-year-old canes, so any older ones may be removed to make them more tidy. Cut each flowering stem back to the first five leaflet stem to encourage them to bloom again.Spray with horticultural oil or malathion for mites, scale and white flies, if insects are present, before it gets too hot (85 degrees).
- Yellow leaves on azaleas may mean they need iron. Apply iron sulphate or chelated iron.
- Feed citrus plants using special citrus fertilizer. Broadcast under the tree canopy and water in.
- Begin planting palms while the weather is warm and rainy.
- Make cuttings of azaleas, hollies, camellias, and other choice shrubs as new growth becomes half hardened.
- Take soft wood cuttings to root: alyssum, begonia, chrysanthemum, shrimp plant, dianthus, geranium, hibiscus, hydrangea, etc.
- Dig bulbs after foliage turns brown if they need to be divided or the space is needed for other plants. If the space isn’t needed, braid the foliage.
- Cut back the vines of Irish potatoes when they begin to die but leave the tubers in the ground for about two weeks longer to toughen the skin. Handle the potatoes carefully during digging, as skinned or bruised potatoes decay quickly when stored.
- Divide crowded and vigorously growing perennials.
- Promote continued flowering of bedding plants by removing faded blooms.
- Encourage coleus to branch and produce more colorful leaves by pinching off the flower stalks as they form.
- Prune poinsettias when new growth is 10-12 inches high (back to the last four leaves). Prune new growth at the base throughout the summer.
- Stop pruning after Labor Day.
- Keep roses watered, cut out weak spots, feed every six to eight weeks or at every new flush of growth, dust.
- For insect or disease problems in your garden, use the least toxic control possible.