IP Donates Lifesaving AED’s To Health And Hope Clinic
June 11, 2012
International Paper recently donated three automated external defibrillators (AED) to the non-profit Health and Hope Clinic. One of the AED units had already been installed in the Century location of the Health and Hope Clinic.
An AED is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the potentially life threatening heart rhythms and is able to treat them through defibrillation (shock), with the goal of restarting a healthy rhythm.
The Health and Hope Clinic quietly opened last October in the old Escambia County Health Department building at 501 Church Street in Century. It is the second location for the clinic, which was first established in Pensacola back in 2003 by the Pensacola Bay Baptist Association to meet the needs of uninsured and medically underserved in Escambia County. The clinic is entirely volunteer and donor supported.
Pictured top: The Health and Hope Clinic in Century. Pictured inset: A new AED installed inside the Century Health and Hope Clinic. Submitted and NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Photos: Pensacola’s Wettest Weekend Ends On Bright Note
June 11, 2012
After one of the wettest weekends ever in the Pensacola area — with over 20 inches of rain in some areas, there was a bright ending in the skies early Sunday evening. At sunset, a full rainbow was visible across much of Escambia County.
Pictured top: Rainbow of Myrtle Grove, by Monica Nelson. Pictured left inset: Rainbow of Gulf Breeze Hospital, by Sheila Tucker. Pictured below: Rainbow over Pensacola Sunday evening, by Desere Downing. Reader submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Flomaton Grad Named One Of South Alabama’s Brightest
June 11, 2012
A Flomaton High School graduate was one of just 12 students named to the 2012 Mobile Press-Register’s 2012 Top Academic Team.
Victoria Creamer was the only Escambia County (Ala.) student named to the prestigious list of South Alabama’s brightest grads. Honorees “have more than impressive resumes. They possess heart, talent and gumption,” according to the newspaper.
Victoria Creamer
Weekend Gardening: Expert Tips For The Month Of June
June 9, 2012
Here are gardening tips for the month of June from the Santa Rosa County Extension Service:
Flowers
- Annuals to plant include celosia, coleus, crossandra, hollyhock, impatiens (pictured above), kalanchoe, nicotiana, ornamental pepper, portulaca, salvia, torenia, vinca and zinnia.
- Sow seeds of sunflowers. They are easy to grow if you have a sunny spot. Look for some of the new, dwarf varieties that can also be used as cut flowers.
- Remove old blooms (deadheading) to make flowers bloom longer.
- Allow the foliage on spring bulbs to grow. Do not cut it off until it turns yellow and falls over.
Trees and Shrubs
- Mature palms should receive an application of granular fertilizer. Use a special palm fertilizer that has an 8-2-12 +4Mg (magnesium) with micronutrients formulation. Apply one pound of fertilizer per 100 sq ft of canopy area or landscape area.
- Do any necessary pruning of junipers this month.
- Finish pruning the spring flowering shrubs such as azaleas, camellias, spiraeas, wisteria and forsythia by early June.
- This is the month to reproduce plants by budding.
- Check mulch around ornamental plants to be sure it’s two inches thick. Add mulch as needed to help keep weeds down and conserve water. Keep mulch one to two inches away from trunk or stem.
- Inspect maple trees, especially silver maple for infestations of maple soft scale. Look for a white substance with some black on one end. Individual maple scales are about 1/4 inch in diameter and resemble bird droppings. They occur mostly on leaves and can cause defoliation unless controlled.
- Inspect the undersides of azalea leaves for spider mites and lace bugs. If dry weather conditions exist, these insects can do some serious damage if not controlled.
- Check conifers for signs of bagworms. Call your local Extension Service for control measures.
Fruits and Nuts
- Harvest peaches, nectarines and plums as soon as they mature, before the squirrels and birds get to them
Vegetable Garden
- Side dress vegetable gardens with fertilizer containing nitrogen and potassium. A fertilizer such as a 15-0-15 can be used. Use approximately 2-3 cupfuls (1 to 1 ½ pounds) per 100 feet of row.
- Increase watering frequency and amount as tomatoes load up with fruit.
- Vegetables that can be planted outdoors include eggplant, lima beans, okra, southern peas, peppers and sweet potatoes.
- Sweet potatoes are started from plants or “draws”. Be sure to purchase only certified weevil free sweet potato plants.
- Check for the following pests and control them if necessary: tomato fruitworm, stinkbugs on vegetables and aphids on all new growth
Lawns
- Check for the lawn pests and control them if necessary: Spittlebugs in centipedegrass. They are more attracted to especially lush areas of the yard such as along septic drain fields and in areas where excessive nitrogen fertilizer has been used. Chinch bugs in St. Augustinegrass Sod webworm in all turf
- Start monitoring for mole cricket infestations and prepare for treatment.
Century Correctional Brightens The Day At Century Care
June 8, 2012
Staff from Century Correctional Institution delivered sunflowers grown at the prison facility to the residents at Century Care Center.
“It was so kind of them to bring summertime to Century Care Center,” Century Care Center Activities Director Mae Hildreth said. “Sunflowers have always reminded me of a smiling face. They can cheer up the gloomiest of days, just by looking at them.”
Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge
Molino Family Photographs Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee
June 6, 2012
[VOA] England’s Queen Elizabeth led a carriage procession through the streets of London Tuesday, the last day of Diamond Jubilee celebrations to mark her 60-year reign, and the public poured out to view the spectacle.
A Molino family living in England was there with photos for NorthEscambia.com. To view the photo gallery, click here.
In a rare speech Tuesday broadcast in Britain and the Commonwealth, the queen said the events she attended to mark her 60 years on the throne have been a “humbling experience.” She said she was touched “deeply” to see thousands of families, neighbors and friends celebrating in such a “happy atmosphere.”
She also said her husband of 64 years, Prince Philip, is very grateful to the organizers.
On Tuesday, cheering crowds lined the avenue toward Buckingham Palace for the grand finale to the celebrations.
The 86-year-old monarch and her family waved to thousands of flag-waving Londoners from the palace balcony, as Royal Air Force aircraft conducted a fly-past overhead. Prince Philip was absent after being hospitalized Monday with a bladder infection.
Earlier in the day, Queen Elizabeth attended a solemn service of thanksgiving in St. Paul’s Cathedral, joining her son and heir-to-the-throne, Prince Charles, her grandsons William and Harry, and other members of the royal family. She then led a horse-drawn carriage procession to Buckingham Palace, while military bands played and a 60-gun salute was fired.
In his thanksgiving sermon, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams said Queen Elizabeth had shown “a quality of joy in the happiness of others” during her 60 years on the throne.
In Washington, U.S. President Barack Obama issued a personal tribute to the queen, saying he hopes she will continue to “reign supreme for many years to come.” In a video posted on the White House website , Mr. Obama called her a “living witness” to the enduring “special relationship” between Britain and the United States, a bond that he said remains indispensable to their two countries and the world.
Elizabeth succeeded her father, King George, after his death in 1952 and was coronated the following year.
She was crowned queen of seven Commonwealth countries — the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan and Ceylon, now known as Sri Lanka.
Along with Britain, the monarch is the head of state of 16 other nations, known as realms. Her role is purely ceremonial. She is also head of the Commonwealth, an organization that rose from the British empire. Most of its 53 member countries are former colonies.
Pictured top: (L-R) Camilla, Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth, Prince William and Kate, and Prince Harry on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. Pictured top inset: Queen Elizabeth rides an open-air carriage through the streets of London Tuesday. Pictured bottom inset: Looking toward Buckingham Palace. Pictured below: Prince William and Kate, and Prince Harry in an open-air carriage near Buckingham Palace. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Be A Star: Summer Reading Series Begins At Century Library
June 6, 2012
The Summer Reading Series for kids and teens began Tuesday afternoon at the Century Branch Library.
Kathleen Gibson, an award winning family entertainer, song writer, producer and recording artist shared her special program “Whoever You Are, Be a Star!! Dream Big!”. Children had the chance to make their own guitars, sing, color and dance.
The Summer Reading Series will continue on Tuesdays at noon at the Century Branch Library as follows:
June 12 — Magic with Dr. Gee & Daffodil the Clown. The zany performers will need the audience’s help as they perform fantastical magic acts and bring stories to life.
June 19 — Storytelling with Pat Nease. She will share some witty, wiley and wicked tales.
June 26 — Cartooning with Mike Artell. The award-winning cartoonist and illustrator will present an exciting time of cool and creepy facts about a variety of subjects. Mike gets the audience excited about reading, writing, drawing and creative thinking.
July 3 — No program.
July 10 — Drums with Mark Seymour. Explore the world of drums, drum styles and sounds.
The Century Branch Library also offers a preschool story time each Tuesday in June at 10:30 a.m. for children birth to five-years old.
For more information, call the library at (850) 256-6217.
Memorial Dedicated In Memory Of Fallen Firefighter Killed In 1962
June 6, 2012
A fallen firefighter, the grandfather of two Northview High School graduates, was memorialized Tuesday.
A new monument at Seville Square honors Pensacola Firefighter Vista Spencer Lowe, 23, who died in the line of duty while responding to a house fire on Zarragossa Street. After arriving at the scene, Lowe stepped from the rear tailboard of the firetruck on which he was riding. He tripped and fell to the ground. Unaware of Lowe’s location, the pumper’s driver began backing up the firetruck, crushing Lowe.
Lauren and Jennifer Lowe, 2010 Northview High graduates, took part in the monument’s dedication Tuesday morning, reading “The Fireman’s Prayer”. Their grandfather’s fireman boots were next to them; the boots are the only personal memento they have left from their grandfather. He was killed when their father, Mark Lowe, was just six months old.
“It gives everybody a chance to see that firefighters dedicate their lives in really big way,” Jennifer Lowe said. “My grandpa passed away trying to help people.”
Lowe’s death caused fire departments to change operating procedures, requiring that no apparatus be backed up without a department member watching and directing.
“The monument not only celebrates what he did, but how his death is contributing to the safety of firefighters these days,” Jennifer Lowe said.
Pictured top: Family members of fallen firefighter Vista Spencer Lowe with a memorial unveiled Tuesday in his honor at Seville Square. Pictured inset: Northview graduates Lauren (left) and Jennifer Lowe read “The Fireman’s Prayer” Tuesday morning as a memorial was dedicated to their grandfather. The boots he was wearing the night of his demise are seen on the left of the podium (courtesy P.C. Wu). Courtesy photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Holland, Levins To Wed
June 6, 2012
Miss Amber Renae Holland and Mr. Jody Wade Levins announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage on Saturday, June 9, 2012, at noon at Bratt First Baptist Church.
Amber is the daughter of Marcie Andrews of Pensacola and David Wayne Holland of Pace. She is the granddaughter of Leila Parker of Cantonment and the late Joyce Ann Benefield.
Jody is the son of Dale and Marie Levins of Byrneville. He is the grandson of Robert A. Cawthon of Byrneville and Cecilia Morris of Jay. He is also the grandson of the late Vera Levins Presley and Wilson H. Levins.
Amber is a 2009 graduate of Northview High School in Bratt. She is currently employed by United Bank in Atmore in the accounting department. Amber is also attending Jefferson Davis Community College for an Associate degree in business.
Jody is a 2009 graduate of Northview High School in Bratt. He is currently employed by TBH Construction, Inc. in Flomaton as an I&E Technician. Jody is also attending the air conditioning and refrigeration course at Jefferson Davis Community College.
A reception will be held in the Family Life Center at the church following the ceremony.
All friends and family are invited to attend.
Tate High Class Of 2012 Graduates (With Complete List)
June 5, 2012
Almost 400 members of the Tate High School Class of 2012 graduated Monday afternoon at the Pensacola Civic Center.
Valedictorian for the Class of 2012 was Daniel Preston Pierce (pictured left) with a final GPA of 5.01. Salutatorian was Wendy Danielle Stradley (pictured right) with a final GPA of 4.95.
Graduates, with the top 10 percent denoted with an asterisk* below, were:
Hunter Derek Adams
Amy Joy Adcock
Krista Lynn Agnew
Heather Leigh Akin
Shiam Ament
Seth Nathaniel Ammons*
Mary Elizabeth Andre
Kassidy Jo Anthony*
Jessica Ann Archer
Martin Edward Atkins
Seth Elliott Attaway
Ashley Lynn Bailey
Adam Michael Baker
Amber Nicole Baker
Kimberly Nicole Baker
Jasmine Brianna Baldwin
Sarah Ann Barlow
Pamela Barrett Barnes
Jordyn Nicole Barrett
Raven Symone Benjamin
Sierra Lynn Bestgen*
Rebecca Ann Biggs
Nathaniel Robert Bishop
Colton Mitchell Black
Hunter Russell Black
Kaleigh Lauren Blackmon
Jared Christian Blakely
Maggie McKenzie Blanchard*
Skylar Suede Blanton
Jayson Gregory Bledsoe
Joseph Lansing Bleifus
Marissa Paige Boatner
Amanda Marie Bolden*
Devante Desean Bonham
Danielle Renee Boshart
Chelsea Elizabeth Bowling
Richard Cole Boyett
Anna Elizabeth Bracken
Katrina Elaine Bramblett
John Caleb Brausch
Austin Blake Brewton
Rylan Karl Bricker
Shirley Elaine Bridges
Emilee Lauren Bright
Austin Tyler Brown
Cody Joe Brown
Heather Alexandria Brown
Holly Shenae Brown
Kaitlyn Nicole Brown
Samantha Felicia Brown
William Anglo Brown
Joshua Phillips Browne
Josie Lynn Burkett
Kristopher Alan Burnham
Kimberly Natasha Burr
Morganne Anderlynne Butler
Benjamin Addis Byrd
Evan James Cafarella
Caleb Dewey Campbell
Kayla Shea Caperton
Joshua Alan Cappel
Morgan Paul Capps
Deborah Charlene Cardwell
Brittany Nicole Carr
Chase Whitman Carroll
Amber Marie Cashman
Tabetha Marie Champitto
Rhett Seth Chancellor
Nicholas Chase Childers
Katelyn Marie Clairain*
Katie Ann Clark
Marina Cecelia Cobbs
Gary Ray Coleman
Austin Ray Collins
Brooks Christian Comer*
Nathan Cole Commander*
Yancey Dewayne Cook
J’ean-Luther Matthew Cordell
Ginny Nicole Corley
Katie Jennaca Cotton
Cameron John Covington
Ashley Paige Cox
Megan Sharie Craft
Asia Chanee Cravens*
Emily Kailyn Creahan*
Maya Jane Crosby
Tiffany Marie Crowl
Alexandria Re-Anne Crutchfield
Ronald Max Crutchfield
Samuel Benedict Cruz
Brittany Cheyenne Culbertson
Tyler Christopher Curtis
Paul Hunter Darbyshire
Jazmin Marie De La Cruz
Daniel Sage De Sousa
Jacob Michael Dearrington
Taylor Anne Dent
Adam C Dimercurio
Robert Charles Ditto
Lauren Ashley Dixon
Olivia Patricia Dixon
Spencer R Doggette
Stephanie Eileen Doss*
Hayley Nicole Dubose
Jordan Rene’ Dubose
Taylor Katharyn Dunlap
Mary Rhaeanne Dwyer
Thomas Lee Dykes
Lauren Ashly Easterday
Tyler Jacob Eddins
Victoria Sophie Edge
Chase Ray Emerson
David Steven English
Jesse Robert Evans
Andrew Kent Fairbanks*
Robert Achilles Farsolas
Jessica Ann Feagin
Jared Matthew Felling
Amber Alexius Ferguson
David William Fitzpatrick
Patrick Allen Foote
Thomas Riley Ford
Elizabeth Marie Forman
Steven Kristopher Fortner
Brandon Connor Foster
Jarmon Avis Franklin
Joshua Dillon Franklin
Miranda Kelly Franklin
Rolando Armand Frias
Justin Lee Fuller
Katherine Leigh Fulton*
Alexandra Patricia Fuqua
Avery Veronica Gaal
Alena Camile Gainey
Nicole Marie Galletti
Marcie Leigh Ganey
Destiny Summer Gaudet
Morgan Ceann Geary
Bethany Caitlin Gehrdes
Megan Marie Gibbs
Thomas Jasper Gilliam
Chelsey Marie Gipson
Robert Kenneth Godfrey
Dillon Chase Godwin
Jake Tyler Godwin
Thomas Everett Godwin
Kara Leigh Goodwin
Donald H Goolsby
Courtney Anne Graves*
Molly Elizabeth Gray*
Kymberly Renee Greeson
Trenton Levi Grice
Alexander Jeffrey Groshong
Andrew John Gulsby
Gabe Holden Gunter
Jenna Leigh Gunter
Amber Michelle Hall
Matthew Wayne Hamilton
Tabatha Jean Hamilton
Mathew B Haney
Jeffrey Michael Hansford
Emily Madelyn Harris
Mariena Elaine Harris
Breanna Renee Harrison*
Ashley Nicole Harvey
Haley Jordan Harvey
Brianna Marie Haskell
Haley Dawn Hassell
Breanna Elise Headrick
Kaneasha Shonice Hedrick
Kendall James Hendry
Dedeann Rose Henke
Alexandria Nicole Henry
Zachery Scott Henry
Danielle Brice Hewitt
Daniel Jacob Hicks
Taylor Elissa Hillis
Cory Seth Maxwell Hinsch
Kelsey Elizabeth Holder
Aspen Courtney Hood
Ryan Nolan Hooper
Hayden Alan Horne
Erin Elizabeth House
Angela Gail Howard
Jessa-Lynn Howard
Keondre M Hull
Cody Tyler Hunter
Jacob Paul Hutcheon
Shaquanna Sha’Nay Hytower
Tanner Beauchamp Illian
Justin Jawaan Jackson
Kyle Matthew Jackson
Leon Jackson
Raveen Ashley Jackson
Austin Jolynn Janes
Jordan Danielle Jenkins
Laura Michelle Jennings
Amber Christine Johnson
James Robert Johnson
Jordan Benjamin Johnson
Kyle David Johnson
Wesley Hunter Johnson
Daniel Coy Johnston
Anna Danielle Jones
Jalyn Lee Jones
Kolby Taylor Jordan
Patrick David Karp*
Elizabeth Blanche Kasper
Samantha Midori Kelleher
James Edward Kelly
Shannon Rae Kelly
Shelton James Kersey
Branden Alexander Kidder
Glenda Lamduan Kimball
Crista Anne King*
Kayla Arlett King
Theresa Megan Kinley
Meghan Renee Klein*
Shawntanee Donyae Knolton
Cheyenne Desiree Lacoste
Matthew Blair Laird
Jacob Grady Lasky
Miranda Marie Lawrence
Kimberly Elizabeth Layne
Kyle Austin Livingston
Brooke Ellen Long
Dominick Anthony Lucci
Kristofer Douglas Lunsford
Jamie Marthann Mackey
Hagen Shane Mancuso*
Jackson Pierce Mann
Alden David Gutierrez Martinez
Jessica Ann Massey
Kelsy Reid Massicotte
Jeffrey Scott Massie
Jacob Kent May
Anthony Richard McAllister
Matthew Blake McArthur
Brandon Andrew McCaffery
John Wesley Lynn McDaniel*
Lacey Bryanna McDonald
Melanie Lorraine McDonald*
Aneicia Joneau McGee
Courtney Elizabeth McGee
Dustin Andrew McKay
Brianna Leigh McKendrick
Wynn Robinson McLaughlin
Heather Lanet McManaman
Taylor Elizabeth Meadows
Amanda Alzira Medeiros*
Hunter Ladon Medley
Kaitlyn Suzanne Melton
Crysta Marie Meredith
Diondre Marquis Miles
Jacob Alan Miller
Kamren Alex Millwood
Grace Adair Mingo*
Joshua Michael Miskimens
Paul Matthew Mitchell
Brook Sherie Mondello
Jack D Money
Melissa Brytanny Moore
Alexandria Renee Morris
Brandon Keith Morris*
Kyle Reid Morris
Parker Leigh Mozingo
Christopher D Murphy
James Edward Myhand
Amanda Elizabeth Nahkala
Cory Alan Neet
Matthew Allen Nestle
Holland Ray Netherton
Olivia Marie Newsome
Alexander Phan Nguyen
Taylor Lee Nichols
William Paul Nodhturft
Taylor Ann Norton
Zachary Jordan Nowling
Antonio Demetrius Odom
John Randolph Oglesby
Jonathan Olshaw
Heather Oosterhof
Paula Darlene Page
Jamonica Clarissa Paige
Cody Ryne Palmer
Matthew Charles Perez-Rex
Hannah Peterson
Mackenzie Ann Peterson
Bradley Owen Petroutson
Daniel Preston Pierce*
Thomas Walter Pierce*
William Mackabe Pistole
Dakota Wesley Pollock
Damon Larry Poole
Justin Tyler Potts
Brittany Elizabeth Prince*
Heather Dawn Przybyszewski
Austin Scott Quina
Madeline Radike
Clifford Reid Rainbolt
Shelly Lynn Reich
Ronni Leigh Renfrow
Miranda Nicole Richbourg
Colby Andrew Rigby
Randolph Hewell Rigby
Ashley Lynn Rinaudo
Benjamin Wayne Ritz
Denesha Antoinette Rivers
Allison Renea Roberts
Reese W Robitzsch
Courtney Renee Rodrigues
Hayleigh Michelle Rolin
Madison Chandler Roy
Mary Jo Ruth
Scott David Ryals
Cheyenne Ryan
Chelsea Marie Sanders
Heather Marie Schaff*
Dalton Steven Schoulte
Chasity Deann Schweikert
Benny R Segovia
Malcolm Howard Seibert
Caylee Elizabeth Serwack
Jordyn Rose Shafer
Brittany Jay Sheppard
Samantha Kaitlyn Shifflett*
Jesse W Shirley
Randi Leigh-Ann Silcox*
Brandon James Simmons
Thomas Edward Simmons
Courtney Ann Slay
Dalton Leon Smith*
Isabella Nicole Smith
Kathryn Diane Smith
Sydney Nicole Snelson
Christopher Adam Snyder*
Louis Anthony Soto
Isaac Andrew Stepherson
Eva Danielle Stevens
Joanna Noel Stevens
Marcus Brett Stone
Wendy Danielle Stradley*
Zachary John Supinski
David Chamil Sutton
Shelbey Amanda Taghon
Adrinanna Latrice Taylor
Evan Andrew Taylor
Tatiana M Teate
Megan Mallory Tharp
Lance Ashton Thirtyacre
Wade Daniel Thomas
Hunter Ryan Tisdale
Mitchell Thomas Todd*
William Marvin Trawick
Monica Sheree Trujillo
Rachael Maria Tucci
Austin Brian Tucker
Dyricka Tschryll Tucker
Katherine Khadeja Tucker
Trenton Aaron Turner
Kaitlyn Cecilia Uebelsteadt
India Knite Valdes
Alexis Jordan Vallet
Victoria Ann Veith
Laura Elizabeth Waren
Tremika Keyionshey Warner
Matthew Lamar Warren*
India Paige Washington
Andrew Charles Webster
Branda Erlene Welch
Shonteila Jannell West
William Vryce West
Jeremy Alexander Westergreen
Thomas E Westman
Danielle Lynne Wheeler
Aubre Morgan White
Jonathan Lewis White
Jordan Leigh White
Chloe Renee Whitfield
William Scott Whitlow
Jessica Lynn Wiggins
Desiree Tanishia Wilkins
Joseph Brett Williams
Joshua Caleb Williams
Nyana Ciara Williams
Chase Anthony Wilson
Jill Louise Wilson*
Monterial Anson Wilson
John Logan Wimberly
David Clifford Wingate
Allison Kaye Winstead
Leigh Alexandra Wisdom
Ainsley Taylor Xenos
MacKenzie Mae Yancey*
Braeden James Young