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Local Students Place In District History Fair

Over 200 students took part in the District History Fair on February 10-11.  Students who advanced from school level competitions had 141 entries which competed in a variety of categories including exhibits websites performances documentaries and historical papers.  The first and second place winners in the junior and senior categories will advance to compete in the State History Fair slated for this May.

Special awards were given out by various community organizations including Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Fiesta of Five Flags Fort Pickens Chapter National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution West Florida Historic Preservation Inc. the Pensacola Heritage Foundation Escambia PTAs/PTSAs and the Pensacola Historic Preservation Society.

The Junior League sponsors the J. Earle Bowden Young Historian Award for Outstanding Senior Entry which was presented to Nick Krostag from Tate High School for his Senior Individual Documentary “The Legacy of Landis: The Rights and Responsibilities of Baseball’s First Commissioner and the Black Sox Edict.”

The Katherine Pomeroy Memorial Award for Best Junior Entry in 2014 was awarded to Alexander Pope from Brown Barge Middle School for his website entitled “Andrew Jackson: Breaking Rights or Following Responsibilities.”

Historical Performance Awards

• Elementary Individual Division-1^st Sam Bradley (Molino Park); 2^nd place Grace Stanley (NB Cook); 3^rd Aaron Smith (NB Cook).
• Elementary Group Division- 1^st Amanda Mills Riley Easton Charlotte Calvert Marley Crawford Aundrea Jordan (NB Cook); 2^nd Anna Gorton Landon Caraway Brooke Bradley Ella Morris and Ryan Worley (NB Cook); 3^rd Brad Adams Nyasia Legg J’la Thompkins Jakaylin Donson Payton Daniels (NB Cook).
• Junior Individual Performances- 1^st Georgia Rogers (St. Paul’s Catholic);  2^nd Ellie Rose (Bailey Middle School).
• Junior Group Performances-1^st Allyson Shumpert and Logan Reeder (Episcopal Day).

Historical Website Awards

• Junior Individual Websites- 1^st Alexander Pope (Brown Barge); 2^nd Triston Long (Ernest Ward); 3^rd Camille Macks (Bellview Middle School).
• Junior Group Websites- 1^st Chris Bougher and Riley Laggan (Creative Learning Academy); 2^nd Vanessa Welch and Wally Odom (Creative Learning Academy).
• Senior Individual Website Division- 1^st Kirsten Telhiard (Pensacola High School); 2^nd Eric Masterson (Pensacola Catholic); 3^rd Jamie Malsberger (West Florida).
• Senior Group Website Division- 1st Sarah Fuller and Drew Anderson (Pensacola Catholic); 2^nd Alexa McKnight and James Videau (Pensacola Catholic).

Historical Paper Awards

• Junior Division-1^st Gorham Partington (Episcopal Day); 2^nd Sara Buchanan (Bellview).
• Senior Division- 1^st Kelly Wu (Pensacola High School); 2^nd Madison Michles (Pensacola High School); 3^rd Case Wagner (Pensacola Catholic).

Historical Documentary Awards

• Junior Individual Documentary Division- 1^st Quin Baker Jr. (St. Paul Catholic); 2^nd Parker Beverly (Creative Learning Academy).
• Junior Group Documentary Division- 1^st Drew Jimenez Robert McGhee and Parker Kotlarz (Episcopal Day); 2^nd Rachel Nguyen and Macy Peaden (Episcopal Day); 3^rd Virginia Remington and Claire Wilson (Episcopal Day).
• Senior Individual Documentary Division- 1^st Nick Krostag (Tate); 2^nd Maggie Byrd (West Florida).
• Senior Group Documentary Division- 1^st Alexa Haines and Kelly Donahue (Pensacola Catholic); 2^nd Grace Mosier and Hannah Branstetter (Pensacola Catholic).

Historical Exhibit Awards

• Elementary Individual Division-1^st Freedom Hinkson (McArthur); 2^nd Chase Throckmorton (Lipscomb); Tie 3^rd Rachel Curran (Blue Angel); Tie 3^rd Sidney Stojak (Lipscomb).
• Elementary Group Division-1^st Meghan McCarthy and Hannah Faulkner (McArthur); 2^nd Caitlin Sarfert and Tram Doan (Lipscomb); 3^rd Ariel Ward and Kenley Brown (Molino Park).
• Junior Individual Division-1^st Mary Elizabeth Galloway (St. Paul’s Catholic); 2^nd Kate Reagan Costello (Episcopal Day); 3^rd Ronnie Plenkers (Newpoint Academy).
• Junior Group Division- 1^st Louise Harris and Kate Owens (Episcopal Day); 2^nd Anna Jordan Luth and Kasey Page (Episcopal Day); 3^rd Christopher Stockton Jacob Powell and Lethan Peaden (Bellview).
• Senior Individual Division- 1^st Emily Washler (Tate); 2^nd Holly Gorton (Pensacola High School).
• Senior Group Division-1^st Peter Jutras and Mary Jutras (Pensacola Catholic); 2^nd Macauley Haferkamp and Jodee Flurry (Pensacola Catholic); 3^rd Audrey Ussery and Victoria Warren (Pensacola High School).

Super Volunteer: Rev. Janet Lee Honored By Century Chamber

Lee is active throughout the Century community. She is a regular volunteer at the Century Health and Rehabilitation Center where she is known for visiting with her dogs and spearheading the “Methodist Mischief” program that continually delights the residents. Creativity abounds with her lessons like “Trip Across the USA in our Chevrolet”.

Watkins Graduates From Basic Combat Training

Army Pvt. David T. Watkins has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Sill, OK.

During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises.

Watkins is the son of Amber Fletcher of Cantonment and Tommy Watkins of Manor, TX.

He is a 2013 graduate of Siatech Charter HIgh School and the pre-law program at Job Corp in Gainseville.

Scott Appoints Merrill, Five Others To Gulf Consortium

Tuesday, Governor Rick Scott announced six appointments to the Gulf Consortium:

• Collier Merrill, 53, of Pensacola, is the president and co-owner of the Merrill Land Company. He fills a vacant seat and is appointed for a term beginning February 25, 2014, and ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
• Pam Anderson, 64, of Panama City Beach, is the operations manager of Capt. Anderson’s Marina. She fills a vacant seat and is appointed for a term beginning February 25, 2014, and ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
• Peter Bos, 67, of Destin, is the president and chief executive officer of Legendary LLC. He fills a vacant seat and is appointed for a term beginning February 25, 2014, and ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
• Lino Maldonado, 41, of Niceville, is the vice president of Wyndham Vacation Rentals North America. He fills a vacant seat and is appointed for a term beginning February 25, 2014, and ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
• Mike Sole, 49, of Tallahassee, is the vice president of state governmental affairs for Florida Power and Light. He fills a vacant seat and is appointed for a term beginning February 25, 2014, and ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
• Neal Wade, 67, of Panama City, is the executive director of the Bay Economic Development Alliance. He fills a vacant seat and is appointed for a term beginning February 25, 2014, and ending at the pleasure of the Governor.

The Gulf Consortium is a public entity created in October 2012 by Inter-local Agreement among Florida’s 23 Gulf Coast counties, from Escambia County in the western panhandle of Florida to Monroe County on the southern tip of Florida and the United States.

Florida’s 23 Gulf Coast Counties formed the Consortium to meet requirements of the RESTORE Act to develop a State Expenditure Plan for economic and environmental recovery of the Gulf coast in Florida following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.  The RESTORE Act was passed by the Congress on June 29, 2012 and signed into law on July 6, 2012 by the President.

Softball: Northview Beats Catholic

The Northview Chiefs beat Catholic Tuesday night 14-3 in Bratt. The varsity Chiefs will take part in the T.R. Miller Tournament beginning Friday  in Brewton.

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Baseball: Tate, Northview

Northview’s  junior varsity beat the JV Tigers of Pensacola 2-0. And in varsity action, PHS defeated Northview 3-1. The  varsity Chiefs will travel to Freeport for a 4:00 district game on Thursday. For more photos, click here.

The junior varsity Aggies beat Washington 9-0 to improve to 4-2-1. Tate’s varsity beat Washington 8-3 to improve to 3-2.  And Tate’s 9th grade team lost Tuesday to Navarre 6-5, dropping their record to 2-2.

Pictured: Northview takes on Pensacola High Tuesday in Bratt. NorthEscambia.com photos and photos by Ramona Preston for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

Boil Water Notice For Some Cottage Hill Water Works Customers

A precautionary boil water notice has been issued for some customers of the Cottage Hill Water Works System.

The following areas are included in the notice: McKenzie Road, Handy Road, Chavers Road, Smyers Road, Grenelefe Drive, Cottage Park Raod, Elna Road and the Huntington Subdivision.

The notice was issued following a water main break. Residents are advised to boil water for one minute at a rolling boil or to use six drops of regular unscented household bleach per gallon of water for water drinking or cooking purposes.  Bacteriological sampling is underway and the advisory will be lifted as soon as possible.

A crew has repaired the main and is flushing out the lines. Residents are advised that there is a possibility of discolored water as a result of the break and flushing, and to flush their home’s plumbing by running their taps for a few minutes. If you have questions, contact the Cottage Hill Water Works, office at (850) 968-5485.

Pedestrian Struck And Killed

A pedestrian was killed in an accident Monday night in Escambia County.

The Florida Highway Patrol said 49-year old Bettie Jill Joseph of Pensacola was northbound on Hollywood Avenue about 6:15 p.m. when a pedestrian failed to yield and stepped in front of her 2007 Dodge Charger. The pedestrian, identified as 53-year old Eric Glen Tate of Pensacola, was transported to Baptist Hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

No charges were filed against Joseph.

Tate Band Members Receive Superior, Excellent Ratings At Bandmasters Event

Numerous members of the Tate High School band students  received superior and excellent ratings at the Florida Bandmasters Association District 1 Auxiliary Solo and Ensemble MPA event Friday night at Gulf Breeze High School. Tate was well represented, with the second most entries of any school in Northwest Florida.

Tate had 65 students earn a Superior rating, the most in several years.

Students listed below in bold type performed a Grade 5 piece or higher. Their Superior rating on this difficult music qualifies them to advance to the FBA State Solo and Ensemble MPA on March 24-25 in Gainesville.

Solos

• Angel Chu – Flute (Superior)
• Taylor Ertel – Flute (Excellent)
• Tiana Hendricks – Flute (Superior)
• Toye Johnson – Flute (Excellent)
• Toye Johnson – Piccolo (Superior)
• Madison Rondeau – Flute (Superior)
• Jordan Rynders – Flute (Excellent)
• Katie Woods – Clarinet (Superior)
• Ashton Nelson – Bassoon (Superior)
• Jacob Howard – Trumpet (Superior)
• Ethan Millet – Trumpet (Superior)
• Zach Vranich – Trumpet (Superior)
• Tristan Workman – Trumpet (Superior)
• Amber Brock – Trombone (Excellent)
• Noah Heitz – Trombone (Superior)
• Erica Earnest – Marimba (Superior)
• Honya Richbourg – Marimba (Superior)
• Kaitlin Sainata – Xylophone (Superior)

Duets/Trios/Quartets

• Victoria VanScyoc & Topanga Tucker – Flute (Excellent)
• Toye Johnson & Madison Tourney – Flute (Superior)
• Lillan Jensen & Jordan Rynders – Flute (Excellent)
• Lillian Jensen, Logan Royer, & Jordan Rynders – Flute (Excellent)
• Josh Chism, Cameron Caulder, Jacob Norre, & Brennan Infinger – Saxophone (Excellent)
• Bryce Coots, Eric Esselburn, Kendall Sainata, & Ashton Nelson – Saxophone (Superior)

Percussion Quintet (Excellent)
Landon Benson, Emily DeRise, Kyle Irps, Ethan Jensen and Will Talley

Percussion Choir (Superior)
Erica Earnest, Tristan Hacker, Madison Metcalf, Paxton Metcalf, Honya Richbourg, Kaitlin Sainata, Danae Smith and Ryan Tanton

Woodwind Choir (Superior)

Madison Rondeau, Toye Johnson, Steffany Brown, Ana Lowe, Madison Philley, Jenna Brooks, Natalie Wright, Julie Menah, Marissa Constantakos, Lexi Dixon, Stephen Cleary, Bryce Coots, Kendall Sainata, Kayla Dixon, Geoff Nagle, Eric Esselburn, Jessica Merritt, Kathryn Howard and Ashton Nelson

Brass Choir (Superior)

Jacob Howard, Zach Vranich, Mariah Constantakos, Jacob Hall, Joel Pryor, J. D. Franklin, Hannah Chism, Molly French, Chad Ratliff, Jessica Gainey, Chandler Cotton, Zach Humphries, Aaron Gavin, Jacob Charles, Matt Hardy, Darren Gulsby and Nick Krostag

Cantonment Man Convicted Of Drug Trafficking, Possession

Another North Escambia resident has been convicted in connection with last year’s Operation Blister Pack 2.

William Bradley Edmonson, age 26 of Booth Avenue, Cantonment, was sentenced to a minimum mandatory seven years in state prison by Judge Terry Terrell for amphetamine trafficking and possession of a listed chemical.  He was also ordered to pay $106, 618 in costs and and fines.

Operation Blister Pack 2 targeted nearly 80 individuals on  methamphetamine and pseudoephedrine related charges. Many of those arrested were  involved with drug groups dubbed “The Village Group”, centered around “The Village” area of Forrest Street and Lakeview Avenue in Cantonment; and “The Ayers Group”, a group centered around Ayers Street in Molino, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

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