Equine Rescue Continues Care For Rescued Horses, Needs Your Help
June 7, 2010
Panhandle Equine Rescue is looking for help — both foster homes for horses and financial — after the rescue of three malnourished horses Friday in Molino.
“These horses will require extensive rehabilitation,” said PER President Diane Lowery. “Since our facility is full, we need to move some of our already rehabbed horses into foster homes, so we can have a spot for these three when they come home from the animal hospital next week.”
In addition, the animal hospital and vet fees will put a financial strain on the Cantonment non-profit volunteer organization.
The Tennessee Walking Horses were seized Friday from a weed-filled pasture at a stable in the 2400 block of Highway 97 in Molino. They were seized by PER and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office by order of an Escambia County judge. For more on that story, and more photos, click here.
For more information about Panhandle Equine Rescue and how to help financially or to foster a horse, visit www.panhandleequinerescue.org.
Pictured top: Volunteers from Panhandle Equine Rescue remove malnourished horses from a field in Molino Friday. Pictured below: Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Wes Brown throws a lasso at a horse during the execution of a search warrant at the Highway 97 property. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
The Great Blueberry Bake-Off Coming Saturday
June 7, 2010
Escambia County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee invites bakers to bring their homemade blueberry goodies to The Great Blueberry Bake-Off, a competition held in conjunction with the Blueberry Jamboree.
Contestants may enter in any of three categories: pies/cobblers, cakes, and other assorted baked blueberry dishes. Entries should be brought to the Barrineau Park Community Center cafeteria on a disposable plate, covered with plastic, between 8:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. A copy of the recipe must be included with the free registration.
Judging begins at 10:30 a.m., and winners will be announced at 1:45 p.m. Youth and adult entries will be judged together. Judges’ decisions are final. Winners will receive monetary prizes; first place: $50, second place: $30, and third place: $20.
The Blueberry Jamboree is hosted by Escambia County Office of Public Information and Escambia County Extension Office and will be held Saturday, June 12th, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Barrineau Park Community Center, 6055 Barrineau Park School Road, in Molino.
Pictured above: Last year, the second place winner in the “Pies and Cobbler” division was Blueberry Dream Pie from Marti Penland Koemmerer. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
Students Of The Month Named
June 7, 2010
Escambia County Students of the Month for May have been named by the Escambia Association for Administrators in Education. The awards are presented monthly to two students from participating schools.
- Bratt: Lola R. Capps, kindergarten; Audriene D. Odom, fifth grade
- Jim Allen: Qutez D. Whiting, third grade; Michelle A. Cook, third grade
- Molino Park: Brandon R. Sheldt, second grade; Yasmine A. Elkins, fourth grade
- Northview: Emily F. Vickrey, 11th grade; Clinton E. Davis, 12th grade.
- Tate: Gavin R. Nigh, 11th grade; Ernaisja J. Curry, 12th grade.
Results: Poarch Creek Indians Hold Elections; Two Races Headed To Runoffs
June 6, 2010
The Poarch Creek Indians held an election Saturday for a treasurer, secretary and an at-large member.
There will be a runoff for the secretary position between incumbent David Gehman and William Lawrence Bailey. For treasurer, there will be a runoff between Robert McGhee and Amy Nelson Bryan.
Eddie Leon Tullis was elected to an at-large position on the Tribal Council.
There was a total of 1054 General Council members who voted in the tribal election. There were 92 absentee ballots and 253 walk-in ballots counted. A total of 709 General Council members voted in person on Saturday.
Secretary
**David Gehman 318
** William Lawrence Bailey 177
Kellie Ramer 168
Carolyn M. White 166
Sandra Lee Smith 123
Dewitt Carter 77
Treasurer
**Robert McGhee 379
**Amy Nelson Bryan 350
Edie Tullis Jackson 225
William L. Vickery 76
At Large
**Eddie Leon Tullis 282
Helen McGhee Hallman 196
Debra Rolin Strickland 181
Robert G. Thrower 101
W.V. William 98
Carrie Martin 75
Valerie Barnhill Taylor 47
Gil Caudle 46
Douglas Kelley 11
Ernest Vickery (write-in) 4
All three Constitutional Amendments on the ballots passed.
Elections results from Saturday must be certified by the Tribal Council in order to become official.
Wreck Leads To Manhunt; Car Flips Onto Tombstone With Owner’s Name
June 6, 2010
An early Sunday morning rollover accident in Century led to a manhunt. And it created it eerie scene as flipped car landed next to a tombstone with the vehicle owner’s name.
The accident happened about 1 a.m. on Fannie Road at the Happy Valley Church Cemetery. The car left the roadway and flipped several times in the cemetery, destroying numerous tombstones. The vehicle came to rest on its side in the graveyard. Speed is believed to have contributed to the accident.
The driver had fled the scene by the time the first emergency workers arrived on scene. The Flomaton Police Department contacted the vehicle’s registered owner and transported the teen to the scene. She told officers that her keys and the vehicle were taken sometime prior to the accident. She told officers that she did not know who was driving the vehicle.
Officers on the scene believed that evidence indicated who was the driver. Acting on the information that the vehicle had been stolen, deputies called for a K-9 unit from the Century Correctional Institution. After searching the area for nearly an hour, K-9 officers were unable to locate the driver. Authorities on scene believed a passing vehicle may have picked him up shortly after the wreck. The search was called off about 2:50 a.m.
The wrecked vehicle in the cemetery presented a pictured that several emergency workers called “eerie”. The vehicle landed on it side next to a portion of a tombstone that said “Boutwell”. The teen owner of the vehicle has the last name Boutwell, according to authorities at the scene.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, Century Correctional Institution’s K-9 unit, Escambia County EMS, Century Station of Escambia Fire Rescue and the Florida Highway Patrol responded to the accident.
The accident is still under investigation by the FHP.
Pictured top: The driver of this vehicle fled the scene after rolling over into a graveyard early Sunday morning in Century. Pictured inset: The registered owner of the vehicle’s last name was Boutwell, and the car landed next to a portion of a tombstone with he name Boutwell. Pictured below: K-9 officers from the Century Correctional Institution being their search for the driver. NorthEscambia.com exclusive photos, click to enlarge.
Driver Crashes Through Power Pole, Shuts Down Highway 29
June 6, 2010
An early morning accident in Century left a power pole sheared off and shut down Highway 29 at East Highway 4.
The accident happened about 3:10 a.m Sunday when the driver of a Chevrolet pickup hit the pole, breaking off the bottom portion and leaving the top hanging from live 7,200 volt power lines. Power lines were also downed across North Century Boulevard, shutting the highway down to early morning traffic. The driver of the truck was not seriously injured.
The accident did not cause the power to go out except at a few closed businesses on the west side of North Century Boulevard. However, an unknown number of Gulf Power residential and business customers were expected to lose power as the pole was replaced.
The Century and McDavid stations of Escambia Fire Rescue, Escambia County EMS, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Highway Patrol responded to the crash.
The accident is still under investigation by the FHP. Further details were not available.
Pictured top: An early Sunday morning accident in Century sheared off this power pole, leaving the top portion hanging on live high voltage lines. Pictured below: The driver of this truck was not seriously injured in the crash. Northescambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
NHS Class of 2010 Graduates (With Photo Gallery)
June 6, 2010
The 130 members of the Northview High School Class of 2010 graduated Saturday.
“Remember, you are the future of tomorrow,” Valedictorian Kaitlyn Nicole Caraway told her fellow classmates. “Make the most of yourselves and live life to the fullest.”
“Now is the time to make your past help you make your best futures. Use this long time coming to create the greatest longer time yet to come,” was the message from Salutatorian Clinton Eugene Davis.
Escambia County School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas also offered words of encouragement to the NHS Class of 2010. “Enjoy your memories, but do not let those memories lay down your dreams. Don’t let your love of what has happened in the past stop you chasing the potential of your future because I believe you can be anything you dream you can be if you are willing to work hard enough to make the dream come true,” he said.
For a NorthEscambia.com photo gallery from the event, click here. (Photos of each graduate are near the end of the gallery.)
Pictured top: Lauren Ashley Lowe (left) and Jennifer Megan Lowe celebrate after graduating Saturday from Northview High School. Pictured left inset: Christopher Antonio Moorer, also known as “Cornbread”, hold up his diploma while shaking the hand of Escambia County Superintendent of Schools Malcolm Thomas Saturday afternoon. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Graduating members of the Northview High School Class of 2010 were:
Clinton James Avery
Maranda Robin Baggett
+Tiffany Michelle Barrows
Aaron Darnell Bellamy
Grant Ian Bellizzi
Alexis Rae Black
*Jessica Nichole Bloodsworth
Ashely Noel Bonner
Patricia Sunshine Boughner
Dustin Alan Boutwell
Lindsey Ella Brewer
Johnathon Keith Buchanan
Heath Warren Burkett
Jonathan Craig Burkett
+Brittany Michele Burt
Shawn Dustin Burton
+Micah Perrygreen Byars
Zachory Derrick Byers
Samantha Lauren Byrd
*Kaitlyn Nicole Caraway
+Lennie Nannett Caum
Aaron James Chancery
Stanley Terry Chestnut, II
Aimee Richa Clarke
*Kolbi Shae Cobb
Robert Charles Connerly, Jr.
Samuel Cooler, Jr.
Phillip Ray Coon
Charles Austin Cooper
Alesha Lasha Copeland
Keith Anthony Cota
Cody Ernest Cousin
Richard Kevin Craig
*Clinton Eugene Davis
Na’Keetric Devonte Davison
Kayla Marie Dempsey
Don Duran Dubose, Jr.
+Jacob Lee Garrison
Patrick Ray Garrison
Jasey Darren Gibson
Andrew Joseph Giveans, III
*Candice Louise Greenwell
Ka’Daris De’Onta Grice
Bradley Scott Griener
#Caitlin Allie Hall
Casey Aaron Hare
Kinsey Lee Hendrix
Carley Brianna Hetrick
Gavin Gray Hinote
Branden Loren Hoffmann
Shakel Quartez Holmes
Kenneth Troy Hopper
Tyler Marie Hunter
*Eric Matthew Ickeringill
Jeremy Ledarius Jackson
Thaddeus Michael Jones
Parish Alissa Kelley
Clayton Wayne Kirby
Haley Danelle Knapp
Brian Exavier Knight
Michael Rusty Knight
Angela Nicole Knoble-Roddriguez
Sara Marie Kyles
+Seth Madison Leonard
Kassandra Alexandra Lett
Courtney Janice Linton
Joshua Lee Lockart
Steven Micheal Long
+Jennifer Megan Lowe
+Lauren Ashley Lowe
#Austin Hunter Lowery
*Bradley James Lowery
Marguettia Marshall
Colton James Maughon
Megan Nicole McCann
John Wesley McCullough
Alex Laine McDonald
Monica Anne McLain
+Amber Nicole McMillan
Courtney Michelle Merritt
La’Ashia Monac Mixon
Christopher Antonio Moorer
Devin Marquis Moorer
Ariel Dorena Morris
Wesley Ben Morris
Ashley La’Shunda Muse
Caitlyn Dawn Nall
Cody Webb Nall
Kenneth Nettles
Olivia M’Lynn Nolen
Mallorie Gail Okahashi
Elizabeth Suanne Page
Cody Davon Parham
#Matthew Cody Parker
Nastassia Nicole Peacock
Valarie Justine Perry
Brittany Danielle Pete
William Anthony Pierce
Dayton Robert Porter
Magen Renee Poston
Austin Tyler Reid
Erica Dawn Rendell
Kayla Louise Rentz
+Victoria Ashton Rigby
Caitlin Noelle Roley
Charles Thomas Rolin
Sarah Victoria Roth
Miranda Ashton Scott
John Anthony Sellars
*Felicia Michelle Settle
+Christopher James Sheets
*Mark Allen Shipps, Jr.
Gary Wayne Shook, Jr.
James Peter Shook
Haley Nicole Smith
*Jackson Helton Smith
Allison Rebecca Spence
Dylan Joseph Stafford
+Dakota Wayne Stuckey
Nathan Patrick Taylor
Harmony Shardia Thomas
Dillon Baritot Vardeman
Timothy Edward Wages
+Heather Danielle Ward
Stephen Blake Ward
John Ethan Waters
Magen Leigh Weekley
Justin Leon Whiting
Damon Scott Williams
Lance Austin Yuhasz
*Summa Cum Laude – Garnet and Gold Cord
#Magna Cum Laude – Gold Cord
+Cum Laude – Garnet Cord
Unofficial Class Ranking, June 2010
Is Your Church Having VBS?
June 6, 2010
Is your church having VBS this summer? We want to tell our readers about it.
Email information about your VBS to news@northescambia.com for inclusion on our Events page. Don’t forget to tell us the name of your Vacation Bible School, the days and times, the name and location of your church and what age groups are welcome at your VBS.
There is no charge to list your VBS here on NorthEscambia.com
Crist Signs School Prayer Bill
June 6, 2010
Gov. Charlie Crist signed a once controversial school prayer bill that was watered down throughout the legislative session into law Friday.
The measure, HB 31, grew out of a Panhandle dispute where the Santa Rosa School District had teachers sign a consent decree not to participate in any religious activity at school. The new law prohibits districts from forcing any school personnel to not participate in religious activity. The measure also bars school officials from preaching or promoting prayers during school functions and organizing school-sponsored religious services.
“Our First Amendment rights, granted to us by the U.S. Constitution are absolute, and this law ensures that they remain that way,” said Rep. Greg Evers.
Evers said the law is designed to preempt future ACLU attacks on the First Amendment protections of freedom of speech, including religious speech, such as the recent attack in Santa Rosa County that led to then-Pace High School Student Body President Mary Allen being censored and barred from speaking at her own high school graduation, as well as Pace High School Principal Frank Lay and Athletic Director Robert Freeman being charged with criminal contempt of court for offering a blessing at an adults-only event.
“I applaud the governor for signing this good bill into law today,” said Evers. “Our First Amendment rights, granted to us by the U.S. Constitution are absolute, and this law ensures that they remain that way. With the signing of this bill, students, like Mary Allen who want to thank God in a commencement speech or students who want to bow their head in silent prayer before taking a test, may now do so without fear of being questioned or stopped. This law will also serve to protect school officials, like Principal Frank Lay and Athletic Director Robert Freeman, from special interests who would like to see the First Amendment rights of students, faculty and Floridians restricted, or worse, denied.”
First amendment advocates noted that the bill could have unintended consequences though. Frank LaMonte of the he Student Press Association in Washington, D.C. Told the News Service last month that the legislation may unshackle student newspapers from the usual oversight of school administrators, effectively putting Florida among seven states – none in the Southeast – which have passed laws endorsing free expression for students.
Northview Holds Baccalaureate
June 5, 2010
The Northview High School Class of 2010 held their Baccalaureate service Friday night at the First Assembly of God Church in Atmore.
“We begin today’s celebration by acknowledging our thanks to God for his hand in our lives during our student years. Each of us recognizes that God is the source of the grace we have received as well as the source of the truth we seek and live,” Senior Class President Candice Greenwell told her fellow graduates.
Rev. Willie H. Carter, pastor of Pilgrim Lodge Baptist Church, offered the invocation. Rev. Nathan Brown of Ray’s Baptist Church brought the message and encouraged the seniors to follow and give God the glory in their lives, take care of themselves and not to forget to have fun in life. Rev. Don Davis from the Atmore First Assembly of God offered the benediction.
Music was provided by the Senior Ensemble, including Ashley Bonner, Aimee Clarke, Kolbi Cobb, Clint Davis, Candice Greenwell, Caitlin Hall, Carley Hetrick, Thaddeus Jones, Sara Kyles, Seth Leonard, Kassandra Lett, Amber McMillian, Wesley Morris, Jackson Smith and Heather Ward.
Pictured top: The Northview High School Class of 2010 Baccalaureate service Friday night. Pictured inset: Senior Class President Candice Greenwell as Vice President Erica Rendell looks on. Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.