Archive for July, 2010
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Rachel Patterson Elementary School will hold its annual Meet the Teacher Day on Friday, August 6, from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Principal Susan McKenzie encourages parents and students to attend. They will be able to meet their teacher, visit their classrooms, and tour the school.
Parents can also bring school supplies at that time.
ECMS
Open house will be held at Escambia County Middle School on Sunday, August 8, from 3 to 5 p.m. Parents and students are encouraged to attend this event to meet administrators and teachers.
The agenda for the open house is as follows:
* 3-4 – Students will pick up schedules, tour the school, and meet with homeroom
and elective teachers, i.e. Spanish, Music, and Business Education.
* 4-4:30 – Pod presentations (Teachers within each pod will present class overviews and share academic and performance expectations, goals, and objectives with parents and students.)
4:30- 5 – General visitation and/or question and …
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New heat advisory issued, precautions against heat illnesses urged
The Alabama Department of Public Health advises the public to be alert to the warning signals of heat illnesses now that the National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a heat advisory which is in effect from noon Friday until 7 p.m. Sunday for most of Alabama.
The combination of heat and humidity will create heat index values near or above 105 degrees F this weekend, according to the National Weather Service. In addition, overnight temperatures will not provide much relief as temperatures will not drop below 75 degrees F so that any heat that builds up in indoor areas will have very little opportunity to escape.
People should drink plenty of water, stay in an air-conditioned room, and keep out of the sun. The public should also check on the elderly and ensure pets have plenty of water to drink and a shady place to cool off.
Heat-related illnesses occur when the …
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BOE approves personnel recommendations
The Escambia County Board of Education met Thursday afternoon. The meeting resulted in several changes in personnel in Atmore schools for the 2010 school year, including Sara Watkins moving from her teaching position at Escambia County High School into the assistant principal role at the school. Watkins replaces Linda Shuford who will serve as principal at Escambia County Middle School. Jason Petro will serve as assistant principal at ECMS under Shuford, replacing Ella Buford.
Other approved personnel recommendations included:
*The resignation of Mark Rodgers from the lunchroom staff at ECMS.
*The resignation of Kyle Davis from the teaching staff at Escambia County Alternative School.
*The transfer of Tammy Weeks from teacher at ECHS to counselor at ECMS, replacing Tonya Grant.
*The transfer of Jonathan Barnes from secretary at ECMS to office aide at ECHS, replacing Stephanie Buitron.
*The hiring of Lorenzo Jones as a social studies teacher at ECMS, replacing Forrest Jones.
*The hiring …
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Poarch Creek News Wins National Media Award
Poarch Creek Indian Reservation, Atmore, Alabama – July 28, 2010 – The Poarch Band of Creek Indians monthly newsletter, Poarch Creek News, was a big winner last week at the Native American Journalist Association (NAJA) conference that was held in St. Paul, MN. Poarch Creek News won NAJA’s first place 2010 Media Award for Newsletter/General Layout. St. Regis Mohawk Tribe received 2nd place and Indian Country Today received the Honorable Mention in the category.
Poarch Creek’s Media Specialist, Gayle Johnson was given the award, “I am honored to accept this prestigious award for the Poarch Creek News on behalf of the Poarch Creek Indians. I would like to thank the staff from Huskey Printing for their help in the development, design, and layout of the newsletter; I could not have done it without them,” said Johnson.
The first issue of the newsletter was …
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The Master’s Men to perform at Unity Baptist
The Master’s Men Southern gospel quartet will present the worship service Sunday, August 1, 10:30 a.m., at Unity Baptist Church. A love offering will be received. Members of the quartet are, from left, Terry Massey, Danny White, Eddie Smith and Chuck Riley. Unity Baptist is located at 10310 Highway 31.
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American Red Cross holds health fair
The American Red Cross and Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church will sponsor a health fair on August seventh, at nine a.m. The fair will be held in the church fellowship hall at 2984 Jack Springs Road in Atmore and will last until eleven a.m.
The public is invited to attend the event which will include refreshments and door prizes.
The health fair will also feature free blood pressure checks and diabetic screenings.
The Red Cross will provide short seminars to inform participants about heart health, CPR and first aid measures, keeping diabetes in check, exercise programs for senior citizens and prescription safeguards.
Special guest, Sheriff Grover Smith, will also be present giving a presentation about safety for women.
The American Red Cross and Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church would like to encourage the community to attend the fair and to bring friends and neighbors.
For more information, phone calls can be directed to Mt. …
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American Red Cross sponsors gospel singing at Mt. Pisgah
The American Red Cross is teaming up with Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church to hold a gospel singing on August 7 at the church’s location on Jack Springs Road.
The singing will begin at 3 p.m. and all individuals and groups who would like to perform or sing are welcome.
All proceeds from the day will benefit the local American Red Cross disaster budget for the upcoming year.
The Red Cross reported that last year 22 local families, totaling over 90 people, were provided with food, shelter, clothing, and medicine after suffering losses from disasters and other emergencies.
The Red Cross and Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church would like to encourage people to come and be a part of the festivities as a performer or audience member and to bring friends and neighbors to help support local disaster relief efforts.
For more information or to schedule a performance time slot, phone calls may …
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We Care celebrates 40 years
For 40 years, the We Care Program has been ministering to incarcerated men and women.
To mark the anniversary, the staff held a series of events over the weekend, including a reunion of former and current We Care personnel.
The public was invited to a Saturday afternoon service celebrating God’s faithfulness over 40 years of ministry. Everyone was invited to attend We Care’s open house that evening. At the open house, We Care President David Landis presented a new historical display showing a timeline of the organization as well as recognizing several of the people who have been instrumental in We Care through the years.
Landis said 288 individuals have served with the We Care program since 1970.
Arlin Schrock was the speaker for the afternoon service. Schrock worked at We Care from 1974 to 1987 and from 1990 to 1996.
Landis introduced six former …
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Familiar faces and forgotten film
A few months ago I was reminded of my age. I didn’t hurt myself doing something that came easier to me 10 years ago or forget something I typically would have remembered. I was reminded of the fact that high school was nearly a decade ago by seeing a familiar face in a strange place.
It happened in the media building on campus at the University of Alabama. I was deep in thought about some class I had just finished, or something to that effect, as I walked through the doors and headed into the lobby. It was there that I recognized a face that I was sure couldn’t belong at the Crimson White building. But, sure enough, it was Trey Smith, standing by a counter and chatting casually with someone I didn’t know. Now, I wasn’t surprised to see Trey on a college campus. My mother had been giving me …
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Events sometimes touch the heart
A couple of events over the weekend were particularly special for us.
The We Care Program 40th anniversary celebration Saturday was so meaningful. Not everyone has a heart for prison ministry. I think I would be safe to say most people don’t even understand prison ministry. It’s truly a calling.
At Saturday afternoon’s service, six former inmates stood on the stage at Grace Fellowship and talked about what We Care meant to them. One of the men told the chaplains in attendance he knew they didn’t have to come in the prison … but they did. He also said some folks would have the attitude that it’s not their fault those men are in prison; they did it to themselves. And that would be correct.
But it’s also true that some men and women are called by God to minister to the brothers and sisters in white. Those six men standing on the …
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