Community Archive

With her seventh dog-in-training at her side, LeAnne Pickering, a Canine Companions for Independence volunteer, spoke to GFWC-Santa Rosa Woman’s Club Jan. 6 at LaBrisa.   Pickering, a Pensacola resident and Gulf Breeze New York Life Financial Services Professional, is one of two CCI puppy raisers in the Escambia-Santa Rosa area, and one of 4,500 volunteers nationwide who train 3,500 dogs annually.

Santa Rosa County is accepting proposals for projects to be included in the county’s RESTORE Multi-Year Implementation Plan. Approximately $4.3 million is available to Santa Rosa County in the first dollars offered through the RESTORE Act. This initial release of funding is a small part of an estimated $20 million to $75 million Santa Rosa County is expected to receive once litigation and Clean Water Act fines against BP are finalized. The complete request for proposals, with submittal criteria, guidance, and milestones, are available online at www.santarosa.fl.gov/bocc/restore.cfm.  

Born in the old Sacred Heart Hospital, Don Baker was raised around Davis and Brent Lane where, almost daily, drivers, putting their cars in the same place at the same time, alerted the neighborhood to excitement.

District 4 Commissioner Rob Williamson invites residents of Holley, Navarre and Navarre Beach to play an active role in developing an improvement plan for District 4 by completing a survey to help identify and prioritize the most important issues facing the community. The four-question survey is available at www.santarosa.fl.gov/bocc/district4survey.cfm. Paper copies of the survey can also be found and returned at any of the following locations:

Law enforcement officers, firefighters, paramedics, hospital personnel and other emergency responders from Escambia and Santa Rosa counties will be honored at a dinner at Pensacola Yacht Club, 1897 Cypress St., Jan. 24.

For some, New Year’s Day would not be the same without coming out to the Penguin Plunge. For the sixth year in a row, revelers gathered at Juana’s to brave the cool weather and dive into the 62-degree water of Santa Rosa Sound.

From the moment he wakes up in the morning until just before he settles into bed, John Morris sits in front of the space heater in his trailer on Laredo Street.

“We’re the woods, in the woods, outta the woods, whatever,” cracked Denzil “Woody” Woods after a toe-tapping celebration that our names had something in common. Well, maybe we didn’t do a toe-tap, but we did notice the comparison –  aw heck, you get the idea.

The Holley-Navarre Seniors Association hosted its annual Christmas party Friday afternoon and members had plenty to celebrate.

Since it started six years ago, Juana’s Pagodas’ annual Penguin Plunge ‘n Paddle event has grown by about 500 participants.