on This Saturday, April 24th, the 7th Annual North Florida Wildflower Festival will be hosted in Magnolia Square, Blountstown. It will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and include plants, arts and crafts vendors, food vendors, FREE kids’ activities, music, AND train rides on the Blountstown Rotary Train.
For more information, visit the official festival website here or the Facebook event page here.
on This month is the annual North Florida Wildflower Festival held in Blountstown. They are currently accepting arts and crafts vendors: visit their official site – www.nflwildflowerfest.com – to sign up as a vendor or a sponsor.
The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 24th. Additional information can be found on the event’s Facebook page here.
on Today is National Pet Day! Founded in 2006 to celebrate pets and the joy they bring into our homes, it is also a day created to bring awareness to the plight of the many types of animals which are in shelters all over the planet.
Looking to celebrate? Inspiration below:
Buy your pet a new toy or treat
Take pictures of your pet
Share photos of your pets via social media using the hashtag #NationalPetDay
Adopt a pet from your local shelter
Donate money, food, toys and/or blankets to an animal welfare organization
Throw an awesome National Pet Day party for your pets
Help someone who needs it buy pet food or other items for their pets
Help organize against puppy and kitten mills
Volunteer at a local shelter
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Yesterday was the first of four dates that Rebuild Florida Housing Repair and Replacement program came to the Blountstown Public Library. If you are a homeowner with damage from Hurricane Michael, you are encouraged to apply for housing repair assistance.
Rebuild Florida will be here for the following days with no appointment necessary:
April 8: 10 – 4 CST
April 19: 10 – 4 CST
April 20: 10 – 4 CST
Visit HERE for more detailed information such as what documents to bring with you.
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April is National Poetry Month! The Academy of American Poets – an organization that includes booksellers, librarians, teachers, publishers, poets, and literary associations – met in 1995 to discuss the need for a month-long celebration of poetry. The meeting was successful, and the holiday was officially launched in April of 1996. There are 6 key goals of National Poetry Month:
1) to highlight the achievements and legacy of American poets
2) to encourage poetry reading
3) to help teachers introduce poetry into the classroom
4) to increase media coverage of poetry and poets
5) increase publication of poetry books
6) to increase support for poetry and the poets who produce it
on Tomorrow, April 3rd is Grand Ridge’s Annual Spring Festival and Easter Egg Hunt! Come out to the John Thomas Porter Park behind the Grand Ridge School from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.. The Easter Egg Hunt will start at 10:30 a.m. and includes three age divisions. Admission is free for the Egg Hunt!
Additionally, there will be arts, crafts, food vendors, children’s games, shopping vendors, and more activities for all ages! The day is forecasted to be a lovely, cool spring day with a high of 70′ and a nice breeze.
on National Deaf History Month, which began on March 13th and runs through April 15th, is a celebration of contributions of the hard-of-hearing and the Deaf community to American society. It’s a great time to recognize deaf champions, and increase awareness of the deaf community’s rich history.
Deaf History Month was originally envisioned as just one week. In 1996, the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) suggested the week become a full-fledged month, and in 1997, the first annual, nationwide National Deaf History Month was celebrated, March 13 – April 15.
2006; thanks to the efforts of Alice Hagemeyer, a deaf American librarian who’s worked to make libraries more accessible to deaf people.the American Library Association (ALA) and NAD
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Today is National Take a Walk in the Park Day! This is a day to slow down, clear your mind, re-energize, and improve mental and physical health by visiting a local park be it community, urban, national, or state. Did you know that Greenland’s National Park is the largest in the world? It covers an area of 604,000 miles!
Considering visiting a local park such as Marianna’s Citizen Lodge Park, pictured below.
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Have you heard the good news? The State of Florida Timber Block Grant’s registration deadline has been extended to April 30th! The Florida Timber Recovery Block Grant Program (“TRBG”) is available to timber producers who suffered timber damage as a result of Hurricane Michael; compensation for the crop loss is provided to producers that meet the eligibility requirements. The program is managed by the Florida Division of Emergency Management in conjunction with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the US Department of Agriculture. If eligible, you may receive up to $608 per acre for pine and up to $714 per acre for hardwood. Repayment is not required.
Register HERE.
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Today is the March equinox! Also called the vernal – or spring – equinox, today the day and night will be of almost equal duration in most time zones in the world. The spring equinox ccurs when the Sun crosses the equator line, heading north, and marks the start of spring in the northern half of the globe. It is the first equinox of the year and marks the beginning of spring. Happy Spring, everyone!