Farm Credit of Northwest Florida is proud to support the 2nd annual Melon’s in the Park event at the Marianna’s City Farmer’s Market on Saturday, June 29th at Madison Street Park in Marianna from 7:30am to 1pm. The market opens at 7am, at 7:30am the festivities kick off with the big red blood mobile, at 8am the kids’ bouncy house obstacle course opens and door prizes and games begin. Then at 9am the seed spitting contest and 10pm is the biggest melon contest, and at 10:30am the HEYWORD Band and concert begins. Plan to come early, stay late, shop, play, eat, and enjoy the morning.
Then plan to come back to Madison Street Park for Movie Night in the Park. It goes from 7:30pm to 9:30pm they will be playing Mary Poppins Returns! Don’t forget to take lawn chairs and/or blankets!
Celebrating Sea Turtle Conservation and Community in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael. June 30th from 11am to 4pm at George Core Park in Port St. Joe. They will have over 40 arts and crafts and educational vendors plus the Gulf Specimen Sea Mobile with touch tanks! They will have kids activities, silent auction, turtle talks, food trucks, sidewalk chalk art contest, sand sculpting demos, and Enchanted Mermaid Designs will be there with real live mermaids! They will have live music at the Bayview Pavilion. Looks like they will have a little something for everyone.
June 28th Family night begins at 5pm. Free games and activities for kids followed by a free concert with country artist William Michael Morgan and Sara Evans at Pals Park in Chipley!
Florida State Caverns sustained sever damage when Hurricane Michael came through as a category 5 hurricane on October 10, 2018. Approximately 90% of the trees of the park’s thick forest fell. The day after the hurricane, park staff from around the state arrived to help with chainsaw’s and heavy equipment. The community has rallied around the State Cavern’s and volunteers continue to help clean up. Assistant Park Manager, Billy Bailey, has said that he has noticed changes to the wildlife and there has been changes to the forest canopy and other ecological shifts have begun to attract new species. He has seen a northern harrier, a rare barn owl, and has noticed more wading birds, turkeys, and fox squirrels. Florida Caverns located at 3345 Caverns Road in Marianna is the only State Park in Florida where visitors can take a guided tour through a large cave system and see some spectacular examples of cave formations including stalactites, stalagmites, columns, and flowstone.
June 27th at 2 pm Jackson County Public Library presents Meanderings with Homer Hirt. He is a local author & historian & will be sharing snapshots of his works from his journalistic career. He will be at the Greenwood Branch Library located on 4207 Bryan Street. For more information contact Lois Jones at 850-594-4961.
Summer Break Spot provides nutritious meals at no cost while school is out for the summer. Anyone 18 & under can eat breakfast and lunch for free: ~ No paperwork or ID’s required ~3 locations in Jackson County ~Over 4,000 supervised locations in Florida offer a breakfast, lunch, snack, or dinner ~For more details on times and locations call 850-482-9958 or 850-482-9921
This one day camp is free and is being offered to children, adolescents, and their parents/caregivers who have been affected by Hurricane Michael. Camps will be held on Saturdays from 8am to 4pm. The remaining date is June 29th. You must RSVP prior to attending. Contact Monica Koetters at 850-384-7778 or email her at CampConnect@choosecovenant.org. The camp will be held at PlayBig on Lafayette St. in Marianna. Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided. This flyer tells more details as well.
The Florida Housing finance Corporation has put this out as a Hurricane Michael Recovery Loan Program for those in the following counties: Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Liberty, Taylor, Wakulla, and Washington. Borrowers who qualify will be get up to $15,000 in assistance. You do not have to be a first time buyer to be eligible. However the home must be owner-occupied. Be sure to go to the link provided below to see if you qualify and to learn more about it. Then click on “Homebuyer Programs Wizard.”