Mayor Pamn Henderson re-elected in Callaway

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Callaway voters re-elected Pamn Henderson as mayor last Tuesday. Henderson has been the Mayor of Callaway since 2017, and serves on several boards within the county. This was the first time she ran against other candidates for the position, running against Carl Sauls and Chip Singleton.
Mayor Henderson was appointed three years ago when the former mayor stepped down. Henderson then officially won the seat in April 2018 after running unopposed. Henderson won the election on Tuesday with over half the votes.

During her two-year term, she served as the city’s leader during Hurricane Michael. Henderson says she’s still working to help the city recover from the storm including clearing debris, securing roughly $12 million in grant money for several projects, and bringing more housing to the area. Within the next couple of years they are going to have 2,100 new housing units: homes, townhomes and apartments. In her new term, she and the city will take on a new challenge: preventing the spread of COVID-19.

Ikea Meatball Recipe

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Ikea has released it’s famous Swedish meatballs recipe. This serves 4 and is pretty simple to make. Calls for a lot of ingredients but they are easily listed below for you. For the step by step instructions refer to the photo. It even has photos with each step! Happy cooking!

Ingredients for meatballs and cream sauce

  1. 500g beef
  2. 350g pork
  3. 1 onion finely chopped
  4. 1 clove of garlic (crushed or minced)
  5. 100g breadcrumbs
  6. 1 egg
  7. 5 tablespoons of whole milk
  8. generous salt and pepper
  9. ABOVE is meatballs and BELOW is for the cream sauce
  10. dash of oil
  11. 40g butter
  12. 40g plain flour
  13. 150ml vegetable stock
  14. 150ml beef stock
  15. 150ml thick double cream
  16. 2 teaspoons soy sauce
  17. 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

Free pet food for those in need

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St. Joseph Bay Humane Society was launched in 1998 and is a No-Kill Animal Shelter located in Port St. Joe and serves all of Gulf County & Mexico Beach . They are dedicated to serving the abandoned and unwanted pets of our community. They provide enrichment and veterinary care to every animal in their care. SJBHS pets have been placed all over the United States and they are proud to partner with numerous animal rescue groups to ensure every pet has a home.

Their COMMUNITY PET FOOD BANK is up and running! On Tues – Sat 10:00-3:00 EST. Stop by the shelter to pick up dog or cat food if you are in need! No paperwork or calling ahead required. It is all on the honor system and just take what you need. The food bank and shelter are located at 1007 10th St. in Port St. Joe, in between the Thrift Hut and the shelter.

For more information call them at (850) 227-1103 or check them out on FB or click on this link.

https://www.sjbhumanesociety.org

 

Humane Society of Bay County

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The Humane Society of Bay County is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization formed in 1986 for the purpose of sheltering and locating homes for homeless animals through adoptions. They became a no-kill shelter in 2006, providing the only no-kill shelter option for homeless animals in Bay County. The shelter is currently open, by appointment only. All services are available; adoption, low-cost shots, nail trims, community food bank, microchipping, boarding, owner surrender.

The Humane Society of Bay County is asking the community to donate so they can continue to serve animals. Due to the cancellation of major HSBC fundraisers and community events, as well as some services, they are feeling a financial impact. They are asking you to make a donation if you are able in order to allow HSBC to continue its life-saving work. Another way to help the shelter is to adopt an animal. Right now they are running adoptions by appointment only. Information on animals up for adoption can be found at adoptme.org.

Located at 1600 Bay Avenue in Panama City Main Phone: (850) 215-7120  Fax: (850) 215-7642. Current hours are: Tuesday – Friday 11:00 am- 5:00 pm Saturday & Sunday 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

Parramore Too Resturant in Blountstown

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Congratulations to Parramore Too Restaurant on being named #5 on the South’s Best 2020 catfish restaurants in the April issue of Southern Living Magazine. Here is what Sothern Living wrote in the article titled The South’s Best Catfish Joints 2020  “5. Parramore Too Restaurant (Blountstown, Florida) Don’t let the nondescript exterior fool you, say patrons. The catfish fingers (and enormous portions that guarantee leftovers) more than make up for it. Lunch specials change daily and are posted on their Facebook page. Be sure to bring cash—they don’t take cards.
facebook.com/parramore-too-restaurant, 850-674-3400, 16438 SW Chipola Road, Blountstown, FL 32424”

Parramore Too Restaurant is an American dining restaurant with warm family atmosphere, excellent food prepared and served by friendly employees who care. Temporary hours due to COVID-19 are:.
Monday-Closed
Tuesday-10am-8pm
Wed-4pm-8pm
Thurs-10am-8pm
Friday- 10:30am-9pm
Saturday-4pm-9pm

Social distancing while boating

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Social distancing is still encouraged. As the days are getting hotter many are going to want to go out on the water. Here are a few ways to practice social distancing while having fun on the boat!

~Only boat with those in your immediate household ~No beaching your boat right next to someone else ~No rafting up ~ Maintain your distance while fueling ~Go right from your house to your boat and back ~And no guests on your boat.

 

GADSDEN COUNTY~call center about COVID-19

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Emergency officials in Gadsden County are setting up a new call center to answer questions about the coronavirus. Local emergency personnel say positive COVID-19 cases in Gadsden County nearly doubled in one day this past week. Now they’re hoping that putting these initiatives in place early can help slow the spread. Gadsden County officials say they’ve been receiving a lot of calls from people with questions or concerns as the number of cases rises. The emergency call center is a partnership with the Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office, Emergency Management and the Florida Department of Health in Gadsden County. Members of each department will be available to answer questions specifically related to the coronavirus.
Major Shawn Wood says they want county officials to be accessible and to provide the community with needed information, and this resource is just another preventative maintenance measure to keep numbers low.

Emergency officials say the community has been receptive of prevention, like with social distancing. They’re asking the community to continue to do so to help keep those numbers down.

The call center with be open 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. It can be reached by calling (850)743-6070.

National Lineman Appreciation Day~April 18th

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April 18 has been designated as National Lineman Appreciation Day. If the power is on where you are reading this article, you likely have a lineman to thank. From the power plant, the grid crisscrossing the country both above and underground and right up to the meters on our homes, these men and women build and maintain the system that keeps our nation running. Regardless of the source, the electricity has to be transported by employing transformers and other equipment. Due to the dangerous conditions power poses, safety is of utmost importance for both the lineman and the consumer. When mother nature destroys what our linemen have built up, they are on call to build it back up again as quickly as possible. These men and women work tirelessly to get emergency systems back in working order and urgently return service to remaining areas. Even when there is no crisis, they work under dangerous conditions on a daily basis. Whether they are working in trenches, near water or on high towers, the risks are extreme. Today, be sure to thank a lineman. You can post it on social media or go to your power companies FB page and post a thank you there. You can also mail a thank you card to a power company. This day was first recognized on April 10, 2013.

Snake information~Be safe

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Today’s forecast is sunny and warm, with a chance of…snakes. Spring in North Florida is when local serpents become active. Florida is home to 44 species of native snakes but only 6 of them are venomous. The vast majority of snakes you would find around your home are harmless. Snakes don’t do well with people so most neighborhoods have very little chance of having snakes.

A few ways to snake proof your home are ~keep grass mowed, ~store firewood on a rack, not the ground, ~keep brush and wood piles away from the house, ~keep shrubs and tree branches trimmed, ~seal gaps under doors (some snakes can enter through a hole as small as a pencil), ~and snakes can come in through pet doors, by themselves or by your pet, ~rodents attract snakes so call a pest company if you see any.

Stay safe~

This US Government Snake Bite Kit was donated in 2010 by Jim Donohue of Tallahassee, and contained all the items needed to treat snakebite (except the tourniquet) according to the best practices of that day. It is displayed in the Medical Exhibit at Camp Gordon Johnston Museum, between the Infirmary and the Barracks. No snakes are included in the exhibit.