Category: Events

WFEC planned outage on Sept 19 for certain areas

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West Florida Electric Cooperative (WFEC) is having a planned power outage on September 19th from 9pm to approximately 10:30pm impacting all members served by the Chipley substation. The junction inside the substation that was damaged during Hurricane Michael will be repaired by PowerSouth Energy Cooperative, WFEC’s generation & transmission cooperative during this time. This outage will impact 3,962 meters in Chipley, Wausau, Orange Hill, Duncan Community, Sapp Church Community, Rock Hill Community, New Home & Salem Communities, Hwy 273, Richter’s Crossroads, Lovewood Community, and the Falling Waters area.

WFEC apologizes for any inconvenience this outage may cause. These repairs are necessary to improve the quality of service to the members in that area. For addition information or to verify if you will be affected by the outage, contact your local district office at (850) 263-3231 or (800)342-7400.

Saturday~ September 14th

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A full day in the panhandle this Saturday. Below are just a few events going on. Be sure to look below each photo for a description.

Sept 14th from 9am to 4pm at the Centennial Hall in Port St. Joe located at 300 Allen Memorial Way is a housing resource fair. Free and Kid friendly event with free food, They will have realtors, mortgage companies, legal advisors, local recovery agencies, construction company, and health, career, and education staff on hand for you to meet with in person. Families from all communities are invited.
Free family matinee on Sept 14th at NorthStar Callaway campus from 11am to 1pm located at 162 N. Tyndall Parkway in Panama City. Lunch provided by Beef O Brady’s and they will have fun and games for the whole family.
Sept 14th from 9am to 3pm they are having a free event at the Holmes County Ag Center. The expo will have scavenger hunts, giveaways, live demonstrations, and more. Experts from across the region will be on-site to answer any questions you may have about topics including food plot management, aquatic feed control, and fish pond optimization.
Sept 14th, family scavenger hunt in Downtown Panama City from 10am to 3pm. Downtown Panama City is hosting the scavenger hunt in over 30 businesses and some of your favorite public spots. You can win prizes by getting your map stamped at participating locations as well as posting photos to social media with the #downtownpanamacity. You can pick up your map Saturday morning at Main Street Antiques on Harrison, Vinny’s and Bay’s coffee and eatery, or Panama City Center for the Arts and start searching!
Bunk Bed Build round 2 will be on Sept 14th from 8am till noon at Innovative Charities of Northwest Florida, Inc. on Hwy 71 in Marianna. Our area still has kids sleeping on the floor. So sleep in heavenly peace has teamed up to build 15 sets of bunkbeds this Saturday. If you can help please go to Bunk Bed Build Round 2! on FB and comment so they know how many will be attending.
Sept 14th from 10am to 5pm on Front Beach Road in Panama City Beach Turtle Girls Market is hosting Septembart Creativity and Art Festival. This is the 1st (hopefully annual) event celebrating local artists and artisans. This event will feature local art, fun creations, beer, music, food and wine.

 

 

September 13th

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Starting the weekend on Friday this week. Be sure to read under the photos for descriptions of events.

Anna Wescoat Live @ Milk And Honey on Hwy 90 in Marianna. 6:30pm to 8:30 pm. Relax and unwind and leave the work week behind. Anna will be playing live music on the patio and you can buy frozen yogurt with a wall full of toppings and they also have a full service coffee bar. A delicious way to start the weekend.
Yard Sale Friday and Saturday at Partners For Pets on Maintenance Dr. in Marianna. Starts at 7am both days and goes till 1pm. Help support a local no kill animal shelter.

 

Sep 25th~Jackson County Legislative Delegation Meeting

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The Washington and Jackson Legislative Delegation will hold their annual Pre-Session meeting ‪on Wednesday, September 25, 2019‬ at 2:15 p.m. CST Jackson County School Board Chambers‬ located at 2903 Jefferson Street in Marianna.‬

This meeting is an opportunity for citizens, elected officials, cities and local governments, and other civic organizations to address the delegation before the start of the 2020 Legislative Session. They will also consider and vote on “local bills”, which is state legislation that only pertains to a municipality, taxing district, or school district within the county.

Public testimony during the Legislative Delegation Meetings is welcome. To request an appearance form to be placed on the agenda or submit handouts for the Washington and/or Jackson County Legislation Delegation meeting, please email ‪brad.drake@myfloridahouse.gov‬ or ‪ann.mcgraw@myfloridahouse.gov‬ or contact Rep. Drake’s district office at ‪(850) 951-0547‬ no later than ‪4 p.m., Friday, September 13th.‬

The legislative delegation consists of Representative Brad Drake (R-Eucheeanna) and Senator George Gainer (R-Panama City). Both Drake and Gainer represent other counties in Northwest Florida.

Art Break Day~Sep 6th

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Art Break Day is a worldwide event, annually on the 1st Friday of September. Grab your favorite creative hobby and go do it in St. Andrews in Panama City on Friday, September 6th from 12pm to 6pm. They will have arting, dancing, music making, and preforming all over Historic St. Andrews, and they want to do it with you! St. Joe Community Foundation is sponsoring this day for everyone to take an afternoon art break. An art break is an intentional act of creativity. Hope you have a creative day!

For more information visit them at http://www.artismoving.org

 

Volunteers needed~Apalachicola Forest~Sept 7th

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3rd Annual Apalachicola National Forest Trash Cleanup! Saturday, Sept 7th from 6am to 11am. Cold drinks, donuts, and trash bags will be provided. Please meet at Hwy 12 & Forest Road 105. Contact Michael Harris for more information at 850-630-8187 or Joseph Hall at 850-272-6507.

Saturday, August 31st

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Lots to do this Labor Day weekend. Below are just a handful of things that are going on. Stay safe, have fun, and keep on eye on Hurricane Dorian.

Relax and Learn hosted by Colonics & Massage of Marianna. This event runs from 9am to 2pm located at 2946 Jefferson St. Go meet and greet with health conscious individuals. Learn the many benefits or Massage, Colon Hydrotherapy and the Ion foot bath detox. They will also introduce to you the benefits of the Salt Therapy that is coming soon. There will be a special guest to speak on her weight loss journey. This lady dropped 130lbs. If you have an questions the number they provided is 850-526-3211.
The Downtown Panama City merchants has a great group of businesses participating. On August 31st from noon to 1pm stroll thru Downtown’s many locations. They will provide maps for which store has who playing in front of it. A lot of the businesses that are participating are on Harrison St in Downtown Panama City. Play Music on the Porch Day started out as an idea in 2013. By 2018 thousands of musicians from at least 60 countries and over 600 cities participated and the movement continues to grow everyday. Participation is easy. You can go to a schedule event like this one or just go outside and play music. Participate alone or invite your friends to gather on the porch. Share a video on your social media and add #playmusicontheporchday
Saving with Soul pet rescue is a foster-based rescue, so adoptable animals are in private homes in the NW Florida Panhandle. The best way to meet one of there pets is to attend the adoption events on Saturdays. They have events EVERY Saturday follow there page on FB to see what pets they have and where the location for that Saturday will be. www.savewithsoul.com Most of the pets are fully vetted and most are ready to go home right away. Fees range from $75 to $250.
Alaqua Animal Refuge is a nonprofit, no-kill animal shelter that rescues, rehabilitates and adopts a wide variety of animals in need. They are located at 914 Whitfield Road in Freeport. The webpage is http://www.Alaqua.org/ The contact phone number is 850-880-6399. This Saturday they are having a 1/2 off adoption fee promotion in order to find forever families for more of their dogs. They are completely overwhelmed by the amount of dogs in the kennels and are running at maximum capacity. They need to send home as many dogs as they can. They are open from noon to 5pm on Saturday.
Labor Day Concert Celebration at HarborWalk Village in Destin. This event is Aug 31st and Sep 1st. Live music all weekend long and on Sunday they will have fireworks over the Destin Harbor.

 

 

23rd Annual Florida Scallop, Music, & Arts Festival~August 30th through Sept. 1st

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The 23rd Annual Florida Scallop, Music, & Arts Festival will be held Friday, August 20th thru Sunday,  Sept 1st. This years event will be held in George Core Park (Lighthouse Park) in St. Joe Bay. No coolers allowed but pets properly restrained on leashes will be welcomed. From 9pm to 10pm on Friday The Rachel Hillman Band will be preforming. On Saturday from 6:30pm to 8pm Bill Wharton (The Sauce Boys) will be preforming, and 14 more bands will be preforming throughout the weekend.

This event does have a charge of $20 a person for a weekend pass or $10 a day for Friday and Saturday. Then Sunday is only $5. Admission charge starts at 4pm on Friday, 2pm on Saturday, and 1pm on Sunday. All active and retired military are free with military id. And kids 10 and under are free with a parent or guardian. Below is the link for more information.

scallopfestfl.org

New Italian Resturant in Marianna opens August 28th

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August 28th at 5:30pm The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce and Penello’s Italian Cuisine will have a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of Penello’s Italian Cuisine located at 4217 Lafayette St. The hours will be Wednesday-Thursday 10:30am until 9pm, Friday-Saturday from 10am until 10pm, and Sunday’s from 11am to 5pm. For more information you can call them at 850-546-5200. After the ribbon cutting on the 28th they will have their grand opening with the first dinner service being served at 6pm. The public is invited to help celebrate this occasion.

Penollo’s is owned by Arty, Paula, and son Bryan who will be cooking New York Style Italian Cuisine from family recipes passed down over time. The family was born and raised in New York where Arty worked for the transit authority. Arty and Paula owned some property in Compass Lake and in 2006 someone made them an offer. So the family decided to come to the area and take a look at their investment. During the visit they fell in love with the area and moved here in July of 2006. Bryan’s love of cooking developed early in life and continued into high school where he was part of the culinary program at Marianna High School for 3 years and later at Gulf Coast State College. Bryan is not the only one in the family with culinary experience. Dad Arty operated a successful catering business for 10 years serving a wide variety of events.

The sauces they will be cooking will take between 12-24 hours to prepare. They will be sweetened with natural ingredients, no sugar, and very little salt. They plan to have New-York style cheesecake that stands 2 1/2 inches tall. They are focused on doing business locally.  They are working with Southern Craft Creamery to create a specialized surprise ice cream for the restaurant. They will have zucchini and squash noodles to provide healthier options as well. The owners plan to server locally grown vegetables for side dishes. Wine and beer will be available.