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FEATURED IN THIS NOVEMBER 2011 EDITION
Welcome to this our second edition of
Bay County People…….E-Magazine……..
dedicated to clubs & organizations in
Bay County.
Our publication offers FREE space to area
clubs and organizations.
Please send us your club information and
photos, to: [email protected] 850-774-0977
Spreading the Word
OPEN HOUSE
NOVEMBER 19th
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The Bay County Veterans Council
(BCVC) is made up of 32 Veterans
O r g a n i z a t i o n s a n d M i l i t a r y
Associations in Bay County. BCVC
are the Sole Focal Point for Veterans
Issues in Bay County, authorized by
Bay County Board of County
Commissioners.
The Council helped raise funds for
the construction of the Bay County
Veterans Memorial Plaza in Arron
Bessant Park on Panama City Beach
and conducts a Re-Dedication
Ceremony on site each July 4th.
They also conduct the annual
Veterans Day Parade in Panama City
and the Memorial day Remembrance
Ceremony in Kent-Forrest Lawn
Cemetery.
The Council established a Military
Welcome Center at the new Bay
County Beaches International Airport,
that is manned daily from 8 am to 8
pm to assist our traveling Active Duty
and Veteran Hero's and their families.
Volunteers to man the Welcome Center
are needed and those who belong to
Groups wishing to serve an entire day
or more are welcome.
For more information on the
Welcome Center or to send
information to BCVC Member
Organization‟s, Contact Carol Hertz
at: 850 265-1270 or e-mail: Carol at:
Bob Thompson 871-0988
About The Gulf
Jazz Society
Founded in 1997, the Gulf
Jazz Society (GJS) serves as
an advocate of jazz music in
the Panama City, Panhandle
region of Florida. As part of
its annual program, the GJS
awards scholarships and
introduces jazz to local
schools. Recently the Society
awarded three $500 scholarships and granted Bay County
Public Schools a curriculum guide entitled “Jazz For Young
People“ as well as instructional materials for the use of
classroom teachers.
In February of 2001 The Society presented its first
independently produced “Emerald Coast Jazz Fest / Brunch”
at the Edgewater Resort. The same year the GJS inaugurated
its series of “Open Monthly Jam Sessions” at a downtown
restaurant, and started its series of quarterly “Jazz Gumbos".
The Gumbo's are a live music event paying tribute to
legendary jazz musicians, such as Duke Ellington, Thelonious
Monk, Lionel Hampton, Buddy DeFranco, Ella Fitzgerald,
Billie Holiday and others.
The Society‟s St. Andrews festival series began in April of 2002
with ”Joy Spring––A Jazz Jubilee” in celebration of National
Jazz Appreciation Month. A highlight of the mini-festival was
the presentation of a “Lifetime Achievement Award” to
legendary clarinetist Buddy DeFranco who accepted the award
in person with stirring words about the importance of jazz to
our cultural experience.
Subsequent free Jazz-By-the-Bay festivals have been presented
each fall through 2007. The festivals have featured jazz
musicians of national reputation, such as Ira Sullivan, Bob
Dorough, Warren Vache, J. B. Scott and the University of
North Florida Jazz Ensemble, Duke Heigter, John Eric Kelso,
Eddie Higgins, Steve Gilmore, Giacomo Gates, Hod O‟Brian
and Stephanie Nakasian.
The Ninth Annual Jazz By-the-Bay Festival is scheduled for
October 16th and 17th at Oaks-By-the-Bay Park at 10th and
Chestnut Streets in Panama City,
Gulf Jazz Society Board of Directors meets monthly in the
fellowship room of the historic St. Andrews Church at 10th
and Chestnut in Panama City, FL. Any person interested in
jazz and the program of the GJS is welcome to attend. Call 850
235 1659 for meeting details. Bob Borich Vol. Executive Director
Gulf Jazz Society Inc. http://www.gulfjazzsociety.org/
The AMIkids Panama City Marine Institute board was recently recognized for its leadership in the area
of community development. AMIkids‟ Chairman Dan Thompson presenting the award to Alvin Peters,
Norm Gulkis and Mike Michel during the national board meeting in Tampa.
AMIkids schools are a community based with 55 schools around the country. They are governed by a
board of local community leaders who are dedicated to providing troubled youth a promising future.
Since 1969, AMIkids has partnered with local communities to help over 100,000 kids develop into
responsible and productive citizens. Panama City Marine Institute was one of the first schools in the
organization. Their goal is to have every student either re-enroll in school, gain employment, or begin
higher education coursework.
Tuesday, November 1, Debra Peel gave a
Crime Stopper presentation to over 100
members, Silver Saints, from Hiland
Park Baptist Church. Thanks to the
Silver Saints for inviting us to the annual
Hamburger Cookout & Luncheon, the
food was great!
L-R : Carl Fondren, Executive Pastor,
Debra, Iris Corbett, Senior Adults Director
and Wayne Barnes, Photographer for the
Senior Adult Ministry.
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Article by U.S. Army Spc. Amie J. McMillan
“Are you Mr. Smith, the editor and publisher
of The County Press?” questioned a 13-year-old
student (at the time, year 2000) at Everitt Middle
School. This conversation led to an article I wrote
about the program I was involved in called the
Bay County Sheriff‟s Office Explorers Program,
to be published in the COUNTY PRESS.
As an eighth grader, while most of my peers
were still juggling the thoughts of their future
career, I dreamed of becoming a published
journalist.
When I began my freshman year at
Rutherford High School, I was made aware of a
scholarship funded by the Bay Education
Foundation. The catch? I had to write an essay
explaining why I deserve the scholarship, as well
as what degree I would pursue if I was awarded it.
The essay was long by the time I finished writing
about my aspirations of becoming a famous
journalist one day. After what seemed like
forever, I was informed I had been awarded the
four-year scholarship.
The news that I was actually going to be able to
go to college made me that more focused in school.
My sophomore year, I transferred to Bay High
School where I took a creative writing course, as
well as signed up to be part of the high school
yearbook staff.
After graduation in 2004, I enrolled into
college at the Florida Community College at
Jacksonville. Although school was going well,
I felt a little empty like there was something else
I was called to do. After careful and thorough
research on different careers, I decided to join the
United States Army. I guess it helped a little that I
was in the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
(JROTC) while I was in high school.
In August 2005, I enlisted as Private First Class
Amie J. McMillan, with the career choice of
Journalism. After completion of Basic Combat
Training in October 2005 at Fort Jackson, S.C., I
was sent to Fort Meade, Md. to begin the training
for my career as an Army Public Affairs
Specialist. In May 2006, I arrived at my first duty
station in Fort Lewis, Wash., and in March 2008,
I went on my first deployment to Iraq for 15
months.
During my first deployment, I was able to
report on a few of the many great things our
Service members were doing to help the people of
Iraq. I served as the only Public Affairs Specialist
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on my base – Camp Bucca. The stories I wrote were circulated throughout many different publications
across the world, and my dream to become a published journalist, became a reality.
In March 2010, I arrived at my new duty station in Fort Bragg, N.C., and in August 2010, I deployed
for a 12-month tour to Baghdad, Iraq. While I was deployed, I was one of four media marketing
coordinators in all of Iraq, as well as taking photographs and writing stories about our Servicemembers.
Every day begins a new adventure, a new chapter in my life
that began when I was only 13 years old. Looking back at my life
so far, I don‟t regret a minute of it! As far as my career in the
Army, I could not serve our country if weren‟t for the community
support, and the support of my friends and family. Sincere
gratitude to Terry and Leanne Tally (adopted Mom and Dad);
Nevale Hill (mentor); Randy Jordan (BCSO Explorer leader in
2000); and Mrs. Karen Abrahams (mentor).
Spc. Amie J. McMillan is currently stationed at Fort Bragg,
N.C., serving as a Public Affairs Specialist in the U.S. Army.
...thank you Amie, for thinking of us at The COUNTY PRESS,
and sharing your story, especially at this time of year.
We congratulate you on your success and thank you
for your service to our county.
May God guide and keep you safe in your future endeavors.
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Amateur Radio Exams by Panama City ARC
Third Wednesday of each month (5:30 pm - 7:00 pm)
Saturdays (by appointment only) Location: Panama City ARC
Clubhouse, 130 N Church Ave., Panama City, FL
Please notify Gary Bills AJ4KY by the second Wednesday of the month if you wish to take an exam. Those wishing to take the test should be
present by 5:30 PM CT to complete the necessary paperwork. For more information, contact Gary (AJ4KY)
at [email protected] or at 850-747-9996.
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Motorized Bicycles
Electric
Bikes NO LICENSE REQUIRED Gas Bikes …. LICENSE REQUIRED
218 N. Kimbrel Ave. #2
Panama City FL 32404
(850) 215-5212
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Writers Gallery ..meets every 3rd Tuesday at the Purple Grape in St. Andrews
Facebook “writers gallery FOR MORE DETAILS
Bay High Class
of 1954
MEET FIRST
MONDAYS
11:30
Rodeo‟s
Steak House
Bay High Class
of 1955
MEET SECOND
MONDAYS
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Steak House
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The Emerald Coast Corvette Club is located in Panama City, Florida, home of the World's Most Beautiful
Beaches. Mailing address is P.O. Box 1013, Lynn Haven, FL 32444.
The club holds regular monthly meetings at 6:30pm on the first Tuesday of each month. Meetings are at Holiday
Inn Select, 2001 Martin Luther King Blvd., Panama City, Florida. We invite potential members to come to a
meeting. For membership application, click here.
We get together often for a cruise to a new restaurant or an event of interest. We do some road trips throughout
the year. Whatever it takes to enjoy the camaraderie and our Vettes.
History of Emerald Coast Corvette Club
The club was founded by a small group of Corvette owners/lovers in 1996. The club was originally organized
because there were no Corvette clubs in this area and a small group of owners wanted to get together and discuss
Corvettes and take their Corvettes to car shows. Membership started out with 10 members the 1st year and then in
1997 started growing to about 50 members and holds around that number at this time. Membership goes up and
down because we have several members that are in the military (Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard). Our beautiful
area is blessed with a base for each of these branches of the Armed Forces.
The first meetings of the club were at The Cheese Barn, then we moved to the Pizza Hut, then to Loco's, on to the
Golden Coral, then to the Panama City Country Club, to Fire Mountain back to Golden Corral and currently at
the Holiday Inn Select, 2001 Martin Luther King Blvd..
Over the years we have assisted other car clubs in sponsoring car shows to raise money for local charities. In 2001
we decided to do a Corvette only show. We called it The Corvette Beach Odyssey. We held three of these on the
third weekend of September each year. In 2004 we were forced to postpone until October because of hurricanes. In
2005 we cancelled the show due the extensive damage in nearby areas from hurricane Katrina. We have not held
the Corvette Beach Odyssey since.
The club's main goal is to have fun with our Corvettes. Some have said the main thing we do is Cruise to Eat, and
Eat to Cruise. The club‟s main charity is The Taunton Children‟s Home, located in Wewahitchka, Florida. We
also support the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY.
Club Officers are elected each December. Daniel Whitman was our first/founding President. Starting the club was
mainly his idea and we owe him a special thanks for his hard work in putting it all together along with Mark
Pittman and a few others.
http://emeraldcoastcorvetteclub.com/
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Bay County
Manager Ed Smith
T h e co u n ty ma n a g e r i s
responsible for managing county
operations and for carrying out all
decisions, policies, ordinances and
resolutions of the commission. The
county manager's duties include the
preparation of the recommended
annual budget and long-range
Capital Improvement Program.
Ed Smith became the Bay County
manager in September of 2005. In
accepting the position he brought
almost two decades of experience in
local government. He served two
years as the city manager of
Chiefland, FL, as well as 15 years in
Marion County, including two years
as the senior administrative assistant
and seven years as the assistant
county administrator.
A graduate of the University of
Wisconsin-River Falls, Mr. Smith
began his career as a middle school
teacher. After moving to Florida he
worked as a news and program
director for two Ocala radio
stations.
Although Mr. Smith graduated
from the University of Wisconsin, he
is an avid Florida Gators fan. He
also enjoys a good round of golf in
his free-time.
E-mail: [email protected]
George B. Gainer represents
Bay County Board of County
Commissioners, District 2.
Commissioner George B. Gainer
was born in Jackson County in
1942. He is married to Charla
Janice Gainer and they have six
children. He attended Vernon
Elementary School, Jinks Junior
High, Bay High and Gulf Coast
Community College. Commissioner
Gainer previously served on the
Bay County Commission from 1968
to 1972.
Commissioner Gainer began his
career in the automobile business in
1966 and is currently owner of Bay
Lincoln Mercury Dodge Hyundai, Bay Suzuki, and Bay Ford in
Blounstown. Mr. Gainer is a member of the Panama City New Car
Dealers Association and past officer of the Chrysler and Ford Dealer
and Advertising Councils. Mr. Gainer is past president of the
Birmingham Automobile Association. He is a member of various civic
and professional associations including the Bay County Chamber of
Commerce, Panama City Beaches Chamber of Commerce and
Military Affairs Committee. George is a Mason and a Shriner.
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Bay County to hold
Waste Amnesty Days
Bay County‟s annual Waste Amnesty Days and Recycling
Round-up will be held Friday, Nov. 11 and Saturday, Nov. 12
from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Steelfield Landfill located at 11411
Landfill Road in West Bay, off State 79.
“This is something we do as a service to the community, giving
people an opportunity to clean up their properties and also
dispose of household hazardous waste properly without concern
about it damaging the local environment,” said Bay County
Utilities Director Jamie Jones.
Residents may drop off their yard debris, household garbage and hazardous waste at no charge and are
encouraged to bring recyclable materials as well. Fish ponds stocked by the Florida Fish and Wildlife
Commission are located on the property and will be open to fishing for customers who drop off
recyclables from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Customers must supply their own fishing equipment and bait, and
children must be accompanied by an adult.
This event is open to Bay County residents only. Proof of residency is required (e.g., driver‟s license,
power bill, voter registration card).
The following materials will be accepted:
•
Appliances (air conditioners, dryers, stoves, washing machines, etc.)
•
Construction and demolition debris (concrete, lumber, sheet rock, etc.)
•
Trash (kitchen garbage, furniture, carpet, clothes, etc.)
•
Household hazardous waste (pesticides, paints, used oil, fluorescent tubes, antifreeze, etc.)
•
Small engine containing devices (lawn mowers, weed eaters, edgers, etc.)
•
Tires
•
Yard debris (grass clippings, leaves, tree trimmings, etc.)
•
Recyclables (batteries, paper, plastic, metals, computers, cell phones, etc.)
Regulations prohibit disposing of appliances, household hazardous waste, small engine containing devices
and tires in landfills. The landfill accepts these items, but must process them separately from other waste.
If possible, please stage these materials in the load so they can be dropped off at the designated area.
Bay County will not accept gas cylinders, explosive materials, ammunition, or flares. However, residential
-sized propane tanks are accepted.
The normal tipping fees will still apply to commercial customers.
For more information, contact Bay County Solid Waste
Management at 236-2212.
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ACROSS
1. Merchandise
6. Exploded star
10. Amount of medicine
14. A South American bird
15. Very imposing or
impressive
16. Weightlifters pump this
17. The meaning of a word
19. Sediment
20. Animal sexual arousal
21. Beer
22. Impoverished
23. Strike down
25. Thin and metallic in
sound
26. Resorts
30. A wise and trusted
guide
32. Summit
35. Later this evening
39. Choice
40. Asteroid
41. Notwithstanding
43. Failure to be present
44. Slob
46. To fake an opponent
out of position
47. Improvised flat floats
50. Communion table
53. Winged
54. 180° from NNW
55. It hangs from the necks
of turkeys
60. Drill
61. The financial means
whereby one lives
63. Ancient Peruvian
64. Roasting appliance
65. A dish of greens and
tomatoes
66. Consider
67. Make (one's way)
68. Foe
DOWN 1. Walk through water
2. Matures
3. Logs or timbers fastened
together
4. Arab chieftain
5. Cavity in the skull
6. Mesh
7. Narcotic
8. Ferocious
9. Pimples
10. Demoralized
11. A giant Boeotian hunter
(Greek mythology)
12. Statesman
13. Way in
18. Any doctrine
24. Babysitter's handful
25. Notes
26. Wearing footgear
27. Water carrier
28. Anagram of "Salt"
29. Backwash
31. Grave
33. Works
34. Not tricked by
36. Heredity carrier
37. Pawn
38. Tall woody plant
42. Deliberately vague
43. Picnic insect
45. Just short of a dozen
47. Fanatical
48. Without company
49. A comedy
characterized by broad
satire
51. Piercing tool
52. Increase
54. Sluggish
56. Comparative word
57. Lacquered metalware
58. Farm soil
59. Swirl
62. Finish
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Florida
SLAP
distributor
carries on
family
tradition
Address:
2310 S. Hwy 77, Suite 110-201,
Lynn Haven,
FL - 32444
Phone: (850) 774-3186
About Florida SLAP
distributor carries on family
tradition:
Lee Ann Swartzentruber is carrying on a family tradition with Florida SLAP, a local
distributor of Slap Ya Mama Cajun products. The company was created by her aunt and uncle,
Jennifer and Tony Walker, of Walker & Sons Inc. The Walkers were looking for just the right
high-quality mix to please their convenience store deli customers in Ville Platte, La., who wanted
something a little less salty. So, they filled a pickle jar with salt, red and black pepper and garlic
and then let their children, Jack and Joe, get into the mix by rolling it around on the floor. The
original blend was introduced to the Walkers' customers in 1996 and demand quickly rose for the
spice mix. It became incorporated in 2001 and turned into a brand. Slap Ya Mama is now sold
throughout the U.S., as well as in Canada and the United Kingdom.
But Swartzentruber is the only family distributor, bringing Slap Ya Mama to Northwest
Florida with Florida SLAP. Swartzentruber was raised by her mother, Georgia, and Bob Walker
in Meridian, Miss. Bob Walker, the middle of three Walker boys, with Tony being the youngest
and Kenneth being the oldest, was the only family member to leave Louisiana. But Bob Walker
brought the Cajun cooking and the language with him, teaching Swartzentruber a little Cajun
French spoken by his mother and grandmother. From the age of 7, she grew up as part of the
Walker family, eating Cajun cooking at family reunions and crawfish boils with up to 300,000
pounds of crawfish. Initially, she just gave the Slap Ya Mama products to friends as thank-you
gifts and to initiate conversation with her job, but then found people were requesting it.
Swartzentruber, her son, Reid Garrett, and her husband, Cecil, started by working booths at area
festivals and farmers' markets.
They have been to more than 30 events since October 2009, with 26 during 2010. Family friend
Kayla Holder helps out during Thunder Beach, promoting the products while wearing chili-
pepper glasses. Florida SLAP supplies to more than 70 stores in Northwest Florida, from shops to
grocery stores and seafood markets. Slap Ya Mama started out with the mild Original Blend
Seasoning in the yellow can and has grown to include a medium White Pepper Blend Seasoning
and spicy Hot Blend Seasoning, as well as Cajun Pepper Sauce, Seafood Boil, Cajun Fish Fry and
Etouffee Sauce Meal Mix. Find Florida SLAP on Facebook and follow them on Twitter.
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STARTING September 30th @ 7pm
EVERY FRIDAY & SATURDAY NIGHTS
……...thru December 3rd………..
Challenge your friends to a SHOOT OFF!
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Fall TURKEY Shoot Fri @ 5 pm ** Sat @ 5pm …..$3 a shot…..
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Our Annual Appeal at
Christmas raises much needed
funds for the work we do among
the needy over the holidays. This
includes providing food, clothing
and toys for families to enable
them to experience the joy of the
Christmas Season. But your gifts
do not stop there. Funds not
e x p e n d e d f o r S e a s o n a l
Assistance are used throughout
the year to enable our charitable
work to continue to those in
need.
Please contemplate two slogans
we use frequently: "Need has no
season" and "Sharing is
Caring". Join with us in ministry
to the less fortunate by mailing
your monetary gift to the
Panama City Salvation Army
and contributing to the Red
Kettles when you pass them in
ffont of stores or the mall.
Origin of the
Salvation Army
Christmas Kettle Captain Joseph McFee had resolved in December of 1891
to provide a free Christmas dinner to the area's poor
persons. But how would he pay for the food?
As he went about his daily tasks, the question stayed in his
mind. Suddenly, his thoughts went back to his days as a
sailor in Liverpool, England. On the Stage Landing he saw a
large pot, called "Simpson's Pot" into which charitable
donations were thrown by passers-by.
On the next morning, he secured permission from the
authorities to place a similar pot at the Oakland ferry
landing, at the foot of Market Street. No time was lost in
securing the pot and placing it in a conspicuous position so
that it could be seen by all those going to and from the ferry
boats. In addition, a brass urn was placed on a stand in the
waiting room for the same purpose.
Thus, Captain Joseph McFee launched a tradition that has
spread not only throughout the United States, but
throughout the world.
By Christmas, 1895, the kettle was used in 30 Salvation
Army Corps in various sections of the West Coast area. The
Sacramento Bee of that year carried a description of the
Army's Christmas activities and mentioned the
contributions to the street corner kettles. Shortly afterward,
two young Salvation Army officers who had been
instrumental in the original use of the kettle, William A.
McIntyre and N.J. Lewis, were transferred to the East. They
took with them the idea of the Christmas
kettle.
In 1897, McIntyre prepared his
Christmas plans for Boston around the
kettle, but his fellow officers refused to
cooperate for fear of "making spectacles
of themselves." So McIntyre, his wife and
his sister set up three kettles at the
Washington Street thoroughfare in the
heart of the city. That year the kettle effort
in Boston and other locations nationwide
resulted in 150,000 Christmas dinners for
the needy.
In 1898, the New York World hailed The
Salvation Army kettles as "the newest and
most novel device for collecting money."
The newspaper also observed, "There is a
man in charge to see that contributions are
not stolen."
In 1901, kettle contributions in New York
City provided funds for the first
mammoth sit-down dinner in Madison
Square Garden, a custom that continued
for many years. Today, however, families
are given grocery checks so that they can
buy and prepare their own dinners at
home. The homeless poor are still invited
to share holiday dinners and festivities at
hundreds of Salvation Army centers.
Kettles are now used in such distant lands
as Korea, Japan, Chile, and in many
European countries. Everywhere, public
contributions to the kettles enable The
Salvation Army to bring the spirit of
Christmas to those who would otherwise be forgotten -- to
the aged and lonely, the ill, the inmates of jails and other
institutions, the poor and unfortunate.
In the United States, The Salvation Army annually aids
more than 4,500,000 persons at Thanksgiving and
Christmas. Kettles have changed since the first utilitarian
cauldron set up in San Francisco. Some of the new kettles
have such devices as a self-ringing bell and a booth complete
with public address system over which the traditional
Christmas carols are broadcast. Behind it all, though, is the
same Salvation Army message, "Sharing is Caring."
Volunteers needed Every Salvation Army service needs dependable
volunteers to help with the fundraising efforts as well
as programs. If you can share time to assist in these
efforts, we encourage you to contact The Salvation
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The Panhandle Chapter of the Florida Trail Association
by Ron Peterson, Chair, Panhandle Chapter, Florida
Trail Association
Incorporated in 1964, the
Florida Trail Association is a
501(c)3 nonprofit volunteer
organization that builds, maintains, protects, and
promotes the 1,400 mile Florida Trail, one of only
eleven National Scenic Trails in the United States,
in partnership with the USDA Forest Service. Our
volunteers also build and maintain other trails on
public land, that become part of the Florida Trail
System. With 18 regional chapters across Florida,
FTA provides recreational opportunities for
hiking and camping, as well as educational
opportunities to appreciate and conserve the
natural beauty of Florida.
One of these 18 Chapters is the Panhandle Chapter, organized in
1982. The Panhandle Chapter serves Bay, Calhoun, Holmes, Jackson,
Washington, and Gulf Counties, and is responsible for that part of the
Florida Trail lying between the Choctawhatchee and Apalachicola
Rivers. The chapter‟s first major trail project, in the late 1980s, was
construction of the Florida Trail through Pine Log State Forest, the
oldest state forest in Florida. The Pine Log Section passes through
the lovely Sand Pond Recreation Area, and includes a segment
coinciding with the old Military Road, built in 1823. Beginning in the
1990s, the chapter built the popular section of Florida Trail that
follows the wild and beautiful Econfina Creek that many find
reminiscent of sections of the Appalachian Trail. The Econfina
Section boasts blooming wild azalea and mountain laurel in the
Spring, a rare 10-ft waterfall, and two amazing suspension bridges -
Two Penny Bridge and Fender Bridge - that attract hikers from all
over northwest Florida.
Panhandle Chapter meetings and activities are attended by
outdoor enthusiasts of all ages. Meetings are held in Panama City
Beach on the first Monday of each month. We meet at 6:30 pm at the Palms Conference Center of the
Sleep Inn across from Zoo World. Activities, including hikes, paddle trips, and campouts, are organized
at least once a month. Some of the most popular activities, featured annually, include the Econfina
Flower Hike, the Moonlight Hike, the Hike to the Springs, and the Pine Log Gathering.
Get the kids out from behind their electronic gadgets and into the woods to cure their “nature deficit
disorder”. As for you adults that might be looking for exercise, you‟ll find that a walk on the remote and
beautiful Florida Trail is far more interesting than that boring walk around the block.
Learn more about the Florida Trail and the Panhandle Chapter at www.floridatrail.org or
www.meetup.com/hiking-central-panhandle/ or call the Chapter Chairperson at 850 233 9351.
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http://www.healthystartbfg.com
Bay, Franklin, Gulf Healthy Start Coalition, Inc.
850-872-4130 *or* 1-800-895-9506 We meet the 3rd Friday of every month, except Dec. and July, at noon at The Place downtown.
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Ladies! Do you love to sing? Are you looking for a challenging hobby that will help you improve
your vocal production while sharing your gift of music with like-minded women? Are you seeking
an outlet for your creativity that will provide opportunities for performing, competition, and
community service? Harmony Shores Chorus, the Panama City chapter of Sweet Adelines
International, is conducting a membership drive and invites you to join us for rehearsal every
Monday evening at 6:30 p.m. at the Bay High School Music Room. Please call (850) 872-9864 or visit
our website at www.harmonyshores.com for more information.
Murder, She Sang! Harmony Shores Chorus presents their annual show, “Murder, She Sang”, a
mystery set to music. Please join us for an evening of fun, mystery and a cappella harmony.
Saturday, November 5th, 2011, at 7 p.m. Arnold High School Auditorium, 550 Alf Coleman Road,
Panama City Beach, FL. Tickets are $12 in advance, or $15 at the door. Group rates are available.
Please call (850) 235-2677 for more information.
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Project 25 is underway for the
31st year in Bay County
The BCSO organizes and collects cash and new unwrapped toys for needy
children in our area. Last year over 500 children received toys, this year
the BCSO expect to help even more.
A car stuffed with toys is the result of support from the American Muscle
Car Club car show this past Sunday.
To donate please call the BCSO
at 747-4700 and ask for Ms. Becky Johns
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