Submit a cute picture of your pet!
Do you have the cutest pet? Then submit a photo to the Humane Society's Calendar Friends Contest! Proud pet owners can submit a photo of their prize pets by visiting The HSBC's Web site http://www.adoptme.org/ Photos can be uploaded directly and paid for via credit card or PayPal. Each submission is $10, and each vote costs $1. Get all your friends and family to vote for your pet, or just weigh in on which you think is the most adorable. The calendar photo contest, which ends Sept. 30, will feature the 24 top-ranked pets submitted. The top 12 will be given full display for eone month of the calendar, and the remaining will be featured in photo insets throughout the calendar. All proceeds go to the Humane Society of Bay County, which is this community's only no-kill non-profit animal shelter.
Lead Poisoning Warning
Do you live in a house built before nineteen-seventy-eight with any children six years old or younger? If you do, your children may be in danger of lead poisoning. Children can be poisoned by eating dust from chipping and peeling lead paint and soil containing lead. For more information, call the Florida Department of Health for free at one-eight-hundred-six-oh-six-five-eight-one-zero.
Benefit Putt Putt Golf Tournament
It's the 6th annual Pirates Island Golf Tournament benefitting the St. Andrew Bay Center Saturday Sept. 13th beginning at 8am. Pirates Island is located at 9518 Front Beach Road in Panama City Beach. For more information or to register a team, call 265-2951
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Kickoff Meeting
You're invited to attend Bay Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Team Leader University/Kickoff event Thursday August 28th from 6-8pm at Black Angus on Hwy 98 in Panama City. There will dinner, door prizes and lots of creative fundraising ideas and ways to get your team motivated. Wear your pink and plan to have fun. RSVP by Monday August 25th by calling 785-9205 Ext 119.
Boys and Girls Club Sign Ups For School Year
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Bay County is now accepting applications for school term memberships. Fees are as follows: Children 6-12 years- $175.00 Children 13-18 years- $50.00 Bus fee $125.00 Bus Fee for EEC Members- $20.00 These are one time fees which cover the entire school year. For more information, please call a Club near you- 763-3546- The C.C. Moore Unit in St. Andrews 785-2747- The Chapman Unit in Millville 236-3030- The Frank Brown Park Unit on Panama City Beach Spaces are limited so sign up today!
Divorce Support Group
Divorce Care, a special help seminar and support group for people experiencing
divorce and separation, will be held on Wednesday evenings at Panama City
First Baptist Church beginning August 20th. The program runs for 13 weeks and the cost is $15.00 for the hand book. Child care is available. Divorce Care features nationally recognized experts on divorce and recovery topics. Seminar sessions include "facing my anger," "facing my loneliness," "New relationships," "Kid care," and "Forgiveness." Meetings will be held at Panama City First Baptist Church (D building) 32 W 6th St Panama City, FL. For more information call the church office at (850) 785-6146
Home Buyers Seminar
Take part in a free class on how to obtain grant and bond money to pay up to 100 percent of your closing and downpayment costs. 45 minute classes begin Wednesday Sept. 3rd at the Bay County Library on 11th Street in Panama City. Sponsored by Kathryn Miller with Coldwell Banker Carrol Realty and Melissa Ingle with TrustMark Bank. To reserve seating, please call Pam at 872-8200 or e-mail kmiller@coldwellbankerpcfl.net
Pancake Breakfast Benefiting the Panama City Pregnancy Resource Center
Location: O'Charlies Restaurant 311 E 23 rd St
Date: Saturday September 27th
Time: 8:00 - 10:30 AM
Tickets $6.00 available at the Pregnancy Resource Center, The Christian Bread basket, Panama City First Baptist Church, Jane's Expressions, Out of the Box Gifts, and all three locations of Panama City Mad Hatter Muffler Shops. Sorry no tickets available at the door. Come out and support this community Ministry.
Beauty Pageant Contest Applications Available
The RiverFest Beauty Pageant Contest applications and entry forms are now available. Contestants can pick one up at the Growing Tree in Marianna, The Community Safety Coalition office in Marianna, at Sneads Town Hall, or by e-mailing businessinformation@earthlink.net. The RiverFest Beauty Pageant will be held at Sneads High School on Friday, August 29, 2008 beginning at 6:00 PM CDT. Rehearsal is Thursday, August 28, 2008, also at 6:00 PM CDT. There are six categories for contestant hopefuls and they include 2 – 4 years: Tiny Miss (Heirloom Dress); 5 – 7 years: Little Miss (Heirloom Dress); 8 – 9 years: Young Miss (Short or Long Dress); 10 – 12 years: Junior Miss (Short or long dress); 13 – 15 years: Teen Miss (Long or Tea length); and 16 – 18 years: Miss (Long or Tea Length).
Entry fee for the Pageant is $50.00 paid no later than Monday, August 18, 2008. Additional optional entry includes Photogenic for $10 and contestants wanting a final score card will be charged $10 extra. Each contestant is asked to send a small headshot with the entry form and fees for publication in the newspapers. Contestants need to bring a photo to the Pageant for the judges. Mail or drop off entry forms to the Community Safety Coalition, 4428 Lafayette Street, #209, Marianna, FL 32446. DEADLINE FOR ENTRY IS MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 2008. Questions can be directed to 850-526-2861 or 850-573-0667. All proceeds go to the Community Safety Coalition and their partners to enhance and implement health and safety programs for youth and their families in the community.
Halloween In Downtown Panama City
Halloween is coming to downtown Panama City on Saturday October 25th ! Held alongside Panama City’s Festival of Nations, the Panama City Toys for Tots will hold its 1st annual Pumpkin Lighting Contest in McKenzie Park starting at 5:30pm.
Entrance and registration are free; volunteers will light the pumpkins. Prizes will be awarded for the scariest, funniest, largest, and smallest carved pumpkins. For more info e-maill toysfortots@mycarpetone.com and log on to http://myspace.com/pctoysfortots.
The mission of Toys for Tots is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year, and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community in which the campaign is conducted. For those who wish to donate a new, unwrapped toy, a toy box will be at registration.
Additional information about the Marine Corps Toys for Tots can be found at www.toysfortots.org
For more info e-maill toysfortots@mycarpetone.com and log on to http://myspace.com/pctoysfortots.
Crafters Wanted
The Choctaw Beach United Methodist Church is looking for crafters and vendors for this year’s Winter Craft Fair. The event will be held on Saturday, December 6, from 9am until 1pm. The Church is located approximately 8 miles east of Bluewater Bay, one block off of Highway 20. If interested, or for more information, please call 850-897-3690 and leave a message.
Help Local Families
The two local families who have suffered recent tragedies have set up accounts at Panhandle Educators Federal Credit Union as follows:
A Funeral Expenses account has been set up for Russell Rudd.
College Fund accounts have been set up for children of Kevin Gorham:
Chandler Gorham & Camryn Gorham
Donations may be made at any Panhandle Educators Federal Credit Union branch located in Panama City, Springfield, Panama City Beach or Southport. For more information call, 769-3306.
Win a Custom Chopper!
The Humane Society of Bay County has your chance win a “Bad to the Bone” custom chopper motorcycle. For $10 a ticket, any motorcycle lover can have the chance to win some easy riding on a motorcycle built by 850 Custom Cycles, Inc. The chopper has been featured on Texas Chopp Off, V-Twin Television, the Speed Channel and Cross Roads Motorcycle Magazine. Proceeds will benefit the Bay County Humane Society. Tickets may be purchased at the Humane Society’s Web site or at the Humane Society’s office located at 1600 Bay Avenue in Panama City. The drawing for the chopper will be held at the Fall Thunder Beach Rally on Panama City Beach. For more information, visit the Humane Society of Bay County’s Web site at www.adoptme.org. or call Mary Sanger at 763-3923 or 625-7054
Adopt-A-Pot in Historic Downtown Panama City
Recognize a loved one or a business and help beautify downtown Panama City! Just adopt a pot and Panama City Main Street will all the work to keep your colorful, potted plant looking great while you get the credit. Great for birthdays or holidays too. For more info, call the Downtown Improvement Board at 850-785-2554 or visit www.pcdib.com
Beaches Chamber’s Community Board Room Open to Local Non-Profits
The Greater Panama City Beaches Chamber of Commerce recently launched its new Tourist Information Center at the Beckrich Centre in Panama City Beach, where the Chamber offices have been relocated. The Chamber’s new Community Board Room, is now available to all Bay county non-profit organizations for their meetings and gatherings. The Community Board Room, which seats up to 40, is decorated with artwork by Paul Brent. The room and has full audio-visual capabilities and the Beckrich Centre building is Wi-Fi enabled for Internet access. To book this space for your next meeting, contact the Chamber at (850) 235-1159.
Rescue Recyling
You can do some good for the environment and the local homeless. Sign up to receive FREE pick up service for your recycling. Register at the Panama City Rescue Mission (6th St. & Allen Avenue) or at any area Regions bank. Or drop off your recyclables at the Mission. You'll help create jobs for those in need. For more visit
www.pcrmission.org
Ride Late in '08 With Bay Town Trolley
Ride late in '08 with Bay Town Trolley's extended hours. You can now hop aboard the trolly Monday through Friday from 6am-8pm. For more info visit www.baytowntrolley.org
Extended Hours at Incinerator
The Bay County Waste-to-Energy Facility will extend its hours of operation to commercial and residential trash haulers in an effort to offset the increased waste stream the approaching tourist season brings. Beginning March 9, the facility will be open on Sundays from 7 a.m. until noon, continuing through the Labor Day weekend.
For more information, call 236-2122.
Free Vehicle Safety Inspection at Haney Technical Center
Panama City, Florida – Haney Technical Center and Haney Technical High School's Automotive Service Technology Program, is providing an on-going Kar Kare Clinic and Free Vehicle Safety Inspection. We will repair minor deficiencies found in automobiles of senior citizens, single parent, and citizens with handicaps. Please call 747-5500, ext. 3403 for an appointment.
New Voter Registration Location at GCCC
The Gulf Coast Community College library is now open to the public as a voter registration location.To register to vote, change your party affiliation, or change your name and/or address, forms are available at the circulation desk in the library on the Panama City campus. Photo ID is required to register. The library hours are: 7:15 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Central Time Monday through Thursday, 7:15 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Friday and 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. For additional information, call Sue Hatfield at 769-1551, ext. 5801.
Early Learning Story Time Every Thursday Morning
For children ages three to five from 10:30-11am at the Bay County Public Library on the downtown marina adjacent to Panama City Hall. For more information, call the Youth Services Dept. at 872-7500
Keep the Ark Afloat GOLF Tournament
Noah's Ark and Bay Point Resort Golf Club will host the 1st Annual Keep the Ark Afloat Golf Tournament. This event will be held at The Meadows Course. Noah’s Ark has been a creative Christian presense in Panama City Beach for 35 years because of gifts from individuals, local churches, our conference, and a major grant from the Hearn Foundation in 1978. However, they have outlived these gifts and MUST begin raising funds intentionally. We are looking for local sponsors and donations of gifts. Your gifts will enable the Ark to provide a larger and more effective staff, maintain and/or add to our facilities, and continue to build a creative Christian community with you and others who visit Panama City Beach. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Leslie Murry at 850-235-6950.
Join the Oakland Terrace Men's Club!
Men...would you like to be part of a group that gives back to our youth, our community, provide scholarships, and make some great new friends in the process? The Oakland Terrace Men's Club meets on the third Tuesday of each month at the clubhouse adjacent to the Oakland Terrace Administrative offices on 11th St in Panama City. For more info call 319-6129
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