Richard Gross, a research scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory reports Tuesday, March 2nd that the recent 8.8 earthquake in Chile 'may have changed the entire Earth's rotation and shortened the length of days on our planet..'
On Friday April 16th the Seabreeze Annual Jazz Festival in Pier Park will kickoff at 3:00pm. The fun begins at Borders with a meet and greet. Admission will be free and it promises to be a great time for all Jazz fans. Start shaking your groove thing at 6:00......
Hot cars and college students are descending onto Panama City. Before you automatically assume I am referring to the mass of Spring Breakers who will be partying all over our beaches the next few weeks, take a moment to remember our own FSU campus. Located next to Gulf Coast Community College, the FSU-PC campus provides high-level education and degrees to community members of all ages, conducts valuable research, and houses many civic-minded student organizations.
One such organization is the Psychology Club. The Psychology Club has been beneficial to students and community alike through food and clothing drives for local charities, participating in the Adopt-a-Highway program, sponsoring guest lecturers and lectures for FSU students such as 'Getting into Graduate School' and sending students to conventions such as APS, where they can present research projects they have contributed towards and gain valuable experience in their fields of study.
To raise money for next semester's activities, the FSU-PC Psychology Club is hosting the 1st Annual Seminole Showdown Car Show on Saturday, March 20th. The club is looking for registrations of classic cars, import tuners, low riders, motorcycles and more. Registration is $20.00 for non- students and $15.00 for FSU students. Twenty-inch trophies donated by Bay Engraving will be awarded to the top 20 vehicles and a People's Choice vote will bring an even bigger prize to its winner. The event is free to spectators and, in addition to the show, a live DJ will pump up the crowds. Goodie bags, giveaways, raffles and food will also be available.
Kelley Roberts, event organizer and Events Chair of the Psychology Club, says "I have been in a ton of car shows with my car. I am so excited to be putting on a car show because I love cars and I want to raise a lot of money for the Psychology Club here at FSU PC. For the 1st Annual FSU -PC Seminole Showdown we want as many cars, giveaways and spectators as possible to really make a stand in the community to hopefully keep having the event every year!" For information about the event or registration contact Kelley at klr08d@fsu.edu. Vroom Vroom!
The 2010 GFWC Women's Club Red Stocking Revue opened at the Marina Civic center Friday evening for it's annual two day run of singing, dancing, comedy and fundraising. Since 1913 the Women's Club of Panama City has been working with our community to provide support in many ways, from donating funds for school books to 'organizing the first Bay County Library' according to Jan Gainer, President of the Women's Club. The Revue began with 7 red stockings hanging from the stage, a hot air balloon backdrop and a stage filled with members of the community singing We're Going Travelin' and Up, Up and Gone to an enormous crowd of peers, family and friends. The theme of this year's show is 'Around the World In About Two Hours' and the determined cast kept this promise through a fast-paced series of acts from all over the world. Katie Parry sang Irish Voice in an enchanting soprano to a hushed audience, followed by Forrest Whitehurst's mellifluous account of Smiling Eyes to begin the adventure in Ireland. The Marina Civic Center was transformed into a world cruise as the acts traveled through Italy, Britain, Latin America, Africa and more!
Dancer Sallie Whitehurst, whose family has been participating in the Red Stocking Revue since 1984, had this to say: "Paraphrasing Jackie Robinson, our lives are only effective if we affect others' lives. I learned stewardship to community from my parents. It was with great pride that I participated alongside them again in the Red Stocking Revue, a follies show of the Woman's Club of Panama City raising monies to support local philanthropic organizations. The RSR is a tremendous display of community talent and an enjoyable evening for the cast and audience. A hearty thank you to the Woman's Club, local sponsors, the community cast and crew and our supportive audience."
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02/28/10 12:52
bblady I was there and enjoyed this greatly!
Saturday, February 13th, 2010 at 12:30pm CST residents of Florida gathered along the beach outside of Bud and Alley's restaurant in Seaside for a peaceful demonstration against near-shore drilling allowed in HB1219, which was passed by the Florida House of Representatives on April 27th, 2009. This bill will allow oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico three (3) miles from the coastline if it becomes law. Citizens who oppose this bill drew an imaginary line across the sand Saturday to show their concern for the possible negative environmental and economic impacts of near-shore drilling.
The event, deemed Hands Across the Sand by its organizers David Pleat and David Rauschkolb, had an impressive turn out despite the crisp winter weather. Over 400 men, women and children showed up to join hands in Seaside, and many other towns and communities in Florida reported demonstrations as well.
According to the Hands Across the Sand website, the event was intended to 'raise awareness about pending Florida legislation to drill for oil in our coastal waters. Bill Rosenberg, one of four who participated in Seagrove, said 'hopefully the movement does something to let everybody know that we care about our beaches.'
