Community Briefs for week of October 12

Bridge Group

      DuplicateStyleBridge Club is open at The Moors Lodge, 3220 Avalon Blvd., Milton on Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. For more information email neldamishoe@yahoo.com or hildacox61@gmail.com.

Genealogical Society of Santa Rosa

The Genealogical Society of Santa Rosa County will meet at the ChumucklaCommunity Center, October 17th at 10 a.m. Our speaker this month is Mayor Wes Meiss. Following the meeting, there will be a tour of the CoonHillCemetery. Bring a lunch and join us. Our meetings are open to the public.

PSC Barbershop

The Pensacola State College’s Barbering program is offering $4 haircuts from 5:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. each Monday through Thursday at the Salon and Barbershop in Building 12 on the Pensacola Campus. No appointment is necessary. For more information call 484-2567.

Healthy Start Coalition

The Healthy Start Coalition of Santa RosaCountywill not meet until November 9 at 4 p.m. at the Healthy Start office located at 5505 Stewart Street, Milton. For more information call 626-6751.

Panhandle Community Theatre

Panhandle Community Theatre is holding auditions for their upcoming production “Best Christmas Pageant Ever” October 13, 15 and 17 at 4646 Woodbine Road, Pace.  Audition times are at 6 p.m. on the 13th and 15th and 2 p.m. on the 17. This is a cold reading from the script. PCT is seeking 2 males, 8 females, 9-16 children plus extras. Production dates for the play is December 3-6 at the ImogeneTheatre in Milton. For more information visit http://theatrequest.weebly.com/auditions.html.

Piecemakers Quilt Guild of Milton

The Piecemakers Quilt Guild of Milton will meet on October 26 at 9:15 a.m. at the Santa Rosa County Library on Alabama Street in Milton. The meeting is open to any one interested in quilting.  Each month the quilt guild consists of a program and/or a sit and sew following the meeting.  This is not a library sponsored event.  If you have any questions email Piecemakersmilton@yahoo.com or contact Lane at 686-2826.

Santa Rosa Art Association

The Santa Rosa Art Association, Inc. announces its application process for the 2015-2016 Teacher Grant Awards and its Teacher Benefactor Program.  The Association gives grants of up to $250 for individual teachers or teacher teams of any discipline who teach in Santa RosaCounty.   Public school, as well as private and home school teachers are eligible.   

Funds for the grants derive from the Association's Teacher Benefactor Program.  The association asks members of the community to become a part of  art education in Santa RosaCounty.  Individuals, church groups, community organizations and businesses are asked to sponsor these grants at bronze ($10), silver ($25), gold ($50) or platinum ($100 or above) levels. For more information, for Grant application forms, or to find out how to donate to support these teachers, contact Marianne Richardson at 995-7056.

Santa Rosa County Democrats

The Santa Rosa County Democratic Party will have a business meeting on Thursday, October 15 at La Hacienda Restaurant, 6471 Highway 90, Milton.  The Dutch-treat dinner will begin at 5:30 p.m. and the business meeting at 6 p.m.  All Democrats are invited to attend.  For additional information, please contact Mary Johnson 225-1725.

Holley Navarre Senior Center

The Holley Navarre Senior Center is now taking 2016 memberships. For more information call 936-1644.

Navarre Garden Club

The club will again sponsor "Santa's Workshop Craft Fair" on Nov 21 at the NavarreConferenceCenter from 9-3.  We are inviting anyone who wishes to offer goods for sale to reserve a table inside, or a booth the size for a tent outside.  The inside 5' tables are available for $40 and 6' tables for $45.  The outside spaces are available for $40 and will accommodate a 10'x10' tent.  For more information and applications, please call Ginger at 396-5494, or email geisele@mchsi.com.

Milton High School Class of 1965 Reunion

The Milton High School (MHS) Class of 1965 is holding its 50th Class Reunion celebration on

October 16-18. This year, 2015, is also the 100th year celebration of MHS. If you are an alumni of the class of 1965 or know one, please call or text Janet Hamilton Raines 982-0431 for more details.

Munson School Reunion

The MunsonSchool reunion will be October 15 at Bear Lake Recreational Area from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. There will be a covered dish meal. For more information call 957-4082.

This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Community Briefs for week of October 12