Community News

Pace Area Chamber of Commerce

The Pace Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the 17th Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet will be held Friday, January 8 at the Living Truth Church (formerly Farmers Opry House) in Chumuckla at 6 p.m. We will be awarding businesses and individuals who excelled in our community. Tickets are $25 each. For more information call Nicki Qualls at 994-9633.

 Line Dancing

Line dancing at Hobbs Middle School begins Thursday, January 7 at 6:00 p.m. for beginners

and 7:05 p.m. for Intermediates. Cost is $65 for a 13-week session. Call Bill Davidson at 939-7231 for more information.

Pensacola Numismatic Society (Coin Club)

The Pensacola Coin Club will meet January 21 at 6:30 p.m. at Sonny’s Barbeque, 630 North Navy Blvd. There will be a coin presentation. For more information call 332-6491.

Santa Rosa Republican Executive Committee

The Santa Rosa Republican Executive Committee, in conjunction with Escambia County Republican Executive Committee and Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) present 2 events next month. The Frederick Douglass-Booker T. Washington dinner, featuring Herman Cain as keynote speaker will take place at New World Landing at 600 S. Palafox Street, Pensacola, on January 15 at 6 p.m. The All Lives Matter Unity March January 16 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. will start at Martin Luther King Plaza in Pensacola, then go on to the old courthouse, and conclude at the Veterans Memorial Park. For more information, contact Sam Mullins at 572-6278.

Santa Rosa Arts and Culture Foundation

Artists are needed to participate in the Riverwalk Arts Festival in downtown Milton on March 5 and 6 beginning at 10 a.m. Application deadline is February 15. For more information call 626-4499.

 Register for lacrosse

Those interested in building a lacrosse team in Santa Rosa County need to register for PLAY (Pensacola Lacrosse Association for Youth). Even though this organization is stationed in Ensley on East Nine Mile Road it is worth the drive. Register online at Pensacolalacrosse.com, and if doing so, also register on USLacrosse.org. Help Milton High School get their lacrosse team and register for PLAY.

Color Vibe 5K Run

The Color Vibe 5K Run will be held at the Vince J. Whibbs Maritime Park Ampitheatre located at 301 W. Main Street, Pensacola beginning at 9 a.m. Registration can be completed online at www.thecolorvibe.com. This year Color Vibe will donate to the American Diabetes Association.

Santa Rosa School District

The Santa Rosa School District will hold a meeting on January 12 from 6 to 7:30 pm at the Berryhill Administrative Complex Conference Room A, located at 6751 Berryhill Road.  The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the current condition and potential plans concerning the building.  The public is invited to attend and join in discussion concerning financially justified alternatives which include replacement.  Contact Joey Harrell, assistant superintendent for administrative services at 983-5123 for further information.

 Breakfast with the Mayor

Milton Mayor Wesley Meiss encourages residents to join him for ‘Breakfast with the Mayor’ on the first Saturday of each month at the West Florida Railroad Museum, located at 5003 Henry Street, from 8 a.m. to 10. Free breakfast items and coffee will be provided. Citizens are welcome to attend and discuss any related topics concerning the City of Milton. 

This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Community News