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PERDIDO KEY BEACH VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT, Aug. 19-21st, 2011

Beach Volleyball action is coming to the sugar white sands of Perdido Key, behind the legendary FloraBama! Featuring men's, women's, coed, and recreational divisions and a total purse of more than $2,000.00!!!
Friday night: 8-19, Check In Party at the Purple Parrot 7:30pm 

Saturday 8-20, Men's and women's divisions begin at 9:00am; Players party at FloraBama at 7:30pm                                                

Sunday 8-21, Co-ed and recreational divisions begin at 9:00am

Register online at:  perdidobeachvolleyball.com  or call the Perdido Key Chamber at 850-492-4660

 

 

 

3rd Annual Perdido Key Beach Volleyball Tournament

 

August 20-21, 2011

The Perdido Key Chamber of Commerce & VIC ask that you please mark your calendars for the 3rd Annual Perdido Key Beach Volleyball Tournament.  This year's tournament will be held August 20th - 21st. There will be a kick off party on Friday night, August 19th! Location and details to be added.

It will still be held on the beautiful white sand beaches behind the world-famous Flora-Bama!  Please help us spread the word!! We are gearing up and getting very excited for this event. More details to come!(850) 492-4660

Ground Breaking- SW Escambia Sportsplex

Years of Efforts by Local Citizens and Political Figures Realized

Ground was broken for the new Southwest Escambia County Sports Complex on last Tuesday at the Bauer Road site.  It is hard to to truly estimate the tremendous impact this facility will have on our Perdido Key area.  The obvious enhancement on the community sports scene is only one facet.  The economic impact that will be realized as we host sports tournaments and the beautiful green space for family outings and eventual walking trails connected throughout the county will be positive outcomes as well.


Some of the VIPs present were: Commissioners Wilson Roberts and Gene Valentino, Mike Whitehead, Sheriff David Morgan, Randy Oliver, Malcolm Thomas, Larry Newsom and Jeff Helms. Representatives from PBYSA, YMCA, PBFC, Kiwanis, Rotary, Gulf Power, Envision Perdido and Perdido Key Chamber of Commerce were also present.
 
The Sportsplex will sit on approximately 200 acres on Bauer Road and will house multiple lighted baseball, softball, soccer and football fields, an open play area, walking trails, playground, covered pavilions and ample parking. “We are excited to see this project begin. This facility will be a huge asset to the southwestern portion of the county,” stated Wilson Robertson, District 1 Commissioner.
 
The total cost of the project, athletic fields, pavilions and playground is anticipated to be $8.8 million and will be funded by the Local Option Sales information, contact 850-595-3476.

Groundbreaking for Southwest Sportsplex

Escambia County is hosting a groundbreaking ceremony for the Southwest Sportsplex on tomorrow,  Tuesday, June 28 at 2 p.m. Attendees are asked to park at Jim Bailey Middle School, 4110 Bauer Road. Transportation will be provided to the ceremony.                The sportsplex will sit on approximately 200 acres on Bauer Road and will house multiple lighted baseball, softball, soccer and football fields, an open play area, walking trails, playground, covered pavilions and ample parking. 

The total cost of the project, athletic fields, pavilions and playground is anticipated to be $8.8 million and will be funded by the Local Option Sales Tax.

Attendees should dress appropriately for weather and worksite conditions.  Short sleeves are recommended.  Please no heels or sandals.  

For more information or to RSVP, contact the Office of Public Information and Communication at (850) 595-3476.

Big News for Perdido Key Area

YMCA and Bauer Rd Sports Complex Before County Commissioners

Not to be missed is the recent news that the County Commissioners are set to vote on two very imporant issues centered on the Perdido Key area. 

The Bauer Road Sports complex will be a huge asset to the community as a local recreational area but also as a host site for sports tournaments attended by visiting teams and their families.  It will be a generator of tourist revenues and associated taxes with multi-night stays in our Perdido Key condos and patronage of our local restaurants and other commercial vendors.

The approval of a two year permission to utilize the Baars fields area as backdrop to fundraising for the YMCA is another positive step with far reaching potential for the Wst Pensacola/Perdido Key area.

See all of the details here in the Pensacola News Journal article.

Perdido Springfest and Fair

Many of our neighbors are deeply involved in our youth programs and none are more dedicated than those in the Perdido Bay Youth Sports Association.  They are putting on a first of its kind event and want to see you at the Perdido Springfest & Fair March 22-26^th. 

Open 6pm Tuesday – Friday (corrected from 3:00pm) and Open 3pm Saturday with full-blown fair rides, live entertainment, concessions, games, petting zoo, pony rides, vendors,  etc...  There has never been an event like this in Perdido before.  We want to help make it possible for everyone in the community to come and enjoy themselves.  Admission is free.  Parking is free.

 

$5 OFF  SUPER COUPONS HERE

Stars of the Future Schedule

 Perdido Key Event lined up for this Weekend 

　

Jan.13th 14th and 15th

FREE

FOR OUR ATHLETIC COMMUNITY

All Players, Coaches & Parents Welcome

Baseball – Softball - Soccer

 

Event Itinerary

 

Thursday: Coaches Clinic

For Baseball & Softball Coaches – Travel & Rec

Perdido Bay Community Center 6:30-8pm

 

Friday: Life-Skills Through Sports

For Baseball, Softball & Soccer

Players, Coaches & Parents - Travel, Select & Rec

Perdido Bay Community Center 7:00-830pm

Saturday: On-Field Sports Clinics

For Baseball, Softball & Soccer

Players – Travel, Select & Rec

Baseball & Softball – PBYSA Theo Baars Field 11:30-1:30pm

Soccer – PBYSA Sacred Heart Fields 11:30-1:30pm

RSVP ONLINE – www.starsofthefutureusa.com

First 300 players to RSVP online receive a Free Clinic Tee-shirt

Email: http://www.starsofthefutureusa.com with questions.

Featuring Keynote Speaker – Bruce Baldwin with Pensacola Pelicans 

 

Stars of the Future- Perdido Key Area Event Sponsors Needed

Established in 2003, the Stars of the Future event has been a way to significantly invest in our Perdido Key community’s children and families. Stars of the Future focuses on building life skills though sports. Partnered with Perdido Bay Youth Sports association and Perdido Bay Futbol Club to offer this program  at no charge, to young players, coaches and parents, the purpose of Stars of the Future is to develop character in players as well as athletic ability.......to equip kids to improve throughout a season, to equip kids to improve throughout their lives. 

The intentions are to build this program into a signature event for our community; a quality event that coaches, young players and their families will travel to the Perdido Key area to attend.   

One goal for 2010 is to provide each player, who attends a Baseball, Softball or Soccer Clinics on Saturday, with a free Tee Shirt. The Stars of the Future organizers invite sponsors to consider purchasing a Tee Shirt Sponsorship to help purchase shirts for the kids. Your name or business name will also be listed on our new website – www.starsofthefutureusa.com.   

You may call or email Kim Pyle if you would like to be a part of Stars of the Future – Perdido Sports Clinic.  

Kim M. Pyle

Event Coordinator

cell: 850.293.3409

email: kimmcpyle@bellsouth.net

Huge Weekend Swirling around Perdido Key

Music Concerts and Power Boat Races

De Luna Fest

This weekend at Pensacola Beach, De Luna Fest will be held on Pensacola Beach from Oct. 15 to Oct. 17.

 
Three stages will be set up on the beach to provide a venue for more than 20 bands to rock on Friday and Saturday, including Stone Temple Pilots, 311, Paper Tongues, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Better Than Ezra, 30 Seconds to Mars, Cowboy Mouth and The Bravery.

A third day, Sunday, was recently added and is free to the public, with tickets. Willie Nelson will headline, and other performers are to be announced.

Organizers are working with Pensacola area chefs to provide local eats for the thousands of expected fans. For example, Southern cooking with a Creole twang will be offered at the bazaar “Ariola Food Market.” There will be something for every one, from burgers and popsicles to creole classics.

The Five Flags Tourism Group is presenting De Luna Fest, and Sam's Club is contributing to the event in order to support the Pensacola area. The festival was already planned before the Deepwater Horizon Spill, but organizers decided to use it as an opportunity to stimulate some much-needed business in the area.

“We wanted to do something to help area businesses and residents move forward after the gulf oil spill,” said Sam's Club spokesperson, Susan Koehler in an e-mail. “It was important to our associates and members to show support and we thought this was a great event.”

Pensacola hasn't had a major music festival in about four years, and since the recent environmental disaster over the summer, the area could use some fun in the sun. De Luna Fest seeks to encourage people to come out, enjoy some food and music and support the area since the economic damage it suffered after the oil spill in April.

The festival also celebrates a settlement in Pensacola by Don Tristan de Luna, a Spanish conquistador, in 1559. De Luna celebrated his expedition's arrival with a three-day beach festival, known as the original American beach party.  Now Pensacola can join in on the festivities with the annual De Luna Fest.

A portion of the ticket sales from the festival will be donated to ecological endeavors such as Emerald Coastkeeper, the water-body guardians of the region, and the Gulf Coast Energy Network, which works on improving energy efficiency.

Tickets are still available. A weekend pass is $90 online and single-day tickets are $47.50 online.

For more information, visit the De Luna Fest website, DeLuna Fest Web Site

Gulf Shores/Orange Beach Events

Two of the biggest names in music will use their star power to help bring attention and tourists back to the Alabama Gulf Coast. The two free concerts on the beach are slated for the weekend of October 15th-17th in Gulf Shores, Alabama, with Bon Jovi performing on Friday, October 15th and Brad Paisley performing on Sunday, October 17th. These two shows signify the next installments of Alabama’s “Concerts For The Coast” event series.

A limited number of tickets will be available for local distribution to area residents on Saturday, September 11th. A valid government issued photo ID is required and there is a 2-ticket limit per person available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Details are available on the website Concertsforthecoast.com. DeLuna Fest on Pensacola Beach, and Bon Jovi in neighboring Gulf Shores aren't the only two events that'll be shaking the area. This weekend, the Gulf Coast Powerboat Association will present the Thunder on The Gulf powerboat races in Orange Beach and Gulf Shores. If you never been to a powerboat race, then you'll be in for some powerboat excitement as dozens of racers negotiate a course just off the beach.

The event is returning after taking a hiatus last summer while Thunder organizers regrouped after a bad 2008 economy, but the race is back and bigger than ever. The actual race takes place noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, but the general public is invited today and Saturday to get up close to the mighty powerboats and to meet the racers from around Southeast.

Here is the schedule:

Saturday, Oct. 16

• Dry pits at the Gulf State Park, open to public, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Admission $5.
• Practice in the Gulf of Mexico noon to 3 p.m.

Sunday, Oct.17

• Dry pits at the Gulf State Park, open to public, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Admission $5.
• Racing in the Gulf of Mexico in front of Gulf State Pavilion noon to 4 p.m.

 

"Lost" Golf Balls at Lost Key

I am reprinting an article close to my heart written by The Accidental Golfer Mike Bailey

PERDIDO KEY, Fla. – Nobody likes losing golf balls, but at Lost Key Golf Club on the Gulf Coast near the Alabama-Florida border, at least you have the satisfaction of knowing that when they are retrieved, they are going to a good cause.

As it turns out, when golf balls are harvested from the wetlands and native areas of this testy Arnold Palmer design, they’re not resold to you in the golf shop or some other retail outlet; they’re shipped  over to Afghanistan where somebody else can take out their frustrations on them. In this case, we’re talking about U.S. soldiers, who face the stress of a hostile war environment and experience the natural longing for the things they miss at home.

The course has been donating recovered golf balls for a couple of years or so now, ever since the Lost Key folks saw a Golf Channel report about how a military chaplain in Iraq started a stress relief program for the troops by letting them hit golf balls into an open field. The trouble is, however, that retrieving balls in a war zone isn’t exactly safe, so they constantly need a fresh supply of pellets.

Now that effort has moved to Afghanistan, where soldiers pay $1 for a bucket of balls. That money is then donated to sponsor a local school.

And let me tell you: Lost Key, which is located near a Navy base, can sure gobble up some golf balls, especially if the wind is blowing. If you’re not on your game, and if you’re not thinking your way around this golf course, you’ll be going through your bag in a hurry while refilling the supply overseas.

Initial efforts yielded some 3,000 golf balls as well as clubs and other golf equipment, and the number continues to climb. They got a half dozen of mine today, though only one sleeve of Pro V1s. After that, I resorted to balls more suited for a driving range.