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Happy Memorial Day

Northsantarosa.com wishes you a happy Memorial Day. We want to take the time to say thank you to all of our active military and veterans as well. Most importantly, for those that made the ultimate sacrifice, we honor those.

Veteran’s Day

Today, November 11, we as a nation celebrate Veteran’s Day. It is a day that was set aside for those who have served this great nation and protected our freedoms. Back in 1918, during World War I, on November 11, at 10:58 am, an armistice (cease fire) was signed. Although the Treaty of Versailles was […]

Governor Encourages Veterans to Apply for Temporary Teaching Certificates

Governor Encourages Veterans to Apply for Temporary Teaching Certificates TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Aug. 11 the launch of a new webpage to help recruit qualified military Veterans to join schools across the state. The State Board of Education passed a rule Aug. 17 to formally implement a program for veterans to receive a five-year temporary […]

Wreaths Across America In Jay

Wreaths Across America is a national program that provides wreaths to civic organizations to place on Veterans’ gravesites all across America. Each December, in communities just like ours, citizens get together to honor veterans by placing a wreath on their gravesite and say the veteran’s name out loud. This past Saturday, Mitzi Dixon lead the […]

NAS Whiting Field Receives Award

 Congratulations to our very own Naval Air Station (NAS) Whiting Field as the Fiscal Year 2015 winner of the USS BAINBRIDGE (CGN 25) award for overall excellence in community service.  This award recognizes a Navy command that engaged in exemplary voluntary community service activities working with local communities. Sailors at NAS Whiting Field greatly improved […]

9/11: National Day of Service and Remembrence

Today we observe Patriot Day, also known as the National Day of Service and Remembrance in honor of the 14th anniversary of the September 11th attacks.

Happy Memorial Day! Thank a Vet!

To say that we are fortunate to live in America is an understatement. We are the richest nation in the world with the highest overall quality of life. However, as we all know, these things have not always come easy. Only through the dedication, sweat, blood, and tears of our service men and women have […]

Whiting Field Names Sailors of the Quarter

Naval Air Station Whiting Field recently announced its Sailors of the Quarter for the second quarter for fiscal year 2013. The program is designed to recognize the top performing Sailors from various levels of enlisted service. The Sailor of the Quarter is the top first class petty officer. The Junior Sailor of the Quarter is […]

Seth Raught graduates

PV2 Seth Raught recently graduated from One Station Unit Training at Ft. Benning, Georgia. PV2 Raught graduated as a Calvary Scout after five months of basic and advanced training. PV2 Seth Raught returned home to Jay, Florida where he will serve as a member of the Florida National Guard in a Calvary Scout Unit in […]

Service Members to Receive Trees for the Holidays

Service Members to Receive Trees for the Holidays The Trees for Troops program is once again providing live Christmas trees to help make the spirit of the holiday season a little brighter for Sailors, Soldiers, Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen at Naval Air Station Whiting Field. As in the previous two years of the program, about 100 trees will be delivered to […]