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Branding the beach

Orange Beach city leaders and others met with Baldwin County commission members last week to discuss the launch of a possible new public transit service for the city. To learn more about this exciting new development, turn to Page 2.

Share the Beach meeting schedule for Apr. 6 The Share the Beach program is kicking off its volunteer meeting schedule on April 6. To learn more about this program and how it helps protect and preserve our sea turtle population, turn to Page 37.

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Nestled at the bottom of the southside of the intercostal waterway bridge on a quiet street corner is one of the oldest and oddest buildings in Gulf Shores. It’s beautiful, yet unassuming facade welcomes locals and tourists alike onto the island and is one of the first landmarks inviting people onto the island. It’s the city store and, although it opened in 2014, many locals still wander in unaware of that’s inside. Bridgette Reynolds, programs and events manager for the City of Gulf Shores, said the store opened as part of the city’s initiative to change its branding and way finding signage. “We started in just a little corner in our tennis center selling t-shirts,” Reynolds said. “It expanded and grew to the point where we said it needed to be something larger than just a corner of the tennis center. At the same time, the building on the corner of Clubhouse and 59 was owned by the city and the fire department was actually occupying it because they were building a new fire station.” The building was actually the first tourism building in the state of Alabama and was christened by Lurleen Wallace. The city spoke with the same consulting firm who worked on the city’s branding about how to use the building. “I said we can’t have this building not used by something,” Reynolds said. “It’s

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just too good not to. We don’t have a lot of historical things down here. Everything gets taken away by hurricanes, or we knock it down.” And so the building had a function once more. The palm trees around it are original and tell a story themselves. Each notch in the trees are from a period when the tree was in distress, such as during Hurricane Frederick and Hurricane Ivan. The building not only serves to sell citybranded merchandise. It also functions as an information hub, a box office for city entertainment events and an outlet for renting city facilities. Ed Delmore, superviser of retail operations, said the store has been so successful because the brand is something locals are proud to wear. “We could sell pretty much anything out of here, but that’s not the goal,” Delmore SEE BRANDING, PAGE

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Hundreds of servicemen and women from around the area came together last week to celebrate the life of one of their own - Sergeant Travis Coleman of the Orange Beach Police Department, who passed away suddenly March 27. Coleman was a veteran officer who began his career with the department in 2004 following his service with the University of Alabama Police Department in Tuscaloosa. According to the Orange Beach Police Department, Coleman was well respected by the members of his department and the community as a whole. “Losing Sergeant Coleman is a tremendous loss, and we grieve the passing of a good friend, a good man and a stellar officer,” Orange Beach Police Chief Joe Fierro said. At the memorial service held last Friday, two officers stood as sentinels at the entrance of the service while Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon and his wife Paula helped greet and usher in Coleman’s friends and family. In attendance were members from the Orange Beach Police, Gulf Shores Police, Orange Beach Fire, Gulf Shores Fire, Alabama State Troopers and Gulf State Park rangers, in addition to the friends and family members who wanted to help celebrate the life of the man they knew and loved. Fierro said Coleman was one of the stalwart members of the Orange Beach Police Department, someone who earned the respect of those he worked with. SEE TRAVIS, PAGE

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said. “The goal is brand recognition. It’s for somebody who’s down here to come in and buy our stuff to take back to wherever their from and remember the good times they had in Gulf Shores. For folks who don’t know Gulf Shores, it’s for them to see ‘Small town, big beach’ and say ‘Where’s that?’” Delmore said a lot of time and effort goes into picking the items that will be sold in the now four different store locations. He said when picking out beach towels, the

team had 10-15 different samples around the offices of city hall to lay on and wrap up with until the final selection was made. “It’s really high quality stuff provided to the citizens and the visitors at an affordable price,” Delmore said. “It’s growing. It’s crazy how much it’s growing.”

From Miss Sunny to ‘Small town, big beach’ The current tagline for the city wasn’t implemented until a consulting firm was hired to help with way finding signage in 2012. Before then, the marketing for the city was a “Come to

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Gulf Shores” campaign which featured a character known as Miss Sunny. Likened to Betty Boop by many, the woman had a small waist and bouffant hair while being featured in a bathing suit in varying settings. “She’s very 60s mod, and she was with her family,” Reynolds said. “They had everyone in the car saying “Take the next left to Gulf Shores.” Or they had her holding up her kid like the Coppertone baby. They had her with the beach pail and the big beach ball. So she became part of what those ads were.” Miss Sunny became somewhat of a dignitary for the city, becoming synonymous with Gulf Shores thanks to billboards, bumper stickers and ad campaigns. Miss Sunny would come to life in the form of a pageant held annually at the Shrimp Festival. “It became a big thing,” Reynolds said. “When they cut the ribbon on the bridge, Miss Sunny was there with the mayor and the governor and all of the other dignitaries. It was Miss Sunny who got the scissors to do it. She was the one who welcomed people to the city. She was an ambassador of the city, and that went on until the mid-80s and then the pageant just kind of died off.” Last year, for Miss Sunny’s 50th anniversary, the city did a large campaign for the former mascot. A section of the city museum was dedicated to Miss Sunny and her role in tourism for Gulf Shores. Mayor Rob-

ert Craft even named the first Saturday in June a “Sunny Day” in her honor. “She was truly - Miss Sunny truly was Gulf Shores,” Reynolds said. “She represented the area. She was the thing. We had former Miss Sunnys come to the opening of the exhibit at the museum. It was an honor to be a Miss Sunny - it wasn’t just a beauty pageant.”

Looking ahead The store as a retail outfit has seen unprecedented growth since it’s opening. Last year alone, sales grew by 25 percent. At the time of publication, the city is waiting on word from an application to get a historic marker for the building. Not satisfied to just get the word out about city events, the staffers inside also give out Leave Only Footprints information, inform tourists about road work and help the understanding about turtles and other wildlife who share our white, sandy backyard. Delmore said his hope is for people to just come visit the store. To make a sale is a bonus- his goal is to provide is to provide good service. “I think the biggest thing is that people can walk in here and say we sell t-shirts,” Delmore said. “It’s an oversimplification of things. To have something as great as the beach and still have all of the other things going on that we do for people to do other than that is incredible to me. I don’t know of any other place like that.”

Public transit in Orange Beach? Group addresses commission on transit feasibility study By CLIFF MCCOLLUM Officials from the Baldwin Regional Area Transportation System and the city of Orange Beach visited the county commission work session last week to discuss the results of a transit feasibility study for Orange Beach. According to Wiley Page, who helped put the study together, the group received over 2,220 responses from visitors and locals who said they would definitely use a transit system to help get around Orange Beach. “60 percent of our respondents said they would consider using public transportation to get around if it was available,” Page said. “That’s a number we expect to continue to grow if we grow this program out like we’re planning to.” Page said the research shows people would use the potential shuttle service to get to popular destinations like the beach, The Wharf and the city’s many restaurants and fine dining establishments. Page said the group looked at how a service like this could potentially work, and said a seasonal schedule of May to September would be best to start the program. Page said the biggest

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hurdle to implementing the program immediately was funding, as sources were currently limited to federal transit fund currently being received and any farebox funds that would be raised once the program began. He said the group planning this possible venture was also looking at marketing and advertising opportunities as a way to raise additional support funding. The first route to be implemented would be along the beach road as a beach service, stretching from the Hangouut in Gulf Shores all the way over the bridge. For a two bus system, the program would cost $467,766 per year for the five year trial period. With four buses, the number raises to $698,465; with six, it goes to $903,362. Revenue during that period for a two bus system would create an expected $674,159 total, leaving the program with a potential shortfall of $330,934 per year. “You don’t start a transit system to make money,” Page said. “No transit system pays for itself. This is just an amenity to support and attract visitors.” Orange Beach Councilman Jerry Johnson, who serves on the committee studying this SEE TRANSIT, PAGE

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By Dr. Eric Hankins, Senior Pastor ehankins@fbcfairhope.org First Baptist Church Fairhope As the month of April begins, Christians all over the world are turning their attention to the celebration of Easter. The resurrection of Christ is the central event of our faith. Without it, quite simply, there is no Christianity. If Jesus does not rise again, then his mission is just another “movement” crushed by the brutality of the Roman cross. The disciples knew this as they ﬂed Jerusalem on Easter Sunday (Luke 24:13-24). The ruling elite knew this as they tried to cover up the report that Jesus was alive (Matt 28:1 1-15). The Jewish intellectual Gamaliel also knew 28:11-15). that if the resurrection were made up, Christianity would come to nothing. Gamaliel’s student Paul says clearly that without the resurrection, faith in Christ is a joke, and a pitiful one at that (1 Cor 15:17-19). Now, the claim that a dead man has come back to life is certainly astounding. It breaks all the normal expectations about how the world works, and, so, there has always been the temptation in the church to reduce belief in the resurrection to optional status. Modern man, it is asserted, simply can’t believe in such things anymore, and it would be a shame to see such sophisticated people walk away from the church just because they no longer believe in fairy tales. But, if the last century has taught us anything, modern man is the very one who is not to be trusted. Modern man as the force for progress, enlightenment, and evolution is most deﬁnitely a fairy tale. Honest people, truthful people, know deep in their bones that, if this life is all there is, the joke is truly on us. This “supernormal” expectation is what we experience as hope. Why hope? Because 2000 years ago, Jesus really did rise again from the dead.

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A little bad weather didn’t stop the Music at Meyer series from kicking off in Gulf Shores last week, as Lulu’s played host to CBDB. Locals and visitors enjoyed the band’s awesome tunes.

Golf cart resolution, civic center upgrades pass city council After a vote last week from the Gulf Shores City Council, some needed improvements to the Erie Meyer Civic Center were considered and approved. Gulf Shores Public Information Officer Grant Brown asked the council to consider a recommendation for a civic center stage and curtain replacement contract. The sole bidder was Mainstage Theatrical Supply for a total of $48,878, which was under the budgeted amount of $50,000. Brown said this proposal was an extension of an overall plan to refurbish and update the civic center. “In 2016’s captial budget,

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potential program, said he thinks it would fill a need for both visitors and the business community. “I think this is filling a need that we’re starting to see now,” Johnson said. “If we stand this up and give it a five year commitment, I think we’re only going to see it continue to grow.” Commission Chairman Chris Elliott said the idea seemed to be one that could

we proposed $190,000 to be added to our civic center to do some much needed renovations to the interior - replacement of the chairs, refinishing of the stage,” Brown said. “The curtain system, which is very expensive material and flame retardant, and the system that it sits on, which is what this bid is for.” Brown told the council said the proposal gave the city an eight to twelve week lead time to get this finished. “We’ve got the civic center blocked off in a specific in a specific timeline to complete this project, which is why once we received the bid, we wanted to get this before city council to adopt this,” Brown said.

work “If it would work anywhere, it would work there,” Elliott said. “The question comes down to the money side of things and where we’re coming up with the funds for that.” Elliott questioned how much the city of Orange Beach would be willing to invest in the program, with Johnson and other city officials saying the idea will soon be presented to the Orange Beach council, which would allow them to gauge the city leaders’

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Golf cart resolution “For several years, especially in Craft Farms, we had questions about the legality of operating golf carts on city streets,” Delmore said. “When we researched that, we found that there was no statute allowing it and, in fact, there was an attorney general’s opinion disallowing it making it very clear those could not be operated legally on the street.” A piece of statewide legislation was recently passed that would allow certain municipalities within Baldwin County to pass an ordinance allowing golf carts with certain restrictions. Delmore said the or-

responses. Commissioner Skip Gruber said he felt this was a positive step forward.

dinance would allow residents of Craft Farms to use the golf carts on those streets, as well as the ones going to Pelican Place provided the carts met the safety requirements spelled out in the ordinance. Delmore said he was asked by Craft Farms residents to reconsider one portion of the ordinance involving only allowing the vehicles’ operations between sunrise and sunset. “Because of all the things that do go on in Craft Farms throughout the year, including playing golf past dusk, we’ve added the option, for your consideration, to extend the operation until 10 p.m.,” Delmore said. “And we’re fine with that as long as they behave themselves.”

The council suspended the rules to consider the ordinance immediately as amended, with the council voting unanimously to adopt the ordinance. Delmore said his department would soon be setting up a clinic at the clubhouse at Craft Farms for the residents to come out with their carts to be inspected and learn the rules of the road before they can have their carts legalized. He thanked the council for passing the ordinance, and said he felt other communities looking to do the same would look to Gulf Shores for how to undertake something like this. “This will be a template for those other communities,” Delmore said.

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“I think it’s a good partnership for us to get into,” Gruber said. “We’ve got the capabilities and it’s just a

matter of standing up two buses for that. If Orange Beach is willing to ante up with it, I think it will work.”

The committee said they were looking to potentially start the service in 2018.

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Mondays 8 & 9 a.m. - Pier Fishing 101: Beginner’s course on pier fishing. Learn safety, regulations, how to set up gear, pick bait, and fish from the Gulf State Park Pier. Free program, but if you intend to fish please obtain saltwater fishing license in advance. Purchase online “http://www.outdooralabama. com/saltwater-recreational-licenses” or Pier Bait Shop. Program cancelled in event of lightening.

Tuesdays 3:30 p.m.- Eco Art: Join us at Lake Shelby Picnic Pavilion to participate in an art project/craft that highlights a natural aspect of the Park. (New crafts each week.)

Wednesdays

Thanks to donations from our wonderful patrons, we now have supplies to kick start our LEGO Club. Join us once a month to build, build, build! Each month we will have a challenge to help inspire participants ages 6 and up! All are welcome to free-build their own creations, or to participate in LEGO Club challenges! Our LEGO Club will be meeting the fourth Thursday of every month from 4 p.m.-5 p.m. If you have any questions, please contact Cassie Chenoweth, Children’s Librarian. E-mail: cchenoweth@cityoforangebeach.com Phone#: 251-981-2923

9 a.m.- Guided kayaking tour at Lake Shelby. $20 includes single kayak, lifejacket and one hour guided kayaking tour to explore the basics of kayaking and a short trip around the lake. Limited spaces available so please call for reservation. 251-948-7275 dial 9 then ext. 2128. 7 p.m. - Star Gazing at the Pier: Meet at the Gulf State Park Pier for a guided exploration of the sky, stars, planets and constellations. Weather dependent- if stars are not visible program is cancelled for that week.

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The Skins Games and Hole in One Tournaments, hosted by the City of Orange Beach Gold Center, is back every Sunday through Mar. 12 from 1 to 4 p.m. The fun will include Skins on each hole, a closest to the pin on one hole and nine

Children of all ages are invited to join in the fun with Miss Amy, Children’s Librarian of the Thomas B. Norton Public Library in Gulf Shores for Once Upon a Story Time. Games, crafts, a snack, and,

9:00 a.m. - Geo Caching 101: Geocaching is a world-wide treasure hunt that combines a little bit of technology with exploring the great outdoors. Come to the Education Building at the Gulf State Park along with a handheld GPS or Smartphone and learn about this great past-time that will take you to beautiful places that you otherwise would not have discovered. After the class you, you can meet the park guide at the Gulf Oakridge Trail Head to apply what you have learned.

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sponsors for a hole-in-one. This means you have 18 chances for a hole-in-one. Free hot dog lunch at 12:15 p.m. There is a $250 hole in one prize. This season’s sponsors are Benedetto’s, Big Fish, Cactus Cantina, Cobalt, Cosmo’s, Cox Pools, Diamond Jim & Mrs. Donna, Ginny Lane, and Island Air Conditioning & Heating. Each hole is an opportunity to win $250. The cost is $12.50 for members and $29 for non-members. For more information, call 251-981-4653.

UPCOMING APRIL 6 The City of Gulf Shores has announced the lineup for the Music at Meyer Park concert series. These annual springtime concerts have become a fan favorite for locals and visitors alike. Zydeco Radio takes over Meyer Park on April 6. Created in 2014, Zydeco Radio is a new generation of young musicians from Lafayette, LA. This powerhouse group influences traditional zydeco funk with rock, blues and a lot of energy. Fans may recognize this quintet from the Waterway Village Zydeco & Crawfish Festival last year. This group is composed of Billy Mack – accordion and vocals, Charles Brent Jr. – drums, Trent Oubre – rubboard and vocals, Bob Brahan – guitar, and Seth Rung – bass. All Music at Meyer Park concerts are free to the public and begin at 6 p.m. Meyer Park is located in the Waterway Village District at 400 E 22nd Avenue in Gulf Shores. For more information about Music at Meyer Park, contact the City of Gulf Shores Special Events Division at 251-968-1172.

April 7 The Leadership Baldwin County Class of 2017 annouces Clays for A’s. They will be hosting a clay shoot at Bushy Creek Clays in Perdido, AL with all proceeds going to the seven educational enrichment foundations of Baldwin County. The event will take place on Friday, April 7, 2017. Registration starts at 11:30 a.m., lunch is from noon to 12:45 p.m. with a shotgun start at 1:00 p.m. The cost is $125 per person and the tournament will be played with 4 person teams. The class will also be selling raffle tickets for $20 a piece or six for $100 for a DPMS Oracle AR-15 with a Burris Red Dot Scope. Contact a member of the class or Megan Smith at 251-9687220 or megan@mygulfcoastchamber.com You can contact Luke Roberson at 251-213-7039 or lroberson@ thefirstbank.com to register for or sponsor the event, purchase raffle ticket or for more information.

APRIL 15 The Waterway Village Zydeco and Crawfish Festival boils up a beaucoup of fun on Saturday, April 15 in Gulf Shores. Locals and visitors are invited to sink their teeth into hot, juicy crawfish throughout the day while dancing to the infectious rhythms of some of the best Zydeco bands from around the South. There will be arts and crafts vendors and children’s activities. The Waterway Village Zydeco and Crawfish Festival will be located along East 24th Avenue in Gulf Shores. Admission is free to the public. Parking for the festival will be available at the Waterway Village public parking lot and free shuttles will be

running from the Erie Meyer Civic Center and Meyer Park. East 24th Avenue will be closed to all traffic from the W.C. Holmes Bridge to Acme Oyster House. For more information, call 251-968-1172. Kick off your Easter celebration with the City of Gulf Shores as they host Breakfast with the Bunny at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 15 at the Erie H. Meyer Civic Center. Families of all ages are invited to enjoy an old-fashioned breakfast of bacon, sausage, eggs and pancakes before having pictures taken with the Easter Bunny. The first 50 children will receive a complimentary picture with the Easter Bunny Tickets are available at the door for $5.00, while children 3 and under are free. For more information about Breakfast with the Bunny, contact the Special Events Division at 251968-1171.

APRIL 16 A special Easter Sunrise Service for the entire community to be held on the beach behind the FloraBama Lounge from 6:30-7:30 a.m. Come celebrate the risen Lord Easter Morning! Services also offered on the beach at 9 & 11 a.m. Chairs for the first 600 people, you can bring your own as well.

APRIL 20 The City of Gulf Shores has announced the lineup for the Music at Meyer Park concert series. These annual springtime concerts have become a fan favorite for locals and visitors alike. New Earth Army will close out the 2017 edition of Music at Meyer Park on April 20. This Florida Panhandle based band pulls

influences from rock, blues, funk and jazz to create a new yet familiar sound. Melissa Joiner, a native of Baldwin County, is the lead vocalist for New Earth Army. Submersed in the music scene since birth, Joiner brings a diverse style, creative use of formal opera training and Delta blues influence to the group. All Music at Meyer Park concerts are free to the public and begin at 6 p.m. Meyer Park is located in the Waterway Village District at 400 E 22nd Avenue in Gulf Shores. For more information about Music at Meyer Park, contact the City of Gulf Shores Special Events Division at 251-968-1172.

APRIL 24 The Orange Beach Public Library be hosting a Technology Class on the subject of Windows 10 on April 24 from 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. Seating is first come, first serve and please feel free to bring your laptop with you. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Lisa Leinhos, Reference Librarian. Phone: (251) 981-2923 Email: lleinhos@cityoforangebeach.com

APRIL 29 18th Annual Lower Alabama Chapter of Coastal Conservation Association Beach Party at Orange Beach Community Center from 6-10 p.m. Live auction, silent auction, raffle, dinner by Cosmos and live music. Tickets are $100 per couple and $65 for a single. Each includes a one-year CCA membership, dinner and drinks. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Please email Lower Alabama Chapter President Matt Grant mgrant@grantwealthmanagement.com for more info or call 251-747-0575.

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“Travis was a troop leader,” Fierro said. “He looked out for others and placed himself last. He consistently insured his people in the police department and the city came first. He always made sure he was there for his officers on his squad and his fellow officers. Travis chose to make a positive difference in the lives of everyone he interacted with. His integrity, his compassion, his courage and his selflessness made others want to emulate his examples.” Fierro said even people Coleman interacted with while doing parts of his job like issuing traffic citataions still were struck by his integrity and kindness. Fierro told the audience about a traffic stop Coleman had made involving a friend of his, who texted Fierro the next day to say kind words about Coleman pulling him over. “Thanks Officer Travis, for being polite, professional and only a warning because my driving record was decent,” Fierro read. “P.S., I still would have given him a shoutout even if I had gotten a ticket. He

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Tables set up outside the memorial held programs as well as photos from Sgt. Coleman’s life. was just that nice.” Fierro issued the audience a challenge to try to live their lives in the way Coleman did. “We must honor Travis’ memory,” Fierro said. “He left a legacy and an example that he set every day. We can all serve as he did with professionalism, respect, dedication and compassion. The manner in which Travis lived his life was not by accident. It was by choice. I truly believe he wanted each of us to live a life of purpose, one dedicated in service to others.” Lieutenant Cliff Roberts, who worked closely with Coleman, told the crowd he was blessed to know exactly when his friendship with Coleman began: April 12, 2004 the day Coleman started

work with the OBPD. “So I know when he first got in the car, I thought he was this shy guy from Tuscaloosa that was new to the area,” Roberts said. “After about five minutes, I realized that he was not a shy guy. He started wearing out the questions and probably by 6 the next morning, I knew we were probably going to be friends for life. When you spend 12 hours in a car with somebody three nights a week, you get to know a lot about them, especially when it’s April and nothing is going on in Orange Beach.” Roberts told a story about Coleman responding to the Island Dunes fire almost two years ago. Coleman and his men were among the first people on the scene,

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A flag hangs solemnly at the entrance to the Orange Beach Community Center before Sgt. Travis Coleman’s memorial. and immediately set off to start knocking down doors and breaking windows to try to help any residents escape. Roberts recalled what he saw when he reached the site. “When I got on the scene, I was met by Travis,” Roberts said. “He was dirty, he had ash all over him. He told me what was going on and that everyone was out. He started immediately praising his squad. He didn’t say a word about what he had been doing. He was talking about the people that were work-

ing for him. To myself, I’m thinking those guys didn’t go into that burning building because you told them to - they were following their leader into that burning building to make sure that everybody got out safely.” Coleman was a native of Tuscumbia and an alumnus of the University of Alabama with multiple degrees. Coleman is survived by his wife, Amber; two sons, William and John David Coleman; step-son Braydon LaBoa; parents Dave and Beth Coleman and his brother Wesley

Coleman. Those looking to help Coleman’s family can make donations to the Orange Beach Police Department Benevolent Fund at the First Bank of Baldwin County. Donations may be made at any branch of First Bank, but the OBPD asks people to make sure to notate on the check that it is for Sgt. Coleman. Donations can also be dropped off at the Orange Beach Police Department. 100 percent of donations will go towards the needs of Sgt. Coleman’s family.

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Central Baldwin Band Students Chosen for 20162017 Baldwin County Middle School Honor Band Congratulations to these students who were selected as the finest and top musicians in all of Baldwin County: Kevin Houghton, Drako Malinowski and Hunter Theodoro. These students combined with other young musicians throughout Baldwin County for an outstanding performance in mid-January! Congratulations again! The Central Baldwin communities are proud of you and your accomplishments!

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Stewart earns Eagle Scout CROSSROADS — Charlie Stewart received his Eagle Scout award March 12 during his Eagle Scout Court of Honor held at Crossroads Volunteer Fire Station. Charlie’s Eagle Scout project was servicing and painting all the fire hydrants in the Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department district. He also placed blue markers in the roadway so that the drivers of the fire apparatus can determine where a fire hydrant is and which side of the road it is located on. He also mapped and created a spreadsheet that listed each GPS location of every fire hydrant. Charlie is a sophomore of Baldwin County High School and is a member of the Pride of Baldwin County Marching and Concert Bands and a cadet with the Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department. He was recently awarded Scout of the Year by VFW Post 7320.

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Rotary Students Enjoy String Quartet The Rotary Youth Club in Fairhope enjoyed a private concert with the Harlem String Quartet last month. The group visited Fairhope after performing with the Mobile Symphony earlier in the week. The private concert was underwritten by the Point Clear Rotary and the Fairhope Rotary clubs.

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SCRAMBLERS FAMOUS HAND The right time to win a trick is crucial in many deals, and this applies just as much to the defenders as it does to the declarer. Consider this deal from a team-of-four match. At both tables the final contract was three notrump, but the contract was made at one table while it was defeated at the other. Both Wests led a diamond. At the first table, East won the queen with the ace and returned the nine to the king. South had eight sure tricks at this point, and in an effort to gain a ninth he led a low spade to the ten. West took his queen but had no satisfactory return. When he led a heart, declarer won in dummy and played a spade to the king. West took his ace and cashed the jack of diamonds, which he would otherwise have lost, and South made exactly three notrump.

At the second table, the defense was more effective. On the opening diamond lead, East signaled with the nine instead of winning with the ace. Declarer could not prevail against this thoughtful play. After the queen held, he also led a spade and finessed the ten, but West won with the queen and returned a diamond. East took dummy’s king with the ace and returned the five, allowing West’s J-8 to score two tricks over South’s 10-7. Thus, the defenders at this table scored three diamonds and two spades to put South down one. At the second table, East recognized that it would be better to take the ace of diamonds later in the play, when he could more effectively lead through whatever holding South might have in diamonds.

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• The Bureau of Labor Statistics, the government’s principal fact-finding agency in the field of labor economics and statistics, tracks employment trends. Using nationwide employment data, the BLS created projections of which occupations are likely to increase and which are likely on the decline. Unsurprisingly, healthcare and technology jobs are on the rise, while employment in manufacturing and farming is falling. It even identified 15 specific occupations as “fast declining.” At the top of the list of jobs on the way out are locomotive firers -- though the surprise for many may be that the job even still exists. Also included in the top 10 are telephone operators, switchboard operators, postal service mail sorters, and sewing- and shoe-machine operators.

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IF YOU HAVE LOST OR FOUND A DOG OR CAT Promptly call the Baldwin County Humane Society at 251-928-4585 Ext. 101 or call The Baldwin County Animal Control at 251-972-6834 to report it. Your quick action can help save pets lives and reunite lost pets with their people

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The Joy of the Ice Cream Bar

rincess the Elder and I ate lunch in her university’s dining hall, and it was, for institutional cooking, very good. It was a buffet with lots of choices, and I over indulged. I finished my meal and asked, “Where are the desserts?”

daring me to say Her answer, anything about “There’s an ice conditioning or cream bar over weight control. there,” gesturing I would usually to a freezer with a make some reclear canopy over mark like, “That’s it. DAVID another mile of Ahh, how sweet. ATWOOD running”, but Choices of dessert Points of the Compass thought that this decadence. “You was a clear mowant some?” As I ment of discretion being got up to go see what they the better part of valor. had. The German Chocolate “No,” glaring at me, “you Cake was O.K., and tasted know I am cutting weight.” like, well, cold, melty, She glared some more. German chocolate cake, She has an upcoming fight and must watch every but wasn’t chocolate, and bite she eats. I as coach, am wasn’t cake, and wasn’t satnot under such restrictions isfying. I did have two others to take up the slack. and sometimes I cannot reWithout speaking, I ofsist torturing her. fered a spoon of cherry to As I approached the the Princess who took it freezer, I noticed they had with lightning reflexes and a choice of eight flavors. I handed me back an empty am a chocolate guy, being spoon leaving me to think of the mindset that you that if her hands were “dance with who brung anywhere near that quick you”. Meaning that I trust in the ring, she was a sure in what I know and I have winner. She and I both enknown chocolate for a long joyed the cherry, but I could time. see her eyeing the peach. Being a fair man, and Peach always takes me having no will power when back to my grandparent’s faced with a smorgasbord place on hot summer days of ice cream, I am not when Grandma would averse to the enticing of mixed offerings. When I got peel and cut fresh peaches to the freezer, chocolate was while Grandpa got the old hand-crank freezer ready not chocolate, but German for the task. The concoction Chocolate Cake. Well O.K., that can’t be too bad, it does of milk, sugar, and peaches was put into the container have chocolate in it, but if I in the middle, ice packed was willing to compromise around it, rock salt added, there, what else was in the newspaper placed over the offering? top to insulate the butts of I saw a pink concoction up front that at first glance, my sister and myself as we took turns sitting on looked like strawberry the freezer while Grandpa until I read the name, “Hot cranked it, and cranked it, Blast”. It was some kind of and cranked it, for what pink ice cream laced with seemed like the better part some cinnamon candy. of an hour. Our butts were That was intriguing, but cold and tired, and only my attention was drawn to made the ice cream taste cherry, AND peach, two of sweeter and peachier. We my favorites. I came back loved it, and that is what to the table with a heaping bowl of German Chocolate, peach does to me today. As the Princess and I sat Cherry, and Peach. in that dining hall, sharing As I approached, the a scoop of peach, I think Princess glimpsed my we were both taken back. decadent indulgence and It was a happy moment as glared even more fiercely. she finished my scoop, got I sat down, and the glaring up and went to the freezer continued. As I took spoon for some more. Sometimes in hand to begin my feast, I training is more mental asked, as I took a spoon of German Chocolate, “Do you than physical. want some?” Offering my heaping spoon to her, then David Wilson Atwood before she could answer, is a local writer whose “Oh, that’s right,” I teased, human-interest columns “you can’t.” The intensity offer a unique perspecof her glare was about to tive. He is the author of melt the ice cream in my Where the Mockingbird spoon when I said, “Sorry, I Sang, A Novel of the forgot, but I tell you what, I Civil War and I Followed will write a column and tell the Wolf, Buck’s Story, the you how it tastes. What a prequel/sequel to Where deal, huh?” the Mockingbird Sang. Her answer was to snatch He may be contacted, and the spoon from my tremhis other works viewed at: bling hand and take the www.starchasers.us, or whole spoonful in one bite, david@starchasers.us

More gubernatorial handicapping

ast week we handicapped some of the potential horses in the upcoming 2018 Governor’s Race. We mentioned Judge Roy Moore, PSC President Twinkle Cavanaugh, Agriculture Commissioner John McMillan, Secretary of State John Merrill, State Treasurer Young Boozer, State Senator Del Marsh and Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle. Some others that may be considering pursuing the brass ring of Alabama politics are Lt. Governor Kay Ivey, Supreme Court Justice Jim Main, Jefferson County Commission President David Carrington, Trump’s Trumpeter in the State Perry Hooper, Jr., Huntsville State Representative Jim Patterson and ADECA Director and former Prattville Mayor Jim Byard. You can also add former Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville to the mix of possible gubernatorial candidates.

Robert Bentley All of these four years ago aforementioned in 2014 and rehorses would run ceived 36% of as Republicans in the vote. Griffith the 2018 Guberis a personnatorial Derby. It able, former is assumed that STEVE oncologist, State only a Republican FLOWERS Senator, and can win statewide Inside the Congressman office in Alabama Statehouse from Huntsville. and that next He seems dedicated to year’s June 2018 GOP making the plunge. primary is tantamount The most mentioned to election. Therefore, it Democratic candidate is only a 15 month race to is former Chief Justice election for governor. Sue Bell Cobb. She was The late Lucy Baxley elected to the State Suwas the last Democrat to hold statewide office in Al- preme Court in 2012, abama. She lost reelection which was the last time a Democrat won statewide to the PSC in 2012. It has in Alabama. She is seribeen almost two decades ously considering the race since a Democrat has for governor. She could be captured the Governor’s handicapped by the fact office. Donald Trump carried Alabama with almost that she quit in the middle of her term on the Court 63 percent of the vote. It and a Republican was apis thought by most politipointed by the Governor. cal prognosticators that State Representative a Democratic candidate Craig Ford who has can at best get 40% of the served as House Minorvote in the Heart of Dixie. However, there are several ity Leader is considering a run for governor. Like brave souls who are dieGriffith, Ford is likeable. hard Democrats and may be bold enough to test that He is one of the few remaining white Democrats theory. left in the Alabama House One of these emboldof Representatives. In fact, ened is Parker Griffith, if Ford vacated his seat who ran as the Demoto run for Governor a Recratic nominee against

publican would probably take it. The wildcard in a potential Democratic field might be the popular young Mayor of Tuscaloosa, Walt Maddox. He considers himself a Democrat. Maddox is well thought of in the Druid City, which is a more populous and vote rich area of the state than most folks realize. If he got a strong support from Tuscaloosa coupled with the ADC and New South endorsements, it could propel him to the Democratic nomination. He would bring to the dance a sterling record of achievement as Mayor of Tuscaloosa. However, if he has to go through a bruising primary he may come to the prom beat up and broke. Not to mention that the Prom King/ Queen is highly favored to be a Republican. He would be hard-pressed to raise campaign money in the fall campaign. Most of the bets would be placed on the Republican. This brings us to another chapter in the governor’s race. The folks who wrote our 1901 Constitution intended for

the power in state government to be rested in the hands of the legislature. During the Wallace years, George Wallace had immense power over the legislature. This usurpation of power has incrementally declined over the years. It has culminated with a decimation of gubernatorial power. The last two governors, Bob Riley and Robert Bentley, have been rendered irrelevant by the legislature. Special interests have taken note of this transfer of power and their money has followed. Campaign money that use to go to the governor’s race now flows to legislative races. It is not unusual to see House seats cost $300,000 and State Senate races rise to $1 million. It is going to be a great election year. See you next week. Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His weekly column appears in over 60 Alabama newspapers. He served 16 years in the state legislature. Steve may be reached at www.steveflowers.us.

RETURN OF THE SLEEPING JUROR

Questioning The Harpist and Other Tales Questioning the harpist Our five year old grandson loves sports. His favorite sport SAM is baseball and CROSBY he thinks about Return of the baseball most of Sleeping Juror the time. His favorite team is the Boston Red Sox and his hero is David Ortiz. David’s nickname is “Big Papi”. Recently there was a special assembly at his school. At the assembly a renowned local harpist gave a concert. After her concert, the school principal stood up and asked the students if they had any questions of the harpist (obviously intending that the questions be about playing the harp). Our grandson raised his hand, stood up and asked, “Ma’am, do you think the Red Sox can win

even though Big Papi is retiring?”

The patient taxpayer Over 30 years ago there was a reappraisal of all the property in Baldwin County. An independent out-of-state company performed the reappraisal and it was replete with errors. It was a frustrating experience for taxpayers throughout the county to correct the errors on their property assessments and bills. One day I was standing in line at the Revenue Commissioner’s office to correct some errors for an out-of-state client who owned Baldwin County real estate. A nice, patient older man from north Baldwin County was in front of me in the line. When he got to the front of the line he handed the clerk his tax bill and said, “Miss, on this tax bill my name is wrong, the town is wrong,

the zip code is wrong, the legal description is wrong, the parcel number is wrong, but somehow they did get my p. o. box number right!”

JAG Earlier in my career I had the privilege of serving in the United States Naval Reserve JAG corps. Most readers will remember the popular television series JAG. The television series portrayed the glamorous lives of the JAG officers. Lives filled with being surrounded by beautiful people, flying and landing jets on aircraft carriers, and doing exciting things. Somehow when I was in the JAG corps, I missed all of that! In fact, I never could watch a complete episode of JAG because the episodes were ridiculous given my real life experience as a JAG officer. I enjoyed my JAG officer SEE HARPIST, PAGE

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County Road Folk Art Trail I miss the old days when nearly every yard had some piece of art created by the owner of the house. Nowadays you can buy fancy, production line yard art, but somehow it is just not the same as the kind that is home made from scrap. So let’s take a ride. will take your breath away. Mr. Shanks used a little of everything he found. That, my friend is recycling to enhance our time here on earth. His house is gone now, so I am so thankful I took a ride to see it years ago. While out riding last week, I asked a man sitting in his front yard if he knew of anywhere that had tires made into flowerbed borders. He laughed and said they would be “called out” these days. My goodness, what a sad commentary on what we call sophistication. Every piece of folk art represents a person who is expressing a sense of wonder in this world. Let’s don’t lose sight of what is really important: respect for each other. Take a ride. If you see someone in the yard, stop and tell them you appreciate the effort they made to share their art with the world.

the wonderful On County mailbox wreath my Roads – a virtual neighbor created Folk Art gallery – from a tire. I can right here in our hardly wait to see own backyards. the new ribbon or Well, maybe not flowers with each your backyard if HARRIET change of season you live in a town OUTLAW or holiday. Right or in a subdivision Local Folklore up County Road 13 that has covenants. is another of my favorites. I get it – covenants can certainly protect your prop- The Williams had a tree trunk in their yard that just erty value, but then again called out to them to create I guess it is all in how you the perfect stand for a birddefine property value. I am house. With paint, tinsel one of those people who and decorations, the artjust can’t see the point of istry is revealed. Go see it! paying a group just so they In Foley there is a storycan tell me what I can or book yard, filled with charcan’t put in the yard. So, if acters and scenes loved by that means I am a country all. The Tin Man, Dorothy girl, or even a redneck, I will take it as a compliment. and were all handmade by Roger Falk. Of course, this That is one reason we live is on a county road – 65. He on a County Road! It was still country when we built, says makes the artwork, then sneaks out at night but the tentacles of nearby to add it to the scenes- so towns have reached out to the next day everyone will ensnarl roads all around think it appeared magically. us. It seems that with the Actually, it is magic. encroachment of city life, A house on County folk art begins to disappear. Road 10 was for the longest What a price to pay for time graced with three progress. It has been way too long totem poles –one is now gone, but you can see the since I have seen tractor two remaining. It is worth tires cut and painted white, creating amazing flowerbeds for red amaryllises. What happened to those days when people painted their trees white halfway up? What a sight to behold. Better yet, I long to spot a yucca plant decked out with egg cups cut from styrofoam cartoons. If they are put on with the artist’s eye, they are absolutely beautiful. Every time you see a work of folk art in a yard, someone has been touched by a calling deep inside to use what is around to make this world an even more beautiful place. Now I might have to drive a little further out in the county to see the yards that say something personal, but it is sure worth the drive. I don’t have to go far on County Road 34, to enjoy

a drive down to the south end of the county just to see them while you can. Bottle trees, which once were almost forgotten, are now beautiful products sold by metalworkers. Mine is a wonderful cedar branch brought to me by two of my favorite people, Debbie and Tony Ayers, self-proclaimed “river rats’ who rescued this from Fish River. They may have even helped me empty some of those blue bottles you can see there. By the way, blue is the color that will deter “haints” from your home. Those who are handy with a saw may cut out plywood figures – and paint them. I call those sophisticated yard art. You can see Amish buggies, cowboys, and other loveable characters, mostly painted black. Except for the amazing pink flamingos seen south of Fairhope on County Road 3. The most elaborately decorated home I can remember is Mr. Shanks’ home in Stockton. John Lewis produced an enhanced photograph that

HARPIST

catching many more fish than I was, and remarked, “What’s wrong with you?” My response was, “Hey, now that you are retired, you do this for a living - I don’t!”

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duties, but they were not very glamorous. While the television series was at the height of its popularity, I received a call from one of my friends which went as follows: Friend: “Weren’t you in the JAG corps, Sam?” Me: “Yes, I was.” Friend: “My daughter knows exactly what she wants to do with her life, she wants to be in the JAG corps.” Me: “How old is she?” Friend: “She is in 6th grade.” I chuckled and thought to myself, there must have been an exciting JAG episode on television this week.

Harriet Outlaw is a local folklorist and storyteller, author of several publications.

Wise words I recently had the pleasure of assisting a 94 year old lady with her estate planning. She is a lovely person who has such excellent mental acuity that she prepared her own tax return last year. When I asked her if she had any advice about life for me she said, “My mother told me to do what your mind tells you to do. In other words, do what the Lord tells you to do.” A week later, I met with a 103 year old lady who is also a lovely person. She too is mentally very sharp. Her advice to me about life was “sleep a lot.”

Rubbing it in

Not following Dad

We all love fishing in my family. When my father retired, he went fishing as much as he could. As a stressed-out young lawyer, I remember going on one particular fishing trip with my father. He was

My law practice involves in part serving as a mediator in many cases. During one lengthy mediation we had to move to my house when the offices where we were conducting the mediation closed.

Both parties were very angry, and one started yelling during the mediation. My wife and teenage son, who were hiding in another part of our house, could not help but hear the yelling. We settled the case late that night and after the parties left our house, my son came and found me. He has always been a pensive person of few words and our conversation went as follows. Son: “Dad is that what you do for a living?” Dad: “Sometimes.” Son: “I don’t ever want to be a lawyer!” “What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?” Micah 6:8 Sam Crosby is a lawyer with the firm of Stone Crosby, P.C. The firm has 13 lawyers and offices in Daphne, Foley and Bay Minette. Crosby is a past president of the Alabama State Bar Association and the Baldwin County Bar Association. The Sleeping Juror, his book of funny court stories and local court history, has raised over $50,000.00 for charitable purposes. The book is available through the website sleepingjuror.com.

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Lee named Daphne wins Faith ACCC Academy Invitational Godwin delivers two homers, two doubles, six RBIs, Player of Spanish Fort takes runner-up trophy the Week Drew LEE

Daphne improved to 25-3 overall and won their fourth tournament of the season. The Trojans went 5-0 in the tournament, defeating Spanish Fort 2-0 in the championship game. On Friday, Daphne beat Spanish Fort 4-1 and Faith Academy 7-0. On Saturday, Daphne defeated Mary G. Montgomery twice by scores of 5-2 and 5-0, before beating the Toros in the title game. For the tournament, Aspyn Godwin went 8-15 to deliver two home runs, two doubles, six RBIs, and eight runs. Makenna Pierce went 8-14 with three doubles, three RBIs, and four runs. Karsen Pierce went 6-10 with two doubles, four RBIs, and a walk. Kennedy Cronan went 6-12 with a double, RBI, and a run scored. On the mound, Reagan Watkins (10-2) went 3-0 in the tournament. She pitched 16 innings, allowed ten hits, gave up 0 runs, and struck out 26. Makenna Pierce (12-1) went 1-0, pitched 5 innings, and had 3 strikeouts. Karsen Pierce (3-0) went 1-0, pitched 6 innings, and had 2 strikeouts. Watkins now has 121 strikeouts for the season, while Makenna Pierce has 100 strikeouts. This week, the Trojans are hosting out-of-state

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Aspyn Godwin sends a shot deep for the Trojans. teams including Greenwood, Ky. Thursday at 7 p.m. and on Saturday, they’ll host a rematch of their season-opener with Milton, Fla. at 2 p.m.

Gamecocks win women’s NCAA title You always know

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ACCCAthletics.com Katie Lee, sophomore third baseman for the Coastal Alabama - Bay Minette Sun Chiefs, has been named the ACCC Softball Player of the Week for March 20-26. The Groves, Texas native hit .818 for the Lady Sun Chiefs last week with a homerun, six RBI’s, a walk, and three runs scored. The Lady Chiefs are at the top of the ACCC South Division with a 30-14 overall, 13-1 Division record as of April 3. Visit ACCCAthletics.com for more information.

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won 67-55 score The Men’s to claim their NCAA College first Women’s Basketball TourCollege Basketnament was not ball National the only one full Championship. of surprises. The There was a NCAA Women’s MICHAEL large amount Collegiate BasHANICH of hype for the ketball TournaSports Analysis Lady Bulldogs ment was just coming off as exciting and the upset win over the spectacular to watch. UConn Huskies, whose After a shocking loss 111 game win streak was for the No.1 seed UConn snapped. Mississippi Huskies in the Final State is a team that starts Four, there would be a completely new Women’s off strong offensively and College Basketball cham- holds their own throughout the game. pion for the first time South Carolina, on the since 2012. other, is one of the most In the finals Sunday, efficient teams in the the Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs (34-4) took nation outside UConn. Wilson is one of the best on the South Carolina in the nation on both Gamecocks (32-4). In the ends of the board. She end, the South Carolina was a huge part of the Gamecocks led by head title game victory with 23 coach Dawn Stanley and forward A’ja Wilson were points, 10 rebounds, two steals and four blocks. too much for Mississippi She also did not commit State. South Carolina

a turnover in the game. Her presence in the paint was outstanding in terms of driving to the lane, making efficient baskets and waiting for the perfect opportunity to take a shot. Allisha Gray was another player for South Carolina who came up big with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Overall as a team, the Gamecocks were 45.5 percent from field goal range but zero from the three point perimeter. They only attempted three shots. With the combination of the coaching philosophy of coach Stanley of consistently driving to the paint and the Bulldogs lack of dominate defense in lane protection, South Carolina didn’t need 3-point shots. The Gamecocks are the first team to win a National title without a 3-point field

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goal since UConn in 2002. The defense for South Carolina was also huge against the Bulldogs as they held Mississippi State to a 34.5 percent field goal shooting and 16.7 on 3-pointers. The Bulldogs’ Victoria Vivians had 12 points but also five turnovers. This is the first National Championship title for a team in the SEC since 2008 when the Tennessee Volunteers, led by head coach Pat Summitt, beat the Stanford Cardinal 64-48. The Huskies owned the title since 2012. With South Carolina now achieving this title, there could be a serious threat at a new dynasty especially if the 2017 Final Four Most Outstanding Player in A’ja Wilson doesn’t opt out for the WNBA early.

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TRACK & FIELD

Bayside’s Battle of the Bay DAPHNE — Bayside Academy hosted the Battle of the Bay at Freedom Track and Field in Daphne last week. Baker swept the top boys and girls team spots while Bayside and Spanish Fort swept the runner-up and thirdplace team awards.

Varsity Girls 60 Meter Hurdles (33)

Varsity Girls Team Scores

1 2 3

Team

Points

1 2 3 4 5

Baker Bayside Acad. Spanish Fort Gulf Shores Faith Acad.

63 46 38 19 14

Varsity Boys 60 Meter Hurdles (39) 1 2 3

Baker Bayside Acad. Spanish Fort Mobile Christian Gulf Shores

76 34 33 30 17

11 Gulf Shores HS 8 Gulf Shores HS 11 Baker

5:58.1 6:10.0 6:36.2

Varsity Boys 1,600 Meter Run 1 2 3

Noah Brown Ben Imperato Bradley Schmidt

12 Spanish Fort 9 Gulf Shores HS 10 Bayside Acad.

4:52.0 4:56.4 5:03.2

Varsity Girls 300 Meter Hurdles (30) 1 2 3

Maegan Edwards Emory Westbrook Lanna Young

10 Baker 11 Baker 11 Cottage Hill Chr.

52.7 53.7 53.9

Varsity Boys 300 Meter Hurdles (36) 1 2 3

James Graham Devon Swainston A’mere Robinson

12 Spanish Fort 11 Gulf Shores HS 11 Baker

42.3 44.6 45.3

Varsity Girls 400 Meter Dash 1 2 3

Kaitlyn Cole Jordan Moss Alexys Carthen

10 Spanish Fort 10 Faith Acad. 10 Faith Acad.

1:02.8 1:04.2 1:04.6

Varsity Boys 400 Meter Dash 1 2 3

Devin Nobles Edward Blakely Christopher Drayton

9 Baker 12 Baker 9 Bayside Acad.

51.0 52.0 53.4

Baker C Bayside Acad. A Baker A

52.3 54.2 54.3

Baker B

1 2 3

10.1 10.2 10.7

1 2 3

8.6 8.8 10.1

1 2 3

Alleigh Coburn Kaily Werthem Lily Morris

8 Gulf Shores HS 10 Gulf Shores HS 10 Spanish Fort

2:43.9 2:47.1 2:49.5

1 2 3

Myles Cook Judson Taylor Brian Pempel

9 Bayside Acad. 11 Spanish Fort 11 Spanish Fort

2:11.7 2:14.9 2:15.3

1 2 3

26.3 27.3 27.5

1 2 3

Kaitlyn Cole Alexys Carthen Jordan Moss

10 Spanish Fort 10 Faith Academy 10 Faith Academy

Jacobie Rogers Troy Young James Graham

11 Baker 12 Mobile Christian 12 Spanish Fort

Bayside Acad. A

1 2 3

22.6 23.0 23.3

1 2 3

Kennedi Myrick Catherine West Jane Roberts

9 Baker 9 Bayside Acad. 11 Baker

Melvin Hill Dontavious Hill Michael Kidd

12 Baker 11 Baker 11 Baker 9 Baker 11 Bayside Acad. 10 Cottage Hill Ch.

1 2 3

Niles Hattaway Jordan Grady Quinton Smith

44.9

1 Kristin Shearer 2 Alivia Busch

Ahmad Al-Salem Jacob Kirby Jesse Wright Caroline Young Kelsey White Kortney Barnes Dontavious Hill Jacob McDaniel Josh Holmes

4-09.00 4-06.00 4-03.00

Varsity Boys Javelin

1 2 3 1 2 3

6-08.00 6-03.00 5-09.00

5 4 3

9 Mobile Christian 12 Baker 11 Mobile Christian

48-02.00 45-01.00 40-10.00

5 4 3

12 Bayside Academy 8-00.00 10 Spanish Fort 7-06.00 11 Bayside Academy 7-06.00

5 4 3

11 Bayside Academy 11-06.00 12 Mobile Christian 11-06.00 9 Gulf Shores HS 9-06.00

5 4 3

11 Bayside Academy 31-10.00 9 Baker 31-00.20 12 Mobile Christian 30-06.00

5 4 3

Callie Jones Amber Mason Skylor Williams Corson Swan Blake Giles Daylenn Stallworth

11 Baker 39-03.25 11 Gulf Shores HS 37-00.25 12 Cottage Hill Christi 35-05.50

5 4 3

12 Spanish Fort 87-06 11 Bayside Academy 75-04 11 Baker 66-01

5 4 3

11 Spanish Fort 127-03 12 Bayside Academy 114-01 11 Baker 112-08

5 4 3

Mobile Challenge of Champions Invitational Division Track and Field Meet held at St. Paul’s E.E. Delaney Stadium on Saturday.

Varsity Girls Long Jump 1 Kelsey White 2 Amber Mason 3 Katherine Allred

Meagan Daves Lily Morris Caroline Young

Varsity Girls Javelin

Varsity Boys High Jump 1 2 3

Josiah Harry Colin mccants Andres Fox

3:50.8 3:51.0 4:03.2

Varsity Girls High Jump 1 2 3

11 Spanish Fort 34-07.00 12 Bayside Academy 31-07.00 12 Mobile Christian 30-03.00

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5:06.8

Baker A Bayside Acad. A Bayside Acad. B

Alivia Busch Lauren Chastang Elizabeth Fluker

Varsity Girls Triple Jump

Varsity Boys 4x400 Meter Relay 1 2 3

5 4 3

Varsity Boys Pole Vault

Varsity Girls 4x400 Meter Relay 1

9 Mobile Christian 147-10 12 Bayside Academy 123-01 11 Mobile Christian 122-08

Varsity Girls Pole Vault

Varsity Boys 200 Meter Dash 1 2 3

Josiah Harry Noah Waters Andres Fox

Varsity Boys Shot Put

1 2 3

Varsity Girls Shot Put

Girls Invitational Javelin Throw 17-07.25 16-02.75 13-08.50

Callie Jones of Spanish Fort won the girls’ javelin with a throw of 135-9. Trae Barry of Spanish Fort took fourth in the boys’ javelin with a throw of 175-10.

10 Baker 11 Mobile Christian 10 Satsuma

20-00.75 19-01.00 18-04.25

11 Mobile Christian 11 Spanish Fort

108-05 108-01

In the Open Divison Friday, Connor Moore of SFHS took second in the Boys 800-Meter Run with a time of1:59.81.

Varsity Girls Discus

Varsity Boys 4x100 Meter Relay 1

12 Baker 11 Baker 11 Baker

12 Bayside Academy 86-05

Varsity Boys Discus

Varsity Boys Long Jump

Varsity Girls 4x100 Meter Relay 1 2 3

Darius Bracy Jonathan Wesley A’mere Robinson

9 Baker 10 Baker 11 Baker

3 Lauren Chastang

45.0 45.2

Varsity Girls 200 Meter Dash

Varsity Girls 1,600 Meter Run Alicia Coeur Alleigh Coburn Macy Glisson

Kelsey White Maegan Edwards Emory Westbrook

Varsity Boys 800 Meter Run

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1 2 3

Baker A Satsuma A

Varsity Girls 800 Meter Run

Varsity Boys Team Scores 1 2 3 4 5

2 3

5 4

In the Girls 100-Meter Hurdles, Daphne junior Sydney Omtvedt was second with a time of 15.60. In the Girls Discus Throw Rachel Smith of McGillToolen Catholic won with a throw of 103-10. Alivia Busch of Spanish Fort took second (101-05.75).

Admirals sail past Warriors 3-0, 2-1 DAPHNE — Connor Sirmon at work on the mound for the No. 8-ranked Admirals. Bayside won two Class 3A Area 1 games 3-0, 2-1 over No. 4 Cottage Hill over the weekend. Bayside first baseman Chandler Passons takes a throw from the mound. The Admirals are ranked No. 8 in Class 3A.

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ASWA State Baseball Rankings

Latest Alabama Sports Writers Association poll puts Spanish Fort at No. 2 (20-2) in Class 6A, Bayside at No. 8 in 3A ASWA WEEK 3 BASEBALL RANKINGS CLASS 7A 1. Hewitt-Trussville (20-3) 2. McGill-Toolen (16-5) 3. Buckhorn (14-7-1) 4. Oak Mountain (17-7) 5. Hoover (14-6) 6. Grissom (16-7) 7. Theodore (13-7) 8. Sparkman (12-8) 9. Spain Park (13-6) 10. Central-Phenix City (15-10) Other nominated: Auburn (10-7), Enterprise (14-8), Huntsville (11-8), James Clemens (11-10), Lee-Montgomery (11-4), Mountain Brook (11-8), Vestavia Hills (10-10).

CLASS 6A 1. Cullman (18-4) 2. Spanish Fort (20-2) 3. Decatur (18-1) 4. Helena (16-4) 5. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (13-6) 6. Oxford (18-5) 7. Chelsea (16-7) 8. Hartselle (15-10) 9. Saraland (16-8) 10. Hueytown (16-4) Others nominated: Clay-Chalkville (11-9), Florence (12-8), Gardendale (12-6), Hazel Green (13-6), Homewood (16-7), Northview (17-6), Parker (11-5), Southside-Gadsden (8-6).

CLASS 5A 1. Briarwood Christian (15-2) 2. Faith Academy (13-5) 3. St. Paul’s (19-1) 4. Calera (14-5)

5. Russellville (13-7) 6. Etowah (14-4) 7. Mortimer Jordan (18-7) 8. Rehobeth (14-7) 9. Headland (13-5) 10. Scottsboro (12-5) Others nominated: Alexandria (1111), Beauregard (11-9), Eufaula (1011), Lee-Huntsville (10-10), Moody (12-9), Pleasant Grove (16-7).

CLASS 4A 1. Cherokee County (15-3) 2. Randolph (13-4) 3. Trinity (12-4) 4. UMS-Wright (11-10) 5. Oneonta (13-7) 6. Jacksonville (10-4) 7. Hokes Bluff (13-3) 8. White Plains (9-5) 9. Deshler (16-6) 10. Satsuma (16-7) Others nominated: Alabama

Christian (7-9), Dale County (10-9), Madison Academy (11-10), Tallassee (11-11), Wilson (13-10).

CLASS 3A 1. T.R. Miller (19-0) 2. Oakman (17-3) 3. Gordo (17-0) 4. Cottage Hill (15-6) 5. American Christian (17-6) 6. Mobile Christian (11-6) 7. Geneva (11-7) 8. Bayside Acad. (14-5) 9. Clements (12-3) 10. Piedmont (8-7) Others nominated: Colbert Heights (8-2), Houston Academy (13-8), Lauderdale Co. (10-4), Ohatchee (8-7), Opp (9-9), Providence Christian (12-9), Wicksburg (11-9).

CLASS 2A 1. G.W. Long (17-4)

2. Leroy (17-4) 3. Mars Hill (12-6) 4. Phil Campbell (14-6) 5. Luverne (12-5) 6. Reeltown (12-3) 7. Fyffe (10-2) 8. New Brockton (12-3) 9. Thorsby (11-5) 10. Vincent (10-5) Others nominated: Cottonwood (9-7), Goshen (8-4), Red Bay (1011), Samson (10-7), Washington County (12-5).

CLASS 1A 1. Cedar Bluff (11-4) 2. Victory Christian (14-1) 3. Decatur Heritage (8-7) 4. Sweet Water (14-5) 5. Athens Bible (9-5) 6. Sumiton Christian (11-2) 7. Coosa Christian (13-3) 8. Maplesville (11-2)

9. Brantley (11-8) 10. Highland Home (13-4) Others nominated: Cherokee (106), Gaylesville (10-5), Hackleburg (6-11), Houston County (12-8), Millry (13-7), Pleasant Home (8-5), Shoals Christian (6-16), Spring Garden (10-3), Vina (9-3).

AISA 1. Glenwood (21-4) 2. Pike Liberal (19-5) 3. Macon-East (21-8) 4. Northside Methodist (17-7) 5. Lowndes (15-5) 6. Monroe (17-6) 7. Marengo (16-5) 8. Clarke Prep (16-5) 9. Autauga (14-11) 10. Tuscaloosa (15-9) Others nominated: Chambers (136), Bessemer (15-11-1), Fort Dale (11-5), Jackson Academy (9-6).

ASWA State Softball Rankings Daphne, Fairhope make top-three, Robertsdale nominated for top-10 in latest Alabama Sports Writers Association poll CLASS 7A

CLASS 5A

1. Spain Park (29-2) 2. Sparkman (20-3) 3. Fairhope (27-2-1) 4. Baker (27-4) 5. James Clemens (16-9) 6. Buckhorn (25-8) 7. Tuscaloosa County (21-5) 8. Vestavia Hills (17-5-1) 9. Hewitt-Trussville (11-11) 10. Thompson (16-5-2) Others nominated: Auburn (711), Central-Phenix City (18-10), Enterprise (10-10), Mary Montgomery (19-7), Oak Mountain (12-10), Prattville (18-5).

1. Springville (15-1-1) 2. Rehobeth (24-4) 3. Alexandria (19-5-2) 4. Mortimer Jordan (17-4-1) 5. Scottsboro (18-3) 6. Lincoln (19-9) 7. Hayden (14-6) 8. Marbury (11-8) 9. Demopolis (21-5) 10. Moody (11-8) Others nominated: Beauregard (11-9), Ardmore (14-6-1), Cleburne County (13-7), Corner (14-8), Eufaula (22-9), Faith Academy (12-3), Lawrence County (17-12), Shelby County (12-4).

CLASS 6A 1. Oxford (24-3) 2. Chelsea (12-4) 3. Daphne (20-3) 4. Gardendale (16-4) 5. Hazel Green (17-4-1) 6. Helena (13-9) 7. Austin (14-7) 8. Southside-Gadsden (11-9) 9. Northview (18-8) 10. Dothan (15-11) Others nominated: Hueytown (13-14), Pell City (15-7), Pinson Valley (14-15), Robertsdale (158), Saraland (15-8).

CLASS 4A 1. Westminster Christian (282-1) 2. Alabama Christian (29-3) 3. Northside (17-6-1) 4. Hale County (11-5) 5. Wilson (15-2) 6. White Plains (17-5) 7. Central-Florence (18-4) 8. Handley (11-9) 9. Danville (13-4) 10. LAMP (11-4) Others nominated: Cordova (15-6-1), Leeds (11-9), Madison

Academy (8-3-1), Montgomery Catholic (10-3-1), Priceville (137), Satsuma (20-4), Thomasville (16-7).

CLASS 3A 1. Plainview (17-3) 2. Sylvania (12-6) 3. Prattville Christian (13-4) 4. Pisgah (10-9) 5. East Lawrence (15-8-1) 6. Pleasant Valley (14-7-1) 7. American Christian (17-6) 8. Mobile Christian (12-9) 9. Locust Fork (12-1) 10. Gordo (14-4) Others nominated: Colbert Heights (14-1), Carbon Hill (159), Geneva (16-7), J.B. Pennington (16-5), Lauderdale County (9-4), Opp (19-7), Randolph County (15-4), West Morgan (7-10-1).

CLASS 2A 1. Hatton (11-8) 2. Leroy (18-3) 3. Lamar County (8-1) 4. Collinsville (13-6) 5. Fyffe (11-7-2) 6. Ider (8-10) 7. Ariton (14-7) 8. Mars Hill Bible (10-5)

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9. Tanner (5-1) 10. G.W. Long (7-7) Others nominated: Billingsley (4-3), Cottonwood (11-9), Horseshoe Bend (10-7), Sand Rock (9-8).

CLASS 1A 1. Sumiton Christian (16-2) 2. Brantley (33-2) 3. Spring Garden (11-5) 4. Skyline (10-3-1) 5. South Lamar (13-3) 6. Tharptown (11-9) 7. Cedar Bluff (7-9) 8. Pleasant Home (7-4) 9. Sweet Water (13-14) 10. Kinston (9-7) Others nominated: Waterloo (12-10).

AISA 1. Macon-East (33-5) 2. Autauga Academy (28-7) 3. Pickens Academy (14-3) 4. Edgewood (19-10) 5. Abbeville Christian (20-5) 6. Patrician Academy (16-7) 7. Marengo Academy (12-14) 8. Glenwood (26-10) 9. Northside Methodist (18-7) 10. Clarke Prep (20-5)

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