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Off-season brings infrastructure improvements in Gulf Shores BY JOHN MULLEN Islander Contributor

GULF SHORES – As the busy summer season comes to a close, Gulf Shores is looking at what will be a rather busy off season as well with major projects planned for the city’s main thoroughfares.

Infrastructure projects during the fall and winter will improve two miles of beach road, including a new coat of Asphalt. Alabama 59 will also be resurfaced and the revitalization of the Gulf Place public beach access will continue. “The next year or so we’re going to have a lot of ac-

Gulf Shores looks at business rezoning By CRYSTAL COLE crystal@gulfcoastmedia.com

tivity down here,” Public Works Director Mark Acreman said. “But once it’s all complete it will completely change the look and functionality of the roadway SEE IMPROVEMENTS, PAGE

Gulf Shores Utilities celebrates 50 years of operation By CRYSTAL COLE crystal@gulfcoastmedia.com

Fall markets on the calendar for GCAA Gulf Coast Arts Alliance kicks off its fall art market season Saturday, Sept. 9, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Waterway Village. Local and regional artists will feature their original works of art, including paintings, pottery, jewelry, carved wood, metal and textiles. For more, see page 38.

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Gulf Shores Utilities is celebrating its golden anniversary serving the citizens of the island this week. Starting out as the Waterworks Board in Gulf Shores in 1967, the board initially had 840 customers and one 50,000 gallon elevated tank. In August of 1989, the city merged with the Government Utility Service Corporation (GUS) to provide water and sewer service under one company which became Gulf Shores Utili-

ties Board. Today, the board provides water for more than 13,000 residents and sewer to more than 7,000 residents with five elevated tanks, two ground tanks and a four million gallon waste water treatment plant. Clifford Johnson, General Manager of Gulf Shores Utilities, said that is just the company’s base operations and that it does much more. “Our water resources are very key to the community,” Johnson said. “About nine years ago, we started a program where we have 12

observation wells located around our area that we monitor. It helps insure the water we’re pumping out of the system is not having an adverse effect on it so we can prepare for the future.” The board is also in the midst of finalizing upgrades to its waste water plant, something they pay for themselves. “We are completely selfsufficient,” Johnson said. “We are independent from the city. We were incorporated as what’s known as a quasi-government agency. SEE 50 YEARS, PAGE

Pedestrian struck and killed by drunk driver COURTESY OF ORANGE BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT Orange Beach Police were called to a vehicle accident involving the death of a pedestrian at approximately 6:41 p.m. Sunday August 13. The accident occurred in the 24000 block of Perdido Beach Blvd. The driver of the vehicle,

David B Waters, 51 of Monroeville, was charged with DUI, manslaughter and reckless driving. The victim in the accident was a female, 67 visiting from Tennessee. The accident remains under investigation. Waters is currently in the Orange Beach Municipal Jail and will be transferred to Baldwin County Corrections today.

The City of Gulf Shores is considering a rezoning request that would put current businesses in compliance with the city’s zoning ordinance. The applicant seeks to rezone 4.22 acres located on the north side of Ft. Morgan Road, 4 miles west of the Highway 59 intersection, between Twin Pines Circle and Hardwood Drive from neighborhood business to general business. The property was legislatively annexed into the City limits in 2011 and automatically placed in the R-1-4 Single Family Zoning District. Shortly after annexation the subject property was rezoned to Neighborhood Business to reflect the business development of these parcels. Councilman Jason Dyken asked why the businesses, which were already in existence when the original zoning took place, were put into a zone where they were non-conforming. “It was automatically zoned into the single-family zoning district,” said Andy Bauer, Director of Planning and Zoning. “Then, because we went back in and rezoned multiple areas of business, I guess staff felt at that time the most appropriate zoning district was neighborhood business which is the most-restrictive zoning district.” The property is currently developed with a Dollar General, Chevron Station, four-unit commercial building, a plumbing business and a portion of the 4.22 acres is vacant. As it stands now if the businesses were lost in a fire or natural disaster, the owner would not be allowed to rebuild them due to zoning restrictions. Mayor Robert Craft said the city was putting conditions on the proposed rezoning. “We are trying to limit the more noxious areas of that which might be damaging to the community,” Craft said.

The City also considered: - Approval of the surplus and donation of 22 unclaimed bicycles currently stored at the Police Department. If approved, the bicycles SEE REZONING, PAGE

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will be donated to the Christian Service Center in Gulf Shores who in turn refurbishes the bicycles and distributes them to citizens in need of transportation without cost. - Public assembly permits for the 46th Annual Shrimp Festival, a competition hosted by Gulf Shores

Crossfit, a triathlon held by Team Magic in conjunction with Gulf Shores Orange Beach Sports Commission, a Women’s Care Medical Center walkathon and a tent sale at The Royal Standard. - A restaurant retail liquor license for Margarita Loca Bar and Grill, located in Pelican Place Shopping Center in the space previously occupied by Rafter’s.

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system.” The city recently unveiled plans for a median system similar to what the state installed in Orange Beach, but without the unpopular U-turns. Included in this project are eightfoot sidewalks on both sides of the road from Gulf State Park to West Lagoon Avenue where Alabama 182 narrows to two lanes. “It’s not going be as extensive a project as what was undertaken in Orange Beach,” Acreman said. “What we’re doing is taking out the center turn lane and putting in a median. We’ll leave the left turn lanes open at the intersections. And in midblock, so you can do a mid-block U-turn.” Acreman announced a big boost for this project at the July 24 council meeting in the form of a Transportation Alternatives Program matching grant. It will pay $400,000 toward the project and the city’s portion will be $100,000. The project is expected

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We do not receive any funds from the city, the state or the federal government except in disaster situations under FEMA. All of our funds come from water and sewer service.” The Utilities Board of the City of Gulf Shores (Gulf Shores Utilities) is a municipal corporation governed by a Board of Directors. The Board Members are appointed by Gulf Shores City Council for a six-year term and serve without pay. Once appointed by City Council, a board member may not be removed by the City

to start a week after Labor Day and be completed by May 1. Bids go out for the project Aug. 15 and overall costs are estimated at about $1 million. A separate project during the same time frame will include improving traffic signals. Also during the same time frame, the state will pave the same two miles where the new sidewalks and medians improvements are planned. During that time as well, ALDOT is going to pave and restripe Alabama 59 from the beach road to the Intracoastal Waterway bridge. The state estimates it will cost $694,000 to $849,000 and take 40 days to complete. “They are going to do that after this summer,” Acreman said. “They wanted us to get finished with our sidewalk project on Highway 59 and they had some access management work they did. They are going to do the overlay in the fall/ winter of 2017-18.” Wait, there’s more, still. The city will continue its widening project on the Alabama 59 bridge near the Original

Oyster House boardwalk shopping center. This will be the last piece of the sidewalk project on that roadway. “We’ve got the second phase of the bridge widening over fall/winter,” Acreman said. “We’ll start that after the Shrimp Festival. We’re widening the east side of Bayou Village bridge like we did the west side.” At Gulf Place, the city is poised to begin phase two of a project to make the main beach access more pedestrian and bicycle friendly as well as add more parking. Annual events held at the public beach attract more than 350,000 visitors and generate an estimated regional economic impact exceeding $100 million. This phase is called the Town Green part of the plan and will include an amphitheater lawn, a permanent stage on the beach at the west end and sand dunes. Parking east of the Hangout will also be improved and include a beachside paved promenade. Phase two will begin after the Shrimp Festival and with the goal

of finishing by April 1. The three-year project will cost the city about $15 million. Bids on this project go out Aug. 8 Acreman said these projects will affect traffic, but will be major improvements for Gulf Shores. “There will be a lot impacts over the next year,” he said, “but once we get finished with them it’s going to change the world down here. We’re very excited. It’s going to be so much more pedestrian friendly. It will improve the quality of life here for generations to come.”

Council. The Utilities Board is empowered to set usage rates, policies and procedures by which Gulf Shores Utilities operates. The 38-employee company is staying relatively low-key for its anniversary, handing out commemorative pens to customers this week. “We’re the type of company that is just stable, easy-going,” said Julie Phillips, human resources officer. “We’re not going in for all the flowers and balloons and all that. We’re just kind of steady going and so that’s kind of how we’re celebrating.” Steady indeed- the board hasn’t imple-

mented a rate increase to its customers in more than 20 years. The Gulf Shores Utilities water & sewer service area covers from County Road 10 southward to the Gulf of Mexico and from the Gulf State Park to Historical Fort Morgan. The company operates on a 24-hour on-call system where customers can call at any time with a problem and have a speedy response. “We have a very dedicated staff that is diligent in their work ethic and really put forth a great effort to provide quality service to all of our customers,” Johnson said. “We have a great staff and leader-

ship that work together as a team to look out for everybody.” Scaling up operations can provide growing pains for most companies, but Gulf Shores Utilities has maintained its effectiveness and efficiency throughout. “We continue to provide that small business customer service,” Phillips said. “So many people tell us other companies don’t work with them like we do. We take a situation and work through it to help the customer. It’s not about what’s best for us. I do feel we are a part of the community, and we care about the community. I think that shows.”

Gulf Shores fall/ winter projects BEACH ROAD: • Eight-foot sidewalks, median work, resurfacing, new traffic signals

GULF PLACE PROJECT: • Phase two of the $15 million revitalization of the main public beach access

ALABAMA 59: • Resurfacing from the beach to the Intracoastal Waterway bridge • Widening of the east side of the Bayou Village bridge

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CSC chosen beneficiary of golf tourney SUBMITTED Honours Golf, a Division of Troon Golf, has chosen to host its Inaugural Charity Golf Classic to benefit the Christian Service Center. Honours Golf is the management company for local golf clubs like Craft Farms Golf Resort, Peninsula Golf and Racquet Club, Emerald Greens and several other golf clubs throughout the Southeast. This year’s tournament will be held November 2, at Peninsula Golf and Racquet Club. “After learning what the Christian Service Center does for our Gulf Coast community, the decision to choose it as the beneficiary for

the inaugural tournament was an easy one to make,” said Area Manager for Honours Golf, Chad Leonard. “By donating the income from this tournament, we hope to provide additional funding to continue their mission of helping people throughout Gulf Shores, Orange Beach and Fort Morgan. We are excited about partnering with the center and look forward to presenting a large check to them on November 2.” The format for the tournament is a fourperson scramble. Prizes will be given for the top three places in both gross and net divisions. Additional prizes include longest drive, closest to the pin, and

longest putt. Currently, committees are at work securing golfers, sponsors, and raffle prizes. The tournament can accommodate 120 golfers at $125 each. Tournament fees include lunch, drinks on the course, prizes and a tee gift. The title sponsor for this year’s tournament is Lulu’s. Other sponsorships are available as follows: Beverage Cart - $1,500; Lunch - $1,500; Holein-One - $500; Driving Range - $500; Hole - $150. Additional information is available through the CSC or from Anthony Vaughn with Peninsula Golf & Racquet Club at 251-968-8009.

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Community Calendar ONGOING 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/saltwaterrecreational-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 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. 251948-7275 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 dependentif stars are not visible program is cancelled for that week.

Every child deserves an evening centered around nothing but pure FUN! After all, it’s summertime, so what’s more perfect than a safe environment for the little ones to let out all that builtup energy. As part of our 100 Days of Summer celebration, each Wednesday night will be catered to the kids. There will be no shortage of entertainment during these activity-packed events. Face painting, prizes, games, music, a hula hoop performer, bouncy house and water slide will line Palm Plaza for all the occasions! Come dressed in character for our special themed nights and be ready to play! Every Wednesday at the Wharf from 5:30- 8:30 o.m.

Thursdays 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, of course, a great story, are all part of the program. Join us every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. 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

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.

Sky rockets. Pyrotechnics. Fire flowers. Light showers. It doesn’t matter what you call ‘em, fireworks are pretty much loved by one and all. They are the exclamation point at the end of any special event or commemoration. Debuting this June, Sparks after Dark, a brand-new, high velocity fireworks show, will transform every average Thursday evening into a glittering, gleaming celebration. The skies over Main Street will be ablaze with bursts of technicolor flare, illuminating The Wharf in a kaleidoscope of hues. Now you won’t have to wait impatiently for that once-a-year occasion to witness the magic! Every Thursday night after the first light show (around 8:45).

The City of Gulf Shores will host its annual Back to School Beach Bash at 6 p.m. on Thursday, August 17 at the west end of the Gulf Shores Public Beach. The Back to School Beach Bash will feature music, campfires and all of the makings for s’mores. These family-friendly events started in 2010 and have quickly become the perfect recipe for families of all ages who are looking for a little free fun and excitement.

Fridays 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

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August 18 C Spire Concert Series presents: Matchbox Twenty with Special Guest Matt Nathanson 23325 Amphitheater Drive Orange Beach 8 – 11 p.m. All seats reserved $69.50 $59.50 - $49.50 - $25.00 **plus applicable fees and service charges** Matchbox Twenty has sold over 30 million records worldwide, and earned countless accolades, including five GRAMMY® nominations, four American Music Award nods, and the 2004

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ers from the Gulf Coast area have volunteered to ‘go behind bars’ as part of MDA’s Lock-Up event on August 31st at Original Oyster House in Gulf Shores from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Donate to their ‘bail’ at www.mdalockup. org/gulfcoast2017 as these jailbirds do a little time and a lot of good to help save and improve the lives of people fighting neuromuscular diseases.

September 2 This is the Championship Run in the Inaugural Run the Coast Summer Series. Cash prizes will be given out for the top 3 male and female runners in the series. (Based on a point system over all 4 races-Zydeco 5K runParadise Island 5K run-Shark 4 mile all road Run) - Must have completed all other runs in the series to be eligible. All events start at 7:30AM. The 5K and the fun run will start and finish at Tacky Jacks in Gulf Shores, AL. Since this weekend “kicks off” the Football season- we will be having our traditional Team Spirit Awards. So wear your Favorite School colors and be eligible for Individual prizes! After the races, the post-race party will include FREE BEER -FOOD & BLOODY MARYS for ALL Runners and walkers, Great Music, Age group awards (custom age group medals will be presented), and folks wearing the really nice race T-shirt.

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Blood donations urgently needed in the final weeks of summer The American Red Cross urges blood donors to give in the final weeks of summer to help overcome a chronic summer blood shortage. In August, regular donors may delay giving as final summer vacations are planned and back-to-school activities ramp up. To fully meet the needs of hospital patients in the coming days and weeks, donations are

urgently needed from new and current donors. Those who donated blood earlier this summer may be eligible to donate again. Blood can be safely donated every 56 days, and Power Red cells can be donated every 112 days. As a special thank you, those who come out to give blood or platelets with the

Red Cross now through Aug. 31 will be emailed a $5 Target eGiftCard™.* Appointments can be scheduled by downloading the free Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting redcrossblood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-7332767). To help reduce wait times, donors are encouraged to make appointments and complete the RapidPass online health history questionnaire at redcrossblood. org/RapidPass.

Upcoming blood donation opportunities Aug. 15-31 *Please note new address for the Josephson Blood Donation Center in Mobile* 8/16/2017: 1 - 6 p.m., Gethsemane Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 7260 Park Drive Daphne 8/17/2017: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., South Baldwin Regional Medical Center, 1613 North McKenzie St. Foley 8/17/2017: 1:30 - 5:30 p.m., Cobb Theater, 3780 Gulf Shores Parkway Gulf Shores 8/17/2017: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Josephson Blood Donation Center, 35 North Sage Ave. Mobile 8/17/2017: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., American Red Cross South Mississippi Chapter, 612 E. Pass Road Gulfport 8/18/2017: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Walmart, 24833 John T. Reid Parkway Scottsboro 8/18/2017: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Josephson Blood Donation Center, 35 North Sage Ave. Mobile 8/18/2017: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Caffey's Pharmarcy, 3707B St. Stephens Road Mobile 8/18/2017: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Golden Nugget, 151 Beach Blvd. Biloxi 8/18/2017: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Singing River Rehabilitation, 3401 Main St. East Moss Point 8/19/2017: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Josephson Blood Donation Center, 35 North Sage Ave. Mobile 8/20/2017: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Josephson Blood Donation Center, 35 North Sage Ave. Mobile 8/21/2017: 12:30 - 7:15 p.m., Josephson Blood Donation Center, 35 North Sage Ave. Mobile 8/22/2017: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Mobile Regional Airport, 8400 Airport Blvd. Mobile 8/22/2017: 12:30 - 7:15 p.m., Josephson Blood Donation Center, 35 North Sage Ave. Mobile 8/22/2017: 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Southern Care Hospice, 98 Glen Oaks Drive Lucedale 8/23/2017: 12 - 5 p.m., Keller Williams Realty, 1710 East Pass Road Gulfport 8/23/2017: 12 - 5 p.m., Keller Williams Realty, 6819 Washington Ave. Ocean Springs 8/24/2017: 1 - 6 p.m., Thomasville Baptist Church, 210 Wilson Ave. West Thomasville 8/24/2017: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Josephson Blood Donation Center, 35 North Sage Ave. Mobile 8/25/2017: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Josephson Blood Donation Center, 35 North Sage Ave. Mobile 8/26/2017: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Josephson Blood Donation Center, 35 North Sage Ave. Mobile 8/27/2017: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Josephson Blood Donation Center, 35 North Sage Ave. Mobile 8/28/2017: 12:30 - 7:15 p.m., Josephson Blood Donation Center, 35 North Sage Ave. Mobile 8/28/2017: 1 - 6 p.m., Edgewater Mall, 2600 Beach Blvd. Biloxi 8/29/2017: 12:30 - 7:15 p.m., Josephson Blood Donation Center, 35 North Sage Ave. Mobile 8/29/2017: 12 - 7 p.m., Edgewater Mall, 2600 Beach Blvd. Biloxi 8/30/2017: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Providence Hospital, 6801 Airport Blvd. Mobile 8/30/2017: 12 - 7 p.m., Edgewater Mall, 2600 Beach Blvd. Biloxi 8/31/2017: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Josephson Blood Donation Center, 35 North Sage Ave. Mobile 8/31/2017: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., St. Martin High School, 11300 Yellow Jacket Blvd. Ocean Springs

Community partners play vital role in maintaining the blood supply The Red Cross relies on community partners to help ensure a sufficient blood supply for patients. About 80 percent of blood donations made to the Red Cross are through blood drives set up by community organizations, groups and businesses, such as Suburban Propane. As a proud national sponsor of the Red Cross Blood Services, Suburban Propane hosts blood drives throughout the year, encourages its employees and customers to donate during the challenging summer months, and provides employee volunteers across the country in one of the largest nationwide corporate volunteer efforts in support of the Red Cross Blood Services. Suburban Propane also supports a summer public awareness advertising campaign to educate people about the constant need for blood and platelet donations. To become a community partner by hosting a Red Cross blood drive, visit redcrossblood.org for more information.

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American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) to make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age in most states (16 with parental consent where allowed by state law), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements. Blood donors can now save time at their next donation by using RapidPass to complete their pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online, on the day of their donation, prior to arriving at the blood drive. To get started and learn more, visit redcrossblood.org/RapidPass and follow the instructions on the site.

Volunteers needed Another way to support the lifesaving mission of the American Red Cross is to become a volunteer transpor-

tation specialist and deliver lifesaving blood products to local area hospitals. Volunteer transportation specialists play a very important role in ensuring an ample blood supply for patients in need by transporting blood and blood products. For more information and to apply for a volunteer transportation specialist position, contact Kevin Boyd, transportation specialist coordinator, 205-994-7301 or visit rdcrss.org/driver.

About the American Red Cross The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-forprofit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or cruzrojaamericana.org, or visit us on Twitter at @ RedCross.

GS swim team competes at regionals

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From left: Layne Reid – 10 of Gulf Shores, Brook Hopkins – Head Coach GSST, Murray Reed – 9 of Orange Beach and Jack Biggs – 8 of Gulf Shores at the Southeastern Swimming Long Course Championships in Huntsville.

SUBMITTED Layne Reid, Jack Biggs and Murray Reed represented the Gulf Shores Swim Team at the Southeastern Swimming Long Course Championships from July 20-23. The meet was held at the newly renovated Huntsville Aquatic Center. There were 43 teams with approximately 1,000 swimmers entered in the meet from the region. The Southeastern swimming region is Alabama, Tennessee and the Florida Panhandle. The three Gulf Shores swimmers qualified for this meet by virtue of their results in previous long-course meets during this spring and summer season. All three swimmers swam in the 10 and Under Boys division at the championship meet. Murray Reed, age 9, swam in six events and set new Gulf Shores Swim Team records in the 200 Individual Medley, 50 and 100 Freestyles, and the 50 Breaststroke for his age group. Reed scored points for the team by placing 6th in the 50 Freestyle and 8th in the 50

Breaststroke. There were 54 swimmers in each of these two events. Jack Biggs, age 8, set two team records for 7-8 year olds in the 50 backstroke and the 50 freestyle. Layne Reid, age 10, swam in his first championship meet. He lowered his personal best times in two of his three events at the meet. The three swimmers earned special recognition at the end of the summer season Gulf Shores Swim Team banquet. All three received customized beach towels with their names and the date of the swim meet. Reed also accepted his medals for finishing within the top eight swimmers in two events. Gulf Shores Swim Team will start the fall season with its first practice on Tuesday September 5. The Gulf Shores Swim Team is operated by the City of Gulf Shores at the David L. Bodenhamer Recreation Center. For additional information about the various aquatics programs offered at the Bodenhamer Center by the City of Gulf Shores, contact Brook Hopkins, 968-1427.

What the Masters of Suspicion Are Missing Friedrich Nietzsche, Karl Marx, and Sigmund Freud are known in philosophical circles as “the masters of suspicion.” They are often noted for their aggressive criticism of religion, specifically the Christian religion, as simply a cover for the basic instincts that actually drive all human behavior: money (Marx), sex (Freud), and power (Nietzsche). Their basic theory was that humans turned these powerful drives into gods who would bring fulfillment of these longings to a special few (the bourgeoisie). These men thought that if the blinders of religion could be pulled from the eyes of the masses, the monopoly of happiness could be ripped from the hands of the ruling classes and enjoyed by all. Ironically, the masters of suspicion would find that the true Master would agree with them in large part. Long before the 19th century, Jesus saw how religion was being used to concentrate power into the hands of an elite minority, and he predicted its total destruction. Money (Matt 6:19-34), sex (5:27-32), and power (5:38-48) are three of his primary targets in the Sermon on the Mount. But Jesus took “suspicion” one step further: these desires themselves were lies, false religions, ephemeral and perverted echoes of a deeper longing that could only be satisfied in the one true Father God. It is of note that all three men suffered massive disappointments with their earthly fathers. They knew that they, along with everyone else, were missing something. They just could not believe it was the Father. In many ways, the twentieth century was one massive experiment with the ideas of the masters of suspicion: let us see if great

happiness ensues when we get rid of God and give full reign to the human impulses for money, sex, and power. What we got (as usual) instead of life and happiness was misery and death on an unprecedented scale. Marx and Neitzche gave us Stalin and Hitler. Freud gave us the Sexual Revolution and, among many other tragedies, it’s almost two billion abortions. Though they predicted His end, the carpenter from Galilee still rules and reigns, His church spreading in the twenty-first century as never before. On a subway wall, someone scribbled “God is dead—Nietzsche,” only to have someone come along later, strike through those words, and write below them, “Nietzsche is dead—God.” No one is a greater enemy of religion than God himself, whether it is the religion of self-righteousness, selfactualization, or science itself. God simply wants a relationship, and, if we are honest enough to admit it, the rest of us are suspicious that we do too.

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ANNIVERSARY Celebrating the milestones of Baldwin County residents

Marvin and Carol (McCall) James and their son Jason and his wife and Jennifer (Clark) James of Foley, celebrated wedding anniversaries on Aug. 11. The former (pictured left) celebrated 50 years and the latter (pictured right) 10 years. Both couples celebrated their anniversaries together in Las Vegas, Nev. The trip marked Marvin’s first time flying, while it was the fourth trip to Vegas for Jason and Jennifer, who visited all 50 states and 30 MLB stadiums before age 30 and during their first 10 years of marriage. Marvin and Carol have two cats, Wallee and Saban. Jason and Jennifer have Marvin and Carol’s granddog, Nolan.

SNAPSHOT DAY: ONE DAY IN THE LIFE OF ALABAMA PUBLIC LIBRARIES

BIRTHS Celebrating the milestones of Baldwin County residents JERNIGAN Gentry Shane Jernigan was born July 17 at 2:56 p.m. and weighed 6 lbs. 14 oz. and was 20.5 inches long. His parents are Breanne and Shane Jernigan of Bay Minette. His maternal grandparents are Jerrie Ann and Edward Wayne Young of Prattville. His paternal grandparents are Mary and Nickie White of Bay Minette and Windle and Tracey Jernigan of Bay Minette.

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Brycen Jamore Ellis Mason was born July 12 at 5:32 a.m. and weighed 6 lbs. 14 oz. and was 19.5 inches long. His mother is Keairra Mason of Bay Minette. His maternal grandparents are Keondra Mason and James Crooks Jr. of Bay Minette.

BARNES Breanna Lashai Barnes was born July 19 at 8:52 and weighed 6 lbs. 2 oz. and was 20 inches long. Her mother is Nyteshia Barnes of Bay Minette.

The Baldwin County Library Cooperative is joining the Fairhope Public Library, the Majorie Younce Snook Public Library in Summerdale and public libraries across the state in participating in “Snapshot Day: One Day in the Life of Alabama Public Libraries” on Thursday, Aug. 17. The Foley Public Library will have Snapshot Day on Wednesday, Aug. 16. The event is to show

how important public libraries and library systems are to the state of Alabama. The libraries will compile statistics, patron comments, photographs, and other data chronicling a typical library day. The results will be added to those of public libraries across Alabama to show how libraries provide invaluable services to Alabama citizens. “Snapshot Day: One

Day in the Life of Alabama Public Libraries” is a project of the Alabama Public Library Service. The Baldwin County Library Cooperative consists of the Baldwin County Library Cooperative, Bay Minette Public Library, Daphne Public Library, Elberta Public Library, Fairhope Public Library, Foley Public Library, Thomas B. Norton Public Library in Gulf Shores, Lillian-Perdido Bay Library, Loxley

Public Library, Magnolia Springs Public Library, Orange Beach Public Library, Robertsdale Public Library, Spanish Fort Public Library, Oscar Johnson Memorial Library in Silverhill and Marjorie Younce Snook Public Library in Summerdale. For more information, contact your local library or visit: http://webmini.apls. state.al.us/apls_web/apls/ apls/?q=snapshot

Graham Creek Nature Preserve Gently Used Items Needed!

Margaret DeArman and Betty Jo Powell sort items donated for the August 26th ‘Used but not Abused’ Rummage Sale at St. Francis at the Point Anglican Church. Have gently used items to donate? Looking for a great deal? Don’t miss the St. Francis at the Point summer rummage sale! Saturday, Aug. 26 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St Francis at the Point, located at 17280 Scenic Hwy 98. Lunch will be available for purchase onsite. Donations may be brought to the church from Aug. 21 – Aug. 24. Needed items are: home furnishings, books, cookware, glassware, dinnerware, crystal, brass, copper, silver, furniture, tools. No clothing, please. For more information, call 928-1255.

Summer may be fading but Observe & Explore Days at Graham Creek Nature Preserve continue through the fall and all year long! Families are invited to visit the park and spend time with the rangers during each Observe & Explore Day to learn about a different aspect of the park. All events take place at the park, located at 23460 Wolf Bay Drive in Foley. All Observe & Explore Day activities begin at 10 a.m. and end

at noon. Each event is free. August 19 – TreesParticipants will explore the tree trail, make craft projects and enjoy story time. Sept. 6 – Beautiful Bogs – Activities include a wagon ride to

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A Foley man’s aspirations take him around the world By BROOKE CONRAD Don’t stop dreaming. That’s Bill Courduff ’s mantra. The 88-year-old Foley man has lived many lifetimes, many dreams over the course of his years. He’s traveled across oceans and nations. He has had adventures that others only dream of. His latest dream is now a reality. On his 80th birthday Courduff, and his wife Carolyn, started writing books. So far they have published four titles. “We’re going on a new adventure,” Courduff says. A youthful smile spreads across his face. “And to be 88-years-old and have a new adventure to look forward to is fantastic.” The book titles are, “History of Belforest School 1896-1950,” “Chicken Talk 24-7,” “Chronic Lymphatic Leukemia Remission?” and, “Butterfly on the Water,” in which Courduff tells the story of his friend Thomas Soulantzos, the Koukla, and their experiences building Soulantzos’ dream ship in Taiwan and sailing it to New York. “All sailors are romantics,” he says, slurring the words together in a combination of Long Island vowel-lengthening

and a gravelly southern drawl. His graying eyebrows are always raised in an animated sort of way, revealing earnest blue eyes and a youthful smile. “If you weren’t romantic, you wouldn’t even like the water,” he says. And the tail of the Koukla is quite the romance – of a man’s love and longing for the boat of his dreams. And it begins, in New York. Courduff used to eat at Thomas Soulantzos’ restaurant, Poseidon, in Queens, Long Island. A long line of people were always waiting outside the door for a bite of Soulantzos’s freshcaught gourmet seafood. The wavy, black-haired Soulantzos used to burst out of the kitchen, cigar in mouth, dressed in denim overalls and a floppy sort of hat, to laugh and joke with the guests. “Everybody loved Thomas,” Courduff says, his lively face matching every inflection in his voice. “We met because he had a restaurant, and we loved the way he cooked seafood. Between going to the restaurant all the time and arranging fishing groups, we got to know each other.” But Soulantzos had bigger aspirations than his restaurant. When he

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was a boy living in Egio, Greece, he used to climb the high bluffs overlooking the Aegean Sea to watch all of the colorful sailboats in the water. They captured his imagination, and he later said that the fluttering sails made him think of butterflies. In 1956, when Soulantzos was 17, he left Greece for the United States to escape the poverty of his upbringing. He was hired on a merchant ship, where he learned to cook and jumped ship in New York, where he later married and had two children. Soulantzos never gave up his lifelong dream of owning a sailboat. After working his restaurant for several years, he eventually raised enough money to have someone design and build his boat. It was not just any boat. He hired George Stadel, Jr., a naval architect who was voted #1 Schooner Designer in 1983 by The American Schooner Association, to design it. Soulantzos’s boat would be Stadel’s 300th schooner design. Next, Soulantzos had to find a boatyard. He began shopping all over the world for the right place, and, with the help of Stadel, he eventually settled on a bid from the President Marine in Taiwan. The Taiwanese knew how to build wooden boats, but they had never before built a schooner. During the boat’s construction, Soulantzos traveled back and forth from his restaurant in Long Island to Taiwan to monitor the boat’s progress. He named his boat “Koukla,” which means “baby doll” in Greek. “That was his baby doll,” Courduff says. The boat was 75 feet long and over 60 feet high. Down beneath the stern, the galley was covered with oriental rugs, rosewood countertops, and green marble. It also had a gimbal table that would rotate with the motion of the boat, and a Victorian light fixture overhead. “It was built like a classic wooden boat of 200 years ago,” Courduff says. Courduff was the first person Soulantzos asked

to join his trans-Pacific crew. Courduff ’s own love for sailing began in his early days, like Soulantzos, when he and his middle school friend, Bob Crump, would go out on Crump’s 19-foot Lightning sailboat. He later entered the Marine Corps in 1946 when he was 17, and played the saxophone for all of the various military bands. “He kept volunteering to go overseas to fight, but they said, ‘We need you here,’” Carolyn says. “He was in all the bands, the marching band, the concert band, the jazz band. He spent all of his time at Parris Island.” After two years, Courduff left the military and enrolled as a student at New York University, but after three years, he ran out of money from his GI Bill benefits and could not finish his degree. Right after college, he married his first wife and they had five children. It was after that that he began his landscaping business, Courduff ’s Oakwood Road Garden and Landscaping Company. “He had magic hands in creating beautiful gardens, and he came away a very wealthy man,” Carolyn says. “He did landscaping for many wealthy people on the Gold Coast.” Courduff met Carolyn in 1994 and taught her how to sail. The two owned a 14-foot Catalina sailboat named Honey Chile and sailed on it for 20 years. After a lifetime of sailing, Courduff naturally jumped at the chance to help his friend Soulantzos sail his ship across the Pacific. The strange thing about Soulantzos’s passion for sailing was that he had never sailed in his life before he owned the Koukla. He knew nothing about boat construction. In fact, he gave no instructions to the President Marine about the boat’s rigging and assumed it would be easy for the crew to erect the boat’s two masts and six sails, along with all the wires, bolts, and lines. “He had never sailed, but he liked sailboats,” Courduff says. “He liked the look of them. That’s

the dreamer part of it.” But as Soulantzos was preparing to bring the Koukla home, the boat suffered a terrible accident. “When the Koukla was finally ready after three years of construction, the crew had just gotten there,” Courduff says. “It was 54 tons of boat, all wood. They had to pick up the boat and set it in the water, and after they had it in the air, all the sudden you have this bang, bang, bang. Fourteen tons of crane fell on the boat.” By the time the Koukla was repaired, it cost Soulantzos another year and an extra $30,000. After four years, and four crew changes, Soulantzos was finally ready to bring the Koukla home. It was the summer of 1984. Courduff was part of the crew, which consisted of himself, Soulantzos, Captain Richard Bailey, and two others. Courduff had to fly to Taiwan to meet the crew, and he still smiles as he remembers his first time seeing the country. “Coming out of the airport going into Taipei—it’s a big place,” he says. “There are Chinese all over the place. I’m a foot taller than everybody, with my big hat as out-of-place as it could be. Then a guy says,” Courduff leans in, voice hushed, ‘Are you looking for your friends? Are you going to sail that boat?’” Courduff chuckles. “And he spoke English! From that moment on he told me what to do: go across the street, get in a cab. They have these little tiny cars.” Then suddenly, without breaking his gaze, the old man’s eyes fill with tears. “I felt safe,” he says. “I always felt safe in Taiwan.” Unfortunately for the avid sailor, after so many years of anticipa-

tion, Courduff did not sail with the crew. His first wife wanted a divorce so he returned home to settle the legal issues concerning his marriage and property. On July 4, 1984, the crew, minus Courduff, began their voyage across the Pacific, sailing all the way to San Diego, then through the Panama Canal to the Atlantic Ocean, and on to Huntington, N.Y. The trip took a total of six months and was mostly uneventful. They finally arrived in New York on December 16th, 1984. Soulantzos, unfortunately, began to decline shortly after his return. His wife had to care for the restaurant while he was away, and she did not want anything to do with the boat. “Thomas comes home with his baby doll, Koukla, and he spends every moment with her,” Courduff said. “So Thomas has reached the pinnacle of his life, he’s reached every goal he ever wanted to. Now, what does a man do when he reaches every achievement? He starts to drink.” Shortly after his return, Soulantzos entered hospice because of his drinking. He then bought a one-way ticket to Greece, and, after three months, was killed in a head-on collision. “He was 45-years-old when he returned, and in 10 years at age 55 he died,” Courduff says. He squints his eyes thoughtSEE ASPIRATIONS, PAGE

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fully. His voice never loses its enthusiastic inflections. Then his face brightens. “That’s why you don’t stop dreaming,” he says, pointing to the ceiling with a smile and a fervent expression. “You always gotta pick a new dream.”

Courduff would probably still be sailing today, but after he had heart surgery, he could no longer stay out in the sun for long periods of time. In 2005, he and Carolyn sold the Honey Chile and it was time for a new dream. After his book about his Tawain adventures, “Butterfly on the Water” was published in 2011, Bill and Carolyn began

talking about turning the story into a movie. “I know that the Taiwanese government is interested in building the movie industry in Taiwan,” he says. “We knew that ‘Life of Pi’ was filmed there, and it won all kinds of awards.” So the two first decided to contact the Taiwanese Ambassador to the U.S., but with no

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success. “So we thought, ‘Let’s not fool around anymore’,” his wife says. “Let’s just go right to the president.” And that’s what they did. Within a couple of weeks, they got an email back from the Office of the President of Taiwan, telling them they are very happy about the book and that they would put them in touch

will continue to write books and tell stories. He calls himself a “world class raconteur and a Renaissance man. “There’s nothing like sailing,” Courduff says in his slow raspy drawl, a blissful smile spread across his face. “No motor, it’s quiet, you wait for the wind to blow you around—It’s a magnificent way to go.”

with their Ministry of Culture about making a movie. “They encourage their young people to have dreams,” Courduff says, “just like our book is about a dream of a Greek boy, and how the Taiwanese helped the boy achieve his dream of having a schooner.” While he waits to see what might come of the film, Courduff says he

Participants in Gulf State Park’s Junior Ranger program finished one last task before earning their badge this week. The children planted milk weed and sea oat seeds to help grow more native plants for the park. Once the planting was done, the children were awarded their official Gulf State Park Junior Ranger patch. The six-week program introduced participants to the park’s six distinct ecosystems. The campers also learned to use compasses and hike safely in Alabama’s wilderness.

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The Dread of August

have never liked August. Except for two birthdays of two daughters, August gets none of my love, and holds no kindness towards me.

school clothes, I The month is was certain I knew blasphemously hot what hell would with the humidbe like. I was out ity never below of my summer saturation. There uniform of white are days when I t-shirt, cut offs, and feel certain I will DAVID worn out Converse. drown in either ATWOOD I would be required my own sweat, or Points of the Compass to wear new blue breathing superjeans, stiff as tent soaked air. If that canvas, which is what is not enough, there are they were, steel reinforced incessant thunderstorms leather shoes that weighed to make sure we stay ten pounds each, along drenched. Often, I do not with one-inch thick socks, bother to come in from and long-sleeved shirts in working outdoors when an eternal August. Mothers it rains. What’s the point? would be heard to say for Even after I take a cool-off that eternity, “They’ll break dip in the pool, I come in and put on the same sweaty in”, and, “You’ll get used to it”. No, they won’t, nor will clothes I was wearing beI. This is hell. fore. No sense in stinking School was looming. up the entire wardrobe. At the first of August, The heat of August is the dread was a flicker, a the prelude to the height of dim awareness, but as the hurricane season. The waters of the Atlantic, and the month wore on, the flicker became an all-encompassGulf are warming up, storing conscious flame. I was ing heat energy needed to going back to school. Parole create storms that, as they was over, I was back to grow, require more energy, prison clothed in garb suitand because of the heat, able for polar regions, in there is lots to go around. buildings with no air conAs sailors, we dreaded ditioning. Remember, this August, because we knew was hell. what was coming in SepIt isn’t much better for tember, which we dreaded me today. I will soon be in more. Not a happy month solitary confinement. The aboard ship. Admiral is already back in The real reason I dislike prison preparing tortures August is that it is the last for the unsuspecting little month of the artificial season we have created known people condemned to a life of education. Princess as “Summer Vacation”. the Younger leaves tomorTo me, summer began the row, while I have another day we got out of school, week of Princess the Elder. and ended the day we went Then they are both gone to back. That was the beginning of fall. I did not, and do separate prisons of higher learning that we have the not care what the calendar privilege of paying for. says. Solstices and equinox What a system. make no difference. My life I will be alone. It will be revolves around the school year, and when August rolls nice for maybe the first day around, the season is about … maybe hours … certainly minutes, or not at all. I do to change. not do well alone. I will As a kid, I was still out watch too much TV, play of school in August, still in the pool, work on cars on vacation, but it wasn’t the same. All the trips were that don’t need work, spend money we don’t have, and over, our baseball leagues generally be miserable. were winding down, and I am in a new August inthere was a sense of dread duced hell. in the air. School was comAugust holds no kindness ing. There were parental towards me. discussions within my hearing about budgets. I paid little attention, but David Wilson Atwood is a when “school clothes” local writer whose humanwere mentioned, my world interest columns offer a changed. They were planunique perspective. He is ning the demise of my joy. the author of Where the The end of summer. With Mockingbird Sang, A Novel the words, “school clothes”, of the Civil War and I Folthere was certain to be the lowed the Wolf, Buck’s Story, even more dreaded word, the prequel/sequel to Where “shopping”. August holds the Mockingbird Sang. He no kindness towards me. may be contacted, and his As my mother dragged other works viewed at: www. me off to the various destarchasers.us, or david@ partment stores to shop for starchasers.us

Who Will Build Our 355 Ship Navy America has the most powerful Navy the world has ever seen. For centuries, our sailors have provided peace and stability around the globe. With over eighty percent of the world’s population living within sixty miles of the sea and ninety percent of world trade moving by sea, a strong and capable U.S. Navy is critical to a bountiful economy and the wellbeing of humanity. Unfortunately, due to defense cuts and a shrinking fleet size, competitors are challenging our naval superiority. This is why it is critically important we support the Navy’s proposed 355 ship fleet and continue to invest in the latest technology. In order to grow our Navy and make sure we continue to be an example of strength for the rest of the world, it is vital that we have a robust shipbuilding industry here at home. Shipbuilding and ship repair have been an important part of our national economy since our country’s founding. Nationally, the industry accounts for roughly

a high school student, 400,000 jobs, provides CTE programs offer op$25.1 billion in labor income, and contributes portunity and growth for a wide range of over $37.3 billion to the Americans. GDP. Shipbuilding is Aaron, one of my conabout both national stituents in Southwest security and a strong Alabama, is a great execonomy. ample of a CTE success Unfortunately, we story. Ten years ago, he cannot build up to the started out as a plumber, 355 ship fleet of tomorbut after going through row without a skilled a CTE program, and capable he now superworkforce. Our vises pipe and nation continmachinery for ues to experian entire shipence a severe yard in coastal gap in skilled Alabama. His workers, and BRADLEY supervisor cites the shipbuilding BYRNE him as one of industry is not Notes from their best leadimmune to this your Congressman ers. His life was problem. forever changed thanks This is one example to CTE, and he is now why career and technical education (CTE) pro- helping build our nation’s warships. grams are so important. As the former chanThey provide American cellor of the Alabama’s workers with the develcommunity college sysopment and training needed to build the ships tem, I have seen these CTE programs firsthand that are necessary in and they work like order to maintain our magic. Encouraging our naval superiority. nation’s workforce to Thousands of workspecialize in a valuable ers in the United States trade like shipbuilding look to technical eduand repair improves cation programs as a their lives and also propath forward in their vides tremendous benecareers. Whether it is a fits to both our economy sudden and unexpected and our national secucareer change or a wellrity. planned out career for

First Rights you have guessed Have you ever that nappy is the been in a cleft British word for stick, coped with diaper. I heard a banana skin, nappy years ago or have you from the British changed a nappy war bride of my lately? If you NINA second cousin. know what any KEENAM Recently with of those three Nina’s Notes the use of Roku, sayings mean, an electronic you might have device connected to my spent some time in the television set to stream United Kingdom. Being movies and television in a cleft stick means shows through it, my son a situation where it is and I have been watching difficult to decide what a number of enjoyable to do, usually because British TV series and either of your choices of action would cause prob- movies. Numerous times we have heard a word lems. In England, when spoken that causes us to you speak of being in a turn to each other asking banana skin, it has nothwhat that word means. ing to do with the fruit. Sometimes we figure it It is a British noun used out by the way it is used, to describe a sudden, unexpected situation that such as the word scarper which in UK slang means makes a person appear to leave very quickly. A foolish or causes that few times he has reached person difficulty. Maybe

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for an I Pad to search for a definition. Other times we just let it ride because we didn’t want to pause the action on the screen while we searched. For two people who often consult dictionaries when we encounter an unfamiliar word as we read, there was a simple solution to our television problem sitting on a shelf in my office; another dictionary. It is not just an ordinary dictionary, but one recommended to me by a relative. He had found it while searching for a gift for an 11-year-old and was so captivated by it that he bought himself one. I followed his recommendation and ordered myself one. It is an advanced learner’s dictionary that includes American English, Australian and New Zealand English and British English. It came with a CD-Rom for a computer that has both the dictionary and a

Earlier this year, the House passed H.R. 2353, the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, on a huge bipartisan vote. Our bipartisan bill updates the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act by empowering state and local leaders, improving alignment with in-demand job areas, and increasing transparency and accountability. These reforms will make our CTE programs stronger, which in turn will benefit the overall U.S. economy. The bill is now under consideration in the Senate, and I hope they will act swiftly on this bipartisan bill to help train the workforce of tomorrow, including our nation’s shipbuilders. As President Theodore Roosevelt said in 1902, “A good Navy is not a provocation to war. It is the surest guaranty of peace.” As we work to build up our Navy, let us not lose sight of the importance of maintaining and supporting a skilled workforce to build the 355 ship fleet of tomorrow.

thesaurus included. My husband often used the CD as he did research for his Reverend Alabaster Armstrong’s Mystery novels. We enjoyed hearing the spoken British and American pronunciations of the words he clicked on. He was delighted when he asked me to type in “duke” and a block popped up with a list of ranks of British nobility. Another thing I like about this specialized dictionary is that it follows every definition with a sentence example which helps to clearly define the word meaning. The dictionary also lists differences in the spelling of words by the English and Americans: British oesophagusUS esophagus, British odour-US odor. From now on, my learning dictionary will be close to enlighten me when an unfamiliar word is spoken during a British or Australian film.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR A former Air Force Special Operations Helicopter Pilot responds to Fairhope citizen’s complaints I flew HH and MH-53J Pave Low helicopters (large rescue and special operations transport helicopters) for most of my 26-year career in the Air Force, accumulating over 4000 total flying hours. I flew rescue missions out of RAF Woodbridge, England and then Special Operations missions out of Hurlburt Field in the Florida panhandle. I logged over 200 combat hours in two wars, both in the Middle East, ending my service as an Air Advisor to the Iraqi Air Force flying Russian MI-17 helicopters. I trained at Ft Rucker, Alabama and Albuquerque, New Mexico. I often get asked why we flew so much at night? The answer was: we were more likely to survive by flying

at night. The helicopter I flew was very large and, even though fast for a helicopter, not very fast in relation to missiles or other ground to air weapons. We were safer learning to operate at night on Night Vision Goggles and using the Terrain Following Radar in our cockpit so that was when we trained. Our typical training sortie was about 4.5 hours long. In the winter when the sun goes down earlier, we could get done by 10 or 11 at night. But in the summer, I sometimes did not take off until 9 PM and landed quite often well after midnight. I bring these facts up to explain why those Navy pilots fly so much at night (“as late as midnight”). They are learning to survive in the modern battlefield. As the saying goes, train like you plan to fight. The complaints also stated they were flying lower than FAA allowed. Let me assure them that they fly as low as they need to learn to survive. You may

not understand, but the FAA has NO jurisdiction to their flying rules. The military is not subject to the FAA as they have military rules and regulations to adhere to when flying. The FAA is a civilian regulatory body and the Military is not subject to their rules. I say this not to flout or come across as believing we are better or can do what we want, but a civilian plane flying low is dangerous and against FAA rules. A military plane or helicopter flying low is intentional and trying to train in the environment to survive. I’m sure the pilots are flying low near the airport doing multiple touch and go landings to better learn the skills of flying so they become second nature to them. That is what learning to fly is all about. I appreciate Councilman Burrell’s letter. It was thoughtful, encouraging and well-reasoned. Our nation has been at war since 2001, that’s 16 years of

constant military activity (translated: fighting and dying). That’s more than our nation has ever experienced in our history. Please understand that the need of airfields like the one near Fairhope is vital to their success. The main areas around Milton and Pensacola are too crowded for effective training. That’s why they go to outlying strips to practice. If those strips are taken away, training will suffer and we will be less prepared to defend this great nation against all enemies. If you hear their “noise”, why not give them a break, say a prayer for their safety and then thank God they are our pilots up there at all hours of the day and night willing to spend time away from their families to defend them?

hurts the local children, adding more apprehension to their puberty. Blame will fall squarely on the shoulders of city managers, if favorable terms are not negotiated. “The separation is usually effected by means of a negotiation between the school systems. The negotiation usually culminates in a separation agreement which governs issues such as attendance zones and other matters,” said the Communications Office of the Department of Education in an email. Planning for a new school system takes people with vision. I applaud the tenacity of the Island Education Task Force, working to see an independent-school initiative succeed, knowing they must convince their neighbors to vote in a referendum, increasing property taxes, possibly to the 29 mil level of Saraland, also a city-run school system. Orange Beach has not been standing still, working with Eddie Tyler, Superintendent of the Baldwin County Board of Education, eliciting a promise to build a $15 Million Middle School in Orange Beach as part of the county’s pay-asyou-go $60 Million loan program with no direct-tax burden on local residents, possibly starting construction in 2018.

Taxes are the key issue. Perhaps some families will move from Orange Beach to Gulf Shores in response to the dedicated school system, perceived as having the advantage of smaller classes and personalized tutoring, outweighing the burden of higher taxes. Choosing to pay the added property tax is a parental choice for better education. The only alternative for some Orange Beach students is transporting to the next available feeder system. My counter proposal is about taxes, specifically lowering property taxes in Orange Beach from 4 mil to zero, using this school initiative as an opportunity to start an economic boom, driving the investor class to our city, compared to a possible 29 mil property tax in Gulf Shores to zero property tax in Orange Beach. “The city took in $3,461,385 in Ad Valorem Taxes (on 4 mil) in 2016,” according to Finance Director Ford Handley. I argue. This loss in revenue is nominal compared to the possible economic growth, spurred on by lowering the tax rate, incentivizing business investors. The Gulf Shores City Schools initiative is an opportunity for Orange Beach to create a property boom, increasing revenue, pushing up real-estate values and attract-

ing investor-class people to a beach town with no property tax. I digress; the issue is about the children. The Communications Department of the State Board of Education said negotiations were necessary to determine the attendance zones. What happens to Orange Beach students if Gulf Shores Middle School and Gulf Shores High School are not open to them? Saraland has posted on the website for people living outside the attendance zone: “The policy requires tuition payment of $1,500, as well as academic, behavior and attendance eligibility requirements. Additionally, admission is based on space availability.” Perhaps Gulf Shores will offer a tuition-payment plan or scholarships for the best Orange Beach students, padding their student-body’s performance. Gulf Shores will control their educational destiny by forming their own school system. Orange Beach could choose to control their economic destiny by eliminating property taxes.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Gulf Shores School Split “Gulf Shores having independent schools is an interesting premise,” I thought. Curious about the fate of neighborhood children I wrote the State Board of Education asking, “What are the theoretical consequences for Orange Beach students, if the City of Gulf Shores forms their own school system?” The students from Orange Beach must have a school where they are comfortable and can grow, assuming they will not be able to attend the newly formed schools in Gulf Shores, living outside the attendance zone. “I have to dig further,” I thought. The school initiative is not new, having fallen twice before, overwhelmingly battered in voter referendums in Orange Beach and Gulf Shores. Perhaps Gulf Shores will go it alone, succeeding without Orange Beach. I wish the City of Gulf Shores all the best with their new project, trying to understand how a fair and equitable arrangement can be reached for Orange Beach’s students is the conundrum. Living on the eastern end of the island in a geographically segregated school system

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Superintendent Sentance deserves a fair shot By CALEB CROSBY Though his career at Alabama began with a mediocre 6-6 record and, perhaps more notably to fans, a loss to Auburn, football coach Nick Saban was not fired after his first year--and good thing he wasn't. Today, Saban is considered by many to be perhaps the greatest college football coach of all time. We give football coaches the time it takes to show their potential; we ought to treat our state superintendent of education the same way. At the end of July, the vice president of the Alabama State Board of Education unilaterally and abruptly called for an evaluation of State Superintendent Michael Sentance. Sentance began his superintendency on September 12, 2016, and his contract

requires an annual evaluation no later than December 31 of each year, making a midyear call for evaluation rather strange. To say that the evaluation was a mess is generous. Governor Kay Ivey, the president of the board, did not participate, as she did not feel she had sufficient time to evaluate Sentance's performance. Board member Betty Peters participated "under duress," and board member Mary Scott Hunter had her non-responses counted as zeroes towards Sentance's evaluation score; later the board relented and disregarded any scores from Hunter. The evaluation sheet puts forth criteria like "speaks clearly, correctly, and coherently." On that criterion, board member Jeff Newman

scored Sentance at a "1." That's facially ridiculous. Sentance received the same score from board member Ella Bell on "models positive community involvement," whatever that means. If the board doesn't even agree on how the evaluation model came to be, you can bet Sentance was left scratching his head. In truth, the review is about as clear as mud, isn't useful as a basis for improvement, and the sparse comments from the board give the impression that the fix is in. Michael Sentance isn't a magic cure for Alabama's education challenges, but he comes with a winning record from an exceptional state school system in Massachusetts. "Today, Alabama students stand about three years behind their peers in Massachu-

setts in 8th grade math and two years in 4th grade reading." This was mentioned in Sentance's review and is worth noting, given Massachusetts's success under his reform tactics. Prioritizing efforts directed at improving teacher quality and giving them the support they need are the cornerstone of Sentance's strategic plan. Sentance certainly isn't shying away from tough issues in Alabama education. If we're willing to give a football coach multiple seasons to demonstrate success, we should offer at least that to a man who has inherited a failing education system. We also need a transparent and useful evaluation. It might not be as simple as wins and losses, but the targets for success need to be clearly defined. The big-

ger problem may be that the board doesn't know what success looks like. Several members have served for over a decade, and we haven't exactly wowed anyone with our public education progress. Sentance needs a chance to show us what he can do, and the Alabama State Board of Education ought to give it to him. Caleb Crosby is President and CEO of the Alabama Policy Institute (API). API is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit research and educational organization dedicated to strengthening free enterprise, defending limited government, and championing strong families. If you would like to speak with the author, please e-mail communications@ alabamapolicy.org or call (205) 870-9900.

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Fairhope wins Dixie Youth Ozone WS Alabama team advances to national tournament in Missouri CHAMPIONSHIP: ALABAMA (FAIRHOPE) 7, SOUTH CAROLINA 3 By TONY WHITEHEAD GCM Sports

OXFORD- The Fairhope Ozone All-Stars won the Dixie Youth World Series at Oxford with a 7-3 title-game victory over defending champion South Carolina’s team out of Clinton. Representing the state of Alabama and Baldwin County, the Fairhope American League club outscored their World Series opponents 58-7 including two shutouts en route to the title. South Carolina came closest to spoiling the sweep in round three. Alabama manager Andy Malone’s previous Fairhope teams had won three state championships before this one as 8-year-olds, 10-yearolds and 12s including taking the World Series runner-up award twice. That experience along with hard work helped lead to the DYB WS championship trophy and banner this year. “This group of kids has been together and playing as a team for several years now,” Malone said. “This was the fourth time we’ve made it to the World Series and it’s like it finally paid off for us. All that experience came through. But I think we feel like we worked a little harder and stayed more focused a little better everyday and every step of the way this year. And that makes it work. “Having been through it before and coming up just short before, that was really pretty good motivation for us to keep focused on the goal. Everybody stepped up and did their part when we needed them to. The players, the coaches and the parents.” Malone said South Carolina never gave up and forced the best from his club. “They had a really good team. We knew we were gonna have to play a team like that. We knew we would have to beat somebody like that along the way and we prepared for it. I’m just so proud of these guys for fighting through to the finish. “I’ve been telling our team the whole time, win or lose we want to be able to say we did all we could do. (And) This year we could not have worked any harder.” Clinton’s team was bidding to bring the title to South Carolina for the second year in a row.

Fairhope went 5-0 in the tournament Fairhope had leads of 2-0 and 3-2 in the title game, but the South Carolina champions pulled even twice before the Baldwin players broke away for good with a four-run sixth. A Chad Morris single gave them their final lead. Brooks Brasfield’s fielder’s choice added an insurance run and finished with three RBIs after he drove in a run in each of his three at-bats. Tournament batting champion Steele Sims capped the offensive surge with a two-run double. Sims hit two of Fairhope’s five homers in the Arkansas game, went 2-for-3 in the championship game and hit .692 for the tournament (9-for-13). “He was our hottest hitter,” Malone said. “He pounded the baseball for us.” Gatlin Pitts also had a homer and started the winning rally with a leadoff double. Josh Gunther pitched to the final out for the win. He gave up seven hits and struck out five. Team Alabama now advances to a championof-champions tournament in Branson, Missouri. The Fairhope-based club will compete in the third Annual Youth Baseball Network National Championship. The 12U Champions headed to the Show Me State represent the fol-

lowing baseball organizations: American Amateur Baseball Congress (AABC); Amateur Athletic Union of the United States (AAU); Continental Amateur Baseball Association (CABA); Dixie Youth Baseball (DYB); Dizzy Dean Baseball (DDB); National Amateur Baseball Federation (NABF); and the Jacoby Ellsbury Indigenous Champions. In addition, a host team will feature players from Greater Missouri. The YBN National Championship will be played August 16-19 at the new, state-of-the-art youth baseball complex, Ballparks of America. Ballparks of America features five MLB replica fields, plus luxurious team suites, which will be home to the Champions for their week in Branson. See more on the YBN National Championship website: Youthbaseballnetwork.com.

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Fairhope American Ozone All Stars with 2017 championship banner and trophy. The team members include: Brooks Brasfield, Hollon Brock, Mikael Bryant, Caden Creel, Cory DeVole, Josh Gunther, Jackson Hatcher, John Malone, Riley Malone, Cade Morris, Gatlin Pitts and Steele Sims. The team is led by manager Andy Malone and assistant coaches Mike Pitts and Ryan Creel.

2017 World Series Ozone Champions Roster: Josh Gunther - No. 3 Mikael Bryant - No. 23 John Malone - No. 15 Riley Malone - No. 35 Gatlin Pitts- No. 22 Steele Sims - No. 5 Cade Morris - No. 2 Caden Creel - No. 1 Hollon Brock - No. 10 Brooks Brasfield - No. 32 Cory DeVole - No. 27 Jackson Hatcher - No. 16 Team Manager Andy Malone and assistant coaches Mike Pitts and Ryan Creel

Road to the World Series Crown ALABAMA 16- FLORIDA 0 ALABAMA 11- VIRGINIA 0 ALABAMA 3- SOUTH CAROLINA 2 ALABAMA 21- ARKANSAS 2 ALABAMA 7- SOUTH CAROLINA 3

2017 batting champion Steele Sims smiles at teammate Cade Morris. Sims went 9-for-13 (.692) for the Fairhope team.

From left, Jackson Hatcher, Caden Creel, John Malone, Cory DeVole, Josh Gunther and Steele Sims carry the World Series Champion flag following the final win.

Players head for manager Andy Malone with the ice bucket after the final out.

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Sports Illustrated releases 2017 college football preview Issue to have four different covers and AR features/ includes preseason rankings; CFB predictions and more SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, SI.COM NEW YORK – Sports Illustrated has released the 2017 College Football Preview Issue, featuring four ARenabled regional covers spotlighting star college football quarterbacks. Alabama’s Jalen Hurts, Ohio State’s J.T. Barrett, Oklahoma State’s Mason Rudolph and USC’s Sam Darnold are each featured on a cover of the special double issue. Today, SI is also releasing the 2017 College Football Top 25 Preseason Rankings, each featuring a player readers should know about and a breakdown of each team’s path to the playoffs. SI’s 2017 College Football Playoff prediction sees Alabama at No. 1; Florida State at No. 2; Ohio State at No. 3; and Oklahoma State at No. 4. SI senior writer Lee Jenkins profiles USC quarterback and Heisman hopeful Sam Darnold in this week’s issue. For the feature, Jenkins spoke with Darnold and those close to him, like his parents, his sister Franki, USC head coach Clay Helton, QB coach Bob Bosanko, super-agent Scott Boras and more to depict the laid-back SoCal athlete and the house that built him. Read the full feature here: http://on.si.com/2vwFrDm. The special 2017 College Football Preview double issue of Sports Illustrated features an innovative augmented reality activation presented by Holiday Inn Express. Readers of the just released issue can unlock an im-

mersive college football experience by activating the AR camera in the LIFE VR app—Time Inc.’s advanced storytelling platform—and pointing their device at any of the four covers to launch into an exclusive video experience from SI, previewing all the action from the upcoming college football season. As part of this unique activation, Holiday Inn Express “Creative Director” Rob Riggle will get football fans “The Readiest” in a short clip introducing SI’s exclusive edit content. Inside the new issue of SI, readers will find additional augmented reality content connecting the pages of the magazine with 360-degree video. Read more about the new AR experiences and the 2017 College Football Preview issue here: On.si.com. The LIFE VR app is now available for download on iOS and Android. Learn more about the Holiday Inn Express “Be The Readiest” campaign: Hiexpress.com/BeTheReadiest. The Top 10 of SI’s Top 25 2017 Preseason Rankings are: No. 1 Alabama; No. 2 Florida State; No. 3 Ohio State; No. 4 Oklahoma State; No. 5 USC; No. 6 Oklahoma; No. 7 Clemson; No. 8 Penn State; No. 9 Washington; No. 10 Auburn. You can see the full Top 25 list at: On.si.com. Check back on SI.com for scouting reports, features and even more college football content over the coming weeks.

Snook Eagles kickoff football history this Friday FOLEY -- Coach Keith Smith and the Snook Christian Academy Eagles have released their inaugural football roster. The team hits the gridiron for the first time in school history this week (Aug. 18) “at home” against St. Patrick Catholic High of Biloxi, Mississippi. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at J.D. Sellars Stadium in Robertsdale. Led by the Foley Lion alum and longtime Foley coach, who will count among his assistants his

father, legendary Foley Coach Lester Smith, the Eagles will play a 10-game varsity schedule right out of the gate. Two more “home” games have been scheduled to be played at Summerdale Middle School on Sept. 22 versus South Walton of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, and on Oct. 13 against Freeport (Florida). The remaining seven games will be played in Florida. The Eagles will also play a five-game freshmen schedule.

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Baseball fans and collectors Carson Owens (left) and Parker Owens (right) spent some time with Nathan Carroway at Carroway’s Gulf Coast Hobby shop in Spanish Fort Saturday on National Major League Baseball Card Day.

Fans get a good deal on National Baseball Card Day SUBMITTED Those who visited participating card shops on National Baseball Card Day received a free pack of six cards. Most packs contained cards from the base set

while some autographed cards were also in the mix. There were 29 base cards in all plus a 30th card featuring Mike Trout. For more information visit: Gulfcoasthobby.com.

ranked fourth Although Sept. in the nation 2 begins the full in points per major college footgame (43.8) and ball schedule, there fifth in rushing are multiple games (285.3 yards per being played before game). This is that date. There MICHAEL largely due to are about half a HANICH quarterback dozen games on Sports Analysis Quinton FlowAug. 26 including ers, who will a continuing trabe a Heisman dark-horse dition started last year candidate. Also, South with a game in Sydney, Florida has a new coach Australia. in Charlie Strong (forThe 2017 College Football season starts off with merly from Texas) who will coach near his strona matchup between the Oregon State Beavers (4-8 gest recruiting spot in the Miami area. last year) at the Colorado Last year, the first State Rams (7-6 last year) on Aug. 26. The Rams will game of the season was an early matchup bebe looking to be a more tween California over efficient offense with a Hawaii (51-31) in Sydney, healthier quarterback in Australia. This season, Nick Stevens. While the the Sydney game will be Beavers will debut their new starting quarterback between the No. 14 Stanford Cardinal (10-3 last Jake Lutton who hopes season) and Rice Owls to make the 110th ranked (3-9 last season). Cardipassing offense better. nal quarterback Keller The Rams return eight Chryst will start after defensive starters from last year and WR Michael recovering from an ACL tear in the bowl game last Gallup, who accounted year. Stanford returns for 76 receptions for 1,272 eight starters on a defense yards and 14 touchdowns that was ranked 18 in the last season. The Rams have a 51.1percent chance nation in points allowed per game (20.4) including (ESPN.com) to beat the Harrison Phillips, who Beavers. had 10 tackles for loss and The San Jose State seven sacks last season. Spartans (4-8 last seaWith little room to imson) will be hosting the prove, the Rice Owls may (coaches poll) No. 21 not recover much and South Florida Bulls (11-2 last season), who through only have a 1.7 percent chance (ESPN.com) to only one offseason with beat Stanford. a new head coach are exESPN’s College Gamepected to be a New Year’s day will have their first bowl-game contender. show on Aug. 31 for a The Spartans must be special kickoff between able to stop an offense conference foes No. 2 that returns seven startOhio State Buckeyes (11-2 ers last season and was

last season) at the Indiana Hoosiers (6-7 last season). The Buckeyes are not only favorites to win the Big Ten conference but also favorites to go to the College Football Playoffs. Ohio State returns eight offensive starters from last year including longtime starter in quarterback J.T. Barrett. Former Hoosiers head coach Kevin Wilson joins the Buckeyes as co-offensive coordinator. Indiana is hoping to leap over the label of average with a win over the Buckeyes. Hoosiers linebacker Tegray Scales (team returning leader in tackles with 126 and sacks with seven) will lead a more efficient defense that returns nine starters. The Arkansas Razorbacks (7-6 last season) will kick off their season earlier than most teams on Aug. 31 by hosting the Florida A&M Rattlers (4-7 last season). ESPN. com gives the Razorbacks a 99.6 percent chance to beat the Rattlers. Austin Allen (threw for 3,430 yards and 25 touchdowns), Rawleigh Williams (rushed for 1,360 yards), and pre-season All-American center Frank Ragnow will lead a potential and high-power offense. Though the Razorbacks are expecting to have a below average defense, they can fix their adjustments and problems early against Florida A&M. Visit ESPN.com for more schedule information.

Academy’s Dr. Vincent K. Ramsey appointed to Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology board USSA.edu DAPHNE – United States Sports Academy Chair of Sports Exercise Science Dr. Vincent K. Ramsey has been appointed to the editorial review board of the Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, an international peer-reviewed open access journal that studies the musculoskeletal system and its associated disorders. Ramsey’s areas of expertise for the journal are biomechanics, clinical rehabilitation, restorative medicine, orthopedics, traumatic brain injury, tactical athletics and concussion education. Ramsey also reviews research papers for Publons, a website used by academics to track, verify and showcase peer reviewed contributions, and the Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), an academic open access publisher based in Switzerland. “It is very gratifying to be selected to the editorial board of the Journal of Clinical Morphology and Kinesiology, as well as a select reviewer for Publons

and MDPI,” Ramsey said. “These roles allow me to advance my discipline by providing expert feedback to researchers and colleagues seeking to publish their findings in national and international peer reviewed journals.” Human morphology includes the study of the form and structure of bones, organs and anatomy. Kinesiology is the study of the mechanics of body movements. Prior to joining the Academy, Ramsey spent four years as a lecturer at the University of North Georgia for the Department of Health and Physical Education and Recreation. He was also the CEO and a licensed massage therapist at Dynamic Therapeutics in Gainesville, Ga., where he provided medical massage, trigger point and myofascial release, and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation, as well as Swedish and cranio-sacral therapy. Ramsey received his Ph.D. degree in physical education and sport studies/biomechanics from the University of Georgia in Athens, Ga., in 2002. He

received his Master of Science degree in exercise science/biomechanics in 1998 and his Bachelor of Science degree in physics/mathematics in 1996, both from Georgia State University in Atlanta. Throughout his career and education, Ramsey has completed many funded research projects. The most recent was in 2013, the Veterans to Veterans Home Winterization Project. This project was funded by Home Depot Foundation and through collaboration with the Northwest Georgia Homeless Veterans Shelter in Winder, Ga., the group was able to enhance the living conditions of approximately 30 homeless veterans. At the Academy, Ramsey has been involved in an extensive program to reduce the impact of concussion on high school football players through education and medical intervention. The United States Sports Academy is an independent, non-profit, accredited, special mission sports university created to serve the nation and world with programs in instruction, research

Dr. Vincent K. Ramsey and service. The role of the Academy is to prepare men and women for careers in the profession of sports. The Academy is based in Daphne, Ala. For more information, call (251) 626-3303 or visit USSA.edu.

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to jump in. She don’t know how long my riff is going to be. She doesn’t know where I’m going but she stays in the scene and jumps in at the right time. She normally has something really great within her character to come back and combat it. And she always stays in the scene and keeps it grounded and I love her for that.” Wayans also professes admiration for O’Neil and Taylor, the two young actors who play their kids. Their laughter at many of Marlon’s riffs appears to be genuine, and Wayans says they often served as his comedic barometer, much as he did for his older brothers Keenen Ivory and Damon when he was younger and they starred in their 1990-94 Fox sketch comedy series “In Living Color.” “They knew when they were doing something funny when me and (brother) Shawn were laughing (hysterically),” Wayans says. “And then they would be like, ‘OK, we’re onto something. Shawn’s got pee on his leg and Marlon’s sitting here with snot bubbles on his face. We’re onto something.’ ”

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Friday Bets 7 p.m. on # ABC Shark Tank Some clothing is designed to accentuate certain parts of the body, and in this episode, Dallas newlyweds present their fitness-wear concept that ... well, let’s just say that it’s engineered to butt in. The Sharks include Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner and Daymond John.

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