Serving the greater NORTH, CENTRAL AND SOUTH BALDWIN communities Beyond the Garden Gate PAGE 5 High school football The Onlooker PAGE 10 SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 | GulfCoastNewsToday.com | 75¢ Council approves bid for paving project By JOHN UNDERWOOD $250,000 to the budget 3.6 miles of streets in of U.S. 90, including Paul Street. [email protected] for the resurfacing of 2018. Streets scheduled Granite Boulevard, • Ohio Street between streets in 2018. for resurfacing include: Quartz Lane, Sand- Southbound Ala- ROBERTSDALE — According to a pro- • Several streets in the stone Lane and Coral bama 59 and St. Paul The Robertsdale City posal presented by Cardinal Hills Subdi- Lane. Street. Council voted Thurs- City Engineer Greg vision, north of U.S. • Iowa Street between • Richmond Street be- day, Sept. 6 to approve Smith at the Aug. 6 90, including Blue East Chicago Street tween St. Paul Street a more than $380,000 meeting, there was Jay Lane, Cardinal and Holland Street. and Palmer Street. bid for the resurfacing $150,000 in the budget Drive, Eagle’s Loop, • Wisconsin Street • St. Paul Street be- of streets in 2018. for resurfacing in 2018. Lark Lane, South and Michigan Street tween Illinois Street SUBMITTED PHOTO The bid of $380,778 Approximately $50,000 Lark Circle, North between Northbound and Brewton Street. Kathleen Parker on Snapshot from Asphalt Services was spent on the cross- Wren Lane, South Alabama 59 and • Resnik Boulevard, Day 2017. Inc. was slightly higher drain replacement on Wren Lane, Robin Southbound Ala- east of McAulliffe than the $350,000 price McAuliffe Drive in the Circle, Swallow Cir- bama 59. Drive in the Indus- tag budgeted for the city’s Industrial Park. cle and Swan Drive. • Nebraska Street be- trial Park. Upcoming project. The council The city plans to re- • Streets located in a tween Northbound voted Aug. 6 to add surface approximately subdivision south Alabama 59 and St. SEE PAVING, PAGE 2 events at Foley Public Four A Change at Hotel Magnolia Weekend Library fatalities Submitted FOLEY — On Wednesday, include Sept. 19, the Foley Public Library will participate in Snapshot Day: One Day in infant the Life of Alabama Public Libraries. The library will ALEA RELEASE be joining public libraries across the state to show how BAY MINETTE — An important public libraries 11-month-old male in- and library systems are to fant has died as a result the state of Alabama. The of injuries received library will compile sta- from a single-vehicle tistics, patron comments, crash in Bay Minette photographs, and other Monday evening, Sept. data chronicling a typical 3, according to a release library day. The results will issued Thursday by the be added to those of public Alabama Law Enforce- libraries across Alabama to ment Agency. The infant, who was SEE LIBRARY, PAGE 19 JESSICA VAUGHN / STAFF PHOTOS improperly restrained, Four A Change performed at the Hotel Magnolia on Friday, Aug. 31, in the grand ballroom to a sold-out according to the release, crowd. The band, featuring Jennifer Watkins, Tracey Best, Katrina Brown-Anderson, and Jonathan Wallace, was transported via am- DEATHS PAGE 21 performed a multitude of songs, including Charade, Feel It Still, Over the Rainbow, California Dreamin’, and bulance to Sacred Heart the “song that started it all,” Anyway by Martina McBride. Brown-Anderson’s daughter, Glennellen, flew in Hospital in Pensacola, Steven Earl Chenoweth from LA to perform with the group, singing music from the movie The Greatest Showman. Also onsite for where he succumbed to the evening was The Copper Kettle Tea Bar, who served up specialty teas, coffees, and sweet treats. More Susan Davies his injuries on Wednes- events have been planed between The Copper Kettle and Hotel Magnolia in the future. To learn about these Mary Helen Douglas events and more, check them both out on their Facebook pages. day. Noel Edward Hand Sr. According to the Lawrence Joseph Schaff release, the crash oc- Alan Mark Sisco curred around 6 p.m. Monday on Old Brady Road near Bee Gum Road. INDEX No injuries were re- ported for the driver of BALDWIN LIVING, 5 the vehicle, identified as CLASSIFIED, 27 a 34-year-old man from HEALTH, 23 Bay Minette. A pas- senger in the vehicle, LEGALS, 29 identified as a 27-year- OPINION, 3 old Bay Minette woman, was also treated at Sa- OUT & ABOUT, 24 cred Heart. No further PUZZLES, 4 SEE INFANT, PAGE 2 SPORTS, 10 TV LISTINGS, 13 Gulf WHAT Coast YOU IN Media STORE VOLUME 110 • ISSUE 35 IS NOW 1 SECTION • 36 PAGES ONLINE! • Freshest Quality All Departments • Hand Selected by Our Personal Shoppers • Delivery or FREE Same Day Curbside Pickup • Beer & Wine NOW Online! Order & Pay In Store! GREERS.COM/SHOP 2 • The Onlooker • September 12, 2018 • Gulf Coast Media Loxley Library holds open house By JOHN UNDERWOOD [email protected] LOXLEY — The Lox- ley Public Library re- cently received a facelift and is ready to serve the community. “It was basically gut- ted,” said Mayor Billy Middlton of the historic structure, which served as St. Raphael’s Roman Catholic Church until being consolidated with several other area JOHN UNDERWOOD / STAFF PHOTOS churches to form St. Resident Jessica Devine gets set up with Loxley Library The main character from Dr. Suess’s “The Cat in the Hat” helps with children’s activities Patrick’s in Robertsdale Director Patty Hudson during open house at the library on Saturday. during open house Saturday at the Loxley Public Library. in the mid-1970s. “Ev- erything in here was redone except for the ceilings.” The building was closed from December until June 21 for the renovations. Patty Hud- son was hired as library director July 1, assisted by Linda Bankester. “We are very proud of our beautiful renovated library,” Hudson said in a release issued by the The town of Loxley showed off its newly renovated Public Baldwin County Library Young residents check out the library’s new computers. Library on Saturday. Cooperative. “We are grateful to the Town of corner of Loxley Avenue she wants to do, par- Loxley, its employees and Alabama 59. ticularly in expanding and the volunteers who “We just want to let the library’s youth pro- worked so hard to revi- people know that the grams.” talize the library and its library is open and what The library is open grounds. We hope that we have available here,” from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on everyone will drop by Middleton said, adding Tuesdays, noon to 5 p.m. and celebrate the Loxley that he was pleased with Wednesday through Public Library.” Saturday’s turnout. Friday, and from 10 a.m. The town held an open “I think we’re in good to 2 p.m. on Saturdays. house for the structure shape. Patty is a retired For more information on Saturday, Sept 8. The school teacher and has call the library at 251- library is located at the some good ideas of what 964-5695. Face painting was one of the activities for children at Saturday’s open house. PAVING unanimously to approve In other business the rental will increase • Denied a request for said the city remains the measure at the Sept. Monday, the council ap- from $2.50 per square contract approval under a burn ban and CONTINUED FROM 1 6 meeting. Council mem- proved an agreement foot to $2.63 per square with Buxton Consult- the training burns will ber Sue Cooper was not with Swift Supply Inc. to foot. Swift Supply also ing Inc. for commer- not be conducted until The city council voted present for the meeting. lease part of the old Dia- retains right of first re- cial lease properties. the burn ban is lifted mond Growers property. fusal to lease additional • Approved a request to in October. Under the terms of buildings or property on allow CFO Ann Simp- • Approved an ABC the agreement, Swift the site, according to the son to look into the License for Lil Ve- The Onlooker Supply plans to lease agreement. feasibility of acquir- ronica’s, located in the two warehouse build- “If we renew the ing a USDA loan. former Desmond’s lo- 901 N. McKenzie St., Foley, AL 36535-3546 ings and approximately agreement for three • Tabled roster approval cation on Alabama 59. PHONE: (251) 943-2151 | FAX: (251) 943-3441 six acres of land area for more years, that’s a for the city’s Volun- • Rejected bids for [email protected] a period of 39 months. nearly $1 million value teer Fire Department. sludge removal at Rent will be abated for to city over a six-year • Approved a request the city’s Wastewater Cliff McCollum Retail Advertising the first three months period,” said Mayor for training burns Treatment Plant after Managing Editor Central & South of the lease. After that, Charles Murphy. “Not with the Volunteer bids came in at more [email protected] Jeniece Bouzan rent will be $13,525 per only will it mean ad- Fire Department. than double the bud- John Underwood [email protected] month or a total of ditional income for Police Chief Brad geted amount. Two Co-Editor Retail Advertising-South $486,900 over the lease the city, but it will also Kendrick said the bids were received for [email protected] LouAnn Love term. mean additional jobs properties were lo- the project, budgeted Swift Supply will coming into the city.” cated outside the city at $310,000, the lowest Jessica Vaughn [email protected] have the right to renew limits and the VFD at $638,525.