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Elberta Grants Sick Leave to Police Chief Serving the greater NORTH, CENTRAL AND SOUTH BALDWIN communities Holiday events in Baldwin County PAGE 7 High school football The Onlooker PAGE 13 NOVEMBER 29, 2017 | GulfCoastNewsToday.com | 75¢ Foley Planning Commission approves Elberta grants sick leave to police chief Peachtree By CLIFF MCCOLLUM leave, which extends until Janu- Germany said. “His vacation done for the department has cliff@gulfcoastmedia.com ary 2018 and gives DeVane an op- and sick leave should already be been through conversations, rezoning portunity to return to the office. done. How for four months has phone calls or visits with mem- Last week, the Elberta Town While the council vote was he been paid a salary?” bers of the department or my- By JESSICA VAUGHN Council voted unanimously to unanimous to extend the leave, Elberta Mayor Jim Hamby self.” jessica@gulfcoastmedia.com extend six weeks of sick leave to some town residents questioned said DeVane is the town’s only Hamby said if DeVane was un- Elberta Police Chief Stan DeV- the decision during public com- salary worker and that DeV- able to return after the six week FOLEY — After ane as he recovers from injury. ments. ane had been participating in period was over, he could place confusion in the vote DeVane was injured in a Former Elberta Town Clerk departmental decisions even DeVane on unpaid leave and during the October horseback riding accident in Sandy Germany questioned the though he was not physically hold the position open for a year, planning commission, July while on vacation, but since entire process of how DeVane’s present. a move Hamby said was first Foley commissioners then has suffered as bacterial in- leave had been handled from the “He’s participated in the bud- done for Germany years ago. voted in what some fection that affects his spine and get-go. geting process, hiring and firing Germany said she was wor- citizens considered a has paralyzed him. “He has been gone since July of employees and a whole lot ried a precedent was being set controversial motion The decision activated DeV- and as a salaried employee, he of other things we’ve needed,” to approve the request ane’s six weeks of accrued sick does not earn any extra hours,” Hamby said. “Everything he’s SEE CHIEF, PAGE 38 to rezone approxi- mately 24 acres on East Peachtree Avenue from R-1A to R-1B. “I just want to say that I understand, I Summerdale proclaimed a Purple Heart Community know people out there may be frustrated,” By JESSICA VAUGHN said council represen- jessica@gulfcoastmedia.com tative Ralph Hellmich. “And yes, traffic does SUMMERDALE — During concern us, the city is the Nov. 13 Summerdale council constantly working on meeting, after being asked by traffic, improving bike veteran Ed Evans, Mayor David trails, things of that Wilson signed a proclamation nature, we try to stay naming the town of Summerdale ahead of it … I think a Purple Heart Community be- our city does take very fore the town held a program in seriously the growth. honor of veterans everywhere. We are having growth “Mr. Evans has asked the in the city, and I think Town of Summerdale to adopt our job is to try to a proclamation for the Purple manage it.” Heart, and I am very honored At the end of the that he asked us to join this,” October meeting, the said Wilson. “There are very commissioners real- honorable people here tonight ized there had been who have served our community confusion in the votes, and our nation.” where the voice vote Evans, along with fellow veter- did not match up with ans from all branches, presented the roll call vote. One Wilson with a proclamation for way the vote was ap- the town, which Wilson shared proved, while the other with the audience. way it was denied. JESSICA VAUGHN / STAFF PHOTO “… Whereas the mission of Upon leaving the Octo- Summerdale hosted a program for veterans on Nov. 13, during which Mayor David Wilson proclaimed the town to be a the military awarding the Purple ber meeting, the public Purple Heart Community. SEE PURPLE, PAGE 2 believed the rezoning SEE PEACHTREE, PAGE 36 DEATHS PAGE 20 ‘This One’s for the Girls’ for the Girls.” Margaret Yeager Best LNO event donates These organizations partici- Edith Gregory Burt to local girls’ teams, pated in Ladies Night Out by Laverne A. Couillard organizations helping to sell raffle tickets for Gerhard Greulich prizes donated by Standard Agnes Idell Givens Furniture and North Baldwin Moseley By TINA COVINGTON Utilities. Each participating Frederick J. Ruland Jr. For The Onlooker organization received back 100 Lisa Smith percent of the amount of raffle Margaret Ann Sowell BAY MINETTE — The City of tickets they sold. David Crockett Bay Minette distributed $5,715 They included: BCHS Tiger- Stapleton Sr. to local girls’ teams and orga- ettes, $750; BCHS Cheer Squads, nizations based on the results $1,000; BCHS Ladies Golf, $265; SUBMITTED PHOTO Catherine R. Teggart of Ladies Night Out. The fall John Wayne Woods LNO co-chairs Clair Dorough and Tina Covington presented the donation to event’s theme was “This One’s SEE LNO, PAGE 39 HJWC members Ashley Jones Davis and Brittany Clay. INDEX Gulf BALDWIN LIVING, 7 OPINION, 11 Coast CLASSIFIED, 26 PUZZLES, 10 Media HEALTH, 22 SPORTS, 13 VOLUME 109 • ISSUE 46 LEGALS, 28 TV LISTINGS, 16 1 SECTION • 40 PAGES 2 • The Onlooker • November 29, 2017 • Gulf Coast Media Ascend Cares Foundation Robertsdale Council awards scholarship to local Baldwin County student approves rezoning By JOHN UNDERWOOD erty is currently zoned benefit the Waters family Submitted munity College and john@gulfcoastmedia.com agricultural and there foundation, which as- major in physical ther- were no objections voiced sists those who have gone The Ascend Cares apy. Outside of school, ROBERTSDALE — The during a public hearing through drug rehabilita- Foundation, the 501(c) she volunteers with Robertsdale City Council held during the Monday tion. (3) nonprofit organiza- Hope Haven, Ecumeni- paved the way for a local morning meeting. “Right now, funds would tion of leading mate- cal Ministries, a Benefit resident to open a dog The council voted unan- be used to send recovering rials manufacturer for Leland Stewart, kennel by rezoning prop- imously to approve the re- addicts to a transitional Ascend Performance Optimist Club and the erty from residential to zoning request, adopting facility, either in Mobile Materials, has awarded Foley Fire Department. agriculture at its meeting Ordinance No. 006-17 after or Baldwin County,” Wa- a $2,000 scholarship to Her parents are Erin Monday, Nov. 20. voting unanimously to ters said. “Because there Baldwin County stu- and Richard Maulden. Owner Peter Nesbitt suspend the rules for im- are so few facilities here, dent, Taylor Maulden of Richard Maulden is a told city council members mediate passage. Council our ultimate goal is to Elberta. maintenance planner/ that he purchased the member Ruthie Campbell eventually open our own This year the Ascend scheduler with Ascend property, located off of was not present at the transitional facility.” Cares Foundation will Performance Materials County Road 52 in Rob- meeting. The fundraiser is set for award a total of 25 in Foley. ertsdale’s planning juris- In other business Nov. Feb. 10, Waters said, with scholarships to chil- “We are proud to sup- diction, in April. 20, the council approved a rainout date of Feb. 17. dren of the company’s port each of these stu- The home with a small a 5K and 10K benefit re- employees from its six dents and commend the barn located on the prop- quest from Julie Waters to Also on Nov. 20, U.S. site locations. Ap- support of the parents erty was built in the 1960s, be held in February. the council: plicants were selected of all of our applicants,” Nesbitt said, and remod- Police Chief Brad Kend- • Approved the purchase based on their outstand- said Rachell Gold, direc- eled just before he pur- rick said the 5K run would of a new patrol vehicle SUBMITTED PHOTO ing community service tor of the Ascend Cares chased the property. use an existing route for the Robertsdale Po- and strong academic Foundation. “We believe is managed by team His plan is to remove along Silverhill Avenue lice Department. achievements. that part of being a members of Ascend the barn and replace it with a turnaround at • Approved a temporary Baldwin County good company means Performance Materials. with another structure, Central Christian Church ABC License for the scholarship recipient being good to our team It is financed through which would be used to and School. The 10K run Central Baldwin Cham- Taylor Maulden of El- members, their families a combination of indi- house 14 to 20 dogs for use would extend along Hill ber of Commerce’s An- berta is 18 and a senior and our community.” vidual contributions as a kennel, he said. Road, turning around at nual Banquet, which at Abeka Academy. The Ascend Cares and matching company Robertsdale city engi- County Road 54, Kendrick will be held Jan. 18 at Taylor plans to attend Foundation was funds. neer Greg Smith said all said. the Baldwin County Col- Coastal Alabama Com- founded in 2011 and of the surrounding prop- The fundraiser would iseum in Robertsdale. PURPLE a large veteran population for the good of all.” and is the home to a num- Along with the procla- CONTINUED FROM 1 ber of Purple Heart re- mation itself, Summerdale cipients, and whereas the also received Purple Heart Heart … is to foster an Town of Summerdale has signs welcoming all who environment of goodwill a great admiration for the drive into town.
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