Serving the greater NORTH, CENTRAL AND SOUTH BALDWIN communities 2019 Art in the Park PAGE 21 Teen raises money for Crohn’s Disease The Onlooker PAGE 25 MAY 1, 2019 | GulfCoastNewsToday.com | 75¢ Suspects sought in Summerdale robbery SPD RELEASE According to a release is- sued Thursday by the Sum- SUMMERDALE — Investi- merdale PD, at approximately gators with the Summerdale 9:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, Police Department are seeking two individuals, one male and a pair of individuals they say one female, shoplifted mer- robbed the Dollar General on chandise from the store. Alabama 59 Wednesday night, Then, officials say, while then attempted to run over the they were escaping the scene SUBMITTED PHOTO store manager while making their escape. SEE SUSPECTS, PAGE 2 SUBMITTED PHOTO Foley Public Library receives Gold Standard Award Magnolia Springs supports Garden By JESSICA VAUGHN [email protected] Club’s upcoming Garden Walk FOLEY — The Foley Public Library has received the Gold Standard Award, presented by the Public Library Division, signifying the library’s good customer service and community re- lations. “The award has numer- SUBMITTED PHOTO ous perimeters, but it’s all about how you serve the community,” said Library Director John Jackson. “It’s FBI releases certainly about the number of patrons that are coming photos from in and the number of books checked out, but it’s also Loxley bank about how much activity goes on in the library out- robbery side of that: events, oppor- tunities for people to come By THE ONLOOKER STAFF in to attend different things JESSICA VAUGHN / STAFF PHOTO rather than simply check- Mayor Bob Holk presents Magnolia Springs Garden Club President Gerry Lester with a proclamation in sup- LOXLEY — The Fed- ing out a book.” port of the Baldwin County Master Gardeners’ Garden Walk. The Garden Walk will take place on Saturday, eral Bureau of Investi- While the award does May 4 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., rain or shine, and will include a tour of six home gardens, the Magnolia Springs gations office in Mobile Arboretum, and Foley’s Wilbourne Antique Rose Trail. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 day of tour, cash or and the Loxley Police SEE FOLEY, PAGE 19 check only. Proceeds will benefit the Baldwin County Master Gardeners’ scholarship fund. Department are seeking The Magnolia Springs Garden Club will participate in the Garden Walk as hostesses, and the public is invited the public’s assistance to take part in the tour to view local gardens. Within the Magnolia Springs Arboretum, trees and shrubbery to identify a man they have been labeled so that anyone with a Q-Reader on their phone can swipe the tag and get information say robbed the Loxley about the plants. branch of United Bank DEATHS PAGE 9 “We all know the Garden Club does so much for our community with planting new trees, what they’ve done on April 17. in the Springs is amazing,” said Holk. Ronald Royce Arrington For more information about the Garden Walk and tickets, visit www.baldwinmastergardeners.com or find The FBI has released Helen Syble Daw them on Facebook: Baldwin County Master Gardeners. photos of a suspect, who has been described Freddie M. Waters as an older white male Geneva M. Wilson wearing a blue hoodie, along with photos of a Bay Minette to host Day of Prayer observances vehicle believed to have INDEX been used in the rob- By JOHN UNDERWOOD The Mayor’s Prayer Break- United Method- bery, described as a 2006 BALDWIN LIVING, 5 [email protected] fast Group will host an obser- ist Church, Bay or 2007 blue over tan CLASSIFIED, 28 vance from 8 to 9 a.m. in the Minette. Ford Expedition. HEALTH, 25 BAY MINETTE — The City council chambers at Bay Mi- Wilters, a According to officials, of Bay Minette will observe nette City Hall, 301 D’Olive St. lifelong resi- at approximately 12:45 LEGALS, 30 the National Day of Prayer on Light breakfast will be served. dent of Bald- p.m. Wednesday, an OPINION, 3 Thursday, May 2 with a pair Guest speakers for the 8 win County, individual brandished of programs sponsored by a.m. event will be Baldwin grew up in Bay Wilters a gun at two male em- PUZZLES, 4 the Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast County District Attorney Minette and ployees at United Bank SPORTS, 14 Group and the North Baldwin Robert Wilters and the Rev. Ministerial Association. Jay Cooper, pastor of the First SEE PRAYER, PAGE 17 SEE FBI, PAGE 35 TV LISTINGS, 10 Gulf WHAT Coast YOU IN Media STORE VOLUME 111 • ISSUE 16 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 • May 1, 2019 • Gulf Coast Media SUBMITTED BY TINA COVINGTON The honorees included Norleisha Lewis, Baldwin County High; Lisa Dickson, Bay Minette Middle; Katie Clewell, Bay Minette Elementary; Tara Beauchamp and Traci Branum, Per- dido School; Beth Stokes, Pine Grove Elementary; Brittany Singleton, Delta Elementary; (not pictured) Jessica Inlow, Stapleton Elementary; and Jessica Stanford, North Baldwin Center for Technology. NBCEE honors Teachers of the Year By TINA COVINGTON cluded Norleisha Lewis, enhance the educational [email protected] Baldwin County High; experience of all the stu- Lisa Dickson, Bay Mi- dents in the Bay Minette BAY MINETTE — The nette Middle; Katie feeder pattern by provid- North Baldwin Coali- Clewell, Bay Minette ing financial support tion for Excellence in Elementary; Tara Beau- and other resources to Education honored the champ and Traci Bra- supplement district wide Teachers of the Year at num, Perdido School; programs and activities. a recent meeting of the Beth Stokes, Pine Grove To date, the founda- Bay Minette City Coun- Elementary; Brittany tion has donated more cil. Singleton, Delta El- than $100,000 to area NBCEE presented ementary; Jessica Inlow, schools and educators. each with a gift and a Stapleton Elementary; For more information, cash prize in apprecia- and Jessica Stanford, follow North Baldwin tion for their service to North Baldwin Center Coalition for Excel- our schools and stu- for Technology. lence in Education on dents. Founded in 2008, the Facebook or visit www. The honorees in- mission of NBCEE is to nbcee.org. SUBMITTED BY STEPHANIE KROLL Summerdale The Onlooker School 901 N. McKenzie St., Foley, AL 36535-3546 PHONE: (251) 943-2151 | FAX: (251) 943-3441 inducts NJHS [email protected] Summerdale School inducted members into Allison Marlow Retail Advertising its National Junior Managing Editor Central & South Honor Society recently. 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McKenzie lice Department at 251- St., Foley, AL 36535-3546. 989-6051. Gulf Coast Media • May 1, 2019 • Opinion • 3 Opinion Alabama should wait and watch before A big win for Alabama considering Medicaid expansion rural hospitals A handful of stories in By J. PEPPER BRYARS in economic activity. makes this pressure run. Washington generally get Becker wrote that the worse.” Meanwhile, help could about 90 percent of the me- If only Alabama’s expense would be “al- come from elsewhere. dia’s attention. Don’t get me leaders had a magical most entirely offset” by Hospital Closures The federal agency that wrong, many of those stories Medicaid “Choose Your new tax revenue and Supporters of Med- oversees Medicare re- are important, but much of Own Adventure” book, state spending reduc- icaid expansion most cently announced that my time in Washington is BRADLEY so they could flip ahead tions on current Medic- often mention that 12 its “tweaking” the for- also focused on getting things BYRNE and see the different aid enrollees and other Alabama hospitals have mula used to reimburse done for Alabama that don’t Notes from outcomes we could ex- health programs.