Covering all of Baldwin County, AL every Friday. Scrooge the Musical PAGE 12 Holiday events The Baldwin Times PAGE 15 DECEMBER 13, 2019 | GulfCoastNewsToday.com | 75¢ Bells will ring for Alabama 200 on Saturday Blakeley to The Fort Mims and Zacha- throughout the State people gathered in across the State will ring at host Artist riah Godbold Chapters, Na- are inviting everyone their local park (or least once and as many as 22 tional Society Daughters of to ring bells in cele- on the Courthouse times at noon in honor of Ala- Workshop the American Revolution, bration of Alabama’s Square) ringing bama becoming the 22nd State invite you to join us in ringing Statehood Day! All bells, proprietors on Dec.14, 1819! Please help focusing “Bicentennial Bells Across bells are welcome… ringing bells in their us do our part to ensure that Alabama” in recognition historic bells, school storefronts, and indi- bells will be heard at noon on nature of Alabama’s Bicentennial bells, church bells, viduals ringing bells from our “Southern shore” to on Dec. 14! DAR Chapters fire house bells, city hall bells, at home! We hope that bells the “Northern vale.” Historic Blakeley State Park invites you to join us for a special workshop focusing on our amazing natural Extra security in place at Robertsdale High after threat environment from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, By JOHN UNDERWOOD Dec. 14. This short, [email protected] interactive program will help amateur and ROBERTSDALE — Addi- aspiring artists develop tional officers from the Rob- their drawing skills ertsdale Police Department and encourage guests and Baldwin County Sheriff’s to venture into the for- Office were on hand Wednes- day at Robertsdale High SEE BLAKELEY, PAGE 2 School after a threat was made Tuesday at the school. “We discovered some writing on a bathroom wall yesterday that I believed was Your First threatening in nature,” said RHS Principal Joe Sharp. “I contacted Robertsdale American Police Chief Brad Kendrick, SEE SECURITY, PAGE 4 STAFF PHOTO Ancestors: Finding and Using Hangout Music Festival Immigration and Naturalization announces lineup for 2020 but Records Most people living still working to satisfy concerns in the United States today have ancestors By MELANIE LECROY the noise and vulgarity who came to this con- [email protected] permeating outside the tinent from someplace festival site into residen- else. From the 102 pas- The lineup has been tial areas, that the nega- sengers aboard the pushed out for The Hang- tive impacts to the festival Mayflower to the 28 out Music Festival 2020 site for overnight parking GUY BUSBY / STAFF PHOTO million immigrants who but organizers are still and parking on the street arrived between 1880 working on satisfying the must be fixed, and there Staffers and volunteers conduct a drill at the Baldwin County Emer- and 1930, to those who gency Operations Center earlier this year. If an actual emergency oc- concerns of Gulf Shores is a loss of 4.68 acres that became Americans in curs in Baldwin County, a new system being studied by officials could residents and city leaders. he currently utilizes that allow instant notifications to be sent out. more recent years, they On Dec. 2 Gulf Shores he must have a site plan generally left some kind Mayor Robert Craft spoke showing he can survive of paper trail. passionately at the end of and the number of people On Dec. 14, profes- the city council meeting he is going to take care of Mass notification system sional genealogist Jan letting those in atten- with losing that amount Isosaari will join the dance know the city did of space. He must prove it planned for Baldwin not intend to issue a per- to us without question,” SEE ANCESTORS, PAGE 4 mit for the concert until a Craft told the crowd. list of issues was resolved. The city has a contract By GUY BUSBY gency Management Agency Craft said the city sent with The Hangout Music [email protected] has received a grant from the BALDWIN FAST FACTS Hangout owner Shaul Zis- Festival through 2025 but U.S. Department of Homeland lin a letter outlining those it requires an annual per- FAIRHOPE — Baldwin Security to pay for a mass issues. mit review. The city and County residents could soon notification system that would This month Baldwin County “We have told him in resident concerns must be receive instant phone notifica- alert residents about potential was named the 7th best writing we will not ap- addressed before the city tions of emergencies ranging threats in their area. The com- county in Alabama to start prove a permit until he will issue a permit. from hurricanes to shootings mission is scheduled to vote a career according to finan- satisfies us that he has “You will see a state- under a plan being studied by on the proposal Tuesday. cial technology company made significant prog- the County Commission. Smart Asset. ress toward controlling SEE HANGOUT, PAGE 2 The Baldwin County Emer- SEE MASS, PAGE 3 Deaths Page 6 Mary Elise Naef Emmett O. McNider II Gulf Danielson Ruth Perry Coast John Wager Dillon Jr. Franklin D. Redmon Media William Robert Frazier Jr. Mary Lou Riley VOLUME 129 • ISSUE 31 Mary Bell Hamm Bobby Lee Stewart Juana Hernandez Duane A. Stuut 1 SECTION • 28 PAGES Ernest George James Sharon Denise Waters Cassandra Sue Malone 2 • The Baldwin Times • December 13, 2019 • Gulf Coast Media HANGOUT ners are working with idents have voiced their Zislin added that in the city. concerns to city lead- 2020 the Hangout Festi- The Baldwin Times CONTINUED FROM 1 “Historically, the ers regarding concert val will be produced by Hangout Festival’s goers’ rowdy and some- AEG, a change that will 901 N. McKenzie St., Foley, AL 36535-3546 ment somewhere where permits have not times illegal behavior in bring more oversight to he is releasing a lineup. been issued until the neighborhoods near the the event. PHONE: (251) 943-2151 | FAX: (251) 943-3441 He does not have a spring. The nature of venue. Zislin said his “With this year’s [email protected] permit to operate yet. the timeline means planners are working to addition of AEG as But that is Shaul tak- that planning and an- address the issues. festival producer, the Allison Marlow Classified Advertising ing the steps necessary nouncements must take “To alleviate crowd Hangout team has a Managing Editor Whisper Edwards to proceed assuming place prior to that date. disruption and poten- fresh set of eyes with allisonm@gulfcoast whisper@gulfcoast that he gets a permit,” During this period, our tial negative impact in large-scale operational media.com media.com Craft said during his main priority of the fes- neighborhoods beyond expertise working tire- public statements. “He tival is to work closely the festival site, our lessly to address all Tony Whitehead Legal Advertising has committed he can with the city to ensure team has created the concerns and create a Sports Editor April M. Perry answer these questions that any and all com- Hangout Ambassador concrete action plan for tony@gulfcoast legals@gulfcoast and that remains to munity concerns are Program. Ambassa- Hangout 2020,” Zislin media.com media.com be seen. I want you to heard and addressed,” dors will be stationed said. “While the event know that there are still Zislin said. in surrounding neigh- attracts visitors to Gulf boxes to be checked be- He said the reduc- borhoods and heavy Shores from across the Parks Rogers fore he gets his permit. tion of the festival’s festival-traffic areas, U.S., our main priority Publisher “It hasn’t been ap- footprint will not be an serving as community is to create a festival [email protected] proved yet, he does not issue. liaisons to answer that local residents are have a permit, he hasn’t “The loss of acreage questions and address proud of. We are work- To subscribe, make an address change or vacation delivery even submitted a per- is due to pending devel- concerns or potential ing with the mayor and stop, you may call our office at (251) 943-2151, go online at mit application yet. We opment in the area of problems,” Zislin said. city council to improve www.gulfcoastnewstoday.com and click on the “e-edition” link in told him, if he can meet the festival site. All of “Ambassadors will re- the festival site layout, the black toolbar. Under “don’t have an id’ there is an option for these things for 2020, we that land is considered port directly to the Lead address noise and traf- how to become a subscriber, or email amber@gulfcoastmedia. will give it to him.” back of house and will Community Affairs fic complaints, and com. Zislin responded via not impact the space Liaison, a new position make the weekend a ©Gulf Coast Media 2019. No part of this newspaper may be email to Gulf Coast that festival attendees created to ensure the more enjoyable experi- reproduced without the prior written consent of the group Media questions regard- occupy,” Zislin said. festival’s cooperation ence for surrounding publisher or associate publisher. Opinions of editorial or ing the city’s concerns. After the 2019 Hang- with the city and its neighbors with our Am- general columnists or those reflected in submitted letters He said festival plan- out Festival, several res- residents.” bassador Program.” do not necessarily reflect the editorial position of this newspaper. The Baldwin Times (USPS 040-560) is published weekly, with its office located at 901 N. McKenzie St., in Foley, AL 36535.