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COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Ongoing and Upcoming Events, PAGE 3 Veterans War Memorial dedication The Islander PAGE 20 INSIDE MARCH 29, 2017 | GulfCoastNewsToday.com | 75¢ This Week’s Spring Golf carts coming Breakers on the Island to some Gulf A number of in-state students could be Shores streets visiting the Island By CRYSTAL COLE this week. Schools on [email protected] Spring Break include Huntingdon College, Following changes in state law following the Faulkner State Com- Nov. 2016 elections, some Gulf Shores residents may soon be able to use their golf carts on lim- munity College and the ited city streets. University of Mobile. In During the city council’s last work session, addition, the Jefferson Gulf Shores Police Chief Ed Delmore said fol- County, Hoover City, lowing the legal change, he and his staff have Shelby County, Mobile been working with local residents to allow the County, Satsuma City carts to be used on certain streets. and Baldwin County “We have worked in conjunction with the Schools Systems are all Craft Farms residents in putting this together,” also out on holiday. Delmore said. “It was a collaborative effort.” Delmore said the carts would only be al- lowed on streets that are 25 miles per hour or under. He added the carts have to have a vari- ety of safety equipment, including seat belts for each passenger. PHOTOS BY CAPT. MARK ROBINSON “Headlights, taillights, turn signals and other warning devices as well,” Delmore said. The gold carts can only be operated from ‘Anchors aweigh’ at Wharf’s dawn until dusk, and no child under the age of Bagels and Briefs five may ride on a cart. with Baldwin County Delmore said his department intends to mayors annual Boat and Yacht Show conduct a clinic at Craft Farms some time in early April, where carts can be inspected and Gulf Shores Mayor Hundreds of people from around the area came out last weekend for The Wharf’s annual residents can attend a seminar to get proper Robert Craft was Boat and Yacht show in Orange Beach. They got to see the latest innovations, technologies among the speakers and new crafts out this year, enjoying the amazing spring weather and the camaraderie. SEE GOLF CARTS, PAGE 5 at a recent Bagels and Briefs meeting with the Baldwin County As- sociation of Realtors. To hear about the growth Orange Beach council considers educational needs at OBES issues Gulf Shores and other cities are facing, Principal requests funds for planetarium projector at Sea, Sand and Stars, reading specialist postion turn to Page 41. By CRYSTAL COLE come an issue a bit for our tor, with the lowest coming son agreed with Silvers. ing with an instructional [email protected] students.” in at $31,175. “The need for it is defi- partner and helping to get Moss said the current “We’ve been very sure nitely there, and we sup- those children that extra During its committee projector is continuing to to be looking for the best port that,” Johnson said. intensive assistance in of the whole meeting last have glitches that making value, best product for Sea, “I think it is wise for us reading specifically and week, Orange Beach city continuing to use it a prob- Sand and Stars and Orange to reach out and have a the other subjects based leaders discussed some im- lem. Beach Elementary School partnership with the board on reading to help move mediate educational needs “It goes out now so often, that serves our students to see if we can get that them,” Moss said. “We’re for Orange Beach Elemen- and it takes three to six primarily, but also does done.” talking about the possibly City of Gulf Shores tary School, including minutes to reboot the sys- serve several thousand Moss also brought a lower 25 percent of kids gives out funding for a new projector tem every time,” Moss said. other students and guests,” proposal to the council to who may need that extra beautification for the Sea, Sand and Stars “It happens consistently on Moss said. support the hiring of a full- push or help that they’re awards facility and a possible read- a daily basis at this point, Councilman Jeff Sil- time reading specialist/in- maybe not getting with all ing interventionist for the and we’re sort of out of the vers asked Moss if there terventionist for his school. of the other children at The City of Gulf Shores school. ability to continue to rig it was a chance the Baldwin “What we have in the that exact time.” recently gave out its The projector currently to get it to work.” County Board of Education classroom is Tier One, Two The annual salary range Beautification awards, in the planetarium is 10 Moss added that due would partner with the city and Three intervention,” for the position stretches including one to The years old now, and Orange to the age of the current on this item. Moss said that Moss said. “As we’re grow- from $65,000 to $75,000 Islander’s own Capt. Beach Elementary princi- projector, new parts are was something he certainly ing and as we’re getting based on experience and Mark Robinson. To see pal Ryan Moss asked the not available to replace the would look into. bigger as a school, what would be advertised as a council for their help in the full story on these older system. “That’s a shared thing we’re seeing is a real need temporary position for one gathering funds to replace Moss said there were now moving forward,” Sil- for our kids that may need school year. awesome awards, turn it. currently more than 470 vers said. “That is a huge that extra intervention.” Mayor Tony Kennon said to Page 42. “For about the last year students at the school, asset that we all have there, Moss said the specialist he and Moss had talked and a half, we have figured as well as 3,000 to 5,000 and we share that with all would work with coordi- about this position at out some ways internally visitors to Sea, Sand and the county school system nating a schedule with the length. PAGE 39 DEATHS in house with our direc- Stars facility, and that the children and with our classroom teachers and “This was a hard one for tor and assistant director planetarium feature was communities. If there’s a help rotate those children me,” Kennon said. “Get- William E. Baldwin and some school items to one of the highlights of the way we could ask that they based on skill level and ting into the employment Robert Curtis Blocker tweak and rig that to where facility. would partner with us on true needs in the classroom of school teachers, but at Ollie Calton McNichol it will work,” Moss said. Moss said they bid with that, I would certainly love based on data. the same time, having re- Virginia Leutner “It’s gotten to the point three different companies that.” “That person would be searched it, we need help Petelinski now where it’s consistently for a replacement projec- Councilman Jerry John- in charge of work- malfunctioning, and it’s be- SEE ORANGE BEACH, PAGE 2 INDEX Gulf BALDWIN LIVING, 6-8 OUT & ABOUT, 20 Coast CLASSIFIED, 14-15 PUZZLES, 16 Media HEALTH, 17-19 SPORTS, 9-11 VOLUME 41 • ISSUE 13 LEGALS, 29-38 TV LISTINGS, 21-24 1 SECTION • 44 PAGES OPINION, 12-13 2 • The Islander • March 29, 2017 • Gulf Coast Media three to four years, our lars.” and funds to make sure ORANGE BEACH kids really have made some Johnson asked where equal funding was given to The Islander CONTINUED FROM 1 great gains with plus 5 OBES was in terms of the all of the schools for posi- percent or more each year. district in reading scores, tions like the specialist one 901 N. McKenzie St., Foley, AL 36535-3546 here. The proposal before This would be something with Moss replying that Moss was requesting. PHONE: (251) 943-2151 | FAX: (251) 943-3441 me was that we can help that would compliment the school is actually lead- “There’s no reason we these kids learn to read, or what our teachers are al- ing the district in reading should be penalized just [email protected] we can leave things status ready doing, but would give scores. because we’re not Title I,” quo because I don’t think our students an extra com- “We’re growing and gain- Kennon said. Parks Rogers Tony Whitehead it’s going to get done other- Publisher Sports Editor ponent to help them with ing each year,” Moss said. Kennon requested a wise.” any issues they may have.” “Are we exactly 100 per- school board representative (251) 943-2151 (251) 928-2321 Kennon said if the city Moss said 20 to 40 chil- cent? No, but we’re working come to the council and ex- [email protected] [email protected] went this route, it couldn’t dren have immediate needs toward that. This would be plain how those allocations Cliff McCollum Classified Advertising just be the blind writing of that an interventionist an extra unit to help those work. Managing Editor Jessica Vaughn a check. specialist would be able to children struggling even The council said they (251) 947-7712 [email protected] “With this, at the end of address. more so.” would look into the re- [email protected] the year, I think we’d like Councilwoman Joni Councilman Jeff Boyd quests and would likely Legal Advertising you to show us something Blalock asked Moss if this said the issue with the city bring them up for a vote at Crystal Cole April Wallace that shows that our money was something the county possibly funding the posi- a future meeting.