COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Ongoing and Upcoming Events, PAGE 4 Trojans beat Blount in battle of top-10 showdown The Islander PAGE 9 IN BRIEF JANUARY 4, 2017 | GulfCoastNewsToday.com | 75¢ Yard and Craft Ono resident, sale scheduled Arrest made in Gulf ‘Big’ Yard & Craft Sale is scheduled for suspect Saturday, Jan. 14 at the Orange Beach Shores arson case injured after Community Center, from 7 a.m. until noon. All vendor spaces home break in are inside so it doesn’t matter what Man arrested after the weather is doing outside. driving through If you like yard sales, this is one you Ono Island gate don’t want to miss. ORANGE BEACH POLICE ORANGE BEACH — On Dec. 18 at INSIDE approximately 12:35 a.m. Orange Beach Police responded to Ono Island to the report of a vehicle driven through the security gate and caus- ing damage. Security located the vehicle on Ono Island damaged and unoccu- Swayback pied in the 29000 block of Ono Boulevard. Officers performs for on the scene discovered KENDALL the vehicle, a 2005 Sat- Daybreak urn Ion, had been reported stolen to CRYSTAL COLE/GCM STAFF PHOTOS the Summerdale Police several days The house on West Lagoon Avenue was considered a total loss after the Dec. 22 blaze. Senior Daycare prior. The seniors at While investigating the stolen vehi- DayBreak Senior Police look to public for information, leads cle, police received another call on Ono Daycare were Island reporting a burglary. A home- STAFF REPORTS bert said crews “Then we were able to get owner awoke to find a male subject in thrilled to be visited initially got the the fire knocked down and their residence. by the band Sway- On December 22, the Gulf call at 5:20 a.m. were able to finish putting The homeowner confronted the in- back recently. Shores Police and Gulf Shores “We were it out. It’s going to be a total dividual, Michael Bradford Kendall 31 Fire Department responded to called out to a loss.” PAGE 3 of Lillian, and a scuffle ensued. During West Lagoon Drive for a house fully involved While working with the the scuffle, the homeowner received fire. After the fire was extin- structure fire,” Gulf Shores Fire Department cuts and abrasions. Kendall also re- GRAU Snowbird guished it was determined the Tolbert said. and the State Fire Marshalls ceived injuries. fire was suspicious and ap- “When the first Office, the Gulf Shores Police Orange Beach fire medics on scene Happenings peared to be arson. crew arrived on the scene it were able to develop enough sent both individuals to the hospital for The residence was unoccu- was already fully involved. At evidence to make an arrest. Feeling home- evaluation and treatment. Both were pied when the fire was started that time the main objective Arrested in connection with sick? Looking for a treated and released. and the home was determined was to protect exposure next this case is George Tucker Currently, Kendall is facing charges few new beach bud- to be a total loss. door. It was taking a lot of dies? Check out our Battalion Chief Kevin Tol- heat so we got that protected. SEE ARSON, PAGE 2 SEE ARREST, PAGE 2 snowbird calendar for state-specific and general events to get out and enjoy. PAGE 4 Orange Beach woman receives national honor BY JOE KORNIK we brought the profession leaders anticipate and than 35 years of experience DEATHS PAGE 19 Publisher and Editor In Chief Consult- together last month at solve their toughest prob- in the healthcare industry ing Magazine the St. Regis New York to lems. She mentors them and 20 years in healthcare Martha Cooper honor this year’s recipi- and guides them to make information technology. Judith B. Doster NEW YORK – During ents. informed decisions that She is a visionary leader Terry R. Garvin the past 10 years, Consult- Jenny McCaskey of impact the lives of their with a solid track record Patricia Greene ing Magazine has set out Orange Beach was one of patients, staff and commu- for defining, planning and David R. Lancaster to measure the impact of 13 women to receive a Life- nities. Jenny was awarded optimizing the successful women on the consult- Roger B. Langley time Achievement Award the Client Service Award. implementation of large- ing profession. While it’s at the 2016 Gala in Manhat- Some 200 industry lead- scale projects within a Lawrence E. Ledbetter impossible to quantify, it’s tan. Jenny is a Vice Presi- ers, executives, colleagues, variety of healthcare set- Marian Electa Barker significant and growing dent with Impact Advisors. clients and family mem- tings. Metzger every year. As a consultant, she sup- bers attended the 10th At Impact Advisors, Mc- David S. Moss Women continue to ports her firm’s mission to annual Women Leaders in Caskey serves as a mentor DAVID NEFF PHOTOGRAPHY Robert Leo Roach make a profound differ- “create a positive impact” Consulting Gala Awards for healthcare executives Jenny McCaskey or Orange Madonna Sloop ence to both their clients for her clients. Dinner. and project teams. She has Beach was awarded a Lifetime Sidney George Wallace and their firms. To recog- As a Healthcare Consul- McCaskey is a Regis- Achievement Award from nize their achievements, tant, she helps healthcare tered Nurse with more SEE HONOR, PAGE 2 Consulting Magazine. INDEX Gulf BALDWIN LIVING, 5-6 OPINION, 7-8 Coast CLASSIFIED, 21 PUZZLES, 29 Media HEALTH, 12- 14 SPORTS, 9-11 VOLUME 41 • ISSUE 2 LEGALS, 22-28 TV LISTINGS, 15-18 1 SECTION • 32 PAGES 2 • The Islander • January 4, 2017 • Gulf Coast Media HONOR solve their toughest chal- lenges.” Swayback performs for Daybreak Senior Daycare CONTINUED FROM 1 McCaskey says she also enjoys the meaningful GULF SHORES — The many electronic health work after her experi- seniors at DayBreak record (EHR) implemen- ences in the Emergency Senior Daycare were tations and Change Man- Department. thrilled to be visited by agement projects and is “Patients came to us the band Swayback re- recognized as a leader in without IV’s and other cently. EHR program manage- lifesaving measures and The band performed ment. on many occasions, we for more than an hour Her journey to Impact saved their lives,” she and often the seniors sang Advisors, and now to a said. “While I am no lon- along. Lifetime Achievement ger saving lives in the ED, Everyone had a great Award, was by accident I believe that I continue time! after she took a call from to save lives by helping DayBreak Senior Day- a Healthcare IT consult- healthcare organizations care provides a secure, ing firm recruiter 20 years make the best decisions loving environment ago, and her experience for their patients and where individuals suffer- as an Emergency Depart- staff.” ing from Alzheimer’s or ment staff nurse and As far as winning the other forms of dementia Director provided her the award, McCaskey says are encouraged to par- opportunity to be part of she is truly humbled. ticipate in playing games, a team that was selected “I know there are many craft projects, singing, to design and implement women in consulting exercising and social in- an electronic health re- and even in my firm that teraction. cord (EHR). deserve recognition,” she The senior daycare “An EHR was a big deal said. “I accept this award provides participants’ 20 years ago,” McCaskey for all of us who believe fulltime caregiver with says. “I remember being deeply that what we do short term relief from asked by the VP of Nurs- makes a difference.” the unrelenting demands ing to join that team. My Consulting: What’s the of care giving by provid- response was ‘I am an ED best advice (consulting ing time out to grocery nurse. I can’t sit in front or otherwise) you’ve ever shop, attend support of a computer all day!’” received? groups, or visit friends After assuring her that McCaskey: “I have and family. she’d be part of trans- received a lot of great All DayBreak Senior forming healthcare, Mc- advice. It is difficult to Daycare participants must Caskey joined the team, pick just one piece of ad- be pre-registered. The learned a ton and real- vice but I would say the program is not designed to ized how in demand her advice to ‘have 20 seconds provide medical or counsel- combined clinical and IT of courage’ has provided SUBMITTED BY RON FOWINKLE ing services but to provide skills were. me with the most benefit. Shown here after the performance, standing from the left are Tommy Salter, Susie Hewitt and support for the caregivers “Saying yes to the VP Having 20 seconds of Errol Hewitt. Anyone interested in learning more about the band Swayback should contact and their loved ones. of Nursing and to the courage allowed me to say Susie Hewitt at [email protected]. It is offered every recruiter were two of the ‘yes’ to many things that Monday and Wednesday Shores United Methodist For information on (dollycrewes@gmail. best decisions I have ever I might not have other- from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and is Church. Cost is $20 per Day Break Senior Day com) or Amelia Fletcher made,” she says. wise said ‘yes’ to. Once, located in Building B on visit and includes a hot Care please contact Dolly at 251-968-2549 (amelia@ McCaskey says there is hearing a scream for help the South Campus of Gulf lunch. Crewes at 251-968-3634 gulfshoresumc.org). so much she enjoys about from my sister and sprint- consulting.