HEALTH: 40th Annual Spring Fever Chase, PAGE 21 Alabama coast featured in series PAGE 8 Team Focus honors Coach Nick Saban The Courier PAGE 14 INSIDE MARCH 28, 2018 | GulfCoastNewsToday.com | 75¢ Jennifer Routten wins Blake Cyclist Bauer Memorial Service Award dies in hit and run By THE COURIER STAFF Submitted The Rotary Club of Fairhope recently presented the Blake At ap- Fairhope canine Bauer Memorial Service Award proximately officer retires to Fairhope Police Department 12:25 p.m. Communications Officer Jenni- on Sunday, Fairhope Canine Officer fer Routten. March 25, Segan retired last week Routten works in the FPD’s Alabama Alonso-De Leon after eight years of service dispatch center, where she State Troop- to the city. To see photos proudly serves the citizens of ers responded to the scene from Officer Segan’s last Fairhope and helps advocate of a fatal crash involving day, turn to Page 2. for officer safety. Her enormous a bicycle on County 13 sense of duty, tremendous work north of AL 104. Jose Luis SFHS Band returns ethic and personality to affect Alonso-De Leon, 36, of positive change has earned her Silverhill, was traveling from Chicago this year’s high honor within south on County 13 in a The Spanish Fort High our department. 2003 Dodge Ram pick-up Marching Band recently returned from the Windy SEE ROUTTEN, PAGE 2 CLIFF MCCOLLUM / STAFF PHOTO SEE CYCLIST, PAGE 2 City. Find out why on Page 3. Baldwin County Special Olympics Eastern Shore Arts Center announces Out- door Art Show winners The Eastern Shore Arts Center recently announced the winners of its annual Outdoor Art Show. Check out the winners on Pages 34-35. ALLISON MARLOW / STAFF PHOTOS Schools from across Baldwin County competed in the annual Special DEATHS PAGE 19 Olympics, held in Fairhope last Friday. The day kicked off with the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run. Officers carried the torch for three miles from James E. Comstock Fairhope High School to Fairhope Municipal Stadium where the games were Jonathan Walker Fuller held. See Out & About on pages 6 - 7 for more photos. Cheris Grinnell Dewey Leon Littleton Earl J. Maddalena Sr. Delores Marie Malec David N. McVay Joan J. Olszewski Daniel Glynn Shade Alice Elaine Woodall INDEX BALDWIN LIVING, 8 CLASSIFIED, 31 Original Oyster House will award two Chelsea Garvin Spirit Scholarships HEALTH, 21 The Original Oyster House a 2004 graduate of Fairhope Scholarships you must be a ums can include oil, acrylic, LEGALS, 24 will award two $1,000 Chelsea High School, a Fish River Fire high school senior of Baldwin watercolor, gouache, pastel, OPINION, 9 Garvin Spirit Award Scholar- Department Rescue Diver, an County in the 2017-2018 school charcoal, pen and ink, colored ships to high school seniors in Original Oyster House employee year with a minimum 2.5 GPA, pencil, mixed media, ceramics OUT & ABOUT, 6-7 Baldwin County. and a talented artist. Tragically, have participated in recent or Sculptural media types. The PUZZLES, 12 In 2006, the Chelsea Garvin Chelsea’s life was cut short in a school or community art event winning artwork must be ready Spirit Award Scholarship was boating accident in 2005. and submit artwork that re- for display, completely dry and SPORTS, 13 created in loving memory To qualify for the 13th Annual flects the Original Oyster House TV LISTINGS, 15 of Chelsea Garvin who was Chelsea Garvin Spirit Award in some way. Artwork medi- SEE OYSTER, PAGE 33 GARY SKIPPER Gulf LISTING & SELLING Coast 251-947-7373 Media SKIPPER REALTY, L.L.C. VOLUME 124 • ISSUE 35 FOR SALE 251-947-7373 1 SECTION • 36 PAGES 22193 Hwy 59 Ste. D DONNA SKIPPER Robertsdale, AL 251-747-7373 SKIPPERREALTYLLC.COM 2• The Courier • March 28, 2018 • Gulf Coast Media Fairhope police dog celebrates retirement SUBMITTED PHOTOS Fairhope Canine Officer Segan safely sent the Fairhope High School Band off to Universal Stu- dios last week after a safety check as his final act on duty. This was Segan’s last day on the job after eight years of service to our city. Not to worry, as this K9 will be happily retired at the home of his friend and partner, Becky Woodruff. Blackwell Realty, Inc. helping Soles4Souls combat extreme poverty Blackwell Realty, Inc. spearheads nity to drop by and drop someone’s life.” off a pair of shoes to help For more information spring donation drive for Soles4Souls a person in need. All new about getting involved to help people in need shoes stay in Baldwin with Soles4Souls or to County and slightly used become an official drop- shoes go to other coun- off location, visit https:// Submitted New or gently worn pairs tries,” said Sondra Black- soles4souls.org/get- of shoes can be dropped well, Associate Broker of involved/. Blackwell Realty, Inc. off at 25935 Friendship Blackwell Realty, Inc. is now an official Soles- Road, Suite C, Daphne, Soles4Souls is a non- About Soles4Souls 4Souls drop-off center AL 36526. profit global social en- Soles4Souls is a not- and is hosting a donation “I strongly encourage terprise committed to for-profit global social drive from until April 20. everyone in the commu- fighting poverty through enterprise committed to the collection and distri- fighting poverty through bution of shoes and cloth- the collection and distri- ing. Soles4Souls aims bution of shoes and cloth- is to eradicate extreme ing. The organization poverty by 2050. Children advances its anti-poverty every day are prevented mission by collecting from attending school new and used shoes and and adults are unable to clothes from individu- work as walking becomes als, schools, faith-based unbearable, which per- institutions, civic orga- petuates the cycle of pov- nizations and corporate erty. To date, Soles4Souls partners, then distrib- has collected and distrib- uting those shoes and uted more than 30 million clothes both via direct do- SUBMITTED PHOTO pairs of shoes to those nations to people in need Blackwell Realty, Inc., properties, condomini- in need in 127 countries and by provisioning qual- Sondra Blackwell is a ums, acreage, land, in- around the world and all ified micro-enterprise Certified Residential vestment and commercial 50 states in the U.S. programs designed to cre- Specialist (CRS), which sales. Blackwell Realty, “Businesses and ate jobs in poor and dis- is awarded to only 3% Inc. is a boutique real individuals that host advantaged communities. of Realtors and is based estate agency specializing donation drives for So- Based in Nashville, TN, upon professional ethics, in residential real estate les4Souls help us fulfill Soles4Souls is committed specific experience and sales and property man- our mission by provid- to the highest standards strong technical abilities. agement, land sales, and ing short-term relief of operating and gover- She is also a Certified commercial sales. They and long-term solutions nance and holds a four- International Property are highly focused on cus- to global poverty,” said star rating with Charity Specialist (CIPS) which is tomer service and profes- Buddy Teaster, Soles- Navigator. awarded for learning and sionalism and strive to be 4Souls President and practicing proficiency in the best in the industry. CEO. “Every single one About Sondra Blackwell, international business. For more information, of those pairs of shoes Blackwell Realty, Inc. She works with buyers please call 251-455-1172, or The Courier collected by our partners In addition to being and sellers and special- visit http://www.black- 901 N. McKenzie St., Foley, AL 36535-3546 makes a difference in an Associate Broker at izes in new homes, luxury wellrealtyinc.com. PHONE: (251) 928-2321 | FAX: (251) 943-3441 [email protected] CYCLIST shoulder of County 13. Square Shopping Center. ing Stolen Property; he Cliff McCollum Classified Advertising During the passing ma- A subsequent search of his was placed in the Baldwin CONTINUED FROM 1 Managing Editor Whisper Edwards neuver, Alonso-De Leon vehicle yielded a firearm County Jail in Bay Minette. [email protected] [email protected] collided with Hawkins that had been reported sto- Nothing further is avail- when he attempted to pass and continued to travel len. Alonso-De Leon was able as troopers continue Tony Whitehead Legal Advertising another vehicle. Amelia south without stopping; charged with Manslaugh- to investigate the crash. Sports Editor April Wallace Hawkins, 48, of Daphne he was apprehended by ter, Felony Leaving the [email protected] [email protected] was traveling north on a bi- Fairhope Police a short dis- Scene of an Accident (with Allison Marlow cycle along the northbound tance away at the Baldwin Injury/Death) and Receiv- Senior Features Editor Retail Advertising [email protected] Frank Kustura [email protected] ROUTTEN ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID CONTINUED FROM 1 Parks Rogers Publisher [email protected] The Town of Loxley, Alabama is now accepting bids on the This commemorative award was established last To subscribe, make an address change or vacation delivery stop, you may call our office construction of a Veterans Memorial. 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