[email protected] • OCT. 10-24, 2018 • 251-968-5683 • 850-492-5221 Page 2 • The Mullet Wrapper • Oct. 10-24, 2018 • Ad. Info: 251-968-5683 or 850-492-5221 • SHARE YOUR COMMUNITY NEWS• E-Mail: [email protected] A Bill McGinnes owned local institution for 31 years WARM BEER & LOUSY PIZZA Happy Hour 11-7 Mon-Fri LIVE MUSIC NIGHTLY Full Menu ‘Til Midnight NEVER A COVER EVERY MON, TUE, WED & THURS Dine-In Football Specials • Sat-Sun 11-5* Smokey Otis & Mark Laborde Auburn, Tide & Big 10 Football • NFL TICKET OCT. 12-13 & OCT. 26-27: DAILY LUNCH SPECIALS Bo Grant (of The Platters) MON - Homemade Chicken Pot Pie - $5.95 TUE - Tacos - $5.95 OCT. 5-6 & OCT. 19-20 WED - Chicken & Dumplings - $5.95 THUR - Hamburger Steak, Potatos & Gravy, Black Eyed Peas, Bread - $5.95 FRI - Blackened Whitefish w. Rice Pilaf, Broccoli & Cheese, Bread - $5.95 Touch of Class Ad. Info: 251-968-5683 OR 850-492-5221 • SHARE YOUR COMMUNITY NEWS • Email: [email protected] • Oct. 10-24, 2018 • Page 3 Page 4 • The Mullet Wrapper • Oct. 10-24, 2018 • Ad. Info: 251-968-5683 or 850-492-5221 • SHARE YOUR COMMUNITY NEWS• E-Mail: [email protected] Ad. Info: 251-968-5683 OR 850-492-5221 • SHARE YOUR COMMUNITY NEWS • Email: [email protected] • Oct. 10-24, 2018 • Page5 Page 6 • The Mullet Wrapper • Oct. 10-24, 2018 • Ad. Info: 251-968-5683 or 850-492-5221 • SHARE YOUR COMMUNITY NEWS• E-Mail: [email protected] GULF SHORES CITY COUNCIL firemen. The city added 12 to the department in both 2005 and 2007 with the grant totals each more than City buys Oyster Bay-Hugger’s Landing Fire House on County Rd. 6 $1.2 million. The department currently has a station in downtown, west beach, to the west on Fort Morgan Road and now at Oyster Bay-Huggers Landing. SAFER grant will help pay for six firefighters to work out of the station In other business, the council also: By John Mullen Oyster Bay-Hugger’s Landing facility in a mutual aid • OK’d a liquor license for the The Lodge at Gulf State Call it good timing. agreement with the volunteer department. Park a Hilton Hotel for the operator Valor Beverage The City of Gulf Shores is acquiring a new station in “One, it was helping the citizens up in that north Gulf Management. the northern part of the city and recently announced a Shores in the County Road 6 area,” Martin said. “Oys- • Declared certain items surplus and donated 25 bicy- new federal grant to help staff it. ter Bay is a volunteer department and it was hard for cles to the Christian Service Center. Among the items in Gulf Shores Fire Depart- them to get people to respond during the day so we did the fall surplus are five automobiles, there all-terrain ment was awarded a a mutual aid agreement. We’re going to put people in vehicles, a kayak and a 70-inch TV. Items will be auc- Staffing for Adequate Fire your station and respond to the calls in your area along tioned through govdeals.com beginning Oct. 15 and end- “Oyster Bay is a and Emergency Response with ours. Their response area is within our police ju- ing on Oct. 29. volunteer depart- (SAFER) and is awarded by risdiction. It’s nothing we’re doing extra.” • Transferred ownership of three surplus Ford buses the Department of Home- Chief Hartly Brokenshaw said a recent annexation of to the Lee-Russell Council of Governments. Since the ment and it was land Security. During the the area were the station is location also played a part city acquired busses through an ALDOT Grant in 2007 three years of the grant, the in buying the station. with an 80-20 match the Alabama Department of hard for them to city will provide 25 percent “It cut their need for that station and we were already Transportation had to approve the transfer. The state get people to re- of the cost to hire six fire- running mutual aid with them so they saw they really agency recently approved the surplus and transfer of men the first two years and didn’t need that station anymore,” Brokenshaw said. the buses. spond during the 65 percent in the third year. “Right now, we’re in it anyway and we’re functioning • Approved a conditional use permit for 50 private After the third year the city right now. when becomes our station, of course, we can parking spaces on West Beach Boulevard between Ike’s day so we did a completely takes over the do improvements on it within the next couple of years.” Beach Service on the east and Pier 33 Grocery on the mutual aid pay and benefits for the new The station and adding the firemen is needed to keep west. Ike’s and surrounding condos would have access firemen. up with growth in Gulf Shores and to be able to provide to the site and it would not be for public use. agreement. We’re The total cost to the city services when the town is full of tourists in the busy • Approved an addition to the zoning ordinance with a will be about $394,500 and season. new R-1-5A to address a large difference between R-1- going to put peo- the federal share will be “Our long-term plan was to do this and the city coun- 4 zoning with an 11,000 square foot lot size minimum ple in your sta- about $640,000. cil was aware and knew we needed new staff,” Martin and R-1-5 zoning which has a 6,000 minimum. The new At the same time, the city said. “We’re getting bigger and we were going to try to R-1-5A will require an 8,000 square foot limit. tion and respond is buying the Oyster Bay- hire at least two people a year over the next couple of • Awarded a bid for new Christmas decorations and en- to the calls in Huggers landing station on years so that we can meet this growing demand. But we hancements to current decorations to Mosca Design on County Road 6 west of Ala- needed the people now. Having this grant allows us to a per piece price. Mosca had the lowest bid at about your area along bama 59. The city will pay basically jump ahead three years, four years even, and $26,500. $190,000 for the building have what we need now instead of having to build to it. • Approved assembly permits for the for Big Beach with ours.’’ according the city docu- It’s really good timing for this grant.” Brewing for a cross-fit beach fitness competition on Oct. ments. And, all of the stations will be fully staffed. 20, Hangout Oyster Cook-Off and Craft Beer Weekend “Buying that station up “As it was we had two people at that station and now on Nov. 2-3, for the National Junior College half there is going to tie into this because we need those in- we’re going to have three at that station at all times,” marathon national championship on Nov. 10, for the dividuals to staff that station full time,” Deputy Fire Brokenshaw said. “All of our stations now will have at Kaiser Coastal Half Marathon on Nov. 24, the Gulf Chief Keith Martin said. least three people.” Shores Christmas parade on Dec. 7 and the Gulf Shores Gulf Shores already has two men stationed at the This is the third SAFER grant used by the city to add Mardi Gras parade on March 5. Gulf Shores Elmentary School Terrific Kids Congratulations to the Gulf Shores Elementary School September Terrific Kids! Students are selected by their homeroom teachers for consistently exhibiting outstanding character traits. Thank you to our local Kiwanis Club for sponsoring the Terrific Kids program at GSES. (Left) Pre-k – 3rd grade GSES September 2018 Terrific Kids in no particular order: Atley Hurst, Win Spence, Norah Lamar, Isla Kate Foreman, Boone Anderson, Amelia Autrey, Grayson Roney, Sadie Loveall, Sidney Burgess, Jake Russell, Liam Anglin,Trenton Cromer, Braydin Gallego-Anzures, Lennox Steffek, Saige McNair, Liam Walker, Max Eberly, Olivia Norton, Jacy Stead- man, Madalyn Jenkins, Aiden Marfani, Maddy Tabb, Nicole Leon Parra, Charlie Walsh, Suzette Smith, Tessa Madsen, Maria Espinheira, Sophia Bauer, Kaiah Traudt, Lachlan Steffek. (Right) 4-6 grade September GSES Terrific Kids in no particular orderz: Lily Harris, Nathan Karolinski, Landon Wallace, Jackson Brown, Kyndal Wilson, Madolyn Fisher, Cayden Baggett, KaraGrace Harmon, Logan Overstreet, Noah Daigle, Samantha Adney, Ella Godbold, Taylor Bjorgum, Reese Spell, Kevin Martinez, Kylee Griffin, Beck Montiel, Ryder Dement, Chloe Barnard, Baylen Byrd. Ad. Info: 251-968-5683 OR 850-492-5221 • SHARE YOUR COMMUNITY NEWS • Email: [email protected] • Oct. 10-24, 2018 • Page 7 Page 8 • The Mullet Wrapper • Oct. 10-24, 2018 • Ad. Info: 251-968-5683 or 850-492-5221 • SHARE YOUR COMMUNITY NEWS• E-Mail: [email protected] AROUND TOWN Sirens of Sea Treasure Trove Estate Sale Oct. 27 at Pelican Place Sirens of the Sea, a local Women’s Mardi Gras organization is having their Second Annual Treasure Troves Estate Sale on Sat- urday, October 27 at Pelican Place Shopping Center in Gulf Shores from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Treasure Troves are defined as won- derful finds and collectibles. There will be a wide array of deco- rative items including beautiful vases, serving platters, housewares, lamps, framed artwork, Christmas /Holiday decora- tions, dishes and much more.