Serving the greater NORTH, CENTRAL AND SOUTH BALDWIN communities Beyond the Garden Gate PAGE 4 Delta Dash date set The Onlooker PAGE 12 AUGUST 22, 2018 | GulfCoastNewsToday.com | 75¢ Rabid fox attacks dog South Baldwin Chamber seeks to in Loxley partner with Foley for Gateway Initiative ADPH RELEASE By JESSICA VAUGHN asking for a partnership with area who have all invested in Lee. LOXLEY — A fox later [email protected] the City of Foley to support this program, ranging from Based on the answers, three found to be rabid attacked the Gateway Initiative. all walks of life.” initiatives were designed: a dog on County Road 65 in FOLEY — The South Bald- “We’re here today to talk to Creating the Gateway Initia- Business-Driven Talent De- rural Loxley Tuesday. win Chamber of Commerce the city about a potential part- tive began with interviewing velopment and Recruitment, According to a release announced their 5-year capi- nership as you get into next over 60 local businesses, draw- answering the problem of issued Wednesday by the tal campaign, the Gateway Ini- year’s budget,” said Tommy ing information from each on how to get more people in Alabama Department of tiative, early 2018. Since, it has Lee, Gateway Initiative Chair. what is important to the com- this area into the workforce; Public Health, a woman been hard at work to imple- “We’d like a five-year partner- munity and what is needed in Community Betterment and was in her yard with the ment the ideas and plans that ship agreement so that we can our area to assist growth. Pro-Business Advocacy, fo- dog when the fox appeared. were created for the initiative. further what we’ve worked “We know we’re growing, cusing on how to better the She contacted the Loxley Officials gave an update dur- on. To date, we have over 50 but the question is how are Police Department for as- ing the Aug. 6 Foley council, businesses in our local service we going to deal with it,” said SEE CHAMBER, PAGE 2 sistance and then beat the fox off her dog with a long pole. The police arrived, shot the fox, and sent it to the County Mobile State Public Health Group wants to expand Laboratory for testing. commission On Wednesday, the lab nixes possible confirmed that the fox was veterans’ memorial in Silverhill positive for rabies. funding for “Luckily, the fox did not bite the woman and her Elberta road dog was current on vac- cinations and received a repairs booster,” Environmental Director Greg Dunn, South- By CLIFF MCCOLLUM western District, said. [email protected] “This incident illustrates the importance of being During the Aug. alert and keeping your pets 13 Baldwin County properly immunized. Rabid Commission budget foxes have bitten six people hearing, county com- and two dogs in Baldwin missioners said they County since May 21.” would be reluctant to The rabies virus is trans- help with funding for the town of Elberta’s SEE RABID, PAGE 17 project to repave County Road 83. Elberta Mayor Jim Hamby had appeared DEATHS PAGE 10 before the commission multiple times this Shasta K. Akins year asking for any Judy Barnes assistance the county David A. Bell JOHN UNDERWOOD / STAFF PHOTO could provide for the Michael J. Meon project, asking for a The Silverhill Veterans War Memorial was dedicated in March of 2017 at Paul Anderson Park on the corner of Gerald B. Stanford Alabama 104 and County Road 55, across from Silverhill Town Hall. possible $150,000 to Jacqueline D. Stumer $200,000 to help offset Willard E. Walker some of the costs for Richard Preston White By JOHN UNDERWOOD the Silverhill Veterans Memo- records, we have about 400 the town. John Herman Wirth Sr. [email protected] rial Organization, a non-profit names already,” Kucera said. Hamby said the road company, plans to add two “We want to include all veter- was already in “sub- SILVERHILL — Some time 4-foot by 8-foot stones next to ans and we welcome anyone to standard condition ago, a group of residents set the Silverhill Veterans War contact us with the name of a when the town took it INDEX out on a quest to honor veter- Memorial, which was dedi- veteran they want included in over from the county,” ans with a War Memorial in cated in March of 2017, located the memorial. but said the town had BALDWIN LIVING, 3 Silverhill. But they don’t want in Paul Anderson Park, across The group is asking for the found creative ways to CLASSIFIED, 21 to stop there. from Town Hall at the corner last name, first and middle help fund the project “We want to individually of Alabama 104 and County initials of the veteran, along — including a $150,000 HEALTH, 19 honor every veteran who Road 55 in Silverhill. with branch of service. Those grant from the Ala- LEGALS, 24 served from this area,” said Names of veterans from killed in action would be des- bama Department of longtime resident and former World War II to the present ignated by a star next to their Transportation and OPINION, 14 Silverhill mayor Frankie will be placed on both sides of name, and designations could grants and loans from PUZZLES, 23 Kucera. the memorial. To do that the group, called “From Silverhill Cemetery SEE VETERAN, PAGE 2 SEE COUNTY, PAGE 18 SPORTS, 12 TV LISTINGS, 6 Gulf WHAT Coast YOU IN Media STORE VOLUME 110 • ISSUE 32 IS NOW 1 SECTION • 32 PAGES ONLINE! • Freshest Quality All Departments • Hand Selected by Our Personal Shoppers • Delivery or FREE Same Day Curbside Pickup • Beer & Wine NOW Online! Order & Pay In Store! GREERS.COM/SHOP 2 • The Onlooker • August 22, 2018 • Gulf Coast Media First loves Bay Minette SUBMITTED PHOTOS During the month of August, First Baptist Church wants the City of Bay Minette to know how much they love them. Each week, the congregation will be focusing on a sector of the city to say thank you for all they do. First Loves City Workers for the first week of August included: “Monday Morning Mojo:” Delivered doughnuts and coffee on a Monday morning to kick the week off right. “Care for our Courts:” Dropped off snacks for those who facilitate court on Tuesday nights. “Grub Hub:” Packed and delivered sack lunches to the Building Maintenance, Grounds/Parks, and Public Works depart- ments. “The Heat Beat:” delivered popsicles to the police department and fire departments. “Rec Dept Rest:” Dinner on First packages to allow them a night of rest after a busy kid filled week. Other weeks in August will spend time loving se- nior citizens, teachers, students and county workers. First Baptist also attended the City Council meeting Monday night, Aug. 6 to lift up elected officials in prayer as they make decisions day in and day out that affect our community. CHAMBER goals, the South Baldwin community to develop relief,” said Haber. “I prepared for the growth partners, our busi- Chamber is requesting these programs that will worry what that’s going that’s happening in this nesses, our community, CONTINUED FROM 1 a monetary partnership help our youth find ca- to make my restaurants area, to meet business is all on the same page with Foley to help fund reers, not just jobs. We’ll and other restaurants, needs, and to overcome on where we are taking businesses already in projects and to further raise the level for every- because if you can’t staff the challenges brought our students into their the area and to speak as the Gateway Initiatives’ one, because when busi- the existing restaurants on by growth, according future.” one voice to help them outreach. ness does well, business that are here, how are to SH Enterprises Mi- Ed Bushaw has been accomplish what they “We’ve got a lot to ac- gives back to their em- we going to staff all the chelle Hodges, co-chair hired as the Director of need to accomplish; complish and it takes ployees, and that raises new restaurants and of Business-Driven Tal- the initiative, and is al- and Existing Business money to do it,” said the tide for all of us.” new businesses that are ent Development and ready at work planning Growth and Retention, South Baldwin Cham- While the city council coming to this area?” Recruitment. future steps. He stated which will help existing ber President and CEO didn’t take a vote, they Haber states the One of the very first that while talking about businesses grow. Each Donna Watts. “We have agreed to discuss the Gateway Initiative will tasks for Hodges’ initia- objectives that have area has unique mission raised a good bit of matter further amongst not only educate the tive was to hire a direc- already been identified, statements and objec- money, but if you look themselves as well as service industry but tor who would focus on more came to the table, tives. All outcomes are and see what our goal with chamber officials. will help train both new bringing new people into and he would like to metric driven, allowing is, it’s $250,000 a year … If successful, the Gate- and existing employees the workforce and pre- handle them all. the Chamber to record I’m going to ask you for way Initiative will help in customer service. paring them for work. “We have to work out- progress and report it to $50,000, because we will to raise the standard for One of the future plans “We have to think side of the box to bring investors and locals.