COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Ongoing and Upcoming Events, PAGE 15 Veterans Day events PAGE 4-5 Robotic surgery The Islander PAGE 19 INSIDE NOVEMBER 14, 2018 | GulfCoastNewsToday.com | 75¢ Gulf Shores moving forward Orange Beach with water access change to start By CRYSTAL COLE of Beach Boulevard through can’t get to the beach unless [email protected] the Conditional Use Permit you’re in a particular area. ambulance Zac Brown Band coming process. What we thought we had done to Orange Beach After stalling the last time At that time, the city did not was create a good as it can be service The multi-platinum, the measure was brought reach a consensus on whether system for 20 or fewer units.” before the city council, Gulf or not to advertise the pro- Mayor Robert Craft said he Grammy Award-winning, Shores is pushing forward posal for a public hearing and was the one who felt more dis- By CRYSTAL COLE Zac Brown Band an- with an amendment to water the measure has been lying in cussion was needed when this [email protected] nounced dates extending access regulations. wait since. was brought before him last. their highly successful In September, the City Richard Davis represented “We listened to a lot of com- The City of Orange summer 2018, “Down the of Gulf Shores considered Little Lagoon Cottages, the ap- pelling stories from folks who Beach voted at its last Rabbit Hole Live Tour” to amending Article 6-9 Water plicant, at the meeting and re- live down there, and I just meeting to expand include spring 2019 dates. Access to allow multi-family quested the city move forward did not believe that we had services of the fire To find out when the tour developments and subdivi- with the changes. a consensus up here,” Craft department to include will hit Orange Beach and sions, with 20 units or fewer, “My client has a problem, said. “So, I wasn’t ready to medical transportation. when you can grab tickets, to provide a minimum 100 feet but we think that city has a go forward until I felt I knew The city plans to pur- see page 2. beach access easement for de- problem,” Davis said. “’Small chase two ambulances velopments located north side Town, Big Beach’ but you SEE WATER, PAGE 2 and will hire six new firefighters to man the vehicles on top of the paramedics already in the department. Celebrating service The city is currently serviced by MedStar, and Mayor Tony Ken- non made sure the company knew the vote wasn’t an indication of its service. “Our vote is no way a reflection on the perfor- mance or lack of in any way,” Kennon said. “It’s strictly we have the financial wherewithal to provide the services. Our goal is to have sec- ond-to-none service for our residents and our emergency people.” The ambulances com- 2018 Youth for Art bined will cost more SUBMITTED PHOTO than $800,000 but will contest winners take several months to announced Gulf Shores Elementary School hosted its annual Heroes Luncheon to honor those who have served or con- build according to Fire tinue to serve their country and communities. Many events were held throughout the county celebrating Chief Justin Pearce. The Coastal Alabama Busi- veterans. For more Veteran’s Day photos, turn to the Living section. The city finance direc- ness Chamber, Annual Na- tor hopes money gener- tional Shrimp Festival and ated by the new service sponsor RE/MAX of Gulf will help offset the Shores recently announced additional personnel the winners of the 2018 State Retail Group to spotlight costs. Youth for Art contest. To Traffic congestion on see the winners from island Canal Road will ideally schools, jump to page 16. Orange Beach business community be alleviated with the widening project cur- Alabama Retail plans rently underway. This “Shop Alabama for the service will capital- ize on those changes, Holidays” tour stop at and having a service anchored in Orange The Wharf Beach will further lower response times. DEATHS PAGE 6 By CRYSTAL COLE “It’s almost impos- [email protected] sible for an outside John Daniel Driscoll agency to provide- just Ronald J. Higginbotham A statewide tour encourag- strictly from the logis- Judith A. Lindahl ing Alabamians to shop local tics of moving south Jody D. Thomas will be making a stop on Plea- through the traffic and Milton Trawick sure Island this year. moving about with all SEE RETAIL, PAGE 16 SUBMITTED PHOTO SEE AMBULANCE, PAGE 2 INDEX Gulf BALDWIN LIVING, 3 OPINION, 23 Coast CLASSIFIED, 21 PUZZLES, 24 Media HEALTH, 19 SPORTS, 12 VOLUME 42 • ISSUE 47 LEGALS, 25 TV LISTINGS, 8 1 SECTION • 32 PAGES 2 • The Islander • November 14, 2018 • Gulf Coast Media Zac Brown Band returns to Orange Beach SUBMITTED they played two con- one I Used To Know,” secutive sold out shows, co-written by Shawn The multi-platinum, extending their record Mendes, now widely Grammy Award-win- to nine consecutive sold available for streaming ning, Zac Brown Band out shows, the most and download via the announced dates extend- consecutive sold out link below. The band ing their highly success- shows of any other act will perform “Someone ful summer 2018, “Down at the famed venue. In I Used To Know” for the the Rabbit Hole Live whole, the 2018 summer first time this evening on Tour” to include spring leg of Zac Brown Band’s a special Veteran’s Day 2019 dates. “Down The Rabbit Hole episode of The Tonight Red Mountain Enter- Live Tour” played to Show Starring Jimmy tainment is pleased to over half a million fans. Fallon. announce two Alabama “Down the Rabbit Hole “This is an exciting shows: one coming to Live Tour” flawlessly time for us and we can’t The Wharf Amphithe- showcases the 8-piece wait to get back out on SUBMITTED PHOTO ater on March 10 and band’s dynamic chemis- the road and play for the band was forced to group lead by front man, second act to top both another to Tuscaloosa try and ability to execute our fans next spring,” cancel their 2018 shows Zac Brown. Throughout the Country and Active Amphitheater on April an extensive and genre- said Zac Brown. “In the due to Hurricane Flor- their decade-long career, Rock formats. Zac Brown 25. Tickets for both bending set-list. On the meantime, we’re hard at ence will have pre-sale Zac Brown Band has Band has headlined 8 shows go on sale Fri- heels of their Fenway work in the studio and access to tour stops in had five consecutive North American Tours day, Nov. 16 at 10 a.m. Park shows, The Boston really proud of ‘Someone Charlotte, Raleigh and albums reach the top 10 and currently holds the through Ticketmaster or Globe said, “Zac Brown I Used To Know.’ It’s a Virginia Beach starting of the Billboard 200 and record for most consecu- at the venue box office Band has amassed its special track and is just Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 4 four consecutive albums tive sold-out shows at The “Down The Rabbit stadium-filling following the beginning. There’s a p.m. ET. debut at #1 on Bill- the iconic Fenway Park. Hole Live Tour,” spring for being unpredictable, lot more to come.” All dates, cities and board’s Country Albums Since their debut, Zac 2019 tour will follow this a combination of its Tickets will go on venues below are sub- chart. To date, the group Brown Band has devel- past summer’s epic, 31- musical chops and seem- sale to general public ject to change. For more has won three Grammy oped a reputation with stop tour that brought ingly endless desire to Friday, Nov. 16 at 10 a.m. information please visit Awards including Best critics and fans alike as the band to some of the please crowds.” local. The Zamily Fan ZacBrownBand.com. New Artist in 2010, sold one of the most dynamic nation’s most iconic Also today, Zac Brown Club pre-sale will begin Zac Brown Band more than 30 million live performers, marked Major League Baseball Band launched their Wednesday, Nov. 14 at is a multi-platinum, singles, 9 million al- by strong musicianship stadiums, including Bos- first new single in nearly 10 a.m. local. Fans who Grammy Award-win- bums, has achieved 15 #1 that defies genre bound- ton’s Fenway Park where two years titled “Some- received refunds when ning, southern rock radio singles and are the aries. WATER “I’m not saying that regulations restricted public and private beach but either failed or was ing next to and around I’m supporting one way beach access from multi- accesses for the dwelling withdrawn. someone else’s house CONTINUED FROM 1 or the other, but I think family zoned property units on the north side Davis, a representative and spreading out over we owe it to the appli- located on the north of Beach Boulevard.” of the applicants of the private property. this was something we cant to let the public side of Beach Boulevard The Planning Com- zoning text amendment “They’d have 100 feet needed to do.” comment and have a dis- through single family/ mission recommended (Little Lagoon Cottages, where they could go to, Councilman Joe Gar- cussion,” Dyken said. duplex zoned property approval (9-0) for this Hercules Investments and, theoretically, that’s ris said this measure along the Gulf of Mex- zoning text amendment and West Beach) indi- where they would stay,” was presented as a way Rewind ico.