COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Ongoing and Upcoming Events, PAGE 17 World War I and II exhibit PAGE 5 High School football The Islander PAGE 14 INSIDE OCTOBER 24, 2018 | GulfCoastNewsToday.com | 75¢ Orange Gulf Shores looks to continue Beach moves spring break alcohol ban forward on rec center By CRYSTAL COLE tors. The potential for large- week in March,” Malone said. [email protected] scale confrontations with the “Those don’t change year to master plan police existed. Following the year. A lot will take theirs Following the success of passing of an ordinance ban- either the week before Easter previous years, the City of ning alcohol from the beach or the week after Easter, and By CRYSTAL COLE Gulf Shores is once again con- during spring break, dramatic those float. So, when Easter’s [email protected] sidering banning alcohol on improvements on the beach late like this you have to have public beaches during spring occurred immediately. a longer period of time.” The City of Orange break. The schedule of dates is a Malone also said the tour- Beach continues to try Zombiefest During the first several days little bit longer this year. Herb ism bureau hasn’t seen any to get ahead of growth Zombies are invading South of spring break 2016, Gulf Malone, President and CEO indication in its numbers to in the city, this time Shores Police Department of Gulf Shores and Orange suggest the ban has negatively by redesigning and ex- Baldwin Community The- encountered numerous issues Beach Tourism, said that had impacted the economy. panding the city’s rec- ater on Oct. 30 and 31 from with large groups of spring to do with the way Easter falls “The last few years since reation center facilities. 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. To find breakers binge drinking, this year. this has been going on, if At the Oct. 16 regu- out more about this spook- using illegal narcotics and cre- “Some schools do spring you take March and April lar called city council tacular event, see page 35. ating a dangerous atmosphere breaks on fixed weeks like the meeting, the City for themselves and other visi- first week in March or second SEE BAN, PAGE 2 Council voted to spend $107,000 on a new mas- ter plan, as well as design and engineering assessments for a new Aviation enthusiasts converge in Gulf Shores gym. Mayor Tony Kennon said the city is trying to get the most it can out of the current facility, but it is shrinking fast. “We don’t have enough space for ac- Daybreak trip tivities for our kid,” The seniors at DayBreak Kennon said. “We’re Senior Care recently visited up to 230 kids in our the Nature Center at the after-school program Gulf State Park where and there’s up to 80-90 participants and volunteers over at Camp Sunshine. SUBMITTED PHOTOS were treated to a great We’re adding on an- other gym to the cur- picnic lunch overlooking After years of trying, Jack Edwards National Airport will host AOPA fly-in rent rec center because the park. To read more one’s not enough with about the field trip and By CRYSTAL COLE all the kids and the DayBreak’s mission, jump [email protected] Schedule activities and the pick- to page 18. leball.” Try and try again. After FRIDAY, OCT. 26 The mayor said part several years and as many 9 A.M. – 4 P.M.: Early-bird workshops (registration and tuition fees apply) of the master plan proposals, the Jack Edwards may also include a new National Airport landed one NOON – 6 P.M.: Exhibit Hall, AOPA Village and Aircraft Display are open building near the pool of aviation’s biggest events. 4 P.M. – 6 P.M.: Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall that will house the DEATHS PAGE 21 The Aircraft Owners and equipment and activi- Pilots Association (AOPA) will 6 P.M. – 8 P.M.: Barnstormers Party presented by Jeppesen ties for adults, includ- Jimmie Dee Curry be holding its fourth and final SATURDAY, OCT. 27 ing a weight room, Francis Donald Keegan regional fly-in for the 2018 cardio room, aerobics Emily Jane Libby season in Gulf Shores, Oct. 26 8 A.M. – 9 A.M.: Pancake breakfast room and a basketball Amanda Ellis Vinson and 27, at Jack Edwards Na- 9 A.M. – 2:45 P.M.: Free seminars court. tional Airport (JKA). “We have so many “Each AOPA Fly-In is an 9 A.M. – 3 P.M.: Exhibit Hall and AOPA Village open kids now,” Kennon said. exciting opportunity for us “We’ve got adults, and 9 A.M. – 4 P.M.: Aircraft Display open INDEX to meet our members where we have so many people they live and fly,” said AOPA’s coming from outside we BALDWIN LIVING, 5 11 A.M. – 2 P.M.: Lunch available Senior Director of Outreach don’t know intertwined. CLASSIFIED, 26 and Events, Chris Eads. “Gulf NOON – 2:45 P.M.: Rusty Pilots seminar We’re going to separate HEALTH, 23 Shores will be a perfect desti- 3 P.M. – 3:45 P.M.: Pilot Town Hall with AOPA President and CEO Mark the two. The current nation to cap off our regional Baker rec center will become LEGALS, 28 fly-in season, and we look for- an after school and 3:45 P.M. – 4 P.M.: Ice cream social OPINION, 3 ward to flying over and relax- training facility and ing on those beautiful white education facility all for OUT & ABOUT, 8 sand beaches.” getting the fly-in was a big considered. kids. That’s sort of our PUZZLES, 4 Jack Edwards Airport accomplishment and It gets Manager Scott Fuller said harder every year to even be SEE AVIATION, PAGE 18 SEE ORANGE, PAGE 2 SPORTS, 14 TV LISTINGS, 10 Gulf WHAT Coast YOU IN Media STORE VOLUME 42 • ISSUE 44 IS NOW 1 SECTION • 36 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 Islander • October 24, 2018 • Gulf Coast Media Wild and Wicked Beach Bash PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE CITY OF ORANGE BEACH The City of Gulf Shores hosted the Wild and Wicked Beach Bash at Gulf Place Public Beach on Oct. 19. Locals and visitors “flew” in and wore their best Halloween costume and participated in this horrifyingly fun event featuring a Haunted Hustle 5K, Witches on Wheels, and live music from Doctor Zarr’s Amazing Funk Monster. BAN the area and made Gulf County Road 8). was $345,843.26, which utility relocations along Alternate 1 includes Shores more family- On September 13, was also the low bid. Coastal Gateway Blvd. the costs associated CONTINUED FROM 1 friendly. sealed bids were opened Therefore, the total bid The City is currently with the traffic signal for the Coastal Gateway amount of the base con- acquiring right of ways improvements at the together, we have seen Coastal Gateway Boulevard Widening and tract plus Alternate 1 is from the various prop- intersection of Coastal increases in lodging rev- Boulevard (Co. Rd. 8) Signal Improvements $9,126,065.26. erties along Coastal Gateway Blvd and the enue and in retail sales improvements project. H.O. Weaver & This project will widen Gateway Blvd to accom- Foley Beach Express. in each of those three The City also talked Sons, Inc. (Weaver) was Coastal Gateway Boule- modate the expansion The necessary utility years,” Malone said. about awarding a bid to the low bidder for the vard to four lanes with of infrastructure. It has relocations will begin Mayor Robert Craft begin construction on project with a base bid bike lanes and sidewalks to date, 90 percent of the in November and the said he felt the alcohol improvements to the re- amount of $8,780,222. from Hwy 59 to the Foley necessary right of ways project is expected to be ban has also increased named Coastal Gateway Weaver’s bid amount Beach Express. Also and anticipates comple- completed by March of the quality of visitors to Boulevard (formerly for Add Alternate 1 included are all required tion within the month. 2020. ORANGE its proposal for part one said. “We’re moving as the bid for construc- tectural services and sion the council also of the new rec center fast as we can to make tion of the Backcoun- another hiring Lathan discussed: CONTINUED FROM 1 master plan approved in sure we have it before try Trail Interpretive Associates-Architects • A resolution awarding an amount not to exceed next basketball season Loop and Sidewalks to to provide general city the contract for EMS vision, and we’re work- $35,000. because we don’t have Cunningham DeLaney facility architectural Patient Transport Bill- ing through that.” Kennon said the city is enough gym space. The Construction in an services in an amount ing Services. The task order for looking to move quickly other building, I’d like to amount not to exceed not to exceed $43,000. • A resolution award- architecture and engi- to expand these facili- see it done in a year and $658,242. • A resolution award- ing the bid for design neering services of the ties. a half to two years.” • A resolution autho- ing the bid for holiday and construction of new gym was awarded “We hope to have the rizing the execution decorations to Win- Metal Buildings at the to Davis Architects in gym next to the current Also approved dur- of a professional ser- terland, Inc., in the Wastewater Treatment an amount not to exceed rec center done within 9 ing the council meeting vices agreement with amount of $14,430.