Serving the greater NORTH, CENTRAL AND SOUTH BALDWIN communities Local businessman Jin Pak passes away PAGE 18 See what’s going on this week in the area The Onlooker PAGE 3 Business JANUARY 25, 2017 | GulfCoastNewsToday.com | 75¢ license Silverhill Council discusses concerns denied a about town’s volunteer fire department 2nd time By JOHN UNDERWOOD Council centered around the ity, had taken a voluntary leave of pressing his desire to resign,” said [email protected] town’s volunteer fire department. absence. Reasons for the leave of fire department volunteer George Owner change, It was announced during the absence were not discussed during Watters. “I have talked with him new business SILVERHILL — Much of the meeting that the town’s fire chief, the meeting. repeatedly trying to get him to discussion at the Tuesday, Jan. Gary Patrick, who has served “He has not resigned and we are denied by 17 meeting of the Silverhill Town nearly four decades in that capac- have not received any letter ex- SEE DEPARTMENT, PAGE 2 Foley council By ALLISON WOODHAM [email protected] Woman charged After two attempts, ‘Live Life Local’ the business at 1021 N. Central Baldwin Chamber ushers in new era for 2017: Kitchens takes Hickory St. in Foley, with attempted that was previously reins as third generation Board president; Sharp, Northcutt honored B&R Tires Automotive murder, stalking and B&R Auto Depot, as Man and Woman of the Year; Folan is Volunteer of the Year remains out of busi- By JOHN UNDERWOOD ness. In December, [email protected] after collision Foley City Council SUBMITTED BY FOLEY PD voted to revoke the ROBERTSDALE — The business license of Central Baldwin Chamber of Foley Police Department responded to B&R from Klifton Commerce ushered in a new Freeman Collision on 225 E. Laurel Ave. Adam Bond and era for 2017, unveiling a new at approximately 12:45 p.m. on Thurs- Amanda Rawson Bond, logo and a new slogan, “Live day, Jan. 19. with evidence that Life Local” at its 41st Annual Susan Kotkiewicz, 56, who has a his- Bond was trafficking Banquet held Thursday night, tory of stalking a male employee at drugs out of his busi- Jan. 19 at the Baldwin County Freeman Collision, was ness. Coliseum in Robertsdale. parked across the street At that council meet- “There’s no place I’d rather in the State Farm parking ing, Attorney Casey be than Central Baldwin lot. Pipes stated that a County,” said incoming Board When she observed the different person can President Jon- male employee in the bay reapply for a business athan Kitch- of Freeman Collision she license in the city of ens. “‘Live Life proceeded to accelerate Foley at that same lo- KOTKIEWICZ Local’ is not attempting to run over the cation. The application just something male employee. As she rapidly acceler- would be treated like that we say, it’s ated crossing Cypress Street from the any other new busi- about all of us parking lot, she collided with a silver ness license in Foley. NORTHCUTT doing our part Camry, an unintended northbound ve- On Dec. 14, Amanda to make this hicle. Bond applied for an community a better place to The Camry slammed into the building owner change for B&R live, work and raise the next and the suspect’s vehicle collided with a Tires Automotive. The JOHN UNDERWOOD / GCM STAFF PHOTOS generation.” parked vehicle that was also pushed into business had only been 2016 Central Baldwin Chamber of Commerce Board President Tim More than 400 tickets were the building. The intended male victim in her husband’s name Hobbs of Baldwin EMC passes the gavel to 2017 Board President sold for this year’s annual was unharmed. before. At the Dec. 19, Jonathan Kitchens during the chamber’s 41st Annual Banquet held banquet, which celebrates The driver of the silver Camry was council meeting, Foley Thursday, Jan. 19 at the Baldwin County Coliseum in Robertsdale. the year’s successes and an- transported to South Baldwin Regional council denied the re- nounces the focus of the com- board president, following in Barbara Sharp, was honored Medical Center (SBRMC) with serious quest. ing year. the footsteps of his father and as the 2016 Woman of the injuries. On Dec. 28, an in- Kitchens, who runs Furni- grandfather Raymond Fell, Year, while Dr. Jason North- From SBRMC, she was taken to Sa- dividual applied for a ture City/Cloud 9 in Roberts- who was one of the founding cutt, owner of Robertsdale cred Heart Hospital in Pensacola. new business license dale with his father Joe and members of the chamber. Dental, garnered Man of the for Saily’s Tire and family, is a third generation Longtime Silverhill resident SEE CHAMBER PAGE 4 Auto Repair LLC at , SEE STALKING, PAGE 2 1021 N. Hickory St. SEE LICENSE, PAGE 2 DEATHS PAGE 32 Laura Ella Durant Ford James Donald Herndon Dr. Charles Holmes Matthew Andrew McGuire Trudy Marsha Miller Linda Kay Owings Yun Kol Jin Pak 2015 Man of the Year Jeff Plato 2017 Board President Jona- 2015 Woman of the Year Evelyn Mary Thomson Perrin with John Northcutt, who accepted than Kitchens, presents Lowery presents the 2016 award to the Man of the Year award on be- the 2016 Volunteer of the Patricia Joan Schambeau Barbara Sharp. half of his son, Dr. Jason Northcutt. Year award to Sandy Folan. INDEX Gulf BALDWIN LIVING, 18 OUT & ABOUT, 16 Coast CLASSIFIED, 24 PUZZLES, 11 Media HEALTH, 14 SPORTS, 8 VOLUME 109 • ISSUE 2 LEGALS, 26 TV LISTINGS, 20 1 SECTION • 36 PAGES OPINION, 12 2 • The Onlooker • January 25, 2017 • Gulf Coast Media will not come in and work hard, but when a call comes in ment from Regions Bank to Citizens LICENSE cooperate.” DEPARTMENT at 4 in the morning, we get up and we Bank to take advantage of better CONTINUED FROM 1 Deputy Fire Chief CONTINUED FROM 1 go without complaint.” rates, Wilson said. At the Jan. 17 council Chad Brewer said the come back, but he is still on a leave of Another issue expressed is the The second resolution closed the meeting, Council Presi- fire department had absence.” department utilizing volunteers that town’s credit account with Regions dent Wayne Trawick no issue with the busi- Watters was introduced during the do not live within the town’s police Bank and opened up a credit account asked for the recom- ness license approval, meeting as the acting fire chief. Mayor jurisdiction. at United Bank in Silverhill. Wilson mendation from the but there were open Tim Wilson confirmed on Wednesday “There is currently an ordinance on said the town would be acquiring a Foley Police Depart- deficiencies as far as an that, during a meeting held Tuesday our books that states that volunteers pre-paid debit card that would be used ment and Foley Fire inspection that would after the council meeting, the fire de- must live within the police jurisdic- to make petty-cash purchases for the Department for recom- need to be complete partment voted to appoint Josh Rice tion,” Wilson said, “and as long as fire department. mendations regarding before the business as acting chief. that is in the ordinance, it needs to be In other business an ordinance con- this new business. opened. Several concerns between Wilson, enforced.” cerning the use of golf carts within “I would like to com- Councilman Ralph council members and volunteers pres- Watters disagreed with the issue, the town limits was introduced to the ment,” Police Chief Hellmich made a mo- ent were discussed during the council stating that there were volunteers council was introduced during the David Wilson said. tion at the council meeting. that joined when they lived within the Jan. 17 meeting. “Based on the appli- meeting. “This department is broken,” Wat- town’s police jurisdiction that chose The ordinance was proposed fol- cant’s lack of coop- “Based on the rec- ters said, “and I believe it is largely be- to remain with the department when lowing the passage of a statewide eration with the police ommendations — if cause of the micromanagement of the they moved outside the police juris- legislative amendment in November, department on our at some point, they department from people outside the diction. allowing municipalities to set their processes, I would rec- can work things out, department who do not understand “Those volunteers are still a vital own ordinance regarding the usage of ommend they not move we can move forward how the department works.” part of our department,” he said. “I golf carts. forward.” with the individual Council members Jared Lyles and want someone to show me what we Police Chief Kevin Brock said the During the work ses- that comes forward Wayne Gruenloh both expressed their have to gain by enforcing this ordi- ordinance was formulated based on sion, Wilson mentioned — I make a motion concern over that statement saying nance, because I don’t see a benefit.” ordinances from other municipalities. the applicant was not we deny the business that the council is only acting in the Wilson said the council is cur- According to the ordinance, golf returning calls and license at this time,” best interests of the town. rently considering a modification to carts must meet minimum safety emails. he said. Seconded by “First and foremost I want to say the ordinance allowing volunteers standards (equipped with work- “At this point, I can Councilman Charlie that we understand and appreciate to live within the town’s fire district, ing headlights, taillights, seat belts say assuredly, she’s Ebert, the council what you do for the town,” Gruenloh which in some areas extends beyond and other safety features), must be blowing us off,” he said.