Fairhope High School

Buccaneer Band

Alumni Reunion

In memory of

Miss Blanche Simmons

June 14, 1928 - December 19, 2007

Saturday, June 14, 2008

3:00pm Social Hour

4:oopm Program

5:oopm Social Hour

Fairhope High School

Performing Arts Auditorium

All FHS band alumni, current band students, future band students, band parents, friends of FHS Band, and colleagues of Miss Simmons are welcomed to attend

Additional details for the event will be provided soon

To particpate in the program

as a speaker or musician please contact:

George W Miller  Class of ‘81

geowmill@yahoo.com

251-510-3006

www.fairhopehigh.com

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The market offers fresh vegetables, fresh fruit, fresh cut flowers, local honey, a large variety of plants and a variety of other home grown produce from local growers. Participating vendors include Nolte Farms, Hawthorne Farm, The Cottage Garden, Zimlich Farms, Hem Haven Nursery, WAB Farm, Andree’s and Chaufees Catering. The market will feature local artist painting in the streets and live music. The Haven will also be holding pet adoptions.

For additional information about becoming a vendor or questions about the market call 929-1466.

The Fairhope Pier Players will kick-off “Thursdays at the Pier” for the Spring and Summer Season on Thursday, May 8th at 5 p.m. On May 8th, Kay Pierce, the 2007 Ms. Senior Baldwin County will sing “Harper Valley PTA” at 6:30 p.m. The concerts, located near the entrance of the Fairhope Municipal Pier, feature local vocalists and musicians playing the accordion, guitar, mandolin and the banjo. The concerts will be held every Thursday from 5 p.m. until sunset. All residents are invited to bring their lawn chairs and enjoy the entertainment. For questions, more information or if you want to participate as a musician, call Judy at 209-3390.

Again this year, the City of Fairhope will host its annual Fourth of July Festival and Fireworks display.

The Baldwin Pops Band Independence Day Concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Henry George Park.  A variety of patriotic music will be played before and during the fireworks display.

At 7 p.m., Fairhope Boy Scout Troop 47 will present the colors and Fairhope Mayor Tim Kant will also announce the 2008 Veteran of the Year. The Fairhope fireworks display, coordinated by the Fairhope Volunteer Fire Department, will begin at approximately 9 p.m.

Parking and seating will be limited down the bay hill but residents and visitors are encouraged to bring blankets or chairs and enjoy a wonderful day and evening on Mobile Bay. The north end of Fairhope Municipal Park will be open throughout the day and will remain open until no parking is available. The south end of the beach front park and Knoll Park will be available to spectators. Handicap parking will be available near the fountain but will be limited. Please who wish to park in the handicap area should arrive early and plan to stay until the fireworks are over.

WABF 1220 AM will be broadcasting the Baldwin Pops concert live for those folks who are not able to make it down for the concert.  Also, those folks who sit on the bay front bluffs for the fireworks should bring their battery powered radio and tune it to WABF 1220 AM for better sound.

For more information on Fairhope’s Fourth of July Festival & Fireworks display, 929-1466.

Fairhope, AL – The Fairhope Festival of Flight for 2008 will be held for a third year on Armed Forces Day, May 17.  “We have settled on staying with this day every year as a way of paying tribute to all the men and women in the various branches of service”, said Chuck Zunk, Chairman of the Fairhope Airport Authority. 2008 will mark the third year for the air show and fly-in that has grown in both numbers of aircraft displayed and attendance.  

The first year, 2006, enjoyed a commendable attendance of around 6,000 which grew to over 15,000 in 2007.  “I think the word is getting around that we put on quite a show” said King Palmer, the Executive Director of this year’s event. “The addition of aerobatic acts in 2007 really got us noticed, and this year, we move to another level by putting our active military aircraft participants in the air” stated King.

Already committed for this year is a pair of U.S. Air Force A-10 Warthog ground attack jets, Marine Corps Harriers, a Navy F-18 Hornet, Marine Corps C-130, a variety of Army and Marine Corps helicopters including an Apache and a Cobra.  As a special nod to the Viet Nam era, there will be an AD-5 Skyraider and OV-2 and L-17 spotter planes. A heritage flight is anticipated by examples of all Navy training aircraft from the Stearman through the latest T-6.

Other vintage aircraft expected at the festival include the B-25 “Yellow Rose of Texas”, an F-4U, and P-51.  These planes caused quite a stir last year, among young and old alike with many never having actually heard or seen them fly in person. “It’s just not the same seeing them in a movie or on TV”, said King.

There will be continuous activity with the four scheduled aerobatic acts and formation flying on tap.  Of special note will be an appearance by Alex “Gabby” Land, the youngest member of the U.S. National (Aerobatic) Team, in his Extra 300L, who will be competing in the World Championships later this year.

With the recent announcement of the Northrop Grumman / EADS KC45 Tanker contract award across the bay in Mobile, we are excited about the continued growth of the aviation industry in the Fairhope area”, stated Zunk.  “We want to show everyone that the Fairhope Airport industrial area is a great location for suppliers with a very supportive public.”

For more information, contact Rod Platt, Red Drum Marketing at 251-928-5281 or by email to rod@big-red-drum.com.

The clinic times will be 8:00 am until 9:00 am each day for children ages 8-10, 9:30am until 10:30am each day for children 11-13 and 11:00am until Noon each day for children ages 14 & older. The clinic will include basic golf concepts, basic swing concepts, and short game instructions taught by PGA professionals Bobby Hall and Tim Gressett.

The last day, Friday, June 6th, there will be a mini tournament for our juniors and a cook-out for juniors and parents after play. All juniors will report at 8:00am on the last day for tournament. Cook-out and awards will immediately follow play.

To pre-register or for additional information call 990-0240.

Museum/Downtown Tour

Lead by Donnie Barrett, Museum Director

SAtruday, June 14

Fairhope Single Tax Tour

Lead by Dean Mosher, Fairhope Single Tax Corporation

Saturday, June 21

COPA Public Art Tour (by bus)

Lead by Kay Friedlander

Saturday, June 28

Fairhope Single Tax Cemetery

Lead by Donnie Barrett, Museum Director

All tours will begin at the Fairhope Welcome Center at 10 a.m. Free of charge, reservation required for COPA Tour on June 21st. For questions, call 929-1466.

Vehicles on display will include examples from all the well-known classic British marques. Some of them are Jaguar, MG, Triumph, Austin-Healey and many others. The cars will come from all along the Gulf Coast area. Owners will pay an entrance fee to participate in the event.

A portion of the show’s proceeds will be donated to a charity to be named by popular vote of the club membership. In the past, donations have been made to the American Cancer Society, The Alabama School for the Sensory Impaired, Wilmer Hall and others.

Trophies will be awarded by vote of the show participants. The awards ceremony will be at 3:00PM.

For more details, visit www.sabcc.org or contact the writer, Rodney McDonald, at 251 626-6289.