Special Christmas presents for ranch

Former Alabama and NFL standout Jeremiah Castille brings message of hope
Monday, December 15, 2008
By ROBERT LADNIER
Sports Reporter

SUMMERDALE — The residents at the Alabama Sheriff's Boys Ranch in Summerdale got a special treat last week.

Former University of Alabama and NFL standout Jeremiah Castille paid a visit to the facility Friday and brought a message of inspiration, along with some special Christmas gifts.

"One of the board members on our foundation, Drew Crouse, has been involved with the Boys Ranch for several years," Castille said. "He asked me if we could do some Christmas stuff for the boys ranch. This is kind of what we do with our foundation in encouraging youth, so it just kind of fits in.

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Baldwin Schools look at possible employee cuts

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Beach school boards will disband for now

Hollinger, Craft say resolution paves way for reconciliation
Friday, July 25, 2008
By JOSH BEAN
Staff Reporter

LOXLEY — The appointed school boards in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach will be dissolved, according to a resolution approved Thursday by the Baldwin County Board of Education, and the countywide system affirms the cities' ability to restart the city panels at some point in the future.

The two municipal school boards could be disbanded by the end of August, said Gulf Shores Councilman Robert Craft, who has been intimately involved in negotiations with the county school system over the last 15 months.

"I think this is the end of the Island School System," Craft said Thursday night.

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Local students see financial success

Need investment advice? Ask some local students.

Students at five Baldwin County schools -- Perdido, Robertsdale Elementary, Orange Beach Elementary, Silverhill Elementary and Gulf Shores High -- participated last fall in the Alabama Stock Market Game, a 10-week simulation that allows students in grades 4-12 to play the market with a fictional $100,000 bankroll.

"Even though they don't actually get $100,000 in their little hands, they get excited that this is something you can do and people do every day," said Perdido teacher Gerri McDonald, who coordinates the school's gifted program. "You attach money to anything and kids like it."

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