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(Orange Beach)
The Wharf in Orange Beach may not be about throwing fish, but they are about putting on great events and this weekend is no different. The weekend kicks off today with the Bama Coast Cruise Car Show and concludes with Bands, Barks and Brews on Sunday. The Bama Coast Cruise is a gear-heads dream featuring a vendor midway, swap meet, poker run, cash drawing and of coarse the judging of the autos. Live entertainment will be provided by The Foxy Iguanas Friday from 7:00-9:00 and Saturday from 1:00-3:00.
Bands, Barks and Brews is a new FREE event at The Wharf giving patrons a doggie friendly environment full of local artwork, local beers, wiener dog races and live music featuring the Tip Tops. This event will be held from 4:00-8:00 p.m. Sunday April 29th in the lawn adjacent to The Wharf marina.
While at The Wharf try one of our fantastic restaurants like Rafters restaurant and Sports Bar, Ginny Lane, Compleat Angler and Villagio. The Wharf also has many shops to suit anybody's taste. For more information check them out at: Alwharf.com.
(Gulf Shores)
The Mystic Krewe of K-9 Kritters Royalty will be chosen Saturday, February 18, 2012, at the fifth annual fundraiser for the Baldwin County Humane Society (BARC!) at Magnolia by the Gulf Small Animal Clinic, 19930 Baldwin County 6 in Gulf Shores.
Donation of $20 per family goes towards medical care for the 58 dogs and 51 cats who defied the odds and survived mass animal cruelty at the Purple Hearted Puppies shelter in Summerdale and the Dueitt’s residence in Robertsdale.
Registration is at 10am; costume judging starts 11am. Parade participants will be scored on costume creativity, originality, behavior and showmanship.
Royalty crowned will be King, Queen, Prince, Princess and Court Jester. Judges will also select Honorable Loyal Royal canines to be part of the Krewe.
Each member of the royal court will walk in the Gulf Shores Mardi Gras parade Tuesday, February 21, 2012, at 10am. Dr. Lee Ann McGill, the owner of the only veterinary clinic in Gulf Shores, has been selected as the Grand Marshall and wants the Mystic Krewe of K-9 Kritters to lead the parade with her.
For more information, visit www.BaldwinHumane.org or call 968.7523.
The new Spanish Fort branch of Tyndall Federal Credit Union bought 1,000 pounds of dog and cat food for the BARC! Pet Food Pantry.
“Tyndall Federal Credit Union was very honored to help such a deserving organization in the Eastern Shore area” remarked Jessica Wimmer, Advertising and Promotion Specialist. We feel that BARC! Pet Food Pantry does a wonderful service for the community and gives so much of their time, funds and efforts to help the less fortunate. After meeting their volunteers, we are very impressed by all that they do, and hope to build a lasting relationship far into the future.”
The pet food purchase was through the Tyndall CARES program that helps communities. It was the equivalent of one day’s distribution that BARC! does on Tuesdays at Prodisee Pantry in Spanish Fort.
The BARC! Pet Food Pantry is one of the five primary programs of the Baldwin County Humane Society (BARC!). Others are Kitten Kaboodles, dog adoption/transport, Pawsitive Therapy and spay/neuter vouchers.
Maddie Temonia, volunteer program coordinator for the BARC! Pet Food Pantry stated “We have been so fortunate by the support of our community and local businesses, having Tyndall CARES in our family of supporters makes our ability to help local families even more possible.”
The BARC! Pet Food Pantry is funded solely by donations. They accept any brand of dog or cat food and treats. To make an online donation, visit www.BaldwinHumane.org.
If you would like to organize a pet food collection in your school, neighborhood, church or business, call 251.928.4585.
(Gulf Shores)
Each week we will be announcing the "Hobnob Pet of the Week" award. This is an opportunity for you to nominate your pet. Winning pet owners will receive some Hobnob Swag or gift cards. Please send us a story about your pet and a few photos to: hobnob gulfshores on Facebook or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
This weeks winner is: "Jackson" better known as Jack, has been a resident of Orange Beach for 5 years at a tennis ball’s throw from Bear Point Marina. Most days Jack can be found on the back of his roommate’s 16 foot fishing kayak, enjoying the sunset near the Perdido Pass islands, showing off his Frisbee skills at the beach, or enjoying music in a local watering hole. When asked about his favorite thing about living on Pleasure Island, he replied, “the spilled drinks.”
The Baldwin County Humane Society (BARC!) recently received a $750 donation from the Lower Alabama Parrot Head Club of Gulf Shores/Orange Beach.
The Parrot Heads are a collection of folks who embrace the music and writings of Jimmy Buffett and believe in "leaving things just a little better than they found them ... and having a BLAST while doing it" according to www.lalph.org.
“For years, the local Parrot Heads have supported the BARC! Pet Food Pantry and our spay/neuter program”“ remarked Sonja Presley, BARC! Executive Director. “They are so much fun to have as volunteers at our events too.”
Pictured, from left: Kim Dahlgren, President of the LA Parrot Head Club; “The LA Parrot Head”; Ellen Murphy and Linda Brokaw, BARC! Board Member.
BARC! is a no-kill adoption agency (rather than a shelter). They are a 501(c)3 not-for-profit established in 1979; they were the first and remain the only county-wide animal welfare agency. Its goal is to eliminate the number of abused and abandoned pets through spay/neuter, education, rescue and adoption. For more information, visit www.BaldwinHumane.org or call 251.928.4585.
June 18 Big Beautiful Cats of BARC! Adoption
A 19-pound Cameo Tabby cat is one of the abandoned animals left recently in the middle of the night at the Baldwin County Humane Society (BARC!). The owner left a handwritten note explaining because of the economy and BP issues, she couldn’t afford to keep him and two other cats.
“Animal shelters are full, foreclosures are still prevalent and pet parents are having to make tough, heart-breaking decisions they never thought they would have to make” remarked Sonja Presley, BARC! Executive Director. “Owner surrenders are at an all-time high; our need has never been greater.”
BARC! currently has 113 adoptable dogs and cats seeking their fur-ever home; annually they rescue, rehabilitate and rehome 300.
A “Big Beautiful Cats of BARC!” adoption will be held Saturday, June 18 from 11am to 2pm at Eastern Shore Pet Hospital at 910 Plantation Blvd in Fairhope behind Brunos.
BARC! has a diverse variety of kittens and grown cats: Diluted Torti, Marble Tabby, Bobtail, Maine Coon, Tuxedo, Calico, Manx, Flame Point Siamese, Gray/White Tabby, Russian Blue, Cameo Tabby, Seal Point, Swirl, long haired Orange Tabby, Gray/Black Smoke and Irish cats.
For a printable gallery of all adoptables, visit www.BaldwinHumane.org. Cat adoption fee of $55 covers spay/neuter, deworming, vaccinations, and basic medical pre-adoptive care. They test negative for Feline HIV /Leukemia, intestinal diseases, ringworm and skin problems.
BARC! is a no-kill adoption agency (rather than a shelter). They are a 501(c)3 not-for-profit established in 1979; they were the first and remain the only county-wide animal welfare agency. Its goal is to eliminate the number of abused and abandoned pets through spay/neuter, education, rescue and adoption. For more information, call 251.928.4585.
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Sonja Presley
Executive Director
Cell/Text/Email 251.233.1979
(Baldwin County)
Customer Service volunteers are needed at the Baldwin County Humane Society (BARC!), a no-kill adoption agency (rather than a shelter). People are needed for one shift from either 9am to 12:30pm or from 12:30pm to 4:00pm Monday thru Thursday. Entails some computer work but mainly greeting customers and answering the phone – not kennel duty. The BARC! office is located at 306 Magnolia Ave in downtown Fairhope. BARC! is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit established in 1979; they were the first and remain the only county-wide animal welfare agency. Their goal is to eliminate the number of abused and abandoned pets through spay/neuter, education, rescue and adoption. To volunteer, call 251.928.4585 or visit www.BaldwinHumane.org.
(Baldwin County)
There’s an urgent need for pet food and supplies in the Alabama tornado recovery effort. The Baldwin County Humane Society (BARC!) is collecting pet food and supplies and helping distribute those supplies in the disaster areas and temporary shelters. Especially needed: pet beds and clean bedding, pet food and bowls, crates and cages, cat litter and litter pans, jugs of water, and collars and leashes. Take donations to PetSense at the Tanger Outlet in Foley and BARC! will get them to north Alabama humane societies. Call 251.928.4585 or visit www.BaldwinHumane.org for further information.
(Baldwin County)
The Baldwin County Commission set aside April 20, 2011, as “Baldwin County Humane Society Day” in Baldwin County to pay tribute to the success, mission and service rendered by the Baldwin County Humane Society (BARC!) on the occasion of its 32nd anniversary.
The proclamation thanked the organization for their hard work in giving the animals rescued the finest care and treatment.
In a ceremony held at the recent County Commission meeting, Commission Robert James presented the proclamation to Sonja Presley, BARC! Executive Director, and Lynn Anderson, the first BARC! Executive Director who served from 1991 to 1998.
Anderson was on BARC’s first shelter committee in 1979; they attended the Baldwin County Commission meetings for five years imploring them to fund a county-wide animal shelter. In 1984, their perseverance came to fruition with the first animal shelter built in Summerdale.
Presley thanked the Baldwin County Commission on behalf of Maria Gwynn, original founder of the Baldwin County Humane Society in 1979 and current board president. “We want to commend the Commissioners for funding the expansion of the Summerdale shelter; construction is scheduled to be completed this June.”
BARC! is an adoption agency -- rather than a shelter-- who averages rehoming 300 dogs and cats annually. For a printable gallery of adoptable dogs and cats, or to make an online donation visit www.BaldwinHumane.org; for more information, call 251.928.4585.
(Orange Beach)
BIKERS FOR BARC! motorcycle poker run set for June 11, 2011, is for the abused, abandoned and injured animals that are rescued by the Baldwin County Humane Society (BARC!).
Debi and Jim Munsey, event organizers, commented “Bikers love animals and they are very generous. Between entry fees, raffle prizes and 50/50 tickets, we hope to raise $2,000.” The Munseys will lead the ride with the Deuce Coupe, a sidecar their Collie “Deuce” rides in.
“This fundraiser was the Munsey’s notion; they have been planning it for months and they’ve got a scenic route stopping at fabulous restaurants” stated Sonja Presley, BARC! Executive Director. “100% of the proceeds go to rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming more animals.”
World Record Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Jumper Bubba Blackwell encourages the community to support BIKERS FOR BARC! All of his family’s animals are rescues, so he knows how important BARC’s work is. Blackwell will be on tour with the Harley-Davidson stunt show this summer; he made a video appeal that is posted on www.BaldwinHumane.org.
Entry fee to BIKERS FOR BARC! is $10 and a donation of canned or dry dog/cat food to the BARC! Pet Food Pantry.
Registration starts at 9:30am at H&D Cycles in Lillian; last bike out is 11:30am. The 82-mile route stops at the Chrome Horse Pub in Silverhill, Aurora’s and the BARC! office in Fairhope; Tin Top Restaurant in Bon Secour then Cosmo’s Restaurant in Orange Beach.
Last bike in is 4:00pm at Cobalt the Restaurant, located next to Caribe Resort in Orange Beach. If you do not ride but still want to participate in the event that day, join the end party and partake in the $10 buffet while having a breath-taking view of the bay and Perdido Pass.
Prizes will be awarded at 5pm; best poker hand gets a 4 day/3 night stay at Tidewater 204, an Orange Beach condo valued at $600 donated by The Seamitchell.com Team with Remax Realty Centre.
BARC! is an adoption agency (rather than a shelter) who averages rehoming 300 dogs and cats annually. All donations, no matter the size, are important and will benefit the 501(c)3 not-for-profit established in 1979 that was the county’s first and only county-wide animal advocacy group. For more information, call 251.928.4585.
