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Gulf Shores, Alabama Patch AM: a 5 min read

Morning Gulf Shores! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Gulf Shores teens are already flying from their own school’s hangars
  • Which Gulf Shores July 4th events and fireworks should you hit first?
  • See how helicopters will help Gulf Shores lifeguards reach swimmers faster

Also on today's calendar: 1 Mile Race For Grace and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 87 and low of 78 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 87, low: 79.
  • Sunday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 89 and low of 77 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Gulf Shores Aviation Program Takes Flight On Statewide Television (obawebsite.com) — Gulf Shores City Schools’ aviation program is getting statewide attention this summer as Alabama Public Television spotlights its in-house flight school and student-built aircraft at Gulf Shores International Airport. Local students are logging flight hours, restoring donated planes, and soon earning college credit through dual enrollment, with aviation classes now expanding into the middle school grades to feed growing job demand at the airport.
   

2. All July 4th Activities Planned Along Our Coast (gulfshoresnews.com) — Gulf Shores residents can plan a packed July 4th weekend with fireworks at Gulf State Park Pier, a multi-day celebration at The Hangout, and a veterans-benefit event at ONE Club on Gulf Shores Parkway. The guide also maps out nearby festivities in Orange Beach, Foley, Fort Morgan, Flora-Bama, and OWA, plus the best spots to watch every fireworks show along the coast.
   

3. Watch: ALEA, Gulf Shores And Orange Beach Rescue Teams Training Mission (gulfshoresnews.com) — Gulf Shores Beach Rescue is teaming up with ALEA and Orange Beach Surf Rescue for helicopter-based training to better respond to dangerous surf this summer. Extra state funding is boosting aviation patrols so lifeguards can deploy directly from the aircraft during emergencies, a program inspired by a 2021 rescue tragedy and now aimed at keeping Gulf Shores beachgoers safer.
   

4. New animals at the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo as summer season begins (wkrg.com) — Gulf Shores’ Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo is welcoming two miniature Zebu cows, new Green Aracari birds, and a pair of energetic baby Cottontop Tamarins just in time for summer visits. Zoo leaders hope these eye-catching additions will keep the attraction high on families’ must-do lists, even as many locals and visitors watch their budgets.
   

5. Should Alabama beachgoers worry after Florida shark attacks? (montgomeryadvertiser.com) — If you’re heading to Gulf Shores beaches, experts say shark encounters remain very rare despite two recent attacks in Florida’s Panhandle. The piece explains which shark species frequent Alabama waters, how the beach warning flag system works, and what simple precautions can keep swimmers and anglers safer along the local coastline this summer.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Friday June 12
  • Indoor Cycling →
    Orange Beach, AL Calendar, 4847 Wilson Boulevard, Orange Beach
    9:00 am
  • Brandon Styles MAGIC SHOW →
    Brandon Styles Live Theater & Magic Shop at OWA, 101 S Owa Blvd suite H, Foley
    7:00 pm
  • Alabama Gulf Coast Music Hall →
    Alabama Gulf Coast Music Hall - THE BIG RED BARN - Foley, 12615-A Foley Beach Express, Foley
    7:30 pm
    • Saturday June 13
  • Yoga →
    Orange Beach, AL Calendar, 4847 Wilson Boulevard, Orange Beach
    10:00 am
  • Comedy, Magic & Impressions! Brandon Styles VARIETY SHOW →
    South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce Brandon Styles Theater is located at OWA. Park in OWA's parking lot and walk through the clock tower entrance near Groovy Goat Restaurant. Once you pass Hershey's, turn right and Brandon Styles Theater is located on your right just before Alvin's Isl
    7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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  • The best home-grown tomatoes you will ever buy!
    Lucas has 5 tables FULL! Just off County Road 10 about a mile north the left- No sign but look to the left and you can see a huge garden filled with… (Nextdoor Sailboat Bay-Oyster Bay)
  • PNC posted a job opening for Lead Teller in Gulf Shores. Apply here.
  • Government Jobs posted a job opening for Lifeguard Pool - 20 in Gulf Shores. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gulf Shores here.

Ok Gulf Shores! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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