Monday Record - November 28

The Anniston Star l Monday, November 28, 2011 l Page 3A

MONDAY RECORD YOUR GUIDE TO PUBLIC RECORDS AND VITAL STATISTICS IN CALHOUN COUNTY BANKRUPTCIES

deaths Alma Wilkey Aird, Birmingham Bertha Bailey, Talladega Sandra Jean Starr Ball, Piedmont Monette Barnwell, Jacksonville Verna Lee Birchfield, Ashland James Louis Bishop, Lineville Raymond ‘Ray’ Davis Boles, Altoona Althan “Big Al” Bolton, Anniston Larry Eugene Bowers, Tennessee Vicky D. Breed, Piedmont Johnie Thomas Brown, LaGrange Ruth Browning, Talladega Christopher ‘Chris’ Bush, Coldwater Joe Wheeler Cavin, Gaylesville Dallas Ray Chambers, Centre Rebecca S. Chambers, Birmingham Edna Chitwood, Illinois Virginia Christopher, Piedmont Rosa Keith Clark, Jacksonville Lorene Forbus Clark, Lineville Franklin ‘Craig’ Coogler, Piedmont Alfonza Copeland, Anniston Clara Davis Coursey, Birmingham Mary Jo Diggle, Anniston Rev. Jerry Edge, Delta Mary A. English, Weaver Doris Jewell Foster, Centre William Moody Garrett, Alpine Willie C. Garrett, Munford Emma Gaston, Talladega Billy Nelson Glass, Fultondale Samuel White Govenstein, Muscadine Naomi Grier, Georgia Joseph Haskell Haynie, Alabama City Teresa Pettus Hulbert, Anniston Elsie Mae Barber Isbell, Delta Martha J. Kilgore, Anniston Bettie Allgood Kinsaul, Bynum Barry Ray Landers, Anniston Alexis Rihanna Lawson, Tuscaloosa Lt. Col. Richard Linscott, Weaver Mary Ann Moore, Anniston Lora Morris Mundy, Anniston Margaret Jo Nix,Talladega Brenda Gail Norris, Anniston James Paul Norton Jr., Anniston Coline Ogle, Anniston Debra Johnson Owen, Jacksonville Teresa Pettus, Anniston Frank Nelson Plunkett, Tennessee Barbara Faye Reid, Jacksonville Samuel Clellan Rooks, Eastaboga Louis Danny Slick, Oxford Ingrid Smith, Anniston Judy Hannah Smith, Ashville Ruth Anne Smith, Anniston John H. Spears, Heflin Sgt. Roger Staples, Georgia Lea Ann Stewart, Millerville Mary Lou Strain, Woodland Roland Hayes Swain, Ohio Willis Lee Taylor, Oxford Mable Edna Warren, Piedmont Elizabeth Ann Watson, Georgia Margaret Williamon, Jacksonville

A Chapter 7 bankruptcy allows the debtor to retain certain exempt property, but the debtor’s remaining property is gathered and sold by a trustee from which creditors will receive payment. It may also be used by businesses which wish to terminate their business.

A Chapter 13 bankruptcy enables debtors, through court supervision and protection, to propose and carry out a repayment plan under which creditors are paid, in full or in part, in installments over a three-year period.

During that time, debtors are prohibited from starting or continuing collection efforts.

The following bankruptcies declared by Calhoun County residents were recorded by U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Alabama last week:

CATTLE SALE

MARRIAGE LICENSES • Rodney Larry Gurley of Ohatchee to Kerry Nanette Brown of Ohatchee • Joseph Brian Robitaille of Anniston to Carol Anne Horsley of Eastaboga • William Lee Caldwell of Cullman to Miachelle

Antonne Pepper of Cull- Closed Nov. 22 for Thanksman giving holiday.

• Tommy Robert Black Jr. WILLS PROBATED of Oxford to Tabitha Diane Ogles of Oxford • James Michael Broome • Ruby Lucille Watkins of Alexandria to Tia Lynn • Annie Lois Cole • Bobbie Inman Newman Phillips of Alexandria • Cordelia Louisa Gray

foreclosures • Mae H. Henson, Cheaha Acres, block B, lot 5 • Gerry Freeman and Karen M. Freeman, Joyview Heights, 3rd addition, block A, lots 4 and 5.

• Jessica S. Hallman,

EDITOR’S NOTE

Bradley Acres, block 4,lot 13.

• Cynthia Laster and Harold Laster, Sunset Heights, re-subdivision block 3, lots 21-23.

The material inside the Monday Record is recorded

by The Anniston Star from Chapter 7 various institutions and government offices.

• Kristie M. Parker, 901 Laurel Ln., Oxford The public records are • Cindi Lynn Mitchell, 716 13th Ave. NE, Jacksonville published as they appeared • Newman F. Brown and Karen C. Brown, 4640 Sprague on the documents obtained Ave., Lot 10, Anniston DIVORCES by the newspaper.

• Donna M. Huland, 308 Randall Dr., Anniston Direct questions and • Kimberly Brasher, 3486 Alex-Wellington Rd., Alex- • Kristine M. Blackwood Paul Bradley Kelley comments about Monday andria and Billy Blackwood • Marren Maxwell and Record to Isaac Godwin at • Michael T. White, Oxford • Jacquelyn A. Kelley and Micah Kevyon Maxwell jgodwin@jsu.edu.

Chapter 13 • Frances Yvonne Creek, 930 Locke Dr., Oxford

ARRESTS The people listed in this arrest report, whose names and charges are obtained from public records, are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

fied address: six counts of breaking and entering a vehicle.

• Christopher Shannon Ballard, 45, of unspecified address: first-degree theft.

The following felony arrests were reported by the Anniston Police Department during the seven-day period ending Wednesday at 7 a.m.

• Miesha Keshon Vinson, 20, of unspecified address: obstructing justice using a false identity; first-degree possession of marijuana.

• Christopher Blane Davis, 22, of unspeci-

The following felony arrests were reported by the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office during the seven-day period ending Wednesday at 7 a.m.

• Patrick DaJuan Carr, 28, homeless: violation of Community Notification Act. • Chelsea Lamae Burdett, 21, of Anniston: three counts of fraudulent use of a credit card.

Anniston

Add some SPICE to your life Food in Wednesday’s Anniston Star

Calhoun County

crafter’s corner Haute Homemade ▶ The in Sunday’s Life section

WE BUY GOLD Silver and Diamonds

DIAMOND DEPOT •

Snow St., Oxford - Across from Cheaha Bank • (256) 365-2087

284436

BLOTTER Crimes are listed by location. Anonymous tips may be called in to Crime Stoppers at 256-238-1414. A reward of up to $1,000 may be given.

block of McClellan Boulevard: two televisions, paper towels.

• Residence, 100 block of Pecanwood Drive: Iphone.

• Parking lot, 1900 block of South Quintard Avenue: four chrome wheels and Anniston tires.

• Residence, 1700 block The following property of McKleroy Avenue: two crimes were reported to lawnmowers. the Anniston Police DepartCalhoun County ment during the seven-day period ending at 7 a.m.

The following property Wednesday. crimes were reported to the Burglaries Calhoun County Sheriff’s • Residence, 1500 block of Office during the sevenWillett Street: game con- day period ending at 7 a.m. sole and assorted games. Wednesday.

• Residence, 200 block of Old Burglaries County Road 109: assorted collectibles, table, storage • Residence, Robanna Circle, Ohatchee: metal door box, television, VCR. • Residence, 2700 block of molding.

Bynum Leatherwood Road: • Specialty store, Martin Luther King Drive, Annisdog kennel, metal door.

• Residence, 3200 block ton: heating and air condiof Gaines Street: washer, tioning unit; copper wire. dryer, refrigerator, heating • Residence, Hazel Creek Trail, Anniston: laptop. and cooling unit.

Thefts

Thefts • Residence, West 20th Street: water heater, window air conditioning unit.

• Residence, 800 block of Sparks Avenue: handgun.

• Residence, 500 block of South Corning Street: Honda Shadow.

• Department store, 5500

•Residence,WillowSprings Road, Wellington: assorted silver coins, watch, two digital cameras, game console, I-Reader, video camera.

• Unknown location, U.S. Highway 278, West, Piedmont: three wheels and tires.

Here are food service establishments recently inspected by the Calhoun County Health Department, along with scores. A score of 100 indicates the inspector found no deficiencies. Potentially hazardous deficiencies (four- or five-point demerit items) are noted. These must be corrected immediately and inspectors say they are often corrected while the inspection is underway. Restaurants earning below 70 must raise their scores within seven days or face closure.

4-OR 5-POINT DEMERITS • Pink Dessert Bar, 1225 Snow St., Oxford — 95, potentially hazardous food did not meet temperature requirements during cold holding.

NO MAJOR DEMERITS • Captain D’s, 2 Recreation Drive, Oxford — 97.

• Dad’s Bar-B-Q, 700 Noble St., Anniston — 96.

• Damn Yankees Steak/Fish & Oyster Bar, 919 Noble St., Anniston — 99.

• Elk’s Lodge 189 (Mobile Unit), 1019 S. Noble St., Anniston — 100.

• Friendship BP, 1701 Cheaha Drive, Oxford — 97.

• Kentucky Fried Chicken, 2000 N. Quintard Ave., Anniston — 97.

• Krystal Kwik, 5600 McClellan Blvd., Anniston — 97.

• Pleasant Valley Elementary School — 100.

• Pleasant Valley High School — 97.

• Sonic Drive-In, 1405 Barry St., Oxford — 96.

• Weaver Elementary School — 98.

• Weaver High School — 97.

COMFORT FURNITURE WAREHOUSE MATTRESS WAREHOUSE Hwy 78 East, Oxford

(Behind The Frontera Restaurant)

Open 10-6 pm Phone: (256) 832-9943

‘The grinch’ returns tonight on TV

restaurant inspections

Terra Nova, 7 p.m. on Fox: Taylor and Mira (Stephen Lang, Christine Adams) have a confrontation in the jungle that gives him more information about her plans and his son.

The ankylosaur that Zoe (Alana Mansour) has been caring for has a growth spurt that forces her into a difficult decision in this new episode.

Gossip Girl, 7 p.m. on CW: Lily, Charlie and Serena are looking forward to the Studio 54 party in CeCe’s (Caroline Lagerfelt) honor. Meanwhile, Nate’s (Chace Crawford) first big assignment at the Spectator is a story on someone he knows in this new episode.

Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 7 p.m. on ABC: Since its first airing in 1966, this adaptation of the Dr. Seuss children’s book has evolved into an annual holiday viewing tradition. Legendary animator Chuck Jones directed the story of the green grouch who sets out to spoil Christmas for the citizens of Whoville. Boris Karloff provides narration.

Saved, 7 p.m. on Animal Planet: Most people with the rare condition congenital bilateral perisylvian syndrome require nursing home care and can’t communicate. Ten-yearold Maya is not one of them; she’s a loquacious fourth-grader who studies in a typical classroom, thanks to her dog, Jack. Also in this new episode, viewers meet Kareem, an inner-city youth whose love of horses helped him get over the pain of a friend’s murder and earn a polo scholarship to college.

Shrek the Halls, 7:30 p.m. on ABC: What’s not to love about a Christmas special starring a family of green ogres? Shrek (voice of Mike Myers) isn’t a Christmas kind of guy, but Fiona (voice of Cameron Diaz) loves the holiday, so he goes along — with a little help from Donkey (voice of Eddie Murphy) and the rest of the fairy-tale gang.

House, 8 p.m. on Fox: A prosecutor has a cardiac episode in court, and the team suspects an anxiety disorder until Adams and Park (Odette Annable, Charlyne Yi) inspect his home and find a stash of weapons in this new episode.

Hart of Dixie, 8 p.m. on CW: Zoe (Rachel Bilson) is eager to go back to New York for Thanksgiving, but she might not be able to pull it off, as the deadline is looming for her to meet her patient quota or lose her share of the practice in this new episode.

American Pickers, 8 p.m. on History Channel: Dinosaur bones are hot collectibles right now, so Mike and Frank’s timing couldn’t be better when they discover a 65-millionyear-old bone in Mississippi in the new episode “Jurassic Pick.”

Rizzoli & Isles, 9 p.m. on TNT: Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander return as Detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles in new episodes of this drama. In this one, a community activist is slain, and one brave witness comes forward to testify against a gang member thought to have killed 15 people.

Holiday Savings: Great Gift Ideas!

LANE CEDAR CHESTS

CHILD RECLINERS

TWIN MATTRESS

SOFA AND LOVESEAT

PADDED TOP

ASSORTED FABRICS

FULL WARRANTY

SEVERAL TO CHOOSE

$199 $99

$89

$599

set

Page 4A Monday, November 28, 2011

The Anniston Star

MONDAY record

Fixed-Rate Credit Cards

0% 2.9% APR1

Transfer and save today!

APR1

Balance Transfers 6 Billing Cycles*

New Purchases 6 Billing Cycles*

Rates Thereafter

Federally insured by NCUA.

1 APR = Annual Percentage Rate. *Promotion valid for balance transfers and new purchases made between October 15, 2011 and March 31, 2012. Balance transfers will receive the promotional rate of 0% APR for six (6) full billing cycles and new purchases will receive the promotional rate of 2.9% APR for six (6) full billing cycles. Rates thereafter: 5.20% APR on Share Secured Visa/MasterCards, 12.40% APR on Classic Visa/MasterCards, 10.42% APR on Gold Visa cards, 8.20% APR on Platinum Visa cards. Subsequent balance transfers during the promotional period will receive the promotional rate for the remainder of the six (6) billing cycles. Members must be in good standing to participate. Offer available only for transfers from foreign cards. Membership Required. $25.00 deposit required to open share account. Other conditions may apply. Limited time offer, promotion may be discontinued without notice.

APR1

APR1

12.40%

8.20%

Classic

Platinum

APR1

APR1

10.42% 5.20% Gold

Secured

calendar

Today Support Groups:

3FIXPET (334-9738) for an appointment. Visit www.alsave.org or www.alabamaspay/neuterclinic. com for more information.

• Senior floor fitness class, 8-9 a.m., Jacksonville State University, Pete Mathews Coliseum, dance studio, call Abby Fleetwood at 256-7825523 for more information.

• Senior adult aqua aerobics class, 7:30-8:30 a.m., Jacksonville State University, Pete Mathews Coliseum, call Abby Fleetwood at 256782-5523 for more information.

• Senior adult fitness class, 8-9 a.m., Jacksonville State University, Pete Mathews Coliseum, dance studio, call Abby Fleetwood at 256782-5523 for more information.

• Mental Illness Support Group, for patients with bi-polar, depression, and other disorders and those interested in providing support, 1:30 p.m., Tyler Center, 731 Leighton Ave., in the galley.

• Alzheimer’s Support Group, for families dealing with Alzheimer’s disease, 5-6 p.m., Physician’s Center, room 301, 256-235-5578.

• Free parenting classes for parents of newborns to 4-year-olds, 911 a.m., Family Services Center of Calhoun County, 13 E. 11th St. Child care provided, 256-231-2240.

• New Perspectives, a narcotics anonymous group, 6:30-7:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 109 Gayle St., behind McDonald’s, Jacksonville, 256-435-4881.

• One day at a time Al-Anon group, noon-1 p.m., (new location), Physician’s Office Building, Suite 402, call Ann Garner at 256-237-3464 for directions or more information.

• Alcoholics Anonymous closed meeting, noon, Tyler Center, in the Galley.

• Help in Progress Narcotics Anonymous, 7-8 p.m., 2236 U.S. 78 W., (1 mile from Fred’s).

• True Transformation, a Christcentered recovery program for women only, noon, 1211 Noble St. • National Association for Retired and Active Federal Employees, Volunteer Service Center, 9 a.m.noon, Anniston Army Depot, Building 220, (outside main gate), to assist retired federal employees. Call 256-235-4631 to make an appointment or for more information.

• AA meeting, noon and 7 p.m., 1411 Gurnee Ave., enter through rear of building, 256-237-6196.

• Free drug treatment for adolescents abusing drugs, meeting times will vary, Family Links, 265 Rucker St., 256-820-5911.

• Lakeside Hospice Grief Support, 3 p.m., Talladega Health Care Facility, Chaffee Street, 800-427-3993.

• Courage to Change Group of Narcotics Anonymous, basic text study, open, non-smoking, 7 p.m., Atlanta Avenue, off Noble Street between 10th and 11th streets.

• Alcoholics Anonymous Piedmont Tuesday group, 7:30 p.m., 801 Hughes St., Piedmont.

• Help in Progress Narcotics Anon- Support Groups: ymous, 7-8 p.m., 2236 U.S. 78 W., (1 • AA meeting, noon and 7 p.m., 1411 mile from Fred’s).

Gurnee Ave., enter through rear of building, 256-237-6196.

Meetings: • Saints John Lodge 931 Communi- • Bariatric Support Group, for persons interested in bariatric surgery cations, 7 p.m., 1400 Wilmer Ave. • Hartwell Masonic Lodge No. 101 or those who have had bariatric F & A.M. of Alabama, 7 p.m., 600 surgery and support people, Physicians Office Building, suite 102, 901 Main St., Oxford, 256-282-2035.

• Civitan Club, noon, Classic on Leighton Ave., contact Ann Couch, RN, CBN at 256-236-1300.

Noble, 256-236-9874.

• Weaver Lion’s Club, 7 p.m., Weav- • Free drug treatment for adoer Senior Citizen’s Center, presi- lescents abusing drugs, meeting times will vary, Family Links, 265 dent Don Kessler, 256-820-0043.

Rucker St., 256-820-5911.

Miscellaneous: • Courage to Change Group of Nar• Low-cost spay/neuter transport cotics Anonymous, discussion, to the non-profit Alabama Spay open, smoking, noon; women’s Neuter Clinic in Irondale takes meeting, candlelight, smoking, 7 place at 7:30 a.m. (also second p.m.; 11th Step Meditation meetMonday of each month), returns ing, closed, non-smoking, 8:30 p.m., Tuesday at noon, at Pickett’s on Atlanta Avenue, off Noble Street McClellan Boulevard. Call (877)- between 10th and 11th streets.

Miscellaneous:

• Free, confidential counseling for prospective and existing small business owners, provided by the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE), by appointment, Northeast Alabama Entrepreneurial System, 1400 Commerce Blvd., just off Greenbrier Road, call 256831-5215 to make an appointment or for more information.

• Anniston First United Methodist Church men’s prayer breakfast, 6:30 a.m., The Bridge, 1400 Noble St., at rear of church, all men are invited to attend, call 256-2365605.

• Anniston Runners Club, 5:30 p.m., at Anniston YMCA, W. 14th St. Call 256-310-0830, e-mail ddunn@ annistonstar.com or visit www. annistonrunners.com.

Meetings:

2554 for more information.

• AA meeting, noon and 7 p.m., 1411 Gurnee Ave., enter through rear of building, 256-237-6196.

• Celebrate Recovery, 12-step Christ-centered recovery Step Study Group, 6 p.m., Word Alive International Outreach, Coldwater, 256-225-2186 or 256-223-6593.

• Courage to Change Group of Narcotics Anonymous, 90 minute, closed, candlelight, smoking, 7 p.m., Atlanta Avenue, off Noble Street between 10th and 11th streets.

• Free parenting classes for parents of 2- to 12-year-olds, 9-11 a.m., Family Services Center of Calhoun County, 13 E. 11th St. Child care provided, 256-231-2240.

• Alcoholics Anonymous Piedmont group, 7:30 p.m., 801 Hughes St., Piedmont.

• Help in Progress Narcotics Anonymous, 7-8 p.m., 2236 U.S. 78 W., (1 mile from Fred’s).

• New Wine Recovery Support Group for addicts and alcoholics, 6:30 p.m., Hill Crest Baptist Church, “The Rock,” room 208, Family Life center.

• Eastaboga Masonic Lodge No. 155, 7 p.m., Lodge building in Eastaboga, 256-835-7576.

• Rotary Club of Anniston, noon, Anniston Country Club, Highland Avenue.

• North East Alabama Table Tennis Club, 5-9 p.m., Anniston Army Depot Gym, Bynum, 256-689-8603.

• Bridge Club, 9 a.m., Lenlock Cen- Meetings: ter No. 5, 5818 McClellan Blvd., • Men’s Bible Study of Anniston First 256-225-0003.

Baptist Church, 8 a.m., McDonald’s in Lenlock, 256-847-0230.

Wednesday

Support Group: • Fibromyalgia Support Group of Calhoun County, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Tyler Center, Galley meeting room off the Sunroom. Members and non-members are invited to attend.

Contact Debi Parsley at 256-835-

NOTE: The Anniston Star is updating its weekly cal- to the calendar, please e-mail your item(s) to communiendar list that appears in the Monday Record and online. ty@annistonstar.com or fax it to 256-241-1991, attention: If you or your organization currently have a recurring Calendar. item in the calendar and would like for it to continue, or NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE. if you’re a newcomer and would like to make an addition You may include social events, meetings, support

Miscellaneous:

• Bridge Club, 11 a.m., Lenlock Center No. 5, 5818 McClellan Blvd., 256-225-0003.

• The original farmers market, 6 a.m.-until sold out, behind the Calhoun County Administration Building.

groups and other nonprofit events. To post for-profit events, please call our Advertising Department at 256235-9222.

Each entry should include the event, time, date, location and contact information.

What’s going on? find out on Annistonstar.com

Click on the new online events calendar to see what is happening this week or add your organizations events.

The Anniston Star

Monday, November 28, 2011 Page 5A

MONDAY record

NEW 2011 1507 SOUTH QUINTARD 256-831-5300 • 1-800- 947-7001 WWW.SUNNYKINGFORD.COM

up to $5,000 off MSRP* * Must finance thru FMC. Must have trade in to qualify for trade in assistance. With approved credit.

gop

PROPERTY TRANSFERRED Most property can be located by township, range and section numbers. Townships are six-mile squares, located by township and range numbers. Townships are divided into 36 one-mile squares called sections, which are further divided into quarter sections and quarter-quarter sections.

• Alfred Glenn Bentley, Glenn Bentley and Sylvia Carol Bentley to Alfred Glenn Bentley and Sylvia Carol Bentley, a parcel of land in section 25, township 16, range 6, $10.

• Charles D. Mundy and Kay L. Mundy to William H. Maypole and Melissa Maypole, Weir Heights, lots 6 and 7, $10.

• Shannon S. Edwards to Whitney B. Edwards, Hillandale, 1st addition, block H, lot 3; Woodchase, block D, lot 20, $10.

• Fred D. Bentley Sr. to Bentley Piedmont, LLC., a parcel of land in section 33, township 12, range 10, $10.

• Melvin E. Lee to Lloyd W. Gathings, Honora M. Gathings and Charles J. Lorant, Anniston Land Company, block 606, lot 3, $10.

• Melvin E. Lee to Lloyd W. Gathings, Honora M. Gathings and Charles J. Lorant, Anniston Land Company, block 711, lot 10, $10.

• Acceptance Loan Company to Christopher Lynn Murphree, Anniston Homestead and Fruit Growers Association, lots 3006 and 3007, $8,000.

• T. Lee Mclean, Billy T. Mclean Jr. and Shane Mclean to Mclean Properties IV, LLC., Bunn Estates, lot 6, $10.

• Inez S. Mclean to Mclean Properties IV, LLC., a parcel of land in section 7, township 16, range range 9, $10.

• T. Lee Mclean and Troy D. Mclean to Mclean Properties IV, LLC., Woodstock Heights, lots 19-22, $10.

• Terry S. Mclean to Mclean Properties IV, LLC., Smith Farm, block C, lots 9 and 10, $10.

• Terry S. Mclean and Billy T. Mclean Sr. to Mclean Properties IV, LLC., a parcel of land in section 7, township 16, range 9, $10.

• Terry S. Mclean and Billy T. Mclean Sr. to Mclean Properties IV, LLC., Old Bridge Estates, lot 11, $10.

• Terry S. Mclean, Billy T. Mclean Sr. and J.

Tracy Mclean to Mclean Properties IV, LLC., a parcel of land in section 36, township 16, range 7, $10.

• Terry S. Mclean, Billy T. Mclean Sr., J. Tracy Mclean and Troy D. Mclean to Mclean Properties IV, LLC., a parcel of land in section 36, township 16, range 7, $10.

• Terry S. Mclean, Billy T. Mclean Sr., J. Tracy Mclean to Mclean Properties IV, LLC., Smith Farm, block B, lot 18, $10.

• Terry S. Mclean, Billy T. Mclean Sr., J. Tracy Mclean and Troy D. Mclean to Mclean Properties IV, LLC., Smith Property, block C, lots 11-14, $10.

• Terry S. Mclean, Billy T. Mclean Sr. and J. Tracy Mclean to Mclean Properties IV, LLC., a parcel of land in section 17, township 16, range 7, $10.

• Terry S. Mclean and Billy T. Mclean Sr. to Mclean Properties IV, LLC., Smith Farm, block D, lot 8, $10.

• Federal Home Loan Mortgage to Cecil L. Taylor, Kon Tiki, block 1, lots 14 and 15, $64,900.

• David A. King to Lynette J. King, a parcel of land in section 17, township 14, range 8, $10.

• Fannie Mae to Bradley J. Barnes and Ashlie B. Barnes, Mountainview, phase 2, lot 18, $190,200.

• Herman P. Hall to Douglas Wallace, a parcel of land in section 1, township 15, range 7, $10.

• Michael A. Shipley and Sallie A. Shipley to Mark M. Tuten, a parcel of land in Calhoun County, $10.

• Stephen C. Bitgood and Arlene Benefield to David C. Glass , a parcel of land in section 11, township 14, range 8, $10.

• Springleaf Financial Service to Randall E. Smith and Donna M. Smith, East Highland Land Company, block G, lots 19 and 20, $10.

• Shurwood Hurst to Beverly Hurst Taylor, Boozer Farm, section E, block D, lot 10, $10.

• Evelyn Rhule and Deborah Rollins to Margaret Nixon, a parcel of land in section 10, township 16, range 7, $10.

NEW

2011

Continued from Page 1A hurting the largest professional organization in the state: the Alabama Education Association,” AEA spokesman David Stout said.

The GOP won a super majority in the House and Senate in the election of November 2010, ending 136 years of Democratic control. Marsh said AEA’s influence declined with the GOP majority and it will likely take another hit when the two men who have led it since 1969 — Executive Secretary Paul Hubbert and Associate Executive Secretary Joe Reed — head into retirement as soon as their replacements are found.

“Dr. Hubbert and Joe Reed had been there so long they had strong relationships with legislators. Just the fact that someone else is coming in who won’t have those strong relationships is going to help us,” Marsh said.

Marsh and Hubbard said Republicans haven’t decided what they will offer to change pension benefits when the Legislature convenes Feb. 7, but they said it will only apply to new hires.

Currently, a public employee can start drawing full retirement benefits at any age as long as the person has worked 25 years.

The GOP leaders are considering raising the number of years of service to 30 years or requiring that the person’s age and years of service equal some number, such as 85. For example, a person 55 years old with 30 years of service could start drawing a pension.

Marsh and Hubbard said the Alabama Legislature had to spend nearly $1 billion on retirement benefits for the current fiscal year and the figure will top $1 billion next year. They are looking to end the practice of people starting work for the state immediately after college and becoming eligible for full retirement benefits at 46 or 47. “It’s unsustainable,” Hubbard said.

AEA’s Stout said Alabama’s teachers have brought up student achievement scores in recent years, including reaching

the national average in fourth-grade reading for the first time. Instead of rewarding educators, the GOP leadership seems to want to punish teachers, he said.

Stout also sees Republican legislators who were elected with strong business support are trying to cut public employees’ pensions so that businesses can justify reducing their workers’ benefits. He prefers the other approach of trying to make everyone’s benefits better.

Not all education groups share AEA’s views. At the School Superintendents of Alabama, Executive Director Eric Mackey said his group is open to discussion about changes for new employees, but it would oppose leaving a defined benefit plan for a defined contribution plan. He also cautions that big changes could have a negative impact.

“The pension and health benefits are two of the things that help us attract good teachers,” he said.

Pensions are a popular issue for legislatures to consider because public employees’ benefits are such a big part of state budgets. During the last decade, more than 40 states have either raised employees’ contributions or reduced benefits, according to the Pew Center on the States.

The Republican leadership is also determined to end Alabama’s distinction of being one of 11 states without charter schools. The schools are publicly funded, but operate outside of state tenure laws and other restrictions that apply to public schools. Students apply to charter schools.

Marsh and Hubbard said they want to see a charter school available to children in any failing public school system with a high dropout rate and low achievement scores.

“It’s not fair for parents to be paying taxes and not have an option,” Hubbard said.

They said other issues that died during the days of AEA dominance, such as school vouchers and merit pay for teachers, may also be considered in the upcoming session.

FORD ESCAPE

0%

*

Available

SUNNY KING FORD

*See dealer for details

1507 SOUTH QUINTARD • 256-831-5300 • 1-800- 947-7001 • WWW.SUNNYKINGFORD.COM

business Continued from Page 1A population, many of whom are believed to be immigrants.

Marshall County’s unemployment rate was 9.9 percent when the immigration bill was passed in June. It was 8.8 percent in September, while the immigration law was still held up in court. In October, after the law took effect, it was 8.1 percent.

Sounds like a slam-dunk for supporters of the immigration bill. But in reality, it’s not so simple.

Discouraged workers, encouraging news When the state releases its monthly county-by-county unemployment numbers, state officials are always quick to warn that those numbers are “not seasonally adjusted.” That’s a reflection of what economists know — that not all months are created equal. December, for instance, usually brings a wave of temporary jobs that vanish after the holidays.

So a change from month to month isn’t so surprising. According to Ijaz, the economist, the real measure is the comparison of this month to the same month last year.

In October 2010, Marshall County’s unemployment was 7.9 percent — lower than it was in 2011. In fact, Marshall was one of the few counties that posted a rise in joblessness from October 2010 to October 2011.

Does that mean, then, that opponents of the immigration bill should be the ones declaring victory? Not

necessarily. There’s more to Marshall County than chicken processing and construction — the two fields which, by reputation at least, employ much of the immigrant work force.

The county is also home to Lake Guntersville, a tourist attraction that hasn’t done as well this year as last year.

“In 2010, the Gulf oil spill had some tourists coming here instead of going to the Gulf,” said Morri Yancey, president of the Guntersville Chamber of Commerce. “This year, tourism is down a bit.”

But that’s just one factor among many that could be affecting Marshall County’s lower employment — or the rising employment in much of the rest of the state.

The biggest factor affecting the state’s numbers, Ijaz said, is probably some real growth in the overall economy.

“Unemployment is down across the country,” he said. “Most of the states are recovering, but it’s going very slowly.”

Ijaz said the statewide workforce is actually smaller than it was a year ago. According to state figures, there are about 7,000 fewer workers in Alabama than there were in October 2010. Ijaz said that number represents “discouraged workers” who are neither working nor filing for unemployment. They’ve dropped off the unemployment radar.

The other big boost, he said, came from hiring at various auto suppliers. The new Hyundai Heavy Machinery plant in Montgomery, which makes electrical transformers, may also be helping.

One place the boost didn’t come

from was agriculture. The unemployment figures measure only non-farm employment — so immigrant farmworkers don’t show up in the numbers one way or the other.

‘More black and white people’ Despite the rise in unemployment from October 2010 to 2011, Kerry Rich, the Albertville representative, still maintains that the immigration law is helping his constituents get jobs.

“I’ve talked to the folks at the career center,” he told the Star last week. “And they tell me there are fewer Hispanic people applying for work, and more black and white people applying for work.”

Of course, Hispanic people aren’t necessarily immigrants, legal or illegal, but Rich thinks the change is a pretty good indicator of the direction of the economy.

Rich also said representatives of the county’s chicken-processing plants have told him they’re hiring more local residents. According to the Marshall County Chamber of Commerce, the county’s four biggest industrial employers are chicken processing plants — Pilgrim’s Pride, AlaTrade Foods, Tyson Foods and Wayne Farms. None of those companies would comment on Rich’s claim last Wednesday — which, it should be noted, was the day before the Thanksgiving holiday.

But for economists like Ijaz, a real verdict on the effects of the immigration law may not be possible until well after the holidays.

“That will take some time,” he said.

linds Continued from Page 1A “So I was like, OK, this is what we’re supposed to do,” Cristy Lind said.

So the couple moved in a new direction: They began their service for the Salvation Army about a decade ago in Bessemer. Then five years later they moved to serve in the organization in Columbus, Miss. They arrived in Anniston about six months ago, where they now work together to head up each of the organization’s local programs.

Together the couple oversee 24 employees. They also oversee each of the local Salvation Army’s community services.

On Sundays, Bert Lind pastors the Salvation Army’s church service, while both manage the thrift stores, rehabilitation program and women’s shelter, with help from the employees.

As captains at the Salvation Army, they also oversee

two charitable outreach programs — the Angel Tree and Red Kettle campaigns, both during the Christmas season.

“We want to be able to help as many people as possible,” Bert Lind said. “We want to help them with a hand up, not a handout.”

Their past careers were quite different from the posts they hold today. Cristy Lind was mother to their children, worked as a medical transcriptionist, then in a day care and for a church. Bert worked in the grocery and food delivery business.

They say that while their journey to the Salvation Army wasn’t entirely unexpected, it took a leap of faith into a new lifestyle. They’ll also tell you it was one they both welcomed, after one very specific prayer was answered in a very specific way.

“That’s what I asked for and that’s what God did,” Cristy Lind said. “We just moved forward.”

Star staff writer Laura Johnson at 256-235-3544.

“We want to be able to help as many people as possible. We want to help them with a hand up, not a handout.”

— Salvation Army Capt. Bert Lind

Credit Problems?

Sunny King Ford Can Help

GUARANTEED APPROVAL

Lane Luker, General Manager

Jeff Gallahar Sales Manager

Call (we can come pick you up) or come by & REBUILD YOUR CREDIT!

SUNNY KING FORD

WWW.SUNNYKINGFORD.COM 1507 South Quintard • 256.831.5300 • 1.800.947.7001