Monday Record for May 28, 2012

The Anniston Star l Monday, May 28, 2012 l Page 3A

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

deaths Betty Ruth Abernathy, Oxford Margaret (Maggie) Barton, Anniston A.D. Baxter, Saks Alice Mearl Benefield, Roanoke Pauline Harris Bossie, Huntsville Michael Wayne Buttram, Foley Curtis Crockran, Albuquerque, N.M. Roy L. Cosby, Lineville Mary Magaline Cotton, Oxford Judy B. Crawford, Oxford Edna Gay Daniel, Jacksonville Frances Gail Dorsett, Centre Nora “Marcie” Elkins, Oxford Betty Leyden Field, Tennessee John Donald Franklin, Florida Kenneth Ford, Alexandria Debbie Bonner Frames, Heflin John Silven Gibbs, Ranburne William L. Gilmore, Munford Felicia Arlene Meeks Gray, Piedmont Dorothy Haggard, Anniston Maj. Noel M. Harvey (ret.), Anniston Michael Hazle, Oxford Annie Rea Heard, Roanoke Hazel B. Henderson, Anniston Ethel Austin Hicks, Fruithurst Bobbie G. Holmes, Piedmont Janice Howard, Anniston Camilla Jackson, Roanoke Lois Nix James, Anniston Billy Lake, Roanoke Dean C. Love, Lineville Daniel Eric Madden, Weaver Charles Milo McGrew, Anniston James Berry McIntyre, Piedmont Gene Meeks, Ranburne James Moncus, Jesup, Ga. Frances C. Moore, Ashland Jaylan Rodriquez Moss, Talladega Rev. Jimmy Nixon, Heflin Timothy Parker, Jacksonville JoAnn Mixon Pearson, Anniston Amanda Lyn Peters, Fruithurst Jesse Eugene Pritchett, Jacksonville Louis Marie Quigley, Cedar Springs, Ga. Franklin G. Roberts, Anniston Sarah Rutherford, Anniston Erie M. Simmons, Talladega Dorothy Nell Howard Smith, Chosea Springs Roy Michael Smith, Borden Springs Shirley Ann Smith, Piedmont Terry Smith, Oxford Euell “ Donovan” Snider, Anniston Evelyn T. Stedham, Alexandria Jeffery Towler, Wedowee Lora Van Pelt, Centre Dewey Davis Whaley, Wedowee Janice Mary Sharon Howard White, Weaver Infant Ashton Willis, Heflin Dorothy “Dot” Jones Wills, Jacksonville Jacqueline Wilson, Anniston

BANKRUPTCIES

• Steven Michael Moore Katsinas of Jacksonville to Kristine Nicole Johnson of Jacksonville • Guy Dwain Spivey of Weaver to Jo Ann Naugher of Weaver • Jarvis Vereen Houston of Jacksonville to Brandi Nicole Player of Jacksonville • Jimmy Lee Davis of Jacksonville to Kimberly Dawn Maxwell of JacksonChapter 7 ville Joaquin Garcia and Elizabeth H. Garcia, 1207 Wild Oak • Walter Derrell Player of Anniston to FashioDrive, Anniston Melissa S. Johnson, 15 Indian Hills Subdivision, nette Rashun Moore of Anniston Ohatchee • Micheal Patric Latoya C. Smalls, 1908 Dooley Ave., Anniston Martin Campbell of Tyler Wade Heining, 400 Brightwood Ave., Anniston Anniston to Angel Esther Boyd, 1306 Alexandria Road, Weaver Nicole Morgan of Anniston Chapter 13 •DavidFrankMacombe of Oxford to Shanicka Cynthia Shaffer, Alexandria Brenee Calloway of Linda G. Kilgore, Bynum Oxford Charles Shannon Templeton and Sarah Lynn Temple- • Andrew Charles Zinn ton, 495 Kimberly Road, Piedmont of Anniston to Emily Earl R. Jones and Tina L. Jones, 1 Oak St., Ohatchee Michelle Morgan of Angela D. Bussey, 61 Penny Lane, Oxford Anniston • James Donald Patterson of Anniston to DIVORCES 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:

• Christopher Woods and Mary Beth Woods • Gene Allen McGlaughn and Stephanie McGlaughn • Misti Leigh Alexander and Craig Finley • Donald E. Thomason and Pamela Sue Thomason • Charles Gary McInnish and Tiffany McInnish • Larry Davis Jr. and Ashley Sheree Davis • Reba Joy McGown and Rodney Joe McGown • Thomas Champion and Sylinda Champion

CATTLE SALE

MARRIAGE LICENSES Sarah Alysia Mitchell of Anniston • Sidney Boyd Maddox III of Oxford to Gladys Matilde Varnum of Oxford • Raynard Lemarce Cargill of Jacksonville to Tiffany Nicole Julien of Jacksonville • Johnny Wayne Cooper of Ashland to Krystal Leigh Patterson of Cragford • Colby Jacob Snider of Oxford to Kayland Cheyenne Wright of Lincoln • Donald Ralph Rizzo II of Eastaboga to Heather Brooke Hamlin of Oxford • Jerod Harrison Snider of Jacksonville to Hannah Marie Smith of Albertville • Jared Micah Sparks of Anniston to Amber Nicole Teague of Anniston • Deandri Raffaele Sheppard of Belleville, Mi., to Shayna Kathereen Bethea of Anniston

Here is the livestock market report for the Tuesday sale.Receipts for this week 650 compared to 643 last week. Receipts a year ago 703.

FEEDER CLASSES:

Bulls and steers (Medium and Large No. 1 and No. 2): 200-300 lbs. 182.00 to 250.00; 300-400 lbs. 180.00 to 222.00; 400-500 lbs.

158.00 to 190.00; 500-600 lbs. 140.00 to 168.00; 600800 lbs. 140.00 to 168.00.

Heifers (Medium and Large No. 1 and No. 2): 200-300 lbs. Too few; 300400 lbs. 165.00 to 175.00; 400-500 lbs. 151.00 to 170.00; 500-600 lbs. 137.00 to 160.00; 600-700 lbs.

124.00 to 145.00.

SLAUGHTER CLASSES:

Cows: Breakers 85.00 to 91.00; Boners 88.00 to 99.50; Lean 88.00 to 99.50.

Bulls: High Dressing >58% 112.00 to 116.00; Normal Dressing 54-58% 106.00 to 111.00; Low Dressing

• Jessica Leigh Gaston INCORPORATIONS WILLS PROBATED and Billy Gwin Gaston • Tonja Trammell and • Joyce E. Shockley • Charles L. Venegoni • Oxford Quarterback Club Norvel Trammell • Vera A. Watkins • Charles Wilson Mon• Theodore L. Latham and Dissolved • Edith Poland day Jennifer Leigh Latham • Regina B. Siskey and • KEETS, LLC Charles J. Siskey Jr. • Holly Nicole Hubbard EDITOR’S NOTE and Bennett Lee Hubbard The material inside the Monday Record is recorded by The Anniston Star • Pamela Carol Silvey and from various institutions and government offices.

Martin Eugene Silvey The public records are published as they appeared on the documents • Lynn Barnard Goodson obtained by the newspaper. and Veronica Goodson Direct questions and comments about Monday Record to Isaac Godwin at • Gary L. Smith and Debra jgodwin@jsu.edu.

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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.

• Residence, 1700 block of Wilmer Avenue: tools, VCR player, coins.

• Residence, 1000 block of West 16th Street: air conditioning units, bedding.

Anniston • Residence, 2600 block of Paul The following property crimes were Street: game console, televisions. reported to the Anniston Police Department during the seven-day Thefts period ending at 7 a.m. Thursday.

• Residence, 6400 block of Skyline Burglaries Drive: washing machine, dryer, • Residence, unspecified block of meter box, household items.

West 34th Street: wallet, cash, debit • Residence, 1300 block of Johnson Avenue: propane tank (recovered card, personal I.D. • Residence, 400 block of Cave Road: 05-18-2012), marine battery.

• Residence, 2300 block of West Jeftelevision.

• Residence, 700 block of West 63rd ferson Street: cell phone.

• Commercial location, 6600 block Street: laptop computer.

• Residence, 800 block of South of McClellan Boulevard: washing Leighton Avenue: laptop computer, machine, refrigerator. (Recovered game console.

05-18-2012)

• Residence, 1200 block of Champaign Avenue: handbag, cash, cosmetics, personal I.D. • Residence, 100 block of 1st Street: cell phone.

• Residence, first block of Shadow Trace: jewelry.

• Residence, 5500 block of Saks Road: jewelry.

• Convenience store, unspecified block of North Virginia Avenue: cash.

• Residence, first block of North Virginia Avenue: cash.

• Street, 1200 block of Noble Street: bicycle.

• Residence, 600 block of Jewell Street: air conditioner.

tard Avenue: televisions, comput- day. ers.

Burglaries

Auto-related thefts • Parking lot, 800 block of Museum Drive: medications, inhalers.

• Unknown location, 500 block of South Quintard Avenue: 1996 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28.

• Unknown location, 1200 block of Gurnee Avenue: firearm.

• Commercial location, 800 block of Ferron Avenue: 1981 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28.

• Street, 800 block of Blue Ridge Drive: cell phone with case.

Calhoun County

• Residence, Alexandria-Wellington Road, Alexandria: firearm, jewelry.

• Residence, Post Oak Road, Jacksonville: television, laptop computers, tablet computer, digital camera, jewelry, video camera.

• Residence, DeArmanville Road, Anniston: television, jewelry.

• Residence, Riches Lane, Wellington: utility truck, boat trailer, propane stove, copper wire.

• Residence, DeArmanville Road, Anniston: antique pedal-powered sewing machine with wooden stand, butter churn, hand tools.

The following property crimes were reported to the Calhoun County Thefts Sheriff’s Office during the seven- • Field, Six Foot Road, Ohatchee: • Public building, 1700 block of Quin- day period ending at 7 a.m. Thurs- kayaks, kayak paddles.

Theft by fraudulent leasing/ rental

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.

vided) during the seven-day period ending at 7 a.m. Thursday.

• Wanda Hutton Moore, 28: two counts possession of a controlled substance.

• Vinson Robinson, 22: possession of Anniston a controlled substance.

The following felony arrests were • Sergio Vincente Esparza, 23: secreported by the Anniston Police ond-degree assault.

Department (addresses not pro- • Chase Logan McWilliams, 23: sec-

ond-degree theft.

• Charnay Nikole Curry, 19: seconddegree theft.

• Gary Parker Jr., 33: first-degree receiving stolen property.

• Montrez Marqueze Burton, 25: second-degree theft.

reported by the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office during the seven-day period ending at 7 a.m. Thursday • Charlotte Bowen Wills, 69, of Eastaboga: interference with custody.

• Christopher Blane Davis, 23, of Eastaboga: second-degree escape.

Calhoun County • Joshua David Snellen, 32, of JackThe following felony arrests were sonville: first-degree attempted

domestic violence.

• Ashley Nicole Angle, 24, of Birmingham: failure to appear in court for delivery/sale of drug paraphernalia.

• Lindsey Marie Oliver, 26, of Jacksonville: second-degree escape.

• Denovario Goode, 35, of Alexandria: violation of the Sex Offender Registration/Notification.

Tropical Storm Beryl strengthens, nears U.S. coast

By Kate Brumback and Kelli Kennedy Associated Press

Tropical Storm Beryl was wrecking some Memorial Day weekend plans on Sunday, causing shoreline campers to pack up and head inland and leading to the cancellation of some events as the storm approached the southeastern U.S. Beryl was still well offshore, but officials in Georgia and Florida were bracing for drenching rains and driving winds.

The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Sunday evening that Beryl was approaching hurricane strength and was expected to make landfall late Sunday or

early Monday.

As of 8 p.m., Beryl had maximum sustained winds of 70 mph, just below hurricane-strength, which is 75 mph. It was not expected to strengthen much more, and should weaken after making landfall.

The hurricane center said the Jacksonville pier was already reporting winds of 50 mph. Beryl was moving westward at 10 mph.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott urged Florida residents in the affected areas to “stay alert and aware.”

“Tropical Storm Beryl is expected to bring heavy rain and winds, and it is vital to continue to monitor local news reports and listen to the advice of local emergency

management officials,” Scott said in a statement Sunday evening.

Tropical storm warnings were in effect for the entire Georgia coastline, as well as parts of Florida and South Carolina.

Beryl is expected to bring 4 to 8 inches of rain to parts, with some areas getting as much as 12 inches. Forecasters predict the storm surge and tide will cause some coastal flooding in northeastern Florida, Georgia and southern South Carolina.

Campers at Cumberland Island, Ga., which is reachable only by boat, were told to leave by 4:45 p.m. The island has a number of undeveloped beaches and forests popular with campers.

However, many people seemed deter-

mined to make the best of the soggy forecast.

At Greyfield Inn, a 19th-century mansion and the only private inn on Cumberland Island, the rooms were nearly full Sunday and everyone was planning to stay put through the wet weather, said Dawn Drake, who answered the phone at the inn’s office on the Florida coast.

In Jacksonville, Fla., Sunday’s jazz festival and Memorial Day ceremony were canceled. Workers were also out clearing tree limbs and debris that could be tossed about by the storm’s winds. Winds had already knocked down tree limbs and power lines in parts of coastal Georgia, leaving hundreds without electricity.

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PROPERTY TRANSFERRED • Patrick Cale Smith and Miranda L. Smith to Patrick Cale Smith, Brentwood Village, 1st addition, block A, lot 5, $1.

• Joyce I. Cook to Jeremiah Heath Russell and Ashleigh R. Russell, Sunset Heights, Canyon Drive addition, block 2, lots 3 and 4; Sunset Heights, Fairway addition, block 2, lots 6 and 7, $10.

• Sara West-Estate to Sherry Hattok, Sara West-Estate, lots 16 and 23, $10.

• Jason H. Noell and Stacey S. Noell to Nicholas A. Rutherford, a parcel of land in section 35, township 13, range 8, $10.

• Park Place Securities, Inc., to Robert Allyn Smith, Anniston Land Co., block 527E, lots 26-28, $27,500.

• Compass Bank to Oxford City Board of Education, a parcel of land in section 20, township 16, range 8, $100.

• Wells Fargo Bank to DDB, LLC, Buckelew Estates, lot 6, $10.

• Housing & Urban Development to Brian K. Isbell and Sondra K. Isbell, Mountainview subdivision, lot 57, $160,200.

• Norman Howard Henderson and Donna Gail Henderson to Beth Nance, a parcel of land in section 28, township 14, range 6, $10.

• John C. Sims and Charlotte A. Sims to John C. Sims, a parcel of land in section 33, township 14, range 8, $10.

• Acceptance Loan Co., Inc., to Regina Watts, Corning Land & Loan Co., block 19, lots 8 and 9, $3,000.

• J. Scott Hindsman, Stephen C. Yocum, Thomas Mack Johnson

and R. Mark Cassidy to YOMAC Cashin, LLC, Old Plan of Jacksonville, lots 11 and 12, $10.

• Michael C. Johns to Michael C. Johns and Phyllis S. Weaver, S. E. Boozer Farm subdivision, block 4, lot 7, $10.

• Nebrasker Burnhart Jr. to Arnold Wayne Mack, Anniston City Land Co., block 259, lot 11, $10.

• Harland Jones to Dewey Wayne Brock, Old Bridge Estates subdivision, lot 1, $10.

• Jamie Harris to Patricia Centers and Samantha Mann, Ramblewoods subdivision, lot 23, $10.

• Rachael Harris to Brandon T. Pollard, Bennett-Willis subdivision, block A, lot 3, $10.

• Brandon T. Pollard and Autumn Lee Pollard to Brandon T. Polla=rd and Autumn Lee Pollard, BennettWillis subdivision, block A, lot 3, $10.

• Farmers & Merchants Bank to Drycreek Properties, LLC, a parcel of land in section 6, township 13, range 10, $10.

• Sylvia R. McGinnis to John Drennen McGinnis, a parcel of land in section 19, township 14, range 8, $10.

• Freddie Mac to Robert Kent Wheeler and Sara Elizabeth Wheeler, a parcel of land in section 27, township 14, range 7, $62,000.

• Joel Conway and Patsy Conway to Christopher S. Hindsman and Amanda Hindsman, Timber Run subdivision, block A, lot 5, $212,000.

• Midfirst Bank to Veterans Affairs, Smith Heights, block A, lots 14 and 15, $1.

• CitiMortgage, Inc., to Veterans

Affairs, Westview Heights, block 5, lot 4, $1.

• Wells Fargo Bank to Veterans Affairs, Constantine Park subdivision, block 32, lots 6 and 7, $1.

• Gerald L. Bunn and Milisa Renae Bunn to James E. Combs and Chancey J. Combs, Felscher Farms, block A, lots 10 and 11; Felscher Farms, block B, lots 13 and 14, $10.

• John O. Morris and Heather A. Morris to Christie Royal Mixon and Ronnie Mixon, a parcel of land in section 4, township 15, range 7, $10.

• Joseph P. Bynum and Brenda P. Bynum to Lynn Kaemmerer and Tammy Kaemmerer, Cheaha Acres Estates, block A, lot 12, $94,260.

• Bruce W. Brown, Beth B. Vest and Celeste B. Carroll to David A. Mynatt and Patsy R. Mynatt, Church View Townhouses, lot 1, $10.

• Derrick W. Palmer to William G. Morris and Tamara L. Morris, a parcel of land in section 10, township 14, range 9, $10.

• Norma F. Sawyer Family Trust to Patricia Boone, Anniston City Land Co., block 47, lot 10, $10.

• Cane Creek, LLC, to Michael E. McKinney and Patsy L. McKinney, Cane Creek Homes in McClellan, lot 138, $10.

• Marcy Yueh Chan Wu Chen and Jom Pin Chen to Joyce I. Cook, The Fountains, block A, lot 9, $10.

• Helen J. Heathcock to Erin L. Criner and Willie J. Criner, a parcel of land in section 4, township 15, range 8, $10.

• Namon P. Collins Jr. to Katie Collins Johnson, P. E. Haynes subdivi-

sion, lots 44, 45, 48 and 49, $10.

• Margie Suggs-Estate to Okla F. Blakenship, Anniston City Land Co., block 313, lots 8-10, $10.

• Veterans Affairs to Jeffrey G. Hodge, West Glen subdivision, 1st addition, block B, lot 8, $97,500.

• Wells Fargo Bank to Tina M. Sams, a parcel of land in section 21, township 13, range 7, $10.

• Amelia Rampy Crow to Amelia Rampy Crow, Gunter subdivision, lot 5, $10.

• Amelia Rampy Crow to Amelia Rampy Crow, a parcel of land in section 15, township 16, range 7, $10.

• Leola McClellan to William Louis Taylor, City of Anniston, block 33, lot 6, $600.

• Janea M. Burrow and Jeffery D. Burrow to James Brotherton and Deborah Brotherton, Kaitlyn Court, lot 3, $140,000.

• Tony Porco Construction Co., Inc., to Lewis Lecroy and Shannon Lecroy, a parcel of land in section 20, township 15, range 8, $10.

• Coosa Land & Timber Co., LLC, and James M. Givens to Alma Fulwider Ward, a parcel of land in section 24, township 15, range 7, $10.

• Hughel Goodgame Jr. and Audrey Goodgame to Charles E. Thomas and Emily M. Thomas, Hillyer Highlands, 13th addition, block 10, lot A, $10.

• Dewey Wayne Brock to Howard Wyatt, Howard Keith Wyatt and Stacie Rena Wyatt, Old Bridge Estates subdivision, lot 1, $10.

• Sara West-Estate to Danny R. Sexton, Sara West Estate, lots 1 and 4, $10.

• Sara West-Estate to Kessler Land Agency, Inc., Sara West Estate, lots 6, 12, 13, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26 and 29, $10.

• CitiMortgage, Inc., to Housing & Urban Development, a parcel of land in section 7, township 15, range 8, $1.

• Judy Hyatt to Michael A. Hyatt and Kerry H. Turner, a parcel of land in section 14/23, township 14, range 9, $10.

• Cynthia E. O’Hara to Cynthia E. Waites, Lyncoya subdivision, 2nd addition, lot 23, $116,480.

• Randall M. Laney and Gregory Thomas Laney to Stevan E. Lemmons and Joan E. Lemmons, Mountain Manors, Lake Louise Company’s addition, block 1, lot 9, $10.

• Charlotte H. Horne to Gary W. Horne, Shannon Horne Lambert, Robbie Horne Owen and Charlotte H. Horne, a parcel of land in section 1, township 17, range 8, $10.

• Charlotte H. Horne to Gary W. Horne, Shannon Horne Lambert, Robbie Horne Owen and Charlotte H. Horne, Woodland Heights, 2nd section, block 10, lot 14, $10.

• Charlotte H. Horne to Gary W. Horne, Shannon Horne Lambert, Robbie Horne Owen and Charlotte H. Horne, Anniston Land Co., block 515, lot 5, $10.

• Bank of New York Mellon Trust Co. to Cecil Taylor, Kon Tiki subdivision, lot 45, $41,000.

• Tommy Henderson to Dennis Wright, a parcel of land in section 10, township 16, range 9, $10.

• Tommy Wilkerson to Dan Griffin, a parcel of land in section 19, township 16, range 8, $100.

foreclosures

• Cristie Motes and Jeremy Motes, a parcel Tarrymore subdivision, block 1, lot 20.

• Jarred Hubbard, Lake Park subdivision, Sugar Valley Estates, block B, lot 3. of land in section 8, township 13, range 10. • Stacie Bonner, Green Hills subdivision, block 3, lot 2.

• David H. Hart and Sharon L. Hart, Albert T. • Bradley N. Reed and Melanie M. Reed, block B, lots 6 and 7.

• Larry Wayne Boyd and Linda S. Boyd, Harris subdivision, block C, lot 2.

polls Continued from Page 1A polls make up just over 60 percent of the U.S. population.

Voters in liberal states such as Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York, where gay marriage was legalized by judges or legislators, might vote to affirm those decisions but haven’t had the opportunity.

Most of the states that voted against gay marriage did so between 2004 and 2008. Since then, only Maine in 2009 and North Carolina on May 8 have rebuffed same-sex marriage in referendums, while legislatures in Washington state, Maryland, New Jersey, Hawaii, New York, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Illinois and Delaware have voted for same-sex marriage or civil unions.

In all, there are now six states with legal same-sex marriage and nine more granting gay and lesbian couples broad marriage-style

rights via civil unions or domestic partnerships. Together, those 15 states account for about 35 percent of the U.S. population.

Over the past year, there’s been a stream of major national polls indicating that a majority of people support same-sex marriage.

According to a Washington PostABC News poll released Wednesday, 53 percent of those questioned say gay marriage should be legal, a new high for the poll, while 39 percent, a new low, say it should be illegal.

Political consultant Frank Schubert, a leading strategist for campaigns against same-sex marriage in California and elsewhere, said such polls are misleading and he asserted that same-sex marriage would be rejected if a national referendum were held now.

“The pollsters are asking if same-sex marriage should be legal or illegal, and that phrasing is problematic because it implies some government sanction against same-sex couples,” Schubert said. “People want to be

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sympathetic to same-sex couples, so polls that use that language aren’t particularly useful.”

The more useful question, Schubert said, is whether marriage should be defined as the union of a man and a woman — the gist of the constitutional amendments approved in 30 states.

“If you ask that question, you get strong majorities,” Schubert said.

Mark DeCamillo, director of the Field Poll in California, agreed with Schubert that same-sex marriage probably would lose in a hypothetical national referendum now. One important factor, he said, is whether there would be more intensity among supporters or opponents.

In California, same-sex marriage has such overwhelming support today that Prop 8 almost certainly would be overturned if a new state referendum were held, DeCamillo said.

The latest Field Poll, in February, measured voter approval of gay marriage among registered

The Star asked several Piedmont residents whether they felt the city seemed more connected to Calhoun County, Continued from Page 1A nearby Cherokee County or to Gadsden in Etowah County. There was little consenportionment committee. The new district sus, except on the fact that Piedmont itself lines await approval by Gov. Robert Bentley seemed far removed from everything. and the Department of Justice.

Sherwood Sparks, 72, comes to PiedYoung said he is worried that the move mont every day from his home in Spring would “isolate” Piedmont from the rest of Garden, about five miles north of Piedmont.

Calhoun County.

His family has a long history in the city, Holder, sitting next to his wife on a porch and he’s seen the town change over time. swing while surrounded by old friends last “With the improvement of transportaweek, agreed. “We’re fragmented,” he said. tion,” Sparks said, “most people go out of “We’re divided up, so we can’t be effective.” town,” to shop or hang out. “There’s (just) Holder isn’t the only one who feels that not much here... people on dates will go out way. A city of about 4,878 at the northern of town.” edge of Calhoun County, Piedmont is about When it comes to shopping, Mayor a half-hour away from the Calhoun County Young said he thinks most residents shop at Courthouse and even farther from the big Walmart in Jacksonville. He also noted that retail stores along Interstate 20 at the south- a lot of people go to Atlanta, Gadsden or ern edge.

Oxford to shop at bigger department stores.

Business Continued from Page 1A

32 Degrees looking for franchisees Birmingham-based Pizitz Management Group is looking for potential franchisee owners in and around Oxford, said CEO Jeff Pizitz, great-grandson of the owner of the original Pizitz department store chain.

The company owns 15 selfser ve, frozen-yogurt shops throughout the Southeast, including one at the Oxford Exchange.

S e vente en p e ople have expressed an interest in opening a second location in Oxford, said Jenny Buha, the company’s director of development and marketing. Franchise details are at www.32yogurt.com. Only those with a net worth of $500,000 or more need apply, according to the company, and franchisees

California voters at 59 percent, which was the highest in 35 years of polling on the issue, while only 34 percent disapproved. In the first Field Poll on the topic, in 1977, 59 percent opposed gay marriage and 28 percent were in favor.

Nonetheless, the largest gayrights group in the state, Equality California, remains cautious and isn’t yet ready to begin a campaign to overturn Prop 8. A federal court has struck down the law, but that ruling has been appealed.

“We aren’t confident that the level of support is stable enough to withstand the rigors of a referendum,” said spokeswoman Rebekah Orr. “We know that people are conflicted. Their intellectual position can show up in a poll and their emotional position shows up in the voting booth.”

California is among 30 states where voters have approved amendments limiting marriage to unions of one man and one woman. In Hawaii, voters passed an amendment in 1998 empower-

“I shop as much as I can in Piedmont,” he said.

Young said he was optimistic that with the upcoming addition of a grocery section in the Dollar General more people will stay and buy groceries in Piedmont.

Sparks said that he buys groceries at Walmart, but when the Publix in Oxford opens up that’s where he’ll shop.

Retired schoolteacher Perry Cromer said shopping is better in Oxford compared to Piedmont.

From the porch swing of the Eubanks Welcome Center, Holder’s wife remembered what the town used to be like.

“I’ve lived here all my life,” she said. “It wasn’t always like this. Town was always busy when I was growing up,” she said, adding, “there used to be two movie theaters in town.”

Jack Holder agreed. “We don’t have a state university downtown like Jackson-

must be willing to spend $275,000 to $473,000 for start-up costs.

32 Degrees “is very proud of the way the Oxford store is performing,” Buha said.

The Oxford store, which is owned by the Pizitz company, opened in March 2011, and is one of six in Alabama. Pizitz is looking for a franchisee to add a second location in this region.

Buha declined to discuss the company’s finances. Pizitz said the company’s goal is to open

ing the Legislature to ban gay marriage, which it proceeded to do.

The ban remains in effect, though Hawaii lawmakers approved civil unions last year.

The other statewide vote was in Maine in 2009, when 53 percent of the voters overturned a law that would have legalized same-sex marriage.

The issue is back on Maine’s ballot for Nov. 6, with voters getting another chance to approve same-sex marriage. Schubert, who is advising gay-marriage opponents in Maine, depicts it as the toughest contest for his side among the four statewide elections this fall.

In Minnesota, voters will be deciding whether to approve a gay-marriage ban similar to those in the other 30 states. In Maryland and Washington, assuming enough valid signatures are gathered by gay marriage opponents, there will be ballot measures seeking to overturn same-sex marriage laws passed by legislators this year.

ville. We don’t have an interstate running through town like Oxford ... If you don’t have something to anchor your town, it’ll dry up,” Holder said.

Residents say that seems to be what’s happening to the small town, with so many vacant buildings downtown and empty estates inherited by children who live elsewhere.

What’s sad, Holder noted, is that while Piedmont has a good, modern school system, the graduates “have no place to work here.” They end up moving away to places like Birmingham or Atlanta, he said. “We lose our best and brightest.”

What Piedmont does offer, residents say, is an environment unlike its neighbors, highlighted by the Chief Ladiga bicycling trail running through town.

“I think our most solid future is in the recreational trail,” Holder said.

three to five new stores this year She declined to comment on across the Southeast. plans for stores in the city.

— Sherry Kughn “I can’t tell you what would happen five years from now, five months from now,” Davis said. “If One Dollar Tree Dollar Tree continues to grow — closes in Oxford and we are always looking to open The Dollar Tree in Quintard Mall new stores — so if there was an closed its doors May 21, a spokes- opportunity to open another store woman for the company said. in Oxford, it would be a new store.”

The remaining Dollar Tree on But there are no plans to open Plaza Lane is still open for busi- a new store in Oxford at this time, ness, said Shelley Davis, spokes- she added. woman for the company.

— Laura Camper

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Today Support Groups: • Free family support meeting, 56 p.m., Bradford Health Services, 1701 B South Pelham Road, Suite D, Jacksonville, Brookstone building next to Jacksonville Medical Center, meeting is for any person who is experiencing behavioral problems with a loved one; has a family member of any age with drug or alcohol problem; needs help coping with loved one’s drug or alcohol problem; needs help making decisions on how to help a family member of any age, a counselor will facilitate this meeting, call 256-237-4209 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 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).

Tuesday

Support Groups:

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

• Bariatric Support Group, for persons interested in bariatric surgery or those who have had bariatric surgery and support people, Physicians Office Building, suite 102, 901 Leighton Ave., contact Ann Couch, RN, CBN at 256-236-1300.

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

• Courage to Change Group of Narcotics Anonymous, discussion, open, smoking, noon; women’s meeting, candlelight, smoking, 7 p.m.; 11th Step Meditation meeting, closed, non-smoking, 8:30 p.m., Atlanta Avenue, off Noble Street between 10th and 11th streets.

• 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 to residents of Calhoun County, sponsored by Family Services Center of Calhoun County, 13 E. 11th St., call 256-231-2240, ext. 120, to sign up.

• 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 406,

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.

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.

• Senior water aerobics class, 7:30-8:30 a.m., Jacksonville State University, Pete Mathews Coli-

seum, call Aubrey Crossen at 256689-2580 for more information.

• Senior therapeutic yoga class, 8-9 a.m., Jacksonville State University, Pete Mathews Coliseum, dance studio, call Aubrey Crossen at 256-689-2580 for more information.

Meetings: • 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 Center No. 5, 5818 McClellan Blvd., 256-225-0003.

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.

Meetings:

• Board of Directors of the East Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission, 11 a.m., Anniston City Meeting Center, 1615 Noble St., 256-237-6741.

• Seminar on “Cyber community Policing-Citizens and the Social Media”, 1-4 p.m., Anniston City Meeting Center, 1615 Noble St., sponsored by Jacksonville University’s Office of Continuing EducaWednesday tion and East Alabama Regional Planning and Development ComSupport Group: mission, 256-782-5918 to register.

• AA meeting, noon and 7 p.m., 1411 • Men’s Bible Study of AnnisGurnee Ave., enter through rear of ton First Baptist Church, 8 a.m., building, 256-237-6196.

McDonald’s in Lenlock, 256-847• Celebrate Recovery, 12-step 0230.

Christ-centered recovery Step Study Group, 6 p.m., Word Alive Miscellaneous: International Outreach, Coldwa- • Bridge Club, 11 a.m., Lenlock Center, 256-225-2186 or 256-223-6593. ter No. 5, 5818 McClellan Blvd., • Courage to Change Group of 256-225-0003.

Narcotics Anonymous, 90 min- • Senior water aerobics class, utes, closed, candlelight, smok- 7:30-8:30 a.m., Jacksonville State ing, 7 p.m., Atlanta Avenue, off University, Pete Mathews ColiNoble Street between 10th and seum, call Aubrey Crossen at 256689-2580 for more information.

11th streets.

• Free parenting classes for par- • Senior floor fitness class, 8:15ents of 2- to 12-year-olds, 9-11 a.m., 9:15 a.m., Jacksonville State UniFamily Services Center of Calhoun versity, Pete Mathews Coliseum, County, 13 E. 11th St. Child care dance studio, call Aubrey Crossen at 256-689-2580 for more informaprovided, 256-231-2240.

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vets Continued from Page 1A The Department of Veterans Affairs is mired in backlogged claims, but “our mission is to take care of whatever the population is,” said Allison Hickey, the VA’s undersecretary for benefits. “We want them to have what their entitlement is.”

The 21 percent who filed claims in previous wars is Hickey’s estimate of an average for Operation Desert Storm and Desert Shield.

The VA has details only on the current disability claims being paid to veterans of each war.

The AP spent three months reviewing records and talking with doctors, government officials and former troops to take stock of the new veterans. They are different in many ways from those who fought before them.

More are from the Reserves and National Guard — 28 percent of those filing disability claims — rather than career military.

Reserves and National Guard made up a greater percentage of troops in these wars than they did in previous ones. About 31 percent of Guard/Reserve new veterans have filed claims compared to 56 percent of career military ones.

More of the new veterans are women, accounting for 12 percent of those who have sought care through the VA. Women also served in greater numbers in these wars than in the past.

Some female veterans are claiming PTSD due to military sexual trauma — a new challenge from a disability rating standpoint, Hickey said.

The new veterans have differ-

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Army Pvt. Randy Donovan is hugged by his mother, Twila Donovan, upon arriving at the Crossroads Christian Church in Hutchinson, Kan., for a welcome home party. Donovan was injured by an IED in Afghanistan in November 2011. ent types of injuries than previous veterans did. That’s partly because improvised bombs have been the main weapon and because body armor and improved battlefield care allowed many of them to survive wounds that in past wars proved fatal.

“They’re being kept alive at unprecedented rates,” said Dr. David Cifu, the VA’s medical rehabilitation chief. More than 95 percent of troops wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan have survived.

Larry Bailey II is an example.

After tripping a rooftop bomb in Afghanistan last June, the 26year-old Marine remembers flying into the air, then fellow troops attending to him.

“I pretty much knew that my legs were gone. My left hand, from what I remember I still had three fingers on it,” although they didn’t

seem right, Bailey said. “I looked a few times but then they told me to stop looking.” Bailey, who is from Zion, Ill., north of Chicago, ended up a triple amputee and expects to get a hand transplant this summer.

He is still transitioning from active duty and is not yet a veteran. Just over half of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans eligible for VA care have used it so far.

Of those who have sought VA care: • More than 1,600 of them lost a limb; many others lost fingers or toes.

• At least 156 are blind, and thousands of others have impaired vision.

• More than 177,000 have hearing loss, and more than 350,000 report tinnitus — noise or ringing in the ears.

• Thousands are disfigured, as many as 200 of them so badly that they may need face transplants.

One-quarter of battlefield injuries requiring evacuation included wounds to the face or jaw, one study found.

“The numbers are pretty staggering,” said Dr. Bohdan Pomahac, a surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston who has done four face transplants on non-military patients and expects to start doing them soon on veterans.

Others have invisible wounds.

More than 400,000 of these new veterans have been treated by the VA for a mental health problem, most commonly, PTSD. Tens of thousands of veterans suffered traumatic brain injury, or TBI — mostly mild concussions from bomb blasts — and doctors don’t know what’s in store for them long-term. Cifu, of the VA, said that roughly 20 percent of active duty troops suffered concussions, but only one-third of them have symptoms lasting beyond a few months.

That’s still a big number, and “it’s very rare that someone has just a single concussion,” said David Hovda, director of the UCLA Brain Injury Research Center. Suffering multiple concussions, or one soon after another, raises the risk of long-term problems. A brain injury also makes the brain more susceptible to PTSD, he said.

On a more mundane level, many new veterans have back, shoulder and knee problems, aggravated by carrying heavy packs and wearing the body armor that helped keep them alive. One recent study found that 19 percent required orthopedic

surgery consultations and 4 percent needed surgery after returning from combat.

All of this adds up to more disability claims, which for years have been coming in faster than the government can handle them.

The average wait to get a new one processed grows longer each month and is now about eight months — time that a frustrated, injured veteran might spend with no income.

More than 560,000 veterans from all wars currently have claims that are backlogged — older than 125 days.

The VA’s benefits chief, Hickey, gave these reasons: • Sheer volume. Disability claims from all veterans soared from 888,000 in 2008 to 1.3 million in 2011. Last year’s included more than 230,000 new claims from Vietnam veterans and their survivors because of a change in what conditions can be considered related to Agent Orange exposure. Those complex, 50year-old cases took more than a third of available staff, she said.

• High number of ailments per claim. When a veteran claims 11 to 14 problems, each one requires “due diligence” — a medical evaluation and proof that it is servicerelated, Hickey said.

• A new mandate to handle the oldest cases first. Because these tend to be the most complex, they have monopolized staff and pushed up average processing time on new claims, she said.

• Outmoded systems. The VA is streamlining and going to electronic records, but for now, “We have 4.4 million case files sitting around 56 regional offices that we have to work with; that slows us down significantly,” Hickey said.

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