Monday Record for August 6, 2012

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

BANKRUPTCIES

Ann Elaine McCary Anderson, Eulaton Linda Mae Bachmann, Oxford Donald E. Beck, Weaver Marjorie Traylor Boone, Wedowee Don Wayne Coleman, Arkansas Tammy Jean Crosson-Muth, Nebraska Tammie Cunningham, Heflin Kerry Cypress, Jacksonville Maurine Betty Steil Donley, Anniston Clara Jo Ervin, Heflin Gladys C. Forbes, Eastaboga Glenda Mae Gettrost, Centre Gary Hall, Florida Susan Boykin Harmon, Opelika Earl Joe Harp, Cedar Bluff Emma Frances Head Heifner, Kirkwood, Mo. Fred R. Hill, Jacksonville Katherine Horn, Ashland Lee A. “Bay Bro” Houston Jr., Anniston Harriett H. Howell, Anniston La’Kyn Kelly, Pell City Charles Roy Kent, Ohatchee Jeanne Hill Key, Wedowee Norma Whittington Kirkes, Oxford Nobie Lee Lane, Wedowee Harold Walton “Mutt” Loveless, Centre Sarah Hamilton Mashburn, Talladega SGM Retired Thomas E. Miller, Anniston Robert E. Moncrief, Tennessee Lewis Henry Moore, Roanoke Walter P. Northup, Alexandria Claudia Lucinda Pitts, Centre Sam Richardson, Gadsden Lenell Simon, Anniston Rev. Henry Orville Smith, Piedmont Rudolph Bernard Sonnberger Jr., Anniston James Gregory Storey, Atlanta Aretus Thompson, Piedmont Vera Griffith Vaughan, Anniston Hanah Denise Watson, Tennessee Deborah Jean Weathers, Georgia Jean Valerie Weldon, Jacksonville Mary Rovine Willis, Weaver Jesse H. Woodard, Anniston Barry Wright, Hobson City Curtis Eaul Wright, 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:

Chapter 7

• Tresa Denise Moore, S Main Street, Piedmont • Ayanna Shalea Bradford, Dennis Street SW, Jacksonville • Fred R. Smith and Sharron R. Smith, Pinson Road, Anniston • Veronica D. McElderry, McCall Drive, Anniston • Cynthia M. Champion, Robertson Lane, Oxford • Bradley Clark Ward and Allison Garmon Ward, Chosea Springs Road, Anniston • Dustin Lee Grubbs and Betsy Deana Grubbs, Newborn Street, Anniston

Chapter 13

• Martin Vinson, Eva Avenue, Anniston • Shannon E. Woodard, Hillside Drive, Anniston • Ronald Williams, Moore Avenue, Anniston • William L. Rigstand, William Street, Oxford • Stephen K. Smith and Melanie S. Smith, Circle Drive, Oxford • Andy Edwards, Eastbrook Drive, Oxford • Jason T. Spears and Christy Spears, Jewell Road, Oxford • Tammy Eaves, Digby Road, Oxford • Albany L. Lindsey and Brittany N. Lindsay, Stewart Street, Oxford • Radall J. Snead and Tracy B. Snead, Del Ray Circle, Oxford • Ronald Lynn Dean and Patricia Gail Dean, Rosemary Lane, Oxford

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The crafter’s corner in Sunday’s Life section

CATTLE SALE

MARRIAGE LICENSES • Brandon Lee Williams of Anniston to Rhonda Lee Hughes of Anniston • Danny Wayne Rogers II of Anniston to Tamala Puls Turner of Anniston • Brandon Gregory Vincent of Eastaboga to Mattie Elizabeth Chatman of Eastaboga • Robert Lee Clibrey Jr. of Lincoln to Angela Bryant Smith of Lincoln • Anthony Brian Wharton of Ohatchee to Misti Dawn Herron of Piedmont • Willie Thomas Morris Jr. of Anniston to La’Shevia Danyell Grant of Anniston • Bruce L. Gerhardt of Anniston to Kristi Finley Parton of Anniston • Eran Milton Usery of Ohatchee to Jessica Faye Templeton of Ohatchee • William Dewitt Chamberlin III of Piedmont to Amy Denise Kelley of Piedmont • Shenick Hester Jr. of Oxford to Ashley

Trachelle Campbell of Oxford • David Nathanael Heaton of Weaver to Crysti Leigh Williams of Weaver • Malcolm Laray Lindsey of Weaver to Chasity Brazzell Arnold of Anniston • Brenton William Young of Oxford to Amanda Elizabeth Adcock of Oxford • Lavonte Young of Oxford to Keiuna Katrice Ellington of Oxford • Christopher Michael Duke of Jacksonville to Kristen Leigh Stinson of Anniston • Marvin Anthony Taylor of Goodwater to Jacqueline Voyer of Jacksonville • Mark Wilson Weems of Oxford to Janet Sims Weems of Oxford • Walter Modica of Conyers, Ga., to Carmella Diana Woodard of Lithonia, Ga. • Thomas Robinson Jr. of Oxford to Sherry Lee Williams of Rainbow City

Here is the livestock market report for the Tuesday sale. Receipts for this week 551 compared to 414 last week. Receipts a year ago 599.

FEEDER CLASSES: Bulls and steers (Medium and Large No. 1 and No. 2): 200-300 lbs. 160.00-226.00; 300-400 lbs. 150.00 to 207.50; 400-500 lbs. 127.00 to 165.00; 500-600 lbs.

120.00 to 141.00; 600-700 lbs. 103.00 to 128.00.

Heifers (Medium and Large No. 1 and No. 2): 200300 lbs. 140.00 to 200.00; 300-400 lbs. 135.00 to 157.00; 400-500 lbs. 127.00 to 136.00; 500-600 lbs.

115.00 to 132.00; 600-700 lbs. 104.00 to 117.00.

SLAUGHTER CLASSES: Cows: Breakers 80.00 to 83.50; Boners 85.00 to 93.00; Lean 75.00 to 80.00.

Bulls: Normal Dressing 5458% 99.00; High Dressing >58% 104.50; Low Dressing

INCORPORATIONS

• Oxanna LLC • All Karing Inc. • Absolute Environmental and Construction LLC WILLS PROBATED • M.C. Heavy Haulers LLC • Piedmont Texaco LLC • Ava G. Lawler Pinkston • Mary Wright • Eula Sawyer Hendrix • Alabama Healthy Com• John Joseph Manuel • Johnny Ralph Waugh munity • Marshall Junior • Nellie R. Bowen EDITOR’S NOTE Smith • James Cordis Ballard • Earnest Eugene • Elaine G. Wakefield The material inside the MondayRecordisrecorded DIVORCES

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Tubbs and Fernando baugh The public records are Velazquez • Lisa Anne Parks and published as they appeared • Benny McClaine and Barry Edward Parks Patsy M. McClaine • Dennis Bunch and on the documents obtained by the newspaper. Direct • Melissa Kirk Pierce Marsha Bunch and Dustin Langley • Elaine Barbee and questions and comments about Monday Record to Pierce Corey Wayne Barbee Isaac Godwin at jgodwin@ • Anita Deffenbaugh jsu.edu.

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.

Anniston

The following property crimes were reported to the Anniston Police Department during the seven-day period ending at 7 a.m. Thursday.

Burglaries • Residence, 2000 block of Coleman Road: television.

• Residence, 2100 block of Walnut Avenue: television.

• Residence, 3400 block of Moore Avenue: air conditioning unit, radio, jewelry, copper pipe.

• Storage facility, 400 block of Palmetto Avenue: fan.

• Residence, 1500 block of Christine Avenue: cash.

• Residence, 500 block of South Hillman Street: household items, DVDs.

• Residence, 1000 block of Claxton Street: television.

• Residence, 800 block of Mimosa Drive: game console, controller, television.

• Residence, 1900 block of Rocky Hollow Avenue: game console.

• Residence, 2800 block of Madison Street: firearm.

• Building, 600 block of Powers Avenue: copper wire.

• Residence, 1400 block of Warrior Road: laptop computer, television.

• Residence, 900 block of South Christine Avenue: game console.

Thefts

hawk Trail: silverware.

• Commercial location, 3000 block of Noble Street: copper.

• Residence, 3300 block of Anita Avenue: jewelry, U.S. currency.

• Service station, 1500 block of Greenbrier Dear Road: laptop computer.

• Residence, 400 block of Oak Lane: gasoline, mp3 player.

• Residence, 4300 block of Skyline Drive: lawn mowers.

• Residence, 300 block of Avery Drive: antique cameras, currency collection.

• Residence, 300 block of South Corning Street: generator.

• Residence, 2800 block of Madison Street: firearm.

• Residence, 2800 block of Madison Street: cell phone, U.S. currency.

• Department store, 5500 block of McClellan Boulevard: merchandise. (Recovered 07-31-2012)

• Residence, 5700 block of Dawson Avenue: bags of sports equipment.

• Unknown location, Old Gadsden Highway: 1985 Ford F-150.

• Service station, 800 block of South Quintard Avenue: 1998 Toyota Camry.

• Residence, 1100 block of Project Drive: car speakers.

• Building, 1400 block of South Quintard Avenue: 2009 Saturn Vue XE.

Calhoun County

The following property crimes were reported to the Calhoun • Hotel, 5600 block of McClellan County Sheriff’s Office during the Boulevard: wallet, debit card, perseven-day period ending at 7 a.m. sonal I.D., cash.

Thursday.

• Commercial location, 1900 block of West 13th Street: air conditionBurglaries ing unit.

• Residence, State Farm Road, • Residence, 3000 block of Griffis Alexandria: copper, light fixture, Street: medication. sheetrock.

• Residence, 2500 block of Walnut Auto-related thefts Avenue: tablet computer.

• Residence, 1700 block of Pine • Residence, Faith Avenue, Jack• Residence, 400 block of Toma- Avenue: cell phone. sonville: household items.

monday television Market Warriors, 7 p.m. on PBS: to come back to work. Barney Mike & Molly, 8:31 p.m. on CBS: Pickers Miller, John, Bob and Mike (Billy Gardell) leaves his (Neil Patrick Harris) is hitting Kevin head to Brimfield, Mass., bachelor digs behind to move on a woman (Rebecca Creshome of the largest outdoor in with Molly (Melissa McCarkoff) who turns out to be crazy. market in the world, and thy) and her family. Needless And did we mention the 10,000 struggle to find the right items to say, living in a house full of bees in the basement? to sell at Cowan’s Auction in women is going to be quite Bunheads, 8 p.m. on ABCFamily: Cincinnati. As part of the chalan adjustment, especially Fanny (Kelly Bishop) is full of lenge, the pickers are teamed when two of those women surprises in this new episode. up and tasked with finding art are Molly's tart-tongued mom As Michelle (Sutton Foster) is glass among the market’s 6,000 (Swoosie Kurtz) and hard-parprocessing the discovery that vendors in the new episode tying sister (Katy Mixon). her mother-in-law is in a seri“Antiquing in Brimfield, MA.” Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, 9 ous long-distance relationship How I Met Your Mother, 7 p.m. p.m. on Food Network: In this with a man (Richard Gant), on CBS: Apparently someone new episode, Guy samples lau Fanny surprises her further invited Murphy to Lily and lau stew and other traditional with an invitation to go see Marshall’s (Alyson Hannigan, Hawaiian dishes at a gena play. At the studio, Sasha’s Jason Segel) housewarming eral store on the east coast (Julia Goldani Telles) misbeparty, because everything that of Oahu. He also checks out a havior in class costs her a covcan go wrong does. Marshall’s family-owned Chicago eatery eted role. Kaitlyn Jenkins also boss (Martin Short) wants him that serves Sicilian sandwichstars in “Blank Up, It’s Time.”

es such as the schiacciata — sort of a cross between a sandwich and a double-crust pizza. In Mississippi, he visits an underground cafe with an unusual twist on French toast in “Unconventional Comforts.”

Perception, 9 p.m. on TNT: Pierce and Moretti (Eric McCormack, Rachael Leigh Cook) investigate the murder of a young man who claimed to hear the word of God. They try to figure out if the killing is linked to the victim’s past in the drug scene or his later life as a member of a suspicious religious organization. Roger Bart guest stars as an Internal Revenue Service agent investigating the latter in this new episode.

• Residence, New Liberty Road, Wellington: copper wire and tubing, mobile home underpinning.

Thefts

• Residence, Reneau Street, Anniston: tiller.

• Restaurant, Alabama 9, Anniston: cash and checks.

• Residence, Friendship Road, Oxford: lighted “Bama” sign.

• Residence, Buck Drive, Ohatchee: utility trailer, wheels and tires.

• Unknown location, Post Oak Road, Alexandria: U.S. currency.

• Residence, Mudd Street, Lincoln: four-wheeler.

• Residence: Pope Road, Ohatchee: television.

• Residence, New Liberty Road, Wellington: copper wire.

Auto-related thefts • Residence, Briarwood Avenue, Oxford: 1984 Dodge truck, debit card, checkbook.

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PROPERTY TRANSFERRED • Norris G. Robertson and Billy R. Robertson to Mt. Zion Baptist Church, D.P. Haynes’ map of Melrose, block F, lots 4 and 5, $50,000.

• Edward Scroggins to George Richard Mudd, Lake Louise subdivision, section 1, block 9, lot 1, $10.

• Freddie Mac to Carol Angle, Betta-Life subdivision, block 5, lot 4, $30,000.

• Fannie Mae to Roberta Sue Allen, Anniston Land Co., block 515A, lots 12 and 13, $15,000.

• Farmers & Merchants Bank to Braxton Harris and Braxton Harris Jr., Tyler Hill, block 2, lot 1, $100.

• Merlene B. Jennings and John A. Jennings to Linda Jennings Reaves, Jonathan Edward Reaves and Jennifer Reaves Ledbetter, North Anniston Realty Co., block 10, lot 3, $10.

• Merlene Jennings to Linda Jennings Reaves, Jonathan Edward Reaves and Jennifer Reaves Ledbetter, North Anniston Realty Co., block 9, lots 13 and 14, $10.

• Wells Fargo Bank to Housing & Urban Development, Ramblewoods subdivision, 1st addition, lot 6, $1.

• Joseph A. Magouyrk and Maranda Magouyrk to Kronospan LLC, Rosser subdivision, lot 15, $10.

•Tom Loomis to Linda Loomis, a parcel of land along North Center Avenue, Piedmont, $1.

• Linda Loomis to Brady Roe, a parcel of land along North Center Avenue, Piedmont, $10.

• Allen Ray Lee Jr. to Shawn Heath Owens, a parcel of land in section 8, township 16, range 7, $10.

• James V. Presnell and Karen A. Presnell to Cynthia Hughes Lynch, The Fairways at Cider Ridge, phase 1, block 3, lot 12, $10.

• Farmers & Merchants Bank to Calhoun Development Co., Inc., Eagles Landing, 4th addition, lot 108, $10.

• Calhoun Development Co., Inc. to Nathan D. Slone and Stephanie Slone, a parcel of land in section 29, township 14, range 8, $10.

• Fannie Mae to John Sears, a parcel of land in section 3/4, township 15, range 8.

• Beneficial Financial I Inc. to Martha A. Harden, a parcel of land in section 20, township 15, range 8, $38,500.

• Lori H. Reid to Lynn Mitchell, Jacksonville Mining & Manufacturing Co., block 380, lots 1-6 and 15-20, $10.

• Michael P. Heston and Jennifer R. Heston to Jeffrey L. Cox, Jackson Terrace subdivision, 1st addition, lot 12, $1.

• Betty L. Barr-Estate to Deborah L. Nelson, M.M. Hudgens subdivision, lot 21, $10.

• Teresa Patterson Hoglen to Jamie Scroggins and Shonda Scroggins, Cheaha Acres Estates No. 2, block 4, lot 8, $10.

• Chalmar Buchanan and Jerry Buchanan to Tamara A. McIntosh and Lawrence H. Thibault, a parcel of land in section 2, township 14, range 6, $10.

• Kendra Hobgood to Ronald Eugene Hobgood, a parcel of land in section 16, township 13, range 7, $1.

• Elsie B. Cox to Sygrid Y. Beard, Cleburne Ridge, lots 5 and 6, $1.

• Clara Lois Vecchio to Terrance R. Pearson and Coretta A. Pearson, Grandview, 7th addition, lot 77, $10.

• Billy R. Robertson and Sue Robertson to Mt. Zion Baptist Church, D.P. Haynes’ map of Melrose, lots 4 and 5, $80,000.

• United States Pipe and Foundry Co. LLC to Mueller Property Holdings LLC, Totten’s map of Anniston, block A1, lots 9-11; Camp’s map of Oxford, block A1, lots 6-8, $10.

• United States Pipe and Foundry

Co., LLC. to Mueller Property Holdings LLC, a parcel of land in section 19/20, township 16, range 8, $10.

• Alabama Housing Finance Authority to Housing & Urban Development, a parcel of land in section 9, township 14, range 8.

• Housing & Urban Development to Timothy Allen Wells and Myra Wells, a parcel of land in section 34, township 14, range 7, $25,263.

• G. McKenzie Gillam to Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville Mining & Manufacturing Co., block 98, lots 2-4, $10.

• Janet L. Merchant to Dexter Lynn Copeland Sr., Berkshire Woods, 2nd sector, block 3, lot 25, $140,000.

• Jerry O. Reaves and Michael J. Reaves and David Reaves to Oxanna LLC, a parcel of land in section 29, township 16, range8, $10.

• Gerald Woodruff to Lauren Waltz, a parcel of land in section 16, township 16, range 8, $138,000.

• Nathan Slone and Stephanie Slone to Calhoun Development Co., Inc., Buckhorn subdivision, phase IV, 1st addition, lot 168, $10.

• Florence A. Caley to Elsie B. Cox, Barrington Farms subdivision, lot 30, $10.

• Dorothy Veach to Keith W. Colbert and Silwha Shin Colbert, R.L. Perkins re-subdivision, block 530, lot 2, $10.

• R. Eric Johnson to Rita A. Gunning and Joshua A. Gunning, Dogwood Acres subdivision, lot 17, $10.

• JADO Properties LLC to John Edward Wippler III and Lisa Gail Wippler, a parcel of land in section 16, township 16, range 7, $10.

• John D. Lee III and Allison R. Lee to Kenny Daniel Rochester, Shadow Ridge subdivision, lot 24, $10.

• Randy K. Grizzard and Kimberly A. Grizzard to Lindsay Ashton Grizzard and Tyler Grizzard, C.P. Camp’s

map of Oxford, block 21, lot 2, $10.

• Heirs of Sandra M. Tolton to Alan R. Tolton, Boozer Land & Development Co.’s addition to Cheaha Acres No. 2, block 4, lot 18, $1.

• Wanda Jean Burke Pettus to Maranda F. Ray, Reaves subdivision, block 1, lots 73-80, $85,000.

• Kathe Karen Morales Staser, Michael Mark Morales and Garner Kyle Christopher Morales to Frank A. Huyck and Deborah Huyck, Pelham Heights, 1st addition, lot 35, $18,500.

• Dennis Callahan and Margie Callahan to John Chance, Willie White subdivision, block 96, lots 7-9, $10.

• Heirs of Joyce Coppock and James R. Turner to Nathan Turner and Dale McCartney, a parcel of land in section 33/34, township 13, range 8, $10.

• Charles Thompson and Edna Thompson to David E. Hobbs and Stephanie C. Hobbs, a parcel of land in section 32, township 14, range 8, $10.

• Randy Payne to Phillip Barrett, a parcel of land in section 30, township 14, range 8, $10.

• Betty Payne to Phillip Barrett, a parcel of land in section 30, township 14, range 8, $10.

• Donald Payne to Phillip Barrett, a parcel of land in section 30, township 14, range 8, $10.

• Kenneth Payne to Phillip Barrett, a parcel of land in section 30, township 14, range 8, $10.

• Diane Payne to Phillip Barrett, a parcel of land in section 30, township 14, range 8, $10.

• Allen Payne to Phillip Barrett, a parcel of land in section 30, township 14, range 8, $10.

• George Payne to Phillip Barrett, a parcel of land in section 30, township 14, range 8, $10.

• Jeff Bryant to Phillip Barrett, a parcel of land in section 30, town-

ship 14, range 8, $10.

• Mike Hayes to Phillip Barrett, a parcel of land in section 30, township 14, range 8, $10.

• Dixie Hayes to Phillip Barrett, a parcel of land in section 30, township 14, range 8, $10.

• Kenneth J. Holbrook and Betty M. Holbrook to Brittany A. Craig, a parcel of land in section 20, township 16, range 7, $10.

• Florence A. Caley to Don Kevin Matthews and Teresa B. Matthews, a parcel of land in section 25, township 14, range 6, $10.

• Farmers & Merchants Bank to Billy Tolleson, Eagles Landing, 4th addition, lots 105 and 107, $100.

• Michael W. Deuel to Jeanie Atkins, Fowler Estates subdivision, block A, lots 13 and 14, $10.

• Melanie L. Peak to Jeffrey C. Peak, Francis addition to Jacksonville, lot 14; Jacksonville Mining & Manufacturing Co., block 398, lots 1-5, 13 and 14, $10.

• Mitsuko Rogers to Jimmey Ray Barclay Sr. and Rebecca Lynn Dutton Barclay, Corning subdivision, block 15, lots 9-13, $10.

• James M. Miller and Kristi G. Miller to David L. Hancock and Misty N. Hancock, Chateau Manor, lots 8 and 9, $250,000.

• Janet Barker Ginn to William O. Ginn and Maggie N. Ginn, a parcel of land in section 9, township 14, range 7, $10.

• Martha Leftwich to Timothy B. Gallagher, a parcel of land along Parker Boulevard, Weaver, $12,000.

• Property Investment Group LLC to Benjamin C. Tomlinson, Francis addition to Jacksonville, lot 23; Jacksonville Mining & Manufacturing Co., block 86, lot 10; Jacksonville Mining & Manufacturing Co., block 409, lots 9-11, $10.

FORECLOSURES

• Joel Hawbaker and April Hawbaker, S.E. Boozer subdivi• Teresa Charlene Lockridge and James David Lockridge, & Improvement Co., block 60, lots 8 and 9.

Mecca Woods Estates, block 3, lot 13.

• Jeffery Bell and Marcella Bell, McCary Manor subdivi- sion, lot 18.

• Timothy Glenn Scott and Sandra G. Scott, Piedmont Land sion, block 1, lot 1.

‘Experiencing scientific fact’ Scientist claims new study proves we’re in midst of climate change

By Seth Borenstein Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The relentless, weather-gonecrazy type of heat that has blistered the United States and other parts of the world in recent years is so rare that it can’t be anything but man-made global warming, says a new statistical analysis from a top government scientist.

The research by a man often called the “godfather of global warming” says that the likelihood of such temperatures occurring from the 1950s through the 1980s was rarer than 1 in 300. Now, the odds are closer to 1 in 10, according to the study by NASA scientist James Hansen. He says that statistically what’s happening is not random or normal, but pure and simple climate change.

“This is not some scientific theory. We are now experiencing scientific fact,” Hansen told the Associated Press in an interview.

Hansen is a scientist at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York and a professor at Columbia University. But he is also a strident activist who has called for government action to curb greenhouse gases for years. While his study was published online Saturday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, it is unlikely to sway opinion among the remaining climate change skeptics.

However, several climate scientists praised the new work.

In a blunt departure from most climate research, Hansen’s study — based on statistics, not the more typical climate modeling — blames these three heat

Sue Ogrocki/Associated Press file photo

Sailboats and a floating dock lie on dry ground last September in a harbor at Lake Hefner in Oklahoma. waves purely on global warming: • Last year’s devastating Texas-Oklahoma drought.

• The 2010 heat waves in Russia and the Middle East, which led to thousands of deaths.

• The 2003 European heat wave blamed for tens of thousands of deaths, especially among the elderly in France.

The analysis was written before the current drought and record-breaking temperatures that have seared much of the United States this year. But Hansen believes this too is another prime example of global warming at its worst.

The new research makes the case for the severity of global warming in a different way than most scientific studies and uses simple math instead of relying on complex climate models or an understanding of atmospheric physics. It also doesn’t bother with the usual caveats about individual weather events having numerous causes.

The increase in the chance of extreme heat,

drought and heavy downpours in certain regions is so huge that scientists should stop hemming and hawing, Hansen said. “This is happening often enough, over a big enough area that people can see it happening,” he said.

Scientists have generally responded that it’s impossible to say whether single events are caused by global warming, because of the influence of natural weather variability.

However, that position has been shifting in recent months as other studies have also concluded climate change is happening right before our eyes.

Hansen hopes his new study will shift people’s thinking about climate change and goad governments into action. He wrote an op-ed piece that appeared online Friday in the Washington Post.

“There is still time to act and avoid a worsening climate, but we are wasting precious time,” he wrote.

The science in Hansen’s study is excellent “and reframes the question,” said

Andrew Weaver, a climate scientist at the University of Victoria in British Columbia who was a member of the Nobel Prize-winning international panel of climate scientists that issued a series of reports on global warming.

“Rather than say, ‘Is this because of climate change?’

That’s the wrong question. What you can say is, ‘How likely is this to have occurred with the absence of global warming?’ It’s so extraordinarily unlikely that it has to be due to global warming,” Weaver said.

For years scientists have run complex computer models using combinations of various factors to see how likely a weather event would happen without global warming and with it.

About 25 different aspects of climate change have been formally attributed to man-made greenhouse gases in dozens of formal studies. But these are generally broad and non-specific, such as more heat waves in some regions and heavy rainfall in others.

Another upcoming study by Kevin Trenberth, climate analysis chief at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, links the 2010 Russian heat wave to global warming by looking at the underlying weather that caused the heat wave.

He called Hansen’s paper an important one that helps communicate the problem.

But there is bound to be continued disagreement.

Previous studies had been unable to link the two, and one by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration concluded that the Russian drought, which also led to devastating wildfires, was not related to global warming.

Nati Harnik/Associated Press

Dead fish float in a pond near Rock Port, Mo., on July 26.

Massive Midwest fish kill blamed on drought

By Grant Schulte Associated press

LINCOLN, Neb. — Thousands of fish are dying in the Midwest as the hot, dry summer dries up rivers and causes water temperatures to climb in some spots to nearly 100 degrees.

About 40,000 shovelnose sturgeon were killed in Iowa last week as water temperatures reached 97 degrees.

Nebraska fishery officials said they’ve seen thousands of dead sturgeon, catfish, carp, and other species in the Lower Platte River, including the endangered pallid sturgeon. And biologists in Illinois said the hot weather has killed tens of thousands of large- and smallmouth bass and channel catfish and is threatening the population of the greater redhorse fish, a state-endangered species.

So many fish died in one Illinois lake that the carcasses clogged an intake screen near a power plant, lowering water levels to the point that the station had to shut down one of its generators.

“It’s something I’ve never seen in my career, and I’ve been here for more than 17 years,” said Mark Flammang, a fisheries biologist with the

Iowa Department of Natural Resources. “I think what we’re mainly dealing with here are the extremely low flows and this unparalleled heat.”

The fish are victims of one of the driest and warmest summers in history. The federal U.S. Drought Monitor shows nearly two-thirds of the lower 48 states are experiencing some form of drought.

Iowa DNR officials said the sturgeon found dead in the Des Moines River were worth nearly $10 million, a high value based in part on their highly sought eggs, which are used for caviar.

The fish are valued at more than $110 a pound.

Flammang said weekend rain improved some of Iowa’s rivers and lakes, but temperatures were rising again and straining a sturgeon population that develops health problems when water temperatures climb into the 80s.

“Those fish have been in these rivers for thousands of thousands of years, and they’re accustomed to all sorts of weather conditions,” he said. “But sometimes, you have conditions occur that are outside their realm of tolerance.”

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• AA meeting, noon and 7 p.m., 1411 Gurnee • Bariatric Support Group, for persons interAve., enter through rear of building, 256- ested in bariatric surgery or those who have had bariatric surgery and support people, 237-6196.

• Courage to Change Group of Narcotics Physicians Office Building, suite 102, 901 Anonymous, basic text study, open, non- Leighton Ave., contact Ann Couch, RN, CBN smoking, 7 p.m., Atlanta Avenue, off Noble at 256-236-1300.

• Courage to Change Group of Narcotics Street between 10th and 11th streets.

• Alcoholics Anonymous Piedmont group, Anonymous, discussion, open, smoking, noon; women’s meeting, candlelight, smok7:30 p.m., 801 Hughes St., Piedmont.

• Help in Progress Narcotics Anonymous, 7- ing, 7 p.m.; 11th Step Meditation meeting, 8 p.m., 2236 U.S. 78 W., (1 mile from Fred’s). closed, non-smoking, 8:30 p.m., Atlanta Avenue, off Noble Street between 10th and Miscellaneous: 11th streets.

• Senior floor fitness class, 8:15-9:15 a.m., • New Perspectives, a narcotics anonymous Jacksonville State University, Pete Mathews group, 6:30-7:30 p.m., First United Methodist Coliseum, dance studio, call Aubrey Cros- Church, 109 Gayle St., behind McDonald’s, Jacksonville, 256-435-4881. son at 256-689-2580 for more information.

• Senior water aerobics class, 7:30-8:30 • Mental Illness Support Group, for patients a.m., Jacksonville State University, Pete with bi-polar, depression, and other disMathews Coliseum, call Aubrey Crosson at orders and those interested in providing support, 1:30 p.m., Tyler Center, 731 Leighton 256-689-2580 for more information.

Ave., in the galley.

Meetings: • Free parenting classes to residents of Cal• The Positive Christian Singles, 4:30 p.m., houn County, sponsored by Family Services Western Sizzlin’, Oxford, Dennis Brooks will Center of Calhoun County, 13 E. 11th St., call present a musical program, 256-820-3536.

256-231-2240, ext. 120, to sign up.

• WE (Women Empowered), 5:30 p.m., First • One day at a time Al-Anon group, noonPresbyterian Church, Henry Road, upstairs 1 p.m., (new location), Physician’s Office across from the library, any women living in Building, Suite 406, call Ann Garner at 256Anniston, or concerned about the welfare of 237-3464 for directions or more information. the city, are welcome to attend.

• Alcoholics Anonymous closed meeting, • Hartwell Masonic Lodge No. 101 F & A.M. noon, Tyler Center, in the Galley. of Alabama, 7 p.m., 600 Main St., Oxford, • Help in Progress Narcotics Anonymous, 7-

8 p.m., 2236 U.S. 78 W., (1 mile from Fred’s).

• 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.

• True Transformation, a Christ-centered recovery program for women only, noon, 1211 Noble St.

Meetings:

Wednesday

Support Group:

• AA meeting, noon and 7 p.m., 1411 Gurnee Ave., enter through rear of building, 256237-6196.

• 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 minutes, closed, candlelight, smoking, 7 p.m., Atlanta Avenue, off Noble Street between 10th and 11th streets.

• Free parenting classes for parents of 2to 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, 78 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 Miscellaneous: Baptist Church, “The Rock,” room 208, Fam• Free, confidential counseling for prospec- ily Life center. tive and existing small business owners, provided by the Service Corps of Retired Meetings: Executives (SCORE), by appointment, North- • Men’s Bible Study of Anniston First Baptist east Alabama Entrepreneurial System, 1400 Church, 8 a.m., McDonald’s in Lenlock, 256Commerce Blvd., just off Greenbrier Road, 847-0230. call 256-831-5215 to make an appointment Miscellaneous: or for more information.

• Anniston First United Methodist Church • Senior water aerobics class, 7:30-8:30 men’s prayer breakfast, 6:30 a.m., The Bridge, a.m., Jacksonville State University, Pete 1400 Noble St., at rear of church, all men are Mathews Coliseum, call Aubrey Crossen at 256-689-2580 for more information. invited to attend, call 256-236-5605.

• Anniston Runners Club, 5:30 p.m., at Annis- • Senior floor fitness class, 8:15-9:15 a.m., ton YMCA, W. 14th Street. Call 256-310- Jacksonville State University, Pete Mathews 0830, e-mail ddunn@annistonstar.com or Coliseum, dance studio, call Aubrey Crosvisit www.annistonrunners.com. sen at 256-689-2580 for more information.

• Jacksonville Aspiring Writers Group, 4:30 p.m., Jacksonville Public Library, anyone interested in the creative writing process is welcome. Bring samples of your original writing to share. The group offers support, critique and information about writing and possible publishing venues. Call 256-7822881 for more information.

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

• VFW Post 4638, 6 p.m., Carver Community Center, 256-283-9027.

• Anniston Rotary Club, noon, Anniston Country Club.

• 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.

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• 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.

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RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS 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 • Krystal Kwik, 5600 McClellan Blvd., Anniston — 91, personnel should eat/drink in designated areas only.

• Mata’s Greek Pizza, 1708 Quintard Ave., Anniston — 92, personnel should eat/drink in designated areas only.

• Target Store (Food Avenue), 400 Oxford Exchange Blvd., Oxford — 96, presence of

insects.

NO MAJOR DEMERITS • C.J.’s Family Restaurant, 2308 U.S. 78, W., Oxford — 96.

• Captain D’s, 2 Recreation Drive, Oxford — 96.

• China King, 4882 U.S. 78, W., Oxford — 97.

• Christian Corner Meats, 1002 U.S. 431, N., Anniston — 99.

• Cross Roads Café, 94 Alabama 144, Ohatchee — 96.

• Discount Food Mart, 1601 Pelham Road, S., Jacksonville — 97.

• Dorsey’s Supermarket, 601 Main St., Oxford — 98.

• Heroes, 8896 McClellan Blvd., Anniston — 97.

• Hilton/Great American Grill, 280 Colonial Drive, Oxford — 98.

• Java Jolt Coffee House, 5 Public Square, E., Jacksonville — 98.

• Julia’s Kitchen, 1 Cliff Garret Drive, Oxford — 98.

• Loco Mex, 809 Pelham Road, S., Jacksonville — 96.

• Los Mexicanos, 1936 U.S. 78, E., Oxford — 98.

• Mad Hatter Cakes, 30 Coffee St., SE, Jacksonville — 98.

• McDonald’s, 3424 Greenbrier-Dear Road, Anniston — 98.

• Meadowbrook Abundant Childcare, Oxford — 98.

• O’Charley’s, 4 Recreation Drive, Oxford — 97.

• Ohatchee Discount Supermarket, 7832 Alabama 77, Ohatchee — 95.

• Quick Mart, 1429 U.S. 78, W., Oxford — 94.

• Silver Lakes, 1 Sunbelt Parkway, Glencoe — 98.

• Sonic Drive In, 730 Noble St., Anniston — 97.

• Sonic Drive In, 1405 Barry St., Oxford — 94.

• Southern Lady Enterprise, 13316 U.S. 431, Wellington — 100.

• Starbucks Coffee Co., 1011 Alabama 21, S., Oxford — 97.

• Subway, 1000-B S. Quintard Ave., Anniston — 99.

• Subway, 206 Grace St., Oxford — 99.

• Super Buffet, 1 Recreation Drive, Oxford — 96.

• Taco Bell, 504 Hamric Drive, E., Oxford — 99.

• Target Store (Starbucks), 400 Oxford Exchange Blvd., Oxford — 96.

• Western Sizzlin, 200 Hamric Drive, Oxford — 95.

• Word Alive Café, 122 Allendale Road, Oxford — 99.

• Yamato Japanese Steak House, 105 Mountain St., NW, Jacksonville — 97.

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.

Anniston

The following felony arrests were reported by the Anniston Police Department (addresses not provided) during the seven-day period ending at 7 a.m. Thursday.

• Jeffrey Ethen Pike, 22: second-

degree theft.

• Jacqueline Annette Gattis, 55: four counts distribution of a controlled substance.

• Marcus Torrez Banks, 37: obstructing justice by using a false I.D. • Joshua Ryan Hightower, 21: firstdegree receiving stolen property.

• Rodney Charles Finley, 41: possession of a controlled substance.

• Joseph Matthew Westerhausen, 30: first-degree possession of

marijuana.

• Larry Wayne Jackson, 56: breaking and entering a vehicle.

• Delanfort Earl Whetstone, 50: first-degree bail jumping.

• Aaron Lee Swann, 32: first-degree receiving stolen property.

• Joshua Oneal Daniel, 23: possession of a controlled substance.

• Freddie Joseph Lundborg, 26: first-degree theft.

• Megan Michelle Kennedy, 26: two counts of possession of a con-

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• Jesse Cole Houston, 29: firstdegree theft.

• Sherria Racquel Rudolph, 22: second-degree theft.

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The following felony arrests were reported by the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office during the sevenday period ending at 7 a.m. Thursday • Angel Pruitt McMahan, 28, of Ball

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• James Franklin Welch, 40, of Jacksonville: possession of a controlled substance.

• Tony Orlando McCord, 37, of Anniston: distribution of a controlled substance.

• Angel Pruitt McMahan, 28, of Piedmont: two counts of possession of a controlled substance.

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