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SUNDAY RECORD YOUR GUIDE TO PUBLIC RECORDS AND VITAL STATISTICS IN CALHOUN COUNTY
Ruby Estelle Brown Almaroad, Jacksonville Evelyn Jordan Anthony, Centre Neal Autry Ballard Jr., Anniston Lawrence M. “Larry” Bartlett, Morris Margaret Sue Broome, Weaver Barbara Bryan, Ashland Annie Sue “Polly” Burt, Oxford Jimmie George Butts, Anniston Fern W. Carter, Kentucky Charles F. Cheatwood, White Plains Clara E. Coppock, Talladega A. V. “Junior” Crosson, Heflin Thelma Dark, Talladega Benny L. Devore, Illinois Fairrel E. Edwards Sr., Talladega HelenJeanBrooksEdwards, Jacksonville Delois Spears Entrekin, Rabbittown Hershell L. Evans, Anniston Lessie Gamble, Eastaboga Betty Joy Garner, Jacksonville Mary Alice McGowan Glass, Piedmont Earnest W. Gooden, Munford Geneva Copeland Gossett, Centre Larry Leon Hanson, Hopewell Dr. Joseph E. Hare, Talladega Wayne L. Hester Sr., Eastaboga Elvena LaCoste Holt, Louisiana Dale Hughes, Munford Johnny Hughes, Munford Cora Dewberry Hutto, Eastaboga Patricia Marie Brittain Irving, Virginia
MARRIAGE LICENSES
BANKRUPTCIES
DEATHS Josephine Couey Jennings, Centre Tyrone Jordan, Talladega Pearl Kisor, Centre Lexie Mae Lancaster, Michigan Dorothy Patricia “Patsy” Large, Oxford Delarise Hutchinson “Gee Kee” Maxwell, Anniston Retired CSM William Glen Melton, Jacksonville Paula Mae Smith Mosley, Anniston Robert Edward Moss, Huntsville Charles Earl Murphy, Piedmont Hazel Parker, Piedmont Olivia Patterson, Talladega Sarah Florine St. John Petersen, Anniston Naomi Hollingsworth Poss, Ohatchee O.J. Raley, Anniston John Michael Rice, Georgia Infant Braylynn Jemal Roberson, Talladega
• Linh Dinh Phan of Atlanta, Ga., to Carole Ann Medders of Atlanta, Ga. • Nikolas Scott Craig Perrella of Ohatchee to Kathryn Dawn Gardner of Ohatchee •CharlesEdgarRamsey III of Anniston to Anna Michelle Dempsey of Anniston • Daniel Ugochukwu Adumekwe of Jacksonville to Lakerria Myshia Lipscomb of Jacksonville • Joshua Keith Clark of Oxford to Meghan Anita King of Oxford • Jamar Cordell Smith of Talladega to Sheni-
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
CATTLE SALE
qua Latrese Moore of Anniston • Joshua Raymond Bates of Jacksonville to Tori Nicole Hutcheson of Jacksonville • Christopher Marc Wilson of Anniston to Holly Nicole Huddleston of Anniston • Jeremy Lee Fortner of Hoover to Katie Elizabeth Thornton of Anniston • Monqrea Demond Morris of Alexandria to Na’Brandle Nicole Tyus of Alexandria • Joshua Bentley McLean of Jacksonville to Leah Kathleen Taylor of Jacksonville
INCORPORATIONS
• Effie L. Williams, Anniston • Robert A. Betz and Adelaide Betz, Vandiver Place, Anniston • April M. Smoke, Mash Lane, Oxford • Pamela A. James, Gunnels Lane, Oxford Carol Ann Roberts, Annis- • Donna Peppers Kelley, Weatherbrook Lane, Anniston ton Chapter 13 Columbus Rutledge, Anniston Gary A. Scoggins, Mont- • Takeisha Ball, Elm Street, Anniston • Randy J. Pettus and Brynnan G. Pettus, gomery Alexandria Heights Circle, Alexandria Eva Stamps, Talladega William Otis “Billy” Steele, • Timothy S. Lynn and Deborah J. Lynn, Piedmont Cave Springs Ancle “Jim” Tidwell, AnnisEDITOR’S NOTE ton Eula Bush Vincent, Oxford The material inside the Sunday Record is Eva Katherine “Kate” Wag- recorded by The Anniston Star from various ner, Anniston institutions and government offices. Rev. Fornie P. Walker, HefThe public records are published as they lin appeared on the documents obtained by the Marlin “Punk” Ward, Geor- newspaper. Direct questions and comments gia about Sunday Record to Isaac Godwin at Simeon “Davis” Weaver, igodwin@annistonstar.com. Hoover WILLS PROBATED Wymolene J. Welch, Oxford Durward Williamson, New• Yelverton Eugene • Mary E. Tidwell ell Haynes • Bobby Kirk Miller
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• Cottonseed Trading Co. LLC • Ralph Turley III Properties LLC
LLC • Beth Carpenetti Inc. • JE Enterprises LLC • Family Wellness CenDissolved ters Inc. • Coppock & Murray • Affordafloors.com LLC Construction Inc. • Angie Jeffers Designs • Kannah Inc.
Here is the livestock market report for the Tuesday sale. Receipts for this week 1012 compared to 250 last week. Receipts a year ago 702.
FEEDER CLASSES: Bulls and steers (Medium and Large No. 1 and No. 2): 200-300 lbs. 180.00 to 265.00; 300-400 lbs. 175.00 to 210.00; 400-500 lbs. 157.00 to 207.50; 500-600 lbs. 137.00 to 185.00; 600700 lbs. 116.00 to 152.50. Heifers (Medium and Large No. 1 and No. 2): 200300 lbs. 155.00 to 260.00; 300-400 lbs. 152.00 to 185.00; 400-500 lbs. 140.00 to 163.00; 500-600 lbs. 127.00 to 157.50; 600-700 lbs. 110.00 to 123.00.
SLAUGHTER CLASSES: Cows: Breakers 75.00 to 80.00; Boners 81.00 to 84.00; Lean 68.00 to 74.00. Bulls: Normal Dressing 5458% 90.00 to 99.50; High Dressing >58% 100.00 to 103.50; Low Dressing
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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.
• Vantrell Eugene Rowland, 18: possession of a controlled substance. • Foncell Wright, 35: possession of a controlled substance. • Stephanie Leann Welch, 36: secondAnniston degree theft. The following felony arrests were reported by • Linda Angeles Edmonson, 59: possession the Anniston Police Department (addresses of a controlled substance. not provided) during the seven-day period Calhoun County ending at 7 a.m. Thursday. • David James Shackelford, 45: conspiracy The following felony arrests were reported to commit a controlled substance crime. by the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office dur• Jeffrey Lynn Bush, 41: first-degree manu- ing the seven-day period ending at 7 a.m. facturing of a controlled substance. Thursday. • Robinetta Lenise Wiggins, 32: conspiracy • Patrick Neal Clopton, 24, of Oxford: two to commit a controlled substance crime. counts of probation violation. • Tony Deandrew Flentroy Jr., 25: obstructing • Felecia Dianne Taylor, 44, of Anniston: justice by using false I.D. probation violation.
• Brandon Charles Thompson, 30, of Oxford: probation violation. • Danny Lavelle Woods, 42, of Eastaboga: probation violation. • Kevin Marlon Vanderford, 23, of Piedmont: order of arrest. • Kevin Scott Freeman, 22, of Ohatchee: failure to appear in court for second-degree theft of property. • Michael Dee Howard Bush, 31, of Anniston: failure to appear in court for second-degree burglary. • Tony James Couch, 53, of Oxford: probation violation.
eight-day period ending at 7 a.m. Thursday. • Jeremiah Sylvester Groshong, 31, of Anniston: unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle. • Jerry McKay Adams, 19, of Eastaboga: two counts of unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle. • Wayne Allen Johnston, 41, of Eastaboga: second-degree theft of property.
Pardon and Parole Board
The following felony arrests were reported by the Alabama Board of Pardons and Parole during the seven-day period ending Oxford at 7 a.m. Thursday. The following felony arrests were reported • Foncell Wright, 35, of Anniston: probation by the Oxford Police Department during the violation.
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, 1900 block of Mulberry Avenue: copper tubing. • Residence, 500 block of South Leighton Avenue: air conditioning unit, firearm, antique suitcase. • Residence, 1600 block of West 21st Street: jewelry, television, book bag, coat. • Residence, 400 block of South Wilmer Avenue: cash. • Residence, 2900 block of Gurnee Avenue: televisions, jewelry. • Residence, 500 block of Rosewood Avenue: tools.
utility trailer. • Restaurant, 1500 block of Quintard Avenue: cash. • Residence, 1000 block of West 49th Street: firearm. • Residence, 1300 block of Johnston Drive: cash, cell phones, jewelry. • Supermarket, 1600 block of Quintard Avenue: purse, cash, jewelry, personal I.D. • Parking lot, 1500 block of Hillyer Robinson Parkway: purse, camera, cash. • Residence, 1200 block of Woodstock Avenue: laptop computer, cash.
Auto-related thefts
• Drug store, 400 block of East 10th Street: 2010 Dodge Challenger. • Parking lot, 1600 block of Quintard Avenue: cash, jewelry. • Residence, unspecified block of Monte Camille Road: navigation system, mp3 player. • Residence, unspecified block of Sunset Drive: cash, wallet, credit/debit cards, money clip. • Residence, 300 block of Autumn Lane: 1998 GMC Sierra. Thefts • Residence, 800 block of West 54th Street: • Department store, 5500 block of McClellan cash, checkbook, purse. Boulevard: clothing, boots, jewelry. • Parking lot, 100 block of Bill Robison Park• Parking lot, 100 block of Werner Drive: way: wallet, debit card, vehicle key, cell
phone. • Residence, Grayton Road, Ohatchee: air • Residence, 600 block of Brentwood Drive: conditioning unit. purse, cash, credit card. Auto-related thefts
Calhoun County
• Supermarket, Big Valley Drive, Alexandria: The following property crimes were report- 2004 Ford Sport Trac. Oxford ed to the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office during the seven-day period ending at 7 a.m. The following property crimes were reported Thursday. to the Oxford Police Department during the Burglaries 15-day period ending at 7 a.m. Thursday. • Church, Alabama 9, Anniston: lumber, attic Burglaries vent, tools, plumbing/electrical supplies. • Residence, 300 block of Coldwater Road, • Residence, Tiffany Lane, Ohatchee: saw, Eastaboga: jewelry, CDs. pressure washer, generator. • Residence, Earl Roberts Road, Anniston: Thefts plumbing to hot water heater, copper wir- • Unknown location, 2200 block of U.S. 78 ing. East: fusing machine, welder, motor, water • Residence, Mamre Church Road, Glencoe: pumps, metal, steel sink. (Recovered 01television, air compressor, beverages. 21-2013) • Residence, Peeks Hill Road, Ohatchee: • Construction site east of mile marker 185 firearm, holster, chain saw. on I-20: rebar. • Residence, Ingram Wells Road, Ohatchee: • Sears, 700 Quintard Drive: heater, pressure television, game console. washer. (Recovered 01-12-2013) • Residence, Alexandria-Wellington Road, • Residence, 1100 block of Barry Street: vehicle keys. Alexandria: firearm, computer monitor. • Department store, 700 block of Quintard Thefts Drive: clothing. (Recovered 01-20-2013) • Unknown location of Hobson City: cell • Residence, 4100 block of McIntosh Road: phone. coated steel.
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CALENDAR: AnnistonStar.com/calendar PROPERTY TRANSFERRED • Indian Hills Anniston LLC to Vantage Indian Hills LLC, a parcel of land in section 20, township 16, range 8, $4,550,000. • Indian Hills Anniston LLC to Vantage Indian Hills LLC, a parcel of land in section 20, township 16, range 8, $10. • A.G. Baggett and Sandra Baggett to A.G. Baggett, Sandra Baggett, Janice Marie Milner, Wallace Neil Baggett and Janet Elaine Jones, a parcel of land in section 24, township 14, range 8, $10. • A.G. Baggett and Sandra Baggett to A.G. Baggett, Sandra Baggett, Janice Marie Milner, Wallace Neil Baggett and Janet Elaine Jones, a parcel of land in section 3, township 14, range 8, $10. • Unini Odama and John Nwogu to Michael L. Woodbury and Katherine A. Woodbury, re-subdivision of Amberwood Estates, 1st addition, lot 17, $10. • Bert Steward and Norma Steward to Robert Primm, a parcel of land in section 32, township 14, range 8, $20,000. • Marvin Calvin Seales Sr. to Marvin Calvin Seales Jr., Quintard Land Co., block 121, lot 13, $10. • Quintard Mall LTD to Quintard Mall LLC, Quintard Mall resurvey No. 1, lot 2A, $430,000. • Fannie Mae to Eddie W. Davis and Carolyn S. Davis, a parcel of land in section 34, township 16, range 7, $10.
• A.T. Harris Jr. and Terry Harris to Whitney Turner Laird, Sunset Heights, Canyon Drive addition, block 3, lot 8; Sunset Heights, Canyon Drive addition, block 4, lot 7, $10. • WR Oxford LLC to America’s First Federal Credit Union, amended map of Oxford Commons, lot 3, $10. • Imajean Howell to Charles R. Fagan, fractional section 6 of a parcel of land in section 34, township 12, range 10, $10. • David K. Imboden and Kil Sun Imboden to David K. Imboden and Kil Sun Imboden, McCall Heights, 1st addition, block 1, lot 20, $10. • Myra P. Chastain to Keithia Chastain Lowe, E.L. Horn subdivision, block 1, lots 9 and 10; E.L. Horn subdivision, block 3, lots 1 and 2, $10. • Don James to Robert D. Hunter and Lisa D. Hunter, Cotton Creek subdivision, phase 3, lot 17, $25,000. • David K. Imboden and Kil Sun Imboden to David K. Imboden and Kil Sun Imboden, Winter Park subdivision, block 3, lot 3, $10. • David K. Imboden and Kil Sun Imboden to David K. Imboden and Kil Sun Imboden, McCall Heights, 1st addition, block 1, lot 21, $10. • Felicia Kelley to Gilbert T. Kelley, East Highlands, block F, lots 10 and 11, $10. • Arthur Young and Patsy Young to Rita R. Roberts and Charles D.
Roberts, McClellan’s 3rd addition to Indian Oaks Estates, block D, lot 9, $100. • Arthur Young and Patsy Young to Rita R. Roberts and Charles D. Roberts, McClellan’s 3rd addition to Indian Oaks Estates, block D, lot 10, $100. • Kenneth J. Knight and Erin Ayers Knight to Joseph W. Connell and Traci F. Connell, a parcel of land in section 4, township 15, range 8, $10. • Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc. to Ryan Haynes and Nancy Haynes, Wilborn Park Heights, block E, lot 6, $30,000. • Fannie Mae to Refuge Full Gospel Methodist Church Inc., Anniston Land Co., block 514, lot 2, $10. • Susan J. Caldwell to Kristen B. Dickie, Park Village, phase 9, lot 56, $10. • CitiBank to Lucy Beaird Wilde, a parcel of land in section 18, township 15, range 8, $61,000. • Sher-Wil Inc. to Broadstone WI Alabama LLC, Pate Crossings, phase 1, lot 1, $1,885,948. • S&M Land LLC to Broadstone WI Alabama LLC, S.E. Boozer Farm, block 12, lots 7-9, $1,521,669. • 2 S&M Land LLC to Broadstone WI Alabama LLC, BSD Foods Limited, lot 1, $1,494,589. • Robert S. Crawford and Maria M.C. Toledo to Shaquana D. Gregory, Woodgate subdivision, 2nd addition, block A, lot 13, $10.
• Housing & Urban Development to John Sears, Carriage Hills subdivision, 1st addition, block 3, lot 16, $18,900. • Michael R. D’Ambrosio and Christina E. D’Ambrosio to Manabu Saeki, Jacksonville Mining & Manufacturing Co., block 291, lots 13-16, $94,000. • Steve Strange, Carolyn Lipscomb and Melinea Padgett to Daniel Strange, Bunny Field, 1st addition, block 4, lots 18 and 19, $10. • John R. Smith to Linda A. Smith, Lyncoya subdivision, block 7, lot 9, $10. • Daniel Strange to Henry L. Gomez, Bunny Field, 1st addition, block 4, lots 18 and 19, $10. • Talmadge C. Doyle to Jeffrey Beal and Bobbie Fay Wall, Dove Hollow subdivision, block 5, lot 2, $10. • Mimosa Holding & Investment Co. Inc. to Mimosa Holding & Investment Co. Inc., a parcel of land in section 12, township 16, range 7, $1. • Marilyn Y. King to Austin C. Minter, Morris addition to Stoneybrook, block 11, lot 7, $95,000. • Jeffrey R. Hines to Eula Mae Robinett, a parcel of land in section 23, township 15, range 7, $10. • Grayson Lawrence to Robert Brandon Pisacrita, Jacksonville Mining & Manufacturing Co., block 408, lots 1 and 2, $93,000. • Cynthia Dell Arnold, Harold David Hart and Richard R. Hart to Scott D.
FORECLOSURES
Schmick and Sandy Schmick, a parcel of land in section 31, township 16, range 7, $10. • Kenneth E. Reid II and Roxane Reid to Ryan C. Spurlin, Strickland’s addition to Betta-View Hills, block 2, lot 1, $10. • Roger Griffith to Richard Shew, a parcel of land in section 31, township 12, range 8, $7,000. • Effie M. Fuqua, Lisa Ann Mobley and Christy Dawn Brown to Heather Higgins, a parcel of land in section 25, township 12, range 9, $10. • Calhoun County to City of Anniston, a parcel of land in sections 12/13, township 16, range 7, $1. • Bennie Rudolph Entrekin to Guy Alan Needham, Willis Land Division, lots 2 and 3, $10. • Charles Elston, Bonnie Clark, Hazel Caldwell, Gussie Harris and Carol Garrett to William E. Elston Sr., Hobson City, block 21, lot 1; a parcel of land in section 24, township 16, range 7; a parcel of land in section 19, township 16, range 8, $1. • Lorraine Angel to Dexter W. Thomas, a parcel of land in section 14, township 16, range 7, $10. • Datha D. Howell-Estate to Robert L. Howell, R.M. Howell subdivision, blocks 13, 14 and 15 addition, block 15, lots 1-3, $4,580. • Veterans Affairs to Randall W. Smith, Sakston Heights, 1st addition, lot 29, $25,000.
DIVORCES
• Tony I. Paxton and Sherry L. Paxton, • Troy Beasley and Alicia Beasley, a parcel Enchanted Forest subdivision, lot 22. of land in section 9, township 16, range 7.
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• Tracy Harshaw and Brad Eliot Williams • Shirley L. Livingston and Scottie L. Livingston • Phillip Shane Palka and Tawana Palka
• Lori Shea McDonald and Evan Chase McDonald • Ashley Renae Hancock and Chad Elliot Hancock
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 • Cider Ridge Golf Club, 200 Apple Blossom Way, Anniston — approved food safety course certificate required. • Discount Food Mart, 209 Grace St., Oxford — 93, equipment/food contact surfaces (soda nozzles) must be clean and sanitized. • Express Mart, 1500 Quintard Ave., Anniston — 94, equipment/food contact surfaces (soda nozzles) must be clean and sanitized. • Hilton/Great American Grill, 280 Colonial Drive, Oxford — 81, employees should eat/drink in designated areas only; equipment/food contact surfaces must be clean and sanitized; toxic/poisonous items must be properly labeled. • Jack’s Family Restaurant, 201 U.S. 278 By Pass, E., Piedmont — 94, equipment/food contact surfaces (pans) must be clean and sanitized • Loco Max, 809 Pelham Road, S., Jacksonville — 92, employees should eat/drink in designated areas only. • McDonald’s, 1901 Quintard Ave., Anniston — 94, employees should eat/drink in designated areas only.
NO MAJOR DEMERITS • American Deli, 700 Quintard Drive, Oxford — 97.
• Anniston Bowling Center, 321 E. Blue Mountain Road, Anniston — 98. • Anniston Country Club (Restaurant), 601 Highland Ave., Anniston — 96. • Beckwood Manor — 99. • Betty’s Bar-B-Q, 401 S. Quintard Ave., Anniston — 95. • C.E. Hanna Elementary School — 100. • Camp Lee — 98. • Childcare Network — 100. • Cici’s Pizza, 651 Snow St., Oxford — 99. • Classic Catering, 1024 Noble St., Anniston — 95. • Coldwater Elementary School — 99. • Cooter Brown’s Rib Shack, 8464 Alabama 204, Jacksonville — 96. • Dad’s Bar-B-Q, 3105 McClellan Blvd., Anniston — 97. • DeArmanville Elementary School — 99. • Discount Food Mart, 1601 Pelham Road, S., Jacksonville — 96. • Discount Food Mart, 140 U.S. 278 By Pass, E., Piedmont — 96. • Express Mart, 1053 Hamric Drive, E., Oxford — 95. • First Class Pizza, 2427 Alabama 202, Anniston — 96. • Food Outlet, 2403 Alabama 202, W., Anniston — 95. • Fuji Japanese Cuisine, 218 Davis Loop, Oxford — 97. • Huddle House, 1015 Pelham Road, Jacksonville — 99. • Jack’s Family Restaurant, 609 Snow St., Oxford — 99. • Jack’s Family Restaurant, 4984 U.S. 78, W., Oxford — 99. • Jacksonville Christian Child Development Center — 99. • Jacksonville Health & Rehabilitation — 97. • Jacksonville Medical Center — 99. • Java Jolt Coffee House, 5 Public Square, E., Jacksonville — 98. • Jilly Bean’s, 11 Public Square, E., Jacksonville — 99.
• Kangaroo Express (Pantry), 851 Lagarde Ave., Anniston — 97. • Kangaroo Express (Pantry), 1601 Alabama 21, S., Oxford — 97. • Kid’s First Childcare — 100. • Li’s Place, 81 Big Valley Drive, Alexandria — 98. • McDonald’s, 5500 McClellan Blvd., Anniston — 98. • McDonald’s, 1015 Alabama 21, S., Oxford — 98. • McDonald’s, 111 U.S. 278 By Pass, E., Piedmont — 98. • Montgomery Food Court, Jacksonville — 97. • NHC Place — 99. • New Beginnings Outreach Ministry — 94. • New China Restaurant, 1542 Greenbrier-Dear Road, Anniston — 98. • New Life Kiddie Korner Day Care — 99. • O’Charley’s, 4 Recreation Drive, Oxford — 98. • Ohatchee Elementary School — 99. • Ohatchee High School — 96. • Our Place, 407 Hunter St., Anniston — 95. • Oxford Elementary School — 100. • Oxford High School — 99. • Oxford Middle School — 99. • Pizza Hut, 322 Blue Mountain Road, Anniston — 100. • Red Lobster, 515 Quintard Drive, Oxford — 97. • Subway, 1000-B S. Quintard Ave., Anniston — 99. • Super Buffet, 1 Recreation Drive, Oxford — 96. • Thai One On, 911 Noble St., Anniston — 95. • Tokyo Express, 1801 Quintard Ave., Anniston — 94. • Top O’ the River, 3330 McClellan Blvd., Anniston — 96. • Village Inn Restaurant, 108 Clinton St., Anniston — 98. • Wal-Mart (Deli), 92 Plaza Lane, Oxford — 98. • Wellborn Elementary School — 99. • Wellborn High School — 99.
SOBER BAR Alcohol-free nightspot in the works for people in recovery BY AMANDA MARRAZZO AND JOHN KEILMAN
times, and when his final one put him in the hospital in September 2009, he told his family that he wanted to die. Chicago Tribune That turned out to be rock bottom for Reed, and he slowly rebuilt his life to CHICAGO _ What’s the point of opening a bar where customers can’t drink? For become the owner of a small construction company. He and some of his friends hung Chris Reed and his friends, the answer is simple: Sober people need to have fun too. out in his warehouse after 12-step meetings, and the crowd soon grew to as many Reed is a former heroin user who has been clean for three years, and in that time as 30 people. It was a sign of the pent-up demand he has found few places in the Chicago area where a young guy like him can go for for new social life options among people a drug- and alcohol-free night on the town. in recovery, yet the light didn’t really go on for Reed until March, when he went to So together with three like-minded a party in Los Angeles put on by a sober pals, he’s opening a spot in Crystal Lake, Ill., called The Other Side, that will seem a events planner. The events group has been active for lot like a corner tavern, complete with pool three years, said founder Happy Lozano, tables, a stage, even a bar. The only difference is that the stiffest drink you’ll be able and gets as many as 1,200 people at some of its parties. to order will be a Red Bull. “It’s something that’s needed in this The opening, tentatively set for midFebruary, is cause for celebration for some community,” he said. “A lot of people want to go out but don’t want to get high anypeople in the recovery community, who more, or don’t want to go to work hung say there is a shortage of places where sober young people can gather and social- over the next day.” Reed said attending the event was an ize. But it’s also a proud milestone for inspiring experience. Reed, 22, who not long ago would have “I had such a good time,” he recalled. been astounded by the idea of pulling off “It was one big party, all night long, all such an achievement. sober and so many good people. I came “It’ll be huge for me,” he said. “When back super-motivated to do the exact same I was (abusing drugs), I had no real other thing out here.” goals or ambitions other than to just not Reed and his friends moved some of get high anymore, because that seemed like such an impossible task. I just wanted the construction gear out of his warehouse and brought in pool and ping-pong tables, a life. I would have thought (opening a a sound system, a stage and a bar where club) was out of my realm of ability.” they could serve energy drinks and soda. Reed grew up in Algonquin, Ill., and at 14 started to mess around with alcohol and They started hosting karaoke nights, movie marijuana. That led to harder substances, nights and live bands, and by October, a concert by the metal band Red Violent and by the time he was 19, he had a ragpacked the place with 200 people. ing heroin addiction. He overdosed three
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Chris Reed, 22, a recovering heroin addict that has been clean for three years, poses inside The Other Side, a sober club that he and his friends are building in Crystal Lake, Ill., Jan. 13. That drew the attention of city authorities, who told Reed he needed a zoning variance to keep the events going. So Reed and his partners gathered dozens of letters of support from local business owners and parents of young addicts and alcoholics, then attended a recent Crystal Lake City Council meeting. They got the variance. The Other Side, officially a nonprofit venture, will reopen after the partners finish nearly $8,000 in safety improvements, including the addition of a second bathroom, a sprinkler system and new electrical work. Steve Staley, 27, a former alcohol and heroin abuser from Lake in the Hills, Ill., is one of Reed’s partners. He said the club will allow patrons as young as 17, a policy he hopes will steer kids away from the unwholesome activities that consumed his teenage years. “Growing up, we got in trouble because there was basically nothing to do,” he said.
“Then, when you hit that 21 range, there is not much to do for fun outside of those kinds of places (serving alcohol), so we figured there should be some sort of alternative.” Another partner, Mike Ledvora, 22, of Crystal Lake, said the club is meant to be a supportive haven. “It is fine and good for younger people to hang out, but we are all very serious about what our issues are,” he said. “(The club) allows us to basically talk and see what similarities we have going on, and see what things we can help each other with.” Dr. Gail Basch, medical director of Rush Addiction Medicine Program at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, said The Other Side sounded like a valuable community addition. “A peer support group with positive health goals and a negative attitude toward drug use — along with community and local law support — is ideal,” she said.