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CHIEF LADIGA TRAIL

City planning to develop campground Incentive for cyclists to extend trips LAURA GADDY Consolidated News Service The city of Piedmont is planning to develop a campground to give cyclists incentive to extend their trips on the Chief Ladiga Trail.

If built as planned, the campground would include more than two dozen sites on about eight acres of land, a portion of which borders the trail. Extra lodging sites would be especially useful for out-of-town cyclists, who sometimes have a hard time finding a place to stay overnight along the trail, according to people in Piedmont.

“As sad as it is, they stay in their car,” said Jeff Formby, director of the Parks and Recreation Department.

Sometimes cyclists also camp out at the city sports complex, sometimes they pedal

to Jacksonville to stay at the Hampton Inn or they stop to sleep at the Chief Ladiga Trail Campground about 10 miles north of the city. At least one family recently camped along the trail, said Jack Holder, director of the Eubanks Welcome Center in Piedmont. But Holder, who greets hundreds of cyclists each year, said trailgoers still want more lodging options even though there is at least one lodging business in the city.

“There is a need for it and that’s part of developing this trail,” Holder said.

A set of black-and-white drawings show a small RV park on a corner lot of land near the city’s new pool and “pods” of tent camping sites spread out in wooded areas near trail. The professional drawings were drafted by Goodwin, Mills and ■ See CAMPGROUND, page 5

Photo By Trent Penny/Consolidated News Service

Director of Piedmont PARD Jeff Formby, left, and special projects manager Carl Hinton look over the proposed site of a campground at Piedmont Sports Complex.

Wet summer helping some, hurting others

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PATRICK MCCRELESS Consolidated News Service

Photo by Anita Kilgore

Bethune Community Center Director Tiny Lewis with some of her summer day care children outside the center.

SEE RELATED STORY ON PAGE 5.

Aaron Price does not need a meteorologist to tell him Anniston has received more rain than usual this summer.

He has experienced it first hand.

Owner of Anniston Lawn Service, Price has had to contend with a slow down in business this summer because it has simply been too wet to get out ■ See SUMMER, page 8

TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE

Time for students to get new laptop computers

By EDDIE BURKHALTER Consolidated News Service

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Students in Piedmont are about to receive their computers for the upcoming school year.

The Piedmont system is headed into the fourth year of the district’s technology initiative, which puts laptops in the hands of every student in grades four through 12. Those students keep their

laptops with them at the end of the school day.

The school board in March agreed to buy 750 MacBook Air laptops, at a cost of $756,922. The new laptops replace older MacBooks, which are being sold by the district.

Matt Akin, superintendent of Piedmont City Schools, said the new laptops will be distributed a week prior to the first ■ See COMPUTERS, page 5

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OPINION/EDITORIAL We should insist on a quieter world When my three children were teenagers, sometimes I would tell them that their music was too loud. Their reply: “Mom, if it’s too loud, you are too old.” Payback came last year.

My daughter and I were riding along with her two children in the backseat. They were listening to music on some sort of devices, and they were talking, too.

“Be quiet and turn that music off,” she told them as she looked at me, as if in dread. I could not help but say, “Now, you’re the one who is too old.”

Loud noises have negative effects on us, no matter our age. They damage our ears, make us nervous, cause hypertension, and contribute to stress. Also, some people who have attended a late-night concert can attest to the fact that hearing loud noises before going to bed interferes with sleep.

I used to hear and read much more about the dangers of noise pollution than I do now, and I wonder why.

Maybe the issue has taken a back seat to other types of pollution, but it is still a danger – one I no longer tolerate, if I can help it. I have walked out of three events in the past two years because they were too loud. One event I almost walked out of was the latest Superman movie. It was painfully loud so my movie

Sherry Kughn Sherry-Go-Round

companion and I decided to leave.

We stopped by the customer-service desk to complain.

Four young people listened politely to our complaints, smiled weakly, and said they were sorry.

My friend and I walked away. “They don’t get it,” she

said and shrugged.

Sadly, young people do not listen to the things we people of a more mature age try to tell them. Noises are not the only issues. Some include using more sunscreen, eating more fruits and vegetables, taking vitamins, and avoiding bodily stresses. I guess the younger generations will learn the hard way, as my generation has. Regarding noise, though, too many of my friends are suffering from hearing loss because of noise stress earlier in their lives. How I wish young people would take note.

Following are some ways all of us can cut down on damage to our ears: Wear protective ear plugs. Ask the makers of lawnmowers, blowers, and lawn trimmers to cut back on the noise. Communicate with television producers and let them know we dislike being blasted with commercials, a situation that seems to have improved lately. Ask for low-noise products. I used to buy low-noise hairdryers. I can’t find them anymore.

Recently, I was driving in another city. Apparently they had no noise ordinance against loud radios, mufflers, or motorcycles. One good thing about living in Anniston is that drivers can be held responsible for too much noise. This year, I have heard only one super loud car radio on Quintard Avenue.

Of course, some loud noises are necessary, such as those made by ambulances and fire trucks. Car and house alarms need to be loud, I suppose, but owners should be more aware of accidentally tripping them, especially in the middle of the night as one of my neighbors tends to do.

The responsible thing here is to speak out politely (and quietly). We need to have a quieter world. We would all be better off for it.

Email Sherry at sherrykug@hotmail.com

Next year will have key elections across state

Last week we handicapped the 2014 Governor’s Race but it is definitely not the only race on the ballot next year. In fact, all constitutional offices are up for election as well as all 140 seats in the legislature and all 67 sheriffs. Indeed, this is the big election year in Alabama.

Many states in the union point to the presidential year as their big year. They have their governors running concurrently with the president. That is not the case here in the Heart of Dixie. Our founding fathers appear intuitive in retrospect. They somehow perceived that we would be more interested in who is our governor, sheriff or state representative than who is president when they put all of our good races in our gubernatorial years.

Historically, more people have shown up to vote for governor than president in Alabama. So what do we have to look forward to next year besides the governor’s race?

It has gone completely under the radar but our junior senator, Jeff Sessions, is up for election next year.

Sessions will probably only have token opposition. He has voted lockstep with most Alabama voters on all issues since his arrival on the Potomac.

Sessions is considered one of the three most conservative senators in Washington. That is appropriate since we are one of the most conservative states in America. He is a safe bet to return to the senate for another six years.

In the past the job of lieutenant governor was a very powerful post in state politics. They not only presided over the state senate, they actually controlled this important decision making institution.

The lieutenant governor appointed all the committees, assigned all the bills Steve controlled the Flowers and flow of legislation.

That power was withdrawn in the 1990’s and taken Inside The Statehouse back by the senate.

The president pro tem of the majority party now holds that power. That is Senator Del Marsh. The lieutenant governor still has the gavel as well as a significant staff to use to run for reelection. Kay Ivey has taken to this role effectively. She is in a good position to garner a second term.

The best launching pad to land in the governor’s office or the U.S. Senate is from the office of attorney general. Luther Strange is in good shape to win a second four-year term as attorney general. Luther spent the first two decades of his career as a Washington corporate lobbyist. Therefore, those who know him best believe that his ultimate ambition is to take a seat in the U.S. Senate. He developed a close friendship with both Senators Richard Shelby and Jeff Sessions during his Washington years. The problem Luther has is that neither Shelby nor Sessions have any plans to retire anytime soon.

Sessions is a prohibitive favorite to win reelection

this year and Shelby has made it clear that he has no intentions of retiring. He has already said he plans to seek reelection in 2016. He adheres to the old saying that was delivered by veteran stalwart southern senators of bygone years, “I’m only leaving Washington by one of two routes – by the ballot box or in a pine box.” The latter is the likeliest route for Shelby.

Big Luther is not a spring chicken. He is fast approaching 60 and that is not the optimum age to embark on a senatorial career. Given the importance of seniority in Washington, he would never really be able to be a player. The 2018 Governor’s Race is probably Luther’s logical route, assuming he wins reelection as attorney general this year. As the state’s top prosecutor he has stepped on some big toes. However, he should be a safe bet for reelection.

Last week we looked at the governor’s race. This week we discussed the reelection chances of lieutenant governor and attorney general. My assessment thus far is that Gov. Robert Bentley, Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey and Attorney General Luther Strange are in good shape to win reelection next year.

Next week we will look at the offices of treasurer, agriculture commissioner, secretary of state and state auditor. In addition, we have a couple of state judicial contests on the menu as well as the all important legislative races.

Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His column appears weekly in more than 70 Alabama newspapers. Steve served 16 years in the state legislature. He may be reached at www.steveflowers.us.

How long will we put up with theater and tyranny?

People are so tired of Washington politics as usual.

President Obama’s poll numbers are slumping into the 40 percent range of approval and into the 50 percent range of disapproval.

Congress is faring even worse with approval numbers in the single digits. A recent poll indicated two out of three of us would vote all incumbents out of office, including our own representatives.

This past week President Obama pivoted for the umpteenth time to focus like a laser on the economy, saying he was not going to be distracted by “phony scandals” in Washington.

Since he didn’t identify which scandals he considers phony, we are left to guess. Nobody’s listening any more any way, and nobody cares except those of us who have become so incensed with governmental waste, fraud, abuse, and outright lies we’re

Daniel Gardner My Thoughts ready for some real change in Washington.

The problems are not Republican or Democrat. Both major parties have grown federal government well beyond the ability to control an out of control federal bureaucracy.

Jack Lew, the president’s new Treasury Secretary, told Sunday talk hosts the economy is growing and has been growing under the Obama administration.

Technically he’s right, but don’t tell that to those of us who have

to pay the bills. Latest figures of the GDP show .4 percent growth during the fourth quarter of 2012, and 1.8 percent growth during the first quarter of this year.

Many analysts believe the second quarter will be closer to one percent growth. In other words, the economy has been continually bad for years now.

Oh, but some will point to Wall Street’s booming stock market and the housing industry beginning to make a come back. The Fed continues to pump $85 billion every month into the economy, essentially borrowing against our future, and the money is going to fat cats who can afford stocks. That bubble will burst again and rampant inflation will eventually demand repayment for all the borrowing the Fed has done in the name of propping up the economy.

Who gets hurt? Who continually suffers from this bad

economy? The lower and middle classes. Who benefits? The politically powerful ruling class that controls banks and commerce.

President Obama has continually promised to reconcile income inequality, noting how the rich have gotten richer and the poor have gotten poorer. Maybe he hasn’t noticed this has gotten worse on his watch? He says we need to grow the federal bureaucracy even more, spend (borrow) even more money to make the economy grow. We’ve done lots of that the last five years, and we’re stuck in essentially a stagnant economy with high unemployment.

The federal government began taking over our economy in the early 1900s with the progressive movement. Republicans and Democrats alike believed growing the government to control the economy would be good for everyone. The federal govern-

ment has become a tyrant.

In a recent speech, President Obama said, “They’ll warn that tyranny is always lurking just around the corner. You should reject these voices.”

A much wiser man, James Madison said, “The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted.”

That’s why men like Madison wrote the Constitution to limit the power of federal government.

Tyrants in Washington ignore the Constitution without fear of the American people because they wield power over us.

Daniel L. Gardner is a syndicated columnist who lives in Starkville, MS. You may contact him at Daniel@DanLGardner. com, or visit his website at http:// www.danlgardner.com Feel free to interact with him on the Clarion-Ledger feature blog site blogs.clarionledger.com/dgardner/

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Community Calendar

• Capstone Christian Academy of Piedmont is a non-profit organization that educates and ministers to children from the ages of 4 weeks to 6 years of age and classes that range from Nursery-Kindergarten. The school offers Christian based teaching with the A Beka Curriculum. It is open from 5:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Financial aid is available and registration is open.

Contact the school at (256)447-2777 or come by the school at 1003 Industrial Park Blvd. Piedmont, to receive a registration packet. Administrator: Sheila Jennings; Director : Jessica Highfield; Co-Director: Gwen Crawford.

• Trade Day and Farmers Market at Nances Creek Community Center on the first Saturday of each month through October. It starts at 7 a.m. There is no set up fee.

• YOU’RE INVITED TO LUNCH & LEARN….A series of free gardening programs sponsored by Calhoun County Master Gardeners & Calhoun County Commission held the 4th Wednesday of each month at the Cane Creek Community Garden at McClellan from noon-1pm ; bring your own lunch!

• August 28 “Getting to Know the Talladega National Forest: Part 2”: Jonathan Stober, District Biologist

• September 25 “Gardening for Dry Places”: Hayes Jackson, ACES Speakers & topics subject to change.

Contact the Extension Office to confirm.

256 237 1621 • Dogs for the Deaf, located in Central Point, Oregon, is a non-profit organization that rescues dogs from animal shelters and trains them to help adults and children with different disabilities, challenges, and needs. For example, a Hearing Dog is trained to alert it’s owner to household sounds that could affect his or her safety and an Autism Assistance Dog would keep an autistic child out of traffic, bodies of water, and other dangerous situations.

Chris Hill, a resident of Anniston and a volunteer “ambassador” for Dogs for the Deaf, has a DVD presentation he will give to civic and community organizations or individuals. Contact Chris at (256) 8356918 • The Alabama Shutterbugs, a new club for all skill levels of photographers, meets the second Tuesday of each month, 5:30 PM, in the Noble Building, Suite 100. Anyone interested in photography is welcome to join us. For more information 256.236.8488.

• New classes for the Jacksonville State University Adult Wellness classes

are: Monday, Wednesday and Friday: Senior water aerobics and senior floor aerobic classes, 8 a.m., Jacksonville State University, Pete Mathews Coliseum. Contact Aubrey Crossen at 256-689-2580 or jsu9517k@jsu.edu for more information and: Tuesday and Thursday: Senior water aerobics and senior therapeutic yoga classes, 8 a.m., Jacksonville State University, Pete Mathews Coliseum. Contact Aubrey Crossen at 256-689-2580 or jsu9517k@ jsu.edu for more information.

• Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 21 meets the second Tuesday of every month at 6 P.M. at 114 N. Center Ave. downtown Piedmont, to discuss the latest Veteran’s issues and benefits. If you are a service-connected disabled vet or you think you may have a military service related condition, the DAV may be able to help you. Help Workshops are also available on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday’s of each month from 8 a.m. to noon. Veterans are urged to attend for possible compensation and benefits unknown.

• Anyone with knowledge about German and Italian POW’s and their artifacts at Fort McClellan during the time period 1943-1946 please contact Klaus Duncan at 256-782-2991.

• Crossplains Church of Piedmont, in partnership with the Piedmont Benevolence Center, invites kids ages 5 and up to the church every Wednesday to get F.I.T. (food, interaction, teaching) Every Wednesday night from 6-7:30 p.m.

Supper, Devotion and Games. Anyone needing transportation contact 256-4472721. Someone will return calls regarding pickup times.

• Applications for Head Start are now being taken. Come visit a Head Start/Early Head Start Center in your community and talk with center coordinators or family advocates. For additional information in Calhoun and Cleburne counties call Gayle McClellan at 256-237-8628. Head Start Centers located in Calhoun County are Norwood, Piedmont, Ayers, Constantine and Hobson City. Children must be three years old by Sept. 1.

• Piedmont Health Care has started an Alzheimer’s support group. The Alzheimer’s Support Group at PHCC is designed to increase public awareness and enhance individual and family education regarding Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia.

For more additional information, please call Yolanda Pierce, social services director (256) 447-8258 Ext. 232. Refreshments will be provided.

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Alabama soldier gives state, U.S. flags to Ford

GADSDEN – After flying over the skies of Afghanistan and being carried on combat missions by members of the Alabama National Guard, an American and Alabama flag have returned home where they were presented to House Minority Leader Rep. Craig Ford, D-Gadsden, last Friday.

The Alabama flag was originally sent to the soldiers serving in Afghanistan after Sgt. Johnny Box of E-Company, 1st platoon, 167 infantry of the 4th Alabama contacted Rep. Ford in September of last year to request a state flag for the unit to fly over their base in the Kunduz Provence of Afghanistan.

“I am so thankful for our servicemen and women and the sacrifices they are making for us,” said Rep. Ford. “So when Sgt. Box asked me to send him a flag, I was humbled and honored; it seemed like the least I could do.”

In addition to being displayed at the base, the state flag was also carried by AH-64 Apache attack helicopter pilot, Maj. Christian “Gator” Hurst from Troy during a combat mission over Kunduz.

“It means a lot to these guys to know someone at the state level cares about them,” said Sgt. Box, who presented Ford with the flags on Friday. “The flag may not seem [like] much in some people’s eyes, but for the men and women serving overseas it’s the world.”

Sgt. Box also presented Rep. Ford with an American flag that had been flown over the unit’s base and taken on missions in honor of Ford.

“I am truly humbled by the honor that Sgt. Box

and the soldiers of ECompany have shown me here today,” said Ford. “I cannot thank our men and women in uniform enough for their service to our country, and I am deeply honored and proud Ford said it is common for his office to receive requests for state flags from schools or Alabama

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• Harassing communications. A 33year-old male reported incidents that occurred between July 22 and July 24 on Fourth Avenue.

July 26 • Theft of property (motor vehicle).

Officers investigated the theft of a 1999 white Nissan Frontier valued at $1,500 that occurred on North Main Street between 6:15 p.m. July 24 and 6:20 a.m.

July 25. The vehicle has been recovered.

• Missing person/endangered. Officers responded to a call about a missing person last seen between 10:15 a.m. and noon on Bramlett Road.

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Police Report July 21 • Possession of a forged instrument I. Officers recovered two counterfeit $20 bills during incidents that occurred on Memorial Drive around 4:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

July 23 • Possession of a forged instrument II. Officers investigated the forgery of two personal checks written on a Wells Fargo account.

• Theft of property II, criminal mischief II. A 39-year-old male reported the theft of a kitchen oven valued at $600 and damage done to a sheet rock wall, blinds over a patio door, and a door jamb that occurred Jan. 1.

July 24 • Burglary III, criminal trespass II. Officers investigated the theft of 10 sheets

for state flags from Alabama citizens serving in the military.

“As a former soldier, I understand how your state flag can be a source of pride and a reminder of home, and that is why I always send a state flag to our men and women in uniform when they ask me for one,” said Rep. Ford.

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Arrests July 15 • James Brandon Hay, 21, failure to pay (three counts).

• Brittany Leann Dejarnett, 22, theft of services III, criminal mischief III. July 16 • Amy Youngblood Johnson, 45, driving under the influence – alcohol.

July 17 • Ryan Michael Paris, 28, failure to appear (two counts).

July 22 • Ricky Inzer Sanders, 27, theft of property II, promote prison contraband II. • Chelsea Gail Kalif, 21, failure to pay.

• Lonnie Lee Lanfair,

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• Rashad Dagion Forbes, 18, failure to appear.

July 23 • Harry Douglas Fagan, 36, failure to appear.

July 26 • Shannon David Kelley, 34, public intoxication.

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Eboney Lewis is doing something she loves PHS grad teaches history in Anniston

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boney Lewis loved teaching so much that, when she was growing up in Piedmont, she would line her baby dolls up in her room and teach them.

“That’s all I ever wanted to do,” she said. “Every job I’ve ever had has involved working with children.

I started babysitting when I was 12. Then after babysitting, I started working at the Care Center through Piedmont Housing Authority. After working there, I started working at Camp Cottaquilla for six consecutive summers. When the care center closed, I started working for Piedmont City Schools as a substitute teacher and a teacher at the Piedmont Learning Academy. I now work as a teacher at Coosa Valley Regional Youth Detention Center.”

Eboney is going into her third year of teaching at Coosa Valley in Anniston. Students there range in age from 1018.

“I’m very happy with my job,” she said. “I’m 100 percent sure this is where I’m supposed to be. When I wake up in the morning, I don’t have an uneasy feeling about having to go to work. I know that at 7:30 when I walk through the doors, I’m going to be able to do something that I love to do.”

Eboney graduated from Piedmont High School in 2003, and that’s where she acquired a love of history.

“In my senior year, I had a teacher who made history fun,” she said. “It wasn’t about memorizing facts, reading endless amounts of notes, or using any form of rote memorization. It was different. It was more about applying what you’re learning to real life situations. I wanted to be the kind of teacher she was. She had a big influence on my life.”

That teacher was Lauri Elam.

Eboney, 27, is the daughter of Tiny Lewis and the late Joe Lewis. She was born and reared in Piedmont. She loves her hometown.

“Piedmont is awesome,” she said. “It’s been the best place for me to live. The community is wonderful and supportive. When we’re growing up, we all say things about wanting to move away, but it’s within those couple of years branching out that we realize that Piedmont will always be home.”

She received her BSE (2008) and MSE (2010) in general social science from Jacksonville State University and is

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Eboney Lewis is a Zumba fitness instructor at the Bethune Community Center.

currently taking classes at the University of Alabama to get her educational specialist degree.

Eboney is a member of Word Alive International Outreach Church in Coldwater where she is active in Life Group, a Bible study group, and is a second Saturday volunteer to help give out items to those in need.

She’s a Zumba fitness instructor at Bethune Community Center in Piedmont and at Pepper’s Academy of Self Defense in Jacksonville.

Eboney is happy to be where she is in her life right now.

She has lost 180 pounds in the past three years by eating right and exercising.

“It wasn’t just Zumba,” she said. “It’s also eating the right food. I feel a lot better. Realizing that health problems ran in my family I knew that if I didn’t get control of it, I would be having the same problems.”

Eboney enjoys reading, writing, playing volleyball and softball and blogging. Anyone wanting to see her

RECIPES BAKED PORK CHOPS 6 lean center-cut pork chops, ½” thick 1 egg white 1 c. evaporated skim milk ¾ c. cornflake crumbs ¼ c fine dry bread crumbs 4 t. paprika 2 t. oregano ¾ t. chili powder ½ t. garlic powder ½ t. black pepper 1/8 t. cayenne pepper 1/8 t. dry mustard ½ t. salt Nonstick spray coating

CHICKEN STOVE TOP POT PIE 1 lb. chicken breasts, diced and chopped 1 (5 oz.) box whole wheat chicken Stove Top 1 (10 oz.) Birdseye steam fresh frozen vegetables (corn, carrots, peas, green beans 1 (10.75 oz.) can light cream of chicken soup 1 T. Promise fat free margarine 1 c. hot water 1 t. garlic powder 1 t. onion powder Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook chicken, Trim all fat from chops. garlic powder and onion Beat egg white with powder in medium evaporated skim milk. pan on stove until all Place chops in milk pink is gone. In a large mixture and let stand bowl, mix the chicken, five minutes, turning vegetables, and cream of chops once. Meanwhile, chicken soup. Pour into a mix together cornflake 9” pie pan. crumbs, bread crumbs, In a medium bowl spice and salt. Spray a mix Stove Top with 9x13 inch baking pan butter and 1 c. hot water. with nonstick spray Spread on top of the coating. vegetable and chicken Remove chops from mixture Bake for 30 milk mixture. Coat minutes. Makes 8 small thoroughly with crumb servings or 4 healthy mixture. Place chops servings. in pan and bake in 375 degree oven for 20 PIZZA PASTA minutes. Turn chops and CASSEROLE bake 15 minutes longer 1 lb. ground beef or until no pink remains. ½ onion, chopped 1 jar spaghetti sauce

½ pkg. 16 oz. spiral pasta, cooked and drained 2 c. shredded low fat mozzarella cheese 4 ozs. Sliced pepperoni In a large skillet, cook beef until meat is no longer pink. Drain and rinse meat in hot water and set aside. Cook the onion in the same skillet until tender. Add ground beef back to skillet. Stir in spaghetti sauce and pasta.

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Tiny Lewis spends her days with children

‘I don’t mind getting on them’ MARGARET ANDERSON JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT Tiny Lrueese Lewis is 60 and proud of it. Not only is she proud of her age, she’s also proud of her name.

Tiny Lrueese was the name she was given by her great-aunt, Lily Lrueese Hollis.

“That name’s on my birth certificate, my driver’s license and everything else I have,” said Tiny. “When God made this mold, he made just one. I’m happy with my name and my life.”

Thirteen years ago, she was named director of Bethune Community Center.

Prior to that, she was assistant director for two years.

“I like to watch the kids play,” said Tiny. “It gives them somewhere to go and something do. It’s good because they get to interact with other kids. When they get out of school, they come on down here.

All I hear all day is ‘Miss Tiny, Miss Tiny, Miss Tiny.’ At least they know my name. I love it though.”

Tiny said at times it’s like rearing her own children again.

“I try to teach them how to act and how to be good citizens,” she said. “You just have to take the time and have the patience when you’re trying to tell them something. But I don’t mind getting on them. I’ll do that if I have to. Down the road, they’ll see what I was trying to tell

them.”

Tiny said that for her, manners go a long way, and that’s one of the things she’s trying to instill in the children.

In the summertime, there are 40-50 children at the center. During the school year, that number decreases to 20-25.

Tiny became a widow in 1995, when her husband of 32 years, Joe, died of a massive heart attack. He enjoyed sports and that was something that he passed on to Tiny, their children and their grandchildren. One of Tiny’s happiest moments are when she’s watching their grandson, CJ Savage, play sports for Piedmont High School.

Tiny was born in Gadsden and lived in Cedartown, Ga., when she and Joe met.

They have two children, Charles Dudley and Eboney Lewis of Piedmont.

Their grandchildren are CJ and Devonte Thompson of Pensacola, Fla. Tiny is a longtime member of Thankful Baptist Church where she is an usher.

About three years ago, Tiny received an ipad as a Christmas gift from Eboney.

It didn’t take her long to learn to use it.

She’s spent many enjoyable moments learning things she never knew about, keeping in touch with friends and family through Facebook and playing Candy Crush.

Tiny also likes to work in her yard.

Tiny had a stroke three years ago.

“Right now, I’m doing good, but I’ve got a little limp on my right side. But I

Tiny Lewis is happy with her name and her life.

thank God for my limp. I tell everybody He just did that to get my attention and slow me down.”

Fresh out of high school in Cedartown, Tiny went to work at Arrow, where she sewed sleeves in shirts. She worked

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day of school, Aug. 19, but the exact day and time has yet to be set.

Among the local school systems with similar technology programs, Piedmont school’s has been in place the longest, and is increasingly showing administrators that investing in the technology was the right move, explained Akin.

“The advantage has been clear from day one, but it becomes more and more clear each year that the technology tools we put into the hands of students, and in the hands of teachers, allows you to personalize learning,” Akin said.

Teaching kids exactly what they need to know and addressing areas they need help in is something the technology does well, Akin explained.

Akin said the technology “also has the ability to teach 21st century skills; collaboration and opportunities for creativity, critical thinking. All of those things are truly enhanced by having devices in the hands of every kid.”

Several other Calhoun County systems have followed Piedmont’s lead into student computers.

The Oxford City School system will begin this week to

send new MacBook Air laptops home with the approximately 1,275 students in grades nine through 12. Students in grades seven and eight will use laptops while at school.

In all, the district has about 3,000 laptops. In May, the school board agreed to buy 2,000 new MacBook Air laptops. The technology will cost the district about $700,000 annually for four years.

Jacksonville students are getting a crash-course in the use of iPads during a series of orientation sessions in the high school cafeteria.

The Jacksonville City School System is offering the sessions to introduce parents and students to its new technology initiative, through which officials plan to issue an iPad to each student in grades four through 12. During the orientation sessions, which will be held by grade level and began Monday, students will receive their iPads and, together with their parents, they will learn how to use and care for them.

“We want to tell both of them at the same time,” said Anthony Kingston, director of technology.

The school board in May agreed to buy 1,200 iPads, in addition to 96 MacBook laptops and 200 iPad Mini tablets, from Apple, Inc. for $344,000 each year for three years.

On Monday, the Public Education Foundation of Anniston presented a $100,000 check to Anniston High School for the purchase of new equipment for career and technology programs, including business and welding.

The Board of Education has committed $72,000 in matching funds to purchase the career tech equipment. In addition, PEFA, the Board of Education, and the city of Anniston have partnered to place $368,000 worth of 21st century classroom technology in the schools. That technology will Êinclude smart boards and keypad assessment systems, which are remote controls given to students that give teachers instant access to testing data.

Calhoun County Schools began a pilot program at several schools in 2012 called “Bring Your Own Device,” which allowed students to bring their own laptops, tablets and smart phones to class. That program will be expanded this year to include Pleasant Valley High, Weaver High, Wellborn High, Saks High, Alexandria High, Saks Middle, Wellborn Elementary, Ohatchee Elementary, Pleasant Valley Elementary, Alexandria Elementary, Ohatchee High, White Plains High, White Plains Middle, Weaver Elementary and Saks Elementary.

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Cawood, a professional firm that has helped area cities develop projects before.

“We’re going to start out kind of small and see where it goes,” said Carl Hinton, special projects coordinator.

Although the city wants to begin building the park for cyclists, the project is still only in the planning stages and it won’t be developed without a vote of approval by the City Council, said Mayor Rick Freeman. Freeman, who supports the project, said he hopes to include funding for it in the next year’s budget, which will be drafted in the coming weeks.

He said the campsite is one way the city can help develop the trail to draw people to the city.

“We need this to sell our trail more,” Freeman said, referring to the Ladiga.

City employees would have to level the ground and extend utilities to the RV lots, but little work would have to be done to prepare the tent camping sites, he said. Employees would have to extend water lines from a nearby main and add underground wiring for the RV sites, the officials said.

City officials haven’t estimated a cost for the project, but an earlier plan to develop a camping park in Piedmont was expected to cost $100,000. That plan, which was to be funded by a grant and built by contractors, was axed in 2007 because city officials believed they could develop a camping park for less than half of that.

“It just wasn’t a good time to pursue it,” Fomby said.

Now that the city is planning to do the work with supplies it already owns, city leaders think they might be able to begin leveling the ground as early as this fall.

Hinton said the city has to complete other recreational projects, including city pool construction, civic center renovations and a ballpark restoration at the Bethune Center.

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White Plains Alumni Association dinner and awards banquet Alex Franklin McFry, a 2013 graduate of White Plains High School, recently received a $1,000 college scholarship from the White Plains Alumni Association. Norman Parker, member of its College Scholarship Committee, made the presentation at its annual dinner and awards banquet. He is the son of Perry and Brooke McFry of White Plains and the grandson of Donald and Linda Colvard of Maylene and Mark and Doris McFry of Spring Garden. He plans to attend Jacksonville State University in the fall.

Lyndsey Golden, a 2013 graduate of White Plains High School, recently received the first annual Spurgeon and Lucille Bussey $1,000 college scholarship by the White Plains Alumni Association at its annual alumni dinner and awards banquet.

The banquet was held at Harmony Baptist Church Christian Life Center in Choccolocco. Vivian Dulin, member, made the presentation. She is the daughter of Chad Golden and Amy Waugh of White Plains.

Christopher “Chase” Oliver, a 2013 graduate of White Plains High School, recently received a $1,000 college scholarship from the White Plains Alumni Association at its annual alumni dinner and awards banquet. Norman Parker made the presentation.

He is the son of Chris and Bridget Headrick Oliver of Rabbitttown.

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Last week’s answers Jacob H. Nisbett, a 2013 graduate of White Plains High School, recently received a $1,000 college scholarship from the White Plains High School class of 1959 at the White Plains Alumni Association annual awards banquet. Joy Barnwell Patty, a class of 1959 graduate, made the presentation. He is the son of Jeff and Angela Nisbett of Choccolocco. He plans to attend the University of Alabama at Huntsville and major in electrical engineering.

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SUMMER: Drought free for 2 weeks

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and do as much work.

“We’ve just been behind a little bit ... there have been some times when we just couldn’t get out there,” Price said.

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, Alabama has been drought free for two weeks due to above average rainfall. Aside from two weeks in May, the state has not been drought free since June 2010.

Meanwhile, with 10.65 inches of rainfall so far, Anniston has had its third wettest July on record, according to the National Weather Service. The extra rain has been a mixed bag for area businesses, however, with some benefitting from the extra water while others finding it a nuisance.

Price has seen some work slowdown, but he still expects his business to catch up soon and eventually benefit from all the extra rain.

“It’ll be good for business ... and it’s still way better than a drought,” Price said. “Now we can get out and cut but in a drought, nothing grows.”

Doug Trantham of Trantham Farms in Alexandria said the extra rain two months ago forced him to delay planting his crops.

However since then, the continued rainfall has helped his crops grow strong and replenished his water reserves. Trantham said he has 1,100 acres of row crops this year, including corn, soybeans and cotton.

“So far, what we’ve got going on, things are looking good,” Trantham said. “And we’ve got water in ditches and ponds that have been dry the last 8 to 10 years.”

Matt Anderson, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Calera, said the NWS predicts the Anniston area will have a 50 percent to 60 percent chance of rainfall Wednesday, which could push the area into its second wettest July on record. NWS statistics show Anniston’s second-wettest July was in 1975 with 12.21 inches, while its wettest July was in 1950 with 13.9 inches.

“And things look to stay pretty wet next week,” Anderson said. “The theme for this summer in Alabama has been a wet summer.”

The rain has not been helpful for Melanie Huggins, co-owner of Anniston Super Car Wash.

“It really has slowed down business,” Huggins said. “We have had so much rain.”

Huggins, who also co-owns the Oxford Super Wash on U.S. 78 with her husband Jim Huggins, said the couple expected much more business at the Anniston location when they opened it four months ago.

“But we will get through this ... we’re trying not to fuss about it,” Huggins said.

In the meantime, Anniston Car Wash has offered discounts to seniors and military residents to help lure in more customers, Huggins said.

“That has helped some,” she said.

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STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 31643 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DORRIS FULTON, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of DORRIS FULTON, deceased, having been granted to SUSAN FULTON CASE, the undersigned on July 17, 2013, by the Honorable Alice K. Martin, Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate, are hereby required to present the same within the time allowed by law, or the same will be barred.

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STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 31622 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES LEONARD BURT, DECEASED Letters of Administration on the estate of JAMES LEONARD BURT, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on July 15, 2013, by the Honorable Alice K. Martin, Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate, are hereby required to present the same within the time allowed by law, or the same will be barred.

RONALD LYNN BURT AND ANGELA SUE BURT WILLIAMS, Co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of JAMES LEONARD BURT, Deceased.

Alice K. Martin Judge of Probate

STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 31641 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES RONALD BIBLE, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of JAMES RONALD BIBLE, deceased, having been granted to VERLY BIBLE, the undersigned on July 16, 2013, by the Honorable Alice K. Martin, Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate, are hereby required to present the same within the time allowed by law, or the same will be barred.

VERLY BIBLE, Personal Representative of the Last Will and Testament of JAMES RONALD BIBLE, Deceased.

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Piedmont captures Dixie Youth state; heads to Series With all the odds against them, Piedmont’s 9-and-10-year-olds overcame an opening game loss and captured the Alabama Dixie Youth Baseball state tournament championship in Oxford Friday.

The Piedmont team won six consecutive games in the elimination bracket.

To reach Friday’s title game, Piedmont downed previously unbeaten Troy 9-5 on Thursday.

In the deciding game, it was Piedmont and Troy again with Piedmont winning 17-16.

The youthful Bulldogs will represent Alabama in the Dixie Youth World Series in Laurel, Mississippi, starting Saturday against the Arkansas champion.

The national tournament is also a double-elimination affair.

While an opening game loss typically spells doom in a double-elimination tournament, Piedmont’s coaches – head coach Chris Hanson and assistants Terry Haney and Brian Young – had seen it all before.

“I’ve coached these kids basically since they were seven years old, the last three summers,” Hanson said. “We’ve participated in several tournaments and this same thing has happened in two of our other tournaments in district play. We’ve lost our first game and we’ve seemed to just respond after that.

I really don’t have a reason for it but some way we play.”

In the championship game, Piedmont batted as the visitors.

A six-run top of the first inning made the large crowd of Bulldog backers hopeful of a cakewalk.

Jack Hayes started the scoring with a one-out home run. Max Hanson singled to drive in the next two runs. Chaz Pope hit a two-run double and Hayden Young ended the first-inning outburst with an RBI single. Troy put seven runs on the left field scoreboard in the bottom of the first and the cakewalk was over.

Piedmont regained the lead with a six-run second inning. Cassius Fairs drove in two runs while Steven Raney, Silas Thompson, Young and Jakari Foster had one

RBI apiece. Troy got a run in the third and four in the fourth to make it 12-all.

Foster led off the fifth with a home run over the high fence in right center and Piedmont never trialed again. Noah Reedy, Hayes, Thompson and Hanson added RBIs and Piedmont led 17-12 when the inning ended.

Reedy pitched the final five innings and was the winning pitcher. Troy had the tying run at second base when Reedy grabbed a come-backer to the mound and threw to Thompson at first base for the final out.

Hanson finished with three RBIs. Fairs, Foster, Hayes, Pope and Young each drove in two runs. Sloan Smith reached base on three of his four at-bats, he walked twice and was also hit by a pitch, and scored two runs.

On Thursday, Piedmont eliminated Gordo 9-8 in the morning then handed Troy its initial loss that evening 9-5.

Against Gordo, Piedmont did most of its damage in the first inning, scoring eight runs. Raney doubled to drive in Reedy and Hayes with the first two runs and Thompson doubled Raney home.

A fielder’s choice by Pope scored Hanson. With the bases loaded, Omarion Foster coaxed a walk for an RBI. A two-run single by Reedy finished the scoring for the inning. Hayes scored Piedmont’s ninth run after he tripled.

Young was the winning pitcher and Hanson recorded a save.

In the nightcap, Omarion Foster was the man of the hour. Foster tossed a six-inning complete game at the time the Bulldogs most needed an outstanding effort on the mound. He also scored two runs.

Jakari Foster had a home run and two singles for two RBIs. Fairs contributed a double and two singles and scored twice.

Reedy and Hanson each had a pair of base hits and Hanson scored twice. Raney and Thompson each doubled and drove in two. Pope recorded a single, scored twice and drove home two runs. Young

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Members of the Piedmont Dixie Youth baseball team will represent Alabama in the Dixie Youth 9-10-year-old World Series in Laurel, Miss., beginning Saturday. Front row, from left, Jack Hayes, Omarion Foster, Max Hanson, Sloan Smith, Cassius Fairs, Steven Raney.

Middle row, from left, are Max Pope, Silas Thompson, Noah Reedy, Slade Haney, Hayden Young, Jakari Foster. Back row are coaches, from left Brian Young, Terry Haney and Chris Hanson. and Hayes had a double each and Young added an RBI. Tuesday’s rains put Piedmont on the field twice on Wednesday, too. In the morning, Piedmont downed AUM of Montgomery 11-1. The game lasted just four innings because of the 10-run mercy rule and was Piedmont’s only laugher. Jakari Foster went the distance with six strikeouts.

He allowed four hits and walked three. Piedmont led 6-0 after three innings and ended the contest with five runs in the fourth.

Raney had a double and two singles, drove in five runs and scored twice. Reedy and Hayes each scored three runs and had two hits apiece. Reedy’s included a double.

Thompson had a pair of singles, two RBIs and two runs. Hanson also drove in two runs.

Wednesday evening, Piedmont edged Decatur American 5-4 in seven innings when Reedy’s base

hit in the bottom of the seventh plated Omarion Foster with the winning run. Piedmont trailed 4-2 early. In the fifth inning, Jakari Foster’s solo home run cut the Decatur club’s lead to 4-3. In the sixth, Hanson’s two-out hit scored Raney with the tying run. Reedy pitched the final four innings in relief of Thompson for the win.

Raney delivered three singles and Pope had a double and a single.

On Monday, Piedmont bested Munford 5-4 behind Reedy’s six-inning complete game. Reedy allowed seven hits and walked three while fanning seven. Hanson had a base hit, drove in two runs and scored twice. Young singled and drove in two runs. Fairs and Hayes had a double each. Omarion Foster and Jakari Foster each had a single.

In Piedmont’s first tournament game, the Bulldogs fell to Southeastern Gray of

Montgomery 11-6. The game began on Saturday, July 20, and the Capitol City crew jumped to an 11-1 lead after two innings.

Reedy opened the game with a home run for Piedmont’s initial run. Rain delayed completion of the game until Sunday. In relief, Slade Haney held Southeastern Gray scoreless over the final four innings and had six strikeouts.

Piedmont scored five additional runs Sunday but could not overcome the early deficit.

Reedy added a two-run single to his home run. Thompson had two singles while Haney, Hanson and Omarion Foster each had one single.

Illness took Haney out of the tournament after Sunday. If he is unable to play in the World Series, Hanson said Gavin Bass will be added to Piedmont’s roster to give Piedmont the required 12-player team.