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STATE TREASURER VISITS AREA Young Boozer talks about his duties MARGARET ANDERSON Journal Correspondent

Anita Kilgore

Young Boozer speaks to insurance and financial advisors.

State Treasurer Young Boozer spoke to the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors - Northeast Alabama Thursday at Classic on Noble in Anniston. Members from Jacksonville, Piedmont and the Anniston area were present.

Boozer was introduced by Alfa Insurance agent Coy Callendar.

Boozer, a Republican, defeated Democrat Charles Grimsley to win the seat vacated by Kay Ivey who was unable to run again due to term limits. Young beat George Wallace Jr., by 30 points in the Republican primary. This was his first venture at running for public office.

He said that when he was running for office, he was chided by Jay Leno, Jon Stewart, Joy Behar

and others because of his name. He was on the front page of the Wall Street Journal.

Leno made the comment that Young Boozer was the worst name anyone running for public office could have.

“I’m a Boozer in name only,” he said. “My grandmother was a Young. The Young family married into the Boozer family.”

Boozer talked about the various duties required of his position.

As state treasurer, he is responsible for multiple state financial interests, including cash management, bonds and the Alabama Trust Fund and unclaimed property left by deceased persons.

Alabama currently has about a half million dollars in unclaimed property or money.

Anyone wanting to know if he or a relative ■ See BOOZER, page 7

Riley Green will open for Marshall Tucker Band

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Triplets born to Glovers

Free concert Friday at Zinn Park MARGARET ANDERSON Journal Correspondent

Center in Anniston, when two daughters and a son arrived within five seconds of each other.

Emma Lynn weighed 5 pounds and 1 ounce,

Jacksonville native Riley Green saw the Marshall Tucker Band perform at a mud bog in Huntsville over 10 years ago. He wasn’t especially interested in the mud bog. He went to see the band that he’d listened to most of his life perform.

“The Marshall Tucker Band was big before I was even born,” said Green. “My mom had their CD, and I used to listen to it all Riley Green the time.”

Green will open for the band that he’s always loved at 7 p.m. Friday at Zinn Park in Anniston. The concert is free.

■ See TRIPLETS, page 7

■ See CONCERT, page 7

Anita Kilgore

Heather and Kyle Glover with Emma Lynn, Brantley Gage and Lilly Rae.

Parents are adjusting to new routine Statistics show that slightly over 5,000 triplets are born in the United States each year. Piedmont can now be included in those figures.

Kyle and Heather Glover became parents for the first time at 12:16 p.m. Oct. 19 at Regional Medical

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A Piedmont man Thursday pleaded not guilty to a murder charge against him in the death of a 28-year-old Piedmont woman who went missing in 2009.

Jimmy Ray Steed, 52, was indicted by a Calhoun County grand jury in August in connection with the death of Carla Cook Fuqua, who was last seen alive at her Piedmont home on Oct. 29, 2009. Investigators from the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office and

Cold Case Unit discovered Fuqua’s skeletal remains Dec. 4, 2012, in woods a short drive from Steed’s and Fuqua’s homes on Alabama 21.

During his arraignment Thursday morning, a frail-looking Steed gave whispered replies to questions posed by Calhoun County Circuit Judge Bud Turner.

According to the grand jury indictment, Steed reportedly killed Fuqua on or about the day she went missing by striking her with a bat or bat-like object.

The victim’s mother, Darlene Cook, attend-

ed the hearing with family. Cook said she was expecting a not-guilty plea, and as difficult as she believes it will be, she is ready for the trial.

“I wanted to see him eye to eye,” Cook said, referring to Steed during Thursday’s hearing.

Calhoun County Sheriff Larry Amerson has said Steed also is a suspect in the cases of three other people missing from Piedmont.

Patrick Burrows disappeared Aug. 23, ■ See MURDER, page 7

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Halloween has changed, but it is still fun Those of us who grew up during the 1950s know that Halloween celebrations were not always so commercial.

I never remember seeing costumes for sale in the stores, such as in the old Masons department store on South Noble or in the dime stores such as Kress, Roses, or Woolworths. Perhaps the costumes were there; but if they were, my mother would have considered their purchase to be frivolous spending. We always dressed in the old standby that all children could put together – hobo costumes.

My three sisters and I would search in our chest of drawers for some patched pants, which were plentiful. Also, we would wear one of my father’s flannel shirts and tie

Sherry Kughn Sherry-Go-Round it around our waists. Next, we kids would find a stick to carry on our shoulders, and Mother would help us make a cloth bag to hang off the end of the stick.

When I was young, I never saw an actual hobo, but we girls never thought to point this out to Mother.

The candy back then was different. I’ll never forget how excited I was to find the creamy, cherry-flavored candy lipstick in my paper sack, which is what we used for collecting our candy. I have not found candy lipstick like that since I was about 10 years old.

Also in our sacks, we would get Necco wafers, Mary Janes, caramel creams, wax lips, wax bottles full of sweet liquid, candy cigarettes, Zagnuts, and Kits and BB Bats (both guaranteed to pull out a tooth filling).

A few neighbors would also place coins or parched peanuts in our sacks.

Trick-or-treating was safe during my early memories. By the time I grew a little older, we heard the

horror stories of razor blades and pins stuck in candy.

On Halloween night, Mother made us sisters hold hands. We went alone up and down our street.

I’ll never forget seeing all the other kids, most of them dressed also like hobos or sometimes ghosts.

The lucky kids were the ones whose parents had bought them witch hats.

There are other memories I have of fall that are no longer practiced.

One of my favorites was when Mother made popcorn balls out of sorghum syrup. She would pat them with butter to make them less sticky, and their sweet-sour flavor was great. I remember, too, that popcorn balls were crispy – unlike others I have bought in stores in

recent years.

My best friend Nina and I would rake leaves in rows to create the outline of a house full of rooms.

We would pretend we lived in this wall-less house.

In a nearby patch of woods, we children would eat what Mother called “hall apples,” which were no bigger than marbles, and we ate muscadines and crab apples.

Children today have their better costumes and a choice of carnivals to attend. They have fall traditions of their own and different candies.

They can’t have more fun, though, than those of us who grew up in a simpler time. Fall is fall, and every generation finds ways to enjoy it.

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Two Supreme Court decisions affect Alabama During the summer the U.S. Supreme Court rendered two significant rulings. They were quite different philosophically.

The high tribunal, in a far-reaching landmark decision, rendered same sex marriage legal in America. By granting all legal rights to same sex marriage they gave credence and official sanction to these unions.

Their decisions are the law of the land. This is a significant verdict.

The Supreme Court is omnipotent.

Therefore, when it comes to federal benefits, such as Social Security, state laws like Alabama’s that prohibit same sex marriage are irrelevant. If a gay couple that was married in Connecticut moves to Alabama they are officially married.

In a contrasting decision on an appeal of a case that originated in Shelby County, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a ruling that voided a portion of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The decision allows Alabama and 14 other states to avoid the preclearance requirement, which previously required these states to seek approval from the Department

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The high court’s invalidation of Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act is not as significant a ruling as the legalization of same sex marriage.

However, there was a tremendous hue and cry from civil rights groups and leaders. The decision did not strike down the Voting Rights Act of 1965. It merely offered relief from mundane and non-challenging voting procedures in the south. For example, if an all white county wanted to change a voting location from a church to a school, the county had to ask the U.S. Justice

Department for permission. It has been cumbersome and expensive.

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed.

In practice, 95 percent of all minor voting changes were approved in a perfunctory manner anyway and it just cost the local government and U.S. government a lot of money.

The discrimination provisions of the Voting Rights Act still exist.

The Justice Department can still step in and sue. They are doing just that in Texas over the redistricting of their legislative lines. Only the preclearance provision was stricken.

These two contrasting opinions illuminate an interesting alignment of our U.S. Supreme Court.

The Court is evenly divided philosophically. You have four hardcore liberal members and four true blue, steadfast, dedicated conservatives on the tribunal.

These eight members are dedicated, committed and predictable votes when it comes to left or right wing issues.

Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan are very liberal.

As might be expected, a Democratic president appointed them. Obama appointed Sotomayor and Kagan and Clinton appointed Breyer and Ginsburg.

In contrast Justices John Roberts, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito are reliably and unalterably conservative. Republican presidents appointed all four of these men. George W. Bush appointed Roberts, Thomas and Alito and Reagan appointed Scalia.

The ultimate swing vote on the Supreme Court is also a Reagan appointment. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy is the decision maker on the Court. He was the deciding vote on both of the aforementioned decisions. The verdicts came down on a 5 to 4 vote with Kennedy being the decisive swing vote.

This philosophical stalemate has made the moderate and unpredictable Justice Kennedy the most powerful man in America after the President. Kennedy is a 77-yearold lifetime Californian. He was born and raised and practiced law in San Francisco. He graduated from

Stanford undergrad and Harvard Law School. He is a legal scholar who taught constitutional law. He served as a U.S. Federal Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for 12 years before Ronald Reagan appointed him to the Supreme Court in 1988.

By the way, six of the nine justices went to law school at Harvard. It almost appears that a Harvard law degree is a prerequisite for a seat on the High Court. Yale can claim two.

The preclearance decision cleared the way for Alabama’s new photo voter identification law to take effect for next year’s state elections.

The Secretary of State’s office has devised a plan that will allow for any voters who do not have identification to receive free photo ids through the Department of Public Safety or local Boards of Registrars.

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.

Who exactly is this man Ted Cruz?

Those who call Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) a radical, extremist, rightwing TEA Party Republican, characterized Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, and Barack Obama as moderates.

Who is this freshman senator from Texas whose colleagues are calling him a “wacko bird” and whose opponents and the mainstream media (MSM) characterize as “anarchist,” “arsonist,” and even “terrorist”?

Obviously, as a so-called Tea Party Senator, Cruz must be extreme, radical, wild-eyed, or at his very best uninformed. He must be the most hated man in America for his radical ideas. At least that’s what Dana Bash, CNN congressional correspondent probably believed before interviewing Cruz after a hometown meeting in his home congressional district.

Bash was stunned at the reception constituents gave Cruz when he entered the large speaking room.

There were cheers and tears and

Daniel Gardner My Thoughts high praise for the man the MSM claim “shutdown the government.”

Why? Because all politics are local.

National polls showing voters’ disapproval of GOP at historically low levels have CNN and other MSM outlets virtually quoting these polls in every news story. Of course, MSM have conveniently skipped over AP’s poll a week or so ago showing President Obama’s approval numbers had slumped to 37 percent nationwide. Nothing to see here

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folks! Just keep believing in our “lord and savior,” Barack Obama, as Jamie Foxx said last year.

I can understand how some minority voters in America view our first Black President as a ‘savior’ but not as a ‘lord.’ But, I don’t believe any Hispanic voters or conservative voters are going to confuse Ted Cruz with Jesus Christ.

Ted Cruz was elected to the Senate in the 2012 elections and has served there for fewer than ten months.

Yet, he’s created quite a stir, much like another freshman senator from Illinois did in 2007. And, like that other senator, Cruz attended Ivy League schools, graduating cum laude (unlike that other freshmen senator) from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs in 1992.

Cruz graduated from Harvard Law School, magna cum laude in 1995 with a Juris Doctor, serving

as a primary editor of the Harvard Law Review, and executive editor of the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, and a founding editor of the Harvard Latino Law Review. Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz said, “Cruz was off-the-charts brilliant.” Cruz was also a John M. Olin Fellow in Law and Economics at Harvard. Notably, all educational transcripts for that other freshman senator have been hidden. We simply don’t know how well the other senator from Illinois performed.

Did you know Cruz served as a law clerk to J. Michael Luttig of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in 1995, and William Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the United States in 1996 where he was the first Hispanic ever to clerk for a Chief Justice of the United States? Not too shabby for a wacko bird!

All things considered, Senator

Cruz doesn’t look like the wildeyed, rightwing extremist Tea Party Senator the MSM and other Washington insiders have painted him to be. He looks like someone with demonstrated leadership skills and business experience who really could bring real hope and positive change to America. Speaking for nearly 21 hours straight without a teleprompter indicates he could be “off-the-charts brilliant.” Heaven knows we don’t need any more Clintons, Bushs, or inexperienced freshman ideologues to run our country.

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Sound off Venecia’s Foundation thanks those who helped On behalf of Venecia’s Foundation, I would like to thank the following people who help make The CRAP 5K a success. A great big special thanks to Brittany Heath Wilson for her idea to run this event and for all her hard work and details in putting together so much including the pre-registration for the event. Special thanks to all the volunteers working with Brittany, Randa and Bobby Joe Carroll, and the program could not have been a huge success without each of them.

Also special thanks to Jennifer Gillette and her employees at the Solid Rock Café , the City of Piedmont employees and Street Superintendent Ricky Jackson for the barricades; to Chief Steven Tidwell who provided Officer Nathan Johnson and Officer Shannon Kelley to work the morning providing patrol cars to block the road where there were no fire trucks and leading the competitors in both the front and rear of the race route; to the

volunteers who provided rest stations at the old Hilltop location and on the Chief Ladiga Trail; to Fire Chief Mike Ledbetter and his fire fighters for providing fire trucks to block the streets; thanks to Chief Phillip Winkles and staff for providing an ambulance in case one of the participants needed medical support; and thanks to Phillip Johnson, the electrical supervisor, for getting us power for the time clock.

Thanks to Coach Ricky Austin for his input and planning the course to the run. Thanks to Coach Jana McGinnis and the Jacksonville State University softball team for participating and the Jacksonville State mascot Cocky for attending as well; and thanks to the Zetas from Jacksonville State University for attending the event and for all their support.

Thanks to the JCA Honor Society and the FCCLA from Spring Garden.

Thanks to the Piedmont City School cheerleaders both junior high and high

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school and the Spring Garden cheerleaders as well for cheering in everyone at the finish line.

Special thanks to Lively’s Foodland and Mitchell foods for donating milk and juice and to both the Piedmont and Jacksonville Jack’s Restaurants and both Piedmont and Jacksonville McDonalds for providing the breakfast biscuits and McGriddles for the volunteers and participants.

Also special thanks to Douglas Borden who took the pictures and provided them to our DJ/MC Keith Word to write the story of this event.

Special thanks to Mayor Bill Baker, City Councilman Frank Cobb, and Piedmont City Clerk Michelle Franklin for not only supporting this event but for also participating in the event showing their full support.

Thanks again to everyone to had any part in our event.

Venecia, Randa, and Bobby Joe Carroll and Brittney Heath Wilson

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Obituaries AMBERSON Piedmont - David Leon Amberson, 61, of Piedmont, passed away Sunday, October 20, 2013, at Gadsden Regional Medical Center.

He was in law enforcement for 20 plus years, and an investigator for the City of Centre.

He was a member of Nances Creek Baptist Church, a researcher and historian. He loved God, guns and music. He was a loving husband, dad and granddaddy.

He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Rhonda P. Amberson; son, Justin (Mindi) Amberson; daughter, Penny (Elisha) Conn; two brothers, Dennis and Perry Amberson; and six grandchildren, Laney, Maddyn and Sawyer Conn, MaKaiyah, David Aziah, and Addyson Amberson.

Funeral services will be today, October 23, 2013, at 2 p.m. from Dansby Heritage Chapel with the Rev. Garry Brown and the Rev. John Cole officiating with burial in Nances Creek Cemetery. Visitation was held Tuesday night at the funeral home.

Dansby Heritage Chapel is honored to serve the Amberson Family.

Piedmont Memory Gardens. The family received friends Saturday from noon until time of service.

Mr. Anderson passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2013, at his home.

Survivors include his loving wife of 58 years, Shelby Anderson; two sons, Stan Anderson (Cathy) and Mark Anderson, all of Spring Garden; five grandchildren, Nick Ellison (Samantha), Tessa Maddox (Brandon), Paige McDonald (Damon), Raen Anderson and Cory Anderson; two great-grandchildren, Elana and Kyla Ellison and several nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers were Howard Pittman, Eddie Pittman, Greg Kelly, Wayne Smart, Sam Kirk, Nick Ellison, Cory Anderson and Charles Allen. Honorary pallbearers will be the employees of Calhoun Farmers CoOp, Wayne Austin, Johnny Amberson, Jack Johnson, Jack Whorton, Reg Buttram, Jay Adkinson, Brandon Maddox, Keith Adkinson, David Tierce, Miles Allen and nieces and nephews.

Mr. Anderson was a lifelong resident of Spring Garden and was of the christian faith. He was a loving and very special husband, father and grandfather.

He was preceded in death by a son, Jim Anderson; parents, Tommy and Lena Anderson and two brother and two sisters. www.thompsonfune-

ANDERSON Spring Garden - Services for Norman S. Anderson, 77, were held Saturday, October 19, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Thompson Funeral Home with the ralhomepiedmont.com Rev. Ted Anderson and Joey Hudgins officiating. ELLIOTT Burial followed at Piedmont - Funeral

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services for Frances Jane Blair Elliott, 82, were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, October 17, 2013, at Thompson Funeral Home with the Rev. Ron McKay officiating.

Burial followed at Highland Cemetery. The family will received friends from 6-8 Wednesday night at the funeral home.

Mrs. Elliott passed away Monday, October 14, 2013, at her home.

Survivors include her son, Gary Brian Elliott, of Anniston; and three sisters, Mary Blair Wheeler (Richard), of Rogersville, Bettty Ruth Blair Edwards (Roy), of Nances Creek and Joyce Ann Blair Horne (Bill), of California.

Pallbearers were Shannon Elston, Matt Haynes, Richard Wheeler, Alan Freeman, Phillip Book and Jonathan Burt.

Mrs. Elliott was a resident of Piedmont most of her life where she was a member of the First United Methodist Church. She was a member of the D.A.R. and was a homemaker.

She was preceded in death by her husband, James Claude Elliott; parents, Charlie Floyd and Ruth Fagan Blair; and one brother, Jack Fagan Blair.

Flowers may be sent or memorial contributions may be made to a favorite charity. www.thompsonfuneralhomepiedmont.com PACE Piedmont - Services for Willie Ruth McCord Pace, 82, were held be Tuesday,

October 22, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Thompson Funeral Home with the Rev. David Cox officiating. Burial followed at Union Grove Cemetery.

Mrs. Pace passed away Friday, October 18, 2013, at Gadsden Regional Medical Center.

Survivors include her children, Tina Stokes (Ricky) of Centre, Scott McCord (Sandy), and Stacy McCord, all of Hokes Bluff; one granddaughter, Tara McCord; one sister, Lottie Sue Pope (Teddy) of Piedmont and several nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers were Cale McCain, James Williams, Phillip Pope, Keith McCord, Craig McCord, and Joe Stewart. Honorary pallbearers will be Jerry Masters, Harvey Kiser, Bobby Kiser, Tommy Hilburn, Roland Houck,and Tom Robertson.

Mrs. Pace was a lifelong resident of Piedmont and a member of the Piedmont Church of God. She was a very loving mother and grandmother.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Luther and Bertha Gossett and two sisters, Louise Tierce and Pauline Tierce.

The family would life to give the doctors and nurses of Gadsden Regional Medical Center a special “Thank You” for the love and care that was given to their mother. www.thompsonfuneralhomepiedmont.com-

Police Report Oct. 14 • Theft by deception II. Officers investigated an incident that occurred between Sept. 1 and Oct. 14 and involved a Rolair air compressor with a Honda motor valued at $750.

• Theft of property III. Officers responded to a complaint made by a female that her Iphone 4 had been stolen between 10:30 a.m. and 11 p.m. Oct. 13. It was recovered.

• Theft of property III. A blue Piedmont trash can was reported stolen from the 200 block of South Center Avenue.

• Theft of property III. Officers investigated the theft of a PlayStation 2, a grey DVD player, and a clear and white shower curtain with blue hooks that were stolen from South Harris Avenue.

• Unauthorized use of a vehicle.

An incident involving a 1995 Chevy

400 SS pickup truck was reported to have occurred between 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on North Church Street.

• Theft of property III. Officers investigate a report that a tire and rim for a 2004 Toyota Camry valued at $200 was stolen between 2 p.m. Oct. 13 and 6 a.m. Oct. 14 from a location on Haslam Street.

Oct. 16 • Unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle. Officers investigated the theft of a Stihl 250 chainsaw with a 16-inch bar valued at $850 that was taken from Harris Street between Oct. 9 and Oct. 16.

• Harassing communications. A 22-year-ol female reported incidents that occurred between Oct. 8 and 16.

Oct. 17 • Possession of a forged instrument II. Officers recovered a counterfeit $20 bill from a location on

Highway 278 By-pass.

Oct. 18 • Burglary III. Officers investigated an incident that occurred on First Avenue between Oct. 11 and Oct. 16 and resulted in damage done to an entry door and drywall as well as the theft of a white Frigidaire 30-inch stove and 50-gallon Rheem water heater.

Oct. 19 • Criminal mischief III. Officers investigated damage done to a door frame done between 6 p.m. Oct. 18 and 7 a.m. Oct. 19 at a location on South Church Street.

Oct. 20 • Vicious dog. Officers responded to a call made by a person in the South Ray Avenue area about a vicious dog.

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Arrests Oct. 14 • Shaun Dewayne Bailey, failure to pay.

• Skylar Lamar Kirk, receiving stolen property III. • Freddy Wayne Cain, domestic violence III (two charges).

Oct. 15 • Jonathon Shawn Grissom, theft of property II. Oct. 17 • Christopher Scott Nicholson, fraudulent use of a credit/debit card.

Oct. 18 • Andrea Sharee Williams, harassment.

• Tonya Queen Bradley, failure to appear.

Oct. 20 • Edwin Eugene Porter, resisting arrest.

• Tina Waldon Tate, driving under the influence – alcohol.

• Brittany Monea Lee, failure to pay (two counts).

• Amber Nicole Hooper Kleist, failure to appear (two counts).

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Pvt. Judson Seth Posey, a 2013 graduate of Jacksonville Christian Academy, graduated Sept. 26 from the U. S. Army Basic combat training at Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. He learned basic rifle marksmanship, teamwork and development course, chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear course, U. S. weapons and confidence course.

He is currently attending advanced individual training at Fort Leonard Wood. He will return home in November and begin studies with the ROTC program at Jacksonville State University.

Posey is the son of Kris and Tina Posey. He is the grandson of the late Ted and Billie Posey, the late Sallie Jackson, Clarence Jackson and Robert and Bobbie Pace, all of Piedmont.

Community Calendar Star of Christmas Sign ups OCTOBER 24 Piedmont Benevolence Center 8:00 - 11:00 AM This will be the last day to sign up for Christmas Assistance Call 256-447-2220 For questions

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

• Dogs for the Deaf, located in Central Point, Ore., 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 its 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 him at 835-6918 • New classes for the Jacksonville State University Adult Wellness classes are at 8 a.m. in Pete Mathews Colseium. Senior water aerobics and senior floor aerobic classes are Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Senior water aerobics and senior therapeutic yoga classes are on Tuesday and Thursday. Contact Aubrey Crossen at 256-689-2580 or jsu9517k@jsu.edu for more information.

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Terri Rainey stays busy with five jobs ‘Miss Piedmont Chamber of Commerce’ likes the arts

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erri Rainey is often called Miss Piedmont Chamber of Commerce by her friends.

She likes that.

“Everyone says I’m the seat of all knowledge,” she said. “We have fun with it. I tend to lean toward the comedic side of life. I’m definitely a product of my community.

If there’s anything good about me, it’s because of the dedicated and good people in this town.”

There’s a good reason Terri is called Miss Chamber of Commerce. She has five part-time jobs, which puts her in contact with a lot of people on a daily basis.

She works at Lively’s Foodland, Strickland Hardware and Piedmont Memory Gardens. Though she’s been a member of First Baptist Church since she was 11, she works in the office of First United Methodist Church and plays the piano there.

Terri was born in Rome, Ga., to the late Jack and Polly Green. Her brother and sister-in-law, Rick and Ann Green, live in Anniston. Terri has two nephews who also live in the Anniston area. Jason Green and wife, Christan have one daughter, Carleigh Ann. Jason is director of sales and marketing at M2 Connections and Christan teaches reading at White Plains Elementary. Andy Green and wife, Brandie have one son, Jackson Andrew. Andy is director, enrollment Management at Jacksonville State University and Brandie teaches physical education at Iola in Pell City.

Terri’s father was a sales representative for a hardware distributor in Birmingham.

His territory included northeast Alabama and northwest Georgia. He had to do a lot of driving from Rome.

“So, my parents decided it would be less expensive on the family if we were to relocate,” said Terri. “The move was bittersweet though. We found ourselves traveling most weekends and holidays back to Rome because we still had relatives there.”

Terri graduated with honors in 1978 from Piedmont High School.

“I was able to take the CLEP exam

and was fortunate to enter Jacksonville State University in 1978,” she said. “I went in as a sophomore, because I’d earned credit hours through my earlier education. I think that speaks well of the education system that’s always been in place in Piedmont.”

Her major was banking and finance but, before she could graduate, she was offered a job at Garcy Corporation in 1981. She started out doing clerical work, then went on to supervision and then management in the production and inventory control department. In 1994, she left Garcy to work at Engineered Fabrics in Rockmart, Ga., a company was involved with the aerospace industry. There, she was a department head until 2006 when she took an early retirement to help take care of her father who had suffered a stroke earlier that year.

In June 1994, she met her future husband Ralph. Terri had a reputation for being a talented pianist and keyboardist, so when a benefit concert was scheduled for victims of a tornado that struck that year, she was asked to play with Stoned Country, a band out of Michigan, who opened for Merle Haggard and the Strangers.

Ralph was a native of Piedmont and at that time was working with a lighting company out of Huntsville that was doing the lighting setup for the concert. He, too, was a musician and they began dating.

“It was love at first sight,” said Terri.

They married five months later.

She and Ralph had lived four blocks apart, at one point, during their childhood, but they’d never met.

Ralph died in 2009 after a brief illness.

Terri said she’s been blessed with three amazing stepchildren and one chosen daughter.

Amber Morris and her husband Jeremy live in Centre. They have two daughters, Anna Grace and Mary Claire. Amber has a bachelor’s degree in nursing administration from Auburn University. Collin Law and his wife, Sonya, live in Ball Play. Collin

PINEAPPLE CASSEROLE 2 (20 oz.) cans crushed pineapple 5 T. flour ½ c. sugar 1 c. grated sharp cheddar 1 ½ c. Ritz crackers (crushed into crumbs) ½ c. butter, unsalted 1 t. butter Gallon size plastic Zip-Lock bag Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 2-quart casserole dish with 1 t. butter. Take three sleeves of Ritz crackers and place inside a plastic baggie and crush into crumbs.

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Terri Rainey plays the organ at First Methodist Church. is certified in welding. They have a son, Carson, born earlier this year. Carly Law, youngest of the three, lives in Piedmont and is one semester from getting a bachelor’s degree in social work from JSU. She works part time at Jefferson’s in Jacksonville and does volunteer work.

Terri also has a chosen daughter, Leila Bragg, who works in the banking industry.

She lives in Piedmont with her son, Charlie.

“I’m a real big Maya Angelou fan,” said Terri. “She has a saying about people and it goes something like, ‘People will forget most of what you said in life, and people will forget what you did, but they will never forget how you made them feel.’

I try to approach every day with that in mind. It’s my mantra. We all want to feel like we have worth and value, and we want people to acknowledge that. That’s why I put a smile on my face and try to spread a little sunshine every day.”

Terri is a member of Lozahatchee #99, Order of the Easter Star, and the Cherokee County Genealogical Society. She likes to crochet, dance, and she enjoys the arts.

“I’ve done a lot of work over the years

in community theatre, and I’ve done a little acting along the way,” she said. “I took ballroom dancing from Hector Baeza at Premier Ballroom Dance in Anniston. I love to dance. I’m definitely a bookworm.

‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is one of my favorites.”

Terri enjoys playing the piano and organ.

She took lessons from Mary Ellen Ginter Rhuel for 12 years. She took guitar lessons from Darrell Jordan and voice lessons from Dr. Randall Richardson. Terri plays clarinet and percussion instruments, thanks to former band directors Doug Borden and Don Wheeler.

“I enjoy cooking, but I don’t have a lot of time for it,” she said. “My mother and grandmother were the culinary experts in the family.”

Her grandmother is the late Lillie Mae Greene. Her last name is spelled differently from Terri’s father.

“When my father went into the military, they dropped the e on his last name, and he just kept it that way,” said Terri.

The following recipes come from her mother and grandmother.

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1 t. pure vanilla extract 1 t. pure almond extract (or substitute 1 t. pure lemon extract) Enough Crisco shortening and flour to prepare a tube pan for baking Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Blend sugar, butter and Crisco together with mixer. Add flour and milk alternately and take care you are blending well after each addition.

Add eggs, one at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition. Add vanilla and almond extract and mix again.

Grease and flour a 9-inch tube cake pan and add cake batter. Bake at 325 degrees for one and one-half hours. Do SQUASH CORNBREAD DRESSING 2 c. squashed, cooked (fresh boiled squash or canned not open oven. squash works well) BAKED CHICKEN AND RICE 2 c. crumbled baked cornbread 1 (10 ¾) can cream of chicken soup 1 (10-12 oz) can cream of chicken soup 1 c. water 1 med. onion, chopped fine 3/4 c. uncooked, long-grain rice (not quick cooking 1 stick butter, melted type) 3 eggs ¼ c. butter (in pats) 1 t. sage ½ t. black pepper 1 t. black pepper ½ t. salt 1 t. salt 1 t. butter (to grease baking dish) ½ t. paprika Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all ingredients together.

4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves Pour into a greased 9x13 baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees Aluminum foil POLLY’S PECAN PIE for 30 to 40 minutes until knife comes out clean from 2 Pet Ritz deep dish pie shells center of casserole and top is golden brown. Serve hot.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix soup, water, rice ¼ t.

1 bottle Karo pancake syrup black pepper, ¼ t. salt and ¼ t. paprika in an ungreased 2 T. flour MAMA GREEN’S OLD FASHIONED POUND shallow 2-quart casserole pan. Lay chicken breasts on top 2 c. sugar CAKE of soup mixture in pan and place pats of butter on top of 6 eggs 3 ½ c. cake flour, sifted (Swan’s Down) chicken. Sprinkle tops of breasts with remaining 1/4 t. each 2 t. pure vanilla extract 3 c. sugar of black pepper, salt and paprika.

2 c. pecan pieces 2 sticks butter, unsalted Cover with aluminum foil and bake 45-50 minutes in a 1 stick butter (in pats) 1 c. Crisco preheated 375-degree oven until bubbly and chicken shows Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Prepare pie shells by 1 c. milk n o signs of pink in center. placing equal amounts of pecan pieces into the bottoms.

5 lg. eggs Mix Karo, flour, sugar, eggs and vanilla together. Pour blended mixture into pie shells over pecan pieces, equally distributing amounts between the two pies.

Take butter and place in pats over mixture, using about 1;/2 stick per pie in pats. Bake at 400 degrees about one hour. If you are using both top and bottom racks in your oven, you may need to switch pies about half way through banking. Because ovens vary, so may cook times. Cook until centers are set and tops are golden brown. Let cool.

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Members, guests enjoy annual hot dog feast

By Patsy Frachiseur Thirty-five members of the Sunshine Club and seven guests gathered at the home of Bill and Beverly Hart Oct. 1 for the annual hot dog feast. Bill and Beverly have hosted this event for years, and it’s always a fun day. We were happy to have Stanley and Donna Todd join us.

Bill and Beverly greeted everyone with a true picnic theme. Checkered tablecloths, quart jars of dried beans on each table, Bill and Beverly in their overalls and a large fire just right for roasting hot dogs and making s’mores made the day special. Everyone was ready for a good time, and the weather cooperated.

Prayer requests were taken, and September minutes were read.

Danny Pointer’s devotion was very appropriate. Danny used 1st Samuel and John to comment on friendship.

Jonathon and David were true friends, and the scriptures prove that friendships are a gift of God an they should be cherished and cultivated. Danny closed with prayer, asking blessings on the food.

We were all ready for hot dogs and lots of sides and desserts. It was a wonderful outing for the Sunshine Club.

Engagement announced

Benjamin Singleton and Ashley Steward Mike and Felecia Steward of Spring Garden announce the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Nichole Steward, to Benjamin Thomas Singleton, son of Mac and Patti Singleton of Piedmont.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Douglas and Joy Borden and Milton and Frances Steward, all of Piedmont.

Miss Steward is a 2004 graduate of Spring Garden High School and a 2008 graduate of Jacksonville State University. She is employed by Cleburne County Board of Education.

The prospective groom is the grandson of Lillian Sing Haslam of Piedmont and the late Elmo Sing and the late Curtis and Verena Singleton, formerly of Piedmont.

Mr. Singleton is a 2000 graduate of Piedmont High School; a 2003 graduate of Gadsden State Community College and a 2010 graduate of Alabama A&M University. He is employed by the City of Piedmont.

The wedding will be 2 p.m. Dec. 28, 2013, at First Baptist Church in Piedmont.

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Picnic at Beverly and Bill Hart’s house.

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The Piedmont Journal presented Piedmont High School with a check for $250 for the new Positive Awards Program.The program will reward students who do it right – grades, attendance and service.

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Brantley Gage weighed 4 pounds and 9 ounces, and Lilly Rae weighed 4 pounds and 13 ounces. They were delivered by Dr. Barbara Moersch.

Kyle said triplets run in his family, while twins run in Heather’s family.

Heather was six weeks pregnant when she found out they would be having triplets.

Kyle, a Jacksonville firefighter, didn’t get to go with her to her doctor’s appointment that day because he was in a class at the fire college in Tuscaloosa.

When Heather called him to tell him how her appointment went, learning that he would be the father of triplets was the last thing he expected to hear.

“It was a shock,” he said. “It was a big shock to both of us. She was crying because she was excited, happy and overwhelmed at the same time, wondering what we were going to do with three babies. I didn’t cry.

I was just in shock. This is something that changes your life. It gives you new priorities. They come first with everything now.”

Kyle said when you have three at the same time, you quickly become accustomed to routines, feeding, and changing diapers.

“It’s going real good right now,” he said.

“We’ve got them on a pretty good schedule.

We’re hoping that holds up. “We’ve had a lot of help from our family. We’ve had a family member over here since the minute we walked in. I don’t know if we could beat them with a stick to get them out of here.

They’ll come in and pick one of them up, and I’m like, just let them sleep. But our family has been wonderful.”

Kyle and Heather attended Piedmont schools together. Heather is a contract specialist at Anniston Army Depot. She plans on going back to work sometime in January.

Relatives have already volunteered to help when that happens.

All of the grandparents live in Piedmont.

Kyle’s parents are Don and Patty Glover.

Heather is the daughter of Mitchell and Greta Fortenberry and Lynn and Nancy Kelly.

Kyle has an older brother, Steven, who lives in Piedmont. Heather’s siblings, Alisa Smith and Jacob Fortenberry also live in Piedmont. Her step-sister, Felicia Chandler, lives in Pleasant Valley, and her step-brother, Jeremy Frames, lives in Heflin.

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Boozer noted that he was the water boy on Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant’s 1959-60 football team and that Bryant is his daughter’s godfather.

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Boozer served as Deputy State Finance Director for former Gov. Bob Riley. He is a member of the Rotary Club, the Alabama Shakespeare Festival and the Boy Scouts. He is married to the former Sally Jackson of Clayton.

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SAKS BAGS BULLDOGS Wildcats end area reign for Piedmont RIP DONOVAN Sports Correspondent

Piedmont’s run of three consecutive region championships came to a halt at Saks last Friday night when the Wildcats defeated the Bulldogs 40-15.

“Just a lot of credit goes to Saks,” Piedmont coach Steve Smith said. “They played really well. … They were fast, like we thought.

They were physical. They played with a lot of enthusiasm throughout the game.”

Now, Piedmont’s streak of six consecutive seasons with a home game to start the playoffs is in jeopardy. The Bulldogs (7-1, 5-1) travel to Weaver Friday for their final Class 3A, Region Matthew Reynolds 5 game and must defeat the Piedmont defenders Neonta Alexander (25) and Cody Daughtry (3) send a Saks runners in the air as they bring him down.

Bearcats (4-4, 4-2) to finish Looking on for Piedmont is Dreek Thompson. second in the region.

“It’s for second and third.

It’s for a home playoff game or having to travel in round one,” Smith said.

No one expects the Weaver game to be a cake walk, certainly not Smith.

“They’re very athletic.

They remind me of Saks a lot with the number of guys that they have on the field at one time that can hurt you from any spot of the field,” Smith said.

Smith called Weaver senior Timothy Hawkins, RIP DONOVAN in his fourth year as the Sports Correspondent starting quarterback, “a better-than-average passer.

Spring Garden continued He’s an excellent runner its season-long domination and he’s been their leader of volleyball in Class 1A, for four years.”

Area 13 by sweeping both Smith pointed to Delo its matches in the Area Forbes, Paul Hubbard, Chris 13 tournament Monday Arnold and Chris Troge’ as at Spring Garden. The other Bearcats with big-play Panthers opened with a 3-0 potential. Still, the focus for win over Collinsville in this week’s practices will the semifinals then defeatprobably be on improving ed Cedar Bluff 3-0 in the Piedmont – particularly the championship match. running game that netted Both teams advance to just 95 yards against Saks. the AHSAA North Super “We like to pride ourRegional in Huntsville that selves in being able to do begins Friday. The Panthers both (run and pass) but we (32-15) open against Area are predominantly a run10 runner-up Brilliant (19ning team,” Smith said.

10) while Cedar Bluff (16“We came in the (Saks) 28) will face highly regardgame averaging 325 yards ed Lynn (20-8). Friday’s a game rushing. We’ve got winners in each class conto be able to run the ball.” tinue Saturday morning Doug Borden Smith said the first play with quarterfinal matches.

Piedmont’s CJ Savage tries to get away from a Saks defender during last weekend’s game of the game was a designed Friday’s losers are elimirun by quarterback Ty nated.

Sparks that gained 42 yards.

The winner of Friday’s Late in the first half, Sparks match between Spring got 27 yards on a scramGarden and Brilliant will ble. Other than those two meet the winner of the carries, 26 rushes netted 26 the lead with 3:50 to play before halftime.

A pass for a opening-round match RIP DONOVAN yards.

2-point conversion made it 14-6 Donoho. between Holy Spirit of Journal Sports Correspondent “Our guys have perSpring Garden answered with seven seconds left in Tuscaloosa and Decatur formed well all year long For the first time in memory, this year’s Spring the half. Quarterback Will Ivey scored on a 4-yard run Heritage. The four quarterand I’ve got complete conGarden versus Cedar Bluff football game carries no then the senior ran for another two points and a 14-all final winners advance to the fidence in what we’re doing playoff implications. Neither the Panthers nor the game at intermission.

Elite Eight state tournament and the guys we’ve got in Tigers will advance to the Class 1A postseason. Still, in Birmingham next week.

In the third quarter, two rushing touchdowns, the first there. We’ve just got to do Friday’s game at Cedar Bluff has meaning.

Two more matches will for 42 yards and the second for 16, and two successful it better than we did last As Spring Garden coach Jason Howard said prior kicks put Donoho ahead 28-14. determine placement in the Friday night,” Smith said. to Tuesday’s practice, “It’s us and Cedar Bluff. That’s Elite Eight bracket.

With 4:16 to play, Ben Ivey intercepted a Donoho If Monday’s practice is In Monday’s Area 13 always going to be a big-type game.” pass and returned it 45 yard for Spring Garden’s third any indication, the Bulldogs championship match, the The challenge for Spring Garden (3-5, 3-4) is clear. touchdown. An unsuccessful 2-point attempt left the will get back to their winPanther defeated Cedar The Panthers must limit the number of big plays Cedar Panthers trailing 28-20. At that point, Spring Garden ning ways against Weaver.

Bluff 25-12, 25-19, 25-19.

Bluff (3-4, 3-4) is able to generate on offense. elected to roll the dice with an onside kick.

“It was great,” Smith said “We had very few ser“They’ve just got speed,” Howard said of the Tigers.

“We scored to make it 28-20, went for the onside of Monday’s work. “I think vice errors. We had some “That’s been the Achilles for us for a long time.” we’ve got a great bunch kick and they got it. They broke a play on us to go up hitting errors but they were Last Friday’s 42-20 loss to Donoho put an end to 35 and then we threw a pick 6 with about a minute to of kids and they’re going limited,” coach Ben Carroll Spring Garden’s playoff hopes but the Panthers didn’t go,” Howard said. to respond exactly like you said. “We kind of upped go down without a fight. want them to.”

The scoring run following the onside kick covered our game a little bit more.

“I thought we played pretty well defensively even 30 yards and came with 3:03 to play. Now down two Against Saks, Piedmont We had a good crowd, a though the score wasn’t indicative of it. We held scores, Spring Garden threw downfield from the Spring lost the ball three times on lot of student support. They them to 14 points in the first half, played pretty well,” Garden 20-yard line – Howard’s “stuff that wasn’t us” kickoffs, twice on fumbles played well.” and once when no one covHoward said. “Right there toward the end was where – and the pass was intercepted with the return covering Madison Sides paced the ered the kick after a fair it got away from us. We were having to do some stuff about 40 yards for the final touchdown. attack with 12 kills and two catch signal and a Saks that just wasn’t us.” aces. Sides also had eight Matt Mullinax led the Panthers on the ground with 91 player fell on the free ball.

Donoho got the game’s first points on a 9-yard run yards rushing. Reece ran for 63 yards. Will Ivey netted digs. Haley Motes had eight The Wildcats intercepted with five seconds remaining in the first quarter. After four yards rushing and completed two passes for 29 kills, Dallas Smith seven two of Sparks’ 29 passes a bad snap, the Falcons never got an extra point kick yards. Andrew McLarty had one reception for 20 yards and Darby Bryant four. and also blocked a punt. away and led 6-0.

Motes added two aces. and Dalton Kerr one for nine yards.

The game was scoreBryant had nine assists, With 4:13 to go in the second quarter, Kyle Reece’s On defense, Will Ivey led in tackles with nine. Ben less until Saks scored on McKenzie Micha eight and 48-yard run got the Panthers on the scoreboard. A Ivey had three tackles and Quintin Downey made two a 52-yard pass on the first Kaylee Cronan six. Motes missed extra point left the score 6-all. stops.

The Falcons broke a big play, a 60-yard run, to regain • See DOGS, page 9 Reece had an interception and a tackle.

• See PANTHERS, page 9

Panthers sweep matches in area

No playoff spot on line for Panthers

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2013 • PAGE 9

White Plains ends Piedmont’s volleyball season RIP DONOVAN Journal Sports Correspondent

Piedmont’s volleyball season came to a close Monday night at Saks when White Plains defeated the Bulldogs 3-1 in the semifinal round of the Class 3A, Area 10 tournament.

The teams had split two regular-season area matches but Piedmont had won most recently.

“We passed well. We weren’t very enthusiastic. It was just the motivation wasn’t there and I don’t know why,” Piedmont coach Grace Strott said.

With no school Monday, Strott had a walk-through practice Monday morning. After practice, the players ate lunch together and then rode the bus together to the match – following the same routine they had when they won the area tournament last year.

White Plains won the back-and-forth first set 26-24. The second set went to the Bulldogs 25-20 after Piedmont had led as much as 17-9. White Plains took set three 25-17.

Piedmont held a 12-6 lead in the fourth set but the Wildcats closed with a 19-11 burst to take the set 25-23 and with it the match.

“They were all very upset when they lost. It’s not that they didn’t care. They were surprisingly emotional,” Strott said.

“I just need to find a way to get them to be more excited about getting a point. That’s the only difference between us and the other two teams (White Plains and Saks).”

Carlie Flowers and Riesha Thompson led Piedmont’s attack with 15 kills apiece. Mallory Roberts, Piedmont’s lone senior, had five kills, 11 digs and a block in her final high school match. Thompson added 17 digs, two service aces and one block while Flowers had a pair of blocks.

Jaylen Major also had two aces. Torre Roberts recorded 39 assists.

Bre Green led the defensive effort with 17 digs. Keshauna Jones had 13 digs and Ashlynne Rivers made 10 digs.

This season’s core group will be aided by a good group coming up from the junior high program for the coming season.

“We’ve just got to get mentally tough for next year,” Strott said.

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play of the Wildcats’ fourth possession. Up 6-0, Saks kicked off and recovered a Piedmont fumble at the Piedmont 18-yard line. It took eight plays but the Wildcats eventually scored. A scoreless tie had become a 12-0 game in Saks’ favor without Piedmont having run an offensive play.

The Bulldogs responded with a two-play, 66-yard drive. Sparks hit Denard Spears for 32 yards on the first play and went back to Spears for a 34-yard touchdown pass on the next snap. The extra point failed and Saks led 12-6 with 2:11 left in the first half.

Saks went three-and-out on the ensuing possession. Spears’ 30-yard punt return took the ball to the Saks 37 with 15 seconds in the half. Forced to scramble, Sparks ran for 27 yards and the clock stopped with 1.8 seconds to move the chains. After spiking the ball, Sparks threw toward Darnell Jackson in the end zone but the pass was broken up

by Saks.

“We were thoroughly outplayed in the first half but if we could have made that play we could have gone in at halftime leading,” Smith said.

The second half kickoff went to the Wildcats. A 58-yard pass and a 15-yard run carried Saks to a first-and-goal situation at the Piedmont 5. On fourth-and-1, the Bulldogs held. After the defensive stand, Piedmont couldn’t get anything going on offense. A punt attempt was blocked. Saks started at the Piedmont 10 and passed for a touchdown on first down.

Then the second half became deja vu all

over again. Piedmont fumbled the ensuing kickoff. Saks started from the Piedmont 47 and scored again for a 26-6 lead.

The Bulldogs moved to the Saks 27. A pass from there was intercepted at the 1. On the first play, lineman Payton Young tackled the ball carrier in the end zone for a safety, cutting Piedmont’s deficit to 26-8. The free kick left Piedmont in possession at the Saks 45. Sparks and Darnell Jackson combined on a 27-yard pass but the Bulldogs eventually turned the ball over on downs.

Another Saks punt led to an eight-play, 55-yard scoring drive by Piedmont. With 7:24 left, Dreek Thompson took a Sparks’ pass 20 yards for a score and Easton Kirk’s kick made it 26-15. Saks covered an onside kick at the Saks 41. Five plays later, the Wildcats led 33-5 with 4:24 left.

Piedmont failed to cover the ensuing kickoff and Saks was in business again at the Piedmont 34. The scoring ended four plays later with 2:35 to go.

“We played really well on defense through the first three quarters,” said Smith. “We put our defense in bad positions with the two turnovers.”

Sparks netted 62 yards rushing on eight carries. He was 15-for-29 passing for 207 yards. Spears had 10 catches for 144 yards.

C.J. Savage caught three passes for 16 yards.

Thompson’s 20-yarder was his only catch as was Jackson’s 27-yarder.

Neonta Alexander led in tackles with 19.

Taylor Hayes recorded 15 tackles. Jared Prater had 11 stops. Young made 10 tackles.

Thompson had nine tackles, Exavyer Jackson eight and Darnell Jackson seven.

PANTHERS: “Played our game well From page 8

led on defense with 11 digs and Bryant had 10 digs.

As the title match neared its conclusion, there was “a lot of emotion, especially for the five seniors (Bryant, Cronan, Motes, Smith and Maddie Micha), knowing that that’s the last time they’ll play competitively on that gym floor,” Carroll said. “They were getting pretty emotional when we hit 22 in that last set, knowing it was about to be over.”

To reach the championship match, Spring Garden defeated Collinsville 25-13, 25-18, 25-12 in the semifinals. Motes had 11 kills and two aces against Collinsville. Sides contributed eight kills and six aces. Rachel Scott also served six aces. Smith had six kills and one block. Bryant handed out nine assists and Cronan added six assists. Emory Reedy’s 10 digs were best on defense.

Carroll said limiting unforced errors was one key against Collinsville.

“We just knew we had to play our game and we played our game well,” Carroll said.

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On Thursday, October 3rd, Youth Leadership Calhoun County (YLCC) held their Team Building Day. YLCC is comprised of two junior representatives from each school in Calhoun County that are chosen by their principals to participate in the program. Pictured from Left to Right, Front Row: Baylie Noah (Ohatchee), Faith Walker (Ohatchee), Allyce Cole (Jacksonville), Kayla Jackson (Jacksonville Christian), Tyler Johnson (Faith), Hope Butler (Wellborn), Jessica Hamby (Wellborn), Sierra Ramsey (Anniston), Jakira West (Anniston), and Mikaela Kirkland (Sacred Heart). Left to Right, Middle Row: Allie Battles (Pleasant Valley), Hailee Shell (Jacksonville Christian), McKenzie Woodard (Weaver), Reynie Ramirez (Saks), Elizabeth McCollough (Faith), Victoria Donaldson (Piedmont), Sierra Groce (Oxford), Sarah Turner (Alexandria), and Kelly Nelson (Donoho). Left to Right, Back Row: Daniel Dempsey (Jacksonville), Derek Langston (Pleasant Valley), John Screven (Piedmont), Joseph Chesnut (Oxford), Adam Stone (Alexandria), Joseph Duke (Saks), Keith Orlowski (Sacred Heart), Cody Burrage (White Plains), Jeremiah Parris (Weaver), and Schuyler Butler (Donoho). Not Pictured: Kendall Campeau (White Plains)

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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Joseph E. Fox and Dorma J. Fox, husDefault having been made in band and wife, to Mortgage the payment of the indebted- Electronic Registration Sysness secured by that certain tems, Inc., acting solely as mortgage executed by Nancy nominee for New Century J. Boorman, a married woman, Mortgage Corporation, on the to Mortgage Electronic Regis- 25th day of August, 2006, said tration Systems, Inc., acting mortgage recorded in the Ofsolely as nominee for Rena- fice of the Judge of Probate of sant Bank, on the 16th day of Calhoun County, Alabama, in November, 2011, said mort- Book 4388 Page 967; re-regage recorded in the Office of corded in Book 4698, Page the Judge of Probate of Cal- 807; said mortgage having houn County, Alabama, in subsequently been transferred MORT Book 4636 Page 546; and assigned to Nationstar said mortgage having subse- Mortgage LLC, by instrument quently been transferred and recorded in Mortgage Book assigned to Wells Fargo Bank, 4700, Page 434, in the aforeN.A., by instrument recorded in said Probate Office; the underMORT Book 4664 Page 207, in signed Nationstar Mortgage the aforesaid Probate Office; LLC, as Mortgagee/Transferee, the undersigned Wells Fargo under and by virtue of the powBank, N.A., as Mortgag- er of sale contained in said ee/Transferee, under and by mortgage, will sell at public virtue of the power of sale con- outcry to the highest bidder for tained in said mortgage, will cash, in front of the main ensell at public outcry to the high- trance of the Courthouse at est bidder for cash, in front of Anniston, Calhoun County, the main entrance of the Court- Alabama, on November 18, house at Anniston, Calhoun 2013, during the legal hours of County, Alabama, on August sale, all of its right, title, and in26, 2013, during the legal terest in and to the following hours of sale, all of its right, ti- described real estate, situated tle, and interest in and to the in Calhoun County, Alabama, following described real estate, to-wit: situated in Calhoun County, Al- Lot Number 6, situated, lying abama, to-wit: and being in Western Hills Beginning at a point on the Subdivision, as recorded in North line of the Southeast Plat Book “R”, Page 9, Probate Quarter of the Southeast Quar- Office, Calhoun County, Alater of Section 10, Township 16 bama.

South, Range 7 East, 329.3 THIS PROPERTY WILL BE feet West of the Northeast cor- SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE ner of said Quarter; thence IS” BASIS, SUBJECT TO ANY South 15 degrees 16 minutes EASEMENTS, ENCUMEast a distance of 195.9 feet to BRANCES, AND EXCEPthe North line of Williams Cre- TIONS REFLECTED IN THE sent Street; thence along a MORTGAGE AND THOSE curve to the left a chord dis- CONTAINED IN THE tance and bearing of South 60 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE degrees 42 minutes West 31.0 OF THE JUDGE OF PROfeet to the end of said curve; BATE OF THE COUNTY thence South 51 degrees 27 WHERE THE ABOVE-DEminutes West along the North SCRIBED PROPERTY IS line of Williams Cresent Street SITUATED. THIS PROPERTY a distance of 69.0 feet to a WILL BE SOLD WITHOUT point; thence North 38 degrees WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, 33 minutes West a distance of EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS 175.0 feet to a point; thence TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENNorth 51 degrees 27 minutes JOYMENT AND WILL BE East a distance of 176.9 feet to SOLD SUBJECT TO THE the Point of Beginning. Situat- RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ed in Calhoun County.

ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THIS PROPERTY WILL BE THERETO. SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE This sale is made for the purIS” BASIS, SUBJECT TO ANY pose of paying the indebtedEASEMENTS, ENCUM- ness secured by said mortBRANCES, AND EXCEP- gage, as well as the expenses TIONS REFLECTED IN THE of foreclosure.

MORTGAGE AND THOSE The Mortgagee/Transferee reCONTAINED IN THE serves the right to bid for and RECORDS OF THE OFFICE purchase the real estate and to OF THE JUDGE OF PRO- credit its purchase price BATE OF THE COUNTY against the expenses of sale WHERE THE ABOVE-DE- and the indebtedness secured SCRIBED PROPERTY IS SIT- by the real estate.

UATED. THIS PROPERTY This sale is subject to postWILL BE SOLD WITHOUT ponement or cancellation.

WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, Nationstar Mortgage LLC, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS Mortgagee/Transferee TO TITLE, USE AND/OR EN- Andy Saag JOYMENT AND WILL BE SIROTE & PERMUTT, P.C. SOLD SUBJECT TO THE P. O. Box 55727 RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF Birmingham, AL 35255-5727 ALL PARTIES ENTITLED Attorney for Mortgagee/TransTHERETO. feree This sale is made for the pur- www.sirote.com/foreclosures pose of paying the indebted- 277346 ness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses The Piedmont Journal of foreclosure.

Calhoun Co., AL The Mortgagee/Transferee re- October 9, 16, 23, 2013 serves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to NOTICE OF MORTcredit its purchase price against the expenses of sale GAGE FORECLOand the indebtedness secured by the real estate.

SURE SALE This sale is subject to post- Default having been made in ponement or cancellation. the payment of the indebtedWells Fargo Bank, N.A., Mort- ness secured by that certain gagee/Transferee mortgage executed by Clyde L. Ginny Rutledge Davis Jr. and Gregory S. Davis SIROTE & PERMUTT, P.C. to Jimmy Hanson on the 1st

day of April, 2010, said mortgage being recorded in Book 4578, Page 496, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Calhoun County, Alabama; said default continuing, notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Jimmy Hanson, as Mortgagee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, at the main entrance of the County Court House at Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama, on the 20th day of November, 2013, during the legal hours of sale, the following real estate, situated in Calhoun County, Alabama, towit: Lots 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, and 27, In Block “B” , Lot 22, less and except a 20x65 cemetery, and lots 23, 24, 25, and 26, in Block “C”, and Lot 24 in Block “G”, of the W. L. Love Subdivision located in the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 5, Township 13, Range 10, in Piedmont, Calhoun County, Alabama. This property will be sold on an “as is, where is” basis, subject to any easement, encumbrances and exceptions reflected in the mortgage and those contained in the records of the office of the Judge of Probate of the county where the above-described property is situated. This property will be sold without warranty or recourse, expressed or implied as to title, use and/or enjoyment and will be sold subject to the right of redemption of all parties entitled thereto. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as, the expenses of foreclosure, including a reasonable attorney’s fee and other purposes as set out in said mortgage. Jimmy Hanson Mortgagee, Alan Hunt ALAN HUNT LLC 126 S Center Ave Piedmont AL 36272 (256) 447-0055 Attorney for Mortgagee.

The Piedmont Journal Calhoun Co., AL October 23, 30, November 6, 2013

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 31765 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MILDRED L. MCCURDY BUCHANAN, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of MILDRED L. MCCURDY BUCHANAN, deceased, having been granted to DAVID MCCURDY, the undersigned on October 8, 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 DAVID MCCURDY, Personal Representative of the Last Will and Testament of MILDRED L. MCCURDY BUCHANAN, Deceased.

Alice K. Martin Judge of Probate Piedmont Journal Calhoun Co., AL October 23, 30, November 6, 2013

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO.31773 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMIE GAIL CAGLE, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of JAMIE GAIL CAGLE, deceased, having been granted to CHARLOTTE MCBURNETT, the undersigned on October 10, 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.

CHARLOTTE MCBURNETT, Last Will and Testament of JAMIE GAIL CAGLE, Deceased Alice K. Martin Judge of Probate Piedmont Journal Calhoun Co., AL October 23, 30, November 6, 2013

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