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Prospects brighten for small-scale budget deal ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press

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Despite the poisonous environment in

small-scale budget deal next month that would ease automatic spending decreases that threaten to cut more deeply into domestic programs and military prioriNeither party will get its biggest pri-

tual desire to avert another government

the need, Howle said.

Senate Democrats and House Republicans want to spend next year on operattic agencies.

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Some visibly support accused teacher LAURA CAMPER

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ing sex with students, a Facebook page supporting him was created.

page, declaring the wearer

Braden, said he went to a hearing on a motion to reduce ment to police in which he admitted having sex with two receive the support they need to heal, Bivins said.

No trial date has been set.

shows how much work still needs to be done to educate the public about rape.

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said.

The teen started selling ily know that some people in the community support

Braden.

But, Larry Braden said, he believes the case is a “witch too — the right not to be intimidated at school or work because they have reported a crime.

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Ward, she said.

dents, he said.

Dryden said by email the T-shirts supporting Ward have

Ward. money, she thought it might help them, she said.

motivate more questioning about how this was able to rested.

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sponsibility to maintain an appropriate atmosphere conmain neutral in this controversial situation which could

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Bids sought on new server New curriculum standards for medical records will benefit local students

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The Cleburne County Hospital Board has asked the Cleburne County Nursing Home administrator to take bids on a new server on which nursing home records will be digitally stored.

Administrator Eura Harrell asked board members at their meeting Thursday to allow her to hire Anniston-based Save Your Data to install the new server, which will allow the storage of all medical records in digital form. “If you remember a few months ago, I told you that

by Jan. 1, 2014, all nursing homes are mandated to go paperless with our medical records,� Harrell told board members. “The old server will not hold all the data that is going to be required for all the documentation.�

The server hasn’t been updated for at least 10

years, Harrell added.

She talked to Save Your Data, which has been maintaining the current system for 10 years, about updating the server, she said. The company quoted $22,505 to replace the server with one that would hold all the records, Harrell said.

Board member Pam Richardson said she believed the board had to get three quotes on the project before accepting one.

Board member Landon Brown agreed.

Harrell said she could do that, but she had to have the new server before Dec. 31 to comply with the mandate.

The board agreed to take bids on the project until Nov. 29 and meet on Dec. 6 to open the bids and award the project.

In other business the board: — Opened the three bids it received for the four ambulances it is trying to sell.

One bid for the three running ambulances was for $3,008.88 each. The board members rejected the bid because they thought it was too low. They decided instead to put two of the ambulances onto govdeals. com for $5,000. The third requires a lot of work and the board members decided to donate it to Semper Fi Rescue. The board received two bids on the old box-style truck that doesn’t run — one for $50 and one for $501.50. The board accepted the bid of $501.50 from the Haunted Chicken House. Board member Dan Hopkins recused himself from the vote. — Approved allowing Emergency Services Director Tracy Lambert to advertise for bids for a genThe next meeting will be Dec. 6 at 5:30 p.m.

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Oxford rehabs face closure due to code violations RACHEL GRIFFIN

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cials ordered three Oxford drug rehabilitation facilcode violations or close its doors.

Tri-County Outreach, Oxford Outreach and Real Life Recovery were served letters detailing the violations Friday afternoon, according to Edward Paulk, ty Outreach, Real Life Recovery and Oxford Outreach were unsuccessful.

Paulk refused to release the letters to The Star on “It’s an ongoing process and I’m not going to release parts of it until I get it completed,� Paulk said of his refusal.

Dennis Bailey, attorney for the Alabama Press Association, wrote in an email that he respectfully disagrees that Paulk has reason to exempt the letters from the Alabama Open Records Act. “The letter is a public record especially since it has already been shared with the subject of their investigation,� Bailey wrote.

Paulk said the rehabs

will have 10 days to respond to the order. He said the reason for the time period is to avoid interrupting ongoing treatment. “We’re trying to have the least impact that we can,� Paulk said. was unsure where patients would go and if anyone has started relocating.

Calhoun County has more than 20 rehab facilities scattered throughout its cities, many of them go unnoticed because the programs are run in unmarked houses. chief, said his department and asked for help with inspections after he’d been informed of some concerns regarding the recodes.

Sparks said during inered too many people occupying nine facilities.

One of the rehabs, which would normally be used as a single family home, had 28 beds in it, Sparks ing, owned by Tri-County Outreach, had four beds inside, according to the chief. think

everybody

could

have gotten out of some of these houses and that’s our problem,� Sparks said.

Sparks said the rehabs comply with the codes or remove everyone from the homes. Apart from the occupancy code, some buildings may need to install sprinklers and alarms, he said. “If they abide by the not a problem with them reopening,� Sparks said.

The rehabs are still able to operate, Sparks said, but someone must stand watch does not start.

Judges often order drug offenders to seek treatment at rehab centers instead of having them serve prison sentences.

Calhoun County Sheriff Larry Amerson said if the facilities close, the patients would likely be responsible for notifying judges of the change. Amerson said he hadn’t spoken to potential closures, but he cials help in relocating the patients to other programs or jails.

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ishing third or fourth grade well prepared to move on, Worthy said. However, data

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Worthy said. middle-schoolers, Worthy said, teachers will conduct daily assessments to see if the students are learning the course material. “We would like for teachers at the end of the day to say, ‘OK, out of 28 students in my class, I know that four of them did not accomplish the goal today,’ and then create a plan as a result of that,� Worthy said.

In addition, the school system will be teaching reading and writing in all subjects not just reading or English, Worthy said.

This all requires extra training for the teachers who may be unsure of how to implement the changes in the classroom, Dryden said. have put together a team that is attending training at Jacksonville State University in instructional strategies. She said those team members will incorporate the new material into their classrooms and then share the new techniques with their colleagues.

The increased rigor means teachers will have to help students work up to the level where they should be performing, Worthy said. “We really try to make this not be a stressful thing, by giving them (teachers) things that they can do to ease through this,� Worthy said.

For instance, Dryden said, teachers students to make sure they know what they’re supposed to do. “And then, we start backing off as they become more able to do it,� Dryden said. “Some classes are ready for that and some classes and some students are not ready for that.�

Change is hard, Dryden said. There is students get used to new curriculums and teaching methods. But she said she thinks the end result will be worth it. “It’s a wonderful thing,� Dryden said of the new standards. “It eases instruction and the kids are doing well. So that’s what we’re trying.�

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Dryden also said there has been a lack of professional development for middle school teachers.

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The school system joined districts across the state in implementing the state’s new math curriculum last year, said Coline Worthy, who handles curriculum and instruction for Cleburne County Schools. The local district also is implementing new reading curriculum this year, according to Worthy, a former instruction specialist for the Alabama State Department of Education.

The state Board of Education approved the Alabama College and Career Ready Standards, Alabama’s version of Common Core standards, in 2010 to increase rigor for students and to better prepare students for life after high school. “We can already see huge, huge improvement from the beginning of the year about how kids are learning and how they’re able to think,� said Superintendent Claire Dryden.

But two of the board members who have children in the school system said they’re seeing lower grades and more frustration. “Our grades are dropping,� said board member Donya Beam.

Board member Hope Lee agreed. “Ours are too, and it’s causing lots of stress,� Lee said.

Worthy did a presentation for the board including an explanation of why the changes were needed. “Business leaders all over Alabama are complaining about graduates who come to work for them and can’t solve problems,� Worthy said. “You have to follow them around telling them what to do.�

The state introduced the new curriculum focused on teaching students thinking skills rather than just facts, Dryden said.

In Cleburne County, the administrators have analyzed test data and decided to focus especially on the middle school ciency, Worthy said.

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There were some good races this year The political spotlight has been focused on Mobile for most of this year. They had a historical and sensational mayor’s race that ended in early fall. It resulted in a new mayor, Sandy Stimpson. Incumbent mayor Sam Jones lost to Stimpson after eight years in office.

Although mayors do not run under partisan labels, it was a classic Republican versus Democrat race.

Stimpson is a wealthy white businessman.

Mayor Jones is the classic African American Democratic politician. Both men are in their 60s and have been successful in their careers.

Stimpson will approach running the port city in an open and businesslike fashion. He defeated Jones with a plan that always works in politics. He outspent him and, more importantly, he outworked him.

Politicos who watched the race said they had never seen a better run campaign nor seen a candidate stay on message as well as Stimpson.

They say he worked harder than any candidate in Mobile mayoral political history. He probably wore out about a dozen pairs of Gucci shoe loafers walking the streets of Mobile shaking hands.

Stimpson would make an excellent candidate for governor in the future. However, it has been suggested he probably will never undertake that mission because he loves Mobile and his family too much. Most of his children and grandchildren live close to him in Mobile.

As if the mayoral race was not entertaining political theater enough, we had a race for an open congressional seat to watch in coastal Alabama. Jo Bonner’s retirement from congress left his seat open for a political fray.

There was a bevy of candidates seeking the open congressional seat.

Steve Bradley Byrne Flowers began as the obvious frontrunner and man to beat and he emerged as the victor after a long primary Inside The Statehouse and tumultuous runoff. Bradley will go to Washington as a freshman congressman and will follow in the footsteps of Frank Boykin, Jack Edwards, Sonny Callahan, and Bonner.

The race was interesting.

Byrne always had the money, organization and establishment endorsements. As mentioned, there was a large field of candidates seeking the seat. Therefore, it was obvious that there would be a runoff. Not surprisingly the evangelical candidate, Dean Young, who was endorsed by Roy Moore, emerged as Byrne’s runoff opponent.

The runoff became very contentious and received national attention. Observers statewide and nationwide were watching the race because of the schism that has evolved within the Republican Party ranks. Byrne was the establishment candidate. Young was the reactionary Tea Party evangelical candidate. National Party leaders say this rift will continue to play out across the country

in the 2014 election cycle.

Byrne, who is a lawyer, former state senator and former chancellor of Alabama’s two-year college system, defeated Young by only 3,600 votes. Byrne prevailed by a 52.5 to 47.5 percent margin. The runoff became so bitter that Young has refused to endorse Bryne in the perfunctory general election against a Democrat. “This party is deeply divided. It is as wide as the Grand Canyon and as deep as the ocean,” said Jonathan Gray, Young’s campaign consultant.

Bryne won his victory in the upper income enclaves of Mobile and Baldwin counties. Young received most of his votes in the rural areas of the district. Young lost his own precinct in Orange Beach. Bryne’s campaign strategists attributed his victory to a sophisticated, get out the vote operation. They boasted of having 18,000 door knocks and 50,000 live volunteer calls.

Indeed, they may be right. Both sides must have knocked on a lot of doors because the runoff drew 20,000 additional voters to the polls, more than the first round of voting on September 24th when nine candidates were on the ballot. This 40 percent increase and turnout is unprecedented in a special election runoff.

Both these South Alabama races exhibit the cardinal rule in Alabama politics. Although a lot has changed politically with sophisticated computer technology, money and hard work still prevail.

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

Rare job allows Bynum man chance to travel Recently, I enjoyed meeting John Cater, the father of Chloe Cater, one of my students. They live in Bynum. Cater is a man with an unusual job -- traveling the world as an expert mechanic who specializes in working on radial aircraft engines.

In order to learn more, I visited in the Cater home. Chloe sat nearby and studied her homework as her father told his story but not before she explained, “He really gets into this stuff.”

Cater, 67, told how demand for his work takes him throughout the United States and to exotic places such as Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, Argentina, Guam, the Philippines, and, once, he flew to Greenland -the most memorable place he has been.

He said the radial engines, some of which have 3,700 units of horsepower and are as tall as 12 feet, were first built in the 1900s. The technology was used in both world wars. The radial engines are built with cylinders in a row around a crankcase.

Air, rather than liquid, is used to

Sherry Kughn Sherry-Go-Round cool the engines, which allows the aircraft to travel lighter.

Cater said the demand for his skills exists because some people collect and still fly antique aircraft. The average cost for one such airplane can be up to two million dollars, which means the high cost makes owners particular about choosing mechanics.

“They don’t let just any jackleg person work on them,” said Cater, who chuckled as he prepared a meal for his elderly father. “They don’t want anybody breaking their toys.”

Cater gets calls both day and night for his services. “I never know how these people find

me,” he said.

Cater talked more about the Greenland project. The place he went was only about 550 miles from the North Pole.

On that particular job, Cater was later mentioned on a Nova feature film, which can be seen on Youtube by searching for the words “Nova B-29 Frozen in Time.” (Be sure to see parts 1-3.) The time is set in 1994 when Cater was asked to take the place of a sick member who had been on a team of men.

Their goal was to rescue an abandoned B-29 bomber that had been used in World War II. Its name was Kee Bird, and it was the same type of aircraft that had dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

In 1947, the Kee Bird had developed problems in flight and had “belly-landed” while on a secret mission. The crew had been rescued, but the B-29 often sat encased in ice except during Greenland’s brief summer months. More than four decades later, prior to 1994, an

man named Darryl Greenamyer and a team of other enthusiasts worked on a plan to bring the Kee Bird back to the United States. The team arranged for supplies to be shipped then flown to Greenland where the bomber sat. Cater worked on Kee Bird’s engines for seven weeks. Ironically, after the project was complete and as the Kee Bird was taking off, a fire broke out in a fuel line and destroyed the entire plane. However, Cater never forgot the experience of working in a land where the cold was so dry and severe that the skin on his hands peeled off upon his return home.

Cater never realized he would experience such unusual events when he entered the military.

“When I went into the Navy in 1964, I told them I wanted something I could use when I got out of service,” he said.

The Navy trained him to work on aircraft, but he didn’t stop there. When his service ended in 1969, he used the GI Bill to attend the Alabama Institute of Aviation Technology in Ozark

where he became certified to work on civilian aircraft. Later, he obtained the Air Frame and Power Plant license, which gave him the highest training available for aircraft mechanics.

Cater worked at various jobs and moved around until he found himself in South Texas where he met his wife, Crisilda. They started their family there, where older daughter Circe was born. Later, in 1999, the family moved to Calhoun County to be closer his parents. His mother has since died.

Cater worked on airplanes until 2004 when a decline in the industry due to the 9-11 attack in New York City led him to seek work at Southwire in Heflin. Now, though, the industry is revived. Cater is back to working on radial engines – a job he loves.

“I love the money, working on the old airplanes, and seeing unique places,” he said.

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The holiday that America has forgotten Thanksgiving is the holiday Americans have forgotten. Of course, retail stores have literally jumped from Halloween to Christmas for years with Thanksgiving serving more as Black Friday eve than anything else. But worse than that: families are being diverted from giving thanks together as families, and are being divided into hunting, shopping, and football parties.

One of the many contrasts in Scripture is between those who give thanks to God and those who don’t.

The Apostle Paul points out repercussions of not giving thanks: “For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God, or give thanks; but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened. “ Romans 1:17.

Failing to give thanks to God from Whom all blessings flow is a sure sign of cultural and moral degradation.

In elementary school we used to learn about pilgrims who gave thanks to God for bringing them safely to America where they could worship as God led them.

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Do schools still teach about pilgrims coming to America seeking freedom of religion?

Daniel I was fortunate to be Gardner raised in a Christian home with a family tradition of giving God thanks and glory for all His provisions. Every My Thoughts year we would trek to Saulsbury, TN, to share a bountiful Thanksgiving meal with cousins, uncles, aunts, and grandparents. It was a glorious tradition!

We enjoyed turkey and dressing (two kinds: one with onions and one without), real, not canned, cranberry sauce, a wide assortment of casseroles and vegetables, and special treats like ambrosia! One table was reserved for desserts ranging from coconut cake to pecan, sweet potato, and pumpkin pies as well as fruit cobblers. My grandmother always made a bowl of country spaghetti, just in case we didn’t have enough food!

As we all gathered around the tables that made one long table, Granddaddy would always pray, thanking God for all the blessings He had given to our family in the past year, and thanking Him for all the blessings He continued giving to us. It was not so much asking God to bless our food. It was about giving thanks. It was a

reminder of where all this abundant food came from.

And, it was a reminder of where all blessings come from.

This year will be the first year in two or three decades our family will return to Saulsbury for Thanksgiving.

This year, I’ll be the oldest family member. We’ll celebrate by eating a big feast with many of the old favorites, and probably a few new favorites. We’ll catch up with each other and talk about what’s coming up in the new year. And, we’ll give thanks to God for His most bountiful blessings with which He has continued to bless us all these years.

We live in a fallen world in which fewer and fewer people take time to give thanks for God’s blessings.

Failing to acknowledge God, to honor Him and to give thanks surely makes people bitter and jealous.

It’s our choice.

We can go with the flood of people who are too busy with all the stuff to make time to give thanks.

Or, we can choose to thank God as individuals and as families and enjoy the blessings He has continually provided for 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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Tigers finish the season 8-5 RIP DONOVAN

News Sports Correspondent

The Cleburne County Tigers spent the -

Class 4A playoffs. The Tigers, who had game to make the playoffs then won two “I was proud of our team for the season we had. We could have easily just shut it down, stopped. I have to give a lot of credit to our kids, a lot of credit to our senior class, for pulling things together when things got tough and giving us a chance,” said Tigers coach Michael Shortt. “We got hot there at the right time. We felt like that was a great accomplishment for our team after what we went through during the course of the season.”

Shortt said this year’s senior class had provided the leadership needed to keep the “Having a large senior class that’s always played together, they always thought that they were going to be pretty good.

They just were bound and determined not to let some injuries cost them that. They just wouldn’t let us fall down and quit because they’re not quitters,” Shorrt said.

“I guess you could say they just willed us just to keep playing and keep trying no matter what the record was or what the score was.”

Anderson Jacks kicked the extra point, The Redskins responded with a 40-yard

yards of total offense. The Tigers rushed quarterback counter by Christian Henson the air.

“We were not able to consistently convert on third downs and we were not able to consistently stop them on third down conversions and those are big when you talk about clock management,” said Shortt. “They’re not a chunk it all over to make a few more plays that extended some drives.”

The Redskins scored on a big pass play quarterback Ko Powell to classmate Trevor Smith at wide receiver on their initial possession. Thirty seconds into the second short run by senior Avery Reid. Shortt said Cleburne County’s inexperience early in

seconds remaining before intermission on Blake. The extra point attempt failed and The Redskins scored the only points of the third quarter on a short run with just less than four minutes left in the quarter. on runs by Terrell McDaniel and Powell.

The Tigers blocked the extra point after McDaniel’s touchdown.

Bolton, Cleburne County’s workhorse at running back for the past two seasons,

by Bolton and passes by Henson to Brandon Horn for nine yards and Jeremiah McLeroy for eight yards led to touchdown. A

Jonathan Fordham

a fumble recovery in the end zone. ries and Horn had 14 yards on seven atson at quarterback to J’son Henson, his younger brother, set the table for Bolton.

roy each had one catch.

McLeroy was the leading tackler for the backers Alex Sandmann, Mario Smith and Matthew Morrow had 11, 10 and eight

tackles respectively.

Grant Corkren, Geoffrey Teague, Isaiah Ware and Drake Williamson each recorded six tackles. Christian Henson, Matthew Shortt and Trevor Ivey made four tackles apiece.

Rivals Alabama, Auburn gear up for Top-5 matchup JOHN ZENOR

Associated Press

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron insists Auburn is merely "the next team in our way," whatever the Tigers' record.

Auburn H-back Jay Prosch says preparation for this Iron Bowl has felt like any other game so far.

The hundreds of RVs already parked down the street from Jordan-Hare Stadium a week before kickoff offered a different perspective. Business-as-usual denials aside, No. 1 Alabama and No. 4 Auburn are preparing for perhaps the biggest game ever in this rabid in-state rivalry on Saturday.

The teams that have hoarded the last four national titles have only met once before when both were ranked in the top and Heisman Trophy-winning quarterant's Crimson Tide then routed by No. 1 Both teams are contenders going into -

the Tigers move up a couple of spots in the shrinking line of title hopefuls, but the Iron Bowl winner still must get past either

high rankings. But he said with the losses

by Baylor — a game Uzomah watched on "You step on the campus and that's the

in the SEC championship game.

Nick Saban's Alabama team controls its own destiny in the program's pursuit of a third straight BCS championship and McCarron insisted it was easy remainweek and said the heightened stakes don't change his approach to the game.

"I really don't care what their record is," he said. "They're still the next team in our way trying to take what we've worked for."

Prosch offered a similar mind-set on preparing for the game, which is only the seventh top-10 matchup in a rivalry that "It feels like we've been preparing for every other team, not really anything different," he said. "We all know it's a huge game and we're going to play our hearts out, preparing like we normally do."

Auburn tight end C.J. Uzomah said evvalry early in their careers, even minus the

get recruited and that's the focal point that coming Saturday."

Uzomah said when he saw the packed RV lot a week before the game he realized, "This is going to be huge."

"It's going to be the most unbelievable atmosphere I've ever gotten to play in," he said.

have this week coming up against Auburn is a very important game. They have a great team. They've had a great season.

"It's going to be important for everybody in our organization to make a commitment to doing their very best job to play their best football, because that's probably what it's going to take to have success against a very good team."

It's taken the biggest turnaround of the college football season to restore this game into a high-stakes affair for both teams. second-biggest margin in Iron Bowl hisTigers pulled off a huge comeback to win

had an open date following a thrilling win over Georgia in another matchup of traditional rivals.

Saban quickly turned his attention to ga, even if players mostly cited the coach-

own national title run with Cam Newton.

Tide receiver Kevin Norwood said the best in both teams. But, he added, the priority is "to really focus on doing our job, like coach Saban always preaches."

them to savor even that win. diately shift to the opportunities that we have created for ourselves and the games that we have in the future," Saban said af-

have something to play for, you just have a lot of motivation to play your best," Norwood said. " And we know they're going to play their best."

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by: Bruce Wright From our families to yours – We pray you have a Happy

by: Mary Alvarado Bring enriched in everything to all bountifulness which causeth through us Thanksgiving to God. 2 Corinthians 9:11.

We are reminded to give thanks for God’s goodness to us. Thanksgiving should lead to thanks living.

Be thankful these people are in our lives and left them up in prayer daily: Dennis Austin, Carl Ayers, Mary Campbell, James and Rubie Cavender, Joe Bill and

for all you have been blessed with! Our church celebrated a wonderful meal and a thanksgiving service of honoring one another as we look to continue our vision for our church. Upcoming- Ladies will meet at Sandra Robert’s home on Dec. 14 at 10am; Brotherhood 12/15 745am; Charlie Brown Christmas Play 12/15 5pm.

Bro. George opened to I Kings 15:16-24, “Will You Fizzle, Flop, or Finish?” As we read, God told Asa to Lillian Johnson, Dorothy Junior, Violet Morrow, Nysa Nelson, the Perkins, Ron Reager, Andrea, Louise and He thought nothing of it. Do we do the same? We pick our Wanda Smith, Betty Thompson, John and Diann Tanner, battles if we worship God or an idol. Truth or lies. Reality the Worthams, McElroy family, Janet Nolen and Rudie or Fantasy. Obedience or Rebellion. You see we are given Nolen.

Father, thank you for all the people you have used to the ability to choose for ourselves. bless my life both materially and spiritually. Thank you Satan places obstructions in our path. He uses apathy Lord for your blessing on us. to prevent us from achieving more but it can be overcome Have a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving for family by the spirit. Satan will bribe us, he will misplace our and friends from Pinetucky Burch. trust causing us to mis-spend God’s tithes. For when we spend God’s money on ourselves or the latest electronic device then we have failed him. No two ways about it.

God is there for us but we have to be here for him. He by: Dorcas Toney knows all, He sees all.

We closed welcoming David and Casey Winkles by statement and David will be leading our music as Tim Saturday is Hanging of the Green. Preparation for Zimmerman focuses as Minister of Education. Lastly Christmas Advent Season. but most important, we welcome another body into the December 1 we will bring coats new or slightly used but baptismal waters! AMEN!! clean for donations to HEARTS. December 19 is School Grazing Day. Anyone wanting

by: Debra Jackson

Hello from Happy Hill. Hope all of you have a very blessed Thanksgiving.

It was a joy to be at Happy Hill Sunday for Thanksgiving services. The youth blessed us with their special singing, dramas and personal testimonies. A wonderful message was delivered by Rev. Jack Thomason from Oneonta, AL. Following the services, everyone enjoyed a Thanksgiving feast.

Those on our prayer list are Irmalene and Robert Norton, Betty Hayes, YZ Crowe, Butch Pair, Earnest Bowen, Carol Doyle, Ken Sanders, Rider Bearden, Terry Bonner, J.W. Daniel, Sherry Brown, Martha Ledford, Connie Thomas and Alma Jacks.

SENTENCE SERMON Thanksgiving is not about great food…it’s about a great God! THE LIGHTER SIDE A man in Phoenix calls his son in New York the day before Thanksgiving and says,”I hate to ruin your day, but I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing;

“Pop, what are you talking about?” the son screams.

We can’t stand the sight of each other any longer,” the father says. “We’re sick of each other, and I’m sick of talking about this, so you call your sister in Chicago and tell her.”

Frantic, the son calls his sister, who explodes on the phone. “Like crazy they’re getting divorced,” she shouts, “I’ll take care of this,” She calls Phoenix immediately, and screams at her father, “You are NOT getting divorced. Don’t do a single thing until I get there. I’m calling my brother back, and we’ll both be there tomorrow. Until then, don’t do a thing, DO YOU HEAR ME?” and hangs up.

The old man hangs up his phone and turns to his wife.

“Okay,” he says, “they’re coming for Thanksgiving and paying their own way.”

Many need prayer: Lula Mae Camp, Kate Ethridge, Bea Crawford, Rider Bearden, Deanie Smith, Ken Sanders, Grayson Smith, Hunter Rowland, Kerry Smith, Andrea Ronald Edwards, Liam, Clarence Noles, Pat McKinney, Nell Fordham, JW Daniel, Susan Capes, Vinson JOhnson, Charles Windsor, Hope Langley, Jimmy Pentecost, Bill Powell, Randy Cochran, Mary Truett, Andretti Daniel, the family of Gladys McElroy, our troops, our nation and national leaders, traveling grace for the holiday travelers.

Dewaye’s scripture was from Luke 23:33-43. There is an and before there can be a new beginning. Herod didn’t want Jesus around because he was missing in what Herod had going on. Jesus was hung between two thieves one accepted Jesus and went to paradise too. We should strive to be like the one in the middle, Jesus is the reason. God’s blessings to you on Thanksgiving.

Helping Every Area Resident To Succeed - HEARTS is seeking sponsors for the 2013 Christmas Clearinghouse Program. For Cleburne County Families w/Chiltion for more information.

December 1 Mt. Paran Baptist Church, County Road 40, Fruithurst will present, their annual Christmas Concert, “A Silent Night” on Dec. 1, 2013 at 6 p.m., EST mRefreshments will be served. Pastor Wayne Pike and the members at Mt. Paran.

December 5 Gray Hill Church of God located on County Road 87, Woodland, AL will have a CHristmas Cantate on December 7th & 8th at 5:30 p.m., CST. December 7 Miss and Mr. Christmas will be held on December 7 Cleburne County HOSA. - (Health Occupation students of America) The proceeds will go to help students with expenses to the State HOSA Conference. Every Contestant receives a trophy. For entry forms you may call: 256-463-2532 or 256-239-2886 or you may e-mail: janicepbrown@centurylink.net or anamericanmiss@centurylink.net December 14 Boxes will be set up at: First United Methodist brary, Ranburne Senior Citizen Center, Fruithurst General Store for drop off of new socks for seniors that will be given out at the local nursing home, Ranburne Senior Center and Fruithurst General Store. For more info call 256.201.1719 or 256.463.5558.

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Obituaries Thelma Gladys McElroy

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Thelma Gladys McElroy, 94, died Wednesday, November 20, at Regional Medical Center.

Funeral services where held November 22, at Dryden Funeral Home Chapel with the Dr. Kevin Thomas, ofDryden Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

ALSon - Wendell L. McDaniel, Ranburne, AL Son -

- Great - Great - Grandchildren Pallbearers: Jimmy Ray Vinson, Johnny Wise, Leon Daniel, Jeff Shealy, Jared Shealy, Jeremi Shealy AND Brook McDaniel Mrs. McElroy was a native and life long resident of Cleburne County.

She was a member of Wise Chapel United Methodist Church.

Neal Thompson

Neal Thompson, 89, died Friday, November 22, at his residence.

Funeral services were held November 25, at Dryden ciating. Burial followed in Upper Cane Creek Cemetery.

Dryden Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Survivors include: Wife - Zelma Thompson, Edwardsville, AL Daughter - Linda(Kenneth) Estes, Ranburne, AL Daughter - Brenda(Franklin) Bowen, Roopville, GA Daughter - Cornelia(Tim) Wautelet, Talapoosa, GA Son - Evin(Connie) Thompson, Jacksonville, AL; 9- Grandchildren; Several Great and Great-Great Grandchildren Pallbearers were Ethan Skinner, Joseph Newborn, Wayne Bell Adam Walker, James Barker and Andrew Berry.

Mr. Thompson was a native and lifelong resident of Cleburne County. He was a former member of Upper Cane Creek Methodist Church and attended Pilgrims Rest Baptist Church for several years. He was married to his wife, Zelma for 70 years. Mr. Thompson was preceded in death by his parents, Waddy and Ada Thompson, a daughter, Shirley Barker, and a brother Asa Thompson.

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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF CLEBURNE COUNTY, ALABAMA

IN RE: THE ESTATE OF ELIZABETH D. WILLIAMS, DECEASED CASE NO. 2013-096 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 15th day of November, 2013, by the Honorable Ryan Robertson, Judge of Probate Court of Cleburne County, Alabama, 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.

Sherry Dodson Owen Cleburne News Cleburne Co., AL November 21, 28, December 5, 2013

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Johnnie W. Brown and wife, Pamela Owen Brown, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for Wilmington Finance Inc., on the 25th day of May, 2007, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Cleburne County, Alabama, in Mortgage Book 2007, page 3200; said mortgage having subsequently been transferred and assigned to PNMAC Mortgage Opportunity Fund Investors, LLC, by instrument recorded in Mortgage Book 2012, Page 3348, in the aforesaid Probate Office; the undersigned PNMAC Mortgage Opportunity Fund Investors, LLC, as Mortgagee/Transferee, un-

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der and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama, on January 13, 2014, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Cleburne County, Alabama, to-wit: The following described real estate lying and being situated in the County of Cleburne, State of Alabama, to wit: A certain parcel of land located in the North 30 acres of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 18, Township 17 South, Range 11 East, Huntsville Meridian, Cleburne County, Alabama, being more particularly described as follows: To find the Point of beginning, commence at an existing post being on the North side of fence line and being the Southwest corner of the Kerry Thomason lot. Said point being North 03 degrees 20 minutes East a distance of 1668.95 feet to the Southwest corner of Section 18, Township 17 South, Range 11 East; thence South 87 degrees 18 minutes East a distance of 199.6 feet along the South line of the North 30 acres of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of an existing iron marking the Southeast corner of the Thomason Lot, said point being the Point of Beginning of the hereafter described parcel of land; thence North 01 degrees 09 minutes East a distance of 662.35 feet to the Point on the Southerly line of the Teague Mill Road; thence North 63 degrees 00 minutes East along the Southerly line of said road a distance of 172.67 feet; thence North 62 degrees 13 minutes East along the Southerly line of said road a distance of 227.33 feet; thence South 01 degrees 09 minutes West a distance of 853.27 feet to a point on the South line of the North 30 acres of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; thence North 87 degrees 18 minutes West along the South line of the North 30 acres a distance of 351.31 feet to the Point of Beginning.

Property Street Address: 1596 County Rd 118, Heflin, AL 36264 THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS, SUBJECT TO ANY EASEMENTS, 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.

The Mortgagee/Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate.

This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation.

PNMAC Mortgage Opportunity Fund Investors, LLC, Mortgagee/Transferee Andy Saag SIROTE & PERMUTT, P.C. P. O. Box 55727 Birmingham, AL 35255-5727 Attorney for Mortgagee/Transferee www.sirote.com/foreclosures 263542 The Cleburne News Cleburne Co., AL Nobember 14, 21, 28, 2013

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Gregory W. Wilson, an unmarried man, on July 17, 2009, to MHD Communities, LLC, which mortgage is recorded in Deed Book 2009, Page 1555; and assigned to Bank of North Georgia by instrument recorded in Mortgage Book 2009, Page 3405, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Cleburne County, Alabama, the undersigned, as Mortgagee or Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in the said mortgage will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash in front of the main entrance of the Cleburne County Courthouse in Heflin, Alabama, on December 19, 2013, during the legal hours of sale the following real estate situated in Cleburne County, Alabama, to wit: Lot 21 of Mountain View Farms Subdivision, as shown on a plat of survey for Mountain View Farms by Crawford & Associates, Inc., dated June 11, 1999 and recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Cleburne County, Alabama, at Plat Book 4, Page 347.

Less and Except: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being part of the West 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 33, Township 16 South, Range 12 East, Cle-

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burne County, Alabama, and being more particularly described as follows: To find the point of beginning commence at the intersection of the Southwest right-of-way of Price Road (30 foot right-of-way) and the Northeast right-of-way of Cleburne County Road #96 (80 foot right-of-way) and proceed along the Easterly right-of-way of said Cleburne County Road #96 (80 foot right-of-way) the following courses and distances: South 48 degrees 36 minutes 08 seconds East a distance of 68.04 feet to a point; South 47 degrees 18 minutes 54 seconds East a distance of 50.51 feet to a point; South 44 degrees 40 minutes 05 seconds East a distance of 176.13 feet to a point; South 41 degrees 36 minutes 38 seconds East a distance of 177.77 feet to a point but specifically to the Northwest corner of Lot 25 as shown on a plat entitled “Property Survey for MOUNTAIN VIEW FARMS, dated April 27, 1999, prepared by Crawford & Associates, Inc., certified by Douglas C. Crawford, Georgia Registered Land Surveyor #14567, recorded July 1, 1999, in Plat Book 4, Page 346, Cleburne County, Alabama Records; thence leaving said Easterly right-of-way of Cleburne County Road #96 (80 foot right-of-way) North 40 degrees 36 minutes 57 seconds East a distance of 272.68 feet to a point, but specifically to the Northeast corner of said Lot 25; thence South 45 degrees 57 minutes 22 seconds East a distance of 30.12 feet to a point which is the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; thence from the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING proceed North 10 degrees 12 minutes 02 seconds East a distance of 22.56 feet to a point; thence South 79 degrees 47 minutes 58 seconds East a distance of 62.98 feet a point; thence South 10 degrees 12 minutes 02 seconds West a distance of 64.79 feet to a point; thence North 45 degrees 57 minutes 22 seconds West a distance of 75.83 feet to a point; being the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. Together with the hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging.

Said property will be sold on an “AS IS, WHERE IS” basis subject to the right of way easements and restrictions of record in the Probate Office of Cleburne County, Alabama, and will be subject to existing special assessments, if any, which might adversely affect the title to the subject property. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure.

This Mortgage Foreclosure sale will be held on December 19, 2013, at the Cleburne County Courthouse in Heflin, Alabama.

Bank of North Georgia Mortgagee or Transferee This Instrument Prepared By: Burt W. Newsome P.O. Box 382753 Birmingham, AL 35238 Attorney for Mortgagee or Transferee The Cleburne News Cleburne Co., AL November 28, December 5 and 12, 2013

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Frederick Duran Wood and Debbie Wood, husband and wife, in favor of CountryPlace Mortgage, LTD dated July 25, 2005 and recorded September 7, 2005 in Book LR 2005 Page 4569 in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Cleburne County, Alabama, the undersigned Country Place Mortgage, LTD., under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the County Courthouse in Cleburne County, Alabama located at on Tuesday, December 17, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. or within three hours thereafter, being between the legal hours of sale, the following described real estate, situated in Cleburne County, Alabama, to wit: 3.3 ACRES OF LAND BEING DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE NW 1/4 OF THE SW 1/4 OF SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 17 SOUTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF CLEBURNE COUNTY, ALABAMA; THENCE EAST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF THE NW 1/4 OF THE SW 1/4 OF SECTION 10, A DISTANCE OF 330 FT., MORE OR LESS, TO THE EAST LINE OF A 10 ACRE TRACT OF LAND IN THE NW 1/4 OF THE SW 1/4; THENCE SOUTH 1 DEG. AND 30 MIN. EAST 350 FT. TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUE SOUTH 1 DEG. AND 30 MIN. EAST 200 FT.; THENCE SOUTH 75 DEG. AND 32 MIN. WEST 472.9 FT; THENCE NORTH 12 DEG. AND 49 MIN. WEST 225.3 FT TO THE SOUTHERN LINE OF THE UNION HILL AND HOPEWELL PUBLIC ROAD; THENCE NORTH 45 DEG. AND 27 MIN. EAST 306.2 FT. BEING A CHORD DISTANCE AND BEARING ALONG A CURVE TO THE LEFT OF SAID ROAD; THENCE SOUTH 67 DEG. AND 47 MIN. EAST 302.6 FT. TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

BEING SITUATED IN THE NW 1/4 OF THE SW 1/4 OF SECTION 10, AND THE NE 1/4 OF THE SE 1/4 OF SECTION 9, ALL OF TOWNSHIP 17 SOUTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF CLEBURNE COUNTY, ALABAMA. TOGETHER WITH THAT 2004 PALM HARBOR MANUFACTURED HOME SERIAL NUMBER PH23-5300AB WHICH,

BY INTENTION OF THE PARTIES AND UPON RETIREMENT OF THE CERTIFICATE OF TITLE SHALL CONSTITUTE A PART OF THE REALTY AND SHALL PASS WITH IT. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS, SUBJECT TO ANY EASEMENTS, ENCUMBRANCES, AND EXCEPTIONS REFLECTED IN THE MORTGAGE AND THOSE CONTAINED IN THE RECORDS 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 set out in said mortgage.

COUNTRYPLACE MORTGAGE, LTD ATTORNEY FOR MORTGAGEE Michael J. Craddock Craddock Davis & Krause, LLP 3100 Monticello, Suite 550 Dallas, TX 75205 214-750-3550 214-750-3551 - Fax

degrees 26 minutes 00 seconds East, a distance of 153.43 feet; thence South 66 degrees 25 minutes 08 seconds East, a distance of 86.64 feet; thence South 60 degrees 44 minutes 16 seconds East, a distance of 102.66 feet; thence, leaving said center line of creek, South 12 degrees 15 minutes 45 seconds West, a distance of 676.48 feet; thence North 89 degrees 39 minutes 46 seconds West, a distance of 596.05 feet; to the Point of Beginning.

Commencing at the Southwest corner of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 6, Township 17 South, Range 9 East, Cleburne County, Alabama; Thence North 3 degrees 08 minutes East along the West boundary of said quarter 819.8 feet to the center of a creek; Thence along the center of said creek South 76 degrees 27 minutes East 224.45 feet to a point; North 46 degrees 10 minutes East 100.09 feet to the point of beginning of the property herein described; Thence continue North 46 degrees 10 minutes East 33.0 feet to a point; Thence North 61 degress 40 minutes East 33.0 feet to a point; Thence North 28 degrees 20 minutes West 37.0 feet to a point on the South side of a county road; Thence South 75 degrees 01 minutes West 85.27 feet to a point; Thence South 43 degrees 50 minutes East 68.0 feet to the point of beginning.

Property Street Address: 1016 Jewell Road, Oxford, Alabama 36203 THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS, SUBJECT TO ANY EASEMENTS, 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-DECleburne News SCRIBED PROPERTY IS SITCleburne Co., AL UATED. THIS PROPERTY November 14, 21, 28, DecemWILL BE SOLD WITHOUT ber 5, 2013 WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS MORTGAGE FORE- TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENAND WILL BE CLOSURE SALE JOYMENT SOLD SUBJECT TO THE Default having been made in RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF the payment of the indebted- ALL PARTIES ENTITLED ness secured by that certain THERETO. mortgage executed by Ray- This sale is made for the purmond C. Bryan and Robin B. pose of paying the indebtedBryan, husband and wife, to ness secured by said mortNoble Bank & Trust, N.A., on gage, as well as the expenses the 22nd day of November, of foreclosure.

2006, said mortgage recorded The Mortgagee/Transferee rein the Office of the Judge of serves the right to bid for and Probate of Cleburne County, purchase the real estate and to Alabama, in Mortgage Book credit its purchase price 2006, Page 6169; said mort- against the expenses of sale gage having subsequently and the indebtedness secured been transferred and assigned by the real estate. to Bank of America, N.A., by This sale is subject to postinstrument recorded in Book ponement or cancellation.

2012, Page 689, in the afore- Bank of America, N.A., Mortsaid Probate Office; the under- gagee/Transferee signed Bank of America, N.A., Andy Saag as Mortgagee/Transferee, un- SIROTE & PERMUTT, P.C. der and by virtue of the power P. O. Box 55727 of sale contained in said mort- Birmingham, AL 35255-5727 gage, will sell at public outcry Attorney for Mortgagee/Transto the highest bidder for cash, feree in front of the main entrance of www.sirote.com/foreclosures the Courthouse at Heflin, Cle- 117568 burne County, Alabama, on January 27, 2014, during the The Cleburne News legal hours of sale, all of its Cleburne Co., AL right, title, and interest in and November 21, 28, & December to the following described real 5, 2013 estate, situated in Cleburne County, Alabama, to-wit: STATE OF A tract or parcel of land in the Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest ALABAMA 1/4 of Section 6, Township 17 CLEBURNE COUNTY South, Range 9 East, Cleburne PROBATE COURT County, Alabama and being CASE #2013-101 more particularly described as IN THE MATTER OF THE EScommencing at the Southwest TATE OF MALCOLM EDcorner of the Northwest 1/4 of WARD MEADORS, DEthe Northwest 1/4 of said Sec- CEASED tion 6; thence North 00 deNOTICE TO CREDITORS grees 20 minutes 14 seconds Letters Testamentary in the esEast, along the West line tate of MALCOLM EDWARD thereof, a distance of 217.93 MEADORS, deceased having feet to the Point of Beginning; been granted to AMANDA thence continue North 00 de- MEADORS HOLMES and EMIgrees 20 minutes 14 seconds LY MEADORS ALTMAN, as East a distance of 590.51 feet Co-Personal Representative, to the center line of a creek; on the 8th day of November, thence along the center line of 2013, by the Honorable Ryan said creek, South 83 degrees Robertson, Judge of Probate 02 minutes 26 seconds East, a Court of Cleburne County, Aladistance of 75.56 feet; thence bama, notice is hereby given South 66 degrees 46 minutes that all persons having claims 46 seconds East, a distance of against said estate are hereby 113.68 feet; thence North 60 required to present the same degrees 18 minutes 35 sec- within time allowed by law, or onds East, a distance of 73.87 the same will be barred. feet; thence North 42 degrees Ryan Robertson 41 minutes 59 seconds East, a Judge of Probate distance of 81.42 feet; thence North 51 degrees 36 minutes The Cleburne News 51 seconds East, a distance of Cleburne Co., AL 147.98 feet; thence North 83 November 14, 21, 28, 2013

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The Cleburne News, Thursday, November 28, 2013 • 8

HEARTS : “We just don’t have it to give.”

Budget : Neither party will get its biggest priority

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Howle thought most needed the food to let them know to pick up their boxes early this week, Lalonde said.

If HEARTS had requests for Thanksgiving meals that it couldn’t provide, volunteers referred those clients to the Thanksgiving Dinner at the Ranburne Senior Center, Howle said.

Celia McCord, a volunteer at the Thanksgiving Day dinner from Macedonia Baptist Church, said the dinner is put on by area churches. Each church is responsible for providing a dish for the meal. Macedonia is providing 30 smoked turkeys – smoked by volunteers at Smokin’ Pig BBQ in Bowdon – and the chicken dressing. All the ladies in the church cook the food and the men arrive early on Thursday to carve the turkeys, McCord said.

Other churches are providing green beans, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes, bread, fruit, drinks and desserts, McCord said.

The dinner serves about 250 meals from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each year, McCord said.

Many people pick up to-go plates, but just as many eat at the center.

“It’s not about the food for some people,” McCord said.

“It’s about being alone on Thanksgiving.”

That fellowship is her motivation to volunteer year after year, McCord said.

The needs are so great, said Leigh Barber, a volunteer with HEARTS in the Hefber. She said the experience has changed her whole outlook on people.

By Tuesday after16 meals, she said.

Barber has really enjoyed it.

“When I see people walk away with food boxes, the look on their faces,” Barber said. “I’m just thrilled.”

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ate, Patty Murray, could still be rejected by their colleagues. But both profess optimism while working hard to minimize potentially damaging leaks that could derail their efforts. Murray, D-Wash., plans to return to the Capitol the week after Thanksgiving to continue behindclosed-door negotiations even though the Senate will remain on recess. see,” Murray said as she left the Capitol last week. “I can just say we’re working really hard to get an agreement.”

Democratic and GOP aides familiar with the talks report progress but say there is no agreement yet. The aides spoke on condition of anonymity because they aren’t authorized to talk publicly about the negotiations.

Both Ryan, the 2012 GOP nominee for vice president, and Murray were failed to strike large-scale budget deals.

This time, they’ve set their sights consome but not all of the automatic spending cuts triggered by the inability of Congress and the president to follow up The automatic cuts known as sequestration require $109 billion in spendcompared with limits set by the 2011 deal. About $90 billion of those cuts would come from agency budgets set by annual spending bills; the rest comes from cuts to a handful of so-called mandatory programs, including a 2 percent cut in Medicare reimbursements to health care providers. Those Medicare cuts are likely to remain in place.

Ryan and Murray appear to be focusing on proposals left over from Murray’s days as co-chairman of the failed -

lier efforts by Vice President Joe Biden.

Those measures include requiring federal workers to contribute more for their pensions, new security fees on air travel, and higher premiums on companies whose pension plans are insured by the government. using money from closing tax loopholes as part of the agreement. New tax revenue from closing loopholes should instead be used to lower tax rates, they say.

Democrats have taken curbs in Social Security cost-of-living increases and higher Medicare premiums on upInstead, Democrats want to claim savings from repealing much-criticized direct payments that the government makes to farmers whether or not they plant a crop. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, objects to including any savings from ending that farm subsidy as part of the budget deal.

Ryan has told other Republicans that he thinks Murray will relent on taxes.

She’ll likely want something in return.

Democrats, for instance, have mounted a holiday season campaign to spend $25 less than $300 a month to the long-term people expire at the end of December.

maximum of 99 weeks. Now, 73 weeks is the maximum allowed, with the nationwide average of 54 weeks.

Aides to Murray and Ryan won’t go into details, but their playbook of options is heavily drawn from a roster of so-called non-health mandatory spending that was negotiated at length during the supercommittee talks and an earlier

2011 round of talks led by Vice President Joe Biden and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va. Airlines already are lobbying against a proposal to raise $1 billion a year in new revenues by doubling the transpor-

from $2.50 to $5. Hospitals oppose cutting federal payments for hospitals that treat low-income people. And the powerful veterans’ lobby is on red alert to oppose cuts in generous medical bene-

program.

A leading option is for a deal covering the 2014-2015 appropriations cycles. Fully restoring the automatic cuts for both years would require more than $180 billion. Washington’s K Street lobbying corridor buzzed last week with emails about a tentative framework less than half that size — in the $60-70 billion range. Aides on both sides would

What appears clear is that even with an agreement, agencies will face a money crunch. The hard-fought 2011 budget accord set a cap of $1.058 trillion on day-to-day agency budgets for the 2014 budget year that began Oct. 1. With the automatic spending cuts, the comparable cap for 2013 dropped to $988 billion and would fall further to $967 billion — if an agreement isn’t reached before the Jan. 15 expiration of a temporary funding bill that ended the 16day partial shutdown of the government last month.

Splitting the difference — which may be ambitious given the nature of what’s under consideration -- would mean nonwar, non-emergency spending of about $1.012 trillion for agency operations.

By contrast, non-war, non-emergency spending in 2012 registered $1.043 trillion.

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