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David Folkenflik to deliver Ayers Lecture Thursday, March 13, at Houston Cole Library on the 11th floor David Folkenflik, an acclaimed media correspondent with National Public Radio (NPR), will be the Ayers Lecture Series speaker at Jacksonville State University on Thursday, March 13, 2014. He will lecture on the 11th floor of the Houston Cole Library at 1 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public. Folkenflik will join an elite group of former speakers, including Pulitzer Prize Winners Rick Bragg, Doug Marlette, Diane McWhorter and Connie Schultz, NPR Foreign Affairs
Correspondent Jackie Northam, Anniston Star Chairman and Publisher H. Brandt Ayers, and New York Times Chairman and Publisher Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., to name a few. The Ayers Lecture series dates back to 1988 and began as a collaboration between the Anniston Star and JSU. It is hosted by the JSU Communication Department. The event is named in honor of Harry M. and Edel Y. Ayers, past publishers of The Anniston Star. The Ayers Lecture serves as a tribute to their living story of communication
in Northeast Alabama. Folkenflik is well known for his coverage of a broad array of issues-from the war in Afghanistan, to the financial crisis, to the spellbinding saga of the “Balloon Boy.” He also provides media criticism on the air and at NPR.org. Reports by Folkenflik, heard on NPR news magazine shows that include All Things Considered the Morning Edition and Talk of the Nation, provide great ■ See FOLKENFLIK, page 7
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Construction to begin on Tomlinson smart home Completion set in six to eight months BY MARGARET ANDERSON NEWS CORRESPONDENT
Several hundred well-wishers and friends were on hand at 701 George Douthit Drive shortly after noon Tuesday to see ground broken for Sgt. Ben Tomlinson’s new home. Tomlinson himself helped break ground for the home which is expected to be finished in six to eight months. The home is being built to accommodate the needs of Tomlinson, who received injuries while on his second tour in Afghanistan in 2010. He has limited mobility below his chest after being shot while providing rooftop security for his team.
Once in his home, a smartphone or tablet computer will allow him to adjust the cabinets to his height -- he can lower them or raise them. A security system, automated doors and wide hallways are also features of the home. Tomlinson’s parents, Chuck and Debbie Tomlinson, were present at the groundbreaking. “It’s hard to believe that the building is finally going to start,” said his mother. “It’s been over nine months since the Lt. Dan Concert was held at the JSU stadium to kick off the fund raising for Ben’s home. This has been quite a journey for all of us, especially Ben. We have all grown and stretched and have been amazed at
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Ben Tomlinson with Gordon Williamson of AOD Credit Union (center) and John Hodge, vice president of operations for Stephen Stiller Tunnel to Towers Foundation. the generosity of this community and of people we hardly know or didn’t even know before.”
Tomlinson said she, her husband and Ben ■ See GROUNDBREAKING, page 12
FACES IN THE COMMUNITY
Dr. Bruce Young chooses dentistry over drumming Jasper native has been taking care of teeth in Jacksonville almost 37 years BY MARGARET ANDERSON NEWS CORRESPONDENT
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OPINION/EDITORIAL TOWN & GOWN
Local author Beth Duke to speak to Houston Cole Library on Thursday
“There are diamonds in the red clay of northeast Alabama. Delaney is one of them.” So begins the reader’s introduction to Delaney Robinson, the two-year-old with a serious attachment to her great-grandmother, who is the subject of Delaney’s People, the first of two novels by local author Beth Duke. Duke will be the featured speaker at Jacksonville State University’s Friends of the Houston Cole Library annual spring author event on Thursday, March 6. In addition to Delaney’s People, Duke has written several prize-winning short stories. Her work has been featured in Pearl: A Literary Magazine, Longleaf Style magazine and included in the British anthology The Possibility of Bears. Don’t Shoot Your Mule, the highly anticipated sequel to Delaney’s People takes readers on a turbulent, surprise-filled journey from Depression Era rural Alabama through 2011’s devastating tornadoes and their impact on Delaney’s family and friends. Family ties, love, loss, betrayal and a characteristic dead mule combine in a perfect book for devotees of Southern Literature. The book
Beth Duke follows a diverse collection of characters and one group’s healing and recovery culminating in Bama Rising, the benefit concert organized by country music super
group Alabama, which took place at the Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center. Grammy-winning songwriter and lead singer of Alabama and JSU Trustee Randy Owen, has since become a great admirer of Duke’s writing. “Beth Duke’s works are as real as grits and gravy in the South, and her usage of her Southern English has the taste of Mama’s biscuits,” says Owen. Kimberly Brock, author of The River Witch and 2013 Georgia Author of the Year, has also commented about Duke’s first book. “Every scene, every character in this wonderfully colorful depiction of Dixie evokes both the vulnerable and gritty parts of a people and region,” says Brock. “Beth Duke’s Delaney’s People weaves together strands of the past and present as seamless as pearls, treating her readers to a collection chock full of loving detail, big-hearted humor and tender insight.” At Thursday’s presentation, Duke will not only talk about her work but will offer attendees some practical advice about the process of self-publishing through the author-controlled service,
Amazon’s CreateSpace. An Anniston native, Beth Dial Duke lived on the Gulf Coast of Florida for many years. She now resides in Delta with her family— husband Jay and children Jason and Savannah— and eleven loyal chickens, two lovable dogs and a randomly affectionate cat. She speaks admirably of her grandmother’s hardscrabble life as a resident of the Profile Mill Village in Jacksonville. Duke’s inspiration to turn to writing after a successful career in marketing pays great tribute to the rich heritage of those in earlier generations. When she is not writing stories and books, Duke is chronicling her life via her blog, Delta Delta Delta (http://bethdialduke.blogspot.com). Copies of Duke’s books will be available for purchase and signing at the Friends event, which begins at 7 p.m. on the eleventh floor of the Library. Admission is free and refreshments will be served following the presentation. For more about JSU’s Friends of the Houston Cole Library, visit http://www.jsu.edu/library/friends/ index.html
Election will offer no real excitement
For the past year it has appeared that this year’s election was going to be less than exciting. Now that the dust has settled it looks like that will pretty much be the case. This lackluster year has been created by the fact that incumbents hold all five of the top constitutional offices and all five, especially the governor, are pretty popular. The field is set and the lineup card is in the hands of the scorekeeper. The primaries are set for June 3 with the runoffs coming six weeks later on July 15. The general election will be November 3. More than likely the governor, attorney general, lieutenant governor, agriculture commissioner and treasurer, all Republicans, will be reelected to a second four-year term. That means that 2018 will be looming as a watershed year. You should see six or more big name thoroughbreds seeking the governor’s post that year when Gov. Bentley cannot seek another term constitutionally. There are some naysayers who are saying, “Not so quick, my friend. I am not so sure that Bentley will be reelected.” Indeed the Democrats, who many have written off for dead in statewide races, have fielded a slate of candidates. If there was any surprise it came in that corner. The fact that the Democrats have a ticket to choose from is the surprise of the year. We will see if the assumption that winning the GOP primary in Alabama is tantamount to election in the Heart of Dixie. In the governor’s race incumbent Robert Bentley has two token challengers. He will hardly have to break a sweat or spend any money garnering the Republican nomination. In the fall, Bentley will more than likely
face Parker Griffith, who will probably be the Democratic standard bearer. Steve Parker Griffith is a Flowers former congressman and state senator from Huntsville. He was elected to both of these posts as a Republican. Inside The Statehouse He is a physician and businessman who is wealthy and has a propensity for spending his own money. That is what makes him a viable candidate. He is also handsome and articulate. Bentley will prevail in November but Parker Griffith will net as many votes as a Democrat can get for governor. Most experts think that is about 42%. This race will be interesting to follow. It is also interesting that there will be two physicians pitted against each other in the fall. Bentley is a retired dermatologist and Griffith is a retired cancer specialist. Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey will face a challenge within the GOP primary from Dr. Stan Cooke from Walker County. Cooke is the pastor of the Kimberly Church of God in Jefferson County and is an active Tea Partier. The Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor is from just up the road on I-65 in Cullman County. James Fields is also a pastor and served a term in the State House of Representatives before being swept out by the GOP tidal wave in 2010.
Attorney General Luther Strange has no Republican opposition. However, Montgomery State Representative Joe Hubbard, who will be the Democratic standard bearer, will challenge him in the fall. This could be the closest race in November. Incumbent GOP Treasurer Young Boozer is unopposed in his race for a second four-year term in the primary. He will be challenged by longtime AEA lobbyist Joe Cottle in the general election. Incumbent Republican Agriculture Commissioner John McMillan has no GOP primary opponent. His Democratic challenger is Doug “New Blue” Smith. The best statewide races of the year are for the offices of Secretary of State, State Auditor and two of the Public Service Commission seats. The best regional race of the year will be for the open congressional seat in the Birmingham metro area. The 6th congressional post is being vacated by 20-year veteran congressman Spencer Bachus. There are seven Republican men vying for the open seat. It has been ranked as one of the most Republican seats in the nation. U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions will waltz to a fourth sixyear term in the U.S. Senate. He has no opposition from any Republicans or Democrats. Even if it is a lackluster year, it will be fun to watch. We will see if there are any upsets. 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
Mysteries solved, but more are around the corner
Sometimes life presents mysteries to us homeowners. Sunday was my day to resolve three of them that had cropped up in recent months. First of all, a mysterious odor has been present in my laundry room since Christmas. My visiting family members swore it was gas leaking from the hot water heater. One family member went so far as to stuff a towel beneath his bedroom door for fear that he would be overcome by poisonous gases as he slept. The next day, I called the gas company who sent out a person to confirm that there was no gas leak present. The guests left, and the odor persisted. A few weeks later, the severe cold caused a water pipe beneath my laundry room to burst. I told the plumber about the odor, and he said there was no sewage pipe in that vicinity. However, he found a hole in another pipe and plugged it. Still the odor persisted.
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I was embarrassed by the odor and had only invited two other friends over. Sherry One of them went into the laundry Kughn room, sniffed, and declared the odor was definitely from a sewage leak. Sherry-Go-Round I made an appointment with my handyman son Jonathan to come to the house on Sunday to do what we all dreaded – cutting out the floor to identify the source of the odor. Shortly before he began the project, he investigated the laundry room and found a spray bottle that I once had filled with a mixture of room deodorizer and alcohol. The mixture had soured and the odor had somehow permeated through the plastic bottle, even with the lid closed. Everyone had a laugh at my expense, but the mystery was solved. Another mystery involved my attic lights. Several years back, I added a tin roof. It darkened any natural light that used to come into the attic. When the two light bulbs in the attic went out several months ago, I replaced them. However, when the new ones failed to light up, I decided the switch was faulty. After the holidays, I had to pack my decorations just inside the attic door because I could not see where they were supposed to be stored. Also on Sunday, I asked Jonathan if he would check the light switch in the attic to see if it had become loose. He and his son Tanner, who is a great handyman apprentice, first placed different light bulbs in the two sockets. The lights came right on, even though one of them blew out quickly. Jonathan thought there might be a short in one of the sockets, but a third new bulb stayed on just fine. Second mystery solved. Also on Sunday, after Jonathan and his family had left, I decided to replace all of the junk, I mean important household items, back into the laundry room. As I worked, I kept an eye out for a missing glove. I had
bought a new pair about 10 days ago, and I had laid them on the back of a chair in the den. Afterward, I delivered some laundry to the family member of a friend in the nursing home. When I returned, one glove was missing from where I had laid it. I had searched for the glove since then, and I had called the friend who said it had not been found. On Sunday evening, well after my other two mysteries had been solved, the friend called and said the glove had been found. I was delighted that a third mystery had been solved. No mysteries have revolved around a problem I shared with my readers several weeks ago. I wrote a column about trying to rid my shed of a squirrel. I had explained how many different things I had tried to convince the squirrel to leave. By the time I wrote the column, I thought the squirrel was gone. However, a week later, I once again heard it running around in the wall and attic of the shed. When I went inside the shed, had the audacity to poke its head out at me from a hole it had chewed. So, I went online, found, and ordered an electric squirrel repeller. The device is designed to emit high-pitched sound waves. Critters are supposed to hate it. Now, three weeks have passed without the pattering of squirrel feet in the wall and attic. Homeownership is wonderful, especially when we enjoy our warm, comfortable houses in a winter as harsh as this one has been. It is a challenge, though, to keep chipmunks out of dryer vents (the birdseed that one of my friends had placed in a feeder was stolen and stored by a chipmunk), to keep squirrels from biting into electrical wires (this happened in my aunt’s attic), to replace siding when a truck hits the house (my mother came home to that one day), and to prevent a parade of ants from causing a short circuit in a heating unit (that happened to another house my family once lived in). It is hard to predict what will happen next, but one thing is certain: we can always look around and see that we are not the only ones to experience such frustrating occurrences. Email Sherry at sherrykug@hotmail.com
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Recently, you may have seen President Obama bypassing Congress – yet again. He is at least keeping one promise –he will not hesitate to bypass Congress to implement his policies. The Administration announced mid-February it would be postponing a key provision of the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, by delaying the employer health care insurance mandate by another year. This means employers with 50 to 99 workers will be given a second year delay until 2016 to comply with the lengthy list of Obamacare regulations. On the surface, you might think this doesn’t make sense: why is the president delaying another key part of his signature health care law? I believe the answer is the Administration knows the law will hurt our small and medium sized businesses – which are the heartbeats of our local economies. To test this idea, I asked constituents on a live Tele-town Hall meeting this week what they thought of the most recent Obamacare delay. Of those who participated in the survey, 78
percent believed it was because Obamacare would hurt jobs, versus 22 percent who thought it would give employers more time to prepare. I have heard stories of East Alabamians who say they have benefitted from Obamacare. But those stories are far outweighed by the negative accounts, which for example I heard this week during a meeting with employees and officials at Ajin USA in Chambers County. They brought up their concerns about Obamacare and its impact on their employees. With the continued uncertainty surrounding the law, job creators like this are nervous, and they should be. I will continue to fight against this flawed law. As always, I want to hear from you on this or any issue. Contact me on my website at mike-rogers.house.gov and sign up for my eNewsletter. You can also like me on Facebook at Congressman Mike D. Rogers, follow me on Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr and Instagram at RepMikeRogersAL and subscribe to my YouTube page at MikeRogersAL03.
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Community Capsule • Jacksonville Professional Firefighters Association Local 3948 and the Parks and Recreation Department will have the 1st Annual Jax Dash 5K and Fun Run beginning at 8 a.m. April 12. Proceeds will go to JPFFA Local 3948’s Jax Charities Fund. The cost for the 5K run is $20 and includes a t-shirt. The fun run is $10 and those 10 and under will get a firefighter’s hat, badge and wristband. Anyone interested in helping sponsor the event can contact David Bell at david.bell@jaxfire.org Registration is from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at the fire department and Community Center or online using a credit card at Active.Com/ JaxDash. • The Kiwanis Club annual Pancake Day will be from 7 a.m.-noon March 8 at the Community Center. Tickets can be purchased from any Kiwanis Club member for $3. They are $4 at the door. for more information or to purchase tickets. Sausage will also be served and those attending can choose coffee, milk or orange juice. • COPING WITH GRIEF. A coping with grief - even if nobody died group meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 6 p.m. at Jacksonville First United Methodist Church. Please call the church office for information and directions (256-4356021). • The Calhoun County Community Band meets every Tuesday night at 6:30 at the Jacksonville High School band room. • The J.O.Y. Quilt Guild will meet Thursday, March 6 at 9.30 a.m. in the FMC of the First United Methodist Church in Jacksonville. Visitors are welcome. • Bradford Health Services has free
family support meetings from 5-6 Monday nights at 1701 B Pelham Rd., S., Suite D (Brookstone Building next to RMC Jacksonville). The meeting is for anyone experiencing behavioral problems with a loved one, has a family member of any age with drug or alcohol problems, needs help coping with a loved one’s drug or alcohol problems or needs help making decision on how to help a family member of any age. A counselor will facilitate the meetings. • Alcoholics Anonymous meets at noon each Thursday at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 400 Chinabee Ave., just off the square. Call 847-0909. • A Narcotics Anonymous group meets from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at First United Methodist Church behind McDonald’s. For more information, call Pearl Williams at 435-4881. • The Friday Night Opry Show is presented from 6:30-9:30 Friday nights at the Golden Saw Music Hall in the Williams community. Call 435-4696. • Celebrate Recovery, a Christ-centered 12-step program, meets every Friday night at First Baptist Church. Dinner is served at 5:30. Large group meetings with worship and praise bands and guest speakers begin at 6:30. Small share/support groups meet after that at 7:30 p.m., followed with cake and fellowship. Call 435-7263 or 225-2492. • The Calhoun County Stamp Club meets at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays in Room 327 Stone Center, Jacksonville State University, corner of Church Avenue and Eleventh Street. Visitors and new members are welcome. Call 7828044, 782-5604 or 435-7491.
Police Report Feb. 25 • Unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle reported in the 600 block of College Street Southwest. • Leaving the scene of an accident reported at the 1000 block of Pelham Road South. • Harassment reported in the 2000 block of Pelham Road South. Feb. 26 • Second degree domestic violence reported in the 200 block of Coffee Street Southwest. Feb. 27 • Third degree criminal mischief
reported in the 1000 block of Alexandria Road Southwest. • Harassing communications reported in the 600 block of Nisbet Street Northwest. Feb. 28 • Third degree theft of property reported in the 700 block of Francis Street East. • Duty upon striking an unoccupied vehicle reported in the 300 block of Nisbet Street Northwest. • Second degree cruelty to dog/cat reported in the 1300 block of 6th Avenue Northeast.
Arrests Feb. 24 • Jeremy Jerail Thomas: making a false report to law enforcement authority Feb. 25 • Desmond Lanier Redwine: criminal mischief (second degree) • Katrina Schoonhoven Frazier: probation violation Feb. 27 • Justin Labrain Mitchell: failure to
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Feb. 28 • Thomas Joseph McCarley: criminal trespassing (second degree); public intoxication • Lori Lee Whitten: probation violation March 2 • Stephanie Brainn Pope: DUI (alcohol)
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Soyung Key is happy living in the South Family has web design company
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oyung and Eric Key, relocated to Portland, Ore., with Eric’s technology-based job, after living in the San Francisco Bay area for 20 years. They had recently purchased a home, had two children, one of which was a new baby, and were making monthly payments on two brand new cars when they decided to move to the South. The Keys had flown to San Francisco for a two week vacation with Soyung’s family when they discussed Eric’s unhappiness with his current job. Once they arrived back in Portland, it didn’t take them long to make arrangements to rent out their house and move to Cary “The Research Triangle”, a small town outside Raleigh, N. C., known for its innovative technological advances. It seemed the perfect location to continue to grow their web design/development company that they had first started in San Francisco, based on free-lance clients. “We decided to take that leap of faith and venture out on our own to see what we could do,” said Soyung. They were happy in North Carolina because they had left the corporate world behind. However, because they were close enough to drive, they were making so many trips to see Eric’s mother in Jacksonville, they decided the logical thing to do would be to move here. That was five years ago. In those five years, the Keys have contributed significantly to Jacksonville. They started their own web design company, IMGForge, which can be found at www.imgforge.com. They have been working to renovate a building at 6730 McClellan Blvd. to house their web design company. They have also opened their new computer repair shop, Comphounds, known for its flat fix-it fee of $79 and the fact that it is open on Saturdays. They have plans to open a coffee shop, Steampunk Café, in this location as well. They build web sites for companies and individuals all over the world. They built the Pointer Sisters’ web site. One of their clients is the London School of Economics. They have also built web sites for a retired NFL football player and retired NBA basketball player. Some of their clients have been guests on the Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Phil shows. Some of their local clients include Mr. Refrigeration, Effinas, JSU Rentals, Evans Awnings and Damn Yankees. “For us, our clients become our friends,” said Soyung. “We have clients from all over the world. On a day-to-day basis we never know who is going to call us and where they are located.” The Keys’ company is ranked in the top 10 web designing companies by http://www.bestwebdesignagencies.com/web-designcompanies/joomla-development for their expertise in developing Joomla CMS sites that their clients can maintain. The Keys started a non-profit, Calhoun County Center for the Arts in October 2011. It’s dedicated to providing quality arts instruction to people who might otherwise never learn to sing, play an instrument or perform before an audience. The Keys started the center because they believe that music, arts and movement can provide hope and inspiration to the residents of Calhoun County. Anyone wanting to find out more about the center can go to www.calcoarts.com or call Paris Brock, CalcoArts Center coordinator. “We started this in Jacksonville because there weren’t enough arts programs for children,” said Soyung. “What we were trying to do was offer children’s theater and children’s dance, guitar and other kinds of programs that parents have to drive to Gadsden and Oxford for.” Soyung said the center is now struggling in its third year. “Our biggest challenge is that we don’t have a permanent home,” she said. “But we haven’t given up. The Jacksonville Parks and Recreation Department has been very generous in allowing us to rent space so we may continue to offer these classes. Right now we do offer guitar, tumbling and dance. We are very excited to have a competitive dance team run by Alison Woodward. The students are working toward competition and their end-of year recital in May.” Soyung said she would love to see the Jacksonville area to return to the busier days it was when Fort McClellan was here. She’s hopeful that it will. She said that she and Eric are doing everything they can to help.
CADILLAC OF THE OATMEAL COOKIE (Servings: 72) (Yield: 6 dozen) 1 c. butter 1 c. sugar ½ c. brown sugar (packed) 1 egg 1 ½ c. flour 1 t. soda 1 t. cinnamon 1 ½ c. oats (regular not quick oats) ¾ c. pecans, chopped 1 t. vanilla Cream butter, sugars and beaten egg. Add flour mixture and blend well. Add oats, pecans and vanilla. Chill one hour. Put walnut sized pieces on greased sheet. Butter the bottom of small glass. Dip in cinnamon sugar and flatten out cookies. Bake 10 minutes at 350 degrees. ENGLISH MUFFINS (Servings: 12) (Makes 12 custard cup sized muffins, serving equals one muffin)
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The Key family, from left, Griffin, Soyung, Eric and Ethan. “This is such a wonderful spot, and not a lot of people know about it,” she said. “I would love to see some industry come in. I’ve heard so many stories about the thriving town it was before the fort closed. The cost of living here is amazing. I love this area. I want to walk around and hug so many people. The southern way is so gentle and welcoming.” Soyung was born in Seoul, Korea. She was living in an orphanage with 20 other children, and they all slept on mats on the floor. Their diet consisted of powdered milk, rice and little bit of fish. When her father was stationed with the Navy in Seoul, his unit took a little orphan girl under their wing, and the memory of that little girl stayed with him. He and his wife had two sons, but had been wanting a daughter. He went home, told her about the little orphan girl and, although they could not adopt her, he asked how she would feel about adopting a Korean daughter. They agreed and when the adoption agency told them about Soyung, they went through the process to adopt her. She would be 18 months old when the adoption process was complete. There had been a mudslide in Seoul the day that Soyung was to leave to meet her new family and no one knew which children had gotten out. She finally arrived in the U.S., landing at Chicago O’Hare airport. Her new family had spent 24 hours waiting at the airport for her arrival. It was a very joyful occasion. “We picked out the name Amy for her, but we when we met her we decided to keep her original name as it suited her more,” said Soyung’s mother. “I was very fortunate to get out, in more ways than one” said Soyung. “I think I have the most wonderful parents in the world. Eric and I have talked about when our boys are older taking them to Korea and letting them see the culture. I might someday try to find my mother, but because of the language barrier I don’t anticipate having a full relationship with her. If I don’t find my birth parents I’m all right with that as the family I ended up with has given me so much love and support that I try not to dwell on questions that I may never get an answer.” Soyung was reared in Indianapolis, Ind., and is proud to call herself a Midwestern girl. She still has relatives in Indianapolis. She and her family moved to Mt. Shasta, Calif., when she was 16, because her parents wanted “a change in lifestyle.” They sold their manufactures rep business and bought the closest lodge to the Mt. Shasta Ski Park. After graduating from Mt. Shasta High School, Soyung attended the University of San Francisco, a small, private Jesuit school. She and Eric were working for a software company in San Francisco when they met.
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(This is Connie Kidd’s recipe, revised by Chef Steve for altitude) 1 c. milk, 2 % 1 c. hot water 2 T. shortening, solid (Crisco) 1 t. salt 1 T. sugar 2 T. water (hot) (add 1 more T. if at high altitude) 1 pkg. yeast (use 2 packets if at high altitude) 4 c. flour Scald milk. Add to large glass bowl. Add hot water. Add shortening and stir until dissolved. Add salt, sugar and warm water. Cool to almost lukewarm. Add yeast and stir until dissolved (temperature of liquid is very important – if too hot, it will burn up the yeast; if too cool it will not activate yeast). Add flour to liquid, 2 cups at a time. Stir until mixed well. Cover the bowl with Saran wrap and place in warm location (free from drafts) for 90 minutes to allow ingredients to rise to double their original size. Spoon into greased glass custard (oven) cups ½ full. Let rise to top of cups about 30 minutes. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes until lightly browned on top. Cool completely. To serve,
“He was in the IT department so he would fix my computer,” she said. “We were good friends for a couple of years. He had once asked me out to lunch and when I told him I had to go home and walk my dog, a 100-pound German Shepard wolf mix, which I did every day. He thought I was giving him an excuse like I had to wash my hair or something. After two years, he finally asked me out again, to dinner, and afterward I asked about his music and he let me listen to some of his original music. My perception of him changed and I became his number one fan. On our third date, he told me he was going to marry me, which I didn’t believe. Three months later he proposed. Six months later we were married.” Soyung’s parents, John and Connie Kidd, are retired full-time RVers and reside in a +55 (age group) RV park outside Yosemite National Park. They travel extensively. Her brothers, Randy and Steve, still live in California. Randy is a landscape architect in the Napa Valley area and Steve is a personal chef, providing private cooking lessons to such clients as the actress, Robin Wright-Penn. Eric is a native of Jacksonville. He is the son of Marie Key and the late Jackie Wayne Key. Before marriage, children and work came along, Soyung was an avid golfer. She started playing when she was 10. She’s also a certified scuba diver. “I was very fortunate to have a wonderful childhood,” she said. “We had a summer home on Dale Hollow Lake in Tennessee where I grew up learning to water ski. I also love to snow ski. My quieter hobby is counted-cross stitch. I really don’t do any of that anymore. I’m a full time business woman, mommy and wife, but I have no complaints. When the boys are grown up, there’ll be plenty of time for hobbies.” Griffin is 11 and Ethan is 6. “Eric, the boys and I are very close,” she said. “We’re pretty much inseparable. We have the best time together.” Soyung said because she grew up in the Midwest, she learned to cook Midwestern -- usually meat, a vegetable, rice or potatoes – she’s trying to cut out the bread. “I have to have all the food groups represented,” she said. “But for me, I love cube steaks, mashed potatoes, gravy and corn. I love to eat. I’ll drive to Birmingham just to have Vietnamese. I’m very motivated by food. I would have to say my most favorite restaurant is in Saks called Café Korea. I can honestly say that it is better than my favorite Korean restaurant in San Francisco.” The recipes she is sharing come from her mother, except one, Spoon Bread, which comes from her greatgrandmother, Elsie Spencer known as Grandma Ossie, who lived in the Black Mountain foothills in Swannanoa, N.C. (Contact Margaret at pollya922@gmail.com)
slice in half and butter each half. Place under broiler just until golden brown. Serve hot. OSSIE’S SPOON BREAD (Serves 8) 1 ½ c. grits, cooked 2 T. sugar ½ t. salt 2 T. canola oil 3 lg. eggs, separated ¾ c. flour 2 t. baking powder 1 ½ c. milk 2% Prepare grits according to directions on box. Immediately mix cooked grits with milk in greased 2 qt. baking dish. Stir with wire whisk until all lumps are gone. Let cool. Add remaining ingredients, remembering to save egg whites in small, separate bowl. Beat egg whites until stiff. Gently fold egg whites into grits mixture. Place 2 qt. bowl in a 9” round baking pan filled with water. Bake at 375 degrees for 1 hour or until inserted toothpick comes out clean.
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Joe Jankoski enlightens Exchangites on the American Red Cross The Jacksonville Exchange Club heard about the work of the American Red Cross at last week’s meeting at the Community Center. Joe Jankoski, Community Chapter Executive of the Calhoun-Cleburne Chapter of the Red Cross, said the group often works behind the scenes when a person or community or a county needs help. “There are many ways we help a community,” Jankoski said. “We help veterans and those in the armed forces. When a loved one is deployed and there is an emergency or illness back home we work to get them home. “Of course we provide disaster response in conjunction with a lot of other organizations. We have community education classes and of course we have blood drives and blood collections.” Jankoski said in the past year, more than 400 students in Jacksonville were educated about the Red Cross. The Red Cross is there to help anybody who as suffered a home fire or disaster. “In the recent winter weather events we were able to partner with the city of Jacksonville to open warming stations here at the Community Center and at First Baptist Church.,” he said. Jankoski said his office serves Calhoun and Cleburne counties but in the short time he has been with the Red Cross he has tried to focus on an outreach program so that all communities in the area know the Red Cross serves them. “There is a great opportunity for volunteering for the Red Cross which doesn’t involve 100 percent of your
time. It’s an opportunity for those who want to help in situations like we had during the recent weather.” He said the Red Cross needs volunteers for damage assessment, shelter work, logistics, and client case work and reception centers. “We offer a wide range of free training,” he said. “People want to step up and help their neighbors get back on their feet and get things back to normal as quickly as possible.” The Red Cross is offering its Ready Rating™ program to individuals, businesses and organizations. The program is a free and is a disaster preparedness tool to use to see how ready you are to respond to disaster. After the assessment, the Red Cross will help develop an emergency response program. “Nobody ever thinks a disaster will happen and especially happen to them,” he said. “But the best thing is to be prepared and all training is 100 percent free.” The Red Cross is also going into its Heroes Campaign. “We look for industries, businesses and organization to band together to raise $1,000 for the Red Cross,” Jankoski said. “All money goes to supporting training so we are able to do the responses we do.” Jankoski is a native of Long Island and spend seven years as an MP in the military. He is a graduated of Michigan State University and studies for his Master’s in Philanthropy at New York University. He was executive director of the Calhoun County Community Development Corporation before joining the Red Cross last year.
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STUDENTS OF THE MONTH TOP LEFT: JCA – OLIVIA CLAIRE JONES – daughter of Shannon and Paula Jones, is an “All A” Honor Roll student. She is a member of the 4H Club. She has played Jr. High volleyball and basketball and now plays varsity basketball and softball. Olivia is active in her church youth group. She enjoys sports, fishing and hunting. She was introduced by her assistant principal, Scott Morgan. She is shown above with parents Shannon and Paula Jones on her right and Scott Morgan far left. Exchangite Shawn Seeger presented the award. TOP RIGHT: JHS – BLAKE MORRIS – son of Byron and Jennifer Morris, is on the “All A” Honor Roll. He is a member of FFA. Blake has played junior varsity baseball, basketball and
football. He enjoys spending time with his friends and playing all types of sports. Blake was introduced by his English teacher, Kellilyn Sechrest. Blake is shown above with parents Byron and Jennifer Morris on his right and teacher Mrs. Sechrest on far left. Exchangite Shawn Seeger presented the award. RIGHT: PVHS – WILL SIDES – son of Mike and Jennifer Sides, is on the A Honor Roll. He is a member of the Beta Club and Math Team. Will volunteers at his church and enjoys hunting, fishing, and work on the farm. He was introduced by his history teacher, Coach Findley. Will is shown here with his parents Mike and Jennifer Sides on his right and Coach Findley on far left. Exchangite Shawn Seeger presented the award.
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Where there’s Thunder, there’s lightning Brackett on threshold of greatness LORI TIPPETS teamtip@hotmail.com
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Last year Daylon Brackett passed for 1,967 yards and rushed for 1,432 yards. He was credited for 39 touchdowns. In week eight, while playing against Coosa Christian, Brackett had eight touchdowns and over 600 yards of total offense. He was named Offensive Player of the Week for the state of Alabama. Brackett went on to being named All-State and was also named All-county, surprisingly not at quarterback, but at defensive back. What is amazing is that Brackett did all of this while playing at Jacksonville Christian Academy, one of the smallest, if not the smallest, 1A football teams in the state. When you first meet Brackett, even though you may already know of his athletic abilities, you are even more impressed with how he comes across. He is the ultimate All-American boy, the boy-next-door, the boy you wish you had a daughter that he could marry. Brackett is unassuming, humble, outgoing and simply refreshing to be around. While athletics are his love, his first love is his family, his father Joel, mother Michelle and fourth grade sister Jaice. “I love spending time with them,” offers Brackett. “I love getting to talk to them, going out to eat with them and doing as much as I can do with them. I love fishing with my dad when he’s not working, or going shopping with my mom or just spending time with my family.” When not spending time with his family or working on his football or basketball, Brackett, a junior, loves to fish, something he is spending time doing now that basketball is over. “If I could, I would fish every weekend,” admits Brackett. “I fish as much as I can because I just love to do it. My dad raised me up on it.” Brackett fishes with a couple of clubs, fishing in six to eight tournaments a year. While fishing is his love, it doesn’t match football. Once
Brackett put down the basketball when the JCA season was over, he began working out in earnest for football, hitting the weight room almost every day, lifting weights at home and doing pushups and sit-ups. With a 6’3” frame and 190 pounds, Brackett has the stature to go along with his abilities. He is hoping to impress some scouts on March 16 when he goes to a Rivals football camp and he knows scouts will be looking. He will be going to more camps and combines before the football season starts. Brackett gives his success in football first of all to God, “He gave me the ability to even be out there,” said Brackett. “There are a lot of people that can’t even be out on the football field. “He’s placed me here at the school where I have a coaching staff that loves me, they’re not just coaches but spiritual leaders that want what is best for me. “I love being out there with the team, giving it all I’ve got. It’s a brotherhood out there. I love being out there with my brothers-my brothers in Christ and also on the football field.” Brackett has drawn a lot of interest from around the Southeast. He admits that he would love to play for JSU, or even the team that he has always dreamed about and followed, Alabama. Brackett will be making as many unofficial visits as possible to college campuses, and will be working out as much as possible before the season starts in the fall. “You can never improve enough,” says Brackett. JCA Head Coach Dr. Tommy Miller says that Brackett is a player “who works hard and plays hard, but his decision making impresses me the most, the way he reads the defenses. He is one of those guys who could play anywhere, anytime.” What will also impress college coaches is that Brackett excels in the classroom as well, maintaining a 4.0 GPA. Brackett is thinking of going into nursing or pre-med, but is, “waiting for God to tell me what I need to do.” For now, Brackett will concentrate on getting himself and his team ready for the upcoming season.
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Last week 1A Jacksonville Christian Academy lost 10-3 in a shortened game to Anniston and then 11-0 in the Calhoun County Tournament to No.3 seed Jacksonville High School. While the Thunder has yet to win, they are working hard to find that first victory. JCA has 12 on their roster, seniors Dakota Crook with two years of experience, Cole Williams, three years, Caleb McKinney, four years and Tyler Morales, six years of varsity experience. After that the Thunder team is broken down to one junior, Kris Armprester, with one year experience, three sophomores, Andre Garner, one year, Brody Jones, one year, and Jonah Parker, four years of varsity experience. Freshman Justin Tignor has three years under his belt, 8th grader Walker Messer, two years, 8th grader Elijah McCormack one year and seventh grader Johnny Alford, one year. The Thunder is coached by Chris Youngman, who is in his second year at JCA. “We have a great group of hard working guys,” said Youngman. “We don’t have the experience that we have had in the past but the guys are putting in the work, time and dedication needed to get the things done we need to get done.” Coach Youngman is looking to Morales and Parker to lead the team. “Tyler is a senior and has been in the program since the seventh grade. He has been dedicated and has matured as a person and as a ball player these past couple of years. “Jonah is a sophomore who does a great job for us on the mound and at the plate.” In the Thunder’s game against Anniston, Parker went 2-for-2, scoring a run and had one RBI; Morales was 1-for-2 and scored a run and Armprester was also 1-for-2 and scored a run. The Thunder will be in action on March 7 against Sacred Heart.
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While most baseball players wait years for their chance to play at the varsity level, Tyler Morales chance to play began in the seventh grade. Even though JCA is a very small school and usually needs all the boys it can get, Morales showed up with the talent to play. Morales started playing in the seventh grade at second base and has been a utility player sever since, playing where the team needed him the most. This year the versatile senior is playing at shortstop, and loves being there. Morales has developed into a team leader, both by his play on the field and his leadership abilities. While at JCA Morales has not found a lot of success as far as the team is concerned, yet has found many variables that keep him going as far as baseball is concerned. “My team, my coaches, and the fans are great,” said Morales of motivating factors. “We have fans that come out no matter where we are at or what we’re doing. They make us baskets and put them in our lockers. “We love the game. We love to go out and have
fun, whether we are winning or losing…although it’s a lot more fun if we’re winning. We try to get everything right to get the work done. “So far we are 0-3 this year but we’re a young team and have been on the road. We are getting fundamentals down and are on the right track.” While Morales doesn’t play on an organized team during the off season, he and his friends meet at the park and bring three balls along, baseball, basketball and football, and play all three sports. While Morales has played all the sports while at JCA, he admits without hesitation that baseball is his favorite. In addition to sports, Morales likes to “hang out with friends”, and loves being outdoors. “I love fishing, hunting, riding four wheelers, riding horses…I just love being outside.” Morales plans on attending JSU where he hopes to be a student athletic trainer, majoring in business and minoring in athletic training. Tyler is the son of Sheila Murray and Victor Morales.
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Jacksonville High School wins multiple awards at Tech Fair On Friday, February 28, over 650 students from Calhoun, Cleburne, Talladega and Randolph counties gathered at Jacksonville State University. The event was the East Central Alabama Regional Technology Fair sponsored by Jacksonville State’s Department of Technology and Engineering. Jacksonville High School was represented by nine students who created seven projects for the event. Participants from Jacksonville High School were eighth graders Jared Furlow, Rebecca Hearn, Rachel Underhill and Samuel Wight. Freshman Maria Trifas participated, as did sophomores Shea O’Donnell and Joy Pinckard and senior Ariel Hosmer. Gold medal winners from Jacksonville High School were: Samuel Wight and Jared Furlow for their website design, Shea O’Donnell for video production and Samuel Wight for the information technology test. Silver medalists were Joy Pinckard for her general applications entry and Maria Trifas for multimedia applications. Bronze medals were awarded to Ariel Hosmer for video production, and Rebecca Hearn and Rachel Underhill for their robotics entry. The first and second place winners in the competition are eligible to compete in the Alabama Council for Technology in Education State Technology Fair to be held in Montgomery in April. The fairs are organized for the purpose of enhancing the use of technology in education and to give students the opportunity to demonstrate how they are using technology in their schools.
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After Dr. Young graduated from Walker High School in Jasper, he attended Walker College in the mornings, worked in a local hospital as a phlebotomist and lab technician after school and played in a band on weekends. “I had to decide on a career,” he said. “Drumming or dentistry? I went back to my first love, and I moved on to the University of Alabama. There, along with five other guys, we helped perform the lab and x-ray technician duties for the students. We lived in the Student Health Building and did blood work after class and took calls at night.” After two years, he felt it would be better to be closer to the dental school and get more serious about his work, so he enrolled at the University of Alabama in Birmingham. He received his bachelor’s in 1973 and entered the University of Alabama Dental School the same year. That year, he fell in love with Jan O’Quinn who had come home for the summer from Auburn University. She never made it back to Auburn. She and Dr. Young married in 1975, and in 1976, he received his DMD degree. They stayed in Birmingham another year while he completed a general dentistry residency program with the VA hospitals and UAB. Then, in 1977, they decided that Jacksonville would be where they set up their home and practice. “Our friends were concerned and would say what if you don’t like it,” said Dr Young. “You’ve never lived there before. We told them we had found it to be a wonderful place. Besides we just know we’re supposed to be there. Jan and I loved Jacksonville.” They attended First Baptist Church. Their children were born. Their daughter Beth, now Beth Garcia, an Auburn graduate, is an assistant principal in Houston. Will and his wife, Shannon Stephens, are Jacksonville State University graduates. Will is with the Air National Guard in Birmingham. “Now, as a family we began the wonderful memories of those early times,” said Dr. Young. “Then Jan was diagnosed with cancer after a miscarriage. After 18 months, she died on March 31, 1985. She was 32. The outpouring of love from the community while she was ill was the most awesome work of God I can remember.” Dr. Young said it was a difficult time for a while after that. He was married for a short time and blessed with more children. John, who graduated from the University of Florida, lives in Boulder, Colo. He is working on becoming a brew
master. Gregory, who attended high school in Birmingham at the Alabama School of Fine Arts, graduated from the University of Alabama in Birmingham and now lives in Beijing, China. He has extensive studies in Chinese and speaks Mandarin fluently. He is a curator in a museum there. Daughter Kathryn worked with Dr. Young in his dental office for about 10 years. “She’s very smart and good with computers,” he said. “She’s in her final year at JSU and works with the Talladega Hospital health care system.” Dr. Young had been single again for about 10 years when he met Dr. Sue Nimer, who was an instructor in a continuing education class on children’s dentistry. “We started going out and learning ballroom dancing and fell in love,” said Dr. Young. “She’s very interesting with a DMD degree, a master’s in pediatric dentistry and a PhD in neurophysiology. She practices with her pediatric dentist daughter Leanne Bowman in Gadsden.” Sue also has a son, Dr. Mark Zahid, who practices emergency medicine at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Birmingham. Dr. Young said that he and Sue are proud grandparents of Will and Shannon’s daughter, Ellen and Eixie. Dr. Young attends Faith Temple in Jacksonville and Canterbury United Methodist Church in Birmingham. This past year from his office, he, Sue, daughters, Beth and Katie, hygienist Tracy Baker and assistant Dotti Adams went with the Baptist churches of Jacksonville on a mission trip to Honduras where they saw more than 260 people come closer to Christ. In Jacksonville, Dr. Young sponsored Dentistry From the Heart, a day where people who need help can get an extraction, filling, or cleaning for free. More than 100 people were treated that day. This is going to be an annual event. May 15, 2015 has already been scheduled as the next Dentistry From the Heart day. Dr. Young, who grew up in Jasper, said he was blessed with great parents, Hoyt and Evelyn Young, who instilled Christian values early in his life. They owned and operated a jewelry store. His sister, Debbie, still owns and runs it. It’s been in his family 70 years. “It’s very nice, but I was always drawn toward science and medicine,” said Dr. Young. Dr. Young said his favorite thing to do, after dancing with his wife, is dentistry, rock and roll music and his German shepherd, Klaus.
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IN RE: THE ESTATE OF SHIRLEY ANN ZAKRZEWSKI, DECEASED CASE NO. 31846 TO: JEROME ZAKRZEWSKI ADDRESS UNKNOWN DENNIS ZAKRZEWSKI ADDRESS UNKNOWN MARNIE ZAKRZEWSKI ADDRESS UNKNOWN AND ANY OTHER UNKNOWN OR INTERESTED PERSONS Notice is hereby given that Keith Zakrzewski has applied for a Hearing for the Petition for Probate of Will in the above-referenced cause. The Court has appointed the 8th day of April, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. as the date and time for hearing said petition when and where you may appear and contest the same if you see proper. The hearing will be in the Chambers of the Probate Judge located in the County Administrative Building at 17th and Noble Streets in Anniston, Alabama. Ronald S. Held (HEL007) Attorney for Petitioner Sides, Oglesby, Held, Dick and Burgess, LLC 1310 Leighton Avenue Post Office Box 1849 Anniston, Alabama 36202 Telephone: (256) 237-6611 Fax: (256) 237-1015 www.sohdb.com The Jacksonville News Calhoun Co., AL March 4, 11, 18, 2014
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that Ordinance O-563-14 that regulates non-storm water discharges to the storm drainage systems in the City, was adopted by the City Council of the City of Jacksonville, Alabama, 300 Church Avenue, SE, Jacksonville, Alabama, February 24, 2014, and becomes effective March 4, 2014 upon one publication within the Jacksonville News. A copy of the ordinance in its entirety may be ob-
tained from the Office of the City Clerk during normal business hours Monday through Friday 8:00 AM through 4:30 PM. The Jacksonville News Calhoun Co., AL March 4, 2014
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 31810 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF TENNIE OLENA HUBBARD TAYLOR, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of TENNIE OLENA HUBBARD TAYLOR deceased, having been granted to IRIS TAYLOR AND JUDITH TAYLOR CHITWOOD, the undersigned on February 10, 2014, 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. IRIS TAYLOR AND JUDITH TAYLOR CHITWOOD, Co-Personal Representatives of the Last Will and Testament of TENNIE OLENA HUBBARD TAYLOR, Deceased. Alice K. Martin Judge of Probate The Jacksonville News Calhoun Co., AL February 25 & March 4, 11, 2014
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 2014-0066 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JANICE RUSSELL, DECEASED Letters of Administration on the estate of JANICE RUSSELL, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on February 5, 2014, 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. LINDA BURDETTE, Personal Representative of the Estate of JANICE RUSSELL, Deceased. Alice K. Martin Judge of Probate The Jacksonville News Calhoun Co., AL February 25, March 4 & 11, 2014
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 2014-0077 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RHONDA S. MORRISON, DECEASED Letters of Administration on the estate of RHONDA S. MORRISON, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on February 14, 2014, 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. RICKEY L. MORRISON, Personal Representative of the Estate of RHONDA S. MORRISON, Deceased. Alice K. Martin Judge of Probate The Jacksonville News Calhoun Co., AL February 25, March 4 & 11, 2014
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 2014-0048 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHNIE RAY DEESE, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of JOHNIE RAY DEESE, deceased, having been granted to ALAN RAY DEESE, the undersigned on February 06, 2014, 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. ALAN RAY DEESE, Personal Representative of the Last Will and Testament of JOHNIE RAY DEESE, Deceased. Alice K. Martin Judge of Probate The Jacksonville News Calhoun Co., AL February 18, 25 March 4, 2014
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 31879 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF PHILLIP HICKS COBB, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of PHILLIP HICKS COBB, deceased, having been granted to MICHAEL J. WARD, the undersigned on February 5, 2014, by the Honorable T. Boice Turner, Special 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. MICHAEL J. WARD, Personal Representative of the Last Will and Testament of PHILLIP HICKS COBB, Deceased. T. Boice Turner Special Judge of Probate The Jacksonville News Calhoun Co., AL February 18, 25, & March 4, 2014
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 2014-0006 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HARLAN DOYCE LUMSDEN, DECEASED Letters of Administration on the estate of HARLAN DOYCE LUMSDEN, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on February 5, 2014, 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. BRUCE E. LUMSDEN, Personal Representative of the Estate of HARLAN DOYCE LUMSDEN, Deceased. Alice K. Martin Judge of Probate The Jacksonville News Calhoun Co., AL February 18, 25, & March 4, 2014
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 2014-0060 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HOWARD P. ROPER, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of HOWARD P. ROPER, deceased, having been granted to EDNA S. ROPER, the undersigned on February 4, 2014, 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. EDNA S. ROPER, Personal Representative of the Last Will and Testament of HOWARD P. ROPER, Deceased. Alice K. Martin Judge of Probate The Jacksonville News Calhoun Co., AL February 18, 25, & March 4, 2014
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 2014-0084 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LINDA GAIL SEXTON, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of LINDA GAIL SEXTON, deceased, having been granted to RITA G. FROST F/K/A RITA EDINGER AND JOHN HUGH SEXTON JR. the undersigned on February 21, 2014, 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. RITA G. FROST, F/K/A RITA EDINGER AND JOHN HUGH SEXTON JR, Co-Personal Representative of the Last Will and Testament of LINDA GAIL SEXTON, Deceased. Alice K. Martin Judge of Probate The Jacksonville News Calhoun Co., AL March 4, 11, & 18 2014
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 31196 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT LEE DIX, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of ROBERT LEE DIX, deceased, having been granted to CANDY RENEE WOODALL, the undersigned on February 20, 2014, 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. CANDY RENEE WOODALL, Personal Representative of the Last Will and Testament of ROBERT LEE DIX, Deceased. Alice K. Martin Judge of Probate The Jacksonville News Calhoun Co., AL March 4, 11, 18, 2014
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 2014-0058 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DORIS M. STEWART, DECEASED
Letters Testamentary on the estate of DORIS M. STEWART, deceased, having been granted to RITA S. JOHNSTON, the undersigned on February 26, 2014, 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. RITA S. JOHNSTON,Personal Representative of the Last Will and Testament of DORIS M. STEWART, Deceased. Alice K. Martin Judge of Probate The Jacksonville News Calhoun Co., AL March 4, 11, & 18 2014
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 2014-0030 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT L. HUDDLESTON, DECEASED Letters of Administration on the estate of ROBERT L. HUDDLESTON, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on February 7, 2014, 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. REBECCA B. HUDDLESTON, Personal Representative of the Estate of ROBERT L. HUDDLESTON, Deceased. Alice K. Martin Judge of Probate The Jacksonville News Calhoun Co., AL March 4,11, 18, 2014
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 31856 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RILLA JO PATTERSON, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of RILLA JO PATTERSON, deceased, having been granted to JEFFREY KEITH ROBERTS the undersigned on February 10, 2014, 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. JEFFREY KEITH ROBERTS, Personal Representative of the Last Will and Testament of RILLA JO PATTERSON, Deceased. Alice K. Martin Judge of Probate The Jacksonville News Calhoun Co., AL March 4,11, 18, 2014
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 2014-0064 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF KARL ROBERT REESE, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of KARL ROBERT REESE, deceased, having been granted to ALTHEA RENEA REESE, the undersigned on February 26, 2014, 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. ALTHEA RENEA REESE, Personal Representative of the Last Will and Testament of KARL ROBERT REESE, Deceased. Alice K. Martin Judge of Probate The Jacksonville News Calhoun Co., AL March 4, 11, 18, 2014
Ordinance # O-562-14
TO AMEND ORDINANCES O-546-13, O-547-13 AND O-555-14 CHAPTER 12, FLOODS; ARTICLE III, STORMWATER RUN-OFF MANAGEMENT TO ADD SECTION (G) ENFORCEMENT. BE IT NOW ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Jacksonville, Alabama, as follows: SECTION 1 Chapter 12, Floods; Article III, Stormwater Run-off Management Ordinance, Section (G) Enforcement is hereby created to read as follows: “Section (G) Enforcement The provisions of this chapter shall be administered and enforced by the building inspector or his duly appointed representative.” SECTION 2. This ordinance shall become effective upon its adoption and publication as required by law. PASSED AND ADOPTED, this the 24th day of February, 2014. Approved by Mayor Johnny L. Smith ATTEST: City Clerk Dorothy P. Wilson, CMC The Jacksonville News Calhoun Co., AL March 4, 2014
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THE JACKSONVILLE NEWS
LEFT: Helping break ground for Ben Tomlinson’s new smart home are, from left, project manager Scott Schaeperkoetter, Tomlinson’s parents, Debbie and Chuck Tomlinson, vice president of operations for the Stephen Stiller Tunnel to Towers Foundation John Hodge, AOD representative Gordon Williamson, Semper Fi representatives Mike Harris and Michelle Hall and director of operations for CCA Global, Carpet One, Kathy Salvaggio. BOTTOM RIGHT: Kinleigh Comfort, daughter of Brooke Clopton Comfort and the late Capt. Kyle Comfort, hugs her friend, Ben.
// PHOTOS BY ANITA KILGORE
GROUNDBREAKING: Features will be tailored for Tomlinson From page 1
can’t say enough about the people who are making this happen. She said that after everything that has already been done, they are still getting calls from people who want to help more. “We feel so loved and honored,” she said. “Ben has never been one to seek attention. Nevertheless, he is so appreciate of all the support everyone has shown him and continue to show. The builder is completely focused on making this the best home possible for Ben and told him to be ready to move into the house in six to eight months.” Tomlinson said he isn’t taking his new home for granted. He said while many have to work a lifetime for a home, he’s getting a head start and will always remember that. Brooke Clopton Comfort, who lost her husband, Capt. Kyle Comfort in Afghanistan May 8, 2010, expressed her happiness for Tomlinson. “I think it’s absolutely amazing how this community has come together along with these other organizations to give Ben the capability to be as comfortable as possible in his own home and allow him a way to start a new beginning,” said Comfort. “He was injured just a couple of months after I lost Kyle, and I remember hearing the news. It really took a toll on the community and especially hit home for me.” Comfort said it was a pleasure for the Capt. Kyle Comfort Memorial Foundation to be able to donate toward Tomlinson’s new home. “He and his family were the first ones we were able to help after his injury, and we have had the honor to continue over the past couple of years,” she said. “Until you’ve gone through something like this, you don’t understand the day to day emotions that go along with it.” Comfort said that not only are the Tomlinsons her neighbors, she considers them friends. “Kinleigh (her daughter) loves Ben and has to get a hug in every time she sees him,” said Comfort. “She understands that he is a hero like her daddy and asks about him every time we
drive by their house. I couldn’t think of a more deserving hero to receive this new home.” Tomlinson’s home, which will cost about $500,000, is one of 37 donated through the program Building for America’s Bravest. The program, a partnership between the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation and the Gary Sinise Foundation, provides adaptable homes to troops wounded in the line of duty. According to John Hodge, the vice president of operations for the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, the generosity of several organizations made the home possible. AOD Federal Credit Union, the Semper Fi Fund and the nonprofit group Hope for the Warriors each donated $50,000. Veterans United, a home mortgage company that caters to veterans, also contributed. A May 2013 concert by Sinise’s Lt. Dan Band in Jacksonville also raised money. Chris Kuban, a spokesman for the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, said the features of the home will be tailored to Tomlinson’s wants and needs. Builders and designers will talk with Tomlinson about his daily routine and lifestyle to find out what will make his life easier. Tomlinson doesn’t yet know all the aspects of his new home and how it will actually work, but said it will help him with his independence. “I’ve seen YouTube videos and things but the capabilities it has are kind of beyond me still,” he said. “I can’t wait to get in it and see what I can do with all the technology they’re going to put in there.” Though he helped design the floor plan, Tuesday was the first time Tomlinson had seen the final design, he said. “They kind of kept the final thing at bay so they could kind of surprise me a little bit,” he said. “This is just another example of me being spoiled by you guys, and by everyone involved. It’s great, it’s an awesome feeling.” Madasyn Czebiniak contributed to this story.
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