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Virtual School

MCS joins other local school districts in opening the new school year virtually. Page 3A

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City officials and project leaders met Friday, July 24, to commemorate the completion of the “River of Hope”. Volunteers spent countless hours constructing river of decorated stones.

Madison River of Hope now complete By STAFF REPORTS

Remembering Mr. Thornton

Thornton’s legacy blends music with spirit of loyalty, determination. Page 7A

Mill Creek

King honored as Mill Creek’s ‘Teacher of the Year’. Page 6A Penny Childers honored as Mill Creek’s ‘Staff Member of the Year’. Page 6A

MADISON - The Madison River of Hope project is complete. What started as an idea to bring area non-profits together in a way that helps COVID-19 relief turned into an amazing way for the city to remember the way the Madison community pulled together through the coronavirus crisis and encourage others. Madison Mayor Paul Finley was joined by Madison City Schools Superintendent Dr. Ed Nichols in laying the last stones in the river, which is located on “Bill’s Hill” in Dublin Park. See RIVER OF HOPE Page 2A

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Candidates qualify for Aug. 25 city election By JOHN FEW John.Few@ Madisoncountyrecord.com MADISON – There will be opponents in nearly all Madison city races for the Aug. 25 municipal elections, except for the district 7 city council position. Incumbent John Seifert was the only candidate to qualify by the July 21 deadline. In the mayor’s race, two-term

Despite several school districts starting school virtually, fall sports will be held as scheduled. Page 1B Gary Glassman trades in hockey stick for golf clubs, wins first tourney. Page 1B

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HOLY HELO - The sole Catholic priest in Carrier Strike Group 11, Lt. Matthew Benjamin of Madison often leaves the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) to provide religious services to Sailors on the other ships in the strike group via a helicopter known as a “holy helo.” See his story on page 5A.

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MADISON – Greg Shaw hopes to continue representing District 4 residents in his slots on Madison City Council. “My family, business and I are proud to call Madison home, and it Shaw has been an honor to serve as your City Councilman,” Shaw said. “I am currently serving my first term, and I am proud See SHAW Page 2A

MADISON – Brian Goodwin has entered the race to represent District 3 on Madison City Council. “I want to hear from you regarding your viGoodwin sion, hopes, concerns and experiences as residents of Madison City, and I want to share with you why I deserve to earn the job of being See GOODWIN Page 2A

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attempt against challenger Karen Denzine. In addition to the Aug. 25 election date, a runoff is set for Oct. 6, according to the Alabama League of Municipalities’ election calendar. Polls will open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and no write-in votes are allowed. The new term will start on Nov. 2. For more information and updates concerning the Aug. 25 election, go to www.madisonal.gov.

Goodwin seeks Shaw running for re-election as to serve District 3 Dist. 4 Councilman on City Council

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incumbent Teddy Powell for the district 3 seat; and Jocelyn Broer will challenge incumbent Greg Shaw for the district 4 position. In district 5, long-time city council Tommy Overcash is not running for a fifth term this year. That leaves Madison City Schools Board of Education member Ranae Barlett and Ryan Clark to run for the open position. In district 6, Gerald Clark has qualified to run in a re-election

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incumbent Paul Finley qualified to run for a third term. Challenging him will be Marc Highsmith. In the city council races, James Ross will challenge incumbent Maura Wroblewski for the district 1 position. Joseph N. Gaines and former MCS school board member Connie Spears will challenge current city council president Steve Smith for the district 2 post. Brian Goodwin will challenge

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July 29, 2020

River of Hope

Madison Hospital welcomed Madison Police Chief David Jernigan and Madison Fire Chief David Bailey recently to help dedicate a new wooden flag display honoring law enforcement and first responder heroes. Kim Owens, one of the respiratory therapists at the hospital who enjoys woodworking as a hobby, made the blue-line flag representing police. Local resident Nick Morrow made the red-line flag representing firefighters, first responders and EMS. Both flags are displayed prominently near the facility’s cafeteria.

Madison man dies in wreck near Hillsboro By STAFF REPORTS HILLSBORO – A Madison man died Saturday morning in a single-vehicle accident near Hillsboro in Lawrence County, according to state troopers. Logan David McDonald, 24, was driving a 2013 Ford F-150 pickup west on Alabama 24 at 11:40 a.m. When the vehicle

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of the accomplishments we have made but, now more than ever, we need experienced leadership to make sure Madison is prepared for the future.” Shaw listed accomplishments that he and other council members achieved during his first term: * Growth management -- Continued to regulate growth and produced a comprehensive plan that benefits the city and Madison City Schools. * Street maintenance -- Repaved and resurfaced 15-plus miles of roads including Sullivan Street’s repaving and widening. * Greenspaces -- Improved and built greenspaces, including Bradford Creek Trailhead, pedestrian crossing at County Line/Palmer roads, along with walk path on Wall Triana and new sidewalk from County Line Road to Palmer Park. * Recreation – Expanded Palmer Park with improvements to ball park and soccer fields. Added parking at Dublin Park. * Retail -- Recruited businesses in Town

entered the median at Lawrence County 437 and overturned, ejecting McDonald, who was not wearing a seat belt, troopers said. McDonald was transported to Decatur Morgan Hospital-Parkway Campus in Decatur, where he was pronounced dead. Troopers continue to investigate the wreck.

Madison like Duluth Trading Co. and new Publix on Hughes Road. * School revenue – Refinanced bonds for $1.1-million rebate to MCS and support of new Midtown Elementary School. “As your city councilman, I will make sure that we continue to seek funding to support and improve our infrastructure, maintain growth management and work together to move Madison forward,” Shaw said. “I will continue to be City Council District 4’s voice, making sure we have the infrastructure, the best state-of-the-art recreational parks and greenways and schools in the state,” Shaw said. “As Madison continues to grow and prosper, I will make sure that our city lives within its means and make every tax dollar count.” Shaw is president of Southern Scape, a Madison-based landscape business. His wife Kim and he are parents of 15-year-old Maddie and seven-year-old Reed, who attend Madison City Schools.

They were joined with project leaders who have spent weeks coordinating the sale of stones to be painted, and braving the heat to construct the river of about 2,000 decorated stones. The project, which is headed by Madison Visionary Partners (MVP), have brought several non-profit organizations, school and city leaders, businesses, families and individuals together to build a lasting testament of how COVID-19 brought people in the city together to help one another. MVP Executive Director said most stones have been painted with encouraging messages or in memory of someone. Besides being an encouragement to anyone who visits the River, it is designed to also help raise funds for the area non-profit organizations providing COVID-19 relief. So far, over $10,000 has been raised. “Folks got excited to get out of the house and paint rocks and support the community,” Brinton said about the project’s rapid growth. “I am an 80’s child and growing up I saw the AIDS quilt. In times of crisis, volunteers and non-profits hit the ground running to help people.” “Madison is a great community, and we have many partners. And I think one of the things that makes us unique and

great is the interaction between our community partners, our city, our schools. And so today is just to me, an outward symbol of this community having hope as we move forward through this trying time, and that everybody’s in it together,” said Ed Nichols, superintendent for Madison City Schools. Madison Visionary Partners is a non-profit organization founded in 2018. Brinton says it was born out of the people of Madison’s want for a collaborative partnership between the public, government and businesses. The River of Hope is the most recent project to serve the organization’s purpose. After partnering with a New Leash on Life to distribute dog food during the pandemic, Brinton wanted a way MVP could continue further serve the Madison community in the pandemic. At the presentation Friday, MVP leaders were joined by officials with the City of Madison, Rotary Club of Madison, Madison Chamber of Commerce, Madison City Schools, the Madison Chapter of American Legion, Just Serve.org, local businesses, volunteers and local citizens. They laid their last rocks and shared their thoughts and hopes about this historic time. A live video of the event can be found through the MVP Facebook page.

Below are some scenes from painting workshops to decorate the stones to volunteers constructing the River of Hope at Dublin Park.

Rotary Club of Madison member Bailey Erickson holds up decorated stones honoring the Madison Police and firefighters. Also, pictured above are a few of the stones painted for the project.

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Many organizations and volunteers helped with the Madison River of Hope at Bill’s Hill in Dublin Park.

Madison Mayor Paul Finley placed the final stone in the River of Hope to cap the inspirational project.

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your representative on Madison City Council,” Goodwin said. Goodwin’s campaign platform holds three major components: * Smart growth – “We need growth that includes adequate funding for our roads, infrastructure and personnel and … will not overly burden our nationally -ranked school system. By building the right plan -- a smart plan where city leaders collaborate with educators, developers, businesses and residents -- we can meet this goal together,” he said. * Support Madison City Schools – “… truly the heart of our city. Our schools consistently rank in the top one to two percent of America’s best schools and are the crowning jewels that draw people to live, work and shop in Madison. It’s vital that we protect and support our schools by ensuring they are well-funded and not overcrowded,” Goodwin said. * Transparency – “Residents deserve to be kept informed about issues regarding city government and to have their voices heard and valued by their City Council,” he said. “There aren’t ‘good’ issues and ‘bad’ issues -- just facts, and all ‘facts are friendly’ (if) properly shared

and discussed with stakeholders.” A native of Luverne, Goodwin attended Troy University and Auburn University for a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. In 1994, he accepted a job with ADTRAN Inc., where he continues to work. He has always lived in District 3. “Despite the phenomenal growth and change that has occurred in Madison during those 26 years, I don’t believe there has ever been a more exciting, or challenging, time than the development Madison will face in the coming years,” Goodwin said. In 2005, Goodwin earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Alabama. Those skills helped at his job “but also helped show the importance of oversight, planning and integrity in all pursuits,” he said. He has used those skills as a former president of his homeowner association, church deacon and school volunteer. He and wife Kris have been married for 16 years. Their children are Madelaine, a Bob Jones High School freshman, and Sam, a Horizon Elementary School fourth-grader.

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July 29, 2020

Dr. Nichols says virtual start to new school year necessary to keep students and educators safe

A MCS task force has been meeting regularly to work on the schools reentry plan. ders by the governor and Madison County Health Officer prompted school leaders to reassess schoolbased instruction. The all virtual school start will help instruction planners organize course offerings and assign teachers. It will also give more time to strengthen COVID-19 mitigation protocols and ready school buildings for students to return. The official school start for all students will be Aug. 12. The previously established staggered start will not occur in the initial school start but likely will be when students return to classrooms. All teachers and staffs will report to schools daily and build their lesson plans from there. MCS officials said that as of this time, there will be no extended day

until further notice. They also said additional electronic devices and portable WiFi hotspots will be distributed from a central location to accommodate families who indicated need in their student’s registration or reenrollment applications. Alabama had 39 confirmed COVID-19 cases when Gov. Kay Ivey announced the statewide school closure order in March. Madison and Limestone counties had one confirmed case each at that time. As of last week, there have been more than 69,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Alabama, including nearly 3,600 in Madison County. The amended reentry plan can be found on the Madison City Schools website at www.madisoncity.k12. al.us.

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MADISON - Madison City Schools is modifying its school reentry plan to have an all virtual school start, delaying in-school learning for the first nine weeks of school until the community’s COVID-19 infection status is reevaluated for a safe Dr. Nichols return to class. Madison City’s current reentry plan offers the option of schoolbased or Virtual Academy. Under the modified start, school-based learners will start remote with Virtual Academy learners and transition to in school instruction if COVID-19 rates drop to safer levels. Madison City Schools Superintendent Dr. Ed Nichols joined Huntsville and Madison County superintendents last Wednesday to jointly announce that the three districts are going to an all virtual school start. “Every school district across the nation is grappling with how to reopen safely with the least disruption to learning as possible,” Dr. Nichols said. “I assure you we want to get our students back in classrooms. But we need to make sure we do this right, both for their safety and the safety of our staffs and families.” The change comes as Madison County continues its climb as a COVID-19 red zone in Alabama. Rising COVID-19 cases, increased hospitalizations and dual mask or-

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More districts join Madison in virtual openings

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By MARY SELL Alabama Daily News MONTGOMERY — More of Alabama’s largest public school systems are delaying the start of in-person classes, opting to begin instruction online as concerns persist over still-high COVID-19 numbers in the state. Montgomery Public Schools last Wednesday announced the first nine weeks of its school year will be virtual. Madison County, Madison City and Huntsville City said in a joint news conference they’ll also open virtually next month. Tuscaloosa City Schools and Mobile County Schools, the state’s largest system, said recently they would not have in-school instruction at the beginning of the academic year. So far, at least a dozen systems have made similar announcements, including Anniston, Birmingham, Gadsden, Midfield and Selma city and Bullock, Macon and Greene county systems, according to various announcements and media reports. The Alabama State Department of Education recently contracted with SchoolsPLP to develop a statewide learning portal that is supposed to offer each school’s basic coursework online. The platform is supposed to be ready to launch by August. Lack of access to highspeed broadband internet was a hindrance for some systems during the last school year’s COVID-19 closures. The Alabama Department of Public Health reported 1,338 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the lowest total number of new cases reported in more than 11 days and below the seven-day average of 1,741 new cases. However, the state on Wednesday also saw its highest death toll to date reporting 57 additional deaths due to COVID-19. A total of 1,325 people in Alabama have died from COVID-19-related causes since the pandemic began. Many more school systems could follow suit in the coming days and weeks, which will impact not only schoolchildren but parents planning to return to work. One place in particular the impact could be felt is at state agencies and their personnel scattered throughout Alabama. Asked Wednesday about concerns over consistency and the impact it could have on businesses and state agencies trying to reopen, Gov. Kay Ivey said the state is providing resources and support, but leaving decisions up to local school leaders. “It’s a difficult situation, just plain and simple, and I don’t have a magic bullet,” Ivey said. “Folks at the local level have got to decide what’s best for them, the students, the teachers, the staff, and we’ll support them the best we can in every way.” Earlier this week, Ivey announced $170 million in grants from the federal CARES Act to local schools that are meant to pay for efforts to enhance virtual learning and inschool safety. But how to spend those funds and when to open their school doors is still up to each individual system. “These decisions are going to be made at the local level,” Ivey said.

Congrats to these Madison softball champs. The Damage 14U won at the USSSA Nationals in Hendersonville, TN (above), the Bulls 10U won at the USGF World Series in Clarksville, TN (below), and the Bulls 8U won at the USSSA Nationals in Orange Beach (far below).

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Oﬃcials use lessons from runoﬀ to plan for November By CAROLINE BECK AND TODD STACY Alabama Daily News MONTGOMERY — With the November general election looming, Alabama officials are looking at last week’s primary runoff for insights on how to safely run polling sites amid predicted larger voter turnout in what is likely to still be a health emergency. Secretary of State John Merrill last week said the state has extended special rules allowing anyone with concerns about the COVID-19 outbreak to cast their vote absentee. At least 32,563 voters cast absentee ballots on July 14, amounting to a record-breaking 5.2% of all votes cast. Merrill said he expects the state to set another record in November for absentee voting. “I wouldn’t be surprised to see 100,000 people voting absentee,” Merrill said. “People will be encouraged to vote absentee. We will do a multimedia campaign like we did before, and so I expect more people to vote absentee than ever before in the history of the state.” Concerns about the coronavirus appear not to have prevented Alabamians from turning out to vote in the July 14 runoff, at least relative to comparable elections. According to Merrill’s office, more than 626,551 Alabamians cast a vote Tuesday, which equates to 17.3% of the state’s registered voters. In the September 2017 special GOP runoff election for U.S. Senate, 14.6% of voters cast ballots. During the 2010 primary runoff, when candidates for governor, attorney general and several legislative seats were on the ballot, 22.9% of voters turned out, according to data from Mer-

rill’s office. Merrill said the state’s preparations for the unusual circumstances of last week’s runoff paid off. “It was just making sure everybody knew what to do, where to go, how to interact with other people and do the things that are required that are a little unusual,” he said. “People being asked to wear masks, welcoming folks but not allowing them to loiter; we didn’t have any (incidents), which is good because this is not the time for that.” Merrill also said the state will be providing electronic poll books to all counties in time for November’s elections. Right now, only 32 counties have the electronic poll books that speed up voting and allow for minimal person-to-person contact. Several probate judges said some of their regular poll workers declined to work July 14 because of outbreak concerns, but they were able to fill gaps with alternate workers or make do with less. Like Merrill, the probate judges said there were lessons as they prepare for November. “We knew the turnout would be low so we went a few poll workers light in certain places and it worked perfectly fine for the runoff, but the number of poll workers we had for the runoff will not cut it for November,” Lauderdale County Probate Judge Will Motlow said. Alabama had 13,171 poll workers for the July 14 election with 554 of them being new or first-time poll workers, according to data provided by Merrill’s office. No probate judge reported to the state any problems in obtaining enough poll workers for the election.

Secretary of State John Merrill last week said the state has extended special rules allowing anyone with concerns about the COVID-19 outbreak to cast their vote absentee. Many poll workers in Alabama are retirees who fall within the at-risk category for COVID-19. Only 42 student-intern poll workers took part July 14. Motlow said as November approaches, if it looks like the county won’t have enough poll workers, he will consider reaching out to the public. If case numbers for COVID-19 continue to get worse in Alabama, Motlow is hoping that the state will pass down further guidance on how to safely conduct the November election. “If they have any good ideas, I’m certainly willing to listen,” Motlow said. Probate Judge Frank Barger in Madison County said he expects all of the same sanitation procedures and PPE will be utilized in November, but he plans on evaluating polling station sizes and layout in preparation for the bigger crowds. “We will look at space, we will look at how we will manage larger crowds, and really right now it’s more of a logistics concern in working through all of those items as opposed to PPE,” Barger said. The U.S. Supreme Court blocked a lower court ruling allowing curbside voting in Alabama and waiving some absentee

ballot requirement during the pandemic. U.S. District Judge Abdul K. Kallon had said last month that Alabama’s election rules put sick or elderly voters at risk for COIVD-19 for simply exercising their fundamental right to vote and should instead safeguard those vulnerable citizens State law requires voters to submit photocopies of their photo identification as well as sign the absentee ballot before a notary or two witnesses. Motlow said he understands why some would rather not come out to vote in-person or older poll workers would rather stay at home, but those who do come out have been mostly respectful of everyone’s safety and constitutional right to vote. “There is no way to eliminate the risk completely, so we just try to do what we could and if nothing else, make sure the voters and poll workers feel as comfortable as possible while they’re out there,” Motlow said. The general election is Nov. 3. Absentee ballot applications are due Oct. 29. Alabamians can access the application online or by visiting or calling their local absentee election manager’s office.

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Religious Program Specialist 1st Class Sennen Agorchukwu, right, listens to Lt. Matthew Benjamin, a chaplain, both assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), as he ministers to Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) during a Catholic service. Navy chaplains travel ship to ship ministering to the spiritual needs of Sailors during deployment. Sterett is part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG). The Nimitz and Ronald Reagan CSGs are conducting dual carrier operations in the South China Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Drace Wilson)

Madison native brings Catholic services throughout Carrier Strike Group 11 by “holy helo” The sole Catholic priest in Carrier Strike Group 11, Madison native Lt. Matthew Benjamin often leaves the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) to provide religious services to Sailors on the other ships in the strike group via a helicopter known as a “holy helo.” “There’s only 47 priests in the fleet,” explained Benjamin who brings Catholic services to those who seek it across the strike group. “I also provide counsel to all Sailors and Marines who want it, regardless of their faith. I am humbled in this position. It is a great gift to do this.” Most small ships typically have only one chaplain, and lay leaders of faiths differing from the chaplain can lead prayer or religious study groups. Carrier strike groups and destroyer squadrons can augment chaplains through “holy helos”. Throughout Carrier Strike Group 11

there are seven Chaplains from multiple faith backgrounds, including Judaism, protestant Christianity and Catholicism. On July 17, Benjamin climbed aboard the “holy helo” from the “Battlecats” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73 bound for USS Sterett (DDG 104). Despite only recently becoming a Navy Chaplain, Benjamin is not new to the military. After graduating high school, the Madison, Alabama native enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1988 as a Radio Operator. He served until 1994 and was discharged as a sergeant. It wasn’t until much later in life that Benjamin discovered his true calling of becoming a Chaplain. “From my youth I always thought I had a vocation,” said Benjamin. “It was after a year in Iraq as a contractor where I was in touch with my morality and through the intercession of the Holy Mother that I committed to priest-

hood.” Benjamin graduated from Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in St. Louis in 2010. He became a Navy Chaplain in 2017. “It’s surreal being back in the military after all these years,” said Benjamin. “A lot has changed since I enlisted in 1988, but the mission and dedication of the men and women who serve is the same. I’m happy to be back.” A Navy Chaplain is hardly ever seen without a Religious Program Specialist by his or her side, and the same can be said for Benjamin. Religious Program Specialist 1st Class Sennen Agorchukwu accompanied Benjamin when he made his visit to Sterett. “My role is to make sure our mission is accomplished by assisting the Chaplain in any capacity,” said Agorchukwu, from San Diego. “I have to make sure that we have all of the necessary religious materials and resources, like Holy Bibles, rosaries,

The Madison County Sheriff’s Office said Friday that after an ongoing investigation into members of a local drug-trafficking organization, drug agents arrested and charged Cole Malik Hill (above left) with Trafficking in Marijuana. Officials with the Sheriff’s Office said agents seized approximately 6.6 pounds of high-grade marijuana. Hill’s bond was set at $50,000 with additional arrests expected.

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King honored as Mill Creek’s ‘Teacher of the Year’ By GREGG L. PARKER Gregg.Parker@ madisoncountyrecord.com M A D I S O N — Shemeaka L. King is Mill Creek Elementary School’s 2020 “Teacher of the Year.” “I was literally in tears and overwhelmed with gratitude and joy,” King said about receiving her title. “Being honored for something you simply love doing feels absolutely amazing!” King earned bachelor and master’s degrees from Alabama A&M University. A teacher for 21 years, King first taught at a private school and then at West Madison Elementary School for eight years. She transferred when Mill Creek opened in 2009 to teach kindergartners. She now teaches second-graders. She leads professional development and serves on committees for HOUSE Leadership, technology, DIBELS and sum-

mer reading; with MCS Elementary Leadership Team and Re-entry Task Force; Girls on the Run coach; and as grade-level chairperson and mentor. “A teacher must be flexible and prepared to overcome obstacles. When schools closed due to COVID-19, district teachers and leaders overcame one of the biggest obstacles in our career,” King said. “We came together across the district, shared online resources and provided the support needed.” “I’m still amazed … we met needs of each of our students’ academics (and) personal needs,” King said. “I’m surrounded by greatness at Mill Creek … that saying now goes for district teachers and leaders.” This year, one student – extremely shy and challenged at making friends – showed impressive determination to grow socially, King said. The girl struggled to commu-

nicate with King about concerns with other students and not understanding a lesson; she didn’t participate during class discussions. “I spoke to her about the importance of communicating with me … the only way I would know if she had issues,” King said. “I witnessed her determination to speak/participate more during whole-group instruction, make friends and play with other students. She let me know about ANY issues with friends or even personal mistakes/poor.” The student became verbal constantly. By yearend, her mother emailed King “expressing how much growth she had seen in her socially since being in my classroom. This is an example of things I find rewarding and impressive.” Shemeaka’s husband, Curt King, owns C&SK Cleaning and Maintenance, LLC. Their children are Brittni, 22; Curt, 19; Corey, 17; and Cameron, 12. The Kings are active in New Life Seventh-day Adventist Church and lead Couples Ministry. She has been Sabbath school teacher and Lower Division Superintendent for 10-plus years. Curt is a deacon and usher.

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Her coworkers have selected Shemeaka L. King as 2020 “Teacher of the Year” at Mill Creek Elementary School. Using the handle “Fit for 2nd” on social media, Shemeaka shares her love of teaching and col-

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Penny Childers honored as Mill Creek’s ‘Staff Member of the Year’

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By GREGG L. PARKER Gregg.Parker@ madisoncountyrecord.com MADISON—The faculty and staff at Mill Creek Elementary School have selected Penny Childers as 2020 “Staff Member of the Year.” Childers works as Child Nutrition Program or CNP Manager for the Mill Creek cafeteria. She felt

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honored and humbled to receive the award. When schools closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the routine for the cafeteria changed drastically. Childers and the cafeteria staff could not see the Mill Creek students and staff daily. “We weren’t able to serve the kids through the serving area, but instead we had to fix their meals for pick up or delivery,” Childers said. When students return to school, Childers is “unsure of the exact process, but together, with my awesome staff, we will devise a plan that best suits the needs and well-being of the children. We will be ready and willing to go above and beyond to make them all full, safe and content.”

Personally, Childers is excited about returning to campus at Mill Creek. “I have missed the energy of the kids. Even behind a mask, my eyes will smile … just happy to be back to as much normalcy as possible.” Away from the cafeteria, Childers enjoys volunteering to read to students in their classrooms. She graduated from Madison County High School. Previously, she worked at Hazel Green High School in the Madison County Schools district. In recent months, one particular student caught her attention. “We had a student with special dietary needs. He was very determined to make sure he didn’t eat anything that was on his allergy list,” Childers said.

“He would check with more than one CNP worker for reassurance. He appreciated our efforts to give him as much variety as his diet would allow,” Childers said. Her husband Greg is self-employed. Married for 36 years, Penny and Greg live on their family farm in Taft, Tenn. Their daughter Haley Childers Whaley, 34, husband Kevin and their son Kyler live in Flintville, Tenn. Haley is self-employed. Kyler is a sophomore at Lincoln County High School. Penny and Greg’s son, Craig Childers, is 29 years old and self-employed. Craig and his fiancee Jessie Arnold, along with their “pup kids” Dot and Buddy, live in Taft, Tenn.

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By BOB LABBE bob0873@yahoo.com MADISON - Local school students are staying home- local student-athletes are not. The latest decision among the Madison City Schools is to have stay-home virtual school the first nine weeks of the upcoming 2020-2021 school year while athletics for the fall sports can continue as planned and open their season on schedule, a decision also passed by the Alabama High School Athletic Association. The AHSAA announced the approval of its Return to Play “Best Practices” guidelines and reaffirmed plans to start

fall sports on time. Practices can begin as early as July 27 with the first contest for all fall sports set for Aug. 20. The fall sports include football, volleyball, cross country and swimming and diving. Steve Savarese, Executive Director of the AHSAA, said, “The purpose of the Return to Play document is to offer the best practices in order to commence the 2020-2021 school year athletic seasons as scheduled and as safely as possible.” In previous remarks, Savarese indicated the AHSAA wanted to protect the spring sports by not moving fall sports to a springtime schedule as many stuSee FALL SPORTS Page 2B

Volleyball is another Fall sport affected by AHSAA decision last week, along with cheerleading and band.

Gary Glassman trades in hockey stick for golf clubs, wins first tourney By BOB LABBE bob0873@yahoo.com MADISON - For most young athletes dreams are made when playing sandlot sports early in their lives with most of those dreams remaining intact into adulthood. For Gary Glassman of Madison, his original dream of playing in the National Hockey League was replaced as a young man to include playing on the Professional Golf Tour. Today, at age 23, Glassman is busy building on his newest dream as a member of the Martin Methodist College golf team and recently won his first ever golf tournament with a two under par 70 at the Old Waverly Golf Course in West Point, Miss.

as part of the U.S. Amateur Tour. “It felt amazing to win my first tournament as there are no words to describe how I felt about knowing all of my hard work paid off,” said Glassman, whose mother was in attendance for the winning hug and trophy presentation. “She was more excited than me.” As a young boy to parents David and Kim Glassman, hockey was his first love following in his father’s footsteps as the senior Glassman was a player and referee for the sport on the ice. The young Glassman played hockey throughout his life and even played Jr. Hockey as a goalie before deciding he was See GLASSMAN Page 2B

Former elite hockey player Gary Glassman won his first golf tournament while playing on the U.S. Amateur Golf Tour in Mississippi after just three years into playing the sport. He’s prepping for the new season of college golf at Martin Methodist College.

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Softball brings back memories for Gentle By BOB LABBE bob0873@yahoo.com MADISON - The past- something most elite athletes look back on and many times hang their entire lives upon in a way to remember the “good ol’ days.” For Madison’s Mike Gentle, it’s been 35 years since he laced up his pair of cleats and picked up a bat for a game of softball or baseball. On July 13, Gentle, the maintenance crew chief for the Madison Public Works Dept., visited Academy Sports where he bought a brand new pair of Under Armour cleats and stepped onto the softball field at Palmer Park for his first attempt of playing in the Madison Adult Co-Ed Softball League. “I looked down at my cleats and it felt great walking onto a ball field again,” said Gentle. “Automatically great memories came back to me as I feel I’m on the field on my own terms.” The 59-year old Gentle is a former college and professional baseball player and longtime fast-pitch and slow-pitch softball participant. The native of Huntsville attended Lee High as a pitcher and first baseman and soon played for two years at North Alabama as a non-scholarship player. He had a tryout with the Los Angeles Dodgers and signed with the National League franchise where he was part of the organization from 1982-1984. He suffered broken fingers on his pitching hand during a charity flag football event in Huntsville, which ended his baseball career. “After that, I was done,” said Gentle. He soon joined up with Huntsville Manufacturing’s fast-pitch softball team and several other travel-type slow-pitch squads where many times would play games seven nights a week. He also played two years for the former Channel 31 WAAY Superstars softball team that

traveled throughout the Tennessee Valley playing squads in efforts to raise money for local communities. Gentle said those two years were ones where he loved the idea of playing softball. In 1985, he put up his cleats and glove. “Yes, I was burned out and I had work fulltime and I soon had a son, who currently lives in Georgia,” said Gentle. For 35 years he stayed away from the baseball/softball diamond. In 1993 he joined the City of Madison for his fulltime work and has progressed in his career to his current position. He is a certified Emergency Manager through the American Medical Association (AMA) and works with the emergency management divisions of North Alabama. He has had two rotator-cuff surgeries on his left arm, which happens to be his “pitching arm,” in both 2008 and 2019. He also underwent major neck surgery in 2003 where surgeons took a bone out of his hip and inserted into his neck. Throughout his adulthood, Gentle has followed professional baseball watching games on television whenever possible. He’s always had that deep hidden desire to maybe one day return to the dusty field of softball. When the Adult Co-Ed Softball League was forming this year, he was asked by fellow Madison employees to join their team, the Recing Crew, and get back to action. The adult league includes 14 players on each of the six team rosters and one major rule is at least three female players have to be in the field at all times. The season runs through into August. “My first attempt on my return it was like riding a bicycle, you just don’t forget how,” said Gentle. “It felt great. My hitting timing was off, but I’ve done alright so far going seven for nine in our first three games where we are 1-2. I’m having fun,

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Mike Gentle is reliving his past through play in the Madison Adult Co-Ed Softball League. The City of Madison employee is seeing action on the softball diamond for the first time in 35 years. loving it. It makes me smile just being out there.” Asked what, if anything, he’s not happy with the current game, Gentle answered, “Not being able to high-five or shake hands with our opponents after the game and the social distancing we adhere to within our own team. It’s definitely different than what I did many years ago.”

“I appreciate Madison’s Recreational Director, Kory Alfred and his wife, Marty, as they got me involved with playing this year and are great friends,” added Gentle. “I like the fact I’m playing on my own terms and not the high pressure situations I was involved in in my past. But taking the steps to return to the field brought back many great memories for me.”

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The Madison Adult Co-Ed Softball League has six teams with players of all ages participating in what has become a fun time had by all.

Fall Sports dent-athletes play multiple sports during a given school year. The Madison City Schools, along with both the Madison County and Huntsville City school systems, decided to use a virtual teaching method the first nine weeks of the school year and then make a de-

cision at a later date about the remainder of the school schedule. Extra-curricular activities within the local schools will follow guidelines set forth by the Madison School Board with safety for both the students and teachers/coaches a priority during this current COVID-19 pandemic.

“I want to thank this Central Board in Alabama for having the courage to do the right thing,” added Savarese. “Moving forward, this is a great day for our association.” The AHSAA also indicated it has decided to postpone the Instant Replay Experiment to the 2021 season as a result of COVID-19.

Glassman burned out on the cold ice and took up golf in 2017 playing Point Mallard Golf Course in Decatur as often as possible. Glassman soon saw he was talented in his new sport and took lessons at Madison Golf Center from both Jimmy Taylor and Billy Eastep. He watched golf on television as often

greens with plenty of accuracy with my iron play. My putter is good as it was with my putter I won the tournament.” At 5-foot-11 and 165 pounds, he has the physical build of a good, limber golfer. Like his parents, Glassman is an all-round athlete as he plays slopitch softball on a travel team handling duties at both second and third base. Due to many years as a hockey player and now a

as he could and became enthralled with the sport. “The more I played, the more I loved it,” said Glassman as he prepares for his senior year with the Red Hawks as the team’s No. 3 player located in Pulaski, Tenn. “I began using my dad’s old set of clubs and finally got my own new set of sticks. I consider myself a long hitter averaging around 300 yards off the tee and good ball striking efforts. I’m best at hitting

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golfer, he has tremendous eye-hand coordination which comes in handy for both of his current sports. Glassman was named to the Southern States Athletic Conference All-Academic Team and was named to the President’s List at Martin Methodist carrying a 4.0 grade point average. He’s majoring in business management and would love to one day be a professional golfer on the PGA Tour and teach the game he came to love as a young man. The Red Hawks call Canebrake Golf Course in Athens as its home course, which is about a 45-minute drive to Pulaski and a 15-minute jaunt to his home in Madison. “I pretty much ran my dream most of my life as it was hockey, but now it’s golf,” said Glassman. “Three years ago, I decided to try something new as we are scheduled to return to school Sept. 8. My sister, Jessica, had an offer to play soccer at the school and we asked to visit the golf coach, Tim King, and after an evaluation I was offered a scholarship. My playing college golf at both Jeff State and now Martin Methodist and winning my first tournament has given me reason to think dreams come true.”

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Malik Miller ends his football play at Auburn, looks to earn master’s degree By BOB LABBE bob0873@yahoo.com AUBURN - Malik Miller has hung up his cleats for good. “Yes, I’ve decided to give up football as I have received a medical hardship and will not play my senior season here at Auburn,” Miller told the Madison Record in an exclusive interview. “I finished my bachelor degree this year and will begin a master’s in Public Administration this fall here at Auburn. At this time I’m not planning on transferring to another school.” Miller was primarily a reserve running back for the Tigers playing in 35 games in his four seasons on The Plains. He rushed for 314 yards on 81 carries and five touchdowns during his time at Auburn and added 20 receptions for 217

yards and one TD. He suffered a knee injury and had surgery during his freshman year receiving a medical redshirt. The 5-foot-11, 235-pound running back began playing football in the third grade and considered himself an “overweight kid” who couldn’t run the football. He had a tremendous growth spurt in the eighth grade and quickly became a force in varsity high school play. Always a student of science, Miller, 23, earned his degree in exercise science at Auburn and is anxiously awaiting the fall term to begin as he enters a master’s program. He’s the son of Lemeco and Shaterra Miller and has one brother, Meco. “I’m leaving football and have no plans to play again and look forward to earning a master’s degree,” added Miller.

2020 ROCKET CITY BASEBALL CLASSIC CHAMPIONS - The inaugural season for the Rocket City Trash Pandas may be trash in 2020, but that doesn’t mean there is not plenty of baseball action taking place at Toyota Field. The new $46 million stadium played host to the Rocket City Baseball Classic last week. The Classic featured some of the area’s best travel ball teams. The Blue Sox 14 from Excel Baseball Academy (above) took the title of the 2020 Rocket City Baseball Classic Champions. They won with a 7-5 victory over 2nd Place Dynamite 14 from Rocket City Dynamite Softball & Baseball (below) to seal the tournament finale at Toyota Field. Photos by Lucas Dolengowski

Former Madison Academy All-State running back Malik Miller has given up football and will not play his senior season for the Auburn Tigers. Photo by Todd Van Emst/Auburn Athletics

After the second week of Madison Parks and Recreation Adult Coed Softball summer season, the current standings are: 1. The Duke Kaboomers (4-0), 2. Purple Reign (3-1), 3. Outkast (2-2), 4. three-way tie between Stonebrook Mafia, Racing Crew, and Ivory Tower (1-3). If you are interested in joining the Fall season, email Dylan Reutter at dylan.reutter@madisonal.gov for more info.

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Understanding the importance of nutrition throughout an entire training cycle can improve performance. from packaged foods and fast foods.” High school age athletes many times will not adhere to the guidelines of their coaches or other experts, especially in the area of nutrition. The younger generation seems to always be on the go and eating properly is not tops on their agenda. It’s best they have some type of grab and go items to help with the carbs and proteins issues. As for the older athletes, there are many nutritional challenges they face as the body is older and many times well abused during a workout or sporting event. One of the most concerning issues for the older generation is age-related loss of muscle mass, which not only can impact performance, but can reduce overall health. Muscle mass begins to decline in the fourth and fifth decade of your life and a good way to slow down the progression of that loss is daily protein intake

and the physical activity. Endurance athletes need more protein than their counterparts and having proper nutrition can combat the aging of the muscles and help keep them vibrant and viable for any athletic force they are facing. Dahl, who has been a nutritionist for five years, warns the community about false claims about nutrition on the internet. She suggested to be diligent on knowing where the information comes from as the wrong guidance could be detrimental and very dangerous. Dahl was once a high school athlete and remained involved with athletics through college. “Dieticians are available at Crestwood Medical Center or online services are aplenty at the proper websites,” said Dahl. Commitment to athletics should include nutrition as the value of nutrition can make any athlete a winner.

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Nichols serves in U.S. Navy with 7th Fleet By GREGG L. PARKER Gregg.Parker@ madisoncountyrecord.com YOKOSUKA, Japan— Petty Officer 2nd Class Cameron Nichols wanted to join the U.S. Navy to travel and earn an education. Eight years later, Nichols serves aboard the USS John S. McCain, which is an Arleigh Burke-class, guided-missile destroyer. Based in Yokosuka, Japan, the vessel patrols one of the world’s busiest maritime regions as part of the U.S. 7th Fleet. “The work is busy but fulfilling,” Nichols said. “It’s great to make all of these connections with different kinds of people … people I thought I’d never meet.” Nichols is a native of Madison and a 2009 graduate of Bob Jones High School. He works as a cryptologic technician (technical) aboard the Yokosuka, one of several destroyers in its class forward deployed to the

region. “I maintain a data house on a computer system,” Nichols said. “My grandfather was in the Army. He would tell me to know what you are told, how you are told, and when you are told to do it,” Nichols said. “If you just listen and do the job right, most things will fall into place.” More than 50 percent of the world’s shipping tonnage and one-third of the world’s crude oil passes through the region. The U.S. Navy’s presence in Yokosuka is part of a long-standing commitment. Nichols is most proud of having the opportunity to travel the world. “Being able to sail all over Europe, Africa and Asia is an amazing feeling,” Nichols said. “I never thought I’d be able to say that I’ve sailed the world.” As a member of one of the U.S. Navy’s most relied upon assets, Nichols and other sailors know they are part of a legacy that will last beyond their lifetimes, contributing to

BIO Petty Officer 2nd Class Cameron Nichols.  Serves aboard USS John S. McCain destroyer based in Yokosuka, Japan.  Maintains data house on a computer system.  Assists crew with shipping tonnage and crude oil that is transported through the region.

the Navy that the United States needs. “To me, serving in the Navy is not so much about sacrifice but about proving that there’s nothing that’s not impossible,” Nichols said. “I try to aim my goals high and test to see if I can achieve those goals.” The Media Outreach De par tment with the Navy Office of Community Outreach in Millington, Tenn. produces these profiles. Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Robert Zahn with the Navy Office of Community Outreach researched and produced this article. For more information, visit outreach.navy.mil, Facebook/Navy Outreach, Twitter @NavyOutreach or Instagram @US_Navy_ Outreach.

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Madison native Cameron Nichols serves as a cryptologic technician in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS John S. McCain.

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Madison Police officers will soon complete the months-long Non-Emergency Vehicle Operation (NEVO) courses. One officer will be crowned the “top driver” at the end of August.

All Madison Police officers taking driving course to help keep roads safe MADISON—Safe driving is not just something police officers encourage among the thousands of motorists hitting the streets every day, but it is something enforced within their own ranks too. According to Madison Police Community Relations Officer Teresa Taylor-Duncan, officers will operate a motor vehi-

cle roughly 2080 hours annually while on the job. They are required to respond to radio calls, monitor a mobile data terminal, and drive using due regard to arrive safely but swiftly at locations where they are needed. “Alabama Police Officer Standards require that every recruit complete one week of EVOC also known as the Emergency Vehicle

Operations Course,” she said. “Unfortunately, this may be the only driver training that is provided for officers during their careers. Placing young, inexperienced drivers in patrol cars and asking them to divide their attention with computers and dispatch calls can be overwhelming.” To help keep officers and citizens safe, the Madison Police

Department conducts regular Non-Emergency Vehicle Operation (NEVO) courses. “The course is designed, not for pursuit or driving at speed, but to reinforce deliberate, everyday maneuvers which are the most common cause of accidents and insurance claims for police agencies,” TaylorDuncan explained. Officers in their assigned vehicles maneu-

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ver J-turns, off-sets, and serpentines all done forward and in reverse, in addition to three-point turns, and the dreaded right and left side parallel parking with a seven-minute time limit. The course, which is administered by a Federally Certified Pursuit Driving Instructor is comprised of over 150 cones and barrels and is quite imposing to even the most seasoned officer.

Between April and late August of 2020, every Madison Police Department officer will complete the course and test the skills needed to maintain safe driving practices on the streets of Madison. Officer Taylor-Duncan said one officer will receive the coveted ‘Top Driver’ award. “Stay tuned for the big announcement after the August training is completed,” she added.

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Spiced Peach Butter By CHRISTY JORDAN Southernplate.com If you’re a fan of peaches and apple butter, this is the perfect recipe for you. There is nothing like being able to take the taste of fresh, local peaches with just a hint of spice, and smear it atop a hot fluffy biscuit! I’ve been on a canning roll lately, but you can actually fore-go canning and just pop this in your fridge if you like. But truly, the process of canning basically just involves boiling these filled jars for a set amount of time. To make this delicious peach butter you’re going to need peaches. You’ll also need sugar, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, and water. Oh, and canning jars.

Peel peaches and cut them in slices, discarding the pit. Place peaches in a large pot along with all other ingredients. (Instead of peeling them, you can dip them in boiling water for a minute or two and the skins will come off pretty easy, but its quicker for me to peel them rather than fill a pot with water, wait on it to boil, etc). Place this over medium high heat and chop them up a bit while you stir and cook them, stirring often to keep it from scorching. Once peaches are soft, strain them out in batches to puree either in a blender or food processor. I’m using a blender. Now y’all, this is hot at this point. Know that going into this, k?

After peaches are pureed, add back to big pot and continue cooking over medium heat, stirring often, until mixture is thick and reduced by an inch or two, about thirty minutes. Watch your heat here and keep stirring a good bit because it can still scorch. Once it is thickened, ladle into pint jars using a canning funnel to keep from making a big old mess. Wipe the rims with a damp paper towel to remove any sticky residue where you may have had a little spill. Place lids on jars and process in boiling water bath for fifteen minutes. For instructions on how to do that, click here. If you aren’t canning, store jars in the refrigerator and try to use within a month or two. You

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Spiced Peach Butter. could store them in the fridge longer but if you have something this good in your refrigerator you need to be eating it. My favorite way to enjoy this spiced peach butter is on big old cat head biscuits! INGREDIENTS About 10 pounds of peaches 18-20 medium peaches  6 cups sugar don’t freak out  1 cup water  1 tablespoon cinnamon  1 teaspoon ginger  1 teaspoon allspice INSTRUCTIONS Fill large canning pot with water and add 6-7pint sized mason jars and lids. Place over medium heat and bring to a simmer while you prepare recipe. If you’d rather not can these, skip this step and just sit clean jars on towel lined countertop while you cook peaches. Peel and slice peaches, throwing away the pits. Place in large pot along with all other ingredients. Place pot over medium high heat and cook, stir-

ring often, while chopping up peaches. Once peaches are good and hot (about ten minutes), strain them out in batches and run through a food processor or blender until pureed. Place back in pot. Continue heating until it just barely comes to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. If canning, remove jars from canner (carefully) and drain water. Place on towel lined counter. Using a canning funnel, fill each jar to within 1/2 inch of the top. Use a damp paper towel to wipe the top and threaded sides of each jar before placing lids on jars. If canning, place jars in water bath canner, making sure that there is enough water to cover them by a depth of one inch over the top. Put lid on pot and bring to a boil. Once it reaches a full rolling boil, process for 15 minutes for pint jars. Notes If not canning, allow jars to cool slightly and then place in the refrigerator. Keep what you can use within a month or two and give the rest to friends, being careful

to let them know that it hasn’t been canned and must be kept refrigerated. Christy Jordan is a food blogger, bestselling cookbook author, tv personality, former editor at large for Southern Living Magazine, former contributing editor to Taste of the South magazine, and someone who loves to feed people. She holds a B.S. in Home Economics with a concentration in Foods and

Nutrition. A ninth generation Alabamian, Christy lives just minutes from where she was born with her husband of 20 years, their two children, various cats, dogs, and a small flock of chickens. Her website, SouthernPlate, has been twice named one of the top 25 food websites in the country, and draws millions of visitors each month.

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Laughter is the best medicine By BECKY MILLER God’s Lemonade Stand

A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. Proverbs 17:22 A hearty ho ho ho is often needed to bring healing and relief to an otherwise dire situation. Belly laughs are good for you. My generation grew up with nightly laughing on

a host of comical television shows. No autopsies, murders, bedroom scenes, nonstop cursing but good wholesome albeit silly humor. Green Acres, I Love Lucy, Andy Griffith and many shows with mild drama that taught values such as Lassie, Bonanza, My Three Sons. Laughter is proven to be good for the heart, soul, and spirit.

Our world could certainly use a good dose of clean humor right now to lighten up the mood of all that is upon us. Even at a funeral it is good to lighten the mood with funny stories to make family members remember the good times. There are even jokes in the Bible. Here is one, did you know there was baseball in the Bible?

John 1:1 says, “In the big-inning”. Also, cars are in the Bible. Acts 1:14 talks about being in “one Accord”. Ha ha. Ok now so that is a bit of a stretch but go laugh on purpose. Google the words ‘clean comedy’ and see what you find. Spending your time trying to find happiness and joy is sure to make your day brighter.

PRAYER: Lord Jesus I love the gift of being able to smile, laugh, and sing songs that lift me out of doldrums of life. I want to be intentional in shining your light and helping bring a smile to someone who is down. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

God’s Lemonade Stand is written by former Madison resident Becky Miller. Her daily devotions appear on a Facebook page entitled God’s Lemonade Stand or at www.godslemonadestand.blogspot.com. She can be contacted at writemiller2002@yahoo.com.

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July 29, 2020

A look at the histories of 202 and 203 Church Street By JOHN RANKIN Madison Historian MADISON - Thomas W. Carter was listed in several of the older census records of Madison, but today his homesite at 202 Church Street is a parking lot owned by the Methodist Church. Similarly, there is no street number for 200 Church Street in Madison. Progress from the town’s early days has eliminated these street numbers that would normally be expected. The elimination results from the fact that no mail is to be delivered to such points now. Yet, the City of Huntsville’s on-line digital map of the area shows 201 Church Street as applying to the northern end of the Methodist Church complex that is usually addressed as 127 Church Street. The number 127 is shown as applying at the center of the church’s “footprint’ on the map. The offices and the old building sanctuary are included in that part shown as 201 Church Street, while the newer portions to the south are labeled as 110 and 108 Church Street on the Huntsville digital map. The lot at 202 Church Street was purchased by Thomas W. Carter in 1908 from David N. Teague, who had gotten it from Simon & Nannie Rodman in 1900. The Rodmans purchased the 150 ft. X 200 ft. lot in 1899 from T. S. Maples, who in turn had apparently inherited it after T. F. and L. A. Maples acquired it from James C. Gillespie in 1887 for $400. It may be that Maple Street was named after these early owners rather than due to any particular trees of the maple variety being in the area. Gillespie got the land from Emily B. Hill in 1882 as a part of the 262 ft. X 200 ft. parcel of land that she had purchased from John & Sarah Anderson in 1872. The Andersons had gotten the land from Dr. Isaac F. Deloney, who got it as a part of his purchase of 41 undivided acres north of the Taylor Survey of Clemens’ town lots from the public auction of the Clemens estate in October of 1869. The history of the Thomas Wesley Carter family at 202 Church Street in Madison was documented in a publication of 1969 prepared by the Madison Station Historical Society. That publication was prepared for the 100-year anniversary of incorporation of the town under the name “Madison” rather than its original name, which was “Madison Station”. The publication’s 1969 Carter information is given in Italics below, with clarification updates shown in bold type and enclosed in brackets: “Another early family were the Carters. Their history goes back to Rollo, the Duke of Normandy, A.D. 912. Ellias Carter came from England to Virginia. He had a son Thomas

born in Virginia in 1795. There was a daughter, Ann Betts. Thomas and Ann were orphaned at an early age and were raised by two unmarried aunts, Elizabeth and Virginia Oliver. Thomas married a Virginia girl, Judah (last name unknown). They came to Madison [County] in 1825. Their children were: (1) Rollo Raleigh Carter, born 1828 -- this was Mrs. [James] Pryor Farley’s grandfather. Mrs. [Florence Clift] Farley resides in Madison today [1969]. Milton Carter [now deceased] is a direct descendant of Rollo Raleigh Carter. (2) Charles Carter, b. 1832 [married Martha A. Whitworth in 1866]; (3) Melchejah Carter, b. 1834; (4) Ann Betts Carter, b. 1837 [married Samuel T. Whitworth in 1855]; (5) Mary Carter, b. 1838 [married Willliam R. Crutcher in 1858]; (6) Martha Chambers Carter, b. 1839 [married Elkhanah J. Trotman in 1861]; (7) Lucy Elizabeth Carter, b. 1842; and (8) Yelverton Carter, b. 1849.” Several of these family members are in census records of the area in the 1800s. Charles and Raleigh Carter lived beside one another in the Triana area and later in Monrovia per some of the records, In 1880 Thomas W. Carter was living in his father Raleigh’s household. They were enumerated in the “Madison Town, Beat 8” district. In the 1900 census, when Thomas was listed as born in August of 1872, they were in the Monrovia district, living between Charles Carter and John and Jennette Knox. The censuses of 1910, 1920, and 1930 showed Thomas W. Carter living in Madison, Town Beat 8. The 1930 census has a line drawn that indicates that Thomas W. Carter’s residence was at the junction of Deloney (now Arnett) Street and Church Street. However, Thomas’ house was actually always at the junction of Church Street with Maple Street, directly across Church Street from the Methodist Church. The Madison Station Historical Society preserved a photo made by Percy Keel of the house before it was removed to create a parking lot for the church. Today, even the Pruitt-Dublin house immediately to its north at 204 Church Street has burned, so there are no street numbers for mail delivery to the green space beside the parking lot. Therefore, both areas where the Carter and the Pruitt-Dublin houses stood in the past are now without street numbers. Thomas Wesley Carter was a salesman of dry goods in a Madison general merchandise store. He died in 1945. His death came 31 years after his 1914 purchase in partnership with Pryor Bailey Farley of the old Russell gristmill and the nearby Russell house plus perishable property along Mill Creek from William

Dr. Haney Gillespie House at 203 Church Street.

S. Russell, son of murdered constable William A. Russell. Thomas Carter’s wife, Anna Spragins Farley, was born in 1880 and died in 1946, one year after her husband’s passing. National Weather Service history relates that Thomas Carter operated the official weather observation site for the Huntsville area in Madison on Church Street from 1917 to 1937, and that the Carter family continued to record observations in the area until 1950. The tax assessor’s website shows no record for the address that was 202 Church Street in Madison because that website posts publicly-accessible taxation records dating only back to 2010. The 202 location was not a taxable residence then, due to church ownership of the property. However, it should be noted that the Milton Carter above-mentioned as a descendant of Rolo Raleigh Carter in the 1969 account was indeed a descendant through Raleigh’s son William Rice Carter. William was seven years older than his brother, the Thomas Wesley Carter who lived on Church Street. William Rice Carter and his father Raleigh were usually enumerated as farmers in the nearby

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The Tom Carter House at 202 Church Street was directly across from the Madison United Methodist Church. The church bought it and used the space to make a parking lot. James Monroe Nale (18531929) and Minnie Camper (1863-1934). James Monroe Nale was given as a son of George Washington Nale / Nail, who was a son of area pioneer Matthew Nail (1755-1835). In 1949 there was recorded in the Madison County probate office a marriage license for Milton Carter to wed Aileen Tippet. She was born in 1924, the same year as Milton’s birth. Milton in his lifetime developed the Rainbow Estates area at the northern end of Rainbow Mountain and south of Highway 72. He also was instrumental in getting the Jetplex to be located near Madison.

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Philander Milton and Flora Bell Gillespie. Monrovia District in the census records. Milton Carter, William’s son, was born in 1924, whereas his father was born in 1866 and died in 1950. In the 1940 census Milton Rice Carter was listed as age 16. He was the only child in the 1940 home of Will Carter (age 74) and his wife Annie (age 44). There are records for Milton’s father, William Rice Carter. licensed to marry Willie H. Hawk on February 2, 1895, and to marry Cordie Lee Tribble on January 6, 1922, plus Annie Susan Nail on December 2, also in 1922. I n the Family Search databases there is information that Annie Susan Nale, wife of W. R. Carter, lived 1896 to 1980. She was shown as a daughter of

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As a first cousin to Thomas Wesley Carter, Milton very likely was in his childhood a frequent visitor at 202 Church Street while he attended school on Madison’s College Street throughout the 1930s and graduated in 1942. At the 1992 50-year class reunion, Milton listed in his biography that he ran the Gladdish Cotton Gin and a Farm Supply store, as well as being a real estate developer and builder. 203 CHURCH STREET, HANEY-GILLESPIEELLIS HOUSE The 2015 publication of the Madison Station Historical Society describes the house at 203 Church Street as having been built in 1885. That agrees with the Tax Assessor’s data on their website, making it one of the older houses still standing in the historical district of Madison. Fortunately, it was renovated by Jeffrey Ellis in the 1990s, with careful attention to preservation of many of its prominent historical features. The house is not one of the largest, containing 1,385 sq. ft. adjusted to 1,432 sq. ft. per the Tax Assessor’s data. However, it is reported to include three fireplaces, with decorative tile on one hearth that is said to have been made in Italy during America’s Civil War in the 1860s. If so, then the tile was not made for the

current structure that was constructed twenty years after the war ended. Tradition has it that the original structure was built by Dr. Julius Tillman Haney, but he did not arrive in Madison until 1894. Careful checks of property deed records of Madison County show that Dr. Haney made six purchases of land in Madison during the period of 1894 to 1900 and none earlier. The records also show that he entered into contracts to sell properties in Madison three times between 1898 and 1916. The property of 203 Church Street appears to be the one sold in 1902 per Deed Book 106, page 35, to C. W. Darby for $1150. It was known then as the south half of Lot 14 of the Deloney Survey, lying south of the Garner lot. Dr. Haney had purchased that half acre parcel from Thomas B. Hopkins and W. T. Garner on September 7, 1894, at a cost of only $100. Apparently, the town needed another physician, and the unusually low cost of the lot was an inducement to move here, since this was the first purchase by Dr. Haney in the town. However, it means that Dr. Haney did not build the house at 203 Church Street in 1885. The builder may well have been W. T. Garner, since the land where it stands was described as being the south half of the Garner lot. The census of 1900 shows the household of physician J. T. Haney (age 41, born October 1858) to include his wife Fannie B. (age29) and the three children born to Fannie as Lucille (11), Etoile (9), and Wedham C. (7). All members of the household were shown as being born in Alabama of parents who were also all born in Alabama. Julius and Fannie had been married for eleven years when the census was taken, according to the entry in the marriage column. Additional research showed that Fannie B. was Frances Bell Craig, and in 1893 she had a son named Julius Craig Haney (who must have been Wedham C. Haney of the 1900 census). This son married in Jefferson County, Alabama, in 1938 to Frances June Tomlinson (born in 1905). Dr. Haney himself died at age 60 in 1918 and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery of Tuscumbia in Colbert County, Alabama. He had attended the University of Alabama in Mobile, graduating in 1891. He became a Fellow of the American Medical Association, Secretary-Treasurer of the Colbert County Medical Association, and Health Officer of Colbert County. After the 1902 sale from Haney to Darby, the house at 203 Church Street was sold many times until 1928 when William and Laura Jane Gillespie purchased the property. William and Laura were married in Madison County in 1928, on November 28. William Cowan Gillespie was a son of Philander

Milton Gillespie and his wife Flora Belle Gill, who married on February 13, 1889. Philander lived from 1857 to 1934. He had a two-story house very near the Farley-Crutcher Cemetery, where several generations of the Gillespie family members are buried. The house was in the wooded area about 50 yards south of today’s Old Madison Pike at the southern end of Miller Boulevard. Philander and Flora Bell had six known children. The 1910 census lists them in Philander’s household as John L. (age 20), Isabella (17, who later married Arthur Melvin Wikle Sr.), Milton (shown as Malton, age 14), Charley (12), Willie (8, later known to be William Cowan Gillespie), and Robert (6). Philander’s father, Campbell Milton Gillespie (1829-1910, born in Marysville, TN), in addition to Philander had five other children: Samuel Cowan (1850-1936), Narcissa Elizabeth (1853-1940), John F. (1859-unknown), George Houston (18621887), and William Harvey (1870-unknown). Campbell Milton Gillespie’s wife was Narcissa Lorinda Clark (1832-1900), a daughter of James and Mary Clark. From the gravestones in the FarleyCrutcher Cemetery it is evident that Philander had a wife before Flora Belle. A marker for Sallie F. Gillespie is inscribed to tell that she was the wife of P. M. Gillespie and a daughter of James Wesley (Farley, 1829-1890) & Fannie A. Farley (18341906). Sallie was born December 18, 1842, and died August 10, 1887. Beside her mother is buried Helen Olive Gillespie, a daughter of P. M. & S. A. Gillespie, born August 1, 1883 and died October 9, 1883. Many of these family members lived in Madison for all or most of their lives and no doubt would have visited in William Cowan Gillespie’s home at 203 Church Street during their lifetimes. In fact, William Harvery Gillespie, a brother of Philander, lived nearby at 306 Church Street for a time. He had married Annie West Floyd in 1900. She was a daughter of Madison’s mayor John Buchanan Floyd, and she lived 1858-1932. William C. Gillespie was listed as a farmer in the census records up to 1940. Then his occupation was shown as Supervisor of Water Works in Madison. He retained this position for decades thereafter and is credited with expanding the water distribution system in and around the town. He even provided water across Indian Creek to the old Lanford-Slaughter house at 7400 Old Madison Pike by means of a halfinch pipe. His wife, Laura Jane (Carpenter) Gillespie taught school in Madison. She died in 1992. The property of 203 Church Street then was acquired by Jeffrey Ellis, who still is caretaker-owner and renovator of it.