September 10-17 – Hartselle, Alabama
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A special Supplement to the Hartselle Enquirer • September 2016 SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 2014 2016
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8th Annual Depot Days Tourism Pageant 2016 The Sixth Annual Miss Depot Days Tourism Pageant kicks off the annual celebration of Hartselle’s
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epot Days Festival on the morning of Saturday, Sept. 10, at the Sparkman Civic Center when area girls compete for the coveted crown and title of Miss Depot Days Tourism. Last year’s queens will be on hand for the crowning as well as the World’s Jr. Teen Miss Tourism Jordan Hale from Hartselle. Depot Days is now recognized as a preliminary for the Alabama Miss World’s Tourism Pageant to be held in the Spring 2016. The pageant is open to girls from birth to age 18. A queen and first and second alternates were selected from each age group. Other awards include Best Smile, Prettiest Hair and Photogenic. Overall winners will be selected as follows: Tiny Miss Depot Days will be chosen from the 0-4 year old age group; Little Miss from the 5-6 year old age group; Junior Miss from the 7-9 year old age group; Pre-Teen Miss from the
Depot Days Committee Community Worship Service- East Highland Featuring Tommy Kyle Down Memory Lane - Bettye English & Hartselle Historical Society Publicity - Randy Garrison Adult Art Show - Nancy Solberg Car Show - Phillip Stringer/ Steve Mckee Car Show Sound - Joe Hendricks City of Hartselle - Jeff Johnson Signage/Traffic/Sanitation – Tommy Halbrooks & Chris Orr
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Pageant Sponsors Eddie Preuitt Ford It’s Your Day Americ Rental Slate Frame & Gallery Hartselle City Parks & Rec Zoeys Downtown Southern Sass Robin’s Nest Bellagio Nail Spa Cash Express Jenny’s Boarding Kennels
10-12 age group; Jr. Teen Miss from the 13-15 year old age group; and Teen Miss from the 16-18 year old group. Thank you to everyone that participated in the pageant and congratulations to our winners! Watch the newspaper and online for pictures of this year’s pageant and winners. Be sure to like our Facebook page and make plans to participate in next year’s pageant. Sound System – Jimmy Cantrell Tractor & Engine Show - Truman Bridges Souvenirs & Volunteer Reception area - Ambassadors First Responders Team - Kathy Goodwin/ Daryl Fox/ James Holladay / Kel Roberts Children’s Art Show - Slate Gallery Volunteers - Sandy Johnson / Jenny Stephenson/Leonard Morris Miss Depot Days Tourism Pageant - Angela Hale/ Jenny Stephenson Entertainment - Daniel Copeland Danielle Gibson & Crystal Schutt - HACC Staff
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ART SHOWS Adult art will be in front of the Chamber and Judging will start at 8:00am for the Adult artist. Following judging of the adult art, the judges will walk down to Slates Gallery and Framing at the West end of main street where they will judge the K thru 12 art work.
Judges this year are:
Mary Neil Black, Michael Ballew
Hartselle Lions Club Depot Days ZOMBIE Chase
The Hartselle Zombie Chase is an obstacle and mud run. The obstacles are manmade, natural terrain, mud and zombies. Can you survive the chase with both of your lives? Pre-registration of $40 covers your entrance fee and 2 running lives (flags) Awards are given as you cross the finish for Survivor or Infected. $50 after September 5th.Be a Zombie!!! Zombies register for $10. Zombies try to infect the runners by stealing their flags. Zombies are awarded by category for Best Costume. September 10th, 2016 5:00 PM Registration Opens. 6:30 PM Zombie Costume Judging and Chase Assignments 7:30 PM Chase Begins. Parking available at Sparkman Park, Hartselle Civic Center, Hartselle Aquatic Center, and Gray & Margie Long Park. Early Packet Pick Up at the Civic Center Friday Sept. 9th, 5:00PM-9:00 PM. SEPTEMBER 2016
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Sunday, Sept. 10 East Highland Baptist, 6:30 pm
ommy Kyle is a former high school basketball coach. He now serves as the Executive Director for Nations of Coaches. Nations of Coaches is a ministry that was established to support college basketball coaches, by helping them coach and lead for Christ. He is blessed to incorporate his love for basketball and Christ as he has been privileged to speak and impact programs such as Kansas, North Carolina, Indiana, Baylor, Texas, Alabama and many more across the country. He is a motivational speaker with a passion for those who lead and influence our young athletes of America today. Tommy is from Decatur, Alabama. He is married to Heather and they have 7 children, Izzy, Jackson, Jada, Brayden, Kennedy, Noah and Aubree Hands On Hartselle 2016- Forrest Chapel United Methodist Church. You are invited and encouraged to make a difference in and around the Hartselle Community on Sunday, September 11th beginning at 9:00 a.m.. Throughout
the day various church members and community volunteers will join together in mission and service projects in order to make a positive and transformative impact on our community. Pick your service area, mark your calendars, and invite your friends and family to join us!!! September 9th starting at 9:00 A.M.
Down Memory Lane The Hartselle Historical Society presents “DOWN MEMORY LANE”, September 12, 2016
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xcitement is in the air!!! It is time to celebrate the 100th year of the Historic Burleson Building. Can you believe education has been on this site since 1874? And now the building continues to be used by the people of Hartselle and surrounding areas to teach the arts to children as well as being used for weddings, receptions, meetings, and many other functions. Excitement is also in the air as former students and teachers recall their days in this “GRAND OLD BUILDING”!!! Some students remember getting a whipping, others remember special teachers, and still others remember PAGE 6
special events during their six years spent in this historic building. Come Monday Evening, September 12 to help celebrate, learn about the history of the buildings on this site, and hear former teachers and former students share about their love for and memories of this Grand Old Building. Displays open at 6:00 and the Program will begin at 7:00. The Historian David Burleson along with two teachers and two students will be sharing about their memories at The Burleson Center. Bring a friend and come enjoy the excitement in celebrating this 100 year old building at 307 College Street, NE during Depot Days Week in Hartselle.
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Movie in the Park featuring Zootopia
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et outside and get into Hartselle’s Depot Days Festival free outdoor movie in the park on the big screen, on Tuesday, September 13th Bring chairs and blankets to Hartselle’s Earth Park. We will begin the movie at 8:00p.m. We hope to see lots of you there to watch one of our favorites of the summer Zootopia.
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Depot Days Concert and Boys Scout Flag Retirement Ceremony
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he Hartselle High School Choral Departments will present their first concert of the year Thursday, September 17th in the Hartselle High School auditorium. The concert will begin at 7:00 p.m. and will include all of the choirs, under the direction of Katie Dupois. We invite you to take this opportunity to enjoy some of our talented young people! We hope you will make plans to attend. We will also be having a flag retirement ceremony lead by Boyscout Troup number 336 at 6:00. It will be held in the parking lot of Hartselle High School.
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he Hartselle Kiwanis club will be sponsoring the Hartselle Half Marathon The course for this race follows an extensive loop that starts and finishes at the beautiful Quail Creek Golf Resort and Convention Center. Located just on the outskirts of Hartselle, Quail Creek is quietly tucked away in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains and is one of North Alabama’s best kept secrets. Runners will follow a route that winds through the rural and picturesque countryside of Morgan County. Saturday September 17, 2016 the run will begin at 7:00 a.m.
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9:00 - Opening Ceremony 9:30 - Children’s Events 10:00 - Ladies Events 10:30 - Lawn Mower Slow Race (stock and modified) 11:00 - Lunch 12:30 - Timed Tractor Events 2:00 - Door Prize Giveaway and 50/50 Giveaway
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he First United Methodist Church and all along Hickory Street will be filled with all of your favorite cars, truck, and motorcycles. We will be giving away lots of door prizes throughout the day. We will not have judging so their will be lots of winners. One of our grand prizes this year is a set of Minor Tire 15 Inch Legend Wheels. Registration 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Must be registered and showto be eligible for the prize! PAGE 8
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he First Aide team this year is comprised of the Hartselle Fire Department first responders, Lifeguard Ambulance Service and Decatur Morgan Hospital. Decatur Morgan Hospital will have the Huntsville Health System Mobile Medical Unit on site. We will be working with the First Aide team and supporting our community. Contact person is Kathy White Goodwin, at 256-973-2589.
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he Children’s Area will be filled with lot of activities for children of all ages. Bring your kids by and let them have lots of fun. Make special memories with the whole family. Don’t forget the camera!
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he City of Hartselle Public Works Department provides several services for the Depot Days Festival. Our sign shop produces many signs for the festival including vendor recognition, traffic direction, and safety signs. Our employees are also responsible for putting out the signage and helping with street closure. Hartselle Public Works also provides sanitation services throughout the weekend and street clean-up once the festival is over. Hartselle Public Works is happy to help with Depot Days!
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he Huntsville Community Drumline offers an extracurricular option for youth to be involved in a positive community based activity. In addition to teaching drumming, a craft that will help participants compete for college scholarships, we focus on the development of self respect, respect for others, discipline and pride in our community. They will begin strolling and playing down Main Street at 10:00 a.m. and continue through the festival till about noon. SEPTEMBER 2016
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Depot Days Schedule of Activities…. 8:00 a.m.
Vendors open, Art Show and Children’s Art Show open, Car, Truck & Bike Show begins Tractor & Gasoline Engine Show begins National Anthem & Flag Raising
11:30 a.m.
Hartselle Enquirer Stage – Ben Parker Project
1:00 p.m.
Hartselle Enquirer Stage – Chichi
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Hartselle Enquirer Stage – Brody Turney
2:00 p.m.
Hartselle Enquirer Stage – The Mainstream Band Featuring Katrina
8:30 a.m.
Art Show judging
9:30 a.m.
Hartselle Enquirer Stage – Burleson Choir
10:00a.m.
Hartselle Enquirer Stage – The Ray Sparks Band
3:30 p.m.
Hartselle Enquirer Stage – The Cross Tie Band
Hartselle Enquirer Stage – Gidget Maxwell
5:00p.m.
Vendors on Main Street close
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The Hartselle Enquirer Stage Ben Parker Project
Brody Turney
The Ray Sparks Band
At the age of 8, Brody Turney received his first guitar, a month later began taking lessons, as time passed he began to sing and learn to play along with each song. It wasn’t untill he was 13 years old he stepped out on to a stage in front of hundreds of people at Talladega super speedway as a surprise to his father to play and sing Infront of anybody. From that day forward music became part of his lifestyle. He has played in Nashville TN on a few occasions, Lawrenceburg TN, and quite a bit in North Alabama.
has been on a stage and entertaining audiences as long as he can remember. He brings passion, excitement, and honest music to listeners. He has developed a reputation as a singer, guitar player, and songwriter in venues from Muscle Shoals to Music Row. What style music does he play? He would like you to be the judge of that. It is somewhere between new and old country with flavors of blues, gospel, and even a little rock and roll. His influences range from Johnny Cash to John Mayer, from Jimi Hendrix to James Taylor, and from Restless Heart to Zach Brown Band. out of Moulton, Alabama features music from the 50s, 60s, & 70s and specializes in Corporate and Wedding entertainment. The Ray Sparks Band features a broad musical selection with Ray Sparks, Dwight Coffey, and Richard Thompson on the vocals. The rhythm section is held down by Kell Whitlow on the drums, Scott Sanderson on the bass, and Brandon Denton on the electric guitar. Visit their website at: http://www.raysparksband.com and like them on Facebook.
The Cross Ties Band
Nathan Gaston was born in Decatur and raised in the Shoals. He taught himself to play the piano at a very young age. He has played with many bands over the years and has written many songs. Tom Bender, a Hartselle resident,plays mostly rhythm guitar but will make an attempt at the piano on occasion. John, “Doc On The Box” Taylor from Pulaski TN has provided percussion for many big names over a 40 year period. This trio shares the love of a wide selection of music and artists and has been playing together since 2012. PAGE 12
is the praise and worship band at Hartselle First United Methodist Church’s Contemporary Praise Service. Formed in 2002, the band provides a wide and compelling brand of Contemporary Christian music, as well as innovative approaches to Traditional Hymns. This is the bands fourth appearance at Depot Days
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The Burleson Singers
are made up of third and fourth grade students from F. E. Burleson Elementary School. They are under the direction of Stephanie Porter. The Singers will be debuting the new school song written especially for the 100 year celebration of Burleson School by Stephanie Porter and Shane Porter.
The Freight Train Bandits
found each other by happenstance while working at the Freight House Restaurant in Hartselle, Alabama. During the summer of 2016, founder and lead singer DJ Neal heard about a local singing contest being held and decided to compete. However, he quickly realized that mere karaoke tracks were not capable of capturing the sound he wished to create to accompany his singing. And so he sought the
from Hartselle on bass and vocals. Katrina, also from Hartselle,has been singing since she was a little girl. She started with her dad around the house and continued all through school. Katrina and her dad played in Mobile for two years before moving back to Hartselle in 2015. You can find them entertaining all over Alabama.
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help of a group of musicians as talented and passionate as himself in order to form a band. Little did he know that two such musicians had been his coworkers for several months already and were more than willing to join him. With Daniel Hundley on guitar and Bryant Woodard on bass, DJ realized this newfound band was on the verge of being something far more significant than he had imagined. The boys found their signature sound when DJ employed a cajon in order to provide the percussive backbone that was needed to complete the musical structure already developed by their captivating guitar licks, hypnotic basslines, and towering vocals. Once the contest was over, the three bandmates unanimously agreed to make the arrangement permanent and to continue making music together. The Freight Train Bandits are self-classified as alternative indie folk and are currently working towards the release of the first album some time in 2017. In the meantime, they have an addictive passion for performing live and you can catch them at local venues near you! For bookings or more information: Facebook @FreightTrainBandits Email:freighttrainbandits@gmail.com
was born in St. Petersburg Fl,but has lived in Alabama 7 years now and loves it!She developed a love for music at young age, though music is not her career she has still kept a place in her heart for singing and songwriting.In her free time she shows Quarter Horses and enjoys spending time with her own horses at her farm in New Market Al.
The Mainstream Band featuring Katrina
With over 100 years of musical experience the Mainstream Band plays all types of music from country to blues to soft rock. The Mainstream Band consists of Mike Wood from Hartselle on drums and vocals, Bennie Austin from Monroe, LA on guitar and vocals, Steve Ward from Hartselle on guitar and vocals, and Ronnie Reeves SEPTEMBER 2016
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2016 Depot Days Sponsors Please be sure to tell our Sponsors Thank You for supporting this community event! Platinum Sponsors: The Hartselle Enquirer Silver Sponsor: Pepsi Cola Bottling Co., Decatur, Bronze Sponsors: Redstone Federal Credit Union, Joe Wheeler EMC, Community Urgent Care Adult Art Show: Standard Furniture Children’s Art Show: Hannah’s Lawn & Landscape Service, Slate Gallery & Framing Official Drink Sponsor: Pepsi Cola Bottling Co., Decatur, AL
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Tractor & Gasoline Engine Show: Lowe’s Entertainment Tent – The Hartselle Enquirer Depot Days Pageant Sponsors: Crowns – Jimmy Smith Jewelers Flowers – It’s Your day and Apples Florist Goody Bags – Charter Business T-shirts – Joe Wheeler EMC Stage Décor – Americ Equipment Rental Pageant Sponsor - Eddie Preuitt Ford and Morgan Animal Hospital, PC Zombie Run Festival Sponsors: City of Hartselle Corum’s Dixie Diamond Enquirer Printing Hartselle Athletic Club Hartselle Eye Care Hometown Mortgage Journey’s Design and Travel Rowe Excavating General Sponsors: City of Hartselle Decatur-Morgan County Convention and Visitors Bureau Hartselle Utilities Hartselle Beautification Association Morgan County Commission
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Festival T-Shirt Sponsors: Family Security CU Lifeguard Ambulance Service Evabank ACE Auto Body AJ Associates Community Urgent Care Corum’s ACE Hardware Decatur Morgan Hospital Dr. Chris Widner Denistry Edward Jones/Rob Payne Gilchrist Pharmacy Hagen Homes
Hartselle Enquirer Hartselle Rotary Club Home Mortgage of America, Inc. Hometown Market Mack’s Paint & Body Shop, Inc. Peck Funeral Home Pepsi Standard Furniture
The Lifeguard Ambulance Service - Car, Truck & Bike Show - T-shirt Sponsors: Eddie Preuitt Ford Griffin Mobility ACE Auto Body Bank Independent Colors Precision Paint & Body Shop Corum’s ACE Hardware Gilchrist Pharmacy Hartselle Enquirer Hartselle Heritage Funeral Home
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Jackson Plumbing Joe Wheeler EMC Mack’s Paint & Body Shop, Inc Peck- Glasgow Insurance Pepsi Redstone Federal Credit Union State Farm Insurance – Michael Holifield Tankersley Service Center Tiger Equipment Rental The Freight House
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Listing of vendors for the 2016 Depot Days Festival* Here is a partial listing of vendors for the 2016 Festival: CHILDREN’S GAMES & RIDES: Jubilee Farms
Rides - SWING & T CUPS
Can "U" Play ?
Euro-Bungy, T-Ball Basketball, & Jr. Hoop
Amusements Plus ARTIST:
• Sandra Abbott • Mike Davis
FOOD and DRINK: Kettle Corn & Cotton Candy Little Caesars Pizza Pizza, Nachos D & B Concessions Funnel Cakes, Shaved Ice Merles's Lemonade Lemonade Come & Get it ConcesLarge List of Wonderful sions Foods Maggie Moo’s Ice Cream Ice Cream Nothing Bundt Cakes Cakes Evon Butcher Large Number of Foods Miller's Homemade Homemade Ice Cream Scoops Large list of wonderful Cesar's Concessions food items Pepsi Carts- Beneϔits the Hartselle High School Band Boosters Backyard Kettle Corn
CRAFTERS: Debbie Stack Brenda Mitchell Harriette McGuire Heather Adams Esther Meissen Befrizz Mother Daughter Crafts Bev’s Quilt & Things Cross Arrow Creations Taylor Maples Denise Rushton June Henderson Rachel Frey South Eastern Cuties Dexter Gentle Jim & Carol Waldrop Nancy Clark & Andrew Wang PAGE 16
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Paula Hutt Karen Mitchell Bernie Spann Jocelyn Scott Karen Doughtry Amanda Haskins Krist Seal Lotus Blossom Boutiques Ironwork Cynthia Malone Betty Liss B-Jeweled Cindy Stricklin Julie Kelley Kay Gentle Anita Holt
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NON-PROFITS: Hartselle Library Bethel Baptist Church Athen’s State University Boy Scouts Troup 336 West Hartselle Baptist Hartselle First Assembly of God East Highland Baptist
First Christian Church Nature’s Trail Church Mt Zion Baptist Church Muppets LifeSouth Morgan Co Republican Party Forest Chappell United Methodist Church
VENDORS: SWAT Team Reptiles Happy Feet USA Products The Rotten Apple The Designer’s Market Southern Belle Boutique Rodan + Fields Art & Soul Tatoo Mary Kay The Cotton Row Boutique Lipsense by SeneGence Angie Burbank Comfort Care Hospice Pest Pro Exterminators Plunder Jewelry Liberty Tax Serice Bender’s Gym Friends of Sardis-Written in My Hear Mission Team
Pink Zebra Fragrance Scentsy Tony Tatum Tastefully Simple LeafFilter of North Alabama Zoey’s Downtown Factory Connection Michael Witt Medical Weight Loss LulaRoe Wes Holderϔield Taylor Heating and Air Solutions Once Upon A Time Dream Party Roger’s This & That Readers and Shades Lowe’s • Available at press time
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