Fort Payne Kiwanis DeKalb County Woman of the Year

Submitted by: Carolyn Downer

Wooten, Media Coordinator DeKalb HCL

GERALDINE, Ala.--The Dekalb County Homemakers and Community Leaders met on February 15, 2023, for Awards Day. Our meeting was held at Rock Church in Geraldine, Alabama.

Our clubs from across Dekalb County include Crossville, Geraldine, Ider, Lookout Mountain, Portersville, and Tenbroeck. Nominees from each of these clubs were presented. The Nominees were: Crossville: Loretta Rodgers, Geraldine: Frances Patterson, Ider: Judith Leslie, Lookout Mountain: Phyllis Reagan, Portersville: Jo Ann Stricklin, and Tenbroeck: Sue Abernathy.

After the judging concluded Jo Ann Stricklin of Portersville was announced as DeKalb County Woman of the Year.

Public Meeting

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will conduct a public involvement meeting on March 28 from 5-7 p.m. at the Fort Payne City Hall Auditorium to discuss a proposed runaway truck ramp at the bottom of Hwy. 35 downtown.

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March 17, Yoga

Walk-Dusk to DarkExperience yoga while enjoying the beauty that is Desoto State Park. Walk along the park’s boardwalk trail, following Laurel Creek. Listen to the sounds of Azalea Cascade as instructor Destin Padgett guides you in slow & easy yoga poses. Time: 6:00 p.m. Where: DeSoto State Park-Fort Payne, Alabama. Meet at the Talmadge Butler Boardwalk Trailhead on Co. Rd. 89 . $5.00 per person.

March 18, Free

Airplane RidesWeather Permitting:

Free Airplane rides for youth ages 8 - 17. 9am - 12pm CST at the Fort Payne, AL Airport. Located near I-59, exit 222. Parent or Guardian must sign. Experimental Aviation licensed pilots.

March 18, Dutch Oven Demo - Dutch ovens have been in use for hundreds of years; especially when our country was expanding and families were on the move. Unable to bring their large cook stoves with them, women learned how to cook entire meals from stews & soups to bread & desserts, in their Dutch ovens. Learn the basics about Dutch ovens, how to clean & care for your cookware, AND cook (& eat!) dinner & dessert at the same time! Starts around 10 am, located at JSU’s Little River Canyon Center.

March 31, Games at Granna’s Goodies - Board

Gamers hobbyist or casual players, all are welcome. Come play

Jo Ann has been married for 56 years. She has one son and one granddaughter. She grew up in Georgia where she was manager of a Deli-Bakery for eight years. Later she obtained a minor college degree in insurance having a

Fellowship degree with Life Underwriters Training Council. She worked as an agent with Liberty National Life Insurance Company for 12 years.

Jo Ann has been a member of Portersville, Al HCL for 22 years. She has served as Alabama HCL District One Coordinator for a total of three years and AHCL State VicePresident for four years. She served as ACL President Elect for one year and AHCL President for 2017-2018, and AHCL Parliamentarian for two years.

She has also served as DeKalb County President for a total of eight years, County Vice-President for six years, Club Parliamentarian, and currently serves as county treasurer for the past two years.

Jo Ann also served in her own local club, Portersville, as club President for a total of thirteen years and Vice President for four years. She also served the Joyful Hearts Club as President for one year.

For the past 22 years Jo Ann has attended most of the state conferences, the District meetings, (meetings are held yearly) she has chaired the Yearbook Committee for 12 years, has served on and helped to create two county cookbooks, has attended and participated in most of the Cultural Arts day celebrations, serves on the Woman of the Year Committee, attends the annual county picnic and attends all the Awards Day ceremonies. for an hour or stay until we shut it down. Friends and family community event. Location: Granna’s Goodies in Rainsville AL. Along with board games there will be snacks and drinks ready to purchase from Granna’s. 7PM - 11PM $5 PARTICIPATION fee, bring a game to play and get a participation fee waived. Preregister and find out more information on the website. www. boardtogether.info Find the event on Facebook Board Together Opening Night.

In her local club she has helped organize and is on the committee for the Quilt Walk Day Bake Sale, Scrap Book Committee, and the Turkey Trot Bake Sale Committee.

In addition to these activities Jo Ann is actively involved in her church and community. She attends Big Valley Church of God, where she serves as clerk/ treasurer and also teaches the adult Sunday School class and a Bible study group each week. She also volunteers in such activities as the 4-H roundup, the hospital auxiliary, Red Cross, various charity drives, retired senior volunteer program, toys for tots and helps transport neighbors and friends for doctor appointments as needed.

Jo Ann, since moving to DeKalb County has been a vital part of the DeKalb County HCL. She works tirelessly to promote and improve our club. We consider ourselves very blessed to have such a member.

Congratulations, Jo Ann Stricklin on being named DeKalb Count Woman of the Year.

April 8, Dekalb

Master Gardenerswill have their Annual Spring Plant and Vegetable Plant Sale at the VFW Fairgrounds located at 151 18th

Street NE Fort Payne AL. The sale will include hundreds of heirloom and hybrid vegetable plants, herbs, native and evergreen azaleas, rhododendrons, ferns, hydrangeas, hollies, buckeyes, magnolias, purple beauty berry, perennials, annuals, and many more plants. Proceeds from the plant sale go toward community projects. Bring your boxes and containers to fill them up at great prices. The sale will be on Saturday, April 8th, starting at 7:00 am –12:00 pm. Cash and/or check with ID ONLY.

April 15, Meet

A Machine - Meet a Machine is designed to provide the public with the opportunity to see, touch and learn about vehicles used by public service agencies and local businesses. These vehicles include emergency response vehicles, planes, aircraft equipment, construction equipment, etc. Food will be available for purchase.

All proceeds will benefit the DeKalb County Children’s Advocacy Center.

Adult tickets are $5. Children are free. Tickets are available at https:// meetamachinefp. ticketleap.com/ meetamachinefp/ details.

April 27 - May 7, Roald Dahl’s Matilda

The Musical at Northeast Alabama Community College - Packed with high- energy dance numbers, catchy songs and an unforgettable star turn for a young actress, Matilda is a joyous girl power romp. Children and adults alike will be thrilled and delighted by the story of the special little girl with an extraordinary imagination.. Visit nacc.edu for tickets!

May 5, 31st

Annual Wildflower Saturday - Wildflower Saturday is an annual event held in DeSoto State Park atop Lookout Mountain in Fort Payne, Alabama, always the first Saturday of May. Join DeSoto State Park staff & guest speakers for a wonderful weekend of learning about the many species of blooming plants found on Lookout Mountain.

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Legals

Alabama

CASE NO.: CV-2023900033.00

TIMOTHY T. MORROW and wife, CHERYL J. MORROW, Plaintiffs vs.

Commence at a 5/8 inch rebar found at the purported Southwest corner of Lot 10 in the said Cloudmont Park Subdivision recorded in Plat Book 3 at Page 97 in Section 7, Township 6 South, Range

11 East, Huntsville Meridian, DeKalb County, Alabama; thence run South 79 deg 00 minutes 00 seconds West for a distance of 65.93 feet to a point on the East ROW of DeKalb County Road No. 106 (60 foot ROW); thence run North 00 deg 24 minutes 06 seconds East for a distance of 57.72 feet to point on the East ROW of said DeKalb County Road No. 106 (60 foot ROW); thence continue to run along said ROW North 15 deg 27 minutes 25 seconds

By Steve Flowers

I am old and oldfashioned. I have been writing this column on Alabama government and political history for 20 years, and it appears weekly in more than 60 newspapers. Folks believe what they read in their local papers because local editors and journalists they trust act as a filter to provide them with the truth. But technology has created a whole new breed of internet publications where lying is the standard and not the exception.

One deranged person can sit in a dark room and pump out vicious lies and fabrications without any evidence – and there is no local editor standing up for the truth. I believe in the First Amendment to our Constitution, but having a website should not be a license to lie and slander people.

I do not pay much attention to the so-called “internet and Fictitious Defendants

West for a distance of 15.45 feet to a 5/8 inch rebar found on the East ROW of said DeKalb County Road No. 106 (60 foot ROW) and the point of beginning; thence run along said ROW North 15 deg 37 minutes 02 seconds West for a distance of 71.95 feet to a 5/8 inch rear found on said ROW; thence run North 56 deg 00 minutes 00 seconds East for a distance of 27.47 feet passing through a half inch rebar found next to a green tee post, to the original Northwest corner of Lot 11 in said Cloudmont Park Subdivision; thence run along said West line of said Lot 11 South 31 deg 33 minutes East for a distance of 80.00 feet to the original Southwest corner of said Lot 11; thence run South 70 deg 00 minutes West for a distance of 48.17 feet to a 5/8 inch rebar found on the East ROW of said DeKalb County Road No. 106 (60 foot ROW); and the point of beginning, containing 0.065 acres more or less.

“A” through “F” whose names and addresses are unknown, and any and all unknown parties, including any persons claiming any present interest therein and including any persons claiming any future, contingent, reversionary, remainder, or other interest therein, who may claim any interest in the abovedescribed property, Defendants

NOTICE BY PUBLICATION

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT NOTICE HEREBY IS GIVEN

TO: Any and all persons claiming any present interest in the real property described above, and including any persons claiming any reversionary, remainder, or other interest therein, who may claim interest in this real property. The Plaintiffs have filed a Verified Complaint to Quiet Title in the Circuit Court of Dekalb County, Alabama in Case Number CV2023-900033.00 against the lands described above and against any or all parties listed above to establish the right and title of the Plaintiffs to the lands and to clear up all doubts or disputes concerning the same. Therefore, the Defendants and any persons claiming and interest in the real property must file an Answer to the Complaint in writing in the Circuit Court of Dekalb County, Alabama by May 15, 2023 or suffer default judgment against them. The Plaintiffs request that the Court will make and enter all orders, judgments, and decrees that may be necessary or proper in the premises, and upon a final hearing thereon, the Plaintiffs request that the Court will make and enter a decree that the Plaintiffs have the entire and undivided fee simple interest in the lands. The Plaintiffs further request such other, further, different, or general relief as they may be entitled in the premises.

Dated this the 8th day of March, 2023.