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BWAC hosts 107th DeKalb Fiddlers’ Convention By Joseph M. Morgan
joseph@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.— More than 400 music fans attended the 107th anniversary celebration of the DeKalb County Fiddlers’ Convention hosted by the Big Wills Arts Council (BWAC) on Saturday at the Rotary Pavilion in downtown Fort Payne. The event ran from noon until 6 p.m. showcasing 12 categories made up of more than 50 talented contestants who competed for the more than $3,500 in prize money and trophies. Contestants competed in the following categories: Dobro Division, Pee Wee Fiddler Division, Mandolin Division, Ol’ Time Banjo Division, Jr. Fiddler Division, Guitar Division, Upright Bass Division, Bluegrass Banjo Division, Sr. Fiddler Division, Ol’ Time Fiddler Division, Bluegrass Band Division, and Ol’ Time Band Division. Jacob Johnson, a 17-yearold from Lincoln, Ala., has seen particular good fortune the past two years at the DeKalb County Fiddlers’ Convention, taking
Austin DerryBerry, 17, and accompniment perform at convention. DerryBerry competed in the Jr. Upright Bass Division
consecutive first place finishes in his division in 2013 and again in 2014. His previous two 1st place finishes were in the Jr. Fiddler Division in which contestants ages 0-22 years old compete. Despite
the fact that he is six years away from the mandatory 23 years old to advance to the Sr. Fiddler Division, contest officials asked Johnson to compete this year in the 23-and-up division due to
his previous back-to-back first place finishes in the Jr. Division. Johnson rose to the challenge. Despite competing outside his division against older, more experienced
Ball to speak to DeKalb County Republicans By Jordan Doufexis
jordan@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.— The DeKalb County Republican Breakfast Club will meet on Saturday, June 13, at the Western Sizzlin’ Steak House in Fort Payne at 7:30 AM. The speaker will be State Representative Mike Ball of Madison County. Ball is the Chairman of the Ethics and Campaign Finance Committee. “Representative Mike Ball was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 2002. He and his wife, Debbie, have three children – Chris, Cara, and Mandy, a grandson, Jacob and a granddaughter, Clarke. Mike received his A.S. in Criminal Justice from Jefferson State Junior College and his B.S. in Political Science from Athens State
University. He is a member of Asbury Methodist United Methodist Church in Madison. Mike served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1973 to 1977 and was honorably discharged as a Sergeant. In 1978, he became an Alabama State Trooper, and served 8 years in the Highway Patrol Division. In 1986, he was assigned to serve in the Major Crimes Unit of the Alabama Bureau of Investigation. In addition to his investigative duties, Mike also served as a Hostage Negotiator. He retired from the Alabama Department of Public Safety on January 1, 2003. Mike also enjoys singing and playing mandolin with The Madison Mountaintop Band. A student of several musical instruments, he particularly enjoys
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musicians, Johnson took 1st place again this year, winning the Sr. Fiddler Division at the event.
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FORT PAYNE RESIDENT SANDRA LAFFERTY’S IMPRESSIVE ACTING PORTFOLIO INCLUDES MORE THAN 40 FILM, TV AND COMMERCIAL ROLES EDITOR’S NOTE: The following feature on Fort Payne actor Sandra Lafferty originally appeared in Lookout Alabama magazine, lookoutalabama.com. Lafferty has roles in several films currently in production including Self/ less starring Ryan Reynolds slated for release on July 10, and A Walk in the Woods with Robert Redford scheduled for release on Sept. 2. N.L. McAnelly I have no personal experience with acting. Unless you count the time in kindergarten I spent sweating on the cafeteria stage with plastic rabbit ears clamped to my head. Was that acting? Yes, according to my parents. I certainly didn’t know what was going on. Bright lights, farm animal suits, people with cameras, singing. It was all part of some bizarre ritual, I concluded. But allow a bit of time and a high stack of Criterion films to pass before my eyes and a slightly better appreciation of this “acting” thing has come to me. Still, when I sat down with Sandra Ellis Lafferty, a Fort Payne, Ala., resident who has been cast in more than 40 films, TV -series and commercial roles, I had a novel curiosity. “There is a debate about whether you should call acting an art or a craft, and I don’t think it matters really,” Lafferty says. “The end result should be the same. Good acting is what brings the playwright’s or the screenwriter’s work to life in an exceptional way.” Lafferty’s roles include “Greasy Sae” in film adaptations of dystopian trilogy “The Hunger Games,” Mrs. Milland in crime thriller “Prisoners,” and Maybelle Carter in the Johnny Cash biopic “Walk the Line.” She has experienced success in the
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is inherent in a person, the ability to act,” she says. “I think it is probably 80 percent talent that you are born with and 20 percent technique. I know that other people would argue that point, but acting world, but many people who Picasso once said you learn everything you can about technique and then you are interested in the profession are discouraged by its unemployment rate toss it away. I think what he meant –around 90 percent, according to the was that you never lose your technique Actor’s Equity Association. Naturally, once you have it, but it shouldn’t be I wanted to know what persuaded that obvious.” Lafferty to pursue the performing arts. Lafferty’s career spanned several “Logically, you wouldn’t,” she says. cities and stages prior to her work in “But there is a passion about acting film. She was married by her senior that supersedes reason. Someone once year of college and soon moved from said, ‘Don’t be an actor unless you just Tennessee to New York to be with can’t help yourself.’ I guess I’m in that her husband, Ken. For years she was category. When you are very young, involved with community theatre there is an adrenaline rush that you productions in Staten Island. Her work get. That rush never really goes away, there included posts as both director but as you get older, and artistic director I think it becomes in addition to acting. “There is a debate The Laffetys had more about being about whether you part of an event that four children and should call acting can bring something eventually relocated an art or a craft, and to Kansas City, Mo., into the lives of other I don’t think it where Ken worked people.” matters really.” Working is the for TWA and Sandra g o t her m a s t er ’s best part of being degree at the University of Missouri– an actor, Lafferty says with a laugh. “I wish I could work more often, and Kansas City. There she joined the I think every actor feels that way, Missouri Repertory Theatre and had except for maybe those few who have her first experience with professional so many scripts handed to them that acting. “I knew I wanted to [continue they can’t handle it all.” my career in acting ], but after Lafferty got her start in front of working a summer with Missouri Repertory – and having four children the camera at the relatively late age at the time – I realized that I couldn’t of 51, though her passion for acting be at home with my children and do has been with her since she was a child. “I was always a performer,” she this, because it demands a lot of your says. “I think I was acting as soon as time,” she says. I was walking. I just always wanted to Laffert y resolved to put her perform for people – the people I was professional career on hold until her close to.” she often acted out movie youngest was out of high school. scenes. “Then I started writing scenes She managed to stand firm until his and asking other kids to participate in senior year. The family had moved them,” she says. “I remember getting to Colorado, and Sandra began a frustrated because I didn’t feel like they five-year tenure with the Denver could follow the storyline the way that Center for Performing Arts. When I wanted them to. I guess that was the the Denver Center didn’t have work for her one summer, Lafferty went to director in me.” That drive intensified with her first Seattle for a job. She was cast in two exposure to professional theatre during additional roles and ended up being a class trip to Washington D.C., her there for a year. It was in Seattle that senior year in high school. There she Lafferty got her first film role, in attended a performance of Eugene “Dogfight.” O’Neill’s “A Long Day’s Journey into “My agent got me an audition Night” (a production she would have and I got cast in the part I went up a part in 30 years later at the Denver for,” she says. “It really wasn’t a Center for Performing Arts). speaking part. I was designated as “That made a huge impression ‘crying woman.’ The scene was the on me,” Lafferty says. “I was in such day Kennedy gets shot.” As her film rapture at the theatre.” Until that career was just getting its start, Ken year, Sandra had prepared to become was diagnosed with lung cancer and an engineer, setting her sights on died five months later. Lafferty was Georgia Tech. “I was truly bitten by cast in a few more small roles before the ‘bug of theatre’, as they call it, deciding to move to Los Angeles. when I was in the senior play,” she “I said to myself – which might recalls. “I played and Irish medium have been unrealistic – if I can’t in a play called ‘The 13th Chair.’ It make a living in L.A. just being was such fun.” At the time, Lafferty an actor, then I’m not going to was attending Bradley Central High stay,” she recalls. Lafferty got School in Cleveland, Tenn., where her work immediately. She was family lived while her father helped cast in national commercials construct a paper mill in Charleston, and then started to get guest Tenn. Her parents moved back to roles in TV series including Fort Payne in 1964. Lafferty earned “NYPD Blue,” “Melrose a bachelor’s degree in theatre from Place” and “Boy Meets the University of Tennessee and used World.” She also was cast her minor and electives to obtain in horror films including certification in speech pathology. “The Prophecy” and “New She says people often want to Nightmare,” part of the know if acting is a “natural talent” or “Nightmare on Elm Street” series. if it is about technique. “I think that it Lafferty says it’s important for
Lafferty as Greasy Sae in ‘The Hunger Games’ actors to know the rhythm of a play or film and how they fit into that rhythm. “Every time you read the script you get new inspiration, new ideas and nuances that you think of, character relationships and so forth. The end result will hopefully seem real, unrehearsed and believable.” The way an actor relates to roles evolves as he or she ages, Lafferty adds. “I think when you get to be my age range, the approach changes somewhat because you’ve had so many life experiences that fit into who your character can be.” Lafferty drew roles steadily for awhile, but then came a writers’ strike followed by an actors’ strike. At the same time, Lafferty’s family was urging her to return home. She left L.A. behind and came back to Fort Payne in 2000. (Her brother Jerry Ellis is an award-winning author who also calls Fort Payne home). “I moved back here not just because of my family – certainly that was a big part of it – but I moved here because I love it here,” Lafferty says. “I love being a part of nature, so I love the surroundings. That has always inspired me and given me a reason for being here.” Her relocation does not seem to have hindered her ability to work in the film industry. While L.A. and New York are hubs for major movie production companies, m any project s are filmed in the Southeast. This part of the country has natural features that translate to good cinematography and f inancia l incent ives that draw
the attention of producers. Lafferty was cast in some of her most wellknown roles after making the move back to Alabama. “Walk the Line” was filmed in Tennessee and released in 2005. “The Hunger Games” films, released in 2012 and 2013, were shot in North Carolina. Lafferty plays a vendor at the “hob,” a sort of village black market, and gives main character Katniss a symbolic mockingjay pin to wear. In these roles and in others, including “Ordinary Woman,” an account of Anne Ellis’ (no relation) experiences living in the mining camps of the Rocky Mountains during the late 19th century, and a rendition of Romulus Linney’s “Heathen Valley,” she has portrayed rural or Southern women. I ask her thoughts on why she is often cast in this type of role. “I guess you could say that I’m a child of this part of the country,” she says. “It is in my heart and soul. That is probably why I’ve often been cast as rural women. I have had a lot of directors say that I have ‘an earthy quality’ about me and that my work is ‘very grounded.’ I consider that a big compliment because I think grounded work is the best. I believe I get that from being from the South and always wanting to be outdoors.” j
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Johnson said he enjoys a life on the road competing in competitions across the U.S. “The fiddler community is like a big family,” Johnson said. “Every time we go to a competition, it’s like going to a big family reunion, and you get to see everybody and it’s just a lot of fun. We always enjoy coming to the DeKalb County event as well.” Those in attendance also had the opportunity to experience a performance by Jim Connor, former member of the Kingston Trio and
writer of the John Denver smash hit, “Grandma’s Feather Bed.” Connor, who was once described by Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs as, “the finest old-time banjo player in the world,” was also on hand to help present the annual 2015 Roland Walls Lifetime Achievement Award. Connor’s former teacher and mentor and Sand Mountain music legend Uncle Arthur Kuykendall was the recipient of this year’s award, so it was fitting for Connor to have the opportunity to honor the
man who took him under his wing as a young musician. “We had a great event this year,” said BWAC Director Russell Gulley. “At one time the DeKalb County Fiddlers’ Convention was one of the largest, most widely attended events of its type in the ti-state area and throughout the Southeast. We are working to restore the event to its former glory and I feel like each year we get closer and closer.”
RTI Mud Volleyball Tournament Bluegrass on the rim Photo by Joseph Morgan
2015 RTI Mud Volleyball Tournament Champions, Section Undertakers, pose for a team photo.
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R AINSVILLE, Ala. — Rainsville Technology, Inc. (RTI) hosted the 3rd annual RTI Charity Mud Volleyball Tournament last Saturday, May 30, to raise money for ARC of DeKalb County. The Haynes family from the town of Section stole the show on Saturday, with
so many family members participating in the event they had to split into two teams. Even more impressive however, the Haynes teams ended up taking first and second place after winning their respective sides of the tournament bracket and facing off in a very competitive final championship match. At the end of the day, the Section Undertakers defeated
the Squad to become the 2015 RTI Mud Volleyball Tournament Champions. Eleven teams competed in the tournament and the event raised more than $1,000 dollars for ARC of DeKalb County.
LITTLE RIVER CANYON CENTER TO HOST BLUEGRASS CONCERT SATURDAY The Little River Canyon Center in Fort Payne kicks off its summer Canyon Concert Series with the second annual, Bluegrass on the Rim concert at the new Canyon Concert outdoor stage adjacent to Little River Canyon National Preserve. Saturday, June 13, from 5 p.m. until 10 p.m. Bluegrass talent from around the country will be performing, including Foggy Hollow Review, Valley Road, Bent Creek, Kelli Johnson and Jason Bailey, and Barb-
wire Bluegrass along with Masters of Ceremony, Glen Williams and Carl Brady.
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Geo Chaparro and Leonardo Chaparro enjoyed playing newly added cornhole toss game
12th Annual Summer Latino Festival By Jordan Doufexis
jordan@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala.— On Saturday, Northeast Alabama Community College hosted the "12th Annual Summer Latino Festival: A Celebration of Latino Culture" on their campus grounds. The mission of the festival is to offer a day of fun activities, ethnic foods and music as a way to reach out to and celebrate the Hispanic community that has become a significant part of the economy and culture in Northeast Alabama. “I've been here for the last 5 years. I just love the Latino culture and I like
for my child to experience the traditions and different foods. And who doesn't love tamales," said Dortha Higgins of Fyffe. Food was provided by numerous local Mexican restaurants, as well as individuals providing a number of different types of treats with Latin flair. Event director Tresha McClain said, "The turnout is bigger than it was last year. We've added the rock wall, corn hole, Jenga, the Childhood Development Tent, face painting, and so many other things. Next year we'll have more tents for vendors because these are just packed out!” This event is definitely a highlight on the DeKalb County summer slate.
RAINSVILLE, Ala. — The man the world has come to love as the grungy, backwoods tracker on the AMC phenomenon "The Walking Dead", came through DeKalb County on Monday...and in true Daryl Dixon style, he was on his motorcycle. Norman Reedus was in the midst of a ride from Atlanta to Nashville when he stopped in the Rainsville McDonald's, ordered a cheeseburger and coke, took some selfies with fans, and continued his lone wolf journey. Nathan Tomlinson, manager of McDonalds in Rainsville, posted a status on Facebook saying, “This just happened. … Norman Reedus aka Daryl Dixon of
Nathan Tomlinson with Norman Reedus
The Walking Dead just came into my store. I took his order for a cheeseburger and small coke. This is the most awesome thing that has ever happened to me at work!!!” Season 6 of The Walking Dead premieres October 7 on AMC.
From Top: Dortha Higgins, Gracie Higgings, and Audrew Smith
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From left: Brittney Zacarias, Charley Bellomy (Event Planning and Alumni Relations), Melanie Lopez and Margarita Lopez
INSTANT PIANO FOR HOPELESSLY BUSY PEOPLE
Back by popular demand at Northeast Alabama Community College, a one-day workshop entitled “Instant Piano for Hopelessly Busy People.” This three hour workshop will be Monday, July 20, 2015 beginning at 6 pm until 9 pm on the NACC
campus. The workshop is intended for ages 15 and up. To ensure a seat please register by 4:00 pm Monday, July 13, 2015. Seating is limited. If you yearn to experience the joy of playing piano, but you don’t want years of weekly lessons, this short course is for you. In just one enjoyable evening, you can learn enough secrets of the trade to make piano playing a part of your life, learning chords, not notes. You’ll learn all the chords needed to play any song, any style, in any key. “Instant Piano for Hopelessly Busy People”, instructor Mike McMillan, teaches the
chord approach to playing the piano, which is preferred by many adults. Instead of reading all the notes the traditional way, it teaches students to play by looking at the chord symbols used in the most popular music today. This is literally a musically correct but “shorthand” way of playing that produces instant success in playing popular songs with both hands, even with total beginners. A roomful of people can be taught with just one piano in the room. Each student has a mock keyboard at his or her seat, and then takes home a 32-page book and 68-minute
practice CD with which a technique can be perfected at the student’s leisure. Cost of the class is $60, payable to NACC. Fees are due with registration. The instructor will collect $25 in class for a book and CD. If you cannot read music notes, send a self-addressed stamped envelope for a FREE pamphlet to Music Masters, 120 Summer Ln, Covington, GA 30016. Class location is the Charles Pendley Administration building (next door to theater), second floor room 204. For registration please contact Julie George, Skills
Training Coordinator, room 118 of the Charles Pendley Administration Building; ext. 2214; by e-mail atgeorgej@ nacc.edu; or by mail at: NACC P.O. Box 159 Rainsville, AL 35986. For more information about NACC, go to www.nacc.edu or download the college’s free App at the Apple App Store, or by going to www.naccmobile. com.
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ALL-STATE HONORS BASEBALL: First Team:
Ethan Jones (3B-Fyffe) .532 / 2 HR / 34 RBI Dallas Reed (Util-Collinsville) .397 / 3 Triples / 20 SB Alan Smith (DH-Fort Payne) .482 / 3 HR / 26 RBI
American Pharoah wins the first Triple Crown in 37 years
In the Sport of Kings, a “Pharoah” rules the land By Jordan Doufexis
when to stop drinking them. I experienced why the grandstand tickets at the Derby were so much more valuable than the mosh pit that is “the infield”. I sat through the emotional roller coaster rides of War Emblem, Funny Cide, Smarty Jones, Big Brown and I’ll Have Another as they came up short of the Triple Crown, year after year. …and then came American Pharoah. He closed like a freight train in the Derby. He cut through the slop like a knife at the Preakness. Then he went wire-to-wire in the Belmont to be the first horse to win the Triple Crown in 37 years. And suddenly, everyone on social media is onboard… similar to the mass explosion of the pathetic “die-hard Boston Red Sox fans (Est. 2004).” I’m writing this not to convince you to become a
Honorable Mention: Jayse Pruitt (1B-Plainview) .433 / 32 RBI / 28 R
SOFTBALL: 2A Pitcher of the Year: Courtney Blevins (Ider) 31-9 / 2.07 ERA / 165 K
jordan@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — It was the summer of 97’ and I had just finished the 7th grade. Our TV picked up four channels, so on that rainy Saturday I settled for some horse race on ABC. It was the Belmont Stakes, and Silver Charm was making a run at the Triple Crown. The only thing I knew about horse racing was that the Derby was in Kentucky. But, after a two hour buildup about Silver Charm possibly being the first horse to win the Triple Crown since 1978 and then the 2-minute race where Silver Charm was literally beaten by a nose, I was hooked. I became a rabid consumer of the “Sport of Kings”. I learned about Bob Baffert and Gary Stevens. About Secretariat, Seabiscuit and War Admiral. I knew when someone mentioned “Pimlico” they were referring to “The Preakness” in Maryland. I learned the words to “My Old Kentucky Home”, how to bet a trifecta, superfecta, and box it…how to make a mint julep…and
Cody Willingham (OF-Plainview) .434 / 26 RBI / 37 R
2A Coach of the Year: David Hughes (Ider) 44-12 Record / State Runner-up
First Team: Courtney Blevins (P-Ider) Savannah Hood (C-Ider) Mackenzie Hughes (OF-Ider) Brook Ingram (OF-Fort Payne) Jamie Roberts (DH-Collinsville)
Second Team:
Harley Godwin (Util-Fyffe) Aryelle Jones (DH-Collinsville)
Honorable Mention Macy Anderson (SS-Fyffe) Anabelle Brown (SS-Plainview) Kryslin Chappell (Util-Fort Payne) Casey Eddings (C-Plainview) Jessica Lee (1B-Fort Payne)
fan of horse racing, quite the contrary. I’m writing this to give you an idea of what I’ve been able to experience. I’m writing this to give you a timeframe on the excitement and misery I’ve been subjected to since that rainy Saturday in 1997. I’m writing this so you’ll envy the pure adrenaline that courses through a horse racing fans’ body when Larry Collmus screams, If the Triple Crown
“AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME!” captivated you, then sell out to the sport. Invest your time and passion because the reward is unbelievable. But, if you’re one of those pathetic “Red Sox fans (Est. 2004)”… leave the action, energy, and the soul of life itself to us.
North Jackson basketball camp is set
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jordan@southerntorch.com STEVENSON, Ala. — North Jackson Head Coach Cole Hicks is hosting a summer basketball
camp at North Jackson High School on June 1517. The camp is for players in grades 2-8 and the cost is $25. “Campers will learn the fundamentals of basketball,
do fun, competitive drills, and scrimmage against teammates. Campers are asked to be dressed in gym shorts and shoes and be ready to start by 9:00 am every day. The
camp will be run by North Jackson basketball staff, former players and current players. All campers need to have a ride to and from the camp and are asked to be picked up by 12:15 pm.
A concession stand will be available for drinks and all campers will receive a camp t-shirt. For more information, contact Cole Hicks at (256) 437-2136.
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has requested that in lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the DeKalb County SPCA.
Maxine Barksdale Moses, 84, of Fort Payne passed away Thursday, June 4, 2015. She was born January 12, 1931 to the late Huey and Lucille Pass Barksdale. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church with Rev. Thomas Cagle, Rev. Billy Wallace, and Rev. David Talley officiating. She will lie in state from 1 until 2 p.m. at the church. Burial will follow in Glenwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday from 4 until 8 p.m. Wilson Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
JIMMY HANEY Bro. Jimmy Darrell “Jim Bo” Haney, age 75, of Geraldine passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2015. Funeral services are set for 2pm Tuesday, June 9 from the W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel with Bro. Edward Reel, Bro. Billy Garner, and others officiating. Burial will be in Macedonia Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 3-8pm on Sunday, June 7 and from 8am-8pm on Monday, June 8 at the funeral home.
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Audrey Helen Haggard age 74 of Higdon, died Thursday, June 4 at her residence. Funeral service are Friday at 1 pm ct in the chapel with Bro. A C Durham officiating. Burial will follow in Payne Gap Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 5 to 9 pm today and 9 am until service time on Friday.
Mr. “Al” Alvern R. Kuehl, age 79 passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2015. Memorial Service on Saturday 6-13-15 at 1:00 PM at Burt Chapel-Valley Head. Visitation will be 11:00 AM-1:00 PM on Saturday 6-13-15 at Burt Chapel-Valley Head. Officiating will be Al Sherbonneau.
JIMMY RICHEY
LENA MAE BAIN
Mr. Jimmy Gurnice “Cuz” Richey age 60,of Powell passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2015. Funeral services are set for 2pm Wednesday, June 10 from the W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel with Bro. Lance Kincer officiating. Burial will be in Kenermer Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5-8pm on Tuesday, June 9 at the funeral home. The family
Lena Mae Bain, age 81 of Pisgah died Sunday, June 7 at Highland’s Medical Center. Funeral services are Tuesday at 1 pm ct at Corner Stone Funeral Chapel with Bro. Randy Grider officiating. Burial will follow in Pisgah Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 5 to 8 pm Monday and 11 am until service time on Tuesday.
DAVID H MASHBURN Mr. David H. Mashburn, 73 of Collinsville died Sunday June 7th at Huntsville Hospital. Funeral service will be Wednesday June 10th at 11 AM at the Harris Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Mt. Tabor Cemetery with Rev. Harold Mitchell officiating. The family will receive friends Tuesday beginning at 5:30 PM. Harris Funeral Home of Geraldine directing.
JIMMIE V. MASTERS
RITA FAYE WILBANKS
Museum (800) 557-8223
JUNE 24
Rainsville Farmer’s Market Rainsville City Park
JUNE 18
Canyon Center Creative Kids Days: Adventures in Nature Little River Canyon Center (256) 782-5697
Blow Your Own Ornament - Orbix Hot Glass (256) 523-3188
JUNE 19
JUNE 13
Jeff Cook Fan Appreciation Daze Show - DeKalb Theatre in Fort Payne (256) 845-2286 ext. 7
Bluegrass on the Rim - Little River Canyon Center (256) 8453548
JUNE 20
JUNE 15
Rainsville Freedom Fest 5K & 10K - Broadway Baptist Church
Zip Line & Sky Swing Adventure - True Adventure Sports (256) 997-9577
JUNE 20
JUNE 16 Bouldering Adventure - True Adventure Sports (256) 997-9577
JUNE 18-21 Alabama Band Fan Appreciation Weekend - Alabama Fan Club &
Third Saturday Sunset Event - Downtown Fort Payne (256) 996-3857
JUNE 26 Free Concert featuring the Army Material Command Band hosted by the Daughters of the American Revolution - Fort Payne Rotary Pavilion
JUNE 27 The Crossroads Freedom Fest - Rainsville City Park (256) 6387800
JUNE 20 Fandemonium on the Farm Rand Owen’s Farm
PUBLIC NOTICE DeKalb County Hospital Association d/b/a DeKalb Ambulance Service
Invitation to Bid The DeKalb County Hospital Association, a public body, shall hereby solicit bid quotes for a Wheelchair van (minivan). Detailed bid specifications may be obtained from Mail:
DeKalb Ambulance Service C/O Mark Ford P.O. Box 680643 Fort Payne, AL 35968
Physical Address: DeKalb Ambulance Service 208 Airport Road W Fort Payne, AL 35968 Phone: Email:
KATHRYN P. HANSON Mrs. Kathryn P. Hanson, age 64 of Guntersville, Alabama passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 11am Friday, June 12, 2015 from Adams Brown Service Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Chad Robertson officiating. Burial will follow in the Bethel Cemetery at Snead. The family will receive friends from 5-8pm Thursday at the funeral home. Arrangements Entrusted to Adams Brown Service Funeral Home.
Mrs. Jimmie V. Masters age 80 of Crossville, AL passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2015. Funeral services are set for 3PM Thursday, June 11, 2015 from Mt Pleasant Church at Grove Oak with Bro Kenneth Goggans and Bro. Welton Brooks officiating, burial will follow at Mt Pleasant Cemetery. Visitation will be on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 from 5:308PM from the W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel and on Thursday from 1-3PM at Mt Pleasant Church. Funeral Arrangements entrusted to W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel.
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TRACY YORK GRAMLING
WILSON DREW EUDY
Mrs. Rita Faye Wilbanks, age 61, of Fyffe, Wife of Mr. David Wilbanks “Upholstery Man” passed away Monday, June 8, 2015. Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday,June 10, 2015 from the Section Church of God with burial to follow in Straight Creek Cemetery. Mrs. Wilbanks body will lie-in-state at Section Church of God on Wednesday from 12 noon until the time of service. The Family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Monday & from 10am- 8p.m. on Tuesday
(256) 845-4027 Extension 100 – Mark Ford, Director dekalbamb101@aol.com
Bid quotes must be submitted to the above address no later than June 18 at 4:00 p.m. Central Standard Time. All quotes must be submitted in sealed format and labeled “Ambulette Bid”. Bids not received by stated deadline and/or improperly formatted will be rejected. The DeKalb County Hospital Association reserves the right to interpret all matters pertaining to bid award and to reject any or all bids. Bids will be opened at the Carson Building Education Room on June 18, 2015, at 5:00 p.m. Central Standard Time. The DeKalb County Hospital Association is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, national origin, creed, color, or other basis as prohibited by law.
Speaker: Gus Hembree
Tracy York Gramling age 45 of Flat Rock died Monday, June 8 at Highland’s Medical Center. Funeral services are Wednesday at 2 pm ct at Corner Stone Funeral Chapel with burial to follow in Flat Rock Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 4 to 8 pm Tuesday and 10 am until service time on Wednesday.
Mr. Wilson Andrew “Drew” Eudy, age 27, of Fyffe passed away Monday, June 8, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 11am Wednesday, June 10, 2015 from the W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel with burial to follow in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Bro. Jerry O’tinger will be officiating. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 9, 2015 from 3-8p.m. from the W.T.
JUNE EVENT CALENDAR
Sing with the Stars featuring Teddy Gentry - Northeast Alabama Community College (256) 997-9700
from the W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel.
RUTH ELLIS Mrs. Ruth Ellis, 81 of Geraldine died Tuesday June 9th at Shepherd’s Cove Hospice of Marshall County. Funeral service will be Thursday June 11th at 11:00 AM at Harris Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Geraldine Cemetery. Rev. Jeff Cole and Rev. Wayne Tarvin will be officiating. The family will receive friends on Wednesday June 10th beginning at 5:30.
ZACHARY RYAN GOOLESBY Mr. Zachary Goolesby age 18 of Henagar. Family will receive friends on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 from 3 to 8 pm CST and Thursday, June 11, 2015 from 10 to 2 pm CST at Kerby Funeral Home. Funeral servies are Thursday, June 11, 2015 at 2 pm CST Kerby Funeral Home Chapel Officiating: David Harriston Special
RACHEL MITCHELL MANNING Memorial visitation will be from 4 pm Wednesday until 8 pm at Wilson Funeral Home. Memorials graveside services will be 10 am Thursday from the Whitehall Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in remembrance of Rachel Manning to the Dekalb County Library, or to ABC Hospice.
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