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Alexander City’s Alana Garrard launched food truck Stop for Breakfast to offer made-to-order biscuits, grits, egss and more to fill a void in the area.

“I’m retiring from teaching, and I had started about two or three years ago thinking about a food truck,” Garrard said. “I thought about what I could make and could be in Alex City that’s not common. I sorted through different options and menus and realized I could do breakfast.”

Garrard has taught special education at Reeltown the last four years and noticed on her drive from Alexander City there were really no breakfast places.

“So I started thinking about the food trailer and breakfast, and it kinda just all came together,” she said. “We bought the trailer in January, and it just worked out that I was able to go through the whole process.”

Stop for Breakfast will be open 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Fridays through Sundays until at least Labor Day at Wind Creek State Park. Garrard hopes to secure a location to set up during the week as well but hasn’t nailed down a solid plan yet.

Her love for the hospitality and food industry started in college when Garrard worked in restaurants. She began studying the field more, and it’s always been on her mind as something to do.

“I started looking at what I would be able to do with the amount of time I’m opened – I’m able to serve breakfast and be finished with my day – and what the area needed. I decided we needed a breakfast place,” Garrard said. “It’s quick to fix, so it’s always been on the back of my mind.”

Stop for Breakfast’s menu will include bacon, grits, gravy, biscuits, sausage, bologna and eggs cooked to order. Garrard will also offer donut holes on a skewer for an added sweet treat.

The first weekend, Garrard ran the truck on her own, but she’s hired a high school student to help take orders and assist her.

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Kurt and Leigh Pfitzner and six other volunteers spent the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend placing 2,000 flags in Pennington Park in Dadeville. The Pfitnzers, Hiddings and Al Smith stood for a moment of silence at 3 p.m. The group said this was their way to memorialize fallen veterans and give back to the community. ~ Amy In Memorium Passaretti Flags filled the park lawn to honor veterans.

“I’m pretty sure I’ll have Cooking Up Retirement to have somebody to help — maybe even two people once she goes off the college,” Garrard said. “It depends on how busy it’s going to be Special education teacher Alana Garrard launched a new venture and is cooking breakfast at Wind Creek State Park in her retirement. during the week. It’s hard to know right now, but so far it’s going really good.”

Garrard plans to run the food truck year-round and loves the idea of being in Wind Creek State Park.

“After teaching for 27 years, I decided it was time for a change,” she said.

For more information, visit the Stop for Breakfast Facebook page and the website at stopforbreakfast.com. ~ Amy Passaretti