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Boart family protests shooting By COREY ARWOOD Staff Writer

The Boarts family, whose daughter Mellissa Boarts, was shot by Auburn police earlier this month protested outside of the Auburn Police Department Saturday and demanded video footage released as well as the

names of the officers said to be involved. The mother and father of Mellissa, Terry and Michael Boarts, from Wetumpka, along with her twin sister Melinda walked the street with signs in front of the APD along with a dozen or so protestors. “That was my twin

sister,” said Melinda, 36. “We’re trying to bring awareness, I think some people don’t even know about this situation.” They shouted slogans and talked with passersby on a heavily trafficked day as the Kenny Chesney concert began only a few streets down at Auburn University.

A few tense moments occurred as police came and went from the station and the protestors confronted them chanting slogans like “Quit killing our kids,” or “Release the names, release the video.” The Boarts family was

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The Wetumpka family of the woman who was shot and killed by Auburn police earlier this month protested outside of the APD Saturday See PROTEST • Page 3 along with close to 20 protesters.

Nearly three tons of trash eliminated in lake cleanup

High school seniors visit courthouse for government day events

By COREY ARWOOD Staff Writer

High school seniors from Elmore County schools convened in Wetumpka at the County Commission building to learn about the various facets of county government, its services and the departments that provide them on County Government Day. Roughly 300 students started the day’s four-hour introduction into county governance by gathering for the groundbreaking ceremony of the new courthouse annex, and then packing See GOVERNMENT • Page 5

Motorcycle wrecks during charity ride By COREY ARWOOD Staff Writer

Both police and Wetumpka Fire Department officials confirmed that a motorcycle wreck over the weekend killed the rider after he struck oncoming traffic, however there is a different reason how and why the accident occurred according to the motorcycle See WRECK • Page 3

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The committee members and past students and graduates of W.B. Doby High School stand in front of the historic marker placed in front Wetumpka Elementary School to acknowledge its past as a segregated school known then as W.B. Doby, for the school’s principal. In the picture from left to right are: Mattie Howard, Andre Jackson, Linda Leonard Green, Reba Glasper Steele, Yancey Mitchell, Eula Myree, Robert Sims, Katrina Gill and Winfred Wise.

HISTORICAL MOMENT Civil Rights monument placed at Wetumpka Elementary

By COREY ARWOOD Staff Writer

A historic marker has been unveiled at Wetumpka Elementary School to mark its role as a segregated school from 1963 to 1970, when it was known as W.B. Doby High School, for its principal Welton Blanton Doby. On Saturday around 200 people gathered in the school’s activity center for a ceremony before the unveiling. A committee of past students and graduates of W.B. Doby came from across the country to what the leader of the effort, Winfred Wise, called “a family reunion, a class reunion and a historical event all wrapped up in one.” “This school looks exactly like it did when we were here with a couple additions to it but it’s still the same structure,” said Wise, who

is from Atlanta. He said they had been working on the event since January and some of W.B. Doby’s past students came from Massachusetts, California and Ohio to attend. “Professor Doby was a big figure as far as education for blacks in Elmore County back during segregration years and they named this school for him,” said Wise. “He was our principal at Elmore County Training School and this is a great honor for him to have this designation there because the school was named in his honor but as you can see there’s nothing in that building that says W.B Doby High School.” He said even at the time the school was operating as W.B. Doby, his name was not present at the building, and the sign installed on Saturday was the first time his name had been on the property. See HISTORY • Page 3

The leader of the annual effort to clean up and maintain Lake Jordan said nearly three tons worth of trash were removed from the lake by upwards of 300 volunteers in a lake cleanup day last Saturday. Barbara Dryer, with the Lake Jordan Home Owners and Boat Owners Association, said it was close to as many volunteers as the group had seen at one time She said they picked up “a tremendous amount of trash,” in their efforts alongside Alabama Power. However the number was lower than the previous year, which Dreyer said led her to question the total, given the sheer quantity of garbage taken from the lake Saturday and the amount of volunteers removing it. She has overseen the yearly effort since 1999 and said the increase could be attributed to the frequent heavy rainfall of the previous year leaving the lake at See CLEANUP • Page 3

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Obituaries Allen Corbman

CORBMAN, Allen Barrett Sr., age 79, born in Cambridge, MD on September 5, 1936, and died Friday April 22, 2016. Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 25, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. from Perry Hill United Methodist Church, with Dr. Ken Jackson, Rev. Mark Jackson and Rev. Mark Osgood officiating. Interment will be on Tuesday at 11a.m. at Greenwood Serenity Gardens in Montgomery. Mr. Corbman served in the U.S. Air Force, and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Education at the age of 65 Survivors include his wife Mary Madison Corbman; sons, Allen B. “Barry” Corbman Jr., Richard Madison Corbman; daughter Janice Corbman Parker; sisters, Christina Corbman and Ida Ray (Perry) Joyner; five grandchildren and one great grandchild. He was preceded in death by a brother, George Arthur Corbman. Pallbearers will be Andrew Corbman, Hunter Corbman, Chandler Parker, Bob Marshall, Mark Cook and Brett Archer. Honorary Pallbearers will be Stan Cook, Lee Cook, Glenn Madison, Larry Drawdy, David Drawdy, Roy Corbman, Roger Corbman, David Gray, Kevin Harrison, and members of the Former Living Love Youth Group of Perry Hill United Methodist Church. Visitation will be Sunday, April 24, from 6-8 p.m. at Gassett Funeral Home in Wetumpka. Online Guest Book available at www. gassettfuneralhome.net

Caroline Lay

LAY, Caroline M. of Slapout, Alabama passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2016 at the age of 92. Her caregiver,

Diane Edwards; her sister, Mary; Ralph McAnnally; and others were by her side. Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 28, 2016 at Cain’s Chapel. Visitation from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. with funeral at 2:00 p.m. Rev. Dric Williford will officiate. Interment will follow at Cain’s Chapel Cemetery. Mrs. Lay is preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Clouis Eugene Lay; parents, Herman Meriwether and Josephine Cooper Meriwether; sisters, Frances Bolden and Nellie Willis; brother, Warren Meriwether. She is survived by one sister, Mary Elizabeth Johnson; nephew, Warren Meriwether (Barbara); nieces, Mary Frances Quillin (Gary) and Barbara Keown (Jan); brothers-in-law, Amon Lay (Bertha Lou) and Hoyle Lay; sisters-in-law, Eula Lay, Luretta Comer, Dorothy Tighe, Phyllis Muse, and Sara McGinnis (Gerald). The family wishes to express their thanks to a loving and devoted caregiver, Diane Edwards; along with Janet Mann, Candy Kissen, Emma Powell, Lake Martin Hospice, Dr. Martin Lyons, and Dr. Thompson. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to Cain’s Chapel United Methodist Church building fund, 96 Lightwood Road, Deatsville, AL 36022; The Humane Society of Elmore County, 255 Central Plank Road, Wetumpka, AL 36092; or to Lake Martin Hospice, 500 Hospital Drive, Wetumpka, AL 36092. Online Guest Book available at www.gassettfuneralhome.net

Annie Rainey

RAINEY, Annie Jewel Raborn, 79, returned to her heavenly home after a valiant battle with breast cancer. Her steadfast devotion to family and firm belief in God, supported Ann in her struggle and ultimately gave her peace. She leaves behind a loving and devoted husband of 58 years, Robert Rainey, two

children, John Rainey (Judy), Stephanie Smith (Danny), who stood by her during her time of need. Four grandchildren: Barbara Nuss, Chris Rainey, Nikki Rainey, and Christy Smith Wickham. Five great-grandchildren: Lilliana Carr, Chase Ingram, Cody Evans, Caila Wickham, and Carson Wickham. Ann is predeceased by her parents John and Annie Raborn, brothers and sisters: Juanita Raborn, Eugene Raborn, John Raborn Jr, Albert Raborn, Dorothy Kilpatrick, Merle Jenkins, and Ethel Brooks. Even in death Ann was a giving person. Her body has been donated to science at UAB. In lieu of flowers the family is asking donations be made to the Central Baptist Church Renovation Fund. A Memorial Service is planned for Saturday, April 30, 2016. Visitation is at 1 p.m. with the service following at 2 p.m.

Layne Sides

SIDES, Layne; a resident of Wetumpka, Alabama was born on July 20, 1994 and passed away Sunday, April 24, 2016 at the age of 21. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Gassett Funeral Home. Funeral services are Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Eastmont Baptist Church in Montgomery with Rev. Mike Northcutt and Marky Watts officiating. Interment will follow at Pine View Memorial Gardens. Layne is survived by his mother, Lynn Nicolle Sides; grandparents, Gene and Gwen Sides; uncles, Ashley Sides (Laura), Clint Sides (Kristin), and Payton Sides (Tara); cousins, Kyle Sides, Klay Sides, Kade Sides, Brody Sides, Luke Sides, and Jake Sides; special aunts, Merrell “Aunt Rell” Cole and Page Colley; special friends, Chris Brown and Cade McCutchin; along with a host of other family members and friends. He was preceded

in death by his precious sister in 2003, Rylee Nicolle Goodman; great-grandmothers, Florence Colquitt and Alma Leak; and special uncle, Tom Cole. Pallbearers will be Chris Brown, Cade McCutchin, Johnny Samford, Brandon Durden, Jacob Goodman, Patrick Terrell, Mike Lanier, and Tyler Boshell. Honorary pallbearers are Keith Siegel, The Creek Life Crew, and Backyard Customz. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions are requested to the Rylee Nicolle Goodman Scholarship Fund, First Baptist Church Child Development Center, 205 West Bridge Street, Wetumpka, AL 36092.

Elisha Knight

KNIGHT, Elisha “Pee Wee”; a resident of Titus, Alabama passed away Sunday, April 24, 2016 at the age of 85. He is survived by three sisters, Rillar Jacks and Frances Law of Titus, AL and Laura Knight (Mickey) of Wetumpka, AL; sister-in-law, Dorothy Knight of Tallassee, AL; son, Wesley Knight (Connie) of Bolivar, NY; daughters, Barbara Lambert and Kathy Knight both of Oklahoma City, OK. He was preceded in death by his parents, J.A. and Minnie Knight; sister, Mary Shelton; brothers, Jodie Knight and Alvin Knight. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 29, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Gassett Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Gerald Wood officiating. Interment will follow at Lebanon Cemetery in Titus. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. prior to services at Gassett Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Sam Bowden, Bobby Bowden, Nick Pullen, Jon Marc Kenney, Charlie Knight, and Mike Knight. Honorary pallbearers are Mickey Knight and Jimmy Pullen. Online Guest Book available at www.gassettfuneralhome.net

Area Calendar APRIL 4-UNTIL

Tallassee High School’s 2016 FFA plant sale begins. You’re more than welcome to come and tour our new greenhouse and look at the plants and facility.

Swedish Ivy hanging baskets $8, Wondering Jew hanging baskets $8, Purple Queen hanging baskets $7, Mosquito Plant hanging basket $7, Spider Plant hanging baskets $7, Impatiens hanging baskets

$7, Fern hanging baskets $7, Lantana $4, Coleus (single) $5,Marigolds (single) $0.25, Coleus $0.50, Vinca (single) $0.25

APRIL 4-22

Church Coed Softball registration will be held April 4 –April 22 at Recreation Department and tentative date to begin season will be first week of May. Games played on Tuesdays and Thursdays and cost is $450 per team.

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Community Hospice Care’s Charity Night at 1220 Café’ on Thursday, April 21. All proceeds benefit Community Hospice Care. Event hours are from 4:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. The First Baptist Church of Tallassee Praise Band will be playing live.

April 23

SINGING: Dolly Boshell will be singing Saturday April 23 at Antioch Baptist Church. Supper will be served at 5:30 p.m. and the singing starts at 6:30 p.m. Featured will be the Larch Family, Dr. Rick Jones and the Youth of Antioch. Everyone is welcome and there will be no admission charge. PLANT SWAP EARTH DAY CELEBRATION: The

Central Alabama Master Gardeners’ Association will host a plant swap Earth Day Celebration April 23 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Wetumpka Recycle Center. ADOPTIONS UNDER THE STARS: The Humane Society of Elmore County would like to invite everyone to the shelter for our special adoption event. It will be held at the shelter from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. on Saturday, April 23, 2016. Everyone will have the opportunity to meet new furry friends, and if you’d like to give one a forever home, there will be reduced adoption fees. Refreshments will also be available. The HSEC is a non-profit organization. Donations of funds and/or items will be appreciated as well. We invite everyone in the community to participate. Media Contact-Rea Cord 334 567-3377 or www. elmorehumane.org MUSIC WORKSHOP: Montgomery Area Musicians Association is proud to offer another “Growing Montgomery Musicians” Education Workshop for students in grades 6-12, Saturday, April 23, from 11:00-4:00. This will be held at Art’s Music Shop at 3030 Eastern Blvd.

The students will have the opportunity to work in small groups and individually with some of our talented, award winning local musicians. Lunch will be provided for participants. MAMA is a local non-profit organization, which was created and is operated by volunteers. It was established to celebrate our area’s rich musical heritage; to serve, develop and promote area musicians; and to offer musical education opportunities for the youth in our local communities. We invite all students in the community to participate. Media contact-Alesia Gilliland Alesia8213@aol. com or (334) 409-0326

April 24

CHURCH HOMECOMING: Mt. Hebron East Baptist Church in Eclectic will celebrate its 120th Anniverary with homecoming nn Sunday, April 24. Services will begin at 10:30 a.m. (omitting Sunday School). Special singers will be “Holy Destiny” of Prattville. Following services, dinner will be served at noon in the church fellowship building. We invite everyone to come and celebrate with us and stay for lunch at noon. COMMUNITY

CELEBRATION BBQ: Santuck Baptist Church on Central Plank Road is hosting a community celebration BBQ Sunday, April 24 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

APRIL 25

Tallassee City Council meeting will be at City Hall from 6 p.m.-7 p.m.

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acting along with two other families, the Messina’s and Steele’s, who said they had lost children, Autumn Steele and Andrew Messina to police in two separate instances and different states. They had come from Georgia to join the protest. A public information officer with the Auburn Police, Captain Lorenzo Dorsey said no further comment could be given due to an ongoing investigation by the Alabama State Bureau of Investigation. When asked what it was the family was wanting during their protest, Terry Boarts said, “The names of the officers released and the video they’re refusing to give us that information they won’t tell us the names and they won’t release the video.” Melinda said it would probably near the end of July before any more inforamation came to light about the case. Earlier in April the Boarts gave their account of the

events leading up to Melissa’s death. Terry Boarts said Melissa had been dealing bipolar disorder and manic-depression, as well as post traumatic stress disorder symptoms, and had mentioned weeks earlier she thought she needed to changer her medication. An attempt to help Melissa during, what the family said they thought was, a suicidal episode Melissa led to her being shot by Auburn police after a pursuit down I-85 led to an area just outside of Notasulga, Alabama on Red Creek Road. Their attorney, Julian McPhillips said Melissa had a pocketknife with the intent to harm only herself. According to media accounts, Auburn police said Melissa charged law enforcement with a knife, and resulted in the shooting.

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“You’ve got generations out here that went to both of these schools and they are commemorating this thing right here and they are going to be taking pictures of that for a long time,” Wise said. The group, known as the Select Committee – Historical Marker for W.B. Doby High School, is made up of 16 graduates from the school and is led by Winfred Wise who led the efforts to get the site deemed a historical landmark. In a prior interview Wise, 60, said he had attended both schools and graduated from Wetumpka High School in 1973. The school was built by the Board of Education to replace what had been another segregated facility. “Back in 1962 this is during the segregation time in Elmore County we were at Elmore County Training School, that is now the black history museum,” said Wise. “After the Christmas Holidays of 1962 we

came over to W.B. Doby High School, which is now Wetumpka Elementary School.” Wise, 60, said he had attended both schools and graduated from Wetumpka High School in 1973. “The reason the school came about is because, during the segregation years we weren’t allowed to go to Wetumpka High School, it was all-white at the time,” Wise said. He said he started contacting his classmates from the school last year, and then submitted an application to the Alabama Historical Commission. At the close of Saturday’s unveiling ceremony Wise said, “The key to everything is that marker that’s the purpose for the whole thing. The ceremony was nice it was flamboyant it was good but the marker is the reason why we’re here.”

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flood stage levels on multiple occasions. The second reason for the increased haul was the number of volunteers, which Dreyer attributed largely due to the weather on the weekend of the event. “The more people (volunteers) you have, the more trash you’ll get,” she said And despite the amount of people scouring the lake in boats and on shore sorting through the collected trash, she said there were no problems reported. “It was a wonderful turnout, everything went like

club he was riding with at the time. One police account states that a white male crossed the yellow line to pass a vehicle and hit another head on. A first responder to the accident with the Wetumpka Fire Department said for some reason the operator of the motorcycle lost control and laid the motorcycle down, then moving into oncoming traffic. A member of The Predators, a Montgomery based motorcycle club, Keith Warren gave a different account to media, in an effort he said to “set the record straight” regarding the negative responses to the motorcycle community that have come from the wreck. Warren said he had said all he had to say in talking to an area broadcaster, and did not want to talk anymore about the incident, but he said the details he provided were accurate as represented in the report.

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Prison reform is the right move for Alabama

accepted the job as commissioner of the Alabama Department of Corrections with clear marching orders from Governor Robert Bentley to address longstanding problems in Alabama’s prison system, and execute a plan for reform. Over the last 13 months, I became convinced that real, fundamental, and lasting change cannot come to ADOC without first, improving the prison system’s infrastructure as proposed by the Alabama Prison Transformation Initiative (APTI) bill currently before the Alabama Legislature. As I reflect on my first year as commissioner, I am encouraged by the commitment to the department’s core values of professionalism, integrity and accountability by the ADOC team. However, I am sobered by the challenges facing the department: overcrowding coupled

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with understaffing; limited resources unable to keep up with increasing costs; and aging, worn facilities housing more than 24,000 inmates in a system designed for half that population. One of the biggest obstacles preventing our team from overcoming our challenges is the prison system’s outdated, outmoded, and overgrown infrastructure. This obstacle will be removed by passage of the APTI legislation. The APTI is an ambitious plan designed to address ADOC’s two main critical problems: overcrowding and understaffing. This two-headed monster hinders not only the department’s ability to provide a reasonable level of safety and security for our staff and inmates, but also it prevents us from offering proven and effective rehabilitation services to the thousands of inmates who transition back into

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our communities every year. These services represent our best opportunity to help inmates become successful, law-abiding, contributing members of society. The ADOC accepts the fiscal reality that there is not any “new” money to invest in Corrections. And, our aging infrastructure is consuming more and more of the state’s limited resources, further hampering our ability to provide effective rehabilitation. With these realities before us, we have proposed to borrow $800 million to build three large regional male facilities and one female facility to replace Tutwiler Prison for Women. In addition, we intend to close all but two of our male medium and maximum security facilities. How will we pay for the project? We will consolidate 16 major facilities into six, significantly reducing overhead costs. Four of the six facilities will be new, energy efficient prisons using modern design and advanced correctional practices. New facilities can be operated at much lower costs and do not require

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as many security personnel to operate. In addition, new facilities will integrate rehabilitation and re-entry capabilities into the design. This will enable the department to fully realize our goal of reducing recidivism by giving inmates the skills needed to succeed in society and avoid returning to prison. Last year ADOC spent $32 million in overtime to make up for the low staffing levels at the state’s correctional facilities. New facilities require fewer correctional officers to operate, and will enable the department to save approximately $20 to $21 million a year in overtime, and another $17 to $18 million a year in personnel costs. Also, ADOC will decrease the number of medical clinics from 16 to six and save approximately $10 million each year in medical care

costs. These estimates don’t include savings from energy efficiency, reduced logistics, supply, and transportation costs. The point is this: ADOC has confidence in its ability to meet the estimated $50 million per-year bond payment from the savings realized without asking taxpayers for new revenue. I’ve heard concerns that this project is ripe for cronyism and corruption but we have put together a process to safeguard against those concerns. So, how will ADOC ensure that the citizens of Alabama will get a good return on their investment? As outlined in the pending legislation, we will create a management team of experts in the field of corrections, construction, engineering, architecture and more – all with proven track records of experience and success in their field. This team, in coordination with ADOC, will develop the specific project requirements necessary to both meet the needs of the department, and stay within the constraints of our state budget.

ADOC will advertise for requests for proposals on the state website, open to any company who wishes to submit their qualifications and competitive proposal. All proposals will be evaluated against the specific project requirements and selected based on the best value for the state. Throughout the process ADOC will be regularly reporting its progress to the Legislative Prison Oversight Committee. Also, the project management team will protect and represent the state’s interest by serving as a quality assurance entity throughout the design and construction of the project. I am convinced that the Alabama Prison Transformation Initiative will address longstanding, critical issues in the state’s prison system. It is not a cure-all, but it is a huge, and historical step towards comprehensive prison reform. Please join Governor Bentley and me in supporting its passage. Jefferson S. Dunn is the commissioner of Alabama Department of Corrections.

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s Americans “rendered unto Caesar” by paying their taxes this past week, the U.S. House of Representatives took action on a slate of bills aimed at bringing transparency and accountability to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The agency charged with collecting our taxes ought to conduct itself with the highest standards of integrity so as to engender trust and confidence in the people they serve. Unfortunately, recent scandals at the IRS have done the opposite, eroding Americans’ trust in this agency and compromising its ability to operate above reproach. The IRS has done little to police itself or even own up to its misdeeds. As you may remember, last year former IRS Commissioner Lois Lerner invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and refused to answer

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questions when called to testify before Congress. Current Commissioner John Koskinen’s relationship with Congress has been similarly rocky, as his leadership team has failed to fully comply with Congressional inquiries seeking emails and other communications related to the political targeting scandal. Unsurprisingly, the Justice Department declined to press charges against Lerner or any other IRS managers for the targeting of individuals and groups based on their political beliefs. The House Ways and Means Committee, which retains jurisdiction over the IRS, has been working on several measures that came before the full

House this past week. Among them: · H.R. 3749, the Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act, sponsored by Rep. Kristi Noem of South Dakota, would bar the IRS from rehiring former employees who were fired for misconduct; · H.R. 4890, the IRS Bonuses Tied to Measurable Metrics Act, sponsored by Rep. Pat Meehan of Pennsylvania, would prohibit the IRS from issuing any more employee bonuses without consideration for how its customers – the American taxpayers – have been served; · H.R. 4885, the IRS Oversight While Eliminating Spending Act, sponsored by Rep. Jason Smith of Missouri, takes away the IRS’ ability to spend a “slush fund” of taxpayer fees without oversight from Congress. · And, H.R. 1206, the No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act,

sponsored by Rep. David Rouser of North Carolina, would forbid the IRS from hiring employees with an outstanding tax debt. Each of these bills passed the House and advanced to the Senate. Much of the content in these bills has already been enacted as appropriations policy “riders” the last two years. However, those appropriations laws expire at the end of each fiscal year, which is why the House has sought to permanently codify these commonsense policies. While it is a shame this kind of legislation is even needed, Congress has a responsibility to expose and put a stop to wrongdoing in federal agencies. Martha Roby represents Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District. She lives in Montgomery, Alabama with her husband, Riley and their two children.

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into the courtroom for a rare morning commission meeting. This year’s theme was “Safe and Secure Counties,” and special emphasis was given to the functions of those different agencies and departments tasked with keeping Elmore County residents safe. From the law enforcement role of the Sheriff’s Department, the roadway maintenance of the Highway Department and the emergency preparedness efforts of the EMA the students went from one exhibit to another to see examples of each bodies work. They broke down into three groups according to schools and took courthouse tours were they could register to vote. Some students competed in Emergency Management Agency “Ready Races” to see who could be the most prepared in the shortest amount of time during an imaginary emergency situation. EMA director, Eric Jones, said his agency was involved to stress the importance of being prepared for major emergencies or disastrous situations in the county, while also showing senior high students the ways they can be involved through public service in disaster relief organizations or public safety careers open to them “here in there home county,” said Jones. Other groups tested out Highway Department machinery and took instructional rides to the tops of trees in bucket trucks, and later witnessed the life saving tools to remove wreck victims from vehicles, used by the Wetumpka Fire Department. “This is about the only real day that you get to interact with them (students), and kind of give them a taste of what the county does in general, what we’re responsible for,” said Richie Beyer, county engineer with the Highway Department. “You know I talk to a lot of people during the course of a week that don’t really know who maintains their road, people don’t know who to call about a road problem, don’t have any idea that there’s even a county engineering department and what we do.” Beyer said they tried to familiarize the students with these county departments, and instruct them on what to do and who to contact if they encountered an issue.

Hundreds of students from around the county gathered to learn about how local government carries out day to day business. DIfferent agencies gathered to simulate emergency situations for students to test their level of preparedness. Right,Tallassee High School students got to use highway department equipment. In this photo, two seniors were raised to the treetops in a bucket truck. Above, Elmore County high school students wait in line for barbeque at the end of Government Day where they had the chance to participate in different parts of Elmore County government. Top, a group of high school seniors watch as the Wetumpka Fire Department dismantles a sedan in a mock rescue procedure. EHS seniors run through an EMA emergency procedure and try to beat the clock and their opponent in a pretend catastrophe. Bottom, the Elmore County Juvenile Judge addresses the commission and students for a proclamation to recognize April as a month of awareness of child abuse.

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Religion Briefs • First Baptist Church Reeltown Will host their monthly Community Senior Day Wednesday, April 27, at 11 a.m. Everyone is invited for a wonderful devotional and fellowship luncheon. Special guest will be FBCR’s own Reel Singers, Susie Seal, Kevin and Donna McCarty, Gail Benton and Wesley Jimmerson. Please be sure to come! • St. John All Nations Pentecostal Foundation Church Saturday, April 29 at 8 a.m.-11 a.m. Church Family Fun Day and Yard Sale. Activities will include games: such as fish pond, cake toss, basketball, beam toss, cake walk and bingo. Burgers, nachos and popcorn will also be available. Sunday School 10 a.m. Every Sunday Service 12:00 noon (every third Sunday) • House of Love and Mercy We will be celebrating our 16th year in the ministry of providing shelter to so many women that used to be in the shelter and invite anyone that has helped us in this ministry to come and help us celebrate on Friday, April 30. Our speaker for this great occasion will be Marsha Jean (MJ) Evans from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Marsha used to be in a shelter years ago and is now doing great work in Minnesota. Then on Saturday, April 30, from 9 a.m. until noon we will have a silent auction/yard sale. All proceeds will go to benefit the House of Love and Mercy. There will be door prizes given away as well as an opportunity to win a gift card. Everyone is invited to come and help us celebrate this great occasion. • St. Vincent de Paul OUR LIFE’S JOURNEY is a service of St. Vincent de Paul Church and airs weekly from 8-8:30 a.m. on 580 WACQ and FM 101.1 in Tallassee. Listen Live on www. wacqradio.com or the TuneIn app on your smartphone. The pastor of St. Vincent de Paul is Monsignor Charles

Wetumpka Church of Christ 408 West Bridge Street

Jason Chesser Minister Sunday Prayer and Fellowship.......8:30 a.m. Bible Study.............9 a.m. Worship service...10 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study........7 p.m.

Visitors Welcome At All Services

Troncale. May 1 - Beyond Belief part 2 (Mike Schmitz) May 8 - Beyond Belief part 3 (Mike Schmitz) May 15- Building Better Families part 1 (Matthew Kelly) May 22 - Building Better Families part 2 (Matthew Kelly) May 29 - Building Better Families part 3 (Matthew Kelly) • Episcopal Church of the Epiphany On Sunday, May 1, at 10:30 a.m., Senior Warden Mike Harber will lead morning prayer. There will be NO Sunday School that day. Coffee hour will follow the service in the Little House. For more information, visit the church website: http://epiphanytallassee.org/ • Elam Baptist Church Invites everyone to participate in the Relay For Life ‘Pot Luck Lunch’ Fundraiser Sunday, May 1, at noon following the morning worship service. Bring your favorite foods and join in. Donations will be received for RFL. Everyone welcome. Visitors are welcome for all services and activities. This will be the ‘Kick Off’ for the 2016 Relay for Life, which ends with the rally at the Tallassee Stadium. Luminaries are available for $5 in memory or in honor of loved ones or friends. Dianne Arendts is the Elam Coordinator for RFL 2016. Dates will be announced soon for the RFL Bake Sale and a RFL Dessert Night. All donations for Relay For LIfe are greatly appreciated. • Town Creek Missionary Baptist Church 130 Bullock County Road 164, Union Springs announces 38th Pastoral Anniversary and Retirement Ceremony for Rev. William Jones and in loving memory of First Lady Jannie Jones at the Town Creek District Center Sunday, May 1, at 2 p.m. Theme: A Pastor Chosen by God and A Pastor with a Heart to Serve. Guest Speaker: Rev. Adrian Taylor, Pastor, Antioch MBC, Union Springs, and Bethel Grove Baptist Church, Shorter.

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• Beulah Baptist Church At Beulah, here is our schedule of services: Contemporary Service 8:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Traditional Service 11 a.m. Wednesday Feed the Sheep 6 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. Nursery is available. All are welcome • Lake Point Baptist Church Lake Pointe is a new church and Faron Golden, pastor at Lake Pointe, will be sharing the church’s plan for serving the community and surrounding area through the message from God’s Word. Lake Pointe is located at 8352 Highway 50, Dadeville, and is just a short drive from Tallassee. Everyone is welcome. Come! Let us build!

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• St. John All Nations Pentecostal Foundation Church 3495 Hwy 14 Notasulga, AL 36866. Minister Alma Purter, Pastor. Welcome, welcome, welcome! We look forward to your presence. Program committee: Sister Brenda Moss 334-401-0706, Sister Linda Pullium 334-209-3208 and Sister Judy Moss.

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• East Tallassee United Methodist Church The “River’s Edge Flea Market” is open every Saturday from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. All vendors are welcome: new items, old items, crafts, youth groups, ball teams, baked goods, produce and food. The flea market is sponsored by the East Tallassee UMC and is located across from City Hall. We will offer various priced booths. To reserve a space call Joan Wood at 334-312-4913. All proceeds raised by ETUMC will be used for church-sponsored programs.

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Rev. Anthony Rhodes, Senior Pastor Rev. Anthony Rhodes Tammy Driver, Children’s Ministries Senior Pastor Sarah Swedenburg, Worship Ministries Tammy Student Driver:Ministries Derek Blankenship, Children's Director

Billy Reinhardt, Min. of Students SUNDAY Morning Worship.......10:30 SUNDAY School.............9:15 Sunday MorningChoir Worship............10:30 Youth ..................5:00 Evening Worship..........6:00 Sunday School.................9:15 WEDNESDAY Evening Worship..............6:00 Fellowship Meal............5:45 WEDNESDAY Preschool/Children’s Choirs.........................6:00 House of Prayer................6:00 House of Prayer............6:30 Preschool/Children’s Preschool/Children’s Missions............................6:00 Missions........................6:30 Youth Bible Youth BibleStudy.............6:00 Study.........6:30

SUNDAY SERVICES SUNDAY SERVICES a.m. Sunday School...........9:30 Sunday Worship.....10:30 School........9:30 a.m. a.m. Morning Morning Worship...10:30 a.m. Evening Worship.......6:00 p.m. Evening Worship.....6:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY SERVICES WEDNESDAY SERVICES Prayer Meeting...........6:00 p.m. Supper.....................5:30 p.m. Choir PrayerRehearsal.........6:00 Meeting........6:15 p.m. p.m. Calvary Youth.............6:00 p.m. Choir Practice..........7:00 p.m. Calvary Kids.............6:00 p.m.

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Roger Olsen, Pastor Sunday Bible Study..........9:00 AM Sunday Worship.............10:00 AM We are a Congregational Christian Church which, in the name of Jesus, invites all to worship with us. Nursery Check out our Facebook page

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B.R. Johnson, Senior Pastor Larry Gore, Adm. & Counseling Randy Godfrey, Education Amy Pugh, Director of Children & Preschool Chad Middlebrooks, Students SUNDAY Sunday School............9 & 10:30 a.m. Worship........................9 & 10:30 a.m. Evening Celebration.................6 p.m. WEDNESDAY/FAMILY NIGHT Programs for every age 6:15 - 7:30 p.m.

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WHS’s Cornelius, HHS Coach Dismukes selected to All-Star Game By CORY DIAZ Sports Editor Kelsie Cornelius believes she’s one of the top softball players in the state of Alabama, and this summer, she’ll have the chance to prove it. Wetumpka’s junior catcher was named to the South roster for the 20th annual Alabama High School Athletic Directors and Coaches Association North-South AllStar Game July 19 at Lagoon Park at 6 and 8 p.m., the AHSADCA and AHSAA announced Thursday, along with 35 top juniors in the state. “I was honestly shocked because I had no idea,” Cornelius said. “We had just finished up our Senior Night and (Lady Indian softball coach Randy Belyeu) told me I was chosen for the NorthSouth All-Star Team and I was like, whoa.’” Coming off a First-Team All-Area sophomore campaign, Cornelius paces

Wetumpka offensively so far in 2016, batting .438 with a staggering nine home runs and 39 RBIs. Her favorite part of the game, the catcher said her bat separates her from the rest. “I have that confidence, and I’m not a big self-centered person, I try to help everybody else. I want everybody else to succeed,” she said. “But my confidence level has definitely gone up and I feel like I have that potential to be one of the top 30 players.” Cornelius said the summer showcase would help her in her quest to play college softball. “I’m hoping when I go into it, it’s going to encourage me to do even better than I have. I’m a very friendly person and I’m going to want to meet new people,” Cornelius said. “I think the more I’m going to get to know people, the more people are going to get to know me and the word will spread about me. I definitely want to get noticed,

not just by coaches, but by players and be a role model for them.” First-year Holtville head varsity baseball coach Michael Dismukes was named to the South coaching staff for the North-South All-Star Games at Riverwalk Stadium July 19, starting at 4 p.m. After guiding the program to its first home playoff series since 2004, where it fell to Sipsey Valley in three games in the Class 4A first round Monday, Dismukes said he was honored to have the opportunity. “I’m very honored, very blessed to be able to do that. I’m truly blessed, the first year going into the North-South All-Star Game,” Dismukes said. “That is pretty cool and I’m pretty excited.” Not only does he get to coach some of the top juniors in Alabama, but Dismukes will coach alongside some of the best, in which he hopes to learn as much as he can.

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Tribe’s return trip to playoffs short-lived Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa overpowered Wetumpka, 9-1 and 19-3, Friday for a Class 6A first-round playoff sweep at Hillcrest. Led by junior Cole Frederick, who went a perfect 7-for-7 with two home runs and five RBIs, at the plate, the No.7-ranked Patriots (32-9) piled on 28 runs off 26 hits – 13 in each contest – while the Indians (17-19), in its first postseason trip in five seasons, had 11 hits for the doubleheader. “One through nine, their guys could swing it,” Wetumpka head varsity baseball coach Mark Davis said. “We kicked the ball around in the first game and gave them some easy runs early, and when you give away easy runs like that against good teams, they’re going to take advantage of it, especially at home. It was hard to battle back.”

back to our program that’s going to make us get through down the road.”

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Wetumpka senior Cody Herring (8) slides into second base for a double at Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa during Friday’s Class 6A first round playoff doubleheader.

By CORY DIAZ Sports Editor

Always learning,” he said. “Hopefully that can happen and I can bring something

The Patriots grabbed the lead in the second inning of Game 1, scoring four runs. Tribe senior Cody Herring got a run back for his team in the third with an RBI double, before Hillcrest closed the game plating the final five runs. Herring also had a triple in the series opener off Pats’ starting pitcher Michael Garner, who picked up the win with a complete game effort. Colin Smith took the loss for Wetumpka. Hillcrest opened Game 2 with two runs in the top of the first, but Indian senior third baseman Ryan Crockett belted a two-run home run to tie things back up, 2-2. But the Patriots beat up Herring and chased him in the second frame, as it stretched its lead to 9-2 and pitchers Noah Barnette and Jake Presley limited WHS to just three hits. Tribe sophomores Max Champion and Hayden Shepherd each collected a double in Game 2. “We tried to keep them honest at the

beginning of each game. We stayed with them, we got some guys on, scored some runs, but we had to continue to swing it and continue to play defense to keep them from having the big inning,” Davis said. “They had a big inning in the first game and a big inning in that last game. That was real important for us to stay out of that big inning, but they swing the bats real well. We competed for a couple of innings, but we couldn’t match them at the plate.” Led by Crockett and Herring all season, Davis lauded the leadership of the team’s two seniors and said he looks for the program to build off its first playoff run in five seasons. “I think that with young guys like that, they looked up to them. They were real good baseball players, and that’s the reason they’re going on to play at the next level,” Davis said. “

By CORY DIAZ Sports Editor Stanhope Elmore blistered the field to take its second straight Elmore County boys golf championship last Thursday at The Pines in Millbrook, beating Holtville by 106 strokes in the two-day event. Led by the four-time low medalist sophomore Atharv “Cody” Argade who shot an even 144, the Mustangs posted a 640 as a team, while Bulldogs clipped Wetumpka for second-place, 746 to 749. After finished the first day at Prattville Country Club 1-over par, Argade came back to shoot 1-under at The Pines. SEHS teammate sophomore Owen Burt had the second-best individual score, with a plus-6, 150, and Holtville’s top-seed Alex Hunt recorded the next best two-day total at 157 (plus-13), improving by one strokes from day one (79) to day two (78). Tallassee’s Austin Clayton and Wetumpka’s Peyton Glass tied for fourth individually, posting their respective team’s best scores at 166 (plus-22). Tyler Winchester shot plus-26 (170) to come in sixth, as the Stanhope trio of Sumar Bath, Carter Haggard and Tanner Sheffield each shot a plus-29 (173), giving the Mustangs four counting scores under 200 strokes en route to the championship. Counting for Holtville, Carson Faust (190), Tristan Conn (194) and David Manasco (205) gave their team just enough to hold off E.J. Flynn (180), Cade Turner (194), Clay Simonton (209) and Wetumpka for second. For the girls’ 9-hole tournament Wednesday at Prattville Country Club, Holtville’s Ally Hood took the top prize with a 64, beating out Elmore County High’s Peyton Ruud by one stroke. Hood’s teammate, Taylor Plymon placed third (67), coming in two strokes behind Ruud and three strokes in front of Holtville teammate Brianna Garner, who shot a 70.

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Sipsey sinks Holtville in three games in playoffs By CORY DIAZ The Wetumpka Herald

To outlast Holtville in three games and advance to the second round for the second straight year, Sipsey Valley needed all Justin Thomas had. After the Bulldogs took the Class 4A first round playoff series opener, 5-2, Saturday behind its senior ace Bradley Brown, the Bears’ senior ace earned back-to-back wins on the mound, surrendering just two runs on six hits over 10 innings and struck out 14. Sipsey won Game 2, 12-2 in five innings Saturday and the sudden death, Game 3, 6-0, Monday at Smart-Collier Field. “All these guys, all 15 or 16 of them, I bowed my neck for them,” Thomas said. “It’s all for them. Eight seniors, it’s all for them, I’ve got to get them there. “It definitely worked my body. My legs, they’re about done right now. I just had to bow my neck and use my core as best as I can do. It was all I had in me.” Dropping the next two games after taking a 1-0 lead, first-year Bulldogs head coach Michael

Dismukes said his team couldn’t cash in its opportunities. “Losing your last one – to end your season like that, it really hurts,” Dismukes said. “Tip your hat to (Thomas), he had a gutsy performance for five innings. We left some runners on base, we could’ve gotten to him early but we didn’t. He settled in. Losing these seven guys that we’re losing, the heart and soul. It’s tough.” Holtville (24-16) grabbed the early advantage in its first home playoff series since 2004, scoring four runs in the bottom of the first of Game 1 with a two-run double from sophomore first baseman Chap Wilson, scoring senior Brandon Dunn and Brown, followed by a sacrifice RBI from sophomore Chase Drive and an RBI single from senior Austin Rhodes, going ahead, 4-1. Sipsey scored a run in each of the first two frames by its leadoff batter reaching base. For the series, the Bears started 12 of 17 innings out getting on base, a trend that would guide them to come back in the series.

Dunn and Burbage took losses in Games 2 and 3, respectively. Brown pitched around the baserunners, as he stranded six Sipsey runners on. The left-hander earned the win, giving up two runs on seven hits while striking out six. Dismukes said as Sipsey opened frames reaching, it drained his pitchers. “They got six leadoff guys on, and Bradley what a gutsy performance by him. And of course, we left runners on base ourselves,” he said. “We could’ve extended the lead, but we didn’t. In the second game, we had runners on, and we couldn’t make that pitch. They had to grind and had to make perfect pitches. That bunch was hard to strikeout. Holtville senior outfielder Austin Rhodes (6) tries to slide under the tag of Sipsey Valley catcher Cole “(In Game 3), they score their first two runs Beck (7) for a run Saturday during Class 4A first round playoff game at Smart-Collier Field. on a 1-2 count, they batthe first time in a long Holtville still searching to make perfect pitches. tled and got a soft liner time we hosted one here. for its first playoff series They grinded it out and over second and a duck Maybe that’s a step forwin since 2009, having they were tough outs.” goes over the first baseward. I don’t know, but dropped six straight. Wilson paced the man’s head and it gave “That’s a mental block, you got to win two. We Dawgs for the series, them two runs. Reece won one, you got to win I guess. I don’t know. I driving in three runs in (Burbage) didn’t have two. Hopefully we can know traditionally we’ve Game 1. Dunn had an his best stuff, but I didn’t RBI single, scoring Blake been year-in and yearbuild on it and move forthink it was that bad. It’s ward through that.” out, we just got to find a Harris, in Game 2, and tough, it drains you men- senior Brendan Knight way to break down that tally as a pitcher when door and get through scored on a wild pitch. you know you’ve got it,” Dismukes said. “In The loss leaves

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• Chap Wilson • Holtville • Drove in three runs in Holtville’s Game 1 win over Sipsey Valley in the first round of the Class 4A playoffs.