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Board of Education discusses goals for superintendent
Communication, school presence, facilities among listed goals By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
The Tallassee Board of Education meet Thursday at the Tallassee Career Center to discuss goals for the superintendent. “These are the issues that I think the board wants to see me to do a better job of,” said Tallassee Schools Superintendent Wade Shipman. “I have made some improvement in these areas but there is further improvement that I would like to make. Some of the things that I tried last year turned out that they didn’t work as well as I wanted it to. Scheduling had a lot to do with me being able to accomplish some of these things.” Shipman explained that he would like to establish weekly communications with the entire
board to keep members up to date with happenings in the schools as well as the central office. “Perhaps something like the SSA (School Superintendents of Alabama) has set up,” he said. “Monday starters or Friday roundups. Certainly, one of those two would be something like that I would want to do with our board.” As far as school presence, Shipman says he plans to adjust his schedule to allow for more school presence. He plans on leaving his schedule clear until 10 a.m. each morning to allow him to give attention to school presence. Shipman also plans establishing biweekly meetings with school principals. “Again, it’s about scheduling,” he said. What began as the topic of a new school quickly shifted to academics. See SUPERINTENDENT • Page 2
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Members of the Tallassee Board of Education listen as superintendent Wade Shipman discusses personalized learning and how it can assist in improving student test scores. Left to right are Ruthann McCaig, Don Bryant, Rex Ledbetter, Sandra Patterson and Lacey Brewer.
Back to school means taking safety measures
Higgins six months in New police chief making changes, more to come
By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
The summer is coming to a close and another new school year is just beginning. Classes begin on Tuesday, Aug. 8, and for students this means the excitement of meeting new teachers, making new friends and the opportunity to learn new things. However, for drivers it means more traffic on city roadways. Drivers are reminded not to text or talk on cell phones; to slow down in school zones; to be aware of students; and to always pay attention to school buses. According to the National Safe Routes to School program, cars near schools hit more children than any other location. When you are in a school zone remember, to always be cautious and See SAFETY • Page 3
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Seven Gables has long been a local landmark. Built in 1939 by commissioned architect George P. Turner, the Guesthouse at 650 Gilmer Ave. could soon be up for sale. The City of Tallassee is also looking into the sale of the guest house, another historic home that was donated to the city.
City can sell Seven Gables and the Guesthouse By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
It was announced early in July that the City of Tallassee was considering their options on the House of Seven Gables and the Guesthouse. Currently, the city owns both historical houses and rents them for special events. However, after taking office, Mayor Johnny
Hammock decided that the city should look into selling these historic homes, as the cost of upkeep on the two properties was considerably more than profits generated from rentals. However, because the two properties were donated to the city years ago, Hammock was unsure of the actions that could be taken. After further review, John Smith, Tallassee’s city See HOUSE • Page 2
Tallassee Police Chief Matthew Higgins took time from his busy schedule to speak at the Tallassee Rotary Club meeting on Thursday. The chief has been in position for just over six months now. In these six months TPD has seen many changes, but Higgins says more changes are to come. “Aug. 11 will be seven months for me,” Higgins said. “I promised myself that I was not going to change things too much for a couple of months so I could evaluate things. I don’t think it’s a good thing to come in and change a lot of things that there may not be anything wrong with.” After a few months of See HIGGINS • Page 3
Summer reading program ends as school year approaches STAFF REPORT TPI Staff
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The summer program wrapped up with its traditional pizza and water party. The water was supplied by the Tallassee Fire Department. The event was held behind City Hall and included about 75 kids and adult chaperones.
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The 2017 summer program, “Build a Better World!” has come to an end. This year, there were 130 children registered with 93 readers with 831 books turned during the last three days. “We have had a lot of fun doing crafts, learning and being entertained,” Margaret Lumpkin, library director, said “We had 15 youngsters who read over 100 books each.”
The 93 children read a total of 5,336 books in seven weeks. Prizes were awarded to the top readers. First, second, and third, place received a backpack filled with goodies, with first and second also receiving a T-shirt. The ones who read more than 100 books received a special prize bag. Everyone received a prize sack and a glowing necklace and bracelet along with a certificate with how many books they read.
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Obituaries Mrs. Lois Christine Cantrell Mrs. Lois Christine Cantrell, 89, of Tallassee, passed away July 31, 2017. She was born December 25, 1927. Visitation will be Wednesday, August 2, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m., at Linville Memorial Funeral Home, followed by the funeral service at 2 pm with Rev. Dric Williford officiating. Burial will follow at Carrville Cemetery, Linville Memorial Funeral Home directing. She is survived by her husband, Clarence Obie Cantrell; daughters, Karen Waller and Joan Carol Gaines (Buck); grandchildren, Allison Guy (Will), Meredith Lowe (Bryant), Jennifer Gaines, Amanda Crews (Steve) and Zachary Gaines (Sonja); and great grandchildren, Spencer Guy, Emerson Guy, Marley Lowe, Emma Lowe, Michael Lowe, Lyric Gaines, Harper Crews, Hudson Warren, Hayden Warren and Lockland Gaines. Online condolences at www.linvillememorial.com. Linville Memorial Funeral Home
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Mr. Jerald Lee “Jerry” Waites Mr. Jerald Lee “Jerry” Waites, 78, of Tallassee, passed away July 25, 2017. He was born March 16, 1939. Visitation will be Thursday, July 27, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Linville Memorial Funeral Home. Funeral service Friday, July 28, at 11 a.m., at East Tallassee Church of Christ with Minister Michael McElroy officiating. Burial will follow at Carrville Cemetery, Linville Memorial Funeral Home directing. He is survived by children, Wanda Haynie (Bill), Brenda Atkins (Joe), David Waites (Angie) and Wayne Waites (Crystal); sisters, Ann Elizabeth Heath, Frances Hornsby and Clara Heydenreich (Fred); grandchildren, Bradley J. Hurst (Kayla), Ashley Lynn Martin (Rodney), Austin Lee Atkins, Brady Cole Atkins, Hunter Waites and Levi Waites; and great grandchildren, Jarrell David
Bonifay, Madilynn Lee Bonifay, Brody Justin Hurst and Brantley Jacob Hurst. He is preceded in death by his parents, Esco and Minnie Waites; wife, Dorothy Waites; brothers, Glenn Waites, David Waites and James Waites; and sisters, Bertha Waites, Virginia Mask and Barbara Durham. Jerry worked at Tallassee Mills until it closed. He retired from the National Guard after 31 years and also retired from Alabama Department of Corrections. Online condolences at www.linvillememorial.com. Linville Memorial Funeral Home Eclectic, Alabama
Mr. Daniel “Bubba” Stewart, Jr. Mr. Daniel “Bubba” Stewart, Jr., a resident of Wetumpka, Alabama, passed away Friday, July 28, 2017, at the age of 47. Funeral services will be Wednesday,
August 2, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. from Bethlehem East Baptist Church with Rev. Faron Golden officiating. Burial will follow in Bethlehem East Baptist Church Cemetery, Jeffcoat Funeral Home directing. Mr. Stewart is survived by his four daughters, Beverly, Ashley, Bethany and Daniella Stewart; girlfriend, Denise Walker; father, Daniel Stewart, Sr.; mother, Betty Dunn (Tony); two sisters, Sharlene Guzman (Oscar) and Sherri Smith (Danny) and several nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his sister, Susan Waterhouse. Bubba loved his family and had a passion for the outdoors. The family will receive friends Wednesday, August 2, 2017, from 10:00am until service time at Bethlehem East Baptist Church. Online condolences are available at: www.jeffcoatfuneralhome.com. Jeffcoat Funeral Home Directing Tallassee, Alabama
Superintendent “Under facilities, I think it would be great to have an academic goal in here as well,” Shipman said. “I would like to add that, although, I will say that this is a little like a strategic plan. A strategic plan leads us in a lot of different directions. But that strategic plan isn’t everything and we are going to do those things that aren’t in that plan. Our primary focus is academics.” BOE member Don Bryant expressed his concerns with academic goals and asked the superintendent to better explain the tendencies in student testing. “The trend line for math and reading
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tends to cross each other,” Shipman said. “Reading starts out low and increases. We have talked about ways to keep reading going. Typically reading instruction slows substantially in middle school. We’re trying to find ways to continue to develop reading in the middle school on. The trend line is positive in reading. It’s not where we want it to be. If we are 88 percent, our goal is going to be 90 percent. We are always going to set the better goals for our system.” While reading test scores tend to increase as the student progress through grades levels, math scores tend
to do the opposite. “Math on the other hand, and what I am about to tell you is not unique to Tallassee, that’s a sad statement but it is true,” he said. “It’s more of an Alabama trend as much as anything. As far as math goes, I probably have as many concerns about math than any area. Once we to get to middle school our scores plummet. I’m not blaming a specific teacher. This is a trend that has been going on for a long time. But that does not mean that those are not priorities. We have set goals in those areas just like any areas, and then we try and I think we have the people in place
I believe at this point, to accomplish those goals.” Shipman has confidence in personalized learning. Personalized learning is instruction that offers pedagogy, curriculum, and learning environments to meet the individual student’s needs. The experience is tailored to learning preferences and the specific interests of different learners. “I’m not saying that it needs to replace everything we do but an element of personalized learning will help our students,” he said. “These are just some of our ideas.”
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attorney, announced in Monday’s work session that both properties were free from conditions that would stop the sale. “We looked and there’s nothing that restricts the city,” Smith said. “There are several
things that the city can do. If there is an economic development purpose, the city could sell those properties for less than fair market value. Otherwise, they have to be sold at fait market value. If the property is declared surplus then
you could sell them at an auction.” The option of selling the properties at an auction seemed to be most appealing to the mayor and the council. “There are two types of auctions,” Smith explained. “There is an absolute auction where there is no reserve. You put it out there and if the only bidder bids one dollar, they get it. The other is an auction with
reserve.” A reserve price is a minimum price that the seller is willing to accept for an item. In a reserve price auction, the seller is only obligated to sell the item once the bid amount meets or exceeds the reserve price. A seller can lower, but cannot raise, the reserve price. “I would suggest that the city establish a reserve that is similar to
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more pertinent to the city than the sale of the Guesthouse. “Seven Gables is the property that is costing the city so much money,” said Hammock. “There’s no waterfront property there, no acreage. Can we try to sell one while we look at the options for the other?” Smith explained that the city could move forward with the sale of one property while further investigating options for the other. He also suggested that the city bring in a professional to further guide the them on this subject. “The devils are in the details now,” said Councilman Bill Godwin. “We need to get with a real estate company that is experienced in commercial property.” While the city has chosen to hire a professional to oversee this process, time is of the essence. “The appraisals are good for six months and we’re already two months into this,” Hammock said. Hammock asked Councilman Wilson, chairman of the grounds committee, to assist in locating a real estate agent so that the city can move forward with the process.
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Mathews Jr. with 183 and Noah Strum with 154. Readers ages 6-9 read 2,057 books. The top reader was Ava Bankester, two-time winner, with 307 books, followed by Chloe Acreman with 254 books and Ashton and Cayden Strum with 154 books each. Readers ages 10-14 read 777, beating last year’s total by 150 books. The top reader was Ian Bankester with 170 books followed by Alexis Flennory with 117 and Kendal Cleveland with 69.
The summer program wrapped up with its traditional pizza and water party. The water was supplied by the Tallassee Fire Department. The event was held behind City Hall and included about 75 kids and adult chaperones. Numerous volunteers helped with the program, as well as with the party and the prizes. Readers ages 2-5 read 2,502, beating last year by 226 books. The top reader was Charity Priest with 811 books followed by Jerrickous
Several readers earned honorable mention by reading more than 100 books. They are: Emma Sanders, 153 books; Colt Baker, 129 books; Faith Dixon, 127 books; Noah Mason, 117 books; Jonah Cleveland, 109 books; and Max Wall, 100 books. The Tallassee Community Library first opened in 1921 in what was considered the sunroom of the then Scout Club House. The first librarian was Rev. W. E. Bryant, the minister of the East Tallassee Methodist Church, and the
library had fewer than 2,000 books. In 1922, Miss Mary Lou Martin became the first full-time librarian, and continued to serve until her retirement in 1948. The Tallassee Community Library has over 26,000 materials in its collection, seven public access computers with Internet and wireless connectivity and an annual circulation of over 34,000. The Library is located at 99 Freeman Ave. across from City Hall.
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evaluating, he began making those needed changes. “We have seen a lot of changes,” he said. “Some of them are noticeable and some of them not so noticeable because they are in-house rather than exterior. Hopefully you have seen more police cars patrolling, not because there are more police cars, just because there is more riding around, more patrolling and more stops.” While the number of traffic stops are up, sometimes threefold, most of these stops have resulted in verbal warnings. Higgins wants to give people the chance to become acclimated to the increased police presence. “In house, some of the things changing is our jail will go away on
Sept. 1,” he said. “This is more cost effective and makes more sense. I have been doing construction so that on Sept. 1 we also hope to move the entrance to the station back to the second floor and during normal business hours there will be someone in the office so when someone comes in they will actually speak to a person instead of going down to the basement to call dispatch. Just trying to be a little more professional.” Currently, the public has to share the same entrance used by officers to escort inmates in and out of the jail facility. It was not uncommon for the public to see inmates coming and going from the facility. “I think this will help with public interaction,” he said.
Higgins also made changes to the personnel at TPD. This includes the addition of Detective Genifer Drinkard who is experienced in dealing with special crimes. Higgins said she would be very beneficial to the department. “We have made some adjustments in investigations,” Higgins said. “I have hired a female detective that will handle special crimes, such as domestics, sex crimes and things like that. She has experience with that. She worked SVU in Montgomery.” According to Higgins, the number of arrests made and arrest warrants served has increased substantially. In the first six months TPD has served 232 warrants and made 367 arrests. “We had 82 arrests for outstanding
warrants during the first quarter and 150 arrests for outstanding warrants during the second quarter. It’s been a steady increase. You may have seen us out serving search warrants occasionally. Three-hundred sixty seven is a good number for a 20-man police department.” With six months under his belt, Higgins has already made several changes to the Tallassee police force. However, he says the future will hold even more changes, whether wanted or not. “Hopefully, we’ll never stop changing,” he said. “Everything changes, whether you want to admit it or not, so it’s best to embrace change. I hope we are constantly evolving.”
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always remain aware of your surroundings. “Especially in the mornings and the after noon,” said Corporal Bryan Clayton, Tallassee School Resource Officer. “We need everyone to be mindful of the students getting on and off the busses and the mindful of students crossing the roads.” Here are some back to school driving safety tips: • Slow down and obey all traffic laws and speed limits, both in school zones and in neighborhoods around schools. • Allow more time. As the new school year begins, allow yourself enough time to get to your destination until you learn the effects of the increased traffic.
• Remember to always stay alert and make a mental note of new bus stops or students walking to and from school. • Stop for school buses. Stop when the red lights are flashing on school buses. It is against the law to pass a school bus when the lights are on. Do not proceed until the school bus resumes motion and the lights stop flashing and never pas a bus from behind or from either direction if you’re on an undivided road. • Yield to pedestrians, when a pedestrian is in a crosswalk they have the right-of-way. • Always stop for a school patrol officer or crossing and watch for children. Pay attention and watch for children
walking or bicycling in areas near schools and bus stops. “The bus drivers try to make stops so that the students do not have to cross the street but that is not always possible,” Clayton said. “People need to be mindful of that as well.” Many students walk to and from school. Here are some simple reminders for parents to share with their students. Take the safest route and always pick the safest route from home to school. Take the time to walk the route with your student before the school year
begins and practice walking it. Use public sidewalks and streets whenever possible and if there is not a sidewalk, always walk facing traffic. Obey traffic laws. “Everyone needs to be mindful in the neighborhoods also,” Clayton said. “There is more traffic in the neighborhoods when school starts back, especially in the mornings and afternoon.” Even pedestrians have to obey the rules of the road. Remind your student to recognize and obey traffic signals and pavement markings. Pedestrians
should only cross the street at designated crosswalks, street corners and traffic-controlled intersections. Look both ways, always look both ways before crossing the street and never enter streets from between obstacles like parked cars, shrubbery, signs, etc. Bright color clothing does increase visibility and can help drivers see pedestrians in the early morning hours or at dusk. There is safety in numbers, encourage your student to walk in a group to and from school. Groups are more likely to be seen by drivers. Many students
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David McCullough’s new anthology should be mandatory reading
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hether humorous, inspirational, or serious, anthologies of commentaries or speeches have their place in literature. One series that was popular in this area in the Eighties had collections of columns by Atlanta-based writer Lewis Grizzard. Anthologies such as “Kathy Sue Loudermilk, I Love You” evoked a lot of chuckles in homes across the Deep South. That said, Grizzard proved he could write a compelling single-subject narrative when he chronicled his harrowing heart surgery (“They Tore Out My Heart And Stomped That Sucker Flat”). And I recently read a very different type of anthology—a series of speeches by an author who is renowned for his lauded narratives (meticulously researched history books). Award-winning historian David McCullough recently released “The American Spirit: Who We Are and What We Stand For,” and if there ever was a book that was needed at this time in our country’s history, this is it. The hype on the flap of the dust jacket notes that the collection was assembled “…fol-
lowing a bitter election campaign that has left the country divided.” Totaling 176 pages, ‘The American Spirit’ is short by McCullough standards—his Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Harry Truman is a gargantuan 1,120 pages long—and the dust jacket of the new book acknowledges its brevity (“…a brief volume that articulates important principles and characteristics that are particularly American”). Obviously, a collection of speeches is going to differ from a collection of essays or newspaper columns. Most speeches of the type that appear in “The American Spirit” are/were written about a specific topic for a specific occasion at a specific organization or institution. Of the fourteen speeches presented (ranging from 1989 to 2013), half of them were given at colleges (and four of the college speeches were at commencement ceremonies). It’s heartening to note how McCullough is attempting to motivate the young graduates about the history of this nation and its opportunities, regardless of what kind of degree each graduate is receiving.
The So-Called Column By Willie G. Moseley There is also an address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress, which underlines the esteem that has been accorded to McCullough (he is also the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom). Other occasions include a naturalization ceremony at Monticello, the 200th anniversary of the White House, the 250th birthday of the Marquis de LaFayette (and McCullough’s speech was given at Lafayette College) and a Dallas memorial ceremony on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. During many of the speeches presented in “The American Spirit,” McCullough will present several historical factoids about the school, organization or institution where he’s speaking. Having done such preliminary research and working it into his lecture simply underlines his status as a respected
historian. McCullough often refers to numerous historical characters and events that he has chronicled in his books, but to his credit, he refrains from self-aggrandizement; i.e. you’d probably only know that McCullough had written a book about John Adams or the Wright Brothers or the Panama Canal if you’d actually read the earlier work. I only noted one passage in this new anthology where McCullough stated that he had profiled a particular historical figure in a previous tome. McCullough’s speaking style interpolates a “loveof-country, warts-and-all” approach, and while he acknowledges iniquities of the past, he hints that a collective-guilt/trapped-in-atime-warp attitude serves no purpose in moving this nation forward. While his style is positive/ motivational overall, the historian also decries certain facets of modern American life, firmly differentiating in the electronic conveniences of the Information Age and bona fide education (particularly about history, in his view). Consider this remark from
a Boston College speech in 2004: “Learning is not to be found on a printout. It’s not on call at the touch of a finger. Learning is acquired mainly from books, and most readily from great books. And from teachers, and the more learned and empathetic, the better.” There was also this gem from Ohio University in 2004: “When our founders spoke of the ‘pursuit of happiness’, they did not mean long vacations or the piling up of things.” And that’s just a sampler of the profundities found in “The American Spirit.” Some 15 years ago, this space opined that a remembrance by Bob Greene about World War II veterans (including his father) titled “Duty” should be required reading in U.S. high schools. That opinion is still valid and ‘The American Spirit’ should also be mandatory reading in such institutions. Maybe even more so. Willie Moseley is the news editor emeritus for The Tribune. His column appears here each Wednesday.
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Tent revivals and the age of accountability
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hen I was growing-up there was always something going on. I remember when I was around nine years old when this traveling revival came to Carrville. They brought the biggest tent I’d ever seen and set it up complete with chairs, amplifiers, preachers, song leaders and all the trimmings. As a child we were not church-going people and neither were other people on Herd Street, even though we were only about a block from the First Baptist Church. For some reason a bunch of people went to this tent meeting. There were only two cars in a two block area and they weren’t going so I remember a big crowd of us walked from Herd Street to Carrville to this meeting. The tent was set-up in the intersection about where the Senior Center is now located. Speakers were blaring out music that we could hear for a long distance before we got there. Here I am washed behind the ears, in my cleanest best shirt, pants
The Coffee Breaker By Ronald Brantley and shoes on in the summertime. We found a few folding chairs together and sat down. Me, my middle brother, my sister and her new husband and our next door neighbors all sat together. I can’t remember too much about the sermon other than the loudness and the speaker hollering that I was going to hell as soon as I reached age of accountability. “When is that?” I asked and someone said “Shhh!” with their finger up to their lips. Meaning be quiet or the devil will get you. When the meeting was over I needed to go to the bathroom and port-a-lets hadn’t yet been invented. We started our walk home. For some reason the trip home seemed twice as long as the trip to the meeting. Between needing to go to the bathroom and being careful
not to get killed before I reached the age of accountability I thought we’d never get home. All of the way home my sister and the others talked about the sermon and the more they talked the more scared I got. This was supposed to be a three- or four-day meeting and they were all talking about going back the next night. I knew I had twenty-four hours to think of some reason not to attend. I didn’t know how to take women walking up and down the aisles jerking and talking in a language I’d never heard before. After all these years I’m sure I’ve missed remembering some of the things that took place. One thing I do remember is those long handled offering plates. They went aisle by aisle passing them. I remember when it got in front of me and I didn’t have any money. I looked up at the usher and the look in his eyes said, “That’s another strike against you, buddy.” I remember thinking I haven’t got a chance. It really helped a lot of people and I’m sure
some of them went back for another night or two. My sister quit smoking for a few days, at least until they took the tent down and moved to another town. The preacher was powerful, but not powerful enough to make my brother-in-law get out and look for a job. One of our neighbors quit cussing and that was a tall order because he was one the best cursers on the west side of the river. He was working on his car one day when the wrench slipped and before he could think twice he said a few curse words. He looked kinda embarrassed, but a smile came on his face and it seemed to help his skinned knuckles. Like I said when I started this article, there was always something going on. It made life worth living, even after I reached the age of accountability. Ronald Brantley is a regular columnist for The Tribune. His column appears here each Wednesday. He can be reached by email at Rbrantley1@elmore. rr.com
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‘Friend and neighbors’ may decide Senate seat, governor
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here is a proven theory espoused by political scholars that has prevailed in southern political history for decades. The premier political scholar, Dr. V. O. Key, first illustrated this repetitious theme that has weaved its way through the southern electorate. He called it “friends and neighbors” politics. It is not a complicated hypothesis. It simply means that southerners tend to vote for someone from their neck of the woods. It is a truism in all southern states. However, it is most pronounced in the Heart of Dixie. This friends and neighbors vote comes to light in open races for governor and U.S. senator. Folks in Alabama will consistently vote for someone from their county or surrounding counties or region of the state overwhelmingly. I tell my university southern politics students that this tendency is so pervasive and tenacious that Alabama voters will vote for someone from their neck of the woods even if they know he is a crook or a drunk. They are probably thinking, “I know ole Joe is a crook and a drunk, but by gosh he’s our drunk or crook.” The earliest and best illustration of Alabama’s “friends and neighbors” occurred in the 1946 governor’s race. Big Jim Folsom was born and raised in Coffee County in the wiregrass area of the state. At about age 30, he moved to Cullman, sold insurance, and worked for the WPA getting lots of folks’ jobs. In that 1946 race, he ran against the probate judge of Calhoun County. Big Jim beat Judge Boozer because he had two home regions. He ran overwhelmingly in both the Wiregrass and North Central Alabama. On election night in 2010, I was sitting on the set of a Montgomery television station doing election commentary and analysis. As I perused and studied the county-by-county returns, I broke into a smile that bordered on a laugh. When I saw what was happening, it was obvious that friends and neighbors politics still persists in Alabama. Dr. Robert Bentley was carrying Tuscaloosa and the surrounding counties of Fayette, Lamar, Pickens and Bibb so overwhelmingly that I saw that the hometown vote was going to propel him past Tim James and Bradley Byrne and into the governor’s office. He ran like a scalded dog through Tuscaloosa where he had been a popular medical doctor for 30 years and there are a good many votes in Tuscaloosa. Bentley won because of “friends and neighbors” politics. How will “friends and neighbors” play out to the advantage of the potential candidates for this year’s open U.S. senate race and next years open governor’s race? It is early and all the horses are not in the race yet for governor. If Kay Ivey runs, she’s been around Montgomery so long that she is thought of as a professional politician who has camped out in the Capitol City for decades. There are so few Republican votes in her native Wilcox County that she can’t reap any hometown advantage. Just the opposite for Huntsville mayor, Tommy Battle. He is well known and liked in the Rocket City. If he is the only major candidate from the Tennessee Valley and it’s a large field, that North Alabama vote might land him in the runoff. Mobile and Baldwin counties have a long history of supporting one of their own. There are a lot of votes down there. Agriculture Commissioner, John McMillan, has been around Montgomery for a while, but he has deep roots in Baldwin County, which is now one of the most populous Republican counties in the state. What about the current ongoing open U.S. Senate race? The two frontrunners, Roy Moore and Luther Strange, are thought of as statewide candidates. Although Moore will carry Etowah and Strange will carry Mountain Brook, this race illustrates and reflects more of a class ideological struggle that is playing out in the national as well as state Republican Party. It’s the evangelical Christian/Donald Trump/George Wallace voter versus the Wall Street business big mules. Moore believes he can out religious anyone. It is Moses with the Hebrew children of North Alabama versus the Philistine Mountain Brook giant. The two tribes in the Republican Party will collide with the battlefield being around the Black Warrior River. See you next week. Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His weekly column appears in over 60 Alabama newspapers. He served 16 years in the state legislature. Steve may be reached at www.steveflowers.us.
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Be thankful for fruitful family and friends I ’m always up to trying new things. A couple of weeks ago, I tried figs. I even climbed a ladder, fought with bees, and picked them – figs – not bees. I’m fairly certain I can check that block and likely won’t be doing it again. But then again, who knows? They were quite tasty. My grandparents had a couple of fig trees at their home in Tallapoosa County. In addition to figs, they had plums, peaches, pears, strawberries, grapes and so much more. The peaches weren’t plentiful, but everything else was. The fig trees were near the two apple trees between the house and the garden, not too far from the pump house, right by the well. The apples were green, juicy, and delicious. There were so many of them. Grandmamma would give away as many as she could but too many would still drop to the ground and rot. The bees seemed to enjoy them. One day, my granddaddy was out working in the garden. This could have
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been any day, because he worked in it every day. He called me over, and I went a’runnin’ to him between and under the apple trees. I must have been talking, yelling, singing, or something because one of the bees wound up in my mouth and stung me on my tongue. I don’t even remember if it hurt or not, but it sure doesn’t sound like a pleasant experience now. Now that I think about it, I wonder if that’s what caused my stuttering. If so, thank you, Mr. Bee. I like being different. They also had scuppernong vines. We always called them “scupnuns.” I mean, I didn’t even realize there was a “g” on the end of the word until writing this column. We could pick them from the vine and eat them all day long. I actually have some scupnun jelly in my
refrigerator right now. I don’t know why, but they had persimmon trees, too. I never saw anyone eat a ripe persimmon. I once took a bite out of one that wasn’t quite ripe. My lips shriveled up like I’d just gotten my Chapstick mixed up with my Preparation H. I never touched the figs. They just didn’t appeal to me, but I was most definitely in the minority. Fig preserves were a big deal out in the county. I just never tried them. I missed out. They are real sweet and quite good for you, too. Figs are high in fiber and a good source of several essential minerals, including magnesium, manganese, calcium, copper, and potassium, as well as vitamins, mainly K and B6. My friend Michelle, the office administrator here at the Observer, posted on Facebook that she had an abundance of figs that needed picking. They’d already picked the ones they could reach without the use of a ladder. My other half saw the post and sent me on my way. I
figured at 20 weeks pregnant, she had no business climbing up a ladder. When I approached her house, her son guided me into the driveway and just a few minutes later I was high atop the ladder amongst the bees. While I picked, Michelle covered me with suppressive fire from below in the form of a garden hose. I safely picked a bag full without incident. That evening, Lucy cut some of them up, topped them with feta cheese, and roasted them. The first three tasted kind of funny, but by the time I ate number four, I couldn’t stop. One day, I hope to have a yard full of fruit, but until then, I’m thankful for my family and friends for sharing the fruit of their labor. I promise to one day return the favor. Jody Fuller is a comic, speaker, writer and soldier with three tours of duty in Iraq. He is also a lifetime stutterer. He can be reached at jody@ jodyfuller.com. For more information, please visit www.jodyfuller.com
How I spent my summer vacation, 2017 edition
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: What are the three best things about being a teacher? A: June, July, and August. Ha, ha. Or, in modern parlance, LOL. There is no such thing as the “nine months on, three months off” argument anymore. Students have a shorter summer break, at eight weeks, than they have ever had. Teachers, too, if they are year-round employees. But, built into the school year calendar are some longer breaks than the old days: a Fall Break, a week at Thanksgiving, and several other federal and state holidays that are given to the students. The teachers have some work days and off days sprinkled throughout the year, as well. However, it seemed like the summer of 2017
Bird’s Eye View By Michael Bird was the shortest summer ever. But, once more, like before, it’s all over. To recap: My wife and I went to Pensacola Beach as well as Fort Walton Beach for short visits. The entire family visited the Army Aviation Museum at Fort Rucker. All of us went to a movie together. (It was “The Emoji Movie,” which received pitiful reviews, but it was cute anyway.) We visited with grandparents, cousins, in-laws, out-laws, aunts, and uncles on a twice (and occasionally thrice)-a-
week basis. We were in a swimming pool, lake, pond, or gulf at least once a week. My son and I went to Camp Hobbs for a Webelos Cub Scout camp, and it rained the whole time. My children all participated in the art program at the old Wetumpka High School and painted some of the prettiest artwork I’ve ever seen. We also went to the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts and had a new appreciation for what we saw. My daughter went to a veterinarian camp at AUM for a week, and got to “operate” on a stuffed animal. All the BirdKids attended Vacation Bible School, and some even went to VBS at their friends’ churches. In between, there was a fair amount of yard work
and maintenance. More than just cutting grass, I also pressure washed the house. There were days spent at the school cleaning up and getting ready. There were school shopping days and lots of opportunities to just relax and watch television. I made time for my side jobs at the grocery store, the trailer park, the radio station, and I moved out of my band director job into a new role as choir director. One of my daughters said, “Daddy, you’ve been at Southside our whole lives.” So, moving out of SMS to go to THS has been a major change. But change is good – and it’s how I spent my summer vacation. Michael Bird is choral director for Tallassee City Schools.
Anticipating a well-deserved vacation
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ven though I sit here confined by the walls of my Green Street office, I can smell just the faintest hint of the southwest Alabama beach air. It’s what you might call an anticipatory whiff. Next week at this time, I’ll be headed that way. Lynn and I will spend Wednesday through Saturday nights next week in Orange Beach. Four nights will seem like a lifetime. I haven’t had a vacation since I started work here at TPI almost three years ago. It’s difficult to find the time to do so when you work for smallstaff newspapers. But I decided I would carve out some time to stick my toes in the sugar-white sand of the Alabama beach, gorge myself on a strictly seafood diet for a few days, slather on a handful of SPF 99 and, hopefully, recharge my batteries. (Chances are when I get back I won’t care to see an oyster, shrimp or scallop for some time.)
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I’ve long been an aficionado of the beach. Growing up in Opp in extreme south Alabama, we often made beach trips as day trips of the family. Mom would pack a lunch, we’d don our swimsuits and the five of us would pile into whatever vehicle we owned at the time and head south. It was only about a 90-minute to two-hour drive to Panama City from my childhood home. Oh, the fun we had! Swimming in the salt water, building sandcastles – just generally doing the things kids do when they’re frolicking on the shore of that awesome, seemingly endless body of water. Next week, Lynn and I are hopeful that our grandkids will join us for
at least a couple of days. We look forward to doing with them the things we did as youngsters on trips to Panama City, Destin and Orange Beach/Gulf Shores. We look forward to seeing their awe at the enormity of the Gulf, at the thought of what must lie underneath the surface of its waters. We look forward to building intricate sandcastles, to collecting the shells that wash up along the shore. A few years back, Lynn and I cruised to the Bahamas. We decided to drive down (big mistake!). Along the way, we stopped for a night in St. Augustine. It was my first real exposure to an Atlantic beach. I hated it. It was rocky and brown and, when you’re used to Alabama’s beaches, just icky. Here in Alabama, we are spoiled. We have easy access to perhaps the most beautiful beaches in the world. Yes, I can remember when Orange
Beach was just a few beach bungalows. There was very little commercialization, if any at all. It has been discovered now and has become more commercial, but still far less so than the better known beaches of Florida. Plus, as Alabamians, it’s our beach. Just one more thing about our state of which we can be proud. So when Lynn and I take that trip south next weekend for some much-needed rest and relaxation, we don’t even have to leave the state and we can enjoy some of the world’s most beautiful beaches and some great times. I’m guessing the closest we’ll come to Florida is the Flora-Bama. David Granger is the managing editor of Tallapoosa Publishers Elmore County newspapers. He can be reached at david.granger@thewetumpkaherald.com
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Wags & Whiskers event raises more than $20k for Humane Society
Pet of the Week — Poppy
By REA CORD ECHS Executive Director
Poppy is a 4-5-year-old retriever/ Great Pyrenees mix that came to us as a very thin stray girl. She is looking much better these days, around 80 pounds, good with other dogs, very loving. Poppy may be a bit of a free spirit adept at climbing/escaping fences, so please keep that in mind though good exercise and being in a family she is actively a part of can go a long way to conquering those issues. Our adoption fees are $100 for dogs and $50 for cats under one year-old; cats over one year old can be adopted by approved adopters for a fee of their choosing. This
adoption fee completely covers the mandatory spay or neuter, basic immunizations, de-worming, microchip, heartworm check for dogs, rabies vaccination (if old enough) and free health exam with your participating veterinarian. To meet all the great pets at our shelter come to 255 Central Plank Road, Wetumpka. Go to our website at www.elmorehumane.org for more information. Email us at hselco@ bellsouth.net or give us a call at 334-567-3377. We are open for adoptions Monday–Friday 10 a.m-5 p.m and Saturday 9 a.m-3 p.m.
What a fun and wonderful night we had on Friday at our 12th Annual Wags & Whiskers Auction. If you were not able to join us you truly missed out on great evening helping our shelter. With thanks to everyone who came out, all who donated items and all who helped pull it all together, you raised over $20,000 to help our shelter and all the pets we care for every day Isn’t that just fantastic? Our Wags & Whiskers Auction is one of our key fund-raising events and we couldn’t be happier with the huge turnout Friday night at the Wind Creek Entertainment Center. For everyone who attended this is one great night of fun, but for our Auction Committee members and volunteers this is a year-long labor of love. Our auction takes a lot of work to pull off so please help our staff as we thank everyone who worked so hard before, during and after the auction to ensure its success. Many more thanks to the talented culinary team from Wind Creek Wetumpka for the great food as we saw a lot of heaping plates. Chris Sisson, our Auction Committee Chair, and Jenilyn’s Creations deserve huge kudos for all the beautiful table centerpieces and gorgeous
floral arrangements that added so much class to our event. As our master of ceremonies, T.J. Nedervelt of TJhope Enterprises kept our audience informed and entertained throughout the evening and was a great help at showcasing individual auction items. And a final thanks to the auctioneer, Jacoby Chapman, as he worked hard to get our audience fired up during the live auction and brought in some fantastic bids for many of our items. Our board works hard to make this event better year after year and if you have any thoughts or input about our auction, please email them at hselco@bellsouth.net and we will make sure to pass them to our Auction Committee. We are so grateful to all who help us in so many ways and just want to thank everyone for making our Auction so successful as the $20,000 raised will certainly help us as we care for over 300 pets every day during this time of year. While we might relax just a slight bit, it won’t last for long as our next big event comes up on Sunday, Sept. 17, at Fort Toulouse for an afternoon of fun at Bark in the Park 2017. To keep up with our activities check out the calendar on our website at www.elmorehumane.org or on our Facebook page – Humane Society of Elmore County.
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his may seem a bit strange, perhaps even morbid, but I enjoy strolling through cemeteries. I especially enjoy old ones. I find the information on the tombstones interesting, particularly the epitaphs. Talk show host Merv Griffin used to say, “We’ll be right back after this message.” His tombstone reads, “I will not be right back after this message.” One Dorothy Ann Whitaker’s epitaph reads, “Born, who knows; died, who cares.” Last Tuesday, I saw a tombstone that basically said the same. I spent last week on a mission trip with Master Builders. We are a volunteer Christian carpentry team that helps churches, and sometimes families, with construction needs, in particular drywall work. This time we helped
the fine people of New Home Baptist Church, in Moreland, Alabama, complete a new fellowship hall, kitchen, and education space. Moreland is a rural community in Winston County. The Moreland Community Cemetery sits directly across the road from the church. I found some interesting tombstones there. First, I found several Bohannons buried there. For fifteen years, I have performed humor through stories and songs using the name Billy Bob Bohannon. I discovered the tombstones of Billy Lee Bohannon in the cemetery, as well as his son, Billy Ray Bohannon. Billy Lee, Billy Ray, and Billy Bob could all pass for Bohannon kin. The tombstone that intrigued me most was one I almost didn’t find. After
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I heard the story about an unknown man who had been killed and buried there back in the forties, I wanted to see his tombstone. I was told his grave was located in front of the Bohannons. I unsuccessfully looked for his gravesite twice. Then I met the cemetery’s caretaker. When I saw him, I thought he was Uncle Si, from Duck Dynasty. Not only did he look like him, he sounded like him as well. If he had been drinking sweet tea from a plastic glass, I would have asked for his autograph.
He told me the story again, with a few additional details, and then took me directly to the grave. I realized why I had been unable to locate it. Not only is it small, but it might best be described as a marker, rather than a tombstone. It lies flat on the ground and is only about eighteen inches long and perhaps eight inches wide. It contains no name, no date of birth, and no date of death. In fact, it only contains one word, which I would consider an epitaph but the shortest one, and perhaps the saddest, I’ve ever seen. The engraved word is “Drifter.” No one knows his name, his age, where he came from or was going, or who killed him. It seemed that nobody knew; nobody cared. Someone shot and killed him, but no one knew who or why.
He was of Mexican descent and thought to have been a drifter. He was buried beside a man whom many suspected may have killed him, but he was not charged. The man owned two plots in the cemetery, so he offered to allow the drifter to be buried in one of them, right beside where he was later buried. For many years the drifter’s grave was unmarked. Some years ago, “Uncle Si” and other members of the cemetery committee showed they cared. They raised money to buy him a marker. Now, he will forever be known by those who find his grave simply as “Drifter.” The words on our own tombstones will depend on how we have lived, or what those we leave behind know about us.
Church Briefs • Episcopal Church of the Epiphany On Aug. 6 at 10:30 a.m. Father Wells Warren will celebrate the Holy Eucharist, with coffee hour to follow. For more information, visit the church website: http:// epiphanytallassee.org/
• St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church
St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church is holding Mass at Lake Martin every Saturday night at 6 p.m. It is at the Church in the Pines, located at Kowaliga. For more information, please call the church at 334-283-2169. “Our Life’s Journey” is an outreach of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Tallassee, Fr.
Mateusz Rudzik, Pastor; and Knights of Columbus Council 15093, Andy Lacey, Grand Knight. It airs on WACQ-AM 580 and FM 101.1 each Sunday from 8-8:30 a.m. Listen online at www.wacqradio. com or on your smart phone using the TuneIn app.
• Salem Macon Baptist Church Salem Macon ladies will start back their missions studies on Aug. 7 at the annex at 9 a.m. We start with breakfast and fellowship and then have a program about missions Come join us and receive a blessing. We meet every Monday morning at 9 a.m. Also, If you own a cemetery lot in Salem Macon’s old
cemetery please put marker posts on it. If you have questions, see or call Kenneth Cosby at 334 257 3442.
• Providence Primitive Baptist Church
Invites you to an evening of worship through Gospel music on Friday, Aug. 11 at 6 p.m. We are located at 4850 Chana Creek Road in the community of Kent.
• Living Water Worship Center
Revival nights will be held on the last Sunday of each month beginning at 6 p.m. at The Eclectic Warehouse at 45 Main St. in downtown Eclectic.
• Rushenville Baptist Church
The Kempsters, a vintage gospel band, will perform at Rushenville Baptist Church on Aug. 6 at 6 p.m. Everyone is invited.
• An Israel Event is coming to three locations near Tallassee:
•Thursday, Aug. 3, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Lakeview Baptist Church-Fellowship Hall, 1600 E. Glenn Ave. in Auburn; •Sunday, Aug. 6 from 9:45-10:30 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, Opelika; •Sunday, Aug. 6 from 6-7 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 301 S. 8th Street, Opelika.
Area Churches AME ZION Mt. Zion Chapel AME Zion 2340 Crenshaw Rd., Wetumpka 567-4413 Rogers Chapel AME Zion 709 W. Bridge St., Wetumpka 567-8144 Jackson Chapel AME Zion 4885 Coosada Rd., Coosada Jones Chapel AME Zion 2414 Ingram Rd. (Co. Rd. 3), Elmore ABUNDANT LIFE Abundant Life Church 9301 U.S. Hwy 231., Wetumpka 567-9143 ASSEMBLY OF GOD Agape Tabernacle Assembly of God 1076 Kowaliga Rd., Eclectic 541-2006 Bethel Worship Center 11117 U.S. Hwy 231., Wetumpka 567-5754 Crossroads Assembly of God 2534 AL Hwy 14., Millbrook 285-5545 First Assembly of God 3511 Shirley Ln., Millbrook New Home Assembly of God 5620 Caesarville Rd., Wetumpka 5692825 BAPTIST Abraham Baptist Church Millbrook Antioch Baptist Church 1115 Antioch Rd., Titus 567-2917 Beulah Baptist Church 2350 Grier Rd., Wetumpka 514-2881 Blue Ridge Baptist 4471 Jasmine Hill Rd., Wetumpka 5674325 Brookwood Baptist Grandview Rd., Millbrook Calvary Baptist 504 W. Osceola St., Wetumpka 567-4729 Central Baptist 3545 W. Central Rd., Wetumpka 541-2556 Coosada Baptist 20 Kennedy Ave., Coosada Deatsville Baptist
184 Church St., Deatsville Eclectic Baptist Church 203 Claud Rd., Eclectic 541-4444 Faith Baptist 64 Chapel Rd., Wetumpka 567-4417 First Baptist Church 205 W. Bridge St., Wetumpka 567-5191 First Baptist of Elmore Hwy. 14 Co. Rd. 74, Elmore Galilee Baptist 95 Old Georgia Rd., Wetumpka 567-4178 Good Hope Baptist 1766 S. Fleahop Rd., Eclectic Goodship Baptist Hwy. 143, Millbrook Grace Baptist Old Montgomery Hwy., Wetumpka 567-3255 Grandview Pines Baptist Deatsville Hwy., Deatsville Green Ridge Baptist 288 Turner Rd., Wetumpka 567-2486 Harvest Baptist 2990 Main St., Millbrook Hillside Baptist 405 Old Montgomery Hwy., Wetumpka Holtville Riverside Baptist 7121 Holtville Rd., Wetumpka 514-5922 Lake Elam Baptist 4060 Gober Rd., Millbrook Liberty Hill Baptist 61 Crenshaw Rd., Wetumpka 567-8750 Lighthouse Baptist 2281 Main St., Millbrook Living Water Baptist 1745 Grass Farm Rd. (Co. Rd. 80), Weoka Millbrook Baptist Millbrook 285-4731 Mitts Chapel Baptist 935 Cold Springs Rd., Deatsville 569-1952 Mt. Hebron West Baptist 150 Mt. Hebron Rd., Elmore 567-4441 Mt. Herron East Baptist Church 4355 Mt. Herron Rd. Eclectic, Al 36024
334-857-3689 Mountain View Baptist 1025 Rifle Range Rd., Wetumpka 5674458 New Harmony Baptist 3094 New Harmony Rd., Marbury 3121878 New Home Baptist 1605 New Home Rd., Titus 567-0923 New Hope Baptist 6191 Lightwood Rd., Deatsville 569-1267 New Lily Green Baptist 6504 Deatsville Hwy., Deatsville New Nazareth Baptist Hwy. 143, Deatsville Pleasant Hill Baptist Pleasant Hill Rd., Eclectic 541-3460 Prospect Baptist Prospect Rd., Eclectic 567-5837 Redland Baptist 1266 Dozier Rd., Wetumpka 567-8649 Refuge Baptist Church 3098 Red Hill Road Tallassee 334-857-2638 Rehoberth Baptist 8110 Rifle Range Rd., Tallassee 567-9801 Rushenville Baptist 10098 Georgia Rd., Eclectic 541-2418 Saint James Baptist 1005 Nobles Rd., Wetumpka 567-6209 Saint James Baptist 101 Gantt Rd., Deatsville 569-3006 Santuck Baptist 7250 Central Plank Rd., Wetumpka 567-2364 Seman Baptist Seman, Alabama Shoal Creek Baptist 13214 Holtville Rd., Deatsville 569-2482 Springfield Baptist Hwy. 7, Millbrook Thelma Baptist 810 Weoka Rd., Wetumpka 567-3665 Titus Baptist
6930 Titus Rd., Wetumpka 334-531-2120 Tunnell Chapel Baptist 210 Central Plank Rd., Wetumpka 567-2589 Victory Baptist 5481 Main St., Millbrook Wadsworth Baptist 2780 Hwy. 143, Deatsville 569-2851 BAPTIST - MISSIONARY Atkins Hill 565 Atkins Rd., Wetumpka 567-1141 Cathmagby Baptist 3074 Mitchell Creek Rd., Wetumpka 567-4787 First Missionary Baptist at Guilfield 412 Company St., Wetumpka 567-7455 Goodhope 1389 Willow Springs Rd. Wetumpka 567-7133 Lebanon 17877 U.S. Hwy. 231, Titus 514-1097 Mount Canaan 1125 Weoka Rd., Wetumpka 567-2141 Mount Pisgah 16621 U.S. Hwy. 231, Titus 567-3668 Mt. Zion 371 AL Hwy. 14, Elmore, 567-2613 Mt. Zion #3 1813 Luke Paschal Rd., Eclectic New Home 5130 Elmore Rd., Wetumpka 567-5966 Second Missionary 760 N. Bridge St., Wetumpka 567-8601 Spring Chapel Jasmine Hill Rd., Wetumpka 567-6493 Sweetwater 163 Michael Lane, Wetumpka 334-5389415 Tabernacle Baptist 1020 W. Tallassee St., Wetumpka 5670620 BAPTIST - PRIMITIVE Bethel Old School
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4625 Jackson Rd. (C.R. 103), Wetumpka Providence 4850 Chana Creek Rd., Wetumpka CATHOLIC Our Lady of Guadalupe 545 White Rd., Wetumpka 567-0311 CHURCH OF CHRIST Church of Christ of Elmore 470 Caesarville Rd., Wetumpka 567-6670 Church of Christ Grandview Pines 165 Deatsville Hwy., Millbrook Cold Springs Church of Christ 5920 Alabama Hwy. 143, Deatsville Georgia Road Church of Christ 4003 Georgia Rd., Wetumpka 567-2804 Lightwood Church of Christ 251 New Harmony Rd., Deatsville 5691510 Redland Road Church of Christ 2480 Redland Rd., Wetumpka 514-3656 Wetumpka Church of Christ W. Bridge St. At W. Main St., Wetumpka 567-6561 CHURCH OF GOD Elmore Church of God 10675 Rucker Road, Elmore Gethsemane Church of God 705 Cotton St., Wetumpka 567-9886 Church at the Brook 2890 Hwy. 14, Millbrook Maranatha Church of God 2621 Holtville Rd., Wetumpka 567-6786 Victory Tabernacle AOH Church of God Hwy 143, Millbrook Wetumpka Church of God Hwy. 9 N. Wetumpka 215-3091 CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN Cedarwood Congregational Christian 10286 US Hwy 231 N, Wetumpka 567-0476 Seman Congregational Christian 15970 Central Plank Rd., Seman
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Tallassee High School band camp continues
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Tallassee High School continues band camp the week of July 31-August 4. Pictured are scenes from week 1 of band camp, which was July 24-28. The band director is Robby Glasscock. Assistants are Michael Bird, Melanie Perry, Brooke Barron, Clint Browning and Vicki Baker.
Tuesday, July 25 • 08:59 – Harassment @ Barnett Blvd • 09:40 – Suspicious Person @ E Roosevelt St • 10:48 – Parking Violation @ James St • 12:20 – Public Lewdness @ E Patton St • 16:16 – Suicide Attempt @ Gilmer Ave • 16:50 – Suspicious Person @ Fitzpatrick Bridge • 17:57 – Animal Complaint @ Hillcrest St • 19:33 – Theft @ Barnett Blvd • 21:46 – Suspicious Vehicle @ Friendship Rd/ Gilmer Ave • 22:38 – Suspicious Person @ 7th St/Lilly Ave • 00:10 – Juvenile Complaint/Domestic Incident @ 3rd Ave • 04:27 – Domestic Violence – Physical @ 3rd Ave • Traffic Stop x13 Fire activity • 20:45 – FFD Responded to Lift Assist @ Burt Mill Rd Wednesday, July 26 • 06:29 – Suspicious Vehicle @ Ashurst Ave • 09:40 – Suspicious Person @ Lower Tuskegee Rd • 11:03 – MVA no Pl @ Gilmer Ave • 12:19 – Domestic Incident @ Gilmer Ave • 15:25 – Domestic Incident @ Gilmer Ave • 16:10 – Fradulent Use of Debit/Credit Card @ N Ann Ave • 16:37 – Inmate Transport @ US Hwy 231 • 19:05 – Trespassing @ 1st Ave • 21:41 – Smoke Odor Investigation @ Central Blvd • 21:56 – Unsecured ATM @ Gilmer Ave • Traffic Stop x11 Fire activity • 20:45 – FFD Responded to Lift Assist @ Redland Rd Thursday, July 27 • 18:19 – B&E of Motor Vehicle @ Little Rd • 20:53 – Suspicious Vehicle @ Sims Ave • 21:31 – Arrest Attempt @ Powers Ave • 23:13 – Domestic Incident @ Cotton Ridge Rd
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Elementary School. • Open house at Tallassee Middle School. Tallassee City Schools 21st Century Community Learning Center is offering registration for the 20172018 school year. • Meet your teacher day at Reeltown Elementary School. Beginning at 5:30 p.m., parents can drop off supplies in the classrooms. At 6 p.m. everyone will meet in the auditorium for “meet and greet’. Dismissal is at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 5 The annual Back-toSchool Bash will be held on
the lawn of City Hall. The event begins at 9 a.m. and runs until noon. There will be back-to-school supplies available for children at no cost and there will be lots of activities for children as well as refreshments, food and fun available. Aug. 7 Tallassee City Council meeting will be held at City Hall beginning at 6 p.m. Aug. 8 First day of school for Tallassee City Schools. Aug. 12 Beulah Baptist Teachers
Luncheon at Beulah Baptist in Dadeville beginning at 1 p.m. For more information call. Aug. 19 Cruisin Car Show will be Saturdsy, Aug. 19, from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. at Super Foods on Gilmer Avenue Aug. 24 Clogging class will begin at the Tallassee Recreation Center and run 6-8 weeks. Classes will be held each Thursday. For more information, contact the Tallassee Recreation Center at 334-283-4726.
• 23:25 – Property Damage @ Upper River Rd • 01:53 – Suspicious Vehicle @ Notasulga Rd • 01:58 – Suspicious Vehicle @ Freeman Ave • 02:13 – Suspicious Vehicle @ Gilmer Ave • 02:24 – Suspicious Vehicle @ Gilmer Ave • 08:28 – Abandoned Vehicle @ N Ann Ave • 09:26 – Complaint of Trespassing @ S Ashurst Ave • 10:29 – Identity Theft @ Barnett Blvd • 14:54 – Complaint of Theft @ Gilmer Ave • Traffic Stop x21
Drug Activity @ Barnett Blvd • 16:08 – Complaint of Suspicious Persons @ McNeal St • 17:03 – MVA w/No Injury @ Kent Rd • 17:09 – Complaint of Harassing Communications @ Birch St • Traffic Stop x21 Fire activity • 06:30 – FFD Responded to Tree in Roadway @ Rifle Range Rd • 09:19 – TFD Responded to Commercial Fire Alarm @ Gilmer Ave
Friday, July 28 • 17:51 – Domestic Incident @ Ashurst Ave • 19:11 – Domestic Incident @ Hillcrest St • 21:58 – Prowler @ 1st Ave • 22:03 – Domestic Incident @ Tallassee Er • 23:06 – Person with Gun @ Quail Crsg • 02:30 – Suspicious Vehicle @ Friendship Rd • 03:29 – Open Door 2 Barnett Blvd • 04:16 – Suspicious Person @ Gilmer Ave • 07:32 – B/M Arrested @ Tallassee Hwy • 11:09 – Complaint of Criminal Mischief @ Barnett Blvd • 12:18 – Attempt to Contact @ Main St • 12:56 – W/M Arrested @ Caldwell St • 14:29 – Theft by Deception • Traffic Stop x12
Sunday, July 30 • 06:57 – Complaint of Harassment @ Barnett Blvd • 18:38 – Harassment @ Gilmer Ave • 19:50 – Private Property MVA @ Gilmer Ave • 22:11 – Suspicious Vehicle @ W Roosevelt St • 22:11 – Suspicious Vehicle @ E.B Payne Sr Dr • 22:28 – Suspicious Vehicle @ Riverside Ave • 22:42 – Domestic Incident @ Hillcrest St • 01:04 – Suspicious Vehicle @ Willow St • 01:24 – Suspicious Vehicle @ Freeman Ave • 01:50 – Suspicious Vehicle @ Central Blvd • Traffic Stop x11
Saturday, July 29 • 18:39 – Suspicious Person @ Freeman Ave • 20:14 – Suspicious Vehicle @ Freeman Ave • 20:56 – Fight in Progress @ Dorman Ave • 21:28 – Harassment @ Birch St • 21:45 – Noise Complaint @ Clover St • 21:47 – Attempt to Contact @ Pinehurst St • 20:08 – Criminal Mischief @ Rec Center Rd • 22:31 – MVA No Pl @ Macedonia Rd • 02:18 – Fight in Progress Central Blvd • 03:18 – Suspicious Vehicle @ Gilmer Ave • 09:49 – Complaint of
Monday, July 31 • 10:21 – Domestic Incident @ Lakewood Dr • 11:22 – Domestic Incident/WM Arrested @ Powers Ave • 12:53 – Complaint of Harassment @ Recreation Center Rd • 13:31 – MVA Private Property @ Gilmer Ave • 17:21 – Animal Complaint @ E Patton St • 19:25 – Fight in Progress @ 3rd Ave • 20:26 – Person with a Gun @ 3rd Ave • 20:41 – Domestic Violence – Verbal @ Washington St • 21:46 – Kidnapping/ Stolen Vehicle @ Hickory St • 00:15 – Harassing Communications @ Barnett Blvd • Traffic Stop x6
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12 The Tallassee Tribune • August 2, 2017
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MOYERS TAKES TOP SPOT AT STATE EVAN DUDLEY Sports Editor
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Fall winds among us
t’s the time of the year for miracles. They take many forms but you can see them all day long. Like morning dew sitting heavy on the grass, the evening sun pouring its last, low light on autumn’s changing leaves, painting, for a calm half hour before dark, the deciduous world like the heart of a warm fire. Then it’s gone, down below the earth, and the cool breeze comes back to life to remind us winter is waiting a few months out. These physical marvels set the stage for the intangible miracles that call to mind the wistfulness of the season. Family, food and football. It’s what I grew up with in the Deep South – particularly Alabama, the Heart of Dixie. You can stop for a brief moment, forget the hassles in your life, breath in the cool air and bear in mind that not everything is as serious as it’s made out to be. For the duration of my adult life, the fall has allowed me the opportunity to visit family, as opposed to other times of the year when life seems to be passing by much faster than you anticipate. It’s also allowed me to meet and foster friendships with those who have become as much a part of my family as a brother or sister. Family is important to me and it extends far beyond blood. The impact my family has had on my life has never, for a moment, gone unnoticed. And it is within these months of earthly decay that I can show my appreciation and love to the members of my family, blood relative or not. In the South, during the fall months, food is not just something you eat but a way of life. It’s the centerpiece for any occasion – especially a Saturday tailgate on the Quad in Tuscaloosa. The smell of smoked pork in any of its Godgiven forms excites and delights my senses, sweet tea replenishes my soul and a good Bourbon is the proverbial cherry on top of my fall sundae. Speaking of a stout drink, the final ingredient for a perfect fall cocktail is football. It brings family and food together in what can be best described in some camps as a religious experience. The pros have Sunday and Monday night but those who consider themselves Southerners eagerly wait for five o’clock on Friday. Families gather in parking lots of local high school stadiums to celebrate hometown heroes and sneer at cross-county rivals. It’s a gathering that anyone, no matter the size of their town, can experience. On Saturday, the festivities continue but on a much grander scale. The food begins cooking long before the sun peaks its head over the horizon and deep-fried pastries make the rounds. Old and young alike dress in their Sunday best – as long as it coordinates with the colors of the appropriate higher institution of learning – and families can be fractured for a few hours depending on where you received your undergraduate degree. Regardless of the outcome, hugs and tokens of love are still shared between kin – I should know better than most as my older brother and his brood are fans of the Auburn Tigers and I spent the past 13 years living in Tuscaloosa where I received my degree from the University of Alabama. It’s a time to reflect on our pasts and plan for our futures. It’s a time to love those who are a part of your life. And it’s my favorite time of the year. It’s a time for miracles. Evan Dudley is the sports editor of The Tribune.
By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
The Tiger Sharks traveled to Opelika to participate in the Alabama State Swimming Championship on July 28-29. The team had seven swimmers to place in state competition. This comes two weeks after Tallassee had 40 swimmers place at the District V competition. This year it was young Crockett Moyers, swimming in lane eight, who took the top place in the state, placing first in the freestyle and third in the backstroke in the 6-and-under class. Macey Stweart took second place in the freestyle, fourth in the butterfly and sixth in the individual medley in the 9-10 year old class. Camden Mask placed second in the breaststroke in the 9-10-year-old class. Chase Webster placed third in the freestyle and fourth in the individual medley in the 9-10-year-old class. Harmony Moyers placed fourth in the breaststroke and seventh in the butterfly in the 8-year-old and under class. Sawyer Mathis placed fifth in the backstroke and sixth in the freestyle in the 9-10-year-old class. Geoffrey Dark placed sixth in the butterfly and eighth in the individual medley in the 11-12-year-old class. The Sharks also had two relay teams place at the state competition. Sawyer Mathis, Camden Mask, Chase Webster and Eli Carpenter made up Tallassee’s 9-10-year-old boys medley relay team. The team placed third overall in the state. Tallassee’s Camden Mask, Eli Carpenter, Donovan Aldridge and Sawyer Mathis are Tallassee’s 9-10-year-old freestyle relay team. The team placed seventh overall in the state.
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Crockett Moyers, swimming in lane eight, took the top spot in the freestyle and third in the backstroke in the 6 and under class on Friday at the State Competition held in Opelika.
Tallassee 6U All-Star team competes in World Series Submitted / The Tribune
Tallassee’s 6U All-Star team went to Alexandria, Louisiana to compete in the 2017 World Series this weekend, but not before a stop by Jeffcoat Funeral Home, a team sponsor. Tallassee’s 6U girls fell to Tennessee in their first game on Saturday, 17-14. On Sunday, the girls came back and defeated South Carolina, 23-1, and Buckeye, Louisiana, 25-1. The girls lost to Louisiana in the final game on Monday, 17-7. This is the second year in a row that Tallassee’s 6U Dixie Youth All Star Softball team has represented the state in the World Series.
Reeltown’s King signs with CACC
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2017 Reeltown High School graduate Paige King recently signed with Central Alabama Community College to play softball. Shown here are (first row left to right) Dwight and Liz Thornton, Paige King, Lisa and Richard King (second.row left to right) John Wilcox, assistant RHS principal; RHS softball coach Kelly Hilyer; CACC coach Greg Shivers, Emily King, Beth Anne King, and RHS athletic director Matt Johnson.
Thundercats finish 2nd in USSSA Nationals Submitted / The Tribune
The River Region Thundercats competed recently in the USSSA Nationals in Gulf Shores and finished second out of 29 teams from eight different states. The team is based in Eclectic and includes girls from Eclectic, Tallassee, Holtville, Marbury, Millbrook and Montgomery.